June 1, 2009
NEW
PALESTINE, WHITING RETURN TO DEDEND SOFTBALL CROWNS
Two defending state
champions are among five teams set to make a repeat appearance this weekend as
the 25th IHSAA Girls Softball State Finals take place around the Indianapolis
area.
Two semifinal games at four
different sites will be played Friday beginning at 6:30 pm ET. The second games
will not begin any earlier than 8:30 pm ET. The sites of the semifinals are as
follows: Ben Davis hosting Class 4A, Pike hosting 3A, North Central the site
for 2A and Hamilton Southeastern the site for Class A. Saturday’s four
state championship games will each be played at the Ben Davis High School
Softball Complex on Indianapolis’ west side. The Class A championship
contest is set to begin at 10:30 am ET, the 2A final is scheduled for 1:30 pm,
3A at 4:30 pm and 4A at 7:30 pm.
Class A No. 3 Whiting and 3A
No. 1 New Palestine have each journeyed back after last year’s state
championship victories and will be joined by three others from 2008 -- Bellmont
(3A), Indianapolis Lutheran (A) and Tecumseh (A).
Whiting will be seeking its
third championship in four seasons when they take on No. 1 Tecumseh in a
rematch of last year’s Class A finale. Tecumseh, the winner of 16
straight, has won its semifinal game in three of its four trips to state but
has come up short in the title game each time. Neither team has allowed a run
in the post-season. The other semifinal pits No. 6 Indianapolis Lutheran
against No. 10 Cowan in the other semi. Lutheran, the 2007 state champ, is back
for the third consecutive year and hopes to win a state title for its rookie
coach Nikki Wixson, who would earn the distinction as the first to win a state
title as both a player and coach. Wixson, then Nikki Naffziger, was a pitcher
on the Saints’ 2004 state championship squad. In that game she pitched a
Class A title game record 15 innings, struck out 24 and earned the Mental
Attitude Award.
New Palestine survived a
7-6, eight inning game last Saturday night to return to the state finals where
they will meet unranked Bellmont in the semis for the second year in a row. The
Dragons scored in the bottom of the 10th in last year’s meeting to take a
1-0 victory and went on to take their second 3A title in five years. Bellmont
has been a regular participant in the state finals over the years advancing
this far six times and four times since 2004, but the Braves will be looking to
win their first semifinal since their 1989 state runner-up season. Third-ranked
Gibson Southern makes its fifth finals appearance this decade and hopes to add
a third state trophy to go along with those won in 2003 (2A) and 2005 (3A).
Junior pitcher Lauren Edwards enters the weekend having thrown three
consecutive no-hitters (more on her performances in the “News & Notes
from Around the State” section at the bottom) The Titans will face No. 10
Andrean, making its third trip to state in five seasons and won it all two
years ago.
The 2A foursome consists of
one former state champion and three schools making their first state finals
appearance not just in softball but in any IHSAA team sport (baseball, basketball,
football soccer, softball, volleyball). A pair of unranked teams will tangle in
the opener with Wheeler facing Linton-Stockton, winners of 15 consecutive,
while unranked Madison-Grant meets No. 1 Indianapolis Scecina, the 2007 state
champion in the second contest.
Fourth-ranked Center Grove
is the only top 10 team remaining of the four Class 4A teams this weekend. The
Trojans turned away No. 1 Avon and No. 3 Carmel in the regional to advance to
their record 11th state finals tournament and are in the hunt for a record
fifth state crown. They’ll face unranked Lowell, a 2007 finalist, in the
second game on Friday. The early game features first-time participant Floyd
Central, the winner in 14 of their last 16 games, and Harrison (West Lafayette)
which is playing in the finals for the first time in 20 years. The Raiders
knocked out defending 4A champ, McCutcheon, in the sectional final.
Check www.ihsaa.org throughout the weekend for
scoreboard updates on all the contests. Line scores will be posted for
Friday’s eight games with complete computerized box scores available for
Saturday’s four state championship games.
Meet the Teams
For roster, stats and
schedules on all 16 teams in this year’s state finals, click here.
Driving Directions
For driving directions to
all four sites, click here.
State Finals
Dates: Friday, June 12; Saturday,
June 13.
Admission: $8 per session; $12 both
sessions.
Home Team: The second-named team in
each pairing is the designated home team.
Webcast: IHSAASports.org (Saturday championship
games only).
Semifinal Games,
Friday
Class
4A
1. Ben Davis, 1200 N. Girls School Road, Indianapolis.
Game 1
– Harrison (West Lafayette) (24-7)
vs. Floyd Central (23-6-1). 6:30 pm ET
Game 2
– Center Grove (31-3) vs. Lowell
(23-10). 8:30 pm ET
Class 3A
2. Pike, 5401 W.
71st Street, Indianapolis.
