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STATE FINALS: Evansville Mater Dei completes perfect season with 11th team title

Posted on 25 February 2006 by alexanderscot.


By E.
Shawn Aylsworth
Managing Editor

Coach Mike
Goebel’s top-ranked Evansville Mater Dei Wildcats completed a perfect 24-0
season Feb. 25, barely getting past No. 2 Perry Meridian and No. 4 Mishawaka
before throttling fifth-ranked Bellmont to capture the schoolâ??s record ninth
wrestling title in the team format and its 11th overall.

â??This is certainly
an enjoyable one,â? Goebel said directly after the meet. â??It seems like this day
has lasted two weeks!

â??Perry Meridian
did a great job, and Mishawaka
gave it everything they had, but I canâ??t say enough about this great group of
boys Iâ??ve had. With all the injuries and diversity weâ??ve had, to come back and
win was just great.�
Your match-by-match results:

QUARTERFINALS
Match 1:
Bellmont 28, Merrillville
(21-2) 25
Match 2:
Columbia City
42, Bloomington
South (24-8) 33
Match 3:
Evansville
Mater Dei 25, Perry Meridian (29-1) 23
Match 4:
Mishawaka 31, Indianapolis Cathedral (21-7) 27
*All quarterfinal matches began with the 119-pound weight class.

Bellmont 28, Merrillville 25
103 â??? Will
Sheets, 9, Bellmont
dec. Andrew Kepchar, 10, Merrillville,
8-4 MER 25-24
112 â??? Derek
Nelson, 11, Bellmont
major dec. Danny Stoica, 10, Merrillville, 10-1 BELL 28-24
119 â??? Jeff
Heller, 11, Bellmont
dec. Carlo Martinez, 10, Merrillville, 9-2 BELL 3-0
125 â??? Javier
Salas, 12, Merrillville major dec. Doug Linthicum,
10, Bellmont,
15-5 MER 4-3
130 â??? Max Hackman, 12, Bellmont dec. Kyle Yarnell, 11, Merrillville,
7-5 BELL 6-4
135 â??? Matt
Irwin, 12, Bellmont
tech fall Alex Ponce, 11, Merrillville, 18-3 BELL 11-4
140 â??? Tyler
Baker, 9, Bellmont
dec. Kyle Morris, 11, Merrillville, 9-2 BELL 14-4
145 â??? Jamal Lawrence, 11, Merrillville major dec. Nathan Scherer, 12, Bellmont,
16-4 BELL 14-8
152 â??? Ryan
Baker, 10, Bellmont
major dec. Justin Gust, 12, Merrillville, 15-6 BELL 18-8
160 â??? Joe
Wing, 11, Merrillville
major dec. Jon Kiefer, 12, Bellmont, 11-0 BELL
18-12
171 â??? Ben Bultemeier, 10, Bellmont dec.
Colt Contreras, 12, Merrillville,
6-0 BELL 21-12
189 â??? Cedric Rambert, 12, Merrillville major dec. Sam Rich, 12, Bellmont,
11-3 BELL 21-16
215 â??? David
Porter, 12, Bellmont
dec. Jake Salas, 10, Merrillville, 5-2 BELL 21-19
275 â??? Dexter
Larimore, 12, Merrillville pin Victor Bultemeier, 12, Bellmont, 1:00 MER 25-21

Columbia City 42, Bloomington
South 33
103 â??? Daniel
Young, 9, Bloomington South pin
Lane Michel, 9, Columbia City,
2:26 CC 42-27
112 â??? Chris
Head, 10, Bloomington South pin
Tim Lei, 11, Columbia City,
5:55 CC 42-33
119 â??? Reece
Freeman, 11, Bloomington South
pin Austin Egolf, 9, Columbia City,
2:15 BS 6-0
125 â??? Eli
Michel, 11, Columbia City
pin Tim Quigley, 9, Bloomington South,
1:34 TIED 6-6
130 â??? Nick Samaro, 12, Bloomington South
dec. Wes Walter, 11, Columbia City,
7-5 BS 9-6
135 â??? Ethan
Dewitt, 10, Columbia City
dec. Nick Viterisi, 10, Bloomington South, 8-4 TIED 9-9
140 â??? David
Rex, 11, Columbia
City pin Tony Winthrow, 12, Bloomington
South, 3:19 CC 15-9
145 â??? Peter
Deutsch, 10, Columbia City
pin Jade Prieboy, 9, Bloomington South, 0:40 CC 21-9
152 â??? Kurt Kinser, 12, Bloomington
South pin Josh Michael, 11, Columbia City,
0:22 CC 21-15
160 â??? Paul
Young, 12, Bloomington South
injury default over Bryan Deutsch, 12, Columbia
City TIED 21-21
171 â???
Nicholas Peppler, 11, Columbia City
dec. Isaac Trimble, 12, Bloomington South, 12-10 CC 24-21
189 â??? Shae Gerardot, 12, Columbia City
pin Dustin Newell, 11, Bloomington
South, 1:52 CC 30-21
215 â??? Kyler Kearby, 11, Columbia City pin Levi Pepper, 11, Bloomington South, 5:10 CC 36-21
275 â??? David
Ernst, 12, Columbia City
pin Tyler Grubb, 10, Bloomington South,
2:39 CC 42-21

