FORT WAYNE – NorthWood junior Cybil Stillson fired a 73 to win her division of the Hurricane Junior Golf Tour Monday afternoon.

SYRACUSE – The 2020 Flotilla Road Race will be run virtually this year from July 4-5 along its traditional route.

WINONA LAKE – Seven members of Grace’s women’s and men’s golf teams were given academic honors.

SYRACUSE – Wawasee’s girls basketball camp will take place July 20-23 at Wawasee High School.

WARSAW – Indiana Special Olympics is hosting a virtual experience this summer to replace the originally planned Summer Games.

NAPPANEE – A basketball state championship and the Patricia L. Roy Mental Attitude award capped off the résumé for our IFN Athlete of the Year Maddy Payne.

NAPPANEE – Our 2019-20 IFN Athlete of the Year, Maddy Payne, huge a monster fall in a volleyball, as laid out in the first of our two-part series on the NorthWood senior.

GREENVILLE, S.C. – Alexa Hill of Grace College was named the winner of the 2020 NCCAA Game Plan 4 LIFE Award.

GOSHEN – Goshen High School junior basketball star Brynn Shoup-Hill announced Thursday afternoon her commitment to the University of Dayton.

NAPPANEE – Trevor and Nate Andrews are both in a state of tempered expectations as their football seasons are being figured out.

NAPPANEE – Jake Lone was an All-State selection in two sports, and sits at No. 2 on our athlete countdown.

INDIANAPOLIS – Former NorthWood and area softball coach Scot Shearer was part of the 2020 induction class for the softball wing of the ICGSA Hall of Fame.

WINONA LAKE – The 27th annual Optimist Triathlon will be a virtual event beginning in late June.

WARSAW – Harrison Mevis did two things extremely well, earning him a spot at No. 3 on our athletes countdown.

WINONA LAKE – Parker Stewart was a soccer assassin for Lakeland Christian Academy, and shot his way to No. 4 on our IFN athlete countdown.

NAPPANEE – NorthWood sophomore Cybil Stillson isn’t used to being a No. 5, but the golf ace makes the top half of our IFN countdown.

SOUTH WHITLEY – Julius Mays is ready to make a name for himself for a new set of Wildcats, taking over the reigns as athletic director at Whitko.

WINONA LAKE – Grace College announced its GALA Awards, highlighting the 2019-20 athletic season.

WARSAW – Warsaw’s Noah Burgh is the 2020 recipient of the Austin McCleary Memorial Scholarship.

SYRACUSE – Jace Alexander continued to compete as one of the top wrestlers in Northern Indiana in a second straight appearance at the IHSAA State Finals and first appearance on our list, landing at No. 6.

NAPPANEE – At No. 7 on our countdown, Ben Vincent had a direct impact on two of NorthWood’s sectional championship teams this season in tennis and basketball.

INDIANAPOLIS – The NFHS released updated rules for the 2020-21 gymnastics season, which oversees the IHSAA.

WINONA LAKE – Grace College baseball players Houston Haney and David Anderson were honored for their classroom work as NCCAA Scholar Athletes.

WARSAW – Checking in at No. 8 is Warsaw’s Grant Knight, who concluded his high school swim career with a top 10 of his own at the IHSAA State Finals.

INDIANAPOLIS – The IHSAA maintained its stance on reopening athletics on July 1 after its May committee meeting.

SOUTH WHITLEY – Whitko Community Schools approved the hire of Julius Mays as the new Athletic Director Monday evening.

AKRON – Sidney Wagner found herself doing more work than expected as the new go-to for the Tippecanoe Valley girls basketball program.

AKRON – Tippecanoe Valley is announcing the creation of an Esports club for the 2020-21 school year.

LIGONIER – The Milford Food Bank One-Mile Run was conducted Saturday at Kenney Park.

NAPPANEE – IFN begins its countdown of the Top 10 athletes with our boys basketball Player of the Year, Trent Edwards.

MISHAWAKA – Former Penn High School star and silver medalist wrestler Sarah Hildebrandt will serve on a committee to restart international wrestling.

