Our final installment of the Top 10 lists features the five teams we feel had the best overall season in the 2013-14 calendar year. One just ended their season two weeks ago with one of its relay teams posting a second-place finish at the state finals while the other had an athlete take two second-place …read more.

Our look at the top 10 teams in the area actually mixes in two teams cut of the same cloth. The Wawasee boys and girls cross country teams had a historical season, checking in together at No. 10 while their classmates on the softball team had a season for the books, taking our No. 6 …read more.

WARSAW – The Wawasee All-Stars 14U softball team won its second title in as many weeks. The Wawasee team won the Wahoo Bash Tournament June 7th in Topeka and brought home the championship trophy again last weekend at the Wahoo Invitational held at CCAC in Warsaw. Wawasee went 7-0 for the weekend at the CCAC …read more.

BOURBON – Triton High School concluded its spring athletic season with its season-ending awards ceremonies Wednesday night. Awards for team and individual accomplishments were given for its six spring sports. CONFERENCE AWARDS Tennis All-Northern State Conference: No. 1 doubles Carrie Slabaugh and Holly Stogsdill; No. 1 singles Kaelyn Mason Softball All-NSC: Hannah Jennings – OF; …read more.

“Ten little Indian boys went out to dine…” We have nearly reached the end of our beloved 2013-14 prep sports year. The Warsaw golf team is the last remaining team from our Kosciusko area and it will compete in the Warsaw Regional at Stonehenge Golf and Country Club Thursday morning. While the Tigers are the …read more.

SYRACUSE – Wawasee High School closed out the 2013-14 athletic school year with the athletic awards banquet held Monday evening at WHS. The six spring sports were recognized in accomplishment. Baseball Warrior Way Award – Andrew Milligan Offensive Player of the Year – Gage Reinhard Defensive Player of the Year – Nik Anderson Pitcher of …read more.

SYRACUSE – Having served as an assistant athletic director for three years, Cory Schutz was given his chance to officially call the shots Tuesday evening. Eastern (Greentown) High School’s school board officially approved Schutz to take over as its high school athletic director during a vote by the board Tuesday. Schutz served as Wawasee High …read more.

[weaver_youtube DnQX5KM0-bM rel=0] FRANKFORT – Josie Wood was a one-woman wrecking crew Saturday. Fortunately for North Miami, Wood was unbelievable while unfortunately for Triton, Wood put an end to its softball season. Wood hit two homers and was a beast in the circle as North Miami eliminated Triton from the IHSAA Class 1-A softball tournament …read more.

Apparently I embarrassed myself last week with my picks. I picked against the Warsaw baseball team in its sectional semifinal game. The Tigers proved me wrong by beating Northridge before ultimately falling short of Concord in the sectional championship. Earlier in the week I incorrectly picked Fairfield to defend its home turf and knock the …read more.

BOURBON – Triton’s historic run in softball this season has plans formulating for another chance at glory. The Lady Trojans, which beat South Central (Union Mills) 4-0 Tuesday night, will play in the Clinton Prairie Class 1-A Semi-state Saturday against top-ranked North Miami. Triton, which is 23-6 this season, has set the single-season record for …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.

[weaver_youtube QU2HknqgZhg rel=0] SYRACUSE – It was an environment unlike any Wawasee softball has ever seen. And one that Leo is glad it is leaving in high spirits. A crowd of well over 600 wrapped around the Wawasee softball diamond Tuesday evening for the softball regional between Leo and Wawasee. The visiting Lions, taking advantage …read more.

BOURBON – Across the board, Triton pretty much knew its 2013 softball regional would be a rough one. Having to deal with state powerhouse Lakewood Park Christian at home and its juggernaut program, head coach Steve McBride and his Lady Trojans were almost ‘just happy to be here’ given the mood following the 9-0 loss. …read more.

SYRACUSE – Any coach will tell you getting a tournament game at home is a blessing. For a team with so much state tournament inexperience as Wawasee has, playing Tuesday’s regional game at home can only be considered a blessing. “Getting to play a game at home surely is a benefit for us,” said Wawasee …read more.

[weaver_youtube 4IDzttW6P2s rel=0] BENTON – The ‘big plans’ Wawasee has for its softball postseason will now involve one more game on its home field. Wawasee played a complete game Thursday evening against Lakeland in a 8-0 win in the championship game of the Fairfield Softball Sectional. The victory gives Wawasee its fifth title in program …read more.

