MEDIA
INFORMATION
March 12, 2009
MIKE
BEAS TO BE HONORED WITH IHSAA MEDIA SERVICE AWARD
Mike Beas,
who began writing about high school sports nearly 25 years ago, has been
selected as this year’s recipient of the IHSAA Distinguished Media Service
Award in District II.
Beas will be
honored Saturday evening prior to the boys basketball
regional championship game at Hinkle Fieldhouse in
Indianapolis. IHSAA Commissioner Blake Ress will be on hand to make the
presentation to Beas along with Sports Information Director Jason Wille and Communications
Director Chris Kaufman.
Beas began
as a sports writer for the Indianapolis Star
in 1985. During his 15 years at the state’s largest newspaper, he covered state
championship events in nearly every sport. Foremost in his memory was the 1990
boys basketball state finals when a national record crowd of more than 41,000
people packed the RCA Dome; the Martinsville girls golf team which won eight of
10 state titles during the 1990s and; the Ben Davis football teams which won
five state championships.
Beas moved
on to serve as Sports Editor of the Anderson Herald-Bulletin from 2000-08 and was honored as CNHI’s
National Sportswriter of the Year in 2004 and 2005. Today, Beas is a free-lance
writer and his work is featured in numerous publications throughout central
Indiana including VYPE High School Sports Magazine for which he’s written
numerous cover stories.
In all, he
estimates he’s been to more than 200 Indiana high schools during his career to
cover a live event or profile a deserving coach or student-athlete.
Next month,
he will be receiving the Corky Lamm Award as Indiana’s
Sportswriter of the Year for 2009.
Other prep
events he considers among his favorites include the 1995 Ben Davis-Indianapolis
Washington boys basketball regional showdown, Kokomo’s girls basketball team
capturing back-to-back crowns in 1992 and 1993 and walking into historic
gymnasiums such as Anderson’s Wigwam, Washington’s Hatchet House, the Muncie Fieldhouse and Loogootee’s gymnasium.
Beas is a
1980 graduate of Northwestern High School in Kokomo and a 1984 graduate of Ball
State University.
He resides
in Carmel and has two daughters, Maya, 9, and Macy, 2.
This is the
25th year the IHSAA has recognized outstanding members of the Indiana news
media from each of the three IHSAA legislative districts for excellence in the
coverage of high school sports. District II covers 28 counties across central
Indiana. Beas is the final honoree this school year following Cliff Guilliams of the Evansville Courier & Press who was
honored posthumously last fall and Mike Knezevich of Regional Radio Sports
Network, LLC, who was recognized last month.
On behalf of its 410 member schools, the Indiana High
School Athletic Association is proud to salute Mike Beas for his dedicated
service to high school athletics in the state of Indiana.
BOYS BASKETBALL REGIONAL ACTION THIS SATURDAY
Saturday’s
regional round in the 99th Annual IHSAA Boys Basketball State
Tournament will feature a pair of No. 1 vs. 2 semifinal matchups with the potential
for a third during championship evening.
In Class 4A
at Seymour, one team will fall for the first time this season as top-ranked
Bloomington South (22-0) meets No. 2 New Albany (23-0) in the opener.
In Class 2A
at Tipton, the No. 1 host Blue Devils (23-2) will take on defending state
champion and No. 2 Fort Wayne Bishop Luers (19-4) in
the second semifinal.
The
championship game at Washington could also be a meeting of the top two teams in
Class 3A. But first, top-ranked Princeton (25-0) will have to get by Edgewood
(16-7) while the No. 2 home-standing Hatchets (21-2), the defending 3A state champs,
would have to defeat Salem (19-4).
In all, 10
of last year’s 16 regional champions return with a
repeat performance in mind while six of those went on to last year’s state
finals.
Three
schools ended long sectional championship droughts on Saturday including North
Miami (2A) (18-5), which cut down the nets for the second time ever and first
since 1968. Griffith (3A) celebrated for the third time in school history and
first since 1973 and Clay City (1A) won its eight sectional overall but ended a
dry spell that dated back to 1976.
Four
schools celebrated their first sectional championship in boys
basketball including Hamilton Southeastern (4A), Covenant Christian (2A),
Bethesda Christian (A) and Bowman Academy (A). Bowman Academy (18-3), ranked
No. 2 in Class A, is playing in the state tournament for the first time.
Please note that the location of
each semi-state game will be announced Sunday afternoon at www.ihsaa.org.
