The Silver Creek girls’ basketball team — missing most of its parts from the last two Class 3A title game runs due to graduation — got a baptism by fire in a contest against powerful Louisville (Ky.) Sacred Heart in the first-ever Kentuckiana Summer Basketball League Outdoor Night on Friday. “Matt (Denison) called and said […]

Thirteen players have been selected to join Indiana Mr. Basketball Braden Smith of Westfield for the 2022 Indiana Boys All-Stars, All-Stars game director and former Jeffersonville coach Mike Broughton announced. Silver Creek senior Branden Northern was the only local player selected to the team.

By GREG MENGELT CLEVELAND — Mid-American regular-season champion Toledo snuck past Central Michigan 72-71 Thursday at Rocket Mortgage Fieldhouse to advance to Friday’s MAC semifinals.

By GREG MENGELT TOLEDO, Ohio — In his first year at Toledo, former Silver Creek star Kooper Jacobi is a Mid-American Conference champion. The Rockets whipped Bowling Green 96-56 on Friday at Savage Arena to finish MAC play at 17-3. Toledo (25-6) will be the top seed in the upcoming MAC Tournament. Jacobi and the […]

By GREG MENGELT SALEM — As expected, Silver Creek and Scottsburg cruised into the semifinal round of the Class 3A Salem Sectional with easy opening-round wins Wednesday evening. Two-time defending state champion Silver Creek blew out Salem for the second time in a week and the upstart Warriors won a rubber match over Madison 81-48 […]

By GREG MENGELT Any time a team beats another by 75 points, it should expect to win a rematch a week later. But Silver Creek coach Brandon Hoffman knows what can happen when teenagers and young adults look past opponents. Hoffman’s crew beat Salem 110-35 at home last Tuesday. On Wednesday, Silver Creek, which hasn’t […]