Letters to the Editor 04-18-2000

- News Views Incomplete - Go Figure - Good Opportunity - NIMBYs Took Notice - Two Cents Worth - Gun Locks - Alcohol Permit - Lots Of Cops - Senior Center Problems News Views Incomplete Editor, Times-Union: Your News Views in Saturday's edition was interesting, however, incomplete.For clarification purposes please be advised of the following list of information and facts regarding a Meijer development in Warsaw.It is proposed to be located adjacent to a residential neighborhood of well over 300 plus families you creatively labeled NIMBY's (not in my backyard).

Warsaw Girls Ground Eagles

He said it wasn't anything personal, it wasn't about him, but first-year Warsaw girls basketball coach John Snyder had plenty to smile about Tueday evening. Off to to the worst start in the program's history, a 2-4 record that Snyder insists isn't indicative of the improvement the team is making, the Tigers rebounded from Saturday's loss to Plymouth with a 52-41 win over visiting Columbia City. Snyder, a longtime Warsaw boys assistant coach, has also been the junior varsity boys coach at Columbia City and has lived there for more than a decade. Just how much it meant he wouldn't really say, but Tuesday's 11-point win meant something to him, as well as a team trying to find its identity with a new head coach and get things rolling.

Letters to the Editor 02-22-2000

Letters to the Editor 02-13-2001

- Red Light Running - Buyer Beware - Ivy Tech Problem - Supports H.B.1815 - Meijer Detractor - Thanks To Trustee - Gerard And Stalin Red Light Running Editor, Times-Union: I am thankful that Mr.Smith avoided the accident he recounts in his letter.Red light running is indeed a socially accepted disease.National surveys find that with traditional enforcement fewer than 6 percent of the drivers who ADMIT to running red lights have ever faced legal consequences for their actions.EVERY red light running incident provides the opportunity for property damage, personal injury or death.

Letters to the Editor 08-29-2002

Letters to the Editor 05-31-2000

- Gun Issue - Accident - Leesburg Parade Gun Issue Editor, Times-Union: Clearly the nation is polarized over the inane issues of handgun registration and a 72-hour waiting period for gun show purchases.I am writing to present a reality check to the misguided sycophants who are advocating the "common sense gun legislation."Both of these initiatives constitute aggressive steps toward the "disarming of America" that Bill Clinton undoubtedly desires to leave as his legacy.

Strong First Half Fuels Tiger Win

In the world of sports, coaches often say what looks lopsided according to the scoreboard was actually closer on the playing surface itself. For Warsaw's varsity boys basketball team, Saturday's home game with Gary Wirt may have been just the opposite. A late run by the visiting Troopers turned an otherwise dominating Tiger performance into a 56-47 Warsaw win. The nine-point win improves Warsaw to 2-1 on the season, while Gary Wirt falls to 1-2. In Warsaw's first two games of the year - a five point loss at Columbia City in overtime and a five-point win at Fort Wayne South - poor first-half performances were overshadowed by fourth-quarter rallies.Saturday's game saw the Tigers play their best first half of the season, only to let a double-digit lead dwindle to five with under a minute remaining.

Letters to the Editor 04-18-2001

- Redistricting - Honesty - Amtrak - Taste Of Agriculture Redistricting Editor, Times-Union: Every 10 years, following the federal census, the Indiana General Assembly is required to realign legislative districts to account for shifts in population across the state.Proposals were recently unveiled which give Hoosiers their first glimpse of the legislative maps which will dominate the Indiana political scene for the next decade.Like any other piece of legislation, these maps must be approved by the House of Representatives, the Senate, and signed into law by the governor of our state.

Letters to the Editor 08-08-2003

- Hormone Therapy - Deceptions - Blood Donations Hormone Therapy Editor, Times-Union: The July 9th edition of the Times Union had an article by Bonnie Erbe called "Exploding the Myth of Hormone Replacement Therapy."Ms.Erbe said that she will not take Premarin or Prempro when she reaches peri-menopause or menopause. We have great news for her and all women: Bioidentical Hormone Replacement Therapy.BHRT is replacement therapy using hormones that are chemically identical to the hormones produced by your body.

