SYRACUSE – Wawasee High School’s athletic department announced a pair of notes this morning regarding varsity sports schedule changes. The girls golf triangular at Northridge and with NorthWood was rained out Tuesday, Aug. 26, but will be made up Wednesday, Sept. 10. The match will be played at Meadow Valley Golf Club in Middlebury as …read more.

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.

SOUTH WHITLEY – Visiting West Noble handed Whitko a 4-2 defeat in girls’ soccer action Saturday. Mady Overmeyer tallied both goals for the host Wildcats. Whitko goalie Emily Jones had 12 saves in the contest. Whitko (0-2) plays at Rochester on Wednesday.  

FORT WAYNE – The Warsaw boys and girls soccer teams had their games scheduled for Saturday cancelled. Both Tiger teams were scheduled to take part in the Shindigz National Soccer Festival at the Fort Wayne Sports Club. The contests had to be cancelled due to field conditions after heavy rain Friday night. The Warsaw boys …read more.

SYRACUSE – It was August 21, 2013. There was 11 minutes and 58 seconds left in the first half of a 0-0 game against West Noble. Savannah Schwartz, then a sophomore, pinpointed a corner kick to teammate Caitlin Clevenger who found the back of the net to give the Wawasee girls soccer team its first …read more.

SYRACUSE – It didn’t take more than a second for Wawasee senior Caitlin Clevenger to sum up her junior soccer experience. “Bad,” was all Clevenger really said. While silver lining moments were abundant for a young team seeking an identity, Wawasee’s 2013 girls soccer season was troubling. Clevenger accounted for the team’s lone goal it …read more.

WARSAW – Warsaw girls soccer head coach Peter Lucht has found himself in an unenviable position in his second year. For the second time in as many years he has guided the Lady Tigers, he is needing to fill a major position on the pitch following the graduation of one of the program’s finest players. …read more.

WARSAW – The Warsaw girls soccer team will be selling Nelson’s chicken to help raise money for its program. The sale will be this Saturday, July 26, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the JB’s Furniture parking lot, located at 2101 E. Center St. between Sacred Heart school and Owen’s Supermarket. Chicken halves are …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.

[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.

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.

SYRACUSE – Wawasee knew exactly what was coming at them. They just couldn’t stop the steam engine that was the Leo rushing offense. The Lions only threw three passes the entire night, sticking with its bread and butter rushing attack that piled up more than 400 yards on the ground during a 35-7 win over …read more.

GOSHEN – Once Northridge got going Wednesday night at the Goshen Girls Soccer Regional, there was no stopping them. Nearly everything Northridge did went right in a 5-0 win over Warsaw in the regional semis, from offensive bounces to defensive timing. And seemingly nothing Warsaw tried seemed to work. Northridge’s offense was fluid all night, …read more.

The Leesburg soccer team recently captured the elementary championship with a win over Eisenhower. The two teams played an outstanding championship match. The contest was tied at 2-2 after regulation play. It was still deadlocked after overtime and a shootout. Leesburg finally claimed the title in sudden death play.  

PLYMOUTH – On paper, the girls soccer matchup between defending sectional champion Warsaw and winless Wawasee looked none too promising for high drama. But with a Warsaw side well aware of what happened with its boys soccer program just 24 hours before, the Lady Tigers were taking no chances. Elizabeth VanWormer notched a hat trick …read more.

JV Soccer Closes Out Season The Wawasee girls soccer team closed out its JV schedule Saturday in the Northern Lakes Conference invite at Warsaw. A first-half goal by Warsaw was all she wrote, giving the Tigers a 1-0 victory over Wawasee in the first game. Game two had Wawasee’s offensive struggles come back to haunt …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.

Northridge Powers Past Wawasee Northridge passed a test Tuesday in beating visiting Wawasee, 4-0, in boys soccer ahead of a massive matchup Thursday night vs. Warsaw. The Raiders (10-3-3 overall) and Tigers, who are ranked No. 6 in Class 2-A, are both 4-1-1 in the conference. Wawasee, with the loss Tuesday, fall to 5-8-3 overall …read more.

SYRACUSE – What started out as a slow day turned into yet another solid win for the Warsaw girls soccer team. The Lady Tigers rolled into Syracuse on Saturday afternoon and used a big second half effort to help secure their seventh straight victory with a 5-0 win over rival Wawasee in Northern Lakes Conference …read more.

Lakers, Warriors End In Tie With a shot differential of 16-6 in favor of Wawasee over Lakeland, one would think the Warriors would have coasted in boys soccer Thursday night in Lagrange. Statistics sometimes aren’t always indicative as the two sides fought to a 1-1 draw. Rasmus Rich got Wawasee on the board in the …read more.

[weaver_youtube dUQhgbkAjNE rel=0] WINONA LAKE – It’s a lost art in sports. Many think sports should revolve around who wins, and go from there. In some cases, hoisting a sectional trophy is an end-all. In other cases, just living to see another day is a win all in its own. It is good to 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.

Warriors Earn Another NLC Tie For the second time in as many matches, the Wawasee Warriors walked off the pitch tied with a Northern Lakes Conference opponent. Threes were wild for the now 3-3-3 boys soccer team after tying Elkhart Memorial 3-3 Saturday morning in Syracuse. Rasmus Rich, Carter Jones and Fernando Camargo all had …read more.

