TERRE HAUTE — Post-season honors have been pouring in for former Northview football standout Joe Evinger after his sophomore football season for the College of the Canyons junior college team in California.
Evinger, a 6-7, 340-pound sophomore offensive tackle, was named a first-team junior college All-American choice after earlier receiving first-team Region III All-California honors. He also was named as a first-team all-Southern California Football Association selection.
Evinger’s growing list of Division I schools recruiting him now includes Arkansas, Louisville, UCLA, Arizona, Arizona State, Oregon State, Nevada and San Diego.
Evinger told rivals.com there will be two main factors when he reaches his decision next month.
“Location and education,” he said. “I want to be somewhere close to home so at least my family can get to the games. I'm also looking for a good education if things don't work out.”
Evinger also told rivals.com that his junior college experience has helped him in many ways.
“It gives you time to adjust to the next level,” he said. “Academically, it lets you get things back in order. It's like a second chance, kind of.”
• Colson gets DII scholarship — Northview senior softball player Shelby Colson will be attending Glenview State in West Virginia following graduation and will be a pitcher and first baseman for the Pioneers’ softball team.
Last year for Northview, Colson earned all-Western Indiana Conference honors while hitting .361 and leading the team with a pair of home runs. She slugged .528 and reached base nearly 40 percent of the time.
As a pitcher, Colson was 8-7 overall and posted a 3.57 ERA in 14 starts. She threw 84 1/3 innings and struck out 64 batters.
Glenview State Coach Rick Moore likes Colson’s hitting and pitching abilities.
“Any time a player can go to the mound and hit at the plate is a big plus in Division II,” Moore told the Brazil Times. “I think she'll play a lot of ball next year. Honestly, I think she's got the second best changeup that I've ever seen. If she can learn one more pitch, she'll be pitching a lot for us. But I have the feeling she'll be playing first base too.”
• Odds and ends — Statistics were not listed for Terre Haute South and Danville Area Community College graduate Brooke Daugherty for the current basketball season at Indiana-South Bend, but they are now available.
Daugherty ranks fourth on the IUSB team and 26th overall in the Chicagoland Collegiate Athletic Conference at 7.3 points per game, while she is second on the team and tied for sixth place in the conference with 6.1 rebounds per game.
The Titans have a 6-9 record so far this season.
• Well-traveled Terre Haute North grad Wendell Mardis had a huge debut in November for Southwest Baptist, a Division II school in Missouri. The Bearcats went to Salt Lake City and won an 80-79 decision over the Utah Utes as Mardis had three points and two assists.
The Bearcats are 9-0 and are currently ranked No. 3 in the NABC/Division II Coaches Poll. For the season, Mardis is averaging 5.6 points, 2.1 rebounds and 1.6 assists while averaging 15.6 minutes played per game.
His best game came on Nov. 28 against Rockhurst, as Mardis had 13 points on perfect 5-for-5 shooting (including two 3-pointers) and six rebounds.
• Terre Haute South grad Anna Pigg, a sophomore soccer player at IUPUI, was a key defensive contributor as the Jaguars tied for The Summit League regular season championship.
IUPUI finished 13-7 overall and 7-1 in league play, losing a tough 2-1 first-round match to no. 2 seed South Dakota State in the first round of the post-season tournament.
Pigg started all 20 matches, attempting two shots (one on goal) but made her biggest contribution helping key a defense that allowed only 0.85 goals per match and a .068 shooting percentage.
• Sophomore wide receiver Chris Russell of Terre Haute North was named as a first team all-Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference wide receiver after an excellent season for the Anderson Ravens.
Russell finished the season with 37 receptions for a team-high 670 yards and seven touchdowns. He also returned 23 kickoffs for 441 yards for a 19.2 average per return.
AU finished third in the conference with an overall record of 5-5, including a 4-3 mark in the HCAC.
• Butler junior linebacker Derek Guggenberger, another former Terre Haute North standout, was only named to the honorable mention all-Pioneer League team despite leading the Bulldogs in tackles.
