The five gardens featured on the 2015 Syracuse-Wawasee Garden Club Garden Walk are beautiful, diverse and crammed full of ideas for gardening fans. For those who just like spending time outside, this tour is well worth the time, too. It will be held from 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Saturday, June 24. Each garden will be marked …read more.

The history of the world’s most ubiquitous writing instrument is a rocky chronicle of manufacturing and design skips, smears and blotches. The great-granddaddy of the ballpoint pen was John Loud, a Harvard-trained attorney and inventor seeking an instrument for writing on leather products. The only available technology, the fountain pen, was inadequate for the task, …read more.

[weaver_youtube Slnd8CY_eKk rel=0] CARMEL – It seems hard to believe but the prep golf career for Warsaw’s Jonny Hollar drew to a conclusion Wednesday afternoon in the second round of the IHSAA Boys Golf State Finals. After shooting a 75 on day one, Hollar returned to Prairie View Golf Club a little more focused and …read more.

CARMEL – Jonny Hollar got off to a great start Tuesday in the first round of the IHSAA Boys’ Golf State Finals. The WCHS standout birdied his first hole to begin his round at the Prairie View Golf Club. Hollar then played a solid round the rest of the way to finish with a three-over …read more.

[weaver_youtube 0pW-p-wb8U4 rel=0]   According to a new study by Jessica Gall Myrick, an assistant professor and researcher in Indiana University’s media school, watching cat videos can boost energy and positive emotions while decreasing negative feelings. The study, published in the most recent issue of Computers in Human Behavior, surveyed nearly 7,000 people regarding their …read more.

Syracuse-Wawasee Trail Committee met Monday night and discussed the Eli Lilly Road trail widening project. The committee has received a couple of donations for the widening project, including one for $1,000. “We have a long way to go,” said Syracuse-Wawasee Trail Committee Executive Director Megan McClellan. So far, $1,600 in donations have been received. It …read more.

WARSAW – Warsaw boys golf coach Ben Barkey would love to have his entire team playing in the State Finals Tuesday and Wednesday. That being said, he knows that his program will be well-represented in the final two rounds of the 2014-15 season. Warsaw standout Jonny Hollar, who earned his spot in the field in …read more.

FISHERS – The Lake City Roller Dolls used a strong performance in the second half to earn a victory Saturday night. The Dolls, in a close bout from the start, trailed the Terrorz of Tiny Towns team at halftime by a score of 93-86. The Dolls came out strong in the final half with several …read more.

InkFreeNews.com continues to prove itself as Kosciusko County’s news leader. We have now reached 34,000 Facebook likes and continue to grow. We are Kosciusko County’s most liked news source. In the last week the Ink Free News Facebook page has had close to 749,546 posts reached and over 216 new page likes. Since April 30, …read more.

  This past weekend the Wawasee Yacht Club held its 30th Annual E-Scow Regatta. The regatta took place on Lake Wawasee and consisted of three races on Saturday, June 13, and two races on Sunday, June 14. Thirty different sailboats took to Lake Wawasee and participated in the weekend’s activities, but 18 of these sailboats …read more.

Nic Moore has found a new college basketball team to suit up for. At least for the next few weeks. Moore, a former star player at Warsaw Community High School, will play with Kansas in the World University Games next month in South Korea. Moore, who just finished his junior year at SMU, joined Kansas …read more.

The Canine Influenza has been spreading throughout the continental United States, including Indiana. The American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA) has some information and tips to help dog owners better understand the virus. “What we need to keep in mind is that humans can physically transmit the virus — which can stay on our clothes for up …read more.

By ANDREA NEAL He was educated in Europe and trained to emulate the brushstrokes of the Great Masters, yet Theodore Clement Steele’s greatest gift was in depicting and interpreting the Indiana countryside. T.C. Steele — Indiana’s most famous painter — was born in Gosport in 1847, raised in Waveland and died at his “House of …read more.

WINONA LAKE – Golf fans that left the Warsaw Regional at the Stonehenge Golf Club early on Thursday really missed out, and any Warsaw Tiger fans that may have tried to beat the traffic should certainly be kicking themselves because the best was saved for last…very last. After all the final scores had rolled in …read more.

