Jim Speicher has been around the game of softball for a long time. The Warsaw coach knows his team is going to need to catch a few breaks in order to pull off a sectional upset. The Tigers face familiar foe Concord on Monday in the semifinal bye … Read More
Memorial Day will be a busy day for a pair of area prep softball teams who will start sectional play. Both Warsaw and Triton are scheduled to be in action on May 26 in sectionals as part of the 30th annual state softball tournament, which were drawn this … 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
By MIKE DEAK Sports Editor [email protected] BENTON — There always seems to be a defining moment during a championship run. A key hit. A great pitching performance. Or just something that is talked about for years on end. That moment may have come in the third inning of … Read More
BENTON — The route through the Fairfield Softball Sectional is a familiar one for the six teams involved. As just about all of the teams have faced one another throughout the season, familiar conference foes met in the semi-finals Tuesday, pitting NECC and NLC rivals. In the end, … Read More
LADY WARRIORS CLOSE GRID WITH WIN Wawasee’s softball team concluded its varsity regular season schedule with a 5-2 win Friday night at Bremen. Gabi Routson worked 5.1 innings of relief to get the win, holding Bremen to just one hit and striking out six. Starter Kylie Norris didn’t … Read More
By MIKE DEAK Sports Editor [email protected] SYRACUSE — It’s part of the plan when these things are put together before the schedule is finalized. On Wawasee softball’s senior night, which honored the two elder stateswomen in the program, one led with her bat while the other fired missiles … Read More
ROUTSON DEALS, FRESHMEN KNOCK AROUND NORTHWOOD The combination of senior Gabi Routson in the pitching circle and a trio of freshmen propelled Wawasee to an 8-1 win over NorthWood Monday night in NLC softball. Routson was sharp, allowing just six hits to the Lady Panthers and striking out … Read More
For the first time in the Cory Schutz era at Wawasee, the program put a clean sweep on Elkhart Memorial. The varsity scored three runs in the sixth inning and held on for a 7-5 win Friday night in Elkhart to sweep the Lady Chargers this season. Madi … Read More
