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Paul Oren

@TVBOren

2 years

Thrilled to announce #TheVictoryBell , a subscription-based newsletter covering @ValpoAthletics .

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Paul Oren

@TVBOren

3 years

No one who has watched Loyola is surprised by this. Unfortunately, the NCAA committee never watched Loyola. #MVCHoops

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4 years

I don't care who unfollows or judges or whatever here, but this new @MileyCyrus album is outstanding. Give me more @BillyIdol .

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3 years

When the dust settles, I’m always going to remember the night that I walked out of the arena with a happy father and a happy brother. If COVID has taught me one thing, it’s that people matter, and I was thrilled to share Monday night with these people.

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4 years

Grace Hales was in the middle of practice, preparing for tomorrow night's MVC tourney, when she was told her career was over. She walked back on the court and shot 10 free throws to end practice, the way she's done it since she started playing basketball. #Respect

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Paul Oren

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4 years

Quote from the 1918 Valparaiso yearbook: "At the present rate it shall not be long before Valparaiso University takes the place it rightfully should have - a place among the Big Ten."

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Paul Oren

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5 years

So UCF gets the shot clock call, so then Duke gets the fifth on Tacko instead of the charge on Zion. Then Barrett's pushoff. Great game, but I think the wrong team won.

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Paul Oren

@TVBOren

3 years

This wasn’t an upset. #MVCHoops

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Paul Oren

@TVBOren

2 years

Personal news...I am stepping away from the Northwest Indiana Times after 16 years as a sports correspondent. It's been a privilege and an honor to share the stories of so many people across the Region. If you'll permit me to share some thoughts...

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@TVBOren

4 years

Javon Freeman-Liberty just announced he's coming back to Valparaiso. #MVCHoops

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@TVBOren

3 years

Two years ago, Vanderbilt fired its entire coaching staff. This season, all four of those coaches are in the NCAA tournament while Vanderbilt was passed over by the CBI.

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Paul Oren

@TVBOren

7 years

Brutal to hear about passing of South Central's David Williams. Loved interacting with him at games. Amazing competitor. #NWIHSSports

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4 years

Valparaiso becomes the first "Thursday night team" to advance to the Arch Madness title game. #MVCHoops

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Paul Oren

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4 months

Indiana State would beat Virginia by 10 tomorrow.

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Paul Oren

@TVBOren

4 years

The final moments. #MVCHoops

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Paul Oren

@TVBOren

7 years

Valparaiso with first winning season since 2003. Crusaders have officially turned the corner.

Mark LaBarbera

@NTJacks76

7 years

@valpoufootball 8 Dayton 7 is your final. Thank you seniors for restoring the winning tradition. 🔔🔔🔔🔔🔔 #ValpoProud

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Paul Oren

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6 years

I wanted nothing to do with the Valley, until I couldn’t get enough of it. #MVCHoops

Musings from the Madness: A year in the Missouri Valley Conference

I didn’t want anything to do with the Missouri Valley Conference.

www.nwitimes.com

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Paul Oren

@TVBOren

3 years

Former @BadgerMBB guard Kobe King has committed to @ValpoBasketball . King shares his journey with @NWI . #MVCHoops

Valparaiso lands former Wisconsin starter Kobe King, who received NCAA waiver to play

Former Wisconsin prep star Kobe King, who played for the Badgers, committed to Nebraska and hired an agent to pursue a pro career, has landed at Valparaiso for the 2021-22

www.nwitimes.com

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Paul Oren

@TVBOren

1 year

National sources are stating that Roger Powell is expected to be named @ValpoBasketball new coach. #MVCHoops Read more at #TheVictoryBell .

Powell is coming back to Valparaiso

MBB: Gonzaga assistant announced as new Valpo men's basketball coach

www.thevictorybell.com

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Paul Oren

@TVBOren

2 years

Got the bag. Got the BAG. In the money. See you tomorrow. #WSOP

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Paul Oren

@TVBOren

8 years

Wow. Green Bay play-by-play announcer Matt Menzel was just ejected from the game. #MotorCityMadness #HLMBB

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Paul Oren

@TVBOren

4 months

Happy Anniversary to those who celebrate. I celebrate.

NCAA March Madness

@MarchMadnessMBB

4 months

On this day in 1998, Bryce Drew hit an iconic buzzer-beater to give 13-seed @ValpoBasketball a legendary upset 👏 #MarchMadness

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7 years

Valparaiso 72, Utah State 65, Final. Crusaders are 8-0. Third-best start in school history. Valparaiso and Duke the only 8-0 teams in the country. #MVCHoops

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Paul Oren

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3 years

Valparaiso sweeps UCONN and is heading to the @WomensNIVC Championship. Valpo hosting UNLV on Sunday njght.

