Articles
| Article Date | Article Title |
| 07/25/2009 | Their own best rivals. NSA 12U Championship: Indiana Ice 10, River Valley Rage 4 Rachael Honaker of the Indiana Ice doesn't see herself as a power hitter. |
| 07/25/2009 | Eastern Illinois Cruisers capture NSA 16-under tournament title Champaign-based squad rolls at Portage's Imagination Glen. The Eastern Illinois Cruisers picked the right time to jell after recent struggles and injuries had them cut down to just nine players at one point. |
| 07/25/2009 | Batcats win NSA 10U championship in Crown Point Losing Coach says region played a great host to event. With all of the pressure on, hurler Ariel Dailey of the Central Kentucky Batcats won two straight championship games to win the 2009 B North Fast Pitch World Series in the 10U division. |
| 07/25/2009 | Lightning strikes for 14-and-under NSA World Series title Brittney Blazich had a busy week in Northwest Indiana. In between catching a movie, playing some competitive bean bag games at the hotel, and winning the baserunning competition at The Steel Yard Sunday, Blazich still managed to take care of business on the field with her Wisconsin Lightning Black teammates. |
| 07/23/2009 | C.P. 8s win first NSA World Series title Hannah Bond made her parents cry on Wednesday afternoon. The 8-year-old from Crown Point had a game-winning single to center to give Crown Point a 5-4 win over Schererville in the National Softball Association's "B" World Series Championship Game. |
| 07/23/2009 | Pin-swapping the social event of the day Diamond Queens building collection, but endure tought loss to Blaze. Wednesday's NSA "B" North World Series action featured notable 14U match-ups and plenty of anticipation by players looking forward to a pin swap held in the evening in Michigan City. |
| 07/22/2009 | Flyers Get Thier Chance: NSA Class "B" World Series All 12-year-old pitcher Paige Fossey needed was a good fit. A better chance. |
| 07/21/2009 | LP's Lazers Just Don't Do It: NSA Girls "B" World Series Michigan City's Patriot Park has hosted its share of big baseball and softball tournaments over the years. This week is no exception. Along with La Porte's Kesling Park, Patriot Park is hosting the 2009 12-and-under National Softball Association (NSA) World Series with some of the finest youth softball programs around competing for a championship. |
| 07/21/2009 | Steve Hanlon: NSA understands it's all about the kids Maya Seifert's eyes were wide, and somewhat moist. But what do you expect when an 8-year-old gets called up on stage in front of an estimated crownd of 8,000 colorful softball players and fans? |
| 07/21/2009 | 211 teams converge on C.P. for National Softball Association ceremonies, parade Chaos, Magic and Heat congregated on Crown Point's downtown square Monday, joined by Cobras, Rebels, Phoenix and Outlaws. What sounds like a scene from the latest "Harry Potter" movie was actually the team line-up for opening ceremonies in the National Softball Association Girls Fast Pitch "B" North World Series. |
| 07/20/2009 | NSA World Series comes to Northwest Indiana Ariele Dailey spent five and a half hours in a car Sunday afternoon on her way to The Steel Yard in Gary. The 10-year old from Paris, KY., has had Northwest Indiana on her calendar since last August. |
| 07/20/2009 | NSA World Series players from throughout Midwest enjoy RailCats Game RailCats starting pitcher Chris Jones saw the multitude of young girls in softball uniforms in the stands Sunday afternoon. The fact that 1,100 softball players jammed into the Steel Yard for NSA Day added to Gary's win. |
| 07/20/2009 | Girl's fast-pitch event returns "B" Division World Series in five age groups kicks off tonight, ends Sunday. Bill Horton and the National Softball Association figured to be back in northwest Indiana, just not this soon. |
| 07/03/2009 | Event returns to NW Indiana: Games will be played in LaPorte, MC Final details have been set for this month's NSA Girls Fast Pitch "B" World Series. More than 10,000 players, coaches and family members will flock to the region July 19 through 26 with games being played in Crown Point, La Porte, Michigan City, Merrillville, Portage and Valparaiso. It is the second time the event will be played in the area. It was here in 2007, and it was a great success. |
| 06/29/2009 | AAU Track Events strong in Lake County This summer South Shore Sports Promotion, AAU, and the Hammond Track Club have worked to help schedule numerous track and field events along the South Shore. The Indiana District AAU State Track Qualifier was held on June 26th-27th at Morton High School and attracted more than 600 amateur athletes. read more |
| 05/23/2009 | Northwest Indiana scores tourism goals with sports tourneys
The South Shore Sports Promotion, a department of the South Shore Convention and Visitors Bureau, was designed to attracted amateur sporting events to Lake County. It has since helped to increase the frequency and size of local tournaments and exhibitions. |
| 05/23/2009 | City preps for softball world series tournament
The Girls Fast Pitch "B" World Series will be held in the Crown Point Downtown Square this year. More than 250 teams will attend, bringing more than 10,000 visitors to the South Shore. |
| 05/22/2009 | Soccer tournament a big boon
South Shore Sports and Hallmark Properties will hold Best of the Midwest Tournament. Approximately 200 teams are expected to attend, filling thousands of hotel rooms this Memorial day weekend. |
| 05/20/2009 | Busy summer starts Memorial Day weekend
South Shore Sports helps to coordinate events taking place on Memorial Day weekend. Three tournaments are scheduled: The Best of the Midwest Soccer Tournament, The Baylor Youth Basketball Tournament, and the Memorial Day Softball Tournament. Approximately 300 teams will be traveling to the South Shore to participate in these sporting events. |
| 11/17/2008 | Wide Ranging Event
Athletes from 40 states set 34 records in AAU track meet.They came from places like Houston, Ann Arbor, Memphis, Gary, Winamac, Milwaukee, Chicago, Valparaiso, St. Louis, Cedar Lake and Cincinnati. They ran wild, jumped up and down and threw heavy metal objects within the walls of Merrillville High School for three days. |
| 11/17/2008 | County helped land sports complex - November 17, 2008
A meeting between Lake County's Convention and Visitors Bureau and a sports development company helped lead the company to Crown Point to develop a city-run sports complex. |
| 11/12/2008 | Developer in picture to run C.P. sports plex - November 12, 2008
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| 11/10/2008 | Bowling event scores a strike - November 10, 2008
Shortly after his nationally televised victory at Olympia Lanes on Sunday, pro bowling legend Walter Ray Williams Jr. thanked the fans of Northwest Indiana. |
| 11/10/2008 | Paul Trembacki column: Mount Olympia stands tall - November 10, 2008
Snowflakes fell in Hammond on Sunday morning. Before the nationally televised PBA event at Olympia Lanes, for some reason, I thought about "A Christmas Story." |
| 11/08/2008 | Butterfly Table Tennis Championships/Wasserman Memorial at Lincoln Center - November 8, 2008
When you talk about "ping pong," you'd better be talking about the balls used in the NBA Draft. |
| 10/21/2008 | Region to host National Softball Association World Series
For a second time in three years, Northwest Indiana will host a National Softball Association World Series, a tournament expected to bring about $2 million in economic impact to the Region. |
