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Plymouth Three-Pointers Help Pilgrims Win 53-51

This means the more games a baseball team wins in April, they will face fewer must-win games in September to make the playoffs, because they helped themselves with a good start. To Tippecanoe Valley boys basketball coach Bill Patrick, the saying applied to the Vikings' 53-51 Wednesday loss to Plymouth (6-2), with a twist.In this case, it would have been "Every three-pointer made in the first quarter is a three-pointer made in the fourth quarter." Plymouth senior forward John Pettibone hit 7 of 12 three-pointers and finished with 21 points.Five of his three-pointers came in the first quarter, fueling Plymouth's 24-11 lead after one.Screens sprang Pettibone free, and while Patrick questioned afterward if they were moving screens, the referees never penalized Plymouth.
Jeff Holsinger, Times-Union Staff Writer- | July 28, 2016

Warsaw Boys Advance To NLC Tournament Championship Game

GOSHEN - Like a United Parcel Service employee during the Christmas season, Warsaw's William Knepper delivered late Friday in the semifinal round of the Lake City Bank/Northern Lakes Conference Holiday Tournament. With the Tiger boys basketball team leading rival Wawasee 52-46, the quick and agile for his size 6-foot-3, 270-pound junior blocked a Warrior shot, deflected a pass and then ran the floor and made a layup all in the final 10 seconds as Warsaw picked up a 54-46 win. "We put him in for defensive reasons," veteran Warsaw coach Al Rhodes said."We needed a stop and he came through.He had a nice block and then a deflection that led to a steal." The eight-point win was the eighth in a row for Warsaw, which is now 8-1 and will host Elkhart Memorial in tonight's championship game at 8 p.m.Memorial advanced by beating host Goshen 62-51 in Friday's first game. Wawasee falls to 4-4 on the season and lost to the Tigers for the second time in a week.
DALE HUBLER, Times-Union Sports Writer- | July 28, 2016

Warsaw Girls Use Quick Start To Finish Off Rival Wawasee

SYRACUSE - Like a heavyweight boxer, Warsaw's varsity girls basketball team delivered the knockout punch Saturday and left rival Wawasee struggling to get up. But rather than dancing around and feeling out the opposition, the Class 4A No.8 Tigers landed the big hit early, taking a 24-0 lead midway through the first quarter and cruising to a 72-36 win. "I was very happy with the way we started the game," said Warsaw coach Will Wienhorst, who owns a 22-4 coaching mark against Wawasee."We played really intense basketball tonight.At times we've lost that intensity, but the last few games we've come out and played really good basketball." In their last game against Columbia City, a contest in which they gave Wienhorst his 400th career win, the Tigers raced out to a 14-1 lead in the first quarter en route to a 35-point win.
DALE HUBLER, Times-Union Sports Writer- | July 28, 2016

Warriors Sweep Away Warsaw

SYRACUSE - In his first 14 seasons as Warsaw's girls basketball coach, Will Wienhorst never lost to Northern Lakes Conference and Kosciusko County rival Wawasee.His Tigers have now lost to the Warriors twice in the last four days. The way Wienhorst looks at it, 14 years of domination has been thrown to the wayside because of 16 minutes. While it was the first quarter in Saturday's 72-43 regular season loss, it was the second stanza in Wednesday night's 81-66 loss in the first round of the inaugural NLC Tournament. "They played better than us in the second quarter," Wienhorst said."That was the game, no ifs, ands or buts about it." Clinging to a 20-19 advantage at the end of the first quarter, the Warriors hammered Warsaw 22-8 in the second quarter, taking a 42-27 lead at halftime. The loss drops Warsaw to 4-4 on the season, while Wawasee, ranked No.3 in Class 3A, improves to 10-0.
DALE HUBLER, Times-Union Sports Writer- | July 28, 2016

