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

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 wanted to do late Friday night was put his team on two buses for the two-hour trip to Bowling Green, Ohio.   After ending a long losing streak last weekend with a dominant Big Ten victory over Ohio State, the Fighting Irish showed several flashes of improvement again Friday night against old CCHA rival Bowling Green. Unfortunately, the streaking Falcons overcame three Irish leads in regulation for a 3-3 tie and then survived a 3-on-3 overtime which the Irish dominated before winning a 1-0 shootout in...

Valpo Football Well Represented on 2025 PFL Academic Honor Roll

Valpo Football Well Represented on 2025 PFL Academic Honor Roll The Valparaiso University football program placed 79 individuals on the 2025 Pioneer Football League Academic Honor Roll, which was announced this week.   This marked the second-highest number of honorees in program history, only one behind a program-record 80 from the 2024 campaign. Valpo had the fourth-highest total number of Academic All-PFL honorees in the Pioneer Football League for the 2025 season.   The PFL athletic director and coaches established the honor roll in 2001 to recognize the league’s outstanding student-athletes. In its 25 seasons, the academic honor roll has recognized over...

Valpo Football Welcomes Midyear Transfers

Valpo Football Welcomes Midyear Transfers The Valparaiso University football program has announced the addition of seven midyear transfers who have joined the program for the 2026 Spring Semester. Additional midyear transfers are expected to be announced when his paperwork is finalized, plus several midyear freshmen will be announced soon. In addition, the Valpo football family will continue to grow next week as the program will announce its National Signing Day class. Noah Elrich, QB, 6-1, 210, Crown Point, Ind. (Crown Point [Miami]) Noah Elrich returns to Northwest Indiana after spending his true freshman season in a Division-I FBS program at Miami of the Mid-American...

Messer Repeats as CSC First-Team Academic All-American

Messer Repeats as CSC First-Team Academic All-American   UPLAND, Ind. – The College Sports Communicators announced its NAIA Football Academic All-Americans recently, with Taylor’s Reid Messer being a First-Team selection for the second-straight year.   Messer boasts a 3.86 cumulative grade-point average in accounting midway through his junior year at TU. The safety played to All-MSFA honors for the second time with 51 tackles, one interception and five passes defended in the Trojan secondary during the 2025 campaign.   Messer was one-of-25 student-athletes from the NAIA to make the prestigious list, was one-of-seven athletes who were not a senior or...

Valpo Battles Indiana State on Kids Day

Valpo Battles Indiana State on Kids Day   Playing in front of 500 enthusiastic fifth-graders from Valparaiso Community Schools Thursday in the second annual Kids Day game at the ARC, the Valpo women’s basketball team battled visiting Indiana State before falling to the Sycamores, 77-63. Three Beacons finished in double figures in the scoring column, led by 19 points from Milana Nenadic (Kitchener, Ontario/Cameron Heights [Idaho State/Maine]).   How It Happened -          The Beacons got off to a slow start Thursday, as they trailed 15-4 halfway through the opening quarter....

Indiana WBB falls at home to Michigan

IU Falls To Michigan   BLOOMINGTON, Ind.  –  No. 9 Michigan used a 51.5 percent clip from the floor as it got past Indiana women’s basketball, 95-67, on Thursday night at Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall.    KEY MOMENTS Despite a slow start, Indiana (11-11, 0-10 B1G) climbed back into the first quarter with a 3-pointer from freshman forward Maya Makalusky to make it 17-12. Michigan (18-3, 9-1 B1G) would close the quarter out on an 8-3 run and extended its lead to 24-15.  The second was highlighted by two triples from senior guard Shay Ciezki, with redshirt sophomore guard Lenee Beaumont adding one from long range as well. The Hoosiers...

Big Ten Reveals 2026 Big Ten Softball Players to Watch

Big Ten Reveals 2026 Big Ten Softball Players to Watch First pitch of 2026 season set for February 5 ROSEMONT, Ill. - The Big Ten Conference has announced the 2026 Softball Players to Watch list, as selected by the conference head coaches.   The watch list is highlighted by reigning National Player of the Year Jordy Frahm of Nebraska and includes eight 2025 All-Americans. Also featured are 16 All-Conference selections from last season, three All-Defensive honorees and five All-Freshman selections.   In 2025, Frahm became the first player in conference history to earn both Big Ten Player and Pitcher of the Year honors. Also among this year’s players to watch is...

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

by | Jan 31, 2026 | College Sports, Headlines, Hockey | 0 Comments

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

by | Jan 30, 2026 | College Sports, Football Blogs, Headlines | 0 Comments

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

Valpo Football Welcomes Midyear Transfers

by | Jan 30, 2026 | College Sports, Football Blogs, Headlines | 0 Comments

Valpo Football Welcomes Midyear Transfers The Valparaiso University football program has announced the addition of seven midyear transfers who have joined the program...

