Bloomington —
Terre Haute North’s tennis team improved to 6-0 on the season with a 4-1 victory over Silver Creek in a match played Tuesday at Bloomington North.
Terre Haute North 4, Silver Creek 1
Singles — Jacob Perkins (SC) def. Nate Sanders 6-0, 6-0; Chris Holcomb (THN) def. Nick Quinkert 6-0, 6-2; Tate Egan (THN) def. Veliko Slavov 6-2, 6-1.
Doubles — Ethan Claretto-Alex Farmer (THN) def. Jacob Loveland-Luke Gillenwater 6-0, 0-6, 6-3; Grant Potts-Justin Huxford (THN) def. Jacob Barnett-Josh Crase 6-2, 7-6 (7-5).
JV — North won 7-1.
Next — Terre Haute North (6-0) plays Saturday in the North Invitational.
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In other high school tennis action:
• West Vigo 4, South Vermillion 1 — At Clinton, West Vigo swept all three singles matches in winning this Western Indiana Conference match.
West Vigo 4, South Vermillion 1
Singles — Cody Akers (WV) def. Conner Blake 6-4, 6-1; Dylan Roe (WV) def. Ben Cyengros 7-5, 6-0; Blake Benefield (WV) def. Austin Hines 6-0, 6-1.
Doubles — Dylan Haltom-Brad Chambers (SV) def. Chris Garner-Zach Lyon no score available; Paden Horsley-Tyson Tolerson (WV) def. Aaron Hines-Erik Hire 6-2, 6-2.
JV — West Vigo won 2-0.
Next — West Vigo (1-5) hosts Terre Haute North on Monday.
• Rockville 3, Turkey Run 2 — At Marshall, Ind., Garrett Richmond won a decisive third set to lift Rockville past rival Turkey Run.
Rockville 3, Turkey Run 2
Singles — Garrett Richmond (R) def. Jake Lutz 1-6, 6-3, 6-2; Clayton Nevins (TR) def. Padraic Wright 6-1, 6-2; Kurtis Overpeck (R) def. Alex Harbison 6-1, 6-0.
Doubles — Lane Mahurin-Matt Wheeler (R) def. Isaac Smith-Skylar Jeffers 6-4, 6-3; Jake Wrightsman-Eric Newton (TR) def. Andrew Weisheit-Logan Powell 6-0, 6-0.
Next — Rockville (3-3, 2-2 Wabash River Conference) plays host to Fountain Central tonight.
• Northeast Dubois 3, Linton 2 — At Linton, the host Miners won at No. 2 doubles and won at No. 3 singles by default, losing to visiting Northeast Dubois.
Northeast Dubois 3, Linton 2
Singles — Kyle Hass (N) def. Seth Herndon 6-1, 7-5; Tyler Hass (N) def. Kris Shipman 6-1, 6-2; Luke Jerrells (L) won by default.
Doubles — Gage Knies-William Scheppers (N) def. Taylor Sloan-Cody Kocher 6-4, 6-1; Tyler Ivey-Ben Brown (L) def. Ethan Kieffner-Tommy Kelley 6-2, 6-0.
Next — Linton (2-7) hosts Bloomfield today.
• Owen Valley 3, Sullivan 2 — At Spencer, James Lisman won in three sets and Chris Tryon in straight sets in singles action, but the visiting Arrow dropped this Western Indiana Conference match.
Owen Valley 3, Sullivan 2
Singles — James Lisman (S) def. Ethan Hoadley 3-6, 6-4, 7-5; Gabe Mchaley (OV) def Kaleb Pirtle 6-3, 3-6, 6-3; Chris Tryon (S) def. David Deatrick 6-1, 7-5.
Doubles — Dalton Vest-Corbin Worland (OV) def. Grant Landis-Luke Willis 6-1, 6-2; Hogan Mchaley-Dillan Hege (OV) def. Jake Willis-Daniel Lighthizer 7-6 (3), 1-6, 6-3.
