Indiana Department of Education released results of the spring 2013 ISTEP+ test to the media last week. ISTEP+ is administered to students in grades three through eight in Indiana public schools. Results for the Wawasee Community School Corporation show areas of concern — particularly for grades five through seven in English/language arts — but math …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.

SYRACUSE – Wawasee’s 22nd Annual Volleyball Invitational was held in Syracuse on Saturday morning and after winning its first three games, the Warriors were upended by South Bend St. Joseph’s. The Indians and Warriors met in Saturday’s title match St. Joe proved to be too much for Wawasee winning 25-12, 25-16 to claim first place. …read more.

Knights Speed Past Warriors The East Noble Knights enjoyed the feel of its home turf in using its team speed to its advantage in a 2-0 boys soccer win Saturday morning in Kendallville. East Noble held Wawasee to just three shots in the match, whereas it doubled Wawasee’s output on offense. The loss drops Wawasee …read more.

Wawasee running back Brandin McCulloch applies a stiffarm to NorthWood’s Trent Sauceda Friday night. McCulloch rushed for 100 yards in Wawasee’s 21-16 win at NorthWood. (Photos by Mike Deak) NAPPANEE – Without much room for error, the Wawasee Warrior defense decided to take a stand. Twice. Answering the bell on fourth down and again with …read more.

SYRACUSE – The Wawasee elementary cross country teams were scheduled to run its exhibition race tonight at Wawasee High School. That event, because of anticipated rain, will be postponed to Monday. The boys and girls races that were to be run tonight at 5:30 p.m. will be run Monday, Sept. 23, at the same time. …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.

Rain and lightning in the area has put a halt to several athletic matches and practices for Thursday, Sept. 19. WARSAW The WCHS Athletic Department has announced that tonight’s home boys’ soccer match versus Fort Wayne South Side has been cancelled. The girls soccer match for tonight at Columbia City has also been cancelled. No …read more.

The prep football campaign reaches its midway point Friday night as week five arrives already. That means just four more regular-season games after this week and at least one sectional game for everyone. Warsaw looks to make it three NLC wins in a row against a resurgent Northridge squad. The Tigers sit at 2-0 in …read more.

COLUMBIA CITY – Fernando Camargo had a career night and Wawasee went big at Columbia City in a 6-0 win Wednesday night. Camargo had a hat trick in the win and Rasmus Rich added two goals and an assist, moving Wawasee to 4-3-3 this season. Camargo’s output at City doubled his goal total for the …read more.

WARSAW – It’s put up or pack it up for girls’ golf teams come Saturday. The state tournament series begins in earnest as Warsaw plays host to sectional action at the Stonehenge Golf Club. The host Tigers will be shooting for a third straight sectional championship on their home course. Warsaw has won four of …read more.

PLYMOUTH – Wawasee rebounded after suffering its first losses of the year to sweep past Plymouth and Memorial in both boys and girls cross country Tuesday. The Warriors took three of the top four spots in the boys race to score a 17-44 win over the hosts and 22-33 win over the Chargers. Memorial held …read more.

SYRACUSE – There was no hiccup in the plan for Warsaw Tuesday night. Working toward a second straight undefeated boys tennis grid in the Northern Lakes Conference, Warsaw continued its march with a 5-0 win at Wawasee. And much to the delight of Tiger head coach Rick Orban, his team didn’t show any ill effects …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.

SYRACUSE – The rumors were true, but in the end, there’s nothing to be excited about. Wawasee is not moving out of the Northern Lakes Conference. The formal announcement came Monday morning from Wawasee High School athletic director Steve Wiktorowski, based on research along with a resounding disapproval notion from the coaching staffs within the …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.

GOSHEN – History repeated itself Saturday at the Northern Lakes Conference Girls’ Golf Tournament. That was a good thing for both the Warsaw team and NorthWood’s Heidi Morganthaler. The Tigers claimed the tourney title for the second straight year and Morganthaler repeated as individual medalist on a cool, but sun-drenched day at the Maplecrest Country …read more.

SYRACUSE – Some nights, even when everything starts to go right, it still turns out all wrong. That was the unfortunate case for the Warrior football team on Friday night. A rash of terribly-timed turnovers were back-breaking for Wawasee in a 52-17 defeat at the hands of 5A’s No.2 ranked Concord Minutemen Friday night in …read more.

