The Warsaw and Wawasee football teams will find out right away come Friday night where the pair stack up in the Northern Lakes Conference. The Tigers and the Warriors face huge tests in league openers for both squads. Warsaw, coming off a 34-23 road loss to East Noble, will host Class 4-A No. 2 Plymouth. …read more.

BOURBON – A review of Triton sports for Tuesday, Sept. 1.

By DONNA Burroughs, Triton School Corporation Superintendent BOURBON — The winner of the second Oliver Ford and Drew Westafer drawing  at the Triton football game last Friday evening is Stan Leedy. Stan was the winner of $150. The Triton Athletic Department also relieved $150! Thanks to Oliver Ford and Drew Westafer for sponsoring this drawing!

NAPPANEE – Bailey Watkins and Baylee McIntire led their respective Triton teams at Saturday’s NorthWood Cross Country Invitational.

BOURBON – The last time these two teams played, LaVille ended Triton’s season. Friday night, LaVille ended Triton’s modest win streak in a 56-0 whipping in high school football.

Weekly picks of local prep football games from IFN sports writer Nick Goralczyk.

BOURBON – A review of Triton sports for Thursday, Aug. 27.

KNOX – The Knox boys tennis team beat Triton for the second time in a week, 4-1, Wednesday.

The lid-lifter for the 2015 high school football season last Friday night was a smashing success on the local level for the most part. Four of the five local teams covered by IFN posted wins to begin the campaign. Week two will see much bigger challenges on the horizon for several squads, including Warsaw on …read more.

BOURBON – A review of Triton sports for Tuesday, Aug. 25.

BOURBON – The Triton High School science club will be selling Nelson’s Port-A-Pit chicken and pork chops this Friday, Aug. 28.

MISHAWAKA – Taking on a pair of Northern Indiana Conference foes Saturday, Triton split its two boys tennis matches. In doing so, the Trojans got its first win of the year in beating Riley, 4-1, and lost its third in a 3-2 final against Mishawaka Marian.

BOURBON – It was all about effort and attitude for the Triton football team Friday night. The Trojans banked on a familiar face and a welcome addition to put together a hard-earned 26-20 season-opening win over Caston. Star Jeremy Jones set the tone early and new quarterback Jordan Anderson led a tremendous second-half charge as …read more.

BOURBON – A review of Triton games from Thursday, August 20.

BOURBON – The Triton-Caston JV football game for this Saturday has been postponed. A make-up date has not been announced.

Weekly picks of local prep football games from IFN sports writer Nick Goralczyk.

BOURBON – Triton didn’t have the boys tennis opener it had hoped, falling to Knox 4-1 Wednesday afternoon.

The calendar may not say it yet officially, but so long summer. It’s time for area high school football teams to tee it up for real again come Friday night. The local prep scene on the gridiron for week one of the 2015 season has plenty of storylines to follow. There is plenty of “new” …read more.

The NorthWood High School girls golf match versus Fairfield and Plymouth was postponed tonight due to the threat of storms. NorthWood will host Plymouth on Aug. 20 at 5 p.m. in a non-conference match at McCormick Creek. The Panthers will now host Fairfield on Sept. 14, also at McCormick Creek. Triton also had its home …read more.

WALKERTON – Triton’s volleyball season opener did not go nearly as planned, losing in three games to host John Glenn Monday evening. Glenn took hold of a game one win, 25-15, and just got stronger, winning 25-14 and 25-10 to close out the sweep in an old Northern State Conference matchup.

Ink Free News took in all five local high school football teams Friday night as scrimmages opened up around the state.

BOURBON – A preview of local volleyball teams for the 2015 season.

WARSAW – A preview of local boys cross country teams for the 2015 season.

WARSAW – A preview of local boys tennis teams for the 2015 season.

WARSAW – A preview of local girls cross country teams for the 2015 season.

BOURBON – A hectic offseason had Triton football scrambling, but the Trojans have a new identity under new head coach Ron Brown and should be ready to go for an optimistic season.

BOURBON – Triton will be selling its 2015-16 athletic passes and the junior high football program is announcing it’s call-out for potential players.

A preview of local girls golf teams for the 2015 season.

