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As much as I'd like to say yes, we don't have a legitimate claim to that kind of lofty recognition any more than FJ Reitz does (or any other HS in this area IMO). A number of schools have had some darn good teams, some state titles, and even periods of sustained success, but nobody down in this neck of the woods can honestly lay claim to be a "dynasty".

Heck, even Herman Byers' Ghost is dead. Haven't heard from him on Twitter for several years.

Evansville Reitz a DYNASTY? LOL. How in the world is Bishop Chatard not on the Indiana list?

https://www.courierpress.com/story/sports/high-school/2023/01/03/ihsaa-football-ifca-2022-good-works-players-teams-who-helped-indiana-communities/69774887007/ Congrats to the teams and players recognized by the IFCA for giving back to their communities. Well done!

LOL. GS fans should be ashamed that Wunderlich beat out Boyd.

Somebody should go buy all the Purdue football shirts in Ft. Branch & Haubstadt and sell them in Boonville.

Is baseball the biggest culprit in pushing kids to focus on one sport?

It's certainly debatable.

You mean Catholic kids who belong to a parish going to public schools instead of Catholic schools? Happens all the time down here...

No doubt. It's why I hope everyone who enjoys the coverage subscribes to the Courier in one way or another. Same with the GID, if you enjoy it, support it before it is gone.

Jasaitis already has that covered...

Michael is a big thorn in Paul's @$$ and a great advocate for families.

Right, and then questioned witnesses on the record during the hearing and injected athletics into a hearing where both schools had gone on record that the transfer was not athletically motivated. In IHSAA cases, the Courts call it the "poison-pill". Gotta love 'ol' Paul, Paul, Paul, he's always looking out for the kids....

Yes they are fantastic. Watching the state wrestling is a blast. Mike is a good dude.

And remember, Porter Rode had to sit 2 games only because of the EVSC and IHSAA. Of all the transfers from Central and other schools (most to Reitz, mind you) he was the only kid who had to hire a lawyer to get full eligibility... Disgraceful..

With rare exceptions, us too...

Give me one good, simple reason why Bishop Chatard should be bumped up from 3A to 4A in boys basketball when they haven't won a 3A sectional since 2004? ERM hasn't won the all-sport trophy in years. Probably won't now that Jasper is also involved. Castle should win every SIAC title in every sport, every year. So, if you ask me, Castle punches way below its own weight. You cannot have a system that says a school with 525 students (MD) is effectively equal to a school with 700 students (GS), yet a school with 575 students (ERM) is effectively equal to a school with 1800 students (Castle). Your "data" is asking your kids how many kids don't do anything at GS. I would argue GS has more non-deadweight boys available for football than ERM, because we have a lot boys involved in soccer. So GS's "dead-weight" may be roaming the halls doing nothing, but we have "dead-weight" roaming the halls who attend soccer after school. The result is the same, neither group plays football. Our girls softball has rarely been good and the reason why is so many of our girls play soccer and the travel season is busy in the spring. We reap the rewards in fall with state soccer titles and will get bumped up in the next cycle due to the SF.

Recruiting is perfectly legal. Using undue influence is not legal, which is why you see coaches who call or text students at other schools getting into hot water (see most recent IHSAA minutes referred to in another GID topic)...

I always tell non-Catholic friends before weddings or funerals it is pretty easy to get the hang of, just remember "stand up, sit down, fight, fight, fight..."

Uh, no. In 2019 Brock Combs dominated the 4A state title game on both sides of the ball, but was referred to as "Luke Combs" several times. Brock was a helluva football player, but he couldn't play guitar or carry a tune at all.

I agree.

He was injured in Wk.1? I'm surprised ND didn't want him shut down, repaired and rehabbed for when it counts (to them)...

Good start for the orange Tigers.

Both are struggling. I don't recall LS having so much trouble in past years.

Apparently all you gotta do is write a check for tuition and the titles just appear.