Warsaw - Times-Union Newspaper

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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
Hoover Resigns As Warsaw Girls Soccer Coach

Jon Hoover recently stepped down as head girls soccer coach at Warsaw Community High School; Hoover informed the athletic department of his intentions early last week.
Chip Shots: Save The Zebras

There is a species whose attrition will trend toward endangerment unless its young can replenish the aging population: the zebra.
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.
WRSW’s Grossman One Of Three Honored With Virgil Sweet Award

Three individuals with significant ties to Indiana high school basketball will be recognized with Virgil Sweet Awards from the Indiana Basketball Coaches Association in 2023, it was announced Wednesday.
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.
Northridge D Stifles Tigers, Forces Opening Round Loss

The opening night of sectional play from North Side Gym in Elkhart was the last night of the Warsaw Tigers’ season. After struggling for three quarters, the Tigers staged a furious comeback in the fourth that came up just short in the team’s 55-51 loss to Northridge Tuesday night.
Local High School Sports Recaps For 2/26

Swimming and Boys Basketball
Tigers Wrap Up Regular Season With 60-49 Win Over Carroll

Two quality 4A opponents met at the Tiger Den Friday night with the same goal in mind: finish their respective regular seasons with a win. The team that accomplished that goal and eventually sent fans home happy was the Warsaw Tigers, which used a big fourth quarter to pull away from the visiting Carroll Chargers to head into sectional play on a high note with a 60-49 win.
Warsaw’s Rastrelli Nominated For Girls Cross Country Runner Of The Year

Warsaw cross-country runner Josefina Rastrelli has been nominated for the Indiana High School Sports Awards Girls Cross Country Runner of the Year.
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 2/13

Girls Basketball, Bowling and Wrestling
Heckaman’s Game-Winner Lifts Tigers Over Plymouth

The Warsaw Tigers have not struggled much in dealing with their rivals from Plymouth over the last few seasons, winning the previous eight meetings. Though the game was hard fought and for a moment it looked as if the Pilgrims might steal the win, a fadeaway from Tiger senior Drew Heckaman with just two seconds left proved the difference in a 38-37 Warsaw win to make it nine straight over the Pilgrims.
Local High School Sports Recaps For 2/7

Boys Basketball
Local High School Sports Recaps For 2/4

Girls and Boys Basketball, Wrestling
Elkhart, “Stout” Defense Eliminate Lady Tigers 55-53

Friday night’s Class 4A Sectional 4A semifinal had fans making the usual Tigers versus Lions remarks. There was a different angle to the contest’s outcome, however, in the form of “Stout” defense by the Elkhart Lions in the form of 5’7”junior guard Samiyah Stout and 5’11” freshman center Shaniyah Stout.
Chip Shots: Time For My Winter Potpourri

This particular week each year is stacked with vocational and avocational peaks. Instead of my thoughts covering one topic in nearly 1,000 words, I find myself full of snippets to share with you today.
Local High School Sports Recaps For 2/2

Boys Basketball
Tigers Conquer Concord 61-21 In Sectional Opener

Brooke Zartman scored 14 of Warsaw’s first 16 points and surpassed Kelci Freds’s single season record of 60 three-point baskets in the Warsaw Lady Tigers’ convincing 61-21 opening round Class 4A Sectional 4 win over the Concord Minutemen at McCuen Gym Tuesday night. The Tigers defeated Concord for the second time in 11 days.
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.
Young Tiger Football Looking For Coaches

Young Tiger Football is looking for volunteers for our coaching staff at all levels.
Warsaw Bowling Makes It Back-To-Back State Finals Trips

Fresh off of an appearance in the state finals last winter, the Warsaw bowling team has turned in an even better campaign this year and will compete at the Indiana Bowling Centers Association High School State Finals at the Royal Pin Western in Indianapolis on Friday, Feb. 11.
Bricker Leads Warsaw In Bounce Back Win Over Elkhart

His name’s Luke Bricker, although in a basketball vernacular, he’s anything but a bricker.
Local High School Sports Recaps For 1/28

