WARSAW – Tournament previews for the boys tennis championships in the Northern Lakes and Hoosier North Athletic conferences.

INDIANAPOLIS —New grants for the care of Indiana’s water bodies totaling $1,290,880 have been awarded through the Lake and River Enhancement program in the DNR Division of Fish and Wildlife. The grants help fund 33 projects in 26 counties. Local sponsors submit applications for LARE assistance and commit to sharing a portion of the total cost. DNR’s share comes from a fee paid annually by boat owners when registering their boats with the Bureau of Motor Vehicles.

(Photos provided) WINONA LAKE — An emergency order to restrict watercraft operations on specified lakes in Kosciusko County was filed Friday, July 17. This ordinance went into effect on Lake Wawasee, Lake Tippecanoe and the Barbee lakes chain and is in effect until further notice from the Indiana DNR. Flooding and high water levels continue …read more.

The Syracuse-Wawasee Tour des Lakes Bike Ride will roll into Kosciusko County Saturday, July 11. The annual event includes gently rolling hills and a leisure ride to be traveled at your own pace. The event allows riders to appreciate the scenery around Kosciusko’s lakes. The tour travels around eight lakes, beginning with Syracuse Lake, then …read more.

GOSHEN – With the completion of the Northern Lakes Conference baseball and boys golf seasons, the final numbers have been totaled for the All-Sports tallies for boys and girls sports in the NLC. A very tight race in the boys standings had Warsaw claim boys golf and boys track titles in May, but the Northridge …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.

GOSHEN – The Northern Lakes Conference officially released its softball All-NLC selections Friday morning as well as the final listings for girls tennis and boys golf. For softball, Wawasee led the Northern Lakes Conference with a 12-2 record and its first-ever NLC team title. Wawasee fought off Concord in the season finale and split with …read more.

ELKHART – The future of both the Warsaw and Wawasee track programs were on display Saturday at the Northern Lakes Conference Junior Varsity girls and boys track meets at Elkhart Memorial. And the future surely looks bright as both programs posted a multitude of top-three finishes on each side. Team scores were not kept for …read more.

GOSHEN – With both the Warsaw boys and girls track teams rolling to 7-0 dual seasons and team titles in the Northern Lakes Conference track championships, the Tigers and Lady Tigers were both well represented in the All-NLC lists for both sports. Warsaw’s boys won its fifth consecutive conference championship and continue on with 34 …read more.

GOSHEN – The Northern Lakes Conference issued its 2014-15 list for the Academic All-Conference for the NLC’s 20 varsity sports and cheerleading. Each school had 10 student-athletes selected, with their participated sports listed with their names. Concord Tori Moore, soccer; Jared Long, soccer; Jenna Landis, tennis; Rae Ann Miller, softball; Alexa Klopfenstein, tennis; Brittney Eichorst, …read more.

[weaver_youtube VAqCR7FCPnI rel=0] INDIANAPOLIS – The pool is finally closed for the 2015 high school season. The Warsaw boys swimming team concluded its season Saturday afternoon on the state’s grandest stage. The Tigers raced in three events, producing three top 10 finishes at the finals of the 78th annual IHSAA Boys Swimming and Diving state …read more.

[weaver_youtube bO_fhSoy20k rel=0]   Wawasee’s Bre Robinson accepts her medal after finishing fifth in the 100 fly Saturday afternoon. (Photos by Nick Goralczyk) INDIANAPOLIS – It was a big day at the 41st annual IHSAA Girls Swimming and Diving State Championships. Seven records were set on Saturday, bringing the weekend total to 15. Carmel won …read more.

INDIANAPOLIS – Preliminaries are out of the way and it’s all business from here on out for the girls competing at the 41st annual IHSAA Girls Swimming and Diving State Championships. The stakes only get higher Saturday, and after putting it all on the line Friday, several local swimmers earned the opportunity to compete in …read more.

