AKRON – The Tippecanoe Valley Middle School boys basketball teams notched three wins Wednesday night. Wes Melanson scored 20 points as the Valley 8th grade A team defeated Northfield 48-37. Jake Gearhart had 15 points for the winners. The Valley 7th grade A team topped Northfield 40-32. Tanner Trippiedi had 11 points and Cade Brouyette …read more.

DETROIT, Mich. – Led by a pair of 20-point efforts from Lavonte Davis and Jared Bloom, the Indiana Tech men’s basketball team toppled Wolverine-Hoosier Athletic Conference foe, Marygrove, 93-73 at the NW Activities Center on Wednesday night. After winning the opening tip, the Warriors (4-6, 2-3 WHAC) got on the board first with a Tanner …read more.

AP Boys’ Basketball Polls Class 4-A 1. Carmel; 2. Southport; 3. Homestead; 4. Hamilton Southeastern; 5. Pike; 6. North Central; 7. Columbus North; 8. Brownsburg; 9. Warren Central; 10. New Albany. Class 3-A 1. Guerin Catholic; 2. Greensburg; 3. Batesville; 4. Corydon Central; 5. Hamilton Heights; 6. Evansville Memorial; 7. Brownstown Central; 8. Brebeuf; 9. …read more.

AKRON – A strong performance in the third quarter lifted Tippecanoe Valley past Argos in boys basketball action Tuesday night. The host Vikings outscored the Dragons 18-5 in the third quarter en route to posting a 54-43 win. Valley, which lost its season opener 61-48 at Warsaw on Nov. 26, led 17-12 after the first …read more.

WINONA LAKE – The season is young, but the growing pains are real for the Lakeland Christian Academy boys basketball team. The Cougars welcomed in Bethany Christian Tuesday night and the visiting Bruins were anything but gracious guests. Bethany dominated the young LCA squad from the opening tip en route to a 96-28 victory. The …read more.

PLYMOUTH – The Triton boys basketball team shook off an incredibly slow start to almost provide an incredible finish Tuesday night. Almost. Host Plymouth hit key free throws down the stretch to edge the Trojans 51-45 in a non-conference clash. Senior Reis Yoder of the Pilgrims hit 3-4 free throws in the final 4.6 seconds …read more.

NEW CASTLE – Loaded with basketball talent and tradition, the Indiana Basketball Hall of Fame proudly announces their 2015 men’s induction class, to be honored at the 54th annual Men’s Awards Banquet on Wednesday, March 25, 2015. Dean Weirich became Elkhart County’s all-time leading scorer (1,823 points) behind prolific seasons at Northridge High School.  Averaging 29.8 points …read more.

AKRON – Pairings have been set for the Winning Edge Holiday Boys Basketball Tournament to be hosted by Tippecanoe Valley High School. The four-team event opens on Jan. 2 with NorthWood playing Fairfield at 6 p.m. The second opening round game will follow with host Tippecanoe Valley facing Rochester. The consolation game will tip-off at …read more.

SYRACUSE – A nice start to the Wawasee freshman basketball season got a little better Monday night in a 41-27 win over West Noble. Ryan Edington had a monster game for the Warriors, scoring 16 points to lead all scorers while Dalton Pearish added four points and nine rebounds in the win. Wawasee moves to …read more.

WARSAW – Warsaw basketball fans wanting to get a look at one of the top high school players in the country better plan to arrive plenty early Friday night. The Tigers’ first road game of the 2014-15 season is a visit to Fort Wayne to face Class 4-A No. 2 Homestead. The Spartans are led …read more.

ANGOLA – Wawasee played stingy defense, holding Angola to just 36 percent shooting in a 52-41 win Saturday night in boys hoops. The Warriors were tough from the get-go, limiting Angola to just 13 points in the first half after jumping out to a 23-5 lead to open the game. Wawasee (2-0) had Gage Reinhard …read more.

[weaver_youtube wJKekMAguLM rel=0] WARSAW – The score may have been far from exciting but the game was as exhilarating as they come when Columbia City came to town to face Warsaw in boys hoops action. The Tigers pitched a shutout in the second quarter and used some late-game heroics to claim a 38-35 victory over …read more.

