Monroe County Sports Hall of Fame

09/20/2026

On This Day In 2025 Bloomington South Panthers won the Conference Indiana Girls Cross-Country Championship at Columbus North High School. The Panthers scored 22 Points and Senior Aurelia Martogilo won the Indvidual Title. Bloomington North finished 3rd with 75 points.

In 2025 Bloomington North Senior Jacob Mitchell won the Conference Indiana Boys' Cross-Country Indvidual Championship at Columbus North. The Cougars finished second with 35 points and Bloomington South finished third with 92 points. Columbus North won the team title with 28 points.

In 2025 Bloomington North Graduate Will Klein made his 11th appearance for the Los Angeles Dodgers beating the San Francisco Giants 7-5 at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles, California. Klein threw 16 pitches with 10 of them strikes and struck out 3 batters in 1 inning of work.

In 2002 Bloomington South beat Bloomington North 24-21 in a Regular Season Football Matchup at Bloomington North.

In 1996 Edgewood beat Owen Valley 13-6 in a Regular Season Football Matchup at Edgewood.

In 1996 Bloomington South beat Bloomington North 26-6 in a Regular Season Football Matchup at Bloomington North.

09/19/2026

On This Day In 2025 Edgewood beat West Vigo 35-0 in a Regular Season Football Matchup at West Vigo. It was the first time since 2014 that the Mustangs had posted back-to-back shutouts and the first time posting three shutouts in a season in over 31 years.

In 2025 Bloomington North beat Terre Haute North 55-0 in a Regular Season Football Matchup at Bloomington North. It was the Cougars first shutout win since 2023.

In 2025 Bloomington South beat Terre Haute South 49-13 in a Regular Season Football Matchup at Terre Haute South.

In 2024 Bloomington South beat Bloomington North 7-1 in a Boys Soccer Regular Season Matchup at Bloomington North.

In 2003 Bloomington North beat Bloomington South 38-20 in a regular season Football Matchup at Bloomington South.

09/18/2026

On This Day In 2025 Bloomington South beat Bloomington North 3-1 in a Regular Season Boys Soccer Matchup at Bloomington South.

In 2024 Bloomington South beat Bloomington North 8-0 in a Girls Soccer Regular Season Matchup at Bloomington North.

In 1993 The Movie "Rudy" Premiered at Toronto International Film Festival. It was written by 2016 Monroe County Sports Hall of Fame Inductee Angelo Pizzo and directed by David Anspaugh. It is an account of the life of Daniel "Rudy" Ruettiger, who harbored dreams of playing football at the University of Notre Dame despite significant obstacles. It was the first film that the Notre Dame administration allowed to be shot on campus since Knute Rockne, All American in 1940. In 2005, Rudy was named one of the best 25 sports movies of the previous 25 years in two polls by ESPN ( #24 by a panel of sports experts, and #4 by ESPN.com users). It was ranked the 54th-most inspiring film of all time in the American Film Institute's "100 Years" series. It stars Sean Astin as the title character, along with Ned Beatty, Jason Miller, Robert Prosky and Charles S. Dutton. The film had supporting roles from Jon Favreau and Vince Vaughn, being both actors' first film roles

09/17/2026

This Week's Monroe County Sports Hall of Fame Inductee Spotlight is brought to you by the Hearld-Times.

Ike Martin is a 2022 Monroe County Sports Hall of Fame Inductee graduating from Bloomington High School in 1973.

Martin is the All-time Bloomington City Golf leader in titles passing Hall of Famer and 2020 Monroe County Sports Hall of Fame Inductee Phil Talbot with his 12th title in 2021 by winning Super Senior Championship Flight 9 months after knee replacement. In 2025 Martin won his second Super Senior Championship and 13th overall.

Martin won 8 titles in Men’s Championship Flight from 1982-2004, second only to Talbot’s 11 men’s titles
and three Senior Division titles in 2009, 2007, 2019 and is the 3rd golfer in city history to win titles at 3 levels — Men’s, Senior, Super Senior.

