Austin Hough

1 week ago | southbendtribune.com | Austin Hough

MISHAWAKA ― Andrew Dillon is used to wearing a hat. He’s done it his whole life playing baseball. Nowadays, he wears one out of necessity. A giant scar runs across the skull of Dillon. Minimal hair is left. This is what the new normal looks like for the 20-year-old Bethel University student, who was diagnosed with brain cancer in mid-February. It should have brought an end to his sophomore baseball season with the Pilots. It did not. Heart-dropping newsSymptoms for Dillon started in early February.

1 week ago | usatoday.com | Austin Hough

WOMENS-BASKETBALLPurdue Boilermakers Women's BasketballThis story has been updated for clarity purposes. SOUTH BEND ― The process may have taken longer than expected, but Steve Reynolds and his three oldest daughters know which college they will call home next season. In an exclusive interview with The South Bend Tribune, Reynolds said the four will be part of the University of Texas at Arlington women’s basketball program.

1 week ago | southbendtribune.com | Austin Hough

This story has been updated for clarity purposes. SOUTH BEND ― The process may have taken longer than expected, but Steve Reynolds and his three oldest daughters know which college they will call home next season. In an exclusive interview with The South Bend Tribune, Reynolds said the four will be part of the University of Texas at Arlington women’s basketball program. It is expected that Steve will become an assistant coach, although that is not official yet.

1 week ago | southbendtribune.com | Austin Hough

MIDDLEBURY ― Brayden Miller sank a short birdie putt. With it ended one of the best nine-hole scores a golfer can achieve: 29. Seven birdies, two pars, just 11 total putts. If the defending IHSAA boys golf state champion was trying to send a message in his season opener Monday, consider it received. Miller finished at 7:15 p.m. The sun was setting over Meadow Valley Golf Course, but still light enough to where maybe, just maybe, Miller could play the back nine.

1 week ago | southbendtribune.com | Austin Hough

The youth movement of the South Bend area girls track scene looks like it will continue this season. Of the three area competitors to place at the IHSAA state finals last year, just one returns in Goshen junior Kristina Petkova. The majority of the athletes to make state return this year, though, putting themselves in position to achieve even more success this spring. Here are some top girls track names to keep an eye on from the South Bend area for the 2025 campaign.