Game 1
– Gibson Southern (28-2) vs.
Andrean (27-7). 6:30 pm ET
Game 2
– Bellmont (21-6) vs. New
Palestine (28-1). 8:30 pm ET
Class 2A
3. North Central, 1801 E.
86th Street, Indianapolis.
Game 1
– Linton-Stockton (20-5) vs.
Wheeler (27-2). 6:30 pm ET
Game 2
– Indianapolis Scecina (27-4) vs.
Madison-Grant (22-6). 8:30 pm ET
Class A
4. Hamilton Southeastern, 13910 E. 126th Street,
Fishers.
Game 1
– Indianapolis Lutheran (19-5) vs.
Cowan (19-8). 6:30 pm ET
Game 2
– Tecumseh (27-4-1) vs. Whiting
(25-4). 8:30 pm ET
State
Championship Games, Saturday
Class A, 10:30 am ET.
Winner of Game 1 vs. Winner of Game 2.
Class 2A, 1:30 pm ET.
Winner of Game 1 vs. Winner of Game 2.
Class 3A, 4:30 pm ET.
Winner of Game 1 vs. Winner of Game 2.
Class 4A, 7:30 pm ET.
Winner of Game 1 vs. Winner of Game 2.
Media
Information
Media Hosts
– Sports Information Director Jason Wille, Communications Director Chris
Kaufman and assistant Kristy Murphy will be at each site to assist in your
coverage.
Media Credentials: The 2008-09 IHSAA State
Finals Media Credential issued previously this year will allow for admission to
each site. Those outlets needing credentials should immediately e-mail (jwille@ihsaa.org)
or fax a request on letterhead to Sports Information Director Jason Wille at
317-575-4244. The application deadline is Thursday, June 11, at 4 pm ET / 3 pm
CT. Approved requests will be available for pickup at the site requested on
Friday or Saturday. Those wishing to broadcast at any site should immediately
contact Matt Smith of Associated Sports Productions at 317-633-1462 to make
arrangements.
Services – Starting lineups and game programs will be
circulated to members of the media in attendance at Friday’s semifinal
sites. Computer-generated official box scores will be available only during
Saturday’s four state championship games. Line scores for all games will
be posted on the IHSAA website. For those individuals wishing to file stories
and/or photographs from any site, please see a member of the IHSAA staff or the
site’s tournament director for post-game arrangements.
Notables
Defending State Champions in the Field
3A: New Palestine.
A: Whiting.
Returning to State Finals from 2008
3A: Bellmont, New Palestine.
A: Indianapolis Lutheran, Tecumseh, Whiting.
Former State Champions in the Field
4A: Center Grove 1986, 1995, 1998 3A, 2003 3A
3A: Andrean 1998 2A, 2007 3A; Gibson Southern 2003 2A, 2005 3A; New
Palestine 2004 3A, 2008 3A.
2A: Indianapolis Scecina 2007 2A.
A: Indianapolis Lutheran 2004 A, 2007 A; Whiting 2006 A, 2008 A.
First-Time Participants in the State
Finals
4A: Floyd Central
2A: Linton-Stockton, Madison-Grant, Wheeler.
A: Cowan.
LAFAYETTE’S
DAN HALLADAY TO BE HONORED WITH UMPIRE AWARD
Dan Halladay of Lafayette is
the recipient of the 2009 Interscholastic Athletic Official Association Award
for excellence in the sport of softball. Dan will be honored in a special
ceremony at this weekend’s state finals tournament.
Each year, the Indiana High
School Athletic Association, in cooperation with the National Federation of
Interscholastic Officials Association, recognizes and honors an outstanding
official in each of 11 sports during the school year.
During his career, Halladay
has worked 17 sectionals, 13 regionals, three semi-states, and three state
finals tournaments.
Halladay was selected for
this honor by a committee representing the officials associations. In
Indiana there are 26 associations made up of men and women who give up much of
their personal time to assist in providing wholesome, worthwhile, and healthy
activities for the student-athletes in our state. Statewide, there are
more than 8,000 officials licensed by the IHSAA in 11 sports.
Halladay has completed 20
years of officiating in the sports of softball and football and has been a
member of the Western, Wabash Valley, and Lake County Officials
Associations. He also officiated for five years in Michigan before moving
to Indiana.
Halladay attended Western
Michigan University where he earned a B.A. in Secondary Education; he went on
to Indiana State University where he completed an M.A. in Secondary Education.
