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2024-25 Indiana High School Sports Awards: See all winter nominees and spring watch lists

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March 27, 2025

2024-25 Indiana High School Sports Awards: See all winter nominees and spring watch lists

The Indiana High School Sports Awards, Presented by the Indiana Pacers and Indiana Fever, is proud to announce the nominees for players of the year for all winter sports and the watch list athletes for the spring athletes. The winter winners will be announced during the live show on Sunday, April 27 at Clowes Memorial Hall at Butler University. Doors open at 4 p.m. with the show starting at 5 p.m.

During the live show, these nominees will be honored, along with player of the year nominees and winners from the fall. Those fall athletes were announced earlier in the school year and can be found here.

The show will also announce the winners of premier awards such as overall male athlete of the year, overall female athlete of the year, Courage Award, Team of the Year and Coach of the Year. Nominated athletes and watch list athletes who RSVP for the event can receive a free ticket here thanks to sponsors. Additional tickets are also free, thanks to the Indiana Pacers and Indiana Fever, but must be obtained here.

Additionally, the Indiana Mr. Basketball Award, Presented by the Indiana Pacers and Indiana Fever, will be announced live during the show. The finalists for that award will be announced on indystar.com soon.

The guest speaker at the event will be Indiana Fever head coach Stephanie White.

The Indiana High School Sports Awards show is part of the USA TODAY High School Sports Awards program.

Here are all the winter nominees and the spring watch list athletes …

IndyStar Miss Basketball – Presented by the Indiana Pacers and Indiana Fever

Addi Baxter, Columbia City High School — SR
Jaylah Lampley, Lawrence Central High School — SR
Maya Makalusky, Hamilton Southeastern High School — SR
Meredith Tippner, Noblesville High School — SR

Girls Wrestling

Aleksandra Bastaic, Highland High School — JR
Heather Crull, Northeastern High School — SR
Monica McMahon, Columbus East High School — SR
Kendall Moe, Hamilton Heights High School — JR
Julianna Ocampo, New Haven High School — SR
Ysabelle Ocampo, New Haven High School — SO

Girls Swimming & Diving

Lynsey Bowen, Carmel High School — SR
Ellie Clarke, Carmel High School — FR
Lucy Enoch, Carmel High School — JR
Kate Fetters, Carroll High School — SO
Adelyn Flessner, North Central High School — JR
Jordyn Glassley, Carroll High School — SO
Faith Gorey, Carmel High School — SO
Reagan Graves, Franklin Community High School — SR
Simone Hall, Park Tudor High School — JR
Ava Metzger, Zionsville Community High School — JR
Julie Mishler, Wawasee High School — SR
Madeline Moreth, Valparaiso High School — JR
Liliana Ratzlaff, Franklin Community High School — SR
Alex Shackell, Carmel High School — SR
Molly Sweeney, Carmel High School — JR
Lylah Theriac, Mooresville High School — JR
Alexandra Ward, Carmel High School — SR
Emily Wolf, Fishers High School — SO

Girls gymnastics

Samantha Boster, Chesterton High School — SO
Jillian Creager, Homestead High School — JR
Megan Garibay, Valparaiso High School — SR
Avery Gleave, Fort Wayne Bishop Dwenger — JR
Kobi Johnson, Fort Wayne Bishop Dwenger — SO
Maria Szczepanski, Fort Wayne Bishop Dwenger — SO

Boys wrestling

Jayden Bartoszek, Hanover Central High School — SR
Case Bell Brownsburg, High School — FR
Waylon Cressell, Warren Central High School — JR
Revin Dickman, Brownsburg High School — JR
Traevon Ducking, Brownsburg High School — FR
Tommy Gibbs, Brownsburg High School — JR
Mason Goelz, Avon High School — JR
Eddie Goss, Center Grove High School — SR
Kameron Hazelett, Lowell High School — FR
Gunner Henry, Brownsburg High School — SR
Peyton Hornsby, Center Grove High School — SO
Gavin Jendreas, Crown Point High School — SR
Michael Major, Carmel High School — SR
Michael Ortega, Portage High School — SR
Adrian Pellot, Merrillville High School — SR
Parker Reynolds, Brownsburg High School — JR
Nathan Rioux, Avon High School — JR
Isaiah Schaefer, Evansville Mater Dei High School — SR
Peyton Schoettle, Roncalli High School — JR
Matthew Staples, New Prairie High School — FR
Lucas Szymborski, Crown Point High School — SR
Noah Weaver, Rossville High School — SR
Julian Weems, Center Grove High School — SR
Michael White, Lawrence North High School — JR

