Warsaw’s defense came up big in helping the Tigers to a win over Penn Friday night for the first-ever football sectional crown for the home team. Senior Parker Davenport was the leading tackler and forced a fumble, enough for him to be names the Times-Union Athlete of the Week for Nov. 4-9.

Both Argos and host Triton struggled mightily shooting from the floor in the first half. The difference in the game was, eventually, the Lady Dragon full court pressure forced Triton turnovers, which Argos converted into easy baskets in its 42-22 non-conference girls basketball win Tuesday night in the The Trench.

In the fall of 2000, Kris Hueber and Brad Seiss were standouts on a Warsaw Community High School football team that dominated opponent after opponent en route to a 9-2 record.

The annual Hoops for Hope Tournament will be played this weekend at the Manahan Orthopaedic Capital Center.

Lady Vikings Roll To Easy Win Over Culver Academies; Lady Squires Roll; Area Games Postponed

In the fourth quarter on Tuesday, Grace’s women’s basketball team was within four points of No. 4 Indiana Tech. But the Lady Lancers (4-1) sputtered late on the road, allowing the Warriors (3-1) to claim a 90-76 victory. Vironnica Drake was sensational on the night, a day after being named the NCCAA National Player of the Week. Drake poured in a career-high 32 points to go along with 11 rebounds and two steals.

Visiting Oberlin College escaped with a hard-fought victory on Tuesday night as the Yeomen outlasted the Spartans 72-69 in Stauffer-Wolfe Arena.

Basketball Schools And Winning Football Games

With Week one of the girls basketball season in the books, four ladies have been cited as the first IBCA/Subway Player of the Week recipients for the 2019-2020 campaign.

Wawasee GBB Opens With Win Over Prairie Heightsl Whitko Beats LCA and middle school scores.

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The Three Rivers Conference announced its football all-conference selections Monday. Six student-athletes from Tippecanoe Valley were selected, three each on offense and defense, with three players from Manchester and one from Whitko making the team.

Moore Tabble HCAC Defensive Player Of The Week; Planck Named All-Conference

Third-year Warsaw girls basketball coach Lenny Krebs vowed to turn Brielle Harrison loose. The 5-foot-11 senior took the green light and delivered Saturday against Norwell, leading the Lady Tigers to a season-opening 65-60 win with 16 points, 11 rebounds and five assists.

CL Announces Athletes of the Week For Nov. 4-10

Photos from the sectional title game by the Times-Union's Gary Nieter.

The mission was clear: the path to a sectional title was going to be won on the ground.

Going into Friday night, the Warsaw  football program was 0-12 against the Penn Kingsmen. They left Fisher Field with a 1-12 mark and a 6A sectional championship, taking home the trophy with a 35-18 win over long-time nemesis Penn. The Tigers didn’t throw a single pass, choosing instead to run the ball and keep the clock moving. They used the strength of 100-yard rushing games by Juan Jaramillo (146 yards and a touchdown), Wyatt Amiss (140 yards and a TD) and Blake Marsh (101 yards and three touchdowns) and a tremendous defensive effort to claim the crown.

The NAIA recently announced its latest Top-25 Polls for the sports of volleyball, soccer and golf. The Crossroads League had 16 teams ranked or receiving votes in those polls and currently boasts 26 teams ranked inside the Top-25.

Hostrawser Gets 10 Points In Triton's Win At Manchester; Vikings Open With Win; Tigers GBB Game At Valley Moved To Saturday

Grace’s men’s basketball team was tripped up in its first trip away from home, falling to Michigan-Dearborn 69-58 on Friday. The game was the opener of a tournament held at Rio Grande (Ohio).

Manchester University hosted Adrian College in NCAA Division III women’s basketball action at Stauffer-Wolfe Arena on Friday. The visiting Bulldogs capitalized on a 13-0 run midway through the fourth quarter to capture a 75-59 victory.

Penn has spoiled many a football postseason for Warsaw. The No. 12-ranked Tigers (8-2) can return the favor against the unranked Kingsmen (6-4) at 7 p.m. Friday at Fisher Field during an IHSAA Class 6A sectional championship game.

Featuring a single senior and a sizable group of freshmen, the Lakeland Christian Academy girls basketball team will not seek to compare themselves their opponents – their primary focus is internal development.

Although their season does not officially start until Saturday’s game against Prairie Heights, the Wawasee girls basketball team has already begun exhibiting a winning mindset for head coach Matt Carpenter.