NAPPANEE – There wasn’t much doubt in the choice for our IFN Team of the Year. Take a bow state champion NorthWood girls basketball.

WARSAW – The Warsaw Adult Tiger Booster Club announced its recipients for 21 WCHS senior scholarships.

WARSAW – Warsaw can finally say they are sectional champions in football, which ends a century of misery and escalates them up the countdown list.

NAPPANEE – NorthWood raised its status among the girls golf elite with a top-six finish at the IHSAA State Finals. The team swings in at No. 3 on our countdown.

DENVER – The Three Rivers Conference announced its picks for the 2020 spring sports season.

GOSHEN – The Northern Lakes Conference issued its 2019-20 list for the Academic All-Conference for the NLC’s 20 varsity sports and cheerleading.

WINONA LAKE – All summer athletic camps at Grace College in 2020 have been canceled.

NAPPANEE – NorthWood volleyball lands at No. 4 on our countdown after an ultra-successful season chock full of championships.

INDIANAPOLIS – The NFHS ruled against a shot clock in high school basketball as part of its April rules committee meetings.

NAPPANEE – Ending longstanding droughts in NLC and sectional tournaments plus a record run in the regular season lands NorthWood boys tennis at No. 5 in our countdown.

LEESBURG – The Leesburg Summer Recreational League is planning a summer ball season, aimed at beginning in mid-June.

WARSAW – Bowling alleys around the area are looking to get back to business in June as Indiana gets Back On Track.

SYRACUSE – Wawasee wrestling lost some all-timers from its roster, but came back just as strong this past season and is our No. 6 team in the countdown.

SYRACUSE – WCSL has set a deadline for summer ball registration as well as developed an equipment exchange and scholarship program to help prepare for the summer season.

WARSAW – Warsaw boys swim navigated some choppy waters to look back on a fabulous season and a No. 7 position on our countdown.

INDIANAPOLIS – The IHSAA has extended its freeze of high school athletics until July 1 to match the state’s reopening policy.

WARSAW – Warsaw Little League is furthering sign-ups to May 15 as it is announcing its season will open June 15.

HIGH POINT, NC – Former Warsaw softball star Grace Johnson is working her way back from a knee injury that eliminated her freshman year at NC State.

NAPPANEE – NorthWood boys basketball became the second hoops team from Nappanee to finish its season with a win, and a spot at No. 8 on our list.

SYRACUSE – Wawasee basketball rallied itself to a remarkable season and a spot at No. 9 on our Top 10 list.

ROSEMONT, Ill. – The Big 10 Conference issued is plans for mental health initiatives as well as an update on its sports activities directives.

BOURBON – Triton volleyball opens the IFN Top 10 teams with our selection as No. 10.

WARSAW – IFN Sports is set to begin its countdown of the All-IFN Top 10 teams and athletes for the 2019-20 athletic season.

SYRACUSE – Wawasee seniors Raven Brown and Brayanna Kelly have committed to join the Trine University acrobatic and tumbling program.

WARSAW – Some former athlete heroes are now being seen as a celebrity in their latest professions serving ‘on the frontlines’ in their respective communities.

FORT WAYNE – The FCA Night of Hope event has been moved virtually, and will now feature the Trent family as well as Detroit Lions quarterback David Blough.

WARSAW – Izzy Dittmar is among the numerous athletes who are working for something bigger in their rehab at home.

SOUTH BEND – Lakeland Christian Academy will be part of a six-team Hoosier Plains Conference that will oversee 11 varsity sports.

KNIGHTSTOWN – The iconic Hoosier Gym is undergoing repair work ahead of a hopeful series of celebrations and activity later this year.

CHICAGO – The NCAA supported rule changes to allow athletes to be compensated for their likeness, the organization announced Wednesday.

FORT WAYNE – The Fort Wayne TinCaps announced its TinCaps Family Meal Kits package.

INDIANAPOLIS – High school wrestling will see new rules on hair length and weigh-ins for the 2020-21 season.

WINONA LAKE – Recruiting has taken on a whole new identity for college athletics, but coaches are hoping some traditional tactics still work.

