Jasper standout Shelby Merder, one of Southern Indiana’s top college prospects in the graduating Class of 2013, will stay in-state for college and play at Ball State, she confirmed to Hoosier Hills Hoops on Monday evening. “Definitely the coaching staff was a big reason for my decision,” said Merder, a 6-foot-3 forward. “The coaches and […]

Some players hope to utilize the July evaluation period for NCAA Division I coaches as an opportunity to increase their stock and perhaps gain a scholarship offer or two. But the recruitment of Jasper senior-to-be Shelby Merder, a 6-foot-3 center, is a little different than most. Merder already holds 12 full-ride scholarship offers from Division […]

The list of area boys basketball players in the Class of 2012 who will play small-college basketball continues to grow. Four players — Jasper’s Caleb Begle, Washington’s Dylan Ervin, Vincennes Lincoln’s Jantzen Goodwin and Tell City’s Chris Kohnert — recently announced their college decisions. Begle, a 6-foot-3 wing forward, will continue his career at Lincoln […]

Two Southern Indiana girls basketball standouts — Floyd Central’s Niki Bruno and Jasper’s Maddison Ubelhor — received honors at the recent High Potential Mini-Camp at Georgetown (Ky.) College. Bruno, a 6-foot center who will be a senior, was one of 30 players named to the camp all-stars roster. Ubelhor, a 5-9 guard, was named the […]