Central Indiana Sports Report

Grant Shouse and Mike Hutsell break down defending the National Champion Indiana Hoosiers' season opener against the North Texas Mean Green ... with matchups, expectations and game score predictions.

On this week's IndyCar Report with Elijah Poe, Greg & Elijah are joined by Dave Chanley to talk about the latest IndyCar news, look back at a Sunday in Milwaukee when Pato O'Ward won a couple of races and Alex Palou won his fifth IndyCar Championship, and look ahead to Sunday's race at the famed Laguna Seca circuit in Monterrey, California.

Greg and Jake preview Purdue's season opener against Indiana State with their keys to the game and score predictions on the latest edition of the Purdue Report with Jake Dunn.

On this Week's High School Football Preview Show, Greg is joined by The Action Sports Networks' Grant Shouse and Tipton Tribune & Elwood Call-Leader sports editor Michelle Garmon make their predictions for: 

•Eastbrook at Alexandria (Local Game of the Week)

•Oak Hill at Madison-Grant

•Elwood at Blackford

•Mississinewa at Frankton

•Tipton at Lafayette Central Catholic

•Hamilton Heights at Logansport

•Lapel at Shenandoah

•New Palestine at Yorktown

•Cilnton Central at Clinton Prairie

•Delphi at Eastern

•Center Grove at Carmel (Centra...

Grant Shouse & Mike Hutsell go game-by-game for the Indiana Hoosiers 2026 Indiana Hoosiers Football season and predict the Best Case & Worst Case Scenarios for every single game on this week's IU Report. 

This week on the Purdue Report with Jake Dunn, Greg & Jake discuss the Trey Kaufman-Renn's lawsuit and fight for another year of college basketball eligibility, then discuss the latest Purdue Football News, including the release of the 2-Deep Depth Chart, ahead of Friday's Season Opener at home against Indiana State.

On the High School Football Report's Week 2 Recap with Grant Shouse, Greg & Grant go over all the scores, highlights, stats and standings from across Central Indiana ... the CIC, the Hoosier Conference, the Hoosier Heartland, the Eastern Crossroads, the Hoosier Crossroads, the Metro, the Hoosier Heritage, the NCC, the Three Rivers, the Circle City, the Indiana Crossroads, the Sagamore, the Monon, the Hoosier Legends Conference, the Mid-State Conference, the Tri-Eastern, the Capital City Conference, plus Huntington North and Cathedral ... then our Week 2 Honors: Play of the Week, Win of the Week, Upset of the Week, Coach of the Week and...

On this week's Colts Report, Will & Dave discuss the wide receiver situation, including Alec Pierce's return to practice and that the Colts "hope" he plays in Week 1 and Keenan Allen's signing and subsequent DUI, plus Spencer Shrader becoming the Colts kicker again, a potentially great defensive backfield and four rookies on the defensive side making the 53-man roster.

Greg, Elijah, Dave Chanley & Tipton Tribune and Elwood Call-Leader sports editor Michelle Garmon react to the doubleheader weekend in Milwaukee ... a pair of wins by Pato O'Ward, another IndyCar Championship and Astor Cup for Alex Palou, another impressive weekend from Rinus Veekay and more.

Greg and Michelle recap the Tipton Blue Devils' 49-18 win at Manchester on Friday night and hear from Tipton head coach Aaron Tolle.

Greg and Tipton Tribune and Elwood Call-Leader sports editor Michelle Garmon recap the Elwood Panthers' 39-0 win at Tri-Central on Friday night and talk about the state of the programs through two weeks of the 2026 season.

Greg and Jake evaluated the Purdue Boilermakers' chances in each games for the 2026 season on this week's Purdue Report with Jake Dunn.

On this week's Colts Report with Will & Dave Retherford ... reaction to the Colts lethargic performance against the Falcons in Preseason Game No. 2, the status of the offensive line and the prospects of Jalen Travis and Jalen Farmer and a defensive backfield that should be the strength of the defense, particularly with the performances of A.J. Haulcy and Justin Walley.

On today's Sports & Beyond with Michelle Garmon, Michelle interviews Tipton Football head coach Aaron Tolle about his team's 48-14 win over Frankton, in particularly the performance of the offensive and defensive lines and special teams, and previews Friday night's showdown at Manchester ... plus, a preview of the game Michelle will be covering Friday night, Elwood at Tri-Central, a look ahead to Saturday's Girls Flag Football Doubleheader at Elwood, Fernando Mendoza's performance on Thursday night in the preseason with the Raiders and a remembrance of Dolly Parton.

On this week's IU Report with Grant Shouse & Mike Hutsell, Grant & Mike talk about the recent ruling that made IU stars Stephen Daley, Kellan Wyatt and Sam Alexis ineligible for the 2026-27 school year, the reigning National Champions being ranked No. 6 in the preseason Associated Press poll, the IU Basketball team's pre-conference schedule has finally been finalized and which games they're looking forward to attending.

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

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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?