Bloomington North’s Katherine Lehr to Compete In the 17th Annual Indiana Basketball All Star Classic at Anderson University Bloomington North Rising Sophomore Katherine Lehr will be competing in the 17th Annual Indiana Girls Basketball All Star Classic This Afternoon at the Kardatzke Wellness Center on the Anderson University Campus in Anderson, Indiana. Indiana High School Girls Basketball Players from all over State will be on hand to showcase their talents in front of College Coaches and Fans. There will be two futures games at 10:30 AM and 1 PM featuring the Classes of 2027 and 2028 which were this year’s freshman and sophomores followed by two Junior games featuring the class of 2026 at 4 and 6:30 PM.
Lehr will be on the Red Team in the 1 PM game she will face Aubrey Sparks from Owen Valley and Jaycee Archer from Linton who will be on the White Team. Lehr averaged 9.9 points, 5.6 rebounds and 3.8 points in her freshmen season with the Cougars. Sparks had a big year for the Patriots averaging 20.7 points, 9.1 rebounds and 1.3 assists. Archer averaged 10.5 points, 6.6 rebounds and 1.1 assists in her freshmen season with the Miners. Hillary Labis from Westville will team with Sparks and Archer in this game as she averaged 20.8 points, 9.1 rebounds and 2.4 assists per game making the pair the top two Freshman Scorers in the State. The first futures game at 10:30 AM will have Zoie Walls from Monrovia and Kendall Price from Mooresville who will play for the White Team. Walls averaged 14.4 points, 8.8 rebounds and 3.6 assists per game in her freshmen year with the Bulldogs. Price averaged 6.2 points, 2.5 rebounds and 2 assists in her Sophomore Season with the Pioneers.
The Juniors will play at 4 and 6:30 PM Washington’s Shay Hawk and Katie Reed will play for Red Team and Regian White of Northview will play for the White team in the first game. Hawk averaged 11.1 points, 3.1 rebounds and 1.6 assists per game while Reed averaged 14.5 points, 7.1 rebounds and 1.7 assists per game for the Hatchets. White averaged 8.5 points, 3.8 rebounds and 4.1 assists for the Knights. In the second game Brodie Radtke and Kamri Rowland of Rensselaer Central who were the Class 2A State Runners Up will lead the Red Team against Alexa Sichting from Indian Creek and Bailey Brown from Greencastle. Radkte averaged 8.5 points, 4.5 rebounds and 1.6 assists while Rowland averaged 14.2 points, 7.2 assists and 2.4 assists per game for the Lady Bombers. Sichting averaged 11.7 points, 9.4 rebounds and 7 assists for game for the Braves.
Tickets are available at the door for $15 for adults. Seniors 65 and over and Kids 11 and under are $10. A family of four is $50. Children 5 and under are free. High school teams with their coach are $60 and. Coaches are free but sign in at the ticket table. The games will be televised on the Indiana Sports Network which is available on Amazon Fire TV, Apple TV+, Google Chromecast, Facebook Live and You Tube Live. Indiana Sports Network will be broadcasting the game for free on its X (Formerly Twitter Page and you can visit their websites at www.indianasportsnetwork.com and www.indianasportsnetwork.net.
The States Best High School Boys Underclassmen Display Their Talents at Anderson University Top Underclassmen were on display Friday at Anderson University in Anderson, Indiana for the 17th annual Indiana Boys Basketball All-Star Classic sponsored by Excel H Sports which owned by Co-Founder and Executive Director Steven Stremming. The Classes of 2026, 2027 and 2028 were on display to showcase their skills not only to fans but to college coaches. The event features four games with the first two featuring the States top Freshman and Sophomores followed by the States Top Juniors taking the floor for the final two games. The teams were divided into Team Red and Team White and are balanced out based on skills set and the number of players available to each team. Team White owned both futures games winning 90-65 in Game 1 and 104-59 in Game 2 over Team Red. There were Most Valuable Player Awards and Fellowship of Christian Athletes Award handed out for both teams in each game. The Red Team won both Juniors games which was Game 3 of the Day 93-86 and Game 4 was 103-86.
