Noll's Trost resigns to return home for coaching job in Utah

Bishop Noll boys basketball coach Drew Trost is looking forward to returning home to Salt Lake City, where he accepted the coaching position at Juan Diego Catholic High School, making the announcement on Thursday afternoon.

Andrean's Cunningham interviewing for college post in Montana

Carson Cunningham led Andrean to the Class 3A Northern Semistate in March. After the 68-63 overtime loss to Fort Wayne Concordia and the coming loss of nine seniors, the Purdue grad was asked if he would return as the 59ers coach.

High school all-stars get a quarter pounding in McLegends

HARVEY | Tim Zasada looked at the rosters and knew it was a little slanted. The 1990 Hammond grad's premonition proved true Saturday afternoon at Thornton High School.

STEVE HANLON: 'Stepping down' on the critics

For all you knuckle-draggers crawling out of your caves, here is a sentence for you. And for all you Nike-wearing troglodytes, this applies to you, too.

Hebron OKs contract for fire station design

HEBRON | With money commitments from Porter County and the town's Redevelopment Commission, the council decided to plunge ahead with plans for building an addition to the fire station.

Munster's Schlotman named to Indiana All-Star team

Michael Schlotman lead Munster to an undefeated regular season, the No. 1 ranking in the state in every poll and a sectional championship.

STEVE HANLON: Dusting off a boys hoops notebook

All good things must come to an end, a famous philosopher once said. And rightly so, I must add.

Andrean's Davidson ends career as one of 59ers' best ever

MERRILLVILLE | The resume is impeccable. The numbers are insane.

The Times 2013 Boys Basketball All-Area Team

FIRST TEAM

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?

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

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.

Greyhounds run past Pirates

LAFAYETTE | There just wasn’t much Merrillville could do to get catch up against the Class 4A defending state champion Carmel on Saturday in the Crawley Center at Lafayette Jeff.

Greyhounds execute to perfection

LAFAYETTE | Carmel's game plan for Merrillville in Saturday's Class 4A Lafayette Jefferson Semistate was executed to perfection.

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.