Phone: 317-846-6601 Fax: 317-575-4244 Website: www.ihsaa.org
Blake Ress, Commissioner
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MEDIA INFORMATION February 14, 2006
Contact:
E-Mail: jwille@ihsaa.org
FIVE RETURNING CHAMPS HEADLINE INDIVIDUAL WRESTLING STATE FINALS
Five returning state
champions from 2005, three of which will wrestle in the 119 pound class,
highlight the field of participants in the 68th Annual IHSAA
Individual Wrestling State Finals this weekend at Conseco Fieldhouse in
Indianapolis.
Two hundred twenty-four
wrestlers in all, 16 in each of the 14 weight classes, will begin first round
competition on Friday at 6 p.m. EST / 5 p.m. CST. First-round winners will
return to wrestle on Saturday with quarterfinal action beginning at 9:30 a.m.
EST / 8:30 a.m. CST and semifinal matches to follow after all weight classes
have concluded. Consolation bouts begin at 5 p.m. and championship matches
under the spotlight are scheduled for 7:30 p.m.
Evansville Central’s
Anthony Williams (30-3) is back to defend the 119 pound crown he won a year ago
but he’ll have plenty of competition in his weight class including last
year’s 103 and 112 pound winners who sit in the other half of the
bracket. Ethan Harris of Beech Grove, last year’s 112 pound champ, is one
of 19 competitors sporting an unbeaten record at these finals. He enters at
33-0 after finishing 42-0 last season. Hobart’s Eric Galka, who went
unbeaten in his freshman campaign at 103, is 20-5.
Also back to defend the same
titles are Perry Meridian’s Nick Walpole and Bloomington South’s
Paul Young, both seniors whose teams also have advanced to next week’s Team
Wrestling State Finals. Walpole, who put together a 53-0 slate in winning 140
last year, boasts a 51-0 mark this time around. He is one of three unbeatens at
his weight, the most in any class. Young, who faltered only once in 49 matches
last season on his way to the 160 crown, is 45-0.
Eight wrestlers who have
fallen short in a championship match over the last two years also return, seven
of which remain unbeaten to date. Among them is Merrillville’s Dexter
Larimore at 275. The 37-0 senior hopes to take the final step after finishing
second each of the last two years in the heavyweight class.
Mishawaka and Perry Meridian
lead all comers with seven entries each while Bellmont, Hobart and Merrillville
have six each. Merrillville and Mishawaka each had four semi-state champions,
the most of the 116 schools represented. Forty wrestlers at this
weekend’s tournament are expected to participate in next Saturday’s
team finals.
STATE FINALS NOTES
2005 State Champions in the Field (5): Ethan Harris, 11, Beech Grove, 119 pounds (State champion at 112); Eric Galka, 10, Hobart, 119 pounds (State champion at 103); Anthony Williams, 12, Evansville Central, 119 pounds (State champ at 119); Nick Walpole, 12, Perry Meridian, 140 pounds (State champion at 140); Paul Young, 12, Bloomington South, 160 pounds (State champion at 160).
2005 State Runners-Up in the Field (6): Alexander Warren, 12, Mooresville, 130 pounds (Runner-up at 125); Andrew Howe, 10, Hanover Central, 140 pounds (Runner-up at 130); Kurt Kinser, 12, Bloomington South, 152 pounds (Runner-up at 145); Bryan Deutsch, 12, Columbia City, 160 pounds (Runner-up at 152); Ian Hinton, 11, Mishawaka, 171 pounds (Runner-up at 171); Dexter Larimore, 12, Merrillville (Runner-up at 275 in 2004 and 2005).
Former State Runners-Up in the Field (2): Eric McGill, 11, Munster, 125 pounds (2004 Runner-up at 103); Matt Irwin, 12, Bellmont, 135 pounds (2004 Runner-up at 125).
