Michael Sievers

BOUNCE: Season awards for the NE8 boys

April 4, 2020 Outside the Huddle 0

With some unrivaled free time to look back at the prep hoops season gone by, Bounce is now going to break down his own awards for the boys side of things. ICYMI, I have already […]

Five of the best football/basketball standouts in northeast Indiana

February 28, 2020 Outside the Huddle 0

As we approach the postseason of boys basketball, followed by months of clamoring for the return of football, Outside the Huddle thought we would look at some of the top two-way athletes in northeast Indiana. […]

BOUNCE: Drafting my Northeast Indiana basketball All-Grit team

February 26, 2020 Outside the Huddle 0

I require toughness. Essentially at all times, it feeds my fandom of sport, but particularly basketball and especially on the high school level. There are great scorers. There are guys who do finesse so fine […]

FEELING FROGGY: What you need to take from prep hoops, Feb. 17-22

February 23, 2020 Outside the Huddle 0

For the first time since 2007, there are no girls basketball games featuring area teams to talk about here the Sunday after the semi state round. For 12 straight years, at least one Northeast Indiana […]

FAN VOTE: Boys hoops Performance of the Week for Feb. 17-22

February 23, 2020 Outside the Huddle 1

The penultimate week of the boys hoops regular season has passed, Sectional draws are here and we had a fun week of boys hoops scoring marks and milestones. Who do you think had the Performance […]

BOUNCE: Columbia City’s penultimate game in gym prompts memories of years gone by

February 19, 2020 Outside the Huddle 1

COLUMBIA CITY – There is now just one game left for the gymnasium a Columbia City High School. A complete new school in a complete new location for the 2020-2021 school year will eventually bring […]

Local football players dominate IFCA Region 3 All-Star Team

January 16, 2020 Outside the Huddle 0

The Indiana Football Coaches Association has announced its region all-star teams for the 2019 season. Region 3 encompasses northeast Indiana, with the team naturally dominated by local talent. Below is the IFCA Region 3 All-Star […]

FEELING FROGGY: What you need to take from boys hoops, Dec. 9-14

December 15, 2019 Outside the Huddle 0

Just three teams in the area remain unbeaten after another heavy week of games on the boys side. Carroll’s 3-0 start has them solidified as the surprise #1 seed in the Saragarin-era of the SAC […]

BOYS HOOPS PREVIEW: Bounce’s NE8 breakdown

November 22, 2019 Outside the Huddle 0

With the evident ebb and flow of high school basketball conferences, things are going to swing in the Northeast 8 Conference this season with graduation taking its toll on two 20-plus win teams. So now, […]