College Report: North grad Andre Dickson winding down successful basketball career at Lindenwood

Lindenwood University’s men’s basketball team held the nation’s leading scorer to just 11 points as it won its first-round Heartland of America Athletic Conference Tournament game by an 82-75 score over Evangel on Thursday night.
Terre Haute North grad Andre Dickson scored 16 points as Lindenwood improved to 19-12 on the season going into Saturday night’s game against HAAC regular-season champion Mid-America Nazarene.
Dickson is winding down a successful Lindenwood career which saw him earn all-HAAC honors last year and has seen him rank among the league leaders in assists and free percentage over the past two seasons.
Lindenwood Coach Ryan Cherepkai, also a Terre Haute native, was contacted out of the blue by Dickson — a 2002 North grad — and quickly agreed to take him into the Lions’ program.
“I originally remember Andre playing at the Boys Club in the mid 90’s as a little guy while my brother [Ross] and I were playing against his two older brothers [Nate and John],” Cherepkai recalls. “Andre and I somewhat found each other as he saw that Luke Blank signed with us, then he e-mailed me asking if we were interested in having him play for us, of course I remembered him being an Indiana All-Star type player and it was a no-brainer for us.”
Dickson has started 25 of 31 games this season, averaging 10.8 points, 2.2 rebounds and 4.7 assists per game. He is shooting .412 from the field.
Dickson is a little older than the traditional college-aged student-athlete, and Cherepkai thinks that’s a benefit to him.
“He has been steady as well as spectacular in his two years for us,” Cherepkai said. “The advantages of him being a little older are that he takes nothing for granted and understands exactly what we need for him as our point guard to do to have success. Andre has some people very interested in his services overseas next year, and I believe that the interest will only increase as his career comes to a close.
“He has been great to coach over the last few years and I will definitely miss him on both sides of the ball next year.”
Since graduating from North seven years ago, Dickson has attended two different junior colleges, dropped out for a while, moved to Buffalo, N.Y., and then started to get the itch to play again.
“I started to miss playing the game so I went to Mayville State in North Dakota, didn’t like it there so got ahold of Cherp and I enrolled at LU,” Dickson said. “My career has been a helluva ride. Through all the setbacks and injuries, it’s been great and I’ve loved every moment.”
Included on that ride was a serious back injury during an automobile accident as a youngster.
“Things didn’t go quite the way I had planned but everything happens for a reason. I’m happy with the way things turned out, and through my journey through college I’ve met some great people.”
Several former Lindenwood players have had overseas careers, and while Dickson would like the opportunity to continue his career he is also planning for the day when he no longer takes the court.
“I’ve been getting contacted by some agency about playing overseas,” he said. “Sports management is what I’m studying, and I’m in the process of taking the test to become a sports agent. Mainly I’m going to go into business.”
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• Craft shooting well — Terre Haute South freshman Megan Craft has continued her outstanding shooting skills as a member of the Vincennes University women’s basketball team this year.
VU (22-8) hosted 10th-ranked Monroe Community College Tribune on Saturday night in a NJCAA District Tournament game, playing for a chance to go to the NJCAA National Basketball Championship.
VU used an 11-game winning streak in the second half of the season to put itself in such a good position.
Craft has done her share and more, averaging 7.4 points and 2.4 assists per game for the 18th highest scoring team in the country.
She ranks ninth in the country in 3-point percentage at 49 percent, hitting 48 of 98 treys. Craft also is shooting .512 from the field (63-123) and .872 from the line (41-47).
VU is leading the nation in free throw percentage. The 362-for-499 performance yields a 72.5-percent clip at the charity stripe.
VU is also in the NJCAA’s top 5 in 3-point field goal percentage with 56 percent (fourth in the country).
Sophomore Hope Elam, who will be transferring to Indiana, remains the nation’s fourth-leading scorer and rebounder.

Joey Bennett is a former Tribune-Star sports reporter and copy editor who now teaches and coaches at Northview High School in Brazil. He can be reached at tribstarcollegereport@yahoo.com.

March 08, 2009 12:10 am

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College Report: South&#8217;s Rector set to play for Vincennes

Randa Rector might not have been the Terre Haute South girls basketball player who the other team planned its scouting report around, but her outstanding all-around game has not gone unnoticed by college coaches.
Rector is the third member of this year’s top-10 ranked South team to make her college decision and will play next year for the Vincennes Lady Trailblazers.
She will join former South and long-time AAU teammate Megan Craft at VU, and joins Dragana Grbic (Butler) and Krista Smith (Indiana State) in becoming a college player. Tessa Johnson is also expected to make the leap to the college game but has not yet made a decision.
“Randa this year did everything for the team that she could,” South Coach Dave Cassell said. “Assists, steals, defense ….and toward the end of the year hit some really big shots and free throws in the fourth quarter. She just gives you all that energy.”
Cassell noted that Rector’s 5-10 frame made her a versatile defender for him, and also one for the next level.
“We could put her on anybody’s best guard, and she could stop them,” Cassell said. “She’s long and quick, and that’s pretty rare for a guard in the girls game. She can play a small, quick guard and also has the height and length to not be posted up on.”
Rector averaged over four assists per game this year while only making 47 turnovers, and also averaged 2.8 steals per game.
She admits not planning to play college basketball, but a conversation with Craft changed her plans.”
“Thanks to her, Coach [Harry] Meeks was interested in me,” Rector said. “One of my biggest fears was not going to be able to play with any of my friends anymore, but I’m excited that Megan, who I have played with since fourth grade, will be there to help me.”
South’s early exit from this year’s state tournament also played a factor in Rector wanting to continue her career.
“I wish we would have ended our season better than we did,” she said. “I don’t take losing very well, but It was harder on me knowing that was the last game I was going to play with them and as a Lady Brave. I’m really going to miss the other girls.”
She knows her game will have to continue to improve as the competition level gets even higher.
“I’m glad I decided to play college ball,” she continued. “It will be different than high school, but I think with a little work, I will be ready for it. I’m excited for the basketball season to start again because it ended too short for me. It’s going to be tough to play without the other girls.”
Cassell only served as South’s coach for one of Rector’s four starting seasons, but enjoyed it.
“She’s a catch for Vincennes,” he said. “She didn’t worry about scoring – she was focused in getting the ball where it needed to be and gave us great leadership. It was surely a pleasure to have her for a year.”
Turkey Run senior Meghan Doss will also be a Lady Trailblazer next year.
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n Greene D-1 already — Rockville sophomore softball standout Lindsey Greene has made a verbal commitment to play collegiately for Illinois State, one of the traditional powerhouses of the Missouri Valley Conference.
Last year, Greene led the Rox with a .413 batting average, 19 RBI, two home runs, five doubles, three triples and a 1.44 ERA as a pitcher.
“I chose Illinois State because I loved the coaching staff and the people in general at the university,” Greene told the Daily Clintonian. “They have a great tradition of female athletics and the school is only two hours away. It’s great not only for softball, but for the educational experience as well.”
n Odds and ends — Meyers Leonard, Robinson’s 6-11 junior center who has already made a verbal commitment to the University of Illinois, is averaging 11 points per game this season. On Monday, in a loss to Salem, Leonard had another double-double with 10 points and 12 rebounds, while also recording four assists, two blocked shots and a steal.
n Former Shakamak standout Jared Rehmel had 35 points and seven assists on Wednesday in Olney Central College’s 112-109 win over Lincoln Trail. OCC was 17-10 going into Saturday night’s game with Rend Lake.
n OCC is heavily recruiting Northview senior guard Austin Akers. William & Mary is among the many other schools interested in the services of the combo guard.
n Northview girls standout Spring Raines could be another Wabash Valley standout joining the VU program, as Coach Meeks is also interested in her services. Purdue-Calumet is among the other schools vying for her services.
n Indiana fell 14-4 to West Virginia on Friday in their baseball opener in the Big Ten/Big East Challenge at Bradenton, Fla. Terre Haute North grad Josh Phegley had a huge debut by going 4-5 with an RBI and a run scored.

