Penn flag football state title highlights busy prep Saturday

Penn flag football state title highlights busy prep Saturday

Last Updated: October 17, 2026By

The busiest Saturday of the fall IHSAA tournament series yielded some great results for teams in the Sports Michiana coverage area.

The highlight was the Penn girls flag football team repeating as state champions in that emerging sport, as the Lady Kingsmen downed Lawrence North, 34-27. Quinn Driscoll threw five touchdown passes as Penn extended its two-year overall record to 30-0.

In other sports:

BOYS TENNIS: Top-ranked Hamilton Southeastern ended Saint Joseph’s season in the state semifinals with a 3-2 win over head coach Matt Halfpenny’s Huskies. HSE went on to win the state championship with a 4-1 triumph over Delta.

BOYS SOCCER: Fourth-ranked Goshen captures the 3A regional championship, downing Lake Central, 3-0. The Red Hawks will square off with #6 FW Carroll in the semistate next Saturday.  West Noble was eliminated from the 2A tournament with a 4-0 loss to Hammond Noll.

GIRLS SOCCER: Kira Wasiliewski’s goal is the difference as #2 Saint Joseph edges #9 Bellmont, 1-0, to capture the 2A regional crown. Saint Joseph will face Guerin Catholic in the semistate, as Guerin topped Culver Academies, 4-0.

In Class 3A, Marian and Crown Point were 2-2 and went to a shootout, where Crown Point prevailed in penalty kicks. In 1A, Fort Wayne Blackhawk ousted Trinity Academy, 3-0.

CROSS COUNTRY: At New Prairie, Penn swept both the boys and girls title. Shreya Nayee took individual honors for the Lady Kingsmen, while New Prairie’s Braden Bachmann took the boys championship.

At Ox Bow, Northridge garnered a boys-girls sweep, thanks in part to an individual title from Brayleigh Adams. Goshen’s Levi Schlegel wins the boys race

At Manchester, Warsaw’s streak of 15 consecutive boys sectional titles was snapped by Wabash, as the Apaches had four of the top five runners. The Tigers finished second on both the boys and girls side.

VOLLEYBALL: Warsaw and Penn (4A), Marian and West Noble (3A) Lakeland and Jimtown (2A), Marquette Catholic and Elkhart Christian (1A) all won sectional titles this evening. Regional sites will be announced late Saturday night or Sunday.

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