Month: May 2011

Former Chief Cesar Carrillo signs with Lancaster

The Lancaster Barnstormers have signed right-hander Cesar Carrillo, a former San Diego Padre and, at the same time, have had the contract of lefty reliever Les Walrond purchased by the…

Hammond Chiefs/Seminoles Open Tryouts

The Hammond Chiefs and Seminoles will hold open tryouts for their summer baseball teams. Tryouts will be held on Tuesday, May 31 and Wednesday, June 1 at 5:00 p.m. at…

Hanchar and Tobye lead Andrean to Sectional Win

RENSSELAER | Andrean’s ace was just a little bit better than Kankakee Valley’s in the opening game of the Class 3A Rensselaer Sectional on Friday. The two-time defending state champion…

Kody Alayon ready to lead Noll on long postseason quest

Kody Alayon soaked it all in two years ago when he was called up to the Bishop Noll varsity at the end of the his freshman season. He watched as…

2011 Player/Parent Meeting on May 22nd

We will be having our annual pre-season player / parent meeting for all Chiefs and Seminoles players and parents on Sunday, May 22, beginning at 1:00 p.m. at the field…

Lake Central’s Dykema picks UIC in baseball

Cody Dykema went to Chicago on Monday. And no one confused him for Ferris Bueller. The Lake Central senior shortstop was taking an official visit to the University of Illinois-Chicago.…

Chiefs & Whiting in Joint Venture Tournament

The Hammond Chiefs and Whiting will be hosting a summer 16-18 year old tournament. The first 8 teams including the Chiefs will be accepted. Format will be 2 pools of…

Congrats to Dan Miller on win number 600

HIGHLAND | Highland coach Dan Miller simply isn’t one to brag about personal milestones, no matter how remarkable they may be. With the Times No. 1 Trojans’ 7-2 win over…

Grand old time for 59ers

MERRILLVILLE | Andrean pitcher Cody Haver wanted to do something to make up for the two run-scoring wild pitches he threw in the first inning of Friday’s game. “I got…

Brickies find their Splendid Splinter that brings his complete game

Jake Ehrlich’s father was reading a book about Ted Williams. He learned about “The Splendid Splinter’s” swing and what made him a .400 hitter. That the power came from the…