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Penn Rugby falls to #1 Gonzaga

The Penn Rugby Team lost in the National Semi-Finals against #1 Gonzaga from Washington, D.C.  The Penn team will play for 3rd place in Elkhart at the Moose Lodge Pitch Saturday afternoon. More>>

Plymouth Motor Speedway expecting big speeds this weekend

Saturday night we're likely to see the  the fastest speeds ever turned at Plymouth Motor Speedway.  Dean talked with Driver Shane Stewart who was helping to fine tune the dirt surface.  He explained what fans will see at the Earl Gaerte Classic. More>>

Penn Boys Track Sectional sees 100 Record Fall

Penn Sprinter Tommy Grant broke a record in the 100 meter dash Thursday that had stood since 1954. Grant and the Kingsmen were having a very strong night. He and Tim Deal teamed up to win the 4x100 Deal also came back and won the 300.  Penn was the team champ followed by Mishawaka and Adams More>>

Lakeland's Ashlyn Grubb K's over 1,000

Lakeland's Ashlyn Grubb struck out 14 Thursday night in high school softball and now has over 1,020 strikeouts in her high school career.  The Lakers senior will pitch at Valparaiso next year.  Lakeland beat Mishawaka 3-0. More>>

National rugby tournament brining economic boost to Michiana

One of the biggest high school sports tournaments in the country started Thursday in Michiana and it may be the last sport you'd ever expect.The United States High School Rugby Tournament is underway in More>>

Akayah Taylor Transfers to Saint Francis

Akayah Taylor has left Michigan State and will play basketball at St. Francis in Ft. Wayne next season.  The former Elkhart Memorial player will have 3 years of eligibility remaining. More>>

St. Joe Beats Penn Baseball 4-2

St. Joe took a 3-0 lead and then held off Penn to win on the Kingsmen's Senior night 4-2. More>>

Fairfield Holds on to beat Central Noble Softball

Fairfield was leading 3-1 in the 7th inning when Central Noble mounted a comeback.  The Falcons defense shut them down to win the game 3-2. More>>

Goshen Tennis Team Wins Sectional

Goshen won their own Sectional 5-0 over NorthWood More>>

Penn's Zach Oakley Commits to Central Michigan

Penn Quarterback Zach Oakley got an offer from Central Michigan last week.  This week the junior verbally committed to the Chippewas.  He said it's always been his dream to play college sports. More>>

St. Joe and Plymouth Win at Tennis Sectionals

St. Joe beat Clay 4-1 while Bremen lost to Plymouth 5-0 in high school tennis Sectionals Thursday.  The Indians are the South Bend Champs while Plymouth moves into the Friday Championship at Bremen. More>>

National rugby tournament brining economic boost to Michiana

5th Ranked Bremen Softball Team Shares NSC Title

Bremen improved to 20-3 Wednesday as they beat Jimtown 9-3.  The Lions shared the Northern State Conference Championship with New Prairie after the Cougars beat Triton 7-6 in 10 innings.  More>>

ND Lacrosse Ready for Duke and Lucas Oil

The Notre Dame Lacrosse team is ranked #2 in the country, but they have a huge challenge this weekend.  Lucas Oil Stadium in Indy will be a great venue, but the challenge in the NCAA Quarterfinal will be playing #7 Duke who has knocked ND out of the tournament 2 of the past 3 years. More>>

Penn and Marian Advance in Tennis Sectional

Preparing for Big Race at Plymouth

Shane Stewart was at Plymouth testing Wednesday.  Times are expected to be the fastest at the history of the track this weekend. More>>

Penn Rugby Club looks to win national championship close to home

With the National High School Rugby Championships in their backyard this year, the Penn Rugby team hopes to do something they fell just short of last year, win a national title."We were runner-up last More>>

Web Exclusive: Golf Etiquette

Amir Abbas talks golf etiquette with Blackthorn Golf Instructor Greg Kizer. More>>

Girls Track Sectionals at Bremen

Clay's Amanda Farrough won the 1600 over X-Country National Champion Anna Rohrer, but Rohrer roared right back to win the 3200.  Dezha Moore from Adams was the winner of the 100 hurdles while Mikayla Woods won the long jump and Margaret Reisdorf was the discus champion.   Clay's Michelle Adeniyi won 3 events while Penn was the team champion followed by Mishawaka in 2nd. More>>

Notre Dame Softball Ready for the NCAA's

The Notre Dame softball team starts their journey in the NCAA tournament Friday in Lexington against Virginia Tech.  With Laura Winter on the mound and Emily Koerner at the plate, the Irish feel they have a good chance to go a long way in the post season. More>>

Blazers Baseball now 23-1

The Elkhart Central baseball team is ranked #2 in Class 4A.  Tuesday night they beat Westview on Senior night to improve to 23-1 on the season.  The Blazers had 11 seniors saying goodbye to their home field at Elkhart Central.  NIC Champs and postseason success are goals of all of the Blue Blazers. More>>

Michigan's Brady Hoke: Notre Dame 'chickening out'

Brady Hoke (Courtesy michigantoday.umich.edu)

Michigan coach Brady Hoke has taken the Notre Dame rivalry up a notch. More>>

Middlebury football player battling nerve cancer

An inspiring story from Middlebury. We're still 15 weeks away from High School Football and the FOX 28 Sports EXTRA, but for one young man. It can't come soon enough. More>>

Mother's Day special for Mishler family