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The newcomers for Westview are juniors The Blazers will have one of the largest with varsity experience and it’s senior Ryan They will be joined by newcomers Landon Bennett and Elijah Hostetler rosters in school history with 16 golfers, Gienger, who played at the varsity level in junior Brenden Parson and sophomores and freshmen Judson Hershberger, Wade including five girls. his sophomore season. Rodrigo Melchor, Luke Schermerhorn and Springer, Riley Helman and Carson Brown. Senior Kaylob Shaffer, and sophomores The first-year coach Buchs expects Andrew Torry. “We are all looking forward to getting Ethan Kerr and Shayla Shaffer are the freshman Caden Anderson to be a force in started this season and are hoping to have experienced players returning for the the coming years. Angola a complete season this year. We are going new coach in Keen, who moves up after The rest of roster will be made up of to be working on building confidence one coaching the Blazer junior high program golfers with no varsity experience, but Coach: Brian Miller match at a time and taking the positives for two years. Buchs says this team has talent and expects The Hornets have some experience on from each match to the next one,” “We have a young team that should to be competitive this spring. a huge roster. Seventeen guys will grow in Marchant said. develop some intra-team competition Mitchell Bell, Mathew Kumfer, Avery the game of golf at various levels. for the varsity five,” Keen said. “Several Kline, Kane Sibert, Ronan Fisher, Collin “We have a great group of kids,” Miller golfers have been showing improvement Hayes, Brant McKinley, Griffin Mullins, said. “We didn’t cut anybody. We have 12 Prairie Heights with our indoor practices at our indoor golf Ryan Norden, Caden Treesh and Joseph guys who can get around the course. But Coach: Allison Hall facility.” Sorrell make up the rest of the East Noble we’re very inexperienced. Hall moves up from coaching at the Keen said the Blazers are shooting for golf roster. “We’ll see who will step up and take the middle school golf program at Prairie fundamental development across the board. lead and not look back.” Heights to replace Charlie Pettibone. Angola lost the best golfer from a Seniors Collin Keeslar and Cameron Lakeland couple of years ago. Drew Dunham Sailor have had varsity experience and Garrett Coach: Jon Roush transferred to Columbia City for his senior will lead the Panthers. Freshmen Brayden Coach: Dave Demske Talented youth is going to play a huge year. Levitz and Noah Butler will move up to The Railroaders will build around three role in getting the Lakers back to their Senior Caleb Price is a varsity starter prominent roles at the high school with golfers who were in the varsity lineup at winning ways. for his third year and is hitting the ball their coach. the end of 2019. Sophomores Tommy Curtis and Ben really well in the earlygoing. Junior Walker “Being able to coach some of these Seniors Colton Weimer and Noah Dapp Keil and freshman Nathan Keil are Blaschak was in and out of the varsity underclassmen again allows me to build are back with two years of experience, seasoned and well-traveled in junior golf. lineup as a freshman in 2019. on a foundation that was already created in while Thomas Loeffler improved througout The Keil boys are brothers of two-time Sophomores Mason Gruner and Gage their middle school seasons.” said Hall, a his freshman season and saw varsity time girls state qualifier Madison Keil, a Hankey are young players to watch for Fremont High School graduate. at the end. Lakeland senior who will play at Valparaiso Angola. “Levitz has put in a lot of work over the Isaac Wright and Brady Cook are University in the fall. summer months and I expect to see great possibilities to fill the remaining two “We hope to improve on the mental Fremont things from him this season.” varsity slots, “but with a very young team, aspect of the game as the season goes on,” we are looking to create some competition Coach: Nick Herndon Roush said. to complete the varsity roster,” coach Dave The Eagles have a starting lineup that DeKalb Roush thought of last year’s lone senior Demske said. Bayley Iddings in beginning his 21st could be together for the next two seasons. Coach: James Fislar Juniors Lukas Berlew and Jake Allman Fislar made his debut with the Baron The Railroaders had big expectations season as coach. Iddings missed playing for last season with 2019 Northeast Corner last season because of the COVID-19 have varsity experience from 2019. They girls in the fall, and now will finally get will be joined by juniors Josh Sherbondy to start with the boys with an experienced Conference champion Levi Follett and pandemic. He has two seniors setting the Warren Joseph back as seniors, but now tone this year with their hard work in the and Alex Chilenski and freshman Luke team. Campbell. Seniors Jack McComb, Will Potter will go back to work after last season was preseason in Carson Aldrich and Luke wiped out by COVID. Follett is golfing at Franke. “We should have a pretty good starting and Max Oswalt will be joined by juniors five to compete in every match or invita- Kyle Toyias, Grant McAfee, Jackson Saint Francis and Joseph is playing football “I’m glad to finally be out here with the at Trine. guys and try to help them succeed on the tional,” Herndon said. Barth, Grant Fetter and Gavin Morr. Grant course as well as in life,” Roush said. “The biggest strength for our team is Stuckey also may contribute in his first year the work ethic that they have put into the of high school golf. Churubusco Central Noble offseason. Every player has improved “The kids were swinging pretty well Coach: Dustin Papenbrock significantly even though we didn’t have a indoors,” Fislar said. “We want to go Churubusco is experienced, but also Coach: Joey Mawhorter season last year. It is very clear that they outside and work on our short games and pretty young. Five players return for the The Cougars have experience returning. put in the time and effort to improve.” putting. We’re going to focus on course Eagles, led by senior Tyler Miller and Senior Riley Smith, Logan Behm, Nate The Eagles will look to grow in the management and scoring to begin the junior Brady Crick. They also have four Robinson and Kaden Coburn all have mental game in order to be more consistent. season.” newcomers. varsity experience and hope to lead Central “Understanding the importance of Improving accuracy off the tee away Noble to a successful 2021 season. having a clear head, and a short memory is Hamilton from its home course of Eel River will be a The newcomers for the Cougars are key to maintaining a consistent score from big key to contend with teams that play on Owen Norris and Blake Weeks. match-to-match,” Herndon said. Coach: Brad Hennessey tougher courses. It will also help the Eagles Mawhorter likes the way his team is The Marines have a young squad which be competitive in the NECC. able to manage their way to the greens, but Westview will depend on its three returning golfers: just need to improve once they are there. Jackson Stuckey, Chase Hill and Caleb “This will prove to be a growing year Coach: Jeff Marchant Creager. for the Churubusco boys golf team with a The Warriors almost have a brand new Kody Ellert, Ryan Cool and Kyle bright future ahead,” Papenbrock said. “Our West Noble team for the 2021 season. They do have Williams are new golfers who hope to focus has been playing intelligent golf and Coach: Marc Daniel experience, but very little of it. contribute. using course management to minimize silly Daniel, who is in his fifth season as the The returning golfers are juniors Carl “We are very young so we will need to mistakes that cause big numbers on the coach, has two returning letterwinners and Miller, Nathan Miller, Gramm Egli, Isaac be relaxed,” Hennessey said. course.” 4 Spring Sports Preview kpcnews.com • ©KPC Media Group Inc. April 10, 2021 Area baseball preview After not having high school baseball in will be how well the core of the pitching staff 2020 due to COVID-19, the area scene is picks up for the loss of 2020 pitchers Mick shifting some due to the experience returning Laisure and Connor Kreis.” and talent emerging in places that fell on hard times recently. Eastside Here’s a look at the area baseball teams. Hamilton will not fi eld a team this season. Coach: Aaron Willard BUTLER — Coach Aaron Willard says his team will be a “work in progress” coming Fremont out of the canceled spring season a year ago. Coach: Justin Bock The Blazers fi gure to build around three The Eagles bring back many key players solid pitchers in junior Nick Snyder, junior from their Class 1A sectional championship Jack Buchanan and senior Owen Willard, and team in 2019 that fi nished 17-13. hope to develop depth on the mound. Senior shortstop-pitcher Kameron Colcla- On defense, Eastside has senior Wade sure (hit .407 with 36 runs scored and 23 Miller (.241, 31 runs scored in 2019), a stolen bases in 2019) and junior catcher starter since his freshman year, in center fi eld. Nick Miller (.370, 35 runs batted in) were Classmate Dylan Hertig (.361, 21 RBIs) will All-Northeast Corner Conference selections move behind the plate after starting at third two years ago. base as a freshman and sophomore. Another Miller only allowed 39 stolen bases senior, Hayden Gardner (.259, eight RBIs) is against as a freshman in 2019. Fremont will set at fi rst base. also be keyed by the running game. It stole Owen Willard (.325, nine RBIs) will 117 bases in 129 attempts two years ago. play in the middle infi eld when not pitching. Other key returners back are junior second Senior Caleb Vanover and Buchanan will add baseman Ethan Bock (.359, 17 RBIs, 13 offense and fi gure to play outfi eld. Senior stolen bases), the coach’s son; senior third Liam Franz will be a valuable utility player baseman Dylan Parsons (.299, 20 runs, 16 who can play several positions. RBIs) and senior outfi elder Jaden Zuccolotto. Senior Colben Steury is a possibility in Colclasure (5-3, 2.67 earned run average the infi eld and will pitch while also adding in 2019) and junior newcomer Gabel depth at catcher. Junior Laityn Cook is JEFF JONES Pentecost will anchor a potentially deep another utility player. Snyder will be corner Central Noble’s Dylan Eggl, top, hopes to lead the Cougars to a promising 2021 pitching staff. Pentecost has a power arm and infi elder when not pitching. season. extensive travel ball experience. Sophomores Carsen Jacobs and Caeden Senior Gage Smith and junior Graham in 2019. He hit .360 with fi ve home runs Bock, Parsons and senior Evan Towns Moughler hope to add pitching depth, with Kelham, the lone hurler with varsity pitching and 38 RBIs, and went 8-1 on the mound all have varsity experience and pitched big Jacobs another infi eld possibility. experience, will lead the staff. Junior Kail with a 1.78 ERA and 78 strikeouts in 62 2/3 innings in travel ball last summer. Senior “Without playing last year, it’s hard to say Baughman, sophomore Luke Byers and innings. Robert Skorupski and juniors Remy Crabill where guys will fi t,” Coach Willard said. “We freshman Luke Holcomb also hope to give Steele Jackson saw some pitching action and Isaac Hirschy will be in the pitching mix, have good pieces, now we have to fi gure out the team some innings. a sophomore, when he batted .388 with too. what our best lineups are with certain guys “With our pitching, we can be in every fi ve home runs and 32 RBIs. He’ll play for Seniors JT McDowell and Nick Ruther- on the mound.” game as long as the defense holds up,” former Baron standout Lyndon Coleman at ford and junior Jacob Wagner are also varsity Richards said. Pasco Hernando State College in Florida. newcomers looking to contribute. Trine recruit Blake Ratcliffe returns at Trine recruit Nolan Nack hit .247 with a “Fremont will be successful if their Garrett home run in 2019, and another senior, Blake inexperienced players can give them produc- Coach: Jason Richards second base and Trey Richards will play fi rst. tion in the back half of the lineup. There will Coach Jason Richards hopes depth on the Smith and Graham will play on the left side Lude, also saw action and will be a utility be a lot of competition for those at-bats early mound will make the Big Train competitive of the infi eld when not pitching. player this year. in the season,” Bock said. “The second key this season. Hitting is the biggest area for improve- Among the rest of the baseball class of ment, Richards believes. He expects many ’21, Tyson Conley hopes to eat up innings on teams to struggle after last season was the mound and play fi rst base. Logan Greer is Proudly supporting Eastside canceled. expected to fi t into the pitching rotation and High School for 42 years! “Our team is happy for the opportunity will play middle infi eld. Kaden Greer will to play baseball again,” Richards said. “Our see time at catcher. kids are working hard and competing at Junior Bryce Dobson adds speed and every position, which makes our team better fi gures to pitch and play outfi eld. Classmate as a whole.” Logan Jordan is a middle infi elder and Isaac Slone is a possibility on the mound. DeKalb A talented group of sophomores may add some depth for the Barons. That class Coach: Tim Murdock includes Parker Smith (pitcher, middle The Barons have a large senior class, infi eld), Alex Leslie (catcher), Donnie Wiley P.O. Box 129, 550 W. Main Street, Butler, Indiana 46721 some of whom contributed as sophomores on (pitcher, fi rst base), Logan Montoya (catcher, www.dekalbplastics.com the 19-9 Northeast 8 Conference champions outfi eld), Tegan Irk (outfi eld) and Ethan two years ago. Jordan (pitcher, corner infi eld). Go Blazers! (260) 868-2105 Aric Ehmke, headed for Fairfi eld Community College, is back after a big year SEE BASEBALL, PAGE 5 DeKalbMoldedPlastics_137875 1/8 page H In All Sports 4-10-21 #16 lisa b. April 10, 2021 ©KPC Media Group Inc. • kpcnews.com Spring Sports Preview 5