By MARIANNE HOLLAND The Hoosier Environmental Council The Hoosier Environmental Council, Indiana’s largest environmental policy organization, is warning residents in Indiana’s lakeside communities about a sweeping measure moving through the Indiana General Assembly that could decrease their ability to protect the waterways they enjoy for recreation, drinking water and natural beauty. Senate Joint Resolution 12, …read more.

GOSHEN – The Northern Lakes Conference officially released All-NLC selections for wrestling, boys swimming and girls swimming for the 2014-15 season. It was classic NLC domination for three of the conference’s historically dominant programs in Northridge boys and girls swimming and Elkhart Memorial wrestling as the three programs ran undefeated and untouched in round robin …read more.

[weaver_youtube vCQII_EHRrw rel=0] DUNLAP – Not many involved with the 2015 Northern Lakes Conference Boys Swimming Championships left the Concord pool Saturday upset. Northridge claimed its 17th straight team title, Warsaw won a handful of individual titles and a bulk majority of the swimmers from the eight schools lowered personal or school standards. A pretty …read more.

DUNLAP – Northridge put itself in great position to claim its 17th straight Northern Lakes Conference boys swimming title with a huge night Thursday at the NLC Championships preliminaries at Concord. The Raiders posted eight of the 11 top times in swim events, but more importantly, have three swimmers in the finals of every event. …read more.

If all of the local teams playing for conference titles actually win said titles, they should send me a shirt… Disclaimer: I’m only writing this so I won’t get fined. Just when you thought it was safe to walk the streets, somebody goes and steals cold cuts. What is this world coming to, Kosciusko? Alright, …read more.

MIDDLEBURY – It was Northridge’s day to celebrate yet another Northern Lakes Conference girls swimming team title, but the two teams from Kosciusko County had plenty to be excited about at the NLC Championships Saturday afternoon. Between Wawasee and Warsaw, the two clubs claimed eight of the 12 event titles and did so in resounding …read more.

MIDDLEBURY – A sort of order was restored to the Northern Lakes Conference girls swimming world this season. At least in terms of tradition. After Wawasee shook up the conference in 2014 with its first title in almost two decades, Northridge reloaded with a very strong freshman class and took back what its claimed for …read more.

WINONA LAKE – Grace College and Director of Athletics Chad Briscoe welcomed student-athletes from the high schools of the Northern Lakes Conference for a Sportsmanship Summit on Tuesday. Ten student-athletes from eight NLC schools attended the conference, which was designed to educate student-athletes about sportsmanship and character training in athletics. “We are pleased to be …read more.

SYRACUSE – It was a tough one to lose for Wawasee Thursday night. For the 19th straight game in the Northern Lakes Conference, the Wawasee volleyball team lost, this time to Northridge. The visiting Lady Raiders won 25-18, 25-22, 21-25, 25-19. The losing streak for Wawasee in the NLC dates back to 2012 when the …read more.

[weaver_youtube 9GO2Z5A3msI rel=0] NAPPANEE – Sometimes the dominoes just fall in your favor. Scoring just one touchdown in its last nine quarters of football, NorthWood made up for the drought with a 42-28 Northern Lakes Conference football thriller win against visiting Warsaw. Warsaw trailed 28-21 after Dominic Miranda ran the ball in from nine yards …read more.

By LT. WILLIAM BROWNE Indiana Department of Natural Resources Law Enforcement As the weather cools, wearing an overcoat becomes a nearly automatic equipment choice for enjoying the outdoors. At the same time, many people recreating around water seem to forget about wearing another, more vital type of jacket — a life jacket. That’s a mistake …read more.

[weaver_youtube ZvaC8OpQ9-Q rel=0] ELKHART – It’s hard to tab something an upset when an undefeated team wins a title. But when that team knocks off a perennial powerhouse, there’s room to be impressed. Goshen, which won the Northern Lakes Conference boys cross country regular season title with a 7-0 record, backed up its claim for …read more.

