{"id":11947,"date":"2025-12-16T01:08:16","date_gmt":"2025-12-16T01:08:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bloomingtonnews.online\/?p=11947"},"modified":"2025-12-16T01:08:17","modified_gmt":"2025-12-16T01:08:17","slug":"local-sports-news-december-16-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bloomingtonnews.online\/?p=11947","title":{"rendered":"Local Sports News: December 16, 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Sophomore Valentyna Kadlecova Leaves the Indiana University Women’s Basketball Team <\/strong> Valentyna Kadlecova started the first 10 games of the season for Indiana women\u2019s basketball. But as of Monday, Kadlecova is no longer a Hoosier. The sophomore has left the program to return home to the Czech Republic to play professionally. \u201cThis was a decision Valentyna made with careful consideration,\u201d IU head coach Teri Moren said in a statement, \u201cand we wish her the best in her next chapter.\u201d Kadlecova averaged 22.6 minutes per game through Indiana\u2019s first 10 contests this season, as she started for a new-look Hoosier team. But her playing time was trending downwards, as she went over that average only once in her final four starts. The guard moved to the bench against Louisiana-Monroe on Thursday, with freshman Maya Makalusky taking her spot in the starting lineup. Kadlecova still played 14 minutes off the bench, scoring five points in the blowout victory. But she then wasn\u2019t present for Indiana\u2019s win over Eastern Michigan on Sunday \u2014 Moren, after the game, attributed her absence to \u201cpersonal reasons.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Kadlecova played sparingly last season as a freshman, after signing in August. She entered 11 games and played just 36 total minutes. This season, in 11 games, Kadlecova averaged 5.4 points, 1.9 rebounds, and 0.5 assists in 21.7 minutes. She shot 35.7 percent from the field and 33.3 percent from 3-point range. IU\u2019s roster was already thin, even with Kadlecova available. Now, the team is down to 11 available players this season, with forward Sydney Fenn ruled out for the season. Incoming freshman Zoe Jackson is joining the program early in January, but she intends to redshirt, per a program spokesperson. And with Zania Socka-Nguemen likely out until after Christmas, the Hoosiers may have 10 or fewer players available currently. Their next game is Sunday against Western Carolina, and then they\u2019re off until Monday, Dec. 29 against Minnesota. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Lamar Wilkerson Named Big Ten Men’s Basketball Co-Player of the Week <\/strong> Indiana redshirt senior guard\u00a0Lamar Wilkerson\u00a0was named Co-Big Ten Player of the Week, the conference announced on Monday afternoon. Wilkerson shared the distinction with Nebraska junior forward Pryce Sandfort. The Sam Houston State transfer averaged 29.5 points, 3.0 rebounds, 2.0 assists, and 1.5 steals in just 23.0 minutes per night as the Hoosiers split games against Penn State (113-72 on Dec. 9) and at Kentucky (60-72 on Dec. 13). He shot 63.6% (21-of-33) from the floor, 60.0% (12-of-20) from the 3-point line, and 83.3% (5-of-6) from the free throw line. Wilkerson opened the week with a career-high 44 points against Penn State, a Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall record, and a program-record 10 made 3-pointers. He added four rebounds, four assists, and three steals in 24 minutes.
