INDIANAPOLIS – Brielle Harrison of Warsaw and both Kate Rulli and Maddy Payne of NorthWood were Honorable Mention All-State girls basketball choices from the Associated Press.

INDIANAPOLIS – Jackie Young and Romeo Langford top the AP All-State basketball teams for the 2015-16 season.

INDIANAPOLIS  – Fifteen seniors and fifteen underclass boys basketball players have earned IBCA/Subway First Team All-State honors for 2013-14. Also, 120 additional players were selected as Honorable Mention IBCA/Subway Senior All-State and 120 additional juniors, sophomores and freshmen were recognized as Honorable Mention IBCA/Subway Underclass All-State in a process organized by the Indiana Basketball Coaches …read more.

INDIANAPOLIS – Top senior boys basketball players from the 2013-2014 season have been invited to participate in the 27th annual Hoosier Basketball Magazine Top 60 Senior Boys Workout. They were selected from approximately 1,600 senior players statewide. Ten players that will participate in the 2014 IHSAA State Finals highlight the list of the Top 60 …read more.

The Westview boys basketball team will represent the area on Saturday. The Warriors will face No. 7 Cass in the Northern Semistate at Huntington North High School. Tip-off of the Class 2-A contest is set for 4 p.m. Westview advanced to the semi state in thrilling fashion last Saturday. The Warriors rallied from a 12-point …read more.

[weaver_youtube OYL6bLhDv0c rel=0] WINONA LAKE – “Miami” was the call. The play got its name from North Miami High School, the former stomping grounds of current Grace star Greg Miller. The ball was supposed to be brought to side off the in-bounds, it was. A screen was supposed to be set for Miller, and it …read more.

INDIANAPOLIS – A handful of basketball players were named to the Indiana Basketball Coaches Association First-Team and Honorable Mention All-State lists. The boys Academic All-State First Team list included two from the Northern Lakes Conference in Plymouth’s Mack Mercer and Northridge’s Nate Ritchie. Three area girls made the First Team All-Academic list in Taylor Parmley …read more.

That’s right, Bra-Nick-tology. If President Obama can have Barack-otology or whatever ESPN is calling it, then I can certainly have my own made-up word. Take that, POTUS! Anyways, this is a very special edition of Nick’s Picks where I will break down my picks for the NCAA Tournament. I usually do quite well with these …read more.

Once again Grace College is hosting the National Christian College Athletic Association tournaments right here in our back yard. Once again both the men’s and women’s teams are participating in the tournament, leaving 14 spots open for other schools to come to Winona Lake for a weekend full of faith-based fun. And once again, you …read more.

Women’s basketball players from Emmanuel College in Franklin Springs, Ga., visited students at Warsaw Christian School during their stay in town for the NCCAA Basketball Championships to be held at the Manahan Orthopedic Capital Center March 18-22. The players spent time in the class rooms answering students’ questions and participating in academic activities. For more …read more.

INDIANAPOLIS – The bracket is out and March Madness is finally underway. The NCAA tournament selection committee went to work and unleashed the blue print for the annual madness on Sunday evening. 68 teams made the cut while others watched the proverbial bubble burst. All roads lead to the Lonestar State this year as Dallas …read more.

(EDITOR’S NOTE: StaceyPageOnline.com is working with the Kosciusko County Historical Society in trying to identify people and places of Kosciusko County’s history.) The 1928 Syracuse High School basketball team compiled a 22-2 record and won the county championship that year. The photo shows, in front, from left, players named Ketring, Godshalk, Backman and Klingerman. In …read more.

HARTFORD CITY – It was fun. It was exhilarating. It was a fantastic season. It was. The fantastic season that was for the NorthWood basketball team came to a close on Saturday morning in the opening round of the IHSAA Class 3A Regional at Blackford High School. The Panthers fell 50-44 to a defensively stout …read more.

