PLYMOUTH – The Warsaw football team was not able to weather a second storm Saturday. This one came in the form of Taylor Fulton. The Plymouth running back ran wild in pacing the Rockies to a 41-6 victory over the Tigers in the Northern Lakes Conference opener for both teams. The league tilt was suspended …read more.

Week one of the Indiana high school football season has arrived. The heat and humidity of late summer has also kicked in just in time to make for some tough and trying practice conditions heading into Friday night. But, it’s also time for area players to turn up the heat for real this week in …read more.

WARSAW – The Warsaw football team will definitely have a new look to it this season. That look has nothing to do with uniforms or helmets. The look has everything to do with a new offense that differs dramatically from the past. The Tigers, with the graduation of record-setting tailback Tristan McClone, will go with …read more.

WARSAW – Warsaw football coach Phil Jensen saw a lot to like from his new-look team Friday night. Tippecanoe Valley coach Scott Bibler saw a lot for his young team to work on. The Tigers and the Vikings got together for the preseason debut in a scripted scrimmage. Warsaw unveiled its brand new offensive look, …read more.

WARSAW – High school football fans attending the Warsaw scrimmage Friday night will be able to help out a very worthy cause in the process. The scrimmage will be used as a fundraiser for the Feed My Starving Children event set for Oct. 9-11 at Madison School in Warsaw. That event will make meals to …read more.

WARSAW – Gabe Furnivall had a senior year to remember. The two-sport WCHS star athlete will get one final chance to add to his memories come Friday night. Furnivall will look to try and help the North All-Star football team to a win over their South counterparts in the Grange Insurance North-South All-Star game at …read more.

WARSAW – Warsaw standout Gabe Furnivall has displayed cat-like speed, agility and aggressiveness on the football field and on the tracks around the state through his years as a Tiger, and the senior North All-Star has selected to stay a cat but shed the stripes and play football next fall for the Saint Joseph’s Pumas. …read more.

WARSAW – The Warsaw football program will hold a call-out meeting on May 8. The meeting is for anyone currently in grades 9-11 who plans to play football in the fall for the Tigers. The meeting will begin at 8 a.m. in the PAC at WCHS.

WARSAW – Warsaw senior Anthony Hendrickson did not make headlines throughout his football career, however his performance on the offensive line certainly created them. Hendrickson was one of the key figures in Warsaw’s record-setting ground attack the past two seasons, and the two-sport standout announced his intention to attend Trine University and play football for …read more.

WARSAW – Warsaw Community High School senior football standout Tanner Balazs has announced his intention to attend Wabash College in the fall and play football for the Little Giants’ program. Balazs, a speedy and sure-handed wide receiver and big play defensive back for the Tigers, announced his decision this week, choosing to attend Wabash where …read more.

WARSAW – Warsaw Community High School senior tailback Tristan McClone has marched up and down the gridiron the past two seasons, sometimes untouched and sometimes carrying the ball and opponents with him. On Friday, McClone made his first steps of his march toward collegiate athletics official with the signing of a letter of intent to …read more.

WARSAW – The Marian University football program got some very good news Thursday night. One could say it was a great night for the Knights. Warsaw Community High School star tailback Tristan McClone announced that he has made a verbal commitment to play for the Knights. McClone, one of the captains this past fall for …read more.

INDIANAPOLIS – The outstanding senior tandem of Tristan McClone and Gabe Furnivall from Warsaw highlight the list of area football players honored as All-State by the Indiana Football Coaches Association. McClone and Furnivall, both also outstanding track athletes, were All-State choices by the IFCA in Class 6-A. The pair led coach Phil Jensen’s Tigers to …read more.

WARSAW – The Warsaw Football Awards Night is set for Tuesday, Nov. 19. The program for grades 9-12 will begin at 6 p.m. in the PAC at WCHS.        

Happy Halloween! I am back with another amazing set of picks for your reading delight. A lot of trick ‘r’ treating was canceled tonight so I pushed off the article a little more for two reasons. The first reason is because I was at the office all day and quite frankly I believe the place …read more.

