BY VAL TSOUTSOURIS Sports Editor, RTC Culver will travel to John Glenn, and Argos will travel to Oregon-Davis for the first round of the Bi-County Tournament. The draw was held at LaVille High School Wednesday. The 61st annual tournament will begin with girls-boys doubleheaders Jan. 20. Girls semifinals and consolation games will be played at LaVille Jan. 22. Boys semifinals and consolation games will be played at LaVille Jan. 23. The girls championship game will be played at

Austin leads Dragons with 18 BY VAL TSOUTSOURIS Sports Editor, RTC ARGOS — Logan Mollenkopf scored 22 points, and Lane Hook hit a 3-pointer at the halftime buzzer as part of a 14-point night as the Caston boys basketball team routed Argos 74-31 at Phil Weybright Gymnasium Dec. 4. Mekhi Austin led Argos with 18, but no other Dragon had more than five. Caston improved to 2-0 overall and 1-0 in the Hoosier North. Argos fell to 0-2, 0-1. Caston was already leading 23-12 in the se

BY VAL TSOUTSOURIS Sports Editor, RTC RTC4 Volleyball Player of the Year Betty Shepherd Tippecanoe Valley had never had the RTC4 Volleyball Player of the Year. Until now. The high-flying, powerful Betty Shepherd deserves the honor by leading her team in kills and being the go-to hitter for her team against its extremely tough schedule. More than any player on Valley’s team, she was the one opponents had to game-plan for. And sometimes, she got so high off the ground that oppo

BY VAL TSOUTSOURIS Sports Editor, RTC RTC4 Boys Soccer Player of the Year Sean Stark Sean Stark had shown great promise through his first two years on the Winamac boys soccer team. Still, we did not see this coming. But what we did was so impressive that he is the clear choice as the RTC4 Boys Soccer Player of the Year. Stark scored nine nine goals as a freshman and then tallied 17 goals as a sophomore. But this season, he scored 38 times. He broke the Winamac single-season s

BY VAL TSOUTSOURIS Sports Editor, RTC RTC4 Girls Soccer Player of the Year Ava McCune Her season had a heartbreaking ending when Culver lost in penalty kicks to LaVille in the sectional final, but once again, Culver’s Ava McCune is our RTC4 Girls Soccer Player of the Year. McCune was not as productive as a sophomore in 2025 as she was last year, though we would argue that was because she faced the full brunt of her opponents’ defensive focus. Still, she had 25 goals and is we

BY VAL TSOUTSOURIS Sports Editor, RTC RTC4 Boys Cross Country Runner of the year Logan Fredel We saw it at the Caston Invitational back in September. There were some runners who could hang with Winamac senior Logan Fredel for the first mile. There were still a couple who could keep pace with Fredel for the second mile. But by the third mile, he was on his own. Strong, competitive and the frontrunner on a conference championship team, Fredel is our RTC4 Runner of the Year and

BY VAL TSOUTSOURIS Sports Editor, RTC RTC Runner of the Year Allyson Calloway It was not that Rochester senior Allyson Calloway ran alone, but she was a runner who had accomplished outstanding things in search of a pack to lead. She finally had one this year, and Rochester was better off for it, going from incomplete team to second place in the Three Rivers Conference in one year. From lone wolf to leader of the pack, Calloway, a Purdue Northwest signee, is our RTC Runner of

BY VAL TSOUTSOURIS Sports Editor, RTC Boys basketball Bremen 63, Argos 19 (Nov. 26): Mekhi Austin scored 12 points for Argos in a road loss to Bremen in their season opener Nov. 26. Kenyan Beldon added four, and Angelo McMillen had three. Bremen’s Chase Devine hit five 3-pointers and scored 29 points before sitting out the fourth quarter. Bremen led 28-12 at halftime and extended the lead to 53-18 after three quarters. Argos hosts Caston in their Hoosier North opener at 7:30

BY VAL TSOUTSOURIS Sports Editor, RTC Luke Stults averaged 21 points and 8.6 rebounds per game for the Argos boys basketball team last year. A 6-5 magnet in the middle for double and triple teams, he produced nonetheless. Stults has since graduated, and the challenge for coach Nick Kindig as he begins his second year will be conceiving a style of play without Stults that will help Argos improve on their 4-19 record last year. Kindig’s plans received a monkey wrench: Zhayne He

BY VAL TSOUTSOURIS Sports Editor, RTC Madi Douglass (photo provided) ARGOS — Madi Douglass scored nine of her game-high 16 points in the third quarter, including a 3-pointer that just beat the buzzer, to lead the Caston girls basketball team to a 31-21 win over host Argos at Phil Weybright Gymnasium Tuesday. Grace Colvin added six points, and Allison Craig had four points and a team-high eight rebounds. Caston was playing their fourth straight game without starting post Natal

BY VAL TSOUTSOURIS Sports Editor, RTC Girls basketball Elkhart Christian 75, Argos 19 (Saturday): Ellie Bollenbacher scored eight points in the first half for the host Lady Dragons in a loss to sectional rival Elkhart Christian Saturday. Leah Pizzuto added four, Avery Binfet and Grace Thomas each hit a 3-pointer in the second half, and Lexi Gibson had one. Kyla Yordy scored 22 points for Elkhart Christian before sitting out the fourth quarter. The Lady Eagles moved up to No.

