SYRACUSE – Let’s face it, winter has been brutal. If there has been a ray of hope, it’s that some of the snow has melted. There is grass underneath the tundra! While the fields and tracks slowly thaw out, Wawasee’s boys track team opened its season with a bang and have already set a pace …read more.

SYRACUSE – Trending upward is the hope for the Wawasee girls track program. After a rough 2013 spring season and returning just one senior for the 2014 campaign, head coach Scott Lancaster is hoping his team can find some identity as it grows through the final two months of the school year. “We’ve got great …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 Wawasee High School girls basketball program will be conducting a spring camp for girls in third through fifth grade. The camp, which will have representation at Milford, Syracuse and North Webster Elementary Schools, will run from April 14-17 from 3:30-5 p.m. all four days. A coach along with high school players will …read more.

SYRACUSE – Unable to provide snowless facilities, and even a crack at trying to reroute the boys and girls track meets to Kendallville, Wawasee and East Noble had to scratch its track meets scheduled for Tuesday, March 18. The meet will not be made up. Wawasee will participate in the Hoosier State indoor track championships …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.

MARION – There is still over a foot of snow on the ground in most places, but spring sports are already underway. Wawasee’s boys and girls track teams haven’t begun to run outside yet, but competed in a pair of indoor settings this weekend and made impressions both nights. Saturday at the Hoosier State Qualifier …read more.

[weaver_youtube OEnbTju1nYA rel=0] SYRACUSE – It wasn’t the prettiest day of gymnastics in the history of the Wawasee Gymnastics Sectional, but for a trio of teams and a host of individuals, Saturday was a day of triumph. In a competition that seemed to lack buzz among individual performances, a team race that didn’t seem to …read more.

SYRACUSE – It’s been a busy week at Wawasee High School. The boys basketball sectional has been roaring Tuesday and Wednesday nights in the spectator gym and will only keep the kettle whistling Friday and Saturday when rivals West Noble and Fairfield along with NorthWood and Tippecanoe Valley meet for hardwood bragging rights. While the …read more.

Okay, so this two-part thing is not working my favor. So far, I’ve already missed three picks and have slipped into a deep pickpression. (Pickpression: Depression caused by underwhelming pick results.) But, let’s focus on the positives of Wednesday. The Wawasee-Tippecanoe Valley game was absolutely outstanding and if you were not there, then you seriously …read more.

Chautauqua-Wawasee recently announced its 2014 program schedule. A wine cheese and chocolate experience will kick off Chautauqua-Wawasee’s summer activities Friday, May 30. Art Blast! sponsored by Creative Fish/Artzie Workshop will be held Saturday, June 28, along with the Fort Wayne Philharmonic Patriotic Pops Concert. The children’s art experience will be “Music in Color” and will …read more.

[weaver_youtube PNt_YGqvcrk rel=0] SYRACUSE – A win is a win. But at this point of the year, Wawasee head coach Nika Prather was less than enthused about her team’s 95.65-82.35 team victory over West Noble. The Wawasee team score, two points lower than what it scored last Tuesday against Plymouth, along with a shoddy set …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.

SYRACUSE – A trait in any young team is inconsistent play. The Wawasee Warriors basketball team is definitely a young team and has more than its fair share of growing pains this season. Thankfully for the Warriors, some of that pain can be healed right on their home court this week. For the second year …read more.

[weaver_youtube _HOL3SGD__w rel=0] SYRACUSE – In the dress rehearsal, Tippecanoe Valley asserted itself in a telltale second quarter for a 58-46 boys basketball victory Friday night over Wawasee at the Hardwood Teepee. In five days, the two teams will take the court against each other with the season on the line. In what both head …read more.

PLYMOUTH – There is a famous speech in the film Glengarry Glen Ross that emphasizes the importance of closing a deal. Alec Baldwin’s character forcefully stresses to “Always be closing.” On Thursday night the Wawasee Warrior basketball team put itself in prime position to close its Northern Lakes Conference season with a win against Plymouth. However, …read more.

The entertainment world lost a truly great mind this week. Writer/Director/Producer/Actor Harold Ramis passed away at his Chicago home on Monday evening and left behind an amazing legacy. Ramis was the brilliant mind behind some of the most entertaining and quotable movies of the 1980’s and ’90’s. He gained fame on Canada’s sketch comedy show, …read more.

