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INDIANAPOLIS — Two format recommendations for the new Class 5A and 6A football state tournaments were approved Tuesday at the monthly meeting of the IHSAA Executive Committee. Those provisions included the creation of eight, four-team sectionals in each class along with a bye week for the two teams competing in each state championship game during …read more.

WEST LAFAYETTE — With the game hanging in the balance, Akeem Shavers put Purdue on his shoulders in a wild ride of the annual Oaken Bucket game. Shavers scored three touchdowns in just over four minutes in the fourth quarter to separate Purdue from Indiana, 56-35, at a crisp Ross-Ade Stadium. After Indiana receiver Cody …read more.

The Northern Lakes Conference issued its final All-Northern Lakes Conference list for the 2012 fall campaign, and over a dozen football players from Warsaw and Wawasee High Schools were honored. Warsaw had eight players on the list to highlight its season. The Tigers, which finished 5-2 in the NLC but were playing for a share …read more.

Nittany Lions Roar At Purdue

November 3, 2012

WEST LAFAYETTE — Penn State made no bones about its desire to assert itself. The Nittany Lions ran up 265 yards of total offense in the first half alone and scored a crippling touchdown just before haftime en route to a 34-9 win at Purdue Saturday afternoon. On a day where the atmosphere at Ross-Ade …read more.

DUNLAP — In the end, Concord did what Concord does best. Unable to completely crack Concord’s code, the Wawasee Warriors gave a valiant effort but came up short in a 24-10 final in the championship game of the IHSAA 4A No. 11 football sectional. A pair of tremendous defensive stands by the Minutemen, followed up …read more.

History is not in Wawasee’s favor this Friday night. Going back to when this season’s senior class entered kindergarten in 2000, Wawasee has beaten Concord on the football field just twice in 16 tries, and not once since that magical 2004 season when the Warriors defeated Concord in the sectional on its way to its …read more.

SYRACUSE — “Gage and I have been quarterback and receiver since seventh grade and we’ve just had that chemistry all throughout that time,” said Wawasee sophomore receiver Clayton Cook as he talked about his relationship with Warrior quarterback Gage Reinhard following a memorable night for the duo. With just over two minutes left in regulation, …read more.

Heritage Hammers Vikings

October 27, 2012

AKRON – The Tippecanoe Valley football team saw its stellar season end Friday night at the hands of Heritage. Led by quarterback Conner Sheehan’s incredible performance, the No. 9 Patriots pounded the host Vikings 49-8 in sectional semifinal play. Sheehan threw for 376 yards and five touchdowns and ran for another score as Heritage rolled …read more.

The kick-off times for both games involving Tippecanoe Valley and Whitko in Class 3-A football playoff action tonight is 7:30 p.m. Valley will host No. 9 Heritage in Akron in a Class 3-A Sectional 18 semifinal game. Both teams are 8-2 on the season.  The Wildcats (4-6) travel to Elkhart to face No. 1 Jimtown …read more.

The Michiana Thunderhawks semipro football team will host a game Saturday to benefit The Logan Center of South Bend. The contest versus the Tri-City Spartans is scheduled for a 2 p.m. kickoff at the Thunderhawks’ home field at 69954 CR 11 in Nappanee. Tickets to the game, being billed as the First Annual Battle of …read more.

As All Hallows’ Eve approaches, the Wawasee football team skipped around the grim reaper, winning its first sectional football game since 2006 when it beat DeKalb on the muddy Waterloo turf less than a week ago. Now, it must figure out a way to exorcise its most recent demons. Every member of the Wawasee program …read more.

Vikings Crush Chargers

October 20, 2012

  LIGONIER – Everyone got into the act for the Tippecanoe Valley football team Friday night. The high-octane Vikings exploded offensively in whipping West Noble 44-0 in a first-round playoff contest. Valley rolled up 479 yards on total offense in creaming the host Chargers in a Class 3-A Sectional 18 opener. Valley, now 8-2, will …read more.

