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Local Men Show Purdue Pride By Designing T-Shirt

PIERCETON -ÊWhen Chris Owens and Ty McNall saw T-shirts supporting Purdue football player Stuart Schweigert that said "Stu's Crew," it sparked an idea. Both Purdue graduates, Owens and McNall liked the idea of supporting a player from their alma mater. So the pair, who are engineers at SPX Corporation in Pierceton, decided to put their heads together and find a player to create a T-shirt for and they chose Purdue senior Niko Koutouvides. However, it was not a simple undertaking.Owens and McNall had to go through a lot of red tape to make sure the shirts they were trying to create did not violate any NCAA or Purdue University rules. And they could not use the name Purdue University or Boilermakers anywhere on the shirt. They could not use Koutouvides' full name or number on the shirt, either. With the help of John Purdue Club member Bob Bernhard, Owens and McNall came up with a shirt that met all the standards.
JEN GIBSON, Times-Union Sports Editor- | July 28, 2016

Whitko Makes Changes In Athletic Office

PIERCETON -ÊWhitko High School's athletic department will have a new look in the very near future.The school board approved a plan that named Bryan Sprunger and Susan Mishler co-athletic diretors for the high school. According to Whitko High School Principal Jim Suding, the plan has multiple benefits.Because the high school hosts more than 125 home events and travels to just as many away events, large amounts of supervision are needed. "It's too much to ask of just one person," said Suding. Both Sprunger and Mishler will teach half-days and hold athletic director duties the rest of the day.They will split the event supervision duties in the evenings.
JEN GIBSON, Times-Union Sports Editor- | July 28, 2016

Stanley Homer Sends Warsaw Home With Win

ELKHART -ÊWhen it comes to good timing, Warsaw's Joe Stanley has it. Stanley, a senior co-captain of the baseball team, hit his first home run of the season Monday in the Elkhart Memorial Sectional.However, his home run was not just special because it was his first of the season. Stanley's home run was special because it came on the first pitch of the bottom of the 10th inning to end Warsaw's four-inning standoff with Elkhart Central and win the game for the Tigers 7-6. "I was just hoping it would stay fair," said Stanley."At first I thought it was going foul, but it stayed in." "Joe's hit three or four that went foul this season, and I was a little nervous on this one," said Warsaw coach Will Shepherd."As a senior co-captain, he was very deserving of having a play like that, especially in a big sectional game for us." Warsaw jumped out to an early lead against the Blue Blazers by scoring four runs in the bottom of the first inning.
Jen Gibson, Times-Union Sports Writer- | July 28, 2016

Triton Bounces Back, Still Unbeaten

BOURBON - The Triton Trojans scored 20 unanswered points to hold off visiting Northfield Friday night.The final score was 20-12, taking their season record to 2-0. On the second play of the game, sophomore Chad Ulmer sprinted for a 70-yard touchdown run.However, the officials ruled that he stepped out of bounds at the 29-yard line.Triton had to punt when they couldn't capitalize on their first opportunity. Starting on its own 20-yard line, Northfield drove the length of the field in 1:58, capped by a two-yard run.The score remained 6-0 after the extra-point attempt was no good. The Norseman then surprised Triton with an onside kick which, Northfield recovered at the 47. Triton's defense was kept on the field for more than four minutes as the Norseman scored again to go up 12-0.The two point conversion was stopped short by Triton, giving the Trojans the jump-start they needed.
Cliff Tanner, Times-Union Sports Correspondent- | July 28, 2016

Wawasee Spikers Stave Off Tippy Valley

MENTONE - Jason Fleming slammed his folder to the ground and rammed his hands together for a timeout. The Wawasee volleyball coach wasn't about to let this one get away. Wawasee opened the 1997 season by beating Tippecanoe Valley 15-12 in game one.The Warriors looked on their way when they jumped ahead 11-5 in game two. Then Valley got a side out. When Rhonda Doud stepped in to serve, Valley stepped back into the game.One serve dropped in.Then another.And another. The Vikings ran off five in a row to close the gap to 11-10. Fleming called his timeout, and jabbed his finger at the floor - get over here now. His timeout pulled his team out of the haze.Fleming's chat sparked a 4-0 Wawasee run that gave the Warriors the 15-10 win in game two.
Jeff Holsinger, Times-Union Staff Writer- | July 28, 2016

