Mississinewa beats Tri-Central
Aug22

Mississinewa beats Tri-Central

Photos by Marc Debonis– Text by Doug Roorbach/The News Herald– The Mississinewa boys soccer team’s home opener went the Indians way Saturday morning, 4-2, when the Indians built a 4-0 lead then gave up two late goals to Tri-Central. The Indians’ senior midfielder Matthew Llorens opened the scoring in the 25th minute, senior Jimmy O’Connell added a second just over five minutes later and Mississinewa led...

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Freshman football jamboree
Aug22

Freshman football jamboree

Text by Doug Roorbach/The News Herald– County schools held a football jamboree for freshmen teams Saturday, with Mississinewa, Eastbrook, Oak Hill and Madison-Grant participating in a total of four sessions at Mississinewa High School. In the first session, Eastbrook got touchdowns by Xaine Kirby and Justin Singer and shut out the Mississinewa Indians, 12-0. Oak Hill got on the board in the second session–Nate Alston did...

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Mississinewa beats Manchester
Aug21

Mississinewa beats Manchester

Text by Doug Roorbach/The News Herald– The Mississinewa Indians opened their season Friday night with a come-from-behind 27-20 win over Manchester, sending a capacity crowd home happy. The Squires twice led by two touchdowns, but Mississinewa scored 21 points in the final 20 minutes of the game to win it. “They just kept plugging away, fighting,” said Curt Funk, head coach of the Indians, “The result at the end...

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Oak Hill defeats Marion
Aug20

Oak Hill defeats Marion

Text by Doug Roorbach/ The News Herald– The Oak Hill Golden Eagles varsity volleyball team beat the Marion Giants 3-1 Thursday night. After taking the first set easily, 25-14, Oak Hill had to come from down 24-20 in the second, scoring six straight points while Senior Serena Clock was serving to overtake the Giants, 26-24. The Giants took the third set handily, 25-13, but Oak Hill came back again to close out the match with a...

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Oak Hill JV wins over Marion
Aug20

Oak Hill JV wins over Marion

Text by Doug Roorbach/The News Herald: The Oak Hill JV beat Marion in two games; 25-18, 25-21. Ashlyn Transier and Bayli Toy both had 4 aces. Ashlyn Transier lead the team with 4 kills. Lexi Carmichael had 6 assists. To order photos email: info@grantcountysportsnetwork.com with ID code under photo and game...

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