SOUTH BEND – Skylar Diggins walked out of Purcell Pavilion late Monday night into the cold Indiana winter air as a winner. Just exactly the way she should have. The Notre Dame superstar and hometown hero had just finished warming the hearts of about 9,149 of her closest friends in a raucous, sold-out arena. Diggins …read more.

BOURBON – The Triton High School Athletic Department has announced a change in its junior high wrestling schedule. The Trojans junior high match at Urey scheduled for Tuesday, March 5 has been rescheduled for Wednesday, March 6.    

TERRE HAUTE- The two girls basketball teams that celebrated semi state championships in Warsaw came up short Saturday in their bids to capture state championships. The 38th edition of the IHSAA girls basketball state tournament came to a close Saturday with the crowning of four state champions in the Hulman Center on the Indiana State …read more.

BOURBON – The Triton High School Athletic Department has announced pre-sale ticket plans for the Class 1-A boys basketball regional the school will host on Saturday, March 9. Only all-tournament tickets, good for all three games on Saturday, will be pre-sold. Tickets are $10 each and fans are encouraged to purchase their tickets early. Pre-school …read more.

SYRACUSE – It’s about time. For the first time in six years, Tippecanoe Valley has been crowned sectional champion. The Vikings faced some adversity on Saturday night, but kept calm and pulled out a 60-51 victory over NorthWood in the IHSAA Class 3-A Sectional 21 Championship at Wawasee High School. The night started bleak for …read more.

ELKHART – Jared Bloom was willing to do whatever it took Saturday night to bring a sectional basketball championship back home to Warsaw. Fortunately for the Tigers, the senior star was not only winning, but also more than able. Bloom, as cool as the other side of the pillow, poured in a career-high 33 points …read more.

CEDARVILLE, Ohio – The Grace College women’s basketball team lost its final tune-up before the NCCAA National Championships to Cedarville University 80-46 on Saturday. Cedarville claimed the Midwest regional championship with the win and will join the Lady Lancers (19-14) at NCCAA Nationals from March 13-16. The Lady Lancers struggled mightily from the offensive end, …read more.

[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U_cZwNZ3V1o] CULVER — Triton had been in the position it faced before. It showed. Needing a defensive stop in the final 20 seconds of the Culver Boys Basketball Sectional championship game against Michigan City Marquette, Triton showed the calm of a champion. Forcing a turnover in the final seconds, it was fitting Clay Yeo …read more.

[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y-OcS6Xhghs] SYRACUSE — Many athletes would consider fifth place unacceptable. For one Wawasee senior, fifth place was just fine. Kim Garber was perfectly content with the fifth-place 8.8 score on floor she was deemed to have performed at Saturday’s Wawasee Gymnastics Sectional. While it’s not championship level scoring, it still allowed Garber to move …read more.

Randall Girod will keep his title as chairman of the Kosciusko County Republican Party. A total of 134 precinct committee men and women were eligible to cast ballots today during the Republican party’s re-organization meeting. Officials say 111 votes were cast. Girod has served as the chairman for the last four years and was opposed …read more.

SYRACUSE – After starting its voyage off with a bang on Tuesday night, Tippecanoe Valley cruised into a semi-final match-up with Lakeland Friday night. Though the Vikings ship took on some water early, the team held off an upset-minded Lakers squad to win 63-53 at the Wawasee Boys Basketball Sectional. In a game that many …read more.

OSSIAN – Whitko saw its boys basketball season come to an end Friday night in sectional semifinal play. Heritage used a couple of big quarters to sideline the Wildcats 62-40 in the Class 3-A Norwell Sectional. Heritage (9-13) advances to play host Norwell (16-6) in the sectional championship game Saturday night at 7:30 p.m. Heritage …read more.

ELKHART – Warsaw’s Jordan Stookey added his name to the list of Hoosier Hysteria hoops heroes Friday night. Stookey, as the calendar flipped to March, capped the madness with a dramatic, game-winning 3-pointer as the Tigers stunned Concord 41-39 in a semifinal contest of the Elkhart Sectional. Stookey’s running trey just before the final horn …read more.

