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                                                              June 10, 2003

Contact: Jerry Baker, Sports Information Director                                                          

E-Mail: jbaker@ihsaa.org

 

STATE FINALS TEAMS SET IN GIRLS SOFTBALL TOURNEY

The final round of the 19th Annual Girls Softball Tournament Series is scheduled for this Friday and Saturday, June 13-14, at three sites.  Friday evening games at Cherry Tree Softball Complex, North Central (Indpls.) High School and Hamilton Southeastern High School will begin at 6:30 p.m. and 8:30 p.m.  Saturday state championship game times are 1:00 p.m., 4:00 p.m. and 7:00 p.m.  Admission is $7.00 per session, $10.00 season.

 

Center Grove is the state’s all-time leader in state championships with three, including 1986, 1995 and 1998.  Lake Central, Merrillville and Roncalli each have a pair.  Check out IHSAA Girls Softball Champions for a complete year-by-year listing of the softball championship teams.

 

Only one defending champion made it back to the state finals for another try.  Lake Central, an 8-1 winner over Center Grove in 3A in 2002, returns this trip to face Pendleton Heights in the second game at Cherry Tree Friday night.

 

GIRLS SOFTBALL 2003 STATE FINALS LINEUP

Class A

June 13 at Hamilton Southeastern

6:30 p.m. – Tecumseh vs. Riverton Parke

8:30 p.m. (approximate) –Whiting vs. Eastern (Greentown)

 

June 14 at Carmel

1 p.m. -- Championship game: Friday night winners.

 

Class 2A

June 13 at North Central (Indianapolis)

6:30 p.m. – Norwell vs. Gibson Southern

8:30 p.m. (approximate) – New Palestine vs. Hanover Central

 

June 14 at Carmel

4 p.m. -- Championship game: Friday night winners.

 

Class 3A

June 13 at Carmel (Cherry Tree Complex)

6:30 p.m. – Indianapolis Cathedral vs. Center Grove

8:30 p.m. (approximate) – Lake Central vs. Pendleton Heights

 

June 14 at Carmel (Cherry Tree Complex)

7 p.m. -- Championship game: Friday night winners.

 

Complete tournament pairings and results are available at 2003 Girls Softball Tourney Pairings.

 

Media Note:  Your 2002-03 IHSAA State Finals Media Credential will provide admission at the state finals level.  All broadcast requests must be made through Mark Higdon, Associated Sports Productions, Inc., 225 South East Street, Suite 144, Indianapolis, Indiana 46202.  (317) 633-1462.

 

BASEBALL TOURNAMENT ADVANCES TO REGIONAL ROUND

The Boys Baseball Tournament Series moves ahead to the regional round of play this Saturday, June 14, at 16 sites in four classes.  Admission to the regional tournament is $5.00 per session, $7.00 for a season ticket.  Game times are 11:00 a.m., 1:00 p.m. and 8:00 p.m., where possible.

 

LaPorte holds the all-time lead in regional crowns with 19, the last coming in 2000.  Jasper is second on the list with 18.  The Wildcats also claimed their last title in 2000.  Logansport is third with 15, including a win last year.  The complete list of regional champs, by school, is on-line at IHSAA Baseball Regional Champions.

 

Class A defending state champion and top-ranked Fort Wayne Blackhawk Christian will meet Southwood in the South Central (Union Mills) regional.  Class 2A titleholder, Manchester was knocked out by Northfield, 11-0, in the Wabash sectional.  Last year’s winner in Class 3A, Vincennes Lincoln, lost to eventual sectional winner Jasper, 5-1, in the Jasper sectional.  Class 4A 2002 winner, Munster, hosted its own sectional and dropped a 9-6 decision to Lake Central in eight innings.

 

For the complete tournament draw, log on to 2003 IHSAA Boys Baseball Tournament Pairings.  For a listing of the regional lineup, go to 2003 Baseball Regional Pairings.

 

IHSBCA BASEBALL FINAL POLLS – Regional Opponents

Class A                                                                                               Class 2A

No.

