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Tigers Rip Warriors 9-1

SYRACUSE -ÊAfter being off for six days due to weather problems, the Warsaw Tigers traveled to Wawasee for their first Northern Lakes Conference baseball game of the season and came home with a 9-1 win. After one inning the game was scoreless, but Steve Siebenmorgen jumpstarted the second inning with a double, and Craig Lankford walked to put runners on first and second.The runners advanced to second and third on a fielder's choice, and Don Kennedy hit a single to drive in the first Warsaw run of the game. Lankford stole home to score Warsaw's second run, and Brandon Grubbs hit a sacrifice bunt to send Kennedy across the plate for Warsaw's third and final run of the inning. "We played well in the first inning, but we had some mental lapses in the second that led to runs," said Wawasee coach John Blunk.
Jen Gibson, Times-Union Sports Writer- | July 28, 2016

It's Important To Get Out And Vote

Tuesday is Election Day and it's important that all registered voters get to the polls. But before you get to the polls, please, get educated. There aren't any races at the county level.It's not really an election, just an endorsement of a slate of Republicans. There is one race at the trustee level in Wayne Township. The Wayne Township Trustee's office had a budget of about $1.1 million last year, so it's a pretty significant position to hold. The two candidates are Dan Slone, the Republican, and Pam Cartwright, the Democrat. Please, voters, ask around.Make some phone calls.Get informed about these two candidates before you pull the lever. The propensity in this county is to simply vote for the Republican, which I think is unfortunate. Frankly, sometimes I think the Republicans in this county could put Osama bin Laden on the ballot and get him elected.
GARY GERARD, Times-Union Managing Editor- | July 28, 2016

Wawasee Baseball Falls To Goshen 6-0

SYRACUSE -ÊJudging by the Goshen Redskins' last two scores, one could mistake the games as tennis matches.Goshen overcame a 6-0 whitewashing by Plymouth to serve a 6-0 love match of their own against conference foe Wawasee in a baseball matchup Friday evening. Goshen pitcher Josh Keister proved to be the king of center court by limiting the Warriors to three hits in going the distance to raise his personal record to 4-1. "Josh pitched an excellent game," said Goshen coach Matt Chupp."He pitched big when he needed to." That is putting it mildly to say the least, considering the hardest hit ball was a one hopper which Goshen third baseman Eric Wolfe made a diving backhanded stab to nail Brian Milligan at first.
Rick Blue, Times-Union Sports Correspondent- | July 28, 2016

Warriors Settle For 167 In Win

"I don't think we played the way we are capable of playing," said Wawasee coach Don Deck."And our scores reflect that." "Tonight we did not perform as well as we have in the past," said Manchester coach Gary Goshert."I think the guys are all a little disappointed." The Warriors and Squires may not have played to their potential, but Wawasee came out on top of Manchester 167-182. One of the reasons for the high scores may have been the hard fast greens the players had to deal with. "The greens were very fast," said Deck."They were hard as a rock.I think that made the scores higher for both teams." "That's part of the game," said Goshert."You just have to play and adjust.Everyone had to deal with it.It's not an excuse, and it should not be an issue." Possibly the most challenging hole of the evening for both teams was a tricky No.7.The green was slanted from back to front, making play difficult.
Jen Gibson, Times-Union Sports WriterNORTH MANCHESTER -ÊAlthough the weather was almost perfect for golfing Thursday evening at Sycamore Golf Course in North Manchester, Wawasee and Manchester's | July 28, 2016

Warsaw Track Team Has Easy Night

NAPPANEE - Warsaw's varsity boys track team is to the NLC what the Chicago Bulls were to the NBA through much of the 1990s - totally dominant. The Bulls won six championhips in eight years.Warsaw's track team hasn't lost a regular season meet in three years. After starting the season with a win at Columbia City, the Tigers rolled to victory Tuesday in a three-way Northern Lakes Conference meet at NorthWood.Warsaw finished with a team score of 100, while the host Panthers and Northridge each scored 32. "We were fortunate tonight to have good weather, and we came out strong in our first meet after spring break," fifth-year Warsaw coach Troy Akers."Now we can get to work." The Tigers took first-place finishes in 12 of last night's 16 events, including four firsts in five field events.
DALE HUBLER, Times-Union Sports Writer- | July 28, 2016

