With Christmas falling a week from today and New Years Day the week after that, this will be my final column of 2025. I will return for the NFL playoffs with a column on January 8. With this being my final piece before the holidays and new year, I figured I’d try to combine the two and have some fun this week. 

With both teams fresh off an appearance in the semi-state last year, it’s no surprise that Friday night’s meeting between the Whitko and Columbia City girls basketball teams was played in front of a full house. Those in attendance were treated to a fantastic game, as both teams held leads, the game stayed within single digits the entire time and a plethora of highlight plays were made. In the end, it was the Lady Eagles who used a dominant fourth quarter to come back and come away with a 51-48 win. 

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

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

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)

Looking to remain undefeated in Three Rivers Conference play, the Manchester volleyball team welcomed fellow area team Whitko to their court on Thursday night. After two sets, it looked like it would be an easy victory, but the Lady ‘Cats had different plans. After falling behind 2-0, the visitors won the next three to pull off a miraculous comeback and win it 3-2. 

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)

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),

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Whitko senior Gwen Howard put a fantastic cap on a remarkable career on Saturday, winning the state championship in shot put at the IHSAA Girls Track and Field State Finals. Howard also took third …

PIERCETON - Getting to and from Pierceton Elementary School is a little easier and safer for students and the community thanks to a completed sidewalk project along Third, Seventh and School streets.

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.

    SOUTH WHITLEY – After scoring at least one run in each of the first three innings, the offense got cold for the Whitko baseball team Monday in South Whitley.

SOUTH WHITLEY - Whitko High School junior Logan Irwin has been named a North Junior All-Star after leading the Whitko Wildcats to a 16-6 season, which included a perfect 7-0 mark in the Three Rivers Conference.