Dollars for Concord scholars event July 23
The inaugural Concord “Dollars for Scholars” golf outing is scheduled for Thursday, July 23, at Bent Oak with a 12;45 p.m. shotgun start.

Northridge senior Lyndsay McBride cards 80 at women’s open
Lyndsay McBride of Bristol is tied for 29th place after the opening round Monday of the Pepsi Indiana Women’s Open at The Legends of Indiana Golf Course near Franklin.

City tourney July 11-12
A Goshen golfing tradition, the “City Tourney,” is nearing a half century of history.

Little League action

Special honor for Ray Streit
Ray Streit may have felt like he reached the pinnacle of his track and field career in 2005 when he was honorary referee for the Goshen Relays.

2009 Baseball Draft Selections from Indiana

Boys golf results

Girls tennis: Memorial’s Grubb loses to Marian star
Elkhart Memorial High School senior Katie Grubb was sidelined Saturday in No. 1 tennis singles play at Park Tudor in Indianapolis.

Girls softball results
West Noble vs. Yorktown, then Bellmont
Elkhart Memorial vs. Lowell

Many awards for Falcons

Minutemen give Crown Point tough battle

Hammond Noll ends Fairfield tourney run

Boys golf sectionals

Northridge’s Seth Virgil top seed in long jump
Fresh off Northridge High School’s second-ever boys track and field regional championship, eighth-year head coach Ryan McClane is seeking his best-ever finish at the state finals.

Concord, Fairfield draw tough regional foes
The Concord Minutemen and Fairfield Falcons will be playing in high school baseball regionals Saturday.

Minutemen edge Northridge

Fairfield nips rival Westview

Westview takes 10-7 slugfest from Bremen
The thunder in the air couldn't compete with the thunder in the bats in the first semi-final game of the Westview 2A Sectional Monday night.

Thome’s 550th lifts Sox
CHICAGO (AP) — Jim Thome hit the 550th homer of his career in the eighth inning to put the White Sox ahead and Chicago went on to beat the Oakland Athletics 6-2 on Monday night.

Area players named to
Northridge has four selections, Concord three and Goshen two on the 2009 All-Northern Lakes Conference baseball team.

Falcons vs. Warriors
Justin Scott's three-run homer off the scoreboard in leftfield Monday night capped a 14-2 Fairfield win over LaVille in the semi-final of the Westview 2A Sectional.

BASEBALL: Kauffman, Kelly lead Bruins into 1A sectional finale
Juniors Seth Kauffman and Mikey Kelly both drove in two runs as the Bethany Christian Bruins defeated Elkhart Christian Academy, 7-2, in a semifinal contest of the Class 1A sectional Saturday at Fort Wayne Blackhawk.

GIRLS TENNIS: NorthWood season ends in semistate
NorthWood’s history-making season came to an end with a 5-0 loss to South Bend St. Joseph’s Saturday in the LaPorte semistate.

Minutemen end Goshen season
Extra-base hits were the norm for winning teams Saturday in Class 4A high school baseball sectional semifinals at Elkhart Memorial.

Jimmies stun Falcons
That championship moment went Jimtown’s way Thursday night in a Class 2A high school girls softball sectional at Fairfield.

Baseball Falcons cash in
Fairfield made the most of its opportunities Thursday, both at the plate and in the field, to capture the first game of the Westview Class 2A high school baseball sectional over Jimtown, 9-3.

Raiders rip Tigers
The Northridge Raiders had been waiting for this one since last season.

Local high school golf roundup

West Noble girls capture Class 3A sectional title
Senior Jordan Ritchie singled home the winning run in the bottom of the seventh inning as the West Noble Chargers, edged Wawasee, 2-1, in the Class 3A sectional championship Thursday night at Columbia City.

Panther victory tour
“A tournament team” is one phrase which could be used to describe the NorthWood High School girls tennis squad.

BOYS GOLF: Minutemen win pair
Concord (169) defeated South Bend Adams (189) and Elkhart Christian (198) at Bent Oak on Tuesday.

Local baseball results
West Noble vs. Hamilton
Concord vs. South Bend Adams

GIRLS TENNIS: NorthWood edges Northridge in regional
NorthWood nipped Northridge, 3-2, in a regional semifinal Tuesday at Northridge in Middlebury.

Track and field: Bobeck, Brooks qualifiers
Fairfield High School junior Jade Bobeck is a state qualifier in pole vault.

