[weaver_youtube k81e-CmYTJ4 rel=0] MIDDLEBURY – It is no secret that Monday is the most despised day of the week. For most people the week could not start out on a lower note. But for the Warsaw boys swim team, the Northern Lakes Conference meet Monday night was anything but disappointing. As expected, meet favorite and …read more.

SYRACUSE – Simply put, there was nothing good about Friday night for the Wawasee boys basketball team. The Warriors welcomed in Concord for a Northern Lakes Conference tilt at the Hardwood Tee Pee and practically handed the game to the Minutemen with a flurry of turnovers and missed shots. Concord took advantage of nearly every …read more.

Super Bowl weekend is finally upon us and I have taken the liberty of setting aside a special article to preview this year’s NFL title match. This will be an exciting game full of some very big personalities and memorable moments. So, without further delay, let’s get down to business. NOTE: I did my homework …read more.

[weaver_youtube 3Vq-n3s5A5g rel=0] LIGONIER – There were no springs in the floor at West Noble High School, but there was a spring in the step of the Wawasee gymnastics team on Tuesday night. The Warriors had to adjust their routines a bit being away from the comfort of their home floor but ultimately Wawasee did …read more.

[weaver_youtube MoQho5mFtG0 rel=0] SYRACUSE – Hopes were high for the Wawasee freshmen basketball team on Monday night. The Warriors welcomed in a very talented Northridge team to the Hardwood Tee Pee and, despite a good start and strong finish, Wawasee would fall to its Northern Lakes Conference rival 37-25. The Warriors came out with a …read more.

WARSAW – Back-to-back games could not produce back-to-back wins for the Warsaw Tigers basketball team. Just one day after earning a nice conference win over a rival Goshen team the Tigers welcomed Fort Wayne Snider to the Tiger Den for the first time ever Saturday night. Despite the enthusiastic and intimidating crowd, Snider had no …read more.

[weaver_youtube vB7fw3qCRws rel=0] SYRACUSE – And the streak goes on. For the seventeenth consecutive time the Wawasee Warriors boys basketball team has lost a Northern Lakes Conference game. Friday night at the Hardwood Tee Pee the Warriors had their chances to end the streak but it was Elkhart Memorial who played the better game and …read more.

  “Just keep swimming, swimming, swimming. What do we do? We swim, swim.” -Dory, “Finding Nemo” It finally happened. I regret to inform you devoted readers that last week I went just 4-6 in my picks. Yes, for the first time I finished below .500 with my picks, bringing a frigid cold over the county …read more.

[weaver_youtube Wc63p2mKGyY rel=0] SYRACUSE – The Wawasee gymnastics team was on cloud nine after a solid victory over defending sectional champion Angola this past Tuesday night. Unfortunately for the Warriors, that high did not last as long as they were hoping. Wawasee was brought back down to Earth on Thursday night following a 103.35-95.08 loss …read more.

SYRACUSE – The Wawasee wrestling team found itself over-matched by one of the premier teams in the Northern Lakes Conference when Elkhart Memorial came to town on Thursday night. The Warriors fell into a big hole early and never had a chance to climb out as the visiting Chargers would take home a 61-12 victory …read more.

[weaver_youtube 3OZWq8xbkYI rel=0] SYRACUSE – The Wawasee Lady Warrior gymnastics team wasted no time in making a statement in the 2013-14 season. The talented squad was challenged by its head coach, Nika Prather, to make an impression in the season’s first dual meet against defending sectional champion Angola. The Lady Warriors rose to the occasion …read more.

[weaver_youtube ZCsv94e_mg4 rel=0] SYRACUSE – It was an extraordinary night at Wawasee High School on Friday night. The Warriors welcomed in their toughest opponent of the year in Northern Lakes Conference foe NorthWood and went toe-to-toe with the No. 9  team in class 3-A for four quarters in front of a wild and raucous crowd. …read more.

Who loves picking sporting events?Nick loves picking sporting events!Is it true?Mmmhmm, I do, I do, I doo-ooo!(That was for all you Keenan and Kel fans) I absolutely love sports, I really do. I was lucky enough to be in attendance at Lucas Oil Stadium last Saturday night as Andrew Luck led the Indianapolis to a …read more.

[weaver_youtube 8nsUM3EluT0 rel=0] SYRACUSE – For the Warrior wrestling team, the 2013-14 season has not offered many reasons to celebrate. With a roster full of young, inexperienced wrestlers, wins have been few and far between so far. But on Thursday night the team was able to take a moment and celebrate its lone senior, Michael …read more.