[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JUiuz-wrrTE] CULVER — Culver threw everything it possibly could at Triton, but the Trojans managed to dodge the kitchen sink en route to a 44-32 win in the first semi-final of the Culver Boys Basketball Sectional. Choosing to navigate the final 6:40 of the third quarter without star Clay Yeo, who picked up his …read more.

WINONA LAKE – Bailey Weathers has submitted his resignation as the Director of Athletics at Grace College. Weathers announced his final day as Grace’s A.D. will be May 1. Weathers began his tenure in August 2011 and oversaw tremendous athletic and academic success for Grace’s varsity programs. “It’s been a wonderful experience for my family …read more.

WINONA LAKE – The Grace College women’s basketball team advanced to the NCCAA Midwest Regional championship with a convincing 74-59 victory over Oakland City on Thursday night. Allison Kauffman poured in a career-high 26 points, and Juaneice Jackson scored 21 to lead the Lady Lancers into Saturday’s regional title bout at Cedarville University at 2 …read more.

GENEVA, Ohio – Donovan Graham, Lance Taylor, Ben Drew and Jonathan Rex capped off the Grace College indoor track and field season with an impressive showing at NAIA Indoor National Championships. The men’s 4×800 relay team placed ninth in the preliminary round in a school-record time of 7:52.30. Their time beat the school’s previous record …read more.

[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EgMkPsWFdkg] Mentone and Burket fire departments were called to a house fire at Osprey Drive and South Mallard Road, near Palestine Lake, Mentone. The fire was reported just after 5 p.m. in a single family residence at 5935 W. Osprey Dr. According to Burket Fire Chief Kevin McSherry, the fire began in the southeast …read more.

What to do for an encore? That could be the question rolling around this week inside the head of Brittany Neeley as she prepares to play in the State Finals Saturday in Terre Haute. The three-sport star athlete from Eastern (Greentown) High School put on a performance to remember in the Class 2-A Semistate girls …read more.

HAMILTON – The first venture into the IHSAA state tournament for the Lakeland Christian Academy boys basketball program ended in a loss Wednesday night. A tough second half proved costly as the Cougars dropped a 49-36 final to Bethany Christian in first-round action of the Class 1-A Hamilton Sectional. LCA led 12-8 after the opening …read more.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. – The Grace College men’s basketball team earned its third straight trip to the NAIA Division II National Championships with a 21-9 record. The Lancers will take on Tennessee Wesleyan in the first round of NAIA Nationals on Thursday, March 7.  Grace earned its at-large bid late Wednesday night when the field …read more.

AKRON – Kirk Robinson, a highly-respected and longtime official, has been chosen by the IHSAA to work the girls basketball State Finals Saturday. Robinson, a resident of Akron and a graduate of Tippecanoe Valley High School, will be the lead official for the Class 2-A state championship game. The contest, pitting Evansville Mater Dei (27-2) …read more.

ELKHART – Warsaw boys basketball coach Doug Ogle is a smart man. He knows exactly what his team will be up against come Friday night versus tournament  favorite Concord in the semifinals of the Class 4-A Elkhart Sectional. Ogle also knows the mentality his team needs to have to pull off a major upset and …read more.

OSSIAN – Revenge was sweet for the Whitko boys basketball team Tuesday night. The Wildcats used a huge third quarter to rally past Bellmont 41-35 in first-round action of the Class 3-A Norwell Sectional. Whitko had lost a 32-19 decision at Bellmont back on Dec. 1. The Wildcats, now 6-15, advance to play Heritage (8-13) …read more.

SYRACUSE — Needing a spark, the Tippecanoe Valley Vikings didn’t need to look any further than Tanner Andrews. The physical presence for the Vikings hassled Wawasee inside the paint all night, recording a double-double of 16 points and 10 rebounds as Tippecanoe Valley knocked the host Warriors from the 3A sectional with a 65-42 victory …read more.

ELKHART – Jared Bloom was not about to let his high school basketball career end without a win in postseason play. The Warsaw senior star willed his team to that win Tuesday night in dramatic fashion with another clutch performance. Bloom, known for his game winning heroics all season long for there Tigers, calmly drained …read more.

LIGONIER — The Wawasee Warrior gymnastics team competed in its final meet of the regular season Monday night in Ligonier, defeating West Noble 93.55-79.75. The victory helped the Warriors end their season on a high note in picking up its fourth win, just not as high as they had wanted heading into Saturday’s sectional. “I …read more.

