I am not one to make predictions.

I like to think my head spends little or no time buried in the sand… until it does.

Lakeview Middle School’s Barrett Hodorek was declared the winner of the Indiana Civics Bee on Wednesday.

James Leiter, a recent Warsaw Community High School graduate and Warsaw Tiger football and track athlete, spoke with the Times-Union earlier this week about not just one comeback, but two comebacks during his senior season: each leading to IHSAA State Finals hardware.

In a year that saw the Warsaw baseball team stacked to the gills with senior talent, it ended up being a junior that walked away from the campaign with one of the top honors an Indiana high school player can receive. 

The following is work by Chilean poet Nicanor Parra, who lived… until he died in 2018 at age 103.

It’s only the beginning of July, and those who know me well are aware of how eager I am to start my fall scholastic sports slates as soon as the calendar flips and the ensuing IHSAA moratorium week passed.

Warsaw Lady Tiger softball coach Hilary Kiser returned to her hometown after living in Michigan the previous four years- specifically near Chapman Lake - during the summer of 2024. She immediately became a vital part of Golden Lawn Care, a business her father, Gary Kiser owns.

Autocam Medical, a global leader in precision-machined medical devices, announced plans Monday to construct a 100,000-square-foot state-of-the-art manufacturing facility in Warsaw.

In what has already been quite the year to remember for the numerous Warsaw athletic programs, the school was able to add another trophy to its collection on Saturday as junior Jordan Randall captured the state championship in high jump at the Boys Track and Field State Finals in Indianapolis. 

Warsaw's Lady Tigers played defense well enough, but struggled at the plate in its 5-0 loss to Elkhart in the Goshen 4A Softball Sectional championship game Saturday morning.

I crave data even more when it’s hard to sleep. I was looking at high school enrollment comparisons from 2024 to 2025, and you can see the Northern Lakes Conference (NLC) school enrollments will be affected by the smaller classroom sizes among grades 9 through 12(recession babies, a consequence of lower area childbirths between 2008 and 2013).

Warsaw Community High School announced that the WCHS Band has been honored with the Indiana State School Music Association (ISSMA) All-Music Award for the 2024–25 school year.

After closely monitoring the forecast and carefully weighing every option, Warsaw Community Schools (WCS) has made the decision to move the Class of 2025 commencement ceremony indoors to the Tiger Den.

For the second straight season, the Warsaw baseball team entered sectional play champions of the Northern Lakes Conference, playing some of their best baseball and hopeful to make a long postseason run. 

Anyone associated with Warsaw Lady Tiger softball, whether a player, coach or fan, will remember Wednesday's Sectional semifinal for the rest of their lives

A little over a month after narrowly defeating Northridge 3-2 in conference play, the Warsaw girls tennis team faced off with the Lady Raiders again on Tuesday evening, this time in the IHSAA regional at NorthWood. As was the case the first time around, the matches were close and intense. The similarities didn’t end there, as the end result was the same: Warsaw picked up a 4-1 victory to advance to Wednesday’s regional final. 

Anyone paying close attention to Warsaw boys’ track and field will agree the field events - specifically the shot put and discus, pole vault, long jump, and the high jump – have made significant contributions to Warsaw’s conference and sectional championships.

The second day of the girls tennis sectional at Warsaw featured just one match, but it certainly was a doozy. The host Lady Tigers and Tippecanoe Valley, both conference champions in the middle of great seasons, treated spectators to a fantastic match. At the end of five hard fought contests, it was Warsaw that earned the right to advance to Saturday’s championship with a 4-1 win. 

An indicator each year that summer is just around the corner, girls tennis began sectional play on Thursday afternoon, with three local schools, including hosts Warsaw, beginning their postseason journeys.

The second session of summer school will begin Monday at Warsaw Community High School.

Warsaw’s Lady Tigers trailed 8-1 after the first quarter, but held Portage to three field goals over the last three quarters and claim a 37-24 road victory in a non-conference basketball game Saturday.

The Kosciusko Community YMCA will honor community members serving in the United States Armed Forces by giving them free and discounted services. 

“The Schools of Kosciusko County 1835-1975” is available for pickup at the Old Jail Museum, 121 N. Indiana St., Warsaw. The book has been recognized as a Bicentennial Legacy Project.

Main Street in Warsaw will be closed to traffic from Hickory Street to Colfax Street Monday.