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Warsaw football coach Phil Jensen had never met Bill Goshert before Wednesday, but they are linked by a piece of history.Linked like Mark McGwire and Sammy Sosa were to Roger Maris. Goshert made history in 1964, five years before a man walked on the moon and one year after JFK was assassinated, when he guided Warsaw's football team through a 10-0 season. Where was Jensen, Warsaw's current skipper, in 1964? Well, he was born April 6, 1965. Since Goshert's perfect season 35 years ago, the best start by a Tiger team had been 6-0 in 1992.Under Ted Huber Warsaw went 6-0 in 1992 before losing to NorthWood 26-0.Warsaw finished with a season record of 7-2.In fact, the last time the Tigers went through a gridiron season with only one loss was 1982 under Kevin Westover, when they compiled a 9-1 record, their only loss of the season coming in the second game, 7-6 to Fort Wayne Snider.
DALE HUBLER, Times-Union Sports Writer- | July 28, 2016

TV's TRC Title Hopes Fade

SOUTH WHITLEY - The Tippecanoe Valley Viking volleyball team hoped to go into Whitko and do to the Wildcats what Rochester did to them Monday: defeat them on senior night. Whitko had other ideas. Last week Rachelle McCammon, Whitko's coach, said their team was taking baby steps to learn to win.Learn they did.In the end, Whitko came out on top 15-10, 15-13. Valley, however, did not go down easily.In game one, Valley struck early and scored the first point. After three possession changes, the score was tied 1-1 as Valley's Amy Nellans stepped up to serve.She served up three straight points to put the Vikings in the lead 4-1. Behind 4-1, Whitko started taking baby steps.The Wildcats scored one point on three of their next five possessions to tie the score at 4. Valley and Whitko each scored one point on each of their possessions, making the score 5-5.
Jen Gibson, Times-Union Sports Writer- | July 28, 2016

Warsaw Shares NLC Title

NAPPANEE - As of Saturday morning, Warsaw's girls golf team was looking to accomplish two firsts in school history: finish undefeated and win the Northern Lakes Conference title outright. After Saturday's NLC Tournament at McCormick Creek Golf Course, Warsaw will have to settle for finishing undefeated. The Tigers entered the tournament 6-0 in the NLC, but the Tigers placed third in the seven-team match.Because the final NLC standings combine regular-season dual matches and the tournament, the third-place finish forced the Tigers to share the NLC title with Goshen. While Warsaw has never won the NLC outright, the Tigers shared first place in 1995.
Jeff Holsinger, Times-Union Staff Writer- | July 28, 2016

Trio Of Local Games Postponed

Three local football games were postponed on Friday because of lightning. Tippecanoe Valley at Northfield, North Miami at Manchester and John Glenn at Triton were each postponed.The games will pick up where they were left off last night. Valley Leads Northfield At Wabash, the Tippecanoe Valley Vikings, on the road at Northfield hunting for win No.2 of the season, will have to wait another night for a chance at the victory. Lightning and torrential rains spoiled the night north of Wabash, and the game will be played tonight with kickoff scheduled for 7. A batch of thunderstorms rolled through the area just prior to Friday's kickoff, and the game was postponed to 8 and then 8:30 pm.The contest did get underway for eight minutes, but lightening and rain returned around 9.The game was called following that delay.
Staff Report- | July 28, 2016

Warsaw Golfers Second At NLC Championship

NAPPANEE - The Warsaw Tiger golf team placed second in Saturday's NLC Championship to claim second place overall in the conference. Twice the Tigers have lost matches to a conference opponent, and both times it was Goshen.Once again for Warsaw, it was just too much Inga Snyder.Snyder, who shot a 34 on the par 36 McCormick Creek Golf Course in late August to help beat Warsaw, came through again on the course.The Goshen star shot a 37 on the front nine and a 39 on the back nine for a 76. Goshen shot a 359, and Warsaw was a distant second with a 407.Tricia Suchecki and Brooke Westover each shot a 99 to lead Warsaw. Also for the Tigers, Amy Landis shot a 101, Ashley Cooper a 108 and Julie Arnold a 110. "We played to our average, but Goshen had great scores from all their players," Turner said."They are a great team, especially their No.1, Snyder.Our girls had a good NLC season.We went 5-1 to finish second.
Staff Report- | July 28, 2016

