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IHSAA softball sectionals: Central Indiana scores, schedule, updated pairings
Below are schedules, scores and pairings for the 2024 Indiana high school softball sectional tournaments for Central Indiana teams. Sectional action runs May 20-25 with the 64 survivors moving into a one-game regional round on May 28 (hosted by the even-numbered sectionals) and the four-team semi-states on June 1. The four state championship games will be...
Retro Indy: When Hulman bought IMS, his mom told him to 'tear it down and start all over'
Editor's note:This story was originally published in 2019. We are republishing it as part of our coverage of the 2024 Indy 500. In the fall of 1945 when Grace Smith Hulman was asked by her 44-year-old son Tony what she thought of his Indianapolis Motor Speedway purchase for $750,000, she said: "Tear it down and start all over."
Joe Hogsett has found his guy
Chicago politics has come to Indianapolis. After 10 years of work, the future of the Indy Eleven and its development of Eleven Park were uprooted when Mayor Joe Hogsett announced alone that the city of Indianapolis was going to move in a different direction in its pursuit of an MLS team.
Dana Mecum’s Original Spring Classic returns to the fairgrounds
INDIANAPOLIS – Dana Mecum’s 37th Original Spring Classic is officially underway at the Indiana State Fairgrounds. Car enthusiasts can check out the auction through next Saturday. “This is really an automobile spectacle,” said Sam Murtaugh, the Chief Operating Officer with Mecum Auctions. “It’s the biggest car show you will ever see except everything is for […]
Improvements coming to IMS ahead of race day
SPEEDWAY, Ind. — We’re just about two weeks away from the greatest day in racing at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway as the town and track are making improvements to give race fans an even better experience than last year. President of IMS Doug Boles said over $50 million has gone into updating the track over […]
Indianapolis 500 practice and qualifying schedule
INDIANAPOLIS – The Greatest Spectacle in Racing is just around the corner, and that means plenty of activity is planned this week at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Drivers are scheduled to hit the track for practice starting on Tuesday, May 14. Practice will continue daily through qualifying on Saturday and Sunday. Here’s a look at […]
High school polls: See where area teams are ranked in the state
Baseball power rankings:South Bend area baseball power rankings with one week left before sectionals. Indiana High School Baseball Coaches Association polls from May 13. Rank, team, votes. CLASS 4A. 1. Center Grove 248; 2. Noblesville 244; 3. Mooresville 198; 4. Floyd Central 180; 5. McCutcheon 158; 6. Valparaiso 110; 7....
IHSAA baseball: LN wins 2x at Victory Field; Indy-area pitcher rising on MLB draft boards
Here's what we learned this week in Central Indiana high school baseball: Lawrence North gets two wins at Victory Field Weather delayed the Marion County championship game a day, but Mother Nature couldn't slow down Lawrence North against Decatur Central on Wednesday night at Victory Field. ...
Indianapolis 500 practice schedule, qualifying start time, TV, streaming
It's May, and that means the IndyCar Series is at Indianapolis Motor Speedway. With the road course race complete, attention turns to the 108th Indianapolis 500, scheduled for Sunday, May 26. But there's a lot of activity on the 2.5-mile oval before then. Here's what's going on at the track.
The queen bee from that 2023 Indy 500 swarm now has a thriving hive — and she needs a name
May in Indianapolis means the roar of engines at the track. But this year, there's another noise associated with the 500-mile race: the hum of thousands of bees. During the 2023 Indy 500, bees swarmed in the stands at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Our sports team at the track reported that the swarm led some spectators to flee the stands. But they didn't come to attack race fans; they were looking for a new home. And they found one.
West Side Leadership Academy Appoints Indiana Basketball Hall of Famer Angela Hamblin-Blakely Girls’ Varsity Basketball Coach
The Gary Community School Corporation has announced the appointment of Angela Hamblin-Blakely as the head coach of the West Side Leadership Academy varsity girls’ basketball team. With an impressive list of career accomplishments including a 2021 induction into the Indiana Basketball Hall of Fame, Blakely brings a wealth of experience and a passion for developing young athletes.
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