WEST TERRE HAUTE —
West Vigo’s boys tennis team improved to 5-2 on the season as it defeated Rockville 4-1 on Thursday.
The Vikings swept the doubles matches. Included was a 6-0, 6-0 win by Logan Benefiel and Michael Vermillion at No. 2 doubles. Kyle Watson also won a marathon match with Rockville’s Garrett Baysinger at No. 1 singles. Both sets went to a tiebreaker as Watson won 7-5, 7-4.
Singles — Kyle Watson (WV) def. Garrett Baysinger 7-5, 7-4; Kurtis Overpeck (R) def. Paden Horsley 6-3, 7-5; Blake Benefiel (WV) def. Ryan Richmond 7-5, 6-1.
Doubles — Tyson Tolerson-Chris Gardner (WV) def. Craig Overpeck-Chance Becker 6-4, 6-1; Logan Benefiel-Michael Vermillion (WV) def. Dakota Whitner-Anthony Stowe 6-0, 6-0.
JV — West Vigo won 2-0.
Next — West Vigo (5-2) plays at Terre Haute North on Monday.
In other tennis action:
• South Vermillion 3, Owen Valley 2 — At Clinton, the Wildcats even their Western Indiana Conference record with a home win.
Singles — Kendal Norman (OV) def. Connor Blake 6-0, 6-0; Corbin Worland (OV) def. Kam Weyrauch 6-4, 4-6, 6-4; Ben Cvengros (SV) def. Eric Kong 6-0, 6-0.
Doubles — Aaron Hines-Kaden Lawson (SV) def. Hogan McHaley-Noah Woodruff 6-4, 7-6 (7-4); Erik Hire-Jordan Branz (SV) def. Jonathan Carey-Anthony Sessions 6-4, 6-1.
JV — South Vermillion won 3-0.
Next — South Vermillion (5-4, 1-1 WIC) is at Sullivan next Wednesday.
• South Putnam 3, Linton 2 — At Linton, the Miners were edged by the Eagles as Linton sought its first win of the season.
Singles — Cody Kocher (L) def. JD Briones 6-3, 6-4; Mitchel Cox (L) def. Tyler Long 4-6, 6-4, 6-3; Colin Berry (SP) def. Zack McGill 4-6, 6-4, 6-4.
Doubles — Trey Moore-Aaron Cole (SP) def. Alex Wilson-Andrew Woods 6-1, 6-2; Jake Carmichael-Zane Crosby (SP) def. Dalton Van PattenRain Foster 6-2, 6-2.
Next — Linton (0-8) host Bloomfield on Saturday at 10:00 am in a rescheduled match from yesterday.
Volleyball
• Northview 3, Sullivan 0 — At Sullivan, the Knights won in straight sets in a Western Indiana Conference match.
Northview 25 25 25
Sullivan 16 16 9
Highlights — For Sullivan, Taylor Shake had 13 assists; Bailee Powell had 8 kills; Jaleigh Gilham had 25 digs.
Next — Northview plays at West Vigo on Monday. Sullivan plays host to Brown County on Saturday.
• Clay City 3, Riverton Parke 1 — At Clay City, Halli Brewer had 13 kills to lead the Eels.
Riverton Parke 19 25 18 20
Clay City 25 20 25 25
Highlights — For Clay City, Halli Brewer had 13 kills, 5 blocks; Callie Dayhuff had 7 kills, 8 digs; Chloe Kittle had 8 kills; Emmie Kittle had 22 assists, 9 digs. For Riverton Parke, Sara Dickey had 7 points, 17 kills, 7 blocks, 9 digs; Rachel Austin had 13 points; Paige Yando had 8 kills, 7 digs; Kenzie Pollard had 28 assists; Shelby Bennell had 6 points.
Next — Clay City (7-3) plays at Sullivan on Monday. Riverton Parke (6-3) plays host to Turkey Run next Thursday.
• WRV 3, West Vigo 0 — At West Terre Haute, the Wolverines won a nonconference match.
