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                                                                      May 12, 2006

Contact: Jason Wille, Sports Information Director                                                                    

E–Mail: jwille@ihsaa.org

 

 

GIRLS, BOYS TRACK & FIELD SECTIONALS NEXT WEEK

Sectional action in the 33rd Annual Girls Track and Field State Tournament Series begins at 32 sites around the state on Tuesday, May 16, while boys sectionals in the 103rd Annual State Tournament Series get underway two days later also at 32 locales. Girls Sectionals | Boys Sectionals

 

Official results from each site will be posted the day after the event to the IHSAA website on each sport’s respective page.

 

The top four places in all individual events and relays plus any individual or relay team meeting the 3 Participant Standard (PDF) in the sectional finals of their event will advance to the regional level, while the top three will advance from regionals to the state meet. The eight girls regionals are Tuesday, May 23, and their state meet is set for Friday, June 2. The eight boys regionals will be contested Thursday, May 25, with qualifiers entered into the state meet which will be run Saturday, June 3.

 

Girls Sectionals

Date: Tuesday, May 16, 2006.

Time: Determined by host school.

Admission: $4.00.

Advancement from Sectionals to Regionals: 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. An individual or relay team shall not advance to the regional from the sectional finals unless the time is recorded by fully automatic timing (FAT).

 

Defending Sectional Champions

Ben Davis, Benton Central, Bloomington North, Brownstown Central, Center Grove, Chesterton, Connersville, Culver Academies, East Central, East Noble (Co-champ with West Noble), Evansville Harrison, Forest Park, Fort Wayne Northrop, Hamilton Southeastern, Harding, Huntington North, Jeffersonville, Lake Central, Lawrence Central, Merrillville, Muncie Central, New Albany, Pendleton Heights, Penn, Plainfield, Princeton, Taylor, Terre Haute North, Valparaiso, Warren Central, Wawasee, West Lafayette, West Noble (Co-champ with East Noble).

 

Top 20 All-Time Sectional Championships

22: Jeffersonville, Terre Haute North; 21: Lafayette Jefferson; 19: Valparaiso; 18: North Central (Indianapolis), Penn, Richmond; 16: Huntington North; 15: Bloomington North, Fort Wayne Northrop; 14: Benton Central, Lake Central; 13: Columbus East, Forest Park, Kokomo; 11: Muncie Central, Pendleton Heights, Plymouth; 10: Carmel, Elkhart Central, Indianapolis Arsenal Technical, Jasper.

 

Active Sectional Championship Streaks (Three or more years)

14: Lake Central, Valparaiso, 13: Forest Park; 9: New Albany; 8: Fort Wayne Northrop, Plainfield; 6: Chesterton, East Central, Warren Central; 4: Bloomington North; 3: Benton Central, Jeffersonville.

 

 

Boys Sectionals

Date: Thursday, May 18, 2006.

Time: Determined by host school.

Admission: $4.00.

Advancement from Sectionals to Regionals: 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. An individual or relay team shall not advance to the regional from the sectional finals unless the time is recorded by fully automatic timing (FAT).

 

Defending Sectional Champions

Ben Davis, Bloomington South, Columbus North, East Central, East Noble, Elkhart Memorial, Evansville Central, Floyd Central, Forest Park, Fort Wayne Northrop, Fort Wayne Wayne, Greencastle, Jeffersonville, Lafayette Jefferson, Lake Central, Lawrence Central, Marion, Merrillville, Muncie Central, Noblesville, Pendleton Heights, Penn, Portage, Princeton, Richmond, Rochester, Seymour, Terre Haute South, Tri-County, Valparaiso, Warren Central, Western.

 

Top 20 All-Time Sectional Championships

62: Richmond; 54: Kokomo; 50: Muncie Central; 49: Elkhart; 47: Lafayette Jefferson; 46: Bloomington / Bloomington South; 41: New Albany; 35: Anderson, Gary Roosevelt, Terre Haute Wiley; 34: Indianapolis Arsenal Technical, Jeffersonville; 29: Fort Wayne North Side; 28: Hammond; 25: North Central (Indianapolis); 22: Indianapolis Washington; Valparaiso; 21: Mishawaka, Warsaw; 20: Evansville Bosse.

 

Active Sectional Championship Streaks (Three or more years)

33: Jeffersonville; 15: Valparaiso; 12: Lake Central; 10: Penn; 9: Ben Davis; 7: East Central, East Noble, Fort Wayne Northrop; 6: Marion; 4: Elkhart Memorial.

 

 

GIRLS TENNIS

 

GIRLS TENNIS STATE TOURNAMENT BEGINS NEXT WEEK

Also beginning next week is the 32nd Annual Girls Team Tennis State Tournament Series. Schedules from each of the 64 sites will be posted by mid-week on the girls tennis page of the IHSAA website following the coaches meetings on Monday evening. Sectional winners will advance to one of 16 regionals scheduled for May 23-24. Match scores will be updated daily as they become available.

 

Following the team sectionals, any No. 1 singles player or doubles team undefeated in post-season action will advance to the Individual Singles and Doubles State Tournament May 23-27. Those matches will be played concurrently at the team regional sites.

 

State Tournament Information: Team | Individual

 

Team Sectionals

Dates: Thursday, May 18 – Saturday, May 20, 2006.

Times: Determined by host school.

Admission: Free.

