LOCAL SPORTS

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 …

Grace Women’s Rugby Players Make All-Star Team

Grace College student-athletes Halley Krochta, Cameron Bergstrom and Madison Ramsey were recently named to the National Collegiate Rugby (NCR) Ohio Conference All-Star Team.

The Penalty Box: Colts And Bears Might Need Each Other

As the Bears’ and Colts’ seasons came to an end a couple of weekends ago, the emotion that came pouring out of both teams and their fans was a sense of relief.

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.

Lancer Basketball Teams Split Doubleheader With Huntington

Grace’s women’s basketball team extended its win streak to four games after beating Huntington 76-61 on Saturday afternoon.

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.

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 …

Ziebarth Helps Wawasee Top Plymouth, Stop NLC Skid

Junior Collin Ziebarth scored 20 of his season-high 26 points in the second half to help Wawasee top Plymouth 55-40 Friday, Jan. 20 in Northern Lakes Conference boys basketball at the Hardwood Teepee.

Chip Shots: The Shield Owns January In My Brain

I’m sure college basketball, the NBA, the NHL, and scholastic winter sports are sharing space in each of your heads in January, but in my brain, the Shield, another moniker for the NFL, takes up most of the space in my brain while the other aforementioned seasons are tucked into …

Local High School Sports Recaps For 1/19

Girls Basketball and Wrestling

Lancers Ride Strong Second Half For Season Sweep Of Bethel

Grace’s men’s basketball team wrapped up one of the quickest season sweeps in the storied rivalry with Bethel on Wednesday.

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.

Can Connor Cover? A Masterpiece Of Titanic Proportions

We’ll get to football in a second, but I’m going to start us off this week with some exciting personal news.

Local High School Sports Recaps For 1/17

Boys and Girls Basketball, Wrestling and Swimming

Strong Second Half Surge Pushes Wawasee Past Whitko

It was a tale of two halves at the Hardwood Teepee Tuesday night as the Wawasee Warriors girls’ basketball team hosted the Whitko Lady ‘Cats in a nonconference showdown. The first half was a grind controlled by the visitors before a strong second half from the Warriors proved to be …