Phone: 317-846-6601
Fax: 317-575-4244 Website:
www.ihsaa.org
Blake Ress, Commissioner
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MEDIA INFORMATION
January 23, 2007
Contact: Jason Wille, Sports Information Director
E-mail: jwille@ihsaa.org
SATURDAY
WRESTLING SECTIONALS SIGNAL START OF WINTER TOURNAMENTS
A total of
309 schools will be represented as sectional competition gets underway Saturday
at 32 sites around the state in the 69th 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. 3.
Four
returning state champions, two from
· Josh Harper,
· Eric McGill,
· Andrew Howe,
Hanover Central, junior, competing in the 152 class at
· Ian Hinton,
While
competing as individuals, participants also will 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 12th year, is designed to determine the
best team in dual competition and begins with regionals
on Wednesday, Jan. 31, 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. 27.
Admission: $5.
Advancement: The top four place winners in each weight class
advance to the regional tournament.
Defending Sectional Team Champions
Bellmont,
Bloomington South, Carmel, Castle, Columbia City, Columbus North, Crown Point,
East Central, Elkhart Memorial, Evansville Mater Dei, Floyd Central, Franklin, Hamilton
Heights, Indianapolis Cathedral, Jasper, Kokomo, Lake Central, Logansport, Maconaquah, McCutcheon, Merrillville, Mishawaka, New
Castle, New Haven, North Montgomery, Perry Meridian, Plainfield, Portage,
Prairie Heights, Warren Central, Warsaw, Yorktown.
Active Sectional Championship
Streaks (3 or more years)
30 –
16 – Bellmont,
12 –
11 –
10 – Floyd
Central.
7 –
6 –
5 –
4 – Castle,
Most Consecutive Sectional
Championships
30 by
Top 5 All-Time Sectional
Championships
36 –
32 – Bellmont,
30 – Bloomington/Bloomington South
29 – Hobart, Lafayette
The
pairings for the 32nd Annual IHSAA Girls Basketball State Tournament Series
will be announced on Monday, Jan. 29, on the IHSAA Championship Radio Network.
The
90-minute show will be broadcast to network affiliates statewide beginning at
7:06 pm ET / 6:06 pm CT. It will originate from Wendy’s Restaurant (3640 S.
Keystone) in
The girls tournament begins with sectionals the week of Monday,
Feb. 5; regionals on Saturday, Feb. 17; semi-states
on Saturday, Feb. 24 and; the state finals on Saturday, March 3.
The boys tournament pairings show is set for 1:06 pm ET / 12:06
pm CT on Sunday, Feb. 18.
Radio Stations Carrying
the Girls Basketball Tournament Pairings Show
|
City |
Station |
Freq. |
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WHTI |
96.7 FM |
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WHBU |
1240 AM |
|
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WFWR |
91.5 FM |
|
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WBIW |
1340 AM |
|
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WQRJ |
102.5 FM |
|
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WZBD |
92.7 FM |
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Boonville |
WBNL |
1540 AM |
|
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WSDX |
1130 AM |
|
Corydon |
WOCC |
1550 AM |
|
Crawfordsville |
WIMC |
103.9 FM |
|
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WFRN |
1270 AM |
|
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WTRC |
1340 AM |
|
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WGBF |
1280 AM |
|
Ferdinand
|
WQKZ |
98.5 FM |
|
Greencastle |
WREB |
94.3 FM |
|
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WJOB |
1230 AM |
|
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WIBC |
1070 AM |
|
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WXLW |
950 AM |
|
Jasper |
WITZ |
104.7 FM |
|
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WAVG |
1450 AM |
|
Kendallville |
WAWK |
1140 AM |
|
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WLHM |
102.3 FM |
|
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WSAL |
1230 AM |
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Loogootee |
WRZR |
94.5 FM |
|
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WKJK |
1080 AM |
|
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WORX |
96.7 FM |
|
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WXGO |
1270 AM |
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Marengo |
WBRO |
89.9 FM |
|
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WWCA |
1270 AM |
|
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WEFM |
95.9 FM |
|
Mitchell |
WQRJ |
102.5 FM |
|
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WRCY |
1590 AM |
|
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WYFX |
106.7 FM |
|
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WERK |
104.9 FM |
|
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WXFN |
1340 AM |
|
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WMDH |
1550 AM |
|
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WTCA |
1050 AM |
|
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WPGW |
1440 AM |
|
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WHON |
930 AM |
|
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WKBV |
1490 AM |
|
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WROI |
92.1 FM |
|
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WAXI |
104.9 FM |
|
Rushville |
WKWH |
94.3 FM |
|
Santa
Claus |
WAXL |
103.3 FM |
|
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WZZB |
1390 AM |
|
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WXKU |
92.7 FM |
|
Shelbyville |
WKWH |
1520 AM |
|
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WSBT |
960 AM |
|
Sullivan |
WNDI |
1550 AM |
|
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WAWC |
103.5 FM |
|
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WBOW |
1300 AM |
|
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WAOV |
1450 AM |
|
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WFML |
96.7 FM |
|
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WKUZ |
95.9 FM |
|
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WRSW |
107.3 FM |
|
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WAMW |
107.9 FM |
GIRLS
CROSS COUNTRY RACES TO INCREASE TO 5,000 METERS
At its Jan. 18 meeting, the IHSAA
Executive Committee approved increasing the distance of girls cross country
races to 5,000 meters effective next fall.
Since 1984, girls cross country
races have been run at a 4,000 meter distance while boys
races had been contested at 5,000 meters since 1980. Approximately 75 percent
of the other states require girls to run 5,000 meters, including all states
contiguous with
Three
individuals who played high school football in Indiana – the Bears’ Rex
Grossman and Brad Maynard along with the Colts’ John Standeford–
will be involved in Super Bowl XLI in
·
Rex Grossman – Starting quarterback in his fifth
year; drafted in the first round out of the University of Florida (1999-02),
where he was runner-up for the Heisman trophy his
senior year in 2001. Grossman led
·
Brad Maynard – Punter in his 11th NFL
season; drafted in the third round by the New York Giants. He is now in his
sixth season with
Also:
·
Rob
·
Mark Levoir – Rookie offensive lineman; played
at Notre Dame (2002-05). Levoir is on the Bears practice squad.
·
Anthony Oakley –Backup offensive lineman in his 2nd
year; played three years at
·
Adewale Ogunleye – Starting defensive end and one of the NFL’s elite
pass rushers; 7th year; starred at
·
Kyle Orton – Third-string quarterback
in his 2nd season; played at Purdue (2001-04). Orton was a fourth-round
selection of the bears in 2005.
· Steven Wilks – Defensive backs coach; was an assistant to Tyrone Willingham at Notre Dame in 2004.
·
John Standeford - Backup wide receiver; joined the
Colts as a member of the practice squad in 2004 before making the active roster
in 2006. He attended
Also:
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