INDIANAPOLIS â Fifty-three seasons and over 1,100 games.
Never absent, never unavailable.
Every. Single. Contest.
Keith Nuest, a 1961 Kouts grad, has spent more than half of his life as his alma mater s boys basketball statistician.
On Saturday, the 78-year-old was finally able to see the Mustangs play for their first state title at Bankers Life Fieldhouse in Indianapolis.
Of course, he was keeping stats. You can count on him just like you can count on paying taxes every year, Kouts coach Kevin Duzan said. He s always going to answer the bell, and he s always going to be there.
Prior to the Mustangs Class A state final appearance, which ended in a 64-48 loss to Barre-Reeve, I spoke to Keith about his labor of love, which has helped him become a walking, talking almanac for not only Kouts but several other schools around Porter County and the Region.
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Nick Holden and his family are fully aware of how fortunate they ve been amid the coronavirus pandemic, but they also understand that many others aren t in the same position.
So, when Holden s mom, Jackie, suggested that her son and his teammates do a food drive, the Hanover Central guard was eager to put her idea in motion. It was a great thing to see and to do to give back to the community, Holden said. Last year, our community really came together during all of our games and our sectional run and all of that, and it was just a lot of love shown (towards us). So, anytime we can give back to where we come from, we ll do it.