Batesville knocked off Milan 76-62 in boys basketball heard last night on the Sports Voice. The victorious Bulldogs were led by Trenten Luers, who scored 20 points; Brayden Maple added 18; Kamryn Holcomb chipped in 15, and James Hughes scored 10. The Indians Gabe Riehle led all scorers with 27 points; Micah Norman added 15, and Grant Langferman contributed 10. Batesville improves to 4-0 while Milan dips to 0-3. BHS also claimed the JV contest 73-24. Jackson Peetz led the Bulldogs with 14 points: Winston Garrett and Camden Kaiser had 12 a piece, and Levi Hunt added 10.
In girls action last night, South Ripley dumped Shawe 46-21. The Raiders Claire Samples scored a game-high 20 points while teammate Kaiya Rinear added 11. South Ripley is now 8-2 overall and 2-0 in the ORVC…Jac-Cen-Del turned back Rising Sun 56-37, and it was Rising Sun 55 Milan 38.
Franklin County visits Oldenburg Academy in girls basketball tonight. WRBI airtime will be around 7:15.
Batesville swept Milan in boys middle school basketball last night. It was the 7th grade Bulldogs over the Indians 45-12. Miles Lawrence paced BMS with 10 points. The 7th grade squad ends the 2025 portion of its schedule at 11-5. The Batesville 8th graders rolled 42-7. They head into January at 15-0.
St. Louis and South Ripley split in boys middle school hoops in Versailles. The Cardinals won the 7th grade contest 39-19. Nathaniel Fuentes scored 14 and Carter Meyer added 10 for St. Louis, which is now 6-3. The Raiders took the 8th grade game 54-34. Cam Walke led St. Louis with 15.
The New York Knicks got past the Indiana Pacers 114-113 in NBA action heard last night on WRBI. The Knicks Jalen Brunson hit a game-winning three-pointer with six seconds left in regulation. Andrew Nembhard scored a game-high 31 points, while Pascal Siakam added 26 for the Pacers, who have lost three in a row and fall to 6-21 on the year. The Blue and Gold are back in action tomorrow night at New Orleans.
In college basketball, Indiana State fell to Bradley 108-99 in overtime in the Sycamores’ Missouri Valley Conference opener last night. Ian Scott led ISU with 24 points. Head coach Matthew Graves was back on the sidelines after stepping away for triple-bypass surgery.
The Cincinnati Reds have announced the signing of free agent left handed reliever Caleb Ferguson to a one-year contract worth a reported $4.5 million. Ferguson split last year with Pittsburgh and Seattle. With Ferguson’s signing, the Reds 40-man roster is at capacity.
Anthony Richardson may soon be back in the mix at quarterback for the Indianapolis Colts. The former first-round pick was back at practice for the first time in two months yesterday. Richardson was dealing with an orbital fracture that he suffered in a pre-game warm-up in October. Philip Rivers is still preparing to start his second game since coming out of retirement. The Colts will take on the San Francisco 49ers on Monday Night Football this week.