Hard-Working Tigers Searching For Identity

Sitting in a pressbox following practice last week, fifth-year Warsaw boys basketball coach Doug Ogle said he doesn't know the identity of this year's team. "I don't know the identity of the team," said Ogle, whose Tigers finished last season with an 11-12 record but won the program's first sectional championship since 2000."I think people will appreciate this team because the players are going to work hard and give everything they have.The strength of this team is that they work hard." The Tigers open the 2006-2007 season Wednesday when they host Kosciusko County opponent Tippecanoe Valley, a program that has thrived since hiring veteran coach Bill Patrick, who owns a 145-35 record with three sectional championships in eight seasons with the Vikings.

Another Year, Another Loss To Northridge

MENTONE - The Northridge Raiders do not know how to treat their hosts. One year ago Northridge went to Valley and beat the Vikings 17-0 in the sectional.One year later, Northridge traveled to Valley again, this time for Friday's sectional game.Like last year, Northridge beat the Vikings at Death Valley, this time 13-12. With Tippecanoe Valley starting quarterback Brandon Eaton at home recuperating from mono, Friday's sectional football game against Northridge rested in the hands of junior Craig Kuhn. But Kuhn threw four interceptions in Valley's loss. Good football teams put all three phases of the game - offense, defense and special teams - together. The Vikings got the good defense. The offense was a different story. When it was time for the offense and special teams to come through, they failed.

No. 10 Warsaw Downs Northrop, Prepares For Huntington North Tonight

Five down, four to go. The Warsaw girls basketball team improved to 5-0 after defeating Fort Wayne Northrop 66-54 Wednesday night. After beginning the toughest part of the season against Tippecanoe Valley in the season opener, the Tigers have defeated team like Homestead, Marion, Crown Point, and Northrop to move to 5-0. But the tough part of Warsaw's schedule is not over yet.Tonight the Tigers face Huntington North.December 8, they face Plymouth; Dec.11 they play Columbia City; and Dec.15 they tip-off against Wawasee. And then they start the Northern Lakes Conference Tournament (followed by the Lady Tiger Tournament), so things will not be easy for the Tigers in the next few weeks. However, Wednesday night the Tigers made things look easy against Northrop. Warsaw jumped out to an early 7-0 lead in the first two minutes of play as Hilary O'Connell, Michelle DeGeeter and Janna Knisely netted baskets.

Tiger Boys Lose Season Opener In OT

COLUMBIA CITY - Undoubtedly, Warsaw's boys basketball game at Columbia City Saturday night was what coaches refer to as a teaching tool. After falling 47-42 in overtime to the Eagles, veteran Warsaw coach Al Rhodes stood in a locker room and said he was disappointed but not discouraged. The game was the first of the season for Warsaw, and the Tigers played like it much of the game. "Overall I thought we played very poorly as an offensive unit, one offense," Rhodes said."I thought our defense was solid, but we gave up a few threes to No.15 (Ryan Boylan) that hurt us." Six-foot-1 junior Ryan Boylan, the No.15 Rhodes was speaking of, finished the game 3 of 5 from the arc.He finished with 11 points, including the last five of the third quarter to give Columbia City a 33-23 lead going into the fourth.

Sluggish Offense Leads To Tiger Loss

After his Warsaw girls basketball team soundly defeated Tippecanoe Valley 102-63 in its season opener, coach Will Weinhorst said he had a team that could put some points on the board. In that game the Tigers set a school record for most points in a game and most points in a quarter.Warsaw used a 29-of-63 shooting performance from the field to do so. In Warsaw's second game of the season, the Tigers cruised past Bremen 75-41 on 26-of-60 shooting. Wienhorst was right, he had a team that could score points.Warsaw came into Friday's contest with visiting Crown Point averaging 88.5 points per game. The third game wasn't a charm as the Bulldogs clipped the Tigers 52-47.Crown Point now boasts a winning record of 3-2 after the win.Warsaw falls to 2-1 on the season. Warsaw's high-octane offense shot a dismal 15 of 50 from the field last night, and managed to put just four points on the board in the entire third quarter, all coming at the charity stripe.

Vikings Show Improvement Against Plymouth

AKRON -ÊAfter the first game of the season (an overtime loss to South Bend St.Joseph), Tippecanoe Valley coach Bill Patrick hoped it would be a wake-up call for his team. It wasn't just a wake up call, it was a bucket-of-cold-water-in-the-face-shocking dose of reality. "Before the first game, the kids were not listening in practice," said Patrick."They were not understanding what we wanted them to do." Tuesday night in Akron, the Vikings hosted Plymouth.But it did not look like the Viking squad that played that overtime game just a few weeks ago. The Valley squad showed much improvement and defeated the Pilgrims 56-45. "I went home after the St.Joe game and wondered if we would win a game all season," said Patrick."I made the guys watch the film of the game - the whole film, not just parts of it - and then I asked them if that's how they planned to play all season.It opened their eyes.I think it was a real wake up call for them.

