SYRACUSE – The Wawasee High School athletic department announced several official notes this afternoon pertaining to its softball and baseball programs. The softball program’s rescheduled varsity and junior varsity games with Northridge will take place Thursday, May 22, at Northridge. The baseball program will host Northridge Friday, May 23, for its varsity and junior varsity …read more.

PLYMOUTH – The girls meets at the North East Lakes Middle School Conference Track and Field Championships were dominated by two local schools on Saturday morning. The Rock Pile at Plymouth High School proved to be anything but rocky for the Wawasee and Edgewood girls track teams. Edgewood slipped by Wawasee by a score of …read more.

ROANOKE, Va. – A memorable 2014 campaign for Grace’s softball team ended on Saturday as the Lady Lancers fell 7-2 to Union at the NCCAA World Series. The Lady Lancers (29-30) earned fourth place in the national tournament and concluded the season with the program’s most wins since 1994. After the game, Brooke Shell was …read more.

PLYMOUTH- Track and field superiority was up for grabs at Plymouth High School on Saturday as the Rock Pile played host to the 2014 North East Lakes Middle School Conference Championships. The boys meets were exciting and exhilarating for four local schools, Edgewood, Lakeview, Wawasee and Whitko. A scrappy Wawasee team played an underdog role …read more.

[weaver_youtube sxAtPgUmWyw rel=0] WARSAW – Given the spring sports season has been a nightmare in terms of weather and adjustments, it was more than fitting that the Northern Lakes Conference Girls Tennis Championships would last well into the one o’clock hour. That’s right, 1 a.m. Saturday morning. Dealing with the third day in a row …read more.

ROANOKE, Va. – Grace College’s softball team survived its first elimination game at the 2014 NCCAA World Series on Friday to advance to the final day of the tournament. The Lady Lancers (29-29) were bumped from the winner’s bracket by top-seeded Shorter to open the day, but Grace responded with a 3-1 victory over Campbellsville …read more.

ROANOKE, Va. – Grace’s softball team made a major statement in its first national tournament game since 1997. The Lady Lancers (28-28) erupted offensively in a 12-3 victory over Trinity Christian to open up the 2014 NCCAA World Series on Thursday, held at Botetourt Sports Complex. The Trolls (26-26) got on the scoreboard first in …read more.

It’s raining. So, of course, prep sports are being moved around again. First up is Wawasee, which postponed its baseball and softball games with Northridge. The JV and varsity softball games at Northridge as well as the JV and varsity baseball games at Wawasee both have not been given a make-up date. The games were …read more.

[weaver_youtube jZjJaw7I4AE rel=0] WARSAW – In what has been forecasted as a very wet second half of the week, the girls of the Northern Lakes Conference tennis teams better pack a lunch. Possibly a sleeping bag. Rain forced the start of the NLC Girls Tennis Championships indoors from host Warsaw Community High School to the …read more.

WARSAW – It was a very big night for both the Warsaw boys and girls track teams at the Northern Lakes Conference track championships. Warsaw won seven girls event championships Tuesday night en route to a 176-point finish in the team standings, the ninth consecutive team title for the Lady Tigers. The Warsaw boys won …read more.

WARSAW – There is never any love lost when Warsaw and Wawasee meet up for an athletic contest on any surface. That sentiment holds true even on the golf course. The two county rivals met up at Stonehenge Golf and Country Club on Tuesday night and it was the Wawasee golf team that got 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.

GOSHEN – Both Wawasee and Whitko were impressive at Saturday’s Goshen Relays. The girls track extravaganza in general was a memorable one which saw 23 of 28 event records fall and quite a team race for the Class A and B titles. In the A Class grid, Goshen held off Plymouth to claim the title …read more.

FORT WAYNE – In life it is important to know how to take advantage of a good opportunity. On Wednesday night the Whitko baseball team had a great opportunity to capitalize on, and did not disappoint. The Wildcats took the field for their Three Rivers Conference game against Manchester like they would on any other …read more.

This week I am skipping the usual routine of picking local games and will instead be giving you a spot-on mock draft for this weekend’s 79th annual National Football League Player Selection Meeting. (That’s the technical name for the NFL Draft. See, you learned something today.) Let me just say a few things before I …read more.

