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WINONA LAKE -ÊThe Grace College volleyball team's season came to an end Saturday in a five-game loss to Cornerstone in the NAIA Regional VIII Semifinals.Cornerstone defeated the Lancers 15-12, 7-15, 3-15, 16-14, 15-6. After dropping the opening game, the Lancers bounced back and won two consecutive games in fairly easy fashion.Grace led for much of the fourth game, but Cornerstone pulled out the victory in the end. Grace senior Kate Millen had 26 kills and seven blocks.Millen ends as the all-time kills and blocks leader at Grace and finishes her career with the second-best blocks total in NAIA history. Grace's Jessica Zaugg had 61 assists and ended with the highest single-season assists total in school history.Kelli Irish ended her career with six aces to break the career ace record at Grace. The Lancers ended the season 28-18 after beginning 4-10.Grace was ranked No.25 in the last NAIA poll.Cornerstone improved to 35-6 on the year.
Times-Union Sports Staff- | July 28, 2016

Jarrett Sixth In ARCA Finale, Takes Rookie Honors

HAMPTON, Ga.- In what already looked like a 'been there, done that,' 26-year-old ML Motorsports driver Jason Jarrett now has the T-shirt to show for it. After finishing sixth in Saturday's ARCA RE/MAX Series season finale at Atlanta Motor Speedway, members of the Warsaw-based stock car team donned shirts proclaiming Jarrett the 2001 Rookie of the Year. Having driven to 10 top-10 finishes, including three seconds, two thirds and a fifth, in his last 11 races, Jarrett appears to be a lock to take ARCA's top rookie honors.Highlighted by a win in the inaugural race at Kansas Speedway, Jarrett and his ML Motorsports team finished second in the season point standings.
DALE HUBLER, Times-Union Sports Writer- | July 28, 2016

Warriors' Iron Seven Hold Off Goshen

SYRACUSE - After a 49-41 win over Goshen in the first round of the Northern Lakes Conference Tournament, Wawasee girls head basketball coach Kem Zolman talked about his "Iron 7," the seven-player rotation he uses.Led by the balanced scoring of Jessie Wolf, Megan Walker, Tiffany Fick and Kayln Lantz, the Warriors avoided a second half letdown that saw Goshen cut a 20-point lead to four points. Rachel Canen, Shawn Knafel and Casey Short rounded out the scoring for Wawasee. The Redskins' Kate Syznal nailed two free throws with 2:09 left in the contest to draw Goshen to within four points at 43-39.Wawasee's Rachel Canen gave the ball back to the Redskins after being called for a charge following the Warriors' timeout.Canen finished the night with six points and five rebounds for Wawasee. Goshen, as was the story all night, struggled offensively and was unable to take advantage of Wawasee's turnover.
DANIEL RIORDAN, Times-Union Sports Writer- | July 28, 2016

Warsaw Boys Rally For Win At Elkhart Central

ELKHART - Playing major minutes on the varsity boys basketball team for the first time in his brief high school career, Warsaw Community High School sophomore Jesse Sharp lived up to his last name Saturday night. Moving up to the varsity level because of an injury to starting senior point guard Ben Truman, Sharp came off the bench and scored nine points for the Tigers, who rallied from a 15-point deficit at halftime to beat host Elkhart Central 64-56 in overtime at historic North Side Gym. Sharp hit a three-pointer to knot the game at 50-all with six seconds left in regulation, and the Tigers went on to outscore the Blue Blazers 14-6 in the four-minute overtime session. "Jesse Sharp has a knack for hitting big shots," said Warsaw coach Doug Ogle, whose team improved to 6-3 on the season. Ogle went on to point out that Sharp's shot came a year after he hit a three-quarter lenght shot to send the freshman game against Penn into overtime.
Dale Hubler, Times-Union Sports Editor- | July 28, 2016

Wienhorst Wins 400th, Tigers Manhandle Columbia City

COLUMBIA CITY - Nothing short of a great rivalry over the years, Warsaw's girls basketball game with Columbia City Tuesday was more like an unwanted meeting with the playground bully. Warsaw, currently ranked No.8 in 4A, simply manhandled the host Eagles and Will Wienhorst's 400th career victory was never in doubt as the hot-handed Tigers cruised to a 68-33 win. In his 25th year of coaching, Wienhorst now owns a career mark of 400-132 (75.2 percent).In his 18th year directing the Tigers he boasts a 296-91 (76.5 percent) record.
Dale Hubler Times-Union Sports Writer- | July 28, 2016

