Batesville boys tennis finished the EIAC season with a 5-love win at South Dearborn Wednesday evening. The Bulldogs end the regular season with a 12-6 dual match record, and second place finish in the conference at 6-1. Batesville awaits Sunday night’s IHSAA sectional draw. The Bulldogs head into the postseason looking to make it seven straight sectional championships.
The Pittsburgh Pirates outlasted the Reds 4-3 in 11 innings at Great American Ball Park in a game heard last night on WRBI. Hunter Greene gave up two runs on five hits with two walks and seven strikeouts in six innings. Nick Martinez took the loss after giving up the unearned run in the top of the 11th. The Reds had the bases loaded in the bottom of that frame but failed to push the tying run home. Thanks to the Chicago Cubs 10-3 win over the Mets, the Reds remain one game behind New York for the final National League Wild Card spot. Cincinnati looks to avoid the series sweep in the final regular season home game this afternoon. Lefthander Nick Lodolo starts for the Reds. Coverage begins following the Noon news block on 103.9 FM.
The matriarch of the Indiana Pacers, Nancy Leonard, has died. Her family said she passed away peacefully in her sleep Tuesday night. The Pacers were in dire need of financial help in June 1977. As Pacers assistant general manager at the time next to her husband, Coach and GM Bobby “Slick” Leonard, she suggested the team hold a telethon to raise money. They needed to sell 8,000 season tickets to keep the Pacers in Indiana, so when she said 8,028, the crowd erupted with the joy, knowing they reached their goal. Nancy Leonard was 93 years old.
The Purdue Boilermaker men’s basketball team held its first official practice of the 2025-26 season on Wednesday. Returning center Trey Kaufman-Renn says it’s good to have most of last year’s team back. He says that continuity is what really makes their program a successful one. Speaking of that success, head coach Matt Painter says they need to forget about their successes over the last couple of seasons. He says they need to be focused on the future and not the past.