Boys and Girls Basketball, Wrestling
No. 1 NorthWood Tames Tigers For First Win At Warsaw In 20 Years

Hosting 3A No. 1 NorthWood at the Tiger Den Friday night with huge Northern Lakes Conference implications, the Warsaw Tigers fought valiantly for all four quarters but were unable to convert enough chances to pull off the victory. The Panthers won 53-36 for their first triumph at the Tiger Den in just over 20 years.
Chip Shots: Full Measure

Breaking Bad, the popular series running from 2008 to 2013 with several anti-heroes among its core cast, contains at least two specific episodes where two different characters talk about their respective regret for not conducting matters in full measure.
Local High School Sports Recaps For 1/24

Boys and Girls Basketball
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.
Gould Reaches 1,000 Points In Tigers’ Win Over Concord

It was a night of many celebrations for the Warsaw faithful Friday night, as those in attendance not only got to see the Tigers snap a short two-game skid against the Concord Minutemen with a 52-35 victory, but were also witness to senior captain Jaxson Gould reaching the 1,000-point milestone for his career.
Local High School Sports Recaps For 1/19

Girls Basketball and Wrestling
Warsaw Falls To Homestead On The Road

The Lady Tigers had their modest three-game win streak snapped in a 62-54 loss at Homestead Wednesday.
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.
WCHS Boys’ and Girls’ Basketball Teams Receive IHSAA Exemplary Behavior Reports

WCHS girls’ basketball team received an IHSAA Exemplary Behavior Report for their conduct at the January 11 game against Mishawaka. The exemplary behavior was recognized by Sherry Keyser, Assistant Athletic Director at Mishawaka High School.
Local High School Sports Recaps For 1/13 & 1/14

Boys and Girls Basketball, Wrestling
Chip Shots: I’m Getting To My Beef, Just Hold On

I watched two Warsaw Lady Tiger basketball games during the past week. I enjoyed myself at each road venue, but I’ll get to my beef when I feel like it.
Burton, Penn Spoil Warsaw’s Return To Old Tiger Den

Though the Warsaw Tigers and Penn Kingsmen have met on numerous occasions in recent years, Tuesday night’s edition of the rivalry added a little extra juice to the matchup by being the first game played by Warsaw at Lakeview Middle School’s Old Tiger Den in nearly 33 years. When the game’s final buzzer sounded, it was former Warsaw coach Al Rhodes’ Kingsmen coming away with a 50-40 victory.
Local High School Sports Recaps For 1/7

Boys and Girls Basketball, Wrestling
Tigers Tame Northridge In Northern Lakes Nail-Biter

Warsaw and Northridge, two teams that routinely finish near or at the top of the Northern Lakes Conference, met Friday night at the Tiger Den with the common goal of snapping short losing streaks. After 32 minutes of play, it would be the Tigers sending their home crowd happy after a big third quarter created enough of a cushion for the team to hold onto a 47-41 victory.
Chip Shots: SAC, Lady’s Sports, Then Sour Grapes For The Dismount

The Summit Athletic Conference, as I mentioned earlier this year, has a new conference and non-conference football schedule format so the teams are not spending their entire regular seasons cannibalizing each other.
The Penalty Box: Warsaw, Penn To Revive The Old Tiger Den

Next Tuesday, Penn and Warsaw will play a boys basketball game in Warsaw, but it will not be in the Tiger Den at Warsaw Community High School.
Warsaw Falls To South Bend Washington In Tourney Title Game

With the championship trophy of the Lady Tiger Tournament in attendance, the Warsaw Tigers faced the difficult task of taking down the undefeated South Bend Washington Panthers in order to retain it. The visitors proved to be too much for Warsaw, defeating the Tigers 70-49 to win the six-team tourney. Warsaw is now 12-4.
Local High School Sports Recaps For 12/29 & 12/30

Boys and Girls Basketball, Wrestling
Lady Tigers Open Up Holiday Tournament With Pair Of Wins

