Indiana Sports Talk Podcast

One of our favorite guests kicks off the last hour of Indiana Sports Talk. Brian Sullivan of WNAS had the 4A championship at New Castle between Mount Vernon and New Albany and describes the tense championship game and how Luke Ertel came out on top. We then hear from Parke Heritage’s Rich Schelsky on his team advancing to the State finals after a win over Linton at Southport. He explains how the tough schedule they faced prepared them for their tournament run. Also, how does Schelsky’s team celebrate a win? It wouldn’t be a Saturday night of Indiana Sports Talk without Kip Wesner of Hoosier Basketball Magazine. He was in Washington this morning for great 1A. He also recaps some of the other notable games from around the state and looks forward to this weekend. We wrap the show by taking one last look at March Madness and previewing the IHSAA State Basketball games. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We hear from Rick Johnston of the ISC Sports Network, live from Lafeyette Jefferson despite the lights going out on him live inside the Crawley Center. He takes us through the day and what led Triton-Central to the Semi-State victory. Then, we go on a deep-dive into the NCAA tournament as producer Caleb’s Duke Blue Devils won. Brendan King asks why Tom Izzo’s coaching style is able to work so well this time of year. We touch on Grace college losing in the NAIA Elite Eight. We also touch on the Pacers dropping another game to the Spurs and where they stand in the race for worst record in the league. For the second night in a row we hear from Scott Agness of Fieldhouse Files to complete our Pacers discussion on why it was all about not getting stops in San Antonio tonight. He also walks us through the NBA Draft Lottery and what has to happen for the Pacers to keep their pick. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Semi-State Saturday has arrived in Indiana! Brendan King runs through some of the scores of the day before we kick off Indiana Sports Talk with Rob Blackman of the Purdue Radio Network. He breaks down the Boilermakers opening round win over Queens yesterday and how they’ve turned their season around since the Big Ten Tournament. Next, we hear from “The Best at what he does” Greg Rakestraw who started his day at New Castle at the 4A Semi-State before finishing his day with the Indy Eleven and their 2-1 win over Detroit Saturday night. He also takes us inside on the Indiana Basketball Hall of fame ceremony this week. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Final hour of the show is a continuation of a conversation with Greg Rakestraw who has Semi-State games in the morning tomorrow before he will call an Indy Eleven game. He There is nobody better to talk to about historical comparisons of Indiana High School Basketball players than Rakestraw, and he makes comparisons between Luke Ertel and Braden Smith. We also hear from Brian Sullivan of WNAS and what teams he will be covering tomorrow. Throughout the hour, it’s more NCAA tournament updates, the Division II to NCAA Tournament pipeline and coaching strategies in do-or-die games. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We hear from some of our favorite guests to preview the IHSAA Semi-State round tomorrow in the second hour of the show. Rick Johnston of the ISC Sports Network bats leadoff and breaks down the Lafeyette 1A North Semi-State. We take an intermission from high school games to talk Pacers with Scott Agness of Fieldhouse Files. He opines on what he’s seen from Ivica Zubac in his first couple games as a Pacer despite the unfortunate news he’ll be sidelined for the season. Lastly, Kurt Darling breaks down his day tomorrow with Delta and New Haven. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

