Munster's Jessica Rooth

Munster junior Jessica Rooth sets to make a backhand shot during the Munster Sectional semifinals last Thursday.

Prep girls tennis Munster Sectional Semifinal.

Munster junior Jessica Rooth returns the ball during the Munster Sectional Semifinal match Thursday night.

Prep girls tennis Munster Sectional Semifinal.

Highland senior Vanessa Madrigal makes a backhand shot during the Munster Sectional Semifinal match Thursday night.

Munster junior Jessica Rooth

Munster junior Jessica Rooth has dealt with a back injury this season. Recently, she returned to her No. 1 singles spot.

Munster junior Jessica Rooth

Munster junior Jessica Rooth earned a confidence boost with a straight-set win over Highland's Vany Madrigal in the sectional semifinals.

Prep girls tennis Munster Sectional Semifinal.

Highland senior Vanessa Madrigal prepares for a backhand shot during the Munster Sectional Semifinal match Thursday night.

Prep girls tennis Munster Sectional Semifinal.

Highland senior Vanessa Madrigal gets ready to hit the ball during the Munster Sectional semifinal match Thursday night.

Hammond Civic Center hopes to host a regional next season

Renaldo Thomas looked around the Hammond Civic Center on Tuesday night and was impressed, an hour before his Roosevelt Panthers played Griffith in the Class 3A Hammond Sectional.

Lew Wallace, Hammond will play in title game at Civic Center

HAMMOND | In the first two minutes of the fourth quarter of Friday's boys basketball sectional semifinal, Lew Wallace turned a two-point lead against Griffith into a win.

West Side corrals Hammond boys in last regular season game

GARY | With Hoosier Hysteria right around the corner, teams are making their final preparations for a deep postseason run.

Fourth-quarter surge sparks Niners

MERRILLVILLE | Andrean's boys basketball team hasn't converted a dunk in the last two years.

Bowman over .500 with win

GARY | A win is a win, especially when it gets a team over .500.

'Cats get hot from beyond the arc to beat Calumet boys

HAMMOND | Michael Kirkendall came to Hammond two years ago. The sky was the limit on the transfer from Lew Wallace. Big things were expected.

E.C native Garcia, Maldonado lift Merrillville to 9th straight title

EAST CHICAGO | Adam Garcia couldn’t hide the excitement.

Hammond 'super sizes' it in easy GLAC win or Morton

HAMMOND | Morton and host Hammond were looking for a "push" Friday night, like two marathon runners welcoming that cup of ice water in the face heading to the finish line.

Wallace rolls its tide all over Hammond boys

HAMMOND | Christmas is over. The unofficial start of the second half of the boys basketball season tipped off Tuesday night around Indiana.

Hammond Civic Center gets IHSAA sectional back

It's kind of like Elvis returning to Graceland. Today.

Hammond boys prevail on Kirkendall's game-winner

HAMMOND | Michael Kirkendall didn't have a good Saturday offensively, but when he converted, he made the most of it in the most crucial times.

Hammond's Hamilton racing toward the light

HAMMOND | On March 27, 2010, Levon Hamilton and his Lew Wallace teammates stood in a dark tunnel, their collective pulse racing out of control. Then, the steps began, forward, into an arena filled with bright light.

Hammond's Vortice sparks 'Cats in Indianapolis

INDIANAPOLIS | Hammond's boys basketball program in recent years has been kind of like your weird uncle who shows up on Christmas Eve, then never leaves. The Wildcats have spent almost all of their time close to home.