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IHSAA sets baseball, softball sectional tournaments (4/28/24)By Adler Ingalsbe, Times Sports EditorOn Sunday night, high school baseball and softball teams around the state of Indiana huddled up around their respective televisions or smart phones to watch the IHSAA Selection Show, waiting to see who they woud be playing in the opening round of their respective sectional tournament and identifying the pathway they’ll need to take to be crowned champions. Listed below are the matchups for Clay City and Northview:...
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Eels use annual Keith Jones Classic to prepare for upcoming conference championships (4/26/24)By Adler Ingalsbe, Times Sports EditorEach April, the entire Clay City athletic department, as well as all of the spring sports teams, take one Friday night off and put their sole focus on the school’s track and field teams as the hosts of the annual Keith Jones Classic. It’s a group effort from top to bottom said Clay City track and field head coach Cole Schroer, who pointed to the other spring student-athletes and coaches for pouring themselves into whatever role is necessary to ensure the invitational goes off without a hitch...
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COLLEGE REPORT: Martin leads Pomeroys at Vincennes University Invitational (4/25/24)By Adler Ingalsbe, Times Sports EditorDuring his years in high school at Northview, Hunter Martin did not play golf. Instead, he was spending his time on the hardwood, playing basketball for then-head coach Michael Byrum. But while having fun with his friends on the golf course later down the line, Martin was spotted by the coaching staff of Saint Mary-of-the-Woods men’s golf program. They asked him to come aboard, and the rest has been history as the senior standout has been a part of the team for the last couple of years...
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Shaw named IHSBCA's District Coach of the Year (4/24/24)By Adler Ingalsbe, Times Sports EditorAt the start of the New Year, Clay City head baseball coach Larry Shaw received a message he didn’t foresee popping into his inbox. The longtime leader of the Eels was named the District Coach of the Year by the Indiana High School Baseball Coaches Association and was invited to the Indiana Baseball Hall of Fame and Coaches of the Year Banquet held at the Sheraton Hotel in Indianapolis at the end of January...
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Northview's six-run rally fuels comeback win over Clay City (4/22/24)By Adler Ingalsbe, Times Sports EditorDigging itself a four-run deficit with walks and throwing errors, Northview’s baseball team got within one of Clay City in Monday’s annual county rivalry game. But the host Eels responded by plating a pair of runs in the fifth to widen their lead back to a more comfortable three-run margin and only needed six outs to secure their second consecutive win over the Knights...
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PREP ROUNDUP: Knights finish second at Bob Arnett Invitational (4/21/24)By Adler Ingalsbe, Times Sports EditorIt was only 10 days ago when Northview’s golf team was at Rea Park for a dual match against Terre Haute South. The course on that particular night was soggy due to the heavy rain that fell throughout the evening, making the scores between the Knights and Braves much worse than they typically would have been...
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Eels drop conference showdown against Linton (4/20/24)By Luke Morey, Daily World Sports EditorOn Thursday, Linton’s baseball team hosted Clay City for a Southwestern Indiana Athletic Conference matchup. After Clay City took a 4-2 lead in the top of the second, the Miners knocked in a combined seven runs in the third and fourth innings as Linton won 9-5...
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Clay City shows signs of promise in tri-way match with Miners, Patriots (4/19/24)By Adler Ingalsbe, Times Sports EditorAfter picking up its first win of the season a couple of nights ago, Clay City’s boys golf team hosted its first tri-way match of the spring at Forest Park on Thursday against Linton and Owen Valley. And while the Eels didn’t pick up their second win of the week, there were plenty of positives to take from the night, said Clay City head coach Clarence Johnson afterwards...
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PREP ROUNDUP: Clay City wins top five battle with Riverton Parke (4/18/24)By Adler Ingalsbe, Times Sports EditorAs the weather has turned and the temperatures have risen into the mid-70s over the last week, it’s allowed several Clay City and Northview spring sports teams get back out on their respective playing surfaces. Listed below are recaps of those teams during the last few days:...
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COLLEGE REPORT: Miller posts top-10 finish at Gary Wienke Memorial Invitational (4/16/24)By Adler Ingalsbe, Times Sports EditorOver the weekend, Indiana State University’s women’s track and field team took part in the Gary Wienke Memorial Invitational hosted by the University of Illinois at Demirjian Park in Champaign, Illinois. There, the Sycamores competed against numerous Big Ten programs and several others located around the midwestern part of the country. Among those representing Indiana State was former Northview standout Halle Miller...
