Volleyball Back To Level After an 0-2 start to the season, Wawasee is back to .500 after a 25-21, 27-25, 25-19 win against visiting Central Noble Tuesday night. The Lady Warriors, now 4-4 on the year, had a lot of different faces help its cause in what amounted to a very balanced team effort. Five …read more.

MISHAWAKA – The Warsaw volleyball team lost for the first time this season Monday night. Perennial power Mishawaka Marian, ranked No. 4 in Class 3-A, defeated the visiting Tigers 25-18, 25-18, 25-18. Katie Voelz led Warsaw, now 5-1 on the season, with eight kills. Haley Peterson and Kenzie Welk each had five kills and Jordyn …read more.

Warriors Punish Marines It’s been a lopsided series in now the second year of boys soccer between Wawasee and Hamilton. Monday night, the Warriors again brought the wood in scoring 11 unanswered goals in a 11-0 final over the host Marines. Wawasee, which put up 10 goals in the win a year ago in the …read more.

NORTH WEBSTER – Rain Makers survived the hot and humid conditions Saturday to take the North Webster Community Center’s 10th anniversary beach volleyball tournament. They won their first two matches in sweeps and awaited the survivors from the losers bracket. Spike-Opotomus, which was defeated by Rain Makers earlier in the day, needed three games to …read more.

Ladies Take JV Invite For the third consecutive year the Wawasee junior varsity team took the top spot in its own invitational. The ladies started their day by coming back after losing the opening game against West Noble 25-17. Wawasee took the last two games 25-17, 15-8. South Bend Washington stood no chance against Wawasee …read more.

LAFAYETTE – The Warsaw volleyball team tuned up for a very challenging upcoming week with a championship performance Saturday. The 1-2 punch of Katie Voelz and Peyton Adamiec helped the Tigers deck four opponents to win the Lafayette Jefferson Classic. Warsaw defeated Milan, Lafayette Jefferson and Morristown each in two games and got past McCutcheon …read more.

WINONA LAKE – The Grace College volleyball team continued its undefeated start to 2014 with victories over Indiana Tech and St. Xavier on Saturday at the Wyndham Classic. The Lady Lancers (4-0) pulled past the Warriors in extra sets and swept St. Xavier to close out the tournament. Grace’s final match on Friday was a …read more.

WINONA LAKE – An exciting first day of volleyball for Grace College was capped off by a five-set thriller at the Wyndham Classic on Friday. The Lady Lancers defeated IU-East 3-1 to open up the tournament and ended the day with a memorable 3-2 win against IU-Kokomo. In Grace’s opening match of the day, the …read more.

[weaver_youtube mt8DhTrI6DE rel=0] GOSHEN – Thursday night’s game against Class 3A No. 10 Fairfield was one that showed just how far the Wawasee volleyball team has come and how far it still has to go. The 10-time defending sectional champion Falcons have had their way with Wawasee the past few seasons despite the growth on …read more.

[weaver_youtube 7iXTqrv3JXo rel=0] WARSAW- Tiger volleyball got back into full swing on Wednesday night as Warsaw welcomed in the Panthers of Fort Wayne Snider to the Tiger Den. Last season the Tigers swept Snider to open their schedule and decided that doing the same would be a nice start to this year as well. Once …read more.

SYRACUSE – You could cut the tension, and the humidity, with a knife at Wawasee High School on Monday night. With the Hardwood Tee Pee undergoing some renovations, the season opening volleyball match between Tippecanoe Valley and Wawasee was moved down the hall to the annex gym where it was standing room only. As the …read more.

BOURBON – New Triton volleyball coach Samantha Willsey looks out on the court at her team during a preseason practice and sees a lot to like. The Trojans possess impressive height to go with plenty of athleticism. But there’s something else that Willsey has seen out of the group in the preseason that pleases her …read more.

NORTH WEBSTER – An extra week was needed to settle matters, but a champion was crowned Thursday night in the finals of the North Webster Beach Volleyball tournament. After dealing with rain last Thursday which washed out the semi-finals, games reconvened at the North Webster Community Center on a calm and ideal night. When the …read more.

NORTH WEBSTER – North Webster league volleyball coordinator Mike Kissinger reports there will not be a Dixie Days volleyball tournament this year. Instead, there will be a coed beach volleyball tournament during the North Webster Community Center celebration. The double-elimination tournament will take place Saturday, Aug. 23, with all games taking place at the North …read more.

NORTH WEBSTER – In a battle of the lakes, Webster Lake emerged as the grandest of them all at the Mermaid Festival Co-ed Beach Volleyball Tournament. The week-long tournament concluded Saturday after pool play took place during the week. Pool A had Lake Wawasee stand unbeaten at 6-0 while Pool B had Webster also run …read more.

[weaver_youtube E0V6_HXjdkM rel=0] NORTH WEBSTER – A busy night of volleyball at the North Webster Community Center had SWAT Team maintain its hold as the top team this season in the North Webster Coed Volleyball League. In beating Boomers 25-10, 25-14 in the finals of the tournament, SWAT Team finished its season 25-3 and were …read more.

