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Grace men’s cross-country ranked No. 24 by NAIA

WINONA LAKE - For the first time in almost two decades, Grace’s men’s cross country team is ranked by the NAIA.
Amazing Grace!?Lancers Are NCCAA Champions

KISSIMMEE, Fla. - For the first time in team history, Grace’s men’s soccer team can call itself national champions.
Sanner Helps Warsaw Post Pair Of Wins, Improve To 4-0

There wasn’t an all-tournament team chosen at Saturday’s four-team classic hosted by Warsaw Community High School.

Had there been, Warsaw junior frontliner Abby Sanner likely would have been the MVP.
Grace’s Furious Rally Not Enough

WINONA LAKE - Grace’s men’s basketball nearly erased a double-digit lead in the final minutes, ultimately falling to Taylor 91-88.
Manchester Women Edged By Bluffton

NORTH MANCHESTER – Playing their final game before the holiday break, the Manchester University Spartans were edged by Bluffton University, 66-62, in women's basketball action in Stauffer-Wolfe Arena on Saturday.
Moore Optimistic For Balanced Tiger Squad

New head basketball coach Matt Moore has plenty of reasons to be optimistic about this year’s version of the Warsaw Tigers.
Chip Shot: A Kindly Introduction

I approached the privilege of writing my first Times-Union weekly sports column compelled to share a lengthy frame of reference.
Lancers Set New Scoring Record With 137 Points

FORT WAYNE - In just 40 minutes of basketball on Thursday night, Grace’s men’s basketball team scored 137 points.
Grace Men’s, Women’s Soccer, Volleyball Still Alive In NCCAA?Championships

Grace’s men's and women’s soccer teams and volleyball team continue their postseason march.
Grace Wins Pool, Advances To NCCAA Semifinals

KISSIMMEE, Fla. - Grace’s men’s soccer team secured its spot in the national semifinals for the third straight year on Wednesday.
Lady Tigers Now 2-0 With Win Over Wabash

The Warsaw Lady Tigers came out roaring on the road against the Wabash Apaches and just kept pouring it on to finish with a 48-33 win.
WCHS?Basketball Ready For Tip Off

WCHS?Basketball Ready For Tip Off: Watch for the Warsaw Tigers 2020-21 season preview in this weekend’s Times-Union.
Lady Lancers Rout Warner To Win NCCAA Opener

KISSIMMEE, Fla. - Grace’s women’s soccer team began the 2020 NCCAA National Championships with a 3-0 rout of Warner on Tuesday.
The Penalty Box

Chicago Sports Unsettled
Lakeview Middle School Mental Attitude Award Winners

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Lakeview Middle School Mental Attitude Award winners for fall sports were recognized at the school recently. From L-R are:?Abbey Peterson (8th grade volleyball), Brody Duncan (7th grade football), Mydin Burgher (7th grade football), Ella LaPut (girls cross-country), Joslyn Bricker (7th grade volleyball), Tyler Mimnaugh (boys cross-country), Reed Nelson (8th grade football), Kate Briscoe (7th grade volleyball), Not pictured Mya Justice (cheerleading) .
Six Lady Lancers Named Volleyball All-League

WINONA LAKE - Grace’s volleyball team was rewarded after a strong 2020 season with six All-Crossroads League honorees.
Tigers, Warriors, Curtis Earn 2020 NLC?Accolades

Nine Warsaw Tiger gridders and three Wawasee Warriors were named to the All-Northern Lakes Conference (NLC) football team.
A Football Retrospect, 2020 Edition

A Look Back On WCHS's 2020 Football Season
Mangas Sets New Indiana Wesleyan Scoring Record

Warsaw native Kyle Mangas put on a shooting clinic to fell the Mighty Oaks, scoring 51 points in Wesleyan’s 114-70 dominating win over Oakland City.
Lancers, Lady Lancers Set Sights On NCCAA Championships

SPRING ARBOR, Mich. - Grace's men's soccer team nearly completed a Cinderella run in the 2020 Crossroads League Tournament.
Lancers, Lady Lancers Advance To CL?Tournament Finals

MARION, Ind. - Grace's men's soccer team continued its upset trend, taking down second-seed Indiana Wesleyan 3-2 in the semifinals of the Crossroads League Tournament.
Lady Tigers Impress In Season Opener Vs. Squires

NORTH MANCHESTER - Described by assistant coach Jack Beer as the catalyst of the team’s defense, Warsaw senior Audrey Grimm displayed her offensive skills as well Wednesday night.
WCHS Boys Cross-Country Award Winners

