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Area Girls Basketball: Oehrlein reaches 3,000 for her career
PLYMOUTH — Crosby-Ironton sophomore Tori Oehrlein made a layup with 16:20 left in the first half to surpass 3,000 career points, but Class 2A’s sixth-ranked Rangers fell 93-75 to the top-ranked Providence Academy Lions Tuesday, Jan. 30. Oehrlein finished with 27 points. She needed just one to reach the scoring milestone. She added 16 rebounds…
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No home cooking for Kansas State basketball in blowout loss to Oklahoma
MANHATTAN — This was not the homecoming Kansas State basketball had hoped for. The Wildcats spotted No. 24 Oklahoma an eight-point lead before getting on the board more than nine minutes in and never could recover Tuesday night, dropping their third straight game, 73-53, to the Sooners at Bramlage Coliseum. It was the first home…
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Colorado State basketball takes down San Diego State in much-needed bounce-back win
What a response. The Colorado State men’s basketball team suffered what will be one of the unlikeliest defeats in college basketball this season Saturday at Wyoming. Blowing an 11-point lead in the final minute was stunning and could have left scars. CSU insisted after that game that they would be able to rebound and move…
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Girls basketball: Top ranked O’Gorman riding high atop ‘AA’ ranks after win over Class A No. 1 Tea Area
SIOUX FALLS — O’Gorman hosted Tea Area Tuesday night in a battle between the top-ranked girls basketball teams in Class AA and Class A respectively, and Knights coach Kent Kolsrud called it a test for his undefeated team. They passed, further solidifying OG as the team to beat in the state’s highest ranks. In a…
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Seton Hall basketball rolls DePaul as Kadary Richmond returns
Kadary Richmond checked in during the first timeout, beat two defenders off the dribble and rolled in a twisting layup. It was a fitting entrance for Seton Hall basketball’s marquee point guard, and the Pirates marked his return with a 72-39 romp at DePaul Tuesday. It’s the fewest points the Hall ever has allowed in…
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Brookside vs. Westlake boys basketball: Cardinals dial long distance for 74-62 victory
The well-oiled machine that the Brookside offense can be was on display Jan. 30 when the Cardinals hosted Westlake in a boys basketball nonconference affair. Brookside made 15 3-pointers, with five different players connecting from beyond the arc, and had four players in double figures and another with eight points on the way to a…
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Longtime Bay Springs High School Basketball Coach Corey Mackey passes way
PINE BELT, Miss. (WDAM) – Tonight, we learned that longtime Bay Springs High School Basketball Coach Corey Mackey has passed away. Lamar County Coroner Blake Matherne said Mackey died at an area hospital of what appeared to be natural causes, but an autopsy will be performed. Mackey was well-known and respected in the community. The…
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Longtime Bay Springs High School Basketball Coach Corey Mackey passes away
PINE BELT, Miss. (WDAM) – Tonight, we learned that longtime Bay Springs High School Basketball Coach Corey Mackey has passed away. Lamar County Coroner Blake Matherne said Mackey died at an area hospital of what appeared to be natural causes, but an autopsy will be performed. Mackey was well-known and respected in the community. The…
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Studies show decline of girl’s basketball, FW athletic officials say otherwise
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) — Tuesday night kicked off the playoffs for high school girls’ basketball in Indiana. Friends, family and fans gathered at Carroll High School to watch four local schools compete. Dan Snider, assistant principal and athletic director for Carroll High School said, “… the interest in girls’ sports in general has really, you…
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Our best images from the Kings Mountain-Ashbrook high school hoops doubleheader
HIGH-SCHOOL Images from the NCHSAA high school basketball doubleheader featuring Big South 3A rivals Kings Mountain and Ashbrook at Larry Rhodes Gymnasium in Gastonia. Joe L. Hughes II Images from the NCHSAA high school basketball doubleheader featuring Big South 3A rivals Kings Mountain and Ashbrook at Larry Rhodes Gymnasium in Gastonia. Joe L. Hughes II…