Eagle with Stars and Stripes
Continuously serving Kosciusko County since 1854

Area Sports Briefs

Posted

MEVIS TO PLAY IN
UNDER ARMOUR GAME
Warsaw Community High School place kicker and punter Andrew Mevis has been selected to play in the Under Armour All-American Bowl in Orlando, Fla., on Jan. 1, 2017.
Mevis will be presented with his Under Armour All-American Bowl game jersey during a special ceremony to be held  at 9:15 a.m. Nov. 10, at the Warsaw Community High School Performing Arts Center. The ceremony is open to the public.
Doors to the PAC will open at 8:50 a.m. The PAC is located on the south side of the high school, and parking is available in the southwest parking lot.
Mevis has kicked a school-record-tying nine field goals this season, and in 62 kickoffs from the 40-yard line this season, only one has been returnable.

FIVE LADY TIGERS
ACADEMIC ALL-STATE
Five members of Warsaw’s state-qualifying girls cross country team were named to the Indiana Association of Track and Cross Country Coaches All-Academic team.
Seniors Anna Craig, Amanda Hermann, Allison Miller, Charlene Orr and Lauren Orr were named to the squad.
The Lady Tigers finished 13th of 24 teams at the state meet Saturday in Terre Haute.

Valley Season Basketball Tickets On Sale
AKRON – Season tickets for Tippecanoe Valley boys and girls basketball are now available, either by mail, in person at the athletic office or at the first home game.
The cost for either team is $35 for adults and $25 for students. Individual game tickets are $5 each at the door.
Tickets can be ordered by mail by sending a self-addressed, stamped envelope along with payment and contact information to Tippecanoe Valley Athletics, 8345 Ind. 19, Arkon, 46910. Fans with questions can contact the athletic department at 574-598-2126.

Warsaw Program Ads For Sale
The Warsaw Adult Tiger Booster Club is currently soliciting ads for the upcoming winter sports program. Interested business people should contact Marlin J. Carr at 574-267-5858 by Friday. Fans interested in joining the booster club should contact Cheryl Lacheta at 574-372-3606.

Warsaw Advance Tickets Available
Tickets for Warsaw’s football 6A Sectional championship game with No. 11 Homestead went on sale at the school’s athletic office this morning, and will be available from 7:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. Thursday and 7:30 to noon on Friday.
Tickets are $6 each and all seating is general admission. Because the sectionals are an IHSAA event, season tickets or all-sports passes are not valid for the game.
Kickoff for Friday’s game is scheduled for 7 p.m. Fans with questions should call 574-267-3162.

Baseball Camp Scheduled
The Scrap Yard will be hosting the 2016 College Baseball Instructional Camp on Sunday for any player 9U-18U. This camp will be run by coaches from Valparaiso IPFW, Western Michigan and Goshen College). Cost is $100. To register call 574-264-2220 or email scrapyardtraining@gmail.com

Lady Tiger Game Moved
Due to scheduling conflicts at both schools, Warsaw’s girls basketball game with Huntington North has been moved up a day, from Nov. 12 to Nov. 11.
The freshman game will start at 6 p.m. in the Career Center gym, while the junior varsity game will be played at the same time in the Tiger Den. The varsity game follows the JV contest.