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Vikings Beat Governors, First Win Over 5A School Since ‘96
Facing off against a 5A team for the first time since 1999 (Warsaw) Tippecanoe Valley welcomed Hammond Morton to Akron Friday night. The Vikings led for almost the entirety of the game, and even after a shootout of a second half, Valley was able hold on for a 35-23 win, the team’s first win over a 5A school since 1996 (12-0 over Warsaw).
Local High School Sports Recaps For Thursday, September 5
Volleyball, Boys Soccer and Girls Soccer
LCA Scores Four Goals In Final 13 To Stun Wawasee
A nonconference affair between two local teams, the Wawasee and Lakeland Christian boys soccer teams met in Winona Lake Thursday evening. The Warriors started the game strong but it was the Cougars who were able to finish, scoring four goals in the final 13 minutes to win 5-4 after a stunning comeback.
Can Connor Cover? A Summer Of Literal Highs And Figurative Lows
Oh, how good it feels to be back.
Concord Hands Warsaw First Loss Of Season
The Warsaw and Concord boys soccer teams found themselves meeting at the Tiger Soccer Complex Wednesday night in a battle of undefeated teams. The Tigers scored the game’s first goal, but the Minutemen had the last laugh, scoring three unanswered to win the game 3-1.
Local High School Sports Recaps For Tuesday, September 3
Volleyball, Boys Soccer, Girls Soccer, Boys Tennis and Girls Golf
Warsaw Scores Late Equalizer To Draw With Goshen
Warsaw and Goshen, two of the top girls soccer programs in the Northern Lakes Conference faced off at the Tiger Soccer Complex Tuesday night in what turned out to be a doozy of a match. The highly contested game featured plenty of chances for both sides, with each team scoring a goal late to end the game in a 1-1 draw.
Local High School Sports Recaps For Labor Day Weekend
Football, Volleyball and Boys Soccer
Warsaw Loses 34-0 To Warren Central On First Trip To Indy
In what was a first for the Warsaw football program, the Tigers traveled down to Indianapolis Friday night for a meeting with one of the top 6A schools in the state, Warren Central. The game did not go the way of the Tigers, as the visitors lost 34-0.
22 Unanswered Points Wins Valley Another Bell Game
For the Tippecanoe Valley and Rochester football programs, there is nothing like the Bell Game. One of the best rivalry games in the northern half of the state, the 2024 edition of the Battle for the Bell had a little bit of everything. After a slow start, a long lightning delay at halftime and a dominant second half, the Vikings were able to keep the Bell in Akron for the seventh straight year with a 22-12 win.
Local High School Sports Recaps For Thursday, August 29
Volleyball, Boys Soccer, Girls Soccer and Girls Golf
Winona Lake Sunset Pickleball Tournament Returns - Sponsored By The K-21 Health Foundation
After last year’s event exceeded all expectations, the Winona Lake Sunset Pickleball Tournament is back for the second straight year of what is looking to become an annual get together for pickleball players from all around the area as well as the state and beyond.
Manchester Dominates Wabash With 3-0 Shutout Win
Coming off of two straight losses, the Manchester boys soccer team looked to make a statement Thursday as the boys hosted Wabash for their second conference game of the season. Using crucial goals in the opening stages of both the first and second halves, the Squires remained unbeaten in the Three Rivers Conference with a 3-0 win.
Warsaw Survives Penn Comeback, Wins In 5
In another edition of what has become a great rivalry in recent years, the Warsaw volleyball team hosted Penn at the Tiger Den Wednesday night. As is the case every time these teams get together, it was a great one, with the Lady Tigers surviving a massive comeback by the visitors to win 3-2.
Triton Falls 3-1 To Rochester For First Loss This Season
Coming into Monday night’s contest against Rochester undefeated, the Triton volleyball team was tested in every way possible. The Lady Trojans responded to the adversity well, answering almost every challenge that was put in front of them. But in the end, the Lady Zebras’ big win in a crucial fourth set gave them a 3-1 victory at the Trojan Trench.
Local High School Sports Recaps For Saturday, August 24
Football, Volleyball, Boys Soccer, Girls Soccer and Girls Golf
Tiger Football Opens Season With 20-7 Win, Curtis’ 250th
One of the most exciting days of the year, high school football returned to Warsaw Friday night as the Tigers hosted Michigan City at Fisher Field. The two teams found themselves engaged in a tough slugfest of a game, and in the end, the Warsaw defense held strong enough to open the campaign with a 20-7 win.
Local High School Sports Recaps For Thursday, August 22
Volleyball, Boys Soccer and Boys Tennis
Familiar Faces Look To Lead Tigers In New Playoff Class
Coming off of a season that saw the team sharing a Northern Lakes Conference title and playing for a sectional championship, the Warsaw Tiger football team returns plenty of talent and depth for the 2024 campaign that will see the school engaging in one of the biggest changes in program history.