Focused

Raiders Win NLC Girls Track Meet By Jen Gibson, Times-Union Sports Writer MIDDLEBURY - Although Northridge won Tuesday's NLC girls track meet, the surprise of the night came when NorthWood gave the Raiders a run for their money and placed second, just 13 points away from the victory. "Our kids came our here and performed tonight," said NorthWood coach Kirt Hunsberger."We wanted to come in and try to stay ahead of Concord because we thought the race would be between Warsaw and Northridge for first.We have never scored 100 points in an NLC meet, and we certainly did not expect it tonight." Warsaw and Wawasee placed fourth and fifth, respectively.
Photo by Gary Nieter, Times-Union- | July 28, 2016

Vikes Impressive At Triangular Track Meet

BOURBON - The Tippecanoe Valley track teams flexed some muscle Tuesday as the girls team outdistanced Triton and Rochester, and the boys team finished second, edging Triton and just narrowly losing to Rochester. The girls racked up 59-2/3 points despite placing first in just four events.It was the Vikings' depth that carried them to the win.Rochester placed second with 50 and Triton finished third at 46-1/3. On the boys side, Rochester won a tight meet with 60 points, while Valley scored 54 and Triton 53.Although the Vikings placed second, they still ended first in nine out of 16 events. In girls action, only Beth Rose and Dana McFarren won individual events for the Valley girls.The Vikings also won the 400 relay and the 1600 relay, but really mopped up in the second through fourth place results.The Vikings ended second in seven events, third in seven events and fourth in five events.
Jason Knavel, Times-Union Staff Writer- | July 28, 2016

Tigers Can't Solve Plymouth's Lisa Mattke

Lisa Mattke stands 5 feet 4 and weighs 120 pounds.An intimidating presence, she's not. Until she throws a softball, something she does better than any other Northern Lakes Conference softball player. Warsaw's road to the NLC softball title runs through Plymouth, and any title running through Plymouth goes through senior Lisa Mattke. Mattke, who will play outfield for Indiana University, pitched Plymouth to a 6-2 Monday road win over Warsaw.Plymouth improved to 13-3 overall and 7-0 in the NLC.Warsaw dropped to 9-9 overall and 6-2 in the NLC. Mattke, who upped her record to 11-1, struck out 12 in her seven-inning, complete-game win.She allowed only three hits through the first six innings and five for the game.She is 44-12 (.786) since her sophomore year.Her record for strikeouts in a game is 16.
Jeff Holsinger, Times-Union Staff Writer- | July 28, 2016

How Much Government Do You Want?

A couple things happened in Washington this week that I think are relevant to the upcoming election. First, on Monday, there was much fanfare about a bill that was passed by Congress and signed into law by President Clinton. The new law establishes a 0.08 blood alcohol content as the standard for drunk driving nationwide. I have absolutely no problem with the standard being set at 0.08.I think that is a good thing. Anything to help keep drunk drivers off the road - and I think 0.08 will do that - is a good thing. But looking past the merit of the new standard, I think it would be exceedingly difficult to argue that drunk driving is the responsibility of the federal government. I also have a big problem with the way our government uses the hammer of federal funding to make states comply with its wishes. In this latest little bit of federal blackmail, states that do not enact the 0.08 standard will lose millions in federal highway dollars.
GARY GERARD, Times-Union Managing Editor- | July 28, 2016

Wawasee Nets Central Noble

SYRACUSE - The Wawasee Warriors improved to 3-3 on the year with a 4-1 victory over Central Noble on Friday. Mandy Perzanowski won in straight sets at No.2 singles with a 6-3, 7-5 victory over Crystal Cooper.The No.2 doubles team also disposed of Central Noble in two sets as Laura Lundin and Kara Mathew picked up a 6-1, 6-2 win. Wawasee will head to Northridge on Tuesday at 4:30 p.m.
Staff Report- | July 28, 2016

