By GREG MENGELT Mid-Southern Conference rival Silver Creek and Scottsburg open the Jefferson County Invitational today at Madison and could meet in the second round. The defending Class 3A state champion Dragons face Southwestern (5-1), which is ranked 15th in Class 2A and won its first five games of the season before a 64-56 loss […]

By GREG MENGELT In her final game as a North Harrison Lady Cat, Ali Saunders scored 21 points and she and her teammates upset Salem 55-55 in overtime. Saunders is graduating this winter and will attend Valparaiso and join the Beacons’ basketball team this spring. The Lady Cats begin life without Saunders on Tuesday at […]

By GREG MENGELT Friday’s Hoosier Hills Hoops Game of the Night is a matchup of two teams with big early wins that are coming off tough losses. Providence (4-1) and Floyd Central (3-1) were both unbeaten until Saturday night. The Pioneers had four strong wins, including three straight on the road, until Friday when the […]

By GREG MENGELT Silver Creek has had some serious challenges in its first ever season as reigning state champions. Charlestown (9-2) rolled into Sellersburg and left with one of its two losses this season. Corydon Central (11-1) came to town and left with its only loss of the season to date. Then there was the […]

By GREG MENGELT Freshman Elle Richardson has made quite a splash for the legendary Scottsburg Warriorettes. Richardson averaged 22.5 points, 6.5 rebounds and 3 assists as Scottsburg went 1-1 to become the Hoosier Hills Hoops Girls’ Basketball Player of the Week. Richardson started the week with a 22-point, 5-rebound, 3-assist outing against Charlestown. She was […]

By GREG MENGELT Silver Creek senior Kynidi Mason-Striverson had a big night in Wednesday’s 47-34 home win over Floyd Central. Mason-Striverson finished with a game-high 28 points and 9 rebounds and went over the career 1,000-point scoring mark as the Dragons improved to 10-0 on the season. “Kynidi is that all around player that is […]