| MERRILLVILLE PIRATES Won 126, Lost 97 | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| YEAR | ROUND | OPPONENT | SCORE | ||||
| 1927 | Sectional | N | Hobart | L | 1 | 51 | |
| 1928 | Sectional | N | Gary Emerson | L | 3 | 64 | |
| 1930 | Sectional | N | Lake Central | L | 19 | 30 | |
| 1931 | Sectional | N | Gary Wallace | L | 14 | 36 | |
| 1932 | Sectional | N | Gary Emerson | L | 17 | 37 | |
| 1933 | Sectional | N | Liberty Center (Porter) | L | 14 | 23 | |
| 1934 | Sectional | N | Washington Twp. | L | 13 | 22 | |
| 1935 | Sectional | N | Portage | L | 12 | 37 | |
| 1936 | Sectional | N | Calumet | W | 21 | 17 | |
| Sectional | N | East Chicago Washington | L | 13 | 30 | ||
| 1937 | Sectional | N | Griffith | L | 10 | 47 | |
| 1938 | Sectional | N | Calumet | L | 22 | 37 | |
| 1939 | Sectional | N | East Chicago Washington | L | 17 | 42 | |
| 1940 | Sectional | N | Hammond Clark | L | 31 | 43 | |
| 1941 | Sectional | N | Lowell | W | 29 | 24 | |
| Sectional | N | Wheeler | W | 25 | 22 | ||
| Sectional | at | Valparaiso | W | 22 | 21 | ||
| Sectional | N | Lake Station | L | 24 | 32 | ||
| 1942 | Sectional | N | Hammond Tech | L | 32 | 46 | |
| 1943 | Sectional | N | Lake Central | W | 51 | 23 | |
| Sectional | N | Hammond Tech | L | 30 | 39 | ||
| 1944 | Sectional | N | East Chicago Washington | L | 36 | 44 | |
| 1945 | Sectional | N | Crown Point | W | 48 | 38 | |
| Sectional | at | Hammond | L | 41 | 57 | ||
| 1946 | Sectional | N | Crown Point | W | 51 | 38 | |
| Sectional | N | Hammond Tech | L | 34 | 56 | ||
| 1947 | Sectional | N | Whiting | L | 36 | 48 | |
| 1948 | Sectional | N | East Chicago Washington | L | 35 | 48 | |
| 1949 | Sectional | N | Portage | L | 38 | 42 | |
| 1950 | Sectional | N | East Chicago Washington | L | 47 | 60 | |
| 1951 | Sectional | N | Lake Station | W | 64 | 57 | |
| Sectional | N | East Chicago Roosevelt | L | 51 | 60 | ||
| 1952 | Sectional | N | Griffith | W | 51 | 38 | |
| Sectional | N | Hammond Clark | L | 48 | 54 | ||
| 1953 | Sectional | N | Gary Tolleston | L | 46 | 48 | |
| 1954 | Sectional | N | Gary Emerson | W | 70 | 53 | |
| Sectional | N | Gary Tolleston | L | 47 | 51 | ||
| 1955 | Sectional | N | Calumet | W | 78 | 42 | |
| Sectional | N | Gary Roosevelt | L | 54 | 62 | ||
| 1956 | Sectional | N | Gary Wallace | L | 51 | 62 | |
| 1957 | Sectional | N | Gary Mann | L | 48 | 67 | |
| 1958 | Sectional | N | Lake Station | W | 81 | 70 | |
| Sectional | N | Gary Froebel | L | 60 | 72 | ||
| 1959 | Sectional | N | Gary Roosevelt | L | 48 | 93 | |
| 1960 | Sectional | N | River Forest | W | 58 | 48 | |
| Sectional | N | Gary Mann | L | 59 | 61 | ||
| 1961 | Sectional | N | Calumet | L | 59 | 62 | |
| 1962 | Sectional | N | Gary Mann | L | 61 | 63 | |
| 1963 | Sectional | N | Gary Wirt | W | 74 | 63 | |
| Sectional | N | Gary Roosevelt | L | 48 | 87 | ||
| 1964 | Sectional | N | Andrean | W | 89 | 44 | |
| Sectional | N | East Chicago Washington | L | 48 | 60 | ||
| 1965 | Sectional | N | Crown Point | W | 71 | 67 | |
| Sectional | N | East Chicago Washington | L | 69 | 100 | ||
| 1966 | Sectional | N | Hebron | W | 63 | 57 | |
