LAKEVILLE- The Whitko softball team saw its historic season end with a 13-0 loss to No. 1 Elwood in the semistate title game Saturday night.

LAKEVILLE – Andrea Snavley drove home Ellie Snep in the final inning to give Whitko a 1-0 softball semistate semifinal win over South Adams Saturday afternoon.

A preview of the upcoming baseball regionals featuring Whitko and NorthWood, and softball semi-state, featuring Whitko and Wawasee.

WINAMAC — Whitko’s softball team held off host Winamac, 5-4, for a program-first regional title Tuesday.

The pairings are set for a trio of area high school baseball teams headed to regional play on Saturday.

WABASH – The Whitko baseball team claimed the program’s first-ever sectional championship Monday night.

The Winamac softball team won a sectional title Monday and will host Whitko in a one-game Class 2-A regional contest Tuesday night.

WABASH – Landen Goff drove in the winning run in Whitko’s 4-3 win over Rochester at the Wabash Baseball Sectional.

CONVERSE – The Whitko softball team beat host Oak Hill Friday night to win a Class 2-A sectional championship.

KOKOMO — Warsaw’s boys track and field team fell just five points short of Penn in its bid for a repeat regional title in Kokomo Thursday.

CONVERSE – The Whitko softball team topped Manchester 3-2 in sectional semifinal play Thursday night.

Rain in and around northern Indiana is postponing several athletic events for Wednesday, May 24.

DECATUR — Wildcats lose on walk-off single in extra innings.

SOUTH WHITLEY – Dr. Rick Bragg is the new girls basketball coach at Whitko High School.

SOUTH WHITLEY — A recap of Whitko athletic events for Saturday, May 20.

NEW CASTLE – Former Whitko girls basketball head coach Brandon Bradley has accepted the girls basketball head coaching position at New Castle High School.

WARSAW — Seventeen years is a very long sectional championship streak. It’s long enough that — as one of the Lady Tigers’ assistant coaches pointed out after the Warsaw Girls Tennis Sectional championship Friday — some players in this year’s lineup hadn’t even been born when the Tigers started that unbroken run way back in …read more.

Rain has washed out a number of events for Friday, May 19.

BREMEN — Whitko came up just short of a sectional championship three-peat as Plymouth out-pointed the Wildcats 114-107.5 at the Bremen Boys Track and Field Sectional Thursday.

WARSAW – Morgan Keirn’s win over Meg Heinisch boosted Whitko to a 3-2 win over Wawasee, advancing the Wildcats to the Warsaw Girls Tennis Sectional finals against the hosts.

DENVER — Whitko closed out its Three Rivers Conference schedule with a tough extra-inning loss at North Miami Wednesday.

WARSAW – The Whitko girls tennis team topped Columbia City 4-1 in the opening match of the Warsaw Sectional Wednesday night.

ROCHESTER — Whitko’s Sickafoose and Manchester’s Bedke stand out, while Triton’s 4×100 and Tippy Valley’s Tucker advanced at Tuesday’s Rochester Girls Track and Field Sectional.

SYRACUSE – Sports results for Wawasee on Monday, May 15.

SOUTH WHITLEY — Sports results for Whitko on Monday, May 15.

WHITKO — “Did your teacher ever ask you what you wanted to learn about?” That was the question posed to the parents in attendance at the first ever Genius Hour Expo at Pierceton Elementary School last week. Fourth grade students from Michelle Ball’s and Dana Clutter’s classes presented their displays at the expo in a …read more.

WARSAW – Jeremy Julian shot a 73 to earn tournament medalist at the Three Rivers Conference Boys Golf Championship.

SOUTH WHITLEY – The Whitko softball team picked up wins both Friday night and Saturday.

SOUTH WHITLEY – The Whitko girls tennis team lost to conference foe Rochester 3-2 Friday night.

SOUTH WHITLEY — Wednesday evening was full of energy as Whitko Band Instructor Joey Shepherd and his students filled the auditorium with the sound of what Shepherd called “a life-long passion,” music. Both students from Whitko Middle School and the High School performed. In some songs, the groups performed together, ushering in the new students to the …read more.

SOUTH WHITLEY – A recap of Whitko athletic events for Thursday, May 11.

WARSAW — The Magical Meadows is more than just horseback riding, it’s a therapeutic technique to help students. Once on site, students learn to quickly overcome their initial fears or anxieties about a horse, and within minutes and are soon riding. Learning to balance, taking initiative, caring for an animal and self-discipline all combine to …read more.

