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.

SYRACUSE – The Wawasee C team has already had a terrific start to its 2014 season and the Warriors continued that success in big way on Tuesday night. Wawasee’s offense went into overdrive in the fourth inning against Plymouth. The home team blitzed the Pilgrims with 16 runs in the frame to highlight a 20-7 …read more.

WARSAW – Monday may have been Dyngus Day for those that made the trip to South Bend, but it was a day circled in red for the Wawasee and Warsaw baseball teams for a completely different reason. The two rivals squared off for the first of two meetings in 2014 at Warsaw Community High School …read more.

SYRACUSE – Wawasee had the defending champs on the ropes, but couldn’t close the deal. Leading 7-4 heading into the seventh inning Friday night at home, Wawasee gave up eight runs in the top of the frame in an eventual 12-8 loss to the 3-A No. 2 Norwell Knights, the 2013 Class 3-A state champions. …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.

Antonides Helps Tennis To Win Wawasee tennis finally opened its season Wednesday afternoon after three weather scrubs. The drama was good on day one as Jada Antonides needed three sets to earn the third win of Wawasee’s 3-2 victory at Lakeland. The match was moved back from Monday’s weather postponement. Antonides, playing at two singles, …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.

KENDALLVILLE – It was just one of those nights. While the scoreboard said that East Noble had defeated Wawasee, the members of the Warrior baseball team knew that they had only beaten themselves on Monday night. Wawasee dug its own grave with errors and mistakes from start to finish, ultimately suffering its first loss on …read more.

BOURBON – South Bend Riley’s baseball team looked like it had been playing all spring while Triton looked every bit the rookie in Wednesday’s matchup. Trevor Creager and Josh Thomas combined on a perfect game, baffling Triton in a 13-0 final in five innings. Triton put just four balls into play the entire game, fanning …read more.

[weaver_youtube el2PyvOeGds rel=0] WINONA LAKE – Strong pitching and timely hitting led Grace’s baseball team to a sweep of Marian at Miller Field on Tuesday. Joey Hickerson’s sixth-inning triple led the Lancers to a 4-3 victory in the first game, and Tim Weber’s pitching limited Marian to four hits in Grace’s 10-1 win in game …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 eouOEQZZX0M rel=0] SYRACUSE – In the short time that Brent Doty has been the head coach of the Wawasee baseball team, he has preached to his players to be able to find five seconds of focus. “We say ‘five second of focus’ all the time,” said Doty. “Five seconds of focus while you’re at …read more.

SYRACUSE – There was no fooling around by the Wawasee baseball team on April 1. The Warriors welcomed in Bethany Christian for the 2014 season opener and soundly defeated the Bruins with the mercy rule in the fifth inning by a score of 18-0. “This was just one of those all-around team efforts tonight,” said …read more.

Ethan Nicodemus returns as the Wildcats top pitcher (2.37 ERA) and batter (.435 batting average) in 2014. (Photo provided) SOUTH WHITLEY – The Whitko Wildcat baseball team is tired of waiting. Sure, Mother Nature has deprived all local teams and athletes from getting on to the field this spring, so Whitko is not the only …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 – The Wawasee baseball team wants to win now. The players are tired of finishing near the bottom of the Northern Lakes Conference, losing games late and falling short in the postseason. For the first time in years there seems to be an aura of confidence that surrounds the members of the Warrior baseball …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.

Final sign-ups for Pierceton Youth League is taking place this Saturday at the Pierceton Community Building. Registration times are 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. for the following: Tee ball – ages 4 years to 6 years old, $35 Coaches pitch – ages 6 years to 8 years old, $40 Boys minors – ages 9 years …read more.

WINONA LAKE – In their second full season under head coach Bill Barr, Grace’s baseball team has transformed its identity. The Lancers are characterized by hard work and fundamentals – two traits that Barr is hoping will translate to success in the 2014 season. A long, snowy winter has only increased the team’s excitement for …read more.

[weaver_youtube _SJfBzGONV8 rel=0] LEESBURG – For at least a day, baseball was king in Kosciusko County at the Indiana University alumni event and IUStan Memorial Golf Outing, held Monday at Tippecanoe Lake Country Club. The Kosciusko County chapter of the IU Alumni Association brought to town Tracy Smith, head coach of the Indiana University baseball …read more.

