High School Sports 5/27/2022, 10:04am May 26 Delaware County high school sports roundup: Two Regional events produce winners and a plethora of Sectional games are postponed By Kyle Smedley Delta Girl's Tennis wins its seventh straight Regional Championship and a litany of Delaware County athletes advance to the State Championship in Boys Track & Field. Many Sectionals in the area are postponed.
Baseball 5/26/2022, 8:57pm Cardinals defeat Bobcats on walk-off home run in each team's first 2022 MAC Baseball Championship Tournament game By Kyle Smedley No. 1 seed Ball State Baseball (39-17, 32-7 MAC) defeated No. 4 seed Ohio (29-23, 21-15 MAC) 6-4 after freshman designated hitter Hunter Dobbins hit a walk-off home run to end a game that began over 24 hours earlier, with constant weather delays and postponement pushing the game back a full day.
High School Sports 5/25/2022, 8:18pm May 25 Delaware County High School Sectional and Regional Roundup: Two sectional games finish late due to delays and three sectional/regional events are postponed By Kyle Smedley Five Delaware County Sectional or Regional events were set to take place May 25 and three have been officially postponed, while Wapahani Baseball and Softball each finished their games.
Baseball 5/25/2022, 6:04pm First Ball State Baseball MAC Championship Tournament Game Postponed By Kyle Smedley Ball State Baseball's (38-17, 32-7 MAC) first Mid-American Conference (MAC) Championship Tournament game against Ohio (29-22, 21-15 MAC) has been postponed in the bottom of the first inning as the Cardinals lead 1-0. The contest has been tentatively rescheduled for 10 a.m. May 26 at Ball Diamond at First Merchant's Ballpark Complex in Muncie, Indiana.
High School Sports 5/25/2022, 10:42am Delaware County Regional and Sectional Roundup: May 24 By Staff Reports It is state tournament time for high school sports. With a packed schedule, check out the roundup from last night's matchups and events.
Baseball 5/24/2022, 6:00pm MAC Championship Tournament Preview: Ball State Baseball hopes to finish the job and earn first NCAA Regional bid since 2006 By Kyle Smedley Ball State Baseball (38-17, 32-7 MAC) won the Mid-American Conference (MAC) Regular Season Championship, thus earning the right to host the MAC Championship Tournament. The winner of said tournament earns an automatic bid at the NCAA Regionals. The Cardinals are scheduled to face Ohio (29-22, 21-15 MAC) May 25 at 4 p.m. in their first game of the tournament.
High School Softball 5/24/2022, 12:12am The Broncos and Blackhawks each win first-round sectional matchup By Kyle Smedley The Daleville Broncos (6-12) defeated the Southern Wells Raiders (5-19) 8-7 and the Cowan Blackhawks (13-8) defeated the Liberty Christian Lions (9-14) 9-0 in their respective first-round softball sectional matchups.
Baseball 5/23/2022, 10:00am 1000 Weddings: First-year Delta High School baseball coach Devin Wilburn hopes to create greater character than baseball skills in the Eagles By Kyle Smedley Former Ball State Baseball pitcher Devin Wilburn is in his first season as head coach of Delta High School Baseball and his biggest goals are to establish personal connections with his players and help them become men of greater character.
volleyball 5/22/2022, 6:00pm KEHN: Falling in love with volleyball at a volleyball school By Daniel Kehn There have been a sizable amount of pinch me moments in my young career in sports journalism, but very few, if any, have come close to what I have felt while covering volleyball.
Baseball 5/21/2022, 4:02pm Ball State Baseball win MAC Regular Season Championship, will host MAC Championship Tournament By Kyle Smedley For the first time since 2014, Ball State Baseball (38-17, 32-7 MAC) are Mid-American Conference (MAC) Regular Season Champions, after sweeping Miami (Ohio) (23-33, 18-22 MAC) in four games.
