BENTON – Coasting along for five innings, Wawasee looked like it was settling in for it’s fourth straight win to open the 2015 softball season. Then the sixth inning came along. Two errors in the bottom of the sixth inning allowed Fairfield to plate two runs which were … Read More
SYRACUSE – The spring season has finally arrived for Wawasee, and Monday ushered in softball’s quest to continue its roll from last season. Using strong pitching from Amber Lemberg and aggressive base running, the Lady Warriors smashed the visiting Lakers, 8-1, in Wawasee’s season opener. Monday’s rematch of … Read More
School is about to begin and new teachers are moving into the county to fill the educational needs of our children. On Friday, Aug. 8, the Kosciusko Chamber of Commerce provided a luncheon to welcome all new educators to Kosciusko County. The event was partnered by Teachers Credit … Read More
SYRACUSE – It was an environment unlike any Wawasee softball has ever seen. And one that Leo is glad it is leaving in high spirits. A crowd of well over 600 wrapped around the Wawasee softball diamond Tuesday evening for the softball regional between Leo and Wawasee. The … Read More
SYRACUSE – Any coach will tell you getting a tournament game at home is a blessing. For a team with so much state tournament inexperience as Wawasee has, playing Tuesday’s regional game at home can only be considered a blessing. “Getting to play a game at home surely … Read More
BENTON – The ‘big plans’ Wawasee has for its softball postseason will now involve one more game on its home field. Wawasee played a complete game Thursday evening against Lakeland in a 8-0 win in the championship game of the Fairfield Softball Sectional. The victory gives Wawasee its … Read More
BENTON – Bob Shea may have become the architect to Wawasee softball’s tournament success. Shea, the author of the children’s book ‘Big Plans’, diagrams what it could be like to make it big through the eyes of a child. As Wawasee head coach Jared Knipper, a kindergarten teacher … Read More
BENTON – It’s one down and two to go for the Wawasee softball team. The Lady Warriors opened up postseason play against Tippecanoe Valley on Tuesday night and shut out the Vikings 6-0 in the quarterfinals of the IHSAA Softball Sectional 21 at Fairfield High School. Wawasee starting … Read More
BREMEN – For Wawasee head coach Jared Knipper and his softball team, Friday night’s 6-3 loss at Bremen certainly wasn’t how he wanted his club going into the Class 3-A sectional tournament. Sliding in on three-game skid. “We are playing the best competition we have seen all year,” … Read More
MIDDLEBURY – If you want to be the best, you have to beat the best. The Wawasee softball team came face-to-face with the Northern Lakes Conference’s best team for the second, and final, time on Thursday night. Class 4A No. 5 ranked Northridge had an outright NLC title … Read More
SYRACUSE – Rolling, rolling, rolling, those Warriors keep on rolling. The Wawasee softball team continued its fantastic 2014 campaign on Monday by picking up its fifth consecutive Northern Lakes Conference win. This time it was visiting Goshen that fell victim to the big bats of the Warriors as … Read More
SYRACUSE – Wawasee’s softball team sure isn’t playing like a bunch of underclassmen. Riding the arm of freshman Meghan Fretz and using the key contributions of several others, Wawasee held on for a 4-2 win against visiting Warsaw Wednesday afternoon. Fretz, who has now pitched in six games … Read More
SYRACUSE – Offensively, Wawasee’s softball team is playing as well as anyone in the area. After scoring double digits in its past four games, the Lady Warriors continued to pound the ball, beating East Noble, 9-2, and Westview, 10-0, in a doubleheader Saturday at Wawasee. Game one against … Read More
SYRACUSE – After cruising to the finals of the Wawasee Invitational, Rochester needed its final at-bat to secure the title in a 6-5, come-from-behind win against South Bend Clay. Trailing 5-3 in the bottom of the seventh, Karli Murphy stepped to the dish with two on and two … Read More
WARSAW – A blast and a couple of breaks. The Warsaw softball team combined the two Monday to come up with a much-needed victory. The opportunistic Tigers got one big swing from Kaleigh Speicher and a couple of key defensive plays to edge rival Wawasee 3-1 in the … Read More
BOURBON – Eventually, mistakes will catch up to a softball team. Four Triton errors in the field and several pitches over the middle of the plate gave Wawasee more than enough opportunities to put the ball in motion during an 8-2 win at Keyser Field Saturday morning. Triton … Read More
