Morton boys, Gavit girls capture GLAC cross country team titles

HAMMOND | The gold hair on the side of Alex Schreiber’s head contrasts with the purple top and back, and from a distance it appears the purple stripe is a legitimate Mohawk.

JIM PETERS PREP BEAT: Wheeler christens school cross country course

The book, "The Go-Giver," is a story of an ambitious young businessman who learns that the secret to success isn't so much what you get as what you give, and the people whose lives you help in the process.

Griffith's Austin, KV girls repeat at NCC cross country meet

HOBART | She pushed, pulled, dragged, and dug.

Morgan junior Kostelnik places at Culver; Valpo boys sixth in big-school race

CULVER | Last spring, Alec Kostelnik got a taste of competing with the big boys at the IHSAA state finals in track and field.

Andrean's Becca Conley, 59ers boys reign supreme at Highland Invitational

HIGHLAND | Andrean coach Rick Torres aptly stated Lowell's Kyle Eller is running in his own world right now.

JIM PETERS: New Prairie, no sleep and long green socks

With six varsity races over a span of three hours, the New Prairie Invitational cross country extravagnza makes for a long start to a Saturday work day.

Hall wins first for Vikings at Illiana Christian cross country invitational

LANSING | Illiana Christian's Matt Hall certainly knows that with the cross country season in full swing, running times will be getting lower in the coming weeks.

Boone Grove's Chester takes 10th at state finals

TERRE HAUTE | The heel is worn away. So is the big toe.

Valpo's Aljobeh makes late push to claim last state medal

TERRE HAUTE | It was a mad dash to the finish line for Ahmad Aljobeh in Saturday's state cross country meet.

Valpo girls sixth at state cross country meet

TERRE HAUTE | Valparaiso's sixth-place finish in Saturday's girls state cross country meet was the best showing among region teams in either race.

Scouting the Indiana State Cross Country Finals

When: Saturday, noon (girls), 12:45 p.m. (boys). Where: Lavern Gibson Championship Course, Wabash Valley Sports Complex, Terre Haute.

Valpo's Fortney runs with confidence

There was a time a few years ago when Tiffany Fortney wasn't sure whether she would run cross country in high school.

Two Reeds are better than one for Valpo boys cross country

Is it Peyton or is it Xavier?

JIM PETERS: Region runners close ranks at state meet

As the cross country postseason completes its arduous trek to Terre Haute on Saturday, rival runners from Northwest Indiana tend to close ranks and look at themselves as an entity rather than enemies.