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No time for letdown for Wabash, DePauw
As great as the Monon Bell Game is for Wabash and DePauw, the emotional aftermath tends to linger. That’s a concern for a coach having to get his team ready for an NCAA Division III tournament game the following week. “The magnitude of it...
Hanover WR breaks Rice's record
Daniel Passafiume was feeling the effects Sunday of the greatest football game he’s ever played. His body ached and the pinkie on his left hand was swollen to about three times its normal size. Hey, passing Jerry Rice in the NCAA record book is...
Hudson relieved to get this win
Wabash QB finally defeats DePauw GREENCASTLE, Ind. — The Wabash quarterback usually is remembered by how he performs in the Monon Bell Game. Matt Hudson was well aware of that on a warm, sunny Saturday afternoon. “I couldn’t imagine...
Glenn's sharp shooting lifts Jaguars
Robert Glenn made 15-of-17 shots from the field and scored 37 points to lead IUPUI past Drake 88-82 on Saturday in the Glenn Wilkes Classic in Des Moines, Iowa. The win gave coach Ron Hunter the 250th of his career. Glenn, a senior, scored a career...
Wabash quarterback leads Little Giants to 32-19 victory over DePauw in Monon Bell Game
GREENCASTLE, Ind. — Wabash quarterback Matt Hudson completed 19 of 30 passes for 325 yards and three touchdowns and the Little Giants broke open a close game with 19 third-quarter points en route to a 32-19 victory over archrival DePauw in the...
No denying importance of this rivalry
DePauw and Wabash have postseason on minds but aren’t neglecting this game For the first time, DePauw has qualified for the NCAA Division III football tournament. If anyone thinks that diminishes the Tigers’ sense of urgency for...
State snapshot
A quick look at other Division I teams in the state: Ball State 2008-09 record: 14-17. Top scorer: Jarrod Jones (11.2). Conference pick: 4 (MAC West). Comment: Jones, Malik Perry and transfer Terrence Watson give BSU one of the MAC’s better...
12 reasons to watch
A dozen standouts at Indiana’s small colleges: Will Conoley, 6-6, sophomore, Franklin: Heartland’s 2009 Freshman of the Year from Franklin, Ind. Averaged 13.9 points and shot 62 percent. Brandon Hopf, 6-7, senior, Oakland City: Big center...
Butler stays unbeaten with win at Dayton
Andrew Huck ran for three touchdowns and threw for two more in Butler’s 31-28 win over host Dayton on Saturday. Butler (9-0, 6-0 Pioneer Football League) snapped a seven-game losing streak against the Flyers (7-2, 5-1). The Bulldogs finished...
NIU's Onyebuagu not too short on talent
Former Warren Central High School football coach Kevin Wright remembers the Warriors’ players and coaches good-naturedly teasing Jason Onyebuagu about his mother having him take tap dance lessons as a child. But Wright looks back now and knows...
Ball State misses chance to win 2nd game in row
Theo Scott found Terrence McCrae for a 7-yard touchdown with just over 3 minutes remaining Saturday to lift visiting Ohio to a 20-17 victory over Ball State. The pair also accounted for a 2-point conversion following the TD, giving the Bobcats (6-3,...
Marian women's soccer hasn't lost a step
The Marian University women’s soccer team lost 11 seniors from the best squad in school history last year. That hasn’t slowed the Knights one bit. If anything, they have a chance to be a little better. Despite losing 2-1 in overtime to...
Hanover names Lichtfuss coach
Skip Lichtfuss , a National Lacrosse Hall of Fame member, was selected to be coach of Hanover College’s men’s lacrosse team, which will begin intercollegiate play in 2011. Star reports
Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference preseason basketball predictions
Transylvania (Ky.) University received four first-place votes and was selected to repeat as the Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference men’s basketball champions in a preseason poll of the league coaches. Transylvania finished with 70 points....
