Northridge Sectional Ticket Sale

BOYS BASKETBALL SECTIONAL TICKETS ON SALE

BASKETBALL SECTIONAL MARCH 2 , 5, 6
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• -Tickets for boys meet on sale in athletic office beginning Monday, February 22nd.
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Bethany Coaches vs Cancer

Bethany's final boys' home game of the season against Central Noble on Tuesday, Feb. 23 will be designated as a Coaches vs. Cancer game. Bethany will donate $1 to the American Cancer Society for each paid fan in attendance at the game. In addition, the Bethany cheerleaders will invite fans to donate money to fight cancer during the half-time of the boys varsity game

Michiana Sports Authority Broadcast

Michiana Sports Authority will be the only media outlet to broadcast the Lakeland at Northridge Boys Basketball Game

Michiana Sports Authority will also be webcasting LIVE SECTIONAL BASKETBALL PREVIEW SHOW

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Fairfield 8th Grade Girls Basketball

The 8th Grade Lady Falcons traveled to Goshen tonight for A and B action.

"A" Game:
Fairfield won by a score of 38 to 21. For the Falcons, Haley Brown had 10 points and 9 rebounds, Destiny Setterberg had 6 points and 8 steals, Kristin Hull added 4 points, Jenna Kieper had 4 points, Grace Miller had 4 points and 4 steals, Sierra Smith added 4 points, Chelsea Schwartz and Brooke Mast each added two points, and Karen Schwartz and Leah Wimmer each had one point. For Goshen, Felder had 12 points, Cavoette had 5 points, and Gipson had 4 points.

"B" Game:
Fairfield won the B game by a score of 43 to 18. Leading the Falcons were Brooke Mast with 10 points and 6 steals, Karen Schwartz with 9 points and 3 steals, Leah Wimmer with 8 points and 3 assists, Nicki Beck had 6 points and 6 rebounds, Abby Yoder added 6 points, Tiffany Emmons added 2 points and 5 steals, and Chelsea Schwartz added 2 points and 4 rebounds. For Goshen, M. Castillo had 8 points, Gonzalez had 5 points, Williams had 3 points, and A. Castillo had two points.

WHAC Players of the week

Cabrera Named Men's Player of the Weekhttp://www.whac.net/article/1520.php

Senior guard Shaun Cabrera helped Indiana Institute of Technology to three wins this week by averaging 22 points and four rebounds per game. For his efforts, he has been named the Wolverine-Hoosier Athletic Conference (WHAC) Men's Basketball Player of the Week.The native of Warsaw, Ind scored 26 points, had four rebounds and one steal during a 94-89 road victory over Indiana University-Northwest. He scored a season-high 28 points in an 82-74 win over Madonna University. Cabrera added five rebounds, seven assists and five steals against the Crusaders. The final game of the week saw the senior score 12 points, grab three rebounds and hand out two assists in just 26 minutes of play in a 66-62 win at Siena Heights University.For the year, Cabrera is averaging 14.9 points and 3.3 rebounds per game. Tech improved to 11-16 overall, 5-7 in conference play. The Warriors take on Davenport University this Wed., Feb. 17.

Sabol Honored as Women's Player of the Weekhttp://www.whac.net/article/1521.phpHannah Sabol had a killer week as Concordia University posted two conference wins. The forward averaged 19.5 points, 14 rebounds, three assists and a steal and block each during the two wins to be named the Wolverine-Hoosier Athletic Conference (WHAC) Women's Basketball Player of the Week.A native of Shelby Township, Mich., Sabol posted two double-doubles for the Cardinals. In an 81-69 win against Cornerstone University, she scored 18 points, grabbed 13 rebounds, handed out three assists and blocked two shots. The forward then scored 21 points, had 15 rebounds, three assists and two steals during a 76-63 win over University of Michigan-Dearborn.The Cardinals (17-11) are on a five-game winning streak and are tied for third in the conferece at 7-5. For the year, Sabol is averaging 14.2 points and 8.5 rebounds and ranks in the top 50 for five statistical categories.

Purdue Wrestling Update

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. - The 24th-ranked Purdue wrestling team suffered a hard-fought 22-17 loss to 13th-ranked archrival Indiana University (IU) on Sunday at Lawrence North High School. The Boilermakers won half of the 10 bouts on the afternoon, led by sixth-ranked junior Luke Manuel’s technical fall at 174 pounds. The Boilermakers fall to 10-10 on the season and 1-6 in conference bouts with the loss, despite their best showing of the recent Big Ten schedule. Joining Manuel in the win column were seniors Nick Corpe and Nick Bertucci and juniors Akif Eren and Colton Salazar, who all scored decision victories on the day. Manuel improves to 35-2 on the season, leading NCAA Division I in victories, and continues to assault the Boilermaker record books with his 90th career victory. He also became the third Boilermaker to crack the 200-career takedown mark this season, joining Corpe and junior teammate Logan Brown. Manuel started the match in dominant fashion at 174 pounds, rolling out a 22-7 technical fall over Hoosier junior Nick Avery. The match was stagnant for the first minute, but Manuel opened the scoring with a takedown and quick two-point nearfall for a 4-0 lead. The rest of the match was a takedown clinic for Manuel as he finished the bout with nine two-pointers, including his final score in the closing seconds to earn the extra bonus point with the technical fall. The Boilermakers won the first of the swing bouts at 184 pounds as Corpe edged out IU junior Eric Cameron by decision, 3-2. The match offered very little action through the first six minutes as the two traded escapes, but added nothing else for a 1-1 tie. Things got started in the final minute as the pair mounted offense, but it was Corpe who added the contest’s lone takedown, scoring in the final 30 seconds for the win and an 8-0 Purdue advantage. The Hoosiers got things rolling at 197, opening a three-match win streak with a 4-1 decision for 15th-ranked sophomore Matt Powless over 13th-ranked Brown. Powless put up three points in the second period to gain the advantage and held off Brown in the third for the upset win. Second-ranked Indiana senior Nate Everhart added six team points at heavyweight, needing just 2:27 to stick Purdue freshman Adam Walls, and top-ranked IU senior Angel Escobedo nearly pinned Boilermaker rookie Cashé Quiroga at 125, but Quiroga held off the fall in the closing seconds and forced Escobedo to settle for the major decision, 19-5. After the intermission, Purdue got back into things as Eren topped Indiana sophomore Matt Ortega by decision, 6-2. Eren was on the attack early, nearly catching Ortega in a cradle and taking him to his back in the first 20 seconds, but the Hoosier scrambled away for no score. The second time Ortega was not so lucky as Eren took him straight to his blades for a five-point play, and that was all the scoring Eren would need.The Hoosiers grabbed momentum right back at 141 pounds as freshman Danny Monaco rolled to a 7-1 decision over Purdue sophomore Bill Putman. Monaco earned a takedown in the first period and a reversal to start the second en route to a 4-0 lead, and a series of stalling calls against Putman stretched the lead to 6-0. Monaco cut Putman in the waning seconds to look for the major, but couldn’t come up with the points and settled for three team tallies. Bertucci added another win for the Old Gold and Black at 149 pounds, using an escape and late takedown for a 3-0 win over Indiana senior Matt Coughlin. Coughlin provided little offense, but his shot ended up being his downfall as Bertucci funked through a single-leg attempt by the Hoosier, rolling him through and coming out the back for two. Salazar made it two straight for the Boilermakers and gave them a 17-16 team score lead, edging out sixth-ranked Kurt Kinser in sudden victory, 3-1. After little action through the first seven minutes, Salazar sparked the crowd just into the extra minute, ducking Kinser into a takedown and the win. Indiana’s 12th-ranked junior Paul Young put the match away for the Hoosiers, sticking Purdue senior Jason Martin in 4:34 to seal the team victory. Indiana improves to 15-3 (4-3 Big Ten) with the win and picks up the second straight win in the series and a Crimson and Gold Cup point for the Hoosiers. The Boilermakers close out their dual schedule on Thursday at No. 21 Illinois at 8 p.m. (EST). #24 Purdue 17 - #13 Indiana 22174: #6 Luke Manuel (PU) def. Nick Avery (IU), TF 22-7 (7:00) (5-0)184: Nick Corpe (PU) def. Eric Cameron (IU), D 3-2 (8-0)197: #15 Matt Powless (IU) def. #13 Logan Brown (PU), D 4-1 (8-3)285: #2 Nate Everhart (IU) def. Adam Walls (PU), Fall 2:27 (8-9)125: #1 Angel Escobedo (IU) def. Cashé Quiroga (PU), MD 19-5 (8-13)133: Akif Eren (PU) def. Matt Ortega (IU), D 6-2 (11-13)141: Danny Monaco (IU) def. Bill Putman (PU) D 7-1 (11-16)149: Nick Bertucci (PU) def. Matt Coughlin (IU), D 3-0 (14-16)157: Colton Salazar (PU) def. #6 Kurt Kinser (IU), SV 3-1 (17-16)165: #12 Paul Young (IU) def. Jason Martin (PU), Fall 4:34 (17-22)

Girls Northern Indiana Basketball All Conference Team

2009-2010
First Team:
Ariel Easton 12 Clay
Raven Boston 12 Clay
Alex Bousquet 12 Marian
Chelsea Ward 11 Mishawaka
Tori Milliner 10 Penn
Alexandria Morton 10 Penn

Second Team:
Yalana Smalls 12 Clay
Asia Easton 12 Clay
Mariah Douglas 12 Marian
Noelly Scott 11 Mishawaka
Alex Kubsch 10 St. Joseph’s
Sharita Patton 10 Washington

Valpo Men's Tennis Update

Baum Registers Win but Valpo Falls at Toledo

Chris Baum (Charlotte, N.C./Providence H.S.) earned a victory at fifth singles for Valparaiso, but the Crusaders dropped a 6-1 decision to Toledo on Saturday evening at Laurel Hill Racquet Club in Toledo, Ohio.

Baum registered a 6-4, 6-3 victory over Bryant Dudzik to pick up his second win of the season. Kevin DeHerrera (Littleton, Colo./Chatfield H.S.) forced a tie-break for the third set at number six singles before falling 4-6, 6-3, 11-9 against Leonardo Henriques.

“Chris really stepped up his game midway through the first set,” head coach Jim Daugherty said. “He was down a break 3-4 and fought back to turn the set around as well as the match.”

Toledo (6-4) won the top four singles contests all in straight sets. Nutthavit Likitkumchorn earned a 7-6 (6), 6-2 victory over Adam Whitmer (Shipshewana, Ind./Westview H.S.) at the top of the lineup while Sven Burus topped Kyle Stump (Plymouth, Ind./Plymouth H.S.) 6-0, 6-2 at number two singles. Aleksandar Elezovic defeated Tom Litscher (Eau Claire, Wis./Memorial H.S.) 6-4, 6-0 at three while Leo Sarria downed Arne Deihle (Reutlingen, Germany/Johannes Kepler H.S.) 6-3, 6-1 at the fourth spot.

The Rockets opened the match sweeping all three doubles matches for the day’s first point. Likitkumchorn and Elezovic defeated Litscher and DeHerrera 8-3 at first doubles while Burus and Sarria topped Whitmer and Baum 8-4 at the second spot. Dudzik and Terence Weigand added an 8-7 (4) victory over Stump and Deihle to round out the lineup.

