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Breslin, Pickens tabbed Louisville Slugger/Wilson DI weekly honorees

  Breslin, Pickens tabbed Louisville Slugger/Wilson DI weekly honorees LOUISVILLE, Ky. – UConn’s Kaitlyn Breslin and Tennessee’s Karlyn Pickens were named Division I Louisville Slugger/NFCA Player and Wilson/NFCA Pitcher of the Week, respectively, for contests played March 24-30. Breslin recorded a historical performance in game two of the Huskies BIG EAST series win over Creighton. The sophomore outfielder tied an NCAA single-game record with four home runs and generated a career-best seven RBI and five runs scored in a 22-18 win. After drawing a bases loaded walk in the first innings, Breslin left the yard in the second (solo), third (two-run), fifth (solo) and...

Jeffersonville Stuns Defending Champion Fishers for Class 4A Crown

By Rich Torres, Special to IHSAA.org INDIANAPOLIS – What was billed as a potential Class 4A heavyweight bout Saturday night inside Gainbridge Fieldhouse lived up to the hype during the 115th annual Indiana High School Athletic Association Boys Basketball State Finals. With the lead changing hands six times and the score deadlocked seven times, the top-ranked Fishers Tigers and the sixth-ranked Jeffersonville Red Devils needed overtime to decide a winner in a 4A title game destined to join state tournament lore. Neither defending state champion Fishers (30-1) nor Jeffersonville were able to maintain a longstanding advantage, as both traded momentum-changing buckets...

Rosters named for 2025 IndyStar boys’ All-Star ‘Futures Game’

Two players each from Pike and Fishers plus one player from 20 other schools have been named to the rosters for the 2025 IndyStar boys' All-Star Futures Game, games director Mike Broughton announced Tuesday (April 1). The Futures Games, one each for boys and girls, are a third-year part of the Indiana All-Star basketball program. The Futures Games will pair teams of current Indiana freshmen and sophomores in a North-South format. The third annual Futures Games doubleheader will be Monday, June 2 at Fishers High School in Fishers, Ind. The girls' game is set for 6:00 p.m. EDT, and the boys' game will follow about 8:00 p.m. EDT. Sophomores Isaiah Hill and Jahari Miller of...

Singleton, Betten, DeWitt headline IBCA Players of the Week; SBSJ cited as IBCA Team of the Week

Singleton, Betten, DeWitt headline IBCA Players of the Week; SBSJ cited as IBCA Team of the Week   Jeffersonville senior Tre Singleton, Manchester senior Gavin Betten and Orleans junior Alex DeWitt each helped his team to a state championship, and that trio paces the honorees in the final week of the IBCA/Franciscan Health Player of the Week program for 2024-25. Singleton, Betten, DeWitt and Indianapolis Crispus Attucks senior Dezmon Briscoe are winners for the week of March 24-29 in the recognition program coordinated by the Indiana Basketball Coaches Association. Also, South Bend Saint Joseph has been cited as the IBCA/Ballogy Team of the Week in another part of...

Texas tightens grips on No. 1 in NFCA/GoRout DI Top 25 Coaches Poll                   

Texas tightens grips on No. 1 in NFCA/GoRout DI Top 25 Coaches Poll                                                     LOUISVILLE, Ky. – No. 1 Texas widened the gap between itself and No. 2 Oklahoma in this week’s 2025 NFCA/GoRout Division I Top 25 Coaches Poll. The Longhorns (34-3) won their Southeastern Conference series at new-No. 17 Mississippi State, while the Sooners (31-3) dropped two of three at home to new-No. 7 Tennessee in SEC action.   No. 13 Virginia Tech made the biggest move inside the top 25, elevating three spots after a three-game sweep of then-No. 13 Stanford. The Hokies (28-5) won three one-run contests against the Cardinal, holding off...

