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Warsaw Overcomes Vs. Valley

When Warsaw lost senior starting center Matt Hauck to a separated shoulder in the first half, things could have been bleak for the Tigers.It was behind that big offensive line that Warsaw had built its hopes of finally unloading its run-and-shoot offense on someone.And with Hauck out and tackle Jamie Elliott ailing, the line looked to be going from a strength to a weakness for Warsaw. But the Tigers found hope in a moment of despair and even used it as a spark in a 27-0 win over Kosciusko County rival Tippecanoe Valley Friday at Death Valley. When Hauck went down, the other guys on the line seemed to step things up and helped give Tiger quarterback Andy Plank enough time to throw for 231 yards and allow Jose Esquivel to rush for 92 yards and two touchdowns.
Greg Jones, Times-Union Sports Editor- | July 28, 2016

Lancers Squander Chances, Squander Win

WINONA LAKE, IN - The Grace College volleyball team can't say it didn't have its chances against Cornerstone University Tuesday at Lancer Gymnasium in the season opener. Grace controlled the lead in both the second and third games but floundered down the stretch and got swept by a strong Golden Eagles squad 15-6, 15-10, 15-10.The win moved Cornerstone to 5-1 on the season. "They are a very good team," Grace coach Candace Moats said."Their setter was just everywhere." After sophomore Jamie Gill served five consecutive points in the second set, Grace led 7-1.Cornerstone began to chip away at the lead and eventually tied the game at 9-9.Still tied at 10-10, the Golden Eagles scored the final five points to win 15-10. In the third set, Grace led 8-4, but a seven-point run from Cornerstone proved to be difficult to overcome as the Golden Eagles closed out the match in impressive fashion.
Jason Knavel, Times-Union Staff Writer- | July 28, 2016

DeGeeter Wins Two, Leads Tigers To Sectional Championship

WATERLOO -ÊSome pitchers would be satisfied to get one win in a day.At Saturday's DeKalb Sectional, Warsaw ace Ryan DeGeeter picked up two. After pitching seven innings and getting a win in the morning game against Fort Wayne Carroll, DeGeeter was called on in the sectional final against Columbia City and led the No.6 Warsaw Tigers to a 9-4 win. With the score tied at 4-all, DeGeeter stepped to the mound in the bottom of the fifth inning. "I knew when we brought DeGeeter in we had a very good chance of winning," said senior catcher Josh Stork. DeGeeter shut down the Eagles, pitching three innings with no hits, no runs and three strikeouts.All totaled, DeGeeter pitched ten innings, gave up one hit, struck out 15 batters and walked four batters. After the impressive performance, DeGeeter remained humble. "We'll see how my arm feels tomorrow," he said.
JEN GIBSON, Times-Union Sports Editor- | July 28, 2016

Tigers Close In On Undefeated Season

After Thursday's golf match ended, Warsaw senior Kerri Wrobel approached coach Bob Turner and said Warsaw's new record out loud: "14-0." Any concerns about unlucky 13 derailing a perfect season vanished as Warsaw shot better than its team average in beating Manchester.Warsaw typically shoots around 184 or 185, but the Tigers downed Manchester 182-198 at Rozella Ford.Manchester dropped to 11-7. Warsaw senior Kerri Wrobel won medalist honors with a seven-over-par 42, and senior Jaci Thallemer, golfing in the fourth spot in the lineup, added a 43.Wrobel hit long, straight tee shots that nearly always stayed on the fairway.Thallemer was consistent, recording either fours or fives on all nine holes. "Jaci Thallemer had one of her better scores this year and her best score on this course," Turner said.
Jeff Holsinger, Times-Union Staff Writer- | July 28, 2016

College Roundup

HUNTINGTON - The Grace College men's tennis team cruised to an 8-1 victory Thursday over Huntington in the Mid-Central Conference opener for both teams. The Lancers won two of three doubles matches and then swept all six singles matches for the victory.Landon Reifsnider, Dan Benyousky, Zac McGowen and Drew McIntire all won in both singles and doubles.Grace has now won all 12 singles matches it has played this year, dropping just one set in the process.The Lancers (2-0, 1-0 MCC) will be off until playing new Mid-Central Conference member Spring Arbor September 11 at 11 a.m.on the road.
Times-Union Staff Report- | July 28, 2016

