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GIRLS’ TEAM OF THE WEEK | Dragons show class in historic loss

Tuesday, March 1st, 2022

By GREG MENGELT No team wants to lose by 58 points. That goes double for a team that had won 26 games coming into Saturday’s Class 3A state championship game at Gainbridge Fieldhosue in Indianapolis. Reigning state champion Silver Creek expected to go up and have a chance to win another state championship against the […]

Dragons head to Indy as underdogs against No. 1 South Bend Washington

Friday, February 25th, 2022

By GREG MENGELT Silver Creek finds itself in an unusual position as it enters Saturday’s Class 3A state championship game. Winners of the 59 of its last 66 games, Creek isn’t often an underdog. It certainly looks like that’s the case Saturday when the fourth-ranked Dragons (26-2) take on top-ranked South Bend Washington (26-3) at […]

Dragons headed back to state

Saturday, February 19th, 2022

By GREG MENGELT Last year at this time, Silver Creek was experiencing something new. The fourth-ranked Dragons won their first regional and semistate championship in program history en route to the state championship. This year, Silver Creek (26-2) is returning to the state finals after it defeated Indianapolis Bishop Chatard (18-11) 64-54 at Saturday’s Class […]

GIRLS’ PLAYER OF THE WEEK | Mason-Striverson helps Dragons win another regional

Tuesday, February 15th, 2022

By GREG MENGELT Silver Creek senior Kynidi Mason-Striverson had a brilliant performance Saturday at Charlestown in a 48-44 semifinal win over Rushville. She went a little cold in the championship game, but she was still a major contributor in the Dragons winning their second straight regional championship. In the early round, Mason-Striverson scored half of […]

GIRLS’ TEAM OF THE WEEK | Dragons win second straight regional title

Tuesday, February 15th, 2022

By GREG MENGELT In the morning session of Saturday’s regional at Charlestown, Silver Creek senior Kynidi Mason-Striverson carried the Dragons to a 48-44 victory over Rushville. Saturday evening was a little different. After Mason-Striverson scored half of the Dragons’ points in the semifinal, a balanced Silver Creek team captured consecutive regional titles for the first […]

GIRLS’ PERFORMANCE OF THE WEEK: Creek’s Mason-Striverson scores 28, goes over 1,000 points against Floyd

Tuesday, December 14th, 2021

By GREG MENGELT Silver Creek senior Kynidi Mason-Striverson had a big night in Wednesday’s 47-34 home win over Floyd Central. Mason-Striverson finished with a game-high 28 points and 9 rebounds and went over the career 1,000-point scoring mark as the Dragons improved to 10-0 on the season. “Kynidi is that all around player that is […]