Monroe County Well Represented in the IHSAA Boys Track and Field State Finals Monroe County will be well represented in Today’s IHSAA Boys Track and Field State Finals at North Central High School in Indianapolis beginning at 3 PM. 14 Athletes will be competing in 17 Events and 5 Relays competing in 3 Different Events from Bloomington North, Bloomington South and Edgewood. Bloomington North finished third in the state meet last year and are looking for another top three finish this year. The Cougars took home the Sectional and Regional Titles for the fifth straight year and six in the last seven years with no season held in 2020 due to the COVID 19 Pandemic. The Cougars won three individual titles in 2024 with Jaydin Johnson who is now competing for the University of Louisville winning the 100- and 200-meter titles and the 3200-meter relay title who is looking for a three peat after winning it all in 2023 and 2024. Caleb Winders returns looking for his third relay title and Calean D’Onforio is looking for his second relay title. Kyle Clark helped the Cougars in 2023 and Reed Pierce and Dominic D’Onofrio were members of the relay team the last two years as all three have graduated but the Cougars are looking to keep the streak alive and have a deep pool to choose from.
Bloomington North will have nine athletes competing in 11 events and all three relays. Ben Boland -110- and 300-Meter Hurdles, Caleb Winders-800 Meters, Jacob Mitchell-3200 Meters, Adis Hamidovic-Discus, James Bosco-400 Meters, Caelan D’Onofrio 800 and 1600 Meters, Evan Cheng-High Jump, Alan Hays-300 Meter Hurdles, Traeh Young-Shot Put along with the 4X100 Meter Relay, 4X400 Relay and the 4X800 Relays. Bloomington South with have four athletes competing in 5 events and two relays with Khaliq Akou-100 and 200 Meters, Noah Field-Shot Put, Arthur Banks-Pole Vault, Gabe Taylor-200 Meters along with the 4X100 Relay and 4X800 Relays. Edgewood’s Luke Waugh will compete in the High Jump.
Former Indiana University Punter James Evans Signs with the Saskatchewan Roughriders in the Canadian Football League The Saskatchewan Roughriders have signed Global punter James Evans. Evans will join punter Joe Couch, who is on the Riders’ practice roster, as the only punters on the Saskatchewan roster after kicker Bailey Flint was released on Monday. Evans, a New Zealand native, played four seasons at Indiana, suiting up for 49 games as a Hoosier. He made 237 career punts for 10,351 yards and a 43.7 yards per punt average. Evans has hit 75 career punts inside the 20-yard line, booted 69 punts 50 yards or more and hit a career-long 70-yard punt in 2023. The six-foot-one, 217-pound specialist played in 13 games in 2024, finishing the season with a 42.4-yard average on 36 punts and placing 11 inside the opponent’s 20-yard line. He was also the Hoosiers’ holder on placekicks.
Five Finalists Named for the 2025 Indiana Miss Softball Award The finalists for 2025 Indiana Miss Softball have been announced by the Indiana Softball Coaches Association. Each district gets one finalist for the senior-only award as voted upon by their respective coaches. The winner of this year’s award will be announced at the SCAI All-Star games on June 21, at IU’s Andy Mohr Field in Bloomington.
Ava Geyer New Prairie (Western Michigan) 1B/P- Geyer finished her senior season with a 1.17 ERA (18 earned runs allowed) and it actually raised her career average to 0.98. She was that dominant in the circle, stringing together three consecutive seasons with a sub-1.00 ERA and totaling 1,096 strikeouts — 228 of which came this spring. The Western Michigan signee did this while also raking at the plate, batting .434 with 157 hits, 119 RBIs and 24 home runs for her career. She batted .444 with 40 hits, 37 RBIs, 12 doubles, a triple and five homers as a senior. Geyer led the Cougars to a Class 3A state championship as a sophomore, batting .478 with a career-high eight homers, and posting a 0.99 ERA with a career-high 300 strikeouts over 155 innings in the circle.
