Area Sports
Boys’ Basketball Suffers More Re-Scheduling Due To Weather
SPURR WITH THE JUMPER. Riverton Parke Senior Ryan Spurr shoots a jumper in the Panthers game against Crawfordsville Saturday afternoon. The Athenians defeated the Panthers 77-48. Riverton Parke falls to 4-12 on the season and will play at home Friday, February 8 against North Vermillion. (photo submitted) Weather again played havoc with boys’ and girls’ basketball…
Read MoreLady Panthers Win on Senior Night
SENIOR LADY PANTHERS. Pictured are the Senior members of the Riverton Parke girls’ basketball team: (from left) Britany App, Mackenzie Schermann, Camryn Clapp, Grace Pharr and Kirby Martin. (photo submitted)
Read MoreFifth Grade Tourney Champs
FIFTH GRADE TOURNEY CHAMPS. The fifth Grade Parke Heritage basketball team went 4-0 at the West Vigo Community Center Tourney beating Paris, Honey Creek and West Vigo. They travel to North Central Farmersburg for their next competition. Pictured are (front row, from left) Leyton McMullen, Carter Crum, Nate Woodard, Ethan Tidwell, Justin Cooper, Treigh Schelsky,…
Read MoreGirls’ WRC Wrap-up
Both the top and bottom of the Wabash River Conference girls’ basketball team standings depend on two games this Thursday night. Ninth-ranked North Vermillion (19-2) holds on to the top spot with a 6-1 league record, falling only to Attica (13-6 and 3-2). The Red Ramblers, meanwhile, hold the key to the Lady Falcons claiming…
Read MoreKoch on the Drive
KOCH ON THE DRIVE. Riverton Parke seventh grader Wyatt Koch drives into the basket in the Panthers’ win over North Vermillion in the Junior High Banks of the Wabash preliminaries. (photo submitted)
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WRESTLING CHAMP. Parke Heritage’s Ben Blacketer stands tall in first place on the podium at Attica High School Wednesday, January 16 after winning the 132-pound weight class during the annual Wabash River Conference tournament. (photo submitted) The annual Wabash River Conference (WRC) wrestling meet was held Wednesday, January 16 at Attica High School. Parke Heritage,…
Read MoreTODD WITH THE SHOT
TODD WITH THE SHOT. Riverton Parke’s Brandon Todd shoots in the Panthers’ game against Seeger. (photo submitted)
Read MoreLady Panthers Pick Up Win #1
South Putnam visited Riverton Parke last Tuesday night and defeated the Panthers 58-38 in high school girls’ basketball. Riverton Parke trailed only 11-8 after one quarter and 23-18 at halftime. South Putnam built a 38-26 lead after three quarter and outscored Riverton Parke 20-12 in the fourth. Three Riverton Parke senior players were in double…
Read MoreHOPTON WITH A JUMPER
HOPTON WITH A JUMPER. B.J. Hopton (dark jersey #11) shoots a jump shot in the Panthers’ game at Covington Friday night. (photo submitted) Covington defeated Riverton Parke 62-53 in Wabash River Conference boys’ basketball Friday night. Covington jumped out to a fast start and led 20-10 at the end of the first quarter. Riverton Parke…
Read MoreMAKING AN ASSIST
MAKING AN ASSIST. Riverton Parke’s Ian Kyle looks to make a pass in the Panthers’ win against Cloverdale in the Wabash Valley Classic. (photo submitted) The Riverton Parke boys’ basketball team traveled to Terre Haute South for the 2018 Wabash Valley Classic. On the first day the Panthers lost to Sullivan 64-41. Riverton Parke’s second round…
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