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Preview: Rayburn-led Attica should joust with Rockville triumvirate for Wabash River supremacy

Posted on 31 July 2006 by alexanderscot.


By Eric
Eaton
Video Coordinator

Last season, Attica captured the Wabash
River Conference crown behind its all-conference sensation, Brittany Rayburn. Rayburn,
a junior who has already verbally committed to play basketball at Purdue, will
attempt to keep the Red Ramblers atop the conference volleyball standings once again
this season.
Rockville,
however, returns all its starters from a third-place league finish a year ago,
making the Rox a formable threat to win the eight-team conference.

Top teams
Attica: The Red Ramblers graduated
three seniors from a team that won conference and sectional crowns a year ago. But
Rayburn is an outstanding athlete who is more than capable of leading the team
to another Wabash
River title.

Rockville: Coach
Gina Gambaiani returns her entire starting lineup, including three seniors
who were all-conference selections a year ago.
 
Sleepers
Riverton
Parke: Gambaiani says the Panthers have a history of
being overlooked at the beginning of the season, only to end up being viable
contenders for the conference crown by seasonâ??s end.

Fountain
Central: Like Riverton Parke, the
Mustangs often are invisible to others in August before making a valiant
late-season run toward respectability.

Likely
to struggle
Turkey Run: The
Warriors have been near the bottom of the conference standings the last several
years. And with five all-conference players returning to their respective teams
this year, an escape from the cellar seems unlikely.

Players
to watch
All five of these players were named All-Wabash River Conference last
year:

Outside hitter Ashli Wicker, Rockville
Middle hitter Casey Overpeck, Rockville
Middle hitter Kristin Overpeck, Rockville
Middle front Brittany Rayburn, Attica
Front row Amy Wheeler, Riverton Parke

WRC big games
Aug. 17: Attica
at Rockville
Aug. 29: Rockville at Fountain
Central
Sept. 5: Attica at Riverton Parke
Sept. 18: Rockville at Riverton
Parke
Oct. 16: Attica at Fountain Central

Conference
overview
â??The conference overall is going to be balanced. The playing field looks
to be pretty even, and the conference crown should be up for grabs.â?â?? Rockville coach Gina
Gambaiani

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Preview: Brownstown, Salem again appear to be tops in the Mid-Southern Conference

Posted on 31 July 2006 by alexanderscot.


By Greg
Seiter
Contributing
Writer

Nearly every league team returns a solid nucleus of starters from 2005,
which should equate to one of the most competitive Mid-Southern Conference
races in recent times. Despite sharing last yearâ??s title with Salem,
Brownstown remains the preseason favorite, but a very strong offensive line for
the Lions will again make Salem
a tough team to beat.

North Harrison could
also be a serious contender with improved game discipline and the reduction of
penalties and turnovers.

Top teams
Brownstown: Despite finishing 8-4 and advancing to the
Sectional 31 championship game, 2005 was a somewhat disappointing season for
the Braves. Aside from losing their first conference game since 1998 â?? at home
against Salem in
September â?? Brownstown also had to share the Mid-Southern title with the Lions.
The loss of some size and experience along the line of scrimmage this year
should be negated by a strong nucleus of returning starters. The Class 2A
Braves are ranked No. 3 in the Indiana Football Digest/The Gridiron Digest
preseason poll.

Salem: The co-conference champions
allowed a league-low 62 points against league opponents in â??05 and compiled a
five-game winning streak before dropping a 19-18 first-round sectional matchup
against Edgewood. The Lions will search for
new leadership under center this year but should continue to challenge for the
conference crown with most starters returning.

Sleepers
North Harrison: The Cougars posted only the third winning
record in school football history last season (7-5) and could potentially
challenge for a Mid-Southern Conference crown in 2006 thanks to three key
variables: All but three starters return from last season, league games against
two of the Cougarsâ?? top conference challengers (Salem and Clarksville) will be played at North Harrison, and
junior running back Bryan Schroeder, the stateâ??s leading rusher from a year
ago, returns for his junior campaign. The Cougars were the conferenceâ??s top
offensive team one year ago (148 points in conference games, 353 points overall)
but also surrendered the second-highest number of points on defense.

