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 December 30, 2020 BNL’s Ben Cosner finds an opening inside against Scottsburg. Cosner scored a career-high 20 points as the Stars topped the Warriors 67-58 in the opening round of the Danny Bush Classic on Wednesday morning. By Justin Sokeland WBIW.com BEDFORD – After pressing the ‘pause’ button for 19 days, Bedford North Lawrence hit ‘play’ and expected a glitch. Didn’t happen, didn’t miss a beat. In fact, the Stars didn’t miss a shot during a video-game burst t...

 December 27, 2020 BNL’s Kooper Staley and the Stars (2-2) will return to action on Wednesday, hosting Scottsburg in the first round of the Danny Bush Classic. By Justin Sokeland WBIW.com BEDFORD – Two weeks, in basketball terms, can seem like the Long Night, when skills freeze from idleness, when the winter of dormancy descends on the program. For two weeks, Bedford North Lawrence was quarantined into darkness. The Stars, shut down by a virus exposure and forced to the sidelin...

 December 16, 2020 BNL senior Kooper Staley and the Stars have been in quarantine following a positive virus case. BNL is scheduled to return to action on Dec.23. By Justin Sokeland WBIW.com BEDFORD – If the unpredictable, explosive dynamics of playing sports in the midst of a constantly shifting virus epidemic has taught anyone anything, it’s expect the unexpected. Anything can happen and probably will. That’s been 2020’s signature. As playwright Oscar Wilde stated: “ To...

 December 11, 2020 COLUMBUS – BNL’s Kooper Staley drives past Columbus East’s Ben Sylva during Friday night’s HHC opener. Staley matched his career high with 26 points as the Stars posted a thrilling 68-66 triumph. By Justin Sokeland WBIW.com COLUMBUS – Contrary to recent evidence and popular belief, Bedford North Lawrence can score. Contrary to his frustrating start, Kooper Staley can still shoot. Forget all the negative from the first two losses. Staley and the Stars w...

BNL forward Jackson Miracle and the Stars will celebrate Senior Night when they host Maddison on Saturday. By Justin Sokeland WBIW.com BEDFORD – The most stated phrase in this never-ending virus period has been “We’ve never done this before.” And that, unfortunately, is exactly correct. There is no precedent. So when Bedford North Lawerence senior Jackson Miracle, as astute as he is tall, mentioned “We’ve never had a Senior Night like this before” as the six upperclassmen in the p...

 December 10, 2020 BNL’s Aden Pemberton and the Stars (1-2) will open HHC play at Columbus East on Friday night. By Justin Sokeland WBIW.com BEDFORD – Somewhere on the road to Terre Haute, and that 85-mile trip grants plenty of time for personal awareness, Bedford North Lawrence changed its team personality. Or maybe it was something as simple as Jackson Miracle’s new red head band. In the short span of 24 hours, the Stars mutated. Softness got dumped off the bus somewhere on...