Five to be inducted into East Chicago Sports Hall of Fame

By Times Staff

Orlando Magic guard E'Twaun Moore and future NFL draft pick Kawaan Short are among the five chosen for the 2013 East Chicago Sports Hall of Fa…

Portage's Vega among wrestling hall inductees with local roots

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

GREENWOOD | Chicken and beef were part of the menu for Sunday's Indiana High School Wrestling Coaches Association hall of fame banquet at Jona…

Micic, Steveson and Robinson punctuate undefeated wrestling seasons with state titles

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

INDIANAPOLIS | Three region wrestlers came into the state finals undefeated and they left Bankers Life Fieldhouse on Saturday night the exact …

Garcia, Roadruck cap careers with consolation wins at state wrestling finals

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

INDIANAPOLIS | If it turns out to be Adam Garcia's final go-round on the mat, the Merrillville senior at least made his last memory a good one.

Region advances 12 from first round of state wrestling

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

INDIANAPOLIS | The first time Drew Hughes attended the state wrestling finals, he was a first-grader traveling to what was then called Conseco…

JIM PETERS: Wrestling coaches stunned, saddened by Olympics ouster

Jim Peters Times Columnist

When Leroy Vega first heard the news, he thought it was a joke.

Portage's Logsdon went from losing his varsity spot to earning a state berth

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

It's about a two-and-a-half hour drive from Portage to Indianapolis.

Scouting the 75th annual Indiana high school state wrestling finals

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When: 5 p.m. Friday (first round); 8:30 a.m. (quarterfinals), 11 a.m. (semifinals); 4 p.m. (consolations), 6:30 p.m. (finals) Saturday.

M'ville's Shawn Streck will wrestle in the state meet as a freshman

David P. Funk Times Correspondent

MERRILLVILLE | Merrillville wrestling coach David Maldonado says when the heavyweights wrestle, it looks like a couple of bears dancing.

Highland wrestler Maldonado basks in afterglow of winning Merrillville Semistate

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

MERRILLVILLE | Amid all the emotional highs and lows of Saturday's Merrillville Semistate, the smile on Mark Maldonado's face after he won the…

Freshmen Hughes, Streck among semistate wrestling champions

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

MERRILLVILLE | There weren't any freshmen as impressive as Lowell's Drew Hughes at Saturday's Merrillville Semistate -- at least until the fin…

Hobart seniors' MMA training offers advantage

By David P. Funk Times Correspondent

HOBART | It's often said that a wrestling background is the best foundation for a mixed martial artist.

Valpo's Schwartz has taken the long road to wrestling success

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

Success hasn't come easily for Tyler Schwartz.

Scouting the Merrillville Wrestling Semistate

Times Staff

Where: Merrillville High School

Merrillville wrestlers dominate Calumet Regional with seven champions

David P. Funk Times Correspondent

CALUMET TWP. | On paper, the move of Portage to the Calumet Regional looked like a threat to Merrillville's supremacy.

Crown Point wins wrestling regional with five champions

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

CROWN POINT | Just 36 hours before Saturday's Crown Point Regional, the question for Trevor Burlison wasn't so much how he would perform, but if.

Fire and ice: Rodriguez Brothers lead Morton into regional

David P. Funk Times Correspondent

HAMMOND | Morton's Ruben and Rickie Rodriguez may be brothers, but that doesn't necessarily mean they're alike.

Portage wrestler Roach only knows one speed

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

For Danny Roach, a wrestling match is a six-minute battle of physical and mental wills.

Scouting local wrestling regionals

Times Staff

Calumet

E.C native Garcia, Maldonado lift Merrillville to 9th straight title

Brian Waddle Times Correspondent

EAST CHICAGO | Adam Garcia couldn’t hide the excitement.

Portage dominates at Calumet Sectional

Christopher Breach Times Correspondent

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

CP claims 11th straight wrestling sectional crown

Brian Waddle Times Correspondent

CROWN POINT | How focused is Crown Point senior Dustin Schurg?

Katsafaros claims fourth sectional title as Chesterton wrestlers win at LaPorte

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

LAPORTE | Another year, another sectional title for Chris Katsafaros.

Valpo wrestling coach, committee working on plan for permanent home

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

If all goes as Jim Smith hopes, the Valparaiso team without a home may actually soon have its own address.

Wrestling may be L.C.'s Robinson's second sport, but he still eyes a state championship

David P. Funk Times Correspondent

ST. JOHN | Gelen Robinson knows his future is in football. He knows his last name is most-often associated with basketball.

The Times top 10 wrestling poll

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Scouting local wrestling sectionals

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E.C. Central

Boone Grove's Andrew Vannatter wrestles with autism

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

Among high school sports, wrestling personifies an individual's one-on-one battle with an opponent like no other athletic endeavor.

Morton win fourth straight GLAC

David P. Funk Times Correspondent

HAMMOND | It's safe to say, at this point, that Morton controls the Great Lake Athletic Conference in wrestling.

Medley's blue-collar work ethic carries over to wrestling

David P. Funk Times Correspondent

HAMMOND | It's become cliche to say an athlete has a blue-collar work ethic, but Gavit's Derrick Medley knows what it's like to get his hands …

Crown Point takes back DAC wrestling tourney title

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

CROWN POINT | There were no tie-breakers involved this time.

Lowell wrestlers repeat as NCC champions

David P. Funk Times Correspondent

LOWELL | Mitch Roadruck has a legacy to think about.

Walls not currently coaching wrestling at Griffith

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

The Lake County Wrestling Tournament was held last Saturday at Hanover Central, and one prominent coach with a great resume was not in the building.

Scouting local conference wrestling meets

Times Staff

Duneland Athletic Conference

A Brickie of a different sort

David P. Funk Times Correspondent

HOBART | Scottie Sopko is different.

Wrestling helps Chesterton's Rucklos, on and off the mat

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

Wrestling doesn't bring Hunter Rucklos any great accolades. No titles. Little individual glory.

Lake Central wins third straight Lake County wrestling title

Christopher Breach Times Correspondent

CEDAR LAKE | Prior to the championship round of Saturday’s Lake County Wrestling Tournament, Lake Central owned just a 10.5-point lead on host…

C.P. evens up DAC at super duals

David P. Funk Times Correspondent

CROWN POINT | The Duneland Athletic Conference wrestling championship will come down to next weekend's conference meet after Times No. 1 Crown…

Portage steamrolls Valparaiso

Christopher Breach Times Correspondent

VALPARAISO | Times No. 2 Portage began the new year with a bang Wednesday in a dual meet at No. 4 Valparaiso.

Merrillville tops Crown Point on sixth tiebreaker

David P. Funk Times Correspondent

CROWN POINT | It doesn't get much closer.

Portage's Gaige Torres is a highly-touted freshman wrestler

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

When freshman Gaige Torres arrived at Portage, he came with impressive credentials.

JIM PETERS: Wrestling hall of fame induction a family honor to Portage's Vega

Jim Peters Times Columnist

Family means everything to Leroy Vega.

At 6-6, Morgan Kral doesn't fit in big brother Tyler's shade

By David P. Funk Times Correspondent

CROWN POINT | Morgan Kral almost never wrestles an opponent as tall as he is.

The Times top 10 wrestling poll

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(Previous ranking in parentheses; NR -- not rated)

Hebron's Titak finding success in first season of wrestling

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

When Danny Titak came to Todd Adamczyk last spring and told him he wanted to wrestle, the Hebron coach was typically skeptical.

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