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Accolades Build for Bethel’s Biedenbach Amidst Goshen Sweep

MISHAWAKA, Ind. ---The Bethel Pilots (15-12, 7-7) swept the Goshen College Maple Leafs (25-17, 25-18, 25-17) on Wednesday evening in the Gates Gymnasium. With the win, Setter Haley Biedenbach now holds approximately 3074 assists. The junior claimed the No. 4 spot in the Bethel record books for career assists last Saturday, Oct. 18 (3047) when the Pilots hosted the Indiana Wesleyan Wildcats. Donna Nawrocki (1993-95) previously held the No. 4 spot with 3046 assists. In addition to Biedenbach, Ainsley Tacke, Liberty Pierson, Paige Franz, and Breyana Bosket were top contributors for the Pilots on Wednesday. Ainsley Tacke served as a leader in every statistical category...

COLLEGE HOCKEY PREVIEW: ROBERT MORRIS AT NOTRE DAME

COLLEGE HOCKEY: ROBERT MORRIS AT NOTRE DAME By John Fineran Fresh from last week’s 8-2, 3-0 sweep of St. Lawrence to open their home hockey schedule, Coach Brock Sheahan’s Notre Dame Fighting Irish (2-2) play host to Robert Morris of the Atlantic Hockey Association Friday and Saturday evenings. The Colonials (0-2) enter the series after 4-2 and 10-2 setbacks last week at No. 3 Michigan, which visits South Bend Oct. 31-Nov. 1 to open the Big Ten portion of the Irish season. WHO: Robert Morris Colonials (0-2) vs. Notre Dame Fighting Irish (2-2). WHEN: Friday at 7 p.m. and Saturday at 6 p.m. WHERE: Charles W. “Lefty” Smith Ice Rink at Compton Family Ice Arena (4,852),...

THE 2025 INDIANA FOOTBALL DIGEST’S DANDY DOZEN – REGULAR SEASON FINAL

CLASS 6A Brownsburg (9-0) Crown Point (9-0) Carmel (8-1) Center Grove (8-1) Penn (9-0) Westfield (7-2) Decatur Central (7-2) Lawrence North (7-2) Fishers (6-3) Carroll (Fort Wayne) (6-3) Hamilton Southeastern (5-4) Warren Central (5-4) CLASS 5A New Palestine (9-0) Lafayette Jeff (8-1) Indianapolis Cathedral (6-3) Bloomington South (8-1) Concord (8-1) Merrillville (7-2) Floyd Central (8-1) Whiteland (7-2) East Central (7-2) Plainfield (7-2) Terre Haute South (7-2) Castle (6-3) CLASS 4A Heritage Hills (8-1) East Noble (9-0) Mishawaka (8-1) Indianapolis Bishop Chatard (7-2) Fort Wayne Bishop Dwenger (7-2) Indianapolis Roncalli (6-3) Pendleton Heights (8-1) Leo (7-2) South...

THE 2025 INDIANA FOOTBALL DIGEST INSIDER – REGULAR SEASON FINAL

BY PAUL CONDRY AND MATT KOPSEA NEWS AND NUGGETS The pairings for the 53rd annual IHSAA state football tournament are available on www.ihsaa.org With his 271 yards and four touchdowns in a 64-0 blanking of Bowman Academy on October 16, Knox’s Myles McLaughlin became just the second player in Indiana to surpass 10,000 rushing yards for his career. Heading into the post-season, he has 10,127 career yards and 151 rushing scores and has accounted 3,134 yards and 48 touchdowns on 267 attempts so far this season. The all-time rushing leader is Charlie Spegal of New Palestine, who accumulated 10,867 yards. New Palestine’s Kyle Ralph notched his 150th career win the Dragons’...

