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Girls basketball Monday Eastern Greene 47, Bloomington North 54 Eastern Greene falls to 16-7 with the loss to Bloomington North. EASTERN GREENE (47) Keylee Hudson 4 7-8 15, Kenady Hudson 4 5-6 14, Bianca Wyatt 3 9, Mallorie Elliott 3 3-6 9, Chyann Padgett 0 0, Kaylyn Criger 0 0, Ashley Hudson 0 0, Totals: 14 15-20 47...

LINTON – It was a game Linton players had circled prior to the season as the rivalry game with Sullivan lived up to a physical style the games tend to provide. Linton turned up the intensity in the fourth quarter to win 48-38. Junior Bradie Chambers had a game-high 21 points with most of her baskets in the fourth quarter. During one stretch, Chambers hit six shots in a row as she began the game 2-8 from the field...

Boys Basketball Friday White River Valley 38, Shakamak 43 Shakamak improved to 7-7 with a road win in Switz City. Bloomfield 44, Eastern Greene 30 No. 2 Bloomfield in Class 1A dispatched Eastern Greene on the road. Saturday Bloomfield 53, Loogootee 39...

Linton is expected to win the SWIAC conference outright this week but Sunday night it found out it would play sectional host Eastern Greene to open sectionals next week on Feb. 1. No. 1 North Knox could face Linton or Eastern Greene in round two. As a result, Linton and Eastern Greene will have to go through three difficult opponents if it is to win Sectional 47...

ELNORA – Linton only led twice at North Daviess Friday night but it led at the time that mattered the most after one of the most memorable shots in career of senior Joey Hart. Hart made a spin move at the top of the key and shot from near the free throw line as his jumper gave Linton a 47-45 edge with 2.7 seconds left. A 3-point try from North Daviess senior Jaylen Mullen bounced off both the backboard and the rim as Linton had finally defeated North Daviess for the first time since 2020...

JASONVILLE – Add Shakamak to the list of SWIAC schools that are ready for Eastern Greene to start graduating the Hudson sisters as the Lady Thunderbirds won 42-27 Thursday night. Senior Kenady Hudson scored a game-high 18 points and junior Keylee Hudson added 10 as their 28 points outscored Shakamak on their own...

BLOOMFIELD – Linton entered Bloomfield Thursday night with a chance to clinch at least a share of the SWIAC title and did so in quick fashion against the host Cardinals. The Lady Miners cruised to a 75-27 win. No. 9 Linton in Class 2A had an offensive explosion in the game as the Lady Miners hit 14 shots from three. ...

Here is my list of the games to see. No. 5 White River Valley girls vs. North Daviess, Saturday 12:30 Most of the girls basketball games Saturday are away but the Lady Wolverines will play North Daviess in its home finale Saturday. WRV is 8-11 and has not reached 10 wins in a season since 2016-17. A win over the Cougars (6-12) Saturday will keep WRV on pace to reach that milestone this season...

Girls basketball Tuesday Eastern Greene 39, Edgewood 24 Eastern Greene extended its winning streak to three games and moved to 15-5 on the season. EASTERN GREENE (39) Keylee Hudson 6 4-5 17, Kenady Hudson 6 3-4 16, Kaylyn Criger 1 2-4 4, Mallorie Elliott 1 2, Bianca Wyatt 0 0, Chyann Padgett 0 0, Ashley Hudson 0 0, Totals: 14 9-13 39...

Spencer - Still battling injuries, WRV lost to Owen Valley Tuesday night 64-54. While WRV did get back Kobe Morehouse for the game, the Wolverines were without juniors Dalton Fulford and Briar English as the two starters for the Wolverines. For the players who were available, junior Max Hostetter and senior Jared Franklin had to 20 points each to lead the team. The two Wolverines also accounted for 11 of the team’s 18 rebounds as Franklin had six and Hostetter with five...

DUGGER – Playing with just seven available players, the Dugger Union Bulldogs had to climb the mountain against OPH (Oblong-Palestine-Hutsonville) out of Illinois. Dugger nearly did, but the short bench led to foul trouble as the game went on as the Wildcats of OPH prevailed 66-58...

SWITZ CITY – White River Valley senior Kylie Palmer had the task of being the senior leader for a young Wolverine team this season and it paid off with a senior night win over Dugger Monday night. The Lady Wolverines rolled in the game 65-29. “I’ve enjoyed this season. I feel like all we’ve done throughout this season is improve and become one unit. Just overall, been really well together,” Palmer said...

