GOSHEN – Luke Griner of Wawasee claimed a sectional title in the 800 Thursday night.

WARSAW – The Warsaw Girls Track Sectional had some flavor Tuesday as a variety of athletes won sectional titles.

SYRACUSE – Wawasee used its track meet against Elkhart Memorial and Goshen Wednesday to prep for the upcoming NLC meet.

SYRACUSE – NorthWood defeated Wawasee 93-39 in NLC boys track Wednesday.

SYRACUSE – Warsaw’s girls track team won another two duals against Wawasee and NorthWood, the Warriors splitting with a win over the Panthers Tuesday night.

COLUMBIA CITY – Wawasee had sound individual performances among its boys and girls track duals Monday night at Columbia City.

KOKOMO – Warsaw won its fifth straight girls track regional title Tuesday at Kokomo, and Whitko’s Kaitlyn Reed will make a repeat appearance at the IHSAA State Finals next weekend.

GOSHEN – A young Wawasee boys track team gained valuable experience in the Goshen Sectional Thursday night.

WARSAW — A recap of the 2016 Warsaw Girls Track and Field Sectional.

WARSAW – The Warsaw boys track team pieced together its sixth straight Northern Lakes Conference team title Wednesday night.

WARSAW – The Lady Tigers steamrolled the competition at the Northern Lakes Conference Girls Track Championships Wednesday, winning its 11th straight team title.

WARSAW – Warsaw’s boys track team pieced together a pair of wins against Concord and Wawasee Thursday night.

NAPPANEE – NorthWood used plenty of frontline talent to trump Wawasee, 78-54, Tuesday in girls track.

SYRACUSE — The East Noble boys track team left town with a 69-62 victory over Wawasee Tuesday night.

SYRACUSE — A recap from the season opening meet between East Noble and Wawasee in girls track and field.

BLOOMINGTON – Clayton Cook and JJ Gilmer saved their best for last Friday night. The faces of the faces of the Wawasee track program were both jubilant at the last too and for very good reason. Cook claimed a state championship and Gilmer earned a state runner-up finish in the IHSAA State Finals contested on …read more.

SYRACUSE –  Both Clayton Cook and JJ Gilmer know what it’s like to stand on the awards podium at the biggest track and field meet of the season. The pair of Wawasee standouts hope their final climb on that podium come Friday takes them a little higher up than in years past. The duo of …read more.

SOUTH BEND – It was a regional to remember for the Wawasee boys track team Thursday night. Clayton Cook proved once again to be the top hurdler in northern Indiana. JJ Gilmer soared to a regional championship in the high jump. The 4 X 100 relay team etched its name into program history by earning …read more.

The Warsaw boys track team won a regional championship a year ago on the very last event of the night. Coach Matt Thacker sure would not mind if somehow history repeats itself come Thursday night at South Bend St. Joseph. The Tigers, who have won two regional championships in a row and three of the …read more.

GOSHEN – Clayton Cook said that nothing was hurting him Thursday night. That was a bad thing for his competition in the Goshen Boys Track Sectional. The Wawasee star put the hurt on his opponents in dominating fashion in collecting a pair of individual championships to lead the Warriors. Cook, a state finalist in the …read more.

Warsaw boys track coach Matt Thacker has seen his team rise to the challenge several times this season. Wawasee boys track coach Scott Lancaster has seen his top tier guys perform at a high level. Both coaches still hope that the best is yet to come starting Thursday night at the biggest moment of the …read more.

WARSAW – The Wawasee girls track and field team competed as a full team for the final time this season Tuesday night at the 2015 Warsaw Girls Track and Field Sectional Meet. The Lady Warriors finished fifth overall in the 13-team field with 45 points and advanced in five events to next week’s regional while …read more.

WARSAW – Make it a perfect 10 for the Warsaw girls track program. The WCHS ladies were once again queens of the Northern Lakes Conference Meet Tuesday night. Host Warsaw used a pair of record-setting performances on a chilly night to claim its 10th straight NLC Meet championship. The Tigers, led by the outstanding trio …read more.

DUNLAP – A pair of distinctly different, yet very impressive, storylines played out Thursday night in Northern Lakes Conference boys track action at Concord. Neither was a surprise either. The Warsaw boys track team, on the strength of another strong team effort, extended its winning streak in NLC competition. Wawasee senior star Clayton Cook was …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.

PLYMOUTH – Oh to be finally be outdoors! That was the feeling for the Wawasee boys track team as it finally competed in its first outdoor meet of the season. The Warriors traveled to the Rock Pile for their season opener against Northern Lakes Conference foe Plymouth. Wawasee lost ground in a few areas leading …read more.