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Per OptaSTATS, Wilkerson is the only Division I or NBA player in the last 30 seasons to score 40-plus points and make 10-plus 3-pointers in a game while playing less than 25 minutes. His scoring outburst marked the most by a Hoosier against a Big Ten opponent since Mike Woodson scored 48 points at Illinois on March 3, 1979, and the most in a Big Ten home game since Jimmy Rayl posted 44 points against Wisconsin on Feb. 12, 1962. He is the first Big Ten player since Luka Garza (44 on Dec. 6, 2019) to score at least 44 points in a single game. The school-record 10 made 3-pointers are the most by a Big Ten player since Jordan Bohannon (10) against Maryland on Feb. 10, 2022. He followed the historical outing with 15 points and two rebounds at Kentucky. Redshirt senior forward\u00a0Tucker DeVries\u00a0claimed Co-Player of the Week honors on Nov. 10. The Indiana Hoosiers will be back in action at 1 p.m. ET on Saturday, Dec. 10 against Chicago State at Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Shay Ciezki and Maya Makalusky Sweep Big Ten Women’s Basketball Awards <\/strong>\u00a0 Indiana women’s basketball senior guard\u00a0Shay Ciezki<\/a>\u00a0was named the Big Ten Player of the Week while freshman forward\u00a0Maya Makalusky\u00a0earned Big Ten Freshman of the Week honors for their performances in wins over ULM and Eastern Michigan last week. Ciezki earns her second weekly honor this season and IU’s first multiple week award winner since Mackenzie Holmes in 2022-23. She averaged 28.0 points while shooting 61.8 percent from the floor, 66.7 percent from the 3-point line and was perfect from the free throw line (8-for-8) in wins over ULM and Eastern Michigan. The Buffalo, N.Y. native also added 3.5 rebounds, 2.0 assists and 1.5 steals. \u00a0Ciezki notched her third 30-plus scoring game with her 31 points against ULM, going 12-for-17 from the floor and hit three 3-pointers while pulling down five rebounds. She followed up with a team-high 25-point performance against Eastern Michigan connecting on three 3-pointers again to go along with two steals, two assists and two rebounds.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Makalusky made her first career starts for the Hoosiers last week, putting up a season-high 22 points against ULM. The Hamilton Southeastern grad averaged 15.5 points on the week while shooting 57.9 percent from the floor and 52.9 percent from beyond-the-arc while adding 5.0 rebounds per game. Against ULM, Makalusky went 60 percent (6-for-10) from the 3-point line in the win, going 8-for-12 total from the field and pulling down four boards, three assists, two steals and a block in her first career start. She added three more triples (nine total points) to her resume with a team-high six rebounds versus Eastern Michigan. Indiana (10-2) resumes action on Dec. 21 when it hosts Western Carolina in the non-conference finale at 1 p.m. ET at Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Six Indiana University Football Payers earn Associated Press All American Honors <\/strong> Six IU football players earned AP All-American honors Monday. The headliner is quarterback\u00a0Fernando Mendoza, who was named to the first team, and was also named the AP national player of the year. Three Hoosiers made the second team:\u00a0 left tackle\u00a0Carter Smith, cornerback\u00a0D\u2019Angelo Ponds, and safety\u00a0Louis Moore. And two more IU players made the third team:\u00a0 defensive tackle\u00a0Tyrique Tucker, and linebacker\u00a0Aiden Fisher. It\u2019s the second straight year Ponds and Fisher earned All-American nods. Mendoza, Smith and Ponds also were named Walter Camp All-Americans on Friday. The AP All-America team was selected by a panel of 52 college Top 25 poll voters.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Here in their entirety are the AP All-American teams: First-Team Offense Wide receiver \u2014Makai Lemon, Southern California, junior, 5-11, 195, Los Angeles. Wide receiver \u2014 Jeremiah Smith, Ohio State, sophomore, 6-3, 223, Miami Gardens, Florida. Wide receiver \u2014 Skyler Bell, UConn, senior, 6-0, 185, New York, N.Y. Tackle \u2014 Francis Mauigoa, Miami, junior, 6-6, 335,Ili\u2019ili, American Samoa. Tackle \u2014 Spencer Fano, Utah, junior, 6-6, 308, Spanish Fork, Utah. Guard \u2014 Emmanuel Pregnon, Oregon, senior, 6-5, 318, Denver. Guard \u2014 Beau Stephens, Iowa, senior, 6-5, 315, Blue Springs, Missouri. Center \u2014 Logan Jones, Iowa, graduate, 6-3, 202, Council Bluffs, Iowa. Tight end \u2014 Eli Stowers, Vanderbilt, graduate, 6-4, 235, Denton, Texas. Quarterback \u2014 Fernando Mendoza, Indiana, junior, 6-5, 225, Miami. Running back \u2014 Jeremiyah Love, Notre Dame, junior, 6-0, 214, St. Louis. Running back \u2014 Ahmad Hardy, Missouri, sophomore, 5-10, 210, Oma, Mississippi. Kicker \u2014 Kansei Matsuzawa, Hawaii, senior, 6-2, 200, Tokyo. All-purpose \u2014 KC Concepcion, Texas A&M, junior, 5-11, 190, Charlotte, North Carolina. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