Warsaw Uses Dominant First Half To Win Home Opener
Fresh off of a 4-0 win over Fort Wayne South Side earlier in the week, the Warsaw boys soccer team came home to the Tiger Soccer Complex Thursday night to take on St. Joseph for its first game in front of their home crowd this fall. Those in attendance enjoyed a fine showing, as the Tigers scored three goals in the first half on their way to a 3-0 victory.
Enyeart Looks To Provide Some Stability To Squire Program
Manchester’s new varsity football coach, Brian Enyeart, is the school’s third leader on the sidelines in the last three seasons. Two years ago, Alyx Brandewie left for Eastside. Last season, Eddie Fields had to step down after his teaching position was removed. Now, Enyeart, a North Manchester native, takes over the varsity program after stints as a coach in the youth program as well as varsity assistant.
Wawasee Opens Season With Win Over Tippy Valley
Two local volleyball teams began their respective seasons against each other on Tuesday night, with Tippecanoe Valley traveling to the Hardwood Teepee to take on Wawasee. All three games played were incredibly close and came down to the wire, with the Lady Warriors coming out on top with a 3-0 (25-22, 25-21, 26-24) win to start their season.
Local High School Sports Recaps For Saturday, August 17
Volleyball, Boys Soccer and Cross Country
Warsaw Boys Golf Finishes 13th At IHSAA State Finals
The 2023-24 sports season for Kosciusko County teams came to an end Wednesday afternoon, as Warsaw boys golf finished competition at the IHSAA Boys Golf State Finals at Prairie View Golf Course in Carmel, the final event of the year. The Tigers ended the tournament in 13th place with a +77 over two days of play, four strokes behind 12th place Floyd Central and eleven strokes in front of 14th place Chesterton. Zionsville won the tournament with a +24, five strikes ahead of second place Westfield, and six ahead of third place Hamilton Southeastern.
Warsaw Competes At State Golf Finals, Tied For 12th
With the first day of the IHSAA Boys Golf State Finals in the books from Prairie View Golf Course in Carmel, it was a solid opening round for the Warsaw Tigers, who used a first place finish in their sectional as well as a second place finish in regionals to earn a spot in the final tournament of the year. Warsaw ended day one tied with Trinity for 12th place overall with a team score of +37. In first place currently is Zionsville with a +16. The Tigers are currently eight strokes behind Bloomington South as the team eyes a top-10 finish.
Lind Falls In Quarterfinals Of Tennis State Finals
While the IHSAA team state tournament for tennis ended last weekend, the state individual tournament rolled on into Friday afternoon, with the quarterfinals for the singles tournament taking place at North Central High School in Indy. Representing Kosciusko County was Warsaw junior Addison Lind and her 27-0 record. She took on North Lawrence senior Isabelle May, who came in at 19-0. In what was a grueling, exhilarating and incredibly tight match, May ended up victorious with a 6-4, 7-6 (10-8) win.
Warsaw Golf Finishes Second At Regional, Will Head To State
It was another great day for the Warsaw golf team, as the Tigers were able to secure a second place finish Thursday morning at their home regional at Stonehenge Golf Club. The top-three finish advances Warsaw through another round of the state tournament and into the state finals next week. The Tigers’ score of 310 was 16 shots ahead of both Bishop Dwenger and Fairfield, as both schools finished tied for fourth. Ahead of Warsaw and also advancing to state was first place Homestead (300) and right behind the Tigers were second place Leo.
Parker Hired As New Tippecanoe Valley Girls Basketball Coach
A special board meeting was held Tuesday morning at Tippecanoe Valley High School. Only one matter was on the agenda: the hiring of a new girls basketball head coach.
Warsaw Takes First At Boys Golf Sectional Tournament
With six local teams competing at the IHSAA Boys Golf Sectional at Eagle Glen Golf Course in Columbia City Monday morning and afternoon, the day was filled with local athletes staking their claim to advance further into the state tournament. When the dust settled, it was host school Warsaw that won the meet with a team score of 311 to advance to the regionals, the only school in the area to send a team one step closer to state. Wawasee finished sixth (343), Tippecanoe Valley seventh (356), Manchester eighth (370), Triton ninth (385) and Whitko tenth (433). Plymouth (324) and Huntington North (333) were the two other teams to advance with second and third place finishes.
Four Athletes Pick Up Top-Five Finishes At Track And Field Finals
A handful of local athletes were able to earn top-10 finishes on Friday and Saturday in the boys and girls IHSAA Track and Field State Finals at Indiana University in Bloomington. In the girls' meet, Whitko finished 21st with eleven points, Warsaw took 32nd with eight, Wawasee 39th with seven and Triton 67th with one. Tippecanoe Valley had competing athletes but did not score. For the boys, Warsaw finished 32nd with eight points once again, while athletes from Tippecanoe Valley competed but did not score.
