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                                                        January 25, 2005

Contact: Jerry Baker, Sports Information Director                                                          

E-Mail: jbaker@ihsaa.org

 

IHSAA STATE WRESTLING TOURNAMENT STARTS SATURDAY

The 67th Annual IHSAA State Individual Wrestling Tournament and 10th Annual IHSAA State Team Wrestling Tournament begin with individual sectionals competition on Saturday, January 29, 2005.  The championship team and runner up team in the individual sectional tournament will be the schools that advance in the team tournament.

 

Sectional admission is $5.00.

 

Credential requests for all but the state finals must be made through the host school.  State finals credentials requests must be mailed or faxed to the IHSAA on company letterhead.  E-mail requests will not be honored.

 

The individual finals are slated for Friday, February 18, and Saturday, February 19, at Conseco Fieldhouse in Indianapolis.  The team titles will be decided during state finals competition on Saturday, February 26, at Center Grove High School.

 

2003-04 IHSAA WRESTLING INDIVIDUAL STATE CHAMPIONS

WEIGHT

CHAMPION/SCHOOL

GRADE

103

Jon Lloyd, Warren Central

11

112

Christopher Miller, Elkhart Memorial

12

119

Jose Escobedo, Griffith

12

125

Reece Humphrey, Lawrence North

11

130

Angel Escobedo, Griffith

11

135

Andrae Hernandez, Griffith

12

140

Darren Elkins, Portage

12

145

Alex Tsirtsis, Griffith

12

152

Matt Coughlin, Evansville Mater Dei

11

160

Adam O’Neil, South Bend Clay

12

171

Blake Maurer, Evansville Mater Dei

12

189

Heath VanDeventer, Bloomington North

12

215

Christopher Kasten, Winamac

11

275

Chad Ruggeri, Mount Vernon

12

 

The individual tourney lineup, with sites and participants, is on the web at 2005 IHSAA Individual Tournament Wrestling Sites. Team wrestling tournament sites are also on the web at 2005 IHSAA Team Tournament Wrestling Sites. 

 

IHSWCA 01/19/05 WRESTLING POLL

RANK

SCHOOL

SECTIONAL

RANK

SCHOOL

SECTIONAL

1

Lawrence North

Lawrence Cntl.

11

Avon

Avon

2

Evansville Mater Dei

Evansville Cntl.

12

Perry Meridian

Decatur Cntl.

3

Warren Central

Franklin Cntl.

13

Indianapolis Cathedral

Lawrence Cntl.

4

Bloomington South

Northview

14

Castle

Castle

5

Portage

LaPorte

15

Fort Wayne Snider

New Haven

6

Merrillville

Calumet

16

Carmel

Zionsville

7

Elkhart Memorial

Elkhart Memorial

17

Evansville Memorial

Evansville Cntl.

8

Mishawka

Mishawaka

18

Columbia City

Carroll (F.W.)

9

Bellmont

Jay County

19

Jennings County

Jennings Co.

10

Franklin

Mooresville

20-t

Crown Point

Crown Point

 

 

 

20-t

Westfield

Zionsville

 

IHSAA GIRLS BASKETBALL TOURNEY PAIRINGS SET FOR SUNDAY

Pairings for the 30th Annual IHSAA Girls Basketball Tournament will be drawn on Sunday, January 30, at 2:00 p.m. at the IHSAA offices in Indianapolis.  The draw broadcast will be originated live WIBC Radio (1070 AM), Indianapolis, and delivered throughout the state by the IHSAA Radio Network.

 

Upon conclusion, the complete pairings will be placed on the IHSAA website, under girls basketball.

 

The 2005 tourney begins with sectional competition on Tuesday, February 8.  Regional action is slated for Saturday, February 19, with semi-state play on Saturday, February 26.  The championships in all four classes will be decided on Saturday, March 5 at Conseco Fieldhouse in Indianapolis.