In Game 1 Devin Bolden from Indianapolis Cardinal Ritter scored 28 points and was named the MVP for the White Squad. Bolden is 6-8 and scored most of his buckets underneath the basket and went 6-8 from the free throw line. Rayevon Fetz from Mississinewa scored 21 points and was named the Fellowship of Christian Athletes Award Winner. Coby Sykes from Eastern Greene scored 13 points and drained three 3 pointers in the fourth quarter and Kyle Edwards from Whiteland added 10 points. A.J. Jones from Indianapolis Crispus Attucks was named the MVP for the Red Squad with 12 points. Ryan Miller from Tri-West and Kellen Crim from Morristown were both named Fellowship of Christian Athletes Award Winners. Joshua Henderson from University who was the Class 2A State Runner up scored 12 points and he is the son of Former Indiana University Basketball Star Alan Henderson. Jaedyn Litzlbauer from Indianapolis Metropolitan added 10 points.
In Game 2 Liberty Christian Guard Tywaine Fuller scored 23 points and was named the MVP of the White Squad. Fuller is a quick guard who controlled the pace of the game from start to finish. Karter Kobe from Portage added 22 points and Jaxon McCain from Boonville added 16 points as they were both named Fellowship of Christian Athletes Award Winners. Drew Volz from South Ripley scored 19 points and Landon Reed from Floyd Central scored 17 points. The White Team scored in bunches with 53 first half points and 51 second half points putting on a scoring clinic for the fans. D.J. Nash from Kokomo scored 18 points and was named the MVP of the Red Squad. Daniel Thomas from Tri-West scored 19 points and was named the Fellowship of Christian of Athletes award winner. Lane Hook of Caston scored 10 points. The Red squad fought hard with 25 third quarter points after scoring 21 first half points.
In Game 3 Ethan Roseman from Class 3A Champions South Bend St Joseph’s scored 17 points and was named the MVP for the second year in a row for the red squad. Cooper Sims from Pendelton Heights 17 points. Roosevelt Franklin from Indianapolis George Washington scored 14 Points and Isaiah Packer from South Bend Riley scored 11 points and were named Fellowship of Christian Athletes Award Winners. Xavier Wilson from Fort Wayne Snider 19 points and Tyrese Jones from South Bend Riley scored 14 points and were named Co-MVP’s for the White Squad. Pete Socci from Hebron scored 11 points and was named the Fellowship of Christian Athletes Award Winner Grady Gardner from Martinsville scored 14 points and drained four three pointers. Tim Jones from Marion scored 10 points. The Red team scored 33 first quarter points and White team scored 29 third quarter points as both teams wanted to get up and down the floor.
In Game 4 Elijah Wilson of Indianapolis Shortridge scored 21 points had 11 rebounds as he was named MVP of the Red Team. Levi Sawatzky of Goshen drained five three pointers to score 19 points and be named the Fellowship of Christian Athletes Award Winner. Gavin Keller from Hauser scored 19 points Taviar Duerson of Providence Christo Rey scored 18 points, Avery McFarlane from Lakewood Park Christian added 14 points and Jaloni Dixon from Liberty Christian scored 12 points. The Red Squad scored 37 first half points and followed it up with 37 points in the third quarter. Brennan Miller of Lawrence North scored 24 points and pulled down 11 rebounds and was named the MVP for the White Squad. Caden Claxton of Shelbyville scored 19 points and was named the Fellowship of Christian Athletes Award Winner. Connor Daily of Linton scored 15 points and pulled down 10 rebounds and his high school teammate Paul Oliver added 13 points as their Head Coach Matt Britton coached his players in this game. It was a great day of All-Star Basketball, and the level of basketball is second to none in the great state of Indiana. These players play hard, fast and do not stop until the clock hits triple zero and a lot of the players that are involved are players that have played before and are invited back and the kids, coaches and parents are thankful and grateful for the opportunity to showcase their talents in and event like this.
Indiana University Men’s Basketball Set to Play Louisville in Indianapolis The Indiana men’s basketball program will square off with border-rival Louisville in the CareSource Invitational Indianapolis – Supporting Mental Health at 2 p.m. ET on Saturday, Dec. 6, 2025, at Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis. The game will be played in front of a national television audience on CBS and available via stream on Paramount+. “We are excited to have Louisville on the schedule,” head men’s basketball coach Darian DeVries said. “They are a very talented and well-coached team that plays hard every night. This game will provide a real test for us early in the season. There will be an amazing atmosphere in Indy for this great rivalry.”
The matchup will mark the 23rd on the hardwood between the two National Championship-winning programs, and the third in as many seasons. The Hoosiers have won 12 games over the Cardinals. The game will be the fourth contested in Indianapolis and first since Dec. 31, 2016. Indiana (five national championships) and Louisville (two) are two of 15 programs in Division I men’s college basketball to have multiple NCAA Championships. The programs both rank top 10 in NCAA Tournament history in total appearances, Sweet 16 trips, and Final Four games played.
