By GREG MENGELT WEST LAFAYETTE — Purdue opened its 124th men’s basketball season with a resounding 96-67 win over Bellarmine at Mackey Arena. The easy win was expected for the seventh-ranked Boilermakers. The surprise came earlier in the day when head coach Matt Painter announced that Silver Creek graduate Trey Kaufman-Renn would redshirt his first […]

By GREG MENGELT Hanover College began its 2021-22 season with a 68-53 victory over IU Southeast on Friday evening at John Collier Arena in Hanover. Ty Houston and Matt Munoz led the Panther with 20 and 17 points, respectively. Houston grabbed 12 boards for a double-double and Munoz had eight rebounds. New Albany graduate Isaac […]

By GREG MENGELT For a few years now, the world of technology has sent the world into a new era. With the newspaper business trying to find its footing, sports journalism has definitely changed significantly. In my 25 years as a sports reporter, the industry has shifted in ways most never expected. Local newspapers, particularly […]

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Tommy Luce, the son of Jeffersonville coach Joe Luce, is a junior walk-on for Purdue. Luce, who played his senior year at Jeffersonville, joined The Hoosier Report with Matt Denison on Thursday, in advance of the Boilermakers’ Sweet 16 game in Louisville versus Tennessee. On Tennessee, the Boilermakers’ Sweet 16 opponent: “They’re very good. I remember […]

By KENZIE WINSTEAD Content Editor It’s been a special week at Silver Creek. For the first time ever, the Silver Creek boys’ basketball team is practicing in late March as it prepares for the Class 3A state final. The No. 6 Dragons (24-3) will face defending champion and third-ranked Culver Academies (24-3) Saturday night at […]