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Local High School Sports Recaps For 3/31
High School Sports Recaps For 3/28
Track and Field, Boys Basketball, Football
Martin Named POTY For Leading Lakeland Christian Renaissance
After his team’s season-ending loss to Bethany Christian in the Hamilton High School sectional final, Lakeland Christian head basketball coach Taylor Long mentioned that a betting man probably wouldn’t place a wager on the Cougars winning 19 games this past season, the team’s most since joining the IHSAA.
Mellott’s Stellar Senior Season Earns Her Back-To-Back POTY Honors
Twice is nice.
After leading the Tippecanoe Valley Lady Vikings to 22 wins and the second regional title in school history, senior guard Kaydence Mellott is the Times-Unions girls basketball Player of the Year for the second season in a row.
Chip Shots: Today’s Stream Of Consciousness Between Seasons
Following Thursday, March 2, NBA action on TNT, Inside The NBA replayed Charles Barkley and Kenny Smith copying some of MC Hammer’s dance moves. I feel like the halftime/postgame panel of Ernie Johnson, Shaquille O’Neal, Barkley, and Smith are just as entertaining as any late night talk show.
Chip Shots: Darn! That’s The End
This week’s launch of postseason basketball reminded me of the Schoolhouse Rock animated clip, “Interjections!” The very end of the clip, specifically, already hit me after Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday night’s action.
John Glenn Ends Vikings Season With Third Quarter Run
The John Glenn Falcons broke a 24-24 halftime tie with a 20-7 third quarter run to send the Tippecanoe Valley Vikings home for the season in their Class 3A Sectional 18 quarterfinal opening loss 68-55 at Knox’s Harold Weinberg Gymnasium Tuesday night.
Local High School Sports Recaps For 2/26
Swimming and Boys Basketball
Last Second Shot Earns Vikings First Win At Tiger Den Since ‘06
In the series between Warsaw and Tippecanoe Valley, it hasn’t gone the way of the Vikings very often.
Local High School Sports Recaps For 2/21
Girls Basketball
Lady Viking Run Comes To An End At Semi-State
It may not have ended the way the Tippecanoe Valley Lady Vikings wanted, but players left the court after dropping their opening game of the Semi-State round 54-33 to Fairfield on Saturday afternoon with their heads held high.
Valley Wins Conference, Holds Off Late Triton Surge For Win
Despite the final score being somewhat lopsided, the Triton Trojans gave the Tippecanoe Valley Vikings a run for their money Friday night at the Trojan Trench. A two-point game in the fourth quarter, a last minute run by the Vikings was all the team needed to escape Bourbon with a 63-46 victory.
Lady Vikings Continue March Into Semi-State Round
Just 32 teams, eight in each of the state’s four classes, remain and have hopes of hoisting a state championship trophy in just over a week in Indianapolis. One of those teams, the Tippecanoe Valley Lady Vikings, will head to LaPorte High school Saturday afternoon for the newly revamped Semi-State round playing some of their best basketball of the season.
The Penalty Box: Of LeBron, Tournament Games And Coaching Changes
There is too much to talk about today to just focus on one subject, so we are going to tackle several.
Valley Defeats Marion 67-54 For Program’s Second Regional Title
All season long, Tippecanoe Valley head coach Chris Kindig has said that his team’s biggest strengths are their depth and players’ willingness to buy into their roles.
Both were on full display Saturday afternoon.
Local High School Sports Recaps For 2/11
Swimming, Wrestling and Boys Basketball
Tippecanoe Valley, Marian Ready For Regional Battle
Tippecanoe Valley, the last remaining girls basketball team in the Times-Union coverage area, will continue its postseason run Saturday afternoon at Jimtown High School in one of two games that will crown regional champions.
Lady Vikings’ Win 44-38 For Sectional Title, Their First Since 2017
The Tippecanoe Valley Lady Vikings banked on their experience and their confidence going nine-deep with personnel in critical moments to hold off the feisty, upset-minded John Glenn Falcons to capture the IHSAA Class 3A Sectional 18 title Saturday night 44-38.
Local High School Sports Recaps For 2/4
Girls and Boys Basketball, Wrestling
Lady Vikings Use Quick Start To Bury Bremen Early
After exiting last year’s postseason tournament a little earlier than they would’ve liked, the Tippecanoe Valley Lady Vikings came out ready to roll in their tournament game of 2023 against host school Bremen in the semifinal of 3A Sectional 18 Friday night. Tippy Valley used a monster 24-0 run early on in the game to put the Lions into a hole they would not be able to crawl out of.
Kiser’s 38 Points Carry Tippy Valley To Victory Over Wabash
Tippecanoe Valley senior Tayde Kiser can certainly score in bunches with the best of them.
