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RTC football scoreboard – Oct. 9
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
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Week 8 football preview: Shaffer: Zebras might match up well with spread teams
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
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2 days ago10 min read


Pioneer’s Bowditch wins individual Hoosier North title, but Caston takes team crown
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
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5 days ago3 min read


Week 7 football roundup: Paxton, Randall both pass 100-yard mark in rout of Woodlan
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
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6 days ago4 min read


Volleyball draw: Rochester draws Peru for home sectional
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
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7 days ago4 min read


RTC football scoreboard – Oct. 2
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
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Oct 31 min read


Week 7 football preview: Zebras had ‘heart to heart’ talk after Peru loss, will try to feel at ‘Holmes’ vs. Norse
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
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Oct 27 min read


Week 6 football roundup: Randall scores game-winning TD in 4th, lifts Valley into INSC lead
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
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Sep 294 min read


RTC football scoreboard – Sept. 25
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
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Sep 261 min read


Week 6 football preview: Shaffer: ‘We will be ready to go this week’ vs. Peru
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
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Sep 2510 min read


Moore shoots 75, takes sectional medalist, helps Rochester advance again
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
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Sep 245 min read


Rochester girls, boys finish 8th at muddy New Prairie Invite
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
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Sep 249 min read


Week 5 football roundup: Valley rolls over LaVille, sets up showdown with Jimtown
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
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Sep 224 min read


RTC football scoreboard – Sept. 18
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
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Sep 191 min read


Week 5 football preview: Return of the Mack: Zebras seek to continue streak vs. Lewis Cass, but stopping fullback could be key
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
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Sep 188 min read


Still without full team, Hayes stars as Rochester girls finish 5th at Mac Invite
Pioneer’s Bowditch runs 17:12; DuBois runs 17:33 as Rochester boys take 6th BY VAL TSOUTSOURIS Sports Editor, RTC Warner DuBois Dane Bowditch Daniela Ochoa Brylie Caudle BUNKER HILL — The Rochester girls cross-country team has not fielded a full team yet this year. That should change at the New Prairie Invitational this Saturday. But without a full team, the Lady Zs gave a taste of what they might be able to do when they scored 105 po
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Sep 176 min read


Led by medalist Sturch, NM wins Hoosier North title
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
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Sep 152 min read


Week 4 football roundup: Down 18-6, Valley rallies behind Omondi, Paxton
Rine shines with 4 TD catches as Pioneer extends win streak vs. Caston to 37; Rugg bugs Culver for 227 yards in Winamac’s win; No. 3 Blue Jays faze NM offense with shutout BY VAL TSOUTSOURIS Sports Editor, RTC Owen Omondi Hunter Paxton Football Tippecanoe Valley 21, Knox 18 (Friday): Owen Omondi caught a touchdown pass, returned a kickoff for a touchdown, had an interception on defense, ran for a two-poin
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Sep 143 min read


RTC football scoreboard – Sept. 11
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
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Sep 121 min read


Week 4 football preview: After back-to-back shutouts, can Gopher defense extend dominance against Rochester wing-T attack?
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
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Sep 117 min read


Rochester girls, boys both finish 3rd at Caston Invite
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
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Sep 118 min read


Week 3 football roundup: Paxton runs for TD, passes for TD, but Valley falls to Adams Central
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
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Sep 95 min read


Valley, Culver to host girls basketball sectionals
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
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Sep 94 min read


RTC football scoreboard – Sept. 4
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
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Sep 61 min read


Week 3 football preview: Shaffer stressing self-improvement as Zebras prep for winless Whitko
After shutout in Bell Game, Valley defense hopes to bug Adams Central’s All-State QB Roach; Caston, NM’s productive rushing attacks to square off; Pioneer to face Winamac in Panther Pit opener; Culver to travel to Triton BY VAL TSOUTSOURIS Sports Editor, RTC Whitko (0-2, 0-1 Three Rivers Conference) at Rochester (1-1, 1-0), 7 p.m. The themes for the Rochester football team going into their home game against Whitko center around simplification and self-improvement. As for the
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Sep 411 min read


Sports postponements: Heat pushes back soccer games at Argos, Winamac
BY VAL TSOUTSOURIS Sports Editor, RTC The following sporting events scheduled for Tuesday were postponed due to heat: Boys soccer The LaVille-Argos game has been rescheduled for Sept. 14. Start time is 6 p.m. at Argos. The Lakeland Christian-Winamac game has not been rescheduled. Girls soccer The Culver-Washington Township game has not been rescheduled. Cross-country The Rossville Invite has not been rescheduled. Pioneer was among the teams scheduled to compete. The Winamac-L
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Sep 11 min read