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. — Six Indiana baseball players were selected on the final day of the 2015 MLB First-Year Player Draft as sophomore RHP Jake Kelzer, junior RHP Scott Effross, senior RHP Ryan Halstead, senior C Brad Hartong, junior RHP Christian Morris and senior RHP Luke Harrison all heard their names called on Wednesday. IU’s six draftees …read more.

UPDATE: Damage was estimated at $5,000 to the home at 2611 E. Pine Drive, Warsaw, after a tree fell on the home, according to Leesburg Fire Chief Mike Wilson. Firefighters removed the tree and checked the home for any fire inside the attic area. The home is owned by Debra Craft. While en route to …read more.

The National Weather Service in Northern Indiana has issued a flood advisory for urban and small streams in central Marshall County and northern Kosciusko County until 1 a.m. Thursday, June 11. At 9:54 p.m. doppler radar indicated heavy rain due to thunderstorms that will cause urban and small stream flooding in the advisory area. Up …read more.

WARSAW – The 79th Annual IHSAA Boys Golf State Tournament continues Thursday morning and the “Orthopedic Capital” will once again play the role of the Golf Capital for many area golfers. After having last week’s golf sectional held at Rozella Ford Golf Club, area golfers will set their eyes on getting to state as the …read more.

SYRACUSE – The outstanding duo of Clayton Cook and JJ Gilmer will get one more chance to shine as high school track stars. The pair of recent Wawasee High School graduates will both take part Saturday in the Midwest Meet of Champions. The two were named to the Indiana All-Star Track Team to represent the …read more.

AKRON – Scott Bibler has spent the last 25 years making a difference in the lives of young people as a football coach and educator at Tippecanoe Valley High School. He hopes to continue that impact as he trades in his coaching whistle for a new career. Bibler has resigned as the Valley football coach and …read more.

WINONA LAKE – The Grace College volleyball team left campus Tuesday for a two-week trip to Israel. The Lady Lancers, who will be gone June 9-22, will spend time in several cities for a sport mission trip in conjunction with Ignite International. The team will visit Jerusalem, Bethlehem, Nazareth, Tel Aviv, Jericho and the Dead …read more.

NAPPANEE – Former NorthWood High School girls basketball coach Steve Neff is recovering after suffering a stroke on Saturday. Neff, who retired from coaching the Black Swish program following the 2013-14 season, was golfing with friends Saturday when he became ill. According to NorthWood athletic director Norm Sellers, Neff’s family credits the Nappanee EMS and …read more.

SYRACUSE – Wawasee High School issued its 2015 spring sports awards Monday evening at the awards banquet held at WHS. Six spring sports were recognized as well as the athletic achievements through the season. Baseball Warrior Way – Caleb Dingeldein Offensive POY – Gage Reinhard Defensive POY – Drew Anderson Pitcher of the Year – …read more.

Plan on a tropical fun night out for just moms and daughters, ages 5 to 12. Everyone will be pampered and learn fun at-home spa activities that promote healthy self-image and personal care. Girls night out will be from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Tuesday, June 23 at the Center Lake Pavilion.

WARSAW – Lake City wasn’t about to find itself all wet Saturday night in its home bout with Battle Creek. The Roller Dolls held court at the Dollhouse and defeated the Cereal Killers 183-150. Trailing at the break by 40 points, Lake City emerged the more fit team in the second half and rallied for …read more.

AURORA, Ill. – The Bone City Rollers took its show on the road Saturday and posted a fine win in the Land of Lincoln. The shorthanded but cohesive roller derby group from Warsaw rang up a 167-70 win against the host Aurora 88s. Bone City built up a solid lead early and never allowed Aurora …read more.

By BECKY BROWER Communication Services, Syracuse Public Library Summer Reading Programs Begin Summer reading programs kick off on Tuesday, June 9. Children and teens begin sign-up to earn reading rewards. Children receive weekly prizes when they play a game sheet. Teens enter a weekly drawing and choose a new book. Children are also rewarded with …read more.

[weaver_youtube i_MzOLkfSYo rel=8]   Could lakescaping be the new standard of beauty? Martha Ferguson, Riverview Nursery, Spencerville, believes it will be. Ferguson presented the program in the season’s first Lake Talk and Eats hosted by the Wawasee Area Conservancy Foundation. The program was also in partnership with the Tippecanoe Watershed Foundation. Ferguson presented a variety …read more.

