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Little Big Horn Going To Get Bigger

It doesn't look like much now, but where it has come from and where it will end up is a far cry from its present condition. "It" is referring to the back nine at Little Big Horn Golf Course on Old U.S.30.LBH, a nine-hole golf course since 1992, will be expanding soon into a full 18-hole course.The process of adding the second nine holes has been years in the making and is nearing completion. The date for the opening of the "back nine" is around Memorial Day 1999, according to owner and course superintendent Lee Webb. "Anything can happen between now and then," Webb said."Nothing is certain.If we get it seeded when we want to this fall and get it watered and not have too many disasters, we should be able to get it to be a golf course by then.
From The Rough By Greg Jones- | July 28, 2016

Warsaw, Triton Get Class Semistates

If nothing else, there is one thing for certain about the upcoming IHSAA class sports, it will add more tournament sites among area high schools. Two area gyms, Warsaw and Triton, will be used for semistate action starting in the fall and Warsaw, Triton, NorthWood and Wawasee will be used for regional and/or sectional sites. The assignments for the semistates for basketball and volleyball were made on Tuesday; Warsaw will host a Class 3A girls basketball semistate, while Triton will host a Class A volleyball semistate. "There will be some good volleyball because there are some good volleyball teams up here with some of the smaller schools," Triton athletic director Mike Byron said. Warsaw, with its capacity of 4,900 in the Tiger Den, was a perfect fit for the girls 3A semistate.
Greg Jones, Times-Union Sports Editor- | July 28, 2016

ABC's Decision To Drop Bowling Won't Slow Schenkel

LEESBURG - The calls, they have come. And so have the letters. Around 100 television columnists have called, as well as 50 radio stations.Then there are the friends and fans.They, too, have called. All for Chris Schenkel. "This phone has rung off the hook," he says."I've had a lot of nice calls from people around here, but that doesn't surprise me.That's the way people are here." Schenkel, who lives on Tippecanoe Lake, called action from the final Professional Bowlers Association tour on ABC Saturday.The network executives looked at their charts and decided the sport wasn't pulling its share. So the ax cut bowling at ABC. "I had a general inkling two weeks ago Monday (June 9)," Schenkel says."The network had some difficulties with sponsors, ratings ...demographics things.Three executives called and said bowling was going off.
Jeff Holsinger, Times-Union Staff Writer- | July 28, 2016

Engine Problem Slows Jarrett

MILLINGTON, Tenn.- Running second in Friday's Memphis 150 ARCA RE/MAX Series event, 25-year-old ML Motorsports driver Jason Jarrett was again slowed by engine problems. The Hickory, N.C., native was reeling in frontrunner Frank Kimmel, the series points leader, but lost oil pressure on lap 117 of 200.Jarrett, the son of Winston Cup champ Dale Jarrett, finished the race 24th.
Times-Union Staff Report- | July 28, 2016

New-Look Trojans Shutout 47-0

BOURBON -ÊFor the first time in a long time there was a feeling of excitement surrounding Triton football.Second-year head coach Rodney Younis brought youthful enthusiasm and football fever to a baseball and basketball school. New uniforms greeted Trojan fans to a new season of Triton football as well, with helmets the color of Notre Dame and style of Michigan. The result was a 47-0 drubbing at the hands of senior-laden Caston. Numbers for the Triton program have grown but the offensive and defensive lines haven't.An injured offensive guard Zac Chittum didn't help matters.That made an already thin offensive line thinner.
DAN RIORDAN, Times-Union Sports Correspondent- | July 28, 2016

North Judson Downs Tippecanoe Valley

NORTH JUDSON - If anyone doubts that inexperience can kill a football team, a quick look at the season opener for Tippecanoe Valley is all the proof one would need. Valley ventured to North Judson with one of its smallest and least experienced teams in years, and it showed. The Vikings turned the ball over six times and gave up some big plays in a hard-fought 29-19 loss.And while there were some bright spots in the defeat, Tippecanoe Valley head coach Scott Bibler knew that his squad missed a great chance at beating a tough school on the road.
MATT PERRY, Times-Union Sports Correspondent- | July 28, 2016

