The Journal Gazette

The Journal Gazette is a daily newspaper based in Fort Wayne, Indiana, that is distributed every morning except Sunday. It competes for readership and advertising across a region that spans 15 counties.

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Komets raise over $30,000 in season-end jersey auction

1 day ago | journalgazette.net | James Krause

After their season ended Saturday in the second round of the Kelly Cup playoffs, the Komets and their fans gathered Tuesday for the final chapter of the 2024-25 season. The Komets played host to their annual postseason jersey auction at the Memorial Coliseum Expo Hall, raising money for charity while allowing players to give back to the fans. "Not a lot of organizations are lucky enough to have a fan base like this," Komets coach Jesse Kallechy said.
Fort Wayne Community Schools keeps position on payroll through donation

2 days ago | journalgazette.net | Ashley Sloboda

An $80,000 donation will keep a case manager for homeless students on staff at Fort Wayne Community Schools for another year. The school board on Monday approved the one-year contribution from the United Way of Allen County. The money covers the salary and fringe benefits of one person for the next academic year. The position – which helped 116 students this school year – was originally supported by federal coronavirus relief dollars.
Education Notebook: Fort Wayne students ready to showcase musical talents honed through Philharmonic program

3 days ago | journalgazette.net | Ashley Sloboda

About 200 students from three Fort Wayne Community elementary schools will perform together this week on a college stage. The 6:30 p.m. Wednesday concert at Purdue University Fort Wayne won’t be the first time the Forest Park, South Wayne and Waynedale students will show off their musical talents honed through the Fort Wayne Philharmonic’s Club Orchestras program, which comprises Club O and Club Kid-O.
Weekend College Roundup: Mastodons fall in softball final, Hoosiers in softball tourney, more

3 days ago | journalgazette.net | Dylan Sinn

Grace Hollopeter went 2 for 2 with a pair of walks and drove in two runs, but Purdue Fort Wayne softball fell to Robert Morris 4-2 in eight innings in the Horizon League Championship final Saturday in Cleveland. The No. 4 seed Mastodons finished their season 21-26, their best season since 2014. They were in the HL tournament final for the first time since they joined the conference in 2021.
TinCaps pound Cubs for second series win in a row

3 days ago | journalgazette.net | Dylan Sinn

Braedon Karpathios belted a pair of homers and drove in six, Nerwilian Cedeño had three hits, and the TinCaps rolled to their 10th win in 13 tries, a 10-3 thumping of South Bend on Sunday at the Cubs' Four Winds Field. The victory sent Fort Wayne (19-14) to a series victory, four games to two, its second series triumph in a row.
Komets left pondering the ones that got away after series loss to Walleye

3 days ago | journalgazette.net | James Krause

The Komets’ postseason run had been over for less than an hour, but coach Jesse Kallechy already knew what he’d be thinking about all summer: Game 5 of the Central Division finals series against the Toledo Walleye at Memorial Coliseum on Thursday. It was a game that saw Fort Wayne outshoot the Walleye 35-12 but lose to a goal by Colin Swoyer with 23.1 seconds left that put the Komets’ Kelly Cup playoff run in major jeopardy.
Komets have season ended by Toledo's star studded line in Game 6

4 days ago | journalgazette.net | James Krause

TOLEDO — Somehow, Toledo Walleye forward and ECHL MVP Brandon Hawkins was a background character for most of the Central Division finals series against the Komets. That is until Saturday in Game 6 when his presence mattered the most. Hawkins assisted on four goals, including a lob pass that led to Tyler Spezia’s second goal in a 5-3 win on Saturday at the Huntington Center to clinch the series 4-2.
IndyCar: Alex Palou maintains dominance with fourth win in five races

4 days ago | journalgazette.net | Dylan Sinn

Alex Palou continued his early-season dominance on the IndyCar circuit, winning the Sonsio Grand Prix on Saturday on the Indianapolis Motor Speedway road course for his fourth victory in five races. Palou is the first driver since Sebastien Bourdais in 2006 to win four of the first five races in a season. The 28-year-old from Spain has won the Sonsio three years in a row, an event record. “I cannot describe the amazing season we’ve had so far,” Palou told IndyCar.com.
Postgame blog: Komets fall to Toledo, ending series and season

4 days ago | journalgazette.net | James Krause

TOLEDO — The Komets' season is over after falling to the Toledo Walleye 5-3 on Saturday at the Huntington Center, losing the Central Division finals series 4-2. The first period saw the Walleye penalized four times for eight minutes while the Komets were penalized twice for four minutes. Despite the majority of the period being spent with one team on a man advantage, neither team could get on the board. James Stefan gave the Komets a 1-0 lead 35 seconds into the second period with a goal.
TinCaps shut out in loss to Cubs

4 days ago | journalgazette.net | Dylan Sinn

The TinCaps managed only three hits and two walks and struck out 12 times in a 5-0 loss to South Bend at the Cubs' Four Winds Field on Saturday. Fort Wayne (18-14) had already clinched a split of the six-game set and can still win the series with a victory Sunday. The TinCaps slipped two games back of first-place West Michigan in the Midwest League East ahead of their series with the Whitecaps next week at Parkview Field.