Wienhorst Will Remain Tiger Girls Hoops Coach

Will Wienhorst will remain head coach of the Warsaw Lady Tiger basketball team despite resigning his position as business teacher at Warsaw Community High School Monday night. Wienhorst said he was leaving for personal reasons and is pursuing opportunities in the private sector. "I plan to stay in the community and coach Lady Tiger basketball next season" said Wienhorst. Wienhorst has compiled a 316-93 record in 18 years at Warsaw and a 420-134 mark overall in his 25-year career, which included seven years at South Newton. Last season Wienhorst led Warsaw to a 26-3 record and a trip to the 4A state final where Indianapolis North Central defeated the Tigers 53-38. WCHS Athletic Director Dave Fulkerson said he would not comment on any personnel decisions but was aware Wienhorst had resigned from his teaching duties and fully expected him to remain as head coach for the 2004-05 season.
Times-Union Staff Report- | July 28, 2016

Jarrett Wins First Race

KANSAS CITY, KS - Capitalizing on pit stops and patience from 25-year-old driver Jason Jarrett, the Warsaw-based ML Motorsports team picked up its first ARCA RE/MAX Series win Saturday in the BPU 200 at the brand new Kansas Speedway. "Everybody blistered their tires, it was a bad deal on Hoosier's part," ML Motorsports crew chief Scott Eldridge said."Patience and pit stops won us the race.We had killer pit stops, and Jason was patient all day." Jarrett's No.67 Mary Louise Miller-owned Monte Carlo passed points leader Frank Kimmel, who earlier in the day won the NASCAR Winston West 100-mile race, with three laps to go.Kimmel held on to finish second, two seconds behind Jarrett.
Times-Union Staff Report- | July 28, 2016

Cinderella Squires Capture Wabash Sectional Title

WABASH -ÊCinderella has stepped into the glass slipper in North Manchester. The 10-16 Manchester baseball team is living a fairy tale after topping the Wabash Apaches 6-3 to win the Wabash Sectional Saturday afternoon. "I think we had some nerves early," said Manchester coach Jack Rupley.This is the first time since 1995 we have even played in the sectional final.But I told the kids that this was just another game.It was a nice warm day and we went out there to have some fun." And Manchester's prince turned out to be senior Brent Westendorf, whose three-run blast over the right-field fence put the Squires up 4-3 in the third. Manchester trailed 3-1 going into the third frame, but the Apache lead did not last long.In the bottom of the inning, Anothony Sorg reached base on a walk and Drew Walters reached base on a single down the third-base line.Sorg was thrown out on a fielder's choice hit by Josh Staton, but the out did not hurt for long.
JEN GIBSON, Times-Union Sports Editor- | July 28, 2016

Mikel Works A Little Magic

SYRACUSE - It's hard to overshadow a head coach's first career victory, but Rustin Mikel did that and more Friday night. Mikel carried the ball 17 times for a mind-boggling 332 yards and scored four touchdowns as Wawasee smashed Whitko 50-26.The Whitko defense couldn't find a way to stop Mikel all night as he rushed for at least 50 yards in every quarter.Those 332 yards get even bigger when you consider that he only rushed for 370 yards in 1997. "Their defense is predicated on movement up front and blitzing the linebackers," Wawasee coach Joe Rietveld said just moments after his first head coaching victory."Rustin got free a few times and when tailbacks do that, they can make a couple of moves." Mikel made cut-back moves all night, especially on his 69-yard jaunt in the fourth quarter that sealed the victory.Twice it looked as if Whitko defensive players had him locked up in the open field and twice those players were left wondering what could have been.
Jason Knavel, Times-Union Staff Writer- | July 28, 2016

Squires Can't Solve Southwood

WABASH - After falling to the Southwood Knights twice earlier in the season, the Manchester Squires hoped that the third time would be the charm in Tuesday's sectional matchup. Unfortunately for the Squires, that old saying did not ring true as Southwood defeated Manchester 6-0 in the first game of the Wabash Sectional. Southwood's pitcher Justin Denney was the star of the game as he faced the Squires for the third time.Denney pitched a complete game shutout, allowing just three hits, walking one and striking out three. "Justin Denney pitched one heck of a ball game," said Manchester coach Jack Rupley."This is the third time we've faced him and he was sharp.He was sharper this time than the other times we played him.He's a good pitcher and SouthWood has a good team." Southwood jumped out to an early lead in the top of the first inning as Denney drove two runs across the plate on a double to centerfield to put the Knights up 2-0.
Jen Gibson, Times-Union Sports Writer- | July 28, 2016