NorthWood Panthers Face Stiff Challenge, Rise To Challenge

NAPPANEE - Heading into Saturday night's boys basketball game at NorthWood, the host Panthers would find out just how good this team would be. Coming off an emotional win over East Noble Friday, the Panthers schedule only got tougher.Enter the 4-0 Fairfield Falcons, also winners Friday night by defeating Goshen 56-52 to stay unbeaten. To say the least, this game was huge for both teams as only one team would escape without a loss. The first quarter went exactly as expected as both teams came out in a pressure man-to-man defense.Early on, the Falcons and Panthers traded baskets. Fairfield, who starts five guards, came out lighting up "The Pit."Senior Cullen Stanger was the hot Falcon early, hitting all four shots in the first quarter, including one three-pointer and scoring nine early points. Then the Panthers found a way to control him, limiting Stanger to only four more points the rest of the game.
Craig Helfrich, Times-Union Sports Correspondent- | July 28, 2016

Vikings Survive 59-57 In Consolation

Thursday's consolation game of the Plymouth Tournament was library basketball. Tippecanoe Valley's 59-57 win over John Glenn was played in front of a crowd so hushed at times you could hear the gym's ventilation system running. Tippecanoe Valley coach Bill Patrick, who won his 497th game, couldn't blame the fans. "The consolation game," he opined."The absolute worse basketball game to play.This is the one basketball game they should eliminate.Who wants to play in a losers' game? That's what it is, a losers' game.I have never seen good teams show up and play well in the consolation game. "We ought to throw out consolation games.I would rather play two scheduled games than a tournament." The Vikings upped their record to 5-3 with the win, while John Glenn dropped to 5-3.Senior forward Brandon Eaton scored 23 to lead Valley.Senior forward Dax Snyder added 13, and senior guard Noah Silveus scored 11.
Jeff Holsinger, Times-Union Staff Writer- | July 28, 2016

3 Warsaw Grapplers Advance

MISHAWAKA -ÊWarsaw advanced three wrestlers through the first day of competition at the Mishawaka Wrestling Invitational. Isaac Perry (160 pounds) remains unbeaten on the season as he won all three of his matches Wednesday to move forward to the second day of competition.Joey Navarro went undefeated with a forfeit and two wins (275) and Kris Hueber (215) also won three of matches heading into Thursday's wrestling. The rest of the Tigers were eliminated from the competition, suffering two losses.
Jim Brenneman, Times-Union Sports Correspondent- | July 28, 2016

SYRACUSE - You just knew this game wouldn't be a blow out. Wawasee always plays Warsaw tough, especially on the Warriors' own floor.

So, when Warsaw took a 44-35 lead midway through the fourth quarter, you knew the rally was coming. Wawasee obliged, cutting the lead to one point and eventually losing a 51-48 heartbreaker when Jared Mahnensmith's three-pointer at the buzzer hit both sides of the rim and fell out. "It is very exciting," Warsaw coach Al Rhodes said."It is a good rivalry and the kids get pumped up. "It is always tough," Rhodes said of playing at Wawasee."It is a shame to see it come to an end.I feel bad with the influx of class basketball, people say smaller schools can't compete with big schools." First-year Wawasee coach Jerry Davis has yet to get caught up in the rivalry between the two Kosciusko County schools, but was glad to see his young Warriors compete down to the final shot.
Call it pride, call it desire, but the Wawasee players were not about to go away without a fight. This rivalry has been built around excitement and close games.- | July 28, 2016

Panthers Fall In Title Tilt

GOSHEN - For NorthWood and Wawasee, Tuesday night was one to forget.Although the teams lost in different ways in the Goshen Holiday Tournament, both teams would just like to put Tuesday behind them. The consolation game of the tournament pitted Wawasee against Northridge.The Warriors hung close for the first two quarters, but eventually, superior ability by the Raiders came through to the tune of a 49-31 victory. NorthWood, on the other hand, met Goshen in the championship game.The Redskins showed just how tough they are on their home floor by sending the Panthers to their second defeat of the season 36-35, on a jumper with just three seconds left that found the bottom of the net.The 71 points by the two teams was the second-lowest total in a championship game in the 37-year history of the tournament.
Jason Knavel, Times-Union Staff Writer- | July 28, 2016

On The Court

MANCHESTER AT COLUMBIA CITY Tipoff: 8 p.m.at Columbia City Coaches: Gary Goshert (Manchester), Chris Benedict (Col.City) Records: Manchester 4-1, Col.City 4-1 Last game: Homestead 54, Manchester 45; Col.City 68, Angola 44 Matchup: In Columbia City's five games, opponents have scored more than 50 points against the Eagles only once, and that was Warsaw's 73-65 overtime win.Besides that game, the 45 points scored by Whitko are the most any team has scored against Columbia City.On offense, once the Eagles get the ball inside, they're tough to stop.Forward Dave Richmond leads Columbia City with 17 points per game, while center Jason Elkins adds 13.
Staff Report, Saturday's Games- | July 28, 2016