As a Friday edition of Indiana Sports Talk gets under way, we ask that you bear with the technical difficulties and the echoes but it’s night 2 of the NCAA tournament and Brendan King discusses all of the upsets and buzzer beaters with coach Bob Lovell. They also look to some of the Semi-State matchups slated for tomorrow and where the juiciest matchups lie. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We started the show with the North Vermillion and Rossville game from the media perspective, but we jump start the final hour with Falcons’ head coach Bill Leonard giving his take on how his team was able to pull out a thriller. Next we talk to Brian Sullivan of WNAS. He had both games at Southridge today as Princeton and New Albany each earned big victories. We revisit the Triton-Central and Cardinal-Ritter game with Ritter’s head coach Derrick Williams. He celebrates a great season and a great effort Saturday despite coming up short. The perfect voice to recap Regional Saturday is Kip Wesner of the Hoosier Basketball Magazine and he makes his weekly 11:30 appearance to recap it all. The show wraps with Todd Woelfle of Terre Haute North on his regional win and Brendan King talking all things basketball. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The second hour gets underway with Kurt Darling of WMUN discussing the Delta Eagles advancing to their fourth straight Semi-state round. Kurt discusses how Mark Detweiller continues to get it done and looks forward to their pairing tomorrow. We then hear from five Semi-state-bound head coaches, starting with Brian Klein of Monroe Central as his team beat Southwood by double digits. Then it’s Trent Moorehead from Hauser who talks about the atmosphere he had at his Regional Final game. Mark James of Triton-Central calls in to talk about his team pulling out a great game against Indianapolis-Ridder before Clint Swan of Crown Point talks about his team’s victory. Lastly, it’s Rich Schelsky of Parke Heritage. His team dominated Centerville by 20 and he talks about having such a dominant performance in a regional final. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We kick off Regional Final Saturday with Jon Natale of the ISC Sports Network who had an overtime thriller between North Vermillion and Rossville. We then get Greg Rakestraw’s perspective on the South Point Regional and the masterful performance by Luke Ertel as he finished with 34 points. Like only Greg can, he gives context and background to the incredible season he’s having. We then hear from our first coach of the night, Matt Britton of Linton Stockton, as his team squeaked by Paoli Saturday and how he’s getting ready for Semi-State next weekend. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In this episode of Indiana Sports Talk, we dive into the world of high school and college basketball. Coach Todd Wolfley of North Vermillion shares his team's strategy for taking on Rossville in the regional tournament. Meanwhile, Coach of Northridge talks about his team's matchup against South Bend Saint Joseph. We also catch up with Rob Blackman of Purdue, who discusses the Boilermakers' big win over Nebraska in the Big Ten tournament. Plus, we get the latest on the Indiana Pacers and the IndyCar series. It's a packed episode with plenty of excitement and insights from the world of sports.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A plethora of high school coaches join in on the action. We talked to lineup of great coaches who break down their gameplans and what they see from their opponents. Coach talks with each coach discussing their next 24 hours and even sharing some wisdom from his time coaching. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In this episode of Indiana Sports Talk, Bob Lovell is joined by Greg Rakestraw from the ISC Sports Network. They dive into the upcoming regional basketball games, discussing the matchups and storylines that have caught their attention. From the top-ranked teams to the underdogs, Bob and Greg break down the key factors that will decide the outcomes of these crucial games. They also touch on the bigger picture, discussing the implications of the regional tournaments on the teams' chances of making it to the state championships. With expert analysis and insider knowledge, this conversation is a must-listen for basketball fans.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

