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The best way to combat a dismal shooting performance is to lock down on defense.

Early into Tuesday’s Johnson County tournament matchup at Edinburgh, it looked like Whiteland and second-year head coach Kellie Kirkhoff had figured it out.

Lauren Foster hadn’t forgotten the last time Indian Creek played Franklin in the Johnson County tournament.

Extracting positives from a 29-point road loss in a game played three years ago has needle and haystack written all over it.

Jarrett Turner’s days of playing organized sports are likely numbered. Though he’s been contacted by some college coaches, the Edinburgh senior says he’s more likely to get on with his life after he graduates and focus on his education.

Indian Creek point guard Aiden Pemberton finds himself on basketball’s version of an island this season.

The outdoors are big business.

Senior leadership isn’t always exclusive property of 12th-graders.

Being eliminated in the postseason by a team you beat by a dozen points six weeks earlier — on the road, no less — has a way of staying with a basketball team.