GIRLS BASKETBALL
Elwood 51, Horizon Christian 32
Sara Phillips scored 20 points and grabbed 16 rebounds to lead the Panthers to a second win in four outings.
Katelyn Jones added 15 points and nine boards.
Tipton 61, Frankton 39
Mollie Hamilton scored 14 points, pulled down four rebounds and had three assists, but it wasn’t enough to keep the Eagles from dropping to 2-2 on the season.
Frankton will travel to Shenandoah on Friday.
Highland 83, Muncie South 45
Jessica Lark scored 19 points, and Britney Ball had a double-double with 12 points and 11 rebounds to pace the Highland victory.
The Scots had four players score in double figures. Krosley Ogden scored 15 points and Kelsey Key 10. Highland is 2-2 and will take a week off before playing at Marion next Wednesday.
Wabash 48, Madison-Grant 30
No Argyll scored in double figures as Madison-Grant lost for the third time in as many games.
Holly Jarvis was the leading scorer for the Argylls with nine points. Olivia Stroup added eight rebounds
BOYS BASKETBALL
Cowan 63, Liberty Christian 30
Eric Huddleston scored 11 points, and Anderson Henderson had seven as the Lions lost their season-opener.
Liberty Christian will play against Alexandria on Friday in a game at Anderson University.
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Area roundup: Elwood girls even record at 2-2
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Royals edge out Tigers
If Alexandria’s non-conference matchup with Eastern Hancock was relatively meaningless, someone forgot to tell just about everyone involved.
The two teams turned a sleepy weeknight crowd electric Tuesday night with a wild, high-flying affair that ended with a 92-91 Royals victory, new individual scoring records for both schools and a home crowd that remained standing in proud applause long after the final buzzer. -
Power outage grounds Arabians
An accident on Indiana 13 at Indiana 38 knocked power out throughout the southern part of Madison County on Tuesday and caused the postponement of Pendleton Heights’ boys basketball game against New Castle.
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Tigers lose to Royals 92-91
Photos from Alexandria as the Tigers hosted the Eastern Hancock Royals on Tuesday.
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Arabians still on rise
The Pendleton Heights boys basketball team is riding an 11-game winning streak and rose to No. 4 in the Class 4A state rankings Monday.
But, with the sectional set to begin exactly two weeks from today, coach Brian Hahn isn’t about to let the Arabians (18-2) get too comfortable. -
Wiles’ heart leads her to Hoosiers
Meghan Wiles took some time to explore her options, but she always kind of knew where she would end up.
She’s an IU girl.
Wiles, a Pendleton Heights senior, signed to play soccer at Indiana University on Feb. 1, the NCAA’s National Signing Day. Her parents, Tom and Mandy, both attended IU. -
Quintin Harlan: Wrestlers prep for state finals
Taking part in the Parade of Champions during the opening ceremonies of the IHSAA State Wrestling Finals is a thrill that stays with competitors and coaches for as long as they’ll remember.
For some, taking part in the ceremonial start for the state finals is the best memory. -
Anderson tankers ready for sectional
It has been a long time since the Anderson High School boys’ swim team last dipped its toes into competitive waters. Nearly a month, in fact. That will change when the team travels to Hamilton Southeastern for sectional preliminaries this Thursday.
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George Bremer: Dunham tied to Arabians
Pendleton Heights senior Kellen Dunham is one of three players widely considered to be the front-runners for this season’s Indiana Mr. Basketball award. The other two — Hamilton Southeastern’s Gary Harris and Park Tudor’s Yogi Ferrell — were named last week as participants in this spring’s McDonald’s All-American Game. Dunham was left out. That doesn’t kill his chances to win the state’s most coveted individual honor, but it does inextricably tie those hopes to the Arabians’ postseason fortunes.
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Two individuals, one team to bowling state finals
The high school bowling semistate held Saturday at Cooper’s Sport Bowl narrowed down the field of local bowlers, advancing only two individuals and one team to the state finals next weekend.
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Rick Teverbaugh: Anderson's Carter small but her speed is deadly
There are sometimes very big reasons for a team to win a basketball game.
Sometimes, the reason is very small.
In the case of the Anderson Lady Tribe, they won the Greenfield Sectional championship Saturday night for a very small reason — a 5-foot-4 reason, to be exact. - More Local Sports Headlines
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