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

____________________________________________________________________

MEDIA ADVISORY                                                        May 18, 2004

Contact: Jerry Baker, Sports Information Director                                                          

E-Mail: jbaker@ihsaa.org

 

GIRLS SOFTBALL TOURNEY BEGINS MONDAY

A field of 357 teams will begin play next Monday, May 24, in the 20th annual IHSAA Girls Softball Tournament. This is the seventh year the tournament will be conducted in a multiple-class format, with the field, for the first time, divided into four classes.

 

The tournament format calls for 16 sectionals in each of the four classes. Sectional play is scheduled to begin on Monday, May 24.  The 48 sectional champions will advance to regional play -- four sites in each class -- on June 5. There will be four teams and three games at each regional site. The format calls for two semifinals games at 11:00 a.m. and 100 p.m., followed by the championship game at 7:00, where possible.

 

The 12 regional champions -- four in each class -- will advance to the state finals June 11 and 12. On Friday night, June 11, there will be two semifinal games in each class at 6:30 and 8:30. The Class A semifinals will be played at Hamilton Southeastern, the Class 2A semifinals will be played at North Central (Indianapolis), the Class 3A semifinals will be played at Pike and the Class 4A semifinals will be played at Ben Davis.

 

The state finals will be played at Carmel's Cherry Tree Complex. On Saturday, June 12, with Class A action at 10:30 a.m., followed by 2A play at 1:30 p.m., the 3A title game at 4:30 and the 4A championship at 7:30 p.m.

 

Tickets prices for the sectionals will be $4.00 per session, $7:00 season.  The regional tickets will be priced at $5.00 per session, $7:00 season.  The state finals will go for $8.00 per session, $12.00 season.

 

Last year’s Class 3A champion, Center Grove, is currently ranked ­No. 1 in Class 4A by the Indiana Coaches of Girls Sports Association and will play Southport in the Decatur Central Sectional.  Last year’s 2A winner, Gibson Southern, is 8th ranked in Class 3A and faces Princeton in the Jasper Sectional.  Eastern (Greentown), the 2003 Class A titlist, holds down the top-slot in Class 2A and will host its own sectional, with Madison-Grant as a first round opponent.       ­­­­­­­­­

 

The tourney pairings are on the web at 2004 Girls Softball Tournament Pairings.

 

Media Note:  The IHSAA State Finals Media Credential will serve as your credential for the state finals on June 11 and 12.  For the preliminary rounds, you must contact the host school for credentialing.  If you do not have a State Finals Media Credential, please fax your request on company letterhead, to 317-575-4244, with the names of the reporters who will be covering the event.

 

ICGSA 05/18/04 SOFTBALL POLLTop of Form

CLASS 4A                                                                                CLASS 3A

RANK

SCHOOL

SECTIONAL

OPPONENT

 

RANK

SCHOOL

SECTIONAL

OPPONENT

1

Center Grove

Southport

 

1

Andrean

Gary Wirt

2

Noblesville

Broad Ripple

 

2

Mt. Vernon (Fortville)

Hamilton Hts.

3

Lake Central

(bye)

 

3

Boonville

Evansville Bosse

4

DeKalb

Warsaw

 

4

Evansville Reitz Mem.

Evansville Mater Dei

5

Munster

E.C. Central

 

5

Edgewood

West Vigo

6

McCutcheon

Marion

 

6

Pendleton Heights

New Castle

7

Brownsburg

Zionsville

 

7

Gibson Southern

Princeton

8

Columbia City

(bye)

 

8

Princeton

Gibson Southern

9

Concord

Mishawaka

 

9

New Palestine

Yorktown

10

Chesterton

Portage

 

10

New Prairie

Knox

 

CLASS 2A                                                                                CLASS A

RANK

SCHOOL

SECTIONAL

OPPONENT

 

RANK

SCHOOL

SECTIONAL

OPPONENT

1

Eastern (Greentown)

Madison-Grant

 

1

Indpls. Lutheran

Eminence

2

Eastside

Garrett

 

2

Riverton Parke

N. Vermillion

3

Forest Park

Tell City

 

3

North Daviess

Bloomfield

4

Indpls. Scecina

Speedway

 

4

Whiting

River Forest

5

Cass

North Miami

 

5

South Central (UM)

(bye)

6

Bremen

Westview

 

6

Mich. City Marquette

Westville

7

South Putnam

Cloverdale

 

7

Hauser

Morristown

8

Cam. City Linc.

