Phil Keiser, chief executive officer of Culver’s, the frozen custard restaurant chain, visited his alma mater, NorthWood High School, during a two-day stay in his hometown of Nappanee, Thursday and Friday, Aug. 27 and 28. Keiser and his wife, Betsy (Best), both graduated from NorthWood in 1974 and married three years later. Currently living in …read more.

GOSHEN  – The NorthWood girls golf team collected two more league wins Thursday night. Linzzie Richner earned medalist honors as the Panthers topped Goshen and Elkhart Memorial in Northern Lakes Conference play at the Maplecrest Country Club. Richner shot a 38 as the Panthers shot 174 to improve to 4-0 overall and 3-0 in NLC …read more.

NAPPANEE – It started with the rookies and ended with the veterans as Warsaw used speed and cleverness to defeat NorthWood, 4-0, in varsity soccer Thursday at Nappanee Elementary, home of the Panthers.

NAPPANEE – The NorthWood girls golf team almost had a record-setting effort in its conference opener Tuesday evening. The host Panthers fired a team score of 166, just one short of the school record, in defeating Concord in Northern Lakes Conference play at McCormick Creek. Linnzie Richner finished with a two over total of 38 …read more.

NAPPANEE – The NorthWood girls golf team opened dual match play by topping Plymouth Thursday at the McCormick Creek Golf Course. The host Panthers shot 176 while the Pilgrims came in at 187 in the non-conference match. Linnzie Richner and Mackenzie Weaver each shot a 41 on the par 36 front nine to lead NorthWood …read more.

Weekly picks of local prep football games from IFN sports writer Nick Goralczyk.

The NorthWood High School girls golf match versus Fairfield and Plymouth was postponed tonight due to the threat of storms. NorthWood will host Plymouth on Aug. 20 at 5 p.m. in a non-conference match at McCormick Creek. The Panthers will now host Fairfield on Sept. 14, also at McCormick Creek. Triton also had its home …read more.

LAPORTE – The NorthWood girls golf team collected a third-place finish in the New Prairie Invitational Tuesday. The Panthers, led by Linnzie Richner, shot a 347 in the 12-team event held at the Legacy Hills Golf Club. Richner fired a round of 78 to pace the Panthers. Summer Stillson shot an 82 and Mackenzie Weaver …read more.

MONTICELLO – The duo of Linnzie Richner and Summer Stillson led the way atop the individual leaderboard at the Twin Lakes Invitational Monday. The pair of NorthWood standouts in the process led their team to the championship of the event held at the Tippecanoe Country Club. Richner and Stillson each carded a round of 77 …read more.

CARMEL – The NorthWood girls golf team placed 15th while Wawasee was 17th Saturday in the Fall State Preview.

LEO – A busy first week of the season continued Thursday for the NorthWood girls golf team. The Panthers captured a third-place team finish in the 10-team Leo Invitational. NorthWood shot a 352 at the Cedar Creek Golf Club to finish behind champion Homestead. which shot a 347, and No. 18 and host Leo, which …read more.

A preview of local girls golf teams for the 2015 season.

LAFAYETTE – Summer Stillson led the way as the NorthWood girls golf team finished ninth in the loaded Lafayette Jefferson Invitational Tuesday. Stillson shot a round of 84 as the Panthers shot 356 as a team in the 21-team event held at the Battle Ground Golf Course. Stillson, a junior, set a program record on …read more.

LAFAYETTE – The NorthWood girls golf team opened the season with a fourth-place finish Monday in the Lafayette Harrison Invitational. Coach Adam Yoder’s team, which was an honorable mention selection in the coaches preseason poll, shot 365 at Coyote Crossing. No. 8 Crown Point captured the team title with a 328. No. 14 Cathedral was …read more.

NAPPANEE – The NorthWood High School volleyball team will hold tryouts for the upcoming season. The tryouts will be on Aug. 3 and 4 from 8-10:30 a.m. and from 4-6:30 p.m. at the high school.  

INDIANAPOLIS – The Indiana All-Star girls basketball team made it a clean sweep over their Kentucky counterparts thanks to a big second half Saturday night. The best of the Hoosier state used a dominating final half effort to notch an 88-58 win in the finale of the annual two-game series. Indiana outscored Kentucky 50-30 in …read more.

