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Category: Sports Archive 2017

GREENSBORO, N.C. – Nate Patterson of Plymouth placed second in the high jump Sunday in the New Balance National Championships.

WARSAW – Bone City pulled away from Naptown Third Alarm, 172-73, Saturday night in roller derby action at Eastlake.

NORTH WEBSTER – Tommy Hickerson and Megan Kratzsch were runaway winners at Saturday’s 2017 Tournament of Champions.

SOUTH BEND – An overturned home run helped Lake County escape South Bend, 5-3, Saturday night.

FORT WAYNE – The TinCaps hit two home runs en route to a 7-4 win against the Dayton Dragons on Saturday night.

INDIANAPOLIS – The Penn baseball team lost 4-3 in eight innings to undefeated Cathedral in the Class 4-A state title game Saturday night.

CARMEL – Meghan Fretz of Wawasee slugged a home run Saturday for the North All-Star team in the ICGSA Softball Classic.

INDIANAPOLIS – South Bend St. Joe was among first-time baseball state champions crowned Friday night and Saturday.

SOUTH BEND – Lake County pulled off a 6-5 victory Friday night at South Bend.

FORT WAYNE – Dayton topped Fort Wayne 4-1 Friday night in the series opener.

SYRACUSE – Wawasee pitcher Meghan Fretz and coach Mike Barger will take part in the North-South All-Star Softball Classic on Saturday in Carmel.

TAHLEQUAH, OK – Heidi Messer, a former player at Grace College, has been hired as an assistant coach at Northeastern State University.

WEST LAFAYETTE – Former Elkhart Central and Penn volleyball star Annie Drews has been selected to play for the USA team in the Pan Am Cup.

NEW CASTLE – Former Warsaw basketball star Judi Warren was elected to the Board of Directors at the Hoops Hall of Fame.

WARSAW – Purdue guard P.J. Thompson was well received as the guest speaker Thursday at the WCHS boys basketball summer camp.

SOUTH BEND – The South Bend Cubs lost two games to Lansing Thursday, 8-5 and 6-1.

EASTLAKE, Ohio – The TinCaps jumped out to an early lead but lost to the Lake County Captains, 7-3, on Thursday night.

ELKHART – Scott Erba set a course record in winning his first triathlon of the 2017 summer season.

GOSHEN – Nathan Stutzman of Clinton Christian has signed to play basketball at Bethel College.

WARSAW – Our selections for the 2016-17 All-Ink Free News Top 10 individuals, spots 1-5

CARMEL – Center Grove completed a record-setting performance to win its first IHSAA Boys Golf State Finals.

EASTLAKE, Ohio – For the fourth time in five games, the TinCaps hit three home runs but lost 7-5 at Lake County on Wednesday.

WINONA LAKE – Marcus Moore will take over as the Grace College women’s tennis coach.

SOUTH WHITLEY – Erik Hisner is stepping down from the Whitko baseball head coaching position after 11 years on the bench.

SOUTH WHITLEY – Whitko baseball held its awards night on Tuesday to celebrate its historical season.

SOUTH BEND – Zach Short hit a walk-off homer in the 13th to give South Bend a 3-2 win over Lansing Tuesday night.

WARSAW – Our selections for the 2016-17 All-Ink Free News Top 10 individuals, spots 1-5

EASTLAKE, OHIO – Brad Zunica broke a tie with a homer to lift Fort Wayne over Lake County, 5-4, Tuesday night.

CARMEL – Four area golfers finished their first rounds at the IHSAA Boys Golf State Finals Tuesday, including Warsaw’s Sam Yeager.

WARSAW -Mike McCulloch won his third straight Warsaw Aqua Mile event this past weekend at Center Lake in Warsaw.

AKRON – Tippecanoe Valley High School recently released its awards for the 2017 spring season for its six active sports.

MENTONE – Former Tippecanoe Valley star player Rebekah Parker is the new junior varsity girls basketball coach at her alma mater.

WARSAW – Our selections for the 2016-17 All-Ink Free News Top 10 teams, spots 6-10

FORT WAYNE – The TinCaps’ four-run rally still fell short Monday night in a 9-7 loss to Lansing.