After each picking up wins earlier in the afternoon on the opening day of the largest Lady Tiger Tournament to date, Warsaw and Chesterton faced off for each team’s second game of the day at the Tiger Den. With both teams playing for a spot in the tournament championship game, it was Warsaw that emerged victorious with a 60-47 victory to improve to 12-3.
Tigers Wrap Up Holiday Classic With Loss To Washington

After defeating South Bend Washington by nearly 40 points in last year’s Tiger Holiday Classic, the Warsaw boys basketball team found themselves in a much closer, much more defensive minded game Wednesday night against the Panthers in the final game of the 2022 version of the tournament. When the final buzzer sounded, it was South Bend Washington avenging last season’s drubbing with a 51-44 win. Warsaw is now 5-4.
Warsaw Falls To Harrison To Start Tiger Holiday Classic At 1-1

It was a mixed bag for the Warsaw Tigers boys basketball team in their return to the Tiger Den after a lengthy absence. After beating Portage in the opening game of the Tiger Holiday Classic early Tuesday afternoon, Warsaw was unable to go undefeated on the day, falling 59-45 to Harrison in the first meeting in the two school’s histories.
Lincoln, Sacred Heart Win Warsaw Elementary Hoops Tourney

The Warsaw Elementary Basketball Tournament came to an end at the?Tiger Den Wednesday night.
Local High School Sports Recaps For 12/17

Boys and Girls Basketball, Warsaw Elementary Basketball Tournament
Warsaw Keeps Ball Moving, Picks Up Win At Wawasee

Warsaw deftly distributed the basketball early and kept on doing it on the way to besting Wawasee 63-40 in the Northern Lakes Conference boys basketball opener for both teams Friday, Dec. 16 at the Hardwood Teepee.
Columbia City Bests Warsaw For First Tiger Den Win Since 2002

It was a battle of two teams on long winning streaks Tuesday at the Tiger Den as Warsaw hosted Columbia City. The Tigers came into the game winners of five straight and nine of their last ten, while the Eagles entered the contest on a nine game streak after dropping their season opener. After the final buzzer sounded, it was the visitors that extended the streak to 10 with a 68-59 win over the Tigers.
Local High School Sports Recaps For 12/10 & 12/11

Boys and Girls Basketball, Wrestling
Tiger Boys Struggling With Injuries

Former Notre Dame Football Coach Lou Holtz famously once told one of his teams “adversity is what we look for, because in adversity there is opportunity.”

He has since followed up that statement by saying that no one achieves greatness without facing adversity.
Local High School Sports Recaps For 12/3

Boys and Girls Basketball, Wrestling
Warsaw Holds Off Late Surge, Beats Ben Davis 60-50

The Warsaw and Ben Davis girls basketball teams had never met before Friday night at the Tiger Den. The first matchup in the series left all in attendance hoping the two teams will play again soon. The Tigers would overcome a late spurt from the visitors and hold on to a 60-50 victory, winning their sixth game in seven tries and moving the team’s record to 6-2.
Chip Shots: It’s Pruning Season

Greetings from West Des Moines, Iowa, PF Chang’s specifically where I’ll share my thoughts in a tighter-than-usual race against my deadline.
Local High School Sports Recaps For 11/29

Boys and Girls Basketball, Wrestling
Local High School Sports Recaps For 11/26

Boys basketball, Girls basketball and Wrestling
Chip Shots: Thank You Tiger Football

I hope each of you enjoyed a happy Thanksgiving.
Local High School Sports Recaps For 11/19

Girls Basketball and NCAA Cross Country
Warsaw's Rastrelli Named First Team All-State

Warsaw junior Josefina Rastrelli earned a tremendous honor this week, being named first team all-state in the 4A division Thursday by the Indiana Association of Track and Cross Country Coaches.
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.
The Penalty Box: Saying Goodbye To A Friend

Saturday night, I was sitting at my broadcast location at Norwell’s gym, getting ready to launch my 33rd season of girls basketball coverage on the radio here in Warsaw.
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
Turnovers, Opportunistic Chargers End Tiger Football Season