 

ICGSA 01/24/05 GIRLS BASKETBALL POLLS

 

     CLASS 4A                                                                           CLASS 3A

RANK

SCHOOL

SECT IONAL SITE

RANK

SCHOOL

SECT IONAL SITE

1

Indpls. Cathedral

Indpls. Cathedral

1

South Bend St. Joseph’s

Plymouth

2

Hamilton Southeastern

Hamilton SE

2

Lebanon

Crawfordsville

3

Franklin Central

Perry Meridian

3

Fort Wayne Luers

Leo

4

East Chicago Central

E.C. Central

4

Plymouth

Plymouth

5

Castle

Evansville  North

5

Evansville Memorial

Evansville Bosse

6

Valparaiso

Chesterton

6

Pendleton Heights

New Palestine

7

Huntington North

F.W. Northrop

7

Corydon Central

Silver Creek

8

Columbus East

Columbus East

9

Brebeuf Jesuit

Crawfordsville

9

Bloomington North

Columbus East

8

Franklin County

Greensburg

10

Bloomington South

Columbus East

10

Brown County

Brown County

 

     CLASS 2A                                                                           CLASS A

RANK

SCHOOL

SECTIONAL SITE

RANK

SCHOOL

SECTIONAL SITE

1

Harding

Heritage

1

Clinton Prairie

Frontier

2

Southridge

Forest Park

2

Fort Wayne Canterbury

Bethany Christian

3

South Putnam

Cascade

3

Loogootee

Loogootee

4

Winamac

Rensselaer Central

4

Southern Wells

Tri-Central

5

Boone Grove

Boone Grove

5

Indianapolis Lutheran

Eminence

6

Shenandoah

Knightstown

6

Northeast Dubois

Orleans

7

Frankton

Knightstown

7

Tri-Central

Tri-Central

8

Charlestown

Austin

8

Covenant Christian

Eminence

9

South Ripley

Southwestern (Hanover)

9

Springs Valley

Orleans

10

North Judson

Rensselaer Central

10

Washington Township

Washington Township

 

GIRLS BASKETBALL STATS ON-LINE

The compilation for girls basketball statistics for the 2004-05 season is updated on a weekly basis, as reported by schools throughout the state.  The update is on the web under Girls Basketball.

 

IHSAA BROADCAST INFORMATION

All radio and television broadcast requests for IHSAA tournament events must go through and be approved by Associated Sports Productions, Inc.  Please contact:           Mr. Mark Higdon

                                                            Associated Sports Productions, Inc.

                                                            36 South Pennsylvania Street, Suite 190

                                                            Indianapolis, Indiana   46204

 

                                                            (317) 633-1462

 

No broadcasts will be permitted without pre-broadcast approval by Associated Sports Productions, Inc.

 

The IHSAA Broadcast Regulations are available on the IHSAA website at 2004-05 IHSAA Broadcast Regulations.  The broadcast application forms are also available at 2004-05 IHSAA Broadcast Applications.

 

BOYS BASKETBALL POLLS

 

A.P. 01/25/05 POLL

4A                                                                            3A                                              

RANK

LAST

WEEK

SCHOOL

RANK

LAST

WEEK

SCHOOL

1

1

Indpls. Arlington

1

1

Bellmont

2

2

Pike

2

2

Vincennes Lincoln

3

3

Muncie Central

3

4

Washington

4

4

Lawrence North

4

3

Pendleton Heights

5

5

Bloomington South

5

6

Evansville Mater Dei

6

6

Anderson

6

5

New Castle

7

7

Mishawaka

7

8

Plymouth

8

8

Carmel

8

10

Tippecanoe Valley

9

10

Concord

9

7

Fort Wayne Dwenger

10

---

Merrillville

10

---

Andrean

                                           

2A                                                                      A                                                    

RANK

LAST

WEEK

SCHOOL

RANK

LAST

WEEK

SCHOOL

1

2

Providence

1

1

Tri-Central

2

1

Jimtown

2

2

Caston

3

3

Winchester

3

3

Lapel

4

5

Centerville

4

6

Orleans

5

4

Knightstown

5

4

Jac-Cen-Del

6

7

Heritage Christian

6

8

Kouts

7

8

Brownstown Central

7

5

Loogootee

8

6

Frankton

8

10

Fort Wayne Blackhawk

9

10

Southridge

9

---

Lafayette Central Catholic

10

---

Cloverdale

10

9

Hauser

 

