AKRON – A 2015-16 season preview for the Tippecanoe Valley boys basketball team.

WINONA LAKE – A 2015-16 season preview for the Lakeland Christian Academy boys basketball team.

WARSAW – A 2015-16 season preview for the Warsaw boys basketball team.

WARSAW – A preview of local boys swimming for the 2015-16 season.

BOURBON – A 2015-16 season preview for the Triton boys basketball team.

SOUTH WHITLEY – A season preview for the Whitko Wildcats girls basketball team.

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

WARSAW – A season preview for the 2015-16 Warsaw girls basketball team.

AKRON – The 2015-16 girls basketball season preview for Tippecanoe Valley.

WINONA LAKE – A preview of the 2015-16 girls basketball season for Lakeland Christian Academy.

BOURBON – A 2015-16 season preview for the Triton girls basketball team.

WINONA LAKE – Grace College’s men’s golf team may not have a senior on the squad, but the Lancers have their fair share of talent and experience in 2015.

WINONA LAKE – Women’s golf season preview for the Grace College Lady Lancers, which will kick off its inaugural season this Friday.

WINONA LAKE – Hopes are high for Grace’s women’s tennis team in 2015.

WINONA LAKE – Grace College’s men’s soccer team will kick off its 50th season of competition on Tuesday at Miller Athletic Complex.

A preview for the upcoming football season for Whitko.

WINONA LAKE – Grace’s women’s soccer team broke new ground in several ways in 2014, and they have plans for more new territory this fall.

WARSAW – A preview of local boys soccer teams for the 2015 season.

BOURBON – A preview of local volleyball teams for the 2015 season.

WARSAW – A preview of local boys tennis teams for the 2015 season.

WINONA LAKE – A new era begins this August for Grace College’s volleyball team. First-year head coach Katie Van Hofwegen is poised to imprint her unique style onto the Lady Lancers in 2015.

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.

A preview of the upcoming football season for Wawasee.

BOURBON – A hectic offseason had Triton football scrambling, but the Trojans have a new identity under new head coach Ron Brown and should be ready to go for an optimistic season.

BOURBON – Triton’s girls tennis team surprised even themselves last season in their march to the sectional finals of the Bremen Sectional. But feelings of both optimism and skepticism surround the Triton team as spring ushers in a new season. Triton seemed to have all the right pieces fall into place last season as the …read more.

SYRACUSE – More than 600 people watched Wawasee’s softball offseason motivation begin as Leo celebrated a regional title in Syracuse last June. Most of the Lady Warriors have been counting down to the season on social media and in offseason training ever since, especially when Leo won the Class 3-A softball state title. “I don’t …read more.

HUNTINGTON – Team glory may have faded for much of the area gymnastics teams after the sectionals shook out last Saturday, but six teams and a handful of individuals are still hoping to perform their way to a state finals berth this Friday as part of the Huntington North Gymnastics Regional. Elkhart Central was the …read more.

INDIANAPOLIS – Dreams will become reality for eight girls basketball teams Saturday at the 40th annual IHSAA Girls Basketball State Finals. For the first time since 2007 (Wawasee, 3A) Kosciusko County will be represented in a championship contest as Tippecanoe Valley will face Princeton in the class 3A championship game. Here is a title tilt …read more.

BOURBON – Thankfully for the Triton boys basketball team, the sectional is played in March and not December. The Trojans, 4-5 after Christmas break officially ended Jan. 3, have been on a roll ever since. Triton won six of its next seven games, navigating through the Northern State Conference all the while. Heading into the …read more.

The roads to sectional swim glory, which ultimately will merge onto the highway to the IHSAA boys swimming state finals, will feature much different surfaces for the Warsaw, Wawasee and Tippecanoe Valley boys swim teams this weekend as the sectional swim tournaments begin around the state Thursday evening. Host Warsaw will likely have the easiest …read more.

WARSAW – Experience will be a key, but numbers will be a priority as Warsaw’s gymnastics team prepares for the 2015 competition season. The Lady Tigers are returning a decent core group of gymnasts to the equipment this season, but will have to lean upon the group to do its scoring. Warsaw will start the …read more.

