High Schools

The Valparaiso wrestling team has seen continuous improvement, manifesting in the greatest number of athletes advancing to semi-state in five years. “The thing we're really proud of is the improvement we have made in the past few seasons, and we...

Although all high school sports bring excitement to the GreatNews.Life team, the power and drive showcased by athletes in the sport of wrestling has been exceptionally notable this weekend. GreatNews.Life covered all four sectional championships in...

Gender aside, both the Lake Central and Valparaiso high school boys and girls basketball teams shared one thing in common on Friday night: a love for the game of basketball. Starting off the double header, the Valparaiso and Lake Central girls...

Munster, South Bend Riley visit Valparaiso High School for opening meet When Valparaiso High School began planning the new aquatic center in 2017, opening day seemed a long way away. They’d been waiting more than a decade for new swim digs. A...

When the Wheeler High School cross country teams lined up at the IHSAA Regional meet last weekend, they had no idea that the race they were about to run would mark their place in history in more ways than one. The boys toed the starting line first...

It was the first time on the Purdue Westville Campus for many of the attending athletes as Michigan City hosted the Duneland Athletic Conference (DAC) Cross Country Championship. Portage High School coach Jay White recalled the course from a few...

The La Porte Slicers were on home turf as they took on the Wheeler Bearcats in a nonconference girls soccer game. The two-time state runner up Bearcats were undefeated going into this game and the two teams had not faced off in more than 3...

Half a decade ago, the 1969 Valpo High School (VHS) football team carved out their place in history by claiming the school’s first undefeated record. There was no formal playoff system at the time, but all the sportswriters agreed – they were the...

The 2019 New Prairie Cross Country invite was held today - bigger and better than ever. Originally started in 1964 as the New Carlisle Invitational, it officially became the New Prairie Invitational in 1968. More than 2500 high school runners came...

The Number 1 ranked Valparaiso Vikings took on the Number 4 ranked Trojans on their Valpo home turf. These Porter county rivals squared off on a night that saw the Vikings pep block featuring a toga night and the Trojans fans going for blackout. The...