Indiana sweeps Kentucky boys basketball all-stars; girls split salvage split

Associated Press

INDIANAPOLIS | Indiana got the sweep again this year, but it wasn't easy.

The tradition continues for Schlotman and Indiana All-Stars

Steve Hanlon steve.hanlon@nwi.com, (219) 933-4198

MUNSTER | It's been going on for quite a while, 75 years to be exact, although the forms and mode of this coveted communique have certainly changed.

Brayfield North-South All-Star Football Game selection as student manager

John Burbridge john.burbridge@nwi.com, (219) 933-3371

MERRILLVILLE | "What are you doing Friday night?"

Former Andrean hoops coach, Horvath, dies from cancer

Steve Hanlon steve.hanlon@nwi.com, (219) 933-4198

Tuesday could've been a day of mourning and sadness at 5959 Broadway. Surely, there were some sparks of those emotions at Andrean High School.

Andrean's Cunningham hired to coach at Montana college

Steve Hanlon steve.hanlon@nwi.com, (219) 933-4198

MERRILLVILLE | Carson Cunningham knows his future will now have his beloved region pizza frozen and sent to him via the U.S. Postal service.

Thomas approved as Valpo boys coach

Paul Jankowski Times Correspondent

VALPARAISO | It took Matt Thomas a while to realize his ultimate career goal was to be the Valparaiso boys varsity basketball coach.

Crawford hired to succeed Gaff as Kouts boys basketball coach

Jim Peters jim.peters@nwi.com, (219) 548-4363

Matt Crawford was still a twinkle in his parents' eyes in 1983, the year Marty Gaff became the head coach at Kouts.

Noll's Trost resigns to return home for coaching job in Utah

Steve Hanlon steve.hanlon@nwi.com, (219) 933-4198

Bishop Noll boys basketball coach Drew Trost is looking forward to returning home to Salt Lake City, where he accepted the coaching position a…

Andrean's Cunningham interviewing for college post in Montana

Steve Hanlon steve.hanlon@nwi.com, (219) 933-4198

Carson Cunningham led Andrean to the Class 3A Northern Semistate in March. After the 68-63 overtime loss to Fort Wayne Concordia and the comin…

JIM PETERS: Thomas deserves his head coaching shot at Valpo

Jim Peters Times Columnist

I didn't grow up in Valparaiso, so I'm not familiar with Dale Gott.

T.O. is the show at McLegends XI

Mike Nieto mike.nieto@nwi.com, (219) 933-3232

HARVEY | Former NFL star wide receiver Terrell Owens captured the hearts of the fans Saturday from the minute he entered the court at Thornton…

High school all-stars get a quarter pounding in McLegends

Steve Hanlon steve.hanlon@nwi.com, (219) 933-4198

HARVEY | Tim Zasada looked at the rosters and knew it was a little slanted. The 1990 Hammond grad's premonition proved true Saturday afternoon…

STEVE HANLON: 'Stepping down' on the critics

Steve Hanlon Prep Beat

For all you knuckle-draggers crawling out of your caves, here is a sentence for you. And for all you Nike-wearing troglodytes, this applies to…

JIM PETERS: Peller critics shouldn't go connecting the dots

Jim Peters Prep Beat

I loved to play connect the dots when I was a kid.

Otis moves from Valparaiso boys hoops program to girls

Paul Oren Times Correspondent

VALPARAISO | Joe Otis has done a little bit of everything in his coaching career, so the move the Valparaiso coach made Tuesday night shouldn'…

Palombizio leaving Chesterton to attend Traders Point Academy for basketball

Jim Peters jim.peters@nwi.com, (219) 548-4363

The exodus of talent from Chesterton's boys basketball program continues.

Terrell Owens to play in McLegends basketball game on April 20

Mike Nieto mike.nieto@nwi.com, (219) 933-3232

He doesn't know where or if he will play in the NFL next season, but Terrell Owens knows he will play basketball Saturday.

Bowman’s Pipkin hits game-winner in Seniors Stars game at NWI All-Star Classic

Paul Trembacki Times Correspondent

HAMMOND | Apparently the postseason isn’t over.

Seton coach calls IHSA investigation 'defective'

Times Staff

Seton boys basketball coach Brandon Thomas released a statement Friday calling the Illinois High School Association's investigation of the Mar…

Munster's Schlotman named to Indiana All-Star team

Steve Hanlon steve.hanlon@nwi.com, (219) 933-4198

Michael Schlotman led Munster to an undefeated regular season, the No. 1 ranking in the state in every poll and a sectional championship.

McLegends basketball games April 20 at Thornton High School

Times Staff

Several current and past NFL and NBA stars will play in the McLegends XI all-star basketball games on April 20 at Thornton High School in Harvey.

STEVE HANLON: 'You've got that right'

Steve Hanlon Prep Beat

CROWN POINT | When most in "Da Region" were still sleeping, Spike Albrecht and his grandfather, Frank Brunski, would grace the new dawn with e…

STEVE HANLON: Dusting off a boys hoops notebook

Steve Hanlon Prep Beat

All good things must come to an end, a famous philosopher once said. And rightly so, I must add.

Andrean's Davidson ends career as one of 59ers' best ever

Steve Hanlon steve.hanlon@nwi.com (219) 933-4198

MERRILLVILLE | The resume is impeccable. The numbers are insane.

The Times 2013 Boys Basketball All-Area Team

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FIRST TEAM

Rea taught his Eagles how to respect the game

Steve Hanlon steve.hanlon@nwi.com, (219) 933-4198

GARY | The Bowman Academy boys basketball team was having lunch. The Eagles weren't talking cocky hoops in early January. How could they?

