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Big-Hearted Effort By Tiger Grapplers Falls Short Vs. Fremont

The result was the same this time around between Fremont and Warsaw, but the Tigers certainly made the Eagles work for it - every bit of it. After getting thumped by Fremont 51-21 in the regular season, Warsaw put a bit of a scare in Fremont fans' hearts before succumbing 40-31 in the team wrestling competition at Jimtown High School Wednesday. The Tigers (16-7) led 31-22 after Marvin Farmer came up with a pin at 171 pounds. Warsaw forced Fremont to wrestle, and the Eagles came up with pins in the final three weight classes to outclass Warsaw by nine.
Greg Jones, Times-Union Sports Editor- | July 28, 2016

Greed Tops List Of Items Making News

It was quite a busy week in the news business. First, the WorldCom debacle. I don't consider myself naive, but I really don't understand the level of greed under which some people operate. Here we have a couple guys willing to risk global economic collapse just to line their pockets with a few extra million bucks. And they already had a few extra million bucks to begin with. Really, what were these guys thinking? You don't have to be an accounting genius to figure this one out. They were listing operating expenses as capital expenses.Capital expenses aren't reflected in earnings. About $3 billion worth of expenses in 2001 and another $797 million in the first quarter of this year were wrongly listed. Basically, this means that while the company was reporting profits, it probably was really losing millions of dollars.The financial guys in WorldCom were trying to dupe the board of directors and the markets.
GARY GERARD, Times-Union Managing Editor- | July 28, 2016

Moore To Wienhorst Winning Combo For Tigers -ÊAgain

Though he prefers peppermint Chiclets¨ gum, second-year Warsaw boys basketball coach Doug Ogle has certainly enjoyed some M&Ms¨ this week. To say that they've left a sweet taste in his mouth would be an understatement. Three days after junior Michael Moore found classmate Michael Wienhorst under the basket at Elkhart Memorial, with Wienhorst being fouled and hitting the winning free throw with one second on the clock, the Tigers' Michael-to-Michael combination worked again Thursday against Northern Lakes Conference rival Plymouth. With the score knotted at 52-all, 4.2 seconds on the clock and the conference championship on the line, the Tigers inbounded the ball after the Pilgrims were whistled for a travel and Moore again found Wienhorst in the paint. This time the shot was uncontested and the Warsaw student section immediately rushed the court to celebrate the Tigers' thrilling 54-52 win over their U.S.30 rivals.
DALE HUBLER, Times-Union Sports Writer- | July 28, 2016

Warsaw Gets In Zone, Upends Washington

SOUTH BEND - The Warsaw Tigers played a 2-3 zone for the first time all season in a 60-50 win over host South Bend Washington in boys basketball action Tuesday night. Judging by Panther Jonathan Jamerson's 2-of-16 shooting performance, it won't be the last time. The Tigers rode the backcourt performances of Michael Wienhorst and John-Wesley Maierle and used their half-court offense to slow the Panther attack. Warsaw head coach Doug Ogle knew going in that the last thing his team needed was to get in a track meet with Washington. "We wanted to control the tempo.We figured we were going to be hard-pressed to stay in front of them if we just matched up," said Ogle. That's where the zone came in. Warsaw sagged off into the 2-3 and forced Washington to beat them with jump shots. The Panthers finished 17 of 41 as team from the field, including 5 of 18 from behind the three-point arc.
DANIEL RIORDAN, Times-Union Sports Writer- | July 28, 2016

W's Jet Ride Not A Very Pressing Issue

A recent poll by the Pew Research Center shows more Americans are optimistic about the economy and a majority believe the war on Iraq helped in the campaign against terrorism. And W's approval rating remains near 70 percent in most polls. That's not particularly good news for Democrats, and I can understand their desire to drag W down. But this flap over the aircraft carrier? It's just nonsense. Bush flew out to the USS Abraham Lincoln to personally thank the troops and address the American people about the end of the war in Iraq. No big deal, right? Not according to some o' dem ol' Dems. Sen.Robert Byrd, of West Virginia, took to the Senate floor and made a very eloquent, impassioned - albeit inane - speech.
GARY GERARD, Times-Union Managing Editor- | July 28, 2016