BOURBON – Triton High School will host its all-sports parent meeting this Wednesday, Aug. 5, in the high school Performing Arts Center. The meeting will begin at 6 p.m.

The new teachers at Triton School Corporation spent the day of July 30th at an induction/training program to prepare them for their new assignments. All of the new teachers will be at Triton Jr.-Sr. High School. Pictured above are Colleen Perrin, Spanish teacher; Ashli Faulkner, social studies; Liska Shilling, guidance counselor; Cindy Stichter, math; Lynn Fischer, Ag/FFA; David Seel, band …read more.

The Triton Athletic Department will be selling the old sideline chairs used for boys and girls basketball the past 10 years. The chairs are $30 each and will be first come first serve.

The Triton Athletic Department announced today that 2008 Triton graduate, Blake Schori, will be the next boys and girls cross country coach. Schori will take over for former coach Wes Rettinger, who led the Trojans for the past 11 seasons.

BOURBON – New Triton football coach Ron Brown and his coaching staff are inviting anyone who wants to play football this fall to evening workouts the rest of this week. The workouts begin at 5 p.m. at Triton High School. New players are welcome to attend the sessions. Anyone with questions should call the high …read more.

In an announcement made Monday afternoon, the Triton High School Athletic Department tabbed Ron Brown as its new varsity football head coach.

BOURBON – The summer months are often a chance to recharge, take inventory, and regroup for the upcoming school year in most athletic departments. The halls around Triton High School certainly have not been quiet as the school is receiving general upgrades within the building. Some of those upgrades, however, involve a whole lot more …read more.

BOURBON – Triton issued a pair of college announcements Monday as two multi-sport stars made their decisions for the next level. Triton wrestling star Nate Spangle also could have chosen track, but decided to go the third route and signed his letter of intent with Depauw University’s football program. Spangle won three letters in football …read more.

Here is the first half of our top 10 teams for the 2014-15 athletic season in the area. 10. REACHING NEW HEIGHTS – Triton’s wrestling program experienced one of its finest seasons as a whole. The team posted 15 dual wins, which tied the school record for wins in a season with the 2000 club. …read more.

The Ink Free News sports staff collaborated on our annual year-end Top 10 lists for both individuals and teams in our coverage area. The accomplishments span all three calendar seasons – fall, winter and spring – and our lists will be split into four stories worth of recognition over today and tomorrow. The team and …read more.

NORTH WEBSTER – Repeat and redemption were the themes for the 2015 Shoop Sports and Youth Foundation-sponsored Tournament of Champions. Kelsie Peterson and Joey Hickerson took the top spot in their respective boys and girls tournaments at the annual event held Saturday morning at North Webster Elementary School. The TOC, which is an academic scholarship …read more.

Students who had perfect attendance and no tardies for the year at Triton Jr.-Sr. High School, were given a home computer system as a reward.

FULTON – Triton didn’t have its mojo working early Saturday at the Caston Baseball Regional, and, boy, was it costly. Fort Wayne Blackhawk came out swinging right from the get go and overwhelmed Triton, 14-0, in a five-inning first game of the Class 1-A regional. Blackhawk started out white-hot right from the start, recording four …read more.

WARSAW – The 79th Annual IHSAA Boys Golf State Tournament begins this weekend as sectionals will be played around the state this Friday and Saturday. Local teams will participate in the Warsaw Sectional held at Rozella Ford Golf Club Friday morning. Among those teams will, of course, be Warsaw. The Tigers have had a spectacular …read more.

FULTON – Due to one of the schools in the Caston Baseball Regional having graduation Saturday, the schedule for Saturday’s regional has slightly changed. The first game between Triton and Fort Wayne Blackhawk has been moved up to 12:30 p.m. The second game between North White and Washington Township has been moved up to 2:30 …read more.

UNION MILLS – The Triton baseball team won its first two sectional games by relying on its offense. The Trojans claimed a sectional championship Tuesday night thanks to its pitching and defense. The duo of Nate Flenar and Zac Pitney took care of the pitching part with an outstanding effort for the champions. Flenar and …read more.