Rhodes Collects 300th Victory

When looking back, it might never have been at Warsaw for Al Rhodes. If fate hadn't been on his side, he probably wouldn't have been able to celebrate his 300th win as the boys' basketball coach of the Tigers. About 16 years ago when Warsaw was looking for a coach to replace Jim Miller, who had just moved onto Huntington, school officials looked at Rhodes, but he wasn't there first choice.He might not have even been there second choice. But as it turned out, Rhodes, then a Tiger assistant coach, got the head coaching position and two games into his 17th season at Warsaw, he upped his coaching record to 300-100 with a thrilling 63-62 win over Kosciusko County rival Tippecanoe Valley Wednesday at the Tiger Den.
Greg Jones, Times-Union Sports Editor- | July 28, 2016

Tiger Spikers Fall In Sectional Championship

KENDALLVILLE - A sport in which momentum is key, DeKalb's varsity volleyball team stole it from Warsaw Saturday night, and then the Barons made off with the sectional championship. The best-of-five series knotted at one game each in the championship match of the East Noble Sectional, DeKalb trailed the Tigers 18-15 but scored the game's final six points with sophomore Rachelle Grogg serving. That turnaround went a long way in DeKalb edging Warsaw 21-16, 15-21, 21-18, 21-19. Asked the difference in the game, Warsaw coach Doug West sat down, spoke very softly.
DALE HUBLER, Times-Union Sports Writer- | July 28, 2016

Plymouth Drops Whitko To 0-6

SOUTH WHITLEY - The famous saying goes, "Don't count your chickens before they're hatched." That is exactly what happened during Saturday night's game.The Plymouth Pilgrims boasted a 4-0 overall record and figured on an easy win over the struggling 0-5 Whitko Wildcats. But the struggle laid in their own laps as the Wildcats pushed above and beyond what they had thought and gave Plymouth an early season eye-opener. But as the final seconds ticked off the clock, it was the Pilgrims who left with a close win over their hosts, beating Whitko 62-53. "I am extremely proud of my team," said Whitko coach Steve Pickett."This is the best we have played all year." Whitko came in pumped up and owned the early lead as starting forward Ben Ryan nailed the first two field goals of the game.Ryan made 73 percent of his shots en route to a season-high 18 points.He also pulled down eight rebounds.
Andrew J. Trudell, Times-Union Sports Writer- | July 28, 2016

Grace Women Win

WINONA LAKE - The Lancer women powered past Kalamazoo College 70-55 Saturday to pick up their second straight win. Rebecca Wahlstrom led the Lancers with 20 points 11 boards.She had 10 points in the first 10 minutes of the game as Grace jumped out to an early 17-9 lead and never looked back.At the half, the Lancers were up 39-21. Both teams had opportunities from the free throw line.Kalamzoo scored 20 points from the line in the second half, while Grace had 18. Eve Arthur scored 15 points for Grace, including 8 for 8 from the free throw line.Amy Doron chipped in 10. Grace (3-9) hosts Elmhurst at 2 p.m.Saturday. Manchester Women Fall At Huntington, the Manchester women's basketball team fell to Huntington 80-58 Saturday at the Merillat Complex. Kim Barga was the lone Spartan to break double figures with 10 points.Huntington got 27 points from Nichole Gill and 22 points from Amy Bechtel. The Spartans (4-4) hosts Taylor Dec.28.
Staff Report- | July 28, 2016

Tigers Survive 3-Point Barrage

It was certainly a battle of different styles Saturday in the championship game of the Warsaw Holiday Tourney at the Tiger Den. The challengers from South Bend Washington were dropping three-pointers on the outside like scud missiles, while the host Warsaw team took the inside route, pounding the ball in the paint and making frequent trips to the charity stripe. The frees won over the threes. Warsaw's 28-6 advantage at the free-throw line helped offset the Panthers' 15 treys as the Tigers won their fourth straight holiday tourney title, their second straight over the Panthers, 86-77. It was just a matter of the two teams preferring different lines.Warsaw liked the one 15 feet away, while the Panthers went 4 feet (or even further) back.The Tigers went to the free-throw line 36 times compared to just 10 for the Panthers, but Washington kept pace by hitting 15 of 28 from beyond the arc.
Greg Jones, Times-Union Sports Editor- | July 28, 2016

