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The Michael Prichard file

September 17, 2013

Here’s a look at Michael Prichard, who was named Charlestown girls’ basketball coach on Tuesday night.

COACHING EXPERIENCE

  • Junior varsity girls’ basketball coach at Eastern Pekin from 2009-2011.
  • Assistant men’s basketball coach at Spalding University, a NCAA Division III school in Louisville from 2008-09.
  • Freshmen boys’ basketball coach at Charlestown from 2005-2008.

PLAYER EXPERIENCE

  • Was captain of last single-class sectional championship team at Charlestown in 1997.
  • All-conference, sectional and regional player for Charlestown during th 1997 season.
  • Played NCAA Division II basketball at Ohio Valley in Parkersburg, West Virginia.

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Mousty transferring from IU women to Florida junior college

August 11, 2013

Jocelyn MoustyFormer Eastern Pekin standout Jocelyn Mousty has left the Indiana University women’s basketball program and will transfer to a junior college in Florida.

Mousty, a redshirt freshman for the Hoosiers, did not leave IU for disciplinary reasons, a school spokesperson said Thursday.

The 6-foot-3 forward announced Friday on Facebook that she will continue her collegiate hoops career at Santa Fe College in Gainesville.

“I have chosen to transfer to a school called Santa Fe in Florida to get a few things under wraps before I go back to Division I,” she wrote.

Mousty, an Indiana All-Star, averaged 19.2 points and 11 rebounds per game as a senior for the Musketeers.

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Clarksville standout Andrew Jones selects college

August 8, 2013

Clarksville's Andrew JonesClarksville senior Andrew Jones knew after one campus visit that Holy Cross College in Notre Dame, Ind., was the right fit.

“I’ve been thinking about (the school) ever since I took my first visit up there,” said Jones, who gave a verbal pledge Thursday afternoon to Holy Cross, a NAIA Division II program that competes in the Chicagoland Collegiate Athletic Conference. “It’s a smaller college and you get a lot more attention in the classroom. That stuff was attractive to me.

Jones received interest from an array of area small-colleges, and had recently been contacted by NCAA Division II powerhouse Bellarmine.

“I wanted to get far enough away but not too far so parents and family could be there to support me,” Jones said.

Jones, a 6-foot-2 guard for the Generals, expects to “mainly be a playmaker” at Holy Cross, he said.

“It’s a big relief to have (the recruiting process) over. We want to win another sectional and (advance) as far as we can in the tournament this year.”

HOLY CROSS COLLEGE AT A GLANCE

About: Holy Cross College is a Catholic, co-ed, residential college offering Bachelor or Arts degrees.

Location: A 150-acre wooded campus in Notre Dame, Ind., which is situated just north South Bend. Notre Dame is the home to three colleges: Notre Dame, St. Mary’s and Holy Cross.

Mascot: Saints.

Undergraduate enrollment: 450-500.

Athletics affiliation: NAIA Division II.

Conference: Chicagoland Collegiate Athletic Conference.

2012-13 record: 14-18 overall; 9-15 in conference play.

Head coach: Mike McBride, who is entering his first season at the school. McBride, a former associate head coach at IU Southeast from 2004-2007,  comes to Holy Cross after five seasons as associate head coach as Tusculum College in Greenville, Tenn.

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AUDIO: New Jeffersonville girls’ coach Michael Warren

August 7, 2013

Matt Denison recorded an interview Tuesday evening with Michael Warren, the new girls’ basketball coach at Jeffersonville, for 1450 The Sports Buzz WXVW. Warren talks about the opportunity to lead a high school program for the first time, switching from boys’ basketball to girls and more.

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The Michael Warren file

August 7, 2013

Jeffersonville boys' basketball coach Matt PaitMichael Warren, an assistant coach for nine seasons under Jim Shannon at New Albany, was approved Tuesday night as Jeffersonville’s new girls’ basketball coach.

Warren, who is the Lady Red Devils’ fourth coach in as many season, replaces Matt Pait, the school’s new boys’ hoops coach.

Here’s the details on Warren and his basketball involvements:

  • Served as New Albany junior varsity boys’ coach from 2009 to 2013.
  • Served as New Albany freshmen boys’ coach from 2004-2009.
  • While at New Albany, the school’s varsity team tallied an overall record of 164-46, captured four sectional championships and one regional title and won the Hoosier Hills Conference three times.
  • Volunteer and assistant coach for A Night of Hoops and Hope for Southern Indiana, a fundraiser for Henryville and other communities affected by March 2, 2012, tornadoes.

Warren graduated in 2003 from IU Southeast.

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Hoosier Hills Conference Weekly podcast to launch Aug. 18

August 3, 2013

Hoosier Hills Hoops, in partnership with Justin Sokeland of TheHHCSports.com, will launch a weekly podcast, the Hoosier Hills Conference Weekly, starting on Sunday, Aug. 18.

The podcast will feature highlights and outstanding performances from Hoosier Hills Conference football games the previous week, comments from conference coaches and a look ahead at upcoming games. It will focus on football (in the fall) and basketball (in the winter) but will also include information about other sports.

A link to the podcast will be available Sunday evenings here at Hoosier Hills Hoops.

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