BY VAL TSOUTSOURIS Sports Editor, RTC Kenyan Beldon Sean Stark Boys soccer Argos senior Kenyan Beldon and Winamac senior Sean Stark were named co-Hoosier North boys soccer MVPs in voting done by the conference’s coaches and released to the media Tuesday. Beldon had a team-high 15 goals for the conference and sectional Dragons and added six assists. Stark led Winamac with 18 goals and nine assists. His

Rochester’s Conliff sets PR in 20:55, will join Hayes at regional BY VAL TSOUTSOURIS Sports Editor, RTC Rochester cross-country runners, from left, Adison Hayes, Katelyn Conliff, Leandro Javier and Warner DuBois advanced to the regional after finishing in the top 15 among individuals on non-advancing teams at the Manchester sectional Saturday. Conliff ran a 20:56 and Hayes a 21:35 in the girls race. Javier ran an 18:10 and DuBois an 18:26 in the boys race. Both the Rochester

Class 2A, Sectional 38 at Rochester QUARTERFINALS (THURSDAY) Maconaquah def. Lewis Cass, 25-17, 25-12, 25-18 Rochester def. Peru, 25-16, 25-22, 25-16 SEMIFINALS (SATURDAY) Eastern (Greentown) def. Maconaquah, 25-21, 22-25, 25-22, 25-17 Oak Hill def. Rochester, 25-20, 25-13, 25-16 FINAL: Oak Hill def. Eastern (Greentown), 25-16, 25-19, 25-23 Class 3A, Sectional 20 at West Noble QUARTERFINALS (THURSDAY) NorthWood def. Wawasee, 25-20, 25-21, 25-15 Columbia City def. Tippecanoe V

‘He wasn’t 100 percent, but he gave us 100 percent:’ Beldon has goal, assist; Burns also scores for Dragons BY VAL TSOUTSOURIS Sports Editor, RTC Kenyan Beldon Zac Burns ARGOS — The Fort Wayne Blackhawk boys soccer team is a different beast. They are undefeated and ranked No. 1. They are the defending state champion. They had allowed only eight goals all season in 17 games coming into Thursday’s Class

GIRLS Class 1A Westview regional semifinals (Wednesday) Trinity Academy 3, Boone Grove 2 Fort Wayne Blackhawk 2, Argos 1 FINAL: Trinity Academy vs. Fort Wayne Blackhawk, 2 p.m. Saturday BOYS Class 1A Westview regional semifinals (Thursday) Morgan Township 4, Elkhart Christian 0 Fort Wayne Blackhawk 4, Argos 2 FINAL: Morgan Township vs. Fort Wayne Blackhawk, 4 p.m. Saturday RTC area soccer sectionals schedule – Oct. 5-10 GIRLS Class 1A, Sectional 36 at Culver QUARTERFINALS Cu

Class 2A, Sectional 38 at Rochester QUARTERFINALS (THURSDAY) Maconaquah def. Lewis Cass, 25-17, 25-12, 25-18 Rochester def. Peru, 25-16, 25-22, 25-16 SEMIFINALS (SATURDAY) Eastern (Greentown) vs. Maconaquah, 11 a.m. Oak Hill vs. Rochester, 1 p.m. FINAL, 6 p.m. Saturday Class 3A, Sectional 20 at West Noble QUARTERFINALS (THURSDAY) NorthWood def. Wawasee, 25-20, 25-21, 25-15 Columbia City def. Tippecanoe Valley, 20-25, 21-25, 25-17, 25-21, 15-13 SEMIFINALS (SATURDAY) Fairfield

H. Willis scores for Lady Dragons BY VAL TSOUTSOURIS Sports Editor, RTC Hayna Willis ARGOS — The Class 1A regional semifinal between Fort Wayne Blackhawk and host Argos at Eugene Snyder Field Wednesday was a matchup of traditional girls soccer powers. Fort Wayne Blackhawk was coming off their sixth sectional title in the last 10 years. Argos had won their sixth sectional title in the last nine years. Ultimately, the team from the Summit City got one step closer to the summit

