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Panthers beat Franklin, move to top of Heartland standings

Thursday, January 13th, 2022

By GREG MENGELT HANOVER — Hanover had five players with at least eight points, including New Albany alum Isaac Hibbard and Christian Academy graduate Noah Williams, in an 81-57 victory over a shorthanded Franklin squad Wednesday at John Collier Arena. The Panthers have won three straight and sit atop the Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference standings […]

Hanover runs past Earlham for HCAC win

Sunday, January 9th, 2022

By GREG MENGELT RICHMOND — Hanover outscored host Earlham 33-22 in the first half and held off the Quakers for a 58-47 Heartland Conference victory Saturday afternoon. Junior forward Ty Houston (Union, Ky./Cooper) finished with 19 points, sophomore guard Max Greenamoyer (Zionsville/University) added 14 and sophomore forward Matt Munoz (Indianapolis/Southport) finished with 11. Former New […]

Hibbard goes over 1,000 career points in Hanover win

Thursday, January 6th, 2022

By GREG MENGELT HANOVER — Former New Albany star Isaac Hibbard scored 19 points and surpassed 1,000 points for his career in Hanover’s 77-72 victory Wednesday over Mount St. Joseph (Ohio) at John Collier Arena. Hibbard went 5 for 12 from the field and led the Panthers with 9 rebounds and 5 assists. He also […]

Olivet hands Panthers second loss

Wednesday, December 22nd, 2021

By GREG MENGELT OLIVET, Mich. — Hanover nearly erased an 11-point deficit in the final 2 minutes but came up short in a 91-87 loss at Olivet (Mich.) on Tuesday evening. The Panthers cut the deficit to 89-87 with 5 seconds left, but Olivet senior Eddie Thigpen, who had a game-high 26 points, knocked down […]

Balanced Panthers blast Kalamazoo, 85-59

Tuesday, December 21st, 2021

By GREG MENGELT KALAMAZOO, Mich. — Hanover scored the first five points, jumped out to a 23-point halftime lead and eased its way to an 85-59 win to Kalamazoo and a 7-1 start to the season. Four Panthers scored in double figures, eight scored at least five points and 12 different Hanover players reached the […]

Houston, Munoz combine for 46 in Hanover’s HCAC road win

Wednesday, December 15th, 2021

By GREG MENGELT TERRE HAUTE — Behind the play of Ty Houston and Matt Munoz, Hanover picked up a big Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference road win Wednesday, 73-66 at Rose-Hulman. The loss was Rose-Hulman’s second this season and its first conference defeat. The Panthers and Fightin’ Engineers are now tied at 3-1 in the league […]