The Spotlight newspaper, the official newspaper of Ben Davis, earned three first place and six overall awards from Youth Journalism International in results released this past weekend. Spotlight earned...

Senior Zane Doughty was named Marion County boys basketball player of the year and coach Don Carlisle was named the Marion County coach of the year by Marion County coaches Tuesday. Doughty leads the...

Ben Davis High School has named Russell Mann as the new head coach of the Giant football program following School Board approval on Monday evening. Mann will replace Jason Simmons, who recently accepted...

For the fourth straight year, a group of west side residents will adopt seniors from Ben Davis High School and Ben Davis University. This “adoption” began with the Class of 2020 as a way to recognize...

The Ben Davis boys basketball team survived its last double-weekend of the regular season by beating Carmel 46-45 on Friday and then handling Crispus Attucks 62-39 on Saturday, its largest margin of victory...

Saturday's 74-37 win over Gary West gave the Ben Davis boys basketball team a 20-0 record, the best start in the storied history of the program. Things don't get any easier for the boys, however, as...

The eighth annual Wayne Winter Games and Giant Health Fair is coming up and is back in-person. This year’s event is set for March 11 at the Ben Davis Ninth Grade Center (enter door 5). This power-packed...

In an effort to highlight the work of local artists and create more spaces for the public to view art, Thursdsay Wayne Township Trustee Jeb Bardon announce the Wayne Township “Artists in Residence”...

  Two successful Ben Davis graduates want to provide opportunities for their younger peers to find success as well.    Marcy and Gigi Cabello (BD ‘09 and ‘12, respectively) are...

For four generations, Barry Gardner’s family has served as educators. The lineage runs back on his father’s side, he said, as his grandmother and great-grandmother were teachers.  Gardner’s mother,...

Six west side Indianapolis parks will benefit from more than $12 million in grant money from the Lilly Endowment, according to a release announced by by endowment Tuesday afternoon. The six parks on...

When the 2022 Hall of Fame Classic ended Friday night in New Castle, coach Don Carlisle stepped back and enjoyed the scene. His Class 4A No. 1 rated Giants had just completed its second win of the day...