http://www.tribstar.com en-us Copyright CNHI All Rights Reserved. 5 Sat, 27 Jun 2009 23:24:00 +0000 http://www.tribstar.com/highschoolsports/local_story_178231320.html http://www.tribstar.com/highschoolsports/local_story_178231320.html Sometimes an all-star contest simply boils down to star power, and that seemed to be the difference Saturday evening at Terre Haute South as the North All-Stars defeated their South counterparts 32-16 in the fifth annual Wabash Valley Football Coaches Association All-Star game. Fri, 26 Jun 2009 23:04:00 +0000 http://www.tribstar.com/highschoolsports/local_story_177230302.html http://www.tribstar.com/highschoolsports/local_story_177230302.html 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. Wed, 24 Jun 2009 20:47:00 +0000 http://www.tribstar.com/highschoolsports/local_story_175000123.html http://www.tribstar.com/highschoolsports/local_story_175000123.html 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. Mon, 22 Jun 2009 23:45:00 +0000 http://www.tribstar.com/highschoolsports/local_story_173234041.html http://www.tribstar.com/highschoolsports/local_story_173234041.html 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. Sat, 20 Jun 2009 23:57:00 +0000 http://www.tribstar.com/highschoolsports/local_story_171235804.html http://www.tribstar.com/highschoolsports/local_story_171235804.html 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. Sat, 20 Jun 2009 23:55:00 +0000 http://www.tribstar.com/highschoolsports/local_story_171235629.html http://www.tribstar.com/highschoolsports/local_story_171235629.html 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. Sat, 20 Jun 2009 23:54:00 +0000 http://www.tribstar.com/highschoolsports/local_story_171235510.html http://www.tribstar.com/highschoolsports/local_story_171235510.html 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. Fri, 19 Jun 2009 23:52:00 +0000 http://www.tribstar.com/highschoolsports/local_story_170235554.html http://www.tribstar.com/highschoolsports/local_story_170235554.html 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.” Wed, 17 Jun 2009 23:51:00 +0000 http://www.tribstar.com/highschoolsports/local_story_168235142.html http://www.tribstar.com/highschoolsports/local_story_168235142.html 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. Tue, 16 Jun 2009 23:17:00 +0000 http://www.tribstar.com/highschoolsports/local_story_167231741.html http://www.tribstar.com/highschoolsports/local_story_167231741.html 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. Mon, 15 Jun 2009 23:38:00 +0000 http://www.tribstar.com/highschoolsports/local_story_166234038.html http://www.tribstar.com/highschoolsports/local_story_166234038.html 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. Mon, 15 Jun 2009 00:04:00 +0000 http://www.tribstar.com/highschoolsports/local_story_166000528.html http://www.tribstar.com/highschoolsports/local_story_166000528.html 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?” Sun, 14 Jun 2009 00:10:00 +0000 http://www.tribstar.com/highschoolsports/local_story_165001050.html http://www.tribstar.com/highschoolsports/local_story_165001050.html Sun, 14 Jun 2009 00:08:00 +0000 http://www.tribstar.com/highschoolsports/local_story_165000854.html http://www.tribstar.com/highschoolsports/local_story_165000854.html 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?” Sun, 14 Jun 2009 00:03:00 +0000 http://www.tribstar.com/highschoolsports/local_story_165000358.html http://www.tribstar.com/highschoolsports/local_story_165000358.html 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.