Lakewood Park The area of improvement for Central shortstop. Chace Curtis was a freshman tournament time,” West Noble coach Doug Noble will be the pitching staff and making catcher who was expected to be a critical Brown said. Coach: Scott Boles sure there are enough rested arms. component at the varsity level. There will be a lot of competition for The Panthers will blend six seniors with “We weren’t ready for something as tragic starting spots for West Noble. Brown expects some young players this season. as what we experienced this year. Obviously, Logan Bortner, Grant Merkel, Cayden Lakeland the pitching staff to be solid with some no one is ever prepared for something like young arms that need varsity innings. Skaggs and Trent Chalfant are back with Coach: Mike Isaacs this to happen,” Guthrie said. “We always experience. Corbin White, Kayden Kirtley The Lakers have a solid core of leading had a strong team dynamic. But after this, I and Gabe Dager are among the newcomers players who bring versatility. They are led by think we’re even stronger. Churubusco expecting to contribute. seniors Brayden Bontrager and Colton Isaacs. “We lost two very talented players and I Coach: Jordan Turner “I really like what we have this year,” “We have seniors who hit the ball don’t think we’ll ever replace their compet- The Eagles have three returning starters Boles said. “These guys have bought in to pretty well,” Mike Isaacs said. “Throwing itiveness, but this team is as strong as it from the 2019 season, including Brayten hard work and really raising their skill level. strikes has been a nemesis. We developed a will ever will be now. They’re playing for Gordon, who is an Indiana Tech commit, We are looking to play a smart, tough, relent- pitch-to-contact concept.” something much bigger than baseball.” Evan Snyder, who is committed to play at less style of baseball.” Lakeland outmatched Elkhart Christian Guthrie thinks he has one of the best Adrian, and Seth Abel. Boles will work with two new assistant 14-2 on March 29, then lost 11-1 to Concord pitching staffs in program history. Senior “These three seniors have been a big part coaches, Lakewood Park grad Carsten White the next evening. The Lakers had eight errors Seth Troyer, juniors Hunter Allen and Cam of the Churubusco baseball program since and Brian Johnson. and struggled to throw strikes in relief against Hall, and sophomore Jacob Graber will start. their freshmen year,” Churubusco coach the Minutemen. Lakeland is somewhere in Junior Zack Engle and sophomore Kamden Jordan Turner said. “Their leadership and East Noble between those lopsided results, but Isaacs Leedy and Phillip Sheets will get the bulk of varsity experience will be a big part of our believes his team can compete in the top the work in relief. success this spring.” Coach: Aaron Desmonds quarter of the NECC. Some of those pitchers will be important Other seniors who are expected to make East Noble was hit pretty hard by not Bontrager is pursuing basketball in having a 2020 season. It would have had on offense for Prairie Heights along with an impact this season include Blake Bear, college, but is also a real good baseball juniors Logan Hamilton, Luke Severe and seven seniors on last year’s team. This year’s player. He is Lakeland’s ace who can hit 90 Kyle Brandt, Blake Shepler and Charles team has four, including Riley Meade, Sam Levitz. Spring. mph. He will play in the outfi eld, and some “I think as the season goes on, we will Daniel Malone, Justin Marcellus and Cole shortstop and fi rst base. Juniors Keenan Hendricks and Callahan Schupbach. gain the experience needed to compete Ostrowski were expected to be key players Colton Isaacs can handle the bat at the top strongly in the 2A Westview Sectional,” The Knights plan to have a strong pitching of the order and play in the outfi eld and at in the 2020 season before the season staff led by Meade and juniors Brayden Guthrie said. “It’s an inexperienced team was canceled. They look to contribute as second base. with a ton of talent.” Risedorph and Trace Holliday. Marcellus, Other leading starting pitchers are seniors middle-infi elders and pitchers in 2021. Schupbach, Noah Perkins and Andrew Clinton Bowers and Blake Sturdivant. Senior Johnson will be counted on to eat up some Bracey Shepherd and sophomore Deion West Noble Westview innings. Coach: Doug Brown Marshall are athletic guys who can play a lot Coach: Jason Rahn After losing several one-run games in of positions. Marshall is one of three catchers Like most teams this season, the Chargers 2019, the biggest key for East Noble this come in with a lot of unknowns. They will The Warriors bring back four players with Coach Isaacs will rotate on the varsity this experience for the 2021 season, but they season will be closing out games. spring. lean on their junior class to carry them this The Knights play Carroll at Parkview season. aren’t shy with what they have coming into Field on April 22 and will compete in the Randy Villanueva, Adam Nelson and the program. Lakeland Tourney on May 8. Angola Kolby Knox come in with some experience. Freshmen Braden Kauffman and Mason Key Losses: Last season we would have Coach: Roger Roddy Other candidates to make the varsity Wire are expected to step in immediately and had 7 seniors. We would like to thank Seth The Hornets could rely heavily on young roster are Alex Marmolejo, Kadon Arbogast, help, as well as sophomore Matty Mortrud Johnson (2019 all NE8 pitcher), Keagan players this season. They only have three Peter Bradley, Noah Fulford, Zayne Patrick and junior. McCreery, Luke McCue, Ryan McNutt, seniors, Tucker Hasselman, Dawson Gorrell and Taylor Kuhn. Senior Takota Sharick is expected to carry Brooks Miller (2019 all NE8 outfi eld), Carter and Sam Farnham. “The good news for us is that those the load on the mound and will lead the Minch, and Tyler Stinson for all their hard Other key returners are juniors Kyle underclassmen are going to be very good pitching staff that is inexperienced. work and contributions to the program. Brandt and Zak Hill and sophomores Ethan baseball players. At the beginning of the year Seniors Nick Mortrud, Ben Byrkett and Miller and Blake Miller. we will be looking for continued improve- Jordan Schrock are going to be in charge of Central Noble “Our freshman class is an extremely ment and hopefully hitting our stride by leading this young team. talented class,” Roddy said. Coach: Tyler Graybeal The Central Noble baseball program is growing. There are 32 players in the program Prairie Heights this year, which allowed them to put together Coach: TJ Guthrie Quality a C team. Guthrie will bring a new age heavily On the varsity, Dylan Eggl, Will Hoover, data-driven approach to coaching prep Jackson Hoover, Cade Weber and Noah baseball and likes the talent he has despite Floor Christopher are all returning with varsity the lack of varsity experience in what will experience. be his fi rst season at the helm after 2020 was 260-593-2213 The newcomers are Tyler Shisler, Jaxon lost. But the deaths of brothers Tyler and ® Copas, Justin Krider, Aidan Dreibelbis, Caleb Chace Curtis in an automobile accident in “Free Estimates and Weaver, Aidan Harman, Nick Godsey, Chase late February put baseball in perspective and Spencer and Sawyer Yoder. will have the Panthers playing with a greater Professional Installation” The strength of the Cougars will be their purpose. ® depth. With more players in the program, Tyler Curtis became a starter in the second 3565 S 600 W, they will be able to utilize a lot of different half of the 2019 season as a freshman. 3-1/2 Miles North of Topeka athletes. He was slated to be the Panthers’ starting 6 Spring Sports Preview kpcnews.com • ©KPC Media Group Inc. April 10, 2021 Area girls track preview East Noble hurdles and relays and long jump. Two Panthers will take part in two sports Coach: Andy Bell this spring. Myers will also play tennis and The Knights return a lot of familiar Aaron will also play softball. names that competed during the 2019 season. Leading the way in the sprints is Emma Central Noble Forker and Hope Fleck. Coach: Hayden Kilgore Anna Becker, Erin Weng and Rachel Kilgore said the total numbers are up Weng will be in charge of the middle from past years with a lot of varsity experi- distance while Rachel Becker and Dakota ence coming back for boys and girls teams. Rodgers will lead the distance crew. Overall, Central Noble has balance Mariah Maley, Lauren Munson and among the throwing, sprints and distance Danyelle Jordan will compete in the hurdle events and need improvement in the events. mid-distances events. Kylie Garton in the pole vault, Morgan Key competitors for the girls team are Walz in the high jump, Forker in the long Madi Vice, Ella Zolman, Kayla Rinehold jump will score quite a bit for East Noble. and Grace Ratliff. Katie West and Sage Lawrence are a couple of the top throwers for the 2021 season. Churubusco Coach: Zach Dock Angola The Churubusco girls have a lot of talent Coach: Mark Cockroft at the top team with a lot of inexperience Cockroft, a former East Noble teacher behind them. and coach and current Hometown Media Kilah Smith was the discus champion color analyst, will coach the Hornets. With at the Northrop Sectional in 2019. Mariah a lot of recruiting help from his senior Hosted is the team’s top returning sprinter, daughter Rachel, a lot of Angola’s premier and senior Audrey Zeigler is coming off an female athletes are coming aboard to join ACL tear as a sophomore and will compete established track and fi eld athletes to create in the 800 and 4x100. a very strong team. BRICE VANCE Senior Allie Basinger, junior Cara The Hornets will be going for their East Noble’s Kylie Garton is expected to be one of the top pole vaulters in the Debolt and freshman Jorja DeBolt will hold fi fth straight Northeast Corner Conference area for the 2021 season. down the mid-distance and long distance championship. Leading returners are senior Freshmen Riley Pepple and Macy and discus. positions for the Eagles. sprinter Ashaunti Almond and juniors Oberlin will lead the Hornets in the 800. Sophomores Tyrah Stillman and Olivia Juniors Brielle Shearer, Hanna Boersma Hannah Blum and Isabella Trine. Classmate Morgan Gaerte, a volleyball Thomas are promising hurdlers and high and Isabella Zuk will compete in a variety Almond was part of the 4-by-100-meter standout, will contribute in the relays, jumpers. Classmate Gracie Pellicia is strong of events and are expected to be key relay team that set a school record and hurdle events and high jump. in the sprints. point-getters for Churubusco. qualifi ed for state in 2019. Blum was a Leading basketball junior Lauren Leach regional qualifi er in the 1,600 in 2019 while is new to track and will help in the relays, Fremont Trine was eighth in the regional in the pole Prairie Heights sprints and high jump. Leading soccer vault at Indiana Wesleyan. Coach: Tanner Wall sophomore Maddie Dailey is a versatile Coach: Randy Rathburn Seniors Bre Mendez and Kelsie Thomas The Eagles will be strong in the middle athlete with good speed. Freshman Kylie The