NFF Proudly Announces the Finalists for 2025 William V. Campbell Trophy®

IRVING, Texas (Oct. 22, 2025) – The National Football Foundation (NFF) & College Hall of Fame announced today the finalists for the 2025 William V. Campbell Trophy®, college football's premier scholar-athlete award that annually recognizes an individual as the absolute best in the nation for his combined academic success, football performance, and exemplary leadership. The 16 finalists will each receive an $18,000 postgraduate scholarship as members of the 2025 NFF National Scholar-Athlete Class Presented by Fidelity Investments®: Robby Ballentine, WR – DePauw (IN) // Biochemistry (3.92 GPA) Jonah Coleman, RB – Washington // Education (3.91 GPA) James Conway, LB –...

Two-Time Defending National Champions Dordt (IA) Lead the Way in the Women’s Basketball NAIA Preseason Top 25 Poll

Two-Time Defending National Champions Dordt (IA) Lead the Way in the Women's Basketball NAIA Preseason Top 25 Poll TREND RANK 24-25 FINAL POLL INSTITUTION [FIRST-PLACE VOTES] 2024-25 RECORD POINTS ● 1 1 Dordt (Iowa) [20] 35-2 600 ▲ 2 16 Bethel (Tenn.) 27-8 560 ● 3 3 Campbellsville (Ky.) 28-4 543 ▲ 4 8 Dakota State (S.D.) 25-5 474 ▲ 5 12 Marian (Ind.) 27-8 471 ▲ 6 7 Freed-Hardeman (Tenn.) 28-6 444 ▲ 7 25 Lewis-Clark State (Idaho) 26-7 411 ▲ 8 9 Saint Francis (Ind.) 25-8 410 ▲ 9 13 Dakota Wesleyan (S.D.) 25-7 382 ▼ 10 4 Indiana Wesleyan 34-3 369 ▲ 11 17 Langston (Okla.) 31-3 359 ▲ 12 18 Hastings (Neb.) 25-8 332 ▼ 13 10 MidAmerica Nazarene (Kan.) 28-4 308 ▲ 14 23 Oregon...

NAIA Men’s Basketball Pre-Season Poll Released

The Yotes Begin 2025-26 Campaign at No. 1 while Top Four Teams Receive First-Place Votes Oct 22, 2025 KANSAS CITY, Mo. - The courts are mopped, hoops all have new nets, and the 2025-26 NAIA Men's Basketball season is underway with the release of the Preseason Coaches' Top 25 Poll. The defending national champions of the College of Idaho open the year in the top spot, receiving 11 first-place votes. Arizona Christian, Georgetown (Ky.), and Langston (Okla.) all received first-place votes to start the year, ranking second through fourth. Oklahoma Wesleyan, the 2024-25 national tournament runner-ups, will open a new campaign at No. 10, while the first-year program,...

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Accolades Build for Bethel’s Biedenbach Amidst Goshen Sweep

by | Oct 23, 2025 | Bethel University, Crossroads League, Headlines, Women's Volleyball | 0 Comments

MISHAWAKA, Ind. ---The Bethel Pilots (15-12, 7-7) swept the Goshen College Maple Leafs (25-17, 25-18, 25-17) on Wednesday evening in the Gates Gymnasium. With the win,...

COLLEGE HOCKEY PREVIEW: ROBERT MORRIS AT NOTRE DAME

by | Oct 23, 2025 | College Sports, Headlines, Hockey | 0 Comments

COLLEGE HOCKEY: ROBERT MORRIS AT NOTRE DAME By John Fineran Fresh from last week’s 8-2, 3-0 sweep of St. Lawrence to open their home hockey schedule, Coach Brock...

NFF Proudly Announces the Finalists for 2025 William V. Campbell Trophy®

by | Oct 22, 2025 | College Sports, Football Blogs, Headlines | 0 Comments

IRVING, Texas (Oct. 22, 2025) – The National Football Foundation (NFF) & College Hall of Fame announced today the finalists for the 2025 William V. Campbell...

