The final appetizer. That’s the precursor for week two of the high school football season Friday night as area teams have one final non-conference contest to prepare them for the main course of league play starting Aug. 31. Warsaw, fresh off a season-opening win at Columbia City, faces the biggest test of the week as …read more.

Caylie Teel led the way as the Tippecanoe Valley volleyball team notched a 3-1 win over Marion Monday night. Teel delivered a team-high eight kills to go with seven digs as the Vikings posted a 25-17, 20-25, 25-6, 26-24 victory. Kelsey Ball, Jade Hoffman and Sara Alexander each had six kills to lead the balanced …read more.

Three area golf teams found the Mill Creek Golf Course to be a struggle Saturday at the Rochester Invite. The host Rochester team scored a 345 to win the invite, with NorthWood way back in second place at 373. Wawasee were 12th at 444, Whitko next at 468 and Tippecanoe Valley 16th in the 18-team …read more.

A back-and-forth contest saw Tippecanoe Valley end up on the short end of a 27-22 football final to Culver Academy Friday night in Akron. The game, which featured six lead changes, was the prep gridiron opener for both the Vikings and the Eagles. A 35-yard touchdown run by CMA’s Hayes Barnes, his third of the …read more.

SYRACUSE — For those in attendance at the West Noble Volleyball Sectional a year ago, Tuesday was a bitter reminder that lightning can strike twice. A fast start by Wawasee against Tippecanoe Valley completely flipped over as the Lady Vikings turned the tables on the Lady Warriors once again, winning a five-set thriller in Syracuse. …read more.

The Tippecanoe Valley football team will get the chance of a lifetime on Aug. 25. The Vikings will play Bremen in Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis as one of the four games in the Horseshoe Hall of Fame Classic. The clash at the home of the Indianapolis Colts is set for 2:30 p.m. Tickets for …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.

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.

Tippecanoe Valley standout pitcher James Hackworth was tabbed as an honorable mention All-State pick in Class 3-A by the Indiana High School Baseball Coaches Association. The hard-throwing southpaw posted a 6-1 mark on the hill this spring and pitched the Vikings to the Class 3-A Wawasee Sectional championship. Hackworth fired a three-hitter with 15 strikeouts …read more.

Tippecanoe Valley is one of 16 boys basketball teams scheduled to take part in a team camp June 23-24 in New Castle. The camp is being sponsored by the Indiana Basketball Hall of Fame and DistinXion, an organization run by the Zeller family (whose three sons Luke, Tyler and Cody all won Indiana’s Mr. Basketball …read more.

Coach Jeff Shriver wants to keep the fun in football for players in his Tippecanoe Valley High School program. He also wants to make sure his players make the most of their opportunities. Success was achieved on both fronts Saturday for about a dozen Vikings who  took part in a truly unique experience in Indianapolis. …read more.

Tippecanoe Valley High School May 14-19 Monday Baseball at Manchester 5 p.m.; Softball at Manchester 5 p.m.; Girls Tennis at Northfield 5 p.m. Tuesday Boys Golf vs. Northfield and Wabash 4:30 p.m.; Girls Track in Sectional (at Rochester). Wednesday Baseball at Southwood 5 p.m.; Softball at Southwood 5 p.m.; Girls Tennis in Secitonal (at Warsaw). …read more.