NAPPANEE – Former NorthWood High School girls basketball coach Steve Neff is recovering after suffering a stroke on Saturday. Neff, who retired from coaching the Black Swish program following the 2013-14 season, was golfing with friends Saturday when he became ill. According to NorthWood athletic director Norm Sellers, Neff’s family credits the Nappanee EMS and …read more.

GOSHEN – With the completion of the Northern Lakes Conference baseball and boys golf seasons, the final numbers have been totaled for the All-Sports tallies for boys and girls sports in the NLC. A very tight race in the boys standings had Warsaw claim boys golf and boys track titles in May, but the Northridge …read more.

GOSHEN – The final installment of the 2014-15 Northern Lakes Conference athletic season awards were issued Friday as the conference released its baseball All-NLC selections. Northridge and NorthWood both had the most representation after both finished 12-2 overall in the conference. Not so surprising, both teams won their sectional tournaments are playing in regional games …read more.

NAPPANEE – The best was saved for last in the 2015 IHSAA Baseball Sectional 21 Tournament at NorthWood High School. Five days of win or go home action drew to a close Monday night with a spectacular championship game between two Northern Lakes Conference foes. Even though NorthWood played visitor on its own field the …read more.

NAPPANEE – In the end, it will be an All-Northern Lakes Conference final. NorthWood and Wawasee both took care of business Saturday in the two semi-final games of the Class 3-A No. 21 NorthWood Baseball Sectional. NorthWood used a strong pitching performance from Chad Sellers and a whole lot of hitting to overwhelm Tippecanoe Valley, …read more.

GOSHEN – The Northern Lakes Conference officially released its softball All-NLC selections Friday morning as well as the final listings for girls tennis and boys golf. For softball, Wawasee led the Northern Lakes Conference with a 12-2 record and its first-ever NLC team title. Wawasee fought off Concord in the season finale and split with …read more.

NAPPANEE – The deadline to register for the upcoming NorthWood High School Girls’ Sports Camp is fast approaching. Registration forms for the basketball/volleyball camp are due by the end of this week. The camp will be held from June 8-12 at the NorthWood Middle School and is open to girls in the Wa-Nee schools system …read more.

GOSHEN – With both the Warsaw boys and girls track teams rolling to 7-0 dual seasons and team titles in the Northern Lakes Conference track championships, the Tigers and Lady Tigers were both well represented in the All-NLC lists for both sports. Warsaw’s boys won its fifth consecutive conference championship and continue on with 34 …read more.

SYRACUSE – The Wawasee golf team finally found the win column in Northern Lakes Conference play Thursday night. The Warriors hosted Plymouth and NorthWood at South Shore Golf Club and split the triangular with a 156, downing NorthWood (164) while Plymouth swept the match with a 153. Though splitting was not the goal for Wawasee, …read more.

Smith Lifts Warsaw To Win Over NorthWood In a match that was revisited from last Tuesday, Colette Smith broke a 2-2 team stalemate with a win and a 3-2 victory over NorthWood in Northern Lakes Conference girls tennis. Smith pulled out a first set tiebreaker 7-3 to claim a 7-6 win then put away Hannah …read more.

Golfers Open NLC With Tough Losses Wawasee lost its first dual match of the season Monday night, then took two on the chin to open the Northern Lakes Conference grid Tuesday. The Warriors posted a 176 to lose to Northridge’s 162 and host Goshen’s 174 at Maplecrest. In a tough night to play golf in …read more.

The rain in the area has begun to force the hands of high school athletic directors on what is a very busy Monday of sports. We will be updating this file throughout the day as delays come in. Wawasee’s softball game scheduled for today at NorthWood has been postponed until tomorrow, Tuesday, May 12, with …read more.

NAPPANEE – With just a week to go before the Northern Lakes Conference tournament, the girls tennis teams within the NLC are looking to make strides. NorthWood had four courts dominate against Wawasee, while the Lady Warriors had one court shine Thursday. The host Lady Panthers lost just four games on its four victorious courts, …read more.