SYRACUSE – Wawasee announced its winter sports awards for the 2019-20 season.

AKRON – Tippecanoe Valley issued its winter sports awards via Zoom chat, and released its winners to the public Monday morning.

WARSAW – Jonathan Murphy’s concept project Staches Till Sports is intended to help those left unemployed from the professional sports shutdowns.

LIGONIER – Beloved West Noble athletic director Tom Schermerhorn returned home Saturday after a three-week battle with coronavirus.

CRAWFORDSVILLE – Wabash wrestler Kyle Hatch was one of two winners of the Pete Vaughan Award.

SOUTH BEND – Three more Notre Dame players and a local highlighted day three of the NFL Draft.

SOUTH BEND – Three Notre Dame players were selected Friday night in the NFL Draft, including Cole Kmet to the Chicago Bears.

SYRACUSE – Wawasee senior Jordan Grindle has decided upon Trine University to continue his track and academic career.

INDIANAPOLIS – The National Federation of State High School Associations announced its newest addition to the online NFHS Learning Center platform – public address announcing.

NAPPANEE – NorthWood senior Veshon Malone has chosen Manchester University to continue his football and academic career.

FORT WAYNE – The Fort Wayne TinCaps are selling special shirts to raise money for local healthcare needs.

WARSAW – White Men Can’t Jump helped create a cult movement of movies about basketball culture.

WARSAW – Spring season previews wind up on the golf course with a look at boys golf.

WARSAW – Seniors were set to make a big statement in girls track this spring.

INDIANAPOLIS – The IHSAA is waiving new physicals for athletes already in the system for the 2020-21 athletic season.

WARSAW – A lot of area boys track talent were left wondering as season previews moves to track and field.

SOUTH BEND – Hall of Fame women’s basketball coach Muffet McGraw of Notre Dame has retired from coaching.

NAPPANEE – NorthWood’s Jake Lone settled on a college choice, picking the University of Indianapolis to continue his wrestling career.

WARSAW – Season previews hit the hard courts to learn more about girls tennis.

AKRON – Tippecanoe Valley announced the hiring of Doug West as its new high school volleyball coach.

SOUTH BEND – The South Bend Cubs are offering several curbside pick-up options featuring items from its concession stand menus.

NAPPANEE – NorthWood senior Ben Mestach made his commitment known, choosing to play football in college at Trine University.

WARSAW – Part two of IFN’s ‘season previews’ highlights high school softball and its seniors.

WARSAW – The look of signing day in a pandemic has athletes announcing their college intentions in all sorts of different ways.

ROSEMONT, ILL. – The Big Ten Conference today formally announced the formation and membership of its first-ever Task Force for Emerging Infectious Diseases.

CHICAGO – The Chicago Bears signed former Concord High School football star Jason Spriggs to a one-year deal.

WARSAW – In the first of a series of ‘season previews’, IFN is letting the seniors tell the stories of their sports seasons that were canceled. Preview one will be high school baseball.

WARSAW – Warsaw Community High School announced Saturday the hiring of Matt Moore as the next boys basketball head coach.

FORT WAYNE – In an effort to feed more individuals suffering from the economic effects of COVID-19, the Fort Wayne TinCaps have partnered with Community Harvest Food Bank to distribute food.

WARSAW – Warsaw baseball will send two seniors to the next level with the college commitments from Noah Burgh and Jacob Hutcherson.

WARSAW – The NFL Draft is scheduled to take place next week, and what better time to bust out Rudy to get those football feels going again.

WINONA LAKE – Grace College has started to find athletes looking to select the fifth-year grant from the NCAA for the lost spring season.

INDIANAPOLIS – The NFHS has issued clarification to aspects of competitive swim meets for the 2020-21 season.

NORTH MANCHESTER – Manchester High School announced the hiring of Alyx Brandewie as its next football head coach.

NAPPANEE – NorthWood senior Jack Wysong gained some interesting perspective as a broadcaster this past basketball season.

NAPPANEE – Mark Heeter is ready to get back into the basketball coach game after being named the girls head coach at NorthWood.