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 February 4, 2003

Contact: Jerry Baker, Sports Information Director

E-Mail: jbaker@ihsaa.org

EIGHTH ANNUAL IHSAA TEAM WRESTLING REGIONALS NEXT UP

Team regionals are next up in the IHSAA Eighth Annual Team Wrestling Tournament to be held tomorrow evening at 16 sites. The hottest contest may come at Seymour, where three ranked schools, Bloomington South (#11), Jennings County (#13) and Columbus North (#16), compete for the title.

Top-ranked Evansville Mater Dei is one of two ranked squads in the Mater Dei regional, Evansville Memorial (#18) being the other. Last year’s runner-up, Perry Meridian (#8), will participate in the Beech Grove regional.

Wednesday, February 5 6:00 p.m. Admission $6.00

Regional Site	Participating Teams
Highland:	Highland vs. Merrillville Griffith vs. Lake Central
LaPorte:	Crown Point vs. LaPorte Portage vs. Valparaiso
South Bend Clay:	Mishawaka vs. Wawasee Bremen vs. Penn
Harrison (WL):	Winamac vs. McCutcheon Harrison (W. Laf.) vs. Rensselaer Central
Jimtown:	Elkhart Memorial vs. Angola Prairie Heights vs. Northridge
Garrett:	Columbia City vs. New Haven. Fort Wayne Snider vs. Carroll (Fort Wayne)
Huntington North:	Peru vs. Kokomo Eastern (Greentown) vs. Maconaquah
Muncie Central:	Bellmont vs. Winchester Community Yorktown vs. Adams Central
North Montgomery:	Turkey Run vs. Zionsville. Carmel vs. Southmont
Indpls. Manual:	Hamilton Heights vs. Indianapolis Cathedral Lawrence North vs. Anderson Highland
Beech Grove:	Perry Meridian vs. New Palestine Warren Central vs. Pike
Milan:	New Castle vs. Union County East Central vs. Centerville
Avon:	Avon vs. Martinsville. Franklin Community vs. Brownsburg
Seymour:	Bloomington South vs. Jennings County. Columbus North vs. West Vigo
Jasper:	Floyd Central vs. Pike Central Jasper vs. Providence
Evans. Mater Dei:	Castle vs. Evansville Memorial Evansville Mater Dei vs. Boonville

INDIVIDUAL WRESTLING REGIONALS SLATED FOR SATURDAY

Saturday, February 8 Admission: Final Session only $4.00, Season $6.00

Weigh-In: 7:30 – 8:30 a.m.

Session 1: 9:00 a.m.

Session 2: 1:30 p.m.

Session 3: 5:30 p.m.

Finals: 7:00 p.m.

Note: Times subject to change based on decision by individual regional sites.

The top four (4) individuals from each weight class in the sectional advance to the regional. For a look at the regional qualifiers, log on to 2003 Wrestling Sectional Results. The top three (3) individuals from each weight class in the regional advance to the semi state. Single elimination format.

REGIONAL SITES	PARTICIPATING SECTIONALS
Calumet	Calumet, East Chicago Central.
LaPorte	Crown Point, LaPorte.
Mishawaka	Mishawaka, Plymouth.
Logansport	Lafayette Jefferson, Twin Lakes.
Goshen	Westview, Elkhart Memorial.
Carroll (Fort Wayne)	Carroll (Fort Wayne), New Haven.
Peru	Oak Hill, Peru.
Delta	Delta, Jay County.
North Montgomery	Crawfordsville, Zionsville.
Pendleton Heights	Hamilton Heights, Lawrence Central.
Perry Meridian	Decatur Central, Franklin Central.
Richmond	Shenandoah, South Dearborn.
Martinsville	Avon, Martinsville.
Bloomington South	Owen Valley, Jennings County.
Jeffersonville	Jeffersonville, Southridge.
Castle	Castle, Evansville Central.

