BOURBON – The Triton boys basketball team used a fourth-quarter rally to top Oregon-Davis 43-38 Wednesday night.

AKRON – The Tippecanoe Valley Middle School boys basketball teams posted two wins Tuesday night.

GOSHEN — Fairfield opened the season with a 61-48 win over Wawasee in boys hoops action.

FULTON – Caston defeated Lakeland Christian Academy 62-26 Tuesday night in the boys basketball season opener.

SYRACUSE – A preview for the upcoming season for Wawasee boys basketball.

SOUTH WHITLEY – Huntington North enjoyed a 54-37 win over Whitko to move to 4-0 on the season.

FORT WAYNE – Turnstone’s Plassman Athletic Center will be the home for this weekend’s Hoosier Hoopfest Wheelchair Basketball Tournament.

AKRON – The Tippecanoe Valley Middle School boys basketball teams faced Plymouth Wednesday night.

AKRON – A 2015-16 season preview for the Tippecanoe Valley boys basketball team.

WINONA LAKE – A 2015-16 season preview for the Lakeland Christian Academy boys basketball team.

SYRACUSE – A recap of Wawasee’s win over Lakeland in girls basketball action.

SOUTH WHITLEY – A recap of Whitko’s TRC win over Peru.

WARSAW – A 2015-16 season preview for the Warsaw boys basketball team.

BOURBON – A 2015-16 season preview for the Triton boys basketball team.

SOUTH WHITLEY – Whitko enjoyed a win over county rival Columbia City Friday night in girls hoops action.

SYRACUSE – Proceeds from this Friday’s game will go to a worthy cause to support veterans.

WINONA LAKE – LCA needed overtime to clinch a season-opening victory over visiting Caston Tuesday evening.

ALBION – Whitko moved to 2-0 with a win over Central Noble Tuesday night.

SOUTH WHITLEY – A season preview for the Whitko Wildcats girls basketball team.

SYRACUSE – The Lady Warriors held on for a 46-44 victory over visiting Mishawaka Marian.

SYRACUSE – A preview of the 2015-16 girls basketball season for Wawasee girls basketball.

FORT WAYNE – IPFW men’s basketball announced that it will continue its series with Indiana over the next two seasons, including a game at the Allen County War Memorial Coliseum.

WINONA LAKE – The Harlem Globetrotters will visit Grace College Wednesday, Jan. 20, 2016.

SYRACUSE – A new winter basketball skills development program is starting for boys in the Wawasee community.

MISHAWAKA – Former Triton High School star Clay Yeo expects to have another big season on the hardwood for Bethel College.

MISHAWAKA – Goshen High School basketball standout Brady Bechtel will play for Bethel College next year.

INDIANAPOLIS – Information about tickets for the 2016 NCAA Men’s Basketball Championship preliminary rounds.

DALLAS – The SMU men’s basketball and men’s golf programs have been placed on one-year probation for academic fraud. Warsaw graduate Nic Moore is a member of the SMU basketball program.

WARSAW – The YMCA is accepting registration for youth basketball.

SOUTH BEND – Former Notre Dame women’s basketball star Jewell Loyd is the WNBA Rookie of the Year.

MISHAWAKA – Former Bethel College basketball star Rico Swanson will go into the NAIA Hall of Fame.

HUNTINGTON – Bethel College hoops standout Clay Yeo is picked for the preseason all-league team.

WARSAW – Sign-ups are still being accepted for the 14th annual Tiger Basketball Golf Classic. The event, scheduled for this Sunday, Sept. 20, will take place at 1:30 p.m. at Rozella Ford Golf Course.

FORT WAYNE – The Indiana Pacers have acquired the Fort Wayne Mad Ants.

NEW YORK — The leading scorer in Goshen College men’s basketball history took home his share of a million-dollar pot on Sunday. Errick McCollum II, who scored 2,789 points and earned NAIA All-American status during a four-year career at Goshen College from 2006-10, scored 15 points as his Overseas Elite team claimed the championship of The …read more.