High School Football Sectional Scores Class 5-A Sectional 1 Crown Point 23, Valparaiso 15 Lake Central 16, Portage 0 Merrillville 28, Munster 21 Chesterton 37, Michigan City 7 Sectional 2 Elkhart Central 17, Elkhart Memorial 13 Adams 39, Goshen 7 Carroll (Fort Wayne) 49, LaPorte 7 Penn 42, Warsaw 21 Class 4-A Sectional 10 Hobart …read more.

SYRACUSE – The Wawasee Warrior football team is peaking at the right time of year. For the third consecutive week the Warriors brought home a victory in dramatic fashion by downing Northern Lakes Conference rival Goshen 28-14 Friday night at Warrior Field. Defense, for the third straight week,  was again the Warriors’ saving grace. After …read more.

AKRON – The Tippecanoe Valley football team exacted a sweet measure of revenge on league foe Whitko Friday night. In the process, the Vikings earned a share of the Three Rivers Conference championship. The Vikings got a huge performance from quarterback Ben Shriver and standout playmaker Justin Gunter to whip the Wildcats 55-14 in the …read more.

No. 1 Jimmies Topple Triton

October 13, 2012

ELKHART –  Host and top-ranked Jimtown wrapped up a perfect regular season in style Friday night with a 49-14 win over Triton. The Class 3-A No. 1 Jimmies finish teir regular season at 9-0 overall and 7-0 in league play. The Jimmies, who won 53-0 at Triton in 2011, scored 22 points in the first quarter …read more.

The Warsaw Community High School Athletic Department will pre-sale tickets to its first-round sectional football game. Tickets will be sold from Tuesday (Oct. 16) to Thursday (Oct. 18) from 8 a.m. until 3 p.m. in the Main Office at WCHS. Tickets are $6 each. Warsaw will host Penn in a Class 5-A sectional first-round playoff …read more.

Coaches Phil Jensen of Warsaw and Tim Dawson of Concord sound like each of them would like to suit up for Friday night’s NLC showdown. That won’t happen. What will happen is when the clash ends late Friday night in Warsaw one of them will at least have earned a share of the league championship. …read more.

The Wawasee High School athletic department is looking to do its part in October to help raise awareness for cancer related research. As part of the national Breast Cancer Awareness campaign throughout October, WHS will sell pink cups leading up to the home football game against Goshen this Friday, Oct. 12. The cups, which are …read more.

WEST LAFAYETTE — Even with one of his Adidas cleats flying across the Ross-Ade turf, Denard Robinson still outran the Boilermakers. ‘Shoelace’ as he is known, Robinson ran wild against Purdue, and did more damage with his arm as the Michigan Wolverines beat Purdue 44-13 in the Big 10 opener for both schools. Robinson accounted …read more.

The Warsaw football team got some good news Sunday night. The Tigers will get to open sectional play at home on Oct. 19. Now, for the not so good news. Penn, ranked No. 8 in Class 5-A, is the first-round sectional foe for Warsaw. The Kingsmen, who were state runner-up in 2011,  are 7-1 this …read more.

Turnovers Trouble Triton

October 6, 2012

BOURBON – Too many turnovers proved costly to the Triton football team Friday night. The host Trojans had six turnovers in losing a 28-7 final to Knox in a Northern State Conference contest. Jordan Beem made the most of his five carries for the Redskins, scoring on touchdown runs of three, 10 and 17 yards …read more.

  ELKHART – It is a well-known saying in sports that defense wins championships. While there was no championship to be had Friday night,  the Wawasee Warrior defense gave a top notch performance for the second week in a row by stifling an athletic Elkhart Memorial offense en route to a 14-9 Northern Lakes Conference …read more.

Whitko Nipped At Rochester

October 6, 2012

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ROCHESTER – Whitko came up just short in knocking off another league leader in the Three Rivers Conference for the second straight week. A 24-yard field goal by Jon O’Dell with just 25 seconds to play lifted host Rochester to a 20-17 win over the Wildcats in TRC action Friday night. O’Dell, who had missed …read more.

