Letters to the Editor 03-28-2006

Letters to the Editor 01-09-1998

- Lawshe Responds - Attack On Liberty - Good Law Lawshe Responds Editor, Times-Union: I feel compelled to respond to the column concerning my request for a new police chief. Let me begin by stating that I harbor no ill feelings toward the chief of police or any Warsaw police officer.We have many admirable and devoted public servants.The comment I made was nothing more than frustration, with respect to how much monies the WPD spends comparative to Warsaw's population.As councilman at large, representing the taxpayers of the city of Warsaw, it is my sworn duty to question and inquire about every expense (be it $50, $5,000 or $50,000) regarding the taxpayers hard-earned monies.

Letters to the Editor 09-08-2004

- Football Injuries - Christian Democrat - Get Off My Path - Contractor Praised Football Injuries Editor, Times-Union: On Sept.2nd of this year, our sons were injured during a freshman football game at Tippy Valley and unfortunately their injuries were deemed serious enough that they were transported via ambulance to KCH in Warsaw.The decision was made at KCH to airlift both boys to Fort Wayne for further evaluation of their injuries.One boy was transported to Parkview, the other, at his parents' request, was transported to Lutheran.

Letters to the Editor 07-29-1999

- Praise For Gary Nieter - Winona Lake Clarification - Early Campaigning - Reminiscing Praise For Gary Nieter Editor, Times-Union: Recently, I attended the art show on the grounds at the Oakwood Inn in Syracuse.The artists exhibiting there had been selected by a jury and were obviously talented. A photographer was among the artists showing his/her work at this fair.The photos were good but not as captivating or as good as Mr.Gary Nieter's - of the Times-Union.

Letters to the Editor 08-27-2004

Letters to the Editor 09-16-1998

Letters to the Editor 07-16-2002

Letters to the Editor 09-18-1998

Triton Girls Survive Whitko Threat

SOUTH WHITLEY -ÊIf Whitko coach Mike Sands could have eliminated the first quarter and the third quarter of Tuesday night's game against Triton, he would have. And if Triton coach Mark Heeter could have eliminated the second and fourth quarters he would have. "We played two very good quarters, and we played two very poor quarters," said Heeter."Fortunately those two good quarters were good enough to get us through." Those two strong quarters led Triton to a 48-38 win over the Wildcats. The Trojans dominated the first quarter over the Wildcats.Amber Feldman netted the first two Triton baskets to start the game. Whitko's lone basket in the period came at the 5:09 mark when Dana Sellers netted a jumper to make the score 7-2. Triton went on to outscore Whitko 10-0 through the rest of the quarter and take a 17-2 lead into the second frame.

Tigers Are A Perfect 10

Warsaw Community High School and Indiana University share the same school song, "Indiana, Our Indiana." The song is one thing the two schools have in common. You can add a second thing to the list: The basketball teams at both schools own their December tournaments. Indiana is 50-0 in the Indiana Classic and 34-0 in the Hoosier Classic.Warsaw has hosted its holiday tournament for only five years, but the Tigers (9-1) moved their tournament record to 10-0 by dismantling Penn (4-4) 63-39 in Wednesday's championship game.

Squires Stall In Southwood Rematch

If the Squires were to capture the county championship for the fourth time in the 1990s, they would have to fend off 5-1 Southwood, a team Manchester defeated 84-66 earlier in the year. With the tournament's location rotating each year among the four teams, Manchester had the advantage of playing on its home floor, but in the end it was Southwood who held the advantage as the Knights improved their record to 6-1 with a 59-53 victory.The loss was the first of the season for the Squires (6-1), who won their first six games by an average of nearly 17 points. Paul Wright led the Knights with a game-high 24-point performance.Eric Swan tallied 20 points to lead the Squires.

Warsaw Wrestlers Fall

MISHAWAKA -ÊThe season record for the Tiger wrestlers fell to 5-14, after five losses at the Penn Super Duals, a gathering of perennial powerhouses. Also Jacob Boots (275 pounds) suffered his first loss in a close battle against Penn's Tom Bemenderfer. Penn In the 66-8 loss to Penn the Tigers managed only two victories, with Chris Elvidge (135) notching a 15-0 tech fall against Mitch Miller, and Blake Deaton (145) recording an 11-8 decision against Alex Lee.The rest of the Tigers were victims of pins, except Troy Miller (189) and Jacob Boots (275).Miller moved up a weight class and was edged by Jon Berg, 10-9, while Boots was barely out-pointed 5-4 by nemesis Tom Bemenderfer.

Warriors Win Round One Against Warsaw

SYRACUSE -ÊThe girls basketball game between Wawasee and Warsaw was touted as the game to see last week. Both the Warriors and the Tigers were undefeated. Both teams were ranked in the top 10 in the state, Wawasee was ranked (4A) No.4 and Warsaw was (4A) No.6. And the performance by both teams on the floor lived up to that billing as Wawasee topped Warsaw 61-57 in a come-from behind thriller. "I think we laid it all on the floor," said Warsaw coach Will Wienhorst."Both teams did.We played well, and this was a great game.All the ladies on the floor played very hard." After taking a 14-9 lead after one quarter of play, the Warsaw squad continued to add to its lead through the second. Jaclyn Leininger and Natalie Chabot netted four points each as the Tigers outscored the Warriors 12-8 in the second frame and took a 26-17 lead at the half. After the halftime break, Wawasee kicked into gear.

