By GREG MENGELT ATHENS, Ohio — Former Silver Creek star Kooper Jacobi went scoreless, but his Toledo Rockets moved into first place with an 87-69 win at Ohio in a Mid-American Conference showdown Friday evening. Toledo went on a 24-12 run midway through the first half and controlled the rest of the contest and snapped […]

By GREG MENGELT TOLEDO, Ohio — Kooper Jacobi scored five points and the Toledo Rockets won for the fourth time in five games, 83-70 over visiting Ball State at Savage Arena, to improve to 14-4 overall and 6-1 in the MAC. Jacobi, a freshman and former Silver Creek standout, went 2 for 4, including connecting […]

By GREG MENGELT The Hoosier Hills Hoops Girls’ Power Poll is a weekly feature each Sunday, ranking the top girls’ teams in Clark, Floyd, Harrison, Scott and Washington counties. 1. Silver Creek (18-1, Last Week: No. 1). The Dragons were expected to be really good. They’ve far exceeded expectations. This week: Host Columbus North (Tuesday), […]

By GREG MENGELT Silver Creek dropped from No. 8 to No. 9 in the latest single-class Indiana Basketball Association Coaches Poll, which was released Sunday. The defending Class 3A state champion Dragons, who are 18-1 and have won six in a row, were surpassed by North Centra (16-5l, which won at Ben Davis (11-7), at […]

By GREG MENGELT BOWLING GREEN, Ohio — JT Shumate and Setric Milliner Jr. combined for 49 points as Toledo beat Bowling Green 91-78 on Saturday at the Stroh Center. Shumate, a junior forward, went 12 for 14 from the floor, 4 for 4 from behind the 3-point arc and led the Rockets with nine boards. […]

By GREG MENGELT OXFORD, Ohio — Toledo had an 11-point halftime lead Tuesday at Miami, but the Rockets had to hold off the RedHawks for a 75-72 victory at Millett Hall in Oxford. Miami (7-7, 1-2 MAC) pulled within 71-69 with 2:04 remaining, but Toledo junior guard RayJ Dennis knocked down four keep free throws […]