BOURBON – Triton picked up its second HNAC win with a 58-41 girls basketball win over Knox Saturday afternoon.

PLYMOUTH – The Tippecanoe Valley girls basketball team won 48-32 at Plymouth Thursday night.

FORT WAYNE – The No. 9 Whitko girls basketball team rolled to another win at Northrop Wednesday night.

BOURBON – A hot start led Triton to a 35-30 win against LaVille Wednesday in girls buckets.

WARSAW – Warsaw’s girls basketball team took Norwell to overtime but fell 49-45 Tuesday night.

Both the Tippecanoe Valley and Whitko girls basketball teams are ranked in this week’s ICGSA polls.

BOURBON – The Triton girls basketball team was 1-1 and Wawasee lost twice in the Triton Tournament Saturday.

AKRON – Westfield handed Tippecanoe Valley its first girls basketball loss of the season Saturday night.

AKRON- The Tippecanoe Valley girls basketball team routed Maconaquah 73-27 Tuesday night to open conference play.

NAPPANEE – NorthWood pulled away in the second half to beat Triton, 41-26, in girls basketball Tuesday night at The Pit.

WARSAW – The Warsaw girls basketball team lost 61-37 to Class 4-A No. 3 Penn Tuesday night.

WINONA LAKE – Jimtown defeated Lakeland Christian Academy 55-23 in girls basketball action Tuesday night.

WINONA LAKE – The Lakeland Christian Academy girls basketball team lost to Bethany Christian Monday night.

Tippecanoe Valley and Triton will host girls basketball tournaments on Saturday.

WARSAW – The Warsaw girls basketball team lost 55-40 to Class 4-A No. 9 Noblesville Saturday night.

SYRACUSE- The Prairie Heights at Wawasee girls basketball game has been postponed.

AKRON – A monster effort from Anne Secrest helped her Tippecanoe Valley girls basketball team to a 45-42 win over Warsaw Friday night.

AUBURN – Lakeland Christian Academy picked up a solid girls basketball win Thursday night, thumping Lakewood Park Christian 49-27.

PLYMOUTH – Triton struggled mightily in the first half of a 37-20 loss at Plymouth Thursday night in girls basketball.

BREMEN – Bremen rallied to clip Triton, 36-31, in girls basketball Tuesday night.

FORT WAYNE – Warsaw lost at Fort Wayne Luers, 55-50, Tuesday night in girls hoops.

NAPPANEE – The NorthWood girls basketball team topped Elkhart Central Tuesday night.

WINONA LAKE – Churubusco defeated Lakeland Christian Academy 46-34 in girls basketball play Tuesday night.

CHURUBUSCO – Whitko stayed red hot, picking up a 54-45 girls basketball win in Turtletown Saturday night.

HUNTINGTON – It wasn’t a debut to remember for Warsaw’s girls basketball team in a 60-32 loss at Huntington North Saturday night.

WINONA LAKE – North Miami crushed LCA, 71-32, Saturday night in girls hoops.

SYRACUSE – Westview used a late rally to defeat Wawasee 33-30 in girls basketball action Friday night.

BOURBON – The Triton girls basketball team lost to South Central 42-24 Friday night.

WINONA LAKE – The Lakeland Christian Academy girls basketball team improved to 2-0 Friday night.

Several area high school girls basketball teams are among those ranked this week in the ICGSA polls.

NAPPANEE – NorthWood defeated Mishawaka 56-42 in girls basketball action Tuesday night.

AKRON – Tippecanoe Valley built and early lead and kept it Tuesday night, beating Culver Academy 57-42 in girls hoops.

GOSHEN – A tough shooting night proved costly for Wawasee in a 42-38 girls basketball loss at Fairfield Tuesday night.

BOURBON – Argos won the girls basketball game Tuesday night over Triton, 57-25. Triton then handed a check to Ounce Of Prevention of Marshall County for the sum of $1,331 to go toward those dealing with cancer.

WALKERTON – The Triton girls basketball team lost its season opener at John Glenn Friday night.

NAPPANEE – The NorthWood girls basketball team won its season opener Thursday night.

FORT WAYNE – Whitko exploded out of the gate with a season-opening 90-37 win at Fort Wayne North Thursday night.

AKRON – Tippecanoe Valley’s girls basketball team opened the season in style with a 49-29 win over Bremen Thursday night.

ELKHART – Longtime Jimtown girls basketball coach Gene Johnson says this will be his final season.

WARSAW – The Warsaw freshman girls basketball game information against Penn has been changed.