Whitko Tops Wawasee In Wild Season Opener

SOUTH WHITLEY -ÊThe football teams from Whitko and Wawasee enjoyed starting the season so much that they decided to extend the season opener.It took four quarters plus two overtimes for the teams to break a scoreless stalemate and finish with a winner. In the end, the Wildcats came out on top 8-7 after a 2-point conversion in the second overtime to win their first season opener in three years. "It's been a while since we started the season with a win," said Whitko coach Bryan Sprunger."It's been three years since we won the first game of the season." Wawasee scored the first points of the game on the second play of the second overtime.Brent Doty scampered one yard into the endzone to put the Warriors up 6-0.After Luke Speakman split the uprights, Wawasee held a 7-0 lead.
JEN GIBSON, Times-Union Sports Editor- | July 28, 2016

Warsaw Baseball Team Finishes Successful Season

The Warsaw Indians, a wooden bat, amateur baseball team comprising of several local players, recently completed it most successful season to date. The Indians have been around as a team for several years and used to play in a league in Goshen.Grace College graduates Andy Manes, John Edwards and Josh Bailey then joined the team after college and played in the aforementioned league until it folded in 2003. While Manes and company competed in the league in Goshen the Indians won the championship four years in a row. The players then decided to join the Michiana Amateur Baseball Association, which is a summer destination for many college baseball players. While many notable and accomplished college baseball players compete in the league, perhaps the most notable is Notre Dame's Evan Sharpley.
DANIEL RIORDAN, Times-Union Sports Writer- | July 28, 2016

Sluggers Hosting Tournament Saturday

The Indiana Sluggers look to continue their good fortune on the baseball diamond this weekend as they host the second annual Sam's Field of Dreams Memorial Tournament Saturday. The Sluggers are a 14-year old and under travel team with a twelve-player roster comprised mostly of kids from around the county.Some players are from Goshen, Rochester and Fort Wayne. They play at the Field of Dreams Park just outside Warsaw on the east side of CR 700W near Hoffman Lake. This season, the Sluggers have played 50 games and have won 40.The team is coming off a win in the Indiana State Baseball Players Association tournament in Michigan City. They are also fresh from a tournament in Omaha, Nebraska held in conjunction with the College World Series. The Sluggers got a chance to see the first game between Texas and Florida in the finals and went 2-1 in the rain-shortened tournament.
DANIEL RIORDAN, Times-Union Sports Writer- | July 28, 2016

Squire Streak Secures Spot At State

ELKHART -ÊManchester baseball coach Jack Rupley dripped with cold water as he talked to reporters after Saturday night's regional final. "I don't mind," he said after a covert mission by his players sent the contents of the team water cooler cascading from his head to his toes. The Squires earned the right to drench their skipper by defeating both Fairfield and John Glenn to win the Jimtown Regional and advance to Friday's state finals. The Squires defeated Fairfield 5-0 behind a one-hit outing from pitcher Todd Dale and home runs from Josh Staton and Adam Young in the morning game of the regional semifinal.Manchester then went on to win the regional 4-2 over No.6 John Glenn to earn its berth in the state finals. "Can you believe this?!", said Rupley."Oh my gosh, we're going to Indianapolis!" Glenn took a lead early in the final game, scoring one run in the second inning, but that lead did not last long.
JEN GIBSON, Times-Union Sports Editor- | July 28, 2016

Tigers Roll Over Goshen

Like a snowball rolling down a hill, Warsaw's varsity volleyball team picked up momentum as Thursday's home match with Northern Lakes Conference rival Goshen wore on. In the end, the Tigers walked away with a 15-6, 15-3 victory. "Of course I'm happy with the win, but we made too many serving mistakes that broke our momentum in the first game," first-year Tiger coach Doug West said."We played better as the match went on.I think we served tougher in the second game and kept them out of sync." The win improves the Tigers to 8-1 overall and 2-0 in the NLC; Goshen falls to 1-6 and 0-1. Warsaw jumped out to a 4-1 lead in the first game, but a sideout resulted in two service points from Redskin junior Kelly Eldridge. Goshen took a 5-4 lead on its next serve when junior Angie Cox stepped to the line.Tiger senior Myra Sells killed Goshen's momentum with a powerful kill, and then teammate Cassie Harding served as the Tigers scored two points to take a 6-5 lead.
DALE HUBLER, Times-Union Sports Writer- | July 28, 2016

