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SOUTH WHITLEY – Phil Jensen was named the new Whitko football coach Thursday evening.

SOUTH BEND – Former Warsaw football coach Phil Jensen received a well-deserved honor Wednesday night.

WARSAW – Former WCHS football coach Phil Jensen will be honored at the Moose Krause Dinner on April 25.

WARSAW – Phil Jensen decided over the weekend to resign as head coach of the Warsaw football program.

MISHAWAKA – No. 4 Penn blanked Warsaw 40-0 to win its fifth straight sectional championship Friday night.

WARSAW – The Warsaw football team will try to make history Friday night versus Penn in a bid for the program’s first sectional title.

WARSAW – Warsaw outplayed Chesterton in the second half to claim a 26-16 sectional victory Friday night, giving head coach Phil Jensen the all-time wins record at Warsaw.

DUNLAP – A slow start proved costly to Warsaw in a 26-20 loss at Concord Friday night in their regular-season football finale.

WARSAW – The Warsaw football team scored the final 21 points of the game to stun NorthWood 31-28 for a huge conference win Friday night.

WARSAW – Warsaw retains the W trophy after a 35-13 win over Wawasee Friday night.

GOSHEN – Warsaw picked up a 21-0 win over Goshen in Northern Lakes Conference action Friday night.

ELKHART – Warsaw football coach Phil Jensen got his 100th win at WCHS as the Tigers topped Memorial 17-6 Friday night.

KENDALLVILLE – The Warsaw football team dropped a 28-7 decision at East Noble Friday night.

WARSAW – A look at the Warsaw Tigers 2017 football team.

WARSAW – No. 11 Homestead defeated Warsaw 52-27 in a Class 6-A football sectional title game Friday night.

WARSAW – The Warsaw football team will look to claim the program’s first sectional championship Friday night.

WARSAW – Warsaw upended Carroll 23-13 in a Class 6-A football sectional semifinal game Friday night.

WARSAW – Warsaw quarterback Michael Jensen hopes to play in the sectional in two weeks after injuring his elbow Friday night.

WARSAW – The Warsaw football team lost its regular-season and conference finale 45-38 to Concord Friday night.

NAPPANEE — The NorthWood Panthers clinched their first outright NLC title in 20 years behind a dominating effort against Warsaw Friday night at Andrews Field.

SYRACUSE — Warsaw retained the coveted ‘W’ Trophy Friday night with a 38-14 victory over rival Wawasee.

WARSAW – Warsaw rolled past Goshen 43-14 for its third straight Northern Lakes Conference football win Friday night.

MIDDLEBURY – Warsaw rolled to a dominating 34-2 Northern Lakes Conference football win at Northridge Friday night.

WARSAW — The Tigers snapped their two-game losing skid with a complete domination of visiting Elkhart Memorial Friday night.

PLYMOUTH – The Warsaw football team dropped a 17-10 final to Plymouth in the conference opener Friday night.

WARSAW – The Warsaw football team lost a shootout to East Noble 47-42 Friday night.

COLUMBIA CITY – A big second-half effort carried Warsaw past Columbia City 30-7 in prep football action Friday night.

Warsaw Football Preview

August 18, 2016

WARSAW – A season preview for Warsaw Tigers football.

WARSAW – WCHS senior Michael Jensen has handled a lot of challenges as a prep quarterback and coach’s son.

WARSAW – WCHS football coach Phil Jensen continues to make progress after being severely injured in a fall in December.

WARSAW – Progress is being made on the new turf field being installed at WCHS.

WARSAW – Warsaw senior Caleb Moore will continue his football career at Trine University.

WARSAW – WCHS football coach Phil Jensen is making progress in his recovery from a fall last month.

WARSAW – Warsaw football coach Phil Jensen returned home Friday after being released from a Fort Wayne hospital.

WARSAW – WCHS football coach Phil Jensen is hospitalized and recovering from injuries suffered in a fall at home on Saturday.

HUNTERTOWN – Fort Wayne Carroll, up huge in the second half, had to withstand a furious Warsaw rally to eventually pull off a 49-21 win Friday night in the Class 6-A No. 3 football sectional.