Valley Falls At North Miami

October 6, 2012

DENVER – The Tippecanoe Valley football team will have to wait another week to try and lay claim to a conference championship. The Vikings, who could have claimed at least a share of the Three Rivers Conference crown Friday night, fell 12-7 at North Miami in a key league clash. Valley not only saw its …read more.

WEST LAFAYETTE — It was an offensive delight that actually featured great defense. In the end, Purdue had just too much for Marshall in a 51-41 win at Ross-Ade Stadium. While the offenses of both clubs were on full display throughout the game, including record-setting numbers from Marshall quarterback Rakeem Cato, Purdue’s defense made several …read more.

SYRACUSE — In the pantheon of history between Wawasee and Warsaw, there have been absolute classics on the athletic field. The football game played between the two schools Friday night at Warrior Field will go down as one of the most entertaining games in recent memory. It came down to one play. Warsaw couldn’t make …read more.

Trojans Notch First Victory

September 29, 2012

LAKEVILLE – The Triton High School football team quenched its hunger for a victory Friday night. Bryson Mosier led the way as the Trojans collected their first win of the season with a 21-10 victory at LaVille. Mosier, the senior quarterback for the Trojans, threw for one touchdown and ran for another in the Northern …read more.

Vikings Grab Lead In TRC

September 29, 2012

AKRON – The Tippecanoe Valley football team sits alone atop the standings in the Three Rivers Conference. The Vikings moved into sole possession of the league lead Friday night with a hard-fought 27-6 TRC win over Rochester. The victory, coupled with North Miami’s 13-10 TRC loss at Whitko Friday night, leaves Valley as the lone …read more.

Whitko Upends North Miami

September 29, 2012

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SOUTH WHITLEY – Whitko took care of the football Friday night and in the process took care of North Miami. The Wildcats had no turnovers in handing the Warriors their first conference loss of the season by a 13-10 count. Connor Stouder scored the game winner for the Wildcats in the Three Rivers Conference contest. …read more.

Turnovers Key In Whitko Loss

September 22, 2012

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WABASH – Four turnovers were the biggest number on the final stat sheet Friday night for the Whitko football team. The Wildcats lost the ball twice on fumbles and a pair of times on interceptions in a 27-21 Three Rivers Conference loss at Northfield. The winning Norsemen, who improve to 2-4 overall and 1-3 in …read more.

Cougars Rush Past Triton

September 22, 2012

BOURBON –  Triton could not have picked a worse time to play New Prairie than Friday night. The Cougars, coming off a league whipping at the hands of undefeated and No. 1 Jimtown at home a week ago, ran past the Trojans 56-17 in a Northern State Conference contest. New Prairie ran for 434 yards …read more.

WABASH – The Tippecanoe Valley football team lit up another opponent’s scoreboard Friday night before having its second game of the season stopped early. The Vikings whipped winless Wabash 45-0 in a Three Rivers Conference game called shortly into the third quarter due to lighting problems. Valley, which improves to 5-1 overall and 4-0 in …read more.

Plymouth Win Gets Ugly

September 22, 2012

PLYMOUTH — First, it poured on Plymouth. Then, Plymouth poured on Wawasee. A soaked Rock Pile at kickoff didn’t slow down the Rockies one bit as Plymouth rushed for 396 yards in a 53-14 win Friday night. But it was how Plymouth finished which burned Wawasee just as badly. More than in control with a …read more.

Tigers Stick To Winning Formula

September 22, 2012

WARSAW –  Why mess with success? Warsaw football coach Phil Jensen is a smart man. He’s not about to fix what “ain’t broke” as the old adage goes. Jensen’s Tigers used their month-long formula for success to near perfection again Friday night in fashioning a 17-0 Northern Lakes Conference win over Goshen on a rainy …read more.

High School Football Scores

September 22, 2012

Area prep football scores St. Joseph 35, Marian 21 Penn 43, Washington 15 Mishawaka 32, Elkhart Central 15 Adams 36, Riley 14 Clay 21, Elkhart Memorial 0 Bremen 42, LaVille 15 Jimtown 48, Concord 0 Culver 25, Knox 24 Fairfield 34, Angola 14 Warsaw 17, Goshen 0 Culver Military 20, Glenn 7 Kankakee Valley 49, …read more.