BOURBON – One down, one to go. The Triton girls basketball team started its day the right way. The Lady Trojans hosted Wawasee in the opening game of the 2014 Triton Girls Basketball Tourney Saturday morning. The ladies protected the Trojan Trench with a 48-38 victory over the Lady Warriors. It was all about taking …read more.

SOUTH WHITLEY – Oh man, what a defense! The Warsaw Lady Tigers basketball team headed east for a post-holiday showdown with Whitko Friday night. Warsaw was able to use a solid performance on the defensive side of the court to claim a 54-30 victory over the host Lady Wildcats. While the victory was well-earned by …read more.

[weaver_youtube 3z9_Wv3gxGE rel=0] WARSAW – For 16 minutes of boys basketball Wednesday night, it looked like an upset alert might be signaling from the Tiger Den. But for what Tippecanoe Valley was able to do right in the first half against Warsaw, it lost all balance in the second half of a 61-48 final in …read more.

COLUMBIA CITY – It will only go up from here. The Whitko boys basketball team tipped its 2014-15 season Wednesday night and things did not necessarily go as planned. The Wildcats struggled with the press and overall size that Columbia City brought to the table. The Eagles would breeze to a 73-16 victory. Columbia City …read more.

HAMLET – Triton’s 2014-15 boys basketball season opened with a bang Wednesday night, crushing sectional rival Oregon-Davis 63-46. Triton shot just 37 percent (19-51) from the floor, but hit eight threes on the night to help stay ahead of the hosts. Jordan Anderson hit four treys and Skyler Reichert dropped three bombs as the Trojans …read more.

AKRON – The Tippecanoe Valley boys basketball team is treading some unknown waters this season. After three straight seasons with 16 or more wins, the Vikings are facing a starting lineup this season that does not have much varsity experience. Players like Tanner Andrews and Nick Kindig have helped to lead the Vikings over the …read more.

SYRACUSE – When Wawasee walked out of Fairfield’s gym last November, the Warriors were on the wrong end of a 78-57 decision. What a difference a year makes. Nearly a year to the day, the Warriors redeemed themselves on their home court against a tough Falcon squad that returned much of its roster. Wawasee excelled …read more.

WINONA LAKE – The Chris Hohm era did not start out exactly as planned, but that’s to be expected with a young team. The Cougars started two freshmen in Tuesday’s season opener for the Lakeland Christian boys basketball team. Visiting Caston ran LCA out of the gym with an 80-29 victory. Noah Twombly and Josh …read more.

SOUTH WHITLEY – It is a curious time to be a fan of Whitko boys basketball. After one of the more dismal seasons the program had ever faced last year, a rejuvenation of sorts, perhaps even a revival of a proud program has begun. The catalyst? Meet coach Roger Fleetwood. A pedigree most down programs …read more.

And we’re back! (Later than I planned!) Okay, so my break went a little longer than I had originally said. I originally put the wrong date in my last article about when I was going to return and then some things happened last week that made me put this on the back burner. But now …read more.

COLUMBIA CITY – The 2014-15 season has started out just as planned for the Wawasee boys freshmen squad. The Warriors picked up win number one Monday night at Columbia City in both team’s season opener. Wawasee may have already carved out a few reliable scorers in the 39-30 victory. Trevon Coleman led the scoring effort …read more.

WINONA LAKE – Young. That’s the word that perhaps best describes the Lakeland Christian Academy boys basketball team this season. Everything about the program comes back to it being young. The Cougars upcoming 2014-15 season is just its third as an IHSAA sanctioned program. LCA will have one senior this year and three juniors while …read more.

WARSAW – The ushering in of the boys basketball season is always an exciting time at Warsaw Community High School. This season is no different for the Tigers, which bring back a strong core of a team that was on the brink of big things last season. There should be no setbacks entering the campaign, …read more.

BLOOMINGTON – Get used to hearing this. Indiana freshman guard James Blackmon Jr. was named Freshman of the Week by the conference for his performance in Indiana’s wins over Texas Southern, No. 22 SMU and Lamar last week. Blackmon Jr. averaged 22 points and six rebounds in the team’s three victories. He shot 54-percent from …read more.

BLOOMINGTON – Indiana freshman guard Tyra Buss has been named Big Ten Co-Freshman of the Week as announced by the conference office on Monday. Buss earns the honor for a second-straight week and shares the award with Chatrice White of Illinois. Buss helped the Hoosiers remain perfect as IU is off to a 4-0 start …read more.

