Dave Melton

Chesterton junior Bryce Pickering finally had his chance to play. “This was my opening day,” Pickering said. “It got me excited, got me hyped up. I knew I was going...

It only took one moment for LaPorte senior Reilly Briggs to realize she could thrive as an outside hitter. “I always saw those girls slamming the ball and I never...

With senior quarterback Zach Bundalo returning this season, Lake Central had the answer to one very important question. But the Indians needed weapons to complement the 6-foot-4, 225-pound Bundalo. Lake...

Winning a state championship hasn’t affected Crown Point junior Maddie Russin. “It just made me hope that I can get back into shape,” she said. “I know there’s a new...

Top 5 Teams 1. Lowell: Five of the seven runners who helped Lowell finish a Region-best 11th at the 2017 state meet are back, including the 1-2-3 punch of senior...

Top 5 Teams 1. Lowell: The defending semistate champion Red Devils graduated two of their top three runners, but should have a new front-runner in junior Gabe Sanchez. The depth...

At the end of his freshman year, Highland sophomore Lucas Guerra wanted to stay grounded in reality. “I expected to be in the conversation,” he said. “But I wasn’t going...

Lowell senior Blake Jansky, a two-year starter at defensive end, couldn’t believe he got into the end zone. “I thought I was going to get caught at the 20-yard line,”...

Departing Northwest Indiana Oilmen manager Adam Enright struggled at first to find the right words to describe the 2018 version of the team. Pitcher Christian Howell did not. “This might...