Clarksville: With a strong group of
returning players, the Generals hope to contend for a conference championship
following two consecutive third-place finishes. Two early season home games
against co-defending champions Brownstown and Salem
could work in Clarksvilleâ??s
favor. Last seasonâ??s 7-4 mark was the schoolâ??s best since a 10-4 campaign in
1997.

Likely to struggle
Corydon: An
underclassmen-dominant Panthers team suffered through its worst season last
year since going winless in 2000. Corydon, which had more than its share of
injuries, managed only 94 points on offense and surrendered a league-high 184
points on defense against Mid-Southern opponents in â??05 while posting a 1-9
overall record. Prior to last season, the school boasted three consecutive
years of eight wins or more. The Panthers are still young, but another year of
experience and the hopeful reduction of injuries should help the team improve
in 2006.

Charlestown: Since finishing second in the
Mid-Southern in 2001, Charlestown
has amassed a disappointing 5-35 record. Despite an impressive one-point loss
to eventual co-conference champion Salem
in 2005, the Pirates scored a league-low 67 points against conference opponents
one year ago. Defensively, however, Charlestown
was second best.

Players to watch
QB Josh
Windell, Salem
RB Bryan
Schroeder, North Harrison
RB Ryan
Masters, Clarksville
RB Levi
Shiner, Brownstown
OL/DL Josh
Newton, Corydon
LB Isaac
Davis, North Harrison
Salemâ??s offensive line

Mid-Southern big games
Sept. 1: Brownstown at Clarksville
Sept. 8: Salem at Clarksville
Sept. 15: Brownstown at Salem
Sept. 22: North Harrison
at Brownstown
Sept. 29: Clarksville
at North Harrison
Oct. 13: Salem at North Harrison

Conference overview
â??Even though Brownstown and Salem
shared the championship last year, Brownstown has to be the favorite again
until somebody completely knocks them off. Most teams would probably say weâ??re
going to be tough to beat this season, but every team in the conference is
tough to beat. You just canâ??t really
predict this conference. â? â??? North Harrison coach
Jason Mullis

â??I think the conference could be a dog fight this year. Every game is
going to be physical. I donâ??t think thereâ??s one clear-cut favorite.â? â??? Corydon
coach Jason Timberlake

Conference standings (2001-2005)
A look back at the last five
years of Mid-Southern Conference play:

2005
MID-SOUTHERN
CONF.
PTS
OPP
ALL
PTS
OPP
Salem
4- 1
128
62
7- 3
252
191
Brownstown
4- 1
143
89
8- 4
346
204
Clarksville
3- 2
97
104
7- 4
189
219
North Harrison
2- 3
148
152
7- 5
353
292
Charlestown
1- 4
67
86
1- 9
109
239
Corydon
1- 4
94
184
1- 9
135
361
2004
MID-SOUTHERN
CONF.
PTS
OPP
ALL
PTS
OPP
Brownstown
5- 0
198
55
12- 2
533
222
Corydon
4- 1
131
51
9- 3
324
180
Clarksville
3- 2
97
63
5- 5
221
149
North Harrison
2- 3
93
145
4- 6
222
203
Salem
1- 4
73
114
3- 7
148
186
Charlestown
0- 5
63
227
1- 9
135
391
2003
MID-SOUTHERN
CONF.
PTS
OPP
ALL
PTS
OPP
Brownstown
5- 0
206
61
12- 1
466
167
Corydon
4- 1
151
34
8- 2
322
91
Salem
3- 2
107
60
8- 3
300
133
Charlestown
2- 3
58
122
3- 7
97
247
Clarksville
1- 4
72
130
3- 8
218
259
North Harrison
0- 5
27
214
1- 9
102
397
2002
MID-SOUTHERN
CONF.
PTS
OPP
ALL
PTS
OPP
Brownstown
5- 0
149
19
11- 1
388
141
Corydon
4- 1
135
67
9- 2
320
114
Salem
3- 2
180
89
8- 3
334
170
Clarksville
2- 3
52
109
2- 8
128
306
North Harrison
1- 4
0
252
1- 9
26
481
Charlestown
0- 5
105
85
0-10
170
279
2001
MID-SOUTHERN
CONF.
PTS
OPP
ALL
PTS
OPP
Brownstown
5- 0
231
33
12- 1
606
136
Charlestown
4- 1
92
53
6- 4
188
180
Salem
2- 3
93
92
7- 5
233
207
Clarksville
2- 3
52
111
3- 7
103
258
Corydon
1- 4
27
92
3- 7
83
185
North Harrison
1- 4
76
190
2- 8
152
314
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Preview: Scecina, Ritter expected to battle for second Indiana Crossroads Conference crown

Posted on 31 July 2006 by alexanderscot.

