INDIANAPOLIS – The 12th annual IBCA/IHSAA Top 100 Showcase events have been set for July 23 and July 24 at Ben Davis High School in Indianapolis. Staged by the Indiana Basketball Coaches Association with support from the Indiana High School Athletic Association, the Top 100 Showcase events are designed to give exposure to top basketball …read more.

The last week of June several members of the Triton School Corporation staff, along with staff from Culver Schools, John Glenn Schools and Plymouth Schools attended a training at Triton High School on how to respond to the presence of an active shooter at school. The ALICE model was presented to these area educators by …read more.

KENDALLVILLE – A host of local golfers made the cut at Thursday’s Indiana Open Qualifier at Cobblestone Golf Course. Leading the charge in the 26-player field was McCormick Clouser shooting a three-under 69. Clouser’s brother, McCallister, also made the cut by shooting a 75 to finish in a tie for tenth place with Warsaw’s Tyler …read more.

Our final installment of the Top 10 lists features the five teams we feel had the best overall season in the 2013-14 calendar year. One just ended their season two weeks ago with one of its relay teams posting a second-place finish at the state finals while the other had an athlete take two second-place …read more.

Our march to No. 1 on the individual list begins with a duo of Warsaw swimmers and closes with a swimmer to which many are measured. 5. Seeing Double – When trying to tell Warsaw’s two ace swimmers apart, looks are easy. But the planes to which these two are heading, both in the Warsaw …read more.

[weaver_youtube 66gsVGpMwXE rel=0] WINONA LAKE – In the end, nothing went right. Nearly a week of anticipation finally came to an end for eight local prep golfers. Members of the Warsaw golf team as well as three individuals from other area schools received their chance to prove themselves on a very big stage at Stonehenge …read more.

BOURBON – Triton High School concluded its spring athletic season with its season-ending awards ceremonies Wednesday night. Awards for team and individual accomplishments were given for its six spring sports. CONFERENCE AWARDS Tennis All-Northern State Conference: No. 1 doubles Carrie Slabaugh and Holly Stogsdill; No. 1 singles Kaelyn Mason Softball All-NSC: Hannah Jennings – OF; …read more.

“Ten little Indian boys went out to dine…” We have nearly reached the end of our beloved 2013-14 prep sports year. The Warsaw golf team is the last remaining team from our Kosciusko area and it will compete in the Warsaw Regional at Stonehenge Golf and Country Club Thursday morning. While the Tigers are the …read more.

WARSAW – The road to the 78th IHSAA Boys Golf State Finals goes through the Lake City as one of Indiana’s premier golf courses will play host to the Warsaw Regional this week. Eighteen area teams and a crop of individual players will arrive at Stonehenge Golf and Country Club on Thursday with hopes of …read more.

School is out for the summer at Triton Jr.-Sr. High School, but the teachers were hard at work developing curriculum for the next school year!

[weaver_youtube zjVeMTOXx18 rel=0] We asked and our readers delivered, once again! As another school year concludes, we celebrate all of our local high school graduates. We hope you enjoy this video and we wish all of the graduates of the class of 2014 best wishes and much success for their futures.

[weaver_youtube DnQX5KM0-bM rel=0] FRANKFORT – Josie Wood was a one-woman wrecking crew Saturday. Fortunately for North Miami, Wood was unbelievable while unfortunately for Triton, Wood put an end to its softball season. Wood hit two homers and was a beast in the circle as North Miami eliminated Triton from the IHSAA Class 1-A softball tournament …read more.

WARSAW – Regardless of what has happened in the regular season the sectional provides a rebirth for every team. It is a time to forget about the rest of the season and hopefully bring the best performance of the year to the table. It does not matter what the sport is, sectional time is a …read more.

Area high schools are holding graduation ceremonies this weekend. Here is a list for area graduations: Warsaw Community High School – tonight at 7 p.m. Whitko High School – tonight at 7:30 p.m. Wawasee High School – Saturday, June 7, 10 a.m. Tippecanoe Valley High School – Sunday, June 8, 2 p.m. Readers are invited …read more.

