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5th-Ranked Chargers Charge By Stingy Warriors

The Wawasee Warrior football team started the 1999 season with a huge road win last week over Whitko, defeating the Wildcats 20-0. After picking up a huge win, the Warriors didn't have time to take much of a break.Instead, they had to turn their game up a notch. We aren't talking about a normal Friday night football game for the Warriors: They were up against a state power, the No.5 class 4A team in the state - Carroll.Carroll demolished Leo last week, clubbing the Lions 53-7.All eyes were on the Warriors to see how they would rise to this huge challenge after opening the season with a big win. The Warrior defense came ready to play, limiting Carroll to four plays and out after a couple of opening drive penalties.However, the Charger defense then shut down a Warrior offense that produced only four plays. After scoring 53 points last week, it was just a matter of time before Carroll would dent the scoreboard.
Craig Helfrich, Times-Union Sports Correspondent- | July 28, 2016

Hanson Arrives Just In Time For Warsaw

FORT WAYNE - Kanye West raps in "Diamonds are Forever (From Sierra Leone)" that "when he came in the game, he made his own name." While West was talking about himself, the same could be said for Warsaw's Justin Hanson. Hanson made his name with an 84-yard punt return for a touchdown with 2:44 left in regulation to lift Warsaw past host Homestead 17-14 Friday night. "I caught it, saw an opening and just ran as hard as I could," said Hanson. The speedy junior's path to the end zone was relatively clear thanks to the textbook blocking of the other 10 Tigers on the field highlighted by a ferocious hit from senior Matt Boots that got rid of Homestead's last would-be tackler. "One guy got my foot at one point but that's it," said Hanson of his game-winning jaunt to paydirt.
DANIEL RIORDAN, Times-Union Sports Writer- | July 28, 2016

Northfield Stops Triton Steamroller

BOURBON - The expectations were high, maybe too high. The fans came out in droves to see their new-look Triton Trojans.This was the Triton football team with the winning record.Maybe the players, fans and coaches looked past Northfield and Culver Community to a date with Bremen.After all, Triton defeated Culver last year and only lost to Northfield in overtime. But the expectations came crashing down Friday night in Bourbon.After taking an early 6-0 lead over Northfield, the Triton offense came to a screeching halt and the Norsemen had just enough offense to win 9-6. Although it won't destroy this team, maybe it will remind everyone that this Triton program is still taking baby steps toward respectability in the Northern State Conference.
Jason Knavel, Times-Union Staff Writer- | July 28, 2016

Warsaw Girls Finish 1-2-3 In Cross Country Invitational

Hillary Barlow used to compare her right leg to a wobbly table leg. Even with the bad leg - she had a rotated pelvis, which later led to bursitis - she led Warsaw's cross country team to 13th place in last year's state finals.Her 56th place led all Warsaw runners.A week before, she placed seventh at semistate. Barlow showed what she could do with two good legs at Tuesday's Tiger Invitational. Barlow, completely recovered from last year's leg problems, led the 4K race from start to finish, winning with a time of 15:49.When she crossed the finish line, she ended so far ahead of second place no other runner was visible.That's because Barlow's time was nearly one minute better than the second-place time.Sophomore teammate Rachel Rondeau placed second with a time of 16:44, while junior teammate Jennifer Finch placed third with a time of 16:58.
Jeff Holsinger, Times-Union Staff Writer- | July 28, 2016

Wawasee VB Team Downs Manchester

NORTH MANCHESTER -ÊAlthough Wawasee's coach did not think his volleyball team played as well as it could have against Manchester Tuesday evening, the Warriors pulled out a 15-10, 15-10 win over the Squires. "I think we as a team could have played a little sharper defense," said Wawasee coach Jason Fleming."We could have played better." The road to the win was not smooth for the Warriors.Manchester jumped out to an early 6-0 lead in the first game after Mandy Phillips served up five straight points. The Squires built a 7-1 lead before Candice Brown stepped to the line to serve for Wawasee.Brown led the Warriors to three points to make the score 7-4 before Staci VanLue moved in to serve.VanLue then helped the Warriors tie the score at 7-all. Then the Warriors started to build their lead.Jessie Korenstra, Kim Likens and Kathy Likens joined forces to put the Wawasee squad up 12-7.
Jen Gibson, Times-Union Sports Writer- | July 28, 2016