BY VAL TSOUTSOURIS Sports Editor, RTC Girls basketball Culver Academy 55, Argos 8 (Saturday): Ellie Bollenbacher hit a 3-pointer in the first quarter to lead Argos in scoring against Culver Academy Saturday. Leah Pizzuto and Haley Shafer each had a basket, and Makenzie Smith made a free throw. Piper Brumm led Culver Academy with 17 points. Culver Academy led 23-5 at halftime. Culver Academy 55, Argos 8 ARGOS (8) (0-3) Leah Pizzuto 1 0-0 2, Lexi Gibson 0 0-0 0, Kizlee Kelly 0

Bollenbacher leads Lady Dragons with 8 BY VAL TSOUTSOURIS Sports Editor, RTC Girls basketball Triton 29, Argos 22 (Tuesday): Ellie Bollenbacher scored eight points for Argos in a road loss to conference and sectional rival Triton Tuesday. Argos led 22-21 after three quarters, Triton outscored Argos 8-0 in the fourth quarter. Savannah Hawley scored four of her game-high 10 points in the fourth quarter. Argos, who committed 33 turnovers, dropped to 0-4. Triton led 14-9 at halft

BY VAL TSOUTSOURIS Sports Editor, RTC Girls basketball Jimtown 42, Argos 36 (Thursday): Leah Pizzuto hit three 3-pointers and scored 12 points, and Ellie Bollenbacher added 10 for Argos in a road loss to Jimtown Thursday. Lexi Gibson added eight points, and Kinzlee Kelly had six, all in the fourth quarter. Jimtown led 26-15 at halftime but Argos cut the deficit to 31-25 after three quarters. Argos dropped to 0-2. Jordyn Williams hit five 3-pointers and scored nine of her game

Caston’s Warner, Culver’s Lute, Berndt also make first team BY VAL TSOUTSOURIS Sports Editor, RTC Volleyball Aspen Moolenaar, Madyson Shaffer and Laylah Demond of Hoosier North volleyball champions Pioneer have been selected first-team All-Hoosier North in voting done by the conference’s coaches and released to the media. In addition, Caston’s Natalie Warner and Culver’s Hayden Lute and Ashlynn Berndt also made the first team. Pioneer’s Averi Layer and Lois Layer, Winamac’s G

BY VAL TSOUTSOURIS Sports Editor, RTC Nick Medich’s first stint as Argos girls basketball coach ended in 2012 when he was named the school’s principal. Thirteen years later, he is still the principal and once again the girls basketball coach. He replaces Brian Jennings and is the third Lady Dragon coach in three seasons. He is the program’s fourth coach since Gary Teel retired in 2018. “I wanted to get back into coaching,” Medich said. “I missed the previous coaching experien

4 Winamac players make first team; 3 Caston players, Culver’s Buschman make honorable mention BY VAL TSOUTSOURIS Sports Editor, RTC Boys soccer Led by conference MVP Kenyan Beldon, five players from conference champion Argos and four players from runner-up Winamac made first-team All-Hoosier North in boys soccer in voting done by the conference’s coaches and released to the media Monday. Corbin Rex, Kyle Penn, Ioan Petz and Yahir Fajardo joined Beldon on the first team. Winam

BY VAL TSOUTSOURIS Sports Editor, RTC Volleyball North Judson def. Argos, 25-13, 25-8, 25-13 (Thursday): Grace Craig had 14 kills, and Aubrey Selmer had eight aces for North Judson in a win over Argos in a Class 1A, Sectional 51 quarterfinal at South Central (Union Mills) Thursday. Craig also led with seven serves received. North Judson had 16 saves as a team. North Judson also beat Argos in three sets in their Hoosier North meeting at Argos Sept. 4. Argos finished 4-18. They

BY VAL TSOUTSOURIS Sports Editor, RTC FORT WAYNE — Argos boys soccer coach Todd VanDerWeele thought his team matched host Fort Wayne Blackhawk’s intensity during their Class 1A regional semifinal game Oct. 15. He added it was the technical side of the game and Blackhawk’s athleticism in which the Braves proved their superiority. James Neebes scored twice, and Isaiah Davidson, Caleb Wike and Will Jehl also scored for the Braves in a 5-0 win played on Blackhawk’s home field on

