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The Region and the entire state of Indiana will be forever impacted by Bob “Bubba” Mattix. Mattix was a football coach at several schools around Northwest Indiana at all levels. He had coaching stints at Portage, Valparaiso University, Michigan City, and …

The features section on NWI.Life is one of the most popular, giving you insight into some of the most incredible happenings in the area, including #1StudentNWI articles, Life in the Spotlights, Survivor Series, Leadership Life, City in the Spotlights, Great …

Region athletes brought the excitement in 2021 as they took the field, court, track, mat, course, stage, and so much more to show off their skills and prove that their hard work has paid off. With so many different games and matches happening across high …

The State of Indiana is notorious for being a basketball state. There is a saying that goes, “In 49 other states, it is just basketball,” and that still holds true today. Many of the country’s largest high school basketball gyms call Indiana home …

The Region is littered with various types of cross-country courses. From Agony Hill at the forefront of New Prairie High School’s famous cross country (XC) course in New Carlisle to the twists and turns of Sunset Hill Farm County Park in Valparaiso …

The Northwest Crossroads Conference (NCC) is one of the top conferences in Northwest Indiana. Made up of six teams – Andrean, Hobart, Highland, Kankakee Valley, Lowell, and Munster – the NCC is filled with talent. With …

Growing up playing sports in Portage was a great experience for me. I played every sport from soccer, to basketball, to baseball, to track, to wrestling, and cross country. While each sport is different from the next, every sport was played for one reason: to …

Sometimes opportunities come once in a lifetime, and Connor Wolf, a 2017 graduate of Valparaiso High School, has encountered one of those opportunities. Wolf, who also graduated from Purdue University this past spring with double major degrees …

Bryon Clouse is set to become the head basketball coach at Portage High School. The announcement comes weeks after Rick Snodgrass retired from the position. Clouse will also be hired as a teacher at the high school. Clouse has spent the …

Craig Buzea did not know what he was feeling one day following a playoff football game he coached at Homewood-Flossmoor High School in 2019. While he was unsure of what was going on, he knew it was serious and had been going on for a couple of weeks. After …