Messer Repeats as CSC First-Team Academic All-American

by | Jan 30, 2026 | College Sports, Football Blogs, Headlines | 0 Comments

Messer Repeats as CSC First-Team Academic All-American   UPLAND, Ind. – The College Sports Communicators announced its NAIA Football Academic All-Americans...

Valpo Battles Indiana State on Kids Day

by | Jan 30, 2026 | Basketball, College Sports, Headlines | 0 Comments

Valpo Battles Indiana State on Kids Day   Playing in front of 500 enthusiastic fifth-graders from Valparaiso Community Schools Thursday in the second annual Kids...

Indiana WBB falls at home to Michigan

by | Jan 30, 2026 | Basketball, College Sports, Headlines | 0 Comments

IU Falls To Michigan   BLOOMINGTON, Ind.  –  No. 9 Michigan used a 51.5 percent clip from the floor as it got past Indiana women’s basketball,...

Big Ten Reveals 2026 Big Ten Softball Players to Watch

by | Jan 29, 2026 | College Sports, Headlines, Softball | 0 Comments

Big Ten Reveals 2026 Big Ten Softball Players to Watch First pitch of 2026 season set for February 5 ROSEMONT, Ill. - The Big Ten Conference has announced the 2026...

State Winners Announced for 2025-26 NFF National HS Academic Excellence Awards

by | Jan 29, 2026 | Football Blogs, Headlines | 0 Comments

State Winners Announced for 2025-26 NFF National HS Academic Excellence Awards Presented by the Rose Bowl Legacy Foundation, the honorees are finalists for the NFF...

Bethel WBB races past Goshen enroute to 14th win

by | Jan 29, 2026 | Basketball, Bethel University, College Sports, Crossroads League, Headlines, NAIA | 0 Comments

MISHAWAKA, Ind. ---The Bethel Women's Basketball Team (14-7, 5-6) defeated the Goshen College Maple Leafs (3-18, 0-11) by a 40 point margin (86-46) on Wednesday evening...

No.10 Bethel MBB rolls over Goshen, 110-61

by | Jan 29, 2026 | Basketball, Bethel University, College Sports, Crossroads League, Headlines, NAIA | 0 Comments

MISHAWAKA, Ind. ---The No. 10 Bethel Men's Basketball Team (18-3, 8-3) defeated the Goshen College Maple Leafs (7-14, 0-11) by a 51 point margin (110-61) on Wednesday...

IUSB Men’s Basketball Fall To Upstart Trinity Christian

by | Jan 29, 2026 | Basketball, College Sports, Headlines, IUSB, NAIA | 0 Comments

A Tough Pill to Swallow   SOUTH BEND — IU South Bend nearly pulled off a spectacular comeback Wednesday night inside the Student Activities Center, but Trinity...

Bellmont Bruins Edge Beacons in Tightly-Contested Battle

by | Jan 29, 2026 | Basketball, College Sports, Headlines | 0 Comments

Bruins Edge Beacons in Tightly-Contested Battle The Valparaiso University men’s basketball team fell a point shy against first-place Belmont on Wednesday night at the...

NAIA Men’s Basketball Releases Fifth Coaches’ Poll

by | Jan 28, 2026 | Basketball, College Sports, Headlines, NAIA | 0 Comments

NAIA Men's Basketball Releases Fifth Coaches' Poll Jan 28, 2026  KANSAS CITY, Mo. - The fifth NAIA Men’s Basketball Coaches’ Top 25 poll brings clarity at the...

RV Bethel Men’s Volleyball opens season with 3-0 sweep at Cornerstone

by | Jan 28, 2026 | Bethel University, College Sports, Headlines, Men's Volleyball, NAIA | 0 Comments

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. ---The RV Bethel Men's Volleyball Team (1-0) has officially posted their best season start in program history, sweeping the RV Cornerstone...

Big Ten Weekly Women’s Basketball Central – Jan. 27-Feb. 2

by | Jan 27, 2026 | Basketball, College Sports, Headlines | 0 Comments

Big Ten Weekly Women's Basketball Central - Jan. 27-Feb. 2 Big Ten. Big News. • Nine of the Big Ten’s 17 games will be featured on national platforms this week, while...

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THE 2025 INDIANA FOOTBALL DIGEST’S DANDY DOZEN – SECTIONAL QUARTERFINALS

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 (9-1) East Noble (10-0) Mishawaka (9-1) Indianapolis Bishop Chatard (8-2) Fort Wayne Bishop...

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KOPSEA’S KORNER – 2025 FOOTBALL – SECTIONAL QUARTERFINALS

MOVING ON Bremen (6-4): Nic Slusser picked off a pass and returned it 46 yards for a touchdown in the Lions’ 34-0 win over Whiting. Knox (10-0): Cain Weber accounted for four rushes for 25 yards, a 37-yard reception, six tackles with two for loss, and a quarterback sack in the No. 4 (Class 3A) Redskins’ 50-21 win over Jimtown. LaVille (6-4): Cole Stafford ran for three touchdowns and caught a pass for a fourth tally in the Lancers’ 35-0 win over Culver. Marian (3-7): Joe Florkowski raced 52 yards for a touchdown for the Knights who snapped a six-game losing streak with a 56-14 win over River...

