The winner of the season opener could not have been more appropriately named. Sentimentaljourney, ridden by Albin Jimenez, scored the first win in the first race of the season named in honor of Jonathan B. Schuster, former vice president and general manager at Indiana Grand who passed away o…

Indiana University has renamed the Intramural Center on its Bloomington campus in honor of Shelbyville-native Bill Garrett.

Indiana Grand Racing & Casino will kick off its 18th season of racing Monday with 11 races on the 2020 opening day program. A total of nine Thoroughbred and two Quarter Horse races are slated for the racing card. First post is 2:20 p.m.

The Indianapolis Colts announced its preseason schedule for the 2020 NFL season.

One Indianapolis camp was all Matty Livezey needed to secure his college soccer destination.

Mike Clevenger and Tim Able remain optimistic that there will be Friday night football under the lights this fall.

Pending approval from the Indiana Horse Racing Commission, and after consultation with Indiana horsemen, Indiana Grand Racing & Casino in Shelbyville has revised its proposed Live Racing calendar for the 2020 season.

After receiving approval from the Indiana Horse Racing Commission, Indiana Grand Racing and Casino will begin to reopen its barn area on Monday.

Youth football registration is underway in Shelbyville, Fairland and Waldron.

Thirty years from now Dalen Williams will be nearing 50 years of age and likely still have vivid memories of his final year of high school.

With the inability to have a formal postseason awards ceremony due to the novel coronavirus pandemic, Shelbyville High School’s athletic department recently announced winter sports award winners via social media.

The NBA is discussing opening up practice facilities once again in cities where COVID-19 restrictions are easing. Indianapolis officials squashed that idea Thursday morning for the Indiana Pacers when it extended stay-at-home orders for two more weeks, until May 15.

The Shelby County Fairgrounds has a unique visitor. Ana Malak N, a five-year-old stallion from New Zealand, is currently in training at the half-mile track. The son of Bettor’s Delight, one of New Zealand’s premier stallions, was recently purchased by Jeff Cullipher of Pendleton, Ind., and T…

Justin Meredith is about to earn his college degree despite two universities telling him not to come back to campus.

The lure of home was too much to pass up for Noah Stuckey.

Logan Young had enough impetus to leave the baseball program at Indiana University South Bend. The fast start to the 2020 season proved he made the right call to stay.

Something was just not quite right for the James Madison University softball team while practicing on the Jacksonville University softball field prior to a weekend invitational tournament in mid-March.

The bag of softball gear sits off to the side in the garage. Abey Bass is not quite yet sure what to do with its contents.

Nolan Parker was humble and kind. He was intelligent and driven. Most of all, he was a great friend and a loving son.

Add yet another accomplishment to Frank Gore’s Hall of Fame plaque.

Thirteen players have been selected for the 2020 IndyStar Indiana Boys All-Stars, it was announced this week.

This past week the Indiana High School Athletic Association (IHSAA) wisely cancelled spring sports for the 2020 season.

Michael Luciano, Shelbyville

Regan Graff, Shelbyville

Forty high school seniors from throughout Indiana have been named 2020 Indiana Academic All-Stars, a program of the Indiana Association of School Principals (IASP). In addition, 50 other students were recognized as Academic All-Star Regional Honorees.

Makayla Terrell

It is official. Spring sports have been cancelled. So has the rest of the school year.

Game officials Jay Slater and Gary Wier will be will be recognized with special awards for 2020 by the Indiana Basketball Coaches Association.

The video on YouTube usually surfaces this time of the year. For a small community, winning a state championship is hard to forget.

School administrators Stacy Adams of Valparaiso, Shane Osting of New Castle and Tim Grove of South Knox will be will be recognized with special awards for 2020 from the Indiana Basketball Coaches Association.

Shelbyville senior Braelyn Stacy

Current high school sports officials, as well as individuals interested in joining the officiating ranks, will be able to access online education courses on the NFHS Learning Center for free through July 1.

Waldron head coach Anthony Thomas and the Lady Mohawks’ basketball program will be hosting a holiday tournament in December – the Lady Mohawk Holiday Tournament presented by American Family Insurance. The inaugural tournament will take place on Dec. 29. There will be varsity and junior varsi…

Fifteen seniors and 15 underclass boys basketball players have earned IBCA/Subway “Supreme 15” All-State honors for 2019-2020.

Kyle Crim is not the flashy type. He does not showboat when playing the game he loves most. Crim does not care about accolades or who scores the points. He just wants to win.

Four Indiana high school assistant coaches will receive special awards from the Indiana Basketball Coaches Association in 2020.

The Indianapolis Colts have signed free agent cornerback Xavier Rhodes.

Manager of the Year

This group was different than the rest. But at the beginning of their campaign, Morristown head coach Scott McClelland thought his Yellow Jackets “just weren’t very good.”

Fifteen boys basketball players have been named to the 2020 Shelby News’ All-County teams.

Brian Lebowitz has been promoted to head coach of the Franklin men’s basketball team, it was announced this week by interim director of athletics Lance Marshall. Lebowitz assumes the role after a six-year stint as an assistant coach with the program.

Six Indiana high school boys basketball coaches have been chosen as 2020 Bob King Coaches of the Year by their peers in the Indiana Basketball Coaches Association, it was announced this week.