Steve Nicewanger’s Story Archive

A Tragedy Long Ago

April 28, 2016 | by Steve Nicewanger

Sunday April 16, 1961 was a sunny and pleasant day. It was 9 a.m. and folks were in church or  were taking it easy and enjoying the nice weekend. On what was normally a fairly quiet day of the week,  Deputy Sheriff Edward G. Byrne was on duty and was  … Read More

April She is Done

April 28, 2016 | by Steve Nicewanger

Honda Indy Car Grand Prix of Alabama The Indy Cars had a great afternoon for racing at the Barber Motorsports Park in Birmingham, Alabama. It was the same story as the three previous races, however. Chevy dominated the qualifying and Team Penske had the the fastest Chevys. Simon Pagenaud and … Read More

Two Nights at Victory Field

April 21, 2016 | by Steve Nicewanger

Opening night at the Vic has become a valued tradition for the Boss and I. It’s the first real sign, for me anyway, that winter is finally over and spring is really here. So it was last Thursday night we found ourselves with the Tribe’s home crowd, sitting along the … Read More

Is It Still Winter?

April 14, 2016 | by Steve Nicewanger

Spring has Sprung…..Sort Of I think we can all be forgiven if we’re still thinking that spring sports must still be far off because of the winter-like weather we’ve had recently. But baseball and soccer season are already upon us and the Masters Golf Tournament was recently played, with Brit … Read More

Indiana Coaches Learning to Detect Concussions in Student Athletes

April 7, 2016 | by Steve Nicewanger

ompeting in any athletic program or sport involves a certain amount of physical risk; be it volleyball, handball, golf, or swimming. Contact sports such as football, wrestling, boxing, or basketball pose an even greater risk of physical injury. However, the risk of concussion has become more and more a very … Read More