Top Seed South Carolina holds off #9 Indiana to bounce the Hoosiers out of the Big Dance The top seed South Carolina Gamecocks outscored the #9 Seed Indiana Hoosiers 39-27 in the second half to win 64-53 in the Second Round of the NCAA Women’s Basketball Tournament Birmingham Regional 2 Sunday Afternoon at Colonial Life Arena in Columbia, South Carolina. South Carolina is 32-3 and finishes the season 16-1at home and will advance to the Sweet 16 on Friday in Birmingham, Alabama to take the winner of Maryland and Alabama. The Gamecocks advance to their 11th straight sweet 16 dating back to 2014. Indiana ends the season at 20-13 and 12-11 in NCAA Tournament History and 11-7 all-time in the tournament under Teri Moren.
Brea Hall led South Carolina with 11 points and Sania Fagan scored 10 points. Chloe Kitts scored 10 points and pulled down 11 rebounds for her 10th double-double of the season. South Carolina finished the game 24-55 from the field for 43%, 5-13 from three-point range for 38% and 11-16 from the free throw line for 68%. The Gamecocks pulled down 37 rebounds, dished out 14 assists, 7 blocks, 7 steals and committed 12 turnovers. Shay Ciezki scored 12 points to lead the Hoosiers and Karoline Striplin scored 11 points. Yarden Garzon and Chloe Moore-McNeil scored 10 points apiece for the Hoosiers. Syndey Parrish scored 6 points along with 4 rebounds and 4 assists. Lilly Meister scored 4 points off the bench as Lexus Bargesser and Henna Sandvik played but did not score. Indiana finished the game 21-51 from the field for 42%, 7-20 from three-point range for 35% and 4-6 from the free throw line for 66%. Indiana pulled down 27 rebounds, dished out 17 assists, 5 steals, 2 blocks and committed 16 turnovers.
The game started out as defensive slugfest as neither team could score until Raven Johnson put the Gamecocks on the board at the 7:48 mark ending a two minute and twelve second scoring drought. Yarden Garzon put the Hoosiers on the board at 7:30 mark. It took two Minutes and two seconds before the Gamecocks broke the deadlock with a Brea Hall three pointer at the 5:28 mark to make 5-2. South Carolina led 9-5 with 3:32 left in the first quarter as Indiana finished the first quarter on a 7-0 on in the last three minutes and sixteen seconds as the Gamecocks are held to their lowest first quarter point total of the entire season and as the Hoosiers led 12-9 after the first ten minutes. The Hoosiers held South Carolina to 4-17 from the field with 5 turnovers. South Carolina tied their lowest scoring point total in any quarter this season.
Shay Ciezki opened the second quarter with a three pointer 42 seconds into the period to give Indiana a 15-9 lead. Chloe Kitts picked up her second foul with 8:42 left in the second quarter and had to go to the bench for the Gamecocks. Tessa Johnson hit two free throws with 8:22 left to give South Carolina their first points for the quarter breaking a scoring drought over five minutes. South Carolina outscored Indiana 16-14 in the second quarter as the Hoosiers controlled the pace and went into the locker room up one at halftime 28-27 with 10 points from Chloe Moore-McNeil. South Carolina came out after halftime and took control as the Gamecocks outscored the Hoosiers 26-14 in third quarter. Chloe Kitts scored her basket of game 28 seconds into the third quarter to give the Gamecocks as 27-26 lead as South Carolina never trailed the rest of the way. South Carolina led 51-40 at the end of the third quarter and they held Moore-McNeil scoreless in the second half. Both teams scored 13 points apiece in the fourth quarter as Indiana could get any closer than 7 points the rest of the way.
The Hoosiers graduate Chloe Moore-McNeil, Sydney Parrish and Karoline Striplin. Yarden Garzon, Shay Ciezki, Lexus Bargesser, Lilly Meister, Henna Sandvik and Sharneece Currie-Jelks will be Seniors, Juliana LaMendola will be a Junior. Lenee Beaumont who missed the season with knee injury will be a redshirt sophomore. Faith Wiseman and Valentyna Kadlecova will be Sophomores and Sydney Fenn who missed the season with a knee injury will be a redshirt freshman. Indiana has two incoming Freshman in Maya Makalusky who was named Indiana Miss Basketball from Hamilton Southeastern High School in Fishers and Neveah Caffey a guard from St Louis, Missouri. Indiana did not have any players transfer out at end of last season and added Ciezki and Striplin out of the transfer portal. One thing that we do know is Teri Moren and the Hoosiers are going to do everything in their power to keep the high standard of winning 20 or more games every season and going to the NCAA Tournament.
