Dave Melton

It's not possible to have a brief conversation about track with LaPorte senior Riley Tuerff. The Indiana State commit has too much to say. "Teammates will come up to me...

Forget high school — Wheeler freshman Emma Hellwege feared that she'd peaked in middle school. In sixth grade, Hellwege clocked in at 2 minutes, 28 seconds in the 800 meters....

Top 5 Teams 1. Crown Point: The Bulldogs are the only Region team with a defending state champion on their roster: junior Maddie Russin, who won the 800 last year....

Munster junior Imani Brown used to be a distance runner. Brown was a fifth grader then, in her first track season. By the end of that season, though, she'd found...

Boone Grove junior Brae'ton Vann knew he was faster. He noticed it during the indoor season as the gap between Vann and his opponents kept growing. Now, the 2018 regional...

Valparaiso senior Jordan Anderson looked down to the ground as he spoke. "I made a foolish mistake — I admit it," he said. "I thought I needed to get some...

Top 5 Teams 1. Merrillville: Last season's regional champions thrived because of depth, and coach Patrick Coffey said it's a similar situation this year. Senior Gabriel Ochoa returns after reaching...

In many ways, it was the same routine in the floor exercise that Chesterton senior Jordan Bush had done all season long. She talked through the details with teammates Lexi...

First Team Maddie Bugg School: Lake Central. Year: Sophomore. The skinny: Sixth in the all-around at state with a 37.225. Jordan Bush School: Chesterton. Year: Senior. The skinny: State champion...

Crown Point freshman Jesse Mendez hasn’t shied away from lofty goals. After winning a state title this season at 126 pounds as a freshman, Mendez is still focused on a...