[weaver_youtube ZbLxaFnCrUY rel=0] SYRACUSE – It’s T-minus 11 days and counting until sectionals fall upon the area gymnasts. Tuesday’s dual between Wawasee sectional contenders Plymouth and the host Lady Warriors showcased what could be to come, but also left a lot to be answered in a 99.875-97.625 Plymouth team victory. After Plymouth’s team triumph at …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.

LAFAYETTE – In continued prep for the sectional season, Wawasee’s gymnastics team met with several new faces at the Lafayette Jeff Broncho Invite. Wawasee placed seventh overall in the team standings with 93.25 points. Standing atop of the medalist podium at Jeff was Plymouth, whom was the only common team on Wawasee’s schedule from the …read more.

FORT WAYNE – Though the game was played at the alma mater of actress Shelley Long, there were not many “cheers” to be had for the Wawasee boys basketball team on Friday night. The Warriors traveled to Fort Wayne South Side High School for the first time in program history and were overmatched by a …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.

TOPEKA – A Warrior team was guaranteed to win Tuesday night. For the host Westview Warriors, its tribe came out on top, 58-47, over visiting Wawasee in non-conference boys basketball. Chandler Aspy dropped in a game-high 21 points, seven coming in the fourth quarter, as Westview stretched out what was only a seven point lead …read more.

[weaver_youtube mRvBQGkR7Wc rel=0] ROCHESTER – It was a rivalry renewed for the Wawasee boys basketball team on Saturday afternoon. Wawasee traveled to Fulton County to take on a former Northern Lakes Conference foe in Rochester High School. The Zebras and Warriors played a physical game, a little too physical at times, as Wawasee claimed a …read more.

[weaver_youtube OVWKP41QdcU rel=0] INDIANAPOLIS – If one word could be used to describe the day that was the IHSAA Girls Swimming State Finals – or even the weekend as a whole – it would be ‘unbelievable.’ In what was the fastest state finals in girls swimming history, 18 records in total were set in 10 …read more.

[weaver_youtube cDGEEFYHtys rel=0] INDIANAPOLIS – If Friday night’s preliminaries of the IHSAA Girls Swimming State Finals were any indication, those in attendance Saturday are in for a real treat. In one of the fastest prelims in state history, five event records were rewritten and seven swimmers in all broke a state record throughout the meet. …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.

[weaver_youtube IOY6yLQweRs rel=0] SYRACUSE – It was another rough night on the hardwood for the Wawasee Warriors basketball team on Thursday night. The Warriors welcomed in Goshen for a Northern Lakes Conference bout with hopes of snapping a 19-game losing skid in the NLC. Goshen would prove to be too much for Wawasee, winning a …read more.

INDIANAPOLIS – All the posturing is over, for the most part. The weekend is here, and with it brings the IHSAA Girls Swimming State Championships. Several new faces will descend upon Indianapolis and the Natatorium on the campus of IUPUI with over three-dozen freshmen scheduled to race, but the veteran stars will likely shine in …read more.

INDIANAPOLIS – After a brutal winter, most everyone is thinking about migrating south in search of warmer climates. Well, given the south was hit with a foot of snow in places like Charlotte and Atlanta, maybe going south isn’t much better. In the case of several freshmen in the area, heading south to do some …read more.

NAPPANEE –  On Wednesday night NorthWood and Wawasee faced off on the sectional stage for the eleventh time since 2001. The Wawasee Lady Warriors basketball team rolled into The Panther Pit with hopes of upsetting its No. 11 ranked rival, but as the game wore on, it was clear that the evening would belong to …read more.

Just before Christmas break, the Indiana Department of Education released letter grades for public schools. Wawasee Middle School was given an F grade and that meant the school was placed in priority status and had to submit a student achievement plan to IDOE by Feb. 1. During Tuesday evening’s regular monthly meeting of the Wawasee …read more.

[weaver_youtube _FPx6jIEHKA rel=0] WARSAW – There was not much of a contest between the Wawasee and Warsaw gymnastic teams when the two county rivals squared off at Warsaw’s Career Center Gymnasium. The Lady Tigers, riddled by injuries all season, found themselves short-handed again on Monday night while the Lady Warriors were almost completely healthy. Wawasee …read more.

Kosciusko County Sheriff Rocky Goshert has a new addition to the sheriff’s department’s roster. Deputy Sheriff Neil Likens recently replaced a vacancy in the Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Department. Deputy Sheriff Likens began his law enforcement career in 2011 as a reserve officer with the Syracuse Police Department. Likens is a 2005 graduate of Wawasee High …read more.

