MICHIGAN CITY – Not that Connor Bakota was going to steal the thunder on a night when Jason Kobe joined classmate Lukas Balling in Marquette’s 1,000-point club, but the fellow senior got a big reaction of his own when he threw down a breakaway dunk in the third quarter against Hammond Morton.

La PORTE – After expediting his fourth sectional title, two-time state champion Ashton Jackson quickly fist bumped the La Porte and Chesterton coaches and made a beeline for the hallway.

UNION MILLS – Three Porter County Conference round-robin and tournament titles, two 28 consecutive wins against PCC opponents and the most wins in program history (84) for a class.

PORTAGE — For the last six minutes and 11 seconds of the first half, Michigan City’s Jamie Hodges stewed on the bench as he sat with two fouls.

UNION MILLS – Like good 3-point shooters, there’s a swagger that goes with being a defensive stopper, and Clayten Strauch has it.

CROWN POINT – John Steinbeck wasn’t inside the gymnasium at Crown Point High School on Friday night. But he certainly could’ve been.

MICHIGAN CITY – Swimming is a big part of Malakai Siuda’s life. It’s also just a small part.

MICHIGAN CITY – A 23-point performance in her first high school game hinted at Laniah Davis’ potential.

Class 4A Plymouth

Looking to bridge the gap between winter and spring sports, the La Porte High School football program will conduct a skills and drills clinic for seventh and eighth graders on four Saturdays in February and March.

La PORTE — It’s been tough for Sydney Hill and La Porte to keep spirits up through the struggles of a winless season, but the Slicers senior is still managing to find the silver linings through all the dark clouds.

La PORTE — Porter County has long been a hotbed for high school gymnastics, with teams annually competing for individual and team honors at the state level.

HEBRON – When the Porter County Conference tournament organizers contacted Jim Baske about honoring all the leading scorers from the schools, they gave the former LaCrosse star a heads up.

LACROSSE – It took a while for Avery Hendrixson to warm up to Chris McGowen when she first met her future coach.

HEBRON – After a few months of professional basketball in Slovakia, Jake Kitchell reached a crossroads in his playing career.

PORTER TOWNSHIP – Starting has suited Devan Kalicki quite well.

The final scores didn’t show it, but La Porte had to sweat out the fourth and final semi-state berth in Saturday’s Michigan City Regional.

Girls Basketball

HEBRON – It took Westville less than four minutes to find itself in deep foul trouble against Morgan Township in Saturday’s Porter County Conference tournament final.

HEBRON – Most times, Ben Anderson doesn’t know what is ticking inside of Sadie Marks.

MICHIGAN CITY — All season long, Jordan Heckard and his La Porte team have worked to replicate a ‘family.’

MICHIGAN CITY — Over coach Mike Megyese’s first four seasons with Michigan City, it won eight out of nine games over its La Porte County rival.

HEBRON – Sometimes, Javion Ballin might wonder why Westville coach Drew Eubank rides him so hard.

MORGAN TOWNSHIP – No matter how many times Chris McGowen looked at his scorebook, the numbers weren’t going to change, as hard as they were to believe.

MORGAN TOWNSHIP – South Central took the court with the fury of a Mike Tyson first round Friday.

Hebron all but ended Westville’s Porter County Conference round-robin title hopes last Friday.

HEBRON – Last season, Tri-Township (then LaCrosse) won 12 games, enjoying its first winning season since 2004.

Do you remember the commercials in the 1980s titled, “You make the call?”

HEBRON – Sometimes, the game comes easily to Westville as it flows freely from one end of the court to the other.

This time around, La Porte left no doubt.

HEBRON – Before taking the floor for Wednesday’s Porter County Conference tournament, freshman Jack Haschel got a little advice from his brother Sam, who graduated last year from South Central.

MORGAN TOWNSHIP – Turning off the water on Tri-Township’s prolific 3-point shooting was the key to Westville’s upset hopes in Tuesday’s Porter County Conference tournament quarterfinal.