BY PAUL CONDRY AND MATT KOPSEA

NEWS AND NOTES

Former Greencastle coach Mike Meyer unexpectedly passed away on August 4 at the age of 60 years old. He spent 18 years on the sidelines of his alma, serving as the Tiger Cubs’ top man for 13 seasons (2005-2009 and 2015-2022).

NEW FACES IN NEW PLACES

School                     Previous Coach            New Coach

Attica                             Michael Winters                Tyler Allen

Avon                                Mark Bless                       Rob Gibson

Calumet New Tech             Cody French                     Charles Salary

Central Noble                   Hayden Kilgore                  Zach Baber

Christel House Manual        John Prater                      Rajshawn Mosley

Clarksville                        Justin Boser                     Zach Hensel

Clinton Central                  Tracy Rosa                       Jeremy Fendley

Corydon Central                 Aaron Humphrey               Luke Keller

Covington                         Mike Cross                       Justin Wheeler

Culver Community              Mike Zehner                     Austin Foust

East Chicago Central          Dane Dinkins                     Corey Bailey

Eastside                           Todd Mason                      Alyx Brandewie

Edgewood                         Caleb True                       Scott Fischer

Evansville Central              Andy Zirkelbach                Brandon Artis

Fort Wayne South             Guy “Tiny” Lee                   Andre Goodwell

Greencastle                      Mike Meyer                      Dave Stephens

Greensburg                      Scott Moore                     Wes Anderson

Greenwood                       Mike Campbell                   Justin Boser

Griffith                           Robert Robinson                Phil Mason

Hammond Bishop Noll         Wayne Racine                   Tyler Milby

Huntington North              Bob Prescott                    Mike Eshbach

Indianapolis Ben Davis        Jason Simmons                 Russ Mann

Indianapolis Cardinal Ritter Brad Purcell                      Levar Johnson

Ind. Crispus Attucks          Ramon Stallings                 Isaiah Bryant

Indianapolis Tech              Craig Chambers                 Jerdson Gamble

LaPorte                            Bob James                        Austin Epple

LaVille                             Will Hostrawser                Jeff Kaiser

Knightstown                     Chad Montgomery             Trent Taylor

Manchester                      Alyx Brandewie                 Eddie Fields

Marion                             James Bell                        Craig Chambers

Michigan City                    Phil Mason                        Cody French

Mount Vernon (Posey)         Luke Messmer                   Justin Fischer

North Central (Indianapolis) Kevin O’Shea                    Derek Hart

North Newton                   Scott Rouch                     Joe Ewing

Owen Valley                      Rob Gibson                       Joe White

Peru                                Tim Weeks                       Chris Makowski

Pike Central                      Kelly Brashear                  JJ Howald

Plainfield                         Brian Woodard                 Tyler Bless

Portage                            Terry Chestovich              Roydon Richards

River Forest                     Demetri Blanco                 Mark Hildalgo

Salem                              Blair Thompson                 Brian Glesing

Shelbyville                       Brian Glesing                     Scott Fitzgerald

South Bend Washington     Todd Stammich                 Jay Johnson

Southern Wells                 Mike Roeder                     Jeff Sprunger

Terre Haute North            Billy Blundell                     Michael Ghant

Triton                              Rodney Younis                   Zach Whittaker

Twin Lakes                       Kevin Sayler                     Kevin O’Shea

Wheeler                          Rob Kania                         Nick Testa

LONGEST CURRENT WINNING STREAKS

Indianapolis Lutheran has claimed 30 straight wins.

Valparaiso has seven wins in a row.

East Central, Evansville Mater Dei, and Indianapolis Bishop Chatard have six straight victories.

Center Grove has won five straight games.

LONGEST CURRENT LOSING STREAKS

South Bend Clay has dropped 28 consecutive games.

Elwood, Southern Wells, and Southport have lost 22 games in a row.

Plymouth has dropped 21 straight contests.

Cambridge City Lincoln has suffered 20 consecutive losses.

Attica has dropped 18 straight contests.

Fort Wayne South has a 17-game losing streak.

Hammond Bishop Noll has endured 16 consecutive losses.

Clinton Central, Crawford County, and Whitko have lost 15 straight games.

Caston and Princeton have dropped 14 contests in a row.

Evansville Central has dropped 13 consecutive contests.

Bellmont and North Central (Indianapolis) have lost 12 in a row,

Brown County, Marion, and Richmond are on an 11-game losing streak.

North Newton has lost 10 straight games.

Forest Park, Frankfort, and Greenwood have suffered nine consecutive losses,

Eastern (Pekin), Evansville Bosse, Fort Wayne Northrop, Rushville, Terre Haute North, Twin Lakes, and Wes-Del have lost eight games in a row.

Delta, Jay County, and South Bend Adams have dropped seven straight contests.

Cloverdale, Munster, North Central (Farmersburg), Parke Heritage, Pioneer, Shelbyville, and Wawasee have lost six consecutive games.

