ELKHART — A recap of NLC girls swimming prelims at Concord High School.

SYRACUSE — A recap from Wawasee athletic events from Saturday, Jan. 9.

DUNLAP – Concord used a superior showing to best Warsaw in both the boys and girls swim duals Saturday morning at Concord.

WARSAW – The Warsaw boys and girls swim teams finished atop the standings at a mini invite Wednesday that included Rochester, Tippecanoe Valley and Huntington North.

SYRACUSE — A recap of the boys swim meet between Northridge and Wawasee.

SYRACUSE — Northridge remained undefeated in NLC competition with a win over Wawasee in girls swim action Tuesday night.

ZIONSVILLE – Brenna Morgan won two events at Saturday’s Zionsville Swim Invite.

SYRACUSE – Lifetime bests highlighted Wawasee’s pair of huge wins against Plymouth in NLC swimming Thursday evening.

SYRACUSE — A recap of Wawasee sporting events from Tuesday, December 15.

WARSAW – Both boys and girls swim teams from Warsaw earned wins against Plymouth Tuesday evening.

SYRACUSE — The Wawasee boys team won their annual invite Saturday afternoon.

SYRACUSE — The Wawasee girls swim team won its home invite Saturday afternoon.

WARSAW – Warsaw’s boys and girls swim teams bested Goshen Saturday afternoon while Lady Tiger Brenna Morgan set a school record in the 200 freestyle.

MIDDLEBURY – A recap of Northridge double wins against Warsaw and Memorial, which had Warsaw top Memorial in the double dual swim meet Tuesday night.

ELKHART — A recap from the girls swimming meet between Wawasee and Concord.

ELKHART — A recap from the boys swimming meet between Wawasee and Concord.

WARSAW – Photos and highlights from the 2015 Warsaw Swim Invite held Saturday at WCHS.

NAPPANEE – Warsaw took care of business in the pool, beating NorthWood in both boys and girls dual action Thursday night.

ELKHART — A recap from the girls swim meet between Wawasee and Memorial.

ELKHART — A recap from Wawasee’s win over Memorial in NLC boys swimming and diving action.

NAPPANEE – NorthWood’s girls and Tippecanoe Valley’s boys won dual swim meets at NorthWood Monday night.

WARSAW — A recap from Warsaw’s win over Wawasee in the Northern Lakes Conference opener for both teams.

WARSAW — A recap from the girls swim meet between Wawasee and Warsaw.

SYRACUSE – A recap from Wawasee’s win over East Noble in girls swimming.

WARSAW – A preview of local boys swimming for the 2015-16 season.

MISHAWAKA – Wawasee Pro had successful swims at the Pro Superstar Invitational.

WARSAW – The Kosciusko Community YMCA Sharks hosted its first-ever home meet Saturday at the new Parkview facility.

SYRACUSE – The Wawasee PRO Swim Club will be offering tryouts to interested athletes next week.

Registrations are being accepted now through Sept. 3 for fall 2015 continuing education classes at Wawasee High School. Classes will begin the week of Sept. 8.

SYRACUSE – A recap from the 8th Annual Wawasee Kiwanis Triathlon/Duathlon.

WARSAW – Waves for Water will host a one-mile swim race on July 25 at Center Lake. The event will begin at 8:30 a.m. with sign-in and race day registration starting at 7 a.m. Cost of the event is $30 per swimmer. Swimmers must be at least 11 years old and prepared to swim an …read more.

WARSAW – Michael McCulloch was not only the overall winner of the Warsaw Aqua Mile. The Westfield resident set a new course record in winning the event held at Center Lake this past weekend. McCulloch won the race in a new record time of 21:09.10. The Aqua Mile event is in its fifth year and a …read more.

GOSHEN – Nate Long was recently hired as the head boys and girls swimming and diving coach at Goshen High School. Long is a Warsaw Community High School graduate (2005) who was a four-year letter winner in boys swimming where he excelled in the 50, 100 and 200 freestyles as well as the 200 and …read more.

