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Indiana Women’s Basketball Signee Addy Nyemchek Named to 2026 McDonald’s All-American Game 

Indiana Women’s Basketball Signee Addy Nyemchek Named to 2026 McDonald’s All-American Game    BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – Indiana women’s basketball incoming freshman Addy Nyemchek has been named to the 2026 McDonald’s All-American game. She becomes the program’s first-ever signed player out of high school to play in the prestigious high school game.    Nyemchek will take part in the 2026 game with the East Tea, on March 31 at Desert Diamond Arena in Phoenix and will air live on ESPN. Currently, the 6-2 guard out of Oceanport, N.J. is averaging 19.7 points for Red Bank Catholic in her senior season.   She is the top-rated player out of the state of New...

Illinois, Iowa, and Michigan State Score Men’s Basketball Weekly Honors

Illinois, Iowa, and Michigan State Score Men’s Basketball Weekly Honors Hawkeyes’ Stirtz, Spartans’ Fears Jr., and Illini’s Wagler collect weekly laurels Co-Player of the Week Bennett Stirtz, Iowa G – Sr. – 6-6 – Liberty, Mo. – Liberty Averaged 26 points, 4.5 assists, 2.5 steals and 1.5 rebounds, while shooting 66.7 percent from the floor, 60 percent from three-point range and was a perfect 10-for-10 from the free throw line Opened the week with 20 points, three steals, three rebounds, and two assists in a 73-72 win over USC. Stirtz went 6-of-6 from the free throw line, including the game-winning free throws with 4.6 seconds to play Led the Hawkeyes to an 84-66 win at...

Oregon and USC Score Big Ten Weekly Women’s Basketball Honors

Oregon and USC Score Big Ten Weekly Women’s Basketball Honors Ducks’ Etute, Trojans’ Dunn and Davidson earn weekly awards   Co-Player of the Week Ehis Etute, Oregon So. – Forward – Dudelange, Luxembourg – T71 Dudelange Shot 72.7 percent from the field for 17 points and grabbed nine rebounds at Rutgers Dropped a career-high 26 points on 10-of-15 shooting with 11 rebounds to upset No. 16 Maryland Also had a team-high three assists and three steals against the Terps Earns her first Big Ten Player of the Week honor First-ever Oregon player to garner a weekly award since joining the Big Ten Conference   Co-Player of the Week Kara Dunn, USC Sr. – Guard – Dallas, Ga....

Nat Newell to receive IHSAA Distinguished Media Service Award

Nat Newell to receive Distinguished Media Service Award A veteran sports editor at Indiana’s largest newspaper, Nat Newell of the IndyStar is the recipient of the 2025-26 IHSAA Distinguished Media Service Award for District 2. Newell will be honored Thursday evening (Feb. 5) at Fishers High School when the top-ranked Tigers host conference rival Westfield in boys basketball action. IHSAA Commissioner Paul Neidig and Sports Information Director Jason Wille will make the presentation. Originally from Massachusetts and having previously worked for the Anderson (S.C.) Independent Mail and (Columbia, S.C.) State, Nat joined IndyStar in October 2003, covering high school...

Crossroads League Announces Athletes of the Week | January 26-February 1

Crossroads League Announces Athletes of the Week | January 26-February 1   JACKSON, Mich. – The Crossroads League Athletes of the Week were announced on Monday, recognizing the league’s top individual performances from January 26 through February 1. Sports Information Directors from the league institutions nominate student-athletes for the awards and vote on each week’s winners. Women’s Basketball Offensive Player of the Week Liv Raby, Huntington Raby led RV Huntington to wins against Mount Vernon Nazarene and Grace with 25.5 points, 8.0 rebounds, 2.0 steals and 2.0 blocks per game. Raby shot 66.7 percent from the field in the two wins and also secured a milestone...

KOPSEA’S KORNER – 2025-26 BASKETBALL – VOLUME NINE

SENASATIONAL SEVEN Northridge (15-1): Brady Scholl contributed 29 points in the No. 8 (Class 4A) Raiders’ 69-62 win over Riley. Saint Joseph (11-4): KJ Avery poured in 12 points in the defending Class 3A state champion Huskies’ 79-58 win at Elkhart. Penn (12-3): Lucas Obermeyer chipped in eight points and five rebounds in the Kingsmen’s 57-33 win over Goshen. Riley (12-4): Da’Kori Parker’s 23 points were not enough for the Wildcats against No. 8 (Class 4A) Northridge. Marian (10-4): Gavin Caggiano netted three points in the 81-40 win over Washington. Goshen (12-3): Braxton Cline canned 15 points in the RedHawks’ 55-34 win at Mishawaka. Adams (10-4): Josh Johnson...

