Sullivan — Terre Haute South lost just three games as they easily blanked Sullivan 5-0 in a boys high school tennis match played at Sullivan City Park on Thursday.
South singles players Tyler Howe (No. 2), Eric Fair (No. 3) and No. 1 doubles Raymond Montgomery and Cameron Crawford did not lose a game.
Terre Haute South 5, Sullivan 0
Singles — Torey Fox (THS) def. Matthew Sheffler 6-3, 6-0; Tyler Howe (THS) def. Ryan Arnett 6-0, 6-0; Eric Fair (THS) def. Danny Lighthizer 6-0, 6-0.
Doubles — Raymond Montgomery-Cameron Crawford (THS) def. Miles Thompson-Matthew Migliorini 6-0, 6-0; THS won No. 2 due to forfeit of position.
Next — Terre Haute South (2-1) competes in the Indianapolis North Central Invitational on Saturday.
In other prep tennis on Thursday:
• Casey 8, Robinson 1 — At Casey, Ill., the host Warriors easily defeated the visiting Maroons in a girl’s match.
Singles — Meagan Ramsay (C) def. Kasey Smith 6-2, 6-3; Kalie Snyder (C) def. Amanda Mayo 6-2, 4-6, 6-3; Shelby Lakins (C) def. Ana Marie Murillo 6-3, 6-0; Allison Hacker (C) def. Hillary Maxwell 6-0, 6-0; Kelsey Edens (C) def. Marayo Akande 6-2, 6-1; Natasha Cox (C) def. Amanda Arnold 6-1, 6-3.
Doubles — Smith-Mayo (R) def. Lakins-Edens 6-0, 6-4; Ramsay-Snyder (C) def. Murillo-Danielle HAtton 6-2, 6-2; Marissa Richards-Hackier (C) def. Akande-Arnold 6-3, 4-6, 6-3.
Next — Casey (1-0) is at Olney on Thursday.
Cross country
n Patriots dominate — At Sullivan, 22nd-ranked Terre Haute North had 10 girls among the top 15 and the eighth-ranked Patriot boys team had eight runners in the top 15 of an unscored meet to christen Sullivan’s new course.
Lindy Jones of North and Nathan Westfall of Vincennes Rivet were individual winners. Freshman Tyeson Mundy led North’s boys pack with a fifth-place finish.
Boys results
Top 15 — Nathan Westfall (VR) 15:57.10, Zachary Rawles (N.Knox) 16:30.57, Ethan Jacob (N.Central) 16:39.79, Ben Wright (Vincennes) 16:43.92, Tyeson Mundy (THN) 16:47.49, Dylan Bertsch (THN) 16:52.19, Austin Shell (N.Vermillion) 17:15.28, Nate Page (THN) 17:17.79, Jantzen Goodwin (V) 17:29.45, Shayne Roman (THN) 17:43.89, Kyle Bays (THN) 17:46.65, Connor Curley (THN) 17:54.35, Jacob Phegley (Union) 17:56.55, David Tucker (THN) 17:58.24, Zack Raubuck (THN) 18:07.51.
Sullivan leader — 27. Ethan Taylor 19:22.07.
Girls results
Top 15 — Lindy Jones (THN) 19:08.00, Emily Cotterman (THN) 19:46.83, Liz Marietta (THN) 19:52.21, Bethany Chew (N.Vermillion) 20:30.12, Shelby Higginbottom (N.Central) 21:07.14, Brandi West (NC) 21:07.22, Katie Shew (THN) 21:14.84, Tayler Jackson (THN) 21:29.41, Erin Richards (THN) 21:38.28, Andie Clark (THN) 21:56.76, Andrea Cole (V) 22:05.01, Mariyam Houston (THN) 22:05.01, Jordan Cresgy (THN) 22:15.21, Erin Luken (THN) 23:22.25, Taylor Poynter (NV) 23:22.41.
Sullivan leader — 18. Samantha Thompson 23:33.79.
Volleyball
n Braves win again — At Mooresville, Madison Steward posted 15 kills in Terre Haute South’s 25-16, 25-20, 25-21 victory over Mooresville.
Terre Haute South 25 25 25
Mooresville 16 20 21
Highlights — For South, Madison Steward had 15 kills, Taylor Hayne had 12 kills and 6 digs, Jessica Chichester had 2 aces and 21/2 blocks and Macy Toon had 13 assists.
JV — South won 25-21, 25-21.
Freshmen — Mooresville won 25-15, 25-16.
Next — South (3-1) will play Saturday in the Avon Invitational.