(bye)

 

8

Union (Dugger)

Clay City

9

Rochester

Winamac

 

9

Laf. Cntl. Cath.

Carroll (Flora)

10

Hanover Central

Boone Grove

 

10

Tecumseh

Oak. City Wood

 

SOFTBALL ACADEMIC ALL-STATE TEAMS ANNOUNCED

The Indiana Coaches of Girls Sports Association has released its selections for its Academic First Team and Honorable Mention All-State Teams.  Those selections may be found at 2004 ICGSA Academic All-State Teams.

 

GIRLS TRACK SECTIONALS BEGIN TODAY / BOYS THURSDAY

The 31st Annual Girls Track and Field Tournament Series gets underway this evening at 32 sites across the state, with the 101st edition of the boys competition slated to begin Thursday.  It’s the first stop on the way to the state finals at the Robert C. Haugh Track and Field Complex on the Indiana University campus in Bloomington on Friday, June 4, and Saturday, June 5.

 

Former sectional champions may also be found on the web under the Boys Track and Girls Track buttons.

 

The 2003 girls’ state team champion, Fort Wayne Northrop, will host its own eleven-team sectional as the Bruins contend for their fifth straight title.  Last year’s runner-up, Warren Central, will see action in the New Palestine Sectional. 

 

For the boys, last year’s winner, Lawrence North, sees action at North Central (Indpls.), while the runner-up squad, Fort Wayne Northrop, travels to Fort Wayne North Side.

 

The lineup of sectional sites and participants at each site is on the web at 2004 Girls Track Tournament Assignments and 2004 Boys Track Tournament Assignments.

 

The sectional tournament times are determined by the center schools and are on the IHSAA website at Boys Track Sectionals/Regionals and Girls Track Sectionals/Regionals.

 

Admission is $4.00.  1st, 2nd, 3rd and 4th place sectional winners in all individual events and relays, plus any individual or relay team meeting the 3 Participant Standard in the sectional finals of their event, will advance to the regional round.

 

Media Note:  The IHSAA State Finals Media Credential will serve as your credential for the state finals on June 4 and 5.  For the preliminary rounds, you must contact the host school for credentialing.  If you do not have a State Finals Media Credential, please fax your request on company letterhead, to 317-575-4244, with the names of the reporters who will be covering the event.

 

IATCCC 2004 TRACK POLLSTop of Form

Boys Rankings                                                                         Girls Rankings

RANK

SCHOOL

SECTIONAL

SITE

RANK

SCHOOL

SECTIONAL

SITE

1

F.W. Northrop

F.W. North Side

1

F.W. Northrop

F.W. Northrop

2

North Cntl (Indpls.)

North Cntl (Indpls.)

2

F.W. Concordia

F.W. Northrop

3

Lawrence North

North Cntl (Indpls.)

3

Carmel

Noblesville

4

F.W. Snider

F.W. North Side

4

Homestead

F.W. Northrop

5

Lawrence Central

North Cntl (Indpls.)

5

Warren Central

New Palestine

6

Hamilton SE

Carmel

6

Hamilton SE

Noblesville

7

Carmel

Carmel

7

North Cntl. (Indpls.)

Lawrence Cntl

8

Warren Central

Greenfield Cntl

8

Westfield

Noblesville

9

Ben Davis

Ben Davis

9

Chesterton

Chesterton

10

Elkhart Memorial

Goshen

10

Lawrence North

Lawrence Cntl

11

Columbus North

Columbus North

11

Bloomington North

Bloomington S.

12

Bloomington North

Bloomington North

12

Harding

Bluffton

13

Center Grove

Columbus North

13

Columbus East

Columbus East

14

Valparaiso

Rensselaer Cntl

14

Ben Davis

Decatur Central

15

Warsaw

Goshen

15

Valparaiso

Kankakee Valley

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The complete listing of ranked schools is on the web at IATCCC Boys Track Poll and IATCCC Girls Track Poll.

