SYRACUSE – It was a very special day at South Shore Golf Club for Columbia City head coach Andrew Thompson. For the first time in his nine years as the Eagles head coach, his team brought home a first place finish in an invitational. The Eagles were led by a pair of impressive rounds from …read more.

FOOTBALL Spring has finally sprung so I have decided to bounce back with an article as well. Next week I will be back with an official pick’em for local games but this week I am focusing just on the 2015 NFL Draft which starts Thursday night in Chicago. I’ve spent the last few days doing …read more.

[weaver_youtube FHwe8pr9V2Q rel=0] BOURBON – A softball semi-state rematch highlighted a night of sports action at Triton High School. The Triton softball team hosted defending Class 1-A state champion North Miami and arguably the state’s best player in pitcher Josie Wood. The Warriors once again proved to be too much for the Lady Trojans as …read more.

Two area sports personalities will play key roles in introducing former Wawasee High School and University of Tennessee basketball star Shanna Zolman during her Homecoming tribute at the North Webster Community Center gym, a North Webster Community Center fundraiser at which a limited number of tickets will be available at the door. Roger Grossman, sports …read more.

MIDDLEBURY – The Wawasee softball team cleared its first major hurdle of the season Monday night as a 10-game losing skid to Northern Lakes Conference power Northridge was finally snapped. The Lady Warriors saved their best for last in the game, scoring thee times in the sixth and once in the seventh to claim a …read more.

SYRACUSE – Wawasee High School will have plenty of camps to help further the athletic spirit of kids in the area this summer. The boys basketball program will host a camp June 1-4 for boys in grades 2-9. The camp will be held at Wawasee High School from 10-11:30 a.m. The tennis program will host …read more.

WARSAW – There will be plenty of athletic options for kids to do with Warsaw Community High School this summer. The high school is offering several camps for kids to choose from, and spread out throughout the summer. The Warsaw boys basketball program is offering a Solid Ground camp for grades 1-3 and 4-8 the …read more.

[weaver_youtube KnpuhcyrLFI rel=0]   FORT WAYNE – The weather was bitter but the result was somehow even more harsh for the Whitko baseball team Wednesday night. The Wildcats opened their 2015 Three Rivers Conference schedule with Southwood in a game played at Parkview Field and sloppy play led to a 10-7 defeat for Whitko. “I …read more.

Lady Warriors Cruise To Win At Warsaw The Wawasee softball team avenged a loss from 2014 in a very big way Tuesday evening. The Lady Warriors blasted rival Warsaw 25-6 in the conference opener behind a 24-hit effort. Wawasee was led by five hits from Paige Hlutke. The lone Wawasee senior also had a pair …read more.

SYRACUSE – If you want something done right, do it yourself. That seems to be best way to describe the motivation behind the performance of Wawasee’s Aaron Voirol Monday night. The senior was fierce on the mound and dangerous at the plate to help lift his team to an 8-2 win over rival Warsaw in …read more.

Comstock Park, Mich. — For the second day in a row, the TinCaps brought the tying run to the plate in the ninth inning at Fifth Third Ballpark, only for their comeback bid to fall short. Fort Wayne fell to the West Michigan Whitecaps, 4-1, on Sunday afternoon. Center fielder Michael Gettys hit an RBI-single in the …read more.

PLYMOUTH – Oh to be finally be outdoors! That was the feeling for the Wawasee boys track team as it finally competed in its first outdoor meet of the season. The Warriors traveled to the Rock Pile for their season opener against Northern Lakes Conference foe Plymouth. Wawasee lost ground in a few areas leading …read more.

AKRON – Six was not good enough, seven should have ended things and eight finally did the trick. It was a wild game between the Tippecanoe Valley and Warsaw baseball teams Wednesday night. The two county rivals gave fans a little bit of bonus action as seven innings was simply not enough to decide this …read more.

SYRACUSE – In Tuesday’s game between Whitko and Wawasee it was all about offense, right up until it wasn’t. In a hardball game that revolved heavily around scoring early on, it was a late defensive play that would help secure an 8-7 win for the Warriors. “That was huge. They were going for the tying …read more.

