Northview Knights

There was little doubt which team had the biggest target placed on their backs at Friday afternoon’s girls golf Northview Sectional hosted by Forest Park. It was the host team. The Lady Knights, who had finished off their first unbeaten regular season in over a decade earlier in the week, entered postseason play on quite the roll...

There couldn’t have been anymore hype for a high school football matchup around the Wabash Valley than there was for Class 3A No. 9 Owen Valley visiting Class 4A No. 10 Northview Friday night. Not only was it a game that featured a pair of top-10 ranked teams, it also happened to be the two teams tied at the top of the Western Indiana Conference’s Gold Division...

Having played the most unorthodox season last fall, Northview’s football team had an idea of the unusualness COVID could play on the schedule. But last Wednesday, the Knights were greeted with news they were lucky enough to stay away from in 2020. Around 2 p.m., West Vigo discovered one of its football players had tested positive for COVID. ...

As Northview’s girls golf team arrived in the Forest Park Golf Course parking lot Wednesday afternoon to begin preparing for their county match against Clay City, the Lady Knights knew they had a chance to accomplish something for the first time since coach Josh Trout took over in 2003-04...

Having etched itself into the lead of the WIC volleyball race over the past week, Northview looked to keep its unbeaten conference record intact with the first of two trips to Putnam County this week, starting with Greencastle Wednesday. Though each set was contested the distance, the Knights were able to make it a clean sweep of the Tiger Cubs, winning 25-22, 26-24, 25-22...

Braxton Sampson has always had a place in his heart for helping others. As much as he’s helped Northview’s football and basketball teams during the course of his four years on gridiron and hardwood, the biggest impact Sampson’s made has come from his work around the Clay County community...

Week four of the 2021 CYFL Pee Wee League is in the books. In game one, the Ace Hardware Bulldogs remained undefeated by defeating the Dairy Queen Ducks 33-13. The Ducks came out fighting and kept it close in the first half, keeping the game tied 13-13 at halftime. The Bulldogs took control in the second half to secure the win...

As Northview and Parke Heritage took to the tennis court Monday evening, it set up a matchup between a pair of eight-win teams looking to better themselves late in the regular season. The Knights were likely the underdog on paper, but they had a bite to them that gave the Wolves a run for their money...

Clay City volleyball Clay City looked to get back into the win column against Riverton Parke, but were unable to do so, losing 3-0 to the Panthers. The Lady Eels, however, gained momentum throughout the evening as they fell 25-18, 25-16, 25-22. Clay City girls golf...

On Sunday afternoon, Northview multi-sport athlete Landon Carr took to his personal Twitter page (@landoncarr8) to break news regarding where he would be furthering his academic and athletic career at the collegiate level in the not-too-distant future...

Coming off a heart-breaking loss to Monrovia that saw the visiting Bulldogs score a trio of goals in the final minutes to snatch a win from the hands of Northview’s girls soccer team, coach Don Bryan said there was no motivational speech given afterwards...

Hosting an unbeaten conference rival in Sullivan on Thursday, there was an energy level Northview head volleyball coach Scott McDonald wanted his group to come out of the chute with. Unfortunately, the Lady Knights put together an unsatisfactory effort in that department, McDonald said, which ultimately cost them the first set...

Clay City volleyball After suffering a non-conference loss to Owen Valley the week before, the Lady Eels returned home for a Southwestern Indiana Athletic Conference matchup with North Central. Clay City swept the Thunderbirds 3-0, winning 25-20, 25-22, 25-22, to improve its record to 4-6 on the season...

On Wednesday afternoon, Northview's athletic department announced on Twitter that Friday's home high school football game against visiting West Vigo had been cancelled with the following statement: “We are currently looking for an opponent to play on Friday… We will update as soon as possible…”...

Northview’s boys soccer team opened the season with three consecutive losses that saw the Knights get outscored 19-0. Despite that, head coach Mike Rains was confident in the group that he had and knew all they needed to do was take the momentum they built in a loss to Greencastle into last weekend’s Western Indiana Conference matchup with Brown County...

North Clay volleyball North Clay’s middle school volleyball team brought home a championship Saturday after going a perfect 5-0 at the Wabash Valley Volleyball Championship tournament hosted by Terre Haute South. Northview boys and girls soccer Coming off a season-opening doubleheader split against Greencastle, Northview’s boys and girls soccer teams hit the road Saturday for another WIC twin bill at Brown County...

ade his first hole in one on the Par 3, hole No. 2 at Forest Park Golf Course in Brazil on Wednesday, Sept. 1. His shot was witnessed by Shane Litz and Anden Litz. If you, or anyone you know, accomplishes a feat such as sinking a hole in one, email Sports Editor Adler Ingalsbe at: adleri.thebraziltimes@gmail.com...