He has been a teacher and coach at Southeast Fountain School Corporation in
Veedersburg for 29 years. Halladay has been married to his wife Karen for
26 years. They have three children, Brian, Matt and Suzanne.
SINGLES,
DOUBLES CROWNS UP FOR GRABS IN GIRLS TENNIS
Six singles players and
eight doubles teams converge on North Central High School in Indianapolis this
weekend to determine the individual state champions in girls tennis.
Two first round singles
matches and four in doubles are scheduled for Friday afternoon at 2 pm ET with
the winner of each advancing to Saturday’s 10 am ET semifinals round.
Championship and consolation matches will follow at 2 pm ET.
The loaded singles bracket
includes five undefeated players so far this season with last year’s
winner Caroline Hedrick (25-0) of Columbus North leading the way. The junior
earned a bye into Saturday’s semifinals after her team advanced to the
semi-state championship match on May 30. Also picking up a bye into the semis
is Munster’s Mary Hill (26-0), the state’s winningest singles
player with a 102-1 record. Her lone blemish was to Hedrick in last
year’s semifinal round. The two could meet in this year’s state
championship match.
Avon’s Christina Riley
(19-0) will play in her third state singles tournament in four years this
weekend and matches up against fellow unbeaten Caroline Eberhart (24-0), a
freshman from Mishawaka Marian. Another freshman without a defeat, Bethany
Moore of Lebanon (24-0), takes on Terre Haute North senior Brittany Farmer
(21-5).
In doubles, Andrea and
Jessica Simon, both sophomores from the Culver Academies, bring a perfect 10-0
mark into the weekend. They’ll face Marion’s Alex Davis and Alex
Lester (24-1), one of five tandems with one loss on the year.
Fort Wayne
Canterbury’s Caroline Wright is the lone holdover from last year’s
doubles tournament. Wright and her partner lost in last year’s
quarterfinal round but she returns with senior Anna Rao on her side of the net
and the two have combined for a 19-7 mark this season.
Results will be available at
www.ihsaa.org following each session.
State Finals
Dates: Friday, June 12; Saturday, June 13.
Admission: Free.
Site: North Central High School, 1801 E. 86th
Street, Indianapolis.
Singles
(Regular season record
followed by post-season record are listed)
First Round, Friday, 2 pm ET
Match 1: Bethany Moore (9) Lebanon
(20-0, 4-0) vs. Brittany Farmer (12) Terre
Haute North (16-5, 5-0).
Match 2: Caroline Eberhart (9)
Mishawaka Marian (19-0, 5-0) vs. Christina Riley (12) Avon (15-0, 4-0).
Semifinals, Saturday, 10 am ET
Match 3: Mary Hill (12) Munster
(18-0, 8-0) vs. Winner of Match 1.
Match 4: Winner of Match 2 vs. Caroline Hedrick (11) Columbus North (19-0, 6-0).
Consolation, Saturday, 2 pm ET
Match 5: Loser of Match 3 vs. Loser of Match 4.
State Championship, Saturday, 2 pm ET
Match 6: Winner of Match 3 vs. Winner of Match 4.
Doubles
(Regular season record
followed by post-season record are listed)
First Round, Friday, 2 pm ET
Match 1: Megan Renninger (12) | Olivia Trancik (10) Carmel (14-1, 9-0) vs. Alyssa Hansen (11) | Brynn Hansen (12) Bedford North Lawrence (18-1, 5-0).
Match 2: Anna Rao (12) | Caroline Wright (11) Fort Wayne Canterbury (12-7, 7-0) vs. Elle Harding (10) | Bridget
Veldman (10) South Bend St.
Joseph’s (18-1, 6-0).
Match 3: Alex Davis (11) | Alex Lester (12) Marion (18-1, 6-0) vs. Andrea Simon (10) | Jessica Simon (10) Culver Academies (4-0, 6-0).
Match 4: Annabeth Barnard (12) | Gabrielle Rubenstein (11) Brebeuf Jesuit (16-1, 5-0) vs. Emma
Bilyeu (11) | Mallory Metheny (11) Terre
Haute South (13-3, 9-0).
Semifinals, Saturday, 10 am ET
Match 5: Winner of Match 1 vs. Winner of Match 2.
Match 6: Winner of Match 3 vs. Winner of Match 4.
Consolation, Saturday, 2 pm ET
Match 7: Loser of Match 5 vs. Loser of Match 6.
State Championship, Saturday, 2 pm ET
Match 8: Winner of Match 5 vs. Winner of Match 6.