[weaver_youtube B2b-DCK3Kf0 rel=0] PIERCETON – When Frankton needed a play, it made several. And for its efforts, a state title. Frankton trailed Plymouth for most of the 12-U Town & Country baseball championship, but came up huge on three occasions to rally for a 5-4 win in stunning fashion Monday night. Trailing 3-1 in the …read more.

A long weekend of baseball in three communities will have teams from five little leagues battling Monday night for the right to Town & Country state titles. Pierceton is hosting the 12-U baseball tourney, and will have the two top seeds meeting for the hardware. Top seed Plymouth, after losing to Alexandria in the first …read more.

Three age groups are currently working through its respective Town & Country baseball tournaments this weekend. All three tourneys began Thursday and will conclude Monday night with championship games at three different sites. Pierceton is hosting the 12-U state finals, and in first round games, the top seed Plymouth were upset by Alexandria, 7-6, while …read more.

PIERCETON – Little Bighorn Golf Course will host a benefit golf scramble to help a local baseball player realize a dream. Kameron Salazar of Syracuse is one of 12 players from Indiana selected to represent the 10-U All-State Team at the 2013 Play The Turf All-State games in Jacksonville, Ill. The games, which will take …read more.

[weaver_youtube 4Pn_cIctB8o rel=0] PIERCETON – The championship game of the Town & Country 10-U baseball semi-state tournament held at the Pierceton youth league ball diamonds pitted towns familiar with one another. Nappanee, unbeaten in its run to the final, took on a once-beaten Plymouth team Monday night in the title tilt. Plymouth gave the home …read more.

WARSAW – The Baseball Players Association recognized three team champions over the weekend as the BPA World Series concluded at the City-County Athletic Complex. Champions in 10-U, 11-U and 13-U were decided on the diamond from teams around the Midwest. Skills and Home Run Derby champions were also decided during the week-long event. In the …read more.

PIERCETON – After working its way back from a second round loss, Plymouth have earned a spot in the championship round of the 10-U Junior Semi-state baseball tournament at Pierceton. The boys in red will have a tall task on its hands as Nappanee is also in the final, and the black and red have …read more.

[weaver_youtube QGQPyi9KJTE rel=0] PIERCETON – The Pierceton ball diamonds have been buzzing for several days and will continue to do so as the Town & Country baseball tournament carries on this weekend for the Senior District 11 12-U teams. The eight-team tournament began Thursday night with a pair of games followed by two more games …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.

[weaver_youtube awP9twQo0Uc rel=0] NORTH WEBSTER – Monday night had a whopper of a thunderstorm roll through the area, but not before North Webster Youth League could host a pair of boys minor league baseball games as part of the three-league tournament series with Syracuse and Milford. Spotlighted were an intraleague matchup between Milford’s Orioles and …read more.

[weaver_youtube w8mhqTaiT58 rel=0] WARSAW – The action at Boggs Park on the west side of Warsaw was fluid on a perfect Wednesday night for baseball and T-Ball. Up to bat for the lenses were the Pirates versus Indians and Reds against Mariners in T-Ball. The Reds and Mariners also met one another in a coach …read more.

[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KNWdpskhDgc] LEESBURG – Our second stop on the tour of the area ball diamonds came Monday night in Leesburg, spotlighting several games as part of the Leesburg Summer Recreation League. On Jeremy Field were 9-12 matchups between the slugging Dodgers and feisty Red Sox and then the defensive-minded Yankees took on the fun-loving Orioles. …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.

GOSHEN – The Northern Lakes Conference over the weekend issued its All-Northern Lakes Conference baseball list for this past season. Among the list are four players from Warsaw and a pair from Wawasee. Leading the Tigers, which finished 9-5 in conference play and a game back of second place in the standings, were a trio …read more.

LIGONIER – While the overcast skies set a drab tone for Thursday night’s sectional quarterfinal, not even the sunniest of skies could have changed the mood of the Tippecanoe Valley baseball team after a 4-1 season ending loss at the hands of West Noble. “We just really couldn’t get anything going today,” stated Viking head …read more.

LIGONIER – “Good teams find a way to make you pay for mistakes and the mistakes came back and got us here tonight.’ Wawasee head coach Eric Screeton may have summed up the thought of every Warrior fan with his post-game interview. “We were excited, we believed we could get this one done tonight but …read more.

