After a thrilling weekend in the sectional round, the amount of local wrestlers still in contention in the state tournament has been weeded out. 27 local grapplers, six of which are top seeds, remain in regional tournaments taking place at Rochester and Fort Wayne this weekend. Warsaw Aiming … Read More
Article is broken up into four team recaps. Team recaps are done alphabetically. PLYMOUTH – Wrestlers around the state started their postseason journeys today and nine area wrestlers brought home titles at the Plymouth Sectional. At least one grappler from Tippecanoe Valley, Triton, Warsaw and Wawasee was crowned … Read More
PLYMOUTH – The road to the 77th Annual IHSAA State Wrestling Finals begins this weekend for local wrestlers and many have a chance to make some serious noise at their respective sectionals. Plymouth will once again be the center of attention for the majority of local grapplers as … Read More
GOSHEN – After finishing the regular season at the bottom of the Northern Lakes Conference, expectations were limited for the Wawasee wrestling team heading into Saturday’s NLC Championships. The Warriors finished seventh in the tournament with 72.5 points, narrowly getting by Concord which had 69 points. Wawasee had … Read More
NAPPANEE – It was a battle between the winter Warriors and the polar Panthers Thursday night. While nearly every other high school athletic event was cancelled, Northern Lakes Conference foes Wawasee and NorthWood could just not wait to grapple at the Panther Pit. Weathering the, well, weather turned … Read More
SYRACUSE – It was pin or be pinned Thursday night on the wrestling mat between Wawasee and Concord. Nine of the 10 bouts were falls, Concord with five of them plus three big forfeits in a 52-30 victory over Wawasee. Concord were spotted an 18-0 lead after a … Read More
PLYMOUTH – While other sports were busy rescheduling games and events on Saturday, several local wrestling programs took to the mat at Plymouth High School in hopes of sectional glory. While it was the host Pilgrims who captured their second consecutive team sectional title with a score of … Read More
SYRACUSE – The Wawasee wrestling team found itself over-matched by one of the premier teams in the Northern Lakes Conference when Elkhart Memorial came to town on Thursday night. The Warriors fell into a big hole early and never had a chance to climb out as the visiting … Read More
SYRACUSE – For the Warrior wrestling team, the 2013-14 season has not offered many reasons to celebrate. With a roster full of young, inexperienced wrestlers, wins have been few and far between so far. But on Thursday night the team was able to take a moment and celebrate … Read More
WARSAW – It was not a typical night on the mat in the Tiger Den. But this season has been anything but typical for the Wawasee and Warsaw wrestling teams. Both teams are low on numbers and that problem was front and center when the two rivals collided … Read More
SYRACUSE – In recent years, Goshen has dominated Wawasee in the Northern Lakes Conference dual season. Thursday night was no different on the scoreboard, a 61-10 final, but the Redskins didn’t win the same way it has become accustomed to in recent vintage. Just a year ago with … Read More
MIDDLEBURY – It was a rough night on the mat for the Wawasee in Middlebury on Thursday. The Warriors went into the Northridge Fieldhouse short on athletes and came out short on points. The Raiders cruised past Wawasee 52-12 in both school’s first Northern Lakes Conference meet of … Read More
SYRACUSE –Â Wrestling is a sport that is fueled by passion. As physically tough as the sport is, it is even more mentally taxing. At the beginning of any season, wrestling coaches see kids come and go as young men struggle to handle all of the demands that … Read More
WARSAW – Just two wins. That’s all that separates Warsaw wrestler Luis Munoz from a trip to the State Finals. Munoz will try to earn those two wins and cap his senior season in style Saturday as he competes in the Merrillville Semistate. Action at Merrillville, one of … Read More
