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	Saturday's Local Sports Saturday, February 6, 2010 HIGH SCHOOL =IHSAA Individual Wrestling Regionals at Goshen= PRAIRIE HEIGHTS had six qualifiers for semi-states including four regional champions. Earning regional titles were Danny Hamm at 103, Travis Barroquillo at 125, Logan Counterman at 171 and Taylor Grubb at 215. Also heading to semi-states is Adam Steele who was third at 135 and Ryan Chandler who was second at 160. ANGOLA's Nico Hensley qualified for semi-states by finishing fourth at 103. FREMONT's Lucas Willms also qualified for semi-state with a fourth place finish at 125. =IHSAA Girls Swimming Sectionals at Concord= ANGOLA finished tenth with 29 points. The Hornets were eighth in the 200 medley relay, ninth in the 400 freestyle relay and 10th in the 200 freestyle relay. Lauren Watkins was 10th in the 500 freestyle while Hannah Schmidt was 11th in the 100 backstroke. Indiana Boys Basketball-- FREMONT 53, ANGOLA 52 (Fremont knocked Angola out of first in the Northeast Corner Conference as Jacob Dunn had 18 points and nine rebounds. Logan Cade added 12 points on four triples. Nick Burlingame had 18 points and 14 rebounds for Angola. The Hornets now trail Lakeland by a half game for the N.E.C.C. lead.) Eastside 41, HAMILTON 31 (Sean Conley led the Marines with 10 points.) PRAIRIE HEIGHTS 57, Central Noble 46 (Mike Reynolds scored a game-high 23 points for the Panthers.) Fairfield 57, Bremen 35 Clinton Christian 68, Howe Military 29 Bellmont 41, East Noble 38 Carroll 54, DeKalb 40 Ohio Boys Basketball-- Hilltop 65, Edgerton 53 Bryan 55, Fairview 41 Ohio Girls Basketball-- Edon 32, Edgerton 30 Delta 74, North Central 46 Girls Gymnastics-- (LAGRANGE) - ANGOLA finished seventh at the Lakeland Invitational. Olivia Ralston was seventh in the all around. She also had a third place finish in the floor exercise. COLLEGE Men's Basketball-- Calvin 73, TRINE 63 (Ian Jackson led Trine with 22 points. The Thunder drop to 2-8 in the M.I.A.A. and 8-13 overall.) Women's Basketball-- Adrian 68, TRINE 58 (Adrian outscored Trine 41-28 in the second half and they owned a 44-21 edge in rebounding. Kristen Julian led the Thunder with 21 points. Trine is now 11-11 overall and 6-7 in the M.I.A.A..) Wrestling-- (CRAWFORDSVILLE) - Trine University won the Mid-States Tournament title Saturday at Wabash College. The Thunder took first place with 150 points followed by Wabash with 132 1/2. Olivet, Mount Saint Joseph and Manchester rounded out the competitiion. Next up for the Thunder is the NCAA Division III Midwest Regional February 20 at Delaware Valley College in Doylestown, Pennsylvania which is a qualifier for the NCAA Division III National Championship. Trace Hall at 149, George Markou at 165, Nick Kraus at 184 and Alex Fleet at 197 all won individual championships on Saturday. Among those finishing second was Prairie Heights grad Dylan Forbes at 285. Trine Head Coach Dan Callahan was also named Mid-States Coach of the Year by a vote of conference coaches.
	Friday's High School Basketball Games Friday, February 5, 2010 Indiana Girls Basketball-- ANGOLA 61, FREMONT 38 (Angola shares the N.E.C.C. regular season title with Fairfield as both teams finished 9-1 in the conference. The Hornets built a 28-13 halftime lead and shot 48 percent from the floor as they improved to 12-8. Kiersten Goings and Ericka Rinehart both had 17 points for the Hornets while Emily Watkins grabbed eight rebounds. Renee Frantz led Fremont with 10 points. The Eagles overall record is now 16-5.) PRAIRIE HEIGHTS 57, Central Noble 55 (Tianna Terry and Emily Christoffel both scored 15 points to lead the Panthers.) Eastside 84, HAMILTON 46 (Lindsey Stoy led Hamilton with 11 points. Eastside's Taylor Graber scored a game-high 21 points.) Lakeland 39, Churubusco 35 Westview 37, West Noble 28 Indiana Boys Basketball-- Lakeland 73, Churubusco 50 Westview 49, West Noble 47 Michigan Boys Basketball-- Marshall 73, Coldwater 64 Edwardsburg 78, Bronson 54 Quincy 53, Springport 35 Jackson Christian 73, Burr Oak 28 Waldron 70, Camden-Frontier 55 Pittsford 57, North Adams-Jerome 42 Concord 60, Jonesville 41 Battle Creek St. Philip 64, Litchfield 29 Kal. Central 74, Sturgis 48 Michigan Girls Basketball-- Coldwater 42, Marshall 34 Bronson 48, Edwardsburg 45 Hillsdale 43, Stockbridge 33 Kal. Central 56, Sturgis 38 Ohio Boys Basketball-- Delta 61, Bryan 54 (OT) Patrick Henry 47, Montpelier 35 Edon 57, Stryker 41 Hilltop 62, Pettisville 52 Fayette 61, North Central 57 Edgerton 49, Wayne Trace 46
	Thursday's Local High School Sports Thursday, February 4, 2010 HIGH SCHOOL Indiana Girls Basketball-- PRAIRIE HEIGHTS 57, Lakewood Park 25 (Sicily Boyce led three Panthers in double figures with 12 points. Tianna Terry added 11 points while Emily Christoffel had 10 points.) F.W. Blackhawk 30, HAMILTON 14 (Lindsey Stoy had eight points for the Marines.) Fairfield 51, Elkhart Christian 35 DeKalb 45, Heritage 28 Michigan Girls Basketball-- Union City 48, Quincy 25 Pittsford 54, Burr Oak 28 Homer 51, Reading 48 Athens 52, Jonesville 37 Waldron 51, Tekonsha 48 Ohio Girls Basketball-- Bryan 45, Delta 36 Patrick Henry 47, Montpelier 34 Pettisville 51, Hilltop 30 Stryker 44, Edon 27 Wayne Trace 52, Edgerton 48 (OT) Girls Swimming-- All three Angola relay teams advanced to Saturday's Consolation Finals at the girls swimming sectionals at Concord. Advancing were the 200 Medlay Relay team of Hannah Schmidt, Lauren Watkins, Amy Roselle and Kiah Griffith. The same four advanced in the 200 Freestyle Relay. Also advancing was the 400 Freestyle Relay team of Kara Olson, Justine Keiser, Roselle and Griffith. Also, two Angola swimmers will be advancing to the consolation finals on Saturday in individual events. They are Schmidt in the 100 Backstroke and Watkins in the 500 Freestyle. MIDDLE SCHOOL Angola's 7th grade boys basketball team won the T.C.A.C. Conference Tournament on Thursday night as they defeated Garrett 36-29. Randy Mikonowicz led Angola with 23 points.
	Wednesday's Local Sports Wednesday, February 3, 2010 HIGH SCHOOL IHSAA Team Wrestling Regionals at Jimtown-- Jimtown 54, PRAIRIE HEIGHTS 21 (The Panthers got pins from Danny Hamm at 103, Travis Barroquilo at 125 and Taylor Grubb at 215. Logan Counterman won on a decision at 171.) Indiana Girls Basketball-- ANGOLA 46, New Haven 43 (Rachel Rinehart led Angola with 15 points.) F.W. Bishop Dwenger 53, East Noble 49 Indiana Boys Basketball-- Central Noble 69, Howe Military 44 Michigan Boys Basketball-- Comstock 43, Bronson 41 COLLEGE Men's Basketball--- Albion 81, TRINE 62 (Wes Weir led Trine with 11 points while Ty Graham had eight rebounds. The Thunder were outshot 50%-36% from the floor and were outrebounded 41-33. Trine is now 2-7 in the M.I.A.A. and 8-12 overall.) Women's Basketball-- TRINE 60, Olivet 38 (Danielle Senf scored a game-high 21 points for the Thunder. Trine held Olivet to 32% shooting. The Thunder also enjoyed a big edge at the foul line hitting 17-of-26 from the stripe while Olivet was 4-for-9. Trine improves to 11-10 overall and 6-6 in the M.I.A.A..)
	Tuesday's High School Sports Tuesday, February 2, 2010 Indiana Boys Basketball-- Edon (Ohio) 71, HAMILTON 67 (Edon wins the Milk Bucket game. Sean Conley led Hamilton with 29 points. Tyler Wells also had 29 points for Edon.) Elkhart Central 53, PRAIRIE HEIGHTS 44 Northwood 58, West Noble 46 F.W. North 78, DeKalb 58 East Noble 47, Garrett 42 Indiana Girls Basketball-- FREMONT 55, Eastside 42 (Renee Frantz scored a game-high 18 points for the Eagles while Hannah Hewes had 10 points and eight rebounds. Fremont is now 16-4 overall and 6-3 in the N.E.C.C..) Northridge 44, Fairfield 35 Jimtown 47, Westview 30 DeKalb 71, Lakeland 32 Michigan Boys Basketball-- Niles 66, Coldwater 62 Reading 59, Quincy 51 Union City 27, Springport 24 Jonesville 66, Homer 59 (2OT) Litchfield 74, Waldron 72 (OT) North Adams-Jerome 67, Tekonsha 46 Camden-Frontier 77, Burr Oak 44 Sturgis 54, B.C. Central 48 Michigan Girls Basketball-- Niles 61, Coldwater 44 Bronson 54, Bangor 48 B.C. Central 33, Sturgis 31 Ohio Boys Basketball-- Continental 69, Edgerton 37 Ohio Girls Basketball-- Stryker 42, Liberty Center 39 Girls Gymnastics-- West Noble 80.7, ANGOLA 75.65 (Angola's Olivia Ralston won the all-around as she swept all four events. Her teammate Hannah Smith was second in the vault and third in floor exercise.)
	IHSAA Girls Basketball Sectional Draw Monday, February 1, 2010 Class 3A at Leo-- Leo vs. FW Bishop Dwenger (Tue 7:00) Heritage vs. FW Concordia (Wed 6:00) New Haven vs. ANGOLA (Wed 7:30) Harding vs. Leo/Bishop Dwenger Winner (Fri 6:00) Class 2A at Eastside-- Garrett vs. Central Noble (Tue 6:00) FREMONT vs. Eastside (Tue 7:30) PRAIRIE HEIGHTS vs. Garrett/Central Noble winner (Fri 6:00) Churubusco vs. Fremont/Eastside winner (Fri 7:30) Class 1A at HAMILTON-- Bethany Christian vs. HAMILTON (Mon 7:00) FW Canterbury vs. Elkhart Christian (Tues 6:00) Lakewood Park Christian vs. FW Blackhawk (Tues 7:30) Keystone vs. Bethany Christian/HAMILTON winner (Fri 6:00) Class 4A at East Noble East Noble vs. Carroll (Tue 7:00) DeKalb vs. F.W. Northrup (Fri 6:00) F.W. Snider vs. East Noble/Carroll winner (Fri 7:30) Class 3A at West Noble Whitko vs. Tippecanoe Valley (Tue 7:00) Lakeland vs. Columbia City (Wed 6:00) Wawasee vs. NorthWood (Wed 7:30) West Noble vs. Whitko/Tip. Valley Winner (Fri 6:00) Class 2A at Jimtown LaVille vs. Bremen (Tue 7:00) Westview vs. Fairfield (Fri 6:00) Jimtown vs. LaVille/Bremen winner (Fri 7:30)
	Local High School Sports Monday, February 1, 2010 Michigan Girls Basketball-- Hillsdale Academy 57, Pittsford 42 Jonesville 46, Hillsdale 39
	Saturday's Local Sports Saturday, January 30, 2010 HIGH SCHOOL Indiana Boys Basketball-- Wawasee 86, Lakeland 64 Northridge 35, Fairfield 34 East Noble 60, F.W. Concordia 59 Keystone 85, Howe Military 54 Indiana Girls Basketball-- ANGOLA 81, HAMILTON 21 (Kiersten Goings led five Angola players in double figures with 14 points.) Fairfield 56, FREMONT 50 F.W. Canterbury 87, PRAIRIE HEIGHTS 41 Central Noble 46, Churubusco 39 Westview 72, Eastside 44 Homestead 51, DeKalb 45 Norwell 54, East Noble 36 Garrett 48, Heritage 21 Ohio Boys Basketball-- Edon 53, Edgerton 51 Fayette 50, Montpelier 39 Antwerp 62, North Central 48 Stryker 54, Fairview 46 Ohio Girls Basketball-- Bryan 45, Ottawa-Glandorf 35 Montpelier 37, Fayette 36 Wrestling-- I.H.S.A.A. Sectional at Westview-- 1. PRAIRIE HEIGHTS 233, 2. DeKalb 207 1/2, 3. East Noble 197, 4. West Noble 143 1/2, 5. Lakeland 123, 6. Westview 97 1/2, 7. FREMONT 76, 8. ANGOLA 71 1/2, 9. Central Noble 40 1/2, 10. Howe Military 12. Winning sectional titles for the Panthers were Danny Hamm at 103, Travis Barroquillo at 125, Ryan Chandler at 160, Logan Counterman at 171 and Tyler Grubb at 215. The Panthers had 11 qualifiers for the Goshen regionals while Fremont and Angola both sent three onto the regionals. By winning the team sectional title, Prairie Heights will be at Jimtown in the semifinals of the team regionals on Wednesday night. COLLEGE Women's Basketball--- TRINE 54, Albion 36 (Kristen Julian scored 19 points as Trine improved to 10-10 overall and 5-6 in the M.I.A.A.. Danielle Senf had 11 rebounds and four assists. Men's Basketball-- Adrian 51, TRINE 50 (Adrian’s Delano Collins hit a three-point shot with just 5.4 seconds remaining to give the Bulldogs the victory. Wes Weir led Trine with 17 points. Trine is now 8-11 overall and 2-6 in the M.I.A.A. after they let a 12 point second half lead slip away.)
	Friday's High School Basketball Friday, January 29, 2010 --INDIANA BOYS-- ANGOLA 64, HAMILTON 52 (Nick Burlingame led Angola with a game-high 27 points. Trey Salinas added 17 points while Josh Quandt had 12 points and 13 rebounds. Lee Stoy led Hamilton with 20 points while Sean Conley had 17 points and 10 rebounds for the Marines.) PRAIRIE HEIGHTS 64, FREMONT 61 (The game featured 15 lead changes as the Panthers rallied from a 12 point first half deficit. Brennan North scored a game-high 27 points for the Panthers while Casey Anderson added 18 points. Jacob Dunn led Fremont with 21 points.) Churubusco 53, Central Noble 42 West Noble 52, Fairfield 50 Westview 56, Eastside 52 Homestead 34, DeKalb 23 Norwell 64, East Noble 36 Bluffton 49, Garrett 38 --MICHIGAN BOYS-- Stevensville-Lakeshore 58, Coldwater 48 Mendon 53, Bronson 46 Union City 65, Homer 60 Concord 68, Quincy 55 Jonesville 58, Springport 30 Jackson Christian 69, Camden-Frontier 67 Colon 84, Hillsdale Academy 61 Litchfield 69, Burr Oak 47 Albion 65, Hillsdale 39 B.C. Lakeview 67, Sturgis 57 --MICHIGAN GIRLS-- Coldwater 49, Stevensville-Lakeshore 42 Bronson 33, Mendon 19 Albion 56, Hillsdale 43 B.C. Lakeview 71, Sturgis 23 --OHIO BOYS-- Bryan 71, Montpelier 38 Edon 57, Pettisville 43 Stryker 46, Fayette 26 North Central 51, Hilltop 43 Edgerton 55, Fairview 53
	Everage To Run AMS Again In 2010 Friday, January 29, 2010 (ANGOLA) - Local business man Craig Everage has announced that the Angola Motor Speedway will be open for 2010 and he will back in charge of it. He says his staff at Everage Motor Sports will run the day to day operations of the Speedway. Dick and Jackie Poe remain as owners of the track and are leasing the track to Everage who is promising lower admission prices for this season. The first program of the season is scheduled for May 1st. One of the highlights of the upcoming season will be the third annual Stan Perry Memorial Race which is scheduled for June 10th.
	Thursday's Local Sports Thursday, January 28, 2010 HIGH SCHOOL Indiana Girls Basketball-- F.W. Canterbury 83, FREMONT 46 Fairfield 48, West Noble 22 Northwood 66, Lakeland 37 Churubusco 45, South Adams 33 Westview 44, Bethany Christian 28 Michigan Girls Basketball-- Springport 46, Quincy 21 Concord 57, Jonesville 51 Hillsdale Academy 50, Tekonsha 19 Waldron 56, Jackson Christian 32 North Adams-Jerome 41, Burr Oak 34 Ohio Girls Basketball-- Bryan 55, Montpelier 29 Stryker 54, Fayette 40 Pettisville 44, Edon 15 Hilltop 59, North Central 46 Edgerton 54, Fairview 42 Swimming-- Boys-- Bishop Dwenger 105, ANGOLA 56 Girls- Bishop Dwenger 121.5, ANGOLA 48.5 COLLEGE Wrestling-- (ANGOLA) - Trine University Wrestling team has jumped up ten spots to number 20 in the latest N.W.C.A. Division III wrestling poll. In their last five head-to-head duals, Trine wrestlers have gone 3-2, including wins over then No. 29 Olivet, No. 20 Wisconsin-Steven's Point and No. 8 Elmhurst.
	Wednesday's Local Sports Wednesday, January 27, 2010 HIGH SCHOOL Indiana Girls Basketball-- Carroll 50, ANGOLA 47 (Rachel Rinehart and Kiersten Goings both had 11 points for the Hornets. Carroll outscored Angola 13-8 in the fourth quarter to get the victory. Angola's overall record is now 9-8.) Michigan Boys Basketball-- Bronson 66, Quincy 57 COLLEGE Men's Basketball-- Hope 78, TRINE 60 (Scott Rogers had 19 points and six rebounds for the Thunder. Hope outshot Trine 53-39 percent. The Thunder dropped to 2-5 in the M.I.A.A. and 8-10 overall.) Women's Basketball-- Hope 56, TRINE 30 (Danielle Senf led Trine with 14 points and 10 rebounds. The Thunder were held to 23% shooting as they dropped to 9-10 overall and 4-6 in the M.I.A.A..)
	Tuesday's High School Sports Tuesday, January 26, 2010 Indiana Boys Basketball-- Heritage 59, ANGOLA 31 (Angola fell behind 17-7 after the first quarter and 31-11 at halftime. Josh Quandt and Skylar Parker both scored seven points for the Hornets.) Eastside 65, FREMONT 43 (Jacob Dunn led Fremont with 13 points. The Blazers outscored the Eagles in the second half 38-16.) Bethany Christian 59, HAMILTON 53 (Lee Stoy led Hamilton with 14 points while Sean Conley added 12 points.) Indiana Girls Basketball-- East Noble 41, West Noble 29 Fairfield 49, Goshen 42 Jimtown 44, Central Noble 20 F.W. Snider 67, DeKalb 56 Michigan Boys Basketball-- Camden-Frontier 60, Litchfield 48 Onsted 68, Hillsdale 33 Pittsford 62, Jackson Christian 47 Michigan Girls Basketball-- Coldwater 54, Bronson 16 Reading 54, Quincy 40 Union City 50, Springport 43 Jonesville 48, Homer 32 Ohio Boys Basketball-- North Central 57, Edon 56 Ohio Girls Basketball-- Bryan 64, Hicksville 25 Hilltop 52, Delta 35 Pettisville 50, Montpelier 22 Girls Gymnastics-- Sturgis 98.95, ANGOLA 73.85 (Angola's Olivia Ralston was second in the all-around. She finished first in bars and second in the vault and floor exercise.) Boys Swimming-- Angola finished fifth at the Sturgis AK Relays. The host Trojans won the meet. Angola's relay teams in the 200 yard medley relay, the 200 breaststroke and 200 butterfly all finished third.
	Monday's Local Sports Tuesday, January 26, 2010 HIGH SCHOOL Girls Gymnastics-- East Noble 91.35, ANGOLA 73.3 (Angola's Olivia Ralston won the all around as she swept all four events.) Michigan Boys Basketball-- Napoleon 59, Jonesville 41 Michigan Girls Basketball-- Battle Creek St. Philip 71, Pittsford 27 Burr Oak 49, Jackson Christian 39 Camden-Frontier 60, Tekonsha 34
	Saturday's Local Sports Saturday, January 23, 2010 HIGH SCHOOL Indiana Girls Basketball-- FREMONT 65, PRAIRIE HEIGHTS 54 (The Eagles improved to 15-2 overall and 5-2 in the N.E.C.C.. Hannah Hewes scored a game-high 20 points for Fremont while Sicily Boyce had 17 points and 10 rebounds for the Panthers.) Lakeland 49, HAMILTON 20 Central Noble 33, Bethany Christian 27 Garrett 42, Southern Wells 29 Indiana Boys Basketball-- Westview 48, Jimtown 39 White Pigeon (Mich) 51, Fairfield 49 Carroll 64, East Noble 24 Churubusco 62, F.W. Canterbury 55 DeKalb 39, Columbia City 35 Eastside 44, Central Noble 39 Elkhart Christian 59, Howe Military 20 Ohio Boys Basketball-- Van Wert 46, Bryan 44 Edon 54, Montpelier 33 Delphos St. Johns 59, Edgerton 30 Hilltop 59, Liberty Center 58 Stryker 42, Tinora 36 Ohio Girls Basketball-- Edon 46, Delta 39 Michigan Boys Basketball-- Quincy 56, Hillsdale 54 N.E.C.C. Wrestling Tournament at ANGOLA-- 1. Fairfield 214 2. PRAIRIE HEIGHTS 208 1/2 3. Churubusco 177 1/2 4. Lakeland 147 1/2 5. West Noble 143 1/2 6. Westview 82 7. FREMONT 74 8. Eastside 58 1/2 9. ANGOLA 49 1/2 10. Central Noble 28 Final Regular Season Standings Fairfield 9-0 PRAIRIE HEIGHTS 8-1 Churubusco 7-2 Lakeland 6-3 FREMONT 4-5 West Noble 4-5 Eastside 3-6 Westview 3-6 ANGOLA 1-8 Central Noble 0-9 Individual Champions-- 103-Will Nelson, West Noble 112-Bret Martz, Fairfield 119-A.J. Grim, West Noble 125-Travis Barroquillo, PRAIRIE HEIGHTS 130-Dillon Hinen, Fairfield 135-Doug Rush, West Noble 140-A.J Herron, Churubusco 145-Brock Bateman, Lakeland 152-Jake Rupright, West Noble 160-Adam Kolakowski, Fairfield 171-Jordan Hamilton, Churubusco 189-Chris Smith, Lakeland 215-Taylor Grubb, PRAIRIE HEIGHTS 285-Gabe Zimmerly, Westview COLLEGE Women's Basketball-- TRINE 62, St. Mary's 57 (Three Thunder players finished in double figures led by Jennifer Wall with 15 points. Danielle Senf added 14 points while Liz Gehrig had 13 points. Kristen Julian scored nine points and grabbed seven rebounds. The Thunder improved to 4-5 in the M.I.A.A. and 9-9 overall.) Men's Basketball-- TRINE 71, Kalamazoo 63 (Wes Weir led the Thunder with 16 points while Randall Harris had 13 points and Scott Rogers had 12 points and eight rebounds. Trine is now 2-4 in the M.I.A.A. and 8-9 overall.)
	Friday's High School Basketball Games Friday, January 22, 2010 Indiana Boys ANGOLA 60, Churubusco 49 (The Hornets broke a close game open by outscoring Busco 20-11 in the fourth quarter. Nick Burlingame led Angola with 15 points and 12 rebounds. Josh Quandt added 13 points while Trey Salinas had 12 points for Angola. With the win and Fairfield's loss, the Hornets are now in first place in the N.E.C.C..) FREMONT 68, West Noble 57 (Jacob Dunn hit all 10 of his shots as he finished with 27 points and eight rebounds. Josh Feller added 18 points for the Eagles.) Lakeland 57, HAMILTON 44 (Tim Sirk recorded his 200th win as Lakeland Head Coach, ironically against the school where he used to coach at. Lee Stoy led Hamilton with 13 points. Jake Sirk scored a game-high 18 points for the Lakers.) PRAIRIE HEIGHTS 79, Howe Military 30 Westview 52, Fairfield 29 Garrett 59, South Adams 36 Indiana Girls ANGOLA 61, Churubusco 29 (Kiersten Goings had 14 points for Angola while Emily Watkins added 10 points.) Fairfield 47, Westview 41 Eastside 49, Central Noble 45 East Noble 56, Carroll 55 (OT) Columbia City 50, DeKalb 44 Michigan Boys Coldwater 62, Harper Creek 40 Marshall 50, Sturgis 48 Burr Oak 61, Pansophia Academy 24 Hillsdale Academy 48, North Adams-Jerome 47 Pittsford 58, Camden-Frontier 35 Waldron 60, Colon 54 Michigan Girls Coldwater 46, Harper Creek 39 Concord 53, Quincy 29 Union City 55, Homer 44 Bronson 59, Bellevue 30 Hillsdale 44, Olmsted 38 Sturgis 38, Marshall 33 Ohio Boys Bryan 47, Patrick Henry 39 Delta 59, Montpelier 32 Stryker 42, Hilltop 41 Edon 62, Fayette 48 North Central 59, Pettisville 58 (OT) Ohio Girls Holgate 58, Edgerton 50
	Thursday's Local Sports Thursday, January 21, 2010 HIGH SCHOOL Indiana Girls Basketball-- Elkhart Christian 74, HAMILTON 43 (Lindsey Stoy led Hamilton with nine points.) Northridge 49, Lakeland 25 West Noble 69, Concord 64 Michigan Boys Basketball-- Homer 67, Quincy 52 Jonesville 65, Union City 48 Concord 73, Reading 70 Michigan Girls Basketball-- Hillsdale Academy 41, Colon 19 Burr Oak 54, Litchfield 51 North Adams-Jerome 27, Jackson Christian 23 Pittsford 67, Waldron 47 Ohio Boys Basketball-- Edgerton 43, Holgate 32 Ohio Girls Basketball-- Bryan 57, Patrick Henry 47 Delta 65, Montpelier 41 Edon 50, Fayette 33 Stryker 62, Hilltop 30 Pettisville 70, North Central 38 Swimming-- Boys--East Noble 113, ANGOLA 66 Girls--East Noble 114, ANGOLA 65 First place finishes for Angola in the boys meet were recorded by Erin Schieber in the 50 freestyle along with John Wilson in the 200 individual medley and 500 freestyle and Travis Simmons in the 100 breaststroke. Angola also won the 200 freestyle relay. Angola winners in the girls meet were Hannah Schmidt in the 100 backstroke and Amy Roselle in the 100 breaststroke. COLLEGE Women's Basketball-- TRINE 49, Kalamazoo 40 (Kristen Julian led Trine with 15 points as the Thunder improved to 8-9 overall and 3-5 in the M.I.A.A..)
	Wednesday's Local Sports Wednesday, January 20, 2010 HIGH SCHOOL Indiana Girls Basketball-- FREMONT 66, Quincy 22 (The Eagles improve to 14-2 for the season as they raced out to a 26-6 lead after the first quarter. Hannah Hewes scored a game-high 16 points for the Eagles while Natalie Knisely added 12 points. Nikole Trisco dished out 11 assists.) Wrestling-- F.W. Wayne 42, ANGOLA 22 COLLEGE Men's Basketball-- TRINE 67, Alma 60 (The Thunder get their first M.I.A.A. win of the season. Ian Jackson led Trine with 16 points while Wes Weir added 15 points as the Thunder improved to 7-9 overall and 1-4 in the M.I.A.A.)