The Warsaw Community High School Boys Cross-Country Team End of Season Awards program was held Tuesday evening.
Grace comes up short in battle vs USF

WINONA LAKE, Ind. - Grace’s volleyball team was unable to pick up a win in the Crossroads League Tournament, falling to St. Francis 3-1 on Tuesday.
Lancers Pull Away Late From Saints, Improve To 3-0 On Year

ADRIAN, Mich. - Grace’s men’s basketball team improved to 3-0 on the season thanks to an 81-70 victory at Siena Heights on Tuesday.
The Penalty Box: Ask Roger #2

When you are in the public eye like I am, people ask you a lot questions.
Larimore’s Hat Trick Leads Grace In Shutout Victory

WINONA LAKE - A hat trick from Alexis Larimore led Grace’s women’s soccer team to a 6-0 win over St. Francis on Saturday.
Lancers Upset MVNU?In League Tournament

MOUNT VERNON, Ohio - Grace’s men’s soccer team put the Crossroads League on notice with an upset on Saturday evening.
Spartans Withstand 4th Quarter Surge For Season Opening Win

ADRIAN, Mich. – After leading for a majority of Saturday's season opener, the Manchester University Spartans withstood a late surge from Adrian College to earn a hard-fought 84-81 victory.
Tigers’ Sectional Title Drive Slips Away In 2nd Half

The Warsaw Tigers football team will be turning in their football gear this Monday following Friday night’s loss to the Homestead Spartans 30-22 at Walters Memorial Stadium in the Class 6A Sectional 3 title game.
Tonight’s Lady Tigers Hoops Opener Postponed

The Warsaw Lady Tigers’ season opening basketball game scheduled for tonight at Norwell has been postponed due to COVID concerns.
Grace Offense Sizzles In Home Basketball Opener

WINONA LAKE, Ind. - Grace's men's basketball team flexed its offensive muscles in a 98-65 win over Ohio Christian on Thursday.
Three Grace Lancers Grab All-League Cross-Country Honors

MARION, Ind. - Grace's cross country teams both enjoyed a fifth-place showing in the 2020 Crossroads League Championships on Friday.
Expectations Set High For Motivated Lady Tigers

Motivated would be a good word to describe this year’s edition of the Warsaw Lady Tigers basketball team.
Grace Enjoys 3-0 Sweep Over Spring Arbor

WINONA LAKE - Grace’s volleyball team picked up a crucial late-season win on Wednesday, sweeping Spring Arbor 3-0.
Manchester University Swimming Adds Coach

NORTH MANCHESTER, – Justin Davis has been added as an assistant coach to the Manchester University Swimming & Diving program.
Trio Of Goals Leads Grace Soccer Men To Crucial Win

Grace’s men’s soccer team was in need of a win, and the Lancers delivered on Tuesday.
Tigers Need Win At Homestead For 2nd Crown

It was one year ago that Warsaw claimed its first IHSAA sectional football championship.
The Penalty Box: Winning Is A Commitment

Some of you heard Tiger Talk on Saturday—ok, a lot of you heard Tiger Talk on Saturday.
Basketball Begins

Watch for the Warsaw Lady Tigers 2020-21 season preview in this Friday’s Times-Union.
Lady Lancers Close Regular Season With Win

WINONA LAKE - Grace’s women’s soccer team wrapped up the regular season with a 1-0 win over Bethel on Monday.
USF?Gets Better Of Grace In Volleyball

FORT WAYNE - Grace’s volleyball team dropped a hard-fought match at St. Francis on Monday.
Richard To Officiate State Volleyball Finals

Dan Richard, of Warsaw has been assigned to work as Referee #1 at the Class 4A final volleyball match between Yorktown and Munster Saturday.
Tiger Pride On Full Display At XC?State Finals

Warsaw’s Head Cross-Country Coach Jim Mills said he was was “thrilled to death” with how his team fared at the State Cross-Country Finals in Terre Haute on Saturday.
Warm-Hearted Crowd Braves Cold To Support Hearts From Home

The Hearts From Home Halloween Run 5k was held with a mantra of “thankfulness and pride”?to honor Kosciusko County’s soldiers serving overseas and also the county’s first responders.
Tigers Exploit Carroll Turnovers in 42-35 Sectional Win

WARSAW – Two brutally efficient offenses whose combined scoring average was 80 points per game battled Friday night at the Tiger Athletic Complex in the IHSAA Class 6A Sectional 3 semifinal.
Tipp Valley’s Season Ends With Loss To Marian

