ELKHART – Warsaw girls basketball coach Michelle Harter admitted that she had not thought much about notching her 100th win. It was obvious though that her team had given the milestone moment plenty of thought Wednesday night. The Tigers, after rallying for a thrilling 45-44 Northern Lakes Conference win in overtime at Elkhart Memorial, presented …read more.

ELKHART –  Pam Miller wanted be at the line with the game on the line Wednesday night. The Warsaw senior stepped up and made the most of the moment too. Miller calmly drained two free throws with 5.5 second to play in overtime to lift the Tigers to a huge 45-44 win at Elkhart Memorial. The …read more.

AKRON – Neither Tippecanoe Valley head coach Chris Kindig nor NorthWood skipper Adam Yoder wanted to show all their cards Tuesday night. As the two Class 3-A Sectional 21 heavyweights battled Tuesday night, NorthWood found its wild card and tossed the ace of spades in a 61-55 win over host Valley in what became a …read more.

SYRACUSE – Offensive production was hard to come by for both teams in Tuesday’s girls basketball game between No. 12 Columbia City and host Wawasee. The Eagles used a shutout in the first quarter to spark a 40-22 victory over the Lady Warriors. City slowly built up a lead in the first quarter to take …read more.

ELKHART – The Warsaw boys basketball team will not get any style points for its performance Tuesday night. What the Tigers will get though is another win to add to their impressive streak. Warsaw, ranked No. 11 in the AP Class 4-A poll, shook off a slow start to handle host Elkhart Central 46-39 at …read more.

FORT WAYNE – The Fort Wayne TinCaps are now accepting applications for part-time, seasonal ballpark staff positions for the 2015 season. Each year, the TinCaps employ approximately 600 part-time staff to work in a variety of positions at Parkview Field. Applications are available both online at TinCaps.com and in the TinCaps’ administrative office at Parkview …read more.

WEST LAFAYETTE – It’s not hard at all to understand how much Brock Davis enjoys his role on the Purdue men’s basketball team. Just spend a few minutes talking to the WCHS graduate and it becomes crystal clear. Davis, who played basketball for the Tigers, is in his fourth year as a manager for coach …read more.

(The following article was written by Todd Hoffer) ETNA GREEN –  In January, 2014, as I was preparing for the first Randy Miner Memorial Country Run, I wrote several stories about my good friend. Most of which were inspired by fond memories I hold close to my heart. I shared those stories because I wanted …read more.

WARSAW – It was a record-setting day for the Warsaw boys swim team on Saturday. The hosts used a record performance from its 200 freestyle relay team as the highlight of defeating Concord 106-80 for a big Northern Lakes Conference win. The quartet of Matt Wildman, Spencer Davidson, Ethan Cook and Jayden Parrett produced the …read more.

MIDDLEBURY – Rebounding and playing defense are all about effort and toughness. The Warsaw girls basketball team exhibited plenty of both Saturday night to collect a huge Northern Lakes Conference road win. On a night where points were about as scarce as a warm summer breeze, the Tigers hit the boards and locked down defensively …read more.

SYRACUSE – Just like a lot of cars parked outside this week, it took the NorthWood Panthers girls basketball team a little while to get warmed up. Once going, NorthWood had no trouble speeding past Wawasee, 63-34, Saturday at the Hardwood Teepee. What was just a 6-0 NorthWood lead five minutes into the first quarter …read more.

WINONA LAKE – Grace’s women’s basketball team knocked off No. 7 St. Francis 81-71 on Saturday after an impressive second-half display. Kelsie Peterson and Sarah Feasby both had career-high production in the Lady Lancers’ upset of the defending NAIA Div. II national champions. Allison Kauffman had the only double-double of the game with 21 points …read more.

NAPPANEE – It seemed too good to be true for the Wawasee basketball team at the Panther Pit. A terrific first half performance put the Warriors in a good position to end a losing skid that started in December and a conference losing skid that started three seasons back. It seemed too good to be …read more.