Indiana University Women’s Swimming and Diving Finishes 4th at the NCAA Championships Under the shadow of Mt. Rainier, Indiana women’s swimming and diving reached its peak this week at the 2025 NCAA Women’s Swimming and Diving, capturing a program record fourth place national finish. The Hoosiers scored a program record 312 points, smashing their previous best mark of 219 set in 2023. Indiana outscored Tennessee by 14 points to reach the four-team trophy table. The two teams were tied at 264 points following the 200-yard butterfly, the final individual swimming event, but diving made the difference. Senior Skyler Liu’s national title and Ella Roselli’s 12th-place finish on platform added 25 points to IU’s total, while the Lady Vols went scoreless in diving. Tennessee finished second in the 400-yard freestyle relay, ahead of IU’s tied-for-seventh placement, but the 11-point deficit did not make up for IU’s platform prowess. Indiana also set program records for total medals (seven) and All-America honors (38), and for the first time in school history all five relays recorded top five finishes. Indiana athletes set program records in eight events.
PROGRAM RECORDS (Team)
| NEW | Previous | |
| Team Finish | 4th | 7th (2016, 2023, 2024) |
| Points | 312 | 219 (2023) |
| Medals | 7 | 5 (2016) |
| All-America Honors (Top 16) | 38 | 31 (2002, 2023, 2024) |
PROGRAM RECORDS (Event)
| Event | Time | Athlete(s) |
| 50 Freestyle | 21.56 | Kristina Paegle |
| 200 Freestyle | 1:40.50 | Anna Peplowski |
| 1,650 Freestyle | 15:42.40 | Ching Hwee Gan |
| 100 Backstroke | 49.62 | Miranda Grana |
| 200 Backstroke | 1:48.73 | Miranda Grana |
| 100 Butterfly | 50.01 | Miranda Grana |
| 400 Freestyle Relay | 3:10.47 | Peplowski, DeWitt, Grana, Paegle |
| 400 Medley Relay | 3:25.83 | DeWitt, Crawford, Grana, Paegle |
Indiana’s seniors “left it all out there” in their final night of collegiate competition. Ching Hwee Gan earned her third-straight NCAA medal in the 1,650-yard freestyle while finally overtaking an 11-year-old program record. Gan’s 15:42.40 was almost four seconds faster that her previous personal best (15:46.22) and two seconds better than Lindsay Vrooman’s 15:44.45 that placed fifth at NCAAs in 2014. Classmate Brearna Crawford entered her first-career championship final in the 200-yard breaststroke with a prelim time of 2:07.16 and career-best 2:06.86 and came out of the pool the NCAA bronze medalist after going sub-2:06 for the first time in her career. Crawford’s 2:05.66 makes her the third-fastest Hoosier ever, behind Lilly King and former teammate and now-assistant coach Noelle Peplowski.
Liu capped her career with her national title on platform. The four-time Big Ten Champion picked up her first two NCAA medals this week, also earning bronze on the 3-meter springboard on Friday. Indiana has won three of the last five women’s NCAA platform diving titles – Tarrin Gilliland repeated as tower champion from 2021-22. Between the men and women’s programs, Indiana has captured an NCAA platform championship each of the last five seasons. Anna Peplowski scored maximum points out of the 100-yard freestyle consolation final, wrapping up a legendary meet performance and collegiate for the swimmer who is perhaps Indiana’s greatest-ever women’s freestyle swimmer. Peplowski won Indiana’s first freestyle championship Friday in the 200 free and took bronze in the 500 free for a second-straight year, bringing her career NCAA medal total to four. The senior finishes her collegiate career an Olympian, 21-time All-American and eight-time Big Ten Champion.