BOURBON – It was almost over before it even started. Before many of the fans even settled into their bleacher seats or lawn chairs, South Central had already put the proverbial dagger in Triton. A six-run top of the first inning stunned the host Lady Trojans as South Central used the momentum to ride to …read more.

LAPORTE – The wait was well worth it for the Triton baseball team. The Trojans, after having their sectional semifinal game postponed on Saturday due to the weather, earned a spot in the title game with a dominating win Monday night. Triton topped Oregon-Davis 10-1 in a sectional semifinal game of the Class 1-A South …read more.

BOURBON – The Triton Athletic Department will be hosting the Triton High School Spring Athletic Dinner and Awards Program Wednesday, June 10. The carry-in will start at 6 p.m. in the high school cafeteria. After the carry-in, the department will present the major awards in the cafeteria then split up into smaller groups for individual …read more.

BOURBON – For the third straight year, Triton’s softball team will be opening summer vacation with bonus ball. After winning its third straight sectional title last week, the Trojans are prepping for a 7 p.m. Tuesday night showdown with South Central Union Mills in a regional rematch at Keyser Field. Triton (20-10) didn’t make life …read more.

UNION MILLS – The Class 1-A baseball sectional No. 51 at South Central was postponed Saturday due to inclement weather. The games included Triton against Oregon-Davis and South Central against LaCrosse. Both games will be moved to Monday night, June 1, at LaPorte High School. The move in location is to accommodate South Central not …read more.

ROCHESTER – The Triton boys golf team was one shot better than Tippecanoe Valley Thursday night. Greg Music earned individual medalist honors as the Trojans topped the Vikings and Bremen in a non-conference triangular at Mill Creek. Music shot a 41 as Triton shot 182 as a team. Valley finished at 183 and Bremen came …read more.

UNION MILLS – The third time was still the charm for the Triton baseball team Thursday night. The Trojans took care of conference foe Culver 10-4 in a first-round game of the Class 1-A South Central Sectional. It was the third win this season for Triton over the Cavaliers. Triton advances to play Oregon-Davis Saturday …read more.

BOURBON – The parents had their cell phones ready. The Triton bench had started to file toward the gate. Then Bethany started getting on base. Over and over. It took an improbable tag out on a double steal attempt to avoid what could have been a nightmare. With stunned looks on their faces, Triton still …read more.

At least they tried. The softball sectional games scheduled for Tuesday night at Lakeland High School have been suspended and postponed until Wednesday night. Wawasee and Fairfield managed to play two innings before having play suspended. That game will resume Wednesday evening at 5:00 p.m. in the top of the third inning in a tie …read more.

BOURBON – The air of shock in the Triton dugout was about as insecure as the on again, off again weather Monday afternoon. Facing a 5-1 deficit to Elkhart Christian Academy, Triton responded with 14 straight runs to rebound for a 15-5 win and a berth in the finals of the Class 1-A No. 52 …read more.

CULVER – Triton made its final chance at conference glory a special one. The Trojans shot a 333 to win the Northern State Conference boys golf tournament at Mystic Hills Golf Course. In what was the final time the Northern State Conference gathered for the annual conference boys golf tournament, it was also the final …read more.

It’s win or the season is over. That’s the scenario starting Monday as the state softball tournament series commences with sectional action. Wawasee, fresh off its first-ever conference title this past week, will get an extra day before starting postseason play. The defending sectional champion Warriors will meet either Fairfield or Tippecanoe Valley on Tuesday …read more.

BREMEN – The Triton girls tennis team saw its sensational season come to a close Friday night. The Trojans dropped a 5-0 final to Plymouth in the title match of the Bremen Sectional. Plymouth advances to play Warsaw on Tuesday evening in the semifinals of the Culver Academies Regional. The Pilgrims, who had won 13 …read more.

The Triton softball team tuned up for sectional play with an 11-1 win at Bethany Christian Thursday night. The Trojans scored five runs in the second inning and four more in the third frame to highlight the five-inning victory. Courtney Jennings fired a four-hitter in the circle for the winners. Zoee Stephan led the offense …read more.

BREMEN – The Triton girls tennis team rolled right into the sectional finals. The Trojans lost a grand total of just two games Thursday night in blanking Glenn 5-0 in a semifinal match of the Bremen Sectional at Sunnyside Park. Triton, now 14-1 on the season, advances to face Plymouth Friday in the sectional title …read more.