A quartet of area prep volleyball players have earned postseason honors from the Three Rivers Conference. The Tippecanoe Valley duo of senior Kelsey Ball and junior Caylie Teel each earned All-TRC accolades. Junior Tenaya Shull from Valley was an honorable mention pick to the All-TRC team. Whitko senior Whitney Hobbs also earned All-TRC honors.

GOSHEN – With just one Northern Lakes Conference team still alive from fall sports – Concord football – NLC secretary Larry Kissinger late Monday afternoon issued the final lists for its all conference teams. Lists for volleyball, boys and girls soccer as well as football were released. The girls golf, boys and girls cross country …read more.

LIGONIER – The fun, exciting and sometimes frustrating adventure that was the 2013 Lady Warrior volleyball season came to its conclusion on Thursday night. Wawasee fell at the hands of Class 3A No. 6 Fairfield 3-0 in the quarterfinal round of the West Noble Sectional. The Falcons, whose program has captured nine straight sectional championships, …read more.

Both Triton and Lakeland Christian Academy saw its’ volleyball seasons come to a close Thursday night. The Trojans and the Cougars each lost in sectional semifinal action in Class 1-A. South Central defeated Triton 25-23, 25-15, 25-17 in semifinal play at the Oregon-Davis Sectional. South Central will face host Oregon-Davis, which beat Culver 3-1 Thursday …read more.

WARSAW – There were no surprises Thursday night in the opening round of the Warsaw Sectional. Favorites Northridge and Elkhart Central each earned 3-0 wins in first-round volleyball matches of the Class 4-A tournament. The Raiders opened the night by downing Northern Lakes Conference foe Goshen 25-7, 25-14, 25-14. The Blue Blazers then capped the …read more.

LIGONIER – The 2013 season came to an unsatisfying close for the Whitko volleyball team on Tuesday night. Whitko had what could probably best be described as an off-night and that would lead to a 3-1 defeat at the hands of West Noble and a first round exit of the Class 3-A West Noble Sectional. …read more.

JV Picks Up Football Win Wawasee’s junior varsity football team ended its season with a thrilling victory Saturday morning in Syracuse, a 14-7 winner over Goshen. Stephon Miller ripped off a 65-yard rushing touchdown and Cameron Adams added a score for the Warriors, which finish the season 3-6 overall. Jeff Bartman added a 60-yard kick-off …read more.

The Lady Warriors celebrate after scoring a point in the game’s opening set. MIDDLEBURY – The regular season has come to a close and sectional tournaments are now upon the IHSAA volleyball community. The Lady Warriors finished their season on Thursday with an Northern Lakes Conference contest against a talented Northridge squad. After a slow …read more.

BOURBON – Tuesday night’s volleyball matchup between Wawasee and host Triton had all the makings of a huge upset just days before the state tournament begins. But something awoke in the hearts of the Lady Warriors, and just in the nick of time as Wawasee survived a five-game thriller 22-25, 23-25, 25-23, 25-23, 15-7. The …read more.

Warsaw Tiger Volleyball recently held their annual Dig Pink Game to raise Breast Cancer Awareness and to raise money for the Kosciusko County Cancer Care Fund. Pictured in the photo are Tiger seniors presenting a check for over $2,000 to K21 Foundation Board Member Jim Tinkey. From left are Emily Poe, Delaney Goble, Laura Craig, …read more.

SYRACUSE – It was not the send off they were hoping for. Three Wawasee seniors played on their home court for the final time on Thursday night. The seniors took the floor with smiles and aspirations of claiming their first conference win of the year but left with tears after falling short of a victory. …read more.

LIGONIER – Wawasee’s prolonged agony on the varsity volleyball court continued Tuesday night in another heartbreaking loss, this time to host West Noble. The Lady Warriors won the first game 25-22, then dropped the nest two 18-25, 23-25 before winning game four 25-10. In the deciding fifth game, West Noble found a way to get …read more.

NorthWood Rumbles In Regular Season Finale The girls soccer regular season came to an end Thursday for the Wawasee program. Unfortunately, lightning shortened the final match even further, with a 4-0 result in favor of NorthWood standing after one half due to lightning in the area. Wawasee remain winless on the season at 0-16, looking …read more.

[weaver_youtube -jUTM7_6Ttg rel=0] SYRACUSE – A night reserved for the accomplished senior members of Wawasee’s volleyball team turned into one that the class of 2014 would like to forget. The Lady Warriors hosted Whitko on Tuesday night and were stunned as the Wildcats took three of the final four sets to walk away with a …read more.

Wawasee Doubles Pair Of Threes A pair of third-place showings at the Culver Academy Cross Country Invitational were well-timed for the Wawasee programs. The Warrior boys were third at 157 points, behind only Brebeuf’s 122 points and LaPorte’s 127 points in the 23-team field. Zach Cockrill was eighth at 16:49 and Adam Doll was right …read more.

