Central Indiana Sports Report

On this week's Blackford Bruins Report, Boys Basketball head coach Aaron Daniels, Assistant Coach Garrett Krieg and senior Jacob Dillon talk about a successful 1-1 weekend, the Bruins 16-6 record, Senior Night Thursday against Burris and a their thoughts on their sectional draw and facing Alexandria next Tuesday.

On today's "Greg & His Friends Talk Sports"...

•Fishers remains on top of Coaches & Media Polls ... Oak Hill second in 2A, Yorktown makes its debut in 3A and Frankton, Lapel and Sheridan all in the latest 2A poll

•The Sheridan Blackhawks took a loss at Benton Central on Monday but is having a great season. Daniel Bragg of Bragg Sports Media joins Greg to talk Sheridan Basketball

•A look ahead to Tuesday's Boys Basketball Games, including a conversation with Frankton Eagles head coach Brent Brobston about Tuesday's game against 2A No. 12 Shenandoah and an update...

On this week's IU Report, Grant Shouse & Mike Hutsell ...

•Preview Tuesday night's home game against the Northwestern Wildcats

•Talk about the NCAA Tournament and the current Bracketology that has the Hoosiers just on the inside of the NCAA Tournament

•Discuss the addition of Ryan Carr as a Basketball General Manager

•Talk about Curt Cignetti's new record-breaking deal to keep him in Bloomington

•Assess Daniel Jeremiah's latest 2026 NFL Mock Draft that has Fernando Mendoza the No. 1 and Omar Cooper Jr. the No. 19 prospect heading into the April 23 Draft in Pittsburgh

On this week's Pacers Report with Mike Rich, both Greg and Mike like the way the Pacers are approaching the Post-All-Star Game portion of the schedule ... with 3 more games at home against the Philadelphia 76ers, Charlotte Hornets and Memphis Grizzlies coming to town Tuesday, Thursday & Sunday ... plus, are Quenton Jackson and Jarace Walker future rotation pieces for the Pacers? ... and what will be the rotation for the Pacers in 2026-27? 

On today's "Greg & His Friends Talks Sports" ...

•Will Retherford discusses the importance of the USA Men's Hockey Team's Gold Medal Performance Sunday against Canada

•Tipton Tribune and Elwood Call-Leader sports editor Michelle Garmon recaps Indiana's Women's 72-65 win over the Oregon Ducks

•A recap of local sectionals Sunday's IHSAA Boys Basketball Sectional Draw

•Top seeds and local seeds from Friday's and Saturday's Boys Swimming State Finals

•A look ahead to the week in basketball, including Indiana Pacers, the Indiana Hoosiers and the Purdue Boilermakers and the Crossroads League Tournaments.

On today's busy, busy "Greg & His Friends Talks Sports" ...

•The Pacers dropped their third straight game despite 30 points from Pascal Siakim and another stellar outing from Jarace Walker

•USA Hockey wins Gold for the first time in 46 years

•The Boys Basketball Sectional Draw was Sunday night ... Results from Elwood, Eastbrook, Noblesville, Manchester, Bellmont, Wes-Del, Clinton Central, Logansport, Lafayette Jeff, New Castle, Greenfield-Central and Indiana Deaf.

•Oak Hill's Girls Basketball team is headed to the 2A State Championship Game after upsetting No. 1 Whitko and No. 6 Bremen on Saturday at the Frankfort Semistate

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Our Purdue Guy Jake Dunn and our IU Guys Grant Shouse & Mike Hutsell react to the Boilermakers' 93-64 win over the Indiana Hoosiers on Friday night in West Lafayette.

A recap of the Alexandria Tigers' 66-47 win over the Frankton Eagles on Friday night ... with postgame reaction with Frankton head coach Brent Brobston.

A recap of the Oak Hill Golden Eagles' 55-19 win over the Elwood Panthers on Friday night in Elwood ... with postgame reaction from Elwood head coach Ryan VanSkyock.

A Recap & head hoach Aaron Daniels' reaction to his Blackford Bruins' 77-51 win over the Northwestern Tigers on Friday night in Hartford City.

On today's "Greg & His Friends Talk Sports" ...