INDIANA MEDALISTS
Brearna Crawford – 200 breaststroke (bronze)
Ching Hwee Gan – 1,650 freestyle (bronze)
Miranda Grana – 100 backstroke (bronze)
Skyler Liu – Platform (champion), 3-meter (bronze)
Anna Peplowski – 200 freestyle (champion), 500 freestyle (bronze)
RESULTS (SATURDAY)
1,650 FREESTYLE
3. Ching Hwee Gan – 15:42.40 (NCAA Bronze, All-America, Program Record, Career Best)
18. Mariah Denigan – 15:58.58
200 BACKSTROKE
9. Miranda Grana – 1:48.73 (Second-team All-America, Program Record, Career Best)
100 FREESTYLE
9. Anna Peplowski – 47.33 (Second-team All-America)
12. Kristina Paegle – 47.69 (Second-team All-America)
200 BREASTSTROKE
5. Brearna Crawford – 2:05.66 (NCAA Bronze, All-America, Career Best)
PLATFORM DIVING
1. Skyler Liu – 382.15 (NCAA Champion, All-America)
12. Ella Roselli – 302.95 (Second-team All-America)
400 FREESTYLE RELAY
T7. Anna Peplowski, Mya DeWitt, Miranda Grana, Kristina Paegle – 3:10.47 (All-America, Program Record)
HOOSIER ALL-AMERICANS
Brearna Crawford – 200 medley relay*, 400 medley relay, 200 breaststroke
Mya DeWitt – 200 freestyle relay, 100 backstroke*, 400 medley relay, 400 freestyle relay
Ching Hwee Gan – 500 freestyle, 1,650 freestyle
Miranda Grana – 200 medley relay*, 800 freestyle relay, 100 butterfly, 100 backstroke, 400 medley relay, 200 backstroke*, 400 freestyle relay
Skyler Liu – 3-meter, Platform
Kacey McKenna – 200 medley relay*, 200 freestyle relay, 100 backstroke*
Kristina Paegle – 200 medley relay*, 800 freestyle relay, 50 freestyle*, 200 freestyle relay, 400 medley relay, 100 freestyle*, 400 freestyle relay
Anna Peplowski – 800 freestyle relay, 500 freestyle, 200 freestyle relay, 200 freestyle, 100 freestyle*, 400 freestyle relay
Ella Roselli – 1-meter*, Platform*
Reese Tiltmann – 800 freestyle relay
Lily Witte – 3-meter*
* – Denotes second-team honoree
Purdue Men’s Basketball Headed to the Sweet 16 after beating 12 Seed McNeese in the Second Round of the NCAA Tournament Trey Kaufman-Renn had 22 points and 15 rebounds, and the Purdue Boilermakers used a fast start to roll to a 76-62 win over McNeese in the second round of the NCAA Tournament on Saturday in Providence, Rhode Island. Fletcher Loyer added 15 points. C.J. Cox finished with 11 points for the Boilermakers (24-11), who advanced through the Midwest Region to the Sweet 16 for the second straight season. The Boilermakers will meet top-seed Houston in the regional semifinal. In his 16 NCAA Tournament appearances with Purdue, coach Matt Painter is now headed to his eighth Sweet 16. Sincere Parker had 17 points to lead McNeese (28-7). Javohn Garcia added 12 points as the Cowboys came up short in their bid to give the Southland Conference its first Sweet 16 team since Louisiana Tech in 1985.
McNeese came out in the 2-3 zone that was so successful during its first-round win over Clemson. But Purdue hit 7 of its first 9 field goals and 3 of its first 4 3-point attempts to build an early double-digit advantage. A pair of three-plus minute scoring droughts by the Cowboys and runs of 10-0 and 9-0 by the Boilermakers helped Purdue grow its lead as high as 36-14 in the first half. The Boilermakers led for all but 19 seconds. Purdue shot 11 of 26 from the 3-point line for the game and held a 41-24 rebounding edge. Poor shooting prevented the Cowboys from duplicating their first-round magic. But even with coach Will Wade likely departing, the two-time defending Southland champions have a lot to build on going forward. A year after making it to the national title game, the Boilermakers are getting some of their best production from Braden Smith and Kaufman-Renn, who both started in that game.
Edgewood High School Girls Basketball Coach Gary Sims announces retirement He means it this time. Gary Sims, who stepped down after the 2017-18 season and returned in 2019-20 as Edgewood girls basketball coach, is calling it quits for good. Sims announced his retirement to the team on March 13. Sims, 64, stopped teaching in 2022 and felt throughout the last half of the season this would be it. The reasons were entirely internal. “We’ve got everybody coming back, they’re going to be really good,” Sims said. “When somebody found out I was resigning, they asked if there were No, this is a really great group in the locker room. ‘Is it the parents?’ No, we had outstanding parents. ‘Any issues with the administration? ‘No, they were supportive. “I was just ready. It was just time. I went six years, which is longer than I thought it would be.”