[weaver_youtube h4X7aozBxAQ rel =0] ELKHART – The Northridge girls cross country team came up with another way to ruin Warsaw’s party. Putting all five of its runners in the top 10, the Lady Raiders squeaked out a 32 final score to eek out a second-straight Northern Lakes Conference Championship title over Warsaw’s 33 points. And …read more.

ELKHART – The kings and queens aren’t scurrying from the castle just yet, but unrest in the Northern Lakes Conference cross country kingdom could take place Saturday morning. After Northridge’s stronghold over the conference for more than a decade, Warsaw finally muscled up the past three seasons and knocked the Raiders from the post in …read more.

WARSAW – Not one upset. Not one. That was about the only major talking point for day one at the Northern Lakes Conference boys tennis tournament. That being said, it was complete ends of the spectrum for the Warsaw and Wawasee programs. Warsaw was all business in the first of three days of the tournament, …read more.

[weaver_youtube 72E5O_41MT0 rel=0] GOSHEN – After 80 minutes and a lengthy postgame sessions with their respective clubs, both coaches for Wawasee and Goshen boys soccer clubs weren’t sure what was decided after a 1-0 final in favor of Goshen Tuesday night. The lone goal of the match was scored in the 65th minute, a penalty …read more.

NAPPANEE – Goshen claimed the top two spots in both the boys and girls cross country races Tuesday night at Stauffer Park to pile up big wins against Wawasee and NorthWood. The combos of Nora Rangel and Adrienne Henke on the girls side and Gerardo Abad and Shawn Graves on the boys side helped Goshen …read more.

Warriors Level On Pitch Again It took 60 minutes for someone to find the net, and 80 still didn’t solve much in a 1-1 tie Saturday between Wawasee and East Noble in varsity boys soccer. Wawasee hit the scoreboard first, with Austin Shrack taking a pass from Ricky Camargo in the 60th minute and finding …read more.

[weaver_youtube OQ_KHLTbp1M rel=0] SYRACUSE – These two teams just don’t know how to play nice. In a Northern Lakes Conference where most football teams have some sort of ties to a historical rivalry, Wawasee and NorthWood just have a thing for one another. In an epic 27-21 final in favor of host Wawasee Friday night …read more.

[weaver_youtube XsFkfVCc2Jo rel=0] SYRACUSE – There was no shortage of drama Saturday at the Northern Lakes Conference Girls Golf Championships. There was also no shortage of smiles to go around for Wawasee, Warsaw and NorthWood  when it was all said and done. The host Warriors earned a share of the conference crown by edging past …read more.

SYRACUSE – The Syracuse-Wawasee Chamber of Commerce, the Syracuse Rotary and the Syracuse Parks Department are again sponsoring the Tour des Lakes, or also known as the Liberty Bike Ride, set for July 12. The event will emanate from the Syracuse Community Center and Lakeside Park. Registration for the Tour begins at 7 a.m. and …read more.

GOSHEN – It was another banner year for the Northridge Raider softball program, while Concord stepped forward as a team to beat heading into next season. The Raiders and Minutemen headline the Northern Lakes Conference All-Conference softball list for the 2014 season. Northridge, which finished 13-1, had eight total players make the list. Haley Nixon, …read more.

The 2014 prep golf season is winding down, leaving just a few matches for teams to straighten out any hooks or slices before the IHSAA State Tournament. Though some teams will still have a few regular season contests before sectionals, the postseason will begin for members of the Northern Lakes Conference this Saturday. The annual …read more.

GOSHEN – Wawasee put together quite a night in Goshen Monday, posting both varsity and JV baseball wins against Goshen. At Phend Field, the varsity strung together a three-run second inning which made the difference in a 4-1 win. The JV jumped out to a 7-0 lead en route to a 10-3 final. Wawasee had …read more.

[weaver_youtube sxAtPgUmWyw rel=0] WARSAW – Given the spring sports season has been a nightmare in terms of weather and adjustments, it was more than fitting that the Northern Lakes Conference Girls Tennis Championships would last well into the one o’clock hour. That’s right, 1 a.m. Saturday morning. Dealing with the third day in a row …read more.