WABASH — The Three Rivers Conference held its annual awards banquet Wednesday in Wabash to honor student-athletes in three separate categories.

SOUTH WHITLEY – A recap of Whitko athletic events for Wednesday, May 10.

MARION — Whitko won the TRC boys track and field title Tuesday night.

NORTH MANCHESTER – Manchester claimed a 3-2 win Tuesday over Whitko in a key Three Rivers Conference girls tennis showdown.

BOURBON – Baseball and softball results for Triton on Tuesday, May 9.

SOUTH WHITLEY — A recap of Whitko sporting events from Monday, May 8.

SOUTH WHITLEY – Sports results for Whitko’s action on Saturday, May 6.

Rain has washed out a bulk of the sports calendar for Thursday, May 4.

SOUTH WHITLEY — Baseball and softball scores from Wednesday, May 3.

SOUTH WHITLEY — Ellie Snep had four RBIs in a win over Northfield Tuesday night.

AKRON – A host of athletes from Tippecanoce Valley and Whitko spring sports have been honored for academics by the Three Rivers Conference.

SOUTH WHITLEY — A recap of Whitko sporting events from Monday, May 1.

Weather delays and cancellations for Monday, May 1.

PIERCETON — The Pierceton Chamber of Commerce is excited to announce Whitko Community Schools as their recipient for May’s Business of the Month! “Big enough to deliver, small enough to care” has long been the motto of the school spanning two counties, but the message is becoming increasingly more relevant in an area where schools …read more.

SYRACUSE – Plymouth shot a 308 to hold off Homestead by six strokes to win the Wawasee Golf Invite on Saturday.

SOUTH WHITLEY — A recap of Whitko sporting events from Thursday, April 27.

SYRACUSE – Wawasee played well enough to win a boys golf trio with Manchester and Whitko Thursday afternoon.

SOUTH WHITLEY — Baseball and softball scores from Whitko games on Wednesday, April 26.

SOUTH WHITLEY — Baseball, tennis and softball wraps from Whitko on Tuesday, April 25.

SOUTH WHITLEY — A recap of Whitko sporting events from Monday, April 24.

CHURUBUSCO – The stars were on display at Saturday’s Turtletown Classic girls track invite hosted by Churubusco.

GOSHEN — Results from NorthWood’s, Wawasee’s and Whitko’s days at the Goshen Relays.

SYRACUSE – Whitko defeated South Bend Clay and Wawasee to win its first-ever Wawasee Softball Invite championship.

SOUTH WHITLEY — Baseball and softball highlights for Whitko from Friday, April 21.

SOUTH WHITLEY — Whitko’s Nate Walpole signed his letter of intent to play with Adrian College Thursday afternoon.

SOUTH WHITLEY — Whitko girls basketball head coach Brandon Bradley announced his resignation Thursday afternoon.

Weather delays for sporting events on Thursday, April 20.

SOUTH WHITLEY — Whitko’s Drew Bradford tosses a no-hitter Wednesday night against Maconaquah.

LARWILL –  In the spring of 1993, Congressman Banks was one of the first students to set foot on the brand new facility at Whitko Middle School.  Twenty-four years later, he visited Whitko with a story full of achievement, inspiration, and to remind students that it is ok to have big goals and big dreams …read more.

SOUTH WHITLEY — The Whitko girls tennis team enjoyed a 4-1 victory over Triton Tuesday night.

WINONA LAKE — Grace College and Director of Athletics Chad Briscoe welcomed student-athletes from the high schools of the Three Rivers Conference for a Sportsmanship Summit on Tuesday.

SOUTH WHITLEY — A recap of Whitko sporting events from Monday, April 17.

SOUTH WHITLEY — A recap of Whitko sporting event from Saturday, April 15.

SOUTH WHITLEY — A recap of Whitko sporting events from Friday, April 14.

SOUTH WHITLEY — A recap of Whitko sporting events from Thursday, April 13.

PIERCETON — “New York Times” best-selling author and illustrator Jarrett J. Krosoczka spoke to students at Pierceton Elementary School on Tuesday. Krosoczka spent the day sharing with students the importance of perseverance through his own real-life examples, and was quick to point out that success is a process that doesn’t happen overnight. Through his life’s …read more.