Local high school football teams will face big challenges in sectional openers Friday night.

DUNLAP – Concord scored twice late to edge Warsaw 22-17 in the NLC and regular-season finale Friday night.

The high school football season reaches the end of the regular season Friday night.

WARSAW – NorthWood scored with just 14 seconds left to top Warsaw 21-14 in NLC football action Friday night.

The Tippecanoe Valley and Warsaw football teams have had tough, emotional weeks in preparing for Friday games.

WARSAW – The Warsaw football team reclaimed the ‘W’ trophy after beating Wawasee 21-0 Friday night at Fisher Field.

WARSAW – The Wawasee at Warsaw contest is the big one among local prep football games this Friday night.

GOSHEN – Riley Rhoades and Collin Marshall had huge games as Warsaw beat Goshen 35-7 Friday night.

Warsaw and Whitko look to make it two wins in a row in prep football action this Friday night.

WARSAW – A recap of Warsaw’s 14-7 win over Northridge.

Area high school football teams will look to get back into the win column Friday night.

Memorial Rallies To Stun Tigers

September 12, 2015

ELKHART – Elkhart Memorial rallied from a 31-14 deficit to stun Warsaw 42-33 Friday night in NLC football action.

WARSAW – When it came down to crunch time, Plymouth showed why it is regarded as one of the top football teams in the state. Trailing 14-6 at the half, Plymouth outscored Warsaw 29-7 in the second half to pull together a 35-21 victory Friday night at Fisher Field.

The Warsaw and Wawasee football teams will find out right away come Friday night where the pair stack up in the Northern Lakes Conference. The Tigers and the Warriors face huge tests in league openers for both squads. Warsaw, coming off a 34-23 road loss to East Noble, will host Class 4-A No. 2 Plymouth. …read more.

WARSAW – Tiger Flag Football, designed to teach football in a safe and controlled environment, has over 110 players involved in all skill levels and abilities.

KENDALLVILLE – It wasn’t as if Warsaw played a “bad” football game Friday night. It was simply a case that the Tigers ran into a really, really “good” opponent. In a game that former Purdue football coach Joe Tiller would have loved, host East Noble outscored Warsaw 34-23. The field turf got some kind of …read more.

WARSAW – It became quite a showcase game for the Warsaw Tigers football team. Getting a plus-effort from all three phases of the game, Warsaw took control and crushed Columbia City, 27-3, in the week one opener.

WARSAW – Year two of a work in progress has Warsaw feeling like it’s a step ahead of the game. With weapons all over the field, the institution of the spread offense has head coach Phil Jensen feeling good about Tiger football this season. Admittedly, Jensen isn’t the biggest fan of the change. His love …read more.

WARSAW – Phil Jensen cares deeply about the game of football and the future of the sport that he loves dearly. The Warsaw football coach also cares deeply about the safety and well-being of all of the student-athletes in his program. Those are two of the driving forces that has prompted Jensen to implement the …read more.

WARSAW – The Warsaw football team had the heart to compete with undefeated Carroll Friday night. The Tigers just didn’t have the manpower to stay with the fifth ranked team in Class 6-A in the Hoosier State. A well-oiled Charger squad from Allen County sent Warsaw to the sidelines in sectional play for the second …read more.

WARSAW – It was only fitting that the Warsaw football team donned camouflage National Guard jerseys for their regular-season home finale Friday night. It was even more fitting that the Tigers lived up to the billing with the special look in honor of National Guard Celebration Week by defending their home turf with a thrilling …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.

Formula Works Again For Warsaw

September 27, 2014

WARSAW – It was the same old story for the Warsaw football team Friday night. The Tigers got excellent efforts in all three phases of the game to pick up another conference win. The tried and true formula proved to work again as Warsaw blanked overmatched Goshen 24-0 in Northern Lakes Conference action at Fisher …read more.