Tigers Have Smashing Win Over Concord

To say that the Warsaw and Concord girls basketball teams crashed the boards in their Saturday afternoon engagement would be an understatement. The two teams combined for 59 rebounds in Warsaw's 60-45 conference victory, 31 of those going to the Minutemen.The victory moved the Tigers to 6-1 and 2-0 in the Northern Lakes Conference. But what got the attention of the Tiger Den crowd, including WCHS principal Paul Crousore, assistant athletic director Rachel Etherington and the janitorial staff, was when one of the boards crashed. In the game's early going an upper deck basket, raised to the rafters so that the bleachers could be pulled out, in the gym's northwest corner loosened and came to rest on the top row of bleachers.The area was still roped off during the boys basketball game five hours later.
DALE HUBLER, Times-Union Sports Writer- | July 28, 2016

Tiger Wrestlers Place Third In Charger Invitational

Warsaw varsity wrestlers took third place in a field of eight teams in the Charger Invitational at Elkhart Memorial.The event was set up in an unusual round-robin scoring system with team results and individual results being combined to determine individual scores and finishing positions. Jimtown won the team championship by a wide margin with 436 points and five individual champs.Elkhart Memorial finished in second place with 377 points and only two champs.Ê Warsaw followed close behind in third place with 364 points, but four Tigers earned championships. Warsaw's individual champions were Anthony Boley (103), Isaac Perry (160), Kris Hueber (215) and Joey Navarro (275). Coach Tony Boley was ecstatic over the work done by his wrestlers.
Jim Brenneman, Times-Union Sports Correspondent- | July 28, 2016

Squires Fend Off Zebras

ROCHESTER - In 10 months, this is how far Rochester's basketball team has come: From an 0-21 record to hosting an early Three Rivers Conference marquee matchup Friday night. The Zebras hosted the Manchester Squires, and at least at this point in the season, it was the TRC's best game.Both entered 3-0. The teams didn't disappoint.Manchester won 60-54.So competitive was this game, afterward Rochester coach Scott Newcomb paid the Squires a compliment when he said: "Overall, this is the best basketball we've played this year.I know it doesn't show in wins or losses, but give Manchester credit." Afterward, the nattily clad Newcomb, his tie loosened, lumbered up the bleachers and donned a headset for his radio postgame show.He talked humps, as in never being able to get over them. If this game had a story line, that was it.
Jeff Holsinger, Times-Union Staff Writer- | July 28, 2016

Vikings Vault Past Wildcats

MENTONE - To beat Whitko for the first time in six years, the Tippecanoe Valley basketball team borrowed a page from the Princeton playbook. The Vikings downed Whitko for the first time since 1990, thanks to the help of a Princeton basketball trademark, backdoor cuts.Pete Carril's Princeton teams made a living off the backdoor play, as did the Vikings in their 66-55 win over Whitko Friday. Coaches always talk about forcing other teams to play to their tempo.Valley forced Whitko to play to its tempo. Whitko's philosophy? As coach Dave Henson has said in the past, his team does a lot of freelancing on offense.The Wildcats want to get the opponent in a track meet. A shootout with Whitko was the last thing the Vikings wanted, so they slowed the game down.A typical Valley possession? Five passes or more with players constantly cutting to the basket.
Jeff Holsinger, Times-Union Staff Writer- | July 28, 2016

Hollins Helps North Side Hand Warsaw Loss No. 1

The coach spoke in the tone of a motivational speaker, his voice rising and falling as he stressed his points, his voice clipping off key words. He stopped.Players clapped.He started again and would stop to more applause. Coach Glenn Heaton and his Fort Wayne North Side basketball team (4-1) celebrated in their locker room after handing Warsaw (5-1) its first loss Saturday, 64-59. "You well know, how many times does Warsaw lose on its home floor, particularly with the kind of team they have this year?" Heaton said."They are a great basketball team.For us to come in here and do what we did tonight is a compliment to our guys. "They don't get beat very often.When they do, you better enjoy it." Senior forward Vernard Hollins showed why Heaton is touting him as an All-State player by scoring 28.Hollins has not missed a day of school since middle school, and he missed very little this game, hitting 9 of 15 field goals.
Jeff Holsinger, Times-Union Staff Writer- | July 28, 2016

