LOCAL SPORTS

Another Manchester School Record Falls on Saturday

The Manchester University indoor track & field teams were back in action on Saturday February 5 at the Anderson Invite. Another school record was broken and numerous top 10 and person-bests were established. Both sides competed well in a highly competitive meet. The Manchester women placed second out of 10 …

Area Wrestlers Survive, Advance From Penn Regional

22 of 34 area wrestlers who battled in the Penn Regional Saturday will advance to the East Chicago Semistate this coming weekend. The Wawasee Warriors led the way among area teams with a third-place team finish (106.5 points) and 8 semistate qualifiers. Backyard rivals Penn (214.5 points), and 2022 Northern …

Warsaw Holding Heads High After Sectional Loss To Penn

A deathly quiet Warsaw locker room spoke volumes about how much these Tigers cared, and about how much they had invested. And just in case you’re not sure, coach Lenny Krebs spoke it, too.

Lancers Baseball Ends Opening Weekend With Sweep

Grace’s baseball team nabbed two more wins to conclude its opening weekend of the season. The Lancers swept Trinity International on Saturday, winning 5-1 and 17-2.

Culver, Peterson’s 37, End Triton’s Season 56-48

Culver Community girls’ basketball team, the Class 1A Sectional 50 host, used the “second season” to avenge a 71-34 regular season loss Jan 14 by upsetting the defending sectional champions, the Triton Trojans, 58-46 Saturday night.

Tippecanoe Valley Upset In Sectional ‘Ship By West Noble

When it comes to high school basketball, especially come playoff time, the phrase “anything can happen” will be said until the end of time. Tippecanoe Valley girls basketball was on the wrong end of an upset Saturday night in the IHSAA 3A sectional 20 championship, falling 56-51 to a now …

Lady Vikings Fight Their Way Into Girls’ Sectional Final

The Tippecanoe Valley Vikings girls’ basketball squad trailed 36-22 with 56 seconds left in the third quarter before scoring five points to end the period, then finishing what resulted in a 19-0 run to overtake the Wawasee Warriors 42-41 in Class 3A Sectional 20 action at Northwood’s Panther Pit Friday …

Lancers Win Season Opener In Alabama Against Trinity

The 2022 campaign officially kicked off for Grace’s baseball team on Friday.

Warsaw Bowling Eyes Championship In Second Trip To State

With a chance to make history and win the first state title in the history of the program, the Warsaw bowling team has already reached tremendous heights this season. The Tigers are one of the final 12 teams remaining in the state and will bowl for a chance to be …

Chip Shots: No Ambien In Your House? Keep Reading

I’m feeling self-indulgent this week. If you don’t have Ambien at home, just keep reading. . Props to my editor as I unapologetically take another swing at Class 6A high school football sectional alignments.

Lancer Baseball Prepares For 2022 Season

Grace College’s baseball is set to get the 2022 season underway. In his fourth season leading the Lancers baseball program, Grace head coach Ryan Roth is excited about this squad’s potential.

Moore To Step Away From Grace Women’s Tennis

Marcus Moore has decided to step away from his position as the head coach of Grace’s women’s tennis team. Moore will continue in his role at Grace as the Athletics Admissions Recruiting Coordinator in addition to his teaching responsibilities in Grace’s sport management program.

Tiger, 5 Warriors Named To All-NLC?Wrestling Team

A quartet of Wawasee Warriors and a Warsaw Tiger were named to the All-Northern Lakes Conference wrestling team Tuesday.

Grace Outdueled In Top-20 Clash

Grace’s men’s basketball team missed on a chance to move up the Crossroads League standings on Tuesday.

Lady Lancers Drop Thriller To Cougars

Grace’s women’s basketball team was five seconds away from securing a road win at St. Francis on Tuesday night. Unfortunately for Grace, the Cougars made a dramatic late 3-pointer to secure a 71-70 victory over the Lady Lancers.