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Southwood Pulls Away Late, Downs Valley For Outright TRC?Title

Entering their last regular season game of the 2019 campaign, the Tippecanoe Valley Vikings football team was presented with an opportunity to earn a share of the Three Rivers Conference championship. In their way stood the undefeated Class 1A No. 3 Southwood Knights.

Going into the postseason with a conference title share would give the Vikes a big boost in momentum.
Tiger Rally Falls Short At Concord

Warsaw had a shot at a share of the 2019 Northern Lakes Conference football championship. With Plymouth losing to NorthWood, the winner of the Warsaw-Concord game would tie Plymouth for the crown.
Wawasee Holds On To Beat Goshen In NLC Finale

“Now that’s what I call Warrior grit!” exclaimed Wawasee football head coach Jon Reutebuch from the huddle following their 28-23 nail-biter victory at Goshen in a Northern Lakes Conference game Friday night.
Squires Triumph Over Peru In Regular-Season Finale

Thanks to strong offensive performances from the Squire senior class in the second quarter and a dominant showing by the defense in the second half, Manchester beat visiting Peru 27-23 in Three Rivers Conference football Friday night .
Stole The Idea; Here’s How I’d Fix The NFL

Borrowing a theme from my esteemed colleague, Roger Grossman, I've given a lot of thought as to what is do as the Great American Grand Poobah of Big-Time Sports.
Grace Women's Hoops Looking To Pick Up Where It Left Off

Grace College’s women’s basketball team peaked at the right time last year, playing its best over the final month of the season.

The Lady Lancers went 8-4 down the stretch, upsetting two ranked teams and clinching third place in the NCCAA National Championships.
Grace Downs Spring Arbor University For Season Sweep

Grace’s volleyball team continued its late-season surge with a 3-1 victory at Spring Arbor on Friday.

The Lady Lancers (15-13, 9-4 Crossroads League) won their fourth-straight league contest under head coach Katie Van Hofwegen. Grace, who swept the season series with SAU, is tied for third place in the league standings.
Area Sports Recaps for Oct. 18

Late Field Goal Sends Winamac Past Triton; Wabash Downs Whitko; Area CC Runners Honored; VB Sectional Results
Warsaw Sweeps Concord, Moves Into Sectional Semis

Fueled by its ability to squelch the opponent’s offense, Warsaw’s attack got on a roll Thursday on the way to beating Concord in the IHSAA Class 4A Goshen Sectional volleyball tournament.
Warrior Volleyball Falls To Panthers In Sectional

Wawasee’s volleyball team knew it had a tough draw in the IHSAA Class 3A Sectional at the Hardwood Tepee Thursday, as NorthWood has been ranked among the top five teams in the state and hadn’t lost a match since the earliest days of the season.
Lady Spartan Soccer Educating The Future With A Book Drive

The Manchester University women's soccer team is giving back to the North Manchester community, one book at a time.

Spartan senior and team captain Katie Green spearheaded a book drive last month to benefit not only the North Manchester Public Library, but to also show young kids the importance of reading.
Manchester Volleyball Erases Two-Set Hole, Stuns Olivet

Men's Soccer Blanks Franklin
Lady Lancer Soccer Sinks No. 18 Spring Arbor University

Grace Spikers Top MVNU In Five-Set Thriller
Area High School Football Previews

Warsaw (7-1, 5-1 Northern Lakes Conference) at Concord (7-1, 5-1); Southwood (8-0 overall, 7-0 TRC) at Tippecanoe Valley (6-2, 6-1); Wawasee (1-7, 0-6 NLC) at Goshen (1-7, 0-6); Triton (2-6, 1-5 Hoosier North Athletic) at Winamac (3-5, 1-5); Peru (4-4 overall, 3-4 TRC) at Manchester (2-6, 2-5); Wabash (3-5 overall, 2-5 TRC) at Whitko (0-8, 0-7)
Local CrossFit Athlete Headed To ‘Sanctionals’ In Dublin, Miami
The NBA Is Too Close To China

Let me start by saying that I don’t like it when sports and reality cross paths. I like it much less when sports and politics intersect.

But they do, sometimes.
CC Sectional Winner Kissling Is AOW

While Warsaw boys cross country coach Jim Mills says there’s nothing fancy about him, Tiger junior Jacob Kissling went about his business Saturday in winning the Culver Academies Sectional and being tabbed the Times-Union Athlete of the Week for Oct. 7-12.
Hill Named League’s Setter Of The Week

Young Tabbed NCCAA Golfer Of The Week
Squires Win Boys Soccer Sectional Title In Shootout

The seniors on Manchester High School’s boys soccer team did a lot Saturday to extend their prep careers.

