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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...
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COLLEGE REPORT: Chapman duels with Light at ISU Blue-White Classic (2/8/24)By Adler Ingalsbe, Times Sports EditorWhen Saint Mary-of-the-Woods distance runner Thomas Chapman took his place at the start line of Saturday’s Indiana State University Blue-White Classic, there was a familiar face in a nearby lane. The former Northview standout was up against Indiana State’s Cael Light, a Terre Haute North graduate that served as a strong adversary at the high school level throughout the early parts of their running careers...
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Eels using February to refine themselves in preparation for postseason (2/6/24)By Adler Ingalsbe, Times Sports EditorWhen the 2023-24 boys high school basketball schedules were released to the public many months ago, there was an oddity within Clay City’s slate of games. The Eels, who play 23 games in the regular season, were slated to close out February – the homestretch before postseason play gets underway – with four games, accounting for just 17 percent of their schedule...
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Thunderbirds take down Clay City in sectional semifinal (2/4/24)By Adler Ingalsbe, Times Sports EditorWith Clay City’s girls basketball team receiving a bye in the Class A Bloomfield Sectional, the Lady Eels had the opportunity to take in the opening round matchup between North Central and White River Valley. The winner got the Eels in Friday’s semifinal...
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COLLEGE REPORT: Peals wins 3000-meter race at IUPUI Invitational (2/2/24)By Adler Ingalsbe, Times Sports EditorOver the weekend, the University of Southern Indiana track and field teams split up with half of the group heading back to Louisville, Kentucky for the PNC Lenny Lyles Invitational and the other making the trip to Indianapolis for the IUPUI Invitational...
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Wiram leads Eels to wire-to-wire win over Shakamak (2/1/24)By Adler Ingalsbe, Times Sports EditorWith the calendar flipping to February, it means boys high school basketball teams around the state of Indiana are in the ramping up portion of the season as they prepare for the start of the postseason in four weeks. Clay City is no different. The Eels, in the midst of a four-game stretch of games against Southwestern Indiana Athletic Conference competition, want to be playing at their best this time of the year. ...
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Clay City hopes to use opening round bye to its benefit (1/29/24)By Adler Ingalsbe, Times Sports EditorIn a perfect world, Clay City girls basketball head coach Jason Sinders would prefer to open the Class A Bloomfield Sectional on Tuesday or Wednesday and pick up a win to head into Friday’s semifinal. That’s not quite how that will shake out this year, but it’s close...
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COLLEGE REPORT: Morrison, Peals get indoor track season underway (1/26/24)By Adler Ingalsbe, Times Sports EditorLast weekend, another former Northview distance runner made their college indoor track and field debut when Katie Morrison and Indiana Wesleyan University took part in the Mastodon Invitational hosted by Purdue Fort Wayne. There, Morrison competed in the 3000-meter run for the first time in her running career. The freshman finished 14th overall with a time of 11:29.73 to help the Wildcats open the 2024 track season...
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Clay City falls flat in regular season finale (1/25/24)By Adler Ingalsbe, Times Sports EditorClay City’s girls basketball team spent the majority of Wednesday’s practice preparing their defense for Eastern Greene’s leading scorer Keylee Hudson, who also is the program’s all-time leading scorer and is averaging 17.3 points per game. They installed a box-and-one defense as well as a triangle-and-two look in hopes of slowing the senior standout down...
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Northview escapes Eels' best efforts in Battle of Clay County (1/23/24)By Adler Ingalsbe, Times Sports EditorLosing the last four girls high school basketball matchups in the Battle for Clay County by an average margin of 20 points, Clay City entered Tuesday’s game against Northview as the heavy underdog once again. However, after going on a 9-0 run that lasted through the end of the third quarter and into the fourth quarter, the visiting Eels found themselves staring at the possibility of pulling off one of the biggest upsets in the rivalry’s long history...
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Girls hoops sectional unveiled (1/21/24)By Adler Ingalsbe, Times Sports EditorOn Sunday evening, girls high school basketball teams around the state, including Clay City and Northview who will square off in the cross county showdown on Tuesday in Brazil, huddled around their televisions and mobile devices to take in the IHSAA sectional draw...
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Second unit gives Eels a spark in win over Cloverdale (1/20/24)By Adler Ingalsbe, Times Sports EditorWith their game against Terre Haute North postponed due to snow, ice and frigid temperatures, which severely altered practices throughout the week as well, and then having to hit the road against a Cloverdale team that runs an unorthodox style of offense, it took Clay City’s boys basketball team a little while to get their footing Saturday night...
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COLLEGE REPORT: Slater has strong start to indoor track season as Engineers host Friday Night Spikes Series (1/17/24)By Adler Ingalsbe, Times Sports EditorWith the holidays and various basketball tournaments fully in the rearview mirror, the College Report returns to the Times this week. And with it comes some updates on a pair of former Northview runners – with two more making their season debuts this weekend – as the indoor track and field season recently got underway across the country...
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Senior scoring duo lead Lady Eels to win over Bloomfield (1/11/24)By Adler Ingalsbe, Times Sports EditorAs Clay City’s girls basketball team walked off the court at the end of the first half of Thursday’s game against Bloomfield, there were several players none more than LuLu Koehler and Kailyn Kirkling, the team’s leading scorers that were honored before the game during the Senior Night festivities – frustrated with the way things played out in the first and second quarters...
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Eels overcome slow start to upend Dugger Union (1/9/24)By Adler Ingalsbe, Times Sports EditorFor the first time since Dec. 9, Clay City’s boys basketball team had its full roster healthy and available for Tuesday’s game against visiting Dugger Union, which created excitement throughout the program. However, that excitement quickly changed to frustration in the first few minutes of the first quarter as Clay City head coach Chris Ames sensed a lackadaisicalness about his group. Because of it, the Bulldogs hung around much longer than many would have expected entering the night...
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Efficient Eels cruise past Washington Catholic (1/5/24)By Adler Ingalsbe, Times Sports EditorThe last time Clay City’s boys basketball team was on the court, they suffered a heart-breaking loss to Tri-West in the Clay City Classic championship game. Head coach Chris Ames gave the team a few days off to rest, recuperate and ring in the New Year with their family and friends...
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CYFL, Clay County Titans come together to form one unified youth football league (1/5/24)By Adler Ingalsbe, Times Sports EditorFor the last several years, there’s been two youth football teams – the Clay Youth Football League, a recreational youth league located in the heart of Brazil, and the Clay County Elite Youth Football League Titans, a traveling youth football team based out of Clay County – coexisting in Clay County...
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Clay City falls in tango with Tiger Cubs (1/2/24)By Adler Ingalsbe, Times Sports EditorComing back from a double-digit deficit once is hard enough. But having to do it twice after digging out of an early hole is nearly impossible. That’s where Clay City’s girls basketball team found itself Tuesday night against visiting Greencastle. The Lady Eels struggled out of the gate and found themselves down by as many as 12 points in the first half but used a 3-point barrage in the second quarter to turn that into a two-point lead at the break...