• Patriots cruise — At Cayuga, Laura Mauer dished out 27 assists in helping visiting Terre Haute North defeat North Vermillion 25-13, 25-14, 25-11.
Terre Haute North 25 25 25
North Vermillion 13 14 11
Highlights — For North, Brittany Farmer had 2 assists, 5 kills and 11 points; Laura Mauer had 27 assists, 2 kills, 3 digs and 15 points; Mary Kate Etling had 2 aces, 10 kills, 3 digs, 2 blocks and 8 points; Katlyn Anderson 2 aces, 5 kills, 2 digs and 7 points; Kelbie Drebes had 13 points; and Hilary Jensen had 3 kills and 13 points.
JV — North won 25-3, 25-8
Next — North (2-1) plays at Riverton Parke on Saturday.
• Vikings lose on road — At Cloverdale, the host team defeated West Vigo in three games despite a combined 18 digs from Sam Richey and Kelsey Fischer.
West Vigo 12 14 20
Cloverdale 25 25 25
Highlights — For West Vigo, Sam Richey had 10 digs, Kelsey Fischer had 8 digs, Caitlin Tilford had 8 assists and Kaysee Pearson had 5 kills.
JV — Cloverdale won 25-15, 25-24.
Next — West Vigo (1-4) plays Saturday at the North Knox Invitational.
• Knights win in four — At Ellettsville, visiting Northview won its final two games to break a 1-1 deadlock in this Western Indiana Conference match.
Northview 25 22 25 25
Edgewood 16 25 20 17
Highlights — For Northview, Brittaney Long had 21 kills, Ashlen Buck had 10 digs, Hannah Emmert had 5 aces and 6 kills, Kaylee Clark had 8 digs, Hannah Hayes had 20 assists, 5 digs, 6 kills, Ali Sharton had 10 assists, Alyssa Clarke had 6 kills, 4 blocks, Emily Chiles had 6 digs, Samantha Solomon had 4 kills, 2 blocks.
Next — Northview (5-0) competes in the Crawfordsville Tournament on Saturday.
• Arrows win conference opener — At Sullivan, Lauren Adams had 31 assists and Jenna Lisman, Brekiesha Weszely and Kelsey Lane combined for 25 kills as the host Golden Arrows defeated South Vermillion in three games in Sullivan’s Western Indiana Conference opener.
South Vermillion 7 16 15
Sullivan 25 25 25
Highlights — For Sullivan, Lauren Adams had 31 assists, 6 digs, a kill, 13 points and 6 aces; Brekiesha Weszely had 8 kills, 5 digs, 16 points and 5 aces; Kelsey Lane had 8 kills, 5 digs, 6 points and an ace; and Jenna Lisman had 9 kills, 3 digs, 3 points and 2 aces.
JV — Sullivan won 25-12, 25-15.
Next — Sullivan (6-1, 1-0 in WIC) plays Tuesday at Terre Haute South.
• Miners survive — At Linton, Linton got 26 kills from Megan Barnes in outlasting Washington Catholic 25-22, 19-25, 27-25, 28-26.
Washington Catholic 22 25 25 26
Linton 25 19 27 28
Highlights — For Linton, Megan Barnes had 2 aces, 26 kills, 2 blocks and 10 digs; Bradlea Beard had 2 aces, 40 assists and 14 digs; Izzy Carpenter had 14 assists and 3 digs; Brittany Rehmel had 14 kills and 2 blocks; Tricia Emmons had 10 kills and 2 blocks; Taneal Church had 3 aces, 8 kills and 9 digs; and Samantha Butt had 13 digs.
Next — Linton (4-1) travel to Clay City in Tuesday.
• Lakers win in four — At Jasonville, the host Lakers won its last two games to slip past Tri River Conference foe North Daviess.
North Daviess 13 25 25 13
Shakamak 25 13 27 25
Highlights — For Shakamak, Amanda Gilbert had 15 points, 30 assists, 10 digs, Jess Gilbert had 11 points, 5 aces, 21 kills, 4 blocks, Marki Collins had 13 digs, Kesley Farris had 16 digs.
Soccer
• North boys rescheduled — Terre Haute North’s home boys match vs. Bloomington North scheduled for Thursday has been moved to Sept. 9. Bloomington North requested the change due to a scheduling conflict.
Golf
• Warriors fall to Shoes — At Teutopolis, Ill., the visiting Warriors were defeated 182-198 by Teutopolis in a boys match at the Cardinal Golf Course.
Casey dropped to 1-4 on the season.
