Dozen Beacons Named to NFF Hampshire Honor Society

Dozen Beacons Named to NFF Hampshire Honor Society A dozen members of the Valparaiso University football program have earned National Football Foundation Hampshire Honor Society membership for their performance in the classroom. Redshirt senior linebacker Evan Annis (Hilliard, Ohio / Hilliard Davidson), redshirt senior defensive back Austin Chilton (Windermere, Fla. / West Orange), sixth-year defensive back Ousmane Dabo (Columbus, Ohio / Westland [Eastern Kentucky]), senior offensive lineman Tyler Eberhart (Barberton, Ohio / Barberton), redshirt junior defensive lineman Sam Hafner (Green Bay, Wis. / De Pere), sixth-year senior quarterback Jeffrey Jackson (San Diego,...

Beacons Drop Twinbill to Eastern Illinois

Beacons Drop Twinbill to Eastern Illinois   Stepping out of MVC play for the first time in over five weeks, the Valpo softball team dropped both ends of a doubleheader at the Valpo Softball Complex Wednesday afternoon to an Eastern Illinois squad which came in atop the OVC standings. The visiting Panthers claimed game one by a 5-1 final and took game two, 9-2.   How It Happened – Game One -        Eastern Illinois scored a pair of two-out runs in the top of the first to take an early 2-0 lead. -        The Panthers added a run on the basepaths in the top of the fourth. -        Valpo answered with a run of its own in its half of the fourth. Senior Emily Crompton...

Kobayashi & Ricard take home 2024 LouisvilleSlugger/Wilson DI weekly honors

Kobayashi & Ricard take home 2024 LouisvilleSlugger/Wilson DI weekly honors LOUISVILLE, Ky. – Miami’s Kate Kobayashi and Boston University’s Kasey Ricard collected 2024 Division I Louisville Slugger/NFCA Player and Wilson/NFCA Pitcher of the Week honors for their outstanding performances last week (April 8-14). It marked the third honor this season for the Terrier hurler. In a three-game Mid-American Conference sweep of Akron, Kobayashi batted .667 with a double, four home runs and 10 RBI. She scored seven runs and slugged 2.111. Kobayashi capped off the series with a pair of long balls and four RBI. She homered in each of the other two matchups and also knocked in...

Red Hawks Carrothers named Academic All-American

Carrothers named Academic All-American INDIANAPOLIS – For the first time in program history, Indiana University Northwest women’s basketball student-athlete Jessica Carrothers has been selected College Sports Communicators Second Team Academic All-America. The 2023 Academic All-American® Women's Basketball Teams, selected by College Sports Communicators, who recognize the nation’s top student-athletes for their combined performances on the field and in the classroom. The CSC Academic All-America® program separately recognizes honorees in four divisions — NCAA Division I, NCAA Division II, NCAA Division III and NAIA. Carrothers, who has already been named WBCA and NAIA...

Cato Memorial Scholarships to be presented to 13 seniors

Cato Memorial Scholarships to be presented to 13 seniors Student-Athletes to be recognized May 7 at Indianapolis Colts Complex The Indiana High School Athletic Association, Inc. is pleased to announce this year’s group of 13 senior student-athletes who will be honored with the 2024 IHSAA/C. Eugene Cato Memorial Scholarships. To reward the efforts of Indiana’s complete student-athletes, Forté Sports Medicine, Indiana Farm Bureau Insurance, Indianapolis Colts, Indiana Fever, Indiana Pacers, Sport Graphics, Inc., and Franciscan Health Systems have all partnered with the IHSAA and the IHSAA Foundation to sponsor the program. These wellrounded, positive role models have...

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Dozen Beacons Named to NFF Hampshire Honor Society

by | Apr 18, 2024 | Football Blogs,Headlines | 0 Comments

Dozen Beacons Named to NFF Hampshire Honor Society A dozen members of the Valparaiso University football program have earned National Football Foundation Hampshire...