As high school boys’ basketball sectional championships conclude, Indiana Sports Talk covers it all. Host Coach Bob Lovell is first joined by Head Coach Brian Klein of Monroe Central to share about their 53-39 win over Union City and what this means for him and his team. Then, Parke Heritage Coach Rich Schelsky relives their 63-44 win over South Putnam. And Head Coach Aaron Garrett of Batesville shares about their win over South Dearborn. Nathaniel Finch, Voice of Roncalli High School Basketball, gives another recap of Roncalli’s win over Greenwood, and shares a “Disney movie” highlight around one of their athletes. Kip Wesner of Hoosier Basketball Magazine joins with a recap around the state of this Sectional Championship Saturday, what to look forward to for Sunday, and remembers basketball legend Gary Donna. Then, Network IN’s Updates Anchor Eddie Garrison rounds out the show with Coach recapping IndyCar, IHSAA scores and schedules for next weekend, and college hoops.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Indiana high school basketball sectional champions are crowned tonight. Indiana Sports Talk Host Coach Bob Lovell shares about the matchups and results from across the state, but also takes time to talk college ball. Voice of the Purdue Boilermakers Rob Blackman shares about Boilermakers’ loss and what they’ll be looking forward to for March. Then, Roncalli Head Coach Jamin Wernke joins to share about their 56-44 win over Greenwood and what this meant for his team, their juniors, and Wernke’s family on a deeper level. Trent Moorhead, Hauser Head Coach, then joins from his victorious bus ride with his team to relive their win over Milan, 73-42. WMUN’s Kurt Darling shares about Delta’s 56-48 win over Yorktown. WKLO’s David Deaton breaks down Barr-Reeve's 54-36 win over Orleans, and gives a preview of their Regionals for next weekend. Irish 101’s Dr. Len Clark shares about the disappointing season finale Notre Dame had against Boston College. And, WNAS’s Brian Sullivan shares about Silver Creek’s 83-58 win over Charlestown.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Indiana Sports Talk Host Coach Bob Lovell, along with Network IN’s Updates Anchor Eddie Garrison, start off this Sectional Championship Saturday, with updates around the state. WFNB’s Joey Orourke describes Terre Haute North’s 44-39 win over Bloomington South. Greg Rakestraw of ISC Sports Network joins to share about the close 50-49-win Carmel had over Fishers. WITZ’s Chris Norton gives the details on Princeton Community’s 54-36 win over Jasper. Coach Bob and Eddie then finish out the hour reminiscing on Coach’s sectional championship history. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Brian Sullivan of WNAS bats leadoff in the final hour of the show with both games from the Madison sectional semifinal and how it shook out. He also looks at the rematch between Silver Creek and Charlestown in the sectional final Saturday night. Monroe Central’s Brian Klein makes an appearance to discuss his teams sectional win before we hear from Rich Schelsky of Parke Heritage who coached his team to a thrashing of South Vermillion. He also looks ahead to the matchup with South Putnam Saturday night. The legend and regular Steve Kolb from WAXL has a classic between Boonville and Heritage Hills that included a game-winner with 1.6 seconds left. We round out the show with the legend Kip Wesner and the thriller that was the Plainfield vs. Pike game. The show rounds out with producer Caleb Zuver commenting on how Miami of Ohio stayed undefeated in a thriller tonight against Ohio. Coach Lovell gets into a discussion about the NCAA Tournament selection process and how it might affect the Redhawks and runs through some of the sectional final matchups slated for Saturday. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Kurt Darling of WMUN kicks off our coverage in the second hour with a report on Mount Vernon’s thrashing of Muncie Central at the Greenfield-Central sectional. We then get to Orleans head coach Tom Bradley. His team advances to the sectional final and will look to defend their title Saturday night. He also touches on how well his group has bought into the coaching philosophy this season and why that’s been vital to their team’s success. We get David Deaton’s perspective of the game as he was on the call for it. We then get to Seymour’s Kirk Manns who talks about his team's turnaround during the season and how they were able to outlast Jeffersonville tonight. Lastly, we get to David Eha’s last call of the basketball season as the Ball State Cardinals, despite their win over Central Michigan, did not qualify for the MAC tournament. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

When one state basketball tournament ends, another one begins. It’s sectional semifinal Friday in the state of Indiana and we kick off the show with coach Bob Lovell and Landon Coons running through some of the finals that have already come in at the start of the show. We hear from the voice of the Roncalli Royals, Nathaniel Finch, who called their win to move to the sectional final. Then, it’s the “great” Greg Rakestraw who spent his evening at the Noblesville sectional which saw wins from Carmel and Fishers. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

For the final act of state championship Saturday, Brian Sullivan called both the 1A and 2A state championships tonight. He gives us a breakdown and how rewarding it was to see dreams come true for Borden and Eastern Pekin. We move back to the 3A and 4A games with Greg Rakestraw as well as the final game in the jungle for IU-Indy today. We then move to David Eha who touches on Ball State men’s basketball, getting back in the win column with a road victory over Northern Illinois. Next, it’s John Herrick who called the thriller between Norwell and Center Grove in the 4A game Saturday evening. Also, he previews the Indiana Hoosiers game versus the Michigan State Spartans. Lastly, it’s a Saturday night which means we’re talking to Kip Wesner of the Hoosier Basketball Magazine. He gives us his point of view on the games and what the month of March looks like for him. Congrats to all the state champs! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We start the second hour of the show with Brendan King recapping the girls state finals games today, including highlights from the IHSAA champions network. We work in some boys basketball with Monroe Central’s Brian Klein as his team dominated Blue River Valley. He also answers a question on why his team is playing a game on the final Saturday of the regular season while getting ready for the tournament. We get another update to the class 4A game from Brendan before Dr. Len Clark of Irish 101 calls in to talk about a Notre Dame basketball win over NC State and how they can claw their way to the ACC tournament. Then, Nathaniel Finch calls in to give a report on the 3A championship game loss for the Roncalli Royals and how Bellmont ran away with the game. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