[weaver_youtube QibWn97WHZM rel=0] MIDDLEBURY – It was a tale of two halves for the Wawasee boys basketball team on Saturday night. Unfortunately for the Warriors, neither tale had a storybook ending. Wawasee fell behind early and could not score enough late as the Warriors fell to the Northern Lakes Conference’s top team, Northridge, 65-42 at …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.

[weaver_youtube pdJ237V5_g4 rel=0] SYRACUSE – With a conference title on the line Friday night, the freight train that is the Northridge Raiders girls basketball team picked up speed heading into its game with Wawasee. The young Lady Warrior squad never knew what hit it by the time the game was over. Winning meant one thing …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.

Wawasee High School Athletic Director Steve Wiktorowski announced this morning tonight’s gymnastics meet at DeKalb has been canceled. DeKalb is out of school and not allowed to have athletic events. No makeup date has been announced yet.

[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.

Warriors Clip Lakers On Hardwood The home losing streak is over for Wawasee after the Warriors held on for a 57-53 boys basketball win Monday night over visiting Lakeland. Four Warriors reached double figures in scoring as Wawasee won its first contest of the year in Syracuse after losing its first seven home games. Pacing …read more.

Several of Wawasee Community School Corporation’s string orchestra students braved the weather Saturday to participate at Goshen Middle School in ISSMA’s district solo and ensemble contest. Receiving gold medals for their violin solos from Milford Middle School were seventh-graders, Kaitlin Graber and Mercedes Winkelman, and eighth-graders, Adriene Gill and Amy Beer. A sixth grade viola …read more.

SYRACUSE – Wawasee athletic director Steve Wiktorowski issued late Sunday evening a pair of changes to Wawasee athletic schedules in the coming week. The Feb. 4 home girls basketball game versus Bremen has been cancelled. Bremen must make up a cancelled conference game from Saturday instead, which eliminates their availability for the Wawasee contest. No …read more.

PLYMOUTH – While other sports were busy rescheduling games and events on Saturday, several local wrestling programs took to the mat at Plymouth High School in hopes of sectional glory. While it was the host Pilgrims who captured their second consecutive team sectional title with a score of 258, a solid group of 20 individual …read more.

DUNLAP – Needing overtime, Concord was one possession better than Wawasee, 37-34, in Northern Lakes Conference girls basketball Saturday afternoon. A big fourth quarter by Concord, which scored 16 points, had Michelle Detwiler score seven of her team-high 13 points. Keaonna Clopton added six points, but both came on three-point baskets, one in the fourth …read more.

The Wawasee home boys basketball game scheduled for tonight has been postponed. The snow in the area has moved the home game with Lakeland  to Tuesday, Feb. 4 with  a 6:15 p.m. JV start at the Hardwood Teepee. The bad weather has also forced Warsaw to postpone its home girls basketball game tonight versus NorthWood. …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.

SYRACUSE – Simply put, there was nothing good about Friday night for the Wawasee boys basketball team. The Warriors welcomed in Concord for a Northern Lakes Conference tilt at the Hardwood Tee Pee and practically handed the game to the Minutemen with a flurry of turnovers and missed shots. Concord took advantage of nearly every …read more.

Adams Trumps Short-handed Wawasee South Bend Adams made the most of the night in Syracuse, outlasting Wawasee 49-39 in girls hoops in a make-up game from early December. Wawasee, dealing with team suspensions, played just six players Thursday night but hung with a South Bend Adams team that had 12 wins coming into the night. …read more.

Amazing Grace CollegeHow sweet thou victories are… After going an embarrassing 4-6 three weeks ago, I rebounded with a solid 8-2 with my picks just two weeks back. Some tech issues held me up from getting any picks up last week, but now I am back with even more picking ability! Yes, I have a …read more.

SYRACUSE – Wawasee athletic director Steve Wiktorowski announced this morning that the Wawasee girls basketball with Bremen has been moved. Originally scheduled for next Tuesday, Feb. 4, Bremen will now visit the Hardwood Teepee Monday, Feb. 3, for JV and varsity basketball contests. The JV game will tip at the customary 6:15 p.m. with varsity …read more.

