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NORTHWOOD AT WARSAW Tip-off: 7:30 p.m.Friday in Warsaw Coaches: Dan Gunn (NorthWood), Al Rhodes (Warsaw) Records: NorthWood 3-4, 1-1 NLC; Warsaw 9-1, 3-0 NLC Last game: Northridge 63, NorthWood 49; Warsaw 63, Penn 39 Last year: NorthWood 60, Warsaw 57 OT Matchup: The Tigers come in averaging 63.4 points per game ...They win by an average of 14.8 points per game ...Steve Siebenmorgen leads Warsaw in scoring at 14.0 points per game ...Siebenmorgen also leads the team in rebounding with 6.2 boards per game.
Times-Union Sports Staff- | July 28, 2016

One For The Books

AKRON - Tippecanoe Valley's boys basketball team did not win the state finals, but it was a scene worthy of a state championship. Fans swarmed the floor.Players mingled with the fans.And most, if not all, made their way to the 61-year-old gray-haired man in the dark suit standing under the north basket. Some shook his hand and patted him on the back; some, old and young, asked for his autograph. Standing here was Tippecanoe Valley coach Bill Patrick, the 20th coach in Indiana boys basketball history to reach 500 career wins.Standing here was Patrick, who owns 31 consecutive winning seasons, which the Indiana Basketball Hall of Fame claims is a record.
Jeff Holsinger, Times-Union Staff Writer- | July 28, 2016

We Learn From Our Vacations

Having returned from vacation, I have come to the realization that I would not be one of those working lottery winners. You know the ones I mean. When interviewed after winning a bazillion dollars they say that they will return to their job at the factory or the mall or the office. Not me. This year, my usual two-week vacation seemed wholly inadequate. Don't get me wrong, I really like my job.I like making newspapers.I like the pace.I like being in the thick of things.I like writing.I like fooling with computers and other electronic devices. But this year, for the first time in a long time, we didn't take a big trip anywhere.We stayed home, mostly.A quick trip to the Henry Ford Museum in Detroit was the only real traveling we did. So what this did was give me an idea of what it would be like to be a lottery winner, only without the money. I liked it.
GARY GERARD, Times-Union Managing Editor- | July 28, 2016

On The Court

GOSHEN AT NO.10 (4A) WARSAW Tipoff: 6:15 p.m.Saturday in Warsaw Coaches: Brian Bechtel (Goshen), Al Rhodes (Warsaw) Records: Goshen 0-6, 0-0 NLC; Warsaw 7-2, 1-1 Last Game: Elkhart Central 68, Goshen 50; Warsaw 78, Withrow 64 Last Year: Warsaw 43, Goshen 39 Matchup: Goshen is no longer coached by Mike Sorrell, he of the deliberate offense that often frustrated Warsaw.After starting the season with a 4-2 record, Warsaw is in the midst of a three-game upswing.Goshen, on the other hand, is looking for its first win of the season under first-year coach Brian Bechtel.Three Tigers come in averaging in double figures, and another is at 9.5 points per game.Steve Siebenmorgen leads the way with 13.6 points per game.Chris Wiggins and Zach Nelson add 13.0 and 10.2 points per game, respectively.Siebenmorgen pulls down an averge of 5.3 boards per game.Nelson adds 4.0.The Redskins are led in the scoring column by Josh Keister and Jeremiah Gamauf.
Times-Union Sports Staff- | July 28, 2016

On The Court

GARY WALLACE AT NO.10 (4A) WARSAW Tipoff: 6:15 p.m.Friday in Warsaw Coaches: John Hoover (Wallace), Al Rhodes (Warsaw) Records: Wallace 8-4, Warsaw 7-2 Last Game: Wallace 79, West Side 62; Warsaw 78, Withrow (Cincinnati) 64 Last Year: Warsaw 82, Wallace 69 Matchup: The Tigers feature balanced scoring.Steve Siebenmorgen scores 13.6 points per game, Chris Wiggins 13.0, Zach Nelson 10.2 and Ross Kesler 9.5.Warsaw enters January playing its best basketball of the season.The Tigers have won their last three games by 16, 28 and 16 points.Rhodes credits the improved play to having a healthy team.The Tigers did not have all 12 varsity players together for a practice until late December.
Times-Union Sports Staff- | July 28, 2016

