Thirteen years after leaving Northwest Indiana to pursue her college playing career at Purdue, 1998 Miss Basketball and Lake Central grad Kelly Komara is returning to the Region to take an assistant post at Valparaiso University.
There are a lot of college coaches out there who talk the talk, but not too many who could have walked the walk that University of Indianapolis head coach LeAnn Freeland made this week. In a courageous move, the fourth-year Greyhounds coach released her team’s leading scorer, Samantha Meissel, from her program. More…
High School basketball news of interest from around the state for Friday, September 24.
According to the Indianapolis Star, IUPUI head coach has been fired without cause, allowing Hart to leave her post with full payment of her contract, which was set to expire in 2013.
Former White River Valley and Butler University standout A. J. Graves has been hired to take over the WRV girls basketball program for Joe Pigg, who resigned his post earlier this month after 14 years as the Wolverines’ leader.
Former Purdue assistant Katrina Merriweather has been hired by first-year Wright State head coach Mike Bradbury. Merriweather will get a fresh start with the Raiders program after a four-year hiatus from coaching in the college ranks after resigning her post at Purdue in 2006.
High School basketball news of interest from around the state for Thursday, August 5.
The Indianapolis Star published an exposé about the IUPUI women’s basketball coaching staff on Sunday, outlining emotional abuse and NCAA violation allegations made by former players.
High School basketball news of interest from around the state for Thursday, July 8.
College basketball news of interest from around the state & country for Tuesday, July 6.
At the time of this article, legendary coach John Wooden, a Martinsville native and Purdue grad, is reported in grave condition at the UCLA Medical Center in Los Angeles.
High School basketball news of interest from around the state for Thursday, May 27.
Basketball and other thoughts & opinions from the RRR. Not overly newsworthy, but sometimes we have stuff to say. :-) Comments welcome!
I love that we are a wider community of individuals who care so much for the players, experiences and memories of the Hoosier girls game and basketball in general. As much as we love the game and all that is basketball, circumstances often remind us of the greater priorities in our lives and the lives of others.
One circumstance that has recently grabbed the attention of Hoosiers and others around the nation is the plight of Henryville residents — young and old — who are trying to put their lives back together after a devastating and horrifying EF4 tornado ripped through their community and completely demolished Henryville Jr/Sr HIgh School on March 2nd.
The IHSAA, in an effort to aid the rebuilding efforts taking place in Henryville, has launched a donation campaign to raise funds for Henryville High School athletics. Helping the black and gold Hornets find some normalcy in their lives through the reinstatement of their high school athletic programs is just one small way we can all help. Read more…
