Marshall, Ind. —
Hope Torbert homered twice and Taylor Carter went deep once to lead Northview over host Turkey Run 17-3 in high school softball Wednesday.
Northview 081 001 7 — 17 16 0
Turkey Run 200 010 0 — 3 7 2
Halfhill (W, 4-0) and Hughes; Basan, Goddard (2) and Wood. HR — N: Torbert 2 (2), Carter (5).
Highlights — For Northview, Hope Torbert went 3 for 6 with 2 home runs, 4 RBIs and 2 runs scored; Taylor Carter went 3 for 4 with 1 home run and 3 RBIs; Kindra Cox went 2 for 3 with a double and 2 runs scored; Alyssa Conrad went 2 for 4 with a triple and 2 runs scored; and winning pitcher Whitney Halfhill went 2 for 5 with 3 RBIs.
Next — Northview (13-3) plays Mooresville at home today.
In other high school softball:
• Bloomfield 6, Sullivan 1 — At Sullivan, Cassie Mahurin hit a solo home run in the fifth inning, but the Golden Arrows couldn’t shut down the Cardinals’ offense.
Bloomfield 200 202 0 — 6 10 0
Sullivan 000 010 0 — 1 3 4
Hughes (W) and Kindred; K.Jones (L), Whitlock (5) and A.Mahurin. HR — S: C.Mahurin (2).
Highlights — For Sullivan, Cassie Mahurin hit a solo home run in the fifth inning. For Bloomfield, Hughes was 2 for 3 with 3 runs.
Next — Sullivan (8-4) plays Friday at Edgewood.
Tuesday
At Nashville, Ind.
Northview 100 000 1 — 2 6 1
Brown County 001 000 0 — 1 5 3
Carter (W, 9-3) and Hughes; Johnson, McDonald (5) and Leggins
Highlights — For Northview, winning pitcher Taylor Carter struck out 13 batters and went 2 for 3, Ashley Hughes and Hope Torbert each doubled and Whitney Halfhill was 1 for 4 with a stolen base and 2 runs scored.
Next — Northview (12-3, 2-0) was slated to visit Turkey Run on Wednesday.
At Teutopolis, Ill.
Marshall 201 433 — 13
Teutopolis 000 200 — 2
Highlights — For Marshall, winning pitcher Sydney Scamihorn struck out 13 batters and went 3 for 4 at the plate with with 4 RBIs, Emily Bishop went 3 for 5 with 2 RBIs, Kendra Donhou went 2 for 4 with a double and 2 RBIs, Kassie Grooms also went 2 for 4 and Savannah Shaffner added a 3-run double.
Next — Marshall (14-5) will play host to Casey today.
Baseball
• Northview 11, Mooresville 10 — At Brazil, Zach Hull, who went 2 for 4 with two RBIs, drove in the tying run in the fifth inning, and Connor Pierce picked up the game-winning RBI for the Knights.
Mooresville 002 080 0 — 10 8 4
Northview 042 320 x — 11 8 0
O’Dell, Brinkley (4), Battenfield (6) and Perrin; Decker, Smith (5), Wheeler (6) and Glenn. W — Smith, 2-0. S — Wheeler (3). L — Battenfield.
Highlights — For Northview, Kodie Girton had a double; Zach Hull 2 for 4 with 2 RBIs and a stolen base; Connor Pierce had a double and 2 runs; T.J. Decker 2 for 3 with a double and 2 RBIs; and Conner Ganly 1 for 2 with 2 RBIs and 3 runs.
Next — Northview (10-3) plays a doubleheader Saturday at Beech Grove.
• North Central 5, Eastern Greene 1 — At Solsberry, Cole Johnson went 2 for 4 with a double and two RBIs for the 10-1 Thunderbirds.
North Central 103 100 0 — 5 5 1
Eastern Greene 000 100 0 — 1 8 4
Strain (W, 4-1) and Johnson; Cubine (L), Eckerly (5) and McCum.
Highlights — For North Central, Cole Johnson went 2 for 4 with a double and 2 RBIs; and Collin Harding had an RBI.
Next — North Central (10-1) plays Vincennes Rivet at 10 a.m. Saturday in a round-robin tournament at North Central.
• Turkey Run 10, South Putnam 5 — At Marshall, Ind., Jeff Woods hit a two-run homer in the first inning, Riley Sunderman went 3 for 3 and winning pitcher Schuyler Jeffers went 2 for 3 with a double to lead the host Warriors.
