Indiana
Signing day: Confirmed signings for Central Indiana high school athletes
The early signing period begins on Wednesday for all sports except football, which has its early signing period in December.
These are the confirmed expected signings for Wednesday for Central Indiana athletes. We will update this throughout the day and through the signing period (Nov. 19). Please email kyle.neddenriep@indystar.com with school, sport and college choice to add to list:
Girls soccer
Aryana Ali, Westfield: DePauw
Taylor Baier, Center Grove: Walsh
Riley Boyd, Hamilton Southeastern: Indiana
Coltie Carson, Westfield: Miami
Sydney Cook, Hamilton Southeastern: Purdue
Emma Ehret, Carmel: Indiana
Lucy Elder, Hamilton Southeastern: Hanover
Lola Horstman, Westfield: Western Kentucky
Olivia Joyce, Carmel: Kansas
Kate Klinginsmith, Carmel: Ball State
Mallory Long, Fishers: Earlham
Sarah Maudlin, Fishers: Taylor
Elise May, Fishers: Butler
Sloan May, Hamilton Southeastern: Michigan
Kate Noel, Hamilton Southeastern: Purdue
Kari Radford, Lawrence North: Ball State
Brooke Reiter, Carmel: Loras College
Blair Satterfield, Hamilton Southeastern: Indiana
Taylor Townley, Center Grove: IU Indy
Boys soccer
Carsten Shidler, Noblesville: UIndy
Ryan Weber, Carmel: Iowa State
Softball
Erica Burris, Center Grove: Purdue Northwest
Sofia Easterhaus, Westfield: Marian
Riley Fuhr, Center Grove: Thomas More
Kiersten Hardin, Center Grove: Purdue Northwest
Tatum Hunt, Brownsburg: Marian
Frankie Jackson, Fishers: Mars Hill
Jayden Kleiner, Carmel: Michigan
Kensly Larkin, Brownsburg: Huntington
Ashyr Lawson, Decatur Central: Purdue
Brynn Meyer, Center Grove: Indiana
AG Pogue, Brownsburg: Southern Indiana
Hailey Prather, Brownsburg: Ohio Northern
Addelynn Reed, Center Grove: IU Columbus
Haley Schatko, Noblesville: Indiana
Grace Swedarskiy, Hamilton Southeastern: Virginia Tech
Megan Todd, Bishop Chatard: Concordia (Wis.)
Makayla Watson, Westfield: North Carolina State
Addison Wolf, Center Grove: Columbia
Girls track and field/cross country
Ansley Applegate, Noblesville: Taylor
Gracie Czubik, Westfield: Saginaw Valley State
Sadie Foley, Carmel: Indiana
Ceci Jackson, Bishop Chatard: Indiana
Ella Jenkins, Westfield: Northern Iowa
Julia Score, Bishop Chatard: Wake Forest
Chloe Senefeld, Hamilton Southeastern: Iowa
Carly VonDielingen, Whiteland: Indiana State
Lucy Wood, Brebeuf Jesuit: Butler
Boys track and field/cross country
Eli Balbach, Bishop Chatard: Marian
Phoenix Boyer, Bishop Chatard: Indiana
Cooper Click, Noblesville: Taylor
Konrad Hayden, Fishers: Marian
John Libs, Noblesville: Butler
Liam Powers, Hamilton Southeastern: Belmont
Conrad Schumacher, Lawrence North: Marian
Nate Thomas, Fishers: Xavier
Evan Williams, Lawrence Central: Indiana
Boys basketball
Justin Curry, Noblesville: Valparaiso
Evan Harrell, Carmel: Bellarmine
Brennan Miller, Lawrence North: Southern Illinois-Edwardsville
Noah Smith, Plainfield: DePauw
Baron Walker, Noblesville: Butler
Luke Weemer, Hamilton Southeastern: Emporia State
Girls basketball
Ke’Adriah Butler, Lawrence Central: Boston College
Antonete Greene, Hamilton Southeastern: Earlham
Kenedy Holman, Hamilton Southeastern: Florida
Alyx Kendall, Bishop Chatard: DePauw
Akya Koenig, Fishers: IU-Kokomo
Elle McCulloch, Brownsburg: Florida Gulf Coast
Aniyah McKenzie, Lawrence Central: Illinois-Chicago
Lola Lampley, Lawrence Central: LSU
C.C. Quigley, Noblesville: Lipscomb
Kayla Stidham, Hamilton Southeastern: Bowling Green
Natalie Thomas, Fishers: Bethel
Berkely Williams, Plainfield: DePauw
Boys golf
Ryan Cesare, Westfield: Marian
Thomas Klinker, Fishers: IU Indy
Tyler Marucci, Noblesville: Indiana Wesleyan
Nathan Springer, Center Grove: IU Indy
Mattingly Upchurch, Hamilton Southeastern: Ball State