BASEBALL
SEMI-STATES THIS SATURDAY
The 43rd baseball tournament moves to the semi-state round with
double-headers being played at four different sites this Saturday. The winner
of each game earns a spot in its respective state championship game at Victory
Field in Indianapolis the following weekend.
The pairings and schedule for the state finals will be announced Sunday
on www.ihsaa.org. The Class A, 2A or 3A state
championship game will be played Friday, June 19, at 7:30 pm ET with the other
two to follow on Saturday at 1 pm and 4 pm. The 4A game is locked in at 8 pm ET
on Saturday.
Please note below the revised start
times at the Kokomo and South Bend Clay semi-states.
Semi-States
Date: Saturday, June 13.
Admission: $6.
Home Team: The second-named team in each game will be the
designated home team.
Tournament Brackets: 4A
| 3A
| 2A
| A
North
Kokomo
Class A | Fort Wayne Canterbury (14-9) vs.
Lafayette Central Catholic (26-4), 11 am ET.
Class 3A | Andrean (31-2) vs. Delta (17-10), to
follow.
South Bend Clay (Coveleski Stadium)
Class 2A | Hammond Bishop Noll (24-8) vs. Cass
(19-8), 12 pm ET.
Class 4A | Crown Point (30-2) vs. Fort Wayne
Snider (23-3), to follow.
South
Avon
Class A | Shakamak (16-8) vs. Vincennes Rivet
(13-8), 1 pm ET.
Class 3A | Brebeuf Jesuit (23-7) vs. West Vigo
(27-1), to follow.
Jasper (Ruxer Field)
Class 2A | Heritage Christian (23-6) vs.
Evansville Mater Dei (20-12), 1 pm ET.
Class 4A | Westfield (23-5) vs. Castle (26-4),
to follow.
Notables
Looking for First
Semi-State Title
4A:
Castle, Crown Point.
3A:
Brebeuf Jesuit, Delta, West Vigo.
2A:
Cass, Heritage Christian.
A: Fort Wayne Canterbury, Vincennes Rivet.
Most Consecutive Semi-State Championships
4 by Jasper, 1995-98.
Top 10 All-Time
Semi-State Championships
11: LaPorte
10: Evansville Memorial,
Jasper.
7: Logansport.
5: Hammond Bishop Noll.
4: Jeffersonville, Lafayette
Jefferson, Marion, Richmond, Shakamak.
2008 State Finalists
Still Alive
A:
Shakamak (Class A state champion).
Former State Champions
Still Alive
4A:
Fort Wayne Snider (2006 4A).
3A:
Andrean (2005 3A).
2A:
Evansville Mater Dei (1999 2A); Hammond Bishop Noll (1968, 2004 2A).
A: Lafayette Central Catholic (2004 A, 2007 A); Shakamak (2008 A).
BOYS
GOLF REGIONALS THURSDAY, FRIDAY
Seven golf courses will host
regional competition this week in the 73rd Annual IHSAA Boys Golf State
Tournament. The top three teams and top three low individuals not including
those that advance with their team, will earn a tee time in the state finals at
The Legends of Indiana in Franklin beginning on Tuesday, June 16.
Results from each host site
will be added at www.ihsaa.org
as they are received this week with the intention of posting the state finals
pairings and tee times on Saturday afternoon as long as all regional
tournaments are completed Thursday and Friday.
Regionals
Dates: Thursday,
June 11; Friday, June 12; Saturday, June 13.
Admission: Free.
Advancement from
Regionals to State Finals:
Top 3 teams plus; Top 3 low individuals, including all ties for 3rd, excluding those
individuals who advance with a team.
1. Center Grove (4) | Hickory Stick | Thurs, 8 am ET
Feeder Sectionals: Greenfield-Central, Lawrence Central, Martinsville,
Southport.
2. Homestead (4) | Orchard Ridge | Thurs, 8 am ET
Feeder Sectionals: East Noble, Fort Wayne South Side, Northridge,
Warsaw.
3. Lafayette Jefferson (4) | Battle Ground | Fri, 8
am ET
Feeder Sectionals: Crawfordsville, Lafayette Jefferson, Logansport,
Western.
4. LaPorte (4) | Beechwood | Fri, 9 am CT
Feeder Sectionals: Boone Grove, Lake Central, South Bend Riley,
Valparaiso.
5. Muncie Central (4) | The Players Club | Fri, 8 am
ET
Feeder Sectionals: Huntington North, Monroe Central, Noblesville,
Richmond.
6. Seymour (4) | Shadowood | Fri, 8 am ET
Feeder Sectionals: Bedford North Lawrence, Floyd Central, Greensburg,
Madison.