BLOOMINGTON – Expressions of excitement and euphoria were evident all over the faces of the Warsaw girls track team late Saturday night. The Tigers had every reason to look that way too after turning in an outstanding series of performances at the IHSAA State Finals. Coach Scott Erba’s team used a pair of record-setting efforts …read more.

FULTON – Triton didn’t have its mojo working early Saturday at the Caston Baseball Regional, and, boy, was it costly. Fort Wayne Blackhawk came out swinging right from the get go and overwhelmed Triton, 14-0, in a five-inning first game of the Class 1-A regional. Blackhawk started out white-hot right from the start, recording four …read more.

Thor Industries, Inc., Elkhart, announced record sales and net income from continuing operations for the third quarter ended April 30, 2015, compared with very strong results from the third quarter of fiscal 2014. Third-Quarter Highlights: Sales from continuing operations for the third quarter of fiscal 2015 were $1.17 billion, up 12 percent from $1.05 billion …read more.

The Mentone Egg Festival Miss Chick and Mr. Rooster Contest was held on Saturday, the last day of the festival. Six children participated in the contest, four girls and two boys. Most of the participants dressed up to match this year’s parade theme, “There is no Place Like Home.” The 2014 Miss Chick and Mr. …read more.

The weather was beautiful for the last day of this year’s Mentone Egg Festival. The sun shined on all of the visitors Saturday morning as the parade marched downtown. This year’s parade started at 11 a.m. and most of the floats followed along with the theme of “There is no Place Like Home.” The parade …read more.

Wawasee High School held its 47th annual commencement exercises at 10 a.m. Saturday, June 6, in its gymnasium — and for the first time, it was air-conditioned. To a full gym, 213 students heard their names called by Assistant Principal Vince Beasley prior to them crossing the platform to receive their diplomas from Principal Mike …read more.

Members of Altrusa International of Warsaw gathered at the Boat House Restaurant in Winona Lake for their annual banquet on June 4. The club’s new officer team was installed in a unique baker-themed ceremony honoring incoming president Vicki Martin’s baking talents. The new officer team includes Martin as president; Bevery Faulkner, vice president; Beth Huffer, …read more.

BLOOMINGTON – Clayton Cook and JJ Gilmer saved their best for last Friday night. The faces of the faces of the Wawasee track program were both jubilant at the last too and for very good reason. Cook claimed a state championship and Gilmer earned a state runner-up finish in the IHSAA State Finals contested on …read more.

It was born in 1932 in Riverton, N.J. — 212 Thomas Ave., to be exact. After many months of labor, Richard Hollingshead, a movie devotee and sales manager for his father’s company, Whiz Auto Products, gave life to his idea of an open-air theater where patrons could watch movies from their automobiles. He brought his …read more.

BLOOMINGTON – Daniel Messenger spent much of his high school track career in the shadows of some very talented teammates. The Warsaw senior stepped to the forefront Friday night though when it was his turn to shine on the state’s biggest stage. Messenger earned his place on the podium at the IHSAA Track State Finals …read more.

WARSAW – It took a long wait and probably a few beads of sweat, but the Warsaw golf team finally got what it came for on Friday afternoon at Rozella Ford Golf Club. The Tigers finished third in the Warsaw Sectional to punch a ticket to Thursday’s regional at Stonehenge Country Club. Warsaw finished with …read more.

GOSHEN – The final installment of the 2014-15 Northern Lakes Conference athletic season awards were issued Friday as the conference released its baseball All-NLC selections. Northridge and NorthWood both had the most representation after both finished 12-2 overall in the conference. Not so surprising, both teams won their sectional tournaments are playing in regional games …read more.

WARSAW – The 79th Annual IHSAA Boys Golf State Tournament begins this weekend as sectionals will be played around the state this Friday and Saturday. Local teams will participate in the Warsaw Sectional held at Rozella Ford Golf Club Friday morning. Among those teams will, of course, be Warsaw. The Tigers have had a spectacular …read more.

FULTON – Due to one of the schools in the Caston Baseball Regional having graduation Saturday, the schedule for Saturday’s regional has slightly changed. The first game between Triton and Fort Wayne Blackhawk has been moved up to 12:30 p.m. The second game between North White and Washington Township has been moved up to 2:30 …read more.