Panthers shared the NECC Western are also back in the throws. distance and long distance events. Some Caswell is strong in the 400 and will help Division title with West Noble two years Leading the newcomers is one of the top of them were part of the cross country the relays. ago. The numbers are even better this distance runners in the state in sophomore team that qualifi ed for regional last fall, Rachel Cockroft will run hurdles and in spring. Gracynn Hinkley. like senior Katie Berlew and sophomores relay races, long jump and throw the shot Prairie Heights has 25 girls on the roster and there is a lot of experience in those Natalie Gochenour and Makayla Gumbel. numbers. Twenty girls were on the team A big boost to the distance crew is two years ago. the addition of junior Morgan Gannon, a The Panthers are deepest in the middle transfer from Penn. Last fall, she ran in distance events. Freshmen Breanna Glasgo, the IHSAA Cross Country State Finals in Good Luck to All Teams! Carmen Wells and Lillie Gearheart have Terre Haute this past Halloween and placed impressed early from that group. seventh in the Elkhart Regional with a FOR ALL YOUR REAL ESTATE NEEDS PH has solid veteran athletes with senior 5-kilometer time of 19 minutes, 51 seconds. Jaycee Malone in the sprints and the 100 “We will need our sprint group of Gillian • Residential • Commercial • Lake Property hurdles, junior Allison Steele in the long Treat, McKaylah Wright, Kalyn Schlottman distance events, senior Kennedy Myers in and others to continue to improve over the North of Caruso’s the throws, and seniors Alyssa Leland and season,” Wall said. “They have had a good 2535 N 200 W, Angola, IN Katlyn Dailey in the pole vault. start to training this season so far.” The Panthers have quality depth in the Kirk Kohart Managing Broker throws with junior Karlie Hartman and Lakeland Cell: 260-466-5917 sophomore Trevyn Terry also in the mix. Coach: Keith Thompson E-Mail: [email protected] Terry and junior Kalli Aaron will high The Lakers will focus more on Website: www.coldwellhomes.com/kirkkohart jump. Junior Alayna Springer will run SEE GIRLS TRACK, PAGE 7 CBRWKohart_137713 sml 1/8 page H Angola page 4 color In All Sports 4-10-21 #43 machele April 10, 2021 ©KPC Media Group Inc. • kpcnews.com Spring Sports Preview 7 individual development. Only 10 girls are are most important to Hill. on the team. “My goal is to make a positive impact on Top returners back from 2019 are juniors each and every one of my athletes, giving Brooklynn Rettig (high jump, 400) and them something to refl ect back on later in Monica Guzman (distance). life,” Hill said. “Whether it be my constant Newcomers include sophomore Keylee lectures on eating healthy food, sleeping Fleeman (distance) and freshmen Takya eight hours a night or teaching them that Wallace, Taylor Brown, Katie Freeman kindness is the key to living a happy life, I (400) and Emma Schiffl i (pole vault). want to make a positive impact.” Wallace and Brown are both sprinters. Lakewood Park Westview Coach: Daron White Coach: Paul E. Baker The Panthers hope to continue the The Warriors will be a small team for the momentum of a young program, even after 2021 season. having last season canceled. Sam Castillo in the sprints and DeAnn Senior hurdler Tori Miller and senior Fry in the distance are the only returning thrower Emily Burris are among the top letterwinners. The rest of the team is in returning athletes. their fi rst season of varsity track. Junior Samantha Hartz was a sprinter as Eve Niccum, Natalie Privett, Lucy a freshman, but now may be used in some Rensberger, Sam Stump, Stacy Stutzman middle distance events after a strong perfor- and Regina Yoder make up the rest of the mance in cross country last fall. roster. Sophomore Kesed Picazo has shown Rensberger, Stump and Yoder are the promise in the sprints. throwers for Westview. Newcomers who could help include senior Olivia Rose (throws), juniors Frannie Eastside Talarico (sprints) and Heather Elwood Coach: Trisha Hill (distance), sophomore Kaylee Rowlader Key returning athletes will lead the way (hurdles) and freshman Heather Elwood JEFF JONES for Eastside as it returns to competition. (hurdles). Eastside runners Aly Baker, left, and Brittney Geiger, center, compete against a Junior Brittney Geiger is showing leader- Woodlan runner in the 100-meter hurdles Wednesday. Geiger fi nished second and ship in the 300 low hurdles, coach Trisha Garrett Baker was fourth. Hill said. Aly Baker also fi gures to run the Coach: Kyler Perez May has 11 years of coaching experi- Brown, Sara Brown and Katie Gaddis return hurdles. Several returning athletes could make the ence, including seven at Division I Towson in the throws, and two strong distance Whittney Pfefferkorn fi gures to be one Railroaders competitive as they get back in in Maryland. runners are back in Riley Winebrenner and of the Blazers’ top sprinters. Baker, Audrey action after last season was canceled. “We’re working on instilling a Marine Lydia Bennett. Diehl, Lydia Sullivan and Allison Hoffelder Madilyn Malcolm fi gures to run middle mentality based on our athletic department’s The girls will need help from 15 also may help out there. distance and distance races along with core values,” May said. “We are looking underclassmen, including freshmen Morgan Willibey, Kennedy Helbert, Nataley Armstrong, who may also compete to teach life lessons through the sport and Grace Rotz and Destiny Bonecutter are sprinters Myca Miller, Scout Warner and in the sprints. Valencia Placencia will run enhance the student-athlete experience by Jersey Chalfant, and sophomore distance expected to compete in middle distance and sprints and middle distance, and Tia Spiece creating life-long learners.” runner Abby DeTray. distance events. and Emma Kioski are also sprinters. Joanie Kimpel will be a pole vaulter and Ella Baver is back in the middle distance “It will be extremely important for is “very determined to succeed and improve events as well as the jumps and pole vault. DeKalb our athletes to compete with each other as the season progresses,” Hill said. Pfeffer- Jordan Baer runs the hurdles and sprints, Coach: Chris McGrew daily at practice and for them to push one korn also may contribute there. and is another pole vaulter. Sadie Best and Several returning athletes will serve as a another in our workouts,” said McGrew, Senior Molly Holman will lead Eastside Abby Weaver return in the throws. foundation for the Baron girls this season. who previously coached cross country and in the throws this year, and has also Among the newcomers, Aida Haynes, Seniors Morgann Leslie and Jala Collins track at Garrett. “We’ve focused on setting contributed by helping the team’s younger Samantha Liechty, Makenna Malcolm and are back in the sprints and fi eld events. individual and team goals throughout the throwers. Erin Snyder also expects to help Addison Ebert could all help in the middle Carla Hicks, Emily Samuelson, Audrey season.” out in the throws along with Hailey Mack distance and distance events. Jada Spiece and Eleanor Neumann. is a sprinter, and Bella Hug and Lauren Geiger and Sullivan are penciled in for Tinkler are throwers. the long jump, with Diehl, Baker, Geiger Kaitlyn Joseph hopes to help in the pole and Hoffelder possibilities in the high jump. vault and sprints, and Lexi Gordon is a GOOD LUCK Hill, a 1995 Eastside grad, wants her possibility in the jumps and sprints. athletes to see track and fi eld as a team sport rather than an individual sport, and TEAMS! wants her team to value good sportsman- Hamilton ship. Coach: Garry May Hill also hopes to “set goals with each The Marines will look to improve Leroy Steury Cell: 260-905-6203 Steury Builders, Inc. athlete and put forth all effort to accomplish steadily with a young roster this year. 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Coach: Brad Peterson Overall, Central Noble has balance Peterson believes he has quality athletes among the throwing, sprints and distance at all grade levels and in all specialties in events and need improvement in the track and field. The Hornets have big-time mid-distances events. athletes leading the way in 2020 cross country state champion Izaiah Steury, senior hurdler Garrett Sauter, senior thrower West Noble Tim Macomber and sophomore sprinter Coach: Monte Mawhorter Andre Tagliaferri. Mawhorter, who is in his 10th season as Steury, a junior, will run the 3,200- and the boys track coach, lost a talented senior 1,600-meter runs for sure and the 800 when class in 2020. But he expects this season’s needed. group to be right in the mix at the end of Sauter, who signed with Indiana Tech, the season. was one of the best in the state in the 60 The seniors for West Noble are Hunter hurdles indoors last year before COVID-19 Forman, Isaac Flora, Jeramyah James shut everything down. He will be a and Coy Wolheter. Braxton Pruitt, Jaylon contender for the IHSAA state finals in the Gonzalas, Lonnie Slone and Lucas Baker 110 and 300 hurdles outdoors, and is also a are the juniors expected to make an impact 21-foot long jumper. this season. Macomber will lead AHS in the field events and will be solid throwing the shot Churubusco and discus. Tagliaferri will run the 100 and 200 Coach: Zach Dock dashes and anchor the 4-by-100 and The Eagles bring back a lot of talent that 4-by-400 relays. He was a productive has already accomplished a lot. skilled player for the Hornet football team Senior Eli Lantz will be the top distance last fall. runner and be one of the captains for “Andre has had an amazing winter of Churubusco. Nick Nondorf is the team’s top training,” Peterson said. “His upside is returning hurdler, and Hunter Bianski is the tremendous.” top thrower on the team. He was a regional The 4-by-400-meter relay will be an qualifier as a freshman. event to watch for Angola. Steury, Sauter Riley Burroff, Evan Palmer and Wyatt and Tagliaferri will be part of it. Senior Neireiter are a few of the younger athletes Kane Wagner, junior Finley Hasselman that hope to score well for the Eagles this and sophomore Aiden Weiss are among the season. options in the fourth leg. Tagliaferri, Wagner, junior Gabe Cruz Westview and freshman Griffin Michael is a quality Coach: Carter Ammerman quartet of sprinters. Wagner is a track The Warriors will be led by their newcomer. distance crew as usual but has plenty of Freshman Sam Yarnell and junior Alex other athletes who are expected to score for Burney will complement Steury in the long them in 2021. distance. Burney ran 10:30 indoors in the Spencer Carpenters, Lyndon Miller, 3,200 this year. Yarnell is one of the top Andrew Cupp, Remington Carpenter, freshman distance runners in the state and Dominic Hostetler and Anthony Sanchez will look to break 10 minutes in the 3,200. will lead a distance group that is deep. Sophomores Beck Davison and Landon Hostetler is also expected to compete in Herbert will bolster the middle distance the hurdle events. In the sprints and field events for Angola. Weiss will also high events, Braden Rogers and Brady Lehman jump. will do most of the heaving lifting. Angola junior Izaiah Steury and Westview senior Spencer Carpenter lead a Andrew Johnson will is one of the top East Noble talented group of distance runners in the area. throwers for the Warriors. Coach: Cliff Hannon Chris Hood looks to lead the core of Austin Liepe. The Knights are looking ahead to a throwers. The squad will be rounded out Lakeland very competitive 2021 season. With the by a strong group of distance runners Central Noble Coach: Keith Thompson shortened 2020 season, the Knights will headed by senior Wesley Potts and Lucas Thompson has some talented athletes look to turn to a lot of young, inexperienced Deihm. Both Diehm and Potts return the Coach: Hayden Kilgore to work with, but most of them are new talent. most career points on the team, and Potts The key athletes for the Cougars will to high school track and field. Not a lot of The sprint, hurdle and jump events will was the Newcomer of the Year for the 2019 be Clayton Kirkpartrick, Isaac Clay, points are back from 2019. be anchored by talented juniors Rowan Knights. Drew Sillaway is another junior Ashton Smith, Preston Diffendarfer, Noah Leading returners are 400 guys Kyle Zolman, Nick Munson, Dalton Stinson, who will look to replace the 1,600 and Shepherd and Ethan Skinner. 