NOTRE DAME — It took a few games in the WNBA for Jewell Loyd to get her pro engine running. Now, the former University of Notre Dame All-American has her motor humming and is taking the Fighting Irish women’s basketball program into uncharted territory. Midway through her first season with the WNBA’s Seattle Storm, Loyd became the …read more.

CHAMPAIGN, ILLINOIS –  The Illinois Women’s Basketball and head coach Matt Bollant have announced the addition of Jody Martinez to the Fighting Illini staff. Martinez, a native of Elkhart and the former women’s basketball coach at Bethel College in Mishawaka, brings 17 years of head coaching experience with him, and he has led his teams to …read more.

NOTRE DAME — A key trait for any University of Notre Dame women’s basketball player is a background of success. Freshman guard Ali Patberg (Columbus, Ind./Columbus North) can safely say she’s got that covered after a magical four-month run of prosperity. On the heels of her high school’s first Indiana Class 4A title and leading the Indiana …read more.

NOTRE DAME — One year after unanimously earning a spot on the WNBA All-Rookie Team, and two years after claiming her second straight All-America award and Atlantic Coast Conference Player of the Year honors, former Notre Dame guard Kayla McBride (’14) has made another significant jump in her career development. McBride, a second-year standout for the San …read more.

TORONTO — They are two of the finest post players the University of Notre Dame women’s basketball program has ever produced. On Monday night, they stepped into the spotlight of the Pan Am Games title contest and showed why the Fighting Irish have a well-crafted reputation for developing players that succeed at all levels. Former Notre …read more.

TORONTO — No matter which side you choose to support in Monday’s Pan American Games title contest (8:45 p.m. ET on ESPNU and ESPN3), the University of Notre Dame women’s basketball program is guaranteed to be as good as gold. Junior forward Taya Reimer (Fishers, Ind./Hamilton Southeastern) led USA Basketball to its first Pan Am gold medal …read more.

NOTRE DAME  –  They aren’t toting pick axes and mining helmets, but three University of Notre Dame women’s basketball players are beginning their own sort of global gold rush this weekend. Junior forward Taya Reimer  (Fishers, Ind./Hamilton Southeastern) and former All-America forward and current WNBA Rookie of the Month Natalie Achonwa  (’14) got a jump on things …read more.

Lakeland Christian Academy celebrated a fine youth basketball camp turnout this summer.

SOUTH BEND – Eleven years ago, former University of Notre Dame women’s basketball guard Danielle Green  (’99) saw her world changed forever, when she suffered significant injuries while serving with the U.S. Army’s 571st MP Company in Baghdad, Iraq. Green, whose left hand was amputated, later received the Purple Heart for injuries sustained in combat. On …read more.

GWANGJU, SOUTH KOREA – Nic Moore has accomplished a lot on the basketball court. Now the former WCHS star can add a gold medal to his impressive collection of success on the hardwood. Moore, a senior guard at SMU, helped Team USA defeat Germany 84-77 in double overtime this morning in the championship game of …read more.

SOUTH BEND – It’s almost 4,400 miles from the driveway of Ali Patberg’s home in Columbus, Indiana, to the floorboards of a hot and dusty gym in the Mediterranean coastal city of Murcia, Spain. Yet, for the University of Notre Dame freshman guard, those two points couldn’t be any closer. On Sunday, Patberg will realize a …read more.

Wawasee High School has made some much needed changes to its athletic facilities over the past year. Find out what those changes were.

[weaver_youtube 8kH_bhXbRQ4 rel=0] Basketball is a legendary sport throughout the state of Indiana. Kids grow up playing just about anywhere and everywhere. You see hoops attached to trees, on the sides of buildings or even inside barns. In the town of Mulberry in Clinton county, Dale Newhart’s grandpa put a hoop in the hayloft when …read more.

WINONA LAKE – Lakeland Christian Academy still has openings for its youth boys basketball camp. The camp runs from Monday, July 13, through Thursday, July 16 at LCA. Kindergartners through second grade will run from 9-11 a.m. and third through sixth grade from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. each day. Cost for the camp is …read more.

