LOCAL SPORTS
Grace College’s Neuhart Honored As Crossroads League SID Of The Year
The Crossroads League announced on Monday that Josh Neuhart of Grace College had been named its 2019-2020 Sports Information Director of the Year. The award is the second for Neuhart, who recently completed his 10th year as the SID for the Lancers. He also won in 2015-16.
Beer Writes Award-Winning Book On Negro Leaguer Charleston
Jeremy Beer grew up with an appreciation for baseball. He played Little League and Pony League in Milford, Ind. (now the Wawasee Summer League). The oldest child of the late Dr. Ken and Lynne Beer, Jeremy graduated from Wawasee High School in 1990 then earned psychology degrees at Indiana University …
Wawasee’s Leedy To Play Golf At Rose-Hulman
Wawasee graduate Zach Leedy (front row, center) signed a letter-of-intent Wednesday to continue his academic and golf careers at Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology in Terre Haute, where he will major in mechanical engineering. Leedy is flanked by his parents, Candy (L) and Mike Leedy. On the back row is Wawasee …
New Year Starts For High Schools
The calendar has flipped over to July, and it couldn’t have happened soon enough. July 1 is when the 2020-21 high school sports calendar officially begins. This week is a little different than most years. This is where “moratorium week” usually falls. That’s the one week of the year where …
Tiger Assistant Baumgartner Honored
Longtime Warsaw Tiger assistant football coach Dave Baumgartner (L) was recently presented with the Tom Kelly Memorial Award by the Indiana Football Coaches Association for “his diligent efforts for our association and the Indiana Football Hall of Fame.” Baumgartner put together a video history of the hall of fame in …
Grace Esports Announces New Facility, MSI Sponsorship
Grace College’s brand-new esports team is excited to announce two major enhancements to the program. The team has entered into a sponsorship with MSI, who is a leading developer of computer hardware for the esports industry. Grace’s student-athletes will wear custom MSI jerseys and play on powerful MSI gaming computers.
Manchester Hires Whitko Boys Hoops Coach Eli Henson
Athletic Director Eric Screeton had a wide-ranging search for a new Manchester Squires boys basketball coach, but got his man from a neighboring school and Three Rivers Conference rival. Screeton presented Whitko boys basketball coach Eli Henson to the Manchester Community Schools Board of School Trustees. The trustees approved the …
A Moment And Place In Time
I am sitting here on the patio of our vacation spot this week, being reflective and contemplating life — much like I have done just about every day since we all started “hunkering down” at the end of March. Today’s contemplation occurs while sitting on the beach, watching and listening …
Clock Is Ticking On Baseball
Word is the baseball players and Major League Baseball are drifting apart in their effort to negotiate a way into the 2020 baseball season. Owners are mourning the loss of every game not played so far because of the COVID-19 pandemic, and are staring at the massive loss of revenue …
‘The Bowling Alley’ Announces Plan To Reopen
Jennifer Stichter, general manager at The Bowling Alley, 1535 N. Detroit St., announced on Wednesday the establishment will reopen, with new social distancing guidelines, on Tuesday.
Fishing Is More Than Just Fishing
Monday was my six-year old son’s “Gotcha Day”. If you aren’t familiar with the term, it’s the day we met Oliver in China. It’s the first time we got to see him with our own eyes and hold him in our arms. “Gotcha Day” is sort of like a second …
Grace Golfers Earn Academic Accolades
Seven members of Grace College’s women’s and men’s golf teams were given academic honors.
Hill Recognized As NCCAA’s Game Plan 4 Life Winner
Grace College volleyball star Alexa Hill added one more honor to her illustrious career on Thursday. Hill was named the winner of the 2020 NCCAA Game Plan 4 LIFE Award. T
