FOOTBALL NIGHT IN THE REGION: Highland at Hobart – Football – Sectional Opener – Audio – 10/23/26
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This Day in Region Football History: 10/21
1960 – Michigan City hands Hobart their first loss of the season – a 19-18 nail biter played at City High School. 1960 – Bernie Krueger’s Hammond Wildcats blank EC Washington 20-0 to remain undefeated. The ‘Cats would finish the season a perfect 10-0. 1988 – Hammond High beats Lowell…
This Day in Region Football History: 10/20
1939 – Just a week after winning for the first time ever at brand new, but yet-to-be named Brickie Bowl, Hobart travels to Valpo where they are shutout by the Vikings 20-0. 1950 – The Brickies blank the Bucs 13-0 at Brickie Bowl. Hobart moved to 6-2 with the victory,…
This Day in Region Football History: 10/19
1907 – Hammond High shuts out Crown Point 21-0. 1912 – Gary High, coached by Jack Gilroy, falls to Hammond High 13-0. 1923 – Gary Froebel travels south to play tiny Morroco High School (now North Newton), where they fail to score any points and lose 7-0. 1934 – Gary…
This Day in Region Football History: 10/18
1935 – Behind the spectacular running of future Michigan star Tom Harmon and the stellar blocking of pulling guard sensation Eddie Herbert, the Horsemen of Mann travel to East Chicago Roosevelt, where they shutout the Roughriders 14-0. 1957 – On their way to an 8-0-1 season, the Roughriders of EC…
This Day in Region Football History: 10/8
1954 - A missed extra point attempt gave the Hammond High Wildcats a 14-victory of the Lew Wallace Hornets. 1965 - The Hobart Brickies survive the Panthers of Roosevelt by a 13-12 score at old Gilroy Stadium on the far north side of the Glen Park section of Gary. 1982…
This Day in Region Football History: 10/1
1965 - The Hammond Tech Tigers defeat their neighbor and nemesis Hammond High 14-6. The loss contributed to 4-5 record for the Wildcats - their first losing season since 1957. 1965 - Eddie Herbert’s Hornets of Lew Wallace win a black and blue slugfest at Gary’s Gilroy Stadium by a…
This Day in Region Football History: 9/29
1966 - Chet Lukowski goes to 4-0 as a head coach of EC Roosevelt against Hammond High with a 40-14 win on Sohl Street in Hammond. 1967 - Chet Lukowski improves to 5-0 as a head coach of EC Roosevelt against Hammond High thanks to a 28-18 Roughrider victory. 1967…
This Day in Region Football History: 9/28
1962 - The Hammond High Wildcats remain undefeated with a 20-0 win over the school next door - Hammond Tech. It\'s the second shutout of the season for the Cats and the first of four straight. Krueger\'s club went 10-0 and allowed just 27 points against. The High would be…
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This Day in Region Football History: 10/21
1960 – Michigan City hands Hobart their first loss of the season – a 19-18 nail biter played at City High School. 1960 – Bernie Krueger’s Hammond Wildcats blank EC Washington 20-0 to remain undefeated. The ‘Cats would finish the season a perfect 10-0. 1988 – Hammond High beats Lowell…
This Day in Region Football History: 10/20
1939 – Just a week after winning for the first time ever at brand new, but yet-to-be named Brickie Bowl, Hobart travels to Valpo where they are shutout by the Vikings 20-0. 1950 – The Brickies blank the Bucs 13-0 at Brickie Bowl. Hobart moved to 6-2 with the victory,…
This Day in Region Football History: 10/19
1907 – Hammond High shuts out Crown Point 21-0. 1912 – Gary High, coached by Jack Gilroy, falls to Hammond High 13-0. 1923 – Gary Froebel travels south to play tiny Morroco High School (now North Newton), where they fail to score any points and lose 7-0. 1934 – Gary…
This Day in Region Football History: 10/18
1935 – Behind the spectacular running of future Michigan star Tom Harmon and the stellar blocking of pulling guard sensation Eddie Herbert, the Horsemen of Mann travel to East Chicago Roosevelt, where they shutout the Roughriders 14-0. 1957 – On their way to an 8-0-1 season, the Roughriders of EC…
This Day in Region Football History: 10/8
1954 - A missed extra point attempt gave the Hammond High Wildcats a 14-victory of the Lew Wallace Hornets. 1965 - The Hobart Brickies survive the Panthers of Roosevelt by a 13-12 score at old Gilroy Stadium on the far north side of the Glen Park section of Gary. 1982…
Today in Sports History: 10/8
1933 – Cliff Battles of the Boston Redskins becomes the first player in NFL history to run for more than 200 yards in a game as he picked up 215 yards on the ground in a 21-20 win over the Giants. 1956 – Don Larsen throws a perfect game as…
This Day in Region Football History: 10/1
1965 - The Hammond Tech Tigers defeat their neighbor and nemesis Hammond High 14-6. The loss contributed to 4-5 record for the Wildcats - their first losing season since 1957. 1965 - Eddie Herbert’s Hornets of Lew Wallace win a black and blue slugfest at Gary’s Gilroy Stadium by a…
This Day in Region Football History: 9/29
1966 - Chet Lukowski goes to 4-0 as a head coach of EC Roosevelt against Hammond High with a 40-14 win on Sohl Street in Hammond. 1967 - Chet Lukowski improves to 5-0 as a head coach of EC Roosevelt against Hammond High thanks to a 28-18 Roughrider victory. 1967…