Jeremy Gray named full-time Public Address Announcer for Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall
Indiana University Vice President and Director of Intercollegiate Athletics Scott Dolson announced Monday that Senior Associate Athletic Director Jeremy Gray will serve as the full-time public address announcer for IU men’s and women’s basketball games at Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall beginning with the 2022-23 seasons. Gray replaces Chuck Crabb, who served in that same role for 45 years before retiring in February. Following Crabb’s retirement, Gray stepped in and fulfilled the remaining public address responsibilities for the 2021-22 season on an interim basis, working the last handful of men’s and women’s regular season basketball games as well as the first and second-round NCAA Women’s Basketball Tournament games played at Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall.
“Jeremy did an outstanding job to close out the 2021-22 season filling in for Chuck, and has more than two decades of experience as a public address announcer and play-by-play radio broadcaster at IU as well as at prior professional stops before he joined our staff,” Dolson said in Press Release. “Replacing someone like Chuck, who was a cherished part of the IU Basketball gameday experience for so many of our fans, is no easy task. But Jeremy worked alongside Chuck as a member of our Athletic Department staff for many years and, like Chuck, knows our basketball programs, our history, and our fans as well as anyone. I asked him to do this, and I know he will do a terrific job in this role.”
Among Gray’s past experiences are serving as the play-by-play voice for IU women’s basketball and baseball. Gray has also held broadcasting duties with the Big Ten Network, ESPN Radio, and as a play-by-play broadcaster for various sports at the University of Notre Dame. In addition to his new responsibilities, Gray will continue in his role as the Senior Associate Athletic Director for Strategic Communications/Director of the Cuban Center.
High School Softball State Tournament draw announced
372 High School Softball Teams across the State of Indiana learned their opponents as the pairings were announced for the 37th IHSAA Softball State Tournament. There are four classes in softball with Sectionals starting May 23-28 and the host schools will announce the game times. One Game Regionals are Tuesday May 31. Semi State is Saturday June 4th which will be two games and the State Finals will be held June 10-11 at Bittinger Stadium on the Purdue University Campus.
In Class 4A at Bloomington North. Columbus North faces East Central in the first round with the winner to take on Bloomington North in the Semifinals. Bloomington South will face Shelbyville in the first round with the winner facing Columbus East and the winners meet for the Sectional Championship. The Winner advances will host the Mooresville Sectional in the Regional Championship and the Semi State will be at Bedford North Lawrence.
In Class 3A at Owen Valley. West Vigo will take on Owen Valley in the first round with the winner to face Edgewood in the Semifinals. Northview will face Indian Creek with the winner to take on Brown County in the Semifinals. The Winners advance to the Sectional Championship Game and will host the winner of the Indianapolis Chatard Sectional for the Regional Championship. The Semi State will be held at Brown County.
High School Baseball State Tournament draw announced
383 High School Baseball Teams across the State of Indiana learned their opponents as the pairings were announced for the 55th annual IHSAA Baseball State Tournament. There are four classes in Baseball with sectionals starting May 25-30th and the host schools will announce game times. Regionals are June 4th with two games. The Semi States are June 11th, and will be a one game format. They will be held at four sites around the state with two classes at each site. The State Finals are at Victory Field in Indianapolis June 17-18.
In Class 4A at Bloomington South. Columbus North will face East Central followed by Shelbyville taking on Bloomington South with the winners advancing to the Semifinals. Columbus East and Bloomington North will face each other in the second semifinal game to advance to sectional championship. The winner advances to the Jasper Regional to take on the winner of the Center Grove Sectional in game 2 of the regional semifinal with the Jennings County and Evansville Reitz winners facing off in Game 1.
In Class 3A at Edgewood. Brown County faces Edgewood followed by Indian Creek and Sullivan with the winners advancing to the Semifinals. West Vigo and Owen Valley will face each other in the second semifinal with the winner advancing to the championship. The winner advances to the Regional at Danville and will play the winner of the Danville Sectional in the first semifinals with the sectional winners from Crawfordsville and Indianapolis Bishop Chatard facing off in Game 2.
Indiana Fever Fall to Dallas in Second and Final Preseason Game
The Indiana Fever fell to the Dallas Wings, 101-89 Monday Afternoon to conclude the 2022 preseason schedule. Kelsey Mitchell led all scorers with 24 points to go along with four rebounds and three assists. NaLyssa Smith poured in 18 points on 6-of-9 shooting in just under 22 minutes of action. Emily Engstler came off the bench to finish with 12 points and five rebounds, while Queen Egbo recorded her second double-double of the preseason with 11 points and a game-high 11 rebounds.
For Dallas, the Wings finished with five players in double figures led by 18 points from Isabelle Harrison. Dallas shot 53.5 percent from the floor and 10-of-16 from 3-point range. The Fever open the 2022 regular season at the Washington Mystics on Friday at 7 p.m. Friday’s game will be streamed on FeverBasketball.com and the Indiana Fever’s Facebook page in Indiana, Kentucky and Ohio.
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Indians Host Louisville This Week
The Indianapolis Indians will host the Louisville Bats starting at 6:35 this evening at Victory Field in Downtown Indianapolis. The teams will meet Wednesday afternoon at 1:35 pm, Thursday morning at 11:05 am, Friday at 7:05 pm, Saturday at 6:35 pm and close out Sunday afternoon at 1:35 pm. The Indians are 13-10 on the season after winning the series at Iowa 4-2. Louisville are 8-16 on the season after going 2-4 last week at Columbus.
There are three promotional events during this homestand, Indy 500 Night is Friday, Star Wars™ Night is Saturday and a Mother’s Day Catch on the Field is Sunday to round out Indy’s third homestand of the 2022 season.
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