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Portage Townsip earns state acclaim

Portage Township earns state acclaim

Lakeshore Tribe continues World Series play

YOUTH SOFTBALL Lakeshore Tribe continues World Series play: The Lakeshore Tribe, a local club from Robbertsdale, has two teams playing in the Babe Ruth Softball World Series, which is taking place in Jensen Beach/Stuart, Florida. The 14U team is 1-5 after a 5-2 loss to South Shore on Saturday morning. The Tribe played a game later in the day. They will play Sunday against an undetermined opponent. 18U team is 0-5 after Saturday's 11-1 loss to the MSA Ospreys. Lakeshore plays twice Sunday, including a 9 a.m. game against JPRD West. MEN'S BASKETBALL Former Notre Dame player dies in shooting: A former St. Louis high school basketball star who played briefly for Notre Dame and Missouri in college was shot and killed in north St. Louis County, police said. Cameron Biedscheid, 27, was killed Friday on the block where he lived. Police did not indicated whether they have any suspects in the shooting. Biedscheid spent his freshman college season at Notre Dame, averaging 6.2 points and 1.4 rebounds in 34 games.

Bonner Senior Center members celebrate facility's reopening

Chesterton grad training for back-to-back Chicago, Boston marathons

Portage makes plans for Independence Day celebration

The parade kicks off at 10 a.m. July 3 from Willowcreek Road and Sunrise Avenue, traveling north to Central Avenue and then east to Vivian Street

Highland's Camden Scheidt breaks triples record

Camden Scheidt broke Highland's record for triples in a season with his seventh of the year in a 7-1 win over Portage in the Trojans' regular-season finale.

Washington Township hangs on for PCC title

Mike Brosseau breaks up fellow Andrean grad Sean Manaea's no-hitter

PRO BASEBALL Brosseau breaks up Manaea's no-hitter: Sean Manaea's bid to throw MLB's second no-hitter of the night and fifth of the season on Friday was broken up by Mike Brosseau. The Oakland southpaw had thrown seven no-hit innings before the Tampa Bay hitter, who specializes against left-handed pitching, laced a double to lead off the eighth inning. Brosseau came in to score and tie the game 1-1 on Mike Zunino's hit. The former Andrean teammates add the latest chapter to their storied careers. ESPN reporter Jeff Passan told The Times he hadn't heard of a hitter breaking up a pitcher's no-hitter, having both attended the same high school, but Passan pondered it potentially could have happened early in a game previously. Oakland went on to win the game 2-1 on a walk-off home run by Seth Brown. Manaea went 7 1/3 innings, giving up two hits, one earned run, one walk and striking out 10. Brosseau was 1 for 3 with the double and run scored.

Longtime Region assistant Robert Kania lands first head coaching job with Wheeler hire

Robert Kania is the new Wheeler football coach. Provided by Robert Kania Robert Kania has coached a lot of football over the years, serving as an assistant at Penn, South Central, Portage, Wheeler and Chesterton. After spending the last eight seasons with the Trojans and coach Mark Peterson, Kania confirmed Monday that he's finally leading his own program. The 1991 Penn grad has returned to Wheeler and has been hired as the Bearcats' new football coach. "I started my career at Penn (in 1996) and won a (Class 5A) state title. I should've retired then," Kania said, laughing. "I've kind of worked my way around, but I've enjoyed every second if it."