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By Jaela Johnson | @jae_jamirah Sports Capital Journalism Program INDIANAPOLIS – You don’t know until you find out. The Cleveland State Vikings entered the Horizon League women’s championship game as one of the most consistently successful programs in the nation. Their 29 victories were the second-most in school history, one fewer than the 30 victories …

By Madie Chandler | @madie_chandler Sports Capital Journalism Program INDIANAPOLIS — Less than a minute remained in the Horizon League’s Women’s Basketball Championship game, and the 10 players on the court stood still. There was no movement. No scrapping for last-second steals, no fouls to extend the game, not even cheers of desperation from fans. …

By Austin Lawton Sports Capital Journalism Program, IUPUI INDIANAPOLIS — Cleveland State waited 12 years to appear in another Horizon League Championship final game, only to come up seven points short. Confronted with an 18-point deficit against the top-seeded IUPUI Jaguars, the Vikings came within two points three times – the last with just 2:06 …

By Hannah Hodge Sports Capital Journalism Program INDIANAPOLIS – Until the moment arrived, the moment that saved a championship season for the IUPUI Jaguars, coach Austin Parkinson had recognized an occasional flaw in a remarkable group. He knew that the Jaguars were far more than a supporting cast for Macee Williams. Now the time had …

(Editor’s Note: Sports Capital Journalism Program student Owen Kaelble covered the semifinal round of the Keeps Horizon League Men’s Basketball Championships for the Horizon League website.) https://horizonleague.org/news/2022/3/8/keeps-horizon-league-mens-basketball-championship-semifinal-roundup.aspx

(Editor’s Note: Sports Capital Journalism Program students Hannah Hodge and Austin Lawton covered the Keeps Horizon League Women’s Basketball Semifinals for the Horizon League website.) https://horizonleague.org/news/2022/3/7/womens-basketball-keeps-hlwbb-championship-semifinal-roundup.aspx

By Owen Kaelble | @OwenKaelble Sports Capital Journalism Program BLOOMINGTON, Ind. — Junior forward Reggie Chaney Jr. and junior guard Quentin Grimes each had two different roles for the University of Houston Cougars on Friday night, and all of them were executed effectively. played to perfection. Chaney’s function was to keep the possessions going by …