ELKHART — A turn of the page on the ol’ calendar meant the two Kosciusko County high school gymnastics teams, Wawasee and Warsaw, kicked into their respective competition seasons. With the ushering in of 2013 meant a trip Thursday night to Elkhart for the annual Blazer Invite. The atmosphere was lively inside Elkhart Central’s gymnastics-exclusive …read more.

OSSIAN — The Norwell Shootout was a rough one for the current Wawasee girls basketball team but a historic day for the ladies program. The girls dropped both games in the Shootout Saturday, losing to Indianapolis Brebeuf, 47-34, in the morning session and to host Norwell, 47-29, in the nightcap. The highlight of the tournament …read more.

Marshall County Economic Development Corporation’s Executive Director Jennifer Laurent has announced her resignation. Laurent joined the staff of MCEDC in February 2010 and was appointed as executive director in October, 2010 after serving as Interim Director for five months. She leaves the organization with a successful track record of major business expansion projects, the creation …read more.

SYRACUSE — While the schedule has been very demanding, Plymouth posed no threat Thursday night as Wawasee posted huge wins in boys and girls swimming. The Lady Warrior and Warrior teams both posted clean sweeps, winning all 24 events in a 140-35 girls win and a 139-43 boys win. Bre Robinson, Kendra Miller and Rachel …read more.

BOURBON – The Triton girls basketball team rallied to put itself in position Thursday night to remain unbeaten on the young season. In the end, however, it was Plymouth who exited the Triton gym still sporting an undefeated record. The physical Pilgrims, led by its trademark work on the defensive end of the court, made …read more.

Ingwald W. Johnson, 68, of Plymouth, Ind., died Monday, Oct. 29, 2012, at his home. He was born on Aug. 12, 1944, to Ingwald R. and Arlene (Lawmaster) Johnson, in Argos, Ind. Ingwald was a member of the West High School Class of 1962. Years later, he and another member of that class, Jerry Wilson, …read more.

AT&T has announced the expansion of its mobile Internet network in several communities in Kosciusko, Marshall, St. Joseph and Elkhart and counties, extending access for advanced mobile services, devices and feature-rich audio and video content to customers in the area. With mobile Internet speeds, AT&T customers can surf the Web, download files faster, and enjoy the very …read more.

Alicia Hite, 27, of Plymouth, Ind., was sentenced in South Bend District Federal Court this week for her role in a drug operation. Hite, a defendant in the case U.S. v. Beard et al., was sentenced by District Judge Jon DeGuilio to 108 months imprisonment and 4 years of supervised release after pleading guilty to the felony …read more.

PLYMOUTH — Warsaw proved from the first minute forward it was ready for the state tournament. A goal from Nathan Kolbe 42 seconds into the game was all it took, but Warsaw showed complete control all 80 minutes of a 5-0 thumping of Wawasee in the Plymouth Boys Soccer Sectional semi-finals. The Tigers, which were …read more.

Panthers Plunk Lady Warriors NorthWood poured it on in the second half, scoring five goals to cap a 6-0 victory Thursday night in the regular season finalé for both girls soccer clubs. Taylor Stutzman scored the only goal of the first half, but proved to be the game winner. Val Ostrowski scored a pair of …read more.

Wawasee had a huge night from its boys cross country team, grabbing two wins over Plymouth and Memorial in the final round robin races ahead of the Northern Lakes Conference championship. Austin Yoder won his first-career race, running an 18:17 to lead Wawasee in a clean sweep of Memorial 15-48 and Plymouth 15-50 on the …read more.

Wawasee Fourth At Culver Invite In the final invitational of the season for the Wawasee cross country teams, the boys placed fourth at the small team standings. Wawasee scored 165 points to take fourth out of 40 teams, short of champion Illiana Christian’s 64, West Lafayette’s 103 and Brebeuf Jesuit’s 144. The Warriors were led …read more.

PLYMOUTH — First, it poured on Plymouth. Then, Plymouth poured on Wawasee. A soaked Rock Pile at kickoff didn’t slow down the Rockies one bit as Plymouth rushed for 396 yards in a 53-14 win Friday night. But it was how Plymouth finished which burned Wawasee just as badly. More than in control with a …read more.

Cunningham, Lakeland Slip Past Warriors Dustin Cunningham provided enough offense for Lakeland to beat Wawasee, 2-0, Thursday in Syracuse. Cunningham scored a goal in each half to lead the Lakers (9-5) in the final non-conference game for the Warriors (2-9-2) this season. In the JV game, Wawasee used a pair of goals from Austin Shrack …read more.