Manchester Boys Pick Up First Win Of Season Over Tippecanoe Valley

NORTH MANCHESTER -ÊAfter starting the season with a disappointing loss to Huntington North, the Manchester boys swim team got back on track with a 106-62 win over Tippecanoe Valley Thursday night. "It was disappointing to open our season against such a strong opponent like Huntington North, but we recovered and made some adjustments and swam a great meet from top to bottom," said Manchester coach Kyle Wieland."The guys rose to the occasion and had some personal best times." The Squires captured nine of 12 first-place finishes in the meet with seniors Aaron Cassel and Thomas Penrod leading the way. Cassel picked up individual first-place finishes in the 50 freestyle (23.79) and the 100 freestyle (54.97). Penrod placed first in the 500 freestyle (6:44.40) and the 100 backstroke (1:12.25). Cassel and Penrod also helped Manchester swim to victory in all three relay events.

Triton Shoots Blanks Against Valley

Mike Walters must feel like Bill Murray in "Groundhog Day." In that movie, Murray lives the same day - Groundhog Day - over and over. Walters is reliving last year's season all over this year. Last year, his Tippecanoe Valley basketball team was 2-5 after seven games.The Vikings beat Triton 50-45 in their eighth game and went 9-2 their last 11 games. This year, Valley was 2-5 after seven games.Guess who showed up on Valley's schedule last night? Triton.Valley won.The Vikings are 3-5, the same record they had after they beat Triton last year.The score was almost identical - Valley won 48-45 this time. "Every game we've played so far is exactly the same as last year," Walters said. Like last year, Triton (5-2) turned out to be the cure for what ails the Vikings. Valley's Bonnie Bickel made sure the Vikings took their medicine.Bickel was the Valley offense the fourth quarter, scoring nine points to lift the Vikings over Triton.

Grace Makes Statement With Big Rally

FORT WAYNE - For the second straight year, Grace's game with Manchester College might have helped define the character of a Lancers' team searching for an identity.Although this year, it might just have been what Grace was looking for. After dropping an 80-49 decision to the Spartans a year ago, the Lancers spiraled downward en route to a 12-20 campaign. This time around, the Lancers showed what they were made of, rallying from a 17-point halftime deficit to nip the Spartans 74-72 Saturday at the Allen County Memorial Coliseum. Although playing better this season with a 10-3 mark entering the game, Grace already had a lifeless 60-48 loss to IPFW on Thursday heading into its annual game with Manchester.

Warsaw Wins Own Tournament

Tyler Charlton had the unenviable task of guarding South Bend Washington scoring machine Cedric Moodie in the championship game of the Warsaw Holiday Tournament Saturday. It was not an easy chore, with Moodie entering the game with a 27.5 points per game average and fresh off a 34-point performance the night before in the tourney semifinals. But Charlton was up to the challenge as Moodie scored only 19 points and shot a dismal 5 of 23 from the floor. And in his spare time, Charlton managed to score a career-high 32 points. Charlton's performance on both ends of the court earned him the Most Valuable Player award as Warsaw won its third straight Warsaw Holiday title with a 76-74 win over the Panthers.

TV Wins Key TRC Game

AKRON -ÊIt may have been the weather.It may have been the pressure of the first conference game. But one thing is for sure, the Tippecanoe Valley-Manchester football game couldn't possibly have been any closer. In the first Three Rivers Conference matchup of the season, the Vikings defeated the Squires 13-12 on a hot, steamy night at Death Valley. "It was a close one," said Valley coach Scott Bibler."Too close for comfort." Valley held a 13-12 lead late in the fourth quarter, and it looked as if the Vikings were going to hold on for the victory until they fumbled the ball on their 45-yard line.Manchester recovered the fumble with just 90 ticks left on the clock. The Squires moved the ball to the Valley 7-yard line, but the Manchester squad could get no farther.With 25 seconds left in the game and fourth down and three to go, the Squires brought in Kory Rupley to try a field goal from 23 yards out.