Riverdale, area emergency services run hazard drill

RIVERDALE | Emergency service crews from the south suburbs — including Flossmoor and South Holland — played out a chemical spill scenario as part of the Homeland Security Exercise and Evaluation Plan on Thursday at the Indiana Harbor Belt rail yard.

Lowell routs Highland; E.C. skids by West Side at softball sectional

HIGHLAND | The Lowell offense was explosive in a 10-0 win in the Class 4A sectional opener over host Highland Tuesday.

Murphy pitches shutout as Munster ousts L.C.

HIGHLAND | Munster pitcher Carly Murphy is a senior and has pitched in big softball games before.

Times/Pepsi Classic semifinals set

HAMMOND | Chuck Podkul Jr. always seems to be one of the most popular guys in the bowling center.

Washington Township, Griffith battle to tie

GRIFFITH | Both teams had some chances. Both teams made important pitches at critical moments.

Bulldogs win 20th baseball game, take second in DAC

PORTAGE | It was out-of-hand early.

C.P. wins to remain in DAC baseball hunt

CROWN POINT | Every time Valparaiso punched, Times No. 2 Crown Point punched back one run harder.

Brookwood 167 suspends committees

GLENWOOD | The Brookwood 167 board voted to suspend all school board committee assignments for 60 days at its monthly meeting Monday.

Big names appear for 3 p.m. Times/Pepsi Classic bowling qualifier

HAMMOND | Since 1983, there's always been one squad in the Times/Pepsi Classic with a few more big names from the local bowling scene than the others.

Portage pounds Munster softball team

PORTAGE | Kiley Jones did it all. She got the big hit. She pitched the complete game. She even tallied the game-clinching RBI single.

Elish, C.P. top Chesterton, win DAC softball title

CHESTERTON | Miranda Elish is not the average freshman pitcher.

South Central cruises in PCC girls track meet

HEBRON | The first place — and often second place — finishers in the running events were usually wearing navy blue in the Porter County Conference girls meet Tuesday as South Central breezed to a total score of 175, 35 points ahead of the field.

Evanston coach rolls top score on day two

HAMMOND | The Times/Pepsi Classic isn't just for keglers who bowl four or five nights a week and carry averages that would make baseball players proud.

64th Times/Pepsi Classic opens at Olympia Lanes

HAMMOND | It's not usual for a score from the opening squad of the opening day of a tournament to qualify for the semifinals a month later, but three bowlers have a shot.

Wildcats tack on nine runs in the fifth vs. Brickies

HOBART | Hanover Central felt it had something to prove in Saturday morning's baseball game against Hobart.

Kammer hopes to be first youth Classic winner

The Kammer name has been a fixture in the Times/Pepsi Classic during the bowling tournament's 64-year history.

L.C., Del Toro get by Portage

ST. JOHN | A dry-erase board inside the Lake Central dugout Tuesday read "today is a new day."

Crown Point senior hurler strikes out 10

ST. JOHN | Zach Plesac settled in after the second inning.

Michigan City girls win Highland doubles invite

HIGHLAND | Michigan City took home the trophy for the Highland Doubles Invitational Saturday, but it was the host's top duo that took all the attention.

Munster girls, Lowell boys take Mustang track invite

MUNSTER | Miles Gunty knows when he shows up for the meet that most of the field is vaulting for second place.

Trojans pour it on late to beat L.C.

ST. JOHN | Chesterton manager Jack Campbell joked that he knew it would be a good idea to put Michael Griffin in the nine-hole.

Highland invite with close, late finish

HIGHLAND | It was after 10 p.m. on a school night and unseasonably cold, but Andrean's 1600 relay team mustered enough strength to win the final event of Wednesday's Highland invitational and grab a share of first place with East Chicago Central.

Rebels rally to victory over Oak Forest

LANSING | T.F. South was infected with the get-on-base bug Monday at Bill Anderson Field.

Officials offer 'rough draft' at Illiana Corridor meeting

PEOTONE | Illinois and Indiana Departments of Transportation discussed the second tier of the proposed Illiana Corridor at the first of two schedule public open houses Tuesday at Peotone High School.

