Posts by Todd Iwema
NWI native Sean Manaea connects with his youth baseball coach amid MLB playoff run
Story – NWITIMES – Grace Opinker New York Mets lefty Sean Manaea was a “small-town kid” who transformed himself into a professional baseball star. Manaea, 32, grew up in Wanatah…
Read MoreDunk Tank Delight: Hub-A-Palooza a Splashing Success
The Great Lakes Sports Hub in Crown Point, Indiana, was abuzz with excitement on Saturday, September 28th, as it hosted the inaugural Hub-A-Palooza. This epic event, organized by the 5…
Read MoreThe Godfather of NWI Travel Baseball
RegionSports.com – by Mike Dywan A local baseball manager and longtime Hammond resident has completely altered the landscape of Northwest Indiana travel baseball. Dave Sutkowski’s 5 Star Great Lakes Chiefs travel…
Read MoreValparaiso’s Nolan Tucker hasn’t let hiccups slow him down
NWITIMES – Noah Bortle When Nolan Tucker graduated from Hanover Central, he thought he had a pretty good idea of what his college career at Valparaiso would look like. Almost…
Read More5 Star Chief, Terry Busse Named Mid-Season All American by Perfect Game
College Midseason All American Awards We are seven weeks into the college baseball season and have reached the midway point of the year. So, with that being said, we are…
Read MoreFormer Chief, Kyle Iwinski named Big Ten Pitcher of the week!
ROSEMONT, Ill. – Paul Toetz provided the power and Kyle Iwinski carved up the opposition with lethal efficiency in Purdue baseball’s series win during weekend No. 3, earning the duo Big Ten Player and Pitcher…
Read MoreCrown Point graduate Jake DeFries ‘stealing’ the limelight at Georgia Gwinnett
Brian Waddle – NWITIMES It’s a good thing they don’t hand out tickets on the basepaths. Jake DeFries doesn’t stop — he’s a green-light-only type of guy. “Even at Crown…
Read MoreFormer Chief, Logan Demkovich Named All-American by D3baseball
Brian Waddle – NWITIMES Franklin’s Logan Demkovich (Munster) became just the third player in program history to be named an All-American by D3baseball.com. Demkovich, a catcher, was named to the D3baseball.com second team after setting…
Read MoreChief Product Logan Demkovich has 16 Homers and Counting this Year at Franklin College
Story By: Brian Waddle (nwitimes.com) There are late bloomers. Then there’s guys like Logan Demkovich. The Munster product and Franklin College slugger never hit a homer in high school. None,…
Read MoreChild of the ivy: Brosseau bops Crew into win column
By Adam McCalvy CHICAGO — Mike Brosseau grew up at Wrigley Field dreaming of belting a go-ahead home run and circling the bases. How many kids have that dream? And how many actually…
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