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 INFORMATION                                                                      January 24, 2006

Contact: Jason Wille, Sports Information Director                                                                    

E-Mail: jwille@ihsaa.org

 

 

WINTER TOURNAMENT SEASON STARTS UP SATURDAY WITH WRESTLING SECTIONALS

A total of 307 schools will be represented as sectional competition gets underway Saturday at 32 sites around the state in the 68th Annual IHSAA Wrestling State Tournament Series. This is the first event of the winter sports tournament season.

 

The top four contestants in each of the 14 weight classes at the sectionals will advance to one of 16 individual regionals on Saturday, Feb. 4.

 

There are five returning state champions expected to compete on Saturday including two that have moved up a class. Eric Galka, a Hobart sophomore in the 112 class won the 103 title last year will be competing at Calumet. Also, Beech Grove junior Ethan Harris at 119 won the 112 state crown in 2005 will be at Shelbyville. Three others will be defending the state championships they won in the same weight class: Evansville Central senior Anthony Williams at 119 will be at Evansville Central; Perry Meridian senior Nick Walpole at 140 at Decatur Central and; Bloomington South senior Paul Young at 160 will be at Northview.

 

While competing as individuals, participants will also be accumulating points for their school on Saturday as the top two schools at the end of the day will advance all of their wrestlers in each weight class into the separate team tournament. That tournament, in its 11th year, is designed to determine the best team in dual competition and begins with regionals on Wednesday, Feb. 1 at 16 locations. Pairings for that tournament were announced last Thursday.

 

As a friendly reminder, the IHSAA does not issue media credentials to sectional, regional or semi-state competitions. In those cases, please contact the host school’s athletic department.

 

Sectionals

Date: Saturday, Jan. 28.

Admission: $5.00.

Advancement: The top four place winners in each weight class advance to the regional tournament.

Media Credentials: Contact host school athletic department to make arrangements.

 

1.   East Chicago Central (10): East Chicago Central, Hammond, Hammond Bishop Noll, Hammond Clark, Hammond Gavit, Hammond Morton, Highland, Lake Central, Munster, Whiting.

2.   Calumet (10): Calumet, Gary Roosevelt, Gary Wallace, Gary West Side, Gary Wirt, Griffith, Hobart, Lake Station Edison, Merrillville, River Forest.

3.   Crown Point (8): Andrean, Boone Grove, Crown Point, Hanover Central, Kankakee Valley, Lowell, North Newton, Valparaiso.

4.   LaPorte (8): Chesterton, Glenn, Knox, LaPorte, Michigan City, New Prairie, North Judson, Portage.

5.   Mishawaka (9): LaVille, Mishawaka, Mishawaka Marian, Penn, South Bend Adams, South Bend Clay, South Bend Riley, South Bend St. Joseph’s, South Bend Washington.

6.   Plymouth (9): Bremen, Culver Academies, Culver Community, Plymouth, Rochester, Tippecanoe Valley, Triton, Warsaw, Wawasee.

7.   Twin Lakes (10): Cass, Caston, Logansport, North White, Pioneer, Rensselaer Central, South Newton, Twin Lakes, West Central, Winamac.

8.   Lafayette Jefferson (8): Benton Central, Carroll (Flora), Delphi, Harrison (West Lafayette), Lafayette Jefferson, McCutcheon, Seeger, West Lafayette.      

9.   Elkhart Memorial (8): Concord, Elkhart Central, Elkhart Memorial, Fairfield, Goshen, Jimtown, Northridge, NorthWood.

10.  Westview (10): Angola, Central Noble, DeKalb, East Noble, Fremont, Howe Military, Lakeland, Prairie Heights, West Noble, Westview.

11.  Carroll (Fort Wayne) (11): Carroll (Fort Wayne), Churubusco, Columbia City, Eastside, Garrett, Fort Wayne Bishop Dwenger, Fort Wayne Concordia Lutheran, Fort Wayne North Side, Fort Wayne Northrop, Leo, Whitko.