The Vikings’ 2020 season came to a close with a 41-24 loss at Smith-Bibler Memorial Field.
Grace Postpones Weekend Games

WINONA LAKE - Grace athletic contests scheduled for Friday and Saturday have been postponed.
Gibbs Scores 33 As Lancers Win Season Opener

ANN ARBOR, Mich. – Grace’s men’s basketball team won its season opener over Concordia 88-78 on Wednesday night.
Lady Lancers Now 2-0 Following Road Win Over Concordia

ANN ARBOR, Mich. – Grace’s women’s basketball picked up its second road win of the week, beating Concordia 69-60 on Wednesday.
Grace Cross-Country Teams Make NAIA Poll

WINONA LAKE – Grace’s cross-country teams celebrated a historic achievement on Thursday.
Three Manchester Squires To Sign College Scholarships

Manchester Junior-Senior High School announces the collegiate signings of three Squire athletes from the Class of 2021.
USF?Late Goal Steals Win From Grace

WINONA LAKE - Grace’s men’s soccer team dominated 88 minutes of its match against St. Francis on Wednesday night.
Offense Sputters In Volleyball Loss To Pilots

MISHAWAKA – Grace’s volleyball team could not get its offense on track in a 3-0 loss at Bethel on Wednesday.
5K Honors County’s Soldiers Serving Overseas
Area High School Football Previews For Week 11

Fort Wayne Carroll (7-2) at Warsaw (7-2)
Season Preview: Grace Lancers Hungry For Hoops Success Again

WINONA LAKE, Ind. - Last season left a sense of unfinished business for Grace’s men’s basketball team.
Warsaw Boys, Girls Head To State Cross-Country Finals

The Warsaw girls cross country team is headed back to Terre Haute this Saturday for the IHSAA State Cross Country Finals, and this year the boys' team is going with them.
Aalbue’s Winner Lifts No. 14 Grace

WINONA LAKE – Grace’s women’s soccer team beat Mt. Vernon Nazarene 1-0 on Wednesday afternoon.
Grace College Basketball Attendance Policy Announced

WINONA LAKE - Grace’s athletic department has unveiled its spectator policy for the 2020-21 basketball season.
The Penalty Box: Of COVID, College Polls And Comebacks

Of COVID, College Polls And Comebacks
Lady Lancers Rally To Beat Huntington

WINONA LAKE - Grace’s volleyball team showed resilience to defeat Huntington 3-1 on Monday.
Grace Women’s Basketball Season Begins With Rout

WYOMING, Mich. - Grace’s women’s basketball team impressed in the season opener on Monday, besting Grace Christian University (Mich.) 87-60.
Manchester Harriers Turn In Stellar Performance

The Manchester University men’s and women’s cross country teams turned in another pair of stellar performances this weekend.
Tigers, Lady Tigers Roar Into State XC Finals

For the first time in a long time, Warsaw’s boys and girls cross-country teams are both headed to the State Finals.
Triton Falls To Kouts In Regional Volleyball

Triton fell to Kouts in regional volleyball competition on Saturday.
Tipp Valley, Triton Win Sectional Openers

AKRON - Tippecanoe Valley High football coach Steve Moriarty called his seniors together at halftime Friday night. He went on to challenge his team as a whole. The Vikings responded in a big way.
Wawasee Falls To NorthWood

NAPPANEE – The Wawasee Warrior football squad traveled to Andrews Field for a Sectional 19 contest with a very familiar foe, the Northwood Panthers.
Fritz Joins Newspaper Staff As Sports Editor

There’s a new face at the Times-Union in Drew Fritz, who came from Lexington, Ky., to take on the role of sports editor.
Area High School Football Previews For Week 10

Sectional Pairings (Warsaw has a first round bye)
Lady Tigers Make Soccer All-Conference Team; Hoover COY

Six members of the Warsaw Lady Tiger soccer team have been named to the Northern Lakes Conference All Conference Team.
Grace’s Pacocha Earns All-America Honors At NCCAA Championships

PALM COAST, Fla. - Grace’s women’s golf team wrapped up the 2020 NCCAA National Championships on Wednesday.

The Lady Lancers placed third in the field, led by Carolyn Pacocha.
The Penalty Box

SPORTS BETTING IN INDIANA IS BECOMING INTRUSIVE
Eakright Comes Full Circle With Grace

After competing for three seasons at Huntington University, Paige Eakright decided to make Grace College the final stop of her incredible collegiate journey.