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ACAC football games will start a half-hour earlier this season.
The ACAC moved the start of conference and non-conference games to 7 p.m. Games in the league started at 7:30 p.m. last season.
“The biggest thing to consider is to be consistent, that everybody plays at the same time,” Woodlan athletic director Denny Miesle said. “We play some non-conference games and some of those conferences play at (7 p.m.). It will help us be more consistent with the other schools we play.”
Miesle also said the change in start time will allow for more daylight and allow students to get home sooner after games, making it safer.
ACAC schools include Adams Central, Bluffton, Garrett, Heritage, Leo, South Adams, Southern Wells and Woodlan.
Woodlan pitcher Jerrid Rydell and East Noble catcher Josh Dickey will join Homestead pitcher Pat Veerkamp and Dwenger pitcher Scott Scheumann on the North All-Star team at the IHSBCA All-Star Series. The three-game event will be played at Braun Stadium at the University of Evansville, beginning with a doubleheader July 10 and a wooden bat game July 11.
TinCaps center fielder Blake Tekotte was named the Midwest League Hitter of the Week. Tekotte had a .538 average (7 for 13) with two home runs and eight RBI last week. He also scored six runs.
Dr. Tom Clanton, the Houston Rockets’ team physician, told the Houston Chronicle that Yao Ming’s broken left foot “has the potential for him missing this next season and could be career-threatening.”
The Bucks made qualifying offers to restricted free agents Ramon Sessions and Ersan Ilyasova, but will not make an offer to Charlie Villanueva. … The Nets picked up the $2.06 million contract option on forward Jarvis Hayes for next season. … The Rockets are taking over basketball operations of the Rio Grande Valley Vipers of the NBA D-League team.
Whitko’s Kaden Krull signed a letter of intent to play at Iowa Central Community College in Fort Dodge, Iowa, the school announced. The 6-foot-9 center averaged 6.8 points and five rebounds last season.
Tamika Catchings of the Indiana Fever was named the WNBA Eastern Conference Player of the Week. Catchings averaged 18.5 points, 11 rebounds and 4.5 steals in a two-game sweep of the New York Liberty last week.
The PBA 24th annual Bud Light Fort Wayne Open and BowlGift.com PBA Senior Open will be held at Georgetown Bowl on Sept. 4-6.
Golfer Jorge Campillo and diver Christina Loukas were named Indiana University athletes of the year. Loukas was the NCAA 3-meter springboard champion and was named Big Ten and NCAA diver of the year. Campillo was the Big Ten player of the year for the second time and led the Hoosiers to the team title in the Big Ten match play championships.
Michigan City High School defensive lineman Ryan Isaac has made an oral commitment to play football at Purdue in 2010. … Defensive lineman Jibreel Black of Cincinnati Wyoming High School made an oral commitment to play football at Indiana. Black will be a senior at Wyoming this fall.
The Supreme Court agreed to decide whether the National Football League and its 32 teams can enter an exclusive licensing deal with a maker of team jerseys and other gear without violating federal antitrust law. The court said it will hear an appeal from American Needle Inc., of Buffalo Grove, Ill., that challenges an agreement the NFL struck with Reebok International Ltd. The NFL won the case in the federal appeals court in Chicago.
The NCAA picked the Sagamore Club in the Indianapolis suburb of Noblesville for the 2010 men’s Division II golf championship. The May 18-21 tournament will include 108 golfers, with 20 teams of five players each and the top eight individuals from regionals.
