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Renie’s 80 helps Rochester take 7th at season-opening home invite
Pioneer finishes 13th, Winamac takes 16th BY VAL TSOUTSOURIS Sports Editor, RTC Boys golf Davis Renie The Rochester boys golf team began...
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20 hours ago2 min read
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Rochester, Pioneer, John Glenn split 3-way softball doubleheader
BY VAL TSOUTSOURIS Sports Editor, RTC In their first meeting since last year’s sectional final, the Pioneer softball team turned the...
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1 day ago6 min read
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Caston’s Hook, L. Mollenkopf, Winamac’s Malchow, B. Hines join Stults, Quillen on all-Hoosier North team
BY VAL TSOUTSOURIS Sports Editor, RTC Boys basketball Six area players were selected first-team all-Hoosier North in voting done by the...
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Apr 82 min read
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All-RTC4 boys basketball: Rochester point guard Bowers is player of the year
BY VAL TSOUTSOURIS Sports Editor, RTC RTC4 Boys Basketball Player of the Year Drew Bowers The Rochester boys basketball team was playing...
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Apr 54 min read
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All-RTC4 girls basketball: Leading Pioneer’s rebound after slow start, Strycker is player of year
BY VAL TSOUTSOURIS Sports Editor, RTC RTC4 Girls Basketball Player of the Year Makenna Strycker Things were not looking up for the...
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Apr 54 min read
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All-RTC4 boys wrestling: Horn, Beck are Co-Wrestlers of the Year
BY VAL TSOUTSOURIS Sports Editor, RTC RTC4 Co-Wrestler of the Year RTC4 Co-Boys Wrestler of the Year ...
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Apr 54 min read
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All-RTC4 girls wrestling: Again a state placer, Peppler is RTC4 Wrestler of the Year
BY VAL TSOUTSOURIS Sports Editor, RTC RTC4 Girls Wrestler of the Year Laine Peppler Laine Peppler does not weigh 170 pounds, yet she...
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Apr 52 min read
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All-RTC4 boys swimming: Valley’s record-breaking Smith is RTC4 Swimmer of Year for 3rd time
BY VAL TSOUTSOURIS Sports Editor, RTC RTC4 Boys Swimmer of the Year Marcus Smith To participate in the IHSAA boys swimming state finals...
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Apr 52 min read
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All-RTC4 girls swimming: Culver’s Lute is RTC4 Swimmer of the Year
BY VAL TSOUTSOURIS Sports Editor, RTC Hayden Lute Hayden Lute has to travel for every practice and every meet, but that did not stop the...
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Apr 52 min read
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Pioneer’s Strycker named Honorable Mention All-State
BY VAL TSOUTSOURIS Sports Editor, RTC Makenna Strycker Girls basketball Pioneer’s Makenna Strycker has been named to the Indiana...
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Mar 111 min read
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RTC area boys basketball sectional schedule March 4-8
Class 2A, Sectional 38 at Wabash QUARTERFINALS (TUESDAY) Rochester 64, Eastern (Greentown) 51 Lewis Cass 50, Wabash 42 SEMIFINALS...
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Mar 82 min read
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Pioneer boys basketball roundup: Quillen’s strong 4th quarter helps Panthers survive N. Newton in sectional opener
BY VAL TSOUTSOURIS Sports Editor, RTC Boys basketball Tri-County 49, Pioneer 45 (Friday): Aidan Quillen scored 11 of his game-high 23...
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Mar 815 min read
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RTC area boys basketball sectional schedule March 4-8
Class 2A, Sectional 38 at Wabash QUARTERFINALS (TUESDAY) Rochester 64, Eastern (Greentown) 51 Lewis Cass 50, Wabash 42 SEMIFINALS...
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Mar 82 min read
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RTC area boys basketball sectional schedule – March 4-8
Class 2A, Sectional 38 at Wabash QUARTERFINALS (TUESDAY) Rochester 64, Eastern (Greentown) 51 Lewis Cass 50, Wabash 42 SEMIFINALS...
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Mar 61 min read
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RTC area boys basketball sectional schedule March 4-8
Talking Sport with Val Sectional preview show: https://team1sports.com/rtctv4/?B=2242630 Class 2A, Sectional 38 at Wabash QUARTERFINALS...
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Mar 41 min read
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RTC area basketball scoreboard – Feb. 28
BOYS Maconaquah 82, Rochester 61 Tippecanoe Valley 60, South Bend Washington 57 Elkhart Christian 54, Argos 50 (OT) Bremen 62, Culver 19...
