WARSAW – Major League Baseball’s work stoppage left a pair of minor league hopefuls on hold without many answers to their futures.

CEDAR RAPIDS, IA – Clinton advances to the Midwest League baseball championship, set to meet South Bend.

CLINTON, Iowa – Tanner Andrews is making an impact in his professional baseball journey.

ROCHESTER – Tippecanoe Valley graduate and former Purdue pitching ace Tanner Andrews was drafted by the Miami Marlins Tuesday.

CHAPEL HILL, N.C. – The Purdue baseball team saw its stellar season come to an end in the NCAA Regional Sunday.

CHAPEL HILL, N.C. – The Purdue baseball team dropped a 9-1 final to Houston in the NCAA Tournament Friday night.

WEST LAFAYETTE – Purdue ace and former Tippecanoe Valley High School star Tanner Andrews is ready to lead the Boilers into the NCAA Baseball Tournament.

WEST LAFAYETTE – The Purdue baseball team and former Tippecanoe Valley star Tanner Andrews is headed for the NCAA Tournament.

OMAHA – Former Tippecanoe Valley star Tanner Andrews helped Purdue finish second in the Big 10 Tournament Sunday.

WEST LAFAYETTE – Former Tippecanoe Valley star Tanner Andrews was superb in pitching Purdue past No. 17 Michigan Thursday.

WEST LAFAYETTE – Former Tippecanoe Valley star Tanner Andrews has overcome much to become the ace of the Purdue pitching staff.

WEST LAFAYETTE – Former Tippecanoe Valley three-sport star Tanner Andrews has come a long way as a pitcher at Purdue.

ROSEMONT, ILL. – Purdue pitcher and former Tippecanoe Valey star Tanner Andrews has been honored by the Big Ten.

WEST LAFAYETTE – Former Tippecanoe Valley star Tanner Andrews is the Big Ten Pitcher of the Week.

AKRON – Anyone that had the privilege of seeing Tanner Andrews play for the Tippecanoe Valley Vikings over the past four years knows that the young man is as talented of an athlete that will ever walk the halls of the Akron high school. In his time as a Viking, Andrews made an impact in …read more.

SOUTH WHITLEY – Sometimes you just have to make a statement. The NorthWood baseball team won 16 games and a share of the Northern Lakes Conference title in the regular season, both feats say a lot of what they team is capable of, but a new challenge awaits the Panthers. NorthWood started its road to …read more.

[weaver_youtube 1KYFFKRY5ao rel=0] SOUTH WHITLEY – Camouflage is primarily used in battle to hide from an enemy. On Monday night the Whitko baseball team donned its digital camouflage jerseys for its Three Rivers Conference battle against its biggest rival, Tippecanoe Valley. The uniforms seemed almost too fitting for the Wildcats, a team trying to hide …read more.

AKRON – Tanner Andrews made it official Monday. The Tippecanoe Valley star is now set to be a Boilermaker. Andrews signed to continue his baseball career on the collegiate level in West Lafayette next season. Andrews, a pitcher/shortstop for coach Brandon Cody’s team, is arguably the most successful athlete in Tippecanoe Valley athletic history.  Andrews …read more.

[weaver_youtube oKJAv5e7XIA rel=0] WARSAW – New York Yankees legend Yogi Berra would have been proud of the Warsaw baseball team on Wednesday night. The Tigers made it known that Berra had a point when he famously said, “It’s not over till it’s over.” Warsaw stunned its county rivals by scoring 10 unanswered runs to beat …read more.

INDIANAPOLIS  – Fifteen seniors and fifteen underclass boys basketball players have earned IBCA/Subway First Team All-State honors for 2013-14. Also, 120 additional players were selected as Honorable Mention IBCA/Subway Senior All-State and 120 additional juniors, sophomores and freshmen were recognized as Honorable Mention IBCA/Subway Underclass All-State in a process organized by the Indiana Basketball Coaches …read more.

INDIANAPOLIS – A total of 14 area senior boys basketball players have been named to the Top 100 list compiled by Hoosier Basketball Magazine. The list of 100 will be trimmed to 60 by further evaluation during the ongoing state tournament series. Those 60 seniors will be invited to the Top 60 Workout on April …read more.

[weaver_youtube IUlQbWSLuBE rel=0] SYRACUSE – If you were not at the Wawasee-Tippecanoe Valley sectional game on Wednesday night, you missed out. The two rivals met for the second time in five days and played a game that will certainly be remembered by both fan bases for years to come. The Vikings won a thrilling game, …read more.

AKRON – There is only one goal for the Tippecanoe Valley Vikings basketball team as the postseason gets set to begin. Repeat. The Vikings were crowned champions at the end of last year’s sectional and are hoping they have enough to be able to duplicate the success this year in the Class 3A Wawasee Sectional. …read more.