White River Valley 25 25 25
West Vigo 20 15 21
Next — West Vigo plays host to Northview on Monday.
• Covington 3, South Vermillion 0 — At Clinton, the Wildcats lost a nonconference match.
Covington 25 25 25
South Vermillion 18 19 10
Next — South Vermillion plays host to Rockville on Tuesday.
• North Putnam 3, Rockville 2 — At Rockville,
North Putnam at Rockville
Rockville 14 27 22 25 13
North Putnam 25 25 25 21 15
Highlights — For Rockville, Raeann Sutherlin had 5 aces, 9 kills, 26 digs and a block; Emma Riffe 11 kills and 11 assists; Jenifer Lee 19 digs, 12 assists and 6 kills; DonaMarie Kelly 3 blocks and 7 digs; and Morgan Black 16 digs.
JV — Rockville won 25-12, 25-17.
Next — Rockville (5-7, 3-0 WRC) plays in the Attica Invitational on Saturday.
Wednesday
Riverton Parke 25 25 25
Paris 17 27 21
Highlights — For Riverton Parke, Kelly Combs had 13 points, 15 digs; Kenzie Pollard had 10 points, 4 digs, 22 assists; Emily Virotsko had 10 points; Rachel Austin had 7 points; Sara Dickey had 6 points, 16 kills, 9 digs; Shelby Bennell had 6 kills; Shelbi Edington had 4 digs; Paige Yando had 6 digs.
JV — Paris won 2-0.
Cross country
• South Putnam wins boys, girls titles — At Clay City, South Putnam won both the boys and the girls team championships at the Clay City Invitational.
Boys
Team scores — South Putnam 48, Edgewood 54, Clay City 72, Eminence 101, Shakamak 103, Owen Valley 154, Cloverdale 167, White River Valley 179
Top 10 — 1. Hunter Barr (SP) 18:27, 2. Luke Sweet (Sh) 18:35, 3. Berndt Freeman (SP) 18:43, 4. Parker Ames (CC) 18:50, 5. Michael Mest (Em) 18:57, 6. Hank Phillips (Em) 19:08, 7. Blake Cochran (CC) 19:09, 8. Matt Lund (SP) 19:42, 9. Paiden Myers (CC) 19:52, 10. Ethan Sparks (OV) 19:56
Other Clay City — 17. Michael Brooks, 20:26, 35. Evan Rogers, 22:02, 45. Josh Miller, 24:38
Other South Putnam — 16. Matt Allen, 20:22, 20. Lane Franklin, 20:47, 27. Colten Bunten, 21:20, 30. Tyler Nield, 21:40
Other Cloverdale — 24. Chris Worthington, 20:57, 31. Nick Blundell, 21:53, 32. Thomas Suarez, 21:58, 36. Ethan Maners, 22:15, 44. Cristain LaFary, 24:32
Girls
Team scores — South Putnam 37, Cloverdale 50, Owen Valley 70, Clay City 73, Eminence, White River Valley, Shakamak and Edgewood Inc.
Top 10 — 1. Savannah Turner (Sh) 21:12, 2. Claudia Monnett (Cl) 22:12, 3. Aleksey Green (Sh) 22:56, 4. Hannah Sears (EW) 22:59, 5. Cheyenne Wright (OV) 23:24, 6. Bailey Stephens (Cl) 23:44, 7. Madie Egold (SP) 24:09, 8. Mariah Sweet (Sh) 24:16, 9. Kelsey Wright (CC) 24:30, 10. Julianna DeLano (SP) 24:34
Other Clay City — 18. Ashley Reach, 27:31, 21. Kiersten Mann, 28:33, 26. Kayla Sinders, 30:09, 27. Tiara Skaggs, 30:10, 30. Krista Sinders, 31:37
Other South Putnam — 13. Jessica Jones, 26:21, 14. Michaela Scales, 26:30, 15. Mallory Glaze, 26:31, 16. Angel Nield, 26:38, 17. Hannah Jones, 26:49
Other Cloverdale — 12. Amillia Nally, 25:36, 24. Laura Washington, 29:31, 29. Ashlee Nees, 31:06
Golf
Girls
• South prevails — At Clinton, Terre Haute South won a tri-meet at Geneva Hills. South’s Alexandra Pickens was medalist with a 39.