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McBride, a senior, and Ayden Marks, a Schrock will lead the team in the throws. David Slone (400) is a supportive and Brayden Kennedy is a possibility in the junior; senior thrower Miguel Delapaz, “We are looking forward to competing presence who helps motivate his teammates. sprints and jumps. junior distance runner Terrance Blanken- again,” Kellett said. “It’s a blessing to be Jiye Parr, David Watson and Bobby Davis Jack O’Connor, Cody Bickley and Carter ship and versatile junior Zach Chambless. spending time with the athletes again.” are all expected to contribute in the sprints. Wolfe are newcomers who could help in the Chambless will high jump, pole vault and Hill likes the work ethic and positive throws, while Titus Peck, Lane Blazer and run the 800. Fremont attitude shown by Jared Seiler, who figures Anthony Semons aim to help in the sprints. There is a lot of potential in the to lead the Blazers in the throwing events. Coach: Tanner Wall newcomers. Senior Mason Douglas was a Others looking to contribute include Hamilton leading soccer player for the Lakers last The Eagles have experience on their side sprinters Binyam Biddle, Cody Collins, fall and leading basketball player this past and will be strongest in the sprints and the Marcus Diaz, Johnny Eck and Xavier Coach: Garry May winter. He will run the sprints and long field events. Davis. Diaz will also see action in the Hamilton will have a young team that jump. Fremont’s leading returners are seniors hurdles, while Davis, Collins and Eck will will look to grow as the season goes on. Sophomore Khamron Malaivanh had a Jon Armstrong (throws), Armani Guzman be used in the pole vault along with Jadin Dawson Miller, Kenny Schiek and Caleb lot of success as a middle school sprinter. (distance) and Kaleb Gannon (sprints). Seiler. Lepper return with varsity experience for Classmates Dominic Lawrence and Some boys are trying track and field for Carson Days and Chandler Dangler the Marines. Owen Troyer had impressive prep debuts the first time, including a couple sectional are also possibilities in the 400. Bradon Transfer student Isiah Geiselman, along at Goshen on March 30 with Bremen. champion basketball players in junior Greutman, Brock Seiler and Seth Firestine with freshmen Leland Lester and Connor Lawrence won both hurdles events while Logan Brace (hurdles) and senior Garrett will join Lower in middle distance events. Stoy are among the newcomers who may Kelly. Troyer was first in the 400 and the long Bobby Davis, Slone, Diaz, and David contribute. jump. Burns are possibilities for the long jump, May has 11 years of coaching experi- Senior throwers Marcus Randol and Josh Lakewood Park while Diaz could also be a high jumper. ence, including seven at Division I Towson Guldin and sophomore Christian Troyer Coach: Daron White Other throwers include Matt Jacobs, Garrett in Maryland. (middle distance, high jump) and Zeke State qualifier Colton White (17th at Thompson, Logan Capp, Dane Sebert and “We’re working on instilling a Marine Wachtman (distance) are also among the state in the 800 in 2019) leads a roster of 25 Joey Eck. mentality based on our athletic department’s newcomers expected to contribute. athletes for the Panthers. Hill hopes to create a team that values core values,” May said. “We are looking “Depending on how long it takes the Senior soccer standout Zach Collins sportsmanship, and set goals with each to teach life lessons through the sport and young kids to adjust to varsity competition will try track for the first time and expects athlete and put forth all effort to accomplish enhance the student-athlete experience by will determine how good the Lakers will to contribute in the sprints. Another those goals. creating life-long learners.” be,” Thompson said. “If we can find some senior, Cobin Moriarity, is also a first-time points in the throws and distance races, we track team member and figures to help in Garrett DeKalb could be pretty good by May.” distance events after three seasons of cross Coach: Kyler Perez Coach: Chris McGrew country. The Barons will fill gaps with a large Other potential key contributors include Garrett returns several key performers Prairie Heights as it resumes competition following the group of young athletes under Chris Blake Miller (sprints), Dylan Rowlader McGrew, formerly head cross country Coach: Kim Kellett (hurdles, middle distance), Weston Roth cancelation of last season. The Panthers will take on more of an Tanner McMain, Trevor Armstrong, coach and a track assistant at Garrett. (middle distance) and throwers Jon Vergon Sprinter Tanner Jack, and distance individual focus in light of the team having and Chris Shively. Zak Klopfenstein and Landon Davis are all low numbers. available for middle distance and distance runners, Braeden McIntire and Matthias Heights has had a solid run of really events. Tyler Gater and Seth Montoya are Rowe will lead the team, which also has good pole vaulters recently and that will Eastside set for the sprints and middle distance. nine sophomores and 19 freshmen. continue this spring with senior Zach Coach: Trisha Hill Throwers returning include Jaxson Sophomores Nate Fillenwarth and Alex Wiseman. Freshman Sam Zolman will be The Blazers figure to build around some Gould, Cliff Andrews and Joel Barkey. Zimmerman, and freshmen Cy Young competitive in that event, too. proven performers returning. Chandler Minnich is back as a pole vaulter, and Matthias Hefty are among the top The Panthers will be competitive in the Nicolas Blair (400, 800) “is driven by and Kenan Kennedy and Robert Koskie will newcomers. sprints with the trio of Zolman and juniors intrinsic motivation and enjoys the opportu- compete in jumps and sprints. “I have been extremely pleased with the Cody Melson and Isaac Burns. Melson will nity to explore his potential,” Hill said. Freshmen Luke Coffman and Gavin effort and attitudes of all of our athletes,” also run the hurdles races. Konner Lower will be the top distance Weller are newcomers who hope to McGrew said. “They have all been Prairie Heights has an emerging runner for the team and is “extremely contribute in middle distance and distance receptive to our coaching staff in technique, youngster in the distance events in disciplined, reliable and efficient in his races. Freshman Nate Presswood will form and drills and have been committed to sophomore Kawliga Glasgo. Senior Kole training.” compete in the sprints and middle distance, our workouts every day.”s

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Coach: Brad Parker canceled. we will have a successful year,” Rhodes The rest of the team will be fi lled out The newly appointed coach Parker The Panthers will play all of their Yarian said. with newcomers, including sophomore has been spending countless hours in matches away since there are no courts at Natalie Moore and freshmen Lydia the offseason preparing the girls for the the school at present. Replogle, Naomi Leffers, Jacelyn Hawk, upcoming season. Fremont Coach Lisa Korte will count on players Sarah Pilnock and Avery Phillips. Returning letterwinners for the Knights who took part when tennis was offered as a Coach: Lexi Skeens “Although we have a fairly new team, are Jalyn Baxter, Kayla Desper, Kyndal Skeens will lean on her seniors and club sport at the school. Juniors Elizabeth Imhof and Hoover are strong players and Mynhier, Kassi Chire, Endia Simpson, Kruse, Evan Hostetler and Lauren Crider hopes the team as a whole will grow in the Dorothy Tipton and Bree Walmsley. we are looking forward to a great season. all participated for three years, and senior mental game to be solid this spring. Breanna Arnold, Ally Barker, Rachel We’re happy to be able to get out on the Sabra Harmes played for two. “Coming off of spring break, I thought Carpenter and Reagan Godsey also return courts this year after getting started last “Having the girls participate in the we came out ready to go. I thought they for East Noble. The notable newcomers year and having the season canceled,” Beck club program gives us a good foundation were able to compete,” Skeens said are Madison Brayton, Brooke Lindsey, on March 30. “The juniors work well said. for the season,” said Korte, in her second Kya Mosley, Angelyn Nguyen, Sadie Potts, together.” season. “We are blessed with having very Angela Schocke, Sausha Slaughter and Skeens has worked with the seniors West Noble supportive parents who are helping with Faith Swickard. since they played volleyball in seventh practices and organizing team meals.” Coach: Teri Kruger “This team understands the importance grade. Tara Gross is the only returning player of hard work, but knows how to have fun Among seniors Ashley Stroop, Sage from the 2019 season for West Noble. with the sport as well. East Noble has DeKalb Stroh and Emma Arnos. two of the them Along with a basically new roster, always had a notable tennis program and Coach: Payton Rhodes Yarian will play together at No. 1 doubles and the Kruger and assistant coach Brenda Iden these girls continue the tradition well,” All seven spots are open since the other will be in the singles mix. Classmate Parr are new to the West Noble tennis team Parker said. Barons have little experience returning after Katey Arble is also expected to contribute. for the 2021 season. the cancellation of last season. Junior Brook Landis, a transfer from The rest of the Charger roster includes Angola Senior Alli Burton and junior Ella Cruz Prairie Heights, will play a prominent role Avery Kruger, Isabella Bartlett, Jaci for Fremont. Coach: Scott Hottell both played doubles in the 2019 season, Macias-Padilla, Natalie Flores, Melanie The Hornets have capable players. and are the only two Barons who have been Gonzalez, Erica Hernandez, Lilia Herrera, Hottell and longtime assistant coach Amy in a varsity match. Prairie Heights Selina Marin, Angela Pena and Ashlyn Buchs is looking forward to seeing how They’ll be among a group of 14 players Coach: Eric Culler Seigel. they stack up with other teams in the area. vying for the seven varsity positions. The Panthers have three returning Angola’s only player back with varsity Others include seniors Izzy Gettys and varsity players from 2019. Seniors Emma Westview experience is junior Ellie Aldred. She was Madison Shultis, juniors Bella Brunson, Leggett and Macie Betke and junior Katie Alexis Leco, Brooklyn Clark and Lauren Coach: Carrie Clark third at No. 2 singles in the Northeast Eash were primarily doubles players that The Warriors also have a fi rst-year head Corner Conference Tournament in 2019. Blythe, and sophomores Maddie Hickman season. and Evie Pepple. Four freshmen will also coach, Clark. The Hornets have three seniors, Kaitlyn Culler feels he has up and coming The returning letterwinners for Kauffman, Maren Fifer and Reece Stuckey. be in the mix. players in junior Samarah Orr and “A lot of our girls have been putting in Westview are senior Nicole Miller and Angola has an intriguing trio of sophomore Kylee Leland. junior Lillian Eash. sophomores in Brea Harris, McKenna the work in the offseason by taking lessons, “We as a team we feel we will compete coming to open courts and after-school Senior Hallie Mast, sophomores Paige Powers and Elina Locane. with most schools and probably scare a Riegsecker and Ella Clark and freshman Other juniors expected to contribute are workouts,” said Rhodes Yarian, who’s in few,” Culler said. her sixth year at the helm. “I’m excited to Madeline Stults are expected to fi ll out Hannah Schnieder, Grace Shelburne, Kallie most of the varsity lineup. Wise, Maddie Sulier and Macie Farlow. see them contribute to Lady Baron tennis this year.” Lakeland The last spot on varsity is yet to be The coach feels they need to keep that Coach: Michael Rasbaugh determined but will be fi lled by one of the Lakewood Park work ethic going to have a chance at a Rasbaugh will help a young team grow following: Rochelle Miller, Kailyn Gates, Coach: Lisa Korte successful year. in his fi rst season as the coach. He will Ava Brown or Kamryn Miller. AUBURN — Lakewood Park Christian “I truly believe that if these girls work lean on the leadership of seniors Elizabeth “Our varsity girls have worked hard in Jennings, Alaina Trost and Laura Eicher. the offseason and are excited for a chance “I am looking forward to the season,” to compete. 