GOSHEN – The Northern Lakes Conference issued its 2014-15 list for the Academic All-Conference for the NLC’s 20 varsity sports and cheerleading. Each school had 10 student-athletes selected, with their participated sports listed with their names. Concord Tori Moore, soccer; Jared Long, soccer; Jenna Landis, tennis; Rae Ann Miller, softball; Alexa Klopfenstein, tennis; Brittney Eichorst, …read more.

SYRACUSE – It was a very special day at South Shore Golf Club for Columbia City head coach Andrew Thompson. For the first time in his nine years as the Eagles head coach, his team brought home a first place finish in an invitational. The Eagles were led by a pair of impressive rounds from …read more.

ELKHART – Wawasee continued to work well with its individuals, but a lack of depth caught up to the Warriors again in a pair of boys track losses Thursday night. Host Elkhart Memorial was king of the track on this day, beating Wawasee 83.5-48.5 and NorthWood 71.5-60.5 while the Panthers topped the Warriors 79-53. Wawasee’s …read more.

Wawasee Earns Key Softball Win Wawasee picked up a big win in the early rounds of the Northern Lakes Conference softball season with a 5-2 win against visiting NorthWood Friday evening. Paige Hlutke continued to swing a hot bat, going 2-for-2 with two RBIs to lead the Lady Warriors. Hlutke’s RBI double in the fifth …read more.

SYRACUSE – Tuesday’s girls track meet between Wawasee and NorthWood resembled more of an aerodynamics experiment at times than a sporting exhibition. Trying to run through the teeth of a 40-plus mile-per-hour headwind down the straightaway at Warrior Field, the 67-56 Wawasee win was more of a battle of attrition against the weather. Not the …read more.

BOURBON – Triton High School has made a pair of changes to its softball schedule for this week. Tuesday, the varsity softball team will travel to Westville for a 5:30 p.m. (EST) start. The game will replace the original game scheduled with Caston, which has been scratched. Friday, the JV softball team will play NorthWood …read more.

Triton has announced that its JV and varsity baseball games tonight against NorthWood have been postponed due to weather. The pair of games have been rescheduled for Saturday, May 9, at 10 a.m. The varsity will play at Triton and the JV will play at NorthWood. Wawasee’s JV and varsity baseball games scheduled for today …read more.

MARION – The postseason selections from down state continue to present themselves for a few local basketball stars. An elite group of the state’s 2014-15 seniors will participate in the 27th annual North-South Indiana All-Star Classic. This girls’ and boys’ doubleheader will be played at Indiana Wesleyan University in Marion on Sunday, April 19, at …read more.

NAPPANEE – Jordyn Frantz put together an amazing high school basketball career. Now the NorthWood High School senior star has an amazing accolade to cap that incredible prep run. Frantz, a standout guard, has been named to the IndyStar Indiana All-Star Team. The 14-member team, which will play Kentucky in the annual two-game series this …read more.

MISHAWAKA – A trio of players from the Northern Lakes Conference are scheduled to take part in the girls’ portion of the McDonald’s Michiana High School All-Star Basketball Games. The girls/boys doubleheader will take place on March 30 in the Wiekamp Center on the Bethel College campus. Highlighting the girls’ selections for the game is …read more.

HARTFORD CITY – A record-setting season came to a tough ending for the NorthWood boys basketball team Saturday night. Fort Wayne Dwenger’s Marcus Stepp drained a 3-pointer in the final seconds to lift his team past the Panthers 43-40 in the championship game of the Class 3-A Blackford Regional. Dwenger, which won the regional title …read more.

HARTFORD CITY – NorthWood shook off a cold first half to down Columbia City 39-33 Saturday in regional play. The No. 7 Panthers outscored the Eagles 15-9 in the final quarter to earn the semifinal win in the Class 3-A Blackford Regional. NorthWood, which beat Wawasee in the sectional title game of the West Noble …read more.

INDIANAPOLIS – Fifteen seniors and 15 underclass girls basketball players have earned IBCA/Subway “Supreme 15” All-State honors for 2014-15, it was announced Wednesday (March 11). In a new level of awards, the IBCA also named 30 Large School All-State players (15 seniors, 15 underclass) and 30 Small School All-State players (15 seniors, 15 underclass). The …read more.