Guggenberger had 41 solo tackles and 44 assists, six of those resulting in losses, with two sacks and one fumble recovery. Eleven Butler players were honored by the Pioneer League.
• Terre Haute South grad Kristen Seaton missed her entire sophomore volleyball season at Pepperdine with a foot injury. She was redshirted, though, and will have three years of eligibility remaining.
Seaton was expected to be a starter this season. Pepperdine finished the season at 20-8 and was ranked in the top 25 nationally, but lost a first-round NCAA tournament match to Long Beach State.
Joey Bennett is a former Tribune-Star sports reporter and copy editor who now teaches at Northview High School in Brazil. He can be reached at tribstarcollegereport@yahoo.com.
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Former Northview football standout Joe Evinger racking up postseason accolades
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Catching up as the school year winds down
Odds and ends from here and there as the school year quickly winds down. For starters, high jumper Nick Jaeger of Terre Haute South was named the Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference’s male track & field newcomer of the year:
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College Report: Lively earned collegiate upgrade with strong play
Hillary Lively signed to play Division II basketball at Maryville (Mo.) during her senior year at North Vermillion, but those plans changed and she would up at nearby Danville Area Community College — where she recently concluded an outstanding two-year career.
Lively was impressive enough to earn a Division I scholarship to Southeast Missouri State of the Ohio Valley Conference, and both her future and past college coaches think she will continue to succeed there.
“She fits what we need,” SEMO coach Ty Margenthaler said. “She has college experience, she is strong and physical and plays well around the basket and moves well.
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COLLEGE REPORT: Valley prep athletes getting ready for next level
The NCAA “regular” signing period begins Wednesday for all sports except football, field hockey, soccer, track and field, cross country and men’s water polo.
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COLLEGE REPORT: Conferences honor Valley softball players
Several Wabash Valley area college softball players have been honored by their respective conferences for outstanding play this spring.
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COLLEGE REPORT: Jake Newton makes big impact for Lincoln Trail College
Jake Newton had a long time between playing in competitive basketball games, a span of about 18 months, and used the frustration from that long dry spell to produce a stellar freshman season for Lincoln Trail College this winter.
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COLLEGE REPORT: A.J. Reed earns SEC Player of the Week honors
After belting three home runs during a five games last week, Kentucky sophomore left-handed pitcher/first baseman A.J. Reed was named Southeastern Conference Player of the Week.
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COLLEGE REPORT: Spring newcomers making marks
Several freshman baseball and softball NCAA Division I players from the Wabash Valley have already made immediate impacts at their new schools, while others are waiting for their turns to shine.
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COLLEGE REPORT: A.J. Reed named third-team preseason baseball All-American
Two-way sophomore standout A.J. Reed was one of three University of Kentucky players named third-team preseason All-America by the National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association.
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COLLEGE REPORT: Sponsler honored after big week for Wabash men's hoops
Wabash College freshman Ross Sponsler of Terre Haute North was named the North Coast Athletic Conference Men's Basketball Player of the Week for the period ending Jan. 6.
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COLLEGE REPORT: North grad Hughes finds success after facing preseason adversity
A.J. Hughes knew he was in for a battle as he competed with three other walk-on punters in the preseason for the lone starting job on the Virginia Tech football team.
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Etling, Meggs enjoying great year
It’s been a great year so far with more to come for a pair of longtime friends and St. Patrick’s School classmates.
Former Terre Haute resident Jack Meggs quarterbacked the Bellevue Wolverines football team to the Washington Class 3A state championship this fall, culminating with a 35-3 win over Sammamish Eastside Catholic — Bellevue’s fifth straight crown.