NAPPANEE – The NorthWood girls basketball team has a couple of changes to its 2015-16 schedule.

WARSAW – A season preview for the 2015-16 Warsaw girls basketball team.

AKRON – The 2015-16 girls basketball season preview for Tippecanoe Valley.

WINONA LAKE – A preview of the 2015-16 girls basketball season for Lakeland Christian Academy.

BOURBON – A 2015-16 season preview for the Triton girls basketball team.

AKRON – Tippecanoe Valley junior basketball star Anne Secrest has found her fit for the next level.

Some of the finer programs in the state reside right here in Kosciusko County. Our top five teams for the 2014-15 athletic season had four of the five make an appearance at the IHSAA State Finals in each respective sport. Our march to number one starts with: 5. FIRST TIME FOR EVERYTHING – What would …read more.

WARSAW – The Lady Tiger Basketball and Volleyball Golf Scramble is set for July 18. The sixth annual event will be held at the Rozella Ford Golf Club in Warsaw. The entry fee for the scramble is $220 per team, with an additional tournament package costing $40. There are also holes sponsorships available for the …read more.

INDIANAPOLIS – The Indiana All-Star girls basketball team made it a clean sweep over their Kentucky counterparts thanks to a big second half Saturday night. The best of the Hoosier state used a dominating final half effort to notch an 88-58 win in the finale of the annual two-game series. Indiana outscored Kentucky 50-30 in …read more.

NAPPANEE – Former NorthWood High School girls basketball coach Steve Neff is recovering after suffering a stroke on Saturday. Neff, who retired from coaching the Black Swish program following the 2013-14 season, was golfing with friends Saturday when he became ill. According to NorthWood athletic director Norm Sellers, Neff’s family credits the Nappanee EMS and …read more.

WINONA LAKE – Allison Kauffman has spent the last four years helping the Grace College women’s basketball team succeed. The Fort Wayne native will now look to help the fortunes of the Lakeland Christian Academy girls basketball program. Kauffman has been named the new girls basketball coach at LCA. She replaces Brian Harshman, who was …read more.

AKRON – The Tippecanoe Valley girls basketball program will host its Future Lady Vikings Summer Basketball Camp in June. The camp will be held from June 15-19 at Tippecanoe Valley High School. Sessions for girls who will be third through fifth grades next fall will be held from 5-6:30 p.m. with girls in grades six …read more.

INDIANAPOLIS – Sixty-nine Indiana high school seniors – 35 boys and 34 girls – have been chosen as First-Team Academic All-State by the Indiana Basketball Coaches Association. In addition, 180 more boys and 139 more girls were recognized as Honorable Mention Academic All-State for 2015, IBCA executive director Steve Witty said. Of all the nominees, seven Warsaw boys …read more.

WARSAW – Warsaw Community High School senior multi-sport standout Pam Miller signed a letter of intent to continue her education and play basketball at Grace College. Miller, a two-year starter and a four-year varsity letter winner for the Lady Tiger basketball program, helped lead Michelle Harter’s squad to  the IHSAA sectional championship at Goshen this …read more.

MISHAWAKA – There’s no doubt that the Red team could have used the skills of Jordyn Frantz Monday night. Unfortunately for both parties, the NorthWood girls basketball star had to spend this All-Star game in an unfamiliar spot. Frantz was forced to sit and watch as her Red team lost 99-90 to the Gray squad …read more.

MARION – The postseason selections from down state continue to present themselves for a few local basketball stars. An elite group of the state’s 2014-15 seniors will participate in the 27th annual North-South Indiana All-Star Classic. This girls’ and boys’ doubleheader will be played at Indiana Wesleyan University in Marion on Sunday, April 19, at …read more.

NAPPANEE – Jordyn Frantz put together an amazing high school basketball career. Now the NorthWood High School senior star has an amazing accolade to cap that incredible prep run. Frantz, a standout guard, has been named to the IndyStar Indiana All-Star Team. The 14-member team, which will play Kentucky in the annual two-game series this …read more.

MISHAWAKA – A trio of players from the Northern Lakes Conference are scheduled to take part in the girls’ portion of the McDonald’s Michiana High School All-Star Basketball Games. The girls/boys doubleheader will take place on March 30 in the Wiekamp Center on the Bethel College campus. Highlighting the girls’ selections for the game is …read more.

INDIANAPOLIS – Fifteen seniors and 15 underclass girls basketball players have earned IBCA/Subway “Supreme 15” All-State honors for 2014-15, it was announced Wednesday (March 11). In a new level of awards, the IBCA also named 30 Large School All-State players (15 seniors, 15 underclass) and 30 Small School All-State players (15 seniors, 15 underclass). The …read more.