 

GIRLS TENNIS TOURNEY TAKES TO COURTS THURSDAY

The 30thAnnual Girls Team Tennis Tournament Series will take to the courts at 64 sectional sites on Thursday.  Members of the first place sectional teams will advance to the designated regionals, scheduled for May 25-26.  The state finals are slated for Saturday, June 5, at North Central (Indpls.) High School.

 

2003 state champion Carmel will begin defense of its title as the Greyhounds host their own six-team sectional.  Last year’s runner-up, Jasper, is also the host school at its opening round site.

 

Sectional assignments are on the web at 2004 IHSAA Girls Team Tennis Tourney Assignments.

 

Munster is the all-time leader in sectional victories.  The complete list is on the web at IHSAA Girls Tennis Sectional Totals.  The listing of sectional champs by school is also on the web under the Girls Tennis button on the main page.

 

TOTAL

SCHOOL

    LAST

28

Munster

2002-03

22

Marion

2002-03

20

Carmel

2002-03

 

Homestead

2002-03

 

Vincennes Lincoln

2002-03

19

Columbus North

2002-03

 

Elkhart Central

2000-01

 

North Central (Indpls)

2002-03

 

Plymouth

2002-03

18

Center Grove

2002-03

17

Crawfordsville

2002-03

16

Floyd Central

2002-03

 

Richmond

2002-03

15

Jasper

2002-03

 

LaPorte

1999-00

 

New Castle

2002-03

 

Terre Haute South

2000-01

 

Valparaiso

2002-03

 

Media Note:  Since this is a “no admission” event, no media credential will be necessary for coverage of the tennis tournament.

IHSTeCA GIRLS TENNIS POLL

RANK

SCHOOOL

SECTIONAL

SITE

RANK

SCHOOL

SECTIONAL

SITE

1

North Cntl (Indpls)

North Cntl (Indpls)

11-t

Brebeuf Jesuit

Pike

2

Carmel

Carmel

11-t

T.H. North

T.H. North

3

Homestead

Homestead

13

Providence

Borden

4

Center Grove

Center Grove

14

Floyd Central

Floyd Central

5

Park Tudor

Pike

15

Castle

Heritage Hills

6

Munster

Munster

16

Zionsville

Lebanon

7

Jasper

Jasper

17

Silver Creek

Silver Creek (Borden)

8

Delta

Yorktown

18

West Lafayette

West Lafayette

9

Evansville Mem.

Evansville Bosse

19

Evansville North

Evansville Bosse

10

Warsaw

Wawasee

20

Indpls. Chatard

North Cntl (Indpls)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

BASEBALL TOURNAMENT DRAW SET FOR THURSDAY

Pairings for the 37th Annual IHSAA Boys Baseball Tournament Series will be drawn Thursday, May 20, at 8:00 a.m. at the IHSAA offices in Indianapolis.  Upon completion of the random draw of the 377 schools, it will be placed on the IHSAA website under Boys Baseball.

 

Last season’s Class 4A winner, McCutcheon, will begin play in the Lafayette Jefferson Sectional.  The 3A defending champ, Norwell, opens up defense of its title in the Tippecanoe Valley Sectional.  In 2A, the 2003 winner, Triton Central, heads for Park Tudor and sectional play.  In Class A, Tecumseh will begin defense of its crown at the sectional at Cannelton.

 

Among the top-ranked teams, 4A No. 1 Elkhart Memorial will host its own sectional.  3A No. 1 Sullivan travels to Greencastle.  2A No. 1 Glenn goes to Jimtown.  Class A No. 1 Riverton Parke is also a host site.

 

IHSBCA 05/17/04 BASEBALL POLL

CLASS 4A                                                                    CLASS 3A

RANK

SCHOOL

SECTIONAL

SITE

 

RANK

SCHOOL

SECTIONAL

SITE

1

Elkhart Mem.

Elkhart Mem.

 

1

Sullivan

Greencastle

2

Center Grove

Southport

 

2

Hammond Clark

Griffith

3

T.H. North

T.H. North

 

3

Northridge

Angola

4-t

F.W. Northrop

F.W. Snider

 

4

Evansville Memorial

Ev.  Bosse

4-t

Munster

Highland

 

5-t

Bellmont

F.W. Luers

6

Brownsburg

Brownsburg

 

5-t

Crawfordsville

Crawfordsville

7

Penn

Elkhart Mem.