Casey (198) — Zach Tipsword 46, Bryton Ragon 52, Kyle Wilson 56, Landry Huisinga 47, Avery Murphy 53.
Teutopolis (182) — Blake Thoele 46, Brock Sandschafer 45, Ryan Buenerkemper 46, Colten Brown 45, Trey Braun 49, Colt Hartke 61.
Sports
Prep roundup: Terre Haute South boys tennis cruises to victory at Sullivan
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Eye on the prize: Indiana State's #23, Taylor Whitley chases a loose ball and is fouled by the Northern Iowa defender as she attempts to get possession of the ball during game action Sunday.
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Time for a pick-me-up
Indiana State’s magnificent 3-point shooting duo of Brittany Schoen and Anna Munn connected at crucial times Sunday in Hulman Center.
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METRO ROUNDUP: Coleman sets 200-meter record for Rose-Hulman
Rose-Hulman’s track and field teams had 18 top-10 finishes Saturday at the Monmouth Invitational, which featured some NCAA Division I and Division II schools in addition to several Division III powers.
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Indiana State connects on all 12 of its 3-point shots vs. SIU and sets three NCAA records in process
When you’re a shooter and you’re in a slump, the boilerplate cure is to summon amnesia, forget about your struggles and keep on shooting.
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South’s Lough to wrestle for state title
The day didn’t start in a promising fashion for Wabash Valley high school wrestlers at the Evansville Semistate in Ford Center on Saturday — but it got better as it went along.
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TERRE HAUTE NORTH SECTIONAL: Mooresville tops South for fourth straight title
For Terre Haute South High School girls basketball fans, it might sound good that the Braves did not miss a shot in the first four minutes of their Class 4A Terre Haute North Sectional championship game Saturday.
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BLOOMFIELD SECTIONAL: Sullivan rebounds from tough start for title
It’s not how you start, it’s how you finish.
Sullivan struggled mightily in the first half, eerily reminiscent of its eventual elimination in the final seconds of overtime by Edgewood in last year’s Class 3A girls basketball sectional. -
CLAY CITY SECTIONAL: Eels take third straight sectional crown
Clay City stood up to the pressure and to the Shakamak Lakers on Saturday night to win a third straight Class A sectional championship in the Eel Dome.
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NORTH VERMILLION SECTIONAL: Twenty years in the waiting
The Super Bowl came to a new city. A presidential election was ongoing. And Riverton Parke won a girls basketball sectional.
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PREP ROUNDUP: Rox clinch WRC
Class A No. 8-ranked Rockville knocked off Attica 50-35 in boys high school basketball Saturday afternoon, clinching the Wabash River Conference championship in the process.
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Perfect game: ISU shoots NCAA record 12-for-12 from 3-point range in win over SIU
Indiana State set an NCAA record for 3-point percentage and consecutive 3-pointers made Saturday afternoon in Hulman Center, connecting on all 12 attempts during a 78-68 win over Southern Illinois.
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Time for a pick-me-up
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METRO ROUNDUP: ISU track athlete selected as MVC scholar-athlete of week
Indiana State senior Ernest Rollins has been selected the Prairie Farms/Missouri Valley Conference Male Scholar-Athlete of the Week it was announced Friday.
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Union season more fun with Talpas around
The Union boys basketball team has had its share of fun moments in the past, arguably the most fun being its Class A state runner-up in 2000.
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Injury bug follows girls into postseason
Who’s healthy is the question at least three of the four teams will be asking tonight when Class 4A girls high school basketball sectional play begins at Terre Haute North.
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A day later, Giants basking in win
A little more than nine hours after the New York Giants registered their second Super Bowl triumph in four years, coach Tom Coughlin and quarterback Eli Manning met with the media covering Super Bowl XLVI one last time Monday morning.
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METRO ROUNDUP: Evans, West receive track accolades
Two Rose-Hulman track and field athletes received weekly honors from the Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference on Monday.
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METRO ROUNDUP: ISU track athlete selected as MVC scholar-athlete of week
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South’s Lough to wrestle for state title
The day didn’t start in a promising fashion for Wabash Valley high school wrestlers at the Evansville Semistate in Ford Center on Saturday — but it got better as it went along.
- TERRE HAUTE NORTH SECTIONAL: Mooresville tops South for fourth straight title
- BLOOMFIELD SECTIONAL: Sullivan rebounds from tough start for title
- CLAY CITY SECTIONAL: Eels take third straight sectional crown
- NORTH VERMILLION SECTIONAL: Twenty years in the waiting
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South’s Lough to wrestle for state title
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Masked man: Indiana State's Justin Gant (5) passes to a cutting player Saturday at Hulman Center.
