By GREG MENGELT MURFREESBORO, Tenn. — Josh Jefferson scored 5 points and Middle Tennessee beat in-state rival UT Martin 73-61 Wednesday for their fourth win in a row. Jefferson, who helped lead New Albany to the 2016 state championship, also had 5 rebounds as the Blue Raiders won for the seventh time in eight games. […]

By GREG MENGELT HANOVER — Hanover forced 21 turnovers and held Anderson to 27.8 percent shooting from the 3-point line for a 67-52 victory in both teams’ Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference opener Wednesday evening at John Collier Arena. Hanover improved 4-0 on the season. Hanover shot 53.7 percent from the field (29 of 54) — […]

By GREG MENGELT With Kooper Jacobi and Trey Kaufman now on Division I rosters, it was assumed Branden Northern would take over the major scoring role for the 2-time defending Class 3A state champion Silver Creek Dragons. Northern didn’t disappoint in his debut. The Silver Creek senior had 31 points, 5 rebounds and 5 assists […]

By GREG MENGELT TORONTO — Romeo Langford scored 5 points and his Boston Celtics went back over .500 with a 109-97 road win in Toronto on Sunday evening. The victory, in which Boston held the Raptors to 35 of 93 shooting (37.6 percent), snapped a modest 2-game losing streak for the Celtics. Langford, a former […]

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. Silver Creek (1-0). The defending state champions will stay No. 1 until they lose … or one of the teams below would have to do […]

By GREG MENGELT The Hoosier Hills Hoops Girls’ Power Poll is a weekly feature each Sunday, ranking the top girls’ teams in Clark, Floyd, Harrison, Scott and Washington counties. 1. Silver Creek (7-0, Last Week: No. 1). The Dragons are the easy No. 1 so far. Next week: vs. Bowling Green (Friday at Owensboro, Ky.), […]