Apparently I embarrassed myself last week with my picks. I picked against the Warsaw baseball team in its sectional semifinal game. The Tigers proved me wrong by beating Northridge before ultimately falling short of Concord in the sectional championship. Earlier in the week I incorrectly picked Fairfield to defend its home turf and knock the …read more.

BOURBON – Triton’s historic run in softball this season has plans formulating for another chance at glory. The Lady Trojans, which beat South Central (Union Mills) 4-0 Tuesday night, will play in the Clinton Prairie Class 1-A Semi-state Saturday against top-ranked North Miami. Triton, which is 23-6 this season, has set the single-season record for …read more.

BOURBON – Across the board, Triton pretty much knew its 2013 softball regional would be a rough one. Having to deal with state powerhouse Lakewood Park Christian at home and its juggernaut program, head coach Steve McBride and his Lady Trojans were almost ‘just happy to be here’ given the mood following the 9-0 loss. …read more.

We are currently in the thick of sectional week for both baseball and softball and it is madness, games started on Monday for local softball teams and the fields are thinning daily. I debated what to do for my picks this week and have decided to go ahead and pick the remaining games on schedule …read more.

[weaver_youtube xI1aWeg-4p4 rel=0] BOURBON – It’s a moment in Triton softball history that has never happened before. The Lady Trojans took care of business Tuesday night, blitzing Hamilton 10-0 in a five-inning sectional championship that gave Triton its first back-to-back sectional titles in school history. Triton started off slow but soon found a lot of …read more.

[weaver_youtube znqB71HD-EM rel=0] BREMEN – The moment was so big, the Bremen fire department was called in. The Bremen girls tennis team, which slayed the dragon Wednesday when it defeated 13-time defending sectional champion Plymouth, took care of business Friday in the Bremen Girls Tennis Sectional final, defeating Triton 4-1. In winning its first sectional …read more.

BOURBON – Triton’s softball program had another banner day Friday as two of its senior stars committed to play collegiate softball at Manchester University. Pitcher Mallorie Jennings and catcher Allyson Brown both had their day in the sun Friday afternoon in verbally committing to Manchester. The uniqueness of the opportunity of a pitcher-catcher combo signing …read more.

New Prairie pounded the ball and put together a complete game in beating Triton, 9-1, in baseball action in Bourbon Wednesday afternoon. The Cougars ripped 15 hits and had three players collect three hits apiece. Cody Rose was 3-for-3 with two doubles while Bobby Bushman belted a homer and drove in three. Noah Shail added …read more.

[weaver_youtube Hi8D7jk3xwU rel=0] ROCHESTER – It was a huge night for a pair of local track athletes at the Rochester Girls Track Sectional. Tippecanoe Valley’s Jazzmine Brown qualified for four events and Triton’s Jaela Meister qualified for three events at next week’s Warsaw Girls Track Regional with their showings at Rochester. Needing to place fourth …read more.

Trojans Double Up Lancers Triton responded to a 1-0 deficit to LaVille Tuesday night with a six-run outburst, leading to a 6-3 win in Bourbon. Cole Creighbaum had the big blow for Triton, tripling in three runs in the second inning. Grant Stichter also had a triple among his two hits and drove in a …read more.

BOURBON – Triton has scratched a pair of games, per athletic director Mason McIntyre. The junior varsity baseball game today at Concord as well as the Wednesday junior varsity softball game at New Prairie have both been cancelled and will not be made up. Today Triton are playing a pair of make-up games in the …read more.

Rain in the area has forced the hand of athletic directors to call off several sports in the area. Triton’s varsity baseball game at Tippecanoe Valley is cancelled and no make-up date will be scheduled. Triton’s JV baseball game at Caston suffered the same fate as did the Triton JV softball game at Manchester. The …read more.

