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Sectional Week Staff Report MARION AT WARSAW Kickoff: 7:30 p.m.Friday in Warsaw Coaches: Mark Surface (Marion), Phil Jensen (Warsaw) Records: Warsaw 4-5, Marion 5-4 Last game: Concord 31, Warsaw 17; Marion 30, Muncie Central 20 Stats and notes: Marion has won its last four games ...Marion has outscored their opponents by an average of more than 13 points this season ...Warsaw is coming off conference losses to NorthWood and Concord ...The Tigers will depend on rushing leader Jose Esquivel and quarterback Greg Seiss to lead their offensive squad.
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Area Golf Teams Have Experience

When coaches of the local girls golf teams had a chance to look toward the future after last season, most of them had to be smiling from ear to ear.If there are two things that those coaches seem to have plenty of this year, it may well be experience and talent. Wawasee's Kari Wortinger, Manchester's Katie Parker and Warsaw's Brooke Westover all had good seasons.Wortinger advanced to the state meet, and Parker advanced to the regional, both as individuals.Westover played in the No.1 spot for the Tigers and went to the regional with her team. But those three are gone.What remains is a large group of experienced golfers and golf teams.Valley, Whitko and NorthWood return every letterwinner from last year.Wawasee and Warsaw lost just one letterwinner each, and Manchester has a strong nucleus back. Valley head coach Roger Moriarty can look forward to this season while still concentrating on the future.He returns senior Brenda Rose and four juniors behind her.
Jason Knavel, Times-Union Staff Writer- | July 28, 2016

Warsaw Wrestlers Win Sectional

PLYMOUTH - Five individual champions led the way for the Warsaw wrestling team to win the Plymouth Sectional Saturday. The Tigers won 21 individual matches to earn the championship, 18 of which came by way of pins, two by technical fall, and one by a decision. En route to its second straight sectional title, Warsaw finished with 207 points, followed by runner-up Plymouth with 194.5. Culver Military finished third with 191 points, followed by Triton (179.5), Culver Community (168.5), Rochester (137.5), Bremen (133), Wawasee (102.5) and Tippecanoe Valley (42). Through the first round of the Plymouth Sectional, all of the Tigers who advanced did so by fall and suddenly the team had a chance to win the event.
Jim Brenneman, Times-Union Sports Correspondent- | July 28, 2016

Triton Continues Quest For Repeat

BOURBON - Triton girls basketball coach Mark Heeter admits to being superstitious, and he wants nothing more than a little taste of deja vu. The Trojans lost to Rochester a year ago late in the regular season, and then won their last two regular season games before smashing the state tournament competition, finishing with a 20-7 record and the school's first state title in any sport. Triton enter's Wednesday's Kouts 1A Regional game with a 19-3 record, its last loss came to Rochester, and so far the Trojans have smashed their tournament competition. While the Arby's resteraunt chain advertises different as being good, Heeter and his top-ranked team are fine with things being the same.
DALE HUBLER, Times-Union Sports Writer- | July 28, 2016

Valley To Battle Jay County Patriots

AKRON - This isn't a "We're just happy to be here" situation. Not here at Tippecanoe Valley. While the Vikings have won just one regional in the school's 31-year history, and are in the same 3A Blackford Regional with a Wawasee team that defeated them in the regular-season finale, true happiness lies in a trip to Conseco Fieldhouse on the second-to-last weekend of March. "I told them to set the goal of making it to state," said Valley head coach Bill Patrick."But they also know that they need to not look ahead and worry about Jay County." The pieces are there for Valley to potentially reach the 3A state finals in Indianapolis March 23. But first the Vikings must take on Jay County (17-6) in Saturday's first game of the Blackford Regional.Wawasee (19-4) takes on Fort Wayne Concordia Lutheran (16-6) in the days second game while the winners meet for a semistate bid at 8 p.m.
DANIEL RIORDAN, Times-Union Sports Writer- | July 28, 2016

Wawasee To Square Off With F.W. Concordia

SYRACUSE - After years of utter futility, it seems Wawasee is poised to put itself on the map as a basketball program. Just seven years ago the Warriors trudged through a 1-21 season.Three more losing seasons followed that. Then the program turned the corner. Credit it to an upswing in talent or the foundation of a program being built, but whatever it is Wawasee seems like its here to stay. And where here is, is another appearance in the regional. Last year, Wawasee defeated Tippecanoe Valley and Delta on a Saturday at NorthWood High School to advance to the Huntington North Semistate. This year, Wawasee (19-4) will take on Fort Wayne Concordia Lutheran (16-6) in the second game of the Blackford Regional at noon Saturday.Tippecanoe Valley (19-4) will take on Jay County (17-6) in the day's first game at 10 a.m.The winners win take each other on for a spot in the Northern semistate at 8 p.m.
DANIEL RIORDAN, Times-Union Sports Writer- | July 28, 2016

