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Indiana All-Stars 2025: Here are your girls basketball top seniors to take on Kentucky

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March 14, 2025

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Indiana All-Stars 2025: Here are your girls basketball top seniors to take on Kentucky

Indiana All-Stars play Kentucky on June 7 at Gainbridge Fieldhouse.

The 2025 Indiana high school girls basketball Indiana All-Stars have been selected.

This year’s 13-player roster includes 11 Division I commits, including four Power 4 recruits.

Players were selected by event director Mike Broughton and All-Stars coach Stacy Mitchell of Warren Central. Mitchell will be assisted by Hamilton Southeastern’s Brian Satterfield and Jennings County’s Kristi Sigler.

In a statement, Broughton said he, his staff and the All-Star coaches “watched many more games across the state than we normally do in a given year.”

“The 2025 edition of the Indiana All-Stars is a quality group that we feel will compete well against a Kentucky roster that includes two McDonald’s All Americans,” he continued. “This team with Stacy Mitchell of Warren Central as the head coach is blessed with size, quickness and shooting ability. Every year it is our goal to put together the best team who can work and play together to beat Kentucky. This group of All-Stars will be fun to watch.”

The Junior-Senior exhibition game is set for June 4 at Greenfield-Central. The first game against Kentucky will be June 6 at a site to be announced. The final game against Kentucky will be June 7 at Gainbridge Fieldhouse. All three dates will be doubleheaders with the IndyStar Indiana boys All-Stars.

2025 Indiana Miss Basketball will be announced at a later date.

2025 Indiana All-Stars

Players listed in alphabetical order with college commitment in parentheses.

Laila Abdurraqib, Lawrence Central (New Mexico)

A 5-8 point guard, Abdurraqib helped lead Lawrence Central to a state championship as a junior and a 22-2 finish as a senior. She averaged a career-high 14.2 points on 46% shooting, plus 5.3 rebounds, 5.5 assists and 2.3 steals per game. Abdurraqib totaled 1,061 points, 396 rebounds, 329 assists and 203 steals in three-plus varsity seasons (freshman and sophomore years shortened by injury).

Addi Baxter, Columbia City (Butler)

The program’s all-time leader for career points (1,859), assists (523), steals (478) and field goals made, the 5-9 Baxter led the semistate runner-up Eagles to their first sectional and regional titles since 1999-2000, averaging 24 points, 6.3 rebounds, 5.7 assists and 5.3 steals. She won 86 games over her four-year career.

Ella Bobe, South Knox (Southern Indiana)

The 5-9 point guard led the powerhouse Spartans to a 28-2 finish (only losses to 4A’s Hamilton Southeastern and Homestead) and the Class 2A state championship — the school’s first in any sport. Bobe averaged 19.4 points, 5.1 rebounds, 3.1 assists and 2.3 steals as a senior, and finished her career as the school’s all-time leader in points (1,756), assists (418) and 3s made (183).

Addie Bowsman*, Twin Lakes (Saint Francis, IN)

Bowsman, a Junior Indiana All-Star, suffered a season-ending knee injury in early October and will be unable to play. The 5-9 guard averaged over 21 points per game as a junior, and finished her varsity career with 1,440 points, 462 rebounds, 469 assists and 180 steals. Bowsman started on senior night earlier this year and scored the game’s first basket before exiting to a standing ovation.

Avery Gordon, Brownsburg (Purdue)

The 6-6 Gordon finished her career second on the school’s all-time scoring list with 1,626 points, to go with 816 rebounds and 227 blocks. A 56% shooter, she averaged 20.3 points and 10.3 rebounds per game — both career-highs — and totaled 80 blocks. Gordon also recorded 14 double-doubles.

Jacklynn Hosier, Alexandria (Vermont)

A 5-9 guard, Hosier averaged 20-plus points for a third consecutive season, clocking a career-high 25.2 over 27 games. She shot 52% from the field, 39% from 3 and 83% at the line, and rounded out her line with 7.2 rebounds, 5.9 assists and 7.4 steals per game. Hosier totaled a Madison County record 2,108 points, 563 rebounds, 392 assists and school-record 523 steals in four seasons.

