SYRACUSE – It was as though someone above gave just enough grace Wednesday to let them play it out. As the final out was tossed from Gage Reinhard to Donovan Navarro to seal Wawasee’s 6-2 win over Elkhart Memorial in Northern Lakes Conference baseball, what had threatened in the approaching skies literally unloaded on Warrior …read more.

SYRACUSE — It’s not like these two teams aren’t used to this by now. Concord, which has played a total of one complete varsity match entering Tuesday evening and Wawasee, which has just four matches under its belt, would have a rain delay. As rain halted play for about 20 minutes Tuesday, it let up …read more.

GOSHEN — Having to reacquaint for the third time in five days, Goshen and Wawasee finally got their Northern Lakes Conference girls tennis opener in Monday night. Having been rained out Thursday and Friday last week, the conditions were good enough Monday to play at Goshen Middle School, and the hosts wasted no time in …read more.

WARSAW — It was a tale of two seasons in Warsaw. At first, a Warsaw reign that looked as though the night would be short. Then, a Wawasee firestorm that stunned the hosts. A 4-0 Warsaw lead quickly evaporated into a huge response from Wawasee, scoring 10 uninterrupted runs in an eventual 10-7 victory in …read more.

SYRACUSE — Concord didn’t need a full bus to bring enough talent to pick up two wins. The depth of Goshen was just what it needed to get a win over Wawasee. Concord brought just a mini bus full of girls track athletes Tuesday night, but swept both Wawasee, 75-56, and Goshen, 70-62. The Lady …read more.

GOSHEN — When will it all come together for the young Wawasee Warriors? Some nights the boys basketball team shoot lights out, but cannot make a stop on the defensive side of the ball. The rest of the time they play solid defense, but cannot get a shot to fall. The latter was the issue …read more.

SYRACUSE — It was another rough night on the hardwood for Wawasee on Saturday. The boys dropped to 0-6 in Northern Lakes Conference play after losing 63-31 to the visiting Northridge Raiders. The first quarter told the story of the game. The young Warrior defense played well on the defensive side of the ball but …read more.

The Northern Lakes Conference issued its official lists for the 2012-13 All-Northern Lakes Conference teams for boys and girls swimming as well as wrestling. Girls and boys basketball will be released in the coming weeks. Gymnastics does not field a full compliment of Northern Lakes Conference teams, thus, no postseason conference awards. Girls Swimming Northridge …read more.

[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cW9ZOQnEaQQ] DUNLAP — Warsaw head coach Nate Long ran the course of emotions Saturday afternoon at the Northern Lakes Conference Boys Swimming Championships. Having been a performer in the NLC as a swimmer for Warsaw less than a decade ago, Long was well aware the effort it would take to succeed at such a …read more.

DUNLAP — If you have ever found yourself wondering, “Is there an 11th commandment?” Concord High School has graciously given the world an answer. “Thou shalt not win in McCuen Gym.” The Minutemen defended their home court in style Friday night by beating visiting Wawasee 82-43. The home victory is Concord’s sixth on the year …read more.

DUNLAP — A pair of Warsaw swimmers are in the middle of the action as the preliminaries of the Northern Lakes Conference boys swim meet have been determined after day one of swimming at Concord. Spencer Davidson is the top seed in both the butterfly (54.61) and the breaststroke (1:01.46) heading into the finals of …read more.

PLYMOUTH — After a very troubling night that loosely involved both Plymouth and Wawasee Friday, both schools got back to business Saturday. Plymouth maintained its balance and kept Wawasee at distance in a 62-45 final in girls Northern Lakes Conference basketball. Wawasee hosted Plymouth in boys basketball Friday night but played under a heavy cloud …read more.

SYRACUSE — The Tigers and Warriors were geared up Saturday morning as they and six other rival schools gathered for the 2013 Northern Lakes Conference Wrestling Championships. With 102 wrestlers competing for conference immortality the meet promised to be a thrilling one. The favorite to win Saturday’s tournament was Plymouth. The Pilgrims had come in …read more.

SYRACUSE — Four Elkhart Memorial players reached double figures in scoring as the Lady Chargers beat Wawasee, 55-37, Saturday afternoon. Leading Memorial (11-4, 3-1 NLC) was the 12 points from Khadijah Moore. Monica Jones tossed in 11 points and Victoria Kyle and Paige Newline both chipped in 10 points for the victors. Memorial, which has …read more.

[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iqotQwXYsWQ] MIDDLEBURY — It was a great day to be a coach at the Northern Lakes Conference Girls Swimming Championship finals held at Northridge. Coaches all over the deck were pumping fists, erasing personal best times and standing in adulation at the achievements of their respective athletes. Northridge head coach Joe Keller got to …read more.

ELKHART — Wawasee kept pace with Elkhart Memorial in the second half, but a slow start wound up costing the Warriors in a 70-57 loss to the Chargers in boys hoops Friday night at North Side Gym. A monster second half from Alex Clark, who scored 22 of his team-high 27 points after intermission, kept …read more.

ELKHART — Memorial flexed its muscle on the wrestling mat Thursday night, pinning Wawasee eight times in a 60-16 win. The Chargers, which move to 5-1 in the Northern Lakes Conference with its only loss to Plymouth, started the night with back-to-back pins from Nick Vaughn and Chris Morris over Michael Pena and Jake Sumpter. …read more.

MIDDLEBURY — Winter tournament season officially began Thursday with the preliminary round of the Northern Lakes Conference girls swim championships. The positioning at the Northridge Natatorium had all eight conference schools swimming for championship and consolation swims this Saturday also to be held at Northridge. Diving will kick off Saturday’s activity in the morning with …read more.

A quartet of area players have earned All-Northern Lakes Conference honors in girls soccer this fall. The Warsaw trio of seniors Meredith Hollar and Erica Gauger and junior Abby Schue were selected for the All-NLC accolades. Tabbed for conference honors from Wawasee was senior Lexy Blunk. Warsaw coach Dan Miller was honored by his peers …read more.