By GREG MENGELT Some games are important because they have big stakes. Sometimes they’re big because they’re rivalries … or conference games … or sectional rivals. Some games are significant because they’re considered toss-ups. A game that could go either way. There are two teams that appear to be even and the winner will be […]

By GREG MENGELT LOUISVILLE — Twelve different Bellarmine players scored as the Knights improved to 3-6 on the season with a 92-43 victory over Division III Defiance (Ohio) on Sunday at Freedom Hall. Five Knights were in double figures, including former Providence star Juston Betz, who went 5 for 5 from the field and grabbed […]

By GREG MENGELT Any time a state championship contender rolls into town it’s a big deal. On Saturday, Zionsville brings a 3-0 record, a No. 2 ranking and an experienced, balanced roster into New Albany to face the 2-1 Bulldogs are coming off a 61-59 come-from-behind victory over Evansville Harrison (0-2) on Friday evening at […]

By GREG MENGELT The Mid-Southern Conference has been one of the best league’s in Indiana this year. Not just locally and not just for its size. One of the best. Period. We’re a bit biased, but it’s pretty undeniable. It’s not just the top teams. Obviously, Silver Creek (7-0) and Salem (4-2) are potential state […]

By GREG MENGELT MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — Bellarmine led 12-11 early against host West Virginia, but the Mountaineers pulled away for a 74-55 win over the Knights at WVU Coliseum on Tuesday evening. The Knights stayed within 37-30 at halftime before West Virginia’s early second-half spurt put Bellarmine (2-6) away. Bellarmine has now faced No. 2 […]

By GREG MENGELT LOUISVILLE — A pair of Southern Indiana stars had big games and Bellarmine crushed Division III Franklin 75-37 on Sunday. Curt Hopf, freshman from Barr-Reeve, led the Knights with 14 points and senior Juston Betz, a Providence graduate, was the game’s most effective player with 10 points, 7 rebounds and 6 assists […]