Wheeler routs River Forest with 12-run third inning

LAKE STATION | Nickole Finch doesn't need a reminder of what transpired during last season's softball sectional.

Lauderback’s gem propels Ingots past Eagles

GARY | Chris Lauderback's great grandmother died last Thursday.

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.

Portage dominates at Calumet Sectional

GARY | What’s old is new again in the wrestling state tournament.

Whiting girls, River Forest boys rebound

WHITING | After a tough overtime loss against Bishop Noll on Saturday night, the Whiting girls basketball team wanted to get back out on the court in its Greater South Shore Conference tournament opener against River Forest.

STEVE HANLON: The GSSC tourney is a burning INGOT

HAMMOND | Jason Quigg is the kind of guy you'd want your son to play basketball for. If you had any brains, anyway.

Boys basketball, the 2012-13 River Forest Ingots

Last season finish: 5-16, 2-5 GSSC. Lost in Class 2A sectional 33 opener to Bishop Noll

Bowman survives a thriller against River Forest

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

South Central rolls past River Forest in GSSC play

NEW CHICAGO | Kyle and Alec Sturdy put on a show during South Central’s Greater South Shore Conference game against River Forest on Friday night.

Whiting secures share of GSSC title

WHITING | With a 39-0 victory over River Forest on Friday, Whiting secured at least a share of its first Greater South Shore Conference title.

Wheeler’s O’Shea siblings dominate GSSC cross country meet

UNION TWP. | The surname O’Shea has been commonly heard around Wheeler for years now, and many great athletes have come out of the school with that last name.

Former Noll coach Vlasic honored by school

HAMMOND | Former Bishop Noll football players gathered Friday night as the school paid tribute to Hall of Fame coach Jerry Vlasic.

Noll uses 21-point fourth to defeat River Forest

At halftime, he was crowned homecoming king. In the fourth quarter, Jordan Taylor hauled in a 50-yard touchdown pass from Austin Solis.

Wheeler routs River Forest to win third straight

NEW CHICAGO | After a slow start to the season, this year’s Wheeler football team is starting to look like its predecessors.

Special teams, D save the day for Spartans

NEW CHICAGO | North Newton can say thanks to their special teams and defense for Friday's 30-24 Greater South Shore Conference comeback win over River Forest.

River Forest cruises past Calumet for 3rd win

CALUMET TWP. | It wasn't just the rain that drowned Calumet on Friday night. River Forest scored early and often, capitalizing on numerous Calumet fumbles and cruising to a 46-14 Greater South Shore Conference victory over the Warriors.

Big plays give Lake Station edge over River Forest

NEW CHICAGO | Lake Station took advantage of big plays against River Forest on Friday night to hand the Ingots a 26-14 loss.

Scouting the 2012 River Forest Ingots Football Team

River Forest Ingots

JIM PETERS PREP BEAT: As football starts, River Forest waits

Across the state, the excitement is reaching a fever pitch for the start of the high school football season Friday, everywhere except River Forest that is.

Wheeler goes the distance to win GSSC title

MOROCCO | After finishing the third leg of the 1600 relay, Wheeler junior Lindsey Heavner collapsed onto the infield grass, exhausted from her fourth race of the day. But Heavner and her teammates ran away from the field in winning the Greater South Shore Conference meet on Tuesday.