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Indiana HS sports star Noah Knigga clears up name pronunciation as he goes viral on social media

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Indiana high school sports star Noah Knigga went viral over the last few weeks – but it wasn’t for his athletic abilities on the basketball court or football field.

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The Lawrenceburg High School athlete was the talk of social media because of his unusual last name. While other football players like Rowdy Beers have gone viral because of their unique names, many wondered how they were going to pronounce the aspiring college athlete’s last name.

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Lawrenceburg Tigers Noah Knigga makes a catch during the state championships, Nov. 26, 2022 at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis. (Armond Feffer/IndyStar/USA Today Network)

Former NFL star Robert Griffin III was on the case.

He interviewed Knigga and his family to get the 411 on how his last name is pronounced.

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He said it’s pronounced “Ka-nay-guh.”

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“For some people it might ruin the name, I don’t think it ruins the name at all,” Griffin said. “I think you should get a couple T-shirts that say ‘Knigga Please.’ I think it would be hilarious.”

Knigga’s dad said he didn’t think anyone has gotten mad about their last name but has been questioned about it.

The class of 2025 recruit appears to be on a path to play college football. 

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Lawrenceburg Tigers Noah Knigga is tackled during the state championships, Nov. 26, 2022 at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis. (Armond Feffer/IndyStar/USA Today Network)

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According to 247 Sports, Knigga has visited West Virginia, Miami (OH) and James Madison as he looks to secure a scholarship for the next steps.





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High school baseball matchups for semi-state weekend

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INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) — The IHSAA baseball state tournament has reached the semi-state round, with the games taking place on Saturday.

Here are the matchups in the semi-state round in each class:

Class 4A

North (Griffith, at Gary Steel Yard)

Game 1 (10:30 a.m. CT): Zionsville vs. Lake Central

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Game 2 (12:30 p.m. CT): No. 7 Penn vs. Fort Wayne Snider

The winners will play at 7 p.m. CT. Lake Central is the last team of the group to win the state title, doing so in 2024.

South (Castle; at Braun Stadium, University of Evansville)

Game 1 (10 a.m. CT): No. 3 Evansville North vs. No. 1 Center Grove

Game 2 (1 p.m. CT): No. 10 Bloomington South vs. North Central

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The winners will play at 7 p.m. CT. Evansville North made it to state last season, losing to Valparaiso. Center Grove made it to state in 2023, losing to Penn.

Class 3A

North (LaPorte, at Schreiber Field)

Game 1 (10:30 a.m. CT): NorthWood vs. Norwell

Game 2 (12:30 p.m. CT): No. 1 Andrean vs. No. 5 DeKalb

The winners will play at 7 p.m. CT. Andrean won the 3A state title last season, and has won nine state championships.

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South (Jasper, at Ruxer Field)

Game 1 (11 a.m. ET): Providence vs. No. 2 Guerin Catholic

Game 2 (2 p.m. ET): No. 4 Gibson Southern vs. No. 8 Cathedral

The winners will play at 8 p.m. ET. Providence is the last team of the group to make the state championship, winning the 2A state title in 2024.

Class 2A

North (Oak Hill)

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Game 1 (11 a.m. ET): Lafayette Central Catholic vs. Bluffton

Game 2 (2 p.m. ET): No. 2 Eastbrook vs. Lakeland

The winners will play at 8 p.m. ET. Lafayette Central Catholic made the 1A state championship in 2024, losing to Barr-Reeve.

South (Lawrence Central)

Game 1 (11 a.m. ET): No. 9 University vs. No. 1 Evansville Mater Dei

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Game 2 (2 p.m. ET): Heritage Christian vs. Sullivan

The winners will play at 8 p.m. Evansville Mater Dei made it to state last year, losing to Boone Grove.

Class 1A

North (Lafayette Jefferson, at Loeb Stadium)

Game 1 (11 a.m. ET): Fort Wayne Blackhawk Christian vs. North Miami

Game 2 (2 p.m. ET): No. 10 Rossville vs. No. 1 Kouts

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The winners will play at 7:30 p.m. ET. Kouts made it to state last year, losing to Lutheran.

South (Mitchell)

Game 1 (11 a.m. ET): Hauser vs. North Daviess

Game 2 (1 p.m. ET): Greenwood Christian vs. No. 4 Northeast Dubois

The winners will play at 7 p.m. ET. Hauser is the last team of the group to make it to state, back in 2005, when it lost to Fort Wayne Blackhawk Christian.

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Thousands lose power from storms in northeast Indiana

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INDIANA (WANE) — Thousands of customers for multiple power companies in northeast Indiana are without power as a result of severe storms.

As several counties experienced tornado watches and warnings, severe storms rampaging through communities also knocked out power. As of 11:30 Thursday night, approximately 7,000 customers have reported outages across three different power companies.

According to the Indiana Michigan Power outage map, over 2,000 households are without power in Allen and Grant Counties.

On Duke Energy’s outage map, nearly 2,000 people do not have power in Huntington County, and over 24,000 people do not have power in the entire state of Indiana.

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Northeast REMC’s outage map shows that over 3,000 people do not have power in its entire service area.

It’s unclear when these power companies will restore power to customers.



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Line of strong storms tonight, nice summer weather the next 2 days

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INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) — Strong to severe storms tonight will be followed by 2 days of really nice weather.  

THURSDAY EVENING/NIGHT:

A line of strong to severe storms will move across Central Indiana sometime between 10 PM and 2 AM.  The main severe threat looks to be damaging wind gusts (much like the last few days) but we’ll continue to monitor for a quick spin-up and a little hail.  Heavy rain may lead to some areas of flooding once again. Temperatures by sunrise Friday in the wake of the rain should be mainly in the 60s.

FRIDAY:

A very nice summer day is on tap with highs in upper 70s to lower 80s, much lower humidity levels, and lots of sunshine.  Outdoor and evening activities look good to go!

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FRIDAY NIGHT:

Clear, quiet, and comfortable conditions are on track. Look for lows mainly in the lower 60s.

SATURDAY:

Partly cloudy and warm. Afternoon highs will climb back into the mid 80s. Lows in the mid 60s are likely Saturday night. 

SUNDAY:

Partly to mostly cloudy. Scattered showers & storms are likely with a passing cold front but severe weather appears unlikely. Much cooler highs mainly in the 70s.  

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NEXT WEEK:

Cooler than average conditions are likely for at least for the first half of the week.  Highs in the mid to upper 70s remain on track for Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday. Low will be in the 50s for a change.  Dry weather should hold for Monday but a small rain chance returns Tuesday.  More scattered rain & storms may develop by Wednesday afternoon & evening with a stronger storm system moving through the region.



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