Batesville is heading to the IHSAA Class 3A volleyball South semi-state after knocking off Evansville Mater Dei in four sets (25-19, 21-25, 26-24, 25-22) in the 3A Regional at Bloomington North heard Saturday on the Sports Voice. The Bulldogs (28-7) will face Indianapolis Cathedral this Saturday at Noon in the 3A South semi-state at Jasper…
Oldenburg Academy fell to Greenwood Christian in three sets (20-25,7-25, 13-25) in the 1A volleyball regional at Morristown, also heard Saturday on WRBI. The Twisters bow out of the tournament at 20-11.
Oldenburg boys soccer will play for a state championship this week after getting past Forest Park 1-nil in the Class 1A South semi-state at Whiteland on Saturday. The 4th-ranked Twisters (18-3) go up against #1 Fort Wayne Blackhawk Christian (18-0-2) at IU Indianapolis Friday night at 6.
Batesville’s Jayla Bedel will represent Southeastern Indiana in the state cross country meet after finishing 25th overall (18:57) in the girls race at the IHSAA Regional at Ceraland Park in Columbus on Saturday. She’ll take part in the state finals this Saturday in Terre Haute. As a team, the Sectional 18 champion Batesville girls finished 11th overall. East Central came in 18th. In the boys race, the Trojans were 23rd overall with the Bulldogs right behind in 24th place.
Join us for Coaches Corner delivered by Ison’s Family Pizza tonight at 6. Rob Lafary’s scheduled guests include Batesville football coach Evan Ulery, Batesville volleyball coach Diane Dierckman, plus Oldenburg boys soccer coach Ken Getz and several of the state bound Twisters. Rob will also provide an update on local participants in the IHSAA postseason.
The Cincinnati Bengals hammered the Ravens 35-13 in Baltimore in NFL action on Sunday. The Bengals trailed 13-0 at halftime before erupting for 35 unanswered points in the second half. Joe Burrow completed 22 of 30 passes for 292 yards and four touchdowns. Tee Higgins caught six passes for 148 yards and a TD. Ja’Marr Chase, Mike Gesicki and Drew Sample also caught touchdown passes. The Bengals defense held Derrick Henry to 45 rushing yards, and intercepted Tyler Huntley once. With the win, Cincinnati improves to 4-2…
The Minnesota Vikings corralled the Indianapolis Colts 16-10 in downtown Minneapolis. Jonathan Taylor ran for 95 yards and a touchdown. Daniel Jones threw for 108 yards with an interception. The Colts have lost three straight and drop to 2-5.
The Indiana Pacers rolled over the host Brooklyn Nets 136-109 in NBA action heard last evening on the Sports Voice. Tyrese Haliburton led all scorers with 24 points and dished out 10 assists. With the win, Indiana improves to 2-1. The Pacers are in Milwaukee for the second half of a back-to-back tonight against the Bucks. Coverage begins at 7:30 on 103.9 FM and the WRBI App.