[weaver_youtube DI540vYgOz8 rel=0] SYRACUSE – Wawasee’s softball team sure isn’t playing like a bunch of underclassmen. Riding the arm of freshman Meghan Fretz and using the key contributions of several others, Wawasee held on for a 4-2 win against visiting Warsaw Wednesday afternoon. Fretz, who has now pitched in six games in just over two …read more.

INDIANAPOLIS – Thirty-six Indiana high school seniors have been presented 2014 scholarship awards from the Indiana Basketball Coaches Association, announced Tuesday. The IBCA — a statewide coaches group with more than 2,600 members — presents grants of $750 to each recipient in the names of Marion Crawley, Junior Mannies and Pat Aikman. Through the years, …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.

SYRACUSE – The Wawasee High School athletic department is hosting its annual physical night Monday, May 12, in the annex gym at Wawasee High School. Physicals are $25 per person and will be given for anyone who wishes to participate in athletics in the 2014-15 school year. Physicals will be given at 6 p.m. for …read more.

WARSAW – The Wawasee Middle School girls track team had one goal coming into Friday’s 10th Annual Lakeview Relays, win. The Warriors won the event last season and intended to defend that title. It certainly did not come easy, but Wawasee accomplished its goal and won its second consecutive Lakeview Relays title by defeating the …read more.

WARSAW – The 10th Annual Lakeview Relays took place on Friday night at Lakeview Middle School and despite the cold weather, young athletes from four local middle schools created more than enough heat on the track. Though the meet included four teams, it was clear that the trophy would go to one of the two …read more.

SOUTH WHITLEY – The Wawasee baseball team could not buy a run in their game against Plymouth on Wednesday, leading to a tough conference loss. The Warriors put that game behind them and did a 180-degree turnaround for their contest at Whitko. Wawasee scored in each of the game’s final five innings to claim a …read more.

[weaver_youtube kncQF6gfzuk rel=0] SYRACUSE – It’s almost as if Mother Nature is showing her hand in not liking track. Whether it’s girls duals on Tuesdays or boys meets on Thursdays, the weather this spring has just been rotten, notably in Northern Lakes Conference competition in April. May began with the same issues, with biting wind …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.

SYRACUSE – The Wawasee baseball team has made some noticeable strides this season, but the Warriors still have one black-eye on their resume that they would like to get rid of. On Wednesday night Wawasee dropped a game to an Northern Lakes Conference opponent for the 17th consecutive time, dating back to April of last …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.

SYRACUSE – The conditions were far from ideal at South Shore Golf Course on Monday night but that did not stop the Wawasee boys golf team from playing its first home match of the season. The Warriors braved the cold and wind and showed that it will take a lot more than gloomy weather to …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 LBPRSxGvrQg rel=0] SYRACUSE – It’s an old cliché that sometimes a loss is as good as a win. Well, in the case of South Bend Riley’s championship at the Wawasee Baseball Invitational, losing the final game of the day had championship qualities. While trying to win the title outright, South Bend Riley found themselves …read more.

[weaver_youtube l46LQR6Ujqg rel-0] SYRACUSE – After cruising to the finals of the Wawasee Invitational, Rochester needed its final at-bat to secure the title in a 6-5, come-from-behind win against South Bend Clay. Trailing 5-3 in the bottom of the seventh, Karli Murphy stepped to the dish with two on and two out and cracked a …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.

[weaver_youtube spEXc2KxMWc rel=0] SYRACUSE – Wawasee used the wind and some unlikely names to post a very solid 81-51 Northern Lakes Conference boys track win over Plymouth Thursday night at a blustery Warrior Field. Before the state goes on red alert with this time – 10.51 – in the 100-meter dash by Wawasee’s Clayton Cook, …read more.

[weaver_youtube FQ_FAQvQqpg rel=0] SYRACUSE – It was another frustrating night on the courts for the Wawasee tennis team on Thursday. The Warriors matched up well with a visiting Manchester team but the Squires did enough things right to hand Wawasee a 4-1 defeat. The loss was the third consecutive for the Warriors. “Talent wise, we matched …read more.

SYRACUSE – The Wawasee C team has already had a terrific start to its 2014 season and the Warriors continued that success in big way on Tuesday night. Wawasee’s offense went into overdrive in the fourth inning against Plymouth. The home team blitzed the Pilgrims with 16 runs in the frame to highlight a 20-7 …read more.

