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Val T.
2 days ago2 min read
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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Val T.
2 days ago2 min read
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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Val T.
2 days ago3 min read
Strycker, McKaig star again as Pioneer wins 9th straight
BY VAL TSOUTSOURIS Sports Editor, RTC Makenna Strycker Mia McKaig Michelle...
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Val T.
3 days ago1 min read
Sports postponements: Winamac girls, boys basketball, wrestling postponed
Also postponed: Pioneer girls basketball, swimming, wrestling BY VAL TSOUTSOURIS Sports Editor, RTC The following area sporting events...
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Val T.
6 days ago1 min read
RTC basketball scoreboard – Jan. 10
GIRLS North Miami 42, Winamac 36 BOYS Rochester 60, Whitko 44 Tippecanoe Valley 67, John Glenn 37 Caston 55, Culver 28 Argos 50, Bethany...
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Val T.
Jan 101 min read
Strycker scores career-high 30, McKaig adds career-high 21 as Pioneer routs Frontier
BY VAL TSOUTSOURIS Sports Editor, RTC Makenna Strycker Mia McKaig...
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Val T.
Jan 62 min read
Caston’s girls wrestlers both advance to regional; Pioneer’s Layman also moves on
BY VAL TSOUTSOURIS Sports Editor, RTC Girls wrestling Both wrestlers representing Caston advanced to the regional from the inaugural...
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Val T.
Jan 34 min read
McKaig scores 20, Strycker flirts with triple-double as Pioneer tops Taylor
BY VAL TSOUTSOURIS Sports Editor, RTC Mia McKaig Makenna Strycker Kynzie...
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Val T.
Jan 36 min read
Pioneer boys finish 5th at Indiana Kitchen Classic
Rine scores 19, Miller 15 in win over Frankfort; Rine has 21 in win over N. Montgomery BY VAL TSOUTSOURIS Sports Editor, RTC Boys...
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Val T.
Dec 21, 20241 min read
RTC basketball scoreboard – Dec. 20
GIRLS Culver 62, South Bend Career Academy 4 BOYS Northwestern 43, Rochester 31 Tippecanoe Valley 58, Peru 41 Bremen 44, Caston 39...
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Val T.
Dec 19, 20241 min read
Rochester’s Beck among 8 area players to receive All-State football honors
BY VAL TSOUTSOURIS Sports Editor, RTC Football Rochester’s Brant Beck, Tippecanoe Valley’s Brock Derf and Grady Moriarty, Caston’s Parker...
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Val T.
Dec 19, 20242 min read
Winamac draws Frankfort, Pioneer gets Taylor in Kitchen Classic
BY VAL TSOUTSOURIS Sports Editor, RTC Basketball Winamac will travel to Frankfort, and Pioneer will host Taylor in girls-boys basketball...
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Val T.
Dec 18, 20246 min read
Strycker, McKaig carry Pioneer from 15 points down to top Caston
Douglass scores 18, but Lady Comets miss 10 FTs, commit 26 turnovers BY VAL TSOUTSOURIS Sports Editor, RTC Makenna Strycker ...
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Val T.
Dec 18, 20244 min read
Strycker’s triple-double keys Pioneer rout of LaPorte
McKaig leads with 15, Haselby also scores in double figures BY VAL TSOUTSOURIS Sports Editor, RTC Makenna Strycker ...
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Val T.
Dec 14, 20241 min read
RTC area basketball scoreboard – Dec. 13
GIRLS Tippecanoe Valley 50, Jimtown 17 Winamac 44, Argos 39 Culver Academy 48, Culver 19 BOYS Rochester 59, North Judson 43 Carroll...
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Val T.
Dec 12, 20245 min read
All-RTC4 football: Rochester’s 2-way star Beck is RTC Player of the Year
BY VAL TSOUTSOURIS Sports Editor, RTC RTC4 Football Player of the Year Brant Beck Brant Beck often had the ball on offense. Brant Beck...
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Val T.
Dec 12, 20244 min read
All-RTC4 volleyball: Brynn for the win: Culver star is RTC4 Player of the Year
BY VAL TSOUTSOURIS Sports Editor, RTC RTC4 Volleyball Player of the Year Brynn Berndt Brynn Berndt was there for every big kill, every...
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Val T.
Dec 11, 20242 min read
All-RTC4 girls golf: Sectional, regional champ Bailey is Golfer of the Year
BY VAL TSOUTSOURIS Sports Editor, RTC RTC4 Girls Golfer of the Year Olivia Bailey The Rochester girls golf team could not go a week...
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Val T.