BOURBON – The bats remained hot for the Tippecanoe Valley baseball team Monday night. The Vikings came in averaging 10 runs per game on offense and continued the offensive prowess with a 14-1 waxing of county line rival Triton in six innings. Things looked to be evenly matched in the early goings of the game …read more.

BOURBON – The Lady Trojan tennis team made some racket with their, well, racquets Monday night in their season opener. Triton picked up a 4-1 win over Knox in the Northern States Conference match, sending the Redskins to 0-1 in the NSC. Triton was perfect on the doubles courts in Monday’s match. Kylie and Kolbie …read more.

SOUTH WHITLEY – The journey for a sectional championship has begun for the Whitko High School baseball team. It was a tough loss to eventual sectional champion NorthWood that ended the season for Whitko last year but back-to-back 20-win campaigns and six returning starters give the Wildcats plenty to look forward to in 2015. “The …read more.

GOSHEN, Ind. – An eruption. An explosion. An outburst. Whatever you want to call it, Grace’s offense had it during the Lady Lancers’ sweep of Goshen on Saturday. Grace’s softball team enjoyed 22 runs and 28 hits over the doubleheader as the Lady Lancers won 11-10 and 11-3. In the opening game, the teams took …read more.

GOSHEN, Ind. – The Lancers’ baseball squad improved to 3-1 in Crossroads League play with a split of Goshen on Saturday afternoon. The Lancers (10-9, 3-1 CL) pulled out a 4-3 victory in the first game before Goshen’s pitching stifled the Lancers into a 9-0 defeat in game two. In the opening game, timely hitting …read more.

WEST LAFAYETTE – Members of the Wawasee boys and girls track and field teams competed at the Hoosier State Relays finals held Saturday at Purdue University. Clayton Cook highlighted the day for Wawasee with a third place finish in the 60-meter high hurdles and a sixth place finish in the long jump. The senior earned …read more.

AKRON – Last Saturday, the Tippecanoe Valley girls basketball team ended its historic season by finishing as the IHSAA Class 3-A state runner-up in the program’s first-ever title game appearance. While the run for the Lady Vikings was far from expected by anyone in the Valley community, perhaps one girl should have seen it coming. …read more.

Jackie Young set a finals single-game scoring record and eclipsed 1,000 season points on this shot. (Photos by Nick Goralczyk) INDIANAPOLIS – The super sweet season that was for the Tippecanoe Valley girls basketball team drew to a bitter end on the game’s biggest stage Saturday evening in the IHSAA Class 3A state championship game. …read more.

LIGONIER – It was the biggest game of the season for basketball rivals Tippecanoe Valley and Wawasee as the two teams met in the West Noble Sectional semi-finals. For an inconsistent Wawasee team it was the ultimate “put up or shut up” opportunity and the Warriors put up in a big way to shut up …read more.

INDIANAPOLIS – Dreams will become reality for eight girls basketball teams Saturday at the 40th annual IHSAA Girls Basketball State Finals. For the first time since 2007 (Wawasee, 3A) Kosciusko County will be represented in a championship contest as Tippecanoe Valley will face Princeton in the class 3A championship game. Here is a title tilt …read more.

HAMILTON – The Lakeland Christian Academy boys basketball team saw its season end Tuesday night in the opening round of the Hamilton Sectional. Host Hamilton downed the Cougars 61-32 to advance to Friday’s semi-final against Fort Wayne Blackhawk. LCA was led by a 12-point effort from Connor Blum and received nice showings from Jon Harmon …read more.

LIGONIER – If you see a Wawasee basketball player walking around with slightly better posture in the next few days its because the Warrior just lifted a huge weight of their back Tuesday night. Wawasee took its first step towards winning a sectional title by winning its first postseason game since March 4, 2011. The …read more.

WINONA LAKE – The season could not have ended any better for the Lakeland Christian Academy boys basketball team. The Cougars picked up their first win of the year in a 48-29 season finale victory over Portage Christian. LCA saw scoring efforts out of five different players in the game with Connor Blum leading all …read more.

AKRON – It turned out to be a great night for Viking fans in multiple sports. The Tippecanoe Valley boys basketball highlighted the events as the team picked up another win by defeating Kosciusko County foe Wawasee 63-49 behind Neil Clampitt’s 15 points. But Clampitt was not the only member of the Vikings family to …read more.

