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Sports recaps for Aug. 20

Warsaw VB Sweeps Huntington North ; Whitko VB Drops Close Contest; Valley VB Grabs 2nd Win Against W. Noble; Viking Boys Soccer Drops Thriller; Viking Boys Tennis Falls to N. Judson; Wawasee Boys Tennis Remains Undefeated; Warsaw Girls Golf Wins Three-Way Match Against Valley, Wabash

High School Sports Briefs

Whitko Girl’s Golf Drops Close Match to Northfield; Cougar  Soccer Comes Up Short in Season Opener; Tippecanoe Valley boys Soccer Starts Off Strong, Limps to Finish Line in Opener; Wawasee boys Soccer Shows Fight in Second-Half, Comes up Short Against Westview; Tippecanoe Valley Plays First Girl’s Varsity Soccer Game in …

Football Coach Campaigns At Whitko

New Whitko football coach Chip Coldiron is almost 10 months removed from running for Congress — but he’s not done campaigning. “Running for Congress taught me a lot of things I can use as a football coach, like forming a staff, learning to fund-raise and cold-calling,” said Coldiron, who lost …

Jensen Retires ‘For Real’

Phil Jensen has called for a handoff, this time to wife Debbie. Jensen, most recently the head football coach at Whitko and formerly the longtime head coach at Warsaw, retired in late June from the sidelines again. He’s also stepped down as workplace development coordinator at Whitko Career Academy.

Sports Briefs

Lady Tigers Fall To Carroll, Whitko Downs North Miami, Ticketing Information For Warsaw VB Match At Concordia

Whitko Falls To Huntington North 62-53

Whitko Falls To Huntington North 62-53

Warsaw Gets Revenge On Goshen In Sectional

Revenge round one was exacted by the Warsaw Lady Tigers last night as they won their Sectional open 33-29 over the Goshen RedHawks.

Wawasee Gets Home Win Over Whitko, 37-22

Wawasee Gets Home Win Over Whitko, 37-22

Whitko Goes On Road To Subdue Tippecanoe Valley 61-50

Whitko Goes On Road To Subdue Tippecanoe Valley 61-50

Lady Vikings Stifle TRC Rival Whitko

SOUTH WHITLEY - Defense and the dynamic duo of sophomore Kaydence Mellott and senior Sidney Wagner led Tippecanoe Valley High School’s varsity girls basketball team to a 60-31 win at Whitko Saturday afternoon.

Lady Squires Extend Streak Over Whitko

Playing just its second game with a full roster, Manchester opened Three Rivers Conference play Friday night with a 63-39 high school girls basketball win over the visiting Whitko Lady Wildcats.

Northfield Hammers Whitko

Behind a pair of touchdown runs each from Northfield’s senior halfback Alex Haupert and senior fullback Jarrett Shafer, they ran over and around the Whitko Wildcats as they fell 34-7 last night in South Whitley.

HS Football Sectional Pairings Announced

Warsaw drew a home date against No. 11-ranked Carroll when the IHSAA conducted the blind draw for its 48th annual state football tournament Thursday night.

Area High School Football Previews For Week 8

Warsaw (6-1, 5-0 NLC) at NorthWood (2-3, 2-2); Manchester (2-5, 2-4 TRC) at Tippecanoe Valley (5-2, 5-1); Wawasee (2-5, 0-5 NLC) at Mishawaka (3-3, 3-1); Knox (3-4, 2-2 HNAC) at Triton (3-3, 2-2); Northfield (4-4, 4-2 TRC) at Whitko (4-3, 3-3)

Sectional VB Pairings Announced

Besides shooting for a perfect Northern Lakes Conference volleyball season when it hosts Concord on Thursday night — Warsaw will get a bye when it hosts a Class 4A sectional next week. Pairings for the 49th annual state tournament were drawn Sunday evening by the IHSAA.