Stories from Saturday, October 22, 2011

Sectionals First Round CLASS 5A Sectional 1 Valparaiso 28, Portage 17 Crown Point 21, Munster 10 Chesterton 28, Michigan City 7 Merrillville 30, Lake Central 24 Sectional 2 Elkhart Memorial 31, Elkhart Central 27 Penn 42, S. Bend Adams 0 Goshen 21, LaPorte 20, OT...

DUGGER -- Sometimes no matter what you do you just can't put together four quarters of football, just ask the Union Bulldogs and head coach Todd Gambill. The dean of area coaches stood on the sideline and watched his team play some of their best football to date before seeing it all disintegrate in a 28-point third quarter by the visiting Wood Memorial Trojans in Friday's Class A Sectional 40 opener, eventually falling 41-20...

BICKNELL -- Eastern Greene threw a couple of haymakers in the middle of the game, then the knockout punch late in the fourth quarter, sending North Knox to the sidelines, 22-20, in a Class A Sectional 40 first-round game Friday. It was the first sectional victory in the ninth season of EGHS football. They were 0-8 in their previous postseason games...

What a difference a year makes. Actually it was 54 weeks ago when Perry Central dominated Linton-Stockton, winning the Class A Sectional 40 championship game 28-17 last November at Roy Williams Field. At the same location Friday night, the Miners rolled up over 400 yards of total offense and held the ball control Commodores to less than 100 yards rushing as No. 3 Linton-Stockton rolled to a 48-7 victory in the opening round of the playoffs...

CLAY CITY -- After advancing to the finals on the strength of senior Mikayla Crane's powerful right arm, the Shakamak Lady Lakers were denied by another seniors strong right arm. Thanks to an 18 kill performance from Clay City senior Brielle Drelick, Shakamak was denied a return to the volleyball regional as the host Lady Eels posted a 20-25, 25-11, 25-19, 25-15 win in the championship game of the IHSAA Class A Sectional Saturday night...