By
Bubba Harnist
Staff
Writer

The
Indiana Crossroads Conference begins its second year of play in 2006 with hopes
of more balance than in its first year, when Indianapolis Scecina went 3-0 to
win the title.

Indianapolis
Ritter, which returns plenty of talent, expects to challenge the Crusaders for
the top spot, while Park Tudor and Beech Grove both look to improve upon last
year while building for the future.

Top teams
Indianapolis Scecina: Coach Ott Hurrleâ??s squad looks to
be the team to beat this year. Despite the loss of a quality senior class, a
solid nucleus returns. Team speed will be a plus for the Crusaders.

Indianapolis Ritter: The Cardinals appear loaded with
the return of a talented senior class. QB Nick Purichia, WR Joey Anderson, WR
Obed Bailey, and RB Michael Cummings will lead an explosive and speedy offense
that fellow Class A teams will find hard to match.

Sleeper
Park
Tudor: The
Panthers will be young and inexperienced. That youth may keep Park Tudor from
getting things going early, but coach Tom Page fully expects the Panthers to be
there in the end.

Likely to struggle
Beech
Grove: The Hornets
are an improving team trying to establish themselves in the conference. Coach
Dave Coudret enters his second season at the helm and looks to reverse the luck
of a squad that went 0-10 last year.

Changes in the landscape
Ty Hunt, a
former assistant at Ritter, takes over for the Cardinals after Jim Boswell left
for the job at Indianapolis
Washington.

Players to watch
QB/FS Nick
Purichia, Indianapolis
Ritter
WR/DB Joey
Anderson, Indianapolis
Ritter
WR/DB Obed
Bailey, Indianapolis
Ritter

ICC big games
Sept. 1:
Park Tudor at Indianapolis
Scecina
Sept. 22:
Park Tudor at Indianapolis
Ritter
Oct. 6: Indianapolis Ritter at Indianapolis Scecina

Former state champs
Indianapolis Ritter, 1977, 2003
Indianapolis Scecina, 1990, 1991

Conference overview
â??Without a
doubt, there are tremendous athletes in this conference. The teams play
football the right way. We are very excited about starting the second season
because playing these teams is like playing a sectional game every week. This
conference prepares us very well for sectional play at the end of the year.â? —
Park Tudor coach Tom Page

Conference standings
(2005)
A look
back at the first year of Indiana Crossroads Conference play:

2005 INDIANA CROSSROADS
CONF.
PTS
OPP
ALL
PTS
OPP
Indianapolis Scecina
3- 0
89
44
4- 6
157
199
Indianapolis Ritter
2- 1
64
46
6- 5
314
277
Park
Tudor
1- 2
40
69
10- 3
331
179
Beech
Grove
0- 3
54
88
0-10
148
359
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Previews: Top 50 girls cross country teams (Nos. 36-40)

Posted on 31 July 2006 by alexanderscot.


By Colin Altevogt
Staff Writer

Prior to the start of the 2006 girls cross country season,
HoosierAuthority.com will bring you periodic previews of our Top 50 teams. Here
are Nos. 36-40 â?¦

#40 Gibson Southern Titans
Bedford
North Lawrence
Semistate

2005
Results:
South
Knox Sectional: 1st place (37 points)
Pike
Central Regional: 3rd place (87 points)
Bedford
North Lawrence
Semistate:
11th place (272 points)

Returning
Runners (based on results from Bedford
North Lawrence
Semistate):
Lauren
Zeabart (10) – 16:04 (26th place)
Danielle
Mutz (10) – 16:29 (56th place)
Erika
Lamey (10) – 16:47 (69th place)
Vanessa
Johnson (12) – 17:05 (85th place)
Natalie
Chamberlain (10) – 17:45 (115th place)
Jessica
Rhodes (12) – 17:47 (117th place)

2006
Outlook:
Gibson
Southern may be the team of the future in the south with its top three runners
being sophomores. However, the future could be now as freshman to sophomore
year often produces the biggest improvement. If this happens, the Titans could
be looking to advance out of Bedford.