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Lady Eels taking No. 1 state ranking in stride (4/14/24)By Adler Ingalsbe, Times Sports EditorLast Tuesday, when the Softball Coaches Association of Indiana (SCAI) released its latest state rankings to the public, the Class A poll stood out among the rest. The reason? Sitting in the No. 1 spot above all the other teams around the Hoosier State was none other than Clay City...
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Northview capitalizes in big moments to upend Clay City (4/13/24)By Adler Ingalsbe, Times Sports EditorAs Maggie Krause put on her elbow guard and walked towards the batter’s box in the top of the fifth inning on Saturday afternoon, Clay City softball head coach Jason Sinders had already informed catcher Hannah Harris to let the home plate umpire know that the Eels were going to intentionally walk the sophomore slugger...
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COLLEGE REPORT: White sets freshman distance record in his return to track (4/11/24)By Adler Ingalsbe, Times Sports EditorAfter missing the last couple of years with multiple injuries, former Northview multi-sport standout Nolan White made his triumphant return for Bellarmine University’s men’s track and field team over the weekend at the program’s annual Jim Vargo Invitational at Owsley B. Frazier Stadium...
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PREP ROUNDUP: Eels, Knights return to action after rain-filled week (4/6/24)By Adler Ingalsbe, Times Sports EditorAfter a long week filled with heavy rain and cold temperatures that forced numerous postponements and cancellations, there was finally a full weekend of springs sports around Clay County. Below are recaps of the teams that were in action on Friday and Saturday:...
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COLLEGE REPORT: Price proves to be key piece in Indiana Tech's run in the NAIA National Championship Tournament (4/3/24)By Adler Ingalsbe, Times Sports EditorRecently, the Indiana Tech men's bowling team qualified for the NAIA National Championship Tournament. The Warriors, who received a No. 4 seed and drew a bye in the first round, were matched up with Pikeville, the No. 5 seed, in the second round. There, Indiana Tech won with ease by a score of 4-0 to advance onto the Elite Eight...
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Mother Nature already wreaking havoc on spring sports season (4/2/24)1By Adler Ingalsbe, Times Sports EditorAs Clay City and Northview returned from their respective spring breaks, the Eels and Knights were anticipating the first full week of spring sports beginning on Monday. However, Mother Nature had other thoughts. Over the last few days, the weather hasn't been great - to put it mildly - and it has affected various teams from around Clay County, which included the annual rivalry baseball game between Clay City and Northview...
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Clay City's offense continues to hum at Bedford North Lawrence tournament (3/31/24)By Adler Ingalsbe, Times Sports EditorAfter opening the high school softball season with two games in three days, Clay City had over a week before it returned to the field. That came on Saturday when the Lady Eels made the trip to Bedford North Lawrence for the annual round robin tournament against the host Stars and Loogootee...
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Clay City cashes in with clutch plays to knock off North Daviess (3/30/24)By Adler Ingalsbe, Times Sports EditorClay City baseball head coach Larry Shaw knew the importance of his team accruing as much big-game experience as possible last year. He envisioned it being beneficial to them heading into this spring with multiple leaders walking out the door as high school graduates...
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SEASON PREVIEW: After one-year hiatus, Eels return to links (3/29/24)By Adler Ingalsbe, Times Sports EditorAfter several years of competing against some of the best programs in the Southwestern Indiana Athletic Conference, as well as around the Wabash Valley, Clay City was unable to put together enough players to have a golf team last season. Hoping to bring the program back in 2024, Clay City head coach Clarence Johnson put the word out around the high school that he was hoping it would be just a one-year hiatus...
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Oberholtzer, Sinders step down from head coaching positions (3/28/24)By Adler Ingalsbe, Times Sports EditorThere will be new faces pacing the sidelines during the fall and winter for a pair of Clay City’s high school sports teams during the next school year as Bradi Oberholtzer stepped down from her position as head volleyball coach and Jason Sinders stepped down from his position as head girls basketball coach recently...
