Central Indiana Sports Report

Greg Mengelt, the Action Sports Network duo of Grant Shouse & Kevin Helfrich and Tipton Tribune and Elwood Call-Leader sports editor Michelle Garmon make their Week 2 Picks for: 

Local Games

•Sheridan at Alexandria (Local Game of the Week)

•FW Concordia at Eastbrook

•Lapel at Frankton

•Elwood at Tri-Central

•Oak Hill at Norwell

•Mississinewa at Marion

•Southwood at Madison-Grant

•Wes-Del at Blackford

•Tipton at Manchester

•London (Ohio) at Hamilton Heights

Central Indiana's Best Games<...

On this edition of Sports & Beyond with Michelle Garmon, Greg & Michelle recap the Madison County Girls Golf Tournament, which was dominated by the Lapel Bulldogs and medalist Annabelle Marshall, and talk with Frankton star senior Kylia Buis and Eagles head coach Jeff Bates and also discuss the Alexandria Tigers, Madison-Grant Argylls, the Anderson Indians and the Pendleton Heights Arabians.

On this week's High School Football Report with Grant Shouse & Kevin Helfrich: 

Part 1

•CIC with a full recap of Eastern's 28-27 win over the Oak Hill from Grant and Kevin, who had the call for the Action Sports Network ... plus the Madison-Grant's win over Bellmont and who's the CIC favorite after Mississinewa and Eastbrook were upset on Friday night?

•Tipton beat the Frankton on Friday Night, but the Hamilton Heights Huskies and Western Panthers were blown out in Hoosier Conference action. Plus, results from conference favorites Logansport, Twin Lakes and West Lafayette.

•Eas...

Greg Mengelt, Elijah Poe, Dave Chaley & Tipton Tribune and Elwood Call-Leader sports editor Michelle Garmon react to the Freedom 250 in Washington D.C., the event itself, the actual race and the win by Kyle Kirkwood.

On this edition of Sports & Beyond with Michelle Garmon, Greg and Michelle recap the Tipton Blue Devils' 48-14 win over the Frankton Eagles with postgame interviews with Tipton head coach Aaron Tolle following his 150th career win, Tipton stars Dakota Garmon & Quinn Tolle and Frankton head coach Marty Wells.

Greg is joined by Kokomo Tribune Sports Editor and IndyCar Report host Elijah Poe and Tipton Tribune and Elwood Call-Leader sports editor Michelle Garmon to preview IndyCar's race in Washington D.C., the Freedom 250 ... with race winner and darkhorse predictions + Fox's impact in Bonus Time!

Greg is joined by Grant Shouse of the Action Sports Network and Tipton Tribune and Elwood Call-Leader Sports Editor Michelle Garmon to make picks for Week 1:

•Frankton at Tipton

•Hamilton Heights at Lapel

•Eastern at Oak Hill

•Huntington North at Eastbrook

•Jay County at Blackford

•Elwood at Southern Wells

•Alexandria at Greenfield-Central

•Bellmont at Madison-Grant

•Norwell at Mississinewa

•Tri-Central at Wes-Del

•Brownsburg at Lawrence North

•Fishers at Carmel

•Wheaton St. Francis (Ill.) at New Palestine

•Avon...

Tipton Blue Devils head coach Aaron Tolle and Frankton Eagles head coach Marty Wells join Greg & Michelle to preview the Game of the Week on Sports & Beyond with Michelle Garmon.

On the first edition of Sports & Beyond with Michelle Garmon ... Michelle interviewed Tipton head coach Aaron Tolle before the first practice earlier in August to get his thoughts on his team, his schedule and the potential for the 2026 Blue Devils.

Greg Mengelt, Elijah Poe and Dave Chanley react to Sunday's entertaining IndyCar race in Markham, Ontario, Canada: Marcus Ericsson's 5th career win, Will Power's charge through the field, Alex Palou's widening championship lead, Louis Foster's chance and all the drivers who suffered bad luck at Horseshoe Corner at the new race as they go through the field from 1st to 25th..

Greg Mengelt and Will & Dave Retherford react to the Indianapolis Colts Preseason-Opening 13-13 tie with the New England Patriots in Foxboro, Mass. .... all the positives and negatives: Anthony Richardson and Riley leonard, the kicking battle, Will Mallory and an impressive tight end room and a good first performance by Colts rookie defensive players.

On this week's IndyCar Report with Elijah Poe, Greg and Elijah are joined by Dave Chanley to discuss the latest IndyCar news and look ahead to this weekend's race in Markham, Canada and next week's venture to Washington D.C. for the Freedom 250 ... plus further praise for Palou and Rinus Veekay and race winner predictions and darkhorses for Sunday's race.