 

7

Andrean

Andrean

8-t

LaPorte

South Bend Clay

 

8

Blackford

Tipton

8-t

Lawrence Cntll.

Warren Cntl.

 

9

New Palestine

Yorktown

10

Castle

Evansville North

 

10

Greensburg

Rushville

 

CLASS 2A                                                                    CLASS A

RANK

SCHOOL

SECTIONAL

SITE

 

RANK

SCHOOL

SECTIONAL

SITE

1

Glenn

Jimtown

 

1

Riverton Parke

Riverton Parke

2-t

Forest Park

Southridge

 

2

Henryville

Lanesville

2-t

Heritage

Heritage

 

3

Shakamak

Shakamak

4

South Spencer

Southridge

 

4-t

Laf. Cntl. Catholic

Carroll (Flora)

5-t

North Judson

Rensselaer Cntl.

 

4-t

Michigan City Marq.

S. Central (U.M.)

5-t

Northwestern

Eastbrook

 

6

Kouts

Washington Twp.

7

Hagerstown

Hagerstown

 

7

F.W. Blackhawk

F.W. Blackhawk

8

Northeastern

Hagerstown

 

8

Orleans

Northeast Dubois

9

Fairfield

Jimtown

 

9

Cowan

Monroe Central

10

Cam. City. Lin.

Hagerstown

 

10

South Central (Eliz.)

Lanesville

 

Media Note:  The IHSAA State Finals Media Credential will serve as your credential for the state finals on June 19.  For the preliminary rounds, you must contact the host school for credentialing.  If you do not have a State Finals Media Credential, please fax your request on company letterhead, to 317-575-4244, with the names of the reporters who will be covering the event.

 

CARMEL REMAINS ATOP BOYS GOLF POLL

 

IHSGCA BOYS 05/17/04 GOLF RANKINGS

RANK

SCHOOL

SECTIONAL

ASSIGNMENT

RANK

SCHOOL

SECTIONAL

ASSIGNMENT

1

Carmel

Noblesville

11

Floyd Central

Floyd Cntl.

2

Noblesville

Noblesville

12

Columbus North

Greensburg

3

Columbia City

East Noble

13

Warren Central

Lawrence Cntl.

4

Zionsville

Lawrence Cntl.

14

Anderson

Noblesville

5

Richmond

Richmond

15

Norwell

Huntington North

6

Indpls. Cathedral

Lawrence Cntl.

16

Valparaiso

Valparaiso

7

Center Grove

Greenfield-Cntl.

17

Concord

Northridge

8

Warsaw

Warsaw

18

T.H. North

Owen Valley

9

Roncalli

Southport

19

Logansport

Logansport

10

West Washington

Bedford N. Law.

20

Knightstown

Greenfield-Cntl.

 

For more on boys and girls high school golf, go to the Indiana High School Golf Coaches Association website at IHSGCA Boys Golf.

 

FALL PRINCIPAL MEETINGS SCHEDULE RELEASED

The dates, times and locations of the IHSAA Fall Area Principal Meetings, which will be conducted by IHSAA Commissioner Blake Ress and the Assistant and Executive Commissioners, have been announced.  They include the following:

 

Dist.                 Date                                                     Time                Location

 

   I                    Thursday, September 16th                       9:30 a.m.          Merrillville HS

 III                    Monday, September 20th                         9:30 a.m.          Greensburg HS

 III                    Wednesday, September 22nd                   9:00 a.m.          North Daviess HS          

  II                    Monday, September 27th                         9:30 a.m.          Pike HS

 III                    Tuesday, September 28th                        1:00 p.m.          Evansville Harrison HS

 III                    Wednesday, September 29th                   9:00 a.m.          Eastern (Pekin) HS

   I                    Monday, October 4th                               9:30 a.m.          Plymouth HS

  II                    Tuesday, October 5th                              9:30 a.m.          Pendleton Heights HS

   I                    Tuesday, October 12th                            9:30 a.m.          Fort Wayne Northrop HS           

 

2004-05 IHSAA CALENDAR RELEASED

The 2004-05 IHSAA Calendar has just been finalized and released.  There are a number of changes in dates and coaches, media and involved parties are encouraged to closely monitor the changes as they relate to their sports.  That calendar is on-line on the IHSAA website at 2004-05 IHSAA Calendar.