Regionals
Date: Saturday,
March 14, 2009.
Times: All times
listed as Eastern Time unless noted.
Admission: $6 per
session; $9 both sessions.
Home Team: The second team listed in each
tournament pairing is the designated home team.
Class 4A
1. Michigan City
Game 1 – South Bend Clay
(18-6) vs. Munster (22-1). 10
am CT
Game 2 – Valparaiso (20-3)
vs. Elkhart Memorial (13-9). 12
pm CT
Championship – Winner of
Game 1 vs. Winner of Game 2.
7:30 pm CT
2. Marion
Game 1 – Fort Wayne Snider (22-1) vs. Anderson
(20-4). 10 am
Game 2 – Kokomo (15-7) vs.
Marion (20-3). 12 pm
Championship – Winner of
Game 1 vs. Winner of Game 2. 8
pm
3. Lawrence Central (Hinkle Fieldhouse)
Game 1 – Lawrence North
(24-2) vs. Hamilton Southeastern (15-7). 10 am
Game 2 – Franklin Central
(19-5) vs. Pike (14-8). 12 pm
Championship – Winner of
Game 1 vs. Winner of Game 2. 8
pm
4. Seymour
Game 1 – New Albany (23-0)
vs. Bloomington South (22-0).
10 am
Game 2 – Evansville Harrison (17-5) vs. Terre Haute
South (20-4). 12 pm
Championship – Winner of
Game 1 vs. Winner of Game 2. 8
pm
Class 3A
5. Plymouth
Game 1 – Rochester (20-3)
vs. Griffith (14-8). 10:30 am
Game 2 – West Lafayette
(18-6) vs. Gary Roosevelt (12-8).
12:30 pm
Championship – Winner of
Game 1 vs. Winner of Game 2.
8:30 pm
6. Blackford
Game 1 – Delta (20-4) vs.
Peru (19-4). 10 am
Game 2 – Harding (9-14) vs. Whitko (18-5).
To follow
Championship – Winner of
Game 1 vs. Winner of Game 2. 8
pm
7. Shelbyville
Game 1 – New Palestine
(9-13) vs. North Montgomery (17-5). 10 am
Game 2 – Greensburg (14-8)
vs. Roncalli (17-5). 12 pm
Championship – Winner of
Game 1 vs. Winner of Game 2. 8
pm
8. Washington
Game 1 – Salem (19-4) vs.
Washington (21-2). 10 am
Game 2 – Edgewood (16-7) vs.
Princeton (25-0). 12 pm
Championship – Winner of
Game 1 vs. Winner of Game 2. 8
pm
Class 2A
9. North Judson
Game 1 – North Judson (18-5)
vs. Wheeler (21-3). 10 am CT
Game 2 – Westview
(17-7) vs. Garrett (14-8). 12
pm CT
Championship – Winner of
Game 1 vs. Winner of Game 2.
7:30 pm CT
10. Tipton
Game 1 – North Miami (18-5)
vs. Carroll (Flora) (19-4). 10 am
Game 2 – Tipton (23-2) vs.
Fort Wayne Bishop Luers (19-4). 12 pm
Championship – Winner of
Game 1 vs. Winner of Game 2. 8
pm
11. Connersville
Game 1 – Winchester (19-3)
vs. Centerville (16-7). 10 am
Game 2 – Indianapolis Cardinal Ritter (17-5) vs.
Lawrenceburg (20-3) 12 pm
Championship – Winner of
Game 1 vs. Winner of Game 2. 8
pm
12. Southridge
Game 1 – Covenant Christian
(14-8) vs. Forest Park (18-5). 10 am
Game 2 – Brownstown Central
(17-6) vs. Bloomfield (13-10). 12 pm
Championship – Winner of
Game 1 vs. Winner of Game 2. 8
pm
Class A
13. Triton
Game 1 – Triton (21-2) vs.
Bethany Christian (15-8). 10 am
Game 2 – Caston
(4-19) vs. Bowman Academy (18-3).
12 pm
Championship – Winner of
Game 1 vs. Winner of Game 2.