Evansville Mater
Dei 25, Perry Meridian 23
103 â??? Jimmy Schoettle, 10, Perry
Meridian dec. Drew Will, 10, Evansville
Mater Dei, 9-0 PM 23-22
112 â??? Sean
Herron, 11, Evansville Mater Dei dec. John Urich, 12, Perry Meridian, 7-2 EMD 25-23
119 â??? Alex Weinzapfel, 10, Evansville Mater Dei dec. Brian Vest, 10, Perry Meridian, 7-0 EMD 3-0
125 â??? Jerry
Parkinson, 11, Evansville Mater Dei dec. Nathan Clem, 10, Perry Meridian, 4-3 EMD 6-0
130 â??? Drew Lappe, 10, Evansville Mater Dei dec. Jacob Tasseff, 9, Perry
Meridian, 3-1 EMD 9-0
135 â??? Nick Dewig, 11, Evansville
Mater Dei major dec. John Leonard, 10, Perry Meridian, 19-8 EMD 13-0
140 â??? Nick
Walpole, 12, Perry Meridian pin
Andy Seibert, 11, Evansville Mater Dei,
1:17 EMD 13-7
145 â??? Eric Aue, 12, Perry
Meridian dec. Chris Dewitt, 11, Evansville
Mater Dei, 6-5 EMD 13-10
152 â??? Kevin
Clem, 12, Perry Meridian major
dec. Frank Fabiano, 11, Evansville Mater Dei, 13-5 PM 14-13
160 â??? Kyle
Adams, 11, Perry Meridian dec.
Bart Schaefer, 12, Evansville Mater Dei,
7-6 PM 17-13
171 â??? Jeremy
Goebel, 12, Evansville Mater Dei dec. Craig Masengale, 11, Perry Meridian, 9-6 PM 17-16
189 â??? Jacob
Schneider, 10, Evansville Mater Dei dec. Jason Livergood, 12, Perry Meridian, 2-0 EMD 19-17
215 â??? Zach
Goebel, 11, Evansville Mater Dei dec. Wyatt Tompkins, 12, Perry Meridian, 10-4 EMD 22-17
275 â??? Chico
Adams, 10, Perry Meridian dec.
Jason Wire, 12, Evansville Mater Dei,
5-1 EMD 22-20

Mishawaka 31, Indianapolis Cathedral 27
103 â??? Josh
Harper, 9, Mishawaka
dec. John Grey, 9, Indianapolis Cathedral 7-0 TIED 27-27
112 â??? Nick Wiesjahn, 11, Mishawaka
major dec. Patrick Cohen, 12, Indianapolis
Cathedral, 11-0 MISH 31-27
119 â??? Calvin
Sullivan, 9, Indianapolis Cathedral dec. Matt Brothers, 12, Mishawaka, 7-3 CATH 3-0
125 â??? Paul Corsaro, 11, Indianapolis
Cathedral major dec. Clinton Leazenby, 12, Mishawaka, 12-2 CATH 7-0
130 â??? Eric Mauser, 12, Indianapolis
Cathedral major dec. Scott Versyp, 12, Mishawaka, 10-1 CATH 11-0
135 â??? Dedrick Harrison, 12, Indianapolis Cathedral dec. Brandon Mersich,
10, Mishawaka, 11-5 CATH 14-0
140 â??? Gavin
McGinley, 9, Indianapolis Cathedral
pin Tim Forte, 9, Mishawaka, 4:50
CATH 20-0
145 â??? Caleb Norville, 10, Mishawaka dec. Connor Hofmeister,
10, Indianapolis Cathedral, 10-6 CATH 20-3
152 â??? Benji Dolly, 12, Mishawaka, dec. Robert Hackl, 12, Indianapolis
Cathedral, 11-6 CATH 20-6
160 â??? Johnny
Schmaltz, 11, Indianapolis Cathedral
major dec. Brandon Straub, 10, Mishawaka,
13-3 CATH 24-6
171 â??? Ian
Hinton, 11, Mishawaka pin Holden Crossland,
11, Indianapolis Cathedral, 1:37
CATCH 24-12
189 â??? Frank Troiano, 11, Indianapolis
Cathedral dec. Jamie Lukaszewski, 12, Mishawaka, 5-1 CATH 27-12
215 â??? Pat
Day, 12, Mishawaka pin Max Davis, 11, Indianapolis Cathedral, 1:12 CATH 27-18
275 â??? Randy
Morin, 10, Mishawaka pin Andrew Hemmerlein,
11, Indianapolis Cathedral, 2:43
CATH 27-24

SEMIFINALS
Match 5:
Bellmont 42, Columbia City
(21-3) 17
Match 6:
Evansville Mater Dei 31, Mishawaka (29-1) 25
*All semifinal matches began with the 125-pound weight class.

Bellmont 42, Columbia City 17
103 â??? Will
Sheets, 9, Bellmont pin Lane Michel, 9, Columbia City, 1:42 BELL 36-13
112 â??? Derek
Nelson, 11, Bellmont
pin Tim Lei, 11, Columbia City,
1:29 BELL 42-13
119 â??? Eli
Michel, 11, Columbia City
major dec. Jeff Heller, 11, Bellmont, 9-0 BELL 42-17
125 â??? Wes
Walter, 11, Columbia City
major dec. Doug Linthicum, 10, Bellmont, 10-2 CC 4-0
130 â??? Max Hackman, 12, Bellmont dec.
Ethan Dewitt, 10, Columbia City,
12-5 CC 4-3
135 â??? Matt
Irwin, 12, Bellmont, pin Nick Burkholder, 12, Columbia City,
1:10 BELL 9-4
140 â??? Tyler
Baker, 9, Bellmont pin David Rex, 11, Columbia City,
4:15 BELL 15-4
145 â??? Nathan
Scherer, 12, Bellmont dec. Peter Deutsch, 10, Columbia
City, 13-8 BELL 18-4
152 â??? Josh
Michael, 11, Columbia City
dec. Ryan Baker, 10, Bellmont , 10-6 BELL
18-7
160 â??? Jon
Kiefer, 12, Bellmont pin Josh Lopez, 10, Columbia City,
1:21 BELL 24-7
171 â??? Ben Bultemeier, 10, Bellmont dec. Nicholas Peppler,
11, Columbia City, 7-1 BELL 27-7
189 â??? Shae Gerardot, 12, Columbia City
dec. Sam Rich, 12, Bellmont,
2-1 BELL 27-10
215 â??? David
Porter, 12, Bellmont dec. Kyler Kearby,
11, Columbia City,
5-3 BELL 30-10
275 â??? David
Ernst, 12, Columbia City
dec. Victor Bultemeier, 12, Bellmont, 4-3 BELL 30-13

