Dragash previews Indianapolis-area IHSAA sectionals

By CRAIG DRAGASH ISL Correspondent There is currently a lot of debate among high school football fans about the current format for the IHSAA football sectionals; stay with the “all-in” format?  Go with a system that has a requirement for making the post season?  Seed the teams?  Matchups featuring contending teams in the first round […]

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Dragash: IHSAA Sectional Prognostications

By CRAIG DRAGASH ISL Correspondent My head has officially shrunk back down to size. After going 5-0 in week eight, your Friday Night Lights Prognostications correspondent finished a modest 3-2 in week nine to finish the season 20-10.  However, I think before these picks began if you asked me would I take 67% on the […]

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Whiteland’s Darrin Fisher named Colts coach of the Week

From the Indianapolis Colts: Whiteland’s Darrin Fisher has been named the Colts/NFL Coach of the Week, a program presented by Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield. Fisher was selected after his Warriors defeated previously unbeaten and Class 4A No. 3 ranked Greenwood 56-35. The 2012 season marks the 13th year the Indianapolis Colts will be […]

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Tamika Catchings named first-team all WNBA

Tamika Catchings has been named to the 2012 All-WNBA first team for the seventh time. She is seeking her first WNBA championship. The Finals series against the Minnesota Lynx continues Wednesday night with Indiana leading 1-0. The Fever will host Game 3 of the best-of-five series Friday night. Connecticut Sun center Tina Charles, 2012 WNBA Most […]

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ISL’s must-see players for the IHSAA state football playoffs

By the ISL staff Indy Sports Legends writers have covered plenty of high school football games for this website or other publications this season. Here is our list of must-see athletes during the IHSAA playoffs, which start with the sectional round on Friday. These are the most exciting or game-changing players we saw in person this season. Tell […]

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Indiana Fever to host viewing party, WNBA Finals rally

From the Indiana Fever INDIANAPOLIS – In celebration of its historic run into the 2012 WNBA Finals, the Indiana Fever will conduct a viewing party and Finals rally with fans this week in Indianapolis. The Fever currently leads the best-of-five-game WNBA Finals series 1-0, with a 76-70 road victory over defending champion Minnesota last Sunday. […]

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Fahrbach: Wisconsin-Purdue slideshow

Indy Sports Legends photographer Ben Fahrbach’s latest slideshow captures the Wisconsin-Purdue game, which Wisconsin won 38-14. Fahrbach has taken photos at each Purdue home game this season. You can see more of his work on links below the Purdue-Wisconsin slideshow.   Related: Purdue focus shifts from Rose Bowl to reaching a bowl Purdue shouldn’t get […]

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Samples: Lessons from Week 7 of college football

By CHUCK SAMPLES ISL Correspondent College football lessons from Week 7: 1. Jump on West Virginia by 28 points and hold the Mountaineers to a quarter-mile or less of offense and you can win. 2. LSU can outmuscle a national contender. 3. Bob Stoops has Mack Brown’s number. 4. Iowa State may have lost a […]

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Ben Davis knocks off No. 1 Carmel 13-7

By CRAIG DRAGASH ISL Correspondent CARMEL, Ind. — This time, Carmel’s defense couldn’t save its struggling offense. Fifth-ranked Ben Davis shut out the Greyhounds in the second half of a 13-7 victory on Friday night that ended Carmel’s unbeaten season and its 16-game winning streak. It looked good for Carmel early on Senior Night. After forcing […]

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