Nate Pace

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Syracuse Baseball Team to Join Fort Wayne League

Dec 13, 2024 | inkfreenews.com | Nate Pace

An adult Wawasee baseball team is being put together to play in the Fort Wayne Baseball Federation. The team will take part in games starting in early May of 2025 and is currently selecting a team name for the summer season. The Fort Wayne Baseball Federation typically plays their games at Carrington Field. The FWBF is an amateur league that has featured former and even future Major League Baseball players. Registration is $95 per player and it includes the cost of a custom jersey and hat.
Julie Mishler sets national record in home meet

Dec 11, 2024 | inkfreenews.com | Nate Pace

By Nathan PaceInkFreeNewsWawasee senior Julie Mishler is no stranger to breaking swimming records in the natatorium at the Wawasee Middle School but her new record has put the entire nation on notice. Mishler swam a 21.56 at the 50 freestyle Tuesday, Dec. 10, in the meet against Concord to set a new national high school record for the event. “I was super happy to have done that tonight,” Mishler said on the new record. “It really was an amazing experience.
Christmas parade rolls through Nappanee

Dec 7, 2024 | inkfreenews.com | Nate Pace

VIDEOBy Nathan PaceInkFreeNewsThe 2024 Christmas Celebration in Nappanee got underway Saturday, Dec. 7, with the annual Christmas parade. The parade began at Nappanee Elementary School and traveled towards downtown. The paraded featured student groups from NorthWood High School and a visit from Santa Claus.
New Wawasee girls wrestling team to host first match

Nov 9, 2024 | inkfreenews.com | Nate Pace

Wawasee girls wrestling will have their first ever home match Wednesday, Nov. 13. The Lady Warriors will host John Glenn at 6:45 p.m. and will have a special meet and greet with the community to follow. At the meet and greet, fans can meet the wrestlers and receive a commemorative poster autographed by the Lady Warriors. Girls wrestling is new as a sanctioned sport for the Indiana High School Athletic Association after a few years as an emerging sport.
Gymnastics program searching for new home

Sep 28, 2024 | inkfreenews.com | Nate Pace

By Nathan PaceInkFreeNewsThe Wawasee gymnastics program is technically alive but players and coaches feel they are in a difficult position. The September board meeting allowed the program to continue but the team has to find a venue outside of school property to host practices. The space in the auxiliary gym where the equipment was set up can no longer be set up there.
Passion for community keeps Mike Kissinger active

Sep 17, 2024 | inkfreenews.com | Nate Pace

By Nathan PaceInkFreeNewsFrom volunteering, playing sports and serving the county, Mike Kissinger has plenty on his plate to keep an active lifestyle. Kissinger has worked in the county surveyor’s office in Warsaw while assisting the North Webster Community Center where he can. “I enjoy the area, I enjoy the people. You’re not going to get rich in a government job but you sure get to meet a lot of people. I’m a big history buff.
Lakes and community make life better for Kim Jones

Aug 22, 2024 | inkfreenews.com | Nate Pace

By Nathan PaceInkFreeNewsJust when you think Kim Jones has enough on her plate she finds a way to add to it. Jones is a teacher at Syracuse Elementary but also on the the board for the North Webster Community Center. The result has been a long career in the school district while also raising her kids in a town she is happy to call home. “I loved raising my kids here. I am also the co-president of our teachers association,” Jones said. “I’m always very involved with what is going on at the school.
Firefighter Union Has Ambitious Goals For The Community

Aug 14, 2024 | inkfreenews.com | Nate Pace

By Nathan PaceInkFreeNewsWARSAW — A little more than half a year into its existence, the Warsaw Professional Firefighters Local 5461 is hopeful for its plans to pan out in the coming years. The Warsaw-Wayne Fire Territory unionized as a member of the International Association of Fire Fighters back in December. Max Kinsey serves as president for the young union is seeing the immediate benefits of the Warsaw-Wayne Fire Territory in attracting recruits and volunteers.
Wawasee athletes wait in limbo for gymnastics decision

Aug 13, 2024 | inkfreenews.com | Nate Pace

By Nathan PaceInkFreeNewsWawasee sophomore Bailey Hursey is anxiously waiting to see what the Wawasee School Corporation will do with its gymnastics team. Hursey has been wanting to play her sport for the Warriors but says communication about the program has been frustrating. Last year, Hursey says she was training for the sport before ending up switching to swimming and diving.
New golf coach Randy Woodcock ready to engage community

Aug 8, 2024 | inkfreenews.com | Nate Pace

By Nathan PaceInkFreeNewsIt has been whirlwind couple of weeks for Randy Woodcock. Woodcock accepted the head coaching job for the Wawasee girls golf team in July and in just two weeks he is already coaching the team in meets. In this short timespan, Woodcock has had members of the community reach out and congratulate him. “There is excitement and it’s nice to be part of a community that cares. Not just about the win-loss record but about the time and energy you are pouring into the students.