LOCAL SPORTS
Triton Rolls To Easy Sectional-Opening Win
Triton head boys basketball coach Jason Groves wanted his team to get off to a fast start in its Class 1A Sectional opener against West Central Tuesday. Mission accomplished.
Droughts Early And Late Put An End To Valley’s Season
In a game that was tight through three quarters, the Tippecanoe Valley boys basketball team lost their Class 3A Sectional 21 matchup against Lakeland 54-33 Tuesday night at NorthWood High School. The teams were tied at the half and the Vikings were down only six after the third, but a …
Squires Comeback Bid Falls Short
Manchester hosted the opening round of Class 2A Sectional 36 action, battling from their opponent’s third quarter runs of 9-0 and 5-0, trailing by 13, 44-31 late in the period. Fort Wayne Canterbury maintained a 50-40 lead early in the final frame when the tourney hosts put on a 10-0 …
Lancer Baseball Wins Second Straight In Sunshine State
Lady Lancers split with William Woods; Grace tracksters primed for NAIA Nationals; Grace erupts for 18 runs
Tiger Boys Hoops Coach Doug Ogle Stepping Down
Citing the grind of 35 years in the profession, and the desire to spend more time with family, Warsaw head boys basketball coach Doug Ogle told his team before Monday’s practice that he will be stepping away from the program at season’s end. The Tigers open postseason play in the …
Haney Named League’s Pitcher Of The Week
Plus other Grace, Crossroads League athletic news.
Wawasee Rolls To Pre-Sectional Win Over Valley
In a possible sectional preview, Wawasee got off to an early 12-point lead at the end of the first quarter Friday night and never looked back, defeating Tippecanoe Valley 56-36 in the boys basketball regular-season finale for both teams at the Hardwood Teepee. The host Warriors would go on to …
Chargers Rally Late, Beat Tigers
Warsaw traveled to Carroll High School for their final regular season game facing an energetic Senior Night Crowd in their host’s field house. The boys in orange and black played gritty, competitive basketball for the first three quarters trailing one of the Fort Wayne area’s top teams 36-33.
Lancer Hoops Holds At No. 13 In NAIA Rankings
Women’s Basketball earning votes in NAIA Top 25; Crossroads League in the NAIA Polls
Triton Warms Up For Sectional With Win Over Knox
Tyson Yates hit eight of 13 shots inside the three-point arc to finish with a game-high 23 points, helping Triton to a 63-45 non-conference win over visiting Knox in the boys basketball regular and Hoosier North Athletic Conference season finale for both teams.
Wildcats Close Regular Season With Win
Manchester seventh grade girls basketball
Miracle Shot Sinks Lancers At The Buzzer
Grace College’s men’s basketball team thought Wednesday’s game was headed to overtime after a dramatic halfcourt shot from Charlie Warner. But Taylor had other thoughts. With the score tied at 85 apiece, Taylor’s Mason Degenkolb drilled a fullcourt heave near Grace’s bench, just beating the buzzer to give Taylor a …
Squires Can’t Finish Come Back; Whitko Takes TRC?Game
Host Manchester entered the fourth quarter trailing Three Rivers Conference rival Whitko 46-30 courtesy of a 32-8 run from 6:30 in the second quarter until the end of the third period. Rattled by cold outside shooting and an aggressive 2-3 zone by the visiting Wildcats, the hosts had eight minutes …
The Sound Of Silence
I am going to bare my soul a little today. I was broadcasting last weekend, and I experienced something that had not happened for several years — I “locked up.”