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260-347-0400 x 1109 [email protected] 12 Spring Sports Preview kpcnews.com • ©KPC Media Group Inc. April 10, 2021 Area softball preview East Noble coached travel softball as well as softball in Fremont’s youth league. Coach: Jessica Hull Senior outfielder Eva Foulk and junior The Knights return quite a bit from two infielder Jada Rhonehouse are the key years ago. They have seven returning from returners back from 2019. the varsity roster in 2019, including six Another one of Scott’s daughters, seniors, Avan Beiswanger, Carly Turner, Khloe, is part of a strong freshman Lauren Lash, Maliah Hampshire, Jasmine group who will impact Fremont. Khloe Freeman and Karrah Rarick. Glendening, Sydney Hinchcliffe and The strength of East Noble this year move-in Kate Gannon are ninth graders will be its ability to produce runs, even with a lot of travel ball experience. with losing its top scorer and top run Other key newcomers are senior Olivia producer from a year ago. Dirr and sophomore Lexi Book. The hope for the Knights is that their “We believe we will be aggressive defense improves over the course of the at the plate and will put a lot of balls in season while some underclassmen will play,” Scott Glendening said. “And we take over in the circle. have three pitchers who can pitch any “I believe we should be a really high given game. run-producing team this year, but I am “We had to move a few girls because really excited to see how our seniors play of graduation, so we are looking to get along with how our underclassmen step the girls more comfortable in their new up,” East Noble coach Jessica Hull said. positions and roles.” Central Noble DeKalb Coach: Taylor Amber Coach: Darci Brown The Cougars lost a great class of The Barons will have a different look graduating seniors last year in Maddie with only three players returning with Bremer, Jocelyn Winebrenner, and varsity experience. Samantha Brumbaugh, but they are also Juniors Jayla Brown (middle infield), bringing back a lot of experienced players Brenna Spangler (corner infield, this season with seven seniors. catcher) and Alizae Wolfe (outfield) Jenica Berkes, Bridgette Gray, Breanna will “contribute at the plate and offer Waikel, Emma Marker, Haleigh Egolf, versatility on the field,” coach Darci Casey Hunter and Kyleigh Bingham are Brown said. all expected to lead this year’s team, along Junior pitcher and first baseman Laci with junior Ashleigh Gray. Munger is also back. Sophomores who Newcomers include junior Libby lost their freshman season to last year’s Goldey and sophomores Abby Hile and cancellation include Lillian Cserep Kyndal Pease. (pitcher, first base), Katie Waters (catcher, Offensively, Central Noble is going to third base), Elizabeth Martin (second bring to the plate a lot of contact hitters base, third base) Isabella Hansen (pitcher, with a lot of speed and aggressiveness on outfield) and Madison Greer (middle the bases. BRICE VANCE infield). East Noble’s Carly Turner throws over to first for an out during a sectional game Berkes returns to the circle as the No. Freshmen Baylee Doster (pitcher, in 2019. 1 pitching option this year with Bridgette first base) and Mackenzie Zent (outfield, Gray calling the pitches and leading the shortstop) also hope to contribute. title with their roster of 13 players. Newcomers who may contribute team behind the plate. “Although we will be a young and Seniors Sam Schlotter, Mackenzie include seniors Grace Kreischer, Grace Coach Taylor Amber thinks this may somewhat inexperienced team, we are a Shepherd and Maddie Miller figure to be McClain, Natalie Lower, and freshmen be the best lineup the Cougars bring to the hard-working, focused team that has put team leaders, while junior Megan Knox Jayci Kitchen, Moyra McAtee, Timmery field since she started coaching five years in the time in the offseason, diligently was a KPC Media Group All-Area pick in Rutter, Leah Ranger and Alyssa Kaufman. ago. working with strength and conditioning her freshman year of 2019. “One of our greatest assets is that these coach Josh Collins,” Brown said. “He “The majority of the team is girls know what it is like to have lost a Fremont has developed us into stronger, faster and underclassmen and it’s a great chance for season,” Sell said. “They are coming into more fundamentally sound athletes us to grow as a program,” Mosley said. every practice and game day situation with Coach: Scott Glendening “As a young group, we are enthusiastic an attacking mindset, and an immense The Eagles are quite different than what and not afraid to give full effort in all that Eastside amount of passion.” they were when they were a game short of we do. This year is all about being a great playing for a Class 1A state title in 2019 teammate and putting the pieces together Coach: Emily Sell Hamilton and lost in the the semi-state semifinals in to build the best team we can.” The Blazers have a solid core of eight 2018. But they might still have enough to returning players. Coach: Megan Books be a formidable team in Indiana’s small Senior Ryleigh Howe, and juniors The Marines did some recruiting among class. Lakewood Park Skyelar Kessler, McKenna Hoffelder, themselves and have 10 girls to allow the Glendening coached Fremont in the Coach: Chris Mosley Mataya Bireley, Faith McClain, Bayleigh school to field a team. late 2000s while his daughter Kelsey was The Panthers will be a sectional host Rutter, Brooke Pittman and Josie Richman Autumn Graber is the only senior, a leading player for the Eagles. He has in Class 1A, and will try to compete for a are back to help lead this year’s club. SEE SOFTBALL, PAGE 13 April 10, 2021 ©KPC Media Group Inc. • kpcnews.com Spring Sports Preview 13 and she and junior Lilly Hill are the lone including Mykah McCray, Madison players who have varsity experience. Hosted, Kaelyn Marks, Kena Hamman, “I’m very impressed with all of our Molly Abel and Ashlyn Erwin. Freshman young players, as we almost did not have Kasey Snyder is going to be the starting enough girls to field a team. Remembering shortstop. the fundamentals will be most important Nicolet looks for this team to improve for success this season,” Books said. game by game and possibly be able to Junior and team captain Morgan contend with the more experienced teams Stuckey hasn’t played since she was an by the middle of the season. eighth-grader, and was convinced by her teammates to play. Sophomore Layla Westview Szeman played as a young girl. Seven of the 10 Marines will be Coach: Jeremy Williams sophomores — some of whom couldn’t For head coach Jeremy Williams, it’s play as freshmen when last season was going to be a season of two extremes. canceled — and freshmen. Those who have continued to work over “We have a very young team and the past two years and those who haven’t they are bound and determined to make touched a ball in two years. themselves better,” Books said. His returning players are senior catcher Addie Bender, junior pitcher Alexys Antal, junior outfielder Savana Strater and senior Garrett outfielder Kelsey Rich. Coach: Julie DePew “I am expecting many growing pains in DePew, who played on the first Garrett different situations, but the talent that the softball team in 1987, will welcome back team has is impressive,” Williams said. “In four seniors: Sheri Boucher, Sarah Cooper, the conference, it is going to be interesting Hallie McCoy and Heather Shidler. to see how everyone has adapted to The Railroaders also have a big junior the time off and I feel it is anybody’s class with 11 players to go with four game right now. I am just grateful to be sophomores and four freshmen. coaching these girls again and making Glen Oaks recruit Hallie McCoy has some memories that we were not able the most pitching experience for the to last year. The sky is the limit for this Big Train, and will be joined by juniors group if we can get it all together.” Kaitlyn Bergman and Marissa Green. The team has several other possibilities in the Lakeland circle. McCoy also plays third, and Bergman Coach: Katie Bowman can play shortstop or outfield. Ayla The Lakers have some firepower back JEFF JONES from their Class 3A sectional title team in Arambula, Mackenzie Smith, Emily Westview junior Alexys Antal returns for a big season with the Warriors. Boger, Mia Gullett and Kendall Wardecki 2019 in Coastal Carolina signee Keirstin also could patrol the outfield. at catcher and can all play other positions. that will try to turn things around for the Roose, senior first baseman Kendall Shidler and Halle Hathaway are Versatile senior Adrianna Wilcox will Panthers. Moore and junior first baseman-outfielder possibilities at first base. Chelsie Sowles play softball at Goshen College in the fall. A major key will be the improvement Breanna Lovelace. But holding the opposi- will play second. of the pitching staff. DeLancey feels tion down has been a problem. Boucher is the frontrunner behind the West Noble he has capable depth in seniors Kiana Sophomore Faith Riehl was slated Allshouse and Haylee Henderson, junior to be among the new pitchers, but the plate, with Emily Caywood-Fralick and Coach: Rich Click Emma Welbaum also able to catch. Grace Hayward and sophomores Trinity knee injury that ended her basketball The Chargers are another team with a season will not allow her to play softball good mix of seniors and underclassman Platt and Madi Strater. Prairie Heights had eight new varsity this spring. It will be a baptism by fire Angola that are expected to make an impact. for freshmen Kaitlyn Keck and Cassidi Returning are seniors Kacee Click, Tori players and a big junior class. Coach: Dave Moyer “We are a well-round team, strong at Parham as they will get the bulk of the The Hornets (17-10, 7-3 NECC, in Franklin, Taytlynn Forrer, Lily Nelson, work in the circle. Olivia Yates and Angela Caldwell. Click, all positions,” DeLancey said. “There is a 2019) are young and very versatile. lot of speed in the outfield to utilize with Roose has been hampered by injuries Fourteen players could see varsity Franklin and Nelson are all committed to for much of her career, but did not play playing softball at the next level. great senior leadership in the circle and action this spring, and most of them are soccer in the fall and did not play basket- The underclassmen that will be called behind the plate. sophomores. ball in the winter as precautions to be upon this season are freshman Julia Vargas Senior Renae Meek will lead the The only Angola player with previous ready for softball and the NCAA Division and sophomores Haily Moser and Jacelynn Panthers at catcher. Henderson will play varsity experience is junior Harper I opportunity awaiting her. She is hitting McDonald. shortstop when she does not pitch. Senior Henney, who played in all 27 games as a .667 (8-12) in Lakeland’s first four games “This is the most athletic and Bre Walter is back at third base. freshman in 2019 and hit around .275. well-rounded softball team that WN has with five home runs, eight runs batted in Sophomores Alyssa Kyle and Eleanore seen in many years,” Click said. “We have and a couple of intentional walks. Knauer will draw most of the pitching Churubusco Roose will be a model leader as a a very talented group of seniors and a few Coach: Phil Nicolet assignments, and will also play first base. under classmen starters that can contribute premier player on a young team, and The Eagles will be one of the younger Junior Hailey Weisenauer has started to in many ways.” it will be fun seeing her swing the bat. throw and 10th grader Brooklyn Sicard teams in the area. It will also be interesting seeing how could also see some time in the circle. They will be led by seniors Mariah opposing teams will pitch to her all season Sophomores Rosie Knauer, Grace Prairie Heights Hosted, Haylee Leins and Katy Krider. long. Steury and Payton Hulliberger and Coach: Rocky DeLancey Churubusco has plenty of sophomores Keck and Parham have extensive travel freshman Leah Snyder are vying for time DeLancey leads a new coaching staff that will be starting for this year’s team, softball experience. 14 Spring Sports Preview kpcnews.com • ©KPC Media Group Inc. April 10, 2021

