It was a chilly, cloudy afternoon, but Valparaiso High School overcame the less-than-stellar conditions and defeated Merrillville 80-76 on Thursday at the Regional level of the Track & Field state tournament. VHS placed first in a pool of 35 area...
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2 Vikings Make the All-DAC Baseball Team
Sophomore Jerrick Suiter and Ben Olenjniczak Named All-Conference Today, the Duneland Athletic Conference named its 2009 All-DAC Baseball Team, along with the Conference MVP. Valparaiso High School had two of the seventeen players, pulled from seven...
Valpo Wins the DAC Crown as Malone Sets New Pole Vault Record
The Valparaiso Track and Field team won the Duneland Athletic Championship at Crown Point High School Thursday, defeated the defending champion Merrillville Pirates 154.5-120. The Viking win was highlighted by pole vaulter Nate Malone, who cleared 15...
VHS Mens Basketball Regional Matchup vs. Elkhart Memorial High School
Today, we are blog-casting (I just made that up) from the track surrounding the Michigan City High School Gymnasium. The state's #8 Valpo Vikings are playing EMHS is the first round of the Michigan City Regional. The crowd is pretty divided into red...
National Football Federation Adopts New Horse Collar Tackle Regulation
Horse Collar Tackles Now Illegal From the AP: INDIANAPOLIS — The horse-collar tackle has been added to the list of illegal personal contact fouls in high school football. This addition to Rule 9-4-3 was one of 10 rules changes approved by the...
National Soccer Federation Adopts New Shin Guard Rule
New Rule Requires Organization's Approval on All Shin Guards From the AP: INDIANAPOLIS | In an ongoing focus on risk minimization in high school soccer, an addition to the shinguard policy has been approved. A year after requiring shinguards to meet...
IHSAA Allows Girls to Try Out for Baseball
Decision Rules Softball and Baseball as "Not Comparable" Do you remember A League of their Own with Tom Hanks and Madonna? Welcome back. Recently, the Indiana High School Athletics Association ruled that girls are now allowed to try out for baseball,...