AKRON – Tippecanoe Valley High School senior Devin Childers will continue his education and wrestling career at Manchester University. Childers will study chemistry while on campus. Childers had a fantastic senior campaign at Valley, finishing with a record of 41-4 this season and achieved a 160-20 career won-loss record. He was a state qualifier as …read more.

WARSAW – Warsaw Community High School 189-pound wrestling standout Rory Nolin announced his intentions to attend Manchester University and wrestle for the Spartans next school year. Nolin, a four-year varsity letterman for the Tigers, was the team Most Valuable Wrestler this year and earned the Northern Lakes Conference title at 189.  Nolin joined the 30-win …read more.

AKRON – A quartet of individual champions paced the Tippecanoe Valley Middle School wrestling team in the Running Rivers Conference Meet. The TVMS team earned a fourth-place finish in the league meet. Capturing championships for Valley were Harrison Vining, Isaac Lowe, Chevy Teeter and Justin Perdieu. The trio of Ian Baker, Luis Castillo and Jacob …read more.

AKRON – The Tippecanoe Valley Middle School wrestling team competed in the Rochester Invitational on Saturday. Branson McBrier led the way for the team with a first-place finish. Isaac Lowe earned a runner-up finish for TVMS in the tournament. Placing third were Drake Montelongo, Luis Castillo, Chevy Teeter and Brandon Hammer. Andrew Burke notched a …read more.

BOURBON – A quartet of Triton High School wrestlers were honored by the Indiana High School Wrestling Association for their academic work in conjunction with their work on the mats this season. Grant Stichter, Justin Hefner and Nate Spangle were all honored as Senior Academic All-State Honorable Mention recipients, and Jeremy Jones was selected to …read more.

INDIANAPOLIS – Warsaw wrestler Kyle Hatch climbed a little higher on the State Finals podium this time around. Hatch earned a seventh-place finish on Saturday at the season finale at Bankers Life Fieldhouse in Indianapolis. The Tiger sophomore, was placed eighth a year ago, went 1-2 on Saturday to conclude another stellar season. “Anytime that …read more.

INDIANAPOLIS – Kyle Hatch checked the first goal off his State Finals wish list Friday night. The Warsaw sophomore earned a tough first-round win during action at Banker’s Life Fieldhouse in Indianapolis. Hatch topped Isaac Gomez of Plainfield by fall at the 5:11 mark in first-round action in the 120-pound weight class. “Kyle wrestled really …read more.

WARSAW – Kyle Hatch isn’t ready quite yet to assess his sophomore season on the mat. The Warsaw wrestler still has business to attend to first. Hatch will make his second appearance in the State Finals Friday night. The 120-pounder is firmly focused on the first task in front of him. “First of all. to …read more.

MERRILLVILLE – It was heartbreak time for a quality quartet of area wrestlers Saturday. The foursome of Tristin Ponsler of Wawasee, Rory Nolin of Warsaw and the Tippecanoe Valley duo of Devin Childers and Garrett Bell each came up just short in their bids to qualify for the State Finals. The quartet all won their …read more.

MERRILLVILLE –  Kyle Hatch has a goal to wrestle in the State Finals during all four years of his high school career. The Warsaw sophomore standout is halfway to that objective. Hatch earned his second trip to the State Finals on Saturday with a third-place performance at the Merrillville Semistate. He will compete for the …read more.

Warsaw wrestling coach Justin Smith knows that all three of his wrestlers set to compete in the semi state Saturday are capable of punching their tickets to the State Finals. He also knows just how much of a challenge that will be too. “I would love for all three of them to advance to State,” …read more.

FORT WAYNE – The Whitko wrestling team saw its season come to an end Saturday in the Carroll Regional. The six Wildcats who earned berths in the regional round of the state tournament series all lost their first-round matches Saturday to be eliminated. The top four finishers in each weight class at Carroll advance to …read more.

ROCHESTER – Kyle Hatch saved his best for last Saturday. The timing was perfect too for the Warsaw wrestling standout. Sophomore Hatch rallied to a thrilling overtime win over previously undefeated Jake Hartman of South Bend Clay to earn a regional championship in the 120-pound class. Hatch led the way for area wrestlers at Rochester. …read more.

