Rochester 36, Central Noble 13 Caston 55, Clinton Central 22 Pioneer 50, Sheridan 20 North Judson 48, Winamac 20 Three Rivers Conference Rochester 36, Central Noble 13 (2A, 34) Lewis Cass 50, Tipton 19 (2A, 35) West Lafayette 54, Maconaquah 26 (3A, 28) South Adams 70, Southwood 7 (1A, 44) Fremont 32, Northfield 26 (1A, 44) Hoosier North Caston 55, Clinton Central 22 (1A, 43) Pioneer 50, Sheridan 20 (1A, 43) North Judson 48, Winamac 20 (1A, 41) Indiana Northern State Conferenc

After ‘one of the better ones’ vs. Madison-Grant, Caston to host Clinton Central; Pioneer visiting balanced Sheridan; Winamac gets another chance at No. 4 Judson BY VAL TSOUTSOURIS Sports Editor, RTC Trenton Meadows Kale Shotts Rochester (5-5) at Central Noble (2-8), 7 p.m. (winner plays Eastside-Bremen winner in Class 2A, Sectional 34 final) Rochester football coach Isaac Shaffer acknowledged that his team

Caston edges Madison-Grant on late Woolever TD; NM falls to Sheridan; sharp Pioneer routs Taylor; Culver falls to W. Central; Rugg stars as Winamac eliminates S. Central BY VAL TSOUTSOURIS Sports Editor, RTC Football Hunter Paxton Hunter Randall Jimtown 15, Tippecanoe Valley 14 (Friday): Hunter Paxton ran for 118 yards, and Hunter Randall ran for 103 yards and two touchdowns, but the No. 12 Vikings lost to host Jimtown at Bill Sharp

Girls: Season ends for Pioneer’s fast frosh, Caston’s Rogers BY VAL TSOUTSOURIS Sports Editor, RTC Daulton Oaf Brylie Caudle Hannah Rogers Cross-country Pioneer’s fast freshman Brylie Caudle and Jolene Kennell and Caston junior Hannah Rogers had their respective seasons end at the Brownsburg regional Saturday. Caudle finished 117th in a field of 238 runners in 21:26. Kennell was just behind in 120th place in 2

Rochester 36, Lakeland 14 Jimtown 15, Tippecanoe Valley 14 Caston 23, Madison-Grant 22 Sheridan 40, North Miami 21 Pioneer 70, Taylor 0 West Central 39, Culver 7 Winamac 49, South Central 16 Three Rivers Conference Rochester 36, Lakeland 14 (2A, 34) Central Noble 40, Manchester 21 (2A, 34) Lewis Cass 64, Peru 42 (2A, 35) West Lafayette 49, Northwestern 14 (3A, 28) Maconaquah 52, Eastbrook 20 (3A, 28) Southwood 34, Fort Wayne Blackhawk 28 (2 OTs) (1A, 44) Northfield 49, Whitko

Valley seeks 2nd win over Jimtown; Caston, M-G marked by similarities; NM’s ground game improving going into trip to Sheridan; Pioneer to host struggling Taylor; Culver to try to contain W. Central; Winamac seeks another win over struggling S. Central BY VAL TSOUTSOURIS Sports Editor, RTC Derek Wortley Owen Lett Lakeland (2-7) at Rochester (4-5), 7 p.m. (winner plays Manchester-Central Noble winner in

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

Caston beats Winamac behind Woolever; Rine’s big game helps top-ranked Pioneer clinch Hoosier North; NM runs for over 400 yards in rout of Triton; Culver drubs winless S. Central BY VAL TSOUTSOURIS Sports Editor, RTC Football Tippecanoe Valley 25, Bremen 7 (Friday): Hunter Paxton ran for 141 yards and two touchdowns, and the Valley defense held Bremen to 158 yards rushing in wrapping up an undefeated Indiana Northern State Conference season Friday. Hunter Randall added 55 yar

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

Caston’s Oaf, Clayton, Pioneer’s Bowditch, Hines advance from boys meet BY VAL TSOUTSOURIS Sports Editor, RTC Cross-country Pioneer freshmen Brylie Caudle and Jolene Kennell and Caston’s Hannah Rogers finished in the top 15 among individuals on non-advancing teams at the Logansport sectional Saturday to advance to this Saturday’s Brownsburg regional. In the boys meet, Caston’s Daulton Oaf and Malakai Clayton and Pioneer’s Dane Bowditch and Eli Hines advanced as individuals. C

