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By CAREY FOX Times Sports Editor The Northview Knights retained county bragging rights for the fourth straight year with a victory on their home court over Clay City Friday evening. With a packed house on hand for the battle, the Knights outscored the Eels by 10 points over the final six minutes to pick up a 67-57 victory. The Knights also recognized senior basketball players Peyton Griffin, Isaac Reinoehl and Dylan Nussel as well as manager Cameron Pund...

By CAREY FOX Times Sports Editor The shorthanded Northview Knights went toe-to-toe with visiting Class 3A No. 13 Edgewood on Tuesday evening, but ultimately fell short in a 57-44 decision. The Knights, playing without injured leading scorer Cade Bryan, held a 13-11 lead after one quarter of action. Caleb Swearingen posted six of his 16 points in the opening period and Brevin Cooper added four more points by the first stop...

By CAREY FOX Times Sports Editor DANVILLE — Defense reigned in the Class 3A Danville Girls Basketball Regional semifinal match-up between the host Warriors and Northview Knights. When the dust settled, the teams finished a combined 30 points below their season scoring averages, but it was the Warriors, playing from ahead, that claimed the 40-30 victory...

By CAREY FOX Times Sports Editor CLAY CITY — The Clay City Eels snagged win number four in a row in front of a packed homecoming crowd on Friday night. The Eels poured in 50 second half points on the way to claiming a 71-57 win over North Central (Farmersburg)...

By CAREY FOX Times Sports Editor As the Northview girls basketball team has soared through the early postseason, the Knights have been able to hand their collective hats on the defensive end of the court. Facing a deep and talented Patriot squad that can pressure teams into oblivion, the Knights jumped out to a quick 14-0 lead and was able to maintain its advantage for much of the game...

By CAREY FOX Times Sports Editor The Northview Knights have leaned heavily on a talented group of seniors during the 2018-19 season and the squad has hit its collective stride at the perfect time. The Knights captured the program’s third overall sectional title and the second in the past four years. Northview returns to the Danville Regional after playing their during the 2017 season before falling in the opener to Indianapolis Crispus Attucks...

By CAREY FOX Times Sports Editor The battle for a regional championship begins this weekend for a set of four teams at the Class 3A Danville Regional. There will be plenty of experience on hand amongst the four teams as Benton Central faces Indianapolis Bishop Chatard at 10 a.m. with Northview facing Danville in the noon semifinal...

By ADLER INGALSBE For the Brazil Times CLAY CITY – Cloverdale’s boys basketball team opened the New Year with a double-digit loss on the road against a talented Owen Valley group, but seemed to find its stride soon after the buzzer sounded. The Clovers rattled off four wins in a row before seeing their winning streak come to a screeching halt with a 32-point loss to Danville Saturday...

By ANDREW BOWEN For The Brazil Times BRAZIL -- Northview seized an early lead Saturday afternoon and maintained it to beat visiting Bloomfield 52-41. The Knights (5-12) took a 23-7 lead after one quarter and stayed on top the rest of the game. “We didn’t show up,” said Bloomfield coach Ron McBride. “I think they thought more of games they’d played before rather than the one they were in.”...

By CAREY FOX Times Sports Editor The old adage goes that ‘Defense wins championships’ and while that may be the case, hitting a lot of 3-pointers will help a team do that as well. On Saturday evening, the Northview Knights drained 10 3-pointers and played stand out defense on the way to winning their Class 3A sectional championship over Owen Valley, 65-48...

By ANDREW BOWEN For The Brazil Times BLOOMFIELD -- North Central needed only one quarter Friday night. The Lady Birds (15-8) jumped out to a 12-0 lead in the first quarter of the first semifinal of the Bloomfield Sectional and Clay City (6-19) would never get closer than 10. Despite the final margin, Clay City coach Jason Sinders said he was proud of the Lady Eels...

By CAREY FOX Times Sports Editor The Northview Knights have been at their best when their defense has cranked things up and their perimeter shooting has been on point. On Friday night, the Northview girls duplicated that equation and the sum was a 46-29 sectional basketball win over South Vermillion...

