High School Basketball

Winona Cotter has made a big jump in our power rankings, going from unranked to No.3. That’s what a nine-game winning streak, including a win over the previously undefeated Goodhue, will do for a team. One of the main contributors to all of the Ramblers’ strong games has been Sofia …

SALISBURY – North Rowan boys’ basketball coach Jason Causby attended a wedding on Friday. In other words, life moves on for coaches, teams and basketball fans after a traumatic and terrifying Wednesday night that could spell the end of the Christmas tournament, a staple of Rowan County sports for 50 …

Cade Pierce was instrumental in Glenbard West’s 60-28 win over Lyon in the Jack Tosh Holiday Classic championship game on Friday in York. The senior had six points, eight assists and four rebounds. But his team’s victory in the holiday tournament did not go very well on the Pierce family …

HALFMOON, NY – A big third quarter saw Kingston High pull away from Fox Lane on Wednesday as the Tigers won 59-47 in the Shen / Impact Holiday Classic men’s basketball tournament. Ke’montae Thawe scored 20 points, Ryan McCardle scored five 3-point field goals en route to a 17-point performance, …

For some local basketball teams, the first two weeks of the school season went exactly as planned. Either way, there’s still plenty of time for things to change – for better or for worse – but here are five early-season observations as we dive into the holidays: Conant, Fall Mtn. …

Jack Tosh Holiday Classic Or: York High School Favorite: Glenbard West is the state’s No. 1 ranked undefeated team. The Hilltoppers have size, experience, chemistry and one of the biggest differentiators in the sport right now with 6-11 Braden Huff. What they did defensively with their size and length in …

Editor’s Note: This is the last athlete poll of the week of 2021. The poll will resume on January 10. Archbishop Mitty, basketball star Derek Sangster, was named the Bay Area News Group male athlete of the week from Dec. 13-19 after receiving 41.17% of the vote before the 5 …

As holiday shoppers searched for that perfect parking space, local high school boys and girls teams were on the hardwood courts on Tuesday. It is certainly an unsettling time for these young student-athletes as they watch major league games put games on hiatus. Many of these high school players remember …

WILLISTON, ND – Rex Causey was fired from his job as a girls basketball coach at Williston High School after being hired last year to run the program. In its debut season, the Lady Coyotes were unsuccessful, edging out 1,606 to 674. It was announced earlier this month that due …

POMEROY – The Pomeroy High School boys’ basketball team defeated Yakama Nation Tribal School to a 59-56 victory on Saturday, December 18. Trent Gwinn scored 27 points for the Pirates while teammate Trevin Kimble added 17, Oliver Severs had 7, Trace Roberts 5, Brodie Magil 3. The Pirates went to …