Shootin’ the Stars

Shootin’ the Stars: Work ethic, competitiveness continue to drive J.R. Holmes By Mike Beas   The state’s career wins leader in boys high school basketball is a month removed from earning the right to exhale into 76 birthday candles. Whether [More]

Shootin’ the Stars: Still in use or not, we always remember our gymnasiums Pinnell School 2022 By Mike Beas Growing up in a cornfield-dominated area outside of Kokomo, I attended an elementary school that had been built, I believe, prior [More]

Time will tell if new semi state format is a hit By Mike Beas Indiana’s latest postseason switcheroo makes its debut the third Saturday of February. Early last summer, the Indiana High School Athletic Association executive committee voted 15-2 to [More]

HEADLINE — Boys and girls 1,000-point clubs offer up many stories   By Mike Beas A few weeks back, I received an e-mail that contained a file listing every 1,000-point career scorer in the history of Indiana high school basketball. [More]

Musings of a Hoopster by Shawn Martin Photo by: Brody Boyd  Pleasantville Gymnasium One hobby I have is watching high school basketball games in the many cathedrals around the state of Indiana. There are over 400 high schools in Indiana [More]

Shootin’ The Stars by Mike Beas There’s a simple explanation why Robert Stranahan’s name might not kick-start images of long-winded newspaper columns delving into this state’s high school basketball scene.              Robert Stranahan, Photos courtesy [More]

The 2020-2021 school year marks the 37th consecutive year that Mike Beas has covered high school sports in Indiana. Born and raised in Kokomo, Beas graduated from Ball State University before going on to write for The Indianapolis Star, Anderson [More]