IBCA 01/25/05 Poll

Rank

Last Week

SCHOOL

1

1

Indianapolis Arlington

2

3

Pike

3

2

Muncie Central

4

4

Lawrence North

5

5

Anderson

6

7

Carmel

7

6

Bloomington South

8

9

Belmont

9

11

Mishawaka

10

10

Concord

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

BOYS BASKETBALL STATS ON-LINE

The compilation for boys basketball statistics for the 2004-05 season is updated on a weekly basis, as reported by schools throughout the state.  The update is on the web under Boys Basketball.

 

RULES CHANGES IN LINE FOR 2005 FOOTBALL CAMPAIGN

The National Federation of State High School Associations has announced a number of rules changes for the 2005 high school football season.  Among the 13 changes, perhaps the most noticeable one involves the passing game.  Effective with the 2005 high school football season, a team will be limited to one forward pass during a down. Previously, a team could throw more than one forward pass during a down as long as the passes were thrown from in or behind the neutral zone.

To read more, go to NFHS 2005 Rules Changes.

 

INDIANA HIGH SCHOOL GYMNASTICS COACHES 01/20/05 POLL

 

RANK

LAST WEEK

SCHOOL

1

1

Crown Point

2

2

Valparaiso

3

4

Center Grove

4

3

Fort Wayne Dwenger

5

6

Chesterton

6

9

New Palestine

7

11

Lawrence Central

8

5

LaPorte

9

13

Michigan City

10

7-t

Fort Wayne Northrop

 

For the complete poll, log on to Indiana High School Gymnastics Coaches Poll.

 

GIRLS SWIMMING CHAMPIONSHIPS BEGIN FEBRUARY 3

The 31st Annual IHSAA Girls Swimming and Diving Tournament Series will take to the pools for sectional competition on Thursday, February 3, 2005, with the state finals scheduled for Friday and Saturday, February 11-12, at the Indiana University Natatorium at IUPUI, 901 West New York Street, Indianapolis.

 

Tournament sites for all teams are on the web at 2005 IHSAA Boys Swimming Tournament Sites and 2005 IHSAA Girls Swimming Tournament Sites.

 

IHSSCA 01/24/05 POLLS

                                                BOYS                                                                       GIRLS

RANK

SCHOOL

SECT. SITE

RANK

SCHOOL

SECT. SITE

1

  North Central (Indpls.)

 Carmel

1

  Carmel

 Carmel

2

  Penn

 Mishawaka

2

  Hamilton Southeastern

 Hamilton SE

3

  South Bend Riley

 Mishawaka

3

  North Central (Indpls.)

 Carmel

4

  Hamilton Southeastern

 Hamilton SE

4

  Munster

 Crown Point

5-t

  Northridge

 Concord

5

  F.W. Snider

 F.W. South

5-t

  Homestead

 Homestead

6

  Chesterton

 Chesterton

7

  Center Grove

 Center Grove

7

  Yorktown

 Hamilton SE

8

  F.W. Concordia

 F.W. South

8

  Lake Central

 Crown Point

9

  Chesterton

 LaPorte

9

  Homestead

 Homestead

10

  Munster

 Crown Point

10

  Jasper

 Jasper

 

For the complete polls, log on to 2004-05 IHSSCA Boys Swimming Poll or 2004-05 IHSSSCA Girls Swimming Poll.

 

HALL OF FAME TO HONOR THREE

The Indiana Basketball Hall Of Fame presents the St. Vincent Silver Medal Award annually to a person that makes a significant contribution to high school basketball in a capacity other than as a high school player or coach.  The Hall of Fame is pleased to announce that the 2005 recipient for the women's side of the program is Ruth Callon and she will be inducted into the Hall of Fame on April 30. 