WARSAW – Warsaw Community High School standout swimmer Spencer Davidson turned in numerous outstanding performances to etch his name in multiple places on the WCHS boys swimming record board. The senior scribed his name in swim lore Tuesday, signing a letter of intent to attend and swim for the IUPUI Jaguars next season. Davidson was …read more.

SYRACUSE – The Wawasee Kiwanis will host its eighth annual Wawasee Triathlon August 8 at Lakeside Park in Syracuse. The Kiwanis are taking registrations for up to 300 participants for the triathlon and also a duathlon. Anyone interested in participating in the events is required to be at least 15 years of age, whether running …read more.

Dustyn Schrock, left, and David Hernandez sprint to the finish of the 2014 Warsaw Optimist Triathlon. (File photo by Nick Goralczyk) WINONA LAKE – The Warsaw Breakfast Optimist Club is again sponsoring the Warsaw Triathlon, entering its 22nd year, with an 8 a.m. start time Saturday, June 27, at Winona Lake Park. The event is …read more.

WARSAW – The YMCA’s Sharks swim team finished out the 2014-2015 season with a fifth-place standing at the YMCA State Championship at Purdue University. The team, which had 70 swimmers ages 5-17, swam 341 individual events with 250 best times and a total of an 18-minute time drop for the team. Ian Handy placed third …read more.

INDIANAPOLIS – The Indiana High School Swimming and Diving Hall of Fame announced its third class of 2015. The Hall of Fame was formed to honor athletes, coaches and special contributors who have made an impact on high school swimming and diving in Indiana. The induction ceremony will take place April 18, 2015, at the …read more.

[weaver_youtube VAqCR7FCPnI rel=0] INDIANAPOLIS – The pool is finally closed for the 2015 high school season. The Warsaw boys swimming team concluded its season Saturday afternoon on the state’s grandest stage. The Tigers raced in three events, producing three top 10 finishes at the finals of the 78th annual IHSAA Boys Swimming and Diving state …read more.

INDIANAPOLIS – It was a mixed bag of results for local swimmers at IUPUI’s Natatorium Friday night. A select few were able to extend their seasons for another day, but many had to call it quits at the prelims of the 78th annual IHSAA Boys Swimming and Diving State Finals. Those lucky enough to advance …read more.

WARSAW – There wasn’t a lot of time to adjust, and it showed in the finals of the Warsaw Boys Swimming Sectional Saturday afternoon. Of the 11 events swam Friday night in the prelims, all 11 top seeds won sectional titles Saturday. Among them, Warsaw won seven event titles and continued on with its eighth …read more.

WARSAW – Warsaw primarily did its job Friday evening at the Warsaw Boys Swimming Sectional preliminaries. The Tigers will be the top seed in seven of the 11 swim events, but have some company as the finals approach Saturday. Warsaw, which entered the sectional the top seed in 10 of the 11 swim events, are …read more.

ELKHART – At this point in the season, it’s all about doing your best. That is just what the Wawasee swim team did Thursday night in the prelims of the Concord Sectional. The Warriors recorded multiple lifetime bests to advance to the finals in seven events on Saturday while securing 13 other spots in the …read more.

Thursday’s weather has affected the sports calendar. The Warsaw boys swim sectional preliminaries have been backed up one day to Friday with a start time of 5:30 p.m. The finals are still scheduled for Saturday at 1 p.m. The Wawasee gymnastics meet tonight at Wawasee with Huntington North has been postponed. A make-up date has …read more.

The roads to sectional swim glory, which ultimately will merge onto the highway to the IHSAA boys swimming state finals, will feature much different surfaces for the Warsaw, Wawasee and Tippecanoe Valley boys swim teams this weekend as the sectional swim tournaments begin around the state Thursday evening. Host Warsaw will likely have the easiest …read more.

[weaver_youtube bO_fhSoy20k rel=0]   Wawasee’s Bre Robinson accepts her medal after finishing fifth in the 100 fly Saturday afternoon. (Photos by Nick Goralczyk) INDIANAPOLIS – It was a big day at the 41st annual IHSAA Girls Swimming and Diving State Championships. Seven records were set on Saturday, bringing the weekend total to 15. Carmel won …read more.