Former Zimmer President Dies In Florida At Age 67

Former Warsaw industrialist J.Alan Morgan, 67, died unexpectedly of heart failure, Saturday, Dec.28, in his Sarasota, Fla., home. Morgan, a Warsaw High School and Ball State University graduate, was a former president of Zimmer Inc. After his graduation from Ball State in 1957, Morgan began working for Zimmer, a company his grandfather, J.O.Zimmer, founded in 1927.Morgan served in a number of management positions with Zimmer before being elevated to president in June 1969 - a post he held until his retirement on Jan.1, 1979. Morgan successfully negotiated the sale of the privately owned Warsaw orthopedic company to Bristol-Myers Squibb in January 1972. In August 2001, Zimmer was spun off as a separate company by Bristol-Myers and is now traded on the New York Stock Exchange as Zimmer Holdings. A complete obituary appears on page 3A of today's edition.
Staff Report- | July 28, 2016

Bethel Downs Lancer Women's Hoop Team

WINONA LAKE - Had it been a costume ball rather than a basketball game, Grace College's women's team could have gone as Jekyll and Hyde Tuesday evening. In a 69-51 loss at home to Mid-Central Conference foe Bethel, the Lancers trailed 18-7 early but came back and trailed just 20-18 with 6:55 left in the first half. This, the Grace team that fought back and showed heart, made second-year Lancer coach Steve Carlson proud.But in an instant, almost as quickly as they got back in the game, the Lancers found themselves down 50-27 - victims of a 30-9 run by the visiting Pilots. In a word, as Carlson said, Grace lacked consistency on offense.
DALE HUBLER, Times-Union Sports Writer- | July 28, 2016

Quick Start Carries Snider

Except for the first five minutes of the game, Warsaw's girls basketball played even with Fort Wayne Snider Saturday. But it was the first five minutes of the game that set the tone. Snider made good on its first six field goal attempts, while Warsaw turned the ball over in its first two possessions. With nearly three minutes remaining in the first quarter the Tigers trailed 19-4, then went on to lose 69-54. The win improves the Panthers to 11-2, while Warsaw falls to 8-6. After the slow start, the Tigers played Snider even on the scoreboard, 50-50, the rest of the way. "We achieved one of our team goals, but that's not good enough," said Warsaw coach Will Wienhorst.One of our major goals was to play good basketball.We didn't believe we could win.We saw how tall they were and how high they were ranked and we stood." Snider, who came in ranked eighth in Class 4A, had five players on its roster at 5-foot-11 or taller.Warsaw had two.
DALE HUBLER, Times-Union Sports Writer- | July 28, 2016

We've Created A Culture Of Violence

Send the federal grief counselors. This time, they go to Littleton, Colo. Not long ago I wrote a similar column about some carnage at some school in some middle class neighborhood. My guess is it won't be too terribly long before I write another. This time the killers made the Guinness Book for highest number of senseless killings in a school.I'm sure the thought of records crossed their minds.They probably watched the guy cramming a half dozen or so swords down his throat live on Fox. This time, the killers had a plan.They hauled in dozens of pipe bombs.They were methodical.They were determined.Some of the students who escaped said they taunted their victims, asked them questions like, "Do you want to die?" before opening fire. We are all helpless.We are all remorseful.What can we do? I hear the government talking about task forces, about new gun laws, about surveys, studies and handbooks.
GARY GERARD, Times-Union Managing Editor- | July 28, 2016

Tiger Boys Escape With NLC Win

MIDDLEBURY - The schools were the same, as were the players, coaches and mascots, only this time something was different. Two weeks after Warsaw's varsity boys basketball team hosted and drilled Northridge by 21 in the opening round of the Northern Lakes Conference Holiday Tournament, it was the visiting Tigers who had to scratch and claw in a two-point win over the Raiders Friday night. In a gymnasium where victories have been hard to come by in recent history for Warsaw, the Tigers escaped with a 44-42 win, their first in Middlebury since 1996.
DALE HUBLER, Times-Union Sports Writer- | July 28, 2016

Plymouth Wrestlers Down Warsaw 45-27

Warsaw wrestlers fell to 2-2 in Northern Lakes Conference competition after losing to Plymouth 45-27 Thursday evening. "I saw some great effort out there tonight from our young guys," said Warsaw coach Tony Boley."It was the best match Adam Bott ever wrestled, and Micah Siesennop had one of his best matches." Still, Warsaw's inexperience in the lower weight classes enabled Plymouth to rack up six wins in a row, including four pins. Anthony Boley (103 pounds) opened the evening for the Tigers against Brandon Shanks, squeezing a pin with a figure-four headlock at 5:40. Tiger Tanner Connealy (112) came out on fire and scored a quick takedown but was ultimately outscored by Glen Ringer, a junior, in a 12-3 major decision.The Tigers forfeited at 119 pounds, and then Warsaw's Chris Riley (125) was pinned by Adam Frey in 1:17.
Jim Brenneman, Times-Union Sports Correspondent- | July 28, 2016