NorthWood Win Sets Up Tonight's Big Game

SYRACUSE - NorthWood girls basketball coach Steve Neff said he wasn't kidding anybody.He admitted he and his team were looking toward a possible rematch with No.2 Wawasee Saturday in the championship game of the Wawasee 3A Sectional. With a 50-41 win over West Noble Friday night, the fifth-ranked Panthers will get that rematch with the undefeated Warriors.Wawasee (22-0) topped 9-12 Northridge 77-57 in Friday's second game. The Panthers, who improve to 19-3 with the nine-point win, jumped out to a healthy 17-4 lead when Natalie Nunemaker made good on a field goal attempt with 4:36 remaining in the second stanza.And then it was as if the Panthers were sure they were going to run away with the victory, and that wasn't the case at all. West Noble's girls basketball team was like a Rubbermaid trash can being backed into by a garbage truck, it bent in all sorts of ways, only to bounce right back.
DALE HUBLER, Times-Union Sports Writer- | July 28, 2016

Slow Start Again Catches Up With Triton Trojans

BOURBON -ÊFlash back to the Culver Holiday Tournament. Knox defeated Triton 69-64 in the championship game after Triton had a less-than-stellar performance in the first quarter. Then flash forward to Thursday night in Bourbon. Triton and Knox met again, but this time it was for third-place in the Northern State Conference.Again Triton had a slow first quarter and fell to No.4 (2A) Knox by less than ten points, 61-57. Knox jumped out to a 7-0 lead after the Trojans failed to score in the first four minutes of play.Triton's first bucket came at the 3:50 mark when Jim Read connected for two points.But Brandon Webb answered that basket with two three-pointers of his own to increase the Redskin advantage to 13-2. By the end of the quarter, Knox had jumped out to a 19-6 lead.
Jen Gibson, Times-Union Sports Writer- | July 28, 2016

Tippecanoe Valley Boys Win Fifth Straight TRC Title

AKRON -ÊOn a night when individual Three Rivers Conference and sectional champions were recognized before the game, the Tippecanoe Valley boys basketball team gave its fans another reason to celebrate - their fifth straight TRC title. The 3A No.4 Vikings picked up an 83-63 win over rival North Miami to win this year's TRC crown with a 7-0 conference mark.Valley has won 13 of its last 14 TRC matchups, and Thursday night's conference win marks the ninth straight for the Vikings. "It was a good game for the fans to watch," said Viking skipper Bill Patrick, who is now 101-26 overall with a 36-6 mark in the TRC in six years at Valley."That 20-point difference is not indicative of the basketball played tonight.North Miami is a good team, one of the best we've played all year." While the Vikings picked up a 20-point win in the end, the Vikings did not sail to the victory.
JEN GIBSON, Times-Union Sports Editor- | July 28, 2016

Valley Vikings Win Third Straight Sectional Title

FORT WAYNE -Ê"These girls have a goal in mind," said Tippecanoe Valley coach Gary Teel."They want to finish the season playing in Indianapolis.We're on our way." The Vikings moved one step closer to Indianapolis Saturday by winning the Fort Wayne Elmhurst Sectional championship game over Wayne 75-42.It was Valley's third sectional championship in a row. "It never gets old," said Teel."One of our goals was to win the sectional, and the girls have worked very hard to get here." The Vikings took control of the game early and never looked back. Rebekah Parker scored the first two baskets of the game, and Caty Patterson followed with a score of her own to go up 6-0 with 6:21 left in the first frame. Two straight baskets by Wayne's Kelsey Helmuth cut Valley's lead to two, 6-4, but that was as close as the Generals were all game. Patterson, Kara Kramer, Parker, Abby Shafer and Heather Rathbun orchestrated a 10-0 Viking run to put Valley up 16-4.
JEN GIBSON, Times-Union Sports Editor- | July 28, 2016

On The Court Basketball Preview

WHITKO AT FORT WAYNE NORTH SIDE Tip-off: 6:15 p.m.tonight in Fort Wayne Coaches: Steve Pickett (Whitko); Mike Novell (North Side) Records: Whitko 8-9; North Side 2-14 Last game: Carroll 90, Whitko 61; Central Noble 70, North Side 53 Last year: North Side 87, Whitko 68 Matchup: The Whitko Wildcats are looking to get back to the .500 mark with a win over a 2-14 North Side team.Alex Frantz leads Whitko with 14.6 points per game and pulls down 5.2 rebounds per game.Josh Hoffman is second on the Wildcats' scoring list with a 13.5 ppg and first on the rebounding list with 6.8 rpg.Adam Wendel also scores in double figures for the Whitko squad with 11.1 ppg.North Side has just one player who averages double figures in scoring.Joe Poindexter scores 10.3 ppg.Cliff Wallace leads North Side in rebounding with 7.1 rpg.
Times-Union Sports Staff- | July 28, 2016