In his first 11 years seasons, Sims went 164-108 then followed up with an 84-59 run over the final six for a total of 248 wins. The second run started with the COVID restrictions and included a rare win over Bloomington South in 2021, Edgewood’s first since 1999. “I was feeling it during the season,” Sims said. “I felt like when Madi (Bland) got hurt, it hit me pretty hard. It shouldn’t have. I’ve had injuries before. But seeing her go down and the way it affected the team, and we couldn’t get out of that … It was not a last-minute decision.” Sims said there’s no changing his mind this time.
“The last time, I was just wore out,” Sims said. “I was just done coaching, but I was still teaching. When I got back in it, I knew my teaching career was about over. We have a tremendous group of kids, but I will not miss scouting and games. “I’ll miss being in the locker room with the kids talking or during the summer, hanging out at team camps. The other stuff, practice and game prep, no.” Sims said he’s excited to see where next year’s seniors end up. The Mustangs were out to a roaring start before Bland went down. The seventh graders lost just once. “When they were freshmen, we only won four games, but I really enjoyed it,” Sims said. “That’s how much fun that junior class is. I can’t wait to just be a fan and watch them play.”
Bloomington South Offensive Lineman Junior Arellano Named to the IFCA All-Star Game Bloomington South’s streak of having a player named to the Indiana Football Coaches Association All-Star game reached 11 years with the addition of Junior Arellano to this year’s lineup. Arellano, 6-foot-2, 290-pound left tackle paved the way for over 2,600 yards rushing, including a school record 2,149 yards (on 347 carries) by Braylen Townsend. The Bedford transfer was named All-Conference Indiana, IFCA Class 5A All-State and first-team All-Area. Other area players named to the South team roster were Martinsville quarterback AJ Reynolds and OL Hank Gennicks of Linton and DB Kaden Bruhn of Mooresville. The invited players were among those named to the state’s All-Region teams. The South head coach is Todd Wilkerson from Heritage Hills with Linton’s Jake Gennicks and Decatur Central’s Kyle Enright among the assistants and Jorja Lamm of Mitchell one of the team managers. The All-Star game will take place July 11 at Decatur Central.
Participants Announced for the 2025 Henry Community Health Hall of Fame Classic Girls and Boys Basketball Tournaments in New Castle Continuing with tradition this year’s Henry Community Health Hall of Fame Classic continues to be the premier in-season high school basketball tournament in the state of Indiana. Showcasing high-profile squads on both the girls’ and boys’ sides, two great days of basketball are sure to be had at the 2025 Henry Community Health Hall of Fame Classic on Monday, December 22nd and Tuesday, December 23rd at the New Castle Fieldhouse. The prestigious event, spotlighting the best in Indiana high school basketball, will be held for the 42nd time for girls and it will be the 49th edition for the boys.
2025 Girls’ Henry Community Health Hall of Fame Classic
New Castle Fieldhouse – Monday, December 22, 2025
11:00 a.m. (ET) Warsaw vs Evansville Central
to follow Norwell vs Plainfield
6:00 p.m. Consolation Game
to follow Championship Game 2025 Boys’ Henry Community Health Hall of Fame Classic
New Castle Fieldhouse – Tuesday, December 23, 2025
11:00 a.m. (ET) Mt. Vernon (F) vs Northview
to follow Silver Creek vs Crown Point
6:00 p.m. Consolation Game
to follow Championship Game
Selecting from the best teams in the state, the girls’ tournament has included 21 teams that went on to win a state championship (including 2025 2A State Champion) that season, including 14 class champions and nine class runner-up teams in the past 20 years (including 2024 4A State Runner-Up). This year’s field will include the 2025 State 3A Champion, and 4A Runner-Up. At the time of this press release – on the boys’ side, 19 participating teams have gone on to win their state championship (including the 2023 3A and 4A State Champions) with six more finishing as state runner-up that season.
Tickets for the tournaments will be available through participating schools and the Indiana Basketball Hall of Fame beginning in late October/early November 2025.