 

Defending Sectional Champions

Anderson, Batesville, Bellmont, Bloomington North, Brownsburg, Carmel, Carroll (Fort Wayne), Castle, Center Grove, Chesterton, Columbus East, Covenant Christian, Crown Point, Culver Academies, DeKalb, Delta, Elkhart Central, Evansville Central, Evansville Memorial, Fairfield, Floyd Central, Fort Wayne Canterbury, Fort Wayne Concordia Lutheran, Fountain Central, Franklin Central, Franklin County, Greensburg, Hammond Clark, Highland, Jasper, Kokomo, Lawrence North, Loogootee, Marion, Merrillville, Michigan City, Muncie Central, Munster, New Albany, New Castle, New Palestine, North Central (Indianapolis), Northview, Oakland City Wood, Park Tudor, Penn, Plymouth, Providence, Richmond, River Forest, Rockville, Seymour, Shelbyville, Silver Creek, South Bend St. Joseph’s, Southport, Terre Haute North, Twin Lakes, Vincennes Lincoln, Wabash, Warsaw, West Lafayette, Westview, Zionsville.

 

Top 20 All-Time Sectional Championships

30: Munster; 24: Marion; 22: Carmel, Vincennes Lincoln; 21: Elkhart Central, Homestead, North Central (Indianapolis), Plymouth; 20: Center Grove, Columbus North; 18: Richmond; 17: Crawfordsville, Floyd Central, Jasper; 16: DeKalb, New Castle, South Bend St. Joseph’s; 15: Crown Point, Delta, LaPorte, New Albany, Terre Haute South, Valparaiso, Warsaw.

 

Active Sectional Championship Streaks (Three or more years)

29: Munster; 19: Vincennes Lincoln; 16: Jasper; 14: Carmel, Delta; 10: Batesville, Center Grove; 9: Castle; 8: New Albany, Park Tudor; 7: North Central (Indianapolis); 6: Evansville Central, Kokomo; 5: Crown Point, Fairfield, Floyd Central, Fountain Central, Michigan City, Plymouth, Warsaw, Westview, Zionsville; 4: Lawrence North, Marion, Richmond, Terre Haute North; 3: Bloomington North, Carroll (Fort Wayne), Evansville Memorial, Greensburg, Hammond Clark, Silver Creek, Twin Lakes.

 

 

SOFTBALL

 

SOFTBALL STATE TOURNAMENT SCHEDULES ANNOUNCED

With the pairings of the 22nd Annual IHSAA Softball State Tournament Series drawn earlier this week, schedules for each sectional and regional game have been set by the host schools. Because of possible weather postponements, revised schedules will be posted to the IHSAA website as they become available from the hosts. Scores also will be updated daily as reports are received. Tournament schedules

 

Tournament Pairings Release (5/10)

 

 

STATE STATISTICAL LEADERS (as of Tuesday, May 9, 2006)

The following lists of statistical leaders are compiled from information contained at Stats & Go, the IHSAA’s exclusive athletic statistics reporting and publishing service. The IHSAA encourages each of its member schools to participate by registering for free at www.statsandgo.com and updating team and individual statistics by 4 p.m. each Monday of the season.

 

Batting Average (minimum 34 at-bats and 2.0 AB per game)

 

Name

School (Class)

Grade

G

AB

Hits

Avg.

1.

Holly Weaver

Lakewood Park Christian (A)

10

19

65

41

.631

2.

Alexia Clay

Culver Academies (3A)

12

18

45

27

.600

3.

Jamie Goss

Indianapolis Scecina (2A)

10

18

49

28

.571

4.

Katie Hackney

Huntington North (4A)

10

16

55

31

.564

5.

Kristen Buckles

Delta (3A)

12

14

40

22

.550

6.

Mel Dumezich

Whiting (A)

9

18

57

31

.544

7.

Tara Buchanan

LaPorte (4A)

10

20

61

33

.541

8.

Alesha Chilton

Southwestern (Hanover) (2A)

12

15

45

24

.533

9.

Leslie Fakes

Noblesville (4A)

12

10

49

26

.531

10.

Jessica Breeden

Martinsville (4A)

12

19

75

39

.520

11.

Myra Gulley

Union County (2A)

12

19

62

32

.516

12.

Ashton Napier

Charlestown (2A)

10

15

45

23

.511

T13.

Kaitlyn Dubois

Kokomo (4A)

11

17

51

26

.510

T13.

Emily Wethington

Indianapolis Scecina (2A)

11

18

49

25

.510

15.

Chelsea Held

Pendleton Heights (3A)

11

21

71

36

.507

16.

Caitlin Wiedemer

Charlestown (2A)

11

15

48

24

.500

17.

Olivia Ghiselli

West Lafayette (3A)

12

23

90

44

.489

18.

Sarah Cearing

Frontier (A)

11

12

41

20

.488

T19.

Cassie Boese

Northridge (3A)

10

22

72

35

.486

T19.

Hannah Zimmerman

Indianapolis Scecina (2A)

9

18

35

17

.486

 

RBI per game (minimum 20 RBI)

 

Name

School (Class)

Grade

G

RBI

Per Game

1.

Chelsea Held

Pendleton Heights (3A)

11

21

33

1.57

T2.

Alexia Clay

Culver Academies (3A)

12

18

27

1.50

T2.

Sam Simpson

Edgewood (3A)

12

18

27

1.50

T4.

Amber Clark

Huntington North (4A)

10

16

23

1.44

T4.

Natalie Graham

Wes-Del (A)

12

16

23

1.44

T4.

Katie Hackney

Huntington North (4A)

10

16

23

1.44

T7.

Judy Ellis

Sout