SCOTTSBURG – Indiana came out on top in both Junior All-Star games in Scottsburg’s Meyer Gymnasium on Sunday afternoon. The week of All-Stars festivities in both states got going with the Hoosier side of the Kentuckiana border walking away victorious.

Indiana girls Junior All-Stars dominate Kentucky

Indiana’s girls thrashed Kentucky, 111-76. Indiana made 52.5% of its field goals as it controlled the game.

HSE’s Maya Makalusky led Indiana in scoring with 25 points. The most exciting stretch of the game came when Makalusky drilled four 3-pointers in 2:14 to begin the fourth quarter. The IU commit had 11 points after three quarters, and she exceeded that mark just a few minutes into the fourth period.

“I think it was the girls, they continued to motivate me and find me the ball,” Makalusky said. “They were like, ‘Come on, you got it. Keep going.’ And I think I was doing other things too. Once I started rebounding and kind of putting myself in the game rather than just trying to shoot, that definitely helped.”

Before Makalusky’s avalanche, the tone was set by Lawrence Central’s Jaylah Lampley and Noblesville’s Meredith Tippner. Lampley and Tippner combined for 19 first-half points to give Indiana a 21-point halftime advantage. Lampley finished with 23, while Tippner had 18. Their play helped a group of girls who aren’t typically teammates pass the century mark on the scoreboard.

“We have great chemistry with each other and it’s fun creating new bonds,” Lampley said. “We’re still able to win with a different room, a different group of people. And it will help us at the collegiate level because it’s going to be the same way.” 

Lampley — who won this year’s 4A state championship at LC — did a little bit of everything Sunday. She added five rebounds and four assists to the stat sheet while scoring effectively from all three levels of the floor. That scoring versatility is something she hopes to bring to her senior year.

“After winning state, I think I just have a chip on my shoulder that I just want to continue to stay aggressive and show the state of Indiana that I am a top player in the state of Indiana,” said Lampley, who holds offers from IU, Purdue and a bevy of other power conference schools.

As always, the juniors are excited for Wednesday night, when they’ll face the senior All-Stars in Kokomo’s Memorial Gym at 6 p.m. It’ll be another chance to play together, and an opportunity to see what they can do against the older girls.

“It’s such an honor to be an Indiana kid and to play Indiana basketball,” Makalusky said. “And I think it’s so good for girls basketball, too. The showout was great, and it’s just a fun time. You play against girls that you’ve been competing against since you were little so it’s super fun.”

Indiana Junior Boys All-Stars dominate, too

Indiana won the boys game in similar fashion, a 130-103 takedown of Kentucky. 

New Palestine guard Julius Gizzi had the hot hand, scoring 27 points on 10-of-11 shooting. Gizzi drilled four 3s and consistently got to his spots inside the arc. 

“The guys were finding me,” Gizzi said. “I hit that first 3 and I saw it go down and I was like, ‘Just go have some fun, it’s an All-Star game.’”

Indiana won due to a well-rounded effort that saw six different players score double-digit points, with two others finishing with nine points. All 11 active players scored at least five points.

“I think everybody on the team plays the right way,” Heritage Hills’ Trent Sisley said. “Everybody was passing, sharing the ball. So it made for a good day for all of us.” 

Sisley was the second-half star of the boys game. The 6-8 forward — who has offers from IU, Purdue and Notre Dame — scored 15 of his 20 points in the second half to extend Indiana’s lead.

“Just getting some easy ones going in the second half and I hit a 3 and just got everything going. People were sharing the ball, it was good,” Sisley said.

Both of Indiana’s Junior All-Stars teams won in dominating fashion over their Kentucky counterparts on Sunday. Now, they’ll have a shot to beat their in-state upperclassmen before diving fully into their last summer of high school.

CHICAGO – The Chicago Sky and rookie Angel Reese were fined after Saturday’s loss to the Indiana Fever.

Reese was fined $1,000 for failing to make herself available for interviews after the team’s 71-70 loss.

Reese recorded 8 points and 13 rebounds in her first professional game against the top overall pick, Caitlin Clark. Clark had 11 points, 8 rebounds and 6 assists. 

Clark was on the receiving end of a hard hip-check from the Sky’s Chennedy Carter in the third quarter. As the whistle blew, the ESPN broadcast caught Reese getting up off the bench and appearing to cheer on Carter. She was also the first one to greet the veteran player as the quarter ended.