WARSAW – Monday may have been Dyngus Day for those that made the trip to South Bend, but it was a day circled in red for the Wawasee and Warsaw baseball teams for a completely different reason. The two rivals squared off for the first of two meetings in 2014 at Warsaw Community High School …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.

WARSAW – The Kosciusko County Fraternal Order of Police Lodge 149 is inviting the public to its annual golf outing May 10, 2014, at Rozella Ford Golf Course to support local scholars. FOP Lodge 149 is asking local citizens and businesses for their support in this event. Cash prizes are available during the golf outing, …read more.

[weaver_youtube hzQRwtemPsU rel=0] GOSHEN – Not too shabby for a first night out. Wawasee, running its first outdoor boys track meet of the season, broke five-year losing streaks to both Northridge and Goshen with wins at Foreman Field Thursday night. The Warriors, which hadn’t beaten Northridge or Goshen head-to-head since the 2008 season, bested the …read more.

SYRACUSE – After picking up a win on Wednesday at Lakeland, the Wawasee tennis team was back in action on Thursday evening. Unfortunately for the Lady Warriors, the result was not as enjoyable this time around. The Lady Warriors welcomed in Northern Lakes Conference foe Goshen and despite playing the Redskins tough, fell 5-0 in …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.

It was 70 degrees Sunday, and snowed Monday night. Oh, Indiana, you never cease to amaze! Well, that being said, high schools are sending in cancellations for Tuesday ball games throughout the area. Up first, Wawasee High School. The girls track meet at Goshen with Plymouth, the Northern Lakes Conference opener for all three clubs, …read more.

KENDALLVILLE – It was just one of those nights. While the scoreboard said that East Noble had defeated Wawasee, the members of the Warrior baseball team knew that they had only beaten themselves on Monday night. Wawasee dug its own grave with errors and mistakes from start to finish, ultimately suffering its first loss on …read more.

SYRACUSE – The Wawasee boys golf team is just over a week away from teeing off its 2014 campaign and the sights are set high. The Warriors came in behind three Northern Lakes Conference teams (NorthWood, Northridge and Goshen) and local foe Fairfield at Black Squirrel Golf Club in last year’s sectional. The finish left …read more.

[weaver_youtube MQ_fRbkY61s rel=0] WINONA LAKE – Grace’s softball team picked up its biggest win of the season on Tuesday, splitting with Crossroads League-leading Taylor at Miller Field. The Lady Lancers (12-20; 8-8 CL) lost a narrow 3-1 contest in the opener before Hannah Adams produced the game-winning hit in a 2-1 victory in the second …read more.

[weaver_youtube el2PyvOeGds rel=0] WINONA LAKE – Strong pitching and timely hitting led Grace’s baseball team to a sweep of Marian at Miller Field on Tuesday. Joey Hickerson’s sixth-inning triple led the Lancers to a 4-3 victory in the first game, and Tim Weber’s pitching limited Marian to four hits in Grace’s 10-1 win in game …read more.

SYRACUSE – The Junior Achievement Stars and Stripes 5K Run/Walk is currently accepting registration for the May 17 event in Syracuse. The 9 a.m. race will start at Lakeside Fitness in Syracuse. There are racing groups for ages 12 to 70-plus, with awards going to the top three finishers in each age group. Registration done …read more.

WINONA LAKE – He grew up mere steps from campus, but it took Jon Schram several months to realize where home really was. On the right path to a dream, his journey took a slight detour. And that bump in the road may have been one of the best things to happen to Schram. Rather …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.

[weaver_youtube eouOEQZZX0M rel=0] SYRACUSE – In the short time that Brent Doty has been the head coach of the Wawasee baseball team, he has preached to his players to be able to find five seconds of focus. “We say ‘five second of focus’ all the time,” said Doty. “Five seconds of focus while you’re at …read more.

SYRACUSE – There was no fooling around by the Wawasee baseball team on April 1. The Warriors welcomed in Bethany Christian for the 2014 season opener and soundly defeated the Bruins with the mercy rule in the fifth inning by a score of 18-0. “This was just one of those all-around team efforts tonight,” said …read more.

