FEELING FROGGY: What to take from prep hoops, Jan. 27 – Feb. 1
With the girls week being kind of sporadic since they wrapped things up Saturday night for the regular season, we go back to just one column this week. So bare with me if I get […]
Rod Parker
BOUNCE: Homestead continues SAC dominance while program architect Rod Parker looks on
He sat at the end of the bench, lost amidst a sea of rarely-used reserves and managers. He was surprisingly quiet, but looked tired and worn. He never called a girl over or asked an […]
Homestead coach Rod Parker taking a break following cancer diagnosis
When the area’s top girls basketball team takes the court on Saturday afternoon for a makeup game against Noblesville, their coach knows it will be his last on the sidelines for a while. Homestead coach […]
2019 Basketball Preview
GIRLS HOOPS PREVIEW: The First Five
As we wrap up our unprecedented countdown of the Top 50 area girls basketball players heading into the 2019-2020 season (RELATED: See the complete Top 50 girls basketball player countdown), we have reached our second […]
2019 Basketball Preview
GIRLS HOOPS PREVIEW: #1 Homestead Spartans
The 2018-2019 Homestead team won 25 games and three titles, and while falling short of the ultimate goal of a state crown, they assured that the bullseye as Northeast Indiana’s top team would stay on […]
Top 50 Girls Basketball 2019
Top 50 Girls Hoops: #10 Rylie Parker
We head into the top 10 players in the area by focusing on a Division 1 commit in Homestead senior Rylie Parker. The younger sister of Homestead great Madisen and daughter of Spartan coach Rod, […]
Top 50 Girls Basketball 2019
Top 50 Girls Hoops: #40 Grace Sullivan
Don’t expect many changes when it comes to Homestead’s stranglehold on the Summit Athletic Conference. While there certainly will be challengers to throne, the Spartans return a solid core of contributors including last season’s back […]
BOUNCE: Want to win a state title? Yeah, avoid Class 4A if at all possible
Years ago, Bounce had a local basketball coach drop some wisdom on your favorite amphibian. “Class 3A is where you want to be,” this coach said. “You avoid the powers of 4A as well as […]
Shades of greatness define Homestead’s enduring legacy
In 18 years, Homestead basketball coach Rod Parker has won 313 games. Along the way, he has endured just two losing seasons but was met with many years where the Spartans were just OK. Near […]