Valparaiso (1-4) will have nearly a month off before returning to action on March 7 against Creighton to begin its spring trip in Orlando, Fla.

Michiana Sports Authority Sectional Preview Show

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Megan Jackson update

FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. – On day one of the Tyson Invitational Friday, junior Shelise Williams set her third school record of the week for No. 11 Arkansas Razorback women’s track and field.Williams finished second in the 400 meters with a new Arkansas school record of 52.43. Her time is a personal best, ranks No. 2 in the NCAA and leads the SEC. Her time is an improved NCAA provisional qualifier and is just off the auto qualifier of 52.43. “Every week, I just try to PR,” Williams said. “I’m so happy to get this school record and get closer to the automatic time. I knew Natasha Hastings was going to go through 200 meters in a fast time and I just tried to stay with her. I’m trying to make big things happen at SECs and NCAAs and this is good step forward.” Williams replaced the previous 400-meter school record of 52.60, set by Jessica Cousins at the 2007 SEC Indoor Championships. In the last week, Williams has set school records in the open 400 meters, as the second leg of the 4x400-meter relay (3:33.18) and as the 400-meter second leg of the distance medley relay (11:06.56). Williams now holds the No. 1 (52.43) and No. 3 (52.72) marks on Arkansas’ all-time list.“Shelise is just on a roll,” head coach Lance Harter said. “She’s getting smarter and stronger with her racing every week. She’s really going to make a statement at the SEC and NCAA Championships. And she’s going to do it on her home track.”In the invitational sections of the mile, sophomore Kristen Gillespie clocked a personal-best and NCAA provisional-qualifying time of 4:43.91 to finish fifth. Sophomore Samantha Learch was 10th (4:53.46), senior Megan Jackson was 11th (4:54.38) and freshman Taylor Johnson was 20th (5:02.55).Also in the 400 meters, freshman Regina George finished ninth (53.73), junior Edina Brooks was 17th (54.63), senior Karen Thomas was 49th (56.32) and freshman Martine Borge was 79th (58.26). In the invitational 800 meters, freshman Stephanie Brown was sixth (2:08.50), freshman Regina George was ninth (2:09.46) and freshman Natanya Luther was 17th (2:13.86). Sophomore Whitney Jones finished third in the collegiate long jump. She marked a season best of 19-11.5. Junior Shantel Thompson finished 15th with her mark of 18-8. Sophomore Tina Sutej finished fourth overall and first among collegians in the invitational pole vault. She cleared 14-1.75. Senior Katie Stripling was fifth with a height of 14-1.75. Senior Janice Keppler finished 11th with her clearance of 13-3.75.The women's track and field finalists for the 100 Years of the Razorback: Fan of the Century were recognized at tonight's meet: Steve Whitelaw from Fayetteville, Okla., Veronica O’Brien from Fayetteville, Ark. and Ricky Crumpton from Fayetteville, Ark. O’Brien won the grand prize drawing that includes a travel bag of Razorback cross country equipment.

Holy Cross Soccer Signing

(Notre Dame, IN) Nick Sikorski will continue his academic and athletic career at Holy Cross College as a member of the Holy Cross men’s soccer program.

Sikorski is the fifth player to sign with the men’s soccer team. He joins Andrew Dewiitt (Zeeland, MI), Thomas Hendzal (Lisle, IL), Paul Sterns (Roswell, GA), and Cameron Doering (Elkhart, IN). Nick was a member of the Riley High School (South Bend, IN) soccer team. While attending Riley he was also a part of the student mentor program.

“Nick Sikorski is coming from an up and coming Riley program that has seen vast improvements in player development,” said second year Head Coach Dustan Harley. “We are excited about the opportunity to work with Nick over the next four years and watch him continue his development as a player and young man. With guys like Nick coming into our program I know that we are building a good foundation for the future.”

At 6 foot, Sikorski will play midfield for the Saints. Over the next four years he will also be working on a bachelor’s degree in Education.

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Brent Eaton update

Final score: Hillsdale 68, Wayne State 65


Hillsdale's Brent Eaton hits 3-point shot at the buzzer to win it

Elkhart Senior to Walk on for Indiana State Volleyball

ELKHART ATHLETE ANNOUNCES INTENTION TO JOIN ISU VOLLEYBALL AS WALK ON
Elkhart Memorial Defensive Specialist set to join team for 2010 campaign

TERRE HAUTE, IND. – Indiana State volleyball coach Traci Dahl announced today that Lindsey Leonard has announced her intention to join the Sycamore volleyball team as a walk-on beginning this fall. Leonard has already been accepted into Indiana State University.

“I am thrilled to welcome Lindsey to the volleyball team here at Indiana State,” Dahl said. “She possesses many skills that will help our defense and passing for this upcoming season. She is an extremely hard worker and will compliment the players already here at ISU.”

Leonard is a member of the Elkhart Memorial team that was Indiana 4A runner-ups in both 2007 and 2009 and a state finalist in 2008. Elkhart Memorial has also won the NLC eight years in a row. The 5’-5” defensive specialist has been invited to try out for the 4A All-Star team

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100 years in 100 days comin to Elkhart Sectional

With the help of Michiana Sports Authority emails the 100 years in 100 days will be coming to the Elkhart Boys Basketball Sectional more details will released very soon

Girls Basketball Sectional Scores

Listed below are the scores of Tuesday night Girls Basketball Scores



Northridge 22
Elkhart Memorial 45


LaVille 46
Bremen 43


Bethany 56
Hamiton 50


Knox 50
Calumet 45


SB St Joe 50
Rochester 35

SB Adams 21
SB Washington 64

SB Riley 31
SB Washington 64

Concord 49
Elkhart Central 30

Girls Basketball Sectional update

Girls Basketball Sectionals at Fort Wayne Wayne, West Noble and Eastside have been moved back one day because of the weather on Tuesday Feb 9th

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Saint Francis Cougars Claw Way up to NO 7 in NAIA Top 25

FORT WAYNE, Ind. – On the eve of the biggest game of the season, the University of Saint Francis men’s basketball team rose one slot in the eighth NAIA Men’s Division II Basketball Coaches’ Top 25 released late Monday afternoon.
USF, now 21-5, moved up to No. 7 in the Division II Top 25 after spending last week at No. 8. The Cougars, winners of 15 of their last 17 games, collide with No. 5 Indiana Wesleyan University on Tues., Feb. 9, at 7 p.m. at Hutzell Athletic Center. It will be ‘Blue Out’ night. Cougar fans wearing blue will be admitted for $4.
Since losing at IWU 104-81, USF has won six of its last seven games.
This is the fourth straight week USF has been ranked in the Top 10 despite starting sometimes as many as three freshmen. USF is coming off a 96-81 win at Goshen on Saturday while the Wildcats have won three straight and 17 of its last 18 games including a 79-61 win over Spring Arbor on Saturday

WHAC Basketball Players of the Week

Concordia's Elsworth Named Women's Player of the Week http://www.whac.net/article/1516.phpKortni Elsworth helped Concordia University post two key victories to givie the team the most wins (15) since the 1985-86 season. For her efforts, she has been named the Wolverine-Hoosier Athletic Conference (WHAC) Player of the Week for women's basketball.The 5-6 guard from Goodrich, Mich. averaged 18.5 points, 3.5 rebounds, 2.5 assists and 2.0 steals as Concordia moved into a tie for fourth place in the conference. She scored 19 points, had four rebounds, two assists and two steals as the Cardinals posted a 69-59 victory against Siena Heights University. During a 71-64 win at Indiana Institute of Technology, Elsworth scored 18 points, had three rebounds, three assists and two steals.For the season, the sophomore is averaging 11.50 points per game for the Cardinals.Concordia (15-11) is currently tied for fourth in the conference with a 5-5 WHAC record. The 15 wins is the fourth-most in school history.Lierman Repeats as WHAC Player of the Weekhttp://www.whac.net/article/1515.phpIn a week that saw only two Wolverine-Hoosier Athletic Conference (WHAC) teams go undefeated, John Lierman of Aquinas College earned the Player of the Week award for men's basketball after helping the unranked Saints to a 2-0 week.Lierman, a 6-4 senior from Holt, Mich., averaged 23.5 points, 5.5 rebounds and 3.0 assists while shooting 50% from the field. In a 75-63 win at Madonna University, the guard scored 22 points, had three rebounds and handed out four assists. In a 63-58 win against #21 Siena Heights University, he scored 25 points, grabbed eight rebounds and had two assists.During the last four games, Lierman has averagfed 23.5 points, 12.5 rebounds and 6.5 assists.On the year, Aquinas pulls to within three games of conference leader, Cornerstone University. Overall, the Saints are 16-10 and 6-4 in conference place.

Fairfield Freshman Boys Basketball

FF Frosh 34
Concord 42 in Overtime

FF Leaders:
Dillon Lockwood 13
Brad Lantz 8

Concord:
Yoder 10
Simon 10
Wayker 9

FF Record: 8-7, Next game Thursday @ Fremont

Fairfield 8th Grade Girls Basketball

The 8th Grade Lady Falcons defeated Jimtown tonight 35-16. Leading the Falcons were Haley Brown with 12 points and 7 rebounds, Sierra Smith with 5 points and 7 rebounds, Destiny Setterberg added 4 points and 5 steals, Kristin Hull had 4 points and 3 assists, Grace Miller had 4 points and 5 steals, Leah Wimmer added two points, Brooke Mast had 2 points and 4 steals, and Karen Schwartz added two points. For Jimtown, A. Vicsik had 4 points, A. Brothers had 4 points, J. Moore had 3 points, C. Smith and K. Dercach each added 2 points, and J. Green added one point.

IUPUI Softball update

ELMHURST, Ill. - The IUPUI Softball team has been picked to finish ninth in The Summit League standings according to the preseason coaches poll. Western Illinois picked up five of the nine possible first-place votes to earn the top billing while reigning tournament champion North Dakota State garnered the four remaining first-place votes and was picked second. Southern Utah easily outdistanced the field for third while Oakland, UMKC and South Dakota State represented the middle third of the pack.

Centenary was picked seventh, followed by IPFW and IUPUI, respectively.

The Jaguars return a powerful portion of its batting order from a year ago, keyed by senior outfielder Mia Ettl (Mishawaka, Ind./Marian) and junior infielder Amy Raker (Zionsville, Ind./Zionsville). Ettl earned First Team All-Summit honors a year ago after belting a school record 12 homers to go along with a .336 batting average and 34 runs batted in. She also drilled 11 doubles and had a .658 slugging percentage in 146 at-bats.

Raker batted .316 with five homers and 25 RBI with 10 doubles while starting all 53 games a year ago. Senior Laura Wilcox (Carmel, Ind./Westfield) also provided some pop in the middle of the order with six homers in just 96 at-bats in her first season with the Jags.

Raker and sophomore Samantha Bumbaugh (Bloomington, Ind./Bloomington South) will be depended on to anchor the pitching staff this season as the duo combined to toss over 76 percent of the team’s innings last year. Raker led the Jags in complete games (11), strikeouts (64) and appearances (37).

This year’s crop of newcomers is led by pitcher/infielder Jocelyn Oppenhuis (Munster, Ind./Illiana Christian), speedy outfielder Breanna Shannon (Mishawaka, Ind./Marian), catcher Sydney Miller (Greenwood, Ind./Center Grove) and infielder Alicia Garrison (Indianapolis, Ind./Decatur Central).

