Whiteland
Whiteland, IN · LATEST NEWS
FOX59 / CBS4 Indy
USA TODAY
Indiana high school football rivals condemn podcast comments ahead of playoff showdown
One of Central Indiana's best high school football rivalries over the last two decades has been the nearly annual showdown between Center Grove (IN) and Warren Central (IN). With the two scheduled to play once again on Friday, Nov. 13, in the regional round, a podcast not affiliated with either school may have added some more fuel to the fire. According to a report from Kyle Neddenriep of the IndyStar, part of the USA TODAY Network, the two schools districts issued a joint statement on Wednesday, expressing “disappointment and frustration” following podcast clips that appeared earlier in the day. While the podcast is not directly tied to Center Grove, statements came from a podcast on YouTube called “Inside Center Grove Football.” The comments took shots at Warren Central football players, stating that the team had multiple 20- and 21-year-olds. In another clip that surfaced, the two hosts also took shots at the reading capabilities of the players. “Today we became aware of disparaging and unacceptable comments that were made about Warren Central High School during a podcast called Inside Center Grove Football,” Center Grove director of communications Wes Anderson said in a statement released by both schools . “Neither this
racinecountyeye.com
CBS4 Indy
The Star Press
Muncie youth, 16, in critical condition after Wednesday shooting
MUNCIE, IN — A 16-year-old youth shot on the afternoon of Wednesday, Nov. 11, on Muncie's east side was in critical condition on Thursday in an Indianapolis hospital. Melissa Criswell, deputy chief of the Muncie Police Department, on Thursday confirmed the teenager had suffered life-threatening injuries. Two other teens — both 19 and also from Muncie — were shot during the same incident and were also in Indianapolis hospitals on Thursday, listed in stable condition with non-life-threatening injuries. At 2:17 p.m. Wednesday, Delaware County 911 dispatchers were notified of a shooting in the 1600 block of East Second Street. Criswell said two shooting victims were found at that location, and the third was found two blocks away, at a business in the 1600 block of East Kirby Avenue. The deputy chief said Thursday that all three teens had earlier been at the East Second Street address. Police have not released details of the shootings but said on Wednesday they were not "seeking any additional suspects." Douglas Walker is a news reporter for The Star Press. Contact him at 765-213-5851 or at dwalker@muncie.gannett.com . This article originally appeared on Muncie Star Press: Muncie youth, 16, in critical condition after Wednesday shooting