We (me) are back (not front)! Okay, now that I have cleared that up, Happy New Year to everyone! I hope a happy holiday season was had by all and hopefully the good spirits continue well into 2014. It has been a while since I last used my picking ability (sometimes referred to as my …read more.

ROCHESTER – It is a well-known saying in sports that the “cream will rise to the top” in any given game. On Friday night the NorthWood Panthers were the cream of the crop and they showed it in the second half. The Panthers would hold Tippecanoe Valley to just 18 second-half points to claim a …read more.

[weaver_youtube ga6KrNkLTAA rel=0] ARCADIA – Before Friday morning’s game Warsaw and Bloomington North had never gone toe-to-toe with one an other on the basketball court. By the time that the game had ended, the Cougars were left wishing it had just stayed that way. The Tigers used some precision shooting and won the battle on the …read more.

WARSAW – It was a game that the Tigers had to win and they did just that. The Warsaw boys basketball team welcomed in rival Wawasee to the Tiger Den on Friday night and did not show much hospitality to the Warriors after the first half. The Tigers had four players in double digits to …read more.

‘Tis the picks before Christmas and all through Kosciusko,Conference games with local teams are a must go. The stages are set for both Warsaw and Wawasee. While rivals square off in Akron and South Whitley. One Triton team goes East while the other stays home. Meanwhile, to the Maple City, Lakeland Christian will roam. On …read more.

WARSAW – It was not a typical night on the mat in the Tiger Den. But this season has been anything but typical for the Wawasee and Warsaw wrestling teams. Both teams are low on numbers and that problem was front and center when the two rivals collided on Thursday night as seven of the …read more.

SOUTH WHITLEY – Originally scheduled for last Saturday night, the boys basketball game between Wawasee and Whitko was one of many postponed due to bad weather and icy roads. Both teams took the court on Tuesday night at Whitko High School in hopes of getting a big win before starting conference play. By the time …read more.

GOSHEN – The Lady Warrior basketball team was back in action on Friday night. Wawasee opened up its 2013-14 Northern Lakes Conference schedule against Goshen. It was a game that showed a lot of improvements for Wawasee overall, but the experience that Goshen brought to the table was too much for the young Warrior squad …read more.

Well, Kosciusko County, we once again find ourselves facing the wrath of Friday the 13th. Back in September we waded through the superstition and possibility of untimely death during this cursed day and made it out alive. Today we will have our superstitions at the forefront of our thoughts as we go about our daily …read more.

[weaver_youtube EFrjcZlwgec rel=0] AKRON – The Tippecanoe Valley basketball team ran into the wrong team, at the wrong time when it hosted Culver Military Academy. Over the past two seasons the Academy has gone a dismal 2-42 since its run to the State Finals in March of 2011. But the team is aimed at making …read more.

[weaver_youtube 9hMovs2KKVA rel=0] WARSAW – Just one night removed from falling by one point to Homestead, the Warsaw Tigers basketball team responded in grand fashion in front of its home crowd. The Tigers used efficient execution from a variety of players to knock off a confident and undefeated Huntington North squad on Saturday night 50-46 …read more.

SYRACUSE – It’s not déjà vu, it’s just growing pains. For the second game in a row the Wawasee basketball team felt the pain of a close loss. This time the Warriors were downed by the Squires of Manchester 45-44 on Friday night. The game started much differently than it ended. Manchester came out in …read more.

[weaver_youtube lcFTBU41Sj0   rel_o] MIDDLEBURY – It was a rough night on the mat for the Wawasee in Middlebury on Thursday. The Warriors went into the Northridge Fieldhouse short on athletes and came out short on points. The Raiders cruised past Wawasee 52-12 in both school’s first Northern Lakes Conference meet of the year. Wawasee …read more.

Break out the champagne and ticker tape! I have finally accomplished a milestone, my 100th correct pick! It has been a long ride, I could not have done it without you readers and all of the fantastic athletes that have helped me along the way. 100 correct picks is something truly amazing. Nobody else is …read more.

LIGONIER – Wawasee kept things interesting in its game with West Noble Tuesday night, but the Lady Warriors could not keep things consistent. West Noble held the lead for the entire game to grab a 64-53 victory. Tuesday night’s game had flashes of the potential that the young Lady Warriors team has but only in …read more.

