From the Indianapolis Colts: Charlestown’s Jason Hawkins has been named the Colts/NFL Coach of the Week, a program presented by Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield. Hawkins was selected after his Class 3A No. 3 ranked Pirates beat previously unbeaten and No. 5 Corydon Central 47-0. Charlestown is 7-0 for just the second time in […]
Continue ReadingBy CHRIS GOFF ISL Correspondent Frank Vogel has enough talent to match up with anyone. Over the past two offseasons, Larry Bird and Donnie Walsh have maneuvered the roster into a position where Indiana can reasonably expect to win 50 to 53 games. It’s up to Vogel to decide how to utilize the players and […]
Continue ReadingBy CHRIS GOFF ISL Correspondent INDIANAPOLIS – A trying stretch of six years without a playoff series victory ended last season. Now, the Indiana Pacers want more, and they believe major changes to the bench will help them advance even further in the postseason. At the team’s annual media day, Indiana spoke boldly and often about […]
Continue ReadingBy CHUCK SAMPLES ISL Correspondent Lessons from Week 5 of college football: 1. There really isn’t much separation at the top of the Big 10, is there? And there really isn’t much separation from the top half to the middle, to be flatly honest. From the middle to the bottom, though…hoo boy… 2. Why is […]
Continue ReadingBy CRAIG DRAGASH ISL Correspondent Carmel’s John Lampe might see Warren Central linebacker Tim Kimbrough in his sleep. Kimbrough, a Georgia recruit, was in the Carmel quarterback’s face for much of Saturday night. Carmel managed only 126 yards of total offense, yet somehow, the 5A No. 1 Greyhounds escaped with a 10-7 victory at Lucas Oil Stadium. […]
Continue ReadingBy JIM JOHNSON ISL Correspondent WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — The Purdue Boilermakers needed a big win before entering the Big Ten season and a 51-41 win over Marshall on Saturday was big enough. Purdue quarterback Caleb TerBush was 27 of 37 for 294 yards passing and four touchdowns in the win, with three of the scores […]
Continue ReadingBy RYAN NAYLOR ISL Correspondent FISHERS, Ind. — Entering Friday’s game against Noblesville, Hamilton Southeastern running back Ryan Ripp had already posted some pretty impressive numbers, so containing the powerful HSE running game would be a tall task for the young Noblesville defense. It proved to be too much. Ripp ran for 141 yards and two […]
Continue ReadingBy CRAIG DRAGASH ISL Correspondent This Saturday marks the annual showdown between traditional MIC powers Carmel and Warren Central. This is not a typical setup for this matchup however, as Warren currently holds an unusual 3-3 record against the unbeaten, 5A number one Greyhounds. With the evolution of the rivalry that this has turned out […]
Continue ReadingBy SEAN GARRETT ISL Correspondent Zionsville struck early and often against the Fishers secondary and scored 28 unanswered points on its way to a 35-17 Hoosier Crossroads Conference victory on Friday night. Zionsville’s Parker Dunshee hit favorite target John Naumcheff for touchdown passes of 37, 41 and 3 yards to put Fishers down 21-0. For […]
Continue ReadingBy BECCA BORNHORST ISL Correspondent The Indiana Fever fell to the Atlanta Dream 75-66 in the first game of the Eastern Conference semifinals Friday night at Bankers Life Fieldhouse. Lindsey Harding led the Dream with 23 points and Angel McCoughtry added 16 points and 9 rebounds. Atlanta came out of the gates hot, going on […]
Continue ReadingBy DOUG GRIFFITHS ISL Correspondent Thank goodness the Big Ten season has arrived. Right? At least that’s what conference teams are saying as we prepare for Week No. 5 of the college football season. The Big Ten is welcoming this conference season perhaps more than any other so they can hopefully start playing some good […]
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