Big news came this week for local sports fans. It was announced yesterday that Washington High School will be the host site for the Girls Basketball Sectional this year. The Washington Lady Hatchet Facebook Page thanked WHS Athletic Director Larry Cochren and the IHSAA (Indiana High School Athletic Association, Inc.) for making it possible.
A new mercy rule is coming to basketball games starting this upcoming season. The IHSAA Executive Committee held a meeting yesterday and approved of the proposal unambitiously. Details of the new rule can be seen in the image below…
The Indianapolis Colts collapsed down the stretch and lost 31-25 in overtime to the Baltimore Ravens last night. Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson led a comeback for the ages, as Baltimore ended the game with 22 unanswered points, capped off by touchdown pass in overtime. Indianapolis led 22-3 with 3:36 to go in the third quarter, and led by 16 in the fourth. After the Ravens tied the game at 25 in the final minute on a touchdown and two-point conversion, the Colts had a chance to salvage a victory, but a 47-yard field goal by Rodrigo Blankenship went wide left and the game went to OT. Indianapolis is now 1-4 and hosts the Houston Texans next Sunday in an AFC South battle.
Game 4 of the American League Division Series between the Chicago White Sox and Houston Astros was postponed due to rain. The game will be played today at 2:07 pm at Guaranteed Rate Field. Houston leads the best-of-five series two games to one, and will advance to the ALCS with a victory. Carlos Rodon will start for the White Sox, while Lance McCullers Jr. gets the start for Houston. Rodon last pitched September 29th, and has dealt with shoulder soreness after a stellar first half of the season. McCullers Jr. is 3-0 against the Sox this season, including a dominating shutout seven inning performance in Game 1.
Rahal Letterman Lanigan officially announced Monday that Jack Harvey will join the team on a multi-year deal. Harvey will drive the number 45 Honda, with sponsorship from grocery store chain HyVee. He drove full-time for Meyer Shank Racing the last two seasons, with finishes of 15th and 13th in the championship standings. The 28-year-old Englishman recorded six top-ten finishes this past season, with bests of fourth at St. Petersburg and Portland. It was announced in July that Harvey would not return to MSR, but he was not able to officially reveal his 2022 plans until Monday. Team owner Bobby Rahal confirmed that he plans to name the driver of the number 30 car for his team by the end of the month.
