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Upset Guarantees Goshen Vs. Wawasee II

SYRACUSE - Goshen's win over No.1 (4A) DeKalb last Friday surprised a lot of people in the Indiana high school football community, but don't count Redskin coach Brad Park or Wawasee coach Gene Mitz among them. "We thought Goshen had a very good chance to beat DeKalb," Mitz said."Goshen is a very good football team.We were not surprised by that." The two teams will face each other Friday night in the second round of Class 4A, Sectional 11 at Foreman Field in Goshen. Goshen (6-3) entered the game with the top-ranked Barons as "underdogs" according to most and even were put as 25-point underdogs by a Fort Wayne newspaper, which didn't sit well with the Redskin coaches, players and fans. "The only people who thought we were underdogs against DeKalb was the media people," Park said."We didn't feel like we were (the underdogs).We felt like we could play with anybody.That is our approach.
Greg Jones, Times-Union Sports Editor- | July 28, 2016

Tiger Boys Harriers Sectional Runners-Up

ELKHART - All season long, David Hoffert has been Warsaw's No.1 runner. But Saturday at the sectional it was a chance for his Tiger teammates to shine. Hoffert, the Northern Lakes Conference individual champion last week on the same Ox Bow Course, was a little under the weather and finished in 17th place overall and fifth on the team. It worked out for the Tigers because they put four runners, Will Woodward, Justin Rice, Greg Patrick and Don Kennedy, in the top 15, and that was enough to finish second behind a tough Goshen team at the Elkhart Central Cross Country Sectional. The Redskins, the NLC team champs, put their top four runners in the first six slots in running away from Warsaw 28-59 for the top spot.
Greg Jones, Times-Union Sports Editor- | July 28, 2016

Wawasee CC Team Soars To 10th At State

BLOOMINGTON -ÊWawasee's Rob Chalfant and Triton's Nate Gephart each earned All-State cross country honors, and Wawasee's team placed 10th out of 20 teams at the Indiana State Cross Country Meet Saturday in Bloomington. Gephart's time of 15:54 was good enough for 12th place overall.It was the highest placing ever for a Triton runner. "He broke the school record he set the previous week at the semistate," said Triton coach Curt Kreft. "He ran really well.We told him to run the first two miles hard to get a good position, and then it was all guts and effort after that.It was really exciting." But it was not Gephart's first trip to Bloomington for the state meet.
Times-Union Staff Report- | July 28, 2016

Warsaw Boys Get Past Wawasee

With the Northern Lakes Conference in an upheaval, Warsaw and Wawasee had a chance to take control of second place on Tuesday in boys cross country. Unbeaten Goshen sits alone at the top, but that stool has lost a leg or two.Goshen's top runner may be out for the year with a broken collarbone.That only made this meet larger because the Redskins seem to be ripe for the picking, and it was on the mind of the coaches.
Jason Knavel, Times-Union Staff Writer- | July 28, 2016

Letters to the Editor 01-05-1999

- Ring Returned - Impeachment - Thanks To French Club - Atwood Exchange Ring Returned Editor, Times-Union: To a very special person - My son and I would like to thank you because we never had the chance to.You are the person that found and returned a ring you found in the restroom of Marsh Supermarket.I don't think I could ever thank you enough for being so nice and so honest.I don't know who you are, but I know God does, and my friend, you will be blessed for your good deeds.There aren't many people that would have done what you did.That's what makes you so special to me.You made my son so happy, you just can't begin to know how thankful we are.God bless you and I know you will have the best New Year.Thank you.
- | July 28, 2016

Warriors Beat Battered Whitko

SOUTH WHITLEY - Tuesday night was a tale of two girls basketball programs with young talent headed in opposite directions. Wawasee recovered from a poor showing Saturday against Northern Lakes Conference foe Elkhart Memorial and upended host Whitko 53-31. The Warriors, led in scoring by freshman Taylor Goshert, start four underclassmen and boast just one senior on their roster. Whitko, led in scoring by an injured sophomore Jamie Westness, start four underclassmen and have just two seniors on its roster. The difference Tuesday night came in the fact that not only were the Wildcats without Westness, who sustained an ACL injury earlier this year, but freshman Ashley Hoopingarner. Hoopingarner is out for the rest of the season due to a stress fracture according to Whitko head coach Ryan Cunningham. Hoopingarner and Westness combined for more than 16 of Whitko's 46 point per game average.
DANIEL RIORDAN, Times-Union Sports Writer- | July 28, 2016