Cal City police train in rapid response

CALUMET CITY | Virtually as emergency personnel responded to explosions at the Boston Marathon on Monday, Calumet City police were doing rapid response training inside the Sandridge Fitness Center.

Lan-Oak parks officials discuss failed referendum

LANSING | Lan-Oak Park District held its first meeting Monday since voters rejected a referendum that would have permitted a property tax increase for the district.

Noll tops Lowell baseball team in five

GARY | Chad Mateja made his first start of the season Saturday, but nobody told Lowell.

Kankakee Valley blows out Bowman baseball team

GARY | Kankakee Valley needed only three hits to put an early end to its 10-0 five-inning win over Bowman on Saturday at U.S. Steel Yard.

Glass, Hammond Academy best Westville at U.S. Steel Yard

GARY | Neither rain, nor cold, nor a long delay could stop Hammond Academy.

Carpet installed in the Brookwood Middle School library

GLENWOOD | New carpet has been installed in the Brookwood Middle School library at a cost of $1,200, Superintendent Pam Hollich said.

Brookwood D.167 hires new superintendent

GLENWOOD | Brookwood Elementary District 167 approved the hiring of new Superintendent Valorie Moore at Monday night's board meeting.

Crown Point rallies past Munster softball team

CROWN POINT | Crown Point's youth movement was on display Friday.

Finch, Wheeler get by Whiting softball team as junior hurler strikes out 17

UNION TOWNSHIP | The Wheeler defense didn't have a busy day Thursday.

Andrean holds off Morton for victory

GARY | Andrean hasn't allowed a run through four games, but that doesn't mean Morton didn't have its chances Wednesday.

Highland charges past Hobart baseball team

GARY | Highland's bats were a little cold at the start, but the Trojans came around to best Times No. 7 Hobart 6-2 in the Railcats High School Challenge Tuesday at U.S. Steel Yard.

D.201U to discuss grant funds at meeting Wednesday

CRETE | School District 201U officials will host a community forum Wednesday night at Crete-Monee High School to discuss the use of $23.62 million in Illinois Capital Development Board grant funds.

Residents show support for Crete-Monee athletic director Cahan

CRETE | Dozens of residents were in the Crete-Monee auditorium to support athletic director Gene Cahan at the District 201 unified board meeting Monday night.

School Board candidates show divide at forum

LANSING | District 158 School Board candidates sparred at a public forum Wednesday in the Memorial Junior High gym.

Triton squeaks by Marquette

CULVER | Clay Yeo won a sectional title for Triton on Saturday night. The Valparaiso-bound senior scored 32 points and grabbed 10 rebounds in the Trojans' 47-46 win against Marquette.

Lansing teacher organizes Zumba fundraiser for former student with cancer

LANSING | Micah Steele wants to grow up to be a doctor because he thinks he has a unique perspective.

Marquette's bigs too much for Westville at Culver Sectonal

CULVER | It took a quarter to warm up, but once Marquette got going Friday night it cruised to an 81-46 win over Westville and advanced to the Class A Culver Community sectional final.

D.215 to host Harlem Wizards, benefit charity

LANSING | The Harlem Wizards will take on the Lansing Legends on March 15 at Thornton Fractional South High School, 18500 Burnham Ave.

D. 215 braces for potential financial issues

CALUMET CITY | Superintendent Creg Williams on Tuesday told members of the District 215 School Board their budget is at the mercy of outside forces.

Gary 21st Century pulls away late over Lake Station boys

LAKE STATION | There were fits and starts in 21st Century's game Friday night, but the good was good enough to hold on to a 79-58 win over Lake Station.

Special ed teachers, union reach tentative agreement, strike avoided

LANSING | Officials from the Exceptional Children Have Opportunities Joint Agreement and the Illinois Education Association reached a tentative collective bargaining agreement this week, avoiding a strike by special education teachers previously slated for March 6. The agreement is pending t…

ECHO pickets school boards over contract dispute

LANSING | Special education teachers are picketing outside local school board meetings after a stall in contract negotiations with the Illinois Education Association.