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Mark Jaworski
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Husband, father, son. Boston bred. Hoosier formed.
Sports Editor/The Journal Gazette in Fort Wayne
Northeastern University graduate
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Saint Francis women's basketball was picked to win the Crossroads League, the conference announced. The Cougars have finished second each of the last two seasons and were 30-5 overall in 2025-26.
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Saint Francis women's basketball picked to win Crossroads League; Grace the men's favorite
The Crossroads League released its conference projections and its preseason all-league teams for men's and women's hoops.
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October 15, 2026 at 12:56 AM
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Fort Wayne Football Club needs just two points in its final two matches – both at Ruoff Mortgage Stadium – to qualify for the USL League One playoffs in its first season in professional soccer.
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Fort Wayne FC facing desperate foe
Fort Wayne Football Club needs just two points in its final two matches – both at Ruoff Mortgage Stadium – to qualify for the USL League One playoffs in its
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October 15, 2026 at 12:55 AM
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As the college football season passes its midway point, Purdue has something it has not possessed in years: momentum.
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"Gotta come with it": Streaking Purdue takes on slumping Washington
As the college football season passes its midway point, Purdue has something it has not possessed in years: momentum. The Boilers face Washington on Friday.
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October 15, 2026 at 12:53 AM
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Time management is crucial to winning games in the NFL and the ability to do it correctly usually leads to keeping or losing a coaching job.
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Jaws' NFL Picks: Week 6
If you can keep your head when all about you
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October 15, 2026 at 12:51 AM
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It hasn’t been the easiest season for Bellmont so far, but the Braves weren’t ready to end it just yet.
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Bellmont comes from behind to beat Bishop Luers in volleyball sectional opener
It hasn't been the easiest season for Bellmont so far, but the Braves weren't ready to end it just yet.
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October 14, 2026 at 3:42 AM
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David Dowling’s Zoom call with the U.S. Power Soccer management team in July started very similarly to a call in 2023, but ended, to Dowling’s relief, very differently.
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Power soccer player used rejection as fuel to make World Cup roster
Fort Wayne's David Dowling did not get to travel with the US team to the power soccer World Cup in 2023, but made the roster for this year's Cup in
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October 14, 2026 at 12:30 AM
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South Adams football standout Wesley Summersett will play collegiately at Purdue, he announced, flipping a previous commitment to Bowling Green.
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Tuesday's College Notebook: South Adams' Summersett commits to Purdue, more
From a South Adams star committing to Purdue to Indiana basketball landing an in-state recruit, the Journal Gazette looks at college sports news from Tuesday.
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October 14, 2026 at 12:29 AM
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There are breakout games and then there is the performance Harold Mack Jr. put on against Miami (Ohio) last season.
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"Chose to win": Wayne's Harold Mack leads MAC-leading Eastern Michigan
Harold Mack is one of the MAC's premier receivers, a big-play threat for an Eastern Michigan team that sits all alone in first place.
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October 14, 2026 at 12:28 AM
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It was painful at the moment, but Jack Gorniak thought he’d avoided a catastrophic injury during a training camp practice last season.
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Gorniak back up and running after missing last season
After a fractured shoulder kept him out for a year, Jack Gorniak is back and has been standing out again in training camp.
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October 14, 2026 at 12:28 AM
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Corte Wallace scored two goals and Alan Herrera had another as No. 20 South Side (15-2-2) defeated Warsaw 3-2 in the Class 3A Huntington North final to win their first sectional title since 2015.
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Saturday's soccer sectional roundup: South Side tops Warsaw
Corte Wallace scored two goals and Alan Herrera had another as the No. 20 Archers (15-2-2) defeated Warsaw 3-2 in the Class 3A Huntington North final.
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October 11, 2026 at 4:53 AM
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For the first 80 minutes of the Class 2A Concordia Sectional final Saturday night, Concordia and Leo were locked in a scoreless draw.
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Concordia boys top Leo in PKs to win third sectional in four years
Concordia beat Leo 5-4 in a penalty shootout to win its third sectional in four years and advance to the regional semifinals against West Noble.
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October 11, 2026 at 4:50 AM
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Fort Wayne Football Club put itself on the precipice of a USL League One playoff berth with a 1-0 victory Saturday over Union Omaha at Morrison Stadium in Omaha, Nebraska.
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Ugly scenes mar signature win for Fort Wayne FC
Fort Wayne Football Club put itself on the precipice of a USL League One playoff berth with a 1-0 victory Saturday over Union Omaha in Omaha, Nebraska.