Boys Swimming & Diving

Lucas Ackermann, Franklin Community High School — JR
Trent Allen, Carmel High School — SO
Grant Cates, Oak Hill High School — SR
Michael Gorey, Carmel High School — SR
Carter Hadley, Carmel High School — JR
Jonny Hines, Fishers High School — SR
Anderson Kopp, Carmel High School — SR
David Kovacs, Bloomington South High School — SR
Mason Lawson, Fishers High School — JR
Jonah Lee, Valparaiso High School — SR
Henry Lyness, Center Grove High School — JR
Lukas Paegle, Bloomington South High School — SR
George Patterson, Valparaiso High School — SR
Andrew Shackell, Carmel High School — SR
James Stewart, Bloomington North High School — SR
Jake Tarara, Brebeuf Jesuit Prepatory School — SR
Ethan Zhang, Carmel High School — SR
Yi Zheng, Carmel High School — SO

Softball Watch List

Maddie Engle, New Palestine High School
Ana Geyer, New Prairie High School
Carley Keller, Roncalli High School
Anna Moore, Cathedral High School
Izzy Neal, Brownsburg High School
Ava Ratliff, Bedford North Lawrence High School
Lizzy Sinders, Clay City High School
Grace Swedarsky, Hamilton Southeastern High School
Addy Ware, Floyd Central High School
Sadie Winsett, Castle High School
Ava Zachary, Penn High School
Berkley Zache, South Bend St. Joseph High School

Girls Track and Field Watchlist

Omema Anyanwu, Zionsville Community High School
Ellie Barada, Bloomington South High School
Ahniyah Bennett, Connersville High School
Elizabeth Butler, Hamilton Southeastern High School
Kya Crooke, Heritage Christian School
Libby Dowty, Indian Creek High School
Gwen Howard, Whitko High School
Ava Jarrell, Pendleton Heights High School
De’Janay Layne, Evansville North High School
Emily Norris, Carmel High School
Jane Paddock, Lawrence North High School
Isabella Sotelo, Eastern Hancock High School

Girls Tennis Watchlist

Anni Amalnathan, South Bend St. Joseph High School
Mischa Briggs, Fishers High School
Shaeli Castaneda, Marion High School
Lacy Hancock, Washington High School
Ava Harris, Angola High School
Maya Harris, Angola High School
Sophia Heaton, Kouts High School
Izzy Ireland, Fishers High School
Anna Kolb, Guerin Catholic High School
Katie Kolb, Guerin Catholic High School
Addison Lind, Warsaw High School
Emerson Lindsey, Waldron High School

Boys Track & Field Watchlist

Ian Baker Brownsburg High School
Kieran Barnewall Chesterton High School
Noah Bontrager Westview High School
Landon Dobbs Henryville High School
JonAnthony Hall Fishers High School
Jay Hmurovich Brebeuf Jesuit Preparatory School
Denhm Holt North Central High School
Weston Ott Churubusco High School
Will Riley Greenwood Community High School
Mason Schmitz Hamilton Southeastern High School
Marcus Townsend Avon High School
Caleb Winders Bloomington North High School

Girls Lacrosse Watch List

Alexa DeHart, Zionsville Community High School
Avery Goehl, Carmel High School
Breckin Hare, Carmel High School
Sophie Mock, Carmel High School
Lauren Richer, Park Tudor School
Lyla Weir, Center Grove High School

Boys Lacrosse Watch List

David Gould, Hamilton Southeastern High School
Max Kemp, Hamilton Southeastern High School
Trigg Lee, Cathedral High School
Dillon O’Rourke, Hamilton Southeastern High School
Caden Snapp, Center Grove High School
Collin Stevens, Brebeuf Jesuit Preparatory School

Boys Golf Watch List

Peyton Blackard, Gibson Southern High School
Jake Cesare, Westfield High School
Silas Haarer, Westview High School
Will Harvey, Westfield High School
Brody Holubar, Center Grove High School
Luke Johnston, Evansville North High School
Brayden Lamborne, Castle High School
Brayden Miller, Fairfield High School
Ryan Parker, Homestead High School
Brycen Tisch, Zionsville Community High School
Mattingly Upchurch, Hamilton Southeastern High School
Eli Wessel, Guerin Catholic High School

Baseball Watchlist

Alex Barr, Kankakee Valley High School
Mason Braun, Penn High School
Caden Crowell, Valparaiso High School
Rob Czarniecki, Chesterton High School
Matthew Fisher, Evansville Memorial High School
Gannon Grant, Center Grove High School
Brandon Logan, Fort Wayne Snider High School
Austin McNabb, Perry Meridian High School
Aiden Reynolds, Noblesville High School
Parker Rhodes, Greenfield-Central High School
Aiden Smith, Shelbyville High School
JD Stein, Carmel High School

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Live updates: Indiana vs. Oregon in the College Football Playoff semifinal

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January 9, 2026

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Live updates: Indiana vs. Oregon in the College Football Playoff semifinal

Atlanta will host a top-five Big Ten rematch in the Peach Bowl on Friday. No. 1 Indiana will take on No. 5 Oregon in a semifinal of the College Football Playoff for a chance to compete for a national championship. The Hoosiers won the regular-season matchup 30-20. This is the fifth all-time meeting between the teams, with the series tied 2-2.