College Roundup

WINONA LAKE -ÊThe Grace College volleyball team stunned NAIA No.11 Indiana Wesleyan for the second time this season, defeating the Wildcats for the Mid-Central Conference Tournament Championship. The Lancers beat Indiana Wesleyan 15-5, 15-9, 9-15, 13-15, 15-12 Saturday to hand the Wildcats just their third loss of the year. The Lancers won the first two games before dropping two consecutive games.Indiana Wesleyan led 3-0 in the third game before Grace came storming back. Tricia Doyle had 27 kills in the match and Kate Millen added 17.Jessica Zaugg had 63 assists and Dawn Harper added seven blocks. Grace (28-17) will now host the NAIA Regional Tournament Saturday.The Lancers will play Cornerstone at noon, while Indiana Wesleyan will play Madonna at 10 a.m.The Championship will take place at 6 p.m.for an automatic bid to the NAIA National Tournament.
Times-Union Staff Report- | July 28, 2016

Penn Wins In A Pinch

MISHAWAKA - Afterward there were the expected tears from his players, and then football coach Phil Jensen took a few seconds to shake off his emotions. Though its only loss of the regular season came in overtime to then No.5-ranked Homestead, Warsaw went through the season unranked and was written off by many against Penn.The Tigers, led by 21 seniors who won three games combined at Warsaw's two middle schools, took the Kingsmen to the wire on their turf before senior Matt Nagy's 28-yard field goal with two seconds left gave Penn a 10-7 win Friday. Warsaw finishes its season at 9-2, a win total the Tigers haven't had since 1982; Penn, winners of three of the last five state championships, improves to 10-1 and will play at Mishawaka (8-3) Friday for the sectional championship.Mishawaka topped Michigan City 34-15.
DALE HUBLER, Times-Union Sports Writer- | July 28, 2016

NorthWood Gets Past East Noble

NAPPANEE - Getting a late start on the season, NorthWood fought East Noble through four quarters to pull off their first home victory of the year by defeating East Noble 49-41. Compared to East Noble's record of 25-2 last year, this year's team is said to be one of Knights coach Marty Johnson's most inexperienced teams in years. "We were right with them through three quarters, but some of our best players became spectators at the end," Johnson later said."But we're a young team and we're improving.That's what I care about." Jumping off to a slow start in the first quarter, the Panthers gave up three three-point shots to Zach Lear of East Noble. But NorthWood came back, with Bobby Brown scoring 19 points and Aaron Huber scoring 13. "The whole game mostly centered around both teams' defense," Coach Gunn of NorthWood said.
CRAIG LANKFORD, Times-Union Sports Correspondent- | July 28, 2016

Warriors Continue March To Indy

LOWELL - On a night when a hobbled Jordan Swain was underused, it was the arm of Kory Lantz that gave Wawasee a 28-21 win over Lowell Friday and a date with Logansport in the northern 4A semistate. After a seesaw affair that saw the Warriors never trail, Lowell tied things up at 21-21 with 7:21 left in the third quarter.When quarterback Scott Schulz found fullback Jeff Clemens from 16 yards out on a bootleg, Clemens took the lion's share of offensive output for the Red Devils. The Warriors and head coach Joe Rietveld made 2000-yard rusher Toby Goetz public enemy No.1. "We knew where he was at all times," said Rietveld of Goetz."We had an extra guy where we thought he was going to be because he's a heck of a player." Undaunted by Lowell's tying score, the Warriors came back on the ensuing possession and showed why they were favorites to represent the north in Indianapolis over the weekend.
DANIEL RIORDAN, Times-Union Sports Writer- | July 28, 2016

Whitko Beats 'Busco

SOUTH WHITLEY - For 16 minutes on Friday night, the Churubusco Eagles shut down Whitko's Zach Henson, sort of.But in the second half, Henson did as he usually does, taking over a tight game and leading the Wildcats to a 61-53 victory. Two minutes into the opening period, Henson came down hard on his ankle after trying to block a Todd Fleetwood layup.He went to the lockerroom to get his ankle taped up, and he came back with two minutes to play in the quarter.Henson was ineffective, though, and only scored three points on two shots. As a result, Churubusco led 25-24 at the break.The second half was a different story completely. Henson scored 29 points on 14 shots, including 15 of Whitko's 17 fourth-quarter points, to get the Wildcats to .500 on the year at 3-3.
JASON KNAVEL, Times-Union Sports Correspondent- | July 28, 2016

Warriors Indianapolis Bound!