SOUTH BEND – The Harlem Globetrotters’ Smile Patrol are set to make some child smile this Monday at the Memorial Children’s Hospital in South Bend. Flight Time Lang of the world famous Harlem Globetrotters will visit children at the hospital at 1:45 p.m. Monday, Jan. 12, as part of an outreach program through the Globetrotters’ …read more.

NAPPANEE – It was a battle between the winter Warriors and the polar Panthers Thursday night. While nearly every other high school athletic event was cancelled, Northern Lakes Conference foes Wawasee and NorthWood could just not wait to grapple at the Panther Pit. Weathering the, well, weather turned out to be much more enjoyable for …read more.

FORT WAYNE – It’s no secret that Parkview Field has been regarded as one of the finest Minor League Baseball parks in the country since it opened in 2009. But according to the folks at Stadium Journey who’ve visited and reviewed more than 2,050 venues across all sports, the home of the Fort Wayne TinCaps …read more.

SOUTH BEND – The South Bend Cubs will host four different job fairs across Michiana to fill vacant game-day positions at Four Winds Field. Each job fair will have representatives from the organization conducting on-site interviews with applicants. “We pride ourselves on providing the best customer service in all areas of stadium operations,” said Team …read more.

WARSAW – Warsaw senior defensive and midfield soccer standout Sam Allbritten has declared his intention to attend Hope College next year and play for the Flying Dutchmen. Allbritten, an Indiana Soccer Coaches Association All-State Honorable Mention player this year, was a 3-year starter after sitting out with an injury as a freshman, and the tough …read more.

Weather has forced the hand of several schools in the area to cancel or postpone area athletics. The Elkhart Christian at Triton boys basketball JV and varsity games have been postponed. A new date has not yet been announced. The Tippecanoe Valley girls basketball JV and varsity games at Northfield have been postponed to Jan. …read more.

RICHMOND – Indiana University East issued its student athlete Dean’s and Chancellor’s Lists for the fall 2014 semester, and Triton High School graduate and IUE freshman Taylor Hatfield was among the lot. Thirty-four Indiana University East student-athletes made the IU East Chancellor’s List or Dean’s List during the 2014 fall semester – the highest total …read more.

The local sports schedule was pretty light Wednesday, and only got lighter with the snow and wind forcing a pair of events to go under. The Oregon-Davis at Triton girls basketball game was postponed from tonight to Saturday, Jan. 17. The JV game will begin at 2 p.m. with the varsity to follow. The Warsaw …read more.

[weaver_youtube wjp6JnFhIR4 rel=0] MIDDLEBURY – The elder members of the Northridge girls swim team remembered what it felt like last January in Syracuse. Cold. Bitter. Unhappy. There wouldn’t be any repeat performance Tuesday night. In fact, it felt like old times for the Northridge girls swim program, pounding Wawasee 108-78 to reassert itself as the …read more.

[weaver_youtube 9Kf0P8Y0JAI rel=0] MIDDLEBURY – Another Northern Lakes Conference dual, another blowout win for the Northridge Raider boys swim team. Wawasee’s presence in the pool did nothing to take Northridge off its game Tuesday night in an overwhelming 145-38 result, all but locking up yet another conference title for the Raiders. Northridge won every event, …read more.

GREENCASTLE – Andrew Luck, star quarterback for the Indianapolis Colts, will serve as a guest speaker at DePauw University Friday, April 24. Luck will discuss “Creating Your Personal Game Plan for Success” in a Timothy and Sharon Ubben Lecture at 7 p.m. in Kresge Auditorium, located within the Green Center for the Performing Arts (605 …read more.

WARSAW – Current Division II and three-time national champion water ski team, the Lake City Skiers, will host the 2016 Division II National Water Ski Show Championships at Hidden Lake in Warsaw. The team was awarded the bid by USA-Water Ski located in Polk City, Fla, to host the annual event. “We are thrilled to …read more.