GIRLS Class 1A Westview regional semifinals (Wednesday) Trinity Academy 3, Boone Grove 2 Fort Wayne Blackhawk 2, Argos 1 FINAL: Trinity Academy vs. Fort Wayne Blackhawk, 2 p.m. Saturday BOYS Class 1A Westview regional semifinals (Today) Morgan Township at Elkhart Christian, 6 p.m. Fort Wayne Blackhawk at Argos, 6 p.m. FINAL, 4 p.m. Saturday RTC area soccer sectionals schedule – Oct. 5-10 GIRLS Class 1A, Sectional 36 at Culver QUARTERFINALS Culver 2, Rochester 1 (Monday) Nor

Class 2A, Sectional 38 at Rochester QUARTERFINALS (THURSDAY) Maconaquah vs. Lewis Cass, 6 p.m. Peru vs. Rochester, 8 p.m. SEMIFINALS (SATURDAY) Eastern (Greentown) vs. Maconaquah-Lewis Cass winner, 11 a.m. Oak Hill vs. Peru-Rochester winner, 1 p.m. FINAL, 6 p.m. Saturday Class 3A, Sectional 20 at West Noble QUARTERFINALS (THURSDAY) NorthWood vs. Wawasee, 6 p.m. Tippecanoe Valley vs. Columbia City, 7:30 p.m. SEMIFINALS (SATURDAY) Fairfield vs. NorthWood-Wawasee winner, noon W

Next up: vs. No. 1 Fort Wayne Blackhawk, 6 p.m. Thursday BY VAL TSOUTSOURIS Sports Editor, RTC The Argos boys soccer team celebrates with the sectional trophy following their 3-0 win over Lakeland Christian in the Class 1A, Sectional 36 final at Argos Saturday. The No. 7 Dragons will return to Eugene Snyder Field to face top-ranked Fort Wayne Blackhawk at 6 p.m. Thursday in a regional semifinal. Fort Wayne Blackhawk beat Argos 5-0 in last year’s regional semifinals. ARGOS — T

Adley on players: ‘I couldn’t be more proud of the girls’ BY VAL TSOUTSOURIS Sports Editor, RTC The Argos girls soccer team defeated Manchester 3-1 Saturday to win Class 1A, Sectional 36 at Culver. The sectional title is the school’s 14th in school history and their first since 2022. Argos will host Fort Wayne Blackhawk at Eugene Snyder Field at 6 p.m. Wednesday in a regional semifinal. CULVER — Argos girls soccer coach Ty Adley was not one to talk about winning a sectional t

GIRLS Class 1A Westview regional semifinals (Wednesday) Boone Grove at Trinity Academy, 5 p.m. Fort Wayne Blackhawk at Argos, 6 p.m. FINAL, 2 p.m. Saturday BOYS Class 1A Westview regional semifinals (Thursday) Morgan Township at Elkhart Christian, 6 p.m. Fort Wayne Blackhawk at Argos, 6 p.m. FINAL, 4 p.m. Saturday RTC area soccer sectionals schedule – Oct. 5-10 GIRLS Class 1A, Sectional 36 at Culver QUARTERFINALS Culver 2, Rochester 1 (Monday) North Miami 1, Peru 0 (Tuesda

Class 2A, Sectional 38 at Rochester QUARTERFINALS (THURSDAY) Maconaquah vs. Lewis Cass, 6 p.m. Peru vs. Rochester, 8 p.m. SEMIFINALS (SATURDAY) Eastern (Greentown) vs. Maconaquah-Lewis Cass winner, 11 a.m. Oak Hill vs. Peru-Rochester winner, 1 p.m. FINAL, 6 p.m. Saturday Class 3A, Sectional 20 at West Noble QUARTERFINALS (THURSDAY) NorthWood vs. Wawasee, 6 p.m. Tippecanoe Valley vs. Columbia City, 7:30 p.m. SEMIFINALS (SATURDAY) Fairfield vs. NorthWood-Wawasee winner, noon W

