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                                                              March 18, 2003

Contact: Jerry Baker, Sports Information Director                                                          

E-Mail: jbaker@ihsaa.org

 

IHSAA GIRLS GYMNASTICS FINALS NEXT UP

The 31st Annual 2003 Girls Gymnastics Tournament Series State Championship will be decided this Saturday afternoon, March 22, at Perry Meridian High School in Indianapolis.

 

Chesterton is one of eight complete teams to return to state finals action as they go for their fourth title, having won in 1993, 2000 and 2002, all under head coach Maria Bachuchin.  The Trojans had to settle for the runner-up spot in the Valparaiso Regional, as the host Vikings ran up the highest point total of any of the regional qualifiers, 111.750, with winners on the Vault, Bars, Balance Beam and All-Around.

 

Other former state championship schools which have earned the right to return to the 2003 finals in team competition include Valparaiso (1981-91-94-97-98), Columbus East (1990) and Fort Wayne Dwenger (1995).

 

Returning individual champions this year include: Lauren West of Chesterton, last year’s Bars, Balance Beam and All-Around winner; Jenna Tarkington of Northwestern, last year’s champ in the Floor Exercise; and Niccole Van Hoey, the 2002 champion on the Vault.

 

The competition order in each of the events is available on the IHSAA web site at IHSAA Girls Gymnastics.

 

The team and individual winners at each of the regional sites can be found at 2003 Gymnastics Regional Winners.  Previous team state champs are listed at IHSAA Gymanstics Team State Champions.  Individual titlists may be viewed at IHSAA Gymnastics Individual State Champions.

 

GIRLS GYMNASTICS STATE FINALS INFORMATION

Date:               Saturday, March 22

Time:              Opening Ceremonies 12:30 p.m., Team Competition 1:00 p.m.

Location:         Perry Meridian High School, 401 W. Meridian School Road, Indianapolis

Directions:      Click on Perry Meridian High School

Admission:      $6.00

Media:                        2002-03 IHSAA State Finals Media Credential good for admission

 

            IHSGC FINAL TEAM POLL

No.

School

No.

School

1

Chesterton

9

LaPorte

2

Valparaiso

10

Carroll (Fort Wayne)

3

F.W. Dwenger

11

Columbus East

4

Merrillville

12

Roncalli

5

Center Grove

13

Homestead

6

F.W. Northrop

13

F.W. Snider

7

Lawrence Central

15

Wawasee

8

New Castle

16

Columbus North

 

  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

BOYS BASKETBALL TOURNEY ADVANCES TO SEMI-STATE

The 93rd Annual IHSAA Boys Basketball Tournament Series moves into the semi-state round of play at four sites throughout the state this Saturday.  A field with a combined record of 333-70 will battle for the right to move on to Conseco Fieldhouse in Indianapolis and state title competition on March 29.

 

Marion is the all-time leader in semi-state victories with 13, followed by Lafayette Jefferson with 12, then Anderson and Muncie Central with 11.  You’ll find a complete list of semi-state champs in the history section of the IHSAA web site at IHSAA Boys Basketball Semi-State Champions.

 

Semi-State Sites

Schools

Lafayette Jefferson

Class 4A   DeKalb (25-1) vs. Merrillville (15-10)

Class 3A   Fort Wayne Elmhurst (21-5) vs. Gary Roosevelt (23-1)

Warsaw

Class 2A   Cass (24-0) vs. Northfield (15-10)

Class A     Lafayette Central Catholic (16-9) vs. Fort Wayne Blackhawk Christian (18-8)

Southport

Class 4A   Evansville Harrison (23-2) vs. Pike (27-0)

Class 2A   Forest Park (22-4) vs. Eastern Hancock (20-5)

Seymour

Class 3A   Corydon Central (20-6) vs. Indianapolis Chatard (20-2)

Class A     Orleans (23-3) vs. Southwestern (Shelbyville) (21-4)

 

Date:               Saturday, March 22:  

Times:             First game at 1:00 p.m., second game immediately following

Admission:      $7.00

Media:                        Must be credentialed by host site

 

A.P. BOYS BASKETBALL FINAL POLL

SEMI-STATE MATCHUPS

No.

Class 4A

Semi-State Opponent

Semi-State Site

1

Pike

Evansville Harrison

Southport

2

Lawrence North

---out---

 

3

Bloomington North

---out---

 

4

DeKalb

Merrillville

Lafayette Jefferson

5

Munster

---out---

 

6

Columbia City

---out---

 

7

Perry Meridian

---out---

 

8

Evansville Harrison

Pike

Southport

9

North Cntl  (Indpls)

---out---

 

10

Muncie South

---out---

 

No.

Class 3A

Semi-State Opponent

Semi-State Site

1

Gary Roosevelt

Ft. Wayne Elmhurst

Lafayette Jefferson

2

Indianapolis Chatard

Corydon Central

Seymour

3

Tippecanoe Valley

---out---

 

4

Gibson Southern

---out---

 

5

Griffith

---out---

 

6

Washington

---out---

 

7

Yorktown

---out---

 

8

Heritage Hills

---out---

 

9

Fort Wayne Concordia

---out---

 

10

Harding

---out---

 

No.

Class 2A

Semi-State Opponent

Semi-State Site

1

Cass

Northfield

Warsaw

2

North Knox

---out---

 

3

Bluffton

---out---

 

4

Muncie Burris

---out---

 

5

Eastern (Bloomfield)

---out---

 

6

Wheeler

---out---

 

7

Winchester

---out---

 

8

Forest Park

Eastern Hancock

Southport

9

Garrett

---out---

 

10

Centerville

---out---

 

No.

Class A

Semi-State Opponent

Semi-State Site

1

Argos

---out---

 

2

Clay City

---out---

 

3

Orleans

Southwestern (Shelbyville)

Seymour

4

South Central (Elizabeth)

---out---

 

5

Kouts