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MATT’S MATCHUPS 2025 FOOTBALL – SECTIONAL QUARTERFINALS

The regular season ended on a positive note as I went 15-2 (88 percent) last week. Heading into the post-season, my overall record is now 128-32, which has me at 80 percent. CLASS 4A SECTIONAL 17 Hanover Central (4-5) at Lowell (7-2): The No. 12 Red Devils downed Hanover Central, 35-20, on September 12. Isaiah Buikema ran 12 times for 80 yards with two scores in the Wildcats’ 42-0 win over Hammond Central. Tymothy James was held to 14 carries for 57 yards and one catch for 11 yards in Lowell’s 19-3 loss to No. 5 (Class 2A) Andrean. Matt’s pick: Lowell 35, Hanover Central 18. Highland (2-7)...

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Four record-setters headline IBCA Players of the Week; Frankton boys, Kouts boys, KV girls and Whitko girls cited as IBCA Teams of the Week

Bloomfield senior Blake Neill surpassed 2,000 career points, Mt. Vernon (Fortville) senior Luke Ertel and McCutcheon junior Lillie Graves each set school career scoring marks, and Center Grove senior Gracyn Gilliard broke her own school record for points in a game. Thus, these four standouts headline the honorees in this week’s IBCA Player of the Week program. Wawasee senior Stephen Akase, Manchester sophomore Wyatt Schroll and Angola sophomore Kendall VanderWal join Neill, Ertel, Graves and Gilliard as Week 12 winners in the IBCA Player of the Week program for 2025-26. Also, the Frankton...

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Illinois  and Michigan State Score Men’s Basketball Weekly Honors

Illinois  and Michigan State Score Men’s Basketball Weekly Honors Illini’s Wagler and Spartans’ Fears Jr. garner Big Ten  weekly laurels Co-Player of the Week & Freshman of the Week Keaton Wagler, Illinois G – Fr. – 6-6 – Shawnee, Kan. – Shawnee Mission Northwest Averaged 29.5 points, 6.0 assists and 3.5 rebounds in a pair of Illinois wins Scored 46 points on 13-17 shooting, including 9-11 from three-point range and 11-13 from the free throw line, in an 88-82 win at Purdue Posted the second-highest scoring performance in Illinois history, set the Illinois freshman single-game...

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Defending champ Texas grabs top spot in 2026 NFCA/GoRout DI Top 25 Preseason Coaches Poll

Defending champ Texas grabs top spot in 2026 NFCA/GoRout DI Top 25 Preseason Coaches Poll LOUISVILLE, Ky. – Coming off the program’s first national championship, the University of Texas is the preseason favorite in the 2026 NFCA/GoRout Division I Top 25 Coaches Poll. The Longhorns, which were No. 1 in last year’s preseason poll, collected 21 first-place votes (764 points) and are followed by national runner-up Texas Tech, which earned 10 first-place votes and 751 points. The 2026 NFCA/GoRout Division I Top 25 Coaches Poll is voted on by 31 NCAA Division I head coaches with one representing...

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THE 2025 INDIANA FOOTBALL DIGEST’S DANDY DOZEN – SECTIONAL QUARTERFINALS

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 (9-1) East Noble (10-0) Mishawaka (9-1) Indianapolis Bishop Chatard (8-2) Fort Wayne Bishop...

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KOPSEA’S KORNER – 2025 FOOTBALL – SECTIONAL QUARTERFINALS

MOVING ON Bremen (6-4): Nic Slusser picked off a pass and returned it 46 yards for a touchdown in the Lions’ 34-0 win over Whiting. Knox (10-0): Cain Weber accounted for four rushes for 25 yards, a 37-yard reception, six tackles with two for loss, and a quarterback sack in the No. 4 (Class 3A) Redskins’ 50-21 win over Jimtown. LaVille (6-4): Cole Stafford ran for three touchdowns and caught a pass for a fourth tally in the Lancers’ 35-0 win over Culver. Marian (3-7): Joe Florkowski raced 52 yards for a touchdown for the Knights who snapped a six-game losing streak with a 56-14 win over River...

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MATT’S MATCHUPS 2025 FOOTBALL – SECTIONAL QUARTERFINALS

The regular season ended on a positive note as I went 15-2 (88 percent) last week. Heading into the post-season, my overall record is now 128-32, which has me at 80 percent. CLASS 4A SECTIONAL 17 Hanover Central (4-5) at Lowell (7-2): The No. 12 Red Devils downed Hanover Central, 35-20, on September 12. Isaiah Buikema ran 12 times for 80 yards with two scores in the Wildcats’ 42-0 win over Hammond Central. Tymothy James was held to 14 carries for 57 yards and one catch for 11 yards in Lowell’s 19-3 loss to No. 5 (Class 2A) Andrean. Matt’s pick: Lowell 35, Hanover Central 18. Highland (2-7)...

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