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Wabash Valley All-Stars hit gridiron tonight
Getting up early every morning for a week to drive for an hour to stand in the blazing sun for a couple more hours before driving back home? What could be better, Steve Weber indicated this week.
Farmer named female Wabash Valley Spring Athlete of the Year
Re-inventing her game on the fly, in the midst of an already brilliant high school tennis career, Terre Haute North’s Brittany Farmer finished on a high note earlier this month with a third-place finish at the state singles tournament that matches the best a Terre Haute player has ever done under the current tournament format.
It's been a while: Last Vigo team to win a baseball state title? Try the 1974 North Patriots
Thirty-five years and counting.
That’s how long it’s been since a Vigo County high school baseball team has won an IHSAA state championship. That streak continued when third-ranked West Vigo came up short 6-3 to No. 1-ranked Andrean in the Class 3A state title game at Victory Field in Indianapolis on Saturday.
Dream Season ends: West Vigo offense can’t overcome early deficit
There were several innings Saturday evening at Victory Field during which West Vigo was the better Class 3A high school baseball team in the state championship.
FROM THE PRESS BOX: Win or lose, DeGroote basks in achievement
West Vigo baseball coach Steve DeGroote triumphantly held West Vigo’s trophy aloft to an adoring Viking crowd at Victory Field on Saturday. As he showed it to every section of the sizable green-clad throng, the look on his face was one of pure joy.
Jeremy Lucas takes home Mental Attitude Award
West Vigo catcher Jeremy Lucas won the Class 3A Mental Attitude Award for high school baseball on Saturday after the Vikings’ 6-3 loss to Andrean, a final kudo for his team’s senior athletes.
With state title on line, West Vigo baseball prepared for toughest test
Steve DeGroote has been coaching for a year or two now, yet Tuesday he got to do something for the first time in his career. Speaking to his 28-1 West Vigo High School baseball team, which faces 32-2 Andrean at 4 p.m. today at Victory Field for the Class 3A state championship, he was able to say, “Guys, this is your last game.”
Northview's Kade Baker finishes 34th at IHSAA state golf finals
Avon and Adam Sumrall topped the leaderboard at the conclusion of the 73rd boys golf state finals Wednesday at The Legends of Indiana Course. Avon was first after the first 18 holes of golf and remained first at the end of the tournament, shooting 587 with rounds of 293 and 294.
Slow starts hurt Braves, Knights at state golf finals
The season ended for two boys high school golf teams from the Valley on Tuesday in the state finals, but Kade Baker will be in the final 18 holes of the tournament today. The recent Northview graduate shot a 2-over-par 74 at The Legends of Indiana Course and will be one of the individual qualifiers in today’s final round along with nine teams. He will tee off at 8 a.m., weather permitting.
South, Northview golf teams in state finals today
Two boys high school golf teams from the Wabash Valley will begin play in the state finals today, hoping to earn a spot in the final round at The Legend of Indiana Course at Franklin.
Linton softball loses ‘game of inches’ in 2A state championship game
Sayings in sports become cliches for a reason, so there’s probably one to explain Linton’s 1-0 loss to Madison-Grant in the Class 2A high school softball state championship game Saturday at Ben Davis.
Let’s see, how about “game of inches?”
Linton's Izzy Carpenter earns Mental Attitude Award
Linton softball comes up short in state-title bid
Sayings in sports become cliches for a reason, so there’s probably one to explain Linton’s 1-0 loss to Madison-Grant in the Class 2A high school softball state championship game Saturday at Ben Davis.
Let’s see, how about “game of inches?”
Shakamak loses heartbreaker to Vincennes Rivet
The Shakamak Lakers were two outs away from returning to Indianapolis for the opportunity of defending their Class A high school baseball title. They didn’t make it.
North's Farmer to state tennis semifinals
Brittany Farmer, a senior at Terre Haute North, had a tough time on Friday, but prevailed in a pair of tiebreakers in advancing to today’s semifinals of the IHSAA Individual singles state finals at North Central High School.
Linton softball meets Madison-Grant today for Class 2A trophy
Ask 100 people in Linton to tell you the sport in which the Miners will win their first Indiana high school state championship, and probably about 99 of them will say football.
Vikings looking for state berth
West Vigo’s postseason high school baseball history with Jasper — both the team and the city — has been a frustrating one the past few years.
Farmer in top form heading into state tennis finals
Terre Haute North tennis coach Jim Cook would take Brittany Farmer and her clean-hitting baseline strokes over any of the six individual singles state finalists who begin play today at North Central High School.
Linton likes its softball team
Miners off to state finals after first regional title in girls sport.

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