Stories tagged with "State Colleges"

St. Joseph's takes new path to D-II Elite Eight by indystar

Maybe it’s not quite like a No. 16 seed upsetting a No. 1 in the Division I NCAA Tournament. But Pike High School graduate Phillip Collins and his St. Joseph’s College... – Mar 20, 2010 at 12:00 AM in State Colleges

St. Joseph's advances by indystar

Phillip Collins (Pike) scored on a putback just before the third overtime buzzer to lift St. Joseph’s (20-11) to a 104-103 victory over Quincy (Ill.) in the third round of... – Mar 18, 2010 at 12:00 AM in State Colleges

No. 7 W.Va. denies Notre Dame a spot in final by indystar

Da’Sean Butler, West Virginia’s last-second hero in the quarterfinals, had 24 points to lead the seventh-ranked Mountaineers to a 53-51 win over Notre Dame on Friday... – Mar 13, 2010 at 12:00 AM in State Colleges

Ex-Arlington star happy he chose Cincinnati by indystar

D eonta Vaughn says he wouldn’t change much about his career at the University of Cincinnati, but there is one thing that bothers him. The Bearcats have never advanced to the... – Mar 06, 2010 at 12:00 AM in State Colleges

Purdue, IU women must win tourney for NCAA call by Phillip Wilson

At the end of a trying season, Purdue women’s basketball coach Sharon Versyp isn’t in the mood for rationalization. Neither is Indiana coach Felisha Legette-Jack. They... – Mar 04, 2010 at 12:00 AM in State Colleges

Grizzlies took a while to put the pieces together by Michael Pointer

Coach says ‘refuse-to-lose’ attitude guides team into Division III tourney Franklin College women’s basketball coach Kim Eiler couldn’t imagine losing to... – Mar 04, 2010 at 12:00 AM in State Colleges

Irish pad their NCAA resume by indystar

SOUTH BEND, Ind. — Tory Jackson kept alive Notre Dame’s hopes for an NCAA Tournament berth and likely all but ended Connecticut’s chances barring a Big East... – Mar 04, 2010 at 12:00 AM in State Colleges

Bids for Franklin, DePauw by indystar

The Franklin College and DePauw University women’s basketball teams each received bids to the NCAA Division III Tournament. Franklin (21-6), which won the Heartland... – Mar 03, 2010 at 12:00 AM in State Colleges

Ryan top MVC freshman by indystar

Evansville guard Colt Ryan was named the Missouri Valley Conference’s Freshman of the Year for men’s basketball. Indiana State guard Harry Marshall was named to the... – Mar 03, 2010 at 12:00 AM in State Colleges

2 strong wins without Harangody help Notre Dame in tough Big East by Terry Hutchens

A week ago, Purdue and Butler were the only NCAA Tournament locks from Indiana. Everyone else had work to do. Notre Dame, without injured leading scorer Luke Harangody, looked dead... – Mar 02, 2010 at 12:35 AM in State Colleges

Dewey, UIndy basketball a perfect fit by indystar

K atie Dewey stood 5-5 coming out of Franklin Central High School, so she knew NCAA Division I scholarship offers would be scarce. Thus, she jumped to play at UIndy. Four years... – Feb 27, 2010 at 12:00 AM in State Colleges

Katula fondly remembered by Michael Pointer

Legendary coach, administrator, ambassador for DePauw dies at 78 Ted Katula played college football under one legendary coach, was a teammate of perhaps the greatest golfer ever... – Feb 23, 2010 at 12:00 AM in State Colleges

Ball State beats Tennessee-Martin by indystar

Terrence Watson and Malik Perry scored 15 points each as host Ball State defeated Tennessee-Martin 68-52 Saturday in the BracketBuster series. Ball State (15-11), of the... – Feb 21, 2010 at 12:00 AM in State Colleges

Kentucky wins thriller at Vandy by indystar

John Wall sank a pair of free throws with 20 seconds left and had a big blocked shot to send visiting Kentucky to a 58-56 win over Vanderbilt. Kentucky (26-1, 11-1 SEC) grabbed a... – Feb 21, 2010 at 12:00 AM in State Colleges

Butler surging in women's basketball by indystar

Butler women’s basketball coach Beth Couture knew that if the Bulldogs were to move up in the Horizon League standings this season, Melanie Thornton would play a big part in... – Feb 20, 2010 at 12:00 AM in State Colleges

Late FT run gives Ball State victory, MAC West lead by indystar

Ball State hit 8-of-9 free throws in the final two minutes Saturday to beat host Northern Illinois 71-66 and take over first place in the Mid-American Conference West Division. The... – Feb 14, 2010 at 12:00 AM in State Colleges

Ex-LN star wrestler shines at OSU by indystar

By any measure, Ohio State wrestler Reece Humphrey ’s 2008-09 season was a major success. He finished as the national runner-up at 133 pounds and the Buckeyes finished second... – Feb 13, 2010 at 12:00 AM in State Colleges

Anderson having season for all-time in basketball by indystar

Anderson was picked to finish third in the Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference men’s basketball standings in a preseason poll of the league coaches. That appeared to be... – Feb 06, 2010 at 12:00 AM in State Colleges

Local Brain Bee champ to compete in Maryland by Mark Ambrogi

Carmel High School senior Vikas Vavilala used his brain and knowledge of it to earn a trip to the University of Maryland. Vavilala earned an expense-paid trip by capturing the... – Feb 04, 2010 at 12:00 AM in Carmel

Greyhounds' Meissel excels in the post by indystar

S amantha Meissel ’s ears perked up during the summer of 2007 when her basketball coach at the University of Indianapolis said she had the potential to become a special... – Jan 29, 2010 at 11:00 PM in State Colleges