The Triton softball team could not solve Ashlyn Kosinski Wednesday night. The New Prairie pitcher fired a no-hitter to pace the Cougars past the Trojans 1-0 in a Northern State Conference contest. Kopinski had 10 strikeouts in the gem. New Prairie scored the lone run of the game in the sixth inning for the win. …read more.

BREMEN – The Triton girls tennis team took the first step towards a sectional title Tuesday night. The Trojans used a dominating singles sweep to defeat LaVille 4-1 in the opening match of the Bremen Sectional at Sunnyside Park. Senior Kaelyn Mason led the way for Triton by downing Kaitlyn Haisley 6-1, 6-1 at No. …read more.

BOURBON – The Triton baseball team lost an 8-1 final to Bremen Tuesday night. The game was the final home conference game as a member of the Northern State Conference for the Trojans. Triton had just three hits in losing to the Lions. Dylan Hensley led the Trojans with a triple and drove in his …read more.

[weaver_youtube dJMnKelBYao rel=0] ROCHESTER – Heading into the late stages of the girls track season, Whitko had prepared itself for what annually has been a very tough assignment. A change in plans opened a brand new door for the Wildcats, who embraced a new surrounding with happy feet. Whitko, which had been assigned to the …read more.

The Triton girls tennis team wrapped up an outstanding regular season with another win Monday evening. The Trojans topped host Peru 3-2 to improve to 12-1 on the season. The two teams, after a rain delay, opted to play a super tie breaker for the third set. Shayla May collected the final point of the …read more.

WARSAW – The Warsaw girls tennis team will not have to wait at all to try and avenge a regular-season loss to Columbia City. The Tigers, who have won 14 straight sectional championships, drew the Eagles in the tourney opener set at Warsaw on Wednesday. Warsaw dropped a 3-2 final to the Eagles back on …read more.

BOURBON – Triton High School senior Grant Stichter recently signed his National Letter of Intent to play football at Anderson University. Stichter, was a three-year letter winner in football, a four-year letter winner in wrestling, and a four-year letter winner in baseball. He was the 2015 wrestling sectional champion and helped lead his team to …read more.

BREMEN – Triton put one of its arch nemesis behind them, at least for a weekend. Avenging its only team loss of the season, Triton fended off Bremen as well as the rest of the Northern State Conference to claim the final NSC girls tennis tournament title Saturday at the DeSantis Tennis Courts. The Trojans …read more.

BOURBON – The Triton softball team collected a win over Plymouth in non-conference action Saturday. The Trojans topped the Pilgrims 10-3 in action at Keyser Field. Plymouth scored all three of its runs in the third inning to take a short-lived 3-0 lead. Triton answered with five runs in the home half of the third …read more.

The Jimtown softball team stayed in contention for a conference title with a big league win Friday at Triton. The Jimmies topped the host Trojans 12-5 in the Northern State Conference contest. Jimtown improves to 14-6 overall and moves to 8-1 in the NSC. Kaley Pletcher led the Jimmies with four hits. Katie Woods had …read more.

Resource students transitioning from the elementary school to the junior-senior high school at Triton had a special luncheon party to acquaint themselves with the school they’ll attend next year. Robert Ross, THS assistant principal, kicked things off for the event by speaking with the students, followed by some pizza for lunch and a quick “get …read more.

BREMEN – After day one of the Northern State Conference girls tennis tournament, Triton has put itself in prime position to capture the tournament title. With three wins and a pair of first-round top-seed byes, Triton has all five of its courts in the winner’s bracket for Saturday’s championship push. Triton coach Al Peckham was …read more.

BREMEN – There wasn’t much doubt which was the better team Thursday night. Bremen scored at least two runs in all four of its at bats, including a six-run second, in a convincing 14-0 win over Triton in Northern State Conference softball. The Class 2-A No. 5 Lions were running on all cylinders. Racking up …read more.

The Triton baseball team came out on the short end of a 6-4 loss to Glenn Thursday night. The visiting Falcons scored four runs in the second inning to take control of the Northern State Conference game. Glenn outhit the Trojans 13-5 in the win. Winning pitcher Drew McDonald had 12 strikeouts and four walks …read more.

