DYER —
Blade Pittman, Kendal Riley and Chance Cooper combined on a no-hitter to lead Terre Haute North to a 2-0 victory over Dyer in the first day of pool play in the Little League 11-12s state tournament on Saturday.
North scored its two runs in the bottom of the fifth inning, a two-run single by Parker Bray scoring Chris Taylor and Avery Briddick.
Dyer 000 000 — 0 0 0
TH North 000 02x — 2 5 0
TH North battery: Blade Pittman, Kendall Riley (4), Chance Cooper (6) and Colten Panaranto. W — Riley. Sv — Cooper.
Highlights — For North, Chris Taylor was 2 for 3 with a run scored; Parker Bray was 1 for 3 with 2 RBI; Colten Panaranto was 1 for 3; Evan Funkhouser was 1 for 1; Avery Briddick had a walk and run scored.
Next — TH North (1-0 in pool play) plays Ben Davis at 10 a.m. today.
In other baseball:
• Post 346 juniors win twice — At Kokomo, the Wayne Newton Post 346 junior team won its first two games in American Legion northern regional and will play for the championship today.
Post 346 defeated defending state champion Crown Point 5-4 on Friday on a game-winning hit by Lane Dransfield in the bottom of the seventh inning. Nick Prevo, Greg Hannum, Jack Harbaugh and Derrick Bennett also had RBIs. Post 346 trailed 4-2 going into the bottom of the sixth.
On Saturday, Austin Hicks pitched a complete game and Post 346 withstood a three-run seventh inning to beat the host Kokomo team 4-3. Harbaugh and Jonathan Eilbracht had run-scoring doubles for the winners.
Auto racing
• Thomas prevails — At Bloomington, Kevin Thomas Jr. was a double winner in Indiana Sprint Week action Friday at Bloomington Speedway.
Thomas won the semi and led the final 25 laps to win the 30-lap feature to become the fifth different winner in Sprint Week races. Dave Darland won his heat, led the first five laps of the main and finished second.
Chase Stockon qualified fifth fastest in the 43-car field and was sixth in the feature. He ranked seventh in ISW points going into the final two races at Haubstadt and Putnamville.
Jon Stanbrough was the leader in U.S. Auto Club sprint totals while Levi Jones was first in ISW points.
Friday’s results
Fast qualifier — Shane Cottle.
Heat winners — Scotty Weir (qualifying race), Hunter Schuerenberg, Brent Beauchamp, Dave Darland, Jon Sciscoe, Kevin Thomas Jr. (semi).
Feature — Thomas, Darland, Beauchamp, Jerry Coons Jr., Bryan Clauson, Chase Stockon, Jon Stanbrough, Levi Jones, Cottle, Robert Ballou, Bobby East, Daron Clayton, Chad Boespflug, Darren Hagen, Damion Gardner.
Local Interest
METRO ROUNDUP: North LL gets no-hitter to open 11-12 state tourney
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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.
The start time remains 7 p.m. for the single nine-inning game that was originally scheduled for today. Tuesday’s scheduled Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference game at Anderson was moved to Sunday because of rain. -
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.
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. -
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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METRO ROUNDUP: USAC points leader Levi Jones out for season
Levi Jones, the five-time and reigning United States Auto Club (USAC) National Sprint Car champion, will undergo season-ending surgery on Tuesday to repair two herniated discs in his neck. While a full recovery is expected, the 12-week rehabilitation period will not allow for Jones to finish out the 2012 season, where he has competed in the USAC AMSOIL Sprint Car and TRAXXAS Silver Crown divisions for Tony Stewart Racing (TSR).
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