South Putnam 200 000 3 — 5 7 2
Turkey Run 203 014 x — 10 13 3
Hammond, Scott (5) and Thompson, Schroer (2); Jeffers (W, 3-1) and Woods. HR — TR: Woods (1).
Highlights — For Turkey Run, Jeff Woods hit a 2-run homer in the 1st inning, Riley Sunderman went 3 for 3 with 2 runs scored, winning pitcher Schuyler Jeffers struck out 10 batters and went 2 for 3 with a double at the plate, Jake Amstutz went 2 for 2 and Dallas Thomas went 2 for 4.
Next — Turkey Run (4-5) will visit Shakamak tonight. South Putnam is now 2-11.
• Rockville 8, North Montgomery 7 — At Rockville, Derek Gregg and Clint White each collected three hits for the triumphant Rox.
North Montgomery 100 321 0 — 7 9 1
Rockville 301 130 x — 8 10 1
Smith, Williamson (5) and Dillion; Woodard, Cunningham (4), Waltz (6) and Brown. W — Cunningham, 1-0. L — Williamson. Sv — Waltz (1). HR — NM: Jones.
Highlights — For Rockville, Derek Gregg went 3 for 4 with a 2-run triple in the 5th inning, Clint White went 3 for 4 with 2 runs, Nate Fisher contributed a double and 3 RBIs and Jake Lear added a double.
Next — Rockville (5-9) will be at home today to face Clay City.
Tuesday
At Sullivan
West Vigo 001 000 0 — 1
Sullivan 152 030 x — 11
WP — Bement.
Highlights — For Sullivan, Tucker Smith went 2 for 3 with a double and 4 RBIs, James Lisman went 2 for 4 with a double and 3 RBIs, winning pitcher Bryce Bement went 2 for 2 with a double, Casey Garner scored 3 runs and Marcus Ridge, Cameron McNeely and Noble Harrison scored 2 runs apiece.
Record — Sullivan (7-6) will play host to Union today.
At Nashville, Ind.
Northview 000 402 0 — 6 8 0
Brown County 000 000 0 — 0 2 3
Craig (W, 1-0) and Glenn, Stewart (6); Allison, Patrick (5), Percifield (6) and Walker.
Highlights — For Northview, Kodie Girton went 2 for 4 with 2 stolen bases, and Tanner Glenn 1 for 3 with a triple.
Next — Northview (9-3, 2-0 WIC) plays host to Mooresville tonight at 5 p.m.
At Eminence
North Central 011 081 5 — 16
Eminence 000 220 0 — 4
WP — Kinnett.
Highlights — For North Central, Tyler Strain went 4 for 5 with 4 RBIs, Connor Strain and Cole Johnson each went 3 for 4 with Connor Strain doubling and knocking in 4 runs and Johnson knocking in 3 and scoring 2, Daniel Loveall went 3 for 5 with a double and 3 RBIs, Collin Harding and Zach Lyday each stole 2 bases and winning pitcher Nolan Kinnett struck out 10 batters.
Record — North Central was 9-1 after this game.
Tennis
Girls
• Owen Valley 4, South Vermillion 1 — At Clinton, Erin Holbert picked up a win at No. 1 singles for the host Wildcats.
Owen Valley 4, South Vermillion 1
Singles — Erin Holbert (SV) def. Kayla Samick 6-4, 6-2; Victoria Byerly (OV) def. Taylor Spires 6-2, 6-1; Rachel Truax (OV) def. Marissa Vandergriff 6-1, 6-3.
Doubles — Jocelyn McKay-Taylar Ranard (OV) def. Ashley Farrington-Michelle Pepelea 6-1, 6-1; Hannah Corder-Lexi Heck (OV) def. Caitlin Hire-Katelynn Roberts 6-2, 4-6, 6-3.
Next — South Vermillion fell to 0-2 in Western Indiana Conference action, while Owen Valley is 4-1 overall and 3-1 in the WIC.
Tuesday
At Brazil
Owen Valley 5, Northview 0
Singles — Kayla Samick (OV) def. Haley Leach 6-3, 7-6 (8-6); Victoria Byerly (OV) def. Nicole Linton 6-2, 6-1; Rachel Truax (OV) def. Kelsey Oehler 6-1, 6-3.