SOUTH BEND – As a result of a recent change to Mark Grace’s schedule, the South Bend Cubs have postponed the First Pitch Banquet scheduled for January 20, 2015. Grace was scheduled among a handful of college and minor league coaches to appear as guest speakers at the banquet in South Bend to help open …read more.

WARSAW – Saturday night, it was Nick Sands’ turn. In what has become a carousel of ‘who wants to lead in scoring’ for the Warsaw Tigers, Sands’ 17 points paced the home team in a 54-29 romp of LaPorte Saturday night at the Tiger Den. Sands was red hot right from the get-go and stayed …read more.

WARSAW – The unpredictable season that is Warsaw Lady Tiger basketball took another wild turn Saturday night. After an embarrassing loss to Triton Friday night, Warsaw responded with a 57-50 win against LaPorte Saturday night at the Tiger Den. Only scoring 27 points Friday night in Bourbon, Warsaw had that number at the half and …read more.

LAGRANGE – The Tippecanoe Valley girls basketball steam engine kept rolling on Saturday. The Lady Vikings picked up two more wins to take honors at the Lakeland Invite, beating Lakeland 64-39 and West Noble 58-42. Valley was very impressive in the Lakeland win, putting four players in double figures in scoring. Meredith Brouyette led the …read more.

MISHAWAKA – A lockdown defensive effort propelled Grace’s men’s basketball team to a 62-57 upset of archrival No. 5 Bethel on Saturday. The Lancers improved to 12-4 and 2-2 in the Crossroads League with the win and now sit one game out of first place in the CL standings. Bethel came into Saturday’s rivalry game …read more.

MISHAWAKA – Grace’s women’s basketball team picked up its first Crossroads League victory of the year in style, blitzing Bethel 87-57 on the road on Saturday. The Lady Lancers (8-8, 1-3 CL) had a career-high 20 points from Darian Patton in one of the Grace’s most complete performances of the season. Grace outrebounded Bethel by …read more.

SYRACUSE – Wawasee’s defensive tempo gave Indianapolis Brebeuf Jesuit fits in a 40-20 girls basketball victory Saturday morning at the Wawasee Shootout. Stingy defense by the Lady Warriors afforded the Lady Braves just a pair of three-point makes in the second and third quarters combined while Wawasee jumped out to a 32-14 lead after three …read more.

BOURBON – There are plenty of times where games give fans, reporters and coaches plenty to talk about after the final buzzer. Then there are times when only coaches can best describe how to sum up a game. The latter was the case Friday night as Warsaw head coach Doug Ogle summed up how the …read more.

MISHAWAKA – Warsaw wrestling coach Justin Smith said he would know where Kyle Hatch stood after seeing him compete in the Mishawaka Invitational. It’s safe to say that Smith has to feel pretty good about where his sophomore standout is at this point in the season. Sophomore Hatch capped off an impressive performance in the …read more.

MISHAWAKA – It’s been nothing but a win-win situation this season for both Clay Yeo and the Bethel College men’s basketball program. Who would expect any less from a player and a program both known for being winners. Yeo has been a major factor from day one for the Pilots. The former Triton High School …read more.

[weaver_youtube ClAXX9xlkaI rel=0]   NASHVILLE, TN – Anything can happen in the postseason, there are no guarantees and always plenty of surprises. That was the case Tuesday at the Franklin American Music City Bowl when the No. 23 ranked Louisiana State Tigers met on the gridiron with the Notre Dame Fighting Irish. In the end …read more.

WARSAW – The South Bend St. Joseph’s girls basketball team was as good as advertised Tuesday night. The undefeated Indians were clicking on all cylinders to best host Warsaw 65-40 in the championship contest of the Teacher’s Credit Union Lady Tiger Classic. St. Joe, ranked No. 10 among all schools statewide in the latest IBCA …read more.