Buck, Finnegan Outshine Kline

HUNTINGTON - Warsaw boys basketball coach Al Rhodes said he wanted to make things rough for Huntington North's Sean Kline Thursday. In a 68-60 Warsaw win in overtime, the Tigers did just that. Kline scored 17 points and pulled down 11 rebounds but fouled out with 3:35 remaing in the fourth quarter.With Kline on the bench, 6-foot-4 Tiger senior Josh Buck took control of the game. Buck scored five points in the last 3:35 of the fourth and then six in the overtime, including the game's final four points. "Josh Buck has always played well against Kline," Rhodes said."If he (Kline) was near the basket, we wanted all the help we could get." Rhodes said he moved 6-7 senior Paul Finnegan to the outside to open up the middle for Buck and Greg Clay.His plan worked. Finnegan scored 10 points in the first quarter and finished with a career-high 19.Buck led all scorers with 26, while Clay added 14.
DALE HUBLER, Times-Union Sports Writer- | July 28, 2016

Warriors Embrace Favorite Role

SYRACUSE -ÊThis year's Wawasee girls basketball team's roster is almost identical to last year's, but the Warriors' situation is much different coming into the regional this time around. Last year, the Warriors surprised NorthWood to win the sectional title; this year the Warriors were the favorites. Last year, the Wawasee squad headed into the regional at Columbia City as the underdog; this year as the 23-0 Warriors face 18-5 Concordia they are anything but. Last year, Wawasee coach Kem Zolman wished he had more time to prepare for the regional; this year he is ready to get back on the court as soon as possible.
Jen Gibson, Times-Union Sports Writer- | July 28, 2016

Valley Pulls Out OT Win Over Bremen

MENTONE -ÊThe Tippecanoe Valley Viking boys basketball team pulled out a 79-69 nail-biter win in overtime against the Bremen Lions. Down 23-15 after the first frame, the Vikings came back to take a 36-33 lead into the halftime break. After the third, Valley held a 57-45 lead, but the Lions outscored the Vikings 16-6 in the final frame to send the game into overtime. The Vikings turned on the scoring machine in the four-minute overtime period, netting 16 points while holding Bremen to just six. All of Valley's scoring came from the game's five starters.Jarvis Shepherd led the Vikings with 32 points, and Craig Kuhn netted 16.Brandon Eaton and Eric Prater each scored 15, and Josh Cumberland added one point in the Viking victory. In the end Valley came out on top 79-69 to improve its overall record to 12-5.Bremen fell to 13-6.
Staff Report- | July 28, 2016

Argos Road Woes End At Triton

BOURBON -ÊSo pleased was Triton basketball coach Kevin O'Rourke after Wednesday's practice, he told his players it was "definitely" the best practice of the season, maybe even the best in his three years as coach there. Then Friday's home game with Argos arrived, and all that hard work in practice went ker-flooey.Argos dominated from the opening minute until the closing minute to win 63-47. Argos entered the game with a woeful 2-5 road record, and coach Chuck Evans explained earlier this week how the Dragons can't shoot diddley on the road. But the miserable Argos road offense cruised against Triton, hitting 24 of 44 field goals, including 7 of 12 three-pointers.The Dragons led by nine after one quarter, 12 after the second quarter, 17 after the third quarter and 16 when the game ended. The Argos-Triton rivalry brought out the best in his team, Evans said.
Jeff Holsinger, Times-Union Staff Writer- | July 28, 2016

Tigers Dismantle Memorial 72-29

DUNLAP -ÊIf there is one thing coaches have in common, it's the ability to spit out cliches like "we have to play our game" or "it was a total team effort." Another old reliable is, "They're the defending sectional champions.Until someone knocks them off, they have to be considered the favorite." The first round of Tuesday's Concord 4A Sectional is one case where that last cliche does not apply.Elkhart Memorial, which won the 4A girls basketball sectional last year when it was held at Goshen, entered this year's sectional 6-13.(The sectional sites rotate.) A year ago Elkhart Memorial started its road to the championship by knocking out Warsaw 73-62 in its first game. This year, the two teams squared off again in the first round.This time, it was all Warsaw.The Tigers routed Memorial 72-29.Memorial finished with more turnovers, 39, than points.
Jeff Holsinger, Times-Union Staff Writer- | July 28, 2016