BLOOMINGTON – Indiana University is a basketball school, there is no arguing that. But on Saturday night in Memorial Stadium, Hoosier eyes were focused on scoring a “bucket” that is slightly different from the ones exchanged in Assembly Hall. Indiana reclaimed the Old Oaken Bucket from its bitter rival, Purdue, in record-setting fashion with a …read more.

Happy Thanksgiving, everybody! It is finally time to serve the stuffing, pumpkin pie (extra Cool Whip, please), cranberry sauce (for reasons that I still have not figured out) and turducken! Thanksgiving is truly a special time of year. Bickering family members, dry turkey, mediocre football and crazed moms hurdling one another to grab the last …read more.

BOURBON – It took a little while for Triton to find its groove on Wednesday night’s season opener. Some first-game jitters appeared to be getting the best of the Trojan starting five at first, but once the shots started falling a weight was lifted as Triton would cruise to a 74-30 win over Oregon-Davis. At …read more.

SYRACUSE –  Wrestling is a sport that is fueled by passion. As physically tough as the sport is, it is even more mentally taxing. At the beginning of any season, wrestling coaches see kids come and go as young men struggle to handle all of the demands that the sport tenders to its athletes. It …read more.

BENTON – If your opponent gets hot from behind the arc, it could end up being a long night no matter the time or place. Trying to stop a team with a hot hand is like trying to stop a freight train roaring down the tracks. On Tuesday night Fairfield welcomed in Wawasee for the …read more.

SYRACUSE – There are big wins and then there are completely lopsided victories, both of which are hard for a young team to achieve. On Friday night, just three days after suffering a tough overtime loss, the Wawasee Lady Warriors basketball team was able to respond by dominating an inferior and inexperienced South Bend Career …read more.

AKRON – The time is now for Tippecanoe Valley wrestling. A total of 23 young men have put in countless hours since last February preparing for the start of the 2013-14 season. Expectations are high but the Vikings are up to the challenges that the new season is sure to bring. While other local programs …read more.

SYRACUSE – In athletics, players are taught to be able to adjust to the moment. “Quick-change” is a term that can be heard on every court and field from fall to spring. In June, the entire Wawasee Warrior basketball program was called upon for a quick-change as long-time Warrior head coach Phil Mishler stepped away from …read more.

This week is going to be a little different, I have an itch to rant. In 2014 the Big Ten Conference will be adding Rutgers University (and the University of Maryland, but nobody cares about that right now) and I have a problem with this addition. In the past year Rutgers has been hit with …read more.

I would be lying if I said that I always knew what I was doing with these picks. Yes, I am what the industry would call an “expert” but I will sometimes just simply be wrong with a pick. Last week highlighted how wrong I can truly be at times as I finished at a …read more.

SYRACUSE – Perhaps the new all-black uniforms are all too perfect for the Wawasee girls’ basketball team. The ominous color itself symbolizes uncertainty and mystery. Uncertainty is certainly a fair word to use when describing the 2013 Lady Warriors. After graduating three seniors, including the school’s second all-time leading scorer KiLee Knafel, Wawasee is left …read more.

As far as Kosciusko County is concerned, football season is over. No more Wildcats, Warriors, Vikings, Trojans and after last Friday, no more Tigers. Yes all of our favorite local prep gridiron stars have been eliminated. In fact, just one Northern Lakes Conference team remains in the fall postseason, the Concord Minutemen, perhaps better known …read more.

MARION – On Saturday night a special occasion took place for Lady Warrior fans as two of Wawasee’s most decorated players went head-to-head on the collegiate hardwood. Taylor Goshert and the Indiana Wesleyan Wildcats handed KiLee Knafel and the Indiana University-South Bend Titans a 66-42 loss in an early season contest at Wesleyan’s Luckey Arena. …read more.

  FORT WAYNE – The odds were stacked against the Warsaw football team on Friday night at Carroll High School but that did not deter the underdog Tigers from going toe-to-toe with one of the state’s toughest teams. The Tigers frustrated a talented Charger squad for most of the game but after taking a 7-0 …read more.

Happy Halloween! I am back with another amazing set of picks for your reading delight. A lot of trick ‘r’ treating was canceled tonight so I pushed off the article a little more for two reasons. The first reason is because I was at the office all day and quite frankly I believe the place …read more.

LIGONIER – The fun, exciting and sometimes frustrating adventure that was the 2013 Lady Warrior volleyball season came to its conclusion on Thursday night. Wawasee fell at the hands of Class 3A No. 6 Fairfield 3-0 in the quarterfinal round of the West Noble Sectional. The Falcons, whose program has captured nine straight sectional championships, …read more.