Valley Volleyball Team Sweeps Through Manchester Invite

NORTH MANCHESTER - Although Manchester was the host of the 1999 Manchester High School Volleyball Invitational, Tippecanoe Valley stole the show. After defeating each team in the tourney (Manchester, Triton and Caston), Valley's undefeated season record remained intact. In the first contest of the day, Valley faced the Triton Trojans.In the first match, the Vikings jumped out to what looked like a commanding 11-3 lead, but the Trojans refused to give in. Rachel Speicher stepped to the serving line and led Triton to four straight points to make the score 12-9 in Valley's favor. Valley went up 14-10 but lost possession and Speicher stepped to the line again.Again, she served four straight points to knot the score at 14.After trading points once more, the score was 15-15 when Valley's Inga Vandermark served up two points to win the match 17-15.
Jen Gibson, Times-Union Sports Writer- | July 28, 2016

Wawasee stuns Warsaw in final

It took three extra days to start the softball sectional championship at Warsaw, so Wawasee and Warsaw decided to extend the game a bit. The game, scheduled for Saturday, was postponed until Tuesday because of rain.In the end, Wawasee shocked Warsaw with a 4-2 victory in nine innings. There were so many sub-stories from this game that it is hard to count them all.First, Warsaw defeated Wawasee by scores of 10-1 and 10-4 in the regular season, but could not find the offense on Tuesday afternoon. Second, Wawasee stepped up three times defensively in clutch situations and three times offensively. Third, Wawasee kept the pressure on Warsaw in extra innings.With Warsaw getting the last at-bat of every inning, Wawasee could have been feeling the pressure of shutting down the Tigers.But Wawasee scored in the top of the eighth and the ninth to keep the pressure on Warsaw to score every time up.
JASON KNAVEL, Times-Union Sports Writer- | July 28, 2016

Seiss, Stichter Top Seeds At State

One goes to Warsaw, the other to Wawasee. One is a junior, the other a senior. One is among the state's best in the 800-meter run, while the other is a two-mile specialist. As different as they are, Julie Seiss and Rachel Stichter are much the same. The duo, both highly decorated multi-sport athletes, are seeded No.1 in their respective event, and lead a list of area boys and girls track and field competitors that will participate in the state finals today and tomorrow at Indiana University in Bloomington. The boys state finals are today, with field events beginning at 3 p.m.Opening ceremonies will follow the running preliminaries and will start at 6:10 p.m.The girls will follow the same schedule Saturday. Both Seiss and Stichter enter the state finals after breaking records at the Bremen Regional May 24. Seiss set a new record of 2:15.27 in the 800, while Stichter set a new mark of 10:51.24 in the 3,200.
Dale Hubler, Times-Union Sports Editor- | July 28, 2016

Eagles Win Final Game With Whitko

SOUTH WHITLEY - Going into Friday night's football game between Whitko and Columbia City, the talk was of the end of this long-standing Whitley County rivalry. This would be the last contest between these two teams, as they both will add new teams to their schedules next year.Columbia City will pick up Huntington North, while Whitko will face Leo. But this rivalry would not end quickly, as it took two days to finish, with Columbia City walking away with a 27-20 win. With threatening weather looming on the horizon, the Wildcats controlled the first half and outrushed the Eagles 111 yards to 74.The first quarter came to a close with neither team able to put points on the board. It wasn't until 6:54 remaining in the second when Whitko was able to end the scoring drought as senior signal caller Nate Hart connected with tight end Nate Alspaugh for a six-yard score.
Travis Trump, Times-Union Sports Correspondent- | July 28, 2016

Warriors Top Goshen Tennis Team

SYRACUSE -ÊThe Wawasee boys tennis team had a job to do Tuesday night - defeat Northern Lakes Conference rival Goshen. And the Warriors got that job done, defeating the Redskins 4-1 to get their first NLC win of the young season. "I thought we came out focused and ready to play," said Wawasee coach Phil Mishler."They knew what they had to do, and they came out and got the job done against a traditionally strong Goshen team." After falling 3-2 to Fairfield in the championship game of its own invitational in searing heat Saturday afternoon, Tuesday's cooler temperatures were also an advantage for the Warrior squad. "It was like we had new life," said Mishler."Our legs were fresh, we were set and ready to play.I think the Labor Day weekend and the cooler weather really refreshed us." However things did not always look bright for the Warriors.Goshen took a 1-0 lead after No.1 singles player Mike Weaver defeated Wawasee's Scott Logan 6-0, 6-0.
Jen Gibson, Times-Union Sports Writer- | July 28, 2016