MONROEVILLE – Former Wawasee High School assistant basketball coach Barry Singrey has taken the head coaching basketball job at Heritage High School. Singrey, a 2007 Wawasee graduate, was part of the Wawasee High School basketball staff for four seasons. Singrey coached the freshman team with former head coach Phil Mishler for two seasons and moved …read more.

SOUTH BEND – Team officials announced today that an agreement has been reached with CBS television affiliate WSBT-TV, to broadcast a total of eight South Bend Cubs games during the 2015 baseball season. “Fan and corporate enthusiasm for the team across the region continues to grow,” said Joe Hart, President of the South Bend Cubs. …read more.

WARSAW – It likely won’t be a tea party this weekend at the Dollhouse. The Lake City Roller Dolls will host the Battle Creek Cereal Killers Saturday, June 6, at Hansen’s Eastlake Skate Center. The 5 p.m. roller derby bout will be the second home contest of the season for the Roller Dolls and a …read more.

UNION MILLS – The Triton baseball team won its first two sectional games by relying on its offense. The Trojans claimed a sectional championship Tuesday night thanks to its pitching and defense. The duo of Nate Flenar and Zac Pitney took care of the pitching part with an outstanding effort for the champions. Flenar and …read more.

BOURBON – It was almost over before it even started. Before many of the fans even settled into their bleacher seats or lawn chairs, South Central had already put the proverbial dagger in Triton. A six-run top of the first inning stunned the host Lady Trojans as South Central used the momentum to ride to …read more.

SYRACUSE – Wawasee High School girls tennis coach Shane Staley is looking to form a tennis league, open to anyone ages 13 and up. Cost is $25 per person and registration is listed to run through June 9. The league is designed for both singles and doubles play. Matches, played on Tuesdays and Thursdays in …read more.

SYRACUSE – The Wawasee Gymnastics Club has Summer Session I beginning the week of June 8 at Wawasee High School. There are still openings in those classes. Summer Session II will be held at the North Webster Community Center the week of July 13. The Wawasee High School gymnastics team will be holding two summer …read more.

SYRACUSE – The Wawasee High School athletic department will hold its spring sports awards night Monday, June 8, at WHS. Refreshments will be served beginning at 6 p.m. and the program will begin in the auditorium at 6:30 p.m. Breakout sessions for each team will follow the general program. The photo for the Warrior Way …read more.

BOURBON – The Triton Athletic Department will be hosting the Triton High School Spring Athletic Dinner and Awards Program Wednesday, June 10. The carry-in will start at 6 p.m. in the high school cafeteria. After the carry-in, the department will present the major awards in the cafeteria then split up into smaller groups for individual …read more.

NAPPANEE – The best was saved for last in the 2015 IHSAA Baseball Sectional 21 Tournament at NorthWood High School. Five days of win or go home action drew to a close Monday night with a spectacular championship game between two Northern Lakes Conference foes. Even though NorthWood played visitor on its own field the …read more.

ELKHART – The Warsaw baseball team put up its best effort of the season in three meetings versus Northridge Monday night. It still was not enough for the Tigers. Warsaw, despite getting strong pitching and excellent defense, dropped a 3-0 final to the Raiders in the championship game of the Class 4-A Elkhart Memorial Sectional. …read more.

WINONA LAKE – Grace softball standouts Brooke Shell and Clarissa Knight were honored following a sterling campaign in 2015. Shell was named NCCAA First Team All-American for the second straight season to close out her remarkable career. She also earned her second straight appearance to the CoSIDA Academic All-America Team, a prestigious award honoring both …read more.

BOURBON – For the third straight year, Triton’s softball team will be opening summer vacation with bonus ball. After winning its third straight sectional title last week, the Trojans are prepping for a 7 p.m. Tuesday night showdown with South Central Union Mills in a regional rematch at Keyser Field. Triton (20-10) didn’t make life …read more.

ELKHART – Scoring runs with two outs this season has not come easy for the Warsaw baseball team. All of that changed at just the right time for the Tigers on Saturday. Warsaw, making it look easy at the plate, came up with clutch hits all game long in outscoring  host Elkhart Memorial 10-6 in …read more.