On The Court

GARY WIRT AT WARSAW Tipoff: 8 p.m.Friday at the Tiger Den Coaches: Omar Vazquez (Gary Wirt), Al Rhodes (Warsaw) Records: Gary Wirt 5-9, Warsaw 11-5 Last game: Andrean 79, Gary Wirt 68; Warsaw 51, Plymouth 48 Matchup: Warsaw comes off probably its biggest wins of the season against the highly ranked Pilgrims.The Tigers did so by controlling their turnovers and controlling the boards in the second half against the Pilgrims.The Tigers will face a tough and somewhat unusual Gary Wirt team.As most Gary teams like to get up and down the floor, Gary Wirt is a more patient and deliberate team. Vazquez: Coach Vazquez was unavailable for comment.
Staff Report, Friday's Games- | July 28, 2016

Tigers Rip Warriors 9-1

SYRACUSE -ÊAfter being off for six days due to weather problems, the Warsaw Tigers traveled to Wawasee for their first Northern Lakes Conference baseball game of the season and came home with a 9-1 win. After one inning the game was scoreless, but Steve Siebenmorgen jumpstarted the second inning with a double, and Craig Lankford walked to put runners on first and second.The runners advanced to second and third on a fielder's choice, and Don Kennedy hit a single to drive in the first Warsaw run of the game. Lankford stole home to score Warsaw's second run, and Brandon Grubbs hit a sacrifice bunt to send Kennedy across the plate for Warsaw's third and final run of the inning. "We played well in the first inning, but we had some mental lapses in the second that led to runs," said Wawasee coach John Blunk.
Jen Gibson, Times-Union Sports Writer- | July 28, 2016

Tiger Baseball Team Shuts Out Rival Wawasee, Stays Perfect In NLC

Will Shepherd wants his team to be known for not giving up runs. The eighth-year Warsaw baseball skipper can rest assured the reputation is building. With a 4-0 win over visiting Northern Lakes Conference rival Wawasee Wednesday, the Tigers haven't given up a run in 15 innings, as a result remain perfect in conference play. "This game really is big," Shepherd said."It always is when it's against a rival.We wanted to keep our momentum going, and they wanted to take it away from us.We want to be established as a team that doesn't give up runs." Picking up their sixth straight win - something that took less than two hours Wednesday - the Tigers not only beat heavy rain storms but also improved to 12-2 overall and 6-0 in the NLC. On an afternoon when lightning flashed in the distance, it was a pair of thunderous blasts by the Tigers that ignited the home crowd.
DALE HUBLER, Times-Union Sports Writer- | July 28, 2016

Northridge, Warsaw Track Teams Chase Sectional Title

Northridge, Warsaw.Warsaw, Northridge. The girls track and field teams square off again at today's Warsaw Sectional.So far, Warsaw has one win, and Northridge has one win. Warsaw hosted and beat Northridge 62-61 in an April dual meet.The teams met again last week at Northridge in the Northern Lakes Conference Tournament.Neither team won the meet, but Northridge was second with 134 points, while Warsaw was third with 101.Plymouth won with 137 points. Warsaw finished 7-4 overall and 5-1 in the NLC, while Northridge was 7-2 overall and 4-2 in the NLC. Ten other teams -ÊBethany Christian, Concord, Elkhart Central, Elkhart Memorial, Fairfield, Goshen, Howe Military, Jimtown, NorthWood and Wawasee - will compete at the Warsaw Sectional.But unless a team comes out of nowhere, based on the regular season, only Northridge and Warsaw have a shot at the team title. That's the way the coaches see it.
Jeff Holsinger, Times-Union Staff Writer- | July 28, 2016

Zach Nelson Ties Warsaw Season Home Run Record

The final days of May signals the end of the regular season and points toward postseason baseball play.If the Warsaw Tigers were to use their two most recent games as a stethascope to measure the team pulse, they would find all's well headed toward the Elkhart sectional.Ê Warsaw duplicated the shutout of Tippecanoe Valley by drubbing the Rochester Zebras 10-0 Thursday afternoon.Ê Behind exceptional pitching and long distance hitting, the Tigers were able to clobber Rochester in only five innings. The Tigers danced all over losing pitcher Kyle Waltz to the fine tune of 12 hits and eight runs chasing him after just four innings of work.Ê Warsaw manager Will Shepherd was understandably pleased with the lumber attack by offering this, "we had some guys rockin' at the plate, especially with two strikes." As any baseball officianado knows, hitting with two strikes could leave any one defenseless as a deer trapped in oncoming headlights.
Rick Blue, Times-Union Sports Correspondent- | July 28, 2016

