Junior Dayton Groninger is the leading scorer for the Warsaw girls basketball team. Coach Michelle Harter’s squad, which has won three of its last four games, will host the TCU Lady Tiger Classic on Dec. 29.

Many area high school basketball teams will look to stay sharp over the lengthy holiday break while taking part in tournaments.

The Warsaw and Lakeland Christian Academy girls squads will each play host to their own tournaments.

Warsaw, which has won three of its last four games after an 0-9 start, will host the annual TCU Lady Tiger Classic on Dec. 29. The Tigers play Perry Meridian in the first round with South Bend St. Joseph’s, who is 10-1 and ranked No. 4 in Class 3-A, in the other bracket.

LCA, which is 5-6 under first-year coach and former Grace College standout Allison Kauffman, will host its own Classic on Dec. 29 and 30. The ladies will play at LCA on Dec. 29 and then at Grace College on Dec. 30.

Valley, ranked No. 6 in Class 3-A, will play in the West Noble Tournament. Whitko, ranked No. 4 in Class 2-A, will travel to play in the Greenfield Central event. The Vikings, who beat the Wildcats this past Saturday in a huge TRC game in Akron, are 11-1. Whitko is 10-2 on the season.

Wawasee, at 4-8, will play host Brebeuf and Norwell on Jan. 2.

The Triton girls team, which is 5-10 after a loss at Warsaw Tuesday night, is off until playing at Oregon-Davis on Jan. 6.

The boys side will be a little quieter the next week and a half for local teams. Warsaw, Wawasee and Triton will all take some time off. The Tigers, undefeated at 8-0 after a home win over Triton Tuesday night, plays at LaPorte Jan. 2 in a girls/boys varsity doubleheader. Wawasee (1-6) plays at John Glenn Jan. 2 and Triton (5-4) plays at Elkhart Christian Academy on Jan. 7.

Tippecanoe Valley will play Fairfield in the Winning Edge Holiday Tournament at Rochester on Dec. 29. The Vikings are off to a 2-5 start.

Whitko will take part in the Kankakee Valley Tournament on Dec. 29. The much-improved Wildcats are 4-4 after a one-point loss at East Noble Tuesday night.

LCA will also host its own Classic for the boys on Dec. 29-30 at Grace College. The Cougars are 0-7 on the season.

BOYS PAIRINGS (All times Eastern)

At Rochester (Winning Edge Holiday Tournament)
Dec. 29: 6 p.m.: Tippecanoe Valley vs. Fairfield; 7:30: NorthWood vs. Rochester
Dec. 30: 6 p.m.: Consolation Game; 7:30: Championship Game

At Kankakee Valley Holiday Tournament
Dec. 29: 11 a.m.: Whitko vs. Kankakee Valley; 1 p.m: Rensselaer vs. Boone Grove
Dec. 29: 7 p.m.: Consolation Game; 9: Championship Game

At Lakeland Christian Classic
At Grace College
Dec. 29: 9:30 a.m.: LCA vs. South Bend Trinity; 11: Clinton Christian vs. Granger Christian; 12:30: Trinity vs. Covenant Christian; 2: Granger Christian vs. Calumet Christian; 3:30: Covenant Christian vs. LCA; 5: Calumet Christian vs. Clinton Christian
Dec. 20: 11:30 a.m.: Pool B 3rd Place vs. Pool A 3rd Place: 2:30: Pool B 2nd Place vs. Pool A 2nd Place: 5:30: Pool B 1st Place vs. Pool A 1st Place

GIRLS PAIRINGS (All times Eastern)

At Warsaw (TCU Lady Tiger Classic)
Dec. 29: 10 a.m.: Warsaw vs. Perry Meridian; 11:45: South Bend St. Joseph vs. Chesterton
Dec. 29: 6 p.m.: Consolation Game; 7:30: Championship Game

At Indianapolis Brebeuf
Jan. 2: 10 a.m.: Wawasee vs. Brebeuf; 11:45: Plymouth vs. Norwell
Jan. 2: 6 p.m.: Wawasee vs. Norwell; 7:45: Plymouth vs. Brebeuf

At West Noble
Jan. 2: 10:30 a.m.: West Noble vs. Concord: 12:30: Tippecanoe Valley vs. Lakeland
Jan. 2: 4 p.m.: Consolation Game; 4 p.m.: Championship Game

At Greenfield Central
Dec. 29: 10 a.m.: Richmond vs. Greenfield Central; 11:45: Michigan City Marquette vs. East Central; 1:30 p.m.: Whitko vs. Pendleton Heights; 3:15: Louisville Eastern vs. Westfield; 6 p.m. Loser Game 1 vs. Loser Game 2: 7:45: Loser Game 3 vs. Loser Game 4
Dec. 20: 10 a.m.: Winner Game 1 vs. Winner Game 2: 11:45: Winner Game 3 vs. Winner Game 4: 1:30: Loser Game 5 vs. Loser Game 6: 3:15: Winner Game 5 vs. Winner Game 6: 6: Loser Game 7 vs. Loser Game 8: 7:45: Winner Game 7 vs. Winner Game 8

At Lakeland Christian Classic
At LCA
Dec. 29: 9:30 a.m.: Clinton Christian vs. Granger Christian; 11: LCA vs. South Bend Trinity; 12:30: Granger Christian vs. Calumet Christian; 2: LCA vs. Covenant Christian; 3:30: Calumet Christian vs. Clinton Christian; 5: Trinity vs. Covenant Christian
Dec. 30  (At Grace College)
10 a.m.: Pool B 3rd Place vs. Pool A 3rd Place: 1 p.m.: Pool B 2nd Place vs. Pool A 2nd Place: 4: Pool B 1st Place vs. Pool A 1st Place