| Sectional | N | Griffith | W | 44 | 41 | ||
| Sectional | at | Crown Point | L | 52 | 68 | ||
| 1967 | Sectional | N | Boone Grove | W | 70 | 58 | |
| Sectional | N | Lake Central | W | 73 | 59 | ||
| Sectional | N | Griffith | L | 47 | 64 | ||
| 1968 | Sectional | N | Hebron | W | 89 | 75 | |
| Sectional | N | Lowell | L | 56 | 68 | ||
| 1969 | Sectional | N | Hebron | L | 57 | 68 | |
| 1970 | Sectional | N | Griffith | L | 70 | 79 | |
| 1971 | Sectional | N | Griffith | L | 49 | 76 | |
| 1972 | Sectional | N | Lake Central | L | 80 | 83 | |
| 1973 | Sectional | N | Crown Point | L | 61 | 69 | |
| 1974 | Sectional | at | Calumet | L | 60 | 62 | OT |
| 1975 | Sectional | N | Highland | W | 78 | 75 | |
| Sectional | N | Griffith | W | 70 | 62 | ||
| Sectional | N | Lake Central | W | 29 | 22 | ||
| Regional | N | Gary Emerson | L | 68 | 78 | ||
| 1976 | Sectional | N | Munster | L | 51 | 64 | |
| 1977 | Sectional | N | Highland | W | 57 | 56 | |
| Sectional | N | Munster | L | 48 | 56 | ||
| 1978 | Sectional | N | Griffith | W | 77 | 52 | |
| Sectional | at | Calumet | W | 61 | 60 | ||
| Sectional | N | Highland | W | 70 | 60 | ||
| Regional | N | Hammond Gavit | W | 62 | 57 | ||
| Regional | N | Hammond Noll | W | 48 | 47 | ||
| Semistate | N | South Bend LaSalle | W | 58 | 50 | ||
| Semistate | N | Frankfort | W | 80 | 68 | ||
| State | N | Terre Haute South | L | 53 | 54 | OT | |
| 1979 | Sectional | N | Lake Station | W | 66 | 39 | |
| Sectional | at | Calumet | W | 59 | 56 | ||
| Sectional | N | Lake Central | L | 34 | 42 | ||
| 1980 | Sectional | N | Highland | L | 41 | 43 | |
| 1981 | Sectional | N | Crown Point | W | 71 | 60 | |
| Sectional | N | Lake Central | W | 54 | 50 | 2OT | |
| Sectional | N | Highland | L | 45 | 48 | ||
| 1982 | Sectional | N | Lake Station | W | 75 | 54 | |
| Sectional | N | Lake Central | W | 54 | 51 | ||
| Sectional | N | Crown Point | W | 86 | 68 | ||
| Regional | N | East Chicago Roosevelt | L | 74 | 85 | ||
| 1983 | Sectional | at | Calumet | W | 64 | 48 | |
| Sectional | N | Lake Central | W | 74 | 68 | ||
| Sectional | N | Munster | W | 57 | 50 | ||
| Regional | N | Gary Wallace | L | 50 | 52 | ||
| 1984 | Sectional | N | Griffith | W | 59 | 58 | |
| Sectional | at | Calumet | W | 68 | 43 | ||
| Sectional | N | Lake Central | L | 45 | 46 | OT | |
| 1985 | Sectional | N | Munster | L | 52 | 54 | |
| 1986 | Sectional | N | Crown Point | L | 50 | 52 | |
| 1987 | Sectional | N | Highland | W | 45 | 43 | |
| Sectional | N | Griffith | W | 71 | 50 | ||
| Sectional | N | Crown Point | W | 50 | 49 | ||
| Regional | N | Gary Roosevelt | L | 59 | 80 | ||
| 1988 | Sectional | N | Lake Central | L | 63 | 64 | |
| 1989 | Sectional | N | Lake Station | W | 82 | 42 | |
| Sectional | N | Crown Point | W | 43 | 42 | ||
| Sectional | N | Munster | L | 53 | 61 | ||
| 1990 | Sectional | at | Calumet | W | 52 | 48 | |
| Sectional | N | Crown Point | W | 66 | 45 | ||
| Sectional | N | Lake Central | W | 58 | 51 | ||
| Regional | N | Gary Roosevelt | L | 48 | 62 | ||
| 1991 | Sectional | N | Lake Station | W | 73 | 50 | |
| Sectional | at | Calumet | W | 75 | 51 | ||
