Valpo, Chesterton march through quarterfinals

CHESTERTON | In two regular-season meetings, Chesterton and Portage traded five-game victories.

Volleyball scoring's ambiguity keeps fans, media guessing which stats to believe

Munster volleyball coach Tracy Afman had seen enough discrepancies when she looked at the game-ending stat sheet to change her system.

No. 1 LaPorte holds off No. 2 Valparaiso in volleyball

VALPARAISO | Throughout all the challenging matches Times No. 1 LaPorte plays throughout its season, Times No. 2 Valparaiso is certainly among the toughest.

Munster girls volleyball team prevails over rival Highland

MUNSTER | With the extremely fast start, Times No. 6 Munster had against Highland in its first game, it looked as if the Mustangs would have it easy with their biggest rival.

SATURDAY'S ROUNDUP: Chesterton boys capture Ben Davis cross country invitational

Lyana Burrink and Lauren Doreski each scored to lead Lake Central to a 2-1 Duneland Atletic Conference girls soccer win over LaPorte on Saturday.

WEDNESDAY'S ROUNDUP: Valpo blanks Merrillville in boys soccer

Pat Reineke registered two goals, while Ken Kollasch added a tally and an assist in Valparaiso's 3-0 Duneland Athletic Conference boys soccer win over visiting Merrillville on Wednesday. A.J. Ratajec and Ian Ramirez combined on the shutout for No. 3 Valpo (5-0, 3-0). Highland 2, Kankakee Va…

Purchase photos: Lowell vs Hobart, Northwest Crossroads Conference volleyball match

Purchase photos from the Lowell vs Hobart, Northwest Crossroads Conference volleyball match.

Lowell sweeps Hobart off the volleyball court

LOWELL | After shaking off some rust from the Labor Day weekend in a sluggish first game, Lowell got it together and put away Northwest Crossroads Conference rival Hobart 25-17, 25-7 and 25-11 Tuesday in The Pit.

LaPorte cruises past Crown Point in 1-2 girls volleyball showdown

LAPORTE | LaPorte showed it can back up its Class 4A No. 3 state ranking Tuesday.

TUESDAY'S ROUNDUP: Polus, Doreski lead L.C. past Andrean in girls soccer

Kara Polus and Lauren Doreski each scored to lead Times No. 1 Lake Central to a 2-1 nonconference girls soccer win over Andrean on Tuesday.

Munster sweeps Andrean in NCC volleyball showdown

MUNSTER | With Munster up 19-16, six points away from sweeping Northwest Crossroads Conference rival Andrean, Heather Boyan made the decision that the night had gone on long enough.

Glenbard South powers way past Illiana Christian

LANSING | This is the match that Illiana Christian coach Nikki Van Dyke knew would be the real first test of her Vikings volleyball team this season.

St. Francis deSales football team snaps losing streak

Ruben Cruz threw four second-half touchdowns as St. Francis deSales came from behind to beat Bowen 28-14 in nonconference football action Friday afternoon at Eckersall Stadium.

T.F. South volleyball player Hanft hopes to elevate game in final season

LANSING | For T.F. South outside hitter Rhiannon Hanft, this is it.

T.F. North volleyball team drops opener in straight games

CALUMET CITY | A season-opening volleyball match can be imposing.

LaPorte holds off upset-minded Valparaiso in volleyball

LAPORTE | Screams punctured the air with every point as Times No. 1 LaPorte hosted No. 8 Valparaiso in a sectional-like atmosphere Thursday night.

Chesterton senior Claire Holba has talent to play college volleyball or basketball

CHESTERTON | When Claire Holba finished up her junior year at Chesterton, the two-sport star knew she had a few decisions to make.

Chesterton senior Claire Holba has talent to play college volleyball or basketball

Chesterton - Chesterton senior volleyball player Claire Holba was a second-team all-area selection last year and leads the Trojans into another season. She excelled in the middle of the floor where she amassed 219 kills.

Chesterton senior Claire Holba has talent to play college volleyball or basketball

Chesterton senior volleyball player Claire Holba was a second-team all-area selection last year and leads the Trojans into another season. She excelled in the middle of the floor where she amassed 90 blocks last season.

Chesterton senior Claire Holba has talent to play college volleyball or basketball

Chesterton senior volleyball player Claire Holba was a second-team all-area selection last year and leads the Trojans into another season. She had 90 blocks last year.