Purdue Wrestling Update

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - The 24th-ranked Purdue Wrestling team suffered a 27-11 loss to visiting No. 13 University of Wisconsin on Friday night, falling to 10-8 overall and 1-4 in Big Ten Dual competition. The Boilermakers managed to win just three of the 10 matches on the evening, highlighted by junior Colton Salazar’s technical fall victory at 157 pounds.

Joining Salazar in the win column was sixth-ranked 174 pound classmate Luke Manuel and No. 17 125 pound freshman Cashé Quiroga, who each posted decision victories on the evening. Manuel improved to 33-2 on the season and 2-0 in conference matches, moving within one win of the Boilermakers’ top-20 list for single-season victories, and climbed to a tie for 18th all-time at Purdue with his 88th career win. Salazar’s win was his 24th of the season, rebounding from back-to-back Big Ten losses last weekend and improving to 3-2 in conference duals, while Quiroga evened his conference mark at 2-2 with his 21st victory of the year.

Wisconsin grabbed control of the match early as they opened at 184 pounds and the Badgers reeled off three straight wins and a 9-0 advantage. No. 16 sophomore Travis Rutt took down Purdue senior Nick Corpe by decision, 6-2, in the opener, and eighth-ranked Wisconsin junior Trevor Brandvold won the feature bout of the evening, outscoring No. 11 Boilermaker junior Logan Brown at 197 pounds, 8-3. The Badgers junior heavyweight Eric Bugenhagen completed the run with a 4-1 decision over Purdue rookie Adam Walls in a gutsy effort by the Boilermaker freshman.

Quiroga got the Boilermakers off the slide at the return to the top of the lineup, fighting off an upset bid by Wisconsin senior Drew Hammen and earning a 6-4 overtime win. Quiroga raced out to a 4-1 lead with a pair of first-period takedowns, but stalled out in the second as Hammen had a solid ride which lasted the full two-minute period. Hammen escaped to start the third, and evened the count at 4-4 with a takedown of his own in the final 20 seconds. However, Quiroga wasted little time in the extra period, slipping behind Hammen on the mat for the two-point win, and nearly took the Badger to his back for a sudden-victory fall if it weren’t for the match being stopped short by the official.

The Badgers went back on the offense at 133 pounds as seventh-ranked freshman Tyler Graff put on a dominating performance in his pin victory over Purdue sophomore Matt Fields, and fellow Wisconsin rookie Cole Schmitt carried the run over at 141 with a 15-0 technical fall over Boilermaker rookie Tommy Churchard. Purdue senior Nick Bertucci put on a solid performance against fifth-ranked Wisconsin senior Kyle Ruschell at 149 pounds, but the Badgers prevailed again, taking a 7-3 decision and improving their lead to 23-3.

Salazar took a big bite out of the lead with his 17-2 technical fall win over Wisconsin freshman Jesse Hintz at 157, needing just 5:21 to secure the five team points. It was all offense, all the time for the Boilermaker junior, piling up five takedowns and a pair of three-point nearfalls in the match.

Top-ranked 165-pound sophomore Andrew Howe earned his 24th consecutive victory for the Badgers in the next bout, fending off a tough effort from Purdue senior Jason Martin for a 12-3 win. Martin kept it close through most of the first two periods, but Howe turned it on late with four takedowns in the last three minutes for the major decision.

Manuel’s return to the mat wasn’t an exciting one, but another solid win for the Boilermakers as he edged out freshman Brendan Ard, 3-0. After a scoreless first period, Manuel put on a tough ride in the second, continuously returning Ard to the mat for a full two minutes of riding time. He finished it off in the third period, stuffing a errant shot by Ard and working behind for the two-point takedown.

The Boilermakers return to action on Sunday, heading up to East Lansing, Mich. for a battle with Michigan State University. The Spartans entered the weekend at 7-4-1 and 1-

IWU Mens Basketball Cruises Past Spring Arbor

MARION, Ind. -- Indiana Wesleyan University shot 70.8-percent (17 of 24) in the first half en route to a 79-61 victory over Spring Arbor (Mich.) University in the NAIA Division II Men's Basketball Game of the Week.
The battle of ranked opponents went to No. 6-ranked Indiana Wesleyan as the Wildcats never trailed throughout the game. No. 19-ranked Spring Arbor forced one tie at 2-2 in the second minute of the game but Indiana Wesleyan scored the next 11 points for a 13-2 advantage.
Spring Arbor (19-8) fought back over the next six minutes of play and cut the deficit to four points (23-19) midway through the half.
The Wildcats responded in a big way with a 17-2 run over the next four minutes to stretch a four point lead into a 19 point cushion at 40-21. Senior center Ryan Hetrick and sophomore guard Derrick Troyer each connected on 3-point shots during the spurt as IWU drilled six 3-point shots in the opening 14 minutes.
Spring Arbor junior guard DJ Baisden kept the Cougars in the game with his play over the last five minutes of the half. He penetrated to the basket often and tallied 11 points in the final five minutes to bring Spring Arbor to within 12 as Indiana Wesleyan led 46-34 at the half. Baisden headed into the locker room with 15 points.
Following a Cougar bucket to open the second half, the Wildcats scored on their next four possessions to lead 54-38. Martin scored six of his 14 points during the stretch.
Indiana Wesleyan (22-4) led 59-44 with 13:53 left on the clock when Spring Arbor scored six unanswered points to find themselves down just nine points (59-50) with 10:39 remaining. SAU cut the IWU advantage to seven points on two different occasions, with the final one coming at 63-56 following a pair of free throws by Baisden.
But on the next Wildcat possession, senior guard Ryan Hetrick drilled a 3-pointer with 5:05 in the game to boost the lead back to double digits, and the Cougars would not get any closer.
IWU senior center Zach Coverstone iced the game away with five points on back-to-back possessions for Indiana Wesleyan. He dropped in a pair of free throws at 3:14 and hit an old fashioned 3-point play at 2:35 as Indiana Wesleyan increased the advantage to 73-58.
The Wildcats finished the afternoon shooting 55.8-percent (29 of 52) from the floor and 50.0-percent (8 of 16) from deep. IWU out-rebounded SAU 36-to-25 and had 19 assists with only 10 turnovers.
Coverstone led Indiana Wesleyan with 15 points, six rebounds, six assists and four blocked shots. Junior forward Will Hubertz added 13 points and eight boards. Senior guard Spencer Harris had nine points and four assists while Troyer contributed eight points and four assists.
Baisden led all scorers with 21 points for the Cougars. He shot 6-of-16 from the field but was 9-of-9 from the free throw line.
Spring Arbor completed the afternoon at 43.6-percent (24 of 55) shooting and 25.0-percent (3 of 12) from beyond the arc.
Indiana Wesleyan remains atop the Mid-Central College Conference with a 10-2 record and is half a game up on No. 9-ranked Bethel (Ind.) College (10-3) and a full game up on No. 8-ranked University of Saint Francis (9-3). Spring Arbor falls off the pace of the leaders with a mark of 8-5.
The Wildcats will hit the road on Tuesday, February 9 in another critical MCC contest as Indiana Wesleyan will play at Saint Francis. Tip-off is scheduled for 7 p.m. in Fort Wayne, Indiana.

#24 Purdue Wrestling Fall at Michigan State 20-13

EAST LANSING, Mich. - The 24th-ranked Purdue wrestling team lost a 20-13 contest at Big Ten rival Michigan State University on Sunday, dropping to 10-9 overall and 1-5 in conference duals on the season. The Boilermakers saw victories from No. 17 freshman Cashé Quiroga, junior Colton Salazar, sixth-ranked junior Luke Manuel and No. 11 junior Logan Brown in the bout, with Quiroga posting his team-best eighth major decision of the season.Quiroga posted his second straight victory at 125 pounds to open the match, rolling up six takedowns en route to a 14-4 major decision victory. However, the Spartans came storming back over the next three matches led by fourth-ranked defending national champion Franklin Gomez at 133 pounds. Gomez tallied a 16-1 technical fall over Purdue sophomore Matt Fields, and Michigan State freshman Dan Osterman followed with an 8-5 upset win over 20th-ranked Purdue junior Juan Archuleta at 141 pounds. No. 12 Spartan sophomore David Cheza completed the run at 149 pounds, posting an 8-2 decision over Boilermaker senior Nick Bertucci, giving Michigan State an 11-4 advantage in the team score. Salazar halted the run at 157 pounds, scoring an early takedown and building up over two minutes of riding time en route to a 4-3 win over Spartan junior Anthony Jones. The win improved Salazar to 25-10 on the season and 4-2 in conference duals, and cut Michigan State’s lead to 11-7 at the intermission.The Spartans pushed their lead back to seven after the break as senior Kyle Bounds used a pair of first period takedowns to outlast Boilermaker senior Jason Martin at 165 pounds. The advantage was returned to four points at 174 pounds in a raucous match between sixth-ranked Purdue junior Luke Manuel and Spartan sophomore Ian Hinton. The bout got very physical early as Hinton tacked on just the sixth and seventh takedowns of the season surrendered by Manuel en route to a 4-2 lead, but then gave away another point as he was penalized for spitting on the mat, making it 4-3 at the end of the first. Manuel escaped quickly to tie the match in the second period, and Hinton was called for stalling in the waning seconds of the frame after consistently backing up for the first five minutes. The Spartans chose a neutral start to the third, holding 1:19 in riding time, but the continued retreat resulted in a second stalling call and another penalty point, making it 5-4 in Manuel’s fare. Manuel finished the bout in regulation, stuffing a Hinton shot and working behind for two and the win, displeasing the booing Michigan State fan base. Another thriller followed at 184 pounds between Purdue senior Nick Corpe and Michigan State sophomore Curran Jacobs, which held tight through regulation and was forced into overtime before a victor was decided. Most of the scoring came in the second period as Corpe escaped and then hit a takedown for a 3-0 lead, but it was quickly erased as Jacobs escaped and scored a takedown of his own. Corpe escaped to make it 4-3 at the end of the second and Jacobs evened the mark at 4-4 at the start of the third, leaving it tied after seven minutes. A flurry of failed shots both ways kicked off the extra period, but it was Jacobs who would score the final takedown and finish the match with a 6-4 sudden victory. Purdue junior Logan Brown defended his No. 11 national ranking at 197 pounds, fending off Michigan State sophomore Tyler Dickenson, 4-2. Brown took Dickenson town in the first period and stacked up over three minutes of riding time en route to the win. He improves to 28-8 on the season and 4-2 in conference action with the victory, is now just four wins away from the Boilermakers’ all-time top-20 in career victories. The match closed with a narrow decision at 285 pounds as Spartan senior Alan O’Donnell claimed a 1-0 victory over Purdue freshman Adam Walls. The only point was an escape to start the final period, while Walls hit the only shot of the bout, snagging a single leg, but was unable to finish. The Michigan State team win snapped a two-match slide to the Boilermakers as they improved to 8-5-1 overall and 2-3 in conference. Purdue returns to action next Sunday, facing archrival Indiana University in Indianapolis at Lawrence North High School, with a Crimson and Gold Cup point on the line.#24 Purdue 13 – Michigan State 20125: Cashé Quiroga (PU) def. Brenan Lyon (MSU), MD 14-4 (4-0)133: #4 Franklin Gomez (MSU) def. Matt Fields (PU), TF 16-1 (4-5)141: Dan Osterman (MSU) def. Juan Archuleta (PU), D 8-5 (4-8)149: #12 David Cheza (MSU) def. Nick Bertucci (PU), D 8-2 (4-11)157: Colton Salazar (PU) def. Anthony Jones (MSU), D 4-3 (7-11)165: Kyle Bounds (MSU) def. Jason Martin (PU), D 6-3 (7-14)174: #6 Luke Manuel (PU) def. Ian Hinton (MSU), D 7-5 (10-14)184: Curran Jacobs (MSU) def. Nick Corpe (PU), SV 6-4 (10-17)197: #11 Logan Brown (PU) def. Tyler Dickenson (MSU), D 4-2 (13-17)285: Alan O’Donnell (MSU) def. Adam Walls (PU), D 1-0(13-20)

Michiana Sports Authority Game Night Coverage

Tonight the Michiana Sports Authority will bring you a Northridge Boys Girls Double Header. Game one will feature the Northridge Lady Raiders at Wawasee as the Lady Raiders will go for a schoool record 15 win Game two will feature the Wawasee Warriors at Northridge Boys Basketball .

