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High SchoolSports Recaps From Aug. 17

Parker, Lakeland Christian Rolls Past Oregon-Davis; Warsaw Win Dual Match With Chesterton; Warriors 2nd, Whitko 6th at Wawasee Invitational; Kissel Medalist At Wabash County Tourney; Wawasee VB Opens Season With Win Over Bremen
Warsaw Kickers Open Season With Loss To Carroll

Warsaw boys soccer coach Frank Courtois doesn't shy away from tough competition.
Warsaw Gets Girls Golf Wins Over Triton, Rochester

Warsaw earned a pair of wins in a non-conference girls golf match Thursday at Sonehenge Golf Club. The Tigers’ score of 184 for the 9-hole match was better than Rochester’s 206 and Triton’s 261.
Girls Golf Recaps For Aug. 12, Calendar for Aug. 13

Tigers Win Match At Carroll; Vikings Beat Rain, Pioneer; Whitko Edges North Miami, Triton; Wawasee, Manchester Rained Out
Lady Tigers Open Golf Season With Win At Plymouth; Valley 7th

Sophomore Maria Frazzetta led Warsaw’s girls golf team, shooting an 88, missing a playoff for medalist honors by one shot, and leading the Tigers to the Plymouth Invitational team championship Tuesday at Pretty Lake Golf Club.
Expanded DH Role Coming To HS Baseball

The role of the designated hitter in high school baseball has been expanded to give coaches an additional option for the 2020 season.
New Warsaw Athletic Director Matt Binkerd Aims To Turn Warsaw Games Into Events

Midwestern communities are well known for the passion they have and the support they show for high school athletics.

The values of teamwork and competition are firmly-grasped concepts, especially in towns like Warsaw. People remember the lessons they were taught and the relationships they forged during their high school years and are eager to continue backing the youth as they continue their own student journeys.
Payne Stewart Award Winners Announced

The 2019 Payne Stewart award was recently awarded to Chase Byron (L) from Warsaw Community High School and Abigail Fishell (L) from Lakeland Christian Academy, both of which will be attending Grace College.
IHSAA Alters FB Sectional Assignments In 6A, 5A

The IHSAA announced it has reshuffled football sectional assignments for 6A and 5A schools for 2019 and 2020 seasons, with Warsaw the only Times-Union area team affected.
Mangas Named Crossroads League Male Student-Athlete Of The Year

The Crossroads League tabbed Indiana Wesleyan men’s basketball standout and former Warsaw Tiger Kyle Mangas as its 2018-2019 Male Student-Athlete of the Year on Wednesday, after the sophomore guard played to NAIA First-Team All-American honors for the second time in as many collegiate seasons.
Squires’ Hamby, Warsaw’s Patton Invited To Participate In Underclass Basketball Showcase

Manchester junior-to-be Weston Hamby and Warsaw senior Kaylee Patton are among the athletes invited to the IBCA/IHSAA Boys Underclass Basketball Showcase at Ben Davis High School in Indianapolis. The boys event is Saturday and the girls showcase will be July 15.
Tiger Boys Golf Team Finishes 14th In State Finals

The Warsaw Tigers boys golf team finished 14th at the IHSAA Golf State Tournament after shooting a 343 in the second round Wednesday at Prairie View Golf Club in Carmel. The Tigers two-day total was 671.
Warsaw 12th After 1st Day Of Golf State Finals

After one day of action, the Warsaw boys golf team sits in twelfth place in the IHSAA State Finals at Prairie View Golf Course. The five Tigers scored a 328, finishing the day at 40 over par.
Binkerd Tabbed As Warsaw’s New AD

Warsaw Community Schools announced the recommendation of Matt Binkerd to fill the athletic director vacancy at Warsaw Community High School Tuesday. Binkerd’s recommendation into the role follows the recent announcement by current AD Dave Anson that he would be stepping down from his position to pursue relocation to the Florida area with his family.
Three Area Girls Named To Hoops All-Star Rosters

Two Warsaw Lady Tigers and a Lady Warrior from Wawasee will play in the Indiana Class All-Star Classic this weekend in Anderson.
Tigers 3rd At Regional, Advance To First Golf State Finals Since 2013

Among the annual goals for the Warsaw boys golf team is to win sectional and show up at the regional with a shot at advancing to state.

