MISHAWAKA — Northridge coach Lawrence Baltazar pursed his lips tight for a moment, about as air-tight as his Raiders’ defense had shown itself to be earlier in the day while knocking off an unbeaten defending state champion.

GOSHEN — Some tears were shed Saturday by Elkhart Memorial volleyball players while Penn players hoisted the Class 4A Sectional championship trophy.

DUNLAP — Morgan Dyer believes she could run the cross country course at Ox Bow Park with her eyes closed.

ELKHART — One of the greatest and most suspenseful victories in the rich history of Elkhart Central football — achieved in the school’s last-ever regular-season game at Rice Field — came down to a player in his first year of football.

Senior Jaden Miller scored three touchdowns – including two key ones in the fourth quarter – to lead NorthWood to a 40-20 victory over Plymouth on Friday, handing the Rockies their first Northern Lakes Conference loss of the season.

 DUNLAP — Jake Field was as quiet as it is on a cold day in January.

ELKHART — It was the perfect send-off in what could be the final high school football game at Charger Field.

Concord head football coach Craig Koehler and his staff have seen the flexbone offense run by the Warsaw Tigers for a number of years.

GOSHEN — Two-time defending sectional champion Penn and defending sectional champion Warsaw posted convincing wins Thursday in second round action at the Class 4A Goshen Sectional. 

GOSHEN — Led by a stunning comeback in game two, Elkhart Memorial's volleyball team upended Goshen, 25-17, 25-23, 21-25, 25-16, in opening round action Tuesday at the Class 4 sectional at Goshen High School. 

Volleyball has become a popular and successful sport at Eastwood Elementary in Elkhart. 

Last October, Concord football coach Craig Koehler used the bye week to reset his team's mindset before heading into the IHSAA state tournament.

MIDDLEBURY — Micah Wieland is the lone freshman on the Northridge boys soccer varsity roster. At 5-foot-2, maybe 125 pounds, he’s also the Raiders’ smallest player.

DUNLAP — After the top three finishers at the IHSAA Elkhart Girls Cross Country Sectional on Saturday, came a gaggle of Northridge runners wearing bright yellow.

The Indiana High School Athletic Association announced on Thursday that Elkhart's North Side Gym will again host two North Semistate boys basketball games on March 21, 2020.

MISHAWAKA — Conversions can be among football’s most routine plays, but Penn went “beast” mode on routine plays Friday night, and in the process extended a beastly streak that may now last into perpetuity.

DUNLAP — Concord totaled only 152 yards Friday in its Northern Lakes Conference football game against Northridge. 

ELKHART — The Jimtown football team is getting healthy and getting stronger as the clock ticks towards the state playoffs.

Breydan Weston scored from two yards out with 6:15 remaining on Friday to give Elkhart Memorial a 21-14 victory over Wawasee in Northern Lakes Conference football action.

MISHAWAKA — When the girls soccer sectional draw came out, it appeared a strong possibility that Penn and Northridge would play for the Class 3A sectional championship at Penn High School.

It was most likely the high school football game of the year in 2018.

MIDDLEBURY — It's becoming a memorable final season for the Elkhart Central boys soccer program. 

MISHAWAKA — On a night when Northern Indiana Conference rivals Penn and Elkhart Central reached the semifinals of the Class 3A Penn Girls Soccer Sectional, perhaps the biggest story came from Concord junior goaltender Kendal Swartout.

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MIDDLEBURY — After what happened during the regular season, Elkhart Central and Elkhart Memorial weren't considered favorites in quarterfinal action Tuesday at the Northridge Class 3A boys soccer sectional.

Northern Lakes Conference champion NorthWood will be looking for its 21st volleyball sectional title when the IHSAA tournament gets underway.

MIDDLEBURY — Since last October, Northridge High School goaltender Hope Stacker has had one thing on her mind.

CARMEL — The NorthWood girls golf team definitely made its presence known at the IHSAA Girls Golf State Finals in Indianapolis over the weekend.

Senior All-State candidate Mark Brownlee carried the ball 20 times for 209 yards and scored four touchdowns, as Elkhart Central improved to 6-1 with a 40-0 victory over South Bend Adams on Northern Indiana Conference North Division action on Friday night.

PLYMOUTH - Friday's Northern Lakes Conference showdown between No. 3-ranked (Class 5A) Concord and No. 8-ranked (Class 4A) Plymouth was a tale of two halves.

ELKHART — It's just a rumor that NorthWood quarterback Nate Newcomer sold popcorn during halftime of his team's 47-34 victory over Elkhart Memorial on Friday.

ELKHART — There were not 100 players contributing to Mike Campbell’s 100th victory as Jimtown head football coach — after all, there are just 48 on the varsity roster — but it started to feel like 100 of them during a chilly Friday night at Sharpe Stadium.

Concord football coach Craig Koehler knew the Plymouth Rockies were a force to be reckoned with in the Northern Lakes Conference this season.

NAPPANEE — The conditions weren't ideal for anyone to shoot a low score at the East Noble Girls Golf Regional at the Noble Hawk Golf Course.

ELKHART — It was a Central-Memorial boys soccer game – possibly the last one ever, too – so Bryan Ramirez was destined to score.

KENDALVILLE — NorthWood High School sophomore Cybil Stillson shot a 67 on Monday to earn medalist honors at the East Noble Girls Golf Regional, which was delayed from Saturday by wet conditions.

Two-time defending girls soccer sectional champion Northridge opens up Class 3A sectional play next Thursday with a semifinal matchup against Elkhart Memorial at Penn High School.  

ELKHART — It was a breezy Saturday evening at Rice Field, though the strongest breeze of all may have been Mishawaka football coach Keith Kinder’s exhale after his Cavemen survived previously undefeated Elkhart Central’s comeback.

It was a disappointing ending for Elkhart Memorial's football team Saturday against Culver Academy.