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The Panthers fought valiantly, almost upsetting Martinsville on the road, but came up short, falling 35-28 to the Artesians. Congratulations are also in order to the Castle Knights, on a great season which concluded yesterday with a 28-21 loss to Bloomington South. While the season may have ended sooner than hoped for the Boys in …

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The Panthers earned their first postseason title since 2016 with a 35-6 win over the Boonville Pioneers. Now they’ll face an old rival, the Martinsville Artesians. The only previous meeting between the two schools was detailed in the late great Mike Whicker’s Legendary Game Series, “The Good Fight.” AKA The infamous Ritz Cracker Bowl. Now, …

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The postseason continues as Reitz earned a tough away win over Jasper, downing the Wildcats, 36-14. Now the Panthers will battle Boonville in the Bowl next week for the Class 4A Sectional 24 Championship! Team City SIAC Overall Memorial 6-0 9-0 11-0 Reitz 5-1 7-2 9-2 Castle — 7-2 8-2 Mater Dei 4-2 7-2 7-3 …

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The postseason has begun! The Panthers made a statement with a 47-7 win over Central, but now they’ll face Jasper. Reitz beat the Dubois Countians 28-14 on Sept. 6 at the Bowl, but this time it’ll be a home game for the Wildcats, and former Reitz coach Tony Lewis would love to send the Panthers …

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The Panthers pulled off a huge upset with a 21-17 come-from-behind victory over Mater Dei to earn their 35th West Side Nut Club Trophy win. The Wildcats had beaten Castle 28-24 on Aug. 30, while the Knights defeated Reitz 35-7 only 3 weeks ago. With last night’s Panther win, it forces a three-way tie for …

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The Panthers’ slim hopes of sharing the SIAC crown are no more, but at least they got back on the winning side of things, besting Bosse, 35-0. Now they’ll face Mater Dei for the West Side Nut Club Golden Acorn Trophy. The Wildcats will have more at stake too, as a win coupled with a …

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The Panthers’ hope of retaining their SIAC and city crowns were erased this past Friday following a 47-7 loss to Memorial. It was our second worst loss to the Tigers in series history (the worst was a 45-0 loss on Oct. 30, 1937) and the 300th loss in Reitz Football history. Memorial used the win …

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The remnants of Hurricane Helene brought lots of rain and postponed games to Evansville this past weekend. Castle at Reitz was moved to 3 p.m. on Saturday for the Panthers’ first Saturday game since 2012. Unfortunately, just like that season, that meant a loss for the Boys in Blue. Despite the loss, the league and …

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The Knights and Mater Dei need to win to stay in contention for the conference title but undefeated Memorial and Reitz are on a collision course in two weeks. However, they’ll first need to get by Bosse and Castle, respectively. Team City SIAC Overall Memorial 4-0 5-0 5-0 Reitz 3-0 5-0 5-0 Castle — 4-1 …

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Following Memorial’s big win over previously unbeaten Mater Dei, we’re down to two undefeated teams: the Tigers and our Mighty Panthers. That match-up is three weeks away but Reitz can’t look ahead. We have Central this week. It’s the city’s oldest rivalry and the Bears are always a tough foe. Team City SIAC Overall Memorial …

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