Mishawaka caved under the “Krusch” of the “Big O’s” unrelenting passing skills as Manchester rolled to a 7-0 boys high school soccer victory over the Cavemen Wednesday night at Baker Park.

Northridge (4-0, 2-0 Northern Lakes Conference) at Warsaw (3-1, 2-0 NLC), Tippecanoe Valley (4-0 overall, 3-0 TRC) at North Judson (4-0, 3-0), Northfield (2-2, 2-1 TRC) at Manchester (1-2, 1-1), Triton (2-2, 1-1 Hoosier North Athletic Conference) at Culver (1-1, 0-1 HNAC), Wawasee (0-4, 0-2 Northern Lakes Conference) at NorthWood (2-2, 1-1 NLC), North Miami (0-4 overall, 0-3 TRC) at Whitko (0-4, 0-3)

Tippecanoe Valley Volleyball Falls to Columbia City; Wawasee Volleyball Defeats Westview; Manchester Volleyball Loses To Bluffton; Tippecanoe Valley Boys Soccer Takes Down Culver Community; Wawasee Boys Soccer Routed By Bremen; Manchester Boys Soccer Falls To Oak Hill; Tippecanoe Valley Boys Tennis Drops Match To Rochester; Wawasee Girls Golf  Defeats Whitko

Conci earns league Defender of the Week

I remember, in my early days of broadcasting Lady Tiger Basketball, turning to my colleague Brad Ellis during a commercial break and asking him a very serious question. “Hey Brad, who is that guy wiping up the floor?”

Teammates, parents, and fans honored eight seniors on the Warsaw Tigers girls’ soccer team in pregame festivities on the  Monday night. Junior Rylee Burns continued the tribute in the evening’s action with a hat trick for Warsaw in their 3-0 non-conference win over the Fort Wayne Northrup Bruins.

Tippecanoe Valley High School football coach Steve Moriarty started his post-game comments Friday night by thanking the school’s students and fans of the team for their support. Through four games, the Class 3A No. 11 Vikings have certainly given their fans something to cheer about, and last night’s 36-0 win over visiting Three Rivers Conference rival Manchester was no different.

It was a back and forth contest as Warsaw travelled to take on undefeated Mishawaka Friday night. The close game was decided late, with Warsaw freshman Mason Smithe kicking a late fourth quarter field goal to knock off the 5A No. 4 Cavemen 17-15 in Northern Lakes Conference football Friday night.

As soon as the football slipped out of control for the Triton Trojans, the fate of the 2021 chapter of the Triton Trojans-Bremen Lions Marshall County rivalry game also slipped away in a turnover-plagued 35-7 loss to the Lions Friday night.

A New Wave (now kids call it Old Wave of First Wave) band, The Jam, penned and recorded a song in 1980, “That’s Entertainment,” in a laconic and ironic tone. Those of us growing up in those times of recession, and the bleak outlook of large cities and life in general then viewed the hit as a sign of the times.

Lady Lancers Open Season Against Stellar Competition; Grace VB?Completes Comeback Over The Cougars

Triton VB Defeats Tippecanoe Valley; Whitko Volleyball Takes Down Manchester; Wawasee Volleyball Wins Against Goshen; Warsaw Boys Soccer Falls To Penn; Valley Boys Soccer Loses To Marion; Wawasee Boys Soccer Defeats Lakeland; Warsaw Boys Tennis Defeats Canterbury; Tippecanoe Valley Tennis Falls To Cass; Wawasee Boys Tennis Drops Match To Northridge; Manchester Boys Tennis Defeats Whitko; Valley Girls Golf Finishes 2nd In 3-Way Match

Boys soccer and tennis, girls golf

 Spartans Drop Heartbreaker to Cougars in Overtime, Manchester Drops Road Match at Albion

Lady Lancers collect road win, Grace unable to halt MVNU’s win streak

Boys soccer, volleyball and tennis

Warsaw (2-1, 1-0 Northern Lakes Conference) at Mishawaka (3-0, 1-0 NLC), Manchester (1-1 overall, 1-0 TRC) at Tippecanoe Valley (3-0, 2-0), Bremen (1-2) at Triton (2-1), Whitko (0-3, 0-2 TRC) at Maconaquah (0-1, 0-1), Concord (2-1, 1-0 Northern Lakes Conference) at Wawasee (0-3, 0-1 NLC)

First-year Lainey Shock scored the golden goal in the 92nd minute to propel the Manchester University women's soccer team to a thrilling 1-0 overtime victory visiting Huntington University on Tuesday evening. The Spartans were able to keep the Foresters off of the scoreboard during regulation to force extra time.

Grace College’s men’s soccer team came up just short of knocking off the No. 1 ranked and defending NAIA national champion Missouri Valley College (MVC) on Monday. The Lancers led MVC at halftime, but two second half markers for the Vikings halted the upset bid as Grace lost 2-1.

The Warsaw girls’ soccer team raced to a 6-0 lead at the completion of the first half of Tuesday’s home soccer match when lightning immediately struck after the match’s 40th minute. Officials and coaches from both teams met briefly, and subsequently decided to call the match with the final score standing 6-0 over the Mishawaka Cavemen.

I feel like I need to do a follow up column to last week’s emotional outpouring in the wake of the death of Cameron Fairchild. It comes from something that I normally say to parents at graduation parties, knowing that it’s the last time I will see some of them and their children ever again.

Grace’s women’s soccer team nearly completed the upset of No. 6 Southeastern on Saturday. In the highly anticipated Top-25 showdown, No. 14 Grace led by two goals in the second half. But the Fire showcased their offensive prowess, coming from behind to win 3-2 at 1st Source Bank Field.

OLATHE, Kan. – Grace College’s men’s soccer team went toe to toe with No. 17 MidAmerica Nazarene (MNU) but fell by a final score of 2-0. Matteo Conci got his fifth start of the season and made four saves for the Lancers (2-3).

It was an emotional week for Triton high school. One week after the death of senior lineman Cameron Fairchild, the school tried to return to a bit of normalcy on Saturday, taking on Caston at home. The Trojans put on a dominating performance, winning 35-16.

Warsaw girls soccer coach Jon Hoover couldn’t have described the situation any better. “We found a way.” That’s how Hoover described junior Rylee Burns’ goal in the 70th minute Saturday at Eugene Snyder Field, a score that lifted the Lady Tigers to a 4-3 win over the host Argos Lady Dragons and allowed them to snap a three-match losing streak.