Jim Gordillo

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Sports Writer at The Herald-Times

Sportswriter for the Bloomington Herald-Times. Father of three. Cubs, Packers, Celts, Blackhawks.

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Who are the Herald-Times boys and girls athletes of the Week for May 5-10? Vote now

2 days ago | heraldtimesonline.com | Jim Gordillo

Here are the Herald-Times boys and girls Athlete of the Week polls covering May 5-10. Congratulations to last week's winners. For the boys, South golfer Carson Gady got 58.7% of the vote (20,663) to top Panther baseball player Reid Walker (37.5%). For the girls, South tennis doubles duo of Mira Koduri and Clara Tweedie earned 53.8% of the vote (4,014) to top South runner Lexi Kollbaum (30.7%).
All-around sweep: North's Sofie Garcia headlines All-Area gymnastics for 4th time

3 days ago | heraldtimesonline.com | Jim Gordillo

Outside of the legendary Betsy Cousins, no Bloomington North gymnast can match the success of Sofie Garcia. Being mentioned in the same breath as the 1992 vault, beam, floor and all-around champ is rare air but there's a reason for that. The senior earned medals in four of the five categories at state, adding a fourth on beam and floor to go with the two she earned in all-around and vault last year. She leaves with seven top-10 finishes for her career.
Uplifting experience: Edgewood sophomores set to squat, bench, deadlift on world stage

3 days ago | heraldtimesonline.com | Jim Gordillo

Edgewood sophomores Lincoln Getts and Benson Long were planning to wake up Sunday morning and show the world just how strong they are. Amazingly, after just two years competing, the pair earned two of the 200 invitations to the USA Powerlifting Student and University World championships in the Boston, Massachusetts suburb of Waltham. That in itself weighed as much as their top deadlift.
Eastern Greene tabs former BNL all-state player as new football coach

1 week ago | heraldtimesonline.com | Jim Gordillo

Eastern Greene is banking on Shawn Nikirk. The T-Birds have tapped the former Bedford North Lawrence All-State receiver and former Stars assistant coach for 10 years to take over its football program. It will be the first head coaching job for the 49-year-old father of three who handles mortgages for Fifth Third Bank in Bloomington. Nikirk is back on the sidelines after a four-year absence. He feels the time is right to come back.
Former North football standouts Steinfeldt, Stewart find homes in college transfer portal

1 week ago | heraldtimesonline.com | Jim Gordillo

A pair of former Bloomington North football standouts have landed after a whirlwind trip through college football's transfer portal. There's plenty to look forward to for redshirt freshman tight end Aidan Steinfeldt, who is heading to FCS power Richmond with four years of eligibility after his one-year stay at Marshall. For defensive lineman Race Stewart, there was no wiggle room. He had to get it just right with only one year of playing time left.
Boys throwers at North, South measuring up: 'The culture is phenomenal'

1 week ago | heraldtimesonline.com | Jim Gordillo

Wednesday night's City dual meet is the fourth time in what will likely be five regular season meets involving both North and South. As expected, the North boys beat South 82-50, while the South girls claimed a 76-56 win. More: Who are the Herald-Times Athletes of the Week for April 28-May 3? Vote nowBefore next week's North Invitational wraps things up ahead of the state series starting, let's go over some of the best the Cougars and Panthers have shown us so far.
Bloomington area high school sports roundup for May 5-10

1 week ago | heraldtimesonline.com | Jim Gordillo

Welcome to the Herald-Times high school sports roundup for the week of May 5-10. Check back daily for reports on Bloomington area events as reported to the H-T. Links will take readers directly to results at track timing services. Complete box scores can be found at MaxPreps of GameChanger. Tuesday, May 6BaseballBEDFORD NORTH LAWRENCE 5, BLOOMINGTON NORTH 1: It was a tough night on all counts for the Cougars.
Boys soccer: Bloomington South turns to familiar face to lead program

1 week ago | heraldtimesonline.com | Jim Gordillo

Some new head coaches walk into situations where there's no place to go but up. For Jake Kabrick, the elevator is already on the 19th floor of a 20-story building. And he's OK with that as the former assistant is now the head coach for Bloomington South boys soccer, last year's state runner-up in Class 3A and aching to take that next step up. "We're ready to go," Kabrick said. "We're losing a ton of people but we've gotten a taste for it. That's what we were lacking the year before.
Coaching carousel: 3 veterans leaving Bloomington North's staff

1 week ago | heraldtimesonline.com | Jim Gordillo

Bloomington North's turnover rate was way too high when Disney Bronnenberg arrived. When Tom Beerman resigned the first time as head volleyball coach of the Cougars in 2002, North went through eight head coaches (including another two-year stint under Beerman) over the next 13 seasons, none lasting more than two seasons. Then Bronnenberg, a former Cougar standout setter who played at Kansas State and Indiana, came back to Bloomington and was hired in 2016.
Who are the Herald-Times Athletes of the Week for April 28-May 3? Vote now

1 week ago | heraldtimesonline.com | Jim Gordillo

Welcome to the Herald-Times Athlete of the Week polls covering April 28-May 3. Congratulations to last week's winners. For the boys, Edgewood long jumper Luke Waugh garnered 46.7% of the vote (13,740) to top North baseball player Jake Flynn (41%) in a tight race. For the girls, Edgewood hurdler Kelsey Davis almost lapped the field with 53.2% of the vote (25,787) with South hurdler Adriene Shaevitz next at 30.4%.