Jim’s Journal

Local high school track & field athletes have competed this week in the sectional meet at East Central, a lot of them punching their tickets to Regionals.  East Central won the meet with 137.3 points, […]

Professional basketball didn’t go the way either Indiana team wanted it last night.  The regular-season debut of former Iowa women’s college superstar Caitlin Clark saw the WNBA Fever losing to the Connecticut Sun, 92-71.  Caitlin […]

You know we’re all going to be talking about it tomorrow!  it’s finally the night of Caitlin Clark’s regular-season debut as a pro basketball player, and she might be getting even more notice around here, […]

Saturday, pole-sitter Alex Palou lost his lead on the first lap of the Grand Prix of Indianapolis, when he made a braking mistake and ran briefly onto the grass.  It set him back a bit, […]

In the NBA Eastern conference semi-finals against the Knicks at Gainbridge Fieldhouse, the Pacers got a stunning finish last night, when with 9 seconds to go, Aaron Nesmith hit 2 free throws– the Pacers winning […]

The Reds looked a little better as far as baseball productivity Thursday, but even with an early Jeimer Candelario home run and several comebacks, they couldn’t put together enough for a major league victory.  It […]

Only one NBA playoff game was on the schedule last night, the entire spotlight shining on Madison Square Garden for the Pacers’ second game against the New York Knicks.  It was 73-63 Indiana at halftime, […]

Frankie Montas started for the Reds against the Diamondbacks Tuesday, and looked strong in his first pitching appearance since suffering a large forearm contusion caused by a batted ball.  Montas struck out 7 Arizona batters […]

Some schools called afternoon sports events off, some kept plans in place…  Tuesday was one of those off and on afternoons of weather across southeastern Indiana.  Some places got a lot of rain, mud, and […]

Good thing this is a day off for the Reds, because they seem to need a break!  The American League East-leading Baltimore Orioles swept Cincinnati this weekend, 3-0 Friday night, 2-1 Saturday, then yikes–  11-1 […]

If it hadn’t been for the 7th inning, last night’s major league baseball game between the Reds and the American League East-leading Baltimore Orioles might still be going on.  The game started a couple hours […]

The Pacers won their first NBA playoff series in a decade last night, eliminating the Milwaukee Bucks from the postseason 120-98 at Gainbridge.  Obi Toppin scored 21 points and T.J. McConnell added 20, as Indiana […]