By GREG MENGELT When you’re the champions, sometimes you have to travel a distance to find suitable competition. That’s what’s happening with Silver Creek on Friday when they travel 154 miles to visit Bowling Green, Kentucky, for the Hoosier Hills Hoops Game of the Night. It’s the season opener for the Purples, who are ranked […]

By GREG MENGELT With Kooper Jacobi and Trey Kaufman now on Division I rosters, it was assumed Branden Northern would take over the major scoring role for the 2-time defending Class 3A state champion Silver Creek Dragons. Northern didn’t disappoint in his debut. The Silver Creek senior had 31 points, 5 rebounds and 5 assists […]

By GREG MENGELT New Washington sophomore Kaidin James had a big night Saturday in the Mustangs’ 75-31 victory against Milan. James put up 28 points on 10 of 18 shooting in the victory. She was also 8 for 10 at the foul line and pulled down 5 boards for New Wash, which improved to 3-3 […]

By GREG MENGELT TOLEDO, Ohio — Toledo had no problem winning its fourth straight game Monday when the Rockets defeated Division II Northwestern Ohio 106-36 at Savage Arena. Former Silver Creek star Kooper Jacobi went 3 for 7 from the floor and finished with 7 points, 6 rebounds and an assist for the Rockets. After […]

By GREG MENGELT Jeffersonville didn’t play last week, but the Red Devils were leapfrogged by a Brebeuf (2-0) and fell out of the top 10 to No. 11 in the latest single-class Indiana Basketball Coaches Association poll, released Sunday evening. The defending sectional champion Red Devils open their season Friday at the University of Southern […]

By GREG MENGELT There was a lot of movement in this week’s Indiana Basketball Coaches Association single-class poll, but it didn’t affect Silver Creek. After wins over Mid-Southern Conference rivals Corydon Central (8-1), which entered the game 7-0, and North Harrison (5-3), the Dragons stayed at No. 12 in the poll. Salem, which had been […]