By GREG MENGELT What a run it’s been for Providence. The Pioneers’ run to the program’s first semistate championship couldn’t have gone more swimmingly. Providence (20-6) dominated its sectional, came through with an upset of No. 5 Linton-Stockton and an impressive 44-37 victory over Forest Park for Providence’s fourth regional title in the last 16 […]

By GREG MENGELT Providence knocked off Joey Hart and second-ranked Linton-Stockton and Borden snapped Springs Valley’s 18-game winning streak in this morning’s regional semifinal round.

By GREG MENGELT Floyd Central won its second sectional championship in three years last Saturday by shooting down defending champion Jeffersonville 77-38 in the title game. In another Covid-era anomaly, Floyd will be playing in their first regional since Pat Graham’s Highlanders won the Seymour Regional in 1989.

Here’s a glance ahead to the four local boys’ regional tournament pairings, including locations and times, set for Saturday, March 12: CLASS 4A SEYMOUR REGIONAL SEMIFINALS Evansville North (16-10) vs. Bloomington North (22-3), 10 a.m. Floyd Central (20-4) vs. Franklin (11-14), Noon CHAMPIONSHIP Semifinal winners, 8 p.m. CLASS 3A WASHINGTON REGIONAL SEMIFINALS Evansville Bosse (17-9) […]

By GREG MENGELT Any time a team beats another by 75 points, it should expect to win a rematch a week later. But Silver Creek coach Brandon Hoffman knows what can happen when teenagers and young adults look past opponents. Hoffman’s crew beat Salem 110-35 at home last Tuesday. On Wednesday, Silver Creek, which hasn’t […]

By GREG MENGELT Three of the last four times Floyd Central has faced Jennings County, the game has come down to a single possession — or an overtime — to determine the winner. The other time time was a 70-33 victory that gave Floyd its first sectional championship in 39 years. Earlier that season, the […]