What a fun-filled, action-packed weekend. I might, for starters, just sound like I’m the town crier for local sports’ scheduled events at first, but I’ll find an unsolicited opinion to share before I exceed my word limit.
Whitko blasted through the doors to the second half like a tornado — more specifically, a sister twister — and when the Wildcats were done wreaking havoc on Bremen, they were clutching a trophy accompanying the program’s first-ever regional girls basketball title, one week after a first-ever sectional crown.
Last weekend was a monumental one for the Whitko girls basketball program, as the team defeated No. 4 Bluffton to capture their first ever sectional championship. Despite this groundbreaking moment for the school and the players, they’re not satisfied yet.
Two of the better area girls basketball teams met in South Whitley Thursday night for one final tune up before the state playoffs begin next week. In a game that was fast-paced and fun for the entirety of the contest, it was Whitko holding on to beat Wawasee 63-53 to …
With just one week in the regular season remaining, local girls basketball teams Whitko and Lakeland Christian met in Winona Lake Tuesday night for the penultimate game of the regular season. The Lady ‘Cats passed the test with flying colors, going up early and cruising to a 48-27 victory.
Friday night’s matchup between two local teams featured Whitko trying to stay perfect in the Three Rivers Conference going up against Manchester, a team searching for its first TRC win. Both teams kept the zeros in their records as it was the Lady ‘Cats leaving North Manchester with a 57-39 …
Heading into her fourth and final year as a member of the Whitko track and field team, senior Gwen Howard already has a trophy cabinet full of accomplishments to her name.
Per usual, I’m going to spend this week’s introduction talking to you all about football. But it’s not going to be the professional or college variety this week. This week we’re going down to a local level.