Brandon Vickrey

In the business of professional sports, athletes and fans often come to the sudden realization that it is indeed a business. While fans latch on to favorite players on professional teams, all it takes is one transaction for that player to be shipped...

A few weeks into the high school baseball season in Northwest Indiana, some teams are off to favorable starts while others will attempt to dig themselves out of an early-season hole. However, there are many questions that remained unanswered with the...

Opening Day is not yet upon us, but the optimism that usually surrounds the Chicago Cubs is not glowing quite as brightly as it typically does each spring. The Cubs are in a full-fledged rebuilding phase, orchestrated by President of Baseball...

Six Northwest Indiana boys basketball teams have emerged with sectional championships and are set to engage in regional competition on Saturday. Each local school left standing has taken a very different path to postseason glory. Class 4A Michigan...

Boys SwimmingThe Chesterton boys swim team dominated foes from across the region and throughout the state last season. The Trojans won six of the 11 events in the state finals and established three new state records a season ago en route to their...

Duneland Athletic ConferenceMuch like their girls basketball counterparts, Duneland Athletic Conference boys coaches are celebrating the abolishment of the league’s double round robin scheduling format. The move has led to DAC schools adding...

Duneland Athletic ConferenceAt long last, Duneland Athletic Conference schools have decided to eliminate the double round robin scheduling format. This move has created many intriguing girls basketball matchups in Northwest Indiana, as teams have...

When the Gary SouthShore RailCats pulled up at the U.S. Steel Yard on Sunday night after an 11-hour bus ride back from Wichita, they found a large contingent of fans waiting for them. Despite the fact that it was after 11 p.m. on a Sunday night, the...

The Gary SouthShore RailCats wasted no time in reminding fans what baseball at the U.S. Steel Yard is all about. Thursday night’s season opener against the Lincoln Saltdogs featured the return of the entertaining and family-friendly brand of...

Despite having to dress in layers to combat chilly temperatures and dodge a few raindrops, about 30 runners and walkers and six bicyclists turned out for the opening week of Fitness Fridays in La Porte. The weekly 5K, headed up by Mayor Blair Milo,...