Joey Bennett is a former Tribune-Star sports reporter and copy editor who now teaches and coaches at Northview High School in Brazil. He can be reached at tribstarcollegereport@yahoo.com
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February 21, 2009 11:38 pm

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Valley athletes join SIU-Edwardsville softball team

Southern-Illinois Edwardsville made its debut as a Division I softball program on Friday in the Centenary Tournament at Shreveport, La., by splitting a pair of games.
The long-time Division II power, coached by Casey-Westfield grad Sandy Montgomery, is moving up to the bigtime this year and lost a 4-2 decision to the host team before routing Bryant 14-0.
A pair of former Wabash Valley area standouts keyed the win over Bryant.
North Vermillion grad Whitney Davis got the start at first base and had a breakout debut, going 3 for 3 at the plate with two RBI and two runs scored. She also walked once.
Former Casey all-stater Megan Murphy, who attended Illinois in the fall semester but transferred to SIU-E over the Christmas break, came into the game as a substitute at shortstop and went 2 for 2 at the plate with a run scored and an RBI.
Both players had key roles in a nine-run sixth inning for the Cougars.
Davis drew a leadoff walk and Murphy followed with a single. Both runners advanced on an illegal pitch, and both then moved up on a wild pitch with Davis scoring. Murphy then scored on a single.

In college recruiting news:
• Avon’s Austen Stoelting, a second-team all-state soccer performer for the Orioles last fall, will continue her career at Jacksonville State (Ala.).
She is the daughter of Terre Haute native Traci (Russell) Stoelting and granddaughter of Dean Russell of Terre Haute, both famous for softball umpiring. Traci Stoelting umpired in the Beijing Olympics last year.
Austen was the Avon team captain last year and earned first-team all-district honors, the Top Team Player Award, Mental Attitude Team Award, second-team all-state honors and was honorable mention academic all-state. She has a 4.0 GPA.
She played center mid and forward until her junior year, when her high school coached moved her to defense.
“He said I was a natural defender,” Stoelting wrote in her profile on PrepChamps.com. “I didn’t agree at the time, but it was the best move ever for me. My size and speed make me a tough defender.”
As the sweeper, Stoelting helped her team record 12 shutouts.
Jacksonville State is a Division I school that competes in the Ohio Valley Conference.
• Rockville’s Laura Payne has signed a national letter-of-intent to play collegiate volleyball at Lincoln Land Community College in Springfield, Ill.
She led the Rox to a 23-5 record last fall and a sectional championship.

Odds and ends
• Terre Haute South grad Brooke Daugherty had a nearly perfect night recently for Indiana-South Bend in a 106-76 rout of Purdue-Calumet.  Daugherty, a junior, hit 11 of 11 field goals with two 3-pointers and added 1 of 2 free throws to wind up with 25 points in 26 minutes of action.
She added 12 rebounds, two steals and an assist.
• Wendell Mardis of Terre Haute North had a collegiate high of 24 points and added three steals as Southwest Baptist defeated Northwest Missouri last month. Mardis hit 8 of 14 shots from the field, including 6 of 11 3-pointers.
SBU is 17-3 and ranked No. 6 nationally among NCAA Division II teams.
• Anna Pigg of Terre Haute South was one of 47 IUPUI athletes named to the Academic All-Summit League team for fall sports. The sophomore soccer player, who is enrolled in the School of Nursing, qualified for the honor by posting higher than a 3.0 GPA in the fall semester.
• Butler’s Derek Guggenberger earned second team All-Pioneer Football League academic honors this year.
• Northview’s Julia Whitted was selected as the IUPUI Female Student-Athlete of the Month for January.
Whitted averaged 15.1 points and 10.1 rebounds per game, tallying six double-doubles in nine games.  From Jan. 5 until Jan. 19, the 6-foot-5 center strung together five consecutive double-doubles.
Whitted’s sixth double-double of the month came on Jan. 26 at Oakland, when the junior matched her career high with 27 points while grabbing a season-high 14 rebounds in the Jaguars’ defeat.
For the month, IUPUI went 4-5.
The honor is the second student-athlete of the month selection for Whitted, who also won the award in February 2008.

Joey Bennett is a former Tribune-Star sports reporter and copy editor who now teaches and coaches at Northview High School in Brazil. He can be reached at tribstarcollegereport@yahoo.com.