12.  New Haven (10): Fort Wayne Bishop Luers, Fort Wayne Elmhurst, Fort Wayne Snider, Fort Wayne South Side, Fort Wayne Wayne, Harding, Heritage, Homestead, New Haven, Woodlan.

13.  Peru (9): Huntington North, Maconaquah, Manchester, North Miami, Northfield, Peru, Southwood, Wabash, White’s.

14.  Oak Hill (10): Eastbrook, Eastern (Greentown), Kokomo, Madison-Grant, Marion, Mississinewa, Northwestern, Oak Hill, Taylor, Western.

15.  Jay County (9): Adams Central, Bellmont, Blackford, Bluffton, Jay County, Norwell, South Adams, Southern Wells, Union City.

16.  Delta (10): Daleville, Delta, Monroe Central, Muncie Central, Muncie Southside, Randolph Southern, Wapahani, Wes-Del, Winchester, Yorktown.

17.  Crawfordsville (9): Covington, Crawfordsville, Fountain Central, North Montgomery, North Vermillion, Rockville, South Vermillion, Southmont, Turkey Run.

18.  Zionsville (11): Carmel, Clinton Central, Clinton Prairie, Frankfort, Hamilton Southeastern, Lebanon, Rossville, Sheridan, Western Boone, Westfield, Zionsville.

19.  Hamilton Heights (11): Alexandria, Anderson, Anderson Highland, Elwood, Frankton, Hamilton Heights, Lapel, Noblesville, Pendleton Heights, Tipton, Tri-Central.

20.  Lawrence Central (12): Indiana School for the Blind, Indianapolis Arlington, Indianapolis Arsenal Technical, Indianapolis Bishop Chatard, Indianapolis Broad Ripple, Indianapolis Cathedral, Indianapolis Howe Academy, Indianapolis Manual, Indianapolis Scecina, Lawrence Central, Lawrence North, North Central (Indianapolis).

21.  Decatur Central (11): Ben Davis, Brebeuf Jesuit, Decatur Central, Indiana School for the Deaf, Indianapolis Cardinal Ritter, Indianapolis Northwest, Indianapolis Washington, Perry Meridian, Pike, Southport, Speedway.

22.  Shelbyville (11): Beech Grove, Eastern Hancock, Franklin Central, Greenfield-Central, Indianapolis Lutheran, Mount Vernon (Fortville), New Palestine, Roncalli, Shelbyville, Triton Central, Warren Central.

23.  Tri (11): Blue River Valley, Cambridge City Lincoln, Centerville, Hagerstown, Knightstown, New Castle, Northeastern, Richmond, Rushville, Shenandoah, Tri.

24.  Franklin County (9): Batesville, Connersville, East Central, Franklin County, Greensburg, Lawrenceburg, Milan, South Dearborn, Union County.

25.  Avon (10): Avon, Brownsburg, Cascade, Cloverdale, Danville, Greencastle, North Putnam, Plainfield, South Putnam, Tri-West Hendricks.

26.  Mooresville (8): Center Grove, Franklin, Greenwood, Indian Creek, Martinsville, Monrovia, Mooresville, Whiteland.

27.  Northview (9): Bloomington North, Bloomington South, Edgewood, Northview, Owen Valley, Sullivan, Terre Haute North, Terre Haute South, West Vigo.

28.  Jennings County (9): Bedford North Lawrence, Brown County, Columbus East, Columbus North, Jennings County, Madison, Seymour, Scottsburg, Southwestern (Hanover).

29.  Jeffersonville (9): Charlestown, Corydon, Eastern (Pekin), Floyd Central, Jeffersonville, New Albany, New Washington, Providence, Salem.

30.  Southridge (9): Forest Park, Jasper, Mitchell, North Knox, Paoli, Pike Central, Southridge, Vincennes Lincoln, Washington.

31.  Castle (9): Boonville, Castle, Gibson Southern, Heritage Hills, Oakland City Wood Memorial, Princeton, South Spencer, Tecumseh, Tell City.

32.  Evansville Central (9): Evansville Bosse, Evansville Central, Evansville Harrison, Evansville Mater Dei, Evansville Memorial, Evansville North, Evansville Reitz, Mount Vernon, North Posey.