7:30 pm
14. Frankfort
Game 1 – Monroe Central
(18-6) vs. Daleville (14-8). 10
am
Game 2 – Lafayette Central
Catholic (18-6) vs. Rockville (21-3). 12 pm
Championship – Winner of
Game 1 vs. Winner of Game 2. 8
pm
15. Martinsville
Game 1 – Bethesda Christian (16-7) vs. Waldron
(10-12). 10 am
Game 2 – Jac-Cen-Del
(21-2) vs. Clay City (17-7). 12
pm
Championship – Winner of
Game 1 vs. Winner of Game 2. 8
pm
16. Loogootee
Game 1 – North Daviess
(19-5) vs. Tecumseh (16-8).
10:30 am
Game 2 – Borden (18-5) vs.
Northeast Dubois (14-9). 12:30
pm
Championship – Winner of
Game 1 vs. Winner of Game 2. 8
pm
Semi-States
Date: Saturday,
March 21, 2009.
Admission: $7.
Home Team: The winner of the odd-numbered
regional is the designated home team.
Note: Teams will be assigned to semi-state sites after regional results become
available.
North
1. Lafayette Jefferson
2. Warsaw
South
3. Southport
4. Seymour
State Finals
Date: Saturday, March 28,
2009.
Site: Conseco Fieldhouse, 125 S. Pennsylvania Street, Indianapolis.
Conseco Fieldhouse
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History
Admission: Session $15.00; Season
$25.00.
Reserved
tickets can be purchased at the participating schools the week of the state
finals. Contact participating schools for ticket distribution hours. Tickets
also will be available game day at the ticket office at Conseco Fieldhouse.
Home Team: In each state
championship game, the winner of the south semi-state is the designated home
team.
Session I
Class A State
Championship – 10:30 am ET.
Class 2A State
Championship – follows Class A game.
Session II
Class 3A State Championship – 6 pm ET.
Class 4A State Championship – follows Class 3A game.
Facts & Figures
Looking
for First Regional Title (19 of 64)
4A: Fort Wayne Snider, Franklin Central, Hamilton Southeastern, Munster.
3A:
Edgewood, Griffith, New Palestine, North Montgomery.
2A: Carroll
(Flora), Covenant Christian, Indianapolis Cardinal Ritter, Wheeler.
A: Bethesda
Christian, Bowman Academy, Caston, Daleville, Monroe
Central, North Daviess, Rockville.
Looking
to Break Regional Championship Drought (Five or More Years)
66: Rochester (1943).
41: North Miami (1968).
38: Salem (1971).
35: Clay City (1974).
26: Princeton (1983).
25: Greensburg (1984).
20: Elkhart Memorial, Tipton, West Lafayette (1989).
18: Whitko (1991).
17: Lawrenceburg (1992).
15: South Bend Clay (1994).
14: North Judson (1995).
13: Anderson (1996).
12: Kokomo (1997).
11: Peru (1998).
10: Bloomfield (1999).
9: Jac-Cen-Del, Northeast Dubois, Tecumseh
(2000).
7: Bethany Christian, Delta (2002).
6: Evansville Harrison, Gary Roosevelt, Pike (2003).
5: Brownstown Central, Centerville, Garrett, Valparaiso, Waldron (2004).
Defending
Regional Champions Still Alive (10 of 16)
4A: Marion, New Albany.
3A:
Harding, Washington.
2A: Fort
Wayne Bishop Luers, Westview,
Winchester.
A: Borden,
Lafayette Central Catholic, Triton.
Active
Regional Championship Streaks (Three or more years)
None of more than two consecutive years.
Most Consecutive Regional
Championships
13 by Marion, 1975-87.
Top 10
All-Time Regional Championship Leaders
38: Lafayette Jefferson
36: Marion
34: Muncie Central
33: Kokomo
28: Anderson
25: Logansport
20: Evansville Central, Richmond.
19: Frankfort, Rushville, Vincennes Lincoln, Washington.
Best
Records in the Field (Two losses or less)
4A: Bloomington South (22-0), Fort Wayne Snider (22-1), Munster (22-1),
New Albany (23-0).
3A: Princeton (25-0), Washington (21-2).
2A: Tipton (23-2).
A: Jac-Cen-Del (21-2), Triton (21-2).
2008
State Finals Teams Still Alive (6 of 8)
4A: Marion.
3A: Harding, Washington.
2A: Fort Wayne Bishop Luers, Winchester.
A: Triton.
First-Time
Sectional Champions
4A: Hamilton Southeastern.
3A: None.
2A:
Covenant Christian.
A: Bethesda
Christian, Bowman Academy.
Sectional
Championship Drought Breakers (Five or more years)
41: North
Miami (1968).