Apox 5:45 will be Michiana Sports report featuring highlights from the past week in high school sports

the first game tonight will air at 6:00 followed by the boys game apox 7:30.

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Ohio State Womans Soccer signs six

Buckeyes Ink Six for 2010

COLUMBUS, Ohio - After closing out a record-setting campaign with a trip to the NCAA tournament, head coach Lori Walker announced the six members of the 2010 recruiting class today that will look to build on the success the Buckeyes achieved in 2009.
The class includes three midfielders, two defenders and a goalkeeper. With the departure of All-American Ashley Bowyer and All-Big Ten performer Lauren Robertson to graduation, the 2010 recruiting class is built to help fill the void left by those two standouts.
"My staff and I are very excited to have these six players join us," head coach Lori Walker said. "It is a class we've been courting for over a year and a half. They are a group that would be defined as hard-working, technical soccer junkies."
In addition to Danica Wu from Alberta, Canada, the other five Ohio State recruits are all from different states. Maria Deliberato is the lone Ohioan, Megan Fuller hails from Iowa, Rachel Middleman from Pennsylvania, Kristen Niederhaus from New Jersey, and Adrienne Poe-Hinton comes to Columbus from Indiana.
M - Maria Deliberato - Parma, OhioInternationals SC; Padua Franciscan High SchoolComing from the same club team as current Buckeyes Paige Maxwell, Taylor Moront and Brooke Taylor, Maria helped Internationals SC to four consecutive State Cup championships … a Region 2 ODP team member in 2007and 2008…Super-Y League National Select ODP player … started each of her first three seasons at Padua and was the team's most valuable player all three seasons … first-team North Coast League in 2007 and 2008 and first-team All-Greater Cleveland in 2008 … enjoys playing the guitar, snowboarding, traveling, shopping and working out … she is the daughter of Tony and Diane Deliberato … has three older brothers: Shaun, Dave and Nick.
Coach Lori Walker: "Maria is a tenacious, hard-working, competitor who will fill a needed role on the left side of our midfield. Her Regional team experience should help her adapt to the college game."
D - Megan Fuller - Bondurant, IowaIowa Rush; Bondurant Farrar High SchoolMegan has extensive Regional ODP experience after playing five years for the Region 2 ODP team … she has been captain of that team since 2008 … Megan played one season, her freshman year, at Bondurant Farrar High School and was named honorable mention all-state … attended the Adidas ESP camp in 2008 and was named to the all-star team … her club team, Iowa Rush was State Cup champions in 2008 and 2009 … also lettered in basketball and track … hobbies include hanging out with friends, watching movies, shopping and scrapbooking … she is the daughter of Amy and Chad Fuller … has a younger brother, Drake.
Coach Lori Walker: "Megan is an athletic, hard-nosed defender, who is dominant in the air and composed on the ball. She has quick closing speed, tackles hard and is difficult to beat 1v1. We see her competing for time at both center back and outside back."
GK - Rachel Middleman - Mars, Pa.Internationals SC; North Allegheny High SchoolRachel is another future Buckeye from the club team Internationals SC … helped Internationals to a 2009 USL Super-Y League National championship and a 2009 Ohio North State Cup championship … team was 2009 Region 2 co-champions and reached the 2009 USYSA National tournament … Rachel, a Region 1 ODP team and U-16 national team pool member in 2006 and 2007, started four years at North Allegheny High School, leading her team to WPIAL playoff appearances all four years garnering all-section honors three times … favorite pastimes include reading, spending time with her family and watching movies … she is the daughter of Ray Middleman and Maureen Creehan … has three siblings: Caelin, Ross and Jarrod.
Coach Lori Walker: "Rachel is a gifted goalkeeper. She is a sound athlete with clean technique. Her feet enable her to cover a lot of ground in the box. She loves to train and that work ethic will position her well among our goalkeeping group for playing time next fall. "
M - Kristen Niederhaus - Whitehouse Station, N.J.Fire; Hunterdon Central Regional High SchoolNiederhaus, joining junior Lauren Cusick as the second Buckeye from New Jersey on the roster, helped lead the PDA Fire to the USYSA National championships three years in a row where they were finalists in 2007 and 2009 and semifinalists in 2008 … Fire has garnered four Region 1 championships and four NJ State Cup championships … Kristen is a captain and original member of the Fire … started her freshman and sophomore years at Hunterdon Central, earning all-conference and all-area honors … enjoys playing basketball, hanging out with friends and spending time at the beach … daughter of Jennifer Fryer and Rick Niederhaus … has an older sister, Jessica, and an older brother, Rick.
Coach Lori Walker: "Kristen has a great skill set with the ball, excellent vision, and a sheer presence we feel will have an immediate impact. We anticipate Kristen will help fill some of the void in the midfield with the graduation of All-American Ashley Bowyer."
D - Adrienne Poe-Hinton - Indianapolis, Ind.Indy Burn Power '93; Ben Davis High SchoolPoe-Hinton brings ten years of club experience to the Buckeyes after playing for the Speedway Hurricanes, Speedway Fire and Indy Burn Power '93 … club team won state title in 2006 and went on to be regional finalists … lettered all four years at Ben Davis and was captain in 2009 … Poe-Hinton was named first-team all-state in 2008 and 2009 after being named to the second team in 2007 and receiving honorable mention laurels in her freshman season of 2006 … likes to sing, dance, read and spend time with family and friends … daughter of Arthur Hinton III and Keisha Poe-Hinton … has a younger brother, Arthur.
Coach Lori Walker: "Adrienne is a smart and gifted athlete. She has played multiple positions in high school and with her club team. This versatility will afford her an opportunity as a forward but we anticipate she will have a role as a defender in our program."
M - Danica Wu - Edmonton, Alberta, CanadaLaval Comets; Canadian U-20 National TeamWu comes to Ohio State with extensive club and national team experience in Canada … captained Alberta provincial team in Canada Summer Games and was selected to the all-star team during those games … won a bronze medal with Canada at the 2008 CONCACAF Women's Under-17 Championship … named Canadian U-17 player of the year in 2007 and 2008 … would like to work toward her Master's degree and play for the Canadian National team after graduation … daughter of Joe and Donna Wu … has one sibling, Jordan.
Coach Lori Walker: "Danica possesses the athletic and technical tools to have a great impact in our program and the Big Ten. Her Canadian Youth National Team and U-17 World Cup experience, along with a high soccer IQ, and strong work ethic should bode well in our midfield next year. She is creative and clean on the ball, she has a

Goshen Girls Basketball

Results for Goshen Varsity Girls Basketball vs Plymouth game on Feb 04, 2010.
Goshen 32, Plymouth 48 – Loss.
Overall record: 5-15Conference record: 0-7
Leaders for Goshen:Natalie Newell: 13 points, 7 rebounds, and 3 stealsLauren Shaffer: 6 pointsLiana Yoder: 4 points, 5 rebounds

Terre Haute Women's Track

TERRE HAUTE, IND. – Terre Haute North High School graduate Shaun Smith will be returning to Terre Haute next fall after signing a National Letter of Intent to compete for the Indiana State Sycamore men’s track & field team. Smith has competed at Vincennes University the past two seasons.

“He was the state champion in the 100 meters while a senior at North and has qualified for the National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) Indoor and Outdoor National Championships as a freshman at Vincennes,” John McNichols, Indiana State men’s track & field coach said. “He will be a great addition to our long tradition of outstanding sprinters that have competed here.”

Also signing a National Letter of Intent to compete at Indiana State University starting next fall was Greggmar Swift, one of the best hurdlers while competing for St. Leonard’s Boys’ in Bridgetown, Barbados.

“He has a tremendous amount of international experience,” McNichols said. “And he just keeps getting better every year. He could become one of our all-time hurdlers and sprinters at Indiana State. He is a friend of Ernest Rollins who is our top triple jumper and also comes from Barbados.”

Smith has personal bests of 6.39 in the 55 meters and 6.92 in the 60 meters during indoor competition and 10.47 in the 100 meters and 21.86 in the 200 meters during outdoor competition. He was the sectional champion in both the 100 and 200 meters as a sophomore, junior, and senior at Terre Haute North, capturing both regional titles and won the state championship in the 100 meters as a senior in 2008.

Swift ran in the International Association of Athletics Federation World Junior Championships in 2008 and competed in the Pan Am Junior Games in 2009. He has already opened his outdoor season and set personal bests in the 100 meters (10.72) and the 110 meter hurdles (13.80) at the Joseph Payne Memorial Classic.

