{"id":12630,"date":"2026-05-08T01:15:28","date_gmt":"2026-05-08T01:15:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bloomingtonnews.online\/?p=12630"},"modified":"2026-05-08T01:15:28","modified_gmt":"2026-05-08T01:15:28","slug":"local-sports-news-may-8-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bloomingtonnews.online\/?p=12630","title":{"rendered":"Local Sports News: May 8, 2026\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"275\" height=\"309\" src=\"http:\/\/bloomingtonnews.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Local-Sports.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-8111\" style=\"width:81px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bloomingtonnews.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Local-Sports.png 275w, https:\/\/bloomingtonnews.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Local-Sports-267x300.png 267w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 275px) 100vw, 275px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p><strong>Former Indiana University Men&#8217;s Basketball Assistant Coach Ron Felling Passes Away at Age 86 <\/strong>                                                                                         Longtime IU basketball assistant coach Ron Felling has passed away.  The Illinois high school basketball coaching great worked for 14 years as an assistant coach under IU basketball legend Bob Knight.  He was hired by Knight ahead of the 1985-86 season when Jim Crews left his assistant post to take the Evansville job. Felling was part of one national title, four Big Ten titles, and the Hoosiers made an NCAA Tournament appearance every season he was on staff.  In 1997 Felling moved from an assistant coaching role to an administrative position.  On Dec. 4, 1999, Knight released a statement indicating Felling had decided to step away from the program to pursue other interests outside of basketball.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Later reports indicated Felling was fired following a series of incidents, culminating with an altercation with Knight. Felling is best known for his 16-year run at Lawrenceville H.S. (Lawrenceville, Ill.), where he led the school to four state championships in 1972, 1974, 1982, and 1983, including back-to-back undefeated 34-0 seasons in 1982 and 1983. He is in the Illinois Basketball Hall of Fame for his coaching prowess.  IU player Marty Simmons played for Felling in high school and was the star of those 1982 and 1983 teams.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>College Football coaches want expanded College Football Playoff; elimination of conference title games<\/strong>                                                                                                                      College football coaches want to follow in the path of college basketball and expand the postseason tournament.  But they also want to shorten the season, by removing the conference championship games and making other adjustments to condense the overall college football calendar in the process. Here is a statement published by the American Football Coaches Association on the topic following their meetings last week:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>The American Football Coaches Association (AFCA) has identified the length of the college football season as a critical issue that needs to be addressed. As we modernize our game to better serve student-athletes, we have fallen short in structuring a season that concludes in a timely and sustainable way. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The AFCA recommends that the season be completed by the second Monday in January, and that this date serve as an organizing principle in shaping the future of college football. To achieve this, we propose the following changes:                                                                                                                                                                           Eliminate conference championship games                                                                                                                                                                                       Reduce scheduled bye weeks from two to one                                                                                                                                                                                     Preserve a dedicated window for the Army-Navy game, while allowing flexibility for other games to be played on that day outside the window                                             Reduce the minimum number of days between contests to no fewer than six<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In addition, future playoff models should maximize the number of participants while honoring the proposed completion date. Structuring the season in this way will better support student-athletes by more closely matching the academic calendar and aligning with the single transfer portal window. It also elevates the quality of play during the most meaningful stretch of the season by removing unnecessary breaks and preserving competitive rhythm.