Football fields across southern Indiana left their lights on at the field in honor of North Daviess Coach Bo O’Neill this week. Coach O’Neill recently lost his battle with cancer. Bo was a coach, mentor, and supporter of Cougar Football for over 20 years. Our thoughts and prayers are with the O’Neill family and Cougar Football.
The Washington Lady Hatchets advanced to the 3A Sectional Championship tonight with another meeting against Vincennes Lincoln for the title. Washington posted a 64-21 win over Pike Central to move on. Chloe Browning had 14 points, while Alaina Thorne and Kencia Lavasseur finished with 13 each. Vincennes advanced in the first game yesterday at the Hatchet House knocking out Sullivan 61-42. Washington and Vincennes will tip-off at 7:00 pm on Memories 107.9fm.
At North Daviess in the Class A Sectional, Barr Reeve advanced by defeating Washington Catholic in the first game 59-19. The Lady Vikes are now 11-15 and play for the championship tonight against Vincennes Rivet. The Lady Patriots eliminated North Daviess in game two with a 57-18 win. Rivet is 19-6. Tip-off at North Daviess is set for 7:30 pm tonight on the General 95.9 / 101.3fm.
South Knox will face North Knox tonight in the 2A championship at North Knox. The Spartans advanced with a 39-17 win over Loogootee. North Knox moved on by beating Paoli 39-38 in a very close game. The 2A championship also tips off at 7:30pm tonight.
The Washington Hatchet Boys Basketball team will pick up a game on Thursday in place of the Vincennes Lincoln game that was not rescheduled. The Hatchet Boys will face Brownstown Central at the Hatchet House Thursday night. JV tips off at 6:00 pm.
The Houston Texans hired Lovie Smith to be their head coach. Smith will be the NFL’s second current Black head coach. Brian Flores interviewed for the job and released a statement saying the only reason he wasn’t hired was because of the lawsuit. Smith has been a head coach before. He has a record of 89-87 in that role and has coached five winning seasons.
The FAA says keep your drones away from the Super Bowl. SoFi Stadium which will host this year’s game is right near LAX. So there’s constantly low flying planes nearby. The FAA says on Super Sunday, starting at 2:30pm, drones can’t fly within 30 miles of the stadium. And if you try, you could face up to $30,000 dollars in fines and possibly other punishment.
Indiana will look to bounce back Tuesday night at Northwestern. The Hoosiers are 16-6 after falling apart in the second half and losing at home to Illinois by 17. IU needs the win to continue building an NCAA Tournament resume. Hoosiers forward Trayce Jackson-Davis is looking for a better game. He struggled with foul trouble and scored just six points in Saturday’s loss to the Fighting Illini. The Wildcats have limped to an 11-10 overall record with a 4-8 mark in Big Ten play, but just one loss has been by double figures. Northwestern has won two in a row, including a 24-point win at Nebraska. Indiana is a one-point underdog for Tuesday night’s 9 p.m. start time in Evanston.
Mackey Arena will be the place to be Tuesday night when third-ranked Purdue hosts number 13 Illinois in a Big Ten showdown. The victor will at the least be tied atop the conference standings. Purdue is 20-3 overall and winners of five in a row, while the Fighting Illini are 17-5, but hold a one-game lead in the Big Ten standings. The two teams met last month in Champaign, with the Boilers winning 96-88 in double overtime. A victory would give Purdue the tiebreaker over Illinois, which could turn out to be important at the end of the regular season next month. The Boilermakers are favored by six points, with tip off at 9 p.m. on ESPN.
The University of Southern Indiana announced Monday that the school will attempt to move to Division 1 in athletics. The vote was unanimous among the nine-person board of trustees. The Screaming Eagles currently compete in Division 2 as part of the Great Lakes Valley Conference, and if approved by a conference, the school will begin competing in D1 at the start of the next school year. As part of the probationary period, USI will be ineligible to compete in Division 1 tournaments for four years. The university said an announcement on a new conference will be made in the coming days.
