Parks District and Club Sports

NWI Lions United Brings Community, Athletics, and a Passion for Soccer to Northwest Indiana Kids at Season Kickoff

NWI Lions United Brings Community, Athletics, and a Passion for Soccer to Northwest Indiana Kids at Season Kickoff Northwest Indiana’s soccer community is vibrant and growing, and nowhere was that more evident than Northwest Indiana Lions United Season Kickoff on Saturday. Kids of all ages gathered on the Hamilton Fields outside Lowell for a day of friendly...

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LaPorte Community Turbos Swim Club Seeking Assistant Coach

LaPorte Community Turbos Swim Club Seeking Assistant Coach The LaPorte Community Turbos Swim Club is growing and taking things to the next level. We are excited to see where our competitive swim club is headed and we are currently looking to add to our coaching staff. If you want to work with great coaches...

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La Porte Community Turbos Swim Club Qualify for State in 2018

La Porte Community Turbos Swim Club Qualify for State in 2018 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...

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Y Announces New Michigan City Elston Branch Taekwondo Program

Y Announces New Michigan City Elston Branch Taekwondo Program 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...

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Maple City Ice Fishing Classic Brings Local and Professional Fishing Communities Together

Maple City Ice Fishing Classic Brings Local and Professional Fishing Communities Together 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...

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Hammond’s Race to the Rescue Provides Help to First Responders, Gives Community a Chance to Grow

Hammond’s Race to the Rescue Provides Help to First Responders, Gives Community a Chance to Grow 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...

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Briar Leaf Golf Club in Top Shape Following a Great Summer, Head Out Take Advantage Before the Snow Flies!

Briar Leaf Golf Club in Top Shape Following a Great Summer, Head Out Take Advantage Before the Snow Flies! 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...

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Cyclists Close Out 2017 Tour de La Porte with Day of Bike Rides of Up to 100 Miles

Cyclists Close Out 2017 Tour de La Porte with Day of Bike Rides of Up to 100 Miles 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...

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