Doubles — Jocelyn McKay-Taylar Ranard (OV) def. Jenna Smith-Trisha Cox 3-6, 6-4, 6-4; Tiffony Kong-Hannah Corder (OV) def. Kaysia Reberger-Shelby Timberman 7-5, 0-6, 7-5.
JV — Northview won 5-1
Next — Northview will compete today at Edgewood.
Golf
Boys
• Sullivan 160, West Vigo 175 — At Rea Park, senior Derek Andre led the winners with 38 for medalist honors and freshman Nathan Pirtle carded 39 for the Arrows.
Brandon Long shot 43 to pace the Vikings and Lucas Sweatt had 46.
Sullivan 160, West Vigo 175
Sullivan (160) — Derek Andre 38, Nathan Pirtle 39, Reed Jackson 41, Seth Conwell, Tyler Monroe and Luke Willis 42.
West Vigo (175) — Brandon Long 43, Lucas Sweatt 46, Nick Leek and Jeff Anderson 48.
Next — West Vigo (1-7) will play South Vermillion at Rea Park on May 2. Sullivan (8-3) plays South Vermillion at Sullivan Elks on Friday.
Track
Tuesday
GIRLS
At Marshall, Ill.
Team scores — Marshall 156.5, Paris 70.5, Lawrenceville 67, Oblong 28, Georgetown 8.
Top Marshall finishers
D — 1. Ariana Kuhn 110-5; HJ — 2. Mallory Dashiell 4-10; TJ — 2. Dashiell 26-6, PV — 1. Erika Kuhn 8-3; SP — 1. Megan Richey 31-11; 3,200 R — 1. Marshall (Kile, Bowen, Gorrell, E.Kuhn) 12:23.42; 400 R — 2. Marshall (Murphy, Maurer, Gard, A.Kuhn) 55.96; 3,200 — 1. Teal Burnett 13:15; 100 H — 1. Dashiell 17.72; 100 — 2. Amberleigh Maurer 14.13; 800 — 1. E.Kuhn 2:35; 800 R — 1. Marshall (Murphy, Maurer, Jones, A.Kuhn) 1:57.26; 300 H — 1. Dashiell 53.15; 1,600 — 1. Burnett 6:24.56; 200 — 1,600 R — 1. Marshall (Murphy, Gorrell, Jones, E.Kuhn) 4:34.4.
At Farmersburg
Cloverdale 99, North Central 22
100 H — Gray (C) 16.37; 100 — Diddle (C) 13.59; 1,600 — Mil (C) 6:05; 400 — Oetken (C) 1:05.34; 300 H — Shrum (C) 59.46; 800 — Monnett (C) 2:45; 200 — Tate (C) 29.09; 3,200 — Monnett (C) 14.08; SP — A.Evans (NC) 26-6.5; D — B.Evans (NC) 78-8; LJ — Manning (C) 11-7; HJ — Oetken (C) 4-8; 400 R — Cloverdale 56.97; 1,600 R — Cloverdale 4:59, 3,200 R — Cloverdale 11:23.
BOYS
At Farmersburg
Team scores — Cloverdale 96, North Central 44, Union 5.
110 H — Warren (C) 15.90; 100 — Brumfield (C) 11.76; 1,600 — Smith (C) 4:57; 400 — Brumfield (C) 54.60; 300 H — Smith (C) 43.24; 800 — Waycott (C) 2:20.59; 200 — Warren (C) 23.97; 3,200 — Danner (NC) 11:09; SP — Morgan (NC) 35-4.5; D — Stout (C) 120-0; LJ — Rexroat (C) 16-10; HJ — Warren (C) 5-4; 400 R — Cloverdale 47.47; 1,600 R — Cloverdale 4:03; 3,200 R — Cloverdale 10.51.
