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Michael Osipoff’s softball rankings and player of the week for Northwest Indiana
Kankakee Valley enters the rankings while Munster, Hobart and Highland move up, and Griffith’s Mariah Green is the player of the week. Top 10 With records through Thursday and previous rankings in parentheses. 1. Lake Central 14-0 (1) MaKayla Van Vossen goes 1-for-1 with two walks, an RBI, two runs scored and three stolen bases in the Indians’ win against Crown Point on Monday. 2. Andrean 12-1 ...
Sabalaskey blanks LeRoy as Westville wins battle of area's best
WESTVILLE — You couldn’t have scripted a better matchup. LeRoy, a team with a potent lineup that returned everyone from a Class 1A third-place state finish a year ago. Westville, a team that had only lost two games all season and finally looked poised to make a postseason run.
Never mind Ryan Gordon’s height, or lack of it. Senior catcher looms large for Highland. ‘Gordo’s our guy.’
Highland’s roster generously lists Ryan Gordon as 5 feet, 6 inches tall. But the senior catcher casts a long shadow. “He’s the smallest guy on the team but the most important,” Highland coach Zak Pizer said. Gordon is in his third season starting behind the plate for the Trojans. He has played virtually every inning during that span. Especially on a relatively inexperienced team in its first ...
Valpo rallies twice, beats Bears in 12
SPRINGFIELD, Mo–Missouri State has struggled this season, especially holding the lead late in the game. The Bears started a two-week, nine game road trip Friday afternoon at Valparaiso. But Mo State’s Achilles heel cost them again. The Bears were 19-1 all time against Valpo. The Beacons led 1-0 in the sixth, Caden Bogenpohl takes this […]
Lake Central’s Jolie Adams has leaned on people in her life. Now the Auburn recruit is lifting up teammates.
This is the type of season that Lake Central senior outfielder Jolie Adams envisioned. The pieces are coming together for Adams and the Indians, who have been ranked No. 1 in the Class 4A state coaches poll in each of the past two weeks. “This is the most prepared I’ve been,” Adams said. “This is the most ready we’ve been as a team as a whole together. I trust every single person on the field. ...
Eli Harper likes to sleep. But don’t snooze on Kouts sophomore and teammates. ‘All of us have the same goal.’
Kouts sophomore Eli Harper quipped about how much he enjoys his rest. “I like sleeping,” he said. “That’s one of the better things to do.” One of them? “Sleeping is the best thing,” he said. “I love taking naps.” Harper stays plenty busy, however. After putting together an all-conference basketball season, he has shined for Kouts’ youthful baseball team this spring. The first baseman/pitcher’s ...
Irish inch closer to winning record with midweek sweep of Valparaiso, Purdue Fort Wayne
Notre Dame baseball (18-18, 2-16 ACC) continued its midweek dominance with victories on Tuesday and Wednesday. The Irish hung on for a 7-6 victory against Valparaiso on Tuesday before run-ruling the Purdue Fort Wayne (PFW) Mastodons 15-5 on Wednesday. Both victories came at Frank Eck Stadium, which moved Shawn Stiffler’s club to 8-4 at home on the year.
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