Area Sports

WOOLWINE TO THROW FOR POMEROYS. Lane Woolwine of North Vermillion signed his letter of intent to throw shot put and discus at Saint-Mary-of-the-Woods College (SMWC) recently. Pictured are (front row, from left) Mother Annie Wickens; Woolwine; Father Robby Woolwine; (back row) Zach Whitkanack,  SMWC Track coach; Ben Blank and Hilary Gibson, high school throwing coaches;…

SIXTH GRADE CHAMPS. The Parke Heritage sixth grade girls’ basketball team won the South Vermillion Invitational held Saturday, February 23. The team defeated North Vermillion in the first game 41-16. They beat St. Pats in the championship game 49-11. Team members are (front row, from left) Abbi Bonomo, Emma Simpson, Addison Jenkins, Addilee Jenkins and…

PANTHER SENIOR BOYS. Pictured are the four senior members of the Riverton Parke boys’ basketball team: (from left) Ryan Spurr, Jalen Myers, Jonathon Virostko and Mason Barnes. (photo submitted)

SPORTING NEW SPORTS JACKETS. Sophomore Jillian Gregg and Junior Austin Petrillo model the new Parke Heritage High School letter jackets. The first group of athletes from the new school received them last week. (photo submitted)

EPPERT TO PLAY AT BETHEL COLLEGE. North Vermillion senior Trevor Eppert signed his letter of intent to play basketball and study Business at Bethel College in Mishawaka.  Pictured are: (seated, from left) father Darrell Eppert, Trevor Eppert, mother Mitzi Eppert, (standing) North Vermillion Athletic Director Martin Brown and varsity basketball coach Jacob Cummings. (photo submitted)

LYNK SIGNS TO PLAY AT DEPAUW. Parke Heritage senior Ben Lynk (seated, center) signed a National Letter of Intent to play football at DePauw University in Greencastle recently. He is flanked by his parents, Jessica and Gary Lynk; standing in back are grandmother Mary Jo Harney; Parke Heritage Wolves football coach Brian Moore; and grandmother…

RUN THE OFFENSE. Riverton Parke seventh grader Mia Bunner sets up the offense in the Lady Panthers’ win against Seeger last Thursday night. (photo submitted)  

PAYING IT FORWARD. Dave Brucken (right) receives a check Friday, February 8 in the amount of $1,167 from Crossroads Dragway owner Tami Peters on the courthouse lawn on the historic Rockville Square; Peters, along with husband and Crossroads Dragway co-owner Randy, hosts ladies’ nights every Friday during the summer and donate all proceeds to P.I.N.K.…

PLAYER OF THE GAME. The North Vermillion Falcons defeated the Attica Red Ramblers 53-43 in the Sectional Championship and KISS Country Game of the Week Saturday, February 2. Fountain Trust employee Amanda Patton (left) and Falcon Coach Mark Switzer (right) presented The Fountain Trust Company Player of the Game to Peyton Crowder, who scored 19…