February 07, 2009 02:49 pm

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College Report: Northview grad Evinger set to sign with Louisville

The list of swimmers from Wabash Valley area colleges is not as extensive as it was a few seasons ago, when standouts such as Jenny Somerville made annual NCAA appearances.
There are still seven athletes and one coach known to be competing, though, and their progress is updated in a separate list running with today’s column.
The only newcomer to the list is Terre Haute South’s Tyler Gertz, who made Purdue’s team as a walk-on and is getting his feet wet (and more) for the Boilermakers.
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• Mid-winter movement — There are a lot of other comings and goings among former area athletes.
They include:
• Northview grad Joe Evinger has made his college choice official, making a verbal commitment to play football for the University of Louisville.
The Cardinals struggled to a 5-7 record this year and missed out on a bowl game, losing their last five games following a 5-2 start.
How big of a deal is recruiting there?
The school will host a Signing Day Party on at 6 p.m. on Feb. 4, where Cardinal fans are invited to hear Louisville head coach Steve Kragthorpe and his staff unveil the 2009 recruiting class. The staff will show video highlights and give a brief overview of each signee.
Evinger, a mobile 6-7, 340-pound offensive lineman, recently completed his second season at the College of the Canyons in California where he earned first team honors in every conceivable category – including All-American.
Evinger had a desire to return closer to home, and told the Louisville Courier-Journal that he felt very comfortable there.
“I have a big family back home and that was an exciting factor for me to be getting closer,” he told the Courier-Journal. “Louisville is only three hours from my hometown, so that really helped make my decision easy."
Evinger was also getting serious interest from Kentucky, UCLA, Arkansas and Indiana.
Canyons Coach Garett Tujague feels Evinger will do well at the next level.
“He did a great job for us in learning our system and becoming a better football player in understanding schemes,” Tujague said. “He is also is in the best shape of his life. I know that if Joe takes what he learned here and applies it at Louisville, along with [offensive line] Coach Brent Myers, he could become one of the best.”
• Two former Indiana State players from area schools have transferred to Marian College in Indianapolis, where they will join a slew of other Wabash Valley area grads.
Broc Miller, who quarterbacked Evinger’s successful Northview teams but was switched to wide receiver at ISU, is now a Marian Knight. Terre Haute South grad Derelle Hankins, who earned one letter at ISU as a defensive lineman, has also made the switch to Marian.
• Andrew Woodason of Terre Haute North still has one season left to play baseball at Lake Land College, but he no longer has to worry about his future after this year.
Woodason has signed to conclude the last two years of his career at Milligan College in Tennessee.
“I am very excited about signing with Milligan, and having signed before the season started takes a lot of pressure off me,” Woodason said. “I can relax and play ball not having to worry about where I am going to go next year. I decided on Milligan because the coaches are younger guys that seem to have a lot of knowledge of the game and a strong desire to win.”
The frigid late winter-early spring games Woodason has played in for years will also give way to warmer temperatures.
“I have always wanted to play baseball in the South because of the better weather and more opportunities to be seen and advance to the next level after college ball,” he said. “Another reason for choosing Milligan is their strong academics — it is one of the top academic schools in the South.”
Lake Land Coach Jim Jarrett, who will be retiring after this season, predicts success for Woodason.
“Andrew is a solid player and leader,” Jarrett said. “He played third last year but will move to first this year, a more natural position,” Jarrett said. “He is a solid force in the middle of our order. He is a better person than a player and he is a terrific player.”
Last season, Woodason started 40 games, getting 41 hits in 112 at-bats for a .366, including five doubles and 23 walks.
He plans to major in business with a concentration on legal issues.
• Riverton Parke senior softball standout Megan Vincent will continue her career next year at Wabash Valley College in Mount Carmel, Ill., which finished seventh in the National Junior College Athletic Association championships.
Vincent had an 11-4 pitching record last season with 111 strikeouts in 109 innings with a 1.60 ERA. She also led the Panthers in hitting with a .360 average and had 21 RBI.
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• Phegley honored again — Indiana University junior catcher Josh Phegley of Terre Haute North added First Team All-Ping! Preseason Honors to his resume, Ping!Baseball announced. The publication is the fourth publication to recognize Phegley as the top catcher in the nation heading into the 2009 season.
Phegley has already been named a Preseason All-American by Louisville Slugger/Collegiate Baseball Newspaper and the National College Baseball Writers of America. Rivals.com also named Phegley the top returning catcher in the nation. He was named to the Brooks Wallace Player of the Year Award Watch List this preseason as well.
Phegley also collected All-America honors from the National College Baseball Writers of America, the American Baseball Coaches Association and Collegiate Baseball Newspaper in 2008.
He finished off one of the best offensive seasons in IU history in 2008 with a .438 average - the second-best clip in the nation - to go along with 15 home runs, 80 RBI and 20 doubles.
The Hoosiers will begin their 2009 campaign against West Virginia in the Big Ten/BIG EAST Challenge on Feb. 20 in St. Petersburg, Fla. IU will also play Georgetown and South Florida in the three-day event.

Joey Bennett is a former Tribune-Star sports reporter and copy editor who now teaches and coaches at Northview High School in Brazil. He can be reached at starcollegereport@yahoo.com.

Local connections
Ashley Thompson, Sr., Delta State — Recently placed first in the 200 breaststroke in a time of 2:28.30 in a win over Ouachita Baptist.
Greencastle
Andrew Bretscher, Jr., Ohio State — Has posted the team’s best time in the 100 butterfly at 47.86 and has won that event four times this season. Was also a member of the 400 medley and 200 freestyle relay teams that have already qualified for the NCAA meet. Has the third-best 50 free time of 20.64 and the third-best 100 backstroke time of 49.24.
Tracy Menzel, Sr., Kenyon — Has the team’s top 100 breast time of 1:02.94 and is a member of the 200 and 400 medley relay teams.
South Vermillion
Cheri Baratto, Sr., Akron — Placed sixth recently in the 100 free in 1:00.00 against St. Francis and was seventh in the 200 IM in 2:27.57.
Terre Haute North
Kristy Shew, Jr., Valparaiso — Placed fourth in two events in a recent meet against Wisconsin-Green Bay, going 28.85 in the 200 free and 33.12 in the 100 back.
Terre Haute South
Tyler Gertz, Fr., Purdue — A walk-on member of the Boilermakers, Gertz has recorded a best time of 52.20 in the 100 free this year and a time of 10:04.77 in the 1,000/1,650 free.
Brent Noble, Sr., Eastern Illinois — Had his biggest day of the season at the “House of Champions” meet in Indianapolis, posting the team’s season best times in the 200 IM (1:59.99) and the 400 IM (4:19.00). Was also a member of the fourth-place 800 free relay team (2:08.51).
Donny Brush, assistant coach, Indiana — Has helped coach the Hoosiers to a No. 8 national ranking for the men’s team and a No. 13 national ranking for the women’s team.