Evansville Mater
Dei 31, Mishawaka
25
103 â??? Josh
Harper, 9, Mishawaka pin Drew Will, 10, Evansville Mater Dei, 3:15 EMD 28-22
112 â??? Nick Wiesjahn, 11, Mishawaka dec.
Sean Herron, 11, Evansville Mater Dei, 6-4 EMD 28-25
119 â??? Alex Weinzapfel, 10, Evansville
Mater Dei dec. Matt
Brothers, 12, Mishawaka, 5-0 EMD 31-25
125 â??? Jerry
Parkinson, 11, Evansville Mater Dei dec. Clinton Leazenby,
12, Mishawaka, 4-2 EMD 3-0
130 â??? Drew Lappe, 10, Evansville
Mater Dei dec. Scott Versyp, 12, Mishawaka,
9-2 EMD 6-0
135 â??? Nick Dewig, 11, Evansville
Mater Dei major dec. Brandon Mersich, 10, Mishawaka, 11-1 EMD 10-0
140 â??? Andy
Seibert, 11, Evansville Mater Dei dec. Tim
Forte, 9, Mishawaka, 7-5 EMD 13-0
145 â??? Chris
Dewitt, 11, Evansville Mater Dei pin Joey Smith, 9, Mishawaka,
1:19 EMD 19-0
152 â??? Caleb Norville, 10, Mishawaka dec. Frank Fabiano,
11, Evansville Mater Dei, 6-4 EMD 19-3
160 â??? Benji Dolly, 11, Mishawaka dec. Bart
Schaefer, 12, Evansville Mater Dei, 3-0 EMD 19-6
171 â??? Ian
Hinton, 11, Mishawaka major dec.
Jeremy Goebel, 12, Evansville Mater Dei,
15-6 EMD 19-10
189 â??? Jacob
Schneider, 10, Evansville Mater Dei dec. Jamie Lukaszewski, 12, Mishawaka,
5-2 EMD 22-10
215 â??? Pat
Day, 12, Mishawaka pin Matt Eickhoff, 12, Evansville Mater Dei, 0:51 EMD 22-16
275 â??? Zach
Goebel, 11, Evansville Mater Dei pin Randy Morin, 10, Mishawaka,
0:28 EMD 28-16

CHAMPIONSHIP
Match 7: Evansville
Mater Dei (24-0) 39, Bellmont (25-2) 15
*All championship matches began with the 130-pound weight class.

Evansville Mater
Dei 39, Bellmont 15
103 â??? Will
Sheets, 9, Bellmont, dec. Drew Will, 10, Evansville Mater Dei, 4-0 EMD 26-15
112 â??? Sean
Herron, 11, Evansville Mater Dei, dec. Derek Nelson, 11, Bellmont, 6-4 (OT) EMD 29-15
119 â??? Alex Weinzapfel, 10, Evansville
Mater Dei, pin Jeff Heller, 11, Bellmont, 1:10 EMD 35-15
125 â??? Jerry
Parkinson, 11, Evansville Mater Dei,
major dec. Doug Linthicum, 10, Bellmont, 10-2 EMD 39-15
130 â??? Drew Lappe, 10, Evansville
Mater Dei, dec. Max Hackman, 12, Bellmont, 5-0 EMD 3-0


135 â??? Matt
Irwin, 12, Bellmont,
pin Shawn Will, 12, Evansville Mater
Dei, 5:24 BELL
6-3

140 â??? Nick
Dewig, 11, Evansville Mater Dei, dec. Tyler Baker, 9, Bellmont, 7-4 TIED 6-6
145 â??? Nathan
Scherer, 12, Bellmont,
dec. Chris Dewitt, 11, Evansville
Mater Dei, 12-11 BELL
9-6
152 â??? Frank Fabiano, 11, Evansville
Mater Dei, major dec. Ryan Baker, 10, Bellmont, 12-2 EMD 10-9
160 â??? Jon
Kiefer, 12, Bellmont, dec. Bart Schaefer, 12, Evansville Mater Dei, 7-3 BELL 12-10
171 â??? Jeremy
Goebel, 12, Evansville Mater Dei,
major dec. Ben Bultemeier, 10, Bellmont, 17-6 EMD 14-12
189 â??? Jacob
Schneider, 10, Evansville Mater Dei,
pin Sam Rich, 12, Bellmont, 5:36 EMD 20-12
215 â??? Zach
Goebel, 11, Evansville Mater Dei, dec. David Porter, 12, Bellmont, 5-0 EMD 23-12
275 â??? Jason
Wire, 12, Evansville Mater Dei, dec. Victor
Bultemeier, 12, Bellmont, 7-1 EMD 26-12


More to come â?¦


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4A host Carmel teaches 3A power Brebeuf a pre-sectional 10-point lesson, 75-65

Posted on 25 February 2006 by alexanderscot.


By Adam Rouse
Staff Writer

CARMEL â??? Carmel
coach Mark Galloway must have said the magic words at halftime Feb. 24 as the
host Greyhounds responded in a big way in the second half to seize control and
hand Class 3A No. 6 Brebeuf a 75-65 loss.

Carmel (14-7) heads into sectional action at home Feb. 28 against Westfield with a two-game
winning streak after losing five of seven down the stretch. Brebeuf (14-5),
meanwhile, will face Western Boone on Tuesday in a first-round matchup at Danville.

After a
see-saw first quarter ended with the Greyhounds in the lead by two after jumping
out early to a 12-6 margin, Brebeuf took control in the second quarter.

Using a
suffocating half-court trap defense, Brebeuf forced Carmel into turnover after turnover and took
advantage on the offensive side of the ball. Senior Edmonn Maul attacked the
basket and converted to the line six straight times to break an 18-18 tie and
give the Braves a six-point lead with 5:04 left in the half.

The
Greyhounds continued to do little right but managed to cut the deficit to 31-27
before junior forward Ryan McDaniel scored five in a row as the Braves headed
into halftime with a 36-29 advantage.

Following
the break, Carmel
turned the ball over on its first two possessions, and it appeared as if the
second-quarter mistakes were going to be repeated. The Greyhounds, however,
regrouped to outscore Brebeuf 11-4 over the first 5:04 of the third quarter and
tie the game at 40.

The Braves
regained the lead on the next possession on a 3-pointer from senior Andrew
Warren to go up 43-40 with 2:28 remaining. But Carmel kept attacking and knotted the score
at 45 before a miraculous play gave the Greyhounds a 47-45 lead as time expired
in the third quarter.

After
sophomore point guard Daniel Moore made a pair of free throws with 3.4 seconds
left on the clock, sophomore forward Jordan Brewer intercepted the Brebeuf
inbounds pass near halfcourt. Brewer then flipped it back to his classmate, who
was set up well outside the three-point line on the right wing.