INDIANAPOLIS – Several area seniors have been selected to take part in the Top 60 Girls Basketball Senior Workout. The local list is led by NorthWood standout Jordyn Frantz. The do-it-all guard has signed to play at Saint Louis next year. Also named to the Workout are Hunter Stevens of Plymouth, Donna Zehner of Culver, …read more.

LIGONIER – Wawasee’s Gage Reinhard proved one final time Saturday night just how much heart he has. NorthWood proved in the end that they were the best team in the sectional field yet again. The No. 7 Panthers held off a hard-charging Warrior squad in a sectional finale full of heart on both sides. NorthWood …read more.

LIGONIER – The Panthers proved their poise at the right time Friday night. NorthWood hit key free throws in the final minute to hold off Fairfield 66-59 in the second semifinal game of the Class 3-A West Noble Sectional. The defending champion Panthers, now 21-2, will face Wawasee (13-11) in the championship game Saturday night …read more.

LIGONIER – It was the biggest game of the season for basketball rivals Tippecanoe Valley and Wawasee as the two teams met in the West Noble Sectional semi-finals. For an inconsistent Wawasee team it was the ultimate “put up or shut up” opportunity and the Warriors put up in a big way to shut up …read more.

It’s going to be a great weekend for Kosciusko hoops fans. The Tippecanoe Valley Lady Vikings will be playing for a state title and three boys teams are still in the running for sectional titles. This past week was not great for all area hoops fans as we closed the book on the seasons for …read more.

LIGONIER – NorthWood and Fairfield each earned a boys basketball sectional win Wednesday night to move on in the state tournament series. The defending champion Panthers used a strong second half to turn back West Noble 64-44 and Fairfield rolled past Lakeland 50-27 in first-round action of the Class 3-A West Noble Sectional. NorthWood (20-2) …read more.

Diary entry 2/27/15: Day eight without Twitter. I am beginning to wonder why I gave up the app for Lent. I often find myself confused and lost throughout the day without knowing what Norm Macdonald or Pat McAfee are doing at every waking moment. I find it most difficult to have a thought that I …read more.

GOSHEN – NorthWood’s undefeated run in the Northern Lakes Conference during the girls basketball season afforded the Lady Panthers three of the All-NLC selections as well as head coach Adam Yoder earning Coach of the Year honors. Yoder led NorthWood to a 7-0 mark in the NLC and 19-6 overall record in his first year …read more.

SYRACUSE – Since the current alignment of the Class 3-A Sectional 21 was formed in 2008, one thing was for certain: either Wawasee or NorthWood was going to win the sectional championship. Tippecanoe Valley said ‘not so fast’ and knocked out half of that equation Friday night in an epic 64-60 double overtime win over …read more.

NAPPANEE – NorthWood handed Wawasee its sixth freshman boys basketball loss of the season Monday night in a 50-40 result at The Pit. Wawasee had a trio of players all record nine points, but could not keep pace with the Panthers’ offensive prowess. Jairus Boyer, Jacob Hand and John Kennedy all hit for nine points …read more.

NAPPANEE – It was only fitting that the Northern Lakes Conference championship trophy was in the hands of NorthWood’s Jordyn Frantz as the Panthers posed for a victorious postgame team photo Saturday night. The Panthers were in good hands all night long thanks to their star. Frantz made her final game in the Panther Pit …read more.

WARSAW – The majority of the Warsaw student section showed up at the Tiger Den Friday night dressed in banana outfits. The Tigers made sure to give their loud and proud faithful fans something to really go ape over in the end. Warsaw used a tremendous defensive effort to turn back NorthWood 47-39 in a …read more.

WARSAW – The Warsaw boys basketball team has been good on the defensive end all season long. The NorthWood boys basketball team has been good on the offensive end all season long. What will give on Friday night when the pair clash in the Tiger Den for a huge Northern Lakes Conference contest? There’s sure …read more.

NAPPANEE – The NorthWood girls basketball team hopes to have a big crowd Saturday night for its final home game of the season. All Wa-Nee students will be admitted for free to the key Northern Lakes Conference contest versus Warsaw. The junior varsity game begins at 6 p.m. NorthWood will honor its seniors Saturday night, …read more.

