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Even with the weather expected to be cold and dry Friday, organizers for the Twinkle Light Parade, Central Park Holiday Light Display and related activities are still hoping for a good turnout in downtown Warsaw.

The long drive home from Indianapolis Saturday night after the Tiger football game afforded me the opportunity to do some deep thinking.

The fire has burned inside the Decatur Central Hawks since the moment it sparked. The fire began when the Hawks suffered a 33-6 loss to Fort Wayne Snider in the 2023 Class 5A state title game.

With the Warsaw football team immersed in a historic run in the football playoffs, some historical perspective on how we got here is necessary.

Warsaw football coach Bart Curtis and leadership of the athletic department and the high school participated in the annual state finals football coaches meeting and media day at Lucas Oil Stadium on Monday.

For the first time ever, the Warsaw football team will play for a football state championship Saturday at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis. 

Without question, the biggest game in Warsaw football history was played Friday night at Fisher Field. The stakes were simple: win, and head down to Indianapolis to represent the northern half of Indiana in the state championship game. After disposing of the No. 1 and No. 2 5A teams in the state the two previous weeks, the Tigers once again had their hands full with No. 3 Merrillville.

Since Adam and Eve were escorted out of the Garden of Eden, human beings have been on a search to find the secret of success.

History was made on two separate occasions at Fisher Field Friday night. The first was simple — by having the game at home, the Warsaw Football team played host to a regional contest for the first time in school history.

Revenge is a dish best-served cold.