Category: Sports Archive 2020
WINONA LAKE – Grace College’s Haden Deaton and Charlie Warner were both named NCCAA All-Americans in men’s college basketball.
INDIANAPOLIS – The IHSAA Commissioner sweepstakes went to Paul Neidig, who was named the ninth commissioner in the state.
FORT WAYNE – With the announcement from the IHSAA of continued school closings, the Parkview Baseball Series has been canceled.
NAPPANEE – NorthWood’s Jake Lone earned a Rollie Hoover Memorial Scholarship after his huge wrestling season.
ROCHESTER – Valley landed two on the 2019-20 Three Rivers Conference boys basketball awards list.
WARSAW – Trent Edwards of NorthWood champions our picks for the 2019-20 IFN Boys Basketball All-Area selections.
INDIANAPOLIS – The IHSAA called off hopes of continuing its boys basketball tournament after schools were announced to be closed until May 1.
WINONA LAKE – Kyannah Stull and Vironnica Drake capped off the 2019-20 season as NCCAA All-Americans.
KANSAS CITY – IWU’s Kyle Mangas was named the NAIA Men’s Basketball Player of the Year.
AUSTIN, Texas – Grace’s Charlie Warner and IWU’s Kyle Mangas were both named CoSIDA Academic All-Americans.
INDIANAPOLIS – The DNR has closed its offices to the public until March 24.
NAPPANEE – NorthWood’s Trent Edwards created a senior season to remember, and justly, has been named the IFN Boys Basketball Player of the Year.
INDIANAPOLIS – Classroom performance was highlighted in a quartet of Academic All-State lists for the winter sports seasons.
MUNCIE – Wawasee senior Aundreya Wegener got to perform under unique circumstances at the IHSAA Gymnastics State Finals.
INDIANAPOLIS – Warsaw’s Blake Marsh and NorthWood’s Jake Lone were both named to the North team for the IFCA North-South All-Star Classic football showcase in July.
BLOOMINGTON – Indiana will promote longtime athletic department administrator Scott Dolson to the top job of athletic director.
NAPPANEE – NorthWood didn’t even get a chance to make a head start to regional, seeing its boys basketball dreams be put on hold…for now.
WINONA LAKE – Grace’s women’s basketball program was set to make history. Instead, it was left in heartbreak on its home floor.
WINONA LAKE – Grace was on its way to its first NAIA men’s basketball tournament in five years. It ended up on a bus back home without even bouncing a basketball.
WINONA LAKE – Grace’s Vironnica Drake picked up one more weekly award in her collegiate finale.
FORT WAYNE – The Fort Wayne TinCaps new video board project began on Monday, part of a sprucing up of Parkview Field.
KANSAS CITY, MO. – With new CDC regulations coming down on gathering limits, the NAIA was forced to cancel its spring sports season Monday afternoon.
GOSHEN – Northridge leads both All-Sports tallies with Warsaw and NorthWood in close pursuit after the winter season.
GOSHEN – Northridge topped the list for the 2019-20 Northern Lakes Conference boys basketball awards.
FULTON – A trio of Triton Trojans were named to the Hoosier North Athletic Conference All-Conference boys basketball list.
MUNCIE – Chesterton edged rival Valparaiso to claim its third straight IHSAA Gymnastics State Championship Saturday afternoon at an empty Worthen Arena at Ball State University.
NAPPANEE – NorthWood girls basketball head coach Adam Yoder turned in his letter of resignation Friday, stepping down from his post.
WARSAW – Warsaw Community High School has announced a series of spring sports cancellations.
INDIANAPOLIS – The IHSAA has postponed the boys basketball regional tournaments across the state. Gymnastics state will carry on as scheduled.
AVON, Ohio – The Crossroads League announced on Friday that all spring sports competitions will be suspended until at least April 1.
SYRACUSE – Wawasee High School announced Thursday night via its Twitter account it is halting athletic competition through April 2.
WINONA LAKE – The NCCAA in conjunction with Grace College is canceling the entirety of the Division I Men’s and Women’s Basketball Championships.