INDIANA HIGH SCHOOL WRESTLING COACHES ASSOCIATION TEAM POLL

No.	School	Regional	No.	School	Regional
1	Evansville Mater Dei	Evansville Mater Dei	11	Bloomington South	Seymour
2	Bellmont	Muncie Central	12	Elkhart Memorial	Jimtown
3	Griffith	Highland	13	Jennings County	Seymour
4	Portage	LaPorte	14	Warren Central	Beech Grove
5	Franklin	Avon	15	Columbia City	Garrett
6	Lawrence North	Indpls. Manual	16	Columbus North	Seymour
7	Yorktown	Muncie Central	17	Fort Wayne Snider	Garrett
8	Perry Meridian	Beech Grove	18	Evansville Memorial	Evansville Mater Dei
9	Mishawaka	South Bend Clay	19	East Central	Milan
10	Carmel	North Montgomery	20	Indianapolis Cathedral	Indpls. Manual

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 SWIMMING TOURNAMENT SET TO START

The 29^th Annual Girls Swimming & Diving Tournament Series will begin on Thursday, February 6, 2003 at 20 sites across the state. For a listing of those sites and the participating schools, go to 2003 Girls Swimming Sectional Sites.

Sectional schedule: Thursday, February 6 5:30 p.m. Swimming Preliminaries

Saturday, February 8 9:00 a.m. Diving Preliminaries & Semifinals

2:00 p.m. Consolation & Finals in all events

Admission: Session ticket: $4.00, Season ticket: $6.00

Columbus North is the all-time leader in sectional victories with 23, including a title in their own sectional in 2002, their sixth consecutive sectional crown. Anderson and Elkhart Central are tied for second in total sectionals won with 20, but the Indians last victory came in 1997 and the last title for the Blazers was 1994. Go to Girls Swimming Sectional Champions for a complete school-by-school listing of former sectional winners. For total sectional champs, log on to Girls Swimming Total Sectional Titles

Top-ranked and defending state champ Carmel will be seeking its 19^th overall sectional win and seventh in a row.

GIRLS SWIMMING MEDIA CREDENTIALS

Media credentials for the sectionals and diving regionals must be obtained through the host school. The 2002-03 IHSAA State Finals Media Credential will be in use for the state tournament at the Natatorium on February 14-15. If you have not received nor applied for that media credential and plan to cover the girls swimming finals, you should do so immediately by mailing or faxing your request on company letterhead to Jerry Baker, Sports Information Director, IHSAA, 9150 North Meridian Street, Indianapolis, Indiana 46260. Fax (317) 575-4244.

Media Heads Up! The media location for the 2003 girls and boys swimming championships at the Natatorium has been moved to the west side of the arena in the media section used by the NCAA, Big 10 and U.S. Olympic Swimming Trials. You are advised to enter the west concourse, proceed south, and enter the media area between aisles 7-8-9 and 10-11-12. This is intended to provide the media with a better view of the action in the pool and alleviate the crowded conditions of the past.

Four telephones will be installed in the first two rows of the media section for your use. A runner will provide updated results as soon as they become available. A stairwell at the south end of the west concourse will provide quick and easy access to the pool deck. This stairwell is being designated for use of the media only, so it is mandatory that your media credential be in full view for admittance.

Sports editors and sports directors who plan to have reporters covering this event should make those changes known to their reporters to avoid any untimely delays or confusion.

IHSSCA SWIMMING POLLS

With state tournaments just around the corner, the Carmel Greyhounds continue to lead the way in the most recent Indiana High School Swimming Coaches Association polls. The defending state champs have held down the top spot since pre-season.

IHSSCA BOYS POLL 2/02/03 IHSSCA GIRLS POLL 2/02/03

No.	Team	No.	Team	No.	Team	No.	Team
1	Carmel	11	Northridge	1	Carmel	11	Yorktown
2	South Bend Riley	12	Penn	2	N. Central (Indpls.)	12	Bloomington South
3	Hamilton Southeastern	13	Homestead	3	Lake Centtral	13	Center Grove
4	Harrison (W. Laf.)	14	Delta	4	Munster