[weaver_youtube _YYShnZ5H04 rel=0] BENTON – Bob Shea may have become the architect to Wawasee softball’s tournament success. Shea, the author of the children’s book ‘Big Plans’, diagrams what it could be like to make it big through the eyes of a child. As Wawasee head coach Jared Knipper, a kindergarten teacher at Syracuse Elementary, read …read more.

We are currently in the thick of sectional week for both baseball and softball and it is madness, games started on Monday for local softball teams and the fields are thinning daily. I debated what to do for my picks this week and have decided to go ahead and pick the remaining games on schedule …read more.

[weaver_youtube ujwjjdHQRrs rel=0] BENTON – It took a little longer than usual, but the Fairfield softball team eventually got the result it was looking for. Whitko played host the Falcons on Tuesday night and after a 65-minute lightning delay interrupted the game in the fifth inning, Fairfield claimed a 4-0 victory in an IHSAA Sectional …read more.

BENTON – It’s one down and two to go for the Wawasee softball team. The Lady Warriors opened up postseason play against Tippecanoe Valley on Tuesday night and shut out the Vikings 6-0 in the quarterfinals of the IHSAA Softball Sectional 21 at Fairfield High School. Wawasee starting pitcher Amber Lemberg was the beacon of …read more.

[weaver_youtube xI1aWeg-4p4 rel=0] BOURBON – It’s a moment in Triton softball history that has never happened before. The Lady Trojans took care of business Tuesday night, blitzing Hamilton 10-0 in a five-inning sectional championship that gave Triton its first back-to-back sectional titles in school history. Triton started off slow but soon found a lot of …read more.

SYRACUSE – Zero is not always a good thing, but the Wawasee Warrior junior varsity softball team has had a love affair with the number all season. The Warriors ran the table from day one of the 2014 season and hosted its year-end tournament Saturday afternoon to complete the historic campaign. Wawasee picked up win …read more.

BREMEN – For Wawasee head coach Jared Knipper and his softball team, Friday night’s 6-3 loss at Bremen certainly wasn’t how he wanted his club going into the Class 3-A sectional tournament. Sliding in on three-game skid. “We are playing the best competition we have seen all year,” Knipper said of consecutive nights at Northridge, …read more.

MIDDLEBURY – If you want to be the best, you have to beat the best. The Wawasee softball team came face-to-face with the Northern Lakes Conference’s best team for the second, and final, time on Thursday night. Class 4A No. 5 ranked Northridge had an outright NLC title on the line and had no intentions …read more.

ROCHESTER – Not a bad time to pull off an upset a week before the state tournament begins. Rochester, ranked No. 3 in the final regular season Class 3A softball poll, found itself in a shootout with a Whitko team that has been up and down this season. When the dust settled, Whitko drove home …read more.

Miller Foils Wawasee Again For the second time this season, Concord’s Rae Ann Miller had the magic potion. Miller threw a two-hitter at Wawasee Wednesday in a 5-1 victory for Concord in Dunlap. The dynamic pitcher, who shut Wawasee out on a three-hitter earlier this month, was again electric striking out seven and walking just …read more.

Trojans Double Up Lancers Triton responded to a 1-0 deficit to LaVille Tuesday night with a six-run outburst, leading to a 6-3 win in Bourbon. Cole Creighbaum had the big blow for Triton, tripling in three runs in the second inning. Grant Stichter also had a triple among his two hits and drove in a …read more.

WARSAW – NorthWood’s bats were more lively than Warsaw Tuesday in a softball shootout. The Lady Panthers mashed 20 hits in an 18-9 win over Warsaw. Five NorthWood hitters had three hits, led by the offensive prowess of Allie Mattingly, who belted two home runs. Mattingly blasted her first homer in the second inning then …read more.

BOURBON – Triton has scratched a pair of games, per athletic director Mason McIntyre. The junior varsity baseball game today at Concord as well as the Wednesday junior varsity softball game at New Prairie have both been cancelled and will not be made up. Today Triton are playing a pair of make-up games in the …read more.

[weaver_youtube itIkokP4WbQ rel=0] SYRACUSE – Rolling, rolling, rolling, those Warriors keep on rolling. The Wawasee softball team continued its fantastic 2014 campaign on Monday by picking up its fifth consecutive Northern Lakes Conference win. This time it was visiting Goshen that fell victim to the big bats of the Warriors as Wawasee mercy ruled its …read more.

