GREENCASTLE —
Playing indoors at DePauw University’s tennis facility because of rain Tuesday, Terre Haute South earned the right to advance into today’s IHSAA regional championship match by blanking Crawfordsville 5-0 in the semifinal round.
Meanwhile, Fountain Central defeated Northview 4-1 in the other semifinal match, which took place at Crawfordsville. Singles and doubles results from that match were not available to the Tribune-Star.
That means South and Fountain Central will square off for the regional title at 4:45 p.m. today at Crawfordsville High School.
In the state singles tournament, Terre Haute North senior Tate Egan knocked off Greencastle’s Landon Miller 6-0, 6-0 at DePauw. Egan (17-4) will play again today at 4:45 p.m. at Crawfordsville, weather permitting.
Terre Haute South 5, Crawfordsville 0
Singles — Nathan Bogle (THS) def. Dane Baldwin 6-1, 6-0; Krishan Kumar (THS) def. Seth Lewis 6-1, 6-1; Alex Barksdale (THS) def. Amit Nag 6-1, 6-0.
Doubles — Scott Kellar-Reed Crawford (THS) def. Logan Hayes-George Go 6-3, 6-3; Luke Yeagley-Trace Harruff (THS) def. Juan Huesca-Tanner Laughlin 6-1, 6-0.
Next — South (14-3) will take on Fountain Central for the regional championship at 4:45 p.m. today at Crawfordsville.
Cross country
Girls
• West Vigo 18, Paris (Ill.) 37 — At West Vigo, Acetha Tolerson finished first individually (23 minutes, 15 seconds) and helped the Vikings finish their regular season with a victory.
West Vigo 18, Paris (Ill.) 37
Top 10 — Acetha Tolerson (WV) 23:15, Taylor Bunch (WV) 23:16, Shaelynn White (WV) 23:55, Shelby Sparks (WV) 24:35, Kahrissa Hissenbothem (P) 25:22, Valerie Lau (P) 26:14, Taylor Smith (P) 26:40, Katy Jones (WV) 26:46, Kelsey Keller (P) 27:23, Alessa Sollars (P) 28:16.
Next — West Vigo will compete in the sectional next Tuesday at the LaVern Gibson Championship Course.
Boys
• West Vigo 15, Paris (Ill.) 49 — At West Vigo, the Vikings had the top six places — led by winner Jonah Eckert — in closing their regular season on a high note.
West Vigo 15, Paris (Ill.) 49
Top 10 — Jonah Eckert (WV) 18:40, Derek Braun (WV) 19:20, Austin Romanelly (WV) 19:42, Brody Donnelly (WV) 20:01, Blake Benefiel (WV) 20:08, Jacob Weir (WV) 20:22, Ryan Coffman (P) 21:02, Clayton O’Neal (WV) 21:03, Shawn Wycoff (WV) 21:12, Alex Elmore (P) 21:19.
Next — West Vigo will participate in the sectional next Tuesday at the LaVern Gibson Championship Course.
Volleyball
• North Knox 3, Sullivan 1 — At Bicknell, Bailee Powell had 12 kills for the visiting Golden Arrows in a 17-25, 25-22, 25-23, 25-16 loss.
Sullivan 25 22 23 16
North Knox 17 25 25 25
Highlights — For Sullivan, Bailee Powell had 12 kills, 6 digs and 2 points; Abigail Hornback had 11 kills, 17 digs and 11 points; Taylor Shake had 24 assists, 10 points, 9 digs and 3 aces; Jackie Bezy had 5 kills; and Jaleigh Gilham ahd 18 digs, 8 points and 2 aces.
Record — Sullivan fell to 10-18.
• Riverton Parke 3, Fountain Central 0 — At Mecca, Riverton Parke clinched the Wabash River Conference championship by winning 25-7, 25-12, 25-14 in its “Breast Cancer Awareness” game.
Fountain Central 7 12 14
Riverton Parke 25 25 25
Highlights — For Riverton Parke, Sara Dickey had 18 kills, 5 points, 3 blocks and 3 digs; Kenzie Pollard had 29 assists, 5 points, 2 aces and 2 digs; Kelly Combs had 15 points, 9 digs, 6 aces and 2 kills; Paige Yando had 11 points, 5 kills and 4 digs; Rachel Austin had 11 points, 5 kills, 4 digs and 2 aces; and Shelby Benell had 6 points and 2 kills.
