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Author Biography
Steve Nicewanger loves old scary movies, history, food, and sports.
Steve Nicewanger was a lifelong resident of the east side of Indianapolis, and lived in Irvington. He followed the Indianapolis sports scene since the early 1960's when his father started taking him to Indian's games and auto racing events. His career as a librarian gave him a background in information gathering and factual research. Steve loved old scary movies, history, food, and sports. He passed away in December 2021.
Steve Nicewanger’s Story Archive
Horseshoe Beat the Bolts
The Colts came through with a win Sunday over the San Diego Chargers at Lucas Oil Stadium. The Colts suffered a rocky first half, in which Andrew Luck was intercepted in the red zone and then later in the half was tackled for a loss, and fumbled the ball which … Read More
Vice is Nice but President is Best
The fact that Indiana is considered the mother state of vice presidents has been discussed in this newspaper before. Indiana Governor Mike Pence’s campaign for the office has brought a great deal of attention to that office during this election cycle. But how many times has a vice president from … Read More
Simon Pagenaud is the 2016 IndyCar Series Champ
In his second season with Team Penske, 32-year-old French driver Simon Pagenaud has taken home the IndyCar Championship for 2016. The last race of the season, the Sonoma GoPro Grand Prix at Sears Point CA, was totally about Simon and his dominance of the series this year. Pagenaud was fastest … Read More
September Stuff
Playoff Fever Congratulations to the Indiana Fever and Coach Stephanie White for advancing to the WNBA playoffs once again. The Fever has 13 playoff appearances in their 17 year history — a remarkable achievement. Only the Atlanta Braves have more appearances with 14. This is the Fever’s 11th straight playoff. … Read More
Dixon at the Glen
The IndyCar boys hadn’t raced at Watkins Glen since 2010. Will Power won that race. There was much pre-race speculation that Power could take the win and gain the points lead for the IRL IndyCar championship. The 35-year-old Australian driver has been the hot combination since the halfway mark at … Read More