| GARY WEST COUGARS Won 80, Lost 55 | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| YEAR | ROUND | OPPONENT | SCORE | ||||
| 1969 | Sectional | N | Gary Tolleston | L | 66 | 93 | |
| 1970 | Sectional | N | Gary Mann | W | 70 | 66 | |
| Sectional | N | Gary Roosevelt | L | 73 | 85 | ||
| 1971 | Sectional | N | Gary Wirt | W | 72 | 48 | |
| Sectional | N | Gary Mann | W | 54 | 47 | ||
| Sectional | N | Gary Emerson | W | 77 | 62 | ||
| Regional | N | Crown Point | W | 94 | 59 | ||
| Regional | N | East Chicago Washington | L | 89 | 94 | ||
| 1972 | Sectional | N | Gary Wallace | W | 60 | 44 | |
| Sectional | N | Gary Roosevelt | W | 49 | 48 | OT | |
| Sectional | N | Andrean | W | 88 | 60 | ||
| Regional | N | Hammond Clark | W | 57 | 49 | ||
| Regional | N | Hobart | W | 73 | 55 | ||
| Semistate | N | Pike | W | 70 | 52 | ||
| Semistate | N | Michigan City Elston | W | 84 | 83 | OT | |
| State | N | Anderson Madison Heights | W | 75 | 67 | ||
| State | N | Connersville | L | 63 | 80 | ||
| 1974 | Sectional | N | Gary Wirt | W | 58 | 57 | |
| Sectional | N | Gary Emerson | W | 47 | 41 | ||
| Sectional | N | Gary Roosevelt | W | 59 | 45 | ||
| Regional | N | East Chicago Washington | W | 66 | 61 | ||
| Regional | N | Hammond | W | 75 | 73 | ||
| Semistate | N | Lafayette Jeff | L | 62 | 67 | ||
| 1975 | Sectional | N | Gary Roosevelt | W | 67 | 54 | |
| Sectional | N | Gary Emerson | L | 62 | 78 | ||
| 1976 | Sectional | N | Gary Wirt | W | 55 | 40 | |
| Sectional | N | Gary Emerson | W | 53 | 47 | ||
| Sectional | N | Gary Mann | W | 62 | 56 | ||
| Regional | N | Hammond Morton | W | 75 | 55 | ||
| Regional | N | East Chicago Washington | L | 58 | 79 | ||
| 1977 | Sectional | N | Gary Mann | L | 58 | 66 | |
| 1978 | Sectional | N | Gary Wirt | L | 54 | 63 | |
| 1979 | Sectional | N | Gary Emerson | L | 75 | 78 | |
| 1980 | Sectional | N | Gary Emerson | W | 67 | 66 | OT | 
| Sectional | N | Gary Wirt | W | 51 | 48 | ||
| Sectional | N | Gary Wallace | L | 61 | 64 | OT | |
| 1981 | Sectional | N | Gary Emerson | W | 51 | 48 | OT | 
| Sectional | N | Gary Roosevelt | L | 50 | 60 | ||
| 1982 | Sectional | Gary Wirt | L | 52 | 56 | ||
| 1983 | Sectional | N | Gary Roosevelt | W | 68 | 61 | |
| Sectional | N | Gary Wirt | W | 70 | 40 | ||
| Sectional | N | Gary Wallace | L | 54 | 56 | ||
| 1984 | Sectional | N | Gary Wirt | W | 57 | 42 | |
| Sectional | N | Gary Wallace | W | 66 | 64 | ||
| Sectional | N | Gary Roosevelt | W | 67 | 58 | ||
| Regional | N | Hammond Noll | L | 39 | 53 | ||
| 1985 | Sectional | N | Gary Roosevelt | L | 52 | 57 | |
| 1986 | Sectional | N | Gary Wirt | L | 51 | 60 | |
| 1987 | Sectional | N | Gary Wirt | L | 51 | 71 | |
| 1988 | Sectional | N | Gary Roosevelt | L | 69 | 86 | |
| 1989 | Sectional | N | Gary Wirt | L | 53 | 60 | |
| 1990 | Sectional | N | Gary Wirt | W | 78 | 47 | |
| Sectional | N | Gary Roosevelt | L | 61 | 68 | ||
| 1991 | Sectional | N | Gary Wirt | W | 47 | 41 | |
| Sectional | N | Gary Wallace | W | 96 | 67 | ||
| Sectional | N | Gary Roosevelt | L | 69 | 79 | ||
| 1992 | Sectional | N | Gary Wirt | W | 60 | 55 | |
| Sectional | N | Gary Roosevelt | W | 64 | 50 | ||
| Sectional | N | Andrean | W | 59 | 58 | OT | |
| Regional | N | Hobart | L | 42 | 49 | ||
| 1993 | Sectional | N | Gary Mann | W | 52 | 51 | |
| Sectional | N | Gary Wallace | W | 73 | 71 | ||
| Regional | N | East Chicago Central | W | 65 | 60 | ||
| Regional | N | Merrillville | L | 63 | 74 | ||
| 1994 | Sectional | N | Andrean | L | 65 | 73 | |
| 1995 | Sectional | N | Gary Wirt | W | 46 | 42 | |
| Sectional | N | Andrean | L | 61 | 63 | ||
| 1996 | Sectional | N | Andrean | W | 86 | 73 | |
| Sectional | N | Gary Wirt | W | 74 | 68 | ||
| Sectional | N | Gary Wallace | L | 71 | 79 | ||
| 1997 | Sectional | N | Gary Roosevelt | W | 84 | 74 | |
| Sectional | N | Andrean | W | 74 | 69 | OT | |
| Regional | N | Merrillville | W | 57 | 56 | ||
