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Indiana baseball vs Tennessee score updates in NCAA Knoxville Regional
Indiana baseball hopes it can follow the same blue print against Tennessee on Saturday night it used to beat up on Southern Miss. The Hoosiers (33-24-1) got their bats going early with five runnings through the first two innings. They ultimately put up 10 runs on 17 hits (five extra-base hits) with every starter recording at least one. ...
Tennessee’s early eruption highlighted by Amick’s grand slam sends Vols past Indiana 12-6
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — Billy Amick hit a grand slam homerun, Tennessee left the ballpark four times and batted .333 as a team en route to a 12-6 win over Indiana in the Knoxville Regional of the NCAA Tournament. Even before Amick’s grand slam in the third, Dean Curley and...
Ratliff named First Team All-State by SCAI
BEDFORD – Bedford North Lawrence junior slugger Ava Ratliff has been named First Team All-State by the Softball Coaches Association of Indiana. Ratliff, a catcher on her way to South Carolina, hit .482 (with 18 walks and only four strikeouts) with 14 home runs and 35 RBIs for the Stars (17-11-1) in 2024. She set the state career record for home runs with 57.
Throwing their weight around: Area girls earn medals at state track finals
If the results of Friday’s state track finals are any indication, girls from the Tribune area are really good at throwing things. No, really. Of the three medals won by local athletes during the 50th annual IHSAA girls state finals in Bloomington, two of them went to weight throwers. Elkhart discus thrower Ava Decker, a...
Early season kickoffs for Louisville, Indiana should be scorching
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- Tailgate planning can commence. Pack plenty of ice and liquids. Kickoff times continue to trickle out for football games at the University of Louisville and Indiana — and the forecast figures to be hot. On Thursday, times were announced for three more Cardinals' games as...
Indiana track and field advances four athletes to National Outdoor Championships
Indiana track and field had 16 entries competing across 12 events in the NCAA East First Round in Lexington, Kentucky, on May 22-25. The field had 48 athletes or 24 relay teams across each event, with the meet serving as a NCAA Outdoor Championships qualifier. On the opening day, three...
3 for the show: North, OV, BNL high jumpers work together to make IHSAA boys state finals
High jumpers are always looking for a little lift and Rick Rumple's Indiana Track Club was the perfect place to find it for the three boys who made it to state out of last week's Bloomington North Regional. North senior Amare Draughn was the biggest benefactor, winning a title and getting to the IHSAA state finals for the first time on Saturday at Indiana University. Joining him are Owen Valley sophomore Noah Hall and Bedford North Lawrence...
New era, new-look student section coming to IU football, Memorial Stadium this fall
BLOOMINGTON – Leaning into momentum created by Curt Cignetti’s hiring and subsequent team-building success, IU Athletics plans to alter the footprint of Memorial Stadium’s student section. In an effort to centralize that section, as well as bring it closer to the band and DJ providing gameday atmosphere,...
NCAA Tournament: Knoxville Regional Notes
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — On Friday, the NCAA Tournament teed off with the field of 64 teams geared up for the Road to Omaha. At Baseball Prospect Journal, we have an inside look at the Knoxville Regional, with the Tennessee Volunteers being the host and No. 1 overall seed. Southern Mississippi, Indiana and Northern Kentucky are the three other seeds trying to spoil the party at Lindsey Nelson Stadium.
Carroll and Concordia relay teams claim victories at girls track state finals
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. (WPTA) - A pair of relay teams from 21Country delivered winning performances at IHSAA Girls Track and Field State Finals on Friday night in Bloomington. Carroll’s 4x100 meter group won its race in 47.46 seconds. That squad included Aliyah Sauder, Doreen Adjei, Adelle Sclotterback, and Nadia Ford, with the freshman Ford running the anchor leg.
At 1-8, Fever need to weather the storm until a schedule break
Indiana finished its gauntlet of seven games in 12 days last Sunday, but the Fever are still in the middle of their 11-game, 20-day stretch. To put it in other terms: they're playing 27% of their games this season in 20 days. While this front-loaded schedule gives the young Fever a lot of learning upfront and practice time around the end of the season, it's not ideal for an inexperienced team.
'It's history' Big 3 lead Bloomington North girls to 2nd at IHSAA state track meet
Justin Helmer saw the big picture, and now everyone on this year's Bloomington North girls state track team will get to see it, too. As the Cougars celebrated with their second-place team trophy Friday night at the end of the IHSAA finals, the coach reminded them their team picture will hung on the wall in North's gym in honor of their accomplishment. ...
IHSAA girls track state meet notebook: Kya Crooke, Nicki Southerland make history
BLOOMINGTON – Kya Crooke had won national titles in the high jump, and three small-school state titles. Never at the outdoor state meet, though. The Heritage Christian junior changed that Friday. Changed the record book, in fact. And might be changing international affiliations. She jumped 5 feet, 11 inches...
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