SYRACUSE — The Wawasee girls basketball team was all smiles signing autographs for fans following its 52-46 win over Northern Lakes Conference rival NorthWood Saturday night.

Weekly prep basketball picks from IFN sports writer Nick Goralczyk

SYRACUSE – Kem Zolman announced his retirement as the Wawasee girls basketball coach on Wednesday.

AKRON — Wawasee’s season came to an end with a loss to Tippecanoe Valley in the opening game of the IHSAA Sectional 21 Tournament.

SYRACUSE — A sectional preview for the Wawasee girls basketball team.

SOUTH WHITLEY — A recap from girls basketball action between Wawasee and Whitko.

INDIANAPOLIS – 2002 Indiana Miss Basketball Shanna Zolman reflects on her career and Princeton’s Jackie Young, who will soon pass Zolman on the all-time scoring list. Story by Kyle Neddenriep of the Indy Star

NAPPANEE – NorthWood held off an upset bid from Wawasee to win, 32-25, Saturday night in girls hoops at The Pit.

SYRACUSE – Madi Graham was clutch late as Warsaw rallied to defeat Wawasee in NLC girls hoops Saturday night.

SYRACUSE — The Wawasee girls basketball team snapped a five-game losing skid Saturday afternoon.

GOSHEN – A slow start was too much for Wawasee to overcome in a 47-37 NLC girls basketball loss at Goshen.

SYRACUSE – Despite a strong effort, Wawasee lost 53-43 to Northridge in NLC girls basketball action Tuesday night.

SYRACUSE – A recap of Wawasee’s win over Lakeland in girls basketball action.

GOSHEN – A tough shooting night proved costly for Wawasee in a 42-38 girls basketball loss at Fairfield Tuesday night.

SYRACUSE – The Lady Warriors held on for a 46-44 victory over visiting Mishawaka Marian.

SYRACUSE – A preview of the 2015-16 girls basketball season for Wawasee girls basketball.

SYRACUSE – The other half of the equation at the Wawasee Girls Basketball Sectional would be whether Wawasee would defend its home court or Whitko continue its momentum toward the finals. Aly Reiff put Whitko on her back and sent the Wildcats to the sectional championship after dumping Wawasee, 37-33, in game two of the …read more.

SYRACUSE – The Wawasee girls basketball team didn’t earn a lot of brownie points Wednesday night, but the only points it needed were the 40 on the board at the end of a 40-36 overtime win against Lakeland in the Wawasee Girls Basketball Sectional. Certainly making things more interesting in blowing a five-point lead in …read more.

MIDDLEBURY – She was the only senior in the gym, and Taylor Miller had the floor for the Northridge Raiders. The slick shooting guard drilled a pair of huge threes to help lift Northridge to a 42-30 girls basketball win against Wawasee Friday night in the Northern Lakes Conference finale for both clubs. Miller made …read more.

BREMEN – It took a little more time than scheduled but the Wawasee girls basketball team came out victorious in its game against Bremen Tuesday night. The 39-37 overtime victory gives the Lady Warriors six wins on the season, tripling their total from last season. While the game was close throughout, Wawasee showed early on …read more.

SYRACUSE – A pair of key spurts by Tippecanoe Valley was all it took to put together a 45-25 girls basketball win over Wawasee Tuesday night at the Hardwood Teepee. Early on, Wawasee looked the more confident side, jumping out to a 7-3 lead. Valley, however, recorded three steals and layups on three consecutive possessions …read more.

SYRACUSE – It was a tale of two halves for the Whitko and Wawasee girls basketball teams Tuesday night. After a spectacular first half of play by the visiting Wildcats, Wawasee found its niche in the second half to keep fans entertained to the final minute. Whitko did enough early on to stay safe late …read more.

SYRACUSE – Offensive production was hard to come by for both teams in Tuesday’s girls basketball game between No. 12 Columbia City and host Wawasee. The Eagles used a shutout in the first quarter to spark a 40-22 victory over the Lady Warriors. City slowly built up a lead in the first quarter to take …read more.

SYRACUSE – Just like a lot of cars parked outside this week, it took the NorthWood Panthers girls basketball team a little while to get warmed up. Once going, NorthWood had no trouble speeding past Wawasee, 63-34, Saturday at the Hardwood Teepee. What was just a 6-0 NorthWood lead five minutes into the first quarter …read more.

SYRACUSE – Wawasee’s defensive tempo gave Indianapolis Brebeuf Jesuit fits in a 40-20 girls basketball victory Saturday morning at the Wawasee Shootout. Stingy defense by the Lady Warriors afforded the Lady Braves just a pair of three-point makes in the second and third quarters combined while Wawasee jumped out to a 32-14 lead after three …read more.

WARSAW – Kem Zolman has seen a lot of things from the sidelines in his long and very successful basketball coaching career. The Wawasee girls basketball coach experienced a first though Saturday night. The Warriors were held without a basket in the second half in dropping a 53-14 Northern Lakes Conference contest to host Warsaw. …read more.

SYRACUSE – There was some vintage Northern Lakes Conference girls basketball on display Friday night at the Hardwood Teepee. Seemingly every player hit the floor at least once in this physical game as Wawasee hosted rival Goshen for the conference opener. A sloppy second quarter from Wawasee allowed the Redskins to build up momentum and …read more.

SYRACUSE – Wawasee’s football team scored more points against West Noble in August (48) than what the girls basketball teams from both schools combined to score in three quarters Tuesday night. Only a fourth quarter surge made for a more respectable final score, 38-28, which West Noble claimed victoriously. After three quarters of play at …read more.

