SYRACUSE — The cheers and jeers sounding across Warrior Field Friday night made for a very confusing evening of football between the host Wawasee Warriors and visiting Northridge Raiders. After nearly three hours on the gridiron, a scoreboard sitting at 24-23 in favor of Wawasee after an overtime victory, there may have been more questions …read more.

WINONA LAKE — The Grace College cross country team brings in a talented roster for the 2012 season. Under the direction of third-year head coach Jeff Raymond, the Lancers hope to fully realize their potential for both the men’s and women’s squads. “Our biggest goal for the year is to continue showing improvement, not just …read more.

SYRACUSE — For about two weeks, Wawasee had played very good volleyball. As the Northern Lakes Conference season opened Thursday night, not so good from the spikers from Syracuse. Plymouth used an 8-1 run to end the first game and never looked back in a 25-18, 25-19, 25-15 win over Wawasee in the NLC opener …read more.

WARSAW — In the course of three weeks, the girls golf teams from Warsaw, Plymouth and Wawasee high schools are going to see a lot of each other. And with each visit, an increasing amount of worth will piggyback the pleasantries. In the first occasion where all three teams competed together, Warsaw held its ground …read more.

WINONA LAKE — Grace’s women’s soccer team got its first taste of hosting an international match when the Lady Lancers took on the Haitian Women’s National Team on Saturday. In front of a standing-room only crowd at Miller Field, Haiti pulled out a 3-0 victory in a historic friendly competition. “Today’s exhibition was a fantastic opportunity for our …read more.

WARSAW — It was over almost before it started. The Cornfed Derby Dames (we can’t make this stuff up!) brought the heat, the elbows, the speed as well as the kitchen sink and threw it all at the Lake City Roller Dolls Saturday afternoon at Eastlake Skate Center. A 137-65 final score was as lopsided …read more.

SYRACUSE — There is an old legend that burying a statue of Saint Joseph in the yard of a home for sale, Saint Joseph will help bring someone to purchase the home. While Wawasee wished to bury South Bend St. Joseph at its home, the Warriorswere certainly glad to see St. Joe leave town after …read more.

WINONA LAKE — Grace started their 2012 boys soccer campaign off on the right foot with a 2-0 victory over Marygrove College on Thursday. The Lancers (1-0) used an own goal and a goal from freshman Steven Fiema to win the first-ever matchup between Grace and Marygrove. “We are further along for a first game …read more.

SYRACUSE — A subtle fist pump from Kyler Love was a giant reminder to keep fighting. Having trailed 5-1 in the second set, Love rallied to win the next five games then outlasted West Noble’s Tyler Rothhaar 7-5 in the tiebreaker to break the team’s 2-2 tie, giving the Warriors a 3-2 win over the …read more.

WINONA LAKE — Grace’s volleyball team gained national exposure last season when they finished as semifinalists in the NCCAA National Championships. This year they are prepared to test themselves against some of the toughest competition in the nation. The Lady Lancers, under fifth-year head coach Andria Harshman, have established high goals for themselves in both …read more.

SYRACUSE — The Wawasee boys soccer team played its first home game Saturday morning when they welcomed Northern Lakes Conference foe Concord to Warrior Field. The Warriors were looking for its first win on the season but failed to find the back of the net today, dropping the match, 5-0, to the visiting Minutemen. Wawasee …read more.

SOUTH WHITLEY — It was a statement game for Wawasee, heading into South Whitley looking to establish a frame of mind. While Whitko looked to make its own statement, Wawasee ran over those intentions in a 20-7 victory Friday night in South Whitley. A huge running game for the Warriors, not enough horses for the …read more.

Grace women’s soccer team will welcome one of the toughest opponents in program history to Miller Field on Aug. 25 with an exhibition match against the Women’s National Team of Haiti. Kick-off is slated for 4 p.m. The Lady Lancers, who have high expectations entering the 2012 season, believe they are more ready for their …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.