FBI Files: A Chilling Abuse Of Power

Here's a quote to consider: "(I promise) the most ethical administration in the history of the Republic." - Bill Clinton, as quoted in the Washington Post, Jan.24, 1993. Here's another quote to consider: It came from House Majority Leader Dick Armey.He was talking on CNN last weekend about all those FBI files found in the White House. He said, "The president says he didn't read the files - nobody read the files.This is like 'I didn't inhale.' It has about the same level of credibility." After receiving a subpoena for Travelgate documents, President Clinton invoked "executive privilege" and refused to turn the documents over to Congress. After Congress threatened contempt charges, Clinton relented and gave up 1,000 of the 3,000 subpoenaed pages.
GARY GERARD, Times-Union Managing Editor- | July 28, 2016

Some Advice For Kerry

I want to give John Kerry some advice with regard to the Swiftboat Veterans For Truth. Let it go, John, let it go. I am almost starting to feel sorry for the guy. For the first time in months, Kerry has slipped behind W in a national poll. The L.A.Times poll had it Bush, 49; Kerry, 45. And trust me, it's not because of the Swifty guys. It's because of Kerry. You see, W was being skewered by 527 ads.(For an explanation of exactly what a 527 is, see the story on page 2A). Before the Swiftys, virtually all the 527s were Democratic-leaning - MoveOn.org, The Media Fund, America Coming Together - and financed in large part by wealthy individuals (most notably George Soros) and labor unions. These liberal 527s called W a traitor, a coward, a deserter, Hitler, a war monger and all manner of other vile stuff. So what did W do? He ignored them. The liberal 527s were running ads all over the place and W just basically ignored them.
GARY GERARD, Times-Union Managing Editor- | July 28, 2016

Beardslee Enjoys 'Second Career'

The man who helped Dave Parker find his way to the big leagues is here at Edgewood Middle School, signing autographs, selling books and stumping the cause of reading and writing. His New York Yankees cap is perched on his head, and he scribbles his name on scrap pieces of paper, dollar bills and books.Two girls walk up and ask him to sign their hands.He signs hands. For 21 years, Ken Beardslee was a scouting supervisor for the Pittsburgh Pirates.He discovered Parker, a slugger who played 19 years in the majors and hit .290 with 339 home runs and 1,493 RBIs. Beardslee retired in 1977.He and his wife, Marilene, now live in between Leesburg and Milford in an 1875 home that has been completely restored. When Beardslee retired in 1977, he retired from baseball.He did not retire from an active life.Now he pursues his career after baseball, and its path often leads him to places like Edgewood Middle School.
Jeff Holsinger, Times-Union Staff Writer- | July 28, 2016

Whitko Opens January With Win Over Wawasee

SOUTH WHITLEY -ÊThe first basketball game after Christmas Break is always a story teller. Thursday night's game between Whitko and Wawasee told two very different stories. The Wildcats learned how much their effort over the past few weeks has paid off. The Warriors learned they still have some work to do in the 54-37 loss to Whitko. "We went for one or two weeks where we thought we were there," said Wawasee coach Phil Mishler."I think we forgot what it takes to make the shots fall." And Mishler was not kidding.Wawasee shot a dismal 13 of 44, including a 1-for-15 performance from behind the three-point arc. "Tonight we could not get the shots to fall," said Mishler."But you're gonna have nights that the shots don't fall.That's when the defense needs to step up and create scoring for the offense." On the other hand, Whitko was selective in its shooting, going 20 of 31 from the field with a 2-of-4 performance from the three-point line.
JEN GIBSON, Times-Union Sports Editor- | July 28, 2016

