Dave Melton’s top 10 girls soccer teams and 25 players to watch in Northwest Indiana for the 2024 season August 15, 2024 at 12:38 p.m. Crown Point's Hannah Pesich and Chesterton's Kate Wantuch are among the players to watch.
Hanover Central’s Kiara Desiderio has scored 158 goals in 3 seasons. ‘It’s uncanny.’ What more can she do? August 15, 2024 at 10:52 a.m. Desiderio is aiming for a new career-high in goals and a postseason run that doesn’t end in the regional semifinals.
Merrillville’s Jac’Quarious ‘JQ’ Johnson is like ‘a small boulder,’ and 5-foot-6 running back is ready to roll August 8, 2024 at 10:58 a.m. The quick and powerful Johnson rushed for 1,130 yards and 10 touchdowns as a sophomore last year.
Crown Point grad Eric Santaguida’s road back from shoulder surgery ends. Finally. ‘I’m definitely confident.’ August 1, 2024 at 11:53 a.m. Santaguida is ready to show what he can do in his second year at South Suburban.
Isaiah Steinhilber doesn’t know ‘how much longer I can play.’ But Boone Grove grad knows he wants to keep going. July 30, 2024 at 11:10 a.m. Steinhilber, who is playing for the Hammond-based Vikings, hopes to show he can play at a four-year college.
Nate Brumfield gets more games in a Valparaiso uniform. Post 94 teammate Jackson Fronek gets his first. Wins follow. July 26, 2024 at 3:35 p.m. Brumfield and Fronek have helped Valparaiso Post 94 College Prep advance to the state tournament.
Crown Point’s Clinton Shepherd, a state runner-up, becomes a national champion. ‘I have more in store.’ July 26, 2024 at 10:57 a.m. Shepherd won a 16U national title in freestyle by defeating a wrestler who had beaten him one month earlier.
Billy Jones, who won state titles at Andrean, enters transfer portal as he keeps dream alive: ‘I have big aspirations’ July 24, 2024 at 10:49 a.m. Jones leads the Lake County Corn Dogs in multiple offensive categories this summer.
Lake Central’s Griffin Tobias makes choice after being drafted by Milwaukee Brewers: ‘A new journey begins’ July 19, 2024 at 11:44 a.m. Tobias, an Indiana recruit, was drafted by the Brewers, giving him the chance to reunite with Josh Adamczewski.
Owen Bendis didn’t play baseball at Lake Central. But his career continues. ‘Definitely different.’ July 18, 2024 at 10:18 a.m. Bendis, who could rely only on himself for motivation during spring seasons, has played plenty of baseball in the summer.