SYRACUSE — The Concord boys from Team Lippert were victorious in the championship game of the Syracuse Basketball League held Sunday at the Syracuse Community Center. Lippert (9-3) knocked off Lob City, 92-74, in the title game if the 12-week basketball season. In the front row is Monty Marion, and the back row are Daniel …read more.

PIERCETON – The Pierceton Woods Academy boys basketball team recently completed its second season. The Pumas, after a 5-0 start, finished their season with a 6-7 record. The team had a total of 33 young men participate on the team and two others who ran the scoreboard and kept statistics for the team. The team …read more.

Matt Hoskins, owner and CEO of PayProTec and PayProMedia in Warsaw, said to his employees today, “This town needs a way to celebrate the incredible accomplishments of the Warsaw Community High School Basketball teams … let’s build a snowman.” This towering snowman, donning his tiger pride signature orange, was the result. From left are Jordan …read more.

BOURBON – The Triton High School Athletic Department has announced a trio of starting time changes for the 2012-13 basketball season. The Triton-Bremen boys basketball freshman game on Nov. 29 will begin at 6 p.m. The girls basketball game versus Glenn on Jan. 4 and the boys basketball game versus Glenn on Jan. 5, both …read more.

SOUTH BEND — Nate Robinson is generously listed at 5’9″ on the Chicago Bulls roster. The diminutive guard played much bigger than his small stature Friday night versus the Pacers. Robinson, starting in the place of Kirk Hinrich, led the way as the Bulls held off the Pacers 97-90 in the final exhibition game of …read more.

Former Whitko High School basketball standout Steve Mort died in a car accident Wednesday in Starke County. Mort, a resident of Pierceton, was killed in an accident involving a semi on U.S. 30 near the Grovertown Truck Stop. Mort’s brother Tim was injured in the crash and was taken to a South Bend hospital.  The …read more.

Former Warsaw Community High School standout Miles Plumlee wrapped up his first taste of life as an NBA rookie on Friday. Plumlee, who was the Pacers’ first-round draft pick in the recent NBA Draft, had  nine points and six rebounds as Indiana lost to the Brooklyn Nets 90-77 in summer league action in Orlando.  Plumlee, …read more.

Indiana and Purdue football and basketball fans will be able to catch games during the upcoming seasons on the LeSEA broadcasting stations. Indiana football and basketball games will air on Harvest 103.1 WHME-FM. Purdue basketball will also air on that station, while Boilermaker football games will air on Pulse FM 92.1 and 96.9. IU and …read more.

Skylar Diggins will once again don the red, white and blue to represent her country in international basketball competition. Diggins, the former South Bend Washington hoops superstar and current Notre Dame senior, was chosen for the USA Basketball 3 X 3 National Team Sunday night. Diggins will compete in the inaugural FIBA 3 X 3 …read more.

A quartet of Wawasee Middle School girls had the chance to work their basketball skills under the watchful eye of one of the most successful programs in the country. From left, Harmony Schlabach, Hannah Lamle, Aubrey Kuhn and Wynter Rhoads had the chance to work with University of Notre Dame women’s head basketball coach Muffett …read more.

Shanna Zolman poured her heart and soul into becoming an elite basketball player. When the passion and love of the game left her, the former Wawasee High School superstar knew it was time to find another pursuit to fill her life. Zolman, who was waived by the Tulsa Shock of the WNBA in mid May, …read more.

Following weeks of public town meetings and surveying the IHSAA member schools, Commissioner Bobby Cox has issued his final report on the study of the boys and girls basketball tournament formats. The study originated following an agreement between Cox and Indiana State Senator Mike Delph (R) of Carmel to remove language Delph had introduced as …read more.

A plethora of basketball players from the area have been invited to take part in the 10th annual IBCA/IHSAA Underclass Showcase July 19-20 at Ben Davis High School in Indianapolis. The event offers top players from across the state, both boys and girls, an opportunity to showcase their skills to college coaches.   In 2011, …read more.

Wawasee Gymnastics Club will host camps at WHS for preschool/kindergarteners from July 10-12 and a school-aged camp from July 16-20. The first camp is $35 and runs from 9:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. including a snack, T-shirt and daily prizes. The second camp is $55 runs from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m., which includes a …read more.

It looks like Miles Plumlee will get a chance to play pro basketball back in his native Hoosier State. The former Warsaw Community High School star and Duke graduate was drafted by the Indiana Pacers Thursday night. The Pacers took Plumlee with the No. 26 overall pick in the first round of the NBA Draft. …read more.

Tippecanoe Valley is one of 16 boys basketball teams scheduled to take part in a team camp June 23-24 in New Castle. The camp is being sponsored by the Indiana Basketball Hall of Fame and DistinXion, an organization run by the Zeller family (whose three sons Luke, Tyler and Cody all won Indiana’s Mr. Basketball …read more.

The Indiana Junior All-Star basketball teams split versus Kentucky Saturday night in the conclusion of the two-game series played at North Oldham High School in Goshen, Ky. The girls team posted a 78-68 victory as Taya Reimer of Hamilton Southeastern led the way with 24 points and 11 rebounds. Indiana swept the girls portion of …read more.

A pair of local basketball standouts, Lindsay Baker of Warsaw and Clay Yeo of Triton, helped the Indiana Junior All-Star basketball teams to wins over Kentucky Friday night. Baker netted four points as the Indiana girls team posted a 101-98 in the first game played at Heritage Christian School in Indianapolis. Yeo tallied 12 points …read more.

Former Warsaw Community High School basketball star Nic Moore decided in May to transfer from Illinois State after coach Tim Jankovich left the program. It looks like the two will be reunited in Texas. Numerous reports have stated that Moore has decided to join coach Jankovich at SMU. Jankovich left ISU in late April  to …read more.

The Kosciusko County Basketball Hall of Fame will hold its third induction ceremony and banquet June 30th at the Orthopaedic Capital Center on the campus of Grace College starting at 6 p.m. Indiana Basketball Hall of Fame member Rita Price will again serve as emcee for the event. Planned featured speaker will be former Etna …read more.

NORTH WEBSTER — Dribble to Stop Diabetes made a stop in North Webster on Tuesday, bringing a nationally known professional basketball player amongst its campaign. Working with campers at Camp Crosley in North Webster was professional basketball player Tamika Catchings of the Indiana Fever. Catchings, a former national champion with the Tennessee Lady Vols, USA …read more.

Former Whitko High School boys basketball coach Rob Irwin has been approved as the new boys basketball coach at Huntington North High School. Irwin, who also served as the athletic director at Whitko, stepped down as coach after this past season. He spent the last seven years as coach of the Wildcats. Whitko has hired …read more.