SYRACUSE – When the spotlight was turned on, NorthWood rose to the occasion. The No. 5 Panthers, using big nights from its senior superstars, broke down a game West Noble team, 75-61, to win the Wawasee Boys Basketball Class 3-A Sectional. The senior trio of Zach Zurcher, Jonathan Wilkinson and Will Stueve did the heavy …read more.

Boys Basketball Sectionals Class 4-A Sectional 2 at Valparaiso Game 1: Portage 64, Hobart 57 Game 2: Michigan City 83, Crown Point 72 Game 3: Chesterton 45, Valparaiso 37 Game 4: LaPorte 62, Merrillville Semi #1: Michigan City 64, Portage 49 Semi #2: LaPorte 61, Chesterton 58 Championship: Michigan City 51, LaPorte 67 Sectional 3 at …read more.

[weaver_youtube D8y0Wq6Btq8 rel=0] SYRACUSE – Just two days after coming so close to being upset, the Tippecanoe Valley Vikings basketball team tried to play the role of spoiler on Friday night. The Vikings took on the NorthWood Panthers and gave Class 3A’s No. 5-ranked team everything it could handle. But in the end, it was …read more.

[weaver_youtube uVE9OLvlYKA rel=0] CULVER – There was absolutely no stopping Trent Elliott on his home court Friday night. The Culver senior made no bones he would be the difference maker, scoring a whopping 40 points as he and his Cavalier teammates knocked out Triton, 61-51, at the Class 1-A Culver Boys Basketball Sectional semi-finals. In …read more.

Okay, so this two-part thing is not working my favor. So far, I’ve already missed three picks and have slipped into a deep pickpression. (Pickpression: Depression caused by underwhelming pick results.) But, let’s focus on the positives of Wednesday. The Wawasee-Tippecanoe Valley game was absolutely outstanding and if you were not there, then you seriously …read more.

[weaver_youtube IUlQbWSLuBE rel=0] SYRACUSE – If you were not at the Wawasee-Tippecanoe Valley sectional game on Wednesday night, you missed out. The two rivals met for the second time in five days and played a game that will certainly be remembered by both fan bases for years to come. The Vikings won a thrilling game, …read more.

Tournament time is by far the most anticipated time of the year for me. I wait all fall and winter for the state tournament to get started and as of last night, that time is finally here! This week I have divided my usual one article into two separate, yet equally as exciting, articles. Why? …read more.

MARION – Where does one even begin when talking about a career like the one Taylor Goshert has had? The Warsaw native is in her final season as a member of the Indiana Wesleyan University Wildcat basketball team and has made her mark in her time with the prominent NAIA program. Wesleyan finished the regular …read more.

[weaver_youtube HUnby-_Q3k0 rel=0] SYRACUSE – The Whitko boys basketball team’s 2013-14 season came to a close on Tuesday night in the opening game of the IHSAA Boys Basketball Class 3A Sectional 21 Tournament at Wawasee High School. The Wildcats faced a very tough West Noble team and could not match the talent and efficiency of …read more.

WINONA LAKE – At tournament time, it is all about which teams can get hot. Any given team on any given day can pull an upset and turn around its season. The Lakeland Christian Academy boys basketball team hopes it can be one of those teams. The Cougars finished the season 3-18 but are currently …read more.

SOUTH WHITLEY – Sectional basketball tournaments will officially tip-off all over the great state of Indiana on Tuesday evening. Coaches and players have carefully scouted out their opponents and sectional fields, trying to find every weakness and advantage the other team may have. But what about the teams like Whitko? What advantage could a team …read more.

SYRACUSE – A trait in any young team is inconsistent play. The Wawasee Warriors basketball team is definitely a young team and has more than its fair share of growing pains this season. Thankfully for the Warriors, some of that pain can be healed right on their home court this week. For the second year …read more.

AKRON – There is only one goal for the Tippecanoe Valley Vikings basketball team as the postseason gets set to begin. Repeat. The Vikings were crowned champions at the end of last year’s sectional and are hoping they have enough to be able to duplicate the success this year in the Class 3A Wawasee Sectional. …read more.