WARSAW – Kyle Hatch is anxious to get a true measuring stick of exactly where he is at this wrestling season. The Warsaw sophomore standout will get that opportunity over the next two days. Hatch, who is undefeated at 17-0 on the season, and his teammates will take part in the Mishawaka Invitational.  The annual …read more.

WARSAW – During this season of giving, the charity stripe was so rewarding to the Warsaw boys basketball team Saturday night. The host Tigers were fine from the line in rallying past No. 10 Merrillville 63-60 in double overtime in the championship game of the Warsaw Holiday Tournament. Warsaw, which improves to 7-1 with its …read more.

WARSAW – The free throw line was very valuable to the Warsaw boys basketball team Saturday morning. The host Tigers used a big advantage from the charity stipe to top South Bend Riley 57-47 in the opening game of the Warsaw Holiday Tournament. Warsaw, which improved to 6-1 with its fourth straight win, advances to …read more.

WINONA LAKE – Grace College men’s basketball coach Jim Kessler said in the preseason that this year’s edition of his team would be a work in progress. The long-time mentor of the very successful Lancers’ program still feels that way 15 games into the 2014-15 campaign. “I do still feel like we are a work …read more.

WARSAW – Experience will be a key, but numbers will be a priority as Warsaw’s gymnastics team prepares for the 2015 competition season. The Lady Tigers are returning a decent core group of gymnasts to the equipment this season, but will have to lean upon the group to do its scoring. Warsaw will start the …read more.

SOUTH WHITLEY – In a girls basketball game of ebbs and flows, Tippecanoe Valley weathered a Whitko storm well enough to escape with a 42-38 road win Saturday night. After looking like it was poised to pull away from Whitko in the first half, Valley needed to make a defensive stand in the final 10 …read more.

WARSAW – Kem Zolman has seen a lot of things from the sidelines in his long and very successful basketball coaching career. The Wawasee girls basketball coach experienced a first though Saturday night. The Warriors were held without a basket in the second half in dropping a 53-14 Northern Lakes Conference contest to host Warsaw. …read more.

SYRACUSE – The annual Wawasee Boys Swimming Invite took place Saturday afternoon at Wawasee Middle School and it was South Bend St. Joe that took home this year’s top prize. The Indians posted a final team score of 360 points to beat out Wawasee (257) for the invite title. Bremen (207), Rochester (205) and Columbia …read more.

[weaver_youtube qBuOMVEeoaw rel=0] Friday’s game centered around raising funds for Kosciusko County Special Olympics. For more on that follow this link. SYRACUSE – It was “Tiger Time” most of the time Friday night at the Hardwood Teepee. The Warsaw boys basketball team entered a hostile environment at Wawasee High School for both team’s Northern Lakes …read more.

AKRON – Whitko’s boys basketball team will eventually come together. It just wasn’t going to be Friday night. Tippecanoe Valley exposed Whitko’s glaring weaknesses full bore in the first half, leading to a 70-49 victory Friday night at Valley. Without a presence inside, Whitko had two options. One, watch Tippecanoe Valley soar to the hoop …read more.

I could blame the late time of this post on several things. It could be that I’ve spent too much time at Christmas parties. I could easily use that excuse. I could blame the delicious pizza I had a few hours ago at our office party. Or the bacon-apple pie I had yesterday at another …read more.

SOUTH BEND – Baseball legend Mark Grace will headline the inaugural South Bend Cubs First Pitch Banquet presented by ABC-57 and News/Talk 95.3 MNC on Tuesday, January 20, 2015 at the DoubleTree by Hilton in downtown South Bend. Doors open at 7 p.m. The First Pitch Banquet will bring area coaches together for a unique …read more.

[weaver_youtube jlMFIVoBfko rel=0] SYRACUSE – It was pin or be pinned Thursday night on the wrestling mat between Wawasee and Concord. Nine of the 10 bouts were falls, Concord with five of them plus three big forfeits in a 52-30 victory over Wawasee. Concord were spotted an 18-0 lead after a pair of forfeits and …read more.

