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Purdue student dies from brain cancer after captivating nation during team's Final Four run
INDIANAPOLIS -- Jonathan Avalos, a 22-year-old Purdue basketball fan who captivated the nation and world with his openness as he faced death amid a terminal brain cancer diagnosis during the team's run in the NCAA tournament, died Sunday at his Indianapolis home. Avalos was battling glioblastoma, the most deadly form of brain...
Vote now: Who are the J&C Athletes of the Week for May 20-25?
LAFAYETTE — IHSAA track and field and tennis regional championships took place while softball sectional championships were contested and the first round of baseball playoffs took center stage in the Lafayette area. It's time to honor the top performances by recognizing four top male and female Athletes of the Week candidates for May...
McCutcheon ends 3-year heartbreak with IHSAA Class 4A baseball sectional championship
LAFAYETTE — McCutcheon senior Logan Marsell had runners at second and third in the fifth inning before listening to a piece of wisdom from coach Tristan McIntyre in Monday's Class 4A sectional championship at Loeb Stadium. Marsell had been to the sectional final three times before, only for his...
Class 1A softball sectional takeaways: Rossville, Clinton Central advance
ROSSVILLE, Ind. — Virginia Tech commit Avery Layton's confidence and patience are beginning to rub off on the rest of her teammates. Facing a program in Tri-County was supposed to be Rossville softball's hardest test of its Class 1A sectional. Only it wasn't. The Hornets are simply on another...
Keaton Brooks' no-hitter leads Central Catholic to Class 1A sectional baseball title
LAFAYETTE — Central Catholic left-handed pitcher Keaton Brooks trusted his mechanics and played the role he was asked for the defending IHSAA Class 1A state champions. Brooks pocketed the strike zone with curve balls and fastballs while the Knights played six innings of clean defense to dismiss Riverton Parke on Monday night and capture another sectional title. ...
Rossville, Tri-County baseball advance in Class 1A sectional
CHALMERS - Tri-County couldn't afford to let off the offensive pressure against an opponent it had soundly beaten twice already this spring. The Cavaliers swung hard and made Faith Christian pay for its rash of self-induced mistakes repeatedly during the IHSAA Class 1A first-round sectional game Wednesday night at Frontier High School. Sophomore Tyler...
Delphi softball brings the noise in repeat run to sectional championship
DELPHI — Loud dugouts, loud bats and a commanding arm in the circle. However it chooses, Delphi softball can make its presence felt in a myriad of ways. On Wednesday, the Oracles checked all three boxes when they shut out county rival Carroll 5-0 to repeat as Class 2A, Sectional 38 champion. ...
Three Thoughts From The Weekend: The future of athletic spending, Purdue's Daniel Jacobsen and more
GoldandBlack.com’s Three Thoughts from the Weekend column, with analysis of Purdue football, Boilermaker men’s basketball, recruiting, or whatever else comes to mind. In this week’s edition, a new era of athletic spending, the future of walk-ons and Daniel Jacobsen‘s big week. ON ATHLETIC SPENDING. In the...
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