	Tuesday's Local Sports Tuesday, January 19, 2010 HIGH SCHOOL Indiana Boys Basketball-- ANGOLA 54, DeKalb 52 (Nick Burlingame had 20 points and 12 rebounds while Trey Salinas added 14 points for the Hornets who had to withstand a fourth quarter rally by the Barons.) Jimtown 49, West Noble 39 Northwood 46, Lakeland 43 Churubusco 122, Leo 118 New Haven 69, Garrett 48 Indiana Girls Basketball-- Edon 42, HAMILTON 32 (Edon wins the Border Battle Anchor for the third straight year.) East Noble 58, PRAIRIE HEIGHTS 53 (OT) (Sicily Boyce led the Panthers with 14 points and nine rebounds while Emily Christoffel added 12 points.) F.W. Canterbury 66, Central Noble 27 Leo 54, Churubusco 26 Michigan Boys Basketball-- Coldwater 60, Portage Central 52 Buchanan 64, Bronson 46 Jonesville 52, Quincy 26 Leslie 53, Hillsdale 51 Litchfield 60, Hillsdale Academy 57 Reading 55, Springport 32 Sturgis 53, Mattawan 46 Union City 41, Athens 38 Michigan Girls Basketball-- Portage Central 56, Coldwater 55 Hillsdale 58, Leslie 43 Mattawan 49, Sturgis 25 Ohio Boys Basketball-- Wayne Trace 60, Montpelier 34 Ohio Girls Basketball-- Bryan 67, Defiance 44 Edgerton 71, North Central 43 Fairview at Hilltop Wauseon 48, Stryker 36 Girls Gymnastics-- ANGOLA 84.65, F.W. South 66.35, F.W. Wayne 25.45 Angola's Olivia Ralston won the all-around while the Hornets Haylee Rupp was second. Ralston finished first in bars, vault and floor exercise while Angola's Hannah Smith won on the balance beam. COLLEGE Women's Basketball-- Olivet 53, TRINE 43 (Olivet outscored Trine in the second half 35-17. Liz Gehrig led Trine with 13 points. The Thunder dropped to 2-5 in the M.I.A.A. and 7-9 overall.) Wrestling-- TRINE 20, Olivet 15 125 - Fleeson (O) by forfeit 133 - Wilson (O) d. Sheets 6-5 141 - Pompei (T) d. Tucker 7-1 149 - Larson (T) d. Mena 10-5 157 - Long (T) d. Hitchcock 1-0 165 - Jaynes (O) d. Markou 3-1 174 - Tyler (O) d. Pieper 8-5 184 - Alber (T) d. Crawford 9-7 197 - Kraus (T) by tech fall d. McCalister 18-1 285 - Forbes (T) d. Ceslick 1-0
	Monday's Local Sports Monday, January 18, 2010 Indiana Boys Basketball-- HAMILTON 69, Howe Military 33 (Justin McKnight scored a game-high 20 points for the Marines while Lee Stoy and Sean Conley both had 16 points.) Michigan Boys Basketball-- Portage Central 48, Sturgis 45 Michigan Girls Basketball-- Climax-Scotts 47, Camden-Frontier 42 Litchfield 59, Jackson Christian 33 Pittsford 34, North Adams-Jerome 17 Portage Central 39, Sturgis 32
	Saturday's Local Sports Saturday, January 16, 2010 HIGH SCHOOL N.E.C.C. Tourney Finals at Central Noble-- Girls- FREMONT 49, Fairfield 37 (The Eagles used a 14 point run in the second half to win the tourney title and improve thier record to 13-2. Renee Frantz led the Eagles with 17 points.) Boys-- Westview 51, ANGOLA 45 (Seth Wagler scored 23 points as the short-handed Warriors rallied for their second tourney title in three years. Westview rallied from a 34-25 deficit despite not having Justin Jantzi and Kurt Lambright available. Trey Salinas led Angola with 15 points. A.C.A.C. Tourney Finals at Memorial Coliseum-- Girls- Leo 50, Garrett 44 (OT) Boys-- Bluffton 60, Garrett 32 Indiana Girls Basketball-- DeKalb 43, East Noble 23 Ohio Boys Basketball-- Bryan 52, Napoleon 37 Evergreen 89, Edon 60 Fayette 66, Edgerton 59 Hilltop 70, Hicksville 46 Montpelier 57, Stryker 50 North Central 74, Lenawee Christian 59 Wrestling-- PRAIRIE HEIGHTS went 4-1 while ANGOLA WAS 2-3 at Westview Super Duals. Eastside 48, ANGOLA 27 DeKalb 69, ANGOLA 9 F.W. South 57, ANGOLA 24 ANGOLA 54, Howe Military 12 ANGOLA 39, White Pigeon 36 PRAIRIE HEIGHTS 78, Central Noble 3 DeKalb 38, PRAIRIE HEIGHTS 25 PRAIRIE HEIGHTS 51, F.W. South 21 PRAIRIE HEIGHTS 67, White Pigeon 5 PRAIRIE HEIGHTS 76, Whites 6 Gymnastics-- ANGOLA finished 10th at the Sturgis Invitational. Olivia Ralston was 10th in the all-around. Her best finish was eighth in the vault. COLLEGE Men's Basketball-- Olivet 85, TRINE 80 (Scott Rogers poured in 30 points for the Thunder who could not hold onto a 45-36 halftime lead. Trine drops to 0-4 in the M.I.A.A. and 6-9 overall.) Women's Basketball-- TRINE 62, Alma 59 (Kristen Julian and Danielle Senf both scored 13 points for Trine. The Thunder rallied for the win after trailing 35-23 at halftime. Trine is now 2-4 in the M.I.A.A. and 7-8 overall.) Wrestling-- TRINE went 2-2 over the weekend at a tournament hosted by Lycoming College in Williamsport, Pennsylvania. Trine's Nicholas Kraus was 4-0 at 184 pounds.
	Friday's Local Sports Friday, January 15, 2010 Indiana Boys Basketball N.E.C.C. Tourney Semi-Finals ANGOLA 63, FREMONT 33 (The Hornets scored the first 15 points and built a 34-7 halftime lead as they advanced to the N.E.C.C. Boys Tourney Finals. Josh Quandt led Angola with 17 points. Logan Cade also scored 17 points for Fremont. Westview 36, Fairfield 33 (Dom Neely had 17 points for the Warriors including 15 in the first half.) ------- East Noble 64, DeKalb 52 Indiana Girls Basketball N.E.C.C. Tourney Semi-Finals FREMONT 45, Central Noble 43 (OT) (Renee Frantz led the Eagles with 13 points as Fremont improves to 12-2 and advanced to the N.E.C.C. title game for the first time in seven years. Hannah Hewes had 11 points and nine rebounds.) Fairfield 52, Westview 35 Michigan Boys Basketball Coldwater 60, Battle Creek Lakeview 53 Sturgis 50, Harper Creek 43 White Pigeon 52, Bronson 43 Brooklyn Columbia Central 67, Hillsdale 40 Michigan Girls Basketball B.C. Lakeview 45, Coldwater 30 Harper Creek 52, Sturgis 22 Brooklyn Columbia Central 48, Hillsdale 40 Homer 57, Quincy 46 Jonesville 52, Union City 47 Pittsford 53, Jackson Christian 11 Reading 67, Concord 60 White Pigeon 35, Bronson 18 Ohio Girls Basketball Archbold 52, Montpelier 18 Bryan 54, Liberty Center 23 Edgerton 43, Antwerp 40 Edon 55, Hilltop 22 Stryker 79, North Central 36
	Thursday's Local High School Sports Thursday, January 14, 2010 Indiana Boys Basketball-- N.E.C.C. Tourney Consolation Games PRAIRIE HEIGHTS 65, West Noble 62 (Mike Reynolds led the Panthers with 15 points. Teammate Casey Anderson added 14 points as Prairie Heights improves to 3-8.) Lakeland 55, Central Noble 45 A.C.A.C. Tourney Semi-Finals Garrett 50, Adams Central 37 Bluffton 100, Leo 76 Indiana Girls Basketball-- N.E.C.C. Tourney Consolation Games ANGOLA 89, HAMILTON 37 (Megan Davis led Angola with 13 points while Hamilton's Lindsay Stoy scored a game-high 14 points.) West Noble 44, PRAIRIE HEIGHTS 43 (The Chargers got the winning bucket at the buzzer. Sicily Boyce led Prairie Heights with 19 points.) Michigan Boys Basketball-- Quincy 47, Athens 42 Concord 84, Union City 59 Jonesville 47, Reading 41 Camden-Frontier 51, Tekonsha 39 Colon 85, Burr Oak 44 Climax-Scotts 75, Waldron 39 Ohio Boys Basketball-- Bryan 49, Liberty Center 36 Archbold 59, Montpelier 27 Antwerp 54, Edgerton 37 Hilltop 64, Edon 52 North Central 54, Stryker 45 Wrestling-- PRAIRIE HEIGHTS 63, ANGOLA 15
	Wednesday's Local Sports Wednesday, January 13, 2010 Indiana Boys Basketball N.E.C.C. Tourney-- ANGOLA 48, HAMILTON 43 (Nick Burlingame led Angola with a game-high 16 points while Trey Salinas added 13 points. Sean Conley led Hamilton with 15 points while Lee Stoy added 12 points for the Marines.) FREMONT 57, West Noble 54 (OT) (Jacob Dunn led four Eagles in double figures with a game-high 19 points while Logan Cade added 15 points. Fremont plays at Angola in the semi-finals on Friday at 7:45) Fairfield 49, Churubusco 46 Westview 67, Eastside 48 (Westview plays at Fairfield in the semi-finals on Friday at 7:45) Indiana Girls Basketball N.E.C.C. Tourney-- FREMONT 56, West Noble 49 (Hannah Hewes led Fremont with 16 points.) Central Noble 49, Lakeland 38 (Fremont plays Central Noble in the semi-finals at 6:00 on Friday night at Angola) Fairfield 48, Churubusco 21 Westview 62, Eastside 58 (Westview plays at Fairfield in the semi-finals at 6:00 on Friday night.) A.C.A.C. Tourney Semi-Finals-- Leo 66, Heritage 33 Garrett 40, Woodlan 22 COLLEGE Men's Basketball-- Calvin 81, TRINE 66 (Scott Rogers led the Thunder with 18 points. Trine could not recover after falling behind 52-33 at halftime. The Thunder also got outrebounded 41-29 and only made four trips to the foul line. Trine dropped to 0-3 in the M.I.A.A. and 6-8 overall.)
	Tuesday's High School Sports Tuesday, January 12, 2010 --Indiana Boys Basketball-- N.E.C.C. Tourney ANGOLA 44, Lakeland 39 (Nick Burlingame and Trey Salinas both scored 12 points for the Hornets.) Fairfield 56, PRAIRIE HEIGHTS 49 (Casey Anderson led the Panthers with 16 points while Steve Grabill added 13 points.) HAMILTON 40, Central Noble 36 (OT) (Sean Conley scored 23 points for the Marines including all eight Hamilton points in overtime.) A.C.A.C. Tourney Garrett 55, Southern Wells 44 =========================== --Indiana Girls Basketball-- N.E.C.C. Tourney Lakeland 38, ANGOLA 35 (The Lakers used a 13-10 fourth quarter to advance to the tourney quarter-finals. Shelby Heller scored a career-high 17 points and grabbed 11 rebounds. Rachel Rinehart led Angola with 12 points.) Fairfield 61, PRAIRIE HEIGHTS 33 (Sicily Boyce led the Panthers with 10 points.) Central Noble 61, HAMILTON 34 (Ashlie Kryder led Hamilton with 11 points.) A.C.A.C. Tourney Garrett 46, Southern Wells 33 -------------- Northridge 48, DeKalb 42 Elkhart Central 55, Lakewood Park 36 ========================== Michigan Boys Basketball-- Coldwater 70, Bronson 57 Hillsdale 60, Parma Western 47 Hillsdale Academy 53, Burr Oak 33 Reading 65, Litchfield 34 ========================== Michigan Girls Basketball-- Jonesville 70, Quincy 48 Union City 42, Athens 35 Hillsdale 42, Parma Western 31 ========================== Ohio Girls Basketball-- North Central 46, Pittsford 38 Archbold 53, Stryker 39 Wayne Trace 56, Edon 45 Tinora 55, Bryan 48 Hilltop 45, Montpelier 33 ========================== Wrestling--- PRAIRIE HEIGHTS 69, Lakeland 6 Girls Gymnastics-- Angola 93.10, Wawsee 93.05 (Angola's Olivia Ralston won the all-around as she was first in all four events. The Hornets Hannah Smith was third in the all around while Haylee Rupp was fifth.)
	Monday's Local Sports Tuesday, January 12, 2010 HIGH SCHOOL Michigan Boys Basketball-- Climax-Scotts 82, Camden-Frontier 56 Hillsdale Will Carleton Academy 55, Burr Oak 45 Jonesville 63, Adrian Madison 58 Quincy 50, Addison 48 Michigan Girls Basketball-- Reading 58, Litchfield 33 Sturgis 63, Centreville 57 Ohio Boys Basketball-- Pettisville 63 Stryker 61 (OT) Fayette 72 Hilltop 62
	Saturday's Local Sports Saturday, January 9, 2010 HIGH SCHOOL Indiana Boys Basketball-- Fairfield 57, Eastside 53 (OT) Homestead 66, East Noble 41 DeKalb 60, New Haven 56 Adams Central 47, Garrett 43 Indiana Girls Basketball-- Homestead 53, ANGOLA 39 (Homestead took control of the game with a 17-4 second quarter. Angola dropped to 7-6 as they suffered their fourth straight loss. Emily Watkins led Angola with 15 points.) Churubusco 66, HAMILTON 40 DeKalb 71, New Haven 49 Ohio Boys Basketball-- Antwerp 57, Stryker 45 Ayersville 68, Montpelier 29 Wayne Trace 47, Edon 45 Swanton 61, North Central 59 Ohio Girls Basketball-- Delta at Edon, ppd. until 1-23 Bowling Green 58, Montpelier 38 Wrestling-- ANGOLA went 0-5 at the Peru Super Eight meet. Matt Simmons won all five of his matches at 119 pounds. Swimming-- (BREMEN) - Angola's boys placed 3rd overall while the girls were 4th on Saturday at the Bremen Invitational. The girls team of Lauren Watkins, Hannah Schmidt, Amy Roselle, and Kiah Griffith placed 3rd in 200 Medlay Relay and 4th in 200 Freestyle Relay. The boys team of Kameron Gentry, John Wilson, Evan Watkins and Erin Schieber were 2nd in the 200 Medlay Relay, and 3rd in the 200 Freestyle Relay. COLLEGE Men-- Albion 69, TRINE 61 (Trine trailed by as many as 24 points as they dropped to 0-2 in the M.I.A.A.. Scott Rogers scored 19 points and grabbed six rebounds for the Thunder who dropped to 6-7 overall.) Women-- (#13-NCAA D3) Calvin 58, TRINE 40 (Prairie Heights grad Taylor Terry led Trine with a career-high 14 points. Trine drops to 1-4 in the M.I.A.A. and 6-8 overall.) Wrestling-- TRINE at Chuck Porter Duals in Knox, Illinois
	Friday's Local Sports Friday, January 8, 2010 HIGH SCHOOL Indiana Boys Basketball-- ANGOLA 56, PRAIRIE HEIGHTS 54 (Nick Burlingame led Angola with 20 points and 12 rebounds. Casey Anderson scored a game-high 23 points for the Panthers.) Churubusco 65, FREMONT 56 (Logan Cade, Josh Feller and Jacob Dunn all had 14 points for Fremont.) Westview 61, HAMILTON 37 (Lee Stoy led Hamilton with 12 points.) Lakeland 58, West Noble 56 (OT) F.W. Canterbury 55, Howe Military 25 Indiana Girls Basketball-- PRAIRIE HEIGHTS 59, ANGOLA 51 (Emily Christoffel scored a game-high 19 points for the Panthers. Caty Hoffman led Angola with 10 points.) FREMONT 54, Churubusco 32 (Caitlynn Smith led Fremont with 11 points.) Westview 91, HAMILTON 24 (Lindsey Stoy had 11 points for the Marines.) Fairfield 60, Eastside 42 Lakeland 46, West Noble 31 DeKalb at New Haven, ppd. until Sat 1-9 Homestead 50, East Noble 44 Garrett 90, Bluffton 31 Michigan Boys Basketball-- Sturgis 61, Coldwater 56 Bronson 65, Bellevue 48 Hillsdale Academy 61, Ann Arbor Steiner 36 Michigan Girls Basketball-- Coldwater 42, Sturgis 37 Hillsdale 47, Lansing Christian 39 Union City 48, Concord 34 Jonesville 62, Reading 50 Pittsford 35, Litchfield 14 Ohio Girls Basketball-- Archbold 58, Bryan 47 Edon 48, North Central 27 Tinora 46, Edgerton 40 Fayette 37, Hilltop 29 Wauseon 65, Montpelier 27 Pettisville 48, Stryker 38 Wrestling-- FREMONT 48, Howe Military 24
	Thursday's Local Sports Thursday, January 7, 2010 HIGH SCHOOL Indiana Boys Basketball-- Central Noble at Garrett, ppd. snow Indiana Girls Basketball-- HAMILTON at Westview, ppd. until Friday night The schedule Friday will be as follows: J.V. boys and girls will play at the same time at 5:00pm in Westview's two gyms. After they are finished, the varsity girls will play at 6:30pm and then the varsity boys will play at 8:00pm. Both of the varsity games will be in the Westview main gym. Michigan Boys Basketball-- Camden-Frontier at Colon Hillsdale Academy at Burr Oak, ppd. until 1-12 Ohio Boys Basketball-- Archbold at Bryan, ppd. until 2-26 Wauseon at Montpelier, ppd. snow Edgerton at Tinora, ppd. snow Edon at North Central, ppd. until 1-26 Fayette at Hilltop, ppd. until 1-11 Pettisville at Stryker, ppd. until 1-11 Swimming-- Canterbury at ANGOLA, cancelled, snow
	Wednesday's Local Sports Wednesday, January 6, 2010 HIGH SCHOOL Indiana Girls Basketball-- East Noble 53, ANGOLA 52 (The Knights rallied in the fourth quarter for the victory. Emily Watkins led Angola with 17 points. The Hornets are now 7-4.) Indiana Boys Basketball-- Churubusco 63, Woodlan 31 COLLEGE Mens Basketball-- Adrian 71, TRINE 65 (Ian Jackson led Trine with 23 points and Wes Weir added 13 points as the Thunder dropped their M.I.A.A. opener. Trine is now 6-6 overall.) Womens Basketball-- Adrian 52, TRINE 47 (Danielle Senf had 14 points for ten rebounds for Trine while Kristen Julian added 13 points. The Thunder drop to 1-3 in the M.I.A.A. and 6-7 overall.)
	Tuesday's Local Sports Tuesday, January 5, 2010 HIGH SCHOOL Indiana Boys Basketball-- Westview 61, East Noble 48 Indiana Girls Basketball-- DeKalb 67, Eastside 38 Jimtown 45, Fairfield 25 Manchester 46, Central Noble 41 Michigan Boys Basketball-- Benton Harbor 60, Coldwater 55 Quincy 50, Springport 46 Reading 60, Union City 20 Jonesville 57, Concord 51 Homer 48, Athens 47 Sturgis 42, St. Joseph 40 Michigan Girls Basketball-- Benton Harbor 64, Coldwater 34 Bronson 42, Comstock 36 Colon 48, North Adams-Jerome 25 Climax-Scotts 62, Burr Oak 23 Hillsdale Academy 60, Waldron 51 St. Joseph 63, Sturgis 49 Ohio Girls Basketball-- Fairview 58, Edon 47 Edgerton 73, Stryker 67 (OT) Evergreen 69, Hilltop 41 North Central 48, Montpelier 44 Wrestling-- West Noble 46, ANGOLA 22 PRAIRIE HEIGHTS 66, FREMONT 6
	Monday's Local Sports Monday, January 4, 2010 Indiana Boys Basketball Eastside 62, Keystone 59 A.P. High School Basketball Polls-- (UNDATED) - The Fremont Lady Eagles have earned a Class 2A honorable mention in this weeks Indiana Associated Press Girls High School poll. The Eagles are 9-2 thanks to a five game winning streak. Fairfield also earned an honorable mention in 2A. The number one teams in the girls poll are Indianapolis Ben Davis, Rushville, Winchester and Vincennes Rivet. The top-ranked teams in the boys poll are Bloomington South, Washington, Brownstown and Bowman Academy. Fairfield got an honorable mention in Class 2A.
	SC United Way Hosting Angola Alumni Game Tonight Saturday, January 2, 2010 (ANGOLA) - The Steuben County United Way will host mens and womens Angola High School Alumni basketball games tonight at the Central School Gymnasium. Game time will be 7:00pm. Admission will be a $3 donation with all proceeds going to the United Way. Among the former Hornets scheduled to appear are Charlie Wills, Ross Kinsey and Bryan Weber along with members of the 2002-2003 state-ranked Hornet girls team that went 25-1.
	Saturday's Local Sports Saturday, January 2, 2010 HIGH SCHOOL Indiana Boys Basketball-- Central Noble 45, HAMILTON 43 West Noble 84, PRAIRIE HEIGHTS 81 (OT) (Casey Anderson led the Panthers with 29 points. Brennen North added 23 points, 5 rebounds and 4 steals. Prairie Heights is now 2-6 overall and 0-3 in the NECC.) Carroll Shootout-- Plymouth 55, DeKalb 46 Indiana Girls Basketball-- West Noble 52, PRAIRIE HEIGHTS 51 (Sicily Boyce led the Lady Panthers with 15 points, 5 rebounds and 3 steals. Prairie Heights is now 3-8 overall and 2-5 in the NECC.) Fairfield 43, White Pigeon 25 Goshen Tournament- DeKalb 44, Northridge 38 DeKalb 58, Goshen 30 (Finals) ACAC/NHC Challenge- Homestead 43, Garrett 18 Columbia City 43, Garrett 38 Ohio Boys Basketball-- Hilltop 70, Monclova Christian 63 Liberty Center 42, Stryker 40 Ohio Girls Basketball-- Pettisville 54, Edgerton 48 COLLEGE Womens Basketball-- TRINE 52, Wooster 50 (Kelly Costello led the Thunder with 14 points while Danielle Senf and Jennifer Vail both had 10 points.) Wrestling-- Trine finished tenth at the Midwest Classic Sunday at the University of Indianapolis. Three Trine wrestlers finished in the top ten. Elias Larson at 149 and Alex Fleet at were fifth. Nick Kraus was sixth at 184.
	UPWARD Basketball And Cheerleading Evaluations Set For Tuesday Friday, January 1, 2010 (ANGOLA) - The Community Church of the Nazarene will hold the third and final UPWARD basketball and cheerleading evaluations on this Tuesday night, January 5th from 6:00pm to 8:00pm at the church at 401 North Gerald Lett Avenue. UPWARD basketball and cheerleading is open to boys and girls in kindergarten through the eighth grade. Games begin Saturday, January 23rd and will be held for eight Saturdays. The cost is $65 per child. For more information, call 665-2045.
	Wednesday's Local Sports Wednesday, December 30, 2009 HIGH SCHOOL Indiana Boys Basketball-- FREMONT 59, Brooklyn Columbia Central 50 (Jacob Dunn led the Eagles with 16 points while Jared Beams added 14 points in the consolation game of Coldwater Cardinal Holiday Hoops Tourney.) Indianapolis Roncalli 54, East Noble 44 (Consolation game of Marion Tournament) Blackhawk Christian 60, Garrett 53 (Warsaw Tournament) Indiana Girls Basketball-- Leo 43, ANGOLA 40 (The Lions jumped out to a 15-7 lead after the first quarter as they ended Angola's seven game winning streak. Kiersten Goings and Ericka Rinehart both scored nine points for the Hornets who are now 7-3.) FREMONT 51, Brooklyn Columbia Central 39 (Fremont wins the girls championship in the Coldwater Cardinal Holiday Hoops Tourney as they improved to 9-2. Natalie Knisely led the Eagles with 13 points. Fremont's Hannah Hewes was named the tourney MVP thanks to 20 points and 12 rebounds in the two games.) Michigan Boys Basketball--- Sturgis Holiday Basketball Classic CONSOLATION-- Kal. Christian 60, Bronson 35 CHAMPIONSHIP-- Portage Northern 62, Sturgis 56 Coldwater Cardinal Holiday Hoops CHAMPIONSHIP-- Coldwater 64, Adrian 46 Michigan Girls Basketball-- Sturgis Holiday Basketball Classic CONSOLATION-- Sturgis 38, Bronson 28 CHAMPIONSHIP-- Portage Northern 41, Kal. Christian 36 Coldwater Cardinal Holiday Hoops CONSOLATION-- Coldwater 52, Edwardsburg 36 Wrestling-- FREMONT went 5-4 at the Eastern Invitational on Tuesday and Wednesday. Lucas Willms at 125 and Anthony Frisoli at 160 went 9-0 during the meet for the Eagles. ANGOLA at Adams Central Super Duals PRAIRIE HEIGHTS at Mishawaka “Al Smith” Invitational COLLEGE Men's Basketball-- Marymount 72, TRINE 54 (The Thunder only shot 32% from the field as they dropped to 6-5. Wes Weir led the Thunder with 16 points while Ian Jackson added 12 points. The Thunder open M.I.A.A. play at Adrian next Wednesday night.) Women's Basketball-- Muskingum 54, TRINE 47 (Kristen Julian led the Thunder with 14 points and 11 rebounds as Trine dropped to 5-6. The Thunder will host Wooster at 3:00pm Saturday afternoon at Hershey Hall.)
	Tuesday's Local Sports Tuesday, December 29, 2009 HIGH SCHOOL --Indiana Boys Basketball-- Leo 87, ANGOLA 85 (Nick Burlingame led Angola with 32 points.) Adrian 55, FREMONT 43 (Jacob Dunn led the Eagles with 18 points.) West Noble 59, Eastside 54 Fairfield 30, Jimtown 24 Marion 67, East Noble 42 --Indiana Girls Basketball-- Fremont 66, Edwardsburg 36 (Nikole Trisco led Fremont with 17 points while Hannah Hewes had 14 points and Caitlynn Smith had 11 points.) Perry Meridian 46, East Noble 27 Hagerstown 31, East Noble 30 --Michigan Boys Basketball-- Coldwater Cardinal Holiday Hoops Tourney- Coldwater 71, Brooklyn Columbia Central 60 Sturgis Holiday Basketball Classic- Portage Northern 55, Bronson 54 Sturgis 41, Kalamazoo Christian 39 Sturgis Bank and Trust Holiday Classic- Constantine 64, Union City 50 (consolation) Paterson Classic Tournament Don Eby Pool Third Place Hillsdale 62, Camden-Frontier 51 --Michigan Girls Basketball-- Sturgis Holiday Basketball Classic- Portage Northern 43, Bronson 37 Kalamazoo Christian 39, Sturgis 33 Coldwater Cardinal Holiday Hoops- Brooklyn Columbia Central 39, Coldwater 35 ----------- Hillsdale 55, Camden-Frontier 40 Jonesville 54, Hillsdale Academy 44 --Ohio Boys Basketball-- Hilltop 61, Montpelier 48 Route 49 Classic at Edon Edgerton 59, Edon 52 (consolation) Antwerp 38, Hicksville 32 (championship) Halliday Classic at Celina Bryan 54, Greenville 46 (consolation) --Ohio Girls Basketball-- Lady Bear Holiday Classic Bryan 66, Paulding 45 COLLEGE Men's Basketball--- TRINE 70, Shenandoah 68 (Wes Weir led four Thunder players in double figures with 22 points as Trine improves to 6-4.)
	Monday's Local Sports Monday, December 28, 2009 HIGH SCHOOL Michigan Boys Basketball-- Edwardsburg 71, Union City 31 (Sturgis Bank and Trust Holiday Tournament) Paterson Classic Tournament Don Eby Pool First Round Reading 64, Hillsdale 60 Waldron 57, Camden-Frontier 50 Al Williams Pool First Round Jonesville 46, North Adams-Jerome 21 Michigan Girls Basketball-- Paterson Classic Tournament Don Eby Pool First Round Reading 49, Hillsdale 47 Waldron 55, Camden-Frontier 43 Al Williams Pool First Round Jonesville 61, North Adams-Jerome 13 Ohio Boys Basketball-- Route 49 Classic at Edon Antwerp 52, Edgerton 39 Hicksville 49, Edon 41 Halliday Classic at Celina Columbus Bishop Ready 57, Bryan 56 (OT) Defiance College Tournament Tinora 58, North Central 48 (consolation game) Ohio Girls Basketball-- Tinora 55, Hilltop 30 Bryan Holiday Classic Bryan 72, Toledo Libbey 71
	Saturday's High School Basketball Saturday, December 26, 2009 Ohio Boys Basketball-- Continental 67, Stryker 34 Holgate 33, North Central 22
	Wednesdays Local Sports Wednesday, December 23, 2009 GIRLS BASKETBALL Homestead at ANGOLA, cancelled, no make up date has been announced Lakewood Park 60, HAMILTON 41
	Local High School Sports Tuesday, December 22, 2009 HIGH SCHOOL Indiana Boys Basketball-- ANGOLA 51, Garrett 43 (Angola built a 24-15 halftime lead as they improved to 3-3. Nick Burlingame led the Hornets with 17 points and nine rebounds while Alexx Bauer had 14 points.) Coldwater 76, FREMONT 63 (Jared Beams led Fremont with 18 points while Josh Feller had 14 points and six rebounds. Coldwater's Seth Szafranski scored a game-high 28 points.) Lakeland 49, Westview 48 (Tim Sirk becomes Lakeland High School's all-time winningest coach in boys basketball with his 197th victory.) Jimtown 33, Central Noble 30 Eastside 55, Lakewood Park 43 Indiana Girls Basketball-- Westview 47, Lakeland 39 Northwood 47, Fairfield 24 Ohio Boys Basketball-- Lima Bath 53, Bryan 50 Archbold 59, Stryker 29 Tinora 58, Hilltop 47 Ohio Girls Basketball-- Hicksville Rt. 49 Classic Championship Game Edgerton 54, Edon 47 Wrestling-- ANGOLA 45, Coldwater 30 (Angola winners were Nico Hensley at 112, Logan Kellemeir at 119, Blake Boyd at 130, Taylor Nash at 145, Tim Mills at 189, Zach Terrell at 215 and Justin Miller at 285.)
	D3 Polls Show TU Football Team Finished In Top 25 Tuesday, December 22, 2009 (ANGOLA) - The Trine University football team finished this season with its highest N.C.A.A. Division III rankings ever. The 10-and-2 Thunder finished 16th in the American Football Coaches Association poll and 17th in the D3football.com balloting which were released Monday. The Thunder 30-29 loss to Franklin on September 26th knocked Trine out of both Top 25 polls for the rest of the season. The Thunder then won eight in a row which included a 51-38 upset at Case-Western 51-38 in the first round of the N.C.A.A. Division Three playoffs. The Thunder finished conference play at 6-0 as they won the Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association for the second straight season.
