⢠Johnston is cited after leading South Bend Adams to a 23-2 season that included a Northern Indiana Conference championship at 11-0. Johnston has amassed a 71-32 record in four seasons at Adams. He has a 266-169 ledger in 19 seasons as a varsity coach, including a 195-137 slate in 15 seasons at South Bend Washington. Johnston began his coaching career as the South Bend Clay freshman coach in 1996-97. He then assisted at South Bend Riley for five seasons before being named head coach at South Bend Washington. A 1991 graduate of South Bend Clay, Johnston played for seasons for the Colonials. He matriculated to Bethel College, playing basketball there for four seasons and helping the Pilots to an NAIA national championship in 1995. He earned a bachelorâs degree from Bethel in 1995 and a masterâs degree from IU-South Bend in 2008. Johnston has been named NIC Coach of the Year on six occasions, including 2021.Â
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TOP STORY OF THE DAY, brought to you free by WICU: WIC basketball season shaping up to be a great one
Monday, January 11, 2021
The 2020-21 high school basketball season has obviously been a different one for every team.
Postponed games. Replacement opponents. Playing on unusual days of the week.
But despite the evil COVID-19 pandemic, the games have played on the best they can - and it s been good.
Some teams, especially those in Clay County, missed a huge chunk of pre-season preparation time in November due to the pandemic and health shutdowns.
Things have now started to take shape in the Western Indiana Conference, and the races for both boys and girls are shaping up to be outstanding. Another factor already put in place that has affected the competitive level is the abandonment of the divisional format with crossover games to determine the order of finish in the WIC.
Braves’ Smith eager to join state’s top tier
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The Indian Creek swim program has long punched above its weight class, sending numerous swimmers off to Division I colleges despite sometimes not having enough bodies to fill out three full relay teams.
Joey Smith appears next in line to carry on that tradition.
In a county loaded with top-tier swimmers this season Center Grove’s Ethan Martin and Franklin’s Cade Oliver and Mac Ratzlaff are all returning top-three state finishers Smith is emerging as another contender. Earlier this month, the junior turned some heads by winning the 50- and 100-yard freestyle titles at the Johnson County meet, breaking Martin’s record in the 50 with a time of 21.22 seconds.