Soccer
Girls
• Terre Haute South 6, Greencastle 1 — At Greencastle, Lexi Penwell scored two goals and assisted one to lead Terre Haute South to its first victory this season.
Terre Haute South 3 3 — 6
Greencastle 1 0 — 1
THS goals — Courtney Hubbard (Lexi Penwell); Penwell (Sania Wrin); Catherine Senseman; Maddie Kesler (Makenzie Mauriello); Penwell (Abby Pigg); Mauriello (Pigg).
Next — Terre Haute South (1-3) plays Monday at home against Martinsville.
Golf
Girls
• Vikings wins — At The Landing, Ciara McClain shot a career best 52 for West Vigo.
West Vigo (240) — Ciara McClain 52, Kristina Smith 57, Olivia Butterman 65, Alainie Sheppard 66.
Linton (incomplete team)
Next — West Vigo (2-7) plays tonight at South Vermillion at The Landing.
• Northview wins — At Forest Park, Brazil, the host Knights topped South Vermillion, South Putnam and Rockville in a four-way match.
Team results — Northview 195, South Vermillion 211, South Putnam 213, Rockville 232
Northview (195) — Miller 42, Atklinson 49, French 49, Lynch 55, Heaton 56.
South Vermillion (211) — Craft 42, Thomas 52, Mack 53, Moore 64, Maurice 65.
South Putnam (213) — Boyce 46, Searles 55, Perry 55, Urton 57, Warren 58.
Rockville (232) — Sandusky 55, Moore 58, Wheeler 59, Carrington 60, Miller 61.
Boys
• Marshall wins — At Marshall, Ill., Chase Beasley of Marshall was medalist with a score of 40 to lead the Lions to a Little Illini Conference win over Cumberland.
Marshall 171, Cumberland 187
Marshall (171) — Chase Beasley 40, Jared Stultz 41, Johnny Sisson 44, Garrett Gard 46, Keefer Treece 53, Kyle Sandefer 53.
Cumberland (187) — scores not available.
Next — Marshall (3-4) host Robinson on Thursday.
• Robinson wins — At Quail Creek Country Club, Robinson, Ill., Jacob Ferris shot a 37 for medalist honors to lead Robinson to wins over Paris and Casey.
Robinson 152, Paris 189, Casey 193
Robinson (152) — Brady Welsh 38, Brady Brown 39, Sam Mitchell 38, Warren Whithaus 42, Jacob Ferris 37, Alex Brown 42, Jake Smolinski 48,m Brandon White 51, Shane Harrell 53.
Paris (189) — Dalton Chambers 54, Aaron Alexander 49, Brian Dawson 46, Ryan Roark 50, Thomas Blanford 49, Chandler Milbourn 45.
Casey (193) — Avery Murphy 47, Landry Huisinga 47, Brandon Glidewell 48, Chris Lee 49, Kendall Bruner 60, Jon Hayes 53.
Cross country
• Vikings fall to Clovers — At West Vigo, Acetha Tolerson and Sarah Hudson finished in the top five for the Vikings.
Cloverdale 27 West Vigo 30
Top 10 — Amelia Nalley (C) 23:40, Claudia Monnette (C) 24:10, Nikki Ross (C) 24:14, Acetha Tolerson (WV) 25:10, Sarah Hudson (WV) 25:30, Shalynn White (WV) 27:11, Taylor Bunch (WV) 28:50, Moriah Huffman (WV) 29:18, Cheryl Dean (C) 29:45, Abby Williams (WV) 33:34.
Next — West Vigo (1-2) copmetes Thursday at Greencastle.
Boys
• Vikings defeat Clovers — At West Vigo, Andrew Kump, Nathan Kump and Kaleb Blair paced the Vikings to victory.