Vikings Open Sectional With Win Over Host Elmhurst

FORT WAYNE -Ê"That's Hoosier Hysteria," said Tippecanoe Valley girls basketball coach Gary Teel after the Vikings' 63-56 win over Elmhurst Tuesday night in the opening game of the 3A Elmhurst Sectional. But the seven-point win did not come easily for the 3A No.3 Valley squad. In their first game in 10 days, the Vikings started off a bit rusty in the first quarter.After Elmhurst's Brandi Stuckey hit the first two baskets of the game, the Vikings found themselves down 4-0.By the 1:52 mark, Elmhurst increased it's lead to 15-7 on a three-point basket by Chasity Darnell.In the final 1:35 of the first frame, the Vikings went on a 5-2 run to cut Elmhurst's advantage to five, 17-12. "Our pressure defense was our forte," said Teel."In the first quarter, we weren't scoring so we could not get that going.If you don't shoot well, you can't trap." The second quarter, however, was a different story.
JEN GIBSON, Times-Union Sports Editor- | July 28, 2016

Area Wrestlers Place At State

INDIANAPOLIS - At the state wrestling championship Saturday at Conseco Fieldhouse in Indianapolis, Warsaw's Tom Lowe (171 pounds) and Justin Brooks (103) each earned fifth-place awards, while Whitko's Brett King (103) finished seventh and Warsaw's Matt Elvidge (135) finished eighth. Just getting there is satisfaction enough for any wrestler, but the championship is the ultimate goal.Fifteen qualifiers in each of the 14 weight classes must settle for something less. The four local medalists all won their matches on Friday evening. Lowe (171) tangled up Ft.Wayne Snider's Tanner Martin and gave him no second chances, scoring a fall in 1:28.Brooks and MaElvidge were hesitant at first, but as their matches continued they got stronger, both with high-scoring third periods to win and advance to Saturday.
Jim Brenneman, Times-Union Sports Correspondent- | July 28, 2016

W's Still Elusive For Wawasee

At 0-16, the Warrior boys basketball team was starving for its first win against NLC foe NorthWood, but in the end, the Wawasee squad would leave the gym hungry once again as the Panthers were victorious 63-60. The Panthers started the game with a spark as Nic Bradley netted a three-pointer to give NorthWood the first lead of the game, but Wawasee came back to take a 4-2 lead with 6:38 left in the first. That would be the last time Wawasee would hold the lead as NorthWood scored two straight baskets to take the lead once again.At one point, NorthWood held a 15-8 lead, but the Warriors battled back in the final two minutes of the quarter to get within four, 19-15, going into the second. The second frame started the same way the first ended, with NorthWood holding a small advantage and Wawasee fighting to take the lead.
Jen Gibson, Times-Union Sports Writer- | July 28, 2016

When The Klan Comes Calling

What a week. Friday's Ku Klux Klan march in front of Syracuse Elementary School was one of the most bizarre occurrences I have ever witnessed. Grown men and women, some wearing robes and hoods - marching up and down the street as a couple hundred onlookers berated them. Only in America. The KKK has an absolute right to do what they did.No question.I guess, in a twisted sort of way, I'm glad they have that right.If they didn't, I wouldn't have the right to write this column in this newspaper. Places where rights like this are suppressed by the government are generally not very fun places to live. But this Klan march posed a dilemma.How do we cover it? What do we put in the newspaper? We decided not to pull any punches - to print what they said.To give as accurate a representation of the event as possible.
GARY GERARD, Times-Union Managing Editor- | July 28, 2016