Tigers Take A Thriller

September 20, 2014

MIDDLEBURY – How many heroes can a high school football team have? It was too many to count for Warsaw Friday night. The Tigers got big plays from a plethora of players to notch the biggest win of the season. Warsaw kept itself in the top half of the Northern Lakes Conference by stunning host …read more.

WARSAW – Warsaw played on a short field almost all game long Friday night. That made it one long evening again for Elkhart Memorial. The host Tigers got great defense and special teams play in blanking the Crimson Chargers 24-0 in Northern Lakes Conference play at Fisher Field. Warsaw, facing a must-win contest, bounced back …read more.

WARSAW – Hollywood could not have written a sweeter script for the senior members of the Warsaw football team than the one that transpired Friday night. The Tigers’ Class of 2015 may be small in numbers, but proved to be huge in heart on this evening. The resilient Tigers rallied, led by the senior pair …read more.

[weaver_youtube iPQ5CEPkE1g rel=0] COLUMBIA CITY – The Warsaw football team resembled a roller coaster Friday night. The Tigers had their fair share of ups, but in the end there were more downs in the season opener. Host Columbia City used a big second-half performance to handle Warsaw 33-21. The Eagles got three touchdown runs from bruising …read more.

Dare I say it, Kosciusko? Can it really be true? Is football FINALLY back!? Yes, yes it is. *and there was much rejoicing* Finally we can forget about pretending that we like the summer. Who really enjoys the lake and the sandbar? I mean, did we really enjoy warm weather all that much? Now we …read more.

WARSAW – The Warsaw football team will definitely have a new look to it this season. That look has nothing to do with uniforms or helmets. The look has everything to do with a new offense that differs dramatically from the past. The Tigers, with the graduation of record-setting tailback Tristan McClone, will go with …read more.

WARSAW – Warsaw football coach Phil Jensen saw a lot to like from his new-look team Friday night. Tippecanoe Valley coach Scott Bibler saw a lot for his young team to work on. The Tigers and the Vikings got together for the preseason debut in a scripted scrimmage. Warsaw unveiled its brand new offensive look, …read more.

McClone Chooses Knights

January 31, 2014

WARSAW – The Marian University football program got some very good news Thursday night. One could say it was a great night for the Knights. Warsaw Community High School star tailback Tristan McClone announced that he has made a verbal commitment to play for the Knights. McClone, one of the captains this past fall for …read more.

Carroll Knocks Out Warsaw

November 2, 2013

  FORT WAYNE – The odds were stacked against the Warsaw football team on Friday night at Carroll High School but that did not deter the underdog Tigers from going toe-to-toe with one of the state’s toughest teams. The Tigers frustrated a talented Charger squad for most of the game but after taking a 7-0 …read more.

WARSAW – One of the goals all season for the Warsaw football team was a sectional championship. That opportunity finally awaits the Tigers Friday night. It comes in the form of a huge challenge too. Warsaw travels to Fort Wayne Carroll to clash with the explosive, high-scoring Chargers in a Class 6-A sectional title tilt. …read more.

Seniors Shine In Warsaw Win

October 26, 2013

FORT WAYNE – The senior members of the Warsaw football team proved Friday night that they really did want to practice another week. The Tigers, led by its large senior group some 23 strong, earned the right to play in November with a dominating display in every facet of the game to post a convincing …read more.

The cold weather appears to have arrived. That must mean that it’s high school football playoff time in Northern Indiana. Area teams begin first-round sectional play Friday night with the simple goal to win and advance. A loss now means put the pads away for the season. The local docket Friday night finds Warsaw playing …read more.

DUNLAP – The Warsaw football team put itself in a position to play for a Northern Lakes Conference championship. A handful of turnovers, however, left the Tigers in no position to challenge Concord for that title Friday night. An opportunistic Minutemen squad made the most of its chances to blank the Tigers 28-0 in the …read more.

WARSAW – It will all come down to a winner-take-all showdown next week for the Northern Lakes Conference football championship. Warsaw made sure of that Friday night. The Tigers took care of league business in impressive fashion by handling NorthWood 28-7. That sends Warsaw to Concord next Friday night with the league title hanging in …read more.

