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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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Suspect in custody after Muncie triple shooting leaves 1 woman dead, 2 men injured

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May 11, 2026

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Suspect in custody after Muncie triple shooting leaves 1 woman dead, 2 men injured

MUNCIE, Ind. (WISH) — Police are investigating a triple shooting that took place on Muncie’s south side Sunday evening that left a woman dead and two men injured.

According to police, at approximately 5:27 p.m., Muncie Police Officers were dispatched to the 2700 block of South Walnut Street in reference to reports of several people being shot.

Officers arrived and located three gunshot victims: A 23-year-old female who died from “multiple wounds,” a 39-year-old male who is hospitalized in stable condition, and a 40-year-old male who was airlifted to an Indianapolis hospital in critical condition.

Police say a suspect is in custody, a 21-year-old man.

Police did not provide any additional information.

Anyone with information is encouraged to call the Muncie Police Detective Division at 765-747-4867 or dispatch at 765-747-4838.

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Indiana Pacers exec apologizes to fans after losing first-round pick

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May 10, 2026

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Indiana Pacers exec apologizes to fans after losing first-round pick

The Indiana Pacers lost 63 games this season for a chance at a franchise-changing lottery pick. On Sunday, May 10, they lost that chance, too.

All Pacers president Kevin Pritchard could do was apologize for taking the risk.

Indiana’s pick landed at No. 5 in the 2026 NBA Draft Lottery, one spot outside the top four protections attached to a midseason trade. The selection now belongs to the Los Angeles Clippers .

Shortly after the results were announced, Pritchard took social media and apologized.

“I’m really sorry to all our fans,” Pritchard wrote. “I own taking this risk. Surprised it came up 5th after this year. I thought we were due some luck.”

The Pacers entered the lottery with a 52.1% chance of securing a top-four pick after finishing 19-63, the second-worst record in the NBA. It wasn’t enough.

Indiana sent Bennedict Mathurin, Isaiah Jackson, a 2028 second-round pick and a 2029 first-round pick to Los Angeles in the midseason deal for Ivica Zubac and Kobe Brown, along with the conditional 2026 first-rounder. The pick was theirs to keep only if it landed in the top four.

Zubac appeared in just five games for Indiana after the trade because of a fractured rib.

“This team deserved a starting center to compete with the best teams next year,” Pritchard wrote. “We have always been resillient.”

Pritchard will have to be resilient if he looks at the replies to his statement. About half of the Pacers fans’ comments were not happy, and fans of other teams called him out for “tanking.”

There were also a large number of fans who were supportive of Pritchard taking that risk.

Tyrese Haliburton is expected to return next season after tearing his Achilles in last year’s NBA Finals. The Pacers will have him Pascal Siakam and a roster they think is built to compete. They just won’t have that first-round pick to add to it.

The 2026 NBA Draft begins June 23 in Brooklyn.

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Why Caitlin Clark went back to Indiana Fever locker room in season opener

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May 10, 2026

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Why Caitlin Clark went back to Indiana Fever locker room in season opener

INDIANAPOLIS — Caitlin Clark has some new strategies to help keep her loose throughout games, and one garnered a lot of attention in the Indiana Fever’s season opener against the Dallas Wings.

Saturday was Clark’s first regular season WNBA game since July 2025, when she suffered a right groin injury against the Connecticut Sun. She was limited to just 13 games last season because of various injuries that compounded and lingered throughout the season, including to her left groin, right groin, left quad, and ankle.

Clark, who finished with 20 points, five rebounds and seven assists in 30 minutes, went back to the Fever’s tunnel twice throughout the 107-104 loss, and she said postgame it was just to get her back readjusted. It’s something new for the Fever star after she missed most of last season because of various injuries, but she didn’t report any major issues with her back.

“It gets out of line pretty quickly,” Clark said. “It’s just that, getting my back put back in place a little bit, but other than that, I feel great.”

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Clark also started wearing a heat therapy pad on her back as well when she’s on the bench, but that doesn’t automatically mean an injury, either. Former Fever player Natasha Howard wore one while sitting on the bench the entire 2025 season, and she did not miss a game.

These back issues, Fever coach Stephanie White said, shouldn’t keep her out of the game.

“We wouldn’t have played her 30 minutes if she wasn’t OK,” White said.

Clark’s response postgame came after ABC’s commentators reported in-game that trainers were working on Clark’s hip flexor and groin area — the same that kept her out of most of the 2025 season. When asked about ABC’s in-game report, White said: “That would be the first time I’ve heard that.”

Fever communications staff added that they did not provide an official update to ABC on why Clark left for the tunnel, so everything reported on the broadcast in-game was speculation.

“I think it’s just part of maintaining the body,” White added of the tunnel trips. “… I mean, look, when we’re all really young, we don’t learn proper mechanics, and then it doesn’t get exposed until something happens, and we’re trying to get her body mechanically the way it needs to go. This is gonna be an ongoing thing, and not just her. We’ve had multiple players who have gone back, and we don’t have a blue tent, right, but they’re gonna go back and get it adjusted and make sure that the body’s working.”

Chloe Peterson is the Indiana Fever beat reporter for IndyStar. Reach her at chloe.peterson@indystar.com or follow her on X at @chloepeterson67. Get IndyStar’s Indiana Fever and Caitlin Clark coverage sent directly to your inbox with our Caitlin Clark Fever newsletter. Subscribe to IndyStar TV: Fever for in-depth analysis, behind-the-scenes coverage and more.

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