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Going into Tuesday’s Western Indiana Conference Championship meet held at Brown County after a late change from Edgewood, Northview’s girls cross country team had two goals it wanted to accomplish. They were both team oriented and they both were achieved as the Lady Knights, wearing their pink uniforms, brought the WIC title back to Brazil...

It was just 10 days ago that Northview’s boys cross country team made the trip down to Nashville for the Eagle Classic held at Brown County. The Knights fared well that day, so when a late change in venues for the Western Indiana Conference Championship meet put the them back on the course that hosts the semi-state race each autumn, it was something they embraced as a team...

All seemed to be going well for Northview’s volleyball team inside the Eel Dome at Clay City High School on Monday, which just so happened to be Pink Out night for breast cancer awareness. The Lady Knights were up two sets and headed towards the broom closet to complete the three-game sweep of the host Eels...

Looking at the team across the field from them on paper, the Northview boys soccer team knew what it was up against when Crawfordsville paid a visit to Brazil Saturday afternoon. The Athenians are known to put up goals in droves and are stingy when it comes to surrendering them...

After a close Opening Night loss on the road to Terre Haute North, Northview girls soccer coach Don Bryan said he saw enough in his group that told him they had what it took to become special. Over the past four weeks, that’s been put on display. Entering Saturday morning’s bout with visiting Crawfordsville, the Lady Knights had ripped off seven straight wins and had outscored their opponents by 43 goals (48 to 5)...

Coming into Saturday’s girls golf sectional held at Forest Park, the three advancing teams were likely to be Terre Haute North, Terre Haute South and Northview. The order in which those three shook out? Well, that was to be determined, but most expected it to be close...

Despite winning three of its first four games to begin the high school football season, Northview coach Mark Raetz wanted to see a little bit more from his group. In each win, the Knights made all of their noise in the first half. He wanted to see the same in the second half as well...

In the midst of what is, arguably, its toughest stretch of the season, Clay City’s volleyball team visited Terre Haute South Thursday night. Coach Garicke Rubin said with the year more than halfway complete, taking on programs that have long, winning traditions should benefit the Eels by the time sectional play gets underway...

In February, Northview announced it would be hosting Edwardsburg High School (Michigan) in Week 6 of the high school football schedule. Then, COVID-19 happened and threw a wrench into those plans when the Michigan High School Athletic Association pushed the fall sports seasons to the spring - they've since had a reversal of plans and are scheduled to kick off the regular season Friday night - and therefore nixed the Northview-Edwardsburg matchup scheduled for Saturday, September 26...

Last season, Clay City unveiled its first-ever high school girls golf team. The Lady Eels fared well throughout the year and made a run at the Southwestern Indiana Athletic Conference title but came up shy of winning it. On Wednesday, they had their second crack at it and left Stone Crest Golf Club as SWIAC champions...

For the first time in the 2020 high school volleyball season, Northview coach Erica Garrison had a full and healthy roster at her disposal. That gave the Knights a chance to mix and match different lineups to see if there was a formula that could get them out of their losing skid...

As Mel Rollings walked to the tee box on hole No. 17 at Forest Park Tuesday afternoon, he knew his day on the golf course was nearly complete. It ended up taking a little longer than playing the final two holes normally would, though, as Rollings drove the ball 280 yards on the Par 4 hole and sunk his first-ever hole-in-one...

For the first time during the high school girls golf season, Monday evening’s weather, as Northview stepped up to its respective tee boxes at Forest Park against visiting Owen Valley, felt similar to what is expected during the postseason. The crisp, fall breeze swept into Brazil at just the right moment as the Lady Knights wrapped up what was quite the successful regular season, downing the Patriots by a score of 167-214...

• Northview 11, Monrovia 0 (September 10) Northview 6 5 — 11 Monrovia 0 0 — 0 Highlights – Kassidy Kellett scored 4 goals. Each of the following Lady Knights recorded one goal apiece: Delani Wallen, Maggie Lackey, Danielle Carter, Kaylee Lowe, Raelee Everhart, Maddie Corigan and Karigan Krider. Lackey, Lowe, Jolee Kellett and Ava Dorsett all had one assist on the night...

In just a little over one month, Northview plans to be running at the semi-state cross country meet held at Brown County. On Saturday, both the boys’ and girls’ programs got a sneak preview of what that could like as they took part in the Brown County Eagle Classic...

For the first time in the program’s history, Clay City’s cross country teams took part in the Washington Invitational Saturday morning. Coming off its home invite on Wednesday and having never seen the course with their eyes, girls coach Melanie Laswell admitted she was unsure how the Lady Eels would fare...

As Northview’s volleyball team gets closer to having a full roster, the growing pains that took place during the start of the season will likely subside a bit. That’s been the case over the past week, and it did again Saturday morning against a veteran-laden Indian Creek group...