SYRACUSE – In a game featuring 25 runs and 28 hits, it was just a single tally in the seventh that separated Wawasee and Columbia City Tuesday. The Eagles plated a solo run in the seventh inning that the Warriors could not match in a 13-12 win by the visitors. Gage Reinhard led the attack …read more.

LIGONIER — A lot would have to happen for Wawasee and West Noble to meet in a week in the West Noble Baseball Sectional semi-finals. But for at least one night, Wawasee relished a possible rematch after whipping West Noble, 14-1, in the Chargers’ home park. Nate Hare had a huge night for the Warriors, …read more.

SYRACUSE – Wawasee’s JV baseball team rallied from a game one loss to Wabash, 7-5, to split after beating Tippecanoe Valley, 14-4, in the second game of its appearance in the Wawasee JV Baseball Invite Saturday. Wabash jumped out to a 6-0 lead on five consecutive RBI hits before Wawasee could strike with three runs …read more.

LAGRANGE – Wawasee found itself on the end of another walk-off baseball loss Saturday. Nick Byler cracked a two-run homer in the bottom of the seventh as Wawasee lost its fourth game this season in an opponent’s final at-bat, this time 6-5 at Lakeland. The Byler bomb spoiled what looked like a Wawasee comeback win. …read more.

NAPPANEE – Tommy Klem twirled a gem Friday night, giving up just three hits as NorthWood shut out Wawasee, 6-0, in the final Northern Lakes Conference game for both clubs. Klem struck out 13 batters in the complete game shutout for the Panthers, which had just beaten Wawasee less than two weeks ago by a …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.

SYRACUSE – Maybe a message was sent, maybe it was just good fortune. Either way, Fairfield set down a full house in a 10-2 win at Wawasee Tuesday night in a sectional baseball preview. Fairfield, which upped its mark to 14-3 this season, stormed out to a 9-0 lead after three innings and never looked …read more.

SYRACUSE – Wawasee baseball head coach Eric Screeton was reduced to a quick shake of the head on why his team can’t seem to avoid the big inning. A four-run second inning by Goshen was the albatross Screeton and Wawasee can’t seem to avoid as the Redskins beat the Warriors 5-3 Monday in Northern Lakes …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.

WARSAW – “We’ve been talking about how we need to come out from the first pitch and dominate the game, not just feel our way through it.” Warsaw head coach Mike Hepler could not have been much happier with his team after its latest win. The Tigers throttled their county rival Tippecanoe Valley, 11-1, in …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 – Wawasee used the big inning to get itself an 18-7 win over Goshen in ‘C’ team baseball Tuesday night. Aaron Beer went 4-5 with two doubles and three RBIs while Stephon Miller added three hits and four RBIs to lead the charge for the Warriors. Will McCarthy added two hits and three RBIs. …read more.

SYRACUSE – “I just reminded our guys of the expectations that this program has,” NorthWood Panther baseball head coach Zach Benko stated about the speech he gave his team before the third inning in Monday night’s 6-1 victory over Wawasee at Warrior Field. “I just felt that we were slacking a little bit in our …read more.

FORT WAYNE – It was a week to forget for the Wawasee baseball team. After losing three tough Northern Lakes Conference games during the calendar week, Wawasee moved out of conference for a visit to Fort Wayne and Concordia High School. The trip had Wawasee take an early lead in the first inning but give …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 – “This should bother you. We just don’t see that fire sometimes.” Wawasee head coach Eric Screeton made it clear that he needs more from his players. “We’re just not getting there. We need that passion to compete” Screeton later continued. The Warriors dropped their third straight conference game in a disappointing 8-0 loss …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.

Northridge Cruises To Tennis Win Wawasee’s woes in the Northern Lakes Conference continued Friday night in a make-up appearance at Northridge. The Lady Warriors remained winless in NLC court duals, losing another 5-0 result at the hands of the Lady Raiders. Katy Ashpole came close to breaking the streak for Wawasee, which dates back to …read more.

PLYMOUTH — A run in the bottom of the ninth inning gave the homestanding Plymouth Pilgrims a 7-6 win over Wawasee Wednesday night in Northern Lakes Conference baseball. After Wawasee loaded up with three runs in the seventh inning to take a 6-4 lead, Plymouth followed up with a pair of runs to tie the …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.