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Indiana State connects on all 12 of its 3-point shots vs. SIU and sets three NCAA records in process
When you’re a shooter and you’re in a slump, the boilerplate cure is to summon amnesia, forget about your struggles and keep on shooting.
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ISU's Webb wins heptathlon
Indiana State’s Robert Webb captured the heptathlon Saturday at the Grand Valley State Big Meet as he totaled the second most points in ISU history while dominating the event. Webb scored 5,140 points, which is second only to former Sycamore Anthony Bertoli’s 5,189 points in 2008.
Webb, a senior, established three more personal best efforts enroute to the overall victory as he ran 8.45 in the 60 meter hurdles and 2 minutes, 50.73 seconds in the 1,000 meters while also clearing 13-1 1/2 in the pole vault. Webb entered the second day of the event in the lead with 2,893 points after winning three of the four Friday events and setting personal bests in the long jump and shot put. -
Perfect game: ISU shoots NCAA record 12-for-12 from 3-point range in win over SIU
Indiana State set an NCAA record for 3-point percentage and consecutive 3-pointers made Saturday afternoon in Hulman Center, connecting on all 12 attempts during a 78-68 win over Southern Illinois.
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‘Frustrated’ Sycamores regroup to face Southern Illinois
Indiana State’s men’s basketball struggles have hit one Sycamore senior hard.
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Thomas nets double-double as ISU women end losing streak
The halftime speech is one of the most time-worn clichés in sports, but once in a while, it’s meaningful. It certainly was for the Indiana State women’s basketball team on Friday against Bradley.
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Indiana State connects on all 12 of its 3-point shots vs. SIU and sets three NCAA records in process
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RAMBLIN' RECK: And now, on to the next beloved winter sport
The final football game finally has been played, meaning folks in the Valley can concentrate on basketball this week.
- FROM THE PRESS BOX: Peyton’s place belongs to Eli
- COLLEGE REPORT: Vikings Waters, Barton excited about college basketball
- REDNECK QUAKER: Parke County young man keeps busy outdoors
- RAMBLIN' RECK: Indianapolis is looking mighty good this week
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RAMBLIN' RECK: And now, on to the next beloved winter sport
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A New York Giants fan, center, leads a cheer as he and his fellow fans walk to Lucas Oil Stadium for Super Bowl XLVI in Indianapolis, Sunday.
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A day later, Giants basking in win
A little more than nine hours after the New York Giants registered their second Super Bowl triumph in four years, coach Tom Coughlin and quarterback Eli Manning met with the media covering Super Bowl XLVI one last time Monday morning.
- PATRIOT KILLER: Eli’s heroics starting to look vintage
- What a kick for Weatherford
- FROM THE PRESS BOX: Peyton’s place belongs to Eli
- Mistakes cost Patriots fourth title
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A day later, Giants basking in win
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Heftier home schedule awaits Rex fans
Terre Haute Rex fans will get to see their favorite baseball team play two additional home games this year — and it will be a championship team they’re watching.
- America’s (Class) Time: ISU students analyze Rex attendance data for class project
- No comeback this time for Rex
- Rex's pitching staff has big postseason potential
- Rex earn playoff spot with 8-3 win against Danville
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Heftier home schedule awaits Rex fans
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Colts welcome Manusky aboard as defensive coordinator
On Thursday, Indianapolis Colts general manager Ryan Grigson, coach Chuck Pagano and potential No. 1 draft pick Andrew Luck led the parade.
Grigson and Pagano confirmed the hiring of several assistant coaches, including defensive coordinator Greg Manusky, Marwan Maalouf (special teams), Roy Anderson (safeties), Alfredo Roberts (tight ends) and Brandt Boyer (assistant special teams). - Mathis, Garcon at top of Colts’ wish list; Wayne isn’t
- Manning tiptoes around health questions
- Back home again in Indiana
- Patriots first to arrive in Indy
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Colts welcome Manusky aboard as defensive coordinator
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TRACKSIDE: Valley racing showed best, worst of times in 2011
A look back on the 2011 Wabash Valley auto racing season reveals the best and worst of times the sport has to offer.
- Action Track to play host to 4 USAC events
- ISU's Troxell, Crossroads Dragway in running for NHRA awards
- Memorial service for Wheldon attracts thousands
- Indy remembers Wheldon
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TRACKSIDE: Valley racing showed best, worst of times in 2011








