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GIRLS
SOFTBALL TOURNEY PAIRINGS WEDNESDAY
Pairings for the
20th Annual IHSAA Girls Softball Tournament Series will be conducted
Wednesday at
Played in four
classes for the first time, the tourney will begin on May 24 at 64 sectional
sites, with the state championships on June 12.
The 2004 tournament alignment is on the web at 2004
Softball Tourney Alignment.
Last year’s Class
3A champion, Center Grove, is currently ranked No. 2 in Class 4A by the
Indiana Coaches of Girls Sports Association and will play in the Decatur
Central Sectional. Last year’s 2A
winner, Gibson Southern, is ninth in Class 3A and faces competition in the
Jasper Sectional. Eastern (Greentown),
the 2003 Class A titlist, holds down the top spot in Class 2A and will host its
own sectional.
Noblesville tops the
latest Class 4A poll and will host its own Sectional.
ICGSA
CLASS 4A CLASS 3A
|
RANK |
SCHOOL |
SECTIONAL SITE |
|
RANK |
SCHOOL |
SECTIONAL SITE |
|
1 |
Noblesville |
Noblesville |
|
1 |
|
Ev.
Memorial |
|
2 |
Center Grove |
|
|
2 |
Andrean |
Andrean |
|
3 |
|
|
|
3 |
Boonville |
Ev.
Memorial |
|
4 |
DeKalb |
DeKalb |
|
4 |
|
|
|
5 |
|
|
|
5 |
|
|
|
6 |
|
Noblesville |
|
6 |
|
Jasper |
|
7 |
McCutcheon |
|
|
7 |
New |
|
|
8 |
Brownsburg |
Pike |
|
8 |
|
|
|
9 |
|
DeKalb |
|
9 |
Gibson Southern |
Jasper |
|
10 |
Chesterton |
|
|
10 |
Delta |
Blackford |
CLASS 2A CLASS A
|
RANK |
SCHOOL |
SECTIONAL SITE |
|
RANK |
SCHOOL |
SECTIONAL SITE |
|
1 |
Eastern
(Greentown) |
Eastern
(Greentown) |
|
1 |
|
Indpls. Lutheran |
|
2 |
|
|
|
2 |
Riverton
Parke |
Riverton
Parke |
|
3 |
Eastside |
|
|
3 |
Whiting |
Whiting |
|
4 |
Cass |
|
|
4 |
|
|
|
5 |
|
|
|
5 |
Tecumseh |
Tecumseh |
|
6 |
Indpls. Scecina |
Indian
Creek |
|
6 |
S. Central
(Union Mills) |
S.
Central (U.M.) |
|
7 |
|
|
|
7 |
|
S.
Central (U.M.) |
|
8 |
South
Putnam |
Tri-West
Hendricks |
|
8 |
Hauser |
Hauser |
|
9 |
|
|
|
9 |
Southern
Wells |
Wes-Del |
|
10 |
North
Putnam |
Tri-West
Hendricks |
|
10 |
|
|
GIRLS TRACK
SECTIONALS BEGIN NEXT TUESDAY
Competition in the 31st
Annual Girls Track and Field Tournament Series will get underway next Tuesday,
May 18, at 32 sites across the state.
The state finals will be conducted at the Robert C. Haugh
Track and Field Complex on the
The lineup of sectional sites
and participants at each site is available on the web at 2004 Girls Track Tournament Assignments.
The 2003 state team champion,
Fort Wayne Northrop, will host its own eleven-team sectional as the Bruins
contend for their fifth straight title.
Last year’s runner-up, Warren Central, will see action in the New
Palestine Sectional.
The sectional tournament
times will be determined by the center school.