•Purdue beat Indiana for the 128th time ... our Purdue Guy Jake Dunn and our IU Guys Mike Hutsell & Grant Shouse discuss it

•The Pacers lost on back to back nights in Washington ... and it couldn't have gone any better

•Boys Basketball Scores & Highlights from all over Central Indiana

•Plus a look ahead to Saturday's Girls Basketball Semistates, Boys Wrestling State, Boys Swimming Sectionals and a big Women's College Basketball games in the MAC between the Ball State Cardinals and the Miami RedHawks ... Muncie Star-Press sports e...

On today's "Greg & His Friends Talk Sports" ...

•The Indiana Pacers returned Thursday and perfectly executed the plan Greg, Mike Rich & Will Retherford proposed on Monday's Pacers Report. Mike Rich joins Greg to talk about how happy they are about a loss

•The Oak Hill Golden Eagles beat the Marion Giants for the first time in 23 years ... Grant Shouse has a report

•The Olympics continue, Spring Training is underway and New Pal's Mason Oglesby and Fishers' Kai McGrew receive offers

•And a look ahead to Friday, including a preview of Round 2 of Indiana...

On this week's IndyCar Report with Elijah Poe, Greg and Elijah discuss the open test and the incredible speeds in Phoenix on Tuesday and Wednesday, including the outlook for Alexander Rossi and Ed Carpenter Racing in 2026, Romaine Grosjeans signing with Dale Coyne Racing, talk about the new technology expected with IndyCar on Fox ... and more.

On this week's Purdue Report with Jake Dunn, Greg and Jake react to Tuesday's home loss to the No. 1 Michigan Wolverines and preview Friday's game against the Indiana Hoosiers ... plus Matt Painter adds a top transfer in Caden Pierce.

On today's "Greg & His Friends Talk Sports" ...

•Anderson's Men win a share of the Heartland Conference

•Butler's Thad Matta becomes 20th active head coach with 500 career wins

•The Elwood Panthers beat APA 56-55 with a late Corbin Leavell 3-pointer ... their 10th win of the year ... a report with Elwood Call-Leader sports editor Michelle Garmon

•A look ahead to Thursday, including the big Oak Hill-Marion Game with Marion Chronicle-Tribune sports editor Scott Hunt, who also previews Oak Hill's Girls at Saturday's Semistate at Frankfort.

•Olympics, IndyCar & Women's College Basketball Updates

On this week's Elwood Panthers Report, Michelle Garmon breaks down the Panthers' dramatic 56-55 win over the Anderson Prep Jets on Wednesday, their 10-win season and their remaining schedule, including a game Friday against the No. 2 Oak Hill Golden Eagles and the Elwood Sectional in a couple of week.

On today's "Greg & His Friends Talk Sports" ...

•Greg's thoughts on Purdue's loss to No. 1 Michigan on Tuesday

•A busy night of Boys Basketball Results from Tuesday, including Yorktown's 6th straight win ... over Coach Justin Ullom's former team, Muncie Central. Cade Hampton of the Muncie Star-Press joins Greg to talk about the Tigers & Bearcats.

•Results from IndyCar's test at Phoenix Tuesday and a Winter Olympics Update.

•A look ahead to Wednesday, including Anderson University's Men with a chance to clinch the HCAC against Bluffton and Anderson Prep at Elwood in high school boys bas...

On this week's Frankton Eagles Report, Michelle Garmon of the Tipton Tribune and Elwood Call-Leader discusses the Eagles' 78-41 win over the Daleville Broncos on Tuesday night ... then Greg is joined by head coach Brent Brobston and junior Trey Bennett to discuss Tuesday's win, Friday's showdown with the Alexandria Tigers, the current 9-game winning streak and a strong sectional field.

On this week's Blackford Bruins Report, Greg is joined by his weekly guest, Head Coach Aaron Daniels, and a couple of his seniors, Reggie Duren & Mason Kitterman ... to talk about the 2025-26 Bruins, who are now 15-5 after splitting last week with the Wes-Del Warriors and the Oak Hill Golden Eagles ... and heading into a tough weekend against the Northwestern Tigers and the Fort Wayne Snider Panthers.

On today's "Greg & His Friends Talk Sports" ...

