Indiana Loves (1974–1978) best-of-three Eastern Division Semifinals. The Apples took the opening match, 33–21. The Loves won the second match, 27–25, to force a deciding third match which the Apples won in dominant fashion, 31–15, to end the Loves' season. In 1978, the Loves moved into the larger Market Square Arena. The team struggled to a record of 13 wins and 31 losses, last place in the Eastern Division. On November 9, 1978, Loves principal owner Larry Noble announced that the team was folding. The following table shows regular season records, playoff results and titles won by the Indiana Loves franchise since its
Fruit Belt Fruit Belt Fruit Belt is a term in the United States for an area where the microclimate provides good conditions for fruit growing. Fruit Belts are prominent around the North American Great Lakes region, notably West Michigan (Fruit Ridge) and western Northern Lower Michigan in tandem, and the southern shore of Lake Erie. The conditions that produce a micro-climate favorable to fruit cultivation are the same that produce lake-effect snow; therefore, Fruit Belts and snowbelts are often concurrent. The map at right shows Great Lakes snowbelts which cover a somewhat larger area than the fruit belt. Notably, there are no