USA-365.com Stories from 2003 High School Baseball & Softball Season

USA-365's final rankings for NWI's High School Baseball Season: the best team didn't make it downstate (6-22-2003) by Mark Smith 

Brownsburg beats Lake Central 4-1 in Class 4A Semi-State to end Indians' hopes for state title NOBLESVILLE (6-20-2003) by Mark Smith

Class 4A Semistate (LC versus Brownsburg) at Noblesville showcases talent from 1999 state Little League title game NOBLESVILLE (6-17-2003) by Mark Smith

Week 12: Lake Central, Andrean and Chesterton are 1-2-3 in final NW Indiana USA-365.com top-10 girls softball HS rankings  (6-15-2003) by Mark Smith

Crown Point beats LaPorte for 3rd time in season, but falls to Lake Central 4-1 in South Bend 4A Regional finals (6-14-2003) by Mark Smith

LC versus Center Grove in 3A Girls State Softball finals may be more competitive than Lady Indians think (6-12-2003) by Mark Smith

USA-365.com 4A South Bend Regional Baseball Preview: Can CP beat Penn? (6-11-2003) by Mark Smith

HC versus New Palestine in IHSAA Girls Softball state finals hard to call following fatal accident (6-11-2003) by Mark Smith

Week 11: Lake Central, Andrean and Chesterton are 1-2-3 in latest USA-365.com's top-10 girls softball HS rankings in NW Indiana  (6-11-2003) by Mark Smith

Crown Point girls fall to Riley in regional semifinal, 6-5 to close out season OSCEOLA (6-7-2003) by Mark Smith

State Tourney next: Wendlinger leads Lady Wildcats to 13-inning, 3-2 regional championship win over West Lafayette MONTICELLO (6-7-2003) by Mark Smith

USA-365.com likes Lake Central, Griffith to advance to IHSAA State Tournament in 3A and 2A Girls Softball (6-4-2003) by Mark Smith

Week 10: Valparaiso, Lake Central, Andrean are 1-2-3 in latest USA-365.com's NW Indiana HS Baseball Rankings as sectional tournaments begin (6-3-2003) by Mark Smith

Crown Point stumbles to Sectional semi-final with 'lucky' 8-7 baseball win over Chesterton MERRILLVILLE (6-2-2003) by Mark Smith

Crown Point girls come back in 3rd straight game to beat Hobart 10-8 for 1st Sectional Championship since 1985 MERRILLVILLE (5-30-2003) by Mark Smith

Lady Wildcats stun experts, Andrean with 1-0 Sectional championship game victory (5-29-2003) by Mark Smith

USA-365.com Class 4A Baseball Preview: Lake Central, Valparaiso, LaPorte and Penn favored to win sectionals (5-30-2003) by Mark Smith

Week 9: Lake Central, Andrean and Chesterton are 1-2-3 in latest USA-365.com's top-10 girls softball HS rankings in NW Indiana  (5-28-2003) by Mark Smith

Week 9: Valparaiso, Lake Central, Andrean remain 1-2-3 in latest USA-365.com's NW Indiana HS Baseball Rankings (5-28-2003) by Mark Smith

Crown Point girls come back from 4-0 deficit to beat Lowell 7-4 in Sectional softball opener MERRILLVILLE (5-26-2003) by Mark Smith

Lowell settles for LAC Tourney runner-up after falling 10-0 to Andrean in final MUNSTER (5-24-2003) by Mark Smith

9th Indiana State Softball Preview: Lake Central, Portage get nod in Class 3A; Andrean & Griffith favored in 2A among NW Indiana girls softball teams (5-21-2003) by Mark Smith

Week 8: Valparaiso, Lake Central, Andrean remain 1-2-3 in latest USA-365.com's NW Indiana HS Baseball Rankings (5-21-2003) by Mark Smith

Week 8: Lake Central #1, Andrean close #2 in top-10 girls softball teams in USA-365.com NW Indiana HS rankings (5-21-2003) by Mark Smith

Lake Central takes advantage of strong pitching & Lady Wildcats' miscues for 3-0 win CEDAR LAKE (5-19-2003) by Mark Smith

 Lady Wildcats shut out LaCrosse 7-0 to take 3rd straight PCC tournament championship LaCROSSE (5-17-2003) by Mark Smith

Crown Point's Holevis shuts down Hobart 2-0 HOBART (5-15-2003) by Mark Smith

Basham's 2 HRs break school record, lead Red Devils to 7-2 win over Kankakee Valley LOWELL 5-14-2003) by Mark Smith