Apologies for the late post. I am just trying to compete with the local news broadcast. We all know who is more entertaining. I am happy to say that last week certainly lived up to the hype. The local prep teams gave us a few good games to talk about. Notre Dame and USC put …read more.

LIGONIER – The 2013 season came to an unsatisfying close for the Whitko volleyball team on Tuesday night. Whitko had what could probably best be described as an off-night and that would lead to a 3-1 defeat at the hands of West Noble and a first round exit of the Class 3-A West Noble Sectional. …read more.

SOUTH WHITLEY – Friday night’s Three Rivers Conference showdown at Ryan Huff Memorial Stadium had it all. Two teams with very different, but very effective offensive attacks and a rivalry game escalated with a share of the conference title on the line in front of a near capacity crowd. The showdown between Tippecanoe Valley and …read more.

The Lady Warriors celebrate after scoring a point in the game’s opening set. MIDDLEBURY – The regular season has come to a close and sectional tournaments are now upon the IHSAA volleyball community. The Lady Warriors finished their season on Thursday with an Northern Lakes Conference contest against a talented Northridge squad. After a slow …read more.

Well, does it? Can a weekend of sports possibly have more stuffed into it? Three local prep teams are playing for conference titles, two League Championship Series will come to a close in the MLB Playoffs. Boys and girls cross country and soccer teams will be competing for regional titles. USC and Notre Dame renew …read more.

ELKHART – Simply put, conditions were ugly for the first round of a hopefully deep postseason run for Wawasee’s boys’ and girls’ cross country teams. Rainy weather led to a muddy course to help set the scene Tuesday night at Ox Bow County Park in Elkhart for the IHSAA Sectional Championships. As ugly as the …read more.

WARSAW – Could it really be this easy? After after being pushed to the brink of elimination on Wednesday night, the Warsaw boys soccer team knew it had to be on its game Saturday afternoon to avoid leaving its season in the hands of an old rival. The Tigers escaped with ease and left no …read more.

[weaver_youtube oi7p0CE92dg rel=0] SYRACUSE – Home sweet homecoming. Pride, passion and pageantry were all on display at Wawasee High School for the grand finale of Homecoming Week 2013. After a week full of fundraising, competition and celebration, Wawasee students were hoping to see their football team end the week on an even higher note and …read more.

Last week I was grandstanding. This week I am grabbing the soap box. Maybe next week I will start “Tebowing” just for kicks. I have noticed that we, as fans, too often get caught up in the passion we have for our teams. In the past few weeks I have covered several prep contests where …read more.

[weaver_youtube -jUTM7_6Ttg rel=0] SYRACUSE – A night reserved for the accomplished senior members of Wawasee’s volleyball team turned into one that the class of 2014 would like to forget. The Lady Warriors hosted Whitko on Tuesday night and were stunned as the Wildcats took three of the final four sets to walk away with a …read more.

WARSAW – The Warsaw Adult Tiger Booster Club is issuing a reminder that any parties wishing to advertise in the upcoming all-sports program for Warsaw Community High School’s 2013-14 athletic season need to inquire by July 19. Questions regarding advertising in the program can be directed to WCHS Athletic Director Dave Anson (574) 267-3162 or …read more.

SYRACUSE — Wawasee will continue its trend of letting the weather dictate its early spring pace. The boys and girls track meets at Columbia City scheduled for tonight has been called and a make-up date was not made. The JV and varsity softball games for tonight at Wawasee with Lakeland were also called off, with …read more.

The following bowling league scores were reported by The Bowling Alley, Warsaw, for business sponsored and individual teams and players. The Bowling Alley is located at 1535 N. Detroit St., Warsaw.

The Bowling Alley in Warsaw reported the following league scores for both teams and individual bowlers for Saturday Morning Jr/Major 12-13, and Saturday Morning Preps: 12-13.

As the winter season is chugging along, we at Stacey Page Online have been on the road nearly every night bringing you into the gyms and pools of our local teams. With the coverage comes a host of photography, which we not only put on display with our stories, but also place in our photo …read more.

The WCHS athletic programs, on both the boys and girls sides,  have taken the Northern Lakes Conference all-sports awards for the 2011-12 school year. The Warsaw boys sports programs totaled 122 points with conference championships in soccer, cross country, golf and track. The Warsaw girls athletic teams compiled 126 points, winning NLC titles in cross …read more.