#1 Bloomington North hosts #3 Bloomington South in HS Football Sectional Semifinal
When Bloomington North and Bloomington South meet for the 64th time tonight at 7pm in the IHSAA Football Class 5A Sectional 15 Semifinal at Dennis O. Martin Memorial Field on Bloomington’s Northside it could be the biggest meeting in history of this battle between the crosstown rivals. The Cougars finished number 1 and undefeated for the first time in school history while the Panthers finished 8-1 and ranked third in the AP Poll and tied for second in the Coaches Poll with Fort Wayne Snider who is second in the AP Poll. Bloomington South leads the all-time series 48-15 dating back to 1972 as Bloomington North beat Bloomington South 25-24 in overtime on September 8, at Fred Huff Memorial Field on the Southside. The Panthers lead 9-2 all time in sectional matchups and the Panthers have won the last five sectional matchups including a 28-7 win in the sectional championship game last year. The Cougars beat the Panthers 24-21 in the 2014 Sectional Championship game and 16-0 in the 1986 Sectional.
Bloomington North is coming off a 42-14 win at Southport 2 weeks ago in which the Cougars completed a perfect season and won their second Conference Indiana Championship in program history along with 2019. The Cougars average 37. 6 points on offense and give up 18.9 points on defense. Bloomington North outscored their opponent 338-170 and did not score less than 21 points in a game all season. The Cougars are 22-38 all time in the state tournament and have won two sectional titles in 2010 and 2013 and regional title in 2013. Bloomington South is coming off a 47-0 win over Seymour at home 2 weeks ago. The Panthers average 46.3 points on offense and give up 10.6 on defense. Bloomington South has outscored their opponent 417-95 and have not scored less than 24 points in a game this season. The Panthers are 70-38 all time in the State tournament. The Panthers have won 17 Sectional titles including the last two seasons. 11 Regional titles, 3 Semi State titles and Two Class 5A State Championships in 1993 and 1998.
The winner of this game will face the winner of the other Semifinal between 5-4 Seymour and 3-6 Columbus East in the Sectional Championship Game Next Friday Night. Both Bloomington Schools face Columbus East in the regular season with Panthers winning 45-10 at home on August 18, and the Cougars winning 42-0 at home on September 29. Seymour and Bloomington North did not meet in the regular season but whoever wins the battle of Bloomington will be favorite to win the sectional title. If Bloomington North wins, they will travel to either Columbus East or Seymour. If Bloomington South and Seymour win the game will be played in Seymour. if Columbus East and Bloomington South win the Panthers would host the Olympians.
Indiana University Football faces a big challenge at #10 Penn State
The Indiana Hoosiers Football team faces another tough challenge on Saturday when they travel to Beaver Stadium to face the 10th ranked Penn State Nittany Lions in a nationally televised game on CBS at Noon. Indiana is 2-5 and 0-4 in the Big Ten and if the Hoosiers fall Saturday, they will have to win the final four games of the season to have any shot of going to a bowl game. Indiana is 0-12 all time at Penn State and the Hoosiers were shutout 24-0 the last time they traveled to Happy Valley on October 2, 2021. Penn State leads the All-Time Series 24-2 dating back to when the Nittany Lions joined the Big Ten in 1993. Indiana beat Penn State 44-24 on October 5, 2014, and 36-35 on October 24, 2020 when then Quarterback Michael Pennix Jr dove and hit the pylon on a two-point conversion to win the game when only family were in the stands because of the COVID-19 Pandemic.
The Hoosiers are coming off a 31-14 loss to Rutgers at home Last Saturday. Indiana Head Coach Tom Allen went with Brendan Sorsby as the starter against the Scarlet Knights as he threw for 126 yards and a touchdown pass along with a rushing touchdown. Sorsby and Tayven Jackson have been in a Quarterback battle all season until Allen said before the Rutgers game, he was going to pick a Quarterback and stay with them. Allen said after the game that plan for just one game but later said that he will stick with Sorsby for this game against Penn State and feels good about Sorsby being the starter moving forward. Sorsby is 45-88 for 420 yards passing 3 touchdowns and no interceptions along with being sacked 4 times. Jackson is 78-128 for 914 yards passing with 2 touchdowns and 5 interceptions along with being sacked 8 times.
Jaylin Lucas and Christian Turner are the leading rushers on the Hoosier team. Lucas has run for 247 yards and 2 touchdowns on 55 carries. Turner has run for 227 yards on 52 yards and 2 touchdowns. Sorsby has ran for 130 yards on 41 carries and a touchdown. The Hoosiers combined have 796 yards and 8 touchdowns on 235 carries. Cam Camper is the leading receiver with 285 yards with 17 catches and a touchdown. Donaven McCulley is second with 224 yards with 20 catches and a touchdown. Lucas is third with 212 yards with 29 catches and 2 touchdowns. The Hoosier kickers Chris Freeman and Nicolas Radicic are a combined 6-6 on field goals and 15-15 on extra points. The Hoosiers are banged up on defense. Husky Noah Pierre is out after getting banged up in the Rutgers and according to Tom Allen will miss extended period of time and Safety Phillip Dunnam also was injured in the game and is unclear when he will return. Safety Louis Moore was ejected in the first half for targeting and will be back for Saturday’s game because he missed the second half of the Rutgers game. Indiana has 14 sacks, 6 interceptions, 2 forced fumbles and one interception return for a touchdown.
Penn State is 6-1 on the season and 3-1 in the Big Ten after a 20-12 at Ohio State Last Saturday. Quarterback Drew Allar is 136-223 for 1,445 yards passing with 13 touchdowns and no interceptions along with being sacked 8 times. The Nittany Lions 1-2 rushing combo for Nicholas Singleton and Kaytron Allen have combined for 811 of the 1,269 rushing yards along with 9 of the 17 touchdowns. KeAndre Lambert-Smith leads the team in receiving with 454 yards and 3 touchdowns with 37 catches. Tight End Tyler Warren has caught 5 touchdown passes for 140 yards. Penn State’s defense has 29 sacks, 7 interceptions, 6 forced fumbles, 7 fumble recoveries and one interception return for a touchdown.