Undefeated Wrestlers in the Field (19): Josh Harper, 9, Mishawaka (43-0), 103 pounds; Nick Wiesjahn, 11, Mishawaka (44-0), 112 pounds; Ethan Harris, 11, Beech Grove (33-0), 119 pounds; Josh Smith, 12, Yorktown (40-0), 125 pounds; Alexander Warren, 12, Mooresville (33-0), 130 pounds; Matt Irwin, 12, Bellmont (41-0), 135 pounds; Nick Walpole, 12, Perry Meridian (51-0), 140 pounds; Andrew Howe, 10, Hanover Central (47-0), 140 pounds; Justin Combs, 11, Muncie Southside (36-0), 140 pounds; Cooper Samuels, 10, Floyd Central (42-0), 145 pounds; Kurt Kinser, 12, Bloomington South (43-0), 152 pounds; Jessy Walley, 12, New Palestine (35-0), 160 pounds; Paul Young, 12, Bloomington South (45-0), 160 pounds; Ian Hinton, 11, Mishawaka (38-0), 171 pounds; Taylor Vieck, 12, Vincennes Lincoln (34-0), 189 pounds; Travis Dale, 11, McCutcheon (42-0), 189 pounds; Matthew Bogard, 12, Glenn (45-0), 215 pounds; Aaron Lindenschmidt, 12, Evansville Harrison (45-0), 275 pounds; Dexter Larimore, 12, Merrillville (37-0), 275 pounds.
68th ANNUAL IHSAA INDIVIDUAL WRESTLING STATE FINALS
Dates & Times: Friday, Feb. 17 (Friday’s first round begins at 6 p.m. EST).
Saturday, Feb. 18 (Quarterfinals at 9:30 a.m. EST with semifinals to follow; Consolations at 5 p.m. EST; Finals at 7:30 p.m. EST).
Admission: $8.00 per session or $18.00 both days.
Site: Conseco Fieldhouse, 125 S. Pennsylvania St., Indianapolis.
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Webcast:
Audio streaming to be provided by the IHSAA’s official internet provider,
HoosierAuthority.com.
Public Entrance: The public may enter from Pennsylvania Street or Delaware Street into a common lobby on the north side of Conseco Fieldhouse. Ticket office windows are located there.
Media
Credentials: Please note that a
new credential policy is in effect for this event. The generic 2005-06
IHSAA State Finals Media Credential will NOT allow admission to this
event as in previous years -- a specific credential is now required. No
exceptions. Legitimate working news media should make their credential requests
on company letterhead and fax to IHSAA Sports Information Director
Media Hosts: IHSAA Sports Information Director
Media Entrance: The entrance is in the southeast corner of Conseco Fieldhouse adjacent to Delaware Street. The door is marked Media and Employee Entrance and is located at the opposite end of the building from the public entrance. Please allow a few extra minutes to pass through security. Media credentials left at will-call are to be claimed at this entrance.
Media Work Room: As in previous years, the media workroom at Conseco Fieldhouse will be open both days and be available to working media members throughout Friday evening and all day on Saturday. The work area contains complimentary phones that will accept credit card and 800 calls. Soft drinks and snacks will be available.
Mat Access: As has been the practice in recent years, Conseco Fieldhouse will have the hockey boards set up around the perimeter of the wrestling mat area. During the championship round only on Saturday night will credentialed photographers be allowed inside the hockey boards to shoot action mat-side. Other than that, only participants, coaches and fieldhouse workers will have access to the mat area.
Programs: Copies of the official program containing brackets for each weight class and some tournament history will be available in the Media Work Room free of charge.
Results: Will be updated continuously throughout both days of the tournament on the IHSAA website at www.ihsaa.org. Copies of the updated brackets will also be available in the media work room throughout the two days.
INDY’S FRANKIE MEDVESCEK TO BE HONORED AS WRESTLING’S TOP OFFICIAL
A licensed official for 32 years, Indianapolis resident Frankie Medvescek is this year’s recipient of the Interscholastic Athletic Official Association Award for excellence in the sport of wrestling.
Medvescek will be honored in a special ceremony during this weekend’s state finals in Conseco Fieldhouse. Including this season, Medvescek has 28 sectionals, 24 regionals, 20 semi-states, and 10 state finals to his credit. He is one of 12 officials working the 2006 Individual Finals.
In the team tournament, Medvescek has worked two state finals.
Each year, the Indiana High School Athletic Association, in cooperation with the National Federation of Interscholastic Officials Association, recognizes and honors an outstanding official in each of 11 sports during the school year.
Medvescek was nominated for this award by his peers from the Indiana Officials Association (IOA), one of 26 associations located throughout Indiana comprised of men and women who give up much of their personal time to assist in providing wholesome, worthwhile and healthy activities for the student-athletes of our state. This honor comes as a result of Medvescek’s selection by a committee representing those 26 associations. Statewide, there are almost 7,500 officials licensed by the IHSAA in 11 sports.