Both defenses have proved stout, making the offenses the biggest determining factor in this game. Indiana is second in scoring defense, while Oregon is close behind at sixth. The Hoosiers have the advantage on the line, giving up the third-fewest rushing yards in the nation. Oregon, however, has the edge in the air, allowing the ninth-fewest passing yards. The Ducks also pitched a shutout in the Orange Bowl against Texas Tech.

The Hoosiers didn’t skip a beat on offense, handing Alabama its first 30-point loss this side of the new millennium. Heisman Trophy winner Fernando Mendoza was highly efficient, going 14-of-16 with three touchdowns and no interceptions. That efficiency has helped Indiana earn the top seed; the Hoosiers have committed the fewest penalties of any CFP team and have the fourth-fewest penalty yards in the nation.

Oregon, meanwhile, struggled to score for most of its quarterfinal matchup against Texas Tech. The Ducks didn’t reach the end zone until 11:20 remained in the third quarter and rushed for just 64 yards. Dante Moore threw for 234 yards but had no touchdowns, an interception and minus-12 rushing yards due to constant pressure.

Indiana is the favorite, but Oregon has been one of the strongest units in the country, with its lone loss coming against the Hoosiers. Will the Ducks learn from their earlier mistakes, or will Indiana continue one of the most dominant runs of the CFP era?

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Rematch history in CFP and BCS favors Oregon vs. Indiana in Peach Bowl

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January 9, 2026

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Rematch history in CFP and BCS favors Oregon vs. Indiana in Peach Bowl

The College Football Playoff national semifinal at the Peach Bowl marks a rematch of No. 1 seed Indiana’s 30-20 win against No. 5 Oregon in October, the first of several results this year that have left the Hoosiers knocking on the door of a historic and unbeaten season.

With two more wins, Indiana would become the first 16-0 national champion since Yale in 1894. But in order to make history, the Hoosiers will need to reverse some recent history.

Since the 1996 season, there have been seven regular-season rematches in the College Football Playoff and in national championship games played under the two previous postseason formats, the Bowl Championship Series and the Bowl Alliance. Four of these pairings have occurred since the playoff expanded last season.

Surprisingly, all but one of these games have seen the loser from the regular season rebound to win the rematch. This could be a coincidence. At a minimum, though, this trend shows the difficulties in defeating an elite opponent twice in under a four-month span.

The Hoosiers look to buck that recent history. Here’s a look back at these rematches and what they might suggest about the Peach Bowl:

Ole Miss vs. Georgia, 2025

Results: Georgia 43-35, Ole Miss 39-34.

Ole Miss led Georgia in the second half when the two met in October but coughed up a lead for its one and only loss on the year. The two SEC rivals met again in the Sugar Bowl earlier this month, with the Rebels pulling out the win on a late field goal. Unlike during the regular season, Ole Miss landed a big game from Trinidad Chambliss and did much better running the ball, indicating how teams can strategize by looking back and evaluating the previous matchup.

Ole Miss vs. Tulane, 2025

Results: Ole Miss 45-10, Ole Miss 41-10.

Here’s the one outlier. The Rebels stampeded over Tulane at home in September and then did the same in the opening round. The one difference: Lane Kiffin was the head coach for the first game and Pete Golding for the second. In this case, a significant edge in talent was the biggest factor in helping Ole Miss defy recent history.

Oklahoma vs. Alabama, 2025

Results: Oklahoma 23-21, Alabama 34-24.

Again, an SEC rematch that reversed the regular-season result. Oklahoma’s win in November sparked its run to the playoff. That seemed to carry over to the opening round, when the Sooners stormed out to a 17-0 lead. But the Tide crawled back to tie for the biggest comeback in playoff history.

Oregon vs. Ohio State, 2024

Results: Oregon 32-31, Ohio State 41-21.

Oregon narrowly pulled out the win in Autzen Stadium and then went on to post a perfect regular season, earning the top seed in the debut of the expanded playoff. But in the Rose Bowl the Ducks ran into a buzzsaw in the Buckeyes, who stormed out to a 34-0 late in the second quarter and won going away. A year later, Oregon hopes to follow Ohio State’s blueprint and score the upset against the unbeaten Big Ten champs.

Alabama vs. Georgia, 2021

Results: Alabama 42-24, Georgia 33-18.

