Owen Valley got 20 points from Heather Gonser and 19 from twin sister Nickole Gonser in downing host Mitchell 75-62 in girls high school basketball Wednesday.

Terre Haute South survived a stern early-season test with flying colors in a battle of ranked girls high school basketball teams, pulling away from Bloomington South in the second half for a 56-39 victory in the Braves’ gym Tuesday.

Class A No. 6-ranked White River Valley remained undfeated in girls high school basketball by knocking off West Vigo 74-41 Tuesday night in the Vikings’ gym.

The impact of Olympic swimmer Michael Phelps winning eight gold medal has reached all across mainstream America this summer, peaking the interest of swimmers and non-swimmers alike.

One state finalist from the Wabash Valley is back in action this season, and two more area high school wrestlers are either ranked in the state now or have been in the past.

Sarah Maggert had 17 points and Kali Fuqua 11, and visiting Paris pulled away from host Marshall in the third quarter Monday for a 54-30 win in the girls high school basketball openers for both teams.

North Central outscored Rockville 29-12 in the second and third periods Monday night and got even for the season in high school girls basketball at 2-2 with a 53-45 victory.

After a first-round girls high school basketball game against Owen Valley, the tournament runner-up the past two years, and a semifinal matchup with city rival Terre Haute North, Terre Haute South’s path to a third straight HI-99 Clabber Girl Classic looked like it would be downhill all the way Saturday night.

Casey made the big plays on offense and defense Saturday to defeat Maroa-Forsyth 18-7 in Illinois Class 2A football playoff action. The 12-0 Warriors earned the right to meet Auburn, also 12-0, in a Final Four contest next Saturday at Auburn. It will be Casey’s third straight berth in the Final Four.

Terre Haute South and Fountain Central widened their leads early in the second half of girls high school basketball games Saturday at West Vigo, advancing to meet each other later in the day for the championship of the HI-99 Clabber Girl Classic.

Despite a shaky free throw shooting effort in the first half, North Central gradually picked up a head of steam to defeat host team West Vigo 46-25 in the consolation round nightcap of the HI-99/Clabber Girl Classic girls high school basketball tournament on Friday.

The Linton Miners defeated the Rockville Rox 28-14 for a Class A regional victory Friday.

Northview was dominant on the boards. Northview traipsed to the free throw line early and often, outscoring West Vigo 21-6. But the Knights also committed a staggering 28 turnovers.

The first round of the eighth annual WTHI HI-99 Clabber Girl Classic set the stage for an early-season Terre Haute North-Terre Haute South girls basketball matchup. North bounced back from a season-opening loss Tuesday at Turkey Run to defeat South Vermillion 74-23, and South jumped ahead of Owen Valley 15-5 after the first quarter before holding off a late Patriots’ surge for a 73-57 victory.

Rockville basketball standout R.J. Mahurin was among the Wabash Valley high school seniors who signed a national letter-of-intent Wednesday, the first day allowed under NCAA rules for the fall period.

Two new coaches — at least new to head coaching — are on the sidelines for Class A Clay City Sectional girls high school basketball teams in the Tribune-Star’s coverage area this season.

Lindsay Greene and Beth Mahurin tallied 17 and 16 points respectively to help Rockville win its first game of the season in girls high school basketball Tuesday, a 53-38 decision over South Putnam.