Dragons limit Warriors to 1 shot on goal BY VAL TSOUTSOURIS Sports Editor, RTC Kenyan Beldon Carter Bauman ARGOS — Kenyan Beldon scored two goals to reach 50 for his career and added two assists, and the Argos boys soccer team’s defense held North Miami to one shot on goal in a 6-0 win in a Class 1A, Sectional 36 semifinal win at Eugene Snyder Field Thursday. Ayden VanDerWeele, Zach Burns, Xander Binfet and

GIRLS Class 1A, Sectional 36 at Culver QUARTERFINALS Culver 2, Rochester 1 (Monday) North Miami 1, Peru 0 (Tuesday) Argos 4, Wabash 0 (Tuesday) SEMIFINALS (Wednesday) Manchester 2, Culver 1 Argos 3, North Miami 0 FINAL: Manchester vs. Argos, 2 p.m. Saturday Class 2A, Sectional 22 at Culver Academy QUARTERFINAL (Monday) Culver Academy 2, Maconaquah 0 SEMIFINALS (Wednesday) Northwestern 8, Tippecanoe Valley 0 Culver Academy 11, Eastern (Greentown) 0 FINAL: Northwestern vs. Culv

Argos holds opponents without a shot again BY VAL TSOUTSOURIS Sports Editor, RTC Girls soccer Argos 3, North Miami 0 (Wednesday): Emma Langfeldt, Avery Binfet and Haley Shafer scored goals in the second half, and the Argos defense shut out North Miami for the second time this season in a Class 1A, Sectional 36 semifinal win at Culver Wednesday. North Miami was coming off their own shutout win over Peru Tuesday, and they followed by blanking Argos in the first half. But with 3

GIRLS Class 1A, Sectional 36 at Culver QUARTERFINALS Culver 2, Rochester 1 (Monday) North Miami 1, Peru 0 (Tuesday) Argos 4, Wabash 0 (Tuesday) SEMIFINALS (Wednesday) Manchester 2, Culver 1 Argos 3, North Miami 0 FINAL: Manchester vs. Argos, 2 p.m. Saturday Class 2A, Sectional 22 at Culver Academy QUARTERFINAL (Monday) Culver Academy 2, Maconaquah 0 SEMIFINALS (Wednesday) Northwestern 8, Tippecanoe Valley 0 Culver Academy 11, Eastern (Greentown) 0 FINAL: Northwestern vs. Culv

Defense holds down Manchester star Acosta BY VAL TSOUTSOURIS Sports Editor, RTC ARGOS — The Argos boys soccer team drew Manchester in their Class 1A, Sectional 36 quarterfinal, so Argos coach Todd VanDerWeele went to see Manchester play Northwestern Sept. 30 for scouting purposes. After seeing Isaiah Acosta score four goals in an eventual 4-3 Squire win, VanDerWeele knew Acosta would have to be the focal point of the defensive game plan. Argos did just that, holding Acosta an

GIRLS Class 1A, Sectional 36 at Culver QUARTERFINALS Culver 2, Rochester 1 (Monday) North Miami 1, Peru 0 (Tuesday) Argos 4, Wabash 0 (Tuesday) SEMIFINALS (TODAY) Manchester vs. Culver, 5 p.m. North Miami vs. Argos, 7 p.m. FINAL, 2 p.m. Saturday Class 2A, Sectional 22 at Culver Academy QUARTERFINAL (MONDAY) Culver Academy 2, Maconaquah 0 SEMIFINALS (TODAY) Tippecanoe Valley vs. Northwestern, 5 p.m. Eastern (Greentown) vs. Culver Academy, 7 p.m. Final, 2 p.m. Saturday BOYS Cla

