HIGHS AND LOWS OF HOOSIER HYSTERIA

FRANKTON — Tipton’s varsity boys basketball team has proven to be a resilient bunch all season long and that was showcased in Saturday night’s championship game of the Class 2A Frankton Sectional.

Frankton stifles Tri-Central 52-38

FRANKTON — Frankton employed a stingy defense to stifle Tri-Central in last Saturday night’s 52-38 victory at the Eagles Nest.

Tri-Central defeats Elwood

KNIGHTSTOWN — Tri-Central and Elwood varsity boys basketball fans were treated to an afternoon matinee at historic Hoosier Gym here last Saturday. The Trojans and Panthers did not disappoint their fans as the two teams put on an offensive show.

This week’s total Lunar Eclipse will reveal a ‘Blood Moon’

This week, on the evening of March 13 and into the morning of March 14, the moon will slide into Earth’s shadow, creating a wondrous and graceful event: a total lunar eclipse. The whole show, over three hours long, will be visible across almost the entirety of North America, Central America, and most of South America.

Lady Panthers fall to Lapel, end season 12-11

SHERIDAN — The scoreboard at the end of last Friday’s Class 2A Sheridan Sectional semifinal contest did not have Elwood as the victor. But the Lady Panthers ended the 2024-25 season with a winning record, their first since the 2013-14 season.

Cold-shooting Frankton falls to Sheridan

SHERIDAN — Despite having a cold-shooting night, Frankton’s Lady Eagles were able to hang with the host Blackhawks in last Tuesday’s lass 2A Sectional first-round game for the first half. But the second half was a different story.

Frankton’s hot shooting dooms Elwood 53-24

Frankton has struggled to knock down shots from beyond the arc for most of the season. But the Eagles had no such problem last Friday night as they were 11 for 20 from beyond the arc to shoot past short-handed Elwood 53-24 at John Ward Gymnasium.