Blackford, Central Noble, Edinburgh, Fort Wayne Wayne, Indianapolis Cardinal Ritter, Kankakee Valley, Mishawaka Marian, Mitchell, and Zionsville have dropped five games in a row.

CONSECUTIVE REGULAR SEASON WINS   

West Lafayette 26, Indianapolis Lutheran 21, Linton-Stockton 20, Carroll (Fort Wayne) 17, Adams Central 16, Hanover Central 16, New Palestine 14, North Decatur 13, Oak Hill 13, Owen Valley 11, LaVille 10, NorthWood 10, Crown Point 9, Evansville Reitz 9, Hamilton Southeastern 9, Tecumseh 9. Harrison (West Lafayette) 8, Lawrenceburg 8, Columbia City 7, Fort Wayne Snider 7, Gary West 7, Jimtown 7, Northeastern 7, Seeger 7, Southwood 7, Bloomington South 6, Eastside 6, Fort Wayne North 6, Indianapolis Cathedral 6, Churubusco 5, Delphi 5. Mississinewa 5, Mount Vernon (Fortville) 5, Penn 5, West Central 5, Western Boone 5, Charlestown 4, Franklin 4, Hamilton Heights 4, Indiana Deaf 4, Jasper 4, Lowell 4, Muncie Central 4, North Harrison 4, Perry Central 4, Rochester 4, Southridge 4, Tri 4, Centerville 3, Griffith 3, Heritage 3, Hobart 3, Indianapolis Scecina 3, Knox 3, Lafayette Jeff 3, New Haven 3, North Posey 3, North Putnam 3, Riverton Parke 3, Scottsburg 3, South Adams 3, Tri-West 3, Warsaw 3, Westfield 3, Whiteland 3

CONSECUTIVE REGULAR SEASON LOSSES

South Bend Clay 25, Elwood 19, Southern Wells 19, Southport 19, Cambridge City Lincoln 18, Plymouth 18, Richmond 17, Attica 16, Fort Wayne South 15, Hammond Bishop Noll 14, Clinton Central 13, Crawford County 13, Whitko 13, Caston 12, Princeton 12, Evansville Central 11, Bellmont 10, North Central (Indianapolis) 10, Brown County 9, Marion 9, Forest Park 8, Frankfort 8, Greenwood 8, North Newton 8, Eastern (Pekin) 7, Evansville Bosse 7, Fort Wayne Northrop 7, Monrovia 7, Rushville 7, Terre Haute North 7, Twin Lakes 7, Wes=Del 7, Cloverdale 6, Delta 6, Jay County 6, South Bend Adams 6, Munster 5, North Central (Farmersburg) 5, Parke Heritage 5, Pioneer 5, Shelbyville 5, Wawasee 5, Benton Central 4, Blackford 4, Central Noble 4, Edinburgh 4, Fort Wayne Wayne 4, Huntington North 4, Indianapolis Tech 4, Mishawaka Marian 4, Mitchell 4, Taylor 4, Zionsville 4, Anderson 3, Christel House Manual 3, Corydon Central 3, Franklin Central 3, Jeffersonville 3, Lake Central 3, Lakeland 3, New Castle 3, Southmont 3, Vincennes Lincoln 3,

WINNINGEST ACTIVE COACHES

Larry “Bud” Wright (Sheridan) 447, Russ Radtke (Knox) 388, Mike Gillin (Mooresville) 357, John Hart (Brownsburg) 326, Jeff Adamson (Eastbrook) 308, Reed May (Brownstown Central) 291, Eric Moore (Center Grove) 284, Mike Goebel (Evansville Mater Dei) 259, Mike Johnson (Logansport) 246, Bart Curtis (Warsaw) 240, Kevin O’Shea (Indianapolis North Central) 239, Craig Buzea (Crown Point) 228, Ott Hurrle (Indianapolis Scecina) 225, Tim Able (Triton Central) 215, Grant Zgunda (Jay County) 210, Sherwood Haydock (Fort Wayne Wayne) 203, Dave Pasch (Indianapolis Lutheran) 203.

CLOSING IN ON 200 WINS

Cory Yeoman (Penn) 198, Kirk Kennedy (Kankakee Valley) 196, Herb King (Fountain Central) 193, Darrin Fisher (Whiteland) 191, Chris Meeks (Rensselaer Central) 186

CLOSING IN ON 150 WINS

Andy Thomas (Angola) 145, Andy Dorrel (Culver Academy) 145, Roydon Richards (Portage) 141

CLOSING IN ON 100 WINS

Josh Edwards (Eastern Greentown) 95. Justin Pelley (Western Boone) 94, Curt Funk (Fishers) 93, Greg Barrett (South Vermillion) 92, Mark Raetz (Northview) 91, Dave Snyder (Southwood) 90, Bret Szabo (Tecumseh) 90.