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By Adler Ingalsbe Times Sports Editor In the first game of the season, against a tough Western Indiana Conference foe in Sullivan, the Clay City girls basketball team showed it could play with the Arrows through the first quarter. The fast start gave a glimpse into what the Eels can be when everything’s clicking...

About 10 years ago, Joey Price and Zane Schauber met at a bowling camp at Brazilian Lanes when they were both six years old. They forged a friendship that day, but little did they know where the sport would take them in the next decade. Fast forward to this fall and the two have come together to accomplish quite the feat...

On Friday, Nov. 15 at 6 p.m., join the members of the Northview Boys Basketball Program with its “A Night Out with the Knights” intra-squad scrimmage. Come out and celebrate the beginning of the 2019 – 2020 boys’ basketball season with the members of both the North Clay and Northview basketball teams...

Clay City kicked off its girls basketball season inside the Eel Dome Saturday night with Sullivan paying a visit. The Arrows used their pressure defense and fast-paced offense to defeat the Eels 62-39. And while the score may have been indicative of the type of game it was on both sides, Clay City coach Jason Sinders came away with plenty to be pleased about, especially on the defensive end of the floor...

Former Northview standout and current DePauw senior right side Morgan Stearley was named North Coast Athletic Conference Volleyball Player of the Year and to the All-NCAC first team. Stearley is a three-peat selection to the first team after leading the Tigers to a 5-3 mark in conference play (15-12 overall)...

SWIAC Volleyball All-Conference: Ginger Rayle Victoria Schopmeyer Jaylynn Scott Volleyball Honorable Mention: Alisha Ledgerwood SWIAC Girls Cross Country All-Conference: Lauryn Thomas Macy Tucker Carlee Unger Cambri Booe Girls Cross Country Honorable Mention: Tara Arthur...

Coming off a third straight sectional championship campaign, the Northview girls soccer season has picked up several awards over the last few weeks, and that will continue. Kassidy Kellett, Sarah Bryan, Maggie Lackey, and Kaylee Lowe have been selected to play in the annual Indiana Soccer Coaches Association College Showcase...

There are numerous reasons why student-athletes try out for their high school sports teams. Whether it’s for the love of the game, to be around their friends more often or to be involved in some sort of school activity, it’s safe to say when they’re finished with their careers, they’ll take something more out of it than just the wins and losses...

Northview junior Lauren Sackett announced via her personal Twitter that she has committed to play softball at Indiana State University. Sackett, a right-handed pitcher, played her freshman and sophomore seasons at Terre Haute South High School where she was very productive in the circle, earning All-Conference Indiana honors both years...

The Clay Youth Soccer Club is excited to announce it has been awarded an amazing grant in the amount of $20,000 from the Clay County Community Foundation, part of the Wabash Valley CommunityFoundation. CYSC has always strived to provide an affordable soccer experience for children and families in the community who want to improve their soccer skills and play at the high school and college level. ...

Sporting a roster that consists of just two seniors, it was inevitable there would be some growing pains for the Northview girls basketball team to begin the season. And when the public address announcer introduced the Lady Knights for the starting lineups inside Curry Center at Mooresville High School, it became a reality...

Northview got its girls basketball season unofficially underway Saturday afternoon at Linton for a scrimmage between the two schools. The Miners, fresh off a season that saw them finish as the No. 7 ranked team in 2A, proved to be a valuable group for the young Knights to face before the regular season tips off Tuesday. ...

On Saturday afternoon, the Northview cross country programs were back running in the state finals for the first time since the early 2000s. With that accomplishment brought all sorts of excitement for both the boys and girls, as well as the community and athletic program...

After a week’s worth of practice, nerves of anticipation, a fire truck escort, and warmups at LaVern Gibson Championship Course, the Northview boys cross country team got ready at the start line. And then, the starter raised his gun and shot it into the air...

Last year, Northview girls basketball coach Zack Keyes looked into doing a special group night with his team with the Indiana Pacers that would have allowed them to practice on the main court inside Bankers Life Fieldhouse at the conclusion of the game...

Through the first four seasons at the helm, Northview girls basketball coach Zack Keyes has either a team that featured size or experience, and sometimes both. Entering his fifth season, he no longer has either. But don’t take that to mean he doesn’t have confidence in the group he’s leading...

When Northview’s trio of Thomas Chapman, Stuart Bennett, and Corbin Butts crossed the sopping wet finish line at last weekend’s Brown County cross country Semi-State race within five seconds of each other, it may have seemed like a rare coincidence...

When the high school cross country season got underway back in the middle of August, the Northview boys and girls teams hopped on a bus and made the short trip to LaVern Gibson Championship Course for the Terre Haute South Valley Cross Country Kickoff...