Manchester Golfers Crack 200

NORTH MANCHESTER - Manchester's girls golf team broke 200 for the first time this season, shooting a 199 to smoke Caston 199-277. The match was held at Sycamore Golf Club on Wednesday. Katie Parker continued to sparkle for the Squires.She fired a 44 to take medalist honors.Teammate Jodee Ruppel shot a 49. Wendy Reynolds led Caston with a 65. Manchester, 4-1, hosts a Three Rivers Conference match at Sycamore with Tippecanoe Valley and Whitko on Saturday.The match begins at 7:30 a.m. MANCHESTER 199, CASTON 277 Manchester - Katie Parker 44, Kasha Wieland 71, Dorey Bungitak 53, Jodee Ruppel 49, Demara Knight 53 Caston - Christina Evans 66, Alexis Leininger 75, Lindsey Hix 72, Wendy Reynolds 65 Valley 226, Whitko 281 At Mill Creek Golf Course in Rochester, Tippecanoe Valley's girls golf team hammered Whitko by 55 strokes in a Wednesday match.
Staff Report- | July 28, 2016

Manchester Spikers Find '97 To Their Liking

SOUTH WHITLEY - The girls burst out of their huddle in the corner of the gym, ran onto the court and pelted the unsuspecting crowd with foreign objects. Candy. Candy is what these Whitko volleyball players threw by the handfuls to the fans.Run laps, throw some candy.Candy everywhere.Candy for everyone.Candy clanking around in the bleachers. Whitko played host to Manchester on Thursday, and the Wildcats pulled out the stops to make sure people enjoyed their evening of volleyball between these Three Rivers Conference rivals. The Wildcats were having fun, for sure.They passed out their candy, practiced to hard rock music, then won the first game 17-15.One more win, head for home.The home team and its fans go home happy. Problem was, Manchester wanted to win this thing for the bragging rights, for the 1-0 TRC record, for the road fans who showed up. The Squires crashed this Whitko party.They won the second game by a convincing 15-8 score.
Jeff Holsinger, Times-Union Staff Writer- | July 28, 2016

Unbelievable!

By Jen Gibson, Times-Union Sports Editor INDIANAPOLIS -Ê"One-two-three get nasty!" was the Manchester Squires' battle cry throughout the season. Saturday afternoon the Squires got nasty in the state championships as they defeated Batesville 9-8 to capture the Class 2A title at Indianapolis' Victory Field. The funny thing is, the only people who believed the Squires could do it were the Squires themselves.The Manchester squad went into the Wabash Sectional sporting a 7-16 record, the worst record in the sectional.They lost their last game of the season to Columbia City, and put together no more than two wins in a row through the entire regular season. But that did not faze the scrappy Squire squad. To say the least, the Squires were the underdogs throughout the tournament.
Underdog Squires Earn First State Title With 9-8 Win Over Batesville- | July 28, 2016

McGriff's Single Bails Out Tigers

Pitching and defense carried Warsaw to a 19-8 regular-season record, and pitching and defense again were carrying Warsaw in Monday's first-round sectional game against Wawasee. But all the pitching and all the defense in the world can't win games if a team doesn't score runs, and through seven innings, Wawasee and Warsaw were at the same place they started: 0-0. The Tigers had to play an extra inning on their home field to beat a 15-13 Wawasee team, but they escaped with a 1-0 win in eight innings. The unlikely heroine had played the fewest varsity games and had the fewest at bats of anyone in Warsaw's starting lineup.With one out in the bottom of the eighth, sophomore Holly McGriff, hitting out of the No.8 spot, singled into left field to drive in Warsaw's winning run. McGriff entered 2 for 15 (.133) in six varsity games.The RBI was her first.
Jeff Holsinger, Times-Union Staff Writer- | July 28, 2016

Tiger Girls Tennis Team Wins Fourth Straight Regional Title

DUNLAP - Warsaw girls tennis coach Rick Orban believes his team is a proven power in northern Indiana.The Tigers winning their fourth straight regional championship Wednesday backed that up. A win Saturday in the LaPorte Semistate would back it up even more. The Tigers, who opened regional play Tuesday with a 4-1 win over Elkhart Central, came back and won the Concord Regional title Wednesday with a 4-1 win over DeKalb. The regional championship was the eighth in school history and improved the ninth-ranked Tigers to 17-1 on the season.
DALE HUBLER, Times-Union Sports Writer- | July 28, 2016

