Southmont girls beat rival Athenians to win county title
NEW MARKET — For the first time since 2013-14, Southmont's girls basketball team can be referred to as Montgomery County champions. The Mounties claimed the title after crushing rival Crawfordsville 55-32 on Saturday as part of a girl-boy doubleheader. After beating North Montgomery 42-26 two weeks ago, the Mounties (8-11, 3-3 SAC) wasted little time putting the Athenians (2-18, 0-6) away. Southmont out to a 12-5 lead by the end of the first period and stretched the lead to 2
Mounties win boys county title with victory over Crawfordsville
NEW MARKET — Southmont sniffed out Crawfordsville's game plan, and then settled in and cruised to an 84-70 victory over the Athenians to win a Montgomery County title for the first time since 2012-13. Cam Chadd scored 14 of his 23 points in the first half, and made a lay-up and a 3-pointer late in the first period to get within four. Then Southmont put together a 21-3 run over the final six minutes of the first half to take the lead for good. Chadd finished 6-of-9 shooting fr
Wabash Takes Down DePauw In Wednesday Road Win
Wabash held DePauw without a basket to open the first 6:30 of the second half to take a lead it would never relinquish in a 77-75 victory in North Coast Athletic Conference action in Greencastle Wednesday evening.
The Little Giants (8-8, 4-5 NCAC) won at DePauw for the first time since a 65-63 win against the Tigers (7-9, 3-6 NCAC) in2012. The victory also marked the 50th for head coach Kyle Brumett at Wabash.
Wabash led 17-16 midway through the first half before the Ti
Athenians to play game at the Hoosier Gym
Crawfordsville’s boys basketball team has been invited to participate in a Husker Classic Day at the Hoosier Gym on Saturday, Jan. 13 in Knightstown. The Athenians will play Clinton Prairie, which was regularly scheduled to be played at Clinton Prairie. The junior varsity game will begin at 6:30 p.m. that day, and the varsity game will be played at 8 p.m. A game ticket for both the JV and varsity game is $10. Fans will gain access to the gym following the completion of the g
Sugar Creek Classic tips tonight
Crawfordsville enters the Sugar Creek Classic with hopes of defending its title from a year ago. North Montgomery is happy to have another shot at the Athenians. And the same goes for Southmont’s rematch with Western Boone. The Mounties will open the tournament against the Stars are 6 p.m. today at Crawfordsville. Crawfordsville and North Montgomery will play in the second game at 7:30 p.m. The consolation game is 6 p.m. Saturday with the championship game at 7:30 p.m.