Last week started out very ugly for the picks. I picked five boys games and five girls games. The boys did me no favors as I went just 1-4 with those picks. Thankfully, the girls picks came through and I went 4-1 there to be an even 5-5. That was a close call, way too …read more.

After a thrilling weekend in the sectional round, the amount of local wrestlers still in contention in the state tournament has been weeded out. 27 local grapplers, six of which are top seeds, remain in regional tournaments taking place at Rochester and Fort Wayne this weekend. Warsaw Aiming To Beat The Odds Again At last …read more.

GOSHEN – The Northern Lakes Conference officially released All-NLC selections for wrestling, boys swimming and girls swimming for the 2014-15 season. It was classic NLC domination for three of the conference’s historically dominant programs in Northridge boys and girls swimming and Elkhart Memorial wrestling as the three programs ran undefeated and untouched in round robin …read more.

PLYMOUTH – Months of hard work and anticipation all lead up to one weekend for wrestlers around the state. Sectional weekend is the ultimate put up or shut up opportunity. It is a chance to take away a memory that will last a lifetime, and that is just what Warsaw’s Rory Nolin did this weekend. …read more.

Article is broken up into four team recaps. Team recaps are done alphabetically. PLYMOUTH – Wrestlers around the state started their postseason journeys today and nine area wrestlers brought home titles at the Plymouth Sectional. At least one grappler from Tippecanoe Valley, Triton, Warsaw and Wawasee was crowned at Saturday’s 10-team tournament. In total, 21 …read more.

PLYMOUTH – The road to the 77th Annual IHSAA State Wrestling Finals begins this weekend for local wrestlers and many have a chance to make some serious noise at their respective sectionals. Plymouth will once again be the center of attention for the majority of local grapplers as Tippecanoe Valley, Triton, Warsaw and Wawasee will …read more.

ELKHART – The Triton wrestling team left its mark on the final Northern State Conference Meet Saturday. The Trojans, led by individual champion Nate Spangle, finished in fourth place in the final team standings in the final NSC meet. The NSC will no longer exist after the 2014-15 school year. Spangle earned first-place honors in …read more.

GOSHEN – After finishing the regular season at the bottom of the Northern Lakes Conference, expectations were limited for the Wawasee wrestling team heading into Saturday’s NLC Championships. The Warriors finished seventh in the tournament with 72.5 points, narrowly getting by Concord which had 69 points. Wawasee had a wrestler finish fifth or better in …read more.

GOSHEN – The Tigers were terrific Saturday afternoon. The Warsaw wrestling team left Goshen High School with three conference champions at the annual Northern Lakes Conference tournament. “I talked with Dan Hatch, our assistant, yesterday and we said we would like to have four in the finals today,” began a very pleased Justin Smith, Warsaw’s …read more.

SOUTH WHITLEY – The Whitko wrestling club is seeking wrestlers for its successful program. The club will hold practices every Tuesday and Thursday in the Whitko Middle School wrestling room, running from 6-7:30 p.m. The Whitko wrestling club is open to both boys and girls from pre-school to fifth grade. There is no charge to …read more.

RUSSIAVILLE – Wawasee junior Tristin Ponsler continued his strong wrestling campaign with a 5-0 run Saturday at the Western Duals. Ponsler defeated opponents from Winamac, Western, Peru, Wabash and Pioneer. For the season, Ponsler is 32-1, having lost just once in the opening weekend of the season. Wawasee also had a trio of wrestlers go …read more.

GARRETT – The duo of Kyle Hatch and Rory Nolin led the Warsaw wrestling team Saturday in the Garrett Invitational. Hatch earned runner-up honors at 120 and Nolin placed second at 195 for coach Justin Smith’s squad. The Tigers totaled 127.5 points to place sixth in the 14-team event. Leo won the team title with …read more.

GOSHEN – The Warsaw wrestling team came up just short versus host Goshen Thursday night. The Redskins edged the Tigers 35-32 for the Northern Lakes Conference win. Jeremy Lee (132) and Anthony Penn (heavyweight) each won by pin to lead the performance for Warsaw. Sophomore Kyle Hatch continued his undefeated season for the Tigers with …read more.

ELKHART – Wawasee ended its Northern Lakes Conference dual season with a thud Thursday night, losing to host Elkhart Memorial 56-6. The Warriors fell to 3-25 overall and 0-7 in NLC duals, the second consecutive season without a dual win in the conference. Wawasee junior Tristin Ponsler scored the only points for the Warriors, earning …read more.