ROSEMONT, Ill. – The Big Ten Conference shut down sports for the remainder of the 2019-20 calendar year, ending all winter and spring sports including tournaments.
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. – Minor League Baseball will postpone the start of its season per a release Thursday afternoon.
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – The NAIA announced today that effective immediately, it will be cancelling all remaining winter championship events, including those that are currently underway.
INDIANAPOLIS – IHSAA Commissioner Bobby Cox held a press conference Thursday afternoon stating the basketball regionals and gymnastics state tournaments will go on, but with extremely limited attendance.
FORT WAYNE – The Fort Wayne TinCaps introduced its Manzanas Luchadoras uniforms and plans for the upcoming special promo.
NEW CASTLE – NorthWood is going to have to find a new norm if it wants to win the New Castle Boys Basketball Regional.
CEDARVILLE, Ohio – Grace’s women’s basketball team was victorious 77-58 over Concordia in the NCCAA Midwest Region on Wednesday.
WINONA LAKE – Grace College is gearing up to host the 2020 NCCAA National Basketball Championships for men and women next week.
INDIANAPOLIS – The NCAA announced Wednesday it will limit attendance to direct team personnel and workers at the upcoming NCAA Division 1 men’s and women’s basketball tournaments.
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Linnzie Richner broke Purdue Fort Wayne women’s golf’s 18-hole program record on Tuesday with a round of 69.
SYRACUSE – Wawasee concluded its middle school gymnastics slate with a pair of meets this week.
Middle school basketball results for Tuesday, March 10.
WINONA LAKE – Isaac Beatty was recognized as the NCCAA National Track Athlete of the Week on Monday.
Middle school girls basketball results for Monday, March 9.
WINONA LAKE – Grace College is pleased to announce the addition of men’s and women’s bowling to the sports lineup.
WARSAW – Three iconic coaches saw roads end over the weekend, but all three traveled with purpose and dignity.
ELKHART — Ridge rolled to a 60-38 win over Warsaw, and the Raiders repeated as Sectional 4 champs Saturday night.
NAPPANEE – NorthWood recreated history Saturday night in its 49-32 win over Wawasee to claim the Class 3-A Sectional 21 boys basketball title.
BOURBON – Michael Richard’s basket with 1.4 seconds left gave Argos a 28-26 win at Triton Saturday night in the Triton Boys Basketball Sectional championship.
PONETO – Southwood overwhelmed LCA in a 78-25 win in the Southern Wells sectional championship.
Grace sports results for Saturday, March 7.
Boys basketball sectional championship scores from around the state.
HUNTINGTON – The Huntington North Fieldhouse saw the end of an era for Wawasee gymnastics.
WARSAW – Wawasee and Lincoln stood tall as champions of the Northeast Lakes Middle School Conference girls basketball tournaments.
ELKHART — Two days after the Tigers’ OT victory over Goshen, they rallied past Penn in extra time to advance to Saturday’s Sectional 4 finale opposite NLC rival Northridge with a 58-54 win in Friday.
NAPPANEE – NorthWood and Wawasee are on a collision course after the semis of the NorthWood Boys Basketball Sectional.
BROOKINGS, S.D. – Two events garnered All-American status for Grace’s track and field team on Friday at the 2020 NAIA Indoor National Championships.
PONETO – Lakeland Christian secured its first sectional finals appearance with a win over Northfield Friday night.
BOURBON – Triton and Argos rolled to big wins to set up the final of the Class 1-A No. 50 sectional.
AVON, Ohio – Several area stars were named to the women’s awards lists for the Crossroads League.
WINTER HAVEN, Fla. – The Crossroads League opened up in Florida for Grace’s baseball team on Friday with a win over Bethel.
LAGRANGE – Wawasee’s middle school gymnasts edged host Lakeland 113.2-110.15 Thursday night.
Grace athletic results for Thursday, March 5.
Middle school basketball results for Thursday, March 5.
AVON, Ohio – Kyle Mangas was named the Crossroads League Player of the Year for a third time, and Grace’s Scott Moore was chosen as Coach of the Year.