Admission is $4.00. First,
second, third and fourth place sectional winners in all individual events and
relays, plus any individual or relay team meeting the 3
Participant Standard in the sectional finals of their event, will
advance to the regional round of the tourney
IATCCC
Boys Top-10 Girls
Top-10
|
RANK |
SCHOOL |
SECTIONAL SITE |
RANK |
SCHOOL |
SECTIONAL SITE |
|
1 |
F.W. Northrop |
F.W. North Side |
1 |
F.W. Northrop |
F.W. Northrop |
|
2 |
|
|
2 |
F.W. Concordia |
F.W. Northrop |
|
3 |
|
|
3 |
Warren Central |
New |
|
4 |
F.W. Snider |
F.W. North Side |
4 |
|
Noblesville |
|
5 |
Warren Central |
|
5 |
|
Noblesville |
|
6 |
|
|
6 |
|
|
|
7 |
|
|
7 |
|
F.W. Northrop |
|
8 |
|
|
8 |
|
|
|
9 |
Ben Davis |
Ben Davis |
9 |
|
Noblesville |
|
10 |
|
|
10 |
Chesterton |
Chesterton |
The complete listing of
ranked schools is on the web at IATCCC Boys Track Poll and IATCCC
Girls Track Poll.
BOYS &
GIRLS TRACK SECTIONAL SITE CHANGES
Due to a conflict, the boys’
track and field sectional originally scheduled to be held at
Due to structural problems at
the
BASEBALL
SEASON ROLLS ON
With the pairings
for the state baseball tournament slated for Thursday, May 20, the 2004 regular
season starts to wind down and teams begin anticipating the upcoming state
baseball tourney, which begins on Memorial Day.
IHSBCA
CLASS 4A CLASS
3A
|
RANK |
SCHOOL |
|
RANK |
SCHOOL |
|
1 |
Center Grove |
|
1 |
Sullivan |
|
2 |
T.H. North |
|
2 |
Blackford |
|
3 |
LaPorte |
|
3 |
|
|
4 |
F.W. Northrop |
|
4 |
New |
|
5 |
T.H. South |
|
5 |
Bellmont |
|
6 |
|
|
6-t |
|
|
7-t |
Ev. |
|
6-t |
Southmont |
|
7-t |
|
|
8 |
Andrean |
|
9 |
Brownsburg |
|
9 |
Northridge |
|
10 |
|
|
10 |
|
CLASS 2A CLASS
A
|
RANK |
SCHOOL |
|
RANK |
SCHOOL |
|
1 |
Glenn |
|
1 |
Riverton Parke |
|
2 |
|
|
2 |
Henryville |
|
3-t |
South Spencer |
|
3 |
Shakamak |
|
3-t |
Northeastern |
|
4 |
|
|
5 |
|
|
5 |
|
|
6 |
Northwestern |
|
6 |
|
|
7 |
North Judson |
|
7 |
Cowan |
|
8 |
|
|
8 |
Kouts |
|
9 |
|
|
9-t |
Caston |
|
10 |
Madison-Grant |
|
9-t |
South Central
( |
GIRLS
TENNIS READY TO WRAP UP REGULAR SEASON
Girls tennis teams across the state are moving into the
final days of regular season competition as they prepare for the upcoming state
tournament, which begins on May 20.
Sectional assignments are on the web at 2004 IHSAA Girls Team Tennis Tourney
Assignments.
IHSTeCA
|
RANK |
SCHOOL |
SECTIONAL SITE |
RANK |
SCHOOL |
SECTIONAL SITE |
|
1 |
North Central (Indpls.) |
North Cent.
(Indpls.) |
11 |
|
T.H. North |
|
2 |
|
|
12 |
Brebeuf Jesuit |
Pike |
|
3 |
|
|
13 |
|
Borden |
|
4 |
Park Tudor |
Pike |
14 |
Floyd Central |
Floyd
Central |
|
5 |
Center Grove |
Center Grove |
15 |
Zionsville |
|
|
6 |
|
|
16 |
Castle |
Heritage
Hills |
|
7 |
Jasper |
Jasper |
17-t |
Silver Creek |
Silver Creek |
|
8 |
Delta |
|
17-t |
|
|
|
9 |
|
|
19 |
|
|
|
10 |
|
Wawasee |
20 |
|
|
IHSGCA BOYS
GOLF RANKINGS
|
RANK |
SCHOOL |
RANK |
SCHOOL |
|
1 |
|
11 |
Center Grove |
|
2 |
Noblesville |
12 |
|
|
3 |
Zionsville |
13 |
Floyd Central |
|
4 |
|
14 |
|
|
5 |
|
15 |
|
|
6 |
|
16 |
Park Tudor |
|
7 |
|
17 |
|
|
8 |
Roncalli |
18 |
|
|
9 |
Warren Central |
19 |
|
|
10 |
Indpls. Cathedral |
20 |
Norwell |
For more on boys and girls high
school golf, go to the Indiana High School Golf Coaches Association website at IHSGCA Boys Golf.