Beacons Drop Twinbill to Eastern Illinois

by | Apr 18, 2024 | Headlines,Softball | 0 Comments

Beacons Drop Twinbill to Eastern Illinois   Stepping out of MVC play for the first time in over five weeks, the Valpo softball team dropped both ends of a doubleheader...

Kobayashi & Ricard take home 2024 LouisvilleSlugger/Wilson DI weekly honors

by | Apr 16, 2024 | Headlines,Softball | 0 Comments

Kobayashi & Ricard take home 2024 LouisvilleSlugger/Wilson DI weekly honors LOUISVILLE, Ky. – Miami’s Kate Kobayashi and Boston University’s Kasey Ricard collected...

Red Hawks Carrothers named Academic All-American

by | Apr 16, 2024 | Basketball,Headlines | 0 Comments

Carrothers named Academic All-American INDIANAPOLIS – For the first time in program history, Indiana University Northwest women’s basketball student-athlete Jessica...

Cato Memorial Scholarships to be presented to 13 seniors

by | Apr 16, 2024 | Headlines,Uncategorized | 0 Comments

Cato Memorial Scholarships to be presented to 13 seniors Student-Athletes to be recognized May 7 at Indianapolis Colts Complex The Indiana High School Athletic...

Longhornsgrab hold of No. 1 in USA Today/NFCA DI Top 25 Coaches Poll

by | Apr 16, 2024 | Headlines,Softball | 0 Comments

Longhornsgrab hold of No. 1 in USA Today/NFCA DI Top 25 Coaches Poll LOUISVILLE, Ky. – Behind a perfect week and coupled with another defeat by then-No. 1 Oklahoma,...

Bethel-Marian baseball split final two games of four game series

by | Apr 16, 2024 | Baseball,Bethel University,Headlines | 0 Comments

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. --- After Friday's games were postponed due to weather, the Bethel Pilots (10-28, 5-23) split with the Marian Knights (21-18, 16-12) with the...

Clark Drafted by the Indiana Fever as First Overall Pick

by | Apr 16, 2024 | Basketball,Headlines | 0 Comments

Clark Drafted by the Indiana Fever as First Overall Pick   NEW YORK – University of Iowa senior guard Caitlin Clark was selected by the Indiana Fever with 1st...

Holmes Selected 26th Overall To Seattle Storm In 2024 WNBA Draft

by | Apr 16, 2024 | Basketball,Headlines | 0 Comments

Holmes Selected 26th Overall To Seattle Storm In 2024 WNBA Draft BROOKLYN, N.Y. – Indiana’s Mackenzie Holmes was selected as the 26th overall pick in the 2024 WNBA...

Rosters named for 2024 IndyStar boys’ All-Star ‘Futures Game’  

by | Apr 15, 2024 | Basketball,Headlines | 0 Comments

Rosters named for 2024 IndyStar boys' All-Star 'Futures Game' April 14, 2024 IBCA Director of Special Projects Two players each from Fishers, Lawrence North and Mt....

Cali Topolski named new IU South Bend Head Volleyball Coach

by | Apr 15, 2024 | Headlines,IUSB,Women's Volleyball | 0 Comments

SOUTH BEND, Ind.- Indiana University South Bend welcomed Cali Topolski as its new volleyball coach for the upcoming 2024 season. A local standout from Saint Joseph High...

Crossroads League Announces Athletes of the Week | April 8-14

by | Apr 15, 2024 | Headlines,Sports Information Director | 0 Comments

Crossroads League Announces Athletes of the Week | April 8-14   JACKSON, Mich. – The Crossroads League Athletes of the Week were announced on Monday, recognizing the...

Bethel softball drops doubleheader to Grace

by | Apr 13, 2024 | Bethel University,Headlines,Softball | 0 Comments

MISHAWAKA, Ind. --- The Bethel Pilots (8-32, 4-22) battled Grace College on Senior Day (12-20, 8-16) but fell in both Crossroads League games.   GAME 1 The Pilots...