Mooreâ??s trifecta was short but senior
forward Eric Schneider grabbed the ball in mid-air and laid it in as the buzzed
sounded. As the Greyhound bench erupted, the official at midcourt came running
to the scorerâ??s table and emphatically indicated the basket was good.

From that
point on, Carmel
rode the wave of momentum and took complete control after outscoring Brebeuf
18-9 in the third quarter. And the â??Hounds came roaring out to begin the fourth
and scored the first five points of the period to increase their advantage to
52-45.

Brebeuf
was able to knock its deficit to 54-48 with 5:53 left in the game, but Carmel responded with a
7-2 run over the next two minutes to take its biggest lead of the game at 61-50
with 4:01 to go.

Besides
the momentum-swinging play to end the third period, another key occurrence came
38 seconds into the fourth. The Braves were whistled for their 10th
team foul at the 7:22 mark, which put the Greyhounds into the double-bonus for
the rest of the game.

At the
same time, Carmel
had only been called for two fouls.

Brebeuf
was unable to get any closer than eight the rest of the way as the host â??Hounds
took advantage at the free throw line. Carmel
hit 13 of 19 freebies in the fourth quarter and shot a total of 28 in the second
half, connecting on 20.

The Braves
were also able to get to the line in the second half, but not as much as the
Greyhounds. Brebeuf was 10 of 16 in the second half.

Senior
guard Brett Finkelmeier scored 13 of his team-high 19 points in the first half
to lead four players in double figures for Carmel. Schneider scored 13 of his 16 points
in the second half, while Moore
chipped in 11 and Brewer contributed 10.

McDaniel
led all scorers with 23 points, but Warren, Brebeufâ??s leading scorer, was held
to just 10 points on 4-of-12 shooting. Warren
took only three shots after halftime.

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Semistate: "Doc' would be proud as Heritage Christian advances to 2A state finals with 52-36 win over North Knox

Posted on 25 February 2006 by alexanderscot.


By Bubba Harnist
Staff Writer

INDIANAPOLIS â??? Coach Mark â??Docâ? Richards would
be proud. Proud of his Heritage Christian girls for never giving up, for always
playing hard, for facing adversity, and for pushing through.

And extremely
proud because they are on their way to the Class 2A state championship game
next week at Conseco Fieldhouse after the top-tanked Eaglesâ?? convincing 52-36
win Feb. 25 over No. 12 North Knox in the Southport Semistate.

â??Docâ? was
the former coach of the Eagles who lost his battle to lung cancer Sept. 23. Following
in his footsteps is former Indiana All-Star Rick Risinger, whose goal was to
lead the Eagles to greener pastures after last yearâ??s regional defeat.

But
getting past the regional round isnâ??t the only thing the Eagles are playing
for. They are playing for their beloved former coach.

â??We
dedicated this to â??Doc,â?? â? said Risinger. â??His wife was here today and that was
special, but we are dedicating this to Doc.�

From the
opening tip of the game, Heritage Christian dominated. Before the Warriors
could even blink, Heritage Christian had an 8-0 lead thanks to a jumper and two
3-pointers. After a North Knox hoop from junior McKenna Williams, Heritage
Christian again went on the offensive, stretching its lead to 15 after one
period at 21-6.

The Eagles
hit their first six 3-pointers, if
that tells you anything.

Heritage
Christian continued to pour it on, scoring the first nine points of the second quarter.
That spurt extended the Eaglesâ?? combined run from the end of the first period to
20-0, giving themselves a 27-point lead at 33-6.

North Knox
didnâ??t get its first basket of the second quarter until the 2:00 mark when a Williams
3-pointer ended the huge HC run. The good news for the Warriors was that the trey
sparked some life into their offense as they reeled off the final eight points
of the quarter to cut the deficit to 19 at the half, 33-14.

In the
third, North Knox was able to get the lead down to 13 at 38-25 with 2:00 left.
But a bucket from Heritage Christian freshman Claire Freeman pushed the lead
back to 15 at the end of three.

The
Warriors wouldnâ??t get any closer than 14 the rest of the way as HC killed some
clock, hit some free throws, and held on for the easy win.

With the
loss, North Knox finishes the season at 23-5. Leading the way for the Warriors
was Williams, who poured in 24 points.

Heritage
Christian, meanwhile, improves to 24-3 in advancing to next weekâ??s 2A championship
game against No. 17 Westview. The Eagles, who canned nine 3-pointers in the
contest, put six players in the scoring column, with junior Bre Jones leading
the way with 20 points and Freeman adding 14.

Risinger
likes the makeup of his team.

â??We have
good balance,â? he said. â??Our freshman class is real talented, and we are
playing very well together right now.�

The state
finals arenâ??t a totally new thing for Heritage Christian. The Eagles made it to
the championship game two years ago, falling 50-41 to Rochester. While glad to be back, Risinger remains
cautious.

â??It helps
us having players who have been there before,â? he said. â??At the same time, we
have our work cut out for us. We just have to continue to take it one game at a
time.�

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STATE FINALS: Individual wrestling nets three champs from Mishawaka, two each from Merrillville, Bloomington South

Posted on 24 February 2006 by alexanderscot.


By E. Shawn Aylsworth
Managing Editor
A funny thing happened on the way to the 68th Annual IHSAA Individual Wrestling State Finals Feb. 17-18 at Conseco Fieldhouse â??? all the returning state champions lost!

Well, almost all of them. Bloomington Southâ??s Paul Young wasnâ??t
about to let that happen as he defended his 160-pound championship with
four easy wins, the first two by fall.

But mucho carnage occurred at 119, where a trio of returning state
winners was gone after the semifinals. The survivor was Merrillville
senior Javier Salas, last yearâ??s sixth-place finisher who ousted last
yearâ??s champion, Evansville Centralâ??s Anthony Williams, in the semis by
a 4-3 count in overtime. Salas (40-1) then pinned Norwell senior Blake
Harner in 3:18 in the finals.

Nathan Harris of Beech Grove, the 2005 champ at 112, was upset in
the 119 quarterfinals, losing for the first time in 77 matches. And
Hobartâ??s Eric Galka, last yearâ??s winner at 103, lost in Fridayâ??s first
round.