A 17-year member of the Indiana Officials Association, Medvescek has served as an IHSAA clinician and a rules interpreter for two years.
Medvescek is a graduate of Indianapolis Cathedral High School and also attended Indiana-Purdue-Indianapolis for two years.
Medvescek is a security supervisor for Aimco Corporation and he is a certified personal trainer recognized by the National Federation of Professional Trainers (NFPT).
Medvescek is a five-time USA Weightlifting Federation powerlifting national champion.
He has three sons: Brad, Chris, and Joey.
NEW CHAMPION TO BE CROWNED IN TEAM WRESTLING ON FEB. 25
The 11th Annual IHSAA Team Wrestling State Tournament is down to the final eight teams as the state finals are scheduled for Center Grove High School in Greenwood on Saturday, Feb. 25.
With two-time defending
state champion Lawrence North out of the mix, a new state championship team is
assured. All but one team,
The event, which features
three rounds of dual competition begins with quarterfinal action at 10 a.m. EST
/ 9 a.m. CST. Semifinals and championship rounds will follow shortly
thereafter.
More information on the state finals will be included in next week’s release.
11th ANNUAL IHSAA TEAM WRESTLING STATE FINALS
Date: Saturday, Feb. 25.
Time: Quarterfinals begin at 10 a.m. EST with semifinal round and championship round to follow.
Admission: $8.00.
Advancement: This is a single elimination tournament in which the winning team shall advance to the next round.
Site:
Quarterfinals
Match 1: Merrillville (23-1) vs. Bellmont (22-1).
Match 2: Bloomington South (24-7) vs. Columbia City (20-2).
Match 3: Perry Meridian (29-0) vs. Evansville Mater Dei (21-0).
Match 4: Indianapolis Cathedral (22-7) vs. Mishawaka (28-0).
Semifinals
Match 5: Winner of Match 1 vs. Winner of Match 2.
Match 6: Winner of Match 3 vs. Winner of Match 4.
Championship
Match 7: Winner of Match 5 vs. Winner of Match 6.
BOYS SWIMMING & DIVING
BOYS SWIMMING SECTIONALS BEGIN THURSDAY
A total of 228 schools
will be involved as the 69th Annual IHSAA Boys Swimming & Diving Tournament
Series gets underway Thursday afternoon, Feb. 16 with sectional preliminary
heats at 20 sites around the state. Diving prelims and semifinals start
Saturday morning, Feb. 18 at each site with consolations and finals in each
event scheduled for later in the day. All first place swimming event winners in
each sectional will advance to the state meet along with any participant who
equals or betters the state time standard in that event’s consolation or
championship heat. The next fastest times in each event also will qualify in
order to bring the field to 32 entrants.
The top four
divers at each sectional will advance to one of four diving regionals slated
for Tuesday, Feb. 21 with the top eight advancing to the state meet.
Heat sheets for
the state finals and results from each sectional site will be posted to the
IHSAA website on Sunday, Feb. 19 as they become available. Diving regional
results will be posted on Wednesday, Feb. 22.
North Central (
Sectionals
Dates: Thursday, Feb. 16 (swimming prelims); Saturday, Feb. 18 (All rounds of diving and swimming consolations and finals).
Admission: $4.00 per session; $7.00 all sessions.
Swimming Advancement: 1. First place sectional winners in each event qualifies for the state meet plus; 2. Any contestant who equals or betters the state time standard in their respective event in the consolation finals or championship finals of the sectional qualifies for the state plus; 3. The next fastest number of contestants in the state that would bring the total number of state meet entrants to thirty-two (32) in each event. In the event that a tie exists for the 32nd position, the state qualifier shall be determined by the fastest preliminary time of both swimmers. If preliminary times are identical, both swimmers shall advance.
Diving Advancement: First through fourth place winners will qualify for the diving regional.
1. Avon (9): Avon, Brownsburg, Cascade, Danville, Lebanon, Plainfield, Tri-West Hendricks, Western Boone, Zionsville.
2. Ben Davis (12): Beech Grove, Ben Davis, Decatur Central, Franklin Central, Indiana School for the Deaf, Indianapolis Cardinal Ritter, Indianapolis Scecina, Indianapolis Arsenal Technical, International, Roncalli, Speedway, Warren Central.
