Friday's Prep Sports Box Scores
See results from area high school games and athletic events.
View ArticleT.F. South, Illiiana, Marian remain undefeated in girls tennis
The T.F. South, Illiana Christian and Marian Catholic girls tennis team all won Thursday afternoon to remain undefeated.
View ArticleScouting Week 3 of Illinois Football
Looking at all of the local Illinois football matchups for this weekend.
View ArticleScouting Week 4 of Illinois Football
Looking at all of the local Illinois football matchups for this weekend.
View ArticleSloan leads Mt. Carmel past Illiana Christian in golf
Bobby Sloan was medalist with a 38 to lead the Mt. Carmel golf team to a 166-173 win over Illiana Christian Monday afternoon at Glenwoodie.
View ArticleScouting Week 5 of Illinois Football
Looking at all of the local Illinois football matchups for this weekend.
View ArticleScouting Week 6 of Illinois Football
Looking at all of the local Illinois football matchups for this weekend.
View ArticleSaturday's Prep Sports Box Scores
See results from local high school games and athletic events.
View Article3 from region earn HOF Silver Anniversary Team honors
Valparaiso's Mike Jones, Gavit's Joey Wright and North Judson's Kirk Manns were high school stars who took over games at both ends of the court.
View ArticleIllinois Prep Roundup: Majors, T.F. South girls win at Crete-Monee hoops tourney
Megan Majors' 14 points and five steals led the T.F. South girls basketball team to a 50-33 win over Eisenhower on Monday at the Warrior Winter Classic at Crete-Monee.
View ArticleRain a pain with prep outdoor sports
The battle cry for the 1948 Boston Braves was "Spahn and Sain and pray for rain."
View ArticleThree firms compete to run troubled Indiana schools
The Indiana Department of Education on Friday named three finalists to compete to be Turnaround School Operators for seven troubled Indiana schools, including Roosevelt Career and Technical Academy in...
View ArticleWhere Are They Now?: Katie Schmelzer
Katie Schmelzer never thought she would be in the classroom.
View ArticleFour region boys basketball teams ranked in preseason poll
Four region boys basketball teams are ranked in the Indiana Basketball Coaches Association preseason top 20.
View ArticleT.F. North girls come in third at South Suburban Blue Conference bowling meet
OAK FOREST | Despite her individual accomplishments, it's still all about the team for T.F. North's L'Neisha Porter.
View ArticleRebels fall to Hillcrest
COUNTRY CLUB HILLS | T.F. South coach John O'Rourke was excited to see just where his Rebels were as the season winds down and teams prepare for the state tournament. After Friday night's showing, it's...
View ArticleBloom Township beats Crete for share of SAC title
CRETE | LJ was suddenly OK, and as a result, so was Bloom Township on Friday night.
View ArticlePatience leads to Meteors' rout of Braves
MIDLOTHIAN | Being patient enough to wait for the right shot doesn't always work in high school basketball. Often, the ball ends up squirting out of bounds, or directly into the hands of the other team.
View ArticleThornwood holds off Stagg for SWSC Red win
SOUTH HOLLAND | Thornwood's Khapri Alston knew how big Friday's game against SouthWest Suburban Red foe Stagg.
View ArticleSeven Gary high school students to attend Presidential Inauguration
HAMMOND | Among those attending the upcoming Presidential Inauguration will be seven high school seniors from Gary who submitted some of the most principled and passionate ideas about improving their...
View ArticleMunster's Blocher helps Seahorses cruise to NCC title
HIGHLAND | Mary Beth Blocher had a good practice on Friday, but she came into Saturday's Northwest Crossroads Conference meet feeling muscle soreness all over her body.
View ArticleDennis Bunda named new Griffith athletic director
GRIFFITH | Dennis Bunda hates the snow, so the former athletic director and coach spent the last eight years in Arizona.
View ArticleRecord 38 seniors receive Barden Foundation scholarships
MERRILLVILLE | A record 38 Gary high school seniors were awarded $50,100 in scholarships from the Barden Gary Foundation at the seventh annual scholarship awards ceremony Monday at Avalon Manor.
View ArticleScroczynski leads Vikings into regional semifinal
Tyler Sroczynski admits he is not your typical leadoff man.
View ArticlePortage school marks first commencement
PORTAGE | A new day dawned Friday evening for 62 high school graduates at the first commencement ceremony at New Vistas High School in Portage.
View ArticleRiver Forest picks Hanson as new football coach
Rob Hanson has been approved as the new River Forest football coach, replacing Jeff Bean, whose teaching position was lost due to budget cuts in the district.
View ArticleWHERE ARE THEY NOW?: Roberts had a cat bird's seat to sporting events
Tony Roberts remembers the day he was let go at WSOY radio in Decatur, Ill.
View ArticleReferendum looming for Mauston
State imposed revenue caps have greatly affected the Mauston community. The families in the community are being asked to vote for higher taxes, so the school district can fund new initiatives and...
View ArticlePaying it Forward: College savings plans that double as investments
Whether your child is still in diapers, about to graduate from high school or currently in college, experts agree it's never too late to invest in a 529 college savings plan
View ArticleGrassroots Learning: Teach for America Corps program benefits local schools
Mary Arnold, a science teacher at Hammond’s Henry W. Eggers Middle School, is a second-year participant in the Teach For America Corps program.
View ArticleA Spiritual Connection: Private high schools expect more from students and...
Serious attention to classwork, homework, and grades, willingness to directly serve the community, and displaying high levels of personal integrity would make any public school student a standout. But...
View ArticleAn Extra Edge: Private grammar schools provide many advantages
Local administrators say there are many advantages to a private grammar school education. Those advantages, they say, include smaller class size, an old-fashioned faith-filled environment, a solid...
View ArticleSTEVE HANLON: McFarland, USA down in DeMotte
Many teenagers spend the summer relaxing, going to the beach, an amusement park or some other place of fun to forget about (school) life for a little while.
View ArticleRegion's top track athletes deal with top seed pressures
There will likely be some butterflies floating around the Robert C. Haugh Track and Field Complex at Indiana University today. And Saturday.
View ArticleSTEVE HANLON: Sometimes looking back is bad
ST. JOHN | Fans of Lake Central's softball program still cringe when they think about May 29, 2012. That game showed a weakness few had seen before.
View ArticleSchools can get ArcelorMittal grant money for engineering programs
ArcelorMittal is providing funding to help local schools expand their science, technology, engineering and math – or STEM – programs.
View ArticleAcademic competition sparks Hoosier pride
After studying subjects such as the works of Hoosier author Kurt Vonnegut and the jazz scene in Indianapolis in the '40s and '50s for five months, the effort finally paid off for students from 12 local...
View Article21st Century student earns B.A., high school diploma at same time
GARY — Raven Osborne has an amazing story to tell. The 18-year-old high school senior at 21st Century Charter School in Gary will earn a bachelor's degree in sociology with a minor in early childhood...
View ArticleLocal baseball-softball umpire Phil 'Hambone' Hamilton reaches 50 years on...
It was May of 1967. Gary was a vibrant community, where a large portion of the Region made a living in the "Steel City." Kids played in parks, then. Summer sunshine was the overhang for youth baseball...
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