Week 2 football roundup: Caston blasts N. White with strong rushing attack
W. Central blanks Culver; NM gets first win vs. Taylor; Wolford, Rugg both go over 100 yards in rout of Frontier; Pioneer holds off Knox BY VAL TSOUTSOURIS Sports Editor, RTC Tucker Woolever Landen Rigney Football Caston 45, North White 0 (Friday): Landen Rigney ran for 78 yards and a touchdown, caught a 34-yard pass and had two sacks on defense for the host Comets in a rout of North White Friday. Ashton Bowy
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Sep 14 min read


RTC football scoreboard – Aug. 28
Tippecanoe Valley 30, Rochester 0 Caston 45, North White 0 West Central 36, Culver 0 North Miami 54, Taylor 16 Winamac 41, Frontier 6 Pioneer 34, Knox 26 Three Rivers Conference Tippecanoe Valley 30, Rochester 0 (nonconference) Lewis Cass 37, Northfield 8 Peru 40, Whitko 0 Tipton 49, Manchester 18 (nonconference) Madison-Grant 36, Southwood 0 (nonconference) Maconaquah 26, Carroll (Flora) 7 (nonconference) Eastern (Greentown) 49, Northwestern 20 (nonconference) Hoosier North
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Aug 291 min read


Week 2 football preview: Caston seeks first 2-0 start since 2009
Culver seeks to bounce back vs. W. Central; Taylor, NM coming off opening losses; Winamac seeking first 2-0 start since 2021; Pioneer to face Knox coming off rare shutout BY VAL TSOUTSOURIS Sports Editor, RTC North White (1-0) at Caston (1-0), 7 p.m. Caston beat Whitko 54-14 last week. Caston has not started a season 2-0 since 2009. Caston beat North White 55-0 last season in Monon. That was Caston’s largest margin of victory in Chris Ulerick’s 24 years as coach. Four of Nort
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Aug 283 min read


Pioneer frosh Caudle, senior Bowditch top area runners at Jacob Graf Invite
BY VAL TSOUTSOURIS Sports Editor, RTC From Left to Right: 1st: Rochester senior Leandro Javier runs at the Jacob Graf Invitational at Logansport Saturday, Javier finished 45th in the field of 127 runners in 19:07. 2nd: Tippecanoe Valley freshman Andrew Wise runs at the Jacob Graf Invitational at Logansport Saturday. Wise placed 72nd in 20:24. 3rd: Pioneer freshman Brylie Caudle runs at the Jacob Graf Invitational at Logansport Saturday. Caudle took 14th place in the field of
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Aug 266 min read


Week 1 roundup: Omondi’s TD runs help Valley beat Plymouth
Enyart’s punt return for TD keys Caston win; turnovers plague NM in loss to Northfield; Culver falls to pass-happy C. Noble; Pioneer rallies, beats Lewis Cass for 4th straight year; Winamac’s Rugg burns W. Central in Davis’ debut as coach BY VAL TSOUTSOURIS Sports Editor, RTC Owen Omondi Braxton Enyart Football Tippecanoe Valley 22, Plymouth 14 (Friday): Owen Omondi ran for 146 yards and two touchdowns on ni
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Aug 254 min read


Down 2-0, Rochester rallies past Pioneer again
BY VAL TSOUTSOURIS Sports Editor, RTC Amara Wieringa had 13 kills, Brailyn Hunter had 11, and Makayla Walley added 10 as the Rochester volleyball team earned their second five-set win in as many matches in a 24-26, 22-25, 25-20, 25-21, 15-12 win over Pioneer at the RHS gym Tuesday. Rochester was coming off a five-set win over Plymouth in their season opener in which they staved off three match points in the fifth set. This also marked the second straight year Rochester beat P
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Aug 223 min read


RTC football scoreboard – Aug. 21
Rochester 46, Southwood 0 Tippecanoe Valley 22, Plymouth 14 Caston 54, Whitko 14 Central Noble 35, Culver 7 Northfield 28, North Miami 14 Pioneer 20, Lewis Cass 15 Winamac 34, West Central 20 Three Rivers Conference Rochester 46, Southwood 0 Northwestern 27, Manchester 14 Caston 54, Whitko 14 (nonconference) Northfield 28, North Miami 14 (nonconference) Pioneer 20, Lewis Cass 15 (nonconference) Logansport 61, Peru 20 (nonconference) Maconaquah 42, Sheridan 27 (nonconference)
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Aug 222 min read


Week 1 preview: Southwood might have Wright stuff, but Zebras have recent dominance
Valley to host Plymouth; Caston to play Whitko for first time since 1978; Culver begins series vs. C. Noble; NM seeks more rushing success vs. Northfield; Pioneer seeks 4th straight win over Lewis Cass; Winamac hopes to gain home momentum vs. W. Central BY VAL TSOUTSOURIS Sports Editor, RTC Southwood at Rochester, 7 p.m. The difference in coaching experience at Barnhart Field Friday is stark. Southwood coach Larry "Bud" Wright is coaching in his 684th career game, and Rochest
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Aug 215 min read