	Monday's Local Sports Tuesday, December 22, 2009 HIGH SCHOOL Indiana Girls Basketball-- DeKalb 66, Elkhart Central 31 North Central (Ohio) 63, Lakewood Park 61 Michigan Girls Basketball-- Coldwater 66, Homer 38 Ohio Girls Basketball-- Bryan 57, Maumee 40 Edgerton 35, Antwerp 31 Edon 46, Hicksville 35
	Saturday's Local Sports Saturday, December 19, 2009 HIGH SCHOOL Indiana Boys Basketball-- Mishawaka Marian 88, PRAIRIE HEIGHTS 69 (Brennan North led the Panthers in the loss with 19 points. Casey Anderson chipped in with 13 points as Prairie Heights drops to 2-6 on the season.) Goshen 41, Fairfield 28 F.W. Dwenger 47, DeKalb 34 Indiana Girls Basketball-- PRAIRIE HEIGHTS 49, Churubusco 32 Fairfield 90, HAMILTON 27 (Lindsay Stoy led Hamilton with 12 points.) Central Noble 51, West Noble 31 Lakeland 45, Eastside 42 Garrett 71, South Adams 20 Norwell 64, DeKalb 55 Columbia City 50, East Noble 21 Ohio Boys Basketball-- Defiance 50, Bryan 33 Hilltop 62, Delta 60 Fairview 62, Montpelier 47 Stryker 55, Hicksville 31 Wrestling-- (EMMA) - ANGOLA'S Nico Hensley and Matt Simmons won their weight classes at the Westview Invitational. DeKalb won the team championship with Angola finishing seventh. (EDGERTON, OHIO) - FREMONT went 3-2 and finished third at Edgerton Invitational. Lucas Willms went 5-0 at 125 pounds. PRAIRIE HEIGHTS at New Haven Super Eight Meet Boys Swimming-- ANGOLA finished fourth at the Wawasee Invitational on Saturday. The relay team of Travis Simmons, John Wilson, Kameron Gentry and Erin Schieber placed 4th in the 200 Medlay relay and 4th in 200 Freestyle relay, both relays setting personal bests. Gentry placed 6th in the 200 Freestyle and 2nd in the 100 Backstroke with a lifetime bests in each event. Wilson placed 5th in the 200 I.M. and 3rd in the 500 Freestyle with a lifetime best in the freestyle. Simmons placed 4th in the 100 Freestyle and 4th in the 100 Breastroke. Schieber placed 3rd in the 50 Free and 5th in the 100 Fly. Also scoring for the boys were the relay team of Evan Watkins, Jack Wagner, Chris Mapes and Matt Somerlott in the 200 Freestyle relay and the 400 Freestyle relay. COLLEGE Womens Basketball-- Monmouth 68, TRINE 63 (Angola grad Kristen Julian led Trine with 16 points and 14 rebounds. Trine has lost four of its last five games to drop to 5-5 for the season.) Mens Basketball-- Anderson 65, TRINE 53 (Wes Weir led the Thunder with 20 points while Scott Rogers had 14 points as Trine dropped to 5-4.)
	Friday's Local Sports Friday, December 18, 2009 Indiana Boys Basketball-- ANGOLA 62, Westview 54 (Carey Daley-Manahan came off the bench to score 12 points for the Hornets while Trey Salinas added 11 points and Nick Burlingame scored 10 points and grabbed nine rebounds. Westview's Justin Jantzi led all scorers with 35 points. Angola outrebounded Westview 37-26. The Hornets were also 25-for-32 at the foul line while the Warriors were 12-for-17.) Fairfield 40, HAMILTON 33 (Aaron Kaufman and Sean Conley both had 10 points for the Marines. Churubusco 68, PRAIRIE HEIGHTS 60 (Brennan North led the Panthers with 15 points.) Lakeland 62, Eastside 53 West Noble 56, Central Noble 28 Columbia City 54, East Noble 43 Norwell 56, DeKalb 44 Leo 86, Garrett 69 Michigan Boys Basketball-- Bronson 61, Centreville 40 Coldwater 64, Marshall 43 Coldwater Pansophia Academy 40, Battle Creek Warriors 33 Jonesville 62, Homer 55 Michigan Girls Basketball-- Athens 49, Jonesville 36 Bronson 40, Centreville 32 Climax-Scotts 51, North Adams-Jerome 25 Coldwater 54, Marshall 44 Hillsdale Academy 61, Burr Oak 17 Pittsford 45, Tekonsha 28 Reading 58, Homer 37 Union City 48, Quincy 39 Ohio Boys Basketball-- Antwerp 62, Montpelier 23 Ohio Girls Basketball-- Wauseon 56, Bryan 28 Stryker 55, Edon 18 Fayette 62, North Central 53 Pettisville 66, Hilltop 36
	Thursday's Local Sports Thursday, December 17, 2009 HIGH SCHOOL Indiana Girls Basketball-- FREMONT 44, Westview 33 (Hannah Hewes led the Eagles with 14 points and the Eagles held the Warriors to 23% shooting from the floor. The Eagles improved to 7-2 overall and 3-2 in the N.E.C.C..) HAMILTON 55, F.W. Keystone 33 (Hamilton's Lindsay Stoy led all scorers with 29 points and 21 rebounds.) Lakeland 58, Lakewood Park 42 Michigan Boys Basketball-- Quincy 53, Reading 50 Springport 43, Union City 41 Camden-Frontier 51, Hillsdale Academy 38 Coldwater Pansophia Academy 40, Battle Creek Warriors 33 Jonesville 62, Homer 55 Climax-Scots 78, Litchfield 58 Pittsford 72, Colon 51 Waldron 69, Bellevue 60 Ohio Boys Basketball-- Stryker 46, Edon 44 Fayette 73, North Central 66 Pettisville 73, Hilltop 46 Wauseon 50, Bryan 45 Ohio Girls Basketball-- Hicksville 52, Montpelier 28 Kalida 49, Edgerton 41 Swimming-- BOYS-- ANGOLA 88, Adams Central 78 GIRLS- Adams Central 103, ANGOLA 68 Kameron Gentry set personal records in winning both the boys 200 yard freestyle and 100 backstroke. Other winners in the boys meet for Angola were John Wilson in the 500 freestyle and 200 yard individual medley, Erin Schieber in the 100 butterfly and Travis Simmons in the 100 yard breaststroke. Angola also won the 200 yard medley relay and the 200 yard freestyle relay. Angola's Hannah Schmidt won the 200 yard individual medley and 100 yard backstroke while Lauren Watkins won the 200 yard freestyle. COLLEGE Wrestling-- Indianapolis 18, TRINE 16
	Wednesday's Local Sports Wednesday, December 16, 2009 HIGH SCHOOL Indiana Boys Basketball-- New Haven 72, ANGOLA 55 (New Haven's Justin Miller was to much for the Hornets as he erupted for 35 points. Nick Burlingame led Angola with 19 points as the Hornets dropped to 1-3.) Bellmont 53, Garrett 47
	Tuesday's High School Sports Tuesday, December 15, 2009 HIGH SCHOOL Indiana Boys Basketball-- Lakeland 70, Lakewood Park 61 Whitko 65, West Noble 52 Churubusco 66, Manchester 49 Indiana Girls Basketball-- ANGOLA 52, Westview 46 (The Hornets won their seventh straight game as they improved to 7-2 overall and 6-0 in the N.E.C.C.. Ericka Rinehart scored a game-high 22 points.) FREMONT 46, Garrett 31 (Natalie Knisely led the Eagles with 12 points while Caitlynn Smith added 10 points. The Eagles held the Railroaders to 25% shooting from the floor.) Northridge 50, PRAIRIE HEIGHTS 29 Eastside 77, Lakewood Park 67 Fairfield 61, S.B. St. Joe's 59 F.W. Snider 57, East Noble 35 Michigan Boys Basketball--- Coldwater 79, Quincy 46 Hillsdale 50, Jackson Northwest 43 Michigan Girls Basketball-- Springport 35, Quincy 24 Union City 61, Reading 35 Ohio Girls Basketball-- Antwerp 46, North Central 16 Edon 43, Montpelier 26 Edgerton 52, Fayette 33 Stryker 56, Hicksville 20 Hilltop 45, Liberty Center 44 Wrestling-- FREMONT 42, ANGOLA 30 (The Eagles recorded six pins including four in a row at the start of the match which gave them a 24-0 lead. They eventually built a 42-6 lead before Angola closed out the match with four straight wins which included three pins. Fremont winners were Lucas Willms at 125, Ricky Short at 130, Justin Zienta at 135, Brady Elliot at 140, Heath Taner at 152, Anthony Frisoli at 160 and James Gardner at 189. Angola winners were Nico Hensley at 103, Matt Simmons at 119, Taylor Nash at 145, Zach Terrell at 215 and Justin Miller at 285.)
	Mondays Local Sports Tuesday, December 15, 2009 HIGH SCHOOL Swimming-- GIRLS--ANGOLA 92, Concordia 67 BOYS--Concordia 98, ANGOLA 69 Angola winners in the girls meet were Lauren Watkins in the 200 freestyle and 100 butterfly, Kiah Griffith in the 50 freestyle, Hannah Schmidt in the 100 backstroke and Amy Roselle in the 100 breaststroke. Angola won the 200 medley relay and the 200 freestyle relay. Hornet winners in the boys meet were Erin Schieber in the 50 freestyle and Travis Simmons in the 100 breaststroke. Angola won the 200 freestyle relay. Michigan Boys Basketball-- Bronson 50, Union City 36 Climax-Scotts 67, Burr Oak 23 Jackson Christian 61, Colon 57 Jonesville 57, Hudson 36 Pittsford 54, Addison 42 Waldron 71, Hillsdale Academy 27 Battle Creek St. Philip vs. North Adams-Jerome, ppd. Michigan Girls Basketball-- Colon 47, Tekonsha 24
	Trine's Rogers M.I.A.A. Mens Basketball Player Of The Week Monday, December 14, 2009 (ROYAL OAK, Mich.) – The Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association has named Trine University forward Scott Rogers its Mens Basketball Player of the Week for games played through December 12th. Rogers is a freshman from Waterford, Michigan. He scored 53 points and shot 85 percent from the field in leading the Thunder to three consecutive wins for the week. He scored 23 points on 9-of-10 shooting from the field in an 82-75 win over Franklin and added 14 points and 10 rebounds, including the game-winning basket with four seconds remaining, as Trine outlasted Dominican 94-92, in triple overtime. Rogers grabbed 17 rebounds for the week and made all six of his free throws.
	Saturday's Local Sports Saturday, December 12, 2009 HIGH SCHOOL Indiana Boys Basketball-- FREMONT 45, HAMILTON 26 (Jacob Dunn scored a game-high 16 points for the Eagles while Logan Cade added 14 points. Sean Conley and Austin Boyd both had eight points for Hamilton.) Eastside 61, PRAIRIE HEIGHTS 46 (Brennen North led the Panthers with 13 points and 6 rebounds.) West Noble 56, Churubusco 48 Westview 60, Central Noble 37 Fairfield 42, Northwood 41 Lakeland 58, Bethany Christian 45 Goshen 50, DeKalb 39 F.W. Snider 79, East Noble 49 Gary Wallace 75, Howe Military 68 Ohio Boys Basketball-- Edgerton 57, Montpelier 37 Holgate 37, Bryan 25 Edon 61, Hicksville 44 Ohio Girls Basketball-- Edgerton 55, Montpelier 19 Girls Swimming-- ANGOLA finished seventh out of 12 teams on Saturday at the Wawasee Invitational. Hannah Schmidt had a personal record time in the 100 Backstroke. Kiah Griffith also had a personal record time in the 50 Freestyle. COLLEGE Men's Basketball-- TRINE 69, North Park 66 (Wes Weir led four Trine players in double figures with 20 points which inlcuded six buckets from beyond the arc. Scott Rogers added 16 points while Ian Jackson had 12 points and Randall Harris chipped in with 10 points. Trine improves to 5-3 with the victory.) Women's Basketball-- TRINE 71, Albion 57 (Kelly Costello scored a season-high 20 points and Danielle Senf scored 16 points, dished out eight assists and blocked three shots. Liz Gehrig also scored 16 for the Thunder who are now 5-4 overall and 1-2 in the M.I.A.A..) Wrestling-- TRINE finished fifth at the Dick Walker Invitational in Iowa.
	Friday's Local Sports Friday, December 11, 2009 HIGH SCHOOLS Indiana Boys Basketball-- Northridge 52, ANGOLA 45 (The Raiders rallied by outscoring Angola 24-11 in the fourth quarter as they hit all four of their field goal attempts and were 15-for-15 at the foul line. Nick Burlingame led Angola with 22 points and 10 rebounds. Trey Salinas dished out eight assists.) Indiana Girls Basketball-- FREMONT 87, HAMILTON 18 (Four Eagles finished in double figures led by Liz Carlson and Hannah Hewes with 12 points apiece.) Eastside 89, PRAIRIE HEIGHTS 86 (2OT) (Five Panthers finished in double figures led by Emily Christoffel with 24 points. Taylor Conser had 20 points and 16 rebounds for the Blazers.) Central Noble 42, Westview 28 West Noble 65, Churubusco 46 Fairfield 48, Lakeland 34 East Noble 44, Bellmont 39 DeKalb 70, Carroll 57 Garrett 53, Adams Central 44 Michigan Boys Basketball-- Coldwater 72, B.C. Central 59 Mendon 51, Bronson 46 B.C. Lakeview 38, Sturgis 33 Michigan Girls Basketball-- Coldwater 43, B.C. Central 34 Mendon 40, Bronson 26 Quincy 44, Reading 36 Albion 50, Hillsdale 47 Springport 46, Union City 35 Camden-Frontier 59, North Adams-Jerome 22 Jonesville 61, Homer 54 B.C. Lakeview 49, Sturgis 32 Ohio Boys Basketball-- Bryan 51, Tinora 47 Ohio Girls Basketball-- Swanton 42, Montpelier 26 Pettisville 49, Edon 30 Hilltop 65, North Central 49 Stryker 55, Fayette 41 COLLEGE Women's Basketball-- Hope 59, TRINE 36 (Trine dropped to 4-4 overall and 0-2 in the M.I.A.A. as the Thunder fell behind 37-12 at halftime and were held to 23 percent shooting from the floor. Danielle Senf led Trine with eight points. Hope is ranked No. 1 in the USA Today/ESPN/WBCA Division III Coaches Poll.)
	Thursday's Local Sports Thursday, December 10, 2009 HIGH SCHOOL Indiana Girls Basketball-- Blackhawk Christian 44, PRAIRIE HEIGHTS 37 Indiana Boys Basketball-- Bethany Christian 65, Howe Military 19 Northwood 50, Westview 48 Ohio Boys Basketball-- Hilltop 51, North Central 49 Pettisville 66, Edon 57 Stryker 78, Fayette 57 Swanton 71, Montpelier 63 Ohio Girls Basketball-- Bryan 66, Edgerton 61 (2OT) Michigan Boys Basketball-- Climax-Scotts vs. Camden-Frontier, ppd. to Dec 11. Battle Creek St. Philip vs. Waldron, ppd. to Dec 14. Swimming-- Girls-- F.W. Northrop 95, ANGOLA 71 Angola winners were Hannah Schmidt in the 200 individual medley and the 200 medley relay team of Schmidt, Amy Roselle, Lauren Watkins and Kiah Griffith. Boys-- F.W. Northrop 91, ANGOLA 70. Angola winners were Erin Schieber in the 50 freestyle, John Wilson in the 500 freestyle, Matt Somerlott in the 100 breaststroke and the 200 freestyle relay team of Kameron Gentry, Wilson, Evan Watkins and Schieber. Wrestling-- Lakeland 42, FREMONT 31 (Fremont winners were Tanner Frye at 103, Chris Firestone at 119, Lucas Willms at 125, Ricky Short at 130, Justin Zienta at 135 and Anthony Frisoli at 160.) COLLEGE Women's Basketball-- Hope at TRINE, ppd. weather (For the second day in a row, weather has forced the postponement of the Trine-Hope women's basketball game. Officials at both schools are aiming to play the game Friday at 6:30 p.m.at Trine University’s Hershey Hall. The game was originally scheduled for Wednesday night at Trine.)
	Wednesday's Local Sports Wednesday, December 9, 2009 COLLEGE Men's Basketball-- TRINE 94, Dominican 92 (3OT) (The Thunder trailed by as many as 15 points late in the first half before they rallied for the win. Trine improves to 4-3 with the marathon victory. Scott Rogers bucket on a layup with :04 left in the final overtime proved to be the game winner. Glenn Alfieri scored 22 points and ripped down 12 rebounds for Trine. Ian Jackson scored 20 with 7 rebounds while Rogers had a double-double with 14 points and 10 rebounds. Wes Weir added 12 points. The Thunder shot 48 percent for the game from the field and 23 percent from behind the arc. Trine plays host to North Park on Saturday afternoon at 3:00pm. Women's Basketball-- Hope at TRINE, ppd. weather (Citing inclement weather, officials at Trine and Hope have tentatively rescheduled the game for Thursday night at 7:30pm, weather permitting, at Hershey Hall.)
	Tuesday's High School Basketball Tuesday, December 8, 2009 Indiana Boys-- FREMONT 56, Garrett 50 (Two Fremont players had double-doubles. Jacob Dunn scored a game-high 19 points and grabbed 16 rebounds while Josh Feller had 16 points and 10 rebounds.) PRAIRIE HEIGHTS 65, Elkhart Christian 56 (Casey Anderson poured in 29 points for the Panthers.) Fairfield 55, Lakeland 48 Columbia City 76, Churubusco 43 Blackhawk Christian 83, Eastside 56 Whitko 55, Central Noble 46 F.W. North 77, East Noble 48 DeKalb 63, Leo 61 Mishawaka First Baptist 53, Howe Military 39 Indiana Girls-- Concord 50, Lakeland 42 Goshen 71, West Noble 45 Westview 64, Elkhart Christian 32 Michigan Boys-- Kalamazoo Central 94, Coldwater 52 Homer 54, Bronson 51 Reading 59, Litchfield 43 Mendon 46, Quincy 45 B.C. Pennfield 77, Union City 49 Williamston 75, Hillsdale 55 Jonesville 59, North Adams-Jerome 22 Battle Creek Academy 47, Pansophia Academy 43 Sturgis at Portage Central, cancelled Michigan Girls-- Coldwater 50, Kalamazoo Central 40 Camden-Frontier 58, Jackson Christian 35 Waldron 72, Burr Oak 26 Climax-Scots 53, Pittsford 32 Ohio Boys-- Hilltop 66, Emmanuel Christian 50 Ohio Girls-- Wayne Trace 70, Bryan 52 Stryker 56, Montpelier 26 Antwerp 44, Edon 20 Hilltop 64, Emmanuel Christian 22
	Monday's Local Sports Monday, December 7, 2009 COLLEGE Mens Basketball-- TRINE 82, Franklin 75 (The Thunder shot 78 percent from the floor in the second half as they improved to 3-3 on the season. Scott Rogers scored 23 points on 8-of-9 shooting and 5-of-5 at the free-throw line. Ian Jackson scored 18 points. Trine plays Wednesday at Dominican in suburban Chicago.) HIGH SCHOOL Michigan Boys Basketball-- Reading 68, Camden-Frontier 45 Three Rivers 52, Sturgis 40 Michigan Girls Basketball-- Centreville 51, Quincy 49 Three Rivers 59, Sturgis 23 Swimming-- Angola defeated Fort Wayne South on a forfeit. Hornet Coach Dave Watkins says the meet was cancelled due to Southside's bus not being there on time.
	Saturday's Local Sports Saturday, December 5, 2009 HIGH SCHOOL Indiana Boys Basketball-- PRAIRIE HEIGHTS 51, Bethany Christian 47 (Brennan North led the Panthers with 16 points.) Indiana Girls Basketball-- ANGOLA 47, Central Noble 32 (The Hornets win their sixth straight game to improve to 6-2 overall and 5-0 in the N.E.C.C.. Kelsie Goings led Angola with 15 points while Ericka Rinehart added 10 points.) Lakeland 51, FREMONT 42 (Liz Carlson scored 12 points for the Eagles while Lakeland's Jamie Coffman scored a game-high 22 points. Shelby Heller had 11 points and 13 rebounds for the Lakers. Lakeland was 19-for-35 at the line while Fremont was 1-for-10.) Fairfield 40, PRAIRIE HEIGHTS 26 (Sicily Boyce led the Panthers with 10 points.) Westview 45, Churubusco 30 Bethany Christian 45, Lakewood Park 36 DeKalb 64, Bellmont 48 New Haven 57, East Noble 50 Leo 42, Garrett 38 Wrestling-- (LIGONIER) - Prairie Heights went 5-0 while Angola and Fremont were both 2-3 at the N.E.C.C. Super Duals hosted by West Noble. The Eagles defeated Central Noble 54-13 and Eastside 43-36. Churubusco, West Noble and Fairfield got wins against the Eagles. Lucas Wilms went 5-0 for the Eagles at 125 pounds. Boys Swimming-- (GOSHEN) - Angola finished fourth at the Goshen Relays on Saturday. Coach David Watkins says they have a small team and were not able to fill all relays or field any divers, but those relays that swam did very well. The 200 Medlay Relay team of Kameron Gentry, Travis Simmons, John Wilson and Erin Schieber finished first as did the 200 Butterfly Relay of Simmons, Wiilson, Schieber and Evan Watkins. Several Personal Records were recorded Gentry in the 200 Freestyle, Schieber in the 100 Freestyle and Watkins in the 50 Free. Ohio Boys Basketball-- Hilltop 61, Fairview 57 Hicksville 51, Montpelier 50 Evergreen 79, North Central 62 Ottawa Hills 59, Edon 49 COLLEGE Mens Basketball-- Purdue-Calumet 78, TRINE 60 (Wes Weir scored 16 points and Ian Jackson added 14 as Trine dropped to 2-3.) Womens Basketball-- St. Mary's 60, TRINE 50 (Trine dropped their M.I.A.A. opener as they fell to 4-3 overall. Danielle Senf scored 16 points and grabbed nine rebounds to lead the Lady Thunder while Angola's Kristen Julian had nine points and nine rebounds.) Wrestling-- (ANGOLA) - George Markou and Nick Kraus both went 4-0 Saturday at the Indiana Little State Tournament at Hershey Hall. Markou won the 165 pound weight division while Kraus at won 184. A total of nine Trine wrestlers placed in the top four or better, seventeen finished in the top eight spots.
	Friday's High School Basketball Friday, December 4, 2009 BOYS Indiana-- ANGOLA 42, Central Noble 30 (Trey Salinas scored a game-high 16 points for the Hornets while Nick Burlingame added 14 points. Angola only allowed two points in the second quarter as they built a 21-8 halftime lead.) Lakeland 79, FREMONT 71 (Jacob Dunn had 22 points and 17 rebounds for the Eagles. Jake Sirk led the Lakers with 17 points while Jalen King chipped in with 16 points and 7 rebounds.) Fairfield 63, PRAIRIE HEIGHTS 45 (Brennan North led the Panthers with 11 points.) Elkhart Christian 59, HAMILTON 28 Westview 60, Churubusco 48 F.W. Canterbury 59, Eastside 44 F.W. Northrup 69, East Noble 58 Garrett 61, Woodlan 42 Ohio-- Edgerton 56, Stryker 45 GIRLS Indiana-- PRAIRIE HEIGHTS 56, Bethany Christian 27 Michigan-- Union City 53, Bronson 31 Benton Harbor 56, Sturgis 30 Camden-Frontier 70, Burr Oak 33 Reading 55, Pittsford 36 B.C. St. Phillip 55, Waldron 32 Colon 57, Litchfield 23 Hillsdale 54, Homer 37 Ohio-- Bryan 43, Evergreen 35 Edon 54, Fayette 44 Liberty Center 43, Montpelier 33 Pettisville 77, North Central 32
	Thursday's Local Sports Thursday, December 3, 2009 HIGH SCHOOL Indiana Girls Basketball-- North Central (Ohio) 63, HAMILTON 58 (Lindsey Stoy scored a game-high 25 points and grabbed 16 rebounds for the Marines.) Westview 59, Bremen 43 Churubusco 62, Blackhawk Christian 60 (2OT) Indiana Boys Basketball-- Lakewood Park 73, Howe Military 34 Ohio Girls Basketball-- Stryker 53, Hilltop 27 Edgerton 50, Paulding 29 Swimming-- Boys-- South Adams 110, ANGOLA 71 Girls- South Adams 106, ANGOLA 64 In the boys meet, Kameron Gentry finished first in the 200 Free and 100 Back, Erin Schieber won the 50 Free and 100 Fly, Travis Simmons won the 100 Free, John Wilson won the 500 Free in a personal best time and Angola won the 200 yard Freestyle Relay. In the girls meet, Lauren Watkins won the 200 Medlay Relay and 100 Fly, Amy Roselle took the 100 Breaststroke and Angola also won the 200 Freestyle Relay. Watkins had a personal best time in winning the 100 butterfly.
	Hamilton's Snyder Gets NFHS Honor Thursday, December 3, 2009 (HAMILTON) - Hamilton High School senior MacKenzie Snyder has been selected by the National Federation of State High School Associations as the recipient for the State of Indiana Leadership Award. The award will be presented as part of the Girls and Women in Sport Day. Snyder will be honored during a luncheon in Indianapolis on February 2nd. Snyder participates in three sports at Hamilton High School. Hamilton Athletic Director Jolinda Lucas says the award is given to someone who achieves specific goals and has a committment to the success of the initiative. It also recognizes someone who helps to motivate and inspire others through their dedication to leadership in the school and community. MacKenzie is the daughter of Randy and Stacy Snyder.
	Wednesday's Local Sports Wednesday, December 2, 2009 COLLEGE Men's Basketball-- TRINE 69, Purdue-North Central 62 (Scott Rogers scored 16 points and grabbed nine rebounds as Trine improved to 2-2. The Thunder also got 15 points from Chris Mislan and 12 from Wes Weir. The Thunder play Saturday at Purdue-Calumet.)
	Tuesday's Local Sports Tuesday, December 1, 2009 HIGH SCHOOL Indiana Boys Basketball-- F.W. Canterbury 68, HAMILTON 50 (Lee Stoy scored 14 points while Sean Conley added 10 for the Marines.) Eastside 47, Woodlan 35 Community Baptist 67, Howe Military 37 Indiana Girls Basketball-- ANGOLA 60, Fairfield 48 (The Hornets win their fifth straight to improve to 5-2 overall and 4-0 in the N.E.C.C.. Angola hit seven triples in the first half as they built a 33-23 halftime lead. They led by as many as 17 points in the second half. Kiersten Goings and Ericka Rinehart both had 14 points while Rachel Rinehart scored 13 points for Angola. Garrett 57, PRAIRIE HEIGHTS 25 (Emily Christoffel had 10 points for the Panthers.) Adams Central 46, Churubusco 42 Eastside 70, Woodlan 64 East Noble 57, Lakeland 46 Wawasee 49, West Noble 35 Northridge 58, Westview 34 DeKalb 53, Leo 47 (OT) Central Noble 49, Blackhawk Christian 28 (Mon) Michigan Girls Basketball-- St. Joseph 45, Coldwater 36 Homer 63, Bronson 30 Union City 52, Mendon 28 Hillsdale 38, Quincy 13 Reading 52, Camden-Frontier 48 Sturgis 61, Stevensville-Lakeshore 57 Britton/Deerfield 50, Waldron 35 Burr Oak 55, Marshall Academy 25 Ohio Girls Basketball-- Napoleon 66, Bryan 37 Tinora 31, Stryker 29 Wrestling-- Elmhurst 45, FREMONT 27 (Jamie Gardner and Justin Zienta both scored pins for the Eagles while Anthony Frisoli won on a decision.) PRAIRIE HEIGHTS 46, East Noble 27 (Panther pins were recorded by Taylor Grubb, Dillon DeLancey, Logan Counterman, Travis Barroquillo and Danny Hamm. Prairie Heights decision winners were Reed Holcomb, Ryan Chandler and Andrew Amos.) Swimming-- Boys--ANGOLA 100, F.W. North 48 Girls--ANGOLA 133, F.W. North 18 (John Wilson, Travis Simmons and Kameron Gentry all won two events for Angola in the boys meet. Angola double winners in the girls meet were Lauren Watkins, Hannah Schmidt and Kiah Griffith.) COLLEGE Women's Basketball-- Indiana Tech 68, TRINE 50 (Haley Killingbeck led Trine with nine points.) Fisher Honored-- (WEST LAFAYETTE) - Westview High School grad Tiffany Fisher received honorable mention All-Big Ten volleyball accolades on Monday. The sophomore middle blocker averaged 2.30 kills per set on a team-best .297 hitting effort in 2009, while also adding 0.79 blocks per set. During the season Fisher led Purdue in kills five times, while posting double-digit efforts 13 times and in blocks 12 times, while tallying five or more blocks on four occasions. The most efficient Boilermaker hitter registered a hitting percentage of .300 or better in 17 matches, including a .400 or better effort 12 times and a .500 or better effort five times. The honorable mention All-Big Ten accolade is the first of Fisher's career and marks the seventh straight season Purdue has had a player earn all-conference honors.