Dec 11, 20243 min read
All-RTC4 girls cross-country: After strong finish, Rochester’s Calloway is Runner of Year
BY VAL TSOUTSOURIS Sports Editor, RTC RTC4 Girls Runner of the Year Allyson Calloway Rochester’s Madilyn Calloway was our RTC4 Runner of...
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Val T.
Dec 11, 20243 min read
All-RTC4 boys cross-country: Hoosier North champ Dodt from Pioneer is 3-time Runner of Year
BY VAL TSOUTSOURIS Sports Editor, RTC RTC4 Boys Runner of the Year Leighton Dodt He did not make it back to the IHSAA state finals like...
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Val T.
Dec 7, 20241 min read
RTC basketball scoreboard – Dec. 6
GIRLS Culver 40 at Lakeland Christian 28 BOYS Rochester 55, Winamac 44 Tippecanoe Valley 68, Knox 21 West Central 87, Argos 64 Culver 43,...
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Val T.
Dec 6, 20245 min read
Rim-arkable: Miller’s 3-pointer gets favorable bounce, helps Pioneer down Lewis Cass
Rans, Rine, Quillen also score in double figures as Panthers advance to Cass County title game BY VAL TSOUTSOURIS Sports Editor, RTC...
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Val T.
Dec 6, 20244 min read
Pioneer girls rally from 16 down to take lead before falling in OT
Strycker scores 11, McKaig 10, but Lewis Cass wins BY VAL TSOUTSOURIS Sports Editor, RTC ROYAL CENTER — Makenna Strycker scored 11...
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Val T.
Dec 5, 20242 min read
12 area football players named All-Hoosier North
7 others named honorable mention BY VAL TSOUTSOURIS Sports Editor, RTC Football Twelve area football players were named to the...
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Val T.
Nov 26, 20245 min read
Pioneer boys basketball preview: Move-in Quillen joins Rans in backcourt as McKaig sees more ‘natural lineup’
BY VAL TSOUTSOURIS Sports Editor, RTC ROYAL CENTER — Drew McKaig led the Pioneer boys basketball team in scoring, rebounding, assists and...
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Val T.
Nov 23, 20241 min read
RTC area girls basketball scoreboard – Nov. 22
John Glenn 42, Tippecanoe Valley 30 Trinity Greenlawn 46, Argos 39 Three Rivers Conference Lewis Cass 57, Northwestern 20 Elwood 43,...
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Val T.
Nov 20, 20241 min read
Strycker tallies 16, McKaig adds 11 in Pioneer loss to Clinton Central
BY VAL TSOUTSOURIS Sports Editor, RTC Girls basketball Clinton Central 51, Pioneer 38 (Tuesday): Makenna Strycker scored 16 points, and...
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Val T.
Nov 14, 20242 min read
Despite big 2nd half from Strycker, McKaig, Pioneer falls to Southwood
BY VAL TSOUTSOURIS Sports Editor, RTC Girls basketball Southwood 48, Pioneer 43 (Tuesday): Makenna Strycker scored a game-high 18 points,...
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Val T.
Nov 13, 20242 min read
Culver’s Berndt named Hoosier North MVP
Pugh, Overmyer, Pioneer’s Nies, Shaffer, Winamac’s Rausch also make all-conference BY VAL TSOUTSOURIS Sports Editor, RTC Volleyball...
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Val T.
Nov 12, 20243 min read
Strycker scores 10, but Pioneer drops opener to Tri-County
BY VAL TSOUTSOURIS Sports Editor, RTC WOLCOTT — Makenna Strycker scored 10 points, but the Pioneer girls basketball team lost to host...
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Val T.
Nov 9, 20245 min read
Pioneer girls basketball preview: Strycker, McKaig among top returnees as McWherter begins second coaching stint
BY VAL TSOUTSOURIS Sports Editor, RTC ROYAL CENTER — David McWherter and Dale Samuels might be names synonymous with Pioneer basketball....
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Val T.
Nov 9, 20241 min read
RTC football scoreboard – Nov. 8
Taylor 28, Pioneer 6 (1A, 42) Three Rivers Conference Maconaquah 17, West Lafayette 14 (3A, 27) Indiana Northern State Conference Knox...
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Val T.
Nov 9, 20245 min read
‘12 made plays:’ Harris stars as Taylor beats Pioneer for first sectional title
Rans runs for 116 yards, scores lone Panther TD on first-quarter sneak BY VAL TSOUTSOURIS Sports Editor, RTC ROYAL CENTER — Javionne...
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Val T.
Nov 8, 20243 min read
Week 12 preview: Pioneer seeks sectional title against Taylor
BY VAL TSOUTSOURIS Sports Editor, RTC Taylor (6-5) at Pioneer (8-3), 7 p.m. (Winner plays LaVille-North Judson winner in a Class 1A...
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Val T.
