FLOYDS KNOBS — One day after doing damage with his bat in a win over Jeffersonville, Floyd Central’s Max Tripure beat Corydon Central with his arm Wednesday in high school baseball action. 

The former New Albany High School star and Indiana University standout is in his second season with the NBA’s Boston Celtics.

Baseball, like all the other IHSAA spring sports, is back!

CHARLESTOWN — Host Charlestown opened its season by blanking Brownstown Central 5-0 in a Mid-Southern Conference match Tuesday.

FLOYDS KNOBS — A squeeze play in the bottom of the seventh inning lifted Floyd Central to a 15-14 victory over visiting Mercy Academy of Louisville on Tuesday evening.

FLOYDS KNOBS — Max Tripure’s big blast and Casey Sorg’s strong pitching propelled Floyd Central to a 7-1 victory over visiting Jeffersonville in an early-season Hoosier Hills Conference contest Tuesday.

ELIZABETH — Behind a strong start from Brandon Broady, Charlestown cruised to a 13-2 five-inning win at South Central on Monday night. 

BORDEN — Host Borden held off Providence for a 4-3 win Monday afternoon. 

INDIANAPOLIS — Saturday night was one to remember for Kooper Jacobi.

SILVER CREEK BOYS’ BASKETBALL TIMELINE

INDIANAPOLIS — It wasn’t always smooth sailing but Silver Creek hung on to win its second straight Class 3A state title with a tense 50-49 win over Leo at Bankers Life Fieldhouse Saturday night.

The former New Albany High School star and Indiana University standout is in his second season with the NBA’s Boston Celtics.

INDIANAPOLIS — Silver Creek is the Class 3A state champion once again. 

INDIANAPOLIS — Second-ranked Silver Creek leads No. 9 Leo 22-21 at halftime of the Class 3A state championship game Saturday afternoon at Bankers Life Fieldhouse. 

SELLERSBURG — Christian McIntosh got his season off to a strong start Saturday. 

Alayasia Douglas (Lincoln Trail): The New Albany graduate is a 5-foot-7 sophomore guard on the women’s basketball team. In 17 games, including 10 of which she started, Douglas averaged 10.6 points, 4.2 rebounds, three assists and 22.9 minutes.

Bonnie Dixon (Keiser): The Jeffersonville graduate is a freshman on the women’s swim team. On Thursday, Dixon was named an NAIA All-American for the 2020-21 season. At last month’s Collegiate Swimming & Diving Championship, Dixon placed second in the 200-yard backstroke (in 2 minutes, 6.…

Reece Compton (Purdue Fort Wayne): The Floyd Central graduate is a freshman on the men’s golf team. On Tuesday, Compton set a new 54-hole career low at the Butler Spring Invitational. Playing as an individual, Compton carded a collective 237 (77-81-79) to tie for 63rd individually at the Hig…

Madelyn Brown (Anderson): The Christian Academy graduate is a sophomore on the women’s tennis team. On Tuesday, Brown was named the Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference Player of the Week. She went 3-0 at No. 3 singles and 2-1 at No. 2 doubles last week for the Ravens. Anderson and Brown…

Ceci Rush (Louisville): The Providence graduate is a freshman libero/defensive specialist on the women’s volleyball team. On Friday, Rush tallied three digs in the Cardinals’ 3-0 win over North Carolina in the Atlantic Coast Conference Tournament final at Coral Gables, Fla. to capture their …

Nick Walker (Tiffin): The Henryville graduate is a junior guard on the men’s basketball team. On Sunday, Walker announced on social media that he has entered the transfer portal. “I want to thank God for putting me in the position I’m in and my friends and family for supporting me on my jour…

WESTFIELD — A pair of New Albany pitchers held Fort Wayne Carroll to five hits as the Bulldogs beat the Chargers 5-0 at Grand Park in Westfield on Friday.

NEW ALBANY – Marco Romero was 3-for-4 and Hunter Kloke had another solid outing on the mound as the host IU Southeast baseball team ousted Oakland City 6-3 to open a three-game series on Friday.

SELLERSBURG — Unfinished business.

BORDEN — Freshman pitcher Emily Schottelkotte struck out 16 and got plenty of run support as the Borden softball team began its season with a 8-5 victory over visiting Paoli. 

JEFFERSONVILLE — Visiting North Oldham (Ky.) broke a 1-1 tie with two runs in the third inning before adding another for insurance in a 4-1 win at Jeffersonville on Thursday at Don Poole Field. 

SELLERSBURG — The first time they met was in the gym at Silver Creek Elementary School.

Courtney Glotzbach (Jacksonville State): The Providence graduate is a freshman outside hitter on the women’s volleyball team. On Wednesday, Glotzbach was named the Ohio Valley Conference Freshman of the Year. So far this season, she has 153 kills (3.4 per set), a .335 hitting percentage (whi…

Lexie Libs (Jacksonville State): The Providence graduate is a senior setter on the women’s volleyball team. On Wednesday, Libs was named the Ohio Valley Conference Setter of the Year for the second straight season and was selected to the OVC first team for the third consecutive year. So far …

Sierra Rayzor (Samford): The Christian Academy graduate is a senior middle blocker on the women’s volleyball team. So far this season, Rayzor has amassed 162.5 points, 122 kills, 55 digs, 49 total blocks and 12 service aces for the Bulldogs (13-3, 13-3), who clinched a share of their second …

Jay Williams (Marian): The Jeffersonville graduate is a junior on the men’s golf team. On Tuesday, Williams helped the Knights to the team title at the Garn Championship, which was played at Keene Trace Golf Club in Nicholasville, Ky. He finished second overall, shooting a 6-over-par 150 (75…

Jensen Striegel (Murray State): The Floyd Central graduate is a senior outfielder on the softball team. Last weekend, Striegel moved into fourth-place on the Racers’ all-time stolen bases list with 40 thefts. So far this season, she is batting a team-best .278 with a double and four RBIs whi…

TELL CITY — Tell City tallied one run in the bottom of the 10th inning to outlast Floyd Central 4-3 in the season-opener for both Wednesday night.

For the first time in two years, after losing last season to the coronavirus pandemic, area golfers are ready to tee off around the state.

Fresh off guiding Silver Creek to its first-ever state championship, Dragons head coach Scott Schoen is receiving recognition.

SELLERSBURG — For Silver Creek junior point guard Branden Northern, this season has been one filled with peaks and valleys.