Storms Stop State Golf Finals

AVON - Tippecanoe Valley's boys golf team celebrated its first state finals trip in style, arriving at Prestwick Country Club in a gigantic motor home. The Vikings had teams outclassed when it came to arrivals, but how they will fare on the course is still unknown. Weather already has wrenched its way into the equation.Wednesday's first round was postponed with play far from complete.A first storm delayed play for 90 minutes during the middle day, and a second storm late in the afternoon prematurely ended the first round. While Warsaw sophomore Aaron Turner was delayed by the first storm because of his 8:40 a.m.tee time, he completed 18 holes. The top nine individuals and all those within six strokes of the leader advance to second-round play.
Jeff Holsinger, Times-Union Staff Writer- | July 28, 2016

Warsaw Golf Team Captures Key NLC Match

SYRACUSE -ÊIf someone had told Warsaw girls golf coach Bob Turner that his team would begin the season 10-0 overall and 3-0 in Northern Lakes Conference play, he would have thought they were a bit off-balance. But the Tigers keep surprising their coach.After defeating Wawasee and Goshen Tuesday night at Maxwelton Golf Course, the Warsaw squad is in fact 10-0 overall and 3-0 in NLC play. "I wouldn't have believed it if someone told me we would be this successful," said Turner."This is really a Cinderella story.I just hope the glass slipper doesn't fall off." So why is Turner surprised with his team's success? After two players graduated last season and just two players returned from 1999's varsity squad, Turner thought the Tigers may have a bit of a down year.
Jen Gibson, Times-Union Sports Writer- | July 28, 2016

'Sam's Field of Dreams'

By Dale Hubler, Times-Union Sports Writer He poured his heart into it, and after a ceremony Sunday afternoon, the movie-like baseball field he built will bear his name. Sam Cormany was a "workaholic who had a love for children," and these two characteristics combined resulted in a baseball field that actor Kevin Costner would appreciate. Costner starred in the 1989 motion picture "Field of Dreams", a story of an Iowa farmer who carved a baseball field into a cornfield. It was a story of dreams turned into reality, of hard work and perseverance, of a family bonding together to make something happen. Such is the story of the late Sam Cormany and his family. Cormany's grandson, Josh, is a talented young baseball player.After watching "Field of Dreams"on television, and because "he had such a love for children" as his widow, Dorothy Cormany, said Thursday afternoon, Sam Cormany built his own field of dreams.
Movie-like baseball field to be named for late Sam Cormany- | July 28, 2016

Manchester, TV Return Experienced Netters

When boys tennis coaches Rod Hamman of Tippecanoe Valley and Eric Christiansen of Manchester answered the question, they could have given a simple answer. The question: Who are the key returners to this year's team? For Hamman and Christiansen, whose teams each lost two players from last year's teams, the answer could easily have been, "We return everyone." And for these two Three Rivers Conference teams, that is pretty much the case. "Most of our guys have experience, and that goes a long way," Hamman, in his 16th year with the Vikings, said."They tasted some success last year." A year ago Valley posted its best record in school history at 12-4, while finishing second in the TRC behind Manchester. Returning for the Vikings are singles players Drew Shafer, Phil Jackson, Luke Shambaugh and doubles players Brian Love, Andy Martin, Zach Shambaugh and Scott Kindig.
DALE HUBLER, Times-Union Sports Writer- | July 28, 2016

Bazzoni Overcomes Injury To Go To State

NORTH MANCHESTER - After sitting out last year's track season because of a pulled hip flexor, David Bazzoni was happy just to compete this season.Now he has advanced to the state competition in the pole vault, surprising almost everyone. "I pulled my hip flexor in the first meet last year and was out the rest of the season," said Bazzoni."It feels good to compete." Bazzoni started pole vaulting just last year but spent his freshman year rehabilitating his hip flexor in hopes of returning to competition this season. "I stretched and used therapy bands and tried to rest it," said Bazzoni."But because it was in my leg, it was hard to lay off it.I tried to do plant drills to keep in shape.
Jen Gibson, Times-Union Sports Writer- | July 28, 2016

