Mike Hutton

A 41-point outburst for Lake Station senior Dominique Smith in Saturday’s 77-74 loss to Griffith turned out to be a milestone. Smith, a 5-foot-7 guard, entered the game needing 40...

Jeff Cain thought Whiting would be a one-year stop. One season turned into 32 for the Oilers’ football coach, who announced his retirement Monday. Cain, a Lafayette native, graduated from...

For the first time, Kim Rea walked onto the Marvin Rea Gymnasium floor, with her sons Marvin Rea Jr. and Nick Moore on each arm. The 1,000-seat gym, mostly full,...

Valparaiso’s Brandon Newman is wearing the No. 1 jersey this season. It’s a signal the 6-foot-5 senior guard has big goals that include winning Mr. Basketball and leading his team...

West Side senior Jimmie Washington Jr. knew what to do in the second half Friday night. The 6-foot-7 forward struggled with foul trouble in the first half. That turned out...

Lighthouse’s Timothy Mays had one thought for Thursday’s game against Lake Central. Play for Marvin Rea. Mays did it for Rea. The 6-foot-1 senior guard scored a game-high 26 points...

On a team featuring marquee players in Purdue signee Brandon Newman and Bethel recruit Nate Aerts, senior point guard Colin Walls is easy to overlook for Valparaiso. The 5-foot-6 Walls...

How does a football coach grieve after the loss of a loved one? It’s hard when your world is measured by play charts, game plans, building character and creating a...

When LaPorte coach Dave Sharpe replaced Bob Schellinger in 2015, he envisioned it as a lifetime job, assuming the interest was mutual. He had great support from the administration, the...