Katelyn Marx Tecumseh (Southern Indiana) OF-Marx is a three-sport standout and among the most-decorated athletes in school history. She won three sectional titles with two state runner-up finishes in volleyball, helped secure a basketball state championship as a freshman and is currently in search of her fourth consecutive softball state finals appearance (titles in 2022 and 2023). Limited to her softball career, Marx set the single-season hits record as a freshman, broke it as a sophomore, then surpassed it once more with a couple hits in Tuesday’s regional, leaving her with 56 for the season and 226for her career. The standout outfielder has also scored 43 runs and stolen 23 bases this season, and has 191 runs, 226 hits and 118 steals for her career — placing her among the all-time state leaders in each category.
Izzy Neal Brownsburg (Ohio State) OF-The future Buckeye batted an astonishing .588 (50 hits) against one of the state’s toughest schedules as a senior. She only struck out three times, drew five walks and rounded out her line with 33 runs, a couple doubles and eight RBIs. Neal is a career .480 hitter with 153 hits, 114 runs scored, 35 RBIs and a paltry 22 strikeouts in 345 plate appearances. In addition to boasting a career-best .936 fielding percentage (42 putouts and two assists on 47 total chances), Neal broke her own school record with 39 steals, leaving her with 111 through four varsity seasons. Neal, a state track qualifier, helped the Dawgs to 63 wins during her career, with back-to-back 18-win campaigns.
Addison Stieneker Shelbyville (Marshall) INF-Stieneker exploded offensively this season, setting career-highs in average (.582), runs (52), hits (57), RBIs (49), doubles (20), triples (3), home runs (14) and stolen bases (8). She did her damage across 120 plate appearances (98 at-bats), and did so while striking out just nine times. The Marshall commit finished her career with a .459 average, 174 hits, 121 runs, 154 RBIs , 49 doubles and 29 homers. She did not strike out more than nine times in any of her four varsity seasons, and established herself as a dependable fielder, posting a .929 career fielding percentage on 325 total chances. Stieneker took part in two sectional championship runs, with the Golden Bears reaching the semistate finals her freshman season.
Ava Zachary Penn (Notre Dame) 3B- Already a phenomenal fielder, Zachary is amidst her best season yet at the hot corner, committing a career-low one error on 45 chances at the hot corner with 17 putouts and 27 assists. She’s increased her efficiency at the plate, as well, batting a career-high .548 with 46 hits in 84 at-bats. The Notre Dame commit has also driven in 60 runs, scored 43 runs herself, and rounds out her line with 10 doubles, four triples and seven home runs. Zachary is batting .481 for her career with 192 hits, 172 RBIs, 19 home runs, 19 triples, 41 doubles and 166 runs scored. She’s also stolen 77 bases in four seasons (20this spring) and led the Kingsmen to a 4A state championship her sophomore season.
Indy Eleven Men’s Soccer Shuts Out Birmingham Legion on the Road Indy Eleven midfielder Cam Lindley scored on a laser from 25 yards out in the fourth minute and the Boys in Blue defense recorded a clean sheet for a 1-0 road victory at USL Championship Eastern Conference rival Birmingham Legion FC on Wednesday night. Midfielder James Murphy started the scoring sequence with a feed into captain Aodhan Quinn in the midfield. Quinn sent it wide to defender Finn McRobb who delivered a cross into the area that deflected off midfielder Jack Black outside the area where Lindley fired it into the bottom left corner just inside the post. Lindley’s goal is his first of the season and the fifth in his USLC career. Blake’s assist is his second in 2025 and his 23rd in the USL Championship.