There’s been no question if Northview’s football team has been ready to go when it comes out of the locker room for the start of each game. The Knights have put on first half show after first half show that led to a pair of wins to go along with a near-overtime-win...

Things hadn’t gone the way Northview’s boys soccer team wanted entering Wednesday’s Senior Night game against Sullivan. But along the way, first-year head coach Mike Rains kept encouraging his group to stick with the process and eventually, the hard work they put in would show up in the win column...

All season long, Northview girls soccer coach Don Bryan said his team was behind where they typically would be due to COVID-19 and the delayed start of preseason workouts. But over the past few weeks, he has continuously pointed out that his group was getting closer and closer...

As Northview girls golf coach Josh Trout stood on the Forest Park Golf Course practice green and spoke to his group, along with the teams from South Putnam, South Vermillion and Parke Heritage Tuesday evening, several members of varying programs had to pull down their masks to wipe beads of perspiration from their faces...

Even though it’s the sixth week of the season and the calendar is creeping closer to the middle of September, Tuesday’s Clay City Invitational marked the toastiest meet the Lady Eels’ cross country team had competed in, girls coach Melanie Laswell said...

After last weekend’s Terre Haute Savings Banks State Preview meet at LaVern Gibson Championship Course, Clay City boys cross country coach Cole Schroer said he could see growth and improvement from his group each time they laced up their shoes and hit the course...

• Northview 191, Edgewood 225 (September 3) Northview (191) – Kikta 45, Fox 44, Jackman 53, Beasley 49, Dyar 53, Wolfe 54. Edgewood (225) – Deckard 44, Sater 59, Hanson 57, Weiler 65, Goldsberry n/a. • Northview 5, Greencastle 2 (September 3) Northview 5 0 – 5...

Typically, when teams from around the state are flocking to Terre Haute’s LaVern Gibson Championship Course for the annual State Preview meet, Northview is right there with everyone else. But this year, after taking part in several challenging courses in a row, head boys cross country coach James Grounds made the decision to take his group to the Rick Weinheimer Cross Country Classic held at Columbus North High School...

As each weekend goes by, so does several personal best times of the runners that make up the Northview girls cross country team. That was no different at Saturday’s Rick Weinheimer Cross Country Classic held at Columbus North High School. Nearly all of the 14 Lady Knight participants posted their best times of the season, while some posted their career-best times...

Improvement is all most coaches are seeking from their athletes on a day-to-day and a week-to-week basis. Clay City cross country coaches Cole Schroer (boys) and Melanie Laswell (girls) are no different. And on Saturday, at the annual Terre Haute Savings Bank State Preview meet held at LaVern Gibson Championship Course, that’s what they saw from their teams...

On Saturday afternoon, following its match game visiting Brown County, the Northview girls soccer team honored its six seniors - Parker Gibbens, Jolee Kellett, Kassidy Kellett, Maggie Lackey, Kaylee Lowe and Kamryn Zadeii - for all of their time and contributions to the program. Take a look through the photos of each player escorted onto the field by their parental guardians...

If high school coaches could script the perfect Senior Day, the following would be involved: all seniors play, contribute and walk off together to an applause from the fans in attendance for their hard work and contributions to the program. Oh, and most importantly, win...

In last week’s high school football victory over Greencastle, Northview’s defense surrendered a pair of fourth quarter touchdowns that made the score look much closer than it actually was. Head coach Mark Raetz and his staff challenged them to keep that from happening against Sullivan...

On Wednesday, the North Clay seventh grade football team traveled to Spencer to face the Owen Valley Patriots. The Knights came away with a 28-6 win. The Knights played hard the entire game, dominating for most of it. On offense, North Clay got some great blocking from its offensive line consisting of Owen Weishaupt, Nolan Garrison, Kale Allen, Chris Barnett, Noah Stevenson, Slade Fell and Zach Hatcher. ...

On Thursday night, before its match against visiting Linton, the Northview volleyball team honored its five seniors - Katy Anderson, Sydney Bays, Natalie Bell, Destiny Burns and Maizie Pell - as well as their late teammate Rylee Rogers. Take a look through the photos of each player escorted onto the court by their parental guardians...

Throughout the start of the 2020 high school volleyball season, Northview, due to quarantining, has been without one or more members of its team which has forced coach Erica Garrison to constantly shuffle the deck and put players in positions they’re not accustomed to...

• Terre Haute South 187, Clay City 208, Edgewood 247 (August 31) Clay City (208) – Demi Wolfe 46, Zoey Hopkins 50, Makenna Blankenship 56, Olivia Owens 56, Saydee Hauer 61, Kelly Culver 63. Jenna Weiss and Gracie Shroer competed a modified 3-par course...

Coming off its first loss of the season at state-ranked Terre Haute South, Northview’s high school tennis team was looking to bounce back against Linton Wednesday. And with the scores the Knights put up, it was apparent they were on a mission to accomplish just that...