It’s championship Saturday in downtown for the the IHSAA Girls State tournament and we’ve got you covered on Indiana Sports Talk! We start with the last game in the Jungle at IU-Indy as coach Bob Lovell and Greg Rakestraw were on the call for it. We then get updates from Brendan King on the Class 4A state championship between Center Grove and Norwell. Then, Brendan and coach Lovell preview the college basketball slate this weekend before talking about what Purdue needs to do to be ready for March. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

It wouldn’t be an Indiana Sports Talk without the great David Deaton. He kicks off the final hour with a report on North Harrison’s loss to Christian Academy. We then get back to our girls state finalist coach conversations, starting with the matchup in 3A. Jason Sims of Roncalli talks about some of the standout players for their team this year and what they expect heading into tomorrow. We then hit the 4A game with Center Grove’s Kevin Stuckmeyer. He explains how his team has taken on a defensive mentality and how a tough schedule has prepared them for the championship game. Lastly, Kip Wesner of Hoosier Basketball Magazine calls in to preview the girls state championships tomorrow. Lastly, we talk to Norwell’s Eric Thornton, who will matchup with Center Grove in tomorrow’s 4A championship. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We kick off the second hour of Indiana Sports Talk with Jon Natale of the ISC Sports Network who had a buzzer beating game between Eastern Greentown and Carrol. Next, the head coach of South Putnam, Kevin Rounds, had a blowout win over Dugger Union. He calls in to break it down. The “ubiquitous” Greg Rakestraw called Marian’s win in the women’s Crossroads League championship tonight before he calls a pair of girls High School State Championships tomorrow. Plus, he and coach Lovell will be on the call for the last game in the Jungle for IU Indy tomorrow. Brock Danahey of Indiana High School Sports .com had Tri-West's close win over Cardinal Ritter. Then, we begin our conversations with some of the coaches of the girls' high school state championships, starting with Eastern Pekin’s Taylor Drury. Parke Heritage continues their success with a blowout win over Terre Haute South, which means we get to hear from Wolves head coach Rich Schelske. To round out the hour, we talk to the head coach of the Oak Hill girls, Kerri Barcomb. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

It’s the last Friday night of the boys' high school basketball season and girls IHSAA State championship eve on Indiana Sports Talk! We begin with coach Bob Lovell talking about the championship games and previewing our conversations with coaches of the teams coming up throughout the show. Then, Brian Sullivan of WNAS has the first boys' game of the night with New Albany’s nail-biter over Bloomington South. Next, our friend Kurt Darling of WMUN calls in with a breakdown of Yorktown and Mount Vernon before the head coach of Northridge, Scott Radeker, celebrates his teams 22nd win of the year. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In the final hour, we continue our conversation with Greg Rakestraw as he has all the happenings at the IHSAA State Wrestling championships. Next, Scott Agness calls in, not to talk Pacers right away, but instead the 2A semi-state at Frankfort as Oak Hill will play another week. Then, he eventually talks Pacers before Brendan King calls in from Louisville as he has a national TV broadcast in women’s college hoops tomorrow. He also talks Butler getting back in the win column today over Xavier. Then, it’s Kip Wesner with his weekly hit with coach Lovell as he answers the question of where in the world was Wesner this week? We wrap the show with Brad Huber and coach talking Olympics, the combine and other happenings in the sports world. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

It was a busy Saturday for WNAS’ Brian Sullivan. He starts are second hour with a report on girl's semi-state final between Borden and Greenwood Christian as he was on the call. He also took in Lawrence Central and Floyd Central this morning. There aren’t many chances to talk about Southern Indiana wins on this show but today is different. It was a thrilling win for the screaming eagles over Southern Illinois today; Ray Simmons from the Southern Indiana athletic department breaks it down. Kurt Darling of WMUN had an intriguing boy's game between Yorktown and Wapahani. Next, Nathaniel Finch of the Roncalli radio network reflects the girls advancing to the state championship. Then we shift back over to college hoops with Len Clark of Irish 101 talking about another Notre Dame loss. We round out the hour with Jared Rhodes of Pendleton Heights boys basketball and Greg Rakestraw who had a busy day with college hoops and state wrestling. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We kick off a weekend edition of Indiana Sports Talk with Brad Huber and coach Bob Lovell chopping up the latest in girls' semi-state action as well as an overview of the college basketball slate today. As more final scores roll in, Brad has the state girls' basketball matchups for us in Indy next weekend. Then, Jon Natale of the ISC Sports Network was on the call for the boy's game between Clinton Prairie and Tri-County tonight. He gives the breakdown while also lamenting the everchanging Indiana weather. Plus, coach Lovell breaks the news of what the girls state matchups are. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