North Clay’s Aubrey Miller continued her strong cross country season Saturday morning at the Terre Haute Savings Bank Middle School State Preview race. Miller ran away from the competition in the final 400 meters of the race to capture the individual championship with a time of 11:59. North Clay’s girls cross country team finished in second-place...

On Friday, as Northview and Sullivan took the field for a Western Indiana Conference showdown between two of the favorites for the Gold Division title, it was clear the Knights had significantly more players suited up for the matchup than the Golden Arrows did...

Hosting Northview Thursday night the Linton volleyball team overcame a loss in set one to win 23-25, 25-17, 25-10, 25-17. The Miners advance to 9-2 with a seven-game winning streak. Northview led early, taking a 19-9 lead in the first set. “We got off to a slow start and I am not sure why,” Linton Coach Scott Vanderkolk said...

Having dropped its first three games of the high school girls soccer season, Northview found itself in an unfamiliar place as the calendar flipped to September. Needing to get some confidence at their backs, head coach Don Bryan wanted to see his group play ahead with an aggressive mentality...

In the most recent Indiana Runner cross country rankings, Northview’s girls team finds itself as the No. 14 team in the state while the Northview’s boys team finds itself as the No. 21 team in the state. A lot of that has to do with the talent the Knights have throughout each of their programs and the coaching staffs leading them at the high school level...

Coming off Thursday’s come-from-behind victory over Edgewood that used up every ounce of energy the Lady Knights could muster, Northview head volleyball coach Scott McDonald decided to give his group a three-day break. Northview returned to the court Monday at home against a winless Cloverdale team...

After a week off due to COVID-19 protocol The 2021 CYFL Pee Wee season was back in full force Saturday. The Kreyton Strong Panthers and the Ace Hardware Bulldogs flexed their muscles and dominated their opponents. In the first game of the day, the Bulldogs defeated the Riddell National Bank Lions 32-6...

Clay City visited North Daviess for a Southwestern Indiana Athletic Conference matchup that nearly went the distance. The Lady Eels dropped the match 3-1. However, the final outcome did not tell the entire story for them as each of the third and fourth sets could’ve gone either way. It just so happened North Daviess won the by same scores of 25-23...

On the first hole of Saturday’s Western Indiana Conference girls golf championship hosted by Forest Park, Northview’s Karsyn Kikta was unable to get on the green as quickly as she had hoped. However, she recovered nicely by saving par. She went on to par the second and third holes before knocking in a birdie on the fourth. At that moment, she knew it could be a good day for her...

In the program’s previous five matchups, Northview has had Greencastle’s number on the high school football field – winning four of those games. The Knights’ four-game winning streak against the Tiger Cubs was extended to five in emphatic fashion Friday night...

In past years, with another meet looming two days later, Northview had decided to send its younger runners to the annual Chad Smith Invitational cross country meet hosted by Sullivan. And while that crossed the minds of girls coach Tim Rayle and boys coach James Grounds, the two ultimately decided it was best to bring their entire varsity roster to run in the steamy temperatures that hovered near 100 degrees Thursday evening...

Clay City dropped a Southwestern Indiana Athletic Conference match with North Daviess, falling 200-221. The Eels were led by Makenna Blankenship who shot a 48. Demi Wolfe and Ella James followed with respective scores of 55 and 58, while Olivia Owens (60) and Saydee Hauer (64) rounded out the scoring...

If South Putnam was seeking revenge for losing the 2020 high school boys tennis sectional championship, Northview dashed those dreams Wednesday night on the same court the Knights hoisted their second consecutive sectional trophy last fall. Northview took down South Putnam 4-1. The win moved the Knights’ record to a perfect 4-0...

Earlier in the week, Terre Haute South announced its plan for the first annual Thanksgiving Weekend Boys Basketball Shootout, which will be held at Indiana State University’s Hulman Center on Saturday, Nov. 27. “We are excited to announce that the games will be played at the newly renovated Hulman Center. ...

Northview’s girls golf team, naturally, feels most comfortable playing at Forest Park Golf Course. But there’s been something about Rea Park Golf Course that has made the 18 holes located on the south end of Terre Haute a home away from home for the Lady Knights...

Clay City girls golf The Lady Eels played in a dual match, which was then followed by a three-way match, last week. On Thursday, Clay City visited Greencastle. The Eels, led by Makenna Blankenship’s score of 49, edged out the Tiger Cubs by one stroke, winning 227-228...

