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Tigers Down Penn For Another Overtime Sectional Win

Luke Adamiec stepped to the free throw line with 1:50 left in overtime during the Class 4A Section 4 semifinal versus facing a 51-50 deficit. The 6-4 junior, who plays above the rim and draws plenty of fouls each game as coming off a 0-for-5 night at the free throw …

Trojans Roll Into Sectional Final

After a decisive victory Tuesday against West Central, the Triton boys basketball team looked to stay for at least one more night on their home floor. Standing in their way is LaCrosse, who drew a bye in the opening round of sectionals.

Warriors Advance To Title Game; Down Lakers

Wawasee boys basketball, led by hot-shooting senior Austin Miller, took an early lead and never looked back, as they defeated Lakeland 56-45 in the Class 3A NorthWood boys basketball sectional Friday night. After a timeout early in the third quarter where the Warriors led by just four points, Miller stepped …

Lady Lancers Stull, Drake Honored On All-Crossroads League Team

Two members of Grace College’s women’s basketball team landed on the postseason All-Crossroads League Team. Vironnica Drake was named to the five-player First Team All-League, and Kyannah Stull was a Third Team honoree. Drake became Grace’s all-time leading scorer this season. She currently has 1,958 career points is on the …

LCA Wins, Plays For Title Tonight

Lakeland Christian Academy will go for its first boys basketball sectional title after its 59-43 win over Northfield in the semifinals of the Class 1A Southern Wells Sectional Friday night.

Tiger Alum Hatch Has National Mat Title In His Sights

Kyle Hatch knows dedication. He committed himself to wrestling excellence at Warsaw Community High School and went 168-16, including 134-6 over his last three prep seasons while placing three times at the IHSAA State Finals (eighth at 106 pounds in 2014, seventh at 120 in 2015, third at 152 in …

Grace dispatches Georgetown

Grace’s men’s tennis team improved to 2-1 during its Kentucky trip after a 4-2 win over Georgetown on Thursday. The Lancers (16-5) rallied from an early deficit after dropping the doubles’ point. Max Rozas and Fabricio Galvan were victorious at No. 2 doubles (6-4), but the Tigers won the other …

Lancers Win All-Crossroads League, Coach Of Year Honors

Grace College’s men’s basketball team picked up an arsenal of awards from the Crossroads League. The Lancers had four players on the All-Crossroads League Team, and Scott Moore was named the league’s Coach of the Year in just his first season as head coach.

Manchester Softball Rallies To Top Hope College

The Manchester University softball team earned a thrilling 10-9 Opening Day victory over the Hope College Flying Dutch on Thursday afternoon in Logansport.

Tigers Need Overtime To Eliminate NLC?Foe Goshen In Sectional

Goshen sophomore guard Drew Hogan put on a three-point and free-throw shooting clinic almost the entire game of the Class 4A Sectional 4 contest in Elkhart’s North Side Gym. The worm turned with 10.5 seconds in regulation play with the score knotted at 53. Eighteenth-year Tiger head coach Doug Ogle, …

Whitko Falls To No. 2 Blackhawk

Second-ranked Fort Wayne Blackhawk Christian boys basketball cruised to a 75-52 victory Wednesday night over Whitko in the Class 2A North Manchester Sectional opening round game. Despite the lopsided final score, Wildcat junior Brett Sickafoose finished with 35 points against the Braves. Twenty-five of those points of those points came …

NAIA Bound! Lancers Secure Spot At Nationals

For the 10th time in program history, Grace College’s men’s basketball team is headed to the NAIA National Champion-ships. The Lancers earned an at-large invitation to the tournament, held in Sioux Falls, S.D. The 32-team field is broken into four 8-team brackets. Grace landed the No. 4 seed in its …

March Brings State Basketball Tournaments And Talk About The Shot Clock

The calendar has turned to March, which in the world of high school sports can only mean one thing – Basketball. It is time for state tournaments, March Madness and, yes, the annual rhetoric about the merits of the shot clock.

Oviedo Tabbed Athlete Of The Week

Triton sophomore guard Ashton Oviedo led the Trojan boys basketball team to a pair of wins last week, clinching a winning season for the team and giving the squad some needed momentum heading into this week’s sectional tournament. For that effort, Oviedo has been named the Times-Union Athlete of the …

Notre Dame Great Barlow To Speak At NCCAA Banquet

WINONA LAKE – Grace College announced Wednesday Ken Barlow will serve as the banquet speaker for the 2020 NCCAA National Championships. Barlow, a legendary basketball player at Notre Dame, will be the keynote speaker at the banquet on March 17. The banquet, held at Warsaw Community Church, starts at 6:30 …