The guard used a personal 9-0 run in the second quarter as well as a 17-point third quarter on his way to compiling 38 points, willing his team to a 62-50 victory, their ninth straight win, over the visiting Wabash Apaches in the process on Thursday night.
The Penalty Box: Breaking Records Revives Our Past
The seasons that the Warsaw boys and girls basketball are having have done a lot of positive things.
Local High School Sports Recaps For 1/28
Boys and Girls Basketball, Wrestling
Local High School Sports Recaps For 1/24
Boys and Girls Basketball
Tippy Valley Overcomes Slow Start To Get Past Wawasee
It didn’t come easy, but the Tippecanoe Valley Lady Vikings made it four wins in a row Tuesday night, defeating Wawasee 47-35 at the Hardwood Teepee. After taking a brief lead just seconds into the game, Valley didn’t lead again until midway through the third quarter. The Lady Vikings did not trail again.
Warsaw, Tippy Valley Capture Conference Titles On Busy Saturday
Warsaw and Tippecanoe Valley added some hardware to their respective trophy cases Saturday, winning the second of back-to-back conference titles in the Northern Lakes and Three Rivers conferences.
Kiser’s Eruption Leads Vikings To 62-47 Win Over Southwood
The Tippecanoe Valley Vikings’ Tayde Kiser erupted for 21 second-half points, leading all scorers with 23 for the evening in Valley’s sixth straight win. The Vikings moved to 11-3 and 4-1 in the Three Rivers Conference behind co-leaders Manchester and Peru with a 62-47 win over the Southwood Knights.
Local High School Sports Recaps For 1/17
Boys and Girls Basketball, Wrestling and Swimming
The Penalty Box: The Day The Buckeyes Came To Town
In the fall of 1996, I was broadcasting Tippecanoe Valley football with Rita Price on WRSW.
Local High School Sports Recaps For 1/13 & 1/14
Boys and Girls Basketball, Wrestling
Local High School Sports Recaps For 1/7
Boys and Girls Basketball, Wrestling
Local High School Sports Recaps For 12/29 & 12/30
Boys and Girls Basketball, Wrestling
Local High School Sports Recaps For 12/17
Boys and Girls Basketball, Warsaw Elementary Basketball Tournament
Tippy Valley Uses Fast Start To Get Past Whitko
After dropping its season opener to Mishawaka at the end of November, the Tippecanoe Valley boys basketball team has responded by winning its last five games. The most recent of which came on Friday night when the Vikings handed Whitko a 56-42 loss at Rita Price Simpson Court in both teams’ Three Rivers Conference opener.
Tippy Valley Extends Win Streak To Eight With Win Over Winamac
One could take a look at both team’s records and the final score and assume Tippecanoe Valley didn’t struggle much in beating Winamac 56-38 at Rita Price Simpson Court Thursday night. But the game was a hard fought battle that didn’t get lopsided until the final minutes. In the end, it was the defense and timely scoring of Tippy Valley that extended the team’s winning streak to eight games.
Local High School Sports Recaps For 12/10 & 12/11
Boys and Girls Basketball, Wrestling
Ault’s Record Breaking Night Leads Vikings Over Trojans
Those in attendance at Rita Price Simpson Court Wednesday night were witness to a historic performance during the battle between the Tippecanoe Valley Lady Vikings and Triton Trojans in a game Tippy Valley won 66-41.
Parkview Sports Medicine Launching New Holiday Tournament At Trine University
Parkview Sports Medicine (PSM) is launching the PSM Holiday Shootout, a new basketball showcase featuring 13 area high schools.
Local High School Sports Recaps For 12/3
Boys and Girls Basketball, Wrestling
Mellott’s 30-Piece Leads Tippy Valley To Fourth Straight Win
The Tippecanoe Valley Lady Vikings began their season with a 3-0 mark before falling 72-36 to Warsaw in early November. The loss began a short two game slide but since then, Tippecanoe Valley has won four straight games, three by double digits. The most recent win came on Thursday night, a 62-36 victory over the visiting Plymouth Lady Pilgrims.
Tippecanoe Valley Annihilates Argos In Home Opener
The Tippecanoe Valley Vikings boys basketball team played in their first home game of the season Tuesday night at Rita Price Simpson Court, facing off against the Argos Dragons. The teams traded blows for a quarter and a half before the home side used a monstrous 29-9 advantage in the third quarter to pull away for a 69-32 victory.