Maconaquah 49, Rochester 6 Tippecanoe Valley 25, Bremen 7 Caston 16, Winamac 8 Pioneer 35, North Judson 9 Culver 53, South Central (Union Mills) 16 North Miami 41, Triton 12 Three Rivers Conference Maconaquah 49, Rochester 6 Peru 33, Manchester 23 Northwestern 41, Northfield 0 Lewis Cass 63, Southwood 14 Hoosier North Caston 16, Winamac 8 Pioneer 35, North Judson 9 Culver 53, South Central 16 North Miami 41, Triton 12 Indiana Northern State Conference Tippecanoe Valley 25, Br

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

Next: vs. S. Newton, 11 a.m. Eastern Saturday BY VAL TSOUTSOURIS Sports Editor, RTC KENTLAND — The Caston volleyball team had four set points in the second set of their Class 1A, Sectional 50 quarterfinal against DeMotte Christian at South Newton Tuesday. They lost the set. It only seemed to deepen their resolve. Relying on the hitting of Natalie Warner and Callie Salisbury and dual setters Ellie Zartman and Gigi Berry, Caston pulled away in the final two sets to win 25-22, 2

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

N. Judson rallies in 4th, stays undefeated vs. Caston; Culver beats N. Miami; Rine, McFatridge break 100-yard mark in Pioneer win over Triton; Winamac beats S. Central, now 6-2 BY VAL TSOUTSOURIS Sports Editor, RTC Football Hunter Paxton Tippecanoe Valley 39, John Glenn 13 (Friday): Hunter Paxton ran for 153 yards and two touchdowns for the Vikings, who clinched a share of the Indiana Northern State Conference title in a win over visiting John Glenn at Smith-Bibler Memorial S

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

Valley gets rematch with Jimtown; Caston to host Argylls; No. 2 Panthers start at home vs. Taylor; NM to visit Sheridan; Culver to host W. Central; Winamac to visit winless S. Central BY VAL TSOUTSOURIS Sports Editor, RTC The Rochester and Lakeland football teams have a limited history with each other, but that will change when they meet in a Class 2A, Sectional 34 quarterfinal at Rochester Oct. 23. Those were among the revelations of the IHSAA football draw held Sunday. Also

Rochester 30, Northwestern 22 Tippecanoe Valley 39, John Glenn 13 North Judson 21, Caston 14 Culver 20, North Miami 8 Pioneer 66, Triton 7 Winamac 44, South Central 6 Three Rivers Conference Rochester 30, Northwestern 22 Maconaquah 55, Manchester 14 Peru 35, Northfield 32 Southwood 28, Whitko 8 Lewis Cass 67, Bowman Academy 14 Hoosier North North Judson 21, Caston 14 Culver 20, North Miami 8 Pioneer 66, Triton 7 Winamac 44, South Central 6 Indiana Northern State Conference Ti

Coming off shutout, Valley to host struggling John Glenn; Caston to visit No. 3 N. Judson; Culver to host NM; No. 2 Pioneer to travel to Triton; Winamac to host winless S. Central BY VAL TSOUTSOURIS Sports Editor, RTC Northwestern (4-3, 4-1 Three Rivers Conference) at Rochester (3-4, 2-3), 7 p.m. Rochester football coach Isaac Shaffer has talked about adding new “wrinkles” to the offense, but it could be argued that coming out in a spread against Northfield last week with qua

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

Hoover, Jones also score for Warriors; S. McGrew, D. McGrew score for Comets BY VAL TSOUTSOURIS Sports Editor, RTC Sean Stark Asher Jones Simon McGrew Drew McGrew ARGOS — Sean Stark scored the game-winning goal on a direct kick with 6:43 left, and the Winamac boys soccer team survived a 36:45 span in the second half in which they had to play 10-on-11 to beat Caston 3-2 in a Class 1A, Sectional 36 quarterfinal at Argos’ Eugene

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

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

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

Air attack helps Caston beat Triton for first time in 10 years; Rosen-Jacks, Blickenstaff return INTs for TDs in Pioneer win over Culver; Winamac falls at N. Judson; NM ends skid with drubbing of S. Central BY VAL TSOUTSOURIS Sports Editor, RTC Football Hunter Paxton Hunter Randall Owen Omondi Tippecanoe Valley 43, Woodlan 0 (Friday): Hunter Paxton ran for 125 yards and two touchdowns, and Hunter Randall ran for 111

