It had been billed as the “IHL Stars of the Future” game. A bit laughable, since the IHL’s future is in doubt with the Muskegon Lumberjacks set to defect after this season.

Blake Ress more than left the door open for the girls basketball state finals to return to Fort Wayne.

This day was about a father and daughter, hugging and crying after the cameras were turned off, dabbing their eyes with tissues like Olympic skaters.

A few odds, ends and items of mild interest as the Komets head into a critical three-game home stand:

The concourse at Parkview Field will be partially closed for sealing. The work is underway and continues through March 23. The closure will not allow for a full lap of Parkview Field to be completed on the walkway.

The FireHawks will hold another tryout in Fort Wayne, the team’s third, on Sunday, Feb.

A couple times Friday night, Jeff Potter called Ron Howard the face of the Fort Wayne Mad Ants D-League franchise.

So this is the end result of NASCAR's attempt to artificially inject old-school rowdiness into its product: Carl Edwards sending Brad Keselowski roof-first into the retaining wall at Atlanta Sunday.

Syracuse coach Jim Boeheim was voted the Big East coach of the year, but Notre Dame's Mike Brey did the best job in a short amout of time.

Christian Watford and Verdell Jones III received recognition from the Big Ten.

The cool news: Senior Chris Kramer landed a spot on Seth Davis' All-Glue team

I can understand the part of Deilvez Yearby being named to the All-Summit League second team. Had he been more consistent throughout the season, he could have been first. But I have no argument.

Watch out for the Adams Central boys basketball team in the next couple of years, if not next season.