The Indiana University Southeast men’s basketball team got its second victory of the weekend on Saturday, defeating host Purdue Calumet 80-69. The victory was the Grenadiers’ fourth win in their last five contests.
New Albany graduate Derick Hobbs paced IU Southeast (10-7) with 17 points and three steals. Teammates Carlos Mitchell and Alex Gravelle scored 16 and 11 points, respectively.
The Grenadiers shot 45 percent from the field and outrebounded Purdue Calumet, 34-31. They will host Spalding on Tuesday.
WOMEN’S BASKETBALL
• IUS loses at Oakland City: The Grenadiers dropped below the .500 mark with a 83-73 loss at Oakland City.
Three IUS players scored in double digits, led by Andrea Chambers with 19 points. Chambers also had a game-high 12 rebounds and a game-high five assists. Teammates Whitney Duncan and Lauren Brim each tallied 10 points.
The Grenadiers (7-8) will host Asbury on Tuesday.
Floyd County Sports
COLLEGE BASKETBALL: IUS men defeat Purdue Calumet, 80-69
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CLARK-FLOYD CHAMPIONSHIPS: Parkview wins eighth-grade title game; Highland Hills takes seventh-grade crown
Highland Hills’ seventh-grade boys and Parkview’s eighth-graders each won Clark-Floyd Tournament championships Thursday at Silver Creek Middle School.
The Highland Hills’ seventh-graders outscored Parkview 12-3 in the final 2:42 for a 34-31 victory. Parkview’s eighth-graders also earned a come-from-behind triumph with a 21-5 fourth quarter to avenge their only loss of the season, 63-50 over Silver Creek. -
HIGH SCHOOL ROUNDUP: Jeff claims a share of HHC title at Jennings, 57-55
The Jeffersonville boys’ basketball team captured a piece of its first Hoosier Hills Conference championship since the 2005-06 season on Thursday night, winning at Jennings County 57-55.
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POOLSIDE: Local accomplishment the focus at state
The likelihood of a local girl bringing home a state championship at the IHSAA State Swimming Championship meet in Indianapolis this Friday and Saturday is incredibly slim.
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CLASS 4A SECTIONAL: Highlanders lose in double OT to Seymour; Jeff falls to BNL
It was a heartbreaking night for the Clark-Floyd area in the first round of the Class 4A Seymour Sectional.
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CLASS 2A SECTIONAL: Providence guts out win over Henryville, 40-31
The Providence girls’ basketball squad advanced to the Class 2A Eastern Sectional semifinal against Paoli with a gritty, 40-31 win over Henryville Tuesday.
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CLASS A SECTIONAL: Borden cruises through first round
Defending Class A Sectional champion Borden rode a fast start and stellar defense to a first-round, 47-21 sectional win over Christian Academy of Indiana Tuesday night.
- WRESTLING RUNDOWN: Feb. 8, 2012
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MIDDLE SCHOOL HOOPS: Highland Hills, Scribner top the Clark-Floyd Tournament
Highland Hills captured the eighth-grade tournament title and Scribner won the crown in the seventh-grade tournament in the finals of the Clark-Floyd Middle School Girls' Basketball Tournament at Highland Hills Middle School on Monday.
- SPORTS IN BRIEF: Feb. 7, 2012
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H.S. SWIMMING: Highlander girls win fifth straight sectional championship
Floyd Central won its fifth consecutive girls’ swimming sectional championship Saturday at Highland Hills Middle School.
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