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The waiting is finally over for Ronnye Beamon. The 6-4 guard from Bishop Noll signed a letter-of-intent on Monday to play college basketball at Youngstown State. Beamon, a four-year varsity player for the Warriors, picked YSU over fellow D-I mid-majors Wright State and Liberty. He’ll play shooting guard for the Penguins, who finished 16-15 this past season and 10-8 in the Horizon … ]]> Mon, 07 May 2012 20:02:04 CST http://highschoolsports.suntimes.com/schools/bishopnoll/boys_basketball/12385862-393/boys-basketball-nolls-ronnye-beamon-signs-with-youngstown-state.html http://highschoolsports.suntimes.com/schools/bishopnoll/boys_basketball/12385862-393/boys-basketball-nolls-ronnye-beamon-signs-with-youngstown-state.html HAMMOND — The power of a good, well-executed game plan can never be underestimated. Highland reaped the benefits of one. The Warriors played their version of the burn offense against Bishop Noll on Friday, turning the Warriors’ legs into jelly and leaving them gasping for breath with an endless series of cuts and screens in a 57-44 victory. It was a stunning … ]]> Fri, 03 Feb 2012 23:02:05 CST http://highschoolsports.suntimes.com/schools/bishopnoll/boys_basketball/10425269-393/boys-basketball-highland-slows-down-pace-stuns-bishop-noll.html http://highschoolsports.suntimes.com/schools/bishopnoll/boys_basketball/10425269-393/boys-basketball-highland-slows-down-pace-stuns-bishop-noll.html
GARY — Conventional wisdom says you have to hit your free throws to win a tight ballgame. Bishop Noll proved it once again as the Warriors hit 21 of 24 from the stripe to squeeze out a 55-48 victory over Lake Station in the Greater South Shore Conference tournament championship. “Every practice, we do one-and-one’s at the end and if you miss … ]]> Sat, 21 Jan 2012 22:31:40 CST http://highschoolsports.suntimes.com/schools/bishopnoll/boys_basketball/10159466-393/boys-basketball-bishop-noll-seals-it-at-the-line.html http://highschoolsports.suntimes.com/schools/bishopnoll/boys_basketball/10159466-393/boys-basketball-bishop-noll-seals-it-at-the-line.html
There was some anxiety. But mostly, it was positive energy. Oak Lawn, Ill., resident Dean Danos couldn’t wait to walk through the doors at Bishop Noll and become acquainted with the Warriors’ basketball tradition. He had spent his first three years playing basketball at Richards High School and Aurora Christian and was interested in playing basketball in Indiana following his family’s move. … ]]> Thu, 05 Jan 2012 22:32:00 CST http://highschoolsports.suntimes.com/schools/bishopnoll/boys_basketball/9842715-393/straight-to-the-point.html http://highschoolsports.suntimes.com/schools/bishopnoll/boys_basketball/9842715-393/straight-to-the-point.html HAMMOND — Take two teams that are undefeated, add the fact that they are in the same conference and both have been dominating opposing teams offensively and defensively, and you have the makings of a classic game. That is exactly what fans were treated to as Bishop Noll and Lake Station faced off with the Warriors holding off the Eagles in an … ]]> Wed, 09 May 2012 10:07:01 CST http://highschoolsports.suntimes.com/schools/bishopnoll/boys_basketball/9512889-393/boys-basketball-bishop-noll-edges-lake-station-in-battle-of-unbeatens.html http://highschoolsports.suntimes.com/schools/bishopnoll/boys_basketball/9512889-393/boys-basketball-bishop-noll-edges-lake-station-in-battle-of-unbeatens.html Bishop Noll earned a nice win in the first game of the Class 2A North Judson Regional on Saturday morning. The host Bluejays lost the chance to join the Warriors in the regional final after falling behind early. Bishop Noll, 24-0 and ranked second in the state, beat Prairie Heights 70-54. North Judson fell to Westview in the second game 70-57. Westview, … ]]> Mon, 04 Apr 2011 11:48:00 CST http://highschoolsports.suntimes.com/schools/bishopnoll/boys_basketball/4433853-393/noll-rolls-north-judson-falls-in-2a-regional.html http://highschoolsports.suntimes.com/schools/bishopnoll/boys_basketball/4433853-393/noll-rolls-north-judson-falls-in-2a-regional.html
This is how the Indiana high school basketball coaching journey began for Drew Trost. Summer of 2005. Trost is teaching math at Las Vegas High School, a school with 4,800 kids, and coaching basketball as an assistant. Trost decides to visit his best friend from college, Jason Hawkins, now an assistant at Elmhurst College, in Valparaiso. He gets off the plane that … ]]> Mon, 28 Mar 2011 09:38:03 CST http://highschoolsports.suntimes.com/schools/bishopnoll/boys_basketball/4546808-393/hitting-jackpot-at-noll.html http://highschoolsports.suntimes.com/schools/bishopnoll/boys_basketball/4546808-393/hitting-jackpot-at-noll.html INDIANAPOLIS - There were 13.4 seconds remaining, Bishop Noll had the ball and it was down one point in Saturday's Class 2A state championship at Conseco Fieldhouse. Noll coach Drew Trost sounded like he would have asked for that scenario a thousand times. "Obviously down one with 13 seconds left, our ball, that was the situation we wanted to be in," Trost said … ]]> Mon, 28 Mar 2011 09:38:03 CST http://highschoolsports.suntimes.com/schools/bishopnoll/boys_basketball/4546781-393/nolls-unbeaten-run-ends-in-title.html