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There’s a new No. 1 in 6A, two teams share No. 1 in 5A in latest USA TODAY Indiana poll

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September 30, 2024

There’s a new No. 1 in 6A, two teams share No. 1 in 5A in latest USA TODAY Indiana poll

As expected, Brownsburg jumped a spot to No. 1 after its win over previously top-ranked Westfield on Saturday in the latest USA TODAY Network Indiana state high school football poll.

Brownsburg (6-0) is No. 1 for the first time this season, followed by No. 2 Warren Central (6-0). Westfield (5-1) is now tied for third with Crown Point (6-0) in Class 6A.

There is also a new No. 1 in Class 5A — actually two new No. 1s. Concord (6-0) and Merrillville (5-1) are tied for first in 5A after previous No. 1 Plainfield dropped a 42-21 game to Decatur Central on Saturday. The Quakers dropped to No. 4. New Palestine (4A), Evansville Memorial (3A), Lafayette Central Catholic (2A) and North Judson (A) remained in the top spot in the other four classes.

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Here is the full USA TODAY Network Indiana poll going into Week 7 (First place votes in parenthesis, followed by total points and last week’s ranking):

Class 6A

W-L Pts. Prev.

1. Brownsburg (16) 6-0 168 2

2. Warren Central 6-0 138 3

3. (tie) Crown Point (1) 6-0 129 4

3. (tie) Westfield 5-1 129 1

5. Center Grove 5-1 101 5

6. Lawrence North 6-0 90 6

7. Cathedral 3-2 59 7

8. Hamilton SE 4-2 47 8

9. Columbus North 5-1 33 9

10. Elkhart 5-1 21 10

Dropped out: None.

Others receiving votes: Fishers 13. Carroll (Fort Wayne) 5. Penn 4. Avon 1.

Class 5A

W-L Pts. Prev.

1. (tie) Concord (9) 6-0 157 4

1. (tie) Merrillville (7) 5-1 157 3

3. Lafayette Jeff 6-0 126 5

4. Plainfield (1) 5-1 98 1

5. Decatur Central 3-2 94 8

6. Bloomington North 5-1 78 7

7. Valparaiso 4-2 75 2

8. East Central 4-2 56 10

9. Castle 5-1 44 NR

10. Whiteland 3-2 37 6

Dropped out: Warsaw (9).

Others receiving votes: Bloomington South 7. Chesterton 6. Warsaw 2.

Class 4A

W-L Pts. Prev.

New Palestine (17) 5-0 170 1
Martinsville 6-0 149 3
Bishop Chatard 5-1 137 4
Mishawaka 5-1 110 6
Evansville Reitz 5-1 84 2
Columbia City 6-0 76 8
East Noble 5-1 56 9
Greenfield-Central 5-1 43 5
Leo 5-1 32 10
Northview 6-0 25 NR

Dropped out: Brebeuf Jesuit (7)

Others receiving votes: Roncalli 22. Brebeuf Jesuit 21. New Prairie 3. Logansport 1. Plymouth 1.

Class 3A

W-L Pts. Prev.

Ev. Memorial (16) 6-0 169 1
Heritage Hills (1) 5-1 148 2
Mississinewa 6-0 134 4
Lawrenceburg 5-1 103 7
Garrett 6-0 79 10
Gibson Southern 4-2 77 3
Evansville Mater Dei 5-1 57 9
FW Bishop Luers 5-1 47 NR
Guerin Catholic 3-3 23 8
Maconaquah 6-0 21 NR

Dropped out: West Noble (5), Batesville (6).

Others receiving votes: West Noble 20. Batesville 18. West Lafayette 14. Cascade 5. Jimtown 4. Northwestern 4. Griffith 2. Knox 2. Heritage 1.

Class 2A

W-L Pts. Prev.

1. Laf. Central Cath. (11) 5-0 160 1

2. Brownstown Central (6) 6-0 153 2

3. Lutheran 5-1 127 3

4. Western Boone 6-0 112 4

5. North Posey 5-1 91 5

6. Bluffton 6-0 68 6

7. Triton Central 4-2 48 7

8. Heritage Christian 5-1 43 8

9. Linton-Stockton 4-2 27 9

10. (tie) Adams Central 5-1 25 NR

10. (tie) Monrovia 5-1 25 NR

Dropped out: North Putnam (10).

Others receiving votes: Paoli 20. Northeastern 17. South Vermillion 7. Andrean 3. Rochester 3. North Putnam 2.

Class A

W-L Pts. Prev.

North Judson (17) 6-0 170 1
Providence 5-0 149 2
Carroll (Flora) 6-0 129 3
Madison-Grant 6-0 115 4
North Decatur 5-1 107 5
Springs Valley 5-1 75 7
South Putnam 4-2 59 8
Monroe Central 5-1 41 9
Pioneer 5-1 39 10
Triton 4-2 19 6

Dropped out: None.

Others receiving votes: Milan 9. Knightstown 8. North Vermillion 3. Frontier 1. North Miami 1.