BOURBON – One down, one to go. The Triton girls basketball team started its day the right way. The Lady Trojans hosted Wawasee in the opening game of the 2014 Triton Girls Basketball Tourney Saturday morning. The ladies protected the Trojan Trench with a 48-38 victory over the Lady Warriors. It was all about taking …read more.

LAGRANGE – First! The young Wawasee girls basketball team continued its progression in the early stages of its season when it traveled to take on Lakeland Tuesday night. The Lady Warriors avenged a 2013 loss to the Lakers by claiming a 43-34 victory, the team’s first of the season. “I really liked how the girls …read more.

[weaver_youtube qZpJu3wJ7Xg rel=0] SYRACUSE – Opening night of the girls basketball season for Wawasee and Fairfield had its share of jitters. A very green Wawasee team found itself hanging with Fairfield for a while before the visitors found a second gear to pull away with a 55-36 victory Tuesday at the Hardwood Teepee. The patience …read more.

SYRACUSE – Vanilla was the expectation for the Wawasee girls basketball team entering last season and vanilla is what was produced. An inexperienced and very young Lady Warrior team struggled to find rhythm and consistency on the court in 2013 but Wawasee is planning on making a lot more noise this season. Lady Warrior basketball …read more.

SYRACUSE – The Wawasee High School girls basketball program will be conducting a spring camp for girls in third through fifth grade. The camp, which will have representation at Milford, Syracuse and North Webster Elementary Schools, will run from April 14-17 from 3:30-5 p.m. all four days. A coach along with high school players will …read more.

NAPPANEE –  On Wednesday night NorthWood and Wawasee faced off on the sectional stage for the eleventh time since 2001. The Wawasee Lady Warriors basketball team rolled into The Panther Pit with hopes of upsetting its No. 11 ranked rival, but as the game wore on, it was clear that the evening would belong to …read more.

[weaver_youtube pdJ237V5_g4 rel=0] SYRACUSE – With a conference title on the line Friday night, the freight train that is the Northridge Raiders girls basketball team picked up speed heading into its game with Wawasee. The young Lady Warrior squad never knew what hit it by the time the game was over. Winning meant one thing …read more.

I miss football… History is about to be made right before for your very eyes! This week I will be doing two things that I have NEVER done with my picks. Yes, this week it is time to up the ante (but, probably not next week because it takes a lot of work to up …read more.

[weaver_youtube -zaSBWtC6is rel=0] SOUTH WHITLEY – On an evening where the school had been empty all day, Whitko made a lively start hold up in a 48-35 girls basketball win over Wawasee Tuesday night at Whitko. Given school had been cancelled Tuesday at Whitko, Lady Wildcat head coach Brandon Bradley worried a lack of buzz …read more.

[weaver_youtube mxGLxPJZMe4 rel=0] NAPPANEE – For a few minutes, it looked like a repeat of the Friday night boys basketball game between Wawasee and NorthWood might have reincarnated in the girls hoops version. But NorthWood’s size, speed and experience all took over seemingly all at once in a 72-31 final over Wawasee at the Panther …read more.

[weaver_youtube soyLaoP0VQU rel=0] SYRACUSE – With the top three scorers in Wawasee basketball history in the house Saturday night, one would think scoring would not have been at a premium. With Shanna Zolman just a couple rows up from the Wawasee bench, Taylor Goshert a few seats further and KiLee Knafel also in the house, …read more.

GOSHEN – The Lady Warrior basketball team was back in action on Friday night. Wawasee opened up its 2013-14 Northern Lakes Conference schedule against Goshen. It was a game that showed a lot of improvements for Wawasee overall, but the experience that Goshen brought to the table was too much for the young Warrior squad …read more.

LIGONIER – Wawasee kept things interesting in its game with West Noble Tuesday night, but the Lady Warriors could not keep things consistent. West Noble held the lead for the entire game to grab a 64-53 victory. Tuesday night’s game had flashes of the potential that the young Lady Warriors team has but only in …read more.

BENTON – Wawasee and Fairfield are only seven road miles apart, but both seemed to be in two completely different worlds Friday night. Wawasee looked mentally lost and were physically outworked by Fairfield in girls buckets, 45-22. The matters of execution were telling from both head coaches. “They move their hands well, but they forget …read more.

SYRACUSE – There are big wins and then there are completely lopsided victories, both of which are hard for a young team to achieve. On Friday night, just three days after suffering a tough overtime loss, the Wawasee Lady Warriors basketball team was able to respond by dominating an inferior and inexperienced South Bend Career …read more.

SYRACUSE – Perhaps the new all-black uniforms are all too perfect for the Wawasee girls’ basketball team. The ominous color itself symbolizes uncertainty and mystery. Uncertainty is certainly a fair word to use when describing the 2013 Lady Warriors. After graduating three seniors, including the school’s second all-time leading scorer KiLee Knafel, Wawasee is left …read more.

SYRACUSE — There wasn’t much guess work needed after the first six minutes and change of the first quarter Saturday night at the Hardwood Teepee. An outstanding performance by NorthWood, which scored the game’s first 20 points, was all she wrote in an eventual 74-41 result over Wawasee as both teams return back to Northern …read more.

WARSAW – The experience factor factored in Saturday night just at the right time for the Warsaw girls basketball team. The veteran Tigers made all the clutch plays at crunch time to rally past rival Wawasee 43-33 for a key Northern Lakes Conference victory. Warsaw, sparked by seniors Jennifer Walker-Crawford and Lindsay Baker, closed the …read more.

SYRACUSE — The assault by KiLee Knafel on the Wawasee record books won’t put Shanna Zolman’s eye-popping numbers in jeopardy, but page turning will happen this winter. The senior guard is already among the greatest scorers in Wawasee girl’s basketball history, sitting in third place all-time at 1,138 points. Just 153 points will have Knafel …read more.