Penn opens the 2017 Football Class 6-A playoffs on the road at Valparaiso on Friday, Oct. 27. 

Penn is fourth in the state in most sectional Championships in Football (23) and the Kingsmen have won four consecutive Sectional Championships. Penn owns five State Championships in Football.

Penn and Valparaiso are each 6-1. 

Valpo defeated the Kingsmen 12-7 on Friday, Aug. 18, in the season opener. Penn has won six games since the season opener.

Chesterton (3-4) plays at Warsaw (4-3) in the other Sectional 2 Game. 

The Sectional 2 Championship Game is set for Friday, Nov. 3.

Admission is $6 a person.

Penn captured its 16th consecutive Sectional Championship in Boys Tennis, beating Marian, 5-0, in the Championship match on Thursday, Sept. 28. The Kingsmen beat Mishawaka, 5-0, on Wednesday, Sept. 27, to advance to the Championship match.

A.J. Antonelli highlighted the victory with a gutty 7-6 (3), 4-6, 6-2 victory at No. 1 singles against Cameron Rafinski of Marian. The match lasted nearly four hours.

Penn 5, Marian 0

Singles

1. A.J. Antonelli (Penn) beat Cameron Rafinski (Marian), 7-6, (3), 4-6, 6-2.
2. Will Thurin (Penn) beat Josh Bussan (Marian), 6-1, 6-3.
3. Aidan Sucharetza (Penn) beat Caleb Suarez (Marian), 6-0, 6-0.

Doubles

1. Eric Spaargaren/Aiden O'Day (Penn) beat Dominik Rafinski/Michael Gray (Marian), 6-2, 6-0.
2. Maity Spitters/Nick Casetti (Penn) beat Jamison Whitaker/Dustin Greer (Marian), 6-2, 4-6, 6-1.

Penn 5, Mishawaka 0
 
Singles

1. A.J. Antonelli (Penn) beat Brock Bollinger (Mishawaka), 6-0, 6-0.
2. Will Thurin (Penn) beat James Buchmann (Mishawaka), 6-0, 6-0.
3. Aidan Sucharetza (Penn) beat Uriah Liskow (Mishawaka), 6-0, 6-0.

Doubles

1. Eric Spaargaren/Aiden O'Day (Penn) beat Nathaniel Fry/Kyle Sears (Mishawaka), 6-0, 6-1.
2. Maity Spitters/Nick Casetti (Penn) beat Jacob Beshara/Dylan Armstrong (Mishawaka), 6-1, 6-2.

Penn Sophomore Lyvia Li finished 29th in the Indiana High School Golf State Championships on Saturday, Sept. 30.

Li shot a 19-over 163 (80-83) on the Prairie View Golf Club Course in Carmel, Ind.

By DELAYNE SANCHEZ

The Penn High School Boys Soccer state run starts this week with the sectionals. 

Penn will be playing at Tallman-Beyrer Field (School Field) in South Bend. The sectional includes the Kingsmen and host South Bend Adams, South Bend Riley, South Bend Clay, Mishawaka and La Porte. 

State tournament action starts on Monday, Oct. 2, at 5 p.m when Riley takes on LaPorte, followed by Clay and Mishawaka.

Wednesday's first match will be a meeting between Monday's winners at 5 p.m. followed by Penn vs. Adams at 7 p.m.

The championship match is on Saturday at 2 p.m.

Session ticket prices are $6 and Season tickets are $10, there is no charge for pre-school children who will be seated with their adult.

By ELIJAH HONESTY

Defending State Champion Penn opens the state tournament at home with a first-round Sectional game against South Bend Riley on Tuesday, Oct. 3.

The Kingsmen, who are ranked No. 2 in the nation, play Riley at 6 p.m.

Sectional Semifinal action on Thursday will feature the winner of the Penn-Riley game playing South Bend Adams at 5:30 p.m., followed by the LaPorte-Mishawaka game.

The Sectional Championship Game is set for 7 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 7.

Tickets will cost $6 for a single session and a season ticket for the entire tournament is $10.

Penn's Football team struck early and often in rolling past South Bend Clay, 58-6, on Friday, Sept. 29.

Penn led 45-0 after one quarter and led 58-0 at halftime. Clay scored on the last play of the game.