NAPPANEE – In the end, it will be an All-Northern Lakes Conference final. NorthWood and Wawasee both took care of business Saturday in the two semi-final games of the Class 3-A No. 21 NorthWood Baseball Sectional. NorthWood used a strong pitching performance from Chad Sellers and a whole lot of hitting to overwhelm Tippecanoe Valley, …read more.

UNION MILLS – The Class 1-A baseball sectional No. 51 at South Central was postponed Saturday due to inclement weather. The games included Triton against Oregon-Davis and South Central against LaCrosse. Both games will be moved to Monday night, June 1, at LaPorte High School. The move in location is to accommodate South Central not …read more.

INDIANAPOLIS – The Indiana Association of Track and Cross Country Coaches released its lists for the Academic All-State First Team and Honorable Mention for boys and girls track. The lists contained 16 total athletes from Warsaw Community High School and Wawasee High School. The girls track Academic All-State First Team had Tennie Worrell and Audrey …read more.

SOUTH BEND – The Warsaw boys track team put itself in a position to claim a third straight regional championship Thursday night. In the end, it was not meant to be for coach Matt Thacker’s team though. The Track Gods did not smile on the Tigers on a long night at a South Bend St. …read more.

SOUTH BEND – It was a regional to remember for the Wawasee boys track team Thursday night. Clayton Cook proved once again to be the top hurdler in northern Indiana. JJ Gilmer soared to a regional championship in the high jump. The 4 X 100 relay team etched its name into program history by earning …read more.

LAGRANGE – In the end it was the cream that rose to the top in the Lakeland Softball Sectional. Four straight days of softball action came to an end as the Fairfield Falcons claimed their second-ever softball sectional title by downing Whitko 11-1. The Falcons started their journey Monday with a win over Tippecanoe Valley, …read more.

NAPPANEE – Wawasee senior pitcher Aaron Voirol has been on the short end of some tough decisions this season. Thursday, Voirol made the decision an easy one to make. Voirol pitched a complete game, holding Whitko to six hits and showed a lot of moxie in Wawasee’s 7-3 victory at the Class 3-A NorthWood Baseball …read more.

LAGRANGE – The wins keep on coming for the Whitko softball team. The Wildcats picked up their second win of the postseason by downing West Noble 6-3 and punched a ticket to the Sectional 21 title game. “I’m so excited right now,” began a jubilant Aly Nicodemus, a Whitko senior. “In my time here we’ve …read more.

BOURBON – The parents had their cell phones ready. The Triton bench had started to file toward the gate. Then Bethany started getting on base. Over and over. It took an improbable tag out on a double steal attempt to avoid what could have been a nightmare. With stunned looks on their faces, Triton still …read more.

LAGRANGE – Maybe the expectations were too high. Maybe it was not meant to be. Maybe they just were not ready. A very promising season for the Wawasee softball team came to an abrupt end Wednesday night in the semi-finals of the Lakeland Sectional. Wednesday’s game picked up in the third inning after being suspended …read more.

WARSAW – How often do you hear of a track team winning a championship without a championship? Warsaw managed to pull off the feat Tuesday night, taking the Warsaw Girls Track Regional championship with nary an individual title holder. Warsaw’s 79 team points, seven better than runner-up Penn, did have plenty of gusto as there …read more.

CULVER – Liza Lewis admitted to being nervous prior to her first-ever regional tennis match Tuesday night. The Warsaw fab freshman sure didn’t look too concerned on the court. Lewis was cool, confident and in control the entire way in a dominating victory at No. 1 singles. The outstanding performance by Lewis was the highlight …read more.

At least they tried. The softball sectional games scheduled for Tuesday night at Lakeland High School have been suspended and postponed until Wednesday night. Wawasee and Fairfield managed to play two innings before having play suspended. That game will resume Wednesday evening at 5:00 p.m. in the top of the third inning in a tie …read more.

  Rain and thunderstorms are making a nightmare for several postseason tournament events in the area. The 3-A Marian Softball Sectional games between Marian and Jimtown as well as Culver Academy and St. Joe will be moved to Wednesday. Both games are still slated for 5 p.m. The 4-A Elkhart Memorial Softball Sectional semifinal games …read more.