Girls: Evansville Central – The Lady Bears had a tremendous 2024-25 campaign, earning a 23-5 record, graduating only 3 seniors on a team that had a margin of victory of roughly 19 points per game. Leading the way for the Lady Bears is 6’1” junior Madalynn Shirley who notches 25.5 points per game, while collecting 11.9 rebounds and 3.3 blocks per game. Assistant in the scoring column are 5’11” Olivya Hile, a junior, who averages 8.9 points, and 5’7” sophomore Maddie Glaser, who averages 5 points and 3 rebounds a game. Head Coach Dave Alexander is 79-71, just finishing his 6th year with the Lady Bears, and looking to extend the 25-26 season to 3 20+ win seasons. This will be Evansville Central’s first opportunity to play in the Hall of Fame Classic in New Castle.
Norwell – Coming off a 3A State Championship team with a majority of their roster returning, Norwell looks to build off their success from the 2024-25 campaign. The Lady Knights are led by 5’10” junior Vanessa Rosswurm who averaged 22.6 points, 6.5 rebounds, and 3.5 assisters per game. Another junior that contributed significantly is 5’9” junior Macie Saalfrank, who added 14.1 points and 3.1 rebounds a contest. 5’7” junior Ashley Waldman chipped in 7.0 ppg, 5’7” junior Addison Norris added 6.6 ppg, while 5’8” junior Jada Dale scored 5.7 ppg. In 19 years at Norwell, Coach Eric Thornton is 475-198 coaching the Lady Knights. Collecting at least 19 wins the last 7 campaigns, Coach Thorton is looking to build off back-to-back State Championship game appearances, earning the 2025 State Title. This will be Norwell’s third trip to the Hall of Fame Classic, having competed in 2011 and 2020.
Plainfield – With a solid 17-6 season in the rearview mirror, Plainfield looks to continue building on a solid tradition that saw them lose 5 of their 7 games last season by 5 points or less during the 2024-25 season. The Lady Quakers return much of their roster from a year ago, including 5’8” sophomore Hannah Menser who led the way for Plainfield scoring 17.0 points per game while averaging 3.6 rebounds and 3.3 assists. Adding to the Lady Quaker cause was 5’6 junior Berkeley Williams who contributed 14.2 points, 3.8 rebounds, and 2.8 assists, and 5’8” sophomore Abrielle Dugan who chipped in 7.9 points per game.
Coach Curt Benge has led the Lady Quakers for 31 years, compiling an overall record of 454-242, and looking to build off of last year’s success. This will be Plainfield’s fourth time making the venture to New Castle to play in the Hall of Fame Classic, having played in 1996, 2009, and 2016.
Warsaw – Graduating 4 seniors from the 2025 IHSAA 4A State Runner-Up squad, Warsaw looks to build off the success of last year, returning a vast majority of their scoring from a year ago. The Lady Tigers are led by three juniors who score over 9 points a contest. Two of those juniors leading the way for Warsaw are 5’8” guard Joslyn Bricker, who averaged 19.2 points, 5.4 rebounds, and 3.1 assists per game, and 5’8” guard Brooke Zartman, who contributed 18.0 points per contest. Adding to the Warsaw cause was 5’7” junior Alexis Neely who chipped in 9.6 points, 4.5 rebounds, and 3.8 assists during last year’s season. Head Coach Lenny Krebs is 138-55 in 9 years at Warsaw, 268-229 in 23rd year overall, having winning seasons every year at Warsaw, including last year’s State Runner-Up crown. This will be Warsaw’s third venture to New Castle for the Hall of Fame Classic, competing in the contests in 1988 and 2003.
Boys: Crown Point – Returning 7 juniors and 2 sophomores on a team which currently sits at 21-2, the Bulldogs look to make a strong tournament run this year and then go even further in the 25-26 season. Crown Point is led by 6’6” junior Dikembe Shaw, who averages 16.1 points and 6.6 rebounds a game. Helping out the Bulldog cause is 6’2” guard Mason Darrell, who averages 14.4 points and 3.3 rebounds a contest, along with Kaiden Rhodes and Bryce Peters who both average roughly 8.5 points a game. Head Coach Clint Swan is currently in his 28th season overall, 19th with Crown Point. He has an overall record of 417-232 and 279-160 at Crown Point. This will be Crown Point’s first trip to New Castle to play in the Henry Community Health Hall of Fame Classic, on the boys’ side.