NOTRE DAME’S JANICKE RECEIVES ATO CONTRACT FROM AHL’S COACHELLA VALLEY FIREBIRDS

JANICKE RECEIVES ATO CONTRACT FROM AHL’S COACHELLA VALLEY FIREBIRDS SOUTH BEND – Notre Dame hockey captain Justin Janicke has agreed to an amateur tryout contract with the Coachella Valley Firebirds of the American Hockey League. The Firebirds, based in Thousand Palms, Calif., are an affiliate of the National Hockey League’s Seattle Kraken, who chose Janicke in the seventh round of the 2021 draft. The 6-foot, 184-pound Janicke, a native of Maple Grove, Minn., concluded his final season with the Fighting Irish by scoring a team-high 15 goals to go along with 19 assists for 34 points, second on the team to sophomore center Cole Knuble, as Notre Dame concluded the season...

Valpo Athletics Announces Annual Academic Honors for 2024-25

Valpo Athletics Announces Annual Academic Honors for 2024-25 The Valparaiso University Department of Athletics announced its annual academic honors on Monday evening at the department’s Presidential Academic Honors Banquet. President José Padilla recognized 137 student-athletes with Presidential Academic Honors.   Presidential Academic Honors are awarded to student-athletes who have earned a term grade point average of 3.25 or higher for at least two consecutive semesters at Valpo. Valpo Athletics also revealed the department’s Top of the Class Awards, Dean’s Awards, Laurel Award and Team Academic Award. The Laurel Award is presented to the graduating senior...

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With 2 minutes left on the clock on in the fourth quarter, Clay would overcome a 10 point deficit to take the game to overtime. RRSN broadcasters Paul Condry and Mark Gall were broadcasting live on radio during this game. Footage courtsey of the IHSAA has been synchronized to their broadcast.

Flashback to the decisive moment the 1994 Clay Colonials sent the national championship game to overtime. Clay entered the game with a record of 26-2, contrasting favorite Valparaiso's 28-0 season. Lead players on Clay, Lee Nailon (second round (43rd overall) pick of the Charlotte Hornets in the 1999 NBA draft. He has played for the Hornets (in separate stints for both Charlotte and New Orleans franchises in 2000 to 2002 and 2004–05 respectively), the New York Knicks (2002–03), Atlanta Hawks (2003–04), Orlando Magic (2003–04), Cleveland Cavaliers (2003–04) and Philadelphia 76ers (2005–06) and his brother LeShawn were placed in reserve for the third quarter after picking up two fouls each early in the first. This left the fate of their offensive game hands of Sophomore Jaraan Cornell. 

Early into Overtime,  two of Valpo's players fouled out. Cornell would foul out later with the score at 83-80, but as he left the court he left his team with the words, We've got this! Just keep fighting. We've got to fight, fight fight!."  

Final score: South Bend Clay: 93, Valparaiso 88.

The first entry in our flashback Friday's series. While the name implies weekly, the actual production schedule is likely to be erratic, however, if we have one, we'll publish it on a Friday. (-Editor)

With 2 minutes left on the clock on in the fourth quarter, Clay would overcome a 10 point deficit to take the game to overtime. RRSN broadcasters Paul Condry and Mark Gall were broadcasting live on radio during this game. Footage courtsey of the IHSAA has been synchronized to their broadcast.

Flashback to the decisive moment the 1994 Clay Colonials sent the national championship game to overtime. Clay entered the game with a record of 26-2, contrasting favorite Valparaiso's 28-0 season. Lead players on Clay, Lee Nailon (second round (43rd overall) pick of the Charlotte Hornets in the 1999 NBA draft. He has played for the Hornets (in separate stints for both Charlotte and New Orleans franchises in 2000 to 2002 and 2004–05 respectively), the New York Knicks (2002–03), Atlanta Hawks (2003–04), Orlando Magic (2003–04), Cleveland Cavaliers (2003–04) and Philadelphia 76ers (2005–06) and his brother LeShawn were placed in reserve for the third quarter after picking up two fouls each early in the first. This left the fate of their offensive game hands of Sophomore Jaraan Cornell.