INDIANAPOLIS – Dreams will become reality for swimmers and divers all around the state this weekend as teams and individuals will gather at The Nat for the 41st annual IHSAA Girls Swimming and Diving State Finals. As in years past, there are plenty of local athletes competing at the big event. Warsaw, Wawasee, Concord and …read more.

[weaver_youtube vrShz7SaTCg rel=0] MIDDLEBURY – In order to leave the Northridge Natatorium without any regrets, the Wawasee girls swim team knew exactly what it needed to do Saturday afternoon. After all was said and done, Wawasee swimmers punched tickets to the IHSAA State Finals in six events at the Northridge Sectional Finals. The Warriors team …read more.

Last week started out very ugly for the picks. I picked five boys games and five girls games. The boys did me no favors as I went just 1-4 with those picks. Thankfully, the girls picks came through and I went 4-1 there to be an even 5-5. That was a close call, way too …read more.

MIDDLEBURY – The stage is officially set for Saturday’s girls swimming sectional finals at Northridge High School. 11 teams gathered at Northridge’s natatorium Thursday night for the sectional preliminaries and, as expected, Saturday’s title will come down to Wawasee and Northridge. The Warriors will enter Saturday’s finals with 15 girls racing for sectional titles and …read more.

GOSHEN – The Northern Lakes Conference officially released All-NLC selections for wrestling, boys swimming and girls swimming for the 2014-15 season. It was classic NLC domination for three of the conference’s historically dominant programs in Northridge boys and girls swimming and Elkhart Memorial wrestling as the three programs ran undefeated and untouched in round robin …read more.

KENDALLVILLE – Wawasee’s final chance to work out some kinks against an opposing swim team came Tuesday night, and the Warriors passed the test with flying colors. Wawasee won 11 of the 12 events against host East Noble in the final regular season boys swim meet in a resounding 135-47 victory. With just the sectionals …read more.

[weaver_youtube vCQII_EHRrw rel=0] DUNLAP – Not many involved with the 2015 Northern Lakes Conference Boys Swimming Championships left the Concord pool Saturday upset. Northridge claimed its 17th straight team title, Warsaw won a handful of individual titles and a bulk majority of the swimmers from the eight schools lowered personal or school standards. A pretty …read more.

DUNLAP – Northridge put itself in great position to claim its 17th straight Northern Lakes Conference boys swimming title with a huge night Thursday at the NLC Championships preliminaries at Concord. The Raiders posted eight of the 11 top times in swim events, but more importantly, have three swimmers in the finals of every event. …read more.

DUNLAP – The second season has begun for the boys swim teams in the Northern Lakes Conference, and one of two things will happen. One, the perennial favorites will sweep all the events, making the meet predictable. Or, two, someone is going to have to have a meet to remember to upset what is shaping …read more.

WARSAW – It was another productive day Saturday for the Warsaw swim program. The Warsaw boys team collected three wins, while the girls squad went 2-1 in a four-team meet held at WCHS. The Tigers defeated Rochester 221-179, Columbia City 231-128 and Bremen 216-189 in boys’ action. The girls team topped Columbia City 206-156 and …read more.

(After school special, because it’s after 3 p.m. Do you get it??? Yeah, you get it.) Here we are, a new week of games and a new week of picks. Usually I try to come up with something mildly interesting to talk about before getting to my picks for the week, but I really don’t …read more.

WARSAW – Tuesday’s swim matchups between Culver Academy and host Warsaw provided a nice preview to the sectional tournaments in February. A 122-63 victory by the visiting Culver girls and a 138-48 whipping by Warsaw’s boys left plenty to be mulled for the coming weeks. Warsaw’s boys, having had just one meet in the past …read more.

MIDDLEBURY – The Northridge High School Natatorium was rocking Thursday night as swimmers from around the Northern Lakes Conference gathered for the prelims of the 2015 Girls NLC Championships. Local squads Warsaw and Wawasee participated in the evening’s events and both left feeling good after solid showings in the prelims. “Honestly, I thought everyone had …read more.

