SPORTS
The Penalty Box: Why I Am Not A Coach
If you read my weekly ramblings at all, you know that coaching and leadership come up a lot. And, so, a couple of you have posed the question of why I don’t coach. That’s totally a fair question and I would love to explain it.
North-South Grid Game Readies Jones For Role At USF
Julius Jones will represent the Warsaw Tigers on the North squad in Friday’s Indiana Football Coaches Association (IFCA) North-South football game at Ben Davis High School in Indianapolis. If you’re looking for him on the field, however, you’ll have to search for a different number, and a different offensive position …
Chip Shots: Thank USC, UCLA This Morning, Faithful Readers
This was the week I was going to share “what I did during the IHSAA moratorium week.” I would have waffled sports, my vocation, and the non-sports segments of my life together to… you know where I would have taken us.
Camp, Salazar, & Villafuerte Earn All-Great Lakes Region Honors
A trio of Manchester University track & field athletes have garnered All-Great Lakes Region accolades from the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) following outstanding performances during the 2022 outdoor track & field season.
The Penalty Box: Catching Big Fish Vs Little Fish
I wrote a little bit about fishing last week, but with us in the heart of the summer fishing season I wanted to spend more time this week talking about a question that fishermen passing at the dock will ask: “what you fishin’ for?”
Chip Shots: Dead Spot In Sports? Time For Mid-Year Resolutions!
We are approaching one of the slowest handful of weeks in sports. The NBA Finals and the men’s College World Series are behind us. The downshift will continue this Monday, Independence Day, with a hot dog eating contest, then we’ll fight sleep watching green balls volley their way to the …
Briscoe Named Crossroads AD Of The Year For Fourth Time
The honors continue to come in for Grace’s Director of Athletics Chad Briscoe.
The Penalty Box: IHSAA Re-Routes State Basketball Tournaments
We knew the IHSAA was considering some pretty significant changes for the boys and girls state basketball tournaments when they met last week, but the changes they approved were not the ones we thought they were considering.
Trine Announces 2022 Basketball Camp
The Trine University men's basketball team will be hosting the 2022 Hoosier Basketball Boys Camp on July 10th through the 13th on the campus of Trine University. The camp is open for boys basketball players ages 7-17.
Warsaw Mom-Daughter Duo Wins Third AAU Championship
Chandra Hepler, head coach of Warsaw volleyball, and her daughter Ellie have worked together to help build perhaps the most difficult and sought after team achievement in sports: a dynasty.
Local Athletes Compete At Special Olympics State Games
More than 2,000 athletes from 56 delegations came from every corner of the state to demonstrate their skills at Indiana Special Olympics State Games held in Terre Haute from June 17 - 19.
Chip Shots: It’s Just A Phase
You’ve seen it in movies, and in plays. A parent or grandparent exclaiming, “It’s just a phase” as a rejoinder to another adult’s expression of much anxiety for the change, perceived as – but not necessarily – bad among adolescents and young adults. Life imitates art. I’ve caught myself using …
IHSAA Committee Votes To Change Basketball Tournament Format
Early on Thursday, the Executive Committee of the Indiana High School Athletic Association voted to make a significant change to the format of the annual boys and girls basketball state tournaments.
Kyle Allison Turning USF Track Around In A Historical Manner
Over the past nine years he has been with the University of Saint Francis, Head Coach Kyle Allison of the cross country and track & field teams has brought his expertise with him and has bolstered the program with his teams and athletes earning accolades that the track & field …