Finally! Sycamores end losing streak at 33
The streak is over at Indiana State. The Sycamores won for the first time in more than three years Saturday, ending the nation’s longest losing streak at 33 games with a 17-14 victory over Western Illinois. Ryan Roberts scored his second...
Franklin football: 3 quarterbacks, no problem
Franklin College coach Mike Leonard is going against the grain of one of the oldest clichs in football. Specifically, the one that says if a team can’t settle on one starting quarterback, it really doesn’t have any it feels good about....
Butler beats Valparaiso to keep its record perfect
Ryan Hitchcock ran for two touchdowns Saturday as host Butler (6-0, 3-0 Pioneer Football League) remained undefeated with a 23-14 win over state rival Valparaiso (1-5, 0-3). Scott Gray scored the other touchdown for Butler and rushed for 99 yards....
Is new football league in UIndy's future?
University of Indianapolis athletic director Sue Willey isn’t ecstatic about the school’s football relationship with the Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference, but concedes the school doesn’t have a better option. That...
Earlham joins Heartland
Earlham College will join the Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference in the 2010-11 school year, after 20 years in the North Coast Athletic Conference. The Richmond, Ind.-based school will become the 10th member of the Heartland, which also...
600 wins for Wabash
Wabash defeated host Allegheny 37-3 Saturday to join Notre Dame as the only college football programs in Indiana with 600 victories. In its 123rd season of football, Wabash (600-372-59) becomes the sixth Division III team to reach the mark. Notre...
Wabash joins Notre Dame in '600' win club
Wabash joined Notre Dame as the only college football programs in Indiana with 600 victories. The Little Giants beat Allegheny 37-3 this afternoon in Meadville, Pa. In its 123rd season of football, Wabash is 600-372-59. Notre Dame had 831 victories...
Reives one of a kind at Rose-Hulman
Thomas Reives ’ time at Rose-Hulman had excellence stamped over it. The Tech High School graduate competed in football and track, earning All-Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference honors in both. He had a 3.98 GPA and was an academic...
Area athletes help in Grizzlies' big win
Franklin College cracked the American Football Coaches Association’s NCAA Division III Top 25 this week after its 30-29 win over then-No. 20 Trine University on Saturday. It was Trine’s first regular-season loss since October 2007. The...
Down 21 points at half, Butler wins in OT
Andrew Huck threw four touchdown passes, including the game-winner in overtime, and Butler overcame a 21-point deficit to beat host Morehead State 28-21 on Saturday. Huck, who passed for 208 yards, hit Eddie McHale for a 22-yard score in overtime as...
QB Huck is unlikely star for Butler
A ndrew Huck wasn’t supposed to be the Butler football team’s starting quarterback this season. But coach Jeff Voris said he wasn’t too worried when he unexpectedly had to turn over the offense to him. “He’s a pre-med...
Christened with a win
Knights also set rushing mark as they open their new stadium Marian University wide receiver Ryan Ferguson and the rest of his teammates learned just what the comforts of home meant Saturday. “It feels good to be in our own place,‘’...
Bohrer ties a career record as Butler coasts
Dan Bohrer tied the school’s record for career touchdown catches Saturday as he pulled down two in host Butler’s 42-21 win over Hanover. Butler (3-0) came out early with a first-quarter interception that Andy Dauch returned for a...
Marian wins first game at new stadium
Marian University quarterback Matt Rogers threw for the one touchdown and ran for another as the Knights beat Grand View 34-16 in the first on-campus football game in the school’s history. A crowd of 3,212 fans attended the game at St. Vincent...
Final season for Anderson baseball coach
Don Brandon came north from Cullman, Ala., to Anderson University as a freshman baseball player in 1959, in large part because his brother had enjoyed studying for the ministry there. Through stints as a player, assistant coach and finally head...
AU's Brandon to Retire After 2010 Season
Anderson University baseball coach Don Brandon will retire after the 2010 season, his 50th year with the program, Anderson officials have announced. Brandon came to the school as a player in 1959 and later served as an assistant coach before taking...