It’s raining. So, of course, prep sports are being moved around again. First up is Wawasee, which postponed its baseball and softball games with Northridge. The JV and varsity softball games at Northridge as well as the JV and varsity baseball games at Wawasee both have not been given a make-up date. The games were …read more.

WARSAW – It was a very big night for both the Warsaw boys and girls track teams at the Northern Lakes Conference track championships. Warsaw won seven girls event championships Tuesday night en route to a 176-point finish in the team standings, the ninth consecutive team title for the Lady Tigers. The Warsaw boys won …read more.

[weaver_youtube rGZYoyGGTYE rel=0] SYRACUSE – To say Wawasee’s girls tennis team has been snakebitten this season would almost seem to add venom to the wound. It’s been a painful season to say the least. Wawasee hosted Elkhart Memorial Tuesday afternoon and hung around for a while, but the patch and tape group from Syracuse couldn’t …read more.

SYRACUSE – The Wawasee baseball team has made some noticeable strides this season, but the Warriors still have one black-eye on their resume that they would like to get rid of. On Wednesday night Wawasee dropped a game to an Northern Lakes Conference opponent for the 17th consecutive time, dating back to April of last …read more.

WARSAW – Monday may have been Dyngus Day for those that made the trip to South Bend, but it was a day circled in red for the Wawasee and Warsaw baseball teams for a completely different reason. The two rivals squared off for the first of two meetings in 2014 at Warsaw Community High School …read more.

[weaver_youtube 3p-xLHuMYis rel=0] GOSHEN – After nearly a month of cancellations, delays and more indoor practices, the Wawasee girls track team finally were outside and running against an opponent from another school. In the Northern Lakes Conference opener for Wawasee, Plymouth and host Goshen Wednesday evening, the meet was a chance for all three schools …read more.

SYRACUSE – The Wawasee boys golf team is just over a week away from teeing off its 2014 campaign and the sights are set high. The Warriors came in behind three Northern Lakes Conference teams (NorthWood, Northridge and Goshen) and local foe Fairfield at Black Squirrel Golf Club in last year’s sectional. The finish left …read more.

MISHAWAKA – It was a night all about putting the area’s best hardwood players on display and there was certainly no disappointment for the fans in attendance on Monday night for the 2014 McDonald’s Michiana High School All-Star Basketball Games held at Bethal College. In the first game of the night it was the local …read more.

GOSHEN – The winter sports seasons aren’t quite finished, but the Northern Lakes Conference has released a majority of its All-NLC teams. Four of the five NLC sports lists were issued Monday from conference secretary Larry Kissinger. Teams for girls basketball, boys and girls swimming, and wrestling were formally released. Boys basketball has not officially …read more.

The winter weather continues to alter the area prep sports scene. The Warsaw at Concord boys basketball game tonight has been postponed. The Northern Lakes Conference contest will be played on Tuesday, Feb. 4 at Concord. The JV game will begin at 6:15 p.m. with the varsity contest to follow. The Wawasee at Plymouth boys …read more.

[weaver_youtube NevFBnYwizs rel=0] DUNLAP – Saturday’s Northern Lakes Conference Girls Swimming Championships certainly will be remembered by Wawasee fans as a historical day. Wawasee pulled off what a dozen season’s worth of NLC teams have not been able to do, beat Northridge, and did so resoundingly by scoring 447 points to trump the field. The …read more.

[weaver_youtube QEaG66WpBGA rel=0] DUNLAP – Thursday night’s preliminary round of the Northern Lakes Conference Girls Swimming Championships provided little in the way of drama. But the sense of anticipation in what should be a very competitive final is building as the heavy hitters all are primed for Saturday’s final. Prelim swims at Concord had the …read more.

[weaver_youtube NuRyV57QsHE rel=0] SYRACUSE – The last time Wawasee had reason to cheer following a girls swim dual with Northridge, most of Wawasee’s roster were not yet born. But the echoes of 1996 were raised Monday night as the Lady Warriors broke a 16-year losing streak to Northridge in a 105-81 victory, and in turn …read more.

