Celebration of Women in Sports

The Kosciusko County Historical Society will hold a community-wide festival on June 28^th honoring the county’s female athletes and giving everyone an opportunity to try various sports. The Celebration of Women in Sports Day will be held from 10-3 outside the Kosciusko County Historical Society at 121 North Indiana Street in Warsaw.  “We’re very excited about this event.  It will be a great opportunity for families to try or learn about a new sport,” director Teresa Jones said. “It’s also a fitting way to honor the history of Kosciusko County’s female athletes and their amazing achievements,” she added.

Families will have an opportunity to try pickleball, hockey, volleyball and many other sports.  Demonstrations will be led by Lake City Skiers, Relentless Brazilian Jiu Jitsu, Debra Collier’s School of Dance, and others.  The 2025 Warsaw girls’ basketball team will also be on hand to lead a free throw shooting contest and dribbling drills. Prizes will be awarded thanks to generous donations from area teams and clubs as well as Meijer.   The museum will also be raffling off many sports-related items including basketball goals.

At 10 in the morning, a ceremony will be held to honor the 1976 and 1978 Warsaw Girls Championship Basketball Teams as well as the 2015 Tippecanoe Valley Girls State Runner-ups.  This reunion will be emceed by Indiana Basketball Hall of Famer Rita Price.

The museum has been highlighting women in sports as a featured exhibit.  The exhibit includes jerseys, trophies, pictures and more from some of the county’s most prestigious athletes.  It also includes century old photographs of the county’s female athletes who paved the way for women’s sports today. The museum will be open to the public.  Admission is free and donations are appreciated.

The Celebration of Women in Sports is sponsored by Alderfer Bergen & Company Retirement Planning.