By CRAIG DRAGASH ISL Correspondent Prior to the start of its game vs. Lawrence North, rain threatened to ruin Carmel’s homecoming agenda. While Mother Nature slightly altered the festivities, it had no effect on the football team during the Greyhounds’ 49-9 blowout win over the Wildcats. Lawrence North produced just one first down and 23 […]
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By CLIFF BRUNT ISL Editor Luke Calvert has been a game manager for most of his career at Center Grove. Not anymore. The senior passed for 274 yards and three touchdowns and ran for another as the Trojans, ranked No. 1 in Class 6A, defeated No. 4 Lawrence Central 42-10 on Friday night. Center Grove […]
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By CLIFF BRUNT ISL Editor Here are a few things to watch as Purdue (1-2) heads to Madison to play at No. 24 Wisconsin (2-1) at 3:30 p.m. on Saturday. Can Purdue maintain its momentum? Purdue had moments during Saturday’s 31-24 loss to Notre Dame that showed much-needed improvement in the mental toughness department. First, […]
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By CHUCK SAMPLES ISL Correspondent Follow hockey much, and as the playoffs near you hear broadcasters talking about “desperate” play. If you don’t know what that means initially, you figure it out pretty quickly. Stars throwing themselves in front of 90-mph rubber disks. Puck battles all over the place. Goalmouth traffic more intense, goalie scrambles […]
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By CRAIG DRAGASH ISL Correspondent Center Grove no doubt likes its spot on top of the MIC conference football standings as the Trojans enter week five undefeated in the conference widely regarded as not only the best in the state, but one of the nation’s best. But there are still four games left on their […]
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By CHRIS GOFF ISL Correspondent Opponent: Missouri Tigers (2-0) When: 8 p.m. Saturday at Memorial Stadium The Big Ten and Southeastern Conference fight for the same real estate at the top of the college football mountain, creating a circumstance in which regions clash, compete for bragging rights and pick feuds. Former Ohio State president Gordon […]
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By CLIFF BRUNT ISL Editor Indianapolis Cathedral quarterback Collin Barthel’s final minutes against Chatard turned out like the story every football player wishes he could share with his grandkids. Barthel led the Irish nearly the length of the field in the final minutes and scored on a 1-yard sneak with 10 seconds remaining to give […]
Continue ReadingBy CHUCK SAMPLES ISL Correspondent Well, now it sets up to be handled on the field. Now that Nebraska Athletic Director Shawn Eichorst and Chancellor Harvey Perlman have said they will not discipline football coach Bo Pelini for his F-bomb-spiked tirade following a game two years ago, it’s all on Pelini and his Huskers to […]
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By PAUL SIEGFRIED ISL Correspondent After a week of disappointments, the Indianapolis Colts got a lift Wednesday when they traded their 2014 first-round draft pick to the Cleveland Browns for running back Trent Richardson. The Colts had a need after losing starting running back Vick Ballard for the season, and boy did they fill it. […]
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By CHRIS GOFF ISL Correspondent BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – Sophomore quarterback Nate Sudfeld is the man without a title. He’s thrown 85 of Indiana’s 99 passes, had a hand in 11 of the team’s 20 offensive touchdowns and sports one of the 20 best completion percentages (70.6) in the Football Bowl Subdivision. Just last week, coaches […]
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By CLIFF BRUNT ISL Editor Purdue coach Darrell Hazell weighed in on the controversial finish to the Wisconsin-Arizona State game during his weekly teleconference on Tuesday afternoon. Wisconsin trailed the Sun Devils 32-30 in the closing seconds of last Saturday’s game. Badgers quarterback Joel Stave tried to center the ball to give his kicker a […]
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