Josh Patterson

1 week ago | journalgazette.net | Josh Patterson

Fort Wayne FC steamrolled through USL League Two’s Valley Division the past two seasons, amassing a combined record of 18-2-4 and scoring 51 goals while allowing just 13. That success has propelled the club into the conversation as one of the top clubs in League Two. If early returns serve as any indication, it’s also served as a motivator to other clubs within the division to rise to that level.

2 weeks ago | journalgazette.net | Josh Patterson

Following the lead of girls wrestling and boys volleyball, two sports enjoying their first year as fully sanctioned sports by the IHSAA, girls flag football was approved this month as an emerging sport by the state’s high school athletic sanctioning body. Wanting to see the sport receive full sanctioning, the Indianapolis Colts have pledged $1 million as part of their “Road to 100” campaign, offering to fund 100 programs in high schools to help the sport become an IHSAA-sanctioned sport by 2028.

2 weeks ago | journalgazette.net | Josh Patterson

LEXINGTON, KY. – While Friday’s game atmosphere for Fort Wayne FC more closely resembled a scrimmage against Lexington SC on Field 3 at the LSC Athletic Complex in Lexington, Kentucky, the USL League Two Valley Division co-leaders played a match befitting the main stadium immediately north in battling to a 1-1 draw Friday night. “It’s just a really good game with two really good teams,” Fort Wayne FC coach Mike Avery said.

3 weeks ago | journalgazette.net | Josh Patterson

While Cara Beth Lee’s professional travels have taken her far from her native Fort Wayne, the assistant medical director in the medical affairs department at Comagine Health in Seattle will return for her second season in the National Pickleball League as one of three players with ties to the Summit City. The third NPL season kicked off Friday with its first of five event weekends, with teams playing at two sites – Columbus and Los Angeles.

3 weeks ago | journalgazette.net | Josh Patterson

Despite dominating possession for lengthy stretches of Sunday’s non-divisional friendly, Fort Wayne FC found everything except a goal. Oliver Moller-Jensen eventually broke the deadlock, scoring twice in the final 10 minutes as Fort Wayne FC knocked off fellow USL League Two side Sueño FC 2-0 in front of an announced crowd of 1,136 at Bishop D’Arcy Stadium on the campus of the University of Saint Francis. “We created a lot, and that’s our first objective,” Moller-Jensen said.