Soccer Kicking Things Off Saturday

Another fall sport, soccer, will get under way Saturday when all three area teams have action in jamborees. WARSAW BOYS Tiger coach Corey Rose, like most in the preseason, doesn't know what kind of team he has this year.He does, however, know what kind of talent he has, and that has him optimistic about the upcoming season. Warsaw will have six seniors this season, four of whom return from last year and two that were injured all of last season.Add to that two juniors who played on the Olympic Developmental squad in the summer and it has the makings of a good mix for the Tigers. The seniors back from last year are Ben Knoop, Jeremiah Wallen, Nate Kroegel and Jon Earhart. Knoop, Whallen and Kroegel were all named to last year's Academic All-State team last year and will be the tri-captains this year. Returning after missing all of the 1995 season with injuries will be John Baugher and Robert Lee.
Greg Jones, Times-Union Sports Editor- | July 28, 2016

Tigers Take Wildcats In Straight Sets

Just as different as the scores and team records in Tuesday's Warsaw/Whitko varsity volleyball match were the coaches' thoughts about their respective teams' performances. Despite falling 15-5, 15-6 to the host Tigers, Whitko coach Rachelle McCammon said her team performed better than it has all season. "This is the best we've played all season," McCammon said."A lot of credit goes to Warsaw, they're the fastest team we've seen all year.They mixed it up, but I think we adjusted well to the things they ran at us." The loss drops the Wildcats to 0-7 on the season. Warsaw coach Tanya Coon said her team played in an abnormal funk. "This was not our normal play," Coon said."That's the downfall of some teams.If we have to play our game, not at the other teams' level.We didn't play where we need to be to take the conference and sectional." And yet it was good enough to boost Warsaw's record to 7-1 on the season.
DALE HUBLER, Times-Union Sports Writer- | July 28, 2016

Panthers' Streak Snapped

NAPPANEE - Jimtown head football coach Bill Sharpe said that the home field advantage that NorthWood held over his Jimmies on Friday night would not mean anything. He was right. What did mean something was 225-pound senior running back Brian Smith.Smith put his Jimtown teammates on his shoulders and carried them to a 28-14 victory over the Panthers on the opening night of the 1997 high school football season. The victory stopped the longest current regular-season winning streak in the state at 37 games.NorthWood had not lost in the regular season since 1992.It was only head coach Rich Dodson's second regular-season loss in six years as head coach of the Panthers. In a powerful display of brute force, Smith rushed for 162 yards on 25 carries, a 6.5 yard per carry average.He scored two touchdowns, one in which he simply barreled through Panther star Aaron Huber.But it wasn't just Smith who battered the NorthWood defensive line.
Jason Knavel, Times-Union Staff Writer- | July 28, 2016

Mason, Iden Impressive At Regional

KOKOMO - In the grand scheme of the entire track season, a couple of hours is just a short time.But for Tim Mason and the Whitko coaching staff, it probably seemed a lot longer. Mason, who has been undefeated in the 100, 200 and long jump all year, had only the second-best time in the 200 after the preliminary heats.By that point, he had just about sewn up the long jump title and looked like a solid bet to win the 100 with the best time in the prelims.But that 200 was getting the Whitko staff a little antsy.
Jason Knavel, Times-Union Staff Writer- | July 28, 2016

Tigers Play At Home Away From Home

FORT WAYNE - The course is nearly an hour away, but Warsaw golf coach Bob Turner says Chestnut Hills in Fort Wayne is like another home course. Friday, the Tigers, along with Wawasee and two individuals from Tippecanoe Valley and one from Whitko, will play the Homestead Regional on that course. In the past three years, Warsaw has won three invitationals and one regional championship on the Fuzzy Zoeller-designed course. "I feel pretty good going in," Turner said."It's like another home course for us.With the regional and three invitational titles there in the past three years, let's put it this way, I feel pretty good going in." The Tigers advanced to Friday's regional by shooting a round of 313 at the Warsaw Sectional, taking their sixth consecutive team championship.Wawasee and Culver Military Academy advanced out of the Warsaw Sectional by shooting rounds of 314 and 318, respectively.
DALE HUBLER, Times-Union Sports Writer- | July 28, 2016