SYRACUSE - Jimtown head football coach Bill Sharpe visited the Wawasee Warriors on Tuesday and told the players whoever made the least amount of mistakes would win Friday's northern semistate.Sharpe knows a thing or two about winning postseason football, leading his Jimmies to three 2A state titles in 25 years. The Warriors played a near flawless first half on their way to a 49-19 defeat of Logansport that earns Wawasee its first state finals appearance since 1985. The coach of that '85 team, Myron Dickerson was a special color analyst for one of the local radio stations Friday night. And the colors du jour were forest green and old gold, those of Wawasee. Logansport received the ball to start the game and drove to Wawasee's 38-yard line before Berries running back Brent Woodruff was stripped and his fumble was recovered by Wawasee defensive end Tim Brumbaugh. As they've done all year, the Warriors were quick to capitalize.
DANIEL RIORDAN, Times-Union Sports Writer- | July 28, 2016

Warsaw Wrestlers Open Season

Warsaw opened the new wrestling season with two wins against three losses in the Tiger Invitational Wrestling Classic on Saturday. Kokomo won the team competition with a 5-0 record, followed by LaVille, 4-1, Eastside 3-2, Warsaw 2-3, Triton 1-4, and Tippecanoe Valley 0-5. Three Warsaw wrestlers finished the day with no losses- Chris Elvidge (135 pounds), Troy Miller (171), and Jacob Boots (275).Boots, a senior was also named outstanding wrestler of the event, sharing the honor with LaVille's Joe Urednick. Warsaw vs.Triton In the first round Warsaw defeated Triton by a score of 43-35.After handing Triton six points on a forfeit at 140 pounds, the Tigers won four in a row.Robert Raymer (145), Blake Deaton (152), Joel Perry (160), and Troy Miller each notched a win to give the Tigers a 22-6 lead.The Tigers gave up another forfeit at 189, and senior rookie Justin Burgess (215) was pinned by Nate Ulmer.
Jim Brenneman, Times-Union Sports Correspondent- | July 28, 2016

Warrior Defense Deserving Of Respect

SYRACUSE - Aretha Franklin sang about it, while the late Rodney Dangerfield joked about not getting any. R-E-S-P-E-C-T. With Wawasee High School's varsity football team enjoying its best season in the program's history, setting a school record for victories and winning the Northern Lakes Conference and sectional championships for the first time since 1985, the Warrior defense, in a way, might feel like Dangerfield. On a team with offensive stars like Kory Lantz, Jordan Swain, Andrew Mock and Ben Chamoux, Wawasee's defense has garnered few headlines this season, yet has stood its ground time and time again. An underestimated group, coach Joe Rietveld's defensive team held conference rival Plymouth to 81 yards rushing on 33 attempts in Friday's 28-7 sectional win. Running the football is Plymouth's bread-and-butter, yet it was the Warrior defense that feasted play after play, shutting down talented Rockies running back Jared Gaul.
Dale Hubler, Times-Union Sports Editor- | July 28, 2016

Big Second Half Propels Tigers Past Eagles

Warsaw's girls basketball team's 49-38 win over rival Columbia City Tuesday in the Tiger Den was a tale of two halves, to say the least. Fortunately for Warsaw coach Will Wienhorst and his Tigers, their second-half performance far outweighed their first half as they improved their record to 7-1. Columbia City took early control with 5-foot-10 forward Jovan Krider hitting the first two points of the game.But their lead didn't last long as 6-2 Tiger center Katie Elliott, who earlier in the day signed her letter of intent to play for John Brown University, tallied the first two Warsaw points on a rebound and bucket off of Jenna Rooney's missed three-point attempt. The score was briefly knotted at four each before the Eagles took their second lead of the game, only to see Elliott hit her first of three three-pointers, giving Warsaw a 7-6 advantage with five minutes left to play in the first frame.
DALE HUBLER, Times-Union Sports Writer- | July 28, 2016

Lancer Women Avoid Repeat

WINONA LAKE - All the while picking up its sixth win of the season, a win total higher than all of last year, Grace College's women's basketball team was trying not to repeat history against visiting Manchester in a 60-41 win Tuesday. A year ago, Grace led by two at halftime and held a double-digit lead in the second half before Manchester came back and won 68-64. Last night, Grace led by two at halftime and held a double-digit lead in the second half.Only this time, the Lancers were able to close things out, upping their record to 6-6. "I think we do," second-year Grace coach Lori Wynn said when asked if her team had the ability to close teams out."We have a lot more depth." Grace, a team that had seven players that saw ample playing time a year ago, had nine players score at least four points last night.
DALE HUBLER, Times-Union Sports Writer- | July 28, 2016
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