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Hoosiers wrap up solid National Signing Day
Posted Wednesday, February 1, at 6:31 PM National signing day is a lot like Christmas morning for college football coaches and for Indian, Santa was pretty good to them this year. Both schools signed 25 players for the upcoming season and the Hoosiers actually already have six players that have enrolled and are attending classes already...
Wabash Valley H.S. Tourney nostalgia; Dean Kendall's book a special source of history By CAREY FOX Times Sports Editor As the 12th Annual Pizza Hut Wabash Valley Classic prepares to tip-off this morning at Terre Haute North High School, I thought it only fitting that I share some thoughts and notes from an impressive book that my uncle shared with me over the Christmas weekend. ...
Plenty of high school hoops to choose from over the holidays Wabash Valley basketball fans already know that the holiday season means high school basketball in abundance as the 12th Pizza Hut Wabash Valley Classic is slated for the post-Christmas break at Terre Haute North High School. The Northview Knights are an annual participant in the tourney and have been a factor in nearly every Classic that has been contested in the new era...
Celebrate Turkey Day with the unbeaten Sycamores on TV By CAREY FOX Times Sports Editor The Indiana State Sycamores get a crack at some BCS conference competition over the holidays and look to build upon a perfect 4-0 mark after a one-point win over Green Bay on Monday night. The Sycamores head to Orlando, Fla. ...
By CAREY FOX Times Sports Editor The Vincennes University volleyball team entered the NJCAA Div. II National Poll this week in the No. 18 spot, the program's first appearance in the poll this season. The Trailblazers powered their way into national recognition with wins over No. 9 Kirkwood Community College and No. 16 Des Moines Area Community College recently...
The Vincennes University volleyball team has gotten off to a solid start, posting a 16-8 overall mark through last weekend's play. The Trailblazers are represented by several Wabash Valley players, which includes 2011 Northview graduate Kaylee Clark and Lynsey Higgins of Clay City, also a high school grad this past spring. Terre Haute North is represented by Katlyn Anderson while the Braves have Jessica Chichester on the Trailblazers' roster...
Shoemaker on the DL; record-breaking efforts in H.S. football around the state Former Northview and Indiana State standout Brady Shoemaker has overcome a slow start after being promoted to the Chicago White Sox Class A Advanced Caroline League team at Winston-Salem. Shoemaker had boosted his batting average to a solid .273 by going 10-of-32 over a 10-game span from Aug. 6-15. However, Shoemaker suffered an oblique strain that landed him on the 7-day Disabled List effective on Aug. 16. He's eligible to come off the DL on Aug. 23...
Does Kiel's commitment make IU football relevant? Several years down the road, July 27, 2011 might just be the day that IU football started to become relevant. For on that day, the quarterback that most recruiting analysts regard as the best in the nation, spurned nearly every top football program in the nation to become a Hoosier...
Indiana Sprint Week and the vacation ahead If you are a dirt track racing fan like many in Indiana, the next two weeks are akin to Christmas morning as it is time for USAC Indiana Sprint Week to descend upon the state for seven dates spread over this and next week. Drivers and fans from all over the country flock to the state in haulers and motorhomes to see some of the nation's top sprint car drivers compete for the coveted points title that highlights many drivers' resumes...
Gerber wraps up stellar career at SMWC; Shoemaker heats up at Kannapolis The Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College softball program has been a fixture in the USCAA National Invitational Tournament over the last decade and this season was no different. The Pomeroys finished as the runner-up for the second straight season after winning the national title in 2000, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2007 and 2008. In 2009, SMWC placed third in the national tourney...
Weather break finally gives college athletes a chance to shine A break in the weather over the weekend gave area athletes a chance to compete for several different colleges in both softball and track and field. Northview High School graduate and Olney Central Junior College freshman, Emily Phillips, has been tearing it up all season for the Blue Knights...
Spring has sprung for collegiate athletes Taylor University has had a strong season in track and field thus far and Bowling Green native Adam Schroer has been a big part of that success. Schroer was named the Mid-Central College Conference Outdoor Athlete of the Week on March 21 after his effort in the 10,000-meter event at the Rhodes College Open Meet in Memphis, Tenn...
IU signee Cody Zeller displays talents at McDonald's All-American Game If you are a fan of Indiana basketball, whether it be high school or the Hoosiers, you had to enjoy what you saw at the McDonald's All-American Game earlier in the week. Cody Zeller, fresh off another Class 3A State Championship a week ago, participated for the West squad...
Plenty of top talent on display at hoops regional held at Hinkle Fieldhouse It's not often that I get the opportunity to sit back and just soak in a high school basketball game, but on Saturday I took the opportunity to do just that and get a look at some potential Indiana University recruiting targets in the meantime. With the Hoosiers' disappointing season thankfully in the rearviewmirror, a look at a bright future provided a bit of solace as I attended the Region 3 semifinal at Hinkle Fieldhouse...
A pair of Clay County softball players are off to a great start at Kentucky Wesleyan as Northview graduate Traci Sanders and Clay City's Angie Camp have been leaders for the team. The team got its first win of the season over the weekend as Sanders smacked a double, walked twice and scored twice in a 9-8 win over West Virginia State. Camp also had a hit in the win and scored as well...
Local college athletes continue hoops and indoor track season; spring sports ready to kick-off The Olney Central men's basketball team has faced off with some of their league's top squads over the last two weeks with mixed results. The Blue Knights came out on the short end of a 76-64 contest with Southeastern Illinois on Jan. 29. Olney fell behind 17-3 over the first four minutes of the game and actually fought back to take a 27-27 lead at halftime. The second half was a back-and-forth affair before Southeastern Illinois went on a late 8-0 run to stave off the OCC rally...
Former Knights tearing up the hardwood; indoor track season begins The Olney Central Blue Knights basketball team and Northview graduate Austin Akers have had a successful start to the new year with wins in 12 of the team's last 14 games overall. The Blue Knights picked up a hard fought 67-64 win over Rend Lake College on Jan. 15 as Akers tallied 10 points while playing the entire 40 minutes at the point guard position. Akers dished out five assists in the win and grabbed a pair of rebounds with a steal...
Local college athletes head into start of second semester; indoor track and field begins The holiday season was mostly quiet for most local college athletes. However, semester number two is ready to gear up and players are looking to build up on a strong finish to the first half of the schedules. Former Northview Knights headed into their respective winter breaks with some strong efforts...
Hoosier recruits excelling during prep basketball seasons With the Indiana Hoosiers' basketball team back on track this season, despite a less than daunting schedule, there are plenty of reasons to pay extra attention to IU during the holiday season. One of the more entertaining facets if you're a stats/recruiting dork like myself, is to follow some of the Hoosiers' commitments and targets as many of them are Indiana High School athletes...
IU taps national power for new football coach Congratulations to Indiana University and to Athletic Director Fred Glass for finally making a commitment to the football program. The Hoosiers opened up the checkbooks and hired Oklahoma offensive co-ordinator Kevin Wilson for $1.2 million annually. In case you are keeping stats, that's approximately a cool million dollars more than what Bill Lynch was making as a base salary for the Hoosiers. No offense to Lynch, who is the consummate nice guy, but IU got what they paid for while he was here...
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Wabash Valley H.S. Tourney nostalgia; Dean Kendall's book a special source of history
Plenty of high school hoops to choose from over the holidays
Celebrate Turkey Day with the unbeaten Sycamores on TV
Clay County athletes excelling in college
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