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Tigers Hoping Road, Close Game Success Translates To Sectional Gold

Heading into the extremely competitive tournament that is IHSAA 4A Sectional 4, the Warsaw Tigers (17-5, 4-3 NLC) have plenty of reasons to be confident about their chances. They’re 4-1 against the sectional field. The team is one of four teams in the tournament to boast at least 15 wins.

Tippecanoe Valley Begins Sectional Against Knox On Home Court

With no conference to call home during its transition season away from the Three Rivers Conference and into the new conference it will be a founding member of, the Tippecanoe Valley boys basketball team was able to put together quite the schedule for the 2023-24 season. The Vikings took on …

Wawasee Very Familiar With Close Contests As They Enter Sectional Week

Followers of Wawasee basketball know this about the 2023-24 Warriors: Their games are usually close.

TRC Champion Squires One Of Three Top-Ten Teams In Sectional

The 2023-24 regular season for the Manchester Squires boys basketball team has been one to remember.

Whitko Heads Into “Meat Grinder” Sectional The Most Improved Team In The State

Whitko’s already a 2024 boys basketball state champ in at least one context. The Wildcats made the No. 1 regular-season won-loss improvement in all of Indiana this winter, and actually, it wasn’t close.

Triton’s Cohesive Unit To Take Aim At Another Sectional Title

If Triton gets to cut down the nets this week at the IHSAA Class 2A Triton Sectional veteran coach Jason Groves knows it will be a group effort.

Young Lakeland Christian Team Excited To Gain Playoff Experience

Last season, the Lakeland Christian boys basketball team was the biggest surprise in Kosciusko County, going 19-6, sharing the Hoosier Plains Conference title and making it to a sectional championship game before falling to Bethany Christian. That team was led by Times-Union Player of the Year Seth Martin, who is …

Lancers Celebrate Senior Day In Style With Big Win

Grace’s men’s basketball game on Saturday had the feel of a coronation.

Chip Shots: An Irish Goodbye

I attended, for the first time, the fourth annual We Are Tigers auction Thursday evening. I’ve had schedule conflicts in prior years, and an unexpected opening in my calendar afforded Shawna and me some time to attend.

Triton Downs Knox To Win Conference Title Outright

A win over Culver Community on Wednesday night gave the Triton boys basketball team at least a share of the Hoosier North Athletic Conference title, but the work was not done there. Friday night’s regular season finale against Knox presented another opportunity for the Trojans: win that one, and don’t …

Balanced Roster Leads Grace Softball Into 2024 Season

Grace College’s softball team is poised to hit the diamond for the first time in 2024 with first pitch mere days away.

Back To Back: Grace Locks Up Crossroads League Title

For the second consecutive season, Grace’s men’s basketball team battled its way to the Crossroads League regular season championship.

The Penalty Box: A Late Winter Carry-In

I feel very unfocused this week. It happens almost every year at about this time. There are lots of reasons for it, and I won’t bore you with the details. Why it matters to you is that you get a column with several different topics today.

Warsaw Uses Big Second Quarter To Down Tippy Valley

After being shocked by a last-second shot in a loss to Tippecanoe Valley at the Tiger Den last season, the Warsaw boys basketball team had the opportunity to return the favor on Tuesday night, heading to Akron for another edition of the Warsaw-Valley rivalry. The Tigers went up big in …

Chip Shots: Enjoy The Silence

Depeche Mode’s album (remember those) Violator was released in 1990, and one song – Enjoy The Silence - is playing in my head.