After a scoreboard update from Brendan King, Coach begins the final hour talking with Rob Blackman of Purdue radio as the #7 Boilers smoked Indiana 93-64 at Mackey Arena. We head back to HS basketball with HC Scott McClelland of Noblesville as his squad got a 10 point win over Avon. We then shift to Hauser basketball as HC Trent Moorhead and his team got a 76-48 win over Milan. We head over then to Michigan City vs Maryville where Tanner Camp of the regional radio sports network had the call of Michigan City’s 60-54 win. We head over to the undefeated Fishers Tigers as their Head Coach Garrett Winegar talks with coach about their 66-42 win over Zionsville. We take a moment back to West Lafayette where John Herrick talks Indiana’s loss to Purdue 64-93. We also hear from Steve Kolb of WAXL where Heritage Hills took down Tell City 68-41. We turn things over to Kip Wesner of the Hoosier Basketball Magazine who talks about the ongoings in the state. We also hear from Mt. Vernon HC Joe Bradburn and his squad taking down New Palestine 61-46. To round the show out, we head back to the collegiate level as we hear from the voice of the Cardinals in David Eha as Ball State fell 65-78 vs Akron. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

After a scoreboard update from Brendan King, Coach begins the hour talking with Triton Central’s Head Coach Mark James as his Tigers took down Beech Grove 57-45. We flip it over to North Daviess as they took down White River Valley; we hear from Head Coach Brent Dalrymple as his squad came out victorious. Staying on the High school trail the Quakers of Plainfield took down Franklin Community as we hear from Andy Weaver the HC at Plainfield. We then go to Monroe Central as their HC Brian Klein talks their blowout victory 68-35 over Cowan. Kevin Cherry the HC at Lapel then calls in to talk their senior night win over Madison-Grant 69-47. We continue the busy HS basketball hour with Luers Head Coach Seth Coffing as they took down in-town rival North Side 85-79. Moving over to WKLO’s David Deaton as he had the call of Silver Creek’s 68-50 win over Corydon Central. New Albany took down Bedford North Lawrence 95-61, we hear from Brian Sullivan at WNAS to listen into how that one went down. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Coach Bob Lovell begins the show after a scoreboard update from Brendan King, talking with Brendan King about his endeavors tomorrow as he takes the air on the CW for Women’s Division I Basketball action between Louisville and Virginia as well as the Pacers 118-131 loss in DC to the Wizards and IU/Purdue live action. Pat Boylan with the Pacers calls in to talk the Blue and Gold’s 2nd straight loss to Washington on a back to back and talk why this season has been successful even with the rough record. We turn to the college hoops side with ISC’s Greg Rakestraw as Pike defeated Lawrence North 68-64. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The final hour of the weekend begins with a continued conversation with Brian Sullivan of WNAS who had the Charlestown Regional final game Saturday. We then pivot to the Greencastle regional with Rick Johnston of the ISC Sports Network who had huge matchups between Roncalli and Cathedral, as well as Lawrence Central and Pike. Corbin and coach Lovell talk about the Pacers being at the All-Star break before Kip Wesner makes his weekly Saturday night appearance. Where in the wide world of Indiana was Kip today for the girls regional games? We get one final look ahead to the Indiana Hoosiers game tomorrow and other college basketball games taking place in the upcoming week to round out the show. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

