TERRE HAUTE —
West Vigo at South Vermillion
Kickoff — 7 p.m.
Airwaves — No broadcasts are scheduled in the Terre Haute area.
The action — West Vigo’s Vikings (2-2, 1-0 Western Indiana Conference) visit the South Vermillion Wildcats (2-2, 1-1 WIC) tonight.
Last meeting — West Vigo won last season 62-8.
Last time South Vermillion beat West Vigo — In 2009, South Vermillion, coached by Ron Whiteman and quarterbacked by Andy Walsh, defeated West Vigo by a score of 32-21.
Coaches — Jeff Cobb is 38-39 in his eighth year at West Vigo. Chuck Sorrell is 2-12 in his second year at South Vermillion.
Outlook — South Vermillion is coming off a come-from-behind victory at Brown County, the Wildcats’ first road win since the 2009 season. South Vermillion quarterback Adam Crouch ran and threw for a touchdown in that game, but it was the Wildcats’ defense that stepped up with a shutout performance in the second half.
West Vigo’s offense will look to get back on track after being shut out by Linton last week.
Injuries, lineup changes — senior offensive lineman/linebacker Ethan Boatman (broken leg) is out. Offensive lineman/defensive lineman Patrick McVey (knee) is out for the season. Sam Bowden (concussion) is out.
Words from Cobb — “South Vermillion’s a much-improved team from last year. One of their improvements is they’ve learned how to win and how to come together as a team. You can tell that. Their win last week against Brown County was come-from-behind, which shows you they’re mentally improving as well as physically.
“Both teams are very similar size-wise. I think they’re a little bigger than we are on the lines so it will be a pretty even matchup.
“Our nonconference season is now over and we’ve played three pretty good teams. Our record is deceiving. I think we’re a lot better than our team indicates. We’ve got to come out fast and play confident.”
Words from Sorrell — Chuck Sorrell did not immediately return phone calls.
— By Craig Pearson
Terre Haute North at Ben Davis
Kickoff — 7 p.m.
Airwaves — None in the Wabash Valley.
Records — The Terre Haute North Patriots (2-2 overall, 0-1 MIC) will visit the Class 5A No. 2-ranked Ben Davis Giants (4-0, 2-0) for a Metropolitan Interscholastic Conference matchup.
Last meeting — On Sept. 16, 2011, Ben Davis won at North 46-7.
Last time North beat Ben Davis — On Sept. 15, 2006, North won at Ben Davis 17-14.
Coaches — Chris Barrett is 40-72 in his 11th season in charge at North and 68-104 in his 18th season overall, while Mike Kirschner is 42-20 in his sixth year at Ben Davis and 56-46 in his 10th year overall.
Outlook — So far, North has lost at Castle 35-24, defeated Terre Haute South 27-10 at Memorial Stadium, won at home over Northview 55-0 and lost at home to Center Grove 17-15.
Ben Davis has won at home over Indianapolis Cathedral 24-21, won at Pike 24-0, won at home over Indianapolis North Central 19-6 and won at Warren Central 6-3.
Injuries, lineups — No report on injuries this week. Some key starters include senior fullback/linebacker Lee Davis, senior tight end/defensive end Calvin Blank and senior wide receiver/defensive back Austin Lewis.
For Ben Davis, all current regulars appear reasonably healthy. Some key starters include senior safety Antonio Allen, inside linebacker Tre Tunstill and senior running back Malcolm Fogle.
Coaches’ comments — Kirschner on his own squad: “Obviously, when you’re winning, it makes it a little easier. But we’re young. We only have five seniors on defense and three on offense. We’ll start three sophomores on offense. And they’re not bad. But our offense spits and sputters. Our defense is what kinda holds us together.”
Kirschner on playing the Patriots: “They’re very physical. I think think their linemen on both sides of the ball come off the line very well… We’re nervous, to say the least. We’re so young, we just never know what’s going to happen with our kids.”
North coach Barrett could not be reached for comment.
— By David Hughes
Terre Haute South at Center Grove
Kickoff — 7 p.m.
Airwaves — No broadcasts are scheduled in the Terre Haute area.
The action — Terre Haute South’s Braves (2-2, 0-2 Metropolitan Interscholastic Conference) play at the sixth-ranked Center Grove Trojans (3-1, 1-1). Both teams have lost to top-ranked Carmel, South 38-0 on Saturday and Center Grove 31-21 the week before. Center Grove escaped with a 17-15 win at Terre Haute North on Saturday.
Last meeting — Center Grove won 21-0 last season.
Last time South beat Center Grove — Since joining the MIC, the Braves haven’t beaten the Trojans; they are 0-16, including two sectional losses.
Coaches — Mark Raetz is 14-40 in his sixth season at South. Eric Moore is 119-48 in his 15th season at Center Grove and 179-53 overall.
Outlook — North was able to slow the Trojans’ running game last weekend, and South could easily have been tied at halftime at Carmel if a quarterback sneak by Danny Etling had been ruled a touchdown. Both teams tonight have issues with injuries, but if the Braves can defend the Trojans like they did a year ago, they have a chance.