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COLLEGE REPORT: Bussing finishes fourth at Alice Lloyd Invite, earns RSC Golfer of the Week honor (3/27/24)By Adler Ingalsbe, Times Sports EditorThroughout her high school golfing career at Northview, Brooklee Bussing cemented herself as one of the top players in program history. That’s continued into her collegiate career at Saint Mary-of-the-Woods, and that was on display again over the weekend at the Alice Lloyd Invitational at the Battlefield Golf Club in Richmond, Kentucky where Bussing fired rounds of 80 and 85, respectively, to finish in a tie for fourth place and help lead the Pomeroys to a second-place finish in the team standings.. ...
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SEASON PREVIEW: Clay City looking to continue climb up conference mountain (3/26/24)By Adler Ingalsbe, Times Sports EditorSimilar to what Clay City’s cross country teams looked like – in terms of experience – in the fall, the school’s track and field teams are vastly different coming into the spring. Clay City’s boys team returns most of its top scorers from last year, which puts the Eels in a strong position to contend at the top of the Southwestern Indiana Athletic Conference with some of the SWIAC’s best competition, said head coach Cole Schroer...
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Eels, Knights gave Clay County a winter to remember (3/25/24)By Adler Ingalsbe, Times Sports EditorAs we get set to put a close to the winter sports season, specifically basketball season with Class A No. 8 Bethesda Christian, which eliminated Clay City in the Washington Regional on March 9 and then defeated Greenwood Christian and Barr-Reeve in the Semi-State the following weekend, taking on Fort Wayne Canterbury in Saturday’s state championship at Gainbridge Fieldhouse, and turn our attention to the spring sports, it’s important to remember the runs Northview and Clay City went on that brought Clay County together.. ...
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Eels use electric offense to blowout Dugger Union in home opener (3/22/24)By Adler Ingalsbe, Times Sports EditorIn Wednesday’s high school softball season-opener, it took the Class A No. 8 Clay City offense six innings to warm up to the temperature in the mid-to-low 40s that came with 15 mph wind gusts. It wasn’t much warmer for Friday’s home opening game against Dugger Union. ...
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SEASON PREVIEW: Eels expect to win after last year's historic season (3/21/24)By Adler Ingalsbe, Times Sports EditorDuring last year’s historic season, Clay City’s baseball team checked numerous items off its to-do list. Among them included becoming the outright Southwestern Indiana Athletic Conference champion, which played a pivotal role in them being ranked No. 1 in the Class A polls for the first time in program history...
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Clay City sets off late-inning fireworks to finish comeback win over Sullivan (3/20/24)By Adler Ingalsbe, Times Sports EditorThrough the first six innings of Wednesday’s high school softball season opener at Class 2A No. 5 Sullivan, Clay City could only muster a pair of bloop singles off the ace of the Golden Arrow pitching staff Kate Ridgway. But with their backs against the wall in their final trips to the plate and trailing by one run, the Eels came through...
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SEASON PREVIEW: Eels have their sights on another big season (3/19/24)By Adler Ingalsbe, Times Sports EditorClay City has been among the winningest Class A softball programs over the last handful of years, winning three sectionals, three regionals and one semi-state championship. And with everyone back from last year’s 18-win team, along with a strong freshmen group, the Eels have the same high expectations intact, said head coach Jason Sinders...
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COLLEGE REPORT: Koehler scores game-tying run in NKU's win over Oakland (3/18/24)By Adler Ingalsbe, Times Sports EditorOver the weekend, former Clay City standout Charly Koehler and the Northern Kentucky University softball team opened up Horizon League play against visiting Oakland for a three-game series. Koehler appeared in each of the first two games as a pinch runner. ...
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Indiana State to host NIT opening round (3/17/24)Indiana State men's basketball earned a No. 1 seed in this year's National Invitation Tournament (NIT) as the tournament field was announced on Sunday night. The Sycamores accepted the invitation and will host Southern Methodist (20-12) inside Hulman Center. Tipoff for the first-round game between Indiana State and SMU is set for Wednesday, March 20, at 7 p.m. ET. The game will be carried live on ESPN+...