Lady Tiger Rugby Takes Home State Championship
Monday was a day to remember for the Warsaw Lady Tiger Rugby Program, pictured above after defeating Carroll 43-5 to win the IHSAA State Rugby Championship.
Warsaw Falls To Northridge 7-0 In Sectional Opener
With two wins over Northridge in the regular season already under their belt, the Northern Lakes Conference champions Warsaw Tigers needed to get a third one on Thursday night to keep their season alive in the first round of the IHSAA 4A baseball sectional at Penn High School. The Tigers were unable to get much going offensively, falling in the first round of the playoffs, 7-0 to the Raiders.
Local High School Sports Recaps For Wednesday, May 22
Girls Tennis Regionals, Baseball Sectionals and Softball Sectionals
Warsaw Takes First Place At Girls Track And Field Regional
There were a handful of local athletes that qualified for the state finals, but the big story coming out of the Kokomo Girls Track and FIeld Regional on Tuesday was the Warsaw Lady Tigers winning the meet to add yet another trophy to an already impressive season. Warsaw finished with 81 points, Penn came in second with 54, while South Bend Washington took third with 36.
Local High School Sports Recaps For Tuesday, May 21
Girls Tennis Regionals and Softball Sectionals
Penn Squeaks By Warsaw 3-2 In Tennis Regional Semis
The Warsaw and Penn girls tennis teams met earlier this season, with the Lady Tigers picking up a 3-2 win. The two sides met again on Tuesday night on a much bigger stage, the IHSAA girls tennis regional semifinal at NorthWood. The final score was 3-2 once again, but this time the Lady Kingsmen were able to pull off the victory and advance.
Local High School Sports Recaps For Monday, May 20
Softball Sectionals, Boys Golf and NLC All-Academic Teams
Three Local Teams Win Championships Over Weekend
Girls Tennis, Boys Golf and Baseball
D.IN.O Mountain Bike Series Returns To Winona Lake
The Do Indiana Off-Road (D.IN.O) Mountain Bike Racing series has called the Winona Lake Trails home since 2002, a full three years before partnering with the Fat & Skinny Tire festival in 2005 to make the first race in a series of six a headlining festivity of a three-day festival that celebrates those who love to get their exercise and fun done on two wheels.
Local High School Sports Recaps For Thursday, May 16
Boys Track and Field, Baseball and Softball
Bussard Dominates On Mound As Valley Beats Warsaw
The regular season finale for both teams, Friday night’s softball game between Tippecanoe Valley and Warsaw was dominated by the Lady Vikings, as starting pitcher Dalynne Bussard struck out eleven and the Valley offense scored three runs in each of the last three innings as Tippecanoe Valley cruised to a 10-0 win in six innings.
Warsaw, Columbia City Advance To Tennis Sectional Final
Three local teams took to the Warsaw tennis courts for the semifinal round of IHSAA Sectional 61 Thursday night, but only one team advanced to Saturday’s Championship as Warsaw defeated Wawasee 5-0 while Columbia City defeated Tippecanoe Valley to advance to the sectional final.
Local High School Sports Recaps For Wednesday, May 15
Baseball and Softball
Warsaw Wins 17th Straight Girls Track Sectional
For the 17th straight season, the Warsaw girls track and field team added a trophy to its total, winning the IHSAA Girls Track and Field sectional at the Tiger Athletic Complex on Tuesday night with 150.5 points, over double second place Concord’s 74.6 . Wawasee finished in fourth place with 65 points, while Lakeland Christian took eleventh with six.
Local High School Sports Recaps For Monday, May 13
Baseball, Softball, Boys Golf, Girls Golf, Football
Nelson’s Big Night Propels Warsaw To NLC Championship
Warsaw baseball’s Monday night home game against Concord was a momentous one for a number of reasons. First, it was Senior Night, and four seniors were honored before the game for their careers at Warsaw. Next, a win over the Minutemen would clinch the Northern Lakes Conference title outright for the Tigers. On a night dedicated to the seniors, it was freshman Grady Nelson’s big night that helped Warsaw win 7-3 for the championship.
Local High School Sports Recaps For Saturday, May 11
Baseball, Softball, Boys Track and Field, Girls Tennis
Warsaw Wins Share Of NLC With Victory Over Northridge
A little less than two weeks before the two sides meet again in the opening round of sectionals, the Warsaw and Northridge baseball teams met at Tiger Field Friday evening for their second regular-season matchup. Five runs in the first two innings would be all the Tigers would need as they beat the Raiders 8-2 for their eleventh straight win, earning at least a share of the Northern Lakes Conference title in the process.
Local High School Sports Recaps For Wednesday, May 8
Girls Track and Field, Baseball, Softball, Girls Tennis