3. Carmel (11): Brebeuf Jesuit, Carmel, Heritage Christian, Indianapolis Broad Ripple, Indianapolis Bishop Chatard, Indianapolis Cathedral, North Central (Indpls.), Lawrence Central, Lawrence North, Park Tudor, Pike.
4. Columbus North (15): Batesville, Columbus East, Columbus North, East Central, Greensburg, Jennings County, Lawrenceburg, Madison, Milan, Oldenburg Academy, Salem, Scottsburg, Seymour, South Dearborn, Southwestern (Hanover).
5. Concord (9): Angola, Concord, DeKalb, East Noble, Elkhart Central, Elkhart Memorial, Goshen, Northridge, NorthWood.
6. Crawfordsville (12): Attica, Clinton Central, Crawfordsville, Fountain Central, Frankfort, Greencastle, North Montgomery, North Putnam, Seeger, South Putnam, South Vermillion, Southmont.
7. Crown Point (15): Crown Point, East Chicago Central, Griffith, Hammond, Hammond Clark, Hammond Morton, Hanover Central, Highland, Kankakee Valley, Lake Central, Lowell, Munster, North Newton, Rensselaer Central, South Newton.
8. Fort Wayne South Side (11): Carroll (Fort Wayne), Fort Wayne Bishop Dwenger, Fort Wayne Bishop Luers, Fort Wayne Canterbury, Fort Wayne Concordia Lutheran, Fort Wayne Elmhurst, Fort Wayne Northrop, Fort Wayne North Side, Fort Wayne Snider, Fort Wayne South Side, Fort Wayne Wayne.
9. Hamilton Southeastern (10): Anderson, Anderson Highland, Delta, Elwood, Hamilton Southeastern, Liberty Christian, Muncie Central, Muncie Southside, Pendleton Heights, Yorktown.
10. Homestead (11): Adams Central, Bellmont, Bluffton, Blackford, Homestead, Huntington North, Jay County, Marion, Norwell, Oak Hill, South Adams.
11. Indian Creek (8): Center Grove, Franklin Community, Greenwood, Indian Creek, Perry Meridian, Shelbyville, Southport, Whiteland.
12. Jasper (17): Charlestown, Corydon Central, Floyd Central, Heritage Hills, Jasper, Jeffersonville, New Albany, North Harrison, Northeast Dubois, Pike Central, Providence, Silver Creek, South Knox, South Spencer, Southridge, Tell City, Vincennes Lincoln.
13. LaPorte (13): Andrean, Calumet, Chesterton, Gary Roosevelt, Gary West Side, Gary Wirt, Hobart, LaPorte, Merrillville, Michigan City, Portage, Valparaiso, Wheeler.
14. Mooresville (10): 6 p.m. start Bedford North Lawrence, Bloomington North,
Bloomington South,
15. Mount Vernon (12): Boonville, Castle, Evansville Bosse, Evansville Central, Evansville Harrison, Evansville Mater Dei, Evansville Memorial, Evansville North, Evansville Reitz, Gibson Southern, Mount Vernon, Tecumseh.
16. New Palestine (10): Centerville, Connersville, Eastern Hancock, Greenfield-Central, Hagerstown, Mount Vernon (Fortville), New Castle, New Palestine, Richmond, Rushville.
17. Noblesville (9): Eastern (Greentown), Hamilton Heights, Kokomo, Maconaquah, Noblesville, Northwestern, Tipton, Western, Westfield.
18. South Bend Riley (10): Bremen, Mishawaka, Mishawaka Marian, New Prairie, Penn, South Bend Adams, South Bend Clay, South Bend Riley, South Bend St. Joseph’s, South Bend Washington.
19. Wawasee (12): Columbia City, Culver Academies, Fairfield, Knox, Manchester, Northfield, Oregon-Davis, Plymouth, Rochester, Tippecanoe Valley, Warsaw, Wawasee.
20. West Lafayette (11): Benton Central, Carroll (Flora), Cass, Delphi, Harrison (West Lafayette), Lafayette Central Catholic, Lafayette Jefferson, Logansport, McCutcheon, Pioneer, Twin Lakes, West Lafayette.
Regionals (Diving only)
Dates: Tuesday, Feb. 21.
Admission: $4.00.
Diving Advancement: First through eighth place winners will qualify for the state finals.