SYRACUSE – It was as though someone above gave just enough grace Wednesday to let them play it out. As the final out was tossed from Gage Reinhard to Donovan Navarro to seal Wawasee’s 6-2 win over Elkhart Memorial in Northern Lakes Conference baseball, what had threatened in the approaching skies literally unloaded on Warrior …read more.

SYRACUSE – The Warsaw Tigers had it all going for them on Monday night: defense, hitting and two solid pitching performances to start and close the game. The potent combination led to a victory for Warsaw on a rival’s home field, defeating Wawasee 6-0 in Syracuse. While it is just win number one in three …read more.

OSSIAN — The fall of night bestowed the best fate of the Knights of Norwell. After Norwell and Wawasee combined for 23 runs Friday, nightfall ended any shot of further drama as the Knights held on for a 13-10 victory in varsity baseball in Ossian. Nate Hare had a big offensive night for the Warriors …read more.

AKRON – New coach. New uniforms. Same old tradition. It would be nice to say that the Vikings are back, but the simple truth is that they never truly left. Ever since last year’s season- ending loss to Hamilton Heights in the first round of the regional, Tippecanoe Valley baseball players have been hard at …read more.

SYRACUSE — Ethan Nicodemus was a one-man wrecking crew when Whitko needed him most. Nicodemus plated two runs and scored a pair of runs of his own, and took on four innings of relief pitching as Whitko rallied for a 7-3 baseball win at Wawasee Tuesday afternoon. While the junior was effective on the mound, …read more.

SYRACUSE – After waiting nearly three weeks to play in a non-exhibition game, the Wawasee Warriors finally threw out the first pitch on their 2013 season Monday night in Syracuse. Unfortunately for Wawasee, the opening day excitement was ruined by a dominant pitching performance from visiting East Noble. The Knights struck the Warriors out five …read more.

SYRACUSE — The Wawasee athletic department decided to scrub two more of its scheduled events from the athletic calendar. The scheduled varsity and JV baseball games at Manchester for Thursday were officially scratched and will not be made up. The boys and girls track meets at East Noble, which were added earlier in the week …read more.

SYRACUSE — It was inevitable given how the weather has been this week, but Wawasee made it official with its three varsity sports scheduled for in-season matches this Saturday. The Jim Eger Relays at Elkhart Memorial have been canceled, which Wawasee were scheduled to have both the boys and girls track teams active. No make-up …read more.

Grace baseball coach Bill Barr is pleased to announce that the team will be holding a free Fall Showcase on Saturday, Sept. 15, at Miller Field. The showcase will include a pro-style workout and scrimmage featuring high school 2013 and 2014 graduates as well as junior college freshmen and sophomores. The team will also offer …read more.

SOUTH BEND — Kerry Wood recently found Andre Dawson in the Wrigley Field ivy during a State Farm commercial. Fans were able to find Dawson at Coveleski Stadium Sunday afternoon. Dawson was in town as part of a meet-and-greet promotion through the South Bend Silver Hawks, and spend a good part of the early afternoon …read more.

Manager Dave Milligan could not have scripted a better start to the state tournament Wednesday for his Warsaw Little League Senior League All-Star team. Warsaw, executing well in every phase of the game, pounded past Auburn 12-2 in six innings as pool play started in the 10-team state event in Portage. “The boys just came …read more.

The Warsaw Little League program has never produced a state champion. The Senior Baseball All-Star team from there could change all that this week. The cohesive collection of standouts from both Warsaw Community High School and Wawasee High School look to make history starting Wednesday in the state tournament in Portage. Warsaw manager Dave Milligan …read more.

Who says you can’t mix Warsaw and Wawasee athletes together and have a cohesive, championship caliber team? Don’t tell the Warsaw Little League Senior Baseball All-Star team it doesn’t work. The talent-laden squad, a 50-50 mix of Tigers and Warriors, capped a dominating run through the District 14 All-Star tournament Friday night. The Warsaw-based team …read more.

Warsaw Little League’s Senior Baseball All-Star team will play for the District 14 tournament championship Friday night. The Warsaw squad faces Baugo Little League (out of Elkhart) at 6 p.m. in the title tilt at Edwardsburg (Michigan) Little League. Warsaw earned its spot in the championship contest with a 20-6 win over Edwardsburg earlier this …read more.