AKRON – Chad Patrick was approved Monday night to become the head coach of the Tippecanoe Valley boys basketball program.

WINONA LAKE – Several members of the Grace College baseball team have earned postseason honors.

WARSAW – Our selections for the 2016-17 All-Ink Free News Top 10 individuals, spots 6-10

INDIANAPOLIS – Warsaw’s Kyle Mangas lived out his basketball dream this past week as an Indiana All-Star.

Summer Dash Sees Success

June 12, 2017

LIGONIER – Results the Summer Dash mile and half-mile races this past weekend.

FORT WAYNE – The TinCaps four-game winning streak came to an end on Sunday afternoon with a 6-5 loss to the Lansing Lugnuts.

FRANKFORT, KY. – The Kentucky All-Star team outlasted Indiana in double overtime Sunday to end a 17-game losing streak in the annual series.

FRANKFORT, KY. – The Indiana All-Star girls basketball team defeated host Kentucky 58-51 Sunday afternoon.

FORT WAYNE – The TinCaps beat Lansing Saturday night for their fourth straight win.

MILFORD — The Milford Kiwanis Club held its third annual 5k on Waubee Lake Saturday.

INDIANAPOLIS – Four teams were crowned state softball champions Saturday at Ben Davis High School.

INDIANAPOLIS – The Indiana All-Star boys basketball team, which includes former Warsaw star Kyle Mangas, topped Kentucky Saturday night.

KOKOMO – The Penn baseball team claimed the Class 4-A Northern Semistate title Saturday afternoon.

PLYMOUTH — NorthWood’s sensational baseball season ended with an 8-5 loss to South Bend St. Joseph at the Plymouth Semistate Saturday.

INDIANAPOLIS – The Indiana All-Star girls basketball team lost to Kentucky 75-67 in the first game of the annual series Saturday night.

SOUTH WHITLEY – Whitko ace pitcher Drew Bradford will play for the Indiana Wesleyan University baseball program next season.

INDIANAPOLIS – A host of local talent were honored by the Indiana Coaches of Girls Sports Association in its 2017 Softball All-State Teams.

FORT WAYNE – The TinCaps strung together a 5-4 win over Lansing in front of a sellout crowd at Parkview Field Friday night.

INDIANAPOLIS – The tennis season ended for a trio of players from Elkhart Memorial in the quarterfinal round of the State Finals Friday.

WINONA LAKE – The Grace College track program has hired Max Kittle as its first full-time assistant coach.

WINONA LAKE – My Team Triumph is preparing for its second running of its 5K, set for 9 a.m. Saturday, July 1 at Winona Lake Park.

PLAINFIELD – Kyle Mangas helped the Indiana All-Star team win an exhibition game Thursday night.

SOUTH BEND – The South Bend Cubs used 17 hits to help it past Bowling Green, 8-5, Thursday night.

FORT WAYNE – A six-run fourth inning helped Fort Wayne to a 7-3 win over Lake County Thursday night.

NAPPANEE — NorthWood’s baseball team is hot at the plate and looking to stay hot as it takes on St. Joseph at Saturday’s Plymouth Semistate.

WARSAW – Fort Wayne Dwenger won Thursday’s Warsaw Golf Regional, while Tiger Sam Yeager claimed a state individual spot.

INDIANAPOLIS – Former Warsaw hoops star Kyle Mangas is focused on helping the Indiana All-Stars continue their winning streak versus Kentucky.

WINONA LAKE – Several members of the Grace College track teams have received academic honors.

EUGENE, ORE. – Former Warsaw star distance runner Robert Murphy saw his collegiate career end at the NCAA Track Championships Wednesday night.

NORTH MANCHESTER – Manchester High School concluded its spring season with its award’s night celebrated Wednesday evening.

SOUTH BEND – The Cubs blew a late lead in a 5-4 loss to Bowling Green Tuesday night.

FORT WAYNE – Strong pitching helped Fort Wayne to a 4-2 win over Lake County Tuesday evening.

MIDLAND, Mich. – Four Cubs and three TinCaps were selected to play in the 2017 Midwest League All-Star Game.

WINONA LAKE – Grace Village Retirement Community will host its golf fundraiser on Monday, June 26, at Stonehenge.