Diary entry 2/27/15: Day eight without Twitter. I am beginning to wonder why I gave up the app for Lent. I often find myself confused and lost throughout the day without knowing what Norm Macdonald or Pat McAfee are doing at every waking moment. I find it most difficult to have a thought that I …read more.

[weaver_youtube bat4h7tzpfU rel=0]   Valley’s Anne Secrest wins the tip over Rochester during the two team’s matchup in January. (File photos by Nick Goralczyk) AKRON – When Rochester and Tippecanoe Valley meet on the gridiron the game is known as the “Battle of the Bell.” This Saturday when the two school’s girls basketball teams square off …read more.

SYRACUSE – As the postseason creeps closer, the Wawasee boys basketball team continues to fine-tune its play. Eastside rolled to town Tuesday night on an eight game winning streak for its first-ever matchup with the Warriors. Wawasee slammed the door on that streak, downing the Blazers 70-55. The offensive production issue that lingered for an …read more.

[weaver_youtube eJl6xRQ64PU rel=0]   Anne Secrest never stopped smiling following the final buzzer of Saturday’s regional title win over Norwell. (Photos by Nick Goralczyk) DECATUR – Every team wants to make a deep postseason run. Some teams even think they can. But it takes a special team to know that it belongs on an elite level. …read more.

BOURBON – It might not be Duke-North Carolina or Indiana-Purdue, but to hoops fans residing near the Marshall-Kosciusko county line, it’s just as important. Tippecanoe Valley and Triton restored their backdoor rivalry Friday night in the Trojan Trench. Just as fans have grown to expect in recent years, the game did not disappoint. Triton used …read more.

Why the pink pen? Who the heck is Oscar? Well, you know the Oscars are this weekend. So, that answers one question. But, why the pink pen? Every week I write out my picks before typing them up. I typically do this with my perfect Sharpie pen (product placement…ca-ching!) but, I lost that pen. So, …read more.

ELKHART – At this point in the season, it’s all about doing your best. That is just what the Wawasee swim team did Thursday night in the prelims of the Concord Sectional. The Warriors recorded multiple lifetime bests to advance to the finals in seven events on Saturday while securing 13 other spots in the …read more.

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. — Indiana University Athletics will celebrate National Girls and Women in Sports day on Saturday, Feb. 21 in conjunction with the IU women’s basketball game vs. Nebraska in Assembly Hall. The day will highlight and celebrate female excellent and achievement. Many fun events are scheduled, including an IU Varsity Sports Clinic and a …read more.

SYRACUSE – So easy a caveman can do it? Not quite. For the second time in less than a week the Wawasee and Mishawaka boys basketball teams will postpone a scheduled game with each other. Wednesday’s (Feb. 18) scheduled make-up game has been cancelled due to weather conditions. The two teams were originally scheduled to …read more.

SYRACUSE – A seven-point overtime victory on February 17, 2011 was the last time the Wawasee boys basketball team defeated Westview. That was until Tuesday night. The green and gold Warriors snapped a three-game losing skid to the red and gold Warriors by earning a seven-point overtime victory, 69-62. “We really needed to pull this …read more.

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – Purdue’s Vince Edwards has been named the Big Ten Conference’s Freshman of the Week for the third time this season, the league office announced on Monday afternoon. Edwards becomes the first player in school history to win three Big Ten Freshman of the Week accolades. The award dates to the 2010-11 …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.

GOSHEN – Wawasee looked the best it had all season for three quarters of Thursday’s basketball game. The Warriors played solid interior defense and converted on offense, but everything unraveled once the fourth quarter started. Wawasee entered the game’s final quarter tied with Goshen 35-35 and were outscored 25-11 in the frame to take a …read more.

INDIANAPOLIS – Dreams will become reality for swimmers and divers all around the state this weekend as teams and individuals will gather at The Nat for the 41st annual IHSAA Girls Swimming and Diving State Finals. As in years past, there are plenty of local athletes competing at the big event. Warsaw, Wawasee, Concord and …read more.

SYRACUSE – They were far from perfect but the Tippecanoe Valley Lady Vikings did just what they needed to to keep their season alive Tuesday night. The Valley girls basketball team began its postseason journey with a game against Fairfield in the opening round of the 2015 Class 3A Girls Sectional 21 Tournament at Wawasee …read more.