Mt. Vernon (F) – Returning all but four players on a team that is currently 20-5, the Marauders look to continue to build on the success of previous seasons and take a step even further in 2025-26. 6’2” Purdue commit, junior Luke Ertel leads the way for Mt. Vernon averaging 22.6 points, 6.5 rebounds, and 3.8 assists. Contributing to the Mt. Vernon success is 6’0” junior guard Elijah Parra who averages 9.2 points per game, and 6’6” forward Max Vise who adds 8.0 points per game for the Marauders. Head Coach Joe Bradburn is 35-14 in his second season at Mt. Vernon, and 336-248 in his 26th year, overall. This will be the Marauders fourth trip to New Castle to compete in the Hall of Fame Classic, having previously competed in 1990, 2009, and 2013.
Northview – The Knights return all but two players from a team that sits at 24-2 and continues to march their way into the state tournament in 2025 and will look to continue that success during the 2025-26 campaign. Leading the way for Northview is 6’0” junior guard Brayden Goff who brings in 16.3 points per game, along with 6.2 rebounds and 4.8 assists per contest. Right by his side are 6’2” junior guard Avery Perry, who contributes 10.7 points and 5.4 rebounds a game, along with 5’10” sophomore guard Trayven Buis who scores 9.2 points per game and dishes out 3.1 assists. Head Coach Shawn Nevill is 97-74 in his 7th year coaching overall, 38-14 in his second year at Northview. This will be Northview’s second venture to New Castle to vie for the Classic title, having last played in 2003.
Silver Creek – Losing just one senior to graduation, Silver Creek finished their season 22-5 with a sectional loss to Brownstown Central. Pacing the Dragons are a trio of juniors, all three averaging over 12 points a game. Leading this group is 6’3” junior Dasen Daeger, who averages 16.2 points and 3.4 rebounds a contest. 5’11” Dane Sprigler averages 15.4 points a night, and 6’8” junior Dane Caldwell chips in 12.0 points per game, and 3.4 rebounds a contest. Head Coach Brandon Hoffman is 261-113 in his fifth year leading the Dragons. Silver Creek will be making their second appearance in the Hall of Fame Classic, last having played in 2019.
History: 14 of the past 17 Miss Basketball winners (Skylar Diggins, Courtney Moses, Bria Goss, Jessica Rupright, Stephanie Mavunga, Whitney Jennings, Ali Patberg, Jackie Young, Karissa McLaughlin, Amy Dilk, Jorie Allen, Ayanna Patterson, Chloe Spreen, and Maya Makalusky) have had the honor to play in the Classic. 13 women to have played in the Classic were named McDonald’s All-Americans (most recently, Ashlynn Shade) and 12 Girls Classic alums have played in the WNBA. Girls’ legends who have played in the Classic include Stephanie White, Katie Gearlds, Shanna Zolman, Skylar Diggins, Jackie Young, Katie Douglas, Kristen Spolyar, Lisa Shepherd, Abby Conklin, April McDivitt, Kelly Faris, Jennifer Jacoby, Jodie Whitaker, Shrya Ely, Tiffany Gooden and Ali Patberg, Ashlynn Shade, among others.
34 men who went on to win the Indiana Mr. Basketball award have participated in the Boys Classic, including 16 of the last 20 award winners (Luke Zeller, Greg Oden, Tyler Zeller, Jordan Hulls, Cody Zeller, Gary Harris, Zak Irvin, Trey Lyles, Kyle Guy, Romeo Langford, Trayce Jackson-Davis, Anthony Leal, Caleb Furst, Markus Burton, and Flory Bidunga). 27 men to have played in the Classic have been named McDonald’s All-Americans (most recently Greenfield Central’s Braylon Mullins), while 19 have been NBA Draft picks. Legends to have competed in the Boys Classic include Damon Bailey, Steve Alford, Glenn Robinson, Shawn Kemp, Greg Oden, Mike Conley, Zach Randolph, Eric Montross, Sean May, Delray Brooks, Tom Coverdale, Troy Lewis, Woody Austin, Josh McRoberts, Gary Harris, Luke, Tyler and Cody Zeller, Trey Lyles, Kyle Guy, Romeo Langford, Trayce Jackson-Davis, and Braden Smith, among others.
Including entrants in the 2025 Classic, the event has included 103 different IHSAA-member girls’ programs and 113 different IHSAA-member boys’ programs in tournament history.