I was originally going to use my intro to rant and rave about how embarrassing the Notre Dame men’s basketball team has been this year and then finish it off by calling for Mike Brey to be fired using not-so-hard facts and a lot of personal grudges. Then I remembered that it is Valentine’s Day. …read more.

I miss football… History is about to be made right before for your very eyes! This week I will be doing two things that I have NEVER done with my picks. Yes, this week it is time to up the ante (but, probably not next week because it takes a lot of work to up …read more.

AKRON – Tanner Andrews capped off a big week with a big performance Friday night. The Tippecanoe Valley three-sport star paced the Vikings past rival Rochester 65-36 in a Three Rivers Conference clash. Andrews, who earlier this week made a verbal commitment to play baseball at Purdue, had his second straight huge game on the …read more.

AKRON – Baseball has always been a big part of Tanner Andrews’ life. It will become an even bigger part from here on it for the Tippecanoe Valley High School senior. Andrews, a three-sport star, has made a verbal commitment to play on the diamond for Purdue. Andrews, who announced his decision via Twitter Wednesday …read more.

WABASH – The impressive coaching accomplishments of Bill Patrick just continue to add up. The Tippecanoe Valley boys basketball mentor coached in his 1,000th career high school game Tuesday night. Tanner Andrews made sure that Patrick was going to win that milestone contest too. Andrews dominated with a nearly perfect performance in leading the Vikings …read more.

AKRON – The Tippecanoe Valley boys basketball team collected a win and honored a milestone moment both Saturday night. Tanner Andrews played a big part in both too for the Vikings. Valley edged past Plymouth 44-42 in overtime in a non-conference contest on the hardwood. Logan Britton hit the game winner in the extra session …read more.

NAPPANEE – Host NorthWood claimed a championship and also made history while doing so Saturday night. The Panthers pulled away from Fairfield for a 54-37 victory in the title tilt of the Winning Edge Holiday Tournament. NorthWood, which defeated Tippecanoe Valley 58-43 in a semifinal game Friday night, improves to 7-0. That is the best …read more.

AKRON – Coach Bill Patrick believes that if he ever gets a full and completely healthy roster that his Tippecanoe Valley boys basketball team can be pretty good this season. Right now, the Vikings are just not at full strength. Valley, which opens its season by hosting county rival Warsaw Wednesday, has the pieces back …read more.

ROCHESTER – Tippecanoe Valley football coach Jeff Shriver said earlier this week that standouts Ben Shriver and Tanner Andrews were both healthy and feeling good. The prolific pair sure put the hurt on Rochester Friday night. The connection of quarterback Shriver to receiver Andrews led the way as the Vikings posted a huge 42-21 win …read more.

AKRON – It promises to be an anxious couple of days for the Tippecanoe Valley football team. The status of standout Valley quarterback Ben Shriver is up in the air. The senior suffered an injury to his left knee Friday night during the Vikings’ 22-7 home loss to Bremen. Shriver was examined in Warsaw Saturday …read more.

CULVER – Both the Tippecanoe Valley and Culver Academies football teams received votes in the Class 3-A preseason poll released earlier this week. On Friday night, it was the host Eagles who came out on top though. Culver Academies got a pair of big returns for touchdowns in outscoring the Vikings 36-29 in season-opening action. …read more.

AKRON – There’s no shortage of excitement around the Tippecanoe Valley football program this season. There’s definitely no shortage either of talented skill position players for the Vikings. Valley, coming off an 8-3 campaign which included a 6-1 mark to claim a share of its second straight Three Rivers Conference title, has high expectations this …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.

As the 2012-13 high school season officially came to a close last weekend with the IHSAA Baseball State Finals being played at Victory Field in Indianapolis, we at the Stacey Page Online sports desk decided to put together Top 10 lists for individual achievement and team success. The lists begin this morning with the Top …read more.

INDIANAPOLIS – A pair of area prep football standouts, Tristan McClone of Warsaw and Tanner Andrews of Tippecanoe Valley, have been honored in a big way by Indiana Football Digest. The dynamite duo are members of the publication’s 2013 Prime Time 25 and will appear on the cover of the 2013 edition of Indiana Football …read more.

A handful of area boys basketball players have been honored by the Three Rivers Conference for their efforts during the 2012-13 campaign. Highlighting the list of All-TRC choices are the outstanding duo of Nick Kindig and Tanner Andrews from league champion Tippecanoe Valley. Kindig, a senior guard, led the Vikings in scoring at 18.7 points-per-game …read more.

SYRACUSE – It’s about time. For the first time in six years, Tippecanoe Valley has been crowned sectional champion. The Vikings faced some adversity on Saturday night, but kept calm and pulled out a 60-51 victory over NorthWood in the IHSAA Class 3-A Sectional 21 Championship at Wawasee High School. The night started bleak for …read more.

