BY VAL TSOUTSOURIS Sports Editor, RTC Once again, Kyle Evans is the boys basketball coach at Culver. Evans coached Culver from 2020-24, but he stepped down to take an assistant coaching position on Aaron Butcher’s staff at Marian University Ancilla. Evans remained on the faculty at Culver all along as a physical education teacher, driving to campus after the school day at Culver. Administration turnover at Marian Ancilla led to coaching turnover there, and Evans applied for h

Kroft has double-double for Lady Warriors in loss BY VAL TSOUTSOURIS Sports Editor, RTC Girls basketball Brianna Schlemmer Marissa Iverson Culver 38, Winamac 37 (Tuesday): Brianna Schlemmer hit three 3-pointers and scored a game-high 15 points, and Ashlynn Berndt added 11 for Culver as they earned a Hoosier North road win over Winamac Tuesday. Ava McCune added six points, five rebounds and five assists. Marissa Ivers

BY VAL TSOUTSOURIS Sports Editor, RTC Girls basketball Ashlynn Berndt Westville 42, Culver 40 (Saturday): Ava McCune and Ashlynn Berndt scored 16 points each, but the Lady Cavaliers suffered their first loss to visiting Westville Saturday. Eliana Andrzejewski and Brooke Davis had seven rebounds each, and McCune and Berndt had five rebounds each. Berndt also had a team-high four assists. McCune and Berndt had three steals each. Culver made seven 3-pointers while Westville made

BY VAL TSOUTSOURIS Sports Editor, RTC Ava McCune CULVER — A.J. Neace coaches two different sports at Culver, and he does not lose regular season games in either of them. Ava McCune scored 18 points, and Brooke Davis added 13, and the Culver girls basketball team forced 26 turnovers in knocking off visiting Tri-Township 43-34 at John R. Nelson Gymnasium Tuesday. The Lady Cavaliers improved to 3-0 for Neace, in his first season after replacing his brother Adam as head coach aft

BY VAL TSOUTSOURIS Sports Editor, RTC Girls wrestling The Culver girls wrestling team finished 11th in the 27-team field at the Whitko Invitational Saturday. Madison Beach went 4-0 on the day to win her bracket at 155 pounds. She was the only Culver wrestler to place. Beach is a returning regional qualifier. Other Culver wrestlers included sophomore Maci Reinhold (115), freshman Mailani Beach (120), freshman Violet Hinderlider (125 B), junior Lilly Kuykendoll (125 A), sophomo

BY VAL TSOUTSOURIS Sports Editor, RTC Girls basketball Ashlynn Berndt Culver 37, Trinity Greenlawn 17 (Saturday): Ashlynn Berndt scored eight of her game-high 11 points in the first half, and Brianna Schlemmer and Brooke Davis added eight apiece for Culver in a road win over sectional rival Trinity Greenlawn Saturday. Culver built a 20-10 halftime lead and then held the Lady Titans to two field goals in the second half. Trinity Greenlawn did not make a 3-pointer and made just

BY VAL TSOUTSOURIS Sports Editor, RTC Girls basketball Culver 38, South Central (Union Mills) 34 (Thursday): Brianna Schlemmer hit four 3-pointers and scored all 13 of her points in the second half as Culver hung on in the fourth quarter to beat sectional rival South Central at John R. Nelson Gymnasium Thursday. Ava McCune added nine points, and Eliana Andrzejewski added seven. Culver hit seven 3-pointers and won despite making just 3 of 14 free throws. Culver led 15-10 at ha

BY VAL TSOUTSOURIS Sports Editor, RTC Girls basketball The Culver-North Miami girls basketball game scheduled for Friday has been postponed to Dec. 13 due to the success of North Miami’s football team. Start time is 6 p.m. (varsity only) at North Miami. Culver’s next game is a home game against Tri-Township at 7 p.m. Tuesday.

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 New coach, same last name for the Culver girls basketball team. A.J. Neace is the new girls basketball coach at Culver. Hired at a school board meeting in August, he replaces his brother Adam, who left to take the coaching job at LaPorte in June. Adam Neace lives in Walkerton, and A.J. lives just outside of Bass Lake. So Adam pursued the LaPorte job since it will be a shorter commute, and A.J. stayed behind. The brothers were co-head coac

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 UNION MILLS — The Culver volleyball team trailed Triton 19-18 in the second set of their Class 1A, Sectional 51 quarterfinal at South Central Oct. 14. They had lost the first set, but here was their chance to get back into the match. They were in the midst of a 9-3 run, and Triton coach Derek Eveland had just called timeout. But Hosannah Chupp followed with a tip to get a sideout, and Avery Viers followed with five more points on her serv

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

BY VAL TSOUTSOURIS Sports Editor, RTC Alexis Gasanovas Eliana Andrzejewski ARGOS — “This might be the biggest win in Culver girls soccer history – up to this point,” Culver girls soccer coach A.J. Neace said after his team’s 3-2 overtime win over Manchester in a Class 1A, Sectional 36 semifinal at Eugene Snyder Field Oct. 9. In a scintillating finish, Neace typically does not like it when his players take shots from to

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

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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Valley hopes defense won’t show ‘Rust’ vs. Falcons; Caston hosts No. 3 N. Judson; Pioneer to try to contain Overmyer, Trojans; Culver to...

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....

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...

BY VAL TSOUTSOURIS Sports Editor, RTC Boys soccer Winamac 11, Culver 1 (Monday): Adding on to the school single-season goals record he...

BY VAL TSOUTSOURIS Sports Editor, RTC Girls soccer Culver 5, North White 0 (Thursday): Ava McCune scored twice and dished out an assist,...

L. Mollenkopf has big game receiving, but Comets fall; Rans stars as Pioneer blanks Culver; Burgess, Rugg return kickoffs for TDs, but...

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

Valley seeks 3rd straight win against ‘physical’ Western defense; Caston, Triton offenses hope to bounce back after losses; after...

BY VAL TSOUTSOURIS Sports Editor, RTC Boys soccer Oregon-Davis 6, Culver 5 (Wednesday): Culver lost at home to Oregon-Davis in their...

BY VAL TSOUTSOURIS Sports Editor, RTC Boys soccer Rochester 7, Culver 1 (Tuesday): The Zebras scored four goals in the first half against...

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

BY VAL TSOUTSOURIS Sports Editor, RTC Boys soccer Taylor 7, Culver 1 (Saturday): Culver lost at home to Taylor Saturday to fall to 1-11...

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...

BY VAL TSOUTSOURIS Sports Editor, RTC Girls soccer Ava McCune ...

J. McCuen’s TD run in 4th quarter lifts Culver past Caston; Rine’s big night keeps Pioneer undefeated in Hoosier North; NM pulls away in...

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

BY VAL TSOUTSOURIS Sports Editor, RTC Boys soccer Wabash 2, Culver 1 (Thursday): J.J. Buzzard and Prestyn Jones scored for Wabash in a...

Valley seeks more rushing success vs. Jimtown; Caston to host Culver on Homecoming; Pioneer to take on struggling Satellites; Winamac...

Andrzejewski also scores in win over defending sectional champ LaVille BY VAL TSOUTSOURIS Sports Editor, RTC Ava McCune CULVER – The...