ROSEMONT, Ill. – The NCAA released its latest women’s basketball attendance data on Monday, with the Big Ten setting a conference record of 948,935 fans in attendance, including regular-season home games and all seven sessions of the Big Ten Tournament. Attendance for the 2014-15 NCAA women’s basketball season eclipsed 11 million fans for the eighth …read more.

Rosemont, Ill. – The Big Ten Conference led the nation in men’s basketball attendance for the 39th consecutive season according to figures released by the NCAA. The Big Ten recorded an average attendance of 12,781 patrons per game, including regular season home games and all seven sessions of the Big Ten Men’s Basketball Tournament. In …read more.

BROOKLYN, NY – Several interesting moves were made as part of the 2015 NBA Draft Thursday night, including a trade involving two players in one deal with local Indiana ties. Notre Dame’s Pat Connaughton and former Warsaw resident Mason Plumlee were both traded from the Brooklyn Nets Thursday to the Portland Trailblazers for Rondae Hollis-Jefferson …read more.

CASA of Kosciusko County has announced that Silveus Insurance Group will be the event sponsor of the first CASA 3-on-3 Hoopfest set for Saturday, July 25. This fun basketball filled event will be held at the Gordon Recreation Center on the Grace College Campus. The day will consist of eight divisions of basketball teams playing …read more.

Here is the first half of our top 10 teams for the 2014-15 athletic season in the area. 10. REACHING NEW HEIGHTS – Triton’s wrestling program experienced one of its finest seasons as a whole. The team posted 15 dual wins, which tied the school record for wins in a season with the 2000 club. …read more.

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – Purdue freshman Caleb Swanigan has been chosen to represent USA Basketball at the FIBA U19 World Championship beginning later this month in Greece. USA Basketball cut down the roster from 16 to 12 players today to set its final traveling roster. The World Championship will run June 27 to July 5 …read more.

Indiana Mr. Basketball Caleb Swanigan of Fort Wayne has made the first cut for the USA Basketball U19 men’s team. Swanigan, who led Homestead High School to a Class 4-A state championship back in March, was one of 16 players to make the first cut today at the team’s tryout camp in Colorado Springs, Colorado. …read more.

Nic Moore has found a new college basketball team to suit up for. At least for the next few weeks. Moore, a former star player at Warsaw Community High School, will play with Kansas in the World University Games next month in South Korea. Moore, who just finished his junior year at SMU, joined Kansas …read more.

INDIANAPOLIS – The Indiana All-Star boys basketball team extended its winning streak over Kentucky Saturday night. Devin Cannady helped to make sure of it. Cannady, a former standout at Mishawaka Marian High School, led the way as Indiana topped Kentucky 88-77 in the finale of the annual series at Bankers Life Fieldhouse. Cannady poured in …read more.

LEXINGTON – Jordyn Frantz played a big part in a big win for the Indiana All-Star girls basketball team Friday night. Frantz, a former standout at NorthWood High School, popped in 15 points as the Indiana squad used a huge second half performance to rout Kentucky 93-49 in the first game of the annual series …read more.

COLUMBUS – A short-handed Indiana All-Star boys basketball team lost to its Jr. counterparts Wednesday night in an exhibition game. The Jr. All-Stars topped the Senior team 103-89 in exhibition action at Columbus North High School. The win was the first for the Jr. team over the All-Stars since 2011. The Senior squad had posted …read more.

RICHMOND – Former area high school basketball standouts Jordan Frantz and Devin Cannady helped their respective Indiana All-Star teams to exhibition wins Monday night at Richmond High School. Frantz, a former star at NorthWood High School, had four points, four rebounds and a pair of steals as the Indiana All-Star girls team topped the Jr. …read more.

MONROEVILLE – Former Wawasee High School assistant basketball coach Barry Singrey has taken the head coaching basketball job at Heritage High School. Singrey, a 2007 Wawasee graduate, was part of the Wawasee High School basketball staff for four seasons. Singrey coached the freshman team with former head coach Phil Mishler for two seasons and moved …read more.

