Continuously serving Kosciusko County since 1854
Memorial Day is opening day for high school varsity baseball sectionals.
Five local teams are in action on this holiday.
At the Plymouth 3A Sectional, Tippecanoe Valley (9-12-1) meets Mishawaka Marian at 5:30 p.m., followed by Whitko (11-9) against Rochester at 7:30 p.m.
At the West Noble 3A Sectional, NorthWood (9-14) meets West Noble at 11 a.m. At the Wabash 2A Sectional, Manchester (11-16-1) takes on Wabash at 2:30 p.m. At the LaCross A Sectional, Triton (17-10) plays Culver Community at 4:30 p.m.
Two teams, Warsaw and Wawasee, play later in the week. Warsaw (16-9) plays Elkhart Central in the Elkhart Memorial 4A Sectional at 7 p.m. Thursday, while Wawasee (9-17) plays Lakeland in the West Noble 3A Sectional at 12:30 p.m. Saturday.
Two teams in the five sectionals involving local teams are ranked. Plymouth, 20-3, is ranked No. 8. Northfield, which competes in the Wabash 2A Sectional, is No. 4 with an 18-5 record.
The schedule of baseball sectionals involving local teams appears below.
ELKHART MEMORIAL 4A SECTIONAL
Monday, May 28
Game 1 -Ê10:00 a.m. -ÊElkhart Memorial vs. East Noble
Game 2 -Ê12:30 p.m. -ÊConcord vs. Goshen
Thursday, May 31
Game 3 - 4:30 p.m. -ÊWinners of games 1 & 2
Game 4 -Ê7:00 p.m. -ÊElkhart Central vs. Warsaw (16-9)
Saturday, June 2
Game 5 -Ê7:30 p.m. -Êchampionship
PLYMOUTH 3A SECTIONAL
Monday, May 28
Game 1 -Ê5:30 p.m. -ÊMishawaka Marian vs. Tippecanoe Valley (9-12-1)
Game 2 -Ê7:30 p.m. -ÊRochester vs. Whitko (11-9)
Thursday, May 31
Game 3 - 5:30 p.m. -ÊWinners of games 1 & 2
Game 4 -Ê7:30 p.m. -ÊNo. 8 Plymouth vs. Culver Military
Saturday, June 2
Game 5 -Ê7:30 p.m. -Êchampionship
WEST NOBLE 3A SECTIONAL
Monday, May 28
Game 1 -Ê11:00 a.m. -ÊNorthWood (9-14) vs. West Noble
Game 2 -Ê2:30 p.m. -ÊNorthridge vs. Angola
Saturday, June 2
Game 3 -Ê9:30 a.m. -ÊWinners of games 1 & 2
Game 4 -Ê12:30 p.m. -ÊLakeland vs. Wawasee (9-17)
Game 5 -Ê4:30 p.m. -Êchampionship
WABASH 2A SECTIONAL
Monday, May 28
Game 1 -ÊNoon -ÊNorth Miami vs. No. 4 Northfield
Game 2 -Ê2:30 p.m. -ÊManchester (11-16-1) vs. Wabash
Thursday, May 31
Game 3 - 4:30 p.m. -ÊWinners of games 1 & 2
Game 4 -Ê7:00 p.m. -ÊLewis Cass vs. Southwood
Saturday, June 2
Game 5 -Ê1:00 p.m. -Êchampionship
LACROSSE A SECTIONAL
Monday, May 28
Game 1 -Ê2:00 p.m. -ÊSouth Central (Union Mills) vs. Oregon-Davis
Game 2 -Ê4:30 p.m. -ÊTriton (17-10) vs. Culver
Thursday, May 31
Game 3 - 9:00 a.m. -ÊWinners of games 1 & 2
Game 4 -Ê11:30 p.m. -ÊArgos vs. LaCrosse
Saturday, June 2
Game 5 -Ê4:00 p.m. -Êchampionship