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The AFCA board has no authority within the NCAA or College Football Playoff governance structure, but it does include coaches with influence over decision-makers.\u00a0 And they represent the latest voice encouraging expansion of the College Football Playoff (CFP).  Currently, a 16-team CFP is supported by the SEC, and a 24-team tournament is preferred by the Big Ten.\u00a0 Those two parties need to come to an agreement before expansion moves forward. Conference commissioners and the CFP governance committee have been having discussions on a potential restructuring of the CFP in recent weeks. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The 24-team approach has more momentum at the moment, and is the likely approach if the financial considerations, including the elimination of the conference title games, make sense.  Indiana made its first CFP in 2024 and won it in 2025.\u00a0 IU coach Curt Cignetti has said he supports the Big Ten position. <\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Indiana Wesleyan Third Baseman and Mitchell HS Graduate Ben Setizinger Earns Second Team Crossroads League Honors<\/strong>                                                      Indiana Wesleyan had six players named to the All-Crossroads League Baseball team for the 2026 season including Mitchell HS Graduate Ben Setizinger.\u00a0In his first season with the Wildcats Seitzinger led the team with a .401 batting average which ranked third in the Crossroads League. The sophomore third baseman also tallied 71 hits, 50 runs, and 36 RBI on his way to claiming a spot on the All-League Second Team. Setizinger is 6-3 210 pounds and started his career at Anderson University before transferring to Indiana Wesleyan.  <strong>\u00a0<\/strong>During the 2025 season for Anderson Setizinger appeared in 33 games. averaging .347 from the plate with 3 home runs, 30 RBI, 30 runs scored and 5 stolen bases. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Outfielder Greg Vineyard and Catcher Trevor Vojtkosky were named first team.  First Baseman Nick Wiley and Designated Hitter Matthew Drozelek were named second team and Second Baseman Braxton Bosemer earned the gold glove.  The Wildcats finished their regular season and Crossroads League Tournament with a 34-422 overall record and finished fourth in the Crossroads League with an 23-13 league record. The Wildcats were runners-up in the Crossroads League tournament, posting wins over No. 1 Taylor, No. 22 Huntington, and No. 23 Marian before falling to Taylor in the finale.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>No. 1 Taylor University Baseball to Host Five-Team Bracket in NAIA Opening Round<\/strong>  <strong>                                                           <\/strong>                                                          The pairings for the 2026 NAIA Baseball National Championship Opening Round were finalized Wednesday night, with Taylor University earning the right to host one of 10 regional sites at Winterholter Field for a fifth consecutive season \u2014 a five-team bracket headlined by the top-seeded Trojans.  The 46-team national field draws from 30 conference automatic qualifiers, 15 at-large selections and a single host berth, all assigned seeds by the NAIA Baseball Selection Committee. Of the 10 regional sites, six feature five-team brackets and four feature four-team brackets \u2014 TU&#8217;s pod falling among the former.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Carrying the No. 1 seed at 49-5 after capturing both the Crossroads League regular-season and tournament titles, TU anchors the Upland bracket. Joining the Trojans are No. 17 Abraham Baldwin (39-15, Southern States Athletic Conference tournament runner-up), RV Indiana Tech (41-15, Wolverine-Hoosier Athletic Conference at-large bid), Mount Mercy (38-13, Heart of America Athletic Conference tournament champion) and Shawnee State (32-18, River States Conference tournament runner-up).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Bracket play opens at 11 a.m. on Monday, May 11, when No. 4 seed Mount Mercy and No. 5 seed Shawnee State square off in the Upland bracket\u2019s first contest.  The 2:30 p.m. slot brings together No. 2 seed Abraham Baldwin and No. 3 seed Indiana Tech.  TU then takes the diamond at 6 p.m., drawing the winner of the Mount Mercy\u2013Shawnee State opener.  Tuesday mirrors Monday&#8217;s first-pitch windows of 11 a.m., 2:30 p.m. and 6 p.m., while Wednesday&#8217;s schedule shifts to 1 p.m. and 4:30 p.m. A winner-take-all championship, if necessary, would-be staged Thursday, May 14, at noon. Each Opening Round pod operates under a double-elimination format, and only the bracket winner at each site advances to the 2026 Avista NAIA World Series at Harris Field in Lewiston, Idaho.  Stay tuned to TaylorTrojans.com for a full preview heading into next week\u2019s action.