ELKHART — Warsaw earned an inspired, 57-56 overtime win over Goshen in Elkhart Sectional quarterfinal action Wednesday night.
Middle school basketball results for Wednesday, March 4.
WINONA LAKE – For the 10th time in program history, Grace’s men’s basketball team is headed to the NAIA National Championships.
WINONA LAKE – Grace College is pleased to announce that Ken Barlow will serve as the banquet speaker for the 2020 NCCAA National Championships.
WARSAW – The Warsaw Aquatic Club is gearing up for a huge weekend in Fort Wayne.
BOURBON — Host Triton jumped out to a 20-point advantage in the first period and rolled to an 82-34 win over winless West Central in the opening round of Class A, Sectional 50 play Tuesday.
NAPPANEE – Lakeland shut out Tippecanoe Valley in the fourth quarter to cap a 54-33 win in the opening round of the NorthWood Boys Basketball Sectional.
Grace softball and baseball both had successful showings Tuesday in play down south.
Middle school girls basketball results for Tuesday, March 3.
MARION – Kyle Mangas scored 25 points to lead IWU to a Crossroads League men’s basketball championship Tuesday night.
INDIANAPOLIS – NorthWood’s Kate Rulli was among those chosen to represent the Hoosier Basketball Magazine Top 60 list.
INDIANAPOLIS – Maddy Payne of NorthWood was chosen as the District 1 IBCA Player of the Week.
BROOKINGS, S.D. – The Grace College track and field team will take its largest group ever to the 2020 NAIA Indoor Track and Field Championships.
ROCHESTER – Impatiently waiting for roast beef sandwiches made me appreciate the run NorthWood athletics is on right now.
INDIANAPOLIS – Relive some of the moments of NorthWood’s basketball championship weekend.
WINTER HAVEN, Fla. – Grace’s baseball team erupted on offense during an 18-6 victory over Trinity Christian on Monday.
WARSAW – The Warsaw Wolfpack Rugby Club is a new men’s startup rugby side looking to gain members for the 2020 season.
WINONA LAKE – Grace’s Houston Haney and Dayana Ortega were named Crossroads League Players of the Week.
Middle school girls basketball results for Monday, March 2.
WARSAW – Warsaw boys basketball head coach Doug Ogle announced Monday he is stepping away from coaching after 35 years.
SYRACUSE – Wawasee baseball players Levi Brown and Carter Woody signed on Monday to continue their diamond careers.
GOSHEN – NorthWood’s undefeated NLC season afforded it plenty of representation in the All-Conference selections.
BABSON PARK, Fla. – Grace’s women’s tennis team started its Florida trip with a trio of matches over the weekend.
SYRACUSE – Nika Prather dedicated over half her life to bettering a sport. Prather now will retire from high school gymnastics with those people right behind her.
ATLANTA – Both Robert Murphy and Andy Williams fell short of their quest to earn Olympic bids in the marathon.
NAPPANEE – Behind the scenes of the Class 3-A girls basketball championship run for NorthWood was a push for another title that means a lot to the Payne family and the NorthWood community.
FULTON – The Hoosier North Athletic Conference issued its selections for All-Conference in girls basketball Sunday evening.
SYRACUSE — Wawasee senior Aundreya Wegener made the cut out to regional on the floor exercise with a sixth-place score of 9.275, while the Lady Warriors, Warsaw and NorthWood bowed out of the season at the Wawasee Gymnastics Sectional.
INDIANAPOLIS – NorthWood put on one more defensive show to lock up its second girls basketball state championship, 37-29, over Salem Saturday night.
INDIANAPOLIS – Caden Jenkins and Grant Knight closed out their senior season with work at the IHSAA Boys Swim and Dive Championships.
Recap of the IHSAA Girls Basketball State Finals on Saturday.
Notes from area college athletics, including Kyle Mangas breaking the IWU basketball scoring record.
VALPARAISO – Lakeview won two games at the Valpo/Chesterton Classic middle school girls basketball tournament.