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Paul Oren

@TVBOren

5 years

I really can’t describe how awesome this is.

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3 months

Valparaiso. Baylor. Grand Canyon. Family.

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Paul Oren

@TVBOren

6 years

@adamamin If one of the Power 5 schools wants to shut UCF up, then schedule them.

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Paul Oren

@TVBOren

8 months

Champions.

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Paul Oren

@TVBOren

4 years

There’s a group of more than 100 people gathered at Heritage Valley Park in Valparaiso that are beginning a search for Rod Moore.

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Paul Oren

@TVBOren

5 years

Homer Drew back where he belongs. On Homer Drew Court.

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Paul Oren

@TVBOren

2 years

BREAKING - Thomas Kithier suffered a career-ending back injury and will not play for @ValpoBasketball in 2022-23. Kobe King was granted an additional year of eligibility by the NCAA and will play for the Beacons this season. More at #TheVictoryBell .

Kithier out, King in for Valparaiso

Former Michigan State transfer out with career-ending injury

www.thevictorybell.com

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Paul Oren

@TVBOren

3 years

Drake's D.J. Wilkins just spoke to me at length about what it meant to represent the Region on the biggest stage. "Kids can learn from each and every one of our paths. It wasn't the easiest path for all of us, but kids can learn from all of us." #NWIPreps #MVCHoops

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3 years

I haven't dug through all of this, but @ValleyHoops just confirmed that it was the only league to get all 90 scheduled games in this year. Outstanding. #MVCHoops

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Paul Oren

@TVBOren

8 years

Leaked bracket guy isn't the hero we wanted, but the hero we deserved. #SelectionSunday

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Paul Oren

@TVBOren

3 years

TWO BID VALLEY @ValleyHoops

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Paul Oren

@TVBOren

4 years

No. 4 Bradley vs. No. 7 Valparaiso for a trip to the NCAA tournament tomorrow at 1p on CBS. #MVCHoops

Paul Oren

@TVBOren

4 years

Valparaiso 89, Missouri State 82, Final. Javon Freeman-Liberty with 29 points, 23 in the second half. #MVCHoops

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Paul Oren

@TVBOren

7 years

. @smooveLex making @notthefakeSVP

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Paul Oren

@TVBOren

3 years

What D.J. Wilkins did to Tyson Etienne tonight was unreal. AAC Co-Player of the Year held to 1 point on 0-6 shooting. First game all year that Eitenne was held without a field goal. #MVCHoops

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Paul Oren

@TVBOren

4 months

Indiana State is No. 29 in the NET and they’re not in. Does the NET still matter? #MVCHoops

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Paul Oren

@TVBOren

6 years

Keyshawn Evans goes down with twisted ankle in front of me. Phil Fayne runs over and says "Key, that shot was sexy though." My favorite quote of 2017-18 season. #MVCHoops

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Paul Oren

@TVBOren

2 years

“This is for the North.” Nothing else needs to be said. Well done @AthleticsValpo .

Bally Sports Indiana

@BallySportsIN

2 years

Coach Bill Marshall on Valparaiso winning the Class 5A State Championship: "This has been 47 years in the making...This is for everybody in those last 47 years...This is for our town." @IHSAA1 | #IHSAA

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Paul Oren

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1 year

Thomas Kithier has wrapped up his time with @ValpoBasketball and has been hired as Assistant Video Coordinator with @utahjazz . Great start to a professional career for one of the most genuine people I’ve ever met.

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Paul Oren

@TVBOren

4 years

Ryan Broekhoff making his first career NBA start tonight.

Dallas Mavericks

@dallasmavs

4 years

Rowdy gets his first career start tonight! Half an hour til tip in Houston! #MFFL @ModeloUSA | #FightingSpirit

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Paul Oren

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2 years

The Missouri Valley Conference is wide open next year. I can absolutely guarantee Loyola won't even make the title game, let alone win it. #MVCHoops

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Paul Oren

@TVBOren

6 years

In the NBA you get to advance the ball on a timeout, players get preferable foul treatment based on star status, and players travel on nearly every possession. Some of you still trying to tell me it's a better product than college basketball?