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

Northfield 22, Rochester 8 Tippecanoe Valley 43, Woodlan 0 Caston 40, Triton 8 Pioneer 62, Culver 13 North Judson 35, Winamac 0 North Miami 47, South Central 0 Three Rivers Conference Northfield 22, Rochester 8 Peru 21, Southwood 7 Maconaquah 44, Lewis Cass 42 Manchester 49, Whitko 8 Oak Hill 54, Northwestern 35 (nonconference) Hoosier North Caston 40, Triton 8 Pioneer 62, Culver 13 North Judson 35, Winamac 0 North Miami 47, South Central 0 Indiana Northern State Conference T

After thriller over Jimtown, Valley to host Woodlan; Caston seeks historic start vs. Triton; Culver to visit undefeated Pioneer; Winamac’s Galbreath to make first start vs. undefeated N. Judson; NM looks to break skid vs. winless S. Central BY VAL TSOUTSOURIS Sports Editor, RTC Rochester (3-3, 2-2 Three Rivers Conference) at Northfield (4-2, 2-2), 7 p.m. Rochester led Peru 12-0 at halftime last week before Peru scored touchdowns on their first three drives of the second half

Mollenkopf stars as Caston beats Culver; Rugg, Wolford star again for Winamac, but Adriano hurt in win over NM; Rine’s 5 TDs help No. 2 Pioneer stay undefeated BY VAL TSOUTSOURIS Sports Editor, RTC Football Tippecanoe Valley 17, Jimtown 15 (Friday): Hunter Randall scored the go-ahead Hunter Randall touchdown in the fourth quarter on a 2-yard run, and Owen Omondi ran for a touchdown and a two-point conversion and also kicked a 27-yard field goal for the visiting Vikings as the

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

Peru 21, Rochester 12 Tippecanoe Valley 17, Jimtown 15 Caston 42, Culver 7 Winamac 20, North Miami 18 Pioneer 56, South Central 6 Three Rivers Conference Peru 21, Rochester 12 Maconaquah 77, Northwestern 35 Lewis Cass 39, Whitko 6 Manchester 34, Southwood 24 Northfield 40, Indianapolis Scecina 32 (nonconference) Hoosier North Caston 42, Culver 7 Winamac 20, North Miami 18 Pioneer 56, South Central 6 North Judson 42, Triton 7 Indiana Northern State Conference Tippecanoe Valley

Moriarty notes Jimtown’s return to form prior to INSC showdown; Caston’s Ulerick warns of high-effort Culver; struggling NM offense to face Winamac defense coming off shutout; Pioneer to visit winless Satellites BY VAL TSOUTSOURIS Sports Editor, RTC Peru (2-3, 2-2 Three Rivers Conference) at Rochester (3-2, 2-1), 7 p.m. The Rochester football team is 42-14 since the start of the 2021 season. Needless to say, a team does not win 75% of its games over a five-plus-year span by h

Ringer scores for Cavs as Buschman compliments defense BY VAL TSOUTSOURIS Sports Editor, RTC Drew McGrew Carson Harness FULTON — The Caston boys soccer team’s rapid rise continued in a penalty kick shootout against visiting Culver at the Comet Crater Monday. Drew McGrew scored the clinching goal on the fifth penalty kick, and Simon McGrew scored in regulation as Caston beat Culver 2-1. Per conference rules

Pioneer takes 8th, Caston 9th, Winamac 10th BY VAL TSOUTSOURIS Sports Editor, RTC Rochester’s Molly Moore won medalist honors at the Twin Lakes sectional at Tippecanoe Country Club at Monticello Monday by shooting a 75. She beat runner-up Brynn Capellari of Kankakee Valley by nine strokes. Rochester finished third with a 383 and advanced to the regional for the fifth straight year. MONTICELLO — Rochester junior golfer Molly Moore is one who can even do things that leave her t

Lady Z frosh Conliff, Pioneer’s Bowditch finish in top 10 BY VAL TSOUTSOURIS Sports Editor, RTC Rochester’s, from left, Katelyn Conliff, Adison Hayes and Daniela Ochoa all received ribbons for finishing in the top 40 in the Class 1A girls race at the New Prairie Invitational Saturday. In addition, Conliff received a medal for finishing in the top 10. Conliff was 10th in 21:35, Hayes was 22nd in 22:38, and Ochoa was 30th in 23:01. NEW CARLISLE — The mass of humanity that is th

