Here are some photos from the West Noble Middle School year-end band concert, led by director Moorea Douglas. Photos provided by Michael Campbell.
Read about their adventure in Tennessee here:
https://www.westnoble.k12.in.us/article/2934187
West Noble Unified Track completed its season this afternoon as part of the Fort Wayne North Sectional.
The Chargers finished eighth overall as a unit, five spots outside the top three qualifiers for the regional. Homestead, Fort Wayne Carroll and Columbia City were the team qualifiers from the meet.
The events were all done in flights and scores were accumulated from those flights based off times/distances. West Noble had four entrants place in the top two in their respective flights.
Dulce Vega was first in her heat of long jump at 9-4.75 and Mia Vega was also tops in her flight of shot put at 18-9. Grace Zeigler was second in a 100 dash flight at 22.93, and West Noble's 4x100 relay team of Dominic Miller, Riley Barth, Isabella Kimmel and Dulce Vega were also second in their flight at 1:06.53.
Well done this season!
Action photos are from West Noble's lone home meet this past Wednesday against Wawasee, and the tent photo is from this morning in Fort Wayne.
You are going to want to be around on June 13 as one of the top wrestling coaches around is running a clinic at West Noble.
See the flier for details on how you can get better under the leadership of legendary Chad Red!
The West Noble High School Athletic Department is hosting its annual Golf Outing at Maxwelton Golf Course in Syracuse..
The entry fee is $400 for a team of 4. This outing has been a great way to enjoy a round a golf with friends, alumni or family at a great course for a great cause. We always have a great selection of Raffle Prizes to choose from during the post round dinner. We laugh a lot and there have been a lot of great memories made. We must limit the field to just 28 teams so please don't hesitate to sign up. This field was filled up last year! Prizes will be awarded to teams that finish in the top three as well as the 14th and 15th placed teams. We have plenty of other contests as well such as Long Drive, Closest to the Pin and Longest Putt. Some teams have even chosen to dress in unique outfits to show their team spirit.
Please contact Tom Schermerhorn for more information or to register a team at (260) 894-1948 or email schermerhornto@westnoble.k12.in.us. All proceeds will go to the West Noble HS Athletic Department for the benefit of our student athletes and coaches. There are also great sponsorship opportunities for businesses or individuals. Please look at the attached flyer. Thanks for your support and of course as always... Go Chargers!
Register with this link
History was made Friday evening in Kendallville!
For the first time in 35 years, and for just the second time ever, West Noble is celebrating a sectional championship in girls tennis! The Lady Chargers knocked off Lakewood Park, 4-1, Thursday evening, then came back to the county seat to face East Noble in the finals.
East Noble quickly went up 1-0 with a two and one win at one doubles, but West Noble got one back with a one and love win from Natalia Riegsecker at one singles. East would retake the lead with a two and one win at three singles, setting up the drama.
At two singles, Ava DeLong navigated a 6-3 win in the first set, and despite needing five spars at deuce in at championship point, DeLong tied up the score with a 6-1 capper. Her adjustments in her approach won't show up in the box score, but forcing East Noble's hand on defense was key to the win.
All eyes then turned two dubs, as Darcy Ritchie and Aubrey Hilbish weathered a 7-4 tiebreaker to take the first set, breaking the spirit of the Knight duo and its supporters. A clinical 6-1 in the second set off a celebration a long time in the making, and gave West Noble its first sectional title in any sport since 2023, when boys soccer held the trophy.
West Noble continues onto the Fort Wayne Carroll Regional, where it will face Fort Wayne Dwenger in one of the semi-finals. Fort Wayne Carroll and Angola meet in the other semi-final. Matches are scheduled to begin around 4:15 p.m. at the Carroll Tennis Complex.
Congrats to our champions, and now let's take it to Dwenger!
Xy'Mire Barnes-Bridges claimed the Chargers' only title of the night, sailing 21-8 to win the long jump. Barnes-Bridges was just 1.5" short of tying the program record in his best attempt of the night.
Dustin Richardson claimed a pair of runner-up finishes, beginning his journey back to the IHSAA State Finals in the high jump with a clearance of 6-4 and was also second in the 100-meter dash at 11.16. Jackson Christlieb competed in his first sectional as a freshman, and was impressive in taking third in the 400 (51.46) and Ethan Yates added a third in discus (145-1), the two also making the regional round with Richardson and Barnes-Bridges.
West Noble may get a phone call with its 4x100 relay, which was fourth, as was Graysen Ruch in the mile, in what was a stacked and fast four laps around the track.
Congrats to the Chargers, and good luck to everyone who advanced another week!
Read about Kayle's storied track journey here:
https://www.westnoble.k12.in.us/article/2928503
Read about Mason's decision to join Marian baseball here:
https://www.westnoble.k12.in.us/article/2928484
https://www.westnoble.k12.in.us/article/2928482
https://www.westnoble.k12.in.us/article/2923629
Kayle Jordan added a second title for the Lady Chargers, repeating as champion in the shot put. Jordan set the standard in the prelims with a throw of 39-5, and no one was able to catch her as the senior will enter the regional as one of the favorites.
Trinity Parson kept her senior season alive, helping the 4x800 relay to a third-place finish and then was second in the mile run.
West Noble finished third as a team, chasing both Lakeland and champion East Noble.
Congrats to all of the Lady Chargers that have at least one more meet to chase State glory!
Super fun way to wind down the school year!
We have some more good news on the academic side at West Noble High School!
Freshmen Charlotte Hawkey and Lyla Becker took the AAPPL Spanish test (ACTFL Assessment of Performance toward Proficiency in Languages) and they did amazing. They got achieved the intermediate level so far. They had taken Spanish for two years and received extra help after school this year. They went above and beyond to someday reach the requirements to obtain the Indiana Certificate of Multilingual Proficiency.
Congratulations to both on their dedication to their learning trajectory at West Noble!
Sixth grade through high school all performed three-song medleys, the sixth and seventh grades also coming together to perform 'Better Together' and the eighth and high school ensembles also combining to close the night with 'Stronger Together'.
Each of the grades were also presented with year-end awards from choir director Sarah Sponseller, who has absorbed the high school choir this semester along with her work with the middle schoolers.
Great show overall, keep working hard!
Registration fliers are attached, or contact coach Willems at willemsh@westnoble.k12.in.us or (574) 635-0525.
The five-team bracket at East Noble has the Lady Chargers taking on Lakewood Park Christian Thursday in one of the semi-finals. A win will have West Noble back in Kendallville Saturday morning for the finals.
It's been a great regular season, but let's break that 34-year drought and get that second team title!
Go Chargers!
