ELKHART – The Elkhart Memorial High School softball program will host a clinic on Saturday, Dec. 15. The clinic is open to young ladies in grades 3-8 and will be held in the Fieldhouse at EMHS. Girls in grades 3-5 will attend from 3-4:15 p.m. with those in grades 6-8 from 4:30-6 p.m. Players should …read more.

The Wawasee All-Stars 14U softball team were the champions at the Wahoo Finale Softball Tournament at Warsaw. The Wawasee team were 6-1 in the two-day tournament. In the front row, from left, are Christy Carson, Bridgette Yoder, Lyric Lambright, Lexy Dillon and Carmen Yoder. In the middle row are Hannah Haines, Riley Kunkle, Nicole Streby, …read more.

The Indiana Lazers Girls Fastpitch Softball Organization will holds tryouts for the 2013 season Aug. 4-5 at the Warsaw Community High School Softball Complex. Tryouts will be conducted for 10U, 12U, 14U and 16U teams and your child’s age as of Jan. 1, 2013 determines which team they should tryout for. The Lazers just completed …read more.

It took one bad inning, but the mistakes were enough to flood an 18-5 loss for the Wawasee All-Stars 12U softball team to the Indiana Mayhem Wednesday evening at the NSA B World Series. Trailing just 8-4 heading into the sixth inning, a handful of errors allowed the Mayhem to blow the game wide open, …read more.

The young ladies from Kosciusko County kept the beat going at the NSA B 12U World Series. The Wawasee All-Stars 12U softball team won its third game in a row, 13-2, over the Illinois Blazers in a run-rule game in Valparaiso. The Blazer were no match for Wawasee, which had 18 hits in 29 plate …read more.

In what will remain a very busy week in the region, Wawasee All-Stars 12U softball team have made the most of its opportunities. The local girls swept their two games of pool K at the NSA B World Series in Valparaiso, becoming a top seed heading into the winner’s bracket of the five-day, four-game minimum …read more.

There will be another opportunity today (July 22) for persons to get to meet some true American heroes. The National Wounded Warrior Amputee Softball Team, which played a pair of exhibition games Saturday in Goshen and Elkhart, is scheduled to take part in the Elkhart County 4-A Fair Parade in Goshen. The group of inspirational …read more.

My favorite sports team to cheer for has always been the New York Yankees. Let me correct myself. My favorite sports team to cheer for used to be the New York Yankees. A slow-pitch softball team, appropriately enough called Warriors, changed all that for me in a short time Saturday night. I had the privilege …read more.

The Indiana Shock Travel Softball program is looking for coaches for its 10U and 12U teams. The Shock is trying to line up coaches prior to team tryouts in August. For more information, contact Adam West at (574) 527-6080, Jennifer Day at (260) 901-0901, Matt Howard at (260) 982-2855 or Kelly McKee at (260) 578-6225. …read more.

The Wawasee 12U All-Star softball team were notified Monday evening it will be a wild card participant in the NSA ‘B’ North World Series, to be played July 23-29 in at various sites in northwest Indiana. Wawasee qualified by placing fifth at the 12U ‘B’ North State tournament in Warsaw over the weekend. The Wawasee …read more.

Warsaw senior softball standout Kendra Marshall has been honored as the Northern National Player of the week for May 14 by the National Fastpitch Coaches Association. Marshall, a shortstop for coach Jim Speicher’s Tigers, hit .722 for the week by going 13-18 at the dish. The Valparaiso-University bound Marshall had six doubles and four home …read more.

Four members of the Warsaw softball team and a pair of Wawasee players earned first-team All-Northern Lakes Conference honors for the 2012 season. Tabbed from the Tigers were Kelsey Dotson, Kendra Marshall, Cari O’Hara and Ashley Ousley. Earning first-team accolades for Wawasee were Gabi Routson and Madi Anderson. Champion Northridge, which won the NLC title …read more.