Kya Hurt, Lawrence North (Illinois State)

It was a banner year for the 5-8 point guard, who averaged 12.6 points, 3.7 assists, 3.4 assists and 3.8 rebounds for the 4A state champion Wildcats. Hurt shot 46% from the field, 64% at the free throw line and converted 26-of-68 3-point tries (38%). She totaled 790 points, 257 assists and 199 steals for her career.

Jaylah Lampley, Lawrence Central (Mississippi State)

Lampley, a 6-1 shooting guard, led the Bears to 81 wins during her varsity career. She averaged 21.2 points, 5.6 rebounds, 2.4 steals and 1.6 steals over 24 games as a senior, and finished her four-year career with a school-record 1,802 points, 580 rebounds, 209 steals, 201 assists and 52 blocks.

Maya Makalusky, Hamilton Southeastern (Indiana)

The IU-bound Makalusky put together a well-rounded stat line as a senior, averaging 22.1 points, 6.8 rebounds, 1.3 assists and 1.8 steals for the 4A semistate runner-up Royals. She maintained her efficiency as a shooter, firing 49% from the floor, 40% from 3 and 80% at the line. The 6-4 guard will graduate as HSE’s all-time leading scorer with 1,933 points.

Monique Mitchell, South Bend Washington (Akron)

It was a career-year for the 5-11 forward, who set career-highs in points (18.2), rebounds (4.3), assists (2.6) and steals (3) per game, while shooting 49% (37% from 3, 75% at the line) and totaling 33 blocks. Mitchell, who accrued 97 wins, two regional titles and a 3A state championship as a freshman, finished her career with 1,313 points, 467 rebounds, 233 steals and 101 blocks.

Meredith Tippner, Noblesville (Miami)

Tippner scored a single-season record 623 points in 24 games this season, leaving her with 1,779 career points, second-most in Noblesville history. The 5-9 guard averaged 26 points, 9.9 rebounds, 4.4 assists and 4 steals this season. She rounded out her career line with 913 rebounds, 337 assists and a school-record 326 steals.

Kaycie Warfel, Pendleton Heights (Taylor)

The 5-10 guard/forward led Pendleton Heights to its first sectional championship in over a decade, averaging 23.3 points, 5.8 rebounds, 2.6 assists and 5.2 steals. The school’s all-time leader in scoring (2,107 points) and steals (444), Warfel shot a career-best 37% from 3 and 48% from the field. She also accumulated 515 rebounds and 215 assists.

Brooke Winchester, Warsaw (Ball State)

Winchester led 4A state runner-up Warsaw to a 26-2 finish which encompassed the program’s first sectional title since 2015, first regional crown since 2013 and first semistate championship since 2004. The 6-0 forward averaged 13 points on 50% shooting (39% from 3, 80% at the line), 10.1 rebounds (school-record 282 this season) and 2.2 assists. She finished her career with 1,053 points, 688 rebounds, 163 assists and 113 steals.

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Final gargoyle returned to its perch atop rehabbed Kentucky cathedral modeled after Notre Dame

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April 1, 2026

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Final gargoyle returned to its perch atop rehabbed Kentucky cathedral modeled after Notre Dame

COVINGTON, Ky. (AP) — The last stone gargoyle has been returned to its perch as part of a two-year restoration of a Kentucky cathedral with a facade modeled after Notre Dame in Paris.

The rehab project at the Cathedral Basilica of the Assumption was sorely needed to repair deteriorated stone, metal and glass that adorns the limestone exterior. The project included 32 recreated gargoyles along with repairs of deteriorated finials, arches and balustrades.

The 125-year-old church, in Covington just across the Ohio River from Cincinnati, offers the experience of a European gothic cathedral in the Midwest, said the Very Rev. Ryan Maher, the cathedral’s rector. The cathedral has an “intimate connection to what is really the most popular and most well-known cathedral outside of Rome itself,” he said.

“I think it’s very special and very unique,” said Maher, who watched from the sidewalk as the last gargoyle was raised to top of the facade on Monday.

The renovation price tag was nearly $8 million, and most came from donations, Maher said.

Brian Walter, CEO of Trisco Systems, the contractor, said the final gargoyle going in was “a symbol of the accomplishment of all our facade work.”