2013 Indiana University Baseball team to celebrate 10 Year College World Series anniversary
One of the best teams in program history, and one of the best the Big Ten has ever seen, is set to return to Bloomington next week (Nov. 3-4) as it celebrates the 10-year anniversary of a historic run to Omaha and the College World Series in 2013. Led by future MLB players Kyle Schwarber, Sam Travis, Aaron Slegers, Scott Effross and Kyle Hart, the Indiana Baseball team began one of the best two-year runs in history of any Big Ten baseball program with an outright regular season title and conference tournament title in 2013. The Hoosiers won a modern-era program record 49 games in 2013 and made the program’s one and only trip to Omaha for the College World Series. After sweeping the Bloomington Regional, IU went down to Tallahassee and beat No. 7 Florida State in the Super Regional.
After taking care of Louisville in the opening round of the College World Series, the Hoosiers were handed a pair of one-run losses to Mississippi State and No. 3 Oregon State. IU would go on to win 44 games in 2014 and win the Big Ten title once again. Not only could the 2013 team hit the ball, seven starters finished with an average above .300, but it also produced the deepest staff in program history on the mound. IU’s top four pitchers, which featured three future big leaguers and the program’s all-time wins leader in Joey DeNato, combined to go 33-7 on the bump. The 2013 team held a 2.64 earned run average across 65 games, second in the modern era only to the 2014 staff which produced a 2.33 earned run average with most of the same staff. DeNato is the only pitcher in school history to win 10-or-more games in two different seasons, collecting 10 victories in 2013 and 14 in 2014.
Offensively, IU combined to hit .301 across 65 contests with 53 home runs, 407 runs batted in and 134 doubles. Dustin DeMuth led the Hoosiers with a .377 batting average and would go on to win the Big Ten batting title in 2014. Schwarber and Travis hit 28 home runs combined with Scott Donley driving in 61 runs on the season. Next weekend’s reunion will feature a baseball team banquet, a golf outing and a halftime honor at Saturday’s football game vs. Wisconsin. IU’s current 2024 team, coming off a 43-win season in 2023, will have the opportunity to interact with returning players throughout the entire weekend.
Inside Indiana Basketball radio show with Teri Moren and Mike Woodson debuts October 30th
The first edition of Inside Indiana Basketball Radio Shows with Teri Moren and Mike Woodson presented by CommunityCars.com at the Chop Shop Restaurant will air Monday, Oct. 30. Teri Moren will be joined by Voice of Indiana Women’s Basketball Austin Redner beginning at 6:30pm followed by Mike Woodson and legendary Voice of the Hoosiers Don Fischer on Inside Indiana Basketball at 7:05pm. The show will air live on WHCC 105.1 FM in Bloomington along with its radio affiliates around the state. Fans can also watch a live stream of the radio show on the team’s respective Facebook accounts.
Inside Indiana Women’s Basketball Broadcast Dates
October 30
November 6, 13, 27
December 11
January 22, 29
February 12
March 4, 11
Inside Indiana Basketball Broadcast Dates
October 30
November 6, 13, 27
December 4 (pre-recorded show), 11, 18
January 15 (pre-recorded show), 22, 29
February 12, 19, 26
March 4, 11
Indiana University Wrestler Jacob Moran has finished competition at the Under-23 World Championships in Albania
Indiana Wrestling senior Jacob Moran finished up competition at the 2023 U23 United World Wrestling (UWW) Championships this week in Tirana Albania. Moran wrestled at 57 kg in the Men’s Freestyle Division for Team Puerto Rico on Tuesday. He competed in two matches, going 1-1 in the tournament. Moran opened the tournament with a 12-2 win over Thomas Epp of Switzerland in the qualifying round. In the 1/8 final match, Moran dropped a close one to Tatsuya Tsukaoka of Japan in a 2-0 finish. Due to Tsukaoka not reaching the finals, Moran was not able to be pulled back into the tournament to compete in repechage.
Qual: Jacob Moran (Puerto Rico) def. Thomas Epp (Switzerland), VSU1, 12-2 (5:21) 1/8: Tatsuya Tsukaoka (Japan) def. Jacob Moran (Puerto Rico), VPO, 2-0
Indiana University Swimming and Diving mourns the loss of Ken Nakasone
The Indiana swimming and diving program is mourning following the death of Ken Nakasone this month. He was 82. Nakasone swam at IU from 1959-63, earning All-America distinction from each of his final three seasons. He swam the breaststroke leg of IU’s third-place 400-yard medley relay in 1962 and placed top-10 in the 100-yard breaststroke each season, peaking at fourth in 1963.
“We are deeply saddened by the passing of Indiana swimming great Ken Nakasone,” IU head swimming coach Ray Looze said. “He will forever be remembered as a tremendous leader, student, and swimmer. Our thoughts are with his family. “Our program has an extensive history with Hawai’i. Doc Counsilman and Soichi Sakamoto had a deep friendship over many years, which resulted in numerous high-level Hawai’ian swimmers attending Indiana University. Mahalo.”
Nakasone competed at the 1959 Pan American Games, winning a gold medal in the 400-meter medley relay and a silver medal in the 200-meter breaststroke. During his career, he established American records in the 100-meter breaststroke, 200-meter breaststroke and 220-yard breaststroke. Nakasone was born and raised in Pu’unene, Hawai’i. He was inducted into the Hawai’i Swimming Hall of Fame in 2005.
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