Stories from Sunday, January 27, 2019

Good defensive effort and balanced scoring helped the Shakamak Lakers (4-14, 1-4 SWIAC) prevail 54-25 over the North Central Thunderbirds (4-11, 0-5). No Laker scored in double figures but eight players tallied five or more. Bryant Pilant came off the bench to toss in a career-high eight points tying Devin Stienstra for team honors. Coy Gilbert had a pair of treys for seven points. John Gould, Levi Webb and Nick Kinnett each tallied six while Carson Jernigan and Hunter Ashton added five apiece...

The Linton Miners picked up a second blowout win on the road this weekend Saturday at North Knox. The Miners (15-2) had little difficulty dispatching the North Knox Warriors (3-14) cruising to a 72-30 win. For the second straight night Lincoln Hale led the Miners with 25 points, matching his total from the previous night’s 83-56 win at Eastern Greene. Kip Fougerousse tallied 14 and Tucker Hayes added 10 giving Linton three double-figure scorers. Each dealt a pair of treys...

BOYS BASKETBALL IDS edges Union The Deaf Hoosiers nipped the visiting Union Bulldogs Saturday night. The Indiana School for the Deaf (7-9) came from behind to edge Union 48-47. The Dawgs (5-14) led 22-11 after one quarter, but the Deaf Hoosiers reduced the deficit to four, 27-23, at halftime...