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Milam’s 5 RBIs, Molebash’s 12 Ks lead Culver past Argos
BY VAL TSOUTSOURIS Sports Editor, RTC Softball Culver 17, Argos 3 (5 innings, Tuesday): Gracie Milam went 3 for 3 with five RBIs, including a homer, and Aiden Molebash pitched a one-hitter with no walks and 12 strikeouts for Culver in a season-opening win over host Argos Tuesday. Abigayle Zehner singled, doubled twice and drove in two runs. Molebash also went 2 for 3 with two RBIs at the plate. Brooke Davis singled and tripled and drove in a run. Alyviah Miller, Savannah Schl
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6 days ago1 min read


Winamac’s Wheeler tosses no-hitter in season-opening win over Argos
BY VAL TSOUTSOURIS Sports Editor, RTC Baseball Winamac 21, Argos 1 (5 innings, Tuesday): Cody Wheeler struck out 13 of the 17 batters he faced in pitching a no-hitter for Winamac in a Hoosier North road win over Argos Tuesday. Wheeler also doubled, walked and had three RBIs at the plate. Xavier Adriano and Hutch Martin each went 3 for 3 with two RBIs to spearhead a 15-hit Winamac attack. Will Malchow had two singles and two RBIs, and Bryant Galbreath singled, walked twice and
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7 days ago1 min read


8 RTC area players named first-team All-Hoosier North
Triton’s Patrick named conference MVP BY VAL TSOUTSOURIS Sports Editor, RTC Lane Hook Logan Mollenkopf Ryan Meredith Karston Black Eight RTC area boys basketball players, including three from runner-up Winamac, were selected first-team All-Hoosier North in voting done by the conference’s coaches and released to the media. The eight players included Winamac’s Justin Potthoff, Will Malchow and Jaybin Hines; Caston’s Lane Hook and Loga
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Apr 81 min read


New assignments: Rochester to stay in volleyball sectional with Southwood, basketball sectionals with Oak Hill
Caston, N. Miami, Pioneer in same 1A football sectional BY VAL TSOUTSOURIS Sports Editor, RTC The Rochester girls and boys basketball teams both lost to Oak Hill in their respective sectional finals, and they might see them again the next two years. They will also remain in the same volleyball sectional with powerhouse Southwood. Those were among the revelations when the IHSAA released new sectional assignments for fall and winter sports for the 2026-27 and 2027-28 school yea
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Apr 16 min read


All-RTC4 boys basketball: Caston’s super soph Mollenkopf is Player of Year
BY VAL TSOUTSOURIS Sports Editor, RTC RTC Boys Basketball Player of the Year Logan Mollenkopf It was early in the Caston boys basketball team’s sectional quarterfinal game against North White in which Logan Mollenkopf dribbled quickly down the court and dunked. One could say that it was a microcosm for Mollenkopf’s season. He did things all year that put him head and shoulders above everybody else – literally. And for that, the sophomore guard-forward is our RTC4 Player of th
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Mar 274 min read


All-RTC4 girls basketball: More than just a shooter, Winamac’s Kroft is Player of Year
BY VAL TSOUTSOURIS Sports Editor, RTC RTC Girls Basketball Player of the Year Kandace Kroft One can tie the improvement with Winamac’s girls basketball program with Kandace Kroft’s improvement as a player. Winamac won four games her freshman year. They won 14 in both her sophomore and junior years. And as a senior in 2025-26, Winamac won 19 games. It was Winamac’s most wins in a season in 14 years. Their team scoring average increased by almost nine points per game. Kroft had
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Mar 274 min read


Calhoun scores 13, but Argos falls to Triton in sectional semis
BY VAL TSOUTSOURIS Sports Editor, RTC Boys basketball Mack Calhoun Triton 61, Argos 37 (Friday): Mack Calhoun scored 13 points, and Zhayne Hellums added nine, but the Argos boys basketball team dropped a Class 1A, Sectional 51 semifinal to Triton at Culver Friday. Angelo McMillen hit a pair of 3-pointers in the first quarter and finished with six. Mekhi Austin also had six. Calhoun’s nine-point flurry in the second quarter kept the Argos deficit at 33-22 at halftime. Triton e
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Mar 92 min read


RTC boys basketball sectional schedule – March 3-7
Class 2A, Sectional 38 at Manchester QUARTERFINALS (TUESDAY) Wabash 68, Eastern (Greentown) 62 Oak Hill 73, Manchester 30 SEMIFINALS (FRIDAY) Rochester 47, Wabash 41 Oak Hill 72, Lewis Cass 34 FINAL: Rochester vs. Oak Hill, 7:30 p.m. TODAY Class 3A, Sectional 20 at Columbia City QUARTERFINALS (TUESDAY) Columbia City 75, West Noble 33 Wawasee 49, Tippecanoe Valley 38 SEMIFINALS (FRIDAY) Columbia City 51, Fairfield 41 NorthWood 40, Wawasee 24 FINAL: Columbia City vs. NorthWood,
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Mar 71 min read


