The Southwood Knight volleyball team continued its impressive season by cruising through Sectional 52, which they hosted, to claim the championships after defeating Pioneer in the championship match Saturday night, Oct. 16.

The Wabash and Northfield football teams ended the regular season with conference wins while Manchester and Southwood fell short with losses to Three Rivers Conference foes Friday night, Oct. 15.

The Wabash boys soccer team’s tournament run came to an end as the Apaches lost in the opening regional match to Carroll (Flora) 4-1.

By ROY CHURCH

Three Wabash County cross country teams sixth at the IHSAA regionals events Saturday, just missing a chance to advance to this Saturday’s semi-state meets.

Actually, the Wabash boys team tied for sixth place with Norwell at the Marion regional, held at the Indiana Wesleyan University course, but finished seventh based on their sixth finisher. The Apaches had finished third at the Marion sectional race Oct. 9 to earn their sixth straight regional appearance.

At the Culver Academies regional, both Manchester teams finished sixth in the 10-team field – the girls by a mere two points to Western.

By Eric Christiansen
echristiansen@nmpaper.com

After both teams went into sudden-death penalty kicks in their respective first-round matches of the Wabash Sectional earlier in the week, it appeared that the Manchester and Wabash girls soccer teams would be heading into extra play in the championship match Saturday, Oct. 9.

By Eric Christiansen

Manchester and Southwood picked up Three Rivers Conference wins Friday, Oct. 8, while Northfield and Wabash both suffered losses.

By Eric Christiansen
echristiansen@nmpaper.com

Wabash boys soccer coach Bill Benysh knew his team a chance.

Leading a program that is just in its sixth year of existence, the Apaches won its first sectional championship in a nail-biting 1-0 win over Blackhawk Christian Saturday afternoon, Oct. 9.

Wabash needed just one goal, and that came from Sol France, ten minutes into the second half, when he found a window from 18 yards out.

“This is great,” Benysh said. “Sol is a finisher – just a dominant player wherever we put him on the field.

By ROY CHURCH

AKRON – Without two of their top seven runners, Wabash finished third at the Three Rivers Conference cross country championships, missing a chance at five straight titles.