By GREG MENGELT DEKALB, Ill. — Kooper Jacobi and the Toledo Rockets won for the 11th time in 12 games Saturday, beating host Northern Illinois for a 100-72 Mid-American Conference victory Saturday at the NIU Convocation Center. The Rockets are now 20-5 overall and 12-2 in the MAC, tied atop the standings with rival Ohio. […]

By GREG MENGELT CHARLESTOWN — For the second time in program history — and the second time in as many years — the Silver Creek Dragons are regional champions. The Dragons knocked off Rushville 48-44 and upstart Gibson Southern 53-39 to advance to next Saturday’s one-game semistate at Jeffersonville. Fourth-ranked Silver Creek (25-2), which won […]

By GREG MENGELT There’s no doubt both Silver Creek and New Albany could use a win in Saturday’s Hoosier Hills Hoops Boys’ Game of the Day. Silver Creek’s Brandon Hoffman and New Albany’s Jim Shannon have both won state championships in the last six years. They’ve combined for 20 sectional championships and over 800 wins. […]

By GREG MENGELT Silver Creek is the clear favorite to win their regional Saturday at Charlestown. The Dragons are the defending state champions, are 23-2 (easily the best record in the regional) and will be the only ranked team Saturday in Charlestown. Still, veteran Silver Creek coach Scott Schoen knows getting past sectional champions Rushville […]

By GREG MENGELT There’s rarely a stretch of schedule that’s ever easy for New Albany, but the close of the 2021-22 regular season will be unique for Jim Shannon and the Bulldogs. New Albany (9-7) has six games in the next 15 days — all against teams that present different challenges. It’s starts this weekend […]

By GREG MENGELT TOLEDO, Ohio — Toledo moved back to the top of the Mid-American Conference standings Tuesday with a 77-62 victory over visiting Ohio at Savage Arena. Kooper Jacobi, a Toledo freshman from Sellersburg, played just 5 minutes and didn’t score. He did have two rebounds, including one on the offensive end. In fact, […]