Central Indiana Sports Report

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...

Michelle Garmon of the Tipton Tribune and Elwood Call-Leader recaps the Frankton Eagles' 60-48 win over the Wabash Apaches ... followed by Frankton head coach Brent Brobston's reaction to the Eagles' 7th straight victory.

On this week's Purdue Report with Jake Dunn, Greg and Jake discuss one of the most emotionally draining non-tournament wins in recent memory, Braden Smith's pursuit of Bobby Hurley's all-time career assist record, debate whether the Boilermakers are capable of competing with the Michigan Wolverines for the Big Ten championship and look ahead to Saturday against Iowa and a tough 5-game stretch.

A recap of the Blackford Bruins' 58-43 win over the Wes-Del Warriors on Tuesday night in Gaston ... with a reaction from head coach Aaron Daniels.

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

•Lamar Wilkerson and the Indiana Hoosiers beat the Oregon Ducks 92-74 behind a big second half ... Grant Shouse joins to talk about the hot Hoosiers

•Grant also discusses a huge night for Flory Bidunga in Kansas's signature win over No. 1 Arizona

•The worst has been realized for the Pacers ... Johnny Furphy is out of the season with a torn ACL ... Mike Rich discusses it with Greg

•Jake Dunn previews the No. 13 Purdue Boilermakers against the No. 7 Nebraska Cornhuskers

•And a look ahead to all the...

On the official debut of the Blackford Bruins, head coach Aaron Daniels talks about his team's 14-4 record through 18 games, including a school-record 13-0 start, what's ahead this week, what the expectations are for the postseason and the player who make up his team.

On today's "Greg and his Friends Talk Sports"

•Super Bowl LX was a dud. Will Retherford of the Strictly Bias Podcasts reviews perhaps the least interesting and entertaining Super Bowl in history

•The Pacers lost in Toronto ... more importantly, they may have lost budding star Johnny Furphy with a knee injury

•The short-handed Boom lost to the Nets in Canada

•IU's Women take back the Barn Burner Trophy after a win over Purdue. The Hoosiers are playing well, particularly Shay Cieski, and Michelle Garmon of the Tipton Tribune and Elwood Call-Leader sports e...

On this week's Pacers Report with Mike Rich, Greg and Mike are joined by Greg's college roommate and Pacers fan Matt Powell to discuss Johnny Furphy's knee injury he suffered in Sunday's loss to the Toronto Raptors, the Ivica Zubac-Bennedict Mathurin trade and what it means for this year and the future and what the Indiana Pacers approach should be the rest of this season.

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

•The Indiana Hoosiers had one of its most important wins of the year Saturday, beating Wisconsin in overtime. Mike Hutsell & Grant Shouse talk about the importance of the win and how much they despise the Wisconsin Badger.

•Purdue won too ... but it wasn't a happy segment with Greg and Jake Dunn after the Boilermakers struggled to beat the hapless Oregon Ducks. 

•Girls Basketball Sectional Scores & Highlights, including championships by Alexandria, Lapel, Oak Hill, Pendleton Heights & Hamilton Southeastern. 

•Boys Wrestling Regionals and Girls Swimming Sectional Results...

On this week's Strictly Bias Podcast, Will Retherford previews Super Bowl LX between the Seattle Seahawks & the New England Patriots ... with Will's and Greg's official predictions .... plus, assessment of the Brendan Donovan trade, NBA Trade Deadline talk and IndyCar in D.C. and who can contend with Alex Palou?

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

• Scores & Highlights from Girls Basketball Sectional Semifinals at Lapel, Wapahani, Wabash, Mississinewa, Pendleton Heights, Yorktown, Western, Carmel, North Central, McCutcheon, Center Grove, Plainfield, Rushville, Benton Central, Hagerstown, Bethesda Christian, Southern Wells, Union City & Broad Ripple.

• Michelle Garmon of the Tipton Tribune and Elwood Call-Leader Michelle Garmon recaps and reacts to Frankton's win over the Tipton Blue Devils and the Lapel Bulldogs' blowout of Taylor in the 2A sectional at Lapel.

•Alexandria fan and Greg's friend Kyle Williams makes his debut appearance with details from wins b...

