By PAUL SIEGFRIED ISL Correspondent James Blackmon, Sr., will leave Fort Wayne Bishop Luers to take the boys basketball head coaching job at his alma mater Marion High School, Indiana’s News Center in Fort Wayne has reported, citing multiple sources. The report also said Blackmon would take his two sons with him to Marion. James [...]
ISL covers Indiana state boys basketball finals
March 24, 2013 By
Indy Sports Legends writers covered the Indiana state basketball finals as freelancers for The Associated Press. Cliff Brunt covered the Class 4A final between Carmel and Indianapolis Cathedral. Jim Johnson, an occasional ISL contributor, covered the Greensburg-Concordia Lutheran Class 3A final and the Class A final between Borden and Triton. Chris Goff covered the 2A title [...]
Crowley, Volovic lead Carmel in semistate rout of Merrillville
March 17, 2013 By
By CRAIG DRAGASH ISL Correspondent LAFAYETTE, Ind. — Prior to the start of Saturday’s Semistate contest, there was a buzz in the Marian Crawley Activity Center among the crowd that had assembled on the Merrillville side of the arena at Lafayette Jefferson High School. It certainly appeared by the body language of the players on the floor [...]
Moore, Muensterman, Fincher highlight Indiana girls Junior All-Stars
March 8, 2013 By
From the IBCA: Eighteen players have been selected for the Indiana girls Junior All-Stars for 2013. Players in the core group include Erica Moore of Class 3A state champion Mt. Vernon (Fortville), Maura Muensterman of Class 2A state champion Evansville Mater Dei and Kindell Fincher of Class A state champion Fort Wayne Canterbury. The [...]
Mavunga, Reimer highlight IBCA All-State Girls Teams
March 8, 2013 By
From the IBCA Fifteen seniors and 15 underclass girls basketball players have earned IBCA/Subway first-team All-State honors for 2012-13. Also, 115 additional players were selected as honorable mention IBCA/Subway Senior All-State and 140 additional juniors, sophomores and freshmen were recognized as honorable mention IBCA/Subway Underclass All-State in a process organized by the Indiana Basketball Coaches [...]
Hoosier Hysteria Begins: A local sectional preview
February 19, 2013 By Leave a Comment
By CRAIG DRAGASH ISL Correspondent As we enter the final week of the regular season for Indiana High School Boys Basketball, all 403 teams now know who their opponents will be as the draw for the 2013 state tournament took place on Sunday. As I watched the pairings on WTTV, I saw pictures of teams [...]
IHSAA announces boys basketball sectional openers
February 17, 2013 By Leave a Comment
From the IHSAA Four hundred three (403) teams were drawn Sunday and placed into brackets for the 103rd Annual IHSAA Boys Basketball State Tournament presented by Indiana Farm Bureau Insurance. Sectional games are scheduled to begin Monday, Feb. 26, and run through Saturday, March 2, with the regional round slated for March 9 and semistates on [...]
Irvin scores 19 as #5 HSE upsets #1 Carmel
February 7, 2013 By Leave a Comment
By CRAIG DRAGASH ISL Correspondent CARMEL, Ind. — I saw North Central’s Eric Gordon play several times in high school, and I have contended ever since that he is the best high school basketball player I have ever seen. After I watched 4A #5 Hamilton Southeastern’s Zak Irvin lead his team to a 52-49 upset [...]
Hoosier Basketball Magazine picks Top 100 senior girls hoops players
February 6, 2013 By Leave a Comment
Enclosed are Hoosier Basketball Magazine’s Top 100 senior girls’ high school players for 2012-2013 as compiled by Garry H. Donna, publisher of Hoosier Basketball Magazine. It is an early step in the selection of the Indiana All-Stars. This compilation is the result of observation of many games during the past season as well as contact and discussion [...]
Tippecanoe Valley’s Tanner Andrews scores 51, is IBCA honoree
February 5, 2013 By Leave a Comment
From the IBCA: Tanner Andrews’ performance in a record-setting game makes the Tippecanoe Valley junior the headliner for this week’s IBCA/Subway Players of the Week. The 6-3 forward poured in 51 points and grabbed 31 rebounds as the Vikings defeated Wabash 146-56, allowing him to command attention and claim the boys’ District 1 award in [...]
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