COLUMBUS —
Riley’s 12-year-olds won the United States Specialty Sports Association Class AA state baseball tournament at Columbus, completing a 5-0 weekend with a win over Greene County’s Sandlot Spartans in the championship game.
Riley beat the Lafayette Harrison Raiders 9-1 and the Tipton Young Guns 10-2 in pool play on Saturday, then downed the Franklin Grizzly Cubs 12-4 and the Hendricks County Hurricane 10-6 to reach the championship game.
Sandlot Spartans 010 001 — 2 4 3
Riley 200 30x — 5 6 0
WP — Benji Downs. LP — Allen.
Highlights — For Riley, Caleb Cannon was 2 for 2 with a double, winning pitcher Benji Downs was 2 for 3 with 2 RBIs and walked just 1 in 6 innings, and Eli Harden had a double and an RBI.
Next — Riley plays in its own Riley Invitational beginning Thursday.
Team members — Conner Brown, Cannon, Tate Cooper, Billy Davignon, Downs, Gabriel Foust, Shane Garner, Harden, Will Hayes, Lukas Johnson, Greg Schultz. Manager is Tim Hayes, coaches are Tim Downs and Dan Cook.
• WRV pitcher is MVP — At Indianapolis, Ethan Sparks of White River Valley pitched a complete-game shutout with seven strikeouts and drove in the only run with a seventh-inning single Sunday as the South team beat the North 1-0 in the Class 1A junior game of the Indiana Elite All-Star Showcase.
Eight games were played at Decatur Central High School during the weekend with recent high school juniors and seniors playing North-South games in each of four classes.
Sparks was named Most Valuable Player of the 1A junior game.
• Seniors compete — The following result was reported from Terre Haute Men’s Senior League play.
Yankees 010 002 011 — 5 12 2
Cardinals 000 300 100 — 4 9 1
K.Volkers and J.Stephens, A.Nielsen (6); C.Swaner and D.Hutchens.
Highlights — For the Volkers Group Yankees, Kyle Volkers struck out 15 batters, Mike Hughes had 3 hits and John Bragg singled and scored the winning run in the top of the 9th. Chris Swaner had 2 doubles for the Cardinals.
Golf
• Grandson wins “Mark’s Memorial” — At Mark’s Par Three, Adam LaGrange shot a 60 to win the boys 16-19 division of the “Mark’s Memorial” junior tournament sponsored by the Riley Lions on Sunday.
It’s the eighth annual tournament for the Riley Lions, now named in honor of the late Mark LaGrange — Adam’s grandfather.
Other winners were Andrew Granda, who shot 65 for a 20-stroke win in boys 11-13; Braxton McIntyre in boys 14-15; Justin Pruiett in boys 10-under; Carson Smith in girls 14-15; Megan Ramer in girls 11-13; and Gabriella Bonilla in girls 10-under. Boys 10 and under and all the girls played just nine holes.
Boys 16-19
60 — Adam LaGrange
65 — Ryan Baker
66 — Brendan O’Connell
67 — Dante Bagnoche
68 — Andrew Behnke
69 — Zach Thomas
70 — Mario Foradori
78 — Nathan Bashaw
79 — Ethan Caldwell
83 — Tate Egan
95 — Cody Steele
Boys 14-15
77 — Braxton McIntyre
83 — Dominic DeSantis
84 — Justin Wilson
Boys 11-13
65 — Andrew Granda
85 — Mason Boes
96 — Jalen Satterfield, Clayton Buck
98 — Luke Weaver
99 — Sam Bowen
138 — Zander Johnson
WD — Garrison Gottsche
Boys 10-under
46 — Justin Pruiett
63 — Blaize Stinnett, Hayden Hughes
Girls 14-15
58 — Carson Smith
62 — Kelli Carney
Girls 11-13
39 — Megan Ramer
51 — Morgan Finney
52 — Layla Ahmadi
58 — Emily Wright
59 — Sarah Behnke
Girls 10-under
66 — Gabriella Bonilla
68 — Aurora Bonilla
WD — Kyar McVey
• Tattoo Tournament — At the Country Club of Terre Haute, Fred and Becky Barth and Lou and Jan Harmening won their respective divisions Sunday in the annual Tattoo Tournament.
Net
9 under — Fred and Becky Barth
5 under — John and Phyllis White
Gross
7 over — Lou and Jan Harmening
11 over — Bill and Joyce Burdine
Skill awards
Straight drive — P.White (women, No. 8), F.Barth (men, No. 18)
Closest to pin — B.Burdine (men, No. 10), Caroline Unger (women, No. 16)
Auto racing
• Darland, Stanbrough win — Dave Darland and Jon Stanbrough were winners in U.S. Auto Club weekend sprint car races in Wisconsin.