BY VAL TSOUTSOURIS Sports Editor, RTC Girls soccer Argos 4, Wabash 0 (Tuesday): Elaina Conklin, Alexa Urednick, Harper Ripley and Haley Shafer had one goal each, and the Argos defense held Wabash without a shot on goal in a Class 1A, Sectional 36 quarterfinal win at Culver Tuesday. Leah Pizzuto had two assists, and Conklin added an assist. Ripley’s goal was the first of her career. Meanwhile, Argos limited any offensive opportunities for Wabash, according to coach Ty Adley. “

Frosh Caudle, Kennell help Pioneer girls take 2nd BY VAL TSOUTSOURIS Sports Editor, RTC Dane Bowditch Daulton Oaf Jack Brumett Malakai Clayton Emery Stackhouse Cross-country Pioneer’s Dane Bowditch held off Caston’s Daulton Oaf to win the Hoosier North individual boys cross-country title at Winamac Town Park Saturday, but Caston put three runners on the all-conference team and won the team title. Caston scored 19 points, and runner-up Winamac had 41. Pion

GIRLS Class 1A, Sectional 36 at Culver QUARTERFINALS Culver 2, Rochester 1 (Monday) North Miami vs. Peru, 5 p.m. today Argos vs. Wabash, 7 p.m. today SEMIFINALS (WEDNESDAY) Manchester vs. Culver, 5 p.m. North Miami-Peru winner vs. Argos-Wabash winner, 7 p.m. FINAL, 2 p.m. Saturday Class 2A, Sectional 22 at Culver Academy QUARTERFINAL (MONDAY) Culver Academy 2, Maconaquah 0 SEMIFINALS (WEDNESDAY) Tippecanoe Valley vs. Northwestern, 5 p.m. Eastern (Greentown) vs. Culver Academy

No area teams receive byes BY VAL TSOUTSOURIS Sports Editor, RTC No RTC area volleyball teams won a sectional last year, and no area teams received the benefit of a bye if they would like to turn that around this year, per the IHSAA draw Sunday. Sectionals will be held Oct. 13-17, regionals are Oct. 24, semistates are Oct. 31, and the IHSAA state finals will be held for the second straight year at Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis Nov. 7. Sectional tickets are $8 per sess

Class 1A, Sectional 36 at Culver QUARTERFINALS Culver vs. Rochester, 6 p.m. today North Miami vs. Peru, 5 p.m. Tuesday Argos vs. Wabash, 7 p.m. Tuesday SEMIFINALS (WEDNESDAY) Manchester vs. Culver-Rochester winner, 5 p.m. North Miami-Peru winner vs. Argos-Wabash winner, 7 p.m. FINAL, 2 p.m. Saturday Class 2A, Sectional 22 at Culver Academy QUARTERFINAL (TODAY) Culver Academy vs. Maconaquah, 6 p.m. SEMIFINALS (WEDNESDAY) Tippecanoe Valley vs. Northwestern, 5 p.m. Eastern (Gree

Valley draws Northwestern in Class 2A BY VAL TSOUTSOURIS Sports Editor, RTC The Rochester and Culver girls soccer teams played to a 2-2 draw under the lights at Culver Sept. 3. The game was played at night because of the intense heat during the day. The teams will meet again in a Class 1A, Sectional 36 quarterfinal Oct. 5, and this time, the intense heat will emanate from the sectional spotlight. Those were among the revelations of the IHSAA draw held Sunday night. Sectionals

Sectional 36: Argos gets Manchester, Caston to face Winamac, NM gets bye BY VAL TSOUTSOURIS Sports Editor, RTC Rochester faced Maconaquah in the Class 2A, Sectional 22 final last year. This year, they will face each other right off the bat. That was among the revelations of the IHSAA draw held Sunday night. Sectionals week is Oct. 5-10, regional semifinals are Oct. 15, regional finals are Oct. 17, semistates are Oct. 24, and the state finals will be held at the Michael Carrol

