SPORTS
Lancers Earn Spilt in Weekend Series Against Capital U
Grace College’s softball team earned a series split with Capital University on Saturday afternoon.
Chip Shots: No Matter What, Appreciate
Friday night, the last Friday night for high school boys’ basketball games this postseason, the Times-Union readership had six teams in IHSAA boys’ basketball sectional semi-finals. Each had either a clear shot or a puncher’s chance at making and advancing last night and even winning its sectional title tonight.
Stifling Defense Earns Manchester Sectional Final Berth
The Manchester Squires boys’ basketball team tipped off at 6 p.m. in Wabash’s Coolman Gym for the first of two IHSAA Class 2A Sectional 38 boys’ basketball semifinals’ games last night, ending the Rochester Zebras’ season with a 71-46 win.
Valley Gets Past Wawasee To Advance To Championship
Tippecanoe Valley’s Big Three made like a Big Tree that Wawasee never could quite climb, and if that wasn’t enough, the Vikings’ hawking defense in the second half left the Warriors stumped.
Tigers Beat Goshen To Advance To Sectional Title Game
After a tough offensive night in their first playoff game on Tuesday, the Warsaw Tigers returned to North side Gym for the semifinal round of 4A Sectional 4 on Friday night. Matched up with Goshen, Warsaw had no such issues scoring the ball in this one, lighting up the scoreboard …
The Penalty Box: What Drives Us Nuts About Sports Tickets
When I was driving home from Indianapolis last week, I had a couple of hours to think about a lot of different things.
Tigers Shake Off Slow Start, Advance To Sectional Semis
It didn’t take long for those in attendance to realize that Warsaw and Concord’s matchup in the opening round of 4A Sectional 4 was going to be a lot different from the Tigers’ 64-38 romp of the Minutemen back in January. Concord gave the NLC champs all they could ask …
Lancers Outlast Foresters To Win Crossroads League Tournament
Playing in the Crossroads League championship game for the fourth straight year, the Grace men's basketball team welcomed Huntington to the Manahan Orthopaedic Center for a rubber match after they split the regular season series. The game was a doozy, going back and forth for nearly all 40 minutes, but …
Warsaw Falls To Lawrence North In State Championship Game
Playing for the state championship at Gainbridge Fieldhouse Saturday night, the Warsaw girls basketball team dealt with adversity all night long, going down as many as 18 early in the third quarter. The Lady Tigers showed fight until the very end, nearly erasing that deficit in the fourth quarter before …
OT Thriller: Lancers Top IWU To Reach Tournament Finals
With a minute left in the first half, Grace’s men’s basketball team faced a 14-point deficit against Indiana Wesleyan.
Chip Shots: The Day After
I’m five full days ahead of my print deadline. I certainly hope nothing in the world of sports takes the spotlight from the Sunday afternoon following the Warsaw Lady Tigers basketball team’s 67-61 win over Hamilton Southeastern (HSE) for the North Semi State title.
Valley Earns Big Win At South Bend Washington
Stephen Akase was perfect, Blaine Sheetz was perfect — that duo combining for a dazzling 12-of-12 from the field — and yet even with that showing, it was still barely enough for Tippecanoe Valley to survive a chilling regular-season boys high school basketball finale with a 60-57 road win over …
Big Third Quarter Propels Whitko Over Lakeland Christian
The final regular season game for both teams, Lakeland Christian hosted Whitko on Friday night in one final tune up before sectional play. The first half was close, but a massive third quarter for the visitors provided them with the separation they needed to pick up a 57-35 win.
Lady Tiger Seniors Looking To End Careers On Top
Warsaw’s four seniors: Brooke Winchester, Abbey Peterson, Braylie Chastain and Leila Knepp have a luxury that very few athletes playing in their final season do. They know exactly when their last game is. Whether they win or lose in Saturday’s state championship game, it will be the last time they …