John and Michelle are sick of talking about the soap opera that is the WNBA. We'd rather be talking basketball on the Fever Report with John Robertson & MIchelle Garmon, but it always seems to be about the drama.

On this week's Purdue Report with Jake Dunn, Greg & Jake discuss the announcement of new Purdue Boilermakers Athletic Director Tommy McClelland and respond to his eyebrow-raising introduction ... then they talk about the news coming out of Football Camp with just 26 days till kickoff.

Greg Mengelt, Elijah Poe and Tipton Tribune and Elwood Call-Leader Sports Editor Michelle Garmon react to another Alex Palou victory ... this time in Portland for his 6th win of the year.

On this week's Colts Report with Will & Dave Retherford, Greg and Will debate whether Daniel Jones is the permanent Indianapolis Colts franchise quarterback, whether Jonathan Taylor's signing is the right move, whether the receiving room is good enough and whether CJ Allen or Bryce Boettcher will make immediate impacts on the Colts defense.

On a busy IndyCar Report with Elijah Poe, Tipton Tribune and Elwood Call-Leader sports editor Michelle Garmon joins Elijah and Greg to talk about the IR-28 test with Alexander Rossi & Alex Palou, the upcoming races in Portland and Washington D.C., the possibility of Colton Herta's return and more ... plus Portland predictions and darkhorses.

On this week's IU Report with Grant Shouse & Mike Hutsell, Grant and Mike discuss the reigning National Champion Indiana Hoosiers being ranked No. 6 in the 2026 Preseason Coaches Poll, the Superiority of the Big Ten, the return of Stephen Daley to the IU Football and Sam Alexis to IU Basketball after a ruling allowed them a fifth year earlier this week.

On this week's Fever Report with John Robertson & Michelle Garmon, Mike Hutsell joins the duo to discuss the WNBA's latest missteps, the Fever's improved play, John's Top 5 Most Likely Teams to Win the WNBA Championship and a look ahead to a tough early August schedule ... plus, is Sophie Cunningham the new face of the WNBA?

On this week's Purdue Report with Jake Dunn, a couple days late this week, Jake and Greg discuss Purdue Basketball's trip to Canada, their loaded backcourt, an impressive freshman class and Gicarri Harris's bid to become the Boilermakers' new leader ... and Jake's reaction to Barry Odom's press conference at Big Ten Football Media Day in Chicago on Wednesday ... plus, in bonus time, a discussion of Purdue Basketball and Football History, including Lewis Jackson, Troy Lewis and Billy Dicken.

On this week's IndyCar Report with Elijah Poe, Greg & Elijah are joined by Tipton Tribune and Elwood Call-Leader sports editor Michelle Garmon to discuss the latest in the IndyCar Series, including a new chassis - the IR-28 - announced on Tuesday, the upcoming race in Portland, building excitement for the race in Washington D.C., the Series Championship race ... plus, BONUS TIME!

On this week's MLB Report with Paul Tipton and Will Retherford, Paul & Will discuss the Cincinnati Reds series win over the St. Louis Cardinals and whether either team is still alive for the postseason ... and look ahead to the trade deadline and preview the second half of the season, including both Sox Rising, the Cubs futile attempt to catch the Brewers and their all-time least favorite players who played for their teams.

On this week's Fever Report with John Robertson & Michelle Garmon, John & Michelle recap the end of the first half of the Indiana Fever's WNBA Schedule and the All-Star Game but spend most of the time talking about their expectations for the second half of the season after a strong finish to the first half ... and the other top threat for the 2026 WNBA title.

On this week's edition of The Colts Report with Will & Dave Retherford, Greg and the Retherford discuss the latest news and speculation and preview the opening of next week's Training Camp at Grand Park in Westfield.

On this week's Greg vs. Will vs. the World, Greg & Will debate and put points on the line answering these questions: 

•Will the Indiana Pacers win more or fewer than 47.5 games in 2026-27?

•Will the Indianapolis Colts win more or fewer than 7 games in 2026?

•Who's going to win the 2026 Big Ten Football Championship?

•Who's going to win the most games in the National League?

On this week's IndyCar Report with Elijah Poe, Elijah reacts to another Alex Palou, this time in Nashville, and his inevitable fourth championship in five years, a disappointing showing in Nashville, news from Dreyer & Reinbold, Rahal Letterman Lanigan, Mick Schumacher & potentially Conor Daly, and look ahead to August, the biggest month of the IndyCar Schedule (besides May, of course).

On this week's Purdue Report with Jake Dunn, Greg & Jake discuss Enzo Shahrvin's situation as he waits to learn his eligibility status, the 2026-27 Basketball team and the future, the trip to Canada upcoming and look ahead to the 2026 Football season.

