By GREG MENGELT Two of Southern Indiana’s best programs over the past half-decade will meet Tuesday in the Hoosier Hills Hoops Game of the Night. Class A No. 2 Lanesville (20-1) puts its 16-game winning streak on the line against a Salem (10-6) team that is starting to build some momentum heading toward February’s postseason. […]

By GREG MENGELT In a rare Monday with multiple local games, Floyd Central (6-11) will host Borden in the Hoosier Hills Hoops Game of the Night. The Highlanders have been playing their best basketball of late. They’ve won three of their last five and the only two losses since Christmas came against teams with a […]

By GREG MENGELT Through 11 games, third-year Providence coach Ryan Miller likes what his team has accomplished. The Pioneers are 8-3, having won four of their last five and their only losses have come against strong competition. After early wins over Tell City, Austin, Borden and Lanesville, the Pioneers earned a big 64-59 win over Evansville […]

By GREG MENGELT Like the Jeffersonville boys’ team, the Red Devils girls missed a huge chunk of the season due to the program’s response to a Covid outbreak. Their last game was a 42-28 loss to Charlestown on Dec. 14. On Saturday, Jeff (7-6) return to action at Salem (9-6) in the Hoosier Hills Hoops […]

By GREG MENGELT It’s been 22 days since the Jeffersonville Red Devils last took the floor for a varsity basketball game. It had already been a crazy season, filled with suspensions and injuries and illness. The Devils got star senior Will Lovings-Watts back from suspension and beat Louisville Waggener on Dec. 22. Then came Covid […]

By GREG MENGELT Salem and Scottsburg have both had good years, but neither has been a major factor in the Mid-Southern Conference race. So it’s not about that anymore for these teams. Going forward, for most every team, the season becomes about the playoffs. The local Class 3A sectional, which will be played at North […]