Whitko wins thriller to advance

PLYMOUTH -ÊSomeone just walking into Plymouth's gym after the game between Whitko and Kankakee Valley may have thought the Wildcats had just won the state championship.Coaches and players stormed the floor and leaped with jubilation after Whitko topped the Kougars 42-39 in the first round sectional game. "To me it is (like winning the state championship," said Whitko coach Ryan Cunningham, whose Wildcats tasted victory for just the third time this season."This is huge.It's the biggest win this program has had in years." However, things did not always look rosy for the Wildcats.Kankakee Valley jumped out to an early lead as Kristen Fifield hit the first basket of the game and before long, the Kougars held and 8-2 lead over Whitko. But at the 2:35 mark, Wildcat junior Dana Sellers hit a basket to spark her team.Then at the 1:53 point, sophomore Amanda Busz hit a basket and the ensuing free throw to put the Wildcats within one, 8-7.
JEN GIBSON, Times-Union Sports Editor- | July 28, 2016

Valley Ends Season With 2OT Loss To Knox In Sectional Final

PLYMOUTH -ÊIt wasn't the ending the Tippecanoe Valley boys basketball team would have hoped for, but the game could not have been much closer. The Vikings ended their season with a 49-43 double overtime loss to Knox in the Plymouth Sectional final game Saturday night. "We beat ourselves," said Valley coach Bill Patrick."We played good defense, but we took some bad shots at the end.Our shot selection was not what it should have been." After the Vikings and Redskins played to a 36-all tie after regulation and a 40-all tie after the first overtime, the Knox squad outscored Valley 9-3 in the second overtime period to win the sectional title. Viking senior Trey Eaton hit a three-pointer to open the game, and by the end of the first quarter, the Vikings held a 9-6 advantage. Valley outscored Knox 5-4 in the second quarter to take a 14-10 lead at the half, but the Redskins left the halftime break ready to play.
JEN GIBSON, Times-Union Sports Editor- | July 28, 2016

Whitko Pounds Culver Academy To Advance To Semifinal

PLYMOUTH -ÊWhitko may have been the visiting team on the scoreboard at the Plymouth Sectional, but the Wildcats made themselves right at home against Culver Academy Tuesday night. The Whitko squad took the floor in the second game at Plymouth and beat the Eagles 69-42 to advance to Friday's semifinal round against Knox, which defeated Plymouth 60-53 in the sectional opener. The game began as a battle of three-point plays.Wildcat Derrick Day opened the scoring by hitting three free throws after being fouled behind the arc. Then Culver Academy's Weston Workman netted a basket from downtown, tying the score at 3-all. At the 5:07 mark, Day was fouled from behind the arc again.As before, he hit all three charity shots and put Whitko up 6-3. Eagle Jerome Bennett hit a basket to pull Culver within one, but then Whitko's offense kicked in.
JEN GIBSON, Times-Union Sports Editor- | July 28, 2016

FORT WAYNE - What led to a 15-point Fort Wayne Snider win over Warsaw's girls basketball team earlier in the season helped the Panthers stop Warsaw again Tuesday in the regional championship.

"We were lucky we got out to a good lead," said Snider coach Lamar Kilmer."In the second and third quarter we couldn't put the ball in the basket." After shooting 7 of 13 from the field in the opening quarter, Snider went 7 of 21 combined in the middle two quarters.And this allowed Warsaw to close the gap. After trailing 17-10 at the end of one quarter of play, the Tigers got seven straight points from 5'8" sophomore guard Hilary O'Connell, knotting the game at 17 with 4:40 remaining in the first half. But Snider responded with a 7-0 run of its own, pushing the lead to 24-17 at halftime. The 18-point win improves the sixth-ranked Panthers' overall record to 23-2; Warsaw finishes its season at 14-9. As was the case in the first meeting of the year between these two teams, Warsaw played nearly even with Snider after falling behind early.But when the Tigers got close, the officials thought they got too close, so to speak.
Jan. 15 the Panthers jumped out to an early 19-4 lead en route to a 69-54 win. Last night the No. 6 (4A) Panthers jumped out to an 11-2 lead with four minutes remaining in the first quarter en route t | July 28, 2016

NorthWood Advances To State Finals

PERU - Take nothing away from the NorthWood girls basketball team, but in some ways they are like the National Football League's Buffalo Bills. The Bills were known for making it to the Super Bowl and then losing.They did this four consecutive years.NorthWood had made it to the semistate level of the state tournament five consecutive years prior to this season; they advanced just one time: the 1996-97 season. "That (going to state) is what you work for," said NorthWood senior Amy Zercher."If you don't make it, it's a waste.I'll say it, it would've been a waste." Would have. With a 56-47 win over Westfield (23-3), NorthWood (23-3) is going to the 3A state championship.
DALE HUBLER, Times-Union Sports Writer- | July 28, 2016
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