Phone: 317-846-6601 Fax: 317-575-4244 Website: www.ihsaa.org
Blake Ress, Commissioner
_____________________________________________________________________________
MEDIA INFORMATION November 1, 2005
Contact:
E-Mail: jwille@ihsaa.org
VOLLEYBALL STATE FINALS THIS SATURDAY
Nine of last year’s 16
state finalist teams return including three defending champions and one team that
will make its first appearance to this level of the tournament as the 34th
Annual IHSAA Volleyball State Finals run this Saturday in
Each class will conduct a
pair of semifinal matches at a different site with the two winning teams playing
for their respective state championship at Hinkle Fieldhouse later in the day.
A complete schedule is listed below.
Of note, the Class 4A
championship match will mark the debut of the new IHSAA Television Network and
will be broadcast live statewide beginning at 8:10 p.m. EST / 7:10 p.m. CST on
all Comcast, Bright House Networks and Insight cable systems. A listing of
markets and channels is included elsewhere in this release.
Among the returning teams
from 2004 are Muncie Central (4A), Muncie Burris (2A) and Michigan City
Marquette (A), all defending state champions in their respective classes. Also
returning are Indianapolis Cathedral in 4A; Boonville and South Bend St.
Joseph’s in 3A, Brownstown Central in 2A and; Clinton Central and Cowan in
A.
The Meet the
Teams section on the IHSAA website contains rosters, statistics and season
results for each of the 16 finalists.
34th
Date: Saturday, November 5.
Times: Semifinals begin at 9
a.m.; Class A championship match begins at 2:30 p.m.; Class 2A championship
match begins no earlier than 4:15 p.m.; Class 3A championship match begins no
earlier than 6 p.m.; Class 4A championship match begins no earlier than 8:10
p.m.
Television: The Class 4A championship
match will be broadcast live beginning at 8:10 p.m. EST / 7:10 p.m. CST on all
Comcast, Bright House Networks and Insight cable systems in the state. Chris
Denari, Sports Director at WXIN, Fox 59 in
Home Team: The second-named team in
each pairing will be the designated home team.
Admission: $8.00 per session; $12.00
both sessions.
Semifinal Matches
Class
4A
North Central (
Match 1 –
Match 2 –
Hinkle Fieldhouse
Championship – Winner
of Match 1 vs. Winner of Match 2.
Class
3A
Match
Match 2 – Brebeuf Jesuit (35-1) vs.
Bellmont (29-9).
Hinkle Fieldhouse
Championship – Winner
of Match 1 vs. Winner of Match 2.
Class 2A
Ben Davis
Match 1 –
Match 2 –
Hinkle Fieldhouse
Championship – Winner
of Match 1 vs. Winner of Match 2.
Class A
Hinkle Fieldhouse
Match 1 –
Match 2 – Northeast Dubois (30-6) vs.
Loogootee (28-7).
Hinkle Fieldhouse
Championship – Winner
of Match 1 vs. Winner of Match 2.
State Finals Media Credentials – The 2005-06 IHSAA State
Finals Media Credential is good for admission. For those outlets without
credentials and planning to cover the volleyball state finals, please fax a
request on company letterhead containing names of the working individuals to
Sports Information Director
Media Services – A member of the IHSAA staff will
be available at each of the semifinal sites on Saturday to assist in your
coverage as well as at Hinkle Fieldhouse for the championship round later in
the day. Official programs will be
available at each site while computer-generated box scores will be issued for
the championship matches only. Interviews may be conducted with coaches and
players following their matches though we request your cooperation in holding
your interviews for the championship matches until after the award ceremonies
have concluded. Electrical power and phone lines will be available at each site
for filing stories and photographs.
IHSAA Television Network
Stations
|
System |
City |
Channel |
|
Insight |
|
3 |
|
Insight |
|
96 |
|
Insight |
|
96 |
|
Comcast |
Columbus/Seymour |
19 |
|
Comcast |
Crawfordsville |
18 |
|
Insight |
|
2 |
|
Insight-Sigecom |
|
7 or 9 |
|
Comcast |
|
95 |
|
Insight |
|
78 |
|
Insight |
|
96 |
|
Comcast Chicago |
|
3 |
|
Insight |
|
72 |
|
Insight |
|
2 |
|
Bright House Networks |
|
63 |
|
Comcast |
|
76 |
|
Insight |
Jasper |
2 |
|
Insight |
|
16 |
|
Insight |
|
16 |
|
Comcast Chicago |
LaPorte |
3 |
|
Insight |
|
78 |
|
Comcast |
Logansport/Peru/Wabash |
23 |
|
Bright House Networks |
|
9 |
|
Insight |
|
96 |
|
Comcast Chicago |
|
3 |
|
Comcast |
|
2 |
|
Comcast |
|
98 |
|
Insight |
|
25 or 2 |
|
Insight |
|
3 |
|
Comcast |
|
20 |
|
Insight |
Noblesville |
18 |
|
Comcast Chicago |
|
4 |
|
Insight |
|
2 |
|
Insight-TV Cable |
|
72 |
|
Insight |
|
69 |
|
Comcast |
South Bend/Elkhart |
74 |
|
Comcast |
|
74 |
|
Comcast Chicago |
|
4 |
|
Comcast |
|
74 |
|
Insight-TV Cable |
Winamac |
69 |
In an annual presentation during
Saturday’s state finals at Hinkle Fieldhouse, Cheryl Johnson will be
honored as the 2005 recipient of the Interscholastic Officials Association
Award for Volleyball.