SYRACUSE – The Wawasee High School athletic department announced several official notes this afternoon pertaining to its softball and baseball programs. The softball program’s rescheduled varsity and junior varsity games with Northridge will take place Thursday, May 22, at Northridge. The baseball program will host Northridge Friday, May 23, for its varsity and junior varsity …read more.

WARSAW – The beat keeps rolling on for the Wawasee junior varsity softball team. The Lady Warriors moved to 19-0 on the season after defeating NorthWood, 10-0, and Goshen, 15-4, to claim the title at the Warsaw JV Softball Invite. Wawasee had the pitching from Hannah Haines in game one, who struck out 16 batters …read more.

ROANOKE, Va. – A memorable 2014 campaign for Grace’s softball team ended on Saturday as the Lady Lancers fell 7-2 to Union at the NCCAA World Series. The Lady Lancers (29-30) earned fourth place in the national tournament and concluded the season with the program’s most wins since 1994. After the game, Brooke Shell was …read more.

Softball Shuts Down Plymouth Another night in the Northern Lakes Conference, another win for the Wawasee softball program. Friday night’s victim was Plymouth in a 5-0 win at Wawasee. The Lady Warriors, which move to 16-7 on the season and 7-4 in the NLC, have won six of its last seven conference games and again …read more.

ROANOKE, Va. – Grace College’s softball team survived its first elimination game at the 2014 NCCAA World Series on Friday to advance to the final day of the tournament. The Lady Lancers (29-29) were bumped from the winner’s bracket by top-seeded Shorter to open the day, but Grace responded with a 3-1 victory over Campbellsville …read more.

ROANOKE, Va. – Grace’s softball team made a major statement in its first national tournament game since 1997. The Lady Lancers (28-28) erupted offensively in a 12-3 victory over Trinity Christian to open up the 2014 NCCAA World Series on Thursday, held at Botetourt Sports Complex. The Trolls (26-26) got on the scoreboard first in …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.

Rain in the area has forced the hand of athletic directors to call off several sports in the area. Triton’s varsity baseball game at Tippecanoe Valley is cancelled and no make-up date will be scheduled. Triton’s JV baseball game at Caston suffered the same fate as did the Triton JV softball game at Manchester. The …read more.

Revenge Exacted On Wood After losing to NorthWood for the first time in six years in April, Wawasee reversed the trend Monday night with a 5-2 softball victory in Syracuse. The Lady Warriors, which move to 15-7 overall and 6-4 in the Northern Lakes Conference, ran out to a 5-0 lead after three innings and …read more.

Golfers Fall Back At Homestead Wawasee didn’t post the score it had hoped, or even averaged in previous invitationals in landing in eighth place with a 340 at the Homestead Invitational played at Orchard Ridge Golf Club. In the previous four 18-hole events Wawasee took part in this season, the Warriors averaged a 327. That …read more.

Diamond Boys Double Up After a tough run through the first half of the Northern Lakes Conference season, the Wawasee varsity baseball team have won two in a row after it beat Elkhart Memorial, 7-6, in eight innings Friday afternoon in Syracuse. After allowing Memorial to take a 5-4 lead with a run in the …read more.

[weaver_youtube DI540vYgOz8 rel=0] SYRACUSE – Wawasee’s softball team sure isn’t playing like a bunch of underclassmen. Riding the arm of freshman Meghan Fretz and using the key contributions of several others, Wawasee held on for a 4-2 win against visiting Warsaw Wednesday afternoon. Fretz, who has now pitched in six games in just over two …read more.

Wawasee, Concord Survive Nailbiters It went to the wire in both varsity and JV softball games between Wawasee and Concord Monday night in Syracuse. Rae Ann Miller was money for Concord, striking out 11 Wawasee batters in a 2-0 Concord varsity win in Northern Lakes Conference play. Wawasee’s JV won its third consecutive game in …read more.

SYRACUSE – Offensively, Wawasee’s softball team is playing as well as anyone in the area. After scoring double digits in its past four games, the Lady Warriors continued to pound the ball, beating East Noble, 9-2, and Westview, 10-0, in a doubleheader Saturday at Wawasee. Game one against East Noble had Wawasee start slow, but …read more.

Lady Warriors Grind Goshen Wawasee hammered out 14 hits and needed just five innings to beat Goshen, 11-1, in Northern Lakes Conference softball action at Shanklin Park. The Lady Warriors (9-5 overall, 3-3 NLC) led just 2-1 heading into the fourth, but hung a six on the scoreboard in the fourth and three more in …read more.