First-team defense Edge rusher \u2014 David Bailey, Texas Tech, senior, 6-3, 250, Irvine, California. Edge rusher \u2014 Cashius Howell, Texas A&M, senior, 6-2, 248, Kansas City, Missouri. Interior lineman \u2014 Kayden McDonald, Ohio State, junior, 6-3, 326, Suwanee, Georgia. Interior lineman \u2014 Landon Robinson, Navy, senior, 6-0, 287, Fairlawn, Ohio. Linebacker \u2014 Jacob Rodriguez, Texas Tech, senior, 6-1, 235, Wichita Falls, Texas. Linebacker \u2014 Arvell Reese, Ohio State, junior, 6-4, 243, Cleveland. Linebacker \u2014 CJ Allen, Georgia, junior, 6-1, 235, Barnesville, Georgia. Cornerback \u2014 Leonard Moore, Notre Dame, sophomore, 6-2, 195, Round Rock, Texas. Cornerback \u2014 Mansoor Delane, LSU, senior, 6-0, 190, Silver Spring, Maryland. Safety \u2014 Caleb Downs, Ohio State, junior, 6-0, 205, Hoschton, Georgia. Safety \u2014 Bishop Fitzgerald, Southern California, senior, 5-11, 205, Woodbridge, Virginia. Defensive back \u2014 Jakari Foster, Louisiana Tech, senior, 6-0, 211, Piedmont, Alabama. Punter \u2014 Cole Maynard, Western Kentucky, senior, 6-1, 180, Mooresville, North Carolina. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Second-team offense Wide receiver \u2014 Carnell Tate, Ohio State, junior, 6-3, 195, Chicago. Wide receiver \u2014 Malachi Toney, Miami, freshman, 5-11, 188, Liberty City, Florida. Wide receiver \u2014 Danny Scudero, San Jose State, sophomore, 5-9, 174, San Jose, California. Tackle \u2014 Kadyn Proctor, Alabama, junior, 6-7, 366, Des Moines, Iowa. Tackle \u2014 Carter Smith, Indiana, junior, 6-5, 313, Powell, Ohio. Guard \u2014 Olaivavega Ioane, Penn State, junior, 6-4, 323, Graham, Washington. Guard \u2014 Ar\u2019maj Reed-Adams, Texas A&M, graduate, 6-5, 325, Dallas. Center \u2013 Jake Slaughter, Florida, senior, 6-4, 303, Sparr, Florida. Tight end \u2014 Kenyon Sadiq, Oregon, junior, 6-3, 245, Idaho Falls, Idaho. Quarterback \u2014 Diego Pavia, Vanderbilt, graduate, 6-0, 207, Albuquerque, New Mexico. Running back \u2014 Emmett Johnson, Nebraska, junior, 5-11, 200, Minneapolis. Running back \u2014 Kewan Lacy, Mississippi, sophomore, 5-11, 210, Dallas. Kicker \u2014 Tate Sandell, Oklahoma, junior, 5-9, 182, Port Neches, Texas. All-purpose \u2014 Wayne Knight, James Madison, junior, 5-7, 190, Smyrna, Delaware. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Second-team defense Edge rusher \u2014 Rueben Bain Jr., Miami, junior, 6-3, 270, Miami. Edge rusher \u2014 John Henry Daley, Utah, sophomore, 6-4, 255, Alpine, Utah. Interior lineman \u2014 A.J. Holmes Jr., Texas Tech, junior, 6-3, 300, Houston. Interior lineman \u2014 Peter Woods, Clemson, junior, 6-3, 310, Alabaster, Alabama. Linebacker \u2014 Sonny Syles, Ohio State, senior, 6-5, 243, Pickerington, Ohio. Linebacker \u2014 Anthony Hill Jr., Texas, junior, 6-3, 238, Denton, Texas. Linebacker \u2014 Red Murdock, Buffalo, graduate, 6-1, 240, Petersburg, Virginia. Cornerback \u2014 D\u2019Angelo Ponds, Indiana, junior, 5-9, 173, Miami. Cornerback \u2014 Chris Johnson, San Diego State, senior, 6-0, 195, Eastvale, California. Safety \u2014 Dillon Thieneman, Oregon, junior, 6-0, 205, Westfield, Indiana. Safety \u2014 Louis Moore, Indiana, senior, 5-11, 200, Mesquite, Texas. Defensive back \u2014 Hezekiah Masses, California, senior, 6-1, 185, Deerfield Beach, Florida. Punter \u2014 Brett Thorson, Georgia, senior, 6-2, 235, Melbourne, Australia. