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DUGGER — The last time Clay City’s girls basketball team had the chance to celebrate a victory inside the walls of a locker room, the Christmas holiday had not yet taken place. It had been 46 days since the Eels had that feeling, but on Thursday at Dugger Union, it returned...

Earlier in the week, the Indiana Football Coaches Association revealed its Academic All-State team for the 2019 season. Among those to earn a spot was Northview senior kicker and punter Steven Thomas. It closes out what was his best season for the Knights on the football field...

TERRE HAUTE — The last time Northview’s boys basketball team came out on the winning side of the scoreboard against Terre Haute North, most of the players on the 2019-20 roster were just beginning grade school. And with the way things were going at halftime, it looked like the long losing skid would continue on for at least another season...

Prior to Tuesday’s dual match with visiting Cloverdale, the Northview wrestling team honored its four seniors. Noah Minor, Zack Brown, Zack Calandrilla and Hunter Toney each played a vital role in their times donning the maroon and black, Northview coach Tony Sanabria said, but especially so in 2019-20...

At the start of the girls high school basketball season, Northview coach Zack Keyes stated that his team was going to rely heavily upon its seniors in Makenzie Barger and Haley Richey. When he said that, it was implied that they would have large roles on the floor, but he went on to note that they were going to be needed as much, if not more, as leaders on the sidelines, in practice and in the locker room...

BRAZIL — It had been over seven minutes since the last time Cloverdale put a point onto the scoreboard against Northview in Monday’s girls high school basketball matchup. The Knights used that span to take a nine-point fourth-quarter lead – their largest of the night – and seemed to be headed towards a Senior Night celebration with a victory...

CLINTON — During the nine-game losing skid Clay City’s girls high school basketball team entered Saturday afternoon on, getting behind early, and digging too big of a hole to get out of, has been one of its consistent problems. But during the matinee game between the Eels and the Wildcats of South Vermillion, that wasn’t the case...

BLOOMFIELD — The Eastern Greene Thunderbirds defeated conference foe the Clay City Eels 67-49 on Friday night. The scoring quartet of Bryan Rippy, Sam Rees, Bryson Creager and Braydon Myers accounted for 61 of Eastern Greene’s 67 points on the night...

BRAZIL — Throughout the high school boys basketball season, Northview has shown it can play with teams in the state’s upper echelon. Although the Knights may not have finished all of the games with the lead, they competed in each one of them. And Saturday was no different...

ELLETTSVILLE — At the start of the high school wrestling season, one of Northview’s goals was to head to Edgewood High School in mid-January and compete for a Western Indiana Conference championship. That was more than an attainable. But the injury bug took a big bite out of the Knights in what coach Tony Sanabria described as the most injury-riddled season he could ever remember and forced them to send just 10 healthy wrestlers to Saturday’s WIC championship...

BRAZIL — On paper, it was clear there were two heavy favorites coming into Friday’s high school basketball doubleheader between Northview and South Putnam. The Eagle girls and the Knight boys, each sitting at or near the top of the Western Indiana Conference West Division standings, didn’t let it get to them, though...

CLAY CITY — Throughout the eight-game losing streak Clay City’s girls basketball team entered Thursday with, coach Jason Sinders has stated over and over the key to getting back into the win column would come on the defensive end. The Eels have faced several different looking teams during the skid – teams with height, teams with length, teams with speed, teams that play through the post, teams that play from the outside-in – and each have used that strength on the offensive end to put up points on the scoreboard.. ...

WEST TERRE HAUTE — At the conclusion of the annual Northview Invitational on Dec. 14, Tony Sanabria mentioned the way his group competed against West Vigo being a measuring stick type of match. It showed him where his team was at that point and what they needed to do before the next time the two Western Indiana Conference rivals met again...

CLAYTON — Coming off a tough victory over Owen Valley Saturday night, which ended a five-game losing skid, the Northview girls basketball team looked to turn that into a multi-game winning streak. But the Knights were forced to play shorthanded Tuesday night at Cascade, as two of their starters and leading scorers Aliyah Owens and Haley Richey were held out...

