North Knox and South Knox are trending in the right direction as they head into their Blue Chip Conference boys basketball matchup at 6 p.m today at South Knox.
SWITZ CITY — After North Knox and White River Valley swapped big runs in the first half, the second half turned defensive, and the Warriors managed just enough scoring to escape with a 36-27 girls basketball win on Monday.
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Alice Arena has been the home for Lincoln basketball for 30 years, but on Saturday it was a different Lincoln that seemed to find the gym just as cozy.
The third-ranked Vincennes Universirty men's basketball team was looking for a feel-good game Saturday, and struggling Southeastern Illinois came to the P.E. Complex at the wrong time.
Class 2A No. 10 South Knox had to put in the work, but eventually wore down visiting North Knox in a 60-38 Blue Chip Conference girls basketball game Saturday.
OWENSBORO, Ky. — Lincoln girls coach Travis Connor set up two games for his team in the Owensboro Catholic Classic on Saturday in an effort to simulate a potential regional down the road. If the Alices get to that point at the end of the season and can duplicate Saturday's results, they'll m…
OWENSBORO, Ky. — Rivet's girls struggled to matchup with senior-heavy Casey County (Ky.), and the Class 2A No. 2 Patriots saw their 30-game regular season winning streak come to an end with a 54-35 basketball defeat in the Owensboro Catholic Classic at Kentucky Wesleyan Saturday.
NEWBURGH — Evan McGuire and Sierra Mullins had strong days for the Lincoln wrestling team, but the Alices managed just one dual win in the Castle Invitational on Saturday.
EVANSVILLE — Lincoln's Torrence Gillis netted the opening salvo with a 3-pointer against Class 4A honorable mention Evansville Reitz Friday, but the Panthers countered with their own 3-point barrage and never looked back.
Shooting keys North Knox's win over Rivet
The Vincennes University men's basketball team is hosting Southeastern Illinois in a Region 24 game at 7 p.m. today at the P.E. Complex, but the third-ranked Trailblazers have a much more troubling opponent than the struggling Falcons — themselves.
The Southern Indiana Athletic Conference released its 2020 football schedule on Thursday, which is Lincoln’s debut season in the league.
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A new era is set to begin for the Lincoln boys basketball team today.
North Knox has its eyes on a second consecutive victory while Rivet and South Knox look to rebound from season-opening losses as the second weekend of the boys basketball season gets underway for the county’s Blue Chip Conference teams today.
BLOOMFIELD — Bloomfield had a perfect-shooting first quarter to hang tight with Rivet, but the Class 2A No. 2 Patriots took off in the second period, racing away for a 58-34 girls basketball win Thursday.
LAWRENCEVILLE, Ill. — Lawrenceville's girls basketball team waited until the eighth game of the season before playing at home Thursday and celebrated the debut with a 57-28 Little Illini Conference victory over Red Hill.
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It was more paint-by-numbers than a Rembrandt, but the No. 3 Vincennes University men's basketball team got the win it was looking for Wednesday at the P.E. Complex.
EVANSVILLE — Darrian Carmean netted four of her nine 3-pointers in a 17-0 first-half stretch for Lincoln, and she finished with a career-high 33 points to pace the Class 3A honorable mention Alices to a 76-41 shellacking of Evansville Bosse on Wednesday.
Hannah Ivers put up seven of her game-high 18 points in a pivotal third quarter, and Class 2A No. 10 South Knox held off visiting Sullivan, 56-54, in a girls basketball game Wednesday.
It was the Vincennes University women that looked more like the highly-ranked team than 11th-rated Wabash Valley (Ill.) on Tuesday.
BRIDGEPORT, Ill. — Red Hill found its offense, behind Camren Ray’s game-high 19 points, and clobbered Hutsonville-Palestine, 63-27, in boys basketball Tuesday.
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Lincoln got a first-hand look at how good Gibson Southern's Meredith Raley was in last year's regional, but on Tuesday the Class 3A No. 1 Titans showed they have more than just the Southern Indiana commit.
The 3-4 record isn’t going to stand out, but Vincennes University has been around long enough to know that when Region 24 foe Wabash Valley comes to the P.E. Complex, it has a little extra meaning.
CLAY CITY — The North Knox's boys basketball halftime score Tuesday was eerily similar to the one it had last Wednesday in the opener.
PALESTINE, Ill. — Maci Scherer led three double-figures scorers with 13 points, and the Red Hill girls put the clamps on Palestine-Hutsonville for a 38-22 basketball win Monday.
Former Vincennes University player and assistant coach Jerry Reynolds was one of 19 men named Tuesday as members of the 2020 induction class for the Indiana Basketball Hall of Fame.
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FARMERSBURG — Short-handed North Knox put forth a strong showing against North Central for a half, but the Thunderbirds came out firing on all cylinders to start the third period and grabbed a 74-49 girls basketball win over the Warriors on Monday.
Fifteen kids in the area earned weight-class championships, as the Vincennes Youth Wrestling League concluded its season at Alice Arena on Sunday.
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Wise, McGuire have good debuts at rugged Lincoln Invitational
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Rivet decided to put the rare combination of the season opener and homecoming into the same game Saturday. It didn't work out.
BRIDGEPORT, Ill. — Red Hill ended on a high note, but it was far from a memorable stay for the Salukis and fellow host Lawrenceville in the Lawrence County Capital Classic this weekend.
McLEANSBORO, Ill. — Lawrenceville's girls basketball team dug itself out of a halftime hole with a big third quarter, but the Indians failed to complete the comeback, falling to Hamilton County, 59-48, and settling for runner-up in the Hamilton County Thanksgiving Tournament on Saturday.
When Mark Bezy took over the Rivet boys basketball program prior to the 2016-17 season, he inherited a sophomore group that he’d been coaching since they were in second grade.
LAWRENCEVILLE, Ill. — Jordan Jones likely didn't get off to the start he was hoping for his senior campaign on Friday, but the Lawrenceville veteran bounced back in a big way.
BRIDGEPORT, Ill. — Red Hill's first offensive play worked, a Camren Ray runner, but the Salukis had little else go right against Salem in the Lawrence County Capital Classic boys basketball opener on Friday.
McLEANSBORO, Ill. — Chaylee Shick scored seven of her career-high 23 points ina big first-quarter surge for Lawrenceville, and the Indians held off Gallatin County, 54-41, to stay perfect in the Hamilton County Thanksgiving girls basketball tournament Friday.
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Youth is the common theme for Lincoln and North Knox on Saturday as they get their wrestling seasons underway at the Lincoln Invitational.
While Clint Barmes’ modest 13-year Major League Baseball career won’t ever garner recognition from Cooperstown, the 1997 Lincoln graduate is going to be inducted to two other halls of fame in January.
Lawrenceville formidable in Bishop’s final season
South Knox cross country runners Mykayla Couchenour and Oliver Smith were selected to the Class 2A All-State first team by the Indiana Association of Track and Cross Country Coaches recently.
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Like a car in big city traffic, South Knox's boys basketball team had moments when it went forward, but more often than not it was stalled.
SWITZ CITY — Daniel Crabtree couldn't have asked for a much better first half from his team in his North Knox coaching debut at White River Valley on Wednesday. But the second half was a different story.
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