At Geneva Hills
Terre Haute South (175) - Alexandra Pickens 39, Ali Danielson 44, Taylor Monroe 45, Katelynn Gordon 47
South Vermillion (201) - Kristi Thomas 45, Tori Vitaniemi 51, Billie Rayce 52, Shayna Craft 53, Madison Miller 53
Sullivan (228) - Gretchen Burkhart 55, Emily Hazzelrigg 57, Ellie Eslinger 57, Kaitlin Romine 59
Next — Terre Haute South (9-0) will play in the MIC Conference on Saturday at Oak Tree.
• Northview wins — At Crawfordsville, Northview’s golf team prevailed in a three-way meet over Greencastle and Crawfordsville at Windy Hill Country Club.
Team scores — Northview 196, Greencastle 216, Crawfordsville 237.
Northview (196) — Karli Atkinson 45, Megan Heaton 49, Kiersten Mikesell 50, Makenzie Brown 52.
Boys
• Maroons edge Lions — At Marshall, Ill., Robinson defeated Marshall 159-174 in a dual match.
Marshall (174) - Wade Kilber 39, John Sisson 40, Keifer Treece 45, Kyle Sandefer 50.
Next — Marshall (9-3) plays Arcola and Villa Grove on Monday.
Soccer
Boys
• TH North 4, Edgewood 0 — At Elletsville, Kaden Sloan had two goals and two assists for the victorious Patriots.
Terre Haute North 1 3 — 4
Edgewood 0 0 — 0
TH North goals — Bradley Klingele (Kaden Sloan); Paul Bonham (Dominick Hendricks, Sloan); Sloan (Damon Prifogle); Sloan (Lorenzo Cardinale).
Next — TH North (4-4) plays at Mooresville on Saturday.
Girls
• Sullivan 4, Washington Catholic 0 — At Sullivan, Maddie Figg had two goals and an assist.
Washington Catholic 0 0 — 0
Sullivan 2 2 — 4
Sullivan goals — Adison South (Maddie Figg); Figg (Darby Siscoe); Figg (Hannah McPhail); Kylee Wills (unassisted)
Sullivan saves — Cobie Harrison 7
Next — Sullivan (7-1) plays host to Pike Central on Saturday.
High School
PREP ROUNDUP: West Vigo tennis improves to 5-2 on season
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Freshman Hambrock, THS seek semistate tennis title
Having already claimed Terre Haute North Sectional and Greencastle Regional championships in girls high school tennis, Terre Haute South will try to add a semistate title to its 2013 list of accomplishments today as the Braves battle No. 25-ranked Greenwood.
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Prep roundup: South Vermillion reaches baseball sectional final
South Vermillion built an early 7-0 lead late Thursday night, then held off Owen Valley by a 10-4 score to advance to the championship game of the Class 3A West Vigo Sectional for high school baseball.
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West Vigo advances to sectional championship with walk-off win in ninth
High school baseball sectional games between West Vigo and Edgewood have had a tendency to be unpredictable over the years, but the Vikings and Mustangs outdid themselves in that area Thursday evening — and Thursday night.
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BOYS TRACK REGIONAL: North gets three winners, South two at Evansville
Terre Haute North had three winners, Terre Haute South two, and the Patriots and Braves finished second and third respectively at the Evansville Regional for boys track on Thursday at Evansville Central.
Hurdlers Cam Stewart and Cole Seward and discus thrower Lee Davis were the winners for North, enabling the Patriots to finish with 60 points to 59 for the Braves. -
PREP ROUNDUP: Martinsville adavances in Class 4A THS Sectional
Martinsville slipped past Mooresville 4-2 in the only game played Thursday in the Class 4A Terre Haute South Sectional for high school baseball.