At Sun Prairie, Darland led all the way to win Sunday’s 30-lap main with Chris Windom second and Stanbrough third at Angell Park Speedway.
At Wilmot, Stanbrough won his heat on Saturday and passed Kevin Thomas Jr. on the 28th lap to win the 30-lap feature at Wilmot Raceway. Thomas led 20 laps and was second.
Stanbrough regained first place in the USAC sprint point totals and has a 26-point lead over Levi Jones going into the first Indiana Sprint Week race on July 13.
Chase Stockon finished eighth and 12th in the two features.
Saturday’s results
Fast qualifier — Kevin Thomas Jr.
Heat winners — Hunter Schuerenberg, Jerry Coons Jr., Jon Stanbrough.
Feature — Stanbrough, Thomas, Shane Cottle, Levi Jones, Damion Gardner, Chris Windom, Darren Hagen, Chase Stockon, C.J. Leary, Chris Gurley, Coons, Steve Irwin, Robert Ballou, Ryan Irwin, Bret Mellenberndt.
Sunday’s results
Fast qualifier — Bryan Clauson.
Heat winners — Leary, Thomas, Tracy Hines.
Feature — Dave Darland, Windom, Stanbrough, Schuerenberg, Hagen, Jones, Hines, Ballou, Gardner, Coons, Clauson, Stockon, Thomas, Leary, Mike Hess.
USAC sprint point leaders — Stanbrough 767, Jones 741, Darland 700, Gardner 696, Hines 673.
• Clark posts win — At Putnamville, Troy Clark won the main event for super stocks in racing on Saturday at Lincoln Park Speedway.
Saturday’s results
B-main — Danny Holtsclaw.
Feature — Casey Shuman, Jeff Bland Jr., Brett Burdette, A.J. Hopkins, Scotty Weir, Brent Beauchamp, Josh Burton, Dakota Jackson, Keaton Dobbs, Josh Moffatt, Rod Henning, Mike Burkin, Rick Vaughn, Troy Link, Shawn Krockenberger.
UMP modifieds
B-main — Jason Thomas.
Feature — Brian Hayden, Richie Lex, Paul Bumgardner, Kenny Carmichael Jr., Dan Lewellen, Craig Conyer, Kenny Carmichael, Duane Lee, Carlos Bumgardner, Jeff Bland Jr.
Super stocks
B-main — Kris Starks.
Feature — Troy Clark, Slick Griffin, P.Bumgardner, Mike Cawood, Carmichael, Marty Cooper, Mike Staggs, Dustin Shoulders, Kris Starks, Steve Shecks.
Bombers
B-main — Josh Settles.
Feature — David Bumgardner, C.J. Bryan, Doug McCullough, David Wallen, Mike Fisher Jr., Blake Cross, Jeff Beggs, Tom Courtney, Josh Presley, Justin Minardo.
Local Interest
METRO ROUNDUP: Riley 12s win state championship in Columbus
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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
Restaurant inspections
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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.
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ISU-South Dakota State more than just running back showdown
Indiana State running back Shakir Bell was the National Offensive Player of the Week in the Football Championship Subdivision and his 349-yard rushing performance against Drake last Saturday was the eighth-best in FCS history.
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Terre Haute North sweeps Rox in boys tennis
Terre Haute North High School’s boys tennis team swept Rockville 5-0 on Wednesday. The Patriots earned 6-0, 6-0 sweeps in three of the matches.
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ISU's Bell gets national attention
Indiana State running back Shakir Bell was the FCS Offensive Player of the Week
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South CC runner Bertoli among the elite
Even though Jackson Bertoli lost to an Indiana runner for the first time this season Saturday in the prestigious FlashRock Invitational at Carmel, the Terre Haute South junior is considered one of the top contenders for the 2012 IHSAA boys championship in cross country.
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PREP ROUNDUP: Vigo volleyball teams victorious
Terre Haute North and West Vigo were both winners in Monday's high school volleyball action.
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METRO ROUNDUP: Mullins wins Blues at the Crossroads half-marathon
Scott Mullins crossed the finish line first in the Blues at the Crossroads half-marathon that started and ended in downtown Terre Haute on Saturday.
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Prep roundup: North boys tennis beats Silver Creek
Terre Haute North’s boys tennis team swept perennial Southern Indiana power Silver Creek 5-0 in a match played at Bloomington South High School.
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METRO ROUNDUP: Rain forces postponement of Jim Hurtubise Classic
Rain and the chance of inclement weather forced postponement of the Jim Hurtubise Classic scheduled for Saturday evening at the Terre Haute Action Track.
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