Indy Eleven has scored 10 first-half goals in 10 USLC matches this season, ranking third among 24 teams in that category. The Boys in Blue have scored three of those in the first 15 minutes, also good for third in the league. Indy Eleven have scored in their last 11 games in the USL Championship, their longest run of games with a goal in the competition since a streak of 15 games from March 10-June 16, 2024. Goalkeeper Hunter Sulte made five saves to record his 10th clean sheet as a member of the Boys in Blue. The 23-year-old Sulte made an outstanding save, diving to his right on a shot by Tabort Etaka Preston in the final minute of second half stoppage time to preserve the victory. In the 17th minute, Sulte dove to his left to save a shot from former Indy Eleven forward Tyler Pasher. Birmingham had a good scoring chance in the 56th minute when Ronaldo Damus’ shot hit the left post and the rebound shot by Enzo Martinez just missed. In the 86th, Sulte punched a dangerous cross from Erik Centeno out of harm’s way. The last time Sulte made five saves in a USLC match came against Birmingham on October 19, 2024. “We were excellent with our defending shape,” said coach Sean McAuley. “We kept a clean sheet, and we’ll take the win.” Indy Eleven is 2-1-2 on the road in USLC play this season. The Boys in Blue are unbeaten (4-0-2) in their last six matches when leading at halftime dating back to August 11, 2024.
The next match for the Boys in Blue is the kickoff to the “Summer of Soccer presented by Indy Roof & Restoration” with “Pups at the Pitch Night” on Saturday, June 14 vs. Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC at 7 pm at Carroll Stadium. Fans can experience all five Saturday night home games from June 14-July 12 and get an exclusive hat featuring Lady Victory for a special price of $45. In addition to the ticket offer, fans can enter a “Summer of Soccer Getaway presented by Indy Roof & Restoration” sweepstakes, which will include a fly away trip for two to the Boys in Blue away match at Charleston on Saturday, September 6 with flights, hotel and a food stipend included. Additional prizes include a bundle of an Indy Eleven signed jersey, scarf, and a $25 gift card to the Indy Eleven Shop.
Indianapolis Indians take Down the Memphis Redbirds 10-3 The Indianapolis Indians offense shook off a slow start on Wednesday night and erupted for seven runs in the seventh inning to defeat the Memphis Redbirds at AutoZone Park, 10-3. Brett Sullivan paced the Indy offense with three hits and was just a homerun shy of the cycle. Indianapolis (32-25) led by a 3-2 margin when the seventh began. Tsung-Che Cheng laid down a bunt single to open the frame. After Liover Peguero drew a walk, the Indians collected back-to-back RBI knocks from Nick Yorke and Jack Suwinski. Later in the inning, the bases were loaded when Sullivan delivered the big hit of the frame-a double that plated two runs. Cheng concluded the scoring with a two-run line drive single to right field. In total, 11 batters came to the plate in the inning.
The Indians faced an early deficit thanks to two runs from Memphis (32-25) in the first inning. That lead evaporated when Indy plated a pair in the top of the fifth to complement a single run scored in the second. Sullivan commenced the fifth with a single. He stole second base then scored on a single by Yorke. Suwinski then drove home Peguero who had walked earlier in the frame. Carmen Mlodzinski (W,2-0) settled into his start after the first inning. He retired 12 of the final 13 batters he faced before he exited after 5.0innings of work. Drake Fellows and Isaac Mattson each hurled scoreless frames in the sixth and seventh respectively to continue the run of Indy pitching. Ryan Cornwell (L,1-5) started for Memphis and held the Indians offense in check until the two-run fifth that chased him from the game
Indiana University Wrestling Ranks 15th in National Dual Attendance The National Wrestling Media Association released its annual attendance figures among all Division I Men’s Wrestling programs on Monday and ranked No. 15. In the Big Ten, Indiana’s attendance placed No. 8. The Hoosiers compiled an average of 2,110 fans per dual. Indiana had three home duals this season at Wilkison Hall, featuring matches against Rutgers, Northwestern and Ohio State. The best-attended home dual was against Ohio State when 2,765 fans came to Wilkinson Hall. Last year, Indiana ranked No. 16 in national dual attendance. The entire 2024-25 dual attendance rankings can be found from the National Wrestling Media Association.