[weaver_youtube uE2uEXqJETM rel=0] WARSAW – Even if its just for a month, a handful of girls in Warsaw can say they are the best in the country. Midwest Xtreme’s Small Senior Level 4 Division all-star cheer team, as well as the youth Prep Division small team program, have both been tabbed as the No. 1-ranked …read more.

WINONA LAKE – Lakeland Christian Academy recently held its fifth annual induction ceremony for the LCA Athletic Hall of Fame. The induction class of 2014 was recognized during the school’s Homecoming festivities. Kristin Calizo (Doron), a 1992 graduate, played volleyball, basketball and softball for the Lady Cougars. Calizo played on the Indiana Christian Athletic Association …read more.

BOURBON – It was only fitting that Triton’s Kylie Mason joined a very exclusive club Wednesday night with a 3-pointer. The Trojan senior standout became just the fifth girls player in school history to reach 1,000 career points. Mason entered play versus Rochester Wednesday night with 993 career points. She netted 12 in the contest …read more.

WARSAW – Tad Nieter has played a major role, as both a player and a coach, in a whole lot of success on the links by the WCHS boys’ golf program over the past decade. Now, Nieter will turn his attention to the girls’ side of the sport. Nieter, a 2007 WCHS graduate, was approved …read more.

WARSAW – The future of the very successful Warsaw boys soccer program has been turned over to a very familiar and very qualified face. Frank Courtois, who has been coaching in the program for more than the past decade, was approved Monday night as the new boys soccer coach by the Warsaw School Board. Courtois, …read more.

SYRACUSE – What started as a tight contest between two sectional foes ended as a blowout victory for the home team. Whitko set up camp in Warrior territory Saturday night but Wawasee made sure the Wildcats never got too comfortable at the Hardwood Teepee. The Warriors used a big second half to claim their fifth …read more.

WARSAW – A talented and veteran Plymouth girls basketball team would have presented plenty of challenges to a Warsaw squad at full strength Saturday night. The Pilgrims made it a long night though on a short-handed Tiger team. Plymouth started strong en route to topping the host Tigers 41-26 in the Northern Lakes Conference opener …read more.

UN-DE-FEATED *clap*-*clap*-*clap, clap, clap* Yes, let the perfection flow through you! Last week I went a perfect 9-0, with the help of our wonderful local athletes. It’s something to be proud of, if you all didn’t come here to read this week after week, then I wouldn’t be able to write this article week after …read more.

WARSAW – Warsaw boys basketball coach Doug Ogle may want to bottle whatever words of wisdom that he shared with his team at halftime Thursday night. The message that Ogle shared with his talented team sure got some second-half performance out of the host Tigers. Warsaw opened the final half on a 14-0 run to …read more.

[weaver_youtube _5j-fR7CziM rel=0] WARSAW – On paper, this matchup was supposed to be so much more. But reality set in Thursday in the boys and girls swim duals between Warsaw and visiting Northridge. Suspensions in the Warsaw boys program and an incredible amount of depth in the Northridge girls program made the finals scores almost …read more.

WINONA LAKE – The 2014-15 edition of the Grace College women’s soccer team had a season to remember. The terrific trio of former local high school stars Mallory Rondeau, Meredith Hollar and Abby Schue were a huge part of the memories created in the best season in program history too. Coach Michael Voss’ stellar squad …read more.

SYRACUSE – In 27 years of bowling, Syracuse resident Curtis Smeltzer had never rolled a 300. Check one thing off the bucket list as Smeltzer hit the magic number Wednesday night during league bowling at Wawasee Bowl.

AKRON – Meredith Brouyette admitted it was a shot she didn’t know if she should have taken. That being said, she was confident with it. Her coach was very comfortable with it too. The Tippecanoe Valley sophomore lefty guard made things all right for her team in the end by calmly draining a 3-pointer from …read more.

