MEDIA
INFORMATION
January 27, 2009
Contact: Jason Wille, Sports Information
Director
E–Mail:
jwille@ihsaa.org
WRESTLING SECTIONALS KICKSTART
WINTER TOURNAMENT SEASON
The first
event of the winter tournament season begins this Saturday as sectional action
comes to 32 sites in the 71st Annual IHSAA Wrestling State Tournament
Series.
Three
hundred eleven schools will be represented this weekend and the top four
contestants in each of the 14 weight classes will advance to one of 16 individual
regionals on Saturday, Feb. 7.
While
competing as individuals, participants also will be accumulating points for
their school on Saturday as the championship school will advance its entire
team into the separate team tournament. Runner-up teams will not advance to the
team tournament this year after the IHSAA Executive Committee, at its Nov. 7
meeting, eliminated the team semi-states and also allowed a fourth qualifier in
each weight class to advance from the individual regionals
to the individual semi-states. The team tournament begins with regionals on Wednesday, Feb. 4, at eight locations. Pairings
were announced last Thursday.
Results
from Saturday’s wrestling sectionals will be posted at ihsaa.org as they become
available from the host sites.
Sectionals
Date: Saturday,
Jan. 31, 2009.
Admission: $5.
Advancement: The top
four place winners in each weight class advance to the regional tournament.
Defending Sectional Team Champions
Avon, Bellmont, Castle, Chesterton, Columbia City, Columbus
North, Crown Point, Delphi, East Noble, Elkhart Memorial, Evansville Mater Dei,
Floyd Central, Franklin Community, Hamilton Heights, Indianapolis Cathedral, Jasper,
Logansport, Marion, Merrillville, Mishawaka, Munster, New Castle, New Haven,
New Palestine, Northview, Perry Meridian, Peru,
Rochester, South Dearborn, Southmont, Westfield, Yorktown.
Active Sectional Championship
Streaks (3 or more years)
32:
Evansville Mater Dei.
18: Bellmont.
9: Mishawaka,
Perry Meridian.
8: Columbia
City.
7: Elkhart
Memorial.
6: Castle,
Crown Point.
4: Columbus
North, Merrillville.
3:
Indianapolis Cathedral, Jasper, New Castle, New Haven, Yorktown.
Most Consecutive Sectional
Championships
32 by
Evansville Mater Dei, 1977-2008.
Top 10 All-Time Sectional
Championships
38: Evansville Mater Dei.
34: Bellmont, New Castle.
31: Bloomington South.
30: Lafayette Jefferson.
29: Hobart, Logansport.
28: Indianapolis Cathedral, Richmond.
27: Castle, Jasper, Warren Central.
GIRLS BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT
DRAW THIS THURSDAY
Matchups in the 34th annual girls basketball
state tournament will be drawn and announced this Thursday, Jan. 29, at 7 pm ET
/ 6 pm CT on the IHSAA Girls Basketball State Tournament Pairings Show.
The show,
originating from Emmis Communications on Monument Circle in downtown
Indianapolis, will be streamed in live video and audio over the internet at www.ihsaasports.org
and may also be heard on the IHSAA/Methodist Sports Medicine Championship Radio
Network (see list of affiliates below).
Upon conclusion of the 90-minute
broadcast, the complete draw will be placed on the IHSAA website at ihsaa.org.
The girls
tournament begins with sectionals the week of Monday, Feb. 9. Regionals are Saturday, Feb. 21, semi-states are Saturday,
Feb. 28, and the state finals on Saturday, March 7, in Indianapolis.
The boys basketball tournament pairings will be announced on Thursday,
Feb. 19, at 6 pm ET / 5 pm CT.
IHSAA Girls Basketball Tournament
Pairings Show
Date: Thursday, Jan. 29.
Time: 7 pm ET / 6 pm CT.
Site: Emmis Communications, Monument
Circle, Indianapolis.
Webcast: www.ihsaasports.org
Radio: IHSAA/Methodist Sports Medicine
Championship Radio Network (affiliates listed below).
