Portage goes extra innings to win 4A softball semistate championship

WEST LAFAYETTE | Portage had flown under the radar for most of the regular season and did the same in the state tournament.

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Bishop Noll bounces Boone Grove in Class 2A Whiting baseball regional

WHITING | According to Bishop Noll senior Chad Mateja, he just wants to do his job and help his team win.

Portage softball advances to 4A semistate championship

WEST LAFAYETTE | Portage didn’t get any hits off Northridge’s Haley Nixon until the sixth inning.

Hanover's loss to Fairfield in Class 3A semifinal was a drag

MONTICELLO | For five innings Ashley Yoways was unhittable. The junior pitcher for Hanover Central had a no-hitter and a 3-0 lead in the semifinal of the Class 3A Twin Lakes Semistate.

Elkhart Christian overcomes, holds off Morgan Township in Class A Caston baseball regional

FULTON | When Jason Dorshorst rolled the dice with Ryan Klikus against Washington Township in the sectional, it came up seven.

Klikus' competitive fire fuels Morgan Township baseball team

It was third or fourth grade. Bailly Elementary School classmates Ryan Klikus and Zac Ryan were working on their multiplication skills. To make studying a little more interesting, they put 60 seconds on a timer to see who would get done first.

Hanover's Davis is allowed to play in softball semistate

Hanover Central will have first-basemen Kori Davis in the lineup for Saturday's Class 3A Twin Lakes Semistate game against Fairfield.

STEVE HANLON: The man behind the mission

CEDAR LAKE | Larry McMillen is like the absent-minded professor of region softball. His resume is like bin Laden, hard to find, perhaps hidden in some cave somewhere.

Wright's defense has been a mainstay for Boone Grove baseball team

It was his glove that earned Jake Wright a starting position as a freshman, when Boone Grove won a sectional title. Three years later, it's his glove that has kept him there, helping the Wolves to another crown.

Hanover's Dawson leads the way with great talent and a free spirit

CEDAR LAKE | Ivy Dawson owns a bird. His name is Horatio. She brings it to every Hanover Central softball game.

Yoways wills Hanover Central to softball regional championship

CEDAR LAKE | Unchecked anger is a big problem on this planet. It causes a lot of bad things.

Storm stops Hanover's Yoways' no-hitter in Class 3A softball regional

CEDAR LAKE | So far so good for the Hanover Central Wildcats. And junior pitcher Ashley Yoways.

Cherokees roll to second consecutive baseball sectional title

WASHINGTON TOWNSHIP | No one really wanted to say it, but last Wednesday's 1-0 victory by Morgan Township over state-ranked No. 3 and host Washington Township was really the championship game in this Class A sectional.

Host Boone Grove wins Class 2A baseball sectional title

PORTER TOWNSHIP | When Boone Grove pitcher Dean Hill found out Monday that the sectional championship was being postponed a day, he had one message for his coach: give me the ball.

Griffith's Adams a proven winner for Panthers

Sammi Adams is like Red Auerbach. Winning isn't a thing. It is the only thing.

Hanover's Balkema leads Wildcats to shocking softball sectional title

CEDAR LAKE | People shouldn't be surprised when they see Melissa Balkema on the center of the stage. The sophomore from Hanover Central has been there for much of her life.

Dougherty shutout leads Morgan into Washington Township baseball sectional final

WASHINGTON TOWNSHIP | Once Joe Dougherty got a lead, his confidence grew along with his ability to hit the strike zone.

Boone Grove's Hill outduels Hebron's Joyce in Class 2A sectional semifinal

PORTER TOWNSHIP | In a pitching duel between Boone Grove’s Dean Hill and Hebron’s Kyle Joyce, Hill allowed more hits and had fewer strikeouts, but he had the advantage where it mattered most: the scoreboard.