NBA Draft 5/18/2022, 6:00pm SMEDLEY: NBA Draft Lottery: For better or for worse? By Kyle Smedley May 17, the Orlando Magic won the NBA Draft Lottery, meaning they will select first overall in the 2022 NBA Draft held June 23. However, is the NBA right for holding a lottery or should the worst team automatically be given the first pick?
Baseball 5/15/2022, 6:15pm Cardinals fall to second place in MAC, split series with Ohio By Kyle Smedley Ball State Baseball (34-17, 28-7 MAC) split their series against Ohio (26-21, 18-14 MAC) 2-2. The May 13-15 series saw the Cardinals win 11-5 and 16-6, and lose 5-3 and 15-10, with the latter loss coming on Senior Day.
High School Baseball 5/14/2022, 9:33pm Yorktown Tigers win their first Delaware County Baseball Tournament since 2019 By Kyle Smedley Round two and three of the 2022 Delaware County Baseball Tournament took place May 14, with the Yorktown Tigers (15-7) coming out as champions.
Softball 5/12/2022, 10:34am Hensley and 4 other Cardinals honored in Softball MAC Awards By Staff Reports Mid-American Conference (MAC) Softball Awards were announced May 11, as voted by the head coaches of each team in the conference, where Ball State took home five awards.
sports photography 5/11/2022, 1:06pm A journal from a photojournalist: My first year By Amber Pietz The more I shot sports, the more I seemed to find myself. When I came to college I felt lost. Not because I didn’t know what I wanted to do with my life, but because I didn’t really know who I was anymore. I lost myself in high school and being at the Daily News helped me find my place and my people.
High School Baseball 5/11/2022, 12:44am Familiar foes square off in round 1 of Delaware County Baseball Tournament By Kyle Smedley In game one, Wapahani (17-3) defeated Cowan (9-8) 12-1 and in game two, Delta (5-14) defeated Wes-Del (10-8) 4-2. Wapahani goes on to face Yorktown (13-7) 10 a.m. May 14 and Delta faces Daleville (3-15) approximately 40 minutes after game one. The championship is scheduled for 7 p.m. May 14.
Baseball 5/9/2022, 5:37pm Cardinals take 3-of-4 from the Golden Flashes on Mother's Day weekend By Kyle Smedley Ball State Baseball (32-15, 26-5 MAC) win the first three games of their series against Kent State (18-26,13-17 MAC), but drop game four in walk-off fashion.
Softball 5/8/2022, 5:22pm Cardinals win series against Zips but miss Mid-American Conference Tournament as their season ends By Kyle Smedley In the last series of the year, Ball State Softball wins its series 2-1 against Akron, however each team misses out on the Mid-American Conference Tournament.
Volleyball 5/8/2022, 2:25am Hawai'i wins second consecutive NCAA National Championship By Daniel Kehn 364 days after winning the NCAA National Championship, Hawai'i Men's Volleyball (27-5, 7-3 BWC) is back on top of the collegiate game. The Rainbow Warriors are now consecutive champions and have appeared in three of the last four NCAA Tournament finals (no tournament held in 2020 due to the COVID-19 Pandemic).
Tennis 5/6/2022, 5:59pm Women's Tennis exits NCAA Tournament in opening round By Daniel Kehn Ball State Women's Tennis (19-4, 8-2 MAC) traveled to Austin, Texas for the first-round NCAA Tournament against the University of Texas (21-4, 8-1 BIG12) May 6 as the Mid-American Conference (MAC) Tournament Champions. The Longhorns swept the Cardinals in the doubles and singles matches to end Ball State's postseason run.
Hemp Farm 9/1/2022, 9:00am Meet the Owner of Delaware County’s ‘Hemp-ire’ By Evan Chandler Brian Nixon went from a full-time physical therapist to one of the only hemp farmers in Delaware County.
LGBTQ Pride 9/5/2022, 5:29pm Muncie OUTreach hosts its first Pride festival in Canan Commons Park Sept. 3
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