Bethel Men’s Volleyball Sweeps Siena Heights

by | Apr 13, 2024 | Bethel University,Headlines,Men's Volleyball | 0 Comments

ADRIAN, Mich. --- The Bethel Pilots (10-15, 5-13) bounced back as they defeated Siena Heights University (12-14, 9-9) 3-0 Saturday afternoon. Bethel kept a slight lead...

Marian Sweeps Bethel Baseball

by | Apr 13, 2024 | Baseball,Headlines | 0 Comments

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. --- The Bethel Baseball squad (9-27, 4-22) was defeated by Marian University (20-17, 15-11) 10-1 and 5-4 Saturday afternoon.   GAME 1 Bethel's...

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Beacons Drop Twinbill to Eastern Illinois

by | Apr 18, 2024 | Headlines,Softball | 0 Comments

Beacons Drop Twinbill to Eastern Illinois   Stepping out of MVC play for the first time in over five weeks, the Valpo softball team dropped both ends of a doubleheader...

Kobayashi & Ricard take home 2024 LouisvilleSlugger/Wilson DI weekly honors

by | Apr 16, 2024 | Headlines,Softball | 0 Comments

Kobayashi & Ricard take home 2024 LouisvilleSlugger/Wilson DI weekly honors LOUISVILLE, Ky. – Miami’s Kate Kobayashi and Boston University’s Kasey Ricard collected...

Longhornsgrab hold of No. 1 in USA Today/NFCA DI Top 25 Coaches Poll

by | Apr 16, 2024 | Headlines,Softball | 0 Comments

Longhornsgrab hold of No. 1 in USA Today/NFCA DI Top 25 Coaches Poll LOUISVILLE, Ky. – Behind a perfect week and coupled with another defeat by then-No. 1 Oklahoma,...

Cali Topolski named new IU South Bend Head Volleyball Coach

by | Apr 15, 2024 | Headlines,IUSB,Women's Volleyball | 0 Comments

SOUTH BEND, Ind.- Indiana University South Bend welcomed Cali Topolski as its new volleyball coach for the upcoming 2024 season. A local standout from Saint Joseph High...

Bethel softball drops doubleheader to Grace

by | Apr 13, 2024 | Bethel University,Headlines,Softball | 0 Comments

MISHAWAKA, Ind. --- The Bethel Pilots (8-32, 4-22) battled Grace College on Senior Day (12-20, 8-16) but fell in both Crossroads League games.   GAME 1 The Pilots...

Valpo Athletics Mourns the Passing of Dr. James Malayter

by | Apr 11, 2024 | RRSN News,Sports Information Director | 0 Comments

Valpo Athletics Mourns the Passing of Dr. James Malayter The Valpo Athletics family is saddened by the passing of Dr. James “Jim” Malayter ’66, who was a fixture at...

IUSB softball sweeps doubleheader over Judson, extend winning streak to five games

by | Apr 11, 2024 | Headlines,IUSB,Softball | 0 Comments

LAKEVILLE, Ind.- The Indiana University South Bend Titans (11-21, 5-3 CCAC) swept their doubleheader over the Judson University Eagles (4-24, 1-5 CCAC) by final scores...

VU Softball Falls to Flames Wednesday

by | Apr 11, 2024 | RRSN News,Softball | 0 Comments

VU Softball Falls to Flames Wednesday  The Valpo softball team concluded an eight-game homestand at the Valpo Softball Complex on Wednesday afternoon, falling to...

Valpo U Softball Edged in Extras by UIC

by | Apr 10, 2024 | Headlines,Softball | 0 Comments

Softball Edged in Extras by UIC Valpo softball pitcher Sydney McDermott (Stout, Ohio/Portsmouth West) had yet another strong outing in the circle in an MVC contest,...

Wang, Czech nab 2024 Louisville Slugger/Wilson DI weekly honors

by | Apr 10, 2024 | Headlines,Softball | 0 Comments

  Wang, Czech nab 2024 Louisville Slugger/Wilson DI weekly honors LOUISVILLE, Ky. – Oklahoma State’s Caroline Wang and Texas’ Estelle Czech secured 2024 Division I...