Danny Etling, meanwhile, has completed graduation requirements at Terre Haute South and is preparing for an upcoming high school all-star game and his first college classes in a couple of weeks. -
COLLEGE REPORT: Valley’s women’s college hoops players start strong
Several women’s college basketball players from the Wabash Valley have gotten off to good starts this season on the hardwood. Highlights:
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COLLEGE REPORT: Mayhew, Mascari provide fall highlights
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COLLEGE REPORT: Former North teammates start strong in college
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COLLEGE REPORT: Shoemaker OBP leads Chisox farmhands
Former Indiana State, Olney Central and Northview baseball standout Brady Shoemaker opened a lot of eyes last summer in the Chicago White Sox farm system, earning him a spot on a mlb.com blog team that highlighted the team’s outstanding minor leaguers at each position.
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COLLEGE REPORT: Boeglin has plenty of ISU memories, but not all are related to basketball
Melanie Boeglin, an All-American who played on the women’s basketball team at Indiana State from 2002-2006, will be inducted into the 21st class of the Indiana State University Athletics Hall of Fame on Thursday.
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COLLEGE REPORT: North grad leading DePauw volleyball in winning streak
DePauw’s volleyball team has won seven straight matches entering this weekend’s DePauw Invitational, including four straight wins last weekend to capture the Rose-Hulman invitational title.
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COLLEGE REPORT: Engle moving up football coaching ranks
Michael Engle graduated from DePauw University in the spring of 2011 with a degree in political science and future plans to advance his studies in law school.
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COLLEGE REPORT: From Terre Haute South to Division I competition to coaching careers
Adriane Wunderlich and Katelyn Bishop both turned stellar high school careers at Terre Haute South into Division I collegiate careers at Indiana State and Southern California, respectively.
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COLLEGE REPORT: Former prep athletes getting ready for fall college season
An impressive total of at least 122 Wabash Valley athletes and coaches will be competing collegiately for the first time during the upcoming school year or have changed schools to continue their careers.
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COLLEGE REPORT: SP’s Boetjer is Indiana’s Miss Softball
South Putnam’s Brooke Boetjer, who will be a freshman on the Indiana University softball team next spring, was named the 2012 Indiana Miss Softball last month between games at the North/South All-Star games in Carmel.
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College report: North grad Mayhew is second team all-American at IU
Indiana University running standout Zach Mayhew of Terre Haute North was honored earlier this month as a second-team All-American by the United States Track and Field and Cross Country Coaches Association.
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College report: Bloomfield runner to join IUPUI track, cross country teams
Bloomfield track/cross country standout Julie Riggins will be joining the developing IUPUI program next fall as one of six incoming recruits.
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COLLEGE REPORT: Roberts takes coaching position at UNC-Greensboro
Terre Haute native Mike Roberts is continuing his climb up the college basketball coaching ladder, recently departing Rice for a spot as the associate head coach at North Carolina-Greensboro.
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COLLEGE REPORT: Valley grads playing role for No. 13 Vincennes
A few springtime odds and ends:
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COLLEGE REPORT: Shouse making his mark for Danville Community College
Derek Shouse definitely flew under the radar in his one season of playing for the Terre Haute South boys basketball team last winter.
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COLLEGE REPORT: Bullock finds sunny home to continue tennis career
Most college athletes progress along similar paths to get to their final destinations athletically, but Terre Haute South grad Taylor Bullock’s route to the Eckerd College women’s tennis team was a little different than most.
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COLLEGE REPORT: TH South QB entertains Division I offers
Danny Etling’s trek to being a big-time college quarterback took a huge step this week when the Terre Haute South junior picked up a scholarship offer from Purdue, according to 247sports.com.
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COLLEGE REPORT: Seibert stepping up her game
Terre Haute South grad Haley Seibert has seen the usual ups and downs of her freshman basketball season at Indiana-Purdue-Fort Wayne and is making the most of her opportunities this season.
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COLLEGE REPORT: Vikings Waters, Barton excited about college basketball
West Vigo grad Lauren Dailey helped the Lady Vikings basketball program to a lot of success at the end of the 1990s, and went on to play for Eastern Illinois from 2001-2004.
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