WARSAW – The Elite Skills Basketball Training Clinics will hold sessions at the old Baker Youth Club starting on June 8. The clinics are Monday night from 6-7 p.m. for grades kindergarten through sixth and from 7-8 p.m. for those in grades seven through college. For more information on the clinics, contact Terry Leek at …read more.

ELKHART – John Wysong is returning to the ranks as a high school boys basketball head coach. Wysong, who previously was the head coach at Wawasee, Fairfield and Elkhart Memorial, was approved Monday night as the new coach at Fremont High School. Wysong spent the last three seasons as an assistant coach for the boys …read more.

FORT WAYNE – The Purdue men’s basketball program got some very good news today. Caleb Swanigan, this year’s Mr. Basketball, announced that he will play for the Boilermakers next season. Swanigan, a 6-9 power forward from Fort Wayne, had originally committed to Michigan State in April. Swanigan led Homestead High School to the Class 4-A …read more.

Indiana University basketball player Devin Davis, 20, was cited with drug possession this week and suspended from all team activities. “Any additional action related to Davis’ status will occur after further review of this matter,” said J.D. Campbell, IU men’s basketball spokesman, in a statement. Davis, a sophomore forward from Indianapolis, was charged with possession …read more.

NORTH MANCHESTER – Chainey Zolman wrapped up his high school basketball career with a stellar senior season at Manchester High School. Now, he knows where he will take his game on the next level. Zolman, a smooth 6-7 forward, has signed his letter of intent to play next season at Earldom College in Richmond. Zolman, …read more.

WARSAW – Warsaw Community High School senior Rashaan Jackson has selected Indiana University–South Bend as home for the next four years, signing a Letter of Intent to play basketball for the Titans. Jackson emerged as a tremendous threat both inside and on the perimeter these recent seasons for the Tigers.  With outstanding athleticism and a …read more.

WARSAW – Warsaw Tiger sharpshooting guard Nick Sands made it official on Tuesday morning, declaring his intentions to attend Earlham College in Richmond, Ind., and play basketball for the Quakers. Energizing the Tigers backcourt this past season with steady play and solid ball control along with several long-range shots in big moments, Sands was the …read more.

NORTH WEBSTER – It was a homecoming worth waiting for as Wawasee’s own “Miss Basketball” Shanna Zolman returned as part of a fundraising event for the North Webster Community Center. Zolman spoke in front of a crowd of nearly 400 family, fans and friends at the NWCC Saturday night. “We chose to honor Shanna tonight, …read more.

WATERFORD MILLS – Milford native Eric Gingerich has been named varsity boys basketball coach at Bethany Christian High School. He replaces Bethany’s athletic director Gary Chupp, who served as interim coach this past year following longtime coach Jim Buller’s resignation to serve as Bethany’s interim head of school. Chupp says, “I am very pleased to …read more.

SOUTH BEND – A pair of Kosciusko County high school basketball stars will join forces on the college hardcourt next fall. Warsaw senior Rashaan Jackson, a 6-3 guard/forward, and Wawasee senior Alex Clark, also a 6-3 combo guard, have both chosen to sign on with Indiana University South Bend to continue their basketball and academic …read more.

WARSAW – Warsaw Community High School standout Tim Swanson put his signature on several key buckets from beyond the three-point line this year for the Warsaw basketball program, and the senior sharp shooter put it on a letter of intent this week, declaring he will continue his education and basketball play at Grace College in …read more.

Two area sports personalities will play key roles in introducing former Wawasee High School and University of Tennessee basketball star Shanna Zolman during her Homecoming tribute at the North Webster Community Center gym, a North Webster Community Center fundraiser at which a limited number of tickets will be available at the door. Roger Grossman, sports …read more.

Parents of students at Southport High School in Indianapolis received a phone call Wednesday, April 22, from Principal Barbara Brouwer informing them that students and staff members had been exposed to tuberculosis (TB) by another student. The Marion County Public Health Department is recommending that any students and staff who have been exposed get a …read more.