#39 Franklin Grizzly Cubs
Franklin
Central Semistate

2005
Results:
Edinburgh
Sectional: 3rd place (81 points)
Franklin
Central Regional: 4th place (116 points)
Franklin
Central Semistate:
13th place (354 points)

Returning
Runners (based on results from Franklin
Central Semistate):
Natalie
Grissom (10) – 15:31 (37th place)
Lyndsey
Wall (10) – 15:51 (60th place)
Stacie
Grissom (12) – 17:14 (130th place)
Kate
Wilson (11) – 17:30 (133rd place)
Kaitlin
Talley (10) – 17:42 (135th place)

2006
Outlook:
Like
Ben Davis, Franklin
ran a very good race in the regional only to experience a bit of a letdown the
next week. A young team full of freshmen last year, it is easy to understand
why that was so. The Grizzly Cubs could be the surprise team of the Indy area.
Junior Sarah Whitworth was not listed in the semistate results, but she ran
16:49 in the regional.

#38 Penn Kingsmen
New
Prairie Semistate

2005
Results:
South Bend
Riley Sectional: 1st place (71 points)
Culver
Community Regional 2nd place (79 points)
New
Prairie Semistate: 12th place (313 points)

Returning
Runners (based on results from New
Prairie Semistate):
Christine
Cummings (11) – 16:07 (44th place)
Whitney
Cullen (12) – 16:13 (48th place)
Crystal
Whiteside (11) – 17:14 (101st place)
Andrea
Korzan (10) – 17:16 (102nd place)
Alyssa
Priebe (10) – 17:18 (104th place)
Lisa
Larkin (12) – 17:43 (123rd place)

2006
Outlook:
Penn
returns six of last year’s top seven and should be looking to improve on last
year’s 12th-place semistate finish. The Kingsmen already have two
solid runners up front who should move into the Top 30 at New Prairie, but in
order to finish in the Top 10, Penn needs improvement in its pack. Having three
girls who can run together is a huge intangible. Going five deep in returnees
certainly doesn’t hurt, either.

#37 Huntington North Vikings
New Haven
Semistate

2005
Results:
Carroll
(Fort Wayne) Sectional:
3rd place (77 points)
Marion
Regional: 5th place (148 points)
New Haven
Semistate:
15th place (388 points)

Returning
Runners (based on results from New
Haven semistate):
Kara
Van Horn (12) – 15:30 (26th place)
Tyffany
Patrick (12) – 16:26 (74th place)
Megan
Stanley (12) – 16:59 (108th place)
Breanne
Hoffman (11) – 17:14 (115th place)
Samantha
Wright (10) – 17:26 (120th place)
Amy
Marion (11) – 17:28 (122nd place)

2006
Outlook:
Huntington
North brings back six of its top seven from last year’s team that qualified for
semistate. The Vikings have a good frontrunner in Kara Van Horn, who will be
looking to place in the Top 15 and advance as an individual to the state meet.
As a team, Huntington
has a great chance to finish in the Top 10 with moderate improvement from last
season.

#36 Warren Central Warriors
Franklin
Central Semistate

2005
Results:
Ben
Davis Sectional: 3rd place (89 points)
Franklin
Central Regional: 5th place (119 points)
Franklin
Central Semistate:
13th place (354 points)

Returning
Runners (based on results from Franklin
Central Semistate):
Carmen
Alejo (12) – 16:19 (88th place)
Latash
Williams (12) – 16:28 (96th place)
Kandi
Jenkins (11) – 16:29 (97th place)
Emily
Wright (10) – 16:34 (100th place)

2006
Outlook:
Warren
Central returns only four, but those coming back form a very impressive pack.
While the Warriors certainly don’t have enough firepower to advance to Terre Haute, they should
be a competitive team throughout the season. The girls need just one more to
join their ranks, which shouldn’t be a problem in a school of almost 4,000
students.