36:
Griffith (1973).
33: Clay
City (1976).
13: North
Judson (1996).
12: New
Palestine (1997).
9: Munster,
Princeton, West Lafayette (2000).
8:
Greensburg, Northeast Dubois, Whitko (2001).
7:
Anderson, Bethany Christian, Elkhart Memorial (2002).
6: Caston, Gary Roosevelt, Salem (2003).
5:
Brownstown Central, Indianapolis Cardinal Ritter (2004).
Repeat
Sectional Champions (24 of 64)
4A: Fort Wayne Snider, Franklin Central, Marion, New Albany.
3A: Delta,
Edgewood, Garrett, Harding, Peru, Washington.
2A: Fort
Wayne Bishop Luers, Lawrenceburg, Tipton, Westview, Winchester.
A: Borden,
Carroll (Flora), Daleville, Lafayette Central Catholic, Monroe Central,
Rockville, Tecumseh, Triton, Waldron.
GIRLS GYMNASTICS REGIONALS ON FRIDAY
Four
regional sites will host action on Friday night as the 37th Annual
IHSAA Girls Gymnastics State Tournament enters its second of three weeks.
The top two
teams at each regional automatically qualify for the state finals at Perry
Meridian High School on Saturday, March 21.
Results
from each regional site will be posted to the IHSAA website as they become
available over the weekend.
Regionals
Date: Friday, March 13, 2009.
Admission: $6.
Advancement:
The top six place winners in each event advance to the state finals; the top
six place winners in the all-around competition advance to the state finals;
all gymnasts who receive the score of the sixth place gymnast at the previous
state finals meet advance to the state finals (Bars – 9.50; Beam – 9.525; Vault – 9.70; Floor Exercise –
9.65; All-Around – 38.075);
the top two teams compiling the highest number of points at each
regional shall advance as a complete team to the state finals; individual ties for advancement of the
last position in the tournament series shall stand.
1.
Feeder
Sectionals:
2. Harrison (
Feeder
Sectionals: Harrison (
3.
Feeder
Sectionals: Fort Wayne Concordia Lutheran,
4.
Feeder
Sectionals: Chesterton, Wawasee.
State Finals
Date: Saturday,
March 21, 2009.
Time: Opening
ceremonies at 12:30 p.m. ET; Competition at 1 pm ET.
Admission: $8.
Site:
Facts & Figures
2008 State Finalist Teams Still Alive (5 of 8)
Chesterton, Columbus North,
Fort Wayne Bishop Dwenger, Lawrence Central, Valparaiso.
Defending Regional Champions Still
Alive (4 of 4)
Columbus
North, Fort Wayne Bishop Dwenger, Lawrence Central,
Valparaiso.
Active Regional Championship Streaks
9: Fort Wayne Bishop Dwenger.
6: Lawrence Central.
Most Consecutive Regional
Championships
9 by Fort Wayne Bishop Dwenger (2000-08).
Top 10 Regional Championships
14: Valparaiso
13: Fort Wayne Bishop Dwenger.
12: Columbus East.
11: Merrillville.
9: Columbus North, Homestead, Perry Meridian.
8: North Central (Indpls.).
7: Lawrence Central.
6: Chesterton, Connersville.
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.
Franklin
Community boys basketball coach Dave
Clark picked up his 300th career win on Feb. 24 after the Grizzly Cubs beat
Hauser, 65-61. Clark just completed his 15th season at Franklin with previous
coaching jobs at Switz City and White River Valley.
Katie Griffin, Avon’s 6-2 senior
center, finished her career with what is considered to be a state record 568
blocked shots.
Forrest "Woody" Miller, who had been a sports writer with the
South Bend Tribune for 52 years and recently
left the newspaper, died Feb. 28 at 78 years old. Woody was enshrined in the
Indiana Sportswriters and Sportscasters Hall of Fame in 2007.
Roncalli boys basketball
coach, Michael Wantz,
became the winningest coach in school history with
the Rebels 33-30 victory over Brebeuf Jesuit in the
Beech Grove sectional championship contest last Saturday. Wantz’s
record currently stands at 107-48 in just his seventh season. He eclipsed the
record of 106 wins set by John Wirtz who directed the
Rebels from 1973-1984. The 2009 sectional championship is the third won by the
Rebels under Wantz's leadership, who look for their
second regional championship on Saturday.
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