SYRACUSE – It seems as if things are finally coming together for the Wawasee girls tennis team. Entering the 2014 season the program saw a huge turnout for tryouts and will boast one of its larger rosters in the past few seasons. But perhaps the most important thing the team has going for it this …read more.

INDIANAPOLIS – Four teams were granted basketball immortality on Saturday night at Bankers Life Fieldhouse as the 104th Annual IHSAA Boys Basketball State Championships tipped-off. It was a day full of the very best that the state had to offer in boys hoops with some of the state’s top recruits being put on display as …read more.

MISHAWAKA – It was a night all about putting the area’s best hardwood players on display and there was certainly no disappointment for the fans in attendance on Monday night for the 2014 McDonald’s Michiana High School All-Star Basketball Games held at Bethal College. In the first game of the night it was the local …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.

[weaver_youtube dSqVLw6rvvk rel=0] INDIANAPOLIS – It’s a long way from Westview High School to Bankers Life Fieldhouse, 173 miles to be exact. The ride down for the Westview Warrior basketball team was probably exciting, nerve-racking and nauseating all at the same time. Earlier this week the Warriors made the trip down with hopes of returning …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.

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.

ELKHART – The Jim Eger Relays will not take place this year. Elkhart Memorial has announced that the running of the boys and girls Relays have been cancelled due to weather conditions. The events will not be made up. Wawasee’s boys and girls track teams were scheduled to appear in competition. Wawasee’s track teams will …read more.

SYRACUSE – Wawasee High School has moved three athletic events scheduled for the coming days. The boys and girls track meets with West Noble were moved from this Thursday, March 27, to next Thursday, April 3. The start time is also pushed back to 5 p.m. to accommodate West Noble’s extended school day. The boys …read more.

WINONA LAKE – When one thinks of basketball, the state of Indiana usually has a say in the matter. Immediately, it’s easy to point to ‘Hoosiers’ with local celeb Steve Hollar ready to fight as Rade Butcher, Bob Knight ready to fight anyone, or Muffett McGraw’s Fighting Irish women emerging as a legitimate contender year …read more.

SYRACUSE – Wawasee High School announced its awards for the 2013-14 winter sports season Tuesday night during a banquet held at the high school. Awards for seven winter programs were given along with achievement awards for blanket, jacket and watch winners. Boys Basketball Warrior Way – Gage Reinhard WTD – Sam Clark Carry-Over – Aaron …read more.

[weaver_youtube OYL6bLhDv0c rel=0] WINONA LAKE – “Miami” was the call. The play got its name from North Miami High School, the former stomping grounds of current Grace star Greg Miller. The ball was supposed to be brought to side off the in-bounds, it was. A screen was supposed to be set for Miller, and it …read more.

That’s right, Bra-Nick-tology. If President Obama can have Barack-otology or whatever ESPN is calling it, then I can certainly have my own made-up word. Take that, POTUS! Anyways, this is a very special edition of Nick’s Picks where I will break down my picks for the NCAA Tournament. I usually do quite well with these …read more.

SYRACUSE – The Wawasee baseball team wants to win now. The players are tired of finishing near the bottom of the Northern Lakes Conference, losing games late and falling short in the postseason. For the first time in years there seems to be an aura of confidence that surrounds the members of the Warrior baseball …read more.

Once again Grace College is hosting the National Christian College Athletic Association tournaments right here in our back yard. Once again both the men’s and women’s teams are participating in the tournament, leaving 14 spots open for other schools to come to Winona Lake for a weekend full of faith-based fun. And once again, you …read more.

SYRACUSE – This will likely be a common theme in the next couple of weeks. Schools are cancelling sports in advance because of the weather. Wawasee isn’t messing around, already pulling the plug on the home boys and girls track meets Monday, March 24, with Columbia City. The softball scrimmage this Saturday, March 22, at …read more.

[weaver_youtube 1tjHe91WHD4 rel=0] WINONA LAKE – For the men and women of the Grace College basketball programs, most likely spent their high school and even college years being recognized for being top-flight athletes at their schools. For at least one morning, “celebrity” went to a whole new level. The looks on the kid’s faces at …read more.

