High School Football teams are preparing this week for the opening round of the IHSAA Football sectionals coming up Friday night.
The Washington Hatchets will host Pike Central in week one with kick off at 7pm on Memories 107.9fm
Edgewood takes on Brown County at home
The North Daviess Cougars open against West Washington at home
Vincennes Lincoln plays at Owen Valley
Jasper will host Evansville Central
The Barr Reeve Lady Vikings continue practice this week for the Mitchell 2A Volleyball regional on Saturday. Barr Reeve opens against North Decatur at 10am Saturday morning, while the other semi final has Henryville meeting Tecumseh. The two winners play for the championship Saturday night. You can hear live coverage from Mitchell Saturday on the General 95.9fm / 101.3fm / AM 1580 and www.wamwamfm.com
The Loogootee Lions will host the 1A Volleyball regional Saturday as they open against Springs Valley at 10am. Rock Creek Academy plays Trinity Lutheran in the other semi final match up. Good Luck to the Lady Lions.
Also best of luck to our local runners competing Saturday in Brown County at the Cross Country Semi State. Racing action begins at 11:30am Saturday morning.
Indiana Pacers president Kevin Pritchard said Wednesday that guard Victor Oladipo has been fully cleared from the quad injury suffered in January of 2019 and will be full go for his offseason regimen. Oladipo is entering the final year of his contract, and Pritchard said that on a team-wide Zoom call Tuesday, the IU grad was as positive as he has ever seen. Pritchard said that the team and Oladipo have a great relationship and that he is not worried with rumors about Oladipo wanting to play elsewhere.
Brandon Lowe hit two home runs, and the Tampa Bay Rays evened up the World Series with a 6-4 win over the Los Angeles Dodgers in Game 2. Tampa Bay jumped out to a 5-0 lead before L.A. mounted a comeback, but the Rays’ bullpen was able to shut the door. Lowe cranked a solo home run in the first and added a two-run homer in the fifth. Joey Wendle drove in three runs with a two-run double in the fourth and a sacrifice fly in the sixth. The teams are off Thursday before resuming the series Friday night.
Notre Dame running back Jahmir Smith said on Twitter Wednesday that he has stepped away from the team to focus on his mental health. Smith thanked coach Brian Kelly for the opportunity, and said he is uncertain of his future as a player, but will be directing his focus towards completing his studies and working on his well being. Smith rushed five times for 15 yards in Notre Dame’s season-opening win over Duke and had not played since. The Fighting Irish are ranked third in the country and play at Pittsburgh Saturday afternoon.