January 25, 2009 05:31 pm

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College Report: Bassett dishes on the ups and downs of his basketball journey

Armon Bassett is turning to more familiar leadership in his quest to end one of the most nomadic college basketball careers in memory.
Bassett enrolled at Ohio University in Athens, Ohio, earlier this month, making the Bobcats the fifth school he’s been connected to since graduating from Terre Haute South in 2005 and leading the Braves to the Class 4A Final Four.
Bassett had made a verbal commitment to attend the University of Missouri while in high school, but instead went to the Hargrave Military Academy in Virginia to improve his academic standing and played the 2005-06 season there. Two seasons at Indiana saw Bassett average 9.5 points per game as a freshman and 11.4 as a sophomore, getting third-team all-Big Ten Conference honors and leading the league in 3-point field goal shooting percentage. The well-publicized departure from IU, which Bassett addressed last week to Ohio media, took him to Alabama-Birmingham for the recently-concluded fall semester.
And now he’s a Bobcat.
The connection?
Bassett played for the Indiana Heat AAU team while in high school that was coached by Travis Steele, brother of Ohio Coach John Groce, and got to know the family well during that experience.
“Coach Groce is different from other coaches,” Bassett told the Athens Post. “He knows my story. Like Coach [Kelvin] Sampson can relate to people, but [Groce] actually knows what’s going on in my life. Like some personal stuff that I don’t trust many people [with].
“It’s a good decision with Coach Groce, and I feel all the way comfortable playing with him.”
Groce feels the same.
“When you look at everything he’s been through, as a coach, you’d be foolish not to do your due diligence and research it,” Groce told the Post. “We’re just focused on the fresh start that he has now and the chance he has to be here and to grow not only as a basketball player, but as a student and as a person.”
Bassett told the Post that many common rumors about his departure from IU were untrue.
“I had an option,” Bassett said. “The last phone conversation with Coach Crean, I had an option. I chose to leave. Unfortunately, the media doesn’t hear the whole story all the time, but I chose to leave.
“That was it, and no, I didn’t get kicked off the team for drugs.”
Asked why he didn’t talk about it sooner, Bassett said he thought no one would take his claims seriously.
“[Indiana] wasn’t all the way honest with the media with what was going on there,” he said. “I’m not going to go back and forth with [Crean] through the media, because he’s an established coach and people are going to probably take his word more likely than not so I wasn’t going to try and go against that.”
The UAB situation, which has put Coach Mike Davis under fire once again, saw numerous other players leave the team due to academic or other reasons the same time as Bassett.
“I just had some personal stuff going on back home,” Bassett said. “And I came there to play for Coach Davis, and I just don’t feel like he’s going to be there, for whatever reason, next season.
“Whether he’s going to another job or kind of falling out with the administration … I couldn’t wait until the end of the year.”
For now, Bassett is practicing with the Bobcats, members of the Mid-American Conference who currently have a 7-6 record — including a 12-point win over Indiana State last month.
The fall quarter ends on Nov. 22, so Bassett’s return to the court will be a few weeks sooner than if he had transferred to a school using semesters.
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• Odds and ends — Northview grad Julia Whitted and the IUPUI Jaguars have struggled to a 7-7 record so far this season after making the conference tournament finals last year, but Whitted has held up her end.
The 6-5 junior led the team in scoring with 21 points in losses to Jacksonville and Missouri-Kansas City, and paced the team in rebounds with 12 in a win over Cornell and 10 in a victory against Northern Illinois.
She is averaging 12.9 points and 7.7 rebounds per game, as well as 2.9 blocked shots.
• Emily Maggert of Paris has started every game for the 8-6 Ball State women’s basketball team, ranking second on the team among four players in double figures with a scoring average of 13.6. Her high game was 22 points in a loss to Temple in December.
• Lade Akande of Robinson has led Butler’s women’s team to a 9-6 record, and again leads the team in scoring with a 12.6 average.
• Shakamak’s Jared Rehmel continues to shine for Olney Central College, which is now 11-4 after Thursday night’s double overtime win over Rend Lake. Rehmel led the Blue Knights with 35 points in that game.
On Dec. 6, Rehmel hit a 3-pointer with 10 seconds to play to give OCC an 80-78 lead over Lincoln, which tied the score with 3.4 seconds left. Rehmel hit another three at the buzzer to give OCC a dramatic victory.
OCC Coach Mike Burris said during the Wabash Valley Classic that Kentucky Wesleyan has already made an offer to Rehmel, and that seven or eight Division 1 colleges remain very interested in the spunky guard.

Joey Bennett is a former Tribune-Star sports reporter and copy editor who now teaches at Northview High School in Brazil. He can be reached at tribstarcollegereport@yahoo.com.

January 11, 2009 10:25 pm

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Former Northview football standout Joe Evinger racking up postseason accolades

Post-season honors have been pouring in for former Northview football standout Joe Evinger after his sophomore football season for the College of the Canyons junior college team in California.
Evinger, a 6-7, 340-pound sophomore offensive tackle, was named a first-team junior college All-American choice after earlier receiving first-team Region III All-California honors. He also was named as a first-team all-Southern California Football Association selection.
Evinger’s growing list of Division I schools recruiting him now includes Arkansas, Louisville, UCLA, Arizona, Arizona State, Oregon State, Nevada and San Diego.
Evinger told rivals.com there will be two main factors when he reaches his decision next month.
“Location and education,” he said. “I want to be somewhere close to home so at least my family can get to the games. I'm also looking for a good education if things don't work out.”
Evinger also told rivals.com that his junior college experience has helped him in many ways.
“It gives you time to adjust to the next level,” he said. “Academically, it lets you get things back in order. It's like a second chance, kind of.”

• Colson gets DII scholarship — Northview senior softball player Shelby Colson will be attending Glenview State in West Virginia following graduation and will be a pitcher and first baseman for the Pioneers’ softball team.
Last year for Northview, Colson earned all-Western Indiana Conference honors while hitting .361 and leading the team with a pair of home runs. She slugged .528 and reached base nearly 40 percent of the time.
As a pitcher, Colson was 8-7 overall and posted a 3.57 ERA in 14 starts. She threw 84 1/3 innings and struck out 64 batters.
Glenview State Coach Rick Moore likes Colson’s hitting and pitching abilities.
“Any time a player can go to the mound and hit at the plate is a big plus in Division II,” Moore told the Brazil Times. “I think she'll play a lot of ball next year. Honestly, I think she's got the second best changeup that I've ever seen. If she can learn one more pitch, she'll be pitching a lot for us. But I have the feeling she'll be playing first base too.”