Triton Elementary School kindergarten students and third graders performed their musical program to a packed house on Tuesday, May 6. The kindergarten students began the evening with a program about “Grandpa and Grandma’s Farm.” Students performed songs like  “Big Green Tractor” and danced the “Chicken Dance” in the finale. Third graders program was entitled “On With …read more.

[weaver_youtube o4mPMrG95YA rel=0] WARSAW – It is a tradition that rivals many others in the Kosciusko area, the Joe Harris Invitational. Three local schools competed in the annual tournament on Tuesday night. When the final scores were turned in, it was the Warsaw Tigers that took top honors with a score of 311. Plymouth took …read more.

Several changes have been made involving Wawasee and Warsaw athletics for Thursday, May 1. The Wawasee versus Warsaw varsity and junior varsity tennis matches scheduled for this afternoon have been moved to the Warsaw Racquet Club. The matches are still scheduled for a 4:30 p.m. start time. The Wawasee C-Team baseball game scheduled for today …read more.

Is the lake warm yet? I want to try out my special edition reporters Speedo. Yes, I have returned. I apologize for the long gap between picks but Mother Nature has not really helped out the spring sports season thus far. Weather controls every move made during this time of year for athletic departments so …read more.

Monday’s rain in the area has altered a few scheduled athletic events. Warsaw’s JV and varsity softball games at NorthWood as well as JV and varsity baseball games hosting NorthWood were both postponed to Tuesday, April 29. Triton is still planning on playing its high school tennis match at Bremen, varsity baseball game at LaVille …read more.

[weaver_youtube 52Qmi3KD70s rel=0] BREMEN – It looked like the pitchers were going to take center stage again in what has become a very competitive blossoming rivalry. Triton and Bremen were heading down the narrow rail once again in Northern State Conference softball Friday night until a compounding of mental mistakes derailed the Lady Trojans in …read more.

Tippecanoe Valley High School seniors ranked 1st out of 12 area high schools and 8th out of 358 Indiana schools for the percentage of students who completed the 2014 free application for Federal Student Aid. The FAFSA is a form that can be prepared annually by current or prospective college students in the U.S. to …read more.

Students from Mrs. Mullin’s reading class at Triton Elementary School wrote a book entitled, “The Triton Alphabet” and then visited the superintendent’s office to read their book aloud. The special presentation was in honor of Administrative Professionals’ Day. Pictured are the authors/readers: Jaime Torres, Sara Gomez, Casey Kemp, Alejandro Gonzalez, Jeremy Hochstedler, Alex Sarabia and Bryan …read more.

The Triton Elementary School fifth grade students participated in an outdoor education program at the Amigo Centre in Sturgis, Mich., on April 17-18. Students participated in archery, canoeing, animal tracking, cooperative activities and fishing. They also took classes on macroinvertebrates and marsh investigation. This is the 18th year for Triton to participate in this valuable outdoor …read more.

FORT WAYNE – Wawasee opened its 2014 boys golf season in grand style, winning the Fort Wayne Northrop Invite at Colonial Oaks. The Warriors posted a 328 team score, four strokes better than runner-up Fort Wayne Canterbury. Cal Heinisch posted the third-best score of the day to lead the Warriors at 79 with teammate Jeffrey …read more.

[weaver_youtube 6mjFjib_2FI rel=0] BOURBON – Eventually, mistakes will catch up to a softball team. Four Triton errors in the field and several pitches over the middle of the plate gave Wawasee more than enough opportunities to put the ball in motion during an 8-2 win at Keyser Field Saturday morning. Triton pitcher Mallorie Jennings looked …read more.

Members of the Triton High School Class of 2014 spent the weekend of April 4-6 on their senior trip to Washington, D.C. Their sponsor and assistant principal, Mr. Bob Ross, took a picture of them near the Hoover Memorial. The trip is organized and co-sponsored each year by government and economics teacher, Claire Benge.

[weaver_youtube tOykIqkjv8w rel=0] BOURBON – As the clock ticked Wednesday afternoon, it was a wonder if Triton would actually start its girls tennis season. The anticipated home opener with Peru was still on, but after an hour had passed, still no Peru sighting on campus. As the Tigers finally pulled into the parking lot just …read more.