4 Caston boys, 2 girls make all-conference; Pioneer’s Bowditch, Hines, Argos’ Stackhouse also make all-conference BY VAL TSOUTSOURIS Sports Editor, RTC Logan Fredel Avery Wegner Cross-country Teammates Logan Fredel and Nathan Pierzchalski went 1-2 and led the Winamac boys cross-country team to the Hoosier North title at Winamac Town Park Oct. 4. Caston was second and Pioneer was third. Argos had an inco

Class 2A, Sectional 38 at Wabash QUARTERFINALS Southwood def. Manchester, 25-15, 25-16, 25-12 (Tuesday) Oak Hill def. Lewis Cass, 25-14, 25-16, 25-15 (Thursday) Wabash def. Rochester, 25-19, 25-17, 25-17 (Thursday) SEMIFINALS (SATURDAY) Southwood def. Eastern (Greentown), 25-7, 25-11, 25-16 Oak Hill def. Wabash, 25-15, 15-25, 25-23, 20-25, 15-12 FINAL (SATURDAY): Southwood def. Oak Hill, 25-16, 25-15, 25-16 Class 3A, Sectional 20 at Wawasee QUARTERFINALS (THURSDAY) NorthWood

Class 2A, Sectional 38 at Wabash QUARTERFINALS Southwood def. Manchester, 25-15, 25-16, 25-12 (Tuesday) Oak Hill def. Lewis Cass, 25-14, 25-16, 25-15 (Thursday) Wabash def. Rochester, 25-19, 25-17, 25-17 (Thursday) SEMIFINALS (SATURDAY) Eastern (Greentown) vs. Southwood, 11 a.m. Oak Hill vs. Wabash, 12:30 p.m. FINAL, 6 p.m. Class 3A, Sectional 20 at Wawasee QUARTERFINALS (THURSDAY) NorthWood def. Columbia City, 25-18, 25-10, 25-14 West Noble def. Fairfield, 25-15, 22-25, 25-1

Class 2A, Sectional 38 at Wabash QUARTERFINALS Southwood def. Manchester, 25-15, 25-16, 25-12 (Tuesday) Lewis Cass vs. Oak Hill, 6 p.m. Thursday Wabash vs. Rochester, 7:30 p.m. Thursday SEMIFINALS (SATURDAY) Eastern (Greentown) vs. Southwood, 11 a.m. Lewis Cass-Oak Hill winner vs. Wabash-Rochester winner, 12:30 p.m. FINAL, 6 p.m. Class 3A, Sectional 20 at Wawasee QUARTERFINALS (THURSDAY) Columbia City vs. NorthWood, 6 p.m.  West Noble vs. Fairfield, 7:30 p.m. SEMIFINALS (SATU

BY VAL TSOUTSOURIS Sports Editor, RTC Boys soccer Argos 5, Caston 0 (Saturday): Yahir Fajardo scored twice, and Kenyan Beldon had a goal and an assist for the Dragons in a win over Caston in the Class 1A, Sectional 36 final at Argos Saturday. Keagan Stanley and Sawyer Crace also scored for No. 12 Argos, who improved to 12-4-2. Carter Bauman, Ayden VanDerWeele and Ioan Petz also had assists. Both Crace and Angelo McMillen split time in goal. McMillen had one save. Argos had a

Class 2A, Sectional 38 at Wabash QUARTERFINALS Manchester vs. Southwood, 6 p.m. Tuesday Lewis Cass vs. Oak Hill, 6 p.m. Thursday Wabash vs. Rochester, 7:30 p.m. Thursday SEMIFINALS (SATURDAY) Eastern (Greentown) vs. Manchester-Southwood winner, 11 a.m. Lewis Cass-Oak Hill winner vs. Wabash-Rochester winner, 12:30 p.m. FINAL, 6 p.m. Class 3A, Sectional 20 at Wawasee QUARTERFINALS (THURSDAY) Columbia City vs. NorthWood, 6 p.m.  West Noble vs. Fairfield, 7:30 p.m. SEMIFINALS (SA

BOYS Class 1A Westview regional SEMIFINALS (WEDNESDAY) Argos at Fort Wayne Blackhawk, 6 p.m. Trinity Greenlawn at Andrean, 7 p.m. FINAL, 2 p.m. Saturday at Westview RTC area soccer sectionals schedule – Oct. 6-11 GIRLS Class 1A, Sectional 36 at Argos QUARTERFINAL (TUESDAY) Argos 6, Rochester 0 SEMIFINALS (THURSDAY) Culver 3, Manchester 2 (OT) LaVille 1, Argos 0 FINAL: LaVille 1, Culver 0 (PKs) (SATURDAY) Class 2A, Sectional 21 at Plymouth QUARTERFINAL (TUESDAY) NorthWood 12,

GIRLS Class 1A, Sectional 36 at Argos QUARTERFINAL (TUESDAY) Argos 6, Rochester 0 SEMIFINALS (THURSDAY) Culver 3, Manchester 2 (OT)...