The Triton softball team saw its season come to an end Friday in the championship game of the South Central Sectional. The host Satellites topped the Trojans 6-3 in the finale of the Class 1-A sectional tournament. Triton defeated Michigan City Marquette Catholic and Westville to earn a spot in the sectional  finals. South Central …read more.

The Triton softball team will play for a sectional championship Friday at South Central (Union Mills). The Trojans earned a spot in the Class 1-A finale with a 7-6 semifinal game win over Westville Wednesday. Triton will face host South Central in the title tilt Friday at 4:30 p.m. CT. South Central beat Argos 18-1 …read more.

ELKHART – History did not repeat itself for the Warsaw softball program in postseason play Wednesday night. The Tigers saw their 2012 campaign come to an end with a 6-1 loss to No. 4 Northridge in semifinal action of the Class 4-A Elkhart Memorial Sectional. Warsaw was hoping to duplicate its sectional success from 2011 …read more.

Triton piled up the runs to the tune of a 19-6 win  over Michigan City Marquette in the Class 1-A South Central Sectional Tuesday. The Trojans disposed of the Blazers in five innings for the tournament win. Triton advances to play Westville Wednesday at 4:30 p.m. CT in a semifinal game. Westville defeated Culver 13-0 …read more.

Warsaw’s stellar senior duo of Kelsey Dotson and Kendra Marshall have been selected as first-team All-State softball selections by the ICGSA. The pair will also play in the ICGSA 2012 Indiana All-Star Classic on June 23 at the Cherry Tree Softball Complex in Carmel as members of the North All-Star team. Both of them were …read more.

The Tippecanoe Valley softball team saw its season end Monday evening with a 10-0 loss to Lakeland in first-round play of the Class 3-A Fairfield Sectional. Ashlynn Grubb fired a no-hitter for Lakeland. She had seven strikeouts and one walk in the victory. Grubb also had three hits and three RBI. Kassidy Shepherd took the …read more.

By SCOTT DAVIDSON Sports Editor ELKHART – Mark McGwire and Jose Canseco hammered home run after home run in prodigious fashion as the infamous “Bash Brothers” for the Oakland A’s in the late 1980s and early 1990s. In Kelsey Dotson and Kendra Marshall, the Warsaw girls softball team has their own version of prolific power …read more.

By SCOTT DAVIDSON Sports Editor WARSAW – When opportunity knocked this softball season for Cari O’Hara, the Warsaw senior made sure to answer its call. In fact, the Tiger pitcher made the most of it by turning her chance into a record-setting year. The stellar season for the cool, calm and collected O’Hara has been …read more.

LAKELAND RUN-RULES WAWASEE BASEBALL A 1-0 game headed into the bottom of the fourth inning quickly turned into an 11-1 Lakeland rout Saturday afternoon in Lagrange. Lakeland posted five runs in the fourth and another five-spot in the fifth to separate the two teams. Alex Pearson held Wawasee (6-19 overall) to just four hits. Gage …read more.

By SCOTT DAVIDSON Sports Editor  Cari O’Hara’s senior year on the softball diamond has been nothing short of remarkable. The Warsaw pitcher capped the sensational season in very appropriate record-setting style Friday night in the regular-season finale. O’Hara notched her school record 15th win this spring as the Tigers posted a 16-1 victory at Tippecanoe …read more.

SOFTBALL SQUAD POSTS NLC WIN The Warsaw softball team wrapped up Northern Lakes Conference play Thursday night with a 7-1 victory at Elkhart Memorial. Senior star Kelsey Dotson smacked a two-run homer, her ninth of the season, to pace the Tigers.  The IU-bound catcher also had three RBI in the league win. Warsaw, who will …read more.

DIRTBAGS REBOUND FOR UPSET WIN Wawasee saw a 9-0 lead evaporate before rallying with three runs in the bottom of the seventh inning to stun Concord, 12-11, at Wawasee in the final Northern Lakes Conference baseball game for both teams. The Warriors put up its largest inning output of the season, nine runs, in the …read more.