Fall is in the air. That means that high school football season is hitting the stretch run already as teams look to contend for conference championships. With four games left in the regular season, both Warsaw and Tippecanoe Valley still control their own fate in bids for league titles.  The Tigers sit at 3-0 in …read more.

Boilers Rebound With Big Win

September 16, 2012

WEST LAFAYETTE — After a crushing loss to Notre Dame a week ago and just a 13-9 lead against visiting Eastern Michigan Saturday afternoon, Purdue finally snapped out of it. A 50-yard pass from Caleb TerBush to Akeem Hunt sparked 34 unanswered points from Purdue in an eventual 54-16 rout of Eastern Michigan at Ross-Ade …read more.

McClone Runs Wild In Warsaw Win

September 15, 2012

MIDDLEBURY – Tristan McClone has been the workhorse of the Warsaw offense from play one this football season. The Tiger thoroughbred galloped his way right into the school record books Friday night. McClone, a junior tailback, had a record-setting night to remember as the Tigers fought past an upset-minded Northridge squad for a hard-fought 35-21 …read more.

Glenn Rushes Past Trojans

September 15, 2012

WALKERTON – The John Glenn running game was in high gear Friday night. The host Falcons rushed for 294 yards in topping Triton 39-7 in a Northern State Conference contest. Glenn out gained the Trojans 397-130 in total yard to improve to 3-2 overall on the season. Triton drops to 0-5 overall and 0-3 in …read more.

Vikings Get Past Norsemen

September 15, 2012

AKRON – The Tippecanoe Valley football team remains in control of its own destiny in terms of a bid for a conference championship. But, it wasn’t easy for the Vikings to remain undefeated in Three Rivers Conference play Friday night. The hosts built a seemingly comfortable halftime lead and then held off Northfield for a …read more.

Prep Football Scores

September 15, 2012

Area HS Football Scores Marian 27, Washington 26 Penn 49, Clay 0 Adams 35, SB St. Joseph 28 Elkhart Central 48, Riley 7 F.W. North 35, Mishawaka 7 Jimtown 42, New Prairie 12 Bremen 32, Culver 28 Brebeuf Jesuit 25, Culver Military 15 Fairfield 32, Eastside 29 Plymouth 35, Elkhart Memorial 6 Concord 48, Goshen …read more.

Wildcats Whip Winless Wabash

September 15, 2012

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SOUTH WHITLEY – Whitko left absolutely no doubt in this one Friday night. The Wildcats bounced back from a tough loss a week ago to rock winless Wabash 51-19 in Three Rivers Conference play. Whitko stormed to a 23-0 lead after the opening period en route to a commanding 44-7 advantage at halftime. The Wildcats, …read more.

SYRACUSE — In a word, NorthWood were efficient. There would be no better way to sum up how the Panthers played in a 35-21 win over Wawasee Friday night at Warrior Field. NorthWood scored on three of its first four possessions in the first half, and really had very little opposition from a Wawasee defense …read more.

Triton To Honor Lindsey

September 10, 2012

The Triton athletic department and football program will honor Marcile Lindsey at its Homecoming game on Sept. 21 versus New Prairie. Lindsey is the former leader of the Triton Football Team Mom’s group. She served for nine seasons as a football team mom before retiring last season after her final son came through the Trojans’ …read more.

Concord Whips Warriors

September 8, 2012

DUNLAP – Concord proved Friday night why they are the favorites to take home the Northern Lakes Conference football championship again in 2012. The Class 4-A No. 6 Minutemen throttled Wawasee 54-7 in a league matchup to remain undefeated on the season. Concord got things going on the ground early in the first quarter with …read more.

Vikings Thunder Past Southwood

September 8, 2012

WABASH – The Tippecanoe Valley football team stormed its way past Southwood Friday night. Literally. The Vikings blasted the Knights 45-0 in a Three Rivers Conference game that was called at halftime due to lightning. Valley lit up the scoreboard with 27 first-quarter points en route to its third straight victory. The Vikings added 18 …read more.

