AKRON – The Tippecanoe Valley Lady Vikings got off to a great start Wednesday evening, leading them to the end result they were looking for. In a high school softball matchup with Three Rivers Conference rival Whitko, the third-ranked team in Class 2A, Valley scored three runs in the first inning and went on to win 3-1.

AKRON – Valley’s Layne Prater hurled a one-hitter against Whitko on Wednesday and led the Vikings to a 10-0 Three Rivers Conference win in five innings.

Wawasee Advances Past Whitko In Sectional Play; Lady Squires Escape With First-Round Victory; Woody Hurls Complete Game; Warriors Win; Patton Crushes Home Run; Warsaw Falls At Home; Sturtsman Strikes Out 14; Squires Down Zebras; Concord Scores Late, Defeats Wawasee

AKRON – The Tippecanoe Valley Middle School held its spring awards on Wednesday night.

Tracksters Compete At Rochester Girls T&F Sectional; Central Downs Warsaw; Whitko Cruises Past Maconaquah; Hensley Hurls One-Hitter, Leads Triton Over Knox; Wawasee’s Late Rally Not Enough Against Fairfield; Kruschwitz Medals; Squires Beat North Miami

Mentone Egg Festival 3-On-3 Tournament; Wawasee Softball Adds Game With Adams

Though dark clouds hovered above the Tigers Athletic Complex Tuesday evening, there was no precipitation.

On a cloudy Tuesday evening, the Warsaw Tiger golf team played through some tough course conditions and shot the team’s lowest nine-hole score of the season.

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SYRACUSE – His players have a competitive fight in them, said Wawasee softball head coach Mike Barger.

SYRACUSE – In a sectional preview, the Wawasee girls tennis team won 4-1 over Whitko on Monday.

In the second matchup of the season between Warsaw and Concord, the Minutemen won 8-5 over the Tigers in high school baseball action Monday. In the Northern Lakes Conference showdown, Warsaw (5-13, 3-10 NLC) was looking to sweep the season series, but a six-run sixth inning by Concord (4-12, 4-6 NLC) put an end to those thoughts.

Manchester Netters Finish With Perfect TRC Record; Valley Falls At Northfield; Goshen’s Early Start Helps Defeat Wawasee; Myers Leads Valley Over North Miami; Late Rally Lifts Knox Over Triton In HNAC Play; Squires Score In Seventh To Beat Apaches; North Miami Cruises Past Tippecanoe Valley; Concord Routs Warsaw; Wawasee Golf Loses To NorthWood, Plymouth

Triton Softball Game Canceled; Wawasee JV Softball Game Canceled

Tigers Win 15-Team Culver Academies Invitational; TRC Boys Golf Match; Lady Wildcats’ Offense Explodes For 18 Hits; Squires Split Twin Bill; Northern Lakes Holds Tennis Tournament

Middle School Golf

WINONA LAKE – Grace College’s track and field team wrapped up the NCCAA National Championships with a number of memorable performances. The throwers powered the day for the Lancers, placing well in nearly every event in which they competed.

Leading 1-0, the Warsaw Lady Tigers gave up three runs in the top of the sixth inning Friday night.

SYRACUSE – Wawasee’s varsity softball team got off to a great start Friday evening and cruised to a 17-2, five-inning win over Northern Lakes Conference rival Plymouth.

AKRON – Being an athletic director was never Duane Burkhart’s ambition.

WINONA LAKE – Grace College celebrated its first day hosting the NCCAA Track and Field National Championships with an individual champion of its own.

Former Syracuse resident Jarrett Van Meter will be returning to northeast Indiana May 13-21 to speak to civic groups about his book, How Sweet It Is.

GOSHEN – Fairfield High School announced on Thursday that Matt Thacker will become the new head football coach.

WABASH – The Three Rivers Conference handed out its Academic and Mental Attitude Awards on Wednesday at the TRC luncheon at the Honeywell Center in Wabash.

Bechtold, Busz Lead Whitko Boys Golf Over Wabash; Tigers Trim Panthers; Wawasee Competes In Northern Lakes Match; Central Defeats Wawasee In Softball Action; Valley Defeats Marion In Nonconference Clash; Triton Netters Win HNAC Tournament; Peru Clips Whitko In Tennis Contest