The Tide knocked off then-unbeaten Georgia in the SEC championship game behind 421 yards and three touchdowns from quarterback Bryce Young. That landed Alabama in the four-team playoff as the No. 1 seed, while Georgia slotted in at No. 3. The pair met in the championship game after beating Cincinnati and Michigan, respectively, and the Bulldogs would hold Young to 6.5 yards per throw and make two picks to take the first of back-to-back titles.

LSU vs. Alabama, 2011

Results: LSU 9-6, Alabama 21-0

The Tigers’ overtime win during the regular season was about as ugly as the score suggests with five field goals being the only scores. The rematch in the title game about two months later wasn’t any better. Alabama’s defense barely allowed LSU to cross midfield in this second meeting to win the second of Nick Saban’s six titles in Tuscaloosa.

Results: Florida State 24-21, Florida 52-20.

No other rematch has come within such a short time frame. FSU topped Florida on Nov. 30 to end the regular season and drew the immediate rematch in the Sugar Bowl, which was designated as the championship game in the Bowl Alliance format, because then-No. 2 Arizona State was obligated to face No. 4 Ohio State in the Rose Bowl. This time, Steve Spurrier’s Gators bombarded the Seminoles to capture the first national title in program history with the Sun Devils falling to the Buckeyes.

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Peach Bowl Ticket Prices Skyrocket Ahead of Oregon and Indiana Rematch

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January 8, 2026

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Peach Bowl Ticket Prices Skyrocket Ahead of Oregon and Indiana Rematch

As the No. 5 Oregon Ducks prepare to face off against the No. 1 Indiana Hoosiers with a bid to the College Football Playoff National Championship Game on the line, ticket prices for the Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl in Mercedez-Benz Stadium have increased.

Though Duck fans were outnumbered in the previous playoff quarterfinal against Texas Tech at the Orange Bowl in Miami, a Big Ten rematch might drum up more fans wearing green at Mercedes-Benz Stadium.

That increase in visiting fans, plus the importance of this game, can be seen through the surging prices for tickets on event websites.

The field is set during a media day as the Oregon Ducks arrive on Jan. 7, 2025, in Atlanta, Georgia ahead of the Peach Bowl at Mercedes-Benz Stadium. | Ben Lonergan/The Register-Guard / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images

Current Prices for Peach Bowl Tickets

The cheapest tickets to get into the Peach Bowl start at standing room only, with a $166.50 price from Ticketmaster and a $178 price on StubHub.

This total for standing room has decreased since allotment tickets sold out on Monday, with Oregon Ducks on Sports Illustrated reporting $184 for standing-room only on StubHub.

Seats behind both teams’ benches have almost the same amount of seats still open, with the cheapest ticket behind the Ducks’ bench sit around the club 130 section in row 34 for $628.32 on StubHub. Ticketmaster has a $638 price tag per ticket in the same section a few rows up, which the website states is discounted from an over $1,000 original resale listing.

The most affordable sections according to both websites is the upper decks with sections 342 through 350 on the Oregon bench side selling in the $250-$300 range a piece. The highest-priced ticket, according to Ticketmaster, sits on the side of the Indiana bench in section 110 in the club, with a price of $4,760. However, there are several club level tickets with price tags well over a grand.

The Peach Bowl trophy is seen Wednesday, Jan. 7, 2026, during media day ahead of the College football play off Peach Bowl game against the Oregon Ducks at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta. | Grace Hollars/IndyStar / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images

Oregon’s Ticket Allotment Sold Out Early

At the beginning of the week, the allotted tickets for Oregon fans to the Peach Bowl had officially sold out through the Oregon Athletic Department. According to the Peach Bowl, this is the 26th time the game has sold out of initial ticket inventory in it’s last 29 kickoffs.

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The Oregon end zone is painted during a media day as the Oregon Ducks arrive on Jan. 7, 2025, in Atlanta, Georgia ahead of the Peach Bowl at Mercedes-Benz Stadium. | Ben Lonergan/The Register-Guard / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images

Comparing Peach Bowl Tickets to Oregon’s Other Playoff Games

In terms of ticket prices, the Peach Bowl turnout likely will become the most expensive postseason game for Oregon this season. For the Orange Bowl in Miami, Vivid Seats reported that the get-in price dropped to $39 a ticket.

The Oregon crowd for that showdown was roughly 25 percent compared to 75 percent Texas Tech fans, with many empty seats seen throughout Hard Rock Stadium. Furthermore, the lowest cost for tickets in terms of Oregon’s first round playoff game against James Madison at Autzen Stadium also reached around $50 with only a few hours before kickoff.

The Hoosiers and the Ducks will kickoff at 4:30 p.m. PT from Mercedenz-Benz Stadium in Atlanta, Georgia.