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Yorktown teen survives septic shock from common bacteria
YORKTOWN, Ind. — Charlotte Vinson is a star on the volleyball court. The soon-to-be senior at Yorktown High School has already committed to playing collegiate ball at Indiana University starting in 2026. It's a sport she said she's played since she was a little girl. This summer, however, Charlotte...
13 to join Delaware County Athletic Hall of Fame
MUNCIE, Ind. — The Delaware County Athletic Hall of Fame has elected 13 new members for its 2024 class. Ty’Ronda Benning, Ben Botts, Zachary Ervin, Rob Fisher, Hayley (Hall) Garard, Jeremy Hazelbaker, Kasin (Spay) Hoke, Kimberly Kuzma, Taylor Morey, Christopher Overholt, George Taylor, Logan Young and Megan (Allen) Zelasko will be inducted July 20 at the Ball State Alumni Center. Tom Childs will be honored at the banquet as this year’s James Lightbody Award of Excellence recipient.
'Don’t mess with happy:’ Ball State women’s basketball head coach Brady Sallee extends contract through 2030
The feeling of home is exactly why Ball State women’s basketball head coach Brady Sallee decided to stay and extend his contract through 2030. “My family and I made the decision that we want this to be home,” Sallee said. “It has been home for us for a long time. The security of knowing that was important to us.”
Swimming Alumna Apsara Sakbun to Represent Cambodia in Paris Olympics
MUNCIE, Ind. - - Ball State swimming alumna Apsara Sakbun was selected to represent Cambodia in the Paris 2024 Summer Olympic Games. A spring 2023 graduate of Ball State University with a degree in business analytics, Sakbun is set to compete in the women's 50-meter freestyle scheduled for Saturday, Aug. 5, at Paris La Defense Arena. Sakbun finished her four-year swimming career with the Cardinals as a program record holder in the 200-yard freestyle relay (1:31.38), 400y freestyle relay (3:21.74), and 200y medley relay (1:39.69). Individually, she owned the third-fastest individual time in program history in the 50y freestyle (22.77)...
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