WARSAW – Warsaw star senior goalkeeper Michael Yantz announced recently that he will attend Fort Hays State and play soccer for the Tigers in Hays, Kansas. Playing behind and sharing duties with an All-State keeper for two years (reaching the Final Four both years), Yantz took advantage of the hole his teammate’s graduation provided after …read more.

WARSAW – Warsaw senior soccer standout Grant Allbritten has been a key fixture for the highly-successful Warsaw Tigers boys soccer squad for the past four years. Allbritten recently announced that he would attend Ohio Northern University to continue his soccer career on the collegiate level. Allbritten, following two consecutive years of helping the Tigers to …read more.

WARSAW – The tears flowing freely outside the Warsaw girls basketball locker room told the tale Saturday night. A season to remember ended in heartbreaking fashion for the hosts in a gut-wrenching 47-44 semi state loss to Fort Wayne South Side. The No. 11 Archers turned the tables on No. 8 Warsaw by staging a …read more.

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

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

AKRON – “I, well, I guess I am just speechless.” Tippecanoe Valley senior Nick Kindig was at a total loss for words following the final home game of his high school career Friday night. “These four years have just gone by so fast. I just hope it doesn’t end too soon,” Kindig would continue. Kindig …read more.

WARSAW – It was simply a case of deja vu Friday night for the Warsaw boys basketball team. The Tigers played well enough to win at times, but not well enough overall to get a much-needed victory. Warsaw, as has been the case all season, battled until the end before dropping a tough 44-43 overtime …read more.

NAPPANEE – The Whitko boys basketball team dropped a 59-32 final Friday night at NorthWood. The Panthers led 28-18 at halftime before outscoring the Wildcats 18-4 in the third quarter to take control of the regular-season finale for both teams. Jonathan Wilkinson led the Panthers with a game-high 20 points. NorthWood improves to 14-6 with …read more.

KNOX – The Triton boys basketball team put an exclamation point on the regular season Friday night. The red-hot shooting Trojans trounced host Knox 76-37 in the Northern State Conference and regular-season finale. Senior star and Indiana All-Star candidate Clay Yeo led the way for the Trojans who won their seventh straight game. Yeo poured …read more.

WARSAW – Jennifer Walker-Crawford committed herself to becoming a better basketball player this past offseason. Now, months later, the Warsaw senior standout is enjoying the fruits of her labor. As is her team. Walker-Crawford, a silky-smooth forward, has had a breakout final season for the No. 8 Tigers. Warsaw, thanks in large part to the …read more.

WARSAW – You better believe that the Warsaw girls basketball team is looking forward to playing one more home game this season. On the other hand, the Fort Wayne South Side girls hoops squad knows a thing or two about playing tough teams on the road. Whatever the case, both teams need just one more …read more.

WINONA LAKE – The Lakeland Christian Academy boys basketball team will make history come Wednesday night. The Cougars hope that history comes with a sectional victory attached to it. LCA makes its first-ever appearance as a member of the IHSAA in this year’s version of Hoosier Hysteria at the Class 1-A Hamilton Sectional. The Cougars …read more.

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

SOUTH WHITLEY – Sectionals? You want to talk about sectionals? Yes, it’s that time of year again in Indiana. The brackets are set and sectionals are set to begin. From Fort Branch to Fort Wayne teams all over the state are looking at sectionals as a chance to show how much they have improved from …read more.

WARSAW — There are less than two weeks until Warsaw and Elkhart Central will take part in the Wawasee Sectional, but Wednesday night’s showdown was not a tour de force by any means. Holding back athletes and routines by both coaches posted less than impressive event scores, the totality having Central win the meet 95-93.2 …read more.

WARSAW – The WCHS Athletic Department will sell tickets for the boys basketball sectional on Friday. Tickets will be available from 7:30 a.m. until 3 p.m. in the athletic office Friday. Tickets will also be sold Friday night at the final boys basketball home game at the North Gate. Tickets are $10 each and are …read more.

HOWE- The Lakeland Christian Academy boys basketball team closed out its regular season Tuesday night by nipping host Howe 57-55. Chris Maron came up huge down the stretch with a pair of steals and layups in the final 1:23 to give the Cougars the win. LCA trailed 47-46 entering the final quarter before outscoring the …read more.