PLYMOUTH – Meghan Fretz pitched the best game of her prep career, striking out 12 and tossing a one-hitter at Plymouth in a 14-1 Wawasee softball victory Wednesday afternoon in Northern Lakes Conference play. Fretz earned her second victory of the season, losing the no-hit bid in the fifth on a base hit by Zoe …read more.

Is the lake warm yet? I want to try out my special edition reporters Speedo. Yes, I have returned. I apologize for the long gap between picks but Mother Nature has not really helped out the spring sports season thus far. Weather controls every move made during this time of year for athletic departments so …read more.

Raiders Keep Warriors’ NLC Streak In Tact A six-run third inning was the culprit in a 10-4 Northridge win over Wawasee in Northern Lakes Conference baseball Monday night in Middlebury. Northridge held a slim 2-1 lead until its outburst in the third inning. The Raiders touched up Warrior starting pitcher Nate Hare for the eight …read more.

Monday’s rain in the area has altered a few scheduled athletic events. Warsaw’s JV and varsity softball games at NorthWood as well as JV and varsity baseball games hosting NorthWood were both postponed to Tuesday, April 29. Triton is still planning on playing its high school tennis match at Bremen, varsity baseball game at LaVille …read more.

[weaver_youtube l46LQR6Ujqg rel-0] SYRACUSE – After cruising to the finals of the Wawasee Invitational, Rochester needed its final at-bat to secure the title in a 6-5, come-from-behind win against South Bend Clay. Trailing 5-3 in the bottom of the seventh, Karli Murphy stepped to the dish with two on and two out and cracked a …read more.

NorthWood Breaks Through In Softball Upset It had been a while since NorthWood celebrated a Northern Lakes Conference win against Wawasee. For the senior class at NorthWood, they were in elementary school the last time it happened, until Friday night. Allie Mattingly had two hits and two RBIs to pace the host Lady Panthers to …read more.

[weaver_youtube 52Qmi3KD70s rel=0] BREMEN – It looked like the pitchers were going to take center stage again in what has become a very competitive blossoming rivalry. Triton and Bremen were heading down the narrow rail once again in Northern State Conference softball Friday night until a compounding of mental mistakes derailed the Lady Trojans in …read more.

Ladies Mash Memorial It’s not often that Wawasee dictates the pace against Elkhart Memorial in softball, but such was the case Wednesday afternoon in Syracuse. The Lady Warriors jumped all over the visiting Lady Chargers in a 14-1 rout. Wawasee (6-2, 1-1 NLC) plated six runs in the first inning and hung another seven runs …read more.

[weaver_youtube 6mjFjib_2FI rel=0] BOURBON – Eventually, mistakes will catch up to a softball team. Four Triton errors in the field and several pitches over the middle of the plate gave Wawasee more than enough opportunities to put the ball in motion during an 8-2 win at Keyser Field Saturday morning. Triton pitcher Mallorie Jennings looked …read more.

Alli Ousley came through for her team Friday night, cracking a two-out double to plate Meghan Fretz for the game-winning run in a 6-5 varsity softball win over Manchester Friday evening at Wawasee. Ousley had two doubles in the game and was joined in the offensive fireworks by Kylee Rostochak, who had a double among …read more.

Doty’s Boys Crush Columbia City Wawasee, after a swinging gate loss Monday night at East Noble, maintained its strong offense to open the 2014 season with a 16-9 varsity baseball win at Columbia City. The Warriors, after opening with a four-run first inning, had to rally when the Eagles took an 8-7 lead after three …read more.

It was 70 degrees Sunday, and snowed Monday night. Oh, Indiana, you never cease to amaze! Well, that being said, high schools are sending in cancellations for Tuesday ball games throughout the area. Up first, Wawasee High School. The girls track meet at Goshen with Plymouth, the Northern Lakes Conference opener for all three clubs, …read more.

[weaver_youtube -o16EY29GhM rel=0] SYRACUSE – Remember when it was 70 degrees in Syracuse? Yeah, crazy how much 24 hours can change things. And with two softball teams returning from spring break, it was 3A No. 7 Fairfield that did better with the acclimation to the declining weather Monday night in a 7-1 victory at Wawasee. …read more.

[weaver_youtube MQ_fRbkY61s rel=0] WINONA LAKE – Grace’s softball team picked up its biggest win of the season on Tuesday, splitting with Crossroads League-leading Taylor at Miller Field. The Lady Lancers (12-20; 8-8 CL) lost a narrow 3-1 contest in the opener before Hannah Adams produced the game-winning hit in a 2-1 victory in the second …read more.

