From staff reports
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Boys basketball week tips off tonight
Northwestern’s boys basketball team faces a busy schedule this week with games tonight, Friday and Saturday. Tonight, the Tigers (5-5) visit North Miami (1-11).
Also tonight, Taylor (4-10) hosts Sheridan (8-3). Sheridan, which is coached by former Tri-Central standout Cory Dunn, opened the season with six straight wins but has gone 2-3 since.
The following is this week’s area schedule. JV games start at 6 p.m. unless otherwise noted.
Today
Sheridan at Taylor
Northwestern at North Miami
Friday
Peru at Western
Carroll at Northwestern
Maconaquah at Cass
Hamilton Heights at Tipton
Attica at Clinton Central
6:30 — Kokomo at Anderson
Saturday
1 p.m. — Taylor at Madison-Grant
Northwestern at Sheridan
Harrison at Kokomo
Eastern at Tipton
Tri-Central at Manchester
Cass at Clinton Central
It’s penultimate week for girls regular season
The girls basketball regular season is entering the stretch drive, with games this week followed by the state tournament draw on Sunday, and then the final week of the regular season.
The following is this week’s area schedule. JV games start at 6 p.m. unless otherwise noted.
Today
Western at Tri-Central
Oak Hill at Eastern
Hamilton Heights at Tipton
Wednesday
Frankfort at Kokomo
Thursday
Peru at Taylor
Lafayette Jeff at Tipton
Friday
6:30 — Anderson at Kokomo
Saturday
Noon — Western at Maconaquah
1 p.m. — Northwestern at Eastern
1 p.m. — Rensselaer at Tipton
Western girls move into 3A rankings
Western’s girls basketball team moved into the Class 3A rankings this week, settling at No. 10 a week after beating No. 3 Benton Central. The BC girls fell a spot to second. Western (15-3) also has split a pair of games with new No. 2 Lebanon this season.
Eastern’s girls are ranked No. 8 in Class 2A, down a spot from last week.
On the boys side, Tipton held its No. 3 ranking in Class 2A following an overtime victory over Kokomo on Saturday. The Wildkats fell from the Class 4A rankings with that loss.
Local softball team takes tourney title
WEST LAFAYETTE — The Howard County Thunder 13U girls softball team won the USFA Old Man Winter tournament Sunday at the Family Sports Center. The Thunder posted a 5-1 record in winning the 11-team tournament.
Team members are Alexis Clark, Chase Epp, Lexi Jackson, Crystal Metz, Carlie Ritchie, Lexy Sanders, Bailey Thatcher, Meg Tuberty, Morgan Tuberty, Paige Ward and Holy Widner. The squad is coached by Troy Clark, Rusty Ritchie and Chris Tuberty.