1. Bloomington North (5): Columbus North, Indian Creek, Jasper, Mooresville, Mount Vernon.
2. Zionsville (5): Avon, Ben Davis, Crawfordsville, New Palestine, West Lafayette.
3. Hamilton Southeastern (5): Carmel, Fort Wayne South Side, Hamilton Southeastern, Homestead, Noblesville.
4. Mishawaka (5): Concord, Crown Point, LaPorte, South Bend Riley, Wawasee.
State Finals
Prelims: Friday, Feb. 24; Starting time is 6 p.m. EST.
Finals: Saturday, Feb. 25; Diving prelims and semis begin at 9 a.m. EST; Consolations and finals for all events begin at 1 p.m. EST.
Admission: $8.00 per session or $12.00 both days.
Site:
Indiana University Natatorium,
IUPUI, 901 W. New York St., Indianapolis.
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SECTIONAL NOTES
Defending Sectional Champions: Brownsburg, Center Grove, Crawfordsville, East
Central, Fort Wayne Bisop Dwenger, Franklin Central, Hamilton Southeastern,
Homestead, Jeffersonville, Mount Vernon, Mount Vernon (Fortville), Munster,
Noblesville, North Central (Indianapolis), Northridge, Penn, Terre Haute North,
Warsaw, West Lafayette.
Active Sectional Championship Streaks (Three or more
years): 20: Center Grove, Munster; 13:
Hamilton Southeastern; 11:
Homestead; 10: Crawfordsville; 5: Mount Vernon; 4: West Lafayette; 3:
Northridge, Terre Haute North.
Top 10 All-Time Sectional Championship Leaders: 35:
GIRLS BASKETBALL
SIXTY-FOUR TEAMS ADVANCE TO GIRLS BASKETBALL REGIONALS
Three of the four defending state
championship teams survived sectional play last week and three schools that
claimed their first girls basketball sectional title are among the field of 64
teams headed for the regional level of the 31st Annual IHSAA Girls
Basketball State Tournament.
Regional games will be
played Saturday, Feb. 18 at 16 sites in the four classes with two semifinal
games early in the day followed by a championship game that evening. The
survivors will move on to the semi-state round for a single game on Saturday,
Feb. 25 with the winners earning a spot in the March 4 state finals at Conseco
Fieldhouse in
Defending state champs
Class 2A’s
Please note that the location of each
semi-state game will be announced on Sunday, Feb. 19, following the regional
games.
Regionals
Date: Saturday, Feb. 18.
Admission: $6.00 per session or $9.00 both sessions.
Home Team: The second-named team in each game is the designated home team.
Class 4A
1
Game 1 –
Game 2 –
Championship – Winner of Game 1 vs. Winner of
Game 2. 7:30 pm CST
2
Game 1 –
Game 2 – DeKalb (22-1) vs.
Championship – Winner of Game 1 vs. Winner of
Game 2. 8 pm
3
Game 1 – Franklin Central (18-7) vs.
Game 2 – Pike (20-5) vs.
Championship – Winner of Game 1 vs. Winner of
Game 2. 8 pm
4
Game 1 –
Game 2 –
Championship – Winner of Game 1 vs. Winner of
Game 2. 8 pm
Class 3A
5
Game
Game 2 – Andrean (15-7) vs.
Championship – Winner of Game 1 vs. Winner of
Game 2. 8 pm
6
Game 1 –
Game 2 –
Championship – Winner of Game 1 vs. Winner of Game
2. 8 pm
7
Game 1 –
Game 2 – Rushville (21-3) vs. Indianapolis
Bishop Chatard (19-3). 12 pm
Championship – Winner of Game 1 vs. Winner of
Game 2. 8 pm
8
Game 1 – Gibson Southern (21-4) vs.
Game 2 – Corydon Central (22-1) vs.
Championship – Winner
of Game 1 vs. Winner of Game 2. 8 pm
Class 2A
9
Game 1 –
Game 2 – Westview (21-3) vs.
Championship – Winner of Game 1 vs. Winner of
Game 2. 7 pm CST
10
Game 1 –
Game 2 –
Championship – Winner of Game 1 vs. Winner of
Game 2. 8 pm
11
Game 1 – Shenandoah (16-7) vs. Heritage
Christian (21-3). 10 am
Game 2 –
Championship – Winner of Game 1 vs. Winner of
Game 2. 8 pm
12
Game 1 –
Game 2 –
Championship – Winner of Game 1 vs. Winner of
Game 2. 8 pm
Class A
13
Game 1 –