Middle School Golf, Track & Field

WINONA LAKE – Grace College’s men’s track and field team fought through cold, windy conditions to take top team honors at the second annual Lancer Invitational on Saturday at the Bernard and Linnie Key Track and Field Complex.

The Indiana High School Athletic Association announced the pairings Sunday evening for the 34th annual softball state tournament. The tournament will start May 21 and feature 379 teams playing at 64 sites.

Ellie Snep Tosses Perfect Game; Whitko Routs Valley; Lady Tigers Fall Twice To Huntington North; John Glenn Wins Twice Over Tippecanoe Valley; Squires Lose To Eagles; Whitko, Valley Compete At Wabash Invitational; Lady Trojans Finish Eighth At Concord Invitational; Warsaw Netters Compete At Delta Tournament; Wawasee Hosts Golf Invitational; Brouyette Leads Valley At Rochester Golf Invite

The last athletes to finish had the best overall night Friday for the Warsaw Tigers, who hosted the 37th annual Max Truex Invitational.

WINONA LAKE – Grace College celebrated a groundbreaking ceremony for a new softball stadium on Friday afternoon.

SYRACUSE – The Manchester Lady Squires swept the singles matches en route to a 4-1 high school tennis victory at Wawasee Friday evening. Kelsey Eichenauer was a 6-4, 6-2 winner over Kendra Doerr at No. 1 singles, while Halle Briner beat Elizabeth Kleopfer 6-0, 6-0 at No. 2 singles and Lydia Little topped Kennedy Church 6-4, 7-5 in the No. 3 singles match.

WINONA LAKE – Grace College’s baseball team kept its postseason hopes alive with a 10-6 victory Friday over Crossroads League foe Mt. Vernon Nazarene University.

The goal of Warsaw’s girls tennis team, said veteran coach Rick Orban, is to go through the Northern Lakes Conference with a perfect record.

Kruschwitz Medals; Whitko Wins 4-Way Golf Match; Whitko Loses Close Match At Wabash; Lady Trojans Rout LaVille; No. 4 Carroll Defeats Manchester Netters; Valley Drops Three Rivers Tennis Match

Middle School Golf; Soccer

NORTH MANCHESTER – The Whitko Lady Wildcats extended their win streak to eight games Wednesday night, leaving little doubt in doing so with a 10-3 win over Three Rivers Conference rival Manchester.

The Warsaw Tiger baseball team wanted nothing to do with the Bible Wednesday. Senior Cody Bible of Northridge pitched 5-2/3 innings and belted a two-run homer to lead the Raiders to a 15-2 Northern Lakes Conference victory.

MARION, Ind. - A late surge by Indiana Wesleyan allowed the Wildcats to sneak by Grace’s baseball team on Wednesday.

Sturtsman Strikes Out 18, Squires Defeat Wildcats; Plymouth Gains Early Lead, Wins At Wawasee; Valley’s Late Rally Comes Up Short At Northfield; Wawasee Claims NLC Victory; Northridge Cruises Past Warsaw In Softball Action; Northfield Blanks Valley Softball; No. 17 Homestead Defeats Manchester; John Glenn Beats Lady Viking Netters; Wawasee Drops NLC Match At Concord; Tipping Wins Two Events; Wawasee Boys T&F Loses; Warsaw Boys T&F Competes At Concord; Triton Drops Golf Match At Stonehenge; Wildcats Second In Three Rivers Match; Warsaw Golf Claims Win Against Carroll

Middle School Golf; Soccer

The Warsaw Community High School girls track and field team haven’t lost a Northern Lakes Conference meet in more than a decated, dating back to when first-year coach Megan Davis was  on the team.

SOUTH WHITLEY – The Whitko Lady Wildcats led just once Tuesday night, but it was when it mattered most.

I spent very little time resting last weekend, but a lot of time in my SUV – driving and thinking. This is very dangerous, especially because it often leads to concepts and ideas that I thrust upon you in my column.

Grace College Softball Produces Split On The Road; Lancer Golfers End Year At League Championship

Triton Tennis Stays Perfect In Hoosier North Play; Valley Drops TRC Match; Northridge Cruises Past Wawasee In Girls Tennis; Lady Tiger Tennis Blanks Elkhart Memorial; Valley Falls To Pioneer; Wawasee Mercy Rules Bethany Christian; Valley Loses At CMA; LaVille Secures Early Lead, Defeats Triton; LCA, Manchester, Whitko Compete In T&F Meet; Valley Golf Beats Culver

Middle School Golf

If Monday evening's high school boys golf match at Stonehenge were a game of Clue, the winning answer would be the butler did it. As in Triton High School's Chase Butler.

NAPPANEE – The Warsaw Lady Tiger softball team staged a dramatic comeback on Monday night to defeat Northern Lakes Conference foe NorthWood 8-3.

WINONA LAKE – Grace College’s softball team dropped a doubleheader at home against Crossroads League opponent Taylor University by the scores 10-3 and 12-2 Monday.