By GREG MENGELT Some games are important because they have big stakes. Sometimes they’re big because they’re rivalries … or conference games … or sectional rivals. Some games are significant because they’re considered toss-ups. A game that could go either way. There are two teams that appear to be even and the winner will be […]

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 ELIZABETH — After a tough loss against North Harrison to start the season, South Central showed why there are renewed and increased expectations for the Rebels in 2021-22 with a 57-48 win at Crawford County on Saturday. The Rebels had lost to Crawford County 18 straight times. Their last win over the […]

By GREG MENGELT The Hoosier Hills Hoops Boys’ Power Poll is a weekly feature each Sunday, ranking the top girls’ teams in Clark, Floyd, Harrison, Scott and Washington counties. 1. Silver Creek (1-0). The defending state champions will stay No. 1 until they lose … or one of the teams below would have to do […]

By GREG MENGELT If you’re the kind of basketball fan that looks for a good game to attend every Tuesday, Friday and Saturday, there’s good news for you. For the first Saturday of the season, the lineup is interesting and has several options. It starts with New Albany at Bloomington South, the Hoosier Hills Hoops […]

By GREG MENGELT There’s no New Albany, no Jeffersonville, no Floyd Central and no Silver Creek on Opening Night of the 2021-22 boys’ basketball season. So it’s not the greatest slate of games on the first night of local basketball, but that’s not to say there aren’t some games of interest. (There were 7 games […]