http://highschoolsports.suntimes.com/schools/bishopnoll/boys_basketball/4546781-393/nolls-unbeaten-run-ends-in-title.html INDIANAPOLIS - The sleepless nights for Bishop Noll following Saturday's 43-42 loss to Park Tudor will revolve around these stats: 13 turnovers and 0 for 7 shooting from 3-point range. The last 3-pointer that Ronnye Beamon took from the corner with 22 seconds left was so short, it barely grazed the rim. None of their 3-point attempts were really even close. Overall, … ]]> Mon, 28 Mar 2011 09:38:03 CST http://highschoolsports.suntimes.com/schools/bishopnoll/boys_basketball/4546778-393/notebook-outside-shooting-costs-noll.html http://highschoolsports.suntimes.com/schools/bishopnoll/boys_basketball/4546778-393/notebook-outside-shooting-costs-noll.html INDIANAPOLIS - When you lose by one point, every play, every pass, every dribble, every step can be analyzed and re-analyzed as every player wonders what they could have done different, could have done better. Looking at the final stats, the average person might wonder what else Bishop Noll could have done to prevent its 43-42 loss to Park Tudor in Saturday's … ]]> Mon, 28 Mar 2011 09:38:03 CST http://highschoolsports.suntimes.com/schools/bishopnoll/boys_basketball/4546775-393/noll-falls-in-title-game-by-a-point.html http://highschoolsports.suntimes.com/schools/bishopnoll/boys_basketball/4546775-393/noll-falls-in-title-game-by-a-point.html A typical practice for Park Tudor includes 75 minutes of individual skill drills such as shooting, footwork and ball-handling. Ed Schilling, the Panthers' coach, was not likely to go overboard watching film of Bishop Noll. He is more worried about his team performing the way it is capable of. If the Panthers shoot the ball with the kind of proficiency they have … ]]> Mon, 28 Mar 2011 09:38:03 CST http://highschoolsports.suntimes.com/schools/bishopnoll/boys_basketball/4546747-393/noll-ready-for-park-tudor.html http://highschoolsports.suntimes.com/schools/bishopnoll/boys_basketball/4546747-393/noll-ready-for-park-tudor.html There's virtually no chance Jose Rosario's job would make anyone jealous. After all, there's really nothing exciting about the job description for Bishop Noll's 6-foot-3 power forward. Play good defense. Rebound at both ends of the floor. Dive on the floor for loose balls. Take charges. Make steals. Set good screens. "It's not necessarily fun, but somebody has to do it," said … ]]> Mon, 28 Mar 2011 09:38:02 CST http://highschoolsports.suntimes.com/schools/bishopnoll/boys_basketball/4546738-393/rosario-digs-doing-dirty-work-for-noll.html http://highschoolsports.suntimes.com/schools/bishopnoll/boys_basketball/4546738-393/rosario-digs-doing-dirty-work-for-noll.html Former Crown Point girls basketball coach Tom May isn't secretly hoping that the Bishop Noll basketball team loses on Saturday. On the contrary. "I wish them nothing but the best," May said. He isn't concerned that a Warriors win over Park Tudor in the Class 2A state title game would allow Noll to do what May's Bulldogs did in 1984: finish the … ]]> Mon, 28 Mar 2011 09:38:02 CST http://highschoolsports.suntimes.com/schools/bishopnoll/boys_basketball/4490895-393/noll-eyes-exclusive-club.html http://highschoolsports.suntimes.com/schools/bishopnoll/boys_basketball/4490895-393/noll-eyes-exclusive-club.html Twenty down, one to go. Bishop Noll cleared its penultimate hurdle to an undefeated regular season with an 82-69 victory over East Chicago in front of a house that was both packed and raucous. The Warriors now have just one remaining game against rival Andrean standing between them and a perfect regular-season record. If the Warriors (or Munster) can run the table, … ]]> Wed, 23 Mar 2011 09:20:01 CST http://highschoolsports.suntimes.com/schools/bishopnoll/boys_basketball/4434646-393/warriors-nears-perfection.html http://highschoolsports.suntimes.com/schools/bishopnoll/boys_basketball/4434646-393/warriors-nears-perfection.html Most schools that feature four Division I prospects usually have a bunch of seniors leading the way. That's not the case for Bishop Noll. The Warriors, who won their first 23 games and play Prairie Heights in the Class 2A North Judson Regional at 10 a.m. Saturday, have a Division I prospect in every grade level and the "Talented Four" have made … ]]> Wed, 23 Mar 2011 15:48:01 CST http://highschoolsports.suntimes.com/schools/bishopnoll/boys_basketball/4433897-393/nolls-phenomenal-four.html http://highschoolsports.suntimes.com/schools/bishopnoll/boys_basketball/4433897-393/nolls-phenomenal-four.html Nobody could've blamed Greg Dickey if his focus suffered after helping Tipton win a Class 2A sectional championship a couple of weeks ago. In the title game, Dickey tore the anterior cruciate ligament in his left knee and watched his season end prematurely - as an active player, anyway. Dickey, who was the Blue Devils' primary ball handler and floor leader, is … ]]> Wed, 23 Mar 2011 15:48:01 CST http://highschoolsports.suntimes.com/schools/bishopnoll/boys_basketball/4433758-393/noll-squares-off-with-shorthanded-tipton.html http://highschoolsports.suntimes.com/schools/bishopnoll/boys_basketball/4433758-393/noll-squares-off-with-shorthanded-tipton.html