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Following a ceremony honoring his collegiate career, 2007 Valparaiso High School graduate Robbie Hummel’s jersey will forever hang in the rafters of Purdue University’s Mackey Arena. Hummel, one of the greatest basketball players in Purdue...

History was made on Friday night at Portage High School as senior Nicki Monahan became the school’s all-time leading scorer in the storied history of girls basketball at PHS. With 5:20 remaining in the second quarter, Monahan scored her first point...

The Chicago Bears found their successor to the Lovie Smith Era on Thursday when the organization introduced the hiring of Marc Trestman to be their new head coach. Sure, he picked up a couple of Grey Cups while a head coach in the Canadian Football...

Written by Kelly Bermes, Athletic Director You have probably read recently that Portage Township Schools is committed to helping students build developmental assets. These assets have a direct link to a student’s success in school and his future....

The Indiana High School Athletic Association, Inc. (IHSAA) and Special Olympics Indiana have announced a partnership which will set the stage for ongoing activities between the athletes from both organizations intended to foster mutually beneficial...

Two format recommendations for the new Class 5A and 6A football state tournaments were approved today at the monthly meeting of the IHSAA Executive Committee. Those provisions included the creation of eight, four-team sectionals in each class along...

“Tricks, hoopz and alley oops” were on display at Portage High School on Saturday night as the Harlem Wizards took on the Portage P.E.A.K. team in a fundraiser game to benefit the PHS Football Program. The Wizards, who have been combining comedy,...

Ron Santo was posthumously enshrined in the National Baseball Hall of Fame with the induction ceremony taking place on July 22. Although the induction was long overdue and should have come during his lifetime, it was a great weekend of memories and...

Thursday night marks the evening of one of my absolute favorite non-sports sports events: the NBA Draft. I don’t know what it is about the draft. It could be the crazy trades, crazy suits, or the crazy fans in attendance in New Jersey (which,...