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With Northview’s girls basketball team defeating visiting Cloverdale 52-27 Monday night, it cemented a Western Indiana Conference championship showdown between the Lady Knights and Indian Creek Friday. However, it wasn’t the outcome of the game against the Clovers that was the main attraction on the snowy evening in Brazil. ...

Having competed in the Indiana High School Girls Wrestling state finals last year, Northview’s Varzidy Batchelor had a good idea of what to expect when she arrived at Memorial Gymnasium in Kokomo Friday morning. Still, the 195-pound favorite was full of butterflies on the bus ride from Brazil, she admitted...

Although Northview’s boys basketball team came away with a 15-point win over visiting South Putnam Friday night, head coach Michael Byrum admitted there was something lacking in the way the Knights played. He said the energy level was a problem for his group and it allowed the Eagles to stick around far too long...

On paper, it was supposed to be Northview and Owen Valley battling it out for the Western Indiana Conference wrestling championship crown Saturday afternoon at Edgewood High School. Instead, two days before the meet was scheduled to take place, the COVID-19 bug took a massive bite out of the Knights, leaving them with just seven available wrestlers...

Over the last few games, slow starts have plagued Northview’s girls basketball team. And even though the Lady Knights have been able to dig themselves out of first half holes countless times, head coach Zack Keyes met with his group earlier in the week and hammered home the need to open games like they close them...

Things weren’t looking great for Northview midway through the third quarter of Friday night’s boys high school basketball game against visiting South Putnam. The Knights were held scoreless for over four minutes and had seen the Eagles take their first lead after opening the second half on a 10-0 run...

With just under three weeks to go before sectionals, Bloomfield turned in one of its better performances of the season on the court of that upcoming sectional Thursday night. The visiting Cardinals spoiled the senior night of the Clay City Eels 46-31...

The Mid-American Conference announced Wednesday the 2021 Volleyball Academic All-MAC Team. A total of 91 student-athletes were named to this year’s squad, with Bowling Green leading the conference with ten student-athletes on this year’s team. Hanna Laube, a senior setter for the Falcons, was one of four student-athletes in the MAC to earn a 4.00 GPA...

Last Friday night at Edgewood Middle School, Northview took part in the annual Indiana High School Girls Wrestling South Regional with a bid to the state finals on the line. Throughout the evening, parents, coaches and fellow wrestlers kept tabs on the scoring by refreshing their smart phones over and over...

At last week’s Indiana High School Girls Wrestling South Regional held at Edgewood Middle School, there were a handful of weight classes that featured split brackets, meaning there were several more wrestlers in those specific weight classes compared to the others, and therefore opened the possibility of getting more than the top six to advance to state...

Just looking at the lineup card for Wednesday night's wrestling match between Northview and West Vigo in the Jim Mann Green Dome, it was quite evident the Knights would leave West Terre Haute victorious. The Vikings had five forfeits and several other of their wrestlers either absent from the mat or wrestling in different weight classes as a disguise for what’s to come at Saturday's Western Indiana Conference meet...

Leading into Tuesday’s slate of girls high school basketball games, Northview and Indian Creek stood alone as the last unbeatens in the Western Indiana Conference with a path for a Jan. 21 collision course setting itself up for the two to battle it out for the crown...

After starting the year with five consecutive losses, there was some undeniable discouragement within the Clay City boys basketball program. Head coach Chris Ames didn’t fault his team for the winless start, pointing out how difficult the stretch was considering the Eels easily could have won a few of them and were constantly putting forth top-notch effort on a nightly basis...

For the second straight year, Northview competed in the annual Indiana High School Girls Wrestling South Regional hosted by Edgewood. Unlike last winter, the Lady Knights had a full roster with ten girls taking part in the event for the chance to advance to next week’s state finals held in Kokomo...