After 80 minutes of regulation, 14 minutes of overtime and a PK session, however, the Squires had reason to thank junior keeper Dillon Gish.
High School Sports Recaps From Oct. 12

Boys & Girls Cross Country, Soccer and Volleyball
Crossroads League Announces Athletes Of The Week For Oct. 7-13
Young Claims Medalist Honors At Grace Tourney

Lady Lancers win two five-setters
Great Weekend Propels Manchester Women's Golf To Best HCAC Finish In Years

Manchester Topped By HCAC-Leading Mt. St. Joseph; Men's Soccer Stopped At Transylvania
Marsh Scores 3 TDs In Warsaw’s Senior Night Win

The Warsaw Tigers used a great defensive effort and a three-touchdown night by senior Blake Marsh to defeat NorthWood 35-14 in a soggy, cold Northern Lakes Conference football game Friday night.
High School Football Recaps For Oct. 11

Valley Blanks Squires; Stays In Three Rivers Conference Race; Norse Blank Wildcats; Knox Ground Game Too Much For Trojans; Chargers Thwart Warrior Comeback Effort
Grace Cross Country Gets Conference Preview In South Bend

Grace’s cross country team got to race on the upcoming conference course on Friday with the Bethel Invitational.

The men’s team placed 10th out of 16 teams while the women were 12th out of 20.
Spartans Name Conley Head Men’s Hoops Coach

Following a national search, Manchester University has found its next head men's basketball coach.

Athletic Director Rick Espeset has announced that Nate Conley has been selected as the program's next head coach. Conley is set to begin his coaching duties today.
Lady Tigers Roll To 3A Sectional Title Match

The Warsaw Tigers were in complete control Thursday night with a 9-0 victory over Fort Wayne South Side Archers in the 3A Warsaw girls soccer sectional semifinal.
Lady Cougars Advance To Title Match

Elkhart Christian Academy couldn’t stay neck-and-neck in its scoring race with Lake Christian Academy Thursday night, while Cougar sisters Tori and Jessi Calizo remained so in theirs.

Not that they care much about that stuff, either.
Lady Tiger VB Beats Concord; Ashmore Records 950th Career Win

Plus volleyball, sectional girls soccer results, late Wednesday boys soccer results
Crossroads League Announces Tennis Award Winners
Grace Jumps To No. 16 in NAIA Soccer Poll

Grace College’s women’s soccer team continued its climb up the NAIA Top 25 Coaches’ Pol
Lady Tigers To Host 4A Basketball Sectional

Basketball sectional assignments for the 2020 Indiana high school postseason.
Kruschwitz Amazes, Squires Advance

Harley Kruschwitz amazed his coach yet again — nothing new there — but if that wasn’t enough, he also shocked himself.
Knights Picked To Win Crossroads League WBB?Crown

Spring Arbor Tabbed as Men’s Crossroads Hoops Favorites
Spartan Men's Soccer Thrashes Anderson

Slow Start Costs Spartan Volleyball
Area High School Football Previews

NorthWood at Warsaw, Tippecanoe Valley at Manchester, Elkhart Memorial at Wawasee, Triton at Knox and Whitko at Northfield
Lancers Place Second At Egypt Valley

Grace’s men’s golf team produced one of their more complete tournaments of the fall at the Taylor’s Egypt Valley Invitational.

The Lancers placed second as a team, thanks to Payton Kelly’s medalist performance at Egypt Valley Country Club.
High School Sports Recaps For Oct. 8

Lady Squires Win Sectional Soccer Opener Over Blackford; Tigers Tennis Season Ends In Regional, plus volleyball and middle school scores.
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No. 19 Warsaw Girls Soccer Rolls In Sectional Opener

The Fort Wayne Wayne Generals had a quick response to Warsaw’s first goal, but ultimately had no answer for the Class 3A 19th-ranked Lady Tigers Tuesday evening.
Things To Change In Sports

If you read this column often, then you know that I have a hidden longing to be the “king of sports”.

As king, I would be able to change rules that either don’t make sense, need updated or in same way negatively impact the growth and development of that sport.
No. 9 Warsaw Upset In Boys Soccer Sectional

Concord engineered an about-face rarely seen in soccer, one that meant a season-ending slap in the face for Warsaw.
Steffensmeier’s Late Goal Earns Share Of NLC Title, AOW Honor

Warsaw senior soccer player Abby Steffensmeier scored a match-tying goal with 11 seconds to play Thursday, allowing the Lady Tigers to get a 1-1 draw with Northridge and share the Northern Lakes Conference title with the Raiders.
Lancer Womens Soccer’s Blackwood, Aalbue Earn NCCAA Honors

Grace College’s women’s soccer team won two national Player of the Week honors from the NCCAA on Monday.
High School Sports Recaps For Oct. 7
Warsaw Boys Win NLC CC Outright, Girls Share Title

Warsaw boys are 2019 Northern Lakes Conference cross country outright champions and Tiger girls are co-champions.

