Zionsville girls - Departing Coach Andy Maguire
ZIONSVILLE, Ind. -- Jennifer Marlow (Closed 4/5)

[No, I am talking about March Madness, the basketball phenomena so huge it spills over into April. I am from Indiana, where we scorn the generic March Madness for the more accurate and appropriate Hoosier Hysteria. Many non-Hoosiers are unaware that it is illegal in Indiana not to love basketball. Middle school teams draw crowds of thousands, entire towns close down in holiday when their high school teams make it to the tourney, and college teams receive celebrity attention and treatment.]

Bedford North Lawrence girls - Departing Coach Jeff Allen
BEDFORD, Ind. -- (Updated 2/15) BNL athletic department has announced via Twitter/X that Coach Allen has stepped down after ten seasons (226-45) with the Stars. Last season was another great one for BNL as they finished 20-5 and took home the Sectional. Incoming coach will be without four seniors including much of the contributions to those 20 wins - Including a Miss Basketball candidate. 5-6 sr-2-b Tori Nikirk is expected back at guard, as is 5-6 forward and classmate Katie Godlevske. Both logged substantial time in supporting roles. However, good Varsity Clubber points to two underclassmen as keys to next year’s version of BNL. 5-7 Jr-2-b guard Trinidy Bailey (appeared in all varsity games) and 5-9 soph-2-b post Miley Sherrill (12 PPG & 5 RPG as a varsity frosh.) Hoosier Hills Conference always nails. Early name mentioned is JV Coach Brett Holtz, but also an email contradicting that. No teaching gigs at this time. (Updated 3/5) Timeline: 3/31 Apps deadline, Week of April 1st - Interviews round 1, Week of April 8th - Interviews round 2 and job offered, Thursday, April 18th - Board approval (Updated 4/12) Good Varsity Club member reports BNL has wrapped up interviews. Names Mentioned include: Jamie Cummings, Gregory Burton, Todd Windlan.

Eastbrook boys - Departing Coach Greg Allison
MARION, Ind. -- (Updated 3/11) Coach Allison will not be back for a seventh season with the Panthers. Eastbrook has had a rough go of it as they have not seen the topside of .500 in almost ten years, and have not sniffed a Sectional title since 1998. Things might be trending in the right direction for this 2A program though. Good Varsity Club member reports that although three seniors graduate this spring, only two of them were regulars, and they were only good for a couple of buckets a game. In fact over 40PPG are on paper to return including top two leading scorers and rebounders. An underclass backcourt is expected back, and Eastbrook faithful are excited about a strong soph-2-b class. Not a ton of height as a couple of 6-2’s do it for the frontline, but overall the season goals are shifting for this program with what’s in the pipe right now. No won/loss record was included in report, but there was an emphasis on the frosh-2-b group being very solid as well. HS Math only position in the district right now, but more likely. Also worth mentioning girls job also open. Good Varsity Club member reports admin would like to pair with HS Math, HS Science, HS Ag. (Updated 4/12) Good Varsity Club member reports Jeff Liddick will be approved for this one. Coach Liddick has spent the last 12 years on the girls side winning four Sectionals at Eastbrook.

Southport girls - Departing Coach Adam Morelock
SOUTHPORT, Ind. -- (Updated 2/29) Coach has announced that he is resigning after seven seasons with the Cards. Last year was an exceptionally rough one, going just 2-20. Good Varsity Club member reports only a handful of seniors graduate, and although there were substantial minutes logged by a number of them, no significant loss is expected on the scoreboard. If there is much good news to report for incoming coach, it’s that five underclassmen endured trial by fire last year, and should be better for the efforts. Scoring was the biggest hurdle for the Cardinals last year. Southport managed around 30PPG last campaign, and all but 7 of that should be back. That’s still not much when spread across an entire roster. Truly it will be tough to count on any one Cardinal hitting for double digits on consistent basis. Varsity Clubber also reports that ball handling is another huge issue. Several outings saw more team turnovers than rebounds. “Effort is not the issue. Athleticism is.” Southport’s schedule doesn’t do them any favors either. 5-4 soph-2-b guard Lorelei Bennett did show some signs at times as a varsity frosh. JV described as below average, and no real help expected there. Great facilities and one of the finest old school gymnasiums in the state. Current opening include: MS ELA, Eled, HS Life Sci, HS Sped, HS Math, MS ELA, Varsity Club member reports those openings are for current year, and that they may or may not play a role in filling coaching gig. More jobs expected for fall semester. Good Varsity Clubber mentions Greg Burton-Eminence as a possible name. Burton is a Southport alum and former Cardinal assistant. Current Southport assistant Mike Gehlert also possible, but Southport has a history of not hiring ley coaches. (Updated 4/12) Word now that Southport down to 3. Intvs with Ad and principal. Report that Burton did not apply.