To kick off the second hour of the show, it feels like it's been forever since we talked about a Notre Dame basketball win. After beating the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets Saturday afternoon, we dial up our man Len Clark of Irish 101 to discuss it all. Corbin and coach then pivot to racing and the Daytona 500 coming up tomorrow. They reminisce on 25 years since the passing of Dale Earnhardt Sr. Next, David Deaton didn’t call a game tonight, but he watched the Jasper Regional Championship between Borden and Orleans. He calls in to break it down. Rich Schelsky of Parke Heritage has his teams pounding of Riverton Parke, McCutchen’s girls won a regional title so we hear from their head coach Jeff Knoy and Fonso White of Taylor all make up the middle of the show. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We promise coach Lovell knows who’s working with him this evening as he starts off the show by almost forgetting who’s doing scoreboard updates. Nonetheless, we move right along and kick things off with a boys basketball game between Rossville and Northwestern. John Natali of the ISC Sports Network was on the call. Then, Corbin and coach toss around how they’re explaining to their significant others that they are doing a show tonight. Next, David Eha from the Ball State Radio Network oversaw the Cardinals’ tough loss to the Golden Flashes of Kent State. The first half-hour of the show ends with the ISC Sports Network’s Greg Rakestraw breaking down Carmel’s bounce-back win against Avon Saturday. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We get the second hour jumping with Shelbyville head coach John Hartnett breaking down his team's close win over New Pal. Then it’s Mark James with his Triton Central team’s win over Greensburg. Park Tudor came back from 18 points down to beat Liberty Christian tonight. Panthers’ head coach Tim Adams details how his team adjusted and persevered. Monroe Central and Wapahani faced off tonight, and the winning head coach of the Golden Bears Brian Klein has the breakdown for us. The great Greg Rakestraw had Lawrence North and Ben Davis tonight, while we also get to Loogootee head coach Josh Thompson. Plus, Hauser vs. Jac-Cen-Del, Jeffersonville vs Bedford. Lastly, Penn’s Barak Coolman shines light on his team's blowout win over South Bend Washington. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A Valentine’s Day eve edition of Indiana Sports Talk gets underway with Brendan King and coach Lovell talking about what’s to come on the show and the Indiana Pacers getting fined $100,000 by the NBA for load management. After King was on the call for the Murray State vs. Indiana State game last night, he gives a recap of a comeback effort by the Sycamores and how the Racers were able to pull it out. We then get into the night of high school basketball with John Herrick of the ISC Sports network who was on for both games of the Putnam County tournament. Then, Derrick Williams of Cardinal Ritter feels his team is playing their best ball of the season after their win over Heritage Christian. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The great David Deaton of WKLO begins the home stretch of the show with Corydon Central’s rollercoaster of a win over Eastern Pekin. The Foundation of the Sports Talk Nation, Brendan King, comments on what he’s up to this weekend; what college basketball games he has his eye on and a special event he’s going to be a part of Sunday with the South Bend Cubs. Then, Coach Lovell runs through the Girls hoops regional tournament games scheduled for tomorrow. It’s been another busy week for Hoosier Basketball Magazine’s Kip Wesner and it’s just getting started. He was in Scottsburg tonight for Silver Creek vs. Scottsburg and previews the girls regional games happening tomorrow. Then it’s back to BK (Brendan King) to parse through where Butler Basketball stands after their loss to UConn Wednesday night in Hinkle Fieldhouse. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