GIRLS TENNIS: Westview wins sectional title
The Westview Lady Warriors won a sectional championship at East Noble High School in Kendallville.

NLC GOLF: Raiders win with balance
Northridge had the most balance and captured the Northern Lakes Conference high school boys golf team championship Saturday at Plymouth Country Club.

NorthWood nips Jimtown to win crown at Goshen
There wasn’t much suspense as to which team was going to win the girls tennis sectional championship Saturday afternoon at Goshen Middle School.

Northridge tennis team tops Memorial to repeat at home
The Northridge Raiders defeated Elkhart Memorial, 4-1, in the championship match of a girls tennis sectional Saturday at Northridge in Middlebury.

David Long’s 32 leads Raiders over GHS, EM
Northridge defeated Goshen and both trimmed Elkhart Memorial in Northern Lakes Conference action Thursday at Christiana Creek.

Northridge wins first boys sectional track championship
Qualifying 10 athletes in 10 events and all three relays were more than enough for the Northridge Raiders to win the team championship of the boys track and field sectional Thursday at Goshen.

Goshen girls advance in tennis sectional
Goshen High School’s tennis ladies displayed some sizzling play on a warm late Thursday afternoon at the Goshen Middle School courts.

Adam Bontreger named head coach at Tri-West

Redskins baseball team closes conference season with win at NorthWood
For Goshen’s Redskins, maybe their best baseball days of 2009 are yet ahead of them.

Goshen's Newell shuts down Northridge in relief
Fortunes of the Goshen High School girls softball team change dramatically once Natalie Newell steps into the pitcher’s circle.

Fairfield third, Goshen, Concord tie for fifth in girls track sectional
Fairfield placed third while Goshen and Concord tied for fifth in the IHSAA girls track and field sectional Tuesday night at Warsaw High School.

Redskin tennis ladies edge Blue Blazers
The Goshen Lady Redskins finished the high school girls tennis regular season Tuesday with a 3-2 victory over Elkhart Central on the Goshen Middle School courts.

Newell, GHS outduel Concord, Cameron
It was Natalie Newell and Goshen over Courtney Cameron and Concord, 2-0, Tuesday in a Northern Lakes Conference high school girls softball thriller at Dunlap.

Acker’s homer lifts Concord over Goshen
Junior Doug Acker struck a winning blow Tuesday for the Concord High School baseball team.

Westview wins NECC classic
Three runs in the bottom of the sixth inning gave the Westview Warriors a third straight Northeast Corner Conference high school baseball championship Monday.

Goshen socks Wawasee
After a sputtering start, Goshen High School’s softball ladies kicked it into high gear Monday.

Lyndsey McBride national champ
Lyndsay McBride, Northridge High School graduate, is the 2009 NCAA Division II women’s golf national champion.

Ladehoff, Lower lead Concord to wins over Raiders, Tigers
On one of the better days local high school golfers have seen so far this season, three teams from the highly-competitive Northern Lakes Conference slugged it out Thursday at Spring Meadow Farm in Middlebury.

Cook shuts out Pilgrims
Goshen High School’s softball ladies continued to build on their program-record victory total and, just as importantly, their confidence level on the field Thursday.

NorthWood’s Klotz fires 30; Wawasee team winner
Wawasee edged NorthWood by three strokes and both defeated Elkhart Memorial in Northern Lakes Conference play Thursday at South Shore.

House, Hence of Concord make college choices
David House and JaVontae Hence, two key members of the Concord High School football team that posted an 8-2 record last fall have announced their college selections.

Bethany improves record to 8-6
The Bethany Christian Bruins were 5-0 winners on their home courts Thursday over the Churubusco Eagles.

High school girls softball roundup

Local high school baseball roundup

Chapman, Diller lead Redskins over Plymouth
Seniors Collin Chapman and Matt Diller shared medalist honors with 39s as the Goshen Redskins defeated Plymouth, 166-191, in a Northern Lakes Conference match Thursday at Plymouth Country Club.

Northern Lakes Conference Track and Field Summaries

Decision time for Ethan
After making scores of good decisions on the basketball court, Ethan Hussey has made a solid one from the sideline.

Softball results

Northridge Raiders soar to NLC track championship
Most members of the Northridge High School boys track and field team were not yet born the last time the Raiders won a Northern Lakes Conference championship in the sport.

