INDIANAPOLIS – Pairings for the 33rd annual IHSAA softball state tournament were released Friday evening.

Senior Michael Jensen made Warsaw football history over his last two seasons as a Tiger, and today he signed on to make college football history, too.

The Warsaw wide receiver tandem of twin brothers D’Andre and Devin Street has signed letters of intent to play on the first football team at Indiana Wesleyan University.

SYRACUSE – Hannah Haines was the hero at the plate, while Amber Lemberg went the distance in the pitcher’s circle in Wawasee’s 4-3, nine-inning softball win over Northern?Lakes Conference foe Goshen Friday night.

SYRACUSE – Despite the blustery conditions, Wawasee played just well enough to beat Manchester 179-181 in a boys golf match at South Shore Golf Club Thursday. Whitko was third at 194.

SYRACUSE – Despite the blustery conditions, Wawasee played just well enough to beat Manchester 179-181 in a boys golf match at South Shore Golf Club Thursday. Whitko was third at 194.

Lady Squires Cruise To 5-0 TRC Win Over Northfield; Wildcats Outpace Wabash, Lakeland Christian; Whitko Tennis Falls 5-0; Maconaquah Defeats Valley; Today’s Lady Tiger Softball Game Moved To Warsaw

Wawasee Physical Night Thursday; Bre’s Run Set for July 8; Akron Speedway Opening May 6; Parkview Warsaw Foundation Golf Outing May 15; Valley Physicals On Wednesday; Squire Camp Registration Open; Valley Sports Ads On Sale.

Middle school boys golf, soccer

After a rough start, Warsaw golfer Sam Yeager found his stride Wednesday, earning medalist honors and leading the Tigers to an 11-stroke win over the Triton Trojans at Stonehenge.

The Warsaw Community School Board has approved the hiring of Jonathan Hoover as head coach of the WCHS girls soccer team. Hoover was approved Wednesday by a 5-0 vote and replaces Peter Lucht, who resigned.

Tippecanoe Valley Scores 7 In The 7th Inning For Walk-Off Victory; Valley BB Gets Walk-Off Win; Lady Vikes Fall To Glenn; Warsaw Rally Falls Short; Raiders Tame Tigers; Wawasee Blanks Plymouth; Pilgrims Down Warriors; Panthers Beat Warriors; Southwood Trips Wildcats; Whitko Beats Lady Braves; Lady Squires Blank Peru; Peru Beats Squires; Manchester Tennis Falls 3-2 At Homestead; Triton Blanks North Judson

Middle School Track Seventh Grade Girls – Edgewood 90, Lakeview 19 Discus – 1. Sanner (E) 76-0, 2. West (L) 72-9, 3. Lewis (E) 62-0; High jump – 1. Ihnen (E) 4-7, 2. Hart (E) 4-7, …

SYRACUSE – Hannah-Marie Lamle won three events for Wawasee, but Warsaw’s depth was far too great for either the Lady Warriors or NorthWood to handle Tuesday at Warrior Field.

FORT WAYNE – Playing in a Minor League ballpark, Zach Hewitt came through with a Major League hit Tuesday evening.

By now, most high school football coaching changes have taken place and new coaches are in the process of implementing their offseason programs and relating their expectations to their new staff members and players.

Triton Baseball Routs Knox Again In Conference Play; Lady Trojans Edge LaVille; Whitko Sweeps Northrop; Whitko SB Falls In Extras; Lady Tigers Down Memorial; Eagles Rally To Beat Valley; Viking Golfers Victorious; Peru Blanks Valley; Wawasee Girls Tennis Beats Northridge

The 2016-17 season for Grace’s men’s golf team came to a close on Tuesday at the Crossroads League Championships. The Lancers placed seventh out of nine teams in the tournament, held at Pine Valley Golf Course. Grace shot fairly consistently across the two-day, three-round tournament, producing a 315-319-324. Jonathan Schram finished 14th on the individual leaderboard out of 45 golfers. He was the team’s steadiest performer in the tournament, carding a pair of 76s on Friday and ending the tournament with a 75 on Saturday.

SOUTH WHITLEY – While the outcome of Monday evening’s Three Rivers Conference baseball game was different for the Tippecanoe Valley Vikings and host Whitko Wildcats, the postgame comments from the opposing coaches were very similar.

SOUTH WHITLEY – Sophomore Ellie Snep tossed a one-hitter, and Lexi Hall collected three hits for Whitko in its 16-1 five-inning softball win Monday over visiting Three Rivers Conference rival Tippecanoe Valley.

After trailing 12-3 heading into the bottom of the fourth inning, Warsaw bounced back to bring the tying run to the plate in the bottom of the seventh. The deficit, however, was too much for the Lady Tigers to fully overcome in a 13-10 Northern Lakes Conference softball loss to NorthWood Monday.

Valley Track Teams Get Wins Over Caston Comets; Panthers Blank Tigers; Carroll Blanks Warsaw; Lady Trojans Beat LaVille; Triton’s Big Inning Run-Rules Knox 10-0; Warriors, Raiders Suspended; Wawasee Holds Off Northridge 5-4 In NLC Play; Wawasee Golf Splits; Lady ‘Cats Tennis Wins; Lady Squires Roll To Win; Squires Take Down Zebras; Lady Zebra Tennis Edges Manchester 3-2

Wawasee head football coach Josh Ekovich stepped down from his position Friday, citing a desire to spend more time with his wife and young children. Ekovich spent six seasons with Warrior football, the last four as head coach after Tom Wogomon took the job at Northridge, for many of the same reasons Ekovich is stepping aside. “You know, a lot of this has to do with being so far away,” said the Kendallville resident. “There’s always that song in the back of my head (Harry Chapin’s “Cats In The Cradle’) and I think ‘man, I’m losing a bunch of time with the family,’

Several events are planned for the 2017 season at Akron Speedway, beginning with go-kart races on opening day, May 6. Other activites include “Crusin’ in the Badlands,” a car show on May 19, and the Brady Houck 10th anniversary memorial race for the CLONE 360# class, with $500 to win plus a brand new set of four Hoosier Tires.

Bedke, Lady Squires Win At Turtletown Relays; Triton Boys Golf Wins Whitko Invitational; Tigers Baseball Falls Twice At No. 5 Wildkats; Tiger Boys Golf 12th at Lake Central Invitational; Whitko SB Bests Wawasee For Tourney Title; Whitko 8th, Wawasee 10th At Goshen Relays; Lady Warriors Win Duals Tourney At Home; Warriors Split In Tourney; Squires Come Back For 7-5 Win Over Eagles; Lady Squires Split DH; Lady Squire Tennis Splits In Muncie Central Tourney; Lady Viking Tennis 1-2 At Bremen Tourney; Valley Baseball Splits; Valley SB Blanked Twice; Lady Tigers Blank Concordia