Caston routs S. Central; Culver falls to No. 3 N. Judson; Rine stars as Pioneer shuts out N. Miami; Winamac blanks Triton BY VAL TSOUTSOURIS Sports Editor, RTC Football Hunter Randall Max Harsh Tippecanoe Valley 40, LaVille 3 (Friday): Mason Miller had a 52-yard touchdown run and also returned an interception for a touchdown, and quarterback Hunter Randall ran for two touchdowns as the visiting Vikings s

Lewis Cass 28, Rochester 8 Tippecanoe Valley 40, LaVille 3 Caston 48, South Central 6 Pioneer 35, North Miami 0 North Judson 43, Culver 7 Winamac 48, Triton 0 Three Rivers Conference Lewis Cass 28, Rochester 8 Maconaquah 63, Peru 42 Northwestern 59, Whitko 12 Northfield 24, Manchester 7 Southwood 33, Wabash 12 Hoosier North Caston 48, South Central 6 Pioneer 35, North Miami 0 North Judson 43, Culver 7 Winamac 48, Triton 0 Indiana Northern State Conference Tippecanoe Valley 40

Valley to visit struggling LaVille; Caston to host winless S. Central; NM to visit surging No. 2 Pioneer; Culver gets No. 3 N. Judson; Winamac seeks to end 4-year skid vs. Triton BY VAL TSOUTSOURIS Sports Editor, RTC Ethan Bailey Rochester (3-1, 2-0 Three Rivers Conference) at Lewis Cass (2-2, 2-1), 7 p.m. While the spotlight might have shone brighter on Kale Shotts after rushing for 197 yards and three touchdowns in a half in last week’s 56-26 win over Clinton Prairie, Roche

BY VAL TSOUTSOURIS Sports Editor, RTC Boys soccer Caston 2, North Miami 1 (Tuesday): The host Comets edged North Miami at the Comet Crater Tuesday to earn their first conference win. Caston extended their unbeaten streak to five games and improved to 5-1-2 overall and 1-1 in the Hoosier North. Caston’s only loss was to conference and sectional rival Argos at home on Aug. 29. North Miami fell to 1-9 overall and 0-4 in the Hoosier North.

Teammate Blackford joins her on all-conference; Pioneer’s Cobb, Winamac’s Shell make honorable mention BY VAL TSOUTSOURIS Sports Editor, RTC Girls golf Led by medalist Bryanne Sturch’s 89, the North Miami girls golf team shot a 412 to win the Hoosier North title at Round Barn Golf Club at Mill Creek Saturday. The Lady Warriors beat runner-up North Judson by 11 strokes for the second conference title in school history. Among other area schools, Winamac was fourth out of even c

Rochester 56, Clinton Prairie 26 Tippecanoe Valley 21, Knox 18 Pioneer 35, Caston 7 Winamac 32, Culver 14 North Judson 46, North Miami 0 Three Rivers Conference Rochester 56, Clinton Prairie 26 (nonconference) Lewis Cass 34, Manchester 14 Northfield 52, Southwood 18 Maconaquah 57, Whitko 6 Northwestern 40, Peru 26 Hoosier North Pioneer 35, Caston 7 Winamac 32, Culver 14 North Judson 46, North Miami 0 Triton 37, South Central 6 Indiana Northern State Conference Tippecanoe Vall

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

Late second quarter flurry helps Caston past NM; Rine scores 4 TDs as Pioneer handles Winamac; Bush, Carr help Culver blank Triton BY VAL TSOUTSOURIS Sports Editor, RTC Football Owen Omondi Adams Central 33, Tippecanoe Valley 12 (Friday): Hunter Paxton ran for 43 yards and a touchdown, and he also threw a 43-yard touchdown pass to Owen Omondi in the fourth quarter, but the Vikings lost to visiting Adams Central at Smith-Bibler Memorial Field: Home of Death Valley Football Fri

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

Rochester 46, Whitko 6 Adams Central 33, Tippecanoe Valley 12 Caston 28, North Miami 14 Pioneer 50, Winamac 7 Culver 34, Triton 0 Three Rivers Conference Rochester 46, Whitko 6 Peru 19, Lewis Cass 0 Maconaquah 47, Northfield 24 Manchester 35, Benton Central 14 (nonconference) Southwood vs. Northwestern, 1:30 p.m. Saturday at Taylor Hoosier North Caston 28, North Miami 14 Pioneer 50, Winamac 7 Culver 34, Triton 0 North Judson 63, South Central 6 Indiana Northern State Conferen