[weaver_youtube 4RWti2RXkzw rel=0] SYRACUSE – Northridge entered Monday night’s boys swim meet at Wawasee with one goal in mind: take care of business. The boys from Middlebury carried on its tradition of winning conference swim meets, blasting Wawasee 149-37 to run its mark to 7-0 in the Northern Lakes Conference. While Wawasee stole the show …read more.

[weaver_youtube mxGLxPJZMe4 rel=0] NAPPANEE – For a few minutes, it looked like a repeat of the Friday night boys basketball game between Wawasee and NorthWood might have reincarnated in the girls hoops version. But NorthWood’s size, speed and experience all took over seemingly all at once in a 72-31 final over Wawasee at the Panther …read more.

[weaver_youtube o8etiDRUt8g rel=0] SYRACUSE – With the Northern Lakes Conference girls swim championships just a week away, several scores still needed settling in the conference round robin. The first came Saturday morning as Wawasee hosted Goshen in a huge girls swim showdown. And the hosts stunned Goshen, 113-73, in a huge statement heading into one …read more.

[weaver_youtube 4eAIuWLL7r0 rel=0] SYRACUSE – With all the buzz surrounding the girls meet going on simultaneously Saturday morning at the Wawasee Natatorium, the Wawasee boys were able to swim with less pressure. That feeling found Wawasee on the winning end of nine events and a somewhat surprising 107-79 romp of Goshen. On the strength of …read more.

ELKHART – The Wawasee girls and Elkhart Memorial boys had big nights in the Memorial pool Tuesday, picking up team wins in Northern Lakes Conference swims. The Wawasee girls rolled, winning all 12 events for the second time in four meets, beating Memorial 127-59. The Memorial boys won the first six events and eight overall …read more.

GOSHEN – With just one Northern Lakes Conference team still alive from fall sports – Concord football – NLC secretary Larry Kissinger late Monday afternoon issued the final lists for its all conference teams. Lists for volleyball, boys and girls soccer as well as football were released. The girls golf, boys and girls cross country …read more.

JV Picks Up Football Win Wawasee’s junior varsity football team ended its season with a thrilling victory Saturday morning in Syracuse, a 14-7 winner over Goshen. Stephon Miller ripped off a 65-yard rushing touchdown and Cameron Adams added a score for the Warriors, which finish the season 3-6 overall. Jeff Bartman added a 60-yard kick-off …read more.

[weaver_youtube qj8mJ-M0hUo rel=0] GOSHEN – At a point in the season when most, if not all, teams are thinking about sectional trophies, Wawasee and Goshen had a not-so-little trophy up for grabs in the northwest corner of the endzone Friday night. The annual battle for the Wooden Chief trophy produced quite a tussle as Wawasee …read more.

PLYMOUTH – The first round of the Northern Lakes Conference boys tennis tournament began Wednesday afternoon in Plymouth with eight teams hinging high hopes on momentum gained. For Warsaw, its spirits are in full bloom while Wawasee are looking for silver linings. The Tigers started its quest for the NLC title with a huge performance …read more.

Wawasee running back Brandin McCulloch applies a stiffarm to NorthWood’s Trent Sauceda Friday night. McCulloch rushed for 100 yards in Wawasee’s 21-16 win at NorthWood. (Photos by Mike Deak) NAPPANEE – Without much room for error, the Wawasee Warrior defense decided to take a stand. Twice. Answering the bell on fourth down and again with …read more.

SYRACUSE – The rumors were true, but in the end, there’s nothing to be excited about. Wawasee is not moving out of the Northern Lakes Conference. The formal announcement came Monday morning from Wawasee High School athletic director Steve Wiktorowski, based on research along with a resounding disapproval notion from the coaching staffs within the …read more.