Wildcats Fall At Manchester

September 8, 2012

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NORTH MANCHESTER – Whitko’s bid for a second straight football win went by the boards Friday night. The Wildcats were stymied in dropping a 13-10 final at Manchester in a Three Rivers Conference contest. A five-yard touchdown run by quarterback Jim Sainsbury in the final quarter lifted the host Squires to their first win of …read more.

Bremen Blanks Triton

September 8, 2012

BOURBON – One score was all Bremen needed to post a victory Friday night over host Triton in a Northern State Conference football game. The Lions got a touchdown pass from Kai Slough to Ethan Pike in the second quarter to notch a 7-0 victory over the host Trojans. Bremen, which improves to 2-2 overall …read more.

WARSAW – The Warsaw football team, in a new role as heavy favorites, stayed right on a roll in a big way Friday night. The Tigers used an effective, workmanlike effort to blank Elkhart Memorial 28-0 in Northern Lakes Conference play on a rainy night at Fisher Field. Tristan McClone ran for 110 yards and …read more.

WEST LAFAYETTE — Purdue’s football team wasted very little time jumping all over Eastern Kentucky at Ross-Ade Stadium in the season opener, scoring on a four-yard pass from Robert Marve to Gary Bush at the 8:43 mark of the first quarter in an eventual 48-6 win for the Boilermakers. The matchup was the first-ever football …read more.

SYRACUSE — The cheers and jeers sounding across Warrior Field Friday night made for a very confusing evening of football between the host Wawasee Warriors and visiting Northridge Raiders. After nearly three hours on the gridiron, a scoreboard sitting at 24-23 in favor of Wawasee after an overtime victory, there may have been more questions …read more.

Vikings Mash Manchester 51-14

September 1, 2012

AKRON – Tippecanoe Valley football coach Jeff Shriver knew it was just a matter of time before his talented offense put together a breakout game. That explosive eruption by the Vikings happened Friday night. The hosts lit up the scoreboard to the tune of a 51-14 mashing of winless Manchester in a Three Rivers Conference …read more.

BOURBON – A slow start was too much for Triton to overcome Friday night as the hosts dropped a 37-19 final to Culver in Northern State Conference football action. The Cavaliers raced to a 24-0 lead in the second quarter en route to collecting their first victory of the season versus the winless Trojans. Triton …read more.

Wildcats Slam Southwood 42-20

September 1, 2012

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SOUTH WHITLEY – Whitko righted the ship Friday night in a big way with a 42-20 rout over Southwood in the Three Rivers Conference opener for both teams. The host Wildcats piled up 345 rushing yards to notch their first victory of the season.  Southwood, which lost 45-0 to Whitko in 2011, drops to 0-3. …read more.

Warsaw football fans will get a chance to see the Tigers’ conference opener at Plymouth on WHME-TV. The Warsaw at Plymouth contest, slated for a 7:30 p.m. kickoff tonight (Aug. 31), is the WHME Game of the Week. The Northern Lakes Conference opener pitting the Tigers (1-1) versus the Rockies (1-1) will be shown on …read more.

The second phase of the 2012 high school football season begins in earnest for area teams Friday night. With a pair of non-conference contests in the books, the focus shifts to bigger things with the start of conference play. League championships may not be won the first week of conference action, but a loss Friday …read more.

Former Triton School Corporation Superintendent Carl Hilling will flip the coin in the honorary coin toss prior to the Trojans’ home football opener against Culver Friday night. “We are excited to have Carl in attendance at the game Friday night,” said Triton Athletic Director Mason McIntyre.  “Carl’s efforts were huge in the construction of our …read more.

INDIANAPOLIS –  The Tippecanoe Valley football team got exactly what it wanted and needed on Saturday. A win. A long road trip for the Vikings resulted in a 21-7 victory over Class 2-A No. 6 Bremen in the Horseshoe Hall of Fame Classic played at Lucas Oil Stadium. The Vikings used a strong team effort …read more.

