Clay City Eels

Having a state-of-the-art gymnasium with plenty of history inside it, Clay City made the leap of faith to host a holiday boys basketball tournament last winter. It went well, and therefore, the second annual Clay City Classic will return on Dec. 27, 28 and 29...

In Clay City’s losses this season – and even in some of its wins – there are a stretch or two where the offense stalls out and allows the opposition the opportunity to make a long run and either get back within striking distance or take the lead. That happened a couple of times Monday night against visiting White River Valley...

Throughout the college football season, Trey Shaw has been DePauw’s most consistent wide receiver. The former Northview standout quarterback adjusted to the change in position over the last couple of years quite quickly with his speed, ability to find the holes in the opposition’s secondary and strong hands. And in doing so, Shaw became DePauw quarterback Wally Renie’s go-to target this fall...

On a picture-perfect – albeit a tad chilly – Thanksgiving morning, 210 runners took part in the annual Turkey Trot hosted by the Clay County YMCA. The race was broken down into several categories for various age groups, as well as the usual first to last placements, which are based on time...

On Jan. 8, Clay City’s boys basketball team was celebrating a 10-point win over visiting Bloomington Lighthouse. Less than an hour later, though, the emotion went from excited to somber when word quickly spread that then-junior forward Russell Butts and his older brother, Corbin, were in a serious automobile accident that left Butts with numerous fractures in his body, which included a broken mandible, elbow, spine, pelvis and ribs, as well as severe sprained ankles...

The start of the boys high school basketball season got off to a rocky start for Clay City inside the Eel Dome Tuesday night against visiting South Putnam. The Eels led for a total of 92 seconds in the first half, most of which came after scoring the first basket of the game, and shot 38 percent from the field while seeing countless fouls and turnovers pile up on against them...

Ideally, having a solid mixture of seniors that have played within a program for two-to-three years, as well as an up-and-coming group of underclassmen with plenty of potential, is exactly what any high school program is looking for. It offers the team an opportunity to win in the present while also building the foundation for a lasting future...

As a freshman, former Northview standout Joey Price and the Indiana Tech men’s bowling program had numerous memorable outings that led to multiple celebrations. The Warriors picked up where they left off last season on Nov. 12 and 13 at the Leatherneck Classic in Davenport, Iowa...

As Clay City’s girls basketball team went through its pregame warmup inside the Eel Dome Tuesday night, head coach Jason Sinders noticed a lack of energy from his group. He then looked at the opposite end of the court where Shakamak was getting itself prepared for the Southwestern Indiana Athletic Conference showdown and noticed a sense of determination in the way they went about their business...

The second week of the winter sports season came to a close over the weekend with Northview’s girls wrestling taking part in the Purdue Poly Girls Open Tournament and Clay City’s girls basketball team opening up Southwestern Indiana Athletic Conference play at North Central. Those recaps can be found below:...

Winter sports have gotten underway recently with Clay City’s girls basketball team, Northview’s girls basketball team and Northview’s girls wrestling team already competing in games/matches while Clay City’s boys basketball team, Northview’s boys basketball team and Northview’s boys wrestling team began practicing last week...

Coming off an impressive home-opening win earlier in the week, Clay City’s girls basketball team looked to bottle up their performance against Cloverdale and take it with them on the trip to Eminence Friday night in the Battle of Eels. That didn’t happen – at least not to begin the evening...

The Pomeroys are a very young team with five freshmen and seven sophomores on a roster of just 15 players. The team will look to rely on the senior leaders and captains on the team to help guide the team along with the coaching staff. One of those captains leading the team this season is senior forward Avalee Jeffers. ...

Throughout her high school basketball career, former Northview standout Hanna Dawson made an impact on the floor each time she stepped onto it. It may not have been obvious by looking at the box score, but it was certainly noticeable by the scoreboard...

During Jason Sinders’ five-year tenure as Clay City’s girls basketball head coach, the month of November has been a bugaboo for the program. Sporting a combined 3-18 record in the penultimate month of the calendar year during Sinders’ reign as the leader of the team, the Lady Eels entered Tuesday night’s home opener against visiting Cloverdale with something to prove...