Argos pulls away behind Austin’s big 4th quarter, advances to sectional semis
Hellums leads with 24, Calhoun adds 22; next up: vs. Triton, 6:30 p.m. Friday BY VAL TSOUTSOURIS Sports Editor, RTC Boys basketball Argos 71, Oregon-Davis 55 (Tuesday): Zhayne Hellums hit five 3-pointers and scored a game-high 24 points, Mack Calhoun had 22, and Mekhi Austin added 19 for Argos in a win over Oregon-Davis in a Class 1A, Sectional 51 quarterfinal at Culver Tuesday. Argos hit nine 3-pointers as a team and also went 18 for 22 from the foul line. Argos led 37-28 at
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Mar 42 min read


RTC boys basketball sectional schedule – March 3-7
Class 2A, Sectional 38 at Manchester QUARTERFINALS (TUESDAY) Wabash 68, Eastern (Greentown) 62 Oak Hill 73, Manchester 30 SEMIFINALS (FRIDAY) Rochester vs. Wabash, 6 p.m. Lewis Cass vs. Oak Hill, 7:30 p.m. FINAL, 7:30 p.m. Saturday Class 3A, Sectional 20 at Columbia City QUARTERFINALS (TUESDAY) Columbia City 75, West Noble 33 Wawasee 49, Tippecanoe Valley 38 SEMIFINALS (FRIDAY) Fairfield vs. Columbia City, 6 p.m. NorthWood vs. Wawasee, 7:30 p.m. FINAL, 7:30 p.m. Saturday Clas
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Mar 41 min read


RTC basketball scoreboard – Feb. 27
BOYS Rochester 56, Maconaquah 48 Elkhart Christian 70, Argos 41 Bremen 65, Culver 22 Tri-County 61, Pioneer 46 Three Rivers Conference boys Rochester 56, Maconaquah 48 Wabash 71, Peru 62 Tri-Central 53, Northfield 45 (nonconference) Southwood 67, Bluffton 52 (nonconference) Mississinewa 48, Manchester 47 (nonconference) Lafayette Central Catholic 59, Lewis Cass 46 (nonconference) Whitko 53, Lakeland Christian 26 (nonconference) Hoosier North boys Elkhart Christian 70, Argos 4
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Feb 281 min read


Winamac’s Kroft named Hoosier North MVP
Popejoy, Iverson, Culver’s McCune, Berndt, Caston’s Douglass, Pioneer’s McKaig, Argos’ Bollenbacher also make first team BY VAL TSOUTSOURIS Sports Editor, RTC Girls basketball Kandace Kroft Winamac senior Kandace Kroft was named the Hoosier North MVP in voting done by the conference’s coaches and released to the media. Kroft averaged 18.8 points, 6.5 rebounds, 5.1 assists and 3.2 steals per game for the Lady Warriors. She led the team in scoring, assists and steals and guided
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Feb 282 min read


Rochester receives sectional bye, could face Oak Hill in final
Valley to see former teammates vs. Wawasee; Caston draws N. White for home sectional while Pioneer gets DeMotte Christian; Argos gets O-D while Culver gets N. Judson; Winamac to face Knox; NM draws Southern Wells BY VAL TSOUTSOURIS Sports Editor, RTC Rochester was the only RTC area team to receive a bye in the boys basketball draw released Sunday. In addition, the Zebras would not have to face No. 2 Oak Hill until the sectional final. Also, Tippecanoe Valley will not have to
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Feb 235 min read


Culver overcomes 10-point deficit in 4th, breaks 15-game skid vs. Argos
Hellums scores 27, Austin adds 10 for Dragons BY VAL TSOUTSOURIS Sports Editor, RTC Culver players and students celebrate at midcourt with the Bell at Phil Weybright Gymnasium at Argos High School following the Cavaliers 55-50 win over the Dragons Thursday. The win broke Culver’s 15-game losing streak to Argos. ARGOS — The Culver boys basketball team overcame nine years of frustration in approximately four minutes against host Argos at Phil Weybright Gymnasium Thursday. Becau
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Feb 136 min read