Martin is a 4-time runner-up and a 16-time finalist, second only to Talbot’s 17. Eight-time City golf qualifying medalist, with record 36-hole qualifying score of 131. Three-time winner of Medalist Tournament (72 holes spread over 4 area courses) and 1992 Bloomington City Golf Hall of Fame inductee.

All-time Bloomington City Golf leader in titles, passing Hall of Famer Phil Talbot with his 12th title in 2021 by winning Super Senior Championship Flight 9 months after knee replacement Won 8 titles in Men’s Championship Flight from 1982-2004, second only to Talbot’s 11 men’s titles Won Senio...

09/17/2026

On This Day In 2025 Bloomington South beat Columbus North 3-2 at Columbus North in a Regular Season Boys Tennis Matchup and win the Conference Indiana with an undefeated record.

In 2025 Bloomington South beat Bloomington North 5-0 in a Regular Season Girls Soccer Matchup at Bloomington South.

In 2024 Bloomington North beat Bloomington South 3-1 in a Regular Season Volleyball Matchup at Bloomington South.

09/16/2026

On This Day In 2025 Bloomington South beat Bloomington North 3-0 in a Regular Season Girls Volleyball Matchup at Bloomington South.

In 1994 Bloomington South beat Bloomington North 53-28 in a Regular Season Football matchup at Bloomington North.

09/15/2026

On This Day In 2025 David Kovacs who is a 2025 Monroe County Sports Hall of Fame Scholar Athlete Award Winner was named to the 2025-26 United States Junior National Swimming Team. Kovacs is a Bloomington Graduate and a Freshman at Indiana University and Swims for the Indiana Swim Club.

In 2000 Bloomington South beat Bloomington North 41-0 in a regular season Football Matchup at Bloomington North.

09/14/2026

On This Day In 2013 Edgewood and Owen Valley played their regular season Football matchup at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis as Owen Valley beat Edgewood 32-19.

In 2001 Bloomington South beat Bloomington North 41-0 in a regular season Football Matchup at Bloomington South.

In 1979 2013 Monroe County Sports Hall of Fame Inductee James "Doc" Counsilman at Age 58 swam the English Channel in 13 Hours and 7 Minutes becoming at the time the oldest to ever to swim the 20.5 Miles that separate England and France.

09/13/2026

On This Day in 2024 Bloomington North beat Bloomington South 31-14 in a regular season Football Matchup at Bloomington North.

In 2024 Edgewood beat Owen Valley 40-9 in a regular season Football Matchup at Edgewood to win the Black and Blue Trophy for the first time since 2020.

In 2019 Edgewood beat Owen Valley 26-13 in a regular season Football Matchup at Owen Valley.

In 2019 Bloomington North beat Bloomington South 38-27 in a regular season Football Matchup at Bloomington South.

In 2013 Bloomington North beat Bloomington South 24-16 in a regular season Football Matchup at Bloomington South.

09/12/2026

On This Day In 2025 Bloomington South beat Bloomington North 36-7 in a Regular Season Football Matchup at Bloomington South.

In 2025 Edgewood beat Owen Valley 34-0 in a Regular Season Football Matchup at Owen Valley.

In 2022 Bloomington Native Kayla Mircale won the Silver Medal in 62KG Women's Freestyle Wrestling World Championships at the Stark Arena in Belgrade, Serbia. Its Mircale's Second Silver Medal at the World Championships after she Silver in Oslo Norway in 2021.

In 2014 Edgewood beat Owen Valley 25-8 in a regular season Football Matchup at Edgewood.

In 2014 Bloomington South beat Bloomington North 37-13 in a regular season Football matchup at Bloomington North.

In 2013 Edgewood beat Owen Valley 3-0 in a regular season Volleyball matchup at Edgewood.

In 2008 Edgewood beat Owen Valley 49-26 in a regular season Football matchup at Edgewood.

In 2008 Bloomington South beat Bloomington North 69-41 in a regular season Football Matchup at Bloomington North.

In 2003 Edgewood beat Owen Valley 32-14 In a regular season Football matchup at Owen Valley.

In 1997 Edgewood beat Owen Valley 26-6 in a regular season Football Matchup at Owen Valley.