The Washington Jr High girls 7th & 8th Basketball teams opened up the season hosting Ft. Branch on Monday night. 7th grade lady hatchets opened the night with a great first two quarters and led at half time 19-8. Ft Branch would change defenses and Washington would struggle to change how to attack it. Washington would hold on to gain the victory 27-23.
Record 1-0
The 8th grade Lady Hatchets finished up the night with a hard -fought battle all night in their opening game of the season and fell short in the great match up 29-40.
Record 0-1
Both teams go on the Road Thursday night to take on Princeton.
Busy night in high school basketball and for your leader in local sports coverage as Shake Broadcasting will have a tripleheader of local squads.
On Memories 107.9 or streaming on WAMWAMFM.com the Washington Lady Hatchets of Coach Gretchen Miles try to get back on track as they host South Knox with DeWayne Shake and Steve Brothers tipoff at 7:30 with pregame at approximately 7:15
On Razor Radio Sports 94.5 on the dial or streaming worldwide at razor945.com it’s the Loogootee Lady Lions of Coach Brian Smith Hosting the 2 and 0 Eastern Green Varsity tipoff is 7:30 pregame about 15 minutes prior. Listen to Greg Bateman and Coach Mike Wagoner call all the action from Jack Butcher Arena.
Live from the Big Ship listen to Voice of the Vikings Mike DeCoursey and myself call all the action as Lacey Higgins and the Barr Reeve Lady Vikings host 1 and 0 Orleans. Pregame approximately 7:15 and Hannah Bledso’es tipoff for Barr Reeve at 7:30. Listen on the General 95.9, 101.3 FM and AM 1580 or streaming at wamwamfm.com
Kari Craney’s Washington Catholic Lady Cardinals make the trip to Shakamak who already has 4 games under their belt and is 3 and 1. Tipoff for this one is 6:30.
In other games tonight, Bloomfield takes on Sullivan, Castle visits Gibson Southern, Northeast Dubois travels to North Knox, Southridge at Princeton, and Springs Valley travels to Shoals.
North Daviess Cougar standout point guard Jaylen Mullen made it official today by signing his national letter of intent to continue his playing year at the next level by formally committing to Oakland City University. Mullen who runs the show from the point for last years 1A state champions still has some unfinished business as the Cougars make the jump to 3A this year. Congratulations to Jaylen, and the entire Mullen family.
The IU Men’s basketball team got things underway last night and came away with an 88-53 win over Morehead State. IU led 41-29 at halftime and then pulled away in the second half. Leading the way for the Hoosiers was Trace Jackson Davis with 15 pints on 6-11 shooting. TJD also led in rebounding while Jalen Hood-Schifino led with 4 assists.
One day after one of the Indianapolis Colts’ worst offensive performances in recent memory, the team fired fifth-year head coach Frank Reich.The Colts named Jeff Saturday as their interim head coach. Saturday, 47, a six-time Pro-Bowl center who played 13 seasons for the Colts and is currently an ESPN analyst, has been a consultant for the team and is in its Ring of Honor. Saturday also was head coach for the Hebron Christian Academy in Dacula, Georgia, for three seasons.The Colts’ 26-3 loss to the New England Patriots on Sunday was their third straight defeat.The Colts failed to convert any of their 14 third-down attempts Sunday, tied for the worst single-game mark in the NFL in the past 30 years. Indianapolis generated 121 yards of total offense, the team’s lowest output since 1997 and the lowest of Reich’s tenure by 84 yards. It was the latest example of their deepening offensive challenges that are beginning to appear insurmountable despite a recent quarterback change from Matt Ryan to Sam Ehlinger and last week’s firing of offensive coordinator Marcus Brady. Reich, 60, was 40-33-1 (.547) in the regular season and had a 1-2 record in two playoff appearances but was a tenure defined by incessant turnover at quarterback; the Colts had different opening-day starters in each of Reich’s five seasons,
Teri Moren’s 11th ranked Indiana women’s basketball team opens up the 22-23 season tonight. They host the Vermont Catamounts at the Simon Skodt Assembly Hall with a 7:00 tip off.
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