	Saturday's Local Sports Saturday, November 28, 2009 COLLEGE NCAA D3 Football Playoffs-- Wittenberg 34, TRINE 17 (The Tigers snapped a 7-7 tie with 20 unanswered points in the second quarter to take a 27-7 halftime lead. Trine was unable to stop the Wittenberg rushing attack as the Tigers compiled 260 yards on the ground. Wittenberg had 468-250 edge in total yards. Wittenberg quarterback Aaron Huffman passed for five touchdowns. Mario Brown and Devin Leas scored the Thunder touchdowns while Jeremy Howard booted a 37 yard field goal. Aaron Selking had 16 tackles and an interception on defense for the Thunder. Trine finishes the season at 10-2.) Womens Basketball-- TRINE 57, Anderson 47 (Kristen Julian scored a game-high 21 points for the Thunder while Danielle Senf added 18 points and grabbed eight rebounds. Trine is now 4-1.) HIGH SCHOOL Indiana Boys Basketball-- Wawasee 101, ANGOLA 48 Blackhawk Christian 81, FREMONT 51 (Jacob Dunn had 16 points and seven rebounds for the Eagles.) Garrett 67, PRAIRIE HEIGHTS 49 (Casey Anderson scored a game-high 18 points for the Panthers. David Parsell led Garrett with 12 points and 15 rebounds.) Clinton Christian 52, HAMILTON 46 (Sean Conley had 22 points for the Marines.) Lakeland 65, East Noble 49 (Jake Sirk scored a game-high 27 points for the Lakers. Patrick Luttman led the Knights with 20 points.) West Noble 60, Bethany Christian 54 (OT) DeKalb 58, Central Noble 30 Concord 69, Fairfield 56 Westview 49, Northridge 37 Indiana Girls Basketball-- ANGOLA 58, Lakeland 43 (The Hornets won their fourth straight game as Rachel Rinehart and Caty Hoffman each scored 10 points. Angola broke a close game open by outscoring Lakeland 21-10 in the fourth quarter. Lakeland's Alicia Cleveland scored a game-high 13 points. Angola is now 3-0 in the N.E.C.C. and 4-2 overall while Lakeland is now 1-3 overall and 1-2 in the conference.) I.H.S.A.A. Football Finals-- Class 5A-Warren Central 42, Carmel 36 (2OT) Class 4A-Evansville Reitz 23, Lowell 9 Class 3A-West Lafayette 24, Ev. Memorial 10 Ohio Girls Basketball-- Archbold at Edgerton Fairview at Montpelier Hilltop 43, Hicksville 38 Holgate at Stryker
	Friday's Local Sports Friday, November 27, 2009 HIGH SCHOOL Girls Basketball-- FREMONT 52, West Noble 47 (Fremont is now 4-1 overall and 2-1 in the N.E.C.C.. Three Eagles finished in double figures led by Natalie Knisely with 13 points. Caitlynn Smith and Tori Gary both scored 11 points. Celeste Sprague grabbed nine rebounds. Fremont won the JV game 36-24 and the freshman game 35-29.) Westview 56, PRAIRIE HEIGHTS 35 (The Warriors put the game away with a 19-3 fourth quarter. Sicily Boyce had 12 points for the Panthers. Four Warriors finished in double figures led by Skyler Carpenter with 17 points.) Fairfield 37, Central Noble 30 Eastside 60, Churubusco 41 Wawasee 40, East Noble 24 DeKalb 47, F.W. Northrup 42 Garrett 43, Woodlan 19 I.H.S.A.A. Football Finals-- Class 1A-- Lafayette Central Catholic 52, Fountain Central 0 Class 2A-- F.W. Bishop Luers 24, Monrovia 17 Ohio Girls Basketball-- Hicksville 41, Edon 30
	Thunder Get Ready For Wittenberg Thursday, November 26, 2009 (ANGOLA) - The Trine Thunder stunned a top ten team last week and they hope the magic will continue on Saturday when they play at undefeated Wittenberg in the second round of the NCAA Division Three playoffs. Trine won at ninth-ranked Case Western last Saturday 51-38 to improve to 10-1 on the season. It was the football programs first post-season win since 1998 and first as a NCAA Division Three program. Wittenberg is 11-0 and the Tiger program has tradition on its side. They have had 18 undefeated regular seasons and have been to the Division Three playoffs 13 times. Saturdays game features a pair of offenses which have racked up the points in 2009. Trine has averaged over 36 points a game this season while Wittenberg has scored an average of 39 points a contest. Both offenses have also averaged over 400 yards a game. The high powered Trine offense will be facing a Tiger defense which is the best in the country and has allowed just 67 points this season.
	Wednesday's Local Sports Wednesday, November 25, 2009 Indiana Boys Basketball-- S.B. Washington 79, PRAIRIE HEIGHTS 31 Norwell 61, FREMONT 45 (Jacob Dunn scored 15 points for the Eagles while Josh Feller grabbed 12 rebounds.) Concord 74, Lakeland 60 Eastside 44, Garrett 28 Heritage 56, Churubusco 48 F.W. Northrup 50, DeKalb 36
	Tuesday's Local Sports Tuesday, November 24, 2009 HIGH SCHOOL Boys Basketball-- East Noble 67, West Noble 59 F.W. Canterbury 63, Central Noble 40 Westview 51, Bethany Christian 48 Girls Basketball-- ANGOLA 48, Garrett 43 (Kiersten Goings led a balanced Angola attack with 10 points as the Hornets won their third straight game.) FREMONT 51, Adams Central 37 (Liz Carlson led the Eagles with 14 points and seven rebounds.) Lakewood Park 55, HAMILTON 22 (Ashlie Kryder led Hamilton with 11 points.) Woodlan 61, Churubusco 47 F.W. Canterbury 78, Eastside 61 Central Noble 54, Lakeland 53 (OT) Swimming-- Boys--ANGOLA 94, DeKalb 52 Girls--DeKalb 95, ANGOLA 68 Angola winners in the boys meet were Travis Simmons the 100 breaststroke and 100 freestyle, Erin Schieber/Burlew in 50 Freestyle and 100 butterfly, Kam Gentry in the 100 backstroke and 200 Freestlye and John Wilson in the 500 freestyle and 200 individual medley. Hornet winners in the girls meet were Lauren Watkins in 200 Freestyle and Hannah Schmidt in 100 backstroke. COLLEGE Mens Basketball-- TRINE 50, Bluffton 46 (Scott Rogers helped the Thunder win for the first time this season as he hit four foul shots in the final six seconds of regulation. Rogers led Trine with 15 points as the Thunder improved to 1-2.) Womens Basketball-- TRINE 60, Indiana Tech 56 (Danielle Senf had 26 points and 10 rebounds for the Thunder as they improved to 3-1. Senf was 18-for-21 at the foul line.)
	Hamilton High School Athletes Honored Tuesday, November 24, 2009 (HAMILTON) - A pair of Hamilton High School athletes have been named as winners of the Wendys High School Heisman award for their school. MacKenzie Snyder and Brad Johnson were selected because of their participation in athletics, good citizenship and academic accomplishments. MacKenzie is the daughter of Randy and Stacy Snyder. She has been a member of the cross country, basketball, and softball programs. She is also a member of the National Honor Society and Fist Offering Others Time which is otherwise known as FOOT. In addition, Snyder is the student body president and class valedictorian. Brad Johnson is the son of Kim Johnson and is a member of the varsity soccer team. Johnson is also a member of the National Honor Society and Academic Super Bowl Teams. He has also earned his eagle scout badge in boy scouts and is the salutatorian for his class.
	Saturday's Local Sports Saturday, November 21, 2009 COLLEGE --Football-- NCAA Division III Playoffs-- TRINE 51, Case Western 38 (Devin Leas scored three touchdowns and Kent Biller rushed for 113 yards Saturday as MIAA champion Trine stunned No. 9 Case Western. The win for the Thunder was the first NCAA football playoff victory for the MIAA since 1994, when Albion won the Division III national championship. Trine pounded out 539 yards of total offense, including 275 yards rushing. MIAA Offensive Most Valuable Player Eric Watt completed 12-of-17 passes for 206 yards and five touchdowns. The Thunder will face Wittenberg, Ohio (11-0) in a second-round matchup next Saturday in Springfield, Ohio. NCAA Division II Playoffs-- Grand Valley State 44, Hillsdale 27 --Basketball-- Ohio Northern 71, TRINE Men 63 (Wes Weir led Trine with 17 points and five rebounds while Deon Thompson added 13 points and four assists in the consolation game of Wheaton College's Lee Pfund Classic) Franklin 74, TRINE Women 69 (Earlham Tip-Off Tourney) HIGH SCHOOL Girls Volleyball-- Michigan Class C Finals at Kellogg Arena Bronson 3, Ravenna 2 (26-24, 24-26, 15-25, 25-23, 17-15) Girls Basketball-- Westview 58, Goshen 21 Fairfield 44, Wawasee 38 Woodlan 58, Lakewood Park 32 Wrestling-- FREMONT went 1-2 on Saturday at the Bluffton Invitational. They lost to Concordia 46-36 and Bluffton 36-21 and defeated Harding 39-33. Justin Zienta went 3-0 at 135 pounds for the Eagles. I.H.S.A.A. Football Semistates-- CLASS 4A Lowell 24 Fort Wayne Dwenger 21 CLASS 3A Evansville Memorial 37 Indianapolis Chatard 21
	Friday's Local Sports Friday, November 20, 2009 HIGH SCHOOL Indiana Girls Basketball-- ANGOLA 77. Eastside 40 (Four Hornets finished in double figures led by Caty Hoffman with 16 points. Kiersten Goings added 15 points as the Hornets improved to 2-2 overall and 2-0 in the N.E.C.C..) Central Noble 45, FREMONT 44 (Natalie Knisely led the Eagles with 15 points while Liz Carlson grabbed seven rebounds.) Lakeland 53, PRAIRIE HEIGHTS 42 (Emily Christoffel led the Panthers with 13 points while Lakeland's Jamie Coffman scored a game-high 18 points.) West Noble 71, HAMILTON 54 (Lindsey Stoy led Hamilton with 14 points.) Fairfield 40, Churubusco 31 Elkhart Memorial 70, Westview 39 Garrett 59, DeKalb 56 F.W. North 58, East Noble 40 --I.H.S.A.A. Football Semi-States-- CLASS 5A-- Carmel 42, Merrillville 0 Warren Central 28, Center Grove 10 CLASS 4A F.W. Dwenger (13-0) at Lowell (12-1) (Sat) Evansville Reitz 31, Indianapolis Cathedral 10 CLASS 3A West Lafayette 28, Jimtown 14 Evansville Memorial (10-3) at Indianapolis Chatard (12-1), Saturday CLASS 2A F.W. Bishop Luers 52, Rensselaer Central 21 Monrovia 30, Paoli 13 CLASS 1A Lafayette Central Catholic 47, Southern Wells 13 Fountain Central 42, Clinton Central 14 Michigan Girls Volleyball-- Class C Semifinals-- Bronson 3, McBain 0 (25-12, 25-16, 25-19. Bronson plays Ravenna for the Class C State Championship at 12:00noon Saturday at Kellogg Arena in Battle Creek.) COLLEGE Mens Basketball-- Wheaton 54, TRINE 39 (The Thunder were cold from the floor Friday night in the opening round of the Wheaton Tournament as they only shot 28%. Randall Harris led Trine with eight points.) Womens Basketball-- TRINE 48, Manchester 35 (Liz Gehrig scored 17 points while Sarah Howe added 11 points in their opening game at the Earlham Tip Off Tournament.)
	Tuesday's Local Sports Tuesday, November 17, 2009 COLLEGE Football-- Trine University quarterback Eric Watt has been named the M.I.A.A. Offensive Most Valuable Player for 2009. The junior from Kentland rushed for 443 yards and scored three touchdowns. He also passed for 1,814 yards and a team-record 21 touchdowns. Nine Trine players were First Team All-MIAA selections in the annual post-season poll of coaches. Five other Thunder players were Second-Team selections including Prairie Heights graduate Tyler Terry. Trine University All-MIAA First Team Members Offense QB – Eric Watt RB – Kent Biller TE – Nick Leeman OL – James Greenlee OL – Bryce Sims Defense DL – Matt Medina LB – Jake Vance DB – Aaron Selking Specialists K – Jeremy Howard Trine University All-MIAA Second Team Members Offense WR – Paul Curtis WR – Mario Brown OL - Deryck Jefferies OL – Tyler Terry (junior from Stroh, Ind./Prairie Heights) Defense LB – Aaron Shoemaker DB - Ryan Rickaby HIGH SCHOOL Michigan Girls Volleyball-- Class C Quarter-finals Bronson 3, Schoolcraft 0 (25-21, 25-22, 25-20. Bronson (60-9-1) will play McBain (51-7-3) in the state semi-finals at 3:45pm on Friday afternoon at Kellogg Arena in Battle Creek.) Indiana Girls Basketball-- ANGOLA 69, West Noble 44 (Kiersten Goings led Angola with 16 points while Emily Watkins had 13 points and Kelsie Goings had 11 points.) FREMONT 52, Blackhawk Christian 47 (Natalie Knisely led Fremont with 18 points while Caitlynn Smith had 11 points and seven rebounds. Fremont also won the JV game 40-19.) Adams Central 48, PRAIRIE HEIGHTS 28 Wawasee 53, Lakeland 39 Central Noble 50, Garrett 46 (OT) F.W. Harding 83, Eastside 53 F.W. Wayne 50, Churubusco 36 F.W. Concordia 58, East Noble 31
	Trine At Case Western In NCAA D3 Football Playoffs Sunday, November 15, 2009 (ANGOLA) - The Trine University Thunder will hit the road for their opening round game in the N.C.A.A. Division Three Football Playoffs. The Thunder will take a 9-1 record to Case Western in Cleveland next Saturday afternoon starting at 12:00noon. Case Western is 10-0 yet their conference does not have an automatic bid into the 32-team tournament. They got in on one of the nine at-large bids. Trine won the M.I.A.A. title for the second straight season and earned one of the 23 automatic berths in the playoffs. The Thunder are hoping for better things in the post-season this season. Last year they lost to Wheaton 14-0 in an opening round game at Shive Field.
	Sunday's Local Sports Sunday, November 15, 2009 COLLEGE Womens Basketball-- TRINE 80, Denison 64 (Angola High School grad Kristin Julian scored a game-high 26 points on 11-for-14 shooting. She also grabbed eight rebounds and dished out four assists. Sarah Howe added 22 points in the season opening victory as Trine shot 55% from the field.) Mens Basketball-- Monday’s men’s basketball game between Trine and Franklin has been postponed. Franklin officials asked to have the game rescheduled following the death of a player's parent. The game has been rescheduled for Monday, December 7th at Trine University’s Hershey Hall starting at 7:00pm.
	Saturday's Local Sports Saturday, November 14, 2009 HIGH SCHOOL Girls Basketball-- FREMONT 74, Lakewood Park 36 (Liz Carlson and Hannah Hewes both scored 12 points for the Eagles while Celeste Sprague grabbed 11 rebounds.) Central Noble 70, HAMILTON 20 (Maggie Hirons led Hamilton with eight points.) DeKalb 50, F.W. North 44 Eastside 66, F.W. Keystone 27 West Noble 69, Bethany Christian 25 M.H.S.A.A. Football Regionals-- Division 6-- Constantine 28, Bronson 14 COLLEGE Football-- TRINE 36, Kentucky Christian 21 (Five different Thunder players scored touchdowns and the defense tacked on a safety as Trine finished the regular season at 9-1. Eric Watt passed for 142 yards and two touchdowns. Trine built a 36-7 before the starters were pulled. The Thunder have won 14 straight regular season games at Shive Field. They will find out at 3:00pm Sunday afternoon who and where they will play in the opening round of the N.C.A.A. Division Three playoffs next Saturday.)
	Friday's Local Sports Friday, November 13, 2009 HIGH SCHOOL Girls Basketball-- DeKalb 55, ANGOLA 35 (Ericka Rinehart led Angola with 11 points while Emily Watkins added eight points. DeKalb's Shaye Fifer scored a game-high 14 points.) Wawasee 60, Westview 45 East Noble 32, Garrett 31 -I.H.S.A.A. Football Regionals- 5A--Carmel 10, F.W. Snider 7 4A--Bishop Dwenger 49, Delta 12 3A--Jimtown 10, Andrean 7 2A--Rensselear Central 35, Fairfield 0 2A--F.W. Bishop Luers 54, Lewis Cass 53 (2OT)
	Thursday's Local Sports Thursday, November 12, 2009 HIGH SCHOOL Girls Basketball-- PRAIRIE HEIGHTS 83, HAMILTON 24 (Kylie Boswell led four Panthers in double figures with 15 points. Maggie Hirons led Hamilton with 10 points.) Northridge 57, West Noble 35 COLLEGE Womens Volleyball-- Trine's Betsy Irwin has been named the Freshman of the Year by the M.I.A.A.. Irwin is from Athens, Ohio. She also made the all conference second team. Baseball-- Trine's baseball program will host its annual holiday baseball camp on December 27th and 28th. There will be two sessions, one for students between 8 and 13, another for students between 14 and 18. Space is limited to 50 campers per day. For more information or to register, call 665-4141 or log onto the baseball page at www.trine.edu.
	Six Steuben County Cross Country Runners Honored Wednesday, November 11, 2009 (UNDATED) - The Indiana Association of Track and Cross Country Coaches have given post-season honors to six Steuben County runners. Matt Perkins of Prairie Heights was named to the Boys Class 1A-2A First Team while Panther teammate Nicholas Lagemann and Fremont's Keigan Culler got second team honors. In addition, Angola's Curtis Kent got an honorable mention on the Class 3A-4A Boys All-State team. Meanwhile, Fremont's Amber Hiner has been named to the Girls Class 1A-2A First Team while her teammate Anna Aldrich earned an honorable mention. Fremont Athletic Director Roger Probst says Hiner became the first female cross country runner in Fremont School history to qualify and run in the state cross country meet in Terre Haute.
	Tuesday's Local Sports Tuesday, November 10, 2009 HIGH SCHOOL Tuesday's Indiana Girls Basketball-- (#4-2A) Bishop Luers 45, ANGOLA 34 (Angola jumped out to a 19-8 lead after the first quarter but Luers only allowed 15 points for the rest of the game. Kiersten Goings led the Hornets with 10 points.) (#3-2A) Garrett 39, Churubusco 33 Eastside 64, Blackhawk Christian 51 Central Noble 62, Whitko 45 COLLEGE Football-- (ANGOLA) - Trine defensive back Aaron Shoemaker has been named the M.I.A.A. Defensive Player of the Week. The sophomore made 13 tackles, including 10 solo stops, in helping Trine defeat Adrian last Saturday 21-16 which clinched the Thunder's second consecutive M.I.A.A. championship. He also had three tackles totaling 16 yards in losses and one quarterback sack.
	Coldwater's Pat Lowe Dies At 82 Monday, November 9, 2009 (COLDWATER) - A long-time coach and supporter of Coldwater High School athletics passed away over the weekend. According to an obituary in today's Coldwater Daily Reporter, Pat Lowe died Saturday at Borgess Hospital in Kalamazoo at the age of 82. Lowe was the baseball coach at Coldwater High School for many years where the baseball field is named in his honor. He has also served as a historian for Coldwater High School athletics. Visitation will be from 2:00pm until 8:00pm on Wednesday at the Dutcher Funeral Home in Coldwater. Funeral services will be Thursday morning at 11:00am at St. Charles Catholic Church in Coldwater. Memorials maybe directed to the Coldwater American Amateur Baseball Congress.
	Saturday's Local Sports Sunday, November 8, 2009 COLLEGE Football-- TRINE 21, Adrian 16 (The Thunder clinched their second straight M.I.A.A. outright championship and an outright bid to the N.C.A.A. Division Three Tournament. Eric Watt's 24 yard touchdown with 10:31 left in the third quarter proved to be the game winner for the Thunder as they improved to 6-0 in the M.I.A.A. and 8-1 overall. Watt also threw a two yard touchdown pass to Paul Cartis. Mario Brown added the other Thunder score with a three yard touchdown. Trine defense secured the win by stopping a potential winning drive for Adrian at the Thunder 22 with 1:13 left.) Mens Soccer-- TRINE 1, Kalamazoo 0
	Friday's Local Sports Friday, November 6, 2009 HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL PLAYOFFS -I.H.S.A.A. Sectional Finals- Class 5A-- F.W. Snider 33, Warsaw 20 Class 4A-- F.W. Bishop Dwenger 56, Columbia City 0 Delta 18, F.W. Wayne 6 Class 2A-- Fairfield 28, Bremen 27 F.W. Bishop Luers 68, Winchester 0 -Michigan District Finals- Division 6-- Bronson 42, Michigan Center 0 Division 7-- Hudson 40, Reading 0 Division 8-- Colon 33, Pittsford 21 -Ohio Regional 1st Round- Division Three-- Columbus DeSales 45, Bryan 21
	TU Football Fans Urged To Wear White Friday, November 6, 2009 (ANGOLA) - The Trine University Thunder will be trying to win their second straight outright M.I.A.A. football championship on Saturday when they host Adrian at Shive Field starting at 1:00pm. The conference title would also mean an automatic berth in the N.C.A.A. Division Three playoffs which start on November 21st. Officials at Trine are hoping for a white-out as they are asking fans to wear white to show support for the Thunder.
	College Mens Soccer Thursday, November 5, 2009 Calvin 3, TRINE 2
	M.I.A.A. Pre-Season Basketball Polls Thursday, November 5, 2009 2009-10 MIAA Men's Basketball Poll: T1. Calvin T1. Hope 3. Olivet 4. Albion 5. Adrian 6. TRINE 7 Alma 8. Kalamazoo 2009-10 MIAA Women’s Basketball Poll: 1. Hope 2. Calvin 3. Saint Mary's 4. Albion 5. TRINE 6. Adrian 7. Olivet 8. Alma 9. Kalamazoo
	Wednesday's Local Sports Wednesday, November 4, 2009 HIGH SCHOOL All-N.E.C.C. Volleyball Team-- Angola Sam Parrish – Sr. Kay Shollenberger – Sr. Kiersten Goings – Jr. Justine Keiser – Jr. Central Noble Amy Van Gessel – Sr. Dakota Pence – Sr. Churubusco Alexis Bankson – Sr. Danielle Hartman – Sr. Eastside Megan Strock – Jr. Fairfield Katie Gall – Sr. Emily Waits – Sr. Kaija Wimmer – Sr. Haley Bectel – So. Jaime Stack – Jr. Riley Troyer – Fr. Fremont Celeste Sprague – Sr. Prairie Heights Amelia Kellett – Sr. Kylie Boswell – Jr. Aubree Heller – Jr. Westview Nicole Jansing – Sr. Honorable Mention CN – Cassi Cochard (Jr.), Sierra Rice (Sr.) Hamilton – Shelby Gibson (Sr.), Lakeland – Samantha Jacobs (Sr.), Prairie Heights – Rebecca Kain West Noble – Whitney Mast (Sr.), Molly Cripe (Sr.), Westview – Malarie Feller (Sr.) All-N.E.C.C. Boys Soccer Team-- ALL CONFERENCE Luke Dunn – Angola Wilson Thornton – Angola Cody Dunn – Central Noble Jon Carnahan – Eastside Justin McKnight – Hamilton Eugene Troyer – Lakeland Landon Strawser – Lakeland Amy Burkholder – Prairie Heights Josh Mehrling – Prairie Heights Diego Murillo – West Noble Joel Varela – West Noble Miguel Lopez – West Noble Jordan Berkey – Westview Luke Hooley – Westview Dom Hunter – Westview HONORABLE MENTION Brad Stayback – Angola Kyle Yeakle – Angola David Lloyd – Angola Matt Pounds – Central Noble Matt Ward – Eastside Justin Gilbert – Hamilton Caleb Frey – Westview Adam Castle – Westview All-N.E.C.C. Girls Soccer Team-- ALL CONFERENCE Emily Watkins –Angola Tori Smith – Angola Chelsea Police – Angola Desiree King – Central Noble Allie Campbell – Hamilton Charlene Lingo – Hamilton Alicia Cleveland – Lakeland Diane Canul – West Noble Vanessa Rangel – West Noble Olivia Fought – Westview Kelsi Schwartz – Westview Ashley Miller – Westview HONORABLE MENTION Hillary Yentes – Angola Jordan Marckel – Angola Brooke Koeppe – Hamilton Shelby Heller – Lakeland Sara Eaton – Lakeland Kelsey Christner – Westview Skyler Carpenter – Westview COLLEGE M.I.A.A. Womens Volleyball Tourney-- #4 Albion 3, #5 TRINE 0 (25-18, 25-16, 25-18)
	All-N.E.C.C. Football Team Announced Tuesday, November 3, 2009 (UNDATED) - 12 players from Steuben County have been named first team All-Northeast Corner Conference. Making the first squad were Alexx Bauer, Robby Boots, Kyle Gardner, Gus Zimmerman, Alex Mills, Riley Zimmer, Zac Compton and Rees Ruchgy from Angola along with Jamie Gardner, Alex Vanzuillen, Jack Musson and Tony Folck from Fremont. Honorable Mentions were earned by Clayton Gardner, Logan Sellers and Clay Selman from Angola; Zack Mofield, Austin Hall, Cody Field, Kyle Workman, R.J. Peel and Phil Keating from Fremont along with Derek Young, Brian Walterhouse and Steve Grabill from Prairie Heights.
	Fremont Girls Basketball Team Scrimmage Set For Saturday Tuesday, November 3, 2009 (FREMONT) - The 2009-2010 version of the Fremont Lady Eagles varsity basketball team will scrimmage Elkhart Christian Academy this Saturday morning at 10:00am in the Fremont High School Gym. Admission will be $2 per individual or $5 per family. Admission money collected for this scrimmage will go towards helping the athletic department with it's annual Christmas food basket project for local needy families. Fremont fans are also reminded that entrance to high school athletic events is through the front doors of the high school only. Winter Fremont athletic passes are now on sale in the Fremont Athletic Office. Family season passes which are good for parents and children at home 19 years of age and under are $70 and single adult passes are $30. These passes are good for all high school and middle school basketball games and wrestling meets, except for tournaments.
	Howard Earns M.I.A.A. Player Of The Week Honor Monday, November 2, 2009 (ANGOLA) - Trine University kicker and punter Jeremy Howard has been named the M.I.A.A. special teams player of the week. Howard is a junior from Elkhart who went to Concord High School. He earned the honor by booting field goals of 27 and 28 yards and adding three extra points in Trine’s 33-14 victory over Albion. He also averaged 60.3 yards per kickoff on seven kicks, and punted twice for a 41-yard average. Howard is being honored as Player of the Week for the second time this season and third time in his career.
	Saturday's Local Sports Saturday, October 31, 2009 HIGH SCHOOL -I.H.S.A.A. Cross Country Finals- Boys Race-- Some confusion involving the two Prairie Heights runners who competed in the state finals on Saturday. Matt Perkins finished 54th in a time of 17:15.6 while his teammate Nick Lagemann was 176th with a time of 18:43.9. Somehow the computer chips for Perkins and Lagemann, which tracks how runners finish and their times got mixed up, thus the results have been reported incorrectly by media outlets and on the I.H.S.A.A. web site. Angola's Curtis Kent was 61st in a time of 17:20.9. Girls Race-- Amber Hiner of Fremont finished 58th in a time of 20:45. In the team standings, West Noble finished 11th while DeKalb was 14th. COLLEGE Football-- TRINE 33, Albion 14 (The Thunder rushed for 310 yards. Kent Biller had 135 yards rushing and a touchdown. Trine clinched at least a tie for the M.I.A.A. championship. They are now 7-1 overall and 5-0 in the M.I.A.A..) Men's Soccer-- Olivet 2, TRINE 0 Women's Volleyball-- TRINE 3, Olivet 0 (25-22, 25-17, 25-22) M.I.A.A. Mens Cross Country Championships- 1. Calvin 15. 2. Hope 74. 3. Albion 82. 4. Adrian 108. 5. Alma 121. 6. Kalamazoo 164. 7. TRINE 204. 8. Olivet 241. M.I.A.A. Womens Cross CountyChampionships- 1. Calvin 15. 2. Hope 56. 3. Adrian 112. 4. Saint Mary's 120. 5. Alma 154. 6. Albion 156. 7. Kalamazoo 162. 8. Trine 224. 9. Olivet (no team score)
	Friday's High School Football Friday, October 30, 2009 --INDIANA-- Sectional Semifinals Class 1A, Sectional 35 Southern Wells 28, FREMONT 0 (The Eagles finish 6-5 for their first above .500 season in eight years after starting the year 0-3. The Fremont defense recovered a pair of fumbles but the 8th-ranked Raiders defense was just as tough. Southern Wells only allowed 58 yards of total offense on a wet and sloppy night. Kyle Jones ran for 131 yards and Jacob Miller rushed for 127 yards for the Raiders as Southern Wells improved to 9-2.) Class 4A, Sectional 11 Columbia City 17, East Noble 13 Bishop Dwenger 28, Northridge 0 Class 2A, Sectional 26 Bremen 3, Garrett 0 Fairfield 14, Central Noble 6 --MICHIGAN-- District Semifinals Division 5-- Wyoming Kelloggsville 22, Hillsdale 8 Division 6-- Bronson 27, Addison 13 Michigan Center 14, Union City 8 Division 7-- Reading 20, Ottawa Lake Whiteford 8 Division 8-- Colon 45, St. Joe Michigan Lutheran 0 Pittsford 36, Eau Claire 0 --OHIO-- Bryan 35, Evergreen 14 Edgerton 27, Antwerp 7 Hilltop 20, Edon 8 Delta 35, Montpelier 7 (end of regular season in Ohio)
	Wednesday's Local Sports Thursday, October 29, 2009 COLLEGE Women's Volleyball-- TRINE 3, Alma 2 (25-21, 16-25, 25-20, 27-29, 18-16) Women's Soccer-- Albion 8, TRINE 0
	Tuesday's Local Sports Wednesday, October 28, 2009 COLLEGE Mens Soccer-- Adrian 1, TRINE 0
	Fremont Football Game Time Changed Tuesday, October 27, 2009 (FREMONT) - The start time for Friday nights game between Fremont and Southern Wells has been pushed back to 7:30pm because not enough buses were available for a 7:00pm start that was originally scheduled. WLKI will broadcast Friday's game at Southern Wells starting at 7:15pm. Admission for everyone as set by the I.H.S.A.A. will be $5. In addition, the Fremont High School Fall Sports Awards Program will be held next Wednesday night at 7:00 in the auditorium. There will be a dessert bar following the awards program in the cafeteria. Each family is asked to bring a dessert of about six servings. The athletic department will furnish drinks and eating utensils.