On a Special Edition of the IndyCar Report with Elijah Poe, Dave Chanley and Tipton Tribune and Elwood Call-Leader sports editor Michelle Garmon fill in for Elijah to react to Monday's IndyCar Race in Nashville ... Dave with a report from a longer weekend than expected at the Speedway in Nashville.

On this week's double IU Report with Grant Shouse & Mike Hutsell, Grant & Mike return to talk about Curt Cignetti's signing of IU's top-rated recruit in history, Lawrence North star Monshun Sales, as the National Champions continue their momentum ... and their reaction to Darian Devries' Basketball Hoosiers 98-64 win over Canada in a warmup for an international event in Peru, where they'll be representing the United States of America.

On this week's Fever Report with John Robertson and Michelle Garmon, John & Michelle discuss the Fever's most success week of the season, including incredible back-to-back performances in wins over the Seattle Storm and the New York Liberty on Friday & Saturday, Caitlin Clark scoring 45 Friday & Kelsey Mitchell 33 on Sunday and the recent improvement of the second team ... and a look ahead to a light week, All-Star Week and a West Coast road trip that follows the break.

With Elijah away on assignment, Greg is joined by Tipton Tribune and Elwood Call-Leader sports editor Michelle Garmon ... and Dave Chanley and Heather Abt live from Nashville ... to recap and react to Saturday's qualifying for the IndyCar race in Nashville ... with a preview and predictions for Sunday's race.

On this week's IndyCar Report with Elijah Poe, Greg & Elijah are joined by Dave Chanley and Tipton Tribune and Elwood Call-Leader sports editor Michelle Garmon to talk about the latest in IndyCar driver speculation for 2027, including where Christian Lundgaard and Rinus Veekay will land and Marcus Armstrong's future with Meyer Shank ... a look ahead to Sunday's race in Nashville with early predictions and in "Bonus Time" ... reaction to Graham Rahal's suggestion that people who won't watch the the Freedom 250 in DC because of politics should "get over it."

On this week's Pacers Report with Mike Rich, Mike his joined by IU Guy Mike Hutsell and Tipton Tribune and Elwood Call-Leader sports editor Michelle Garmon to discuss the recent addition of Larry Nancy Jr., which drew high praise from the entire panel, and everyone's thoughts on the Summer League, a potential really fun Boom team, Braden Smith's NBA Prospects, and in bonus time, the impact LeBron James' signing will have ... and the Central Indiana Sports Report declares Myles Turner the Milwaukee Bucks 2025-26 team MVP.

On this week's Fever Report with John Robertson & Michelle Garmon, John & Michelle discuss the latest Fever news, including a loss to the L.A. Sparks and a win over the Phoenix Mercury earlier in the week, Sophie Cunningham's ascending popularity, Caitlin Clark's health, who Kelsey Mitchell reminds John of, potential trade deadline possibilities ... and much more, including a look ahead to four straight games at home following Sunday night's game in Vegas against the Aces.

On this week's IndyCar Report with Elijah Poe, Greg & Elijah are joined by Tipton Tribune and Elwood Call-Leader sports editor Michelle Garmon discuss the situation at Arrow McLaren after Tony Kanaan's interview about bringing in Scott Dixon and Felix Rosenqvist with Christian Lundgaard out ... and look ahead to next week's race at Nashville and the current state of the points championship.

Michelle Garmon fills in for Grant and Mike to break down the Defending Champion 2026 Indiana Hoosiers roster and shares her memories of 2025 and her expectations for 2026 in their third year under Curt Cignetti.

On this week's Pacers Report with Mike Rich, Greg and Mike are joined by Mike Hutsell and Tipton Tribune and Elwood Call-Leader sports editor Michelle Garmon to discuss expectations for the 2026-27 Indiana Pacers now that the roster is mostly set. The podcast opens with the assessment of the addition of the newest Pacer, Kelly Oubre Jr.

On this week's Purdue Report with Jake Dunn, Greg and Jake Discuss the Future of the Purdue Basketball Program after the recent signing of Pike's Isaiah Hill and Sunday's commitment from Kevin Savage III, making Matt Painter's 2027-28 Boilermakers Roster one of the best in program history.

The Fever Report's John Robertson & Michelle Garmon react to the Indiana Fever's 84-68 win in Las Vegas over the Aces on Sunday night ... the Fever are clearly better without Caitlin Clark, right?

Elijah Poe, Dave Chanley & Michelle Garmon react to Sunday's IndyCar race at Mid-Ohio ... the first win of the year for Pato O'Ward.