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Category: Sports Archive 2020

MILFORD – The Thunder and Bandits won semi-final contests Thursday night to set up the softball championship in the Wawasee Summer League.

WARSAW – Rozella Ford Golf Club recently held the fourth annual Kosciusko County Republican Party golf outing.

WINONA LAKE – Grace College issued a release Thursday evening keeping its fall sports agenda in order.

YORKTOWN – Nappanee’s Breanna Goss scored a runner-up finish at the TPC at Woodland Trails Thursday morning.

WARSAW – Pro Wake Watersports is teaming with the Tony Elliott Foundation for a charity golf scramble in September.

WARSAW – Hall of Fame volleyball coach Steve Shondell conducted a skills camp at Warsaw Community High School, part of a full boat of stops on the tour.

SYRACUSE – Wawasee Summer League is closing its season with a fundraiser event to give back to the community.

SOUTH BEND – Notre Dame will join the ACC for football this fall, the first time in 133 years the team will compete in a conference.

INDIANAPOLIS – The IHSAA announced it is still on track for a scheduled start to fall sports. However, some geographic areas are announcing postponements.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. – The NAIA decided to postpone its national championships in soccer, cross country and volleyball from the fall to the spring, but is leaving season play up to the individual institutions and conferences.

AVON, Ohio – The Crossroads League maintains its intentions of hosting fall sports in a statement released this week.

SYRACUSE – It’s All Good as the Conrad Golf Classic held its fourth event Monday at Maxwelton Golf Club.

Area News And Notes

July 28, 2020

Area sports news and notes from a busy couple of weeks of July.

WINONA LAKE – Grace College garnered several Scholar Athlete awards for athletes from tennis, track and softball.

NORTH MANCHESTER – The HCAC, including Manchester University, are moving select sports from the fall to the spring.

Weekly little league scores for Warsaw Little League and Wawasee Summer League.

MISHAWAKA – Mishawaka leaves 90-plus years of comfort of the Northern Indiana Conference to join the Northern Lakes Conference in 2020.

Out Like A Lion

July 23, 2020

ELKHART – After nearly two decades inside the confines of the Northern Lakes Conference, Elkhart Memorial is morphing into Elkhart High School and rejoining the Northern Indiana Conference.

Jake, From Grace College

July 22, 2020

WINONA LAKE – Local boy gone good, Jake Poyner, is leading Grace College to unprecedented heights as its cross country head coach.

WINONA LAKE – The Hohm Home for Chris Hohm and his family is going to drastically change as they prepare for a move to Tanzania in August.

Weekly little league scores for Warsaw Little League and Wawasee Summer League.

AKRON – Esports is very likely coming to Tippecanoe Valley High School, adding a unique opportunity for Valley students to show off new, competitive skills.

WARSAW – The Warsaw football program is accepting applications for the Tiger Cub football camps.

WINONA LAKE – Esports are one of the fastest growing entities in sports, and a club team has popped up at Grace College.

WINONA LAKE – Chad Briscoe and the Grace College athletic department are highly optimistic of a 2020-21 season, beginning this fall.

WARSAW — The YMCA of Warsaw is preparing several sporting opportunities in the coming weeks for children of all ages.

Weekly little league scores for Warsaw Little League and Wawasee Summer League.

GOSHEN – Black Squirrel hosted the latest stop on the Howard Bailey Junior Golf Tour on Friday.

NAPPANEE – A host of area golfers took on McCormick Creek Golf Course Thursday during the Lifestyle Junior Tour stop.

ROSEMONT, Ill. – The Big Ten Conference announced Thursday its plans to reduce its fall sports to conference-only schedules, which includes football.

WARSAW – The fifth annual Sweet Sassy Golf Outing will be Saturday, Aug. 29, at Rozella Ford Golf Club.

MILFORD – The second half of the Wawasee Summer League season saw machine pitch games open, including a matchup between the Pirates and Angels.

WARSAW – Tippecanoe Valley boys basketball will hold a golf fundraiser July 18 at Rozella.

