The Sports Desk: Recent Episodes
Murphy Wheeler, Auston Matricardi
Each week on The Sports Desk, Bedford Times-Mail sportswriters Murphy Wheeler and Auston Matricardi bring you the latest analysis on the area's varsity football and basketball teams
Murphy and Auston unveil their all-area teams for the 2020-21 basketball seasons before diving into individual honors as well as exploring how decisions were made at the cut line
Murphy and Auston take a look back at the 2020-21 boys' basketball season, going team-by-team and breaking down each squad's biggest moments, best performances and potential down the road
Murphy and Auston revisit the 2020-21 girls' basketball season, talking about each team's biggest moments, best performances and what may be in store for them down the road.
Murphy and Auston break down the final boys' basketball game of the season in the area — Paoli's regional semifinal loss to Southridge in Huntingburg
Murphy and Auston break down all of the action from sectional week, highlighting the best and brightest performances before previewing Paoli's weekend at the Southridge regional
Murphy and Auston recap a final few boys' regular-season games from around the area before diving into sectional action, including full previews for Sectionals 63 (Orleans, Loogootee), 64 (Springs Valley), 46 (Paoli), 47 (Mitchell) and 15 (BNL).
Murphy and Auston break down Loogootee's semi-state victory over Greenwood Christian Academy before diving into a preview of the Lions' state title game matchup with Pioneer
Murphy and Auston break down the last week's boys' basketball action including Springs Valley @ Crawford County, Paoli @ Eastern Greene, Shoals vs. Orleans, Shoals vs. Mitchell, BNL vs. New Albany and BNL @ North Knox
Murphy and Auston break down Loogooteee and BNL's respective runs through the regional round of the state tournament and then dive into Loogootee's upcoming semi-state matchup with Greenwood Christian Academy.
Murphy and Auston break down the latest boys' basketball action in the area including Orleans vs. Paoli, Paoli @ West Washington, Springs Valley vs. WRV and BNL vs. Mitchell.
Murphy and Auston are back after their brief interlude to break down some of the latest boys' basketball action in the area including Springs Valley vs. Mitchell, Orleans vs. Loogootee, Paoli @ Salem and BNL @ Evansville Memorial. Later in the show, they talk about some of the potential deciding factors in Friday's colossal PLAC bout between Paoli and Orleans.
Murphy and Auston break down how each of the area's teams performed during sectional week with multiple squads managing to make it to Saturday and a couple even picking up sectional championhips
Murphy and Auston break down each of the sectionals in the area including Sectional 63 (Loogootee, Orleans, Shoals), Sectional 64 (Springs Valley), Sectional 47 (Mitchell, Paoli) and Sectional 15 (BNL).
Murphy and Auston break down a bevy of PLAC matchups including Springs Valley vs. Paoli, Orleans vs. Mitchell, Orleans vs. Perry Central, and Mitchell @ West Washington before turning to a weekend of mixed results for BNL and the latest on Loogootee and Shoals.
It's the most wonderful time of the year as Murphy and Auston take a look at some late-season games with huge implications like Paoli vs. Orleans and Mitchell vs. Springs Valley and preview some others including the likely PLAC title game between Mitchell and Orleans. The guys also talk about Paoli @ Eastern (Pekin), Mitchell vs. Perry Central, BNL @ Jasper and the latest action for Loogootee and Shoals.
Murphy and Auston dive into recent boys' basketball action around the area including Springs Valley vs. West Washington, Springs Valley vs. Shoals, BNL vs. Jennings County, Loogootee vs. Barr-Reeve and more
Murphy and Auston are back, breaking down everything that's happened over the last week in area girls' basketball play including Paoli vs. Springs Valley, Paoli @ Crawford County, Paoli vs. Mitchell, Mitchell vs. Greenwood, BNL @ Floyd Central, BNL @ Vincennes Lincoln and more!
Murphy and Auston break down the latest boys' basketball action in the area, touching on Paoli vs. Mitchell, Mitchell vs. South Central and BNL vs. Madison
Murphy and Auston break down the latest girls' basketball action in the area including Springs Valley vs. Crawford County, BNL vs. Castle, BNL @ Columbus East and Paoli @ North Daviess.
Murphy and Auston bring you up to date on the area boys' basketball teams by recapping BNL @ Silver Creek, Loogootee vs. Brownstown Central, Shoals vs. South Knox and previewing Friday's matchup between Paoli and Mitchell.
Murphy and Auston have the latest on area girls' hoops post-holiday including recaps of BNL vs. Bloomington North and East Central, Paoli @ Perry Central and Mitchell vs. Indianapolis HomeSchool
Murphy and Auston break down Paoli's brief return to competition as well as a flock of other recent victories from the area girls' basketball teams including Springs Valley vs. Wood Memorial, Loogootee vs. Evansville North and BNL's matchups with Linton and Eastern (Pekin).
The guys return after a holiday break of their own to break down the latest in boys' hoops including BNL's run at the Danny Bush Class, Springs Valley and Orleans' county clash and Loogootee's showdown with Washington.