WARSAW – One of the goals all season for the Warsaw football team was a sectional championship. That opportunity finally awaits the Tigers Friday night. It comes in the form of a huge challenge too. Warsaw travels to Fort Wayne Carroll to clash with the explosive, high-scoring Chargers in a Class 6-A sectional title tilt. …read more.

WARSAW – The WCHS Athletic Department recommends the following route for fans traveling to Fort Wayne Carroll Friday night for the Class 6-A football sectional championship game. The route is advised due to construction on Carroll Road west of the high school. Fans should take US 30 East to Fort Wayne and exit on to …read more.

WARSAW – Tickets for the Warsaw football game Friday night at Fort Wayne Carroll will be pre-sold Tuesday through Thursday. The tickets will be available from 7:30 a.m. until 3 p.m. in the WCHS Athletic Office. Tickets are $6 each. Warsaw (7-3) plays at Fort Wayne Carroll (8-2) Friday in the Class 6-A Sectional 3 …read more.

FORT WAYNE – The senior members of the Warsaw football team proved Friday night that they really did want to practice another week. The Tigers, led by its large senior group some 23 strong, earned the right to play in November with a dominating display in every facet of the game to post a convincing …read more.

The cold weather appears to have arrived. That must mean that it’s high school football playoff time in Northern Indiana. Area teams begin first-round sectional play Friday night with the simple goal to win and advance. A loss now means put the pads away for the season. The local docket Friday night finds Warsaw playing …read more.

DUNLAP – The Warsaw football team put itself in a position to play for a Northern Lakes Conference championship. A handful of turnovers, however, left the Tigers in no position to challenge Concord for that title Friday night. An opportunistic Minutemen squad made the most of its chances to blank the Tigers 28-0 in the …read more.

WARSAW – The Warsaw Athletic Department will pre-sale football sectional tickets. Tickets for the Warsaw at Fort Wayne Northrop first-round sectional game will be sold in the WCHS Athletic Department Oct. 21-24 from 7:30 a.m. until 3 p.m. Tickets are $6 each and preschoolers will be admitted for free. Warsaw (6-2) plays at Fort Wayne …read more.

The first foray for the Warsaw football program into the Class 6-A portion of the state tournament series will begin versus Fort Wayne Northrop. That’s good news for the Tigers. Warsaw will meet the Bruins in a sectional semifinal game Oct. 25 in Fort Wayne. The IHSAA conducted pairings for the 41st annual tournament Sunday …read more.

WARSAW – It will all come down to a winner-take-all showdown next week for the Northern Lakes Conference football championship. Warsaw made sure of that Friday night. The Tigers took care of league business in impressive fashion by handling NorthWood 28-7. That sends Warsaw to Concord next Friday night with the league title hanging in …read more.

The chase for a conference championship. That’s the mix that the trio of Warsaw, Whitko and Tippecanoe Valley all find themselves in as the prep football season hits week eight Friday night. Warsaw and Valley each are coming off big, emotional league wins over rivals last week. The Tigers edged Wawasee 14-13 at home to …read more.

There’s no shortage of motivation this Friday night for area high school football teams. A pair of great rivalries highlight the docket as week seven arrives. The biggest game of the night finds Wawasee making the trek down SR 15 to square off with county and conference rival Warsaw. The Warriors have won the last …read more.

WARSAW – The Warsaw-Wawasee football game this Friday night will have even a little more meaning to it. The key Northern Lakes Conference contest of county rivals, slated for a 7:30 p.m. kickoff at the Tiger Athletic Complex at WCHS, will be a Pink Out game. The WCHS Athletic Department is selling “Touchdowns 4 A …read more.

GOSHEN – Tristan McClone was too good for his own good Friday night. The Warsaw star tailback did not have a carry in the second half. The Tigers didn’t need him to. McClone had a monster opening half in pacing a focused Warsaw squad to a convincing 34-12 win over winless Goshen in a Northern …read more.

We’ve reached the final football Friday in September. Where did the last two months go? Some coaches are probably wondering that too as they still try to fine tune their teams in week six. The start of sectional play sits just four weeks from tomorrow night. The draw for the state tournament series will be …read more.