 

Regionals

Date: Saturday, Feb. 4.

Admission: $6.00.

Advancement: The top three place winners in each weight class advance to the semi-state tournament.

Media Credentials: Contact host school athletic department to make arrangements.

 

1.   Calumet: Calumet, East Chicago Central.

2.   LaPorte: Crown Point, LaPorte.

3.   Rochester: Mishawaka, Plymouth.

4.   Logansport: Lafayette Jefferson, Twin Lakes.

5.   Goshen: Elkhart Memorial, Westview.

6.   Carroll (Fort Wayne): Carroll (Fort Wayne), New Haven.

7.   Peru: Oak Hill, Peru.

8.   Jay County: Delta, Jay County.

9.   North Montgomery: Crawfordsville, Zionsville.

10.  Pendleton Heights: Hamilton Heights, Lawrence Central.

11.  Perry Meridian: Decatur Central, Shelbyville.

12.  Hagerstown: Franklin County, Tri.

13.  Mooresville: Avon, Mooresville.

14.  Bloomington South: Jennings County, Northview.

15.  Jeffersonville: Jeffersonville, Southridge.

16.  Castle: Castle, Evansville Central.

 

Defending Sectional Champions: Avon, Bellmont, Bloomington South, Carmel, Castle, Centerville, Columbia City, Columbus North, Crown Point, East Central, Elkhart Memorial, Elwood, Evansville Mater Dei, Floyd Central, Fort Wayne Snider, Franklin, Highland, Kokomo, Lawrence North, Maconaquah, McCutcheon, Merrillville, Mishawaka, Perry Meridian, Pioneer, Portage, Prairie Heights, Southmont, Southridge, Warren Central, Warsaw, Winchester.

 

Active Sectional Championship Streaks: 29 years – Evansville Mater Dei; 15 – Bellmont, Portage; 11 – Camel; 10 – Franklin; 9 – Floyd Central; 8 – Lawrence North; 6 – Avon, Bloomington South, Fort Wayne Snider, Mishawaka, Perry Meridian; 5 – Columbia City; 4 – Prairie Heights; 3 – Castle, Crown Point.

 

Top 10 All-Time Sectional Championships: 35 – Evansville Mater Dei; 31 – Bellmont, New Castle; 29 – Bloomington South, Hobart, Lafayette Jefferson; 28 – Richmond; 27 – Logansport; 26 – Fort Wayne Snider; 25 – Ben Davis, Indianapolis Cathedral, Warren Central.

 

 

INDIANA CONNECTIONS TO SUPER BOWL XL

Two individuals who played high school football in Indiana – Pittsburgh’s Trai Essex and Seattle’s Craig Terrill – will be involved in Super Bowl XL in Detroit on Sunday, Feb. 5, while several others have connections to our state at the collegiate or professional level:

 

Pittsburgh Steelers

  • Trai Essex – backup left offensive tackle in his first year (6-4, 324); drafted in the third round of the 2005 NFL Draft out of Northwestern (2001-05); all-state tight end at Harding High School (1997-01) in Fort Wayne; as a senior, made two free throws with 7.3 seconds remaining to lift Harding to a 73-70 victory over Batesville for the 2001 Class 2A state title in boys basketball; lettered four years each in football and basketball.

Also:

  • Bruce Arians – Wide Receivers Coach; coached quarterbacks for Indianapolis Colts (1998-2000).
  • Jerome Bettis – 13th year halfback; played at Notre Dame (1990-92).
  • Raymond Jackson – First year Assistant Coach for Strength, Special Teams and Player Development; is an Indiana native.
  • Chukky Okobi – backup center in his fifth year; played at Purdue (1997-00).
  • Antwaan Randle El – starting split end in his fourth year; played at Indiana (1998-01).
  • Kevin Spencer – Special Teams Coach; coached Indianapolis Colts special teams (1998-01).