WARSAW – Former MLB players Lee Guetterman and Wade Rowdon will help out at the Agaitas baseball camp in July.

BOURBON – Triton had over a half-dozen players make the Hoosier North Athletic Conference baseball and softball All-Conference lists.

NEW ALBANY – Former Warsaw star Kyle Mangas scored 10 points in an exhibition game for the Indiana All-Star team Tuesday night.

WARSAW – A preview of Thursday’s Warsaw Boys Golf Regional at Stonehenge, featuring teams from NorthWood and host Warsaw.

FORT WAYNE – For the second time this season, the TinCaps played a 13-inning game, but Fort Wayne lost to the Lake County Captains, 2-1, on Tuesday night.

SOUTH BEND – Bowling Green jetted to an 8-2 win over South Bend Tuesday night.

WABASH – Whitko had five make the All-Three Rivers Conference baseball honors, along with a duo from Valley.

LOUISVILLE, Ky. – Grace Director of Athletics Chad Briscoe was given the Meritorious Service Award.

MANCHESTER – Whitko and Tippecanoe Valley had plenty of names on the 2017 All-TRC softball list.

ELKHART – The Elkhart Memorial girls tennis program will have three players competing in the individual State Finals starting Friday.

SYRACUSE – Wawasee concluded its 2016-17 athletic season with its spring sports banquet Monday evening.

SOUTH WHITLEY – Senior Drew Bradford and coach Erik Hisner of the Whitko baseball program have been honored by the IHSBCA.

WARSAW – Former Warsaw girls basketball coach Michelle Harter has been hired as the new girls basketball coach at Evansville Central High School.

INDIANAPOLIS – Former Warsaw distance star Robert Murphy is headed to compete in the NCAA Track Championships for IUPUI.

CHICAGO – The Chicago Cubs today named South Bend Cubs right-handed pitcher Duncan Robinson the organization’s minor pitcher of the month for May.

WARSAW – The Warsaw Breakfast Optimist Club is hosting its 10th annual golf outing at Stonehenge Golf Club on June 15.

SYRACUSE – The first running of the Kim and Stephen Conrad Golf Fundraiser will take place July 31 at Maxwelton Golf Club in Syracuse.

WINONA LAKE – Hannah Herbster was recognized as an All-American for Grace’s softball team.

DAYTON, Ohio – The TinCaps dropped the rubber match of their series with the Dayton Dragons on Sunday.

BLOOMINGTON – Warsaw’s Mia Beckham placed seventh in the 1,600 at the IHSAA Track State Finals Saturday night.

WABASH — Wapahani put Whitko behind the eight ball early on the way to a 6-0 loss by the Wildcats at the Wabash Regional semifinals Saturday afternoon.

DECATUR — After five straight years of futility, NorthWood’s baseball finally broke through for the championship at the Bellmont Regional Saturday night.

LAPORTE – The Penn baseball team won its third straight regional championship Saturday.

LAPORTE – A trio of tennis players from Elkhart Memorial earned a spot in the individual State Finals on Saturday.

WEST LAFAYETTE – No. 1 Penn lost to No. 2 Crown Point in 13 innings in a Class 4-A softball semistate semifinal contest Saturday.

LAKEVILLE- The Whitko softball team saw its historic season end with a 13-0 loss to No. 1 Elwood in the semistate title game Saturday night.

DAYTON, Ohio – Fort Wayne outhit Dayton, but the Dragons beat the TinCaps 4-2 Saturday night.

MONTICELLO – St. Joe shut out Wawasee, 3-0, at the Twin Lakes Softball Semi-state to end the Lady Warriors’ season.

LAKEVILLE – Andrea Snavley drove home Ellie Snep in the final inning to give Whitko a 1-0 softball semistate semifinal win over South Adams Saturday afternoon.

BLOOMINGTON – Luke Griner of Wawasee placed ninth in the 800 at the IHSAA Boys’ Track State Finals Friday night.

WARSAW — Buoyed by Luke Johnson’s low medalist 74, the Tigers got back on top at their home sectional Friday, while Triton’s Braden Kreft earned an individual berth to next week’s regional.

MIDDLEBURY – NorthWood surprised even itself by standing as champions of the Northridge Golf Sectional Friday afternoon.

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