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South Vermillion pitches team to sectional title, wins for her dad
South Vermillion snapped one streak and extended another Thursday night to win Class 3A Sectional 28 8-5 over Brown County at Edgewood High School.
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Green's grand slam helps Shakamak to sectional win
Patrick Green pitched the first four innings for his seventh win of the year and made things easier for himself with a second-inning grand slam as Shakamak opened the Class A Shakamak Sectional with a 9-1 win over Clay City on Thursday.
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Rockville, Attica winners in Class A sectional baseball action
Host Rockville defeated North Vermillion and Attica came from behind to overhaul defending champion Turkey Run on Thursday in the first round of the Class A Rockville Sectional for high school baseball.
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North baseball pulls away from South in sectional opener
In high school baseball little things mean a lot, and the crack in the door doesn’t have to be open very wide.
Terre Haute North burst through that crack in the bottom of the second inning Wednesday evening at Terre Haute South, scoring seven two-out runs and going on to a surprisingly easy 12-2 victory over the host Braves. -
Blank, Mundy named McMillan Award winners
Posing side-by-side for photos following Terre Haute North High School’s Senior Awards ceremony, seniors Calvin Blank and Chanli Mundy couldn’t look more different.
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West Vigo baseball advances with 10-0 win behind Stewart's two-hitter
West Vigo got off to a good start in Class 3A high school sectional baseball action Wednesday evening at Dick Ballinger Field.
The Vikings scored four runs in the first inning of the first sectional game and went on to defeat Brown County 10-0 in five innings with Kevin Stewart hurling a two-hitter. -
Terre Haute South tennis claims regional crown
It was a lot tougher than some thought it would be, but the Terre Haute South girls tennis team won the Greencastle regional for the second year in a row Wednesday evening at DePauw University Tennis and Track Center.
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Big group of Wabash Valley boys head to Evansville looking for state berths
The top four finishers in each event from last week’s Terre Haute North, Evansville Central, Jasper and Princeton boys high school track and field sectionals will converge on Evansville Central today for regional competition.
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West Vigo comes up short against 19-9 Brown County softball
West Vigo got off to a good start but Brown County finished better in Class 3A high school softball sectional semifinal action Tuesday night at Edgewood.
The Eagles bested the Vikings 7-5 and will meet South Vermillion, a 12-7 winner over Owen Valley, for the sectional championship on Thursday starting at 6 p.m.
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Valley baseball teams have been keeping busy heading into sectionals
When high school baseball sectionals begin around the Wabash Valley today, one complaint that’s not expected to be heard from any coach is that his team has had too much time off.
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Northview powers way past Terre Haute South in sectional semifinal
Northview unleashed power rarely seen in high school girls softball Tuesday night to eliminate Terre Haute South 8-1 in the Class 4A Sectional at Martinsville High School.
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Terre Haute North dominates field at regional
Keirra Porter took first place in two individual events and helped Terre Haute North win one of its relays as the Patriots captured the Evansville Central Regional team championship in girls high school track and field Tuesday night.
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PREP ROUNDUP: South tennis cruises into regional final
Terre Haute South didn’t lose a game en route to blanking Seeger 5-0 in girls high school tennis Tuesday to advance to today’s championship match against Crawfordsville in the Greencastle Regional.
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Terry enjoys strong year with Wildcats, and still enjoying suiting up to play
South Vermillion’s Tim Terry is the longest tenured coach in Wabash Valley high school baseball as his Wildcats are set to begin sectional play Thursday against Owen Valley.
But on the Yankees, a 35-and-over team in the Terre Haute Men’s Senior Baseball League, Terry is “just a youngster” if you ask Larry Roesch, his 68-year-old teammate on the Volkers Group Yankees. -
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.
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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.
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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. - More High School Headlines
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