SYRACUSE – What a difference 24 hours makes. After stomping all over Central Noble Tuesday night in Albion, the Wawasee boys tennis team hosted Plymouth Wednesday and were rudely treated by the guests. The Pilgrims, playing a makeup game from last Thursday’s rainout, opened its Northern Lakes Conference season with a 5-0 shutout over the …read more.

GOSHEN – The Northern Lakes Conference over the weekend issued its All-Northern Lakes Conference baseball list for this past season. Among the list are four players from Warsaw and a pair from Wawasee. Leading the Tigers, which finished 9-5 in conference play and a game back of second place in the standings, were a trio …read more.

The Northern Indiana Lakes Festival at Center Lake hosted numerous groups today that came together to provide information on lakes and the environment. At the Lakes Agriculture Forum, also held today and hosted by Kosciusko Lakes and Streams, agricultural leaders from northern Indiana gathered to discuss issues pertaining to the lakes in the area and …read more.

GOSHEN – The Northern Lakes Conference issued five of its official All-Northern Lakes Conference lists Wednesday, as well as its NLC All-Sports trophy final tallies for the 2012-13 boys and girls sports seasons. Lists for boys and girls track, softball, girls tennis and boys golf were released by Larry Kissinger, NLC Secretary. Baseball will be …read more.

GOSHEN – “That’s what this is all about for me, doing as well as I can for the team so we can get to state this year.” Warsaw’s Will Petro was excited, to say the least, about his round at Maplecrest Country Club Saturday afternoon. The Warsaw junior stunned the field by shooting a 73 …read more.

NAPPANEE – Tommy Klem twirled a gem Friday night, giving up just three hits as NorthWood shut out Wawasee, 6-0, in the final Northern Lakes Conference game for both clubs. Klem struck out 13 batters in the complete game shutout for the Panthers, which had just beaten Wawasee less than two weeks ago by a …read more.

SYRACUSE – Wawasee went on a pure power trip Friday night. Using the long ball and a whole lot of power pitching, Wawasee overwhelmed NorthWood, 8-2, Friday night in the Northern Lakes Conference capper for both programs. The Wawasee bats were hot, specifically that of Alli Ousley and Madi Anderson. A 199-foot, bases-loaded single from …read more.

Miller Takes Over For Concord Jenny Miller took the bull by the horns, going 3-5 at the dish with five RBIs and took the ball in the circle and survived eight hits and five walks allowed to Wawasee in a 9-5 softball victory. Kennadie Lopez added two hits and two walks while scoring three times …read more.

SYRACUSE – Wawasee baseball head coach Eric Screeton was reduced to a quick shake of the head on why his team can’t seem to avoid the big inning. A four-run second inning by Goshen was the albatross Screeton and Wawasee can’t seem to avoid as the Redskins beat the Warriors 5-3 Monday in Northern Lakes …read more.

PLYMOUTH – The conclusion of the 2013 Northern Lakes Conference Girls Tennis Championship was not the sunniest of days for either the Warsaw or Wawasee tennis programs. Both teams finished with positive moments, but were well behind the pace of the remainder of the conference, taking the last two spots in the team standings. Standing …read more.

Plymouth Rallies To Frustrate Wawasee It looked as though Wawasee might break its eight-game baseball losing streak in the Northern Lakes Conference. Holding a 6-2 lead over Plymouth at home heading into the fifth, Plymouth erupted to score nine unanswered runs to defeat Wawasee 11-6 in Syracuse. Plymouth scored two runs in the fifth and …read more.

PLYMOUTH – Rain interrupted the second round of the Northern Lakes Conference girls tennis tournament at the Plymouth Tennis Complex. All five divisions were able to at least get one match in, some more, some less. The two doubles matches were most affected with three of the four matches needing to resume Friday when match …read more.

ELKHART – If a golf course could be responsible for wins and losses, Christiana Creek could make that claim Thursday. Unusually high scores from all three teams had NorthWood struggle to a 164 to best host Elkhart Memorial’s 170 and Wawasee’s uncharacteristic 181 in Northern Lakes Conference play. NorthWood’s Dylan Gessinger and Memorial’s Frankie Iavagnilio …read more.