Tickets are available by request here. A portion of ticket sales will benefit mental health organizations, including Jay’s Light, begun by Dayton Coach Anthony Grant and wife Chris to help families find resources to help with mental health struggles. Their daughter Jayda died in 2022 at the age of 20, as a result of mental illness. The Indiana non-conference slate also features games against Marquette (Nov. 9) at the United Center in Chicago and at Kentucky (Dec. 13) at Rupp Arena. BD Global Sports, the group putting on the event, is a sports and entertainment leader with a dynamic event management portfolio anchored with a focus in basketball and professional golf. The firm boasts an event schedule that has delivered significant economic impact to multiple communities throughout North America and the Caribbean while featuring broadcasts to viewers across the globe. In basketball, bdG has a lengthy history of producing college basketball content. From summer exhibition tours to multiple high-profile in-season tournaments, bdG will contract more than 100 regular-season men’s and women’s Division I basketball games annually.
Indiana’s Michaela Hunter Earns All American Status, Veronica Hargrave Advances to 800 Final on Day Two From Eugene Indiana track and field completed a successful first day of women’s competition from the NCAA Outdoor Championship on Thursday. Veronica Hargrave earned her spot in Saturday’s 800-meter finals. She placed second in her heat, earning the automatic qualifier to the finals with her time of 2:01.54. Makayla Hunter earned her first All-American status of her career in the women’s shot put. Hunter’s mark of 16.86m ranked 15th among the competition, earning Second Team All-American recognition for the junior.
Big Ten Celebrates 123 Indiana University Hoosiers for Academic Success The Big Ten Conference recognized a total of 2,826 students on spring sports rosters who have been named to the Academic All-Big Ten Team Wednesday. The list of honorees includes 256 baseball students, 94 men’s and 79 women’s golf students, 174 men’s and 211 women’s lacrosse students, 61 men’s and 358 women’s rowing students, 194 softball students, 73 men’s and 98 women’s tennis students, 359 men’s and 474 women’s track & field students, 20 acrobatics and tumbling students, six bowling students, 42 men’s fencing students, 34 women’s fencing students, six pistol and eight rifle students, 36 men’s volleyball students, 22 men’s and 63 women’s water polo students, 55 women’s ice hockey students, 20 women’s lightweight rowing students, 55 women’s sand volleyball students, 12 women’s synchronized swimming students, and 16 women’s wrestling students. A total of 123 Hoosier student-athletes from 10 sports earned Spring Academic All-Big Ten honors.
“It has been a tremendous 2024-25 year for IU Athletics, and we’re pleased to cap the year off by congratulating our 123-spring sport Academic All-Big Ten honorees,” said IU Vice President and Director of Intercollegiate Athletics Scott Dolson. “We remain focused on supporting our students’ efforts to perform at the highest levels academically and athletically, and these students have met that very high standard. Congratulations to our spring sport honorees, as well as our 324 students who earned Academic All-Big Ten recognition over the course of the academic year.” To be eligible for Academic All-Big Ten selection, students must be on a varsity team, have been enrolled full time at the institution for a minimum of 12 months and carry a cumulative grade-point average of 3.0 or higher.
ACADEMIC ALL-BIG TEN Baseball-Seth Benes, Matthew Bohnert, Drew Buhr, Tyler Cerny, Ryan Gilbert, Ben Grable, Grant Holderfield, Ryan Kraft, Evan O’Neill, Jasen Oliver, Ryan Rushing and T.J Schuyler Men’s Golf-Robert Bender III, Ethan Chelf, Kieran Hogarth and Nick Piesen Women’s Golf-Madison Dabagia, Beatriz Junqueira, Maddie May and Caroline Smith Rowing-Stella Abodeely, Abbey Armstrong, Delaney Bailey, Emily Bowden, Mia Brehm, Maggie Cheever, Allie Beth Currier, Nico Daly, Payton Dilger
Jania Hackett, Lily Haupt, Clare Hunsberger, Phoebe Inall, Yael Kiser, Chelsie Lindauer, Olivia Luban, Cat Madden, Daniella Mandel, Laura McCabe
Mikayla Messinger, Kaylee Mulligan, Lilly Murphy, Grace Newton, Annabel Oertel, Ava Olson, Caroline Schrieber, Maddison Shanks and Averi Weninger Softball-Brianna Copeland, Taylor Minnick, Kinsey Mitchell, Savannah Oden, Avery Parker and Aly VanBrandt Men’s Tennis- Michael Andre, Luc Boulier, Nikola Kolyachev and Facundo Yunis Women’s Tennis-Chase Boyer, Elisabeth Dunac, Sarah L’allier, Li Hsin Lin ,Lara Schneider, Magdalena Swierczynska and Nicole Teodosescu Men’s Track and Field-Dalton Boisseau, Tyler Carrel, Nico Colchico, Abe Eckman, Drew Franklin, Max Grangier, Brayden Henkle, Garrett Hicks, Nate Killeen