•Jake Dunn returns to preview Tuesday's huge Big Ten matchup between the new No. 1 Michigan Wolverines against the Purdue Boilermakers, who are up 6 spots to No. 7 in the latest poll after wins at Nebraska and Iowa last week ... and was the preseason No. 1

•Fishers, Silver Creek, Paoli & Kouts are the No. 1s in Indiana High School Basketball ... Oak Hill, Frankton, Lapel, Mt. Vernon, Carmel, Hamilton Southeastern, Rossville and Liberty Christian are also ranked in the latest USA Today media polls

•A look ahead to Tuesday's Boys Basket...

On this week's IU Report, Grant Shouse & Mike Hutsell discuss Bryant Haines' receiving the Broyles Award for the nation's top College Football Coach, his Manchester University coaching roots and their expectations of him and the Indiana Hoosiers' offense in 2026 .... then, a look back at Sunday's Men's Basketball loss to the Illinois Fighting Illini at Assembly Hall in Champaign, Illinois ... with a look ahead to Friday's showdown with the rival Purdue Boilermakers in West Lafayette at Mackey Arena.

On this week's MLB Report, Paul Tipton & Will Retherford talk about the offseason's top stories, including the Seattle Mariners' retooling to make another World Series run, including possibly baseball's best rotation, the St. Louis Cardinals falling apart, Eugenio Suarez back to the Cincinnati Reds, the oncoming Athletics ... some sleeper teams for 2026, including the Reds and the hamate bone injury trend that's taken out Corbin Carroll & Gunner Henderson. 

On this week's Pacers Report with Mike Rich, Will Retherford joins Greg and Mike to talk about the $100,000 fine levied against the Indiana Pacers for "tanking" after 30 years of refusing to do so to the franchise's detriment ... the expectations and wishes for the final 27 games of the regular season ... and can the 2026-27 Indiana Pacers be better than the 2024-25 Indiana Pacers?

On this week's Fever Report, John Robertson & Michelle Garmon are joined by guest Mike Hutsell to discuss the current WNBA Labor Situation, which is clearly a death sentence for the league with or without Caitlin Clark ... plus, is it a conflict of interest for the same players to represent the WNBA Players and the Unrivaled League? ... and a look ahead to the Caitlin Clark making her return on March 11 in San Juan, Puerto Rico for Team USA.

On today's "Greg & His Friends Talk Sports" ... 

•Mike Hutsell & Grant Shouse react to the Indiana Hoosiers' 71-51 loss to the Illinois Fighting Illini on Sunday

•Jake Dunn reacts to the No. 13 Purdue Boilermakers' 78-57 win over the Iowa Hawkeyes on Saturday

•Team and Individual Champions at the Girls Swimming State Finals and the Boys Wrestling Semistates

•Girls Basketball Regional Results and Highlights with Semistate Parirings

•Grant Shouse returns to talk about the Marion Girls Basketball Regional between Carroll & Monroe Central in Class A and an All-Central Indiana Conference Showdown between the...

A recap of the Elwood Panthers' double-overtime win over the Providence Cristo Rey Wolves in Indianapolis on Saturday night, the Panthers' 9th win of the season ... plus, a postgame conversation with Elwood head coach Ryan VanSkyock.

On this week's Colts Report, Greg and Will Retherford discuss which 2025 Colts should still be Colts in 2026 ... and who shouldn't? Should Daniel Jones be the starting quarterback? ... what upgrades are needed on the Front 7? ... who's more important: Michael Pittman Jr. or Alec Pierce? .... and should Joanthan Taylor and Quenton Nelson be trade bait? 

Today on "Greg and His Friends Talk Sports" ...

•High School Basketball Scores & Highlights from the CIC and across Central Indiana, including conversations with my friends Grant Shouse & Kyle Williams. Grant called the Frankton Eagles' win over the Mississinewa Indiana and Kyle was at the Alexandria Tigers' win over the Madison-Grant Argylls.

•A preview of the Purdue Boilermakers' Big Ten showdown with the Iowa Hawkeyes with Jake Dunn.

•A look ahead to a busy Saturday in Central Indiana that includes the Girls Swimming State Finals, Wresting Regionals and Girls Basketball Regionals. Kyle Williams previews the Al...