Valley will look to shake off mistakes against winless Knox; Caston seeks first 4-0 start since 1974, but can they slow Panther offense?; Culver seeks another Hoosier North road win at Winamac; NM heads to No. 3 N. Judson BY VAL TSOUTSOURIS Sports Editor, RTC Rochester (2-1) at Clinton Prairie (3-0), 7 p.m. In baseball, a gopher ball is slang for giving up a home run. In Indiana high school football, a gopher ball is slang for giving up nothing. Specifically, that would be th

Rochester frosh Conliff top area girl, Pioneer senior Bowditch top area boy BY VAL TSOUTSOURIS Sports Editor, RTC Pioneer senior Dane Bowditch finished third overall in 18:04 at the Caston Invitational Saturday FULTON — With both teams led by freshmen, the Rochester girls and boys cross-country teams each finished third at the Caston Invitational Saturday. The girls scored 88 points and finished third in an eight-team field. Pioneer was fourth with 89, Caston was fifth with 1

BY VAL TSOUTSOURIS Sports Editor, RTC Culver will host a Class 1A girls soccer sectional from Oct. 5-10, Argos athletic director Damon Binkley told RTC in an email Wednesday. Argos was originally scheduled to host Sectional 36 for girls and boys when the IHSAA released fall sports postseason sites in June. Though Argos has often hosted both the girls and boys sectionals in the same week, including last year, this year offered a unique logistical dilemma with each sectional ha

North Miami to host boys hoops sectional BY VAL TSOUTSOURIS Sports Editor, RTC Tippecanoe Valley and Culver are among area sites that will host girls basketball sectional sectionals from Feb. 2-6, according to the minutes from the IHSAA Executive Committee meeting Aug. 25. Valley will host Class 3A, Sectional 20 on Rita Price Simpson Court for the second straight year. Valley lost to Fairfield in the sectional final last February. Culver will host Class 1A, Sectional 51 at Jo

BY VAL TSOUTSOURIS Sports Editor, RTC The following RTC area sporting events were postponed or rescheduled due to the heat: Girls golf The three-way match between Rochester, Lewis Cass and Maconaquah at Rock Hollow Golf Club in Peru has not been rescheduled. The North Miami-Culver match has not been rescheduled. Girls soccer The Tippecanoe Valley-Argos game scheduled for Thursday has been moved to Argos and will now start at 7 p.m. It will follow the Valley-Argos boys game, w

BY VAL TSOUTSOURIS Sports Editor, RTC The following sporting events scheduled for Tuesday were postponed due to heat: Boys soccer The LaVille-Argos game has been rescheduled for Sept. 14. Start time is 6 p.m. at Argos. The Lakeland Christian-Winamac game has not been rescheduled. Girls soccer The Culver-Washington Township game has not been rescheduled. Cross-country The Rossville Invite has not been rescheduled. Pioneer was among the teams scheduled to compete. The Winamac-L

BY VAL TSOUTSOURIS Sports Editor, RTC RTC4 Baseball Player of the Year Carson Paulik It was a standout season for two high school baseball teams in particular in our area in 2026. North Miami won just their third sectional title ever and then followed it with their first regional title. Caston also won their third sectional title. But our RTC4 Baseball Player of the Year, Rochester senior pitcher-infielder Carson Paulik, did not attend either of those schools. Paulik singleha

BY VAL TSOUTSOURIS Sports Editor, RTC RTC4 Softball Player of the Year Dalynne Bussard We had a pretty good idea whom we were picking for RTC4 Softball Player of the Year before sectionals week started. What happened during sectionals week only confirmed what we had already been thinking: Dalynne Bussard deserves it again. Bussard, a senior from Tippecanoe Valley and a University of Indianapolis recruit, is the first two-time winner in the six-year history of the award. She a

BY VAL TSOUTSOURIS Sports Editor, RTC RTC4 Boys Track Athlete of the Year Harrison Dunwoody Harrison Dunwoody added the 100 meters and the long jump to his track repertoire in 2026, but the event in which his name will be listed on the record board inside the hallway above the concession stand at Rochester High School is the 110 hurdles. And thanks to that record-breaking performance, he is our RTC4 Boys Track Athlete of the Year for the second straight year. Dunwoody is a gi