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Third-team offense Wide receiver \u2014 Eric McAlister, TCU, senior, 6-3, 205, Azle, Texas. Wide receiver \u2014 Chris Brazzell II, Tennessee, junior, 6-5, 200, Midland, Texas. Wide receiver \u2014 Jordyn Tyson, Arizona State, junior, 6-2, 200, Allen, Texas. Tackle \u2014 Keagen Trost, Missouri, graduate, 6-4, 316, Kankakee, Illinois. Tackle \u2014 Brian Parker II, Duke, junior, 6-5, 305, Cincinnati. Guard \u2014 Keylan Rutledge, Georgia Tech, senior, 6-4, 330, Royston, Georgia. Guard \u2014 Evan Tengesdahl, Cincinnati, sophomore, 6-3, 320, Dayton, Ohio. Center \u2014 Iapani Laloulu, Oregon, junior, 6-2, 329, Honolulu. Tight end \u2014 Michael Trigg, Baylor, senior, 6-4, 240, Tampa, Florida. Quarterback \u2014 Julian Sayin, Ohio State, redshirt freshman, 6-1, 208, Carlsbad, California. Running back \u2014 Cam Cook, Jacksonville State, junior, 5-11, 200, Round Rock, Texas. Running back \u2014 Kaytron Allen, Penn State, senior, 5-11, 219, Norfolk, Virginia. Kicker \u2014 Aidan Birr, Georgia Tech, junior, 6-1, 205, Kennedale, Texas. All-purpose \u2014 Jadarian Price, Notre Dame, junior, 5-11, 210, Denison, Texas. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Third-team defense Edge rusher \u2014 Caden Curry, Ohio State, senior, 6-3, 260, Greenwood, Indiana. Edge rusher \u2014 Nadame Tucker, Western Michigan, senior, 6-3, 250, New York. Interior lineman \u2014 Tyrique Tucker, Indiana, junior, 6-0, 302, Norfolk, Virginia. Interior lineman \u2014 Lee Hunter, Texas Tech, senior, 6-4, 330, Mobile, Alabama. Linebacker \u2014 Aiden Fisher, Indiana, senior, 6-1, 231, Fredericksburg, Virginia. Linebacker \u2014 Caden Fordham, North Carolina State, graduate, 6-1, 230, Ponte Vedra, Florida. Linebacker \u2014 Owen Long, Colorado State, sophomore, 6-2, 230, Whittier, California. Cornerback \u2014 Avieon Terrell, Clemson, junior, 5-11, 180, Atlanta. Cornerback \u2014 Treydan Stukes, Arizona, senior, 6-2, 200, Litchfield Park, Arizona. Safety \u2014 Michael Taaffe, Texas, senior, 6-0, 189, Austin, Texas. Safety \u2014 Emmanuel McNeil-Warren, Toledo, senior, 6-2, 202, Tampa, Florida. Defensive back \u2014 Bray Hubbard, Alabama, junior, 6-2, 213, Ocean Springs, Mississippi. Punter \u2014 Ryan Eckley, Michigan State, junior, 6-2, 207, Lithia, Florida.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Indiana University Football featured on 60 Minutes <\/strong> \u00a0 The Indiana football team was featured on an episode of CBS\u2019 \u201c60 Minutes\u201d on Sunday. The IU football team was the subject of one of the program\u2019s three main stories. The story was covered by Bloomington Native Jon Wertheim who Graduated from Bloomington High School North in 1988. The \u201c60 Minutes\u201d story on the Indiana football team featured interviews with head coach Curt Cignetti, quarterback Fernando Mendoza and musician John Mellencamp. \u201c60 Minutes\u201d spotlighted the Hoosiers\u2019 historic season.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Indiana\u2019s list of achievements this season includes a 12-0 record regular season record, a Big Ten Championship and a berth in the College Football Playoff. Indiana claimed its first conference title since 1967 with a<\/a> 13-10 win over then-No. 1 Ohio State in the Big Ten Championship Game at Lucas Oil Stadium in downtown Indianapolis. The Hoosiers\u2019 12-0 record also marked the program\u2019s first perfect regular season campaign. The closest Indiana ever came to an unbeaten season prior to this year was in 1945, when the Hoosiers went 9-0-1. In addition to the team accolades, the Hoosiers\u2019 quarterback, Fernando Mendoza, was awarded the Heisman Trophy on Saturday. The Heisman Trophy is an annual honor bestowed upon the best player in all of college football.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Cignetti was also named the Walter Camp National Coach of the Year last week. He\u2019s won the award in back-to-back seasons. Indiana\u2019s football program has changed greatly under Cignetti\u2019s leadership. In his first season as the Hoosiers\u2019 coach, Indiana went 11-2 and earned a spot in the College Football Playoff. Before Cignetti arrived in Bloomington, Indiana had only had three winning seasons since 1995. The Hoosiers are the No. 1 overall seed in this year\u2019s College Football Playoff. They earned a first-round bye with their seed. Indiana will play the winner of a first-round game between eighth-seeded Oklahoma and ninth-seeded Alabama in the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, California, on Jan. 1 at 4 p.m. A replay of the \u201c60 Minutes\u201d story on the Indiana football team will soon be available on CBS.