WARSAW – Warsaw boys basketball coach Doug Ogle knows that history can repeat itself. That’s the scenario he hopes to play out again in the Class 4-A Elkhart Central Sectional. The Tigers staggered into postseason play a year ago at 10-10 and with no one giving them much of a chance to take home the …read more.

BOURBON – It’s no surprise that the Triton boys basketball team has gotten better as the season has progressed. It will be no surprise to anyone, either, if the Trojans add to their sectional championship streak. Triton, Class 1-A state runner-up a year ago, headlines the field at the Culver Sectional. Triton drew a first-round …read more.

[weaver_youtube _HOL3SGD__w rel=0] SYRACUSE – In the dress rehearsal, Tippecanoe Valley asserted itself in a telltale second quarter for a 58-46 boys basketball victory Friday night over Wawasee at the Hardwood Teepee. In five days, the two teams will take the court against each other with the season on the line. In what both head …read more.

PLYMOUTH – There is a famous speech in the film Glengarry Glen Ross that emphasizes the importance of closing a deal. Alec Baldwin’s character forcefully stresses to “Always be closing.” On Thursday night the Wawasee Warrior basketball team put itself in prime position to close its Northern Lakes Conference season with a win against Plymouth. However, …read more.

FORT WAYNE – Though the game was played at the alma mater of actress Shelley Long, there were not many “cheers” to be had for the Wawasee boys basketball team on Friday night. The Warriors traveled to Fort Wayne South Side High School for the first time in program history and were overmatched by a …read more.

[weaver_youtube nemeVEYTlFs rel=0] AKRON – All the ingredients for a classic basketball game were mixed together Friday night at Tippecanoe Valley. A recipe for rivalry called for two benches of well-seasoned coaches. A pair of spicy star players, needing a little time to rise. A bowl full of enthusiasm. A TV crew to make the …read more.

With all the local girls basketball teams out of the mix, I am really at a loss of what to pick outside of boys games. So this week will have a little bit of everything. Before I get to the picks I need to congratulate some people and issue some apologies to other people. The …read more.

TOPEKA – A Warrior team was guaranteed to win Tuesday night. For the host Westview Warriors, its tribe came out on top, 58-47, over visiting Wawasee in non-conference boys basketball. Chandler Aspy dropped in a game-high 21 points, seven coming in the fourth quarter, as Westview stretched out what was only a seven point lead …read more.

[weaver_youtube mRvBQGkR7Wc rel=0] ROCHESTER – It was a rivalry renewed for the Wawasee boys basketball team on Saturday afternoon. Wawasee traveled to Fulton County to take on a former Northern Lakes Conference foe in Rochester High School. The Zebras and Warriors played a physical game, a little too physical at times, as Wawasee claimed a …read more.

[weaver_youtube tB72QKU5FTU rel=0] BOURBON – For the fourth consecutive season, the Triton and Oregon-Davis girls basketball teams met in the IHSAA Class 1A Sectional 51 championship game. This season O-D came in ranked No. 1 in Class 1A and for the third consecutive season the Lady Bobcats left Triton with a bad taste in its …read more.

NAPPANEE – Could they be a team of destiny? The Whitko girls basketball team continued its stellar season on Friday night when it took on Lakeland in a semifinal game of the IHSAA Class 3A Sectional 21 at NorthWood High School. The Lady Wildcats were favored in the game and never gave doubt as to …read more.

I was originally going to use my intro to rant and rave about how embarrassing the Notre Dame men’s basketball team has been this year and then finish it off by calling for Mike Brey to be fired using not-so-hard facts and a lot of personal grudges. Then I remembered that it is Valentine’s Day. …read more.

[weaver_youtube IOY6yLQweRs rel=0] SYRACUSE – It was another rough night on the hardwood for the Wawasee Warriors basketball team on Thursday night. The Warriors welcomed in Goshen for a Northern Lakes Conference bout with hopes of snapping a 19-game losing skid in the NLC. Goshen would prove to be too much for Wawasee, winning a …read more.

