LOCAL SPORTS

Tippecanoe Valley Down Knights; Finishes Perfect Regular Season

The Tippecanoe Valley Vikings football team moved ahead early with a 28-point first half to convincingly clinch the Three Rivers Conference crown outright 56-25 over the Southwood Knights on the muddy turf in Death Valley last night.

Tigers Fall In Northern Lakes Conference Title Clash

Concord made the plays and took care of business Friday night. That’s how Warsaw football coach Bart Curtis described his team’s 26-22 loss to the host Minutemen, who celebrated an outright Northern Lakes Conference title after scoring the game-winning touchdown with 50 seconds remaining in a battle of state-ranked teams …

Wawasee Comeback Falls Short

Wawasee scrapped and clawed and came up just short against long-time football rival Goshen.

Peru Snaps Squires’ 3-Game Win Streak

After rolling to victories in the previous three weeks, the Manchester Squires were stopped in their tracks by Peru Friday night in a 33-14 Tiger victory.

Spreading Myself ‘Thin’ This Fine Saturday Morning

I’ve gained 40 pounds since July 2020. Half of those pounds gained were very necessary, though. It’s time to return to the grind and lose 20 of those high school concession stands/home fridge ice cream sandwich pounds.

Sports Briefs For Oct. 15

Seven Local Soccer Players Make TRC All-Conference Team; Triton Drops Regular Season Finale To Winamac; Whitko Drops Close Game To Wabash

Grace Handles Foresters

Grace’s volleyball team vanquished Huntington in four sets on Friday. Anna Frey was dominant for the Lady Lancers (11-15, 4-10 Crossroads League); the junior racked up 17 kills, 15 digs and 5 block assists to lead Grace to a critical road win.

Whitko Ousts Manchester, Will Face Bluffton In Semifinals

Triton Wins In the Trojan Trench; Chargers Sweep Vikings At Lakeland; Cougars Swept by Pioneer Panthers

Warsaw Volleyball Defeats Elkhart, Advances In Sectional Bracket

Warsaw volleyball avenged an early season loss in dominant fashion Thursday night, taking down Elkhart 3-0 in the first round of the IHSAA 4A S4 sectional tournament. The Lions had defeated the Tigers back in August 2-1.

All-NLC Soccer Honorees Announced

The Northern Lakes Confer-ence announced its boys and girls soccer all-conference selections Thursday.

Grace Womens Soccer Sails By Maple Leafs

Grace steady at No. 15 in NAIA rankings; Lancers score late in dramatic win; Grace falls to No. 22 IWU in four; Grace Golf readies for NCCAA Nationals; Grace Cross Country in NAIA polls

Grace College Shooting Sports Club Continues Winning Streak At National Competition

The Grace Shooting Sports Club (GSSC) continued its winning streak this past weekend during the Scholastic Clay Target Program Collegiate National Competition at the Cardinal Shooting Complex in Marengo, Ohio.

Spartans Drop Narrow Decision to Rose-Hulman On Wednesday

Women’s Tennis Wraps up Fall Slate in HCAC Opening Round

Offensive Opportunities Too Rare for Squires in Regional Loss

The Manchester Squires’ girls soccer side immediately displayed a speed advantage over the visiting Fort Wayne Blackhawk Christian Braves, but the Squires struggled to convert numerous defensive stops into offensive opportunities. Consequently, their sectional championship season ended on the pitch of Good Fields in a 2-nil loss to the Braves …

Local High School Previews For Week 9

Warsaw (7-1, 6-0 Northern Lakes Conference) at Concord (7-1, 6-0 NLC), Southwood (4-4 overall, 4-3 TRC) at Tippecanoe Valley (8-0, 6-0), Peru (5-2 overall, 5-1 TRC) at Manchester (4-3, 4-2), Triton (3-5, 2-4 Hoosier North Athletic Conference) at Winamac (6-0, 4-0 HNAC),  Wawasee (1-7, 1-5 Northern Lakes Conference) at Goshen …