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“She’s certainly one of the top all-arounders in the state."

Tom Schott authors fourth book on Purdue Athletics Tom Schott joined Purdue Universitys athletics department on a 10-month internship. He stayed for nearly 30 years. Posted: Jan 20, 2021 4:49 PM Updated: Jan 21, 2021 1:02 PM Posted By: Sports 18 Reporters WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. (WLFI) — Tom Schott joined Purdue Universitys athletics department on a 10-month internship. He stayed for nearly 30 years. From 1990 to 2010, Schott rose from a graduate intern to senior asscoiate athletics director ...

"Thats what its all about, putting Region basketball on a platform for everyone to see."

Ethan Ferba had big plans for the offseason. The Hobart diver got a taste of competing against the best when he finished 26th at the IHSAA state swimming and diving competition last February in Indianapolis. When Ferba returned to Northwest Indiana, he sat down with Hobart diving coach Katharine Rinas and the two put together a summer workout plan that would allow the then-sophomore to take his diving to the next level. Then COVID-19 hit and pools around the Region shutdown, including Hobartâ�...

Nothing couldve prepared him for the news he would receive during his shift. "I actually got a text that morning from a college coach saying, Dwayne, congratulations! I saw you on (TV)," Johnson said. "It caught me off guard because I wasnt even aware of it. I just asked him, Where did you see it? And then I ended up getting a video sent to me by my mother." On Saturday, Calumets standout defensive back was announced as the recipient of the NFLs Way to Play award for a tackle he made on a kicko...

It was the seventh rejection that proved to be the most important. In the closing seconds of yet another tight matchup with Penn, Crown Points 6-foot-4 forward swatted a running right-handed shot by Kingsmen guard Grace Schutt to seal the Bulldogs 44-42 home victory Dec. 5. The Purdue commit fell to the floor as the final buzzer sounded, while the rest of her teammates jumped for joy. "I was actually on the ground when everybody else was celebrating, but they all lifted me up. Theyre great team...

Hammond coach Larry Moore Jr. knows Harold Woods wishes he had another chance. The Wildcats senior guard missed a short jump shot against Lawrence North that wouldve capped off an upset victory over the Wildcats, who are ranked as the No. 1 team in the state by the Indiana Basketball Coaches Association. Instead, No. 20 Hammond left the Sneakers for Santa Shootout at Brownsburg on Dec. 5 with a 52-51 loss. Woods finished the game with two points on 1-of-8 shooting from the field. "He was defini...