LOCAL SPORTS

HCAC Officially Postpones Fall Sports

After continued analysis and deliberation, the Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference Council of Presidents has voted unanimously to postpone all conference related contests and competitions, including HCAC Championships slated for fall 2020.

Local Sports Briefs for Aug. 26

Valley, Triton compete on the links with Bremen; Davis gets ace at Stonehenge

Tiger Boys 1st, Girls 3rd In Paul Sibray Invitational Cross Country Meet

The beginning of high school cross country season came Tuesday for Warsaw Community High School and other teams. While Jacob Kissling and Wini Barnett were again the top WCHS runners, the 2020 Warsaw Tiger Paul Sibray Invitational looked different than the 2019 version in other ways.

RunningUp The Score, Or Not?

So the sports world was set aflutter last week when Fernando Tatis Jr. of the San Diego Padres violated a basic rule of human decency—or that’s the way it was portrayed in the milliseconds afterward. Here’s the background. The Padres were beating the Texas Rangers 10-3 in the eighth inning …

High School Sports Recaps for Aug. 24

Wildcats Down Eagles; Whitko Beats Wabash; Squires Compete With N. Miami; Warsaw JV Wins

Eagle QBs Riddle Vikings In Valley’s Opening Loss

There’s an old football adage stating that if you think you have two quarterbacks, you probably don’t have any. Culver Academy appears as if it will be able to dispute the adage in 2020, and Tippecanoe Valley wound up in no position Friday night to argue otherwise about the Eagles. …

Tigers Win Opener Over Vikings

The Warsaw Tigers don’t circle certain games beyond the first week. They strive to go 1-0 each Friday night. Huntington North put forth an effort that exploited a special teams miscue, exploited some early tackling weaknesses, and took advantage of opportunities despite a huge disparity in time of possession. However, …

Wawasee Rolls Past Lakeland In Season Opener

Wawasee opened the 2020 football season in convincing fashion Friday, Aug. 21 at Lakeland. The Warriors scored on four of five first-half possessions and beat the Lakers 42-0. Wawasee quarterback Parker Young completed 10-of-15 passes for 220 yards and four touchdowns. He connected on 8-of-10 for 184 yards in the …

Sports Recaps For Aug. 21

Triton Opens Its Football Season With A 3-Point Win At S. Central; Triton HNAC FB Game At LaVille Cancelled; Whitko Snaps Skid With OT Win Over Prairie Heights; Squires Roll To Opening Win; Late Thursday results.

Tigers Look To Follow Up On Historically Successful Run

The Warsaw Tiger football team established many milestones on offense (rushing in particular) and special teams during the 2019 season. The team made history with its first sectional title further sweetened by beating perennial power Penn 35-18, another first for the program. Motorcades, painted business windows, signs and motivational notes …

Despite Roster Changes, Vikings Looking For 3rd Straight Winning Seaso

Strictly statistically, Tippecanoe Valley football appears to be starting from scratch in 2020. Consider that 93% of the Vikings’ rushing yards last season were compiled by players who have since graduated, as well as 99% of the passing yards — nearly all those in the person of versatile two-year starter …

High School Sports Recaps For Aug. 20.

Warrior Boys Soccer Gets Win At South Bend Riley; Wawasee Splits 3-Way Match; Vikings Beat Bluejays; Late results from Wednesday

High School Coaches To Play Key Roles In Connecting Students This Year

The jigsaw puzzle of education-based high school athletics and performing arts programs in our nation’s schools is nearing completion for the 2020-21 school year. Although there are no two plans alike from Alaska to Wyoming, sports in every state are still on the calendar at some point during the coming …

Trojans Have Special Mantra For 2020

Triton High School football has adopted a mantra for 2020. It’s “Get to Tomorrow.” “Hopefully we can get through all of them,” says 13th-year head coach Rodney Younis of the games on the IHSAA Class 1A Trojans’ schedule. “We want to make memories for these seniors.”