The chase for a conference championship. That’s the mix that the trio of Warsaw, Whitko and Tippecanoe Valley all find themselves in as the prep football season hits week eight Friday night. Warsaw and Valley each are coming off big, emotional league wins over rivals last week. The Tigers edged Wawasee 14-13 at home to …read more.

WARSAW – For over three years, there has been nothing fancy about the Warsaw Tigers’ football helmets. Just a blank, black canvas only disturbed by scuffs and scratches. Come Monday afternoon, it’s time for a makeover. The senior class at Warsaw stood tall, holding the ‘W’ Trophy high in the air Friday night after the …read more.

There’s no shortage of motivation this Friday night for area high school football teams. A pair of great rivalries highlight the docket as week seven arrives. The biggest game of the night finds Wawasee making the trek down SR 15 to square off with county and conference rival Warsaw. The Warriors have won the last …read more.

We’ve reached the final football Friday in September. Where did the last two months go? Some coaches are probably wondering that too as they still try to fine tune their teams in week six. The start of sectional play sits just four weeks from tomorrow night. The draw for the state tournament series will be …read more.

Raiders Spoil Warsaw Homecoming

September 21, 2013

WARSAW – Warsaw football coach Phil Jensen has talked the last three weeks about not wanting to fall behind in the Northern Lakes Conference. The Tigers did just that on Friday night. A rejuvenated Northridge team put a damper on Homecoming by whipping Warsaw 24-0 in NLC action. The resurgent Raiders, who improve to 4-1, …read more.

 Ahoy, mateys! Today is the day we have pined for all year, International Talk Like A Pirate Day! Yes, it is an official holiday and, yes, you should participate in the festivities. While I would like to write my entire article in pirate lingo, I do not want to annoy you readers. When I annoy …read more.

ELKHART – The Warsaw defense set the tone early and often Friday night. The Tigers, flying to the football with passion and a purpose, then proceeded to pitch a shutout at Elkhart Memorial. Warsaw’s defensive dominated the host Crimson Chargers and star tailback Tristan McClone tallied three touchdowns in a 28-0 Northern Lakes Conference victory. …read more.

Tigers Take NLC Thriller

September 7, 2013

WARSAW – A loss in the conference opener was staring the Warsaw football team right between the eyes early in the fourth quarter Friday night. The Tigers never blinked. A resilient Warsaw squad staged a remarkable rally to stun Plymouth 20-19 at a frenzied Fisher Field in a thrilling Northern Lakes Conference lidlifter. The host …read more.

KENDALLVILLE – The lightning stayed away from the Warsaw at East Noble football game Friday night. That didn’t stop the host Knights from finding plenty of ways to electrify their home fans. East Noble proved worthy of its lofty ranking by storming past the Tigers 49-14 in the first-ever meeting between the two programs. The …read more.

The heat has been turned up, literally, this week on area prep football teams. The openers are in the books and squads have returned to make adjustments in the heat and humidity of late August. For Warsaw and Wawasee, which both opened with wins last Friday night, the heat will really be on this Friday …read more.

WARSAW – Coach Phil Jensen saw a little bit of everything out of his Warsaw football team Friday night. Some good. Some bad. And some just plain ugly. In the end, it all added up though to a 33-14 season-opening win over Columbia City for the host Tigers. Warsaw used its tried and true formula …read more.

The 2013 high school football season kicks-off Friday night with hopes high and expectations aplenty. Here is a quick look at the lid-lifters on tap for Friday night. Columbia City at Warsaw, 7 p.m. A strong senior class has Warsaw coach Phil Jensen excited about his squad. The Tigers, who finished 6-4 a year ago, …read more.

WARSAW – The Warsaw football program took a step forward last year. The Tigers bounced back from back-to-back losing seasons to finish 6-4 overall and contend for the Northern Lakes Conference title until the final game of the regular season. A large senior class has coach Phil Jensen pointing to even bigger things this fall. …read more.

