Trojans To Play In Bi-County Tourney
The annual Teachers Credit Union Bi-County Basketball Tournament is set for next week.
The 49th annual event, which includes eight teams on both the boys and girls sides, begins with first-round varsity games on Tuesday, Jan. 21. The first round contests will be girls/boys doubleheaders.
The tourney includes Triton, New Prairie Culver, LaVille, Bremen, Argos, Oregon-Davis and John Glenn. The tourney championship games will be played Jan. 25 at LaVille High School.
The Triton boys and girls basketball teams will begin their bids for a tournament title at New Prairie on Tuesday.
Coach Jason Groves’ boys team is 4-5 on the season. The Trojans have lost four in a row, all on the road to New Prairie, Warsaw, Elkhart Christian Academy and John Glenn. Triton lost 56-54 at New Prairie, their first-round tourney foe, on Dec. 28.
The Triton girls team sits at 8-5 on the season. Coach Adam Heckaman’s squad just defeated New Prairie 67-45 Tuesday night in Bourbon.
Both Triton teams are slated to play in a girls/boys doubleheader at Northern State Conference foe Culver Friday night.
The Bi-County tourney features a Culver boys team ranked No. 7 in Class 1-A. The Cavaliers are 7-1 on the season with just a 71-68 overtime loss to New Prairie.
The girls’ portion of the tourney features favorite Oregon-Davis, who has dominated the event in recent years. The Bobcats are ranked No. 1 in Class 1-A and sit at 11-1. OD’s lone loss was an 84-79 decision at South Bend Washington.
John Glenn also boasts a very strong squad on the girls’ side. The Falcons are 11-1 after a 56-50 loss to Oregon-Davis Tuesday night.
TCU Bi-County Tourney Pairings
Monday, Jan. 20
JV Girls/Boys Games
Bremen at LaVille, 6:30 p.m.
Argos at Oregon-Davis, 6:30 p.m.
John Glenn at Culver, 6:30 p.m.
New Prairie at Triton, 6:30 p.m.
Tuesday Jan. 21
Varsity Girls/Boys Games
Triton at New Prairie, 6:30 p.m.
Culver at John Glenn, 6:30 p.m.
Oregon-Davis at Argos, 6:30 p.m.
Bremen at LaVille, 6:30 p.m.
Wednesday Jan. 22
JV Girls/Boys Semifinals at LaVille, 6:30 p.m.
Thursday Jan. 23
Varsity Girls Semifinals/Consolations at LaVille, 6:30 p.m.
Friday Jan. 24
Varsity Boys Semifinals/Consolations at LaVille, 6:30 p.m.
Saturday Jan. 25
JV Girls Championship, 12:00 p.m.
JV Boys Championship, 1:30 p.m.
Varsity Girls Championship, 6:30 p.m.
Varsity Boys Championship, 8:30 p.m.