It was Indianapolis Cathedral over Batesville in three sets (15-25, 18,25, 15-25) in the IHSAA Class 3A South semi-state semifinal at Jasper heard Saturday on the Sports Voice. The Bulldogs finish a terrific season at 28-7.
Batesville’s Jayla Bedel finished at 118 (19:21.3) in the IHSAA Girls Cross Country State Finals at Terre Haute on Saturday. The Greensburg girls team recorded a 25th-place finish (20:33).
Batesville Middle School boys basketball opened its season on Saturday at the South Ripley Invitational. The 8th grade Bulldogs claimed the tournament championship for a second-straight year. Batesville beat South Ripley 57-2 in the opening round and held off Jennings County 29-28 in the championship contest…The Bulldog 7th graders finished third in the tournament, falling 42-32 to the host Raiders in the opening round before a 58-7 win over Jac-Cen-Del in the consolation game.
Join us for the latest edition of Coaches Corner delivered by Ison’s Family Pizza tonight at 6. Rob Lafary’s scheduled guests are Batesville football coach Evan Ulery; East Central football coach Jake Meiners; Batesville volleyball coach Diane Dierckman along with the Bulldogs senior players, and North Decatur football coach Steve Stirn.
The Cincinnati Bengals outdueled the Tennessee Titans 43-36 in overtime in NFL action yesterday at Paycor Stadium. Joe Burrow threw for 462 yards, five touchdowns and three interceptions. Burrow also ran for a score. He becomes the first NFL player since Norm Van Brocklin in 1951 to record at least 450 passing yards, five touchdown passes, and a rushing TD in a single game. Tee Higgins had 155 receiving yards and two touchdowns, and Ja’Marr added 141 receiving yards and a TD. With the win, the Bengals improve to 5-2. They’ll take on the Atlanta Falcons next Sunday in Madrid, Spain.
The Jacksonville Jaguars blew out the Indianapolis Colts 42-7 in northeastern Florida. Colts quarterback Daniel Jones was benched in the fourth quarter in favor of Anthony Richardson, Sr. after throwing two interceptions. The Colts have lost four in a row and dip to 2-6.
The Brooklyn Nets defeated the Indiana Pacers 98-90 in NBA action from downtown Indianapolis heard last evening on the Sports Voice. Andrew Nembhard led Indiana with 23 points. The Blue and Gold have dropped four straight and are now 2-5. The Nets win their first game of the year to go to 1-5. The Pacers play the second of a back-to-back tonight at home against the Atlanta Hawks. Coverage begins at 7:00 on 103.9 FM and the WRBI App.
Closer Emilio Pagan has declined the 2027 player option on his contract with the Cincinnati Reds and is now a free agent. The Reds have declined the 2027 mutual options on the contracts infielder/designated hitter Eugenio Suarez and righthanded pitcher Pierce Johnson. Both are now free agents. The Reds 40-man roster is at 35 players.
The college basketball season tipped off in a big way when Notre Dame and Villanova squared off in Rome on Sunday. The Irish men beat the Wildcats 74-72. Braeden Smith and Brady Koehler each scored 16 points to lead Notre Dame. The Notre Dame women also beat Villanova in Rome, 99-73. Hannah Hidalgo led the way for the Irish with 32 points.
Lots of men’s college basketball tonight around the state to tip off the 2026 season. Ball State is at Georgia Southern to open their first season under new head coach Chris Capko. Butler is at home against Lafayette in their first game under new head coach Ronald Nored. The Indiana Hoosiers are hosting Eastern Illinois, and the Purdue Boilermakers are at home against No. 15 Gonzaga.