Warsaw Wins Swim Sectional Title

SYRACUSE - The 400 freestyle relay team of seniors Steven Lowrance, Jason McClintock and Nate Long and junior Nate Taylor has been strong all season for Warsaw's boys swim team. Saturday was no different. With the Tigers leading rival Wawasee by one point, 313-312, heading into the final event of Saturday's Wawasee Sectional, the Tigers' talented foursome came through when their team needed them, taking first place with a time of 3:15.49. Their time was two seconds faster than their preliminary round time and three seconds faster than the second-place quartet of seniors Brian Doty, Zac Conley and Steve Dingeldein and junior Aaron Phillippe from Wawasee. The win qualified the Tiger foursome for this weekend's state finals and propelled Warsaw to the sectional championship, while Wawasee came up eight points short of its fifth straight sectional title.
Dale Hubler, Times-Union Sports Editor- | July 28, 2016

Tigers Fall Short

Warsaw girls basketball coach Will Wienhorst got almost everything he wanted from his basketball team in Tuesday's 4A regional game against Fort Wayne Snider. A close game that featured no more than a six-point separation after the first quarter.A game where the score was in the 50s.Stellar defense.Passing the ball and finding the open player on offense. But the two things he didn't get are the things he wanted the most.He wanted a foul called against Snider with 3.3 seconds left.He didn't get that.Because he didn't get that, his Tigers couldn't get a chance at a win, the second thing he wanted.Snider won 56-54 on Warsaw's home floor to advance to Saturday's Warsaw Semistate.
Jeff Holsinger, Times-Union Staff Writer- | July 28, 2016

What's Wrong With Tiger Basketball

So this is what Tiger Basketball has become? This is what, in a matter of just four years, the once-great Tiger Basketball program has become? Mediocre. Fewer and fewer fans in the stands. Season-ticket holders not renewing. And maybe most noticeable is the fact that the Tigers aren't winning as often these days. Plain and simple, the boys basketball program at Warsaw Community High School is a far cry from what it was a short time ago. Why is that? I've lived in Warsaw for 27 years, followed the program closely while attending school here and now while covering games for the Times-Union. It was my opinion the program was solidly in place because former coach Al Rhodes had arguably the best feeder system in the state and the instruction trickled down to the elementary school level.
Dale Hubler, Times-Union Sports Editor- | July 28, 2016

Panthers Set Their Sight On State

NAPPANEE - All year long NorthWood's girls basketball team has produced some impressive stats. As a team the Panthers shoot nearly 50 percent from the field, make 73.4 percent of their free throws and outscore their opponents by an average of 27.6 points per game.NorthWood connects on 31.5 percent of its three-point attempts and outrebounds its opponents by an average of 11.5 boards per game.The list goes on and on. One of the Panthers' most impressive stats, one fans don't see in a box score, is their averages in the classroom. "We've been fortunate the last few years," said NorthWood coach Steve Neff."We want them to do well in the classroom too.They know the plays better and aren't one-dimensional.They're intelligent." NorthWood's four senior cagers all carry with them at least a 3.9 grade-point average.Two of them, Amy Zercher and Natalie Will, boast a perfect 4.0 GPA.
DALE HUBLER, Times-Union Sports Writer- | July 28, 2016

12-11 Wildcats In Familiar Underdog Role

SOUTH WHITLEY - Second-year Whitko boys basketball coach Steve Pickett doesn't mind being in the underdog role.In fact, it's as if he prefers to be in that position. After all, it was his Wildcats that were written off in the sectional but put together three solid performances, including a 63-53 win over No.3 Plymouth, in winning the school's first sectional since 1996. Whitko enters tonight's 3A regional contest with a 12-11 record.To pick up the school's first regional crown since 1991, when current Tippecanoe Valley coach Bill Patrick took a Steve Nicodemus-led team to the final four, the Wildcats have to beat 19-4 No.8 Benton Central. Benton Central coach Pat Skaggs said he isn't interested in knowing that the Wildcats are just above .500.To him, Whitko is 3-0.
DALE HUBLER, Times-Union Sports Writer- | July 28, 2016

Plymouth Track Team Ends Warsaw's NLC Streak

When Warsaw girls track and field coach Paul Boyd looks at Plymouth in 2001, he sees Warsaw in 2000. "Plymouth," he said, "is having the kind of year we had last year." Last year Warsaw went 6-0 and won the Northern Lakes Conference title.After winning a three-way Wednesday meet with Goshen and Warsaw, Plymouth is halfway to this year's NLC title. Plymouth scored 80, Warsaw 55 and Goshen 21.Plymouth finished 6-0 in the NLC, but the NLC Tournament takes place next week, and the tournament figures into the final standings as well. One streak continued and one ended last night.Plymouth moved its overall record to 11-0, while Warsaw's 14-meet NLC win streak dating back to 1999 ended.Warsaw fell to 8-6 overall and 5-1 in the NLC. Should Plymouth perform well at the tournament and win the NLC title, it will be the first NLC girls track and field title in school history.
Jeff Holsinger, Times-Union Staff Writer- | July 28, 2016