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COLLEGE REPORT: Morris fares well in back-to-back outings for Screamin' Eagles (3/12/24)By Adler Ingalsbe, Times Sports EditorTabbed as the University of Southern Indiana’s No. 1 starting pitcher at the start of the spring, former Northview standout Gavin Morris faced his biggest challenge on the mound last Wednesday when the Screamin’ Eagles took on the University of Tennessee, the No. 8-ranked team in the country...
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Eels unable to overcome second half slog in regional loss (3/9/24)By Adler Ingalsbe, Times Sports EditorThroughout the boys high school basketball season, Clay City’s coaching staff has been able to make on-the-fly adjustments. It was one of the key ingredients that got them to Saturday afternoon’s Class A Washington Regional against Bethesda Christian...
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REGIONAL PREVIEW: Late season loss brings back Clay City’s hunger (3/8/24)By Adler Ingalsbe, Times Sports EditorEntering the 2022-23 high school basketball season with seven straight losing seasons, which included four under the leadership of head coach Chris Ames, Clay City surprised many around the Wabash Valley when the Eels won 17 games last year. And with four rotation players – Ethan Edwards, Zain Keller, Michael Tucker and Bryce Wiram – back in the fold and expected to take another jump in their play, Clay City opened the season with expectations for the first time in a long time, leading to them being placed in the preseason Class A polls.. ...
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REGIONAL PREVIEW: Johnson, Hill become ball handlers Eels were searching for (3/8/24)By Adler Ingalsbe, Times Sports EditorOver the last couple of boys high school basketball seasons, Clay City has leaned heavily upon its depth. That included multiple senior ball-handling guards that left the program after last year’s 17-win campaign, leaving a gaping hole that head coach Chris Ames was, frankly, nervous about filling...
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REGIONAL PREVIEW: Keller’s game comes on strong at right time of season (3/8/24)By Adler Ingalsbe, Times Sports EditorClay City’s boys basketball team returned four key contributors – Ethan Edwards, Zain Keller, Michael Tucker and Bryce Wiram – as well as a cluster of others that hadn’t gotten many varsity minutes but had been in the program for a couple of years – Wyatt Johnson, Dalton Hill, Trey Dayhoff and Logan Stoelting – from last year’s 17-win team...
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COLLEGE REPORT: Goshen starts spring golf season strong at Music City Shootout (3/5/24)By Adler Ingalsbe, Times Sports EditorWith the calendar flipping over to March, and the temperatures rising into the mid-to-low 70s, the collegiate golf season recently got underway for many teams around the Midwest. That included Saint Mary-of-the-Woods, a program that rosters numerous former Clay County standouts (all of whom can be read about below). Among them includes Benjamin Goshen, who became a Pomeroy last summer after spending his first two years at Marian University...
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Eels use second half surge to win sectional title (3/2/24)By Adler Ingalsbe, Times Sports EditorAs Clay City’s boys basketball team jogged through the tunnel and headed towards its locker room at the end of the first half of Saturday’s Class A White River Valley Sectional championship against Bloomfield, the Eels found themselves down by three points...
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Clay City slides past Shakamak to clinch berth in sectional championship (3/1/24)By Adler Ingalsbe, Times Sports EditorNeeding a win to reach the sectional championship game for the first time since the 2017-18 season, Clay City’s boys basketball team entered Friday’s Class A White River Valley Sectional semifinal against Shakamak ready to go. The Class A No. 5-ranked Eels built a lead out of the chute, but a three-point second quarter followed and allowed the Lakers to creep back into the fight...
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COLLEGE REPORT: Moshos marvels in first appearances of season (2/28/24)By Adler Ingalsbe, Times Sports EditorComing off a phenomenal freshman year at Transylvania University, Sophie Moshos and the Pioneers kicked off their season against the College of Wooster and Spalding University over the weekend, and the former Clay City standout picked up right where she left off...
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Clay City crushes Wolverines in sectional opener (2/27/24)By Adler Ingalsbe, Times Sports EditorThroughout Clay City boys basketball head coach Chris Ames’ six-year tenure leading the program, the Eels have been winless in the postseason, getting knocked out in the opening round of sectional play in five consecutive seasons leading into Tuesday’s Class A White River Valley Sectional...