[weaver_youtube 0ZhH-2zxVtI rel=0] WARSAW – There wasn’t any question which team was the better of the trio competing in girls track Tuesday night. Warsaw answered the bell time and again in the Northern Lakes Conference duals against visiting Wawasee and Northridge. Warsaw reigned supreme in 14 of the 16 events, taking all of the track …read more.

A lot of the names may have changed this spring for the Warsaw boys track program. The high expectations for the team definitely have not though. The Tigers look to continue on the recent run of stellar seasons. Warsaw has dominated the Northern Lakes Conference for the past several years, won its fourth sectional title …read more.

WARSAW – The Warsaw girls track team has two key ingredients this season. The Tigers boast both quality and quantity. It’s a combination that coach Scott Erba expects to see continue the recent run of success by his outstanding program. “We’re big in numbers this year (79) and hopefully we will be big in performances …read more.

SYRACUSE – Wawasee will have a few new faces in its athletic department for the start of the 2014-15 season. Last Tuesday the school board approved the hiring of Scott Lancaster as Wawasee’s new assistant athletic director. Lancaster is a well-known person in the Wawasee community as he began teaching for the corporation in 2000. …read more.

SYRACUSE – It’s not like these two haven’t been here before. Standing idly along the fence line at Warrior Field Tuesday, Clayton Cook was surrounded by three coaches and two teammates. As the group laughed and carried on during the light training session, Wawasee boys track head coach Scott Lancaster regained form and ushered, “Hey, …read more.

[weaver_youtube meXAPWhbFQ0 rel=0] GOSHEN – The path is clearly marked at the beginning of the track season. Conference, then sectional, then regional, then state. After Wawasee took its steps Thursday night at the Goshen Boys Track Sectional, the path is yet to be defined for several athletes. Wawasee head coach Scott Lancaster, using his famous line, …read more.

The Warsaw boys track team will be a familiar spot again tonight. The Tigers are the team to beat as postseason action commences with sectional competition statewide. Warsaw is the heavy favorite to make it four straight sectional championships as the cream of the crop in the 11-team field at the Goshen Sectional. The Tigers, …read more.

WARSAW – The back of the team T-shirts for the Warsaw girls track program this season boasts the motto “Leave Nothing Behind.” The Tigers, once again on Tuesday night, as has become a tradition left “Everyone Behind” in winning another sectional championship. Senior star Ann Harvuot led the way as the hosts had the mosts …read more.

WARSAW – Clayton Cook did what was expected of him Tuesday night. That meant that the Wawasee standout turned in another outstanding series of performances. Cook was the man for the Warriors in leading his team to a second-place finish in the Northern Lakes Conference Meet. Cook, a junior who also excels on the football …read more.

NAPPANEE – Not a bad way to close out the regular season. The Wawasee boys track team notched two more wins Wednesday night, beating host NorthWood, 86.33-45.66, and besting Elkhart Memorial, 78-54, to finish the Northern Lakes Conference round robin 6-1. Wawasee got there with three individual wins from Clayton Cook and two field victories …read more.

[weaver_youtube kncQF6gfzuk rel=0] SYRACUSE – It’s almost as if Mother Nature is showing her hand in not liking track. Whether it’s girls duals on Tuesdays or boys meets on Thursdays, the weather this spring has just been rotten, notably in Northern Lakes Conference competition in April. May began with the same issues, with biting wind …read more.

[weaver_youtube U16i8PKlFiU rel=0] NAPPANEE – It’s a phrase the Wawasee girls track program hasn’t exclaimed in eight years. “Win streak!” Despite the 35-mile-per-hour crosswinds across Andrews Field and periodic spurts of heavy, piercing rain, the Wawasee girls track team defeated NorthWood, 83-49, Tuesday evening to pick up its second win of the season. While it’s …read more.

[weaver_youtube spEXc2KxMWc rel=0] SYRACUSE – Wawasee used the wind and some unlikely names to post a very solid 81-51 Northern Lakes Conference boys track win over Plymouth Thursday night at a blustery Warrior Field. Before the state goes on red alert with this time – 10.51 – in the 100-meter dash by Wawasee’s Clayton Cook, …read more.

[weaver_youtube hzQRwtemPsU rel=0] GOSHEN – Not too shabby for a first night out. Wawasee, running its first outdoor boys track meet of the season, broke five-year losing streaks to both Northridge and Goshen with wins at Foreman Field Thursday night. The Warriors, which hadn’t beaten Northridge or Goshen head-to-head since the 2008 season, bested the …read more.