The other returning champ to not repeat was Perry Meridian
140-pound senior Nick Walpole, who dropped a 4-2 overtime decision to
the eventual champion, Hanover Central sophomore Andrew Howe. Howe was
the runner-up a year ago at 130.

Results from the championship matches:

103 â??? Josh Harper (47-0), Mishawaka (9), dec. Chris Lindauer (19-2), Edgewood (11), 6-3
112 â??? Danny Coyne (36-1), Beech Grove (12), dec. Taylor March (41-6), East Noble (9), 3-1
119 â??? Javier Salas (40-1), Merrillville (12), pin Blake Harner (40-2), Norwell (12), 3:18
125 â??? Eric McGill (46-1), Munster (11), dec. Adam Walters (38-5), Portage (12), 3-2
130 â??? Alexander Warren (37-0), Mooresville (12), dec. Dustin Bruce (37-4), Bloomington North (11), 8-5
135 â??? Matt Irwin (45-0), Bellmont (12), dec. Brennan Cosgrove (46-2), Hobart (10), 12-5
140 â??? Andrew Howe (51-0), Hanover Central (10), dec. Cory Fornal (46-2), Rochester (12), 6-2
145 â??? Chad Biddle (41-2), Portage (12), pin Cooper Samuels (45-1), Floyd Central (10), 2:22
152 â??? Kurt Kinser (47-0), Bloomington South (12), dec. Kevin Clem (50-6), Perry Meridian (12), 1-0
160 â??? Paul Young (49-0), Bloomington South (12), dec. Bryan Deutsch (42-2), Columbia City (12), 9-4
171 â??? Ian Hinton (42-0), Mishawaka (11), dec. Phillip Glasser (39-5), Franklin (12), 2-0 (OT)
189 â??? Taylor Vieck (38-0), Vincennes Lincoln (12), dec. Travis Dale (43-1), McCutcheon (11), 3-2
215 â??? Pat Day (46-2), Mishawaka (12), dec. Cody Johnson (44-3), Franklin (12), 12-10
275 â??? Dexter Larimore (41-0), Merrillville (12), dec. Aaron Lindenschmidt (48-1), Evansville Harrison (12), 12-1

Hereâ??s a weight-by-weight look at the results:

TO COME â?¦

Papiernik named Mental Attitude Award winner
Members of the IHSAA Executive Committee selected Jeffrey
Papiernik of Fort Wayne Snider as the winner of the 2005-06 Ward E.
Brown Mental Attitude Award for wrestling. A four-time IHSAA individual
state qualifier, Papiernik is the first wrestler and 11th
student-athlete overall from his school to earn that distinction.

Papiernik turned in his best individual state finals performance
by placing fourth in the 135-pound weight class last weekend. After
earning team MVP honors in 2004, he was selected as the captain of the
Panthers this season. He compiled a record of 43-4 and ends his career
with an overall record of 154-19.

In addition to being a leader on the mats, he has had major
achievements in the classroom. He ranks first in his class of 455
students with a 4.69 GPA (4.0 scale). He is a member of the National
Honor Society, Indiana Math League, and National Society of High School
Scholars.

Papiernik was also selected to attend the â??2006 Molecular Medicine
in Action Conference� at the IU Medical Center. In addition to these
accomplishments, he was a 2006 Wendyâ??s High School Heisman Nominee and
selected as an Indiana University Science, Technology, and Research
Scholar.

â??Jeff refuses to take short cuts!â? said Snider coach Michael
Ester. â??He has displayed quiet leadership by example and has excelled
academically, socially, and athletically.

â??He alone creates the energy and opportunity in order to better
himself as a student, an athlete, and a citizen while taking the time
to share his blessings with those around him.�

Papiernikâ??s volunteer work includes peer tutoring, middle school
assistant wrestling coach, science fair judge, concessions worker for
high school athletic events, landscaping, and various church events.
The son of Andrew and Janet Papiernik of Fort Wayne plans to attend
Washington University in St. Louis and major in molecular biology.

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Preview: Boys swimming state finals

Posted on 24 February 2006 by alexanderscot.


By Darrell Butler

Contributing Writer

As of mid-February, IHSSCA ranked the boys swimming teams as follows:

1. North Central (Indianapolis)
2. Homestead
3. Hamilton Southeastern
4. Chesterton
5. South Bend Riley
6. Terre Haute North
7. Munster
8. Yorktown
9. Northridge
10. Lake Central

IHSSCA ratings are based on a hypothetical meet among all high school
swimmers, and they provide an interesting view of who are the most powerful
teams. However, not all times are included in the database, and
some
swimmers may perform much better at state than they do during the
season.

Also, divers rarely do their 11-dive performance, so diving
rankings may not be very accurate.

Another perspective comes from examining the most recent races —
sectionals. Sectionals are highly variable in what they demand of
swimmers. Sometimes a swimmer competes in an
important race at sectional, giving everything to win. Such a
swimmer
may not swim faster at state.

Other swimmers may have had an easy
event
at sectional, so their sectional time is much slower than they will
swim at state.  So a seed at state doesn’t always indicate
closely
how someone will swim.

Because of these differences, one
interesting
perspective is who has the most chances to score at state. For the
girls, Carmel had the most (as usual), and the Greyhounds won. For the boys
teams, I
counted each swim and dive participant and added two times the number
of relays (because relays score double).

Here is how that looks:

School
Homestead
North Central (Indianapolis)
Hamilton Southeastern
Carmel
Chesterton
Center Grove
Yorktown
South Bend Riley
Northridge
Brownsburg
Noblesville
Munster		 Count
27
25
17
17
17
13
12
11
11
11
11
11

This perspective suggests that
Homestead and North Central will battle for first place, while Hamilton Southestern, Carmel, and Chesterton will be swimming
for third. The other schools will be battling for
spots 6 through 11.

Another perspective is to score the meet using the heat sheet based on the current
rankings of swimmers. If one does this, then
North Central has a lead over Homestead whereas teams, like Yorktown fall out of the Top 10.

None of these perspectives, though may really give us the correct view. That’s why we swim these meets! Personally, I’m looking
forward to a some outstanding battles between teams and between some
specific swimmers.