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Paul Oren

@TVBOren

3 years

Kithier committed to Valpo over offers from Indiana, Nebraska and Clemson. #MVCHoops

Paul Oren

@TVBOren

3 years

Michigan State transfer Thomas Kithier is heading to Valparaiso. He’s got two years of immediate eligibility. #MVCHoops

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Paul Oren

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5 years

Jokic, Lillard and Goebert all played at least 80 games. Rest of the guys played between 72-78 games. Obviously LeBron is great, but how do you put him on All-NBA team when he played only 55 games, where Bradley Beal played 82?

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Paul Oren

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3 years

Remember when Vanderbilt fired a coaching staff of Bryce Drew, Roger Powell, Jake Diebler and Casey Shaw? Drew and Shaw are 12-3 and undefeated in conference. Powell and Diebler are No. 1 seeds in NCAA right now. Vandy is 1-8 in SEC play. Maybe the coaches weren't the problem?

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Paul Oren

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7 years

I just drove through Butler’s campus and asked these dudes if they went to Butler they said yes i said oh ya then when did Butler last beat Valpo they said not in our lifetimes i said dang you rlly do go to Butler

Gracie McIntosh

@Gracietosh

7 years

i just drove through Harvard’s campus and asked these dudes if they went to Harvard they said yes i said oh ya then what’s 68x2 they said 136 i said dang you rlly do go to Harvard

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Paul Oren

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6 years

Here’s the Homewood-Flossmoor game-winning touchdown in overtime to knock off @MichiganCityFB 33-30. #NWIHSSports

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Paul Oren

@TVBOren

3 years

Just found an empty bottle of Fireball in the ARC bathroom. Nature is healing.

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Paul Oren

@TVBOren

6 years

Alec Peters wraps up rookie season with career-high 36 points and nine rebounds. To top it off, Peters is trending in the United States right now. Outstanding.

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Paul Oren

@TVBOren

1 year

Some personal news. #TheVictoryBell is now an award-nominated website. One of the first stories I published on the site was “Emerging from the Darkness,” a story about @ValpoBasketball ’s Emil Fresse-Vilien and his battle with Lyme disease. Finalist for a Lisagor in Chicago.

Headline Club

@headlineclub

1 year

The votes are in: these are the finalists for the 2022 Peter Lisagor Awards. Thank you to everyone who submitted for this year’s #Lisagors , and best of luck to our finalists! Full list:

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Paul Oren

@TVBOren

2 years

Snuffed out a bluff to jump up to 471k heading into Level 13. We’ve now officially played 24 hours of poker in this thing. #WSOP

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Paul Oren

@TVBOren

3 years

Pretty frustrating that MVC spokesman are confirming to national reporters that Drake and Northern Iowa has been cancelled while the beat reporters that cover the league are in the arena and haven't heard a word yet. #MVCHoops

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Paul Oren

@TVBOren

1 year

Valparaiso President Jose Padilla: “At Valparaiso University, we don’t tolerate mediocrity…the prodigal son has returned…in a couple years, we’re going to build a new ARC.”

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Paul Oren

@TVBOren

4 years

The work never stops. Mileek McMillan putting himself through drills in an empty gym more than an hour after the game. #MVCHoops

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Paul Oren

@TVBOren

4 years

Valparaiso's first win over Loyola since joining the Missouri Valley Conference. #MVCHoops

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Paul Oren

@TVBOren

7 years

. @cp_volleyball knocks off Yorktown 26-24, 16-25, 29-27, 25-19. Unreal. #NWIHSSports

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@TVBOren

6 years

Closing the book on first year covering #MVCHoops with one final image.

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3 years

Andrean 17, Eastside 14, Final. The 59ers are going back to state. #NWIPreps

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7 years

Floyd may have beaten Conor, but he beats women and doesn't pay taxes. He's terrible role model and an awful human being. Plain and simple.

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4 months

The transfer portal officially opens on Monday. With that being said, Cooper Schwieger is running it back with @ValpoBasketball next season per his IG. #MVCHoops

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@TVBOren

3 years

What’s up @chipgaines .

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Paul Oren

@TVBOren

4 years

Rod Moore's family announces that his body was discovered this morning in a marsh just east of Heritage Valley in Valparaiso. No further details at this point. Rod was Valparaiso's longtime athletic trainer and a respected umpire in the area.

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Paul Oren

@TVBOren

1 year

Official.

Valpo Athletics

@valpoathletics

1 year

We are beyond thrilled to announce @RogerPowellJr as the 23rd head coach of the @ValpoBasketball program! Welcome back, Coach Powell! 📝➡️ #nextera #newchapter #smallschoolbigname #GoValpo

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1 year

Big weekend for #TheVictoryBell . Tons of grads ringing the bell. Also, TVB is now an award-winning site. Took down the Lisagor last night at @headlineclub .