By DONNA BURROUGHS, EdS Superintendent, Triton Community School Corporation The junior high school students from Triton Triton Junior-Senior High School had a 3-D cell model to make for Mrs. Jackson’s science class. There were many winners. Mr. Chobanov’s choice winners were Haley Hooley and Alyxa Viers and Mr. Ross’s choice winners were Hayley Hooley, Maria …read more.

The road to sectional championships for prep softball teams are now known. Who can avoid the detours on that route will be determined very soon. The IHSAA conducted the drawing for the 31st annual state tournament series this morning in Indianapolis. Sectional play for the 373 teams entered in the four-class affair begins on May …read more.

The Triton softball team rolled to an 11-1 win over LaVille Thursday. The host Trojans captured the Northern State Conference contest in five innings. Hannah Jennings had a big game for Triton with a pair of hits. She slugged a home run and drove in three runs in the win. Nicole Sechrist and Megan Berger …read more.

BY DONNA BURROUGHS, Triton School Corporation Superintendent Jolene Howard and Shannan Hepler from Lake City Bank in Warsaw visited Triton High School’s Business Math class to do a practical lesson on developing home budgets. I think the students were surprised to learn how much money it takes to run a household! We appreciate such great support …read more.

Softball Crushes Glenn Twice Early outbursts helped Triton to a pair of wins against John Glenn Tuesday. Triton scored five runs in the second inning of a 11-1 win and then scored 10 runs in the first inning of an 18-2 victory. The 10-run win featured 15 Trojan hits, three each from Taytum Hargrave, Kayla …read more.

The rain in the area has begun to force the hands of high school athletic directors on what is a very busy Monday of sports. We will be updating this file throughout the day as delays come in. Wawasee’s softball game scheduled for today at NorthWood has been postponed until tomorrow, Tuesday, May 12, with …read more.

BOURBON – The Triton Athletic Department has announced rescheduled dates for several athletic events that were postponed on Friday or Saturday. The varsity baseball game at Glenn is now set for May 14 at 5 p.m. The junior varsity baseball game at Glenn is cancelled. The varsity and JV baseball games versus NorthWood have been …read more.

The thunderstorms that rolled through the area early this evening took its toll on the high school athletic scene. The Goshen at Warsaw softball game was postponed and rescheduled for May 12. The Warsaw at Goshen baseball game was also rained out and will also be played on Tuesday. The Wawasee home softball game versus …read more.

WARSAW – After a disastrous weekend at its own Wawasee Invite, the Warriors rebounded in a big way Thursday at the Joe Harris Invite. The Warriors shot a 308 to win by a stroke over host Warsaw at Rozella Golf Course. Tristen Atwood continued to play phenomenal golf of late, shooting a 72 to lead …read more.

The Triton girls tennis team continued its impressive season with another win Thursday evening. The Trojans won both doubles matches en route to topping host Jimtown 4-1 in a Northern State Conference match. The team of Kylie Mason and Kolbie Mason won 6-4, 7-6 (7-4) at No. 1 doubles to lead the way for Triton. …read more.

The Triton softball team defeated Knox 6-1 Wednesday night. Hannah Jennings led the way for the host Trojans in the Northern State Conference win. She had three hits, including a home run, and two RBI. Heather Stichter had a pair of hits, including a two-run double, and drove in three runs for the winners. Lexee …read more.

The Triton girls tennis team blanked Bethany Christian 5-0 Monday. Kaelyn Mason led the way with a 6-0, 6-0 win at No. 1 singles play for the Trojans. The No. 2 doubles team of Hannah Wvnemacher and Emma Ross also won 6-0, 6-0 for Triton. Shayla May notched a 6-4, 6-1 win at No. 2 …read more.

The Triton girls tennis team notched a third-place finish Saturday in the Concord Invitational. Host Concord claimed the team title with 56 points. Mishawaka Marian was second with 42 with the Trojans third with 39. LaVille was fourth with 22, followed by Jimtown (20), Elkhart Central (18), Lakeland (14) and West Noble (4). Leading the …read more.