Angola Apr. 15 @ Fairfield 5:30 p.m. Angola High School May 15 12:30 p.m. Invitational Central Noble High School 755 S. C.R. 100E, Angola Apr. 17 Lakeland (DH) 10 a.m. 302 Cougar Court, Albion @ Prairie May 18 4:30 p.m. Apr. 20 Fremont 5:30 p.m. Hornets Heights/Lakeland Cougars Apr. 22 @ Garrett 5:30 p.m. Color: Purple, Gold NECC Tourney Colors: Burgundy, May 22 10 a.m. Class: 3A, 4A Football @Lake James Apr. 23 Norwell 5:30 p.m. White, Gold Whitko @ Class: 2A May 26 @ DeKalb/Leo 4:30 p.m. Apr. 24 1 p.m. Parkview June 2 East Noble 4:30 p.m. @ Fremont @ East Noble Apr. 27 5:30 p.m. June 4 (NECC) Girls Tennis Girls Tennis Sectional @Bethany Apr. 12 @ Leo 5 p.m. Apr. 30 NECC Semifinals 5:30 p.m. Apr. 13 5 p.m. Christian Softball NECC Final Apr. 14 @ DeKalb 4:30 p.m. May 1 11 a.m. @ Northridge @Fremont Apr. 15 Northrop 5:30 p.m. Apr. 15 @ Westview 4:30 p.m. Apr. 10 10 a.m. (DH) @South Side May 3 Leo 5:30 p.m. Apr. 17 9 a.m. Apr. 19 Prairie Heights 4:30 p.m. Apr. 12 @ DeKalb 5 p.m. Invitational May 4 Prairie Heights 5:30 p.m. Apr. 21 East Noble 4:30 p.m. Apr. 13 Eastside 5:30 p.m. Apr. 19 @Wawasee 4:30 p.m. May 6 @ West Noble 5:30 p.m. Apr. 22 Columbia City 5 p.m. Apr. 15 @ Fairfield 5:30 p.m. Apr. 22 East Noble 4:30 p.m. May 7 @ Concordia 5 p.m. Apr. 23 @ Elkhart 5 p.m. Apr. 17 Lakeland 10 a.m. @Prairie May 8 @ Elkhart 10 a.m. Apr. 26 4:45 p.m. @ Portage Heights Apr. 24 10 a.m. Apr. 17 Bishop Luers noon Invitational May 11 @ Westview 5:30 p.m. Apr. 28 Churubusco 4:30 p.m. Apr. 19 Concordia 5 p.m. Apr. 26 West Noble 5 p.m. May 13 Central Noble 5:30 p.m. Apr. 29 Lakeland 4:30 p.m. Apr. 20 Fremont 5:30 p.m. Apr. 27 Lakeland 4:30 p.m. May 15 @ DeKalb 10 a.m. Apr. 30 @Fremont 5 p.m. Apr. 22 @ Garrett 5:30 p.m. May 3 Fremont 4:30 p.m. May 18 Churubusco 5:30 p.m. May 3 @Westview 4:30 p.m. Bishop Dwenger Apr. 24 10 a.m. May 4 @ Churubusco 4:30 p.m. (DH) May 19 Columbia City 5 p.m. May 4 @West Noble 4:30 p.m. May 7 @ Central Noble 5 p.m. @ Fremont May 22 @ Woodlan 10 a.m. May 6 @Fairfield 4:30 p.m. Apr. 27 5:30 p.m. Wright Memorial (NECC) @ 3A Garrett May 8 9 a.m. May 26 TBD May 7 Angola 5 p.m. Tourney Sectional Apr. 29 NECC Semifinals 5:30 p.m. May 10 Whitko 4:30 p.m. May 11 @ Fairfield 4:45 p.m. NECC Tourney Track Apr. 30 5:30 p.m. NECC NECC 1st Final Apr. 13 Churubusco 4:45 p.m. May 13 Tournament 4:30 p.m. May 13 Round @ 4:30 p.m. (Lakeland) May 4 Prairie Heights 7 p.m. @ FW North Lakeland Apr. 17 noon May 6 @ West Noble 5:30 p.m. Side Relays NECC NECC Tourney May 15 9 a.m. May 15 Tournament 9 a.m. @W. Noble May 7 @ New Haven 5:30 p.m. Apr. 20 @ Garrett 4:45 p.m. (West Noble) @ Indiana May 19 Angola Sectional May 8 East Noble (DH) 10 a.m. Apr. 24 10 a.m. May 17 Columbia City 5 p.m. Tech Invite May 11 @ Westview 5:30 p.m. Sectional Boys Golf Apr. 27 Eastside 4:45 p.m. May 19 5 p.m. May 13 Central Noble 5:30 p.m. (West Noble) Apr. 14 @ Snider 5 p.m. @ New Haven May 15 @ Adams Central 10 a.m. Apr. 30 5 p.m. Apr. 17 @ Carroll Invite 11 a.m. Relays Boys Golf Mississinewa @ @ Fremont/ Apr. 20 @Wawasee 4:30 p.m. Apr. 24 @ Lakeland Invite 8 a.m. May 15 noon May 4 4:45 p.m. Adams Ctrl. Hamilton @ Westview/ Apr. 22 @Eastside 4:45 p.m. Apr. 27 4:30 p.m. May 18 Churubusco 5:30 p.m. Fairfield Golden @Whitko May 19 Homestead 5:30 p.m. May 7 Triangle Inv. @ 5 p.m. Apr. 24 9 a.m. West Noble/ Invitational Apr. 29 4:45 p.m. Saline, Mich. Hamilton May 20 @ Leo 5:30 p.m. Fremont/ Apr. 26 4:30 p.m. 3A Angola NECC Girls @ Lakeland May 1 @ DeKalb Invite 9 a.m. May 25 May 12 5 p.m. Sectional Churubusco Central Noble/ Apr. 29 @Goshen 5 p.m. May 5 4:30 p.m. NECC Boys Churubusco May 14 5 p.m. Baseball Meet May 5 @Angola 4:30 p.m. May 6 Prairie Heights 4:30 p.m. @ Northridge Angola Girls May 7 @Westview 4:30 p.m. Apr. 10 10 a.m. May 18 5 p.m. May 8 @ Concord Invite 1 p.m. (DH) Sectional May 10 Hamilton 4:45 p.m. May 11 @ Fremont 4:30 p.m. Apr. 12 @ Carroll 5:30 p.m. @ East Noble @Angola May 20 5 p.m. May 15 12:30 p.m. @ Garrett/ Apr. 13 Eastside 5:30 p.m. Boys Sectional Invitational May 12 4:30 p.m. Eastside Fairfield/Prairie May 17 4:45 p.m. Heights @Blackhawk May 21 4:30 p.m. Christian April 10, 2021 ©KPC Media Group Inc. • kpcnews.com Spring Sports Preview 15

@NECC NECC @North NECC Golf Apr. 30 5:30 p.m. Apr. 13 5:30 p.m. May 22 Tournament 9 a.m. Tournament Side May 22 Tourney @ 10 a.m. (Angola) NECC Apr. 15 Fremont 4:45 p.m. Lake James May 1 12 p.m. East Noble/ Tournament @Blackhawk @Bishop May 27 4:30 p.m. Apr. 16 5 p.m. May 25 5:45p.m. Garrett May 4 @Garrett 5:30 p.m. Christian Luers June 1 @Columbia City 5 p.m. May 6 Lakeland 5:30 p.m. @Columbia June 4 Sectional Apr. 19 5 p.m. June 4 Sectional @Lakeland City Softball May 8 10 a.m. Invitational Adams Softball Apr. 22 5 p.m. Apr. 12 Snider 5:30 p.m. Central Apr. 10 @Bluffton Invite 10 a.m. May 11 West Noble 5:30 p.m. Apr. 13 Fairfield 5:30 p.m. Apr. 26 Fairfield 4:30 p.m. Apr. 12 East Noble 5:30 p.m. May 13 @Angola 5:30 p.m. Apr. 14 Manchester 5:30 p.m. Apr. 27 Westview 5 p.m. Apr. 13 @Fremont 5:30 p.m. May 15 @Woodlan 10 a.m. Apr. 15 Garrett 5:30 p.m. @Central May 17 Lakewood Park 5: 30 p.m. Apr. 28 4:30 p.m. Apr. 16 DeKalb 5:30 p.m. Noble Apr. 16 Concordia 5:30 p.m. May 18 @Eastside 5:30 p.m. Apr. 20 Prairie Heights 5:30 p.m. May 4 Angola 4:30 p.m. Apr. 17 Eastside 11 a.m. May 20 Churubusco 5 p.m. Apr. 22 @Westview 5 p.m. @West Apr. 20 @Lakeland 5:30 p.m. May 6 4:30 p.m. Apr. 23 Whitko 5 p.m. May 22 @Manchester 11 a.m. Noble @West Apr. 22 5:30 p.m. Apr. 24 Concordia Invite 10 a.m. May 24 South Side 5:30 p.m. May 7 Northrop 5:45 p.m. Noble @Columbia NECC May 26 Sectional 5 p.m. May 8 South Side 10 a.m. Apr. 23 5:30 p.m. Apr. 26 5:30 p.m. City Tournament May 10 @Lakeland 4:30 p.m. Track NECC NECC @Prairie Apr. 26 5:30 p.m. Apr. 27 5:30 p.m. Apr. 13 Fairfield 4:45 p.m. May 11 4:30 p.m. Tournament Tournament Heights Apr. 15 @Westview 4:45 p.m. NECC NECC May 12 Snider 5 p.m. Apr. 27 5:30 p.m. Apr. 29 5:30 p.m. North Side Tournament Tournament Apr. 16 6 p.m. Relays (Girls) NECC NECC May 13 5 p.m. NECC Apr. 30 5:30 p.m. Tournament Apr. 29 5:30 p.m. Tournament North Side Tournament Apr. 17 noon NECC Relays (Boys) May 15 9 a.m. NECC May 3 @Fairfield 5:30 p.m. Tournament Apr. 30 5:30 p.m. Apr. 20 @West Noble 4:45 p.m. Tournament May 4 @Garrett 5:30 p.m. May 17 @Wayne 5:30 p.m. @Goshen @ Apr. 24 9 a.m. May 3 5:30 p.m. May 6 Lakeland 5 p.m. Relays (Boys) Boys Golf Homestead Bethany May 10 5 p.m. Apr. 27 Lakeland 4:45 p.m. @Rochester May 4 Fremont 5:30 p.m. Christian Apr. 10 7:30 p.m. Central Noble Invite Adams May 11 West Noble 5:30 p.m. May 5 5:30 p.m. Apr. 30 Invitational 5:30 p.m. Apr. 13 @Whitko 4:30 p.m. Central May 13 @Angola 5:30 p.m. (Boys) @Carroll May 6 @Hamilton 5:30 p.m. May 14 @Columbia City 5 p.m. John Reed Apr. 17 11 a.m. May 1 9 a.m. Invitational May 7 @Woodlan 5:30 p.m. Central Noble Relays (Girls) May 15 10 a.m. @ May 8 @Northrop 10 a.m. Round Robin May 4 Prairie Heights 4:45 p.m. Apr. 19 4:45 p.m. Canterbury Lakewood May 10 5:30 p.m. May 17 @Homestead 5:30 p.m. NECC Girls Blackhawk Park May 12 Conference 5 p.m. Apr. 23 4:30 p.m. May 18 @Eastside 5 p.m. Christian @Prairie Meet (@Garrett) May 11 5:30 p.m. @Lakeland Heights May 20 Churubusco 5 p.m. Apr. 24 8 a.m. NECC Boys Invitational May 25 Sectional 5:30 p.m. Conference May 13 Westview 5 p.m. May 14 5 p.m. Meet (@ West May 15 @Elkhart 11 a.m. Baseball Fairfield) Apr. 27 Noble/ 4:30 p.m. Lakeland May 17 @Heritage 5:30 p.m. Apr. 7 @East Noble 5:30 p.m. Apr. 29 @Westview 4:30 p.m. May 18 @Angola 5:30 p.m. Apr. 13 @Fremont 5:30 p.m. Churubusco High School Fairfield/ @Central Apr. 14 @Goshen 5:30 p.m. 1 Eagle Drive, Churubusco Apr. 30 4:45 p.m. May 20 5:30 p.m. Hamilton Noble Apr. 15 Manchester 5:30 p.m. Eagles @ Baseball Apr. 17 @Fairfield 10 a.m. Colors: Old May 1 Canterbury 11 a.m. Apr. 16 Whitko 5:30 p.m. Apr. 19 Canterbury 4:45 p.m. Gold, Black Invitational Class: 2A Apr. 20 @Lakeland 5:30 p.m. Apr. 20 Prairie Heights 5:30 p.m. May 4 Garrett 4:45 p.m. @West May 5 @Angola 4:30 p.m. Apr. 22 5 p.m. Apr. 22 @Westview 5 p.m. Noble NECC Girls Tennis May 14 @Fremont 4:45 p.m. Apr. 26 5:30 p.m. NECC Tournament Lakewood @Leo Apr. 26 5:30 p.m. Apr. 8 5 p.m. May 15 9 a.m. Tournament NECC Park Invitational Apr. 27 5:30 p.m. Tournament May 18 Northrop 5:30 p.m. 16 Spring Sports Preview kpcnews.com • ©KPC Media Group Inc. April 10, 2021

NECC Apr. 29 @East Noble 4:30 p.m. Apr. 14 @Snider 5:30 p.m. May 4 Columbia City 5:30 p.m. Apr. 27 5:30 p.m. Tournament DeKalb @Central Huntington May 1 9 a.m. Apr. 16 5:30 p.m. May 6 5:30 p.m. NECC Invitational Noble North Apr. 30 5:30 p.m. Tournament May 4 Columbia City 5 p.m. Apr. 20 @Concordia 5 p.m. Manchester May 8 11 a.m. NECC (DH) May 1 12 p.m. Huntington Apr. 24 Garrett (DH) 10 a.m. Tournament May 6 5 p.m. North Apr. 26 @New Haven 5:30 p.m. May 11 @Norwell 5:30 p.m. May 4 Fremont 5:30 p.m. May 7 @Luers 4:30 p.m. Apr. 28 East Noble 5:30 p.m. May 13 Bellmont 5:30 p.m. @ May 7 5 p.m. May 10 North Side 5:30 p.m. May 15 Angola (DH) 10 a.m. Southwood Apr. 29 Homestead 5 p.m. May 11 @Norwell 4:30 p.m. DeKalb May 18 @Leo 5:30 p.m. @Prairie May 1 10 a.m. May 11 5:30 p.m. @Prairie Invitational @Prairie Heights May 12 5 p.m. May 20 5:30 p.m. Heights @Columbia Heights May 13 Westview 5:30 p.m. May 3 5:30 p.m. May 13 Bellmont 5 p.m. City @Warsaw May 18 Angola 5:30 p.m. May 22 10 a.m. May 17 Snider 5:30 p.m. @Huntington Invitational May 21 @Wawasee 5 p.m. May 5 5:30 p.m. @Angola North @Carroll May 20 5 p.m. May 26-31 6 p.m. Track Sectional May 7 Carroll 5:30 p.m. Sectional @Angola Hicksville Track Apr. 8 @Bluffton 5 p.m. May 21 5 p.m. May 8 10 a.m. Sectional (DH) Apr. 13 @Angola 4:45 p.m. Apr. 1 @Angola 5 p.m. @Concord May 10 Norwell 5:30 p.m. Apr. 15 Eastside 5 p.m. May 25-26 5 p.m. Apr. 8 Garrett 4:30 p.m. Regional May 12 @Bellmont 5:30 p.m. Fremont/ Apr. 13 Leo 5 p.m. Apr. 20 4:45 p.m. Hamilton Boys Golf May 17 Leo 5:30 p.m. @New Haven Apr. 17 9 a.m. Apr. 27 @Garrett 4:45 p.m. Apr. 13 @Garrett 4 p.m. May 19 @Heritage 5:30 p.m. Relays Huntington Apr. 20 Columbia City 5 p.m. @Central Apr. 15 5 p.m. May 20 Northrop 5:30 p.m. Apr. 30 Noble 5:30 p.m. North @Heritage @Lakeland Apr. 23 5 p.m. (Boys) @Carroll May 21 5 p.m. Relays (boys) Apr. 17 11 a.m. (DH) Invitational @Antwerp DeKalb @Turtle Town May 7 5 p.m. May 24-27 6 p.m. Apr. 24 9 a.m. Invite Apr. 19 @Carroll 4:30 p.m. Sectional Relays (girls) NECC Girls Apr. 20 @East Noble 4:30 p.m. @Huntington Conference Baseball Apr. 27 5 p.m. May 12 5 p.m. @Concordia North Meet (@ Apr. 24 8:30 a.m. vs Invitational @East Noble Garrett) McCutcheon May 1 9 a.m. Apr. 2 6 p.m. Relays NECC Boys Apr. 27 Leo 4 p.m. at Hamilton Conference DeKalb SE May 11 @East Noble 4:30 p.m. May 14 5 p.m. May 1 10 a.m. Meet (@ Invitational @Hamilton @NE8, New Apr. 3 10 a.m. May 14 5 p.m. Fairfield) May 4 New Haven 4 p.m. Southeastern Haven May 11 Bellmont 4:30 p.m. vs Indpls @Angola DeKalb High School Apr. 3 Pike at 4 p.m. May 18 Sectional 5 p.m. May 13 @Norwell 5:30 p.m. C.R. 427, Waterloo Hamilton SE (girls) @Angola May 15 12:30 p.m. Apr. 5 @Fremont 5:30 p.m. @East Noble Invitational Barons vs Eastside at May 20 Sectional 5 p.m. Apr. 7 4:30 p.m. Colors: Red, Black, White May 18 Columbia City 5 p.m. Parkview Field (boys) Class: 4A @NE8 East @Marion May 22 9 a.m. Apr. 8 @Northrop 5 p.m. Noble May 25 Regional 5 p.m. @Garrett Apr. 10 11 a.m. (girls) May 26 Angola, Leo 4:30 p.m. (DH) @Marion Girls Tennis June 1 Fremont 5:30 p.m. Apr. 14 @Concordia 5 p.m. May 27 Regional 5 p.m. @East Noble (boys) Apr. 12 Carroll 5 p.m. June 4 10 a.m. Apr. 15 @Carroll 5 p.m. Sectional Apr. 14 Angola 4:30 p.m. Blackhawk @Plymouth Apr. 20 5:30 p.m. June 10 8 a.m. Christian Apr. 16 @Concordia 4:30 p.m. Regional Apr. 21 @Snider 5:30 p.m. Apr. 22 @Lakeland 4:30 p.m. Softball Apr. 23 Dwenger 5 p.m. Apr. 23 @Dwenger 4:30 p.m. Prairie Mar. 31 5:30 p.m. Apr. 27 New Haven 5:30 p.m. Blackhawk Heights Apr. 26 4:30 p.m. Apr. 28 Homestead 5 p.m. Christian Apr. 7 @Eastside 5 p.m. Apr. 29 @East Noble 5:30 p.m. Apr. 27 New Haven 4:30 p.m. Apr. 12 Angola 5 p.m. @Woodlan Apr. 28 @Leo 4:30 p.m. May 1 10 a.m. Apr. 13 Dwenger 5 p.m. (DH) April 10, 2021 ©KPC Media Group Inc. • kpcnews.com Spring Sports Preview 17

