Tommy Elwood

The Region and the entire state of Indiana will be forever impacted by Bob “Bubba” Mattix. Mattix was a football coach at several schools around Northwest Indiana at all levels. He had coaching stints at Portage, Valparaiso University, Michigan...

The State of Indiana is notorious for being a basketball state. There is a saying that goes, “In 49 other states, it is just basketball,” and that still holds true today. Many of the country’s largest high school basketball gyms call Indiana...

The Region is littered with various types of cross-country courses. From Agony Hill at the forefront of New Prairie High School's famous cross country (XC) course in New Carlisle to the twists and turns of Sunset Hill Farm County Park in Valparaiso,...

Sometimes opportunities come once in a lifetime, and Connor Wolf, a 2017 graduate of Valparaiso High School, has encountered one of those opportunities. Wolf, who also graduated from Purdue University this past spring with double major degrees...

Craig Buzea did not know what he was feeling one day following a playoff football game he coached at Homewood-Flossmoor High School in 2019. While he was unsure of what was going on, he knew it was serious and had been going on for a couple of weeks....

Casey McKim has accepted the head football coach position at New Prairie High School. McKim left his most recent role as offensive coordinator at Valparaiso High School to step into his first head coaching gig. He fills the role after the previous...

The National Basketball Association has allowed their teams to send workout equipment to their players to keep them fit throughout the quarantine. However, this is not applicable to high school and college students that are trying to stay fit. Gyms,...

Athlete Tommy Elwood offers thoughts on what might have been 2020 spring sports seasons for high schools around the country will not be played due to the COVID-19 pandemic. However, some can speculate who would’ve taken the titles around...

Paul Loggan, longtime Athletic Director at North Central High School in Indianapolis, passed away on Easter Sunday due to complications of COVID-19. The news shattered the entire state of Indiana. Loggan had been involved with Indiana High School...

With the 2020 spring semester moved online, student athletes were faced with the cancellation of the spring sports season. While some may be struggling to find ways to stay connected to their sport, many have found a way. Track athletes are...