Boys Basketball: Merrillville tops Michigan City to steal sectional crown

MICHIGAN CITY — As the victories continue to pile up for Merrillville, so does its historic moments as it heads to regionals after a 55-50 …

• Mar 28, 2012

Boys basketball: Merrillville rebounds with win over Munster

MUNSTER — One night after a deflating conference loss to Crown Point, Merrillville made up for that lackluster effort with a 54-53 win over Munster. …

• Feb 18, 2012

Boys Basketball: LC wins ugly vs. rival Pirates

MERRILLVILLE — Style points aren’t nearly as important as staying on top of the conference, as Lake Central learned in its 55-44 victory over DAC …

• Feb 3, 2012

Boys Basketball: Slicers rally for victory

LAPORTE — Look away and it’s over. That’s how fast and furious the action was in LaPorte’s 71-69 overtime victory over Merrillville on Friday. There …

• Jan 28, 2012

Portage seals win with big second quarter

MERRILLVILLE — For the second straight game, a dominant second quarter was the key in another DAC victory for Merrillville. The Pirates outscored visiting Portage …

• Jan 26, 2012

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• Jan 23, 2012

Boys Basketball: Glenn Robinson, LC rally for win

ST. JOHN — The atmosphere was electric. The matchup was intriguing to say the least. And the finish? Well, let’s just put it this way …

• Jan 13, 2012

Boys Basketball: Merrillville’s Edward Seay seals it at foul line

MERRILLVILLE — Merrillville’s Edward Seay made two free throws with 1.8 seconds remaining to turn back visiting Michigan City 48-47 on Thursday night. The 6-foot-7 …

• Jan 8, 2012

Boys basketball: Andrean cruises past Merrillville

MERRILLVILLE — The “Battle of Broadway” hasn’t been much of a battle lately. More like a one-sided massacre engineered by the team closest to Route …

• Jan 6, 2012

Merrillville's late 'D' downs Crown Point

MERRILLVILLE - The biggest game in the state is tonight when the top two teams - Merrillville and Munster - meet in the ultimate showdown …

• Feb 5, 2011

Merrillville not taking it on the chin

All Mike Hackett ever really wanted was Jim East's job after he retired from Merrillville. Like any overly organized, type-A personality, Hackett, had a working …

• Feb 5, 2011

Pirates bounce back in big way

After a tough weekend against Crown Point and Munster, Merrillville wanted to bounce back to its winning ways. The Pirates did in a big way …

• Feb 11, 2011

Pirates assistant Lux named East's successor

It didn't take long for Merrillville administrators to wrap up their first search for a boys basketball coach in more than three decades. Ending a …

• Mar 19, 2011