Nov 4, 20243 min read
Week 11 roundup: Parker, Omondi score TDs, but Garrett relies on ground game to beat Valley
Pioneer upsets No. 3 Carroll; top-ranked Judson blanks Culver again BY VAL TSOUTSOURIS Sports Editor, RTC Football Garrett 42, Tippecanoe...
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Val T.
Nov 2, 20241 min read
RTC football scoreboard – Nov. 1
Eastern (Greentown) 28, Rochester 24 Garrett 42, Tippecanoe Valley 13 Pioneer 49, Carroll (Flora) 7 North Judson 58, Culver 0 Three...
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Val T.
Nov 1, 202412 min read
Week 11 preview: Rochester to have Eagle eye on Eastern QB
Valley gets undefeated Garrett at home; Pioneer to travel to undefeated Carroll; Culver gets rematch with undefeated Judson BY VAL...
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Val T.
Oct 29, 20245 min read
Week 10 roundup: Big rushing games from Parker, Derf key Valley’s win over Woodlan
Pioneer eliminates Caston behind Rans; Taylor eliminates Winamac; Culver knocks S. Central out of sectionals again BY VAL TSOUTSOURIS...
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Val T.
Oct 29, 20243 min read
Dodt, Bowditch break 17 minutes, but season ends at Brownsburg regional
BY VAL TSOUTSOURIS Sports Editor, RTC Cross-country Pioneer senior Leighton Dodt and sophomore teammate Dane Bowditch broke the 17-minute...
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Val T.
Oct 25, 20242 min read
RTC football scoreboard – Oct. 25
Rochester 46, Elwood 0 Tippecanoe Valley 51, Woodlan 25 Pioneer 20, Caston 7 Taylor 35, Winamac 12 Culver 44, South Central (Union Mills)...
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Val T.
Oct 25, 202411 min read
Week 10 preview: Zebras begin sectional vs. struggling Elwood
Valley to face unusual Woodlan offense; Pioneer seeks another win over Caston; Winamac to face ‘Titan’ic opponent; Culver hopes that S....
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Val T.
Oct 23, 20241 min read
Nies has 8 kills, but Pioneer falls to Tri-County in sectional semis
BY VAL TSOUTSOURIS Sports Editor, RTC https://team1sports.com/rtctv4/?B=1451456 Volleyball Tri-County def. Pioneer, 25-15, 25-10, 25-15...
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Val T.
Oct 23, 20244 min read
Boys: Dodt runs 16:44, joins Bowditch, Cooper as regional qualifiers
Girls: Caston’s Rogers, Hernandez-Rios, Lowe, Pioneer’s Jamerson advance as individuals BY VAL TSOUTSOURIS Sports Editor, RTC Pioneer...
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Val T.
Oct 21, 20244 min read
Week 9 roundup: Despite forcing 4 turnovers, Valley still falls to Bremen
Wolford’s 4th quarter TD runs list Winamac past Caston, Pioneer falls to No. 1 Judson; Hite stars for Culver in loss to S. Central BY VAL...
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Val T.
Oct 19, 20241 min read
Volleyball sectional schedule – Oct. 15-19
Class 2A, Sectional 38 at Southwood QUARTERFINALS Wabash def. Rochester, 25-21, 19-25, 25-22, 25-16 (Tuesday) Manchester def. Eastern...
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Val T.
Oct 19, 20243 min read
Pioneer relies on strong frosh to sweep DeMotte Christian, advance to semis
Demond has 13 kills, Shaffer adds 6 aces, 11 digs BY VAL TSOUTSOURIS Sports Editor, RTC Keirsten Nies ...
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Val T.
Oct 19, 20242 min read
RTC football scoreboard – Oct. 18
Maconaquah 30, Rochester 14 Bremen 24, Tippecanoe Valley 10 Winamac 16, Caston 11 North Judson 60, Pioneer 18 South Central (Union Mills)...
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Val T.
Oct 18, 20246 min read
Week 9 preview: Rochester seeks 4th straight win vs. Mac, TRC title
Valley defense to focus on star receiver Graverson; Pioneer to host No. 1 North Judson for Hoosier North share; Caston to host Winamac;...
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Val T.
Oct 17, 20241 min read
Volleyball sectional schedule – Oct. 15-19
Class 2A, Sectional 38 at Southwood QUARTERFINALS Wabash def. Rochester, 25-21, 19-25, 25-22, 25-16 (Tuesday) Manchester vs. Eastern...
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Val T.
Oct 16, 20244 min read
Week 8 roundup: McGrew kicks FG in Caston’s 69-3 loss
No. 8 Pioneer falls to No. 9 Triton; Winamac scores season high in win over S. Central; Culver falls to North Miami BY VAL TSOUTSOURIS...
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