AKRON – The Tippecanoe Valley girls basketball team won 25 games this season. They won a Three Rivers Conference championship. They won a sectional championship. They won a regional championship They won a semi state championship But most of all, they won the hearts of a community. That was evident Tuesday night as a community …read more.

INDIANAPOLIS – The Indiana Basketball Coaches Association has announced the Junior All-Stars girls basketball team for the 2014-15 season. Headlining the six players chosen for the Core group is Jackie Young of Princeton. The 6-0 guard, who has committed to Notre Dame, had 36 points and 12 rebounds Saturday night to led her team past …read more.

INDIANAPOLIS – Several area seniors have been selected to take part in the Top 60 Girls Basketball Senior Workout. The local list is led by NorthWood standout Jordyn Frantz. The do-it-all guard has signed to play at Saint Louis next year. Also named to the Workout are Hunter Stevens of Plymouth, Donna Zehner of Culver, …read more.

A trio of members of the state runner-up Tippecanoe Valley girls basketball team highlight the All-Three Rivers Conference squad for the 2014-15 season. Sophomores Anne Secrest and Meredith Brouyette and senior Caylie Teel all earned All-TRC honors for the Vikings. Valley just completed the best season in program history Saturday with a loss to Princeton …read more.

AKRON – Tippecanoe Valley girls basketball fans will get to honor their team next Tuesday night. A community celebration of the state finalist squad will be held at 6:30 p.m. on March 10 in the high school gym. No. 9 Valley will play No. 4 Princeton Saturday night at 6 p.m. in the Class 3-A …read more.

AKRON – The Tippecanoe Valley Athletic Department is offering a Fan Bus on Saturday to the girls basketball state championship game in Indianapolis. The cost to ride the bus is $5 per person and all non high school students must be accompanied by an adult. Fans must sign-up and pay for the fan bus by …read more.

AKRON – The Tippecanoe Valley Athletic Department announced that as of this morning at 9:30 the school had sold approximately 1,500 tickets for the girls basketball state finals. Valley received 3,000 tickets for the State Finals. The No. 9 Vikings (25-2) will play No. 4 Princeton (29-1) Saturday at 6 p.m. at Bankers Life Fieldhouse …read more.

AKRON – The Tippecanoe Valley High School Athletic Department has announced ticket sale plans for the girls basketball State Finals. The No. 9 Vikings will face No. 4 Princeton Saturday at 6 p.m. in the Class 3-A state championship game at Bankers Life Fieldhouse in Indianapolis. Valley (25-2) beat Rochester 60-45 Saturday to win the …read more.

WARSAW – Morgan Brazo played a whole one minute and 35 seconds of basketball Saturday but made the biggest exclamation that echoed through a buzzing Warsaw Tiger Den, “Ladies, we’re going to Indy!” Brazo’s proclamation was made following Tippecanoe Valley’s 60-45 win over Rochester in the IHSAA Class 3-A girls basketball northern semi-state in a …read more.

WARSAW – The Warsaw girls basketball team was successful not only on the court this season. The Tigers, who wrapped up their season with a loss in the regional semifinals on Feb. 21, also did their part to help others. Coach Michelle Harter’s team held a Pink Out Night for their Jan. 17 home game …read more.

WARSAW – The athletic directors of the participating schools in the Warsaw Girls Basketball Semi State reported their pre-sale tickets sales figures to the WCHS Athletics Office Friday. A pair of schools will be returning some of their allotment on Saturday morning.  These tickets being returned will be included with the handful of tickets already …read more.

GOSHEN – NorthWood’s undefeated run in the Northern Lakes Conference during the girls basketball season afforded the Lady Panthers three of the All-NLC selections as well as head coach Adam Yoder earning Coach of the Year honors. Yoder led NorthWood to a 7-0 mark in the NLC and 19-6 overall record in his first year …read more.

AKRON – Tipppecanoe Valley High School will salute its semi state-bound girls basketball team with a community pep rally Thursday night. The pep rally will begin at 7:30 p.m. in the TVHS Gym. The Vikings will play Rochester on Saturday at approximately 6 p.m. in a Class 3-A semi state game at Warsaw. Valley, which …read more.

INDIANAPOLIS – The awards and accolades keep coming for the Tippecanoe Valley Lady Vikings. As part of the big week in the state tournament, Valley sophomore Anne Secrest was among those honored as the IBCA/Subway Player of the Week for District 1 for the week of Feb. 16-21. Secrest averaged 19.7 points and 10.3 rebounds …read more.

