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Reitz Football teams up with Buffalo Wild Wings

Reitz Football is having a “Meet the Coaches” fundraising event at Buffalo Wild Wings! Monday July 22nd, starting at 5pm, Buffalo Wild Wings will donate 10% from all pre-taxed food sales from any guest that presents a fundraising ticket.  Fundrasing tickets/coupons have been given to current Panther football members and are also provide in a printable PDF below. …

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Reitz Football Summer Football Camp

Reitz Football is gearing up for its youth football camps that will be held at the REITZ BOWL starting Monday June 17th and ending with a Punt, Pass and Kick Competition on Thursday June 21st. This camp will provide specific instruction, techniques and skills as well as the basic offensive and defensive systems used in the cub, freshman and varsity …

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Reitz Players Participate in NFL HSPD Football Camp

Several members of the Reitz football TEAM will be participating in a NFL High School Player Development (HSPD) camp June 5th and 6th at Central High School.   This two day event  will teach basic and advanced drills used by the University of Miami and will also feature a block of instruction on character development and leadership provided …

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Summer Conditioning Officially Begins

It has been a long time coming but the start of the 2013 Reitz Fooball season has officially begun.  Seventy-Eight varsity football players took to Herman Byers Field to focus on  fundamentals and start the process of learning new techniques and schemes.  Coach Hape was pleased with the overall start .  “I am very encouraged with the number of young men …

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Reitz remains in Class 4A

The Indiana High School Athletic Association recently released the sectional football alignments for the next two years, and Reitz will once again compete in Class 4A. The biggest class has split into 6A & 5A, so each sectional’s numbering has shifted. The Panthers had formerly been in Sectional 16 but will now be in Sectional …

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Andy Hape named new Reitz head coach

Following Monday’s EVSC school board meeting, Reitz Football Hall of Fame member Andy Hape was announced as the Panthers’ new head football coach. Hape, an all-state player for Reitz in the early 1990’s, played college football at Western Kentucky, where he received all-American honors. After playing, Hape turned his attention to coaching, and had been …

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Nick Hart not running for The Hill

FT. BRANCH, Ind. — Contrary to speculation, Nick Hart will stay at Gibson Southern as football coach and is not interviewing for the Evansvill… via Nick Hart not running for The Hill – Daily Republican Register: Local Sports.

Lewis headed to Henderson County

It’s official. Tony Lewis is now Reitz High School’s former head football coach, as he has accepted the same position with the Henderson County Colonels. Lewis leaves the Panthers with a 53-11 record in 5 years. Lewis had previously coached at Wheelersburg (Ohio) High School and has a career record of 100-32. No word on …

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Lewis allegedly leaving Reitz; will coach at Henderson County

According to an anonymous former Reitz Football coach, the Panthers’ current head coach, Tony Lewis, will be leaving the Hill and heading to Henderson County high school. Stay tuned as more becomes available!

Whicker announces plans for fourth book in series

EVANSVILLE, Ind. — Local author Mike Whicker has announced plans for another book in his exciting series that focuses on Nazi-turned heroine Erika Lehmann. “So this is definitely the last of the Erika Lehmann spy books,” Whicker stated in a November 9, 2012 interview where he talked to the Evansville Courier & Press about the …

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