Murphy and Auston break down how Springs Valley and BNL were able to come away with big wins over Wood Memorial and Columbus East, respectively
Murphy and Auston break down the latest in local girls' basketball action including Mitchell's wins over Crawford County and Shoals, Loogootee's loss to Washington and Springs Valley's loss to Barr-Reeve
Murphy and Auston get you caught up on the latest boys' basketball action in the area including a split pair of games for Mitchell, Springs Valley's season-opener and BNL's first win of the year.
Murphy and Auston name a new set of stars before breaking down a slew of girls' basketball games including Paoli @ Henryville, BNL @ Jeffersonville and Springs Valley vs. Orleans.
Murphy and Auston dive into boys' basketball action for the first time, naming a trio of early-season stars before breaking down what happened in BNL vs. Bloomington North, Orleans vs. Trinity Lutheran and Paoli @ Clarksville.
After a week off for the holiday, Murphy and Auston are back to name some stars and catch you up on the last couple of weeks of girls' basketball action around the area including takeaways from BNL @ Brownsburg, Shoals vs. Paoli and Orleans vs. Bloomfield among other games.
Murphy and Auston wrap up their preview of the 2020-21 boys' basketball season by taking a look at the Mitchell Bluejackets, the Orleans Bulldogs, the Paoli Rams and the Loogootee Lions.
Murphy and Auston help you get ready for the upcoming boys' basketball season by breaking down the squads that will represent Shoals, Springs Valley and Bedford North Lawrence this winter
Murphy and Auston review some of the top performances of the last week in girls' basketball before jumping into some of the top matchups including Shoals vs. Orleans, Springs Valley vs. North Daviess and Bloomington South vs. Bedford North Lawrence.
Murph and Auston dive into the short slate of games that have been played thus far in the girls' basketball season including BNL vs. Lanesville and Shoals vs. Springs Valley
Murphy and Auston reflect on the 2020 football season team-by-team, picking out the top players in the area and identifying their lasting impressions of each squad.
Murphy and Auston conclude their 2020-21 girls' basketball preview by discussing four teams — the Shoals Jug Rox, the Orleans Bulldogs, the Paoli Rams and the Loogootee Lions. You can find part 1 of the preview here: https://thesportsdeskbtm.sounder.fm/episode/gbbpreview1
Murphy and Auston recap the first week of sectional play, touch on a fresh news item, and preview Friday night's sectional semifinal matchup between Paoli and Triton Central.
For the first time this year, Murphy and Auston dive into something other than football. The guys turn to the hardwood to preview what the Mitchell, Springs Valley, and Bedford North Lawrence girls' basketball teams could look like this Winter.
Murphy and Auston talk through the results from the final week of the regular season before diving into an exciting slate of sectional matchups including Mitchell @ Eastern (Pekin), Paoli @ Clarksville and Springs Valley vs. Perry Central.
Murphy and Auston name their second set of Four Stars honorees, reflect on all of the action from week eight play, and look forward to week nine's slate including Bedford North Lawrence vs. Jeffersonville, Mitchell vs. Perry Central, Paoli vs. Indianapolis George Washington, and Springs Valley vs. North Daviess.
Murphy and Auston introduce a new segment on this episode entitled Four Stars. They also look back on a busy week 7 and look ahead to the competition coming up in week 8 including BNL vs. Floyd Central, Paoli vs. Mitchell and Springs Valley @ Perry Central
In this episode, Murphy and Auston review what they saw during week six football action before previewing BNL @ Columbus East, Mitchell vs. Providence and Paoli vs. Crawford County and chatting about Springs Valley.
Murphy and Auston answer the questions you definitely asked and take a look at the upcoming week six matchups — BNL @ Terre Haute South, Mitchell @ Madison, Springs Valley @ South Decatur and Paoli vs. Indianapolis Shortridge.
Murphy and Auston discuss week four action before taking on a shortened schedule this week with Mitchell's game against Crawford County being canceled. Previews for Bedford North Lawrence vs. Seymour, Paoli at West Washington and Springs Valley vs. Tell City highlight this episode.
For the first time, Murphy and Auston are joined by a guest as Paoli football coach Neil Dittmer joins the pod to talk about his team's big win over Springs Valley and their upcoming matchup with Perry Central. Murph and Auston also share what stood out to them in week three and what they're looking for in week four.
Murphy and Auston are back to take a look at what could transpire in week 3 of the high school football season as BNL travels to Jennings County, Mitchell hits the road to take on PLAC foe West Washington, and Springs Valley hosts Paoli in their annual rivalry game known as the Orange Bowl.
Murphy and Auston open the show by walking through what caught their attention during the opening week of high school football before pivoting to previewing the upcoming week two matchups including Bedford North Lawrence vs. Bloomington North and Paoli vs. Corydon Central.
In this episode, Murphy and Auston share their big takeaways from scrimmage week and prepare for the first official week of play including Mitchell vs. Edgewood, Springs Valley @ Eastern Greene, Bedford North Lawrence vs. Martinsville and Paoli @ Madison.
On the inaugural episode of The Sports Desk, Murphy Wheeler and Auston Matricardi take a look at the Bedford North Lawrence, Paoli, Mitchell and Springs Valley football teams as they prepare to kick-off their respective seasons.