Sports

It was October 14, 2003. I was a sprightly young 17 year old, watching the Cubs' inspirational playoff run in my mom's basement. It was shaping up to be one of the great seasons in Cubs' history- and it was. The Lovable Losers were finally going to...

The new Valparaiso Vikings Girls’ Varsity Basketball Coach, Jeanette Gray, sat down with us for an interview about her playing days at Valparaiso High School and Valparaiso University, and her coaching days ahead at VHS. The video interview, which...

After eight years out of the head coaching game, Joe Otis will return to DAC action as the coach of the Valparaiso Vikings. Otis will succeed Coach Chris Benedict, who left Valparaiso for Columbia City earlier this summer, as the next Vikings’...

Valparaiso High School fall athletics will begin tryouts for Volleyball, Girls Soccer, Boys Soccer, and Girls Golf in the coming weeks. Volleyball begins on Friday, July 31st.  Below is a full schedule on the upcoming tryout dates: Volleyball: Mon...

The Kellen Mogck Memorial Golf Outing will take place on Monday, August 3rd at the Course at Aberdeen. The annual event raises money for the Kellen Mogck Scholarship, given each year to graduating seniors who participated in football and/or boys or...

Started in 2004, the Big Boca was a neighborhood run taking place through the streets Boca Lago, Boca Raton, and Boca Teeka, and also ran through 200 East Park. In its second year, the Big Boca expanded and included T-shirts and more than 20...

UPDATE: A second group has submitted a bid for the Chicago Cubs to the Tribune company. In a surprising turn of events, private equity investor Marc Utay has submitted a bid to the Tribune Company for the Cubs, Wrigley Field, and a 25% share in...

July 1st marks the 182nd day of the year 2009. For you math wizards out there, that means we just completed the first half of 2009. So far this year for me, as I am sure the rest of you as well, has flown by. And looking back, it’s been a crazy...

Jeff Samardzija was called up to the Chicago Cubs Major League squad yesterday, as right hander Jose Ascanio was optioned to Triple A Iowa. Samardzija had started his last twelve outings in Iowa, going 5-3 with a 3.72 ERA, and 53 strikeouts in 67 2/3...

One of the great benefits of living in the Valparaiso area is the variety of facilities that are available to keep active during any time of the year. Do you like baseball? Valpo offers over 15 baseball, softball, and tee ball fields through the...