Off the back of a successful run in the consolation half of the Wabash Valley Classic, Northview started 2022 with the first of three-straight WIC boys’ basketball games, traveling to Greencastle Friday night. The offense took a while to get going, only scoring 20 points in the first half, but the defense never let the Tiger Cubs hit double-digits in any quarter as the Knights took home a 47-25 win...

After a crucial victory over Edgewood two days prior, Northview’s goal for Friday was to avoid a letdown against a Greencastle team it had beaten by 25 two weeks ago. The Knights would do so, scoring 47 points for the third time in four games as part of a 47-25 win but it was not as smooth as hoped early on...

At some point in the high school basketball calendar, the conundrum that is whether or not the state of Indiana should adopt the shot clock gets brought up. The opinions on the topic are always wide ranging. In the First Financial Wabash Valley Classic’s quarterfinal matchup between Class A No. 4 Bloomfield and Class 2A No. 2 Linton, the fuse was lit on social media when a video taken of the teams dribbling near halfcourt for 45-second intervals was posted...

When Terre Haute North took down Northview, which was without numerous wrestlers from its daily lineup due to various reasons, in the championship round of the Northview Invitational on Dec. 11, Northview head wrestling coach Tony Sanabria said the Knights would be looking forward to the rematch with the Patriots down the road...

Edgewood High School has been a house of horrors for Northview’s girls basketball team over the last two years. Whether it was regular season play or during the sectional tournament, the Mustangs have had the Knights’ number, winning the last four matchup between the two Western Indiana Conference rivals, especially in Ellettsville...

Greencastle and Clay City entered Tuesday’s start of the New Year matchup with near identical records as well as similar offensive and defensive averages while also having the same amount of days off between their last outings – both of which came at the Jenni Marietta State Farm Holiday Classic before Christmas...

With Clay City wrapping up the three-day Clay City Classic holiday basketball tournament and Northview wrapping up the four-day First Financial Wabash Valley holiday basketball tournament, the two Clay County squads now turn their attention to finishing up the regular season on a high note as they head into the postseason...

At the conclusion of the inaugural Clay City Classic championship game between Fort Wayne North and Martinsville, the first-ever All-Tournament team was released to the public. The 10-player roster was voted on by media, coaches and other administration staff on hand for the tournament...

At the conclusion of the First Financial Wabash Valley Classic championship game between Terre Haute North and Linton, the 22nd annual All-Tournament team was released to the public. The 10-player roster was voted on by the various media members that were on hand for the tournament...

There was little doubt the heart-breaking loss Clay City suffered Wednesday in the semifinal round of the inaugural Clay City Classic against Martinsville served as a major gut punch to the Eels. Having gotten even with the Artesians after trailing by as many as 14 points only to see them score the final five points and eek out a victory hurt, Clay City coach Chris Ames admitted...

After Northview’s loss against Terre Haute North in the opening round of the First Financial Wabash Valley Classic Monday morning, the team huddled up in the locker room and agreed that their showing against the Patriots wasn’t up to snuff. The Knights, confident in their abilities, understood what needed to change to make it a full four-day stay at the 22nd annual Classic hosted by Terre Haute South...

Taking on Martinsville in Wednesday’s Clay City Classic semifinal, Clay City found itself down by 14 points in the third quarter after the Artesians went on a 13-0 run. The air had been taken out of the Eel Dome. But Clay City stayed in the fight, head coach Chris Ames acknowledged, and began chipping away at its double-digit deficit possession by possession...

When Northview lost the opening round of the First Financial Wabash Valley Classic to Terre Haute North, there was a sense of disappointment that streamed throughout the program. The Knights had a goal of playing for the Classic title but fell short of that in their first crack at getting into the winner’s bracket...

Hosting the inaugural Clay City Classic, there was little doubt Clay City’s boys basketball team wanted to make a strong statement in its first game of the holiday tournament. And coming out guns blazing from the 3-point line in the first half Tuesday night accomplished just that...