| Sectional | N | Lake Central | L | 54 | 60 | ||
| 1992 | Sectional | Hobart | L | 44 | 45 | OT | |
| 1993 | Sectional | Hobart | W | 60 | 48 | ||
| Sectional | Crown Point | W | 68 | 49 | |||
| Sectional | River Forest | W | 92 | 46 | |||
| Regional | N | Calumet | W | 92 | 44 | ||
| Regional | N | Gary West | W | 74 | 63 | ||
| Semistate | N | Michigan City Elston | W | 74 | 58 | ||
| Semistate | N | Carmel | L | 52 | 59 | ||
| 1994 | Sectional | Hanover Central | W | 58 | 29 | ||
| Sectional | Hobart | W | 49 | 43 | |||
| Sectional | River Forest | W | 70 | 32 | |||
| Regional | N | Andrean | L | 54 | 57 | OT | |
| 1995 | Sectional | Hanover Central | W | 85 | 42 | ||
| Sectional | Lake Station | W | 77 | 36 | |||
| Sectional | Crown Point | W | 64 | 37 | |||
| Regional | N | East Chicago Central | W | 62 | 58 | ||
| Regional | N | Andrean | W | 91 | 85 | ||
| Semistate | N | Brownsburg | W | 74 | 69 | ||
| Semistate | N | North Judson | W | 69 | 54 | ||
| State | N | Elkhart Central | W | 62 | 49 | ||
| State | N | Ben Davis | L | 57 | 58 | ||
| 1996 | Sectional | Hanover Central | W | 79 | 62 | ||
| Sectional | River Forest | W | 93 | 51 | |||
| Sectional | Crown Point | W | 72 | 61 | |||
| Regional | N | Gary Wallace | L | 64 | 73 | ||
| 1997 | Sectional | River Forest | W | 76 | 61 | ||
| Sectional | Crown Point | W | 70 | 55 | |||
| Sectional | Lake Station | W | 48 | 40 | |||
| Regional | N | Gary West | L | 56 | 57 | ||
| 1998 | Sectional | Lake Central | W | 69 | 49 | ||
| Sectional | Highland | W | 69 | 62 | |||
| Sectional | Crown Point | L | 49 | 60 | |||
| 1999 | Sectional | Lake Central | W | 64 | 51 | ||
| Sectional | Highland | W | 58 | 33 | |||
| Sectional | Crown Point | W | 64 | 39 | |||
| Regional | N | Gary West | W | 60 | 50 | ||
| Semistate | N | Huntington North | W | 77 | 55 | ||
| Semistate | N | Elkhart Central | L | 50 | 67 | ||
| 2000 | Sectional | Crown Point | W | 58 | 43 | ||
| Sectional | Lake Central | W | 57 | 38 | |||
| Sectional | Gary Wallace | W | 71 | 67 | |||
| Regional | Munster | W | 73 | 56 | |||
| Semistate | N | Warsaw | L | 42 | 50 | ||
| 2001 | Sectional | Gary Wallace | W | 70 | 47 | ||
| Sectional | Lake Central | W | 55 | 50 | |||
| Sectional | Crown Point | W | 59 | 41 | |||
| Regional | N | East Chicago Central | L | 44 | 47 | ||
| 2002 | Sectional | N | Crown Point | W | 64 | 59 | |
| Sectional | at | Valparaiso | L | 52 | 53 | ||
| 2003 | Sectional | at | Valparaiso | W | 61 | 58 | |
| Sectional | N | Chesterton | W | 47 | 46 | ||
| Sectional | N | Crown Point | W | 70 | 56 | ||
| Regional | N | East Chicago Central | W | 57 | 53 | ||
| Regional | N | South Bend Riley | W | 69 | 68 | OT | |
| Semistate | N | DeKalb | L | 51 | 66 | ||
| 2004 | Sectional | at | Portage | L | 62 | 68 | |
| 2005 | Sectional | Portage | W | 52 | 29 | ||
| Sectional | Valparaiso | L | 52 | 69 | |||
| 2006 | Sectional | N | Valparaiso | L | 58 | 63 | |
| 2007 | Sectional | N | Portage | W | 66 | 54 | |
| Sectional | N | Chesterton | W | 57 | 55 | OT | |
| Sectional | N | Valparaiso | L | 27 | 45 | ||
| 2008 | Sectional | N | Chesterton | L | 62 | 76 | |