Warriors Blast NorthWood

NAPPANEE - Wawasee's softball team exploded for nine runs in the fourth and 11 more in the fifth en route to a 21-5 Friday win over NorthWood. Wawasee's Jaime Conn and Danielle Powell each went 3-for-4.Starting pitcher Megan King went the distance and upped her record to 4-0. NorthWood is 1-6 overall and 0-3 in the Northern Lakes Conference.Wawasee is 7-2 overall and 1-1 in the NLC. WAWASEE 21, NORTHWOOD 5 Wawasee 100 9(11) -Ê21 14 5 NorthWood 100 22 -Ê5 7 3 Megan King (4 Ks, 6 BB) and Amy Gingerich; Miller, Bove (5) and Speed.WP -ÊKing (4-0).LP -ÊMiller.Wawasee hit leaders -ÊJaime Conn 3, Danielle Powell 3, King 2.Wawasee RBIs leader -ÊSara Frantz 4.NorthWood hit leaders -ÊStewart 3B, Will 2B. Plymouth 12, Warsaw 2 Plymouth standout softball pitcher Lisa Mattke ended Warsaw's win streak at three by shutting down the Tiger bats on Friday.
Staff Report- | July 28, 2016

Bad Back Short-Circuits Fields' 4-Year Plan

SOUTH WHITLEY -ÊRumors are part of society.Fred Fields lives in that society.He has heard the rumors. In a Thursday morning interview, he talked about those rumors and why he is no longer Whitko's varsity boys basketball coach. Whitko Athletic Director John Mohr announced Fields' resignation Tuesday morning.In his release, Mohr wrote, "This (resignation) is a result of his (Fields') recent back surgery last January and the uncertainty of the time needed for a full recovery." Fields echoed the same reasons. "I resigned," he said."I have no take.The take is there is probably a 60 percent chance next fall I will be fully recovered and a 40 percent chance I won't be.
Jeff Holsinger, Times-Union Staff Writer- | July 28, 2016

Where, Oh Where, Have The Indy Stars Gone?

INDIANAPOLIS - The cupboard at the ol' Brickyard seems to be a little bare. For the second straight year, the big names in Indycar racing, Unser, Andretti, Rahal, Penske, are nowhere to be found at the famed oval on the corner of 16th and Georgetown. That could be changing. With proposed rule changes at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, the rift between IMS president Tony George's Indy Racing League (IRL) and the established Championship Auto Racing Teams (CART) could be brought to a simmer and allow the big names back to the Brickyard.
Greg Jones, Times-Union Sports Editor- | July 28, 2016

Warsaw Netters Survive Scare From Wawasee

SYRACUSE - What else would you expect from a meeting between Warsaw and Wawasee? The Tigers were flat in spots but rode the performances of Milagros Ridoutt and both doubles tandems to a 3-2 Wednesday afternoon at Wawasee High School in a classic meeting of storied rivals. The No.2 doubles team of Alicia Swank and Gabby Schlitt for Warsaw easily dispatched the Warriors' Amy Taylor and Brooke Tait by the count of 6-2, 6-0. Wawasee evened up the match in the No.1 singles slot when Carly Murphy upended the Tigers' Ashley Harrison, 6-0, 6-3. "At.No.1 singles, Ashley had a tough time.I don't know if it was the wind or the weather," said Warsaw head coach Rick Orban. After Murphy dispatched Harrison without losing a game, the Warsaw senior battled back to win three games in a decisive second set. "To get beat 6-0 in the first game and then come back to battle says a lot about Ashley," said Orban.
DANIEL RIORDAN, Times-Union Sports Writer- | July 28, 2016

Malone, Triton Baseball And Other Thoughts

There have been a lot of things bouncing around in my head over the last few weeks.With so much going on, instead of focusing on everything individually, I thought that I would take a few minutes to ponder over the collective arena of sports, whether it be the most dominant team of the '90s, the Bulls, or the most dominant team in the area, the Triton baseball team. ************* First, Karl Malone as MVP.What a joke.Michael Jordan was hands down the best player in the NBA this year.No question, Malone deserves recognition for all that he has done over the past 15 or so years, but giving him the MVP.is not the answer.He will get that recognition five years after he retires when he is voted into the Hall of Fame.Until then, let the most valuable player win the MVP award.As one sports writer wrote, Michael Jordan will just have to settle for the NBA championship again.
JASON KNAVEL, T-U Sports Writer- | July 28, 2016

