West Side's Johnson leads Cougars to historic win at Highland boys track sectional

HIGHLAND | Depth is a great asset in boys track sectionals. Insane speed is right there with the large numbers when trophies are being handed out.

Highland invite with close, late finish

HIGHLAND | It was after 10 p.m. on a school night and unseasonably cold, but Andrean's 1600 relay team mustered enough strength to win the final event of Wednesday's Highland invitational and grab a share of first place with East Chicago Central.

Warriors fall short of goals at Hillcrest Classic

COUNTRY CLUB HILLS | Crete-Monee boys track coach Brian O'Donnell doesn't have expectations for his team.

Chesterton's Zosso aiming for pole vault title

Before his senior year even started, Justin Zosso already knew how and where he wanted it to end.

JIM PETERS: Seven is the magic number for Kouts' Keller

Chatting with Stephen Keller after the basketball regional semifinals at Triton, I made a remark about the Kouts senior clearing 7 feet in the high jump this spring.

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Scouting area boys track teams

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Bowman's Strickland signs on at Indiana for track, and maybe football

Bowman Academy senior Cornelius Strickland signed his National Letter of Intent at Indiana University on Wednesday morning. The track star said it was a dream come true.

Strickland snags two top five finishes at State

BLOOMINGTON | Bowman's Cornelius Strickland was on a mission Friday.

State Notebook: EC relay team basks in emotional finish

BLOOMINGTON | After only sending one team to a state championship, the East Chicago Central 1,600-meter relay team ran for not just themselves, but for their school and city Friday at the 108th IHSAA Boys' Track and Field State Championships.

LaPorte beats out Chesterton, Valpo in 3,200 relay

BLOOMINGTON | The goal all year had been to medal at state.

Valpo's Kittridge finds hurdling success at a young age

In one sport, the idea is to get past the obstacle, by whatever means necessary.

Chesterton makes it two regional track titles in a row

PORTAGE | Chesterton had never won a boys track regional until last year. The Trojans made it two in a row on Friday night, capturing the Valparaiso Regional title.

Strickland strikes gold

PORTAGE | Lightning struck twice Friday night in the Portage Regional, and it had nothing to do with the overcast skies.

1A state track: Beecher's 3,200-meter team relay qualifies

Beecher's Griffin Nykaza had a little mishap Thursday at the IHSA Class 1A state meet at Charleston, but said he will be back in action Saturday for the finals.

Illiana Christian's Matt Hall headed back to state

When Illiana Christian's Matt Hall set goals for this weekend's Class 2A track meet at Eastern Illinois University, he displayed a team-first attitude.

Portage's Best among the area's top quarter-milers

There's a love-hate relationship between Alvin Best and the 400-meter dash.

Lake Central captures Morton track sectional by more than 40 points

HAMMOND | After falling off last year, Lake Central boys track is again the champion of the Morton Sectional, running away with a 40.5 point win over the field Thursday.