In back-to-back seasons, Northview’s football team had season-opening victories within reach over Terre Haute North but came away empty handed. Both games went down to the wire with the Patriots winning by a combined 13 points. On Friday, Class 4A No. 19 Northview didn’t allow the hosts to keep the game close enough to walk away with another heart-snatching victory...

When Northview takes the field against Terre Haute North on Friday night, it will mark the final high school season-opener in Braxton Sampson’s illustrious career. The versatile senior who will move around the field on offense while locking down the middle of the field on defense led the Knights in tackles (150) last season and was among the best to play the linebacker position in the state of Indiana...

Throughout the preseason portion of the high school volleyball season, Northview coach Scott McDonald has made it clear, whenever the Lady Knights figure out how to win, they’re going to take off and become one of the better teams in the area. On Thursday, Northview hosted Terre Haute North for its home opener...

Northview boys tennis coach Emily Goff knew her team would have a new look to it this season after seeing six of the seven varsity players graduate in the spring. She described the Knights as an athletic bunch, but admitted she wondered how their athleticism would carry over into match-play, at least to begin the year...

The Clay County YMCA and the Clay Community elementary schools recently partnered to provide a youth basketball league. The league will consist of fourth and fifth grade boys teams and fourth and fifth grade girls teams from the following schools: Staunton, East Side, Van Buren, Jackson, Forest Park, Meridian and Clay City...

Clay City opened the girls high school golf season recently in a three-way match with North Knox and South Knox as the other two participating schools. The Lady Eels posted a team score of 211 to finish second behind North Knox (199) and ahead of South Knox (212)...

Entering the high school girls soccer season, Northview coach Don Bryan pointed out it could take his group a few games to get their footing. So, even though the Class 2A No. 20 Lady Knights lost to Terre Haute North by a score of 6-0 in their season-opener, the veteran coach was not discouraged with what he saw on the home turf...

Northview’s girls soccer team has been among the most successful programs around the Wabash Valley – regardless of sport – over the last four seasons. The Lady Knights have won four straight sectional championships and are always at the top of the Western Indiana Conference standings...

Last year, in Mike Rains’ first season as Northview’s head boys soccer coach, the Knights lacked depth at every position from top to bottom on the roster. Because of that, on most nights, substitutions were few and far between, which as Rains pointed out, eventually wore on the players as the season came to a finish...

For the first time in several years, Northview posted a sub-.500 record on the volleyball court last season when the Lady Knights won seven games. But the experience the young group gained should be valuable, said Northview coach Scott McDonald, who returns to the sidelines after six seasons away from the sport. He also noted the summer league that the Knights were apart of should be beneficial as well...

For the first time since the 2011-12 seasons, Northview’s boys tennis team won back-to-back sectional championships when the Knights did so last fall. That team, however, had six seniors in their seven-man lineup, making for nearly every spot to be vacant for the 2021 season...

Outlaws get their first win of the 2021 season against the Cowboys. Special Teams played a part in the win by getting the ball back twice on kick off. Bowen Bidaman lead the way with 4 first downs, 4 touchdowns, and the extra point. Bowen also had 1 TD taken back for an offensive holding call. ...

North Clay’s cross country team kicked off the 2021 middle school season underway Saturday at the annual Keith Puckett Invitational hosted by South Putnam. And for the second straight year, the Knights swept both the boys and girls championships. North Clay’s girls team saw three runners – Aubrey Miller (third), Hannah Harrison (fourth) and Bayley Kennedy (tenth) – finish in the top 10, while the boys – Connor Propst (third), Wyatt Bennett (fifth) and Camden Johnson (sixth) – did the same...

It had been 10 months since Northview’s cross country teams were running a competitive race at Terre Haute’s LaVern Gibson Championship Course. But on Saturday, the two highly ranked programs were back there as they took part in the annual Valley Kickoff meet hosted by Terre Haute South...

For the first time in a long time, the four-team high school football jamboree was back as it made its triumphant return Friday night at Northview High School. Along with the host Knights, Terre Haute North, Terre Haute South and South Vermillion participated in an evening that brought out large crowds to see four of the Wabash Valley’s talented teams prepare for the Aug. 20 season-opener...

Northview’s defense was strong last season. The Knights never saw a team score more than 28 points against them. They also held their opponents to single digit point totals in four of their ten games and nearly added a fifth when they surrendered 12 points to Greencastle in a Week 2 win...

Northview’s boys cross country team has made back-to-back state finals appearances at Terre Haute’s LaVern Gibson Championship Course. And while four of the seven that ran in the most important high school cross country race last Halloween, the Knights return their top two state finishers in Stuart Bennett and Jcim Grant, as well as Hank Slater and Douglas Dillman, who each had strong seasons in 2020...