Leo-cedarville
SPORTS
OTH PRESEASON POWER POLL: No. 4 Leo Lions
Coming off the program’s most successful season in over a decade, there is a lot of excitement abound in Leo. Finishing just one victory away from a state finals appearance a year ago, the Lions broke through by showing that their success is no longer restricted to the regular season. A dozen-year drought without a sectional title was ended, with a regional victory over Mississinewa adding to the excitement of 2023.
GOTW Preview: Leo Lions at Bishop Luers Knights
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) – The 2024 high school football season will kick off with a bang on Friday night, with the Leo at Bishop Luers showdown headlining the return of the Highlight Zone as your week one “Game of the Week!” The Knights return to Luersfield with the 2023 2A state title in tow, […]
Carroll girls soccer charges back in win over Leo
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) – Carroll girls soccer, ranked no. 9 in this week’s 3A state poll, hosting a Leo program that’s coming off back-to-back trips to the 2A state title match, with the Chargers scoring all three of their goals in the second half to win 3-1 Wednesday night to headline area prep soccer […]
OTH First Eleven 2024: No. 2 Brock Schott
Outside the Huddle and Blitz are counting down who they feel are the top 50 individual players in northeast Indiana heading into the 2024 season. Our highest preseason honor, the 6th annual First Eleven profiles the top players (in the mind of Outside the Huddle) entering the fall. No. 2:...
PREP FOOTBALL: Blitz’s Picks, Week 1
Enough with the 7v7s, one-day shootouts, intrasquad and pre-season scrimmages. From here to Thanksgiving, we are talking actual wins and losses. Which team will get off to a winning start? Remember, one week does not a season make. Who had Bishop Luers winning a state title after a 45-7 loss to East Noble in Week 1 last season? Conversely, no one thought Homestead would finish 5-5 after battling Carmel in a close opening-game defeat.
Carroll's Elizabeth Heuiser overcomes 'year of hell,' seeks return to All-America form
HELENA — Elizabeth Heuiser’s eyes are what Carroll volleyball coach Moe Boyle remembers most about her All-American’s battle against her own body. That look of despair, of lost hope, from months of non-answers by doctors, clouding joy from a game running through Heuiser’s veins. Fear of the unknown, fear about what lay ahead and not being able to say definitively if volleyball remained an option.
IFCA Coaches' 2024 Preseason Poll ranks 16 Northeast Indiana high school football teams
Two Northeast Indiana teams found themselves in the top five of their classifications, with three others earning spots in their top tens. IFCA Coaches' 2024 Preseason Poll ranks 16 Northeast Indiana high school football teams. Two Northeast Indiana teams found themselves in the top five of their classifications, with three...
Dwenger tops Angola for second big win in as many nights
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) – The Bishop Dwenger girls volleyball team won its second big match in as many nights, as the Saints took down Angola 3-1 (29-27, 18-25, 25-18, 25-20) on Wednesday night at home after beating Bellmont 3-1 in Decatur on Tuesday. Bishop Dwenger improves to 3-1 with its next match at home […]
Always 100 Back To School Fall League (Fort Wayne, IN)
The first day of the Back to School Fall league was everything it was hyped up to be: Six full courts of great competition, up and down action, and top talent from the Midwest. Many players stood out and showed up. Here are a few that caught my eye!. Maya...
Ratliff and Hoover Shoot Season Best Scores in Loss to Churubusco
The Lady Chargers hit the road and had one of their best matches of the year on Tuesday afternoon. Despite the lower scores, the Chargers came up short in a loss to Churubusco at Eel River Golf Club by the score of 224-243. Konstence Hoover posted her career best score...
Wayne’s Dillard becomes starting quarterback after long absence from football
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WPTA) - Over his last three years at Wayne, HJ Dillard has focused on just basketball, until something changed. “It really just came to my mind, and I just wanted to do it and try it,” Dillard said. ‘It’ was playing football in his senior year...
Dons to play Michigan, Penn State in men’s basketball
FORT WAYNE, Ind. – Fresh off a 23-win season last season, the 2024-25 Purdue Fort Wayne men’s basketball non-league schedule has been released. The ‘Dons will open the 2024-25 season Nov. 4 at home against Bluffton at the Gates Sports Center. The home non-league slate also features a visit by Bethune-Cookman on Nov. 12 and Southern Indiana […]
COACHES CORNER: Former SAC head coaches on how football has changed, best memories and more
We hear the expression all the time. It mostly comes from our older generation. There have been a lot of changes in the game of football and the coaching profession over the years. Sometimes change is good and sometimes the old ways of doing things are still the best. I...
Luers makes statement as sectional favorite in rout of Braves
Those were the words of Bellmont head coach Derek Trobeck after his team was soundly beaten by Bishop Luers Tuesday night in the season opener via the nine-goal mercy rule. “That’s a team with a bunch of guys who have a lot of experience and they were playing on their home turf,” said Trobeck, referring to the fact that many of the Luers’ players are associated with Fort Wayne Sport Club, the site of Tuesday’s match.
Indiana Tech women's basketball team looks ahead to exhibition at Purdue
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WPTA) - The Indiana Tech women’s basketball team has an exciting opportunity coming up in the early days of the new season. The Warriors start their campaign with a home game against Huntington on October 24th. The following week Indiana Tech will travel to West Lafayette...
Second-half surge leads Heritage to home win over Bellmont
MONROEVILLE—Circling and attacking. Heritage persistently challenged Bellmont in the first half of Wednesday’s rivalry game in boys soccer. Knotted at 1-1 for about 25 minutes, there was no lack of activity around the goal. No less than four legitimate shots misfired or were blocked out of harm’s way,...
21st Annual Brad Miller Golf Outing provides massive boost for Big Brothers Big Sisters NEI
The Annual Brad Miller Golf Outing took over the Noble Hawks Golf Links in Kendallville Monday. 21st Annual Brad Miller Golf Outing provides massive boost for Big Brothers Big Sisters NEI. The Annual Brad Miller Golf Outing took over the Noble Hawks Golf Links in Kendallville Monday.
It’s essential to note our commitment to transparency:
Our Terms of Use acknowledge that our services may not always be error-free, and our Community Standards emphasize our discretion in enforcing policies. As a platform hosting over 100,000 pieces of content published daily, we cannot pre-vet content, but we strive to foster a dynamic environment for free expression and robust discourse through safety guardrails of human and AI moderation.