The NorthWood freshman girls basketball team collected a 25-17 win Thursday night over Goshen. Haylee Pennington led the way for the frosh Panthers with 10 points.  

AKRON – Neither Tippecanoe Valley head coach Chris Kindig nor NorthWood skipper Adam Yoder wanted to show all their cards Tuesday night. As the two Class 3-A Sectional 21 heavyweights battled Tuesday night, NorthWood found its wild card and tossed the ace of spades in a 61-55 win over host Valley in what became a …read more.

NAPPANEE – Elkhart Memorial edged past host NorthWood 30-28 in a freshman girls basketball game Monday night. Alexis Klotz led the way for NorthWood with 12 points. Haylee Pennington had seven points for the Panthers.

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.

NAPPANEE – It seemed too good to be true for the Wawasee basketball team at the Panther Pit. A terrific first half performance put the Warriors in a good position to end a losing skid that started in December and a conference losing skid that started three seasons back. It seemed too good to be …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.

AKRON – Twice is nice. For the second year in a row the NorthWood boys basketball team took home top prize in the Winning Edge Holiday Tournament. The Panthers downed Fairfield Friday night and came back to Tippecanoe Valley High School Saturday night to hand a decisive loss to the Vikings on their home court …read more.

MIDDLEBURY – The  NorthWood girls basketball team wrapped up play Tuesday by going 1-1 in the Bankers Classic hosted by Northridge High School. The Panthers opened play Tuesday with a 57-46 loss to South Bend Adams in their final pool play game. Adams outscored NorthWood 20-5 in the third quarter to take control of the …read more.

MIDDLEBURY – The NorthWood girls basketball team went 1-1 Monday in the Bankers Classic Tournament hosted by Northridge High School. Columbia City edged past the Panthers 47-44. Jordyn Frantz scored 17 points to lead NorthWood, which saw its six-game winning streak snapped. Taitlyn Trenshaw had 10 points and McKayla Fielstra added six for the Panthers. …read more.

BENTON – The NorthWood girls basketball team closed strong Tuesday to win at Fairfield. The Panthers outscored the hosts 20-10 in the final quarter to come away with a 49-37 win in a non-conference afternoon contest. NorthWood led 12-8 after the first quarter and 21-11 at halftime. The Falcons rallied to close the gap to …read more.

NAPPANEE – The NorthWood girls basketball team’s game at Fairfield tomorrow will be an afternoon start. The Dec. 23 contest will begin with the junior varsity game at noon with the varsity contest to follow. NorthWood, winners of their last five games, is 8-3 under first-year coach Adam Yoder. Fairfield, which has won its last …read more.

NAPPANEE – The NorthWood girls freshman basketball team lost a 37-29 decision to Plymouth Thursday night. Sydney Filley led the way for the frosh Panthers with seven points. Nicole Allman and Kenzie Morgan each had six points for NorthWood.

[weaver_youtube e5DTFDgFzDA rel=0] SYRACUSE – It almost wasn’t worth the trip for the NorthWood girls swim team Tuesday night. The Panthers came to town to take on Northern Lakes Conference power Wawasee and saw first hand just how tough the Warriors are once again, as if they needed a reminder. Wawasee won all eleven swimming …read more.

SYRACUSE – The Wawasee boys swimming team picked up its second conference win of the season Tuesday night behind a flurry of lifetime bests from its underclassmen. The Warriors won all 12 events against the visiting NorthWood Panthers, proving that cats really cannot swim, en route to a 131-53 victory. The story of the night …read more.

MIDDLEBURY – The Northwood freshman girls basketball team lost a 35-16 final Monday night at Northridge. Alexis Klotz led the frosh Panthers with five points. NorthWood drops to 5-2 on the season.

NAPPANEE – NorthWood High School basketball standout Jordyn Frantz has been honored for her outstanding play last week. Frantz was selected as the District I Player of the Week by the Indiana Basketball Coaches Associatiion. Frantz, a senior guard for coach Adam Yoder’s team, poured in a school record 43 points in a triple-overtime 80-77 …read more.

NAPPANEE – Jordyn Frantz added another impressive accomplishment to her already outstanding high school basketball resume Saturday. Frantz etched her name into the school record books by pouring in a program best 42 points as NorthWood outlasted LaPorte 80-77 in triple overtime in non-conference girls basketball action. Frantz, a 6-0 senior guard, hit 10 field …read more.

