Busco takes on Prairie Heights in Tuesday night Sectional action at Garrett High School …

Coming off a two-game losing streak, it looked as though the Busco Boys Basketball team would be limping into the sectionals. The Eagles would certainly have their hands full. However, the Busco defense clamped down on the high-powered Warrior offense, blocking shots and forcing turnovers. The Eagle offense also showed up in a huge way as Busco outscored Wawasee 30 to 11 in the fourth quarter to secure an 89-69 victory over the favored Warriors.

The weather may have kept the students out of school for a few days, but the Eagle Basketball players made the trip to Hamilton to face the Marines in NECC play on Thursday night.

The Busco boys basketball team did not start February off the way they had intended. Instead of extending their winning record, the boys fell to the Lakeland Lakers 73-50 and saw their record drop to 7-7 and the Churubusco Lady Eagles lost a close game to Lakeland’s Lady Lakers on Friday.

It has been a while…about five years in fact. That’s how long the Churubusco boys’ basketball program has gone without being above .500. After starting the season 0-4, the Eagles have won 7 of their last 9 games.

The Lady Eagles (3-13, 1-7) fell 29 to 61 to the Lady Hornets (9-7, 7-1). The Lady Eagles kept it close for most of the game, but …

It is often said in sports that defense wins championships …

The Churubusco Eagles beat its foe, Fremont, Friday night while the Lady Eagles fell to Fremont but rebounded Saturday night against Hamilton.

After a two-week holiday break, the Busco boys basketball team was back in action Wednesday night, soaring with a 63-31 win over the Woodlan Warriors…

A unanimous sigh of relief was heard Tuesday night by those involved in the Busco Boys basketball program.

Under the direction of first year Coach Jamie Perlich, the Churubusco Lady Eagles have battled in nearly every game they’ve played …

Churubusco is not a basketball town. Mike McBride wants to change that.

The YMCA of Greater Fort Wayne and the Fort Wayne Mad Ants are excited to join forces and enhance the area Y-ball program.

The boys basketball team took on the Warriors of Wawasee Tuesday night. The Eagles were anticipating a up and down game, and were prepared well.

The eighth grade Lady Eagles improved their record to 8-3 with three wins and one loss in the past two weeks.
The Eagles won over Whitko, 30-18.
Leading scorers included:
Audrey Diller – 8
Kasey Gibson – 8
Gabby Jones – 8
Savanna Labenz – 4
Chandler Blake had 5 assists
The eighth graders won over Central Noble, 35-11.
Leading scorers included:
Gabby Jones – [...]

The Busco Eagles did their best to hold off two losses this week, but the second half of each game did not play into their favor.

The Eagles traveled back to Albion Friday night for their regular season matchup with the Cougars of Central Noble. The Cougars started the game well in the 1st quarter, taking their lead out to a 12 points before Sophomore Jordan Turner made a baseline jumper.

CHURUBUSCO, Ind. – The Eagles took on conference leaders, the Angola Hornets Friday night.
The Hornets entered the game with intensity and allowed the Eagles to score only 4 points in the first quarter.
In the second quarter, the Eagles fought back and took a one-point lead with under a minute on the clock.
The Eagles started a [...]

ALBION, Ind. — The Churubusco Boys Basketball team took on rival Central Noble in the first round of the NECC tournament Tuesday night.
The Eagles came out intense early in the first quarter, holding the Cougars to only 5 points most of the quarter.
With under one minute left in the quarter the Eagles turned over the [...]

The eighth grade Churubusco Eagles girls team beat Heritage at home in their season opener on Jan. 8 with a score of 32-26.
High scorers for the game included:
Gabby Jones – 11 points;
Kasey Gibson – 9;
Savannah Labenz – 8;
Chandler Blake – 4.
The team travelled to Indian Springs January 19 and beat their rivals, 30 – 27 [...]