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Eels ready to swim in uncharted sectional waters (2/26/24)By Adler Ingalsbe, Times Sports EditorWhen Clay City’s boys basketball team takes the floor for the opening round of the Class A White River Valley Sectional on Tuesday night against the host Wolverines, they’ll be swimming in uncharted territory as they will be the ones with the target on their back as the favorite – the first time they’ve been tabbed as such in almost a decade – to be cutting down nets later in the week...
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Eels beat Riverton Parke, surpass last year's win total (2/24/24)By Adler Ingalsbe, Times Sports EditorAfter suffering back-to-back losses for the first time this season, Clay City’s boys basketball team bounced back in a big way with an emphatic win over Lighthouse Christian on Thursday. The Eels were in action again a little over 24 hours later when they went on the road for their regular season finale at Riverton Parke on Friday...
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Clay City gets back on track with Senior Night win (2/22/24)By Adler Ingalsbe, Times Sports EditorClay City’s boys basketball team hasn’t been on the losing side of the scoreboard very often this season. However, entering Thursday’s home finale against visiting Lighthouse Christian, the Eels found themselves in the midst of a two-game losing streak – their longest skid of the season...
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COLLEGE REPORT: Sackett serves up a pair of dominant performances at Tennessee State Tournament (2/21/24)By Adler Ingalsbe, Times Sports EditorAfter being used predominantly in relief during the Houston Tournament to open Indiana State University’s season, Lauren Sackett was given the ball to begin a pair of games at the Tennessee State Tournament over the weekend, and the former Northview standout did not disappoint...
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Eels to take on host WRV in sectional opener (2/18/24)By Adler Ingalsbe, Times Sports EditorOn Sunday evening, everyone involved with high school boys basketball turned their attention to the IHSAA sectional selection show as they waited to see the path they would have to take towards winning a championship. Clay City was among those hundreds of teams...
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Northview recaptures county crown with win over Eels (2/17/24)By Adler Ingalsbe, Times Sports EditorFor the first time in nearly a decade, Northview’s boys basketball team entered the annual county rivalry game against Clay City as the underdog. The Knights heard the chatter and they saw John Harrell’s prediction. But most importantly, they remembered getting beat on their home court by the Eels last year...
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Knights, Eels peaking as rivalry game rolls around (2/15/24)By Adler Ingalsbe, Times Sports EditorFor the first time in a few years, Clay City and Northview will enter Friday's cross county showdown playing some of their best basketball of the season. Since the New Year, the Eels have won nine of their last 10 games with the lone loss coming last Friday to Terre Haute North, which is currently on a 16-game winning streak. ...
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COLLEGE REPORT: Wolfe locks down save in season opener (2/14/24)By Adler Ingalsbe, Times Sports EditorAs a freshman last year, Wabash Valley College’s Demi Wolfe was a workhorse in the circle, throwing a team-high 160.2 innings. The former Clay City standout picked up where she left off, opening her sophomore campaign for the Warriors in strong fashion...
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Eels 'buy-in' leading to string of success for basketball program (2/13/24)By Adler Ingalsbe, Times Sports EditorWhen Clay City’s boys basketball team made the trip to Farmersburg last Friday and delivered another double-digit win, it secured the program’s best finish in the Southwestern Indiana Athletic Conference since the 2014-15 season. While there’s an outside chance the Eels could still become co-conference champions with a Linton loss to North Central on Friday (the Miners are projected to beat the Thunderbirds by 21 points, according to John Harrell’s analytics), Clay City will likely end the season in second place with a 6-1 record, beating its SWIAC opponents by a margin of 14.3 points per game.. ...
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COLLEGE REPORT: College baseball, softball seasons rapidly approaching (2/12/24)By Adler Ingalsbe, Times Sports EditorWith the New Year already reaching mid-February, that means the college baseball and softball seasons are set to get underway in the coming days. And in some cases, they got started over the weekend. Clay County will, again, be well-represented at various levels throughout the country, and as always, the Times will be there to keep those back at home up to date with their successes...
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Second quarter struggles cost Clay City in loss to Terre Haute North (2/10/24)By Adler Ingalsbe, Times Sports EditorAnytime Clay City’s boys basketball team suffers a loss, which hasn’t happened all that often this season, head coach Chris Ames rolls through his memory bank of the game on his drive home and then throughout the night, thinking of ways the Eels could have overcome various roadblocks to finish on the winning side of the scoreboard...