	Saturday's Local Sports Saturday, October 24, 2009 HIGH SCHOOL -I.H.S.A.A. Cross Country Semistates- Boys-- Steuben County will send three runners to the boys state finals as Curtis Kent of Angola along with Nick Lagemann and Matt Perkins of Prairie Heights all advanced. Lagemann finished seventh while Perkins was ninth and Kent finished 11th. Fremont's Keigan Culler saw his season come to an end with a 20th place finish. Girls-- Amber Hiner of Fremont qualified for the girls state finals with a 13th place finish. West Noble and DeKalb advanced to the team state finals as the Chargers were second and the Barons were fourth. -I.H.S.A.A. Girls Volleyball Sectionals- Class 3A at Concordia-- Bishop Dwenger 3, ANGOLA 2 (23-25, 19-25, 25-16, 25-18, 15-8) Concordia 3, Leo 1 Finals--Concordia 3, Bishop Dwenger 2 Class 2A at Churubusco-- Central Noble 3, PRAIRIE HEIGHTS 1 (25-16, 21-25, 26-24, 25-21) Garrett 3, Eastside 1 Finals--Central Noble 3, Garrett 0 Class 3A at Columbia City-- Columbia City 3, West Noble 1 Northwood 3, Whitko 0 Finals--Northwood 3, Columbia City 1 -I.H.S.A.A. Football Sectionals- Class 4A, Sectional 11--- Bishop Dwenger 54, DeKalb 0 COLLEGE Football-- TRINE 41, Kalamazoo 20 (After leading 14-7 at halftime, Trine busted the game open with a 20 point third quarter. Devin Leas rushed for 103 yards and two touchdowns while Kent Biller had 100 yards on the ground and a touchdown. Eric Watt passed for 199 yards and two touchdowns to Paul Curtis. Trine is now 4-0 in the M.I.A.A. and 6-1 overall.) Womens Soccer-- Alma 6, TRINE 1 Mens Soccer-- TRINE 2, Alma 0 Womens Volleyball-- TRINE 3, Adrian 0 (25-22, 25-15, 25-18)
	Friday's High School Football Friday, October 23, 2009 -I.H.S.A.A. Football Sectionals- CLASS 4A, SECTIONAL 11-- Northridge 35, ANGOLA 6 (The Hornets season ends with a 5-5 record. The Raiders outgained Angola 254-46 on the ground. After leading 14-0 at halftime, Northridge put the game out of reach with three third quarter touchdowns.) East Noble 32, Wawasee 0 Columbia City 21, Elmhurst 6 DeKalb at Bishop Dwenger--7:00 tonight CLASS 2A, Sectional 26-- Fairfield 79, PRAIRIE HEIGHTS 6 (Fairfield's Micah Noble ran for three touchdowns and scored another on an interception return as a frustrating 0-10 season for the Panthers came to an end.) Central Noble 29, Whitko 26 Garrett 32, Woodlan 0 Bremen 44, Eastside 0 CLASS 1A, Sectional 35-- FREMONT 29, Northfield 6 (Tony Folck rushed for 118 yards and three touchdowns while Cody Field carried the ball for 156 yards. Folck's first two carries resulted in Eagle touchdowns. Fremont's defense forced seven turnovers and held the Norsemen to under 100 yards of total offense until late in the game. Fremont plays at 8th-ranked Southern Wells next Friday. The Eagles have lost ten straight to the Raiders dating back to 1999. Special game time for the Sectional Semifinal is 7:00pm.) Southern Wells 28, South Adams 15 Adams Central 20, Churubusco 16 Southwood 14, North Miami 3 CLASS 3A, Sectional 18-- Northwood 25, Lakeland 6 S.B. St. Joe's 54, Tippecanoe Valley 7 Rochester 42, West Noble 20 Jimtown 17, Mishawaka Marian 14 Michigan-- Harper Creek 42, Coldwater 14 Bronson 48, Eau Claire 0 Michigan Center 34, Quincy 0 Grass Lake 36, Union City 20 Hillsdale 25, Manchester 18 Blissfield 37, Jonesville 20 Bellevue 20, Camden-Frontier 6 Marshall 39, Sturgis 20 Ohio-- Bryan 34, Swanton 6 Tinora 42, Edgerton 20 Evergreen 48, Montpelier 12 Hilltop 34, Cardinal Stritch 0 Reading 28, Edon 0
	Thursday's Local Sports Thursday, October 22, 2009 HIGH SCHOOL -I.H.S.A.A. Girls Volleyball Sectionals- Class 2A at Churubusco-- PRAIRIE HEIGHTS 3, FREMONT 0 (25-9, 25-10, 25-11) Central Noble 3, Churubusco 0 (25-13, 25-21, 26-24) Class 1A at Canterbury-- Lakewood Park 3, Keystone 0 (25-20, 25-20, 25-11) Elkhart Christian 3, HAMILTON 0 (25-8, 25-8, 25-13. Paige Drudge had three kills and three aces for the Marines while Katie Kepler and Shelby Gibson both had seven digs.) Class 3A at Concordia-- Leo 3, New Haven 0 Concordia 3, Harding 0 Class 2A at Bremen-- Fairfield 3, Westview 0 COLLEGE Womens Soccer-- Olivet 3, TRINE 0
	Wednesday's Local Sports Thursday, October 22, 2009 COLLEGE Mens Soccer-- Hope 1, TRINE 0 HIGH SCHOOL -I.H.S.A.A. Girls Soccer Regionals- At Angola-- Carroll 3, Homestead 2 (Carroll wins in Penalty Kicks 4-3 to advance to the Fort Wayne semistates.)
	Tuesday's Local Sports Tuesday, October 20, 2009 -I.H.S.A.A. Girls Volleyball Sectionals- Class 3A at F.W. Concordia Lutheran-- ANGOLA 3, Heritage 1 (25-13, 23-25, 25-15, 25-20. Sam Parrish had 21 kills, 15 digs and two solo blocks, Kay Shollenberger had 36 assists while Jessica Carter and Justine Keiser both had three aces. Kiersten Goings had a perfect night of serving going 14-for-14. The Hornets will face Bishop Dwenger on Saturday morning at 11:00am. Class 3A at Columbia City-- Columbia City 3, Lakeland 0 Class 1A at Canterbury-- Bethany Christian 3, Howe Military 0 Blackhawk Christian 3, Canterbury 0 MIDDLE SCHOOL FOOTBALL 7th Grade-- PRAIRIE HEIGHTS 50, Lakeland 6 8th Grade-- PRAIRIE HEIGHTS 25, Lakeland 24 (Double Overtime) COLLEGE Womens Volleyball-- Calvin 3, TRINE 0 (25-19, 25-19, 25-11) Womens Soccer-- Calvin 5, TRINE 0
	Saturday's Local Sports Saturday, October 17, 2009 HIGH SCHOOL -I.H.S.A.A. Boys Cross Country Regionals- At West Noble-- Four runners from Steuben County qualified for the semi-states by finishing in the top 15. Nicholas Lagemann of Prairie Heights was third while his teammate Matt Perkins was sixth. Angola's Curtis Kent advanced with a seventh place finish while Fremont's Keigan Culler is also going to semi-states thanks to his 11th place finish. Prairie Heights just missed advancing as a team to the semi-states. The Panthers were sixth, 14 points behind West Noble for the final spot. -I.H.S.A.A. Girls Cross Country Regionals- At West Noble-- Fremont's Amber Hiner was the only Steuben County runner to advance to the semi-states with a 15th place finish. Angola finished sixth in the team standings and missed advancing to the semi-states by one point. Fort Wayne Northrup was fifth with 148 points while Angola had 149 points. Girls Volleyball-- Fairfield won the N.E.C.C. Tournament championship at Westview by defeating Central Noble in the finals 2-0. The Cougars got to the finals thanks to a 2-1 win over Angola in pool play. Angola defeated Prairie Heights 2-1 in the third place match. -I.H.S.A.A. Girls Soccer Sectionals- At Angola-- Carroll 1, Leo 0 (penalty kicks) Michigan H.S. Football-- Jackson Lumen Christi 49, Sturgis 7 COLLEGE Football-- TRINE 42, Olivet 17 (Kent Biller rushed for 174 yards and three touchdowns as the Thunder are now in first place in the M.I.A.A. at 3-0. The Thunder overall record is now 5-1 as they ripped the Comets for 521 yards in total offense. Eric Watt passed for 240 yards. Trine cruised after jumping out to a 21-0 lead in the first quarter.) Men's Soccer-- TRINE 3, Albion 2 (Rudy Cantrell scored twice while Kramer Pursell had two assists for the Thunder.) Women's Soccer-- Hope 3, TRINE 0
	Friday's High School Football Friday, October 16, 2009 Indiana--- ANGOLA 34, Central Noble 22 (Alexx Bauer threw four touchdown passes and Clayton Gardner returned a punt 81 yards for another score as the Hornets won their third straight game to improve to 5-4.) FREMONT 14, West Noble 13 (The Eagles rallied after falling behind 13-0 in the first quarter. Nick Herndon threw a 13 yard touchdown pass to Tony Folck and then scored what proved to be the winning touchdown from a yard out. Fremont is 5-4 after losing their first three games.) Eastside 13, PRAIRIE HEIGHTS 7 (Eastside's Craig Daniels scored the winning touchdown with 7:56 left. The lone Panther score came on a 10 yard pass from Brennen North to Lance Feeney.) Churubusco 12, Lakeland 7 (Busco, Fairfield and Lakeland share the N.E.C.C. title with 7-1 records.) Culver Academy 38, Fairfield 28 DeKalb 26, Carroll 14 East Noble 21, Bellmont 14 Heritage 31, Garrett 26 Ohio-- Bryan 21, Liberty Center 20 Hilltop 38, Montpelier 14 Hicksville 27, Edgerton 20 Edon 33, Cardinal Stritch 12 Michigan-- Coldwater 41, B.C. Central 7 Mendon 21, Bronson 14 Union City 37, Quincy 0 Reading 60, Concord 13 Jonesville 35, Homer 0 Litchfield 26, Waldron 12 North Adams-Jerome 42, Tekonsha 0 Hillsdale 32, Dundee 29 Camden-Frontier defeated Burr Oak, forfeit
	Thursday's Local Sports Thursday, October 15, 2009 HIGH SCHOOL N.E.C.C. Girls Volleyball Tourney-- Eastside 3, FREMONT 0 (25-19, 25-14, 25-22. Rebecca Noyes had 13 assists for the Eagles while Celeste Sprague had seven kills and Caitlynn Smith recorded 10 digs.) Lakeland 3, HAMILTON 0 (25-22, 25-14, 25-16. Katie Kepler had 17 assists and 13 digs for the Marines Paige Drudge had 11 kills and Shelby Gibson served three aces.) Churubusco 3, West Noble 1 -I.H.S.A.A. Girls Soccer Sectionals- At Angola-- Carroll 3, F.W. Northrup 0 Leo 6, DeKalb 0 Carroll plays Leo for the sectional title at 10:00am on Saturday morning. At Bethany Christian-- Warsaw 3, Westview 2 (penalty kicks) Bethany Christian 3, Wawasee 2 (penalty kicks) Boys Tennis-- Some post-season honors for members of the Angola boys tennis squad. Nick Burlingame and Josh Quandt were named to the all-district team by the Indiana State Coaches Association.
	Wednesday's Local Sports Wednesday, October 14, 2009 HIGH SCHOOL -I.H.S.A.A. Boys Soccer Regionals- At Westview-- Goshen 4, ANGOLA 1 (Luke Dunn scored the only goal for the Hornets as Angola finishes 11-5-1.) Northridge 1, Lakewood Park Christian 0 COLLEGE Mens Golf-- TRINE finished second at the final M.I.A.A. Jamboree hosted by Hope and they finished in a three way tie for second in the final team standings. Andy Wolf of Trine was the medalist with a 69 and made the all-M.I.A.A. team. Teammate Alex Lorencz made the second team. Womens Soccer-- Olivet at TRINE, ppd. Womens Volleyball-- TRINE 3, Kalamazoo 0 (29-27, 25-23, 25-22)
	Tuesday's Local Sports Tuesday, October 13, 2009 HIGH SCHOOL The football tournament sectional pairings were announced on Tuesday night by the I.H.S.A.A.. Class 4A, Sectional 11-- Wawasee at East Noble Columbia City at Elmhurst Northridge at ANGOLA DeKalb at Bishop Dwenger Class 3A, Sectional 18-- Northwood at Lakeland S.B. St. Joseph's at Tippecanoe Valley Rochester at West Noble Jimtown at Mishawaka Marian Class 2A, Sectional 26-- Garrett at Woodlan Bremen at Eastside Central Noble at Whitko Fairfield at PRAIRIE HEIGHTS Class 1A, Sectional 35-- Adams Central at Churubusco Southwood at North Miami Northfield at FREMONT South Adams at Southern Wells -I.H.S.A.A. Girls Soccer Sectionals- At Angola-- Leo 8, Lakewood Park Christian 0 DeKalb 3, ANGOLA 1 At Bethany Christian-- Bethany Christian 8, Central Noble 0 Wawasee 4, East Noble 1 -I.H.S.A.A. Boys Cross Country Sectionals- at West Noble-- The host West Noble Chargers won the team championship with 47 points. Prairie Heights, Angola and Hamilton all advanced to the regionals. Prairie Heights was second with 69, Angola third with 81, DeKalb fourth with 84 and Hamilton finished fifth. Nicholas Lagemann of Prairie Heights finished first in a time of 16:20.73. Keigan Culler of Fremont was second at 16:21.55, Curtis Kent of Angola was fourth and Matthew Perkins of Prairie Heights was fifth. Also finishing in the top 15 were Kevin Eash of Prairie Heights along with Parker Rowan and John Wilson of Angola. -I.H.S.A.A. Girls Cross Country Sectionals- At West Noble The host West Noble Chargers won the team title with 32 points followed by DeKalb with 46, Angola with 55, East Noble with 120 and Westview with 136. DeKalb's Autumn Beachy won the race in a time of 19:02.46. Ericka Rinehart of Angola was the top Steuben County finisher as she was fourth. Fremont's Amber Hiner and Anna Aldrich both advance to regionals as individuals by finishing eighth and ninth. Angola's Ashton Sellers was 10th while her teammate Rachel Rinehart was 12th. Girls Volleyball-- ANGOLA 3, PRAIRIE HEIGHTS 0 (25-22, 25-16, 25-15. Kay Shollenberger had 26 assists, Sam Parrish had 15 kills and Kiersten Goings had 16 digs as the Hornets improved to 24-4 overall and 9-1 in the N.E.C.C..) Westview 3, HAMILTON 0 (25-14, 25-17, 25-15. Paige Drudge had six kills for the Marines while Shelby Gibson had two aces, while Katie Kepler had four assists eight digs. Central Noble 3, FREMONT 0 (25-12, 25-7, 25-11. Kasie Probst had 11 assists for the Eagles while Jenna Garrison had nine digs. Celeste Sprague and Caitlynn Smith both had five kills.) COLLEGE Mens Soccer-- Kalamazoo 1, TRINE 0
	Monday's Local Sports Monday, October 12, 2009 HIGH SCHOOL -I.H.S.A.A. Girls Soccer Sectionals- At Angola-- F.W. Northrup 5, HAMILTON 0 Carroll 9, Garrett 0 At Bethany Christian-- Westview 7, Lakeland 0 Warsaw 3, West Noble 1 Girls Volleyball-- ANGOLA 3, Eastside 1 (24-26, 25-12, 25-9, 28-26. The Hornets improve to 23-4 overall and 8-1 in the N.E.C.C. on Senior Night. Sam Parrish had 19 kills while Kiersten Goings recorded 21 digs and four aces. Kay Shollenberger had 31 assists and four aces.) DeKalb 3, FREMONT 0 (25-11, 25-18, 25-18. Caitlynn Smith had six kills while Kasie Probst had 15 assists and nine digs for the Eagles.) Lakeland 3, HAMILTON 0 (25-23, 25-16, 25-15. Katie Kepler had 21 digs and 10 assists for the Marines while Shelby Gibson recorded seven kills and three aces. Shelby Kryder also had two blocks.) The Girls Volleyball Sectional Tournaments will be held on October 20th, 22nd and 24th, pairings were announced on Monday. Class 3A at F.W. Concordia ANGOLA vs. Heritage New Haven vs. Leo Harding vs. F.W. Concordia Bishop Dwenger vs. ANGOLA or Heritage Class 2A at Churubusco FREMONT vs. Prairie Heights Central Noble vs. Churubusco Eastside vs. Garrett (semi-final) Class 1A at F.W. Canterbury Howe Military vs. Bethany Christian Blackhawk Christian vs. F.W. Canterbury Lakewood Park Christian vs. Keystone Elkhart Christian vs. HAMILTON COLLEGE Football-- (ANGOLA) - Trine University quarterback Eric Watt has been named M.I.A.A. Offensive Player of the Week. Watt completed 18 of 24 passes for 209 yards and four touchdowns in leading the Thunder to a 51-14 victory on Saturday over Alma. He added 50 yards rushing on four carries and scored another touchdown. Watt is being honored as Player of the Week for the fourth time in his career.
	Saturday's Local Sports Saturday, October 10, 2009 HIGH SCHOOL -I.H.S.A.A. Boys Soccer Sectionals- At DeKalb-- Finals--ANGOLA 3, DeKalb 1 (Luke Dunn scored all three goals for the Hornets as they improve to 11-4-1 and took a ride around the monument when they got back to Angola. Angola will face Goshen at 7:00 Wednesday night in the Westview regional semifinals. The winner plays either Lakewood Park Christian or Northridge for the regional title next Saturday at 4:00.) At Westview-- Lakeland 4, Howe Military 0 Northridge 3, Westview 0 Finals--Northridge 3, Lakeland 1 Girls Volleyball-- PRAIRIE HEIGHTS won the Whitko Invitational on Saturday by defeating Dekalb 2-0 in the finals. The Panthers beat Garrett, Columbia City and North Miami in pool play. FREMONT went 0-4 at the Northfield Tournament on Saturday. Kasie Probst had 54 assists while Celeste Sprague had 17 kills and Jenna Garrison recorded 20 digs. COLLEGE Football-- TRINE 51, Alma 14 (Eric Watt threw four touchdown passes as the Thunder improved to 2-0 in the M.I.A.A. and 4-1 overall. Nick Leeman caught two of Watt's TD passes while Kent Biller rushed for 99 yards and a touchdown. Aaron Shoemaker has seven solo tackles. Trine put the game away by exploding for 23 points in the second quarter to give a 37-7 halftime lead.) Womens Golf-- M.I.A.A. Championships in Battle Creek-- Team Scores: 1. Saint Mary's 329 (clinches MIAA title). 2. Olivet 342. 3. Hope 344. 4. TRINE 368. 5. Calvin 386. 6. Alma 390. 7. Adrian 396. 8. Kalamazoo 400. 9. Albion 402. Medalist: Martyna Mierzwa, Saint Mary's, 78. Trine's Becca Miller made the All-Tournament Team by finishing second with a round of 80. Mens Soccer-- Calvin 2, TRINE 0 Womens Soccer-- Adrian 8, TRINE 1 Womens Volleyball-- Albion 3, TRINE 1 (19-25, 25-18, 25-22, 25-17)
	Friday's Local Sports Friday, October 9, 2009 HIGH SCHOOL -I.H.S.A.A. Boys Tennis Regional Finals- At Carroll-- (#13) Homestead 3, ANGOLA 2 (Angola got their points from Nick Burlingame at #2 singles and Brian Bienz at #3 singles. The match had to be moved indoors to the Pine Ridge Racquet and Fitness Club because of the bad weather. The Hornets finished their season with a 16-3 record.) -Football- Indiana- ANGOLA 34, FREMONT 6 (It was the Hornets who shined in the first night game at Trine University's Shive Field. Angola only led 7-0 at halftime but broke the game up with three touchdowns in 1:09 early in the third quarter. Alexx Bauer passed for three touchdowns, two of them to Robbie Boots. Bauer ran for the other two Angola scores. Nick Herndon scored the lone Fremont touchdown. Angola's defense forced five Fremont turnovers. West Noble 20, PRAIRIE HEIGHTS 0 (The Chargers compiled 353 yards of rushing offense.) Central Noble 22, Eastside 8 Fairfield 24, Churubusco 22 S.B. St. Joe's 16, Lakeland 15 Bellmont 46, DeKalb 14 East Noble 30, New Haven 18 Leo 35, Garrett 20 Ohio- Patrick Henry 28, Bryan 21 Fairview 41, Edgerton 25 Wauseon 35, Montpelier 0 Hilltop 27, Ottawa Hills 6 Toledo Christian 35, Edon 20 Michigan- Marshall 32, Coldwater 6 Bronson 47, New Buffalo 0 Quincy 34, Athens 20 Union City 18, Springport 14 Hillsdale 21, Brooklyn Columbia Central 7 B.C. St. Phillip 28, Camden-Frontier 6 Climax-Scots 36, North Adams-Jerome 0 Pittsford 42, Waldron 0 Reading 61, Homer 13 Jonesville 54, Concord 28 Colon 55, Litchfield 6 B.C. Lakeview 40, Sturgis 17 Girls Soccer- The Hamilton Girls soccer match with Lakewood Park has been cancelled for tonight. It will not be rescheduled.
	Thursday's Local Sports Thursday, October 8, 2009 HIGH SCHOOL -I.H.S.A.A. Boys Tennis Regionals- At Carroll-- ANGOLA vs. (#13) Homestead, ppd. until 4:00pm Friday -I.H.S.A.A. Boys Soccer Sectionals- At DeKalb-- DeKalb 8, Eastside 0 ANGOLA 7, HAMILTON 0 Goals: Luke Dunn (3), Jimmy Chapman, Kyle Yeakle, Tyler Brandon, Troy Webber Assists: Luke Dunn (2), Kyle Yeakle, Tyler Brandon, Derek Brimmer, Adrian Gomez, Ryan Stayback Saves: Brad Stayback (2) At Westview-- Westview 6, PRAIRIE HEIGHTS 1 Girls Soccer-- New Haven 1, HAMILTON 0 Girls Volleyball-- Eastside 3, FREMONT 0 (25-22, 25-16, 26-24. Rebecca Noyes had 11 assists, Caitlyn Smith had eight kills, Celeste Sprague had nine solo blocks while Jenna Garrison and Smith had eight digs apiece.) PRAIRIE HEIGHTS 3, West Noble 0 (25-12, 25-15, 25-14. Amelia Kellet had 20 assists, Aubree Heller had nine kills and Kylie Boswell recorded 12 digs.) Canterbury 3, HAMILTON 0 (25-12, 25-11, 25-16) Kills: Paige Drudge 4, Katie Kepler 2 Assists: Katie Kepler 2, Shelby Gibson 1 Digs: Shelby Gibson 6, Paige Drudge & Paige Zimmerman 5 Aces: Shelby Gibson & Paige Drudge 2 COLLEGE Mens Golf-- TRINE finished fifth at the M.I.A.A. Jamboree hosted by Albion. Team Scores: 1. Albion 300. 2. Hope 309. 3. Adrian 310. 4. Olivet 319. 5. TRINE 322. 6. Calvin 324. 7. Kalamazoo 326. 8. Alma 334.
	Wednesday's Local Sports Wednesday, October 7, 2009 HIGH SCHOOL -I.H.S.A.A. Boys Tennis Regionals- At Carroll-- ANGOLA 3, Carroll 2 (Josh Quandt, Nick Burlingame and Brian Bienz swept the singles matches for the Hornets. Angola improves to 16-2 and will face 13th-ranked Homestead for the regional title at 4:00 on Thursday afternoon. Homestead defeated Concordia 4-1 in other regional semi-final.) At Concord-- East Noble 3, Warsaw 2 Finals--Concord 3, East Noble 2 Girls Soccer-- ANGOLA 3, East Noble 1 (Angola scored all of their goals in the second half. Tori Smith, Kristy Baldwin and Hillary Yentes scored for Angola while Emily Watkins made 15 saves.) COLLEGE Mens Soccer-- Olivet 1, TRINE 1 (tie) TIN CAPS (FORT WAYNE) - The Fort Wayne Tin Caps will host the Midwest League All-Star game on June 22nd at Parkview Field. A home run derby and other All-Star related events will take place on the night before the game. The Midwest League champions will open the 2010 season on April 8th. The Tin Caps are planning 22 post-game fireworks shows.
	Tuesday's Local Sports Tuesday, October 6, 2009 HIGH SCHOOL -I.H.S.A.A. Boys Tennis Regionals- At Carroll-- ANGOLA vs. Carroll, ppd. until Wednesday at 4:00pm Girls Volleyball-- PRAIRIE HEIGHTS 3, HAMILTON 0 (25-4, 25-11, 25-9. Amelia Kellet had 14 assists for the Panthers while Rebecca Kain and Aubree Heller had six kills. Ali Terry also recorded six aces and Lindsey Hodgen had five digs. Katie Kepler and Kirsten Willibey each had six digs for the Marines.) FREMONT 3, Howe Military 0 (25-6, 25-9, 25-10. Celeste Sprague had eight aces and five kills for the Eagles. Ellie Sisler also had five kills while Rebecca Noyes had 10 assists. The Eagles also recorded 24 aces.) Girls Soccer-- HAMILTON 1, Lakeland 0 (Alex Osborn's goal off of a free kick was the only goal of the match. Charlene Lingo earned the shutout by making five saves.) Boys Soccer-- Lakeland 3, PRAIRIE HEIGHTS 2 (Josh Mehrling scored twice for the Panthers. Prairie Heights goalie Shawn Keister had 11 saves.) COLLEGE Womens Soccer-- St. Mary's 1, TRINE 0 Womens Volleyball-- TRINE 3, Olivet 0 (25-14, 25-19, 25-19)
	Two Trine Football Players Earn M.I.A.A. P-O-W Honors Monday, October 5, 2009 (ANGOLA) - Trine defensive back Aaron Shoemaker and punter/placekicker Jeremy Howard have earned M.I.A.A. Players of the Week honors in football for games played last Saturday. Shoemaker made 18 1/2, including three for losses as Trine rallied to be Hope 38-35 in earning defensive player of the week honors. Howard was named the special teams player of the week after he kicked a 46-yard field goal and added five extra points in Trine’s win over Hope. He also averaged 38.2 yards per punt on four kicks with a long of 45 yards.
	Monday's Local Sports Monday, October 5, 2009 HIGH SCHOOL -I.H.S.A.A. Boys Tennis Sectionals- At DeKalb-- Finals--ANGOLA 5, FREMONT 0 (Josh Quandt, Nick Burlingame and Brian Bienz swept the singles matches for Angola. The Hornets got victories in the doubles from Gavin Bush and Jacob Stump at number one and from Matt Julien and Dylan Warren at number two. The Hornets advance to the Carroll Regional where they will face the host school at 4:00pm on Tuesday afternoon.) At East Noble-- East Noble 4, Westview 1 At Goshen-- Jimtown 3, Fairfield 2 Girls Volleyball-- ANGOLA 3, Goshen 2 (23-25, 25-19, 25-13, 24-26, 16-14. Sam Parrish had 19 kills, Kay Shollenberger had 40 assists and Mariah Chambers had six aces for the Hornets. Parrish and Kiersten Goings both had 21 digs as Angola improved to 22-4 overall.) Elkhart Central 3, PRAIRIE HEIGHTS 1 (25-20, 25-16, 19-25, 25-21. Amelia Kellett had 38 assists for the Panthers while Kylie Boswell had 11 digs and Aubree Heller had seven kills and three aces.) Central Noble 3, HAMILTON 0 (25-14, 25-11, 25-14) Kills: Paige Drudge 6, Shelby Gibson 3 Assists: Katie Kepler 8 Digs: Katie Kepler 12, Paige Zimmerman 6 Blocks: Shelby Gibson & Paige ZImmerman 1 Aces: Katie Kepler 2, Shelby Gibson 1 Boys Soccer-- Lakewood Park 2, ANGOLA 1 (Jimmy Chapman scored the only goal for the Hornets.)
	Fremont Hosting Angola Friday At Shive Monday, October 5, 2009 (FREMONT) - The varsity football game between Fremont and Angola this Friday night at Shive Field is Fremont’s home game. Admission to this game will be $5. Fremont season passes will be honored and Fremont students wearing “the shirt” will pay $1 for admission as usual. Angola season passes and Trine University passes will not be honored. Parking will be available to the east of Shive Field, between the football complex and the railroad tracks as well as in the parking lot used for Hershey Hall, to the west of the football complex. You may enter the football complex at two locations, one being on the southeast side of Shive Field and one being at the front entrance (north side) of the field. This is senior night for Fremont. All fall, senior athletes and their parents will be honored prior to the game.
	Saturday's Local Sports Saturday, October 3, 2009 HIGH SCHOOL N.E.C.C. Cross Country Meet at West Noble-- (LIGONIER) - West Noble won both the boys and girls team championships on their home course. Angola finished third in the boys race while Fremont was fourth. Angola's girls finished second behind the host Chargers. Angola's Curtis Kent won the boys race for the second straight year followed by Nicholas Lagemann of Prairie Heights. Fremont's Keigan Culler was fourth. Also earning all conference honors by finishing in the top 15 were John Wilson and Parker Rowan of Angola along with Matt Perkins and Kevin Eash of Prairie Heights. Sage Knopp of Central Noble finished first in the girls race. Fremont's Amber Hiner was third. Earning all conference honors by finishing in the top 15 were Ashton Sellers, Ericka Rinehart, Rachel Rinehart and Brittany Beard from Angola along with Anna Aldrich of Fremont. I.H.S.A.A. Girls Golf Finals-- DeKalb finished 8th in the final team standings at the Legends of Indiana Golf Course. DeKalb's Alison Curtis finished in a 16th place tie at 19 over, 163. East Noble freshman Katie Sharp finished in a fifth place tie with a two round total of 12 over 156. Martinsville beat Carmel on the fifth player tiebreaker to win the state title. COLLEGE Football-- TRINE 38, Hope 35 (Trine quarterback Eric Watt passed for 192 yards and three touchdowns while Kent Biller rushed for 167 yards and two scores. The two teams combined for 900 yards of total offense. On the defensive side, Trine's Aaron Shoemaker was credited with 20 tackles including three for loss of yards and 17 solo stops. The Thunder won despite picking up 125 yards in penalties. Trine is now 3-1 overall and 1-0 in the M.I.A.A..) Womens Volleyball-- at Illinois Wesleyan Classic Capital 3, TRINE 1 (18-25, 27-25, 25-20, 25-20) Illinois Wesleyan 3, TRINE 0 (25-20, 25-21, 25-15) Womens Soccer-- St. Mary's 6, TRINE 0 Womens Golf-- Trine finished fourth at the M.I.A.A. Jamboree hosted by Saint Mary’s. Katlyn Pero of Trine finished in a tie for sixth with a 82. Mens Soccer-- TRINE 2, Adrian 1
	Friday's High School Football Scores Friday, October 2, 2009 Indiana-- ANGOLA 42, PRAIRIE HEIGHTS 14 (Alexx Bauer threw five touchdown passes as the Hornets snapped a three game losing streak.) FREMONT 21, Eastside 0 (Fremont wins their fourth straight game. The Eagles defense has given up only 14 points in the last four weeks. They have also posted two shutouts in that stretch.) Lakeland 28, Fairfield 6 West Noble 21, Central Noble 20 Churubusco 48, Bowman Academy 18 East Noble 31, Columbia City 28 Norwell 54, DeKalb 24 South Adams 9, Garrett 7 Ohio-- Bryan 35, Wauseon 0 Archbold 63, Montpelier 0 Edgerton 54, Holgate 33 Northwood 52, Hilltop 34 Edon 47, Danbury 6 Michigan-- Jackson Lumen Christi 41, Coldwater 0 White Pigeon 36, Bronson 33 Jonesville 41, Quincy 6 Union City 34, Athens 14 Hillsdale 41, Albion 13 North Adams-Jerome 28, Camden-Frontier 19 Climax-Scots 26, Pittsford 13 Waldron 43, Tekonsha 12 Kalamazoo Central 62, Sturgis 14
	Thursday's Local Sports Thursday, October 1, 2009 HIGH SCHOOL --I.H.S.A.A. Boys Tennis Sectionals-- At DeKalb FREMONT 5, PRAIRIE HEIGHTS 0 ANGOLA 3, DeKalb 2 Finals--FREMONT vs. ANGOLA, Saturday 10:00am At East Noble East Noble 5, Lakeland 0 Central Noble 4, Howe Military 1 Saturday semifinals at 10:00am-- West Noble vs. East Noble Westview vs. Central Noble Girls Soccer-- ANGOLA 2, Central Noble 1 (Hillary Yentes and Tori Smith scored for the Hornets while Emily Watkins made 11 saves on Senior Night.) F.W. North at HAMILTON Boys Soccer-- DeKalb at ANGOLA F.W. Fusion 1, PRAIRIE HEIGHTS 0 West Noble 4, HAMILTON 2 Hamilton Goals: Tony Smolek (2) Assist - Sean Conley Girls Volleyball-- PRAIRIE HEIGHTS 3, Lakeland 0 (25-12, 25-21, 25-11) Westview 3, FREMONT 0 (25-18, 25-9, 25-16) Edgerton 3, HAMILTON 0 (25-13, 25-10, 25-21) Kills:Paige Drudge 7, Katie Kepler 3 Assists: Katie Kepler 6, Paige Drudge 1 Digs: Paige Zimmerman 16, Shelby Gibson 9 Katie Kepler & Ashlie Kryder 6 Aces: Shelby Gibson 1 Blocks: Katie Kepler, Paige Drudge, Ashlie Kryder, & Paige Zimmerman 1 COLLEGE Womens Golf-- TRINE finished fifth at Thursday's M.I.A.A. Jamboree hosted by Kalamazoo College. Trine's Becca Miller finished fifth in the individual standings with an 83. Martyna Mierzwa of Saint Mary’s set a new Milham Park course record with a 74.