Valpo Womens Tennis Preview

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2009-2010 SEASON PREVIEW
As the 2010 spring season is set to begin for the Valparaiso University women’s tennis team, the
Crusaders have a youthful roster void of any four-year players on this year’s squad. Head coach Traci
Young begins her first full season at the helm of the Brown and Gold after taking over the Crusader
program midway through last season.
Young saw four seniors graduate from last year’s squad, and enters 2010 with three freshmen and two
sophomores among the eight players on this year’s roster. The young players will get an opportunity to
make an immediate impact in the Valpo program as the Crusaders look to improve upon their 1-22 record
from a year ago while looking to move up from ninth place in the Horizon League standings.
Christine Antrobus and Camill Burden are both seniors academically, but would have one more year
of eligibility following this season after not playing during their freshman campaigns. Antrobus has moved
among fourth, fifth, and sixth singles during the first two years of her career, posting six victories at
number six singles since her arrival at Valpo. Mainly a singles specialist, she has played just 11 doubles
contests throughout her career thus far. Antrobus missed this past fall’s slate of matches with an illness,
but looks to return to the lineup this spring.
Burden has played in a limited role in her first two years with the Brown and Gold, playing just six
matches last year in singles play. She earned her first collegiate victory against IPFW at the Mastodon
Invitational a year ago. Burden has not appeared in a doubles match yet while at Valpo, and did not play
during the fall season this year.
Jackie O’Reilly, a junior, is the only other upperclassman on the Crusader roster. Playing mainly
doubles during her first two years with the Crusaders, she was a fixture in the third spot in the lineup. She
also saw a little action in singles play, mainly at the fifth and sixth spots in the order. O’Reilly picked up a
singles win this fall at the fifth spot in the order while also notching a doubles victory at the second spot.
Sophomore Katie Bilyeu played the highest in the singles lineup of any returning Crusader last year,
playing anywhere from second to fifth in the Valpo order. She earned eight total wins between singles and
doubles, and at times last year played at the top doubles spot in the order. This past fall Bilyeu played
third singles for the Brown and Gold while also splitting time between number one and two doubles.
Stephanie York is the only other sophomore on this spring’s roster. Also making key contributions
during her rookie season, York played anywhere from number three through six in the order, mainly
competing in the fourth and fifth spots. She combined to win five doubles matches as a rookie while
posting a pair of singles triumphs this past fall in the fourth spot.
A trio of freshmen will look to make an immediate impact for the Crusaders in 2010, with two
gaining their first taste of collegiate tennis during the fall slate. Stephanie Krebs saw action in five singles
contests for the Brown and Gold this fall, playing at number six, while also playing a pair of third doubles
contests. A year ago she led Idaho Falls High School in Idaho Falls, Idaho to the district championship
and an undefeated regular season.
Brittany O’Reilly stepped right into the Crusader lineup as a freshman this fall, playing at the top of
the Valpo order in singles. The younger sister of Jackie, Brittany competed in all three doubles spots in her first fall season with the Brown
and Gold. She was a two-time state qualifier in high school at Southwest High School in Green Bay, Wis., while posting a 30-3 record as a
senior. She advanced to the state championships in singles as a senior after playing doubles and advancing to the state tournament during her
sophomore campaign. She was a two-time All-Conference selection as a prep player as well.
Abby Wright rounds out the Valpo tennis roster this spring, arriving on campus in January after
transferring from Florida Atlantic University, where she sat out the fall season. She played junior tennis
at the Bollettieri Tennis Academy for six years and advanced to the round of 16 in several international
junior events.
`The Crusaders will open a challenging schedule on February 6 when the Brown and Gold heads to
Kalamazoo, Mich. to battle the Broncos of Western Michigan. Valpo returns home a day later to face
Bradley indoors before taking some time off before the annual spring trip. Valpo will play three matches
while in Florida, beginning with a contest at Eckard on March 9. After facing North Dakota also in
Florida, Valpo will open up the Horizon League slate against Green Bay on March 13.
Upon returning north, Valpo will head to Milwaukee for another conference battle before hosting
Chicago State outdoors at the Valpo Tennis Complex. The Crusaders will play seven of their final eight
matches at home, including five conference tilts and non-conference visits from Wayne State and IPFW.
The season winds down at home on April 18 against Butler before the Horizon League Championships
take place April 23-25.
With such a youthful squad, the future looks bright for Young’s program. The Crusaders will
continue to improve throughout the spring, and will look to begin climbing up the ladder of the Horizon
League by the time the second half of the season rolls around.
Jackie O’Reilly
Katie Bilyeu
Stephanie York

Grace College Women's Basketball

Lady Lancers Slip to Maple Leafs
GOSHEN, Ind. -- Grace's women's basketball team racked up 27 turnovers and missed 13 free throws in their 69-80 loss to Goshen on Wednesday, the Maple Leafs' (9-16; 1-10 MCC) first conference win of the season.
"They aren't necessarily a pressuring team, but we still managed to turn the ball over," said head coach Scott Blum. "We played brain dead in the second half and threw the ball around."
The Lady Lancers (7-18; 3-8 MCC) took a commanding 23-11 lead in the first ten minutes of the game, but Goshen responded with a 10-0 run of their own to get back into the contest. The Maple Leafs took a 33-32 lead with 4:25 left in the first period and never looked back.
"We have to come ready to play," Blum said. "That's the thing we've battled with all year. We have a lot of work to do."
After leading 40-36 at halftime, Goshen sparked a 13-2 run at the start of the second half and led my double figures the majority of the period. The Maple Leafs led by as many as 16 and Grace never got within eight points.
Demetria Eley led Grace in points for the third game in a row, totaling 14 on the evening on 5-of-7 shooting. She also grabbed seven rebounds. Kayla Skaggs added nine points while Hannah Lengel, Rianne Aguilar and Morgon DiAntonio each had eight points.
Goshen's victory snapped their eight-game losing streak dating back to Dec. 19. It was Grace's sixth straight loss.Grace is back in action at Taylor University on Saturday for a 1 p.m. start

EIU Womens Basketball

WOMEN'S BASKETBALL WINS 10TH CONSECUTIVE GAME FEB. 4, 2010EDWARDSVILLE, Ill. -- Maggie Kloak scored a season-high 21 points and Ta'Kenya Nixon put together a double-double performance as Eastern Illinois women's basketball won a program-record 10th consecutive game, 74-63, at SIU Edwardsville Thursday evening.The 10-game win streak is the longest single-season run in team history. Previously, the Panthers (15-8) won their final game of the 1982 season an AIAW program and their first nine games of the 1983 campaign as an NCAA Division I program.Kloak was 6-of-9 from the field and 9-of-11 at the free throw line. Nixon finished with 19 points and 11 rebounds, her team-leading third double-double of the season. Dominique Sims scored 12 and Sydney Mitchell added a career-high 11 points off the bench.The Panthers were without Ashley Thomas, who was held out of the game to rest a lingering back injury. Starting forward Chantelle Pressley played only the first three minutes of the game before leaving with an apparent leg injury.Eastern shot 57 percent from the field, highlighted by a 65 percent showing in the first half. The Panthers outscored SIUE 20-5 at the free throw line, making 15-of-21 at the charity stripe in the second half.SIU Edwardsville's aggressiveness on the defensive end forced 23 EIU turnovers, 15 coming on steals. However, the Cougars (6-18) were also whistled for 20 fouls in the game. Raven Berry and Ashley Bey, SIUE's top two players, both fouled out long before the stretch run. They were limited to a combined 11 points."[SIUE] plays hard and I'm assuming that's the way [head coach Amanda Levens] wants them to play," EIU head coach Brady Sallee said. "We took advantage of their aggressiveness and beat the tar out of them on the free throw line. That's what you've got to do; when you come on the road, you've got to take what the other team is going to give you. And if they're going to give us free throws, we'll take them."Eastern led wire-to-wire but blew the game open with a 10-2 run to open the second half. The Panthers would enjoy a double-figure advantage until the three-minute mark when SIUE finally pulled within nine. Kloak and Sims both scored four points during the 10-2 surge.Mitchell accounted for all eight of EIU's bench points in the first half. Kloak scored 12 of her 21 in the second half.Eastern led by as many as 14 in the first half after a 3-pointer by Kelsey Wyss at the 11:31 mark. But SIUE got back into the contest with an 8-2 spurt. The Cougars got as close as four down late in the first half but Nixon and Mitchell both connected on short jumpers in the final two minutes before the break.The Panthers conclude their four-game road stretch Saturday at Southeast Missouri State. Tipoff in Cape Girardeau, Mo., is slated for 5:30 p.m.

Wabash College Basketball

Wednesday night’s basketball game at Chadwick Court became a shoot out between two top scorers in the North Coast Athletic Conference. The 70-42 victory for Wabash over Earlham came from the Little Giants’ offensive balance.
View photos from the game here.
Wes Smith and Earlham’s AJ Sutherlin entered the game as two of the league’s leading scorers, and both battled to a near draw in final scoring column. Smith finished with 22 points while Sutherlin scored 23 of the Quakers’ 42 points. In fact, Sutherlin accounted for the first 19 points of the game for Earlham before Ryan Taylor’s jumper came ahead of the halftime buzzer.
Wabash was able to run away from Earlham thanks to a career-high 17 points from junior Ben Burkett. The Southmont High School graduate battled Sutherlin, one of two North Montgomery High School players on the Earlham roster, in front of a crowd of local fans that had watched the two battle throughout their high school careers.
Burkett wasn’t the only Wabash player to make a major dent in the scoring column. Aaron Brock added 13 points in the lopsided victory.
Despite Sutherlin’s 19-point first half effort, the Little Giants jumped out to a 21-11 lead midway through the first half. The lead became 21 points thanks to an 11-point run down the stretch, with seven points coming from Burkett. The Little Giants eventually took a 38-21 lead at the half.
Smith was nearly perfect in the second half, connecting on 4-of-5 shots before coming out with 10 minutes remaining and the outcome of the game no longer in doubt. Burkett added four second-half points and grabbed four additional rebounds, finishing with eight for the contest.
Smith hit 9-of-12 shots from the field, including three dunks and a three-pointer, while Sutherlin was 8-of-18 from the field overall.
The Little Giants kept Sutherlin in check throughout the final period, holding him to 1-of6 shooting and four total points in 14 minutes of action.
The Wabash bench accounted for 12 points. Freshman Jordan Surenkamp drilled two long-range shots for a career-high six points. No other Earlham (3-17, 1-10) player had more than five points in the game.
The meeting was the last between Wabash and Earlham as members of the NCAC. The Quakers will leave the conference at the end of the season to join the Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference.
Wabash (13-6, 8-3 NCAC) eclipsed its conference win total from last year, picking up its eighth NCAC victory of the season after going 7-9 in the 2008-09 campaign. The Little Giants return to action at Chadwick Court in special Sunday afternoon contest, tipping off at 2 p.m. against 21st-ranked Wooster

Indiana Wesleyan Women's Basketball

HUNTINGTON, Ind. -- A high octane performance on the offensive end led No. 6-ranked Indiana Wesleyan University women’s basketball to a 74-65 victory on the road at No. 18-ranked Huntington (Ind.) University on Wednesday night in a battle of ranked NAIA programs.
The Wildcats (21-4) shot 59.1-percent (26 of 44) from the floor including a 71.4-percent (15 of 21) outburst during the second half which featured 47 points for IWU. From beyond the arc, the Wildcats drilled 42.9-percent (6 of 14) of their shots.
Beyond the hot shooting performance of Indiana Wesleyan, the Wildcats garnered a balanced scoring attack from four players.
Sophomore center Krystal Stoneking finished two points shy of her career-high with 17 points on 8-of-11 shooting. Her career-high of 19 points came a season ago versus Huntington in the Mid-Central College Conference Tournament semifinals. Stoneking just missed a double-double with nine rebounds and she blocked two shots.
IWU junior forward Elaine Hessel contributed 16 points on 5-of-6 shooting in just 21 minutes of play. Junior guard Kayla Thompson added 15 points and four assists while sophomore guard Rachel Steinbarger finished the evening with a season-high 14 points and three steals.
Huntington (16-7) held a slim 28-27 lead at the halftime intermission.
But the Wildcats rarely missed in the second half which IWU outscored the Foresters 47-37. The Wildcats missed just six shots from the field in the half and misfired on only three shots inside the 3-point arc.
Indiana Wesleyan expands their lead in the MCC to a full game over idle University of Saint Francis (Ind.) with a 10-1 mark while USF is 9-2. Huntington falls off the pace of the leaders with a 7-4 record.
The Wildcats remain on the road for their next contest when Indiana Wesleyan travels to play at Spring Arbor (Mich.) University on Saturday, February 6 with a 1 p.m. tip-off.

