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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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Former Colt Ryan Kelly announces retirement

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March 6, 2026

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Former Colt Ryan Kelly announces retirement

(WISH) — Former Colts center Ryan Kelly announced his retirement from the NFL.

“10 seasons,” Kelly wrote in a post on X (formerly Twitter). “What an incredible ride it was. I was blessed to be around some of the greatest people this sport has to offer. I always wanted to leave each place better than how I found it and with that I can hang my hat. Forever grateful for my family and brothers!”

Kelly was with the Colts for nine seasons, from 2016-2024. He was a four-time Pro Bowler with the Colts, and made the All-Pro Second Team in 2020. Kelly was a captain for his last two seasons with the Colts in 2023 and 2024.

Kelly was drafted by the Colts in the first round in 2016. He played all but one of his 10 seasons in the NFL in Indianapolis, playing with the Minnesota Vikings in 2025.

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Valparaiso 63-62 Indiana State (Mar 5, 2026) Game Recap – ESPN

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March 6, 2026

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Valparaiso 63-62 Indiana State (Mar 5, 2026) Game Recap – ESPN

ST. LOUIS — — Rakim Chaney had 18 points in Valparaiso’s 63-62 win over Indiana State on Thursday in the first round of the Missouri Valley Conference Tournament.

Chaney added five rebounds, five assists, and three steals for the Beacons (18-14). JT Pettigrew added 14 points while going 5 of 8 and 3 of 6 from the free-throw line while they also had seven rebounds. Brody Whitaker finished with 10 points.

Camp Wagner led the Sycamores (11-21) in scoring, finishing with 13 points, eight rebounds and four assists. Indiana State also got 12 points and three blocks from Ian Scott. Enel St. Bernard finished with 10 points, six rebounds and four steals. The loss was the Sycamores’ seventh in a row.

Chaney scored nine points in the first half and Valparaiso went into halftime trailing 37-28. After trailing by nine points in the second half, Valparaiso went on a 7-0 run to narrow the score to 37-35 with 17:11 remaining in the half before finishing off the victory. Pettigrew scored 12 second-half points.

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.

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Heavy rain soaks central Indiana, but drought relief uneven across the state

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March 5, 2026

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Heavy rain soaks central Indiana, but drought relief uneven across the state

Central Indiana has seen a very wet start to March, with several rounds of rain and storms moving through the region over the past few days. In fact, the city of Indianapolis has already received more rain in the first four days of the month than it typically gets during the entire month of March.

So far this month, Indianapolis has recorded 3.90 inches of rainfall, which already exceeds the normal March monthly average of 3.79 inches. Much of that rain came during a widespread soaking on Tuesday, when a strong system pushed steady showers and thunderstorms across the state.

Some of the highest totals over the past three days have been recorded across central Indiana. Rain gauges show 5.86 inches in Marion County, 5.02 inches in Morgan County, 4.97 inches in Hancock County, 4.95 inches in Shelby County, 4.57 inches in Johnson County, and 4.26 inches in Hendricks County. These totals represent a significant amount of rainfall in a short period of time and have left many areas with saturated ground and standing water in low spots.

Despite the widespread rainfall, the impact on drought conditions has been somewhat uneven across the state. According to the latest drought monitor, the areas that received the heaviest rain over the past few days are largely the same areas that were already in relatively good shape in terms of moisture levels. Meanwhile, parts of northern Indiana that have been dealing with more persistent dryness have seen much lighter totals.

Cities such as Kokomo, Lafayette, and Muncie have generally picked up less rain compared to areas farther south. Forecast models suggest that pattern may continue over the next several days.

Additional rainfall is expected through Thursday, with another round possible around midday Saturday. Current projections show the best chance for another inch or more of rain focusing once again across the southern half of the state, while northern Indiana may see lower totals.

That means while the recent rain has certainly helped improve soil moisture in many areas, it may not fully address the lingering dryness farther north. For now, the pattern remains active, and Hoosiers should expect more wet weather before the system finally begins to move out later this weekend.

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