South Bend Tribune Sports

Next week, a four-part series on the rich, complex and often-overlooked history and legacy of Black South Bend high school athletes will be published for @SBTsports. After moving to South Bend a year ago, I quickly learned that despite the Black community’s prominence, many felt it had been long underrepresented. This is a step toward changing that. southbendtribune.com/story/sports/h…

A Jackie Young comparison without even having played a collegiate game? That’s the impression Notre Dame women’s basketball freshman @JacyAbii has already made on Niele Ivey. The Irish’s head coach’s advice has been: ‘Know who you are.’ “She’s going to be special.” 🏀📝 southbendtribune.com/story/sports/c…

What we saw during Notre Dame women’s basketball’s first summer availability was limited — only seven players participated with two out of town and one recovering from injury — but insightful, with Jacy Abii particularly impressing. My notes on the Irish here. 🏀📝 southbendtribune.com/story/sports/c…

Column: Why Brady Koehler did something - stay - that too few @ndmbb players did after last season ended. Here: tinyurl.com/429xvdx8

Let's keep the debates rolling today, shall we? Coaches from around the South Bend area weigh in on if the basketball tournament should be seeded or not southbendtribune.com/story/sports/h…

Haylee Harford Sanchez has won the 2026 @EpsonTour Four Winds Invitational at Blackthorn Golf Club in South Bend. Harford Sanchez finished at -15 after a -9 round Sunday, including 10 birdies. Harford Sanchez was in tears after her best friend, fellow Epson Tour member Madison Young, greeted her with a champagne shower on the 18 green. ⛳️🏆

Kaleena Smith’s court vision, ball handling, touch and body control was what stood out to me most Sunday at Mishawaka Fieldhouse’s Adidas 3SSB tournament. These are some of the many traits that make her the No. 1 prospect in the Class of 2027. 🏀🎥 southbendtribune.com/videos/sports/…

The No. 1 women’s basketball prospect in the Class of 2027, Kaleena Smith, is about to play her fifth Adidas 3SSB game of the weekend at Mishawaka Fieldhouse. She leads 7 Days 17U against Mass Rivals 17U at 9:20 a.m. Notre Dame — and more than 25 other teams — have offers out to Smith.

After 51 years of IHSAA girls basketball, here are the 19 best players in Indiana history — including their high school, collegiate and professional (if applicable) accomplishments. See who joins Skylar Diggins, Jackie Young and Stephanie White. I’m sure this won’t spark any debate! 🏀📝 southbendtribune.com/story/sports/h…

It would be impossible to cover everything in the 51-season history of IHSAA girls basketball, but perspective from Judi Warren, LaTaunya Pollard, Jacqueline Batteast, Shanna Zolman, Rick Risinger, Skylar Diggins and @GracynGilliard helped tell the story. 🏀📝 southbendtribune.com/story/sports/h…

Concord senior @bo_brunner7 won the @SBTsports 2026 Boys Athlete of the Year fan poll with 8,256 of the 25,613 total votes, or 32.23% of the poll. The @valpoufootball commit was the quarterback for @CoachKoehlerCHS’s IHSAA 5A regional championship football team, a starter for @Concord_Hoops and a sectional champion for @minutemen_track. 🗳️: southbendtribune.com/story/sports/h…

.@PennHSAthletics senior @CBon2026 is the @SBTsports staff pick for the 2026 Boys Athlete of the Year. The @IndWesleyan_FB commit was a standout defensive lineman for the IHSAA 6A sectional champions @KingsmenFBall, a @Pennboyshoops starter, a sectional champion in volleyball and a state champion in unified track & field. southbendtribune.com/story/sports/h…

After Olivia Miles and Jessica Shepard were named starters, Jackie Young, Marina Mabrey and Sonia Citron’s reserve selections mark the first time five former Notre Dame women’s basketball standouts will be WNBA All-Stars in the same season. 🏀📝 southbendtribune.com/story/sports/c…

“Even though the school is closed, the kids are still wearing championship rings.” There are 19 IHSAA basketball (boys & girls) state champions from schools that have since closed, yet their legacies live on in their respective communities. 🏀📝 southbendtribune.com/story/sports/h…

Voting is now open for the 2026 South Bend Tribune Boys Athlete of the Year poll. There are no voting limits or restrictions until the poll closes at 11:59 p.m. ET Wednesday, July 8. See the 23 nominees here. 🗳️⚾️🏀🏈🏃⛳️🏐⚽️: southbendtribune.com/story/sports/h…

The Dallas Wings’ Jessica Shepard and the Minnesota Lynx’s Olivia Miles were each named first-time WNBA All-Star starters Thursday, continuing a strong legacy of former Notre Dame women’s basketball standouts representing the league’s best. 🏀📝 southbendtribune.com/story/sports/c…

.@BremenSports senior @kincaid_emma26 is the @SBTsports staff pick for the 2026 Girls Athlete of the Year. The @IWUWildcats commit was a three-sport athlete — a volleyball starter, a 1,000-point scorer for the IHSAA 2A semi-state runner-up @bremenladylions and a state qualifier in track & field. southbendtribune.com/story/sports/h…

Congratulations to @marianhssports senior Theresa Reynolds on winning the 2026 @SBTsports Girls Athlete of the Year Fan Poll with 20,211 of the 56,892 total votes, or 35.48% of the poll. Reynolds was a team captain for the IHSAA 2A state champion @MLadyKnights. 🗳️⚽️: southbendtribune.com/story/sports/h…

RT @KyleMSmedley: Notre Dame women’s basketball announces it will compete in the fifth annual Battle 4 Atlantis Tournament November 24 and…

Principal Jacob Singleton announces @PHS_Athletics1’s new Athletic Director will be Ryan Welch, pending board approval. This is Welch’s first AD role.