TRC Revamps Basketball Schedules

When it comes to gender equity, the Three Rivers Conference means business. In an attempt to equal things up between boys and girls sports, the TRC has unveiled a new plan to redo its boys and girls basketball schedules, beginning in the 2000-2001 school year.Tippecanoe Valley, Manchester, Whitko, Northfield, Oak Hill, Rochester, North Miami and Southwood all compete in the TRC. The plan, modeled after one that the Northeast Hoosier Conference (Columbia City, etc.) will implement next season, will have boys and girls alternating playing on Friday and Saturday nights.Currently, the boys play on Friday and Saturday nights, while the girls are playing during the week and on Saturday mornings and afternoons. One week may see the boys playing on Tuesday and Saturday, while the girls play on Friday.The two would then switch the following week.
Jason Knavel, Times-Union Staff Writer- | July 28, 2016

Wawasee Wrestlers Starting Journey

SYRACUSE - In the two weeks leading up to last Sunday's Super Bowl, Green Bay Packers coach Mike Holmgren talked often about the "journey" his team took to get there, how the journey this season was different than last season. Increased expectations after winning the Super Bowl the year before make the journey rougher.Each loss is magnified even more. The journey by Wawasee's wrestling team ended at the state finals last season.One year ago, the Warrior wrestlers destroyed their competition yet toiled anonymously until the Northern Lakes Tournament, when they cracked the top 20 for the first time. That team, which received no recognition until the end of the regular season, won the sectional, regional and semistate. Now the expectations have been raised.The Warriors have been ranked eighth or ninth in the state throughout most of this season.The journey is expected to end deep in the tournament.
Jeff Holsinger, Times-Union Staff Writer- | July 28, 2016

Board Member's Comment Forces Another Round

This week's column wasn't supposed to be about the situation with Phyllis Roberts. I thought last week's would be sufficient.But televised comments by a school board member have forced a second edition. Roberts is the North Webster Elementary School teacher who is being asked to retiring after 31 years of service. She is retiring because of a racial stereotype she uttered in her third-grade classroom. Earlier this week, after reading accounts of the incident in our newspaper, Wawasee School Board member Mike Kern was moved to call our reporter, Deb McAuliffe. He characterized her work as a fair and mostly accurate account of the events. He said he did, however, take issue with the quote of what Roberts had said in her classroom.
GARY GERARD, Times-Union Managing Editor- | July 28, 2016

No. 2 Bellmont Beats Wawasee

DECATUR - Scott DeHart and his Wawasee wrestlers may not have been able to see the bull's eye on their backs, but Bellmont fans, wrestlers and coaches had the target lined up in their sights. One year ago a 14-3 Wawasee team beat 20-0 Bellmont 31-30 in its home gym to win the semistate team title.Bellmont fans remembered.They filled the stands on one side of the gym and then spilled into other stands for Wednesday's semistate rematch.The juiced fans hollered from start to finish.They chanted.When Wawasee fans yelled, Bellmont fans yelled louder. The place crackled with an electricity normally reserved for the high school basketball postseason. And this time, a 25-1 Bellmont team ranked second beat a 17-1 Wawasee team ranked 10th 39-22.Bellmont won despite missing two key wrestlers to injuries, 130-pound junior Ryan Feasel (30-5) and heavyweight Tony Myers (30-7). "You hear about the extra man," Bellmont coach B.J.Faurote said."Our fans were that tonight.
Jeff Holsinger, Times-Union Staff Writer- | July 28, 2016

Tigers Have Mishap In Marion

MARION -ÊThe matchup was supposed to be one of the best in the state: No.9 (4A) Warsaw at No.8 (4A) Marion in a battle of perennial powerhouses. Warsaw started strong, but faded in the second, however, falling by what is believed to be its biggest loss of the decade 73-41. Marion's Matt Backs started the game with a dunk as the Giants took a quick 4-1 lead, but Warsaw stepped up to the challenge as Ross Kesler nailed two baskets in 30 seconds to give the Tigers a 5-4 lead early in the first frame. The Tigers then went on to build a 13-6 lead with two mintues left in the quarter, but Marion scored eight points in a row to take a 14-13 lead with eight seconds on the clock. A Steve Siebenmorgen rebound basket at the buzzer gave Warsaw a 15-14 lead as the second quarter started. "We came out strong in the first quarter, but we got into some early foul trouble," said Warsaw coach Al Rhodes.
Jen Gibson, Times-Union Sports Writer- | July 28, 2016
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