SYRACUSE – Numbers never lie? Not so much. What was an outstanding night in the stat book turned out to be a disappointment on the scoreboard for the Wawasee volleyball team. The Lady Warriors managed to win just one set in a match against Goshen losing 23-25, 21-25, 25-22, 25-21 Thursday night in Syracuse. It …read more.

Lady Warriors Close Out With Win In the final regular season match of the girls golf calendar, the Wawasee Lady Warriors traveled to Lake James and beat host Fremont 182-228. Elizabeth Jackson took the reigns as medalist Thursday afternoon, shooting a 43 with teammate Courtney McDaniel shaking off a little rust with a 44. Aubrey …read more.

Yes, it jumped up on me too. The first freaky Friday of 2013. A day when everyone becomes a little superstitious and bad luck seems to be at the forefront of everyone’s mind. It is also a great day to avoid any abandoned campgrounds, but I digress. I can only imagine that bad luck will …read more.

Can Warsaw or Wawasee turn the tables on NorthWood? That’s the most intriguing question that will be answered at the Northern Lakes Conference girls’ golf tournament Saturday. The Tigers and the Warriors are both chasing the Panthers in the league tourney slated to be played at the Maplecrest Country Club in Goshen. Action begins at …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.

SYRACUSE – Another triangular, another two wins for the Wawasee girls golf team. Heading to the “road course” Wednesday night at South Shore Golf Club on the south end of Syracuse, the Lady Warriors shot a 191 to beat host West Noble’s 211 and Whitko’s 216. Mikala Mawhorter continued to lead Wawasee with another medalist …read more.

SYRACUSE – On a night where it was hot enough to bake a Jack’s pizza on the pavement, Wawasee boys soccer skipper Jordan Sharp urged his team to do just one thing. “Score the first goal. Just score the first goal,” Sharp repeated as his team took the pitch Tuesday against Huntington North. His team …read more.

Ladies Add Two More ‘W’s To Résumé In a match that wasn’t originally on the schedule, Wawasee saw a pair of old foes at Maxwelton Tuesday night and added a couple of wins to the ledger. Matching its best season output at 179, Wawasee beat Elkhart Central (189) and Fairfield (198) on the rolling hills …read more.

The Wawasee High School athletic department announced this morning the boys and girls cross country meets scheduled for today, Sept. 10, at Bonneyville Mill against Northridge and Concord will be postponed. The National Weather Service is predicting temperatures nearing 95 degrees today, peaking in mid-afternoon. With temps estimated to still be in the low 90s …read more.

(EDITOR’S NOTE: This is the final in a 3-part series examining school enrollment numbers and student transfers in Kosciusko County schools.) As the 2013-2014 school year gets underway, schools throughout the county are beginning to approximate student totals. Following the release of Warsaw Community School Corporation’s total student count, an increase in transfer enrollment into …read more.

PLYMOUTH – Culver Academy served notice that it plans on making a statement this postseason and NorthWood continued its steady play as the one and two teams at the Culver Girls Golf Invitational Saturday at the Golf Club at Swan Lake Resort. Culver Academy were led by the 82 from Lauren Read and 83 from …read more.

NORTH MANCHESTER – The middle school girls cross country team from Wawasee continued to run red hot this fall, and a school record was set during its championship run at the Manchester Invitational Saturday morning. The varsity Lady Warriors were first overall, led by the new school record of 11:24.2 set by Carmen Yoder, replacing …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.

[weaver_youtube MqHdMTjDlMg rel=0] ELKHART – Consistency will win a team a whole lot of high school golf matches. The Wawasee girls team proved that point in a big, big way on Thursday. The Warriors, one day removed from a season best performance in a loss, notched a huge pair of Northern Lakes Conference wins. Coach …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.

Sun Shines Despite Loss Wawasee lost its first home dual of the season by a stroke to Culver Academy Wednesday afternoon at Maxwelton Golf Club, 178-179, but Lady Warrior girls golf head coach Steve Coverstone was rather pleased. “This is our best score of the year,” offered Coverstone. “The girls played well. CGA just played …read more.

[weaver_youtube JeT9gS0N-C0 rel=0] SOUTH WHITLEY – Approaching three hours into the boys tennis marathon Tuesday night, two boys made 12 others continuously gasp. In the end, after two hours and 58 minutes of non-stop tennis, Wawasee’s Cal Heinisch put an end to the drama, closing the door on a third-set thriller that gave his team …read more.

