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peters1119
- Nov 13, 2021
- 4 min
'We were gonna keep fighting:’ New Prairie dominates second half to rally past Lowell in 4A regional
By CJ PETERS For JP On Preps LOWELL — Amidst a chaotic final minute of the first half, New Prairie found itself down by seven points as...
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peters1119
- Nov 13, 2021
- 5 min
The kick is good!: Oleksiuk's field goal in double OT lifts Michigan City over Valpo in 5A regional
MICHIGAN CITY -- On the Michigan City football, he's simply known as just the kicker. "That's my name around here," Andrew Oleksiuk said....
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peters1119
- Nov 13, 2021
- 3 min
Hanover Central’s historic football season ends in regional
By STEVE HANLON JP on Preps Correspondent CEDAR LAKE -- What a long, strange trip it’s been. Less than a decade ago, just a couple blocks...
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peters1119
- Oct 31, 2021
- 3 min
A trip down memory lane: Former Chesterton star Moskalick coaches Trojans to third place at state
TERRE HAUTE -- Who knows what kind of card player Lindsay Moskalick is, but it sure seems like the Chesterton coach is pretty adept at...
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peters1119
- Oct 31, 2021
- 7 min
Look, ma, no shades: La Porte's Raymond finishes sixth at state finals; Slicers top local contingent
TERRE HAUTE -- Look, ma, no shades. Cole Raymond ditched the sunglasses that became part of his identity this season at the start of...
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peters1119
- Oct 31, 2021
- 5 min
Swan song: James runs sixth at state, earns mental attitude award; Zelasko, Ranta, Politza all medal
TERRE HAUTE -- It wasn't quite the fanfare of a year earlier, when Karina James won the state championship. Not that a sixth-place finish...
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peters1119
- Oct 25, 2021
- 6 min
Making history: Morgan boys claim school's first state berth; Valpo, Chesterton run to team titles
NEW CARLISLE -- Many had tried, but none had succeeded, at least not until Saturday. Perennial small school power Morgan Township finally...
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peters1119
- Oct 25, 2021
- 4 min
Uneasy lies the crown: James rolls to third semistate title; eyes an underdog role for state finals
NEW CARLISLE -- Uneasy lies the crown, so it seems. Karina James raced to another New Prairie Semistate title Saturday, a sub 18-minute...
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peters1119
- Oct 25, 2021
- 3 min
Don't poke the bear: Motivated Raymond rolls to semistate title; Bakker a surprising second
NEW CARLISLE -- Nobody needed to give Cole Raymond any extra motivation for Saturday's New Prairie Semistate, but some message board...
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peters1119
- Oct 18, 2021
- 4 min
Back in the saddle: Valparaiso boys capture Chesterton Regional; La Porte's Raymond defends title
LIBERTY TOWNSHIP -- The trip to Terre Haute for the state cross country finals is part of the annual routine for Valparaiso. At least it...
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peters1119
- Oct 18, 2021
- 4 min
Cougar on the prowl: New Prairie's Zelasko races to Chesterton Regional title; Trojans top Valpo
LIBERTY TOWNSHIP -- The face Lilly Zelasko shows at the starting line has the same expression for every step of the race. Even Saturday,...
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peters1119
- Oct 16, 2021
- 3 min
Crown Point 'far exceeds' expectations; Portage gets into Duneland win column
Part of him wondered what could have been in Friday's 41-28 loss to Michigan City, but in the big picture, first-year Crown Point coach...
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peters1119
- Oct 10, 2021
- 3 min
Slicers hat trick: La Porte goes 1-2-3 to edge Valparaiso for New Prairie Sectional title
NEW CARLISLE -- As they turned the corner and headed toward the finish, the La Porte trio of Cole Raymond, Jay Pillai and Brayden Sobecki...
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peters1119
- Oct 10, 2021
- 4 min
Don't overthink it: Focused Politza wins New Prairie Sectional, leads Valparaiso to team title
NEW CARLISLE -- Clear eyes, full heart, can't lose. OK, so Kaylie Politza didn't have the first clue about the Friday Night Lights...
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peters1119
- Oct 3, 2021
- 3 min
Plenty of orange: DAC champ Raymond leads three La Porte runners in top five
LIBERTY TOWNSHIP -- A ripple of orange stretched through the lead pack of runners in Saturday's Duneland Athletic Conference championship...
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peters1119
- Oct 3, 2021
- 3 min
Back on the radar: Valparaiso boys win Duneland Conference championship
LIBERTY TOWNSHIP -- Whatever the sport, most coaches don't mind having their team fly under the proverbial radar. They don't mind being...
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peters1119
- Oct 3, 2021
- 4 min
Surprise, surprise: Sobecki pulls off DAC meet upset; Chesterton takes team title
LIBERTY TOWNSHIP -- Upsets are not common place in cross country, where form holds more often than not. Then you have what happened in...
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peters1119
- Sep 27, 2021
- 2 min
A program on the rise: Illiana Christian girls capture Highland Invitational
HIGHLAND -- Many of the Region's top runners took Saturday off from competition. Wheeler's Emma Hellwege wasn't one of them. "I actually...
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peters1119
- Sep 27, 2021
- 3 min
Brady goes Vroom: Illiana Christian runner breezes to Highland Invitational title
HIGHLAND -- For runners, sometimes the race they plan to run and the race they end up running aren't the same thing. "I remembered last...
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peters1119
- Sep 27, 2021
- 3 min
Where she's supposed to be: Lowell cross country state champion James verbally commits to Toledo
HIGHLAND -- The hardest part of the recruiting process for Karina James was having to say no to all but one of her suitors. "Something I...
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