This is THE week. I hate to raise the bar too high but this might be the greatest weekend of football that we have all season. Yes, I am serious, Kosciusko. How could it get any better? Notre Dame/Michigan, NorthWood/Concord, Warsaw/Plymouth, the NFL returns and Tom Wogomon returns to Syracuse. I don’t know how to …read more.

Manchester University is today announcing a record undergraduate enrollment increase in its first-year class and the largest incoming class in at least three decades. Preliminary figures released Tuesday show that there are 441 first-year students, a 20 percent increase over Fall 2013 (367). Total University enrollment is now at 1,479, a 9.6 percent increase over …read more.

NORTH MANCHESTER – It looked to be in the bag for Wawasee, but a persistent Manchester volleyball club made a game of it Tuesday night. Wawasee held a two game lead and had the lead in the third game, only for Manchester to force five games before the Lady Warriors escaped with a 25-19, 25-14, …read more.

Volleyball Back To Level After an 0-2 start to the season, Wawasee is back to .500 after a 25-21, 27-25, 25-19 win against visiting Central Noble Tuesday night. The Lady Warriors, now 4-4 on the year, had a lot of different faces help its cause in what amounted to a very balanced team effort. Five …read more.

NORTH MANCHESTER – Wawasee continues to build a solid résumé against non-conference opponents as the Lady Warriors prep for the Northern Lakes Conference season next week. Monday night, a 190 against host Manchester’s 215 at Sycamore Golf Course did the trick. Mikala Mawhorter continued her hot start to the season with a 44 to lead …read more.

[weaver_youtube nSV5SkT6jI4 rel=0] SYRACUSE – Wawasee High School has been in session for a full week as of Monday, but the boys tennis team certainly looked like freshmen walking the halls for the first time. Despite a lineup with four seniors and a junior among its active seven, Wawasee showed a lot of nerves and …read more.

BOURBON – It was not Friday night lights like fans are accustomed to seeing, but Triton’s scrimmage against Manchester on Friday night officially ushered in a new prep football season. While no score is kept, the energy coming from both sidelines was more than noticeable when the two schools faced off. No, scrimmages are not …read more.

Rain in the area has forced the hand of athletic directors to call off several sports in the area. Triton’s varsity baseball game at Tippecanoe Valley is cancelled and no make-up date will be scheduled. Triton’s JV baseball game at Caston suffered the same fate as did the Triton JV softball game at Manchester. The …read more.

FORT WAYNE – In life it is important to know how to take advantage of a good opportunity. On Wednesday night the Whitko baseball team had a great opportunity to capitalize on, and did not disappoint. The Wildcats took the field for their Three Rivers Conference game against Manchester like they would on any other …read more.

SYRACUSE – Mother Nature wreaked havoc on the South Shore Golf Club front nine Thursday, but the varsity golf teams from Wawasee, Whitko and Manchester trudged on in competition. Wawasee posted its finest nine-hole score of the season, 159, to best Whitko’s 182 and Manchester’s 208 on a dreary and wind-stricken scene. Tristen Atwood of …read more.

[weaver_youtube FQ_FAQvQqpg rel=0] SYRACUSE – It was another frustrating night on the courts for the Wawasee tennis team on Thursday. The Warriors matched up well with a visiting Manchester team but the Squires did enough things right to hand Wawasee a 4-1 defeat. The loss was the third consecutive for the Warriors. “Talent wise, we matched …read more.

Alli Ousley came through for her team Friday night, cracking a two-out double to plate Meghan Fretz for the game-winning run in a 6-5 varsity softball win over Manchester Friday evening at Wawasee. Ousley had two doubles in the game and was joined in the offensive fireworks by Kylee Rostochak, who had a double among …read more.

The weather forecasters got it right. The rains have come today and in Kosciusko its raining buckets this morning. Thus, athletic departments have been forced to make alterations to several pre-spring break plans. The first set of games washed out from the rain are a pair of track meets involving Wawasee High School. The home …read more.

[weaver_youtube eouOEQZZX0M rel=0] SYRACUSE – In the short time that Brent Doty has been the head coach of the Wawasee baseball team, he has preached to his players to be able to find five seconds of focus. “We say ‘five second of focus’ all the time,” said Doty. “Five seconds of focus while you’re at …read more.

Tournament time is by far the most anticipated time of the year for me. I wait all fall and winter for the state tournament to get started and as of last night, that time is finally here! This week I have divided my usual one article into two separate, yet equally as exciting, articles. Why? …read more.

I was originally going to use my intro to rant and rave about how embarrassing the Notre Dame men’s basketball team has been this year and then finish it off by calling for Mike Brey to be fired using not-so-hard facts and a lot of personal grudges. Then I remembered that it is Valentine’s Day. …read more.

Amazing Grace CollegeHow sweet thou victories are… After going an embarrassing 4-6 three weeks ago, I rebounded with a solid 8-2 with my picks just two weeks back. Some tech issues held me up from getting any picks up last week, but now I am back with even more picking ability! Yes, I have a …read more.