Luyendyk Claims Pole

INDIANAPOLIS - Arie Luyendyk's gamble paid off. Going against the racing "book," Luyendyk didn't wait until happy hour (5-6 p.m.) to try to make his run for the pole. In a surprise move, he jumped into his car at 3:20 p.m.and ran a 218.263 to bump Jeff Ward off the top spot.Luyendyk survived a run of 218.021 by Tony Stewart to capture his second Indianapolis 500 pole, also running first in 1993. "It was a typical pole day, where people are looking at you and wondering what you are going to do, and you are wondering the same thing," Luyendyk said."They were probably wondering what we were doing practicing so much." Luyendyk just decided it was as good as it was going to get.
Greg Jones, Times-Union Sports Editor- | July 28, 2016

Teen Overcomes Odds

Gabe Koser is like any other teenager. The soon to be 16-year-old loves sports and religiously watches ESPN's SportsCenter.He cheers on Jim Thome, David Justice and the rest of the hard-hitting Cleveland Indians.He plays baseball.He plays soccer.He likes picking on Tanya, Holli and Annie - his three sisters. On Feb.26, 1996, Gabe collapsed.He was outside shooting hoops when the back of his knees grew weak, forcing him to sit down.All he could see was a band of colors - purple, green and yellow.Nothing else. He screamed Holli's name and told her he couldn't see. He'd had a seizure.The next time Gabe woke up, he was lying in the back of an ambulance. The ambulance drove to KCH, where the doctors gave him a catscan and ran numerous tests.They saw something on the catscan they knew wasn't right.Still, they couldn't say for sure what Gabe had or what was wrong with him.
Jeff Holsinger, Times-Union Staff Writer- | July 28, 2016

Rain Does Not Stop Warsaw In NLC Golf

MIDDLEBURY - Of all the things Warsaw boys golf coach Bob Turner wanted to see before Saturday's Northern Lakes Conference Tournament, rain was at the bottom of the list. Rain makes golf courses more difficult to play, closing the gap between good teams and bad teams by evening the field. But it rained Friday night and Saturday morning. "I told the coaches I thought 330 would win because of the 1-1/2 inches of rain," Turner said."It was extremely wet with water standing in the fairways." Indeed, rain raised the scores, but Warsaw still escaped with the win in the 18-hole match at Spring Meadow Farm Golf Course. Warsaw shot 327 to finish first and was followed by Wawasee (329), NorthWood (329), Goshen (332), Plymouth (347), Concord (352) and Northridge (354). NorthWood's Chet Walters won medalist honors with a 78.
Jeff Holsinger, Times-Union Staff Writer- | July 28, 2016

Warsaw 4th At Invite

The Warsaw girls tennis team settled for fourth place in Saturday's eight-team invitational. Indianapolis Park Tudor won and was followed by Zionsville, Fort Wayne Snider and Warsaw. Both of Warsaw's doubles teams placed third.The No.1 doubles team of Kim Paczkowski and Anne Jarrette finished third as did the No.2 doubles team of Lisa Estep and Brooke Westover. Warsaw No.2 singles player Krista Coppes also placed third. Warsaw opens the Northern Lakes Conference season with a 4:30 p.m.Tuesday match at Plymouth.
Staff Report- | July 28, 2016

Tiger Track Team Rolls Over NorthWood

The rain may have held off until Tuesday night's Warsaw/NorthWood boys track meet was in the books, but during the competition, the Tigers continued to reign over the opposition. Warsaw did away with the Panthers 80-52 to move its season record to 4-0 overall and 3-0 in the Northern Lakes Conference.NorthWood fell to 3-1 and 1-1 in the NLC. The Tigers placed first in 11 of the 16 events, including both throwing events and all three relays. Warsaw sophomore Jarod Leasure took top honors in the discus with his throw of 145 feet, 7 inches.Leasure had nearly 6 feet of cushion between him and second-place finisher Andy Mitschelen of NorthWood.Warsaw's Ryan Brennan came in third with a throw of 135 feet.
DALE HUBLER, Times-Union Sports Writer- | July 28, 2016
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