...ND...ANAPOL...S, ...nd. -- Controversy and ...ndiana high school basketball seem to have been star crossed since the inception of our great tourney. One huge call that falls nicely in that category is a whistle blown at Butler Fieldhouse on a March afternoon in 1953..]]> Thu, 15 Oct 2009 06:06:00 GMT ...ND...ANAPOL...S, ...nd. -- The ...ndiana High School Athletic Association recently conducted its October Executive Committee Meeting. As usual, no shortage of penalties having to be assessed for numerous violations of ...HSAA by-laws..]]> Wed, 14 Oct 2009 16:06:00 GMT ...ND...ANA -- ...n our world that many times is seen as just orange and round, Hoosiers still find room for another fall tradition: ...ndiana high school football. High school sports advocate, Travis Miller, has worked long and hard to bring us printable tourney brackets of this year's pigskin tourney draw..]]> Wed, 14 Oct 2009 06:06:00 GMT SOUTH BEND, ...nd. -- Washington's Skylar Diggins was a rare high school player indeed. Her remarkable records continue to mount including most games played, career & season scoring avg, pts in a half, career & season FG's, career & season FT's, career 3's, season steals and season assists. Check out all of ...ndiana's all-time bests...]]> Tue, 13 Oct 2009 06:05:00 GMT ...ND...ANA -- With just one week left in the ...ndiana high school football regular season, our prediction game is coming down to the wire. We have a leader, but still plenty in the hunt for the title. Here's the best and worst from the past weekend's pick'em entry..]]> Mon, 12 Oct 2009 06:05:00 GMT SOUTH BEND, ...nd. --The ...ndiana High School Athletic Association, though, doesn't want Woods pulling a 180 on his season. The ...HSAA review committee Thursday denied Woods in his quest to play varsity football, as it upheld its earlier decision to grant Woods just limited eligibility following his transfer from Adams..]]> Sun, 11 Oct 2009 15:33:00 GMT ...ND...ANA -- We all know about Jackie Robinson and his journey in opening the way for black players into major league baseball. But how much do we really know about the progression, or lack there of it, in high school sports in ...ndiana... ]]> Sun, 11 Oct 2009 06:05:00 GMT ...ND...ANA-- As the ...ndiana high school football season begins to wind down, here's the complete rundown of how teams wrapped up a Friday night that included six OT contests. Eyebrow raisers tonight include: Fishers, Carmel, Pioneer, Wayne, Milan, Linton, Paoli, Rockville, Kokomo, HSE, Chatard, Wheeler, and North Newton..]]> Sat, 10 Oct 2009 04:05:00 GMT SOUTH BEND, ...nd. -- A judge has temporarily ruled against the ...ndiana High School Athletic Association, allowing a Washington High School senior to play on the school's varsity football team. The ...HSAA previously determined that Eric Woods only could have limited eligibility to play football and play for the junior varsity team..]]> Fri, 9 Oct 2009 19:33:00 GMT WORTH...NGTON, ...nd. -- The White River Valley-Worthington Elementary School and the high school boys basketball players have teamed up this school year for a program called "Let's Have a Ball Reading."]]> Fri, 9 Oct 2009 18:24:00 GMT ...ND...ANAPOL...S, ...nd. -- ...n 1925, Dr. James Naismith, the founder of the game of basketball, came to visit our state championship game between the Frankfort Hot Dogs and the Kokomo Wildkats. Some great detective work has turned over some hard-to-find newspaper accounts of that event.]]> Fri, 9 Oct 2009 06:06:00 GMT NEW WASH...NGTON, ...nd. -- ... coached basketball for 10 years and have now coached tennis for three years. To say there are differences in the sports would be an understatement. ... have a mandatory parent meeting every season for boys and girls to explain these differences. ... still enjoy the look on the new parent's faces when ... drop the big one...there are no officials in high school tennis..]]> Wed, 7 Oct 2009 06:05:00 GMT ...ND...ANA -- The map of Hoosierland is pretty well covered when one takes a closer look at the top returning high scoring ladies of 2009-10. Nearly every corner of the state is represented by these high scorers looking forward to a season draped in glory...]]> Tue, 6 Oct 2009 06:05:00 GMT P...NNELL, ...nd. -- Some historians have called ...ndiana 's 1959 School Reorganization Act the most significant piece of legislation in the 20th Century. ...t may have changed education for the better- even though that, too, is debatable, but it altered small towns and high school basketball even more.]]> Sun, 4 Oct 2009 06:05:00 GMT ...ND...ANA -- Football season in ...ndiana rolls through week seven! As always a few surprises under the lights last night. Eyebrow raisers on this evening include: Cathedral, Wheeler, Ritter, Seeger, LCC, Avon, Dwenger, Lowell, Muncie South, Pioneer, West Washington, and Edinburgh]]> Sat, 3 Oct 2009 04:31:00 GMT FT. WAYNE, ...nd. -- On the strength of two interceptions by senior corner back Cameron Smith and two touchdowns by junior running back Remound Wright, the unbeaten # 2 in 4A Bishop Dwenger Saints held off the sup rising 4-1 Wayne Generals in a key SAC conference showdown last Friday night at Zollner Field..]]> Fri, 2 Oct 2009 06:06:00 GMT ...ND...ANA -- As the air turns a bit colder, Hoosier thoughts begin to turn to all things orange and round, and the discussions begin about high scoring players coming back this year. Obviously a lot more to our game than just flicking the nets, but here's a look at 40 of the top returning scoreboard turners..]]> Thu, 1 Oct 2009 06:05:00 GMT ...ND...ANA -- ...ndiana high school colors have originated in a wide, wide variety of different ways. ...t's difficult to imagine Ben Davis without the purple or Anderson ...ndians garbed in anything other than red and green. However, the origins and changes of team colors come in a spectrum of varieties..]]> Wed, 30 Sep 2009 06:05:00 GMT BROAD R...PPLE, ...nd. -- The 30th annual Basil Mawbey Basketball Coaches Clinic is now set for Broad Ripple High school with a line-up that's features ...U Coach Crean and Ohio State's Thad Matta. Check out the details of what's believed to be the longest running event of its kind..]]> Tue, 29 Sep 2009 06:06:00 GMT ...ND...ANA -- Coach, just who exactly is rooting for your team to win? Far fewer than you might think. ... had a retired coach once tell me that it took him the better part of his career to realize that there were very few people truly happy for you when you win. As this hardwood gentleman went on, it became painfully clear to me that he was as right on as the nail in the free throw line. Human nature - That's what he blamed most. Basic human nature. The natural urge to harbor jealousy or animosity. The truly difficult task of being happy for someone else. Too abstract? Let's look at some specifics...]]> Sun, 27 Sep 2009 06:05:00 GMT