Crusaders get dramatic come-from-behind victory in Chicago

By Paul Oren Times Correspondent

CHICAGO | Mark Johnson has been waiting all season to make his mark on the Valparaiso baseball team.

Crusaders flex their muscle in blowout baseball victory at Horizon tourney

By Paul Oren Times Correspondent

CHICAGO | The Horizon League baseball tournament is shaping up quite nicely for Valparaiso.

Wild thrives for Valparaiso while playing with the memory of his fallen brother

By Paul Oren Times Correspondent

VALPARAISO | Kevin Wild went to bed early on the night of Friday, Feb. 3. The Valparaiso senior was two weeks from the start of baseball season and preparing for a big bullpen session on Saturday morning that would help determine whether he w…

Valparaiso elminated from NCAA softball tournament

By Colleen Thomas Times Correspondent

LOUISVILLE, Ky. | After Friday’s tough loss to No. 7 Louisville, Valparaiso University coach Jordan Stevens was confident that his team could compete with anybody in the region.

VU baseball team clinches outright Horizon League title

By Andrew Stem Times Correspondent

VALPARAISO | Valparaiso University baseball coach Tracy Woodson was not going to be content with his team being co-champions of the Horizon League, and that's something he no longer has to worry about.

Valparaiso falls to host Louisville on walk-off home run

By Colleen Thomas Times Correspondent

LOUISVILLE, Ky. | Things were looking great for the Valparaiso softball team until the final out.

Duncan has the look of a future star for VU softball team

By Paul Oren Times Correspondent

VALPARAISO | Jordan Stevens had two immediate goals when he was named Valparaiso softball coach three weeks into the school year last season: to mesh with the returning players and then begin finding their long-term replacements.

Valparaiso starting to excel in the Horizon League

By Paul Oren Times Correspondent

VALPARAISO | Trying to figure out how the Horizon League calculates the James J. McCafferty Trophy standings is a bit like trying to put together a jigsaw puzzle while blindfolded.

Softball is just part of what makes up VU's latest star, Angie Doerffler

By Paul Oren Times Correspondent

VALPARAISO | The legend of Angie Doerffler took on a life of its own Saturday as the Valparaiso sophomore hit her first career home run and then delivered back-to-back walk-off hits to send the Crusaders to their first NCAA tournament.

Two-time Times Player of the Year putting final wraps on impressive career

By Paul Oren Times Correspondent

VALPARAISO | Alex Lagesse learned an important lesson when she started playing travel softball, and the Valparaiso pitcher will carry it with her to the NCAA tournament this weekend.

Crusaders draw Louisville in the NCAA tournament

By Paul Oren Times Correspondent

VALPARAISO | Pack your bags Valparaiso, it’s on to Louisville for the NCAA tournament.

Andrean star reaffirms commitment to the Crusaders

By Paul Oren Times Correspondent

VALPARAISO | When Chicago point guard Lexus Williams gave his verbal commitment to the Valparaiso men’s basketball team last week, it looked like at first glance that Bryce Drew was picking up some insurance in case Andrean star Nick Davidson…

VU star softball player gears up for NCAA play with new outlook on life

By Paul Oren Times Correspondent

VALPARAISO | Joylyn Ichiyama-Drewry lived and breathed sports for as long as she could remember until competing for victory on the field took a backseat to life as a wife and mother-to-be.

Doerffler sends Valparaiso dancing

By Paul Oren Times Correspondent

VALPARAISO | In a performance for the ages, Angie Doerffler delivered a pair of walk-off hits to first send the Valparaiso softball team to a deciding Horizon League title game and then give the Crusaders their first ever trip to the NCAA tou…

Crusaders head to Horizon League softball title series

By Paul Oren Times Correspondent

VALPARAISO | Hayley Bridwell sat on the bench for the first four games of the Horizon League softball tournament, but when Valparaiso University coach Jordan Stevens called her number, she was ready.

Crusaders split on first day of Horizon League tournament

By Paul Oren Times Correspondent

VALPARAISO | Alex Lagesse didn’t want the final moments of her college career to be filled with regret, so the senior made sure Valparaiso lived to see another die.

Drew lands third commit for Class of 2013

By Paul Oren Times Correspondent

VALPARAISO | Bryce Drew is continuing to prove that he can recruit more than just transfer players to come to Valparaiso.

VU's Ichiyama-Drewry gears up for biggest softball games with new outlook on life

By Paul Oren Times Correspondent

VALPARAISO | Sports was life for as long as Joylyn Ichiyama-Drewry could remember until suddenly competing for an on-field victory took a backseat to real life.

Rossi becomes fourth transfer to pick Valparaiso

By Paul Oren Times Correspondent

VALPARAISO | Another month on the calendar and another incoming transfer for the Valparaiso men's basketball team.

Broekhoff close to fulfilling Olympic dream

By Paul Oren Times Correspondent

VALPARAISO | Winning the Horizon League Player of the Year and having a chance to make the NCAA tournament mean a lot to Ryan Broekhoff, but it's not what he dreamed about when he was growing up in Australia.

Butler bolts Horizon League for Atlantic 10

By Paul Oren Times Correspondent

VALPARAISO | The most widely known secret regarding the Horizon League came to fruition on Wednesday morning when Butler finally announced its intentions to leave the conference for the Atlantic 10.

Chadwick commits to VU men's basketball team

By Paul Oren Times Correspondent

VALPARAISO | It took four tries, but Valparaiso University finally got its man Tuesday afternoon.