Two-Time Defending National Champions Dordt (IA) Lead the Way in the Women’s Basketball NAIA Preseason Top 25 Poll

by | Oct 22, 2025 | Basketball, Basketball Blogs, College Sports, Headlines, NAIA | 0 Comments

Two-Time Defending National Champions Dordt (IA) Lead the Way in the Women's Basketball NAIA Preseason Top 25 Poll TREND RANK 24-25 FINAL POLL INSTITUTION [FIRST-PLACE...

NAIA Men’s Basketball Pre-Season Poll Released

by | Oct 22, 2025 | Basketball, Basketball Blogs, College Sports, Headlines | 0 Comments

The Yotes Begin 2025-26 Campaign at No. 1 while Top Four Teams Receive First-Place Votes Oct 22, 2025 KANSAS CITY, Mo. - The courts are mopped, hoops all have new...

Fin’s College Hockey Report 10.22.25

by | Oct 22, 2025 | College Sports, Headlines, Hockey | 0 Comments

BIG TEN STANDINGS AND SCHEDULE (Numbers in parentheses are school’s rankings in this week’s USCHO.com media/USA Hockey-The Rink Live coaches polls):...

VU Winning Streak Comes to End Tuesday Evening

by | Oct 22, 2025 | College Sports, Headlines, Women's Volleyball | 0 Comments

  VU Winning Streak Comes to End Tuesday Evening   The Valpo volleyball team’s six-match winning streak ended at the hands of visiting UIC Tuesday evening at...

Indiana, Maryland Collect Weekly Men’s Soccer Honors

by | Oct 21, 2025 | College Sports, Headlines, Men's Soccer, Soccer Blogs | 0 Comments

Indiana, Maryland Collect Weekly Men’s Soccer Honors   Hoosiers’ Ault and Michel join Terrapins’ Rose and Mack with weekly accolades   Offensive Player of the...

Washington, UCLA and Michigan State Score Women’s Soccer Weekly Awards

by | Oct 21, 2025 | College Sports, Headlines, Players of the Week, Women's Soccer | 0 Comments

Washington, UCLA and Michigan State Score Women’s Soccer Weekly Awards Huskies’ Buck, Bruins’ Shank and Winn, and Spartans’ Henning capture weekly honors  ...

Iowa, Ohio State and UCLA Earn Weekly Football Honors Hawkeyes’ Nwankpa, Buckeyes’ Sayin and Bruins’ Bhaghani garner accolades

by | Oct 20, 2025 | College Sports, Football Blogs, Headlines, Players of the Week | 0 Comments

Iowa, Ohio State and UCLA Earn Weekly Football Honors Hawkeyes’ Nwankpa, Buckeyes’ Sayin and Bruins’ Bhaghani garner accolades ROSEMONT, Ill. – Following Week 8...

AROUND THE REGION – SECTIONAL QUARTERFINALS

by | Oct 20, 2025 | Football Blogs, Headlines, RRSN News | 0 Comments

BY FRANK KIELPIKOWSKI Now that the regular season is over, it’s tourney time!  The 53rd annual IHSAA state football tournament begins this week as teams in Class...

Crossroads League Announces Athletes of the Week | October 13-19

by | Oct 20, 2025 | College Sports, Crossroads League, Headlines, NAIA, Players of the Week | 0 Comments

Crossroads League Announces Athletes of the Week | October 13-19   JACKSON, Mich. – The Crossroads League Athletes of the Week were announced on Monday,...

ANDREAN’S CHRIS SKINNER NAMED HIGH SCHOOL ‘COLTS COACH OF THE WEEK’ FOR WEEK 9

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ANDREAN’S CHRIS SKINNER NAMED HIGH SCHOOL ‘COLTS COACH OF THE WEEK’ FOR WEEK 9 Indianapolis – Chris Skinner of Andrean High School has been named the Colts/NFL Coach of...