SYRACUSE – The Wawasee basketball team just cannot seem to figure out the Northern Lakes Conference. The Warriors welcomed in Northridge for an NLC contest Saturday night but the Warriors could not convert baskets late in the game in order to pull out the victory. Wawasee fell to 0-6 in the NLC by way of …read more.

[weaver_youtube vrShz7SaTCg rel=0] MIDDLEBURY – In order to leave the Northridge Natatorium without any regrets, the Wawasee girls swim team knew exactly what it needed to do Saturday afternoon. After all was said and done, Wawasee swimmers punched tickets to the IHSAA State Finals in six events at the Northridge Sectional Finals. The Warriors team …read more.

Last week started out very ugly for the picks. I picked five boys games and five girls games. The boys did me no favors as I went just 1-4 with those picks. Thankfully, the girls picks came through and I went 4-1 there to be an even 5-5. That was a close call, way too …read more.

After a thrilling weekend in the sectional round, the amount of local wrestlers still in contention in the state tournament has been weeded out. 27 local grapplers, six of which are top seeds, remain in regional tournaments taking place at Rochester and Fort Wayne this weekend. Warsaw Aiming To Beat The Odds Again At last …read more.

MIDDLEBURY – The stage is officially set for Saturday’s girls swimming sectional finals at Northridge High School. 11 teams gathered at Northridge’s natatorium Thursday night for the sectional preliminaries and, as expected, Saturday’s title will come down to Wawasee and Northridge. The Warriors will enter Saturday’s finals with 15 girls racing for sectional titles and …read more.

Wide-open shots like this helped Gage Reinhard (pictured) and Wawasee score a season-high 74 points in Tuesday’s win over Bremen. (Photos by Nick Goralczyk) BREMEN – It was a double-header for Wawasee’s boys and girls basketball teams Tuesday night and it could not have gone better for Warrior faithful. After seeing the girls team pull …read more.

BREMEN – It took a little more time than scheduled but the Wawasee girls basketball team came out victorious in its game against Bremen Tuesday night. The 39-37 overtime victory gives the Lady Warriors six wins on the season, tripling their total from last season. While the game was close throughout, Wawasee showed early on …read more.

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – Purdue and Wake Forest University have announced a home-and-home series in football.   The Boilermakers will play host to the Demon Deacons at Ross-Ade Stadium on Sept. 12, 2026, and travel to BB&T Field in Winston-Salem, N.C., for a game either Sept. 2 or Sept. 4, 2027.   BB&T Field has …read more.

It’s Super Sunday, the most bittersweet day of the entire year. We get to experience one of the greatest annual sporting events but we also have to face the fact that this will also be our last real football game until September. It is a roller coaster of emotions for everyone involved. Let’s cut to …read more.

AKRON – As the final seconds ticked off the clock the home crowd could be heard chanting, “T-R-C! T-R-C!” It was a moment the entire Tippecanoe Valley girls basketball team has been waiting for all season. The final buzzer went off and with that the Lady Vikings were officially Three Rivers Conference champions. Their final …read more.

AKRON – Tippecanoe Valley volleyball standout Caylie Teel has chosen to take her talents just up the road. Saturday afternoon the Lady Viking senior signed to continue her volleyball career with Grace College. Teel finished her senior season by setting new school records for kills per season (429) and highest hitting percentage (.330). She also …read more.

PLYMOUTH – Months of hard work and anticipation all lead up to one weekend for wrestlers around the state. Sectional weekend is the ultimate put up or shut up opportunity. It is a chance to take away a memory that will last a lifetime, and that is just what Warsaw’s Rory Nolin did this weekend. …read more.

Article is broken up into four team recaps. Team recaps are done alphabetically. PLYMOUTH – Wrestlers around the state started their postseason journeys today and nine area wrestlers brought home titles at the Plymouth Sectional. At least one grappler from Tippecanoe Valley, Triton, Warsaw and Wawasee was crowned at Saturday’s 10-team tournament. In total, 21 …read more.

ELKHART – Offensively it was perhaps the most consistent game the Wawasee basketball team had played all year. Defensively? Not so much. The Warriors traveled to McCuen Gym Friday night to take on Northern Lakes Conference foe Concord. Records meant nothing to a Concord team that entered the game with just two wins. The Minutemen …read more.