The Northridge baseball and softball programs maintained its respective momentum pushes Wednesday in Northern Lakes Conference play against Wawasee. The Raider baseball team scored three runs on Wawasee starter Patrick Navarro and made the output hold up in a 3-1 victory in Middlebury. Northridge, which moves to 15-3 overall and 10-1 in the NLC, used …read more.

PLYMOUTH – Kosciusko County almost went O-fer at the Northern Lakes Conference girls tennis tournament Wednesday. In an occurrence that Warsaw coach Rick Orban admits he can’t remember ever happening, his Tiger team not only went into the tournament without a court seeded, but lost four of five of its matchups. It would be fair …read more.

SYRACUSE – On paper it may not have been the best night, but to coach Ben Barkey his  Warsaw team performed just the way it needed to on Tuesday night. “This was a great win for us,” stated the Tiger head coach. Warsaw defeated perhaps its biggest rival in Wawasee Tuesday night at South Shore …read more.

NAPPANEE – Kylie Norris tossed one of the best games of her career Monday night, holding NorthWood to one hit in a 4-1 softball victory at Stauffer Park. Norris allowed just a single to Jodie Ramer – with two outs in the seventh – and a trio of walks. The Panthers scored its only run …read more.

SYRACUSE – Plymouth finished its Northern Lakes Conference regular season on a high note while Wawasee could not find any glory. The visiting Pilgrims swept all five courts in straight sets Monday night in a 5-0 girls tennis result at Wawasee in the NLC capper for both clubs. Plymouth (13-3 overall, 5-2 NLC) and Wawasee …read more.

SYRACUSE – “I just reminded our guys of the expectations that this program has,” NorthWood Panther baseball head coach Zach Benko stated about the speech he gave his team before the third inning in Monday night’s 6-1 victory over Wawasee at Warrior Field. “I just felt that we were slacking a little bit in our …read more.

Memorial Squeaks By Wawasee For the second time in as many weeks, Elkhart Memorial did just enough to garner a softball win over Wawasee. The Charger put together two runs in the first inning and one more in the third to defeat the Warriors, 3-1, Friday afternoon in Syracuse. Paula Strausborger was 2-3 for Memorial, …read more.

NAPPANEE – NorthWood gave up little ground in a 5-0 shutout of Wawasee on the girls tennis courts Thursday afternoon in Northern Lakes Conference play. The one doubles team of Kennedy Walter and Tori Schwartz signed a clean sheet, beating Priscilla Par and Sam Prins love and love to lead the way for the hosts. …read more.

PLYMOUTH – Wawasee welcomed three wins apiece from Clayton Cook, Adam Doll and JJ Gilmer to cruise past Plymouth 75-57 in the final dual for both boys track clubs in the Northern Lakes Conference round robin at The Rock Pile. Cook did his usual handywork in the hurdle events, taking the 110 at 15.83 and …read more.

SYRACUSE – Needing to find some kind of rhythm – anything – Warsaw found peace in chaos Wednesday afternoon. After a turbulent start and a rocky ride, the Lady Tigers finally put away Wawasee, 4-3, in Northern Lakes Conference softball action. The win was much needed relief for a frustrated and tired Warsaw club. “We …read more.

MIDDLEBURY – On paper, this looked like it could be a competitive capper to the Northern Lakes Conference girls track round robin. When the stat sheets were hot from the printer, the scores were not even close. Warsaw demolished a very good Northridge team, 99-33, and smashed Wawasee in the process, 116-15. Northridge beat Wawasee, …read more.

ELKHART – The struggles in the Northern Lakes Conference continue for Wawasee’s tennis team. Through five matches Wawasee has not won a single set as Memorial swept the visitors 5-0 Tuesday night in NLC play. Memorial did so with strong play at one singles from Corinn Whitaker, who took down Esther Hermann one and love. …read more.

