Indiana High School Athletic Association, Inc.

9150 North Meridian Street, PO 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                                                                                      September 26, 2006

Contact: Jason Wille, Sports Information Director                                                                    

E–Mail: jwille@ihsaa.org

 

 

GIRLS GOLF STATE FINALS BEGIN FRIDAY IN FRANKLIN

A total of 127 golfers will converge on The Legends of Indiana Golf Course in Franklin as the 34th Annual IHSAA Girls Golf State Finals begin Friday, Sept. 29. Second round play concludes the next day.

 

Twenty-one teams advanced five golfers each and 22 golfers have advanced without their teams to the event. Participants will tee off the Middle 9 course and the Road 9 course beginning at 8:30 am EDT / 7:30 am CDT on Friday. Teams and individuals that make the cut will return for a second day on Saturday with the first group again starting at 8:30 am EDT. The first round tee times and pairings are available here.

 

Fourteen teams return from last year’s state finals, including five of the top six finishers. Two-time defending state champ Penn did not qualify this year. Evansville Memorial qualified its team for the seventh consecutive year, the state’s longest active streak, while Northview advanced for the fifth straight year. South Bend St. Joseph’s is the only first-time qualifier in this year’s field.

 

Of the 21 teams competing this weekend, only Martinsville (1991, 1992, 1993, 1995-2000), Noblesville (1986, 1987) and Hamilton Southeastern (2003) have ever carried home the state championship trophy.

 

Eleven players who finished in the top 25 last year are back for another round, including 2003 state champion Emily Johnson of Warsaw and 2005 state runner-up Ellen Mueller of Evansville Memorial. Johnson won the title as a freshman with a two-round card of 72-76-148, finished eighth as a sophomore and tied for ninth last year. Mueller has been knocking on the door having finished in the top five each of her previous three trips to the state meet. She finished fifth as a freshman and third as a sophomore.

 

Also in the meet is sophomore Anne Ormson of South Bend St. Joseph’s, who finished sixth overall a year ago when she helped Penn to the team title.

 

Fans are invited to view the progress of the state finals by visiting GolfStat.com. The IHSAA will post the hole-by-hole scores for every player throughout the two days and, for those in attendance at the meet, a scrolling leaderboard will be projected in the pavilion adjacent to the clubhouse.

 

State Finals

The Legends of Indiana Golf Course, 2555 N. Hurricane Road, Franklin, IN 46131.

About The Course | Driving Directions | Course Statistics | Course Photographs

Dates: Friday, September 29 (Round One); Saturday, September 30 (Round Two), 2006.

Time: 8:30 am EDT / 7:30 am CDT both days.

Admission: $5.00 per person per day.

Advancement from Round One to Round Two: Top nine teams; Any team within 12 strokes of the lead after Round One; Top nine individuals, excluding those individuals who advance with a team plus; Any individual within four strokes of the lead after Round One; Teams tied for ninth place and medalists tied for ninth.

 

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MEDIA INFORMATION

 

Media Hosts – Sports Information Director Jason Wille, Communications Director Joe Gentry along with assistants Mike Wilson and Brian Rejer will on hand to assist in your coverage.

 

Media CredentialsThe 2006-07 IHSAA State Finals Media Credential will allow for admission. Those outlets needing credentials should fax a request immediately to Sports Information Director Jason Wille at 317-575-4244. Approved requests will be available for pickup at the team check-in table located between the clubhouse and the cart barn. Please have identification available to claim credentials. A limited number of riding carts will be available to members of the media on a first-come, first-served basis. Your credential is necessary for cart rental. Please check in at the clubhouse for details. Carts will not be issued to the general public.

 

Services – As in previous years, working space and pool phones will be available for filing from the cart barn. Copies of the official program including scorecards also will be available. Tee-times and pairings for Saturday’s second round will be posted to the IHSAA website as soon as possible on Friday evening. The IHSAA, with the help of Golfstat.com, will post the scorecard of each individual participating in the state finals as the event progresses both days. Also, a scrolling leaderboard will be projected for public viewing in the course pavilion.

 

NOTES

 

Teams Qualified (21)

Avon, Brebeuf Jesuit, Brownsburg, DeKalb, East Noble, Evansville Memorial, Greensburg, Hamilton Southeastern, Jasper, Kokomo, Leo, Marion, Martinsville, Noblesville, Northview, Northwestern, Plymouth, Roncalli, South Bend St. Joseph’s, Twin Lakes, Valparaiso.

 

Teams Returning from 2005 State Finals (14 with last year’s finish listed)

2. Noblesville; 3. Martinsville; 4. Valparaiso; 5. DeKalb; 6. Brownsburg; 8. Hamilton Southeastern; 9. Greensburg; Missed last year’s cut: Avon, Evansville Memorial, Jasper, Kokomo, Marion, Northview, Twin Lakes.

 

Most Consecutive State Finals Appearances

12 by Martinsville, 1990-2001.

 

Active Streaks of Consecutive State Finals Appearances (3 or more years)

7 – Evansville Memorial.

5 – Northview.