Pizzuto hits 2 late treys, but Trinity Greenlawn hangs on to beat Argos
BY VAL TSOUTSOURIS Sports Editor, RTC HAMLET — Argos senior guard-forward Lexi Gibson rose up for a 3-point shot in the final minute of her team’s game against Trinity Greenlawn Wednesday in a Class 1A, Sectional 51 quarterfinal at Oregon-Davis. Her team was down 23-21. If it went in, it would give her team their first lead of the game and a chance to avenge a regular season loss to the Lady Titans and give her and teammates Ellie Bollenbacher and Grace Thomas one more game i
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Feb 56 min read


RTC area girls basketball sectional schedule – Feb. 3-7
Class 2A, Sectional 38 at Wabash QUARTERFINALS (TUESDAY) Rochester vs. Manchester, 6 p.m. Eastern (Greentown) vs. Wabash, 7:30 p.m. SEMIFINALS (FRIDAY) Lewis Cass vs. Rochester-Manchester winner, 6 p.m. Oak Hill vs. Eastern (Greentown)-Wabash winner, 7:30 p.m. FINAL, 7:30 p.m. Saturday Class 3A, Sectional 20 at Tippecanoe Valley QUARTERFINALS (TUESDAY) Columbia City vs. West Noble, 6 p.m. Wawasee vs. Fairfield, 7:30 p.m. SEMIFINALS (FRIDAY) Valley vs. Columbia City-West Noble
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Feb 22 min read


Sports postponements: All area girls games, Valley boys game postponed
BY VAL TSOUTSOURIS Sports Editor, RTC The following sporting events scheduled for Tuesday were postponed due to inclement weather: Girls basketball The Western-Rochester game has not been rescheduled. The Wawasee-Tippecanoe Valley game has not been rescheduled. The Carroll (Flora)-Caston game has been rescheduled for 7:30 p.m. Thursday at Caston. The Caston-DeMotte Christian game scheduled for Thursday has been postponed to Saturday. Start time is 2:30 p.m. at DeMotte Christi
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Jan 271 min read


After beating Manchester, Lady Zs draw sectional rematch
Valley gets bye; Caston, Pioneer could meet in semis; Culver gets S. Central, Argos draws Trinity Greenlawn; Winamac to play Career Academy BY VAL TSOUTSOURIS Sports Editor, RTC The Rochester girls basketball team beat Manchester on Saturday. They found out that they will play them again in the sectional on Sunday. That was among the revelations of the IHSAA draw. In addition: Tippecanoe Valley will not only have the home court advantage in their sectional, but they received
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Jan 265 min read


Spring sports sites: Rochester to host softball sectional, Eastern to host baseball
BY VAL TSOUTSOURIS Sports Editor, RTC The following sites will hosts post season tournaments for the spring sports season: Softball Class 2A, Sectional 38 at ROCHESTER: Eastern (Greentown), Lewis Cass, Manchester, Oak Hill, ROCHESTER, Wabash Class 3A, Sectional 20 at NorthWood: Columbia City, Fairfield, NorthWood, TIPPECANOE VALLEY, Wawasee, West Noble Class 1A, Sectional 50 at North White: CASTON, DeMotte Christian, North Newton, North White, PIONEER, South Newton, Tri-Count
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Jan 243 min read


McKaig, Kennell, Layer score in double figures, lead surging Pioneer past Argos
BY VAL TSOUTSOURIS Sports Editor, RTC ARGOS — The offensive upswing for the Pioneer girls basketball team continued against host Argos Saturday. Mia McKaig scored 14 points, Liz Kennell notched a double-double with 12 points and 13 rebounds, and Lois Layer added 11 points as the visiting Lady Panthers spoiled the Lady Dragons’ senior night with a 53-12 win. Pioneer led 30-7 at halftime and extended the lead to 42-12 after three quarters. When McKaig and Avery Haselby hit 3-po
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Jan 204 min read


RTC basketball scoreboard – Jan. 16
GIRLS Tippecanoe Valley 44, North Miami 26 Caston 53, Bethany Christian 25 Oregon-Davis 55, Argos 32 Culver 39, Triton 30 BOYS Lewis Cass 49, Rochester 45 Jimtown 51, Tippecanoe Valley 43 Argos 53, Oregon-Davis 40 Triton 39, Culver 30 DeMotte Christian 50, Pioneer 33 Winamac 56, North Judson 19 Three Rivers Conference girls (none) Three Rivers Conference boys Lewis Cass 49, Rochester 45 Peru 78, Maconaquah 71 Southwood 65, Whitko 27 Manchester 49, Wabash 41 Tipton 50, Northwe
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Jan 171 min read


Bollenbacher’s 20 helps Argos beat Lakeland Christian
BY VAL TSOUTSOURIS Sports Editor, RTC Girls basketball Argos 38, Lakeland Christian 28 (Saturday): Ellie Bollenbacher scored 20 points, and Leah Pizzuto and Makenzie Smith added seven each for the host Lady Dragons in a win over Lakeland Christian Saturday. Bollenbacher outscored the entire Lakeland Christian team 10-9 in the first quarter. Pizzuto and Smith each made a 3-pointer. Argos won despite making just 2 of 10 free throws. Olivia Hawks had 18 points for Lakeland Chris
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Jan 141 min read