BOURBON – South Bend Riley’s baseball team looked like it had been playing all spring while Triton looked every bit the rookie in Wednesday’s matchup. Trevor Creager and Josh Thomas combined on a perfect game, baffling Triton in a 13-0 final in five innings. Triton put just four balls into play the entire game, fanning …read more.

The weather forecasters got it right. The rains have come today and in Kosciusko its raining buckets this morning. Thus, athletic departments have been forced to make alterations to several pre-spring break plans. The first set of games washed out from the rain are a pair of track meets involving Wawasee High School. The home …read more.

The NAMM Foundation awards school music education programs with the announcement of 2014’s Best Communities for Music Education. This year, the NAMM Foundation designated 376 districts throughout the United States as “Best Communities for Music Education” and 96 individual schools as “Support Music Merit Award winners. These districts and schools set the bar in offering students …read more.

BOURBON – The Triton Athletic Department will be holding its annual physical night on April 9th from 6-8 p.m. in the high school gym. Physicals will cost $10 per person and anyone currently in grades 4-11 are welcome to attend. The physical will be good for the 2014-2015 school year.

The following students from Triton Elementary School  represented their Science research at the regional level Science Fair competitions held at Notre Dame on March 22. Jared Bules, sixth grade, won a second place ribbon for his project on “Eggmosis”. Gavin Greer, sixth grade, won a third place ribbon for his project on popcorn and temperature. Macclain Middaugh, fourth grade, won …read more.

Ethan Nicodemus returns as the Wildcats top pitcher (2.37 ERA) and batter (.435 batting average) in 2014. (Photo provided) SOUTH WHITLEY – The Whitko Wildcat baseball team is tired of waiting. Sure, Mother Nature has deprived all local teams and athletes from getting on to the field this spring, so Whitko is not the only …read more.

Kosciusko Youth Leadership Academy held the March 5 meeting at the Kosciusko County Courthouse. Circuit Court Judge Mike Reed, prosecutor Dan Hampton, Warsaw Police Chief Scott Whitaker and Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Department Captain Aaron Rovenstine presented various aspects of the legal system in Warsaw and Kosciusko County. Judge Reed shared an overview of how the …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.

WARSAW – If a good portion of you have felt betrayed this year, your feelings are historically justified. The weather has blown, spit, blanketed, stuck around too long. All of the above. I could go on all day, but you get it. The onslaught of winter on northern Indiana and the greater Midwest as a …read more.

BOURBON – It doesn’t take long for Triton softball head coach Steve McBride or senior ace Mallorie Jennings to overview last year. It’s in the past, let’s get the job done this year. “We bring back just about everyone, and all of those kids remember how that regional ended,” McBride said. “We just ran into …read more.

The annual “Books and Baskets” evening took place at Triton Elementary School from 6:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. March 19. The Triton High School boys’ and girls’ basketball teams were at Triton Elementary School to read with the elementary students and then shoot “hoops” with them in the gym.

As part of their study of the Middle Ages, the Triton Elementary sixth graders visited Medieval Times in Illinois this week. The school corporation thanks those who chaperoned and the bus drivers who were willing to take buses through the Chicago area traffic        

Each grading period at Triton High School, students who read extra books beyond classroom assignments and pass comprehension tests on those books have their names entered in a drawing for prizes like E-Readers, T-shirts and gift cards. The prizes are sponsored by Teachers’ Credit Union in Plymouth. Pictured are the winners from the third grading …read more.

INDIANAPOLIS – A handful of basketball players were named to the Indiana Basketball Coaches Association First-Team and Honorable Mention All-State lists. The boys Academic All-State First Team list included two from the Northern Lakes Conference in Plymouth’s Mack Mercer and Northridge’s Nate Ritchie. Three area girls made the First Team All-Academic list in Taylor Parmley …read more.