West Vigo 17, Cloverdale 38
Top 10 — Andrew Kump (WV) 18:01, Nathan Kump (WV) 18:05, Kaleb Blair (WV) 18:12, Joe Rumley (C) 19:50, Landon Ellis (WV) 20:35, Derek Braun (WV) 20:57, Devon Nees (C) 21:42, Aaron Whitlock (C) 21:54, Christopher Worthington (C) 23:26, Nick Kupp (C) 24:11.
Next — West Vigo (3-0) travels to Greencastle on Thursday.
Volleyball
• Knights fall in four — At Brazil, Brylie Riddell had 14 kills and five blocks to lead Northview, but the Knights couldn’t maintain the momentum after a strong first game.
Cascade 14 25 25 25
Nrothview 25 18 14 19
Highlights — For Northview, Ashlen Buck had 25 digs and 4 aces; Audrey Clark had 10 digs; Briana Cook 13 digs, 14 assists and 2 aces; Elizabeth Emmert 6 digs, 15 assists and 3 kills; Kaylee Clark 16 digs, 3 assists and 6 kills; Brylie Riddell 6 digs, 14 kills and 5 blocks; Shelbi Morris 5 digs and 8 kills; Alexus Bex 3 digs and one assist; Kalyn Beil 3 kills and a block.
Next — Northview (9-6) plays at Sullivan and Brown County on Saturday.
• Riverton Parke wins 3-0 — At Mecca, the host Panthers defeated visiting Attica 3-0 in Wabash River Conference action.
Attica 23 17 22
Riverton Parke 25 25 25
Highlights — For RP, Sheldan Falls had 8 points, 4 kills, 20 digs; Sara Dickey had 9 points, 15 kills, 13 digs; Paige Yando had 5 points, 1 ace, 6 kills, 3 blocks; Elizabeth Dickey had 11 points, 4 aces, 5 kills, 4 digs; Kenzie Pollard had 15 digs; Katelynn Rewers had 4 points, 3 aces, 2 kills, 26 assists; Mikayla Grindle had 8 digs; Cassie Griffin had 3 points; Alyssa Allen had 2 points, 1 ace.
JV — Attica won 2-0.
Next — Riverton Parke (4-3, 2-0 WRC) is at Clay City on Thursday.
• Martinsville loses 2-1 — At Martinsville, Ill., Martinsville lost to Hutsonville-Palestine 25-16, 23-25, 25-15. Kayla Connelly led the Bluestreaks with five points, two aces, 10 digs and 16 assists.
Monday
At Martinsville, Ill.
Cumberland 25 25
Martinsville 4 20
Highlights — For Martinsville, Kayla Connelly had 4 points, 2 aces, 2 digs, 9 assists; Carly Nash had 5 digs; Cara Cribelar had 3 points, 7 kills, 2 blocks; Megan Williams had 3 points, 9 digs; Paige Higginbotham had 10 digs, 2 kills; Sierra Toner had 2 points, 4 digs.
JV — Cumberland won 25-20, 25-14.
Record — Martinsville (0-7).
At Chrisman, Ill.
Tuscola 25 25
Chrisman 21 13
Highlights — For Chrisman, Paige Thevenin had 6 kills; Sam Blakeney had 2 kills; Kalan Wyatt had 7 assists.
JV — Chrisman won 25-18, 25-18.
Next — Chrisman (2-1) travels to Oakwood on Thursday.
Sports
Prep Roundup: North boys tennis rolls to 6-0
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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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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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THN SECTIONAL: Braves to play Mooresville for sectional title tonight
Terre Haute South continued to show what’s new and Terre Haute North unfortunately reverted back to what’s old in Class 4A high school girls basketball sectional action Friday night at North.
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OWEN VALLEY SECTIONAL: Eagles bring Vikes down to earth
Baby steps. A baby takes that first step and grins, then attempts the second step and tumbles. The West Vigo High School girls took their first step with a victory Tuesday night in the Class 3A basketball sectional at Owen Valley.
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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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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