[weaver_youtube E3oY0GWOhNc rel=0] NAPPANEE – As expected, two of the more storied boys basketball teams in the area played a whale of a game Friday night. Braxton Linville scored 22 points and NorthWood weathered a late comeback from Triton to pull out a 54-50 win in the Panther Pit. Linville wasn’t an overwhelmingly dominant force …read more.

So, who still has Thanksgiving leftovers? I hope nobody, it has been more than a week so those leftovers should be gone. If, for some reason, you still have leftovers than you did something wrong. You either made too much food, have not been properly partaking of the leftovers since last week or made bad …read more.

WARSAW – The Warsaw boys swim team had a relatively easy night against NorthWood, winning the Northern Lakes Conference dual, 143-41, while the Lady Tigers got a better fight from NorthWood in a 107-61 Warsaw win Thursday evening. The boys won 11 of the 12 events and almost claimed all 12 in what shaped up …read more.

AKRON – NorthWood used the efforts of several swimmers to beat host Tippecanoe Valley in both boys and girls swim duals Monday night. The Panther boys won nine of the 12 events to claim a 90-48 win while the Lady Panthers grabbed 10 of the 12 events in a 107-72 triumph. Kate Jarvis, Megan Stankovich …read more.

NAPPANEE – The NorthWood freshman girls basketball team edged past Penn 35-34 Monday night. Sidney Filler led the way for the Panthers with 12 points. Kenzie Moren had 11 for the winners. NorthWood improves to 4-1 on the season.  

BOURBON – In a matchup of two of the top girls basketball teams in their respective classes, this round went to NorthWood. The Lady Panthers maintained its consistency long enough to build a lead Triton could not overcome in a 43-26 final Tuesday night at the Trojan Trench. A 10-point lead at the half by …read more.

INDIANAPOLIS – Darby Maggard and two other standout players have been chosen was Week two winners in the IBCA/Subway Player of the Week program for 2014-15. Maggard, who averaged 34.3 points and 10.3 assists in three victories, was chosen as the District 1 winner (for games played Nov. 17-22) in the player recognition program overseen …read more.

GOSHEN – The loss by Northridge in the IHSAA Class 4-A semi-state to New Prairie Friday night ushered the Northern Lakes Conference officials Monday to release the All-NLC nods in football. Plymouth, the league champion with a 7-0 round robin record, had 11 named to the list along with conference Coach of the Year, John …read more.

The good news is that I hit on every pick last week, a perfect 7-0. The bad news is that many of my picks went against local teams. So, it was a relatively bad week for the local athletes. The best news, however, is that I was successful in beating Ink Free’s very own Mike …read more.

GOSHEN – The 2014 season came to a close for the Wawasee volleyball team Saturday afternoon in the semi-final round of the Fairfield Sectional. While the Lady Warriors left it all on the court, there will still be a bad taste in the player’s mouths after letting several opportunities slip away. Wawasee watched Northern Lakes …read more.

[weaver_youtube 9GO2Z5A3msI rel=0] NAPPANEE – Sometimes the dominoes just fall in your favor. Scoring just one touchdown in its last nine quarters of football, NorthWood made up for the drought with a 42-28 Northern Lakes Conference football thriller win against visiting Warsaw. Warsaw trailed 28-21 after Dominic Miranda ran the ball in from nine yards …read more.

NAPPANEE – NorthWood had to work, but the effort paid off in a 3-1 win against Wawasee Thursday night in The Pit. The Lady Panthers won the first two games by matching 25-18 scores, then Wawasee took game three, 25-16, before Wood collected a 25-21 clincher. Wawasee slid to 16-14 overall and 0-6 in the …read more.

[weaver_youtube HHc_cLhfSNY rel=0] WARSAW – On the scoreboard, the 5-0 win by Warsaw over NorthWood in the semi-finals of the Warsaw Girls Soccer Sectional may look like a blowout, but it took a long time for Warsaw to pull away from its Northern Lakes Conference rival. Elizabeth Van Wormer erupted in the contest, scoring four …read more.

