By GREG MENGELT SALEM — As expected, Silver Creek and Scottsburg cruised into the semifinal round of the Class 3A Salem Sectional with easy opening-round wins Wednesday evening. Two-time defending state champion Silver Creek blew out Salem for the second time in a week and the upstart Warriors won a rubber match over Madison 81-48 […]

By GREG MENGELT Any time a team beats another by 75 points, it should expect to win a rematch a week later. But Silver Creek coach Brandon Hoffman knows what can happen when teenagers and young adults look past opponents. Hoffman’s crew beat Salem 110-35 at home last Tuesday. On Wednesday, Silver Creek, which hasn’t […]

By GREG MENGELT There are several interesting games locally on the final Tuesday of the regular season, including the penultimate game of Jeffersonville’s wild season. The 6-10 Red Devils, who have won four of their last six games after starting the season 2-7, host Madison (6-15) in Tuesday’s Hoosier Hills Hoops Game of the Night […]

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 It’s been an interesting couple weeks for Silver Creek basketball. The Dragons are 6-8 against a very tough schedule and they’ve got a new face — Kaden Oliver — who transferred from Madison in the middle of last week. Now Silver Creek hosts Madison (5-8) in Tuesday’s Hoosier Hills Hoops Boys’ Basketball […]

By GREG MENGELT Seventeen of the 21 girls’ basketball programs in the Hoosier Hills Hoops coverage area have completed their regular seasons. Four have one final game Saturday. That includes Madison at Scottsburg in the Hoosier Hills Hoops Game of the Night. The 11-7 Cubs and 10-11 Warriorettes will both participate in next week’s Class […]