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