	Wednesdays Local Sports Wednesday, September 30, 2009 HIGH SCHOOL Girls Volleyball-- Garrett 3, HAMILTON 0 (25-10, 25-8, 25-21) Kills: Paige Drudge & Paige Zimmerman 5 Assists: Katie Kepler 7 Aces: Katie Kepler 2 Digs: Paige Zimmerman 12, Ashlie Kryder 8 Blocks: Paige Drudge & Paige Zimmerman 1 COLLEGE Womens Soccer-- Kalamazoo 5, TRINE 0 Womens Volleyball-- Hope 3, TRINE 0 (25-13, 25-17, 25-22)
	Tuesday's Local Sports Tuesday, September 29, 2009 HIGH SCHOOL Boys Cross Country-- ANGOLA 17, HAMILTON 43 ANGOLA 15, Westview 50 HAMILTON 15, Westview 40 Angola went 1-2-3 led by Curtis Kent who won in a time of 17:57 followed by Parker Rowan and John Wilson. Aaron Kaufman was the top finisher for the Marines as he came in fourth. FREMONT and West Noble at Churubusco (Keagan Culler finished first, no team scores were reported.) PRAIRIE HEIGHTS and Fairfield at Eastside, no report Girls Cross Country-- ANGOLA 17, HAMILTON 46 ANGOLA 15, Westview 50 Westview 15, HAMILTON 50 Angola went 1-2-3 in the girls race as well. Ericka Rhinehart won in a time of 21:35 followed by Ashton Sellers and Rachel Rhinehart. MacKenzie Snyder was the top finisher for Hamilton as she was fourth. FREMONT and West Noble at Churubusco (Fremont’s Anna Aldrich finished 1st followed by her teammate Amber Hiner in 2nd. Team scores were not reported.) PRAIRIE HEIGHTS and Fairfield at Eastside, no report Girls Soccer-- ANGOLA 5, HAMILTON 0 (Angola scored four goals in the second half. Tori Smith scored twice for the Hornets. The other goals were scored by Hillary Yentes, Rachel Weber and Brittany Smith. The night was dedicated towards raising awareness and funds in the fight against cancer. The Angola girls wore pink uniforms to honor cancer survivors.) Girls Volleyball-- ANGOLA 3, Churubusco 0 (25-11, 25-16, 25-15. Sam Parrish had 18 kills for the Hornets while Kiersten Goings had 17 digs and Kay Shollenberger had 30 assists and three aces. The Hornets improved to 21-4 overall and 7-1 in the N.E.C.C..) Lakeland 3, FREMONT 0 (25-19, 25-20, 25-22. Rebecca Noyes had 19 assists for the Eagles while Caitlynn Smith had 11 kills and nine digs.) Fairfield 3, PRAIRIE HEIGHTS 1 (23-25, 25-11, 25-16, 25-19. Mataya Lorntz had 18 assists for the Panthers while Tharon Shultz had seven kills and Kylie Boswell recorded 10 digs.) Boys Tennis-- East Noble 3, ANGOLA 2 (East Noble also won the J.V. match 5-0.) FREMONT 3, F.W. Elmhurst 2 (Joe Stackhouse, Jonas Leidschwendner and Ryan Palmerton swept the singles matches for the Eagles. Fremont also won the J.V. match 2-0.) Whitko 3, PRAIRIE HEIGHTS 2 COLLEGE Mens Soccer-- TRINE 2, Alma 1
	Monday's High School Sports Monday, September 28, 2009 Football-- Fairfield has moved to second in Class 2A while Churubusco is still fourth in Class 1A in this weeks Associated Press Indiana High School Football Poll. The Falcons, Eagles and Lakeland are tied for first in the N.E.C.C. at 6-0. While Fairfield and Churubusco are ranked, the Lakers continue to get no love from the pollsters. The number one teams in this weeks poll are Penn in 5A, Indianapolis Cathedral in 4A, Indianapolis Chatard in 3A, Indianapolis Ritter in 2A and Lafayette Catholic in 1A. I.H.S.A.A. Boys Soccer Sectional Draw-- (matches on October 8th and 10th) At DeKalb DeKalb vs. Eastside ANGOLA vs. HAMILTON At Westview Westview vs. PRAIRIE HEIGHTS Lakeland vs. Howe Military Northridge vs. Westview/Prairie Heights winner At Garrett Garrett vs. Lakewood Park Christian Central Noble vs. East Noble At Goshen Wawasee vs. Bethany Christian West Noble vs. Goshen I.H.S.A.A. Girls Soccer Sectional Draw-- (matches played the week of Oct. 12th) At Angola-- HAMILTON vs. F.W. Northrup Garrett vs. Carroll Lakewood Park Christian vs. Leo DeKalb vs. ANGOLA At Bethany Christian-- Westview vs. Lakeland Warsaw vs. West Noble Bethany Christian vs. Central Noble East Noble vs. Wawasee ------------------------------ --Monday's Events-- Boys Soccer-- F.W. Wayne at ANGOLA Girls Volleyball-- Lakewood Park Christian 3, HAMILTON 0 (25-11, 25-9, 25-7) Kills: Shelby Gibson 3, Paige Drudge 2 Assists: Katie Kepler 4 Aces:Paige Zimmerman 1 Digs: Katie Kepler & Ashlie Kryder 7, Kirsten Willibey 4
	Saturday's Local Sports Saturday, September 26, 2009 HIGH SCHOOL Girls Golf-- ANGOLA finished 12th at the East Noble Regionals held at Noble Hawk Golf Club. Hailey Dykstra led Angola with a 91. DeKalb finished first with a score of 314. Warsaw finished second followed by East Noble. DeKalb, Warsaw and East Noble all advanced to the State Finals next weekend. Boys Tennis-- N.E.C.C. Tournament at Lakeland 1. ANGOLA 57 2. Fairfield 51 3. Westview 39 4. West Noble 25 5. FREMONT 21 6. PRAIRIE HEIGHTS 19 7. Churubusco 14 8. Lakeland 8 9. Central Noble 6 Angola's Josh Quandt, Nick Burlingame and Brian Bienz swept the singels championships. Football-- Central Noble 34, East Chicago Central 12 Cross Country-- At the New Haven Classic, Angola's girls won the Gold Division by 51 points over Napolean. Fremont's Amber Hiner was third while her teammate Anna Aldrich finished sixth with a personal best time of 19:52. Angola's Ericka Rinehart was seventh and Ashton Sellers was ninth. Meanwhile, Angola's boys were fourth while Prairie Heights finished fifth and Fremont came in 10th in the gold division. Angola's Curtis Kent was second, Nicholas Lagemann of Prairie Heights was fourth and Fremont's Keagan Culler was sixth. Boys Soccer-- HAMILTON 2, Central Noble 1 (Sean Conley and Justin McKnight scored for Hamilton while Austin Boyd had 25 saves.) Girls Soccer-- ANGOLA 2, Muncie Burris 2 (Hillary Yentes and Tori Smith scored the Hornets. Kristy Baldwin and Carmyn Hamblen recorded the assists. The Hornets are now 4-6-2 overall.) HAMILTON 3, Central Noble 0 (Allie Campbell had two goals and an assist while Brooke Koeppe scored the other goal and Brittany Gaff had an assist.) Girls Volleyball-- PRAIRIE HEIGHTS went 0-3 at the Warsaw Invitational as they were beaten by Warsaw, Muncie Burris and Fort Wayne North in pool play. COLLEGE SPORTS Football-- Franklin 30, TRINE 29 (Franklin rallied to end the Thunder 14-game regular season winning streak. The Grizzlies scored the winning touchdown with 2:25 left on a 13-yard pass from Nick Purichia to Adam Mellencamp. Trine was guilty of 79 yards in penalties including an offside penalty on fourth down which kept Franklin's winning drive alive. The Thunder defense also gave up 335 yards in passing. Trine quarterback Eric Watt passed for 233 yards and three touchdowns. He also ran for 120 yards and a score.) Cross Country-- The Trine men were sixth while the womens team finished eighth at the M.I.A.A. Jamboree hosted by Hope College. Trine's Darin King finished second in the mens race. Mens Golf-- TRINE won the M.I.A.A. Jamboree they hosted at Zollner Golf Course on Saturday. 1. Trine 287 2. Hope 290 3. Calvin 302 4. Olivet 304 4. Albion 304 6. Adrian 305 7. Kalamazoo 306 8. Alma 309 Trine's Andy Wolf finished third with a round of 71. Alex Lorencz, Jason Paff and Patrick Bailey all had rounds of 72 for the Thunder. Mens Soccer-- Hope 2, TRINE 1 Womens Soccer-- Franklin 2, TRINE 0 (Sunday) Womens Volleyball-- Alma 3, TRINE 1 (20-25, 25-20, 25-17, 25-22)
	Friday's Local Sports Friday, September 25, 2009 HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL Indiana-- Fairfield 29, ANGOLA 14 (Angola quarterback Alexx Bauer passed for 297 yards and two touchdowns while Robby Boots had ten receptions for 159 yards. But the Hornets were outgained on the ground 139-44 by the fourth-ranked team in Class 2A. Angola is now 2-3 in the N.E.C.C. and 2-4 overall.) FREMONT 13, PRAIRIE HEIGHTS 7 (Fremont's Tony Folck rushed for 117 yards and two touchdowns. He also preserved the victory by batting down a fourth down Panthers pass deep in Fremont territory with :17 left. The Eagles have allowed only 14 points in the last three games. Derek Young of Prairie Heights rushed for 83 yards.) Lakeland 55, Eastside 0 Churubusco 28, West Noble 6 Homestead 58, DeKalb 14 Norwell 31, East Noble 22 Garrett 42, Woodlan 26 Ohio-- Bryan 49, Montpelier 6 Edgerton 40, Ayersville 0 Toledo Christian 28, Hilltop 27 Ottawa Hills 24, Edon 14 Michigan-- B.C. Lakeview 40, Coldwater 27 Bronson 54, Covert 14 Quincy 58, Springport 46 Union City 39, Concord 22 Camden-Frontier 26, Waldron 6 Hillsdale 33, Leslie 6 Reading 18, Jonesville 14 Tekonsha 24, Litchfield 21 B.C. Central 20, Sturgis 13 COLLEGE SPORTS Womens Volleyball-- Trine 3, Adrian 0 (25-20, 25-17, 25-15)
	Thursday's Local Sports Thursday, September 24, 2009 HIGH SCHOOL Boys Tennis-- ANGOLA 5, Westview 0 (The Hornets win the N.E.C.C. regular season title as they won all five matches in straight sets. Josh Quandt, Nick Burlingame and Brian Bienz won singles matches for the Hornets. The doubles winners were Gavin Bush and Jacob Stump at #1 along with Dylan Warren and Matt Julien at #2. Angola is now 13-1 overall and they finished 8-0 in the conference.) Girls Soccer-- Westview 6, ANGOLA 0 (Emily Watkins made 29 saves for the Hornets.) HAMILTON 6, Lakewood Park Christian 0 (Brooke Keoppe had three goals and an assist. Allie Campbell had two goals, Colleen Lingo had a goal and an assist and while Sara Kohli added an assist. Charlene Lingo made 6 saves in net. Boys Soccer-- Keystone 4, HAMILTON 2 (Austin Boyd and Brandon Wolfrum scored for Hamilton while Sean Conley had a pair of assists.) Girls Volleyball-- PRAIRIE HEIGHTS 3, FREMONT 0 (25-12, 25-13, 25-18. No Prairie Heights individual statistics were provided. Rebecca Noyes had seven assists, Katie Hatch had nine digs, Caitlynn Smith had two aces and Celeste Sprague had two kills and three solo blocks for the Eagles.) ANGOLA 3, Garrett 0 (25-16, 25-11, 25-21. The Hornets improved to 20-4 as Kay Shollenberger had 27 assists, Kendra Saylor had 12 digs, Sam Parrish had 14 kills and Justine Keiser had four aces. Angola won both the J.V. and Freshmen matches 2-0.) COLLEGE Mens Golf-- Trine University's Alex Lorencz was the medalist at the M.I.A.A. Jamboree hosted by Kalamazoo College on Thursday as he fired a four-under-par 68 at Milham Golf Course. The Thunder finished in a fifth place tie with Olivet just nine shots behind first place Hope.
	Wednesday's Local Sports Wednesday, September 23, 2009 HIGH SCHOOL Angola High School Athletic Director Mark Ridenour says they have gotten several calls about some company who is trying to get businesses to buy footballs or names on footballs for homecoming. Ridenour says the only fundraising done through the athletic office is direct or with Slam Dunk Marketing. He says every year they get outside companies who use the school name to generate funds without their permission. If anyone has questions about a company besides Slam Dunk Marketing who say they represent the Angola High School Athletic Department, they should call Ridenour at 665-2186. Boys Soccer-- New Haven 2, ANGOLA 2 (TIE) (Luke Dunn and Kyle Yeakle scored for Angola. Yeakle and Wilson Thornton picked up the assists.) Girls Soccer-- ANGOLA 0, New Haven 0 (TIE) (Angola's Emily Watkins made 14 saves in the scoreless tie.) Boys Tennis-- ANGOLA 5, F.W. Snider 0 (Angola improves to 12-1 overall. The J.V. match ended in a 5-5 tie.) FREMONT 5, Howe Military 0 (Joe Stackhouse, Jonas Leidgschwender and Ryan Palmerton won singles matches for the Eagles. The doubles wins were recorded by Mason Hallman and Matt Hoff at #1 and Adam Stukey and Tyler Colbart at #2. Fremont also won the J.V. match 4-2.) COLLEGE Womens Golf-- TRINE finished fourth at the M.I.A.A. Jamboree hosted by Hope at Macatawa Legends G.C.. Becca Miller had the low score for Trine with an 83. Mens Soccer-- Albion 2, TRINE 0 Womens Soccer-- Bluffton 7, TRINE 4
	Tuesday's Local Sports Tuesday, September 22, 2009 HIGH SCHOOL Boys Cross Country-- West Noble 24, ANGOLA 33 (Curtis Kent of Angola finished first in a time of 17:22. Parker Rowan was fourth and John Wilson was seventh for the Hornets. FREMONT 21, Lakeland 35 FREMONT 20, Eastside 39 (Fremont's Keagan Culler and Chris Earman were the top two finishers.) HAMILTON 15, Central Noble 50 HAMILTON 26, PRAIRIE HEIGHTS 29 PRAIRIE HEIGHTS 15, Central Noble 50 (Hamilton's Aaron Kaufman finished first by one second with a time of 18:37. Arthur Franke of Prairie Heights finished fourth.) Girls Cross Country-- West Noble 23, ANGOLA 36 (Ericka Rinehart of Angola finished first in a time of 20:22. Angola's Ashton Sellers was fifth and Rachel Rinehart was seventh.) PRAIRIE HEIGHTS defeated Hamilton and Central Noble as the Marines and the Cougars did not have enough runners for team scores. Hamilton's MacKenzie Snyder finished second. Terry Crawford led the Panthers by finishing eighth. FREMONT did not have enough runners for a team score against Lakeland and Eastside. Fremont's Amber Hiner finished first in a time of 21:06 while Anna Aldrich was second. Boys Soccer-- ANGOLA 3, Lakeland 0 (Angola improves to 8-2 overall and 6-1 in the N.E.C.C.. Luke Dunn scored twice for the Hornets. Wilson Thornton had a goal and an assist. Skyler Stites also had an assist while Angola goalie Brad Stayback got the shutout. Girls Soccer-- Garrett 4, HAMILTON 2 (Freshman Allie Campbell scored both goals for the Marines. Charlene Lingo made 11 saves for Hamilton.) Boys Tennis-- ANGOLA 5, Lakeland 0 (The Hornets improve to 7-0 in the N.E.C.C. and 11-1 overall. Angola also won the J.V. match 9-1.) Girls Volleyball-- ANGOLA 3, FREMONT 0 (25-12, 25-11, 25-5. Sam Parrish had 16 kills and five aces for Angola while Kiersten Goings had 12 digs and Kay Shollenberger recorded 28 assists. Fremont's Celeste Sprague had four kills and three solo blocks while Katie Hatch had five digs and Rebecca Noyes had four assists. Churubusco 3, HAMILTON 0 (25-8, 25-13, 25-8. Ashlie Kryder had 10 digs for the Marines while Katie Kepler had two aces and three assists. Paige Drudge had three kills and two blocks.) Central Noble 3, PRAIRIE HEIGHTS 2 (24-26, 24-26, 25-23, 25-9, 15-9. Riley Shultz had 16 assists for the Panthers while Kylie Boswell had 16 digs and Aubrey Heller had eight kills.) MIDDLE SCHOOL FOOTBALL 7th Grade--PRAIRIE HEIGHTS 18, ANGOLA 7 8th Grade--PRAIRIE HEIGHTS 36, ANGOLA 13
	Monday's Local Sports Monday, September 21, 2009 HIGH SCHOOL Boys Tennis-- FREMONT 5, PRAIRIE HEIGHTS 0 Singles 1. Joe Stackhouse (FR) def. Brandon Buechley (PH) 4-6, 6-1, 6-1 2. Jonas Leidgschwender (FR) def. Travis Northup (PH) 6-7 (6-8), 7-6 (7-0), 6-0 3. Ryan Palmerton (FR) def. Brad Hughes (PH) 6-0, 6-0 Doubles 1. Mason Hallman/Tyler Jenkins (FR) def. Tim Morris/Laine Warnock (PH) 6-1, 6-2 2. Adam Stuckey/Tyler Colbart (FR) def. Danny Hamm/Tyler Carbone (PH) 6-1, 7-6 (7-3) Fremont JV won 2-0 Girls Volleyball-- North Central at HAMILTON, no report Boys Soccer-- PRAIRIE HEIGHTS 1, Garrett 1 (TIE) F.W. Wayne 5, HAMILTON 1 Football-- Northeast Corner Conference co-leaders Fairfield and Churubusco are ranked in the top 10 of this weeks Associated Press Indiana High School Football Poll. The Falcons are ranked third in Class 2A while the Eagles are number four in Class 1A. Despite compiling a 5-0 record in which they have outscored the opposition 221-35, the Lakeland Lakers continue to get no love from the pollsters. The Lakers did not get one single vote in this weeks poll. The number one teams are Penn, Indianapolis Cathedral, Indianapolis Chatard, Heritage Christian and Lafayette Catholic. COLLEGE Football-- Trine is ranked 20th in this week American Football Coaches Association Division Three college football poll. The 2-0 Thunder play at Franklin College this Saturday.
	Saturday's Local Sports Saturday, September 19, 2009 HIGH SCHOOL I.H.S.A.A. Girls Golf Sectionals-- At Zollner Golf Course (hosted by Angola) 1. DeKalb 320, 2. Carroll 378, 3. ANGOLA 388, 4. Northrup 394, 5. Leo 405, 6. Snider 407, 7. FREMONT 424, 8. Concordia 425, 9. Dwenger 436. Thanks to their third place finish, Angola advances to next weeks regional tournament along with DeKalb and Carroll. Angola was led by Morgan Moore who fired an 89. Anna Hartsuff carded a 90. Liz Carlson led Fremont with a 93. Barbie Snyder of DeKalb was the medalist with a 77. The Barons had four of the top five individual finishers. At Cobblestone (hosted by East Noble) 1. East Noble 331, 2. Elkhart Memorial 352, 3. Northwood 355, 4. Northridge 363, 5. Fairfield 366, 6. Elkhart Central 395, 7. Goshen 409, 8. Concord 416, 9. PRAIRIE HEIGHTS 420, 10. West Noble 579. Emily Foley led Prairie Heights with a 95 while Emily Christoffel fired a 97. N.E.C.C. Soccer Tournament Finals-- Boys--West Noble 1, Westview 0 Girls--Westview 4, West Noble 0 Cross Country-- (LIGONIER) - West Noble won both of the team titles on Saturday at their Invitational meet. Prairie Heights finished seventh in the boys race while Hamilton was 13th. Nicholas Lagemann of Prairie Heights finished second while teammate Matt Perkins was 13th. Angola's Curtis Kent first in his division at the New Prairie Invitational. The Hornets were 10th in Class AA while Fremont was 9th in Class A in the boys races. The Angola girls were third in Class AA while Fremont did not have runners for a team score. Fremont's Amber Hiner was fourth in her division race. Girls Volleyball-- Fairfield 3, HAMILTON 0 (25-10, 25-13, 25-5) ANGOLA finished second at the Elmhurst Invitational Boys Tennis-- F.W. Canterbury 4, ANGOLA 1 (The Hornets suffered their first loss of the season at the hands of the 15th ranked Cavaliers. Nick Burlingame got the lone point for the Hornets at #2 singles.) FREMONT finished fourth at the Knox Invitational. Joe Stackhouse finished third at #1 singles while German foreign exchange student Jonas Leidgschwendner was fifth at #2 singles and Ryan Palmerton was fourth at #3 singles. Adam Stukey and Tyler Colbert were third at #2 doubles. COLLEGE Football-- TRINE 40, Defiance 9 (Trine compiled almost 500 yards in total offense. Eric Watt passed for 250 yards and three touchdowns. With the victory, Trine has moved up to 22nd in this weeks D3football.com poll.) Womens Volleyball-- Trine defeated Denison 3-0 and lost to Thiel 3-1 on Saturday at the Otterbein Cardinal Classic Tourney. Mens Golf-- TRINE finished sixth at the M.I.A.A. Jamboree hosted by Adrian at Lenawee C.C. Trine's Terence Klingaman was eighth with a round of 76. Men's Soccer-- Ohio Northern 3, TRINE 0 (OAC/MIAA Shootout) Women's Soccer-- Muskingum 5, TRINE 0 (Sunday) Women's Golf-- TRINE finished 16th at the Ball State Invitational.
	Friday's High School Sports Friday, September 18, 2009 FOOTBALL Indiana-- (#4-1A) Churubusco 26, ANGOLA 6 (The Eagles outgained the Hornets 417-185 in total offense which included 378 on the ground.) FREMONT 22, Central Noble 0 Caston 14, PRAIRIE HEIGHTS 0 (#5-2A) Fairfield 48, Eastside 0 Lakeland 45, West Noble 9 East Noble 17, Carroll 7 Columbia City 16, DeKalb 13 Garrett 42, Bluffton 14 Ohio-- Napolean 28, Bryan 21 Swanton 23, Montpelier 14 Edgerton 33, Wayne Trace 32 Northwood 42, Edon 22 Hilltop 54, Danbury 16 Michigan-- Kalamazoo Central 40, Coldwater 14 Bronson 38, Centreville 13 Concord 21, Quincy 14 Union City 41, Homer 6 Reading 40, Athens 7 Pittsford 42, North Adams-Jerome 28 Colon 48, Waldron 8 Jonesville 41, Springport 0 Climax-Scots 62, Camden-Frontier 16 Hillsdale 35, Jackson County Western 6 Harper Creek 53, Sturgis 0 NECC BOYS SOCCER TOURNEY SEMIFINALS Westview 6, Lakeland 1 West Noble 4, Central Noble 0 (championship match at 5 pm Saturday at Eastside)
	Thursday's Local Sports Thursday, September 17, 2009 HIGH SCHOOL N.E.C.C. Girls Soccer Tourney Semi-Finals-- Westview 7, Lakeland 0 West Noble 2, ANGOLA 1 (Tori Smith scored the only goal for Angola.) Westview plays West Noble for the tourney championship at Eastside High School on Saturday afternoon at 3:00pm N.E.C.C. Boys Soccer Tourney (1st Round)-- Westview 4, ANGOLA 2 (OT) Lakeland 5, PRAIRIE HEIGHTS 1 (Kyle Burkholder scored for the Panthers with an assist from Amy Burkholder) West Noble 2, HAMILTON 0 (Austin Boyd had 27 saves for Hamilton.) Central Noble 3, Eastside 0 Tonights Semi-Finals at Westview High School-- Central Noble vs. West Noble, 5:00 Lakeland vs. Westview, 5:00 Winners play in the finals Saturday at 5:00 at Eastside High School. Boys Tennis-- ANGOLA 4, Churubusco 1 (The Hornets are now 10-0 overall and 6-0 in the N.E.C.C.. Angola plays at 15th ranked Fort Wayne Canterbury on Saturday.) FREMONT 5, Central Noble 0 (Joe Stackhouse, Ryan Palmerton and Matt Hoff won singles matches for the Eagles. Doubles victories were recorded by Mason Hallman and Tyler Jenkins at number one and by Adam Stukey and Matt Wilcox at number two. Girls Golf-- FREMONT 197, Fairfield 204 (Sarah Aldrich of Fremont was the medalist with a 38 which was a personal best and tied the front nine record at Lake James Golf Club with Liz Carlson.) Girls Volleyball-- HAMILTON 3, FREMONT 1 (25-21, 25-23, 25-27, 25-20. Rebecca Noyes had four aces and three assists for the Eagles while Celeste Sprague had eight kills and three solo blocks. Paige Drudge had 11 kills and three blocks for Hamilton while Katie Kepler had 11 assists, Shelby Gibson had five aces and Paige Zimmerman had 24 digs. PRAIRIE HEIGHTS at Eastside, no report COLLEGE Womens Golf-- Trine's Katlyn Pero shot a four-ove par, 76 Thursday to share the top spot in the Albion M.I.A.A. Jamboree at the Medalist Golf Course. Trine finished fourth overall.
	Wednesday's Local Sports Wednesday, September 16, 2009 HIGH SCHOOL Boys Soccer-- ANGOLA 4, Prairie Heights 0 (The Hornets scored all of their goals in the second half. Luke Dunn got the hat trick for the Hornets. Victor Gomez also scored for Angola.) N.E.C.C. Girls Soccer Tourney-- West Noble 3, HAMILTON 1 (Brooke Koeppe scored the Hamilton goal on an assist from Sara Kohli.) Lakeland 1, Central Noble 0 (OT) Thursday's semi-finals-- Westview at Lakeland, 5:00 ANGOLA at West Noble, 5:00 Winners play for the tourney championship at Eastside High School on Saturday afternoon at 3:30pm Girls Volleyball-- Quincy 2, FREMONT 0 (25-14, 25-22. Rebecca Noyes had nine assists while Celeste Sprague had five kills and two solo blocks for the Eagles.) Boys Tennis-- FREMONT 4, Lakeland 1 (Joe Stackhouse, Ryan Palmerton and Matt Hoff swept the singles matches for the Eagles while Mason Hallman and Tyler Jenkins won their match at number one doubles.) COLLEGE Womens Soccer-- Defiance 4, TRINE 1 Womens Volleyball-- #10 Calvin 3, TRINE 2 (25-18, 25-21, 20-25, 22-25, 15-10. Betsy Irwin had 20 kills, eight blocks and five digs. Abby Rothballer registered 12 kills. Sarah Radekin dished out 48 assists while Andrea DiRuzza had 10 digs.