Squires Stumble Against Carroll

NORTH MANCHESTER - The Manchester boys tennis team struggled on Thursday, dropping its home opener with a tough Carroll team 3-2. For Squires head coach Eric Christiansen, though, it is a continual building process for his veteran squad in the second event of the year. "This is a learning experience," Christiansen said."Just learning from mistakes.What we do well, we have to keep that and improve on that as well.It's coming along.We're working with the singles on consistency and playing their game and not trying to do too much." The singles competitors are 1-5 on the year, but the doubles teams continued to impress.They are a combined 3-1 in Manchester's first two matches.Mitch Eads and Michael Good improved to 2-0 on the year with a 6-4, 6-2 win.
Jason Knavel, Times-Union Staff Writer- | July 28, 2016

Squires Track Season Inspired By A Squall

Two weeks into the track and field season, Manchester coach Casey McDowell sat his team down and had his guys watch the movie "White Squall." The storyline: A group of kids went down to Key West on a big boat - a high adventure voyage.On the deck of the boat written was, 'Where we go one, we go all.' McDowell hoped his guys got that message. They did. Manchester won its first sectional team title in school history under the 25-year-old McDowell, who's in his first year as head coach. "The guys, they've taken that message more to heart than I thought they would," McDowell said."They knew why I wanted them to watch that. "I wanted them to know they had to be around the track backing each other.In teams I had been with in the past, the distance guys were hardly ever around the sprint guys.I wanted to make them feel everybody was everybody.
Jeff Holsinger, Times-Union Staff Writer- | July 28, 2016

Tiger Relay Team Seeded Second At State

According to Warsaw's 3200 relay team, rule No.1 when returning to the state track and field meet this year is "No Meatballs." Last year, the Warsaw track team ate at Olive Garden restaurant before the meet and had a pretty heavy meal.The Tigers didn't perform as well as they hoped, so the meatballs will be avoided this year. For the second consecutive year, Warsaw will compete in the 3,200 relay at the state meet.After a 10th-place finish last year, the Tigers lost just one runner to graduation, P.J.Wiley.This year's version, just like last year's, has one member from each grade. There's senior leader David Hoffert, junior Justin Rice, sophomore Greg Seiss and freshman Jon Dock.Freshman Rob Peters, who ran on the team in the conference and sectional meets, and senior Will Woodward are the alternates. "Most teams would be happy to have one person running the times that we have four or five running," Hoffert said.
Jason Knavel, Times-Union Staff Writer- | July 28, 2016

Tiger Tennis Season Ends At Regional

ELKHART -ÊAfter winning the Wawasee Sectional, the Warsaw tennis team knew they would have their work cut out for them at the regional against the winner of the Elkhart Central Sectional. Add to that the fact that the winner of the Elkhart Central Sectional was Northridge, a team that defeated Warsaw in the regular season and tied for first place in the Northern Lakes Conference with Goshen and Plymouth, and Warsaw was definitely the underdog of the regional. Warsaw's Kim Fluke was the first Tiger eliminated in the match after she fell to Northridge's Susie Plank 6-0, 6-0. "The games at No.3 singles were totally different, with different stategies," said Warsaw coach Jill Basden."Kim (Fluke) played really well at the sectional, but she was outplayed in the regional." At the No.1 singles spot, Abbie Simmons played a tough match against Sarah Mater, but she fell 6-3, 6-1.
Jen Gibson, Times-Union Sports Writer- | July 28, 2016

Jimtown Slips By NorthWood

ELKHART - Typically heat and humidity aren't the weather conditions at your average Indiana high school football game.Then again, the average Indiana high school football game isn't between two of the states most illustrious programs, NorthWood and Jimtown. NorthWood hasn't had a losing season in 26 years, while the Jimmies have two state titles under their belt this decade, including last year's class 2A championship. The two teams squared off Friday night with Jimtown coming out on top 21-20. With :36 seconds left, it looked as though NorthWood would prevail when they lined up for a 27-yard field goal.A bad snap, however, led to the Jimmies taking over on downs and running out the clock. NorthWood came out early and took command of the game.After a short opening series, the Panthers culminated a quick three-play, 45-yard drive with quarterback Charlie Roeder rumbling through the Jimtown secondary for a 16-yard touchdown run.
DAN RIORDAN, Times-Union Sports Correspondent- | July 28, 2016
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