By GREG MENGELT MURFREESBORO, Tenn. — Josh Jefferson scored a career-high 30 points and Middle Tennessee earned a 78-63 Conference USA victory over Charlotte on Sunday at the Murphy Center. Jefferson, who helped lead New Albany to the 2016 state championship and came into the contest as the Blue Raiders leading scorer at 14 points […]

By GREG MENGELT NORTH MANCHESTER — Hanover pulled away from host Manchester late for a 70-58 victory and the Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference championship Saturday. The Panthers (18-3, 14-2) have a 4-game lead over Anderson atop the HCAC standings with two regular-season games left to play. Hanover has won three straight and 11 of its […]

By GREG MENGELT There’s no doubt both Silver Creek and New Albany could use a win in Saturday’s Hoosier Hills Hoops Boys’ Game of the Day. Silver Creek’s Brandon Hoffman and New Albany’s Jim Shannon have both won state championships in the last six years. They’ve combined for 20 sectional championships and over 800 wins. […]

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 MURFREESBORO, Tenn. — Josh Jefferson and the Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders moved into a first-place tie atop the Conference USA standings with a 63-48 home victory Thursday. Jefferson, a former New Albany star, went 4 for 9 from the field and made three of his five 3-point attempts in the victory. The […]

By GREG MENGELT Yahoo! Sports reporter Chris Haynes announced — and the Boston Celtics have confirmed — just hours before the 2022 NBA deadline that former New Albany star Romeo Langford will be a San Antonio Spur. Langford is headed southwest, along with Jason Richardson, in a deal that will bring Derrick White to Boston. […]