Fans of the Warsaw Tiger Football team show their support as a police escort for the football team turns the corner at Center and Buffalo streets in Warsaw Friday afternoon, Nov. 15. InkFreeNews photo by Kory Stoneburner-Betts. WARSAW — Fans of Warsaw Community High School’s football team gave them a sendoff Friday, Nov. 15, as …read more.

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

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

The 2014 prep golf season is winding down, leaving just a few matches for teams to straighten out any hooks or slices before the IHSAA State Tournament. Though some teams will still have a few regular season contests before sectionals, the postseason will begin for members of the Northern Lakes Conference this Saturday. The annual …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.

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 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 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.

I was originally going to use my intro to rant and rave about how embarrassing the Notre Dame men’s basketball team has been this year and then finish it off by calling for Mike Brey to be fired using not-so-hard facts and a lot of personal grudges. Then I remembered that it is Valentine’s Day. …read more.

I miss football… History is about to be made right before for your very eyes! This week I will be doing two things that I have NEVER done with my picks. Yes, this week it is time to up the ante (but, probably not next week because it takes a lot of work to up …read more.

[weaver_youtube k81e-CmYTJ4 rel=0] MIDDLEBURY – It is no secret that Monday is the most despised day of the week. For most people the week could not start out on a lower note. But for the Warsaw boys swim team, the Northern Lakes Conference meet Monday night was anything but disappointing. As expected, meet favorite and …read more.

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

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

During his tenure, 1980 to 2002, as head basketball coach of Warsaw High School, Al Rhodes helped the team bring home numerous championships. In 2008, after stints at Logansport and Northrop High Schools, Rhodes decided to try his luck at his alma mater. “I graduated from Penn High School [in Mishawaka] in 1970,” says Rhodes, …read more.

[weaver_youtube 9hMovs2KKVA rel=0] WARSAW – Just one night removed from falling by one point to Homestead, the Warsaw Tigers basketball team responded in grand fashion in front of its home crowd. The Tigers used efficient execution from a variety of players to knock off a confident and undefeated Huntington North squad on Saturday night 50-46 …read more.

Break out the champagne and ticker tape! I have finally accomplished a milestone, my 100th correct pick! It has been a long ride, I could not have done it without you readers and all of the fantastic athletes that have helped me along the way. 100 correct picks is something truly amazing. Nobody else is …read more.

  FORT WAYNE – The odds were stacked against the Warsaw football team on Friday night at Carroll High School but that did not deter the underdog Tigers from going toe-to-toe with one of the state’s toughest teams. The Tigers frustrated a talented Charger squad for most of the game but after taking a 7-0 …read more.

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.

 Ahoy, mateys! Today is the day we have pined for all year, International Talk Like A Pirate Day! Yes, it is an official holiday and, yes, you should participate in the festivities. While I would like to write my entire article in pirate lingo, I do not want to annoy you readers. When I annoy …read more.

Week three, finally! I have been anticipating the third week of picks for, well, three weeks. The football picking season will finally be whole as the NFL kicks off this week. Even more exciting than that is the story lines that come with this week. One of college football’s most storied rivalries will add another …read more.

Football is back and that means that the fall sports slate will finally be in full swing starting Friday night. The new season on the gridiron will bring new opportunities for players and coaches alike.  Even more exciting is the new opportunity I have this year, the chance to let the world inside my mind. …read more.

LEESBURG – Hailing from Fort Wayne to Bourbon, some of the regions best boys golf teams were on display Monday night at Tippecanoe Lake Country Club for the annual Bob Turner Classic. With an outstanding team score of 298, No. 8 NorthWood claimed first place, edging out Fort Wayne Carroll (301) and conference foe No. …read more.

Matt Hoskins, owner and CEO of PayProTec and PayProMedia in Warsaw, said to his employees today, “This town needs a way to celebrate the incredible accomplishments of the Warsaw Community High School Basketball teams … let’s build a snowman.” This towering snowman, donning his tiger pride signature orange, was the result. From left are Jordan …read more.

Olivia Wallin of Warsaw returns a shot to Wawasee during the one doubles match Thursday afternoon. (Photos by Mike Deak) By MIKE DEAK Sports Editor [email protected] There was little doubt the better team Thursday night as Warsaw cruised to a 4-1 win over Wawasee in the annual Northern Lakes Conference girls tennis showdown at the …read more.