INDIANAPOLIS – Devin Cannady of Mishawaka Marian has been named an Indiana All-Star by IndyStar.com. Cannady, a 6-0 guard bound for Princeton, was the lone area player selected to the All-Star squad. Cannady becomes the second Marian player to earn All-Star honors in the last three years. Demetrius Jackson, who just recently completed his sophomore …read more.

INDIANAPOLIS – Triton boys basketball head coach Jason Groves was bestowed an honor this week by being named an assistant for the Indiana boys All-Star basketball team. The coaching staffs for the IndyStar.com Indiana boys’ All-Stars and the IndyStar.com Indiana boys’ Junior All-Stars included Groves among a trio of quality coaches. Brent Chitty, coach at …read more.

INDIANAPOLIS – Former Wawasee educator and area referee Jay Smith is the winner of the 2015 Mildred Ball Award for his work as a basketball referee. Smith became a licensed basketball official during the 1971-72 season while he was a college student at Goshen College, and he has been pounding the hardwood for 43 years …read more.

INDIANAPOLIS – Sixty-nine Indiana high school seniors – 35 boys and 34 girls – have been chosen as First-Team Academic All-State by the Indiana Basketball Coaches Association. In addition, 180 more boys and 139 more girls were recognized as Honorable Mention Academic All-State for 2015, IBCA executive director Steve Witty said. Of all the nominees, seven Warsaw boys …read more.

INDIANAPOLIS – A quartet of area players have been tabbed for the Top 60 Senior Boys Basketball Workout. The area group is led by Chainey Zolman of Manchester and Filip Serwatka of Concord. Also chosen for the Workout from a list of approximately 1,600 seniors statewide were Devin Cannady of Mishawaka Marian and Billy Doslak …read more.

MISHAWAKA – The boys’ portion of the McDonald’s Michiana High School All-Star Basketball Games gave fans exactly what they wanted to see Monday night. Points. Plenty of points. A “balanced” offensive outburst carried the Gray team past the Red squad 126-105 in the fourth annual contest held in the Wiekamp Center on the Bethel College …read more.

INDIANAPOLIS – Fifteen seniors and 15 underclass boys basketball players have earned IBCA/Subway “Supreme 15” All-State honors for 2014-15, it was announced Thursday. In a new level of awards, the IBCA also named 30 Large School All-State players (15 seniors, 15 underclass) and 30 Small School All-State players (15 seniors, 15 underclass). The “Supreme 15” is the top …read more.

LEESBURG – Eric Coburn has been tabbed as the “Outstanding Official of the Year” for IHSAA basketball and will be honored this weekend during halftime of the IHSAA Class 3-A boys basketball championship game in Indianapolis. Coburn, a Leesburg native, has been licensed in basketball for 29 years. His first boys sectional was in 1990 …read more.

LOGANPORT – Athletes from Kosciusko County turned in some outstanding performances Saturday in the Area 5 Sectional Basketball Tournament held at Logansport High School by Special Olympics Indiana. The local group competed in the skills competition with nine athletes earning top four finishes. Placing second in the skills competition among area athletes were Martha Sullivan, …read more.

It’s the most wonderful time of the year! The NCAA tournament starts today and I am in seventh heaven. The next two days are the best two days of sports all year long. Nothing but basketball from noon until midnight. I’ve got my picks ready to present to you, so by 8:00 p.m. tonight they …read more.

INDIANAPOLIS – Hoosier Basketball Magazine has released its list of the Top 100 senior boys’ high school players for 2014-2015 as compiled by Garry H. Donna, publisher of Hoosier Basketball Magazine. The compilation is the result of direct observation of hundreds of games during the past season as well as contact and discussion with numerous …read more.

BOYS BASKETBALL REGIONALS CLASS 4-A At Michigan City Semifinal: South Bend Riley 71, Northridge 56 Semifinal: Crown Point 58, Munster 50 Championship: South Bend Riley 77, Crown Point 74 At Marion Semifinal: Homestead 59, Carroll 57 Semifinal: Carmel 60, McCutcheon 44 Championship: Homestead 41, Carmel 37 CLASS 3-A At Kankakee Valley Semifinal: South Bend St. …read more.

