[weaver_youtube Kt8NFCaDbzc rel=0] WARSAW – The Tippecanoe Valley Vikings girls swim team came into the 2013-14 season with a lot of youth and inexperience. That became even more apparent on Thursday night in the sectional prelims held at Warsaw Community High School. The young Vikings team exceeded some expectations by qualifying swimmers in seven of …read more.

[weaver_youtube _d3F3tpuDTk rel=0] WARSAW – The Warsaw girls swim team found out where it stacks up to other sectional competition after the team hosted sectional prelims at Warsaw Community High School on Thursday night. There were no team scores to be had at the end of the races but the Lady Tigers now know that …read more.

[weaver_youtube heSbQebBg6I rel=0] MIDDLEBURY – The Wawasee boys swim team traveled to Northridge High School on Monday night for the Northern Lakes Conference finals and left with both improved times and confidence as sectionals quickly approach. After recording solid times in Thursday’s prelims, the Warriors had an even stronger showing in the finals. Wawasee finished …read more.

[weaver_youtube k81e-CmYTJ4 rel=0] MIDDLEBURY – It is no secret that Monday is the most despised day of the week. For most people the week could not start out on a lower note. But for the Warsaw boys swim team, the Northern Lakes Conference meet Monday night was anything but disappointing. As expected, meet favorite and …read more.

MIDDLEBURY – Heavy snow in the area has pushed back the Northern Lakes Conference Boys Swimming Championships. The finals were already altered in anticipation of the snow, with diving preliminaries having been held Friday night rather than the customary Saturday morning. With the snow hitting the area, tournament officials at Northridge decided to err on …read more.

  “Just keep swimming, swimming, swimming. What do we do? We swim, swim.” -Dory, “Finding Nemo” It finally happened. I regret to inform you devoted readers that last week I went just 4-6 in my picks. Yes, for the first time I finished below .500 with my picks, bringing a frigid cold over the county …read more.

[weaver_youtube 4RWti2RXkzw rel=0] SYRACUSE – Northridge entered Monday night’s boys swim meet at Wawasee with one goal in mind: take care of business. The boys from Middlebury carried on its tradition of winning conference swim meets, blasting Wawasee 149-37 to run its mark to 7-0 in the Northern Lakes Conference. While Wawasee stole the show …read more.

[weaver_youtube 4eAIuWLL7r0 rel=0] SYRACUSE – With all the buzz surrounding the girls meet going on simultaneously Saturday morning at the Wawasee Natatorium, the Wawasee boys were able to swim with less pressure. That feeling found Wawasee on the winning end of nine events and a somewhat surprising 107-79 romp of Goshen. On the strength of …read more.

Gymnasts Open At LaPorte The official open to the Wawasee gymnastics season took place Saturday morning in another time zone. Wawasee senior Emily Allen scored an 8.75 on floor and 7.75 on bars to lead the team at the LaPorte Pairs. Matched up with some of the top teams in the Region, Wawasee did not …read more.

SYRACUSE – The Wawasee boys and girls concluded its pre-Christmas Northern Lakes Conference schedule Thursday night with a pair of big wins against visiting Plymouth. The Lady Warriors moved to 7-0 overall and 5-0 in the NLC with a 143-36 victory while the boys earned its second win in three days with a 122-37 triumph, …read more.

[weaver_youtube f7-WOJNG82Y rel=0] NAPPANEE – It took a little while, but Wawasee found a way to achieve its first swim victory of the season Tuesday night. Needing some late depth points, Wawasee stacked up a 111-71 win at NorthWood in Northern Lakes Conference action. Wawasee only held an three-point lead heading into the second half …read more.

[weaver_youtube IEcwYPIvhuM rel=0] DUNLAP – According to Concord boys swimming head coach Tom Johnson, it has not been the most productive season thus far. But a 108-53 victory by Concord over Wawasee Tuesday night helped get the ship headed in the right direction. Concord won nine of the 11 events in which it competed, and …read more.

ELKHART – The Wawasee girls and Elkhart Memorial boys had big nights in the Memorial pool Tuesday, picking up team wins in Northern Lakes Conference swims. The Wawasee girls rolled, winning all 12 events for the second time in four meets, beating Memorial 127-59. The Memorial boys won the first six events and eight overall …read more.

WARSAW – It is just the first week of the boys swim season, but the feel and performances from Saturday morning’s dual between Warsaw and Wawasee had a late-season vibe. Warsaw put on the show for the most part, taking 11 of the 12 events in a 120-59 victory. The stars were shining for Warsaw, …read more.