NAPPANEE –  On Wednesday night NorthWood and Wawasee faced off on the sectional stage for the eleventh time since 2001. The Wawasee Lady Warriors basketball team rolled into The Panther Pit with hopes of upsetting its No. 11 ranked rival, but as the game wore on, it was clear that the evening would belong to …read more.

[weaver_youtube wK11f_HHutk rel=0] NAPPANEE – It’s one down and two to go for the Tippecanoe Valley girls basketball team. The Lady Vikings fought off a determined Fairfield team for the duration of their game in the quarterfinals of the IHSAA Class 3A NorthWood Sectional. The Falcons had to fly the coop and State Tournament following …read more.

INDIANAPOLIS – Valparaiso’s Clay Yeo has been honored following his clutch performance in the Crusaders win over Oakland on Sunday afternoon. Yeo, a former standout for Triton, has been named the Horizon League Freshman of the Week. Yeo, who had played just three minutes over Valpo’s last three games entering Sunday and did not play …read more.

[weaver_youtube QibWn97WHZM rel=0] MIDDLEBURY – It was a tale of two halves for the Wawasee boys basketball team on Saturday night. Unfortunately for the Warriors, neither tale had a storybook ending. Wawasee fell behind early and could not score enough late as the Warriors fell to the Northern Lakes Conference’s top team, Northridge, 65-42 at …read more.

BOYS BASKETBALL Elkhart Christian 67, Bethany Christian 38 Elkhart Memorial 59, Warsaw 53 John Glenn 55, Culver 45 Goshen 48, Plymouth 40 New Prairie 46, Knox 38 Penn 67, S. Bend Adams 54 Jimtown 56, Bremen 54 Argos 63, Caston 49 New Prairie 46, Knox 38 North Miami 41, Whitko 38 S. Bend Clay 44, …read more.

[weaver_youtube pdJ237V5_g4 rel=0] SYRACUSE – With a conference title on the line Friday night, the freight train that is the Northridge Raiders girls basketball team picked up speed heading into its game with Wawasee. The young Lady Warrior squad never knew what hit it by the time the game was over. Winning meant one thing …read more.

I miss football… History is about to be made right before for your very eyes! This week I will be doing two things that I have NEVER done with my picks. Yes, this week it is time to up the ante (but, probably not next week because it takes a lot of work to up …read more.

Warriors Clip Lakers On Hardwood The home losing streak is over for Wawasee after the Warriors held on for a 57-53 boys basketball win Monday night over visiting Lakeland. Four Warriors reached double figures in scoring as Wawasee won its first contest of the year in Syracuse after losing its first seven home games. Pacing …read more.

SYRACUSE – Wawasee athletic director Steve Wiktorowski issued late Sunday evening a pair of changes to Wawasee athletic schedules in the coming week. The Feb. 4 home girls basketball game versus Bremen has been cancelled. Bremen must make up a cancelled conference game from Saturday instead, which eliminates their availability for the Wawasee contest. No …read more.

The Wawasee home boys basketball game scheduled for tonight has been postponed. The snow in the area has moved the home game with Lakeland  to Tuesday, Feb. 4 with  a 6:15 p.m. JV start at the Hardwood Teepee. The bad weather has also forced Warsaw to postpone its home girls basketball game tonight versus NorthWood. …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.

Wednesdays generally don’t have a lot of area sports on the schedule, and as of 11 a.m. Wednesday, only one game has been rescheduled due to weather. The Triton boys freshman basketball game against Jimtown tonight has been postponed. It will be made up on Saturday, Feb. 1, at 9:00 a.m. at Jimtown. Triton will …read more.

BOURBON – Triton High School has set several nights of recognition to serve notice to success amongst its athletic department. The upcoming dates will take place at the following Triton basketball games: Friday, January 31st – Boys JV/Varsity vs Jimtown 6:00 p.m. JV start Triton will be celebrating 50 years of Triton boys basketball. Immediately …read more.

