Dave Melton

Kevin Franchetti knew his playing career wasn’t going to last forever. But the 27-year-old catcher, who graduated from Andrean in 2009, also knew he couldn’t stay away from baseball. “Everyone...

Even if Valparaiso senior Rachel Vendl kept mental track of her stats, she would have lost count during Thursday night’s home match against Lake Central. The 5-foot-6 libero was everywhere...

Lowell junior Gabriel Sanchez was thrilled to have something different on his schedule. “We’ve been just practicing for three weeks,” he said. “I was so ready to race again.” And...

Merrillville junior Jeremiah Howard said his teammates used to call him the “old man.” “That’s because I ran like an old man,” he said. “But this offseason, I ran track....

The average age of the offensive linemen for Valparaiso University is much higher than it was three years when Eric Rentschler’s class arrived on campus. “When we came in, there...

It doesn’t matter if senior middle hitter Madison Horin is playing for Munster or Team USA at an international tournament. The 6-foot-3 Horin only needs one thing from her teammates....

For 90 minutes, Hobart seniors and twin sisters Christina and Holly Shaginaw were separated. That’s how long it took for Holly to be born after Christina arrived first. Since then,...

As Merrillville quarterback Aahric Whitehead took the field with two minutes remaining and his team trailing by a point, he wasn’t worried. Because the 5-foot-11, 175-pound junior had been there...

Crown Point coach Alison Duncan has figured out the best way to utilize junior Maddie Banter. “You just have to let her go and play free,” Duncan said. “I’ve told...

Any doubts that Crown Point junior Genesio Christofanelli may have had were put to rest during the Bulldogs’ preseason camp. “I had my breakthrough: I ran about 70 miles that...