Triton High School is proud to announce that Taylor Hatfield was chosen to represent IASP District 2 in the Indiana Academic All-Star program. There are 90 seniors who are recognized throughout the state for their outstanding achievements. The Indiana Academic All-State Committee then chooses the top 40 out of the 90 seniors in five districts. …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.

Kindergarten round-up at Triton Elementary School will be held from 6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, April 1, at the school. Parents who would like to visit the kindergarten classrooms and take a look around the school, should please plan on arriving 15 to 20 minutes early. Students will have an opportunity to meet the …read more.

[weaver_youtube uVE9OLvlYKA rel=0] CULVER – There was absolutely no stopping Trent Elliott on his home court Friday night. The Culver senior made no bones he would be the difference maker, scoring a whopping 40 points as he and his Cavalier teammates knocked out Triton, 61-51, at the Class 1-A Culver Boys Basketball Sectional semi-finals. In …read more.

Okay, so this two-part thing is not working my favor. So far, I’ve already missed three picks and have slipped into a deep pickpression. (Pickpression: Depression caused by underwhelming pick results.) But, let’s focus on the positives of Wednesday. The Wawasee-Tippecanoe Valley game was absolutely outstanding and if you were not there, then you seriously …read more.

Triton Elementary School is approaching the end of the year field day a little differently this year. Each teacher will have a “family” team composed of a few students from each grade level (K-6) to compete in the end of the year celebration event. On that day, teams hope to have matching shirts, win medals, …read more.

BOURBON – It’s no surprise that the Triton boys basketball team has gotten better as the season has progressed. It will be no surprise to anyone, either, if the Trojans add to their sectional championship streak. Triton, Class 1-A state runner-up a year ago, headlines the field at the Culver Sectional. Triton drew a first-round …read more.

Pictured above are 12 of the 27 Kids Hope USA mentors that are part of the Kids Hope Mentoring Program at Triton Elementary School. The Kids Hope USA mission is to invest in one child, for one hour per week. Mentors will invest in their mentees lives with the hopes of giving a child one …read more.

The entertainment world lost a truly great mind this week. Writer/Director/Producer/Actor Harold Ramis passed away at his Chicago home on Monday evening and left behind an amazing legacy. Ramis was the brilliant mind behind some of the most entertaining and quotable movies of the 1980’s and ’90’s. He gained fame on Canada’s sketch comedy show, …read more.

[weaver_youtube nemeVEYTlFs rel=0] AKRON – All the ingredients for a classic basketball game were mixed together Friday night at Tippecanoe Valley. A recipe for rivalry called for two benches of well-seasoned coaches. A pair of spicy star players, needing a little time to rise. A bowl full of enthusiasm. A TV crew to make the …read more.

With all the local girls basketball teams out of the mix, I am really at a loss of what to pick outside of boys games. So this week will have a little bit of everything. Before I get to the picks I need to congratulate some people and issue some apologies to other people. The …read more.

[weaver_youtube tB72QKU5FTU rel=0] BOURBON – For the fourth consecutive season, the Triton and Oregon-Davis girls basketball teams met in the IHSAA Class 1A Sectional 51 championship game. This season O-D came in ranked No. 1 in Class 1A and for the third consecutive season the Lady Bobcats left Triton with a bad taste in its …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.

INDIANAPOLIS – Valparaiso’s Clay Yeo has been honored following his clutch performance in the Crusaders win over Oakland on Sunday afternoon. Yeo, a former standout for Triton, has been named the Horizon League Freshman of the Week. Yeo, who had played just three minutes over Valpo’s last three games entering Sunday and did not play …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.

BOURBON – The Triton High School Athletic Department is proud to announce the next class to be inducted into the Triton Athletic Hall of Fame. The class of 2014 will be the fourth class inducted. Since the schools inception during the 1963-1964 school year, many athletes have worn the blue and gold. While all athletes …read more.

PLYMOUTH – While other sports were busy rescheduling games and events on Saturday, several local wrestling programs took to the mat at Plymouth High School in hopes of sectional glory. While it was the host Pilgrims who captured their second consecutive team sectional title with a score of 258, a solid group of 20 individual …read more.