• Odds and ends — Statistics were not listed for Terre Haute South and Danville Area Community College graduate Brooke Daugherty for the current basketball season at Indiana-South Bend, but they are now available.
Daugherty ranks fourth on the IUSB team and 26th overall in the Chicagoland Collegiate Athletic Conference at 7.3 points per game, while she is second on the team and tied for sixth place in the conference with 6.1 rebounds per game.
The Titans have a 6-9 record so far this season.
• Well-traveled Terre Haute North grad Wendell Mardis had a huge debut in November for Southwest Baptist, a Division II school in Missouri. The Bearcats went to Salt Lake City and won an 80-79 decision over the Utah Utes as Mardis had three points and two assists.
The Bearcats are 9-0 and are currently ranked No. 3 in the NABC/Division II Coaches Poll. For the season, Mardis is averaging 5.6 points, 2.1 rebounds and 1.6 assists while averaging 15.6 minutes played per game.
His best game came on Nov. 28 against Rockhurst, as Mardis had 13 points on perfect 5-for-5 shooting (including two 3-pointers) and six rebounds.
• Terre Haute South grad Anna Pigg, a sophomore soccer player at IUPUI, was a key defensive contributor as the Jaguars tied for The Summit League regular season championship.
IUPUI finished 13-7 overall and 7-1 in league play, losing a tough 2-1 first-round match to no. 2 seed South Dakota State in the first round of the post-season tournament.
Pigg started all 20 matches, attempting two shots (one on goal) but made her biggest contribution helping key a defense that allowed only 0.85 goals per match and a .068 shooting percentage.
• Sophomore wide receiver Chris Russell of Terre Haute North was named as a first team all-Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference wide receiver after an excellent season for the Anderson Ravens.
Russell finished the season with 37 receptions for a team-high 670 yards and seven touchdowns. He also returned 23 kickoffs for 441 yards for a 19.2 average per return.
AU finished third in the conference with an overall record of 5-5, including a 4-3 mark in the HCAC.
• Butler junior linebacker Derek Guggenberger, another former Terre Haute North standout, was only named to the honorable mention all-Pioneer League team despite leading the Bulldogs in tackles.
Guggenberger had 41 solo tackles and 44 assists, six of those resulting in losses, with two sacks and one fumble recovery. Eleven Butler players were honored by the Pioneer League.
• Terre Haute South grad Kristen Seaton missed her entire sophomore volleyball season at Pepperdine with a foot injury. She was redshirted, though, and will have three years of eligibility remaining.
Seaton was expected to be a starter this season. Pepperdine finished the season at 20-8 and was ranked in the top 25 nationally, but lost a first-round NCAA tournament match to Long Beach State.

Joey Bennett is a former Tribune-Star sports reporter and copy editor who now teaches at Northview High School in Brazil. He can be reached at tribstarcollegereport@yahoo.com.

December 28, 2008 12:01 am

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Cloverdale grad Haltom shines for Wabash basketball

Cloverdale grad Chase Haltom blistered the nets at Chadwick Court for a career-high 31 points to give Wabash an 80-77 victory over Calumet College of St. Joseph in the second game of the 2008 Pete Thorn Tournament Friday night.
Haltom’s outburst included a rare five-point play with 41 seconds left in the contest.
Wabash took its first lead at 62-59 on a Haltom three-pointer with 5:11 left in the contest, trading baskets with the Crimson Wave over the next few minutes before Calumet’s Robert Wright tied the game at 70-70 with 1:04 left in regulation. Haltom drove through the right side of the lane, drawing a foul on Wright while hitting the go-ahead basket. Crimson Wave head coach Ryan Sexson stormed onto the court, drawing a technical foul to add to the damage. Haltom drained all three free throws, putting Wabash in front by five.
Haltom’s 31-point effort came on the heels of a 23-point game in a Wabash loss at Kenyon last Saturday. He was 9-of-14 from the field, including 8-of-12 from behind the three-point arc. His hot shooting night hid a poor start from the field for the Little Giants.
Haltom exploded for 22 points in the final period, hitting five consecutive threes at point in the final half while playing all 20 minutes.
Marian defeated Wabash 74-62 in the championship game on Saturday night. Haltom had 12 points and North Central grad Andrew Gilman had four points, two assists and a steal.

• Lange second team All-North Region — Wabash College’s Jared Lange, a senior defensive end from Terre Haute North, earned first team All-North Coast Athletic Conference honors after the 2008 season and also was named a second team All-North Region selection.
He was third on the Wabash team in total tackles with 58 while leading the Little Giants with 16 tackles for losses and 7-1/2 sacks. Lange also lead the NCAC in tackles for losses per game, averaging 1.33 per contest. His 16 tackles for losses tied for the ninth-best single-season effort in Wabash history.
Lange finished his career with 57-1/2 tackles for losses, the third-best total among all Little Giant players. His 23-1/2 career quarterback sacks place him seventh on the Wabash career list. Lange also had three pass defenses and a forced fumble this season. His forced fumble against Wittenberg set up the game-tying score for the Little Giants, eventually leading to a 13-10 win over the Tigers.

• Hughes to run at SMWC — White River Valley senior Jennifer Hughes has signed a letter of intent to run cross country for the inaugural team at Saint-Mary-of-the-Woods College in Terre Haute in 2009.
“We are very excited to have Jennifer as our very first girl to sign with the program,” St. Mary’s Coach Danelle Readinger told the Greene County Daily World. “In fact, Jennifer was at the top of our list from the beginning.”
Hughes qualified for the semistate as a freshman in 2005 but struggled with injuries the next two seasons.
“I know we will be running farther in college,” Hughes told the Daily World of the increase from 5,000 meters in high school to 6,000 in college. “I know it will be more competitive so I am going to have to work even harder.
“I am hoping to make the most of this chance.”

Joey Bennett is a former Tribune-Star sports reporter and copy editor who now teaches and coaches at Northview High School in Brazil. He can be reached at tribstarcollegereport@yahoo.com.