4 – Martinsville, Twin Lakes.

3 – Greensburg.

 

First-Time Team State Finals Appearances

South Bend St. Joseph’s.

 

First-Time Regional Winners

Brownsburg, East Noble.

 

How the State Finalists Have Fared in 2006 Tournament

 

Sectionals

Regionals

Avon

345

325

Brebeuf Jesuit

312

317

Brownsburg

320

324

DeKalb

329

332

East Noble

334

325

Evansville Memorial

326

347

Greensburg

313

350

Hamilton Southeastern

302

316

Jasper

352

363

Kokomo

332

335

Leo

359

341

Marion

346

354

Martinsville

302

323

Noblesville

310

325

Northview

342

357

Northwestern

347

357

Plymouth

333

359

Roncalli

344

353

South Bend St. Joseph’s

352

359

Twin Lakes

354

346

Valparaiso

347

339

 

Former State Champions in the Field

Emily Johnson, Warsaw – 12 (2003).

 

Former State Runners-Up in the Field

Ellen Mueller, Evansville Memorial – 12 (2005).

 

Top 25 Individuals Returning from 2005 (11 with last year’s finish listed)

T2. Ellen Mueller, 12, Evansville Memorial.

6. Anne Ormson, 10, South Bend St. Joseph’s.

T7. Abby Cotter, 11, Noblesville.

T9. Emily Johnson, 12, Warsaw.

14. Jordan Woods, 11, Brownsburg.

T17. Lindsay Jacobs, 12, Valparaiso.

22. Ashley Stout, 12, Brownsburg.

24. Chelsea Silvers, 11, Martinsville.

T25. Brittany Kelly, 12, Hamilton Southeastern.

T25. Allie Lipps, 12, Martinsville.

T25. Lauren Vogt, 10, DeKalb.

 

Individuals Qualified without a Team (22)

Regina Alonso Aviles, Culver Academy - 9

Clare Cornelius, Indianapolis Cathedral - 11

Emily Dixon, Zionsville - 10

Taylor Gohn, Columbus North - 9

Kristen Harrington, Harrison (West Lafayette) - 12

Emily Johnson, Warsaw - 12

Jessica Layman, Cass - 11

Kristin Kalita, Chesterton - 12

Ashley Kees, Carroll (Fort Wayne) - 9

Courtney Meyer, Rensselaer Central - 12

Terra Miller, Crown Point - 12

Kristi O’Brien, Fort Wayne Bishop Luers - 11

Darin Pinnick, Washington - 11

Katie Powell, Maconaquah - 11

Rachael Pruett, Linton Stockton - 12

Milena Savich, Carmel - 11

Kelly Short, Yorktown - 11

Alyssa Simpson, North Putnam - 12

Annie Walters, Bloomington North - 12

Abby Wheeling, Franklin Central - 12

Katie Windlan, Anderson Highland - 11

Maggie Wood, Boonville - 12

 

Low Individual Regional Scores

68 – Melina Savich, Carmel.

69 – Aimee Neff, Brebeuf Jesuit; Kristi O’Brien, Fort Wayne Bishop Luers.

72 – Emily Johnson, Warsaw; Ellen Mueller, Evansville Memorial; Lina Pasquali, East Noble; Maggie Wood, Boonville; Jordan Woods, Brownsburg.

75 – Ashley Kees, Carroll (Fort Wayne); Jessica Layman, Cass; Anne Ormson, South Bend St. Joseph’s.

 

Low Individual Sectional Scores

68 – Autumn Duke, Hamilton Southeastern.

69 – Kristen Harrington, Harrison (West Lafayette); Aimee Neff, Brebeuf Jesuit.

70 – Lina Pasquali, East Noble.

72 – Jessica Collins, Seymour; Maggie Wood, Boonville.

73 – Allie Lipps, Martinsville; Kelly Short, Yorktown; Jordan Woods, Brownsburg.

74 – Abby Cotter, Noblesville; Terra Miller, Crown Point; Milena Savich, Carmel.

75 – Megan Gindling, Greensburg; Brittany Kelly, Hamilton Southeastern; Ellen Mueller, Evansville Memorial; Anne Ormson, South Bend St. Joseph’s; Rachel Pruett, Linton-Stockton; Chelsea Silvers, Martinsville; Megan Young, Union County.

 

 

BOYS TENNIS SECTIONALS BEGIN THIS WEEK

Sectional action of the 40th Annual Boys Team Tennis State Tournament Series runs Wednesday through Saturday at 64 sites. Playing schedules, which were formulated by the 64 tournament directors on Monday and Tuesday, will be posted to the boys tennis page on the IHSAA website as they become available. Results from each will also be added as the tournament continues this week. Schedules

 

Sectional winners will advance to one of 16 regionals scheduled for Oct. 3-4. The semi-states at four sites are slated for Saturday, Oct. 7 and the team finals, which bring together the final four teams, a week later on Oct. 14 at North Central High School in Indianapolis.

 

Top-ranked North Central of Indianapolis and defending state champion Indianapolis Cathedral, which both reside in the North Central Sectional, will learn of their playing schedules this evening.

