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Akers big night not enough for Olney Central
(11/06/09)By CAREY FOX Times Sports Editor The Olney Central Blue Knights continued to score points at a high rate in their second basketball game of the season, but in round two, Vincennes was able to rally late to edge Olney Central, 96-87. "It was a disappointing loss, but encouraging," OCC head coach Mike Burris told the Olney Daily Mail. ... 
North Clay basketball teams earn three wins
(11/05/09)BY CLAY CUNNINGHAM Times Staff Reporter North Clay's seventh- and-eighth grade basketball teams each earned its first victory of the season in hotly contested match-ups against Sarah Scott Middle School Thursday evening. The seventh-grade squad squeaked out a 46-45 thriller. The Knights looked to be on their way to an easy win, scoring the games' first nine points. A scrappy Scotties defense helped them get back into things quickly, cutting the Knight lead to 21-19 at the half... 
Exhibition against Miners opens Northview's season
(11/04/09)By CAREY FOX Times Sports Editor The Northview girls' basketball season got its first chance to face unfamiliar competition this season with an exhibition against Linton on Wednesday night. The situational scrimmage was broken into four quarters, each one with a 15-minute running clock, no free throws were shot in the game and each squad was prohibited from using a pressing defense. After each quarter the score was reset back to zero as well... 
Akers and Kennedy tipoff collegiate careers
(11/03/09)By CAREY FOX Times Sports Editor OLNEY, IL -- Tucked away in the cornfields of Illinois is the cozy town of Olney and within resides what has become a basketball home for a pair of Clay County products, Austin Akers and Will Kennedy. The pair excelled at the high school level for Northview High School (Akers) and Clay City (Kenendy) and both are continuing their hoops careers at a school that supports their Olney Central Blue Knights much like their respective high school fans did in the Clay County community.. ... 
Knights fall to Highlanders in regional opener
(11/01/09)By CAREY FOX Times Sports Editor SEYMOUR -- The Northview Knights ran out of magic on Saturday at the Seymour volleyball regional against a Floyd Central squad that looked every bit the part of the third-ranked team in the state. The Knights hung tough with the big and powerful Highlanders squad during the first game, but couldn't produce the perfect effort to defeat Floyd Central, falling 25-17, 25-11, 25-14. ...
Indiana High School football sectional scores
(10/30/09) Friday's Scores By The Associated Press PREP FOOTBALL Sectional Semifinal CLASS 5A Sectional 1 Portage 14, Chesterton 0 Merrillville 20, Lake Central 13 Sectional 2 Mishawaka 32, Elkhart Memorial 26 Penn 14, S. Bend Adams 7... 
Former Knights' teams meet on the collegiate hardwood
(10/30/09)By CAREY FOX Times Sports Editor CLINTON -- A pair of former Northview Knights were on opposing benches for their respective college teams in a Friday night exhibition basketball game held in Clinton. Saint Mary-of-the-Woods and Danville Community College continued their preseason schedules in preparation for the 2009-10 slate and Lexee Hayes and Kirstin Kimball were on the roster... 
Knights preparing for regional competition
(10/29/09)By CAREY FOX Times Sports Editor The Northview volleyball team has enjoyed the spoils of the program's first volleyball sectional championship in 14 years this week as it prepares for regional play on Saturday afternoon. The Knights (28-9 overall) captured the sectional crown amidst a great deal of jubilation and drama following a pair of two-games-to-none comebacks against Terre Haute South and Terre Haute North last weekend. So understandably the team has been on cloud nine this week...
Pacers lose season opener in shootout
(10/28/09) By PAUL NEWBERRY AP Sports Writer ATLANTA (AP) -- Joe Johnson scored 25 points, Al Horford had 24 and the Atlanta Hawks finally played some defense in an offensive shootout, pulling away in the fourth quarter for a season-opening 120-109 victory over the Indiana Pacers on Wednesday night... 
Former Clay County athletes preparing for college hoops seasons
(10/28/09)By CAREY FOX Times Sports Editor As winter sports get underway there are a number of former Clay County high school athletes who are preparing to begin their collegiate basketball seasons. The Summit League has announced that the IUPUI women's basketball team was selected to finish sixth in the upcoming 2009-10 season in voting of the league's media, coaches and sports information directors. For the second straight season, senior Julia Whitted was selected to the Preseason First Team... 
Stuckey honored by Indiana University
(10/27/09)By CAREY FOX Times Sports Editor The Stuckey Family name has long been associated with Brazil and Northview athletics as well as Indiana University. Last weekend, Larry Stuckey was honored as a 50-year letterman during halftime of the Illinois football game on Oct. 17 at Indiana University. He participated in the festivities that included a homecoming parade and a reception/dinner during the weekend... 
Knights claim thrilling, five-game sectional championship over Patriots
(10/25/09)By CAREY FOX Times Sports Editor MARTINSVILLE -- When the final point hit the floor at the Martinsville volleyball sectional on Saturday night, there probably wasn't a nerve that wasn't frazzled and more than a few likely gained some gray hairs after the action had ended. However, only one team got to ride home with the championship hardware and it was the Northview Knights, who battled as hard as any one team should have to take the program's first sectional title since 1996... 
