News From Terre Haute, Indiana Amey Takes Aim

AMEY TAKES AIM: Getting ready for the dance

2012-01-30T05:01:00-05:00

Terre Haute North got the good news Sunday night — or did it?

AMEY TAKES AIM: Harrowing path for state hopefuls

2012-01-23T05:00:00-05:00

The bad news is that the winner of Class 4A Sectional 13 in boys basketball heads northeast instead of southeast for regional play in March — to Hinkle Fieldhouse instead of Seymour as a result of Indiana High School Athletic Association’s changes.

AMEY TAKES AIM: A superior all-star arrangement

2012-01-16T05:00:00-05:00

I don’t work on Wednesdays, so I wasn’t able to attend the first Wabash Valley Football Coaches Association draft last week to set up the annual all-star game that will be June 23 this year.

AMEY TAKES AIM: The biggest & baddest of a holiday classic

2012-01-03T05:05:47-05:00

There are more things to love about the Pizza Hut Wabash Valley Classic than could fit in this newspaper, but one of this year’s best things was that for an hour or so on Wednesday, it was Justin Paddock’s world and we were just living in it.

AMEY TAKES AIM: Taking note of ISU’s latest football win

2011-11-14T05:00:00-05:00

The biggest difference I’ve noticed, as I transition from the high school football beat to quasi-official status as the Indiana State football beat writer for a few weeks, is the length of the games.

AMEY TAKES AIM: IHSAA playoff draw not as bad as it could have been

2011-10-10T05:00:00-04:00

First reaction to the Indiana sectional football pairings drawn late Sunday by the Indiana High School Athletic Association? It could have been a lot worse.

ANDY AMEY: Between the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame & a hard place

2011-07-21T05:01:30-04:00

Just in case any of you noticed — with some anticipation — the recent lack of my bylines, I can tell you that your wish (and mine) did come true. It was vacation week for the Amey family.

Amey Takes Aim: UFC fighter’s bloodines traced back to ISU brothers

2011-07-07T05:01:00-04:00

As a mild-mannered reporter from a great metropolitan newspaper — or thereabouts — I admit I haven’t paid much attention to the burgeoning mixed martial arts scene.

AMEY TAKES AIM: Predators’ win is music to new fan’s ears

2011-04-28T05:00:01-04:00

For many, many years, the number of live games televised on WGN has been cited as perhaps the main reason for the popularity of the Chicago Cubs (it’s got to be something besides masochism, right?).

AMEY TAKES AIM: You’ll be having a good ol’ time on vacation with the Ameys

2011-04-14T05:00:01-04:00

When one of the first people you meet is Tammy Wynette’s stepdaughter, when you’ve stepped on the feet of people you haven’t met while trying to navigate Ernest Tubbs’ old Silver Eagle tour bus, and when the activities director of your resort is, well, Elvis, you might be vacationing in Nashville.