Girls golf
Olivia Folwer, Noblesville: Tampa
Janelle Garcia, Hamilton Southeastern: IU Indy
Kelsey Haverluck, Westfield: Western Carolina
Peyton Kauzlick, Noblesville: Saint Mary’s College
Josie Kelley, Noblesville: Eastern Kentucky
Presley White, Noblesville: Taylor
Baseball
Collin Bumps, Fishers: Manchester
Beckett Doane, Noblesville: Mississippi State
Beck Jordan, Westfield: Wabash
Sean Frey, Fishers: Anderson
Aiden Grabowski, Westfield: Indiana Wesleyan
Paul Karnes, Lawrence Central: Franklin
Owen Lukac, Fishers: Evansville
Ryan Murphy, Brownsburg: Creighton
Silas Neal, Carmel: UIndy
Vince Painter, Brownsburg: Bellarmine
Vincent Pecoraro, Fishers: Anderson
Daniel Phillips, Brownsburg: Purdue Northwest
Aiden Reynolds, Noblesville: Indiana
Gavin Russ, Westfield: Ohio Northern
Miles Tebben, Fishers: Grace
Brayden Thompson, Brownsburg: Bethel
Clayton Walther, Westfield: Hope
Hayden Werner, Fishers: Maryville
Corey Wilhelm, Westfield: Rose-Hulman
John Zangrilli, Carmel: Thomas More
Boys lacrosse
Wil Bates, Carmel: Maryville
Charlie Boe, Noblesville: Wabash
Max Brown, Westfield: Point Park
Evan Coulter, Carmel: Anderson
Henry Dvorak, Carmel: LeMoyne
Max McCord, Carmel: Palm Beach Atlantic
Cohen Odle, Carmel: Palm Beach Atlantic
Ike Stitle, Carmel: Siena
E.B. Warren, Carmel: Tampa
Girls lacrosse
Sophia Anthony, Carmel: Lincoln Memorial
Madeleine Biedess, Westfield: Lake Forest
Hannah Cavalcanti, Westfield: UIndy
Sophie Grotjan, Carmel: DePauw
Katie McKeever, Carmel: Belmont
Maggie Piatt, Bishop Chatard: Manhattan
Samantha Worzala, Hamilton Southeastern: Hope
Volleyball
Georgia Bresnahan, Westfield: Southern Illinois-Edwardsville
Ella Coppock, Noblesville: DePauw
Jasmin Daniels, Hamilton Southeastern: Morehead State
Charlotte Dudik, Bishop Chatard: Southern Illinois-Edwardsville
Grace Gwin, Bishop Chatard: Earlham
Skylyr Merriman, Center Grove: Franklin
Madison Miles, Hamilton Southeastern: Illinois
Reagan Miles, Hamilton Southeastern: Taylor
Bre Morgan, Hamilton Southeastern: Florida Gulf Coast
Reese Resmer, Noblesville: Kansas State
Merritt Sliwa, Hamilton Southeastern: Ball State
Ashlynn Turner, Noblesville: Marian
Natalie Vance, Center Grove: Southern Illinois
Jayda Vanoskey, Lawrence North: IU-Columbus
Kate Vrabel, Brownsburg: Oakland
Wrestling
Julian Burgett, Fishers: Mercyhurst
Tommy Gibbs, Brownsburg: Indiana
Parker Reynolds, Brownsburg: Purdue
Xavier Smith, Fishers: Purdue
Michael White, Lawrence North: Oklahoma State
Girls swimming and diving
Zoe Baldauf, Carmel: Anderson
Katie Countryman, Bishop Chatard: Bowling Green
Lucy Enoch, Carmel: Florida Atlantic
Adelyn Flessner, North Central: Iowa
Naomi Haines, Hamilton Southeastern: Ball State
Avery Hannon, Fishers: Xavier
Ella Hare, Fishers: Lynn
Mia Henderson, Hamilton Southeastern: Hope
Sabrina Ledwith, Carmel: Florida International
Eryn McMahon, Noblesville: Ball State
Ryan Murphy, Hamilton Southeastern: Anderson
Francesca Ramey, Fishers: Pepperdine
Polina Sopova, Fishers: Ball State
Boys swimming and diving
Camden Bailey, Hamilton Southeastern: DePauw
Kirby Danglade, Fishers: IU Indy
Drew DuBois, Carmel: Seton Hall
Carter Hadley, Carmel: Southern Methodist
Cory Han, Carmel: Columbia
Will Lathrop, Carmel: Xavier
Mason Lawson, Fishers: North Carolina State
Sebastian Rizik, Carmel: Wabash
Lewis Zhang, Carmel: Penn
Girls tennis
Cathy Beckmann, Bishop Chatard: Valparaiso
Boys tennis
Connor Certain, Brownsburg: Marian
Logan Polen, Brownsburg: Trine
Rowing
Callie Carpenter, Carmel: Duquesne
Paul Kiser, Carmel: Syracuse
Lauren Raines, Brebeuf Jesuit: Wisconsin
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Indiana
Slim chances for a white Christmas in Lafayette area and in Indiana
Are Christmas cards going extinct?