AKRON – Plymouth’s middle school boys basketball teams took three of four games against the Tippecanoe Valley seventh and eighth grade teams. Valley won the seventh grade ‘A’ game 39-33, led by Tanner Trippiedi’s 12 points. Braxton Tolson and Jaydin Conley added eight points apiece. Plymouth won the ‘B’ game 31-12. No statistics were provided. …read more.

SYRACUSE – Experience, talent and depth. Three attributes that can be found on most successful teams in any sport and three attributes that the Wawasee basketball team boasts entering the 2014-15 season. The Warriors will be loaded will upperclassmen as seven seniors make up the majority of the 11-man roster. All seven are returning lettermen …read more.

[weaver_youtube e3l2p3nThUE rel=0] BLOOMINGTON – When Nic Moore’s name was announced during starting lineups Thursday night at Assembly Hall, it was a moment that many had been waiting to come for quite a while. Moore, a 2011 graduate of Warsaw, was back on the court in his home state and that just felt right. Though …read more.

LAGRANGE – First! The young Wawasee girls basketball team continued its progression in the early stages of its season when it traveled to take on Lakeland Tuesday night. The Lady Warriors avenged a 2013 loss to the Lakers by claiming a 43-34 victory, the team’s first of the season. “I really liked how the girls …read more.

BLOOMINGTON – Indiana’s Tyra Buss was highly recruited out of high school and helped bring the women’s program in Bloomington some much needed attention. Buss, who scored 4,897 total points and averaged 38 points per game in her career at Mt. Carmel High School (Mt. Carmel, IL), has already garnered a Player of the Week …read more.

WEST LAFAYETTE – The 2014 basketball season is starting out nicely for the Purdue Boilermakers. Head coach Matt Painter’s squad won its first two games last week and one new addition to the team caught the attention of the Big Ten Conference. Freshman Vince Edwards (Middletown, OH) was named Big Ten Freshman of the Week …read more.

WINONA LAKE – The annual Bennigan’s Terry Polston Hoops for Hope Tournament will be held this weekend at the Manahan Orthopaedic Capital Center. This year’s tournament, including Grace’s men’s and women’s teams, features eight games over the weekend and five teams either ranked or receiving votes nationally. Admission to watch the games is $5 per …read more.

BOURBON – Triton boys basketball coach Jason Groves isn’t big into worrying about the past. Just worrying about what is ahead of him. But the thought of not winning a sectional title, the first time the Trojans did not party into a regional since 2007, did not sit well with the head coach in the …read more.

SOUTH WHITLEY – The Whitko girls basketball team is out to show that its success in 2013 was far from a fluke but rather the first sign of great things to come. The Wildcats ended a streak of five-consecutive losing seasons last year by finishing with a 16-7 mark and an appearance in the sectional …read more.

SYRACUSE – Vanilla was the expectation for the Wawasee girls basketball team entering last season and vanilla is what was produced. An inexperienced and very young Lady Warrior team struggled to find rhythm and consistency on the court in 2013 but Wawasee is planning on making a lot more noise this season. Lady Warrior basketball …read more.

NORTH WEBSTER – Upward Sports will be hosting a pair of free clinics Saturday, Nov. 15, at the North Webster United Methodist Church family center. A basketball clinic for players in kindergarten through third game will take place from 9-10:30 a.m. and for fourth through sixth grade players from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. The …read more.

AKRON – Tippecanoe Valley High School will host a Brunch and Silent Auction Fundraiser on Saturday, Oct. 18. The brunch will be held from 7 a.m. until 1 p.m. with the auction from 7 a.m. until noon. The events will take place in the TVHS cafeteria. All proceeds from the two events will go to …read more.

INDIANAPOLIS – During its monthly meeting this morning, the IHSAA Executive Committee unanimously voted to table the basketball tournament proposal, which would alter its current format, to its next meeting on Friday, Nov. 7. The proposal, presented in August, among other items, calls for the largest 64 schools to make up Class 4A with the …read more.