SYRACUSE – Getting a taste of the bright lights of a state finals is enough for anyone to be motivated to get there again. Athletes in any sport attain to reach the sport’s pinnacle, and will do anything to be at the top. After a run to state last year for the first time, Wawasee …read more.

SYRACUSE – The Wawasee schools will be hosting the American Red Cross summer swim lessons. Classes begin June 10 and continue through July 19. Class times are 8:30 a.m. to 12:15 p.m., and evening classes are from 6-7:45 p.m. Registration will be held May 18 and May 25 from 8 a.m. to noon at the …read more.

SYRACUSE — The PRO swim team, comprised of Wawasee area age group swimmers, held its winter season awards banquet on March 26. The award recipients are as follows: 8-U Boys Rookie – Tommy Brunner High Point – Nate Kryder Most Improved – Ryden Manning Coaches Award – Lane Iden 8-U Girls Rookie – Alexis Mishler …read more.

WARSAW — The YMCA’s Sharks swim team just ended a fantastic winter season. As a team, the Sharks took first place in its conference and second place at the YMCA State Meet. At Age Group State, the team placed 40th out of 94 teams. Jayden Parrett and Spencer Davidson qualified to swim at the Senior …read more.

INDIANAPOLIS — Northridge’s swim program is bringing home another state champion while Warsaw can be hopeful of the future after Saturday’s IHSAA Boys Swimming State Finals. Austin Flager, a senior from Northridge who already owns a state title in the backstroke as a junior, won the 50-yard freestyle championship Saturday afternoon with a time of …read more.

INDIANAPOLIS — Warsaw’s Jayden Parrett and a handful of Northridge Raiders are swimming today as part of the IHSAA Boys Swimming State Finals. Parrett landed in 13th place in Friday night’s state preliminary rounds in the backstroke with his time of 52.97 in what was a record-setting event. Northridge’s Austin Flager put together a huge …read more.

The winding, grueling road that is the boys swimming season will come to an end one way or another Saturday. This weekend, many roads will confluence at the IUPUI Natatorium in Indianapolis as the IHSAA Boys Swimming State Finals will take place. The roads for Warsaw, which have seven events active, and Wawasee, which sends …read more.

[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OXhPpDZTEW8] WARSAW — Winning championships tends to cure all ills. The Warsaw boys swim team made no bones it meant business heading into Saturday’s IHSAA Boys Swimming Sectional, then went on to have an afternoon to remember. Winning eight event titles, including a thrilling 400 free relay to close the meet, the Tigers capped …read more.

The girls have settled their scores in the pools around the state with the conclusion of last weekend’s IHSAA Girls Swimming State Finals. Now, it’s the boys turn. At 20 sectionals around the state, Thursday ushered in the preliminary rounds of the boys swimming sectionals, with two sites hosting local teams. Both Warsaw and Wawasee …read more.

The Northern Lakes Conference issued its official lists for the 2012-13 All-Northern Lakes Conference teams for boys and girls swimming as well as wrestling. Girls and boys basketball will be released in the coming weeks. Gymnastics does not field a full compliment of Northern Lakes Conference teams, thus, no postseason conference awards. Girls Swimming Northridge …read more.

[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cW9ZOQnEaQQ] DUNLAP — Warsaw head coach Nate Long ran the course of emotions Saturday afternoon at the Northern Lakes Conference Boys Swimming Championships. Having been a performer in the NLC as a swimmer for Warsaw less than a decade ago, Long was well aware the effort it would take to succeed at such a …read more.

DUNLAP — A pair of Warsaw swimmers are in the middle of the action as the preliminaries of the Northern Lakes Conference boys swim meet have been determined after day one of swimming at Concord. Spencer Davidson is the top seed in both the butterfly (54.61) and the breaststroke (1:01.46) heading into the finals of …read more.

GOSHEN — With the swim postseason squarely on the horizon, business was still in order Saturday for a pair of very tired swim programs. Goshen hosted Wawasee Saturday morning in the final round robin meet for the two teams as the teams prepare for its respective Northern Lakes Conference swim championships. Wawasee got all it …read more.

SYRACUSE — The Northern Lakes Conference opener for the Wawasee boys and girls swim teams could not have started off much better. The Lady Warriors rebounded from a somewhat slow start to cap a 119-67 win while the Warrior boys won all 12 events to highlight a 123-57 victory Tuesday evening at the Wawasee Middle …read more.