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.

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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.

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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. 

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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.  

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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.  

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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.  

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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! 

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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. 

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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.  

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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.  

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