Valley Spikers Down Squires

AKRON - While homecoming week hits a fevered pitch tonight when the Valley football team takes the field, the volleyball team buoyed school spirit Thursday with a 25-17, 25-23, 25-22 win over rival Manchester. All three games were like watching the same episode of a TV show.Valley jumped out to an early lead, the Squires battled back to take a lead, but the Vikings rallied late to be triumphant. In the first game, Valley jumped out to a 15-10 lead on a questionable call when Amanda Wiley's serve was called in.Valley rode the momentum lost by the Squires.Manchester got as close as 20-16 with Whitney Woods serving before falling 25-17.
DANIEL RIORDAN, Times-Union Sports Writer- | July 28, 2016

Slow-Starting Tigers Put Finishing Touches On Snider

Two times the Fort Wayne Snider volleyball team, ranked No.16, got out of the gate quickly against Warsaw.And two times Warsaw, ranked No.14, slammed it shut on Snider. The Tigers improved to 7-2 with a 15-12, 15-6 win over Snider Tuesday evening in a match that finished up in an hour.Not that it was that easy, mind you. Warsaw fell behind 5-0 in the second game.Tiger head coach Jamie Byron called a timeout.After the timeout, Snider scored the first point to make it 6-0.The Tigers then outscored the Panthers 15-0 the rest of the way. While Byron may have been a little concerned early, she wasn't worried about losing the game.Warsaw had prepared for an occasion just like this - an early deficit - in practice, so Byron knew her team was prepared.
Jeff Holsinger, Times-Union Staff Writer- | July 28, 2016

Local Athletes Cavell, Liebsch Tour Overseas

Michelle Liebsch and Casey Cavell live less than 20 miles away from each other.Liebsch attends Warsaw Community High School, and Cavell attends Wawasee High School. They didn't realize it then, but both visited the Netherlands at the same time in early August.Both were touring with baseball/softball teams.Both may have been from Kosciusko County, but each was on a different tour. Cavell, a 14-year-old freshman baseball player, toured with the U.S.Baseball Stars.Liebsch, a 16-year-old softball player, does not know for sure the name of her organization, but said, "It said 'People to People Ambassadors' on our shirts." Cavell made his team by trying out at Valparaiso, one of 28 tryout locations.Cavell, who played second base, shortstop and outfield on the tour, made a team of 11 players. "It was mostly players from the Midwest," he said. No one else from this area made the team.The closest player to Cavell lived in Valparaiso.
Jeff Holsinger, Times-Union Staff Writer- | July 28, 2016

Hoops Tourney Returns To Mermaid Festival

NORTH WEBSTER - Once the premier outdoor basketball tournament in the area, the Mermaid Festival Basketball Tournament returns after a 15-year absence. In the 1950s and '60s, hundreds of fans crammed the bleachers to watch the games at North Webster Elementary School on the courts commonly known to locals as "The Mat". The excitement of who would win the tournament trumped the naming of the Mermaid Festival Queen. Popularity waned by 1970, and the tournament, which started in 1946, was sporadically played until 1990. Leesburg resident Jeff Carey and North Webster Community Center Activies Board Chairman Mike Kissinger decided to bring back the tournament this winter after a basketball tournament at the old elementary school, now the North Webster Community Center, drew mild interest. With the help of a grant from the K21 Foundation, the outdoor courts received a new surface, backboards, goals, lighting and fencing.
DANIEL RIORDAN, Times-Union Sports Writer- | July 28, 2016

Concord Lives Up To Name, Beats Wawasee

SYRACUSE - No.10 (4A) Concord is known as the Minutemen, but it took the team from Dunlap just 54 seconds to erase a 17-point deficit and hang on to beat heated Northern Lakes Conference rival and third-ranked Wawasee 45-26 at Warrior Field Friday night. Concord started the barrage with a one-yard run by senior running back Monty Marion, followed by a Jeremy Howard extra point with 40 seconds left in the first half to bring the Minutemen to within 10 points at 20-10. On the ensuing kickoff, the Warriors failed to cover the kick and allowed the ball to bounce, with Concord recovering at the 18-yard line. The Minutemen's junior quarterback Bob Cira found receiver Nolan Vann in the endzone on the following play from 18 yards out to draw Concord to within a field goal at 20-17.
Daniel Riordan, Times-Union Sports Editor- | July 28, 2016