Bowman Academy’s state-champion boys basketball team with parade, victory rally

Paul Trembacki Times Correspondent

GARY | “Started from the bottom; now we’re here.”

Bowman wins Class 2A state title

Steve Hanlon steve.hanlon@nwi.com, (219) 933-4198

INDIANAPOLIS | Three Bowman Academy Eagles fans drove 30-plus hours to get to Indianapolis on Saturday for the Class 2A state championship gam…

Carmel claims second straight Class 4A state title

Cliff Brunt Associated Press

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Carmel almost squandered an 18-point lead in the Class 4A state final.

Greensburg takes 3A title with overtime win

Associated Press

INDIANAPOLIS | The Greensburg Pirates are state champions for the first time in school history. And Saturday night's Class 3A win didn't come easy.

CLASS 2A STATE BASKETBALL CHAMPIONSHIP: Bowman Academy flies to title

Jim Peters jim.peters@nwi.com, (219) 548-4363

INDIANAPOLIS | Too many Eagles. Not enough Miners.

STEVE HANLON: Bowman is ready for 3A

Steve Hanlon Prep Beat

INDIANAPOLIS | It's not like the complaints and harsh words about Bowman Academy's boys basketball program have been stated in a vacuum.

CLASS 2A STATE NOTEBOOK: Pipkin comes off the 'bench' to spark Bowman

Steve Hanlon steve.hanlon@nwi.com, (219) 933-4198

INDIANAPOLIS | Had someone told Antonio Pipkin that he'd only play 11 minutes in Saturday's Class 2A state championship game, he probably woul…

CLASS 2A STATE BASKETBALL: Point guards the unsung heroes for Bowman Academy

Jim Peters jim.peters@nwi.com, (219) 548-4363

INDIANAPOLIS | The point guard position is near and dear to Bowman Academy coach Marvin Rea.

Borden wins Ind. Class A title over Triton

Associated Press

INDIANAPOLIS | The Borden Braves boys basketball team did something Saturday that nobody in the history of the school has ever done. They won …

It's now or never for the Bowman Academy Eagles

Steve Hanlon steve.hanlon@nwi.com, (219) 933-4198

GARY | Of the 410 schools in this year's boys basketball tournament, 406 will end their season with a loss.

Scouting the 2013 Class 2A Boys Basketball State Championship Game

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Scouting the 2013 Class 2A boys basketball state finals

STEVE HANLON: This is Dillard Time

Prep Beat

GARY | It's like Michelangelo doing graffiti on an old wall at a Gary gas station that went out of business six years ago. Or Bob Dylan singin…

Bowman has a Bond with Pipkin in the lineup

Steve Hanlon steve.hanlon@nwi.com, (219) 933-4198

GARY | Antonio Pipkin was a freshman in March of 2010. His feet were firmly on one path. He didn't even know there was another road out there.

Lake Central's Wideman named to North group for Junior All-Stars

Times Staff

Glenn Robinson III talked to Tyler Wideman a couple of years ago about playing for the Indiana Junior All-Star basketball team. It turned out …

Bowman's Jackson is playing 'In the Clouds'

Steve Hanlon steve.hanlon@nwi.com, (219) 933-4198

GARY | Linden Jackson heard someone ask a profound question once, and it has been his daily icon ever since.

Linton-Stockton's big men could cause problems for Bowman

Steve Hanlon steve.hanlon@nwi.com, (219) 933-4198

Dess Fougerousse sums up his life pretty simply. The senior standout on Linton-Stockton's boys basketball team says his life isn't much differ…

Bowman makes third trip to state in four years

Steve Hanlon steve.hanlon@nwi.com, (219) 933-4198

INDIANAPOLIS | Joey Hart had a long chat with Clint Swan on Sunday. The two old friends who played basketball together at Dugger High School s…

Bowman stamps return ticket to 2A state finals

Al Hamnik al.hamnik@nwi.com (219) 933-4154

HUNTINGTON | Ever watch coach Marvin Rea on the sideline? So calm, so confident. It's like he's waiting for a bus.

Turnovers, fouls eliminate Andrean at Class 3A Huntington North Semistate

Al Hamnik al.hamnik@nwi.com (219) 933-4154

HUNTINGTON | Andrean's Skyler Moss loves to muscle people in the paint, move them around like chess pawns, and score at will.

Greyhounds run past Pirates

Christopher Breach Times Correspondent

LAFAYETTE | There just wasn’t much Merrillville could do to get catch up against the Class 4A defending state champion Carmel on Saturday in t…

JIM PETERS: Dream dies hard for Merrillville

Jim Peters Times Columnist

LAFAYETTE | The basketball caromed into the third row of the lower-level bleachers during the third quarter of Saturday's Class 4A Lafayetet J…

Greyhounds execute to perfection

Jim Peters and Christopher Breach The Times

LAFAYETTE | Carmel's game plan for Merrillville in Saturday's Class 4A Lafayette Jefferson Semistate was executed to perfection.

STEVE HANLON: Shakespeare in Chuck Taylors

Steve Hanlon Prep Beat

HUNTINGTON | It's a question that's been asked for the past 103 years. Philosophy and Hoosier Hysteria have gone hand-in-hand since the high s…

Cunningham says he'll be back at Andrean

Steve Hanlon steve.hanlon@nwi.com, (219) 933-4198

HUNTINGTON | There has been some bleacher chatter this winter about the future of Carson Cunningham as Andrean's head coach.

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