BOURBON – Triton continued its strong season Thursday night, beating John Glenn 51-22 at the Trojan Trench. Triton had Bryce Swihart and Jeremy Jones earn pins against the visiting Falcons. Swihart was swift in a 29-second fall over Joe Rhodes and Jones worked over Jordan Mcalister in 1:24. Grant Stichter knocked off Tyler Amor 9-1 …read more.

BOURBON – The Triton wrestling team collected a big win to celebrate Senior Night in style. The host Trojans topped conference foe LaVille 41-30 Tuesday night. Triton is ranked No. 9 among Class 1-A teams, while the Lancers check in at No. 10. The Trojans sealed the win as Lee Mullett won his match at …read more.

BOURBON – The Triton High School Athletic Department has announced the addition of two wrestling matches to its upcoming schedule. The Trojans will host John Glenn on Jan. 15 and then host Culver Academies on Jan. 22. Both matches will begin at 6:30 p.m. at Triton High School. The pair of matches were added after …read more.

NAPPANEE – It was a battle between the winter Warriors and the polar Panthers Thursday night. While nearly every other high school athletic event was cancelled, Northern Lakes Conference foes Wawasee and NorthWood could just not wait to grapple at the Panther Pit. Weathering the, well, weather turned out to be much more enjoyable for …read more.

Weather has forced the hand of several schools in the area to cancel or postpone area athletics. The Elkhart Christian at Triton boys basketball JV and varsity games have been postponed. A new date has not yet been announced. The Tippecanoe Valley girls basketball JV and varsity games at Northfield have been postponed to Jan. …read more.

MISHAWAKA – Warsaw wrestling coach Justin Smith said he would know where Kyle Hatch stood after seeing him compete in the Mishawaka Invitational. It’s safe to say that Smith has to feel pretty good about where his sophomore standout is at this point in the season. Sophomore Hatch capped off an impressive performance in the …read more.

MISHAWAKA –  Kyle Hatch continued his perfect wrestling season in a big way Tuesday. The Warsaw sophomore standout went 3-0 in the power-packed Al Smith Invitational at Mishawaka High School. Hatch advanced to the final day of the tourney on Wednesday by winning all three of his matches by pins on Tuesday at 120 pounds. …read more.

WARSAW – Kyle Hatch is anxious to get a true measuring stick of exactly where he is at this wrestling season. The Warsaw sophomore standout will get that opportunity over the next two days. Hatch, who is undefeated at 17-0 on the season, and his teammates will take part in the Mishawaka Invitational.  The annual …read more.

MISHAWAKA – The Warsaw wrestling duo of Rory Nolin and Kyle Hatch showed off their talents Saturday in a big way. The pair of grapplers each went undefeated to lead coach Justin Smith’s squad in a strong field at the Penn Super Duals. Senior Nolin went 5-0 at 195 and sophomore Hatch was a perfect …read more.

Gymnasts Open At LaPorte Pairs The gymnastics season officially opened for Wawasee Saturday at the LaPorte Pairs. Wawasee did not score in the team standings in the meet, but got to see what its group could do against some of the better teams in the Region. Wawasee’s top score of the day came from the …read more.

[weaver_youtube jlMFIVoBfko rel=0] SYRACUSE – It was pin or be pinned Thursday night on the wrestling mat between Wawasee and Concord. Nine of the 10 bouts were falls, Concord with five of them plus three big forfeits in a 52-30 victory over Wawasee. Concord were spotted an 18-0 lead after a pair of forfeits and …read more.

The Triton High School wrestling team edged past North Miami for a 34-33 win Tuesday night. The Trojans got a big win from Justin Hefner at heavyweight. Hefner defeated Evan Beevch by a 3-2 count. The winning Trojans also got victories by pins from Grant Stichter (152), Nick Harker 9145), Gage Waddle (160) and Nate …read more.

MUNCIE – Triton continued to pick up momentum in the first half of its wrestling season with three victories Saturday at the Delta Duals. Triton wound up 3-2 on the afternoon, beating Fort Wayne Northside, Fort Wayne Carroll and Fort Wayne Snider. Delta and Jay County figured out Triton for victories. Highlighting the Triton success …read more.