Hellums scores 20, but Argos commits 20 turnovers in loss to NM
Norman leads 4 in double figures with 16 as Warriors overcome FT woes BY VAL TSOUTSOURIS Sports Editor, RTC DENVER — The Argos boys basketball team’s ballhandling issues did not jibe with host North Miami’s sticky man-to-man defense Tuesday. Laython Norman, a 6-8 sophomore center, scored 16 points to lead four players in double figures, and North Miami forced 19 turnovers in beating the Dragons 63-44. Kale Deardorff added 13 points, Ryan Meredith had 11 before fouling out, an
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Jan 145 min read


RTC basketball scoreboard – Dec. 12
GIRLS Culver Academy 48, Culver 34 BOYS Rochester 65, North Judson 55 Brownsburg 66, Tippecanoe Valley 39 Caston 63, Carroll (Flora) 52 Winamac 57, Argos 23 Triton 68, Pioneer 35 Three Rivers Conference girls Northfield 57, Southwood 45 Whitko 73, Manchester 45 Three Rivers Conference boys Rochester 65, North Judson 55 (nonconference) Taylor 57, Northwestern 13 (nonconference) Wabash 45, Maconaquah 41 Southwood 70, Peru 63 Hoosier North girls Culver Academy 48, Culver 34 (non
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Dec 13, 20251 min read


Bi-County draw: Culver to visit John Glenn, Argos to play O-D
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
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Dec 12, 20251 min read


Mollenkopf scores 22, Hook adds 14 as Caston beats Argos
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
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Dec 12, 20254 min read


All-RTC4 volleyball: Valley’s high-flying Shepherd is Player of the Year
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
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Dec 9, 20253 min read


All-RTC4 boys soccer: When you wish upon a Stark: Winamac’s prolific scorer is RTC4 Player of the Year
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
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Dec 9, 20253 min read


All-RTC4 girls soccer: Season had heartbreaking ending, but Culver’s McCune is Player of Year again
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
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Dec 8, 20253 min read


All-RTC4 boys cross-country: Winamac’s Fredel wears down competition, is Runner of Year
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
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Dec 8, 20253 min read


All-RTC4 girls cross-country: Now with team support, Rochester’s Calloway wins Runner of Year for 2nd straight year
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
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Dec 8, 20253 min read


Austin scores 12, but Argos drops opener to Bremen
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
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Dec 3, 20251 min read


Argos boys basketball preview: Juniors form nucleus for Dragons as Kindig begins 2nd year
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
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Nov 25, 20255 min read


Douglass caps 3rd quarter surge with 3-pointer, helps Caston top Argos
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
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Nov 20, 20254 min read


Lady Dragons fall to 0-5 after loss to ECA
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.
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Nov 17, 20251 min read


Lady Dragons fall to Culver Academy
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
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Nov 12, 20251 min read


Scoreless 4th quarter dooms Argos in loss to Triton
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
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Nov 12, 20251 min read


Argos girls basketball roundup: Pizzuto scores 12, but Lady Dragons fall to 0-2
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
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Nov 11, 20252 min read


Pioneer’s Moolenaar, Shaffer, DeMond named All-Hoosier North
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
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Nov 10, 20252 min read


Argos girls basketball preview: ‘Learn basketball and have some fun:’ After 13 years away, Medich returns to coaching
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
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Nov 4, 20254 min read


Argos’ Beldon named Hoosier North MVP, 4 other Dragons make all-conference
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
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Oct 23, 20252 min read


Argos sectional match drought continues with loss to N. Judson
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
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Oct 23, 20251 min read


No. 2 Blackhawk blanks Argos in regional semis
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
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Oct 22, 20254 min read


Winamac’s Wegner, Fredel win Hoosier North XC titles
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
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Oct 21, 20253 min read


RTC area volleyball sectionals schedule – Oct. 14-18
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
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Oct 21, 20252 min read


RTC area volleyball sectionals schedule – Oct. 14-18
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
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Oct 17, 20251 min read


RTC area volleyball sectionals schedule – Oct. 14-18
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
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Oct 15, 20251 min read


Fajardo scores twice, helps Argos win 18th sectional
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
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Oct 15, 20251 min read


RTC area volleyball sectionals schedule – Oct. 14-18
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
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Oct 14, 20251 min read


RTC area soccer regionals schedule – Oct. 15-18
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,
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Oct 14, 20251 min read

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