INDIANAPOLIS – The Tippecanoe Valley girls basketball team will not have to make a long bus ride for semi state. The Vikings, fresh off the program’s first-ever regional championship Saturday, will face a familiar foe on a familiar floor. No. 9 Valley will meet unranked Rochester at approximately 6 p.m. on Saturday in the Class …read more.

GIRLS BASKETBALL REGIONALS Class 4-A At LaPorte Semifinal: Lake Central 49, Penn 45 Semifinal: Merrillville 48, Warsaw 36 Championship: Merrillville 58, Lake Central 49 Class 3-A At Rochester  Semifinal: Rochester 63, Benton Central 42 Semifinal: Hanover Central 56, Lighthouse CPA 46 Championship: Rochester 52, Hanover Central 38 Class 3-A At Bellmont  Semifinal: Norwell 49, FW …read more.

LAPORTE – There was no denying the effort of the Warsaw girls basketball team for the full 32 minutes on Saturday. The Tigers though were denied in their quest to extend their postseason run by a pair of tough quarters. Warsaw could not overcome a pair of slow starts in dropping a 48-36 final to …read more.

WARSAW – The Warsaw girls basketball team took care of business as the sectional favorites. Now the shoe sits on the other foot for the Tigers. Warsaw heads into regional play on Saturday, at least on paper, as the underdogs. The Tigers, 15-10 on the season, meet No. 9 Merrillville (19-7) at approximately 12:30 p.m. …read more.

AKRON – Monday was a chance for Chris Kindig and his Tippecanoe Valley Lady Viking basketball team to enjoy its accomplishments. Holding the sectional trophy in their hands after defeating Fairfield, NorthWood and Whitko in succession was a feat to treasure. The party, however, ended Tuesday as the team got back to work with the …read more.

AKRON –  The Tippecanoe Valley Middle School 7th grade girls basketball team went 0-2 in recent action. Valley lost 44-16 to Edgewood. Emma Craig had eight points and Jillian Walls six to lead Valley. Argos defeated Valley 30-19. Walls led her team with six points. Makenzie Woodcox had five points and Craig and Jadyn Kolesiak …read more.

Tickets for the girls basketball regional on Saturday will go on sale starting Wednesday in the WCHS Athletic Office. Warsaw will play Merrillville on Saturday in the Class 4-A LaPorte Regional in the second semifinal game at approximately 12:30 p.m. EST. Penn meets Lake Central in the first semifinal at 10:30 a.m. EST. The championship …read more.

GIRLS BASKETBALL SECTIONALS Class 4A Sectional 2 @ Michigan City Game 1: Merrillville 43, Crown Point 34 Game 2: LaPorte 46, Portage 41 Game 3: Valparaiso 72, Chesterton 35 Game 4: Hobart 37, Michigan City 36 Game 5: Merrillville 65, LaPorte 51 Game 6: Valparaiso 48, Hobart 33 Sectional Championship: Merrillville 65, Valparaiso 37 Sectional …read more.

SYRACUSE – It was like the Tippecanoe Valley girls basketball program had done this before. Three times before, to be exact, but the fourth time was the sweetest for the Lady Vikings after beating Whitko, 62-36, Monday night in the championship game of the IHSAA Class 3-A Wawasee Girls Basketball Sectional. Tippecanoe Valley’s season has …read more.

GOSHEN – There was no containing the post game smile covering the face of Erin Clemens Monday night. Just as there was no containing the Warsaw senior and her teammates from taking home a sectional championship. Clemens led the way as the Tigers earned a hard-fought 39-33 victory over host Goshen in the title game …read more.

Who will the wait be worth it for? That’s the question that will be answered Monday night for a trio of area prep girls basketball teams. Sectional championships will be on the line at both Goshen and Wawasee come Monday night. The title games at both sites were two of plenty that were postponed Saturday …read more.

SYRACUSE – The other half of the equation at the Wawasee Girls Basketball Sectional would be whether Wawasee would defend its home court or Whitko continue its momentum toward the finals. Aly Reiff put Whitko on her back and sent the Wildcats to the sectional championship after dumping Wawasee, 37-33, in game two of the …read more.

SYRACUSE – Since the current alignment of the Class 3-A Sectional 21 was formed in 2008, one thing was for certain: either Wawasee or NorthWood was going to win the sectional championship. Tippecanoe Valley said ‘not so fast’ and knocked out half of that equation Friday night in an epic 64-60 double overtime win over …read more.