HARTFORD CITY – A record-setting season came to a tough ending for the NorthWood boys basketball team Saturday night. Fort Wayne Dwenger’s Marcus Stepp drained a 3-pointer in the final seconds to lift his team past the Panthers 43-40 in the championship game of the Class 3-A Blackford Regional. Dwenger, which won the regional title …read more.

HARTFORD CITY – NorthWood shook off a cold first half to down Columbia City 39-33 Saturday in regional play. The No. 7 Panthers outscored the Eagles 15-9 in the final quarter to earn the semifinal win in the Class 3-A Blackford Regional. NorthWood, which beat Wawasee in the sectional title game of the West Noble …read more.

MICHIGAN CITY – The Northridge boys basketball team saw its season come to a close Saturday afternoon. The Raiders dropped a 71-56 final to South Bend Riley in a semifinal contest of the Class 4-A Michigan City Regional. Northridge closes out the campaign at 14-10. Riley (11-14) advances to play Crown Point Saturday night in …read more.

AKRON – Last Saturday, the Tippecanoe Valley girls basketball team ended its historic season by finishing as the IHSAA Class 3-A state runner-up in the program’s first-ever title game appearance. While the run for the Lady Vikings was far from expected by anyone in the Valley community, perhaps one girl should have seen it coming. …read more.

Tip-off times have been set for Saturday for a pair of area boys basketball teams headed to the regional round of the state tournament series. Northridge (14-9) will meet South Bend Riley (10-14) at 11 a.m. ET Saturday in the first game of the Class 4-A Michigan City Regional. Munster (18-9) will then face Crown …read more.

ELKHART – The Northridge boys basketball program broke new ground Saturday night. The Raiders earned their first-ever Class 4-A sectional title by holding off Elkhart Memorial 48-45 in the title tilt of the Elkhart Central Sectional at North Side Gym. Northridge claimed its eighth sectional title overall and the first in eight years in Class …read more.

LIGONIER – Wawasee’s Gage Reinhard proved one final time Saturday night just how much heart he has. NorthWood proved in the end that they were the best team in the sectional field yet again. The No. 7 Panthers held off a hard-charging Warrior squad in a sectional finale full of heart on both sides. NorthWood …read more.

INDIANAPOLIS – Following the state championship game, members of the IHSAA Executive Committee named Taylor Trippiedi of Tippecanoe Valley High School as the winner of the Patricia L. Roy Mental Attitude Award in Class 3A Girls Basketball. The award is presented annually to a senior participant in each classification who was nominated by her principal …read more.

BOURBON – Triton boys basketball head coach Jason Groves could barely speak Saturday night following his team’s 38-34 loss to Oregon-Davis in the championship of the Class 1-A Triton Boys Basketball Sectional. He may have said all there needed to be said before the sectional even began. “I think Oregon-Davis is really scary. They have …read more.

ELKHART – A little more high school hoops history was made Friday night at historic North Side Gym. Darrius Baker of Elkhart Memorial and Pete Smith of Northridge made sure of that. Baker and Smith played postseason heroes for their respective teams as the Crimson Chargers and Raiders each claimed thrilling semifinal wins in the …read more.

LIGONIER – The Panthers proved their poise at the right time Friday night. NorthWood hit key free throws in the final minute to hold off Fairfield 66-59 in the second semifinal game of the Class 3-A West Noble Sectional. The defending champion Panthers, now 21-2, will face Wawasee (13-11) in the championship game Saturday night …read more.

LIGONIER – It was the biggest game of the season for basketball rivals Tippecanoe Valley and Wawasee as the two teams met in the West Noble Sectional semi-finals. For an inconsistent Wawasee team it was the ultimate “put up or shut up” opportunity and the Warriors put up in a big way to shut up …read more.

BOURBON – The team aspect Triton boys basketball coach Jason Groves noted after his team’s opening round win against LaCrosse was even more evident Friday night. Big plays from a handful of Trojans throughout the second half helped Triton to a 47-37 victory over Culver in the Triton Sectional semi-finals. And for the second time, …read more.