REGION COLLEGIANS: Lew Wallace’s Gardner earns GLVC top male honors in track

Lew Wallace grad Robert Gardner was named the Great Lakes Valley Conference’s men’s Track Athlete of the Year after he guided the University of Indianapolis to its fourth straight conference title.

Lew Wallace vs Rosevelt, High School Challenge

Roosevelt's Rodney Hawkins pitches for the Panthers as they take on Lew Wallace on Friday in the 11th annual High School Challenge at U.S. Steel Yard.

Lew Wallace vs Rosevelt, High School Challenge

Lew Wallace's Taay McCain returns safely to first base while Roosevelt's Larry Hopkins covers the bag in the first inning of the Hornets' 15-1 victory at U.S. Steel Yard.

Class 3A Plymouth Regional: Lew Wallace vs Andrean

Lew Wallace's Charles Cooper tries to stop Andrean's Skyler Moss in Saturday's Class 3A Plymouth Regional semifinal.

Class 3A Plymouth Regional: Lew Wallace vs Andrean

Andrean's Skyler Moss scores in Saturday's Plymouth Regional semifinal against Lew Wallace.

Class 3A Plymouth Regional: Lew Wallace vs Andrean

Lew Wallace's Charles Cooper brings the ball down court in Saturday's Class 3A Plymouth Regional semifinal loss to Andrean.

Class 3A Plymouth Regional: Lew Wallace vs Andrean

Andrean's J.J Bosak scores over Lew Wallace's Charles Cooper in Saturday's Class 3A Plymouth Regional semifinal.

Class 3A Plymouth Regional: Lew Wallace vs Andrean

Running into resistance, Andrean's D.J. Gonzalez passes off the ball in Saturday's Class 3A Plymouth Regional semifinal.

Lew Wallace boys win fourth consecutive sectional

HAMMOND | In the realm of common, angry, flying insects, only bees lose their stingers and die.

Panthers, Gladiators reach Griffith girls sectional final

GRIFFITH | One superior quarter of playoff basketball was all it took for Griffith to go from the brink of a nail-biter to the brink of a fifth consecutive sectional championship.

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Lew Wallace girls basketball players run sprints during practice on Thursday in Gary.

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Lew Wallace freshman Brittany Dotson shoots a layup during practice on Thursday in Gary.

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Lew Wallace girls basketball coach Omar Vazquez passes the ball during practice on Thursday in Gary.

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Lew Wallace senior Alexa Dennie, left, and sophomore Ashantii Mays, right, work on thier shooting form during practice on Thursday in Gary.

West Side shows it’s the best side in win over Lew Wallace

GARY | With 10 days between games, West Side had time to read and re-stoke the internet trash talk leading up to its showdown game featuring the last two traditional public high schools in Gary.

Thieves steal cheerleaders' laptops, cellphones, cash

GARY | Thieves stole personal laptops, cellphones and cash from Wirt/Emerson Academy for Visual and Performing Arts cheerleaders during a Friday pep rally, team members said.

DOUG ROSS: Planning a legacy for Hoosier bicentennial

Each of the three candidates for governor is focused on the state's most immediate need: jobs. But what about later in the four-year term, after -- we all hope -- the economy has recovered?

Man on parole in fatal 1997 Lew Wallace homecoming shooting killed in crash

GARY | A 35-year-old Portage man on parole for the fatal 1997 shooting of a pregnant woman at a Gary homecoming game was killed early Tuesday in a single-car crash in Gary.

Wesby showcased at IBA All-Stars

GARY | The Gary Splash may have been knocked out of the IBA playoffs in the semifinals Saturday night, but the hometown crowd got to see one of its native sons during All-Star festivities at the Genesis Center on Sunday.