Pioneer football preview: After state runner-up season, Panthers bring back 3 Junior All-Staters
BY VAL TSOUTSOURIS Sports Editor, RTC Losing a state championship game is not always a bad omen. For example, the last time the Pioneer football team lost a state championship game in 2016, they came back to go 30-0 over the next two seasons and win back-to-back Class 1A state championships in 2017 and 2018. After a seven-year wait, Pioneer got back to the 1A state title game last year but lost 55-29 to South Putnam. Can they rebound the way the 2016 team did? Pioneer graduat
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Aug 196 min read


Miller’s 42 leads Valley past Pioneer, Caston
BY VAL TSOUTSOURIS Sports Editor, RTC Savana Miller Lyla Gebhardt STAR CITY — Savana Miller shot a 42, and Aly Brown added a 45 to lead the Tippecanoe Valley girls golf team to a three-way win over Caston and Pioneer at Pond View Golf Course Monday. Valley shot a 201, Pioneer had a 227, and Caston had a 242. Brystal Sands added a 56, Brie Scott had a 58, and McKinley Burton had a 59 for the Lady Vikin
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Aug 112 min read


Cobb’s 108 helps Pioneer finished 3rd at uniquely formatted Winamac Invite
Caston finishes 6th, Winamac 7th BY VAL TSOUTSOURIS Sports Editor, RTC WINAMAC — The North Judson girls golf team shot a 420 to win the 10-team Winamac Invitational at Moss Creek Golf Club Tuesday. Among area teams, Pioneer was third with a 450, Caston was sixth with a 477, and Winamac was seventh with a 479. Grace Cobb led Pioneer with a 108, Ali Tribbett had a 117, Kassandra Martinez had a 118, Addie Tabler had a 122, and Selena Johnson had a 123. Audrey Ault was Caston’s l
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Aug 63 min read


All-RTC4 baseball: Rochester ace Paulik is Player of Year
BY VAL TSOUTSOURIS Sports Editor, RTC RTC4 Baseball Player of the Year Carson Paulik It was a standout season for two high school baseball teams in particular in our area in 2026. North Miami won just their third sectional title ever and then followed it with their first regional title. Caston also won their third sectional title. But our RTC4 Baseball Player of the Year, Rochester senior pitcher-infielder Carson Paulik, did not attend either of those schools. Paulik singleha
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Jul 246 min read


All-RTC4 softball: Dominant sectional as pitcher, hitter wrap up another Player of Year for Bussard
BY VAL TSOUTSOURIS Sports Editor, RTC RTC4 Softball Player of the Year Dalynne Bussard We had a pretty good idea whom we were picking for RTC4 Softball Player of the Year before sectionals week started. What happened during sectionals week only confirmed what we had already been thinking: Dalynne Bussard deserves it again. Bussard, a senior from Tippecanoe Valley and a University of Indianapolis recruit, is the first two-time winner in the six-year history of the award. She a
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Jul 246 min read


All-RTC4 boys golf: Pioneer’s steady Reyes is Player of Year
BY VAL TSOUTSOURIS Sports Editor, RTC RTC4 Boys Golfer of the Year Ivan Reyes Once again, our RTC Boys Golfer of the Year is from Pioneer. But this time, it is a different player. Last year, it was Micah Rans. This year, it is Ivan Reyes. A junior, Reyes is our pick after winning medalist honors and leading his Panthers to a Hoosier North title. He also shot a 76 at the Logansport sectional to lead his team to a third-place finish and a return trip to the regional. This was a
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Jul 243 min read


All-RTC4 boys track: Dunwoody returns to state, returns as Athlete of the Year
BY VAL TSOUTSOURIS Sports Editor, RTC RTC4 Boys Track Athlete of the Year Harrison Dunwoody Harrison Dunwoody added the 100 meters and the long jump to his track repertoire in 2026, but the event in which his name will be listed on the record board inside the hallway above the concession stand at Rochester High School is the 110 hurdles. And thanks to that record-breaking performance, he is our RTC4 Boys Track Athlete of the Year for the second straight year. Dunwoody is a gi
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Jul 244 min read


All-RTC4 girls track: After getting back to state, Valley hurdler Shepherd is Athlete of the Year
BY VAL TSOUTSOURIS Sports Editor, RTC RTC4 Girls Track Athlete of the Year Betty Shepherd For the third straight year, our RTC4 Girls Athlete of the Year is a 300-meter hurdler. And for the second time during that span, it is Tippecanoe Valley’s Betty Shepherd. Shepherd also was our Girls Athlete of the Year in 2024 when she made state as a sophomore. She did not make state in 2025 as friend and rival Audrey Wagner from Rochester was our Athlete of the Year. But that did not
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Jul 245 min read