The Wawasee home boys basketball game scheduled for tonight has been postponed. The snow in the area has moved the home game with Lakeland  to Tuesday, Feb. 4 with  a 6:15 p.m. JV start at the Hardwood Teepee. The bad weather has also forced Warsaw to postpone its home girls basketball game tonight versus NorthWood. …read more.

Amazing Grace CollegeHow sweet thou victories are… After going an embarrassing 4-6 three weeks ago, I rebounded with a solid 8-2 with my picks just two weeks back. Some tech issues held me up from getting any picks up last week, but now I am back with even more picking ability! Yes, I have a …read more.

[weaver_youtube iMI7l5eOQaE rel=0] BOURBON – It’s been over a week since most of the area basketball teams have been able to take the court. One look at the hot start Triton’s girls basketball team had Wednesday night might have suggested otherwise for the girls in white and blue. Triton exploded out of the gate, scoring …read more.

Wednesdays generally don’t have a lot of area sports on the schedule, and as of 11 a.m. Wednesday, only one game has been rescheduled due to weather. The Triton boys freshman basketball game against Jimtown tonight has been postponed. It will be made up on Saturday, Feb. 1, at 9:00 a.m. at Jimtown. Triton will …read more.

BOURBON – Triton High School has set several nights of recognition to serve notice to success amongst its athletic department. The upcoming dates will take place at the following Triton basketball games: Friday, January 31st – Boys JV/Varsity vs Jimtown 6:00 p.m. JV start Triton will be celebrating 50 years of Triton boys basketball. Immediately …read more.

Another day passes, another day of athletic cancellations in the area. Starting off Tuesday’s list is the fifth grade girls basketball game between Triton and Akron. The game has been moved to Tuesday, Feb. 4, with a 4:30 p.m. start at Triton. Wawasee’s JV and varsity girls basketball games at Tippecanoe Valley have been scratched. …read more.

The winter weather continues to alter the area prep sports scene. The Warsaw at Concord boys basketball game tonight has been postponed. The Northern Lakes Conference contest will be played on Tuesday, Feb. 4 at Concord. The JV game will begin at 6:15 p.m. with the varsity contest to follow. The Wawasee at Plymouth boys …read more.

We (me) are back (not front)! Okay, now that I have cleared that up, Happy New Year to everyone! I hope a happy holiday season was had by all and hopefully the good spirits continue well into 2014. It has been a while since I last used my picking ability (sometimes referred to as my …read more.

It’s technically still Christmas Break in the area, and the snow has finally made winter look a little more like winter. That being said, several “Holiday” tournaments are scheduled to take place this weekend as area sports start to heat up again this first weekend of January after a rather dormant end to December. Of …read more.

BOURBON – Kylie Mason had a huge night, scoring 23 points as the Triton Lady Trojans crushed South Central (Union Mills) 49-31 Saturday night at the Trojan Trench. Mason nailed three from deep and made all four of her free throws to build up her 23 points while also contributing three rebounds, an assist and …read more.

‘Tis the picks before Christmas and all through Kosciusko,Conference games with local teams are a must go. The stages are set for both Warsaw and Wawasee. While rivals square off in Akron and South Whitley. One Triton team goes East while the other stays home. Meanwhile, to the Maple City, Lakeland Christian will roam. On …read more.

WINONA LAKE – For the first time since the 2010-11 season, the big sister/little sister rivalry will return to the campus of Grace College. The Triton at Warsaw girls JV/Varsity basketball games set for January 4th will be played at the Orthopedic Capital Center on the campus of Grace College. The junior varsity girls will …read more.

Several sports cancellations for Saturday as of 3 p.m.: Triton has postponed the Marian boys basketball games, no make-up has been announced. All of the special halftime activities have been reassigned as well. The mini cheer performance will be Tuesday during halftime of the Bethany game. The grades 5-9 recognition will be Jan. 31 during …read more.