Now, as StaceyPageOnline.com celebrates just 17 months in operation as Kosciusko County’s most “liked” news source, the record number of views and even worldwide recognition continues. Last week, StaceyPageOnline.com was contacted by a news producer with ABC World News Tonight with Diane Sawyer. ABC asked to use – with credit – photos, video and information …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.

[weaver_youtube sZWwoBy1Wy8 rel=0] SOUTH BEND – South Bend St. Joseph quarterback Matt Monserez took on the role of Zeus before Mother Nature could enact her mighty fist. The senior gunslinger tore apart the Wawasee secondary to the tune of a 21-of-27 passing performance, 295 yards and three touchdowns in one half – yes, one half …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.

SYRACUSE – On paper, the boys soccer pairing between Wawasee and West Noble Thursday night looked to be a mismatch. On the pitch, West Noble proved every bit worthy of its No. 5 state ranking with a 6-0 romp of the host Warriors. An even first ten minutes of the match had Wawasee actually lead …read more.

SYRACUSE – What a difference 24 hours makes. After stomping all over Central Noble Tuesday night in Albion, the Wawasee boys tennis team hosted Plymouth Wednesday and were rudely treated by the guests. The Pilgrims, playing a makeup game from last Thursday’s rainout, opened its Northern Lakes Conference season with a 5-0 shutout over the …read more.

[weaver_youtube 9ejVAGB1wWs  rel=0] SYRACUSE – Arguably the biggest match the Lady Warriors golf team has played to date this season was last Wednesday in Plymouth. Wawasee dropped the ball in its Northern Lakes Conference opener to the Lady Pilgrims shooting a season high 213. Tuesday night in Syracuse the Lady Warriors played possibly its second …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.

ALBION – There was a very young look to the other side of the net for Wawasee Tuesday afternoon at Central Noble. Fortunately, youthful exuberance didn’t equate into overachievement as the Warriors put away a very green Cougars boys tennis team, 5-0. Central Noble, with just seven active players dressed and three of which have …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.

SYRACUSE – Registration for the Wawasee Gymnastics Club’s fall tumbling camps will take place Sept. 3-5. The Tuesday and Thursday registrations will be at Wawasee High School at the main entrance (door 1) from 5:30-7 p.m. and on Wednesday, registration will take place at New Paris Elementary School from 4:30-6 p.m. at the main entrance. …read more.

SOUTH WHITLEY – The Wawasee JV football team took over where the varsity left off the night before. The Warriors were sound on both sides of the ball Saturday morning, whipping Whitko 26-0. Wawasee had two rushing touchdowns from Nathan Katzer and another from Sam Rookstool while quarterback Stephon Miller connected with Cameron Krizman for …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.

DUNLAP – “This is what a quality program looks like. This is where we need to be.” That was the message Warrior head coach Jordan Sharp gave his team following Saturday’s game at Concord. The Minutemen scored early and often in what would finish as a 10-0 throttling of the visiting Warriors in the Northern …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.

Inclement weather has forced the postponement of the Penn at Warsaw boys tennis match tonight (Aug. 22). The match will be played on Sept. 16 starting at 5 p.m. at WCHS. Warsaw, off to a 2-0 start on the season, plays at Mishawaka Marian Monday and then hosts South Bend St. Joe Tuesday and Elkhart …read more.

Football is back and that means that the fall sports slate will finally be in full swing starting Friday night. The new season on the gridiron will bring new opportunities for players and coaches alike.  Even more exciting is the new opportunity I have this year, the chance to let the world inside my mind. …read more.

Tennis Figures It Out Wawasee picked up a pair of singles and doubles wins to capture its first team win of the season, beating Lakeland 4-1 Wednesday night in Lagrange. Kyler Love rolled in singles play, beating Dalton Schmid two and one while Cal Heinisch earned his first varsity win, three and four, against Christian …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.

SYRACUSE – A pair of goals from Ricky Camargo, including his second four minutes from time, helped Wawasee achieve a stunning 2-2 varsity boys soccer tie with Westview Tuesday night in Syracuse. Wawasee were just 0-8-1 in its last nine games against Westview, all season openers, and had scored just three goals in that span. …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.