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Many lessons learned from 1st Annual All-Sports competition

Posted on 31 July 2006 by alexanderscot.


By Mike
McGraw
Executive Director

Now that
the 1st annual Hoosier Authority All-Sports Trophy competition is in the books,
it is time to step back and see what we learned about the landscape of Indiana high school
sports. The lessons are plentiful, but we want to take a moment to discuss just
a few of them.

Not
surprisingly, large urban school districts did not fare well in the
competition. What is surprising,
though, is the fact that the poor performance was by no means universal. While
districts in Indianapolis, South
Bend, Gary, and Hammond
fared poorly, the Fort Wayne and Evansville districts
actually scored reasonably well.

Now, we
are sure people will point to all sorts of socio-economic reasons for that, but
we will leave that debate to those who are qualified. We would suggest to reasons
of practicality, one of which the IHSAA might want to investigate.

Points
were awarded in the competition beginning with sectional performance. In Fort Wayne and Evansville,
the sectionals in many sports are, in essence, a city championship. In the
districts that didnâ??t fare well, the urban schools are split into sectionals
with many of the large surrounding suburban schools. It might be reasonable to
look at restructuring some of these sectionals.

Secondly,
while it might not be politically correct to say, the simple fact is that many
urban districts take an overall fatalistic view toward athletics. Fort Wayne and Evansville,
on the other hand, do not.

People
will surely point to the fact that private schools did well â??? after all,
Indianapolis Cathedral finished 13th and Evansville Memorial wound
up 24th. In addition, Heritage Christian was the highest-scoring Class
2A school, while Lafayette Central Catholic led the Class A contingent.
However, a deeper look indicates why the IHSAA did the right thing in rejecting
the multiplier earlier this year.

Many
private schools fared very poorly, including nearly all of the â??Christianâ?
schools except Heritage Christian. Unless a policy unfairly singled out
individual schools, any system would have to deal with all private institutions
and, in most cases, there is simply no justification.

There were
other interesting findings. Among the stateâ??s larger schools, there appears to
be a pretty good balance of power geographically. Out of the top 30 finishers,
nine surround Indianapolis,
11 are northern schools, and 10 come from the south. The Metropolitan
Interscholastic Conference firmly staked its claim to being the top conference
in the state, placing six teams in the Top 20; no other league had more than
two.

In many
instances, the MIC schools got their edge because of superior girlsâ?? athletic
programs

Finally,
there is no ignoring that the big winners were the stateâ??s large suburban
schools. It would seem that is because they did so well in the so-called â??Olympicâ?
sports. The truth, however, is that in many of those sports, independent or
club competition is as important â??? or more important â??? than school
competition. And so is independent instruction.

The following
observation is not meant to slight in any way, but the fact that these schools
did so well may say more about the quality of outside instruction available
than it does about the school athletic departments. It is also clear that, in
many cases, they take these sports more seriously.

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Mike: Many lessons learned from 1st Annual All-Sports competition

Posted on 31 July 2006 by alexanderscot.


By Mike
McGraw
Executive Director

Now that
the 1st annual Hoosier Authority All-Sports Trophy competition is in the books,
it is time to step back and see what we learned about the landscape of Indiana high school
sports. The lessons are plentiful, but we want to take a moment to discuss just
a few of them.

Not
surprisingly, large urban school districts did not fare well in the
competition. What is surprising,
though, is the fact that the poor performance was by no means universal. While
districts in Indianapolis, South
Bend, Gary, and Hammond
fared poorly, the Fort Wayne and Evansville districts
actually scored reasonably well.

Now, we
are sure people will point to all sorts of socio-economic reasons for that, but
we will leave that debate to those who are qualified. We would suggest to reasons
of practicality, one of which the IHSAA might want to investigate.

Points
were awarded in the competition beginning with sectional performance. In Fort Wayne and Evansville,
the sectionals in many sports are, in essence, a city championship. In the
districts that didnâ??t fare well, the urban schools are split into sectionals
with many of the large surrounding suburban schools. It might be reasonable to
look at restructuring some of these sectionals.

