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HIGH SCHOOL WRESTLING PREVIEW: In the hunt
Even with the loss of 12 seniors, Floyd Central wrestling coach Brandon Sisson said he expects the Highlanders to reach goals of winning their sixth straight Hoosier Hills Conference championship and winning the sectional, in which they finished second to Jeffersonville a season ago.
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HIGH SCHOOL WRESTLING PREVIEW: Even better
Several wrestlers return for a Jeffersonville team that won its fourth sectional championship in school history last season.
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MENGELT: The Big Ten has some serious talent
The Big Ten is back.
For the first time since 1988-89 — when Michigan and Illinois both went to the Final Four — the Big Ten may have the best men’s basketball conference in America.
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HIGH SCHOOL ROUNDUP: Eve's six treys lead Pioneers to first win
Senior Megan Eve nailed a career-high six 3-pointers to lead the Providence girls’ basketball team to its first victory of the season on Tuesday at Shawe Memorial in Madison, 61-46.
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KELLY: Local team is national champion
I bet there aren’t too many of you out there — even in soccer circles — who are aware the area just produced a national high school championship winning team.
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GIRLS' HOOPS: Cole’s shot lifts Bulldogs, 58-57
Down one point in overtime to Evansville North, New Albany Kayton Cole missed a potential game-winning shot in the lane. However, the junior followed her miss, got the rebound and put the ball in the basket as the buzzer sounded, giving the Bulldogs a 58-57 season-opening victory over the Huskies.
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GIRLS' HOOPS: Walker leads Mustangs past Clarksville
CLARKSVILLE — With Casey Johnson struggling to score in New Washington’s season opener, Katelyn Walker picked up the slack and led the Mustangs to a 67-39 win over Clarksville in their season opener on Saturday.
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NASCAR: Don’t give Johnson the Cup title just yet
Last Sunday in my lead to ITFL, I was surrendering to Jimmie Johnson.
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ELEMENTARY BASKETBALL: Wilson recaptures GCCS title
A year ago, Utica ended the Wilson dynasty at the Greater Clark County Schools girls’ basketball championship tournament.
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FOOTBALL: Floyd Central falls to defending state champs Center Grove, 42-7
GREENWOOD — The Floyd Central football team ran into a “machine” as it made its first trip to regional in more than a decade.
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Clark finds right fit with Wright State, Brownell
JEFFERSONVILLE — When he began his college search, Jeffersonville senior Kegan Clark wanted to find a basketball coach who was just like his high school coach, Tim LaGrange.
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Pioneers suffer disappointing loss to No. 5 Austin, 94-48
CLARKSVILLE — Providence girls’ basketball coach Brad Burden knew his squad faced a tall order as Class 2A No. 5 Austin invaded the Robert I. Larkin Center on Friday night, so he encouraged the Pioneer fans to wear white and make the atmosphere as raucous as possible.
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Dragons open with big win
The Silver Creek girls’ basketball team outscored Borden 21-5 in the the first quarter, and went on to a 58-32 victory over Borden on Friday in its first contest of the season.
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Dominant Opener
RAMSEY — In its season opener, Jeffersonville’s girls’ basketball team looked in mid-season form.
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IU-Southeast men eye national title
Ever since head coach Wiley Brown took over the IU Southeast men’s basketball program in the 2007-08 season, the Grenadiers have gone through a series of significant steps.
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COLLEGE NOTEBOOK: November 13, 2009
ATHLETE OF THE WEEK
• Ariel Martin (Purdue women’s swimming, Jeffersonville graduate, Jr.) — top performance: four victories (50-yard freestyle, 100 free, 200 free, 400 free relay) in a 171-129 home victory over Notre Dame last Friday; season-best times in the 50 free (23.23) and 100 free (50.78); notes: two more victories (50 free, 400 free relay) in the Boilermakers’ 156-144 home win over Northwestern last Saturday. It was her third victory in as many races in the 50 free this season, as she matched her season-best time of 23.23. Martin helped the 400 free relay squad post an NCAA provisional qualifying time of 3:23.02. She also was second in the 100 free (51.16) and third in the 200 free (1:50.9) against the Wildcats.
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Hale signs with Purdue
The hot rumor around Southern Indiana the last few seasons has been that Donnie Hale would become a Purdue Boilermaker someday. On Tuesday morning at New Albany High School, that rumor turned into reality.
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Guenther making opponents nervous
After missing four games with a shoulder injury, Floyd Central quarterback Max Guenther returned to the Highlander lineup with something he didn’t have before. Nerves.
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PAID OFF
For Floyd Central’s football team, an offseason of painstaking labor did pay off on Friday in its first sectional championship since 1998.
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HIGH SCHOOL ROUNDUP: Knox leads Hornets to early victory
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KELLY: Long after Thunder, the Lightning strikes
It took 22 years but indoor professional soccer returns to the area this Friday the 13th and the Louisville Lightning will be hoping it’s a lucky beginning.
Its inaugural season in the Professional Arena Soccer League will kick off against Cincinnati at the newly-renovated Mockingbird Valley Soccer Club at 7:30 p.m.
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VOLLEYBALL: Floyd Central loses another heartbreaker at state semifinal
YORKTOWN — On Saturday at Yorktown High School, the Floyd Central volleyball team put forth its best semifinal effort in its third consecutive trip to the Class 4A State Finals.
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GALLERY: Floyd Central and Silver Creek compete in volleyball state finals
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VOLLEYBALL: Brebeuf overpowers Silver Creek in 3A state semifinal
MUNCIE — After 14 straight wins, Silver Creek’s late-season streak came to an halt at the state finals at the hands of Class 3A’s second-ranked team on Saturday.
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FOOTBALL: Floyd Central wins 5A sectional title
FLOYDS KNOBS — The Floyd Central football team rode 14 early points off two turnovers and never trailed visiting Castle in capturing the 5A Sectional 8 championship last night at Ron Weigleb field, 42-32.
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The 'Z' Team
Jeff Zimmerman knew before he even had the job.
He had a plan to be a varsity volleyball coach somewhere, at some time.
He also knew who the first spot on his coaching staff would go to — his brother Todd.
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Ramser is Dragons' junior leader
Danielle Ramser is a rarity in high school sports — a junior captain.
Despite Silver Creek having four seniors, the Silver Creek setter was tabbed to be the Dragons’ leader, along with senior LeAnn Osterhoudt.
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Floyd feeling different this time
Floyd Central heads to Delaware County Saturday with the expectation of winning its first volleyball state championship.
The Highlanders had the same expectation the past two seasons when they fell short in the state semifinals.
In 2007, the Highlanders were first-timers and played like it in a four-set loss to New Castle. Last year, Floyd won its opening set against Muncie Central, but dropped the next three in a 14-25, 25-22, 25-16, 25-21 defeat.