Show Hosts: Bob Lovell, Chris May.
|
City |
Station |
Frequency |
|
Batesville |
WRBI |
103.9 FM |
|
Bedford |
WBIW |
1340 AM |
|
Berne |
WZBD |
92.7 FM |
|
Boonville |
WBNL |
1540 AM |
|
Brazil |
WSDX |
1130 AM |
|
Chesterton |
WDSO |
88.3 FM |
|
Columbia
City |
WJHS |
91.5 FM |
|
Cordyon |
WOCC |
1550 AM |
|
Crawfordsville |
WCDQ |
106.3 FM |
|
Crawfordsville |
WCVL |
1550 FM |
|
Crawfordsville |
WIMC |
103.9 FM |
|
Elkhart |
WCMR |
1270 AM |
|
Ferdinand |
WQKZ |
98.5 FM |
|
Fort
Wayne |
WCYT |
91.3 FM |
|
Hammond |
WJOB |
1230 AM |
|
Indianapolis |
WFNI |
1070 AM |
|
Jasper |
WITZ
AM/FM |
990 AM |
|
Logansport |
WLHM |
102.3 FM |
|
New
Castle |
WMDH-AM |
1550 AM |
|
Orleans |
WPHZ |
102.5 FM |
|
Plymouth |
WTCA |
1050 AM |
|
Portland |
WPGW |
1440 AM |
|
Rensselaer |
WLQI |
97.7 FM |
|
Richmond |
WHON |
930 AM |
|
Richmond |
WKBV |
1490 AM |
|
Rochester |
WROI |
92.1 FM |
|
Rockville |
WAXI |
104.9 FM |
|
Seymour |
WXKU |
92.7 FM |
|
Seymour |
WZZB |
1390 AM |
|
Shelbyville |
WSVX |
1520 AM |
|
South
Bend |
WSBT |
960 AM |
|
Sullivan |
WNDI |
1550 AM |
|
Terre
Haute |
WBOW |
102.7 FM |
|
Washington |
WAMW |
107.9 FM |
|
Winchester |
WZZY |
98.3 FM |
NEW MEMBERS BEGIN TERMS
WITH IHSAA BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Seven seats
were filled during the annual election process for the IHSAA Board of Directors
in December with five individuals filling current vacancies with the group.
Those five began their terms during the January meeting held last Thursday in
Indianapolis.
Joining the
Board were:
> Steve
Cox, Principal at Beech Grove, won the District II, Class 3A opening.
> Robert
Faulkens, Principal at Indianapolis Crispus Attucks, claimed the Southern District Minority
Seat.
> Tim
Grove, Principal at North Knox, elected to the District III, Class 2A vacancy.
> Ken
Howell, Principal at Blue River Valley, who claimed the District II, Class A
open seat.
> Joe
Santa, Athletic Director at Warsaw, who won in a run-off election for the
District I, Class 4A vacancy.
Phillip DeLong, Principal at Castle and seeking his second term, was
re-elected to his District III, Class 4A seat while Nathan Dean, Principal at Jimtown won the District I, Class 2A seat and will begin a
three-year term on July 1, 2009.
About the IHSAA Board
of Directors and Executive Committee
The IHSAA is governed by its legislative body, the Board of Directors.
Composed of 19 individuals elected by member school principals from three
legislative districts, they serve staggered three-year terms. Twelve board
seats are filled by any qualified individual (open seats), and six board seats
are filled by two qualified female representatives, two qualified minority
representatives, two qualified urban school representatives and one private
school representative. The Board of Directors meets annually with the
responsibility of establishing the Association’s By-Laws and regulations.
|
District, Seat |
Board Member |
Term Ends |
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|
|
|
|
District I, Class A |
|
June 2011 |
|
District I, Class AA |
Phil Hoskins, |
June 2009 |
|
District I, Class AAA |
Geoff Penrod,
|
June 2011 |
|
District I, Class AAAA |
Joe Santa, Warsaw HS |
June 2012 |
|
|
|
|
|
District II, Class A |
Ken Howell, Blue River Valley |
June 2012 |
|
District II, Class AA |
Jim Diagostino, Tri-West Hendricks |
June 2011 |
|
District II, Class AAA |
Steve Cox, Beech Grove |
June 2012 |
|
District II, Class AAAA |
Phillip Ford, |
June 2011 |
|
|
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|
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District III, Class A |
Jed Jerrels, North Daviess |
June 2011 |
|
District III, Class AA |
Tim Grove, North Knox |
June 2012 |
|
District III, Class AAA |
Mike Whitten, Boonville |
June 2011 |
|
District III, Class AAAA |
Phillip DeLong, Castle |
June 2012 |
|
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|
|
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North District, Female |
Nancy Alspaugh,
|
June 2010 |
|
North District, Minority |
Robert Falls, |
June 2010 |
|
North District, Urban |
Janis Qualizza, |
June 2010 |
|
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South District, Female |
Pam Noble, |
June 2010 |
|
South District, Minority |
Robert Faulkens,
Indianapolis Crispus Attucks |
June 2010 |
|
South District, Urban |
Paul Neidig, |
June 2010 |
|
|
|
|
|
Private School |
John Marks, |
June 2010 |
|
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President **
Vice-President |
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The Executive Committee meets
monthly and is responsible for organizing and directing state tournaments and
meets, interpreting the Association's By-Laws,
determining penalties for rules violations, and establishing the Association's
state office and employing a commissioner and staff to administer the
Association.