| 2009 | Sectional | N | Portage | W | 76 | 54 | |
| Sectional | N | Valparaiso | L | 43 | 48 | ||
| 2010 | Sectional | N | Hobart | W | 73 | 39 | |
| Sectional | N | Portage | W | 62 | 38 | ||
| Sectional | N | Valparaiso | W | 50 | 47 | ||
| Regional | N | Warsaw | L | 56 | 64 | ||
| 2011 | Sectional | N | Portage | W | 63 | 33 | |
| Sectional | at | Michigan City | W | 70 | 51 | ||
| Sectional | N | Valparaiso | L | 43 | 50 | OT | |
| 2012 | Sectional | N | Valparaiso | W | 44 | 43 | |
| Sectional | N | Chesterton | W | 71 | 61 | ||
| Sectional | at | Michigan City | W | 55 | 50 | ||
| Regional | N | Elkhart Memorial | L | 63 | 81 | ||
| 2013 | Sectional | N | Hobart | W | 60 | 39 | |
| Sectional | at | Michigan City | W | 66 | 61 | ||
| Sectional | N | Valparaiso | W | 63 | 56 | OT | |
| Regional | N | Munster | W | 55 | 52 | ||
| Regional | N | South Bend Adams | W | 76 | 55 | ||
| Semistate | N | Carmel | L | 36 | 66 | ||
| 2014 | Sectional | N | LaPorte | L | 49 | 62 | |
| 2015 | Sectional | Hobart | W | 66 | 54 | ||
| Sectional | Chesterton | L | 68 | 70 | OT | ||
| 2016 | Sectional | N | Valparaiso | L | 59 | 66 | OT |
| 2017 | Sectional | at | Michigan City | W | 57 | 48 | |
| Sectional | N | Crown Point | W | 71 | 60 | ||
| Regional | N | South Bend Adams | W | 75 | 49 | ||
| Regional | N | Warsaw | W | 50 | 46 | ||
| Semistate | N | Fort Wayne North | L | 73 | 82 | ||
| 2018 | Sectional | at | Chesterton | W | 80 | 59 | |
| Sectional | N | Valparaiso | L | 43 | 46 | ||
| 2019 | Sectional | N | Valparaiso | L | 31 | 49 | |
| 2020 | Sectional | N | Hammond Morton | W | 88 | 46 | |
| Sectional | N | Munster | W | 63 | 53 | ||
| Sectional | N | Lake Central | W | 45 | 42 | ||
| 2021 | Sectional | at | Gary West | L | 46 | 66 | |
| 2022 | Sectional | N | Valparaiso | W | 45 | 37 | |
| Sectional | N | Chesterton | L | 41 | 56 | ||
| 2023 | Sectional | at | Munster | L | 55 | 61 | |
| 2024 | Sectional | at | East Chicago Central | L | 55 | 60 | |
| 2025 | Sectional | at | Valparaiso | W | 45 | 42 | |
| Sectional | N | Hobart | W | 58 | 46 | ||
| Sectional | N | Portage | L | 62 | 83 | ||
| SECTIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| YEAR | CLASS | SITE OR HOST |
| 1975 | Calumet | |
| 1978 | Calumet | |
| 1982 | Calumet | |
| 1983 | Calumet | |
| 1987 | Calumet | |
| 1990 | Calumet | |
| 1993 | Merrillville | |
| 1994 | Merrillville | |
| 1995 | Merrillville | |
| 1996 | Merrillville | |
| 1997 | Merrillville | |
| 1999 | 4A | Merrillville |
| 2000 | 4A | Merrillville |
| 2001 | 4A | Merrillville |
| 2003 | 4A | Valparaiso |
| 2010 | 4A | Michigan City |
| 2012 | 4A | Michigan City |
| 2013 | 4A | Michigan City |
| 2017 | 4A | Michigan City |
| 2020 | 4A | East Chicago Central |
| REGIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS | ||
| 1978 | Gary | |
| 1993 | East Chicago | |
| 1995 | Gary | |
| 1999 | 4A | Michigan City Rogers |
| 2000 | 4A | Merrillville |
| 2003 | 4A | Michigan City Rogers |
| 2013 | 4A | Michigan City Rogers |
| 2017 | 4A | Michigan City Rogers |
| SEMISTATE CHAMPIONSHIPS | ||
| 1978 | Lafayette | |
| 1995 | Lafayette | |