2025-26 IBCA Boys’ Basketball Poll – February 1, 2026

Rank School Total Points Record 1st Place Votes 1 Fishers 440 18-0 22 2 Plainfield 389 17-1   3 Silver Creek 385 18-1   4 Crown Point 364 14-1   5 Pike 356 15-3   6 Lawrence North 331 15-2   7 Carmel 295 11-3   8 Mt. Vernon (Fortville) 286 16-2   9 Indianapolis Cathedral 272 14-3   10 Northridge 240 15-1   11 New Albany 210 11-4   12 Ben Davis 196 11-4   13 Penn 169 12-3   14 South Bend St. Joseph 141 11-4   15 Chesterton 113 13-3   16 Terre Haute North Vigo 108 14-3   17 Portage 80 16-0   18 South Bend Riley 61 12-4   19 Northview 43 12-4   20 Oak Hill 28 14-0   Other Schools...

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Indiana Women’s Basketball Signee Addy Nyemchek Named to 2026 McDonald’s All-American Game 

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Indiana Women’s Basketball Signee Addy Nyemchek Named to 2026 McDonald’s All-American Game    BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – Indiana women’s basketball incoming freshman...

Illinois, Iowa, and Michigan State Score Men’s Basketball Weekly Honors

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Illinois, Iowa, and Michigan State Score Men’s Basketball Weekly Honors Hawkeyes’ Stirtz, Spartans’ Fears Jr., and Illini’s Wagler collect weekly laurels Co-Player of...

Oregon and USC Score Big Ten Weekly Women’s Basketball Honors

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Oregon and USC Score Big Ten Weekly Women’s Basketball Honors Ducks’ Etute, Trojans’ Dunn and Davidson earn weekly awards   Co-Player of the Week Ehis Etute,...

Nat Newell to receive IHSAA Distinguished Media Service Award

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Nat Newell to receive Distinguished Media Service Award A veteran sports editor at Indiana’s largest newspaper, Nat Newell of the IndyStar is the recipient of the...

Crossroads League Announces Athletes of the Week | January 26-February 1

by | Feb 2, 2026 | College Sports, Crossroads League, Headlines, Players of the Week | 0 Comments

Crossroads League Announces Athletes of the Week | January 26-February 1   JACKSON, Mich. – The Crossroads League Athletes of the Week were announced on Monday,...

RV Bethel Men’s Volleyball sweeps Judson in home opener

by | Feb 1, 2026 | Bethel University, College Sports, Headlines, Men's Volleyball, NAIA | 0 Comments

MISHAWAKA, Ind. ---The RV Bethel Pilots (2-0) swept the Judson University Eagles (3-2) in three sets (25-13, 25-16, 25-18) on Saturday afternoon in the Goodman...

Bethel Women’s basketball earns 93-70 win at RV Taylor

by | Feb 1, 2026 | Basketball, Bethel University, Crossroads League, Headlines, NAIA | 0 Comments

UPLAND, Ind. ---The Bethel Pilots (15-7, 6-6) defeated the RV Taylor University Trojans (16-6, 6-6) 93-70 in Odle Arena on Saturday afternoon.  The Pilots...

No.10 Bethel MBB outlast No.24 Taylor

by | Feb 1, 2026 | Basketball, Bethel University, College Sports, Crossroads League, Headlines, NAIA | 0 Comments

UPLAND, Ind. ---The No. 10 Bethel Men's Basketball Team (19-3, 9-3) defeated the No. 24 Taylor University Trojans (16-6, 8-4) on Saturday afternoon in Odle...

No. 1 Grace MBB fall at Huntington

by | Feb 1, 2026 | Basketball, College Sports, Headlines, NAIA | 0 Comments

Offensive woes hand Grace its first loss HUNTINGTON, Ind. - A near-historic winning streak came to an end on Saturday for Grace’s men’s basketball team. The No. 1...