More baseball fans are finding their way to Coveleski Stadium in South Bend this season. At least, according to the numbers. The South Bend Silver Hawks announced Wednesday that the home attendance thus far for the 2012 season has already surpassed the entire 2011 campaign. The Hawks, the Class A affiliate for the Arizona Diamondbacks, …read more.

James Hackworth and Brody Andrews, a  pair of former Tippecanoe Valley High School baseball standouts, helped Pymouth Post 27 reach the semifinals of its own Patriot Classic American Legion tournament which finished Sunday. The host Diamond Spyders, whose roster includes players from across the area, lost 3-0 to Highland Post 180 in the semifinals of …read more.

Little League All-Star baseball and softball teams from across District 14, which includes Warsaw, are gearing up for tournament play. The District 14 tourneys include 70 teams in 10 different divisions.  District 14 includes Baugo, Bristol, Cleveland, Concord, Edwardsburg, Elkhart FOP, Goshen, Middlebury, Mishawaka, Osolo and Warsaw little leagues. District champions advance to either state …read more.

Tippecanoe Valley standout pitcher James Hackworth was tabbed as an honorable mention All-State pick in Class 3-A by the Indiana High School Baseball Coaches Association. The hard-throwing southpaw posted a 6-1 mark on the hill this spring and pitched the Vikings to the Class 3-A Wawasee Sectional championship. Hackworth fired a three-hitter with 15 strikeouts …read more.

Former Chicago Cub great and Hall of Famer Andre Dawson is scheduled to make an appearance Aug. 12 at Coveleski Stadium in South Bend. Dawson is slated to throw out the first pitch prior to a 2:05 p.m. South Bend Silver Hawks game versus Lake County and also do a one-hour autograph session in the …read more.

Four members of the Triton baseball team have been selected to take part in the Indiana Elite North vs. South All-Star Baseball Challenge. The event, broken down by class and involving juniors and seniors, will take place June 23 at Decatur Central High School in Indianapolis. Representing Triton will be juniors Bryson Mosier and Pete …read more.

The final All-Northern Lakes Conference list has been released for the 2011-12 athletic season, featuring the stars of the baseball diamond. All-NLC performers included: Concord: Nick DeFreese, sophomore; Seth Huxford, senior; Taylor Miller, junior Memorial: Alex Brewers, senior; Parker Devenney, senior; Justin Oley, senior Goshen: Austin Henke, junior; Travis Pickard, junior Northridge: Shannon Baker, junior; …read more.

The Whitko baseball program will host its Youth Baseball Camps from June 18-21 at the diamond at the high school. The camps, which will be run by members of the Whitko coaching staff and players, will focus on fundamentals of all aspects of the game. Camp for ages 8-12 will run from 12-1:30 p.m. each …read more.

Several players from the Whitko baseball team have been honored by the Three Rivers Conference for the 2012 season. Zach Snep was chosen as a first-team, All-TRC selection. The freshman outfielder hit .390 with 15 RBI and 17 runs scored. The duo of Ethan Nicodemus and Ryan Weigold earned second-team, All-TRC honors. Nicodemus, a sophomore …read more.

Coach Ryan Moore fully expected his Tippecanoe Valley baseball team to be playing for a regional championship Saturday night. Sometimes, though, the game can be cruel. Winning pitcher Tyler Anderson hit a walk-off, three-run home run in the bottom of the seventh to lift Hamilton Heights past the Vikings 4-1 in a semifinal game of …read more.

The Tippecanoe Valley baseball team will take its next step in the postseason Saturday in the Bellmont Regional. The Vikings, in the regional for the third time in the last four years, face Hamilton Heights (19-9) in the first semifinal game of the Class 3-A event at 11 a.m. The second game pits host Bellmont …read more.

Triton saw its bid for a baseball sectional title end with a 6-1 loss to South Central Monday night in the title game of the Class 1-A Culver Sectional. Ben Rosebaum fired a four-hitter to lead the Satellites to the championship game win. Garrett Walter supplied the offense with a pair of homers for South …read more.