Tigers Look To Pump Up Offense

Going into the Elkhart Memorial Sectional, Warsaw baseball coach Will Shepherd knows what his team needs to do to be successful. "After finishing flat at the end of the year offensively," he said, "we've gone back to basics the last couple of practices.We are working on hitting the ball and swinging at good pitches.We are working our pitchers in the bullpens.Obviously at tournament time, you must play good defense, and we are working on that as well." But the Tigers will have their hands full with 15-11 Elkhart Central, their first sectional opponent.Earlier in the season, Warsaw downed the Blue Blazers 4-3.
Jen Gibson, Times-Union Sports Writer- | July 28, 2016

Krizmanich To Walk On At Notre Dame

Tom Krizmanich's attraction to Notre Dame was never in question.But ND's attraction to him was. It isn't anymore. The former Warsaw High School basketball standout earned the attention of Irish head coach John MacLeod and the coaching staff enough to earn a chance to walk on and play for the Irish hoop team this upcoming season.A chance at a scholarship is still a real possibility, if not for the upcoming season, then his chances will get better as his career at Notre Dame goes on. Notre Dame has four scholarships available for the 1997-98 school year and three of those appear to be spoken for with three recruits.That leaves one scholarship up in the air for the walk-ons to battle for.
Greg Jones, Times-Union Sports Editor- | July 28, 2016

Jason Jarrett Finishes 12th At Michigan

BROOKLYN, MI - After five races and a lengthy rain delay Saturday, 25-year-old ML Motorsports driver Jason Jarrett and his Warsaw-based stock car team got rid of the monkey on their back. Having not finished a race since his first national-level win on June 2, Jarrett qualified fourth for Saturday's ARCA RE/MAX Series Michigan 200 and finished 12th, stuffing a 4-foot purple gorilla in the car for good luck prior to the race. It wasn't a win, but for the third-generation driver and his team it was a step in the right direction.
DALE HUBLER, Times-Union Sports Writer- | July 28, 2016

Home Is Where The Horsepower Is For ML Motorsports: Local Race Team To Host Open House, Charity Drive

Scott Eldridge says he wants to show race fans every aspect of the sport. Saturday he and the Warsaw-based ML Motorsports stock car team will do just that. Having recently moved into a spacious state of the art shop, ML Motorsports will host an open house Saturday from noon to 4 p.m.The shop is located just off U.S.30 on 500W. "The biggest thing is we want to give the fans every aspect of the sport," said Eldridge, crew chief for the Mary Louise Miller-owned team that tours nationally in the ARCA RE/MAX Series."At most autograph sessions you get rushed in and out, we're not gonna do that.People will have time to talk to the team and get up close to the cars.We're open for anything." The open house will also be used as a charity drive to benefit the Kosciusko County Animal Shelter. Eldridge said those who attend can either make donations monetarily or in the form of necessary pet supplies such as dog food, cat food, flea collars, etc.
DALE HUBLER, Times-Union Sports Writer- | July 28, 2016

Top BMX Racers 'Camping' In Warsaw

Robbie Miranda plucks the magazine off the picnic table and shows you there, right on the front cover, is Neal Wood. The same Neal Wood, who, sitting at a nearby picnic table, signs autograph after autograph for several of the 20 or so young boys on this last sunsoaked day of June. And just who are Neal Wood and Robbie Miranda, you ask. Miranda, 19, and Wood, 26, are professional athletes who are visiting Warsaw until Thursday.If they aren't household names, it's because their sport isn't mainstream. They are BMX racers.Winona Lake's Jerry Landrum is running a Pro BMX Training Camp here at Hire Park, and they are two of his featured instructors. Make no mistake about it, BMX followers know them.Forty to 50 BMX racers race at the professional level, the highest level of BMX competition. Wood and Miranda are two of those 40 or 50. "ESPN shows our races, but it's usually at 3 in the morning," Miranda says.
Jeff Holsinger, Times-Union Staff Writer- | July 28, 2016