The book, “Becoming Grace: Seventy-Five Years on the Landscape of Christian Higher Education,” available now from Brethren Missionary Herald, features various contributors who write about Grace’s history.

LAGRANGE – It was sweet, sweet victory for the Whitko softball team Monday afternoon. The Wildcats tallied double digits in a 13-2 thumping of Lakeland on its home field to advance to the semi-finals of the 2015 IHSAA Class 3A Softball Sectional. Everything was clicking for Whitko from the start. Anna Ousley had a big …read more.

BOURBON – The air of shock in the Triton dugout was about as insecure as the on again, off again weather Monday afternoon. Facing a 5-1 deficit to Elkhart Christian Academy, Triton responded with 14 straight runs to rebound for a 15-5 win and a berth in the finals of the Class 1-A No. 52 …read more.

ELKHART – The Warsaw softball team saw its season come to a close Monday with an 8-1 loss to Goshen in the opening game of the Class 4-A Elkhart Memorial Sectional. The game, and more specifically the second inning, was a microcosm of the entire season for the Tigers. The combination of walks, wild pitches, …read more.

InkFreeNews.com continues to prove itself as Kosciusko County’s news leader. We have now reached 33,000 Facebook likes and continue to grow. We are Kosciusko County’s most liked news source. In the last week the Ink Free News Facebook page has had close to 1.1 million page views and over 280 new page likes. Since April …read more.

LAGRANGE – It was the fight the Lady Vikings needed to put up, but Fairfield fought a little tougher. The Tippecanoe Valley softball team watched its season draw to a close at the hands of the Lady Falcons in the opening game of the 2015 IHSAA Class 3A Softball Sectional at Lakeland High School. In …read more.

MIDDLEBURY – The Class of 2015 for the Warsaw boys golf program knows a thing or two or in this case three about winning the conference tournament title. The Tigers used a strong push at the end Saturday to overtake Northridge to claim the Northern Lakes Conference Tournament championship at the Meadow Valley Golf Club. …read more.

By ANDREA NEAL Hoosier women have come a long way since the mid-19th century when a proposal for women’s suffrage generated more scorn than acceptance. One political leader summed up the views of the day when he noted that women already enjoyed “the rights which the Bible designed them to have in this Christian land …read more.

Warsaw Community Schools is gearing up for its ninth year participating in the USDA’s Summer Food Service Program, which ensures low-income children receive nutritious meals while school is out. Marci Franks, director of food and nutrition at WCS, says the school corporation got involved several years ago when summer school students asked teachers for food. …read more.

The Kosciusko Board of Realtors recently helped fill the food pantry of the Victory Rock Church, Pierceton.

WARSAW – What happens when you take great senior leadership and combine it with a formidable freshman class? For the Warsaw girls tennis program that formula equals yet another sectional championship. Coach Rick Orban’s team made it 15 straight sectional titles Friday by blanking Whitko 5-0 under sun-drenched skies in the finale of the Warsaw …read more.

GOSHEN – The cast of characters may have been new in a lot of regards, but it was the same old same old for the Warsaw boys track program Thursday night. The Tigers were the ones left holding the sectional championship trophy once again at night’s end. Warsaw, sporting new faces in a lot of …read more.

SYRACUSE – The unpredictability of Northern Lakes Conference golf continued at South Shore Golf Club Thursday night as the Wawasee golf team pulled off a surprising win over visiting Warsaw, er, well maybe not? The Warriors and Tigers had already seen each other three times this season in invites flip-flopping in final results each time. …read more.

PLYMOUTH – It turns out that all the Whitko boys track program needed was a little change of scenery. The Wildcats made history Thursday night in claiming the first-ever sectional championship in school history. Whitko, which competed last year in the Fort Wayne Wayne Sectional, stole the show in the Plymouth Sectional field. The Wildcats …read more.

GOSHEN – Clayton Cook said that nothing was hurting him Thursday night. That was a bad thing for his competition in the Goshen Boys Track Sectional. The Wawasee star put the hurt on his opponents in dominating fashion in collecting a pair of individual championships to lead the Warriors. Cook, a state finalist in the …read more.