Deepak Laungani, Andrew Mangum, Camden Marshall, Garrett Messer, Sean Mockler, Novo Onovwerosuoke, Cole Raymond, Tyler Reyna, Nolan Satterfield
Martin Segurola, Alex Smith, Hunter Smith and Keefer Soehngen. Women’s Track & Field-Bridget Beyer, Amelia Dodds, Emma Everhart-Deckard, Catie McCabe, Kelly Moran, Lily Myers, Claire Overfelt, Ryann Parrish
Kylee Poulton, Addison Price, Maddie Russin, Tori Schmidt, Taylor Schoonveld, Kai Snell, Morgan Snow, Grace Tyson, Kristina Vincic, Campbell Wamsley
Mariah Wehrle and Katelyn Winton. Water Polo-Savannah Batchelor, Audrey Cox, Louisa Downes, Olivia Harris, Grace Hathaway, Jasmine Higgs, Skylar Kidd, Grace Klingler, Gwyneth Le
Sarah Lolli, Natalie McCarroll, Portia Sasser, Sophia Sollie, Olivia Stark, Nicole Tyner and Claire Witting.
Indianapolis Colts Announce Changes to Football Operations Staff The Indianapolis Colts have announced the following changes to its football operations staff. Chris McGaha has been elevated to national scout with a focus on the West Coast. He is entering his 16th year with the Colts and was an area scout with a focus on the West Coast the last eight seasons (2017-24). From 2015-16, McGaha served as the team’s National Football Scouting representative to the annual NFL Scouting Combine. He spent two seasons (2013-2014) as personnel assistant following one year (2012) as assistant to the general counsel and director of football administration. McGaha began his career as a marketing intern with the organization from 2010-2011. He graduated from Indiana University with a bachelor’s degree in sport marketing and management. McGaha also graduated from law school at Indiana University in Indianapolis.
Kasia Omilian has been promoted to area scout with a focus on the West Coast. She is entering her seventh season with the Colts. Omilian served as NFS scout the last three seasons (2022-24). She became the first female to hold that role. Omilian previously served as scouting assistant (2021) and football operations intern (2020) where she assisted with team travel and coordinating player travel. She got her start with the Colts in 2019 as a football operations intern supporting the team’s offseason program. Prior to Indianapolis, Omilian served as a football recruiting assistant for four seasons (2016-20) while attending the University of Washington. She also worked as a summer football operations intern for the Pittsburgh Steelers in 2017 and 2018. Omilian earned a bachelor’s degree in business with a minor in law, societies and justice.
Gregory Liverpool III has been named area/pro scout. He is entering his fifth season with the Colts and most recently served as scouting assistant for the last two seasons (2023-24). Liverpool III worked as a training camp operations intern for the team in 2021 and 2022. He served as a football intern at Coastal Carolina for four seasons (2019-2022) and assisted with recruiting, player personnel and coaches film. Liverpool III majored in sports management at Coastal Carolina.
Tanner Chastain has been named NFS scout. He served as scouting assistant for the Colts the last two seasons (2023-24). Chastain previously worked in player personnel for one season (2022) at Auburn. He served as a scouting assistant with the Senior Bowl from 2019-2022. Chastain played linebacker for four seasons (2015-18) at West Alabama. He graduated from West Alabama with a bachelor’s degree in sports management.
Skylar Hillmann has been hired as scouting assistant. She served as a recruiting operations intern (2022-25) while attending the University of Missouri. Hillmann assisted with the compliance of NCAA rules and policies when coordinating visits for prospective student-athletes. She previously served as a football student assistant (2023) at Iowa State, where she supported the on-campus recruiting staff in scheduling and coordinating visits for prospective student-athletes. At Missouri, Hillmann majored in parks, recreation, sport and tourism with an emphasis in sport management.
Joe Tsaiho has been hired as scouting assistant. He served as a college personnel assistant (2023-25) for the football team while attending the University of Florida. Tsaiho wrote player reports, coordinated meetings with visiting NFL scouts and hosted recruiting visits. He earned a dual degree from Florida, including a bachelor’s in business administration and a bachelor’s in sport management.