WARSAW – Warsaw football coach Phil Jensen has talked the last three weeks about not wanting to fall behind in the Northern Lakes Conference. The Tigers did just that on Friday night. A rejuvenated Northridge team put a damper on Homecoming by whipping Warsaw 24-0 in NLC action. The resurgent Raiders, who improve to 4-1, …read more.

The prep football campaign reaches its midway point Friday night as week five arrives already. That means just four more regular-season games after this week and at least one sectional game for everyone. Warsaw looks to make it three NLC wins in a row against a resurgent Northridge squad. The Tigers sit at 2-0 in …read more.

ELKHART – The Warsaw defense set the tone early and often Friday night. The Tigers, flying to the football with passion and a purpose, then proceeded to pitch a shutout at Elkhart Memorial. Warsaw’s defensive dominated the host Crimson Chargers and star tailback Tristan McClone tallied three touchdowns in a 28-0 Northern Lakes Conference victory. …read more.

Storylines abound this week as the prep football season reaches week four already. Can Warsaw carry the momentum over from a stirring fourth-quarter comeback win over Plymouth last week? Can Wawasee shock the state and upend the potent, high-scoring Concord Minutemen? Can Tippecanoe Valley continue its offensive output started last week in a Three Rivers …read more.

WARSAW – A loss in the conference opener was staring the Warsaw football team right between the eyes early in the fourth quarter Friday night. The Tigers never blinked. A resilient Warsaw squad staged a remarkable rally to stun Plymouth 20-19 at a frenzied Fisher Field in a thrilling Northern Lakes Conference lidlifter. The host …read more.

WARSAW – The Warsaw football team will get a little TV time this weekend. The Plymouth at Warsaw game tonight will be the Channel 46 High School Game of the Week. The Northern Lakes Conference clash between the Rockies and the Tigers will kick-off tonight at 7:30 p.m. at WCHS. The game will be shown …read more.

It’s time to wipe the slate clean for local high school football teams. A fresh start awaits prep players and coaches as area squads begin conference play Friday night. A new beginning is a good thing too as all five local teams suffered losses on the gridiron last Friday night. Warsaw looks to bounce back …read more.

KENDALLVILLE – The lightning stayed away from the Warsaw at East Noble football game Friday night. That didn’t stop the host Knights from finding plenty of ways to electrify their home fans. East Noble proved worthy of its lofty ranking by storming past the Tigers 49-14 in the first-ever meeting between the two programs. The …read more.

The heat has been turned up, literally, this week on area prep football teams. The openers are in the books and squads have returned to make adjustments in the heat and humidity of late August. For Warsaw and Wawasee, which both opened with wins last Friday night, the heat will really be on this Friday …read more.

Another week and another set of picks. My first week did not go quite as planned but a .500 record is nothing to be too upset about. Is it obvious that I am a Cubs fan? Anyways, I appreciate the comments on the site and the emails I received after last week’s article, keep them …read more.

WARSAW – Columbia City senior Sam Dailey, who was injured Friday night in the season-opening football game at Warsaw, underwent surgery on Saturday. Dailey, a senior receiver/linebacker, was hurt while trying to make a tackle near the end of the third quarter of the Eagles’ 33-14 loss to the Tigers. Columbia City coach Randy Hudgins …read more.

WARSAW – Coach Phil Jensen saw a little bit of everything out of his Warsaw football team Friday night. Some good. Some bad. And some just plain ugly. In the end, it all added up though to a 33-14 season-opening win over Columbia City for the host Tigers. Warsaw used its tried and true formula …read more.

WARSAW – The Warsaw football program took a step forward last year. The Tigers bounced back from back-to-back losing seasons to finish 6-4 overall and contend for the Northern Lakes Conference title until the final game of the regular season. A large senior class has coach Phil Jensen pointing to even bigger things this fall. …read more.

AKRON – Both Phil Jensen and Jeff Shriver found plenty to be pleased about Friday night. The pair of coaches also know that the tape from their scrimmage will also show plenty to work on. That made for a productive evening for Jensen’s Warsaw squad and Shriver’s Tippecanoe Valley team as they squared off in a …read more.