The winter sports portion of the school calendar got underway Saturday for three Clay County programs. Northview’s girls basketball team fell to Class 4A No. 18 Mooresville while Clay City’s girls basketball team visited Sullivan and Northview’s girls wrestling program took a handful of wrestlers to New Palestine. The recaps for the latter two can be found below:...

Due to last week’s Friday edition of the Brazil Times being full of high school cross country state championship stories as well as season previews for Clay City’s and Northview’s girls basketball teams, the College Report was pushed back. But it’s making its return this week and is chalked full of recaps for numerous former standout athletes from Clay County...

For the first time in a few years, Clay City’s girls basketball team has been on the court during the month of October without any stoppages in practice. In 2020 and 2021, the Lady Eels got bit by the COVID bug and had to quarantine multiple times, bringing a screeching halt to any chemistry building or on-court work...

For the fourth consecutive fall, Clay City’s girls cross country program was represented at the Brown County Semi-State race. Macy Tucker advanced out of the previous week’s Edgewood Regional as an individual and was searching for that elusive first-ever state championship ticket...

It’s become an annual tradition for Northview’s boys and girls cross country programs, as well as Clay City’s Macy Tucker, to make a late-October trip to Brown County for the Semi-State race. They will all be there again this Saturday looking to clinch a state finals appearance with a top six finish as a team or being a top 10 individual from a non-advancing team...

During her high school tennis career, former Northview multi-sport standout Violet Keith was one of the stalwarts in the program’s daily lineup in either the No. 1 or No. 2 doubles slot. She’s continued that success onto the collegiate level this fall as a freshman with the Rose Hulman women’s tennis program...

Last Saturday, three Clay Youth Football League Super Bowl champions were crowned. The winners and their game recaps are listed below: Pee Wee Ace Hardware Bulldogs head coach Chad Jordan wasn’t sure how the 2022 season would go for his young Bulldogs...

Sectional 57 at Clay City was expected to be one of the more unpredictable sectionals in the state but White River Valley saw things differently. The Wolverines did not drop a set as they sealed the sectional title with a 25-20, 25-22, 25-12 win on Clay City’s home court...

In past years, when Clay City’s cross country teams advanced out of the Terre Haute Sectional, the Eels would often view the regional week of practice, as well as the meet itself, as the final time they got to run together. They didn’t put much stock into advancing onto the semi-state round of the postseason...

Changes to the various IHSAA postseasons are inevitable. Things are mixed up each and every year. And this fall is no different for the high school cross country regional sites. Instead of running at Bedford North Lawrence, the course that’s hosted the Terre Haute Sectional for quite a while now, the five advancing teams will be making the trek to Ellettsville and will have to make do with the difficult course on Edgewood’s campus...

Although he was not on the field Saturday at Memorial Stadium as No. 1 North Dakota State paid a visit to Terre Haute, former Northview standout Braxton Sampson did his part to help prepare for the top-ranked Bison. Sampson, listed on the official roster as a 6-foot-1 linebacker, was one of the members named to ISU’s Special Teams Players of the Week team...

When the high school volleyball sectional draw took place a couple of weeks ago, many around the Wabash Valley went ahead and penciled Clay City into the semifinal, giving the Eels an opening round victory over Dugger Union based on the two team’s seasons and how Clay City handled the Bulldogs in the regular season matchup...

Having competed against just about every team in the Terre Haute Sectional at some point during the high school cross country season, Clay City’s head coaches knew where they needed to finish in order to punch their ticket to next weekend’s regional...

During her time at Northview, Kassidy Kellett made herself a household name by finding the back of the net more often than any other Lady Knight before her. That led to an opportunity to continue her athletic and academic careers at Division II soccer powerhouse Lee University...

Way back in August, Clay City boys cross country head coach Cole Schroer knew if he could take the largest roster – which was full of multi-sport athletes – he’s had during his tenure leading the Eels and morph that into what he foresaw their potential being, a Southwestern Indiana Athletic Conference championship was more than doable...

