By GREG MENGELT Mid-Southern Conference rival Silver Creek and Scottsburg open the Jefferson County Invitational today at Madison and could meet in the second round. The defending Class 3A state champion Dragons face Southwestern (5-1), which is ranked 15th in Class 2A and won its first five games of the season before a 64-56 loss […]

By GREG MENGELT With losses at North Harrison and Corydon, Salem (7-4) lost back-to-back games for the first time in three years. The Lions returned home to beat Floyd Central by 2 points, but few expected the 3A regional powerhouse to ever lose back-to-back games this season. New Albany (5-9) has lost eight of its […]

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 […]

By GREG MENGELT BOSTON — Romeo Langford went scoreless in 25 minutes off the Boston bench and the Celtics couldn’t hold off visiting Philadelphia in a 108-103 loss Monday evening at TD Garden. Langford, a former New Albany and Indiana University star, went 0 for 3 from the field and 0 for 2 from behind […]

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 […]

By GREG MENGELT BOSTON — With five players in COVID-19 protocols, former New Albany star Romeo Langford got the start for Boston on Friday when the Celtics hosted the Golden State Warriors. Langford scored 2 points and grabbed 2 rebounds in 8 minutes and the Celtics suffered a 111-107 setback at TD Garden. The Warriors […]