Category: High School Basketball
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1963 Greene County Basketball Preview
The Linton Daily Citizen Oct. 31, 1963 So many players and teams listed. An interesting read
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Some Madison Cub Basketball History
Excerpt below from Wayne Engle’s article: “Here’s our Hoosier Hysteria!” My own hometown of Madison, Indiana (southeastern also) had a period of considerable accomplishment in basketball from about 1941 to 1950, then another one in the late ’50s and early ’60s. A new coach hired in 1939 at Madison High School, Ray Eddy, took the…
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Fever Next Coach?
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Trinity Springs: A Beautiful Fall Day and Basketball History And More!
If you want a beautiful fall drive and live in Southern Indiana, Highway 450 between Bedford and Shoals is amazing right now. My wife snapped the photo above in Trinity Springs, a wide spot in the road with some interesting history. Three natural springs in the area made Trinity Springs a popular tourist destination in…
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Dubois Jeeps & Ireland Spuds Ready for 1962 Huntingburg Sectional
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Mac’s Meanderings Farewell
I found this article interesting from The Daily Herald (Jasper,IN) Sept. 7,1967. So many writers like Charlie McPherron throughout the state of Indiana. It was Ron Critchlow writing for the Washington Times-Herald when I was growin up. I am sure everyone has a memory of their local high school sports writer.
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Lots of Holiday Tournament Games in Lafayette December of 1955
https://www.newspapers.com/article/journal-and-courier/15718089 Some interesting things happening on this day in December of 1955. Lafayette Central Catholic is looking for basketball games for their new school set to play in fall of 1956. Not sure I have seen the term 4-Way describing a Holiday tournament. Interesting to see Seymour travel to Lafayette to play in a Holiday…
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John Jameson 1939-2024
John Jameson dreamed of coaching high school basketball in Indiana. His first job was in Tell City with stops at North Daviess, Mt. Vernon, (where his 1978 team won the Princeton sectional), then on to Jennings County where he stopped coaching in 1981. He continued teaching and retired in 2000 from Jennings County Schools. I…
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Switz City Gym Dedication Game 1955; Epsom Salts fall to the Marco Bears and Marco
December 12, 1955 was a big night in Switz City, Indiana. Their new $185,000 gymnasium, designed by Ralph Legeman was packed with 1800 fans and hometeam defeats Linton. The Epsom Salts, yes that is their nickname, lose to Maro. Mentioned in the article you will see the name Bratton. He scored 15 points. I thought…
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Switz City Gym and Ralph Legeman
Ralph Legeman designed or licensed bowls in the following cities. How many have you been in. Personal Note: For some reason I never knew about Ralph Legeman. Briefly, he was born in Evansville and graduated from Evansville Central High. He started his architect career in 1922. He died in 1974. His idea of building down…