Hunter Whitlow got the Kingsmen rolling when he bolted for nine yards for a TD. Ryan Whiteman ran for the two-point PAT.

Penn's Wild Bunch defense struck for the next touchdown. Leegrand Alovili recovered a fumble in the end zone that was forced by James Morris.

Brock Boynton hauled in a seven-yard TD strike from Ryan Lynch to push the Kingsmen lead to 22-0.

Lynch connected with Zach Usenick for a 39-yard TD pass as the Kingsmen lead grew to 29-0.

Paul Moala broke loose for a 48-yard punt return touchdown.

A safety by Rockne Hurley gave Penn a 38-0 lead.

Brock Zolman's electrifying 57-yard TD run finished off the Penn scoring assault in the first quarter and made the score 45-0.

Jeremiah Gosztola scored a touchdown on a four-yard pass from Ron Powlus.

Patrick Maclin raced 18 yards to finish the Kingsmen scoring.

The Penn Boys and Girls Cross Country Teams dominated the Northern Indiana Conference Championships on Saturday, Sept. 30.

A Photo Gallery is posted below.

Penn’s Girls Cross Country Team finished the 13-team race with 27 points, followed by South Bend Adams with 61 points. Mishawaka was third with 66 points. Penn placed seven runners in the Top 15.

Lauren Frank won the NIC Girls Individual Championship for the third consecutive season. Frank ran the 5K-course at Ox Bow Park in 19:00.5.

Dani Spring of Penn was second in 19:11.5. Ellie Jankowski placed sixth in 20:02.1, and Brooke Neal placed seventh in 20:09.2

Frank, Spring, Jankowski and Neal were named first-team all-NIC.

Reagan Hoke was 11^th in 20:31.5, Aislynn Alkire was 14^th in 20:36.3, and Kayla Edgerly was 15^th in 20:37.1. Hoke, Alkire and Edgerly were each named second-team all-NIC.

“The Lady Kingsment ran strong today,” Penn coach Michael Clements said. “This was a great win to kick off the post-season for us, and I'm fired up for what we can potentially do over the next four weeks.

“The day started fantastic with most of our girls in the JV race running all-time PRs, and the Varsity fed off of that excitement with some impressive runs of their own.  It was particularly fun to see Lauren and Dani race in their last NIC meet where they were able to go 1-2 overall on their Senior Night while Ellie and Brooke were able to capture some 1st Team All-NIC accolades of their own.”

The Penn Boys Cross Country Team placed first with 33 points. New Prairie was second in the 13-team field with 84 points, and South Bend Riley was third with 87 points. Penn placed three runners in the Top 5 and five runners in the Top 15.

Penn’s Colton Shail placed second in a time of 16:21.0. Matt Long was third in 16:21.3. Curtis Cornell placed fifth in 16:33.0.

Shail, Long and Cornell were named first-team all-NIC.

Chandler Neal of Penn placed 10^th in 16:45.4, Chad Piatt was 13^th in 17:01.0, and Nick Sergeant was 20^th in 17:27.5.

Neal and Piatt were named second-team all-NIC and Sergeant was named third-team all-NIC.

Penn defeated South Bend Clay, 58-0, in high school football action on Friday, Sept. 30.

A Photo Gallery is posted below.

Coach Eric Bowers’ Penn Boys Tennis Team defeated Marian, 5-0, to win the Sectional Championship on Thursday, Sept. 28.

Penn has now won 16 consecutive Boy Tennis Sectional Championships.

A Photo Gallery is posted below.

Penn's Volleyball team Traveled to South Bend to battle Northern Indiana Conference foe South Bend Adams as the Kingsmen aimed to keep their NIC record perfect.

The Kingsmen once again dominated a conference opponent with another three-game sweep. Penn swept Adams, 25-18, 25-14, 25-11.

Alyssa Torres slammed 12 kills in the Kingsmen win. Molly Pooler and Rachel Rupert each had 6 kills.

Naomi Williams ignited the Kingsmen with 33 assists.

Rachel Hickey led Penn with 14 digs.

The Kingsmen move to 25-4 on the year, 8-0 in NIC play. The Kingsmen travel to New Prairie to face the Cougars on Wednesday.