By NICK GORALCZYK Sports Writer SYRACUSE — The Lady Warriors soccer team kicked off its season Monday night at home against Lakeland with a starting lineup that included four freshmen and boasted only three seniors. It was anyone’s guess at what to expect in the team’s first action of the year. But the concern of …read more.

SOUTH BEND — Kerry Wood recently found Andre Dawson in the Wrigley Field ivy during a State Farm commercial. Fans were able to find Dawson at Coveleski Stadium Sunday afternoon. Dawson was in town as part of a meet-and-greet promotion through the South Bend Silver Hawks, and spend a good part of the early afternoon …read more.

SYRACUSE — There wasn’t a major need to be an Ironman during the running of the Wawasee Kiwanis Triathlon Saturday in Syracuse, but it didn’t hurt to be made of Steel. Mark Watson of Fort Wayne, admittedly a newbie to the triathlon circuits, rallied from way back to win the event at 1:07:47. With a …read more.

For a second time, a fall has taken Morgan Uceny out of championship contention. In lap three of the of the 1,500-meter final Friday, Uceny became tangled up as the pack began its sprint to the finish line. Uceny would up falling, taking herself from an outside front position to out of the race altogether. …read more.

The Grace men’s soccer team achieved its finest season in recent memory during the 2011 season. The Lancers posted its first winning season (11-9-4) since 2003 and earned a trip to the NCCAA National Championships for the first time since 2002. Head coach Matt Hotchkin is hoping his team can build on last year’s success …read more.

Grace’s women’s soccer team is no longer a secret. The Lady Lancers have made a name for themselves in the national soccer scene with recent success and are poised to continue their winning ways in 2012. Under the direction of sixth-year head coach Michael Voss, Grace is coming off its second trip to the NCCAA …read more.

Anytime a program can add a record-setting goal scorer, life is good. Warsaw’s girls soccer team had to play its 2011 campaign without the services of Meredith Hollar, who injured her knee during the club season and required surgery. Hollar’s sophomore season in 2010 was one for the books, having scored 28 goals to set …read more.

It was a cold and bitter night for half of Andrews Field on Oct. 21, 2011. As an accomplished senior class stood dejected and distraught as NorthWood celebrated advancement in the IHSAA football sectional, the reality of an end had begun. For that senior class, which produced one of the best defenses in Wawasee history …read more.

Whitko hit the refresh button two years ago and became the talk of the football area, running up an 8-1 record before ending its season in the sectional. Last season, the rubber on the tires showed a little wear, but the Wildcats still had a successful season. Can the same lofty expectations hold in South …read more.

All summer long, I have been taking you to the front of the stage, to the VIP rooms and the after parties with some of the hottest rock bands to come through the area. My final destination was to be in Terre Haute, where I would meet up with one of my personal favorites in …read more.

The first match of a season can sometimes offer very little in the way of substance, or in Wednesday’s 192 for the Wawasee golf team, glimmers of hope. Golfing with two freshmen, two sophomores and its only upperclassman senior, Wawasee’s score over NLC rival Concord (218) and host Whitko’s 222 at Sycamore Golf Club gave …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.

Friday night was a first for several band members that took to the Piere’s stage. It wasn’t that a bunch of rookies were playing their first gigs in front of a disinterested audience, but the curious in the Fort Wayne club got to see a little history unfold. Clint Lowery, Morgan Rose, Rek Mohr and …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 is no denying Sevendust has an unofficial residence in Fort Wayne. An adoring crowd at Piere’s Friday night welcomed the boys back to the venue the band has rocked for over a decade, and it was like old times all over again. Anyone who has ever been to a Sevendust show knows there isn’t …read more.

Yes, it was a double points weekend at Hire Park on Saturday. Yes, it was hot outside. And yes, there was a greater purpose among the action at Hire Park BMX in Warsaw. No question. The ‘Race For Life’ is an annual fundraiser put on by the Hire Park staff to raise research aid for …read more.