MERRILLVILLE – The Wawasee wrestling team competed in the Tom Cameron Invite Saturday morning and the trip was not quite worth the drive from a team standpoint. The Warriors went 0-5 at the annual invite hosted by Merrillville High School. The host Pirates went undefeated at 5-0. Tristin Ponsler made hay for Wawasee in the …read more.

FORT WAYNE – The Whitko wrestling team had an outstanding performance Saturday at the Fort Wayne Luers Invitational. The Wildcats went a perfect 5-0 on the day at the tournament. Whitko defeated Fort Wayne South 54-26 and Maconaquah 60-21. The Wildcats also picked up wins over Luers 63-24, Fort Wayne Northrop 55-18 and Heritage 51-27.

GOSHEN – The Wawasee wrestling team traveled to Goshen Thursday night for a contest with its Northern Lakes Conference rival. After 10 head to head matches the Redskins stood victorious with a 64-9 team score. Lone winners for the Warriors were Tristin Ponsler with a pin at the 126-pound class and Stephen Possell with a …read more.

LAPORTE – Wawasee continued to build in the early going of the 2014-15 wrestling season with an appearance at the LaPorte Duals Saturday afternoon. The Warriors went 1-4 on the day in the team duals, taking a win against Hammond and losses to Lafayette Jeff, Thornton (Ill.), LaPorte and Merrillville. Wawasee had one undefeated wrestler …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.

VALPARAISO – A quartet of undefeated wrestlers led Warsaw to a 4-1 showing Saturday in the Valparaiso Invitational. Coach Justin Smith’s squad got perfect 5-0 individual marks on the day from Kyle Hatch (120), Kameron Hiles (126), Rory Nolin (195) and Andrew Brock (220). The Tigers defeated Noblesville 43-31, Kankakee Valley 42-30, South Bend Adams …read more.

WARSAW – The Warsaw wrestling team opened league action versus Elkhart Memorial Tuesday night. The visiting Crimson Chargers topped the host Tigers by a 43-21 final in the Northern Lakes Conference match in the Tiger Den. Winning varsity matches for Warsaw were Kyle Hatch (120), Kameron Hile (126), Spencer Gareiss (145), Rory Nolin (195) and …read more.

SYRACUSE – The annual Wawasee November Super Duals were held this past Saturday and several local teams participated in the event. Of the local squads in attendance, Whitko carried the torch, finishing fifth place in the 10-team invite. Tippecanoe Valley finished in ninth with Wawasee finishing just ahead of the Vikings in eighth. Columbia went …read more.

SOUTH WHITLEY – The goals are set, the kids are ready and the season has begun. The Whitko wrestling program is one of great history and pride. Numerous trophies line the hall outside of the wrestling room at Whitko High School, but the program has not seen a conference or sectional title since 2010. The …read more.

CULVER – The Tippecanoe Valley wrestling team opened its wrestling season Saturday with a 3-2 mark at the Culver Academy Wrestling Invitational. The Vikings beat South Bend Adams 33-24, Knox 48-30 and Pioneer 60-6 and dropped contests to Plymouth 48-20 and CMA 36-34. Individual results had Isaac Randall go 2-2, Brent Reeser 1-0, Devin Childers …read more.

WARSAW – The wrestling season opened with a little flair for the Warsaw Tigers, winning three of its five duals at the Warsaw Tiger Invite Saturday. Mixed into the three wins were two key wins in the Northern Lakes Conference over Wawasee and Northridge. Warsaw beat Wawasee 46-31 in round two and came right back …read more.

GOSHEN – The winter sports seasons aren’t quite finished, but the Northern Lakes Conference has released a majority of its All-NLC teams. Four of the five NLC sports lists were issued Monday from conference secretary Larry Kissinger. Teams for girls basketball, boys and girls swimming, and wrestling were formally released. Boys basketball has not officially …read more.

AKRON – For Tippecanoe Vikings junior wrestler Devin Childers, it has been a long climb. Childers has devoted his life to organized wrestling since his middle school days and the hard work has finally paid off. On Friday evening Childers, a 132-pound grappler, will compete in the IHSAA Wrestling State Finals in Indianapolis. The road …read more.

