Judi Warren, class of 1980, was named Indiana's first Miss Basketball her senior year of high school for her contributions to Warsaw High School's state-championship-winning girls' basketball team. Warren then matriculated at Franklin College in 1976, where she was a part of the basketball and field hockey teams. Franklin's women's basketball team, coached by Ruth Ann Doub Callon, class of 1952, won three state championships during Warren's time. Warren graduated in 1980 and her first job out of college was teaching physical education at South Dearborn High School. Eventually, Warren started coaching in addition to teaching, with much success coming in the 1994-95 season when she led Carmel High School to the state championship.
The story of Judi Warren and the Warsaw Tigers is featured in chapter six of the ebook, Hoosiers: The Fabulous Basketball Life of Indiana.
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Two pictures show Judi Warren and Kathy Stricker playing basketball, while the caption describes the two as “one of the best backcourt tandems in the state during the past two years.” It states Stricker and Debbie Henkle were...
The article previews the district tournament championship the Franklin College women’s basketball team will be playing in. Judi Warren is quoted discussing the responsibility of being team captain and how the team misses Kathy...
Judi Warren is the subject of a short article in the school newspaper, The Franklin. Warren had just begun attending Franklin College and the article focused on how she had been named “Miss Basketball” when her high school team...
This article from The Franklin highlights the field hockey team's second-place finish in the region and anticipated play in the Division II national tournament. Judi Warren was the leading scorer and co-captain, and coach Jenny...
Tom Deer, women's sports information director for Franklin College, recounts the women’s basketball season and success in the postseason. The team, referred to as the Grizzlyettes, went 18-0 and claimed the Indiana State Small...
Franklin College’s women’s basketball team won their third state championship in four years after defeating Butler University in the Indiana Association of Intercollegiate Athletics for Women tournament. Judi Warren, who scored...
Franklin College’s women’s basketball team won its second straight Indiana small college tournament, and the men’s team won the NAIA District 21 championship for the second time in three years. Judi Warren scored 12 points in...
Franklin College’s women’s basketball team was honored by the Indiana General Assembly for their successful season in which they won the state’s small college tournament. The photo shows the team standing as Senator Robert...