Northeast 8 May 3 @West Noble 5:30 p.m. @Garrett, East Noble High School May 12 4:45 p.m. Tournament Angola 901 S. Garden St., Kendallville May 22 May 4 @Leo 5:30 p.m. (Cobblestone), May 13 @Heritage 4:30 p.m. 9 a.m. May 6 Norwell 5:30 p.m. Knights May 15 @Leo Invitational 9 a.m. Colors: Royal Blue, Gold May 26 Northrop 5:30 p.m. May 8 @Lakeland Invite 10 a.m. May 20 @Woodlan 4:30 p.m. Class: 4A Central Noble/ May 10 Eastside 5:30 p.m. May 27 4:30 p.m. @NECC Garrett May 11 Columbia City 5:30 p.m. May 22 9 a.m. Noble Hawk June 2 @Angola 4:30 p.m. May 13 @New Haven 5:30 p.m. @Fremont, Sectional May 24 4:45 p.m. June 4 10 a.m. May 15 @Lakeland (DH) 10 a.m. Hamilton Girls Tennis (Noble Hawk) May 17 Concordia 5:30 p.m. East Noble Apr. 12 Concordia 5 p.m. June 4 9 a.m. Softball May 18 @Bellmont 5:30 p.m. Sectional Apr. 13 @Northrop 5 p.m. Apr. 6 Garrett 5:30 p.m. May 20 Goshen 5:30 p.m. Apr. 14 @West Noble 4:30 p.m. Softball Apr. 12 @Central Noble 5:30 p.m. May 22 @North Side 10 a.m. Mar. 30 Concordia 5:30 p.m. Apr. 15 Lakeland 4:30 p.m. Apr. 13 @Warsaw 5:30 p.m. Apr. 1 @North Side 5:30 p.m. Apr. 17 East Noble Invite 9 a.m. Track Apr. 16 @Prairie Heights 5:30 p.m. Apr. 2 Edon 5 p.m. Apr. 20 Bellmont 5 p.m. Apr. 6 Eastside 5 p.m. Apr. 17 Homestead (DH) 10 a.m. Apr. 5 @Edgerton 5 p.m. Apr. 21 @Angola 4:30 p.m. Apr. 8 @Angola 4:45 p.m. Apr. 24 Lakeland 10 a.m. Apr. 7 DeKalb 5:30 p.m. Apr. 22 @Central Noble 4:30 p.m. Apr. 13 Columbia City 5 p.m. Apr. 26 Huntington North 5:30 p.m. Apr. 10 Hicksville 11 a.m. Blackhawk @North Side Apr. 23 4:30 p.m. Apr. 27 Elkhart 5:30 p.m. Apr. 17 noon Christian Relays Apr. 13 @Angola 5:30 p.m. Apr. 28 @DeKalb 5:30 p.m. @Huntington Apr. 20 @Leo 5 p.m. Apr. 15 @Fremont 5:30 p.m. Apr. 27 5 p.m. North Apr. 29 Northrop 5:30 p.m. Apr. 24 @Goshen Relays 9 a.m. Apr. 17 @Churubusco 11 a.m. Apr. 29 DeKalb 4:30 p.m. May 1 Wawasee (DH) 10 a.m. Apr. 27 @Norwell 5 p.m. @Lakewood Apr. 19 5:30 p.m. May 4 Leo 4:30 p.m. May 3 Leo 5:30 p.m. John Reed Park May 1 9 a.m. May 5 Westview 4:30 p.m. May 4 @Carroll 5:30 p.m. Relays Apr. 22 Prairie Heights 5:30 p.m. May 5 @Norwell 5:30 p.m. Northeast 8 Apr. NECC May 6 Norwell 5 p.m. 5:30 p.m. May 7 Conference Meet 5 p.m. 26-29 Tournament May 7 Prairie Heights 4:45 p.m. May 6 Concordia 5:30 p.m. (New Haven) NECC May 11 Columbia City 5 p.m. May 8 Angola (DH) 10 a.m. May 11 DeKalb 5 p.m. Apr. 30 Tournament final 5:30 p.m. May 13 @New Haven 5 p.m. May 10 @Columbia City 5:30 p.m. @Eastside @Concordia May 12 New Haven 5:30 p.m. May 15 8:30 a.m. Eastside High School May 3 Heritage 5:30 p.m. Invite May 14 @West Noble 5:30 p.m. 603 E. Green St., Butler May 4 Fairfield 5:30 p.m. Sectional May 19 4:30 p.m. May 17 Bellmont 5:30 p.m. May 6 @Garrett 5:30 p.m. (West Noble) Blazers May 18 Bishop Dwenger 5:30 p.m. May 11 Lakeland 5:30 p.m. Boys Golf Colors: Kelly Green, May 20 @Bremen 5:30 p.m. White May 13 West Noble 5:30 p.m. Apr. 15 Bellmont 4:30 p.m. @Mishawaka Class: 2A May 22 11 a.m. May 14 Leo 5:30 p.m. Apr. 17 @Carroll Invite 11 a.m. Marian Invite May 15 South Side 10 a.m. Apr. 20 DeKalb 4:30 p.m. Baseball Boys Golf May 17 @Luers 5:15 p.m. @Concordia @Fairfield, Apr. 24 8:30 a.m. Apr. 5 @Angola 5:30 p.m. Apr. 15 5 p.m. May 18 Central Noble 5:30 p.m. Invite Fremont Apr. 7 Central Noble 5:30 p.m. @Westview, Apr. 26 @Concordia 5:30 p.m. @Northrop May 20 Apr. 10 Northrop (DH) 10 a.m. Apr. 17 9 a.m. 5:30 p.m. Apr. 27 @New Haven 4:30 p.m. Invitational Apr. 14 Snider 5:30 p.m. May 21 Northrop 5:30 p.m. May 1 @DeKalb Invite 9 a.m. West Noble, Apr. 22 4:45 p.m. May Eastside Apr. 16 @Wawasee 5:30 p.m. Central Noble TBD Bishop Dwenger/ 24-29 Sectional May 3 5:30 p.m. @Lakeland Northrop Apr. 21 Bishop Luers 5:30 p.m. Apr. 24 8 a.m. Invitational May 4 Norwell 4:30 p.m. Carroll (Parkview Baseball Apr. 22 7 p.m. Prairie Heights, Field) Apr. 27 4:45 p.m. Mar. 30 Antwerp 5 p.m. May 5 @Leo 4:30 p.m. Hamilton Apr. 23 Westview 5:30 p.m. Apr. 1 @ Woodlan 5 p.m. May 11 Columbia City 5 p.m. Westview, Apr. 24 Garrett (DH) 10 a.m. Apr. 29 4:45 p.m. vs DeKalb @ @Huntington Churubusco Apr. 7 4:30 p.m. May 13 5 p.m. @Huntington Parkview Field North Apr. 27 5:30 p.m. DeKalb North May. 1 9 a.m. Apr. 10 Hicksville (DH) 11 a.m. May 15 @ Leo Invite 8 a.m. Invitational Apr. 29 DeKalb 5:30 p.m. @Fairfield, Apr. 12 @Leo 5:30 p.m. May 19 Lakeland 4:30 p.m. May 6 4:30 p.m. Lakeland 18 Spring Sports Preview kpcnews.com • ©KPC Media Group Inc. April 10, 2021

Apr. 13 @Angola 5:30 p.m. @ Pr. Heights/ Apr. 20 @ Angola 5:30 p.m. Fremont High School May 14 5 p.m. Apr. 15 @Fremont 5:30 p.m. 701 W. Toledo St., Fremont Churubusco Apr. 23 Bronson, Mich. 5 p.m. Apr. 17 @Churubusco 3 p.m. May 15 @ Angola Invite 12:30 p.m. Fremont Eagles Apr. 27 5:30 p.m. NECC Tourney (NECC Rd. 2) Apr. 19 Lakewood Park 5:30 p.m. Colors: Red, Black, May 22 10 a.m. @Lake James NECC Apr. 22 Prairie Heights 5:30 p.m. White Apr. 30 5:30 p.m. Eastside/ Semifinals Apr. 24 at Edgerton (DH) 10 a.m. Class: 2A, 1A May 25 4:30 p.m. Football Hamilton NECC Final Apr. NECC May 1 11 a.m. 5:30 p.m. @ DeKalb/ @Fremont 26-30 Tournament June 1 5:30 p.m. Northrop May 4 @ Churubusco 5:30 p.m. NECC Girls Tennis @ East Noble June 4 TBD May 6 @ Fairfield 5:30 p.m. May 1 Tournament final 11 a.m. Apr. 13 Prairie Heights 4:45 p.m. Sectional @Fremont May 7 Edgerton (Ohio) 5:30 p.m. Apr. 15 @ Churubusco 4:45 p.m. May 4 Fairfield 5:30 p.m. Softball May 8 Northfield (DH) 11 a.m. @ Goshen @ FW South May 6 @Garrett 5:30 p.m. Apr. 17 10 a.m. Apr. 16 5:30 p.m. Round Robin Side May 11 Garrett 5:30 p.m. May 8 North Side (DH) 10 a.m. Apr. 19 West Noble 4:45 p.m. Manchester May 13 @ Lakeland 5:30 p.m. Apr. 17 11 a.m. May 10 @at East Noble 5:30 p.m. (DH) @ Lakewood Apr. 20 DeKalb 4:45 p.m. May 14 5:30 p.m. Park May 11 Lakeland 5:30 p.m. Apr. 27 @ Fairfield 5 p.m. Apr. 19 Westview 5:30 p.m. @ Blackhawk May 13 West Noble 5:30 p.m. Apr. 20 @ Angola 5:30 p.m. May 15 10 a.m. Apr. 29 @ Snider 5 p.m. Chr. (DH) May 14 @Concordia 5 p.m. Apr. 23 DeKalb 5:30 p.m. Apr. 30 Central Noble 5 p.m. May 18 @ West Noble 5:30 p.m. May 18 Central Noble 5:30 p.m. Southwood May 3 @ Angola 4:30 p.m. Apr. 24 10 a.m. @ Prairie (DH) May 20 5 p.m. May 20 @Westview 5 p.m. May 5 @ Lakeland 4:45 p.m. Heights May Eastside Angola (NECC TBD May 6 @ FW Wayne 5 p.m. Apr. 27 5:30 p.m. May 24 Woodlan 6 p.m. 26-31 Sectional Rd. 2) @ Ang. Wright NECC 1A Fremont May 8 9 a.m. Apr. 29 5:30 p.m. May 26 TBD Track Tourney Semifinals Sectional Mar. 31 @Woodlan 5 p.m. May 10 Westview 4:45 p.m. NECC Tourney Track Apr. 30 5:30 p.m. Apr. 6 @East Noble 5 p.m. @ FW South Final @ Hamilton May 12 5:30 p.m. Apr. 10 10 a.m. Fremont, Side May 3 Elkhart Christian 5:30 p.m. Marine Invite Apr. 13 5 p.m. Hamilton NECC 1st @ Eastside/ May 4 @ Churubusco 5:30 p.m. Apr. 13 5 p.m. Apr. 15 @Churubusco 5 p.m. May 13 Round @ 4:30 p.m. Hamilton Lakeland May 6 @ Fairfield 5:30 p.m. @Churubusco @ Garrett/ NECC Tourney Fremont Apr. 15 4:45 p.m. Apr. 17 Invitational 9 a.m. May 15 9 a.m. May 8 9 a.m. Hamilton @W. Noble Invitational (boys) @ Churubusco @ Angola @ Edgerton Apr. 17 10 a.m. Apr. 20 Lakewood Park 5 p.m. May 19 TBD May 10 5:30 p.m. Invite (Boys) Sectional (Ohio) @Heritage @ Churubusco/ Apr. 23 5 p.m. May 11 Garrett 5:30 p.m. Apr. 20 4:45 p.m. Relays (boys) Boys Golf Hamilton May 13 @ Lakeland 5:30 p.m. @Turtle Town @ Fairfield/ @ Busco Apr. 24 9 a.m. Apr. 15 5 p.m. Invitational (girls) Eastside May 15 Northrop (DH) 10 a.m. Apr. 24 Turtle Town 10 a.m. Classic (Girls) Apr. 27 @Angola 5 p.m. @ Northrop May 18 @ West Noble 5:30 p.m. Apr. 17 9 a.m. @ Adams Invite May 19 Bluffton 5:30 p.m. Apr. 30 5:30 p.m. @Central Noble Central Invite Apr. 30 Invitational 5:30 p.m. Apr. 19 Northridge 4:45 p.m. @ Prairie May 20 5 p.m. May 4 Angola/Hamilton 4:45 p.m. (boys) Hamilton/ Heights Apr. 20 4:30 p.m. @East Noble Westview @ Lakeland May 1 9 a.m. May 21 FW North Side 6 p.m. May 7 5 p.m. Relays (girls) Invite (Boys) @ South Class 1A Apr. 24 9 a.m. May 24 TBD @ Westview May 4 Garrett 5 p.m. Adams Invite Sectional May 7 5 p.m. Invite (Girls) @NECC @ C. Noble/ Apr. 26 4:30 p.m. Baseball NECC Girls @ May 12 Churubusco 5 p.m. Lakeland May 12 5 p.m. (girls) @ Coldwater Churubusco Garrett/Prairie Apr. 10 10 a.m. Apr. 29 4:30 p.m. (MI) Invite NECC Boys @NECC Heights May 14 5 p.m. May 14 5 p.m. Meet @Angola Angola (boys) May 6 @ West Noble 5 p.m. Apr. 13 Central Noble 5:30 p.m. @Angola @ Angola Girls May 18 5 p.m. May 11 Angola 4:30 p.m. Apr. 15 Eastside 5:30 p.m. May 18 5 p.m. Sectional (girls) Sectional @ Blackhawk Apr. 17 Westview 11 a.m. @East Noble May 13 5 p.m. @ East Noble May 20 5 p.m. Chr. @ Bethany May 20 5 p.m. Sectional (boys) Apr. 19 5:30 p.m. Boys Sectional Christian April 10, 2021 ©KPC Media Group Inc. • kpcnews.com Spring Sports Preview 19

Garrett High School Apr. 22 Angola 5:30 p.m. May 19 Heritage 5:30 p.m. Apr. 13 West Noble 5:30 p.m. 801 E. Houston St., Garrett @DeKalb May 20 @Lakeland 5:30 p.m. @Central Apr. 24 10 a.m. Apr. 15 5:30 p.m. (DH) Noble Railroaders Track NECC Apr. 20 @Eastside 5:30 p.m. Apr. 26-29 5:30 p.m. Colors: Maroon, Navy Tournament Apr. 8 @DeKalb 4:30 p.m. Blue Apr. 22 Fremont 5:30 p.m. Fremont, Class: 2A NECC Apr. 15 4:45 p.m. Apr. 23 Edon 5:30 p.m. Tournament Hamilton Apr. 30 5:30 p.m. NECC fi nal @ @Churubusco Apr. 26-29 5:30 p.m. Eastside Tournament Boys Golf Apr. 17 Invitational 10 a.m. May 4 Central Noble 5:30 p.m. (boys) NECC @Rochester Tournament Apr. 10 7:30 a.m. Apr. 20 Angola 4:45 p.m. Apr. 30 5:30 p.m. Invitational May 6 Eastside 5:30 p.m. fi nal @ @Turtle Town Garrett Apr. 24 9 a.m. Eastside DeKalb, May 8 9 a.m. Relays Apr. 13 Wayne, 4 p.m. Invitational May 4 Westview 5:30 p.m. Canterbury Apr. 27 Churubusco 4:45 p.m. May 10 Heritage 5:30 p.m. May 6 Churubusco 5:30 p.m. Apr. 15 @Lakeland 4:30 p.m. May 11 @Fremont 5:30 p.m. Central Noble Apr. 30 Invitational 5:30 p.m. May 10 Fairfi eld 5 p.m. @Northrop Apr. 17 9 a.m. May 13 Leo 5:30 p.m. (boys) May 12 @ Garrett 5:30 p.m. Invitational @Huntington New Haven May 18 Lakeland 5:30 p.m. @Lakeland May 14 5:30 p.m. Apr. 30 4:45 p.m. Apr. 24 8 a.m. North Relays (girls) Invitational May 19 North Side 5:30 p.m. May 17 Woodlan 5:30 p.m. May 4 @Eastside 5 p.m. @Fremont, May 21 Angola 5:30 p.m. Apr. 29 4:45 p.m. Lakewood Prairie Heights May 18 5:30 p.m. @NECC Park May 12 Churubusco 5 p.m. Track @DeKalb May 1 9 a.m. May 19 Prairie Heights 5:30 p.m. (girls) Marine Invitational Apr. 10 10 a.m. May 20 @Lakeland 5:30 p.m. @NECC Invitational May 4 @Churubusco 4:45 p.m. May 14 5 p.m. Angola (boys) @Fremont, May 22 Snider (DH) 10 a.m. Apr. 13 5 p.m. May 7 @Westview 4:30 p.m. Eastside Eastside, Baseball @Garrett, May 12 4:30 p.m. Hamilton High School Apr. 15 5 p.m. Angola @Lakewood Fremont Apr. 6 5 p.m. 901 S. Wayne St., Hamilton @Angola Park @Fremont, May 15 12:30 p.m. Apr. 20 5 p.m. Invitational Apr. 10 DeKalb (DH) 10 a.m. Marines Churubusco @Fairfi eld, Colors: Royal Blue, White May 18 4:45 p.m. Apr. 12 Woodlan 5:30 p.m. Blackhawk West Noble Class: 1A Apr. 13 @Westview 5:30 p.m. Christian, May 20 Heritage 4:30 p.m. Apr. 27 Lakewood 5 p.m. Apr. 15 @Churubusco 5:30 p.m. Park, Smith @NECC May 22 9 a.m. Academy Noble Hawk Apr. 17 @West Noble 1 p.m. @Angola, Apr. 20 Fairfi eld 5:30 p.m. May 4 5 p.m. May 25 @South Side 5:30 p.m. Boys Golf Fremont May 26 Woodlan 5 p.m. Apr 22 Angola 5:30 p.m. @Fremont, Apr. 20 4:30 p.m. @ Westview @East Noble Westview May 7 5 p.m. @Central Apr. 24 10 a.m. Invite (girls) May 27 Noble, East 4:30 p.m. (DH) @Lakeland Apr. 24 8 a.m. @Lakeland Noble NECC Invitational Apr. 26-30 5:30 p.m. May 7 Invitational 5:15 p.m. @Leo Tournament (boys) May 29 8 a.m. @Eastside, Invitational NECC Apr. 27 Prairie 4:45 p.m. @NECC, @East Noble Tournament Heights May 12 Churubusco 5 p.m. June 4 9 a.m. May 1 11 a.m. Sectional fi nal @ Apr. 29 @Angola 4:45 p.m. (girls) Fremont @Central @NECC, Softball May 10 4:45 p.m. May 14 5 p.m. May 4 Central Noble 5:30 p.m. Noble Angola (boys) Apr. 6 @East Noble 5:30 p.m. @Columbia @Angola May 5 5:30 p.m. May 15 12:30 p.m. Apr. 9 Bellmont 5:30 p.m. City Invitational Apr. 12 @Carroll 5:30 p.m. May 6 Eastside 5:30 p.m. @NECC May 22 10 a.m. Apr. 13 @Westview 5:30 p.m. May 8 @Leo 10 a.m. Tournament @ East Noble Apr. 14 Columbia City 5:30 p.m. May 11 @Fremont 5:30 p.m. June 4 9 a.m. Sectional Apr. 15 @Churubusco 5:30 p.m. May 12 Dwenger 5:30 p.m. Apr. 16 @West Noble 5:30 p.m. Garrett Softball May 15 10 a.m. Invitational @Lakewood Apr. 19 @Northrop 5:30 p.m. Apr. 6 5:30 p.m. May 18 Prairie Heights 5:30 p.m. Park Apr. 20 Fairfi eld 5:30 p.m. 20 Spring Sports Preview kpcnews.com • ©KPC Media Group Inc. April 10, 2021

