By Marc Charpentier defender of the people What was once known as the Associated Press honors is now owned by the Ohio Prep Sports Writers Association and that group recently took its annual nominations and turned it into its girls’ and boys’ basketball teams. of the 2021-22 All-Southeast District.Read More →
South Portland High’s John Wassenbergh, left, and Jeff Hogan cut the net after the team’s five-overtime victory over Bangor in the Class A men’s basketball state championship game on March 14, 1992. John Ewing/Staff File Photo The 1992 South Portland boys’ basketball team finally has championship company. For three decades,Read More →
Half a dozen Cincinnati boys’ basketball clubs are still in the hunt for an Ohio High School Athletic Association state championship after a historic round of district finals last week in Divisions I, II and III. 3: Cincinnati programs ended district title droughts lasting at least a decade 2: CoachesRead More →
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Before practice began on Monday afternoon, Madison boys basketball coach Damien Mobley took the ball from last weekend’s regional tournament and went to add it to the near-box with trophies in his crowded office. Long rows of shelves behind Mobley’s desk have provided ample storage space over the years forRead More →
QUINCY — Saturday night turned into a celebration of North Quincy High School basketball. The unbeaten girls picked up an 80-57 victory over Masconomet while the boys retired late to defeat Northampton, 85-62, in a pair of Division 2 Round of 32 games. “We’re coming off an abbreviated season lastRead More →
ASHLEY BEBENSEE, Kearney Center SHELTON — Larry Brannagan jokes that Main Street in Shelton could close when the city’s basketball teams play state. For the first time in Shelton Public School history, the women’s basketball team secured a state championship berth after defeating Cambridge 42-23 in the D1-5 District Finals.Read More →
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Follow Josh VanDyke on Twitter 33 Newaygo wins 61-46 in D2 District Championship women’s basketball game against Sparta MUSKEGON – Seven Muskegon-area women’s basketball teams hoisted district championship gear Friday night and qualified for next week’s regional tournament. Below are the final results of Friday night’s match as well asRead More →
The boys beat Lynn English to qualify for the tournament The boys’ basketball team at Revere High had been on a roll going into the final quarter of the season. The Patriots had won four straight games to improve to 9-6 on aggregate and move into third place in theRead More →
GREENVIEW — The Greenview and DeLand-Weldon varsity basketball teams represent schools that are the smallest of the smallest. The programs finished the 2021-22 season with eight combined wins. Both lost in the first round of the Illinois Class 1A playoffs. Greenview and DeLand-Weldon have only about 125 students combined inRead More →
MADELIA, MINN. – This was the second meeting with Mankato Loyola in Jeff Van Hee’s ninth season as the Madelia Blackhawks boys’ basketball coach. “We never beat them,” Van Hee said. “And I think it’s been four straight years since Loyola knocked us out in the subsection.” Paul Carpenter, Madelia’sRead More →
MADELIA, MINN. – This was the second meeting with Mankato Loyola in Jeff Van Hee’s ninth season as the Madelia Blackhawks boys’ basketball coach. “We never beat them,” Van Hee said. “And I think it’s been four straight years since Loyola knocked us out in the subsection.” Paul Carpenter, Madelia’sRead More →
Jaylon Hoover sets up the Clover offense in the team’s Thursday, February 17, 2022 playoff win over Blythewood. Bryan Dillon Courtesy of Clover School District FORT MILL When Fort Mill basketball senior Kyle Neibch returned a stolen pass to second-year teammate Gabe Tooper, the only question was how long theRead More →
The Sobrato High boys’ soccer team knew from the start of the season that they had the talent to put on a special season. And that’s exactly what the Bulldogs did, winning a Blossom Valley League West Valley Division championship and earning their first berth in the Central Coast SectionRead More →
Rock Bridge basketball games are an event. When the Bruins play at home, parking is hard to come by, the gymnasium is packed, and most of the noise comes from the loud and passionate student section of the school. But those who only attended varsity games missed a pair ofRead More →
The winning streak continues. Lake Washington High School’s girls’ and boys’ basketball teams both won the KingCo Conference Championship on Feb. 9. Next week, the Lady Kangs and Kangs basketball teams are scheduled to play their first matches in the SeaKing Tournament on February 15. The Lady Kangs defeated second-seededRead More →