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

•Greg and Mike Rich talk about the Pacers trade for Ivica Zubac ... whether it was a championship move and what is means for this year and the future

•Thursday was the busiest night of the year in Indiana High School Boys Basketball with games all over Central Indiana. We have the scores and highlights from the CIC, the NCC, the Hoosier Heartland, the Hoosier Heritage, Hamilton County and the best games around Central Indiana

•A look ahead to Friday evening, including the Boom going for their 8th str...

On this week's IndyCar Report, Elijah Poe and Tipton Tribune and Elwood Call-Leader sports editor Michelle Garmon react to the news that the IndyCar Series will race in Washington D.C. as part of the country's 250-year anniversary. Plus, Mick Schumacher turns his first laps for Rahal-Letterman-Lanigan.

Michelle Garmon recaps the Tri-Central Trojans' 66-56 win over the Elwood Panthers on Thursday evening at John Ward Gymnasium ... with postgame comments from Elwood head coach Ryan VanSkyock and Tri-Central head coach Cam Hindman.

A recap of the Frankton Eagles' 50-47 win over the Tri Tigers on Thursday night at the Eagles Nest ... with postgame reaction with Frankton head coach Brent Brobston, freshman Ashton Brobston & senior Blake Niccum.

Our Pacers Guy Mike Rich and Tipton Tribune and Elwood Call-Leader sports editor Michelle Garmon join Greg to reat 

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

•The NBA Deadline is about an hour away ... and the Pacers have done nothing

•The Noblesville Boom beat the G-League's top team for their 7th straight win. Our friend ... and Boom PA Guy ... Aaron Pitman joins us to discuss it

•Girls Basketball Sectional Results from Thursday at Western, Lebanon, Rushville, Heritage Christian & Southern Wells.

• Men's and Women's local College Basketball, including big wins by Indiana's and Ball State's women

•A look ahead to Thursday, including a big night for High School Boys...

On this week's Frankton Eagles Report, Boys Basketball head coach Brent Brobston talks about his team's 5-game winning streak, wins over Elwood and Tri-Central, Thursday's game at home against Tri ... then Greg and Brent were joined by seniors Noah Melvin & Eli Birch. The three of them answer questions about the 2025-26 Eagles, the best Frankton teams in history and more.

On this week's Elwood Panthers Report, Boys Basketball head coach Ryan VanSkyock talks about his team's progress, including a 43-31 win over Hamilton on Tuesday, returning home to face Tri-Central on Thursday and his team's pursuit of a .500 record or better ... plus Coach VanSkyock talks about the Girls Basketball and Wrestling Postseasons at Elwood.

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

•The Pacers waved the white flag and almost won ... Mike Rich joined us with his thoughts on the Pacers strategy, their performance and the trade deadlines

• The Indiana Hoosiers took a disappointing loss at USC late Tuesday night ... Tipton Tribune and Elwood Call-Leader sports editor Michelle Garmon joined Greg to talk about the Hoosiers out West

• Michelle also covered the Lapel Girls Basketball Sectional and has a recap ... we have scores and highlights from sectionals at Lapel, Wabash, Wapahani, Carmel, Pendleton, Mississinewa, Yorktown, Western, Southe...

On this week's Purdue Report, Greg and Jake Dunn assesses the 2025-26 Purdue Boilermakers 22 games ... why they're 18-4, where they can improve, and how they stack up against the rest of the Big Ten and where they fit in the National Championship chase.

Scores from around Indiana from all 64 sectionals across the state (with the exception of a few 4-team sectionals and a handful of postponements) ... with highlights and details from sectionals at Lapel, Wapahani, Wabash, Western, Mississinewa, Yorktown, Pendleton, Carmel, Bethesda Christian & Southern Wells.