Local High School Sports Recaps For 11/26
Boys basketball, Girls basketball and Wrestling
Local High School Sports Recaps For 11/19
Girls Basketball and NCAA Cross Country
Local High School Sports Recaps For 11/15
Girls Basketball
Warsaw Dominates LaPorte To Headline Prep Hoops Saturday
It was a record setting performance for the Warsaw Tigers girls basketball team Saturday night, as the team defeated LaPorte 69-7 at the Tiger Den.
Warsaw Dominates Tippy Valley For First Win Of Year
Warsaw girls basketball head coach Lenny Krebs was clear when he said Wednesday’s practice was “by far” the worst the team had put together this season. After the Tigers 72-36 victory over Tippecanoe Valley at the Tiger Den Thursday night, Krebs was a little less displeased about it.
Tippecanoe Valley Beats Culver In Back And Forth Battle
Points were at a premium in Tippecanoe Valley’s 42-33 victory over Culver Academies Tuesday night. Both teams had just 20 points at halftime as defense was the name of the game. In the end, the aggressiveness of the Lady Vikings would pay off, as the home team ended the night with 18 points in the fourth quarter to come out on top.
Warsaw’s Hernandez-Martinez Named 1st Team All-State
The Indiana Soccer Coaches Association all-state teams were announced Monday, honoring a handful of local athletes.
Local High School Sports Recaps For 11/5
Girls Basketball and Volleyball
Big Second Half Pushes Guerin Catholic Past Tippy Valley
Hosting Guerin Catholic in the semifinal game of IHSAA 3A Sectional 28, the Tippecanoe Valley Vikings were able to string some good things together, but not enough to overcome their opponent and their big second half. The Golden Eagles won the game 34-14 to advance to the sectional championship next weekend.
Local High School Football Previews For Sectional Week 2
Class 6A Sectional 2 Elkhart (7-2) at Warsaw (7-2), Guerin Catholic (6-4) at Tippecanoe Valley (9-1) (3A Sectional Semifinal), Eastside (8-2) at Manchester (2-8) (2A Sectional Semifinal), Class 1A Sectional 41 Triton (7-3) at North Judson (9-1)
Warsaw Sends Both Boys And Girls XC Teams To State
It was a very successful Saturday morning for the Warsaw cross country program at the IHSAA semi-state races held at New Prairie High School. Both the boys and girls teams secured top six finishes and will advance to the state championship at the LaVern Gibson Championship Cross Country Course in Terre Haute this weekend.
Local High School Football Previews For Sectional Week 1
Tippecanoe Valley (8-1) at Peru (3-6) (3A sectional first round), Class 4A Sectional 18 Wawasee (1-8) at Logansport (7-2), Manchester (1-8) at Whitko (0-9) (2A sectional first round), Class 1A Sectional 41 Triton (6-3) at Pioneer (2-7)
Valley Shares TRC Title After 28-26 Loss To Southwood
The Tippecanoe Valley Vikings started Friday night alone atop the Three Rivers Conference standings with a 7-0 league record, but at 9:25 p.m. they were sharing the TRC crown with Rochester and Southwood, losing to the latter 28-26 on a night the Knights’ Senior Night.
Tippecanoe Valley Bests Glenn In Sectional Thriller
All five sets were required for Tippecanoe Valley and John Glenn in their opening match of IHSAA Volleyball Sectional 18 Thursday night in Akron. The Lady Vikings would emerge victorious with a 3-2 victory to keep their season alive and improve the team’s record to 14-13.
Local High School Football Previews For Week 9
Warsaw (6-2, 4-2 Northern Lakes Conference) at Northridge (5-3, 4-2 NLC), Tippecanoe Valley (8-0 overall, 7-0 TRC) at Southwood (6-2, 6-1), Mishawaka (7-1, 5-1 Northern Lakes Conference) at Wawasee (1-7, 1-5 NLC), Manchester (1-7 overall, 1-6 TRC) at Peru (2-6, 2-5), Whitko (0-8 overall, 0-7 TRC) at Wabash (2-6, 2-5), Winamac (2-6, 1-5 Hoosier North Athletic Conference) at Triton (5-3, 3-3 HNAC)
Local High School Sports Recaps For 10/8
Cross Country, Boys & Girls Soccer, Volleyball and Football
Valley Piles On Points, Clinches Share Of TRC With Win
The Tippecanoe Valley offense was unstoppable Friday night, using 32 first downs and 528 yards of total offense to score nine touchdowns on the team’s first nine drives in a 65-19 blowout victory over Wabash in the team’s final home game of the year. The Vikings are now 8-0 this season, 7-0 in the Three Rivers Conference. The win clinches at least a share of the conference title for Tippy Valley.
Local High School Sports Recaps For 10/6
Girls Soccer and Volleyball