BY CAREY FOX Times Sports Editor Clay City senior Kiersten Inman recently signed her college letter-of-intent to play collegiate softball next fall with Lincoln Trail College in Illinois. Inman, a senior with the Eels, will play for Lincoln Trail head coach Gary Rodgers, who re-joins the team for his second stint to lead the squad. ...

By CAREY FOX Times Sports Editor BLOOMFIELD — Opening postseason play at the Class A Bloomfield Sectional, the Clay City Eels came roaring out of the gates and never looked back in gaining a 48-22 win over Eminence. Clay City scored the first 20 points of the game and held Eminence scoreless over the first eight and a half minutes to take control early...

By CAREY FOX Times Sports Editor Girls sectional basketball action got underway around the state on Tuesday evening, but the Northview Knights will wait until Friday evening to tip off their postseason. The Knights are doubly fortunate in that they not only get to host their Class 3A sectional this year, but also drew a bye into the semifinal. ...

By CAREY FOX Times Sports Editor BLOOMINGTON — The Northview wrestling team will send Logan Moore to the regional level this weekend after the dust settled at the Bloomington North Sectional. Moore placed fourth at 113 pounds on Saturday with a pair of victories to earn the trip to Evansville. ...

By TERRY SCHWINGHAMMER For The Brazil Times SWITZ CITY – It was a tale of two halves for the White River Valley Wolverines and the Clay City Eels when the Southwestern Indiana Athletic Conference foes met on the hardwood Saturday at Switz City. The Wolverines (7-9, 2-2 SWIAC) outscored the Eels 15-8 in the second stanza to take a 24-23 halftime lead. Clay City (6-12, 2-3) held WRV to just four third-quarter points and ran away from the hosts 51-35...

By CAREY FOX Times Sports Editor Saturday evening’s homecoming boys basketball game was a tale of two halves. Unfortunately for the Knights, it was the visiting Crawfordsville Athenians that came out with the better of the two quarters on the way to a 54-42 victory...

By CAREY FOX Times Sports Editor Northview High School standout athlete Eden Siples made her commitment to compete athletically at Taylor University in track and field next season. The Christian Liberal Arts University located in Upland, Ind. places an emphasis not just on academics and athletics, but faith as well, which is a perfect fit according to her high school coach...

By CAREY FOX Times Sports Editor CLAY CITY — The Northview Knights might want to follow their exact pre-game routine prior to Tuesday’s county battle against Clay City on the road. The Knights poured in six 3-pointers in the opening period and a total of 14 for the game on the way to a 70-42 victory over the Eels. ...

By CAREY FOX Times Sports Editor On Sunday evening, pairings were revealed for girls’ high school basketball sectional competition, which begins on Tuesday, Jan. 29 running through Saturday, Feb. 2. The regional round is slated for Feb. 9 followed with semi-state competition on Feb. 16 and the state finals will be played in Indianapolis at Bankers Life Fieldhouse on Feb. 23...

BY CAREY FOX Times Sports Editor ELLETTSVILLE ‑ Competing without top-seeded Noah Minor in the weather delayed Western Indiana Conference Wrestling Tourney on Friday evening, the Knights slipped to 12th-place overall at Edgewood High School...

By CAREY FOX Times Sports Editor The Western Indiana Conference cross-over championship battle lived up to its billing on Friday evening as Cloverdale rallied to take a 68-65 win over Northview in double overtime. The Clovers were able to overcome a six-point deficit in the final 1:14 of regulation to force overtime and then outlasted the Knights in the second extra session to gain the win...

By CAREY FOX Times Sports Editor Saturday’s inclement weather has forced the cancellation and postponement of all Clay County School District sporting events for the day and evening. The Northview boys basketball games at Plainfield have been postponed until Tuesday with the freshman and junior varsity starting at 6 p.m. The junior high Western Indiana Conference basketball tourneys have been cancelled...

By CAREY FOX Times Sports Editor CLAY CITY — A second straight solid defensive effort by the Clay City girls basketball team wasn’t quite enough to garner a Thursday night victory. The South Vermillion Wildcats used a 6-0 fourth quarter run to extend a lead on the way to a 39-31 victory at Clay City...