Another year has passed and it has been a busy one for ValpoLife. As we looked back on this momentous first year, we revisited some of the top articles in each section. Here are some of the most viewed articles in Sports: 
Valpo Swim Club Popcorn Paddle Action Photos Online
I was at the meet Friday night, and for both sessions on Saturday and took about 2000 photos and edited those down to the best 500 or so, and you can see them under the Photos section of the site, and once there you will see a variety of galleries, and the most recent 3 of which will be the Valpo Swim Club meet photos from each session.
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Cubs Offseason Moves May Affect Samardzija
When the Cubs recently traded backup shortstop Ronny Cedeno and recently acquired minor league pitcher Garret Olson, one less pitching spot is available on the Cubs’ major league roster. With many of the Cubs’ pitching staff signed to major league deals, that leaves little room for young pitchers to make the major league roster. And this includes Valparaisian Jeff Samardzija.
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VU Announces Class of 2009 Hall of Fame
1997-1998 Mens Basketball Team Possibly more than any other single team at Valparaiso University, the 1997-1998 men’s basketball team put the school on the national radar following its improbable run to the Sweet Sixteen of the NCAA Tournament and, on February 28, the team will be inducted into the Valparaiso University Athletics Hall of Fame. The Crusaders posted a 23-10 record overall that season, won the Mid-Continent Conference for the fourth consecutive year and entered the NCAA Tournament as the 13-seed in the Midwest Region.
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4th Grade Cru Basketball Team Places Second in State
After defeating Crown Point in the state semi-finals, the Valpo Cru basketball team feel to Penn 29-24 at Spiece Field House in Fort Wayne. The team is comprised of kids from different elementary schools from around town. "It shows how sports can be such a great tool to bring together people who otherwise may not know each other," said coach Rob Behrend.
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Joe Otis Named New Varsity Basketball Coach
After eight years out of the head coaching game, Joe Otis will return to DAC action as the coach of the Valparaiso Vikings. Otis will succeed Coach Chris Benedict, who left Valparaiso for Columbia City earlier this summer, as the next Vikings’ Varsity Men’s Basketball Coach.
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Popcorn Panic 2009 Results
The Popcorn Panic run/walk is one of the highlights of the Popcorn Festival. This year was no exception, with 1,095 runners taking part in the 5 mile run, over last year’s 977, and 406 walkers compared to 391 in 2008. Matt Blume, a 2004 Valparaiso University graduate, took first place this year with a time of 25.28.6. Photos from this event, the Lil Kernel Race, the Parade, the Kiwanis balloon fest, and the rest of the activities of the day in the ValpoLife Photo Section.
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New Book Details the History of Valparaiso Vikings Boy's Basketball (update)
All of the history of Valparaiso Vikings basketball is now in one place, thanks to a new book by former VHS coach John Knauff. Titled Green and White: 100+ Years of Valpo Viking Basketball, Knauff’s work is the single most comprehensive collection of stats, stories and everything you could possibly want to know about Valparaiso High School basketball. The book details the early years of the program, which started in 1907, continues through the eras of Virgil Sweet, Dale Ciciora, Skip Collins, and Bob Punter, and finished with the end of the 2008-09 season.
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Team Bennett - A Valpo Pop Warner Mitey Mite Team UNDEFEATED!
A typical day for an 8-year old would seem to be filled with 3rd grade classroom activities, fun on the playground with friends and riding bikes until dark…not for this group of young boys. Their weeknights and weekends are filled with bear crawls, sprints, push ups, sit ups and the ever constant crashing sound of helmets. This is one of Valpo Pop Warner’s five Junior Mitey Mite Teams, known as Team Bennett – who have just completed an undefeated season of football.
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Are the Indianapolis Colts on the Road to Perfection?
In the midst of Year Twelve of the Peyton Manning era, it is entirely possible the Colts are having their best season yet. You could even say this season is potentially historic. During the Manning era, the Colts have won double-digit games ten times, ultimately going 130-46 during the regular season. This year, things are looking better than ever. With no real number two in the AFC, the Colts have gone 13-0, locking up everything you can lock up during the regular season with a first round bye and home field advantage for the division and conference championship games. They have three games remaining in the regular season: a Sunday night showdown against a wildcard-hopeful Jacksonville Jaguars, a possible last-ditch effort from the New York Jets the next week, and then their season is finished off with a virtual lay-up win in Buffalo.
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How will the Milton Bradley Trade Affect Samardzija
As reported first by MLB.com’s Carrie Muskat, the Cubs have agreed to send oft-maligned outfielder Milton Bradley to the Seattle Mariners for struggling right-hand pitcher Carlos Silva, in what is generally regarded as a “bad asset” trade. The terms of the deal, as being reported by Paul Sullivan of the Chicago Tribune, are such that the Mariners are sending the Cubs Silva and $9M in exchange for Bradley in a move that is reported to save the Cubs $6M.
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