Well, Kosciusko County, we once again find ourselves facing the wrath of Friday the 13th. Back in September we waded through the superstition and possibility of untimely death during this cursed day and made it out alive. Today we will have our superstitions at the forefront of our thoughts as we go about our daily …read more.

BOURBON – Expectations for NorthWood’s boys basketball program – from head coach Aaron Wolfe’s to the Nappanee community to those who have to deal with the Panthers on the court – are sky high. After a 59-40 beatdown of Triton Friday night at the Trojan Trench, those notions ramped up one more notch. The Panthers, …read more.

BOURBON – Triton High School senior Bailey Walters will continue an already successful riding career after signing with the University of South Carolina on an athletic scholarship. Walters, a six-time American Quarter Horse Association Youth World Championship Show Qualifier, was named a 2013 AQHA Youth World Championship Show Ranch Horse Pleasure Finalist among her many …read more.

BOURBON – The Triton boys elementary, junior high and freshman basketball recognition night has been rescheduled from the December 17 game against Bethany Christian to the December 14 Mishawaka Marian game. The recognition will take place at halftime of the varsity game against the Knights. Also at halftime of the varsity game against Marian, Triton …read more.

BOURBON – It took a little while for Triton to find its groove on Wednesday night’s season opener. Some first-game jitters appeared to be getting the best of the Trojan starting five at first, but once the shots started falling a weight was lifted as Triton would cruise to a 74-30 win over Oregon-Davis. At …read more.

This week is going to be a little different, I have an itch to rant. In 2014 the Big Ten Conference will be adding Rutgers University (and the University of Maryland, but nobody cares about that right now) and I have a problem with this addition. In the past year Rutgers has been hit with …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.

BOURBON – Pre-sale tickets are still available for the Harlem Wizards appearance at Triton High School. The Wizards will play a team made up of Triton staff members on Nov. 4 at 7 p.m. at the high school. Pre-sale tickets are $8 for students and adults and are available at both the high school and …read more.

FRANCESVILLE – West Central wasted no time Friday night in sidelining Triton from the postseason. The host Trojans led 22-0 after the opening quarter en route to a 66-6 win in a Class 1-A sectional opener. West Central, now 7-3, advances to play at Culver next Friday night. Culver topped South Central 36-33 Friday night. …read more.

HAMLET – The fourth time was the charm for the Triton volleyball team Tuesday night. The Trojans made it four wins this season over Argos. Triton’s latest win over the Dragons came by a 25-20, 25-15, 25-16 count in a first-round matchup of the Class 1-A Oregon-Davis Sectional. Lauren Howstrawser and Jaela Meister led the …read more.

BOURBON – Jimtown started fast and never looked back en route to a 56-0 win at Triton Friday night. The Jimmies tallied 21 first-quarter points in the Northern State Conference and regular season finale. Casey Adams scored on a pair of touchdown runs in the opening stanza to set the tone. Jimtown, which closes the …read more.

BOURBON – Tuesday night’s volleyball matchup between Wawasee and host Triton had all the makings of a huge upset just days before the state tournament begins. But something awoke in the hearts of the Lady Warriors, and just in the nick of time as Wawasee survived a five-game thriller 22-25, 23-25, 25-23, 25-23, 15-7. The …read more.

BOURBON – The Harlem Wizards will make a return visit to Triton High School on Nov. 4. The Wizards will put on their show at Triton at 7 p.m. The event is being sponsored by the Triton Trojan Athletic Club will all proceeds going to the club to benefit the Triton Athletic Department. Tickets in …read more.

KNOX – The Triton football team came up just short Friday night in a 14-13 loss at Knox. The host Redskins improve to 4-4 overall and 3-3 in the Northern State Conference with the league win. Triton has now lost seven straight games on the field since a win over Caston in the season opener. …read more.

Last week I was grandstanding. This week I am grabbing the soap box. Maybe next week I will start “Tebowing” just for kicks. I have noticed that we, as fans, too often get caught up in the passion we have for our teams. In the past few weeks I have covered several prep contests where …read more.