The Eagles Land On Tippy Valley

COLUMBIA CITY - When Columbia City's basketball players went on summer vacation, they took with them memories of a sectional loss. Their season ended when they walked off the court with a 33-32 loss to Tippecanoe Valley in the sectional championship game, on their home floor no less. The Eagles remembered how that felt.Friday night, it was payback time.Again they hosted Tippecanoe Valley.This time they won 64-40.
Jeff Holsinger, Times-Union Staff Writer- | July 28, 2016

Wawasee's Carr Takes First

MISHAWAKA - Warsaw took seventh place and Wawasee 10th place in the Mishawaka Invitational Wrestling Tournament.Ê Wawasee's Kevin A.Carr was the champion in the 160-pound class. Carr grabbed his championship with three pins on Tuesday and two hard-fought decisions on Wednesday. His semifinal match put him against Terry Saylor of Penn.Carr's 7-4 victory took him to the championship round, where he faced last year's state champion, Mishawaka's Brad Harper.The three-period match ended in a 1-1 tie.It took double-overtime for Carr to come out on top by a 2-1 final score for first place.Ê All of Carr's wins and his championship contributed 30 points to Wawasee's team score.
Jim Brenneman, Times-Union Sports Correspondent- | July 28, 2016

NorthWood Wakes Up In Time To Beat Triton

BOURBON - For two teams that are supposed to be headed in opposite directions, NorthWood and Triton had many similarities in their game on Friday night. With four returning starters and a wealth of talent, the Panthers are expected to have an exciting season.On the flip side, the Trojans don't return a single starter from last year's 16-6 team and are expected to take their lumps early. However, Triton led NorthWood by two points at the half before the Panthers won 50-37 in a game that was as close as four points with two minutes to play. Both teams entered Triton's gym without any game experience this year, and it showed early.NorthWood was 6 of 20 in the first half and Triton was 6 of 19 as both teams tried to gain some offensive flow. Triton went into the half leading 15-13.
Jason Knavel, Times-Union Staff Writer- | July 28, 2016

Tigers Get By Valparaiso 51-44

Everyone in the Warsaw community who follows boys basketball wants to know what's wrong with the Tigers, and the theories are many: Senior forward Ross Kesler, arguably the team's best defensive player, is out with a fractured back.There's inexperience at point guard.The team chemistry has not clicked.The timing on offense is off.The players entered the season believing they were as good as their top 10 preseason rankings.And so on. During the Indiana/Kentucky broadcast Saturday afternoon, CBS color analyst Billy Packer said he would never forget about the time former coach Al Maguire asked him what the object of the game was.The object, Maguire told him, is to win the game. That said, the Tigers are 3-0 after Saturday's 51-44 win over a Valparaiso team that entered 3-0. Warsaw's has won its three games by a combined 11 points.
Jeff Holsinger, Times-Union Staff Writer- | July 28, 2016

Warsaw Goes Deep In Win Over Northridge

Warsaw's strong bench helped lead the Tigers to a 64-55 win over the Northridge Raiders. The game started off slowly as the Raiders passed the ball around the court for more than two minutes. Before Northridge took a shot, Warsaw stole the ball, moved it down the court, and scored two points on a Chris Wiggins layup. Justin Anderson answered with two points of his own for the Raiders to tie the score at two. With four minutes to play in the first frame, Zach Nelson was fouled as he shot a layup, and after he netted the ensuing free throw, the Tigers were up 8-4. By the end of the first, Warsaw held an 18-12 lead over Northridge. Just over two minutes into Continued from Page 1B the second quarter, Nelson hit another two-point basket to give Warsaw its first double-figure lead, 22-12. Northridge chipped away at Warsaw's lead, and with three minutes left in the half, the Raiders had pulled to within three points of the Tigers, 27-24.
Jen Gibson, Times-Union Sports Writer- | July 28, 2016
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