MISHAWAKA – Grace College women’s basketball coach Scott Blum exited the Wiekamp Center Tuesday night steamed enough to probably melt the snow that was falling outside on the frozen Bethel College campus. It wasn’t so much that his Lancers had lost a 77-59 decision to the No. 13 Pilots in first-round action of the Crossroads …read more.

SYRACUSE — This point of the calendar in high school sports often finds coaches completely stressed out. It’s easy to see why basketball coaches around the state are hitting the Maalox. Well, gymnastics coaches are feeling the pinch, too. As Wawasee head coach Nika Prather paced the annex gym Tuesday night following her team’s 100.675-96.1 …read more.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. – After ending the season with three straight wins, the Grace College men’s basketball team was rewarded with the No. 17 ranking in the NAIA Top 25 Coaches’ Poll released Tuesday. The Lancers upset back-to-back ranked teams last week (Bethel, Taylor) in clinching second place in the Crossroads League. Grace (21-8) will …read more.

WINONA LAKE, Ind. – Grace College junior guard Juaneice Jackson capped off a breakout junior campaign when she was named First Team All-Crossroads League. Allison Kauffman, a sophomore forward for the Lancers, picked up her first league honor when she was named honorable mention for All-League. On Feb. 9 Jackson broke Grace’s women’s basketball record …read more.

WINONA LAKE – After leading Grace’s men’s basketball team to second place in the Crossroads League, senior point guard Bruce Grimm Jr. was named the league’s Defensive Player of the Year. Grimm, who also earned First Team All-League honors for the second straight year, averaged 2.0 steals per game to go along with 17.9 points …read more.

Child molesting charges have been filed against a Columbia City man who allegedly admitted to his crime. Zachery Walsh, 20, of Columbia City, was interviewed by an officer of the Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Department and subsequently arrested on charges that he molested or fondled a 3-year-old girl. According to a probable cause affidavit provided by …read more.

SYRACUSE — After leading the Wawasee High School football program from the Northern Lakes Conference cellar to three straight winning seasons, head coach Tom Wogomon has decided to head home. In a decision made public Tuesday morning, Wogomon has resigned as head coach of the Wawasee football program to take the open football position at …read more.

SYRACUSE – The Wawasee High School athletic department will begin selling sectional tickets on Wednesday. Wawasee will host a Class 3-A sectional starting on Feb. 26. The host Warriors will play Tippecanoe Valley on Feb. 26 at 7:30 p.m. Session tickets will be sold at Wawasee from 7:30 a.m. until 4 p.m. Wednesday, Thursday and …read more.

WARSAW – The Warsaw Athletic Department will begin selling tickets Wednesday for the girls basketball semi state at WCHS. Tickets, priced at $8 each, will be sold Wednesday and Thursday from 7:30 a.m. until 3 p.m. in the athletic office. There are a limited number of tickets available as each of the four schools received …read more.

BOURBON — It’s a regular season Triton hasn’t experienced that often, but an expectation the Trojans cannot shake. In the five seasons since Triton won the state championship in 2008, the Triton Trojan basketball team had not lost five games during the regular season before the month of February. After sorting through a brutal December …read more.

WARSAW – Doug Ogle’s approach to the sectional for his Warsaw boys basketball team is a realistic and appropriate one. “We have everything to gain and nothing to lose in the sectional,” said Ogle. “No one looks at us and expects us to win the sectional this year.” The Tigers (10-9), whose last sectional title …read more.

SYRACUSE — “Any time you get to play at home, its a good thing.” Wawasee head coach Phil Mishler could not have said it any better when talking about this year’s sectional tournament being home sweet home for the Warriors. For only the third time in school history Wawasee will host the IHSAA Class 3A …read more.

AKRON – The Tippecanoe Valley boys basketball team, on paper, has earned the right to be called 
a sectional favorite. However, Valley coach Bill Patrick really doesn’t want to hear any of that talk as
 the postseason nears. “I don’t think we are the favorite,” said the old-school Patrick in his typical fashion. “I think …read more.

