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 December 20, 2005

Contact: Jason Wille, Sports Information Director

Please note the IHSAA Office will be closed for the holiday break Friday, Dec. 23 through Monday, Jan. 2. The office will re-open for business at 8 am EST on Tuesday, Jan. 3. Happy Holidays!

NINETY-SIX SCHOOLS TO RECEIVE SPORTSMANSHIP AWARD

The Indiana High School Athletic Association (IHSAA) and the Indiana Criminal Justice Institute (ICJI) have announced that 96 high schools throughout the state qualified to receive the second annual IHSAA/ICJI Sportsmanship Award for the 2004-05 school year. The winning schools were selected from a total of 398 high schools that participated in the sportsmanship program last year. Winning schools were determined by their compliance with IHSAA and ICJI program requirements.

The total of 96 recipients this year is a 37% increase from the 70 schools who qualified for the inaugural IHSAA/ICJI Sportsmanship Award in 2003-04.

Thirty schools have earned sportsmanship awards in both years of the program. The two-time winners are Cannelton, Castle, Clay City, Crawford County, Crothersville, Daleville, Evansville Day, Fort Wayne Bishop Dwenger, Fort Wayne Blackhawk Christian, Franklin County, Hauser, Henryville, Howe Military, Kouts, Lanesville, Linton-Stockton, Loogootee, Madison-Grant, Morton Memorial, North Daviess, North Harrison, North Judson-San Pierre, North Posey, North Vermillion, Orleans, Rising Sun, South Knox, Southern Wells, West Lafayette and Winchester.

“Our goals at the IHSAA have never focused on developing ‘All-Americans,’ but rather good Americans,” said Blake Ress, Commissioner of the IHSAA. “This sportsmanship program promotes that concept by recognizing schools whose coaches and student-athletes have exhibited a positive attitude, been good citizens and promoted fair play. In essence, this is what good healthy competition is all about.”

Each qualifying school will receive a commemorative 2004-05 IHSAA Sportsmanship Award banner to hang in its gymnasium. The four-color, 4 x 7 foot banner will be personalized and presented during a special banner ceremony. The banner serves as a visual reminder for every student-athlete, coach and fan about the importance of good sportsmanship.

In order to be eligible for the award, schools are required to have a written sportsmanship plan in place and a method for sharing that plan with faculty, coaches, parents, fans and student-athletes. Schools cannot have any players or coaches ejected from a game and cannot be on probation or suspension by the IHSAA due to a rules violation.

In a recent survey, Indiana high school principals listed sportsmanship as the number one concern in high school athletics. To address the important issue the IHSAA and ICJI partnered to develop a sportsmanship program. The IHSAA and ICJI introduced the program to Indiana high schools during the 2003-04 school year. All IHSAA-member high schools are eligible and encouraged to participate in the sportsmanship program.

“Sportsmanship is a key component of high school athletics,” added Ress. “Partnering with ICJI enables sportsmanship education and awareness efforts in Indiana to soar and helps us provide a recognition program unlike any other in the country.”

The IHSAA will consult with all high school principals and officials at the end of this school year to confirm compliance with program requirements and determine the 2005-06 winning schools. For more information on the program and the IHSAA’s involvement, visit www.ihsaa.org.

For additional information regarding this initiative or any ICJI program, call 317-232-1233 or visit www.in.gov/cji.

2004-05 IHSAA/ICJI School Sportsmanship Award Winners

(Repeat winners in bold)

