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 first three years at CCC. You will see his picture in the

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,” Crawfordsville coach Tyler Smith said. “She rea

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 Bruins (7-3, 4-1 SAC) cruised to a 33-13 halftime le

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 link titled Heritage Trail.

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 trailed Ohio Wesleyan (4-2, 0-1 NCAC) by as many as

Wabash battled back from an 18-point second half deficit but came up short in a 79-74 North Coast Athletic Conference basketball road loss at Wooster Saturday afternoon. The Little Giants (5-3, 1-1 NCAC) and Scots (5-1, 3-0 NCAC) were tied at 32-32 at halftime before Wooster took advantage of six turnovers in the span of six minutes to claim a 56-38 lead midway through the final period. Wabash committed 17 turnovers in the game leading to 11 total points for the host Scots

Hose Elementary School, with the help from two teachers, received almost $2,000 from the Montgomery County Educational Foundation to promote reading. Amber Rohr, a first grade teacher, and Amy Hensley, a kindergarten teacher, were responsible for writing and submitting the grant proposal after visiting Wabash College with their students. While on campus, the group toured the facilities and heard from the basketball coach. “Coach [Kyle] Brumett gave us the tour and mention

VEEDERSBURG -— North Montgomery rebounded from Friday night’s home loss to Southmont with a 61-40 blowout win at Fountain Central on Saturday. “I’m real proud of the guys after Friday’s game and how physical and how hard they played, and to come back and do it again on a Saturday,” Chargers coach Chad Arnold said. “That shows a lot of toughness in them, and how much heart they have.” The Chargers (2-1) put together their best performance of the season both offensive and d

LEBANON — The Lebanon Lady Tigers were ahead, but knew they could be better at halftime of Friday night’s Sagamore Conference match-up with Crawfordsville. They showed how much better in the second half. Lebanon out-scored Crawfordsville 20-1 in the third quarter and cruised to a 61-30 win over the Lady Athenians. “It was the first game we had a little bit of comfort, all our other games have been close late,” Lebanon head coach Candice Huckstep said. “We just wanted the

LEBANON — The third time was the charm for the Lebanon boys basketball team Friday night. After losing each of their first two games in the final second, Lebanon got the ball to bounce its way in the final seconds in the Sagamore Conference opener against Crawfordsville. John Morgan scored on a lob with 2.0 seconds left, his only points of the game, and the Tigers topped Crawfordsville 63-61 to move to 1-0 in the Sagamore Conference. “It was just off a whim that we deci