Early into Overtime, two of Valpo's players fouled out. Cornell would foul out later with the score at 83-80, but as he left the court he left his team with the words, We've got this! Just keep fighting. We've got to fight, fight fight!."

Final score: South Bend Clay: 93, Valparaiso 88.

The first entry in our flashback Friday's series. While the name implies weekly, the actual production schedule is likely to be erratic, however, if we have one, we'll publish it on a Friday. (-Editor)

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Breslin, Pickens tabbed Louisville Slugger/Wilson DI weekly honorees

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Singleton, Betten, DeWitt headline IBCA Players of the Week; SBSJ cited as IBCA Team of the Week

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Singleton, Betten, DeWitt headline IBCA Players of the Week; SBSJ cited as IBCA Team of the Week   Jeffersonville senior Tre Singleton, Manchester senior Gavin...

Texas tightens grips on No. 1 in NFCA/GoRout DI Top 25 Coaches Poll                   

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NOTRE DAME’S JANICKE RECEIVES ATO CONTRACT FROM AHL’S COACHELLA VALLEY FIREBIRDS

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Valpo Athletics Announces Annual Academic Honors for 2024-25

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Valpo Athletics Announces Annual Academic Honors for 2024-25 The Valparaiso University Department of Athletics announced its annual academic honors on Monday evening at...

Michigan, Nebraska, Oregon and UCLA Earn Big Ten Softball Weekly Awards 

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Michigan, Nebraska, Oregon and UCLA Earn Big Ten Softball Weekly Awards Wolverines’ Conway, Huskers’ Bahl, Ducks’ Ma’ake and Bruins’ Fisher garner weekly recognition...

2025 NAIA Women’s Basketball All-Americans, Player of the Year and Coach of the Year Announced

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Nero, Gard to be recognized by Indiana Basketball Coaches Association

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Nero, Gard to be recognized by Indiana Basketball Coaches Association Evansville North boys' assistant, Lake Central girls' assistant to receive 2025 IBCA/PGC...

Longtime Bedford Times-Mail sports editor Bob Bridge dies at 71

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Bob Bridge, 71, passed away on Friday, March 28th, 2025. Bob was a 1972 graduate of Evansville North High School and a 1979 graduate of Indiana University. For nearly...

2024-25 NAIA Men’s Basketball All-America Teams Announced

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Pilots MVB swept by Lourdes

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Mishawaka, Ind. --- In the race for the WHAC Tournament, the Bethel Pilots (12-12, 6-6) were swept by the Lourdes Graywolves (11-8, 8-5) 25-18, 25-23, 25-21 in the...

Dunkley and Tello highlight Bethel Men’s Volleyball 3-1 win over Siena Heights

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MISHAWAKA, Ind. --- The Bethel Pilots (12-11, 6-5) defeated the Siena Heights Saints (10-10, 5-7) in the Goodman Gymnasium Friday night, surviving two extra point sets...

Taylor’s Pitching Paves Way to Sweep Over Bethel

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Taylor’s Kolpien Becomes Program’s All-Time Hits Leader as Trojans Down Pilots

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KOPSEA’S KORNER – 2024-25 BASKETBALL SEASON WRAPUP

LAST FOUR STANDING Jeffersonville (24-5): Tre Singleton erupted for 26 points as the No. 7 Red Devils earned their first state title since 1993 and ended top-ranked and defending state champion Fishers’ 43-game winning streak with 67-66 overtime victory in the Class 4A finale. Manchester (26-2): Kaleb Kline contributed five points and four rebounds in the No. 3 Squires’ 59-54 win over University in the Class 2A state championship game. Orleans (25-4): Alex DeWitt poured in 24 points in the No. 4 Bulldogs’ 64-55 triumph over No. 3 Clinton Prairie for the Class 1A state title. Saint Joseph...