Whitko Hires New Hoops Coach

Fred Fields wanted to be picky. When he left his ultra-successful stint as Huntington North girls basketball coach last year, he had numerous offers to continue his coaching career. He listened, but applied for few open positions. Then Whitko came calling.Not the girls basketball position, but the boys, and Fields is listening no longer. After a 5-0 vote from the Whitko school board on Monday, Fields is the new head boys basketball coach for Whitko High School. "I was going to be very selective," Fields said."There were several jobs that were open.I had talked with several people, but I did not apply at very many places.It had to be the right place.After talking with several people at Whitko, I decided to apply.It is a special situation with the people and the community. "It is nice to not have that concern and not answering phone calls and having people wanting you to come and apply," he said.
Greg Jones, Times-Union Sports Editor- | July 28, 2016

Valley VB Team Wins TRC Match

NORTH MANCHESTER -ÊGoing into Thursday's volleyball match, Manchester and Tippecanoe Valley were undefeated in the Three Rivers Conference.After last night's match in North Manchester, Valley left the match with a 2-0 TRC record after beating the Squires 15-6, 15-12. In the first game of the match, Manchester jumped out to an early 2-1 lead after Joni West and Megan Goshert served up the first Squire points.Then Valley's Lynette Wilcox led the Vikings to five straight points and a 6-2 lead. The Vikings would not relinquish the lead for the remainder of the match as Kyleigh Gast, Lacey Stump, Inga Vandermark and Jamie Doud combined for the last nine Valley points.Valley took the game 15-6.
Jen Gibson, Times-Union Sports Writer- | July 28, 2016

Weisser Places Third At State Track Finals

INDIANAPOLIS - Of the local competitors in Saturday's girls track and field state finals at Carroll Stadium on the campus of IUPUI, Wawasee's Staci Weisser came away with the best finish. Weisser, a junior, finished third in the high jump with a leap of 5-5.The height ties a personal best for Weisser. Triton senior Sisteen Christian had the next best finish among local competitors.Christian finished 16th in the shot put with her throw of 36-10.5.Christian placed second in the Bremen Regional with a throw of 37-6. Warsaw's Ginny Gardonio, who was third at the Bremen Regional and came into the state competition ranked 24th, failed to place. "I listened to her talk," said Warsaw coach Paul Boyd."She spoke of what she needed to do to get back next season and compete with the big dogs." Warsaw junior Summer Boyd, who has been running with a herniated disc in her back since the beginning of April, walked away a 19th-place finish in the 800 with her time of 2:23.98.
Dale Hubler, Times-Union- | July 28, 2016

Squires Master Wildcats Again

SOUTH WHITLEY -ÊSame teams. Different place. Different date. Same outcome. When the Manchester Squires volleyball team hosted the Whitko Wildcats two weeks ago, it took three games for the Squires to defeat the Wildcats.Thursday night in South Whitley, the Wildcats again took the Squires to three games before falling to the Manchester squad 10-15, 15-6, 15-8. Whitko started the game on the right foot as Tary Hamill served up the first point of the game to put the Wildcats up 1-0. But that lead was short-lived as Joni West and Jennifer Jester joined forces for the Squires and served up five points. Enter Whitko's Samantha Miller.Miller stepped to the serving line and led Whitko to eight straight points, including three aces, giving the Wildcats a 9-5 advantage.
Jen Gibson, Times-Union Sports Writer- | July 28, 2016

Mustangs' Martinez Still Kickin' It

It all started with a bet, and 22 years later, Tom Martinez is still cash when it comes to kicking a football. As a freshman in high school in western Kansas, Martinez bet classmate Phil Biel he could kick a football farther. Not thinking he would be outdone, Biel told him to try, and Martinez took Biel's job as the place kicker on the varsity team. As a middle schooler, Martinez wasn't interested in playing running back, receiver or quarterback like most. He wasn't interested in carrying, catching or throwing the football, and though undersized, he asked to play guard on the offensive line. It didn't work out, and in high school Martinez quickly found his calling in kicking the football. He still kicks today - between 150 and 200 times per day - and is a member of the Kosciusko County Mustangs semi-pro football team.
Dale Hubler, Times-Union Sports Editor- | July 28, 2016
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