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Fall sports sites: Rochester to host volleyball semistate
Argos to host Class 1A girls, boys soccer sectionals BY VAL TSOUTSOURIS Sports Editor, RTC Rochester will host a volleyball semistate,...
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Jul 24 min read
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Rochester, Pioneer girls look to replace key grads at scrimmage
BY VAL TSOUTSOURIS Sports Editor, RTC The Rochester and Pioneer girls basketball teams combined for 28 wins last year, but Rochester...
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Jun 274 min read
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Track season roundup: Pioneer girls, Winamac boys highlighted season
BY VAL TSOUTSOURIS Sports Editor, RTC The only track athletes among area teams to make the IHSAA state finals this spring were two...
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Jun 2617 min read
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Caston, Pioneer, Winamac begin summer basketball season scrimmaging each other
BY VAL TSOUTSOURIS Sports Editor, RTC Here are some notes and observations from a four-way boys basketball scrimmage earlier this week at...
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Jun 136 min read
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Pioneer shoots 368, finishes 13th at historic regional round
Rochester’s Renie shoots 81 in final prep round BY VAL TSOUTSOURIS Sports Editor, RTC Davis Renie ...
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Jun 127 min read
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Winamac’s Combs named Hoosier North MVP
All-conference team includes 13 area players, including 5 Lady Warriors BY VAL TSOUTSOURIS Sports Editor, RTC Hoosier North MVP Corrin...
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Jun 123 min read
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4 Caston, 3 Winamac baseball players named first-team All-Hoosier North
Pioneer’s Guffey, Miller, Culver’s J. McCuen also named to first team BY VAL TSOUTSOURIS Sports Editor, RTC Carson Harness ...
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Jun 123 min read
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Pioneer edges Rochester on tiebreaker, advances to regional for first time in school history
Zebras’ Renie advances as individual BY VAL TSOUTSOURIS Sports Editor, RTC The Pioneer boys golf team shot a 330 and finished third out...
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Jun 76 min read
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Pioneer’s Layer named first-team all-state
Valley’s Bussard, Winamac’s Combs also recognized BY VAL TSOUTSOURIS Sports Editor, RTC Lois Layer ...
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Jun 61 min read
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Eggers, Guffey have 3 hits each, but Panthers fall to Tri-County
BY VAL TSOUTSOURIS Sports Editor, RTC Baseball Tri-County 9, Pioneer 4 (Saturday): Dawson Eggers went 3 for 3 with two singles, a double...
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Jun 22 min read
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Pioneer’s Dodt takes 4th in 400, misses state by 0.34 seconds
BY VAL TSOUTSOURIS Sports Editor, RTC Leighton Dodt Boys track Pioneer senior Leighton Dodt finished fourth in the 400 meters at the...
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May 303 min read
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Moolenaar, Nies help Pioneer take 24th at Lafayette Jeff girls regional
BY VAL TSOUTSOURIS Sports Editor, RTC Girls track Led by eighth-place finishes from Aspen Moolenaar and Keirsten Nies, the Pioneer girls...
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May 303 min read
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Pioneer falls to Rainford, N. Newton in sectional semis
BY VAL TSOUTSOURIS Sports Editor, RTC Softball North Newton 7, Pioneer 0 (Tuesday): Sydney Rainford pitched a three-hitter with 17...
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May 292 min read
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RTC area softball sectional schedule – May 26-31
Class 2A, Sectional 38 at Oak Hill QUARTERFINALS (MAY 27) Manchester 6, Wabash 4 Oak Hill 2, Lewis Cass 1 (9 innings) SEMIFINALS (TODAY)...
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May 281 min read
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RTC area softball sectional schedule – May 26-31
Class 2A, Sectional 38 at Oak Hill QUARTERFINALS (TODAY) Manchester vs. Wabash, 5 p.m. Lewis Cass vs. Oak Hill, 7 p.m. SEMIFINALS...
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May 271 min read
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Kennell hits inside-the-park grand slam, Layer fires 2-hitter as Pioneer advances
Next up: No. 4 N. Newton, 5:30 p.m. today BY VAL TSOUTSOURIS Sports Editor, RTC Kamryn Newby ...
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May 274 min read
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Rans, Reyes go 1-2, lead Pioneer to conference boys golf title
BY VAL TSOUTSOURIS Sports Editor, RTC Boys golf Micah Rans and Ivan Reyes finished 1-2 and led Pioneer to the Hoosier North boys golf...
