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Injury couldn't slow Andrean's Norton

By Mike Clark, Post-Tribune correspondent — Sat, 27 Jun 2009 04:00 CST

There were a couple of speed bumps to get over, as the Andrean 59ers started the season 2-2 and Adam Norton didn't make his 2009 debut on the mound until the ninth game of the spring. But once he did, the Notre Dame recruit put up another monster set of numbers in leading Andrean to its second state championship. For all he did on the mound -- 9-0, 1.45 ERA, 53 strikeouts and five walks in 53 innings -- and at the plate -- .550, 60 hits, 45 runs, 55 RBI, 30 doubles, five home runs -- Norton is the Post-Tribune's Baseball Player of the Year.

59ers wrap up second state title in style

By Steve T. Gorches, Post-Tribune deputy sports editor — Sun, 21 Jun 2009 04:00 CST

Andrean beat West Vigo 6-3 on Saturday to push its winning streak to 31 games and wrap up the Class 3A state championship -- its second title in five seasons.

Andrean fans make presence felt

By Steve T. Gorches, Post-Tribune deputy sports editor — Sun, 21 Jun 2009 04:00 CST

Led by a contingent of Andrean football players, an enthusiastic crowd made the trek down I-65 to cheer the 59ers to the Class 3A state baseball title Saturday in Indianapolis.

Winning tradition boosts 59ers

Fri, 19 Jun 2009 04:00 CST

Ryan Dineen didn't know anybody when he got to Andrean -- heck, the Valparaiso native didn't even know he'd be going there until about a month before the school year began, when his parents presented him with a 59ers baseball jersey. The first person he met at school? In biology class, to be exact? Adam Norton. "He was the first friend I made," Dineen says. "We just started talking about baseball season."

Andrean cruises to state title game

By Derek Fisher, Post-Tribune correspondent — Sun, 14 Jun 2009 04:00 CST

Andrean just keeps right on rolling. Riding a 29-game winning streak into the Kokomo Semistate against Delta, the 59ers had done very little to encourage the notion they'd be beaten anytime soon.

59ers slam door on the Pioneers

By Bob Franko, Post-Tribune correspondent — Sun, 7 Jun 2009 04:00 CST

Mike Pokers' grand slam paved the way for Andrean, as they went on to crush Hammond Clark 11-0 in the 3A Plymouth Regional.

Pair of aces lead Clark, Andrean into title game

By Bob Franko, Post-Tribune correspondent — Sun, 7 Jun 2009 04:00 CST

PLYMOUTH -- A couple of dominant pitching performances sprung a pair of area teams into an all-region Regional at Plymouth on Saturday.

59ers storm past Panthers for title

By Nick Nochevich, Post-Tribune correspondent — Tue, 2 Jun 2009 04:00 CST

Ryan Dineen slugged a grand slam and finished with five runs batted in as Andrean cruised past Griffith 14-1 Monday in the Kankakee Valley Sectional final.