AKRON – The Tippecanoe Valley boys basketball team moved back into the Class 3-A rankings on Monday. The Vikings then went out Tuesday night and looked like a top 10 team. Led by its outstanding duo of Nick Kindig and Tanner Andrews, the No. 9 Vikings bested Bremen 81-62. Senior guard Kindig poured in 32 …read more.

DENVER – There was no way that the Tippecanoe Valley boys basketball team planned to share the conference championship this season. The red-hot Vikings put an exclamation point on a perfect run through the Three Rivers Conference in emphatic fashion Thursday night. Senior guard Nick Kindig tossed in a game-high 26 points as Valley routed …read more.

Tanner Andrews is reaping the rewards of his monster game on the basketball court Friday night. Andrews, a junior standout for Tippecanoe Valley, tops the list of cagers earning IBCA/Subway Players of the Week statewide. Andrews, a 6-3 forward, poured in a record-tying 51 points Friday night as the Vikings whipped Wabash 146-56 in a …read more.

AKRON – The scoreboard operator at Tippecanoe Valley High School Friday night definitely earned their money. In fact, they made need a few days off just to recover from the plethora of points that they had to keep track of as the hosts lit up the scoreboard with in amazing fashion. The Vikings poured in …read more.

AKRON – The Tippecanoe Valley boys basketball team stayed atop the conference standings Friday night by topping Southwood. The host Vikings, led by 15 points each from the outstanding duo of Nick Kindig and Tanner Andrews, topped Southwood 69-53 in Three Rivers Conference play. Valley, which improved to 11-2 overall and 4-0 in the TRC, …read more.

ROCHESTER – Nick Kindig joined a pretty exclusive fraternity among Tippecanoe Valley basketball players Friday night. The valley senior notched his 1,000th career point during a dominating 62-28 win over host Rochester in Three Rivers Conference action. Kindig, a sharpshooting guard, tallied eight points in the rout to give him 1,004 for his career. He …read more.

AKRON – The 1-2 punch of Nick Kindig and Tanner Andrews made sure to deliver a knockout blow for the Tippecanoe Valley boys basketball team Friday night. The pair of Viking standouts combined for 45 points as the hosts took care of Northfield 63-43 in a Three Rivers Conference contest. Senior standout guard Kindig poured …read more.

AKRON – The Tippecanoe Valley boys basketball team made it eight straight wins with an impressive comeback Saturday night in earning a championship. The Vikings put together an excellent fourth quarter to rally past previously undefeated NorthWood in the championship game of their own Winning Edge Holiday Tournament at TVHS. Valley outscored the Panthers 23-8 …read more.

AKRON – Tippecanoe Valley boys basketball coach Bill Patrick, in his normal selfless style, called it “another” win Friday night. No disrespect to the coach, but this was not just another win. Not just a normal win either. Just in the same way that there’s nothing normal about the incredible success Patrick has achieved in …read more.

Bill Patrick says it’s never been about the numbers in his illustrious high school coaching career. The Hall of Fame mentor, that being said, is on the cusp of a pretty magical milestone numerically. The Tippecanoe Valley boys basketball coach with his next win will reach No. 700 for his long and storied time on …read more.

A balanced offensive attack carried Tippecanoe Valley past Lakeland Christian Academy 71-36 in boys basketball action Tuesday night. Tanner Andrews netted 16 points and Alex Thacker added 12 as 10 different players scored for the host Vikings. Valley, which improved to 3-1 with its third straight win, led 23-13 after the opening period. The Vikings …read more.

AKRON – Everyone got into the act for the Tippecanoe boys basketball team Tuesday night. Eleven players tallied points in the scorebook as the host Vikings blasted Argos 74-46 in non-conference action. Junior star Tanner Andrews led the way for Valley with 22 points as the Vikings evened their season mark at 1-1. Valley raced …read more.

WARSAW – Warsaw boys basketball coach Doug Ogle predicted his relatively inexperienced team would surprise some people this season. Tippecanoe Valley boys basketball coach Bill Patrick predicted that the Tigers’ John Swanson would surprise some people with his improvement from a year ago. It turns out that both savvy, veteran coaches were right, although Ogle …read more.

AKRON – Putting the ball in the basket should not be a problem for the Tippecanoe Valley boys basketball team this season. It’s a couple of other things that will determine just how successful the talented Vikings will be this campaign, according to coach Bill Patrick. “The big question is can we guard people,” said …read more.

WABASH – The Tippecanoe Valley football team lit up another opponent’s scoreboard Friday night before having its second game of the season stopped early. The Vikings whipped winless Wabash 45-0 in a Three Rivers Conference game called shortly into the third quarter due to lighting problems. Valley, which improves to 5-1 overall and 4-0 in …read more.