While the Tigers finished third at sectional, it was good enough to advance to Thursday’s regional at Swan Lake Golf Club. So the Tigers took their shot and duplicated their third place finish to advance to the state finals next week.
Northern Lakes Conference Announces Several Awards

Tiger Boys Hoops Assistant Coach Arrested
Wawasee’s Griner Finishes 4th At IHSAA State Track Meet

Wawasee senior Luke Griner finished fourth in the 800 at the IHSAA State Track and Field meets held Friday and Saturday at the Robert C. Haugh Track & Field Complex, on the Indiana University campus in Bloomington.
Tigers Edge Trojans For Last Spot At Boys Golf Sectional

The postseason heightens drama, and the Warsaw boys golf sectional Friday at Rozella Ford didn’t lack for either the thrill of victory, or at least survival, or the agony of defeat.

The host Tigers finished third in the sectional, grabbing the last team spot for Thursday’s Plymouth Regional. They edged Triton by two shots for the last spot.
Anderson To Continue Softball And Studies At Goshen

Warsaw softball standout Katie Anderson (front row, center) has selected to continue her athletic career and academic studies at Goshen College in the fall.
Baseball Sectional, Boys Golf Recaps From Saturday

Angola’s Walkoff Ends Wawasee’s Season; Panthers Down Vikings; Whitko Falls to Squires; GOLF: Triton Invitational; Manchester 2nd At Wabash; Tigers 8th At Lafayette Jeff
Tiger Baseball Season Ends With Loss

Andy Manes watched his Warsaw Community High School baseball team get better from the first day of his first season to the last.

And that’s what the coach focused on following a 10-6 loss to Northridge in the semifinals of the 2019 IHSAA Class 4A Elkhart Sectional Saturday at Elkhart Memorial’s Charger Field.
Tigers Roll Past Concord In Sectional Opener

Warsaw advanced to the semifinal stage of the IHSAA Class 4A baseball sectional for the first time since 2015 with a convincing victory Thursday.
Tiger Softball Held To One Hit In Sectional Loss To Concord

Warsaw did a lot of things right in its 4A sectional semifinal against Concord Wednesday night. But the Tigers had but one good scoring opportunity in a 3-0 loss to the Minutemen that ended Warsaw’s season.
High School Sports Recaps 5.22.2019

Snep’s No-Hitter Helps Lead Whitko In To 2A Sectional Title Game; Tigers Girls Tennis Falls In Regional Title Match; Triton SB Season Ends; Softball and Baseball Sectional Results, Scores
Mishawaka Snaps Lady Tiger Regional Streak At 7

The weather reflected the mood of Lady Tigers track and field fans and parents Tuesday as Mishawaka secured first place at the Warsaw Regional in a 77-point victory.
High School Sports Recaps 5.21.2019

Wildcats Use Big Innings To Advance In Softball Sectional; Manchester Falls At Culver Academies Regional, Warsaw Wins Late; Squires Wrap Up Regular Season With Win; Triton SB Sectional PPD; Softball and Baseball Sectional Results, Schedules
Tigers Give Up Big Lead Before Advancing In Softball Sectional

For softball fans who like a lot of hits, runs and other offensive action, the first half of Warsaw’s 4A sectional opener was pretty dull.