WINONA LAKE – Grace baseball’s David Anderson earned a CoSIDA Academic All-America award.

SYRACUSE – Wawasee held its annual Warrior Open golf outing Monday afternoon at Maxwelton Golf Club.

AVON, Ohio – Grace College sports information director Josh Neuhart was named the Crossroads League SID of the Year.

SYRACUSE – The 43rd annual Flotilla Road Race adjusted to a virtual format for the first time in the event’s history.

Weekly little league scores for Warsaw Little League and Wawasee Summer League.

WINONA LAKE – Winona Lake Park hosted its first 5K of the season with Saturday’s running of the Firecracker 5K.

FRENCH LICK – The Howard Bailey Junior Golf Tour visited Larry Bird’s old stomping grounds for the Age Group Championships.

Grace College Notes

July 3, 2020

WINONA LAKE – Grace College athletics news and notes.

SYRACUSE – Wawasee graduate Zach Leedy has chosen Rose-Hulman to continue his golf and academic careers.

WARSAW – Chase Carl and Trey Koontz helped lead the Pirates to an 8-3 win over the Rockies Tuesday at Warsaw Little League.

SOUTH WHITLEY – Whitko made three big hires to its athletic department coaching roster in Chris Benedict, Justin Jordan and Mike Howard.

NORTH WEBSTER – The Astros major baseball team in the Wawasee Summer League stood #KryderStrong Monday evening.

WARSAW – The CCAC Attack organization won three tournament titles over the weekend in BPA baseball play.

WEST LAFAYETTE – Chloe Johnson and her twin sister, Faith, went one-two to top the field at the Central Junior Masters golf tournament.

SOUTH BEND – St. Mary’s College women’s golfer Summer Stillson was named an Academic All-American for the third straight season.

Weekly little league scores for Warsaw Little League and Wawasee Summer League.

SOUTH BEND – Four Winds Field was chosen as the site for the Chicago Cubs’ taxi squad to help the team compete in the abbreviated 2020 baseball season.

GOSHEN – The Howard Bailey Jr. Golf Tour stopped at Maplecrest Friday for its latest day of play.

SYRACUSE – Wawasee’s swim program lost an all-timer as Andy Kryder passed away Thursday night.

WINONA LAKE – Josh Neuhart and the Grace College sports information department carried home over a dozen national awards.

NAPPANEE – NorthWood’s Brock Flickinger has chosen Huntington University to continue his basketball and academic career.

INDIANAPOLIS – Indiana Sports Corp announced its formation of Team Indiana to help promote sports in the Hoosier State.

Swinging In The Rain

June 25, 2020

WARSAW – Warsaw Little League played through a little rain Wednesday evening in baseball action at Boggs Park.

INDIANAPOLIS – 15 golfers from around the state were chosen for the IHSGCA Academic All-State list, including a pair from Wabash.

NEW YORK – Major League Baseball and the players association have come to an agreement to begin the season on one month.

SYRACUSE – Wawasee athletics has announced athletes will need an updated physical on file to participate in 2020-21 athletics.

KENDALLVILLE – Keara Eder held off Cybil Stillson in a playoff to claim the title at the Northern Junior Masters golf tournament.

INDIANAPOLIS – The IHSBCA released its Academic All-State list Monday evening for the 2020 baseball season.

INDIANAPOLIS – The IHSAA has appointed its choices for the 2020-21 Student Advisory Committee.

NORTH WEBSTER – The annual Romp & Roll camp for school-aged children is just days away.

Weekly little league scores for Warsaw Little League and Wawasee Summer League.

A Muddy Good Time

June 20, 2020

SYRACUSE – The sixth annual Mudtastic lived up to expectations Saturday at WACF.

WINONA LAKE – A look at the hoops award winners from the 2019-20 Hoosier Plains Conference.

BOURBON – Triton announced its selections for the 2020 Hoosier North Athletic Conference spring sports All-Academic awards.