AKRON – Both Phil Jensen and Jeff Shriver found plenty to be pleased about Friday night. The pair of coaches also know that the tape from their scrimmage will also show plenty to work on. That made for a productive evening for Jensen’s Warsaw squad and Shriver’s Tippecanoe Valley team as they squared off in a …read more.

WARSAW – Warsaw Community High School senior Taylor Cone has had multiple highlights from all three of the sports seasons in his prep athletic career, including several amazing plays turned in on the football field for the Tigers. Those highlights, along with the classroom diligence and athletic pursuits throughout the year, were obviously enough to …read more.

Milestone Moment For McClone

October 20, 2012

WARSAW – No one can ever say that Tristan McClone did not pour his blood, sweat and tears into his high school football career. McClone made history Friday night by running his way right into the football record books at Warsaw Community High School. The standout junior tailback broke the school’s single-season rushing record, which …read more.

A brand new season. That’s what arrives Friday night as postseason play commences for high school football teams across the state. A new opportunity comes as everyone starts 0-0. For a few, 10 teams to be exact, it will be the start of a six-game run that culminates with the State Finals in Indianapolis Nov. …read more.

  WARSAW – Warsaw football coach Phil Jensen knew the best way to try and negate the speed of Concord Friday night was to keep the Minutemen playmakers on the sidelines by playing keep away. The formula, which has worked all season long for the Tigers, didn’t come to fruition this time around. The Minutemen …read more.

Coaches Phil Jensen of Warsaw and Tim Dawson of Concord sound like each of them would like to suit up for Friday night’s NLC showdown. That won’t happen. What will happen is when the clash ends late Friday night in Warsaw one of them will at least have earned a share of the league championship. …read more.

NAPPANEE – Warsaw football coach Phil Jensen motivated his team at halftime Friday night at NorthWood by visiting a past victory on that field. The Tigers, thanks to that inspirational history lesson and a second-half rally, will now get to play for a conference championship in the future. That future arrives next Friday night. Warsaw …read more.

A couple of surprises last Friday night on area prep football fields have turned the final two weeks of the regular season into quite the drama-filled story in the Northern Lakes Conference. The crowded standings atop the league now boast four teams tied for the conference lead with Warsaw, Concord, Plymouth and NorthWood all 4-1. …read more.

A pair of huge conference clashes with nice little rivalries attached to them highlight the area prep football docket as fall arrives and week seven kicks off Friday night. The battle for bragging rights in Kosciusko County takes place in Syracuse as red-hot Warsaw comes calling on the Warriors on Homecoming Night no less. The …read more.

Tigers Stick To Winning Formula

September 22, 2012

WARSAW –  Why mess with success? Warsaw football coach Phil Jensen is a smart man. He’s not about to fix what “ain’t broke” as the old adage goes. Jensen’s Tigers used their month-long formula for success to near perfection again Friday night in fashioning a 17-0 Northern Lakes Conference win over Goshen on a rainy …read more.

Fall is in the air. That means that high school football season is hitting the stretch run already as teams look to contend for conference championships. With four games left in the regular season, both Warsaw and Tippecanoe Valley still control their own fate in bids for league titles.  The Tigers sit at 3-0 in …read more.

McClone Runs Wild In Warsaw Win

September 15, 2012

MIDDLEBURY – Tristan McClone has been the workhorse of the Warsaw offense from play one this football season. The Tiger thoroughbred galloped his way right into the school record books Friday night. McClone, a junior tailback, had a record-setting night to remember as the Tigers fought past an upset-minded Northridge squad for a hard-fought 35-21 …read more.

Fall is in the air as the high school football season rolls into week five of regular-season play on Friday night. Warsaw and Tippecanoe Valley look to continue their status as unbeatens in their respective conferences, the Northern Lakes and the Three Rivers, as both are big-time favorites for league match ups tomorrow evening. The …read more.

WARSAW – The Warsaw football team, in a new role as heavy favorites, stayed right on a roll in a big way Friday night. The Tigers used an effective, workmanlike effort to blank Elkhart Memorial 28-0 in Northern Lakes Conference play on a rainy night at Fisher Field. Tristan McClone ran for 110 yards and …read more.

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