The nerves were evident for both Mishawaka and Portage as both teams prepared to take the field for the first time this season. For many players, this would also be their first game of their high school career. Portage came...
School is back in session, which means legions of students are taking to their home fields for another season of football. We invited football coaches from across the Region to share their insights and expectations for this season. Coach Craig Osika...
Region high school cross country season is off and running. Runners and coaches have been training all summer and are bringing their talents and hard work to the race course. We invited Region high school coaches to share their insights on the...
When most people think of cross country, they think, “Oh, they just run.” That’s far from the case. Cross country is a sport full of strong relationships that last a life time. Teams around Northwest Indiana and around the country all...
Jackson Frey, a senior at Valparaiso High School, will play for Team USA at the 2019 Paintball Nations Cup. Frey, 17, was chosen as one of only twelve paintball players aged 19 and under to represent the USA in Amsterdam, the Netherlands, September...
The 53rd annual IHSAA Baseball Sectional Championship featured two elite teams with Crown Point facing off against Portage. The Memorial Day match-up at Crown Point High School was an exciting game that CP won 6-0. Ryan Fender, Crown Point High...
Keyona Gardner, Assistant Coach for boys track and field at West Side Leadership Academy, and her husband, West Side’s Head Coach Rob Gardner were high school rivals. She qualified for state in the 400-meter dash for West Side her freshman year and...
The Chesterton Trojans defeated the Portage Indians 14 - 2 at Chesterton High School on Wednesday evening. Fans of both teams gathered around the softball field. Some stood in the areas around the edge of the field, made muddy from the previous...
The Portage Indians competed against the Merrillville Pirates in the 35th Annual IHSAA Sectional Softball Tournament on Monday night. The Indians jumped on the Pirates early in the game, leading 8-0 in the first inning. They used their first inning...
A few lingering afternoon rain drops couldn’t dampen the spirits of those gathered at Portage High School Thursday afternoon for the IHSAA Boys Track and Field Sectionals. Varsity athletes from Chesterton, LaPorte, Michigan City, New Prairie,...