Valley Boys Top Glenn To Advance To Tourney Championship

AKRON -ÊAlthough nearly two weeks had passed since the Tippecanoe Valley boys basketball team's last game, the Vikings didn't look like they missed a beat Friday night.Valley (3A No.4) picked up a 67-46 win against John Glenn in the first game of the Winning Edge Holiday Tournament. Earier in the season, Valley defeated Glenn 49-47 in overtime in Walkerton. Glenn's Korey Pulluaim opened the game with a three-point basket, but Valley's Trey Eaton evened the ante with a three-point goal of his own. Then Eaton hit another basket to put the Vikings up 5-3 with 5:18 left in the first quarter. The teams traded baskets through the end of the quarter, with Glenn taking a 9-8 advantage into the second frame. But that lead did not last long. Valley's Corey Vanlaningham hit the first basket of the second quarter to give Valley a 10-9 lead.Glenn's Adam Piotrowicz answered with a field goal of his own, putting the Falcons up 11-10.
JEN GIBSON, Times-Union Sports Editor- | July 28, 2016

Warsaw Wins Wild One Over Columbia City

People who tuned in to TBS Wednesday night could see a farmer who cares for a cow with six legs and a calf with two heads. It's doubtful that Columbia City coach Wayne Kreiger has ever first-hand seen those things that appeared on Ripley's Believe It Or Not. For sure Kreiger had never previously witnessed what he saw on the Tiger Den floor in his 24 years of coaching.Warsaw hosted and beat Columbia City 67-55 last night.He has seen losses, nine of them to be exact, as the Eagles fell to 5-9 and Warsaw improved to 10-5. What he had trouble explaining about the first half were the 17 fouls the referees whistled on his team and the way his team led 22-6 at the 6:27 mark of the second quarter only to fall behind 26-24 at the 2:30 mark of the second quarter.
Jeff Holsinger, Times-Union Staff Writer- | July 28, 2016

Whitko Wins No. 2

FORT WAYNE -ÊWhitko snatched its second win of the season against Fort Wayne Canterbury Friday night.The Wildcats slipped by the Cavaliers 61-60. Whitko took an early 19-15 lead after one quarter of play and held a 34-33 advantage at the half.Canterbury took a 45-44 lead into the final quarter of play, but the Wildcats fought back to earn the one-point victory. Shane Henderson led the Wildcats with 14 points, while Ben Ryan chipped in 12. Whitko, now 2-10, hosts Fort Wayne North Side tonight. WHITKO 61, FW CANTERBURY 60 Whitko (2-10) - Wendel 3 0-1 6, Robbins 2 2-5 6, Henderson 6 1-2 14, Waller 2 5-7 9, Howard 2 2-4 6, Ryan 4 3-4 12, Goble 1 2-4 4, Hoffman 0 0-0 0, Frantz 0 0-0 0, Manuel 2 0-0 4.Totals -Ê22 15-27 61. Canterbury (6-3) -ÊJ.Westfall 0 0-0 0, Caldwell 4 1-2 10, Johnson 4 2-2 10, R.Westfall 1 1-2 3, Hasler 5 2-4 12, Cunningham 5 5-6 15, Blackburn 3 4-5 10, Karr 0 0-2 0.Totals -Ê22 15-23 60.
Times-Union Staff Report- | July 28, 2016

Wawasee Wrestlers NLC's Best - Again

DUNLAP - Six blocks sat in front of the mat where Wawasee's wrestlers camped out during Saturday's Northern Lakes Conference Tournament. They were for the top six individuals in each wrestling class, and they couldn't have been in a better place.For the second straight year, the Warriors, ranked ninth in the state, won the NLC. Wawasee won with 221 points and was followed by Goshen with 207 and Warsaw 194.5.The Warriors, who finished first in NLC dual meets with a 6-0 record, are the undisputed 1997-1998 NLC champions. "I'm just happy to be here," Wawasee coach Scott DeHart said."It's nice to win once, because this is such a tough conference.When you can come back and defend your title, it's even more special.
Jeff Holsinger, Times-Union Staff Writer- | July 28, 2016

Angola Stings No. 4 NorthWood

ANGOLA - Steve Neff sees a silver lining in NorthWood's 57-47 girls basketball loss to Angola on Thursday. "I don't mind going into the tournament having lost to a couple teams in our sectional," he said."We'll have a little bit of motivation heading into it." While the Angola Hornets (12-3) had heart, Class 3A No.4 NorthWood (12-3) lacked it, the coaches say. "We didn'tcome out to play, they did.We just came out in the second half flat," Neff said. "We helped them out tonight.They played aggressive.They came out with intensity.They wanted the game more than we did.In most aspects of the game they were better than us." The Angola defense forced 16 turnovers and found the Panthers struggling in almost every area of play. The Hornets defense also shut down the Panthers inside game and outside game.
Dean Jackson, Times-Union Sports Correspondent- | July 28, 2016
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