JIM PETERS: Anchors aweigh for Chesterton's Sara Tumbas

The letter from Annapolis arrived in the mail a few weeks ago while Sara Tumbas was at school.

Crown Point's Rachel Marczewski is Times Player of the Year

CROWN POINT | It would have been understandable if Rachel Marczewski's story had been the kind that left Crown Point soccer fans wondering what could have been.

Scouting the 2012 Times All-Area Girls Soccer Team

First Team

Crown Point girls advance to soccer semistate final

SOUTH BEND | Crown Point wasn't at 100 percent on Saturday.

Scouting area girls soccer regional

Class 2A

Bulldogs shock Valparaiso in final minute to capture girls soccer regional title

VALPARAISO | Out of a crowd, with time ticking away, Crown Point's Lauren O'Keefe got her right foot on the biggest shot of her life.

Wheeler falls in girls soccer regional championship

ARGOS | Less than a minute into Saturday's girls soccer regional championship game, Argos already had a one goal lead over Wheeler.

Freshman scores twice for Bulldogs, who will face Vikings in the final

VALPARAISO | It wasn't exactly Crown Point's typical path to victory, but girls soccer coach Chris Mikrut will take it.

Crown Point's Sarah Rivich

Crown Point's Sarah Rivich kicks the ball upfield during the Class 2A Crown Point Sectional semifinal last week. Rivich and her teammates will battle Munster on Saturday in the semifinal of the Class 2A Valparaiso Regional.

Wheeler sophomore midfielder Eden provides stability

There are no mysteries when Shannon Eden steps onto the soccer pitch.

Scouting area girls soccer regionals

Class 2A

Wheeler wins first girls soccer sectional title

UNION TOWNSHIP | After a handball violation in the 44th minute, Wheeler's Alexa Fratzke was awarded a penalty kick.

Munster notches shutout in winning girls soccer sectional title

EAST CHICAGO | Through six sectional games over the last two seasons, Munster hasn't allowed a single goal.

L.C. survives late attempt at comeback, advances to girls soccer regional against Valpo

HIGHLAND | Griffith tried to mount its rally in the last 10 minutes of Saturday's Class 2A girls soccer sectional, but by then Lake Central had already amassed a 4-0 lead.

Violanti goal, Kurt save get Valpo past Chesterton for girls soccer sectional title

PORTAGE | In 80 minutes of play, matches are often decided by one or two moments.

Crown Point cruises by Merrillville for girls soccer sectional title

CROWN POINT | Crown Point hoisted a girls soccer sectional championship trophy for the third time in four seasons Saturday.

C.P. shuts out Kankakee Valley to advance to sectional championship

CROWN POINT | A pair of first-half goals were enough to put the game out of reach for Times No. 1 Crown Point in its 5-0 win over No. 4 Kankakee Valley in the sectional opener Thursday.

Boone Grove advances to championship game

DEMOTTE | Times No. 9 Boone Grove advanced to the championship game of the Class A Covenant Christian Sectional with an 8-0 win over Rochester in Thursday’s second semifinal game.

Aggressive Griffith earns win, loses scorer Panthers advance to face fellow winner Lake Central in sectional championship

HIGHLAND | The girl who put Griffith into Saturday’s sectional title match won’t be on the field to influence it.

Chesterton, Valpo win to set up sectional rematch

PORTAGE | Chesterton struggled to get going against Portage on Thursday night in the opening round of IHSAA sectional play, but once the Trojans found the back of the net, they started rolling.