SYRACUSE – Taking one for the team took on a different meaning Wednesday evening as 16 teams took aim at each other for bragging rights at the Put The Hammer Down Dodgeball Tourney at Wawasee Middle School. The event was a fundraiser for the Wawasee High School chapter of the Kosciusko Youth Leadership Academy. The …read more.

WINONA LAKE – The finest season in Grace’s women’s soccer history earned the program’s finest individual award on Wednesday when Mallory Rondeau was named the NCCAA Player of the Year. The junior forward finished the 2014 season with 18 goals and 11 assists. She ended the season on a blistering pace, tallying 14 goals with …read more.

WINONA LAKE – Grace College women’s volleyball coach Andria Harshman knows her program is in very good shape for the future. She also knows that it’s going to be tough to replace the three standout seniors who led the team to the semifinals of the NCCAA National Championships this past weekend. Harshman, who had a …read more.

WINONA LAKE – Abby Schue, freshman goalkeeper from Grace College, was named the NCCAA Division I women’s soccer Defensive Player of the Week. Schue was the NCCAA Tournament’s Outstanding Defensive Player as Grace College women’s soccer team advanced to its first-ever national championship game appearance last Saturday. Schue had a shutout in each of Grace’s …read more.

[weaver_youtube M7MOvP8Y0aI rel=0] SYRACUSE – It’s the middle of December, but it felt like the middle of January Tuesday night at the Wawasee Natatorium. In a budding rivalry between Northern Lakes Conference girls swimming powers Wawasee and Concord, it literally came down to the final points given. When the splash surged the south wall of …read more.

[weaver_youtube x8BpzVr-dY4 rel=0] SYRACUSE – As often happens, when one side of the equation gets into a heated battle, the other side often gets lost in the shuffle amidst all the excitement. While the Wawasee and Concord girls swimmers were adding another notch to the budding rivalry, the boys dual was somewhat overlooked. The outcome …read more.

BOURBON – The Triton basketball team finally got to play at home Tuesday night and it was clear to see that boys were longing to play in the friendly confines of the Trojan Trench. After three-straight road games to open the season, Triton welcomed in Caston for its home opener and claimed a 53-27 victory. …read more.

WINONA LAKE – To wrap up Grace’s sterling 2014 campaign, the Lady Lancers’ volleyball team picked up two All-American accolades from the NCCAA. Senior setter Ellie Harp was named NCCAA/AVCA First Team All-American. She was also earned a spot on the six-player 2014 NCCAA All-Tournament Team after helping the Lady Lancers to the national semifinals. …read more.

WINONA LAKE – Grace College and Director of Athletics Chad Briscoe welcomed student-athletes from the high schools of the Northern Lakes Conference for a Sportsmanship Summit on Tuesday. Ten student-athletes from eight NLC schools attended the conference, which was designed to educate student-athletes about sportsmanship and character training in athletics. “We are pleased to be …read more.

WARSAW – Warsaw’s boys swim team made no bones it was in a class by itself at the Warsaw Tiger Invite Saturday. The girls team wasn’t that bad, either. The Tiger boys rolled to a title, scoring 763 points to blow away the six-team field that had Muncie Central second at 441 and Penn third …read more.

WINONA LAKE – The speed and size of Hamilton’s boys basketball team eventually caught up to Lakeland Christian Academy Saturday night. After keeping pace with Hamilton for about 10 minutes of the game, a sudden burst by the Marines was the start of an eventual 69-33 win for the visitors. Unintimidated by the overall size …read more.

SYRACUSE – A Friday night cold turned into a Saturday night fever for the Wawasee boys basketball team. After an ice cold shooting performance led to a disappointing loss at Manchester Friday night, the Warriors rebounded with their best offensive performance of the year while hosting West Noble just a day later. Wawasee scorched the …read more.

KISSIMMEE, Fla. – Grace’s women’s soccer team came up just short in its pursuit of a national championship, falling in a penalty shootout to Lee University Saturday evening. The Lady Lancers played one of its most complete matches of the season against Lee to cap off a strong performance in the 2014 NCCAA National Championships. …read more.