SYRACUSE – Holy numbers, Batman! It took longtime Wawasee gymnastics head coach Nika Prather a few extra seconds to marvel at the sight of her team assembling for the preseason team photo. Equipment was still spread all over the south side of the annex gym, practice suits still tagged and hanging from racks, many of …read more.

SOUTH WHITLEY – It is a curious time to be a fan of Whitko boys basketball. After one of the more dismal seasons the program had ever faced last year, a rejuvenation of sorts, perhaps even a revival of a proud program has begun. The catalyst? Meet coach Roger Fleetwood. A pedigree most down programs …read more.

WARSAW – The ushering in of the boys basketball season is always an exciting time at Warsaw Community High School. This season is no different for the Tigers, which bring back a strong core of a team that was on the brink of big things last season. There should be no setbacks entering the campaign, …read more.

WARSAW – It will be a final go-round for several accomplished Warsaw boys swimming seniors, but there won’t be any sentimental victory lap for the Tigers in what should be a very exciting season. Derek Jeter and Mariano Rivera may have got their farewell tours with the New York Yankees, adorned with gifts at each …read more.

BOURBON – Triton boys basketball coach Jason Groves isn’t big into worrying about the past. Just worrying about what is ahead of him. But the thought of not winning a sectional title, the first time the Trojans did not party into a regional since 2007, did not sit well with the head coach in the …read more.

SYRACUSE – For the first time in a lifetime, literally, the target will be pinned squarely on Wawasee’s girls swim team’s swimsuits. Sectional champs for the first time since 1999. Northern Lakes Conference champions and undefeated for the first time since 1996. Drawing envy from Concord AND Northridge for the first time ever. It’s an …read more.

AKRON – Tippecanoe Valley girls basketball coach Chris Kindig saw his team put in a lot of time and work in the offseason. He now hopes that his committed players reap the rewards for their dedication. “We had the best offseason since I’ve been the coach,” said Kindig as he readies for his fifth season …read more.

WINONA LAKE – With two years of IHSAA sanctioned basketball under its belt, Lakeland Christian Academy is ready to take on its next challenge, welcoming in Brian Harshman as its new girls basketball head coach. Harshman is no stranger to LCA and the basketball scene, having coached the girls junior high program and boys JV …read more.

BOURBON – Triton’s girls basketball team is sick of being second fiddle. It’s time for a change. Having been ranked, highly competitive in the Northern State Conference and winners of 68 games in the past three seasons, Triton has been right there. But at the end of the past three year’s schedules is a loss …read more.

WINONA LAKE – Coming off back-to-back regular season championships in the Crossroads League, Grace’s men’s tennis team has reloaded for another charge at the league title. Despite graduating three starters from the 2013 squad, head coach Larry Schuh is confident of the Lancers’ depth and ability to keep the pace in 2014. “I do not …read more.

BOURBON – New Triton volleyball coach Samantha Willsey looks out on the court at her team during a preseason practice and sees a lot to like. The Trojans possess impressive height to go with plenty of athleticism. But there’s something else that Willsey has seen out of the group in the preseason that pleases her …read more.

WARSAW – Warsaw girls soccer head coach Peter Lucht has found himself in an unenviable position in his second year. For the second time in as many years he has guided the Lady Tigers, he is needing to fill a major position on the pitch following the graduation of one of the program’s finest players. …read more.

WINONA LAKE – In their second full season under head coach Bill Barr, Grace’s baseball team has transformed its identity. The Lancers are characterized by hard work and fundamentals – two traits that Barr is hoping will translate to success in the 2014 season. A long, snowy winter has only increased the team’s excitement for …read more.

BOURBON – It took a complete team effort from an opponent most in northern Indiana had never heard of to keep Triton from hanging its second boys basketball championship banner from the rafters. It was those 32 minutes from Borden that has the 2013-14 Triton Trojans more focused than ever on getting back to Indianapolis. …read more.