Triton Falls At Northfield

August 25, 2012

WABASH – Slowing down powerful Northfield proved to be too tough a task for Triton Friday night. The host Norsemen piled up 473 yards of total offense in defeating the visiting Trojans 32-20 in prep  football action. Senior quarterback Austin Curless rushed for a team-high 93 yards on 17 carries for Northfield, now 1-1. He …read more.

SYRACUSE — There is an old legend that burying a statue of Saint Joseph in the yard of a home for sale, Saint Joseph will help bring someone to purchase the home. While Wawasee wished to bury South Bend St. Joseph at its home, the Warriorswere certainly glad to see St. Joe leave town after …read more.

Eagles Fly Past Whitko

August 25, 2012

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SOUTH WHITLEY – Columbia City bounced back from a season-opening loss at home to Warsaw to even its record with a 43-13 win at Whitko Friday night. Adam Neely rushed for 218 yards on 30 carries and scored three touchdowns to lead the Eagles to the victory. Columbia City led 14-0 after the opening period …read more.

Prep Football Scores

August 25, 2012

Homestead 63, Warsaw 7 South Bend St. Joseph’s 35, Wawasee 7 Northfield 32, Triton 20 Columbia City 43, Whitko 13 Concord 47, Elkhart Memorial 0 Plymouth 28, Rochester 20 Elkhart Central 27, Goshen 10 East Noble 48, Northridge 7 Culver Academy 27, NorthWood 20 Fairfield 23, Prairie Heights 14 Jimtown 36, Glenn 0 Lakeland 46, …read more.

AKRON – Jeff Shriver has some very fond memories of Tippecanoe Valley High School football teams playing in the old RCA Dome in Indianapolis during his early days as an assistant football coach for the Vikings. One of his most special ones is captured in a photo of him with his young son Ben standing …read more.

Westview Outdoes Namesakes In the battle for top Lady Warrior, Westview staked claim Saturday, winning 5-1 in girls soccer at Wawasee. The Mowery sisters, Michelle and Stephanie, did a bulk of the damage, scoring three of Westview’s five goals. Michelle had the first and fifth goals for Westview in the 12th and 71st minutes while …read more.

Caston Rushes Past Trojans

August 18, 2012

A strong ground game and a fast start carried Caston past Triton 28-20 in the football season opener Friday night for both teams. The host Comets built a 28-6 lead after three quarters en route to the victory.  Triton, which lost 49-28 to Caston a year ago, tallied two touchdowns in the fourth quarter. Caston …read more.

SOUTH WHITLEY — It was a statement game for Wawasee, heading into South Whitley looking to establish a frame of mind. While Whitko looked to make its own statement, Wawasee ran over those intentions in a 20-7 victory Friday night in South Whitley. A huge running game for the Warriors, not enough horses for the …read more.

Prep Football Scores

August 18, 2012

Warsaw 20, Columbia City 14 Wawasee 20, Whitko 7 Culver Academy 27, Tippecanoe Valley 22 Caston 28, Triton 20 Bremen 42, Plymouth 26 Concord 30, South Bend Washington 25 Elkhart Central 51, Elkhart Memorial 3 South Bend Adams 46, Northridge 20 Jimtown 27, NorthWood 0 FW Carroll 45, Goshen 7 South Bend Clay 12, South …read more.

Eagles Upend Valley 27-22

August 18, 2012

A back-and-forth contest saw Tippecanoe Valley end up on the short end of a 27-22 football final to Culver Academy Friday night in Akron. The game, which featured six lead changes, was the prep gridiron opener for both the Vikings and the Eagles. A 35-yard touchdown run by CMA’s Hayes Barnes, his third of the …read more.

  Are you ready for some football? Area prep football teams will find out if they are or not come Friday night. The 2012 high school season kicks off on local gridirons with squads looking to start the year off on the right foot. A win or a loss in week one doesn’t determine the …read more.

Football Is Here!

August 11, 2012

Just as the weather changed from hot and humid to cool and dreary, it was almost poetic that football season is now upon us. Scrimmages opened up Friday night all over the area in preparation for the real deal next Friday night. Area games for week one will include: Warsaw at Columbia City 7 p.m. …read more.

