By JIM JOHNSON ISL Correspondent WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — The Purdue Boilermakers needed a big win before entering the Big Ten season and a 51-41 win over Marshall on Saturday was big enough. Purdue quarterback Caleb TerBush was 27 of 37 for 294 yards passing and four touchdowns in the win, with three of the scores […]
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By RYAN NAYLOR ISL Correspondent FISHERS, Ind. — Entering Friday’s game against Noblesville, Hamilton Southeastern running back Ryan Ripp had already posted some pretty impressive numbers, so containing the powerful HSE running game would be a tall task for the young Noblesville defense. It proved to be too much. Ripp ran for 141 yards and two […]
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By CRAIG DRAGASH ISL Correspondent This Saturday marks the annual showdown between traditional MIC powers Carmel and Warren Central. This is not a typical setup for this matchup however, as Warren currently holds an unusual 3-3 record against the unbeaten, 5A number one Greyhounds. With the evolution of the rivalry that this has turned out […]
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By SEAN GARRETT ISL Correspondent Zionsville struck early and often against the Fishers secondary and scored 28 unanswered points on its way to a 35-17 Hoosier Crossroads Conference victory on Friday night. Zionsville’s Parker Dunshee hit favorite target John Naumcheff for touchdown passes of 37, 41 and 3 yards to put Fishers down 21-0. For […]
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By BECCA BORNHORST ISL Correspondent The Indiana Fever fell to the Atlanta Dream 75-66 in the first game of the Eastern Conference semifinals Friday night at Bankers Life Fieldhouse. Lindsey Harding led the Dream with 23 points and Angel McCoughtry added 16 points and 9 rebounds. Atlanta came out of the gates hot, going on […]
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By DOUG GRIFFITHS ISL Correspondent Thank goodness the Big Ten season has arrived. Right? At least that’s what conference teams are saying as we prepare for Week No. 5 of the college football season. The Big Ten is welcoming this conference season perhaps more than any other so they can hopefully start playing some good […]
Continue ReadingFrom the WNBA For the fifth time in her career, Indiana Fever forward Tamika Catchings has been named the WNBA Defensive Player of the Year presented by Boost Mobile, the league announced today. Catchings previously won the award in 2005, 2006, 2009 and 2010. Catchings received 19 out of 41 votes, 11 more than Atlanta […]
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By CRAIG DRAGASH ISL Correspondent OK folks, I’m heating up on Friday Night Lights Prognostications; 4-1 last week with my only miss being Chatard’s loss to Cincinnati Elder. That puts me now at 10-5 on the season. You won’t find Carmel vs. Warren Central among these picks; you’ll have to catch my preview for that […]
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By CLIFF BRUNT ISL Editor Tamika Catchings has done so many impressive things the past four months that it’s hard to point to one above the others. I’ll try. Perhaps it’s that last year’s WNBA MVP actually posted better numbers this year. Maybe it’s that she did it playing a different position than last year, moving from […]
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By CLIFF BRUNT ISL Editor It’s time for Caleb TerBush to bring it. Purdue’s quarterback has been the subject of intense scrutiny and more and more, it appears that coach Danny Hope’s cart is being tied to the TerBush horse. There are people who doubt that Hope can win this year, even with the perfect […]
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By DOUG GRIFFITHS ISL Correspondent Notre Dame coach Brian Kelly is towing the company line this week, saying Everett Golson remains the Irish’s starting quarterback going forward. Who Notre Dame’s starting quarterback will be going forward was a topic of discussion immediately following the 13-6 win over Michigan Saturday, and it continues to be a […]
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