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.

Gymnasts Open At LaPorte Pairs The gymnastics season officially opened for Wawasee Saturday at the LaPorte Pairs. Wawasee did not score in the team standings in the meet, but got to see what its group could do against some of the better teams in the Region. Wawasee’s top score of the day came from the …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.

By BECKY BROWER Communication Services, Syracuse Public Library Activities for the week of Dec. 22 through Jan. 3: Holiday Hours The library will be closing so the staff can spend time with family and friends over the holiday. We will be closed Wednesday, Dec. 24 and Thursday, Dec. 25. Items that are due over Christmas …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.

[weaver_youtube UPDs-dFBv-U rel=0] SYRACUSE – When Warsaw and Wawasee come together on any playing surface, the bad blood comes out between the two rivals. Friday night the two long-time rivals met at the Hardwood Teepee but the rivalry took a backseat to something else happening on the court. Once the Warriors and Tigers left the …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.

James E. Caskey, president of the Kenneth and Lela Harkless Foundation, announces the foundation has awarded $84,250 in grants to organizations in the Syracuse community. The grants were awarded to the following organizations: Junior Achievement Wawasee, $3,000; Lakeland Learning Center, $6,500; Rose Home North, $9,500; Syracuse Cemetery Association, $10,000; Syracuse Parks Department, $10,000; Syracuse Wawasee …read more.

SYRACUSE – Thursday’s meet against Plymouth was just what the Wawasee boys team needed. The Warriors used a 147-27 win to pull above .500 for the first time all season on the team’s senior night. Seniors led the way for the Warriors, starting in the diving portion of the night. Tristen Atwood posted a 177.60 …read more.

SYRACUSE – The Wawasee girls swim team picked up another win Thursday night when Plymouth came to town. The Warriors took the top two spots in every swimming event on their way to a dominant 140-43 victory. The winning started out in the diving portion of the evening for Wawasee. Hannah Rhoades posted a lifetime …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 e5DTFDgFzDA rel=0] SYRACUSE – It almost wasn’t worth the trip for the NorthWood girls swim team Tuesday night. The Panthers came to town to take on Northern Lakes Conference power Wawasee and saw first hand just how tough the Warriors are once again, as if they needed a reminder. Wawasee won all eleven swimming …read more.

SYRACUSE – The Wawasee boys swimming team picked up its second conference win of the season Tuesday night behind a flurry of lifetime bests from its underclassmen. The Warriors won all 12 events against the visiting NorthWood Panthers, proving that cats really cannot swim, en route to a 131-53 victory. The story of the night …read more.

SYRACUSE – For the second year in a row the local Special Olympics basketball team will be playing a scrimmage during the halftime of one a Wawasee basketball game. This year’s scrimmage will coincide with several fundraising events during Friday’s Warsaw-Wawasee game held at the Hardwood Teepee. “It’s a time for the players to come, …read more.

SYRACUSE – Wawasee’s freshman boys basketball team will not go down in hoops history among the land’s unbeaten. Elkhart Memorial handed Wawasee its first loss of the season Monday night, defeating the Warriors 45-37 at the Hardwood Teepee. Trevon Coleman led the Warriors with 18 points and eight rebounds while Dalton Pearish pitching in seven …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.

SOUTH BEND – Two days and two losses for the Wawasee girls basketball team. The Lady Warriors were hoping to rebound from a Friday night loss to Goshen in their game against South Bend Adams but the Eagles were not going to roll over at home. Adams defeated Wawasee 57-35. Wawasee’s Kylee Rostochak led all …read more.

SYRACUSE – The Wawasee girls swim team welcomed in nine other schools for the annual Wawasee Invitational Saturday morning and the Warriors were certainly not generous hosts. Wawasee, undefeated so far this season, once again put on display why it is one of the areas premier programs. The ladies finished with a total team score …read more.

MERRILLVILLE – The Wawasee wrestling team competed in the Tom Cameron Invite Saturday morning and the trip was not quite worth the drive from a team standpoint. The Warriors went 0-5 at the annual invite hosted by Merrillville High School. The host Pirates went undefeated at 5-0. Tristin Ponsler made hay for Wawasee in the …read more.

SYRACUSE – The Wawasee freshman boys basketball team continued its strong 2014-15 campaign Saturday afternoon. The Warriors of Wawasee welcomed in the Warriors of Westview for the 9th grade contest and it was all Wawasee all afternoon as the home team would claim a 38-29 victory. Trevon Coleman led all scorers with an impressive 21 …read more.

