IHSAA Media Release
February 4, 2001
Contact: Jim Russell, Sports Information Director
Phone: 317-846-6601
CREDENTIALS INFORMATION LISTED FOR WINTER TOURNAMENTS
The 2001 IHSAA state finals events in the six winter sports begin this week with girls swimming and diving Friday and Saturday (Feb. 9-10) at the Indiana University Natatorium in Indianapolis. Working media members will need credentials to be admitted to each event.
The 2000-01 IHSAA State Finals Media Pass (a black, laminated credential) issued last fall will be used for the 2001 winter state finals events in girls swimming, boys swimming, individual wrestling, team wrestling and girls gymnastics. Outlets that need additional passes should make that request to Jim Russell at the IHSAA office as soon as possible.
For the state finals events in girls basketball and boys basketball, a separate pass will be issued for each.
Outlets that need credentials for any IHSAA state finals event should make a request on company letterhead and send via mail or fax to Jim Russell at the IHSAA office. Please note the deadline schedule listed below.
Note: Parking credentials will be issued only for the basketball events.
WINTER 2001 IHSAA STATE FINALS EVENTS
|
EVENT |
DATE |
SITE |
CREDENTIAL NEEDED |
APPLICATION DEADLINE |
|
Girls Swimming & Diving |
Feb. 9-10 |
I.U. Natatorium, Indianapolis |
2000-01 IHSAA State Finals Media Pass |
Feb. 5 |
|
Boys Individual Wrestling |
Feb. 16-17 |
Conseco Fieldhouse, Indianapolis |
2000-01 IHSAA State Finals Media Pass |
Feb. 12 |
|
Boys Swimming & Diving |
Feb. 23-24 |
I.U. Natatorium, Indianapolis |
2000-01 IHSAA State Finals Media Pass |
Feb. 19 |
|
Boys Team Wrestling |
Feb. 24 |
Center Grove H.S., Greenwood |
2000-01 IHSAA State Finals Media Pass |
Feb. 19 |
|
Girls Basketball State Finals |
March 3 |
Conseco Fieldhouse, Indianapolis |
2001 Girls Basketball State Finals |
Feb. 26 |
|
Girls Gymnastics |
March 17 |
Perry Meridian H.S., Indianapolis |
2000-01 IHSAA State Finals Media Pass |
March 12 |
|
Boys Basketball State Finals |
March 24 |
Conseco Fieldhouse, Indianapolis |
2001 Boys Basketball State Finals |
March 19 |
GIRLS BASKETBALL
2001 TOURNAMENT DRAW MONDAY
Pairings for the 26th annual IHSAA Girls Basketball Tournament Series will be conducted at noon Monday (Feb. 5) at the IHSAA office. A field of 379 teams is set to begin tournament play Feb. 13. The three-week tournament will conclude March 3 at Conseco Fieldhouse in Indianapolis with the crowning of state champions in each of four classes.
Tournament pairings will be posted by 2 p.m. Monday on the IHSAA website under Girls Basketball/2001 Tournament Pairings. The pairings also will be made available immediately to the Associated Press for use on its subscriber network. Finally, media outlets which receive the weekly IHSAA media releases via email will be sent the pairings by email.
GIRLS SWIMMING and DIVING
HEAT SHEETS AVAILABLE ON IHSAA WEBSITE
Heat sheets for the 27th annual IHSAA Girls Swimming and Diving State Finals will be posted Sunday evening on the IHSAA website. The heat sheets are listed on the Girls Swimming and Diving page under 2001 State Finals Heat Sheets.
Diving participants in the state finals will be listed later in the week after the four regional competitions are conducted on Tuesday night.
WRESTLING
TEAM SEMI-STATE PAIRINGS
February 7, 2001
7 p.m. (local time); one round
Tickets: $5
Winner at each site advances to state finals Feb. 24 at Center Grove High School, Greenwood
BELLMONT -- Columbia City vs. Bellmont.
CENTER GROVE -- Franklin vs. East Central.
CONCORD -- Jimtown vs. Mishawaka.
FRANKFORT -- Frankfort vs. Southmont.
LAWRENCE NORTH -- Perry Meridian vs. Lawrence North.
NEW CASTLE -- Yorktown vs. New Castle.
VALPARAISO -- Griffith vs. Portage.
VINCENNES LINCOLN -- Martinsville vs. Evansville Mater Dei.
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