North Central won Last year, and the top-ranked Panthers are returning with a lot of
the swimmers from their championship team. They had won once
previously, in the 1982-83 season. Homestead has never won.

Below I’ve listed the top seeds in every
event. Some of these boys are very likely to win … but not all of them!

Top Seeds:

100 Medley Relay – Munster

200 Free – Drew Sease, North Central

200 IM – Michael Christy, North Central

50 Free – Andrew Bretscher, Greencastle

Diving – Caleb, Elwood

100 Butterfly – Cody Sowder, Lebanon

100 Free – Peter Jameson, North Central

500 Free – Andrew Hoffman, Homestead

200 Free Relay – Homestead

100 Back – Michael Christy, North Central

100 ****** – Aaron Koger, Richmond

400 Free Relay – North Central


Important weekend stuff:
Prelims: Friday, Feb. 24; starting time is 6 p.m. EST

Finals: Saturday, Feb. 25; diving prelims and semis begin at 9 a.m.
EST; consolations and finals for all events begin at 1 p.m.

Admission: $8 per session, $12 for both days

Site: Indiana University Natatorium, IUPUI, 901 W. New York St., Indianapolis

Webcast:
Audio streaming of the meet can be heard through the IHSAAâ??s official
internet provider, HoosierAuthority.com. Video streaming pay-per-view
is also offered!

Schedule of events (times are approximate)

Friday
5:30 p.m. — Opening Ceremonies
6:00 p.m. — 200 Yd. Medley Relay
6:16 p.m. — 200 Yd. Freestyle
6:32 p.m. — 200 Yd. Individual Medley
6:50 p.m. — 50 Yd. Freestyle
15-MINUTE BREAK
7:14 p.m. — 100 Yd. Butterfly
7:26 p.m. — 100 Yd. Freestyle
7:38 p.m. — 500 Yd. Freestyle
8:08 p.m. — 200 Yd. Freestyle Relay
8:23 p.m. — 100 Yd. Backstroke
8:35 p.m. — 100 Yd. Breaststroke
8:48 p.m. — 400 Yd. Freestyle Relay

Saturday
9:00 a.m. — Diving Preliminaries (5 dives) & Semifinals (3 dives)
12:45 p.m. — Opening Ceremonies
1:05 p.m. — Finals and Consolation Finals
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Boys Track Preview (Part 5): Middle distance and distance

Posted on 24 February 2006 by alexanderscot.


By Brandon Jones

Staff Writer


The final part of the spring preview for boys track & field will take a look at the most popular area of the sport: middle distance and distance. Some fast times already have been turned in early by some athletes, and that should make for an interesting spring.

Without further adieu, here is what I think …


400 meters
Clayton Wilson stepped over from the hurdles last spring and was the top seed in this event entering the state finals. Wilson had defeated eventual state champion Jon Gunnell from Pike a week earlier at the North Central Regional, but it was not to be his day in Bloomington.


Darius Willis has a change of scenery as he is now over at Franklin Central from Indianapolis Howe Academy. That can only help his chances to improve upon last seasonâ??s All-State finish.

Jonesâ?? Top 5:

1. Clayton Wilson – Southport
2. Darius Willis – Franklin Central
3. Randy Baize – Evansville Reitz
4. Michael Koza – Lowell
5. Daniel Jones – Pike

800 meters
Two sophomores are growing up and should take the state over by storm.

Eugene Ellis is the returning state champ, so it is hard to go against him. It will be interesting to see where Steven Price ends up after a subpar cross country season.


Jonesâ?? Top 5:

1. Eugene Ellis – Gary West
2. Steven Price – Avon
3. Travis White â??? Fort Wayne Northrop
4. Dan Stockberger – McCutcheon
5. Phil Anderson – Pike


1600 meters
Tough to go against defending state champion Andy Weatherford as he had a breakthrough cross country season this past fall as well. There are a handful of candidates that could steal the show if the Greencastle standout is off his game.
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Jonesâ?? Top 5:

1. Andy Weatherford – Greencastle
2. De’Sean Turner – Warren Central
3. Adam Green – Franklin Central
4. Adam Martin – Chesterton
5. Michael Disher – Southport


3200 meters
This is another tough one to call as it is SO difficult to narrow this field to five athletes.

I think that Brock Hagerman and Deâ??Sean Turnerâ??s cross country seasons have placed them as the favorites — they were on fire and on a whole other level at the end of last fall. Bobby Moldovan and Cole Hardacre always come up big in the state finals, so keep an eye on them as well as Michael Pabody and a host of other possible upstarts.


Jonesâ?? Top 5:

1. Brock Hagerman – Pendleton Heights
2. De’Sean Turner – Warren Central
3. Bobby Moldovan â??? Fort Wayne Northrop
4. Cole Hardacre – Pendleton Heights
5. Michael Pabody – Southport

Up next: BONUS! Jonesâ?? Top 20 boys teams!


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SCOREBOARD: Boys basketball Feb. 21-25

Posted on 24 February 2006 by alexanderscot.

Results from Week 14 of the 2005-06 boys basketball season, courtesy of John Harrell’s website:

Feb. 24

Anderson
Highland

76

Elwood

64

 

Angola

58

Lakeland

56

 

Barr-Reeve

38

Bloomfield

35

 

Bedford North Lawrence

74

North Harrison

50

 

Beech
Grove

51

Whiteland

41

 

Bellmont

67

Woodlan

56

 

Borden

64

Salem

49

 

Bremen

62

Culver

43

 

Carmel

75

Brebeuf
Jesuit

65

 

Castle

73

Mount Vernon (Posey)

40

 

Caston

51

North Miami

49

overtime 

Center
Grove

62

Lawrence Central

58

 

Centerville

64

Cambridge City Lincoln

63

 

Chesterton

58

Crown
Point

36

 

Clarksville

76

Henryville

66

 

Clay
City

61

Rockville

59

 

Cloverdale

91

Eminence

47

 

Columbia
City

62

Garrett

27

 

Columbus
East

83

Plainfield

47

 

Concord

56

Westview

45

 

Corydon
Central

67

South
Central (Elizabeth)

47

 

Crawford
County

84

Paoli

72

 

Crawfordsville

50

Covington

47

overtime 

Culver
Academy

77

Argos

60

 