By BECKY BROWER Syracuse Public Library Syracuse Public Library events for the week of Dec. 15- Dec. 20. Meet The Doctor The Whovians in the monthly fan club are showing a holiday themed adventure from one of the newer Doctor Who stories. All people that are interested in the new Doctor Who series are invited …read more.

SYRACUSE – There was some vintage Northern Lakes Conference girls basketball on display Friday night at the Hardwood Teepee. Seemingly every player hit the floor at least once in this physical game as Wawasee hosted rival Goshen for the conference opener. A sloppy second quarter from Wawasee allowed the Redskins to build up momentum and …read more.

GOSHEN – The Wawasee wrestling team traveled to Goshen Thursday night for a contest with its Northern Lakes Conference rival. After 10 head to head matches the Redskins stood victorious with a 64-9 team score. Lone winners for the Warriors were Tristin Ponsler with a pin at the 126-pound class and Stephen Possell with a …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.

SYRACUSE – Wawasee’s freshman kept up its hot start to the season with a 31-26 boys basketball win Thursday evening against visiting Goshen. In a balanced team effort, Trevon Coleman and John Kennedy each scored 10 points, Jairus Boyer added six points and Will Geer pitched in four points and eight rebounds. Wawasee, now 5-0, …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.

[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.

SYRACUSE – Needing a second-half spark, Wawasee used its defense to its advantage to earn a win Tuesday night. Holding a red-hot John Glenn team to just 10 points in the second half, the Warrior boys basketball team was able to rally to a 52-45 win at the Hardwood Teepee. John Glenn was on fire …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.

SYRACUSE – Wawasee maintained its perfect mark on the freshman hardcourt, winning 34-18 against visiting Jimtown Monday evening in frosh hoops. John Kennedy led the Warriors with 10 points and teammate Trevon Coleman hit for eight points. Wawasee moves to 4-0 on the season and will host Goshen Thursday at 6:30 p.m.

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.

LAPORTE – Wawasee continued to build in the early going of the 2014-15 wrestling season with an appearance at the LaPorte Duals Saturday afternoon. The Warriors went 1-4 on the day in the team duals, taking a win against Hammond and losses to Lafayette Jeff, Thornton (Ill.), LaPorte and Merrillville. Wawasee had one undefeated wrestler …read more.

NORTH MANCHESTER – After a hot start to the boys basketball season, Manchester brought Wawasee back down to earth Friday night. Chainey Zolman scored 19 points and the Squires bottled up the Warriors in a 44-37 final at Manchester. Zolman, a standout transfer from Tippecanoe Valley, scored 10 points in the first half and did …read more.

So, who still has Thanksgiving leftovers? I hope nobody, it has been more than a week so those leftovers should be gone. If, for some reason, you still have leftovers than you did something wrong. You either made too much food, have not been properly partaking of the leftovers since last week or made bad …read more.

ALBION – Wawasee used a pair of big scoring nights to edge Central Noble, 46-40, Thursday night in boys freshman hoops. John Kennedy led the Warriors with 19 points and Trevon Coleman had a huge night as well, scoring 16 points and pulling down seven rebounds. As a team, Wawasee made 16 of 22 free …read more.

From 7:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Dec. 10, area Wawasee businesses will be battling it out for title of Dodge Ball Champions in the first ever Put The Hammer Down Dodgeball Tournament! 16 teams will join Wawasee High School’s Kosciusko Youth Leadership Academy project supporting Kosciusko County Habitat for humanity to raise funds …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.

SYRACUSE – Wawasee’s swim program both added Northern Lakes Conference wins Tuesday night in lopsided victories against Elkhart Memorial. Memorial was able to take three of the four speed races, otherwise, Wawasee won the other 21 of 24 events in a 119-64 boys win and 127-56 girls win at the Wawasee Natatorium. The Warrior boys …read more.

SYRACUSE – A nice start to the Wawasee freshman basketball season got a little better Monday night in a 41-27 win over West Noble. Ryan Edington had a monster game for the Warriors, scoring 16 points to lead all scorers while Dalton Pearish added four points and nine rebounds in the win. Wawasee moves to …read more.

ANGOLA – Wawasee played stingy defense, holding Angola to just 36 percent shooting in a 52-41 win Saturday night in boys hoops. The Warriors were tough from the get-go, limiting Angola to just 13 points in the first half after jumping out to a 23-5 lead to open the game. Wawasee (2-0) had Gage Reinhard …read more.

Wawasee Middle School’s eighth-grade robotics team known as “Wawasee 8th” and made up of students Cory Dunivan, Nicholas Murphy, Ethan Hays, Clay and Joe Kelsheimer and Garrett Smith qualified for the state competition by placing first and earning the Champion Award at the district competition Sunday at Grace College. The third annual FIRST Lego League …read more.