Parks District and Club Sports

The Indiana Summer Swimming Championship meets are here and the La Porte Community Turbos Swim Club are making waves! Benjamin Klimczak will be competing at the Senior State Championship meet on July 21. His fellow teammates of Myles Aerts, Gavin...

The La Porte County Family YMCA proudly introduces Master Joe Lanning of Diamond Martial Arts, who recently launched his taekwondo program at the Y's Michigan City Elston branch. Lanning is a Fifth Degree black belt and longtime student of Mary and...

Briar Leaf Golf Club will once again offer its popular “NO FEAR” Ladies’ group golf clinics. Clinic subjects include: fundamentals of the swing, short game, how to get started playing golf, etiquette and rules of the game, how to purchase...

Friday’s “Snowpocalypse” conditions were no match for the fishing spirit of the LaPorte community on Saturday morning, as dozens of local ice-fishers took part in the Maple City Ice Fishing Classic on Pine Lake. “You get the itch, and being...

The sun rose this Sunday over Hammond’s Wolf Lake Pavilion to a great crowd for the city’s second annual Race to the Rescue - an event that sees competitors compete in a 9K foot race around Hammond’s Wolf Lake, and a 5K race also held along the...

Summer is quickly coming to a close and even though temperatures might be dropping, don’t let that stop you from enjoying an amazing round of golf at Briar Leaf Golf Club in La Porte. For the most part, the weather this summer has been ideal and...

With helmets fastened, bike wheels pumped full of air, and a strong desire to improve the lives of cancer patients throughout La Porte County, hundreds of cyclists pedaled their way through the 16th Annual Tour de La Porte 100, 60, 40, 25, 15, and...

For the 16th year in a row, over 1,200 athletes from all over the nation came together to support cancer patients and promote a healthy lifestyle at the Tour de La Porte’s Half Marathon Run, 10K Run, and 5K Run/Walk. The Tour de La Porte is a...

The first day of the 16th Annual Tour De La Porte kicked off to a great start on Friday, which saw over 100 runners and walkers participate in the three day long event’s 5K Trail Run. The event, held at La Porte’s scenic Soldiers Memorial Park,...

La Porte Turbos Swim Club is perfect for swimmers 5-18 who can swim 25 yards unassisted. Winter season start date times: September 11-15 at La Porte High School Pool - Door #25: Call out for current Turbos: 5:30pm - 7:00pm Tryouts for new Turbos:...