KOKOMO —
The Wayne Newton Post 346 junior American Legion baseball team advanced to the state finals on Sunday, beating host Kokomo Post 6 7-3 in the regional championship game.
Cody Brock pitched a complete game with nine strikeouts, Lane Dransfield capped a 3-for-3 day with a tie-breaking RBI and Greg Hannum followed that hit with another that drove in two runs in a decisive fifth-inning rally.
The team returns to Kokomo for the state finals, beginning with a 5 p.m. game Thursday against Newburgh Post 44.
In other baseball:
• North 12s win, advance — At Elkhart, the Terre Haute North 12-year-olds beat Jasper 14-4 in Little League state tournament pool play Monday and moved into the single-elimination quarterfinal round.
North broke open the game with a seven-run second inning, then got homers from Chris Taylor and Colten Panaranto in the third to finish first in its pool with a 2-1 record. After an opening win over Dyer, North lost to Ben Davis on Sunday.
North plays New Castle at 3 p.m. today.
Terre Haute North 14, Jasper 4 — For North, Colten Panaranto was 4 for 4 with a 2-run homer; Evan Funkhouser and Chance Cooper were both 3 for 4; Blade Pittman was 2 for 3 with a double; Chris Taylor was 1 for 1 with a homer; Avery Briddick and Brandon O’Neal were both 1 for 1; and Jason Mundell and Parker Bray were 1 for 2 and 1 for 3 respectively, each with a double.
• North 11s fall — At Greenwood, the Terre Haute North 11-year-olds lost 11-8 to Jasper in Little League state tournament play Monday, although it was an out-of-pool game that meant nothing to North’s advancement to the quarterfinals.
North begins single-elimination play at 5:30 p.m. today against Valparaiso. Games are being played at Franklin Township Little League.
Jasper 11, Terre Haute North 8 — For North, Cayman Hayes was 2 for 3 with a 2-run homer, Jake Lautenschlager was 2 for 4 with a 2-run homer, Max Glotzbach was 2 for 3 and Chris Nidiffer was 1 for 3 with a double.
• Sonic Braves finish on high note — At Indianapolis, the Terre Haute South Sonic Braves won all five of their games last week to win the 15u championship of the West Indy Baseball Bash.
The team finished 40-12 for the spring — as the Terre Haute South freshman team — and summer seasons.
Terre Haute South Sonic Braves — Cam Clark, Mitchell Clinkenbeard, Jeff Davignon, Mark Drake, Logan Flack, Timmy Hayes, Matt Hinkle, John McCue, Ryen Millsap, Marvin Pitt, Jordan Ralston, Conner Shipley, Spence Tofaute and Jared Wolfe. Coaches are Shane Abrell, Cole Vicars, Chad Chrisman and Nick Arnold.
• Bombers 4, Rex 3, 13 innings — At Huntingburg, a bases-loaded wild pitch in the bottom of the 13th inning late Sunday gave host Dubois County a victory over the Terre Haute Rex in Prospect League play.
The Bombers tied the game with single runs in the eighth and 12th innings and snapped a four-game winning streak for the Rex. Terre Haute still has a three and one-half game lead in the second-half West Division standings.
Two of the Indiana State players on the Bombers were instrumental in all four Dubois County runs. Jeff Zahn singled and scored in the second inning and again in the eighth, Landon Curry’s two-out single tied the game in the bottom of the 12th and Zahn’s fourth hit of the game loaded the bases in the 13th.
The Rex play tonight at Hannibal.
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Robinson, Oltman (8), Blount (8), Manering (12), Dove (13) and Norwood, Bowles; Sapp, Kudrecki (8), Green (9), Simpson (13) and Conner. W — Simpson, 5-2. L — Manering, 2-5.
Highlights — For the Rex, Patrick Chandler was 2 for 4 with a double, a run and an RBI; Nick Johnson was 2 for 5; and Kyle Kempf was 2 for 6. For the Bombers, Jeff Zahn was 4 for 7 with 2 runs and Landon Curry was 2 for 7 with an RBI.
Next — The Terre Haute Rex (13-5 second half) play today at Hannibal. Dubois County (8-10 second half) plays today at Danville.
• Manaea picked — Indiana State’s Sean Manaea has been named the starting pitcher for the West Division in the Cape Cod League all-star game Saturday at Harwich Point, Mass.
Manaea, pitching for the Hyannis Harbor Hawks, leads the CCL in innings pitched (37 2/3) and strikeouts (66) and has allowed just six walks and 18 hits. He has a 3.1 record and a 1.67 earned run average (third in the league).
Auto racing
• Darland, Jones win — At Putnamville, Levi Jones and Dave Darland were winners Sunday in the final Indiana Sprint Week race at Lincoln Park Speedway.
Darland won his heat and led the final four turns to win the 30-lap feature with Kevin Thomas Jr. second and Bryan Clauson third. Shane Cottle led the first 26 laps and finished fourth.
Darland won for the second time in the U.S. Auto Club event, the only driver to win twice in the seven-race series this year.
Jones was fast qualifier, won his heat, placed fifth in the feature and won the Indiana Sprint Week title for the fourth time, tying him with Kevin Thomas for most wins in the event.
Jones placed in the top 10 in all seven races. His car owner, Tony Stewart, was on hand to watch the action postponed from last Thursday.
Jon Stanbrough remains the leader in the USAC sprint point totals, leading Jones by six points going into weekend action in Ohio.
Chase Stockon of Sullivan had his worst finish, 21st in the main. He finished sixth in the ISW final totals and is 10th in the sprint point totals.
Sunday's results
Fast qualifier — Levi Jones.
Heat winners — Jones, Bryan Clauson, Shane Cottle, Dave Darland, Jon Sciscoe (semi).
Feature — Darland, Kevin Thomas Jr., Clauson, Cottle, Jones, Jon Stanbrough, Coleman Gulick, Hunter Schuerenberg, Jonathan Hendrick, Thomas Meseraull, Daron Clayton, Chad Boespflug, Jeff Bland Jr., Chris Windom, C.J. Leary, Robert Ballou, Chris Gurley, Damion Gardner, Sciscoe, Chase Stockon, A.J. Hopkins, Jace Vander Weerd, Jerry Coons Jr., Tracy Hines, Richard Vander Weerd.
Final ISW point totals — Jones 391, Clauson 384, Stanbrough 371, Darland 352, Coons 288, Stockon 279, Schuerenberg 267, Thomas 260, Gardner 254, Cottle 217.
USAC sprint leaders — Stanbrough 1,138, Jones 1,132, Darland 1,047, Clauson 952, Gardner 950, Hines 880, Schuerenberg 833, Ballou 824, Thomas 817, Thomas 810.
Local Interest
METRO ROUNDUP: Brock hurls complete game as Post 346 advances to finals
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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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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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