After not being able to get its offense going in Monday’s opening round of the First Financial Wabash Valley Classic against Terre Haute North, which placed Northview in the consolation side of the bracket for the remainder of the four-day holiday tournament, head coach Michael Byrum challenged his group to come back ready to go against Casey-Westfield Tuesday morning...

Entering the opening game of the First Financial Wabash Valley Classic Monday morning, Northview knew it needed to play one of its best games in order to have a chance in upsetting Class 4A No. 10 Terre Haute North. Unfortunately, the Knights got off to a dismal start to the day, scoring 12 first half points on 30 percent shooting from the field and 0 percent from the 3-point line, which led to a 13-point deficit they needed to overcome in the second half to keep their championship aspirations intact.. ...

On Monday, the First Financial Wabash Valley Classic will get underway with an enticing tournament-opening matchup of Northview vs. Terre Haute North. And to make things even more exciting, things will be back to its normal self with fans being allowed back into Terre Haute South after tickets weren’t sold for last year’s tournament due to COVID-19...

After COVID-19 postponed the first-ever installment of the Clay City Classic last winter, the inaugural holiday tournament held inside the Eel Dome is ready to get going on Dec. 28 with eight teams from around the Hoosier State making the trip to Clay City for the three-day event...

The Wabash Valley Football Coaches Association has made it an annual tradition each Christmas to unveil its All-Wabash Valley First and Second teams. This year, there were five Northview players – three on offense and two on defense – that earned the honor of making the WVFCA All-Wabash Valley First teams...

At the conclusion of the inaugural Jenni Marietta State Farm Holiday Classic championship game between Northview and Parke Heritage, the first-ever All-Tournament team was released to the public. The five-player roster was voted on by media, coaches and other administration staff...

Throughout the entirety of the girls high school basketball season, defense is what Northview has hung its hat on. So, when Parke Heritage scored 30 first half points against the Knights in Thursday night’s Jenni Marietta State Farm Holiday Classic championship game to put the hosts in a 15-point hole, it was a shock to the system of those wearing Northview across their chests on the court and in the stands...

After having back-to-back sluggish starts to its first two games in the Jenni Marietta State Farm Holiday Classic on Wednesday, Clay City girls head basketball coach Jason Sinders wanted to see his team come out ready to fight on Thursday against Riverton Parke in the seventh-place game...

Clay City head girls basketball coach Jason Sinders was disappointed in the way his team competed in Wednesday’s Jenni Marietta State Farm Holiday Classic opening round game against West Vigo. The fourth-year coach said he wanted to see more fight in his group against South Vermillion in the consolation bracket semifinal...

Coming into the first day of the inaugural Jenni Marietta State Farm Holiday Classic, Northview had one goal in mind – find a way to win two games and earn a spot in Thursday night’s championship. The Lady Knights advanced to Wednesday’s semifinal with a win over Riverton Parke in the morning, setting up a meeting with Greencastle, a team they’ll see shortly after the New Year...

Of the four Jenni Marietta State Farm Holiday Classic opening round games, the only non-conference rematch from earlier in the year featured Clay City and West Vigo. In that game, which took place inside the Eel Dome in November, it took two overtimes to decide the victor with the Lady Vikings leaving with a win...

When the inaugural Jenni Marietta State Farm Holiday Classic girls basketball tournament bracket was unveiled a few months ago, Northview head coach Zack Keyes admitted the 10 a.m. tip-off could be problematic with most of his players not being used to such an early start...

The long, awaited Jenni Marietta State Farm Holiday Classic girls basketball tournament hosted by Northview has finally arrived. The two-day, eight-team tournament kicks off Wednesday morning and runs through Thursday evening with the first-ever champion crowned two days before Christmas...

Greencastle, Ind. - Six DePauw student-athletes were named to the D3football.com All-Region 4 team as selected by Region 4 sports information directors and D3football.com staff. Defensive tackle Joe Zanca (Sr., Chicago, Ill./Notre Dame) was the Tigers' lone pick on the first team. ...