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Bloomington North Boys Basketball routs county rival Edgewood
Bloomington North Boys Basketball dominated Edgewood 70-41 at the Mustang Corral in Ellettsville Tuesday night. The Cougars were up 63-27 at the end of the 3rd quarter to install a running clock for the 4th quarter. Bloomington North is 18-3 on the season and have won 12 games in a row. The Cougars will host New Albany in the regular season finale Friday night at 7:30 pm. Edgewood falls to 10-13 on the season and will travel to Eastern Greene Thursday night at 7:30 pm in the regular season finale
Bloomington South Beat Bloomfield 59-49 at Bloomington South. The Panthers improve to 16-7 on the season and will travel to Northview Thursday for the regular season finale. The Cardinals fall to 17-5 and will travel to Barr-Reeve Friday for the regular season finale.
Lighthouse Christian beat Brown County 49-38 at Brown County. The Lions finish the regular season at 15-8 under 1st year head coach Jeff Mills. Brown County falls to 2-18 on the season. The Eagles host Edinburgh at 7:30 pm this evening and will travel to White River Valley for the regular season finale Friday at 7:30 pm.
Indiana Volleyball set for foreign trip in May
Indiana Volleyball announced on that they will embark on an 11-day European Tour May 23 through June 3 that includes stops in Czech Republic, Austria, Slovenia, and Italy.
“This tour is a fantastic opportunity for our program to compete against some of the world’s best and travel to some amazing countries. We are fortunate to work with Tim Kelly and his team at Bring It Promotions as they provide a first-class experience for our entire travel party,” Head Coach Steve Aird said in Press Release. “We are excited for the spring and the group we have in our gym. Our goal is to compete at the highest level in May. We are excited to develop chemistry and grow as a program over the 11 days in Europe. Our program is forever grateful to our administration for the support and commitment to help us build this program.”
The Hoosiers will kick off the tour with three nights in Prague, Czech Republic. While in Prague, Indiana will play two matches against Czech teams. They will visit the Prague Castle, Charles Bridge as well as Old Town Square. Next, Indiana will take a day trip to Vienna, Austria before spending three nights in Maribor, Slovenia. The Hoosiers will play three matches against visiting national federation teams from around Europe.
Also in Maribor, they will visit Old Town and eat at least one meal in a mountain hut on the Pohorje Mountain. As part of the experience, they will descend the mountain side via an Alpine Slide. The next stop on the tour will be Venice, Italy for a full day of sight-seeing before moving on to Verona for lunch and a tour of the Coliseum there and sights from Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet. The last stop will be in Milan, Italy where the Hoosiers will play two matches against Italian national federation teams. The team will also take in a list of sights while in Milan. The Duomo, which is the cathedral of Milan, is dedicated to the Nativity of St Mary. The Galleria San Vittorio is Italy’s oldest active shopping gallery and is a major landmark of Milan. The Opera Theater La Scala and Sforza Castle will round out the tour. On June 3rd, departing Milan and heading back to the United States.
Indiana Men’s Soccer announces 2022 Spring schedule
Indiana men’s soccer head coach Todd Yeagley that the Hoosiers will play in five exhibition matches this spring. IU’s 2022 spring schedule includes four opponents that earned NCAA Tournament berths in 2021. The Hoosiers will play two matches on the road, two neutral site games and one match at home on Jerry Yeagley Field at Bill Armstrong Stadium on April 16th. Indiana’s slate kicks off this Saturday afternoon as it travels to Indianapolis to play Butler at the Butler Bowl. The two teams met in Bloomington in August in a 1-0 win for the Hoosiers, decided by sophomore Joey Maher’s 29th minute goal. Following the in-state matchup, IU’s four remaining matches will be played in April.
IU will return to exhibition action on Saturday, April 2nd, when they head to St. Louis to face the Saint Louis Billikens, who made an Elite Eight run in the fall. The contest will be a homecoming for several St. Louis, Missouri, natives on Indiana’s roster, including its star center back duo of junior Daniel Munie and sophomore Joey Maher. A week later, the Hoosiers visit fellow Sweet 16 finisher Kentucky on Saturday, April 9th. The two programs last met in the 2019 NCAA Tournament Second Round when the Hoosiers cruised to a 3-0 victory from a Victor Bezerra hat trick. On Saturday, April 16th, at 3pm, the Hoosiers will host their lone home match of the spring when they welcome Lipscomb to Bill Armstrong Stadium. Lipscomb earned a spot in the 2021 NCAA Tournament, where they suffered a 4-2 defeat to Hofstra in the opening round. To close out the spring, Indiana and 2021 NCAA College Cup participant Notre Dame will meet halfway at the Grand Park Sports Campus in Indianapolis on Friday, April 22nd. IU and Notre Dame opened the 2021 season with an overtime thriller on August 27th as junior Ben Yeagley’s golden goal gave Indiana the 3-2 win. Indiana’s 2022 spring schedule is subject to change.
New game times announced for Indiana Baseball this weekend
Temperatures deep in the heart of Texas are anticipated to dip over the weekend and the Karbach Round Rock Classic has moved game times in accordance. Indiana will now face Number 2 Arkansas starting at 5 p.m. ET/4 p.m. CT on Friday evening. Indiana’s new schedule for the event is listed below. All games will be played at Dell Diamond, home of the Texas Rangers’ Triple-A affiliate Round Rock Express. The games will be broadcast on FloBaseball a subscription-based streaming service.
Karbach Round Rock Classic – Dell Diamond (Round Rock, Texas)
Friday, Feb. 25 – vs. No. 2 Arkansas – 5pm
Saturday, Feb. 26 – vs. Louisiana-Lafayette – Noon
Sunday, Feb. 27 – vs. No. 6 Stanford – Noon
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