WARSAW – It was a record-setting day for the Warsaw boys swim team on Saturday. The hosts used a record performance from its 200 freestyle relay team as the highlight of defeating Concord 106-80 for a big Northern Lakes Conference win. The quartet of Matt Wildman, Spencer Davidson, Ethan Cook and Jayden Parrett produced the …read more.

GOSHEN – It was a cold way for Goshen to close down its swimming pool Saturday afternoon. Decades of Goshen swim history was set in the old pool, but was reduced to a drafty, chilly scene Saturday as Wawasee won both the girls and boys meets against the hosts. The Lady Warriors claimed 10 victories …read more.

The local sports schedule was pretty light Wednesday, and only got lighter with the snow and wind forcing a pair of events to go under. The Oregon-Davis at Triton girls basketball game was postponed from tonight to Saturday, Jan. 17. The JV game will begin at 2 p.m. with the varsity to follow. The Warsaw …read more.

[weaver_youtube 9Kf0P8Y0JAI rel=0] MIDDLEBURY – Another Northern Lakes Conference dual, another blowout win for the Northridge Raider boys swim team. Wawasee’s presence in the pool did nothing to take Northridge off its game Tuesday night in an overwhelming 145-38 result, all but locking up yet another conference title for the Raiders. Northridge won every event, …read more.

Spencer Davidson led the way as the Warsaw boys swim team placed second in the Zionsville Invitational Saturday. Davidson won the 100 breaststroke event in a top time of 59.06. Davidson also teamed with Jayden Parrett, Zack Taylor and Matt Wildman to capture second place in the 200 medley relay race in a time of …read more.

SYRACUSE – The annual Wawasee Boys Swimming Invite took place Saturday afternoon at Wawasee Middle School and it was South Bend St. Joe that took home this year’s top prize. The Indians posted a final team score of 360 points to beat out Wawasee (257) for the invite title. Bremen (207), Rochester (205) and Columbia …read more.

ELKHART – Another sweep for the Warsaw boys swim team, plowing past Elkhart Memorial 127-43 Thursday night. Memorial’s girls did nearly the same to Warsaw, winning 112-58. Without diving taking place, Warsaw won the 11 boys swim events and again swept several events. Zach Taylor, Josh Miller and Jayden Parrett each led sweeps of individual …read more.

SYRACUSE – Thursday’s meet against Plymouth was just what the Wawasee boys team needed. The Warriors used a 147-27 win to pull above .500 for the first time all season on the team’s senior night. Seniors led the way for the Warriors, starting in the diving portion of the night. Tristen Atwood posted a 177.60 …read more.

SYRACUSE – The Wawasee girls swim team picked up another win Thursday night when Plymouth came to town. The Warriors took the top two spots in every swimming event on their way to a dominant 140-43 victory. The winning started out in the diving portion of the evening for Wawasee. Hannah Rhoades posted a lifetime …read more.

WARSAW – Plymouth proved no match for either the boys or girls swim teams from Warsaw Tuesday night. The Tiger boys swept all 12 events in a 153-27 boys romp while the Lady Tigers had 10 event wins in a 122-60 triumph. Warsaw’s rolling of the boys meet had the team focused more on intra-squad …read more.

[weaver_youtube e5DTFDgFzDA rel=0] SYRACUSE – It almost wasn’t worth the trip for the NorthWood girls swim team Tuesday night. The Panthers came to town to take on Northern Lakes Conference power Wawasee and saw first hand just how tough the Warriors are once again, as if they needed a reminder. Wawasee won all eleven swimming …read more.

SYRACUSE – The Wawasee boys swimming team picked up its second conference win of the season Tuesday night behind a flurry of lifetime bests from its underclassmen. The Warriors won all 12 events against the visiting NorthWood Panthers, proving that cats really cannot swim, en route to a 131-53 victory. The story of the night …read more.