But the second half was anything but, with Warsaw eventually winning 11-7 in eight innings over Elkhart Central.
High School Sports Recaps 5.20.2019

Locals Boys Golf Teams Compete In Bob Turner Classic; Vikings Beat Argos; Tigers Drop Baseball Finale To Blazers; Tigers Drop Baseball Finale To Blazers
Girls Rugby Club Wins State Title

The Warsaw Area Rugby club girls 7th and 8th grade team won the state championship Sunday in Westfield, beating the host club in the semifinals and defending champion North Central for the title.
High School Sports Recaps For 5.18.2019

Manchester Wins Fourth Straight Girls Tennis Sectional Title; Trojans Win HNAC Tourney; Tigers 2nd, Warriors 4th In NLC Tournament; Warriors Roll At Lakeland; Viking Baseball Wins Twin Lakes Classic Title; Squire SB?Blanks Tigers; Manchester Sweeps Twinbill From C. Noble; Warsaw BB Splits A Pair In Tiger Tournament; Wildcats Split In Finale; Wildcats 12th In Tourney; Lakeview MS results from state track meet
Lady Tiger Tennis Honored

Some teams call it a “repeat” when they win two championship titles in consecutive years, and three seasons in a row is called a “three-peat.”
TIgers Extend Girls Tennis Sectional Title Streak To 19

There seems to be certain things that can be relied on in life. The sun rises in the east, sets in the west, and at the end of the day Friday, Warsaw won another IHSAA girls tennis sectional title.
Warsaw Hangs On For Softball Victory Over Tippecanoe Valley

In a tune-up softball game where both teams needed a win before sectional play next week, host Warsaw got off to an early lead then held off a late Tippecanoe Valley rally for a 5-4 non-conference win Friday.
Tigers 4th, Wawasee 9th In Rain-Delayed Goshen Boys Track Sectional

After a brief yet ferocious thunderstorm disrupted Thursday’s races, the Goshen Track Sectional concluded Friday with an Elkhart Memorial victory. Warsaw finished in fourth with 57 points, while Wawasee placed ninth in a 33 point effort.
Several Equipment Changes Highlight High School Basketball Rules Changes

Five of the seven rules changes in high school basketball concern player equipment, including new uniform provisions that will be required in the 2024-25 season.
High School Sports Notes 5.17.2019

Lady Tigers Dominate All-Conference Track Team; ALL-NLC Academic Team Announced Friday; Warriors Beat ‘Busco; Bremen Edges Wawasee; Panthers Defeat Trojans

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Tigers Beat Wawasee To Advance In Sectional

Columbia City and 18-time defending champion and host Warsaw advanced to the sectional championship tennis match with semifinal wins Thursday.

Columbia City won a tightly-contested decision over Tippecanoe Valley, while the Tigers won over conference rival Wawasee.
Lakeview Track Mental Attitude Awards

Lakeview Middle School’s athletic department recently presented its Mental Attitude Award winners for track and field.
High School Sports Recaps 5.16.2019

Tigers Take NLC After Wins Over Plymouth, Memorial;Warrior Golf Turns Back Raiders At South Shore; Squire Golf Wins TRC Three-Way Match With Whitko, Tippecanoe Valley; Squires Fall To Oak Hill; Two Girls Tennis Sectionals Postponed; Boys Track Sectional Delayed By Lightning
High School Sports Recaps 5.15.2019

Warriors Score 10 Over Final Three Frames, Beat Concord; Tigers Score Often In Win; Valley Eases Past Wildcats; Squire Rally Falls Short; Zebras Use Three Deuces To Outlast Squires; Triton Game Canceled; Local qualifiers from Plymouth girls track sectional
Warsaw AD Anson Stepping Down

Warsaw Athletic Director Dave Anson will resign from his position by the end of June.
Lady Tigers Cruise To 13th Consecutive Track Sectional Title

After a strong showing in many of the distance races, the Warsaw girls track team won their 13th sectional in a row by scoring 134.5 points at Tuesday’s IHSAA Sectional at Fisher Field on the Warsaw campus.
High School Sports Recaps 5.14.2019

Squire BB, SB Walkoff Within 3 Seconds Of Each Other; 9-Run 7th Propels Tigers; Late Charger Rally Sends Wawasee To Loss; Viking Golf Falls; Tiger Golf Wins Two, Wawasee One NLC Match;
Tiger Cheerleader Potts To Continue At IWU

Tiger senior cheerleader Brooklyn Potts has chosen to attend Indiana Wesleyan University in Marion next school year and join the Wildcats' cheerleading program.
High School Sports Recaps For 5.13.2019

