Hemlock’s defense was at its dominating best, keeping the Huskies at the top of the Tri-Valley Conference Blue division girls basketball standings. Hemlock held Nouvel to six points in the first half on its way to a 53-17 TVC Blue win Friday. The Huskies led, 34-6, at halftime as they improved to 2-0 in the league, 8-1 overall.

Duke basketball is 4-0 to open conference play with a win over SMU at Cameron Indoor Stadium. Here are the highlights.

Sharp decision-making, spirited hustle, squad cohesiveness, and strong finishes comprise the recipe for patented Duke basketball bucket-getting success. So, whe

Valley Lutheran used a strong fourth quarter to claim its first boys basketball win of the season, knocking off Ithaca, 42-37, Friday. Valley Lutheran trailed, 30-28, entering the final quarter but outscored the Yellowjackets, 14-7, for the Tri-Valley Conference Blue win.

If reaching 1,000 career points is impressive, imagine doing it as a junior. Keystone guard Madyson Sokolowski broke the school record for points in a game Jan. 7 against Brookside, and she also

The 2026 APS Metro Basketball Championships tipped off on Tuesday across the city. 16 boys and girls teams are in this year’s field and all 32 teams took place in Tuesday’s opening round. The tournaments will conclude with the championship games on Saturday at Del Norte High School.

Dexter was paced by Jack DeMerell, who scored a game-high 19 points, followed by 15 points from Will Simpson. The Dreadnaughts improved to 6-2 overall and 3-0 in the SEC-Red and will face Ann Arbor Huron on Tuesday with the league lead on the line. Saline’s Brady Costigan finished with 12 points and Noah Kronberg added 11 points.

KEY SECOND HALF RUN: Duke took its first lead of the game at 13:36 in the midst of a 9-0 run by the Blue Devils. Louisville would regain the lead for just 21 seconds before Duke used a 13-2 run to separate itself permanently from the Cardinals.