Middle school basketball

The Warsaw Lady Tigers lost their non-conference clash with Class 4A No. 4 Homestead Tuesday night, but that didn't stop Lenny Krebs from heaping praise on his players.

SOUTH WHITLEY – Wawasee took full advantage of a poor start by Whitko en route to a 44-33 non-conference girls basketball win Tuesday night.

MARION – For the second straight game, Grace College’s men’s basketball team put together a strong defensive effort against a ranked NAIA team. But for the second straight game, the Lancers lost in overtime.

I used to find it ‘cute’ how my older friends would wax poetic about their sports heroes growing up.

Lady Tigers Fall To Goshen In Conference Matchup; Lady Squires Win Thriller; Lady Warriors Win At Elkhart Memorial; Lady Wildcats Win In OT; Valley Falls To Lady Zebras; Cougars Get Conference Win; Warriors Down Vikings; Freshman Boys Basketball

Wawasee placed all 14 of its wrestlers in the top four of each weight class to win the Adams Central wrestling tournament Saturday. Champions were Jace Alexander, Chris Schuller, Braxton Alexander, Alex Castro, Damien Rodriguez and Ricky Nelson. Wawasee got second-place finishes from Garrett Stuckman, Geremia Brooks and Xavier Ortiz.

WINONA LAKE – Paul Marandet didn't want to lose Saturday afternoon's Crossroads League game at the Manahan Orthopaedic Capital Center.

Warsaw’s girls swimming team finished third and Wawasee fourth at Saturday’s Northern Lakes Conference Championships Saturday at Northridge. The host Lady Raiders won all 12 events and cruised to the team title with 574 points. Concord was second at 452, followed by the Lady Tigers at 309 and Wawasee at 223.

WINONA LAKE – Grace College’s women’s basketball team had one of its best defensive displays of the season in a 63-47 win over Crossroads League opponent Spring Arbor University Saturday.

Fort Wayne Snider came out like gangbusters, hitting a trio of three-pointers in the first three minutes at the Tiger Den Saturday night. Warsaw kept its poise, went about its business and in the long term came away with a 56-48 non-conference boys basketball win.

Trojans Announce Boys Hoops Venue Changes

Years from now, people will likely remember Goshen High School senior Phillip Wertz’s 75-foot buzzer beater.

SYRACUSE – Sometimes a team performs so poorly it leaves a bad taste in the mouth. Outside of Trevon Coleman, Wawasee is going to need a bunch of mints to get rid of the taste left by its offensive performance in a 44-28 Northern Lakes Conference loss to Elkhart Memorial Friday night.

Several Times-Union area basketball games scheduled for tonight have been postponed due to the weather.

Trojans Down Bethany Christian In Non-Conference Hoops; LCA Girls Drop Road Game; Wawasee Gymnasts Fall To Visiting Carroll; Warriors Beat Memorial For Conference Win; RedHawks Wrestlers Beat Warsaw In NLC Match; Bluffton Swimmers Down Manchester Teams; Local Swimmers Advance In Conference Meet; Warsaw Freshman Basketball

WINONA LAKE – Grace College baseball outfielder Xavier Harris has committed to play baseball this summer in the prestigious Jayhawk League.

Registration is open for the inaugural season of Triton Youth Soccer League. The league will be part of the North Central Soccer Association along with other area schools. Based off interest, teams will be placed in age groups (both boys and girls). After the initial sign up league administrators will know how many teams will be fielded and in what age groups.

Middle School Girls, Boys Basketball

A second-half surge and a balanced scoring attack led the Warsaw Lady Tigers to a convincing Northern Lakes Conference win over Elkhart Memorial Wednesday evening.

INDIANAPOLIS – Grace College’s women’s basketball team was on the verge of its biggest win of the season Wednesday at No. 5 Marian University. But the Lady Lancers let a late lead slip away to the two-time defending NAIA national champions and lost 69-60.

Lady ‘Cats Fall At No. 17 Norwell; Area Postponements

BOURBON – For Triton seniors Hannah Wanemacher, Nichole Sechrist and Charlotte Morris, the change in venue for the last home game of their high school careers was more of a return to their roots in the game of basketball.

NAPPANEE – A number of NBA teams have won games with what they called the big three.

I watch parents and grandparents working with their young kids on sports-related skills all the time. Some of them have the best intentions, and others’ motives are skewed.