By GREG MENGELT Once the calendar turns to February, it’s time for the Eastern Musketeers to shine. At least, that’s been the case six of the last nine years. The Musketeers won their fourth consecutive sectional championship on Tuesday with a 44-38 victory over upstart Austin (10-12), which entered the championship game on a 3-game […]

By GREG MENGELT The Silver Creek girls’ basketball program has accomplished a lot in its history, particularly the last few years. Here’s something interesting. The Dragons have only gone through the Mid-Southern Conference slate unbeaten once in program history. That was last season. On Saturday, Class 3A No. 4 Silver Creek (19-1) can make it […]

By GREG MENGELT For the second time this season, Eastern junior Jacob Cherry is the Hoosier Hills Hoops Player of the Week. Cherry finished with 39 points, 19 rebounds and eighth blocked shots as the Musketeers beat Evansville Day 78-53 and Mount Vernon (Posey) 74-59 in two games last Tuesday. His performances helped the Muisketeers […]

By GREG MENGELT It’s been a wild season for New Albany’s girls. The 5-11 Bulldogs started the season 3-0 and 4-1 but has since dropped 10 of their last 11 games. Injuries crept up, and of course, there’s the Covid problem that everyone’s having. The Bulldogs look to snap their current 3-game losing streak Tuesday […]

By GREG MENGELT There’s a rare Monday game and it’s a good one. Two ranked teams — Eastern (9-5) and Columbus East (11-3) — will battle at the Orange Pit in Columbus. Eastern is No. 15 in the latest Class 2A Indiana Girls Coaches Association poll, while East is No. 11 in Class 4A and […]

By GREG MENGELT Lane Hoefler had two huge performances with two career-high scoring nights and a career-best rebounding night in the Washington County Invitational. Hoefler finished the week with 59 points and 23 rebounds as the Senators finished third in the tournament. On Friday, he had 26 points and 9 rebounds in the Senators’ 73-57 […]