Week 7: Valparaiso, Lake Central, Andrean remain 1-2-3 in latest USA-365.com's NW Indiana HS Baseball Rankings (5-13-2003) by Mark Smith

Week 7: Lake Central #1 again in top-10 girls softball teams in USA-365.com NW Indiana HS rankings (5-13-2003) by Mark Smith

Red Devils combine strong pitching by Stamper and key hitting to beat Andrean 4-2 MERRILLVILLE (5-12-2003) by Mark Smith

Andrean Girls lose battle of Number Ones 3-2 to McCutcheon at Twin Lakes Invitational MONTICELLO 5-9-2003 by Mark Smith

Wendlinger leads Lady Wildcats to 5-0 shutout of North White before rains cancel TL Invite MONTICELLO 5-9-2003 by Mark Smith

Bulldogs and Slicers commit 10 errors in playing to 1-1 tie in 10 innings LaPORTE (5-8-2003) by Mark Smith

Lady Red Devils beat Whiting 7-4 under the lights WHITING (5-7-2003) by Mark Smith

Week 6: Valparaiso, Lake Central, Andrean are 1-2-3 in latest USA-365.com's NW Indiana HS Baseball Rankings (5-7-2003) by Mark Smith

Bulldogs embarrass Merrillville 18-2 with 10-run rule in 19-hit ambush MERRILLVILLE (5-5-2003) by Mark Smith

Week 6: Lake Central tops Andrean again in top-10 girls softball teams in USA-365.com NW Indiana HS rankings (5-5-2003) by Mark Smith

Red Devils' 21-3 blowout of Whiting just latest in high-scoring season WHITING (5-3-2003) by Mark Smith

Lady Bulldogs surprise Hanover Central with convincing 4-2 win CEDAR LAKE (5-3-2003) by Mark Smith

Bulldogs beat #1-ranked Valparaiso in classic DAC early season showdown, 2-1 CROWN POINT (4-29-2003) by Mark Smith

Week 5: Valparaiso leads USA-365.com's NW Indiana HS Baseball Rankings (4-29-2003) by Mark Smith

Hanover Central falls 3-0 to Boone Grove in PCC showdown PORTER TOWNSHIP (4-28-2003) by Mark Smith

Week 5: Lake Central, Andrean remain top girls softball teams in USA-365.com NW Indiana HS rankings (4-27-2003) by Mark Smith

Crown Point takes Consolation at Munster Invite with 13-0 win over Merrillville MUNSTER (4-26-2003) by Mark Smith

Griffith snaps three-year Andrean streak in LAC with 4-3 win GARY (4-25-2003) by Mark Smith

Hanover Central defies odds, beats Morgan Twp 3-1, despite 5 errors CEDAR LAKE (4-24-2003) by Mark Smith

Lady Red Devils take 2-1 win from HC Wildcats LOWELL (4-23-2003) by Mark Smith

Week 4: Valparaiso leads USA-365.com's NW Indiana HS Baseball Rankings (4-20-2003) by Mark Smith

Week 4: Lake Central, Andrean remain top girls softball teams in USA-365.com NW Indiana HS rankings (4-20-2003) by Mark Smith

Crown Point Baseball wins tight game, 3-2 over Griffith at Railcats Stadium GARY (4-19-2003) by Mark Smith

Lady Bulldogs take double-header from Lowell, 6-4 and 2-1 CROWN POINT (4-19-2003) by Mark Smith

Crown Point Baseball passes 1st 'real' test, 10-1 over LaPorte, now 5-0 on season (4-17-2003) by Mark Smith

No-hitter by Radosevich leads HC Wildcats to 8-1 baseball win over River Forest (4-16-2003) by Mark Smith

Week 3: Valparaiso leads USA-365.com's NW Indiana HS Baseball Rankings (4-15-2003) by Mark Smith

Week 3: Lake Central leads USA-365.com's NW Indiana HS Girls Softball Rankings (4-15-2003) by Mark Smith

Hanover Central Lady Wildcats shut out River Forest 12-0 in season-opener (4-3-2003) by Mark Smith

Week 1: Lake Central leads USA-365.com's NW Indiana HS Baseball Rankings (4-3-2003) by Mark Smith

Girls Softball: Lady Red Devils drop season-opener 7-2 to Chesterton (3-29-2003) by Mark Smith

Lake Central leads USA-365.com's Preseason list of Northwest Indiana Top-10 High School baseball teams (3-29-2003) by Mark Smith

Lake Central and Andrean lead USA-365.com's Preseason list of Northwest Indiana Top-10 High School girls softball teams (3-29-3003) by Mark Smith

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