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Police arrest suspect in Westfield homicide

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March 27, 2026

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Police arrest suspect in Westfield homicide

WESTFIELD, Ind. (WISH) — Police have arrested someone in connection to a homicide earlier this month in the Hamilton County city.

In a Friday night social media post, the Westfield Police Department announced the arrest but gave no details, including who was arrested or what preliminary charges the person may face.

“Due to the active nature of this case, limited details are available for release at this time,” the post said.

As WISHTV.com previously reported, James “Matt” Lushin, 47, was found dead shortly after 7:25 p.m. March 12 with trauma at his home in the 3900 block of Westfield Road, also known as State Road 32.

Social media posts from the scene showed police tape and emergency vehicles at a red brick house between Shady Nook Road and Gray Road.

Lushin’s obituary said the Kokomo native was a key partner with the real estate investment company, FLF Property. The obituary also said, “Matt was also a respected and accomplished member of the international poker community. He traveled the world competing in tournaments and built an impressive and successful career.”

Police have previously said the death was believed to be isolated, posing no ongoing threat.

Officials have not released a specific cause or manner of death.

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Retro Indy: Five years ago Covid confined March Madness to Indiana

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March 27, 2026

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Retro Indy: Five years ago Covid confined March Madness to Indiana

Just three days before Selection Sunday in March of 2020, the NCAA announced that March Madness, like so many other events that spring, would be cancelled due to the new virus upending life. The decision marked the first time in tournament history that the final weeks of the college basketball season would not be played, squashing Atlanta’s plans to host the Final Four.

When the following year rolled around, the NCAA decided that March Madness would not succumb to the virus once more.

With a vaccine only on the horizon and hundreds of Americans still dying each day, the organization announced in November of 2020 that while the tournament would go on, it would certainly not be business as usual. All 67 games, NCAA officials said, would be held in one location. Central Indiana was the first choice as Indianapolis had been on tap to host the Final Four April 3-5.

The plan, said NCAA senior vice president of basketball Dan Gavitt in a November 2020 IndyStar article was to present “a safe, responsible and fantastic March Madness tournament unlike any other we’ve experienced.”

In January the NCAA made it official: All games would be played in and around Indianapolis in a modified version of a bubble.

Holding the tournament in one place just made sense, NCAA officials told IndyStar. Unlike in a typical year when a winning team would travel multiple times before the championship, this system would minimize travel, which could inadvertently expose players and coaches to the virus.

Two months later when the tournament kicked off on March 18, 55 of the 67 games were scheduled to be played in Indianapolis venues, such as Gainbridge (then Bankers Life) Fieldhouse, Lucas Oil Stadium, Indiana Farmers Coliseum and Butler’s Hinkle Fieldhouse. Purdue’s Mackey Arena and IU’s Assembly Hall also hosted games.

While the first Covid vaccine had arrived a few months earlier, few people outside of first responders and the most vulnerable had been immunized, so in an effort to avoid large crowds, the Indianapolis sites all capped tickets at 25% capacity. That meant only 17,500 people could attend games at the largest venue, Lucas Oil Stadium. The college arenas allowed far smaller audiences, with IU limiting attendance to 500 people.

A week before the tournament began Marion County Public Health Department officials and Mayor Joe Hogsett asked attendees to make smart public health choices, such as social distancing and obeying the face masks mandate. Referees donned masks as much as possible as did coaches and players on the bench.

The NCAA regularly tested athletes, administering 28,311 tests Covid tests during the tournament, 15 of which came back positive.

Post-mortems after the tournament asked whether the NCAA had made the right call. Two high profile deaths occurred in the aftermath of the tournament — one a University of Alabama superfan who had traveled to Indy for the games and the other a St. Elmo bartender. But proving a direct link between their deaths and the tournament would prove impossible, and some public health experts said the NCAA had done everything it could to protect athletes and fans short of canceling the event.

A study conducted by IU, Regenstrief researchers and others that appeared in August 2021 in the Journal of the American Medical Association found that while mask wearing had theoretically been compulsory, about a quarter of attendees at the games were either not wearing masks or doing so inappropriately. Still, in an IndyStar article about the study Indiana Sports Corps president Ryan Vaughn termed the event “a resounding success.”

The following year, with a vaccine widely available and far fewer daily deaths from the virus, the tournament returned to a typical schedule, concluding in New Orleans’ Ceasars Superdome. More than 69,00 fans attended the final games, according to the NCAA. Local authorities had lifted the mask requirement by this point.

“Last year was about survival. Just having championships in any way, single site, keep everybody safe and be successful,” Gavitt said in an NCAA news release in late April 2022. “I think this year was about advancing.”

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Federal legislation that Braun calls ‘crazy’ is aimed at Bears and Indiana – Indianapolis Business Journal

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March 26, 2026

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Federal legislation that Braun calls ‘crazy’ is aimed at Bears and Indiana – Indianapolis Business Journal

U.S. Sens. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., and Greg Casar, D-Texas, say the bill would protect taxpayers from being extorted by team owners for huge subsidies. The legislation would likely face an uphill climb in the Republican-controlled Congress.

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