School

Regional Opp.

No.

School

Regional Opp.

1

F.W. Blackhawk

Southwood

1

Glenn

Wabash

2

Vincennes Rivet

Orleans

2

Triton Central

Speedway

3

Riverton Parke

Oldenburg Academy

3

Forest Park

---out---

4

Laf. Central Cath.

Daleville

4

Churubusco

Northeastern

5

Jac-Cen-Del

---out---

5

South Spencer

Lawrenceburg

6

Southwood

F.W. Blackhawk

6-t

Taylor

Frankton

7

Cowan

---out---

6-t

Northeastern

Churubusco

8

Henryville

Tecumseh

8

Boone Grove

---out---

9

Frontier

---out---

9

Shenandoah

---out---

10

Orleans

Vincennes Rivet

10

Batesville

---out---

 

Class 3A                                                                                 Class 4A

No.

School

Regional Opp.

No.

School

Regional Opp.

1

Pendleton Heights

Zionsville

1

Brownsburg

Hamilton SE

2

Roncalli

---out---

2

Valparaiso

---out---

3

Indpls. Chatard

---out---

3

Center Grove

Lawrence North

4

F.W. Concordia

New Prairie

4

McCutcheon

Warsaw

5

Plymouth

Benton Central

5

Penn

Lake Central

6

Andrean

Hammond Clark

6

T.H. North

---out--

7

Madison

West Vigo

7

New Albany

---out---

8

Highland

---out---

8

Warsaw

McCutcheon

9

Heritage

---out---

9

Evansville Central

---out---

10

New Palestine

Greensburg

10

Lake Central

Penn

 

REGIONAL TEE-TIME IN IHSAA BOYS STATE GOLF TOURNEY

The 67th Annual Boys golf Tournament Series moves on to seven courses around the state this week for regional round competition.  Those advancing include the top three teams and top three low individuals not on an advancing team.  Results from each of the sectional sites is on-line at 2003 Boys Golf Sectional Scores.

 

Last year’s team champion, Zionsville, qualified in the Lawrence Central Sectional with a team score of 309, trailing Indianapolis Cathedral (294) and Warren Central (305).  The Eagles advance to regional play at Center Grove.  The state’s number-one squad, Wawasee, finished second in the Warsaw sectional, firing a team total of 307, three shots behind Warsaw, and will advance to the Homestead regional.

 

Carmel holds the top spot in all-time regionals won.  The Greyhounds picked up their ninth last year.  LaPorte is second on the list with seven, their latest developing in 1992.  Go to IHSAA Boys Golf Regional Titles for a list of regional victories by each school.

 

The state finals will again be played at The Legends of Indiana Golf Course in Franklin on Wednesday and Thursday, June 18-19.  Pairings will be completed and available on the IHSAA website following the posting of the final regional results.

 

Regional Site

Advancing Sectional Participants From:

Anderson

Huntington North, Monroe Central, Noblesville, Richmond

Center Grove

Greenfield-Central, Lawrence Central, Martinsville, Southport

Heritage Hills

Evansville Mater Dei, Jasper,  Terre Haute North, Vincennes Lincoln

Homestead

East Noble, Fort Wayne South Side, Northridge,  Warsaw

Lafayette Jeff

Crawfordsville, Lafayette Jefferson, Logansport, Peru

LaPorte

Boone Grove, Lake Central, South Bend Riley, Valparaiso

Seymour

Bedford North Lawrence, Floyd Central, Greensburg, Madison


IHSGCA FINAL GOLF POLL – Team Regional Qualifiers

Rank

School

Regional Site

Rank

School

Regional Site

1

Wawasee

Homestead

11

Logansport

Lafayette Jefferson

2

Richmond

Anderson

12

Terre Haute North

Heritage Hills

3

Zionsville

Center Grove

13

Andrean

LaPorte

4

Columbia City

Homestead

14

Center Grove

Center Grove

5

Vincennes Lincoln

Heritage Hills

15

Jasper

Heritage HIlls

6

Mishawaka Marian

LaPorte

16

F.W. Bishop Dwenger

Homestead

7

Terre Haute South

Heritage Hills

17

Owen Valley

Heritage Hills

8

Carmel

Anderson

18

Franklin Central

Center Grove

9

Anderson

Anderson

19

Warren Central

Center Grove

10

Noblesville

Anderson

20

Linton-Stockton

---out---

 