By going 7-0 in NLC meets and winning the conference meet Saturday at Ox Bow County Park, the Jim Mills-coached WCHS boys reigned over the eight-team field.
Tigers Tennis Takes 8th Straight Sectional Title

Host Warsaw won its eighth consecutive boys tennis sectional tournament, and 32nd overall, Saturday with a not-as-easy-as-it-looked 5-0 win over Wawasee.
Eight Straight! Lady Lancer Soccer Downs Taylor On Homecoming

Grace College’s women’s soccer team enjoyed its eight consecutive win courtesy of a 2-0 victory against Taylor on Saturday.

The No. 20 Lady Lancers (12-1, 4-0 Crossroads League) gave the packed crowd at 1st Source Bank Field plenty to cheer during Grace’s Homecoming weekend.
Butterbaugh Records Ace

Andy Butterbaugh,made a hole-in-one on No. 7 hole at Stonehenge Golf Club Tuesday. It was witnessed by Chris McCray, Ryan Slone, Tom Johnson, and Stanley Pequignot.
Spartan Soccer Topples Hanover

Volleyball Splits A Pair Of Matches
High School Sports Results From Oct. 5
Tigers Hold Off Early Effort By Wawasee, Keep ‘W’ Trophy

The Wawasee Warriors marched 80 yards to pay dirt in 14 plays on their opening drive to jump on Warsaw in Friday night’s annual football clash for the “W” trophy at Fisher Field. The Tigers were able to put things back in order the rest of the way en route to a 42-18 homecoming victory.
Manchester Spoils Whitko’s Homecoming With Win

On Friday night, Manchester spoiled Whitko’s homecoming festivities with a 14-0 win in a Three Rivers Conference football matchup on the strength of an unbending defense.
Vikings Fall From Conference Lead With Loss To Maconaquah

Bluejays Edge Trojans; LCA?Trims Trinity School
WCHS?Alum Beckham Runs At Notre Dame

Butler University sophomore Mia Beckham (246) runs beside teammate Camille Hines (249) and Iowa's Anna Hostetler (547) during Friday's Joe Piane cross country invitational at Notre Dame.
Lady Tigers, Northridge Tie For NLC Title

It was a senior night to remember for Abby Steffensmeier and the Warsaw Tigers.

Warsaw tied Northridge Raiders to a score of 1-1 to earn Northern Lakes Conference co-champion honors, thanks to a right-footed equalizing blast with just 11 seconds left in the match.
Tigers Drop ‘Bizarre’ Key NLC Match

Warsaw’s vision of a perfect Northern Lakes Conference boys soccer season imploded into something unsightly during a “crazy, bizarre” and ultimately disheartening Thursday night for the Tigers at Northridge.
Lady Lancers Tennis Falls In Crossroads League Semifinals

Early Lead Slips For Grace In Semifinals; Goal Spree Leads To Lancer Win; VB Completes Sweep Of Bethel
Warsaw, Wawasee Advance To Tennis Sectional Final

Wawasee and host Warsaw took very different paths to the Saturday’s boys tennis sectional championship, with the Tigers getting a 5-0 sweep of Tippecanoe Valley and the Warriors getting a dramatic 3-2 win over Columbia City in Thursday’s semifinals.
Area High School Football Previews

Previews of Wawasee at Warsaw, Manchester at Whitko, Tippecanoe Valley at Maconaquah and North Judson at Triton.
Whitko’s Boys Tennis Season Ends At Sectional

Whitko’s boys tennis season ended Wednesday with a very close 3-2 loss to Columbia City in the opening round of the Warsaw Sectional.
Tiger Boys, Girls Soccer Go For NLC Titles Today

Warsaw seeks to close out perfect Northern Lakes Conference seasons in both boys and girls soccer tonight with matchups against fellow league contender Northridge.
Grace Sweeps Pilots In League Tourney

Grace’s women’s tennis team kicked off the Crossroads League Tournament in emphatic fashion, dominating Bethel 7-0 on Tuesday.

The Lady Lancers will travel to second-seeded Marian on Thursday for the semifinals of the tournament.