Wawasee Middle School’s wrestling team took second place at the Lakeview Wrestling Invitational Saturday. Wawasee wrestled against New Haven, Edgewood and Schmucker, winning all three meets. Concord defeated Wawasee to win the invitational. The Warriors had two forfeits and that proved to be the deciding score.

PLYMOUTH – While other sports were busy rescheduling games and events on Saturday, several local wrestling programs took to the mat at Plymouth High School in hopes of sectional glory. While it was the host Pilgrims who captured their second consecutive team sectional title with a score of 258, a solid group of 20 individual …read more.

The winter weather continues to alter the area prep sports scene. The Warsaw at Concord boys basketball game tonight has been postponed. The Northern Lakes Conference contest will be played on Tuesday, Feb. 4 at Concord. The JV game will begin at 6:15 p.m. with the varsity contest to follow. The Wawasee at Plymouth boys …read more.

Memorial Runs Past Lady Warriors Wawasee’s girls basketball shooting woes continued Saturday in a 54-30 road loss to Elkhart Memorial. Wawasee made just three shots from the floor in the first half and only one in the second quarter in what became the pivotal point of the contest. Memorial were able to spread out a …read more.

SYRACUSE – The Wawasee wrestling team found itself over-matched by one of the premier teams in the Northern Lakes Conference when Elkhart Memorial came to town on Thursday night. The Warriors fell into a big hole early and never had a chance to climb out as the visiting Chargers would take home a 61-12 victory …read more.

[weaver_youtube 8nsUM3EluT0 rel=0] SYRACUSE – For the Warrior wrestling team, the 2013-14 season has not offered many reasons to celebrate. With a roster full of young, inexperienced wrestlers, wins have been few and far between so far. But on Thursday night the team was able to take a moment and celebrate its lone senior, Michael …read more.

WARSAW – It was not a typical night on the mat in the Tiger Den. But this season has been anything but typical for the Wawasee and Warsaw wrestling teams. Both teams are low on numbers and that problem was front and center when the two rivals collided on Thursday night as seven of the …read more.

DUNLAP – In a match originally penciled in for two days before Thanksgiving, the host Concord Minutemen were thankful to get out of Tuesday’s redo with Wawasee, 33-24, in Northern Lakes Conference wrestling. The match was moved as Concord’s football team was still alive in the state playoffs in mid-November, prompting the change to allow …read more.

[weaver_youtube aYNMCVbayjA rel=0] SYRACUSE – In recent years, Goshen has dominated Wawasee in the Northern Lakes Conference dual season. Thursday night was no different on the scoreboard, a 61-10 final, but the Redskins didn’t win the same way it has become accustomed to in recent vintage. Just a year ago with a Wawasee team loaded …read more.

West Noble Holds Off Wawasee West Noble’s boys basketball team led by a dozen at the half, but needed to hit six of seven free throws in the final quarter to fend off Wawasee, 52-49, Saturday night in Ligonier. Brandon Evans led the Chargers (3-0) with 15 points and teammate Waylon Richardson tossed in 14 …read more.

[weaver_youtube lcFTBU41Sj0   rel_o] MIDDLEBURY – It was a rough night on the mat for the Wawasee in Middlebury on Thursday. The Warriors went into the Northridge Fieldhouse short on athletes and came out short on points. The Raiders cruised past Wawasee 52-12 in both school’s first Northern Lakes Conference meet of the year. Wawasee …read more.

SYRACUSE – There are two notable changes upcoming for Wawasee athletics. The first is the girls basketball game Friday night hosting South Bend Career Academy is varsity only. Tip is scheduled for 7:30 p.m. SBCA currently does not host a JV roster. Due to Concord’s football postseason success, the varsity wrestling match scheduled for Tuesday, …read more.

SYRACUSE – The Wawasee Wrestling Club will hold registration 6 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 26, in the wrestling room at Wawasee High School, located up the northwest stairs of the annex gym. The cost is $10 per child, which must be born in 2009 or before, and covers November and December instruction. There is an additional …read more.

Funkdafied Wrestling Federation is hosting a night of family-friendly professional wrestling with the Jersey Invasion at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 16, at Lakeview Middle School, 828 E. Smith St., Warsaw. Tickets for the event are $15 and $20 dollars. Event sponsors include R&B Car Company, Hacienda, The Bowling Alley, Pizza King, The Downtown, Reinholt’s Town Square …read more.