LOCAL SPORTS
Mays’ Road Takes Him From Lexington To South Whitley
After playing big-time college basketball, first at North Carolina State and finishing his master’s degree at Kentucky, Julius Mays finds himself going from playing in front of thousands of fans in Lexington’s Rupp Arena to being the new athletic director at Whitko. The population of the entire school district is …
Grace College’s Haney, Anderson Earn Academic Honors
Two members of Grace’s baseball team were recognized for their excellence in the classroom. David Anderson and Houston Haney were both honored as NCCAA Scholar-Athletes. To achieve that status, student-athletes must reach upperclassman status and have a GPA of at least 3.40.
Sports Without Fans And Other Things
It’s one of those weeks where there are a lot of things to talk about but only so many inches to do it in. So I offer a buffet of subjects for your consideration today.
Crossroads League Claims 11 CoSIDA Honors for Baseball and Softball
The Crossroads League placed 11 student-athletes on the 2020 CoSIDA NAIA Baseball and Softball Academic All-District Teams recently. Taylor led the way with six combined honors, with Mount Vernon Nazarene collecting three awards and Grace and Indiana Wesleyan each claiming one.
18 Spartans Named Academic All-HCAC
The Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference has announced the spring honorees for Tom Bohlsen Academic All-HCAC. 18 Spartans earned Academic All-HCAC honors this spring.
NFHS Releases Guidance For State Associations To Consider In Re-Opening HS Athletics, Activities
The National Federation of State High School Associations has released guidance for its 51 member state high school associations to consider in re-opening high school athletics and other activity programs across the nation. The guidance document was developed by the NFHS Sports Medicine Advisory Committee, a 15-member advisory committee composed …
Julius Mays Named Whitko AD
Whitko Community Schools approved the hire of Julius Mays as the new athletic airector Monday evening during the Whitko School Board Meeting.
Valley Exploring E-Sports Club For This Fall
Tippecanoe Valley School High School announced at its Thursday board work session that an E-sports club is in the works for the 2020-21 school year. Valley would join the Indiana High School E-Sports League (IHSEN).
Manchester Boys Hoops Coach Fired
After four seasons as boys basketball coach, Mark Underwood was fired by the Manchester Community School Corporation’s Board of Trustees this week, a move confirmed by Squire Athletic Director Eric Screeton Thursday.
All-NLC Academic Team Announced
The Class of 2020 Academic All-Northern Lakes Conference team was announced this week. Winners were:
Fall Sports Gets A Thumbs Up From IHSAA
Last week, the IHSAA announced that they have a plan for the fall sports season — and that plan is to have one. Hoosiers rejoiced!
Fall Sports Season Is Going To Be Affected
With Gov. Eric Holcomb’s announcement Friday of a plan to start opening up stuff to us step-by-step, there are a lot of people with mixed feelings on the stages of the plan. This is not a political column and so you will not read my thoughts on Holcomb’s plan or …
Tips For Teaching Kids
I watch parents and grandparents working with their young kids on sports-related skills all the time. Most of them have the best of intentions. Either way, over my nearly 50 years of playing sports and watching others play, I have come to some conclusions about how to get young people …
