By Bill Barrows

The boys’ basketball season is down to the final week of the regular season. The sectional draw was Sunday and here is the way it shakes out for Wabash County teams:

In the Single A Sectional 54, at Lafayette Central Catholic, on Tuesday Feb 27th, Frontier plays Tri-Central and Clinton Central matches up with Southwood. On Friday, Northfield will play the winner of Game 1. And Lafayette Catholic will play the winner of Game 2.

In 2A Sectional 37 at Manchester, on Tuesday, Oak Hill plays the host Squires in Game 1, followed by Rochester and Cass in Game 2. On Friday, Wabash plays the winner of Game 1 and North Miami plays the winner of Game 2. Both Championships are scheduled for 7:30 pm on Saturday night.
 

By The Paper Staff

A member of the Emmanuel Christian boys basketball squad reached a career milestone his team’s victory on Monday, Feb. 12.

Davis Coyne eclipsed the 1,000-point mark for his career during the third quarter of a 59-43 win over Grace Baptist.
 

Matthew Nose became the third current Southwood basketball player to reach the 1,000 career point plateau. He reached the milestone last week against Adams Central. The Paper file photos

By Bill Barrows

For a high school player to score 1,000 points in a career is a big deal. It may not seem that way when you look at the Indiana boy’s career leaders and see that three players have scored more than 3,000 with another closing in on that figure this season.

A number, (40-plus) players have scored more than 2,000 points in a career. In Indiana high school basketball, commonly known as the historical pulse of the game from its Hoosier Hysteria nickname that we hear this time of year, there have been legends that we all know about down through the years. But Wabash County has a unique trio.
 

Wabash's Noah Cressel finished runner up in the 182-pound weight class at semi-state to advance to state. Photo by Eric Christiansen

By Eric Christiansen
echristiansen@nmpaper.com

Wabash wrestler Noah Cressell finished second in the 182-pound weight class at the New Haven Semi-State to gain a berth at the state meet this weekend, while Manchester's Delton Moore will join Cressell in Indianapolis as he ended the day with a third-place spot in the 170-pound weight class.

Cressell heads to the state championships with a 40-1 record, while Moore is now 32-6.
 

By Bill Barrows

This past Saturday evening was the annual induction ceremony for the Wabash High School Athletic Hall of Fame during the Wabash-Lewis Cass basketball game.

Individuals inducted included 1973 grad Larry O’Conner, 1969 grad Joe Evans,  Assistant Superintendent of Huntington County Schools Chad Daughtery, a late ‘80s, early ‘90s athlete , and a 1950’s star Terry O’Brien.
 

By Josh Sigler
jsigler@thepaperofwabash.com

PLYMOUTH – The accolades and pats on the back continue to pile up for coach Aaron Butcher and his Ancilla College men’s basketball program.

But, through it all, he’s continuing to remind his squad that although the present circumstances feel great, there’s still a lot to play for.

The latest headline came for the Chargers (22-1, 12-0 Michigan Community College Athletic Association) on Tuesday, Feb. 6, when they rose to the No. 1 ranking in the National Junior Collegiate Athletic Association Division II poll after three weeks in the No. 2 spot. Losses by previous No. 1 Cuyahoga Community College and No. 3 Parkland Community College helped Ancilla ascend to the top spot.
 

By The Paper staff

INDIANAPOLIS -- Manchester freshman Halle Briner concluded a stellar first year of her high school swimming career competing at the state finals in two events.

The Squire stand-out competed first in the 200 free and placed 29th with a time of 1:58.45.

She followed that up with a 30th place result in the 500 free in 5:25.84.
 

Northfield's Ariel Dale attempts to put up a shot around a Tri-Central defender on Saturday night during the finals of the Clinton Central girls basketball sectional. Photo by Josh Sigler

By The Paper staff

The fourth quarter Saturday, Feb. 3, caused problems for the Northfield Lady Norse basketball team, bringing the team’s season to an end in the finals of the Class A Clinton Central Sectional.

Tri-Central outscored Northfield 15-9 in the final quarter to post a 49-42 win over the Lady Norse to advance to the Tipton Regional.