Bennett Wise

3 weeks ago | wsbt.com | Bennett Wise

TOPICS:PennSectional championshipIHSAABoys VolleyballNorthern IndianaKingsmenSB Saint JosephRegional semi-finalHistory was made across Indiana and the Penn Kingsmen are the first sectional champion from Northern Indiana in the inaugural season of IHSAA Boys Volleyball. The Kingsmen beat SB Saint Joseph 25-23, 25-20, 25-9, 25-10. Penn also won all three matches in the regular season. The Kingsmen will face Washington Township in the regional semi-final at Valparaiso on Saturday, May 24.

1 month ago | wsbt.com | Bennett Wise

The IHSAA announced the sectional pairings for softball for the upcoming state softball tournament, which begins May 26. Sectional Championships are Saturday, May 31. Regionals are on Tuesday, June 3. Semi-State is Saturday, June 7. The State Finals are Saturday, June 14. Class 4ASectional 3 at MishawakaG1: South Bend Adams vs. Mishawaka. G2: South Bend Riley vs. Michigan City. G3: New Prairie vs. LaPorte. G4: Penn vs. G1 winner. G5: G2 winner vs. G3 winner. Championship: G4 winner vs. G5 winner.

1 month ago | wsbt.com | Bennett Wise

TOPICS:ConcordBoys basketballTyler LeightonJimtownCoachSectional titlesRegional titlesDerrick DeshoneFormer Jimtown Head Coach Tyler Leighton will be Concord's new boys basketball coach. Leighton just completed his second season at Jimtown, his alma mater, where he led the Jimmies to their first sectional and regional titles since 2004. Before his two seasons at Jimtown, Leighton was an assistant at Penn under Hall of Fame coach Al Rhodes.

2 months ago | wsbt.com | Bennett Wise

Notre Dame no longer has Jack Kiser, but the linebacker room has a luxury:Depth and experience. Five different linebackers factored into the rotation last season and Kiser is the only one not returning. The elder statesman is now senior Jaylen Sneed, whose gained around 15-20 pounds to transform into a complete linebacker in his ability to take on blocks and be more powerful. This was on display in Saturday's scrimmage open to reporters.

2 months ago | wsbt.com | Bennett Wise

Part of recruiting nowadays in college sports involves retaining your own players. Micah Shrewsberry won't have to worry about losing his star point guard. On Friday, Penn grad Markus Burton announced that he will be returning to Notre Dame for his junior season. The announcement came from Burton himself on social media with the caption: LoyaltyThe All-ACC guard led the conference in scoring this season, averaging 21.3 points per game.