It was a cold and bitter night for half of Andrews Field on Oct. 21, 2011. As an accomplished senior class stood dejected and distraught as NorthWood celebrated advancement in the IHSAA football sectional, the reality of an end had begun. For that senior class, which produced one of the best defenses in Wawasee history …read more.

The Tippecanoe Valley football team will get the chance of a lifetime on Aug. 25. The Vikings will play Bremen in Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis as one of the four games in the Horseshoe Hall of Fame Classic. The clash at the home of the Indianapolis Colts is set for 2:30 p.m. Tickets for …read more.

Whitko hit the refresh button two years ago and became the talk of the football area, running up an 8-1 record before ending its season in the sectional. Last season, the rubber on the tires showed a little wear, but the Wildcats still had a successful season. Can the same lofty expectations hold in South …read more.

Tickets for the 2012 Big Ten Football Championship Game go on sale Saturday (July 28) at 10 a.m. Tickets, priced at $50 to $125 depending on seat location, can be purchased online at www.ticketmaster.com or by calling 1-800-745-3000. There is a limit of eight tickets per order. The second annual game will be held Dec. …read more.

Some of the biggest names in college football history will be in South Bend this coming weekend for the 2012 Enshrinement Festival at the College Football Hall of Fame. The Class of 2012, which includes a total of 23 inductees, features Eddie George, Deion Sanders and Lloyd Carr. George won the Heisman Trophy as a …read more.

John Essex received a big honor as a member of the North All-Star football team. The former Wawasee High School standout was one of four players selected as captains for the North squad for the Indiana Football Coaches Association North-South All-Star game which was played Friday night at North Central High School in Indianapolis. Essex, …read more.

Indiana and Purdue football and basketball fans will be able to catch games during the upcoming seasons on the LeSEA broadcasting stations. Indiana football and basketball games will air on Harvest 103.1 WHME-FM. Purdue basketball will also air on that station, while Boilermaker football games will air on Pulse FM 92.1 and 96.9. IU and …read more.

The stellar high school football career for Wawasee High School graduate John Essex will get one more footnote before coming to a close. Essex will take the field as a high school representative one last time on July 13 as a tight end for the Northern Indiana All-Stars when the Indiana North team will take …read more.

Brad Seiss will get to be closer to home while also becoming a head football coach. A pretty  good deal for the former Warsaw Community High School football star. Seiss, who played tailback and linebacker at Ball State University from 2002-06, was recently named as the new football coach at Muncie Central High School. Seiss …read more.

The IHSAA Executive Committee approved a portion of an Indiana Football Coaches Association (IFCA) proposal in adding a sixth classification to the football state tournament beginning in 2013-14. The Committee also voted in favor of a two-year tournament success factor in each team sport (baseball, basketball, football, soccer, softball volleyball), an accumulation of points by …read more.

Coach Jeff Shriver wants to keep the fun in football for players in his Tippecanoe Valley High School program. He also wants to make sure his players make the most of their opportunities. Success was achieved on both fronts Saturday for about a dozen Vikings who  took part in a truly unique experience in Indianapolis. …read more.

Elkhart Memorial has turned to a familiar face to lead the fortunes of its football program. Bill Roggeman, a former assistant coach at EMHS, has been named the new head coach of the   Crimson Chargers. Roggeman replaces Kevin Downey, who resigned May 30 after two seasons to spend more time with his family. Roggeman, …read more.

The Triton High School athletic department will unveil its new football pavilion at an open house on Monday. The Ernie Watkins Pavilion will be christened with a ribbon-cutting ceremony at 6 p.m. The new 1,600-square foot building will house a ticket area, concession stand and restrooms for the THS football program. The pavilion is part …read more.

Wawasee High School will host several athletic camps for individuals interested in furthering their skills and love of the game. Wawasee will host a football camp from May 21-24 for students currently in grades 2-7. The camps will run from 4-6 p.m. on the Wawasee practice football field, and is $35 for the first camper …read more.

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