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Josiah Friedersdorf (front row, center) signed his letter of intent to attend Indiana Wesleyan University for cross-country and track on Monday, Feb. 29. Fridersdorf was joined at his signing by (front row, from left) his parents Troy and Jeni Friedersdorf, (back row, from left) IWU head coach John Foss and Southwood cross-country coach Troy Andrews. Photo by Emma Rausch

 

By Emma Rausch

 

Southwood senior Josiah Friedersdorf signed his letter of intent to run cross country and track at Indiana Wesleyan University on Monday, Feb. 29.

 

As a high school athlete, Friedersdorf earned a total of eight varsity letters for his contributions on the Knights’ cross country and track teams. Running in college will complete his childhood dream.

 

“Track is something that I’ve always enjoyed, something that I’ve always felt very connected with,” Friedersdorf said in an interview with The Paper. “So just continuing that is something that I felt called and led to do.”

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Northfield’s Austin Trump attempts to get a shot off while surrounded by Lewis Cass defenders. Photo by Joseph Slacian

 

By Eric Christiansen

 

NORTH MANCHESTER -- The Southwood Knights set a school record for wins in a season and went through the Three Rivers Conference with a perfect 9-0 record to claim that championship. 

 

But they came up short of another goal Saturday night when they took their 20-4 record and number 13 ranking against third-ranked and defending sectional champion Oak Hill, who sported a 22-2 record.

 

Oak Hill trailed just once in the game and slowly pulled away from Southwood to pull out a 69-53 win to advance to the Regional.

 

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Members of the Emmanuel Christian School state champion basketball team are (front, from left) Tyler Kline, Trey Younce, Ariston Trusty, Jacob Clevinger; Riley Miller (second row, from left), Jack Niccum, Preston Ritzema, Brogan Templin, Jonathan Napier; (back row, from left) Coach Merrill Templin, Keanu Rish, Jeff Miller, Jordan Rish, Levi Hinds, Davis Coyne, Coach Eric Pope. Photo provided

 

By The Paper staff

 

The Emmanuel Christian School Eagles basketball team won its second straight state championship for Division 2 in the Indiana Association of Christian Schools (IACS). 

 

The team and fans traveled to Indianapolis on Friday, March 4, and came home with a win against Emmanuel Baptist out of Valparaiso with a final score of 72-49.  

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By Bill Barrows

      

Hoosier Hysteria begins in earnest this week and the 106th IHSAA Boys Basketball Tournament gets underway. 

 

Sectional No.37 will be hosted by Manchester High School. That sectional includes the Wabash County schools. It all begins on Tuesday, March 1, at 7 p.m. with Wabash (6-16) squaring off against county foe Southwood (18-4).

 

On Wednesday, March 2, at 6.p.m, Lewis Cass (15-7) tip it off against Northfield (12-10) at 6 p.m., followed at 8 p.m. with Oak Hill (19-3) playing Rochester (4-18). 

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By The Paper staff

 

The Knights of Columbus had its annual Wabash Council Free Throw Championship on Saturday Feb. 6 at the Wabash County YMCA gym.  

Winners of the 2016 Knights of Columbus Wabash Council Free Throw Championship were Dominic Baker, Olivia Braun, Grant Ford, Jenna Garrett, Dave Ford, Justin Garrett and Grant Warmut.

 

Immediately following the Wabash Council completion competitors from Huntington arrived to compete with the Wabash Council winners for the District Championship.  

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Manchester High School inducted five alumni into the Hall of Fame on Friday, Feb. 26. Photo provided

 

By The Paper staff

 

Five people were inducted into the Manchester High School Hall of Fame on Friday, Feb. 26.

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Braydon Schindler (front row, center) signs his letter of intent to attend Indiana Wesleyan University on Monday, Feb. 15. At the signing, he was joined by (front row, from left) sister Paige Schindler, father Todd Schindler, mother Krissa Schindler, (back row, from left) Northfield Golf Coach Eric Terrell, teammate Caleb Kroh, Indiana Wesleyan University Golf Coach Austin Conroy, Rose Wenrich and Honeywell Golf Course Pro Mel Thomas. Photo by Emma Rausch

 

By Emma Rausch

 

Northfield senior Braydon Schindler signed his letter of intent to play golf at Indiana Wesleyan University on Monday, Feb. 15.

 

The winner of the 2015 Wabash County Amateur Golf Tournament, Schindler is now fulfilling his childhood dream to play college golf and “it feels good.”

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By Bill Barrows

      

The final week of the regular season is upon us in boy’s high school basketball. The Manchester Sectional begins on March 1. 

 

The schedule is a Tuesday-Friday combination. On Tuesday, Wabash travels to Eastern. Elsewhere, it will be Senior Night at Northfield and Southwood as the Norse host Huntington North and the Knights entertains Eastbrook. 

 

The Friday schedule has Northfield at Oak Hill, Southwood travels to Bluffton, Wabash goes to Peru and the Wabash WebTV crew will be at Manchester as they host Goshen on the Squires Senior Night.

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