PLYMOUTH – The postseason struggles continued Wednesday night for the Wawasee boys soccer team. After defeating NorthWood in the regular season, the Warriors thought they had a favorable draw for the sectional semi-final, the Panthers had a different thought. NorthWood would use three first-half goals to rout Wawasee 5-1 and advance to Saturday’s title game …read more.

GOSHEN – The ink has finally dried on the official lists for the Northern Lakes Conference All-NLC teams for cross country. The girls list is Northridge and Warsaw heavy after fantastic showings at the NLC Cross Country Championships Saturday morning. Championship race winners Northridge have Mackenzie Adams, Morgan Blyly, Briana Eggleston, Mariah King and McKenzie …read more.

PLYMOUTH – The postseason has arrived for local footballers, no not those footballers. Soccer sectionals start around the state this week and several local teams are hoping to bring home some hardware this year. Most fans will have their attention focused on the Plymouth Sectional as both Warsaw and Wawasee will start their postseason journey …read more.

Ladies Left Scratching Heads Wawasee hung around for a while with Northern Lakes Conference soccer rival NorthWood Thursday evening, but fell apart in a 7-1 loss. The regular season finale and as well as final home game for the Lady Warriors had NorthWood jump out to a 3-0 lead before Sarah Lancaster scored her fifth …read more.

[weaver_youtube Eekl1TZTxFI rel=0] KENDALLVILLE – For as fidgety as Wawasee girls golf head coach Steve Coverstone can be, his wife, Laura, was just as nervous. With Wawasee needing every stroke down the stretch, Laura mentioned to Wawasee parent Molly Rostochak she was praying for a miracle. The prayers were heard and answered as Wawasee found …read more.

Warriors Tied Up Again Not wins, not losses. Wawasee’s biggest number on its record is ties after the Warriors and Lakeland Lakers tied 1-1 Thursday in boys soccer played in Syracuse. Lakeland found the net in the 55th minute, but Wawasee had the goal in hand as Alex Doll drew a penalty to which Luis …read more.

KENDALLVILLE – The East Noble Girls Golf Regional presents the final hurdle in the race to Carmel and the state finals. In what is shaping up to be a very wide open tournament Saturday at Cobblestone Golf Course, there is more hope than ever that ‘this could be the year’ for many. Which includes teams …read more.

NAPPANEE – Goshen claimed the top two spots in both the boys and girls cross country races Tuesday night at Stauffer Park to pile up big wins against Wawasee and NorthWood. The combos of Nora Rangel and Adrienne Henke on the girls side and Gerardo Abad and Shawn Graves on the boys side helped Goshen …read more.

SYRACUSE – Wawasee had its chances, but came up just short of ending its Northern Lakes Conference slide. The NorthWood boys tennis team managed to pull out three wins to trump the Warriors, 3-2, Monday afternoon at Wawasee. The Warriors got wins from Todd Hauser and Cal Heinisch in singles play. Hauser earned a 6-2, …read more.

Warriors Level On Pitch Again It took 60 minutes for someone to find the net, and 80 still didn’t solve much in a 1-1 tie Saturday between Wawasee and East Noble in varsity boys soccer. Wawasee hit the scoreboard first, with Austin Shrack taking a pass from Ricky Camargo in the 60th minute and finding …read more.

[weaver_youtube 10yz0j7Rwl0 rel=0] WARSAW – It was a fitting response from NorthWood girls golf head coach Adam Yoder long after his team won the Warsaw Girls Golf Sectional, the first sectional title in school history. “The girls are going to see a play at Amish Acres tonight,” Yoder said of his team. As cool as the …read more.

[weaver_youtube OQ_KHLTbp1M rel=0] SYRACUSE – These two teams just don’t know how to play nice. In a Northern Lakes Conference where most football teams have some sort of ties to a historical rivalry, Wawasee and NorthWood just have a thing for one another. In an epic 27-21 final in favor of host Wawasee Friday night …read more.

WARSAW – There could be a popular theme at the Warsaw Girls Golf Sectional this weekend at Stonehenge Golf and Country Club. Family first. A pair of contending teams are very family oriented and could play into the continuations of teams in the state tournament. Both Rochester and NorthWood host a trio of sisters, and …read more.