WINONA LAKE – For a team that couldn’t find a second scorer, a 15-0 deficit right out of the gate was a backbreaker Saturday night. Lakeland Christian Academy found themselves trailing without a point in the second quarter and never found the gusto to make it up in a 39-18 loss to visiting Hamilton in …read more.

WARSAW – Warsaw girls basketball coach Michelle Harter has seen her young team continue to improve since tipping off the season three weeks ago. That trend continued Saturday afternoon for the Tigers. Warsaw rode a tremendous first-half performance to a 50-36 win over Michigan City in non-conference action in the Tiger Den. Sophomore Dayton Groninger …read more.

FORT WAYNE – Friday night’s boys basketball showdown between Warsaw and Homestead was simply not as good as advertised, it was better. The environment at Homestead High School was absolutely electric when both teams took the court for tip-off. However, the underdog Tigers were not intimidated by the rambunctious home fans or the state’s top …read more.

[weaver_youtube E3oY0GWOhNc rel=0] NAPPANEE – As expected, two of the more storied boys basketball teams in the area played a whale of a game Friday night. Braxton Linville scored 22 points and NorthWood weathered a late comeback from Triton to pull out a 54-50 win in the Panther Pit. Linville wasn’t an overwhelmingly dominant force …read more.

KISSIMMEE, Fla. – Grace’s women’s soccer team moved one step away from its first national championship, dispatching Houghton 3-0 on Friday at NCCAA Nationals. The Lady Lancers (17-4-3) will square off with Lee in the NCCAA National Championship on Saturday at 5:45 p.m. in Grace’s first title game appearance. Lee defeated Campbellsville 3-0 in the …read more.

KISSIMMEE, Fla. – Grace’s volleyball team earned its way to Championship Saturday at NCCAA Nationals with a 3-1 quarterfinal win over Oklahoma Wesleyan. The Lady Lancers (30-11) will make their second appearance in four years in the NCCAA Semifinals against No. 1 seed Trinity Christian on Saturday at 10 a.m. The championship match will be …read more.

AKRON – Basketball fans in attendance at Tippecanoe Valley High School Thursday night definitely got their money’s worth. The host Vikings and Plymouth made sure of that. The pair of previously unbeaten girls basketball teams went toe-to-toe, back-and-forth for a three-overtime thriller in a marquee matchup. When the final horn had sounded after 44 minutes …read more.

KISSIMMEE, Fla. – At the NCCAA National Volleyball Championship Banquet, Grace senior libero Hannah Clemmons was named the 2014 Susan R. Hellings Award winner. The Hellings Award is the highest individual honor handed out to volleyball student-athletes by the NCCAA, recognizing one individual each year for outstanding Christian character, athletic and academic achievement and community …read more.

WARSAW – The 2014 U.S. Finals based out of Louisville, Kentucky, has released the Top 25-ranked All-Star cheer teams from across the United States and Canada. Midwest Xtreme, based out of Warsaw, is currently ranked No. 1 in the Senior-4 Cheer and Youth PREP Divisions. The U.S. Finals has grown into the single-most successful multi-brand …read more.

Many of you have let us know that we’ve done a great job with the photography that accompanies our sports and event coverage. And subsequently, many have also asked how one can get a copy of a photo seen in a story. Very simple. We have an Ink Free News photos site that has just …read more.

SYRACUSE – Wawasee’s football team scored more points against West Noble in August (48) than what the girls basketball teams from both schools combined to score in three quarters Tuesday night. Only a fourth quarter surge made for a more respectable final score, 38-28, which West Noble claimed victoriously. After three quarters of play at …read more.

PLYMOUTH – The Triton boys basketball team shook off an incredibly slow start to almost provide an incredible finish Tuesday night. Almost. Host Plymouth hit key free throws down the stretch to edge the Trojans 51-45 in a non-conference clash. Senior Reis Yoder of the Pilgrims hit 3-4 free throws in the final 4.6 seconds …read more.