Westview's McFarren Signs with Bethel Tennis

Morgan McFarren, a senior at Westview High School (IN) has signed a letter of intent to continue her academic and athletic career at Bethel College. She will join an already strong recruiting class in the fall 2010 for the Lady Pilots.

Morgan has played at the number one doubles position for Westview HS as a sophomore and a junior, and is looking forward to another successful season this spring as a senior. She was named to the All-Area team in both her sophomore and junior seasons, and was voted All-Conference as a junior in 2009.

Academically, Morgan is a member of National Honor Society, and is currently ranked fourth in her class with a GPA of 3.89. Morgan plans on majoring in Elementary Education at Bethel.

“We are very pleased to be adding Morgan to our program,” stated Bethel Director of Tennis, John Natali. “Morgan’s game will go to the next level as part of a solid team next fall and she will contribute to the team’s success, not only next season, but beyond as well.”

Goshen College Signings

Maple Leafs Land Two-Sport Star Morgan Broderick

February 3, 2010GOSHEN, Ind. – Goshen College coaches Jim Routhier (volleyball) and Lee Mast (softball) teamed up to bring in coveted two-sport star Morgan Broderick, the athletic department recently announced.The Huntington North High School standout was an all conference selection as a libero for the volleyball program in the fall and will enter her third year of varsity softball this spring.As a senior, Broderick set a new Viking single-season record for digs with 656. She tallied 10 or more in 28 of the team’s 33 matches and had as many 42 in a September contest against Fort Wayne Snider. Her 6.48 digs a game led the North Central Conference, which resulted in First Team All NCC honors. In three varsity seasons, Broderick racked up 1,201 digs, which also put her atop the Huntington North record book.“We are very fortunate to have signed a great player like Morgan,” said Routhier who will head into his second season next fall. “She is a tremendously talented libero and is a wonderfully positive individual. Her work ethic is outstanding. Morgan will fit in well in our program and will help us in our championship run next year.”The reflexes needed to be a successful libero have also served Broderick well on the softball field. As a corner infielder for the Vikings, Broderick committed just two errors in nearly 200 attempts (99% fielding percentage) as a junior. She also batted .314 with 22 hits, 11 RBIs, and four doubles last season.“I am really excited to have Morgan join our programs,” said Mast. “The times I have seen her play, she really impressed me with her knowledge of the game, great hand-eye coordination, strong footwork, and speed on the bases. She also has a super personality, which is something that I always look for in a player.”Broderick has some additional familiarity in the Maple Leaf program through a former teammate. Current freshman softball player Stacey Klein played grew up playing with Broderick on the high-level Fort Wayne Fire travel team.After Broderick finishes her high school career this spring, she will join a growing and talented recruiting class for Maple Leaf volleyball which already includes a pair of Ohio standouts, Stacy Wyse and Chelsea Schmucker. Heading into the spring, Mast has already added several players to go alongside Broderick in the 2011 class before his 2010 team has even stepped on a field.

University of Saint Francis football signing for 2010

Pos First, last Name HT WT School




C Jesse Boley 6'1 240 Lebanon H.S.




OLB Almond Brandon 5'10 195 Warren Central H.S.




OL Mike Bird 6'4 330 Centarus, CO H.S.




OL Cameron Edwards 6'5 310 Bloomington, IN / Bloomington North H.S.




RB Antion Campbell 5'10 185 Springboro (OH) / Springboro H.S.




DL Cory Davis 6'1 270 Dolton IL/ College of DuPage




DL Jake Elbert 6'2 280 Indianapolis, IN / Franklin Central H.S.




K/P Jason Gordon 6'3 190 Wayne Trace (OH) H.S.




OLB Jamael Green 5'11 210 Centerville (OH) H.S.




WR Colin Harruff 6'2 180 Fort Wayne, IN / Homestead H.S.




LB Garrett Harvey 6'1 223 Toledo, OH / Toledo St. John's H.S.




QB Wesley Hunsucker 6'3 210 Sidney, OH / Anna H.S.




DL Brian Johnson 6'2 270 Oak Hills (OH) H.S.




P Adam Merriman 6'0 205 Bishop Dwenger H.S.




OL Kegan Morris 6'3 260 Delta H.S.




TE Nate Odle 6'4 240 Franklin Central H.S.




DE Philepae Phillips 6'4 250 Detroit MI/ Grand Rapids C.C./Detroit Central H.S.




ILB Tito Quinones 5'11 210 Hammond, IN / Hammond Noll H.S.




ILB Devon Rush 6'2 205 Fort Wayne, IN / Snider H.S.




OL David Savage 6'2 258 Decatur Central H.S.




DL Matthew Smith 6'0 270 Chicago IL/ College of DuPage




OL Matt Spyrka 6'4 280 Lake Central




WB Kory Stamps 5'8 170 Lawrence North H.S.




ILB Koree Terrell 6'2 210 Warren Central H.S.




S Derek VandenBosch 6'1 210 Muskegon MI/Grand Rapids C.C./Muskegon Orchard View




OLB A.J. Terry 5'11 190 Fort Wayne, IN / Homestead H.S.

Warsaw Tiger Sports

IHSAA GIRLS BASKETBALL SECTIONAL PAIRINGS ANNOUNCED!

The Lady Tigers, fresh off of the their NLC title winning performance onSaturday night, will play in the Concord Sectional beginning on Tuesday,February 9. Pairings are listed below. SECTIONAL #4 @ CONCORD HIGH SCHOOLTUESDAY, FEBRUARY 96:00 pm: Northridge vs. Elkhart Memorial7:30 pm: Concord vs. Elkhart CentralFRIDAY, FEBRUARY 126:00 pm: Goshen vs. Winner game 17:30 pm: Warsaw vs. Winner game 2SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 137:30 pm: Championship GameRESULTS FROM FEBRUARY 2


BOYS SWIMMINGWARSAW 112 FW SNIDER 74The Tigers defeated the Panthers on senior night at WCHS. Event winnersincluded:200 Freestyle Relay: Mitchell Gauger, Thomas Wack, Andrew Cutshall,Harrison Green50 Freestyle: Mitchell GaugerDiving: Michael Boyle100 Butterfly: Thomas Wack100 Freestyle: Mitchell Gauger500 Freestyle: Reid Swanson400 Freestyle Relay: Wesley Craig, Thomas Wack, Reid Swanson, MitchellGaugerThe Tigers will travel to Culver Military next Wednesday for a 5:30 pmstart.


GIRLS BASKETBALLVARSITY: WARSAW 58 FW SNIDER 50JR. VARSITY: WARSAW 51 FW SNIDER 24The Lady Tigers closed out their home schedule with the win over thePanthers. Sarah Shilling led the way with 15 points and 5 reboundswhile Kayla Stout added 14 points and 4 rebounds. Kelci Freds scored 9points and dished out 3 assists. Kaelee Sands contributed 8 points, 5rebounds, 4 assists, and 2 steals. The JV was led by Sarah Heagy’sdouble-double of 12 points and 11 rebounds. Madison Davis was also indouble figures with 10 points and had 5 steals on defense. LaurenBurish scored 7 points and hauled down 6 rebounds.Both teams complete the regular season on Thursday at South Bend Riley.

Bethany vs Clinton Clistian Boys Basketball Seth Kauffman 964 Career Points

Boys basketballGOSHEN —

Bethany 62, Clinton Christian 52

Clinton: Dustin Yoder 4 4-4 14, Atlee Bender 1 0-0 3, Tyler Eash 1 0-0 2, John Miller 2 0-0 4, Jordan Bontrager 8 0-1 17, Justin Stutzman 1 0-0 2, James Riegsecker 0 0-0 0, Judson Yoder 3 4-4 10. Totals 20 8-9 (88.9%) 52.

Bethany: Mikey Kelly 6 1-3 17, Ben Bontreger 2 0-0 6, Seth Kauffman 9 0-4 18, Jesse Ramer 1 0-0 2, Andrew Slagel 2 0-0 4, Femi Hollinger-Janzen 2 0-0 5, James Helmuth 1 0-0 3, Hamilton Thorne 3 1-2 7. Totals 26 2-9 (22.2%) 62.C 15 11 14 12 — 52B 23 7 12 20 — 62

Three-point goals — Clinton 4 (D. Yoder 2, Bender, Bontrager), Bethany 8 (Kelly 4, Bontreger 2, Helmuth, Hollinger-Janzen). Total fouls — Clinton 12, Bethany 11. Fouled out — none.Rebounds — Clinton 22, Bethany 23 (Kauffman 9, Thorne 7). Assists — Clinton 12, Bethany 18 (Kauffman 6, Hollinger-Janzen 4, Ramer 3, Thorne 3). Steals — Bethany 7 (Kauffman 3, Ramer 2, Hollinger-Janzen 2). Blocks — Bethany 2 (Kauffman 2). Turnovers — Clinton 12, Bethany 9. Officials — Gene Teel, Jim Polhemus, Joel Easton.JV: Bethany 44, Clinton Christian 37. Leading scorers — Clinton: Madison Yoder 13; Bethany: Jeff Yoder 14, Andrew Snyder 10

Goshen Boys Basketball Results

Results for Goshen Varsity Boys Basketball vs Mishawaka game on Feb 02, 2010.
Goshen 52, Mishawaka 58 – Loss.
Overall record: 6-8Conference record: 2-3
The Goshen Varsity Boys Basketball team suffered a 58-52 setback to the visiting Mishawaka Cavemen Tuesday night.
The Goshen Varsity Boys Basketball team suffered a 58-52 setback to the visiting Mishawaka Cavemen Tuesday night. Goshen was led by Senior Taylor Kolbus who scored 22 points, grabbed nine rebounds, and had three blocks. Sophomores Jake Speicher and Louis Kissinger added 12 and 10 points respectively. Kissinger also grabbed nine rebounds for the Skins, who drop to 6-8 on the season. Goshen returns to the court on Friday at home against conference opponent Plymouth.

Yoder Adds First Two to Maple Leafs 2010 Roster

Yoder Adds First Two To Maple Leafs’ 2010 Roster----- FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE -----February 2, 2010GOSHEN, Ind. – After finishing fifth at the 2009 Mid-Central College Conference Championships, Goshen College head cross country coach Doug Yoder wasted little time rebuilding his squad for 2010. Yoder recently announced the additions of Audrey Thill of Paoli High School (Paoli, Ind.) and Allison Beitler of South Adams High School (Berne, Ind.).The pair are the first two to sign on for 2010 as Yoder looks to replace six seniors who will graduate in the spring. The Maple Leafs are hoping to continue improving after rising two spots in the final MCC event last season from their 2008 finish.Thill is an All Pakota Lake Conference pick as well as earning 1A-2A First Team All State honors. The daughter of Curtis Thill and Yolanda Yoder, Audrey also competes in track, is a member of the marching/ concert bands, is active in the Fellowship of Christian Athletes, and is part of the National Honor Society. Thill intends on majoring in Chemistry at Goshen.“Audrey brings great talent and even more potential to our program,” Yoder said. “She will be a great addition and I anticipate her being in our top five helping to develop a strong team pack. She comes highly recommended by her high school coach and I am excited to have Audrey be a part of what could be a very strong recruiting class.”A two-year team captain at South Adams, Beitler also competed in track and swimming. She was named an IHSAA Student-Athlete Role Model this last year and has been a part of the National Honor Society as well as the South Adams Substance Abuse Awareness Council. The daughter of Ted and Gretta Beitler, Allison plans on majoring in Nursing upon her arrival at Goshen College.“Allison brings a lot of talent and potential to our program,” Yoder explained. “She has a strong work ethic and is an outstanding student. She will provide another strong link in our development of a 5-7 person pack of front runners. She also has great state tournament series experience in track that will be helpful in both track and cross country at GC.”

