SYRACUSE – Mother Nature wreaked havoc on the South Shore Golf Club front nine Thursday, but the varsity golf teams from Wawasee, Whitko and Manchester trudged on in competition. Wawasee posted its finest nine-hole score of the season, 159, to best Whitko’s 182 and Manchester’s 208 on a … Read More
[weaver_youtube FQ_FAQvQqpg rel=0] SYRACUSE – It was another frustrating night on the courts for the Wawasee tennis team on Thursday. The Warriors matched up well with a visiting Manchester team but the Squires did enough things right to hand Wawasee a 4-1 defeat. The loss was the third consecutive … Read More
Alli Ousley came through for her team Friday night, cracking a two-out double to plate Meghan Fretz for the game-winning run in a 6-5 varsity softball win over Manchester Friday evening at Wawasee. Ousley had two doubles in the game and was joined in the offensive fireworks by … Read More
The weather forecasters got it right. The rains have come today and in Kosciusko its raining buckets this morning. Thus, athletic departments have been forced to make alterations to several pre-spring break plans. The first set of games washed out from the rain are a pair of track … Read More
SYRACUSE – In the short time that Brent Doty has been the head coach of the Wawasee baseball team, he has preached to his players to be able to find five seconds of focus. “We say ‘five second of focus’ all the time,” said Doty. “Five seconds of … Read More
Tournament time is by far the most anticipated time of the year for me. I wait all fall and winter for the state tournament to get started and as of last night, that time is finally here! This week I have divided my usual one article into two … Read More
I was originally going to use my intro to rant and rave about how embarrassing the Notre Dame men’s basketball team has been this year and then finish it off by calling for Mike Brey to be fired using not-so-hard facts and a lot of personal grudges. Then … Read More
After going an embarrassing 4-6 three weeks ago, I rebounded with a solid 8-2 with my picks just two weeks back. Some tech issues held me up from getting any picks up last week, but now I am back with even more picking ability! Yes, I have a … Read More
BOURBON – It’s been over a week since most of the area basketball teams have been able to take the court. One look at the hot start Triton’s girls basketball team had Wednesday night might have suggested otherwise for the girls in white and blue. Triton exploded out … Read More
The winter weather continues to alter the area prep sports scene. The Warsaw at Concord boys basketball game tonight has been postponed. The Northern Lakes Conference contest will be played on Tuesday, Feb. 4 at Concord. The JV game will begin at 6:15 p.m. with the varsity contest … Read More
NORTH MANCHESTER – Wawasee’s freshman boys basketball returned to action Saturday morning after a long holiday layover to win two games at the Manchester Tournament. The Warriors held off Fort Wayne Bishop Luers 47-43 in its first game and closed with a 45-34 victory against Wabash. Carter Jones … Read More
Leaders at Steel Dynamics Inc. and Princeton Theological Seminary have joined the Board of Trustees of Manchester University, effective Jan. 1: John W. Gilmore, class of ’74 and senior vice president and COO for Princeton Theological Seminary in New Jersey will be joining the board along with Richard P. … Read More
SYRACUSE – It’s not déjà vu, it’s just growing pains. For the second game in a row the Wawasee basketball team felt the pain of a close loss. This time the Warriors were downed by the Squires of Manchester 45-44 on Friday night. The game started much differently … Read More
NORTH MANCHESTER – Whitko showed well Saturday at the Manchester Girls Soccer Invitational, but could not quite get over the hump in a runner-up finish to Rochester. A 0-0 tie between Rochester and Whitko in the final forced the game into penalties, where Rochester topped Whitko 3-1. Ellyana … Read More
Volleyball Still Rolling Wawasee’s drum beat kept pounding Tuesday night with another three-match win, this time at Central Noble. The Lady Warriors finished off the Lady Cougars 25-22, 25-18, 25-19 to run its team mark to 7-1 on the season. Wawasee had a great defensive effort from Aly … Read More
More than $1 million in improvements await Manchester University students in North Manchester when classes begin Aug. 28. Nearly every corner of the 100-acre campus is getting a makeover, from a new café study lounge in Funderburg Library and a knee-friendly gym floor to extensive renovations to East … Read More