Injuries, lineup changes — The Braves get receiver Jacob Johnson, defensive end Howie Lawson and strong safety Logan Deady back; all have missed the last two games. Etling finished the Carmel game with a painful sprained ankle, but is hoping to play.
Safety Josh Piper and wingback Max Norris were the most significant of the Trojans who missed the North game, but junior safety Alex Aukerman had an all-state performance defensively and with a punt return for a touchdown that proved decisive. The Trojans will also have the services of a few underclassmen who missed the North game — played Saturday after a Friday postponement — because they were taking the ACT test.
Words from Raetz — “[The nearly successful quarterback sneak] would have made it 7-7 late in the first half [at Carmel] and would have definitely provided a momentum swing for us. The first half was one of the better defensive efforts we’ve had since I’ve been [at South], especially given the circumstances of the weekend [trip on Friday, postponement, trip back early Saturday] and our injuries.
“Center Grove is always a physical, well coached team, very solid on both sides of the ball. We’ll definitely have to play an outstanding game in all phases … but last year it was a 7-0 game in the fourth quarter; we just didn’t finish some drives.”
Words from Moore — “We’ll probably get all [of the injured Trojans] back just in time for Ben Davis or somebody like that to beat us up again. Our defense is getting better each week, but our offense was bad last week — and [Terre Haute] North did a really good job [against us].
“[South] is very athletic, well coached, their offensive and defensive lines are mobile and strong and their quarterback is awesome. They just seem to get better and better each year.”
— By Andy Amey
High School
Tonight's Vigo County football matchups
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West Vigo softball holds off nemesis Edgewood in softball sectional
Ice cream was enough of a reward Monday night after the West Vigo Vikings beat eight-time defending champion Edgewood 6-2 in extra innings in the opening game of the Class 3A softball sectional at Edgewood High School. But that’s not what Vikings want.
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PREP ROUNDUP: Shakamak's Green hits two homers in win over West Vigo
Shakamak improved to 22-3 on the season behind a complete-game effort from Brett Yeryar, and Patrick Green hit two solo home runs in a high school baseball game Monday.
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Terre Haute North offense unable to get going in loss to Mooresville
Jack Kirchner chose to give credit Monday night to Mooresville pitcher Taylor Chitwood, not to the Greg Maddux-size strike zone she seemed to enjoy.
But if there were no excuses forthcoming from Kirchner and his Terre Haute North High School softball team, it wouldn’t have been hard to find a spectator or two to come up with extenuating circumstances about the Patriots’ 4-1 loss at the Class 4A Martinsville Sectional. -
Terre Haute North looking strong going into girls track regional
Terre Haute North might need an off night for anyone to catch them in the girls track regional at Evansville Central.
The Patriots are as well-rounded as they’ve ever been, and two relay teams are state contenders with times ranking No. 2 in Indiana among times recorded all spring.
Terre Haute South, Northview and Sullivan have athletes among the contenders in multiple events as well. -
South tennis ready for potential challenge in regional
Terre Haute South and Northview take respective records of 10-5 and 11-5 into the Greencastle Regional today.
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Softball sectionals up for grabs
All three Vigo County high schools and Northview appear to have a realistic chance of winning sectional championships in softball this week.
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Terre Haute South, Northview vie for tennis regional title
Terre Haute South and Northview take respective records of 10-5 and 11-5 into the Greencastle Regional today.
Coach Bill Blankenbaker’s Braves will play Seeger at 4:30 p.m., while coach Emily Goff’s Knights will take on Crawfordsville about 6 p.m. -
Vikings win in extra innings at Rockville
West Vigo scored six runs in its first two innings Saturday, then needed a ninth-inning single by Lucas Fagg to escape with a 7-6 extra-inning win in nonconference high school baseball at Rockville.
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TH South beats Northview in Big Four makeup baseball game
Terre Haute South wrapped up a share of the MIC baseball title and finished up the Big Four Classic with an 8-1 victory over Northview in less than 24 hours on Saturday morning.
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Olds pitches South to share of MIC baseball title
Friday night, winning the second game 5-0 and earning a share of the Metropolitan Interscholastic Conference high school baseball title.
Damon Olds was dominant on the mound for the Braves, striking out 14 and walking just one while pitching a three-hit shutout. -
South wins first half of doubleheader against Lawrence North
Host Terre Haute South kept its Metropolitan Interscholastic Conference high school baseball title hopes alive — and clinched no worse than second place in the process — by downing Lawrence North 4-1 in the first game of a doubleheader Friday night.
The second game, which started after Senior Night festivities between games, ended past the Tribune-Star deadline. -
PREP ROUNDUP: Calleja pitches West Vigo past South Vermillion
Brandon Calleja had 13 strikeouts to lead West Vigo to a 5-1 victory against South Vermillion in high school baseball Friday.
Brandon Behringer went 2 for 4 with two RBI for the Vikings, who secured second place in the Western Indiana Conference.