Secondly,
while it might not be politically correct to say, the simple fact is that many
urban districts take an overall fatalistic view toward athletics. Fort Wayne and Evansville,
on the other hand, do not.

People
will surely point to the fact that private schools did well â??? after all,
Indianapolis Cathedral finished 13th and Evansville Memorial wound
up 24th. In addition, Heritage Christian was the highest-scoring Class
2A school, while Lafayette Central Catholic led the Class A contingent.
However, a deeper look indicates why the IHSAA did the right thing in rejecting
the multiplier earlier this year.

Many
private schools fared very poorly, including nearly all of the â??Christianâ?
schools except Heritage Christian. Unless a policy unfairly singled out
individual schools, any system would have to deal with all private institutions
and, in most cases, there is simply no justification.

There were
other interesting findings. Among the stateâ??s larger schools, there appears to
be a pretty good balance of power geographically. Out of the top 30 finishers,
nine surround Indianapolis,
11 are northern schools, and 10 come from the south. The Metropolitan
Interscholastic Conference firmly staked its claim to being the top conference
in the state, placing six teams in the Top 20; no other league had more than
two.

In many
instances, the MIC schools got their edge because of superior girlsâ?? athletic
programs

Finally,
there is no ignoring that the big winners were the stateâ??s large suburban
schools. It would seem that is because they did so well in the so-called â??Olympicâ?
sports. The truth, however, is that in many of those sports, independent or
club competition is as important â??? or more important â??? than school
competition. And so is independent instruction.

The following
observation is not meant to slight in any way, but the fact that these schools
did so well may say more about the quality of outside instruction available
than it does about the school athletic departments. It is also clear that, in
many cases, they take these sports more seriously.

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Castle, Lawrence North girls impress at Soccer Showcase

Posted on 31 July 2006 by alexanderscot.


The first big sporting event leading into the 2006-07 school year took place July 22-23 as the 4th Annual Soccer Showcase took place at Pendleton. Twenty girls teams completed on Day 1, with winners and losers playing the next day for the championship and third place of their respective groups.


Among the highlights were:


  • Castleâ??s impressive jaunt through Group A, where the Knights defeated Columbus North (ranked No. 6 in 2005), 2-0, and Lake Central (No. 18 a year ago) on penalty kicks.
  • Lawrence North (ranked seventh a year ago), which outlasted Evansville Reitz, 5-4, then blanked Columbus East, 2-0, to come out on top of Group D.


Results by group, courtesy of hoosierfutbol.com:


Group A
Castle 2, Columbus North 0
Lake Central 5, Evansville Central 3
Columbus North 2, Evansville Central 1, third place
Castle 0, Lake Central 0 (3-2 on penalty kicks), championship


Group B

Munster 6, New Palestine 1

Fort Wayne Blackhawk Christian 3, Mt. Vernon (Fortville) 1

New Palestine 8, Mt. Vernon (Fortville) 0, third place

Munster 2, Fort Wayne Blackhawk Christian 0, championship


Group C

Jennings County 4, Merrillville 1

Griffith 2, Pendleton Heights 1

Griffith 1, Jennings County 1 (2-1 on penalty kicks), championship

Pendleton Heights 1, Merrillville 1 (2-1 on penalty kicks), third place


Group D

Lawrence North 5, Evansville Reitz 4

Columbus East 3, Bethany Christian 0

Evansville Reitz 3, Bethany Christian 0, third place

Lawrence North 2, Columbus East 0, championship


Group E

Hobart 3, Bethany Christian 0

Jennings County 5, Morristown 0

Hobart 4, New Palestine 0

Pendleton Heights 5, Morristown 0


The 2006 girls All-Showcase team:






























































































