Wingate was even more successful, winning the County basketball title in 1932 when they beat New Richmond and again in 1935 and 1936.  The gold and blue had won sectionals in 1917, 1918, 1922, 1925, and 1931.  As all Hoosier basketball fans know, Wingate became the first repeat winner of the IHSAA State Championship by outclassing the entire field in 1913 and 1914.

Earl Pattengale coached everything but track in the firs...

ATTICA —  Crawfordsville girls’ basketball had an offensive explosion like it had not seen in more than 100 games in its 76-35 win over Attica Tuesday night.

Senior Lauren Kellerman led the early onslaught with 20 of her game-high 26 points in the first half when the Athenians (2-8) raced out to a 33-19 halftime lead over the Red Ramblers (1-7).

“It was great to see Lauren come out and really get us going in the first half,”...

LINDEN — Tri-West opened the game on a 12-0 run, and never trailed in a 75-21 Sagamore Conference win over North Montgomery on Tuesday night.

“We no-showed,” Chargers coach Ryan Nuppnau said. “We came out scared. And Tri-West is a very good team. Kirby for them is a heck of a player, and she can create on her own and they got going.”

Kirby, just a sophomore, scored 16 of her game-high 24 points in the first half, as the Brui...

The Basketball Heritage Project recently completed a four-part video series on the Heritage Trail.

The series includes short videos about the basketball history for Crawfordsville, Wingate, Thorntown, and Lebanon — each school won state championships in the first decade of the IHSAA state tournament, and helped create what we know today as the ‘Cradle of Basketball.’

To watch the videos, go to bhpinc.org and click on the lin...

Wabash overcame a sluggish start in its opening North Coast Athletic Conference basketball game Wednesday night versus Ohio Wesleyan to claim a 79-61 home victory.
 
The Little Giants (5-2, 1-0 NCAC), playing without seniors Colten Garland, Alex Eberhard, and Harrison Hallstrom, fell behind 8-0 in the first four minutes of the game before Tyler Watson ended a Wabash 0-for-7 shooting effort with a three-point basket. Wabash tra...