Kaden Lawson had double for South Vermillion (15-7), which finished 4-2 in the WIC. -
Seibert returns from injury to win three events as Braves win sectional crown
His baseball equivalent might be Rick Sutcliffe of the 1984 Chicago Cubs.
When Tyler Seibert returned to the Terre Haute South track and field lineup Thursday for sectional action at Terre Haute North, it was like the midseason trade the Cubs made for Sutcliffe that earned them a playoff spot. -
South switches up lineup to defeat North in tennis sectional
Terre Haute South coach Bill Blankenbaker said two weeks ago that he would change the Braves’ lineup after the 3-2 dual-meet loss to Terre Haute North.
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PREP ROUNDUP: North slips past Northview in eight-inning baseball game
Colton Pittman drew a bases-loaded walk to score Zach Milam with the winning run in the bottom of the eighth inning as host Terre Haute North edged Northview 8-7 in high school baseball Thursday at Jennings Field.
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PREP ROUNDUP: North and South to face off for tennis sectional title
The winner of the Terre Haute sectional for girls high school tennis will come down to Terre Haute North and Terre Haute South.
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Terre Haute North gets 10 event victories to claim 12th straight sectional crown
Terre Haute North won 10 events Tuesday night while winning the Indiana High School Athletic Association girls track and field section at South Putnam High School for the 12th straight year.
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North, South to meet in first round of baseball sectional
The Indiana High School Athletic Association announced pairings for the baseball state tournament Tuesday and the draw offered up a Vigo County battle in the opening game.
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PREP ROUNDUP: West Vigo softball clinches share of WIC title
West Vigo clinched at least a share of the Western Indiana Conference softball title with a 6-4 victory over Edgewood on Tuesday.
Jacy McClain and Bailee Waters had RBI singles in the fourth inning to break the game open for the Vikings. -
Track sectional titles on the line
Expect one heck of a high school dual track meet Thursday night when Wabash Valley boys visit Terre Haute North for sectional action.
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Prep report: Patriots, Braves favored to advance from tennis sectional 1st round
Persons attending this week’s girls tennis sectional championship match at Terre Haute North might want to pack a lunch.
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Local ADs happy to see spring come to a close
Brian Mancuso is the most experienced of the high school athletic directors in Vigo County — and that’s a very relative term — but even he wasn’t quite ready for the headaches that have accompanied spring sports the last few weeks thanks to rain, rain and more rain.
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South baseball remains in first-place tie with Center Grove
Heading into Saturday’s Metropolitan Interscholastic Conference baseball doubleheader against Center Grove, coach Kyle Kraemer of Terre Haute South wasn’t completely optimistic.
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Kehrt Award goes to Emily Bell, Lee Davis
Emily Bell of Terre Haute South and Lee Davis of Terre Haute North are the 2013 recipients of the Willard M. Kehrt Mental Attitude Award.
Bell and Davis were nominated by their schools and chosen in a vote by the Kehrt Award panel. Both will be recognized at awards assemblies later in the month at the schools.
Bell played varsity basketball four years at South and is competing in track this season, running the 800 and two relays. “I wanted something to do my senior year,” Bell said.
She plans to attend DePauw University and play basketball. DePauw is the reigning NCAA Division III champ in women's basketball.
Bell tore an AÇL playing in a basketball tournament the summer after her sophomore season. She missed most of her junior season but came back to play her senior year and was second leading scorer and leading rebounder her final season.
Bell also was leading rebounder her sophomore year. -
South softball's power display earns Braves share of MIC
The fun that the Terre Haute South high school softball team had Saturday — including those five home runs — was all the result of the hard work the Braves had put in before the game, coach Dwayne Stout said after the game.
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Pirtle takes medalist, leads Sullivan to WIC title
Sullivan took team and individual honors in the Western Indiana Conference boys high school golf championships played Saturday at Idle Creek.
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Prep roundup: Patriots drop doubleheader to Carmel baseball
Host Terre Haute North saw its Metropolitan Interscholastic Conference baseball championship hopes suffer what was probably a fatal blow on Saturday as the Patriots lost a doubleheader to Carmel by scores of 8-7 and 11-8.
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Timely hits: After slow start, Terre Haute North rallies to beat Mooresville
No-hit through three innings, Terre Haute North’s bats came alive — especially Sam Wolf’s — just in time to rally for a 4-2 home victory over Mooresville in high school baseball Friday evening at Jennings Field.
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Linton’s Weber to coach at BNL
Bedford North Lawrence High School has announced that Steve Weber will be the Stars’ head coach for the 2013 season.
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Freshman group adds to Big Four teams' baseball tradition
The Terre Haute North-Terre Haute South high school baseball series wasn’t an inning old last week before T.J. Collett of the Patriots lashed a run-scoring single.
That hit helped the Patriots take a 2-0 lead, but in the top of the second inning a three-run double by Justin Jenkins sparked the visiting Braves to a four-run inning.
North tied the score in the bottom of the second inning, Collett driving in another run. And just before rain caused the game to be suspended, South called Logan Ames in from its bullpen for some solid pitching.
Not bad for a trio of freshmen. And the weekend hadn’t even started yet. - More High School Headlines
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