 

 

20-t

Yorktown

Anderson

 

 

BOYS & GIRLS TRACK & FIELD CHAMPIONS CROWNED

As light rain fell throughout much of the evening, the Lawrence North Wildcats ignored the conditions and used their superior depth to capture their third consecutive state title, and fourth overall, in the 100th Annual Boys Track and Field State Finals on June 6, 2003 at the Michael Carroll Track and Soccer Stadium in Indianapolis, in front of a colorful umbrella carrying crowd of 5,333.

 

Winning only two events, Lawrence North, the state’s number-one ranked team in the final poll, continued to put points on the board with three second place finishes, along with a third, fourth and seventh to outdistance second place Fort Wayne Northrop, 69-44.

 

Complete results are available at 2003 Boys Track & Field Championship.

 

In contrast to the previous evening when the boys contested their championship, near-perfect weather conditions greeted the field and a crowd of 4,627 for the 30th Annual Girls Track and Field State Finals at the Michael A. Carroll Track and Soccer Stadium in Indianapolis, on Saturday, June 7, 2003.

 

The state’s number-one team, Fort Wayne Northrop, was expected to be front and center in the evening’s festivities as the Bruins set out for an unprecedented fourth consecutive state title and sixth overall.  Warren Central had other ideas, as the eastside Indianapolis school gathered in three first place finishes early to take what appeared to be, at the time, a near insurmountable margin, leading by as many as 26 points as the meet wound down.

 

However, it all came down to the final event of the evening, the final heat of the 1600 Meter Relay.   Fort Wayne Northrop started in lane one, with Warren Central in lane four and all eyes were focused on the outcome.  But the result was settled quickly, as Northrop jumped out front early and never looked back, with Lakeesha Burnett (10), Tamara Adams (9), Natasha Fletcher (10) ad Shauntel Elcock (10) winning in a time of  3:47.94.  With Warren Central unable to do any better than fourth in the event, the Bruins and coach Tom Knudson were state champs again by a 93-85 margin.

 

Tiffany Redlarczyk of Lake Central High School was named recipient of the 2003 IHSAA Girls Track and Field Mental Attitude Award.

 

The results of the ladies’ competition are on-line at 2003 Girls Track & Field Championship.

 

­­­­­CARMEL CAPTURES GIRLS TENNIS TEAM TITLE

It was clear from the outset that the Carmel girls’ tennis team was going to be a force to be dealt with in the girls team tennis state finals contested Saturday, June 14, 2003 at North Central (Indpls.) High School…and they did not disappoint their fans on a beautifully sunny day.

 

In the morning session, the lady Greyhounds lost only a total of ten games in their five matches, defeating Penn 5-0.  They came back equally as strong in the championship matchup with Jasper, knocking off the Wildcats 5-0, dropping only eight games as they captured their third state crown.  Carmel finished the season 19-0.  Jasper concluded their efforts at 18-1.

 

For Carmel, Sophie Grabinski (10), number-one singles, finished the campaign at 22-0.  Sister Marie (11), number-two singles, closed out at 21-0.  Number-three singles representative, Melissa Neukam (12), was 19-1 on the year.  In doubles, the number-one tandem of Elizabeth Steele (11) and Jessica Thompson (12) were 23-0 this season and the number-two unit of Nicola Evans (12) and Allison Thompson (11) finished at 19-1.

 

Zionsville (20-2) defeated Penn (20-3), 5-0, in the consolation match.