@Angola Apr. 14 Northridge 5 p.m. @John May 15 12:30 p.m. Lakeland High School Invitational Reed 805 E. C.R. 75N, LaGrange Apr.15 @Westview 5:30 p.m. May 1 9 a.m. May 18 @Angola 4:30 p.m. Relays (East Apr. 17 @Angola 10 a.m. Noble) Lakers @East May 20 4:30 p.m. Apr. 20 Churubusco 5:30 p.m. Colors: Columbia Blue, Noble May 4 West Noble 4:45 p.m. Red, White Apr. 22 Fairfi eld 5:30 p.m. Lakeland @NECC May 7 5:15 p.m. Class: 3A May 22 10 a.m. Tournament Apr. 23 @Whitko 5:30 p.m. Invitational @Bethany Apr. 24 Woodlan 10 a.m. NECC Girls May 25 4:30 p.m. Conference Christian May 12 5 p.m. Girls Tennis Apr. 26 Hamilton 5:30 p.m. Meet (@ @Warsaw May 29 1:30 p.m. NECC Garrett) Apr. 13 West Noble 4:30 p.m. Invitational Apr. 27 5:30 p.m. Tournament NECC @East Apr. 15 4:30 p.m. @ NECC Boys Noble Apr. 29 5:30 p.m. Jun. 1 Northridge 5 p.m. Tournament May 14 Conference 5 p.m. @ Invitational Meet (@ Apr. 17 10 a.m. NECC Northridge IHSAA Apr. 30 5:30 p.m. Fairfi eld) Jun. 4 TBD Tournament Apr. 19 Westview 4:30 p.m. Sectional IHSAA NECC May 20 TBD Lakewood May 1 12 p.m. Sectional Apr. 20 4:45 p.m. Softball Tournament Park @Prairie West Apr.13 5:30 p.m. May 4 5:30 p.m. Apr. 22 DeKalb 4:30 p.m. Heights Noble Lakewood Park Christian 5555 C.R. 29, Auburn Apr. 27 @Angola 4:30 p.m. Apr. 15 @Westview 5:30 p.m. @Central May 6 5:30 p.m. Prairie Noble Apr. 28 4:30 p.m. Apr. 17 @Angola 10 a.m. Panthers Heights @Bethany Colors: Columbia Apr. 20 Churubusco 5:30 p.m. May 7 5 p.m. @Central Christian Blue, Black, White Apr. 29 4:30 p.m. Apr. 22 Fairfi eld 5:30 p.m. Noble Lakeland Class: 2A May 8 10 a.m. @Concord Apr. 24 @EastNoble 9 a.m. Invitational May 1 9 a.m. Invitational NECC Apr. 26 5:30 p.m. May 11 @Eastside 5:30 p.m. Girls Tennis @Bethany Tournament May 4 4:30 p.m. May 13 Fremont 5:30 p.m. Apr. 8 @Churubusco 5 p.m. Christian NECC Apr. 27 5:30 p.m. @Blackhawk Tournament May 15 East Noble 10 a.m. Apr. 12 4:30 p.m. May 5 Fremont 4:45 p.m. Christian NECC May 17 @Leo 5:30 p.m. May 7 @Wawasee 4:30 p.m. Apr. 29 5:30 p.m. Apr. 15 @New Haven 5 p.m. Tournament Bethany May 10 Churubusco 4:30 p.m. May 18 5 p.m. Apr. 20 @Lakeland 4:45 p.m. NECC Christian NECC Apr. 30 5:30 p.m. May 13 4:30 p.m. Tournament May 20 Garrett 5:30 p.m. Apr. 22 @North Side 5:15 p.m. Tournament May 4 West Noble 5:30 p.m. May 22 Wawasee 11 a.m. Apr. 26 @Leo 5 p.m. NECC May 15 9 a.m. @Central IHSAA Apr. 27 @Northrop 5:15 p.m. Tournament May 6 5:30 p.m. May 26 TBD Noble Sectionals IHSAA May 3 @Prairie Heights 5 p.m. May 19 5 p.m. @Bethany Sectionals May 7 5 p.m. Track May 6 @Whitko 5 p.m. Christian Prairie May 10 @South Side 5:30 p.m. Boys Golf Apr. 13 5 p.m. May 8 @Concord 10 a.m. Heights Apr. 13 @Goshen 5 p.m. May 11 @Wayne 5:30 p.m. May 11 @Eastside 5:30 p.m. Apr. 15 @Fairfi eld 4:45 p.m. Apr. 15 Garrett 4:30 p.m. May 13 @Canterbury 4:30 p.m. May 13 Fremont 5:30 p.m. @Carmon @Goshen Apr.17 10 a.m. @Bremen Cripe Softball Invitational May 15 10 a.m. Apr. 17 9 a.m. Invitational Relays Mar. 30 Prairie Heights 5:30 p.m. Lakeland (Northridge) Apr. 24 8 a.m. May 20 Garrett 5:30 p.m. Apr. 5 @Southern Wells 5 p.m. Invitational Apr. 20 @Westview 4:45 p.m. May 21 DeKalb 5 p.m. Apr. 6 Hamilton 5 p.m. @Central @Goshen Apr. 26 4:45 p.m. IHSAA Noble May 25 TBD Apr. 24 Relays 9 a.m. Apr. 8 @Fremont 5:30 p.m. Sectional @ (Boys) Apr. 27 4:30 p.m. Apr. 13 @New Haven 5 p.m. Churubusco Baseball @Turtle Adams Central @Wawasee Apr. 24 Town Relays 9 a.m. Apr. 17 noon May 1 8 a.m. @Lakewood (DH) Invitational Apr. 10 1 p.m. (Girls) Park Apr. 19 Eastside 5:30 p.m. @Central May 3 @Eastside 4:45 p.m. Prairie Apr. 27 4:45 p.m. Noble Apr. 23 @Westview 5 p.m. @Concord Heights @ May 8 1 p.m. @South Invitational Apr. 13 Parkview 5:30 p.m. Apr. 24 11 a.m. Field, Fort Adams (DH) May 11 Westview 4:30 p.m. Wayne Apr. 26 @Snider 5:30 p.m. April 10, 2021 ©KPC Media Group Inc. • kpcnews.com Spring Sports Preview 21

Apr. 29 Norwell 5:30 p.m. NECC Tourney West Noble May 1 Wayne (DH) 11 a.m. Prairie Heights High School May 22 10 a.m. Apr. 26 5:30 p.m. 305 S. C.R. 1150E, LaGrange @Lake James (NECC Rd. 1) May 4 Canterbury 5:30 p.m. @ Northridge NECC Tourney June 4 Apr. 27 5:30 p.m. May 6 Edon 5:30 p.m. Panthers Sectional Rd. 2 Colors: Red, White, NECC May 10 @Churubusco 5:30 p.m. Softball Apr. 30 5:30 p.m. Black Semifinal May 11 @Concordia 5:30 p.m. Class: 2A Apr. 13 Lakeland 5:30 p.m. NECC Final @ May 1 11 a.m. May 15 @Woodlan (DH) 10 a.m. Apr. 15 West Noble 5:30 p.m. Fremont May 18 @Garrett 5:30 p.m. Girls Tennis Apr. 16 East Noble 5:30 p.m. May 4 @ Angola 5:30 p.m. May 20 @Homestead 5 p.m. Apr. 13 @ Fremont 4:45 p.m. Apr. 17 Woodlan (DH) 10 a.m. May 5 Canterbury 5:30 p.m. May 21 Leo 5:30 p.m. @ FW North Bethany Apr. 19 6:30 p.m. May 6 @ Westview 5 p.m. Apr. 16 5 p.m. Side May 22 Northrop (DH) 10 a.m. Christian @ Blackhawk @ Central May 7 5:30 p.m. Apr. 19 @ Angola 4:30 p.m. Apr. 20 5:30 p.m. Chr. Baseball Noble Apr. 20 Westview 4:30 p.m. May 11 Churubusco 5:30 p.m. Apr. 5 @Fairview 5 p.m. Apr. 22 @ Eastside 5:30 p.m. Apr. 23 @ Northrop 5:30 p.m. May 13 Fairfield 5:30 p.m. Apr. 6 @Garrett 5:30 p.m. Bishop @ Wawasee Apr. 23 5:30 p.m. @ Bethany Chr. Apr. 10 Lakeland 1 p.m. Apr. 24 9 a.m. Dwenger May 15 10 a.m. Super Duals (DH) Apr. 15 Whitko 5:30 p.m. West Noble Apr. 26 5:30 p.m. Apr. 26 Central Noble 4:45 p.m. (NECC) May 18 @ Garrett 5:30 p.m. Apr. 19 @Eastside 5:30 p.m. Apr. 28 @ Lakeland 4:30 p.m. NECC Tourney May 19 DeKalb 5:30 p.m. Apr. 22 Leo 5:30 p.m. Apr. 27 5:30 p.m. Apr. 29 @ West Noble 5 p.m. Rd. 2 May 20 Fremont 5:30 p.m. Apr. 24 @Hicksville (DH) 11 a.m. NECC May 3 Lakewood Park 5 p.m. Apr. 29 5:30 p.m. May 22 Whitko (DH) 10 a.m. Apr. 26 @Canterbury 5 p.m. Semifinal/Cons. May 4 @ Fairfield 5 p.m. IHSAA @Blackhawk NECC Tourney May 26 Apr. 27 4:30 p.m. Apr. 30 5:30 p.m. Sectional Christian May 6 FW South Side 5:30 p.m. Final Apr. 29 Harlan Christian 5 p.m. May 7 @ East Noble 4:45 p.m. May 4 @ Angola 7 p.m. Track Apr. 13 @ Lakeland 4:45 p.m. May 3 Westview 5:30 p.m. May 11 Churubusco 4:30 p.m. May 6 @ Westview 5 p.m. Apr. 15 West Noble 4:45 p.m. May 4 @Edgerton 5 p.m. May 12 DeKalb 5 p.m. May 7 @ Edon (Ohio) 6 p.m. Apr. 20 @ Fairfield 4:45 p.m. @Elkhart NECC 1st May 8 10 a.m. May 8 Goshen 9 a.m. Christian May 13 round @ 4:30 p.m. @ Goshen Apr. 24 9 a.m. Lakeland May 11 Churubusco 5:30 p.m. Relays (Boys) @Bethany May 13 5:30 p.m. NECC Tourney May 13 Fairfield 5:30 p.m. Christian May 15 9 a.m. @ Churubusco @W. Noble @ Coldwater Apr. 24 Turtle Town 9 a.m. May 14 Fremont 5:30 p.m. May 15 10 a.m. @ Angola Invite Classic (Girls) May 17 @Central Noble 5:30 p.m. May 19 5 p.m. Sectional Bethany Bethany @Churubusco May 17 5:30 p.m. May 22 11 a.m. Christian Apr. 27 Chr. (Girls)/ 5 p.m. (DH) Boys Golf May 19 @ Garrett 5:30 p.m. Westview @ West Noble/ Apr. 15 4:30 p.m. @ C. Noble Track Westview May 20 Fremont 5:30 p.m. Apr. 30 5:30 p.m. Invite (Boys) Apr. 6 @Fremont 4:45 p.m. Elkhart Bishop Luers Apr. 19 5 p.m. May 22 10 a.m. May 4 Central Noble 4:45 p.m. @Hamilton Christian (DH) Apr. 10 10 a.m. @ Westview Invitational @ Lakeland 2A Westview May 7 5 p.m. Apr. 24 8 a.m. May 25 Invite (Girls) @Grace College Invite Sectional Apr. 15 4:30 p.m. @ Lakeland vs LCA @ Eastside/ May 7 5:15 p.m. Apr. 27 4:45 p.m. Baseball Invite (Boys) @Churubusco Hamilton Apr. 17 10 a.m. @ SB Adams NECC Girls @ Invitational (boys) @ Fremont/ Apr. 10 10 a.m. May 12 5 p.m. Apr. 29 4:45 p.m. (DH) Churubusco Apr. 20 @Eastside 5 p.m. Garrett Lakeland @ NECC Boys @ @Hicksville May 3 Northridge 5 p.m. Apr. 13 7 p.m. May 14 5 p.m. Apr. 24 9:30 a.m. Parkview Angola Invitational May 6 @ Angola 4:30 p.m. Apr. 15 West Noble 5:30 p.m. @ Angola Girls May 18 5 p.m. Apr. 27 @Hamilton 5 p.m. Fremont/ Sectional May 14 4:45 p.m. Apr. 17 Concord (DH) 10 a.m. @Elkhart Churubusco May 4 5 p.m. @ Central @ E. Noble Christian Apr. 20 5:30 p.m. May 20 5 p.m. May 15 @ Angola Invite 12:30 p.m. Noble Boys Sectional @Lakeland @ C. Noble/ May 7 5 p.m. May 17 4:45 p.m. Apr. 22 @ Eastside 5:30 p.m. Invitational (boys) Fairfield @ Northfield @Westview Angola/ Apr. 24 11 a.m. May 7 5 p.m. May 18 4:30 p.m. (DH) Invitational (girls) Lakeland 22 Spring Sports Preview kpcnews.com • ©KPC Media Group Inc. April 10, 2021

West Noble High School Apr. 16 Garrett 5:30 p.m. May 26 Sectional 5:30 p.m. IHSAA Sectional @Bethany May 20 Tennis @ 5 p.m. 5094 N. U.S. 33, Ligonier Apr. 19 5:30 p.m. Track Christian West Noble Apr. 13 Westview 4:45 p.m. Chargers Apr. 20 Westview 5 p.m. IHSAA Sectional Apr. 15 @Prairie Heights 4:45 p.m. May 24 Tennis @ 10 a.m. Colors: Red, White, Apr. 22 Churubusco 5:30 p.m. Blue Apr. 20 Central Noble 4:45 p.m. West Noble NECC Class: 3A Apr. 26 5:30 p.m. Turtle Town Tournament Apr. 24 9 a.m. Boys Golf Relays (Girls) NECC Prairie Heights/ Apr. 27 5:30 p.m. Apr. 15 4:30 p.m. Tournament Apr. 27 Fairfield 4:45 p.m. West Noble Central Noble Girls Tennis NECC Apr. 30 5:30 p.m. Apr. 17 @ Goshen Invite 12:30 p.m. Apr. 29 5:30 p.m. Invite (Boys) Tournament @ Fremont/ Apr. 12 Whitko 4:45 p.m. Apr. 20 4:45 p.m. NECC May 4 @Lakeland 4:45 p.m. Hamilton Apr. 13 @Lakeland 4:30 p.m. Apr. 30 5:30 p.m. Tournament NECC Girls @ Lakeland Apr. 14 East Noble 4:30 p.m. Apr. 24 8 a.m. May 1 Northfield Invite 10 a.m. May 12 Conference Meet 5 p.m. Invitational @East Noble (@Garrett) Apr. 17 9 a.m. May 4 @Lakeland 5:30 p.m. Apr. 26 @ Northridge 4:30 p.m. Invite NECC Boys May 6 Angola 5:30 p.m. Apr. 27 Fairfield/Angola 4:30 p.m. Apr. 19 @Fremont 4:45 p.m. May 14 Conference Meet 5 p.m. May 11 @Central Noble 5:30 p.m. (@Fairfield) Apr. 29 @ Eastside 4:45 p.m. Apr. 20 @Fairfield 4:30 p.m. May 13 @Eastside 5:30 p.m. May 1 @ Wawasee 8 a.m. Apr. 22 Westview 4:30 p.m. Central Noble/ May 14 East Noble 5:30 p.m. May 7 4:45 p.m. Apr. 23 Goshen 4:45 p.m. Garrett @Queen of Apr. 26 @Angola 5 p.m. Westview High School Diamonds May 11 Lakeland 4:30 p.m. May 15 10 a.m. 1635 S. 600 W., Topeka Apr. 29 Prairie Heights 5 p.m. Tournament May 15 @ Lakeland Invite 12:30 p.m. (LaVille) May 3 @Wawasee 4:30 p.m. Warriors May 18 @ Elkhart 5 p.m. May 18 Fremont 5:30 p.m. Colors: Scarlet May 4 Central Noble 4:30 p.m. Bethany Red, Old Gold May 20 4:30 p.m. May 20 @Fairfield 5 p.m. Christian May 6 Churubusco 4:30 p.m. Class: 2A NECC May 24 Sectional NECC Golf May 13 Tournament 4:30 p.m. Baseball May 22 Tourney @ 10 a.m. (Lakeland) Girls Tennis Lake James Apr. 12 @NorthWood 5:30 p.m. NECC Apr. 13 Wawasee 4:30 p.m. May 27 @ Jimtown 4:30 p.m. Apr. 15 @Prairie Heights 5:30 p.m. May 15 Tournament 9 a.m. Apr. 15 Angola 4:45 p.m. June 1 @ Leo Invite 9 a.m. (West Noble) Apr. 17 Garrett 5:30 p.m. @ East Noble IHSAA Golf Apr. 17 9 a.m. June 4 TBD Boys Golf Apr. 19 @Whitko 5:30 p.m. Tourney Sectional Apr. 15 @Westview 4:30 p.m. Apr. 20 Westview 5 p.m. Apr. 19 Lakeland 4:30 p.m. Softball Apr. 22 @Eastside 4:45 p.m. Apr. 22 Churubusco 5 p.m. Apr. 20 @ Prairie heights 4:30 p.m. Apr. 13 Garrett 5 p.m. @Lakeland Apr. 24 @Columbia City 11 a.m. Apr. 22 @ West Noble 4:45 p.m. Apr. 24 8 a.m. Apr. 15 Lakeland 5 p.m. Invitational NECC Apr. 27 @ Churubusco 5 p.m. Apr. 26 5:30 p.m. Apr. 19 @ Fremont 5 p.m. Apr. 26 Wawasee 4:30 p.m. Tournament Apr. 29 @ Fairfield 4:30 p.m. Apr. 20 @ West Noble 5 p.m. NECC Apr. 27 @Churubusco 4:30 p.m. Apr. 27 5:30 p.m. Apr. 30 @ Goshen 5 p.m. Tournament Apr. 20 Central Noble 5 p.m. Apr. 29 @Angola 4:45 p.m. @ DeKalb NECC May 1 9 a.m. Apr. 23 Lakewood Park 5 p.m. @Wawasee Apr. 30 5:30 p.m. Tourney May 1 8 a.m. Tournament Apr. 27 @ Churubusco 5:30 p.m. Invitational May 3 Central Noble 4:45 p.m. NECC NECC Softball May 3 Manchester 4:30 p.m. May 1 11 a.m. Apr. 29 TBD Tournament May 5 @ East Noble 5 p.m. Tourney May 6 Fremont 5 p.m. @ Bethany May 3 East Noble 5:30 p.m. May 7 4:30 p.m. NECC Softball May 18 @Fairfield 4:45 p.m. Christian Apr. 30 TBD May 4 @Lakeland 5:30 p.m. Tourney @NECC May 10 @ Fremont 4:45 p.m. @ Bethany May 22 10 a.m. May 6 Angola 5:30 p.m. May 3 5 p.m. Tournament NECC Tennis Christian May 11 @Central Noble 5:30 p.m. May 13 4:45 p.m. May 26 Bremen/Whitko 4:30 p.m. @Lakeland May 4 @ Hamilton 5 p.m. May 13 @Eastside 5:30 p.m. NECC Tennis June 4 Sectional May 15 9 a.m. May 6 Prairie Heights 5 p.m. May 15 Wawasee 10 a.m. @West Noble Softball May 7 Jimtown 5 p.m. May 18 Fremont 5:30 p.m. IHSAA Sectional Apr. 12 NorthWood 5 p.m. May 11 @ Angola 5 p.m. May 20 @Fairfield 5 p.m. May 19 Tennis @ 5 p.m. Apr. 14 Whitko 5:30 p.m. West Noble May 13 @ Churubusco 5 p.m. South Bend Clay May 22 11 a.m. Apr. 15 @Prairie Heights 5:30 p.m. Tournament April 10, 2021 ©KPC Media Group Inc. • kpcnews.com Spring Sports Preview 23

@ Bremen May 20 Eastside 5:30 p.m. May 15 10 a.m. Tourney May 26 IHSAA Sectional TBD May 18 @ Fairfi eld 5 p.m. Track May 20 Eastside 5:30 p.m. Apr. 13 @ West Noble 4:45 p.m. May 25 IHSAA Sectional TBD Apr. 15 Central Noble 4:45 p.m. Baseball @ Fort Wayne Apr. 16 5 p.m. Apr. 10 @ Mishawaka 11 a.m. Northside (Girls) Apr. 13 Garrett 5 p.m. @ Northridge Apr. 17 9 a.m. Apr. 15 Lakeland 5 p.m. Relays (Boys) Apr. 16 @ Northridge 5 p.m. Lakeland/ Apr. 20 Bethany 4:45 p.m. Apr. 17 @ Fremont 11 a.m. Christian Apr. 20 @ West Noble 5 p.m. @ Goshen Apr. 24 9 a.m. Apr. 22 Central Noble 5 p.m. Relays (Boys) @ Turtle Town Apr. 23 @ East Noble 5 p.m. Apr. 24 9 a.m. Relays (Girls) Apr. 27 Churubusco 5:30 p.m. Apr. 27 @ Prairie Heights 4:45 p.m. NECC Baseball Apr. 29 TBD @ Central Tourney Apr. 30 5 p.m. Noble Invite NECC Baseball Apr. 30 TBD Tourney May 4 Fairfi eld 4:45 p.m. NECCBaseball Westview May 1 TBD May 7 5 p.m. Tourney Invite (Girls) @ Lakewood Kelly Relays May 3 5 p.m. May 7 5:30 p.m. Park (Boys) May 6 Prairie Heights 5 p.m. NECC Girls May 12 Track @ 5 p.m. May 8 @ Goshen 10 a.m. Churubusco @ Bethany NECC Boys May 10 5 p.m. May 14 5 p.m. Christian Track @Angola May 11 @ Angola 5 p.m. IHSAA Girls May 13 @ Churubusco 5 p.m. May 18 Track Sectionals 5 p.m. @Angola @ Culver May 15 10 a.m. Academy IHSAA Boys May 20 Track Sectionals 5 p.m. May 17 @ Fairfi eld 5 p.m. @East Noble May 18 @ Elkhart 5 p.m.

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