2024 IndyStar boys' Indiana All-Stars named
13 players selected for squad that will face Kentucky in June

Thirteen players have been selected for the 2024 IndyStar Indiana boys' All-Stars, All-Stars game director Mike Broughton announced Thursday (April 11).

Those chosen to the team will play three games in June -- one exhibition game against the Indiana Junior All-Stars as well as home-and-home contests against the Kentucky All-Stars.

The players comprising 2024 Indiana boys' All-Stars, listed alphabetically, are Isaac Andrews of Wapahani, Jack Benter of Brownstown Central, Flory Bidunga of Kokomo, Trey Buchanan of Westfield, Micah Davis of Franklin Community, Aaron Fine of Noblesville, Keenan Garner of Fishers, Evan Haywood of Brebeuf Jesuit, Jack Miller of Scottsburg, Tyler Parrish of Chesterton, Karson Rogers of Kokomo, Tucker Tornatta of Evansville Memorial and K.J. Windham of Ben Davis.

The 2024 IndyStar Indiana Mr. Basketball will come from among the above players and be announced later.

The '24 boys' All-Stars have four players who have been a part of state championship teams (Benter, 2024 2A; Garner, 2024 4A; Miller, 2024 3A; and Windham, 2023 4A) as well as five players who have been a part of state runner-up squads (Andrews, 2024 2A; Bidunga, 2023 4A; Parrish, 2022 4A; Rogers, 2023 4A; and Windham, 2024 4A). The squad also features two players who were named IBCA first-team Academic All-State (Andrews and Miller) and one player who was selected IBCA honorable mention Academic All-State (Buchanan). In addition, Andrews was honored as the 2024 IHSAA Trester Award winner for Class 2A.

John Peckinpaugh of Kokomo has been named head coach of the 2024 boys' All-Stars. He will be assisted by Brandon Hoffman of Silver Creek and Josh Thompson of Barr-Reeve.

Peckinpaugh is 69-17 in three seasons at Kokomo and 91-41 in five seasons as a high school head coach, including two seasons at Noblesville. He also had a 63-61 mark in four seasons as a college head coach at Indiana Tech and Wheeling Jesuit in West Virginia. Hoffman is 239-108 in 14 seasons at Silver Creek, including Class 3A state titles in 2019 and 2021. Thompson is 134-29 in six seasons at Barr-Reeve, including the 2021 Class A state crown. He is 244-185 in 17 seasons overall with previous stops at Springs Valley, Wood Memorial and Vincennes Lincoln.

The Junior-Senior exhibition game is set for June 5 at Kokomo. The first game against Kentucky will be June 7 at Lexington Catholic High School. The final game against Kentucky will be June 8 at Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis.

All three dates will be doubleheaders with the IndyStar Indiana girls' All-Stars, whose roster was announced March 11. The roster for the Indiana girls' Junior All-Stars was announced March 4. The roster for the Indiana boys' Junior All-Stars was announced March 25.

The Indiana Junior All-Stars will play two girl-boy doubleheaders this year -- June 2 against the Kentucky Junior All-Stars at Scottsburg and June 7 against the Indiana seniors at Kokomo.

The second IndyStar Indiana All-Star "Futures Games" doubleheader will be June 3 at Hamilton Southeastern. The Futures Games will be a girls-boys doubleheader with Indiana-only squads of sophomores and freshmen in a North vs. South format. The girls' Futures Games rosters were announced March 29. The boys' Futures Games rosters will be announced later.

The Indiana All-Stars program was founded in 1939 when the Indiana Boys All-Stars played the state champion Frankfort Hot Dogs. The series with Kentucky began in 1940, and the girls' portion of the All-Stars was added in 1976. The Junior All-Stars, boys and girls, were added in 1996. The All-Star senior girls have played Kentucky every year since 1976, except 2020 because of the COVID-19 pandemic. The All-Star senior boys have played Kentucky in all but three years since 1940 -- 1943 (World War II), 1944 (World War II) and 2020 (COVID-19 pandemic). The Futures Games doubleheader was added in 2023.