BOURBON – The Triton High School Athletic Department will pre-sale boys basketball sectional tickets starting on Wednesday. Triton will play in the Class 1-A Culver Sectional on Friday, March 1 at 6:30 p.m. ET. The Trojans, who received a bye in the seven-team field, will play the winner of the Culver-Argos first-round game in a …read more.

The Warsaw boys basketball team will not have to wait long to jump right into postseason play next week. The Tigers will face host Elkhart Central in the first game of the Central Sectional on Feb. 26 at 6 p.m. in North Side Gym. Pairings for the 103rd annual boys basketball state tournament were drawn …read more.

WARSAW – It’s official. The Warsaw girls basketball team will get to play one more game in the Tiger Den this season. The Tigers got the good news earlier this afternoon when the IHSAA announced the semi state assignments for the 16 teams statewide still playing in the state tournament and confirmed that Warsaw will …read more.

UPLAND, Ind. – The Grace’ College women’s basketball team fell 78-66 on Saturday to Taylor in the regular-season finale as the Lady Lancers doomed themselves with 24 turnovers. The Lady Lancers enter postseason competition on Tuesday when they travel to Bethel for the first round of the Crossroads League Tournament. The Pilots, who are 24-6 …read more.

A boys basketball team comprised of fifth graders from Warsaw captured a tournament title Saturday at NorthWood. Members of the championship squad included Jaylan Coon, Emanuel Alexis, Brian Elliott Jr., Conner Lennox and Keegan Tom. The title team also included Jack Ryan, Jackson Elliott, Blake Marsh and Noah Burgh. Coaches for the winning squad were …read more.

  VALPARAISO – It was only fitting that Jennifer Walker-Crawford cut down the biggest piece of the celebratory net Saturday night. The Warsaw senior had just finished cutting down Merrillville in the biggest performance in the biggest game of her high school basketball career. Everything about the silky smooth Walker-Crawford was big on this evening. …read more.

MARION, Ind. – Major revisions were made to the Grace College track and field record books at the NCCAA Indoor Nationals over the weekend. The Lancers set seven school records, the men’s 4×800 relay team qualified for NAIA Nationals, and Sabrina Whitaker was named an NCCAA All-American in the high jump. “It was nice to …read more.

WINONA LAKE – The Grace College men’s basketball team ended the 2012-13 regular season by winning its third straight contest Saturday to head into next week’s Crossroads League Tournament as the No. 2 seed. Bruce Grimm Jr. led all players with 22 points to lift the Lancers to a 69-63 victory over No. 25 Taylor …read more.

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

VALPARAISO – Nikki Grose was one very motivated young lady Saturday afternoon. That made it one very long day for the Penn girls basketball team. The Warsaw standout turned in a career-best performance at the best possible time to lead her team past Penn 49-42 in a semifinal game of the Class 4-A Valparaiso Regional. …read more.

BOURBON — Packed gyms, screaming students, a Hall of Fame coach and humble players. Those are the things that make Indiana high school hoops so special and Bourbon had a little bit of them all on Friday night. Tippecanoe Valley traveled to the Trojan Trench to face Triton in a regular season matchup that had …read more.

FORT WAYNE – A tough second quarter and just too much James Blackmon Jr. were too much for Warsaw to overcome in boys basketball action Friday night. Blackmon Jr., an IU recruit and one of the nation’s top players, poured in 34 points to pace host Fort Wayne Luers past the Tigers 77-63. Senior Jared …read more.

INDIANAPOLIS – Luis Munoz saw his high school wrestling career end Friday night at the State Finals. The Warsaw senior lost a tough first-round match by a 2-0 final in action at Bankers Life Fieldhouse. South Adams senior L.J. Moser got a first period takedown and then was able to hold off Munoz late in …read more.

The IHSAA will conduct its draw for the 103rd edition of the boys basketball state tournament Sunday evening. The pairings for postseason play will be conducted at 5 p.m. in Indianapolis. The IHSAA plans to post the sectional draw on its website at approximately 6:30 p.m. A 90-minute show revealing the pairings and discussing them …read more.

WARSAW – There should be no shortage of incentive on either side Saturday afternoon when powers Warsaw and Penn clash in the girls basketball regional at Vaparaiso. The No. 8 Tigers, despite a glittering 22-1 record and the program’s first regional berth since 2004, still feel they have something to prove. Penn, despite all of …read more.

