Indiana High School Athletic Association

     9150 North Meridian Street, Box 40650, Indianapolis, Indiana 46240-0650

Phone: 317-846-6601    Fax: 317-575-4244    Website: www.ihsaa.org

Blake Ress, Commissioner

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MEDIA ADVISORY                                                              January 28, 2002

Contact: Jerry Baker, Sports Information Director                                                          

E-Mail: jbaker@ihsaa.org

 

STATE WRESTLING TOURNAMENT BEGINS SATURDAY

   Competition in the 65th Annual Individual and 7th Annual Team IHSAA Wrestling Tournaments will get underway on Saturday, February 1, 2003 at 32 sectional sites.  Weigh-in is scheduled for 7:00 – 8:00 a.m, with continuous sessions beginning at 9:00 a.m. and the finals at approximately 4:00 p.m.

 

   Seeds for the Individual Tournament sectional round were determined at coaches meetings conducted Monday at the host school of each sectional.   Regional action at 16 locations is slated for Saturday, February 8, with the four semi-states on Saturday, February 15.   The state finals will be held at Conseco Fieldhouse on Friday, February 21, and Saturday, February 22.

 

   The team regionals are scheduled for Wednesday, February 5, with semi-state matchups on Wednesday, February 12, and the state finals on Saturday, March 1, at Center Grove High School in Greenwood.

 

INDIANA HIGH SCHOOL WRESTLING COACHES ASSOCIATION POLL

No.

School

Sectional Site

No.

School

Sectional Site

1

Evansville Mater Dei

Evansville Central

11

Bloomington South

Owen Valley

2

Bellmont

Jay County

12

Elkhart Memorial

Elkhart Memorial

3

Griffith

Calumet

13

Jennings County

Jennings County

4

Portage

LaPorte

14

Warren Central

Franklin Central

5

Franklin

Martinsville

15

Columbia City

Carroll (Fort Wayne)

6

Lawrence North

Lawrence Central

16

Columbus North

Jennings County

7

Yorktown

Delta

17

Fort Wayne Snider

New Haven

8

Perry Meridian

Decatur Central

18

Evansville Memorial

Evansville Central

9

Mishawaka

Mishawaka

19

East Central

South Dearborn

10

Carmel

Zionsville

20

Indianapolis Cathedral

Lawrence Central

 

 

 

 

New Castle

Shenandoah

 

WRESTLING MEDIA CREDENTIALS

   The 2002-03 IHSAA State Finals Media Credential will serve as admission to the individual and team state finals competition at Conseco Fieldhouse and Center Grove High School.  If you have not applied for such credential, please forward your request, on company letterhead, to Jerry Baker, Sports Information Director, IHSAA, 9150 North Meridian Street, Indianapolis, Indiana 46260.

 

   For all other rounds of the tournament, you must contact the host school to acquire the proper credentials.

 

GIRLS BASKETBALL TOURNEY DRAW SET FOR MONDAY

   The draw to set the field for the 28th Annual Girls Basketball Tournament Series will be conducted at the IHSAA headquarters on Monday, February 3, 2003, at 12:00 Noon.  The pairings will be released immediately upon completion and will be available on the IHSAA web site under Girls Basketball.

 

   The sectional round of the tourney will be held on February 11, 14 and 15 at 64 sites in four classes.  Regional play is penciled in for February 22, with the semi-states on March 1 and the state finals at Conseco Fieldhouse in Indianapolis on March 8.

 

ICGSA GIRLS BASKETBALL POLL

   For the week ending January 25, 2003, the number-one teams remained the same in all four girls basketball classifications.  The runner-up slot also remained the same in all but class A, where New Harmony made the leap from fourth to second as they picked up their fifth straight win to run their record to 17-3.  Tri-Central dropped to third.

 

  ICGSA POLL  1/28/03

No.

Class 4A

Sectional Site

No.

Class 3A

Sectional Site

1

Kokomo

Harrison (W. Laf.)

1

Alexandria

Alexandria

2

E. Chicago Central

E. Chicago Central

2

Beech Grove

Beech Grove

3

Bloomington North

Columbus East

3

North Harrison

Scottsburg

4

Ben Davis

Avon

4

Gibson Southern

Evansville Bosse

5

Pike

Broad Ripple

5

Angola

West Noble

6

Mooresville

Plainfield

6

Highland

Highland

7

Perry Meridian

Franklin Central

7

Northwestern

Frankfort

8

Warsaw

Columbia City

8

Delta

Alexandria

9

Huntington North

F.W. Northrop

9

Brebeuf Jesuit

Beech Grove

10

North Central (Indpls.)

Broad Ripple

10

Evansville Memorial

Evansville Bosse

No.

Class 2A

Sectional Site

No.

Class A

Sectional Site

1

Heritage Christian

Monrovia

1

North Vermillion

North Vermillion

2

North Putnam

Cascade

2

New Harmony

Oakland City Wood

3

Indian Creek

Monrovia

3

Tri-Central

Tri-Central

4

Shenandoah

Winchester

4

North Central (Farm.)

White River Valley

5

Rochester

Manchester

5

Borden

New Washington

6

Southwestern (Hanover)

Southwestern (Han.)

6

Oregon-Davis

West Central

7

North Knox

South Knox

7

White River Valley

White River Valley

8

North Newton

Rensselaer Central

8

Union City

Randolph Southern

9

Westview

Prairie Heights

9

South Central (Eliz.)

West Washington

10

Wabash

Manchester

10

Randolph Southern

Randolph Southern

 

A.P. BOYS BASKETBALL POLL

   There were a couple of changes among the leaders in the weekly Association Press Poll of boys high school basketball for the week ending January 25, 2003.  Pike (14-0) continues with its stranglehold on the top spot in 4A.  Gary Roosevelt (13-1) reversed its tumble from the number-one position and has regained the lead in AAA, with Indianapolis Chatard (9-1) falling from first to third.  Cass (12-0) maintains the premier position in AA again this week.  In Class A, Orleans (14-0) jumps up two notches from third to first, with Kouts (13-1) dropping to third.

 

A.P. BOYS BASKETBALL POLL 1/28/03

No.

Class 4A

No.

Class 3A

No.

Class 2A

No.

Class A

1

Pike

1

Gary Roosevelt

1

Cass

1

Orleans

2

Munster

2

Tippecanoe Valley

2

Bluffton

2

Argos