[weaver_youtube RmBbG_TMNvg rel=0] NAPPANEE – It’s very early to tell much of anything in the cross country season, but small indicators were ever-present all over the Stauffer Park course Tuesday night. Wawasee senior Adam Doll made a huge statement by running away with the boys race against foes from host NorthWood, Fairfield and Bremen in …read more.

SYRACUSE – Wawasee didn’t flinch in back-to-back home girls golf matches, posting another pair wins Tuesday night at Maxwelton. Using a quartet of scores under 50, Wawasee held firm against the formidable Mishawaka Marian 190-198, while triangular opponent West Noble posted a 217 to round out play. A 45 from Elizabeth Jackson led Wawasee, while …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.

NORTH MANCHESTER – While the Wawasee Lady Warrior golf team took care of business against the Manchester girls golfers Monday night in Syracuse, the Squires boys tennis team handled the visiting Warriors on the hard courts. The hosts won the opening match of the season for both clubs, 4-1. Manchester took care of all three …read more.

SYRACUSE – Unscratched, unscathed and unbeaten. While the season is still young and conference play has yet to start, it is hard to ignore the early success that the Lady Warrior golf team has had so far. Wawasee carried a 3-0 record into Monday night, in addition to its third and first place finishes at …read more.

SYRACUSE – The dawn of a new era of Wawasee football has begun in Syracuse, and his voice can be heard loud and clear. The echoes of new head coach Josh Ekovich can literally be heard on campus during preseason practice from all sides. While his voice may carry, his point is being squarely made …read more.

SYRACUSE – If anyone has followed Wawasee area soccer over the years, the last name Camargo has been on and around the pitch. The time has now come for the elder statesman to take his final bow. Wawasee High School senior Fernando Camargo has been an old standby for the program, playing all four years …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.

SYRACUSE – It’s a simple question first-year Wawasee head coach Doug Slabaugh has overviewed for his girls cross country program this year. How far do you want to go? “We are really young, but we have a ton of racing experience,” Slabaugh said no more than a week into official fall practice. “A lot of …read more.

SYRACUSE – A cross country course will present itself with several obstacles and pitfalls. Adam Doll has already spent now four summers preparing for the rough ride. Heading into his senior year, the Wawasee boys cross country distance star knows the road will be rough, literally, to get to where he wants to go. A …read more.

[weaver_youtube bfuKlCn8ya4 rel=0] SYRACUSE – For a pair of veteran triathletes, neither Clint Phares nor Maureen Kennedy thought they had a chance to win at the sixth annual Wawasee Kiwanis Triathlon Saturday morning. Both, however, left Lakeside Park with unexpected grins on their faces. “I was the 20th out of the water, at least someone …read more.

New teachers in the Wawasee Community School Corp. gathered Friday morning for a group photo at the school corporation’s central office in Syracuse. In front, from left, are Brent Doty, Wawasee Middle School, eighth-grade science; Anthony Smith, WMS, physical education; Brittany Gummere, North Webster Elementary, third-grade; Tracie Vermillion, Wawasee High School, business; and Kari Walmer, …read more.

LAFONTAINE — Day two of the girls golf season for the Wawasee Lady Warriors had the team take third place at the Huntington Invite Wednesday afternoon at LaFontaine Golf Course. Elizabeth Jackson paced the squad with an 85 over 18 holes, shooting 39 on the front nine to claim the sixth place trophy. Courtney McDaniel …read more.

[weaver_youtube DKHJKINRYv0 rel=0] SYRACUSE – For those scoring at home, summer unofficially came to a close Tuesday afternoon with the ushering in of the 2013-14 athletic sports season. For those scoring at Maxwelton Golf Club, several would rather have a few more days of summer vacation. The girls golf matchup between visiting Columbia City and …read more.

Chautauqua-Wawasee continues its weekend lecture series at the Oakwood Chapel, in Oakwood Park, Syracuse. The educational series will be held from 10:30 a.m. to 12 p.m. on Saturdays and the religious series will be held from 1:30 p.m. to 3 p.m. on Sundays. Thanks to the generous support of Chautauqua-Wawasee donors and sponsors there is …read more.

[weaver_youtube S_Vq7KdDFWU rel=0]   Boats filled Johnson’s Bay on Lake Wawasee and the peninsula on Venetian Island was filled with spectators Saturday evening. Many gathered at family, friends and neighbors on nearby channels to see the second Annual Elite Frogs Parachute Team jump at the lake. The group, formed by Chuck Janicki a former Navy …read more.