NFHS
ANNOUNCES SWIMMING RULES CHANGES FOR 2004-05
At its annual meeting, held
April 4-5 in
The most important change,
made to Rule 2-7-2, now requires the
minimum water depth (4 feet) for racing starts to be measured from a distance
of 3 feet, 3½ inches (1 meter) to 15 feet, 5 inches (5 meters) from the end
wall when starting platforms are used. The committee’s intent is to ensure that
swimmers using a racing start from a starting platform enter the water at a
point where it is at least 4 feet deep.
To read the entire release
from the NFHS, go to NFHS 2004-05 Swimming Rules Changes.
NFHS SUBMITS
WRESTLING RULES CHANGES FOR 2004-05
Beginning with the 2004-05
high school wrestling season, teams will be penalized two team points instead
of one when student-athletes or coaches are disqualified for unsportsmanlike
conduct.
Changes to Rules
The entire release is
available at NFHS 2004-05
Wrestling Rules Changes.
BASKETBALL
RULES CHANGES FROM NFHS FOR 2004-05
The color of home jerseys
was one of the major topics discussed during the National Federation of State
High School Associations (NFHS) Basketball Rules Committee meeting April 17-19
in
Effective
with the 2007-08 high school basketball season, home
jerseys are to be white, while visiting jerseys will remain a dark color. Rule
To read more, go to NFHS 2004-05 Basketball
Rules Changes.
ICGSA RELEASES GYMNASTICS ALL-STATE TEAM
The Indiana Coaches of Girls Sports Association has released its
selections for the 2003-04 Gymnastics All-State Team, as well as its District
and State Coaches of the Year. 2004
state champion Hobart had three ladies named to the squad: Mandi Bircher (12),
Megan Cherry (10); and Kara Morton (9). Christine Jetmund, coach of the Brickies, was named
State Coach of the Year.
A complete listing of this year’s winners is available on the
IHSAA website at ICGSA Gymnastics All-State Team.
ICGSA PROCLAIMS BASKETBALL ALL-STATE TEAMS
The Indiana Coaches of Girls Sports Association announced the
selections for the 2003-04 Basketball All-State Teams, along with the District
and State Coaches of the Year. The 2004
Class 4A winner, North Central (Indpls.) is
represented on the first team by Amber Harris.
The Class 3A champ, Brebeuf Jesuit, has Amber
Jackson as a first team selection.
The listing of ICGSA all-state players and coaches selections is
on the web at ICGSA Basketball All-State Teams.
TITLE IX DOCUMENTARY
DONATED TO INDIANA HIGH SCHOOLS
An award-winning documentary on Title IX, the federal law that
revolutionized female athletics, is being donated to the Indiana High School
Athletic Association’s 396 member high schools, through funding from the
Indiana Coaches of Girls Sports Association.
To read the entire release, log on to Title IX
Documentary Release. For information on ordering For The Sport of It: Female Athletics &
Title IX, go to Title IX Documentary Order
Information.
2004-05 RULES
INTERPRETATION MEETING DATES ANNOUNCED
The dates, times
and locations for the mandatory statewide meetings for all head coaches and
IHSAA licensed officials have been released.
That list is on the IHSAA website at 2004
IHSAA Meeting Schedule.
ORGANIZATIONS
LISTED IN THE 2004-2005 CSIET ADVISORY LIST
A number of programs have
been granted either a Full, Provisional or Conditional
Listing in the Council on Standards for International Educational Travel 2004-2005
Advisory List. To check the CSIET list
in its entirety, go to 2004-05 CSIET Advisory List.
1st
ANNUAL CENTENNIAL SCHOLARSHIP RECIPIENTS
As part of its
Centennial Celebration, the Indiana High School Athletic Association is
presenting ten $2,500.00 scholarships to outstanding student athletes from
throughout the state. To read the bios
of this year’s recipients, log on to 2003-04 IHSAA Centennial Scholarship
Winners.