By SCOTT DAVIDSON Sports Editor WARSAW –  Never let it be said that there’s not a lot of fight in the Warsaw softball team. The Tigers may not have gotten a win on Senior Night Tuesday, but the hosts went toe-to-toe with one of the state’s highly regarded squads. Kendra Marshall had some Senior Night …read more.

By SCOTT DAVIDSON Sports Editor DUNLAP – The Warsaw softball team had a lot to play for Monday night. It showed as the Tigers were in the swing of things all night long in crushing Concord 15-6 in a Northern Lakes Conference contest. Warsaw got off the bus swinging their bats to wrap up second …read more.

  The Lakeland Christian Academy softball team won its first game at Fort Wayne Wayne Saturday. The Cougars, fielding a team for the first time since 2000,  took the second game of a twin bill 19-7 after losing the opener 22-12. Catie Cavell had the play of the day in the opener as she had …read more.

SOFTBALL TEAM WINS TOURNEY A pair of strong pitching performances by Cari O’Hara and the big bats of Kelsey Dotson and Kendra Marshall helped Warsaw win its own Tiger Tourney Saturday. The Tigers edged Peru 4-3 in game one as senior O’Hara collected  her 12th win. Marshall doubled and Kayla Snider  drove in a pair …read more.

RAIDERS ROLL TIGERS The Class 4-A No. 5 Northridge softball team captured at least a share of the Northern Lakes Conference title Friday night with a 13-1 win at Warsaw. Haley Nixon improved to 19-0 in the circle for the undefeated Raiders with a two-hitter. Kendra Marshall had a double and an RBI to lead …read more.

ROUTSON STIFLES PLYMOUTH Gabi Routson led the charge in the circle, tossing a five-hitter at Plymouth while her teammates did the damage at the plate in a 7-0 Wawasee softball win Friday night in Syracuse. Routson did not walk a batter and struck out 13 Lady Pilgrims while adding an RBI single of her own. …read more.

  The postseason path in the state tournament series is known for area prep softball teams. The IHSAA conducted the draw this afternoon for the 28th annual tourney. Sectional play begins Monday, May 21 with finals slated for May 24 or 25. One-game regionals are Tuesday, May 29 at 7 p.m. with semi states on …read more.

MARSHALL PACES SOFTBALL WIN Kendra Marshall had a huge day at the dish as Warsaw beat NorthWood 12-2 in a Northern Lakes Conference game Wednesday at WCHS. The senior went 4-4, hitting for the cycle. Marshall hit her fifth homer of the season and had five RBI in the victory. Kelsey Dotson smacked her seventh …read more.

MONIOT OVERPOWER DIRTBAGS Northridge’s Austin Moniot tossed a gem at Wawasee Wednesday night in Syracuse, allowing just three hits in a 7-0 win. Moniot surrendered just three hits in the complete game for the Raiders (15-4 overall, 9-2 Northern Lakes Conference), which kept their stronghold on the conference standings heading into the final week of …read more.

Rivalries will be put aside Wednesday night in an effort to join forces against a greater enemy. Warsaw Community High School is hosting a special event, “Fight Like A Girl” – a cancer awareness benefit which sends half the proceeds to Amy’s Angels, representing Amy Hosier, a college softball player from the University of Georgia …read more.

WAWASEE SOFTBALL THUMPS CONCORD Wawasee softball jumped out to a quick 6-0 lead on Concord and didn’t let up in a 10-4 win Tuesday night at the Wawasee softball complex. The game, which was postponed to Tuesday because of Monday rain, had Wawasee score four runs in the first inning and two more in the …read more.

Warsaw Athletic Events April 23-28 Monday Baseball vs. NorthWood, 5 p.m. Softball at NorthWood, 5 p.m. Girls’ Tennis vs. Carroll, 4:30 p.m. Tuesday Girls’ Tennis vs. Elkhart Memorial, 5 p.m. Girls Track vs. Goshen, 5 p.m. Wednesday Baseball vs. Northridge, 5 p.m. Softball at Northridge, 4:45 p.m. Thursday Baseball at Elkhart Central, 5 p.m. Boys’ …read more.