 

IHSAA MILESTONES

Gary Witham, head coach at Northview, picked up his 500th baseball victory recently.

 

IHSAA OVERTIME

Dawn Grinnage resigned as girls basketball coach at Indianapolis Bishop Chatard and will accept a similar position at Blessed Theodore Guerin.

 

Cambridge City Lincoln boys basketball coach Mike Miller has stepped down after seven seasons with the Golden Eagles.

 

Matt Fine has been hired as boys basketball coach at Muncie Central.  He replaces Billy Shepherd, who had served as Bearcats’ interim coach during the 2003-04 season.

 

Hamilton Southeastern has hired Kathy Slyder as volleyball coach.

 

Bill Clem is the new girls basketball coach at Indianapolis Ritter.

 

Moe Smedley, who recently resigned at Marion, is the new boys basketball coach at Northfield.

 

Northwestern has appointed Jim Gish as its boys basketball coach, replacing DelRoy Ortmann.

 

Rob Walker will assume the head coaching duties at LaVille, replacing Ward Underwood.

 

Randy Cook is the new girls basketball coach at South Bend Riley.  He replaces Mike Megyesi.

 

Northridge has handed over girls basketball head coaching duties to Mike Starrett.  He jumps in for Mike Nay, who resigned after four seasons.

 

Viratham Mounsithiraj becomes the boys soccer coach at Goshen, succeeding Gary Weaver.

 

John Rigney is the new athletic director at Indian Creek.

 

Frank Kovaleski, who has directed the National Interscholastic Athletic Administrators Association (NIAAA) since joining the National High School Federation (NFHS) staff in 1989, has announced his retirement, effective January 31, 2005.  He had served as a high school athletic director since 1965 in three different Indiana high schools. Following a five-year stint at Triton, Kovaleski was athletic director at New Castle for 15 years, and at Richmond for four years. During his years at the high school level, he also coached track, football and tennis.

 

New Albany has announced the hiring of Todd Satterly as its new girls basketball coach, succeeding Dave Rarick, who had resigned following the 2003-04 campaign.

 

Kyle Hobbs has accepted the position of boys basketball coach at Elwood.  He replaces Dave Henson, who resigned at season’s end.

 

Kristen Peterson has moved to Portage as girls basketball coach, after four seasons at Hobart.  She replaces Renee’ Turpa.

 

After six seasons, Randy Stetler will step down as boys basketball coach at Wheeler, but will retain his duties as athletic director.  Assistant Mike Jones will step in as interim coach for the Bearcats.

 

IHSAA ----- LOOKING AHEAD

Tuesday, May 18

Girls Track Sectionals

Thursday, May 20

Boys Track Sectionals

Thursday, May 20

Girls Tennis Sectionals

Thursday, May 20

Baseball Tournament Draw

Friday, May 21

Girls Tennis Sectionals

Saturday, May 22

Girls Tennis Sectionals

Monday, May 24

Softball Sectionals

Tuesday, May 25

Softball Sectionals

Tuesday, May 25

Girls Tennis Regionals

Tuesday, May 25

Girls Track Regionals

Wednesday, May 26

Softball Sectionals

Wednesday, May 26

Girls Tennis Regionals

Thursday, May 27

Softball Sectionals

Thursday, May 27

Boys Track Regionals

Friday, May 28

Softball Sectionals

Saturday, May 29

Softball Sectionals

Saturday, May 29

Girls Tennis Semi-State

Tuesday, June 1

Baseball Sectionals

Wednesday, June 2

Baseball Sectionals

Thursday, June 3

Baseball Sectionals

Friday, June 4

Girls Track State Finals

Friday, June 4

Baseball Sectionals

Friday, June 4

Boys Golf Sectionals

Saturday, June 5

Boys Track State Finals

Saturday, June 5

Girls Tennis Team State Finals

Saturday, June 5

Boys Golf Sectionals

Saturday, June 5

Baseball Sectionals

Saturday, June 5

Softball Regionals

 

 

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