WARSAW – Registration is going on now for Pee-Wee Basketball at the Kosciusko Community YMCA. Pee-Wee Basketball is for children 3 years old to those in the first grade and is a great opportunity for kids to start learning the basic skills of basketball — from the organization who created it. Participation, fitness, skill development, …read more.

WARSAW – She can take over a round of golf with her talent and driven attitude. She can take over a conversation with her expressions and infectious personality. She is Warsaw’s Alexis Manwaring, and she is one of a kind. “Alexis is just so relaxed out on the course,” said Warsaw head coach Ray Davis. …read more.

INDIANAPOLIS – The Indiana boys and girls showed well at the NHSBCA Rising Senior Academy basketball showcase in New Castle and Indianapolis earlier this week. Games were played July 13-15 in both cities, where the Indiana boys were 2-2 and the girls 3-1 in pool play. The Indiana boys had one area player on the …read more.

INDIANAPOLIS – The 12th annual IBCA/IHSAA Top 100 Showcase events have been set for July 23 and July 24 at Ben Davis High School in Indianapolis. Staged by the Indiana Basketball Coaches Association with support from the Indiana High School Athletic Association, the Top 100 Showcase events are designed to give exposure to top basketball …read more.

WINONA LAKE – The Kosciusko County Basketball Hall of Fame inducted its latest class Friday night in a ceremony held at the Orthopaedic Capital Center on the campus of Grace College. Celebrating basketball greatness from the area in the 1950s and 1960s, 14 individuals as well as the 1957-58 Etna Green basketball teams were honored. …read more.

At the June meeting of the Kosciusko County Board of Health, the Kosciusko County Health Department offered a tuberculosis update. “We don’t have any active cases at the present time,” said Bob Weaver of the health department. The last active TB case in the county was successfully treated in March of this year. There are …read more.

NORTH WEBSTER – The North Webster Community Center will host several events in the coming weeks. A six-week basketball camp will be held beginning June 23 as well as a rugby camp June 25-26 and June 30-July 1. The Mermaid Festival free throw contest and three-point shoot-out is also set for June 28. The free …read more.

SYRACUSE – There will be some welcomed changes to the fields and gyms at Wawasee High School at the start of the next school year. Construction and renovations will begin this summer that will offer a fresh look to most of the athletic complexes at 1 Warrior Path. Last year the softball team received a …read more.

There was a time in the not so distant past when there was a high school in Claypool. Like many high schools, Claypool High School had a basketball team, and, at one time, it was quite good. Bob Evans, a former Claypool resident and Claypool High School student, pays tribute to the once revered Claypool …read more.

WINONA LAKE – On June 20th, the Kosciusko County Basketball Hall of Fame will host its fifth induction banquet. The event will be held at the OCC on the campus of Grace College. The evening will start at 6 p.m. with dinner followed by the induction ceremony. This year’s speaker will be former Indiana high …read more.

It’s hard out here to find a pick… Well, picking spring sports has turned out to be about as much fun as I expected. Postponements and cancellations due to weather have really made it hard to know what games will get play and what games will never see the light of day (literally and figuratively). …read more.

INDIANAPOLIS – Four teams were granted basketball immortality on Saturday night at Bankers Life Fieldhouse as the 104th Annual IHSAA Boys Basketball State Championships tipped-off. It was a day full of the very best that the state had to offer in boys hoops with some of the state’s top recruits being put on display as …read more.

MISHAWAKA – It was a night all about putting the area’s best hardwood players on display and there was certainly no disappointment for the fans in attendance on Monday night for the 2014 McDonald’s Michiana High School All-Star Basketball Games held at Bethal College. In the first game of the night it was the local …read more.

[weaver_youtube eKay4P1Q7yM rel=0] SYRACUSE – March Madness spread Sunday to a lesser known Syracuse basketball court. While brackets were busted all over America this weekend, including Obama’s picks of Michigan State and Lousiville, chalk talked in the Syracuse Parks and Recreation Basketball Tournament played at the Syracuse Community Center. The top two seeds, No. 1 …read more.

Warsaw’s Jordan Stookey was chosen as one of a dozen players named to the All-Northern Lakes Conference boys basketball team. Senior Stookey was the top scorer for the Tigers, who finished the season at 11-10 overall and 2-5 in NLC play. Wawasee junior Alex Clark was an honorable mention pick to the All-NLC squad. The …read more.