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Mar 11 min read
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RTC area basketball standings – through games of Feb. 25
Three Rivers Conference boys Manchester 8-1, Maconaquah 7-1, Northwestern 7-2, ROCHESTER 6-2, Southwood 5-4, Peru 4-4, Whitko 3-6,...
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Feb 271 min read
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Valley’s Smith, I. Whetstone advance to state in 2 events each
Vikings also make state in 200 freestyle relay on callback BY VAL TSOUTSOURIS Sports Editor, RTC Marcus Smith ...
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Feb 265 min read
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Boys basketball draw: Rochester, Eastern to meet for first time at sectional
No area teams get byes; only Argos draws team it faces during regular season BY VAL TSOUTSOURIS Sports Editor, RTC The Rochester and...
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Feb 245 min read
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Valley’s Smith qualifies first in 100 fly, 100 back; I. Whetstone top qualifier in 200 free
T. Whetstone, Pioneer’s Kitchell, Brooke also qualify for finals BY VAL TSOUTSOURIS Sports Editor, RTC Marcus Smith ...
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Feb 216 min read
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Horn wins semistate title, joins returnees Beck, Davis, newcomer Gard at state
Winamac’s Garner takes 4th at 215, makes state BY VAL TSOUTSOURIS Sports Editor, RTC Rochester juniors Layne Horn and Brant Beck and...
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Feb 184 min read
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RTC area basketball scoreboard – Feb. 14
BOYS Rochester 62, Wabash 44 Tippecanoe Valley 38, Jimtown 35 (OT) Caston 57, North Judson 54 Pioneer 50, Culver 44 Three Rivers...
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Feb 151 min read
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Strycker scores 20 again, but Tri-County tops Pioneer for sectional title
BY VAL TSOUTSOURIS Sports Editor, RTC Pioneer Senior Makenna Strycker lines up a free throw in Pioneer's game vs Winamac earlier this...
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Feb 134 min read
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Pioneer’s Guffey earns trip to East Chicago semistate
BY VAL TSOUTSOURIS Sports Editor, RTC Boys wrestling Pioneer junior Eli Guffey finished third at 157 pounds at the Logansport regional at...
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Feb 132 min read
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Horn, Behling, Beck win regional titles, will join 3 other Zebras at semistate
Winamac’s Attinger, Wolford, Garner also advance BY VAL TSOUTSOURIS Sports Editor, RTC Rochester junior Brant Beck takes down Penn’s...
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Feb 128 min read
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Culver’s Lute stars in distance events, but no area swimmers reach state
Valley’s Anderson takes 6th in 50 free, 8th in 100; Moolenaar 7th in diving, 8th in 50 free BY VAL TSOUTSOURIS Sports Editor, RTC The...
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Feb 124 min read
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Strycker scores 20, McKaig adds 9 as Pioneer advances to sectional final
BY VAL TSOUTSOURIS Sports Editor, RTC Makenna Strycker Mia McKaig Girls...
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Feb 82 min read
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RTC area girls basketball sectional schedule – Feb. 4-8
Class 2A, Sectional 38 at Lewis Cass QUARTERFINALS (TUESDAY) Lewis Cass 47, Eastern (Greentown) 14 Oak Hill 48, Wabash 36 SEMIFINALS...
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Feb 81 min read
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Valley’s Anderson, Culver’s Lute qualify for 2 sectional finals
Pioneer’s Moolenaar, Colford also advance to finals BY VAL TSOUTSOURIS Sports Editor, RTC Girls swimming Tippecanoe Valley sophomore...
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Feb 75 min read
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RTC area basketball scoreboard – Feb. 6
BOYS Rochester 64, Southwood 38 Tippecanoe Valley 47, Western 45 Pioneer 34, North Judson 29 Winamac 70, Rensselaer 47 Triton 70, Argos...
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Feb 71 min read
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RTC area girls basketball sectional schedule – Feb. 4-8
Class 2A, Sectional 38 at Lewis Cass QUARTERFINALS (TUESDAY) Lewis Cass 47, Eastern (Greentown) 14 Oak Hill 48, Wabash 36 SEMIFINALS...
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Feb 71 min read
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Strycker’s 20, Pioneer’s 2-3 zone key sectional win over Caston
Lady Comets go 0 for 14 from 3-point range BY VAL TSOUTSOURIS Sports Editor, RTC Makenna Strycker Kynzie...
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Feb 65 min read
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RTC area girls basketball sectional schedule – Feb. 4-8
Class 2A, Sectional 38 at Lewis Cass QUARTERFINALS (TUESDAY) Lewis Cass 47, Eastern (Greentown) 14 Oak Hill 48, Wabash 36 SEMIFINALS...
