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Steve T. Gorches
Steve T. Gorches has been writing for the Post-Tribune since 1999, covering everything from basketball to football to NASCAR to being a national award-winning bowling …Read More
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Gorches: Time for some softball predictions
In recent years, I’ve been slipping at these prediction columns. In fact, when that word is brought up in the office, the response from Mr. T’s memorable character Clubber Lang from the movie “Rocky III” is invoked. “My prediction? Pain.” Predicting the winners of Northwest Indiana …Read More
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Gorches: Are you ready for the end of football?
Beware football fans — a storm is brewing. It’s been building in recent years from the top on down with the National Football League, but you can bet it will hit every level down to Pop Warner. Not to sound like a doomsday prophet, but …Read More
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Gorches: Unique setting for RailCats exhibition a blast from the past
HAMMOND — It was being held at a field used for high school and Babe Ruth baseball games. It felt like a high school or Babe Ruth baseball game on Thursday night at Riverside Park, what with one of the teams only wearing t-shirts with …Read More
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Gorches: Education and sports: Two separate entities
How’s the saying go: Don’t mix politics and religion? Separation of church and state? Something like that. But there can also be a saying that goes, “Don’t mix sports and politics,” too, though Congress has trouble doing that in recent years (i.e., those darn steroid hearings). That’s …Read More
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Gorches: Park Tudor’s IU-bound Yogi lives up to the hype
Indianapolis — Over the last two years, it’s been like that famous Brady Bunch episode when it comes to downstate media and fans talking about Park Tudor’s point guard who will be donning Indiana University crimson and cream next year. But instead of Marsha being …
Gorches: Time for some softball predictions
In recent years, I’ve been slipping at these prediction columns. In fact, when that word is brought up in the office, the response from Mr. T’s memorable character Clubber Lang from the movie “Rocky III” is invoked. “My prediction? Pain.” Predicting the winners of Northwest Indiana …Read More
Gorches: Lopez, Iussig return to coaching ranks
MERRILLVILLE — Two familar faces in Northwest Indiana softball have returned to the dugout — and third-base coaching box. In fact, they will be facing each other Monday, barring a change in the region’s beautiful weather so far. Pete Iussig returns to Lowell after a …
Gorches: Thinking outside the box the right call
Imagine if your favorite high school football team had a 104-19 record over nine years. Imagine if it won three state titles in that time frame, downright dominating teams at times. Pretty nice, huh? Imagine if your high school’s football coach had an outside-the-box mentality. …
Gorches: Like him or not, MC’s Megyese gets job done
It was Dec. 13 and Michigan City was hosting Merrillville in what was at the time the game of the season. The Pirates were 7-0. The Wolves were 6-0. These were the consensus two best teams in the region and two of the top 10 …
Gorches: And your Super Bowl ad winners & losers are ...
Another Super Bowl, another thrilling ending that came down to the final minute. But we all know unless you’re a Giants or Patriots fan, the most important part of the annual TV ratings juggernaut is the commercials. Who doesn’t love watching how multi-billion-dollar corporations spend about …
Gorches: This time it’s going to be different
Another winter, another girls basketball state tournament that’s about to begin. Well, it’s not really winter, is it? Not with the weather the way it’s been recently. More like late fall or early spring, huh? And it’s a different girls hoops tourney that will be …
Gorches: Colts should follow Packers’ lead
Are you ready for two months of debate? That’s at least how long Colts fans and NFL followers all over the place get to pontificate about the quarterback situation in Indiana’s state capital. Should the Colts release or trade Peyton Manning, who has been the face of …
Gorches: Individual champs top Northwest Indiana’s list
It’s that time of the year again. Time to look back at another 365 days of Northwest Indiana high school sports and give kudos to our state champs in the best way possible: by ranking them. OK, maybe that’s not the ideal way, but it’s my …
Gorches: Packers added to Valpo family’s loyalties
Working at one of Northwest Indiana’s casinos, Jack Elia knows a little bit about gambling. But when it comes to the “ stock investment” he made on Tuesday, there was no gamble involved. In fact, it was a terrible investment since the return on these shares …
Gorches: Time for the IHSAA to go away
Maybe this Scrooge mantra fits me. Last week I mentioned some of the things in local and national sports I’m not thankful for, going against the norm. This week I’m just angry. Angry at the unfair, inconsistent system of high school sports in the state of …
Gorches: These aren’t worth giving thanks
Anybody can write one of those Thanksgiving columns listing things in sports we should be thankful for. How about a day-after-Thanksgiving column on what we shouldn’t be thankful for in the sports world? That’s how I roll. Just call me Scrooge Gorches, a party pooper who …
Gorches: It’s hard to question Wheeler’s seniors after stellar season
Once the dust settled on the Class 2A regional championship game at Wheeler on Friday night, Bearcats coach Dan Klimczak told his players how close they came to winning. “You just didn’t make a couple plays,” he told them in the huddle after a 35-21 loss …
Steve T. Gorches: NBA needs to fix its broken system
This past Tuesday was supposed to be the start of the NBA season. The Bulls and reigning Most Valuable Player Derrick Rose were going to be the guests of the defending NBA champion Dallas Mavericks with a ring ceremony tossed into the mix. I’m betting …
Gorches: Aljobeh deserves mental attitude award
Whether it was coaches and parents in the crowd at the Lavern Gibson State Cross Country Championship Course, non-Northwest Indiana media members in the IHSAA tournament office, or the Indianarunner.com message board, who was going to win Saturday’s boys Charles F. Maas Mental Attitude Award …
Steve T. Gorches: Region runners set up for big day
Welcome to late October, the most wonderful time of the year. Or at least the most wonderful time of the high school athletic season. At least the fall season. Sectional football brings excitement, especially if you’re a fan of Crown Point, Valparaiso, Merrillville, Chesterton, Griffith, …
Gorches: These aren’t worth giving thanks
Anybody can write one of those Thanksgiving columns listing things in sports we should be thankful for. How about a day-after-Thanksgiving column on what we shouldn’t be thankful for in the sports world? That’s how I roll. Just call me Scrooge Gorches, a party pooper who …




