PLYMOUTH — Plymouth’s Lady Pilgrims threw the first punch and never looked back in taking a big win over LaPorte at home by a final of 56-45.

VALPARAISO — Plymouth Gymnastics traveled to Valparaiso High School for the Valparaiso Pairs Invitational on Saturday, Jan. 11.

ELKHART — Elkhart's North Side gym has seen its fair share of classics and last night's game will surely take it's place in that list as Plymouth's Jake Reichard buried a three at the buzzer to give the Pilgrims a 53-50 win over Elkhart Memorial.

DUNLAP - Plymouth's boys swim team dropped an NLC meet to Concord by a final of 133-49.

PLYMOUTH — Plymouth's Pilgrims continue to ride the roller coaster with a very up and down day of basketball, falling in game one of the First Source Bank Holiday Tournament by a 62-49 final to Knox then found a renewed energy in taking a solid 59-45 win over Whitko in the consolation matchup.

PLYMOUTH -- Here is the second of two articles catching up with area athletes who have continued to compete at the college level.

MENTONE — Down 16 points with 16 minutes, LaVille High School head basketball coach Michael Edison felt like his Lancers were climbing Mount Everest.

PLYMOUTH — Riley's Wildcats spoiled a festive night at Plymouth beating the Pilgrims by a 55-36 final.

Plymouth Assistant AD John Scott was honored before the game by friends, family, former players and administrators as he will retire on Jan. 2. Here current AD Michael Delp awards him with a plaque and other gifts before last night’s game at Plymouth.

LAKEVILLE — A rare Monday-before-Christmas high school girls basketball game saw two improving area teams looking for a win to show for it.

NAPPANEE — After a gut-wrenching loss on their home floor a week ago it would have been easy for Plymouth's Pilgrims to be overwhelmed with the task of playing NorthWood in "the Pit". They were anything but that, taking a big upset NLC win on the road 52-47.

NAPPANEE — Plymouth’s wrestlers fell to NorthWood in a hard fought NLC battle by a score of 40-36. 

BREMEN - If only you could carry points over from a previous game.

PLYMOUTH — Plymouth's Lady Pilgrims did everything right, but couldn't make shots fall as they fell to Warsaw by a final of 48-36.

MERRILLVILLE — Plymouth wrestlers traveled to Merrillville Saturday to wrestle in their invitational. The Rockies went 3-2 on the day in their five matches.

PLYMOUTH — A dream of a first half turned into a nightmare in the second as Plymouth’s Pilgrims were unable to hold a big first-half lead and wound up on the short end of a 51-47 final against Gary Roosevelt.

PLYMOUTH — It was the second double overtime in the last three games for Plymouth’s Lady Pilgrims with the same outcome as they fell at home to Chesterton by a 58-51 final.

PLYMOUTH — It’s unlikely that either team will have a lot for the highlight reel but the bottom line is Plymouth’s Pilgrims made plays and came away with a win at home by a 54-29 final.

NEW CASTLE – Plymouth High School graduate and current LaVille High School head basketball coach Michael Edison was one of eighteen former players named to the Indiana Basketball Hall of Fame’s 2020 Silver Anniversary Team, based on outstanding accomplishments as a senior basketball player 2…

CULVER - John R. Nelson Gymnasium was a busy place Friday night as Culver Community High School hosted a girls/boys varsity basketball doubleheader with Lakeland Christian Academy.

LAKEVILLE - The new-look Lancers came through again.

BOURBON — What a difference a day makes. Literally.

PLYMOUTH - In the course of the season it is moving forward that is the test and while the results were disappointing in a loss in the home opener to New Prairie 46-29.

PLYMOUTH - It was exactly the type of game that Triton's Lady Trojans wanted but Plymouth out dueled them in a 38-22 win in the Lady Pilgrims first home game of the season.

BREMEN - Bremen’s guard-heavy lineup was up to the task Tuesday night.

HAMLET — It's a common theme when you talk to a great coach about his career. Their success is always somebody else's fault and it's for a very good reason — the great coaches know that it took a lot of very special and very dedicated athletes — and parents along the way to get you where you are.

BREMEN — Erin Coffel has signed a letter of intent to attend the University of Kentucky where she will play softball for the Wildcats.

HAMLET — Oregon-Davis #6 ranked (1A) Lady Cats took a big win on a Friday night defeating LaVille by an 85-28 final, but not to bury the lead, it marked win number 400 for Oregon-Davis head coach Terry Minix, a milestone reached by only eight other current girls coaches in Indiana.

GOSHEN — Plymouth’s co-champs of the NLC placed six first team members on the all conference squad and Rockie coach John Barron shares coach of the year honors in the NLC.

MISHAWAKA - Although it was not an ‘A’, the Plymouth girls basketball team still received high marks in an early season test Thursday night.

NEW CARLISLE - If there was a script for a perfect championship game Plymouth and New Prairie played it out on Friday, they only thing that could have been better for Rockie fans would have been a happy ending at they fell to the Cougars by a 35-27 final.

LAKEVILLE - It was a night of firsts at Dale E. Cox Gymnasium Thursday night.

SOUTH BEND - Buckle up Plymouth basketball fans because if the rest of the season goes like the girls opening game did, it’s going to be a wild ride.

CULVER - In a world of win-at-all-costs athletic programs oftentimes led by overzealous coaches, here is a feel-good story you will want to hear.

FISHERS - Mission accomplished.

ARGOS — Most teams go as far as their point-guard will take them.

SOUTH BEND - After a physical, scoreless first-half, Argos soccer fans were singing in the rain by the end of the second as the Dragons defeated the Lakewood Park Christian Panthers, 2-0, to win the Class A high school boys semi-state friendly at South Bend Saint Joseph High School Saturday.

PLYMOUTH — It was a strange contest at Plymouth in round one of IHSAA playoff action as the Rockies came away with their highest point total of the year in a 54-28 win over Kankakee Valley.

Football

ARGOS — When Argos takes the field on for semi-state action on Saturday it will be another in a long line of successful seasons the school has had in the sport of soccer over the years.

The second season for high school football begins this Friday with sectional openers in five of the six classes. (Class 6A begins Nov. 1) Besides every team starting over in the state tourney, the reshuffling of sectional alignments has added some new teams to the mix for area teams - with s…

NAPPANEE — It was a disappointing end to Plymouth's season with road loss at NorthWood's Jim Andrews Field by a final of 40-20.

Glenn falls to Wildcats

BREMEN - The postseason is a new season and the Bremen volleyball team took advantage of it Thursday night.

INDIANAPOLIS — The 47th Annual IHSAA Football State Tournament presented by the Indianapolis Colts is set to begin Oct. 25 with first-round games in all classes except 6A which has the week off. Sectional semifinal games will be played on Nov. 1, sectional championship games on Nov. 8, regio…

SOUTH BEND - South Bend Adams broke open a tie ball game with three second-half goals in five minutes to defeat Plymouth, 4-2, in the Class 3A Sectional 3 boys soccer championship game at TCU School Field Saturday.

PLYMOUTH — A cold and rainy night in Indiana fall has not always been good for Plymouth facing off with Goshen in football but on this night, the Rockies would take care of business and move one step closer to an NLC title with a senior night win 36-6.

PLYMOUTH - With a fourth "key" game in a row in the rearview and another just up ahead Plymouth's Rockies have some other unique hurdles as they come down the home stretch of the season.