  SYRACUSE – There was no way James Hackworth was going to be denied a sectional championship his senior season. There was no denying in his mind either that the Tippecanoe Valley ace was going to finish what he started Monday night in the sectional finale. Hackworth, in fitting fashion, fanned the final five NorthWood …read more.

ELKHART – Warsaw baseball coach Mike Helper did everything in his power Monday to try and cool off the red-hot bats of Concord. Maybe short of turning the sprinklers on or doing a rain dance of some sorts on Charger Field. The line-drive hitting Minutemen mashed the ball to the tune of a 15-5 semifinal …read more.

The Whitko baseball team saw an outstanding season come to a close Friday in sectional semifinal play. Host Norwell topped Whitko 12-0 in a semfinal game of the Classs 3-A Norwell Sectional. Norwell, which was ranked No. 1 in Class 3-A back in April, beat Whitko 5-4 in 12 innings during the regular season. Whitko …read more.

Bryson Mosier led the hit parade as Triton mashed Michigan City Marquette Catholic 21-11 in first-round baseball action of the Class 1-A Culver Sectional Friday. Mosier had three hits, including a grand slam homer, and drove in six runs to lead the Trojans. Triton (12-15) advances to play host Culver Monday. Oregon-Davis meets South Central …read more.

TIGERS WIN WILD ONE Warsaw began postseason play with a bang Thursday night. The Tigers got downright offensive, in a good way, to outscore Goshen 13-11 in a first-round contest of the Class 4-A Elkhart Memorial Sectional. Warsaw (11-17) advances to play Concord (18-10) in a semifinal game Monday at  9 a.m.  Concord hammered Northridge …read more.

SYRACUSE — If there was any more drama needed for a sectional matchup, West Noble offered a word of advice. Noe. Nick Noe played the role of hero Wednesday night, fighting through an arm injury on the mound and providing the theatrics at the plate as West Noble shocked Wawasee, 4-3, in the opening game …read more.

By SCOTT DAVIDSON Sports Editor The second season starts for area baseball teams Wednesday as sectional play commences. For Warsaw and Wawasee that means facing familiar foes for first-round match ups. The Tigers (10-17)  play Thursday in the second game of the Class 4-A Elkhart Memorial Sectional versus NLC opponent Goshen (10-18) at  approximately 7:30 …read more.

CMA TOPS TROJANS A four-run first inning helped carry Culver Academy past Triton 9-5 in a prep baseball game in Bourbon  Monday. Zak Shively had two doubles and two RBI to lead Triton. Cody Shively had three hits and Pete Kauffman two hits for the Trojans.

BASEBALL TEAM POUNDS BETHANY Ryan Weigold and Wes Gensch led the way Monday as the Whitko baseball team whipped Bethany Christian 15-5. Weigold went 4-5 with three RBI and Gensch was 4-5 with two RBI as Whitko won its regular-season finale at Bethany. Whitko piled up 19 hits in the win to finish at 20-8. …read more.

CARPENTER LEADS TROJANS TO NSC TITLE Quentyn Carpenter and the Triton boys golf team blitzed the conference competition Saturday to claim a championship. Standout Carpenter fired a two-under round of 69 as the Trojans won the Northern State Conference Tournament contested at the Mystic Hills Golf Club. Triton shot 314 as a team to finish …read more.

BASEBALL TEAM EARNS A SPLIT A strong pitching performance by Alex Stoddard enabled Whitko to earn a split with Prairie Heights in a prep baseball doubleheader Saturday  played at Goshen College. Stoddard fired a three-hitter with eight strikeouts as Whitko won the opens 6-3. Riley Cokl was 2-3 with a double and an RBI for …read more.

BASEBALLTEAM DROPS PAIR The Warsaw baseball team concluded regular-season play with two losses in its own Tiger Tournament Saturday. The Tigers fell to Fort Wayne Snider 3-1 in game one.  Brock Anson led WCHS with two hits. DeKalb beat the Tigers 16-6 in game two. Jason Ferguson had three hits and Peyton Balazs a double …read more.

BASEBALL TEAM RALLIES FOR WIN A pair of runs in their final at-bat lifted Whitko to a 3-2 prep baseball win at Woodlan Thursday. Alex Stoddard delivered an RBI triple and Wes Gensch an RBI single to lift Whitko to the victory in the seventh inning. Ethan Nicodemus pitched a complete game for Whitko. He …read more.