The winter weather continues to alter the area prep sports scene. The Warsaw at Concord boys basketball game tonight has been postponed. The Northern Lakes Conference contest will be played on Tuesday, Feb. 4 at Concord. The JV game will begin at 6:15 p.m. with the varsity contest to follow. The Wawasee at Plymouth boys …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.

Memorial Runs Past Lady Warriors Wawasee’s girls basketball shooting woes continued Saturday in a 54-30 road loss to Elkhart Memorial. Wawasee made just three shots from the floor in the first half and only one in the second quarter in what became the pivotal point of the contest. Memorial were able to spread out a …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.

[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.

AP Boys Basketball Polls Class 4-A 1. Carmel; 2. Indianapolis Tech; 3. Brownsburg; 4. Penn; 5. Indianapolis Pike; 6. Columbus North; 7. Hamilton Southeastern; 8. Lake Central; 9. Fort Wayne North; 10. Mooresville. Others receiving votes: Richmond, Indianapolis Perry Meridian, Northridge, Carroll (Allen), Zionsville, Indianapolis Cathedral, Evansville Reitz, Indianapolis North Central, Marion, Logansport, Jeffersonville, Columbus …read more.

The winter weather has afforded area students an extended holiday break. The Blizzard like conditions have also scrapped all area prep sporting events scheduled for tonight (Jan. 7). The following is the current schedule for area high school basketball teams for the remainder of this week. Girls Basketball Wednesday, Jan. 8 Triton (7-4) at Oregon-Davis …read more.

[weaver_youtube pmxRHi6DtvA rel=0] SYRACUSE – The words “Columbia City versus Wawasee” in boys basketball has traditionally brought reason to pay attention. Some of the most memorable moments in Wawasee basketball in the past 10 years have included Columbia City on the court. That wasn’t the case Saturday night, as the Eagles only added to its …read more.

WINONA LAKE – Covenant Christian had the final say in defeating Lakeland Christian Academy in the last two games of the LCA Cougar Classic basketball tournament. Covenant put together a huge first quarter in the girls game to down LCA, 38-25, while the LCA boys rallied with a big second half but fell short, 47-42, …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 Nbuoe_WznfQ rel=0] WINONA LAKE – After falling victim to a huge loss in the morning, night basketball was a complete turnaround for Lakeland Christian Academy in a 44-28 girls basketball victory over South Bend Trinity in Saturday’s middle game of the LCA Cougar Classic. It was all LCA from the start, jumping out to …read more.

[weaver_youtube ZKNfDELn_hE rel=0] WINONA LAKE — A burst right before halftime helped propel Clinton Christian to a big 56-23 win over Lakeland Christian Academy in the opening game of the LCA Cougar Classic boys basketball tournament Friday afternoon. With just over a minute remaining before half, Clinton led by just 10 points. But the final …read more.

It’s technically still Christmas Break in the area, and the snow has finally made winter look a little more like winter. That being said, several “Holiday” tournaments are scheduled to take place this weekend as area sports start to heat up again this first weekend of January after a rather dormant end to December. Of …read more.

[weaver_youtube ucmnyRKpgc8 rel=0] ARCADIA – It would be hard to find one exact word to describe the performance that the Warsaw boys basketball team put on in the Hamilton Heights Holiday Tournament on Friday. But one word that would certainly work is “confident.” The Tigers looked sloppy at times in their morning game against Bloomington …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.

Boys Basketball Scores (Friday Night) Bremen vs. Knox, ppd. Culver 48, Jimtown 39 Eastside vs. Lakeland, ppd. to Dec. 23 Elkhart Memorial 53, Concord 46 Fairfield 52, Hamilton 32 Kouts 79, Westville 59 La Porte 54, John Glenn 50 Michigan City 68, Elkhart Central 54 Northridge 53, Goshen 33 NorthWood 56, Plymouth 55 Penn 84, …read more.