Powered by area players, Indiana Aces 12U win national tournament
Team includes Caston’s Johnson, Long, Winamac’s Cotner, Pioneer’s Grandstaff BY VAL TSOUTSOURIS Sports Editor, RTC The Indiana Aces travel softball team won the 12-and-under B Great Lakes National Tournament in Columbus, Ind., from July 6-10. The team went 6-1-1 over eight games to top a field of 22 teams. Front, from left – Elizabeth Grandstaff, Caroline Cotner, Aubriella Garcia, Skylar Hudson, Teagan Long. Middle – Harper Johnson, Delta Mayhill, Lillie Ridenour, Bray Byer,
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Jul 184 min read


Rochester’s Rensberger, Winamac’s Keller, Pioneer’s Layer named second team All-State
Caston’s Logan, Winamac’s Werner make third team BY VAL TSOUTSOURIS Sports Editor, RTC Bria Rensberger Maggie Keller Lois Layer Softball Rochester’s Bria Rensberger, Winamac’s Maggie Keller and Pioneer’s Lois Layer have been named to the Softball Coaches Association of Indiana Class 1A/2A second team All-State. Rensberger went 15-2 with a 1.34 ERA in the circle. Her only losses were to Class 3A, No. 5 Roncalli a
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Jul 101 min read


Winamac’s Rausch, Werner, Pioneer’s Beasy receive academic honors
BY VAL TSOUTSOURIS Sports Editor, RTC Brooke Rausch Makayla Werner Ava Beasy Softball Winamac senior Brooke Rausch was named to the Softball Coaches Association of Indiana Academic All-State team, and her teammate Makayla Werner was named Honorable Mention Academic All-State. In addition, Pioneer senior Ava Beasy was named Honorable Mention Academic All-State. Criteria for academic honors were not listed.
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Jul 91 min read


A day at the Cass County 4-H Fair: Zeigler sisters play basketball, raise goats, sheep, pigs together
BY VAL TSOUTSOURIS Sports Editor, RTC Hannah, left, and Leah Zeigler LOGANSPORT — Hannah and Leah Zeigler have a lot in common. They are sisters. They are teammates on the girls basketball team at Pioneer. And they both showed goats at the Cass County 4-H Fair Tuesday. Leah, who will be a junior at Pioneer, won Senior Boer Goat Showmanship and Reserve Grand Registered Boer. She said her sister got her started raising goats. That’s in addition to the sheep, pigs and chickens t
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Jul 82 min read


12 RTC area players named first-team All-Hoosier North
List includes Caston’s Mollenkopf brothers, Culver’s McCuen brothers, 3 from regional champ N. Miami BY VAL TSOUTSOURIS Sports Editor, RTC Logan Mollenkopf Parker Zimpleman Gavin Mollenkopf Baseball Twelve RTC area baseball players were named first-team All-Hoosier North in voting done by the conference’s coaches and released to the media Monday. In addition, another seven players were named honorable mention All-Hoosier North. Of
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Jun 154 min read


Pioneer shoots 337, but season ends with 11th at regional
Rochester’s Heishman shoots 79, Musselman 87 in last round of season BY VAL TSOUTSOURIS Sports Editor, RTC Pioneer junior Ivan Reyes studies a putt on the ninth hole at Sandy Pines Golf Club in DeMotte during Thursday’s regional. Reyes shot a team-low 79. Pioneer finished in 11th place with a 337 and did not advance. DEMOTTE — The Pioneer boys golf team improved their score from the 2025 regional, and they beat rival Logansport, but it was not enough to continue their season
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Jun 126 min read


Lake Central boys golf regional preview
BY VAL TSOUTSOURIS Sports Editor, RTC Lake Central boys golf regional When: 9 a.m. Eastern today Where: Sandy Pines Golf Club, 10527 Bunker Drive, DeMotte Who: Top three teams and top three individuals on non-advancing teams from the Valparaiso, Lake Central, LaPorte, South Bend Riley and Logansport sectionals FROM VALPARAISO SECTIONAL: Valparaiso 319, Boone Grove 322, Chesterton 329 FROM LAKE CENTRAL SECTIONAL: Lake Central 300, Crown Point 316, Kankakee Valley 321 FROM LAPO
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Jun 112 min read


Winamac shortstop Keller named Hoosier North MVP
All-conference team includes 5 Winamac, 3 Pioneer, 3 Culver, 2 Caston, 1 NM players BY VAL TSOUTSOURIS Sports Editor, RTC Softball Hoosier North MVP Maggie Keller Winamac shortstop Maggie Keller was named Hoosier North MVP in voting done by the conference’s coaches and released to the media Wednesday. Keller was one of five players from the conference champion Lady Warriors picked first-team All-Hoosier North. In addition, three Pioneer, three Culver, two Caston and one North
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Jun 114 min read
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