	Tuesday's Local Sports Tuesday, September 15, 2009 PUNT, PASS AND KICK (ANGOLA) - Over 30 youngsters took part last Saturday at the N.F.L. Punt, Pass and Kick Competition hosted by the Angola Parks and Recreation Office at Angola High School. Earning first place honors in their respective age groups were: Girls-- 10-11 Megan Carrigan 12-13 Angelia Shockley Boys-- 8-9 David Frank 10-11 Myles Turner 12-13 Craig Nofziger 14-15 Eric Ruff All six youngsters will advance to the sectional competition on October 17th in Mishawaka. HIGH SCHOOL Boys Cross Country-- ANGOLA 15, Churubusco 50 ANGOLA 20, Eastside 41 Angola also defeated Central Noble as the Cougars did not have enough runners for a team score. Angola's Curtis Kent was first in a time of 17:59 FREMONT 21, HAMILTON 35 Fairfield 26, HAMILTON 31 FREMONT 24, Fairfield 31 Keigan Culler of Fremont finished first in 17:22. Hamilton's Cody Hein was sixth. PRAIRIE HEIGHTS 21, Lakeland 34 PRAIRIE HEIGHTS 24, Westview 31 West Noble 25, PRAIRIE HEIGHTS 34 Matt Perkins of Prairie Heights finished first in a time of 17:06 Girls Cross Country-- ANGOLA 17, Churubusco 41 ANGOLA also defeated Central Noble and Eastside as the Cougars and Blazers did not have enough runners for team scores. Sage Knopp of Central Noble finished first followed by Angola's Ericka Rinehart and Rachel Rinehart Fairfield defeated FREMONT and HAMILTON. Fremont and Hamilton did not have enough runners for team scores. Amber Hiner of Fremont was first in a time of 20:13. Hamilton's MacKenzie Snyder finished fifth. Westview 15, PRAIRIE HEIGHTS 50 West Noble 15, PRAIRIE HEIGHTS 50 Girls Volleyball-- ANGOLA 3, Hamilton 0 (25-13, 25-10, 25-7. Erica Zachrich had 10 kills for Angola while Kay Shollenberger had 25 assists and eight aces and Kiersten Goings had 10 digs. Paige Drudge for Hamilton had four kills, while Katie Kepler had four asissts and Ashlie Kryder had five digs. Boys Soccer-- Lakewood Park Christian 11, HAMILTON 1 Girls Soccer-- ANGOLA 5, Lakewood Park Christian 2 (Tori Smith and Chelsea Police both had two goals for the Hornets while Hillary Yentes had the other Angola goal. Angola is now 4-4 overall.) Boys Tennis-- Westview at PRAIRIE HEIGHTS, no report COLLEGE SPORTS Womens Volleyball-- The Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association has named Trine middle hitter Betsy Irwin its Player of the Week in volleyball for the week ending September 13. Irwin is a freshman from Athens, Ohio. She recorded 58 kills and had a hitting percentage of .371 in leading the Thunder to a 2-1 record in three MIAA matches for the week. In a five-game victory over Saint Mary’s, Irwin had 30 kills for .471 hitting percentage. For the week, she also had 10 digs, eight blocks and five service aces. Mens Soccer-- TRINE 2, Defiance 0 (The Thunder improved to 3-1 as Curtis Holcum and Josh Rivera scored goals for Trine. Holcum now has three goals for the season.)
	Monday's Local Sports Tuesday, September 15, 2009 HIGH SCHOOL SPORTS Girls Volleyball-- ANGOLA 3, Lakeland 0 (25-10, 25-14, 25-18. Sam Parrish had 20 kills, nine digs and four aces while Kay Shollenberger had 28 assists.) PRAIRIE HEIGHTS 3, Churubusco 0 (25-22, 25-16, 25-18. Amelia Kellet had 25 assists Boys Soccer-- ANGOLA 5, Eastside 0 (Goals: Luke Dunn (2), Jimmy Chapman, Tyler Brandon, Nabil Altashi. Assists: Wilson Thornton, Kyle Yeakle. Brad Stayback had 2 saves. West Noble 4, PRAIRIE HEIGHTS 0 Boys Tennis-- ANGOLA 4, Fairfield 1 (The Hornets are now 9-0 overall and 5-0 in the N.E.C.C.. Angola also won the J.V. match.) FREMONT 4, Churubusco 1 (The Eagles got victories in singles from Joe Stackhouse, Ryan Palmerton and Jake Bryant. Also winning was the number two doubles team of Adam Stukey and Matt Wilcox.) PRAIRIE HEIGHTS at Howe Military Girls Golf-- ANGOLA 191, Elkhart Central 215 (Angola's Morgan Moore was the medalist with a 43 while Anna Hartsuff fired a 46.) FREMONT 201, PRAIRIE HEIGHTS 208 (Liz Carlson of Fremont was the medalist with a 41. Emily Christoffel led Prairie Heights with a 47.)
	Sunday's Local Sports Sunday, September 13, 2009 *COLLEGE* Women's Soccer-- Hiram 6, TRINE 0
	Saturday's Local Sports Saturday, September 12, 2009 HIGH SCHOOL SPORTS Football-- FREMONT 21, Carroll (Flora) 7 (Fremont built a 21-0 halftime lead as they won thier first game of the season. The Eagle scores came on a 68-yard scamper by Tony Folck, a 21-yard pass from Nick Herndon to Jonathan Verde and a fumble recovery by Alex VanZuilen.) Girls Golf-- Fairfield won the team championship at the N.E.C.C. Tourney hosted by West Noble. The Falcons finished with a team score of 352. Angola was second at 399 followed by Fremont at 401 and Prairie Heights with 438. Fremont's Liz Carlson won medalist honors in a three hole playoff after she fired an 85. She along with her teammate Sarah Aldrich, who finished fourth with an 87, earned First Team All-N.E.C.C. honors. Angola's Morgan Moore also earned All-N.E.C.C. honors by finishing sixth with a 91. Emily Christoffel of Prairie Heights earned second team All-Conference honors with a round of 98. Angola's Austin Van also earned a spot on the second team by finishing 10th with a score of 100. Cross Country-- Angola's girls finished second while the Hornet boys finished third in their divisions at the Blackford Invitational. Ericka Rinehart led the Angola girls with a fourth place finish in a time of 19:41.72. Curtis Kent was the top runner for Angola in the boys race as he finished second with a time of 16:22.97. PRAIRIE HEIGHTS at Centreville Invitational Girls Volleyball-- ANGOLA finished second at the Lafayette Heritage Classic. The Hornets got to the finals before they lost to Lafayette Harrison 25-10, 25-13. Angola defeated Andrean, Mount Vernon and Bloomington North on their way to the finals. FREMONT lost three matches to Lakewood Park, Edon and Fort Wayne Canterbury at their Lady Eagle Classic. Edon went 2-1 and won the meet on a tiebreaker. West Noble 3, HAMILTON 1 (25-13, 25-11, 22-25, 25-13. Katie Kepler had 12 digs and 10 assists for the Marines while Shelly Gibson had four aces.) Boys Soccer-- Garrett 3, HAMILTON 0 COLLEGE SPORTS Mens Soccer-- TRINE 3, Goshen 0 (Ketner Classic) Mens Golf-- TRINE finished fourth in a tight M.I.A.A. Jamboree hosted by Alma. Hope won the meet followed by Adrian, Calvin and the Thunder. Only six shots seperated the top four teams. Patrick Bailey of Trine finished third with a 72. Womens Golf-- TRINE finished sixth at the Olivet Fall Invitational. Becca Miller of Trine finished second with a two round total of 155. Womens Volleyball-- TRINE 3, Kalamazoo 0 Wheaton 3, TRINE 1
	Friday's Local Sports Friday, September 11, 2009 *HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL* Indiana-- Lakeland 22, ANGOLA 0 (Lakeland compiled 349 yards rushing and the Laker defense forced four Angola turnovers. Brock Bateman rushed for 122 yards while Chris Smith had 115 yards and two touchdowns. Lakeland improves to 4-0 while Angola drops to 2-2 overall and 2-1 in the N.E.C.C..) Central Noble 54, PRAIRIE HEIGHTS 34 (Central Noble scored 20 unanswered third quarter points after the game was tied 13-13 at halftime. Brennan North threw three touchdown passes for the Panthers while Lance Feeney rushed for 105 yards.) Churubusco 58, Eastside 14 Fairfield 57, West Noble 6 East Noble 52, DeKalb 21 Garrett 40, Adams Central 20 (FREMONT will host Carroll from Flora on Saturday afternoon at 4:00pm) Ohio-- Hilltop 33, Holgate 2 Bryan 43, Delta 14 Patrick Henry 48, Montpelier 6 Hicksville 49, Edon 8 Edgerton 20, Cardinal Stritch 10 Michigan-- Coldwater 30, Sturgis 9 Bronson 43, St. Joe Lake Michigan Catholic 6 Quincy 41, Homer 13 Reading 46, Union City 27 Stockbridge 10, Hillsdale 0 Camden-Frontier 54, Litchfield 38 North Adams-Jerome 28, Waldron 14 Tekonsha 2, Burr Oak 0 COLLEGE SPORTS Womens Volleyball-- Albion 3, TRINE 1 (21-25, 25-22, 25-21, 25-21) Mens Soccer-- Manchester 2, TRINE 1 (Ketner Classic)
	Thursday's Local Sports Thursday, September 10, 2009 HIGH SCHOOL Girls Soccer-- Leo 9, ANGOLA 0 Central Noble 1, HAMILTON 0 Boys Soccer-- Westview (JV's) 4, PRAIRIE HEIGHTS 1 Girls Golf-- Wawasee 203, Mishawaka Marian 212, FREMONT 216 (Liz Carlson of Fremont was the medalist with a 43 while Sarah Aldrich fired a 48 for the Eagles.) PRAIRIE HEIGHTS 216, Edon 248 (Emily Christoffel and Emily Foley of Prairie Heights tied for medalist honors with rounds of 47.) Boys Tennis-- Westview 5, FREMONT 0 Girls Volleyball-- Churubusco 3, FREMONT 0 (25-14, 25-15, 25-15. Jenna Garrison had 14 digs for the Eagles while Celeste Sprague had four kills and three solo blocks.) Eastside 3, HAMILTON 0 (25-19, 25-19, 25-13. Paige Drudge had four kills for the Marines while Paige Zimmerman and Ashlie Kryder had six digs. Drudge and Zimmerman also had two aces and Katie Kepler had six assists.) Boys Cross Country-- HAMILTON 19, North Central 41 (The Marines have won four in a row and are now 4-1.) Girls Cross Country-- North Central 25, HAMILTON 30
	Wednesday's Local Sports Wednesday, September 9, 2009 HIGH SCHOOL Girls Golf-- DeKalb 162, ANGOLA 205 (DeKalb's Allison Curtis was the medalist with a 38. Hailey Dykstra and Austin Van both had rounds of 50 for the Hornets.) Boys Soccer-- ANGOLA 6, Garrett 1 (Luke Dunn scored twice for the Hornets. Other Angola goals were scored by Tyler Brandon, Joel Lopshire, Victor Gomez and Troy Webber. Brad Stayback made fives saves as the Hornets improved to 5-1 overall. Girls Soccer-- ANGOLA 3, Lakeland 1 (Tori Smith, Hillary Yentes and Kristy Baldwin scored for Angola.) Boys Tennis-- Fremont 4, Bishop Luers 1 (Joe Stackhouse, Ryan Palmerton and Mason Hallman won singles matches while Tyler Jenkins and Matt Hoff won the number two doubles match for the Eagles.) ANGOLA 5, West Noble 0 (Angola improves to 8-0 overall and 4-0 in the N.E.C.C..) F.W. Snider 5, PRAIRIE HEIGHTS 0 Girls Volleyball-- ANGOLA 3, Central Noble 2 (25-16, 25-22, 22-25, 25-23, 15-10. Kiersten Goings had 24 digs, Kay Shollenberger had 45 assists, Sam Parrish had 20 kills and Justine Keiser recorded six aces.) COLLEGE SPORTS Womens Soccer-- Goshen 2, TRINE 0
	Tuesday's Local Sports Tuesday, September 8, 2009 HIGH SCHOOL Football-- Fairfield is ranked 7th in Class 2A while Churubusco jumped up to 6th in Class 1A in this weeks Associated Press Indiana High School football poll. The number one teams are Penn in Class 5A, Indianapolis Cathedral in 4A, Indianapolis Chatard in 3A, Speedway in 2A and Lafayette Catholic in 1A. Boys Cross Country-- ANGOLA 23, FREMONT 36 ANGOLA 28, PRAIRIE HTS. 28 (Angola wins on the 6th man tiebreaker) PRAIRIE HTS. 24, FREMONT 35 Angola's Curtis Kent finished first followed by Fremont's Keigan Culler and Matt Perkins of Prairie Heights. HAMILTON 23, Lakeland 34 HAMILTON 19, Churubusco 39 Hamilton's Aaron Kaufman finished first. Girls Cross Country-- ANGOLA 15, PRAIRIE HEIGHTS 46 FREMONT did not have enough runners for a team score. Fremont's Amber Hiner and Anna Aldrich were the top two finishers. Girls Golf-- ANGOLA 201, PRAIRIE HEIGHTS 219 (Hannah Van and Hailey Dykstra both had rounds of 49 for the Hornets. Emily Foley fired a 51 for the Panthers.) Boys Soccer-- PRAIRIE HEIGHTS 5, Woodlan 2 (Josh Mehrling got the hat trick for the Panthers. Josh Howe and Kyle Burkholder scored the other two Panther goals.) Girls Volleyball-- ANGOLA 3, Westview 1 (22-25, 25-23, 25-15, 25-12. The Hornets are now 2-1 in the N.E.C.C. and 10-1 overall. Jessica Carter had 10 aces, Sam Parrish had 14 kils and 15 digs, Kay Shollenberger had 20 assists and Kiersten Goings had 15 digs for the Hornets.) East Noble 3, FREMONT 0 (25-5, 25-7, 25-7. Rebecca Noyes had four assists and two kills for the Eagles while Jenna Garrison had four digs.) COLLEGE Womens Golf-- TRINE finished 14th at the Grand Valley State Fall Invitational. Becca Miller led Trine with a two round total of 168. Womens Volleyball-- TRINE 3, St. Mary's 2 (25-19, 23-25, 22-25, 25-23, 20-18.)
	Saturday's Local Sports Saturday, September 5, 2009 HIGH SCHOOL Boys Soccer-- East Noble 5, HAMILTON 1 (Hamilton goal scored by Austin Boyd unassisted. Justin Gilbert had 21 saves for Hamilton.) COLLEGE Cross Country-- The TRINE men were first while the womens team finished third at the Goshen Hokum Karem meet. Mens Golf-- TRINE finished in a 7th place tie at Olivet's Lou Collins Classic. Terence Clingaman led Trine with a two round total of 152. Womens Soccer-- Huntington 5, TRINE 0 (Jennifer Siersma Memorial Classic) Womens Volleyball-- TRINE went 3-1 at the Elmhurst Invitational
	Friday Night High School Football Friday, September 4, 2009 Indiana-- ANGOLA 42, Eastside 15 (Alexx Bauer threw four touchdown passes, two of them to Robby Boots. Bauer also ran for a touchdown.) Churubusco 53, PRAIRIE HEIGHTS 20 Fairfield 64, FREMONT 6 Lakeland 35, Central Noble 13 Culver Academy 55, West Noble 14 New Haven 33, DeKalb 3 Homestead 42, East Noble 35 Garrett 33, Southern Wells 21 Ohio-- Bryan 35, Archbold 10 Edgerton 26, Edon 13 Liberty Center 55, Montpelier 27 Hilltop 13, Antwerp 0 Michigan-- Hastings 55, Hillsdale 13
	Thursday's Local Sports Thursday, September 3, 2009 COLLEGE Football-- TRINE 16, Manchester 14 (The Thunder rallied for an opening night win. Jeremy Howard booted a 27-yard field goal with 4:32 left to give Trine the victory. Eric Watt threw a pair of touchdown passes after Trine fell behind 14-0 in the first half.) Mens Soccer-- TRINE 2, Franklin 0 HIGH SCHOOL Michigan Football-- Portage Central 49, Coldwater 21 Bronson 26, Buchanan 14 Reading 48, Quincy 6 Union City 39, Jonesville 27 Camden-Frontier 49, Tekonsha 0 Colon 34, Pittsford 14 Waldron 2, Burr Oak 0 Benton Harbor 26, Sturgis 17 Boys Soccer-- ANGOLA 7, HAMILTON 2 (Luke Dunn got the hat trick for the Hornets while Jimmy Chapman scored twice. Other Angola goals were scored by Wilson Thornton and Jorge Castro. Hamilton goals were scored by Sean Conley and Dylan Burns.) Howe Military 2, PRAIRIE HEIGHTS 0 Girls Volleyball-- ANGOLA 3, West Noble 0 (25-14, 25-17, 25-10. The Hornets are now 9-1 overall and 1-1 in the N.E.C.C.. Sam Parrish had nine kills and four aces, Kay Shollenberger had 18 assists and Kiersten Goings recorded six digs.) Garrett 3, FREMONT 0 (25-10, 25-15, 25-9. Rebecca Noyes had four assists while Katie Hatch and Kasie Probst each had seven digs.) East Noble 3, HAMILTON 0 (25-4, 25-10, 25-13. Ashlie Kryder had 10 digs for the Marines.) PRAIRIE HEIGHTS 3, Bethany Christian 0 Girls Golf-- FREMONT 197, Edon 275 (Fremont's Liz Carlson was the medalist with a 39.) PRAIRIE HEIGHTS 219, West Noble 260 (Emily Christoffel led Prairie Heights with a 52.) Boys Tennis-- Churubusco at PRAIRIE HEIGHTS, no report
	Wednesday's Local High School Sports Wednesday, September 2, 2009 HIGH SCHOOL Girls Golf-- East Noble at ANGOLA (Zollner GC) F.W. Snider 206, FREMONT 212 (Sarah Aldrich led Fremont with a 48 while LIz Carlson fired a 49.) Boys Tennis-- ANGOLA 5, FREMONT 0 (Josh Quandt tied a school record by winning his 62nd career match. Angola is now 6-0 overall and 2-0 in the N.E.C.C.. Angola also won the J.V. match 6-2.) Girls Volleyball-- Quincy 3, FREMONT 2 (Quincy won the fifth game 15-12. Chelsea Chapin had 12 aces for the Eagles while Rebecca Noyes had 15 assists, Celeste Sprague had 10 kills and Caitlyn Smith had 12 digs.)
	Tuesday's Local Sports Tuesday, September 1, 2009 HIGH SCHOOL IHSAA-- Kristy Baldwin of Angola is serving this school year on the Indiana High School Athletic Association Student Advisory Council. Baldwin is a senior at Angola High School. She is one of 18 students from around Indiana who are serving on the Council which is in its ninth year of operation. Boys Cross Country-- ANGOLA 23, Fairfield 36 ANGOLA 21, Lakeland 38 (Angola's Curtis Kent finished first with a time of 17:14. Parker Rowan was fourth while John Wilson was fifth.) FREMONT 15, Central Noble 50 FREMONT 21, Westview 34 HAMILTON 21, Eastside 36 West Noble 23, HAMILTON 38 PRAIRIE HEIGHTS 23, Churubusco 34 Girls Cross Country-- Fairfield 22, ANGOLA 34 ANGOLA 15, Lakeland 49 (Ericka Rinehart was the top finisher for Angola as she came in second with a time of 21:27.) Westview 15, FREMONT 50 Boys Soccer-- ANGOLA 2, Leo 0 (Angola also won the J.V. match 3-2.) Howe Military 3, HAMILTON 2 (Derek Molnar and Austin Boyd scored the Marines who are now 2-3 overall.) Girls Soccer-- Garrett 3, ANGOLA 2 (Tori Smith and Hillary Yentes scored the Hornet goals.) Boys Tennis-- ANGOLA 5, New Haven 0 (Angola also won the J.V. match 3-1.) Girls Volleyball-- Fairfield 3, ANGOLA 1 (25-13, 15-25, 25-12, 25-22. The Hornets are now 8-1 overall and 0-1 in the N.E.C.C.. Sam Parrish had 17 kills and 15 digs while Kay Shollenberger had 28 assists.) Edon 3, HAMILTON 0 (25-13, 25-10, 25-17. Paige Drudge and Paige Zimmerman each had four kills and eight digs for the Marines. Katie Kepler had four assists.) PRAIRIE HEIGHTS 3, DeKalb 2 COLLEGE Women's Soccer-- Ursuline 6, TRINE 2
	Monday's Local Sports Monday, August 31, 2009 HIGH SCHOOL Girls Golf-- Fairfield defeated ANGOLA (no score was provided. Hailey Dykstra led the Hornets with a 42.) Boys Tennis-- ANGOLA 5, PRAIRIE HEIGHTS 0 (Angola also won the J.V. match 2-1) Fairfield 5, FREMONT 0 Boys Soccer-- Prairie Heights 1, Eastside 0 (Penalty Kicks) (For the third time in five games, the Panthers went into overtime to decide their soccer match. Josh Mehrling and Amy Burkholder scored in the PK shootout. Shawn Keister turned a shot away as the Panthers won the PK shootout 2-1. Keister had nine saves during the match. The Panthers are now 2-3 overall and 1-2 in the N.E.C.C..) Girls Soccer-- West Noble 2, HAMILTON 0 Football Poll-- Fairfield is ranked 8th in Class 2A while Churubusco is 10th in Class 1A in this weeks Associated Press Indiana High School Football Poll. The number one teams are Center Grove, Indianapolis Cathedral, Indianapolis Chatard, Heritage Christian and Lafayette Catholic.
	Saturday's Local Sports Sunday, August 30, 2009 COLLEGE Womens Golf-- (ANGOLA) - Trine finished fourth at the Trine University Fall Women’s golf Invitational over the weekend at Zollner Golf Course. Becca Miller of Trine was tenth with rounds of 80 and 81. The University of Indianapolis won the tourney by 21 shots over St. Mary's with a team score of 621. HIGH SCHOOL Boys Soccer-- ANGOLA 1, Central Noble 0 (Angola's goal was scored by Wilson Thornton with an assist by Luke Dunn. Brad Stayback had 2 saves for the Hornets. Prairie Heights 1 Bethany Christian (JV) 0 (Josh Mehrling scored in the 34th minute for the only goal of the match. Shawn Keister recorded 4 saves for the Panthers.) Girls Volleyball-- (EMMA) - ANGOLA won the Westview Invitational as they defeated Concord in the finals 2-1 by scores of 25-21, 20-25, 15-11. The Hornets defeated Eastside, West Noble and Wawasee on their way to the finals. The four wins improved Angola's record to 8-0. (BRUSHY PRAIRIE) - Elkhart Christian defeated East Noble 2-1 by scores of 25-18, 25-27 and 15-6 in the finals of the Prairie Heights Invitational. Fremont lost three matches to Northridge, Prairie Heights and Elkhart Central. Prairie Heights finished third after going 2-1 in pool play. In addition to their win over Fremont, the Panthers defeated Northridge but lost to Elkhart Central for their first defeat of the season. Prairie Heights came back to defeat Northwood in the consolation match. The Panthers are now 7-1. Keystone 3, HAMILTON 0 (28-26, 25-22, 25-16) Kills: Paige Drudge 6, Shelby Gibson 5, Katie Kepler & Paige Zimmerman 2, Ashlie Kryder 1 Aces: Shelby Gibson & Paige Drudge 3, Ashlie Kryder & Kirsten Willibey 2, Paige Zimmerman 1 Assists: Katie Kepler 13, Paige Drudge 3, Kirstin Willibey 1 Digs:Shelby Gibson 12, Paige Zimmerman 9, Paige Drudge & Ashlie Kryder 6, Katie Kepler 5, Kirsten Willibey 3 Bethany Christian 3, HAMILTON 0 (25-15, 25-13, 25-17) Kills: Paige Drudge 3, Shelby Gibson & Katie Kepler 2, Ashlie Kryder 1 Aces: Katie Kepler & Paige Drudge 2, Shelby Gibson, Ashlie Kryder, & Paige Zimmerman 1 Assists: Katie Kepler 4 Digs:Katie Kepler & Ashlie Kryder 5, Shelby Gibson & Paige Zimmerman 4, Paige Drudge 3, Kirstin Willibey 2 Blocks: Paige Drudge 1 Cross Country-- (BRUSHY PRAIRIE) - Bishop Dwenger's boys and West Noble's girls captured the team titles on Saturday at the Prairie Heights Invitational. The host Panthers were third in the boys race while Fremont was sixth and Hamilton was ninth. Prairie Heights was eighth in the girls race.
	Friday's High School Football Friday, August 28, 2009 INDIANA-- DeKalb 21, ANGOLA 6 (The Barons had a 343-288 edge in total yards. DeKalb managed to pick up 235 yards on the ground. The only Angola touchdown was scored by Rees Ruchgy from three yards out.) Lakeland 69, FREMONT 7 Fairfield 63, PRAIRIE HEIGHTS 0 Churubusco 39, Central Noble 0 Eastside 14, West Noble 9 East Noble 41, Northridge 7 Wawasee 17, Garrett 7 MICHIGAN-- Niles 50, Coldwater 15 Bronson 41, Quincy 6 White Pigeon 42, Union City 6 Hudson 40, Hillsdale 26 Reading 55, Camden-Frontier 30 Adrian Madison 34, North Adams-Jerome 19 Britten-Macon 26, Waldron 14 Ottawa Lake Whiteford 34, Pittsford 13 Bellevue 26, Litchfield 0 Stevensville-Lakeshore 49, Sturgis 0 OHIO-- Bryan 35, Van Wert 7 Hicksville 36, Montpelier 6 Edgerton 20, Hilltop 18 Antwerp 20, Edon 0
	Thursday's Local High School Sports Thursday, August 27, 2009 Girls Golf-- ANGOLA 193, Canterbury 199 (Angola's Anna Hartsuff was medalist with a 44 as the Hornets are now 6-0 which is the best start in the programs history.) Boys Tennis-- ANGOLA 5, Leo 0 (Angola is ranked seventh in the district by the Indiana High School Tennis Coaches Association. The Hornets also won the J.V. match 5-2.) Bethany Christian 5, FREMONT 0 (Bethany Christian also won the J.V. match 4-1.) PRAIRIE HEIGHTS 4, Lakeland 1 (Brandon Buechley and Travis Northup won their singles matches for the Panthers. Winning doubles matches were Tim Morris and Laine Warnock at number one along with Danny Hamm and Tyler Carbone at number two. Prairie Heights also won the J.V. match 2-0.) Girls Volleyball-- ANGOLA 3, DeKalb 1 (17-25, 25-21, 25-17, 25-17. Sam Parrish had 17 kills and 10 digs, Kiersten Goings also had 10 digs, Justine Keiser had four aces and Kay Shollenberger had 35 assists for the Hornets who are now 4-0. DeKalb won the J.V. and Freshman matches 2-1.) FREMONT 3, F.W. Harding 1 (25-15, 25-23, 23-25, 25-21. Caitlynn Smith had 13 kills and five digs for the Eagles as they improved to 1-3. Chelsea Chapin had six aces while Kasie Probst had 24 assists. PRAIRIE HEIGHTS 3, F.W. North 0 (25-18, 25-21, 25-20. Amelia Kellett had 25 assists and Kylie Boswell recorded 22 digs for the Panthers who are now 4-0.) Boys Cross Country-- FREMONT 19, North Central 39 Girls Cross Country-- North Central 28, FREMONT 50
	Wednesday's Local High School Sports Wednesday, August 26, 2009 Girls Soccer-- F.W. Wayne 5, HAMILTON 2
	Tuesday's Local Sports Tuesday, August 25, 2009 Boys Soccer-- ANGOLA 2, West Noble 0 (Luke Dunn scored twice for Angola, with assists from Kevin Conrad and Nabil Altashi. Brad Stayback had 9 saves.) HAMILTON 4, Eastside 3 (OT) (Sean Conley's second goal of the match late in overtime gave the Marines their second straight victory.) Central Noble 3, PRAIRIE HEIGHTS 2 (OT) (Josh Mehrling scored both goals for the Panthers on free kicks.) Girls Soccer-- ANGOLA 1, West Noble 0 (Chelsea Police scored on a penalty kick in the 60th minute for the only goal of the match. Emily Watkins got the shutout as she made 19 saves. The Hornets are now 2-2 overall and 1-0 in the N.E.C.C.. They return to action next Tuesday at home against Garrett. Boys Tennis-- ANGOLA 3, DeKalb 2 (Tony Wright's 1,000th match as Angola coach. Josh Quandt, Nick Burlingame and Brian Bienz swept the singles matches for the Hornets.) Fairfield at PRAIRIE HEIGHTS, no report Girls Volleyball-- ANGOLA 3, New Haven 0 (25-14, 25-10, 25-16. Jessica Carter and Justine Keiser both had four aces, Kiersten Goings had eight digs, Sam Parrish had 11 kills and Andrea Hollensteiner had three solo blocks as the Hornets improved to 3-0.) West Noble 3, FREMONT 1 (25-23, 18-25, 25-20, 25-21. Chelsea Chapin had three aces while Kasie Probst had 20 assists, Celeste Sprague had six kills and six blocks and Jenna Garrison had 12 digs.) Blackhawk Christian 3, HAMILTON 0 (25-15, 25-18, 25-11) PRAIRIE HEIGHTS 3, Westview 0 (25-17, 25-17, 25-17) Girls Golf-- FREMONT 219, West Noble 257 (Fremont's Liz Carlson was the medalist with a 40.) PRAIRIE HEIGHTS at Fairfield, no report
	Monday's Local Sports Monday, August 24, 2009 Football-- For the second straight week, ANGOLA has gotten an honorable mention in Class 4A as part of the Associated Press Indiana High School Football poll. Fairfield is rated 10th in Class 2A while Churubusco got an honorable mention in Class 1A. The number one teams are Warren Central in Class 5A, Indianapolis Cathedral in 4A, Bellmont in 3A, Heritage Christian in 2A and Lafayette Catholic in 1A. Girls Golf-- ANGOLA 186, FREMONT 207 (Fremont's Liz Carlson was the medalist in the dual meet played at Zollner Golf Club as she fired a 42. The Hornets had excellent balance with four players finishing in the 40's led by Hailey Dykstra with a 44 and Anna Hartsuff with a 45.) Girls Volleyball-- ANGOLA 3, Columbia City 1 (25-19, 25-21, 27-25, 25-22. Sam Parrish had 16 kills and 11 digs for the Hornets while Andrea Hollensteiner had four solo blocks, Hannah Schmidt recorded 11 kills, Mariah Chambers had 21 assists and Kay Shollenberger had 15 assists and four aces. Boys Tennis-- West Noble 3, FREMONT 2 (Ryan Palmerton won his #3 singles match for the Eagles. Fremont got the other point from Tyler Jenkins and Brandon Miller at number two doubles.)