Argos Press Flattens Triton

You know the old saying that goes, Be careful what you wish for, because what you get may not be exactly what you expected? Triton basketball coach Kevin O'Rourke knows it.He lived it in his team's 57-42 Thursday night loss to No.7 (A) Argos. O'Rourke wished before the game Argos would use its full-court press.So much so, you could picture him grinning evilly, rubbing his hands together in anticipation. Sure enough, O'Rourke got his wish.Argos pressed in the third and fourth quarter. What O'Rourke didn't expect was for it to work. O'Rourke thought he had the right players - several around 5-foot-10 who typically protect the basketball - to thwart the press. But the Argos press only thwarted Triton.The Trojans turned the ball over 12 times in the second half -Êmany because of traps by Argos in the full-court press - as they saw a 23-18 halftime lead disintegrate into a 15-point loss.

Peru Boys, Tippecanoe Valley Grad Top Vikings

AKRON - Now with the opposition, it was a sweet homecoming Tuesday for Tippecanoe Valley graduate Eric Thompson. Thompson, who three years ago coached the Viking JV boys basketball team, picked up his 10th career coaching win as his Peru Tigers came back from a 13-point halftime deficit to beat Valley 59-58. Peru trailed host Valley 38-25 at halftime but outscored the Vikings 16-9 in the third and 18-11 in the fourth to pick up the thrilling win. The win was the first of the year for Thompson and the Tigers, who are now 1-3 on the season.Valley fell to 5-1 on the year. Valley sophomore Shane Drudge scored a game-high 21 points, while senior Cory Vanlaningham added 19 and sophomre David Lash 10. Junior Angelo King led Peru with 18, while Beau Beard had 17. Valley is in action again Friday at Three Rivers Conference opponent Whitko.

Churubusco Keeps Wildcats Searching For First Win

CHURUBUSCO -ÊIf one thing made Whitko basketball coach Steve Pickett happy, it was seeing in his opinion one of the best players in the area accomplish what few high school athletes achieve. David Keister, the starting center for Churubusco, reached the 1,000-point mark in his career with 4:49 left in the second quarter.Coming into the game, Keister only needed seven points to surpass the remarkable total.With the fans screaming, he sank his second foul shot, and the game was stopped.His parents were presented with the game ball in recognition of their son's accomplishment. "I feel very privileged to be able to witness this young man's achievements," Pickett said, "It was very nice to be here for it." But in the game of basketball, team total points at the final buzzer make the difference. Whitko came into Friday night's game with a record of 0-6.While searching for their first win, Churubusco was fighting to stay above .500 on the season.

Wawasee Upends Manchester

NORTH MANCHESTER - Class 3A No.7 Wawasee traveled to Manchester Tuesday and scorched the nets in the first quarter for 29 points.The end result was a 70-50 victory over the host Squires. Manchester scored the first basket of the game, and then Wawasee's Joe Leach took over.Leach hit his first shot, a three pointer, and then made two straight steals, which resulted in two lay-ups.He began and finished a 7-0 run by him self. "That Leach kid is a one-man wrecking crew.He was hitting the offensive board heavy in this game," Manchester coach Gary Goshert said. Wawasee's Tylor Trobaugh caught fire and made things even worse for the Squires.Tobaugh scored all 14 of his points in the first quarter.He finished 4-of-5 shooting from three-point range. "Our press caused some turnovers early, which resulted in some easy baskets to give us the lead in the first quarter," Wawasee coach Phil Mishler said.

Valley Shuts Down Peru Star In Second Half

AKRON - Box scores are like the cliff notes of sports.They don't tell the whole story. Take Tuesday night's boys basketball tilt between Peru and host Tippecanoe Valley, a game in which the Vikings overcame a five-point halftime deficit to upend Peru 63-54. While Shane Drudge and Bryce Kelley led the way in scoring for Valley with 23 and 19, respectively, it may have been sophomore Chad Hoffer who won the game for the Vikings. Hoffer finished with nine points, four rebounds and three steals, but it was his suffocating defense on Peru's Cameron Wooten that lifted the Vikings. Wooten scored 14 points and pulled down seven rebounds in the first half. Valley head coach Bill Patrick made a switch at halftime and started Hoffer in the second half for the explicit reason of being Wooten's shadow.

Tigers Make It 6 For 6

At 6-foot-6, Steve Siebenmorgen is a bruiser. But it is Siebenmorgen who has been bumped, bruised and battered on the basketball court this season. His head has bounced off the floor, sidelining him with a concussion for a week.Just last night, a Tiger suffered a bloody nose.It was Siebenmorgen.A Tiger received an elbow to the head, making him drop to the floor while the other nine players ran up the floor.Of course, it was Siebenmorgen. After the game, you could still see the dark blotch under his eye from his concussion and traces of his bloody nose. "Every once in a while," Siebenmorgen said, "You get those bumps and bruises." But Siebenmorgen, like his teammates, keeps coming back.Questions arose early about what was wrong with Warsaw, but with Wednesday's 78-64 win over Withrow (Cincinnati) in the Warsaw Holiday Tournament championship game, the questions are beginning to disappear.

Triton Trojans Win Culver Tournament

CULVER - The boys basketball team at Triton went out of their way to give Joe Bennett a special Christmas present. They gave Bennett, their coach, a piece of string.But not just any piece of string. After a 44-38 come-from-behind victory over Caston in the championship game of the Culver Holiday Tournament, the Trojans cut down one of the nets.Bennett, the last man with scissors in hand, was greeted by a deafening roar from the Bourbon contingent as well as a hug from Matt Savill. Triton (4-2) last won the tournament in 1996.Caston (4-2) entered ranked 12th in the 1A poll. Triton outscored the Comets 19-5 in the final frame en route to their fourth victory of the season.Brandon Zeider paced the Trojans with 10 points, Brent Thomas scored 10 points for Caston. The Trojans found themselves up 6-2 early but Caston rattled off an 8-0 run accounting for the 10-6 score at quarter's end.