Did You Know?: The University of Indianapolis boasts seven winter/spring teams in the top 16 in the nation currently. Four of those teams appear in the top 10 (Women's Basketball 2, Women's Golf 5, Softball 5, Men's Golf 9). Women's Basketball: With its still-undefeated record in tow (21-0), the second-ranked UIndy women’s basketball team hosts a pair of GLVC West Division foes this week, starting with Rockhurst Thursday evening. The main event comes two days later, as the West-leading Drury Lady Panthers visit Nicoson Hall Saturday afternoon. In their last action, the Hounds dispatched Wisconsin-Parkside on its home court in a 72-59 decision last Saturday, breaking the Rangers’ 16-game home win streak. UIndy is one of just three undefeated teams left in D-II and sits atop the NCAA Midwest Regional rankings.

Men's Basketball: The Greyhounds shot better than 50 percent from the floor in taking a 75-66 win at Wisconsin-Parkside Saturday to improve to 11-10 overall. Junior guard Darius Adams dumped-in 31 points in the winning effort. UIndy led by as many as 15 in the first half but had to fend off the home team in the second period after UWP tied it with 10 minutes left. The Hounds host Rockhurst and Drury this week. Thursday is the annual "Coaches vs. Cancer" game while Saturday's festivities include the 2010 Hall of Fame inductees.


Track & Field: Katy Watson was named GLVC Field Athlete of the Week, while Frederick Helm garnered GLVC Track Athlete of the Week honors after their performances at the Indiana Wesleyan Invitational. Helm posted a GLVC-leading time of 6.87 on his way to winning the 60-meter dash, a NCAA Division II provisional qualifying marking. Watson placed third in the shot put on Saturday after a season-best toss of 12.23 meters. Three relay teams set meet records at IWU to lead the Greyhound effort. The teams will be back in action on Feb. 5 when they travel to Findlay University for the Division II Challenge. Events for the two-day event are slated to begin at 12:00 PM.

Swimming & Diving: In their final meet before the conference championships, the UIndy men’s and women’s swim teams both earned dual victories versus Lewis at the Ruth Lilly Center Pool Saturday afternoon. The men downed the visiting Flyers 114-87, while the women took a 122-82 win. The UIndy women took eight of the 11 contested events, while the men earned wins in seven. Maura Donahue earned two NCAA B-cut times by winning both the 100 and 1000 freestyle while Erica Smith also earned a pair of B times in the 100 fly and 200 IM. On the men’s side, Guy Kogel and Austin Biefnes each garnered three wins apiece. The 2010 Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Championship will be held Feb. 10-13 in Detroit, Mich. hosted by Wayne State University


.Wrestling: The Greyhound wrestling team used five placements on their way to a sixth place finish at the Pete Willson Wheaton Invitational on Saturday at Wheaton College. UIndy stood ninth after Friday's bouts, but an individual title at 125 from Alex Johns propelled the Hounds up the team standings. Fifth-place finishes by Lynn Panko and Ethan Harris aided the sixth-place team showing. The UIndy wrestling team will be back in action on Wednesday when they travel to Lebanon, Ill. for a dual meet with McKendree University. Wrestling is scheduled to begin at 7:00 PM.


Softball: The Greyhounds officially get their 2010 schedule underway this weekend at the Arkansas Tech Spring Slam. The Hounds will play four ranked teams in the month of February, playing No. 2 North Georgia and No. 20 Wayne State (Mich.) in Hunstville, Ala. Feb. 19-20 before a showdown with the nation's top-ranked team-- Ala.-Huntsville-- Feb. 28 in Florence, Ala. UIndy is ranked fifth nationally in the National Fastpitch Coaches Association preseason Top 25 poll.

Men's Golf: The spring portion of the schedule opens with a bang as the Hounds head to the Golfweek Spring Invitational at Reunion Resort in Orlando, Fla. The event features nine teams in the Top 25 poll and five in the top in the nation. The 54-hole event starts Sunday and runs through next Tuesday.


Men's Tennis: The men's tennis team will host new GLVC-member Illinois-Springfield Saturday at the UIndy Tennis Center. Since the Prairie Stars are positioned in the GLVC West, it will be a non-conference match. UIndy posted a 2-2 record in the fall portion of its schedule.


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THE WEEK AHEADWed, Feb. 3, 2010Wrestling- at McKendree University Dual 7 pmThu, Feb. 4, 2010Women's Basketball- ROCKHURST 5:30 PMMen's Basketball- ROCKHURST 7:45 PMFri, Feb. 5, 2010Track & Field- at Division II Challenge 12:00 pmSoftball- vs Arkansas-Monticello 12:00 PMSoftball- vs Henderson State 2:00 PMTrack & Field- at Tiger Indoor Invitational 5:00 pmSat, Feb. 6, 2010Track & Field- at Division II Challenge 12:00 PMSoftball- at Arkansas Tech 12:00 PMWomen's Basketball- DRURY 1:00 PMMen's Tennis- ILLINOIS-SPRINGFIELD 2:00 PMSoftball- vs Henderson State 2:00 PMMen's Basketball- DRURY 3:15 PMSun, Feb. 7, 2010Wrestling- GREYHOUND OPEN 9:00 AMSoftball- vs Central Missouri 9:00 AMSoftball- at Arkansas Tech 11:00 AMMen's Golf- at Golfweek Spring Invitational

All Star Outfielder Mike Massaro returning to Cats in 2010

ALL-STAR OUTFIELDER MIKE MASSARO RETURNING TO ‘CATS IN 2010

GARY, Ind. — Gary SouthShore RailCats leadoff man Mike Massaro, who drilled a franchise-record 28 doubles and boasted the 10th-best average in the Northern League in 2009, will be back in the ‘Cats outfield in 2010 after today agreeing to terms on a contract for the upcoming season. The RailCats also came to terms with speedster Adam Klein, acquired via trade last month.

Massaro, 25, had the best season of his five-year professional career in 2009, batting .302 at the top of the RailCats lineup with a stellar .390 on-base percentage and career-high 53 RBI. The Colorado native was the ‘Cats best overall hitter last year, rapping 108 hits, scoring 69 runs, and adding four triples and three home runs to his record-setting and league-leading 28 doubles. Massaro also walked 54 times against just 36 strikeouts, stole 10 bases and even lifted seven sacrifice flies.

The former Triple-A outfielder for the Oakland Athletics came roaring out of the gate as a RailCat, beginning a 15-game hitting streak on May 18 and finishing the streak with a .394 average just three weeks into the season. Massaro was voted as a starter in the Northern League All-Star Game in July and followed that up with a blazing start to the second half that included 12 multi-hit games in an 18-game stretch from July 11-30. Massaro finished the year with 34 multi-hit games – including a pair of four-hit nights – and led the RailCats with 10 hits and a .294 average in the postseason.

Also one of the better defensive outfielders in the league, Massaro started 75 games in left for the ‘Cats and committed only two errors while racking up nine outfield assists. Massaro even got a chance to showcase his arm on the mound twice in 2009, working a pair of mop-up relief innings.

Originally selected in the 13th round of the 2005 Major League Entry Draft by the A’s, Massaro improved steadily throughout his four years in the Athletics system and was an All-Star for the Midwest League’s Kane County Cougars in 2007. The next year, Massaro played primarily at High-A Stockton but appeared in 24 games at Midland (AA) and hit .280 in 15 games for Triple-A Sacramento. A veteran of more than 400 minor league games, Massaro is a .286 lifetime hitter with a rock-solid .360 OBP.

Massaro starred for three years at Division II Colorado State-Pueblo where he was a three-time All-Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference selection. A native of Pueblo, Massaro made his Triple-A debut just outside his hometown against the Colorado Springs Sky Sox and went 4-for-5 with a triple in his first Triple-A game.

Joining Massaro in the RailCats outfield this summer will be Klein, 26, another former Oakland Athletics farmhand. The two played together briefly at Double-A Midland in 2008, and were opponents in 2009 when Klein patrolled center field for the Joliet JackHammers. Klein was acquired by the RailCats from the Golden League’s Edmonton Capitals on January 22.

Massaro and Klein are the eighth and ninth RailCats to sign a contract for the 2010 season, joining infielders Mike Rohde and Chris Carrara, catcher Matt Lenski and pitchers Aaron Cook, Zach McClellan, Andy Paulun and J.J. Potrikus. The RailCats will have at least 28 players in camp when Spring Training opens on May 6 at U. S. Steel Yard.

The first look fans will have at the 2010 RailCats will be Saturday, February 20 at the team’s second-annual Fan Fest at the Radisson Hotel at Star Plaza in Merrillville. Current and former RailCats players and coaches will be on hand, and discount presale tickets are on sale now by visiting www.railcatsbaseball.com or calling 219.882.2255

Brock Named SAAC Wabash Athlete of the week

Senior basketball player Aaron Brock has been named the Wabash College Student-Athlete Advisory Committee Athlete of the Week for the period ending January 31, 2010.
Brock scored a total of 38 points in two games for the Little Giant basketball team, including a season-high 23 points in Wabash's 73-67 loss to Ohio Wesleyan University Wednesday night. He also grabbed a career-best 15 rebounds in that contest. Saturday Brock tallied 15 points, tying for team-high honors. He averaged 19 points and 8.5 rebounds for the week to go with one assist, a blocked shot, and one steal.
The Athlete of the Week Award is selected by members of the Wabash SAAC from nominations submitted by the coaches for each sport currently in season. The Award is announced each Tuesday.

Holy Cross Signs Concord Soccer Player

(Notre Dame, IN) Concord High School’s Cameron Doering has signed a letter of intent to continue his academic and athletic careers at Holy Cross College.

Doering is the second player to sign from Concord under Head Coach Dustan Harley. Tyler Ormsby signed with the Saints a year ago. As a midfielder, Doering was a three year starter for the minutemen and was named team captain. He helped them to two straight Elkhart sectional championships. Not only did he excel on the soccer field, but also on the football field as a kicker. During his senior season, Doering was named the special teams MVP at Concord.

“Cameron is coming to us from two very well coached programs,” said Coach Harley. “Coach McCuen from Concord and Chad Riley form the Indiana Invaders have prepared this young man very well for the next level. Cameron will do well in our midfield and is another top-notch local player to add to our 2010 class.”

Cameron is also involved in many community organizations including the Concord Dollar for Scholars program. While attending Holy Cross, Cameron will be working towards a bachelor’s degree in Education.