The Warsaw Lady Tiger Volleyball team will host a DIG PINK match at the Tiger Den on Thursday, Sept. 26, to raise awareness of the importance of early detection in the fight against breast cancer. The DIG PINK match will also raise funds to support the Kosciusko Cancer Care Fund. The Lady Tigers will be …read more.

Volleyball Slide Continues After a 9-1 start to the regular season, Wawasee dropped its sixth match of the season Thursday night at Concord, 25-27, 23-25, 25-22, 22-25. The loss to Concord set the Lady Warriors at 0-3 in the Northern Lakes Conference and 11-6 overall. The nip and tuck matchup with the Minutemen had Lydia …read more.

Volleyball Struggles Continue After a red hot start to the season, Wawasee’s volleyball program has cooled off somewhat of late. The cooling trend continued Monday as visiting Westview beat Wawasee 21-25, 25-16, 25-14, 25-18. In a similar case to the loss against Goshen last Thursday, Wawasee put together big statistical numbers but could not translate …read more.

Plymouth Spikes Wawasee The hot streak by Wawasee volleyball came to a screeching halt Thursday in a big way at Plymouth. After winning its last eight matches, Wawasee were silenced by Plymouth 25-18, 27-25, 25-15 in the Northern Lakes Conference opener for both programs. Wawasee (9-2, 0-1 NLC) were again without senior outside hitter Lydia …read more.

NLC Showdown Goes To NorthWood In a clash of contenders in the Northern Lakes Conference girls golf race, NorthWood hosted Wawasee and Northridge Thursday at McCormick Creek. Needing to count every stroke, NorthWood remained undefeated in round robin play with a 179 while Wawasee carded 182. Northridge struggled on the Nappanee layout, shooting 250. NorthWood, …read more.

Volleyball Still Rolling Wawasee’s drum beat kept pounding Tuesday night with another three-match win, this time at Central Noble. The Lady Warriors finished off the Lady Cougars 25-22, 25-18, 25-19 to run its team mark to 7-1 on the season. Wawasee had a great defensive effort from Aly Anderson, who led the team with 20 …read more.

Warriors Bomb Hamilton After taking one on the chin Saturday against Concord, Wawasee decided to return the favor on visiting Hamilton Monday in Syracuse. In the first-ever meeting between the two clubs, Wawasee put a whipping on Hamilton, 10-1, in boys soccer. The win erases the sting of a 10-0 loss to Concord Saturday in …read more.

Volleyball Red Hot With Pair Of Titles After pushing state power Fairfield Thursday night, Wawasee pulled in a pair of volleyball trophies for the case Saturday. The Wawasee varsity won all four of its games to take the podium at the Elwood Invitational. In pool play, Wawasee beat Lewis Cass 25-14, 25-19, Mississinewa 27-25, 18-25, …read more.

[weaver_youtube xYczanuv5n0 rel=0] SYRACUSE – In the record book, it will show up as a 3-0 Fairfield volleyball win Thursday night at Wawasee, but inside the spectator gymnasium, the gap between the two teams was much, much closer. In a series that Fairfield has overwhelmingly dominated in recent memory, Wawasee made a statement by not …read more.

AKRON – “There were moments of pure brilliance and then there were moments of ‘What were you thinking?’” Lady Viking head coach Mallory Eaton’s comment said it best Tuesday night. Tippecanoe Valley hosted Wawasee in the 2013 volleyball season opener in the two rival’s fifth match up in three seasons. This time it was Wawasee …read more.

WARSAW – The moment came almost a year ago, but Katie Voelz still gets goose bumps thinking about it. “I still remember the last point in the fifth game,” began Voelz, who literally was rubbing her arms talking about it, trying to shake her goose bumps. “When that final ball fell and we got to …read more.

BOURBON – The antennas are now focused. Triton just needs to get the color to come through the set. Much like a TV from back in the day, Triton volleyball has gotten the static off its screen, but just needs to get all the color to show. Separating metaphor from reality, Triton head coach Samantha …read more.

NORTH WEBSTER – The Heat Waves were the hottest team in North Webster Saturday afternoon. Piggybacking a championship Thursday night in the North Webster sand volleyball league tournament, The Heat Waves took down all opposition Saturday, culminated by a 20-22, 21-14, 15-11 Dixie Days championship win against the Willis Park & Recreation team. The double-elimination …read more.

NORTH WEBSTER – The Lake Wawasee team of Jon Hill, Candace Brown and Mark Bergman marched through the Mermaid Festival Beach Volleyball Tournament with a perfect 12-0 game record to earn the crown Saturday. The Wawasee team beat the Big Tippecanoe Lake team of Angie Huston, Bob Brumfield, Kristi Howell and Bob Bosstick in the …read more.

NORTH WEBSTER – A beach volleyball tournament being held in conjunction with the annual Mermaid Festival kicked off Tuesday night. The Adult Coed 4s tourney is being held at the new North Webster Community Center’s sand court. In pool play action Tuesday evening, Webster Lake defeated Big Chapman Lake 3-0, Lake Wawasee topped Big Chapman …read more.