Warriors Edge RedHawks In Northern Lakes Conference Play; Two Wawasee Pitchers Combine For Shutout; Warriors Girls Tennis Shuts Out Whitko; N. Miami Wins Walkoff Over Tippecanoe Valley; Valley Drops Regular-Season Tennis Finale; Schedules Rearranged, Sectional Information for Baseball, Girls Tennis and Softball
High School Sports Recaps 5.11.2019

Vikings’ Brouyette Earns Medalist Honors In Conference Tourney; Triton 3rd, Warsaw 4th At Culver Academies Invite; Wawasee Scores Early, Often In Win At West Noble; Warsaw Splits, Triton Drops Pair In Tiger Tourney; Tigers Split At Carroll; Valley SB Drops A Pair
Warsaw Bats Awaken Late In 16-6 Loss At Northridge

Warsaw hitters made adjustments in the later innings.

The Tigers rapped all of seven hits from the fourth inning on, including three for extra bases Friday in a Northern Lakes Conference high school softball game at Northridge.
Kiwanis Club Honors Warsaw Scholar-Athletes

Kiwanis Club of Warsaw recognized its Warsaw Community High School Scholar-Athletes recently
High School Sports Recaps 5.10.2019

Tigers Earn Sweep In Northern Lakes Conference Golf'; Warriors Split NLC?Match; Viking Softball Rolls; Comets Blast Trojans; Wildcats Shut Out By Peru
Panthers Down Tigers In Tight NLC Baseball Game

In a game much closer than the score, NorthWood Baseball knocked off the Tigers 6-3 Wednesday night. Warsaw finished with the advantage in hits but was hampered by errors and other fielding mistakes.
High School Sports Recaps 5.9.2019

Tippecanoe Valley Girls Tennis Edges TRC Foe Whitko; NLC Tennis Tournament Underway At Concord; Valley Falls In TRC Baseball; Raider Baseball Cruises Over Warriors; Wildcat Softball Blankedl Three Rivers Conference track meet results from Tuesday
Lady Tigers Dominate NLC Meet At Home; Boys 2nd

Warsaw’s girls track and field was dominant Tuesday, finishing with 169 points to cap off an undefeated season and earn their 14th straight Northern Lakes Conference title Tuesday night at Fisher Field.
High School Sports Recaps 5.8.2019

Squires Make Monster Comback; Beat Southwood; Tiger Golf Wins NLC?Match; Wabash Edges Vikings; Lions Blank Trojans; Bluejays P Tosses Perfect Game Against Triton
High School Sports Recaps 5.7.2019

Warsaw’s Chookie Tosses No-Hitter; Tigers Beat Plymouth; Cavaliers Win Conference Slugfest Over Trojans; Warriors Wins Twice; Squire SB?Blanked; Wawasee Softball Wins Big At Northwood; Triton Girls Tennis Earns Win Against LaVille; Northwood Baseball Outlasts Wawasee 1-0;

Tigers Pull Ahead Late, Beat Plymouth 11-5; Tigers Edge RedHawks; Big Inning Sends Whitko To Run-Rule TRC?Win
High School Sports Recaps 5.6.2019

Wawasee Walks Off With Win Over Concord In NLC?Action; Tigers Trip Chargers; Warriors Third At Concord; Squires 3rd, Whitko 6th At Northfield Invitational; Triton 5th At Lafayette Jeff; Concord Run-Rules Wawasee; Chargers Walkoff Tigers; Warriors Hold Tigers Back; Squires Split In Tourney
Warsaw P-SS Burgh Earns T-U Athlete Of The Week Honor

In a week where rain took away most high school sporting events, junior infielder and pitcher Noah Burgh of the Warsaw Tiger baseball team has been named the Times-Union area Athlete of the Week for April 29-May 4.
Late Warsaw Rally Falls Short At Goshen

The last time Warsaw took on Northern Lakes Conference foe Goshen, the game got away from the Tigers.
High School Sports Recaps 5.3.2019

