SPORTS

Spartans Sweep Comets In Doubleheader

The Manchester University softball squad swept the visiting Olivet College Comets in a non-conference doubleheader at the MU Softball Field on Thursday.

Chip Shots: Thanks For Staying Home This Year, Cinderella

It’s not as great a fairy tale when, in the men’s NCAA basketball Final Four championship tournament, Cinderella arrives at the ball. Oh, how we love our darlings, these Cinderellas: Loyola, George Mason, Virginia Commonwealth to name a few.

Grace Falls To Crossroads League Leading MVNU

Grace’s softball team missed on its chance to take down the Crossroads League leaders Mt. Vernon Nazarene on Wednesday. The Lady Lancers (8-13, 5-5 CL) lost a 12-inning marathon in the opener by the score of 5-4. The Cougars (18-2, 8-0 CL) then completed the sweep with a 9-3 win …

Whitko Freshman Places Fifth At Hoosier State Relays

Whitko freshman Gwen Howard continued a stellar start to her high school career this past weekend, finishing fifth in the shot put competition at the Hoosier State Relays Saturday.

Manchester Softball Suffers Road Setback at Calvin

The Manchester University softball team was swept by the Calvin University Knights in a non-conference doubleheader on Tuesday. The Black & Gold fell by final scores of 7-2 and 22-3.

Lancer Baseball Manages A Split Against Indiana Wesleyan

Grace’s baseball team registered a split with Indiana Wesleyan on Tuesday at Miller Athletic Complex. The Lancers and Wildcats played a pair of tightly contested games; IWU won the opener 9-7, but Grace had the final say by ending the day with a 5-3 victory.

The Penalty Box: When The Dream Becomes A Nightmare

It’s a scenario that plays itself out in driveways, playgrounds and gymnasiums all over the country every day of the year. No time left on the clock. A foul is called. A hero walks to the foul line to be the win the game for his team.

Trio Of Spartan Athletes Pick Up Weekly Honors

Three Manchester University athletes were honored with weekly awards.

Imploding Brackets? Camp Out In The 1970s With Me

My brackets did not implode Thursday after suppertime as I predicted. They imploded during the round of 32 on Saturday and Sunday. Let’s start off with a look at where I was right, and where I was wrong.

Davidson Honored As NCCAA National Player Of The Year

After a year for the record books, Grace’s men’s basketball team picked up a number of individual national awards. Frankie Davidson highlighted Grace’s awards haul when he was named the NCCAA National Player of the Year. He was also honorable mention for NAIA All-American.

Hard Work Earns Mellott Top Player Honors

The Tippecanoe Valley girls’ basketball program’s monopoly of the Times-Union Player of the Year award continues into the 2021-22 season, as Lady Vikings junior Kaydence Mellott becomes the fourth Tippy Valley player to win the honor.

Stats Only Scratch The Surface for POTY Jaxson Gould

MaxPreps, ESPN and CBS Sports are among numerous available sources for high school basketball stats. You’ll likely find plenty of stats for Warsaw’s Jaxson Gould, the 2022 boys’ basketball Times-Union Player of the Year, in MaxPreps at the very least.

The Penalty Box: Memories Of The NCCAA

I wanted to devote my space and time this week to what happened at Grace College in Winona Lake last week.

Lancers Baseball Drops Doubleheader In Huntington

Grace College’s baseball team dropped two contests to the Huntington Foresters on Monday afternoon. The first game was tightly contested, but Grace (10-14, 4-8 Crossroads League) would come up just short losing 8-7. Huntington (10-10, 8-4 CL) took the second game, winning 14-5.