Making the leap from the middle school level to the high school level is not the easiest of adjustments for young athletes to make. Throw in going from middle school to varsity, and it makes it that much more difficult. But for the Northview girls cross country team, comprised of five freshmen, that theory has been debunked with the way they’ve performed throughout the season and into the postseason...

After spending eight years as a middle school coach, two years as a Clay City boys basketball assistant coach and four more years as a Clay City girls basketball assistant coach, Jason Sinders slid into the head coaching role for the Eels last season...

Monday afternoon, the Indiana High School Volleyball Coaches Association announced the 2019 Academic All-State team. Among the honorees were Clay City’s Kendra Wertz and Northview’s Isabella Horrall. And on Tuesday morning, the Indiana Coaches of Girls Sports Association named the 2019 girls cross country Academic All-State teams...

Former Northview standout Brigham Booe announced via his personal Twitter account that he has committed to play baseball at the University of Southern Indiana. Booe, a sophomore at Olney Central, will join USI for the 2020-21 season. Before committing to Olney, Booe wrapped up his career at Northview by posting a batting average of .381 and an on-base percentage of .471 to go along with his 19 RBI at the plate and a 1-0 record and a 2.90 ERA on the mound...

As IHSAA girls soccer semi-state games wrapped up over the weekend, and state finals preparation is set to get underway, it marks a little over one week since Northview’s season concluded. And although it may have come to an end sooner than the Knights had hoped, it didn’t take away from the year they were able to put together, especially after losing a senior group that forced some underclassmen to step into new roles...

As the teams and fans stood in the downpour around a soaking wet wooden podium, awaiting the results of Saturday’s boys and girls Brown County cross country semi-state results, Northview girls coach Conor Strain was asked how he was feeling. He responded that he thought both groups had a solid chance of being one of the top six teams that earned a spot in next weekend’s state finals, but knew it would come down to the wire...

When Northview quarterback Keegan Garrison was asked what he knew about Jasper’s football team earlier in the week, it didn’t take him long to think of an answer. He pointed out it often used the option on offense and possessed a deadly rushing attack because of it...

On Thursday afternoon, the Northview High School girls soccer program was honored with one of the inaugural United Soccer Coaches Team Pinnacle Awards for achieving a high level of fair play, educational excellence and success on the pitch. To be considered for the award, teams had to receive a version (Platinum, Gold, Silver or Bronze) of the High School or College Team Ethics and Sportsmanship Award, as well as record a winning percentage of .750 or above for the 2018-19 season...

On Wednesday afternoon, Keegan Garrison, in his white practice uniform, with a grey hooded sweatshirt underneath, warmed up on the sidelines as he and the rest of the Northview football team prepared for Friday’s sectional opener at Jasper. Despite it being his first full season as the team’s starting quarterback, he had been in this position before...

The Northview High School boys and girls cross country teams have been joined at the hip all season long, and especially in the last two weeks. And they’re hoping that trend continues Saturday afternoon. Both teams won sectional championships two weeks ago at LaVern Gibson Championship Course and then followed it up by each placing third in last week’s Bedford Regional, earning a spot in Saturday’s Brown County Semi-State...

The Greater Terre Haute USBC Youth Tournament, hosted by the Brazilian Lanes, took place on Oct. 12, 13, 17 and 20, with all of the winnings being deposited into the SMART fund, which is a scholarship for the youth. Events included single, doubles and team competitions broken into five divisions based on averages...

Former Northview volleyball standout, and current DePauw University senior outside hitter, Morgan Stearley was named the NCAC Volleyball Athlete of the Week for her success in DePauw’s victories over Kenyon College and Oberlin College this past week...

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Congratulations to Northview High School on a successful weekend. Things started off Friday night as the Knights, our Western Indiana Division Conference football team, traveled to Trafalgar to take on Indian Creek for the conference championship. This year, the Knights once again fought well but was beaten by Indian Creek 32-28. Now, the Knights look forward to Sectional play this Friday at Jasper...

TRAFALGAR — First impressions can be deceiving. Through the first three possessions of Friday’s Western Indiana Conference championship game, Northview had rolled down the field for two scores, while the host Indian Creek Braves had a quick three-and-out possession...

On Friday night the Northview Knights travel to play the Western Indiana Conference Eastern Division champs, Indian Creek. As the Western Division champions, Northview is well recognized as a tough team to beat. We asked Northview coach Mark Raitz to assess Friday’s game for our readers. This is what he said:...

Northview will be looking for its fifth Western Indiana Conference football championship in the past seven years tonight when the Knights travel to Trafalgar to meet the Indian Creek Braves for the second straight year. Both teams went undefeated to win their respective divisional titles, and will play tonight in the last-ever round of WIC crossover games...