MEDIA
INFORMATION
October 15, 2008
Contact: Jason Wille, Sports Information
Director
E–Mail:
jwille@ihsaa.org
FOUR BOYS TEAMS VYING FOR TENNIS SUPREMACY SATURDAY
Four of the state’s top 12 teams according to the state coaches poll, including two returnees from last year, make
up the field for this Saturday’s 42nd annual IHSAA Team Tennis State
Finals at North Central High School.
No. 3 Center Grove (19-2) meets No. 8 Munster (22-0) in one
semifinal match, while No. 5 Zionsville (20-2) and No. 12 Columbus North (22-2)
meet in the other match. Both are set to begin at 10 am ET / 9 am CT.
Zionsville and Columbus North are the two returning teams
from 2007, but both fell short of their goal last year by falling in the
semifinal round (Zionsville took a 4-1 decision in the ensuing consolation
match), but one of them will advance to the state title contest for the first
time. Columbus North is making its sixth appearance in the finals and
Zionsville its second.
Munster will be making its 11th trip, the most
of any of the four schools involved, but the semifinal round hasn’t been kind
to the Mustangs who will attempt to advance to the championship round for the
time since their runner-up season of 1977. Center Grove has reached this level
for the seventh time overall and first since its state title season of 2001. The
Trojans appear primed having disposed of two highly-ranked opponents -- No. 6
Brebeuf Jesuit and No. 2 North Central – by 3-2 scores in last Saturday’s
semi-state.
The only prior meeting this season between any of the team
was on Sept. 6 when Center Grove took a 5-0 decision at home from Columbus
North.
For more
on each finalist, visit Meet the Teams.
Also on Saturday,
the regional round of the State Singles and Doubles Tournament will be
contested at two different sites. Park Tudor School (7200 N. College Avenue,
Indianapolis, IN 46240) will host the singles competition in the morning while
Carmel High School (520 E. Main Street, Carmel, IN 46032) will host the doubles
competition. Both singles and doubles matches will be played at Park Tudor
during the afternoon session. Singles players and doubles teams that win twice
on Saturday will advance to the Individual State Finals on Oct. 24-25 at Park
Tudor School in Indianapolis. Pairings
42nd Boys
Tennis State Finals
Date: Saturday,
Oct. 18.
Admission: Free.
North Central High School, 1801 E.
86th Street, Indianapolis, IN 46240. School Website | Driving
Directions
Semifinals,
10 am ET
Columbus North (22-2) vs. Zionsville
(20-2).
Center Grove (19-2) vs. Munster
(22-0).
Consolation
Match, 2 pm ET
Championship Match, 2 pm
ET
Media Host – IHSAA Sports Information Director
Jason Wille will be on site throughout the day to assist you in your coverage
of the event.
Media
Credentials: News media members should apply for credentials by
e-mailing or faxing a request on company letterhead (with name of individual
applying) no later than 4 pm ET on Thursday, Oct. 16, to IHSAA Sports
Information Director Jason Wille (jwille@ihsaa.org or 317-575-4244).
E-mail requests MUST originate from a recognized business account; e-mails from
personal accounts (ie: yahoo.com, aol.com, etc.) will not be accepted. Approved
requests may be picked up in the tennis clubhouse on Saturday morning.
Parking – Available near the tennis complex
at the south side of the high school.
Programs and Results – Media in attendance should see
Jason Wille for a complimentary copy of the state finals program which includes
information on each team, probable lineups and tournament history. Official
results for both team and individual tournaments will be available in the tennis
clubhouse following each session and also be posted to the IHSAA website.
Working Area – Working space and an available
phone line in the clubhouse will be available to media in attendance wishing to
file stories and photographs following the event.
GIRLS SOCCER SECTIONALS, BOYS REGIONALS THIS WEEK
The 15th
Annual IHSAA Soccer Tournaments continue this week with boys
regional semifinal matches tonight and several girls sectional contests this
evening and running through Saturday.
Tonight’s
winners in the boys tournament will return to play for
a regional championship on Saturday.
On the girls side, eight matches will be played tonight while the
majority will pick up again on Thursday afternoon/evening. Jeffersonville will
play its sectional championship match on Friday while the remaining 31 sites go
Saturday.
