SPORTS

Chip Shots: Meatloaf… I Mean Football, Again?

Meatloaf – again?

Huge Second Half Propels Concord To Stun Warsaw 28-24

One of the most anticipated matchups in the state all year long in the 5A division, No. 3 Concord and No. 5 Warsaw met at Jake Field Friday night. The first half was thoroughly dominated by the Tigers, as the visitors jumped out to a 17-0 lead at half. However, …

Local High School Sports Recaps For Thursday, September 19

Girls Golf Sectional, Volleyball

Manchester Dominates Luers In 4-0 Victory At Home

Hosting Fort Wayne Bishop Luers Thursday evening, the Manchester girls soccer team was able to score early and often. The team cruised to a 4-0 win to get within a game of .500.

Eight Straight: Grace Women’s Soccer Sinks Lindsey Wilson

Grace’s women’s soccer team completed a perfect nonconference season with a hard-fought 1-0 win over Lindsey Wilson on Wednesday night.

Can Connor Cover? Death, Taxes And The Bears Offense Stinking It Up

Some things in life are absolutes. Some things in life will never change. I’m starting to think one of those is that the Bears’ offense will never be good.

Warsaw, Homestead Duel To Scoreless Draw

Homestead and Warsaw met at the Tiger Soccer Complex Wednesday night in a battle of two of the top teams in the northern half of the state. The game was ultra competitive with both sides putting together plenty of chances, but no goals, with the game ending in a 0-0 …

Local High School Football Previews For Week 5

Warsaw (3-1, 2-0 NLC) at Concord (4-0, 2-0 NLC), Tippecanoe Valley (3-1, 0-1 INSC) at LaVille (2-2, 1-0), Wawasee (0-4, 0-2 NLC) at Plymouth (2-2, 1-1 NLC), Manchester (1-3, 1-2 TRC) at Northfield (1-3, 1-2 TRC), Whitko (0-4, 0-3 TRC) at Northwestern (4-0, 3-0), Triton (3-1, 2-0 HNAC) at Winamac …

Local High School Sports Recaps For Tuesday, September 17

Volleyball, Boys Soccer and Cross Country

The Penalty Box: What’s Good About Sports?

I was in the grocery store last week and someone said to me “it feels like you are becoming a grumpy old man.”

Pepper’s First-Half Hat Trick Helps Warsaw Beat Culver

Hosting Culver Academies at the Tiger Soccer Complex Tuesday evening, the Warsaw girls soccer team looked to make it three wins in four games in front of their home crowd. Thanks to a first half hat trick by junior Lola Pepper, Warsaw was able to do just that, hanging on …

Chip Shots: Watching NFL Week One… Today?

Pardon my absence last week. While I had, um… concepts of a process… for a column, I basically had no column September 7.

Warsaw Dominates All Phases To Beat Wawasee 56-6

Cross-county rivals Warsaw and Wawasee met in Syracuse Friday night with the W Trophy on the line for the 39th time. The Tigers started off fast and never looked back, scoring 28 points in the first quarter on their way to a 56-6 win to remain perfect in Northern Lakes …

Local High School Sports Recaps For Thursday, September 12

Volleyball, Boys Soccer, Girls Soccer and Boys Tennis

Manchester Takes Down Whitko In Straight Sets

In the middle of a fantastic season up to this point, the Manchester volleyball team set its sights on conference play Thursday night as the team traveled to South Whitley to take on fellow area team Whitko. The Lady Squires put on a clinic in a straight-set victory, defeating the …