Argentino Leads Locals At Fort Wayne Regional

FORT WAYNE - Top-ranked Northrop ran away from the rest of the Fort Wayne Regional field Thursday at Wayne High School, but for 52 seconds Wawasee's Anthony Argentino was right there. The talented Warrior senior, who missed five weeks of competition because of mono, ran his best time in both the 110 hurdles and 300 hurdles Thursday - breaking the regional record in the latter of the two - only to finish just short of victory. Such was the case for those trying to beat the Bruins, who won 11 of the 16 events and scored 141 points to win the regional championship.Snider and Elkhart Memorial tied for second with 65 points each, followed in the top 10 by Harding (41), Wayne (35), Wawasee (31), Elkhart Central (31), Garrett (25), Goshen (22) and Bellmont (20). Warsaw finished in a tie for 15th with 11 points.
DALE HUBLER, Times-Union Sports Writer- | July 28, 2016

A Look Back At 2003

Hundreds of men and women have died during and after the war in Iraq. One of them was one of Warsaw's very own. Lance Cpl.David Fribley, 26, was killed in action March 23 when an armored personnel carrier was hit by a rocket-propelled grenade.He was the first Indiana native to die in the conflict. His bravery and death also make him the Times-Union 2003 top story of the year, as decided by a vote by the news and sports staffs. The attack on Fribley's vehicle occurred near An Nasiriyah, Iraq, a city about 230 miles southwest of Baghdad.Fribley was one of seven Marines killed in the incident in which an Iraqi unit indicated it was giving up, then opened fire when the Marines approached.U.S.military said about 40 were wounded. The Pentagon listed Fribley as a resident of Cape Coral, Fla.He was stationed at Camp Lejeune, N.C.
DAVID SLONE, Times-Union Staff Writer- | July 28, 2016

African Men Find Winona Lake Visit 'Delightful'

WINONA LAKE - Three Bayakan Pygmy men recently made their first visit out of the rain forest to the United States through Grace Brethren International Missions. The men: Kanganzo Martin, 46, director of Bayaka Pygmy ministry; Ebomba Louis, 28, evangelist and teacher; and Mangoka Franois, 30, music director; arrived in Winona Lake July 22 and will stay until Aug.18.The men are from Central African Republic, south of Chad. Barbara Wooler lived among the Bayaka Pygmy group from 1985 to 1994.Since then she has lived with the group for six months and then came back to Winona Lake for six months.Wooler will travel back to Africa with the men to stay for two months. The men arrived with missionary Jim Hocking, who has lived in Africa since age 3.He traveled to the rain forest to get the three men and bring them to Winona Lake.Hocking lives approximately 12 hours north of the rain forest where the men live.
LAURA SLOOP, Times-Union Staff Writer- | July 28, 2016

Gast One Of First To Reach 'Seigfried Line'

Editor's Note: This is part of a series of interviews with World War II veterans.The articles will continue in each day's edition through Memoral Day. ***** By November 1943, as a desperate Adolf Hitler launched the Ardennes Offensive against the oncoming Allies, 21-year-old Army 2nd Lt.Bob Gast of Warsaw had endured two months of combat. Surviving in foxholes, constantly wet, existing on K rations and ducking the German Army's ruthless soldiers and artillery, Gast was present during one of the bloodiest land battles fought in World War II prior to the Battle of the Bulge. By August 1943, the German Army had lost 3,360,000 men who were either killed, wounded or missing.One month later, the Allies had pushed into France, Belgium and Luxembourg and rolled toward the Seigfried Line on the highly defended German border.
TERESA SMITH, Times-Union Staff Writer- | July 28, 2016

Lady Tigers Rally, Fall Short

Leading the Warsaw Lady Tigers 25-5 at the end of the first quarter, Perry Meridian girls basketball coach Mike Armstrong had a message for his team, "This game is not over."
Anthony [email protected] | July 28, 2016

Warsaw Wrestlers Win Sectional

PLYMOUTH - With four champions and a total of 11 regional qualifiers, the Warsaw wrestling team won its first sectional since 2006 Saturday at Plymouth High School.
Anthony [email protected] | July 28, 2016

Rhoades Paves Way For Warsaw Win

GOSHEN – At 6-foot-4 and 195 pounds, Warsaw receiver Riley Rhoades is a big target.The talented senior’s production was as monstrous as his stature Friday night, as he caught 13 passes for 214 yards and two touchdowns.
Dale [email protected] | July 28, 2016

Wawasee Second In NLC Meet; Warsaw Fourth

DUNLAP — An exciting Northern Lakes Conference girls swimming meet ended up with the same result as the previous 10, with the Northridge Lady Raiders celebrating a championship Saturday at Concord High School.
Anthony [email protected] | July 28, 2016
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