A Warsaw man died this morning after sustaining injuries in a car accident. Steven Eigsti, 21, of Warsaw was a passenger in a truck pulling a travel trailer headed south on SR 15 just south of New Paris. The truck, driven by Brandon Eigsti, 25, ran off the road just south of CR 50, hitting …read more.

Police are responding tonight to an accident on State Road 25 near Palestine. A car was reported to have crashed into a utility pole, halting traffic on the road while the accident is investigated. We will have more details as they are provided.

Following weeks of public town meetings and surveying the IHSAA member schools, Commissioner Bobby Cox has issued his final report on the study of the boys and girls basketball tournament formats. The study originated following an agreement between Cox and Indiana State Senator Mike Delph (R) of Carmel to remove language Delph had introduced as …read more.

The long adds proved accurate in Omaha. Stacked against 19 heats of swimmers with the same dream, North Webster’s Breanna Robinson could not find the magic time at the Olympic Time Trials swimming the 200-meter backstroke. Robinson, who qualified in March for the Trials, swam in the second heat today with a seed time of …read more.

Due to power outages and the extended time that NIPSCO and Kosciusko REMC need to restore all electricity, the city of Warsaw has announced it will again opening a cooling center on Sunday. Warsaw Mayor Joe Thallemer says the Pete Thorn Center, 800 N. Park Ave., Warsaw, will open from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. …read more.

FORT WAYNE — It could not have been any hotter inside Piere’s Nightclub Thursday night. Jacoby Shaddix didn’t care – he demanded the club owners crank up the heaters. The temperature on the bank thermometers around the Canterbury complex were reading near 100 all day, and were still stuck in the 90s as the sun …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.

The term ‘Olympic Dream’ is often tossed around every four years as athletes from around the world make their bids to redefine greatness. While the ‘Olympic Dream’ is a real long shot, a Wawasee High School sophomore is still afforded a chance to turn ‘dream’ into ‘reality’. Breanna Robinson knows her chances to swim in …read more.

A fire alarm at Grace Village Retirement Community in Winona Lake forced residents to evacuate the building and fire fighters to respond. The Winona Lake Fire Department, with full assistance from Warsaw and Pierceton, were called to the Wooster Road complex at approximately 7:30 p.m. Monday. According to Winona Lake Fire Chief Mitch Titus, a …read more.

Not a bad morning’s worth of work. The Shoop Sports and Youth Foundation held its annual Tournament of Champions at North Webster Elementary School Saturday morning, giving area athletes a chance to earn college scholarship money through athletic competition. The winners for the 2012 TOC were Derek Snep and Micaela Sylvester, both earning $2,000. Both …read more.

The IHSAA just released its pairings for the boys golf state finals. Warsaw and Northridge are both representing the Northern Lakes Conference, and are included in the field of teams that will tee off Tuesday at the Legends of Indiana Golf Course in Franklin. Northridge goes off at 7:57 a.m. with Indianapolis Cathedral and Tipton …read more.

WARSAW — When facing dire straits, the Roller Dolls couldn’t overcome the Dire Skates. Coming down to the final 45 seconds of the bout, the Richmond Dire Skates roller derby team benefitted from a killer penalty situation called on the Lake City Roller Dolls, allowing the visiting Skates to escape with a 119-115 win at …read more.

Two Marshall County children were critically injured Friday in an Amish buggy incident in Kosciusko County. Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Deputies and emergency personnel responded today to the location of 6955 West, County Road 650 North, Etna Green, after receiving a 9-1-1 call at approximately 2:28 p.m. of two small children injured from an Amish buggy …read more.

StaceyPageOnline.com, Kosciusko County’s brand new and only digital daily newspaper, is happy to be a supporter of Habitat for Humanity of Kosciusko County by sponsoring a rain barrel for the “Rain on Kosciusko” promotion. Habitat for Humanity and its volunteers have turned 28 rain barrels into works of art which will be unveiled at Warsaw’s First Friday …read more.