Author: Cliff

Brunt: IHSAA prep football notes

By CLIFF BRUNT ISL Editor Points should come in bunches during the Cathedral-Chatard game Friday night at Indianapolis Arsenal Tech. Cathedral is coming off its first win of the season, a 50-40 win over South Bend St. Joseph’s. The Irish, who struggled to find a ground game in the first two weeks of the season, […]

Purdue-Notre Dame: Yes, it’s a rivalry

By CLIFF BRUNT ISL Editor WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — Amid all the talk about what is and isn’t a rivalry, Purdue vs. Notre Dame, by many standards, actually is one. The two Indiana schools first met in 1896 and have played every year since 1946. Notre Dame has gotten the best of the series, leading […]

Brunt: Colts are who they were, not who we thought they were

By CLIFF BRUNT ISL Editor INDIANAPOLIS — The Colts are who they were. Not who we thought they were. And that’s OK. They defeated the Raiders 21-17 on Sunday in another nailbiter. Andrew Luck made it happen again, scoring on a 19-yard run in the fourth quarter to give the Colts the lead that they […]

Brebeuf’s Mic Roessler is Colts/NFL Coach of the Week

From the Indianapolis Colts: Mic Roessler of Brebeuf Jesuit High School has been named the Colts/NFL Coach of the Week, a program presented by Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield. Roessler was selected after his Braves defeated Class 2A No. 1 Cardinal Ritter 49-28. This is their second victory over a top ranked opponent this […]

Purdue’s Akeem Hunt wins Big Ten honor

From Purdue Athletics: WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – Junior Akeem Hunt has been named the co-Big Ten Special Teams Player of the Week. Hunt returned the opening kickoff against Indiana State for a touchdown after taking a handoff. The return was his second career score on a kickoff (also 100 yards at Ohio State in 2012). […]

Lawrence Central knocks off national power Louisville Trinity

By CLIFF BRUNT ISL Editor The decisive play in Lawrence Central’s win over Louisville Trinity resembled many of the plays before it. Trinity trailed by four points in the final minute and faced a fourth-and-2 from the Lawrence Central 13-yard line. Trinity quarterback Reggie Bonnafon rolled left and tried to make a play, but his […]

Hazell: “Culture thing” a problem for Purdue football

By CLIFF BRUNT ISL Editor My wife, Christina, is an assistant professor in the Department of Health Sciences at IUPUI. Last week, I asked her what she taught her graduate level students in her class, Theories of Health Promotion and Disease Prevention. She said she talked about psychologist Albert Bandura’s theory of self-efficacy. Self-efficacy? I’m […]

Brunt: Indiana high school football notebook

By CLIFF BRUNT ISL Editor Chatard led Broad Ripple 47-20 last Friday when the storms came rolling in. The game was called because of lightning with 3:50 left in the third quarter, but the game was over long before that. The Trojans recovered from their season-opening loss to Brebeuf by pounding Broad Ripple for 250 […]

ISL editor Cliff Brunt on Fox 59 Sports Overtime

By CLIFF BRUNT ISL Editor I was honored to be a guest on Fox 59 Sports Overtime with Jeremiah Johnson and Brittany Diehl on Sunday night. The primary topic of conversation was Purdue football, but we sprinkled in some Notre Dame talk as well. Indy Sports Legends continues to grow, and my presence on this […]

Samples: Random thoughts on Week 1 in college football

By CHUCK SAMPLES ISL Correspondent Random — extremely random — thoughts about the first weekend of Division I football: 1. Is anybody going to challenge Alabama for the national title this year? Somebody is, but who? A lot of smart money is on Georgia, with some on Texas A&M. I’m not ruling out LSU, at […]

Fever F Tamika Catchings wins record 20th Player of the Week award

From the WNBA: NEW YORK, September 3, 2013 – Tamika Catchings of the Indiana Fever was named the Eastern Conference Player of the Week for games played Monday, Aug. 26 through Sunday, Sept. 1, setting a WNBA record. Catchings’ Player of the Week award is the 20th of her career. The veteran forward had been […]