In front of a raucous crowd at Jerry Dalton Gym, the Natrona County boys’ basketball team rallied from a 12-point fourth-quarter deficit for an overtime victory over Evanston to give NC a sweep of the Reds Devils Friday. The Fillies started the evening with a hard-fought 51-34 win before theRead More →
Olivia Eldridge’s heart raced as she fastened her seat belt and stared out the window at the frozen tundra that surrounded her. High school sports aren’t just about winning and losing. These are experiences. And it was an experience that Eldridge and the rest of the Fairport women’s basketball teamRead More →
After 24 days away, the Grizzlies can’t wait to restart the season tonight ASHLAND — Ashland senior Gabby Heiken couldn’t help but think about it after first hearing that the Grizzlies’ basketball season had been suspended earlier this month. “There was definitely a minute that went through my head, ohRead More →
Through: Ray Fisher Sunday January 23, 2022 | 11:01 a.m. Christopher Horner | Tribune-Review Baldwin’s Nathan Richards drives to the basket past Amere Brown of Woodland Hills December 13 during their game at Franklin Regional High School. Christopher Horner | Tribune-Review Baldwin’s Connor Gitzen celebrates with James Wesling after scoringRead More →
MCPHERSON — A double-overtime thriller and lopsided win set up Kansas Wesleyan’s doubleheader against McPherson on Saturday. The Coyote women needed 10 more minutes to defeat the Bulldogs, 95-84, while the Coyote men beat McPherson, 93-67 at the Sports Center. The Wesleyan women improved to 13-6, 9-5 in the KansasRead More →
TEWKSBURY — Before the start of the season, it was clearly evident that the boys’ basketball team at Tewksbury Memorial High School would take their pieces, because after all, the whole starting lineup was brand new and the returning players had a limited academic experience. In the first six games,Read More →
There is an unfortunate new reality for basketball teams in northern New Mexico at the start of 2022. That reality is life with COVID. We are only two weeks away from the start of 2022 and programs across the region have been forced to postpone or even cancel games dueRead More →
St. Dominic’s Jessie Zimmerman (23) and Richmond’s Izzy Stewart (44) jump for the start of a women’s basketball game Thursday in Richmond. St. Dom’s lost the Class C South match 32-25. Joe Phelan/Kennebec Journal RICHMOND — Kiara Briand scored nine points and Richmond kept St. Dominic Academy scoreless in theRead More →
Photo file Brian Meneely and Aaron Barcot each have something to do as high school basketball season nears mid-term. Meneely saw his Kamiakin boys basketball team pull away in the second half on Tuesday night to win 70-49 at Richland in a showdown between two of the top teams inRead More →
Through: Josh rizzo Sunday January 9, 2022 | 11:01 am Amid another winter of uncertainty, the Penn Hills Sports Department is no stranger to changing schedules due to the pandemic. Due to an increase in the number of cases at the University of Edinburgh, the Tri-State Track Coaches Association’s firstRead More →
Aiken High School basketball fans are invited to a special ceremony in January honoring women’s teams from the past. Members of the Aiken High School women’s basketball teams between 1963 and 1976, along with former coach Johanna Gibbs, will meet on Tuesday, January 11. “Gibbs was a pioneer in introducingRead More →
WORTHINGTON — It’s the start of a brand new year, but Worthington High School’s basketball teams seem stuck in the doldrums. The girls’ and boys’ teams lost to Western Christian of Iowa on Tuesday night at the WHS gymnasium. For the girls, their 76-63 loss was their third in aRead More →
The Friday Harbor girls and boys varsity basketball team lost conference games to Orcas Island High School on December 17. The girls arrived at 50-29 and the boys at 50-43. The men’s team lost again to the Bush School in a conference game on Dec. 21 at 51-49. Coach CollinRead More →
The Highland girls play for the tournament championship on Thursday PHOTO: G. Michael Graham, Fort Thomas Matters. Senior Highlands point guard Zach Barth (left) sets up a play in a recent game. Both Highland basketball teams hit the road for the holidays and scored huge wins. Boys, Basketball: Highlands 76,Read More →
The basketball season for local high schools goes through the cooler months of the year, but dozens of local teenage players stay in gear this time of year, traveling to the Aiken-Augusta area. for unofficial competition and the chance to improve without the pressure of the regular season. “We justRead More →