JV — Riverton Parke won in 3 games.
Freshmen — Riverton Parke won in 2 games.
Next — Riverton Parke (21-4 overall, 7-0 WRC) will serve as host for the Riverton Parke Invitational on Saturday.
• Eastern Greene 3, Clay City 0 — At Clay City, Halli Brewer posted eight kills and 16 digs and Emmie Kittle dished out 21 assists for the host Eels in a 25-16, 25-16, 25-19 loss.
Eastern Greene 25 25 25
Clay City 16 16 19
Highlights — For Clay City, Halli Brewer had 8 kills, 16 digs and 3 blocks; Emmie Kittle had 21 assists and 6 digs; Callie Dayhuff had 13 digs, 7 kills and 2 aces; Claire Miller had 11 digs; Chloe Kittle had 19 digs and 3 kills; and Alyssa Yocom had 12 digs.
JV — Clay City won 15-25, 25-19, 15-12.
Next — Clay City will compete Saturday in the Cascade Invitational.
• Rockville 3, North Vermillion 0 — At Cayuga, the visiting Rox got 15 kills from Raeann Sutherlin in posting a 25-14, 25-21, 25-17 Wabash River Conference triumph.
Rockville 25 25 25
North Vermillion 14 21 17
Highlights — For Rockville, Raeann Sutherlin had 15 kills and 14 digs; Emma Riffe had 8 kills, 17 assists and 16 digs; Jenifer Lee had 7 kills, 13 digs, 12 assists and 2 aces; Morgan Black had 17 digs; and DonaMarie Kelley had 6 aces.
JV — Rockville won 25-17, 21-25, 15-11.
Records — Rockville was 15-12 overall and 5-1 in the WRC after this match.
Monday
At Covington
Riverton Parke 25 15 25 25
Covington 16 25 18 17
Next — Riverton Parke (20-4, 6-0 WRC) played Fountain Central on Tuesday.
High School
PREP ROUNDUP: South wins boys tennis regional semi
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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.
The Patriots knew it was coming, but they couldn’t do anything to stop it. -
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.
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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.
The Patriots shot 161 to edge Terre Haute South with 165. West Vigo carded 222. -
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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PREP ROUNDUP: South tennis wins against Oldenburg Academy
Playing on Ben Davis’ courts, Terre Haute South pulled out a 4-1 victory over Oldenburg Academy in girls high school tennis Tuesday.
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Multiple records fall in Big Four track meet
Terre Haute North dominated the girls competition, as expected, and Terre Haute South’s boys edged the host Patriots in what turned out to be a rain-soaked Big Four Classic high school track and field meet Saturday at North.
Despite the less-than-ideal weather, North’s girls set four meet records in compiling 132.5 points, outdistancing the runner-up Braves, who had 63.5. -
Four teams still in running for Big Four baseball crown
The 2013 Big Four baseball tournament was going to last longer than Saturday anyway, thanks to a schedule change this season.
Thanks to steady rain at Terre Haute North, it will last even longer than planned.
Terre Haute South beat West Vigo 2-0 in Saturday morning’s first game, and the second contest between Northview and the host Patriots was halted in the top of the third inning as the field became unplayable. -
South takes Big Four softball title as field gets sloppy
Terre Haute South captured the water-logged Big Four high school softball championship Saturday with a 1-1-1 record. That’s right, there is a tie.
With the Terre Haute North JV field getting slicker and dangerous by the inning, the final game of the tournament was called after seven complete innings with South and Northview tied 8-8. -
PREP ROUNDUP: North, South finish in middle of MIC pack at tennis championships
Terre Haute South finished fourth and Terre Haute North fifth Saturday at Ben Davis in the Metropolitan Interscholastic Conference girls high school tennis tournament.
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Hicks shuts down South to salvage split for North
The longer the high school baseball games went Friday night at Terre Haute South, the clearer one fact became.
Austin Hicks was not coming off the mound for Terre Haute North. - More High School Headlines
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