No. 10 Triton Spikers Knock Knox

BOURBON - Call it guarded optimism.Triton head volleyball coach Gayle Perry has it.She realizes the potential of her volleyball team, ranked No.10 in the state in Class A, and understands what it can accomplish this year. "We need some strong competition to really make our game get better," Perry said."We're thrilled to be in class volleyball.That's really good for us.In fact, it's given us a new outlook.Besides the conference, we have the sectional to look forward to.Michigan City Marquette is ranked No.4 right now in Class A.They're a really good team, but I think we can compete with them in the sectional." Perry showed off her team and that skill level on Wednesday as Triton hosted Knox.The Trojans dominated from the beginning, winning easily 15-2, 15-7.
Jason Knavel, Times-Union Staff Writer- | July 28, 2016

Tigers Win Sectional Opener

On a night two losing streaks became a thing of the past, fans of Warsaw Community High School's football team got a glimpse of the future. With a 28-21 win over visiting Carroll Friday in the first round of Class 5A Sectional 3 action, the Tigers halted their eight-game losing streak and picked up their first postseason win since 2002. The seven-point win was highlighted by a 69-yard touchdown run from freshman running back Andy Conrad and a 45-yard touchdown catch by freshman tight end/quarterback Justin Clemens.
Dale Hubler, Times-Union Sports Editor- | July 28, 2016

Friday Football Notebook

Defensive Player Of Week - Luke Matz, Wawasee Matz had a big fumble recovery for the Warriors to help Wawasee hold Northern Lakes Conference opponent Northridge and its high-powered offense to only 120 yards of total offense.In the process, the Warriors gained their second win of the season, the same as all of last year on the field. Offensive Player Of Week - Eric Prater, Valley Prater ran for 175 yards and three touchdowns to lead Tippecanoe Valley to its first win of the 1997 season, 27-21, over Manchester.Prater scored on runs of 5, 50 and 78 yards.His 175 yards came on only 13 carries, and he is now averaging over eight yards a carry this year.
Staff Report- | July 28, 2016

Warriors' Wortinger Medalist Again

SYRACUSE - Kari Wortinger shot a 43 in defeating the closest golfer among three teams by 12 strokes as Wawasee won twice.Scores were Wawasee 231, Westview 254, West Noble 263 on Wednesday. Julia Wolfe shot a 58 for the Warriors in the win. Wawasee (5-14) will be at Fremont on Thursday. WAWASEE 231, WESTVIEW 254, WEST NOBLE 263 Wawasee - Kari Wortinger 43, Julia Wolfe 58, Stephanie Wihebrink 62, Kelly Drake 68, Sandy Drake 75 Manchester 205, Elmhurst 280 At North Manchester, Katie Parker shot a 45 to lead the Squires to an easy victory on Wednesday.Dorey Bungitak backed up Parker with a 48. Demara Knight led the junior varsity squad with a 51. Manchester is now 9-2 and will be at Sycamore Golf Course with Warsaw today.
Staff Report, Prep Roundup- | July 28, 2016

Warsaw, Wawasee Win Cross Country Titles

DUNLAP - After winning the overall Northern Lakes Conference girls cross championship the past 10 seasons, the 2000 title was literally taken out of Northridge's hands at Ox Bow Park Saturday, a day that saw a mixture of ice and snow falling at times. After going through the regular season round robin schedule with a 4-2 record, Northridge won Saturday's conference meet with a score of 35.The Raiders were awarded the trophy for winning the overall championship - round robin record and meet finish combined. There was only one problem, Warsaw's 5-1 round robin record and second-place finish Saturday, a score of 65, made the Tigers the overall champion. After a short meeting of officials, Warsaw was given the trophy.
DALE HUBLER, Times-Union Sports Writer- | July 28, 2016

Manchester Netters Top Wawasee

SYRACUSE -ÊAll year Wawasee boys tennis coach Paula Searfoss has been searching for that elusive third point. The Warriors' Justin McDowell and Raphael Busch have been solid at No.1 and 2 singles respectively but they have gotten much help from their teammates. Such was the case Tuesday afternoon as Wawasee fell to visiting Manchester 3-2 on the tennis courts at Wawasee High School. Mancheseter's Andrew Gnagy and Kyle Lahman earned the first win of the night for the Squires with a 6-0, 6-1 win at No.2 doubles. Lahman was playing in place of David Cable though Manchester coach Eric Christiansen said the depth he has on this year's team allows those sort of changes and don't cause much of a drop-off. Next off the court after the No.2 doubles match was the No.3 singles match where Manchester's Brandon Wiley topped the Warriors' Dorian Speicher 6-1, 6-0.
DANIEL RIORDAN, Times-Union Sports Writer- | July 28, 2016