Another day passes, another day of athletic cancellations in the area. Starting off Tuesday’s list is the fifth grade girls basketball game between Triton and Akron. The game has been moved to Tuesday, Feb. 4, with a 4:30 p.m. start at Triton. Wawasee’s JV and varsity girls basketball games at Tippecanoe Valley have been scratched. …read more.

The winter weather continues to alter the area prep sports scene. The Warsaw at Concord boys basketball game tonight has been postponed. The Northern Lakes Conference contest will be played on Tuesday, Feb. 4 at Concord. The JV game will begin at 6:15 p.m. with the varsity contest to follow. The Wawasee at Plymouth boys …read more.

The Shrine Circus trip for Kosciusko County 3rd graders today has been cancelled today due to inclement weather. Warsaw Community School System and Wawasee Community School Corporation third grade classes visit the Shrine Circus, in Fort Wayne every year and have been doing it for more than 25 years.

[weaver_youtube -zaSBWtC6is rel=0] SOUTH WHITLEY – On an evening where the school had been empty all day, Whitko made a lively start hold up in a 48-35 girls basketball win over Wawasee Tuesday night at Whitko. Given school had been cancelled Tuesday at Whitko, Lady Wildcat head coach Brandon Bradley worried a lack of buzz …read more.

[weaver_youtube 3Vq-n3s5A5g rel=0] LIGONIER – There were no springs in the floor at West Noble High School, but there was a spring in the step of the Wawasee gymnastics team on Tuesday night. The Warriors had to adjust their routines a bit being away from the comfort of their home floor but ultimately Wawasee did …read more.

[weaver_youtube MoQho5mFtG0 rel=0] SYRACUSE – Hopes were high for the Wawasee freshmen basketball team on Monday night. The Warriors welcomed in a very talented Northridge team to the Hardwood Tee Pee and, despite a good start and strong finish, Wawasee would fall to its Northern Lakes Conference rival 37-25. The Warriors came out with a …read more.

Memorial Runs Past Lady Warriors Wawasee’s girls basketball shooting woes continued Saturday in a 54-30 road loss to Elkhart Memorial. Wawasee made just three shots from the floor in the first half and only one in the second quarter in what became the pivotal point of the contest. Memorial were able to spread out a …read more.

[weaver_youtube NevFBnYwizs rel=0] DUNLAP – Saturday’s Northern Lakes Conference Girls Swimming Championships certainly will be remembered by Wawasee fans as a historical day. Wawasee pulled off what a dozen season’s worth of NLC teams have not been able to do, beat Northridge, and did so resoundingly by scoring 447 points to trump the field. The …read more.

[weaver_youtube vB7fw3qCRws rel=0] SYRACUSE – And the streak goes on. For the seventeenth consecutive time the Wawasee Warriors boys basketball team has lost a Northern Lakes Conference game. Friday night at the Hardwood Tee Pee the Warriors had their chances to end the streak but it was Elkhart Memorial who played the better game and …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.

Indiana Department of Education publicly released its annual school corporation accountability grades Jan. 15. Wawasee Community School Corp. was given a C grade, the same as a year ago and the corporation’s points were down slightly from 2.57 a year ago to 2.32 today. Dr. Tom Edington, Wawasee superintendent, said he did not recall corporation …read more.

[weaver_youtube Wc63p2mKGyY rel=0] SYRACUSE – The Wawasee gymnastics team was on cloud nine after a solid victory over defending sectional champion Angola this past Tuesday night. Unfortunately for the Warriors, that high did not last as long as they were hoping. Wawasee was brought back down to Earth on Thursday night following a 103.35-95.08 loss …read more.

SYRACUSE – The Wawasee wrestling team found itself over-matched by one of the premier teams in the Northern Lakes Conference when Elkhart Memorial came to town on Thursday night. The Warriors fell into a big hole early and never had a chance to climb out as the visiting Chargers would take home a 61-12 victory …read more.

[weaver_youtube QEaG66WpBGA rel=0] DUNLAP – Thursday night’s preliminary round of the Northern Lakes Conference Girls Swimming Championships provided little in the way of drama. But the sense of anticipation in what should be a very competitive final is building as the heavy hitters all are primed for Saturday’s final. Prelim swims at Concord had the …read more.

Registration is underway until Feb. 7 for adult continuing education classes being offered by the Wawasee Community School Corp. Spring classes will begin the week of Feb. 18 and continue for the number of weeks or days designated for each class. Classes are one day a week unless stated otherwise. Fees must accompany each registration. …read more.

