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Thomas Jefferson Middle School Science Olympiad coaches Rich Bender, left, and Carol Haller display only some of the awards from more than 30 years of state and national competitions at the Valparaiso school on Wednesday, Nov. 6, 2024. (Michael Gard/for the Post-Tribune)

TJMS Science Olympiad team enters new era with retirement of coaches Rich Bender, Carol Haller

November 16, 2024 at 10:59 a.m.

Rich Bender is trying to rewire his brain. The former Thomas Jefferson Science Olympiad co-coach, along with Carol Haller, has his late fall and early afternoon winters free for the first...

Paul Goldsmith is shown after qualifying for the Indianapolis 500 race at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway May 23, 1959. Goldsmith died on Sept. 6 at the age of 98 in Munster. (AP Photo/Larry Stoddard)

Longtime Griffith airport owner, race car driver Paul Goldsmith dies at 98

September 13, 2024 at 4:07 p.m.

If you ask his friends at Griffith Airport and the thousands of students he trained to be a pilot, Paul Goldsmith was a Hall of Fame flight instructor and airport...

Washington Township's William Roberts pitches against University during the Class A state championship game at Victory Field in Indianapolis on Monday, June 17, 2019.

‘It’s been a fun road’: William Roberts battles back on mound but Washington Township loses in state final

June 18, 2019 at 3:16 a.m.

INDIANAPOLIS — William Roberts hasn't had a chance to process what it was like playing for his dad in the final game of his career. It didn't end the way...

Ben Warren stands in the Andrean dugout on Thursday, June 13, 2019.

Speed merchant: Courtesy runner Ben Warren gives special boost to state-bound Andrean’s offense

June 17, 2019 at 9:35 p.m.

Andrean's Ben Warren and Michael Doolin had a crazy idea one day at lunch. Warren, a soccer player who absolutely knew nothing about baseball, should try out for the team....

Washington Township coach Randy Roberts at the Senators' baseball field on Wednesday, June 12, 2019.

Hutton: Washington Township coach Randy Roberts says, ‘We’re not going down there hoping to win. We expect to win.’

June 15, 2019 at 6:47 a.m.

Randy Roberts has mowed the lawn of the Washington Township baseball field for 24 years. He has never had to cut the grass while getting his team ready for a...

Crown Point's Mikey Pinchok eyes the pin during the regional at Sandy Pines Golf Club in DeMotte on Thursday, June 6, 2019.

Mike Hutton’s five takeaways from the 2019 boys golf season after this week’s state meet

June 13, 2019 at 6:42 a.m.

And that's a wrap on the boys golf season. Here's a quick look at how it all unfolded and what's in store for next year. 1. Crown Point will return:...

‘It was more than just wins and losses for him’: Jim East, Hall of Fame boys basketball coach at Merrillville, dies at 79

June 11, 2019 at 12:09 p.m.

The Monday after Merrillville lost its first and only regular-season game to Roosevelt in the 1994-1995 season was a terrifying proposition for the team. The players thought that Jim East,...

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