WARSAW – The WCHS football program will do its part on Saturday to help the Kosciusko Community YMCA raise funds for its capital building fund. Players from coach Phil Jensen’s team will be involved in the FUNraising Day Carnival Event at the YMCA on Saturday from 9-1. Players will be working the carnival games at …read more.

MISHAWAKA – The Indiana Football Digest will debut its 2013 issue on Friday, July 19 at the Grange Insurance North-South All-Star Football Classic at North Central High School in Indianapolis. In addition to putting a bow on the 2012 campaign with recaps of all five state championship games, the 428-page publication will have previews and …read more.

  WARSAW – Warsaw Community High School senior nose tackle Zach Shepler has announced his intentions to attend the University of Indianapolis and play football for the Greyhounds. Shepler was a three-year letterman for the Tigers and coach Phil Jensen. He was a dominant force on the Warsaw defensive line as a senior, leading the …read more.

WARSAW – Warsaw Community High School senior Taylor Cone has had multiple highlights from all three of the sports seasons in his prep athletic career, including several amazing plays turned in on the football field for the Tigers. Those highlights, along with the classroom diligence and athletic pursuits throughout the year, were obviously enough to …read more.

WARSAW – Warsaw’s Justin Miller has signed a letter of intent to play football at Malone University in the fall of 2013. Miller, a standout defensive back for Phil Jensen’s Tigers and a two-year letter winner, announced his intentions earlier this week.  The Tigers student-athlete also participated in wrestling as a freshman. While Miller was …read more.

WARSAW – The wardrobe scheme at the Shepherd house will not change much as Warsaw Community High School standout lineman Cameron Shepherd has announced his intentions to play football in the fall for the orange and black Ravens at Anderson University. Shepherd, a first team all Northern Lakes Conference selection, a first team Indiana Football …read more.

INDIANAPOLIS – A pair of area prep football standouts, Tristan McClone of Warsaw and Tanner Andrews of Tippecanoe Valley, have been honored in a big way by Indiana Football Digest. The dynamite duo are members of the publication’s 2013 Prime Time 25 and will appear on the cover of the 2013 edition of Indiana Football …read more.

WARSAW – No one can ever say that Tristan McClone did not pour his blood, sweat and tears into his high school football career. McClone made history Friday night by running his way right into the football record books at Warsaw Community High School. The standout junior tailback broke the school’s single-season rushing record, which …read more.

  WARSAW – Warsaw football coach Phil Jensen knew the best way to try and negate the speed of Concord Friday night was to keep the Minutemen playmakers on the sidelines by playing keep away. The formula, which has worked all season long for the Tigers, didn’t come to fruition this time around. The Minutemen …read more.

NAPPANEE – Warsaw football coach Phil Jensen motivated his team at halftime Friday night at NorthWood by visiting a past victory on that field. The Tigers, thanks to that inspirational history lesson and a second-half rally, will now get to play for a conference championship in the future. That future arrives next Friday night. Warsaw …read more.

The Warsaw at NorthWood football game tonight will be shown on a tape-delayed basis by WHME-TV. The key Northern Lakes Conference contest will be televised by Channel 46 tonight at 11 p.m. and again tomorrow morning at 9 a.m. Warsaw and NorthWood are tied atop the NLC standings with Concord and Plymouth as all four …read more.

PLYMOUTH – The Warsaw football team answered the bell Friday night. The Tigers, one week after being hammered by heavyweight Homestead, dusted themselves off and decked Plymouth in the Northern Lakes Conference opener for both squads. Warsaw, dominant on both sides of the football, ripped the Rockies 26-7 to bounce back in a big, big …read more.

  COLUMBIA CITY – Tristan McClone made his first-ever varsity start one to remember Friday night. In the process, he almost made it one for the Warsaw football record books as well. McClone ran for 295 yards and three touchdowns to lead the Tigers to a hard-fought 20-14 season-opening win at Columbia City. McClone, a …read more.