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Bloomington South Boys Basketball Beats Silver Creek 42-41
The Bloomington South Boys Basketball Team is on a 7 game winning streak after knocking off Number 3 Ranked in Class 3A Sliver Creek 42-41 at Bloomington South Saturday Night. The Panthers trailed 24-19 at half and outscored the Dragons 23-17 in the 2nd half. Patrick Joyce led the Panthers with 14 points and knocked down two three pointers in the 4th quarter. Silver Creek had several looks at a 3 in the final seconds but they could not knock it down. The Dragons were led in scoring by Purdue Signee Trey Kaufman who had 18 Points while Toledo Signee Kooper Jacobi added 13. Bloomington South is 14-4 on the season and will travel to Scottsburg this Thursday Night. Silver Creek is 11-4 on the season and will travel to Salem this Thursday.
Bloomington South and Edgewood Wrestling Teams advance to Regionals
The Bloomington South and Edgewood Wrestling Team will advance to the Bloomington South Wrestling Regional Next Saturday after they had top 3 team finishes at the Bloomington North Wrestling Sectionals on Saturday. Terre Haute South won the sectional championship with a score of 226 Points and had two wrestlers win at 160 and 195 Pounds. Bloomington South finished second with 219 Points. The Panthers had 4 individual Champions, Miles Libby at 113 Pounds, Delaney Ruhlman at 138 Pounds, Aiden Reynolds at 145 Pounds and Tristan Rulhman at 220 Pounds. Edgewood Finished 3rd with 152 Points and 3 Individual Champions. Cash Turner won at 126 Pounds, Lane Deckard won 132 Pounds and Landon Bell won 152 Pounds. Bloomington North finished 10th out of 11 teams with 42 points. Two Cougars are going on to the Regionals as Chase Hostetler advanced with a 2nd place finish at 152 pound ands Cael Hickock advanced with 3rd place finish at 145 Pounds. The Top 3 Teams and the Top 4 in each weight Class advance to Regionals.
IU Women’s Basketball rebounds from deficit to beat MSU
Indiana University Women claimed program victory numbe 8 00 this weekend, as the Lady Hoosiers come back to beat Michigan State 79-67. Down by 8 at halftime, IU regrouped and corrected their struggles with turnovers and driving the offense into the paint. “We got back to playing our game,” said Senior guard Ali Patberg. Patberg cited true teamwork as the reason for the transition in play, as she added 15 points, 6 rebounds, and 5 assists. And while 4 IU starters found double digit point totals on Sunday, it was the second half surge in defense which paved the way to victory.
“Defensively, when we get stops, it drives our confidence,” Patberg stated. Coach Teri Moren was pleased with how the team, “Dug their heels into the floor and guarded,” in the second half. Moren was able to make the necessary halftime adjustments but credits her team with the effort. “The players have to make the plays, and they were able to execute,” said Moren after the game.
The 16th ranked Hoosier are now 10-4. Next up, Rutgers will travel to Assembly Hall after their program has not seen action since January 3rd due to Covid-19 concerns; tip off 8pm on Thursday, February 4th.
IU Sports Roundup
Indiana Volleyball got there first win of the season 3-1 at Rutgers. The Hoosiers took the first two games 25-19 and 25-15 but fell in game 3 25-9 and won game 4 25-23. The Hoosiers are 1-3 and Remain on the road this Friday and Saturday at Iowa.Track and Field Competed at the Illinois Multi Team Event. The Hoosiers will host the Hoosier Hills invitational this Saturday.Cross Country competed at the Big Ten Championships in Shelbyville, IN the Men were 2nd and Women were 4th and are off until March 15th for the NCAA Championships in Stillwater Oklahoma. Wrestling won at Northwestern 18-16 and fell to Penn State 24-15. The Hoosiers are 1-3 in Dual Meets and will Host Nebraska, Rutgers and Michigan State This Saturday at Wilkinson Hall.