GOSHEN – The Northern Lakes Conference has issued its recipients for the 2012-13 NLC Academic All-Conference for its eight member schools. Each school has 10 recipients spanning 20 sports and cheerleading, listed in no particular order. CONCORD Amanda Schoeffler – soccer and softball; Jadon Chupp – soccer; Laura Houman – cross country and swimming; Christopher …read more.

SYRACUSE – “This should bother you. We just don’t see that fire sometimes.” Wawasee head coach Eric Screeton made it clear that he needs more from his players. “We’re just not getting there. We need that passion to compete” Screeton later continued. The Warriors dropped their third straight conference game in a disappointing 8-0 loss …read more.

DUNLAP – Jenny Miller did it with her bat and arm in Concord’s 8-2 win over Wawasee Monday. Miller was 3-3 at the dish and scored three runs while holding Wawasee, which scored 20 runs in a pair of wins Saturday at Lakeland and East Noble, to just two runs on eight hits. Miller struck …read more.

SYRACUSE – Goshen got hot and never cooled off. The visiting Lady Redskins sent the boulder rolling downhill, scoring four runs in the fourth inning and kept slugging in a 12-1 win at Wawasee Friday night in Northern Lakes Conference softball. A two-run homer in the fourth by Emily Mullet, her second of the season, …read more.

Northridge Cruises To Tennis Win Wawasee’s woes in the Northern Lakes Conference continued Friday night in a make-up appearance at Northridge. The Lady Warriors remained winless in NLC court duals, losing another 5-0 result at the hands of the Lady Raiders. Katy Ashpole came close to breaking the streak for Wawasee, which dates back to …read more.

SYRACUSE – The Warrior boys track team lucked out with its only home meet of the season as it was one of the few meets to not be rained out this season. Unfortunately, it happened on a night when Wawasee could have used some thunder and lightning in its performance. The Warriors dropped both matches …read more.

ELKHART — A huge night from Lauren Strausborger was too much for Wawasee to handle. The slugging center fielder for Memorial had three hits, including a homer, and had three RBIs as the Lady Chargers beat the Lady Warriors 5-2 Thursday night. Strausborger also scored two runs to go with the pair of runs Kara …read more.

[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g2dIj4_OZ3M] SYRACUSE — An air of relief came over the often stoic face of Rick Orban between crisp whips of cold wind at Wawasee High School Thursday night. As a brisk crosswind whipped through the WHS tennis courts, Orban’s smile warmed his Warsaw team just a little bit as the Lady Tigers finally picked …read more.

PLYMOUTH — A run in the bottom of the ninth inning gave the homestanding Plymouth Pilgrims a 7-6 win over Wawasee Wednesday night in Northern Lakes Conference baseball. After Wawasee loaded up with three runs in the seventh inning to take a 6-4 lead, Plymouth followed up with a pair of runs to tie the …read more.

SYRACUSE — Kylie Norris did the work in the circle and her teammates spread the wealth at the plate as Wawasee cruised to an 8-3 softball win over Plymouth Wednesday night. Norris allowed just four hits in seven innings and struck out six Plymouth batters. Norris’ only rough inning was the sixth, where Plymouth (2-10, …read more.

SYRACUSE — When it rains in northern Indiana, it pours. Another night of high school track faced less than stellar conditions as NorthWood and host Wawasee decided to forge ahead with its scheduled Northern Lakes Conference track meet Tuesday night. In many regards, the 73-59 final score by NorthWood over Wawasee was the brightest news …read more.

Northridge Trips Up Warrior Baseball The Raider varsity baseball wasted no time Monday night igniting a fire against Wawasee. Scoring four runs in the first, everything went downhill in a hurry in a 16-0 decision by Ridge in the five-inning rout. Ridge scored four in the first, followed by three in the second, three more …read more.

[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Q0oQqu3c9I] GOSHEN – It was a perfect night to take a step forward. What else is there to do at a rare track meet this spring? After suffering through a miserable first few weeks to the so-called spring sports season, Goshen hosted a Northern Lakes Conference boys track triangular Monday night that featured the …read more.