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Grace Tops Trolls To Reach NCCAA Finals
Grace’s Comeback Falls Short In NCCAA Semifinals
‘So It Goes’ In The College Football Universe
Kurt Vonnegut’s novel, “Slaughterhouse Five,” included aliens from Tralfamodor, a fictional planet, who referred to death with the salvo, “so it goes.” College football isn’t dead. However, it’s an evolving business, but still not as nimble as the NFL. Recent events remind me college football is a huge entertainment business, …
Tiger Wrestling Beats Goshen For First NLC Win
The Warsaw Tigers wrestling squad held on to their 34-32 lead over the visiting Goshen RedHawks heading into the final match, the 285-pound weight class, in last night’s Northern Lakes Conference (NLC) meet in the Tiger Den.
Lady Tigers’ Aggressive ‘D’ Flusters Panthers in NLC Opener
The Warsaw Tigers girls’ basketball team hosted their Northern Lakes Conference opener against a NorthWood Panther squad who came in with only win, and an average of 29 turnovers per game.
Lancers Win NCCAA Opener
Grace’s men’s soccer team took care of business in its opening game at the 2021 NCCAA National Championships.
Northridge Shows Us All How It’s Done
The Northridge football taught us all something over the last month-and-a-half. I know, Middlebury is way north of this newspaper’s circulation area. But the lesson they have to offer is too good for geographic boundaries to get in the way.
Warsaw Heading Into Second Year Of Moore Era
Matt Moore established his way of doing things in his first season as head coach of boys basketball at Warsaw Community High School. In going 15-8 overall and 6-1 in the Northern Lakes Conference (tying Mishawaka for the conference crown) in 2020-21, the Tigers got off to a 7-7 start …
Capital Uses Fast Start To Blow Past Spartans
The Manchester University men’s basketball team suffered a 95-59 setback in non-conference play against the Capital University Comets on Sunday.
Davidson Honored As NCCAA, CL Player Of Week
Following a remarkable performance for Grace’s men’s basketball team, Frankie Davidson was named the NCCAA and Crossroads League Player of the Week on Monday.
Simfukwe Surges, Tiger Defense Clip Eagles’ Wings 62-54
Judah Simfukwe scored 17 points in the final nine minutes of Warsaw’s season-opening 62-54 victory over the Columbia City Eagles Saturday night. Simfukwe’s surge included eight straight points eliminating the Tigers’ 43-40 late third quarter deficit to move atop the Eagles 48-43 with 5:50 left in the contest. The Tigers …
Late Surge Sends Spartans Over Bucs 75-69
A big 4th quarter by Manchester University helped propel the Spartans past the Beloit College Buccaneers 75-69 on Saturday afternoon.
Good Luck Raiders, But…
It’s easy to experience sports overstimulation during Thanksgiving weekend. There is so much going on luring me to the television or into a gymnasium, yet I still have some office work to, and some cleaning and preparation for decorating the house for Christmas.
Trojans Ready To Get Season Started
The Triton Trojans are chomping to get their boys high school basketball season started. There’s no blaming them on at least a couple counts.
Henson, Squires Begin Hoops Campaign With Open Canvas
The 2021-2022 edition of the Manchester boys’ basketball quad is like an open canvas. Head coach Eli Henson’s squad has a completely different cast of characters who will make their imprint in the second year of Henson’s coaching tenure.