IWU Tennis Signs 2 Tennis Players

Winders Signs with IWU Men’s Tennis
MARION, Ind. -- Indiana Wesleyan University has added Evan Winders to the men’s tennis team beginning in the fall of 2010.
Winders hails from Floyds Knobs, Indiana where he attended Floyd Central High School. Floyd Central is historically one of the top tennis programs in the state of Indiana.
"With Evan's experience and involvement in one of the best high school programs in Indiana, he will be a great addition to our program for years to come," said Indiana Wesleyan head coach Keith Ruberg.
Playing No. 1-doubles, Winders was honored as All-State Honorable Mention, All-District First Team and All-Conference First Team. He was also tagged Most Valuable Player for Floyd Central.
Indiana Wesleyan captured the Mid-Central College Conference regular season and tournament championships during the fall season. IWU opens spring season on March 20 with a home date versus Aquinas (Mich.) College.
IWU Men’s Tennis Signs Wroughton

MARION, Ind. -- Adam Wroughton will continue his men’s tennis career at Indiana Wesleyan University in the fall of 2010.

Wroughton is from Lake Central High School in St. John, Indiana. Lake Central is widely considered one of the top tennis programs in the state.

"Adam is an extremely accomplished player and will have a major impact on our team right away," said Indiana Wesleyan head coach Keith Ruberg.

Wroughton earned All-State First Team, All-Conference First Team and All-District First team following a 20-2 record at No. 1-doubles. He finished fourth in the State Tournament and was also named Academic All-State.

Indiana Wesleyan won the Mid-Central College Conference regular season and tournament championships in the fall and will resume play in the spring on March 20 with a home date against Aquinas (Mich.) College.

Brent Eaton Named GLIAC South Division Player of the week

Brent Eaton named GLIAC South Division Player of the Week
Sophomore led Charger men's basketball team to 2-0 week
February 1, 2010 - Sophomore Brent Eaton has been the leading scorer for the Hillsdale College men's basketball team during its recent five-game winning streak. Monday night, he was recognized for his individual efforts in recent games.Eaton was named the GLIAC South Division Player of the Week, the first member of the men's team to earn the honor this season. The award was announced by the GLIAC office.Eaton, in his first year at Hillsdale after transferring from the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay, scored 25 points in the Chargers' dramatic 77-74 overtime win over Lake Superior State University last Saturday. For the week, he averaged 19 points per game and shot better than 50 percent from 3-point territory. He was 7-for-12 from beyond the arc in the game, the second time in three weeks he made seven 3-point shots in a game.

Saint Francis Women's Soccer Program Signs 11

FORT WAYNE, Ind. -- The University of Saint Francis women’s soccer program has signed 11 incoming freshman for the 2010-11 school year and Lady Cougars’ coach Christy Young had a signing event at USF on Monday.
“With the team we have coming back and the addition of these 11 players, we feel good about improving on our record from last season and becoming serious contenders for the Mid-Central College Conference championship,” Young said.
Among the future Lady Cougars, Leo senior Alyssa Makridakis made it official committing to USF on Monday. She was a first-team All-ACAC selection after helping the Lions to 18-1 record in 2009. She had 34 goals in 2009 and set a Leo career record with 59 goals.


University of Saint Francis
Women’s Soccer 2010 Signings
Rachel Bornhorst – Defender - Troy, Ohio / Troy High School
Rachel was a 2008 and 2009 GWOC 1st Team All Conference player. She earned 1st Team All-District honors in 2009 along with her team’s Most Valuable Defensive Player award. Rachel played for Dayton Soccer Academy (DSA 91) and has attended the Orange Classic Tournament. Academically, Rachel earned the Ohio Scholastic Coaches Association Academic Award. Her extracurricular activities include National Honor Society, Student Government, and Senior Cabinet.

Leah Campbell - Midfielder – Cincinnati, Ohio / Northwest High School
Leah was a FAVC 1st Team All Conference player in 2009. She was 1st Team All-League in 2006 as a freshman. Leah has been a 4 year varsity starter for Northwest High School in Cincinnati, Ohio and a varsity captain as a senior. She played club soccer for Westside Premier (U13 to U16) and Cincinnati United Premier (U17 to U18). Leah is also an elementary school tutor.

Abbie Christian – Goalkeeper – Fort Wayne, IN / Bishop Luers High School
Abbie was busy in goal for the Knights in fall 2009 finishing with 215 saves. She played varsity soccer all four years at Luers, was a captain in 2009 and was awarded the mental toughness award as a sophomore in 2007. She is a member of the honor roll and a 2010 Sterling Sentinel nominee. Abbie’s sister Katie will be a senior at USF in 2010-11 and is a starter on defense for USF.

Holly Durkee – Defender/Midfielder – Caledonia, MI / Caledonia High School
Holly was a 2008 and 2009 1st Team All-District player for Caledonia High School in Caledonia, Michigan. She was voted team captain both her junior and senior seasons. Holly is a member of the Grand Rapid Crew Juniors and played in the CSK Tournament in Iowa. Along with her athletic accomplishments, Holly is an Academic Award Winner. She is actively involved in Student Council, Holy Family Catholic Church’s Peer Ministry Team, and DECA.

Michelle Hochstetler – Defender – Shipshewana, IN / Westview High School
Michelle helped lead Westview High School to a Sectional Championship in 2008 and 2009, and a 2009 NECC title. She was a three-year Most Improved award winner and played in the 2009 1A/2A East/West All Star game. As a defender she helped her 2008 and 2009 Westview High School team compile 12 shut-outs and only allow 33 goals. She played for X-Treme and Northern Storm club teams. Michelle was a 4 year member of the Honor Roll and Vice President of NAHS. She is involved in 4-H, and Youth Group.

Ashlynn Jenkins – Defender – Leo, IN / Leo High School
Ashlynn is a three-year ACAC 1st Team All-Conference player and a two-year District 2 All-Academic Team selection. She was named the Lady Lions defensive MVP and the Top Team player. During her Leo career, Ashlynn scored six goals and assisted on 14. She is on the Principal Honor Roll, High Honor Roll, serves as editor-in-chief of the Leo High School newspaper and is a three-year member of the National Honors Society.

Kelcie Lehman – Forward – Nappanee, IN / NorthWood High School
Kelcie was a 2008 and 2009 NLC 1st Team All Conference player, and 2008 Honorable Mention All-NLC. She earned 1st Team All-District honors her senior year. Along with those accomplishments, Kelcie was named Team MVP in 2009. In her career Kelcie compiled 59 goals and 21 assists. Kelcie is a stand-out basketball player for Northwood High School and was All-NLC Honorable Mention in 2009. She plays club soccer for FC Indiana/EC United where she has attended the U18 Challenge Cup, U19 State Cup, and the Memorial Day Invitational. Kelcie earned a Freshman PE Award and is an active member of the 4-H Club.

Leah Little – Forward – Lafayette, IN / McCutcheon High School
Leah was a 2007 and 2008 HCC 1st Team All Conference player, and earned the HCC Sportsmanship Award in 2009. She earned Journal and Courier All Area Team honors all four years of her high school career. In 2008, Leah helped lead her team to an IHSAA Regional Championship. She scored 42 career goals and tallied 32 career assists. She plays club soccer for Tippco Soccer Club. She is also a standout on the varsity Dive team, and Track & Field team. Her academic accomplishments include: St. Elizabeth Regional Health Art and Hearts Award and the National Society of High School Scholars. She is involved in Maverick Student Mentors, Bullying/Diversity Committee, Student Council, Dress Code Committee, and Powder Puff Football.

Alyssa Makridakis – Forward – Leo, IN / Leo High School
Alyssa was an ACAC 1st Team All Conference player. She was also her team’s Most Valuable Offensive Player and team captain. In her high school career Alyssa had a school record of 59 goals in a career, 34 goals in a season, and 13 assists in a year. Her high school team had an overall season record of 18-1 in 2009. Alyssa is on the Honor Roll and a member of the SSH Club. She is active in her church’s youth group and a volunteer at DuPont Hospital.

Cori Nunley – Defender – Fort Wayne, IN / Snider High School
Cori was a 2-year Top Team Player for Snider High School in Fort Wayne, Indiana. An injury at the beginning of this year prevented her from playing her senior season. Cori helped lead Snider High School to the State Final Four where they were runners-up in the state in 2007 and 2008. Cori has attended club tournaments such as the Dynamo Invitational, Warrior Cup, and State Cup. She was a member of the All-Academic Team and is actively involved in the 212 Youth Group.

Katelyn Strout – Midfielder – Carmel, IN / Carmel High School
Katelyn was an ICGSA 1st Team All-State player as a junior (2008-09) and All-District selection for the Greyhounds. She was also named MIC 1st Team All-Conference. An injury in a pre-season scrimmage kept Strout from playing her senior year (2009-10) for the Greyhounds, though she was a captain in 2009. Strout, who is 5-foot-7, finished with 10 goals and 11 assists for her high school career at Carmel.

IWU Men's Basketball Cracks NAIA Top Five

MARION, Ind. -- Indiana Wesleyan University earned its highest ranking of the season with the No. 5 spot in the newest NAIA Division II Men’s Basketball Coaches’ Top-25 Poll released Monday evening.
The Wildcats moved up two spots from the last poll where IWU was No. 7 even with a loss last week. IWU dropped a 79-72 decision at No. 9-ranked Bethel (Ind.) College in Mishawaka, Indiana. The Wildcats salvaged a split during the week with an 83-51 victory over Marygrove (Mich.) College in non-conference action.
Indiana Wesleyan was not the only ranked program to lose last week as eight teams in the top-10 suffered a loss. One of the teams did not play.
The top four teams remained unchanged as Oklahoma Wesleyan University continues its reign at top with all 15 first place votes for 405 points. Walsh (Ohio) University is second with 390 points, Oregon Tech is third at 372 points and Indiana University-Southeast chimes in at fourth with 371 points.
Indiana Wesleyan tallied 343 points with its current 20-4 record. IWU is 8-2 in conference play and is currently all alone in first place.
Three other Mid-Central College Conference programs are ranked in the top-25 as University of Saint Francis (Ind.) is No. 8, Bethel is No. 9 and Spring Arbor (Mich.) University moved up four spots to No. 19.
Indiana Wesleyan hosts a pair of contest this week as the Wildcats play Huntington (Ind.) University at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, February 2 and then No. 19-ranked Spring Arbor at 3 p.m. on Saturday, February 6 in Luckey Arena.

NAIA Shows IWU Womens Basketball Ranked NO 6

NAIA Poll Shows IWU Women’s Basketball Ranked No. 6
MARION, Ind. -- Indiana Wesleyan University improved one spot to No. 6 in the latest NAIA Division II Women’s Basketball Coaches’ Top-25 poll which was released Monday night.
The Wildcats won their only contest of the week with a 53-47 victory over Bethel (Ind.) College in Luckey Arena on Wednesday evening.
Three teams split the 15 first place votes available.
Hastings (Neb.) College takes over the No. 1 spot for the first time this season with six first place votes for 394 points. The former top-ranked team, Davenport (Mich.) University, falls to No. 2 with three first place votes and 389 points. Cedarville (Ohio) University is third with six votes and 383 points.
With a 20-4 record, Indiana Wesleyan is No. 6 with 345 points. IWU is 9-1 in the Mid-Central College Conference to hold first place all alone.
Indiana Wesleyan is joined in the ranking by three other conference schools. University of Saint Francis (Ind.) is No. 11, Huntington (Ind.) University is No. 18 and Marian (Ind.) University in No. 23.
The Wildcats will play a pair of road games this week in the MCC. IWU will play at Huntington at 7 p.m. on Wednesday, February 3 and at Spring Arbor at 3 p.m. on Saturday, February 6.

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