Richmond senior Maren Bolser buried a game-winning buzzer-beater 3-pointer to give the Lady Red Devils a 61-60 win over Lafayette Jefferson in a game played at the Tiernan Center on Saturday, Jan. 25. The loss was the first in North Central Conference play for the Lady Bronchos. Richmond held a 34-24 lead at halftime before […]
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Patriots avoid Tiger upset bid, win 56-49
The Jay County Patriots traveled to Hagerstown on Tuesday, Jan. 21, for a nonconference game. The 3A Patriots, members of the Allen County Conference, are the tallest team the Tigers have faced; their roster includes 11 players who are 6-foot-2 or taller, with the tallest at 6-foot-9. Ironically, when the game was on the line, […]
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Lady Red Devils fall at Kokomo
The Kokomo Lady Wildkats hosted Richmond on Friday, Jan. 24, in a North Central Conference game. The Wildkats overcame a 31-point effort from Richmond senior Amyannah Tucker to win the game by the final score of 67-49. Tucker’s big game pushed her over the 1,000 point mark for her career. Satra Scott led the Wildkats […]
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Northeastern picks up 20th victory
Northeastern, fifth-ranked in the 2A poll, traveled to Liberty on Wednesday, Jan. 22, for an important Tri-Eastern Conference game with potential sectional opponent Union County. The Lady Patriots tried to slow the game’s pace to negate the high-powered Northeastern offense. The strategy was initially effective. The score at the end of the first quarter was […]
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Knights return to win column at Franklin Co.
After losing their first game of the season the day before, the Northeastern boys basketball team traveled to Brookville on Saturday, Jan. 25, and defeated Franklin County by the final score of 66-45. The Knights led wire to wire and were never threatened. Noah Payne and Tre Vanlandingham each scored 18 points for the Knights, […]
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Cardinals fall at Connersville
The Seton Catholic Cardinal basketball team traveled to Connersville on Wednesday, Jan. 15, for a nonconference game with the 3A Spartans. The Cardinals found themselves in a big hole early, trailing 21-7 at the end of the first quarter. Early in the fourth quarter, the Spartans hit a 3-pointer to increase their lead to 18 […]
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Lady Red Devils defeat Spartans in rivalry game
The Richmond Lady Red Devils hosted longtime rival Connersville in a nonconference game on Tuesday, Jan. 14. The Lady Spartans jumped out to a 17-9 lead at the end of the first quarter before the Red Devils came back to outscore the Spartans in the second and third quarters, taking a 34-31 lead into the […]
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Swartz scores 39 points to lead Bulldog rout
The Centerville Lady Bulldogs hosted the Wes-Del Lady Warriors in a nonconference game on Saturday, Jan. 18. Centerville scored a season-high 73 points, and senior Taelynn Swartz poured in a career-high 39 points in a 73-34 win. Olivia Hunter scored 14 points for Centerville and Kendall Nelson added 11 points. Caroline Caward led Wes-Del with […]
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Lady Red Devils beat 1A state-ranked Tri High on the road
The Richmond girls basketball team traveled to Lewisville on Thursday, Jan. 16, for a game with 1A seventh-ranked Tri High. The Lady Red Devils trailed at the end of each of the first three quarters before rallying in the fourth period to pick up a last-second win. With her team trailing 43-44, Kiarra Handley buried […]
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Knights defeat Knightstown on senior night
The Northeastern Lady Knights tightened their grip on the Tri-Eastern Conference championship when they hosted Knightstown in a conference game on Friday, Jan. 17. It was senior night, and after honoring their seniors before the game, the Lady Knights easily defeated the Lady Panthers by the score of 62-26 to improve to 5-0 in league […]