BY VAL TSOUTSOURIS Sports Editor, RTC RTC4 Girls Track Athlete of the Year Betty Shepherd For the third straight year, our RTC4 Girls Athlete of the Year is a 300-meter hurdler. And for the second time during that span, it is Tippecanoe Valley’s Betty Shepherd. Shepherd also was our Girls Athlete of the Year in 2024 when she made state as a sophomore. She did not make state in 2025 as friend and rival Audrey Wagner from Rochester was our Athlete of the Year. But that did not

Culver to host volleyball sectional, regional; Argos to host girls, boys soccer sectionals BY VAL TSOUTSOURIS Sports Editor, RTC Rochester will host a volleyball sectional, and they will no longer be in a sectional with Southwood, according to the IHSAA Executive Committee meeting minutes released Monday. Southwood was moved from Sectional 38 to Sectional 36 in Class 2A, according to the IHSAA’s release of the meeting minutes. That will put Southwood in a sectional with Manch

List includes Caston’s Mollenkopf brothers, Culver’s McCuen brothers, 3 from regional champ N. Miami BY VAL TSOUTSOURIS Sports Editor, RTC Logan Mollenkopf Parker Zimpleman Gavin Mollenkopf Baseball Twelve RTC area baseball players were named first-team All-Hoosier North in voting done by the conference’s coaches and released to the media Monday. In addition, another seven players were named honorable mention All-Hoosier North. Of

All-conference team includes 5 Winamac, 3 Pioneer, 3 Culver, 2 Caston, 1 NM players BY VAL TSOUTSOURIS Sports Editor, RTC Softball Hoosier North MVP Maggie Keller Winamac shortstop Maggie Keller was named Hoosier North MVP in voting done by the conference’s coaches and released to the media Wednesday. Keller was one of five players from the conference champion Lady Warriors picked first-team All-Hoosier North. In addition, three Pioneer, three Culver, two Caston and one North

BY VAL TSOUTSOURIS Sports Editor, RTC Boys track Harrison Dunwoody After setting the Rochester school record in the 100 hurdles at the Warsaw regional Thursday, senior Harrison Dunwoody now prepares for his second state finals. The state finals begin at 3 p.m. Saturday at North Central High School in Indianapolis. Dunwoody will take to the track at approximately 5:15 p.m. for the trials. The top nine advance to the state finals, which will occur at approximately 6:15 p.m. Dun

BY VAL TSOUTSOURIS Sports Editor, RTC Baseball Triton 30, Argos 0 (5 innings, Wednesday): Willie Barenie had Argos’ only hit in a shutout loss to No. 3 Triton in a Class 1A, Sectional 51 quarterfinal at South Central (Union Mills) Wednesday. Ioan Petz also walked twice for the Dragons, who finished 0-11. Barenie took the loss, pitching 1 ⅓ innings and allowing 13 hits and 18 runs (six earned) while walking one, hitting a batter and striking out three. Petz relieved and pitche

BY VAL TSOUTSOURIS Sports Editor, RTC Softball Triton 17, Argos 3 (5 innings, Tuesday): Katherine Horta-Suarez had two hits, and Maddie Overmyer, Ava VanDerWeele and Addi Denton each had a hit and an RBI for the Argos softball team in a loss to Triton in a Class 1A, Sectional 51 semifinal at South Central (Union Mills) Tuesday. Samantha Umbaugh also had a hit. Grace Thomas walked twice. Ella Dean pitched all five innings, allowing eight hits and eight earned runs. She walked