CLAY CITY — After starting the year with a road victory at South Putnam, the Clay City boys basketball team dropped its next five in a row. It dropped the Eels four games under the Mendoza line and meant they had a decent-sized hole to dig out of to get back to that mark...

When the girls high school basketball season officially got underway a few months ago, Northview kicked things off on the road against Mooresville. Waiting on the bench to run through the tunnel of teammates who were ready to slap them high-five when their names were called during the starting lineup introductions were sophomores Sydney Maurer and Tara Pearce...

SPENCER — After last week’s game against North Central, which saw the Clay City girls basketball team fall, coach Jason Sinders stated that it was a step in the right direction for his team heading into the final games of the regular season. Showing fight down the stretch, despite facing a double-digit deficit, was all he needed to see...

CLINTON — Entering Saturday’s South Vermillion wrestling Invitational, Northview had its eyes on taking home the first-place trophy. But due to injuries and missed weights, it was mathematically improbable for that to happen. So, the Knights quickly shifted their sights to doing everything they could to finish as high as possible in the eight-way invite...

BRAZIL — Coming into Saturday’s game against Owen Valley, the Northview girls basketball team was in the midst of a four-game losing streak and were in search of something to go its way. The Knights went through tough stretches during the skid that ultimately did them in...

CLAY CITY — Clay City’s boys basketball is amongst the hottest teams playing in the state of Indiana less than two weeks into the 2020 calendar year. The Eels, who posted a 1-5 mark through the first six games of the season – all of which came in the final months of 2019 – have turned it around in a big way after taking a couple of weeks off from basketball over the holidays...

Northview’s boys basketball team, coming off a loss at Greencastle less than 24 hours prior, found itself in a position to walk off the court as victors in a game that saw the Knights trail for nearly the entire night. The Knights, who had come from behind to tie Owen Valley, had the ball with 12 seconds left in the game and came into the huddle where coach Michael Byrum drew up a play...

GREENCASTLE – Entering Friday’s high school basketball doubleheader with Greencastle, the team just above the boys and just below the girls in the Western Indiana Conference standings, each of Northview’s programs were trending in opposite directions...

For the last few years, Northview’s bowling team coach Chris Drake had been attempting to get his group into the Blue Chip Bowling League. But due to other things going on, such as school and other clubs the student-athletes were involved in, it just wasn’t possible...

Late Tuesday night, the Associated Press announced its All-State teams from Class A to Class 6A, and everything in between. Northview had two players named to the AP Class 4A All-State Honorable Mention team in senior defensive lineman Zack Calandrilla and junior tight end Ilias Gordon...

ELLETTSVILLE — Being the young group that they are, the Northview girls basketball team has naturally gone through its fair share of ups and downs throughout the season. And on Wednesday, the game at Western Indiana Conference’s Edgewood was a glimpse into that...

CLAY CITY — For the last 25 days, the Clay City girls basketball coaching staff had to continuously do loads upon loads of laundry with the Eels being away from home. They played in road games, as well as in holiday tournaments, donning their purple uniforms...

AP CLASS 3A BOYS BASKETBALL TOP-10 RANKINGS Also receiving votes: Washington 46. Beech Grove 33. Jimtown 19. Hammond 18. NorthWood 13. Sullivan 12. Mississinewa 7. Northview 6...

The Cloverdale Clovers hosted the Northview Knights in an inter-divisional matchup of Western Indiana Conference boys basketball teams on Saturday night. Both teams competed in the First Financial Wabash Valley Classic in Terre Haute over the holidays and it marked both teams first game since the tournament. The Knights used a hot start and dominating performance on the boards to take the win, 65-47. Northview improved to 7-3 on the season, while the Clovers fell to 5-6...