Wawasee CC Team Blows By West Noble

SYRACUSE -ÊDuring the 1999 track season, Wawasee assistant track and head cross country coach Dave Stookey said that the 2000 cross country team was going to be good. Really good. And so far this season the team has proven him right.Thursday night the Warriors showed their dominance in a dual meet with West Noble with a 15-49 win. "Time will tell how good we really are," said Stookey."Saturday the Prairie Heights Invitational will be a good test for us.We'll be going up against some of the best teams in the state like Fort Wayne Northrop, Northfield and Wabash, so we'll find out where we are then.Right now it's just too early to say how good we are going to be.
Jen Gibson, Times-Union Sports Writer- | July 28, 2016

Tiger Netters Ground Eagles

Its lineup revamped because of one player's injured finger, Warsaw's varsity boys tennis team was still able to grab hold of victory Monday afternoon. Hosting Columbia City in a match that was originally scheduled for Aug.18, the Tigers came away gripping a 3-2 win over the Eagles in the absence of No.1 doubles player Ray Truman, who sat out with a sprained finger. Tiger coach Andy Lewis said Monday that Truman and Blaine Sumpter, both seniors and the members of the No.1 doubles team, are his best players. With Truman out, Lewis penciled Sumpter in the No.1 singles slot, moved the No.2 doubles team of seniors Alex Hannah and Austin Francalancia up to the top doubles spot, and switched junior Jason Sells from No.1 singles to No.2 singles. Add to the lineup changes a slew of schedule changes that have limited Warsaw's court time to little more than daily practice.
Dale Hubler, Times-Union Sports Editor- | July 28, 2016

TV Pounds Wawasee

SYRACUSE - Tippecanoe Valley volleyball coach Jon Parker has been saying all preseason that his team may be better than last year's record-setting one.Last year's team won 16 games, six more than any other in Valley history.Despite the graduation of three players from last season's team, Parker is confident that the volleyball program will continue to make strides. Parker unleashed his team on Wawasee Tuesday, and the team responded with a 15-2, 15-8 thrashing.That win came despite starting setter Rhonda Doud's absence because of the Indiana State Fair. "I was really happy with the way we played tonight for the first match," Parker said. That's not to say Parker didn't have his question marks, because he did.After losing those three seniors, he wondered who would step up into a leadership role.He found out that there's no problem there.
Jason Knavel, Times-Union Staff Writer- | July 28, 2016

Valley Hopes To Keep The Volleyball Bandwagon Rolling

During the summer, the bandwagon sport was women's soccer. Tippecanoe Valley High School does not have a soccer program, but it does have a bandwagon sport: volleyball.Volleyball was Valley's best fall sport in 1998, and you know how people like to follow winners. Under coach Jon Parker, Valley recorded 16 wins in 1997, the most in school history.Valley followed it up by winning 22 in 1998. Parker senses the same enthusiasm for volleyball in 1999. "There is still a lot of talk about volleyball over here," he said."We had a neat turnout at our scrimmage Friday.We've started a tradition.Now we hope to keep it strong." At first glance, the Vikings appear to have their work cut out for them if they want to break the record for wins for the third year in a row.
Jeff Holsinger, Times-Union Staff Writer- | July 28, 2016

Warsaw Tennis Players Fight For Positions

Warsaw boys tennis coach Andy Lewis expects to face a dilemma in September. He played in a 10-0 mixed doubles league this summer, the most competitive mixed doubles league in the state.His partner was Sally Smithley, and even though he never had been paired with her before, they went undefeated. The next step is Indianapolis, where Smithley and Lewis would compete against players from four other states -ÊWisconsin, Illinois, Ohio and West Virginia - in September for the right to go to the nationals. The dilemma? "I think (Warsaw) has a match then," Lewis said. Lewis will decide what to do when the time comes. Until then, he focuses on Warsaw tennis. The story for Warsaw tennis the last five years has been this: good regular season, finish first or second in the Northern Lakes Conference, win sectional, lose at regional to Goshen.
Jeff Holsinger, Times-Union Staff Writer- | July 28, 2016

