AKRON – Appleton North, ranked No. 2 in Class 5-A in Wisconsin, beat Tippecanoe Valley 50-39 in the championship of Saturday’s Tippecanoe Valley girls basketball tournament.

Tennis Take Opener At West Noble The Whitko girls tennis team opened its season with a 3-2 win at West Noble Tuesday. The Wildcats took all three singles matches to claim the match. Winning for Whitko in singles play were Mikayla Finley, Delaney Keim and Aurelia Slusher. West Noble took the pair of doubles matches. …read more.

[weaver_youtube xn9Ub1X9Kr8 rel=0] AKRON – It looked like two different Tippecanoe Valley girls basketball teams playing Saturday night. A sluggish host fell behind Westfield early in the championship game of the Thanksgiving Classic hosted by Tippecanoe Valley, only for a second-half surge to lift the Lady Vikings to a title after a thrilling 49-46 win. …read more.

FORT WAYNE – Though the game was played at the alma mater of actress Shelley Long, there were not many “cheers” to be had for the Wawasee boys basketball team on Friday night. The Warriors traveled to Fort Wayne South Side High School for the first time in program history and were overmatched by a …read more.

With all the local girls basketball teams out of the mix, I am really at a loss of what to pick outside of boys games. So this week will have a little bit of everything. Before I get to the picks I need to congratulate some people and issue some apologies to other people. The …read more.

SYRACUSE — A 20-3 run in the second quarter was just the medicine visiting Fort Wayne South Side needed Friday night in a 73-55 win over Wawasee in boys hoops at the Hardwood Teepee. The huge second quarter for the Archers turned a one-point deficit after one played into a 16-point advantage at the half, …read more.