DUNLAP — Day one of the Northern Lakes Conference boys tennis tournament didn’t feature a bevy of bombshells, but did set the table for what should be a wild final two rounds of tennis posturing. Locally, Warsaw were looking to win the NLC title outright after sweeping the round robin season unblemished. On the other …read more.

A popular transport company for the elderly is reportedly under investigation for Medicaid fraud and has been shut down for the alleged violations. Advanced Care Transport, based in Plymouth, was allegedly investigated by the Indiana Attorney General’s office last month and, as of Saturday, the business was closed. On Aug. 30, StaceyPageOnline.com received an email …read more.

ELKHART — There are just some points in a season when a tie is a win. Warsaw, needing to win the Northern Lakes Conference girls golf tournament just to share the NLC title with NorthWood, emerged from the brutal Bent Oak golf course eight strokes ahead to achieve its goal. Warsaw’s 373 gave the Lady …read more.

PLYMOUTH – The Warsaw football team answered the bell Friday night. The Tigers, one week after being hammered by heavyweight Homestead, dusted themselves off and decked Plymouth in the Northern Lakes Conference opener for both squads. Warsaw, dominant on both sides of the football, ripped the Rockies 26-7 to bounce back in a big, big …read more.

Warsaw football fans will get a chance to see the Tigers’ conference opener at Plymouth on WHME-TV. The Warsaw at Plymouth contest, slated for a 7:30 p.m. kickoff tonight (Aug. 31), is the WHME Game of the Week. The Northern Lakes Conference opener pitting the Tigers (1-1) versus the Rockies (1-1) will be shown on …read more.

SYRACUSE — For about two weeks, Wawasee had played very good volleyball. As the Northern Lakes Conference season opened Thursday night, not so good from the spikers from Syracuse. Plymouth used an 8-1 run to end the first game and never looked back in a 25-18, 25-19, 25-15 win over Wawasee in the NLC opener …read more.

Olympian Morgan Uceny will make an appearance Saturday in her hometown of Plymouth in conjunction with the Marshall County Blueberry Festival. Uceny, a 2003 Plymouth High School graduate, will speak briefly and sign autographs at 2 p.m. at the Plymouth Amphitheater. The Amphitheater is located across from the PHS soccer field, at the south entrance …read more.

WARSAW — In the course of three weeks, the girls golf teams from Warsaw, Plymouth and Wawasee high schools are going to see a lot of each other. And with each visit, an increasing amount of worth will piggyback the pleasantries. In the first occasion where all three teams competed together, Warsaw held its ground …read more.

Volleyball Picks Up First Win The Wawasee Lady Warrior volleyball program earned a much-needed win in what will be a very busy week of action. The Lady Warriors moved to 1-2 on the season after a 25-15, 25-14, 25-17 win at Lakeland. Alli Ousley had a big night for Wawasee, leading the team in kills …read more.

For a second time, a fall has taken Morgan Uceny out of championship contention. In lap three of the of the 1,500-meter final Friday, Uceny became tangled up as the pack began its sprint to the finish line. Uceny would up falling, taking herself from an outside front position to out of the race altogether. …read more.

The chance at a gold medal is now in sight for Plymouth’s Morgan Uceny. Finishing third with a time of 4:05.34 in the first heat of the 1,500-meter run at the London Olympics, Uceny’s placement sends her to the championship round on Friday. The first heat was very close, as the winner, Asli Cakir Alptekin …read more.

The local girl is still on a roll. Plymouth’s own Morgan Uceny continued to star in the 1,500-meter run at the London Olympics on Monday, finishing second in her heat of the first round of qualifiers. Uceny ran a 4:06.87 to finish second in the heat of the event, which continues Wednesday with the semi-finals. …read more.

James Hackworth and Brody Andrews, a  pair of former Tippecanoe Valley High School baseball standouts, helped Pymouth Post 27 reach the semifinals of its own Patriot Classic American Legion tournament which finished Sunday. The host Diamond Spyders, whose roster includes players from across the area, lost 3-0 to Highland Post 180 in the semifinals of …read more.

A 5K run/walk to benefit Plymouth native and U.S. Olympian Morgan Uceny is set for Saturday, July 14 in Plymouth. The event, which will raise funds to offset travel expenses for Uceny’s family to make the trip to London to watch her  compete, begins at 8 a.m. at Plymouth High School in the parking lot …read more.

Area high school basketball fans will get a chance to voice their opinions on the current multiple class state basketball tournament at Plymouth High School May 8. The site is one of 11 high schools across the state chosen as part of a Town Meeting Series by the IHSAA to discuss class basketball. IHSAA Commissioner …read more.