LOPRESTI: Sectional week … where the excitement lives
Packed gyms and old rivalries are still staples of the tournament’s first weekend.
Mike Lopresti
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LOPRESTI: High school’s over, but memories of last game live on
One day soon, it’ll be over for Romeo Langford at New Albany, and he’ll join the long line of young basketball stars before him in this state—never forgetting the last high school game he ever played.
LOPRESTI: Sticking with basketball after most others have moved on
IUPUI senior Ron Patterson, 25, seems like a relic to his teammates, but he still has hoop dreams.
LOPRESTI: Greensburg’s epic run was essence of Hoosier Hysteria
All the starters on back-to-back state champs landed college offers—and in three different sports.
LOPRESTI: What the McDaniels about-face says about the Colts
Josh McDaniels doesn’t look good in this, but the Colts have their own problems, and one of them might be that their general status is unstable enough to make a man think twice.
LOPRESTI: Langford chasing legends on state all-time scoring list
We travel from Lebanon to Lewisville and beyond to see what the keepers of history are thinking.
LOPRESTI: Brownsburg wrestler dominates his sport, eyes Olympics
Brayton Lee, whose love of wrestling started when he was 5, has lost one match in four years.
LOPRESTI: Families span continent to follow their kids’ hardwood fortunes
From 1,000-mile drives to special cable packages, Hoosier kin pull out the stops to see every game.
LOPRESTI: Two life-threatening illnesses don’t keep Butler’s McDermott family down
Son back on Hinkle Fieldhouse court, mom in the stands after coming back from brink.
LOPRESTI: Acceptable interview answers for next Colts head coach
For those who want to take on the Colts turnaround job, some things are better left unsaid.
LOPRESTI: Indiana colleges prepare for big tests in conference play
All 10 of the Division I colleges in Indiana head into their conference schedules with some degree of trepidation.
Five veteran radio sportscasters muse on careers, swap stories
IBJ talked with the longtime broadcasters about their experiences behind a central Indiana mic.
LOPRESTI: Pagano uniquely positioned to handle losses, job insecurity
Battle-tested coach has endured lousy year with grace, perspective
LOPRESTI: Purdue running back racks up yards, time in the cockpit
Markell Jones is as comfortable in the clouds as on the gridiron.
LOPRESTI: Let’s relive Indiana’s wild, woolly sports weekend
There were the state football championships, two marquee Pacers games, the Old Oaken Bucket showdown and a Colts home matchup that looked winnable.
LOPRESTI: Holtmann adjusting to basketball life at a football school
At Chris Holtmann's new coaching home, there are no live bulldogs, no student body dressed in blue. Not even any windows in the roof at the Schottenstein Center.
LOPRESTI: Feeling down? Let’s try to find a bright side of Colts’ blight
The Colts have found a foolproof way of not being pounded by the New England Patriots in the playoffs.
LOPRESTI: Triplet starters hope to lift Cascade girls hoops team
The Bryant sisters combine their individual gifts, prepare to make mark in senior year.
LOPRESTI: November matchups should bring answers for local teams
Will Chuck Pagano survive the month? Can Purdue finally retake the Old Oaken Bucket from IU?
LOPRESTI: A six-week planning blitz scores mega-event
One minute, the football championship folks are on the line to pop the question. The next, Indianapolis has six weeks to say yes, and plan how to pull it off.