A
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.
Johnson was nominated for this award by her
peers in the Fall Creek Officials Association (FCOA), one of 26 associations
located throughout the state. She was selected for the honor by a committee of
representatives from those associations.
Statewide, there are more than 8,000 licensed
IHSAA officials in 11 sports.
A 32-year member of the FCOA, she has served on
its Board of Directors and as its treasurer for the past eight years. She also
has conducted the IHSAA Examination Program for the last 12 years.
Cheryl has served 35 of the past 38 years in
education for the Indianapolis Public Schools, earning the IPS Recognition
Award for "Going Above and Beyond the Call of Duty" and the American
Heart Association’s Youth Achievement Award.
She graduated from
Defending State Champions Still Alive – 4A:
Returning
State Finalists – 4A: Indianapolis Cathedral, Muncie Central; 3A:
Boonville, South Bend St. Joseph’s; 2A: Brownstown Central,
Clinton Central, Muncie Burris; A: Cowan, Michigan City Marquette.
Most State
Finals Appearances
*No longer an IHSAA member
school
|
No. |
School |
Years |
|
19 |
|
1979, 1982,
1983, 1985, 1986, 1989, 1990, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1997 (2A), 1998 (2A), 1999
(2A), 2000 (2A), 2001 (2A), 2002 (2A), 2003 (2A), 2004 (2A), 2005 (2A) |
|
16 |
|
1980, 1981, 1983,
1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1996, 1998 (4A), 1999
(4A), 2005 (4A) |
|
9 |
|
1996, 1997
(3A), 1999 (3A), 2000 (3A), 2001 (4A), 2002 (4A), 2003 (4A), 2004 (4A), 2005
(4A) |
|
9 |
|
1995, 1997
(4A), 1998 (4A), 1999 (4A), 2000 (4A), 2002 (4A), 2003 (4A), 2004 (4A), 2005
(4A) |
|
7 |
Brownstown Central |
1983, 1998
(2A), 1999 (2A), 2002 (2A), 2003 (2A), 2004 (2A), 2005 (2A) |
|
7 |
|
1999 (A), 2000
(A), 2001 (A), 2002 (A), 2003 (A), 2004 (A), 2005 (A) |
|
6 |
|
1990, 1991,
1994, 1995, 1996, 2005 (4A) |
|
5 |
Boonville |
1980, 1984,
1989, 2004 (3A), 2005 (3A) |
|
5 |
* |
1973, 1974,
1975, 1977, 1978 |
|
5 |
Ben Davis |
1972, 1974, 1978,
1979, 1980 |
|
5 |
Castle |
1974, 1975,
1976, 1977, 1981 |
|
5 |
|
1981, 1984,
1985, 1997 (A), 1998 (A) |
|
5 |
Cowan |
1999 (A), 2000
(A), 2001 (A), 2004 (A), 2005 (A) |
|
5 |
McCutcheon |
1976, 1982,
1987, 1988, 1989 |
|
5 |
|
1975, 1986,
1999 (3A), 2001 (3A), 2002 (3A) |
|
4 |
|
1972, 1973,
1974, 1977 |
|
4 |
Delta |
1997 (3A),
1998 (3A), 2001 (3A), 2002 (3A) |
|
4 |
|
1973, 1987,
1991, 2000 (4A) |
|
4 |
|
1976, 1981,
1987, 1988 |
|
4 |
|
1976, 1978,
1979, 1982 |
|
3 |
|
1972, 2003
(2A), 2005 (2A) |
|
3 |
Bellmont |
1978, 1984,
2005 (3A) |
|
3 |
|
1978, 1979,
1992 |
|
3 |
|
1978, 1979,
1985 |
|
3 |
|
1976, 2003
(3A), 2004 (3A) |
|
3 |
|
1996, 1997
(4A), 1999 (4A) |
|
3 |
|
1972, 1974,
1976 |
|
3 |
Indianapolis
Bishop Chatard |
1976, 1977,
2004 (3A) |
|
3 |
Jasper |
1982, 1991,
1993 |