PLYMOUTH – The road to the 77th Annual IHSAA State Wrestling Finals begins this weekend for local wrestlers and many have a chance to make some serious noise at their respective sectionals. Plymouth will once again be the center of attention for the majority of local grapplers as Tippecanoe Valley, Triton, Warsaw and Wawasee will …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.

LAGRANGE – The Whitko girls basketball team guaranteed itself a winning record with a win Tuesday night. The Wildcats picked up win number 12 by downing potential sectional opponent Lakeland 48-39. Aly Reiff led all scorers with 26 points, including a 12-point effort in the fourth quarter as the Wildcats outscored the hosts 23-10 in …read more.

CHURUBUSCO – It was a night that could soon be forgotten for the Lakeland Christian boys basketball team. LCA traveled to Turtle Town, USA Tuesday night and produced its second-best offensive performance of the season. Unfortunately, it was the worst defensive performance by the Cougars all season. Class AA No. 7 Churubusco would take the …read more.

SYRACUSE – A depleted Warsaw squad was no match for Wawasee as Kosciusko County’s only two gymnastics teams met Tuesday night. The Warriors dominated every event en route to a 96.325-73.150 victory. While the Warriors were the better team in every event, the vault is once again where Wawasee shined. Freshman Reagan Atwood tied for …read more.

WINONA LAKE – Oh, it was so close! The Lakeland Christian Academy basketball team fell just short of claiming its first win of the season, but it just was not meant to be. The Cougars fell 70-67 to Victory Christian Saturday afternoon. The offense was clicking for the first time all season as the total …read more.

GOSHEN – The Tigers were terrific Saturday afternoon. The Warsaw wrestling team left Goshen High School with three conference champions at the annual Northern Lakes Conference tournament. “I talked with Dan Hatch, our assistant, yesterday and we said we would like to have four in the finals today,” began a very pleased Justin Smith, Warsaw’s …read more.

[weaver_youtube qGV0aYX4VMU rel=0]   SYRACUSE – It would have been huge. Instead of ending a 24-game conference losing streak Friday night, the Wawasee Warrior basketball team watched it grow to 25 and will have it linger for at least another week. The Plymouth Pilgrims escaped an electric crowd and a determined Warrior squad at the …read more.

SYRACUSE – It was a tale of two halves for the Whitko and Wawasee girls basketball teams Tuesday night. After a spectacular first half of play by the visiting Wildcats, Wawasee found its niche in the second half to keep fans entertained to the final minute. Whitko did enough early on to stay safe late …read more.

[weaver_youtube u-_Q_9AfTI8 rel=0]   SYRACUSE – It was home sweet home for the Wawasee gymnastics team Tuesday night. Wawasee performed at home for the first time this season and used that to its advantage as it scored a season-high to defeat visiting West Noble 96.55-90.60. Wawasee took first in every event, but the night was …read more.

AKRON – On a night when the Zebras came to town, it was the Vikings that earned their stripes. The No. 10 ranked Tippecanoe Valley girls basketball team hosted No. 9 Rochester in a battle for first place in the Three Rivers Conference. It was the biggest game between the two rivals in nearly a …read more.

BOURBON – When the basketball game between Oregon-Davis and Triton was postponed earlier this month, nobody knew when, or even if, it would be made up. The two Class A juggernauts finally met Saturday evening and it was worth the wait for the Lady Trojans. “It feels great,” remarked a beaming Becca Kennedy. Kennedy, a …read more.

[weaver_youtube 9eVUua18jSE rel=0] GOSHEN – It certainly wasn’t pretty, but it definitely was a victory. The Warsaw boys basketball team got into a defensive slugfest with Northern Lakes Conference rival Goshen on Friday night and barely survived. The host Redskins never earned a lead in the contest, but made things a little too close for …read more.

It’s been nearly a month since I’ve written a picks article. So, the important questions need to be asked up front. How have you survived, Kosciusko!? I was not there for you during the first two rounds of the NFL playoffs. I was not there when you needed me most for the Golden Globes picks, …read more.