A recap of the Oak Hill Golden Eagles' Central Indiana Conference-clinching 73-50 win over the Blackford Bruins on Friday night in Swayzee ... with postgame reaction with Bruins head coach Aaron Daniels.

A recap of the Frankton Eagles' 62-52 win over the Mississinewa Indians on Friday ... their 8th win in a row ... with postgame reaction from Eagles head coach Brent Brobston and sophomore Isaac Fair.

A recap of the Elwood Panthers' 65-63 overtime loss to the Blue River Valley Vikings at John Ward Gymasium in Elwood on Friday night ... with postgame reaction from Panthers head coach Ryan VanSkyock.

Every week, Hanson Crafton talks about the latest news in the UFC and Pro Boxing and looks ahead to the sport's biggest fights.

On this edition of "Greg & His Friends Talk Sports" ...

•Indiana's Women put up a good fight but lost to USC in LA despite 29 points from former Hamilton Southeastern star Maya Makulusky. Tipton Tribune and Elwood Call-Leader sports editor Michelle Garmon joins Greg to talk about the Hoosiers' growth this season

•All of Indiana's Missouri Valley & Horizon teams stink

•Brice Shuler's career night propelled the Elwood Panthers to their 8th win of the year

•A look ahead to Friday, including a full slate of Boys Basketball Games in the CIC and around Central...

On this week's (late) IU Report, Grant Shouse and Mike Hutsell talks about the breath of fresh air Darian Devries has brought to Bloomington and the Indiana Hoosiers, their odds of making the NCAA Tournament, a look ahead to a very good Illinois opponent on Sunday ... and what should Bob Knight's statue look like ... and what should other prominent coaches' statues look like.

Recap of the Elwood Panthers' 74-70 high-scoring win over GEO Next Generation in Indianapolis behind a huge night from Brice Shuler ... plus Head Coach Ryan VanSkyock's reaction to the Panthers' 8th win of the year.

On this week's Frankton Eagles Report, Head Coach Brent Brobston talks ahead his team's 7-game winning streak, Friday's CIC showdown with the Mississinewa Indians and the state of the program ... more 60 wins combined from 7th, 8th, JV and Varsity. His break down of the teams, coaches and players who are making a bright future for the Frankton Eagles. 

On today's edition of "Greg & His Friends Talks Sports" ...

•The Indiana Pacers won while sitting their top 5 players in their final game for a week

•The Noblesville Boom enter the All-Star Break with a dramatic 130-129 win over the College Park Skyhawks on Thursday morning/afternoon. Boom PA Guy Aaron Pitman joins Greg to talk about the state of the first Noblesville Boom squad

•Braylon Mullins returned to Central Indiana with his 6th-ranked UConn Huskies and helped them beat Butler

•Indiana Wesleyan's Men's Basketball team is ranked fifth and on a roll. Ma...

On this week's Strictly Bias with Will Retherford, Will names his 5 Teams Most Likely to Win Super Bowl LXI in Los Angeles, the start of the Major League Baseball season and the state of the league ... and Will's thoughts on the Ivica Zubac trade and his beliefs that the Indiana Pacers will win the 2025-26.

On this week's Elwood Panthers Report, head coach Ryan VanSkyock joins Greg to discuss a poor performance Tuesday night at Southern Wells, a 58-43 loss, and looks ahead to games against GEO Next Generation, Blue River Valley and Providence Cristo Rey Thursday, Friday and Saturday ... then Trent Hicks returns to talk about the 2025-26 Panthers and what it's going to take to turn this year's team and the program into a winner.

On today's "Greg & His Friends Talk Sports" ...

•The Indiana Pacers and Purdue Boilermakers both won in overtime Tuesday

•Greg's friend Jake Dunn discusses No. 13 Purdue's overtime win over No. 7 Nebraska ... a wild, wild one in Lincoln

•Mike Rich joins the show to talk about a fantastic performance by the Indiana Pacers ... an overtime win at Madison Square Garden against the New York Knicks

•The Noblesville Boom won the last game of their long road trip ... and finally return home Thursday morning

•High School Girls Diving and Boys Basketball results and highli...