1. Attica

2. Batesville

3. Bellmont

4. Bremen

5. Calumet

6. Cannelton

7. Carroll (Flora)

8. Cascade

9. Cass

10. Castle

11. Christian Academy of Indiana

12. Churubusco

13. Clay City

14. Clinton Central

15. Cowan

16. Crawford County

17. Crothersville

18. Daleville

19. Eastern (Pekin)

20. Evansville Day

21. Fort Wayne Bishop Dwenger

22. Fort Wayne Blackhawk Christian

23. Frankfort

24. Franklin County

25. Gary Wallace

26. Gary Wirt

27. Greenwood

28. Hagerstown

29. Hamilton Heights

30. Hanover Central

31. Hauser

32. Henryville

33. Heritage

34. Holy Cross

35. Howe Military

36. Huntington North

37. Indian Creek

38. International School of Indiana

39. Jac-Cen-Del

40. Jasper

41. Kankakee Valley

42. Keystone

43. Knightstown

44. Kokomo

45. Kouts

46. Lafayette Central Catholic

47. Lanesville

48. Lapel

49. Linton-Stockton

50. Loogootee

51. Maconaquah

52. Madison-Grant

53. Marion Lakeview Christian

54. McCutcheon

55. Michigan City Marquette

56. Mishawaka Marian

57. Monrovia

58. Morton Memorial

59. New Prairie

60. North Daviess

61. North Harrison

62. North Judson-San Pierre

63. North Miami

64. North Posey

65. North Vermillion

66. Northeast Dubois

67. Northeastern

68. Northfield

69. Northridge

70. Norwell

71. Orleans

72. Paoli

73. Pioneer

74. Rising Sun

75. River Forest

76. Rockville

77. Salem

78. South Knox

79. South Newton

80. South Putnam

81. Southern Wells

82. Southwestern (Shelbyville)

83. Tri

84. Triton

85. Turkey Run

86. Union City

87. Vincennes Rivet

88. Washington Township

89. West Central

90. West Lafayette

91. West Noble

92. Western Boone

93. Westfield

94. Westville

95. White’s

96. Winchester

MARY RAY RETIRING AS IHSAA BOOKKEEPER

After 16 years as the IHSAA’s bookkeeper, Mary Ray announced her retirement to the office staff last week. Ray’s last day will be Thursday, Dec. 22 to coincide with the holiday break.

Ray was hired as a part-time worker in the fall of 1989 and joined on a full-time basis in January of 1990. In her role among other responsibilities, Ray collected, maintained and issued financial reports for each level of all 20 IHSAA state tournaments. She has worked under three different commissioners.

“It’s really been fun,” Ray said of her time at the IHSAA. “I’ve been lucky to do something I love and I’ll miss the people here.”

With some extra time on her hands, Ray plans to volunteer her time working with children and hopes to spend more time at her Florida vacation home.

Ray is a 1960 graduate of Arsenal Technical High School. She and her husband, Willie, have four children and 10 grandchildren and reside in Indianapolis.

GIRLS BASKETBALL

STATE STATISTICAL LEADERS (as of Tuesday, December 20, 2005)

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.

Points Per Game

	Name	School (Class)	Grade	G	FG	3FG	FTM	Points	High	PPG
1.	Megan King	Fort Wayne Canterbury (A)	11	10	102	15	83	302	43	30.2
2.	Ashley Barlow	Pike (4A)	12	10	96	19	63	274	42	27.5
3.	Samantha Stahl	Owen Valley (3A)	11	10	101	4	68	274	36	27.4
4.	Kyleigh Jones	Elwood (3A)	12	10	85	18	74	262	34	26.2
5.	Mallory Gorski	South Central (Union Mills) (A)	12	9	111	31	47	225	38	25.0
6.	Becca Bruszewski	Wheeler (2A)	11	9	84	7	37	212	33	23.6
7.	Alyssa Pittman	Elkhart Memorial (4A)	12	8	65	29	28	187	32	23.4
8.	Melissa Lechlitner	South Bend St. Joseph’s (3A)	12	7	60	8	32	160	28	22.9
9.	Angie Bush	Morgan Township (A)	12	10	87	11	39	224	37	22.4
10.	Shelby Ross	Columbus East (4A)	11	7	66	13	11	156	27	22.3
T11.	Fahkara Malone	Evansville Memorial (3A)	12	6	51	9	19	130	26	21.7
T11.	Stephanie Wagner	Jimtown (2A)	11	9	72	3	48	195	29	21.7
13.	Mollie Taulbee	Knox (3A)	11	10	87	3	38	215	34	21.5
T14.	Sarah Bassler	Southport (4A)	11	8	57	14	41	169	38	21.1
T14.	Stacey Secrest	Union (Dugger) (A)	12	8	55	7	52	169	32	21.1
16.	Haley Frame	Randolph Southern (A)	12	9	70	8	41	189	32	21.0
T17.	Deja Mattox	Maconaquah (3A)	10	10	69	15	70	209	31	20.9
T17.	Corie West	New Castle (3A)	11	8	50	25	42	167	29	20.9
T19.	Skylar Diggins	South Bend