The Triton baseball team collected a 6-5 win at Culver Friday night. The visiting Trojans tallied three runs in the sixth inning to notch the Northern State Conference win. Zac Pitney had a big night for the winners. He had two hits, including a double, and drove in two runs. Pitney also earned the pitching …read more.

Cathy Strycker’s third grade class at Triton Elementary School took a brain break from ISTEP testing this week and worked out to GoNoodle.

BOURBON – The Triton girls tennis team collected another win Thursday night. The host Trojans rolled to a 4-1 win over New Prairie in a Northern State Conference match. Kaelyn Mason led the way for the winners with a 7-5, 6-1 win at No. 1 singles action. Shayla May posted a 6-2, 6-4 victory at …read more.

The Triton girls tennis team was almost perfect Wednesday evening. The host Trojans lost a total of just three games in blanking North Judson 5-0. Leading the way for Triton was Kaelyn Mason and Shayla May at the top two singles spots in the lineup. Mason won 6-0, 6-0 at No. 1 and May posted …read more.

[weaver_youtube FHwe8pr9V2Q rel=0] BOURBON – A softball semi-state rematch highlighted a night of sports action at Triton High School. The Triton softball team hosted defending Class 1-A state champion North Miami and arguably the state’s best player in pitcher Josie Wood. The Warriors once again proved to be too much for the Lady Trojans as …read more.

Tennis Edged By Bremen The Triton girls tennis team dropped a tough 3-2 final to Bremen Monday. Annie Strahler outlasted Shayla May 6-3, 4-6, 6-3 at No. 2 singles for the deciding points for the Lions in the key Northern State Conference match. Kaelyn Mason won at No. 1 singles for the Trojans with a …read more.

NORTH MANCHESTER – It wasn’t a great day to golf, but it ended up being a banner day for the Wawasee boys golf team. In a Whitko Invitational scaled down to just nine holes because of the poor Saturday weather, the Warriors edged Northfield by three strokes to claim the title. Wawasee’s 163 was fueled …read more.

BREMEN – The Triton baseball team dropped a 4-0 final to Bremen Friday night. The host Lions scored single runs in the second and third innings and a pair in the sixth frame to win the Northern State Conference contest. Grant Stichter and Zac Pitney each had two hits to lead the way for Triton. …read more.

BOURBON – It seems to be a theme with Triton softball this season. Up against quality opponents, Triton has let the big inning haunt them in making the mountain too high to climb. Again Friday night, a six-run third inning from Bremen was the Mt. Everest in an 11-7 Lions win at Triton. In similar …read more.

The Triton baseball team edged Glenn 3-2 in league play Thursday night. The Trojans scored two runs in the first inning and added the game winner in the third frame in the Northern State Conference game played at Glenn. Winning pitcher Dylan Hensley went all seven innings for Triton, firing a five-hitter with two strikeouts …read more.

The windy, cold and even snowy weather for Wednesday, April 22, has caused a few games to be postponed. For Triton High School, the JV Baseball vs Glenn is postponed to April 28 at Triton. Triton varsity softball vs Glenn is postponed to May 12 at Triton, a 5 p.m. start. Triton varsity tennis at …read more.

Triton Tennis Remains Undefeated The Triton girls tennis team continued to roll right along Monday night. The undefeated Trojans did not drop a set in blanking host Rochester 5-0 in non-conference action. Kaelyn Mason led the way for coach Al Peckham’s team with a 6-1, 6-4 win at No. 1 singles. Sheryl May posted a …read more.

PLYMOUTH – Kaelyn Mason led the way for the Triton girls tennis team in the Plymouth Invitational Saturday. Mason went 2-1 to earn a third-place finish at No. 1 singles for the Trojans. Mason’s loss was to champion Emily Mast of Fairfield, a two-time All-State player. Fairfield, with champions at all three singles positions, scored …read more.

SYRACUSE – A frustrating week of games ended on a positive note for the Wawasee softball team Saturday afternoon. The Lady Warriors, regional qualifiers in Class 3-A, welcomed in Triton, a defending regional champion from Class 1-A, for what would prove to be a sloppy game on both sides. Five errors between the two squads …read more.