 

The Indiana Basketball Hall of Fame presents the Center Circle Officials Award annually to two basketball officials in the boys program and a like number in the girls program.  These individuals will be recognized at the Hall of Fame’s Annual Banquet for their superior officiating skills and positive contributions to the sport.  This year’s award winners for the girl’s program are Patty Broderick, Indianapolis and Bruce Klonowski, Elkhart.

 

All of the above will be honored at the Indiana Basketball Hall of Fame Women’s Annual Banquet on April 30 at the Primo Banquet Hall in Indianapolis.  Ticket information may be acquired by calling the Hall at 765-529-1891.   

 

COACHES ASSOCIATIONS SITES

Football:              http://site14112.dellhost.com/ifca.htm

ICGSA:                 http://www.icgsa.org/

Swimming:          http://www.indianaswimming.org/

Wrestling:            http://www.ihswca.com/

Gymnastics:         http://www.ingymnastics.com/

B/Basketball:       http://www.ibcahoopscoaches.com/

 

MILESTONES

150 coaching victories:

G-Basketball – Angie Oliver, Evansville Bosse

100 coaching victories:

B-Basketball – Steve Combs, Vincennes Lincoln

B-Basketball – Tim LaGrange, Jasper

B-Basketball – Tom Bajzatt, Tri-County

B-Basketball – Rob Berger, Mishawaka

G-Basketball – Steve Desper, Northfield

G-Basketball – Gary Teel, Tippecanoe Valley

G-Basketball – Dan Hutton, Glenn

 

 Warsaw junior Julie Seiss recorded her 200th career steal on January 15. 

 

Alexandria senior Jodi Howell set a new record for career points in Madison County girls basketball and established a new school single-game mark when she scored 52 points against Madison-Grant on January 13.  The career point mark was previously held by Dana Wilkerson of Anderson.

 

Shenandoah senior Kara Keesling passed the 1,000-point career mark in a game against Rushville on January 13.

 

Stephanie Baker of Tri broke the single season record for three pointers on January 17 at Union (Modoc).  The previous mark of 43 was set by Sherry Martin.

 

Aaron Koger of Richmond broke the North Central Conference boys’ record in the 100-breaststroke, turning in a time of 59.16 at the University of Indianapolis pool, breaking the old mark of 1:00.22.

 

Leslie Rowan tied a Rensselaer Central school record with 36 points against Lake Station.  The previous mark was set by Samantha Odle in 1986-87.

 

New Harmony’s Chad Werry passed the 1,000 career point mark January 8 vs. Grayville, Illinois.

 

Brandon Kaiser became the 8th player in East Central history to join the 1,000-point club.

 

Derek Drews became Elkhart Central’s all-time leading scorer in a game against Mishawaka on January 21, surpassing the previous record held by Demarco Taylor.

 

IHSAA OVERTIME

Ryan Langferman, an assistant for the last five years, has been named head football coach at Milan.  He replaces Marty Layden who resigned in December, but will stay at Milan as Athletic Director.

 

Ned Wicker has resigned as boys basketball coach at Seeger.  Assistant John Collins will finish the season as head coach.

 

At North White, Paul Steele has announced his resignation as boys basketball coach and will be replaced by athletic director Mark Woodcock for the remainder of the season.

 

Leland Etzler has submitted his resignation as football coach at Woodlan.  He is retiring after 40 years with the Warriors.

 

IHSAA LOOKING AHEAD

Saturday, January 29

Wrestling Sectionals – Individuals

Sunday, January 30

Girls Basketball Pairings – 2:00 p.m., IHSAA offices

Wednesday, February 2

Wrestling Regionals – Team

Thursday, February 3

Girls Swimming Sectionals

Saturday, February 5

Girls Swimming Sectionals

Saturday, February 5

Wrestling Regionals – Individual

Tuesday, February 8

Girls Basketball Sectionals

Tuesday, February 8

Girls Swimming Regionals

Wednesday, February 9

Wrestling Semi-State – Team

Friday, February 11

Girls Basketball Sectionals

Friday, February 11

Girls Swimming State Finals

Saturday, February 12

Girls Swimming State Finals

Saturday, February 12

Girls Basketball Sectionals

Saturday, February 12

Wrestling Semi-State – Individual

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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