INDIANAPOLIS – The bracket is out and March Madness is finally underway. The NCAA tournament selection committee went to work and unleashed the blue print for the annual madness on Sunday evening. 68 teams made the cut while others watched the proverbial bubble burst. All roads lead to the Lonestar State this year as Dallas …read more.

SYRACUSE – Unable to provide snowless facilities, and even a crack at trying to reroute the boys and girls track meets to Kendallville, Wawasee and East Noble had to scratch its track meets scheduled for Tuesday, March 18. The meet will not be made up. Wawasee will participate in the Hoosier State indoor track championships …read more.

HARTFORD CITY – It was fun. It was exhilarating. It was a fantastic season. It was. The fantastic season that was for the NorthWood basketball team came to a close on Saturday morning in the opening round of the IHSAA Class 3A Regional at Blackford High School. The Panthers fell 50-44 to a defensively stout …read more.

SYRACUSE – The Lakeland Youth Center in Syracuse is accepting registrations for spring soccer. The are five age divisions for boys and girls 4-14 years old for the season that runs April 12 through May 17. Cost is $60 for the first child and $40 for each sibling. For U-5 teams, it is $30 per …read more.

WINONA LAKE – Grace College has announced a change to this Thursday’s women’s basketball game with Oakland City. The game, which is a Midwest Region championship, will move from a 7 p.m. to a 5 p.m. start time March 13 at the Manahan Orthopaedic Capital Center on the campus of Grace College. Grace College will …read more.

[weaver_youtube OEnbTju1nYA rel=0] SYRACUSE – It wasn’t the prettiest day of gymnastics in the history of the Wawasee Gymnastics Sectional, but for a trio of teams and a host of individuals, Saturday was a day of triumph. In a competition that seemed to lack buzz among individual performances, a team race that didn’t seem to …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.

[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.

MARION – Where does one even begin when talking about a career like the one Taylor Goshert has had? The Warsaw native is in her final season as a member of the Indiana Wesleyan University Wildcat basketball team and has made her mark in her time with the prominent NAIA program. Wesleyan finished the regular …read more.

[weaver_youtube HUnby-_Q3k0 rel=0] SYRACUSE – The Whitko boys basketball team’s 2013-14 season came to a close on Tuesday night in the opening game of the IHSAA Boys Basketball Class 3A Sectional 21 Tournament at Wawasee High School. The Wildcats faced a very tough West Noble team and could not match the talent and efficiency of …read more.

ELKHART – The Warsaw boys basketball team staged a remarkable rally to put itself in position to win a first-round sectional game Tuesday night. Goshen’s D.J. Ambrose spoiled the comeback though by being in position at the end to lift the Redskins to a thrilling victory. Ambrose, known for his work on the defensive end …read more.

[weaver_youtube I5zPEBuTm4c rel=0] MISHAWAKA – It was a fitting end to what has been a wild Crossroads League season. Withstanding a late run by Grace College, the Bethel Pilots hit the shots it needed late to claim a 70-65 men’s basketball title Tuesday night at a packed Wiekamp Center. Looking like the game was all …read more.

WINONA LAKE – At tournament time, it is all about which teams can get hot. Any given team on any given day can pull an upset and turn around its season. The Lakeland Christian Academy boys basketball team hopes it can be one of those teams. The Cougars finished the season 3-18 but are currently …read more.

[weaver_youtube M2cbNW-3nnc rel=0] INDIANAPOLIS – The state’s best swimmers and divers gathered at the IUPUI Natatorium on Saturday afternoon for the 2014 IHSAA Boys Swimming and Diving Championships. For the second year in a row it was the Chesterton Trojans that took home the top prize, scoring 240 points to beat out Avon (198) for …read more.

[weaver_youtube SblkQJQTk1c rel=0] INDIANAPOLIS – The moment that the Warsaw boys swim team has worked for all season finally arrived on Friday night. The IHSAA Boys State Finals began with the prelims at The Natatorium at IUPUI. The season came to an end for several Tiger swimmers but two, juniors Jayden Parrett and Spencer Davidson, …read more.

[weaver_youtube _HOL3SGD__w rel=0] SYRACUSE – In the dress rehearsal, Tippecanoe Valley asserted itself in a telltale second quarter for a 58-46 boys basketball victory Friday night over Wawasee at the Hardwood Teepee. In five days, the two teams will take the court against each other with the season on the line. In what both head …read more.

