Class of '66 Old Fart

Indiana Wrestling Tops No. 24 Northwestern 18-16 for First Win of Season Long road to go to becoming relevant. Hopefully Coach Escobedo can get the job done. https://www.si.com/college/indiana/other-sports/indiana-wrestling-tops-northwestern-18-16-for-first-win-of-season

Rockmart (14-6) over Ringgold 65-50. Berry led all scorers with 24 pts. 4 games remain in her regular season.

IUWBB (9-3) (7-2) needs to regroup after the tough loss to O$U and take out some revenge on MSU (9-3) (4-3). We definitely need to regain our 3-point shooting touch. Radio Live Stats ABOUT THE SPARTANS Coming off a 40-point loss at No. 7 Maryland and dropping three of the last four, the Spartans will also look to bounce back on Sunday afternoon. They are led by junior guard Nia Clouden who averages 19.1 points and 4.5 assists per game. Sophomore guard Alyza Winston adds 12.1 points per contest while sophomore guard Julia Ayrault adds 10.0 points per game. They are averaging 79.1 points and shooting 45.8 percent from the floor. NOTES The Hoosiers are coming off a 78-70 loss to Ohio State on Thursday night. Junior guard Grace Berger and sophomore forward Mackenzie Holmes each had double-doubles in the loss. Each pulled down 10 rebounds while Berger tied a career-high 26 points. Holmes also ended Thursday night's game with five blocks, upping her season total to 38 swats on the season. She ranks second in the Big Ten in blocks and blocks per game. She's also coming close to hitting the record books for single season blocks in IU history, needing four more to tie Jill Chapman's 42 blocks in 1999-00 for 11th place. Senior guard Ali Patberg continues to climb her way up IU's all-time assists list. Her 363 career dimes rank eight in program history and needs three more to tie Emma Urzua (1993-95). Indiana comes in at No. 10 in the latest NET rankings, which replaced the previously used RPI system. They are the third highest Big Ten team in the NET rankings this season. IU and MSU have played a highly-competitive series in the last seven games dating back to 2017. Indiana is 4-3 in the last seven meetings. UP NEXT The Hoosiers are next scheduled to face Iowa in Iowa City on Sunday, Feb. 7 at 2 p.m. ET on ESPN2.

Post-game story: http://www.hoosiersportsreport.com/2021/01/no-16-iu-women-surge-past-spartans-79-67/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter

First chance to watch Livingston play and what a great game it was. Akron Buchtel (10-2) defeated previously unbeaten Lutheran East (7-1) 88-82. Livingston passed my eye test but I doubt we're probably much of a player for his services. He finished with 30 pts on 10-13 FG; 3-4 on 3s; 7-11 FT; 15 reb; 5 asst; 2 stls; 6 blks; 5 TO. If interested, you can watch the game at: https://www.lutheraneast.org/LueLive.aspx

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A much better second half and especially a dominant 4th Q and we get a 79 - 67 win. This was our 800th win in program history. After MSU's torrid shooting in the 1st half, we held them to 32% in the 2nd half. Points - 4 starters in double figures: Holmes 17; Patberg 15; Gulbe 14; Penn 13; Berger 9 Reb: Berger 9; Patberg 6; Gulbe 4 Assists: Berger 7; Patberg 5 3-point shooting: 7-10 FT shooting: 18-21 Turnovers: 16 Shooting: IU 55% MSU 49% Solid contribution off the bench from Cardaño-Hillary with 7 points, 1 reb; 1 asst in 11 minutes of action.

End of 3 and we've taken a 58-56 lead. Spartans torrid shooting has slowed somewhat as they were just 36% in the quarter and now 55% for the game. We've upped ours slightly from 42% to 51% Points: Gulbe 12; Holmes 10; Penn 9; Patberg 9; Cardaño-Hillary 7; Berger 7 Reb: Berger 5; Gulbe 4; Patberg 4 Assists: Patberg 4; Berger 4 3-point shooting: 7-10 Browne & Patberg both with 3 fouls FT shooting: 11-14 Turnovers: 14

MSU shredding the net shooting over 67% from the field and leads 41-33 at the half. Holmes, Patberg and Browne each with 2 fouls. Points: Gulbe 9; Patberg 7; Holmes 6; Penn 6 Reb: Berger 3 Assists: Patberg 3; Berger 2; Warthen 2 We have 9 on 11 made FGs Shooting: IU 42% MSU 67% 3-point shooting: 5-8 FT shooting: 6-8 Turnovers: 9

End of 1 and Spartans lead 19-17. Didn't get our first FG until 4 minutes into the quarter and midway through the quarter we trailed 16-6. Holmes picked up 2 fouls. Cook for MSU also 2 fouls. Patberg 7 pts. Our recent woes: 3-point shooting: 2-3 so far today FT shooting: 5-6 today Turnovers: 5

A tale of two halves as John Marshall was beaten by Mankato West 52 - 32. It was a 28-24 Mankato lead at halftime. John Marshall went scoreless for the first 10 minutes of the second half (18 min. halves) and by that time the score was 42-24 and the game was effectively over. Meister with 17 pts. on 8-15 FG; 1-3 FT; 13 reb; 1 blk. She was extremely active in the first half getting off 12 shots and hitting 7 along with getting 9 rebounds. In the second half, she took only 3 shots and grabbed 4 rebounds. John Marshall is not a particularly good team and in the second half Mankato double teamed Meister and forced JM to take 3-pointers and I'm not sure I've ever seen a team airball so many. When they did try to get the ball inside to Meister they either threw it over her head, at her ankles or to an opposing player. By her body language Meister was clearly frustrated.