Manchester Girls Win County Track Title, Boys 2nd; Tigers Sweep Eagles; Warriors Edge Jimmies; Panthers Down Warriors; Postponements and Cancellations; late Wednesday results
Tigers Get 3-0 ‘Home’ Win Over Wawasee

Noah Burgh tossed a four-hit shutout, striking out eight and walking four for Warsaw in its 3-0 home win over Wawasee in a Northern Lakes Conference at Warrior Field.
Hgh School Sports Briefs 5.2.2019

Valley’s Brouyette Medalist; Warriors Boys Golf Beats Vikings – Lady Warriors Drop 2 In Northern Lakes Conf. Track; Zebras Edge Vikings; NLC-Leading Concord Edges Tigers; Wildcats Fall In 5 Innings; Postponements And Cancellations; Middle School Girls Track
Warsaw’s Grimmett To Grapple At Wabash

Warsaw’s Jose Grimmett (front row center) capped his wrestling career at Warsaw with a strong senior season, and the Tiger 152-pounder has decided to continue his wrestling and educational focus in the fall at Wabash College in Crawfordsville.
IHSAA Approves FB Mercy Rule, Fan Suspensions

The Indiana High School Athletic Association’s executive committee on Tuesday unanimously approved a new football mercy rule. The board also modified the tournament success factor and approved a measure insuring fan ejections result in suspension.
Most HS?Events Washed Out

Nearly every high school sporting event in the Times-Union coverage area was rained out Tuesday. The following is a list of games and, where applicable, makeup dates.
Tiger Tennis Falls To NorthWood

Warsaw was able to move its girls tennis match Tuesday to the Eastlake Raquet Club, and came away with a 4-1 Northern Lakes Conference loss to NorthWood.
Rain Wipes Out Everything

All high school sporting events in the Times-Union coverage area were rained out Monday. The following is a list of games and, where applicable, makeup dates.
IHSAA Announces Class Changes, Sectional Assignments

Indiana High School Athletic Association on Monday approved sectional assignments in six team sports for the next two school years.
High School Sports Recaps 4.29.2018

Warriors 4th, Whitko 8th, Manchester 11th At Wawasee Invitational; Valley Wins Only Match In Tourney; Tigers 15th At Peru; Tigers Drop Twinbill; Warsaw Falls Twice; Turner, Knights Double Up Warriors; Big Deficit Early Hurts Valley In Loss; Events Canceled
IHSAA Announces Softball Sectional Pairings

The Indiana High School Acticities Association announced pairings for the 35th annual state softball tournament, which begins with sectional play May 20.
Tiger Track Culture Shines At Max Truex Invitational

J.W. Maierle is building a culture in his first season as head boys track coach at Warsaw Community High School.
Tigers’ Patton Signs To Play Baseball At Wabash

Warsaw senior Liam Patton will continue his academic and baseball careers at Wabash College in Crawfordsville.
Former Warsaw Football Coach Jensen Taking Over At Whitko

One might think former Warsaw head football coach Phil Jensen simply couldn’t stay away from the profession, but there’s a lot more to it than can be explained so easily.
Warsaw Tennis Takes NLC Win Over Wawasee In Two-Venue Match

It took much longer than anticipated, started at one venue and finished at another, and was as competitive a match as any Wawasee and Warsaw have had in girls tennis in recent memory.

Ultimately, the Tigers earned a 3-2 win over the host Warriors in a Northern Lakes Conference match that started on the Warsaw campus before rain forced players indoors at Eastlake Warsaw courts.
Head, Neck Injury Evaluation Time Among 17 HS Wrestling Rule Changes

In an ongoing effort to minimize the risk of injury in high school wrestling, additional time will be given to evaluate head and neck injuries when an appropriate health-care professional is present at a match.
Warsaw’s Graham To Pitch for Taylor

Warsaw Community High School senior Drake Graham (front row center) signed a letter of intent Thursday to continue his academic and baseball careers at Taylor University in Upland.
High School Sports Recaps 4.25.2019