Indiana
Indiana high school football rankings: See who made top 10 in each class in preseason poll
IHSAA football: Counting down top-10 Class 6A Central Indiana teams
Insider Kyle Neddenriep counts down top-10 teams in Class 6A in Central Indiana
Defending champion Ben Davis is the preseason No. 1 team in Class 6A in the state in the inaugural USA TODAY Network Indiana high school football poll by a vote of statewide media members.
Ben Davis was voted No. 1 on 12 of 13 ballots with last year’s runner-up Crown Point getting the other first place vote and coming in second in the poll. In other classes, Decatur Central is No. 1 in 5A, New Palestine No. 1 in 4A, Heritage Hills in 3A, Lutheran in 2A and South Putnam in Class A.
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Here is a look at the entire poll (First place votes in parentheses, followed by total points):
Class 6A
∎ Central Indiana preview, predictions
1. Ben Davis (12) 129
2. Crown Point (1) 104
3. Center Grove 97
4. (tie) Westfield 76
4. (tie) Warren Central 76
6. Hamilton Southeastern 58
7. Brownsburg 51
8. Carmel 35
9. Carroll (Fort Wayne) 33
10. Cathedral 16
Others receiving votes: Penn 14. Fort Wayne Snider 11. Lawrence North 8. Elkhart 4. Fishers 3.
Class 5A
∎ Central Indiana preview, predictions
1. Decatur Central (11) 126
2. Merrillville (1) 105
3. Valparaiso 87
4. Whiteland 75
5. Bloomington North 74
6. Warsaw 57
7. East Central 55
8. Michigan City 38
9. Plainfield 23
10. Castle 18
Others receiving votes: Bloomington South 16. Concord 11. Columbus East (1) 10. Evansville North 9. Floyd Central 2. Lafayette Jeff 2. Kokomo 1
Class 4A
∎ Central Indiana preview, predictions
1. New Palestine (10) 125
2. Bishop Chatard (1) 110
3. New Prairie 84
4. Brebeuf Jesuit 79
5. Mishawaka (1) 66
6. Greenfield-Central 61
7. Evansville Reitz (1) 46
8. NorthWood 30
9. Martinsville 25
10. Leo 20
Others receiving votes: Hanover Central 13. Mt. Vernon 12. East Noble 9. Fort Wayne Dwenger 9. Kankakee Valley 8. Northridge 7. Mooresville 4. New Haven 4. Mississinewa 2. Jasper 2. Pendleton Heights 1.
Class 3A
∎ Central Indiana preview, predictions
1. Heritage Hills (10) 123
2. Knox (1) 95
3. Evansville Memorial 77
4. Gibson Southern 68
5. Batesville 65
6. Guerin Catholic (1) 57
7. West Lafayette 50
8. Tri-West 42 (1)
9. Lawrenceburg 39
10. Mishawaka Marian 29
Others receiving votes: Hamilton Heights 19. Fort Wayne Bishop Luers 18. Tippecanoe Valley 12. South Bend St. Joseph 5. Southridge 5. Peru 4. Fairfield 3. Maconaquah 1.
Class 2A
∎ Central Indiana preview, predictions
1. Lutheran (11) 127
2. Lafayette Central Catholic (1) 88
3. North Posey (1) 81
4. Eastern Hancock 76
5. Linton-Stockton 63
6. Triton Central 53
7. Brownstown Central 51
8. Southmont 38
9. Adams Central 36
10. Andrean 33
Others receiving votes: Lapel 14. Bluffton 11. Heritage Christian 5. Paoli 4. Centerville 3. Rochester 3. Bremen 3. Tell City 2. Alexandria 2. Greencastle 1. Scecina 1.
Class A
∎ Central Indiana preview, predictions
1. South Putnam (8) 105
2. North Judson (1) 88
3. Sheridan 83
4. North Decatur (1) 82
5. Providence (3) 81
6. Carroll (Flora) 57
7. Triton 46
8. LaVille 44
9. Springs Valley 28
10. Madison-Grant 17
Others receiving votes: Pioneer 10. Forest Park 10. South Decatur 7. Monroe Central 5. South Adams 4. Milan 2. North White 1
Call Star reporter Kyle Neddenriep at (317) 444-6649.
KOSCIUSKO COUNTY, Ind. (WSBT) — It’s fair season and a new law uncorks adult beverage sales!
The new Indiana law will go into effect July 1st, making it legal to sell alcohol at county fairs.
The Kosciusko County Fair is set to kick off in just a few weeks and Indiana is officially allowing alcohol to be sold.
The law is bringing back something that’s not necessarily new to this fair.
Here’s what you need to know
The new law will go into effect on July 1st. It officially allows county fairs to apply for fee-free permits to sell alcohol.
Officials with the Kosciusko County Fair say they are participating this year. They are implementing the same guidelines they used when they sold alcohol just at grandstand events.
The difference now is, you can walk around the grounds with your drink. But strict guidelines will be in place for purchasing a drink.
“Actually, we’ve never had any issues. Because we card everybody, so we take that seriously. We also got the ID guides so we can identify the different types of IDs,” said Sheal Dirck, Treasurer of Kosciusko County Fair.
The Kosciusko County Fair already have guidelines in place, so this was an easy transition for the fair.
They will be the only vendors selling alcohol, which will make it easier to control distribution.
The sales will also bring in more revenue.
“Hopefully it allows to keep our ticket prices where they are because right now, insurance, utilities and everything else is going sky high and it’s hard to make ends meet,” said Dirck.
However, some fairs cannot participate because of the July 1st start date, like the Pulaski County Fair, which is going on right now. Pulaski County officials said it is on the agenda for next year. Whereas other fairs are choosing to sit this year out.
“We wanted not spend some time to, to see what that really means for us. It was not a decision we wanted to rush into. But we are happy for the option of it,” said Shelly Steury, GM of Elkhart County 4H Fairgrounds.
Leaders at the St. Joseph County and Elkhart County Fairs said neither of them are selling alcohol.
The Kosciusko County Fair is the only fair that will sell alcohol in our area this year.
Indiana
‘Foul play’ suspected in death investigation on Indiana-Ohio state line, Wayne County officials say
WAYNE COUNTY, Ind. (WISH) — Police are investigating the death of a person who died in the emergency department of Reid Health in Richmond.
Wayne County Coroner Brent Meadows was notified of the death Wednesday evening, according to a media release. Evidence has reportedly indicated that foul play is involved.
Officials believe the incident may have occurred in the area of the Petro Travel Center in New Paris, Ohio, just across the Indiana-Ohio state line.
The coroner’s office said the deceased person has been transported to the Miami Valley Regional Crime Laboratory in Dayton, Ohio, for a forensic autopsy and identification.
The office is still working the locate and identify the victim’s family.
This remains an active investigation.
News 8’s Michaela Springer contributed to this report.
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