Class of '66 Old Fart

Great weekend to be a Hoosier. Women sweep Maryland winning today's game 7-2. Taylor Hess started on the mound but was touched for 2 first inning runs, Mannon pitched 1 inning and Troutt the last 4 and together they scattered 6 hits and walked just 1. Our bats were hot with 10 hits that included 2 HR and 3 doubles. Strader a solo shot in the 4th and Bird a 3-run HR in the 7th. Bird today's RBI leader with 4. #16 Oregon will be in Bloomington Monday evening for a one-night stand scheduled to start at 5:00. Televised on B1G+. Preview Radio Live Stats

Pete Thamel - Syracuse is working to finalize a deal to hire Siena coach Gerry McNamara as the school’s next head coach, per me and @jeffborzello. McNamara won a national championship as a player at Syracuse and led Siena to the NCAA Tournament this year.

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Haywood's team was beaten in the Missouri 5A championship game 60-41 by Lift for Life. No individual game stats have been posted for her last 2 games of the season. 27 game averages: 25.9p, 9.4, 2.0a, 2.3s, 2.1b, 2.8t 48% FG, 35% on 3s, 81% FT

St Xavier beaten in OT by George Rogers Clark 58-50 for the KY state championship. GRC came from behind in the 4th Q to force OT and then hit 14-16 FT in OT to seal the win. Lindsay finished with 11 pts. 35 game averages: 14.4p, 3.8r. 53% FG, 36% on 3s, 75% FT.

On3 reports we're making a run at Cornell guard Jake Fiegen entered the transfer portal last week and has emerged as one of the top players to enter to this point. The 6-foot-4 grad transfer averaged 17.1 points and 5.1 rebounds per game this past season, while shooting over 41% from three. He will have one year of eligibility remaining. Others mentioned are 'Nova, O$U, Wake and Vandy.

Providence has agreed to a 5-year deal with South Florida head coach Bryan Hodgson, source told @thefieldof68. Hodgson, 38, won both the American regular-season and tournament title in his lone season with the Bulls. He won 45 games in two years at Arkansas State. Hodgson is a New York native who was an assistant for Nate Oats at both Buffalo and Alabama.

Just realized this morning Washington has his own thread. There have been some posts about him in the'28 Recruiting thread but nothing of particular note so I haven't bothered to move them. Last night New Albany was beaten by Mount Vernon 77-69 in a 4A semistate game. Washington: 22p, 2r, 1a, 1s, 0b, 1t. We have watched him a couple of times this past season but he has yet to receive an IU offer. Hodgepodge of season stats for him: 22 games: 20.7p 14 games: 3.2r 12 games: .9a 11 games: .7s 11 games: .4b 11 games 1.6t Reportedly when we've watched Washington we've also been watching his teammate '29 Karsen Stoudamire. 16 games: 12.9p 13 games 5.4r 11 games 1.0a 11 games 1.0s 10 games: 0b 10 games 1.0t

Joe Philon, a four-star prospect in the class of 2026, has committed to UCLA,

Chase is a state champion. After taking care of perennial power Vashon yesterday, Logan-Rogersville took Clayton to the woodshed with a 72-36 pounding. Hopefully some game stats will surface.

All-state second team honors.

Pleasant surprise that our Hoosiers took game 2 of the weekend series 7-2 and will look for a sweep tomorrow at 1:00. Neubeck started and pitched 6 innings giving up 6 hits, 2 BB and charged with 2 MN runs. Vogel and Yarberry closed it out. We scored 5 in the 5th. Ricketts and Decker hit solo HR and Hanley hit a 3-run HR. We had 9 hits total with Landen Fry the only Hoosier to log more than a single hit.

Hoosiers take game 2 of the series 10-2 in a run-shortened game. Kinda odd in that we scored 10 runs and only had 6 hits. But Alex Cooper had a grand slam, Madalyn Strader a solo shot and Avery Parker a 2-RBI triple. Ella Troutt started and pitched 4 scoreless innings but got in trouble in the 5th and Aubree Hooks came on and closed it out. Collectively they only allowed 5 hits and 1 BB. Go for the series sweep tomorrow at noon.

Lot of internet chatter that Hubert Davis is out at UNC. Reportedly some big $ boosters have said they've lost faith.

GiGi plays again today at 7:15 ET vs. Legion Prep. Streamed via https://www.youtube.com/@thegrindsession/streams In yesterday's game, DME defeated Academy of Central Florida 61-45. GiGi 8p, 8r, 1a

Jamie Shaw hyping this young man - D2 fans already know. The D1 world is about to catch on. Antonio Pusateri just hit the Transfer Portal: 16.9 PPG, 11.2 RPG, 22 double-doubles. 30+ D1 programs circling as he sets up calls and visits. https://lcuchaps.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster/antonio-pusateri/4928 According to the Lubbock Christian website, he never attempted a single 3 and was a pretty sad 43% FT shooter. Listed at 6'7".

Currently playing in a Grind Session event. https://grindsession.com/scores/2025-26-academy-central-florida-fl-w-v-dme-academy-fl-w

Slinger defeated McFarland 83-56 In today's Wisconsin state tournament semifinal game. Kohnen poured in 35p, 10r, 7a, 5s, 1b, 2t. 16-28 FG, 3-8 on 3s, 0-3 FT. Slinger (25-4) plays Whitefish Bay (23-6) for the Division 2 title tomorrow evening at 7:30 ET.

This Vashon team wasn't exactly chopped liver. They won the last 6 state titles and this was Vashon's first loss in the final four since 1999. Vashon was 20-0 with 10 championships when making the final four since 2000.

The IU women are pretty good. They spotted Maryland 4 runs and trailed 4-0 after 4 complete. Scored 4 of our own in the 5th to tie it up. Both teams scored a run in the 6th and then we added 3 in our 7th to win the series opener 8-5. In the 7th, Alex Cooper had a solo HR and Madalyn Strader had a 2-run shot. Hess started and was relieved in the 4th by Mannon who finished the game. They limited the Terps to 6 hits and walked just 2 batters. We only had 7 hits of our own but 3 went the distance. In the 5th, Alli Gavin had a 2-run shot. Saturday's game scheduled to start at 2:00.

Logan-Rogersville defeated Vashon 74-60 and faces Clayton tomorrow at 5:00 ET for the Class 4 state championship. Branham 31p, 9r, 2a.

No idea if there is genuine IU interest or not. Just a '28 so lots of time if there is. Cole Kelly, Neuqua Valley, sophomore, forward: Averaged 20.0 points, 8.0 rebounds, 4.0 assists, 2.0 steals and 1.0 block. Made 51% of his shots, including 70 3-pointers, and 81.6% of free throws. Conference player of the year and Illinois Basketball Coaches Association Class 4A all-state first team.