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Four Indy Ignite Players Named to the Major League Volleyball All-First Team <\/strong>                                                                                                                                  It&#8217;s only natural after winning the Major League Volleyball regular-season championship with 23 wins that the\u00a0Indy Ignite would take over the All-MLV First Team honors.  On Tuesday, May 5, four of Indy&#8217;s brightest stars were named to the team of seven: middle blocker Lydia Martyn, libero Elena Scott, opposite hitter Azhani Tealer and setter Mia Tuaniga.  &#8220;We&#8217;re very proud to have players on the MLV first team,\u201d Ignite head coach Lauren Bertolacci said. \u201cIt&#8217;s a big honor for them and extremely well-deserved. None of them are really a surprise for me, and I think they&#8217;ve been consistent performers throughout the whole season.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This is Tealer&#8217;s second straight year being named to the first team. This season, the star opposite hitter finished fifth in the league in kill percentage (45.1%), ninth in points (338) and 10th in kills (302).\u00a0For the rest of the group, it&#8217;s their first time being named to the first team. Tuaniga guided the team throughout the season while also earning some points of her own. She finished second in assists per set (11.49) and second in aces (25).  While Tuaniga played in just 18 of the team&#8217;s 28 matches, Martyn anchored the Ignite at the net. She finished second in kill percentage (49.8%), fourth in efficiency (35.5%) and sixth in blocks (49).  The Ignite may have paved the way to victory throughout the season with their high-level offense, but that wouldn&#8217;t be possible without a strong defense. Scott orchestrated the team&#8217;s defense this season, finishing fourth in digs (36) and helping the Ignite lead the league in opponent hitting efficiency (20.7%).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Indiana Fever Waive a Trio of Players Before Saturday&#8217;s Season Opener <\/strong>\u00a0                                                                                                                                             The Indiana Fever\u00a0announced on Wednesday\u00a0that they have waived three players ahead of Saturday\u2019s regular season opener against the Dallas Wings.  The Fever waived guards Megan McConnell, Jessica Timmons and Kayana Traylor.  McConnell is the sister of Pacers guard T.J. McConnell. She was signed to a\u00a0training camp contract\u00a0back in April. McConnell appeared in one game in her rookie season last year with the Phoenix Mercury. Traylor is a Martinsville, Ind. native, who was also signed to a training camp contract last month. Traylor last played in the WNBA in 2023, which was also her only season in the WNBA. She appeared in eight games with the Minnesota Lynx. Meanwhile, Timmons was selected by the Fever in the\u00a0third round\u00a0of this year\u2019s WNBA Draft. Timmons averaged 16.3 points, 4.5 rebounds, and 2.3 assists per game during her senior season with Alabama. The Indiana Fever\u2019s matchup against the Wings tips off at 1 p.m. EDT on Saturday inside Gainbridge Fieldhouse and is Nationally Televised on ABC. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>World&#8217;s Collide for &#8216;Pacers and Racers&#8217; on Saturday for the Sonsio Grand Prix at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway \u00a0 <\/strong>                                                                            Indiana Pacers point guard Andrew Nembhard will be at Indianapolis Motor Speedway on Saturday afternoon for the Sonsio Grand Prix.  Nembhard will ride in the Fastest Seat in Sports ahead of the NTT IndyCar Series race.  Last year, it was Colts wide receiver Alec Pierce\u00a0who rode in the IndyCar two-seater\u00a0ahead of the Sonsio Grand Prix.  This past season, Nembhard played in 57 games, averaging a career high 16.9 points and 7.7 assists per game.  Nembhard was selected 31st overall by the Pacers in the 2022 NBA Draft.  This Saturday\u2019s Sonsio Grand Prix will start at approximately 4:55 p.m. EDT. To see the entire schedule for the weekend,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.indianapolismotorspeedway.com\/events\/grandprix\/event-info\/schedule\/saturday-may-9-grand-prix-2026\">click here<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.wishtv.com%2Fnews%2Fbusiness%2Fmcdonalds-ends-self-serve%2F\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.wishtv.com%2Fnews%2Fbusiness%2Fmcdonalds-ends-self-serve%2F&amp;text=McDonald%26%238217%3Bs%20to%20phase%20out%20self-serve%20soda...\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><\/a><a href=\"mailto:?subject=Check%20out%20this%20story%20from%20WISH-TV&amp;body=Check%20out%20this%20story:%20https%3A%2F%2Fwww.wishtv.com%2Fnews%2Fbusiness%2Fmcdonalds-ends-self-serve%2F\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><\/a><\/h2>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Former Indiana University Men&#8217;s Basketball Assistant Coach Ron Felling Passes Away at Age 86 Longtime IU basketball assistant coach Ron Felling has passed away. 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