HALL OF FAME SETS LINEUP
FOR 2004 CLASSICS
The lineups have been announced
for the 2004 City Securities Hall of Fame Classic, benefiting the Indiana
Basketball Hall of Fame in
Hamilton Southeastern vs.
Bloomington North and East Chicago Central vs. Evansville Memorial will
constitute the matchups in the December 29 girls’ games. The field for the December 30 boys’ games
will have
Both events will be played at
IHSAA
MILESTONES
North Posey sophomore Levi Cox, recently shot a school and
course record 2 under par 34 at Cambridge Golf Course in
Pat Medler, head softball coach at
Roncalli baseball coach, John
Wirtz, in his 28th year with the
Rebels, won his 600th game with the Rebels.
Lafayette Jefferson softball
coach Lamar Simmons picked up his
250th career win.
IHSAA
OVERTIME
After
two seasons, Pete Gast
has announced his resignation at Indianapolis Arlington.
Geoff Penrod, athletic director at
Indianapolis
North Central’s A.J. Ratliff and Ben
Davis’ Janese Banks have been named Gatorade Indiana
High School Players of the Year.
Johnny Evers, athletic director at
Castle, has been selected by the Indiana Interscholastic Athletic
Administration Association as the 2004 recipient of the National
Interscholastic Athletic Administrators Association State Award of Merit.
After
nine years, Mike Wickersham
has resigned as wrestling coach at Northridge.
John Rodriguez has resigned his
position as volleyball coach at
Moe Smedley has resigned as boys basketball coach at
Fort
Wayne Northrop has hired Ernie Bojrab as football coach. He replaces Matt Stinson, who resigned in March.
Joe Hinton leaves the boys basketball
coaching slot at
Blackford’s Chris
Hoke has announced his resignation as boys basketball coach.
Andy Amey of the Terre Haute
Tribune-Star has received the Sportswriter of the Year Award from the Indiana
Sportswriters and Sportscasters Association.
After seven years
as athletic director at Bishop Chatard, Rick Wagner has resigned to become
director of the Fatima Retreat House.
Brian Gilman is the new head football coach at South
Vermillion. He replaces Rene’ Foli,
who will remain at the school as athletic director.
Phil Leonard resigned his position at South Central (Union
Mills) and takes over as boys basketball coach at Fountain Central. He steps in for Ralph Shrader, who resigned to become
principal at Seeger.
Cedric Lloyd is the new football coach at Indianapolis
Arsenal Technical. He also retains his
position as boys track coach.
Tom McKinney has stepped down as boys
basketball coach at Bloomington North after 17 years in that position. Overall, in 25 seasons, his career mark is
415-168. Also in that city, Drew Wood has accepted the Bloomington
South head football coaching position, following five seasons at
John Rice
has resigned as head football coach at
Wayne Lance, Jr. has accepted the head football coaching position at
Lafayette Central Catholic
has named Mike Simpson as its new boys soccer coach.
Patti O’Callaghan has stepped aside as girls soccer coach at
Jim Anderson
is retiring after ten years as athletic director at
South Central (Union Mills)
boys basketball coach Phil Leonard
has resigned to accept a similar position at Fountain Central.
Officials at
Huntington North has appointed Rief Gilg as its head football coach, replacing
Keith Wilkins, who was named the
head coach at Pike.
Joe Cantou has
resigned as boys basketball coach at
DelRoy Ortmann has resigned as boys
basketball coach at Northwestern after four seasons.
Jon Acton has been approved as head football coach at
After seven seasons, Flava Sirk is departing the Oak Hill boys basketball coaching position.
Mark Preston takes over as athletic director at Zionsville July 1.
Phil Jensen has retired as head football coach after eight years
at
Cowan has announced the resignation of Rodney Thomas as boys basketball coach
after three seasons.
Ryan
Vermilion has been named head
football coach at
After 11 seasons on the job, Scot Houck has resigned as boys basketball coach at
Kurt Gassensmith is the
new girls basketball coach at Noblesville. He replaces Leah Wooldridge, who earlier had submitted her resignation after
five seasons with the Millers.
