Valpo boys track regional features trio of double-winners

VALPARAISO | Local track stars had their chance to shine Friday night in the weather-delayed Valparaiso Regional.

Portage edges Valpo; Merrillville routs M.C. at Class 4A LaPorte baseball sectional

LAPORTE | With Kevin Jones and Devin Bafia dealing, it figured to come down to one play between Portage and Valparaiso in Friday's Class 4A LaPorte Sectional.

Portage, Hobart to meet for C.P. softball sectional title

CROWN POINT | Most of the time you can't hit what you can't see. Or what you haven't seen much of.

JIM PETERS: LaPorte's baseball pride has taken a hit

Schreiber Field remains a mecca for high school baseball, one of the best prep venues for the sport you can find.

Valparaiso tennis player Kelly Kennedy perseveres through injury

An injury to the sacroiliac joint in her pelvis left Kelly Kennedy wondering if she would even make it to the prep tennis court this spring.

Portage baseball team wears blue jerseys to support assistant coach Dixon

PORTAGE | For most of the baseball season, Bob Dixon has left his home each weekday morning and driven to the University of Chicago Hospital for radiation laser therapy as part of his prostate cancer treatment.

Portage sprinter Blake impressive in return at boys track sectional

PORTAGE | If there's anything that Jeron Blake has learned this spring, it's patience.

JIM PETERS: Chesterton baseball team honors Bob Lambert

If you've followed Northwest Indiana prep baseball this season, you know Chesterton's improbable run to the Duneland Athletic Conference title has arguably been the top story line of the spring.

Valparaiso hurdler Marciniak making long strides

The first thing you notice about Josh Marciniak is the long, flowing mane of blonde hair that he started growing out last year.

C.P. wins to remain in DAC baseball hunt

CROWN POINT | Every time Valparaiso punched, Times No. 2 Crown Point punched back one run harder.

Valparaiso's Willing a crucial part of tennis team's success

Rachel Willing remembers sitting in the stands watching her big brother Collin play tennis for Valparaiso.

Chesterton holds off Crown Point in key DAC baseball win

CROWN POINT | Chesterton shortstop Corey Rusboldt was playing his normal position with one out and the bases loaded in the bottom of the seventh. It turned out to be a good thing for the Trojans.

John Snyder resigns as Chesterton football coach to join Valparaiso University football staff

Joining the Valparaiso University football staff brings John Snyder back to his coaching roots, to the reason he first came to Northwest Indiana a quarter century ago.

Portage's Pizer rises to top of area 800 ranks

Paige Pizer's rise in the middle-distance ranks has been a case of "I know I can" rather than "I think I can."

Piatt’s gem gives KV split with Portage

DEMOTTE | It was hard for Times No. 4 Portage softball coach Lisa Hayes to be upbeat after Saturday’s second game of a doubleheader against host Kankakee Valley.

Portage pounds Munster softball team

PORTAGE | Kiley Jones did it all. She got the big hit. She pitched the complete game. She even tallied the game-clinching RBI single.

Seymour guides Lake Central past Portage softball team

Lake Central coach Jeff Sherman learned Thursday morning that the Times No. 2 Indians drew rival Munster in the first round of the upcoming Highland Sectional.