[weaver_youtube 3OZWq8xbkYI rel=0] SYRACUSE – The Wawasee Lady Warrior gymnastics team wasted no time in making a statement in the 2013-14 season. The talented squad was challenged by its head coach, Nika Prather, to make an impression in the season’s first dual meet against defending sectional champion Angola. The Lady Warriors rose to the occasion …read more.

Offensive Woes Again For Lady Warriors Finding the bottom of the bucket has been an issue for Wawasee the past month of girls basketball. Averaging just under 30 points per game in its last six contests, Wawasee couldn’t reach its average in a 32-25 loss at Columbia City Tuesday night. In just an 11-9 score …read more.

[weaver_youtube NuRyV57QsHE rel=0] SYRACUSE – The last time Wawasee had reason to cheer following a girls swim dual with Northridge, most of Wawasee’s roster were not yet born. But the echoes of 1996 were raised Monday night as the Lady Warriors broke a 16-year losing streak to Northridge in a 105-81 victory, and in turn …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 mxGLxPJZMe4 rel=0] NAPPANEE – For a few minutes, it looked like a repeat of the Friday night boys basketball game between Wawasee and NorthWood might have reincarnated in the girls hoops version. But NorthWood’s size, speed and experience all took over seemingly all at once in a 72-31 final over Wawasee at the Panther …read more.

[weaver_youtube o8etiDRUt8g rel=0] SYRACUSE – With the Northern Lakes Conference girls swim championships just a week away, several scores still needed settling in the conference round robin. The first came Saturday morning as Wawasee hosted Goshen in a huge girls swim showdown. And the hosts stunned Goshen, 113-73, in a huge statement heading into one …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.

NORTH MANCHESTER – Wawasee’s freshman boys basketball returned to action Saturday morning after a long holiday layover to win two games at the Manchester Tournament. The Warriors held off Fort Wayne Bishop Luers 47-43 in its first game and closed with a 45-34 victory against Wabash. Carter Jones led Wawasee in the Luers win with …read more.

[weaver_youtube ZCsv94e_mg4 rel=0] SYRACUSE – It was an extraordinary night at Wawasee High School on Friday night. The Warriors welcomed in their toughest opponent of the year in Northern Lakes Conference foe NorthWood and went toe-to-toe with the No. 9  team in class 3-A for four quarters in front of a wild and raucous crowd. …read more.

Who loves picking sporting events?Nick loves picking sporting events!Is it true?Mmmhmm, I do, I do, I doo-ooo!(That was for all you Keenan and Kel fans) I absolutely love sports, I really do. I was lucky enough to be in attendance at Lucas Oil Stadium last Saturday night as Andrew Luck led the Indianapolis to a …read more.

[weaver_youtube 8nsUM3EluT0 rel=0] SYRACUSE – For the Warrior wrestling team, the 2013-14 season has not offered many reasons to celebrate. With a roster full of young, inexperienced wrestlers, wins have been few and far between so far. But on Thursday night the team was able to take a moment and celebrate its lone senior, Michael …read more.

[weaver_youtube pmxRHi6DtvA rel=0] SYRACUSE – The words “Columbia City versus Wawasee” in boys basketball has traditionally brought reason to pay attention. Some of the most memorable moments in Wawasee basketball in the past 10 years have included Columbia City on the court. That wasn’t the case Saturday night, as the Eagles only added to its …read more.

ELKHART – In the first taste of local gymnastics for Wawasee, the Blazer Invite was worth the wait as the formal season got underway Saturday. Taylor Busse put together a day to remember, placing second in the all-around at 33.4 that included a 9.0, first-place showing on beam and teammate Molly Smith also finished in …read more.

PLYMOUTH – Norwell had five players reach double digits while Wawasee suffered a big blow Saturday night in the final round of the Plymouth Girls Basketball Shootout. Hanna Smith netted 18 points to pace the Norwell Lady Knights to a 71-30 victory, but more importantly, Wawasee lost a big part of its team as sophomore …read more.

[weaver_youtube UHcdMw2yj24 rel=0] PLYMOUTH – It wasn’t the prettiest girls basketball game, or morning as a whole, at Plymouth in the morning session of the Plymouth Girls Basketball Shootout. But for Indianapolis Brebeuf, a win is a win, which it attained against Wawasee, 38-30, in game two of the four-game holiday format. Brebeuf managed to …read more.