HAMLET – The Lakeland Christian Academy boys basketball team came up on the short end of a close contest at Oregon-Davis Thursday night. The host Bobcats topped the Cougars 66-57 in the nip-and-tuck affair. LCA led 14-12 after the first quarter before OD took a 28-26 halftime lead. The hosts led 44-40 at the end …read more.

WARSAW – The Warsaw girls basketball team is proof positive of the old adage that a team is truly only as good as its seniors. The diverse group of five players share a common thread that has the Tigers back on the map as a statewide power. “It’s an unselfish group,” said Warsaw coach Michelle …read more.

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

WARSAW –  Coach Justin Smith will not change his prematch message to standout wrestling pupil Luis Munoz Friday night. The Warsaw mentor also already knows what his final message will be to his stellar senior when his prep career ends. Munoz will represent the Tiger program in the State Finals starting Friday night at Bankers …read more.

WINONA LAKE – Ashlee Ort relishes her role as a defensive stopper for the highly-succesful Bethel College women’s basketball team. The hard-nosed senior has even grown to like her nickname of “Nasty” given to her by coach Jody Martinez. Although the former Wawasee High School standout admits it took a little getting used to. “At …read more.

  WINONA LAKE – Ashlee Ort normally helps the Bethel College women’s’ basketball team win games with her defense. Ort, on Wednesday night, turned to her much-improved offensive arsenal to help the Pilots defeat a game Grace College squad. Ort, a former standout at Wawasee High School, scored a team-high 14 points as No. 13 …read more.

Will there be much drama this weekend in the area boys swimming sectionals? While the Northern Lakes Conference boys swimming finals provided some drama with Northridge and Warsaw pitting most of its stars head-to-head, the separation of those two programs may take out some of the drama heading into the state tournament. Can The Raiders …read more.

MISHAWAKA – Elliot Smith has the green light at all times to shoot 3-pointers for the Grace College men’s basketball team. That proved to be beneficial in a big, big way for the Lancers Tuesday night. The Grace sharpshooter took advantage of that earned right to put quite the hurting on host Bethel College. Smith, …read more.

WARSAW – Warsaw boys basketball coach Doug Ogle has said all season his team is a very resilient group. The Tigers proved that with a much-needed win Tuesday night. Warsaw, coming off back-to-back one-point conference losses, nipped South Bend Clay 55-54 in non-conference action in the Tiger Den Tuesday night. Senior Jared Bloom hit a …read more.

AKRON – The Tippecanoe Valley boys basketball team moved back into the Class 3-A rankings on Monday. The Vikings then went out Tuesday night and looked like a top 10 team. Led by its outstanding duo of Nick Kindig and Tanner Andrews, the No. 9 Vikings bested Bremen 81-62. Senior guard Kindig poured in 32 …read more.

WINONA LAKE – The senior members of the Lakeland Christian Academy boys basketball team made it a Senior Night to remember Tuesday. The Cougars, led by its seven seniors, crushed Community Baptist of South Bend 79-44 at home Tuesday night. The hosts led 24-10 after the opening period and 38-19 at halftime en route to …read more.

SYRACUSE — The box score may show a 47-29 boys basketball victory for Westview over Wawasee Tuesday night, but Westview breathed a huge sigh of relief to get out of Syracuse comfortably. The 18-point victory was only a seven-point advantage for the visiting Warriors early in the fourth quarter after Wawasee’s Aaron Voirol drilled a …read more.

This week’s Pets of the Week come from the Animal Welfare League of Kosciusko County. Zach is an Australian Shepherd mix. He is about 7 months and weighs about 45 pounds currently. He was surrendered on Nov. 9, 2012, with his litter-mates – two of which have been adopted. Zach and Zeke are still available. …read more.

WARSAW – Michael Yantz made his one season as a starter in goal for the Warsaw boys soccer team one to remember. Now, Yantz will take his talents on to the collegiate level. The WCHS senior standout in between the pipes, who helped lead the Tigers to a Class 2-A state runner-up finish this past …read more.

WARSAW – The WCHS Athletic Department will presale tickets for the girls basketball regional on Thursday and Friday. Tickets, good for both regional sessions, will be on sale from 7 a.m. until 3 p.m. each day at WCHS. Tickets are $10 each and will allow admittance to both semifinal games and the championship game. Single-session …read more.