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October 11, 2026 at 3:06 AM
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Saint Francis posted some gaudy offensive numbers in a 70-7 win over Judson on Saturday in front of an announced crowd of 500 at Dawson Field in Elgin, Illinois.
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Saint Francis roars past Judson
Saint Francis posted some gaudy offensive numbers in a 70-7 win over Judson on Saturday in front of a crowd of 500 at Dawson Field in Elgin, Illinois.
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October 10, 2026 at 11:09 PM
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Consider Notre Dame ready for bigger tests.
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Notre Dame demolishes Stanford, stays unbeaten; Walton shines
Jonaz Walton turned in the best day in Notre Dame history for a true freshman RB and No. 3 Notre Dame rolled, 58-7.
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October 10, 2026 at 11:08 PM
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Someone was going to make history at the Homestead Boys Tennis Semistate on Saturday.
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Carroll boys tennis beats Bluffton to earn first trip to state finals
The No. 13 Carroll boys tennis team defeated Bluffton 5-0 to punch their ticket to the state finals for the first time.
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October 10, 2026 at 11:08 PM
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High School Football: Week 8 Highlights
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High School Football: Week 8 Highlights
High School Football: Week 3 Highlights
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October 10, 2026 at 4:19 AM
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With his players gathered around him on Adams Central’s Minnich Field, Bluffton coach Brent Kunkel told his Tiger that no previous team in Bluffton history would’ve won that game on Friday night.
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Bluffton pulls out historic win over Adams Central to claim ACAC title
Bluffton (8-0, 6-0 ACAC) held on for a 36-28 victory over Adams Central (5-3, 3-2) – the first over the Flying Jets since 2009 – and clinched its first ACAC
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October 10, 2026 at 4:18 AM
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When Jenn Sylvester started her career with the TinCaps as an intern in 2015, she never imagined an announcement such as Friday’s was possible.
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Jenn Sylvester becomes Fort Wayne baseball's first female general manager
The TinCaps officially named Jenn Sylvester as the team’s new general manager. The 33-year-old from Michigan is the first woman to hold the position in Fort Wayne's history of professional
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October 10, 2026 at 4:18 AM
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Columbia City defensive coordinator Kasey Blake must have felt what many at Friday’s game against Leo felt: the opening drive of the second half would prove critical in swinging momentum.
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Blocked punt, five rushing TDs push Columbia City to big win over Leo
Columbia City's Jace Pettigrew blocked a Leo punt in the endzone that was recovered by Jordan Hargrove for a touchdown, propelling the Eagles to a 49-28 win.
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October 10, 2026 at 3:07 AM
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Komets goaltender Nathan Day stopped all 17 shots he faced over two periods in his team's 4-2 win over the Wheeling Nailers on Friday at the WesBanco Arena in Wheeling, West Virginia.
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Komets secure preseason win over Wheeling
Komets goaltender Nathan Day stopped all 17 shots he faced over two periods in his team's 4-2 win over the Wheeling Nailers on Friday.
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October 10, 2026 at 2:57 AM
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Carroll's win over Northrop, coupled with Homestead’s victory at North Side, handed Carroll its fourth SAC title in the last six seasons.
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Friday's high school football roundup: Carroll seals SAC scoring several ways
Carroll's win over Northrop, coupled with Homestead’s victory at North Side, handed Carroll its fourth SAC title in the last six seasons.
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October 10, 2026 at 2:56 AM
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Notre Dame may have found an answer to its run-game concerns in the form of a 5-foot-9, 214-pound true freshman, who broke out against North Carolina.
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Irish freshman running back Walton ascending in backfield
Notre Dame may have found an answer to its run-game concerns in the form of a 5-foot-9, 214-pound true freshman, who broke out against North Carolina.
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October 10, 2026 at 12:21 AM
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South Side and Warsaw took different paths to victory on Thursday evening.
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South Side thumps Columbia City, Warsaw gets last-minute goal over Homestead
South Side and Warsaw took very different paths to victory on Thursday evening.
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October 9, 2026 at 3:31 AM
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Stephen Daley did not expect to be here.
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Legal fight (mostly) behind, IU's Stephen Daley is back to wreaking havoc
After months of rehab and a multitude of courtroom twists and turns, Indiana defensive end Stephen Daley is once again piling up TFLs for the unbeaten Hoosiers.
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October 9, 2026 at 12:17 AM
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There are just two weeks left in the regular season, and there seems to be a clear pecking order established in each of our local leagues.
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High School Football Week 8: Power Poll
There are just two weeks left in the regular season, and there seems to be a clear pecking order established in each of our local leagues.
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October 9, 2026 at 12:16 AM