Sports Daily Digest October 24, 2026

In high school football sectional first round action heard last night on the Sports Voice, Batesville rolled over South Dearborn 63-14 in Class 3A Sectional 30, and it was East Central all over Madison 51-7 in Class 4A Sectional 23…

Also in Class 3A Sectional 30, Franklin County bounced Rushville 51-13; Greensburg topped Centerville 49-27; and it was Lawrenceburg 52, New Castle 18…

And in Class 1A Sectional 46, Milan clobbered Trinity Lutheran 71-14, and North Decatur eliminated county rival South Decatur 42-14.

WRBI has coverage of two volleyball regionals on this Saturday. Batesville takes on Evansville Mater Dei in the 3A regional at Bloomington North. Coverage begins at 12:45 this afternoon on 103.9 FM and the WRBI App…Oldenburg Academy plays Greenwood Christian in 1A action at Morristown tonight. Airtime on 103.9 FM and the WRBI App is 6:45.

Oldenburg meets Forest Park in the Class 1A boys soccer South semi-state this afternoon at Whiteland. Kickoff is at 3:00.

Best of luck to area teams and individual runners competing today in the IHSAA cross country regionals at Ceraland Park in Columbus (hosted by Franklin Community) and Crawford County:

  • Batesville boys and girls teams.
  • East Central boys and girls squads.
  • Paula Unterlechner – Franklin County.
  • Josie Wenning, Alaina Jensen, Sam Dennis and Carson Hartwell – Oldenburg.
  • Kami Laws – Milan.
  • Julia Ricke – Jac-Cen-Del .
  • Mason Bascom, Carter Yelton, Saxton Hite and Dominic Carter – South Ripley .
  • Rileigh Hash, Harper Gunn and Fletcher Hash – North Decatur.
  • Eleanor Davis, Lulu Webb, Maria Scholle, Josie Slaven, Quinton Walker, Ben Schneider and Braylon Brancamp – Greensburg.

The Indiana Pacers fell to the Dallas Mavericks 121-105 in the Blue and Gold’s home opener last night. Paskal Siakam led Indiana with 23 points. Tyrese Haliburton added 18 and dished out seven assists in his first home game since suffering an Achilles injury in Game 7 of the 2025 NBA Finals. The Pacers are back on the court tomorrow in Brooklyn against the Nets. Coverage begins at 5:30 on 103.9 FM and the WRBI App.

In college football on this Saturday, 6th-ranked Indiana is at Michigan. Notre Dame and Purdue have the week off.

Tomorrow in the NFL, the Cincinnati Bengals return from the bye week when they visit the Baltimore Ravens; and the Indianapolis Colts are on the road against the Minnesota Vikings. Both games kick off at 1 p.m.