Mark Jaworski

Defending Class 3A champ Norwell marks start of girls basketball season, even as fall tournaments continue It is currently fall break at Norwell Community Schools, so the first official girls basketball practice of the season took place bright and early in the Knights' auxiliary gym on

It is currently fall break at Norwell Community Schools, so the first official girls basketball practice of the season took place bright and early in the Knights' auxiliary gym on Monday morning on an otherwise quiet campus.
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Monday's College Notebook: Purdue's Smith an All-American, more Purdue point guard Braden Smith was named a preseason All-American by the AP, plus more from college sports on Monday.

Purdue point guard Braden Smith was named a unanimous preseason All-American by the Associated Press, it revealed Monday.
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Notre Dame runs over USC in final scheduled meeting Jeremiyah Love turned in the best performance of his becoming-legendary career and one of the best efforts by any running back across the country this year to lead No. 13

Jeremiyah Love turned in the best performance of his becoming-legendary career and one of the best efforts by any running back across the country this year to lead No. 13 Notre Dame to a 34-24 victory over No. 20 Southern California at Notre Dame Stadium.
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Homestead boys tennis falls to Carmel in state finals The Homestead boys tennis team made it all the way to the state title match for the first time since 2006, but their season ended as it began back in

The Homestead boys tennis team made it all the way to the state title match for the first time since 2006, but their season ended as it began back in August, with a loss to Carmel.
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Cougars blanked at Marian; Manchester loses In last year's Franciscan Bowl at Ascension St. Vincent Field in Indianapolis, Saint Francis rallied from a 21-point deficit to knock off Marian, which ultimately served as the deciding factor

Returning to Indianapolis for this year's Franciscan Bowl, the No. 11 Knights atoned for those perceived wrongs, forcing six USF turnovers in shutting out the No. 24 Cougars 49-0, handing USF its most lopsided loss in program history.
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Bellmont girls, Leo boys soccer teams fall in regional title games The glass ceiling that has constrained Bellmont girls soccer in recent years held fast Saturday as the Class 2A No. 5 Braves fell to top-ranked Mishawaka Marian 4-1 in a

The glass ceiling that has constrained Bellmont girls soccer in recent years held fast Saturday as the Class 2A No. 5 Braves fell to top-ranked Mishawaka Marian 4-1 in a regional championship at Marian.
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Magera scores in final seconds in Komets win over Kalamazoo Komets forward Austin Magera scored a game-winning goal with just seven seconds left in regulation to register a 6-5 win over the Kalamazoo Wings on Saturday.

Komets forward Austin Magera scored a game-winning goal with just seven seconds left in regulation to register a 6-5 win over the Kalamazoo Wings on Saturday.
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No. 3 Indiana overwhelms Michigan State Fernando Mendoza passed for 332 yards and four touchdowns and No. 3 IU celebrated its highest ranking in program history with a 38-13 rout of Michigan State.

Fernando Mendoza completed 24 of 28 passes for 332 yards and four touchdowns and No. 3 Indiana celebrated its highest ranking in program history with a 38-13 rout of Michigan State on Saturday.
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Baneville Academy allows NBA star to give back while "getting back home" in Indiana Desmond Bane’s basketball abilities took him from Seton Catholic High School in Richmond, Indiana, to Texas Christian University in Fort Worth, Texas. His college play got him drafted into the

Basketball took Desmond Bane all over the country. When he began the Baneville Academy AAU program last October, he wanted it to take him somewhere he’d been missing.
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Irish, Trojans ready for top-20 battle with series in flux SOUTH BEND – When Lincoln Riley received a call from Bob Stoops in 2017 letting him know he would succeed Stoops as Oklahoma head coach, Riley’s first thought was that

When Lincoln Riley received a call from Bob Stoops in 2017 letting him know he would succeed Stoops as Oklahoma head coach, Riley’s first thought was that he would get to be a head coach for the Red River Rivalry against Texas.
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Oct. 18 Outdoor experiences If you have an outdoor experience you’d like to share, email your stories and photos to The Journal Gazette at jgsports@jg.net. Please provide full names, ages, hometowns, type of animal

If you have an outdoor experience you’d like to share, email your stories and photos to The Journal Gazette at jgsports@jg.net. Please provide full names, ages, hometowns, type of animal and when and where caught. Photos must be jpegs.
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High School Football: Week 9 Highlights Scoreboard

High School Football: Week 9 Highlights
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IU routs Marian in exhibition; ND tops Butler Indiana 15 of 30 of 3-pointers in a 107-46 win over NAIA and Crossroads League foe Marian in an exhibition game at Assembly Hall on Friday.

The Darian DeVries era at Indiana began with a strange but welcome sight for Hoosiers fans – a barrage of 3-pointers.
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Carroll rides huge second quarter to win over Bishop Luers The Chargers (6-3), who were 1-3 in their first four games of the season, finish out their SAC slate on a five game win streak.