Computer contracting led to a police investigation that resulted in felony child pornography charges against a Warsaw man. Adam Christopher Snyder, 28, 115 EMS B48 Ln., Warsaw, is accused of storing photos and videos of child pornography on his computer’s hard drive. The investigation began when Snyder contacted a freelance computer specialist to remove the …read more.

The wife of an Akron man who disappeared Feb. 1 is asking for information leading to his whereabouts. Amber Paredes contacted StaceyPageOnline.com Saturday saying a police report had been filed in Fulton County, but she believes her husband went missing from the Warsaw area more than a week ago. “On Friday night, Feb. 1, my …read more.

A short foot pursuit near Mentone Saturday night ended with one subject arrested on several charges. Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Department deputies and Claypool officers went to an area of Palestine Lake Saturday night to serve two active warrants on Matthew Dillan Mahaska, 20, Mentone. Mahaska was found walking along CR 600 West near Blue Jay …read more.

PLYMOUTH – The Warsaw boys freshman basketball team capped its 2012-13 season in style by earning another championship Saturday. The frosh Tigers topped host Plymouth 34-29 in the semifinals and then crushed Concord 47-28 in the title tilt to win the Northern Lakes Conference Tournament. Riley Rhoades had nine points and seven points as the …read more.

DUNLAP – The Warsaw girls basketball program has a rich and storied tradition of excellence. This year’s Tiger team made sure Saturday night that the program returned to its past glory of winning championships. Warsaw played its role as sectional favorites to perfection by downing Northridge 46-35 to lay claim to the Class 4-A Concord …read more.

SOUTH BEND – The Warsaw boys bowling team came up short Saturday in its bid to earn a spot in the State Finals. The WCHS team, coached by Glen Ransbottom and Kirk Wyman, did not make the cut to advance from the South Bend Semistate contested at Chippewa Lanes. Warsaw was making its second appearance …read more.

HAMLET – “We lost to a better team tonight.” There was no sugar coating of tonight’s sectional title game from Triton girls basketball coach Adam Heckaman. “They were phenomenal all year, they’ve lost three games and obviously all to great opponents. They’re just tough to stop,” Heckaman continued. Tough to stop, indeed. No. 9 Triton …read more.

MERRILLVILLE – Warsaw’s Luis Munoz will get to conclude his high school wrestling career on the state’s grandest stage. Munoz earned a berth in the State Finals with an outstanding performance Saturday to claim a runner-up finish in the tough Merrillville Semistate. Munoz went 3-1 on the day to place second in the 120-pound division …read more.

WINONA LAKE – The Grace College men’s basketball team delivered a much-needed Crossroads League victory on Saturday, downing Saint Francis 75-57. Four Lancers scored in double figures to propel Grace into a tie for second place in the league standings. As a team, Grace turned the ball over a season-low four times, dishing out 18 …read more.

[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L58NCaK9IJM] INDIANAPOLIS —There wasn’t a whole lot of local representation at the IHSAA Girls Swimming State Finals, but what was offered made quite an impression. Wawasee sophomore Breanna Robinson, the top seed in the state in both the 100 and 200 freestyles heading into the weekend, left the IUPUI Natatorium Saturday having laid claim …read more.

[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vpV8q3Xu5zU]   INDIANAPOLIS — The stage is now set at the IHSAA Girls Swimming State Championships. The preliminary rounds had seven of the 11 events represented by Wawasee or Warsaw individuals or teams, but just Breanna Robinson of Wawasee will take the blocks at the IUPUI Natatorium Saturday afternoon at the state finals. Robinson, …read more.

HAMLET – “To be, or not to be?” That was the  question that the Triton girls basketball team had to answer Friday night in postseason play. The young ladies from Bourbon made a statement in their sectional semifinal. Triton held off a scrappy Culver team 48-44 to advance to the Class 1-A sectional championship Saturday …read more.

DUNLAP – The Warsaw girls basketball team definitely took nothing for granted Friday night. The sectional favorite Tigers looked the part in crushing Concord 59-21 in a semifinal matchup of the Class 4-A Concord Sectional. No. 8 Warsaw came out focused and ready to go from the opening tip to earn a spot in Saturday …read more.