GOSHEN – Warsaw welcomed back its missing men for a big win at Goshen, 135-50, while the Lady Tigers ran into a talented Goshen team and were dealt a 116-64 loss Saturday. Dealing with program suspensions up and down the board in a lopsided loss to Northridge Thursday night, the penalties were paid and the …read more.

[weaver_youtube _5j-fR7CziM rel=0] WARSAW – On paper, this matchup was supposed to be so much more. But reality set in Thursday in the boys and girls swim duals between Warsaw and visiting Northridge. Suspensions in the Warsaw boys program and an incredible amount of depth in the Northridge girls program made the finals scores almost …read more.

[weaver_youtube x8BpzVr-dY4 rel=0] SYRACUSE – As often happens, when one side of the equation gets into a heated battle, the other side often gets lost in the shuffle amidst all the excitement. While the Wawasee and Concord girls swimmers were adding another notch to the budding rivalry, the boys dual was somewhat overlooked. The outcome …read more.

WARSAW – Warsaw’s boys swim team made no bones it was in a class by itself at the Warsaw Tiger Invite Saturday. The girls team wasn’t that bad, either. The Tiger boys rolled to a title, scoring 763 points to blow away the six-team field that had Muncie Central second at 441 and Penn third …read more.

WARSAW – WCHS senior swimming standout Spencer Davidson has been honored for his work both in the pool and in the classroom. Davidson is a member of the All-American Interscholastic Swimming Team as chosen by the National Interscholastic Swim Coaches Association of America. Davidson earned the honor based on his time of 56.90 in the …read more.

WARSAW – The Warsaw boys swim team had a relatively easy night against NorthWood, winning the Northern Lakes Conference dual, 143-41, while the Lady Tigers got a better fight from NorthWood in a 107-61 Warsaw win Thursday evening. The boys won 11 of the 12 events and almost claimed all 12 in what shaped up …read more.

SYRACUSE – Wawasee’s swim program both added Northern Lakes Conference wins Tuesday night in lopsided victories against Elkhart Memorial. Memorial was able to take three of the four speed races, otherwise, Wawasee won the other 21 of 24 events in a 119-64 boys win and 127-56 girls win at the Wawasee Natatorium. The Warrior boys …read more.

AKRON – NorthWood used the efforts of several swimmers to beat host Tippecanoe Valley in both boys and girls swim duals Monday night. The Panther boys won nine of the 12 events to claim a 90-48 win while the Lady Panthers grabbed 10 of the 12 events in a 107-72 triumph. Kate Jarvis, Megan Stankovich …read more.

[weaver_youtube fLbqHf8FzHc rel=0] SYRACUSE – Warsaw got itself a fight from rival Wawasee, but too many weapons helped the Tiger boys swim team to a 124-61 win Saturday afternoon at the Wawasee Middle School Natatorium. Warsaw claimed all three relays and had four different swimmers win five total events to aid the win. On the …read more.

WARSAW – Warsaw opened the Tony DeBrota era in fine fashion Tuesday night, crushing Manchester in both boys and girls swimming duals. The Tiger boys swept all 12 events to post a 151-23 scoreline while the girls also swept in a 130-39 final. DeBrota took over the programs this season after serving as an assistant …read more.

And we’re back! (Later than I planned!) Okay, so my break went a little longer than I had originally said. I originally put the wrong date in my last article about when I was going to return and then some things happened last week that made me put this on the back burner. But now …read more.

SYRACUSE – There are times when you don’t even notice he is there. Then he drops a school record and you double take as he ventures back to his team again, as if it never happened. Wawasee junior boys swimmer Logan Brugh is rather unassuming. He doesn’t say much as several of his teammates over …read more.

WARSAW – It will be a final go-round for several accomplished Warsaw boys swimming seniors, but there won’t be any sentimental victory lap for the Tigers in what should be a very exciting season. Derek Jeter and Mariano Rivera may have got their farewell tours with the New York Yankees, adorned with gifts at each …read more.

