Class 2A standouts net IBCA weekly honors
This past weekend, each of the regional sites around the state crowned winners, slimming the overall field from 64 boys basketball teams down to 16.
While there were several individual standout performances on Saturday, the Week 19 IBCA Players of the Week were, ironically, all seniors hailing from Class 2A.
Fort Wayne Blackhawk Christian senior Caleb Furst, Blackford senior Luke Brown and Southridge senior Colson Montgomery are the honorees for Mar. 8-13 in the recognition program coordinated by the Indiana Basketball Coaches Association.
Furst is the recipient in District-1. Brown wins for a third time this season in District-2. Montgomery takes home honors in District-3.
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Local athletes named academic all-state
On Wednesday, seventy-two Indiana high school seniors (37 boys and 35 girls) were chosen as first-team academic all-state for 2021 by the Indiana Basketball Coaches Association.
In addition, 263 more boys and 267 more girls were recognized as honorable mention academic all-state for 2021. Overall, 602 players received recognition on this year’s IBCA Academic All-State program.
The IBCA Academic All-State program is one where academic prowess and athletic prowess both are considered in the selections. Items such as grade-point average and academic class rank are considered along with athletic performance in areas such as points per game, rebounds per game and assists per game.
Greenfield-Central’s Addison Hill earned IBCA first-team girls academic all-state honors this year.
In addition, Mt. Vernon was represented by senior Chris Hays, who was named honorable mention IBCA boys academic all-state.
Mt. Vernon’s Riley Hasseld, Olivia Yeley and Lexi Shelton also earned IBCA girls academic all-state honorable mentions.
New Palestine’s Addi Jones was named IBCA girls academic all-state honorable mention.
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Loyola-Chicago sister’s bobblehead unveiled
MILWAUKEE — The National Bobblehead Hall of Fame and Museum unveiled an officially licensed, limited-edition bobblehead featuring Loyola University Chicago’s Sister Jean Dolores Schmidt, BVM.
This marks the third bobblehead of Sister Jean, the 101-year-old chaplain for Loyola’s Men’s Basketball team.
The bobblehead features Sister Jean in her wheelchair wearing a maroon and gold Loyola letter jacket. Each bobblehead will be individually numbered and they are only available through the National Bobblehead Hall of Fame and Museum’s Online Store.
The bobbleheads are $25 each plus a flat-rate shipping charge of $8 per order. A portion of the sales of Sister Jean’s bobblehead benefit Sister Jean’s religious order, the Sisters of Charity of the Blessed Virgin Mary, as well as Loyola University’s Athletic Department.
