Dave Melton

The first time Crown Point's Morgan Chacon traveled around the country for a sport, it wasn't for volleyball. The senior outside hitter was on competitive cheerleading teams with her two...

The first month of Raul Mendoza's senior season at Highland has been one of validation. As a junior, the 132-pounder suffered an upset loss in the regional. He decided days...

First Team Trevor Braden, Morgan Township, junior: Made second state meet appearance. Finished 28th in 16:04. Alec Fleming, Lowell, senior: A difficult state meet can't diminish season that included sectional,...

Chesterton's Jakob Kintzele was only a sophomore when he first registered on the radars of Ivy League schools. "In my sophomore year, I received a recruitment card from Yale," said...

Portage junior Jacob Moran wants to light up the scoreboard this sesaon. "This summer, I was OK with winning 4-0 or 5-0," he said. "I'll try to get 15 takedowns...

Hammond coach Larry Moore Jr. switched his strategy to fit his roster. "We're a little smaller now, so we want to get up and put pressure on guys," he said....

Four years ago, Dave Cecchini knew the challenge he faced in becoming Valparaiso University's football coach. "We knew coming in that Valparaiso was not going to be the easiest place...

First Team Jordyn Boyer, Lowell, junior: Won conference, sectional, regional and semistate titles before earning all-state honors with ninth place at the state meet with an 18:23. Shelby Bullock, Chesterton,...

In his decade as the girls cross country coach at Lowell, Scott Coil saw plenty of talented runners at the local middle schools. But they weren't making it to high...