Well then the fleas can infest you instead. Why don't you make a quick trip to Indiana and dig out my driveway? Nearly 8" and it's still snowing.

May a thousand fleas infest your camel. It was one game. Through 6 games he's averaging 12 ppg shooting 59% FG; 36% on 3s; 50% FT but he's only had 2 FT attempts in the 6 games.

Multiple sources reporting we've officially offered McKneeley. There's additional info on him on pages 7, 8, 9 and 11 of the 2022 General Recruiting Thread. 4-star Isaac McKneely SG from Poca, WV. 247 Rivals HUDL

DeMatha defeated Bishop McNamara 67 - 64. Rice with 3 pts.

DeMatha defeated Bishop McNamara 67 - 64. Ward with 12 pts. his lowest output of the season.

Montverde with an 84 - 66 win over Oak Hill. Williams played 15 min. scoring 11 pts. on 2-4 FG; 1-2 on 3s; 6-6 FT; 1 asst; 1 blk; 2 TO. Jalen Hood-Schifino played 12 min. scoring 3 pts on 1-5 FG; 0-2 on 3s; 1-2 FT; 1 reb.

Montverde with an 84 - 66 win over Oak Hill. Hood-Schifino played 12 min. scoring 3 pts on 1-5 FG; 0-2 on 3s; 1-2 FT; 1 reb. Justice Williams played 15 min. scoring 11 pts. on 2-4 FG; 1-2 on 3s; 6-6 FT; 1 asst; 1 blk; 2 TO.

The postponed game against Rutgers has been re-scheduled for Thursday, Feb. 4, at 8:00 and will be televised on BTN.

Men Place Second and Women Place Fourth at B1G Cross Country Championships Despite the Big Ten Cross Country Championships being held in January, Indiana Cross Country did not miss a beat as the men placed second and the women finished fourth in the team standings. The fourth place finish by the women was tied for the best finish since 2005. For the second straight season Bailey Hertenstein was the runner-up of the women's 6k. She ran a time of 20:15.2 to lead all Indiana runners. Sarah Schmitt was the second Hoosier over the finish line as she placed 10th in a time of 20:46.5. Jenna Barker and Maddie Dalton finished back-to-back in 28th and 29th, respectively. Barker crossed in a time of 21.21.2 while Dalton picked up a time of 21.21.8. Running her first conference championship meet, Gracie Sprankle completed the race 32nd with a time of 21:29.0. Mikaela Ramirez crossed next for Indiana as she placed 34th and had a time of 21.31.8. Next, Mariah Wehrle nabbed a time of 21:35.6 to take 38th overall. Ana Barrott secured 40th in a time of 21.36.7 while Abi Little was next to cross as she placed 55th with a time of 21:58.0. Rounding out the field for the Hoosiers was Alyssa Skorge and Grace Williams. Skorge took 70th in a time of 22.21.4 while Williams picked up 75th and a time of 22.27.8. The Indiana men saw five Hoosiers in the top-15 as they crossed the finish line. Three Hoosiers finished eighth through 10th as Ben Veatch led the way with an eighth place finish in a time of 24:18.2. It was Matthew Schadler in ninth with a time of 24:19.1 while Jake Gebhardt crossed tenth and secured a time of 24:20.5. Skylar Stidam rounded out the top-15 by placing 13th in a time of 24:22.9. Running his first Big Ten race, Austin Haskett nabbed 25th and ran a time of 24:42.5. Ben Miller picked up a time of 25:07.3 to place 39th overall. Dustin Horter finished in a time of 25:36.7 to lock down 50th while Ethan Meyer rounded out the Indiana field in 61st with a time of 25:49.9. Now, the Hoosiers await their fate for NCAA Cross Country Championships that will commence in Stillwater, Okla. on Mar. 15.

Patrick School over Mater Dei 69 - 42. Cruz 16 pts; 4 reb; 2 asst; 1 stl.

There was a little rise just before the finish line and it almost looked to me like she stumbled just a bit and that's where she lost the lead. Don't know that the outcome would have been any different as the Gopher definitely looked to be the stronger of the two.

Won't be any Kokomo Tribune newspaper until Tuesday morning and unless Earth is invaded by aliens from another galaxy it's doubtful anything will even be posted to the newspaper's website before then.

Rare opportunity to watch Washington play as Gary West Side thoroughly demolished 21st Century 88 - 39 going on a 21-0 run to open the 3rd Q in the Steel City Showcase. There were technical difficulties so the stream didn't go live until 6:22 remained in the 2nd Q. For the game Washington had 16 pts. From the time the stream became available he was 4-6 on 2s; 2-2 on 3s; 2-2 FT; 8 reb; 3 asst; 1 stl; 3 blks; 2 TO. Announcers repeatedly said he was 6'9" but his wingspan must surely be 7'. https://www.facebook.com/regionsports/videos/1021772921565695/ If you don't want to watch Washington's game at least watch the clip below of what took place in the second game of last night's Steel City Showcase between Bowman Academy and Gary Lighthouse.