By GREG MENGELT New Albany and Jeffersonville both suffered season-ending losses Tuesday in the opening round of the Class 4A Jeffersonville Sectional, leaving Floyd Central as the only local team left in the field. The Highlanders (9-13) will face third-ranked Bedford North Lawrence (21-2) in Friday’s second semifinal after BNL came from behind to beat […]

By GREG MENGELT BOWLING GREEN, Ky. — Middle Tennessee senior Josh Jefferson had arguably the best game of his college career Saturday and helped the Blue Raiders win 93-85 at Western Kentucky on Saturday. Jefferson, a former New Albany standout, was 8 for 11 from the field, 7 for 9 from behind the 3-points line […]

By GREG MENGELT NEW ORLEANS — The Celtics won for the third time in the last four games to go back above .500 on the season, but former New Albany and Indiana University star Romeo Langford continues to see his playing time diminished. The third-year veteran was scoreless — and stat-less — in Boston’s 107-97 […]

By GREG MENGELT HANOVER — Hanover entered Saturday’s Heartland Conference showdown with Defiance (Ohio) in first place with 10 wins in 11 games. The Panthers lone conference loss came at Defiance on Dec. 11. Hanover avenged that loss — and then some — on Saturday at Collier Arena. The Panthers (15-2, 11-1 HCAC) held the […]

By GREG MENGELT ATLANTA — Romeo Langford scored two points in 17 minutes and the Boston Celtics dropped a 108-92 decision at Atlanta’s State Farm Arena on Friday evening. Langford, a former New Albany and Indiana University standout, went 1 for 3 from the floor and added two rebounds and a blocked shot in the […]

By GREG MENGELT HUNTINGTON, W. Va. — Josh Jefferson had an off-night shooting but his Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders picked up an 81-79 victory at Marshall on Thursday. Jefferson, a senior and former New Albany star, was just 2 for 8 from the field and 1 for 5 from behind the 3-point arc. He finished […]