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

Craig, Douglass score 12 each for Caston in loss BY VAL TSOUTSOURIS Sports Editor, RTC Kandace Kroft Marissa Iverson Allison Craig WINAMAC — Kandace Kroft hit five 3-pointers and scored 24 points, and the Winamac girls basketball team survived being “punched in the mouth,” according to coach Tony Stesiak, to record a 61-50 win over visiting Caston Saturday. Sadie Popejoy added three 3-pointers and scored 17 points,

BY VAL TSOUTSOURIS Sports Editor, RTC Girls basketball Caston 48, North White 41 (Friday): Grace Colvin hit four 3-pointers and scored 16 points, and Madi Douglass added 14 points for the visiting Lady Comets in a win over sectional rival North White Friday. Hadlie Coffing added six points, and Allison Craig had five points and five rebounds. Autumn Reif scored 20 points and pulled down nine rebounds, and Adrian Conn contributed a double-double (10 points, 10 rebounds) for No

J. Field, Hunter score 14 each for Lady Zs BY VAL TSOUTSOURIS Sports Editor, RTC FULTON — Caston girls basketball coach Josh Douglass called a 30-second timeout with 5:39 left in the first quarter of Saturday’s home game against Rochester. His team trailed 5-0. This was unacceptable and not what they had talked about in preparing for the game. The huddle was just Douglass and the five players separated from the rest of the players and coaches. But one did not need especially

BY VAL TSOUTSOURIS Sports Editor, RTC Girls basketball Peru 61, Caston 46 (Tuesday): Grace Colvin scored 16 points, and Madi Douglass added 13 points, eight rebounds, seven assists and four steals but the host Lady Comets fell to Peru Tuesday. Allison Craig hit three 3-pointers and had nine points and also grabbed a team-high 10 rebounds. Addie Robbins led Peru with 27 points. Jacey Boswell hit four 3-pointers and had 12, and Alivia Ross had 10 points and 11 rebounds. Peru le

BY VAL TSOUTSOURIS Sports Editor, RTC Girls basketball West Central 33, Caston 30 (Thursday): Madi Douglass scored 10 points, grabbed 12 rebounds and added four steals, but visiting Caston lost to sectional rival West Central in their season opener Thursday. Grace Colvin added six points, and Allison Craig had five. Caston made just 1 of 17 3-point tries and just 11 of 29 free throws. West Central won despite going 4 for 19 from the foul line. West Central led 15-11 at halfti

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 The Caston girls basketball team scuffled to a 7-16 record last year. It might have been expected after the Lady Comets’ Class of 2024 group performed at a historically great era – a 75-21 record in four seasons, back-to-back 20-win seasons, its first sectional title in 39 years and its first regional title ever. Caston was trying to break in new players, and they were getting broken along the way: Post player Natalie Warner’s season got

Girls: Caston’s Rogers runs 21:29 in sophomore finale BY VAL TSOUTSOURIS Sports Editor, RTC Cross-country Dane Bowditch Kane Finke Hannah Rogers No Caston or Pioneer cross-country runners advanced from the Brownsburg regional to the IHSAA state finals Saturday. The top area boys runner was Pioneer junior Dane Bowditch, who placed 83rd in a field of 249 runners in 16:40. His time was a 48-second improvement on his

VanMeter stars as Pioneer blanks Caston; despite Rugg’s 2 TD catches, Winamac falls to Carroll; LaVille blanks Culver BY VAL TSOUTSOURIS Sports Editor, RTC Grady Moriarty Wes Parker Football Angola 21, Tippecanoe Valley 6 (Friday): Hawk Hasselman accounted for 211 yards of total offense and scored all 21 points for Angola in a surprise win over visiting Valley in a Class 3A, Sectional 26 quarterfinal Fr

Rochester 44, Elwood 0 Angola 21, Tippecanoe Valley 6 Pioneer 35, Caston 0 Carroll 27, Winamac 14 LaVille 35, Culver 0 Three Rivers Conference Rochester 44, Elwood 0 (2A, 36) Tipton 48, Wabash 13 (2A, 36) Lewis Cass 55, North Montgomery 20 (2A, 34) Manchester 42, Prairie Heights 0 (2A, 35) Eastside 48, Whitko 0 (2A, 35) Peru 41, Northwestern 14 (3A, 27) Twin Lakes 36, Maconaquah 20 (3A, 27) North Miami 47, Northfield 6 (1A, 43) Hoosier North Pioneer 35, Caston 0 (1A, 42) Carr

Streaking Valley hopes to ‘hawk’ top Angola RB; Caston’s defense looks to contain Pioneer in rematch; both Winamac, Carroll reeling on offense going into sectional; LaVille hopes to flip ‘Schwitz’ vs. Culver BY VAL TSOUTSOURIS Sports Editor, RTC Rochester (8-1) at Elwood (3-6), 7 p.m. (winner plays Eastbrook-Alexandria winner in the Class 2A, Sectional 36 semifinals) The Rochester football team rose to the challenge of previously undefeated Class 3A, No. 5 Maconaquah last wee