Fewer Christmas cards are being sent these days — a 2024 poll found 6 in 10 adults received fewer, and 3 in 10 planned to skip sending them altogether. Gen Z may be moving away from the tradition, but many still keep cards as sentimental keepsakes.
LAFAYETTE, IN — Hopes for a white Christmas are fading quickly in Indiana.
“I know earlier in the month we were thinking we might have a higher chance of a white Christmas,” National Weather Service meteorologist Cody Moore said, “but unfortunately, I have some bad news for you. A lot of long-range guidance has been consistent showing a pattern on Christmas Day featuring much warmer than normal temperatures for the region and the chance for some rainfall.
“It does look like we’ll be above average, temperatures at least in the 40s, maybe 50s,” Moore said on Wednesday, just three days after subzero temperatures pummeled the area.
With still eight days until Christmas, the forecasts closer to Dec. 25 might bump the expected high temps up even into the 60s, Moore said.
Normal temperatures this time of year for Lafayette are 36 for a high and 22 for a low.
“It looks like you might be able to keep your heavy winter jackets in the closet for now,” Moore said.
How will a Christmas with temperatures in the 40s, 50s or even 60s compare to Christmases past?
In 1982, Lafayette’s record-warm Christmas was 64 degrees. Its record cold temperature was 12 below zero in 2000.
So now that the dreams of a white Christmas appear dashed, what about January or February?
The Climate Prediction Center published a three-month forecast in November, and an update is expected in the next couple of days.
But last month, center’s forecast for January, February and March was for Hoosiers to have an equal chance of above and/or below average temperatures.
“We’ll see how that translates with the storm track,” Moore said.
The Climate Prediction Center forecasts warmer than normal temperatures in the southern United States and below normal temperatures in the Northern Plains.
“That puts the storm track right through Indiana, which makes sense because the Climate Prediction Center has Indiana as a bullseye for a pattern favoring above-normal precipitation,” Moore said. Temperatures will decide whether that precipitation falls as rain or snow — or ice or freezing rain.
Reach Ron Wilkins at rwilkins@jconline.com. Follow on Twitter: @RonWilkins2.
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Freshmen from Indiana show potential in UConn-Butler game: ‘Heck of a player’
Former UConn forward, NBC Sports broadcaster Donny Marshall knows a thing or two about talented UConn guards.
The former Husky played for legendary coach Jim Calhoun and was teammates with the fifth pick in the 1996 NBA Draft, 10-time NBA All-Star Ray Allen. Watching UConn play against Butler on Tuesday night, Marshall said he sees a lot of Allen in reigning Indiana Mr. Basketball Braylon Mullins.
Mullins made the second start of his career against the Bulldogs. The former Greenfield-Central star missed UConn’s first six games of the regular season with an injury, but the 6-foot-6 guard is quickly coming into his own and showing why he’s a projected lottery pick in the 2026 NBA Draft.
Against Butler, Mullins showed off his sweet jump shot, going 2 for 5 from 3-point range. He finished with 12 points, three rebounds, two assists, two blocks and one steal.
“He’s a scorer,” Butler coach Thad Matta said of Mullins. “He’s got a scorer’s mentality. He gets his shot off quick. They move him around and create some angles for him. Obviously, he’s a heck of a player.”
Mullins did most of his damage in the first half, scoring eight of his 12 points before halftime. The former five-star recruit was the highest-ranked player in UConn’s 2025 class. Butler’s top-ranked recruit, Azavier “Stink” Robinson isn’t the NBA prospect Mullins is, but he held his own after a shaky start to the game.
Robinson has been thrust into the starting lineup with starter Jalen Jackson out for the season with an ankle injury. Robinson looked out of sorts at times in the first half, going scoreless with two assists and a turnover. In the second half, Matta moved him off the ball, giving him catch-and-shoot looks, and opportunities to drive to the basket without worrying about running the offense.
The former Lawrence North star responded with one of the better halves of his career, scoring 10 points on 3 for 6 shooting, including 2 for 5 from 3 to go along with two rebounds, one assist, one steal and one turnover.
Facing a veteran team like UConn, nothing comes easy. UConn’s guards harass ball handlers and getting into an offensive set is not easy. This time last year, Robinson was still in high school and, on most nights, the most athletic player on the court. Playing a UConn team where the goal is a national championship, Robinson was forced to grow, and he did not back down from the challenge in the second half.
“He’s coming along,” Matta said of Robinson. “That’s the first Big East road game of his career against maybe the best team in the country. It tells you how tough he is. He’s resilient. He keeps going.”
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