Danville

75

North
Putnam

58

 

DeKalb

49

Northridge

38

 

East
Central

51

Greensburg

43

overtime 

East
Chicago Central

69

Andrean

50

 

East
Noble

54

Fort
Wayne Concordia

49

 

Eastern
(Pekin)

73

Austin

64

 

Eastern
Greene

60

North
Daviess

35

 

Eastern
Hancock

47

Hagerstown

45

 

Eastside

46

Churubusco

44

 

Edgewood

66

South
Putnam

32

 

Evansville
North

66

Vincennes
Lincoln

57

 

Evansville
Reitz

28

Gibson
Southern

22

 

Fairfield

54

Central
Noble

28

 

Fort
Wayne Blackhawk

47

Heritage

36

 

Fort
Wayne Canterbury

42

Elkhart
Christian

25

 

Fort
Wayne North

84

Fort
Wayne Luers

60

 

Fort
Wayne Northrop

71

Leo

69

 

Fort
Wayne South

65

Muncie
South

54

 

Franklin

75

Jennings
County

73

overtime 

Franklin
Central

53

Perry
Meridian

44

 

Franklin
County

51

South
Dearborn

40

 

Fremont

72

Bethany
Christian

59

 

Frontier

71

Clinton
Central

63

 

Gary
West

72

Hammond

67

 

Greenwood

70

New
Palestine

39

 

Hamilton
Heights

41

Lewis
Cass

33

 

Hamilton
Southeastern

69

Lafayette
Jeff

67

 

Hammond
Clark

60

Whiting

36

 

Hammond
Gavit

53

Gary
Wirt

52

overtime 

Hanover
Central

47

River
Forest

30

 

Harrison
(West Lafayette)

58

Benton
Central

35

 

Hauser

65

North
Decatur

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GBB semistate previews: Class 2A and Class A

Posted on 24 February 2006 by alexanderscot.


By E. Shawn Aylsworth
Managing Editor

Hot off the presses, itâ??s the girls basketball semistate pairings,
complete with sites and times and Lions and Tigers and bears! Well, not that
last one â?¦

Sixteen teams remain, and the matchups could be considered as less than
glamorous. Of the four classes, two No. 1s â??? three-time defending Class A champ
Tri-Central and 3A previously undefeated Lebanon â??? are gone. And thereâ??s
only one game that features two teams ranked in the top five.

Donâ??t think for a second, though, that all that means there wonâ??t be
four fantastic state championship games at Conseco Fieldhouse March 4. Hereâ??s a
glance at games from the two smallest classes:

Class 2A
Of all the classes, No. 1 Heritage Christian (23-3) has by far the
easiest route on paper to the title. The Eagles face No. 12 North Knox (23-4)
Saturday at Southport, with either 17th-ranked
Westview or 17th-ranked Harding awaiting them at Conseco. But first,
the 2004 state runners-up must deal with the Warriors from Bicknell, whom they
are favored over in the Sagarin power ratings by a 78-22 percentage.

North Knox surely is just glad to be here following its 46-44
triple-overtime win over fifth-ranked South Spencer in the Forest Park Regional
final. The Warriors dropped all four of their losses in a nine-game stretch
from mid-December to mid-January, the first and worst of which was a 56-37
thumping at Mitchell.

But North Knox got sweet revenge by downing No. 5 Mitchell in the
sectional semis, 48-40, and the Warriors currently are riding an 11-game
winning streak in search of their first semistate title. Junior McKenna
Williams is fourth in the state in free throw percentage at .862.

Heritage Christian, meanwhile, could be looking at the start of a 2A
dynasty. The Eagles are led by a plethora of underclassmen, and all three of
their losses came to bigger schools (Indianapolis Chatard, Pike, Carmel) that were ranked.
In fact, HC played only three regular-season games against 2A competition, and
two of the wins were significant. The first was a 45-40 win over defending
state champion Shenandoah, while the second was a nine-point win over Harding
in a possible preview of the 2A championship game.

The third? That was merely a 49-point squeaker over fellow Indy parochial
school Park
Tudor. And the roll
has continued through the postseason, including 29- and 19-point wins over Shenandoah
and No. 4 Southwestern (Hanover), respectively, at last
weekendâ??s Batesville Regional.

On the other side, at Elkhart,
Nos. 17 Westview (23-3) and Harding (16-7) each are seeking their first
semistate crown. The power numbers give Harding a slight 52-48 edge.

Westview
opened its seasons with two losses to bigger schools, reeled off 12 straight
wins before falling in OT to 3A Lakeland,
and since has posted another 11 victories in a row. Sophomore Tiffany Fisher
leads the state in field goal percentage at .676 percent, and she is ninth in
blocks at 2.9 per game. Junior Michelle Haney, meanwhile, stands 11th
in free throw percentage at .842 and 18th in steals at 3.7.

Harding,
meanwhile, has benefited from a cake postseason slate of four games in which
three have come against teams with losing records. The fourth, though, was a
doozie, a 57-48 South Adams Regional championship win over third-ranked Taylor. Of the Hawksâ??
seven defeats, three came against 4A teams and three versus 3A teams, along
with that early season loss to Heritage Christian.

Class A
The class of smallest schools features a foursome all seeking a
first-ever semistate crown.
 
At Plymouth,
No. 9 Argos (22-4) faces No. 13 Lafayette Central Catholic
(16-10). The power numbers have the Dragons as a sizeable 64-36 favorite, and Argos has had to negotiate
a seriously difficult route to get this far.
 
Michigan City Marquette Sectional Game 1 was a 50-47 win over No. 16
Oregon-Davis. Game 2 was a 49-39 win over No. 17 Triton. And the sectional
championship was a 79-71 win over second-ranked South Central (Union Mills).
Then came the Culver Community Regional: a 66-54 victory over previously ranked
Tri-County, and a 50-41 victory over 11th-ranked Morgan Township.
 
Now Argos
gets to face another ranked school in
Lafayette Central Catholic. The Knights opened their season in extremely
un-postseasonlike fashion, dropping their first five games before rallying for
three victories. Then came two more losses, and five of the seven defeats were
by double digits. Yipes!
 
