LOCAL SPORTS
Tips For Teaching Kids
I watch parents and grandparents working with their young kids on sports-related skills all the time. Most of them have the best of intentions. Either way, over my nearly 50 years of playing sports and watching others play, I have come to some conclusions about how to get young people …
TVMS Winter Sports Awards Announced
Tippecanoe Valley Middle School recently presented its winter sports awards via a conference call. Winners were as listed below:
Wawasee Winter Sports Award Winners Announced
Wawasee recently issued its winter sports awards, highlighting its six varsity sports as well as cheerleading. Wawasee’s winter season had girls swimming qualify for four events at the IHSAA State Finals and two of its wrestlers make the IHSAA State Finals along with the team achieving its third consecutive sectional …
HS Wrestling Rules Changes Address Weigh-in Procedures, Hair Length
As the result of a concerted effort to accommodate the growing number of female wrestlers, the 2020-21 high school wrestling rules changes are headlined by significant adjustments to weigh-in protocol and appropriate hair length requirements. The National Federation of State High School Associations (NFHS) Wrestling Rules Committee met April 5-6 …
Moore A Tiger Of A Different Color
Matt Moore met the media Saturday afternoon for the first time as boys basketball coach of the Warsaw Tigers. Of course, he met them via a video chat because, well, you know, that’s how we have do things like that these days. Moore was officially announced as head coach Saturday …
A Long Way From Fall Sports
Sitting here in my home, one foot on the living room carpet and the other on the dining room floor, I can’t help but think we’re a long way from fall sports ... much farther than we normally are on April 21. And after reading Kyle Neddenriep’s article in Monday’s …
Grace Alum Matt Moore To Be New Tiger Boys Hoops Coach
After an extensive search, Athletic Director Matt Binkerd hired just the third boys basketball head coach at Warsaw Community High School. The choice??Forty-year-old Grace College alum Matt Moore. The announcement came Saturday and is subject to school board approval, which is expected to come at its next scheduled meeting a …
Tigers Burgh, Hutcherson Make College Choice
Despite the lack of a senior season, Warsaw baseball players Noah Burgh and Jacob Hutcherson announced Friday they will continue their baseball and academic careers are Purdue North-west and Trinity Christian College, respectively.
Kosciusko County Special Olympics On Hold Due To Virus
Special Olympics Kosciusko County (SOKC) has been suspended in keeping with current CDC social distancing guidelines for COVID-19. In light of this situation, this recap will provide information on the activities and benefits of SOKC.
MU?Senior QB Downard Earns NFF Honor
The National Football Foundation & College Hall of Fame (NFF) announced today the members of the 2020 NFF Hampshire Honor Society, which is comprised of college football players from all divisions of play who each maintained a cumulative 3.2 GPA or better throughout their college careers. Senior Alex Downard, a …
Squires Hire Former Asst. As New FB Coach
Athletic director Eric Screeton announced Wednesday former Squire assistant Alyx Brandewie is the new head football coach at Manchester High School. Brandewie is originally from Minster, Ohio, and was teaching and coaching football and baseball there the last two years. Before that he was an assistant coach and eventually the …
Things I’ve Learned In Isolation
We have all learned a lot over the past month. We’ve learned a lot about ourselves, the people we live with, the people we work with and the people who have been our friends. I want to use my space this week talking about some of the things I have …
Tiger Best Teams Of All Time (Part 3)
This is the last of my series on the great Warsaw teams of all time. There are a few more teams that need to be mentioned. Again, these are teams that set themselves apart over the course of time and they are in no particular order.
Leal, Parrish Capture Indiana's Top Basketball Awards
Anthony Leal and Sydney Parrish can add one more award to their expanding trophy rooms — Indiana's No. 1 All-Star jersey. Leal was a runaway winner for the IndyStar Mr. Basketball Award, receiving 103 of 236 votes. Parrish earned 102 votes to edge Madison Layden for the Miss Basketball Award.