Chautauqua-Wawasee’s “Neighbors in Our World II, Gathering around the Table” provides a wonderful setting for encountering diverse cultures. Everyone is welcome at the table this Sunday as Dr. Ronald Caldwell will present the second session of Christians in the Holy Land from 1:30 p.m. to 3 p.m. at the Oakwood Chapel, Oakwood Park, in Syracuse. …read more.

SYRACUSE – Not even an afternoon session filled with steady downpours could dampen the mood of the Wawasee Warrior Open golf fundraiser held Monday at South Shore Golf Club. The 19th annual Open had 42 total teams participate and added a feature to the scramble, where golfers on hole 12 were allowed to take a …read more.

Chautauqua-Wawasee will be hosting its second Go Go Green lecture event from 10:30 a.m. to noon Saturday, July 13, at the Oakwood Chapel, in Oakwood Park, Syracuse. This event will be presented by Aaron Sawatsky Kingsley, the Goshen city forester and the topic will be “A Story of Trees: People, Economics, and Connection.” Sawatsky Kinglsey …read more.

Wawasee Superintendent Dr. Tom Edington confirmed to StaceyPageOnline.com today that Don Harman has been “reassigned” in his duties and is no longer principal at Wawasee High School. Edington would not go into detail about the reassignment but did say, “Any administrative movements are not tied into the basketball program.” Just last week Phil Mishler resigned …read more.

There is no better way to celebrate the nation’s independence than with the whole community, and the Syracuse-Wawasee area provides many ways to do so. Starting Thursday, various activities will take place around the area, beginning with the Flotilla Road Race for athletic types. It will take place at 8 a.m. at Syracuse Lakeside Park. …read more.

SYRACUSE – Wawasee High School head basketball coach Phil Mishler has turned in a letter of resignation. The letter was turned in today, June 27, effective immediately. Mishler will still maintain his physical education teaching position with the high school. Mishler had a rocky final season with the Warriors in 2012-13, going just 5-16 which …read more.

The fantastic cross country season by the Warsaw trio of Jake Poyner, Robert Murphy and Ellis Coon will get us going to No. 1 on our individual Top 10 list. 5. The Big Three: Warsaw’s trio of Jake Poyner, Robert Murphy and Ellis Coon just can’t be separated. Almost like the way the group was …read more.

As the 2012-13 high school season officially came to a close last weekend with the IHSAA Baseball State Finals being played at Victory Field in Indianapolis, we at the Stacey Page Online sports desk decided to put together Top 10 lists for individual achievement and team success. The lists begin this morning with the Top …read more.

Neighbors in Our World II, a religious series, begins Sunday, June 23, in Syracuse. Chautauqua-Wawasee’s “Neighbors in Our World II, Gathering around the Table” provides a setting for encountering diverse cultures. Everyone is welcome at the table. Each speaker will challenge participants to a new encounter with food for thought, enrichment culturally where diversity is …read more.

SYRACUSE – Wawasee High School will host its fall cheerleading tryouts on Tuesday, June 25, through Thursday, June 27, from 9-11:30 a.m. at Syracuse Elementary School. All participants must have a current IHSAA physical (dated after April 1, 2013) on file with WHS to try out. Forms may be obtained on the WHS athletic Web …read more.

Not that there was really much doubt, but today’s elementary school students seem to engage in learning better through the use of touch screen computers. During the regular monthly meeting of the Wawasee school board Tuesday in Syracuse, the board heard a presentation on just how effective a pilot program for iPads was during the …read more.

SYRACUSE – The Wawasee School Corporation will host a number of sports camps this summer. For camp forms or further information, visit the Wawasee athletic Web site at wawaseeathletics.org. Girls Tennis – A camp for incoming ninth through twelfth graders will take place June 11-26 on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays from 3-5 p.m. at the …read more.

GOSHEN – The Northern Lakes Conference over the weekend issued its All-Northern Lakes Conference baseball list for this past season. Among the list are four players from Warsaw and a pair from Wawasee. Leading the Tigers, which finished 9-5 in conference play and a game back of second place in the standings, were a trio …read more.

[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=reXCaI8KDmg] WINONA LAKE – For someone who rarely wears his emotions on his sleeve, Jon Schram peeled back the orange on Thursday. The senior No. 1 for Warsaw was ice cold on the 18th green with the chips stacked against him. Facing a 10-foot putt just to achieve eagle, a make would give the …read more.

