SPORTS

Lady Tigers Drop Road Game At Mishawaka Marian

There are some hilly spots in the area around Marian's High School’s Abro Stadium, but none higher than the one Warsaw was forced to climb by the time Saturday afternoon’s girls soccer showdown of state-ranked teams was merely 14 minutes old.

Lancers Continue To Roll With Upset Win Over No. 3 Columbia

One of the most highly anticipated men’s soccer games of the season lived up to its billing as No. 12 Grace College upset No. 3 Columbia College, 1-0 on Saturday night.

Local High School Sports Recaps For 9/18

Football and Boys Soccer

NorthWood Settles Down, Defeats Warsaw 42-21

The NorthWood Panthers encountered early problems at Jim Andrews Field Friday night, whistled for six penalties in the first period. The hosts trailed the Warsaw Tigers 14-7 after the unforced-error-plagued first frame, settled down in the second quarter, then scored 28 unanswered points between the second and third periods to …

Vikings Stump Rival Rochester To Win Bell Game

It was standing-room-only in Akron Friday night as Tippecanoe Valley hosted Rochester in the annual Battle for the Bell. With excitement at an all-time high after last year’s game was cancelled due to COVID-19 issues on the Zebra side, the Viking faithful went home happy after a 26-17 win.

Don Dicken’s Impact On Golf In Warsaw Continues

The story of the sport of golf in Warsaw can’t be told without Don Dicken.

Chip Shots: Let’s Talk About 8-Man Football, Whitko

What if Chip Coldiron began his September 1 conversation with Whitko athletic director Barry Singery with, “Barry, let’s talk about eight-man football…” before discussing his more immediate concerns?

Local High School Sports Recaps For 9/15 & 9/16

Girls Golf, Volleyball, Boys & Girls Soccer and Boys Tennis

Lady Squires Fight Back For Comeback Win Over Valley

It was Tippecanoe Valley that was celebrating early, but the Manchester Lady Squires who would be doing the final celebration in a 3-2 (18-25, 20-25, 25-21, 25-21, 16-14) comeback victory over the Lady Vikings Thursday night. Manchester is now 5-11 after snapping its seven-game losing streak, 2-3 in the Three …

Local High School Sports Recaps For 9/14

Boys Soccer

Can Connor Cover? Minor Setbacks Lead To Major Comebacks (I Hope)

Woof. I’ll be the first to admit, that’s not how I pictured week one playing out.

Local High School Football Previews For Week 5

Warsaw (4-0, 2-0 Northern Lakes Conferece) at NorthWood (4-0, 2-0 NLC), Rochester (4-0 overall, 3-0 TRC) at Tippecanoe Valley (4-0, 3-0), Concord (1-3, 0-2 Northern Lakes Conference) at Wawasee (1-3, 1-1 NLC), Manchester (0-4 overall, 0-3 TRC) at Northfield (1-3, 0-3), Whitko (0-4, 0-3) at North Miami (2-2, 1-2), Culver …

Local High School Sports Recaps For 9/13

Volleyball, Boys & Girls Soccer and Boys Tennis

Local High School Sports Recaps For 9/12

Boys & Girls Soccer, Volleyball and Girls Golf

The Penalty Box: Irish Looked Unready

There are things I think are true, and there are things I know to be true.