LOCAL SPORTS
Lancers Achieve Academic Excellence
The Grace College athletic department continued to impress in the classroom for the 2020-21 year, achieving a record academic performance. For the fifth straight season, all of Grace’s varsity programs hit their academic mark by achieving a team GPA of 3.00 or greater. As a result, each team will qualify …
Brooks Tabbed Manchester Men’s Soccer Coach
Manchester University Director of Athletics Rick Espeset has announced that assistant men’s soccer coach Chad Brooks has been elevated to head men’s soccer coach. Former head coach Corey Brueggeman recently stepped down from the position to accept the role of director of men’s soccer operations at Ohio State University.
University Of Texas, I Feel Ya!
The world is changing, and college football is changing with it. It’s a huge business, and recent events are turning the Big 12 Conference (for football in particular) into “the Mountain West Conference with humidity” as Fox Sports’ Colin Cowherd put it.
Random Thoughts From A Fishing Boat
When we were fishing in Minnesota earlier this month, the fishing was good in stretches but not constantly so. There were more than a few moments—more like hours—where our bobbers sat perfectly still in the windless water.
Chip Counts His NLC Blessings
Recent news of two Northern Lakes Conference (NLC) schools unable to field freshman football teams triggered my annual ambivalence I have about Warsaw’s affiliation with the conference. Walk with me while I take you on my emotional NLC affiliation sine wave.
Student Managers Critical To Team Success
When I went to Butler University, I walked-on for the golf team my freshman year. At that time, the head baseball coach was also the golf coach (golf was a fall sport). Things weren’t working out for me, primarily because I didn’t have a car during my freshman year. That …
Mom, Daughter Team Up To Win AAU VB National Title
Ellie Hepler has done much of her homework in a car over the last four years. In a typical week, she eats most of her dinners on the road. Along for every step of it — more specifically, every one of the thousands upon thousands of miles — has been …
On Giannis, HS Hoops
Giannis Antetokounmpo, the NBA franchise Milwaukee Bucks star power forward also known as the Greek Freak, needs a shock collar. Giannis stands 6-foot-11, demonstrates speed, agility, good ballhandling skills, and power. He’s a terror inside, and in the current NBA finals versus the Phoenix Suns he is shooting 72.2 percent …
Mangas Adds Local Color, Interest to NBA Tryouts
The NBA Finals are running about three weeks later due to the pandemic-driven revisions to the 2021 schedule. This isn’t stopping teams whose seasons have ended from their routines of summer tryouts. This year’s NBA summer tryouts have some local color to them. Warsaw basketball standout, Kyle Mangas, whose college …
Nichols New Member Of 50-Year Club At USBC Open Championships
Lee Nichols of Warsaw had his family by his side as he became the year’s final new entrant into the 50-Year Club at the United States Bowling Congress Open Championships.
Changing Of The Guard In Chicago
Massive change is happening to the sports teams in the city of Chicago. You may remember that I wrote about the state of Chicago sports teams back in November, and the word I used to describe that state at that time was “unsettled”.
Potpourri, And A Happy IHSAA New Year
I hope each of you is enjoying a safe, happy Independence Day weekend! For folks in Indiana scholastic athletics, the end of this moratorium week is the IHSAA athletic “New Year”, so happy New Year to coaches and athletes among all sports. This week feels much different once you don’t …
Sports Independence
Welcome, ladies and gentlemen, to a peaceful and calm moment in high school sports. To be more accurate, it’s the peaceful and calm moment in high school sports.