MIDDLEBURY – The Northridge High School Natatorium was rocking Thursday night as swimmers from around the Northern Lakes Conference gathered for the prelims of the 2015 Girls NLC Championships. Local squads Warsaw and Wawasee participated in the evening’s events and both left feeling good after solid showings in the prelims. “Honestly, I thought everyone had …read more.

BLOOMINGTON – Indiana freshman guard James Blackmon Jr. has picked up his second Freshman of the Week award from the Big Ten Conference. Blackmon Jr. scored a game-high 18 points in the Hoosiers 69-66 upset win over nationally ranked Ohio State Saturday afternoon. 16 of the freshman’s points came in the second half, including nine …read more.

PLYMOUTH – A sluggish start led to another frustrating night on the court for the Tippecanoe Valley basketball team. The Vikings ran into an offensive buzz saw against Plymouth Friday night as the Pilgrims shot an incredible 76-percent from the floor to claim a 69-57 victory. “We just weren’t ready to play,” began Valley head …read more.

NAPPANEE – It seemed too good to be true for the Wawasee basketball team at the Panther Pit. A terrific first half performance put the Warriors in a good position to end a losing skid that started in December and a conference losing skid that started three seasons back. It seemed too good to be …read more.

NAPPANEE – It was a battle between the winter Warriors and the polar Panthers Thursday night. While nearly every other high school athletic event was cancelled, Northern Lakes Conference foes Wawasee and NorthWood could just not wait to grapple at the Panther Pit. Weathering the, well, weather turned out to be much more enjoyable for …read more.

AKRON – Twice is nice. For the second year in a row the NorthWood boys basketball team took home top prize in the Winning Edge Holiday Tournament. The Panthers downed Fairfield Friday night and came back to Tippecanoe Valley High School Saturday night to hand a decisive loss to the Vikings on their home court …read more.

WINONA LAKE – It just was not meant to be for the Lakeland Christian Academy girls basketball team. The Lady Cougars found themselves in a 35-19 hole with just five minutes remaining in their game against Covenant Christian and quickly worked the deficit down to nine points before Covenant would close out the game. Covenant …read more.

WINONA LAKE – The Lakeland Christian girls basketball team had a decent day in the opening rounds of its annual Lakeland Christian Classic. The Lady Cougars dropped their first game to Granger Christian 51-39 but rebounded with a win over South Bend Trinity 60-24. Melissa Goss led the way in the first game for 10 …read more.

WINONA LAKE – The first day of the Lakeland Christian Classic did not as planned for the host Cougars. The LCA boys basketball team dropped both of its games Friday to move to 0-9 on the season. The Cougars started their day out by playing Clinton Christian and the Couriers rode Nathan Stutzman’s 25 points …read more.

BOURBON – There are plenty of times where games give fans, reporters and coaches plenty to talk about after the final buzzer. Then there are times when only coaches can best describe how to sum up a game. The latter was the case Friday night as Warsaw head coach Doug Ogle summed up how the …read more.

BOURBON – It was a blast from the past during the girls basketball game between Triton and Warsaw Friday night. Though it was a slow start for the Lady Trojans, Triton would take advantage of even slower night from Warsaw to claim a 42-27 victory over the Lady Tigers for the first time since 1986. …read more.

[weaver_youtube ClAXX9xlkaI rel=0]   NASHVILLE, TN – Anything can happen in the postseason, there are no guarantees and always plenty of surprises. That was the case Tuesday at the Franklin American Music City Bowl when the No. 23 ranked Louisiana State Tigers met on the gridiron with the Notre Dame Fighting Irish. In the end …read more.

COLUMBIA CITY – After dropping a home game to rival Warsaw Friday night, the Wawasee basketball team returned to action for its final contest of the calendar year against Columbia City. The result was not quite the response that Wawasee was hoping for. The Eagles used their size advantage and successful shooting to claim a …read more.

SYRACUSE – The annual Wawasee Boys Swimming Invite took place Saturday afternoon at Wawasee Middle School and it was South Bend St. Joe that took home this year’s top prize. The Indians posted a final team score of 360 points to beat out Wawasee (257) for the invite title. Bremen (207), Rochester (205) and Columbia …read more.

[weaver_youtube qBuOMVEeoaw rel=0] Friday’s game centered around raising funds for Kosciusko County Special Olympics. For more on that follow this link. SYRACUSE – It was “Tiger Time” most of the time Friday night at the Hardwood Teepee. The Warsaw boys basketball team entered a hostile environment at Wawasee High School for both team’s Northern Lakes …read more.