But the new year brought a new viciousness, and LCC won eight of its
last 11 regular-season games, ALL by double digits. Check out some of these
scores: 66-29, 73-27, 52-20, 71-38, 60-39. So when the Knights are on, theyâ??re
on â??? including last weekendâ??s Lapel Regional championship mega-upset of
three-time defending state champ and top-ranked Tri-Central, 53-50.
 
In the other contest, at Southport, No. 5 Attica (23-2) will face 15th-ranked
Elizabeth
version of South Central (22-5). The power numbers are predicting an Attica win by a percentage of 63-37.
 
And for good reason. The Red Ramblers made it through the 2005 portion
of the season unblemished before dropping two games in three days right after
New Yearâ??s. But the first one (38-32 at Covington)
only made a 46-38 sectional championship win over host Covington
that much sweeter, while the second (a 22-point loss to West Lafayette) came against a 3A school.
Attica advanced to the semistate with a thrilling 66-65 North Daviess Regional
finals win over third-ranked Bloomfield.
 
All five of South Centralâ??s losses came to larger schools, the last of
which came Jan. 25 against 3A Silver Creek. Since then, the Rebels have put
together a seven-game win streak that includes wins by 27, 50, 25, and 21
points. The last win, though, was by just three points, but it came in the
Southwestern (Shelbyville) Regional championship and ended the season of
defending state runner-up Northeast Dubois.
 
South Central senior Sarah Pease is sixth in the state in assists at 4.8
per game.
 
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Photo Showcase: Wrestling state finals (individual)

Posted on 23 February 2006 by alexanderscot.

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Preview: Wrestling team state finals

Posted on 23 February 2006 by alexanderscot.


By E. Shawn Aylsworth
Managing Editor

Following
the completion of wrestling team semistates Feb. 8 and the individual state
finals Feb. 17-18, itâ??s on to the 11th annual team state
championship! Eight ranked teams will compete head-to-head this Saturday, Feb.
25, at Center Grove.

The quarters
As the
entire free world knows, the big match of the day will occur right off the bat
as top-ranked and undefeated Evansville
Mater Dei faces No. 2 undefeated Perry Meridian in the quarterfinals.

History
is definitely on the side of the No. 1 Wildcats, whose eight state team titles
preceded Lawrence
Northâ??s run of two straight the past two seasons. And Mater Dei boasts six
wrestlers ranked in the Top 20 at seasonâ??s end.

But the
Falcons â??? runners-up in 2002 and 2004 â??? have some serious depth (nine ranked
wrestlers), and a glance at the probable head-to-head matchups would seem to
give Perry the advantage in eight of the 14 weight classes. Can Mater Dei
overcome that shortcoming by piling up enough points via pins, technical falls,
and major decisions? It says here that it will not.

The
winner of that clash of the titans gets either No. 10 Indianapolis Cathedral (three
ranked competitors) or No. 4 Mishawaka (five ranked). The two met Dec. 10, when
the Cavemen posted a 29-24 win over Cathedral. Add in that the Irish have lost
six dual meets this year compared with Mishawakaâ??s
zero, and you are looking at a probable Perry-Mishawaka semifinal.

On the
other side of the draw, No. 3 Merrillville
takes on No. 5 Bellmont. Each team has one loss, but Bellmont wrestled a tougher schedule and owns
the advantage in ranked wrestlers, 5-3. Despite the fact that Merrillville had two individual champions
last Saturday at Conseco Fieldhouse, itâ??s the Pirates first-ever trip to the
team finals, whereas the three-time state champion Braves are making their 10th
appearance. Bellmont gets the nod here.

The
fourth quarterfinal features No. 9 Columbia City against 15th-ranked
Bloomington
South. The formerâ??s record (20-2 is much more impressive than the latterâ??s
(24-7), but the Eagles had only three wrestlers ranked compared with six for
South. On paper this thing looks dead even, but Bloomington South has gotten hot at the right
time, and the Panthers figure to feed off their pair of undefeated state champs
(Kurt Kinser at 152, Paul Young at 160) from a week ago. Advantage B-town.

The semis
If Perry
Meridian can get past the juggernaut that is
Mater Dei, then thereâ??s no reason to think the Falcons will falter against Mishawaka â?¦ although four
of the Cavemenâ??s ranked wrestlers are either No. 1, No. 2, or No. 3. Provided
thereâ??s no significant letdown, Perry prevails â??? but it may reeeeeeeeaaaaaal
close.

Bellmont or Bloomington,
Bloomington or Bellmont â?¦ another likely toss-up for the Panthers. Yet
they come into this thang ranked 15th, so whatâ??s to lose? This
match, probably due to a weakness at the four heaviest classes. The four
Panthers at 171, 189, 215, and heavyweight all have losing records, whereas
Bellmontâ??s biggins go 17-8, 29-7, 28-8, and 30-9. That monstrous advantage may
translate into several pins, which will more than likely make the difference
here.

The finals
If Perry
Meridian can survive No. 1 and outlast No. 4, then bring on No. 5, right? Right.
Despite their being exhausted emotionally and physically, thereâ??s no way coach
Jim Tonte allows his troops to not put the wraps on a perfect season. The
score, again, may be superclose, but who really cares with a first-ever state
championship in your claws?

Perry
Meridian gets it done.

Your team
state finals pairings:

STATE FINALS
Date: Saturday, Feb. 25
Time: Quarterfinals begin at 10 a.m.
EST, with semifinal round and championship round to follow.
Admission: $8
Advancement: This is a single-elimination
tournament in which the winning team shall advance to the next round.
Site: Center Grove
High School, 2717 S. Morgantown Road, Greenwood

Quarterfinals
Match 1:
No. 3 Merrillville
(21-1) vs. No. 5 Bellmont (23-1)
Match 2:
No. 15 Bloomington South (24-7) vs. No. 9 Columbia City (20-2)
Match 3:
No. 2 Perry Meridian (29-0) vs. No. 1 Evansville Mater Dei
(21-0)
Match 4:
No. 10 Indianapolis Cathedral (21-6) vs. No. 4 Mishawaka (28-0)

Semifinals
Match 5:
Winner of Match 1 vs. Winner of Match 2
Match 6:
Winner of Match 3 vs. Winner of Match 4

Championship
Match 7: Winner of Match 5 vs. Winner of Match 6

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