Holy Cross MBB Comes Up Short Against St. Francis (IL)

by | Feb 1, 2026 | Basketball, College Sports, Headlines, Holy Cross College, NAIA | 0 Comments

Notre Dame, Ind. — The Holy Cross College men's basketball team battled Saturday evening inside McKenna Arena but ultimately fell to St. Francis (IL), 79-58....

Valpo MBB Rallies From Double Figures Down, Secures OT Road Win Over Indiana State

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Valpo Rallies From Double Figures Down, Secures OT Road Win Over Indiana State A 10-point halftime deficit in a tough road environment was no match for the Valparaiso...

Bees Pull Away Late to Defeat IU South Bend

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Bees Pull Away Late to Defeat IU South Bend   SOUTH BEND — Another home contest slipped away from the Titans Saturday afternoon, falling 80-76 to St. Ambrose...

KEMPF’S CAREER-BEST 48 SAVES HELP IRISH TO 2-2 TIE AND SHOOTOUT WIN AT BOWLING GREEN

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KEMPF’S CAREER-BEST 48 SAVES HELP IRISH TO 2-2 TIE AND SHOOTOUT WIN AT BOWLING GREEN   By John Fineran   When it comes time to praise Notre Dame goaltender...

IRISH SKATERS FIT TO BE TIED 3-3 BY FALCONS, WHO WIN SHOOTOUT

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IRISH SKATERS FIT TO BE TIED 3-3 BY FALCONS, WHO WIN SHOOTOUT   By John Fineran   SOUTH BEND – The last thing Notre Dame hockey coach Brock Sheahan probably...

Valpo Football Well Represented on 2025 PFL Academic Honor Roll

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Valpo Football Well Represented on 2025 PFL Academic Honor Roll The Valparaiso University football program placed 79 individuals on the 2025 Pioneer Football League...

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MATT’S MATCHUPS – 2023-24 BASKETBALL – SECTIONAL QUARTERFINALS

The regular season closed on a sour note as I went 18-9 (67 percent) last week. Heading into the post-season, my overall record is now 250-81, which leaves me at 76 percent. TUESDAY CLASS 4A MISHAWAKA LaPorte (10-13) vs. Mishawaka (16-7): The Cavemen clubbed LaPorte, 68-46, in the 2021 Class 4A sectional opener. Griffin Ott-Large finished with 19 points in the Slicers’ 68-64 loss to Clay. Brady Fisher amassed nine points in Mishawaka’s 57-55 win over Saint Joseph. Matt’s pick: Mishawaka 64, LaPorte 56. Michigan City (11-11) vs. Plymouth (8-14): The Pilgrims downed Michigan City, 53-45,...

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KOPSEA’S KORNER – 2023-24 HOOPS – VOLUME 13

SENSATIONAL SEVEN Riley (20-4): Payton Baird poured in 26 points in the Wildcats’ 72-37 win over Bowman Academy. Northridge (18-5): Despite 14 points and 12 rebounds from Mason Bales, the Raiders saw their eight=game winning streak come to an end with a 43-39 loss to DeKalb. Concord (17-4): Avery Johnson was held to three points in the Minutemen’s 40-39 loss at Westview. Warsaw (17-5): Brandt Martin tallied 22 points in the Tigers’ 62-50 win at Tippecanoe Valley. Marian (16-8): Jordan Maust chipped in nine points as the No. 10 (Class 3A) Knights earned their 12th straight win and a share of...

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MATT’S MATCHUPS – 2023-24 BASKETBALL – VOLUME 14

Some improvement took place last week as I posted a 22-4 (85 percent) record. Heading into the final week of the regular season, my overall record is now 232-72, which keeps me at 76 percent. TUESDAY Adams (8-13) at Elkhart Christian (12-8): Amari Wesson tallied nine points in the Eagles’ 66-55 loss to Riley. LJ Bevier finished with 14 points in the Eagles’ 74-71 win over LaVille. Matt’s pick: Adams 64, Elkhart Christian 59. Bowman Academy (10-11) at Riley (19-4): The Wildcats went to overtime a year ago to claim a 61-59 win at Bowman Academy. Lamonte Cross accounted for 22 points in the...