2025 Indiana Football Coaches Association Coaches Poll Week #9

by | Oct 20, 2025 | Football Blogs, Headlines | 0 Comments

2025 Indiana Football Coaches Association Coaches Poll Week #9 6A 1 Brownsburg (9) 9-0 99 2 Carmel (1) 8-1 90 3 Center Grove 8-1 73 4 Crown Point 9-0 68 5 Westfield 7-2...

Washington Claims 2025 Big Ten Women’s Soccer Championship

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Washington Claims 2025 Big Ten Women’s Soccer Championship Huskies top Badgers, 1-0, en route to first Big Ten regular-season title   ROSEMONE, Ill. — The...

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THE 2024 INDIANA FOOTBALL DIGEST’S TOP GAMES – WEEK EIGHT

BLOOMINGTON NORTH (6-1) AT COLUMBUS NORTH (6-1) KICKOFF: 7 p.m. EDT, Andress Field. COACHES: Anthony Lindsey, 6-1 in first season at Bloomington North. Logan Haston, 16-13 in third season at Columbus North. PREVIOUS MEETING: Bloomington North, 38-35, on October 6, 2023. LAST CONTEST: Bloomington North beat Columbus East, 28-20. Columbus North beat Bloomington South, 32-14. UP NEXT: Bloomington North hosts Southport (0-7). Columbus North goes to Terre Haute South (1-5). TOP PERFORMERS: Jorian Brooks caught eight passes for 135 yards with a touchdown for the No. 5 (Class 5A) Cougars against...

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KOPSEA’S KORNER 2024 FOOTBALL – WEEK SEVEN

FABULOUS FIVE Concord (6-0): Jack Jewett hauled in a 24-yard touchdown pass in the top-ranked (Class 5A) Minutemen’s 49-0 win over Goshen. Elkhart (6-1): Connor Dow scored a one-yard touchdown and recovered a fumble in the No. 9 (Class 6A) Lions’ 7-3 win at Penn. Mishawaka (5-2): Blake Vandenburg converted a pair of field goals for the No. 3 (Class 4A) Cavemen in their 21-13 loss to Warsaw. Penn (5-2): Dylan DeDario booted a 24-yard field goal for the Kingsmen against Elkhart. New Prairie (5-2): Harrison Groves found the end zone from two yards out in the Cougars’ 42-28 win over Marian....

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MATT’S MATCHUPS 2024 FOOTBALL – WEEK SEVEN

My stretch of good luck continued as I went 13-2 (87 percent) last week. My overall record is now 87-24, which has me at 78 percent. NORTHERN INDIANA CONFERENCE Adams (0-6, 0-4 NIC) at Washington (0-6, 0-4 NIC): Everwise School Field): The Eagles opened the 2020 campaign with a 33-0 decision over Washington. Quincy Tootoo managed five catches for 81 yards with two touchdowns in Adams’ 49-14 loss to Penn. Jaydon Lineberry caught a 23-yard touchdown pass in the Panthers’ 41-14 loss to Marian. Matt’s pick: Adams 20, Washington 15. Elkhart (5-1, 4-0 NIC) at Penn (5-1, 4-0 NIC): The Kingsmen...

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No. 1 Badgers men’s hockey secure last-second comeback against No. 4/5 UMD

No. 1 Badgers secure last-second comeback against No. 4/5 UMD Hall and Harvey’s late-goals lead Wisconsin to 4-3 win   MADISON, Wis. – The No. 1 Badgers pulled off a last minute comeback against No. 4/5 Minnesota Duluth at LaBahn arena this Saturday, netting two goals in the remaining twenty seconds of play to win 4-3. Cassie Hall played hero, scoring the game-winning goal with just 8.9 seconds on the clock - her second goal of the game. Hall's goal followed a Caroline Harvey game-tying score with just 20.9 seconds remaining. After entering the period with a 2-1...