Goshen sweeps Bethel softball

by | Apr 10, 2024 | Bethel University,Headlines,Softball | 0 Comments

MISHAWAKA, Ind. --- The Bethel Pilots (8-27, 4-18) competed against Goshen College (21-13, 10-10) in the US Highway 20 Cup on a sunny Tuesday afternoon, but The Maples...

Race for No.1 tightens as OU stays on top of USA Today/NFCA DI Top 25 Coaches Poll

by | Apr 9, 2024 | Headlines,Softball | 0 Comments

Race for No.1 tightens as OU stays on top of USA Today/NFCA DI Top 25 Coaches Poll  LOUISVILLE, Ky. – The race for No. 1 was up for grabs as four different programs...

Taylor softball rolls past Bethel

by | Apr 7, 2024 | Bethel University,RRSN News,Softball | 0 Comments

UPLAND, Ind. --- The Bethel Pilots (8-25, 4-16) fell to Taylor University (19-13, 11-7) 9-1 and 3-0 in a Crossroads League matchup. GAME 1 Bethel scored first in the...

IUSB Softball sweeps CCSJ

by | Apr 7, 2024 | Headlines,IUSB,Softball | 0 Comments

NAPPANEE, Ind.- The Indiana University South Bend Titans (9-21, 3-3 CCAC) swept their doubleheader over the Calumet College of Saint Joseph Crimson Wave (7-20, 0-2...

Spring Arbor sweeps Bethel softball

by | Apr 6, 2024 | Bethel University,RRSN News,Softball | 0 Comments

MISHAWAKA, Ind. --- The Bethel Pilots (8-23, 4-14) battled the Spring Arbor Cougars (20-11, 12-6) and maintained a two-and-under run differential in Friday's...

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KOPSEA’S KORNER – 2023-24 HOOPS – SEASON WRAPUP

WE ARE THE CHAMPIONS Brownstown Central (28-4): Chase Coomer recorded 15 points to guide the top-ranked Braves to their first state crown with a 55-36 decision over No. 2 Wapahani in the Class 2A title affair. Fishers (29-1): JonAnthony Hall racked up 23 points as the No. 1 Tigers picked up their first state crown with a 65-56 triumph over No. 8 and defending Class 4A state champion Indianapolis Ben Davis. Fort Wayne Canterbury (19-9): John Parent poured in 22 points to help the Cavaliers claim their first state championship with a 48-41 victory over No. 8 Bethesda Christian in the Class 1A...

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MATT’S MATCHUPS – 2023-24 BASKETBALL – STATE FINALS

Some improvement took place as I went 20-4 (83 percent) on semistate Saturday. Heading into the state finals, my overall record is now 318-103, which has me at 76 percent for the season. CLASS 4A Indianapolis Ben Davis (23-5) vs. Fishers (28-1): The top-ranked Tigers opened the 2023-24 campaign with a 74-61 win over No. 8 and defending state champion Ben Davis on November 21. K.J. Windham netted 14 points, including the game-winning free throw, in the Giants’ 52-51 win over Jeffersonville in the New Castle semistate final. Cooper Zachary’s 11 points lifted Fishers to a 69-61 triumph over...

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KOPSEA’S KORNER – 2023-24 HOOPS – SEMISTATE ROUND

HEADED TO GAINBRIDGE FIELDHOUSE Bethesda Christian (23-7): Seth Wagler exploded for 17 points in the No. 8 Patriots’ 63-38 triumph over No. 1 Barr-Reeve in the Class 1A Washington final. Brownstown Central (24-5): Jack Benter overcame flu-like symptoms to rack up 38 points in the No. 1 Braves’ 66-56 win over Parke Heritage to claim their first semistate championship since 2009 in the Class 2A Southport finale . Fishers (28-1): Keenan Garner tallied 16 points and seven rebounds to lift the top-ranked Tigers to their first semistate crown with a 69-61 win over Fort Wayne Wayne in the Class 4A...

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