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 South Newton def. Caston, 25-6, 25-17, 25-17 (Saturday): Callie Salisbury had seven kills, and Madi Douglass added three kills for Caston in a loss to South Newton in a Class 1A, Sectional 50 semifinal at Pioneer Saturday. Salisbury added two blocks and seven digs, and she had Caston’s only ace. Natalie Warner had three blocks. Ellie Zartman led with 11 digs, and Kylee Logan and Grace Colvin had seven digs each. Douglass had si

Boys: Pioneer’s Bowditch, Hines to join Caston’s Finke, Oaf at regionals BY VAL TSOUTSOURIS Sports Editor, RTC Cross-country Both the Caston and Pioneer girls and boys cross-country teams had their seasons end at the Logansport sectional Saturday, but five Caston individuals and two Pioneer boys both advanced to this Saturday’s regional. In the girls meet, Caston finished seventh and Pioneer 10th among the 11 complete teams. Caston sophomore Hannah Rogers and seniors Camila H

Pioneer relies on strong first half to beat Judson for Hoosier North title; Winamac’s Rugg returns 2 kicks for TDs, but Caston pulls away; Culver rolls over S. Central BY VAL TSOUTSOURIS Sports Editor, RTC Owen Omondi Wes Parker Football Tippecanoe Valley 31, Bremen 7 (Friday): Wes Parker ran for 93 yards and two touchdowns, and Hunter Paxton intercepted Bremen quarterback Jack Wildauer twice as the C

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

Rochester 48, Maconaquah 6 Tippecanoe Valley 31, Bremen 7 Caston 35, Winamac 13 Pioneer 36, North Judson 18 Culver 44, South Central 7 Three Rivers Conference Rochester 48, Maconaquah 6 Manchester 35, Peru 21 Northfield 62, Northwestern 55 (3 OTs) Lewis Cass 21, Southwood 13 Wabash 36, Whitko 35 Hoosier North Caston 35, Winamac 13 Pioneer 36, North Judson 18 Culver 44, South Central 7 Triton 27, North Miami 24 Indiana Northern State Conference Tippecanoe Valley 31, Bremen 7 J

Valley seeks 2nd place in INSC vs. Bremen; Caston hopes to break 3-game skid at Winamac; Is Pioneer the upstart in Hoosier North title showdown vs. Judson?; Culver seeks offensive solutions vs. winless S. Central BY VAL TSOUTSOURIS Sports Editor, RTC Rochester’s Jabez Yarber Maconaquah (8-0, 7-0 Three Rivers Conference) at Rochester (7-1, 7-0), 7 p.m. The Class 2A, No. 11 Rochester offensive line shoved around Northwestern last week, averaging 15.9 yards per carry and rushing

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

Judson shuts out Caston; Pioneer records 4th shutout vs. Triton; Culver blanked at NM; Wolford, Adriano go over 100 yards rushing as Winamac handles S. Central BY VAL TSOUTSOURIS Sports Editor, RTC Grady Moriarty Owen Omondi Football Tippecanoe Valley 42, John Glenn 7 (Friday): Grady Moriarty threw a touchdown pass and ran for a touchdown in the first quarter, and Owen Omondi had a 62-yard touchdown run i

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,

Pioneer draws Caston again; Culver to face former conference rival LaVille; Winamac to host familiar faces from Carroll BY VAL TSOUTSOURIS Sports Editor, RTC The Rochester and Tippecanoe Valley football teams will both make long drives for their sectional quarterfinal games, and rivals Pioneer and Caston will meet in the sectional for the second straight year, according to the IHSAA draw released Sunday. In addition, Culver will meet a former conference rival, and Winamac wil

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Rochester 51, Northfield 14 Tippecanoe Valley 38, Western 7 Triton 28, Caston 16 Pioneer 35, Culver 0 North Judson 56, Winamac 14 Three...

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Rochester 50, Peru 0 Tippecanoe Valley 33, Jimtown 0 Culver 12, Caston 7 Pioneer 49, South Central (Union Mills) 7 North Miami 44,...

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BY VAL TSOUTSOURIS Sports Editor, RTC Girls golf Wabash 219, Caston 255 (Thursday): Ava Russell shot a 59, but the visiting Lady Comets...

BY VAL TSOUTSOURIS Sports Editor, RTC Boys soccer Delphi 2, Caston 1 (Thursday): The host Comets suffered a loss to Delphi at the Comet...

BY VAL TSOUTSOURIS Sports Editor, RTC Boys soccer Caston 3, Culver 1 (Monday): Mack Mappin, Koltyn Smith and Brodie Howard each scored a...

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Rochester 34, Lewis Cass 0 Tippecanoe Valley 38, LaVille 28 Caston 46, South Central (Union Mills) 0 Pioneer 41, North Miami 22 Triton...