| Regional | N | Hammond | W | 68 | 61 | ||
| Semistate | N | Noblesville | L | 78 | 92 | ||
| 1998 | Sectional | at | East Chicago Central | W | 55 | 53 | |
| Sectional | N | Hammond | L | 62 | 72 | ||
| 1999 | Sectional | N | Gary Wallace | W | 62 | 52 | |
| Sectional | N | Gary Wirt | W | 68 | 54 | ||
| Sectional | N | East Chicago Central | W | 59 | 42 | ||
| Regional | N | Merrillville | L | 50 | 60 | ||
| 2000 | Sectional | N | Munster | L | 68 | 70 | |
| 2001 | Sectional | East Chicago Central | L | 53 | 57 | ||
| 2002 | Sectional | N | Munster | W | 67 | 53 | |
| Sectional | N | Lake Central | W | 61 | 39 | ||
| Sectional | at | East Chicago Central | W | 72 | 61 | ||
| Regional | N | Valparaiso | W | 42 | 39 | ||
| Regional | N | South Bend Washington | W | 70 | 62 | ||
| Semistate | N | DeKalb | W | 69 | 64 | ||
| State | N | Pike | W | 58 | 55 | ||
| 2003 | Sectional | at | Lake Central | L | 39 | 60 | |
| 2004 | Sectional | at | Munster | L | 54 | 59 | |
| 2005 | Sectional | Lake Central | W | 63 | 55 | ||
| Sectional | N | Highland | W | 64 | 60 | ||
| Sectional | N | Munster | W | 60 | 40 | ||
| Regional | N | Concord | W | 66 | 55 | ||
| Regional | N | Valparaiso | W | 57 | 43 | ||
| Semistate | N | Muncie Central | L | 40 | 69 | ||
| 2006 | Sectional | N | Munster | L | 50 | 69 | |
| 2007 | Sectional | N | Munster | L | 69 | 72 | 2OT | 
| 2008 | Sectional | N | Lake Central | W | 63 | 44 | |
| Sectional | N | Lowell | W | 48 | 43 | ||
| Sectional | at | East Chicago Central | L | 51 | 67 | ||
| 2009 | Sectional | N | Hammond Morton | W | 50 | 37 | |
| Sectional | at | East Chicago Central | W | 65 | 54 | ||
| Sectional | N | Munster | L | 43 | 59 | ||
| 2010 | Sectional | at | East Chicago Central | L | 53 | 69 | |
| 2011 | Sectional | Munster | L | 48 | 69 | ||
| 2012 | Sectional | Hammond Morton | W | 57 | 47 | ||
| Sectional | Highland | L | 58 | 61 | |||
| 2013 | Sectional | Highland | W | 55 | 34 | ||
| Sectional | Munster | L | 46 | 62 | |||
| 2014 | Sectional | at | East Chicago Central | L | 44 | 68 | |
| 2015 | Sectional | N | Munster | L | 42 | 50 | |
| 2016 | Sectional | N | Highland | W | 50 | 43 | |
| Sectional | at | East Chicago Central | L | 47 | 67 | ||
| 2017 | Sectional | N | Munster | L | 36 | 42 | |
| 2018 | Sectional | N | Griffith | W | 68 | 52 | |
| Sectional | N | Hammond | L | 40 | 52 | ||
| 2019 | Sectional | N | Gary Lighthouse | W | 70 | 46 | |
| Sectional | N | Hammond | L | 40 | 50 | ||
| 2020 | Sectional | N | Lake Central | L | 54 | 60 | |
| 2021 | Sectional | Merrillville | W | 66 | 46 | ||
| Sectional | Lake Central | W | 58 | 29 | |||
| Sectional | Munster | W | 49 | 29 | |||
| Regional | N | Elkhart | W | 68 | 34 | ||
| Regional | N | South Bend Riley | W | 58 | 43 | ||
| Semistate | N | Carmel | L | 50 | 53 | OT | |
| 2022 | Sectional | N | Munster | L | 44 | 77 | |
| 2023 | Sectional | N | Hammond Central | L | 54 | 62 | |
| 2024 | Sectional | N | Hammond Central | W | 55 | 39 | |
| Sectional | at | East Chicago Central | L | 55 | 70 | ||
| 2025 | Sectional | N | Highland | W | 74 | 33 | |
| Sectional | N | Calumet | W | 72 | 38 | ||
| Sectional | at | East Chicago Central | L | 53 | 64 | ||
| SECTIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| YEAR | CLASS | SITE OR HOST | 
| 1971 | Gary | |
| 1972 | Gary | |
| 1974 | Gary | |
| 1976 | Gary | |
| 1984 | Gary | |
| 1992 | Gary | |
| 1993 | Gary | |
| 1997 | Gary | |
| 1999 | 4A | Gary | 
| 2002 | 4A | East Chicago Central | 
| 2005 | 4A | East Chicago Central | 
| 2021 | 4A | Gary West | 
| REGIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS | ||
| 1972 | Gary | |
| 1974 | Gary | |
| 1997 | Gary | |
| 2002 | 4A | Michigan City Rogers | 
| 2005 | 4A | Michigan City Rogers | 
| 2021 | 4A | Michigan City | 
| SEMISTATE CHAMPIONSHIPS | ||
| 1972 | Lafayette | |
| 2002 | 4A | Lafayette Jeff | 
| STATE CHAMPIONSHIPS | ||
| 2002 | 4A | Indianapolis |