 

Lauren Woodward of Penn High School was named winner of the 2003 Girls Tennis Mental Attitude Award.  Farm Bureau Insurance, IHSAA corporate partner, presented a check for $1,000.00 to Penn High School in her name.

 

The complete scoring breakdown is at 2003 Girls Tennis Team State Finals.

 

…..SINGLES AND DOUBLES UP NEXT

The 22nd Annual Girls Tennis Singles Tournament Series and the 13th Annual Girls Tennis Doubles Tournament Series will conclude with state finals action on Friday and Saturday, June 13-14, at North Central (Indpls.) High School.  Friday competition will get underway at 9:00 with a Play-In match, then move on to first-round play at 2:00 p.m., with the second session on Saturday at 10:00 a.m. and the championship and consolation matches at 2:00 p.m.  Admission is free.


Defending singles champion, senior Ashlee Davis of Anderson Highland, will play Lindsey Fischer of Floyd Central in her opening match.  North Central, defending doubles champions, did not qualify for the state finals.

 

GIRLS TENNIS 2003 SINGLES-DOUBLES STATE FINALS LINEUP

Date:                Friday, June 13, 2003

Time:               9:00 a.m.

Location:         North Central (Indpls.) High School

 

Play-In Match: Laura Trimble (12), Lawrence Central (19-1, 6-0) vs. Brittany Brown (12) Evansville Central (20-0, 6-0)

 

Date:                Friday, June 13, 2003

Time:               2:00 p.m.

Location:         North Central (Indpls.) High School

 

Singles:          

1.   Sophie Grabinski (10), Carmel (16-0, 8-0) vs. winner of Play-In Match

2.   Michelle Hawes (11), Columbus North (19-3, 5-0) vs. Jessica Davis (11), Warsaw (16-4, 5-0)

3.   Lindsey Fischer (11), Floyd Central (16-3, 6-0) vs. Ashlee Davis (12), Anderson Highland (15-0, 6-0)

4.   Casady Pruitt (12), Merrillville (19-2, 6-0) vs. Kathrine Nasteva (12), Zionsville (12-2, 9-0)

 

Doubles:         

1.   Elizabeth Steele (11)/Jessica Thompson (12), Carmel (16-0, 8-0) ----- bye

2.   Meredith Main (12)/Lauren Smith (9), Columbus East (15-2, 7-0) vs. Kelly Bremer (12)/Ruchilca Agrawal (10), West    

      Lafayette (13-3, 7-0)

3.   Jenny Faulstich (12)/Jessica Vervynckt (12), Plymouth (18-0, 8-0) vs. Rebeckah Ellsworth (12)/Natalie Deinlein (11),

      Bloomington South (10-3, 6-0)

4.   Brooke Parrish (11)/Connie Shim (11), Homestead (16-3, 7-0) ----- bye

 

Date:                Saturday, June 14, 2003

Location:         North Central (Indpls.) High School

Time:               10:00 a.m. --- Semi-Finals-Singles

                                    5.         Winner of Match 1 vs. Winner of Match 2

                                    6.         Winner of Match 3 vs. Winner of Match 4

                          2:00 p.m. --- Finals-Singles

7.                   Winner of Match 5 vs. Winner of Match 6

8.                   Loser of Match 5 vs. Loser of Match 6  (Consolation)

 

                        10:00 a.m. --- Semi-Finals-Doubles

                                    5.         Winner of Match 1 vs. Winner of Match 2

                                    6.         Winner of Match 3 vs. Winner of Match 4

                          2:00 p.m. --- Finals-Doubles

7.                   Winner of Match 5 vs. Winner of Match 6

8.                  Loser of Match 5 vs. Loser of Match 6  (Consolation)

 

 

SOFTBALL ALL-STATE TEAMS ANNOUNCED

The Indiana Coaches of Girls Sports Association have announced their selections for the 2003 All-State and All-District Teams, representing schools from throughout the state.  For a complete listing of those selections, log on to 2003SoftballAll-StateTeams.