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

• The Pacers fell short at home Monday against the Rockets ... our Pacers Guy Mike Rich is happy with the performance

• Kansas's Darryn Peterson & North Carolina's Caleb Wilson starred on ESPN's Big Monday. One of them could be a Pacer next season

•Marian's Pat Knight, son of legendary IU coach Bob Knight, has resigned as Marian's head coach amid "red flags"

•Lawrence Central's Lola Lampley will play in the McDonald's All-American Game

•Oak Hill's boys remain No. 1 ... Frankton enters the 2A poll

On this week's IU Report, Grant Shouse and Mike Hutsell discuss the Indiana Hoosiers' 3-game winning streak, including a pair of Quad-1 wins over the Purdue Boilermakers and the UCLA Bruins last week, preview Tuesday's game at USC and have thoughts on Pat Knight resigning at Marian ... and talk about all of the potential Indiana National Championship football players in the 2026 NFL Draft.

On Monday's edition of "Greg & His Friends Talk Sports" ...

•The Purdue Boilermakers snapped a 3-game losing streak with a 30-point win at Maryland ... Jake Dunn joins the show to discuss it.

• Ben Humrichous and the Illinois Fighting Illini improved to 9-1 in the Big Ten with a win at Nebraska ... Michelle Garmon of the Tipton Tribune and Elwood Call-Leader discusses the former Tipton Blue Devil, his Illinois team and the Big Ten race.

• Michelle also witnessed the Indiana Hoosiers' women's first Big Ten win over Northwestern by jumping out to a 41-6 lead. She gi...

On this week's Pacers Report with Mike Rich, Greg and Mike discuss the Pacers' run of good play, Pascal Siakim's deserving All-Star recognition, Thursday's trade deadlines and watching Kansas and BYU Saturday to scout potential future potentials AJ Dybantsa and Darryn Peterson.

On this week's Fever Report, John Robertson & Michelle Garmon debate whether there will be a season, the meaning of a large crowd at an Unrivaled game, what is expected from Monday's negotiations between the players and the league and who should be protected for the upcoming expansion draft, assuming there is one.

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

• The Pacers win again as Pascal Siakim, Andrew Nembhard & Aaron Nesmith continue to shine

• IU picks up a Big Ten win at UCLA

•IndyCar racing in DC

• Men's and Women's College Basketball Scores & Highlights from D1, D3 & NAIA

• High School Boys & Girls Basketball Scores & Highlights

• Boys Wrestling Sectional Results from Elwood, Oak Hill, Delta, Frankfort, Jay County, Crawfordsville & Avon

• National Headlines

• A look ahead to Sunday, including No. 12 Purdue looking to end a 3-game losing streak at Maryla...

Michelle Garmon of the Tipton Tribune and Elwood Call-Leader recaps the Frankton Eagles' 67-47 win over the Tri-Central Trojans ... with postgame comments from Frankton head coach Brent Brobston.

On Saturday's edition of "Greg and His Friends Talk Sports" ...

•Scores, highlights and details from Boys and Girls Basketball in the CIC and around Central Indiana ... with a Blackford-Eastbrook recap with Grant Shouse of the Action S;ports Network and a segment of an interview with Frankton head coach Brent Brobston after his Eagles beat Elwood 62-34.

•Big Ten Showdown between No. 3 Michigan and No. 7 Michigan State in East Lansing.

•The Noblesville Boom win their fifth straight behind Gabe McGlothan's 26 points off the bench.

•A look ahead to Saturday ... including the Pacers a...

A recap of the Frankton Eagles' 62-34 win over the Elwood Panthers ... with postgame comments from Frankton head coach Brent Brobston & Elwood head coach Ryan VanSkyock.

On this week's IndyCar Report with Elijah Poe, Elijah discusses the return of Tim Cindric to Team Penske, the worst kept secret of Romain Grosjean to Dale Coyne Racing, Conor Daly's potential place in the series in 2026, the possibility of a 2026 race in the streets of Washington DC ... and more.

On Friday's "Greg and His Friends Talk Sports" ...

•Oak Hill won its record 10th CIC Girls Basketball Championship Thursday with a win at Alexandria. Grant Shouse & Kevin Helfrich of the Action Sports Network called the game and Greg got their reaction following the game.

• Purdue's, Indiana's and Notre Dame's women all took big losses Thursday.

• 85-year-old Bud Wright has a new head coaching job after 6 decades at Sheridan.

• National Headlines ... including another amazing Novak Djokovic victory.

• A look ahead to Friday, including a busy day of Boys Basketball, headlined locally by th...