PLYMOUTH – There is a famous speech in the film Glengarry Glen Ross that emphasizes the importance of closing a deal. Alec Baldwin’s character forcefully stresses to “Always be closing.” On Thursday night the Wawasee Warrior basketball team put itself in prime position to close its Northern Lakes Conference season with a win against Plymouth. However, …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 4c2sMYTcmWI rel=0] MIDDLEBURY – The 2013-14 campaign came to an end for the Wawasee boys swim team at the IHSAA Northridge Sectional. No Warriors advanced to next weekend’s State Finals as the team would finish in fourth place with a score of 221. Wawasee’s Northern Lakes Conference foe, Northridge, surprised nobody by winning 10 …read more.

WARSAW – Another year, another banner day for the Warsaw Boys Swimming program. Boasting of nine titles and four meet or school records, the Tigers were on their game Saturday at the Warsaw Boys Swimming Sectional. In what head coach Nate Long dubbed ‘a total team effort’, Warsaw looked poised to not just invade Indianapolis …read more.

DECATUR – It was heartbreak time once again Saturday for the NorthWood girls basketball team in the regional round of the state tournament. The Panthers, for the second straight year, dropped a thriller in semifinal play of the Class 3-A Bellmont Regional. Norwell senior Laken Chaney calmly hit a free throw with no time left …read more.

FORT WAYNE – Though the game was played at the alma mater of actress Shelley Long, there were not many “cheers” to be had for the Wawasee boys basketball team on Friday night. The Warriors traveled to Fort Wayne South Side High School for the first time in program history and were overmatched by a …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.

WARSAW – The senior members of the Warsaw boys basketball team went out in style Friday night. The Tigers used a huge second-half performance to rout Fort Wayne Luers 73-46 in the home finale. Warsaw honored seniors Jordan Stookey, Nate Pearl and Moses Marandet prior to hammering the Knights. The Tigers led just 29-21 at …read more.

[weaver_youtube 6Jyk-a84VqY rel=0] WARSAW – The Tippecanoe Valley Viking swim team took to the pool on Thursday night with hopes of making some waves in the prelims of the Warsaw Sectional at the Warsaw Community Pool. The day went about as well as the team expected. The team made up of all senior swimmers knows …read more.

AKRON – For Tippecanoe Vikings junior wrestler Devin Childers, it has been a long climb. Childers has devoted his life to organized wrestling since his middle school days and the hard work has finally paid off. On Friday evening Childers, a 132-pound grappler, will compete in the IHSAA Wrestling State Finals in Indianapolis. The road …read more.

[weaver_youtube Qvpgj4AsZ2o rel=0] WARSAW – There were no surprises for the Warsaw swim team at Thursday’s sectional prelims at Warsaw High School. The Tigers dominated nearly every category at the prelim meet, placing first in nine of the 11 events. Warsaw will be the overwhelming favorite entering Saturday’s finals at the Warsaw Community Pool. “We …read more.

WARSAW – Experience. Talent. Intelligence. A strong work ethic. Warsaw’s Kyle Hatch has blended all those together into the mix for quite a recipe for success in his first prep season on the wrestling mat. It doesn’t hurt either that the fabulous freshman has some pretty good bloodlines on his side. Hatch will represent the …read more.

WARSAW – The Warsaw boys basketball team got scoring punch from a likely source and a pair of not so likely sources Tuesday night. The host Tigers needed all of those offensive punches in order to deck a very good Elkhart Christian team too. Senior Jordan Stookey led a late charge as host Warsaw rallied …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.

[weaver_youtube OVWKP41QdcU rel=0] INDIANAPOLIS – If one word could be used to describe the day that was the IHSAA Girls Swimming State Finals – or even the weekend as a whole – it would be ‘unbelievable.’ In what was the fastest state finals in girls swimming history, 18 records in total were set in 10 …read more.

NAPPANEE – The Tippecanoe Valley Lady Vikings basketball team knew it would have a challenge on Friday night when it took on NorthWood in the sectional semifinals on the Lady Panthers home court. NorthWood came in ranked No. 11 in Class 3A but played like it was No. 1. Black Swish, as the NorthWood girls …read more.