Gary Roosevelt has named Clarence Martin to its baseball coaching position, replacing Benny Dorsey, who retired after 31
seasons.
Ron Probst takes over
as athletic director at
Triton has announced the selection of Paul Walker as its new girls basketball coach, replacing Mark Heeter.
Tim Dawson has resigned as athletic director at
Michael Hall has resigned as
After two years,
Pat Skaggs has resigned as boys basketball coach
at Anderson Highland.
Gene Hall has handed in his resignation following four years as
boys basketball coach at Linton-Stockton.
After four seasons, Cloverdale has announced the
resignation of boys basketball coach Dave
Walton.
After a 31 year career, the last 25 at Clinton
Central, and 406 wins, Linda Barnett
has resigned her position as girls basketball coach with
the Bulldogs, but will remain as athletic director. Aaron
Charles moves over from the boys basketball
coaching slot to take over the girls program.
Jim Black has submitted his resignation as boys
basketball coach at
Eric Morgan has been named football coach at
Charlie Hall has resigned as girls
basketball coach at
Indianapolis Emmerich Manual has announced the resignation of John Tremain
as athletic director, effective at the end of the current school year.
Chuck Graham
has been hired as the girls soccer coach at Fort Wayne Bishop Luers, replacing Jennifer
Vincent, who resigned following two seasons with the Knights.
The Elwood Community School
Corporation recently officially dedicated a newly renovated $32,000 weight room
in the memory of former school student and athlete, Logan Church.
Brad Metzger
has turned in his resignation after four seasons as boys
basketball coach at Marion Lakeview Christian.
Madison-Grant has announced
that Jeff Small and Sara Smedley
have resigned their positions at the school.
Small was the girls basketball coach. Smedley coached the
Argylls’ volleyball team.
As commander of a medical
unit of the
Matt Holeva has been named football coach at
Lea Selvey has given up his slot as girls
basketball coach at
Following 12 seasons with the
Barons, DeKalb has announced the resignation of boys
basketball coach Cliff Hawkins, to
accept a similar position at Center Grove.
It has been announced that Ward Underwood will not return as boys basketball coach at LaVille.
Josh Eaton
is the new boys soccer coach at Brebeuf
Jesuit.
Bill Hass,
for the past 18 seasons a head football coach in
Changes at Heritage: David
Parker takes over as boys basketball coach, replacing John Hohnstreiter, who resigned earlier; Jonathon Fuelling replaces Kalei Enterline as
girls basketball coach.
Mark Clark
has been hired to replace Kenna Jones as
volleyball coach at
Wes-Dell has announced the
selection of Kari Wortinger
as girls basketball coach and Stewart Peck as volleyball coach.
Wortinger replaces Larry Mitchell and Peck succeeds Dana Townsend.
Clay Hanna
has been approved as girls basketball coach at Carroll (Flora), replacing Brad Smith. Hanna currently coaches baseball at Caston.
Dave Preheim takes over as athletic director as
IHSAA -----
LOOKING AHEAD
|
Wednesday, May
12 |
Softball
Tournament Draw |
|
Tuesday, May 18 |
Girls Track
Sectionals |
|
Thursday, May
20 |
Boys Track
Sectionals |
|
Thursday, May
20 |
Girls Tennis
Sectionals |
|
Thursday, May
20 |
Baseball
Tournament Draw |
|
Friday, May 21 |
Girls Tennis
Sectionals |
|
Saturday, May
22 |
Girls Tennis
Sectionals |
|
Monday, May 24 |
Softball
Sectionals |
|
Tuesday, May 25 |
Softball
Sectionals |
|
Tuesday, May 25 |
Girls Tennis Regionals |
|
Tuesday, May 25 |
Girls Track Regionals |
|
Wednesday, May
26 |
Softball
Sectionals |
|
Wednesday, May
26 |
Girls Tennis Regionals |
|
Thursday, May
27 |
Softball Sectionals
|
|
Thursday, May
27 |
Boys Track Regionals |
|
Friday, May 28 |
Softball
Sectionals |
|
Saturday, May
29 |
Softball
Sectionals |
|
Saturday, May
29 |
Girls Tennis
Semi-State |
IHSAA 03-04/37