Carroll exploded for five touchdowns in the second quarter, three of them on long passes from Gabe Frisinger to Jaidon Vanpelt, and that was all the Chargers needed for a 35-10 home win Friday over Bishop Luers in the regular season finale.
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DeKalb tops Leo for first win over Lions in 13 tries Receiver Noah Spears hauled in nine passes for 116 yards and two touchdowns, quarterback Eli McCormick threw three TD passes and sophomore Ryker Ball booted a 27-yard field goal with

DeKalb’s breakout run through the Northeast 8 in coach Ryan Robertson’s first season culminated Friday in the program’s biggest win perhaps since a 2007 victory over Wayne that propelled the Barons to their most recent sectional title game appearance.
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Week 9 high school football roundup: Saints secure first SAC crown since 2018 By virtue of holding the head-to-head tiebreaker, Bishop Dwenger needed a victory Friday over South Side to claim its first SAC title since 2018.

By virtue of holding the head-to-head tiebreaker, Bishop Dwenger needed a victory Friday over South Side to claim its first SAC title since 2018. The Saints did exactly that, running past the Archers 28-12 at Shields Field.
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Murray scores season's first goal, Day records shutout in Komets win over Indy Murray scored the opening goal of the season on a power play four minutes and 29 seconds into the Komets' 4-0 win over the Indy Fuel on Friday at the

Forward Blake Murray scored the opening goal of the season on a power play just four minutes and 29 seconds into the Komets’ 4-0 win over the Indy Fuel on Friday in front of 6,530 fans at Fishers Event Center.
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Homestead to face Carmel for boys tennis state title; Spartans' 1st championship match since 2006 The top two ranked teams held serve at the IHSAA boys tennis state finals at North Central High School in Indianapolis on Friday, with No. 2 Homestead earning a second

The top two ranked teams held serve at the IHSAA boys tennis state finals at North Central High School in Indianapolis on Friday, with No. 2 Homestead earning a second swing at top-ranked Carmel in today’s state championship round.
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Postgame blog: Komets shutout Indy with Murray scoring season's first goal The Komets spoiled opening night for the Indy Fuel on Friday at the Fishers Event Center, winning 4-0 with goaltender Nathan Day recording a 26-save shutout.

The Komets spoiled opening night for the Indy Fuel on Friday at the Fishers Event Center, winning 4-0 with goaltender Nathan Day recording 26 saves.
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Volleyball Sectional Roundup: Bellmont comes back from down two sets to Homestead, wins sectional opener Bellmont volleyball lost the first two sets against Homestead in the sectional opener on Thursday evening, but the Braves came roaring back to secure a five-set victory, 21-25, 22-25, 25-13,

Bellmont volleyball lost the first two sets against Homestead in the sectional opener Thursday, but the Braves came roaring back to secure a five-set victory, 21-25, 22-25, 25-13, 25-13, 15-9.
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Bellmont goalie Emily Barton hits winning goal in PK shootout, sends Braves to regional finals Bellmont goalkeeper Emily Barton had never scored for the Braves, and she'd never even attempted a penalty kick. But she threw off her gloves and stepped up to the line

Emily Barton is used to preventing goals, not making them.
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Of the 30 teams in the ECHL, the Komets head into the 2025-26 season only worried about one.
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High School Football Picks: Week 9 Picks for the final high school football games of the regular season.

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Analysis: Komets 'playing to their strengths' will determine team's identity, success Looking to build off a trip to the Central Division Finals last season, the Komets built a myriad of different characteristics within its roster heading into the 2025-26 ECHL season.

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No. 2 Homestead tennis headed back to state finals After missing out on a trip to the state finals in 2024, the Homestead Spartans are once again among the state's final eight competing at North Central in Indianapolis.

After missing out on a trip to the state finals in 2024, the Homestead Spartans are once again among the state’s final eight competing at North Central in Indianapolis.
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Churubusco product carving out role in USF secondary Nick Nondorf has built himself into an important piece of a defense that’s helped Saint Francis to its second five-game win streak in as many seasons.

Nick Nondorf has built himself into an important piece of a defense that’s helped Saint Francis to its second five-game win streak in as many seasons.
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Cignetti agrees to lucrative contract extension with Hoosiers Indiana football coach Curt Cignetti has signed a new eight-year contract with the Hoosiers that runs through November 2033 and will play the reigning AP Coach of the Year an

Indiana football coach Curt Cignetti has signed a new eight-year contract with the Hoosiers that runs through November 2033 and will play the reigning AP Coach of the Year an average annual value of $11.6 million, the Hoosiers announced Thursday.
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"We have to be there": Progress not enough for Purdue without wins Purdue's problems in a loss to Minnesota on Saturday were less the type of overarching issues coach Barry Odom worried about after an earlier loss to Illinois and more the

As Purdue’s losing streak has reached four games, the source of coach Barry Odom’s frustration has changed.
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Homestead boys soccer scores twice in OT to down Carroll in regional semifinals Homestead senior Grady Wilkins and freshman Dinari Beasley scored back-to-back goals in the first overtime period to give Homestead a 3-1 victory over Carroll.

In the first overtime period, Homestead senior Grady Wilkins and freshman Dinari Beasley scored back-to-back goals to give Homestead a 3-1 victory over Carroll.
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US sitting volleyball teams see sports growth at World Cup at Turnstone This year’s ParaVolley World Cup, hosted at the Plassman Athletic Center in Fort Wayne, brings 14 men's teams and six women's teams from around the world to decide a world

This year’s ParaVolley World Cup, hosted at the Plassman Athletic Center in Fort Wayne, brings 14 men's teams and six women's teams from around the world to decide a world champion.
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