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By Bill Barrows

 

The regular season rolls on. Only 2 weeks remain in the regular season and the sectional pairings will be drawn this coming weekend at the IHSAA Offices in Indianapolis. As was the case with the girls, all 4 Wabash County high school basketball teams will be grouped in the same sectional. Manchester will be the host school.

 

On Tuesday, there are three games as Northfield travels to Maconaquah, Adams Central hosts Southwood and Wabash hosts Eastbrook. On Friday, Manchester travels to Columbia City while Southwood will be at Northfield where the Wabash WebTV crew will bring you that game. Then on Saturday Southwood entertains Maconaquah and Blackford travels to Wabash.

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Southwood’s Brooke Elliott tries to drive around Rochester’s Ali Larkin during the semifinal sectional basketball game Friday night at Rochester. Photos by Joseph Slacian

 

By The Paper staff

 

ROCHESTER -- Wabash County’s girls’ basketball teams failed to advance last week in the IHSAA Class 2A Sectional 37 tourney here.

 

In fact, only one local school, Southwood, posted a win. That was a come-from behind overtime win in its opening game against Cass, 46-43.

 

Cass came out strong in the first half, hitting eight three-point shots to build an 11-point, 29-18 halftime lead.

 

The Lady Knights battled back, cutting the Cass lead to 37-30 after three quarters.

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Northfield's Cody Holmes drives in for two against Manchester in their TRC match-up. Photo by Eric Christiansen

 

By Eric Christiansen

 

Manchester and Northfield played a classic in the 2015 Wabash County Tournament championship game on December 30 with Chase Fierstos knocking down a jumper at the buzzer to give the Squires the win.

 

For three quarters last Thursday, it appeared that the county rivals were on their way to another heart-pounding finish. Manchester led 49-48 with 6:42 left in the game, but a 10-2 run gave them breathing room and led to a 65-55 win.

 

Fierstos also made his presence felt in this game, not only leading all scorers with 36 points, but scored his 1,000th career point midway in the third quarter.

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Northfield senior Remington Monce (front row, center) signed his letter of intent to play baseball with Jackson College on Tuesday, Feb. 2. At the signing, Monce was joined by his parents Jim (front, left) and Julie Monce (front, right), Northfield Athletic Director Clint Davis (back row, from left), Head Coach Brandon Baker and Coach Tony Shafer. Photo by Emma Rausch

 

By Emma Rausch

 

Northfield High School senior baseball athlete Remington Monce signed his letter of intent with Jackson College on Tuesday, Feb. 2, and took another step toward fulfilling his dream.

 

A third baseman and pitcher for the Norsemen, Monce said he’s excited to join the Michigan college’s team on the field.

 

“It’s been a dream of mine since I was little and this is one huge day in my life, one of the best days,” he told The Paper of Wabash County after the signing.

 

Monce has dreamed of playing in college since his grandmother, Dorothy M. “Dot” Monce, interested him in the sport as a child.

 

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By Bill Barrows

 

After a very busy week with the girls’ sectional with boys’ regular season games mixed in, we now concentrate on the original source of Hoosier Hysteria. And it’s more like a 1970’s style schedule this week, preparation time early and games late in the week.

 

On Thursday one lone game, as Southwood travels to Madison-Grant. On Friday, Manchester travels to Peru and Rochester entertains Wabash. Saturday is a mixed bag of action. Lewis Cass will be at Wabash for a day game after a night game for the Apaches. And that evening, Northfield is at Bluffton and Whitko will be at Manchester where the Wabash WebTV crew will bring you that game. 

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Northfield’s Jake Stephan pins his opponent during the championship match of the 285-pound weight class at the Peru Wrestling Sectional. Photo provided

 

By The Paper staff

 

PERU – The Peru Tigers captured its wrestling sectional on Saturday, besting the eight-team field that included all four Wabash County high schools.

 

Manchester was the best finisher among the local schools, coming in third. Northfield was fourth, while Wabash placed seventh and Southwood was eighth.

 

The top four wrestlers in each weight class advance to regional, which also will take place at Peru.

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By The Paper staff

 

The Wabash boys' swim team defeated Elwood, 74-67, on Wednesday. Meanwhile, the girls' team lost 97-63.

 

For the boys, the 200 yard medley relay team of Robert King, Cody Henderson, Jacob Bruss and Trace Goodwin finished first. Other first place finishes for Wabash's boys went to Ryan Evans in the 200 yard free; Bruss in the 200 IM; A.J. Price in the 500 yard free and Bruss in the 100 yard breaststroke.

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By The Paper staff

 

The Knights of Columbus will have a free-throw contest at 1 p.m. Saturday, Feb.6, at the Wabash County YMCA.

 

The contest is open to boys and girls ages 9 to 14 as of Jan. 1, 2016.

Registration will begin at 11 a.m.

 

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