Jay Harris to leave Valparaiso men's hoops team

By Paul Oren Times Correspondent

VALPARAISO | With the additions of transfers Lavonte Dority (South Florida) and Jordan Coleman (Hawaii) to next season's roster, perhaps Valparaiso University sophomore Jay Harris saw the writing on the wall when he announced his intentions t…

Dorow named new Valparaiso women’s basketball coach

By Paul Oren Times Correspondent

VALPARAISO | After spending the last 14 years at Ferris State, Tracey Dorow needed to find a special place if she was going to leave the Bulldogs for another coaching position.

Tracey Dorow named Valpo's women's basketball coach

Valparaiso University director of athletics Mark LaBarbera has announced that Tracey Dorow has been named the seventh head women's basketball coach in program history.

Defense leads the charge in Valpo spring game

By Paul Oren Times Correspondent

VALPARAISO | Defensive players cheered when they made a big hit, just not in eyesight of their coach. Quarterbacks instinctively tucked the ball to run for a first down, until they realized it was for naught.

Crusaders ready for annual spring football game

By Paul Oren Times Correspondent

VALPARAISO | The uniforms are the same, as are many of the players, but the Valparaiso football team is finally starting to achieve the look coach Dale Carlson envisioned when he took the job.

Crusaders fifth at NCAA National Women's Bowling Championships

By Paul Oren Times Correspondent

The talk of the NCAA National Women's Bowling Championships was that any of the eight teams could win the title, and that seeding ultimately didn't matter when it came down to Friday's double-elimination tournament.

Crusaders earn bottom seed at NCAA women's bowling championships

By Paul Oren Times Correspondent

The Valparaiso women's bowling team matched up against the best teams in the country Thursday, and the Crusaders have some serious work in front of them today.

Crusaders begin quest for national championship

By Paul Oren Times Correspondent

VALPARAISO | The Victory Bell sits just outside the Athletics-Recreation Center on the Valparaiso campus and it has been the site of some memorable moments for the Crusader women's bowling team this season.

Drew receives Wooden 'Keys to Life' Award

By Times Staff

Former Valparaiso University men's basketball coach Homer Drew was honored as the recipient of the 2012 Coach John Wooden "Keys to Life" Award at the annual Legends of the Hardwood Breakfast on Saturday in New Orleans.

Edwards, Vucic to leave VU

By Times Staff

Two men's basketball players will leave Valparaiso University, the school confirmed in a press release Thursday.

Drew stays at Valparaiso, gets contract extension

By Paul Oren Times Correspondent

VALPARAISO | Valparaiso fans can get used to watching Bryce Drew pace up and down the sidelines at the Athletics-Recreation Center for a little bit longer.

Valparaiso heading to NCAA Championships

By Paul Oren Times Correspondent

VALPARAISO | Natalie Cortese wiped away tears of joy as she grabbed her twin sister Amanda and the two shared an embrace three years in the making.

Rutkowski powers her way into Valparaiso record book

By Paul Oren Times Correspondent

VALPARAISO | When Jordan Stevens took over the Valparaiso softball program last season, the coach wasted no time explaining to his players he was interested in hitting home runs, not playing small ball.

Vavra defies the odds at Valparaiso

By Paul Oren Times Correspondent

VALPARAISO | Tanner Vavra shows up to Emory G. Bauer Field every day with a chip on his shoulder.

Crusaders add two transfer guards

By Paul Oren Times Correspondent

VALPARAISO | Bobby Capobianco won't be the only transfer player taking the floor for the Valparaiso men's basketball team next season.

Nuness is feeling sweet all over again

By Paul Oren Times Correspondent

The moment has been frozen in time.

Valparaiso adds Big East transfer in Dority

By Paul Oren Times Correspondent

VALPARAISO | If they've done anything, Scott and Bryce Drew have been known to take some gambles when it comes to recruiting at Valparaiso.

Drew already has eye on next season

By Paul Oren Times Correspondent

VALPARAISO | Bryce Drew was driving back from a recruiting visit on Friday afternoon at the same time Norfolk State pulled the biggest upset of the NCAA tournament in 11 years.

Greg Kirby steps away after 40 years of coaching

By Paul Oren Times Correspondent

VALPARAISO | Instead of setting practice plans and recruiting strategies, longtime region basketball coach Greg Kirby is ready to put the clipboard down and concentrate on the grocery list.

Freeman resigns as Valpo women's basketball coach

By Paul Oren Times Correspondent

VALPARAISO | The Keith Freeman Era is over at Valparaiso University.

Season comes to a close for short-handed Crusaders

By Paul Oren Times Correspondent

Sounding every bit as fatigued as his players, Valparaiso men's basketball coach Bryce Drew spoke with a tinge of sadness in his voice Wednesday night.

Hurricanes could pose strong challenge for Valparaiso

By Paul Oren Times Correspondent

Jim Larranaga has led the University of Miami (Fla.) to wins over Duke and Florida State this season, but the longtime coach isn't sure that those victories are going to help his team against Valparaiso tonight.

Broekhoff expected to play for VU in NIT despite illness

By Paul Oren Times Correspondent

VALPARAISO | Ryan Broekhoff has been itching to get back on the basketball court since the Valparaiso men's basketball team missed out on a chance at the NCAA tournament last week.

Valparaiso will play Miami (Fla.) in first round of NIT

By Paul Oren Times Correspondent

VALPARAISO | These ESPN Selection Shows are starting to become the best way to travel for the Valparaiso men's basketball team.

Crusaders expected to earn NIT road game

By Paul Oren Times Correspondent

VALPARAISO | It may not be the NCAA tournament, but the Valparaiso men's basketball team will still have a selection show to watch on Sunday night.

VU women close out season with loss to No. 10 Green Bay

By Paul Oren Times Correspondent

Keith Freeman has been a coach since he was younger than most of his current players, and the Valparaiso women's basketball coach may never have faced a season as difficult as this.