7. Washington (4) | Country Oaks | Thurs, 8:30 ET
Feeder Sectionals: Evansville Mater Dei, Jasper, Owen Valley, Vincennes
Lincoln.
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: Tuesday, June 16 (Round
One); Wednesday, June 17 (Round Two).
Time: 8 am ET / 7 am CT both
days.
Admission: $8.00 per session; $12.00
both sessions.
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.
Notables
Active
Regional Championship Streaks (Two or more years)
2: Mishawaka Marian.
Defending
Regional Champions Alive (7 of 8)
Avon, Hamilton Southeastern, Jasper, Lafayette
Jefferson, Mishawaka Marian, Northridge.
Most
Consecutive Regional Championships
3 by LaPorte (1967-69), South Bend Adams (1972-74),
Fort Wayne Northrop (1990-92), Mishawaka Marian (2000-02), Zionsville
(2000-02).
Top 10
All-Time Regional Championships
10: Carmel.
8: Lafayette Jefferson.
7: Bedford North Lawrence, LaPorte, Richmond.
6: Anderson, Bloomington South, Columbus North, Mishawaka Marian, Terre
Haute North.
STATE STATISTICAL LEADERS
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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.
Riverton Parke freshman pitcher Haley Chambers set a school record with 29 strikeouts in the
Panthers 2-0 loss to North Putnam on May 19. North Putnam sophomore pitcher Taylor Judy recorded 19 strikeouts as both
pitchers threw complete games. According to the Indiana
Coaches of Girls Sports website, Chambers’ 29 strikeouts ties for 3rd
most all time in a single game.
Gibson Southern pitcher Lauren Edwards, a junior righthander, has pitched three straight
no-hitters heading into the state semifinals, each time coming within one
batter of a perfect game. She pitched a five-inning no-hitter May 29 in a 10-0
sectional final win over Mount Vernon at Boonville. She retired the first 14
batters before the 15th reached on a third strike-wild pitch with two out in
the fifth. During last Saturday’s regional at Boonville, Edwards threw
back-to-back no-hitters, her fifth and sixth of the season. She pitched a no-no
with 12 strikeouts in a 3-0 semifinal win over Corydon Central, walking the
third inning's lead-off batter before retiring the last 15. She then retired
No. 2-ranked Edgewood's first 12 batters in the championship game, extending
her streak to 27, before walking the lead-off batter in the fifth. From there
she retired the last nine, closing with her eighth and ninth strikeouts and a
4-0 win.
Munster’s No. 1 singles player Mary Hill became the winningest girls
singles player in state history when she captured her 101st victory in the
morning round, a 6-1, 6-3 victory over Wild. She added a 102nd win in the
consolation match and stands 102-1 in her four seasons as a Mustang heading
into this weekend’s state singles tournament.
The 2009 Indiana Class Basketball
All-Star Classic will be held Saturday, June 20, at the New Castle
Fieldhouse in a four-game format beginning at 12 pm ET. A total of 98 players
will participate with tickets priced at $5 per game or $15 all day. Profits
from the Classic will go to the United Fund of Henry County which consists of
11 different agencies ranging from WIC (Women and Infant Children) to Food Bank
to Big Brothers, Big Sisters. Also a matching fund will be formed in the
five school districts of Henry County to help families in need purchase school
books.
Evansville North golfer David Mills tied the McDonald Golf
Course record when he shot a 62 (-10) during the recent Southern Indiana
Conference meet in Evansville. As a team, the Huskies totaled an amazing 274
(-14).
Crawfordsville junior
pitcher Steven Rice threw a school
record 21 strikeouts in his team’s 6-0, 11-inning victory over county
rival Southmont in the opening game of Class 3A Sectional 25 at Danville. Rice,
who came on in relief to earn the save in last year’s 3A state
championship game, pitched the maximum 10 innings before giving way to
sophomore cousin Cory Rice. The
left-hander’s total was one shy of the state record 22 held by three
individuals – Danny Gunn of Thorntown (1969), Lance Lynn of Brownsburg
(2005) and Tim Maki of Carroll (Fort Wayne) (1980). Southmont senior Jared Earle also threw 10 scoreless
innings striking out 10 Crawfordsville batters.
Ashley Schoen, a sophomore from Lanesville, pitched a
perfect game against Christian Academy of Indiana in the first round of this
years sectional tournament at Henryville. Ashley struck out 14 of the 15
batters she faced in the shortened five inning game.
The Norwell girls' tennis
team defeated Bellmont, 3-2, on May 19 to give coach Terri Worden her 300th win. She received flowers, 300 packs of
pretzels, and a cake with 300 candles from her players. In her 33rd year as a
tennis coach, Worden has an overall record of 300-189.
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