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 LAS VEGAS — Bellarmine won its first game of the season, 76-69 over Central Michigan on Tuesday in the Knights’ final game in Las Vegas. The Knights jumped out to an 8-0 lead, then fell behind 19-13, then went on a 22-7 run and led 39-32 at the break. The Chippewas got […]

By GREG MENGELT With boys basketball getting underway, the girls no longer have the basketball season to themselves. That doesn’t mean there aren’t some great games and great storylines. For example, Scottsburg (3-2) and Austin (1-4) renew their Scott County rivalry — one of the best rivalries in Indiana going back to the beginning when […]

By GREG MENGELT SPOKANE, Wash. — Bellarmine jumped out to an 11-10 lead after a Juston Betz 3-pointer in a showdown with top-ranked Gonzaga on Friday at the McCarthy Athletic Center in Spokane. The lead didn’t last long. The Bulldogs scored the game’s next 10 points and pulled away for a 92-50 victory. Betz scored […]

By GREG MENGELT MORAGA, Calif. — Bellmarine’s trip to the West Coast began with a pretty impressive performance, yet in defeat, 73-64 at Saint Mary’s (Calif.) on Wednesday evening. Senior guard Dylan Penn did everything he could to keep the Knights in the game with the unbeaten Gaels (4-0). He had a game-high 27 points […]

By GREG MENGELT Preview capsules for girls’ basketball games on Tuesday, Nov. 16, 2021. BORDEN (2-1, 0-0 SAC) AT CROTHERSVILLE (0-1, 0-0) • Time: 6 p.m. • Location: Crothersville High School. • Coaches: Borden — Matt Vick (36-57 in fifth season at Borden and overall). Crothersville — Kevin Hensley (113-160 in 13th season at Crothersville and […]