Monday
At Brazil
BOYS
Terre Haute South 81, Northview 51
HJ — Nic Jaeger (THS) 6-6, Patrick Durcholz (N) 6-0, Tyler Seibert (THS) 5-6; D — Nic Keller (THS) 146-10.5, Andrew Davis (N) 112-7.25, Ethan Stewart (N) 106-0.25; LJ — Seibert (THS) 19-11.25, Tony Bishop (THS) 18-0.25, Levi Brown (N) 17.7.25; PV — Durcholz (N) 12-1, Derik Whalen (THS) 12-0, Will Howard (THS) 11-6; SP — Jordan Montgomery (THS) 45-6, Jesse Miller (N) 44-4.5, Stewart (N) 44-3; 3,200 R — Northview 9:19.54, South 9:26.80; 110 H — Jeremy Patterson (THS) 15.98, Durcholz (N) 18.00, Alex Cole (THS) 18.42; 100 — Bishop (THS) 11.88, Garrett McKenzie (N) 12.03, Ian Newton (THS) 12.12; 1,600 — Nic Yocom (N) 4:36.60, Jacob Decker (THS) 4:59.10, Isaac Wonderlin (THS) 5:06.30; 400 R — South 46.20, Northview 47.10; 400 — Seibert (THS) 50.91, Devin Cooksey (N) 53.95, Stewart Dagnon (THS) 54.04; 800 — Yocom (N) 2:03.60, Damon Hyatt (N) 2:04.60, Matt Barley (THS) 2:07.20; 300 IH — Patterson (THS) 41.82, Ian Heffner (N) 45.43, Cole (THS) 45.86; 200 — Bishop (THS) 23.92, Heffner (N) 24.54, Brown (N) 24.69; 3,200 — Devon Fuson (THS) 10:23.20, Dominic Fields (THS) 11:24.40, Kyle Jackson (THS) 11:34.50; 1,600 R — South 3:36.6, Northview 3:45.8.
GIRLS
Terre Haute South 97, Northview 34
HJ — Tori Goethel (THS) 5-0, Brittany Pink (THS) 4-10, Brooke Deighton (N) 4-6.1; D — Alexus Bex (N) 98-0, Kylie Fendrick (THS) 94-8; Gabby Jett (THS) 94-5; LJ — Leeanna Knight (N) 15-8, Emani Tatum (THS) 13-7, Tamarrah Pitt (THS) 12-5; PV — Morgan Holt (N) 7-6, Deighton (N) 7-0; SP — Jett (THS) 30-0, Fendrick (THS) 29-11.5, Bex (N) 29-4.25; 3,200 R — South 11:14.39; 100 H — Gracie Geswein (N) 17.38, Nikki Kelty (THS) 18.47, Pitt (THS) 19.53; 100 — Knight (N) 13.48, Tatum (THS) 13.75, Andrea Schultz (N) 14.29; 1,600 — Nikki Thiede (THS) 5:25.50, Rachel Stephens (THS) 5:49.20, Natalie Shanks (THS) 5:59.20; 400 R — South 54.20, Northview 55.20; 400 — Kaylee Ellis (THS) 1:04.80, Fendrick (THS) 1:05.50, Molly Nasser (THS) 1:05.60; 800 — Allyson Johnson (THS) 2:46.90, Cassidy Wood (THS) 2:49.50, Sami Holmes (THS) 2:50.10; 300 LH — Tasia Brewer (THS) 50.15, Geswein (N) 51.23, Kelty (THS) 54.29; 200 — Pitt (THS) 29.43, Alex Smith (THS) 29.44, Mari Bennett (THS) 29.55; 3,200 — Thiede (THS) 12:41.0, Stephens (THS) 12:42.0, Shanks (THS) 13:25.9; 1,600 R — South 4:22.7, Northview 4:56.0.
High School
PREP ROUNDUP: Torbert homers twice in Knights’ win
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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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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Pairings drawn for high school softball sectionals
The IHSAA announced Thursday its pairings for the 2013 sectional softball tournament slated for May 20-25.
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North boys make it three consecutive Vigo County golf titles
Terre Haute North made it three in a row in Vigo County boys high school golf championship action Wednesday at Hulman Links.
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PREP ROUNDUP: Wolf homers as North baseball wins 16th game
Terre Haute North erupted for seven runs in the third inning on its way to routing visiting White River Valley 14-1 in 41⁄2 innings of high school baseball Wednesday afternoon at Don Jennings Field.
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Northview's Carter strikes out 19 in 10-inning win against South Vermillion
Northview’s Taylor Carter and South Vermillion’s Daphne Dunegan locked into a 10-inning all-star softball pitching duel Tuesday night at Northview High School.
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PREP BASEBALL ROUNDUP: South Vermillion 4-0 in WIC after 4-3 win at Northview
Jordan Branz won his ninth game of the season, scattering six hits over eight innings to lead South Vermillion to a 4-3 victory at Northview in a Western Indiana Conference battle.
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Thompson going into Indiana High School Football Hall of Fame
Former Terre Haute North High School standout Anthony Thompson is the newest member of the Indiana High School Football Hall of Fame.
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