La PORTE -- Back in the pre-season, Ashton Jackson was practicing at the high school when he began drilling with one of the new kids.
UNION MILLS — As it is every day, ‘energy and effort’ was on the South Central whiteboard and prior to Saturday’s home game, they were the only words on the board.
La PORTE -- Who said the high school football season was over?
WESTVILLE -- It wasn't the look of a winning coach on Drew Eubank's face after Westville turned back LaCrosse 53-39 on Friday.
WESTVILLE -- Scoring isn't usually Hailey O'Brien's thing.
Youth basketball
A broken big toe kept Ben Fronk from kicking in the semistate.
St. Paul won the recent Parochial Athletic Conference volleyball tournament for grades 7-8 at Marquette High School, defeating Notre Dame in the championship to finish their season 14-0. Team members are Tala Finney, Kailynn Young, A’Aliyah Farmer, Abby Haring, Giana Parker-Warren, Ahmya Tuc…
KOUTS – When South Central takes the basketball court, it always seems like the girls have had a bad day and they’re going to take out their frustrations on on whomever has the misfortune to be lined up across from them.
Girls Basketball
NEW CARLISLE — A glass is half empty outlook would dwell on all the production New Prairie has to replace.
NP’s Groves to swim for USI
Last year: 19-8 (6-5 Northern Indiana Conference), Class 3A New Prairie Sectional champion
HOBART — As Keith Mullins racked up basket after basket for Hobart on Wednesday against South Central, at least a few fans in the Brickyard started scrolling on their phones to the Brickies’ Max Preps account to get a little background on the 6-foot-4 junior.
DB – Ben Fronk
CEDAR LAKE – If Gavin Hannon went to an outdoor basketball court in Northwest Indiana, he might be the last player taken for any pickup games.
Girls Swimming
LACROSSE – With no one on his roster over 5-foot-9, Chris McGowen has known from the jump this season that height could be LaCrosse’s kryptonite.
MICHIGAN CITY – As he drove to Oklahoma last week to pick up some family, Gio Laurent had plenty of time to reflect on the football season.
Last year: 13-11 (3-4 Duneland Conference), lost to South Bend Riley in the Class 4A Sectional semifinals
MICHIGAN CITY – Could 84Fast be even faster?
ATH – Gio Laurent
Football
La PORTE – This time, La Porte took the punch and didn’t buckle.
UNION MILLS – South Central was charged up Saturday.
HOBART TOWNSHIP – Don’t say can’t.
Head coach: Louie Kuzdas
La PORTE – Back when he was in fourth grade, Ashton Jackson came home from school with a flyer about the La Porte Wrestling Club.
HOBART TOWNSHIP – You always remember the first one.
Girls BasketballLaCrosse 58, Hobart 37: Addie Gorski scored 17 points and Avery Hendrixson contributed 16 as the Tigers (6-0) continued their historic start Tuesday at the Brickyard.
LA PORTE –– Down six at halftime, La Porte rattled off a 14-0 run to start the third quarter as it looked to be in prime position to grab a win in Jordan Heckard’s debut in the orange and black Tuesday.
UNION MILLS — Revved up by its 84-feet of frenzy philosophy, new look South Central hit the floor Tuesday like it was shot out of a giant blender.
MICHIGAN CITY -- Cross country is hard.
La PORTE – The big stage has always suited Cole Raymond.
MICHIGAN CITY -- When Brit Harris decided to attend Don Bosco this year, it left a significant void in the Marquette lineup.
Last year: 16-10, lost to Bowman Academy in Class 2A sectional final
NEW CARLISLE – There were times in Aimee Litka’s first season when the New Prairie coach had to raise the stop sign on Eva Skye-Dodds.
Girls BasketballSouth Central 55, Chesterton 32: Abbie Tomblin’s 18 points and Olivia Marks’ 16 powered the Satellites (5-0) past the Class 4A Trojans on Friday. Down 14-12 after the first quarter, S.C. used a 15-6 advantage in the second period to take the lead and broke the game open in th…
MICHIGAN CITY – Printed on the tape on one wrist was ‘Solo;’ on the other, ‘Gang For Life.’
NEW CARLISLE — It must be something about the No. 24 jersey.
MICHIGAN CITY – For a hot minute Friday, it looked like the script that led Michigan City to the Class 5A Northern Semistate was going be successful again.
Last year: 10-12 (2-5 Porter County Conference)
WESTVILLE – If it’s true that the court is the best teacher, it bodes well for Westville.
Last year: 14-9 (4-3 Porter County Conference)
UNION MILLS – New coach, new system, almost all new players.
Girls Swimming
UNION MILLS – “It was just the right fit.”
Class 4A