WARSAW – Warsaw Community High School senior swimming standout Jayden Parrett tested the waters at the state championship venue at the IUPUI Natatorium the past two seasons, qualifying for the state championships in back-to-back years. Parrett liked the feel enough that on Monday the senior backstroke standout signed a letter of intent to swim for …read more.

SYRACUSE – Wawasee High School senior Bre Robinson officially signed to swim at Purdue University this afternoon. With parents, school officials and several media outlets in attendance, Robinson proudly penned her name with the Big Ten school. Robinson holds the backstroke, 100 free and 200 free school records and was on the record-setting 200 and …read more.

WARSAW – The Warsaw boys and girls swimming teams will hold a call-out meeting for the 2014-15 season Thursday. The short meeting will be held tomorrow after school in the Natatorium. Any boy or girl interested in swimming or diving should attend the meeting.  

Our look at the top 10 teams in the area actually mixes in two teams cut of the same cloth. The Wawasee boys and girls cross country teams had a historical season, checking in together at No. 10 while their classmates on the softball team had a season for the books, taking our No. 6 …read more.

[weaver_youtube M2cbNW-3nnc rel=0] INDIANAPOLIS – The state’s best swimmers and divers gathered at the IUPUI Natatorium on Saturday afternoon for the 2014 IHSAA Boys Swimming and Diving Championships. For the second year in a row it was the Chesterton Trojans that took home the top prize, scoring 240 points to beat out Avon (198) for …read more.

[weaver_youtube SblkQJQTk1c rel=0] INDIANAPOLIS – The moment that the Warsaw boys swim team has worked for all season finally arrived on Friday night. The IHSAA Boys State Finals began with the prelims at The Natatorium at IUPUI. The season came to an end for several Tiger swimmers but two, juniors Jayden Parrett and Spencer Davidson, …read more.

INDIANAPOLIS – The warm and fuzzies of sectional glory has officially worn off. Warsaw has some time to make up this weekend. The Tigers boys swimmers earned the right to swim another week after barnstorming its own sectional last Saturday, winning nine of the 12 events to punch automatic tickets to the IHSAA Boys Swimming …read more.

GOSHEN – The winter sports seasons aren’t quite finished, but the Northern Lakes Conference has released a majority of its All-NLC teams. Four of the five NLC sports lists were issued Monday from conference secretary Larry Kissinger. Teams for girls basketball, boys and girls swimming, and wrestling were formally released. Boys basketball has not officially …read more.

[weaver_youtube 4c2sMYTcmWI rel=0] MIDDLEBURY – The 2013-14 campaign came to an end for the Wawasee boys swim team at the IHSAA Northridge Sectional. No Warriors advanced to next weekend’s State Finals as the team would finish in fourth place with a score of 221. Wawasee’s Northern Lakes Conference foe, Northridge, surprised nobody by winning 10 …read more.

WARSAW – Another year, another banner day for the Warsaw Boys Swimming program. Boasting of nine titles and four meet or school records, the Tigers were on their game Saturday at the Warsaw Boys Swimming Sectional. In what head coach Nate Long dubbed ‘a total team effort’, Warsaw looked poised to not just invade Indianapolis …read more.

[weaver_youtube 6Jyk-a84VqY rel=0] WARSAW – The Tippecanoe Valley Viking swim team took to the pool on Thursday night with hopes of making some waves in the prelims of the Warsaw Sectional at the Warsaw Community Pool. The day went about as well as the team expected. The team made up of all senior swimmers knows …read more.

[weaver_youtube Qvpgj4AsZ2o rel=0] WARSAW – There were no surprises for the Warsaw swim team at Thursday’s sectional prelims at Warsaw High School. The Tigers dominated nearly every category at the prelim meet, placing first in nine of the 11 events. Warsaw will be the overwhelming favorite entering Saturday’s finals at the Warsaw Community Pool. “We …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.

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.

DUNLAP – Nearly a month ago the Wawasee girls swim team turned heads by beating perennial swimming powerhouse Northridge twice in a five day span, capping a perfect 9-0 season. 21 days later, the anticipation and excitement for the third and final meeting of these two teams reached it pinnacle. Wawasee rose above the pressure …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.