South Decatur High School has new varsity football and volleyball coaches heading into the upcoming school year. Aarik Gault takes over the Cougar football program after spending time as a college coach, with stops at Mount Union, Franklin and Hanover. He is a three time National Champion and 14 time conference champion as a player and coach. Gault is a 2002 South Decatur grad…Andie Clark is South Decatur’s new volleyball coach. Clark played for four years at Bethany College in West Virginia, and has three years of club volleyball coaching. Both hires were previously approved by the Decatur County Community School Board.
The Philadelphia Phillies beat the Cincinnati Reds 4-1 in the opener of a three-game series at Great American Ball Park as heard last night on WRBI. Tri-State native and former Indiana Hoosier Kyle Schwarber clubbed his Major League-leading 31st home run of the season in the 3rd inning, a two-run shot off Reds starter Andrew Abbott. Eugenio Suarez accounted for the Reds’ only run with his ninth homer of the year in the 7th inning. Abbott took the loss to fall to 5-5. He went six innings, allowed five hits, three earned runs, struck out eight and did not walk anyone. Phillies righthander Zach Wheeler struck out 14 in seven innings of work. Overall, Reds hitters struck out a season-high 18 times. The middle game of the series is tonight. All-Star Chase Burns starts for the Reds. He’s 10-1 with a 2.40 ERA. Coverage begins at 6:40 on 103.9 FM.
The Reds have transferred the rehab assignment of third baseman Ke’Bryan Hayes from Single-A Dayton to Triple-A Louisville. Hayes has been on the Injured List since May 22 with a bulging disc in his back.
The Indiana Fever’s West Coast road trip continues tonight in Los Angeles against the Sparks. Tipoff is at 10 p.m.
The Indiana Pacers are putting the finishing touches on their preparation for the NBA Summer League. Their Summer League schedule begins on Friday when they face the Cleveland Cavaliers at the UNLV campus in Las Vegas. A couple of players on the roster include Gabe McGlothlan of the Noblesville Boom and Yuki Kawamura, who is a 5-foot-7 point guard from the Japanese national team.
McLaren Racing CEO Zak Brown said this week that he feels the acquisition of IndyCar drivers Scott Dixon and Felix Rosenqvist will help the team win racing’s triple crown. That is made up of F1’s Monaco Grand Prix, the Indianapolis 500, and the 24 Hours of Le Mans. McLaren is the only racing team to ever win all three races. No team has ever done it in the same calendar year.