On Tuesday evening, Linton walked through the doors of the Eel Dome for the annual high school volleyball matchup between Clay City and the Miners. The rivalry has swung back and forth over the years, but one thing has remained constant throughout it all – nearly every match has been closely played...

On Monday evening, Northview’s tennis team, riding a seven-game winning streak to open the season, hosted West Vigo in a match that coach Emily Goff thought would be a nice way to measure itself against another solid opponent. The Knights, just as they’ve done to anyone lined up on the other side of the net, showed just how talented of a group they have, winning 4-1 to improve their record to 8-0...

On Sunday, Rick Bolus of High Potential Blue Chip Basketball Camp revealed his Indiana’s Top 80+ Players for the 2020-21 season. Listed as the top prep player in the state was Sellersburg Silver Creek senior center/forward Trey Kaufman. Joining Kaufman and several others on the elusive list was Northview senior Caleb Swearingen...

GOLF Clay City 205, Linton 216, Eastern Greene 217 (August 27) Clay City (205) – Makenna Blankenship 47, Zoey Hopkins 49, Demi Wolfe 52, Saydee Hauer 57, Kelly Culver 59, Olivia Owens 62, Gracie Schroer 69. Terre Haute South 172, Terre Haute North 187, Northview 188 (August 27)...

The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic has altered many plans and cancelled a bunch as well, including high school sporting events. So, when the Taylor University High School Invitational trip for the Northview girls cross country team was changed from an overnight excursion with a stay in Upland, Ind. to the Lady Knights boarding a bus before the sun came up Saturday morning, there was no surprise – or complaining for that matter...

When Northview head boys cross country coach James Grounds saw the list of teams taking part in the Taylor University High School Invitational Saturday morning, one name stuck out that made him sure the quality of competition his group would be racing against was well worth the long – and early – bus ride to Upland, Ind...

As the Northview girls golf team sat at a nearby picnic table inside the Dr. Hal Glidden Shelter at Forest Park Golf Course, awaiting the results of the Western Indiana Conference Championship, head coach Josh Trout turned around. “Girls, I’ve got good news and bad news. What do you want to hear first?” he asked...

Coming off a gut-wrenching loss the week before that left a sour taste in the mouths of the Northview football team, the best remedy to rid itself of that was to come out fast against Greencastle Friday night. The Knights did just that. In their first three drives of the evening, the visitors marched up and down the field, capping each with touchdowns...

The North Clay 7th grade football team on Thursday traveled to Terre Haute to face the Terre Haute North Boys and Girls Club team. The Knights came away with a 20-14 loss to a good North squad. The Knights played hard but had three turnovers on offense that stopped them from potential scores...

When going over the agenda for the week, Northview cross country coaches James Grounds (boys) and Tim Rayle (girls) had a predicament put in front of them. On Thursday, the Knights were scheduled to take part in the annual Chad Smith Invitational at Sullivan High School with seven rostered runners allowed to run...

Through the first two games of the boys high school soccer season, Northview has had little to celebrate. The Knights entered Wednesday’s Western Indiana Conference matchup against rival West Vigo having yet put a shot in the back of the net. Still, first-year coach Mike Rains liked the way his team improved from the first game to the second and could sense they were headed in the right direction...

One year ago, Northview’s girls soccer team entered its matchup against Western Indiana Conference rival West Vigo with a worse record than it had on Wednesday. However, with this season not being anything like last season because of COVD-19 and everything that comes with the virus, coach Don Bryan said he thought his group was a week or two behind schedule...

CROSS COUNTRY • Clay City Middle School vs. South Vermillion Middle School (August 25) Girls Race – Olivia Shidler (Clay City) 16:33, Isabella Turchi (South Vermillion) 17:33, Meghan Amerman (South Vermillion) 17:37, Amelia Withers (Clay City) 19:39, Elizabeth White (South Vermillion) 19:56, Carys Taylor (South Vermillion) 20:01, Amelia Gibson (South Vermillion) 21:49, Ashley Pollard (South Vermillion) 21:49, Bailey Dowdy (South Vermillion) 22:08...

On Tuesday evening, Northview senior pitcher/first baseman/designated hitter Dylan Zentko took to his personal Twitter page (@DylanZentko34) to break news regarding where he’ll be playing collegiate baseball in the not-too-distant future. “Blessed and excited to announce my commitment to Anderson University! Thank you to my parents, coaches, teammates and everyone else who has helped me along the way! Go Ravens!” the tweet read...

Opening up a busy week Tuesday evening, Northview’s boys tennis team was greeted by not only visiting Danville, but 91-degree temperatures with 54 percent humidity, making the real feel hover near 100 degrees. With that in mind, the Knights came out looking to defeat the Warriors as quickly as possible...