Tommy

For the last five years now a majority of the schools in the region have outsourced the concession stand to a private company called Detz Eats and they share the profits with the school.

Valpo’s Sam Ficken kicks for the Tennessee Titans.

I’m watching the Chesterton - Michigan City game with the IHSAA TV app on my Amazon Fire Stick.  Former New Dispatch sports writer Drew White and former Andrean and Lake Central head coach Brett St. Germain who is now a school administrator are doing play by play and color commentary.  They got the same camera people that always do have been doing the games in cable access and Access LaPorte County for years.  Well worth the $10.00.  Get to sit in my own easy chair, drink my cold beverage, eat my door dash and use my own bathroom.

3 hours ago, Major said:

talk about hitting me right in the feels!!

 

I’m the fat guy standing there in the Big Dogs shirt and bib overalls at 1:02.

I Attended the White Sox game Wednesday night.  They always honor a member of the military in the middle of the 2nd inning.  Wednesday they honored a military family and the soldier came in and surprised his family after returning from a 10 month tour of duty in Kuwait.  Found out that Sgt. Lacosse and his family is from West Lafayette.  It’s always very touching and emotional when they do thus at the game.

Valpo Vs.Hammond Central has been moved to 10AM tomorrow and the game will be played at Valpo.

Not because of COVID but because the was a shooting at Hammond Central High School today where two students got shot.

I’m going with Chesterton to finally get over the hump and win their first sectional crown in school history.

Looks like the region is going to be Andrean and nobody else this season.

Buck now has his first endorsement deal:

Buck has been named by the College Football Network as one of the top running backs in NCAA Division II Collegiate Football.  He even has his own branded logo now.  

1 hour ago, CoachRippy said:

After being opened all summer, filled 3 weeks ago, opened up again 2 weeks ago, and now filled again; does anyone know who the new East Chicago Central athletic director is?  

 

Just curious...

Hi Rippy,

East Chicago administration has always been kind of dysfunctional in that manner.  I never forget when in 2009 AJ Rodriguez along with the rest of the coaching staff was fired after week 9 and the team ended up having to go over and play their sectional game at Portage with a 13 man roster and a 1 man coaching staff.  
 

Stacy Adams took over the next season and really seemed to turn everything around and even led the team to semi-state a few years later with a team led by Marty Carter before losing to Dwenger.  
 

Maybe you should contact the superintendent.

$5.6 million dollar in capital improvements was announced in February.  Turf replacement at Ames Field, after 50 years new bleachers in the 7,600 seat high school gym, new track at the high school, new roof on one of the elementary schools, and the one I have been complaining about for the last 15 years, new asphalt in the south parking lot at the high school.  Very exited about the improvements.

Pulled pork burger at Burger Haus across Ridge Rd. from Calumet High School is the bomb.

Hopefully the potential defensive coach has some talent to work with.  Portage needs to become relevant force on the Duneland conference and 6A high school football scene once again.

On 5/17/2021 at 11:21 PM, Boilernation said:

Tommy or anyone up in Duneland territory know what Michigan City has returning? I believe they were fairly young last year. I see that 6'0 Sophomore APB Jaden Hart is a player to keep an eye on. 

Jaden is only a sophomore, 2 sport star RB Omrian Hatch will be a senior.  Heard a new QB has transferred in.  WRs and track stars Kaydarious Jones and Esau Haynes both graduate.
 

Nobody stops Valpo until semi state, historically speaking Michigan City has gone 0-5 (.000) against Valpo under Phil Mason, 3-23 (.115) against Valpo since consolidation and combined 14-46 (.223) overall (Elston, Roger, MCHS) against Valpo.

On 5/7/2021 at 1:52 PM, oldunclemark said:

It was a weak choice, DT....and there are two others Wolves already in NW Indiana.  I wanted the school to continue to be Hammond high as well.

 

(and as you know, 'Bulldogs' is taken.  I just wanted to send you a couple of photos of someone you may know.

The battle for softball supremacy in Lake County goes on!)

There is nothing more gratifying than having our children succeed.

7 hours ago, Staxawax said:

It's only fitting that a discussion about visors and caps in girls softball is in a thread about Hammond's new nickname seeing that both are trivial and insignificant.

I find it really refreshing to finally get some interesting and provocative region talk on the GID.  The city of Hammond is where football in the region was born.

On 5/7/2021 at 1:44 PM, oldunclemark said:

Tommy!!!

Laying some history on us!!!!

PBS made this in 2004.  Great watch if you want to learn some region history:  

https://www.pbs.org/video/geoffrey-baer-tours-south-of-chicago/

When Elston and Rogers consolidated in 1995 the students were given a list of nicknames to vote on and Wolves was the winner.

For years Michigan City was known as the Coho Fishing Capital of the Midwest.  I thought the Michigan City Steelheads would have been perfect.

I am constantly asked, “Why is it called Michigan City even though it is in Indiana?”  It is named after the Historic Michigan Road which was a pioneering lumber supply route that crossed the state from Kentucky to the Lake Michigan Shipping port that developed the cities along the Lake Michigan basin.

City of Hammond is named after George Hammond. He was the man who invented refrigerated railroad cars.  They should be called the Hammond Ice Trains.

Both the newly consolidated Hammond Schools need to apply for membership to the Northwest Crossroads Conference.

.

Who are the athletic directors at both of the Hammond schools now?

Cake walk for Valpo in 5A North.

Grand Valley State had their signing day show a month ago and the coaches said they had only the Illinois players junior highlight videos to do their recruiting.  They also said they are going to Illinois this spring not only to watch their recruits but also scout the underclass man.

1 hour ago, DT said:

It's quite a reach, but Emily has an opportunity to collect 6 state championships at the 4a level.  She will be a 3 year letter winner in both basketball and softball.  She's already caught big sis Caitlyn and has over 2 years to go.  She should break into the starting lineup next season.  

Of the starting 5 only Allie Govert is graduating.  Chris Seibert has those girls clicking on all cylinders.