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Feb 61 min read
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RTC area girls basketball sectional schedule – Feb. 4-8
Class 2A, Sectional 38 at Lewis Cass QUARTERFINALS (TUESDAY) Lewis Cass 47, Eastern (Greentown) 14 Oak Hill 48, Wabash 36 SEMIFINALS...
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Feb 51 min read
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Pioneer’s Guffey, VanMeter, Abadines advance to regional
Panthers place 8th while Rensselaer wins 8th straight sectional BY VAL TSOUTSOURIS Sports Editor, RTC Boys wrestling The Pioneer boys...
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Feb 42 min read
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RTC basketball scoreboard – Jan. 31
BOYS Rochester 60, Northfield 44 Tippecanoe Valley 50, LaVille 33 Caston 42, Pioneer 39 Winamac 58, West Central 53 Lakeland Christian...
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Feb 11 min read
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RTC area girls basketball sectional schedule – Feb. 4-8
Class 2A, Sectional 38 at Lewis Cass QUARTERFINALS (TUESDAY) Lewis Cass vs. Eastern (Greentown), 6 p.m. Oak Hill vs. Wabash, 7:30 p.m....
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Feb 11 min read
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Popejoy scores 18, Winamac beats Pioneer in OT on late Kroft 3-pointer
Strycker scores 21 for Lady Panthers on senior night, McKaig adds 11 BY VAL TSOUTSOURIS Sports Editor, RTC Kandace...
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Jan 302 min read
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Girls basketball: Rochester gets first bye since 2008, awaits Oak Hill or Wabash
Valley draws W. Noble, Pioneer to face Caston, Argos seeks 3rd win over Triton, Culver draws Lady Bobcats, Winamac gets Knox BY VAL...
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Jan 275 min read
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Lady Panthers win Kitchen Classic in OT thriller over Rossville
BY VAL TSOUTSOURIS Sports Editor, RTC Girls basketball Pioneer 49, Delphi 47 (OT, Jan. 4): Makenna Strycker scored a career-high 29...
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Jan 254 min read
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Pioneer girls basketball roundup: Strycker scores 17, Hathaway 10 in loss to Peru
BY VAL TSOUTSOURIS Sports Editor, RTC Makenna Strycker Kynzie Hathaway...
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Jan 251 min read
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RTC area basketball scoreboard – Jan. 24
GIRLS West Central 32, Pioneer 30 BOYS Manchester 70, Rochester 45 Winamac 55, Caston 42 Pioneer 42, West Central 37 Triton 65, Argos 29...
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Jan 251 min read
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RTC area basketball standings
TRC girls Whitko 7-0, Wabash 7-1, ROCHESTER 5-2, Maconaquah 4-2, Northfield 4-2, Lewis Cass 3-4, Peru 2-5, Northwestern 1-5, Manchester...
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Jan 231 min read
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Pioneer boys basketball roundup: Despite big 4th quarter, Panthers fall to Carroll
Perry, Quillen score in double figures in win over DeMotte Christian BY VAL TSOUTSOURIS Sports Editor, RTC Boys basketball Carroll...
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Jan 222 min read
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NM ends Winamac’s run of 6 straight Hoosier North titles
Winamac’s Jones, Bedwell, Wolford, Garner, Pioneer’s VanMeter, Culver’s Markley, Buschman win individual crowns BY VAL TSOUTSOURIS Sports...
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Jan 213 min read
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Sports postponements: Rochester-Caston boys game moved to Jan. 28
Bi-County girls-boys doubleheaders moved to Wednesday BY VAL TSOUTSOURIS Sports Editor, RTC The following area sporting events scheduled...
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Jan 211 min read
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RTC area basketball scoreboard – Jan. 17
GIRLS Caston 45, Bethany Christian 21 Culver 42, Triton 38 BOYS Rochester 58, Lewis Cass 55 Argos 40, Oregon-Davis 37 Triton 72, Culver...
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Jan 191 min read
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Pioneer boys basketball roundup: Quillen scores 26, but Panthers fall to Frontier
BY VAL TSOUTSOURIS Sports Editor, RTC Boys basketball Frontier 56, Pioneer 50 (Monday): Aidan Quillen scored 26 points, and Noah Miller...
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Jan 152 min read
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At her Witt’s end: Strycker to play for D3 school in Ohio
BY VAL TSOUTSOURIS Sports Editor, RTC Pioneer senior Makenna Strycker signs to continue her basketball and academic careers at Wittenberg...
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Jan 152 min read
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Strycker, McKaig star again as Pioneer wins 9th straight
BY VAL TSOUTSOURIS Sports Editor, RTC Makenna Strycker Mia McKaig Michelle...
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Jan 153 min read
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