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INDIANAPOLIS — Fifty-three seasons and over 1,100 games. Never absent, never unavailable. Every. Single. Contest. Keith Nuest, a 1961 Kouts grad, has spent more than half of his life as his alma mater's boys basketball statistician. On Saturday, the 78-year-old was finally able to see the Mustangs play for their first state title at Bankers Life Fieldhouse in Indianapolis. Of course, he was keeping stats. "You can count on him just like you can count on paying taxes every year," Kouts coach Kevin Duzan said. "He's always going to answer the bell, and he's always going to be there." Prior...

Kouts, making its first state final appearance, had its chances against Barr-Reeve in the Class A state championship Saturday morning at Bankers Life Fieldhouse in Indianapolis. After the Mustangs missed all six of their 3-point attempts in the first half, senior twins Cale and Cole Wireman jump-started the team in the third quarter. Cale opened the period with a corner 3 in front of Kouts' bench, and a few moments later Cole drained back-to-back 3-pointers to keep the Mustangs within striking distance. "It just came to the fact that we had to just start shooting the ball and not think about ...

BOURBON — Kouts saw a different defense in Saturday's night Class A Triton Regional. The host Trojans employed a triangle and two on the Mustangs' top scorers, Cole and Cale Wireman. "We just had to get our guys organized and get other guys to shoot the ball," Kouts coach Kevin Duzan said. After trailing 12-9 after the first quarter, the No. 3 Mustangs outscored the Trojans 21-7 before halftime and pulled away for a 56-42 win and their third title in program history. Kouts (28-2) won previous crowns in 1998 and 2001. The Wireman brothers accounted for 48 points in the semifinal win over ...

KOUTS — Kouts was right there. Sophomore guard Matthew Baker drained a corner 3-pointer in the closing seconds of the third quarter to cut Andrean's lead down to one point heading into the final period on Wednesday night. The Mustangs' fans, though limited due to COVID-19, cheered loudly in their home gym as their team inched closer to a potential upset. It didn't happen. Another test for the Mustangs and another shortcoming. This time, however, the loss didn't mark the end of the their season. Instead, it represents an opportunity for the team to improve on its quest for respect. "Th...