By GREG MENGELT The Hoosier Hills Hoops Boys’ Power Poll is a weekly feature each Sunday, ranking the top girls’ teams in Clark, Floyd, Harrison, Scott and Washington counties. 1. Floyd Central (12-2, Last week: 1). Six straight double-digit wins over six good teams. This week: At Bedford North Lawrence (Thursday). 2. North Harrison (11-3, […]

By GREG MENGELT COLORADO SPRINGS — Hunter Maldonado went coast to coast and hit a layup at the buzzer to give Wyoming a 63-61 Mountain West Conference victory over Air Force on Friday at Clune Arena. Maldonado scored 31 points and needed every one of them as Jake Heidbreder and the Air Force Falcons gave […]

By GREG MENGELT About a decade ago, Todd Sturgeon came along and turned Floyd Central into one of Southern Indiana’s elite program. Now it looks like Kirk Manns is trying to do the same thing in Seymour. The Highlanders and Owls meet in Friday’s Hoosier Hills Game of the Week with a conference championship on […]

By GREG MENGELT The wins have been sparse but the 2021-22 Floyd Central Highlanders can be considered one of the state’s most improved teams from the start of the season to Thursday, which is the finish line of the regular season. Floyd began the season 3-9, but lately the Highlanders have played well even in […]

By GREG MENGELT SAN JOSE, Calif. — Jake Heidbreder had arguably his best game as a freshman at Air Force in Tuesday’s 63-53 Mountain West Conference road win over San Jose State at the Provident Credit Union Event Center. Heidbreder, a former Floyd Central star, had a poor shooting night, going 2 for 8 from […]

By GREG MENGELT Floyd Central moved up from No. 19 to No. 15 in the latest single-class Indiana Basketball Coaches Association poll, which was released Sunday. The 10-2 Highlanders have won five consecutive games, including a 67-58 Hoosier Hills Conference victory over Jennings County (10-4) on Friday evening. At 3-0, Floyd is the only unbeaten […]