 

LATEST STATE POLLS

 

Baseball:           http://www.ihsbca.org/polls.asp

Softball:            http://www.icgsa.org/softball/softballpoll.htm

Track:               http://www.iatccc.org/poll.html

Tennis:              http://www.ihsteca.com/

Golf:                 http://www.ihsaa.org/b-golf/03Ratings.htm

 

 

MILESTONES

 

With his team’s 22nd victory of the season coming in the sectional, George Phares picked up his 600th win as head baseball coach at Taylor.

 

IHSAA OVERTIME

 

Scott Bumgardner is the new girls baketball coach at Wabash, replacing Glen Cunningham, who was the coach for four years. Christy Brower is the new volleyball coach at Wabash.  She returns to the Apaches, were she was the head coach during the 99-00 season.

 

The new athletic director at NorthWood is Jay Olson.  He replaces Todd Sheets.

 

Indianapolis Cathedral has announced that Terry L. Fox has been named Assistant Athletic Director.  Terry returns to Cathedral where he taught mathematics, was a varsity baseball assistant coach, and was a varsity assistant and head freshman boy’s basketball coach at Cathedral from 1995-2001 He will assume the duties of J.D. Hamilton, who was named the Assistant Director of Statistics at the NCAA in May 2003.  Terry Fox’s son, Jake Fox, a 2000 Indianapolis Cathedral graduate, currently a junior at the University of Michigan and a catcher on the Wolverine baseball team, was drafted in the third round by the Chicago Cubs in the Major League Baseball Draft, as the 73rd overall pick in the draft and the second overall pick of the Cubs.

 

Cole Seifrig of Heritage Hills, the state’s leading scorer in football in 2003, was taken in the fifth round of the major league baseball draft by Florida.  Also, former Mr. Baseball, Jim Brauer of Carmel, was selected by Colorado in the 17th round, Pike’s Dallas Williams by Boston in the 42nd round and Sean Gaston of Brownsburg by the White Sox in the 50th round.

 

Larry Fielstra has been named girls head basketball coach at Elkhart Memorial.  He was boys varsity assistant to Steve Johnson with the Chargers the last three seasons.

 

Plymouth has named Curt Feece as the school’s new head coach in soccer.  He takes over for Tom Scott, who resigned.  Rick Eaton will be Feece’s assistant.

 

Mike Babcock is the new head coach of boys basketball at New Prairie, succeeding Harry Beebe who resigned in March.

 

Rockville has hired a pair of basketball coaches.  Dave Mahurin, assistant principal at the school this past year, takes over the boys’ program, replacing Rich Schelsky.  Jim Foster takes over the girls basketball job, replacing Jane McMullen, who had served as interim coach since the resignation of Mark Harper during Christmas break.

 

John Pletcher is the new wrestling head coach at Elkhart Central, stepping in for Jay Love.

 

Mary Ruth Farthing has announced her intention to step down as girls athletic director at Pendleton Heights at the end of the school year.  She has been a member of the Arabians’ staff for 37 years.

 

Diane Robertson, the girls basketball coach at South Bend Clay for the past 10 years, is resigning her position and taking a teaching job in the Edwardsburg School system.

 

Chris Huppenthal offered his resignation as girls head basketball coach at Highland.

 

After five years on the job, Penny McNeish has resigned as AD at Indianapolis Manual.

 

Tim LaBonne takes over as new boys head soccer coach at Lawrence North.

 

IHSAA ----- LOOKING AHEAD

Friday, June 13

Softball State Finals

Friday, June 13

Girls Tennis Singles/Doubles State Finals

Saturday, June 14

Softball State Finals

Saturday, June 14

Baseball Regionals

Saturday, June 14

Boys Golf Regionals

Saturday, June 14

Girls Tennis Singles/Doubles State Finals

Wednesday, June 18

Boys Golf Finals

Thursday, June 19

Boys Golf Finals

Friday, June 20

Baseball State Finals

Saturday, June 21

Baseball State Finals

 


 

 

 

 

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