Head coach Trevor McConnell and the Barr Reeve Vikings are headed to Victory field and a date with Lafayette Central Catholic (24-11) at 4:30 on Saturday for the 1A State Baseball title.
The No. 1 Vikes (29-3) posted a 4-2 victory over Shakamak at Ruxer Field on Saturday and will make the trip to Indy for the first time in 25 years.
The Vikings have now won 28 straight after beating Greenwood Christian and Shakamak to keep the streak alive on Saturday.
Stay tuned this week as we take a look at the matchup and have official ticket and broadcast information.
Boys state golf tournament set for June 13 and 14 at Prairie View in Carmel. No cut anymore, all teams and individuals will play 36 holes. Evansville North, Evansville Memorial and Bloomington South are the areas team representatives along with individual Luke Shappard from Jasper. 2 day ticket is $15 and must be purchased at Gofan.co
Novak Djokovic now stands alone in tennis history,after winning the French Open men’s singles final Sunday, Djokovic won his 23rd Grand Slam title, the most of any man in the history of the game. He defeated 24-year-old Norwegian clay specialist Casper Ruud 7-6(1), 6-3, 7-5.
The 2023 Belmont Stakes didn’t have any chance at a Triple Crown winner, but it still made history. Arcangelo, a horse that ran in neither the Kentucky Derby nor Preakness Stakes, took home the win in New York, making his trainer, Jena Antonucci, the first woman to train a Triple Crown race-winner.
Martin Truex cruised to the fourth Sonoma win of his career on Sunday over Kyle Busch. Truex took the lead on lap 97 of the 110-lap race after a restart with 15 laps to go. Truex restarted fourth as the first driver with fresh tires and passed Chase Elliott for the lead not long after the restart.
Canadian Nick Taylor rallies for historic win in a playoff at RBC Canadian Open with a 72-foot eagle Nick Taylor beat Tommy Fleetwood in a 4-hole playoff to win the RBC Canadian Open on Sunday. Taylor the first Canadian to win the RBC Canadian Open in 69 years.
This Day In Local Sports History
1930 It’s announced that in December Athens, TX who is the national prep basketball champions 2 years running will be playing Evansville Central and the Washington Hatchets in December on a trip to Indiana
1975 Loogootee 1B Mark Riggins was named to the Evansville Courier All Area team after batting .500 on the season
