TERRE HAUTE —
Five Indiana State track and field athletes are preparing for the NCAA Outdoor Championships that begin Wednesday at Drake University.
Felisha Johnson, Mary Theisen and Stacia Weatherford represent the women’s team, while Brandon Pounds and Greggmar Swift will compete for the ISU men.
Johnson is in her second national finals, and in two events for the second time. After placing 18th in shot put and fouling on all her hammer throws last year, she competes this season in shot put and discus.
Theisen, a transfer from Winona State, was the 2011 Division II discus champion after placing eighth in the same event in 2010. She’ll compete in shot put this week but narrowly missed qualifying in discus.
Weatherford is competing in her first finals after qualifying in the 400-meter hurdles. She was seventh in that event and 16th in the 110-meter hurdles in the 2010 junior national championships.
Swift, a 2011 World University Games competitor for Barbados, has qualified in the men’s 110-meter high hurdles; he placed ninth in that event in the World University Games.
Pounds will compete in men’s hammer throw. He was 19th in the nation in shot put in 2010 before missing the 2011 season with an injury.
Women’s discus begins at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, with women’s 400-meter hurdles at 9:30 p.m. that day. The 110-meter men’s high hurdles semifinals are 7:50 p.m. Thursday, while men’s hammer and women’s shot put are Friday at 3 p.m. and 6 p.m. respectively.
The meet will be streamed live, with Wednesday events on NCAA.com and events Thursday through Saturday on ESPN3.com. ESPNU will also televise Saturday’s events live beginning at 1 p.m.
Baseball
• Burnam selected — At Eugene, Ore., Kyle Burnam of Indiana State was selected to the all-regional team after the Sycamores’ performances Friday and Saturday.
Burnam batted .400 in two games, going 2 for 5 with a double, two runs, two walks and a stolen base as the Sycamores lost to Cal State Fullerton and Austin Peay. The four-year starter from Marshall finished his ISU career with 215 games, 203 starts, 241 hits, 38 doubles, 157 runs, 121 RBIs, 120 walks and a .309 batting average. His walk total is fourth-best in ISU history.
He is the 15th ISU baseball player to earn all-regional honors.
NCAA all-regional selections
1979 — Wallace Johnson, 2B; 1983 — Brian Dorsett, C; 1984 — Blaise Ilsley, P; 1986 — Jeff Buell, 1B, Mike Lexa, 2B, Boi Rodriguez, 3B, Mike Eberle, C and Paul Quinzer, P; 1987 — Dan Roman, SS; 1989 — Mitch Hannahs, 2B, and Larry Russell, OF; 1995 — Todd Tatlock, DH, Jeff Leaman, P, and Brad Finken, P; 2012 — Kyle Burnam, OF.
• Post 346 juniors win twice — At Muncie, the Wayne Newton Post 346 junior team won a pair of games Sunday, downing Muncie 14-3 in five innings and beating Attica 3-2.
Nick Prevo had three hits and Greg Hannum, Jacob Johnson, Derrick Bennett, Austin Hicks and Jonathan Eilbracht two each against Muncie, with Cody Brock and Jack Harbaugh combining for a two-hit pitching performance.
Against Attica, Hicks allowed three hits in six innings and Timmy Herrin got two strikeouts for a seventh-inning save. Hannum and Brock had two hits each and Johnson the game-winning RBI double.
Other team members are Nick Long, Lane Dransfield and Denim Matchett. David Hannum is manager.
Golf
• Two compete — At Indianapolis, two Wabash Valley players competed Monday in the Indiana Golf Foundation MD Tour event at Morningstar Golf Club.
William Martin of Perrysville was second in boys 13-14, shooting a 7-over-par 79 to finish one shot behind Justin Egelske of Fishers.
Lex Anderson of Terre Haute was 16th in the same division, shooting 119.
Softball
• Valley shut out — No Wabash Valley players were selected for the Illinois Super 60 tournament June 10 at Peoria, although two of their conference rivals will be playing.
Marlee Sulsberger of Flora will be on the Grey All-Stars and Rachel Huggins of Mt. Zion on the Blue All-Stars.
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Post 346 rebounds to win Terre Haute Invitational
It’s an interesting dance that Wayne Newton Post 346 and Evansville Pate Post 265 have developed in American Legion baseball’s Terre Haute Invitational, and the last waltz was saved for the host team Sunday.
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METRO ROUNDUP: Wayne Newton 2-1 on young season
Wayne Newton Post 346 improved to 2-1 in American Legion baseball with a late 8-3 victory over Effingham on Thursday night.
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Rex looking to return to pitching dominance Sunday against Springfield
During a 7-1 start and franchise-best seven-game winning streak, Terre Haute Rex pitching was the catalyst. Through eight games, the Rex led the Prospect League with an earned-run average of 1.11.
Even after giving up 10 runs Friday night in a 10-6 loss to the Quincy Gems, the Rex (7-2) are still the league leader in ERA at 2.09. -
FROM TERRE HAUTE TO THE MAJOR LEAGUES: Former Scamore hurlers doing well in White Sox system
Brian Omogrosso was promoted to Chicago and appeared in 11 games. The big right-hander compiled a 5.14 earned-run average in 14 innings of relief. He struck out 14 and walked seven.