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Paul Oren

@TVBOren

8 years

. @Monrolsen of @VViking_VB signs with Notre Dame. #NWIHSSports

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Paul Oren

@TVBOren

3 years

If Loyola is given anything worse than a 7 seed, there are major problems. #MVCHoops

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Paul Oren

@TVBOren

2 years

Coming very soon. Meet me at #TheVictoryBell

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@TVBOren

5 years

Former @ValpoBasketball coach Homer Drew has been selected for induction into the College Basketball Hall of Fame. Officially will be inducted on Nov. 24 in Kansas City.

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Paul Oren

@TVBOren

3 years

Five years ago tonight. @BUDREW , @BryceDrewCoach , @adamamin

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Paul Oren

@TVBOren

7 months

Respect my decision.

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Paul Oren

@TVBOren

8 years

Thinking about the Boone Grove and Kouts communities today. You're in our thoughts.

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Paul Oren

@TVBOren

8 years

He's back. Alec Peters confirms he'll play his senior year for @ValpoBasketball . #HLMBB

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Paul Oren

@TVBOren

7 years

I’ll say this about Bill Marshall. He was immediately respected at VU as a freshman. Voted captain as a sophomore. He knows how to lead.

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Paul Oren

@TVBOren

2 years

As for the future, I'm not going anywhere. This account will remain active. I'll be at Loyola tomorrow night covering @ValpoBasketball . I've got some plans in the works that will unfold over the next few weeks. I can't wait to share them with you!

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Paul Oren

@TVBOren

1 year

Make it a true daily double Alex. @ValpoUFootball #Helmet

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@TVBOren

2 years

Ring it. @ValpoWSO #TheVictoryBell

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@TVBOren

2 years

Valpo just had a random fan win free pizza for a year and he threw down a dunk in Timberlands to celebrate. I think he just won the NBA Dunk Contest as well. #MVCHoops

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@TVBOren

4 months

Cooper Schwieger named the @MVCSports Freshman of the Year. First Valpo player to win such an honor since Lubos Barton in 1998-99. Joins Bryce Drew (1993-94) and Lance Barker (1991-92) as well. #MVCSports

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Paul Oren

@TVBOren

6 years

Loyola only qualifies as a Cinderella to people who didn’t pay attention to it until March.

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Paul Oren

@TVBOren

7 years

Valparaiso has officially accepted invitation to Missouri Valley Conference, per release.

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2 years

Greetings from the ARC, where I’m apparently working for “Twitter.” Well played @BrandonVickrey . #MVCHoops

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@TVBOren

4 years

My exchange with Javon Freeman-Liberty. #MVCHoops

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@TVBOren

3 years

Big win for @valpoufootball . Valpo knocks off Drake 10-7 for first win over the Bulldogs since 2003 and first win ever in Des Moines.

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4 years

Valparaiso playing for the NCAA tournament tomorrow. #MVCHoops

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4 months

Valparaiso senior Jerome Palm proposes to Chloe during the Senior festivities. #MVCHoops

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3 years

Just @CoachLFox and his son throwing around the football together less than an hour after @ValpoUFootball knocked off San Diego.

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Paul Oren

@TVBOren

3 years

Loyola hasn't lost a NCAA tournament game since this photo was taken. #MVCHoops

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3 years

Drake 53, Wichita State 52, Final. The Valley Runs Deep(er) in the tournament. #MVCHoops

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@TVBOren

2 years

They got me. KK<AQ for all the money. Gutting feeling. Thrill of a lifetime. #WSOP

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@TVBOren

4 years

Hey @ChestertonHS , how many sectionals did you win today? #NWIPreps

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4 years

I know this is of minor consolation, but it feels like at least part of Valparaiso got to experience a hell of a lot more of March Madness than pretty much anyone else in the country. #MVCHoops

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@TVBOren

6 years

Incredibly humbled to win a #LisagorAward this evening in Chicago. Special thanks to @CoachLottich and @CoachTtownsend for sharing their story. #ForeverBrothers

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@TVBOren

4 years

Javon Freeman-Liberty just said he has been cleared to return to action for Arch Madness. #MVCHoops

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@TVBOren

5 years

Valparaiso 69, Illinois State 53, Final. That game had everything. Javon Freeman-Liberty with a career-high 27 points. Derrik Smits scored all 16 of his points in the second half. #MVCHoops

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@TVBOren

3 years

There are moments when sports mean nothing and there are moments when sports mean everything. The moments in between are life. #NWIPreps