Class 2A, Sectional 38 at Rochester QUARTERFINALS (MONDAY) Eastern (Greentown) 8, Wabash 3 Lewis Cass 17, Manchester 3 (5 innings) SEMIFINALS (TUESDAY) Rochester 11, Eastern (Greentown) 0 Oak Hill 5, Lewis Cass 2 FINAL: Rochester vs. Oak Hill, 7 p.m. Thursday Class 3A, Sectional 20 at NorthWood QUARTERFINALS (MONDAY) Fairfield 11, Wawasee 0 (5 innings) Tippecanoe Valley 6, NorthWood 1 SEMIFINALS (TUESDAY) Fairfield 22, West Noble 1 (5 innings) Tippecanoe Valley 5, Columbia Ci

BY VAL TSOUTSOURIS Sports Editor, RTC UNION MILLS — It could be said that the Argos softball team had already come a long way just by showing up for their Class 1A, Sectional 51 quarterfinal against Elkhart Christian at South Central Monday. They were not sure they were going to have a team at all. The experienced girls had to convince four girls who had never played softball before to give the sport a try. The new-look Lady Dragons basked in the chance that they gave themsel

Class 2A, Sectional 38 at Rochester QUARTERFINALS (MONDAY) Eastern (Greentown) 8, Wabash 3 Lewis Cass 17, Manchester 3 (5 innings) SEMIFINALS (TODAY) Rochester vs. Eastern (Greentown), 5:30 p.m. Oak Hill vs. Lewis Cass, 7:30 p.m. FINAL, 7 p.m. Thursday Class 3A, Sectional 20 at NorthWood QUARTERFINALS (MONDAY) Fairfield vs. Wawasee, 5:30 p.m. Tippecanoe Valley vs. NorthWood, 7:30 p.m. SEMIFINALS (TODAY) West Noble vs. Fairfield, 5:30 p.m. Columbia City vs. Tippecanoe Valley,

Valley’s Shepherd takes 300 hurdles title, also advances in 100 hurdles, discus; Calloway, Bailon, Sailors, Hoover also reach regional BY VAL TSOUTSOURIS Sports Editor, RTC Kyra Doran Betty Shepherd Kyra Doran of Rochester won the long jump at the Bremen sectional Tuesday, and she also qualified for the regional in two other events by finishing in the top three. In addition, teammates Allyson Callow

BY VAL TSOUTSOURIS Sports Editor, RTC Rochester seniors Harrison Dunwoody and Mason Hisey both won Three Rivers Conference titles in a field event at Wabash May 8. But the experiences they have in their events differ greatly. Dunwoody just started long-jumping this year, and he soared 21-3 to win the title at Wabash. Given that he made the state finals in the 110 hurdles last year, it could be said that long jump is not even the event for which he is most well-known. He also

BY VAL TSOUTSOURIS Sports Editor, RTC Kyra Doran WABASH — This was happening to Kyra Doran again, and it was getting aggravating. She finished second behind Whitko’s Emerson Harper in the long jump at both the 2024 and 2025 Three Rivers Conference track meets. And going into her final jump at this year’s TRC meet at Wabash May 8, she was in second place again. Sometimes it’s about perfecting the slightest flaws in your technique. And sometimes, you just have to want it more.

Pioneer’s Bowditch claims 800; NM’s Towles wins long jump BY VAL TSOUTSOURIS Sports Editor, RTC Nathan Pierzchalski Winamac’s Nathan Pierzchalski won the 1,600 and 3,200 meters, and he also ran a leg on the victorious 4 x 800 relay, and Charles Disinger won both the discus and shot put to help the Winamac boys track team finish second out of eight teams at the Hoosier North boys track meet at Culver Tuesday. Winamac scored 120 points. Triton won with 135 points. Among other a

Sprinter Popejoy, distance runner Wegner win 3 titles each for Winamac; high jumper Sailors, shot putter Hoover win for NM; Caston repeats as 4 x 400 relay champs BY VAL TSOUTSOURIS Sports Editor, RTC Aspen Moolenaar Pioneer senior Aspen Moolenaar won the 100 hurdles, 300 hurdles, long jump and pole vault at the Hoosier North track meet at Culver Tuesday, helping the Lady Panthers finish in second place. Pioneer scored 109 points. Triton won with 123.5 points. The other Pione