 

Seattle Seahawks

  • Craig Terrill – backup defensive left tackle in his second year (6-2, 294); drafted in the sixth round of the 2004 NFL Draft out of Purdue (2000-03); all-state defensive lineman at Lebanon High School (1995-99) where he lettered all four years; also lettered four times in track and field finishing fifth in the shot put at the 1999 state track finals.

Also:

  • Lake Dawson – Assistant Director of Pro Personnel, played at Notre Dame (1990-93).
  • Niko Koutouvides – backup middle linebacker in his second year; played at Purdue (2000-03).
  • John Marshall – Linebackers Coach; coached defensive line for Indianapolis Colts (1986-88).

 

 

METHODIST SPORTS MEDICINE SET TO HONOR TWO INDIANA PREP ATHLETES

The Methodist Sports Medicine Research and Education Foundation will be presenting the Inaugural Thomas A. Brady Sports Achievement Award Dinner on Tuesday, Jan. 24, at 6:00 p.m. in the Indiana Roof Ballroom of Indianapolis.

 

Two student athletes from our state, seniors Kristen Mahoney of Madison Consolidated, and Logan Selby of Pike Central will receive the Thomas A. Brady Comeback Award for their efforts in overcoming adversity or injury, and returning to excel beyond expectations in their respective sports.  Kristen is ranked sixth in a class of 235 students and has participated in volleyball, basketball and softball.  Logan received Pike Central’s 2005 Coaches Award for Sportsmanship in football this past season, and he also participates on the swim team.

 

During this event, Joe Theismann and Gene Keady will also be receiving the Thomas A. Brady Lifetime Achievement Award in recognition of their outstanding contributions in the field of athletics, and consistent demonstration of the ideals of sportsmanship.

 

Information written by IHSAA Sports Administration intern Amber Feldman.

 

 

GIRLS BASKETBALL

 

GIRLS BASKETBALL STATE TOURNAMENT PAIRINGS TO BE ANNOUNCED SUNDAY

The pairings for the 31st Annual IHSAA Girls Basketball State Tournament Series will be announced on Sunday evening on the IHSAA Championship Radio Network.

 

The 90-minute show, originating from the IHSAA Office in Indianapolis and produced by flagship station WIBC, will be broadcast statewide to network affiliates beginning at 6 p.m. EST / 5 p.m. CST. A list of affiliates are included below. Any changes to the list will be announced on the IHSAA website later this week. At the conclusion of the show, the pairings will be posted to the IHSAA website at www.ihsaa.org.

 

Bob Lovell of Indiana Sports Talk and Pat McKee of the Indianapolis Star will serve as hosts unveiling the pairings in all 64 sectionals, discussing potential match-ups for the regionals, semi-states and state championship games, while also speaking with various coaches from around the state.

 

The girls tournament begins with sectionals the week of Monday, Feb. 6; regionals on Saturday, Feb. 18; semi-states on Saturday, Feb. 25 and; the state finals on Saturday, March 4.

 

The boys tournament pairings show is set for 1 p.m. EST / Noon CST on Sunday, Feb. 19.

 

Radio Stations Carrying the Girls Basketball Tournament Pairings Show

City

Station

Frequency

Attica

WFWR

91.5 FM

Bedford

WBIW

1340 AM

Berne

WZBD

92.7 FM

Boonville

WBNL

1540 AM

Brazil

WSDX

1130 AM

Corydon

WOCC

1550 AM

Crawfordsville

WIMC

103.9 FM

Elkhart

WFRN

1270 AM

Elkhart

WTRC

1340 AM

Ferdinand

WQKZ

98.5 FM

Greencastle

WREB

94.3 FM

Hammond

WJOB

1230 AM

Hardinsburg

WKLO

96.9 FM

Indianapolis

WIBC

1070 AM

Jasper

WITZ

104.7 FM

Jeffersonville

WAVG

1450 AM

Loogootee

WRZR

94.5 FM

Louisville

WKJK

1080 AM

Madison

WORX

96.7 FM

Merrillville

WWCA

1270 AM

Michigan City

WEFM

95.9 FM

Michigan City

WIMS

1420 AM

Mitchell

WQRJ

102.5 FM

Mount Vernon