GOSHEN – Tahya Bruce got to play hero inside her home gymnasium Friday night. The Goshen junior hit a pair of free throws with 6.8 seconds to play to lift the Redskins past Elkhart Memorial 40-39 in the second semifinal game of the Class 4-A Goshen Sectional. Goshen (11-12) will meet Warsaw (14-10) Saturday night …read more.

BOURBON – Friday night’s semi-finals at the Class 1-A Oregon-Davis sectional was the end of the line for the Triton girls basketball team after a 40-34 loss to South Central. The game saw unique spurts by both clubs, where an even 13-13 first quarter had South Central come back and outscore Triton 15-5 in the …read more.

GIRLS BASKETBALL SECTIONALS Class 4A Sectional 2 @ Michigan City Game 1: Merrillville 43, Crown Point 34 Game 2: LaPorte 46, Portage 41 Game 3: Valparaiso 72, Chesterton 35 Game 4: Hobart 37, Michigan City 36 Game 5: Merrillville 65, LaPorte 51 Game 6: Valparaiso 48, Hobart 33 Saturday 8:30 – Sectional Championship: Merrillville vs. …read more.

GOSHEN – There was nothing unlucky about the play of the Warsaw girls basketball team Friday night. There was plenty defensive about their performance on Friday the 13th though. The defense never rested as the Tigers turned in a record-setting effort on the defensive end in besting Elkhart Central 38-9 in a semifinal game of …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 – The Wawasee girls basketball team didn’t earn a lot of brownie points Wednesday night, but the only points it needed were the 40 on the board at the end of a 40-36 overtime win against Lakeland in the Wawasee Girls Basketball Sectional. Certainly making things more interesting in blowing a five-point lead in …read more.

INDIANAPOLIS – The area is well represented on the Top 100 List of senior girls basketball players statewide. The yearly list was released today after being compiled by Garry Donna, publisher of Hoosier Basketball Magazine. The list of 100 seniors will be whittled to 60 after more observation during the current state tournament series. Those …read more.

GIRLS BASKETBALL SECTIONALS Class 4A ALL TIMES EST Sectional 2 @ Michigan City Game 1: Merrillville 43, Crown Point 34 Game 2: LaPorte 46, Portage 41 Wed 7 p.m: Chesterton vs Valpo Wed 8:30: Michigan City vs Hobart Fri 7 pm: Merrillville vs LaPorte Fri 8:30: Chesterton/Valpo vs Michigan City/Hobart Sat 8:30: Sectional Championship Sectional …read more.

HAMLET – The Triton girls basketball team now knows its sectional semifinal foe for Friday night. The No. 7 Trojans will face No. 4 South Central in the first semifinal game of the Class 1-A Oregon-Davis Sectional. South Central edged past No. 5 Culver 38-37 Tuesday night in first-round action at OD. Th host and …read more.

GOSHEN – The young kids had it going on once again for the Elkhart Memorial girls basketball team Tuesday night. Freshman Cydney Lapczynski tossed in a game-high 15 points as the Crimson Chargers defeated Concord 57-35 in a first-round game of the Class 4-A Goshen Sectional. Memorial, which beat Concord 57-54 in overtime during the …read more.

AUBURN – The third time did not prove to be the charm for the Lakeland Christian Academy girls basketball team Tuesday night. Bethany Christian’s Jordan Helmuth made sure of that. Helmuth poured in 24 points as the Bruins topped the Cougars 44-22 in the opening game of the Class 1-A Lakewood Park Sectional. Bethany notched …read more.

GOSHEN – It was a great time Tuesday night for the Warsaw girls basketball team’s seniors to have a senior moment. Or in this case, moments. The senior quartet of Erin Clemens, Vicki Harris, Pam Miller and Jodie Carlson all played key roles as the Tigers topped Northridge 38-32 in the opening game of the …read more.

Tippecanoe Valley’s Anne Secrest headlines the IFN All-Area Team for 2014-15 (File photos by Mike Deak) Youth is the buzzword for the inaugural Ink Free News All-Area Girls Basketball Team. The five-member First Team, selected by the members of the IFN sports staff, features four underclassmen. The superb squad is led by the 2014-15 IFN …read more.

AKRON – Trying to get Anne Secrest to talk about herself is about as difficult as trying to stop the six-footer around the basket. The soft-spoken Tippecanoe Valley star makes plenty of noise though with her play on the hardwood. Sophomore Secrest is the first recipient of the Ink Free News Player of the Year …read more.