The Sky fell to 3-4 with the loss and the organization was fined $5,000 for failing to adhere to the WNBA’s media availability policies.

The Fever (2-8) recorded their first home win of the season. The Sky will host the New York Liberty Tuesday at Wintrust Arena.

Fox News contributed to this report.

An Indiana serial killer’s property was littered with 10,000 “burnt and crushed” skeletal remains that kept many of his victims faceless for decades. 

Herb Baumeister, a successful businessman who was a married father with three children, is believed to have killed at least 25 victims from the late 1980s to the early 1990s.

He hunted mostly gay men in the Indianapolis suburb of Westfield, Indiana, where he lived on an 18-acre property known as Fox Hollow Farm.

Four decades later, authorities are still uncovering secrets buried under the vast property. Jeffrey A. Jones, who was reported missing in 1993, became the latest victim identified by the Hamilton County Coroner’s Office.

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Hamilton County Coroner Jeff Jellison renewed the investigation into the thousands of human remains that law enforcement recovered from Baumeister’s property after his death in 1996.

Investigators have four more DNA profiles that haven’t been identified yet, which brings Baumeister’s body count up to 12, according to Jellison. 

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“Because many of the remains were found burnt and crushed, this investigation is extremely challenging,” the county coroner said in a statement. “However, the team of law enforcement and forensic specialists working the case remain committed.”

Jones became Baumeister’s third victim whom the Hamilton County Coroner’s Office identified in the last six months. 

Herb Baumeister is suspected of killing at least 25 victims. So far, 12 victims have been connected to Baumeister.  (Indianapolis Police Department)

In December 2023, the coroner’s office identified Allen Livingston, who was 27 when he went missing in August 1993, and Manuel Resendez in January. Resendez was 34 when he seemingly vanished in 1996. 

Baumeister and his family moved into the now-infamous, $1 million Indiana home in May 1988. 

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He used the vast area and adjacent trail to hide thousands of decomposed remains, charred bone fragments and the human skull that was unearthed by Baumeister’s teenage son, who showed his mom (Baumeister’s wife). 

That was the beginning of the end of Baumeister’s reign of terror.

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Manuel Resendez, who was 34 when he seemingly vanished in 1996, was identified as one of Herb Baumeister’s victims in January 2024.  (Hamilton County Coroner’s Office)

Baumeister’s wife, who initially blocked law enforcement from searching their property, ultimately divorced Herb as it became clearer that he was a wanted killer. 

Authorities searched the property while Baumeister wasn’t home, and dug up the remains of several victims. 

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By 1996, there was a warrant out for his arrest, so he fled to Ontario, where he shot himself. He was 49 when he died. 

He was never charged with the murders, and he didn’t admit to any crimes in his suicide note. 

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About 10,000 remains of Indiana serial killer Herb Baumeister were found on the 18-acre Westfield, Indiana, property. (Google Street View)

While he was alive, Baumeister lived a double life, a common trait among serial killers, according to a 2005 report by the FBI. 

In one life, he was a seemingly ordinary husband and dad. He went to work and came home. 

In his secret life, law enforcement has said Baumeister went by the fake name of “Brian Smart” and mostly targeted young, gay men whom he met in bars. 

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“The majority of serial killers are not reclusive, social misfits who live alone,” the 2005 FBI report says. “They are not monsters and may not appear strange. Many serial killers hide in plain sight within their communities.

“Serial murderers often have families and homes, are gainfully employed and appear to be normal members of the community. Because many serial murderers can blend in so effortlessly, they are oftentimes overlooked by law enforcement and the public,” the report continues. 

About 10,000 remains of Indiana serial killer Herb Baumeister were found on the 18-acre Westfield, Indiana, property. (Google Street View)

The Hamilton County coroner’s office is still sifting through the remains. 

The FBI, Indiana State Police Laboratory, Dr. Krista Latham of the Biology & Anthropology Department at the University of Indianapolis and DNA experts from Texas-based Othram Lab were all instrumental in helping to identify the remains. 

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Othram, which is the largest forensic genetic genealogy lab in the country, partnered with the Hamilton County Coroner’s Office last year to bring closure to Baumeister’s victims.

“Othram scientists developed a comprehensive DNA profile for the unknown man using Forensic-Grade Genome Sequencing.” Othram said in a statement. “After successfully completing the process, the DNA profile was delivered to the FBI’s forensic genetic genealogy team and the FBI team performed the necessary genealogical research to generate new investigative leads in the case.”