CINCINNATI Ind. – Eastern Greene improved to 14-5 as it defeated 2A Mitchell Thursday, 46-42, and beat 4A Greenwood, 48-44, Saturday. The Lady Thunderbirds have now won eight of its last 10 games with just five games remaining on its schedule. Eastern Greene will embark on a four-game road swing starting with Edgewood Thursday. Eastern Greene has one home game left in the regular season finale when it hosts Clay City on Jan. 26...

Boys Basketball Friday Eastern Greene 21, Clay City 52 Eastern Greene falls to 4-9 and will host Bloomfield Friday night. Saturday night will be homecoming against South Knox. Shakamak 55, North Daviess 81 Shakamak falls to 6-7 and will travel to WRV Friday...

The Lady Lakers made some team history Saturday with a 67-25 win over Lighthouse Christian Academy. The win moved Shakamak to 12-7 as the team is now guaranteed to have a winning season. It’s first since the 2013-14 campaign nine years ago. Shakamak went 14-8 under Coach Troy Fougerousse that season...

LINTON – Saturday saw one of the toughest opponents that will make a visit to Linton this season in Class 3A No. 3 Evansville Memorial as the game was a slugfest of contact and collisions. The result were multiple starters on Linton’s roster getting into foul trouble as the Evansville Memorial capitalized for a 51-44 win...

LINTON – In a rematch of the Wabash Valley Classic Championship game, Bloomfield visited Linton as the host Miners played under the shadow of their new banner it won just two weeks earlier against Bloomfield. Friday’s game proved to be more challenging as the underdog Cardinals had a chance to take the lead late but missed a 3-pointer in the corner at the buzzer. Linton prevailed 42-41 and captured the county keg for the first time in two years...

BLOOMFIELD – Clay City was knocked out sectionals by Bloomfield last season but Thursday night's contest did not turn into a revenge fame for the Eels. Bloomfield played with more energy and intensity Thursday and won 53-33. “I’ve been preaching that we have to start playing harder and we were able to do that tonight,” Coach Siera Babcock said. “Still don’t think we’ve put together four complete quarters yet.”...

SWITZ CITY – White River Valley had the tall task of taking on No. 3 North Daviess in Class 3A Wednesday night and stayed in the game early. North Daviess slowly pulled away and won 70-39. The loss drops WRV to 4-10 as the Wolverines have lost 10 of its last 11 games. ...

Linton senior Joey Hart is one of 15 players from Indiana to be nominated for the McDonald’s All-American team. Hart has Linton as the No. 1 team in Class 2A with a 12-1 record. Hart signed his letter of intent to play college basketball at the University of Central Florida in November. The senior guard is averaging 22.77 points per game with a season high of 36 against Evansville Harrison. He has 296 points through 13 games this season...

JASONVILLE – Shakamak had the challenge of getting ready for a mid-week game after an emotional tournament loss just three days before. Tuesday night against North Daviess, Shakamak passed the test. The Lakers scored the first 17 points of the game and went on to win 46-37...

BLOOMFIELD – The host Cardinals took on the Eagles of Evansville Christian Friday night and outlasted the visitors 59-55. It was a game where teams in the top five of Class 1A met in the Glover Gym. “That’s a quality win,” Coach J.B. Neill said. “Very good basketball team at Evansville Christian. The Dunham kid, he’s hard to guard and they’ve got guys that can shoot.”...

SWITZ CITY – Two White River Valley athletes came away with an individual honor at the Graves Construction Classic in sophomore Izzy Avila and junior Max Hostetter. Both won the Fellowship of Christian Athletes Character Counts Award for the tournament...

Boys basketball Friday Eastern Greene 27, North Daviess 60 Saturday Eastern Greene 23, Orleans 58 EASTERN GREENE (23) Will Inman 2 2-2 7, Ty McKnight 3 7, Peyton Lewis 3 6, Brayden Campbell 1 2, Jack Rees 0 1-2 1, Roman Valentine 0 0, Totals: 9 3-4 23...

SWITZ CITY – Shakamak entered Saturday night at White River Valley with a chance to win its second tournament of the season with game against Barr-Reeve. Shakamak had a fourth quarter lead but was unable to win the Graves Construction Classic as Barr-Reeve won 41-36...