Tuesday’s snow forced the postponement of first round girls basketball sectional games involving local teams. The start of the Class 3A sectional at Franklin County and the 1A sectional at Jac-Cen-Del were both postponed to tonight, and this evening’s scheduled contests were pushed to tomorrow. We’ll tip off our doubleheader tonight when North Decatur faces South Decatur in 1A action at Waldron. Coverage begins at 5:45 on 103.9 FM and the WRBI App. That contest will be followed by Batesville vs. South Dearborn in Class 3A action at Franklin County…
Coming up tonight in other girls first round games, South Ripley goes up against Brownstown Central in the Class 2A sectional at Austin…And at the 1A sectional at Jac-Cen-Del, Milan plays Rising Sun followed by the host Eagles against Shawe Memorial.
In 4A girls sectional action last night at Columbus East, East Central walloped the host Olympians 53-16. The Trojans advance to Friday’s semifinal against Franklin Community.
In boys basketball last night, it was Franklin County 62 Talawanda 48, and Hauser over South Decatur 69-40.
The Utah Jazz defeated the Indiana Pacers 131-122 in NBA action heard last night on the Sports Voice. Jarace Walker and Quenton Jackson scored 24 points each to lead the Pacers, who were resting several starters and front-line players for the second of a “back-to-back.” Indiana closes the homestand at 2-2. The Pacers embark on a four-game road trip leading up to the All-Star break Friday night in Milwaukee.
The Cincinnati Reds made it official Tuesday and announced the signing of Eugenio Suarez to a one-year contract with a mutual option for 2027. This will be Suarez’s second stint with the Reds. He played in Cincinnati from 2015-21. In a corresponding move, the Reds designated catcher Ben Rortvedt for assignment. Cincinnati’s 40-man roster is at capacity.
In college basketball, the Indiana Hoosiers had a late match-up with the USC Trojans last night on the West Coast and came up short 81-75. Head coach Darian DeVries says they committed too many fouls, which led to 31 free throw attempts by the Trojans. Indiana was led by Lamar Wilkerson’s 33 points, but he was the only Hoosier to score in double figures. The loss also snaps IU’s three-game win streak. Indiana return home to face Wisconsin on Saturday…
Elsewhere around the last night, Indiana State earned an 84-63 victory at Evansville. Markus Harding and Enel St. Bernard each scored 18 points for the Sycamores; Ball State lost at Bowling Green 77-52; and Valparaiso fell 72-65 at Bradley. Butler will face Providence this evening on the East Coast. Purdue is off until Saturday when they take on Oregon at Mackey Arena.
The Notre Dame Fighting Irish are a 11-11 on the season. They are hoping to get back above .500 this evening, but will have to get through #34 Louisville to do it. The Irish are heavy underdogs heading into the match-up. Notre Dame has lost seven of their its eight games. Head coach Micah Shrewsberry says, regardless of who they play, they have to “be more physical.”