SYRACUSE – In a game that came down to the final possession, Warsaw managed to hold on for a 37-36 freshman boys basketball win at Wawasee Thursday night. The Warriors had Carter Jones and Tyler Smith both score nine points, but the team missed seven of its 14 free throw attempts in the game. Warsaw …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.

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.

AKRON – The Tippecanoe Valley-Peru boys basketball game at Valley for Tuesday night has been cancelled as Peru is unable to travel. All activities at Valley have been cancelled as well. No make-up date has been announced for the game.

ELKHART – A little home cooking hit the spot for the Elkhart Memorial Chargers Monday night, beating Wawasee 38-27 in boys freshman buckets. Evan Krueger led the Warriors (4-2) with seven points while Tim Conley and Allen Miller hit for six points each. The Warriors downfall came at the free throw line, hitting just one …read more.

GOSHEN – Wawasee faced a little adversity Thursday for the first time in a couple weeks, needing to hold on for a 29-26 win at Goshen in boys freshman hoops. Tim Conley led Wawasee with 10 points, four rebounds and hit all four of his free throw attempts. Carter Jones helped the Wawasee cause with …read more.

SYRACUSE – After hanging with its last three opponents, Wawasee struggled to hit shots as Mishawaka pulled away for a 44-32 boys basketball victory Tuesday night at the Hardwood Teepee. Wawasee, which fell to 0-5 on the season with the loss, had lost by a combined six points in its last three games. Tuesday, however, …read more.

ELKHART – Wawasee again rolled to a big win in boys freshman hoops, taking down Jimtown 44-16 Monday night at Jimtown. Allen Miller led the way for the Warriors (3-1) with 16 points. Tim Conley finished with nine points, Adrian Crabb six points and Spencer Prescott six points while Carter Jones chipped in six assists …read more.

West Noble Holds Off Wawasee West Noble’s boys basketball team led by a dozen at the half, but needed to hit six of seven free throws in the final quarter to fend off Wawasee, 52-49, Saturday night in Ligonier. Brandon Evans led the Chargers (3-0) with 15 points and teammate Waylon Richardson tossed in 14 …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.

BOURBON – Expectations for NorthWood’s boys basketball program – from head coach Aaron Wolfe’s to the Nappanee community to those who have to deal with the Panthers on the court – are sky high. After a 59-40 beatdown of Triton Friday night at the Trojan Trench, those notions ramped up one more notch. The Panthers, …read more.

SYRACUSE – All 11 of Wawasee’s freshman boys basketball team members reached the scorer’s book with at least a point in a 49-24 thumping of Central Noble Thursday evening at Wawasee. Spencer Prescott led the charge for the Warriors (2-1) with 12 points, followed by Carter Jones’ seven points and Rylan Kuhn added five points. …read more.

SYRACUSE – The Wawasee athletic department has announced the two dates for the boys and girls basketball autograph nights. The Wawasee boys basketball varsity team will be signing autographs this Friday, Dec. 6, following the conclusion of the Manchester varsity game. A team poster will be provided for signatures, and the event is free of …read more.

LIGONIER – Wawasee used an all-around team effort Monday night to pick up its first freshman boys basketball win, 47-24, at West Noble. A trio of Warriors scored nine points each in Spencer Prescott, Tim Conley and Cameron Schlabach, Conley adding five rebounds on the night. Tossing in six points each were Adrian Crabb and …read more.

BOURBON – The Triton boys elementary, junior high and freshman basketball recognition night has been rescheduled from the December 17 game against Bethany Christian to the December 14 Mishawaka Marian game. The recognition will take place at halftime of the varsity game against the Knights. Also at halftime of the varsity game against Marian, Triton …read more.

SYRACUSE – It took Wawasee almost an entire game to keep pace with Angola. It took Angola one fortuitous bounce of the basketball to leave the Hardwood Teepee with a 46-44 victory Saturday night in boys buckets. After Wawasee’s Gage Reinhard hit a running jumper to tie the game at 44 with just seconds remaining, …read more.