TV's Shafer Completes 1 Round In Tourney

ALPHARETTA, GA.- Tippecanoe Valley's Drew Shafer is 14 strokes off the pace in the Independent Insurance Agent Junior Classic National Finals at White Columns Golf Club. Shafer shot a 39 on the front nine and 40 on the back nine for a 79.He is one of 22 golfers who recorded a 79. Eighteen-year-old Martin Catalioto of Ramsey, N.J., had a record-tying first round.Catalioto shot a 7-under-par 65, tying an 18-hole record set by Adam Pranger (New Era, Mich.) in 1994.Catalioto shot a 33 on the front nine and 32 on the back nine. Catalioto led the field of 180 by recording eight birdies and just one bogey.He is ranked No.56 on the Golfweek/Titleist Performance Index. Catalioto leads by one stroke over Stephen Newren, Salt Lake City, Utah. Whitney Wade, 15, of Glasgow, Ky., shot a 70 and holds a three-stroke lead over Christina Kim (San Jose, Calif.) in the girls match.Wade shot 35 on the front nine and 35 on the back nine.Wade is ranked No.36 on the index.
Times-Union Staff Report- | July 28, 2016

Tigers Send 5 To State

FORT WAYNE - Last week Warsaw track and field coach Troy Akers called the Wayne Regional the best track regional in the state. Nothing changed his mind Thursday night. Warsaw, a team that won a sectional, finished ninth with 27.33 points in Thursday's 41-team Wayne Regional.Fort Wayne Northrop won with 73 points, while Fort Wayne Wayne pulled in second with 69. "This is where you gotta go," Akers said after Thursday's meet."The best of the best is here." Warsaw's Jon Hill and Greg Seiss will advance to the state meet in individual events.The Tigers are also sending their 3,200 relay team. The top three in each event automatically advance to the state meet, as well as those who beat a state qualifying time.
Jeff Holsinger, Times-Union Staff Writer- | July 28, 2016

Whitko Whips Wawasee

SOUTH WHITLEY - Bryan Sprunger leaned on the chain-linked fence surrounding Whitko's football field, chatting and laughing with 15 to 20 fans. The field was cleared, the stands empty, and Whitko's football coach was in an OK mood.He could thank his Wildcats for that - they beat Wawasee, a school they had not played in the last 15 years, 27-15 on Friday. But when he handed out his thanks, he may have approached one player before the others: Jeremiah Laws. As a split end, Laws isn't one of the showstoppers on Whitko's offense.That's OK, because as a defensive end, he saved the game and the win for Whitko. After Whitko dominated the first half - Sprunger played second-stringers in the second quarter - the Wildcats almost let Wawasee back in the game the second half. Whitko led 19-0 at halftime, but a Jeff Beer 34-yard pass to Brad Brown put the Warriors on the board at 19-7 with more than seven minutes to go in the third quarter.
Jeff Holsinger, Times-Union Staff Writer- | July 28, 2016

Tigers Open Season With Win Over Columbia City

It was hardly a work of art, but Warsaw's varsity football team drew up a season-opening win over visiting Columbia City Friday night. After an emotional ceremony retiring fallen Marine and former Tiger standout David Fribley's No.77 painted an emotional backdrop, Warsaw did enough things right in an ugly game to pull out a 21-7 victory. Typical of season openers, Friday's contest was filled with penalties, turnovers and various miscues. Warsaw coughed up the ball seven times - fumbling it away three times - and had three Daniel Erickson passes picked off by the Eagle defense. The important thing for the Tigers was that Columbia City couldn't convert on Warsaw's turnovers, as the Eagles themselves fumbled three times - with the Tigers pouncing on it twice - and had three Kevin Eames pass attempts picked off.
DALE HUBLER, Times-Union Sports Writer- | July 28, 2016
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