 

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. Those matches will be played concurrently at the team regional sites.

 

NOTES

 

Defending Sectional Champions (64)

Anderson, Austin, Batesville, Ben Davis, Bloomington South, Brebeuf Jesuit, Brownsburg, Carmel, Carroll (Fort Wayne), Castle, Center Grove, Columbus North, Concord, Connersville, Crawfordsville, Crown Point, Culver Academies, DeKalb, Delta, Evansville Central, Evansville Memorial, Fairfield, Floyd Central, Fort Wayne South Side, Greencastle, Hammond Bishop Noll, Highland, Homestead, Indianapolis Cathedral, Jay County, Jeffersonville, Jennings County, Kokomo, LaPorte, Lawrence Central, Loogootee, Merrillville, Mount Vernon (Fortville), Muncie Central, Munster, New Albany, Penn, Perry Meridian, Peru, Plymouth, Princeton, Richmond, River Forest, Roncalli, Seeger, Shenandoah, Silver Creek, South Adams, South Bend St. Joseph’s, Southridge, Terre Haute South, Twin Lakes, Valparaiso, Vincennes Lincoln, Waldron, Warsaw, West Lafayette, Westview, Zionsville.

 

Most Consecutive Sectional Championships

27 by Homestead, 1979-2005.

 

Active Sectional Championship Streaks (Three or more years)

27 – Homestead.

25 – Munster.

19 – Floyd Central.

17 – Center Grove.

16 – Ben Davis, Silver Creek.

15 – Carmel, Kokomo.

14 – Batesville.

13 – Delta, South Bend St. Joseph’s.

12 – Castle.

10 – Twin Lakes, Valparaiso.

9 – Loogootee, Plymouth, West Lafayette.

7 – Columbus North.

5 – Brownsburg.

4 – Anderson, Evansville Memorial, Fort Wayne South Side, Penn, River Forest.

3 – Bloomington South, Jeffersonville, Jennings County, Merrillville, Muncie Central, Peru.

 

Top Five All-Time Sectional Championships

32 – Munster.

29 – North Central (Indianapolis).

28 – Columbus / Columbus North.

28 – Homestead.

26 – Richmond.

 

Defending Regional Champions (16)

Batesville, Bloomington South, Brebeuf Jesuit, Center Grove, Delta, Evansville Memorial, Floyd Central, Fort Wayne South Side, Indianapolis Cathedral, Kokomo, LaPorte, Munster, Penn, Terre Haute South, Warsaw, West Lafayette.

 

Most Consecutive Regional Championships

17 by Homestead, 1988-2004.

 

Active Regional Championship Streaks (Three or more years)

15 – Center Grove.

11 – Delta.

10 – Kokomo.

9 – West Lafayette.

3 – Floyd Central, Penn.

 

Top Five All-Time Regional Championships

25 – Homestead.

23 – Munster.

22 – North Central (Indianapolis).

18 – Center Grove.

18 – Floyd Central.

18 – West Lafayette.

 

 

FOOTBALL STATE TOURNAMENT DRAW NEXT WEEK

The pairings for the 34th Annual IHSAA Football State Tournament Series will be announced on Tuesday, Oct. 3 beginning at 7:06 pm EDT / 6:06 pm CDT.

 

First round pairings for the 40 sectionals will be announced via the IHSAA Championship Radio Network and be posted to ihsaa.org at the conclusion of the 90-minute broadcast. A complete list of radio affiliates carrying the broadcast can be found below. Sectional first round games are scheduled for Friday, Oct. 20. The broadcast will originate from the IHSAA Office with Vince Welch, Bob Lovell and Paul Condry serving as hosts.

 

IHSAA Championship Radio Network Affiliates

City

Station

Frequency

Anderson

WHBU

1240 AM

Attica

WFWR

91.5 FM

Bedford

WBIW

1340 AM

Berne

WZBD

92.7 FM

Boonville

WBNL

1540 AM

Brazil

WSDX

1130 AM

Chesterton

WDSO

88.3 FM

Corydon

WOCC

1550 AM

Crawfordsville

WIMC

103.9 FM

Elkhart

WFRN

1270 AM

Elkhart

WTRC

1340 AM

Evansville

WGBF

1280 AM

Ferdinand

WQKZ

98.5 FM

Greencastle

WREB

94.3 FM

Hammond

WJOB

1230 AM

Highland

WWCA

1270 AM

Indianapolis

WIBC

1070 AM

Indianapolis

WXLW

950 AM

Jasper

WITZ

104.7 FM

Jeffersonville

WAVG

1450 AM

Kendallville

WAWK

1140 AM

Logansport

WLHM

102.3 FM

Logansport

WSAL

1230 AM

Loogootee

WRZR

94.5 FM

Marengo

WBRO

89.9 FM

Michigan City

WEFM

95.9 FM

Michigan City

WIMS

1420 AM

Mitchell

WQRJ

102.5 FM

Mount Vernon

WRCY

1590 AM

Mount Vernon

WYFX

106.7 FM