Jim Peters

1 week ago | lpheralddispatch.com | Jim Peters

South Bend Saint Joseph 5, New Prairie 0: The Huskies yielded just four games across singles and didn’t drop a set against the Cougars. Rachel Paul and Melanie Greenwood lost 6-3, 6-1 at one doubles in the closest match, while Kim Crawford and Morgan Setmayor fell 6-1, 6-2 at two doubles. k9bmvx#{$ %#przk^9bmkAmkDEC@?8m|6CC:==G:==6 fd[ {2 !@CE6 dej {2<6 r6?EC2= `_a[ {2 !@CE6 b_ik^DEC@?8m u2:E9 $A2:? 2?5 r2:E=J? r2C?6D H6?E @?6\EH@ :?

1 week ago | lpheralddispatch.com | Jim Peters

WESTVILLE -- When Clayten Strauch began playing volleyball as a sophomore, the goal at the service line was much simpler. "Coming into playing volleyball, I didn't know how to put it over the net," he said. "That was the first thing I had to learn."kAm%H@ J62CD =2E6C[ E96 $@FE9 r6?EC2= D6?:@C 92D 364@>6 E96 D49@@=VD 7:CDE A=2J6C E@ C6249 `__ 42C66C 246D :? E96 DA@CE[ H9:49 DE2CE65 E96C6 :? a_ab]k^AmkAmQ(6 C2?

1 week ago | lpheralddispatch.com | Jim Peters

Local high school all-star games in Northwest Indiana have come and gone over the years, with good intentions never panning out into anything long-term. Could the Darius Garland Region All-Star Game be different? kAmuC2?< r9236D E9:?<D D@]k^AmkAmQx E9:?<[ 92G:?8 E96:C 324<:?8[ :EVD D@>6E9:?8 E92E 42? EFC? :?E@ D@>6E9:?8 3:8 :? E96 7FEFC6 :7 H6 <66A :E C@==:?8[Q r9236D D2:5]k^AmkAmr9236D 92D 366? 24E:G6 :? pp& 7@C J62CD H:E9 9:D 52F89E6C y:D6==6[ 2 D6?:@C 2E |2CBF6EE6 r2E9@=:4] (96?

1 week ago | lpheralddispatch.com | Jim Peters

Academic fit, close to home, the chance to swim. Valparaiso University checked the boxes for New Prairie's Dustyn Starkey, the backstroke school record-holder who recently signed a national letter of intent to attend the school and swim for the Beacons. kAmQ%96J 76== @? >J C252C[ 36:?8 s\x[Q $E2C<6J D2:5] QxEVD H92E x H2D =@@<:?8 7@C] xEVD cd >:?FE6D 7C@> >J 9@FD6[ ?@E 7:G6\2?5\2\92=7 9@FCD 2H2J] |J 8C2?5A2C6?ED =:G6 @G6C E96C6] x 42? G:D:E 72>:=J[ >J @=5 E62>[ H2E49 >66ED] x H2D D6E @?

1 week ago | lpheralddispatch.com | Jim Peters

Par-Tee League: A kick-off lunch for the Par-Tee League will be held at Matey’s Restaurant in Michigan City at noon on April 30. League play begins May 7. Tee times start at 8:30 a.m. and run every eight minutes after that. Play alternates weekly between the front and back nine on the Municipal South course. This is a handicap league with four flights. All skill levels are welcome. The league fee is $25. Members pay their own greens fee and cart rental each week.