Tippy Valley Volleyball Vaults Past N. Miami

MENTONE - Andria Parker had six kills and Rhonda Doud added 18 assists as Valley defeated North Miami 15-5, 13-15, 15-11 on Tuesday in the TRC opener for the Vikings. Brooke Fisher added four kills, one ace and 15 service points and Jennifer Studebaker had four kills and five blocks in the win. The junior varsity team fell to 5-4 with a 6-15, 15-5, 15-5 loss to North Miami. Valley (4-5, 1-0) will host Triton at 6 p.m.on Thursday. NorthWood Over South Bend Riley 15-2, 15-7 At South Bend, Jamie Gill and Angela Hattery each had five kills and Natalie Will added three blocks as NorthWood cruised on Tuesday. Will added three aces and Marla Yoder had 12 assists for the Panthers. The junior varsity team won 15-7, 15-10 to improve to 7-3 on the year.Jessica Yoder had five kills and Erin Newcomer had nine assists in the win. NorthWood (8-1, 1-0) will be at Plymouth on Thursday at 5 p.m.
Staff Report, Prep Roundup- | July 28, 2016

Plymouth Proves Unstoppable

Two numbers - 68 and 27 - were all that mattered in Wawasee's football game with Plymouth. Plymouth, ranked No.4, won 35-6 over the Warriors, thanks to the help of 68 offensive plays.Wawasee's offense ran, yes, only 27 plays for the game.Out of the 48 minutes, the Warrior offense had the ball less than 10.First downs? Plymouth had 20; Wawasee had three. Plymouth ended the game with 296 yards; Wawasee had but 70. The Rockies didn't have to go very deep into their playbook.They didn't do anything fancy.They ran the ball 62 times and passed it only six. Their offensive package basically consisted of quarterback Matt Cramer either pitching right or left to running back Mike Tremaine, who led the Rockies with 122 rushing yards on 23 carries.When Cramer wasn't pitching the ball away, he ran it himself.He had 62 rushing yards on 15 carries. Every drive by the Plymouth offense in the first half ended in a touchdown.
Jeff Holsinger, Times-Union Staff Writer- | July 28, 2016

Trojan Spikers Roll Past LaVille

The LaVille Lancers and Triton Trojans have more in common than alliterative names.Both teams are young, with LaVille's Elizabeth Messana being the only upperclassman between the two rosters. The young Trojans used their advantage in the middle and strong attacking to capitalize on Laville's mistakes and win 25-22, 25-19, 25-12. Triton was sporadic in the first game but successful enough with its first serve and solid defensive middle to hold off a late charge by the Lancers to win 25-22.LaVille drew to as close as 23-22 before falling. The first game's momentum nearly swung when the Trojans were called for being in the net after LaVille was unable to return a serve.What could have been a shift of confidence in the game instead showed Triton's resolve to hang tough and hold off LaVille.
DANIEL RIORDAN, Times-Union Sports Writer- | July 28, 2016

Hoffert Hoping For State C.C. Berth

Just 4200 meters. That's the difference between 800 and 5000 meters (3.1 miles).For Warsaw's David Hoffert it isn't really all that much. And he will put that to the test Saturday along with four other area runners (Valley's Jenny Day, NorthWood's Brooke Tobias, Wawasee's Katie McCauley and Manchester's Jeremy Stacy) at the Manchester Cross Country Semistate. Hoffert, who ran at the state track meet last year, is trying to get back to state at a distance significantly longer than what he ran around the oval last spring. "Physically, he is built to run," Warsaw boys cross country coach Jeff Grose said."Some of the track coaches believe that he is an 800 meter man who is running cross country." Maybe so, but he has adjusted well to his "second sport."After picking up cross country as a sophomore, the Tiger senior has emerged as the team leader as well as one of the best cross country runners in the area.
Greg Jones, Times-Union Sports Editor- | July 28, 2016
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