Phil Hoskins,
Phillip DeLong, Castle (Vice-Chairman)
Nancy Alspaugh,
Steve Cox, Beech Grove
Jim Diagostino, Tri-West Hendricks
Robert Falls,
Robert Faulkens,
Indianapolis Attucks
Phillip Ford, Jay County
Tim Grove, North Knox
Ken Howell, Blue River Valley
Jed Jerrels, North Daviess
John Marks,
Paul Neidig,
Pam Noble,
Geoff Penrod,
Janis Qualizza,
Joe Santa, Warsaw
Debb Stevens, Caston
Mike Whitten, Boonville
STATE STATISTICAL LEADERS
Girls
Basketball State Leaders | Boys
Basketball State Leaders
NEWS & NOTES FROM AROUND THE STATE
Have an interesting
note? A conference or school record, coaching milestone or
something else of interest? Please e-mail IHSAA Sports Information
Director Jason Wille at jwille@ihsaa.org for consideration.
Center Grove’s Sarah Higgens, this year’s IHSAA cross country state
champion, was recently named the 2008-09 Gatorade Indiana Girls Cross Country
Runner of the Year. She is the first girls cross country runner from the school
to be honored with the award. The senior won the state title in Terre Haute on
Nov. 1 in a time of 18:14.0. She set a course record during the Metropolitan
Interscholastic Conference meet and also earned victories at the sectional and
regional level. Higgens carries a 4.06 GPA in the
classroom and is also an accomplished violinist.
Columbia City girls basketball coach Wayne Kreiger picked up his 500th
career victory on Jan. 17 as the Eagles beat Northeast Hoosier Conference-rival
Homestead, 44-37. Kreiger is in his 33rd year on the Columbia City
bench and becomes just the fifth girls coach in state history to collect 500
wins joining Gary West Side’s Rod Fisher
who picked up his 500th on Dec. 17.
Oregon-Davis
senior guard Aubrey Minix
set a new Indiana state career record last Thursday with 322 three-point field
goals, bettering former Wawasee great Shanna Zolman's mark of 319. The record-breaker came with 4:12
left in the third quarter in a 44-26 win over John Glenn in the Bi-County
Tourney at LaVille. She finished the night with 13
points and four three-pointers. Minix was a starting guard
on Oregon-Davis’ 2006-07 Class A state championship team. The Bobcats,
currently 14-2, are ranked third in this week’s Class A poll from the Indiana
Coaches of Girls Sports Association.
North Central High School in Indianapolis will recognize the
10-year anniversary of its 1999 boy’s basketball state championship team on
Saturday, Jan. 31 when the Panthers host Warren Central at 7:30 p.m. ET. Players,
coaches and managers from the state championship team will be honored during a
special halftime ceremony, but all North Central basketball alums are invited
back for the celebration. Former varsity basketball players wishing to attend
the celebration should contact Fred Andrews at 317-430-7464 or faaandrews@yahoo.com.
Members of the media wishing to cover the event should contact Matt Segal at
317-501-3627 or msegal@horizonleague.org.
Southern Wells senior Meghan
Prible became her school's second leading scorer on
Jan. 19 by going over the 1,000-point mark. She had nine points against Leo to
reach 1,001 points. The following night she scored 14 against Wes-Del to up her
total to 1,015. The Raiders' leading scorer is Cindy (Schweikhardt) Brooks.
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