Clay City’s Lizzy Sinders spent the majority of last year’s volleyball season playing on the junior varsity team. When Abbi Jo Grupe went down with a season-ending injury, Sinders got called up as her replacement. It resulted in 21 sets played. Her play at the junior varsity level and then her cup of coffee with the varsity team caught the attention of first-year head coach Bradi Oberholtzer, who served as the program’s JV coach last season...

During her high school soccer career at Northview, Raelee Everhart played all around the field. Last fall, as a senior, Everhart would often shift from being a defender to forward and vice versa depending on the score, the time left in the game and the opposing team the Lady Knights were competing with...

It’s been a memorable fall for each of Clay County’s middle school and high school cross country teams with Clay City, Northview and North Clay all putting together sensational seasons. That continued over the weekend as all three took part in various invitationals around the state. Those recaps and results can be found below:...

The Clay Youth Football League was back in action last weekend for Week 7 of the season. Pee Wee Game one featured he Ace Hardware Bulldogs and he Dairy Queen Wolves. The Bulldogs built an early lead, but the Wolves refused to give up. Despite that, the Bulldogs were able to come away with a 34-22 victory...

Often times in the game of soccer, being a non-goal keeper on the defensive side of the field means there’s little fanfare or spotlight put on them. The highlights are typically of a player scoring a goal or a goalie keeping the ball out of the back of the net...

Each time the pair of rivals get together for a battle against the other – no matter the sport and no matter the records on either side – there’s a bundle of pride that comes out. Whichever team leaves the arena victorious, a year-full of bragging rights come with it...

Entering Friday’s girls golf sectional tournament held at Forest Park Golf Course, Northview head coach Josh Trout expected it to be a battle between the Knights and Terre Haute North and Terre Haute South. The three local teams had seen each other a handful of times with the scores varying from week to week...

When Clay City’s Olivia Owens was entering her sophomore year of high school, she knew she would be running cross country in the fall for head coach Melanie Laswell. But then some of the seniors on the newly formed girls golf program sought her out in the hallway and told her she should also join them on the links, knowing her athleticism could help them achieve their goals...

As Clay City winds down the high school girls golf season, the Lady Eels took part in the annual Southwestern Indiana Athletic Conference tournament held at Linton’s Phil Harris Golf Course. There, Clay City finished fourth behind Eastern Greene, North Daviess and Linton...

Each year, Clay City and Northview close out the high school girls golf regular season with the annual county match held at Forest Park Golf Course. Being on the winning side of the rivalry always carries bragging rights for the next 12 months. However, it also serves as an opportunity to get a few extra holes under their belts as they prepare for the sectional tournament, which is also played at Forest Park...

At the beginning of high school boys cross country season, Clay City head coach Cole Schroer pointed out that his program would be rostering the most runners since he took over. And while he acknowledged that having more is always a good sign, Schroer also noted that most of them had very little to no running experience, meaning it would take some time for them and the team to round into form...

In DePauw University’s season-opening win over Rose Hulman on the football field, former Northview standout Vinny Bonomo did not appear for the Tigers. However, on Saturday against Anderson University, the freshman defensive back made his collegiate debut. And in doing so, he made it a game to remember...

There are numerous words that can be used to describe the way Clay City’s volleyball team has played through the first 47 percent of its schedule. The one that’s most frequently used? Inconsistent. That was on display Thursday night inside the Eel Dome against Riverton Parke, specifically in the final two sets of the evening...

As the calendar flipped to September, the strong play in August for many of Clay County’s high school fall sports teams has continued. Listed below is a full roundup on all of the happenings for the various Clay City and Northview programs during the last week of action:...

While he may not have been on the field during last week’s season-opening win over North Alabama, Indiana State University running back – and former Northview standout – Korbin Allen made a major impact on the Sycamores kicking the fall off with a victory...

Each fall, one of the dates Clay City circles on the calendar at the start of the high school cross country season is that of the annual Clay City Invitational. Hosting numerous programs from around the Wabash Valley, it’s a meet that is in the middle of a busy stretch for the Eels. However, it also serves as a guide to what the conference and sectional races could look like in October...