Kankakee Valley blows out Bowman baseball team

GARY | Kankakee Valley needed only three hits to put an early end to its 10-0 five-inning win over Bowman on Saturday at U.S. Steel Yard.

Rea taught his Eagles how to respect the game

GARY | The Bowman Academy boys basketball team was having lunch. The Eagles weren't talking cocky hoops in early January. How could they?

Bowman Academy’s state-champion boys basketball team with parade, victory rally

GARY | “Started from the bottom; now we’re here.”

Bowman wins Class 2A state title

INDIANAPOLIS | Three Bowman Academy Eagles fans drove 30-plus hours to get to Indianapolis on Saturday for the Class 2A state championship game against Linton-Stockton.

CLASS 2A STATE BASKETBALL CHAMPIONSHIP: Bowman Academy flies to title

INDIANAPOLIS | Too many Eagles. Not enough Miners.

STEVE HANLON: Bowman is ready for 3A

INDIANAPOLIS | It's not like the complaints and harsh words about Bowman Academy's boys basketball program have been stated in a vacuum.

CLASS 2A STATE NOTEBOOK: Pipkin comes off the 'bench' to spark Bowman

INDIANAPOLIS | Had someone told Antonio Pipkin that he'd only play 11 minutes in Saturday's Class 2A state championship game, he probably would've choked on his Corn Flakes.

CLASS 2A STATE BASKETBALL: Point guards the unsung heroes for Bowman Academy

INDIANAPOLIS | The point guard position is near and dear to Bowman Academy coach Marvin Rea.

It's now or never for the Bowman Academy Eagles

GARY | Of the 410 schools in this year's boys basketball tournament, 406 will end their season with a loss.

Scouting the 2013 Class 2A Boys Basketball State Championship Game

Scouting the 2013 Class 2A boys basketball state finals

Bowman Academy has pressure to finally win in end

Bowman Academy players pose with their runner-up trophy last March after losing big to Indianapolis Park Tudor in the Class 2A state championship game. The Eagles play Linton-Stockton in today's 2A state final.

STEVE HANLON: This is Dillard Time

GARY | It's like Michelangelo doing graffiti on an old wall at a Gary gas station that went out of business six years ago. Or Bob Dylan singing a remake of a Katy Perry ditty.

Bowman has a Bond with Pipkin in the lineup

GARY | Antonio Pipkin was a freshman in March of 2010. His feet were firmly on one path. He didn't even know there was another road out there.

Bowman's Jackson is playing 'In the Clouds'

GARY | Linden Jackson heard someone ask a profound question once, and it has been his daily icon ever since.

Linton-Stockton's big men could cause problems for Bowman

Dess Fougerousse sums up his life pretty simply. The senior standout on Linton-Stockton's boys basketball team says his life isn't much different from the rest of his Miners, who will play in Saturday's Class 2A state championship game against Bowman Academy.

Bowman makes third trip to state in four years

INDIANAPOLIS | Joey Hart had a long chat with Clint Swan on Sunday. The two old friends who played basketball together at Dugger High School spoke about this week's final chapter of Hoosier Hysteria.

Bowman stamps return ticket to 2A state finals

HUNTINGTON | Ever watch coach Marvin Rea on the sideline? So calm, so confident. It's like he's waiting for a bus.

STEVE HANLON: Shakespeare in Chuck Taylors

HUNTINGTON | It's a question that's been asked for the past 103 years. Philosophy and Hoosier Hysteria have gone hand-in-hand since the high school tournament began.

Cunningham says he'll be back at Andrean

HUNTINGTON | There has been some bleacher chatter this winter about the future of Carson Cunningham as Andrean's head coach.

Region toughness gives grid presence to semistate qualifiers

Bowman Academy started this basketball season 2-7 — what is expected at the basketball powerhouse in Gary. Especially after a season where the Eagles ended up in Indianapolis for the Class 2A state championship game.