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SEASON PREVIEW: New-look Knights to lean upon seniors, sophomores (3/19/24)By Adler Ingalsbe, Times Sports EditorDue to graduation and other reasons, Northview’s softball roster looks vastly different this year compared to last year. Northview saw seven Knights depart the program, leaving the group with a new identity, which will be led by a group of seniors in Mia Thompson and Kaela Beckley as well as a talented sophomore class that consists of Maggie Krause, Jenna Thompson, Jaelynn Thompson, Chloe Batchelor and Addie Modglin, all of whom will be leaned up as leaders this spring...
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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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Swearingen's junior season comes to a close (3/15/24)By Adler Ingalsbe, Times Sports EditorAfter falling to Indiana Northwest in the Chicagoland Collegiate Athletic Conference semifinal on March 1, Olivet Nazarene University’s men’s basketball team had to wait to find out their fate for the postseason. It came a few days later when the Tigers were notified that they earned an at-large bid in the NAIA National Championship Tournament. They were matched up against Georgetown on Friday night...
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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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Slow start for Knights ends in regional loss to Danville (3/10/24)By Trent Scott, For the TimesNorthview’s first time playing Danville on Feb. 7 saw the Knights make the Warriors sweat late in the game, despite eventually falling 79-58. Having won seven of eight games since then, Northview went into its rematch against Danville looking to take the game to the No. 3 team in 3A at the IHSAA Boys’ Basketball Lebanon Regional...
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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: Late season surge spurred by worst practice of year (3/8/24)By Adler Ingalsbe, Times Sports EditorEntering his first season as the head coach of Northview’s boys basketball team, Shawn Nevill was hoping to get off to a fast start. It didn’t happen. Northview squandered second half leads in each of its first three games, all ending in gut-wrenching losses. Even after splitting two of its next four games as the team got past the holidays, their record wasn’t where they wanted it to be...
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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: Goff’s leadership galvanizes Knights to go to battle (3/8/24)By Adler Ingalsbe, Times Sports EditorAt a young age, with his dad, Alan, a part of the Northview boys basketball coaching staff, Brayden Goff closely watched the likes of Quinton Hayes, Dylan Hyatt and Brigham Booe. He liked the way they led the Knights, and even as a youngster, Goff imagined himself stepping into their shoes one day as that type of player. He envisioned himself leading Northview to championships...
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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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REGIONAL PREVIEW: Changes to starting lineup lead to success for Northview (3/8/24)By Adler Ingalsbe, Times Sports EditorTaking a full year off from coaching after five seasons at South Vermillion, Northview boys basketball head coach Shawn Nevill didn’t know a bunch about the roster he was inheriting in Brazil when he was hired last May. He got a better idea of the talent that was at his disposal during the summer months. ...
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Grant siblings sign with Indiana State University (3/6/24)By Adler Ingalsbe, Times Sports EditorIt didn’t take long for Jcim Grant and Gnister Grant to fall in love with the sport of running when they first got a taste of it in middle school. It was in those years that they became determined to become collegiate runners. But at what level could they reach? The siblings were unsure...
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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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Northview repels charges from Mustangs to win sectional championship (3/2/24)By Gary Hazlett, For the TimesBasketball is a game that does not necessarily reward style points. You have to score more points through a hoop than the other team to win a game. Sometimes toughness, resilience and grittiness mean more than pretty shots, smooth offense, or highlight reel dunks...
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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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Northview outlasts Owen Valley to advance onto sectional title game (3/1/24)By Adler Ingalsbe, Times Sports EditorNorthview’s boys basketball team was in possession of the lead throughout the entirety of Friday night’s Class 3A Owen Valley Sectional semifinal against the host Patriots. However, holding onto an eight-point advantage with 5:30 left in the game, things started to get off track for the Knights...
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Northview prepared for semifinal matchup with host Patriots (2/29/24)By Adler Ingalsbe, Times Sports EditorOn Tuesday evening, as the boys high school basketball postseason got underway around the state, Northview head coach Shawn Nevill had the opportunity to make the trip to Spencer – a drive he hopes to be making twice in the next couple of days – to watch the Class 3A Owen Valley Sectional opening round matchup between Owen Valley and West Vigo with the winner set to take on the Knights in Friday’s semifinal...
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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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Knights hold off Bloomington South in regular season finale (2/23/24)By Adler Ingalsbe, Times Sports EditorIn the leadup to Thursday night’s regular season finale against Bloomington South, Northview boys basketball head coach Shawn Nevill joked he had just a few less wins than the legendary leader of the Panthers – 839 less to be exact. The Knights’ first-year head coach only matched up against Holmes once in his six total years of walking the sidelines – Nevill and South Vermillion lost to Holmes and Bloomington South by a score of 56-35 in the 2020 Vigo County School Corporation Wabash Valley Classic – but hadn’t seen him in quite some time.. ...
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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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Goff named IBCA Player of the Week (2/20/24)By Adler Ingalsbe, Times Sports EditorIn his first two seasons at the varsity level, Northview’s Brayden Goff has strung together multiple strong games in a row, but last week’s pair of performances against Edgewood and Clay City – each resulting in wins – might have been the best. And on Tuesday morning, the sophomore guard was honored for those outings as he was named one of the Indiana Basketball Coaches Association/Franciscan Health Players of the Week along with Kankakee Valley’s Camden Webster and Twin Lakes’ Jamison Ousley...
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Knights grind out road win at Martinsville (2/20/24)By Adler Ingalsbe, Times Sports EditorThroughout the boys high school basketball season, Northview has used the mantra ‘gritty not pretty’ to describe its desired style of play. On Tuesday night at Martinsville, in the team’s penultimate game of the regular season, those three words rang truer than ever as the Knights struggled to get going out of the gates...