December 13, 2008 11:19 pm

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College Report: Modesitt walking rare ground

College tennis in the United States has evolved into an athletic version of the United Nations, with foreign players dominating the rosters at most schools.
Indiana State, for example, has seven players listed on the combined rosters for its men’s and women’s teams; 12 of those 14 players are foreigners.
IUPUI is trying to change that statistic and offer more collegiate tennis opportunities to domestic players. Four of the nine players on the Jaguars’ men’s team this year are American and all five of the IUPUI women’s players are from the U.S.
Each program has signed four players for the 2009-2010 season — with all eight of those players coming from Indiana and one on each program from the Wabash Valley.
West Vigo’s Joel Modesitt signed earlier this month to attend IUPUI, following a stellar high school career in which he went 14-2 in his senior year and was eliminated in the championship match of the Indiana High School Boys Tennis Individual Singles Tournament.
Modesitt said this week that the location and the campus at IUPUI were among his top reasons for choosing the school.
“I also thought Coach [Brandon] Currie was the kind of coach that would really help me take my game to the next level and help me improve,” Modesitt said. “The opportunity to play Division I was very enticing, and IUPUI also has a schedule that has many big time opponents.”
Modesitt took visits to Indiana State and the University of Indianapolis and also received interest from Marian, Brescia, Wabash and Eastern Illinois.
He credits his parents for providing the support necessary to achieve such a difficult childhood goal.
“It has always been my dream to play Division I college tennis,” Modesitt said. “My mom [Karen] got me started in tennis and has always been there to help me and even served as my assistant coach at West Vigo. My dad [Terry] has also supported me because he has driven me to tournaments my whole life and been one of my biggest fans. Their support has definitely allowed me to succeed.”
Modesitt also credits local instructors Mike Reynolds and Chris Strong and Indianapolis mentor P.A. Nilhagen for his success.
“I always thought that I had a chance at playing at that level, and in the past few years the realization sunk in when I started talking to college coaches,” Modesitt said. “I’m very excited that IUPUI gave me this opportunity and thankful to my parents and coaches for always supporting me.”
West Vigo Coach Bruce Hartrich predicts continued success for Modesitt.
“Joel is a fine young man and I believe he will do well at IUPUI,” Hartrich said. “He always gave me 100 percent on the practice court and in matches. He has a great attitude and is the kind of kid every coach loves to have on his team.
“Joel had a great 4 years at West Vigo and I believe he will do the same at IUPUI.”
On the women’s side of things, Bloomfield’s Bailey Maryfield also signed with the Jaguars earlier this month. She won 20 matches last spring in helping the Cardinals to a 17-3 record.
Maryfield was the Southwestern Indiana Athletic Conference tournament singles champion in 2008, earning all-conference honors.
“It is really great for Bailey to be able to go on and play tennis for a Division I school,” Bloomfield Coach Mike Canty told the Greene County Daily World. “Bailey is the first player out of the Bloomfield tennis program that has gone on to play college tennis at the Division I level. It will be tough competing at the next level, but she constantly works to improve her tennis skills in the offseason and I’m confident she will do well.”
The Jaguars may not be done yet in the Wabash Valley.
Hunter Bullock, Terre Haute South’s No. 1 singles player last spring, is listed by tennisrecruiting.net as the No. 5-ranked recruit in Indiana and the 38th-best player in the Midwest. According to the Web site, IUPUI has already extended a scholarship offer to Bullock with an interest level of “high” toward the THS senior.
Terre Haute North senior Brittany Farmer is listed as the No. 7 recruit in Indiana, but no prospective colleges are listed on her biography page.

• More recruiting news — Terre Haute South’s Jake Odum has made a well-publicized verbal commitment to play basketball at Indiana State, but did not sign a national letter-of-intent because he will not get a scholarship his first year.
ISU’s only senior this season is Jay Tunnell, and Rockville’s R.J. Mahurin had previously been targeted for that spot. He signed his letter-of-intent earlier this year.
ISU’s roster has frequently undergone change over the past six or seven years, so here’s hoping that something works out in the near future for Odum to be locked in as a Sycamore. He’s a keeper.
• Marshall senior basketballers Lucas and Logan Eitel did not sign during the early period. Their AAU coach last summer, former Sycamore Brad Miley, said recently that American University in Washington, D.C. (coached by former Virginia Cavalier Jeff Jones) was one of many schools keeping its eyes on the Illinois duo.
n Terre Haute North junior quarterback Chris O’Leary was limited this season due to a shoulder injury, and is scheduled for surgery Dec. 9. In spite of so much time on the sidelines, colleges are still very interested. O’Leary recently took a visit to Division I Western Kentucky and has also attracted interest from Louisville and many other schools.
• Former Northview standout Joe Evinger has been named a first-team all-conference offensive lineman for the College of the Canyons junior college squad in California. Evinger and his team finished the regular season undefeated and won their first-round playoff game last weekend.
The Los Angeles Daily News recently reported that Evinger, a 6-7, 340-pounder who runs a 5.3 40-yard-dash, is one of seven linemen that UCLA is evaluating.
Rivals.com lists Evinger as the No. 37 junior college recruit in the nation, giving him four out of five stars in its ranking system, and the fifth best offensive lineman. Three of the four higher ranked offensive linemen have already signed with Oklahoma State, Houston and Southern Mississippi.
The Web site lists Evinger’s top five schools as UCLA, Arizona State, Louisville, Texas Christian and Colorado.

Joey Bennett is a former Tribune-Star sports reporter and copy editor who now teaches at Northview High School in Brazil. He can be reached at tribstarcollegereport@yahoo.com.

November 30, 2008 12:02 am

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College report: Rehmel makes inspiring comeback from broken back