INDIANAPOLIS – He’s not the biggest dude in his class, or even the block, but Addison Coy got to perform on Indiana’s biggest stage. Coy was one of four lucky footballers to perform at Lucas Oil Stadium Sunday in the state finals of the NFL Punt, Pass & Kick competition. Coy and three others in …read more.

[weaver_youtube xn9Ub1X9Kr8 rel=0] AKRON – It looked like two different Tippecanoe Valley girls basketball teams playing Saturday night. A sluggish host fell behind Westfield early in the championship game of the Thanksgiving Classic hosted by Tippecanoe Valley, only for a second-half surge to lift the Lady Vikings to a title after a thrilling 49-46 win. …read more.

[weaver_youtube wJKekMAguLM rel=0] WARSAW – The score may have been far from exciting but the game was as exhilarating as they come when Columbia City came to town to face Warsaw in boys hoops action. The Tigers pitched a shutout in the second quarter and used some late-game heroics to claim a 38-35 victory over …read more.

BOURBON – It’s not easy winning two games in one day. And certainly not against schools three and four times your size. But Triton was able to overcome the odds to claim a championship in the Triton Tournament after a 36-33 win over Pendleton Heights. Triton overcame a 25-22 deficit heading into the fourth quarter …read more.

[weaver_youtube fLbqHf8FzHc rel=0] SYRACUSE – Warsaw got itself a fight from rival Wawasee, but too many weapons helped the Tiger boys swim team to a 124-61 win Saturday afternoon at the Wawasee Middle School Natatorium. Warsaw claimed all three relays and had four different swimmers win five total events to aid the win. On the …read more.

[weaver_youtube i6TyAL6j8pY rel=0] SYRACUSE – Wawasee asserted itself that it’s back for another run as the Northern Lakes Conference girls swim conference season opened Saturday. Entertaining rival Warsaw at the Wawasee Middle School Natatorium, the Lady Warriors had no trouble in posting a 136-47 win over the Lady Tigers. Wawasee were victors in 11 of …read more.

BLOOMINGTON – It came down to the final second, just like any rivalry should. In the 90th edition of The Old Oaken Bucket Game, Indiana defeated Purdue, 23-16. The Hoosiers, led by two big runs from senior D’Angelo Roberts, drove down the field for a Zander Diamont rushing score with 27 seconds remaining. Junior Tevin …read more.

SOUTH WHITLEY – Oh man, what a defense! The Warsaw Lady Tigers basketball team headed east for a post-holiday showdown with Whitko Friday night. Warsaw was able to use a solid performance on the defensive side of the court to claim a 54-30 victory over the host Lady Wildcats. While the victory was well-earned by …read more.

WINONA LAKE – Mallory Rondeau was named to the prestigious Capital One Academic All-America Team by the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA). Rondeau was one of 11 female soccer student-athletes to earn a place on the College Division At-Large Team. The junior forward currently boasts a 3.94 GPA while studying biology. She leads …read more.

SYRACUSE – Holy numbers, Batman! It took longtime Wawasee gymnastics head coach Nika Prather a few extra seconds to marvel at the sight of her team assembling for the preseason team photo. Equipment was still spread all over the south side of the annex gym, practice suits still tagged and hanging from racks, many of …read more.

WARSAW – He’s been all around the world, cracking backs and getting minds right. In a couple weeks he’ll be in Sin City, standing in the corner of the octagon hoping his friend can inflict enough pain to be crowned the UFC Welterweight champion of the world. Dr. Wayne Hogenson has a really interesting gig. …read more.

[weaver_youtube 3z9_Wv3gxGE rel=0] WARSAW – For 16 minutes of boys basketball Wednesday night, it looked like an upset alert might be signaling from the Tiger Den. But for what Tippecanoe Valley was able to do right in the first half against Warsaw, it lost all balance in the second half of a 61-48 final in …read more.