FORT WAYNE – Purdue Fort Wayne senior golfer Linnzie Richner has decided to return to the program for a fifth season.

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – The Symetra Tour for the LPGA is resuming this summer, including a weekend in South Bend to begin September.

IRVING, Texas – Over 130 former college football players and coaches are on the ballot for the 2021 National Football Foundation and College Hall of Fame

WINONA LAKE – NorthWood’s Kate Rulli has chosen Grace College women’s basketball to continue her athletic career.

SYRACUSE – Wawasee Summer League saw its softball calendar open Tuesday with action between the Rockford Peaches and the Screaming Turtles.

SOUTH BEND – Riley Kitson and Zach Leedy were among the division winners at the Lifestyle Junior Golf Tour event at Erskine Golf Course.

NORTH MANCHESTER – Former Whitko boys basketball coach Eli Henson has landed with rival Manchester.

WINONA LAKE – Remodel Heath, faith-friendly benefits platform designed for faith-based organizations, will serve as the title sponsor for Grace Village Retirement Community’s 11th annual golf outing.

WARSAW – Monday marked Opening Day for several ball sports parks around the area, including three diamond sports in the county.

YORKTOWN – Nappanee’s Breanna Goss tied for third in tour play at the latest Howard Bailey Junior Golf Tour stop Monday.

WEST LAFAYETTE – Former Purdue University athletic director Morgan Burke passed away Monday.

ROSEMONT, Ill. – The Big Ten Conference formally announced today the members of the Big Ten Anti-Hate and Anti-Racism Coalition.

WINONA LAKE – My Team Triumph has sign-ups open for its Firecracker 5K, set for July 4 at Winona Lake Park.

INDIANAPOLIS – Greenwood’s Erica Shepherd outdueled Granger native Julia Potter-Bobb to win the IWGA State Amateur Championship.

WINONA LAKE – Lakeland Christian Academy publicly released its honor roll Friday evening for the 2019-20 basketball season.

AVON, OHIO – The Crossroads League issued its direction for the upcoming 2020 men’s and women’s soccer seasons.

WEST LAFAYETTE – Center Grove Legacy won the 2020 Boys Team Championship golf tournament while Cybil Stillson moved up the leaderboard at the State Amateur Championship.

BOURBON – Derek Eveland was announced as the next head coach for Triton volleyball.

WARSAW – Normalcy is what the sports world is longing for. But what’s our new normal as sports begin to crawl out from the rocks.

WEST LAFAYETTE – Plenty of area golfers are playing for championships this week in a pair of elite tournaments across the state.

WARSAW – IFN Photos has been updated through the ‘spring season’ and will continue to do so this summer.

Back To Bowling Soon

June 9, 2020

WARSAW – Bowling alleys in Kosciusko County are anticipating next week’s phase to open its doors to the public again.

INDIANAPOLIS – The ICGSA announced its choices for the 2020 Academic All-State honorees for girls track and girls tennis.

NORTH WEBSTER – Renovations to the North Webster baseball field highlights preseason prep for the Wawasee Community Summer League.

SYRACUSE – There are two disc golf courses in the area, including The Lodge in Syracuse and Lucerne Park in Warsaw.

NOBLESVILLE – Cybil Stillson led a trio of NorthWood golfers at the Howard Bailey Junior Golf Tour stop.

WARSAW – Golf courses across the state are open, ready to host the public in our socially distant world.

LIGONIER – The 2020 West Noble Primary Color Run is set for Saturday, June 27.

FRANKLIN – Two local golfers got one final high school golf match at Wednesday’s Class of 2020 Senior Open.

SYRACUSE – The Lakeland Youth Center is readying for a handful of summer opportunities for kids.

WARSAW – The Blackburn Run 4 Others is set to take place virtually from June 10-20.

SOUTH BEND – For the first time in the 94-year rivalry, the Notre Dame-Navy football game will be played in Annapolis this fall.

SYRACUSE – The 26th annual Wawasee Warrior Open golf outing is set for July 6 at Maxwelton Golf Club.

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