Some people who suffer broken backs in automobile accidents unfortunately struggle just to be “comfortable” for the rest of their restricted lives.
Others endure years of pain-staking rehabilitation and return to a semi-normal existence.
Not Jared Rehmel. He chose door No. 3.
The 2006 Shakamak graduate led the Lakers to a regional basketball championship in his senior year and a tough 12-point loss to eventual state champ Hauser in the semi-state.
He took his outstanding skills and undersized body to Olney Central College to play for Coach Mike Burris, where in his freshman year he earned all-Region 24 honors while averaging 14.4 points, 2.3 steals, 2.3 assists and 2.1 rebounds per game for the Blue Knights. He hit a team-high 79 3-pointers.
However, Rehmel was a passenger in an August 2007 accident that left him with a broken back and an uncertain future. He redshirted the 2007-2008 season in hopes of someday playing again.
If you’ve ever seen Rehmel in action or know much about him, this story has a predictable ending not involving wheelchairs or I.V. bags.
Last weekend, Rehmel completed a pretty amazing physical comeback and averaged 22.3 points, 4.6 rebounds, 2.6 assists and 2.0 steals per game in helping OCC capture the OMC Tipoff Tournament title in West Plains, Mo.
“He has obviously made a full recovery,” Burris, the former Eastern Greene and OCC standout, said this week.
Rehmel earned Most Valuable Player honors in the OMC event and ranks fifth nationally in scoring among all junior college players at 25.8 points per game,
“My back feels great, and I am 100 percent now,” Rehmel said this week. “I really believe that sitting out a year helped me. I saw things that I didn’t see when I was out there playing. “
Rehmel didn’t wait long this season to get back in the groove, pouring in 35 points in the season opener on Nov. 2 in a 108-100 win over Sound Doctrine.
OCC was then nipped 74-68 by No. 17 Vincennes as Rehmel had 27 points.
At the OMC event, Rehmel had 29 points (including 4 of 5 3-pointers) in a 94-82 win over Missouri State-West Plains, 18 points in a 76-74 overtime win over NE Oklahoma A&M and 20 points in a 108-68 win over Mid-America Nazarene in the finals.
“He is a special player,” Burris said. “He has a motor that never slows, and he is the most competitive kid I have coached. He is scoring from all over the court.”
While the stereotypical junior college player is normally a high-flying athletic acrobat trying to outdunk everyone, Rehmel’s fundamentally flawless, “old-school” game plays quite well in Olney — both before and after the accident.
“He never tires and has been a sparkplug for us,” Burris said. “Our guys feed off his energy. He came to us very well coached, and Coach Ernie Maesch did a great job with him in high school. He is a pleasure to be around every day.
“We really dread the end of the season, so we are going to try to make it last as long as possible.”
Rehmel predictably spreads around the praise for his success.
“I have played pretty well, but it is early, and it would not be possible without the guys on my team,” he said. “We have a really good team this year that knows how to play and that is plays a big role on how I have played.”
Burris tells a story that he feels sums up Rehmel and his attitude well. On the six-hour bus ride home from Missouri, Burris told Rehmel he had made the all-tourney team with MVP honors. Instead of celebrating, Rehmel was disappointed to hear that none of his teammates had made the all-tourney team.
“That’s the kind of kid he is,” Burris said. “Jared is the ultimate team player.”

• Roads makes nationals — Fifth-year senior Rob Roads of Terre Haute North and the Southern Indiana Screaming Eagles will compete on Saturday in the NCAA Division II national championships at Slippery Rock, Pa.
The Eagles are now ranked in the top 10 nationally among all Division II cross country teams and second in the Midwest Region.
• Three North grads competing in crew — The number of sports that Wabash Valley athletes are competing in at the collegiate level has increased by one, as three former Terre Haute North athletes are participating in collegiate rowing (also known as crew).
Lauren Shew competes at Purdue University, Sophia Bayer is at IUPUI and Conner Lentz is at the University of Dayton. All three athletes competed in the “Head of the Eagle” race at Eagle Park in Indianapolis on Nov. 1.

Joey Bennett is a former Tribune-Star sports reporter and copy editor who now teaches and coaches at Northview High School in Brazil. He can be reached at
tribstarcollegereport@yahoo.com.

November 15, 2008 11:57 pm

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College Report: Chris Russell becoming big-threat WR for Anderson

A receiver named Russell from Terre Haute North has emerged as one of the top Division III college football players in the state of Indiana. It’s not Mike and it’s not Wabash College, as the former Little Giant standout concluded his eligibility last fall.
Chris Russell, Mike’s younger brother, is a sophomore at Anderson and has had a breakout season as a receiver and kick returner.
Chris graduated from North in 2006 and attended Purdue for one semester before transferring to Anderson, where he also runs track. Last year as a sophomore, Russell caught 12 passes for 128 yards.
This season, however, Russell has hauled in 26 passes (third on team) for a team-high 329 yards and five touchdowns. His longest reception is 57 yards.
His best game came on Oct. 4 in a 56-12 win over Hanover, as Russell had six catches for 162 yards and three touchdowns. On Oct. 18, Russell had two pass receptions for 25 yards and returned nine kickoffs for a total of 176 yards.
Last Saturday, he had eight catches for 92 yards.
Russell has also returned 22 kickoffs a total of 430 yards for a 19.5 average.
Anderson was 3-4 going into Saturday’s game with Bluffton.
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In other college football news:
• Little Giants win title again — Wabash College celebrated Senior Day for its two former North Patriots on Saturday with a 60-7 win over Oberlin, giving the Little Giants their fourth consecutive North Coast Athletic Conference title.
Jared “Bubba” Lange is one of the team’s top tacklers on the defensive line, and Drew Oehler is one of the team’s top scorers as the first-string kicker.
• Bulldogs derailed — Butler had won five consecutive football games until Saturday’s 45-9 loss to Jacksonville. The Bulldogs are still 6-2 overall and 4-1 in the Pioneer Football League.
Terre Haute North grad Derek Guggenberger had eight tackles to lead Butler on Saturday, and leads the team with 57 tackles (5.5 for loss). Guggenberger also ranks ninth in the PFL in tackles. Luke Johnson, Butler’s senior tight end from North, has caught eight passes for 47 yards and two touchdowns this season.
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• Hamilton GLVC’s top freshman — Terre Haute North grad Amy Hamilton continued her outstanding freshman cross country season for the University of Indianapolis on Oct. 25, finishing fifth in the 6-kilometer Great Lakes Valley Conference championships in 22:01.08 at Rolla, Mo.
Hamilton earned all-league honors for her top 10 finish and was later given GLVC Freshman of the Year honors as the Greyhounds placed sixth overall.
North grad Robert Roads placed 15th overall as Southern Indiana won its fourth straight men’s GLVC title.
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• Whitted honored in pre-season — The Summit League has announced that the IUPUI women’s basketball team, Summit League Tournament Finalists a year ago, was selected to finish fourth in the upcoming 2008-09 season in voting of the league’s media, coaches and sports information directors. Junior Julia Whitted of Northview earned her first Preseason First Team selection.
IUPUI, which finished fifth in The Summit League regular season a year ago, returns four starters from the 2007-08 squad.
Whitted was one of the country’s most-improved players in 2007-08, jumping from 3.4 points per game in 2006-07 to 14.4 last season. The Staunton native also averaged 8.8 rebounds overall and had 15.3 ppg along with 9.7 rpg in Summit League play. Her 3.3 blocks per game in conference play paced The Summit, as well.
The Northview product picked up her second straight First Team honor, as she was named to The Summit League Postseason First Team last season.

Joey Bennett is a former Tribune-Star sports reporter and copy editor who now teaches and coaches at Northview High School in Brazil. He can be reached at tribstarcollegereport@yahoo.com.

