High school basketball returned to Kosciusko County on Wednesday night, as two area teams, Manchester and Wawasee, began their seasons against each other. After a close first quarter, it was the Lady Squires that found the separation they were looking for later on. With defense leading the way, Manchester started the campaign with a 54-24 home victory. 

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Tippecanoe Valley (7-2) at Angola (4-5), Wawasee (1-8) at Northridge (2-7), Prairie Heights (0-9) at Manchester (6-3), Whitko (1-8) at Eastside (7-2), Southern Wells (2-7) at Triton (6-3)

Northridge (2-6, 2-4 NLC) at Warsaw (5-3, 4-2 NLC), Bremen (5-3, 3-1 INSC) at Tippecanoe Valley (6-2, 3-1 INSC), Wawasee (1-7, 0-6 NLC) at Mishawaka (7-1, 6-0 NLC), Peru (2-6, 2-5 TRC) at Manchester (5-3, 5-2 TRC), Wabash (1-7, 1-6 TRC) at Whitko (1-7, 0-7 TRC), North Miami (6-2, 4-2 HNAC) at Triton (5-3, 4-2 HNAC)

NorthWood (4-3, 3-2 NLC) at Warsaw (4-3, 3-2 NLC), Tippecanoe Valley (5-2, 2-1 INSC) at John Glenn (2-5, 1-3 INSC), Wawasee (1-6, 0-5 NLC) at Concord (6-1, 4-1 NLC), Maconaquah (7-0, 6-0 TRC) at Manchester (5-2, 5-1 TRC), Whitko (1-6, 0-6 TRC) at Southwood (2-4, 2-5 TRC), Triton (5-2, 4-1 HNAC) at Pioneer (6-1, 5-0 HNAC)

Boys Tennis Regional, Boys Soccer Sectionals, Girls Soccer Sectionals and Volleyball

Football, Boys Tennis, Cross Country and Volleyball

Three of the four teams competing at IHSAA boys tennis sectional 61 on Thursday were local teams, turning the semifinal round of the tournament into a display of some of the best tennis players Kosciusko County has to offer. After the day was over, just two teams remained. Warsaw picked up a sweep over Columbia City to advance to Saturday’s championship game, while Wawasee was narrowly able to topple Tippecanoe Valley to set up a rematch of last year’s sectional final. 

Warsaw (4-2, 3-1 NLC) at Mishawaka (5-1, 4-0 NLC), Western (5-1) at Tippecanoe Valley (4-2), Northridge (0-6, 0-4 NLC) at Wawasee (1-5, 0-4 NLC), Manchester (4-2, 4-1 TRC) at Whitko (1-5, 0-5 TRC), Caston (2-4, 1-3 HNAC) at Triton (4-2, 3-1 HNAC)

Girls Golf, Football, Volleyball, Boys Soccer, Girls Soccer, Boys Tennis and Cross Country

Looking to both bounce back after a straight-set loss to Fort Wayne Carroll on Tuesday as well as send the seniors off with a victory on Senior Night, the Warsaw volleyball team looked like a well-oiled machine on Thursday night, using 22 aces to lead the way and cruising to a 3-0 win over Wawasee to remain undefeated in the Northern Lakes Conference. 

Warsaw (3-2, 2-1 NLC) at Plymouth (3-2, 3-0 NLC), Jimtown (1-4, 0-2 INSC) at Tippecanoe Valley (3-2, 1-1 INSC), Wawasee (1-4, 0-3 NLC) at Goshen (1-4, 0-3 NLC), Manchester (3-2, 3-1 TRC) at Southwood (1-4, 1-3 TRC), Whitko (1-4, 0-4 TRC) at Lewis Cass (3-2, 3-1 TRC), Triton (4-1, 3-0 HNAC) at North Judson (4-1, 3-0 HNAC)

Concord (3-1, 1-1 NLC) at Warsaw (3-1, 2-0 NLC), LaVille (2-2, 0-1 INSC) at Tippecanoe Valley (2-2, 0-1 INSC) , Plymouth (2-2, 2-0 NLC) at Wawasee (1-3, 0-2 NLC), Northfield (0-4, 0-3 TRC) at Manchester (2-2, 2-1 TRC), Northwestern (2-2) at Whitko (1-3), Winamac (1-3, 1-1 HNAC) at Triton (3-1, 2-0 HNAC)

For the 40th time in the history of the rivalry, the Warsaw and Wawasee football teams met for the famous W trophy on Friday night at Fisher Field. For the eleventh straight time, the trophy remained with the Tigers as the home side went wire-to-wire in a 41-7 win.

Wawasee (1-2, 0-1) at Warsaw (2-1, 1-0 NLC), Knox (3-0) at Tippecanoe Valley (2-1), Manchester (2-1, 2-0 TRC) at Lewis Cass (2-1, 2-0 TRC), Whitko (1-2) at Maconaquah (3-0), South Central (0-3, 0-1) at Triton (2-1, 1-0)

Last year’s contest between the Lakeland Christian and Wawasee boys soccer teams was one of the more entertaining matches of the fall, with the Cougars erasing a three goal lead in the final 10 minutes to steal a victory over the Warriors. Thursday evening, the two teams met again, but this match was much less eventful as LCA cruised to a 3-0 victory.

Warsaw (1-1, 0-0 NLC) at Goshen (1-1, 0-0 NLC), Tippecanoe Valley (2-0) at Hamilton Heights (0-2), NorthWood (1-1, 0-0 NLC) at Wawasee (1-1, 0-0 NLC), Wabash (0-2, 0-1 TRC) at Manchester (1-1, 1-0 TRC), Rochester (1-1) at Whitko (1-1),

Volleyball, Boys and Girls Soccer, Boys Tennis, Girls Golf, Cross Country

Two local volleyball teams with records on the opposite ends of the spectrum met at the Hardwood Teepee Tuesday night as Wawasee hosted Manchester. The game went about how one would expect it to go on paper, as the Lady Squires continued what has been a stellar season with a 3-0 win. 

Boys Tennis  Penn at Warsaw The Warsaw boys tennis team lost for the first time in 2025 on Thursday, falling 4-1 to Penn. The Tigers are now 3-1 this fall. Warsaw’s lone win …

Beginning the volleyball season against each other for fourth season in a row, cross-county rivals Tippecanoe Valley and Wawasee met in Akron on Tuesday night to kick start the campaign. The Lady Vikings began the match strong and used that momentum to propel themselves to a 3-1 victory. 

Matt Thacker is looking for improvement in his second season as head football coach at Wawasee High School.

Wawasee Community School Corporation announced that students in kindergarten through eighth grade will receive free school supplies for the upcoming school year, thanks to a grant secured through the work of the district’s administrative leadership team.

An indicator each year that summer is just around the corner, girls tennis began sectional play on Thursday afternoon, with three local schools, including hosts Warsaw, beginning their postseason journeys.

SYRACUSE — Tuesday afternoon’s high school baseball game in Syracuse between Whitko and Wawasee ended the only way it could have – with a dropped pop fly.