By GREG MENGELT There’s rarely a stretch of schedule that’s ever easy for New Albany, but the close of the 2021-22 regular season will be unique for Jim Shannon and the Bulldogs. New Albany (9-7) has six games in the next 15 days — all against teams that present different challenges. It’s starts this weekend […]

By GREG MENGELT Silver Creek has had some serious challenges in its first ever season as reigning state champions. Charlestown (9-2) rolled into Sellersburg and left with one of its two losses this season. Corydon Central (11-1) came to town and left with its only loss of the season to date. Then there was the […]

By GREG MENGELT There have been some good games so far. Some fantastic finishes. (Shout out, Big Boy Dobbs!). Some stellar matchups. But there haven’t been any heavily-anticipated local slates anything like the one for Friday. First, New Albany (2-2) takes on Floyd Central (2-0) for Floyd County Supremacy (for now). The Highlanders appear to […]

By GREG MENGELT Any time a state championship contender rolls into town it’s a big deal. On Saturday, Zionsville brings a 3-0 record, a No. 2 ranking and an experienced, balanced roster into New Albany to face the 2-1 Bulldogs are coming off a 61-59 come-from-behind victory over Evansville Harrison (0-2) on Friday evening at […]

By GREG MENGELT Jeffersonville and Jennings County had their shots at Bedford North Lawrence. The fourth-ranked Stars shoved both aside. After the New Year, defending Hoosier Hills Conference champion Columbus East (8-1) will have its shot to upset BNL like it did last year. But Saturday is New Albany’s turn. The Bulldogs (4-5) are 4-5 […]

By GREG MENGELT If you’re the kind of basketball fan that looks for a good game to attend every Tuesday, Friday and Saturday, there’s good news for you. For the first Saturday of the season, the lineup is interesting and has several options. It starts with New Albany at Bloomington South, the Hoosier Hills Hoops […]