	Wright To Celebrate 1,000 Dual Matches On Tuesday Saturday, August 22, 2009 (ANGOLA) - Long-time Angola Tennis Coach Tony Wright will be honored this Tuesday when the Hornets play at DeKalb as he will be coaching his 1,000th dual match spanning 38 years. Wright will receive a letter jacket from his team and all of his former players are being invited to attend. Wright was inducted into the Indiana High School Tennis Coaches Association Hall of Fame five years ago. For more details on Tuesday's event, call Angola Assistant Tennis Coach Scott Hottell at 665-9581.
	Saturday's High School Sports Saturday, August 22, 2009 Cross Country-- PRAIRIE HEIGHTS finished second behind West Noble in the boys race at the Garrett Hokem-Karem meet. ANGOLA was third and HAMILTON was fifth. West Noble also won the girls race while ANGOLA was third and PRAIRIE HEIGHTS finished seventh. Girls Golf-- ANGOLA finished 6th and FREMONT was 8th at the New Haven Bulldogs Invitational held at McMillen Park. The Hornets had a team score of 377 while the Eagles had a 385. Amy Thompson of Northwood was the medalist with a 72. Fremont's Liz Carlson shot a 74 to finish second. Boys Soccer-- Lakewood Park 8, PRAIRIE HEIGHTS 0 Girls Soccer-- Northwood 5, ANGOLA 1 Boys Tennis-- ANGOLA finished third at the DeKalb Invitational. East Noble won the team title with 34 points following by DeKalb with 28 and ANGOLA with 24. PRAIRIE HEIGHTS finished third while FREMONT was fourth at the FREMONT Invitational. Leo won the team title by five points over Fort Wayne South.
	Fremont Athletic Boosters Plan Golf Outing Friday, August 21, 2009 (FREMONT) - The Fremont Eagles Athletic Booster's 21st annual golf scramble will be held on Sunday September 13th. Tee time will be 2:00pm at the Lake James Golf Coarse. Team Registration Forms can be picked up in the Fremont High School Athletic Directors office. The cost is $200 per team. It includes an 18 hole scramble, dinner and lots of prizes. Organizers ask that you have one female on each team. If anyone has any questions you can call Speck Lehnertz at 260-479-9223.
	Friday Night High School Football Friday, August 21, 2009 Indiana-- ANGOLA 39, West Noble 21 (West Noble led 21-18 midway through the third quarter before Angola scored 21 unanswered points. The Hornets compiled 486 yards in total offense with Angola quarterback Alexx Bauer accounting for 389 of those yards. He passed for 268 yards and four touchdowns. Two of the TD passes went to Robby Boots from 16 and 73 yards. Boots also had 192 yards in receptions. Bauer's other two TD passes were from 21 and 28 yards to Clayton Gardner. On the ground, Bauer also rushed for 121 yards. Two short rushing touchdowns by Rees Ruchgy rounded out the Angola scoring.) Churubusco 14, FREMONT 0 (Busco scored on runs of 37 and 82 yards in first half.) Lakeland 50, PRAIRIE HEIGHTS 6 (Ryan Chandler scored the lone Panther touchdown.) ---------- Fairfield 43, Central Noble 20 Garrett 21, Eastside 14 Mishawaka 38, DeKalb 7 Concord 34, East Noble 28 Bellmont 48, Woodlan 0 F.W. Concordia 28, F.W. North 6 Bishop Dwenger 42, F.W. South 19 Elmhurst 21, F.W. Northrop 13 Harding 26, F.W..Wayne 21 F.W. Snider 27, Bishop Luers 13 Jimtown 13, NorthWood 10, OT Northridge 27, S. Bend Riley 6 Warsaw 24, Columbia City 7 Wawasee 33, Whitko 0
	Thursday's Local High School Sports Thursday, August 20, 2009 Boys Soccer-- Westview 3, ANGOLA 0 Girls Soccer-- DeKalb 3, ANGOLA 1 (Hillary Yentes scored the only goal for the Hornets.) Girls Volleyball-- ANGOLA 3, East Noble 1 (25-22, 19-25, 30-28, 25-22. Sam Parrish had 22 kills, Kendra Saylor had three aces, Mariah Chambers had 29 assists and Kiersten Goings had 23 digs for the Hornets as they won their opening match of the season.) Blackhawk Christian 3, FREMONT 0 (25-12, 25-13, 25-18.) PRAIRIE HEIGHTS 3, Lakewood Park 1 (25-21, 25-13, 23-25, 25-23. Keystone 3, HAMILTON 2 (22-25, 23-25, 25-23, 25-23, 15-11. Paige Drudge had six aces, three blocks, 12 kills and 11 digs for the Marines. Shelby Gibson also had six digs while Sarah Jack had 19 assists.) Girls Golf-- Fairfield 186, Elkhart Memorial 187, FREMONT 206 (Fremont's Liz Carlson tied for meet medalist honors with a 39.) PRAIRIE HEIGHTS 226, Edon 241 (Emily Christoffel of Prairie Heights was the medalist with a 51.) Boys Tennis-- PRAIRIE HEIGHTS 4, Central Noble 1 (Brandon Buechley and Travis Northup won their singles matches for the Panthers. The Panthers winning doubles teams were Tim Morris and Laine Warnock at #1 along with Danny Hamm and Tyler Carbone at #2 doubles.
	Local High School Sports Wednesday, August 19, 2009 Boys Soccer-- HAMILTON 2, PRAIRIE HEIGHTS 1 (SHOOTOUT) (Hamilton outscored Prairie Heights 4-3 in the shootout, which gave Hamilton a 2-1 victory in the match. The regulation time goals were scored by Justin McKnight for Hamilton and Kyle Burkholder for Prairie Heights. ) Girls Volleyball-- PRAIRIE HEIGHTS 3, Garrett 0 (25-22, 25-21, 25-15)
	High School Sports Tuesday, August 18, 2009 Girls Volleyball-- Fairfield 3, FREMONT 0 (25-11, 25-9, 25-12. Celeste Sprague had nine kills and three blocks for the Eagles while Kasie Probst had 15 assists and Chelsea Chapin had two aces.) HAMILTON 3, F.W. Harding 2 (22-25, 25-15, 17-25, 25-15, 15-11. Paige Drudge had seven kills and two aces for the Marines while Sarah Jack had 14 assists. HAMILTON also won the J.V. match 2-0.) Girls Golf-- ANGOLA 218, F.W. South 256 (Austin Van led Angola with a 46 while Wendy Wetzel fired a 54.) FREMONT 212, Edon 256 (Liz Carlson led the Eagles with a 42 while Sarah Aldrich had a 52.) BOYS SOCCER-- Lakeland 8, HAMILTON 2 Girls Soccer-- ANGOLA 6, F.W. Wayne 2 (Tori Smith scored twice and had an assist for Angola. Brittany Smith, Meghan Neff, Chelsea Hubbard and Chelsea Police also scored for the Hornets while Emily Watkins made five saves. Boys Tennis-- ANGOLA 4, F.W. Snider 1 Cross Country-- FREMONT competed yesterday at the DeKalb Invitational. Amber Hiner finished fourth in the girls race. No team scores were kept. Football-- ANGOLA got an honorable mention in the Class 4A Associated Press pre-season Indiana High School football poll. The Hornets open their season on Friday night at West Noble. Fairfield is tied for eighth in Class 2A with Oak Hill. While Churubusco is rated 10th in Class 1A. Busco opens their season at FREMONT on Friday night. The number one teams in the pre-season poll are Carmel in 5A, Indianapolis Cathedral in 4A, Indianapolis Chatard in 3A, Heritage Christian in 2A and Sheridan in 1A.
	Girls Golf Monday, August 17, 2009 (UNDATED) - Angola was scheduled to play in the 18 hole Homestead Invitiational on Monday but the rain shortened the tourney for them. They finished third out of six teams who managed to play the back nine with a team score of 193. Austin Van was third overall with a 45. Hailey Dykstra and Hannah Van both had rounds of 48.
	Girls Golf Friday, August 14, 2009 ANGOLA 193, Concord 209 (Angola's Anna Hartsuff was the medalist with a 41.)
	Angola 8th, Fremont 9th at Fremont Girls Golf Classic Thursday, August 13, 2009 Girls Golf--- (LAKE JAMES) - Angola finished eighth while the host Fremont Lady Eagles were ninth on Thursday at the Fremont Girls Golf Classic held at the Lake James Country Club. Fremont's Liz Carlson was third in the individual totals with an 81 which included a 38 on the back nine. Anna Hartsuff led Angola with a 94. Elkhart Memorial won the meet with a score of 352. Warsaw was second at 373, South Bend St. Joe's was third at 374.
	Angola Finishes Fourth At Bellmont Invitational Wednesday, August 12, 2009 Girls Golf-- (DECATUR) - Angola finished fourth on Wednesday at the nine-team Belmont Invatational at The Grey Goose in Decatur. Angola had a score of 374. Canterbury was first with a 358. Canterbury's Sara Dusman was the medalist with a 74. Carroll was second and Leo finished third by four shots over Angola. Angola's Anna Hartsuff place 4th as an individual with a score of 88. Hailey Dykstra was ninth as an individual with an 18-hole career best of 93. Wendy Wetzel was 14th with a 95 while Morgan Moore fired a 98. Wetzel had her personal best for each nine holes and the total score for her 18 hole match.
	Hamilton Hires New Boys Basketball Coach Monday, August 10, 2009 (HAMILTON) - The Hamilton School Board approved the hiring of Mark Stiver as the new varsity boys high school basketball coach on Monday night. Stiver will take over the position from Ryan Yoder who recently accepted a teachers job at Lakeland High School. Stiver will also serve as a social studies teacher at Hamilton. He previously coached high school basketball for nine years at Litchfield and Waldron which included seven seasons as a girls basketball coach. Stiver takes over a program which only has 25 victories since the Marines won a regional championship in 2001. He told the board he wants to build the program on hard work and fundamentals. Stiver added they plan on being competitive and winning some games. Hamilton Superintendent Mark Gould said there were 30 applicants for the job. Five were brought in for interviews and Gould said Stiver's name was at the top of the list when all was said and done.
	Monday's Local Sports Monday, August 10, 2009 Girls Golf--- PRAIRIE HEIGHTS 227, F.W. North 244 (Emily Christoffel of Prairie Heights was the medalist with a 52 while Tianna Terry carded a 53 in Monday's match at McMillen Park in Fort Wayne.)
	Fremont H.S. Football Team Schedules Community Day Monday, August 10, 2009 (FREMONT) - The Fremont Eagles High School football team will be holding a Community Day this Wednesday from 3:30pm until 7:00pm at the Fremont High School Athletic Fields. Everyone is welcomed to watch the team practice, enjoy some food and other activities. Hot dogs, drinks and other items will be sold as part of a fundraiser. Fans will also be able to get autographs and have pictures taken with the players starting at 5:00pm.
	Trine Picked To Win M.I.A.A. Football Title In Pre-Season Poll Thursday, August 6, 2009 (HOLLAND, MICH.) - Defending champion Trine has been chosen to repeat as M.I.A.A. football champs in a preseason poll of coaches and media that was released Thursday during the conference annual Fall Sports Media Day at Hope College. The Thunder got seven first-place votes. Adrian was picked to finish second while Hope was picked for third. Adrian was picked as the favorite of coaches while Trine was the media's choice. Poll Results-- 1. Trine 2. Adrian 3. Hope 4. Alma 5. Albion 6. Kalamazoo 7. Olivet
	Hornet Football Team Hold Purple And Gold Scrimmage On Friday Night Thursday, August 6, 2009 (ANGOLA) - The Angola Hornet varsity football team will be holding a Hornets Night along with a Purple and Gold scrimmage on Friday night starting at 7:00pm. Admission is one canned or non-perishable food item which will go to Project Help.
	Trine Earns Honorable Mention In Pre-Season Football Poll Tuesday, August 4, 2009 (ANGOLA) - The Trine University Thunder football team has earned an honorable mention in the annual D3football.com annual Top 25 preseason poll after going 10-1 last season and winning the M.I.A.A. championship. A panel of 25 coaches, Sports Information Directors and media members from across the country vote in the weekly poll. Trine returns 18 of 23 starters for the upcoming season which starts Thursday night, September 3 at Manchester College. Trine is the only M.I.A.A. school in the poll, while Wabash, Franklin and DePauw are the other Indiana schools ranked in the top 25.
	Girls Golf Results Tuesday, August 4, 2009 FREMONT 207, Bishop Luers 236 (Fremont's Liz Carlson set a new school record by shooting a 38. Sarah Aldrich carded a 50 for the Eagles.)
	AHS Volleyball Practice to Start Soon Wednesday, July 29th, 2009 (ANGOLA) - Angola High School will begin this season's volleyball practice on Monday August 3. Practice will be held from 8:00 to 9:30 a.m. and 6:30 to 8:00 p.m. at the high school. A physical must be completed prior to the start of the first practice. For more information, contact Julie Dunham at 260.668.0337.
	Angola Motor Speedway Monday, July 27th, 2009 (Angola, IN) – It was another night of great racing and action packed motor sports at the Angola Motor Speedway on Saturday night. In the big feature of the night, Stroh, Indiana veteran Mike Kugler took the lead on lap 44 and held off a late race charge by fast qualifier Jason Dietsch. Kugler had some tough competition early in the race, but at the end of the night Kuglar was the winner of the SUPERPRO Series Engineered Systems 75 Presented by Penske Racing Shocks, Turbo Blue Racing Fuel and Corrigan Oil. In the super late model it was Mike Stacey of Akron, Ohio who was the winner. In the Mini-stock race the tri-state’s own Taylor Oberlin from Williams County, Ohio came in first place.
	Angola Kids League Softball Team Competing In Regionals Friday, July 24, 2009 (UNDATED) - Three of the four girls softball teams from the Angola Kids League are still alive in Ohio Valley double elimination regional tournaments. The 12u team was eliminated after they were beaten twice on Friday in Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin. The 10u won twice on Friday to stay alive in the tournament. The 14u and 16u are both in the losers bracket of thier tournament at Louisville, Kentucky. Each has one loss and both squads are scheduled to see action on Saturday morning.
	Fremont-Based Team Heading For AABC World Series Friday, July 24, 2009 (FREMONT) - The boys 13u Baseball Team Hitters Edge Hurricanes will represent Indiana in the A.A.B.C. World Series beginning this Monday at the Bailey Park complex in Battle Creek. Twenty top teams from all over the United States will be competing. The Hurricanes are coached by Chad Baker of Fremont and the team members come from Fremont, Angola, Pleasant Lake and Michigan. Four of the Hurricane team members, Brock Baker, Glen McClain, Jacob Bryant of Fremont, and Jimmy Strock of Quincy recently returned from playing baseball in Puerto Rico with the Coast to Coast Athletics All Star Team. The Hurricanes play their first game Tuesday morning at 10:45am. For those interested in following the team you can visit their web site at www.bchurricanes@weebly.com.
	Kent Competes In Australia Wednesday, July 15, 2009 (AUSTRALIA) - Angola cross country runner Curtis Kent is currently competing against other students from all around the world in Australia. His mother says he ran in the All-American Race. His team, which consisted of students from Huntington North, Indiana, Wisconsin and Pennsylvania finished first overall with Kent being the top runner and finishing 5th individually overall. Kent has already won three medals and has one more race before he returns home this Sunday.
	A.K.L. Softball Team Win State Championship Monday, July 13, 2009 (ELWOOD) - The Angola girls 10 and under softball team won the Indiana State Championship this weekend in Elwood. Angola won six out of seven games as they came out of the losers bracket to beat the host team Elwood on Sunday morning. The Angola girls then beat the Harris Heat 9-5 in the first game and 10-0 in the second to take home the first girls 10 and under state championship for The Angola All-Stars. The players are Madison Moyer, Hanna Mcleroy, Jade Ice, Sydney Boyd, Kara Saylor, Riley Peppler, Regan Peppler, Skylar Akers, Christy Scott, Mckenna Schmidt, Natalie Hyska,Molly Smith and Hanna Johnson. The girls will be traveling to play in the regional tourney starting July 23 in Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin. Meanwhile, The Angola girls 14U softball team won the Indiana State Championship this weekend in Angola. Angola won 4 games, outscoring their opponents 50-3. The Angola girls beat Tipton in game 10-0, Kokomo 15-0, Madison Grant 11-0 and the in the finals they defeated Madison Grant once again 14-3. The players are Chantel Freed, Madi Boyer, Kylie Bidlack, Hailey Schmidt,Maddie Kaiser, Morgan Wizorek, Kylie Guthrie, Emily Dirrim, Katie Goings, Maddie Martin & Rachael Simmons. Coaches are Jamie Boyer, Kraig Goings and Steve Kaiser. The girls will be traveling to play in the regional tourney starting July 22nd in Louisville, KY.
	AKL 12u Girls Win First Babe Ruth Tournament Game Friday, July 10, 2009 (ANGOLA) - The Angola Kids League is hosting Babe Ruth League's Girls Softball North Indiana State Tournament which began last night. The A.K.L. 12u girls won their first game last night as they defeated Madison-Grant 9-1. Pitchers Tiffany Buechley, Amber Neff, & Donna Bowers combined to allow only one run. The A.K.L. girls play again this evening at 8:00pm against Liberty Rec from the Chesterton area. The 14u girls begin play tomorrow. Meanwhile, Angola's 10u girls began tournament play with a victory last night in Elwood.
	Lang Named New TU Men's Lacrosse Coach Wednesday, July 1, 2009 (ANGOLA) - Trine University has named Vinnie Lang as its new head men’s lacrosse coach. He comes to Trine after leading the Gilmour Academy lacrosse program in suburban Cleveland. Before leading Gilmour, Lang coached at Mercyhurst, Wittenberg and Dayton, building an all-time record of 64-68. Lang was also an assistant strength and conditioning coach, working with athletes in all intercollegiate sports at Purdue University. He played at at SUNY-Oswego and Purdue. He also played for the German National team for several seasons including at the 1998 World Games and the 2001 European Championship.
	PH Golfers Tie For 16th At State Finals Wednesday, June 17, 2009 (FRANKLIN) - The Prairie Heights Panthers had a team score of 319 and finished in a tie for 16th yesterday in the opening round of the I.H.S.A.A. Boys Golf Finals at the Legends of Indiana Golf Club in Franklin. The Panthers missed the cut for the second round as only the top nine teams from the opening day advance. Casey Anderson finished in a tie for 25th as led the Panthers with a three over par 75. Anderson opened his round with a triple bogey and a double bogey before settling down. His solid round included three straight birdies. Mitch Bellam had a 79 while Matt Shultz carded an 81 for the Panthers. Lakeland's Cole Pechin competed as an individual and had a round of 83.
	Angola Motor Speedway Friday Night Results Sunday, June 14, 2009 Friday Night's Results From Stan Perry Program at Angola Motor Speedway-- Feature Race Winners “Run What Ya Brung” -- Bob Smith Modifieds -- Tony Dager Super Late Models “Stan Perry Memorial” -- Phil Massuch (Massuch won $10,010 for taking the checkered flag. He then donated $2,500 from his winnings to the Stan Perry Scholarship.) More on Friday's show can be found at angolamotorspeedway.com. The Angola Motor Speedway will return to action this Saturday night with "Pack the Stands Night" starting at 7:00pm.
	Panther Golfers Heading To State Finals!!! Saturday, June 13, 2009 (FORT WAYNE) - The Prairie Heights Panthers are heading to the I.H.S.A.A. Boys Golf State Finals. The Panthers advanced by finishing second on Friday at the Fort Wayne regional tournament at Orchard Ridge Country Club. The top three teams head to the state finals which will be held next Tuesday and Wednesday at the Legends in Franklin. Homestead won the regional title with a team score of 310. Prairie Heights was second at 319 followed by Warsaw at 320. Sectional champion Northridge was fourth at 322. Lakeland was sixth while DeKalb was 11th. Casey Anderson led the Panthers with a 78 while Mike Reynolds fired a 79. Meanwhile, Seth Robertson of Fremont saw his fine season come to an end as he competed as an individual and fired a 78. Lakeland's Cole Pechin advanced to the state finals as an individual after he fired a 76.
	Reese 1, Bronson 0 Friday, June 12, 2009 (BATTLE CREEK) - The Bronson Vikings were beaten by the Reese Rockets 1-0 on Friday night in the Division Three Michigan State Girls Softball semi-finals at Bailey Park. Reese winning pitcher Abbey Harrington struck out 14 as she tossed a two-hitter. The Rockets scored the only run of the game in the fourth inning. Bronson finishes the season at 31-8.
	Dygert Drafted By Washington Nationals Friday, June 12, 2009 (ANGOLA) - Angola High School graduate Zach Dygert was drafted yesterday by the Washington Nationals in the 48th round of the Major League Baseball draft for first-year players. Dygert just wrapped up his junior year at Ball State where he led the Cardinals with 58 RBI's. He also batted .350 with nine homers.
	PH Golfers and Fremont's Robertson Head To Regionals Thursday, June 11, 2009 (FORT WAYNE) - Rain forced the I.H.S.A.A. Boys Golf Regionals at Orchard Ridge Country Club to be postponed until Friday morning. The Prairie Heights Panthers along with Fremont's Seth Robertson advanced to the regionals last week. The Panthers advanced to the regionals for the first time in school history by tying Northridge for the sectional title at Spring Meadow Farm near Middlebury. The Raiders won the title on the fifth man tiebreaker by one stroke. Robertson qualified as an individual as finished second last Friday at the East Noble sectionals held at Noble Hawk thanks to a round of 74.
	Stan Perry Memorial Postponed Until Friday Night Thursday, June 11, 2009 (FREMONT) - Mother Nature is not a race fan either these days. The soggy and miserable weather conditions has forced Angola Motor Speedway officials to postpone their program honoring Stan Perry until Friday night. Tickets already purchased for tonight will be honored on Friday night. Basically, the entire schedule of events has been pushed back 24 hours for what is being called the biggest race in the history of the track. The pits will open Friday at noon, practice starts at 2:30, the grandstands open at 3:00, qualifying starts at 5:00 and the racing starts at 7:00. For more information, go to angolamotorspeedway.com.
	Bronson Girls Softball Team Advances on Forfeit Tuesday, June 9, 2009 (BRONSON) - For the first time in school history, the Bronson Girls Softball team has advanced to the state tournament semi-finals. Bronson was scheduled to face Olivet this afternoon in a Division Three State Quarterfinal game in East Lansing. But school officials got word late this morning that Olivet has forfeited the game after Olivet school officials discovered the dates and games for the regular season exceeded the maximum allowed by the M.H.S.A.A.. Communications director John Johnson said Olivet High School officials notified the state of the possible violation this morning and it was confirmed by the school later on. Bronson will play at Bailey Park in Battle Creek on Friday at either 6:00 or 6:30.
	Saturday's High School Schedule Sunday, June 7, 2009 --I.H.S.A.A. Baseball Regionals-- Class 2A at Jimtown-- Beech Grove 5, Central Noble 4 Hammond Bishop Noll 6, Fairfield 1 --I.H.S.A.A. Girls Softball Regionals-- Class 4A at Pendelton Heights Homestead 6, DeKalb 1 Class 3A at Bellmont West Noble 1, Yorktown 0 (8 innings) Finals-Bellmont 14, West Noble 1 Class 2A at LaVille Wheeler 3, Garrett 0 Class 1A at Caston Whiting 1, Lakewood Park Christian 0 (8 innings) --I.H.S.A.A. Girls Track Finals-- (BLOOMINGTON) - Three girls from northeast Indiana schools competed on Saturday at the Indiana State track finals. Westview freshman Skyler Carpenter finished fourth in the 400 with a time of 56.25. Her teammate Jeslyn Zimmerly finished in a ninth place tie in the pole vault while Central Noble's Sage Knopp finished seventh in the 3,200.
	Local High School Sports Saturday, June 6, 2009 --I.H.S.A.A. Boys Golf Sectionals-- At East Noble (Noble Hawk) FREMONT'S Seth Robertson advanced to next weeks regionals as an individual as he fired a 74 yesterday which was one shot back of medalist Zach Dryer of Columbia City. Brady Tribble had the low score for ANGOLA with a 78 while Matt Presley led HAMILTON with a round of 80. Homestead took the sectional title over Carroll by two shots, 304-306. DeKalb advanced to the regional by finishing third with a team score of 317. ANGOLA edged FREMONT by one stroke for 7th place while HAMILTON was 13th. At Northridge (Spring Meadow Farm) PRAIRIE HEIGHTS earned a regional berth for the first time in the school's history but they were edged by Northridge for the team sectional title. Both squads had team scores of 330 but Northridge took the sectional title on the fifth-man tiebreaker score by one shot. Lakeland was third with a 347. The Panthers Mitch Bellam tied for third in the individual standings with a 79. Matt Schultz fired an 81 while Casey Anderson had an 82. --I.H.S.A.A. Boys Track Finals-- (BLOOMINGTON) - Matt Perkins of Prairie Heights finished 20th in the 1,600 meter race at the Indiana Boys State Track Finals on Friday night in Bloomington. Perkins finished in a time of 4:35.25. He was the only Steuben County athlete to qualify for the state track finals by finishing third in the 1,600 last week at the Fort Wayne Regionals.
	Hamilton Spring Sport Athletes Honored Thursday, June 4, 2009 JUNIOR HIGH TRACK AND FIELD Sportsmanship Award: Mitchell Grime Sportsmanship Award: Jake Johnson Sportsmanship Award: Sarah Ingledue Sportsmanship Award: Sara Kohli Sportsmanship Award: Samantha Gaff School Record: Sara Kohli 100m Hurdles :17.7 TCAC Record: Bridget Gaff 400m Dash 1:05.02 JUNIOR HIGH GOLF Sportsmanship Award: Robert Graber HIGH SCHOOL AWARDS Varsity Boys Track and Field Sprinter of the Year: Tony Smolek Thrower of the Year: Sean Conley Distance Runner of the Year: Zak Nusbaum Most Improved Athlete: John Fugate and Tyler Church Sportsmanship Award: Scott White Varsity Girls Track and Field Distance Runner of the Year: Marliss Riddle Thrower of the Year: Charlene Lingo Varsity Sportsmanship Award: Elizabeth Church Varsity Golf Most Valuable Golfer: Matt Presley Most Improved Player: Nolan Tate Varsity Sportsmanship Award: Seth Jones Baseball Offensive Player of the Year: Nathan Alexander Defensive Player of the Year: Lee Stoy Pitcher of the Year: Steven Keesler Most Improved Player: Suede Schiffli Mr. Hustle: Lee Stoy Varsity Sportsmanship Award: Chad Jones Softball Pitcher of the Year: Brooke Koeppe Offensive Player of the Year and Most Improved Player: Dailie Martin Lady Marine Hustle: Melanie Davis Defensive Player of the Year and Varsity Sportsmanship Award: MacKenzie Snyder Junior High 6-Sport Athletes Simon Brown Allie Campbell Bridget Gaff Ryan Gaff Mitchell Grime Leela Hirons Jake Johnson Sara Kohli Kyle Treece Laramie Truelove the SportONE trainer was presented a plaque of appreciation for her service to the athletes of Hamilton Community Schools.
	AMS June 11th Show To Honor Stan Perry Wednesday, June 3, 2009 (FREMONT) - The Angola Motor Speedway will play host to what is being called its biggest race ever as they honor Stan Perry who passed away just over a couple of years ago. The 110 lap Main Event will be a Salute to Perry who was known in local racing circles as the “God Father”. The winner will get $10,010. In addition, there will be a 50-lap Modified race with the winner getting $1,010. Perry started racing in the Hobby Stock class at the Bear Field Speedway in 1970 before moving to Angola Motor Speedway. He won numerous championships, but the greatest season he had was in 1987 when he won 17 races while driving for Ray Curtland. Stan was the owner of Stan Perry Excavating in Edgerton, Ohio. Last years winner, Jack Landis, will be back to defend his title. Expected out of town drivers will be led by 11-time Kalamazoo Speedway track champion Andy Bozell, former Busch Series driver Joe Bush, Sprint Car veteran Tim Fedewa and many more. Also on tap will be a “Run What Ya Brung” 25 lap feature. Tickets will go on sale at 3:00 pm on Thursday, June 11th, at the track. The pit gates will open at 12:00noon with practice starting at 2:30 and qualifying at 5:00. For more information, go to angolamotorspeedway.com or call 495-RACE.
	Tuesday's Local Sports Wednesday, June 3, 2009 --I.H.S.A.A. Baseball Sectionals-- Class 3A at ANGOLA-- Finals--Leo 2, Bishop Dwenger 0 Class 2A at FREMONT-- Finals--Central Noble 8, Churubusco 4 Class 2A at Westview-- Finals--Fairfield 2, Westview 1 Boys Golf-- East Noble 164, ANGOLA 168 (Angola's Ryan Fretz was the medalist with a 37. John Merritt eagled the final hole in yesterdays match at Noble Hawk and finished with a 38. Angola won the J.V. match 190-205 as Noah Jones fired a 46.) DeKalb 146, F.W. Northrup 155, FREMONT 165 (Evan Burlingame led the Eagles with a 39.)
	Monday's Local Sports Monday, June 1, 2009 --I.H.S.A.A. Baseball Sectionals-- Class 3A at ANGOLA-- Leo 4, ANGOLA 0 The Hornets season ended as winning pitcher Brandon Alger tossed a five-hit shutout. Leo only led 1-0 before the Lions broke the game open with a three-run fifth inning. Leo will play Bishop Dwenger for the sectional title at 6:00 on Tuesday night. Bishop Dwenger 4, New Haven 1 Class 2A at FREMONT-- Finals--Central Noble 0, Churubusco 0 (suspended in the second inning, will resume Tuesday night at 6:00) Class 2A at Westview-- Westview 10, Bremen 7 Fairfield 14, LaVille 2 Finals--Westview vs. Fairfield, 5:00 tonight Boys Golf-- FREMONT 102, HAMILTON 121 (2-man scramble match at Lake James Golf Club. Seth Robertson and Evan Burlingame both had rounds of 30.)