The IHSAA girls state basketball tournament is scheduled to tip off tonight and, weather permitting, we have a Class 3A Sectional 29 first round doubleheader tonight on the Sports Voice. The lid lifter at Franklin County features the host Wildcats against Lawrenceburg, followed by Batesville vs. South Dearborn. Coverage is set to begin at 5:45 on 103.9 FM and the WRBI App.
In other first round games involving area teams, South Ripley plays Brownstown Central in 2A action at Austin; East Central goes up against host Columbus East in Class 4A; and in 1A at Jac-Cen-Del, it’s Milan against Rising Sun, and the host Eagles facing Shawe Memorial.
A pair of local boys basketball games are on tonight’s schedule – again, weather permitting: Franklin County goes across the state line to Talawanda, and South Decatur is at Hauser.
The Houston Rockets slid past the Indiana Pacers 118-114 in NBA action heard last night on the Sports Voice. All-Star Paskal Siakam led the Pacers with 27 points and Bennedict Mathurin chipped in 25 off the bench. The homestand continues tonight when the Pacers take on the Utah Jazz. WRBI coverage begins following girls basketball sectional action…Meanwhile, Siakam received his fourth NBA All-Star selection after he was chosen by league coaches as one of seven reserves for the Eastern Conference team. The 2026 NBA All-Star Game will be played on February 15 in Los Angeles.