Mason, Warsaw Bring Home Medals

INDIANAPOLIS - David Hoffert called Saturday's state track and field meet "better than graduation." Tim Mason went away from the event somewhat disappointed, despite an ironman exhibition in which his undefeated streak in three events, the long jump, the 100 and the 200, came to an end. Jon Hill and Gregg Seiss called the meet nothing more than a learning experience. Saturday's IHSAA state track and field meet at Indiana University Track Stadium in Indianapolis ran the gamut of emotions.For most, though, it was the final prize for a year of hard work. After last year's meet when local athletes failed to win a single medal, just one finish in the top nine would have been an improvement this year.But Mason alone took three medals, while Warsaw's 3,200 relay team took another, and Hill grabbed one more.
Jason Knavel, Times-Union Staff Writer- | July 28, 2016

Bandit, Rebels And Basketball Highlighted Local News Events

This year's most interesting stories of local interest involved a bandit, a basketball hero and a handful of rebels from Silver Lake. In a survey by the Times-Union news staff, the top news story of 1996 was the ongoing tale of the Bicycle Bandit, the assailant who kept Warsaw residents nervous for the entire summer as he casually broke into upward of 70 homes. In most cases, the assailant - believed to have fled the area - entered many homes that had been left unlocked.Often, the suspect rooted through purses and took only cash. The common denominator in most cases was the bandit's escape method - use of a bicycle - with fresh tracks in the grass left behind near many of the homes. On two occasions, he was confronted by residents inside, one of whom included a son of Mayor Jeff Plank.In the other incident, he confronted a woman and punched her in the face.
Dan Spalding, Times-Union Staff Writer- | July 28, 2016

School unsure of timing of annual tax draws

PIERCETON - When Whitko Community School Corp.will receive its tax draws from Whitley and Kosciusko counties is up in the air, according to Whitko Director of Finance Phil Menzie. The school corporation isn't even sure how much they will get. "As we get ever nearer the end of the calendar year, we are attempting to project the financial position for Whitko as of that magical date of Dec.31.Even though at this point we should be able to make some pretty accurate projections, there are still many unknowns that keep us from having a good grasp of our year- end balances," he said at the school board meeting Monday.
DAVID SLONE, Times-Union Staff Writer- | July 28, 2016

Manchester To Advertise For Buses

NORTH MANCHESTER - Specifications for two new buses that will be purchased by Manchester Community Schools will be advertised over the next two weeks. According to business manager Steve Shumaker, he and Transportation Director Bill Reichhart discussed the specifications and prepared the information for the ads to request bids. Shumaker told the school board Monday night that they shouldn't expect too many bids. "It's getting to be a pretty lean market," Shumaker told the board. Only three companies currently produce school buses, and one of those is not doing well financially.Shumaker said Bluebird/Cardinal has suffered financial trouble and did not bid last year when the school advertised for bids. The other bus manufacturing companies are Midwest Transit and Thomas.Bids were received on both models last year.
JEN GIBSON, Times-Union Staff Writer- | July 28, 2016

'Help For Holidays' Raises Funds For Cardinal Center Programs

Spirit of the holidays filled 2517 Restaurant Wednesday at the third annual "Help for the Holidays" to benefit Cardinal Center Inc. The Zimmer Choir sang Christmas carols, families of clients of Cardinal Center told why they are thankful for services Cardinal Center offers and Mr.and Mrs.Santa Claus did the boogie woogie. R.R.Donnelley & Sons was recognized for its support of the Cardinal Center. Jane Greene, Cardinal Center CEO, said, "I'd like to thank Donnelley for their involvement and their hundreds of hours of volunteering."She presented Donnelley materials manager John Ganyard and Donnelley executive administrator Ruth Voreis a framed poster with an "inspirational" message as a way to thank Donnelley.
DAVID SLONE, Times-Union Staff Writer- | July 28, 2016
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