As high school basketball sectionals conclude, Indiana Sports Talk covers it all and more. Host Coach Bob Lovell is joined by WKLO’s David Deaton to detail North Harrison’s 50-26 win over Salem. Ball State Radio’s Nick Tidrow gives a rundown of the Cardinals win and what’s ahead for them. Kip Wesner of Hoosier Basketball Magazine shares about Pike’s 71-53 win over Plainfield that he got to witness. He then also shares about the sectional results throughout the classes across the state, and how they compared to his pre-season predictions. Floyd Central Girls Basketball Coach Jerry Hickey shares about their 52-28 win over New Albany. To finish this weekend’s show, Network IN’s Updates Anchor Brendan King shares about his upcoming Indiana State game, and Coach Lovell shares about his journey into the Hall of Fame(s). See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Indiana high school sectional basketball comes to the final stretch. Indiana Sports Talk Host Coach Bob Lovell shares about the matchups and results from across the state. Nathaniel Finch, Voice of Roncalli High School Basketball, starts off this hour’s round of callers with the Roncalli girl’s 67-38 win over Indian Creek. Corbin Lingenfelter with Inside the Lines details Center Grove’s close game with Franklin Central, winning 55-50. Brian Sullivan of WNAS shares about Silver Creek’s 62-51 win over Madison. ISC Sports Network’s Greg Rakestraw joins to share about IU Indy’s win, and Hamilton Southeastern’s 50-34 win over Carmel. Dr. Len Clark of Irish 101 details Notre Dame’s fourth straight conference game lost in a game that went down to the final seconds. Maconaquah’s Girls Basketball Coach Ray Davis joins to highlight his athletes in their 57-27 win over Western. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Indiana Sports Talk Host Coach Bob Lovell, along with Network IN’s Updates Anchor Brendan King, start tonight’s show talking Indiana high school sectional basketball, along with college ball that continues on. Indiana High School Sports.com's Brad Huber begins this show's array of callers sharing about Cathedral’s 46-38 win over Crispus Attucks. Then, John Herrick of the IU Radio Network recounts IU’s close 78-77 competition against Wisconsin. Rob Blackman, voice of the Purdue Boilermakers and Marve Bates Sportscaster of the Year, shares about Purdue’s rallying win over Oregon. Finally for this beginning hour, Coach Jared Swanson of the Evansville Memorial Boys Basketball details their 58-56 win over Castle and their long lead up to finally playing this game. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

To kick off the home stretch of the show, Steve Kolb of WAXL in Santa Claus parses through Evansville Mater Dei’s sectional victory over a very talented South Spencer team in the girl's sectional semifinal at Tell City. Next, we go to David Deaton from WKLO who provides further insight into Madison’s win over North Harrison. Kip Wesner makes his appearance to talk about a plethora of games he had around the state this week as well as where some of his contributors went. Wesner also runs through how his predictions and rankings are doing within the magazine. To round out the show, coach Lovell and Brendan talk about the girls' sectional games to watch Saturday and the juicy college basketball slate. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The second hour of the program gets started with Brendan and coach Lovell talking about the trade the Pacers made to get Ivica Zubac. What do these hoops heads think of the team finally acquiring a center? Then it’s back to girls basketball sectional night with Brad Huber of Indiana High School Sports .com with the Shortridge sectional games. Jerry Hickey of Floyd Central calls in to celebrate his team’s win over Seymour. Then, Brian Sullivan of WNAS had the Charlestown sectional, and he tells us who is moving on and who’s season came to an end. After the Pacers hectic week and a loss to the Bucks, Scott Agness of Fieldhouse Files calls in to break it all down for us and where the franchise goes in the short-term and long-term. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Friday’s Indiana Sports Talk starts with coach Bob Lovell discussing the girls basketball sectional weekend that is upon us and what it means for all the athletes. He also tells a story about how he experienced sectionals as an athlete and how it feels for a season to come to an end. We start the callers off with a lopsided one in the Rushville Sectional as Roncalli demolished New Pal. Nathaniel Finch was on the call and gives us a recap. We also get the perspective of Roncalli’s coach Jason Sims as he calls in to break down the win. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The final hour of the weekend, Brian Sullivan continues the conversation from the end of the ten o’clock hour as he did a boys and girls game today. We finally get to the Pacers big win over the Hawks with Scott Agness of Fieldhouse Files, who says Saturday’s win reminded him of the success the Pacers had last year. Next, we get to IST legends David Deaton and Steve Kolb who had Saturday night high school games to chat about. Kipp Wesner of Hoosier Basketball Magazine makes his appearance to talk about how busy he was with girls' basketball this week and how to buy the Hoosier basketball magazine. WE round out the show with Brendan King recapping the weekend that was in hoops and coach Lovell tells a story about Southern Illinois University Edwardsville. Plus, producer Caleb Zuver has his first ever Long’s Donut! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We dive into the Saturday night high school slate with Trent Moorehead who is elated after his Hauser Jets big win over Batesville. Then, the legend Greg Rakestraw called the game of the week in Indiana between Fishers and Carmel. How did the Tigers manage to keep their winning streak alive? Mark James of Triton Central joins to talk about his teams win over Eastern Hancock and Joey O’Rourke of the Indiana State radio network touches on the Sycamore’s loss to Valparaiso. Then, Cory McKim from River Forest makes an appearance with his team’s victory over Lake Station. We also get to the Indiana Hoosiers’ thrilling win out west over UCLA, a defensive slugfest between Orleans and North Davies. Lastly, Brad Moorehead, Trent’s brother, calls in to chat about his South Dearborn team and their victory. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The same crew from Friday night runs back as coach Bob Lovell and Brendan King hold down a Saturday edition of Indiana Sports Talk. We start things off with David Eha who traveled to Toledo this afternoon for Ball State’s loss to Toledo. Where can the Cardinals go from here? Brendan was at Hinkle Fieldhouse this afternoon for the Georgetown-Butler game and gave a breakdown of another Bulldog loss. Dr. Len Clark of Irish 101 makes it two appearances on IST this weekend as he talks about another loss for the Notre Dame basketball team, this time to Syracuse. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

