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Middle School Boys Basketball

In veteran coach Doug Ogle’s words, it’s fair to say the Warsaw Tigers are starting over this season.

SYRACUSE – Getting things going in the right direction is always easier in a coach’s second season. Players are familiar with expectations, which allows a team to spend more time doing and less time learning.

SYRACUSE – Wawasee’s girls basketball team couldn’t have asked for a better start to Saturday night’s game, while Triton would rather have had anything but its beginning.

WINONA LAKE – Grace College’s men’s basketball team slipped 79-76 on Saturday to Clarke University in the finale of the Terry Polston Hoops for Hope Classic.

SYRACUSE – Getting things going in the right direction is always easier in a coach’s second season. Players are familiar with expectations, which allows a team to spend more time doing and less time learning.

WINONA LAKE – The Grace College women’s basketball team led nearly the entire second half against No. 18 IU Northwest on Saturday.

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AKRON – While both teams turned in a  gritty effort, it was Warsaw that took an early lead, then held off a second-half charge to claim a 42-32 non-conference girls basketball win at county rival Tippecanoe Valley Friday night.

WINONA LAKE – Logan Godfrey and Erik Bowen helped the Grace College Lancers paint a winning picture Friday night.

WINONA LAKE – The Grace College women’s basketball team kicked off the Carol Forbes Classic with a thrilling 77-74 win in overtime against Cincinnati Christian University on Friday.

Former Winona Lake resident and current NBA player Mason Plumlee spent some time visiting with student-athletes at Sacred Heart School this week via FaceTime.

Manchester carried a 31-21 lead at halftime, but host Mississinewa bounced back in the second half and earned a 64-55 non-conference girls basketball win over the Lady Squires Friday night. Kennedy Fierstos led the Lady Squires with 16 points, and Eva Bazzoni chipped  in 11 points. Kerigan Hatfield had eight points and a team-high eight rebounds.

Whitko’s girls basketball team fell in an early hole and never recovered in a 44-27 non-conference loss to visiting Huntington North Friday night. The Lady Wildcats trailed 18-4 after the first quarter and 27-8 at halftime. Ellie Snep had a double-double for Whitko with 17 points and 17 rebounds. Kayla Schipper had six points and six rebounds.

Lady Cougars Drop Close Game At Lakewood Park; Lady Trojans Fall To County Rival Lady Pilgrims

Boys Middle School Basketball

AKRON – As both a player and assistant coach for his father, Chad Patrick has been on the winning side in hundreds of high school basketball games. The next victory, however, will go in the books attached to his name.

BOURBON – A season ago, Triton’s varsity boys basketball team lost its first three games. Then the Trojans won 18 of their next 20, which included a 10-game win streak and a Hoosier North Athletic Conference championship.

WINONA LAKE – Building a viable, competitive boys basketball program has been a process for Lakeland Christian Academy and fourth-year head coach Chris Hohm.

The annual Hoops for Hope Tournament will be played this weekend at the Manahan Orthopaedic Capital Center. This year's tournament, hosted by Grace College's men's and women's basketball teams, features eight games over the weekend. Games will run from 2-10 p.m. on Friday and from 10 a.m. - 6 p.m. on Saturday. Admission to watch the games is $7 per day, and all proceeds will go to Kosciusko County Cancer Care Fund (KCCCF). The tournament is sponsored by Wyndham Garden of Warsaw and the Warsaw Morning Optimist Club. All cancer survivors are welcome to attend the tournament free of charge. "Our goal each year is to raise around $2,000. We want to raise money but also to raise awareness in the community," said Grace's men's coach Jim Kessler. "We chose to channel our money to KCCCF rather than the Jimmy V Foundation like most other schools do because all of the money stays local to benefit the area. It's been a neat thing for us to be involved with as a team."

SYRACUSE – Wawasee’s boys basketball game with Angola, scheduled for Nov. 25, has been postponed to Jan. 6 due to the Hornets’ success in football and the subsequent late start of basketball practice.