[weaver_youtube 3p-xLHuMYis rel=0] GOSHEN – After nearly a month of cancellations, delays and more indoor practices, the Wawasee girls track team finally were outside and running against an opponent from another school. In the Northern Lakes Conference opener for Wawasee, Plymouth and host Goshen Wednesday evening, the meet was a chance for all three schools …read more.

MARION – A trio of area track standouts earned All-State honors Saturday during the Hoosier State Relays State Finals. The Wawasee duo of JJ Gilmer and Clayton Cook, along with Warsaw’s Seth Fouts, all had impressive performances to cap the indoor season at Indiana Wesleyan University. Gilmer cleared 6-4 to earn a fourth-place finish in …read more.

SYRACUSE – Let’s face it, winter has been brutal. If there has been a ray of hope, it’s that some of the snow has melted. There is grass underneath the tundra! While the fields and tracks slowly thaw out, Wawasee’s boys track team opened its season with a bang and have already set a pace …read more.

SYRACUSE – Trending upward is the hope for the Wawasee girls track program. After a rough 2013 spring season and returning just one senior for the 2014 campaign, head coach Scott Lancaster is hoping his team can find some identity as it grows through the final two months of the school year. “We’ve got great …read more.

KOKOMO – Wawasee boys track coach Scott Lancaster expected great things out of both JJ Gilmer and Clayton Cook at the Kokomo Regional Thursday night. The dynamic duo didn’t disappoint him. The stellar sophomores performed like seasoned veterans on a cold and blustery night at Walter Cross Field. Gilmer soared to a regional championship in …read more.

GOSHEN – All was not lost for Wawasee at the Goshen Boys Track Sectional. While several areas of strength did not show well as the sectional unfolded Thursday night for the Wawasee boys track program, there were a few moments of glory that will parlay into regional appearances at Kokomo next Thursday. Early noise from …read more.

WARSAW – Wawasee boys and girls track coach Scott Lancaster wore a big smile at the end of the Northern Lakes Conference Meet Tuesday night. The Warrior mentor saw a lot to like from both of his teams in the finale of the conference season played out under ideal weather conditions at the Tigers Athletic …read more.

SYRACUSE – The Warrior boys track team lucked out with its only home meet of the season as it was one of the few meets to not be rained out this season. Unfortunately, it happened on a night when Wawasee could have used some thunder and lightning in its performance. The Warriors dropped both matches …read more.

SYRACUSE — When it rains in northern Indiana, it pours. Another night of high school track faced less than stellar conditions as NorthWood and host Wawasee decided to forge ahead with its scheduled Northern Lakes Conference track meet Tuesday night. In many regards, the 73-59 final score by NorthWood over Wawasee was the brightest news …read more.

[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Q0oQqu3c9I] GOSHEN – It was a perfect night to take a step forward. What else is there to do at a rare track meet this spring? After suffering through a miserable first few weeks to the so-called spring sports season, Goshen hosted a Northern Lakes Conference boys track triangular Monday night that featured the …read more.

GOSHEN – Wawasee boys track coach Scott Lancaster was concerned with seeing improvement from his team Saturday in the Goshen Relays. The Warrior boss got his wish. “I thought we competed well,” said Lancaster after seeing his team finish in fifth place among 23 teams in Class B competition at Foreman Field. “We wanted to …read more.

NAPPANEE – Matt Thacker of Warsaw and Scott Lancaster of Wawasee were in complete agreement on one thing Monday night. It was so nice to finally get a chance for the pair of boys track coaches to get to see their teams compete outdoors. Mother Nature finally relented enough Monday evening, although she did throw …read more.

SYRACUSE — Concord didn’t need a full bus to bring enough talent to pick up two wins. The depth of Goshen was just what it needed to get a win over Wawasee. Concord brought just a mini bus full of girls track athletes Tuesday night, but swept both Wawasee, 75-56, and Goshen, 70-62. The Lady …read more.

There’s good news and there’s also bad news as the Warsaw girls track team hopes to finally start its 2013 season. The Tigers, who had their first three meets of the season cancelled due to the cold weather, are scheduled to host Plymouth and NorthWood tonight (April 9) in the season and conference opener. The …read more.

With the vast collection of talent on his roster, it’s easy to understand why Matt Thacker is anxious to see his Warsaw boys track team get the chance to perform outdoors. The talented Tiger team will get its chance one of these days when Mother Nature decides to cooperate. Warsaw has seen its first three …read more.