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PREP ROUNDUP: Rockville wins baseball sectional
Rockville won its own Class A sectional in high school baseball Tuesday, defeating Covington 10-4 in the rain-delayed championship game.
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RAMBLIN’ RECK: Each lead change made Indy a thrill
The 97th running of the Indianapolis 500 and will be remembered as one of the best races in recent history.
It won’t be memorable for a close finish but rather for a record 68 lead changes and 14 different drivers taking their turn at the front of the pack.
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West Vigo back on top of Class 3A baseball sectional
West Vigo won its sectional with a 6-4 victory over South Vermillion on a rainy night at Dick Ballinger Field.
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METRO ROUNDUP: Rose-Hulman's Evans honored as Great Lakes' top athlete
Rose-Hulman senior Liz Evans earned her fifth career NCAA Division III Great Lakes Region Field Athlete of the Year honor, according to results released Wednesday by the U.S. Cross Country and Track and Field Coaches Association.
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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. -
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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Indiana State baseball series canceled
Heavy rain from Thursday through Saturday has forced Indiana State and Tennessee Martin to cancel their three-game weekend baseball series in northwest Tennessee.
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METRO ROUNDUP: Rose-Hulman baseball to play DePauw on Thursday after Tuesday's rain
The Rose-Hulman baseball team has rescheduled its non-conference game with DePauw to Thursday night.
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Vigo County Youth Soccer Association to host Indiana Soccer Cup Games
The Vigo County Youth Soccer Association will welcome more than 7,000 people to its Springhill Drive facility through two tournaments in the next five weeks.
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METRO ROUNDUP: North, South well-represented on All-Star teams
Two Terre Haute schools, two Terre Haute coaches and four Terre Haute All-Stars.
When it comes to the 21st Annual North-South All-Star Classic on April14 at Rose-Hulman, it would be hard to discern any North-South bias.
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Wabash baseball tops Rose-Hulman
Wabash College scored two runs in the third inning and two in the fifth to top Rose-Hulman 4-1 in non-conference baseball Wednesday afternoon.
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METRO ROUNDUP: Rose-Hulman swimmer places 17th in NCAA championships
Rose-Hulman freshman Orion Martin missed honorable-mention All-America honors by just one position at the NCAA Division III swimming national championships Friday.
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Rose-Hulman swimmers flying to nationals
Rose-Hulman swimmers John Craig Huster and Orion Martin have qualified for the Division III national meet in the 100 butterfly
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Metro Sports: Anderson, Smith earn all-state honors
Nicole Anderson and Rhagan Smith have earned girls basketball all-state honors.
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Mid-West Archery, Whitetail Deer Expo Jan. 12
Wintertime blues getting you down? Hunting season over, lose that cabin fever and come visit us at the Mid-West Archery and Whitetail Deer Expo. Vendors will have on display quality hand made crafts, ATVs, new trucks, log cabin, taxidermy and many other must see vendors.
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METRO ROUNDUP: Rose-Hulman to offer video webcasts
Rose-Hulman has partnered with Stretch Internet to provide free video webcasts for the remainder of its 2012-13 basketball season, beginning with the men’s game against Anderson at 7:30 tonight in Hulbert Arena.
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METRO ROUNDUP: USAC releases 2013 Action Track dates
U.S. Auto Club early race schedules have been released for next year, including dates at the Terre Haute Action Track and other tracks in the area.
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County hears ambulance contract proposals
Representatives of three Vigo County fire departments want to change language in a contract before any company is selected as the county’s 911 emergency care provider.
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METRO ROUNDUP: ISU signs golfer from Florida
A four-time county champion who won 41 of her 42 high school golf matches has signed her national letter-of-intent to attend Indiana State, beginning with the fall 2013 semester, according to Indiana State women’s coach Greg Towne.
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Website repair means hunters should buy licenses now to hunt this weekend
Buying a hunting license early is generally a wise idea, but it’s essential for those who have yet to buy a license and want to hunt upland game species such as pheasant, quail and rabbit this weekend.
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Vigo County Jail Log: Oct. 31, 2012
The following individuals were booked into the Vigo County Jail by area law enforcement on Monday and Tuesday, based on jail records.
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RESTAURANT INSPECTONS: Oct. 29, 2012
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METRO ROUNDUP: Honey Creek wins boys tennis county title
Honey Creek won the team championship in the Vigo County middle school tennis tournament Saturday morning at Sarah Scott and Rea Park courts.
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PREP ROUNDUP: VanSchoyck runs for IHSAA-record 511 yards
North Central running back Chase VanSchoyck broke the Indiana High School Athletic Association rushing record with a 511-yard performance as the Thunderbirds defeated host Riverton Parke 67-0 in football Friday.
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Metro roundup: Rose announces Hall of Fame selections
Rose-Hulman announced this week that it will induct five new members into its Athletic Hall of Fame on Oct. 6 in the Sports and Recreation Center.
Zack Johnson (1998), Jennifer (Krause) Lawrence (2002), James McTaggart (1895), Rob Nichols (1999) and David Yeager (1968) will be added to the shrine prior to the football matchup with Bluffton University. - More Local Interest Headlines
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