The Indiana Senior boys lead 104-45 in their series with Kentucky. The Indiana Senior boys lead 41-11 in games against the Indiana Junior boys. The Indiana Junior boys lead 7-5 in their series with Kentucky. The Indiana Senior girls lead 53-41 in their series with Kentucky. The Indiana Senior girls lead 41-11 in games against the Indiana Junior girls. The Indiana Junior girls lead 11-1 in their series with Kentucky. In the inaugural Futures Games, the South boys prevailed 100-96 and the North girls won 73-63.

The Indiana portion of the All-Star Games is organized and produced by the Indiana Basketball Coaches Association. The Indianapolis Star, with its IndyStar brand, is a title sponsor. Hoosier Shooting Academy is a presenting partner of All-Star Week, and Energy Systems Group is a presented partner of the June 8 All-Star doubleheader at Gainbridge Fieldhouse.

The IndyStar Indiana All-Star Team is selected through a balloting process of coaches and media overseen by game organizers from the IBCA. The top vote getter will be named Mr. Basketball, and the remainder of the team is finalized by Broughton after observing numerous games and events throughout the season, conferring with coaches, school officials and media across the state. Broughton also reviews votes submitted by coaches and media who each could recommend up to 10 players.

Those chosen as 2024 IndyStar Indiana boys' All-Stars are listed below alphabetically. Jersey numbers will be assigned later.

2024 IndyStar Indiana boys' All-Stars
Name, School, Height, PPG, College Choice
Isaac Andrews, Wapahani, 6-1, 24.3, undecided
Jack Benter, Brownstown Central, 6-6, 25.6, Purdue
Flory Bidunga, Kokomo, 6-9, 19.0, Kansas
Trey Buchanan, Westfield, 6-0, 13.7, Iowa
Micah Davis, Franklin Community, 6-2, 25.1, Eastern Kentucky
Aaron Fine, Noblesville, 6-3, 17.9, Purdue
Keenan Garner, Fishers, 6-6, 15.9, undecided
Evan Haywood, Brebeuf Jesuit, 6-4, 19.8, Butler
Jack Miller, Scottsburg, 6-6, 15.5, Hanover
Tyler Parrish, Chesterton, 6-3, 20.8, Marian
Karson Rogers, Kokomo, 6-6, 17.8, undecided
Tucker Tornatta, Evansville Memorial, 6-8, 16.6, Marian
K.J. Windham, Ben Davis, 6-4, 15.4, Northwestern

Head coach: John Peckinpaugh, Kokomo
Assistant coaches: Brandon Hoffman, Silver Creek; Josh Thompson, Barr-Reeve

I just got the email that this is open. I know zero details.

I am hearing this one is open. Can anyone confirm? And if it is true what happened here?

Insiders let's hear about these jobs. These are for sure open.

Clinton Central will be hosting a girls Varsity shootout June 15. They are considering having a boy's the same day, giving a discount for schools that bring a team in each gender.

Cost is 175, with a 3 game guarantee.

Information contact donald.helmick@clinton.k12.in.us

Clinton Central Varsity Summer Basketball Shootout


Date: 6/15 Where: Clinton Central High School

Time: 9:00-9:00 Format: 3 game guarantee

Who: Boys and Girls

Cost: $175 (if a school brings both a boys and girls team cost will be $150 each)

We will be hosting two shootouts on the same day. A varsity boys and a varsity girls shootout.
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Team Name ______________________________________

Girls __________ Boys _______________

Coaches Name(s) _____________________________________________

Coaches Number(s) ___________________________________________

Coaches Email(s) _____________________________________________

Total $_____________________________

Checks Payable to Clinton Central Girls Basketball
Contact donald.helmick@clinton.k12.in.us or 317-800-1701

Mail to: Clinton Central Elementary
Attn: Don Helmick
725 IN-29
Michigantown, IN 46057

Where can I find the dates that summer workouts can start. I can only find 22-23 calendar on IHSAA.