We (me) are back (not front)! Okay, now that I have cleared that up, Happy New Year to everyone! I hope a happy holiday season was had by all and hopefully the good spirits continue well into 2014. It has been a while since I last used my picking ability (sometimes referred to as my …read more.

Calling all artists. The Oakwood Fine Arts Festival, presenting by Chautauqua-Wawasee, is now accepting submissions to this annual juried fine arts festival that will be held from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Sept. 6, 2014. Join Chautauqua-Wawasee for the long awaited return of this premier art festival that will be held along the scenic …read more.

It’s technically still Christmas Break in the area, and the snow has finally made winter look a little more like winter. That being said, several “Holiday” tournaments are scheduled to take place this weekend as area sports start to heat up again this first weekend of January after a rather dormant end to December. 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.

[weaver_youtube soyLaoP0VQU rel=0] SYRACUSE – With the top three scorers in Wawasee basketball history in the house Saturday night, one would think scoring would not have been at a premium. With Shanna Zolman just a couple rows up from the Wawasee bench, Taylor Goshert a few seats further and KiLee Knafel also in the house, …read more.

WARSAW – It was a game that the Tigers had to win and they did just that. The Warsaw boys basketball team welcomed in rival Wawasee to the Tiger Den on Friday night and did not show much hospitality to the Warriors after the first half. The Tigers had four players in double digits to …read more.

SYRACUSE – In a game that came down to the final possession, Warsaw managed to hold on for a 37-36 freshman boys basketball win at Wawasee Thursday night. The Warriors had Carter Jones and Tyler Smith both score nine points, but the team missed seven of its 14 free throw attempts in the game. Warsaw …read more.

‘Tis the picks before Christmas and all through Kosciusko,Conference games with local teams are a must go. The stages are set for both Warsaw and Wawasee. While rivals square off in Akron and South Whitley. One Triton team goes East while the other stays home. Meanwhile, to the Maple City, Lakeland Christian will roam. On …read more.

WARSAW – It was not a typical night on the mat in the Tiger Den. But this season has been anything but typical for the Wawasee and Warsaw wrestling teams. Both teams are low on numbers and that problem was front and center when the two rivals collided on Thursday night as seven of the …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.

SOUTH WHITLEY – Originally scheduled for last Saturday night, the boys basketball game between Wawasee and Whitko was one of many postponed due to bad weather and icy roads. Both teams took the court on Tuesday night at Whitko High School in hopes of getting a big win before starting conference play. By the time …read more.

DUNLAP – In a match originally penciled in for two days before Thanksgiving, the host Concord Minutemen were thankful to get out of Tuesday’s redo with Wawasee, 33-24, in Northern Lakes Conference wrestling. The match was moved as Concord’s football team was still alive in the state playoffs in mid-November, prompting the change to allow …read more.

[weaver_youtube io_6NChv4zw rel=0] NAPPANEE – NorthWood didn’t provide Wawasee with much of a challenge in terms of competition Tuesday night in girls Northern Lakes Conference swimming. The challenge came from within, as Wawasee is looking to sharpen up for what could be a wild final week of the regular season. The Lady Warriors took care …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.

ELKHART – A little home cooking hit the spot for the Elkhart Memorial Chargers Monday night, beating Wawasee 38-27 in boys freshman buckets. Evan Krueger led the Warriors (4-2) with seven points while Tim Conley and Allen Miller hit for six points each. The Warriors downfall came at the free throw line, hitting just one …read more.

Several sports cancellations for Saturday as of 3 p.m.: Triton has postponed the Marian boys basketball games, no make-up has been announced. All of the special halftime activities have been reassigned as well. The mini cheer performance will be Tuesday during halftime of the Bethany game. The grades 5-9 recognition will be Jan. 31 during …read more.

GOSHEN – The Lady Warrior basketball team was back in action on Friday night. Wawasee opened up its 2013-14 Northern Lakes Conference schedule against Goshen. It was a game that showed a lot of improvements for Wawasee overall, but the experience that Goshen brought to the table was too much for the young Warrior squad …read more.

Well, Kosciusko County, we once again find ourselves facing the wrath of Friday the 13th. Back in September we waded through the superstition and possibility of untimely death during this cursed day and made it out alive. Today we will have our superstitions at the forefront of our thoughts as we go about our daily …read more.