For three quarters, Saturday’s county rivalry game between the No. 17 Indiana Wesleyan University Wildcats and the No. 7 Taylor Trojans was every bit the intense, hard-fought Crossroads League matchup that was widely anticipated. Then the Trojans held IWU scoreless…
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IWU men top Taylor
The No. 3-ranked Indiana Wesleyan Wildcats showed why they’re so highly regarded Saturday afternoon at Taylor University, grinding down a solid Trojan team and pulling away over the last 10 minutes to a 98-73 victory over their county rivals to…
Eastbrook wins fourth straight regional title
The Eastbrook Panthers scored four unanswered touchdowns in the second quarter Friday night at home to turn a 9-7 deficit into a 35-9 lead and effectively put away the Eastside Blazers on their way to capturing their fourth straight regional…
Marion topples Delta, moves on to semi-state
The Marion Giants had a tall order on Saturday night: beat the last undefeated boys basketball team in the state–the 27-0, top-ranked Delta Eagles–in order to win the regional it was hosting at Bill Green Arena and move on to…
Charity Shots for Charity
On Friday, December 28, The Sports Herald is sponsoring Charity Shots for Charity, a free throw shooting contest for Grant County. The contest will have two divisions: varsity and open. In the varsity division, two girls and two boys from…
Eastbrook tops Lapel 52-21, earns return trip to Semi-State
The Eastbrook Panthers overcame a slow start and took advantage of mistakes by the Lapel Bulldogs to pull away and win 52-21, capturing the Class 2A Regional title for the second year in a row and the sixth time in…
Mississinewa’s second half key in 35-9 win
by Douglas E. Roorbach At the end of Mississinewa’s 35-9 victory over Western last Friday night in the opening round of Sectional 21 in Class 4A, two things were clear: First, Heisman Skeens is important to the Indians’ hopes to…

Giants boys soccer fails to advance on PKs
For the first eight minutes of the boys soccer Regional semifinal at Oak Hill Saturday afternoon, it looked as if the Marion Giants might overpower the Ft. Wayne Concordia Cadets. In the first minute, senior attacker RJ Macomber headed a…

Eastbrook boys soccer team takes Regional semifinal, 3-2
In the boys soccer Regional semifinal game, played at 10 a.m. on Saturday at Oak Hill, Eastbrook defeated Bellmont, 3-2, coming from behind to do so. The Panthers took the early lead in the game, a very early lead, when…
Arbor Trace results and upcoming events
Hole In One: September 19, 2017 Keith Gallion had a record-tying fifteenth hole in one (since 2014) made in this year at Arbor Trace Golf Club on hole #8 from 138 yards. Witness was Dave Rinehart. It was Keith’s first career ace. Eagles: Jared…