Collins has become not only a productive player but also an example for others.
Derek Collins’ rise at West Side involves more than basketball. He becomes a role model. ‘Be like this guy.’
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Michael Osipoff’s girls basketball rankings and player of the week for Northwest Indiana
Hammond Central moves to No. 1 behind Indiah Hutchinson.
Chanteze Holland can be ‘so quiet.’ Then she scores 44 points. With her emergence, Morton is making noise.
Holland is averaging 20.1 points for Morton, which has its most wins since 2015-16.
Lowell’s Braydon Cox still thrills teammates. But he’s also ‘the kid who lifts everybody up.’ Wins follow.
Cox is not only the top scorer but also the leader for Lowell, which is having its best season in years.
Munster freshman Amelia Mitchell got started in kickboxing and jujitsu. She sings a different tune these days.
Mitchell is a sectional champion in the first IHSAA-sanctioned postseason for girls wrestling.
Aidan Abad gave up wrestling. Or so he thought. Now the undefeated Lowell senior has no quit in him.
Abad, who didn’t wrestle as a sophomore, is 20-0 this season.
Blake Trilli’s senior year is his family’s ‘last leg of the relay’ at Munster. Indeed, he holds the baton.
Trilli is following in the footsteps of his older brother and his father.
Different as leaders, Sienna Antkiewicz and Bridget Noel guide Hanover Central in same direction: ‘We go as they go’
Antkiewicz and Noel, who have played together for years, complement each other well.
Track star Kylie Byrd isn’t so quick to make impact in basketball. But Portage is glad ‘she stuck with this.’
Byrd, a two-time state qualifier in the 400 meters, plays the long game and wins.
Hanover Central’s Luke Ondo and Gage Rodriguez kid around. But their impact is no joke. ‘They do the dirty work.’
Ondo and Rodriguez might joke that they don’t like each other, but they do a lot to like on the court.