“That’s a big, monumental occasion for not only people here, but for us. That kind of symbolized the last stone we’re putting in,” Walter said.

Restoration plans grew out of Maher’s discovery in 2018 of a large piece of stone that fell from the exterior.

“We realized at that time that we needed to investigate not only the source of that one piece of stone that had fallen, but to take a look at the overall facade of the cathedral,” Maher said.

Workers will continue with smaller tasks around the facade, including the installation of chimeras that sit on the roofline, but the heavy lifting has been completed, Walter said.

“This is kind of a once or twice in a lifetime project,” Walter said.

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Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear criticizes Gaza ‘genocide’ discourse | The Jerusalem Post

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March 31, 2026

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Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear criticizes Gaza ‘genocide’ discourse | The Jerusalem Post

Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear declined to label Israel’s actions in Gaza as “genocide” in an interview with Politico published Sunday, instead critiquing the question as a litmus test among Democrats.

“That’s becoming one of those new litmus tests that we said we would never do as a party again,” Beshear told Politico’s Dasha Burns after being asked if he agreed with the label. “It’s trying to throw out a word and, ‘Are you going to raise your hand or are you not going to?’”

Beshear is the Democratic governor of a solidly red state and a potential 2028 presidential contender. His remarks come as Democratic candidates increasingly grapple with their stances on Israel amid record-low support for Israel among their base.

While several lawmakers, including Vermont’s Jewish Sen. Bernie Sanders, an independent, have called Israel’s actions in Gaza a “genocide,” the label has not gained mainstream support in the Democratic Party. Last October, former Vice President Kamala Harris declined to use the “genocide” label, which Israel had long rejected, but said, “We should all step back and ask this question and be honest about it.”

Some Democrats have embraced the question, with a New York congressional candidate telling the leftist streamer Hasan Piker this week that she is “100%” comfortable with the issue serving as a litmus test in her party.

Kentucky Governor Andy Beshear visits ”The Sunday Briefing” with Peter Doocy at FOX News D.C. Bureau on February 21, 2026 in Washington, DC. (credit: PAUL MORIGI/GETTY IMAGES)

Others have acted as though the litmus test is already in place. In January, for example, California congressional candidate Scott Wiener announced that he believes Israel’s actions in Gaza constitute a genocide after drawing scrutiny for declining to answer the question during a debate.

Beshear critiques Trump, Netanyahu

While Beshear told Burns that Israel “has the right to exist as a democratic country, as a Jewish country,” he added that his feelings about President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s conduct during the war in Gaza and ongoing war in Iran were “a different thing.”

“I believe the United States needs a strong Israel, but not one with decisions being made in the way that Netanyahu is making them,” Beshear said.

Beshear also critiqued President Donald Trump’s response to the crisis in Gaza.

“I believe that it could have been done without a lot of the suffering, but I put a lot of that blame also on Donald Trump,” he said. “If he’d said we are coming in and we are bringing food and aid and you are going to make sure that we’re safe, it would’ve happened.”

Last week, a spokesperson for Beshear told Politico that “AIPAC has never contributed to Governor Beshear and they’re never going to – ever,” a response that dovetailed with a host of other potential Democratic presidential candidates, including California Gov. Gavin Newsom, who are increasingly distancing themselves from the pro-Israel lobby.

“I think that’s up to each and every Democrat,” Beshear answered when asked whether he thought his fellow Democrats should take money from AIPAC.

“In the end, I think people need to be clear about their stance on these issues,” Beshear said. “And for me, it’s one where I believe that we need a future with an ally in Israel. But we need decision makers there that are not acting the way that Netanyahu is, and we need a president that will push when we are seeing humanitarian crises to actually do something about it.”

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Kentucky Wildcats News: McDonald’s All-American Gameday

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March 31, 2026

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Kentucky Wildcats News: McDonald’s All-American Gameday

HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL: MAR 27 McDonald’s All American

GLENDALE, AZ – MARCH 27: McDonalds High School All American forward Tyran Stokes (4) poses for a photo on portrait day for the 2026 McDonalds High School All American Games on March 27, 2026, at Renaissance Hotel at Glendale, Arizona. (Photo by Brian Spurlock/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)

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