BOURBON – The Triton girls basketball team opened conference play in a big, big way Saturday night. The host Trojans rode a red-hot start to a dominating 54-22 win over Knox in the Northern State Conference opener for both teams. Triton raced out to a 20-2 lead after the opening period en route to the …read more.

BERNE – The Triton wrestling team put together a strong performance Saturday in the Spencer Haworth Memorial Invitational. The Trojans went 4-1 on the day at the tourney hosted by South Adams High School. Triton defeated Union City 45-30, Woodlan 51-30, South Adams 42-28 and Eastbrook 42-30. Delta, which won the tourney title, topped Triton …read more.

[weaver_youtube E3oY0GWOhNc rel=0] NAPPANEE – As expected, two of the more storied boys basketball teams in the area played a whale of a game Friday night. Braxton Linville scored 22 points and NorthWood weathered a late comeback from Triton to pull out a 54-50 win in the Panther Pit. Linville wasn’t an overwhelmingly dominant force …read more.

So, who still has Thanksgiving leftovers? I hope nobody, it has been more than a week so those leftovers should be gone. If, for some reason, you still have leftovers than you did something wrong. You either made too much food, have not been properly partaking of the leftovers since last week or made bad …read more.

PLYMOUTH – The Triton boys basketball team shook off an incredibly slow start to almost provide an incredible finish Tuesday night. Almost. Host Plymouth hit key free throws down the stretch to edge the Trojans 51-45 in a non-conference clash. Senior Reis Yoder of the Pilgrims hit 3-4 free throws in the final 4.6 seconds …read more.

By DONNA BURROUGHS, EdS Superintendent, Triton Community School Corporation Advanced placement biology students in Dawn Slein’s class at Triton Junior-Senior High School have a lot of fun learning about science. The class designed their own “cell” to learn how the surface area to volume ratio affect diffusion rates in a contest. Courtney Slone won by …read more.

BOURBON – It’s not easy winning two games in one day. And certainly not against schools three and four times your size. But Triton was able to overcome the odds to claim a championship in the Triton Tournament after a 36-33 win over Pendleton Heights. Triton overcame a 25-22 deficit heading into the fourth quarter …read more.

BOURBON – One down, one to go. The Triton girls basketball team started its day the right way. The Lady Trojans hosted Wawasee in the opening game of the 2014 Triton Girls Basketball Tourney Saturday morning. The ladies protected the Trojan Trench with a 48-38 victory over the Lady Warriors. It was all about taking …read more.

HAMLET – Triton’s 2014-15 boys basketball season opened with a bang Wednesday night, crushing sectional rival Oregon-Davis 63-46. Triton shot just 37 percent (19-51) from the floor, but hit eight threes on the night to help stay ahead of the hosts. Jordan Anderson hit four treys and Skyler Reichert dropped three bombs as the Trojans …read more.

BOURBON – In a matchup of two of the top girls basketball teams in their respective classes, this round went to NorthWood. The Lady Panthers maintained its consistency long enough to build a lead Triton could not overcome in a 43-26 final Tuesday night at the Trojan Trench. A 10-point lead at the half by …read more.

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

FULTON – Triton junior forward Jaela Meister recorded 18 points and 14 boards and the Lady Trojans had no problems in taking down host Caston, 56-32, Saturday night. Meister had a whopping 10 offensive rebounds on the night and was 8-of-14 from the floor. She also added two steals, an assist and a block in …read more.

[weaver_youtube sz7cF0DHBXk rel=0] BOURBON – It was just a special night all around Thursday at Triton High School. Plymouth and Triton battled to a whale of a conclusion in the girls basketball game and buried the hatchet as both clubs teamed up to provide a ‘Win’ of a much bigger variety. Before the game even …read more.

BOURBON – Triton High School senior, Hannah Jennings, has signed her letter of intent to continue her golf career at IPFW. Jennings is a four-year letter winner in golf. She was the team MVP three times, the low average player three times, the team captain three years and a regional qualifier as a junior. Jennings …read more.

By DONNA BURROUGHS, EdS Superintendent, Triton Community School Corporation The fourth and fifth grade students at Triton Elementary School presented a special patriotic musical program the evening of Veterans Day. The musical program was under the direction of music teacher, Mollie Kintzel.

BOURBON – Triton began its girls basketball season in style by routing North Judson, 54-26, Friday night in the Trojan Trench. The Lady Trojan defense was stout, holding to just 14 percent shooting (5-37) and only two Blue Jays made a field goal. Triton outrebounded North Judson 45-31 and forced 22 turnovers. Triton didn’t light …read more.

BOURBON – Triton boys basketball coach Jason Groves isn’t big into worrying about the past. Just worrying about what is ahead of him. But the thought of not winning a sectional title, the first time the Trojans did not party into a regional since 2007, did not sit well with the head coach in the …read more.

Shaffer’s seventh grade honors class at Triton Jr./Sr. High School made a banner to honor veterans. Pictured: (front) Jon Conley, Connor Pitney, Amy Miller, Maria Chupp, Maria Schwartz and Jessica Gladieau. (Back) Madison Stetzel, Caitlyn Ihnen, Briana Wilhite, Gavin Greer, Tiffaney Hughes, Tiana Yoder, Jared Bules, Whytnie Miller, Zach Berger, Susan Shaffer and Samantha Wolf.

[weaver_youtube 4Gs79M7xH-s rel=0] BOURBON – The only person who was happy to see a sideways snow and 30 mile-per-hour winds minutes before kickoff of the sectional football game between Triton and LaVille was LaVille head coach Will Hostrawser. With an offense perfect for bad conditions, the Lancers did exactly what Hostrawser wanted in a grinding …read more.

The good news is that I hit on every pick last week, a perfect 7-0. The bad news is that many of my picks went against local teams. So, it was a relatively bad week for the local athletes. The best news, however, is that I was successful in beating Ink Free’s very own Mike …read more.

BOURBON – Triton’s girls basketball team is sick of being second fiddle. It’s time for a change. Having been ranked, highly competitive in the Northern State Conference and winners of 68 games in the past three seasons, Triton has been right there. But at the end of the past three year’s schedules is a loss …read more.

By ORION LEMLER Triton Junior Miss Board of Directors The Triton Junior Miss Board of Directors is proud to announce the contestants vying for the 51st Distinguished Young Woman of Triton. On Saturday, Oct. 18, Kevin Boyer will return as master of ceremonies to present seven contestants to the community and panel of judges. Tickets …read more.