Oldenburg Academy opened the girls basketball season on the road and clobbered Lawrenceburg 64-16 in a game heard last night on the Sports Voice. The Twisters’ Gina Grote led all scorers with 31 points. Teammate Claire Niese added 11. OA opens the season at 1-0…Elsewhere, it was Union County all over Milan 54-15…
Coming up tonight, Franklin County visits Rising Sun, and South Ripley goes to Austin.
St. Louis 8th grade boys basketball tipped off the season with a 40-31 win at home over Jac-Cen-Del last night. Nathaniel Fuentes led the Cardinals with 18 points.
In college basketball last night, Indiana hammered Bellarmine 92-69. The Hoosiers are now 2-0…Coming up tonight, Purdue is home against Valparaiso. Tipoff is at 6:30.
The Cincinnati Reds’ Elly De La Cruz and Sal Stewart are finalists for 2026 Silver Slugger Awards. Those are presented to the best hitter in both leagues at each position. Shortstop De La Cruz joined the 30/30 club; Stewart – listed as a utility player – is also a finalist for National League Rookie of the Year. He hit 32 home runs and drove in 111 while playing both corner infield positions as well as second base. The winners will be announced on November 17.
Cincinnati Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow has been voted by NFL fans as the FedEx Air and Ground Player of the Week for his performance last Sunday against Tennessee. Burrow completed 38-of-48 passes for 462 yards, five touchdowns and ran in the eventual game-winning score in overtime.