Knights bounce Braves in five games to reach sectional final
(10/25/09)By CAREY FOX Times Sports Editor MARTINSVILLE -- The Northview Knights wrote their own triumphant comeback story in the semifinal of the Martinsville volleyball sectional on Saturday afternoon. The Knights led big in the opening game before rival Terre Haute South roared back to win a deflating 25-22 decision and then took game two by a 25-19 score. ... 
Clay City beats WRV before falling in sectional final
(10/25/09)BY CLAY CUNNINGHAM Times Staff Reporter JASONVILLE -- Clay City's volleyball team advanced to the championship game of the Shakamak sectional with a four-game victory over a resilient WRV team Saturday morning. Advancement didn't come easy for the Eels...
Indiana High School Football Sectional scores
(10/23/09) Friday's Scores By The Associated Press PREP FOOTBALL Sectionals First Round CLASS 5A Sectional 1 Portage 42, E. Chicago Central 0 Chesterton 16, Crown Point 13 Merrillville 31, Valparaiso 0 Lake Central 7, Munster 3... 
Jasper overpowers Knights in sectional football
(10/23/09)By CAREY FOX Times Sports Editor The Jasper Wildcats looked every bit like the No. 3 ranked team in Class 4A on Friday night. Jasper came in unbeaten and left the same way as they overpowered Northview 50-0 in the sectional opener for both squads. The loss ends the Knights' season at 8-2 overall and with a conference championship... 
Lincoln Park Speedway hosting Racin' Fest Saturday
(10/22/09)By CAREY FOX Times Sports Editor It's been five long years since the racing season at Lincoln Park Speedway has culminated in the Racin-Fest thrown by Dan "D.O." Laycock and Joe Spiker, the new promoter at the Putnamville oval. The evening is also Bill Gardner and Indiana Open Wheel Night at LPS, which will include a silent auction and live auction during the evening's autograph session... 
Sectional play begins tonight for Knights
(10/22/09)By CAREY FOX Times Sports Editor The real season begins tonight for the Northview football team as they head into round one of sectional play with kickoff slated for 7 p.m. The Knights capped off a sterling regular season campaign by clinching the outright Western Indiana Conference championship with a perfect 6-0 record and an 8-1 mark overall. ... 
Knights open sectional with emotional victory
(10/22/09)By CAREY FOX Times Sports Editor MARTINSVILLE -- The Northview volleyball team won a sectional volleyball game forged with mettle on Thursday evening, defeating Plainfield, 25-27, 25-17, 18-25, 25-17, 15-11. The score only shows part of the rollercoaster ride that the Knights were on as they overcame two different game deficits and the loss of senior starter Alyssa Clarke to a probable season ending knee injury in the second game of the match. ... 
Eels win sectional opener against North Central
(10/22/09)BY CLAY CUNNINGHAM Times Staff Reporter JASONVILLE -- An ever resilient Clay City Volleyball snagged a well-deserved five-set slugfest victory against North Central in first round sectional action at Shakamak Thursday night. Clay City took command early with a close 25-22 win in game one. They did not keep the momentum for long, however, as the Thunderbirds quickly took control of things, winning game two 25-18, and taking a very close third game 25-23... 
Lincoln Park Speedway to host D.O. Racin' Fest on Saturday
(10/22/09)By CAREY FOX Times Sports Editor It's been five long years since the racing season at Lincoln Park Speedway has culminated in the Racin-Fest thrown by Dan "D.O." Laycock and Joe Spiker, the new promoter at the Putnamville oval. The evening is also Bill Gardner and Indiana Open Wheel Night at LPS, which will include a silent auction and live auction during the evening's autograph session... 
County volleyball teams ready for postseason action tonight
(10/21/09)By CAREY FOX Times Sports Editor Sectional play gets underway for volleyball teams around the state this evening, including both Northview and Clay City's squads. Both county teams have had excellent regular seasons and begin their quest for sectional hardware. The Knights' last sectional title came in 1996, which was their fifth in school history. The drought is much longer for the Eels, who last won the title back in 1978... 
Knights end regular season with victory
(10/20/09)Times Staff Report DANVILLE -- The Northview volleyball team wrapped up the regular season by defeating Danville on the road Monday evening, 25-13, 25-10, 25-22. "We played very well in a game that I was very concerned about," coach Scott McDonald said. "My concern was an injury happening before the sectional. Our serve receive was very good which is a good sign going into the tournament."... 
Knights' standout, Cowell, part of Hall of Fame team
(10/20/09)BY CLAY CUNNINGHAM Times Staff Reporter When Rend Lake College, a junior college located in Ina, IL, recalls the most successful season in school history, it will do so knowing it was aided by the impressive contributions of a Northview High School graduate... 
County runners end season at Brown County Regional
(10/18/09)Times Staff Report NASHVILLE -- Consistent rain throughout the week and another dose of drizzle on Friday night provided cross country runners a messy course for the Brown County Regional on Saturday. Terre Haute North's John Mascari and Tapring Goatee didn't seem to be fazed by the conditions as each runner came away with a win on the sloppy Brown County course. ... |
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