Football individual recaps
(does not include Saturday’s games)
Casey-Westfield
Nick Murphy, Rose-Hulman, Jr. — Has made 25 tackles, including 1.5 for loss, and has also added one sack and one forced fumble.
Cloverdale
Brandon Mescall, Franklin, So. — No statistics available.
Raine Young, Manchester, Fr. — No statistics available.
Hutsonville-Palestine
Ryan Roberts, Indiana State, Fr. — Has moved into starting quarterback position. Through eight games, has rushed 35 times for 66 yards and completed 17 of 28 passes with one interception for 129 yards. Began season on defense, and made a total of nine tackles.
Local connections
Shaine Tierney, St. Francis, So. — Has completed 24 of 37 passes with one interception as the backup quarterback for 424 yards and three touchdowns. Has carried the ball 19 times for 100 yards and two touchdowns.
Tavita Pritchard, Stanford, Sr. — Has completed 97 of 167 passes with nine interceptions and seven touchdowns.
James Kirkendoll, Texas, So. — Has eight receptions for 106 yards (fifth on team) with one touchdown.
Linton
Brock Goggins, Hanover, Sr. — No statistics available.
Dan Allen, Marian, So. — No statistics available.
Ethan Brewer, Indiana State, Fr. — No statistics available.
Lance Irwin, Rose-Hulman, Fr. — No statistics available.
Marshall
Troy Johnson, Indiana State, assistant coach — Is in first season at ISU.
Derek Eitel, Rose-Hulman, Jr. — Has completed 102 of 181 passes for 1,255 yards with nine interceptions and nine touchdowns. Has rushed 57 times for zero yards.
Chris Stepp, Indiana State, Fr. — No statistics available. Currently sidelined with knee injury.
Travis Johnson, Indiana State, Fr. — No statistics available.
Morgan Miller, Greenville, Fr. — No statistics available.
Alan Wolter, Greenville, Fr. — Has made one reception this year, a 72-yard touchdown catch in a 59-0 win over Principia.
Tyler Howard, Greenville, Fr. — No statistics available.
Martinsville
Ross Shotts, Blackburn, Sr. — No statistics available.
Bobby Short, Rose-Hulman, Fr. — Has made five tackles.
Ethan Nash, Rose-Hulman, Fr. — No statistics available.
North Central
Ira Drummy, Anderson, Jr. — No statistics available.
Michael Woodsmall, DePauw, Fr. — No statistics available.
Scottie Austin, St. Joseph’s, Fr. — No statistics available.
Northview
Joe Evinger, College of the Canyons (Calif.), So. — Team is 8-0 and ranked second in Southern California Football Association poll.
Matt Crooks, Marian, So. — Backup kicker, has not attempted a kick this year.
Broc Miller, Indiana State, Fr. — No statistics available.
Dayne Upperman, Marian, Fr. — No statistics available.
Jered Timm, Marian, Fr. — Has made seven tackles, including four solos.
Dylan Kruse, Marian, Fr. — Has made three tackles, including one solo.
Owen Valley
Ethan Kestenman, Rose-Hulman, Fr. — No statistics available.
Paris
Chip Keys, Eastern Illinois, Sr. — Has carried nine times for 16 yards and one touchdown.
Michael Mattingly, Franklin, Fr. — No statistics available.
Robinson
Ben Wassel, Rose-Hulman, Jr. — Has made 30 tackles, including 2.5 for loss, and has also broken up two passes.
Rockville
Mitch Downs, Franklin, So. — Has carried the ball 14 times for 69 yards and one touchdown.
Zach Clapp, DePauw, Fr. — No statistics available.
Kyle Fahey, Manchester, Fr. — No statistics available.
South Putnam
Josh Buis, Eastern Michigan, assistant coach — Has helped coach team to 3-6 record overall and 2-2 in the Mid-American Conference.
Drew Christy, Rose-Hulman, Jr. — Remains sidelined after off-season automobile accident.
Terre Haute North
Steve Englehart, Rose-Hulman, head coach — Has led team to 20-8 record in third season as head coach (entering Saturday’s game).
Kevin Dean, Rose-Hulman, assistant coach — Is in his second season as an offensive coach for the Engineers.
Jared Lange, Wabash, Sr. — Tied for third on team with 31 tackles, including 10 for loss, 4.5 sacks, and one forced fumble.
Drew Oehler, Wabash, Sr. — Has made all four field goal attempts and 20 of 22 extra points this year.
Pat Hancewicz, Franklin, Sr. — Has played in three games, making two receptions for four yards.
Luke Johnson, Butler, Sr. — Has made seven catches for 48 yards and two touchdowns.
Shawn Hines, Franklin, Jr. — No statistics available.
Seth Woodason, Harding (Ark.), Jr. — Has played in eight of the team’s nine games and has made four tackles.
Derek Guggenberger, Butler, Jr. — Leads team in tackles with 57 tackles, including 5.5 for loss and two sacks.
Paul McGuire, SE Missouri State, Sr. — Backup center for SEMO.
Dan Millington, Indiana State, Jr. — Has 16 tackles, including two for loss, and has recovered one fumble.
Justin Hall, Marian, So. — Has carried the ball 12 times for 40 yards. Has made 14 receptions for 137 yards and two touchdowns.
Daniel Watson, Marian, So. — No statistics available.
Chris Russell, Anderson, So. — Has made 26 receptions for 439 yards and five touchdowns.
Matt Seliger, Indiana State, Fr. — Has played in six games at quarterback, competing 9 of 27 passes with one interception for 39 yards.
Jake Schaffer, Wabash, Fr. — No statistics available.
Terre Haute South
Trent Miles, Indiana State, head coach — In first year as ISU head coach.
Kyle Toney, Indiana State, So. — No statistics available.
Pat Duncan, Rose-Hulman, Jr. — Has made 44 tackles (fourth on team), including eight for loss, and has also added three sacks, one broken up pass and one fumble recovery.
Michael Engle, DePauw, So. — Has completed four of seven passes for 39 yards as backup quarterback.
Kyle Harruff, Southern Illinois, So. — Is SIU’s backup punter, but has not yet kicked this season.
Koby Kraemer, Indiana State, Fr. — Has made four receptions for four yards, leads team in kickoff returns, ranks second in punt returns.
Brock Lough, Indiana State, Fr. — Has 87 yards rushing in 27 carries, with a long carry of 16 yards.
West Vigo
Zach Avary, Marian, So. — Has made four tackles, including three solos.

November 02, 2008 12:15 am

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