WHEN: Saturday WHERE: Gainbridge Fieldhouse, Indianapolis. ADMISSION: $15 per person. All tickets are reserved seating for one session only. All tickets are digital only through your mobile phone and may be purchased via Ticketmaster.com (service fees apply) or in person at the Gainbridge Fieldhouse Box Office. Purchased tickets will be sent as mobile tickets to the purchaser’s smart phone and that verification should be shown at the admission gate.
Frankton had two first-team selectons and one honorable mention on each of the boys and girls All-Central Indiana Conference teams. Elwood, meanwhille, had one first-team and one honorable mention selection on the boys All-CIC teams.
By MICHAEL MAROT AP Sports Wrirter Purdue stuck to a simple game plan this season: Feed the ball to All-American Zach Edey and let the… Login to continue reading Login…
AP Sports Writer BLOOMINGTON, Ind. — Indiana center Mackenzie Holmes spent a whole year working so she could take one more shot at an NCAA championship. She committed herself to recovering fully from the left knee injury that limited her mobility and productivity last March when the Hoosiers fell short of their title dreams. She promised to come back a better, stronger player.
March Madness is here! Here is what to know about the women's NCAA Tournament, including the favorites and underdogs as well as key games and how to watch: TOP SEEDS The top four seeds in the tournament are South Carolina, Indiana, Virginia Tech and Stanford. Each is in a region, some tougher than others (on paper). We break them down for you: SOUTH CAROLINA (32-0): The defending national champions are the No. 1 overall seed and the Greenville I Region breaks down favorably. It includes two teams in No. 2 seed Maryland (25-6) and No. 4 seed UCLA (23-9) who the Gamecocks beat earlier this season. South Carolina is loaded, with two-time Southeastern Conference player of the year Aliyah Boston and leading scorer Zia Cooke.
LAPEL --- Fort Wayne Blackhawk dominated Saturday's Class 2A Regional game from the opening tip as the No. 3-ranked Braves rolled to an 80-59 victory over Tipton and into next week's Logansport Semistate.
Purdue and Marquette were far from the favorites in their own conferences going into the season. They are now the top two seeds in the East Region of the NCAA Tournament.
AP Basketball Writer Jim Boeheim enrolled at Syracuse in 1962. Played there until 1966.
Two former Tipton High School basketball standouts recently received All-Crossroads League honors. University of Saint Francis (Fort Wayne) senior Cassidy Crawford was named to the first team after averaging 15.3 points, 9.9 rebounds and 3.9 assists on the season.
TIPOFF: 4 p.m. Saturday in Lapel Regional. Winner advances to next Saturday’s four-team semistate. Site and pairings to be announced on IHSAA pairings show at 1 p.m. Sunday. Show will be streamed on ihsaatv.org.