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May 262 min read
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Harding sisters, Nies, Moolenaar advance to regional as Pioneer ties for 4th at Kokomo
BY VAL TSOUTSOURIS Sports Editor, RTC Girls track Competing for the first time after winning the Hoosier North title Thursday, the...
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May 223 min read
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RTC area baseball sectional schedule – May 28-June 2
Class 2A, Sectional 38 at Oak Hill QUARTERFINALS (MAY 28) Wabash vs. Eastern (Greentown), 5 p.m. Rochester vs. Manchester, 7 p.m....
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May 221 min read
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RTC area softball sectional schedule – May 26-31
Class 2A, Sectional 38 at Oak Hill QUARTERFINALS (MAY 27) Manchester vs. Wabash, 5 p.m. Lewis Cass vs. Oak Hill, 7 p.m. SEMIFINALS (MAY...
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May 221 min read
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Behind Moolenaar’s 4 blue ribbons, Pioneer girls win Cass County Invite
Dodt takes 400, 800, 1,600 to win Star of Stars again; Caston’s Runkle wins boys shot put BY VAL TSOUTSOURIS Sports Editor, RTC Track...
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May 95 min read
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Baseball draw: Rochester to get Manchester again in sectional
Valley, Pioneer get byes; Caston gets rematch of W. Central slugfest BY VAL TSOUTSOURIS Sports Editor, RTC After beating Manchester in...
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May 54 min read
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Softball draw: Rochester, Valley, Winamac, Argos among teams getting byes
BY VAL TSOUTSOURIS Sports Editor, RTC The Rochester, Tippecanoe Valley, Winamac and Argos softball teams were among the area teams...
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May 54 min read
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Rochester’s Heishman, Pioneer’s Reyes shoot 78 at Logansport Invite
Rochester finishes 5th, Pioneer 9th, Caston 12th, Winamac 15th BY VAL TSOUTSOURIS Sports Editor, RTC Isaac Heishman ...
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Apr 302 min read
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Rochester baseball roundup: Reinartz has 3 hits, Casper gets win in triumph over Pioneer
Zebras score 5 in 2nd, hold on against Plymouth BY VAL TSOUTSOURIS Sports Editor, RTC Parker Casper ...
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Apr 183 min read
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Renie’s 80 helps Rochester take 7th at season-opening home invite
Pioneer finishes 13th, Winamac takes 16th BY VAL TSOUTSOURIS Sports Editor, RTC Boys golf Davis Renie The Rochester boys golf team began...
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Apr 162 min read
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Rochester, Pioneer, John Glenn split 3-way softball doubleheader
BY VAL TSOUTSOURIS Sports Editor, RTC In their first meeting since last year’s sectional final, the Pioneer softball team turned the...
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Apr 166 min read
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Caston’s Hook, L. Mollenkopf, Winamac’s Malchow, B. Hines join Stults, Quillen on all-Hoosier North team
BY VAL TSOUTSOURIS Sports Editor, RTC Boys basketball Six area players were selected first-team all-Hoosier North in voting done by the...
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Apr 82 min read
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All-RTC4 boys basketball: Rochester point guard Bowers is player of the year
BY VAL TSOUTSOURIS Sports Editor, RTC RTC4 Boys Basketball Player of the Year Drew Bowers The Rochester boys basketball team was playing...
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Apr 54 min read
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All-RTC4 girls basketball: Leading Pioneer’s rebound after slow start, Strycker is player of year
BY VAL TSOUTSOURIS Sports Editor, RTC RTC4 Girls Basketball Player of the Year Makenna Strycker Things were not looking up for the...
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Apr 54 min read
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All-RTC4 boys wrestling: Horn, Beck are Co-Wrestlers of the Year
BY VAL TSOUTSOURIS Sports Editor, RTC RTC4 Co-Wrestler of the Year RTC4 Co-Boys Wrestler of the Year ...
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Apr 54 min read
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All-RTC4 girls wrestling: Again a state placer, Peppler is RTC4 Wrestler of the Year
BY VAL TSOUTSOURIS Sports Editor, RTC RTC4 Girls Wrestler of the Year Laine Peppler Laine Peppler does not weigh 170 pounds, yet she...
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Apr 52 min read
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All-RTC4 boys swimming: Valley’s record-breaking Smith is RTC4 Swimmer of Year for 3rd time
BY VAL TSOUTSOURIS Sports Editor, RTC RTC4 Boys Swimmer of the Year Marcus Smith To participate in the IHSAA boys swimming state finals...
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Apr 52 min read
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All-RTC4 girls swimming: Culver’s Lute is RTC4 Swimmer of the Year
BY VAL TSOUTSOURIS Sports Editor, RTC Hayden Lute Hayden Lute has to travel for every practice and every meet, but that did not stop the...
