Bowman, Bishop Noll use pressure to win sectional openers

UNION TWP. | If you want to win the Class 2A Wheeler Sectional, you have to break a full-court press.

Washington Township boys set school wins record

KOUTS | This one was over not long after the player introductions.

Quick starts from Edwards, Brown power E.C.

CROWN POINT | E.C. Central opened the boys basketball game fast, then did just enough to fend off a pesky Crown Point team 66-56 in a matinee Saturday.

Hobart nabs girls hoops season opener over Cardinals

EAST CHICAGO | Autumn Beal's goal is to break Hobart's steal record.

Morton uses running game to rout E.C. Central

EAST CHICAGO | Morton coach Roy Richards told his players all week leading up to their sectional semifinal matchup with Times No. 9 E.C. Central that experience would be a key factor.

Bombers ground Eagles to advance

RENSSELAER | Rensselaer defensive lineman Luke Robertson extended his hand and helped Bowman Academy's quarterback Antonio Pipkin off the Harrison Field turf after one of four sacks Friday night.

STEVE HANLON: E.C.'s Fairley live on The History Channel

LaRunte Fairley is 5-foot-8, 165 pounds. Not the kind of numbers you expect to see shining under the lights on a Friday.

Bowman survives a thriller against River Forest

GARY | Bowman proved its mettle at River Forest on Friday night.

E.C. Central recovers for second-half win

HAMMOND | The E.C. Central football team was in a position in Friday's sectional that it hadn't seen most of the season: tied at halftime.

E.C. Central players say train is just starting to roll

EAST CHICAGO | It's been a tough year to be Jim Pickett. First, he had to take over for a legend in Griffith when Russ Radtke left for New Prairie. Nobody treasures the idea of taking over for a big name.

Cardinals' RB rotation dominates

EAST CHICAGO | The Bowman Academy Eagles couldn't keep up with East Chicago Central's run game Friday night.

E.C. Central stomps Wallace

GARY | It was a quick start Friday for Times No. 9 East Chicago Central.

Unbeaten Boone football team pulls away from Bowman Academy

Cody Poynter rushed 28 times for 240 yards to lead Times No. 10 Boone Grove to a 34-12 victory over Bowman Academy on Friday night.

E.C. Central punishes Clark in rout

EAST CHICAGO | Now in its second year in Class 4A, E.C. Central is the subject of some whispers around the Region that they might grab the program's first-ever sectional championship.

EC Central blasts Gavit in Carter's return to action

HAMMOND | LaRunte Fairley meet the endzone. Endzone meet LaRunte Fairley.

Bowman wins shortened game called due to lightning

James Taylor's 3-yard run in the second quarter Friday night helped Bowman Academy defeat Indianapolis Howe 8-7 in a game shortened by lightning.

Hammond dominates Bowman

HAMMOND | Bowman Academy came into Hammond riding high on a 2-0 record, but had no answer for the Wildcats' quick-strike capability Friday night.

Cardinals find playmakers to come through

GARY | With E.C. Central’s Martayveus Carter sitting out due to a one-game suspension, the Cardinals needed to find some playmakers in the absence of their best offensive player.

Lake Central defeats East Chicago Central in rout

EAST CHICAGO | What looked like a competitive game for the first two quarters turned ugly during the second half Friday night at East Chicago Central.

Bowman's Strickland breaks record in 100, also wins 200 at Valpo Regional

VALPARAISO | With a robust south wind at Cornelius Strickland's back, the 100-meter dash record was in serious jeopardy at Thursday's Valparaiso Regional.