Garrett boys - Departing Coach Andrew Evertts
GARRETT, Ind. -- (Updated 4/5) Now being reported that Coach Evertts has resigned after three seasons with the Railroaders. In an oddity all three seasons finished with an identical 5-18 record. Prior to New Year’s, Garrett sat just a game under below .500, but last year’s end-of-season 12-game losing streak was a killer. Garrett’s Northeast Corner Conference did them no favors either. Eastside, Angola, Central Noble, Busco, Prairie Hts, Lakeland, Fremont, and Fairfield. The undermanned Railroaders haven’t topped .500 for ten years. Varsity Club member reports potential B.E.S.T. nominee as allegedly some parents went to board and were listened to at least to some extent. To make matters worse, virtually all production graduates. Decent sr-2-b and a soph-2-b that showed some promise is about it for holdovers. Given the red flag trilogy, (the climate of losing, the lack of proven varsity contribution coming back, and a school board that allegedly needs an ear to misguided bleacher coaches) this one could be one to avoid. Varsity Clubber reports potential of JV Coach tossing hat in the ring, but assuming he understands the current landscape at Garrett maybe better than anyone and may opt not to. For those that still wish to forge ahead, HS SS and HS Spanish openings are there.

Waldron boys - Departing Coach John Shaw (Interim)
WALDRON, Ind. -- Jeb Stewart (Closed 4/5)

Memorial girls - Departing Coach Lee Auker
EVANSVILLE, Ind. -- (Updated 4/5) Coach Auker has stepped down after five seasons and 100+ wins. Last year’s 20-6 squad had their season ended by the Tigers’ kryptonite (Gibson Southern) in Sectional. As a matter of fact, Memorial has had three 20-win seasons in a row come to an end courtesy of the GS Titans. Good Pocket City Varsity Clubber reports Tigers on paper to return two starters in soph-2-b Rylee Canaan (11PPG, 5RPG) and sr-2-b Myla Browning (9PPG, 3RPG, 4APG.) A number of other underclassmen logged some varsity time last season as well. Evansville has a bit of a unique setup in that Catholic schools, Mater Dei and Memorial, split the city in half and generally respect those guidelines in terms of where parochial students enroll. Internal interest unlikely. No word on JV record yet, but report states that feeder teams pretty solid. HS Math, HS Spanish, and HS Science.

Indiana Fever Draft Party
Monday, April 15, 2024

5:30 PM – Bicentennial Unity Plaza Party
6:30 PM – Gainbridge Fieldhouse Doors Open
7:00 PM – Draft Pre-show
7:30 PM – Draft Live Stream at Gainbridge Fieldhouse

Join us for the 2024 Fever Draft Party on April 15!

The party starts at 5:30 p.m. on Bicentennial Unity Plaza! Grab food and beverage, then move inside for the live stream on the scoreboard. The Fever are ON THE CLOCK with the #1 overall pick for the 2024 WNBA Draft.

Experience Family Fun Activities, get some shots up on the Bicentennial Unity court and hear from Fever GM, Lin Dunn as she discusses her draft process!

Complimentary parking will be available in the Virginia Avenue Garage directly across from the Fieldhouse.

Claim your free ticket now and complete the photo waiver for each member of your party.

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Delphi boys - Departing Coach Austin Cowley
DELPHI, Ind. -- (Updated 4/3) Coach Cowley has led the Oracles for the last four years, but report received indicates he will ‘be replaced’ next season. Last year Delphi managed a respectable 11-13 campaign. Good Varsity Club member reports only two seniors graduate and just one was a starter (leading scorer & rebounder 18PPG, 7RPG.) The other five regulars last season were all underclassmen, and should return. All told the Oracles should bring back about 40PPG including second leading scorer, 6-0 sr-2-b guard Walker Jones (17PPG, 5RPG.) JV reportedly average - finished 7-11. Last year’s 8th grade finished 11-5. 7th went 9-8. Way down the line, Delphi 6th was 2-6 last year. Report states that front line will likely top out at about 6-2. Conflicting reports on internal interest. MS ELA, MS Math, HS Ag, HS Math, HS Science and Eled openings confirmed.

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South Central girls - Departing Coach Ben Anderson
UNION MILLS, Ind. -- (Updated 4/1) Coach Anderson’s job is listed as open after three largely successful seasons at SC. Last season’s 16-7 squad fell short of a Sectional title, but his two previous squad made it to Regionals. Good Varsity Club member reports that from last year’s roster two senior leaders graduate. Problematic in that they were extremely important to just about everything the Satellites accomplished last year. Four other letter winners should return including three jrs-2-b that should make-up the core of varsity for next two seasons. According to report all are capable of holding their own, but gone is the punch of a big scorer unless one develops. Looking down the line, Varsity Clubber reports 8th grade as really limited, 7th grade conference runners-up, and 6th as competitive. Some internal interest expected. MS SS and ELED Music are only teaching jobs open for next fall.