GIRLS Class 1A, Sectional 36 at Argos QUARTERFINAL (TUESDAY) Argos 6, Rochester 0 SEMIFINALS (THURSDAY) Culver vs. Manchester, 5 p.m....

BY VAL TSOUTSOURIS Sports Editor, RTC Boys soccer Argos 1, Winamac 0 (Wednesday): Kenyan Beldon scored on a penalty kick after Winamac...

With Lady Zs down to 9 players, Rensberger praises Argos’ Adley for sportsmanship BY VAL TSOUTSOURIS Sports Editor, RTC Ellie...

GIRLS Class 1A, Sectional 36 at Argos QUARTERFINAL (TUESDAY) Argos 6, Rochester 0 SEMIFINALS (THURSDAY) Culver vs. Manchester, 5 p.m....

Valley, Winamac receive byes; Caston draws DeMotte Christian; Pioneer to face N. White; Culver gets rival Triton; Argos to meet N. Judson...

Dragons win 15th consecutive sectional opener BY VAL TSOUTSOURIS Sports Editor, RTC Boys soccer Argos 1, Lakeland Christian 0 (Monday):...

BY VAL TSOUTSOURIS Sports Editor, RTC Boys soccer Bethany Christian 5, Argos 1 (Saturday): Ioan Petz scored off a Keagan Stanley assist,...

BY VAL TSOUTSOURIS Sports Editor, RTC Girls soccer Argos 5, Bethany Christian 1 (Saturday): Samantha Umbaugh scored three goals and added...

BY VAL TSOUTSOURIS Sports Editor, RTC ARGOS — The Argos girls soccer team did not score with the frequency that it had in its previous...

Winamac’s Wegner takes 17th in girls race BY VAL TSOUTSOURIS Sports Editor, RTC Dane Bowditch ...

Undefeated Lady Cavs to face Manchester; Valley gets NorthWood BY VAL TSOUTSOURIS Sports Editor, RTC The Rochester girls soccer team will...

Argos draws Lakeland Christian in sectional final rematch; Culver to face Winamac; Caston gets NM in rematch of PK thriller BY VAL...

Beldon scores 4 goals, Petz pots 2; VanDerWeele wins 12th conference crown BY VAL TSOUTSOURIS Sports Editor, RTC Boys soccer Argos 11,...

BY VAL TSOUTSOURIS Sports Editor, RTC Girls soccer Argos 6, Morgan Township 1 (Friday): Elaina Conklin had two goals and an assist, and...

BY VAL TSOUTSOURIS Sports Editor, RTC Boys soccer Argos 2, Taylor 0 (Wednesday): Yahir Fajardo had a goal and an assist, and Ioan Petz...

BY VAL TSOUTSOURIS Sports Editor, RTC Boys soccer Northwestern 3, Argos 1 (Saturday): Keagan Stanley scored an unassisted goal in the...

BY VAL TSOUTSOURIS Sports Editor, RTC Girls soccer Argos 7, Muncie Central 1 (Saturday): Haley Shafer, Hayna Willis, Samantha Umbaugh,...

BY VAL TSOUTSOURIS Sports Editor, RTC Girls soccer Elkhart Christian 6, Argos 0 (Thursday): Argos dropped to 2-9-1 with a road loss to...

BY VAL TSOUTSOURIS Sports Editor, RTC Boys soccer Argos 1, Morgan Township 1 (Thursday): Argos extended their unbeaten streak to nine...

BY VAL TSOUTSOURIS Sports Editor, RTC Boys soccer Argos 12, Tippecanoe Valley 1 (Tuesday): Kenyan Beldon scored four goals, and Artur...

BY VAL TSOUTSOURIS Sports Editor, RTC Girls soccer Argos 6, Tippecanoe Valley 0 (Tuesday): Elaina Conklin had a goal and two assists in...

Valley boys place 7th behind frosh Hammon BY VAL TSOUTSOURIS Sports Editor, RTC The Caston girls cross-country team scored 103 points and...

BY VAL TSOUTSOURIS Sports Editor, RTC Boys soccer Argos 9, North Miami 0 (Saturday): Carter Bauman had two goals and an assist, and Yahir...