SYRACUSE – In the season opener Monday night at Wawasee, Columbia City survived a gallant effort from the hosts in a 26-19 win in freshman boys hoops. Tyler Smith led Wawasee with six points while Tim Conley added five points and Carter Jones and Allen Miller had four points each. Wawasee could not catch Columbia …read more.

BOURBON – It took a complete team effort from an opponent most in northern Indiana had never heard of to keep Triton from hanging its second boys basketball championship banner from the rafters. It was those 32 minutes from Borden that has the 2013-14 Triton Trojans more focused than ever on getting back to Indianapolis. …read more.

Hoping to encourage more interest and participation in basketball at the middle school level, the Wawasee school board approved a pilot program that will cause some changes to seventh and eighth grade basketball. Approval was given during the regular monthly meeting of the school board Tuesday evening in Syracuse. Steve Wiktorowski, athletic director, said staff …read more.

The world famous Harlem Globetrotters will take fan interaction to a new level when the 2014 “Fans Rule” World Tour comes to the Allen County Memorial Coliseum in Fort Wayne on Thursday, Jan. 2, 2014, at 7 p.m. The Globetrotters will also visit the Purcell Pavilion at the Joyce Center on the campus of Notre …read more.

SYRACUSE – A position is open for the Wawasee Middle School seventh grade boys basketball coach. The boys basketball season roughly runs in November and December. Anyone interested should contact Wawasee High School athletic director Steve Wiktorowski at (574) 457-3147 ext. 212 or email [email protected].

INDIANAPOLIS — Indiana’s high school basketball coaches will be voting on a proposal to revamp the current four-class tournament system so that just three teams become state champions.The Indiana Basketball Coaches Association is sending a survey to all of the state’s boys and girls basketball coaches in mid-October on a revised tournament structure. If the …read more.

SYRACUSE – In a move that will surely surprise many, the Wawasee School Board approved the hiring of current high school athletic director Steve Wiktorowski to the boys basketball head coaching position Tuesday night. Phil Mishler sent shock waves through both the Wawasee community and the Northern Lakes Conference just over two weeks ago when …read more.

WARSAW – A 3-on-3 basketball tournament will take place July 20 at the Baker Youth Center. The tournament is open to players ages 10-18 and there will be age divisions. Cost of the event is $40 per team and teams can include either three or four players. Registration for the tournament will begin at 10 …read more.

INDIANAPOLIS – The first “NHSBCA Rising Senior Event” will be held Sunday through Tuesday (July 14-16) at Ben Davis High School in Indianapolis. Staged by the National High School Basketball Coaches Association, the competition will feature teams of boys basketball seniors-to-be from six Midwestern states. Plans are for the event to be held each year …read more.

The 11th annual IBCA/IHSAA Top 100 Showcase events have been set for July 18 and July 23 at Ben Davis High School in Indianapolis. Staged by the Indiana Basketball Coaches Association with support from the Indiana High School Athletic Association, the Top 100 Showcase events are designed to give exposure to top basketball prospects from across …read more.

SYRACUSE – Wawasee High School head basketball coach Phil Mishler has turned in a letter of resignation. The letter was turned in today, June 27, effective immediately. Mishler will still maintain his physical education teaching position with the high school. Mishler had a rocky final season with the Warriors in 2012-13, going just 5-16 which …read more.

Warsaw girls cross country will start us up in the countdown from five to one in our Top 10 teams list. 5. Ray Of Sunshine, Elements Of Surprise: The addition of Sarah Ray made a huge difference for the Warsaw girls cross country program in the fall. Ray, in her first season running cross country, …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.

SYRACUSE – The Wawasee School Corporation will host a number of sports camps this summer. For camp forms or further information, visit the Wawasee athletic Web site at wawaseeathletics.org. Girls Tennis – A camp for incoming ninth through twelfth graders will take place June 11-26 on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays from 3-5 p.m. at the …read more.