Cheers echo off the walls, mixing with the starter’s gun and the chatter of determined athletes. In the crowd of chaos, four Merrillville track athletes, Demarco Easter, Jaylen Ramsey, John Peters and...

With a new baseball season upon us, changes in player training, rule adjustments, and season predictions are at the forefront of discussions. Coaches and players alike are weighing in on what’s different,...

Prior to the first football game of the season, comes year-round conditioning. Though the season ends momentarily after the final game in the audience’s eyes, a new one immediately begins for both...

Scrambling to do background research on teams to pick for their brackets, Mr. Traina, Junior Dante Wiley, Junior Rodrick Durant-Hicks, and Mr. Sonnenberg attempted to make the perfect bracket in time for...

Last Saturday, history was written as Senior wrestler Adrian Pellot completed his undefeated season with a state championship. He remained No.1 ranked at 165 lbs. throughout his season marking his dominant...

With no Seniors on the team this year, Junior Gymnast Corynn Morgan has had to step up and be a leader for a team that has so many Freshman.   Corynn offers some encouraging advice for the Freshman.  “You...

After three athletes claimed themselves Regional titles. Following with five wrestlers moving on to State. The boys wrestling team is high on morale. This Friday; new faces, Warren Brown and Anthony Bustamante,...

The Newman brothers didn’t grow up swimming, but they found their way to the pool at MHS and are finding success and enjoying their year together as teammates. “I mean he’s my brother....

Last Friday, senior Joy Cantu made history by winning a State championship in the first annual IHSAA competition for girls wrestling. In Merrillville’s first season they were runner ups marking a...

Senior Kylie Wells recently reached one of her many goals by getting 1,000 career points for the girls basketball team. “It meant a lot because it was harder to do it in three years rather than four,...

With the college football national championship approaching on Monday, there are different reactions to the expansion of four to twelve teams for playoff play. Ohio State and Notre Dame will face off in...

Heading down towards Indianapolis, the No. 1 ranked girls wrestling team is ready to compete for a state championship. Leading the group of athletes is Senior Joy Cantu, ranked No. 1 at 106 pounds. With...