The Indiana stars built a 50-38 halftime lead over Kentucky but couldn’t hang on down-the-stretch, losing 94-89 to Kentucky Saturday night in the Battle of the Bridges’ boys’ varsity contest at MidAmerica Sports Center in Louisville. Jeffersonville senior-to-be Trice Whaley exploded for a game-high 27 points — including a near full-court shot at the first-half [...]

New Albany’s Chris Whitehead, a Class of 2011 graduate, will attend Weatherford College, he told Hoosier Hills Hoops this afternoon. Weatherford College is a junior college located in Weatherford, Tex. Whitehead, who was an Indiana All-Star following his career at New Albany, expects to stay at the school for two seasons before jumping to a [...]

Team Southern Indiana’s 2014 and 2015 Red teams began play Wednesday at the AAU Super Showcase in Orlando, Fla. Here are highlights from day one: 2014 Red 2014 Red trimmed an 11-point deficit to one point in the final period but couldn’t get over the hump, losing 70-64 to the R.A.P. Memorial Squad (N.Y.) in [...]

Team Southern Indiana’s 2013 girls team edged Indiana Blast Heat 46-39 Sunday afternoon to win the 10th-grade division at the Blue Chip Early Exposure Showcase in Louisville. Corydon’s Kayla Uhl, Brownstown’s Kaylee Bennett and North Harrison’s Kendra Lambert each totaled eight points in the championship game. Floyd Central’s Niki Bruno and Brownstown’s Kaley Wilkerson added [...]

Team Southern Indiana 2015 Red garnered a second-place finish Friday afternoon in the 14 and-under gold-bracket at Best of the Midwest in Indianapolis. TSI lost 62-59 to a Spiece team in the title contest. Scottsburg’s Christian Evans led the team in defeat with 17 points. Will Brown, of Rock Creek, and Silver Creek’s Gabe Bauer [...]

Team Southern Indiana 2012 Red knocked off Pensacola (Fla.) Elite 60-48 to win the 17 and-under copper-bracket — or fourth-place bracket — Monday afternoon at the Kentucky HoopFest in Louisville. Silver Creek’s Caleb Sprigler netted 16 points and Switzerland County’s Keegan Kincaid added 15 in the championship game for TSI. Other team members include: Darryl [...]