THIS DAY IN REGION FOOTBALL HISTORY - 9/26 1975 - Mike Jennings and his Lew Wallace Hornets got the better of John Friend and the Munster Mustangs 16-6 at Barney Hill Field on Columbia Avenue.1997 - The Griffith Panthers move to 5-1 with a 20-13 victory over the...

THIS DAY IN REGION FOOTBALL HISTORY - 9/25 1936 - Behind the blocking of the great Eddie Herbert, Tom Harmon and the Horace Mann Horsemen, claw their way past the Hammond High Wildcats 6-0. The Horsemen, and their future Heisman Trophy winner Harmon, finish the season...

THIS DAY IN REGION FOOTBALL HISTORY - 9/24 1976 - Defending 3A state champion Valpo improves to 5-0 with a 30-16 win at Chesterton. 1976 - The Merrillville Pirates double up on the Portage Indians by a score of 20-10. The Pirates get their fifth win of 11 wins en...

THIS DAY IN REGION FOOTBALL HISTORY - 9/23 1949 - Pete Rusinski’s Roughriders ride rough shot over the Horsemen of Horace Mann 31-0. It’s the third of 10 straight wins for ECR, who would add another mythical championship to the collection for their efforts during the...

THIS DAY IN REGION FOOTBALL HISTORY - 9/22 1967 - It was close, but quarterback Jerry Perkins and the Wirt Troopers won their 17th straight game - a 7-6 nailbiter at Bulldog Turf in Crown Point.1972 - Harry Szurlborski and his Golden Tornadoes of Emerson High School...

THIS DAY IN REGION FOOTBALL HISTORY - 9/21 1929 - The Hobart Brickies open up their third season of football with a 36-0 home shutout of Valpo. These were the years before Brickie Bowl. Does anyone know where in Hobart this game would have been played?1945 - Hobart...