BOURBON – There wasn’t much solace on the faces of Triton’s girls basketball team as it walked off the court last year. What was a very solid season still left a bitter taste, and Triton vows to sweeten the pot this season. On the wrong side of a 38-point loss to Oregon-Davis at the sectional …read more.

The time is now for the Triton boys golf team. After running out of steam in last year’s regional round, the Trojans will look to ride a strong group of upperclassmen to the next level. The majority of that weight will be carried by Quentyn Carpenter and Ryan Rapp, two seniors who have both seen …read more.

SYRACUSE — Wawasee were so close, they could taste it. But the bitter taste left after falling to Lakeland, 2-0, in the Fairfield Sectional championship game has lingered all winter. The Lady Warrior softball program are looking to bounce back this season with a lot of familiar faces led by a first-year head coach Hans …read more.

If Hamlet were a gymnastics coach, he may begrudgingly proclaim, “To beam or not to beam, that is the question.” And then immediately begin fretting about the uneven bars. As the Wawasee Gymnastics Sectional looms on the horizon, the cornucopia of balance beam, uneven bars, floor exercises and vaults begin at 11 a.m. this Saturday …read more.

BOURBON — It’s a regular season Triton hasn’t experienced that often, but an expectation the Trojans cannot shake. In the five seasons since Triton won the state championship in 2008, the Triton Trojan basketball team had not lost five games during the regular season before the month of February. After sorting through a brutal December …read more.

WARSAW – Doug Ogle’s approach to the sectional for his Warsaw boys basketball team is a realistic and appropriate one. “We have everything to gain and nothing to lose in the sectional,” said Ogle. “No one looks at us and expects us to win the sectional this year.” The Tigers (10-9), whose last sectional title …read more.

Will there be much drama this weekend in the area boys swimming sectionals? While the Northern Lakes Conference boys swimming finals provided some drama with Northridge and Warsaw pitting most of its stars head-to-head, the separation of those two programs may take out some of the drama heading into the state tournament. Can The Raiders …read more.

Be sure to get a program at the door this winter. The looks of the two Kosciusko County gymnastics teams will feature a handful of new faces, some thrust into varsity roles right from the get-go. So Warsaw and Wawasee gymnastics fans, head’s up. Lady Warriors Heading Into Banner Year The Wawasee gymnastics team will …read more.

SYRACUSE — If there is one thing for certain, a good portion of the Wawasee swim team won’t be able to drive the team bus this year. A team roster that has two-thirds of its members as sophomores or freshmen, Wawasee are green in age, but there are several members that have at least one …read more.

SOUTH WHITLEY — Expectations are high as a new season is on the horizon in South Whitley. Last year’s team ended its season in the sectional championship game, and with the defeat came the loss of a solid senior class led by All-Stater Logan Irwin. The dynamic graduate, who is now playing basketball at Stetson …read more.

SYRACUSE — How Wawasee progresses through the 2012-13 boys basketball season may be entirely up them. What the Warriors already know is the pace once again will be brisk once again. A roster hit hard last season by injuries and into this fall with big graduation numbers leaves plenty of holes and questions for what …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.

BOURBON — Normally in November, fans in and around Bourbon are setting the bar high for the Triton boys basketball team. While the expectations are sky-high as usual for the Trojans, the girls team have quietly moved into the conversation of one of the better teams in the area, let alone the state. Naturally, the …read more.

WINONA LAKE — Head coach Scott Blum has a fresh batch of talent for the 2012-13 edition of the Grace’s women’s basketball team. The Lady Lancers are coming off their best season in program history and hope to build on that success with a mix of upperclassman leadership and new talent. Grace had its first …read more.

WINONA LAKE — The Grace College cross country team brings in a talented roster for the 2012 season. Under the direction of third-year head coach Jeff Raymond, the Lancers hope to fully realize their potential for both the men’s and women’s squads. “Our biggest goal for the year is to continue showing improvement, not just …read more.

As is the model each year as July’s swimming pool and suntan dreams turn to August’s school books and two-a-day practice nightmares, fall sports ushers that bittersweet taste of good and bad. It’s no fault of their own, but the girls golfers begin the season as the calendar flips from July to August, and the …read more.