Michael Osipoff – Page 10

Michael Osipoff’s top 10 baseball teams and 25 players to watch in Northwest Indiana for the 2026 season

March 31, 2026 at 10:00 a.m.

State championship contenders abound in Northwest Indiana. Among them are Crown Point and Kouts, while Valparaiso and Andrean are back for more.

DJ Malloy isn’t resting on his laurels. Or on Valparaiso’s. ‘We want to go back to back.’

March 31, 2026 at 10:16 a.m.

DJ Malloy, who helped Valparaiso win its first state title last year, would like to recapture that feeling in his fourth and final season as the starting second baseman.

Crown Point's Dikembe Shaw (23) takes a shot during the Class 4A state championship game against Mount Vernon at Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis on Saturday, March 28, 2026. (Michael Gard / Post-Tribune)

UIC commit Dikembe Shaw scores 7 of his 24 points in last 36 seconds, but Crown Point falls short in 4A final

March 29, 2026 at 12:23 a.m.

Despite a final flurry, Dikembe Shaw can't push Crown Point past Mount Vernon in the Class 4A state championship game.

Kaiden Rhodes’ ‘amazing’ season, perhaps his last, may get even better when Crown Point plays for state title

March 26, 2026 at 6:59 a.m.

If the Class 4A state final is the last game of Kaiden Rhodes’ career, he can be content. He has helped Crown Point make history.

Michael Osipoff’s top 10 softball teams and 25 players to watch in Northwest Indiana for the 2026 season

March 24, 2026 at 9:25 a.m.

Lake Central is the defending Duneland Athletic Conference champion, but rival Crown Point is the defending Class 4A state champion.

For Lulu Johnston, confidence is a ‘big part of my game.’ Only a sophomore, she’s a big part of Crown Point.

March 24, 2026 at 8:20 a.m.

Lulu Johnston delivered in crunch-time situations as a freshman last season to help Crown Point win the Class 4A state title.

SIUE recruit Kaylee O’Connell goes to bat for Munster, even when pitching: ‘Nobody’s messing with her team’

March 20, 2026 at 9:25 a.m.

Kaylee O'Connell does it all on the softball field, even stand up for her Munster teammates.

East Chicago Central freshman Zayden Johnson heard doubters. Undaunted, he proves them wrong. He’s ‘fearless.’

March 19, 2026 at 7:25 a.m.

Zayden Johnson is one of several freshmen making an impact for East Chicago Central, which has advanced to semistate despite the graduation of its all-time leading scorer.

Adversity is the spark for Crown Point’s Caden Matusak. Catching fire, Michigan recruit ‘came out of nowhere.’

March 17, 2026 at 8:41 a.m.

Caden Matusak is coming off a breakout junior season for No. 1 Crown Point after missing the previous season with a back injury.

Mekhi Gillis has been ‘waiting for my whole life’ for this moment. To play for East Chicago Central. To win.

March 13, 2026 at 11:02 a.m.

Freshman guard Mekhi Gillis knows the history of the East Chicago Central boys basketball program and is proud to add to it.

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