For the final hour, it wouldn’t be an IST without some of these callers. Tanner Kamp of the Regional Radio Sports Network starts with Portage vs Michigan City and gives credit to Portage’s head coach Brian Klouse for their success this season. Brian Sullivan of WNAS chimes in with Brownstown vs Charlestown before Steve Kolb from WAXL opines on Heritage Hills vs Evansville Mater Dei. Andrew Smith of NewPalRadio.com had a back and forth contest between New Palestine and Yorktown. Hear who came through with a hustle play late in the game for the Dragons. North Harrisona and West Washington faced off with David Deaton on the call for WKLO and he has the lowdown for us. Of course, Kip Wesner of Hoosier Basketball Magazine was at a triple overtime thriller in girls basketball tonight and he runs us through the final sequences. Lastly, Brendan King and coach Lovell are in awe at the amount of overtime games that took place in the state tonight. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

ISC Sports Network’s John Herrick bats leadoff in the 10 o’clock hour to showcase how dominant Pike was in their 80-49 win over Lawrence North. Also, John Herrick is home this weekend for Indiana’s game against the UCLA Bruins but still gives us a preview of Saturday’s game. Producer Caleb Zuver screws up a scheduled scoreboard update before Brendan King has a story about the upcoming Georgetown-Butler game Saturday afternoon. Greg Rakestraw had North Central vs. Warren Central on the ISC Sports Network. The head coach of Carmel, Ryan Osborn, comments on what he likes about his team right now after their big-time road win at Ben Davis. IST staple Brad Huber had the Brebuf and Chatard game while WMUN’s Kurt Darling had Delta and Wapahani part 2. Fishers vs Franklin Central and Orleans vs Borden round out the hour. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

To kick off a Friday night episode of Indiana Sports Talk, coach Bob Lovell starts off by discussing the bitter cold weather and coach tells a story about his daily walks. Then, we dive into the girls basketball scene with Jason Goon of Elkhart Christian breaks down a game from Thursday night where his team defeated Bremen. Then, Jason Sims of Roncalli celebrates his girls team breaking the school record for wins in a season with 21. We go to boys basketball with BJ Aldridge of South Central Elizabeth. Despite his team losing, he talks about the lessons his team learned against Henryville. Lastly, Len Clark was in attendance for Portage anSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

While we had some technical difficulties to start the show we made sure to bring a strong effort with Scott Agness of Fieldhouse Files, Jeff Rabjohns of Peegs.com, Kurt Darling, David E. Hall, Gabbrielle Smith, Nate Tingle, Brian Sullivan Kip Wesner, Brent Brobston are among the call-in guests + Brendan King has your scoreboard updates throughout the night as we get you through a snowy night in the Hoosier state! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Rounding out the show, you aren't going to want to miss this one. We are talking Pacers from someone pretty close to the team, no one else but Pat Boylen. He breaks down a huge win and what it meant for the Hoosiers. A couple head coaches call in to update us on some of the late finishers and boy were those some nail biters. Brian Sullivan does what he does and gives some great analysis. No better way to end the show then with BK and Bob summarizing and giving us expert analysis of all our sports. Thanks for listening. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Kicking off our first full hour we are joined by a plethora of coaches and media personalities. We are talking college basketball, good and bad as well as stand-out performances. Plenty of Boys and Girls basketball to check in with tonight. We are joined by a coach preparing for City Semifinals and coaches who went at it tonight. Download and listen for the latest on Hoosier basketball. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.