ELKHART – The outcome may have been the same, but the effort was much better Monday for the Warsaw softball team. The Tigers saw their season come to an end with an 8-1 loss to Concord in the semifinal bye game of the Class 4-A Elkhart Central Sectional. Warsaw, which lost twice to the Minutemen …read more.

Jim Speicher has been around the game of softball for a long time. The Warsaw coach knows his team is going to need to catch a few breaks in order to pull off a sectional upset. The Tigers face familiar foe Concord on Monday in the semifinal bye game of the Class 4-A Elkhart Central …read more.

DUNLAP – Concord softball coach Dawn Austin had one simple goal Monday night versus Warsaw. It had nothing to do with the fact that the pair of Northern Lakes Conference foes will meet again in one week in postseason play. “My goal tonight was still all about the NLC,” said Austin. “I wanted us to …read more.

[weaver_youtube DI540vYgOz8 rel=0] SYRACUSE – Wawasee’s softball team sure isn’t playing like a bunch of underclassmen. Riding the arm of freshman Meghan Fretz and using the key contributions of several others, Wawasee held on for a 4-2 win against visiting Warsaw Wednesday afternoon. Fretz, who has now pitched in six games in just over two …read more.

MIDDLEBURY – The Northridge softball team had a grand old time at the ballpark Wednesday night. Sweet swinging slugger Brianne O’Dell made sure of that for the Raiders. O’Dell blasted not one, but two grand slam home runs to pace her talented team past Warsaw 24-2 in Northern Lakes Conference action. O’Dell, one of eight …read more.

Is the lake warm yet? I want to try out my special edition reporters Speedo. Yes, I have returned. I apologize for the long gap between picks but Mother Nature has not really helped out the spring sports season thus far. Weather controls every move made during this time of year for athletic departments so …read more.

WARSAW – A blast and a couple of breaks. The Warsaw softball team combined the two Monday to come up with a much-needed victory. The opportunistic Tigers got one big swing from Kaleigh Speicher and a couple of key defensive plays to edge rival Wawasee 3-1 in the Northern Lakes Conference opener for both at …read more.

MISHAWAKA – Warsaw softball coach Jim Speicher could not have asked for a better start to the season opener Wednesday night. Unfortunately, though, a great start didn’t turn into a fine finish in the end for the Tigers. Host Mishawaka never batted an eye after spotting Warsaw a 5-0 lead after the top of the …read more.

WARSAW – Defense. That one vital part of the game holds the key to the fortunes this Spring for the Warsaw softball team. The Tigers, in order to bounce back from a disappointing 9-18 season a year ago, will need to shore up their defense. Warsaw, which did go 8-6 in the Northern Lakes Conference …read more.

WARSAW – The good news for the Warsaw softball team is that its path to a sectional title will not be a long one. The bad news is that the route to postseason glory is going to be a very tough one. Host Warsaw drew the sectional bye and faces familiar foe Concord Wednesday in …read more.

MIDDLEBURY – The Warsaw softball team didn’t pull off the upset of league leader Northridge Friday night. The Tigers sure did make things interesting though right up until the end versus the highly-regarded Raiders. Northridge, led by ace Haley Nixon, posted a 4-1 win over Warsaw in the Northern Lakes Conference tussle. Junior pitcher Nixon …read more.

ELKHART – Elkhart Memorial softball coach Craig Sears was tired of watching his team come up on the short end of close losses this season. Lauren Strausborger made sure with some clutch heroics Monday night that her coach didn’t have to endure another one. Strausborger, down to her final strike, clubbed a two-run double in …read more.

WARSAW – Jim Speicher has said it time and time again this spring that Northridge is the cream of the crop among softball teams in the Northern Lakes Conference. The Raiders didn’t do anything Thursday night to change the Warsaw coach’s opinion of them that’s for sure. Northridge got the pitch and the power at …read more.

WARSAW – NorthWood made things interesting for the Warsaw softball team for quite awhile Monday night. Kaleigh Speicher with one swing of her big bat made sure though that there would be no drama in the end for the Tigers. Speicher blasted a two-run, no doubt home run to cap the sixth inning as the …read more.

GOSHEN – Nothing warms the heart like a win. Just ask the Warsaw softball team. The youthful Tigers turned in a solid performance in every phase of the game Wednesday night to notch their first victory of the season. Karly Jones slugged a home run and Kaleigh Speicher twirled a gem in the circle as …read more.

WARSAW – The WCHS Athletic Department has announced a time change for the softball opener on Saturday. Warsaw will host Elkhart Central in the home and season opener at 2 p.m. Saturday. The game was originally scheduled to begin at 11 a.m. Coach Jim Speicher’s squad had its scrimmage on Thursday at Fort Wayne Snider …read more.