SOUTH WHITLEY – Ellie Snep was dealing for Whitko Wednesday night in 12-0 softball victory over West Noble.

SOUTH WHITLEY — A recap of Whitko sporting events from Tuesday, April 11.

SYRACUSE – Whitko used a pair of Wawasee mistakes to escape with a 3-1 baseball win Tuesday night.

LIGONIER — The Whitko tennis team enjoyed a win over West Noble Monday night.

SOUTH WHITLEY — A recap of Whitko sporting events from Saturday, April 8.

MARION —The Whitko baseball team enjoyed a sweep of Marion Saturday afternoon to move to 3-0 on the season.

WHITKO — The Whitko FFA Chapter had 23 members participate in the District II Leadership Contest on Friday, March 10 at Rochester High School. Lexie Schuman placed 3rd in Extemporaneous Public Speaking and 4th in Leadership Ambassador. Renae Lehman placed 1st in the Goat Production Proficiency. The Whitko FFA Novice Chapter Meeting Team was recognized …read more.

INDIANAPOLIS – Whitko senior Aly Reiff added another honor to her list of accomplishments, being named First Team All-State by the ICGSA.

CHURUBUSCO — The Whitko baseball team enjoyed a big win over rival Churubusco Tuesday night.

Weather delays and notes for games on March 27 and beyond.

BLOOMINGTON – Several members of the Warsaw girls track team competed Saturday in the Hoosier State Relays Finals, while Whitko’s Kaity Reed won a state title in high jump.

SOUTH WHITLEY — Whitko senior runner Suzanne Sickafoose sign her letter of intent to continue her running career at Grace College.

SOUTH WHITLEY — The Whitko softball team won its season opener over Lakeland.

INDIANAPOLIS – Kyle Mangas of Warsaw was named a Supreme 15 by the IBCA, and Vinny Miranda, Grant Johnson and Nate Walpole were also named All-State.

LARWILL – Whitko will host the second annual Whitko Archery Invite on Friday and Saturday at Whitko Middle School.

INDIANA — State Rep. Christopher Judy (R-Fort Wayne) this week at the Statehouse honored the Whitko High School Art Department with a House resolution. According to Judy, the art department competed in the 47th World Children’s Art Exhibition in Taipei in the Republic of China where they received numerous awards and certificates for their submitted pieces …read more.

Low temperatures have moved around games scheduled for Wednesday, March 22.

SOUTH WHITLEY – Whitko senior Kaity Reed is ready to take flight one more time as one of the premier high jumpers in the state.

SOUTH WHITLEY — Whitko’s Delaney Keirn signed with Trine University Friday afternoon to continue her tennis career.

NORTH MANCHESTER – Four from Whitko and two from Tippecanoe Valley made the list for the Three Rivers Conference All-TRC Boys Basketball teams.

INDIANAPOLIS – Whitko and Tippecnaoe Valley competed in the 2017 Indiana NASP/IBO 3-D Challenge and State Tournaments Saturday.

SOUTH WHITLEY – Whitko High School senior Kaity Reed has signed on to continue her academic and volleyball careers at Southeastern University in Florida.

MANCHESTER – The Three Rivers Conference issued Thursday its selections for the 2016-17 winter sports Academic All-TRC.

TOPEKA — Whitko simply had no answers for Central Noble’s Mason Smith during Wednesday’s quarterfinal matchup in the IHSAA Class 2-A Sectional Tournament at Westview.

SOUTH WHITLEY — Whitko’s Brianna Cumberland signed her letter of intent Wednesday afternoon to continue her basketball career at the University of St. Francis.

INDIANAPOLIS – A host of area girls basketball players are part of the Indiana Basketball Coaches Association honors issued Wednesday afternoon.

WARSAW – Our Ink Free News All-Area Boys Basketball selections for First and Second Teams, led by Player of the Year Kyle Mangas of Warsaw.

SOUTH WHITLEY — A preview of Whitko as part of the Westview Boys Basketball Sectional.

MONROEVILLE — The Whitko boys basketball team slipped by Heritage 44-38 Saturday night.

SOUTH WHITLEY — Whitko’s Kennedy Krull officially signed with Huntington University Thursday afternoon to continue her softball career.

INDIANAPOLIS – Four area girls basketball players were named to the Hoosier Basketball Magazine Senior Top 60.

The pairings for the boys basketball sectionals were set by the IHSAA on Sunday night.