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EARLY PENALTIES HINDER IRISH IN 5-3 LOSS TO ARIZONA STATE AT ICE BREAKER TOURNAMENT OPENER

EARLY PENALTIES HINDER IRISH IN 5-3 LOSS TO ARIZONA STATE AT ICE BREAKER TOURNAMENT OPENER By John Fineran Notre Dame could not overcome early penalty issues in its season opener against host Arizona State at the Ice Breaker Tournament in Mullett Arena at Tempe, Ariz., and fell to the Sun Devils 5-3 in Brock Sheahan’s official debut as head coach of the Fighting Irish. The Ioss sends the Irish (0-1-0) into Saturday night’s 6 p.m. EDT game against No. 8/9 Quinnipiac which dropped a 2-1 decision to Alaska Fairbanks in Friday’s opening game. The consolation matchup will be the first ever...

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No. 19 Penn State Volleyball Sweeps No. 7 Wisconsin at Rec Hall

No. 19 Penn State Sweeps No. 7 Wisconsin at Rec Hall Kennedy Martin hit .474 with 23 kills in the win BOX SCORE UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. – Kennedy Martin hit .474 with 23 kills to lead No. 19 Penn State to a big 3-0 (25-20, 25-21, 25-16) sweep over No. 7 Wisconsin in a Big Ten women’s volleyball match Friday night at Rec Hall. The Nittany Lions improved to 9-6 overall and 3-2 in the conference with their third nationally-ranked win of the season. The Badgers saw their 10-match winning streak come to an end as they dropped to 11-2, 4-1. Martin started fast with a first set that saw her hit .692...

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THE 2024 INDIANA FOOTBALL DIGEST’S TOP GAMES – WEEK EIGHT

BLOOMINGTON NORTH (6-1) AT COLUMBUS NORTH (6-1) KICKOFF: 7 p.m. EDT, Andress Field. COACHES: Anthony Lindsey, 6-1 in first season at Bloomington North. Logan Haston, 16-13 in third season at Columbus North. PREVIOUS MEETING: Bloomington North, 38-35, on October 6, 2023. LAST CONTEST: Bloomington North beat Columbus East, 28-20. Columbus North beat Bloomington South, 32-14. UP NEXT: Bloomington North hosts Southport (0-7). Columbus North goes to Terre Haute South (1-5). TOP PERFORMERS: Jorian Brooks caught eight passes for 135 yards with a touchdown for the No. 5 (Class 5A) Cougars against...

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KOPSEA’S KORNER 2024 FOOTBALL – WEEK SEVEN

FABULOUS FIVE Concord (6-0): Jack Jewett hauled in a 24-yard touchdown pass in the top-ranked (Class 5A) Minutemen’s 49-0 win over Goshen. Elkhart (6-1): Connor Dow scored a one-yard touchdown and recovered a fumble in the No. 9 (Class 6A) Lions’ 7-3 win at Penn. Mishawaka (5-2): Blake Vandenburg converted a pair of field goals for the No. 3 (Class 4A) Cavemen in their 21-13 loss to Warsaw. Penn (5-2): Dylan DeDario booted a 24-yard field goal for the Kingsmen against Elkhart. New Prairie (5-2): Harrison Groves found the end zone from two yards out in the Cougars’ 42-28 win over Marian....

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MATT’S MATCHUPS 2024 FOOTBALL – WEEK SEVEN

My stretch of good luck continued as I went 13-2 (87 percent) last week. My overall record is now 87-24, which has me at 78 percent. NORTHERN INDIANA CONFERENCE Adams (0-6, 0-4 NIC) at Washington (0-6, 0-4 NIC): Everwise School Field): The Eagles opened the 2020 campaign with a 33-0 decision over Washington. Quincy Tootoo managed five catches for 81 yards with two touchdowns in Adams’ 49-14 loss to Penn. Jaydon Lineberry caught a 23-yard touchdown pass in the Panthers’ 41-14 loss to Marian. Matt’s pick: Adams 20, Washington 15. Elkhart (5-1, 4-0 NIC) at Penn (5-1, 4-0 NIC): The Kingsmen...

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