Boys Regionals
Dates: Oct. 15,
18.
Admission: $5 per
session; $8 all sessions.
Girls Sectionals
Dates: Oct. 13,
14, 16, 18.
Admission: $5 per
session; $8 all sessions.
CROSS COUNTRY REGIONALS SATURDAY
The cross
country state tournaments advance to the regional round of races this Saturday at
16 sites around Indiana.
The top 15
individuals and top five teams at each site will earn a spot in the Oct. 25
semi-states conducted at four courses.
Boys & Girls Regionals
Date: Saturday,
Oct. 18.
Admission: Free.
Advancement: The top 15 individuals and the top five teams
advance to semi-state.
1. Crown Point | 11 am CT
Feeder sectionals: Crown Point, Hammond Gavit.
2. New Prairie | 10:30 am CT
Feeder sectionals: Chesterton, Rensselaer Central.
3. Harrison (West Lafayette) | 10
am
Feeder sectionals: Harrison (West Lafayette), Benton Central.
4. Culver Academies | 10:30 am
Feeder sectionals: Culver Academies, Logansport.
5. Elkhart Central | 9 am
Feeder sectionals: Elkhart Central, South Bend Riley.
6. West Noble | 10:30 am
Feeder sectionals: Fort Wayne Northrop, West Noble.
7. Marion | 10:30 am
Feeder sectionals: Bellmont, Marion.
8. Delta | 10:30 am
Feeder sectionals: Delta, Pendleton Heights.
9. Ben Davis | 10 am
Feeder sectionals: Ben Davis, South Putnam.
10. Brebeuf Jesuit | 10:30 am
Feeder sectionals: Brebeuf Jesuit, Carmel.
11. Rushville | 10:30 am
Feeder sectionals: Connersville, New Palestine.
12. Greensburg | 10:30 am
Feeder sectionals: Edinburgh, South Dearborn.
13. Brown County | 10:30 am
Feeder sectionals: Brown County, Terre Haute North.
14. Bedford North Lawrence | 10:30
am
Feeder sectionals: Bedford North Lawrence, Southwestern (Hanover).
15. Crawford County | 10:30 am
Feeder sectionals: Crawford County, Jasper.
16. Pike Central | 11 am
Feeder sectionals: Evansville Mater Dei, South Knox.
Boys Notables
Most Consecutive Regional
Championships
12 by
Columbus North, 1995-2006.
Active Regional Championship Streaks
6:
Northridge.
2:
Huntington North.
Top Five All-Time Regional
Championships
28: Carmel.
19: Fort
Wayne Northrop.
16: Floyd
Central, Portage.
15:
Bloomington North, Columbus North, Lafayette Jefferson.
Girls Notables
Most Consecutive Regional
Championships
14 by
Carmel, 1990-2003.
Active Regional Championship Streaks
11:
Columbus North.
7: Carroll
(Fort Wayne).
6:
Northridge.
4: Lake
Central.
3: West
Lafayette.
Top Five All-Time Regional
Championships
22: Carmel.
19:
Columbus North.
12: Penn.
11: Floyd
Central, Valparaiso.
STATE STATISTICAL LEADERS
Football Leaders | Volleyball
Leaders | Boys Soccer
Leaders | Girls Soccer
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.
Southern
Wells football coach Mark Lefebvre recorded
his 100th career coaching victory with a 35-3 win over Woodlan on Sept. 19.
Darren Oliver, a sophomore running back from
Avon, rushed for 204 yards and scored five touchdowns as the Orioles outlasted
Lafayette Jefferson 44-34 on Oct. 3. In the loss, Jeff quarterback Colin
Builtinck rushed for 162 yards and a TD.
Builtinck, a sophomore, also threw for 252 yards with two scores.
Builtinck hooked up with Mike Sewell on a 99-yard pass play in the game. The
99-yard play ties a state record held by many. In addition, the Bronchos’
Desmond Lake rushed for 143 yards and a touchdown. Ryan Campbell caught three
passes for 91 yards and a touchdown and kicked field goals of 32 and 42 yards.
West
Central senior Caity Sams completed
a career sweep of the Midwest Conference girls cross country meet last week.
She covered the course in 19:45 to win the meet for the fourth straight year
and helped the Trojans capture the team title.
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