NASHVILLE — It’s only been a few days into it, but 2020 very well may be the year of the Eels. The Clay City boys basketball team ended the 2019 calendar year with a record of 1-5 and were riding a five-game losing streak. After taking the holidays off from any tournament basketball, the Eels returned to the court – in terms of game action – Friday against Shoals...

BRAZIL — Having been away from game action for over two weeks, and welcoming in one of the top-ranked Class 2A teams in the state, Northview girls basketball coach Zack Keyes knew there would be some rust his group would need to shake off. The hope was that it wouldn’t take too long into Saturday’s contest for the Knights to get back into the rhythm they had prior to winter break...

CLAY CITY — All Clay City boys basketball coach Chris Ames wanted for his birthday was a win over visiting Shoals. It would mean the Eels would get the New Year started on the right foot and snap a five-game losing streak that dated back to its second game of the season...

Many around the area viewed Northview as a sneaky dark horse team that could potentially make some noise during the First Financial Wabash Valley Classic if the Knights played up to their potential. Those people turned out to be more than correct on their assessment...

Please enjoy this look back at some of the pictures from Northview's 2019 run through the First Financial Wabash Valley Classic boys high school basketball holiday tournament.

After the conclusion of the 20th annual First Financial Wabash Valley Classic championship game between Terre Haute North and Linton, the All-Tournament team was announced. Among those to make the 10-man roster was Northview's Caleb Swearingen. Swearigen averaged 18.3 points per game during the Classic, including a 26-point performance Monday evening to help the Knights capture the fifth-place game over Casey-Westfield...

In most cases, playing three games in four days would be the choice nearly every high school basketball coach would take rather than four games in four days. Northview’s Michael Byrum might be an outlier with the way his team caught fire in the fourth quarter of Saturday’s double-digit win over South Vermillion in Day Three of the First Financial Wabash Valley Classic...

Please enjoy this look back of the favorite photos of 2019 SPORTS ARCHIVE FILES at The Brazil Times, and keep an eye out for Monday, Dec. 30th edition for the YEAR IN REVIEW. Check out the Photo Gallery on this website to see more photos from 2019.

Over the Christmas holiday, the All-Wabash Valley Coaches Association teams were named. Northview had representatives on both the All-Offensive team, as well as the All-Defensive team. Northview also had several student-athletes earn spots on the Academic All-Wabash Valley team (must have a GPA of 3.5 or higher)...

GIRLS BASKETBALL Clay City’s girls basketball finished up its time at the Toby Yoho Classic hosted by Eastern Greene Saturday afternoon. The Eels struggled on the offensive end in both games, as both Barr-Reeve (4-11) and Cloverdale (6-9) each got out to early double-digit leads and never relinquished them, ending their weekend with a record of 0-4...

When asked how to best describe Northview junior forward Tyler Hess’ game on the basketball court, many use the phrase ‘lock down defender.’ Hess has become known as the Knight that draws the assignment of defending the opposition’s best offensive player, no matter the position in which that particular player slots in at...

Through nearly the entirety of the first three quarters of Saturday’s First Financial Wabash Valley Classic consolation game, Northview held the lead twice. The Knights were in front of South Vermillion for just over two minutes before relinquishing it back to the Wildcats, and therefore being forced to play from behind once again...

After 15 days away from the court, the Clay City girls basketball team returned to action Friday. The Eels took the trip down to Bloomfield to take part in the annual Toby Yoho Classic hosted by Eastern Greene High School. In game one of the day, Clay City took on Western Indiana Conference Owen Valley (4-9)...

When the First Financial Wabash Valley Classic draw took place in Terre Haute North’s auxiliary gym three days into December, it became clear Northview and Sullivan could potentially see each other twice in a four-week span. All that needed to happen was for the Knights to get past Parke Heritage in the opening round and the Arrows to do the same against Marshall...

Northview was having a hard time finding the bottom of the net in Thursday’s opening round of the First Financial Wabash Valley Classic at Terre Haute North. The Knights, once leading by as many as 13 at the midway point of the third period, found themselves trailing by one with under one minute left in the game...