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IUSB Women’s Basketball Escapes with Win at Viterbo

IUSB Escapes with Win at Viterbo   LA CROSSE, Wis. – IU South Bend never trailed on Wednesday evening, but the final minutes offered plenty of tension as the Titans held off a furious Viterbo comeback to secure a 78-72 conference win.   The Titans (10-5, 5-2 CCAC) appeared in full control after building a 22-point lead early in the third quarter, but the V-Hawks clawed their way back behind blistering outside shooting and a 29-point third quarter of their own. Viterbo battled all the way back to tie the game in the fourth before IU South Bend steadied itself at the free-throw line...

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Valpo MBB Knocks Off MVC Preseason Favorite Illinois State

Valpo Knocks Off MVC Preseason Favorite Illinois State Fifth-year senior Owen Dease (Evansville, Ind. / Evansville Reitz [Texas A&M Corpus Christi]) and freshman JT Pettigrew (Lisle, Ill. / Bolingbrook) continued their recent red-hot play by once again exceeding or matching personal bests as the Valparaiso University men’s basketball team picked up its best win yet on Wednesday evening at the Athletics-Recreation Center. The Beacons handed Illinois State its first league loss, prevailing 77-71 over the preseason favorites to win the Missouri Valley Conference. This marked Valpo’s best...

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Big Ten Weekly Women’s Basketball Central – Jan. 6-12

Big Ten. Big News. HISTORY. MADE. The Big Ten is the first conference to ever have nine teams ranked in three different Associated Press (AP) polls in a single season. With this week’s rankings, the Big Ten has had nine programs ranked in the AP poll four times, first achieved on Dec. 2, 2024, and is the only conference to have nine ranked teams since 1996. UCLA came in at No. 4, followed by No. 8 Maryland, No. 9 Michigan, No. 14 Iowa, No. 15 Michigan State, No. 19 Ohio State, No. 21 USC, No. 23 Washington and No. 25 Nebraska. Illinois received votes. It’s full steam ahead for the Big Ten...

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MATT’S MATCHUPS – 2023-24 BASKETBALL – SECTIONAL QUARTERFINALS

The regular season closed on a sour note as I went 18-9 (67 percent) last week. Heading into the post-season, my overall record is now 250-81, which leaves me at 76 percent. TUESDAY CLASS 4A MISHAWAKA LaPorte (10-13) vs. Mishawaka (16-7): The Cavemen clubbed LaPorte, 68-46, in the 2021 Class 4A sectional opener. Griffin Ott-Large finished with 19 points in the Slicers’ 68-64 loss to Clay. Brady Fisher amassed nine points in Mishawaka’s 57-55 win over Saint Joseph. Matt’s pick: Mishawaka 64, LaPorte 56. Michigan City (11-11) vs. Plymouth (8-14): The Pilgrims downed Michigan City, 53-45,...

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KOPSEA’S KORNER – 2023-24 HOOPS – VOLUME 13

SENSATIONAL SEVEN Riley (20-4): Payton Baird poured in 26 points in the Wildcats’ 72-37 win over Bowman Academy. Northridge (18-5): Despite 14 points and 12 rebounds from Mason Bales, the Raiders saw their eight=game winning streak come to an end with a 43-39 loss to DeKalb. Concord (17-4): Avery Johnson was held to three points in the Minutemen’s 40-39 loss at Westview. Warsaw (17-5): Brandt Martin tallied 22 points in the Tigers’ 62-50 win at Tippecanoe Valley. Marian (16-8): Jordan Maust chipped in nine points as the No. 10 (Class 3A) Knights earned their 12th straight win and a share of...

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MATT’S MATCHUPS – 2023-24 BASKETBALL – VOLUME 14

Some improvement took place last week as I posted a 22-4 (85 percent) record. Heading into the final week of the regular season, my overall record is now 232-72, which keeps me at 76 percent. TUESDAY Adams (8-13) at Elkhart Christian (12-8): Amari Wesson tallied nine points in the Eagles’ 66-55 loss to Riley. LJ Bevier finished with 14 points in the Eagles’ 74-71 win over LaVille. Matt’s pick: Adams 64, Elkhart Christian 59. Bowman Academy (10-11) at Riley (19-4): The Wildcats went to overtime a year ago to claim a 61-59 win at Bowman Academy. Lamonte Cross accounted for 22 points in the...

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