Vehikite helped power the Blue Devils to a runner-up finish in the Hoosier Conference meet.

It wasn’t that long ago when Hoosiers who wanted to try their luck for tasty walleye had to travel to our northern states like Michigan, Wisconsin and Minnesota.

Tipton’s boys basketball team remained in the hunt for the Hoosier Conference East Division title with its 51-40 victory over Northwestern on Friday night.

Efficient shooting, balanced offense and hard-nosed defense allowed Taylor’s boys basketball team to slowly but surely pull away from Clinton Central in the first half of Friday’s Hoosier Heartland Conference game at Center Court.

WEST LAFAYETTE — Kokomo’s boys basketball team was unable to overcome a slow start against Harrison on Friday night.

On paper it had to be a good game. The Class 2A No. 7-ranked Clinton Prairie Gophers brought their one-loss record to Carroll to face the undefeated and No. 5-ranked Cougars, and the winners would find themselves perched on top of the Hoosier Heartland Conference.

Kokomo wrestler Aulani Davis took care of business Friday.

Kokomo's boys and girls swim teams continued a busy stretch of meets Thursday when they hosted Oak Hill.

Eastern High School on Thursday announced the postponement of its boys basketball game at Delphi scheduled for tonight.

For Northwestern two-sport standout Jaylyn Harrison, it’s easy to pick her favorite moments in swimming and softball, much harder to pick between the two sports. So she’s not going to.

Maconaquah's boys basketball team beat Western 57-49 Wednesday night at Richard R. Rea Gymnasium, ending the Panthers' 10-game winning streak.

Kokomo’s girls basketball team beat Lebanon 36-30 Tuesday night at Memorial Gym as the Wildkats returned to action for the first time since Dec. 30. They had three games postponed last week.

Twenty five to eight.

The Indiana Basketball Coaches Association’s Week 10 IBCA/Franciscan Health Players of the Week include Maconaquah senior Lilly Maple for girls District 1.

The Western boys team and the Western girls team each won high school bowling sectional titles Friday at Heritage Lanes. The Kokomo coed team finished second and the Tri-Central coed team finished third.

The following is this week’s area schedule.

The following is this week’s area schedule.

For the most part, we can’t complain. This winter has been mild, in terms of bone-numbing cold.

Kokomo's boys basketball team topped Fort Wayne Northrop in a 67-66 nail-biter Saturday night at Fort Wayne.

No. 7 Purdue had a point to prove Friday night, and got right to work.

Purdue's women's basketball team saw its five-game winning streak come to an end, falling 79-66 to Iowa on Thursday at Mackey Arena.

The Purdue-Michigan men’s basketball game has been postponed because the Wolverines have fewer than seven scholarship players cleared to play due to COVID-19 protocols.

Trevion Williams, coming off the bench for the first time in five games, scored 21 points including the final go-ahead basket, and No. 3 Purdue held off Penn State 74-67 on Saturday.

Devin Booker scored 35 points, Deandre Ayton had 27 points and 12 rebounds and the NBA-leading Phoenix Suns beat the Indiana Pacers 112-94 on Friday night.

Jaylen Brown and Jayson Tatum packed a punch Wednesday night. Dennis Schroder added his own touch.

Jaylen Brown scored 26 points and Jayson Tatum had 24, carrying the Boston Celtics to a 101-98 overtime victory over the Indiana Pacers on Monday night in the first of a home-and-home series between the teams.

Domantas Sabonis scored a career-high 42 points on 18-of-22 shooting to lead the Indiana Pacers to a 125-113 victory over the Utah Jazz on Saturday night.

Kyrie Irving scored 22 points and sparked Brooklyn to a big rally in the second half of his season debut, Kevin Durant had 39 and the Nets beat the Indiana Pacers 129-121 on Wednesday night.

Dane Goodwin had 21 points and seven rebounds, freshman Blake Wesley scored 16 of his 20 points in the second half and Notre Dame won its sixth straight game, 72-56 over Clemson on Wednesday night.

Jon Lester, a durable left-hander who won three World Series titles during 16 years in the majors, has announced his retirement.

From the NFC North to the AFC East, the firings began almost immediately after the NFL's first 17-game season concluded.

Don Maynard, a Hall of Fame receiver who made his biggest impact catching passes from Joe Namath in the wide-open AFL, has died. He was 86.

Stetson Bennett delivered the biggest throws of his storybook career and Georgia's defense sealed the sweetest victory in program history, vanquishing rival Alabama 33-18 in the College Football Playoff title Monday night for its first national title in 41 years.