Wawasee Middle School eighth-graders who maintained straight A’s on all report cards during their three years of middle school. From left are Riley Kunkle, Madison McBride, Bridgette Yoder and Paige Miller.

SYRACUSE – Wawasee High School honored its spring sports Monday night with its awards banquet at WHS. Honored were participants in baseball, softball, boys golf, girls tennis, boys track and girls track. Baseball Warrior Way – Bailey Yoder Varsity Warrior – Drew Anderson Gold Glove – Chase Rookstool Cy Young – Aaron Voirol JV Award …read more.

GOSHEN – The Northern Lakes Conference issued five of its official All-Northern Lakes Conference lists Wednesday, as well as its NLC All-Sports trophy final tallies for the 2012-13 boys and girls sports seasons. Lists for boys and girls track, softball, girls tennis and boys golf were released by Larry Kissinger, NLC Secretary. Baseball will be …read more.

LIGONIER – “Good teams find a way to make you pay for mistakes and the mistakes came back and got us here tonight.’ Wawasee head coach Eric Screeton may have summed up the thought of every Warrior fan with his post-game interview. “We were excited, we believed we could get this one done tonight but …read more.

CULVER – It was a good ride for Wawasee’s Esther Hermann. The trip, however, ended in Culver at the Culver Academy Girls Tennis Regional. Hermann, in her first year of American high school tennis as a foreign exchange student from Germany, reached the regional level by winning both of her one singles matches in the …read more.

SYRACUSE – In a game featuring 25 runs and 28 hits, it was just a single tally in the seventh that separated Wawasee and Columbia City Tuesday. The Eagles plated a solo run in the seventh inning that the Warriors could not match in a 13-12 win by the visitors. Gage Reinhard led the attack …read more.

SYRACUSE – The final home boys golf meet for the Wawasee Warriors was not a glittery send-off it hoped Tuesday at South Shore Golf Club. Columbia City stopped by for the final regular season meet and pushed the Warriors to the brink. A 157-157 tie in four-man scoring required a fifth-man score, which Wawasee got …read more.

LAGRANGE – A lead-off triple and a fielder’s choice. Mathematically, that’s all it took for Fairfield to advance in the Lakeland Softball Sectional Monday night. Kaela Miller’s ringing triple leading off the game followed by an RBI groundout by Alexis Zook gave Fairfield all it needed to beat Wawasee. But the Falcons kept humming all …read more.

LIGONIER — A lot would have to happen for Wawasee and West Noble to meet in a week in the West Noble Baseball Sectional semi-finals. But for at least one night, Wawasee relished a possible rematch after whipping West Noble, 14-1, in the Chargers’ home park. Nate Hare had a huge night for the Warriors, …read more.

LEESBURG – Hailing from Fort Wayne to Bourbon, some of the regions best boys golf teams were on display Monday night at Tippecanoe Lake Country Club for the annual Bob Turner Classic. With an outstanding team score of 298, No. 8 NorthWood claimed first place, edging out Fort Wayne Carroll (301) and conference foe No. …read more.

SYRACUSE – Wawasee’s JV baseball team rallied from a game one loss to Wabash, 7-5, to split after beating Tippecanoe Valley, 14-4, in the second game of its appearance in the Wawasee JV Baseball Invite Saturday. Wabash jumped out to a 6-0 lead on five consecutive RBI hits before Wawasee could strike with three runs …read more.

LAGRANGE – Wawasee found itself on the end of another walk-off baseball loss Saturday. Nick Byler cracked a two-run homer in the bottom of the seventh as Wawasee lost its fourth game this season in an opponent’s final at-bat, this time 6-5 at Lakeland. The Byler bomb spoiled what looked like a Wawasee comeback win. …read more.

SYRACUSE – Victory was sweet for the Wawasee JV softball team Saturday, closing out its junior campaign with a pair of wins at the Wawasee Softball Invitational. A 5-3 Central Noble lead disappeared in game one as Wawasee stormed back with eight unanswered tallies in an 11-5 win. Alexis Graber picked up the pitching win …read more.

GOSHEN – “That’s what this is all about for me, doing as well as I can for the team so we can get to state this year.” Warsaw’s Will Petro was excited, to say the least, about his round at Maplecrest Country Club Saturday afternoon. The Warsaw junior stunned the field by shooting a 73 …read more.