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KOPSEA’S KORNER – 2024-25 BASKETBALL – REGULAR SEASON WRAPUP

SENSATIONAL SEVEN Warsaw (22-4): Carson Gould tossed in a career-high 13 points in the No. 8 (Class 4A) Tigers’ 62-55 win over Tippecanoe Valley. Saint Joseph (20-3): Chase Konieczny surpassed the 2,000-point mark in his career with 43 points in the No. 3 (Class 3A) Huskies’ 90-59 win over Mishawaka. Riley (18-4): Tree Johnson came up with 12 points in the Wildcats’ 72-34 triumph at Bowman Academy. Northridge (20-3): Mason Bales helped the No. 10 (Class 4A) Raiders reach the 20-win plateau for the second time with 13 points in a 52-31 win over DeKalb. NorthWood (19-4): Tyler Raasch achieved...

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KOPSEA’S KORNER 2024 FOOTBALL – STATE FINALS

WINNERS’ CIRCLE Adams Central (14-1): Matt Heiser raced 22 times for 94 yards with two touchdowns and recorded four tackles as the No. 4 Flying Jets claimed the Class 2A crown with a 46-6 win over No. 7 Linton-Stockton. Brownsburg (13-1): Kevan Sumpter-Bey managed 18 carries for 76 yards and caught two passes for 77 yards with a touchdown, helping the No. 4 Bulldogs to a 22-17 win over No. 3 Westfield in the Class 6A state title affair. Decatur Central (11-2): Hunter Harver registered five tackles and an interception in the No. 4 Hawks’ 38-24 win over No. 9 Warsaw for the Class 5A state...

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Jeffersonville Stuns Defending Champion Fishers for Class 4A Crown

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Rosters named for 2025 IndyStar boys’ All-Star ‘Futures Game’

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KOPSEA’S KORNER – 2024-25 BASKETBALL SEASON WRAPUP

LAST FOUR STANDING Jeffersonville (24-5): Tre Singleton erupted for 26 points as the No. 7 Red Devils earned their first state title since 1993 and ended top-ranked and defending state champion Fishers’ 43-game winning streak with 67-66 overtime victory in the Class 4A finale. Manchester (26-2): Kaleb Kline contributed five points and four rebounds in the No. 3 Squires’ 59-54 win over University in the Class 2A state championship game. Orleans (25-4): Alex DeWitt poured in 24 points in the No. 4 Bulldogs’ 64-55 triumph over No. 3 Clinton Prairie for the Class 1A state title. Saint Joseph...

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KOPSEA’S KORNER – 2024-25 BASKETBALL – REGULAR SEASON WRAPUP

SENSATIONAL SEVEN Warsaw (22-4): Carson Gould tossed in a career-high 13 points in the No. 8 (Class 4A) Tigers’ 62-55 win over Tippecanoe Valley. Saint Joseph (20-3): Chase Konieczny surpassed the 2,000-point mark in his career with 43 points in the No. 3 (Class 3A) Huskies’ 90-59 win over Mishawaka. Riley (18-4): Tree Johnson came up with 12 points in the Wildcats’ 72-34 triumph at Bowman Academy. Northridge (20-3): Mason Bales helped the No. 10 (Class 4A) Raiders reach the 20-win plateau for the second time with 13 points in a 52-31 win over DeKalb. NorthWood (19-4): Tyler Raasch achieved...

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KOPSEA’S KORNER 2024 FOOTBALL – STATE FINALS

WINNERS’ CIRCLE Adams Central (14-1): Matt Heiser raced 22 times for 94 yards with two touchdowns and recorded four tackles as the No. 4 Flying Jets claimed the Class 2A crown with a 46-6 win over No. 7 Linton-Stockton. Brownsburg (13-1): Kevan Sumpter-Bey managed 18 carries for 76 yards and caught two passes for 77 yards with a touchdown, helping the No. 4 Bulldogs to a 22-17 win over No. 3 Westfield in the Class 6A state title affair. Decatur Central (11-2): Hunter Harver registered five tackles and an interception in the No. 4 Hawks’ 38-24 win over No. 9 Warsaw for the Class 5A state...

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