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Apr 52 min read
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Pioneer’s Strycker named Honorable Mention All-State
BY VAL TSOUTSOURIS Sports Editor, RTC Makenna Strycker Girls basketball Pioneer’s Makenna Strycker has been named to the Indiana...
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Mar 111 min read
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RTC area boys basketball sectional schedule March 4-8
Class 2A, Sectional 38 at Wabash QUARTERFINALS (TUESDAY) Rochester 64, Eastern (Greentown) 51 Lewis Cass 50, Wabash 42 SEMIFINALS...
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Mar 82 min read
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Pioneer boys basketball roundup: Quillen’s strong 4th quarter helps Panthers survive N. Newton in sectional opener
BY VAL TSOUTSOURIS Sports Editor, RTC Boys basketball Tri-County 49, Pioneer 45 (Friday): Aidan Quillen scored 11 of his game-high 23...
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Mar 815 min read
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RTC area boys basketball sectional schedule March 4-8
Class 2A, Sectional 38 at Wabash QUARTERFINALS (TUESDAY) Rochester 64, Eastern (Greentown) 51 Lewis Cass 50, Wabash 42 SEMIFINALS...
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Mar 82 min read
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RTC area boys basketball sectional schedule – March 4-8
Class 2A, Sectional 38 at Wabash QUARTERFINALS (TUESDAY) Rochester 64, Eastern (Greentown) 51 Lewis Cass 50, Wabash 42 SEMIFINALS...
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Mar 61 min read
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RTC area boys basketball sectional schedule March 4-8
Talking Sport with Val Sectional preview show: https://team1sports.com/rtctv4/?B=2242630 Class 2A, Sectional 38 at Wabash QUARTERFINALS...
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Mar 41 min read
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RTC area basketball scoreboard – Feb. 28
BOYS Maconaquah 82, Rochester 61 Tippecanoe Valley 60, South Bend Washington 57 Elkhart Christian 54, Argos 50 (OT) Bremen 62, Culver 19...
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Mar 11 min read
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RTC area basketball standings – through games of Feb. 25
Three Rivers Conference boys Manchester 8-1, Maconaquah 7-1, Northwestern 7-2, ROCHESTER 6-2, Southwood 5-4, Peru 4-4, Whitko 3-6,...
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Feb 271 min read
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Valley’s Smith, I. Whetstone advance to state in 2 events each
Vikings also make state in 200 freestyle relay on callback BY VAL TSOUTSOURIS Sports Editor, RTC Marcus Smith ...
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Feb 265 min read
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Boys basketball draw: Rochester, Eastern to meet for first time at sectional
No area teams get byes; only Argos draws team it faces during regular season BY VAL TSOUTSOURIS Sports Editor, RTC The Rochester and...
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Feb 245 min read
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Valley’s Smith qualifies first in 100 fly, 100 back; I. Whetstone top qualifier in 200 free
T. Whetstone, Pioneer’s Kitchell, Brooke also qualify for finals BY VAL TSOUTSOURIS Sports Editor, RTC Marcus Smith ...
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Feb 216 min read
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Horn wins semistate title, joins returnees Beck, Davis, newcomer Gard at state
Winamac’s Garner takes 4th at 215, makes state BY VAL TSOUTSOURIS Sports Editor, RTC Rochester juniors Layne Horn and Brant Beck and...
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Feb 184 min read
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RTC area basketball scoreboard – Feb. 14
BOYS Rochester 62, Wabash 44 Tippecanoe Valley 38, Jimtown 35 (OT) Caston 57, North Judson 54 Pioneer 50, Culver 44 Three Rivers...
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Feb 151 min read
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Strycker scores 20 again, but Tri-County tops Pioneer for sectional title
BY VAL TSOUTSOURIS Sports Editor, RTC Pioneer Senior Makenna Strycker lines up a free throw in Pioneer's game vs Winamac earlier this...
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Feb 134 min read
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Pioneer’s Guffey earns trip to East Chicago semistate
BY VAL TSOUTSOURIS Sports Editor, RTC Boys wrestling Pioneer junior Eli Guffey finished third at 157 pounds at the Logansport regional at...
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Feb 132 min read
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Horn, Behling, Beck win regional titles, will join 3 other Zebras at semistate
Winamac’s Attinger, Wolford, Garner also advance BY VAL TSOUTSOURIS Sports Editor, RTC Rochester junior Brant Beck takes down Penn’s...
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Feb 128 min read
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