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Indiana University Football Signs 22 in the Class of 2026 during the Early Signing Period <\/strong> All 22 players Indiana expected to sign in the IU football high school recruiting class of 2026 are on board. On the morning of the first day of the early signing period, the Hoosiers have announced all 22 additions to the class. As of Wednesday morning, the class is ranked No. 30 nationally and No. 9 in the Big Ten at both Rivals and 247Sports.\u00a0 Obviously, those are fluid rankings but do provide a directional indication of where the class stands relative to the competition. The class appears to be IU\u2019s second highest-rated class in the ranking’s era after the class of 2022. Of the 22, 19 will enroll for the spring semester and participate in spring practice.\u00a0 In all, IU signed 10 players on offense and 12 on defense.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Here is more background on Indiana\u2019s 2026 class: Star Ratings- 4-stars: 4 ,3-stars: 18 States-Missouri: 1, Indiana: 7, Ohio:  3, Illinois:  2, Florida:  2, Maryland:  2, Wisconsin:  2, Georgia:  2 and Kentucky:  1 Positions-Cornerback: 1, Defensive line: 6, Offensive line: 4, Linebacker: 3, Tight end: 3, Wide receiver: 2, Safety:  2 and Running back: 1 <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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  1. Gabe Hill, Naperville, Illinois, DT (4-star)<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  2. Henry Ohlinger, Columbus, Ohio, LB (4-star)<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  3. Kevontay Hugan, Sarasota, Florida, Edge (4-star)<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  4. Cameron McHaney, Indianapolis, Indiana, DT (4-star)<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  5. Ronelle Johnson, Blue Springs, Missouri, DE (3-star)<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  6. Ja\u2019Dyn Williams, Massillon, Ohio, LB (3-star)<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  7. Parker Elmore, Columbus, Indiana, TE (3-star)<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  8. Kasmir Hicks, Indianapolis, Indiana, CB (3-star)<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  9. Trevor Gibbs, Crown Point, Indiana, TE (3-star)<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  10. Lavar Keys, Landover, Maryland, WR (3-star)<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  11. Ben Novak, Merrillville, Indiana, OL (3-star)<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  12. P.J. MacFarlane, Liberty Township, Ohio, TE (3-star)<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  13. Sam Simpson, River Falls, Wisconsin, IOL (3-star)<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  14. Jacob Savage, Union, Kentucky, LB (3-star)<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  15. D\u2019Montae Tims, Tampa, Florida, S (3-star)<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  16. Jamar Owens, Douglasville, Georgia, S (3-star)<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  17. Blake Smythe, Franklin, Indiana, DL (3-star)<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  18. Jayreon Campbell, Powder Springs, Georgia, RB (3-star)<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  19. Kenton Mondeau, Eau Claire, Wisconsin, OT (3-star)<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  20. Kortez Rupert, East St. Louis, Illinois, WR (3-star)<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  21. Rodney White, Towson, Maryland, DL (3-star)<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  22. CJ Scifres, Greenwood, Indiana, OL (3-star)<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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