The weather forecasters got it right. The rains have come today and in Kosciusko its raining buckets this morning. Thus, athletic departments have been forced to make alterations to several pre-spring break plans. The first set of games washed out from the rain are a pair of track meets involving Wawasee High School. The home …read more.

[weaver_youtube gjaonpTddL0 rel=0] LIGONIER – Big sticks at the plate made up for a big chill in the field for Wawasee’s softball team Tuesday afternoon. Scoring a numbing 17 runs in the first two frames, Wawasee had more than enough offense to make up for shaky defense in a 22-9 win at West Noble. After …read more.

LAGRANGE – A two-run single in the top of the seventh by Kylee Rostochak was the difference for Wawasee in a 3-2 win at Lakeland Monday afternoon in the softball season opener for both clubs. Rostochak, who went 3-4 on the day with a double, entered the season on a 22-game hitting streak from last …read more.

MOUNT VERNON, Ohio – Two close Crossroads League softball games produced a split between Grace and Mt. Vernon Nazarene on Monday. The Lady Lancers (7-15; 3-3 CL) suffered a 2-0 defeat in the opener before rallying for a 2-1 victory to end the day. Despite losing by two runs, Grace outhit Mt. Vernon 6-5 in …read more.

WARSAW – If a good portion of you have felt betrayed this year, your feelings are historically justified. The weather has blown, spit, blanketed, stuck around too long. All of the above. I could go on all day, but you get it. The onslaught of winter on northern Indiana and the greater Midwest as a …read more.

SYRACUSE – Wawasee High School has moved three athletic events scheduled for the coming days. The boys and girls track meets with West Noble were moved from this Thursday, March 27, to next Thursday, April 3. The start time is also pushed back to 5 p.m. to accommodate West Noble’s extended school day. The boys …read more.

BOURBON – It doesn’t take long for Triton softball head coach Steve McBride or senior ace Mallorie Jennings to overview last year. It’s in the past, let’s get the job done this year. “We bring back just about everyone, and all of those kids remember how that regional ended,” McBride said. “We just ran into …read more.

SYRACUSE – This will likely be a common theme in the next couple of weeks. Schools are cancelling sports in advance because of the weather. Wawasee isn’t messing around, already pulling the plug on the home boys and girls track meets Monday, March 24, with Columbia City. The softball scrimmage this Saturday, March 22, at …read more.

SYRACUSE – The Wawasee Community Youth League has extended its deadline for registration to March 30. On the same day, the WCYL will hold another assessment for boys minor baseball, boys major baseball, girls minor softball and girls major softball. There are also assessments scheduled from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. March 22-23, with all …read more.

SYRACUSE – The town youth leagues from Milford, Syracuse and North Webster will combine into one league starting this season, forming the Wawasee Community Youth League. The board for the new league will be served by representatives from the old league administrations. The WCYL will join the Babe Ruth/Cal Ripken organization, a national organization that …read more.

Communicable Disease Nurse Teresa Reed, RN, with the Kosciusko County Health Department, confirmed today that there is one case of tuberculosis in the county, but the case is no longer contagious. While a case is contagious, the infected individual is isolated to their home. Once testing confirms they are not contagious, the patient is allowed …read more.

WARSAW – The CCAC has earned a well-known reputation as a great host for premier softball events. The facility has a chance to hit a grand slam this coming weekend as it plays host to the NSA Super World Series. The tournament for the Silver Division will attract 53 teams to the complex. Play is …read more.

WARSAW – The Indiana Lazers will hold tryouts for teams for its 2013-14 season Aug. 4 and 7. The tryouts for the Lazers elite travel teams will be held at Miller Field at Grace College. Tryouts will take place from 1-3 p.m. Aug. 4 for 10U and 12U teams and from 3-5 p.m. for 14U, …read more.

[weaver_youtube Ni7HGnP00UQ rel=0] The three leagues that feed into the Wawasee Community Youth League had its seasons culminate with championships Monday night. The girls minor league season wrapped with two Milford teams meeting in North Webster, and in exciting fashion, the Blaze won the title with a 3-2 win in eight innings over the Thunder. …read more.

INDIANAPOLIS – During its final meeting of the 2012-13 school year, the IHSAA Executive Committee approved the sectional reassignment of several baseball and softball teams and also ruled on coaches proposals in the sports of gymnastics and wrestling. Due to IHSAA By-Law 2-5 (Tournament Success Factor), three baseball teams and two softball teams earned enough …read more.