[weaver_youtube UPDs-dFBv-U rel=0] SYRACUSE – When Warsaw and Wawasee come together on any playing surface, the bad blood comes out between the two rivals. Friday night the two long-time rivals met at the Hardwood Teepee but the rivalry took a backseat to something else happening on the court. Once the Warriors and Tigers left the …read more.

SYRACUSE – Thursday’s meet against Plymouth was just what the Wawasee boys team needed. The Warriors used a 147-27 win to pull above .500 for the first time all season on the team’s senior night. Seniors led the way for the Warriors, starting in the diving portion of the night. Tristen Atwood posted a 177.60 …read more.

SYRACUSE – The Wawasee girls swim team picked up another win Thursday night when Plymouth came to town. The Warriors took the top two spots in every swimming event on their way to a dominant 140-43 victory. The winning started out in the diving portion of the evening for Wawasee. Hannah Rhoades posted a lifetime …read more.

[weaver_youtube e5DTFDgFzDA rel=0] SYRACUSE – It almost wasn’t worth the trip for the NorthWood girls swim team Tuesday night. The Panthers came to town to take on Northern Lakes Conference power Wawasee and saw first hand just how tough the Warriors are once again, as if they needed a reminder. Wawasee won all eleven swimming …read more.

SYRACUSE – The Wawasee boys swimming team picked up its second conference win of the season Tuesday night behind a flurry of lifetime bests from its underclassmen. The Warriors won all 12 events against the visiting NorthWood Panthers, proving that cats really cannot swim, en route to a 131-53 victory. The story of the night …read more.

SYRACUSE – For the second year in a row the local Special Olympics basketball team will be playing a scrimmage during the halftime of one a Wawasee basketball game. This year’s scrimmage will coincide with several fundraising events during Friday’s Warsaw-Wawasee game held at the Hardwood Teepee. “It’s a time for the players to come, …read more.

SYRACUSE – What started as a tight contest between two sectional foes ended as a blowout victory for the home team. Whitko set up camp in Warrior territory Saturday night but Wawasee made sure the Wildcats never got too comfortable at the Hardwood Teepee. The Warriors used a big second half to claim their fifth …read more.

SOUTH BEND – Two days and two losses for the Wawasee girls basketball team. The Lady Warriors were hoping to rebound from a Friday night loss to Goshen in their game against South Bend Adams but the Eagles were not going to roll over at home. Adams defeated Wawasee 57-35. Wawasee’s Kylee Rostochak led all …read more.

MERRILLVILLE – The Wawasee wrestling team competed in the Tom Cameron Invite Saturday morning and the trip was not quite worth the drive from a team standpoint. The Warriors went 0-5 at the annual invite hosted by Merrillville High School. The host Pirates went undefeated at 5-0. Tristin Ponsler made hay for Wawasee in the …read more.

SYRACUSE – The Wawasee freshman boys basketball team continued its strong 2014-15 campaign Saturday afternoon. The Warriors of Wawasee welcomed in the Warriors of Westview for the 9th grade contest and it was all Wawasee all afternoon as the home team would claim a 38-29 victory. Trevon Coleman led all scorers with an impressive 21 …read more.

SYRACUSE – There was some vintage Northern Lakes Conference girls basketball on display Friday night at the Hardwood Teepee. Seemingly every player hit the floor at least once in this physical game as Wawasee hosted rival Goshen for the conference opener. A sloppy second quarter from Wawasee allowed the Redskins to build up momentum and …read more.

GOSHEN – The Wawasee wrestling team traveled to Goshen Thursday night for a contest with its Northern Lakes Conference rival. After 10 head to head matches the Redskins stood victorious with a 64-9 team score. Lone winners for the Warriors were Tristin Ponsler with a pin at the 126-pound class and Stephen Possell with a …read more.

UN-DE-FEATED *clap*-*clap*-*clap, clap, clap* Yes, let the perfection flow through you! Last week I went a perfect 9-0, with the help of our wonderful local athletes. It’s something to be proud of, if you all didn’t come here to read this week after week, then I wouldn’t be able to write this article week after …read more.