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SBS-TV News PROGRAMS

Our award-winning Student News programs SBS-TV Newscast, The Break and The Rundown cover school and community news, sports and weather.  We are a CNN Newsource in the Classroom Affiliate. 


Indiana Association of School Broadcasters Awards:

  • News Media School of the Year 2023, 2024 & 2026
  • News Media School of the Year 1st Runner-Up 2025
  • 1st Place Video News Package 2026
  • 1st Place Field Reporter 2026
  • 1st Place Newscast 2023
  • 1st Place TV News Anchor 2020
  • 1st Place Photojournalism 2020 & 2022
  • 2nd Place Newscast 2025
  • 2nd Place TV News Anchor 2025
  • 2nd Place News Package 2022 & 2025
  • 2nd Place Video in-Depth 2021
  • 2nd Place Photojournalism 2021, 2023, 2024 & 2025
  • 3rd Place Video Package
  • 3rd Place Newscast 2022, 2024 & 2026
  • 3rd Place Photojournalism 2023 & 2026
  • 3rd Place News Package 2024
  • 3rd Place Video in-Depth 2024 & 2025


February 27, 2026

The show features:  Mexico unrest after cartel kingpin killed impacts U.S. travelers, ICE walkouts locally and nationwide, Divine Nine exhibit highlights Black Greek-letter organizations, Urban Bush Women bring national dance masterclass to Riley, October London returns home to perform new music, Indiana Vintage Market back Sunday in South Bend, Riley students earn Indiana Rising Stars honors, Adams Mock Trial team advances to state, Five Adams athletes sign to play in college, Washington senior Elijah Young wins Lilly Scholarship, Yalitza Sanchez honored as DAR Good Citizen Essay winner, Weather update and winter sports wrap-up, Washington legend Mrs. Pat celebrates 90th birthday 

February 20, 2026

The show features: Recent Youth Tragedies in Elkhart and Mishawaka, Shooting at Rhode Island High School Hockey Game, Judge Rules Clay High School Building Stays with SBCSC, State Audit of South Bend Schools Release, Adams Science Olympiad Teams Advance to State, Marshall Science Fair Held Tonight, Washington Juniors Prepare for SAT Testing, Local Live Music Events Announced, Weather Forecast, Sports Zone, Teen Donut Business Partners with Student Athletes 

February 6, 2026 (3rd Place Newscast IASB 2026)

The show features stories and segments on the SBCSC Cornerstone Pilot Program, Riley Thespians competing at State, CTE Month, the SBCSC Book Buddies Program, John Adams DECA wins, the Scholastic Art & Writing Awards, the Children’s Museum of South Bend, a Weather Forecast, Sports Zone, and Washington Girls Basketball. 

Treylen Criglear - Cat Lady Cafe (Winner)

1st Place Video News Package

Indiana Association of School Broadcasters 2026 


Jesse Brownlee - Field Reporter (Winner)

1st Place Field Reporter

Indiana Association of School Broadcasters 2026 


Alex Love - TV Anchor Audition 2025 (Winner)

2nd place Television News Anchor

Indiana Association of School Broadcasters 2025


2nd Place Field Reporter

Indiana Association of School Broadcasters 202 


"Immigration" - March 2025 (2nd Place Video In-Depth IASB 2025)

Created by  Victoria Bravo, Armando Espinoza-Murillo , Eli Bueno-Pedraza 

February 2023 (1st Place School Newscast IASB 2023)

On today's newscast: SB Class 2023 Graduation Location, New SB Schools Electric Buses, MLK Center Dream Project, CTE Food Truck     Marshall Science Night, Local Judo Class, Winter Zoo Days, Riley Girls Wrestling, 3-Day weather Forecast, Sports Zone  

Award-winning Photojournalism

Cooper Harradon won 3rd Place for Photojournalism in 2026 through the Indiana Association of School Broadcasters Competition.


Mason Cuevas won 1st Place for Photojournalism in 2022, Alex Almanza won 1st Place in 2020, David Saleh won 2nd place in 2021,  Rafael Tortolero won 2nd place in 2023,  Matthew Pandori-Tessely won 2nd place in 2024 and 3rd place in 2023, and Brayden Mattern won 2nd Place  in 2025.

Top State News Anchors

Alex Almanza won 1st Place for Live TV News Anchor in the 2020 Indiana Association of School Broadcasters Competition. During college he worked for Newslink at Ball State, as well as an editor and reporter for WNDU in South Bend, Indiana. He currently works as a reporter for WTHR in Indianapolis.


Alex Love won 2nd Place for Live TV News Anchor and Treylen Criglear was a finalist in 2025. Cooper Harradon was a Live Radio News Anchor Finalist.


Sageoniah Groll won 2nd Place for Live Radio News Anchor in 2023.


Matthew Pandori-Tessely won 3rd Place for Live Radio News Anchor in 2022.

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You can enjoy all our episodes of SBS-TV Newscasts, news stories and Sports Zone on our YouTube channel.

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