WARSAW – Day two of the Warsaw Girls Tennis Sectional started pretty much as expected. The round ended with a little bit of a bang as Whitko rallied past Tippecanoe Valley to claim a spot in the finals. Warsaw did what most everyone expected, sweeping Wawasee 5-0 without much trouble in the top half of …read more.

WARSAW – Warsaw Community High School senior Ernesto “Tito” Cuellar has signed a letter of intent to continue his education and soccer career at the University of Saint Francis in Fort Wayne. Cuellar, a three-year letterman for one of the more successful high school soccer programs in northern Indiana, was a scoring threat that helped …read more.

AKRON – Roger Moriarty loves to laugh. He also loves to coach the game of golf. The Tippecanoe Valley mentor has combined those two things into a long and lasting career making a difference in the lives of hundreds of young people. Moriarty has been a fixture around the Valley golf program for three decades. …read more.

[weaver_youtube C0wIGeNVSBE rel=0] SYRACUSE – Two runners in scoring position, two outs and in a one run game. A quick swing of the bat from Concord’s Maddi Jackowiak popped a ball up in foul territory. It was a routine play for Paige Hlutke, Wawasee’s catcher, captain and lone senior. For three seconds that ball floated …read more.

WARSAW – Not even remotely ready to give up the throne, the queens of the Warsaw Girls Tennis Sectional showed why they have been celebrating sectional titles for 14 straight years. Warsaw showed a lot of muscle in all three singles courts and split the doubles courts in a 4-1 win over Columbia City in …read more.

Warsaw boys track coach Matt Thacker has seen his team rise to the challenge several times this season. Wawasee boys track coach Scott Lancaster has seen his top tier guys perform at a high level. Both coaches still hope that the best is yet to come starting Thursday night at the biggest moment of the …read more.

WARSAW – It was just another day at the office for the Warsaw girls track and field team. The Lady Tigers claimed their ninth consecutive sectional team title at Tuesday’s 2015 Warsaw Girls Track and Field Sectional Meet with a team score of 171 points, Elkhart Memorial took second with a score of 90.5. The …read more.

[weaver_youtube dJMnKelBYao rel=0] ROCHESTER – Heading into the late stages of the girls track season, Whitko had prepared itself for what annually has been a very tough assignment. A change in plans opened a brand new door for the Wildcats, who embraced a new surrounding with happy feet. Whitko, which had been assigned to the …read more.

WARSAW – The Wawasee girls track and field team competed as a full team for the final time this season Tuesday night at the 2015 Warsaw Girls Track and Field Sectional Meet. The Lady Warriors finished fifth overall in the 13-team field with 45 points and advanced in five events to next week’s regional while …read more.

Today — this 86,400 seconds — is Weights and Measures Day. Though it may sound rather geeky, the study of measurement can be a fascinating endeavor. Humans have been measuring things since they and things existed. It helps us order our world and standardize our interactions. It allows a recognized base point from which we …read more.

The path to postseason success for prep baseball teams is now known. Sectional pairings for the 49th annual state tournament series were drawn this morning in Indianapolis by the IHSAA. Sectional action around the state will include a total of 382 teams in the four-class system. Sectional title games are set for May 30 or …read more.

The start of the state tournament series for girls track teams means that the stakes increase come Tuesday night. The Warsaw girls track team expects to stake its claim to another sectional title too. The Tigers, coming off its 10th straight conference meet championship a week ago, will be the team to beat in the …read more.

WARSAW – It was a long night on the links for a shorthanded Lakeland Christian Academy team. The Cougars hosted Tippecanoe Valley but could only field three players allowing the visiting Vikings to take a win with its team score of 171 at Rozella Ford Golf Club. “We were a little shorthanded tonight,” LCA head …read more.

WARSAW – The Warsaw girls tennis team will not have to wait at all to try and avenge a regular-season loss to Columbia City. The Tigers, who have won 14 straight sectional championships, drew the Eagles in the tourney opener set at Warsaw on Wednesday. Warsaw dropped a 3-2 final to the Eagles back on …read more.

WARSAW – The Lake City Skiers, the 2014 Division II National Champions, will kick off its 2015 season Tuesday, June 2, at 6:30 p.m. The ski team will perform every Tuesday and Sunday at 6:30 p.m. at Hidden Lake Park and the shows are free to the public and no charge for parking. Concessions are …read more.