LOCAL SPORTS
Triton Young Yet Progressing Heading Into 2021
Rodney Younis has witnessed improvement as he gets his Triton High School football team ready for the 2021 season. “We’re not where we want to be, but progress has been great,” says Younis, who goes into his 14th year of leading the IHSAA Class 1A Trojans, including the third year …
Lancer Men’s Soccer Aims To Build On Championship Season
For the first time in program history, Grace’s men’s soccer team enters the fall season with a new title: defending national champions. The Lancers enjoyed a storybook season last year, claiming the 2020 NCCAA national championship by routing rival Bethel 4-0. Grace progressed to earn an at-large spot in the …
MU Hires Roger Karns As Next Head Swimming & Diving Coach
Manchester University Director of Athletics Rick Espeset has announced that Roger Karns has been hired as the next head men's and women's swimming & diving coach.
Tiger Boys Soccer Drops Season Opener
Warsaw’s boys soccer team had eight breakaway chances against the Carroll Chargers’ goalkeeper Ben Tuckey, but they did not finish on any of them, consequently dropping their season opener at the Warsaw Soccer Complex to Carroll 2-1.
Football Coach Campaigns At Whitko
New Whitko football coach Chip Coldiron is almost 10 months removed from running for Congress — but he’s not done campaigning. “Running for Congress taught me a lot of things I can use as a football coach, like forming a staff, learning to fund-raise and cold-calling,” said Coldiron, who lost …
Local Sports Recaps For August 14
Cripe 3rd overall, Wawasee 2nd at Westview Invitational, Warriors Sweep Bremen, Valley Volleyball Opens With Road Sweep
Family Ties Strong With Warsaw Tiger Football
Sly and the Family Stone’s 1971 song, “Family Affair”, reached number one on the singles chart, and 50 years later its relevance resurfaces as it relates to a good-sized chunk of the 2021 Warsaw Tigers’ football program. The 2021 Tiger gridders have the largest collection of sibling teammates, and father-son …
The NFL Will Still Get Our Money
August is a great month for football even when it is still delivering preseason product at all levels. Coaches’, players’, and fans’ collective level of excitement curves upward, toward a new season, an open canvas.
Grace Women’s Soccer Up For A Challenge This Fall
The national reputation for Grace College’s women’s soccer program has been established. Now, the Lady Lancers are hungry for more. Under the watchful guidance of head coach Michael Voss, the Lady Lancers have taken monumental steps as a program. Voss, now in his 15th year as the winningest coach in …
Jensen Retires ‘For Real’
Phil Jensen has called for a handoff, this time to wife Debbie. Jensen, most recently the head football coach at Whitko and formerly the longtime head coach at Warsaw, retired in late June from the sidelines again. He’s also stepped down as workplace development coordinator at Whitko Career Academy.
Next Lady Up for Tiger Volleyball: Unknown
Warsaw’s head volleyball coach Chandra Hepler clearly identified five of her six starters who will launch the 2021 season. The Tigers, returning eight athletes who started or had meaningful rotations from last year’s 22-9 Northern Lakes Conference championship season (7-0), will find out early in the season who among the …
Proposed Ice Rink Is Good For All Of Us
It might seem like a strange time to bring this up, but with the start of the high school sports season looming I didn’t want any more time to pass before I addressed it. The ice rink in Winona Lake is not a good idea…it’s a great idea!
Sports Briefs
Lady Tigers Fall To Carroll, Whitko Downs North Miami, Ticketing Information For Warsaw VB Match At Concordia
Time For Some Whack-A-Mole
Fall is here. Well … for me it’s here. What are YOU lookin’ at? IHSAA official fall athletic team practices launched this week although conditioning and camps have been running since the IHSAA’s official “week one” in July. I share the same sentiments Roger Grossman shared recently in a Facebook …