[weaver_youtube qcZY_HAqRp8 rel=0] MILFORD – In another case of teams trying to beat each other as well as hoping to outhustle impending storms, Milford’s Youth League fields were buzzing Thursday night with semi-finals games in boys and girls minor tournaments. Two games were able to be played before lightning interfered. The girls minor matchup between the …read more.

Warsaw volleyball begins our list of the Top 10 athletic teams for the 2012-13 season. 10. Streak Busters: August 23, 2012 should be a memorable day for a long, long time for the Warsaw volleyball program. That was the night a veteran, gutty Tiger team snapped Elkhart Memorial’s 76-match winning streak in Northern Lakes Conference …read more.

[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=59vGpVmBMoQ] SYRACUSE – Over the next couple of weeks, we will tour the area to highlight some of the action on the ball diamonds. Our first stop was Thursday night at Harold Schrock Athletic Complex in Syracuse to catch some girls softball and T-Ball games. The games we will spotlight in this showcase are …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.

AUBURN — The freight train from Lakewood Park Christian is rolling and not slowing down anytime soon. Mikeila Boroff struck out 18 of the 22 batters she faced, the Panthers made every conceivable situation work in its favor and showed why its the No. 1 1-A team in the state determined to defend its state …read more.

LAGRANGE – When it rains in Lagrange, it pours. A rain delay surrounded a steady reign from Fairfield Tuesday at the Lakeland Softball Sectional as the Falcons left the Tippecanoe Valley Vikings all wet in a 16-3 drubbing in the first game of the sectional semis. Fairfield jumped on the board in the first inning …read more.

LAGRANGE – Depending on which side of the softball diamond the teams sat, the makings of what unfolded on the field Monday night in the Class 3-A No. 21 Lakeland Softball Sectional were either luck, or just how they planned it. Tippecanoe Valley found itself in the right places at the right times – three …read more.

LAGRANGE – A lead-off triple and a fielder’s choice. Mathematically, that’s all it took for Fairfield to advance in the Lakeland Softball Sectional Monday night. Kaela Miller’s ringing triple leading off the game followed by an RBI groundout by Alexis Zook gave Fairfield all it needed to beat Wawasee. But the Falcons kept humming all …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.

GOSHEN – They say revenge is a dish best served cold. So the chilly breeze was fitting Monday night at Shanklin Park. The Lady Warriors claimed a 3-1 victory over Goshen, avenging a 12-1 defeat at the hands of the Redskins on April 26. “This win is very big,” Lady Warrior head coach Hans Griepentrog …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.

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.

SYRACUSE – A first impression lasts a lifetime. Well, the impression of the first inning won’t likely be talked about for year’s to come, but it did sway the momentum of the remaining six innings of the softball game played Tuesday night between Wawasee and Triton. After Triton left the bases loaded in the first, …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.

BUTLER – In the first year Wawasee has participated in the Eastside Softball Invite, it was not one to remember. Wawasee lost both of its games, 2-1 to host Eastside and 9-2 to South Bend Adams, Saturday afternoon. Erin Sirock and Ashton Miller drove in runs for Eastside, Miller’s RBI coming on a double in …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.

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.

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.

Warriors Thump Bruins A double dose of Bethany Christian helped Wawasee medicate just a bit Saturday, as the Warriors swept a varsity baseball doubleheader with the Bruins in convincing fashion 17-1 and 18-2 in Waterford Mills. After falling in successive Northern Lakes Conference on walk-off losses to Plymouth and Goshen, Wawasee put the bat on …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.

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.

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.

Another day, another set of weather-related athletic postponements and cancellations on the area high school athletic scene for Friday, and even into Saturday. Wawasee High School has announced it is postponing its two games scheduled for today, April 19, the baseball varsity and JV games at NorthWood along with the home varsity and JV games …read more.

Wawasee High School wasted little time today saying ‘No’ to even trying any of its sporting events. The boys varsity track NLC meet at Goshen, with Concord also participating, has been moved from this afternoon until 5 p.m. Monday, April 22, at Goshen. The girls varsity track NLC meet at Plymouth, with Elkhart Memorial also …read more.

The weather continues to refuse to cooperate with the local high school athletic scene. Triton High School announced that three more contests scheduled for April 17 have been postponed. The girls tennis match at LaVille, along with the junior varsity softball game at Glenn and the junior varsity baseball home game, have all been postponed. …read more.