Warsaw captures girls title; Lady Redskins finish third
The Goshen Lady Redskins captured third place with 81 points in the Northern Lakes Conference high school girls track and field meet Tuesday night at Warsaw.

Penn Kingsmen top Wawasee, LaVille
Penn (151) defeated Wawasee (161) and LaVille (227) at Tippecanoe Lake Country Club on Monday. Brown, Bolla and Spirito of Penn each fired 37s.

High school boys' baseball results

Girls' tennis results

Girls' softball results

Skins overcome miscues
Goshen High School’s baseball Redskins battled back to the .500 mark Monday in rather unconventional fashion.

Kauffman, Slagel spark Bethany to win over Keystone
Bethany Christian, playing at home Monday, rolled to a 12-2 triumph over Keystone.

Concord softball girls defeat Lady Raiders
Concord handled Northridge, 5-1, in a Northern Lakes Conference high school girls softball game Monday at Dunlap.

NHS tennis girls clip Memorial to finish 6-1 in NLC
Northridge defeated Elkhart Memorial, 4-1, Monday in Middlebury.

Redskins beat Westview
So, where have these Goshen High School baseball Redskins been hiding?

Lady Falcons rule in Goshen
Making the most of their first appearance in a number of years, the Fairfield Falcons won the team championship Saturday of the 20th annual Goshen Girls Relays.

Memorial trims GHS tennis girls
The Goshen High School girls tennis team dropped a 4-1 Northern Lakes Conference decision Wednesday to Elkhart Memorial on the Goshen Middle School courts.

Lady Redskins bounce back to blast Raiders
What a difference 24 hours can make, even in high school girls softball.

BC tennis ladies 6-3

Northridge girls sock GHS

Goshen golfers notch two wins

Skins top Wawasee, lose to Memorial

Redskins hit their way to win over Panthers
The Goshen Redskins finally bunched some hits together and notched a Northern Lakes Conference high school baseball win Monday.

Natalie Newell perfect at plate and on the mound
Sophomore Natalie Newell was at her best, both at the plate and in the pitching circle.

Goshen Little League season begins
Berkey Avenue and Greene Road in Goshen, C.R. 17 and C.R. 18 in Concord Township and C.R. 12 north of Middlebury were busy spots Saturday.

Goshen hitting backs Newell at Wawasee
The Goshen Lady Redskins scored in five different innings Friday for a 7-0 Northern Lakes Conference high school softball victory at Wawasee in Syracuse.

Barb Carbaugh is honorary referee for girls relays
Barb Carbaugh, one of the more successful girls sports coaches in Goshen High School history, is being rewarded for her efforts.

Concord coach resigns

NLC honors academic stars

Lady Redskins earn split on Senior Night

Concord's Courtney Cameron shuts out Redskins
Goshen High School sophomore Cassi Cook pitched good enough to win.
The only problem was Concord senior Courtney Cameron simply pitched better.

Concord's pitching, hitting too much for Goshen
Concord High School senior right-hander Kyle Konarski, as they say in baseball, pounded the strike zone Wednesday.

Dugout Club 12-under boys sweep Warsaw foe
The Goshen Dugout Club 12-and-under baseball team swept Warsaw in a doubleheader at the Warsaw Little League Complex.

Pilgrim hitters pound Goshen's pitching
Opportunities evaporated into a nightmare Tuesday for the Goshen High School baseball team.

Minutemen catch, then pass Redskins track team
The Goshen Redskins seized the early momentum, but Concord quickly regained it as the Minutemen went on to post an 81-1/2 to 50 1/2 Northern Lakes Conference high school boys track and field win Tuesday at Concord.

Wawasee captures thriller at Northridge
The Wawasee Warriors scored eight runs in the third inning and went on to defeat the Northridge Raiders, 9-8, Monday in a Northern Lakes Conference high school girls softball game at Middlebury.

Reith 5K training opener is June 2
Reith 5K training runs will be held every Tuesday from June 2 to Aug. 25.

Freshman Shear helps Wawasee edge Raiders
Baseball players, even at the high school level, must be ready to play every day.

Five Goshen College athletes win conference championships
Five Goshen College track and field athletes captured Mid-Central Conference individual championships Saturday in the league meet at Taylor University in Upland.

Fairfield celebrates

Skins 7th in Class A

Lady Redskins run to victory
Senior Laura Sorg helped set the tone with her anchor leg of the 4 x 800-meter relay in a Northern Lakes Conference high school girls track and field meet Thursday night at Goshen.