[weaver_youtube iMI7l5eOQaE rel=0] BOURBON – It’s been over a week since most of the area basketball teams have been able to take the court. One look at the hot start Triton’s girls basketball team had Wednesday night might have suggested otherwise for the girls in white and blue. Triton exploded out of the gate, scoring …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.

NORTH MANCHESTER – Wawasee’s freshman boys basketball returned to action Saturday morning after a long holiday layover to win two games at the Manchester Tournament. The Warriors held off Fort Wayne Bishop Luers 47-43 in its first game and closed with a 45-34 victory against Wabash. Carter Jones led Wawasee in the Luers win with …read more.

Leaders at Steel Dynamics Inc. and Princeton Theological Seminary have joined the Board of Trustees of Manchester University, effective Jan. 1: John W. Gilmore, class of ’74 and senior vice president and COO for Princeton Theological Seminary in New Jersey will be joining the board along with Richard P. Teets Jr., co-founder and executive vice president …read more.

SYRACUSE – It’s not déjà vu, it’s just growing pains. For the second game in a row the Wawasee basketball team felt the pain of a close loss. This time the Warriors were downed by the Squires of Manchester 45-44 on Friday night. The game started much differently than it ended. Manchester came out in …read more.

NORTH MANCHESTER – Whitko showed well Saturday at the Manchester Girls Soccer Invitational, but could not quite get over the hump in a runner-up finish to Rochester. A 0-0 tie between Rochester and Whitko in the final forced the game into penalties, where Rochester topped Whitko 3-1. Ellyana Blue had the lone conversion for the …read more.

Volleyball Still Rolling Wawasee’s drum beat kept pounding Tuesday night with another three-match win, this time at Central Noble. The Lady Warriors finished off the Lady Cougars 25-22, 25-18, 25-19 to run its team mark to 7-1 on the season. Wawasee had a great defensive effort from Aly Anderson, who led the team with 20 …read more.

More than $1 million in improvements await Manchester University students in North Manchester when classes begin Aug. 28. Nearly every corner of the 100-acre campus is getting a makeover, from a new café study lounge in Funderburg Library and a knee-friendly gym floor to extensive renovations to East Street Apartments and new HVAC chillers. A …read more.

NORTH MANCHESTER – While the Wawasee Lady Warrior golf team took care of business against the Manchester girls golfers Monday night in Syracuse, the Squires boys tennis team handled the visiting Warriors on the hard courts. The hosts won the opening match of the season for both clubs, 4-1. Manchester took care of all three …read more.

SYRACUSE – Unscratched, unscathed and unbeaten. While the season is still young and conference play has yet to start, it is hard to ignore the early success that the Lady Warrior golf team has had so far. Wawasee carried a 3-0 record into Monday night, in addition to its third and first place finishes at …read more.

According to The Princeton Review, Manchester University undergraduates prepare for the real world in small classes that emphasize critical thinking. A leading authority and guide for college-bound students, The Princeton Review includes Manchester in its 2014 Best in the Midwest listing. “Our Regional Best Colleges constitute only 25 percent of the nation’s 4-year colleges –a …read more.

[weaver_youtube QGQPyi9KJTE rel=0] PIERCETON – The Pierceton ball diamonds have been buzzing for several days and will continue to do so as the Town & Country baseball tournament carries on this weekend for the Senior District 11 12-U teams. The eight-team tournament began Thursday night with a pair of games followed by two more games …read more.

Manchester Main Street is hosting this summer’s first-ever Eel River Arts Festival, Friday and Saturday, June 14-15. To kick off the festivities, from 6 p.m. to 10 p.m. Friday, a “Celebration of the Arts” party will be held outdoors at Riverbridge Electric, overlooking the Eel River. Enjoy specialty treats and live performances from North Manchester’s …read more.

SYRACUSE — Wawasee shot an outstanding round of 149 to trump visiting Whitko (183), Manchester (189) and South Bend Riley (202) in a boys golf quad played at South Shore Golf Club. Luke Jackson shot an phenomenal two-under round of 34 to lead the entire field. Tristen Atwood fired an even-par round of 36 and …read more.

Wawasee High School wasted little time today saying ‘No’ to even trying any of its sporting events. The boys varsity track NLC meet at Goshen, with Concord also participating, has been moved from this afternoon until 5 p.m. Monday, April 22, at Goshen. The girls varsity track NLC meet at Plymouth, with Elkhart Memorial also …read more.

SYRACUSE — The Wawasee athletic department decided to scrub two more of its scheduled events from the athletic calendar. The scheduled varsity and JV baseball games at Manchester for Thursday were officially scratched and will not be made up. The boys and girls track meets at East Noble, which were added earlier in the week …read more.

Hope Manchester Glor and Michael Scott Atchison were married May 19 at the New Hope Free Will Baptist Church, Warsaw. Pastor David Cripe officiated. Parents of the bride are John and Kathy Glor. Parents of the groom are Christine Atchison and Steven Whetstone. The matron of honor was Katie Konieczny, sister of the bride. Best …read more.