SYRACUSE – The 2-0 girls soccer win by Whitko Wednesday night at Wawasee wasn’t a knock down, drag ’em out contest that will go down in the annals of history for memorable moments, per se. But the win by Whitko was an historic one, nonetheless. For the first time in the program’s abbreviated but ascending …read more.

NORTH MANCHESTER – Whitko showed well Saturday at the Manchester Girls Soccer Invitational, but could not quite get over the hump in a runner-up finish to Rochester. A 0-0 tie between Rochester and Whitko in the final forced the game into penalties, where Rochester topped Whitko 3-1. Ellyana Blue had the lone conversion for the …read more.

Wawasee Doubles At Marion Invitational It was a banner day in several ways for the Wawasee cross country programs Saturday at the Marion Invitational. Wawasee’s first entry into the invite produced a double team championship as well as an individual title. The Warrior boys rolled to a team title with 29 points and the girls …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.

SOUTH WHITLEY – Bremen came out firing in the girls soccer matchup at Whitko Tuesday night and came through with a 5-1 victory. A goal right out of the gate by Alexis Jennings had the visiting Lions up 1-0, and after avoiding a missed penalty kick by Bridgette Thomson in the 13th minute, Bremen would …read more.

Warriors Back On Track With Win After a tough loss to state-ranked West Noble Thursday night, Wawasee’s boys soccer team righted the ship a little Saturday with a 3-2 win at South Bend Riley. Wawasee (2-2-1) received goals from Rasmus Rich, Fernando Camargo and Harvey Lopez. Camargo, Carter Jones and Junior Garcia were all credited …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.

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.

SYRACUSE – It was the best of games, it was the worst of games. It was mostly just a tale of two halves for the Wawasee girl’s soccer team on Wednesday night. The Lady Warriors welcomed in West Noble for their first home game. Things looked good early for Wawasee but a strong second half …read more.

LAGRANGE – For the first time in Lakeland’s history, the girls soccer program could stand tall in its season opener against Wawasee. A seven-goal outburst was more than enough to pick up its first win against the visiting Lady Warriors, 7-0, Monday night in the lid lifter for both programs. Wawasee had won the previous …read more.

WARSAW – The last time Abby Schue stood in goal for the Lady Tigers was in last season’s regional final against No. 4 St. Joe. The Lady Indians bombarded Schue and the Warsaw defense with shots and pressure all night, leading to a 3-1 Lady Tiger defeat, the third straight year Warsaw had fallen in …read more.

On Wednesday, David Kolbe, acting attorney for the parents of a local Warsaw Community High School student, filed an injunction against Warsaw Community School Corporation. The injunction was filed due the alleged disregard for the student’s right to due process following a drug-related suspension from the WCHS varsity soccer team. The student, whose name will …read more.

SYRACUSE – The 2013 Wawasee Lady Warrior soccer team is going to look very similar to last season’s team, only different. There will still be plenty of familiar faces on the field. Those faces, however, will just be more determined and focused. Last year’s wide-eyed and bushy-tailed freshmen class enters this season as a battle-tested …read more.

SOUTH BEND – Registration is underway for the 2013 Northern Indiana College Prep Girls Soccer Camp. The camp, for girls ages 13-17, is set for July 22-26 at the Indiana Invaders Soccer Complex in South Bend. The camp will run from 5-8 p.m. each day. Cost of the camp is $195 per individual or $125 …read more.

INDIANAPOLIS – The Indiana High School Athletic Association announced Monday afternoon its layout for the new sectional alignment for eight of the 20 sanctioned team sports. The most noticeable change is in football, which adds a sixth class to the state tournament and reshapes the competitive landscape. Here is a breakdown of the local schools …read more.

WINONA LAKE – The first day of free soccer training for area young ladies was a big success Monday night. The training is being held at Grace College and is being conducted by  Haiti Women’s National Team coach Shek Borkowski and Grace College coach Michael Voss is for area girls ages 12-18. “The first practice …read more.

On the heels of this morning’s announcement of the 2013 Guinness International Champions Cup, Indy Pro Soccer President Peter Wilt has issued the following statement: “Indy Pro Soccer is working with national promoter Relevent Sports in an attempt to bring a major international exhibition match to Indianapolis. This event would be part of the eight-team …read more.

AKRON – Chainey Zolman had just beaten the buzzer with a three-point shot that gave the Vikings their first lead of last Saturday’s sectional championship. The clutch shot brought Tippecanoe Valley fans to their feet and gave the team all the momentum heading into the locker room. Without missing a beat, the Vikings came out …read more.

WARSAW – The International Women’s Opportunity Foundation and FC Indiana have partnered to provide free high level soccer coaching and instruction to Warsaw area girls. The International Women’s Opportunity Foundation is a non-partisan, non-profit, all-volunteer foundation committed to improving humanitarian, social, cultural, educational and sporting opportunities for girls and women. FC Indiana, based out of South …read more.

Bill Peterson, commissioner of the North American Soccer League announced today it has approved the entry of Indianapolis to join the men’s professional soccer league for the 2014 season. The new Indiana franchise, owned by Ersal Ozdemir, chief executive officer of Keystone Group LLC., is the 12th team to join the NASL. Other teams include …read more.

HARTFORD CITY — Reghan Craig’s goal in the second half was golden for Whitko, as the Lady Wildcats beat Mississinewa 2-1 in the first round of the Blackford Girls Soccer Sectional Monday in Hartford City. Craig’s second goal of the year was assisted by sister Cagney Craig. Ellyana Blue continued her torrid scoring pace, netting …read more.