Natalie Holland
12
Midfield
Evansville Central

Allison Lattner
11
Goalkeeper
Castle

Kari Heusinkveld
11
Forward
Bethany Christian

Amanda Uram
12
Goalkeeper
Griffith

Stephanie Bales
12
Forward
Lake Central

Sarah Berline
12
Midfield
Pendleton Heights

Carrie Slagel
12
Midfield
Bethany Christian

Katie Varnum
12
Forward
Munster

MacKenzie Hartman
10
Defense
Pendleton Heights

Megan Swanson
12
Forward
Griffith

Sam Hopkins
12
Defense
Columbus North

Tyra McGrady
12
Forward
Columbus East

Natalie Duncan
11
Forward
Lawrence North

Katie Molinet
12
Midfield
Evansville Reitz

Eli Sommer
11
Midfield
Fort Wayne Blackhawk Christian

Karin Demo
11
Midfield
Hobart

Amber Andrew
12
Midfield
Jennings County

Kacey Loudermilk
12
Forward
Merrillville

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Pike, Elkhart Central, Zionsville stand out at boys Soccer Showcase

Posted on 31 July 2006 by alexanderscot.


The first big sporting event leading into the 2006-07 school year took place July 21-23 as the 4th Annual Soccer Showcase took place at Pendleton. Forty-four boys teams completed in 11 four-team groups on Day 1, with winners and losers playing the next day for the championship and third place.


Among the highlights were:



  • Pikeâ??s Group G-winning run with penalty-kick victories Lake Central and Concord


  • Elkhart Centralâ??s Group H romps over Columbus North (ranked third last year) and Chesterton (ranked No. 20 in 2005) by 8-0 and 5-0 scores


  • Zionsville, ranked 17th a year ago, capturing Group K with 3-0 and 6-2 wins over New Castle and Speedway


Results by group, courtesy of hoosierfutbol.com:


Group A
Decatur Central 4, North Knox 3
Lowell 4, Northview 0
North Knox 4, Northview 2, third place
Lowell 2, Decatur Central 0, championship


Group B

Mooresville 1, Hobart 1 (3-2 on penalty kicks)

Batesville 4, Hamilton Heights 1

Hamilton Heights 2, Hobart 0, third place

Batesville 4, Mooresville 1, championship


Group C

Lafayette Jefferson 6, Anderson Highland 0

Fort Wayne Luers 2, Covenant Christian 1

Covenant Christian 7, Anderson Highland 0, third place

Lafayette Jefferson 3, Fort Wayne Luers 0, championship


Group D

Pendleton Heights 4, Vincennes Lincoln 0

Highland 1, Carroll (Fort Wayne) 1 (8-7 on penalty kicks)

Carroll (Fort Wayne) 5, Vincennes Lincoln 0, third place

Highland 2, Pendleton Heights 1, championship


Group E

Noblesville 1, Brebeuf 1 (5-4 on penalty kicks)

Mt. Vernon (Fortville) 3, Northridge 0

Brebeuf 2, Northridge 2 (4-2 on penalty kicks), third place

Mt. Vernon (Fortville) 1, Noblesville 0, championship


Group F

Homestead 1, Columbus East 1 (4-3 on penalty kicks)

Harrison (West Lafayette) 2, Bethany Christian 0

Bethany Christian 3, Columbus East 0, third place

Homestead 1, Harrison (West Lafayette) 1 (4-3 on penalty kicks), championship


Group G

Pike 2, Lake Central 2 (3-0 on penalty kicks)

Concord 2, Evansville Harrison 0

Lake Central 5, Evansville Harrison 1, third place

Pike 1, Concord 1 (4-3 on penalty kicks), championship


Group H

Elkhart Central 8, Columbus North 0

Chesterton 1, Brownsburg 0

Brownsburg 7, Columbus North 0, third place

Elkhart Central 5, Chesterton 0, championship


Group I

Lawrence Central 7, Jeffersonville 0

Avon #1 4, Castle 0

Castle 2, Jeffersonville 1, third place

Lawrence Central 3, Avon #1 1, championship


Group J

Merrillville 2, Warsaw 1

Westfield 8, Waldron 0

Warsaw 10, Waldron 2, third place

Westfield 4, Merrillville 0, championship


Group K

Zionsville 3, New Castle 0

Speedway 1, Avon #2 1

Avon#2 2, New Castle 1, third place

Zionsville 6, Speedway 2, championship


The 2006 boys All-Showcase team:






























































































Ian Kelly
11
Midfield
Harrison (West Lafayette)

Connor Burt
12
Midfield
Concord

Austin Hall
12
Forward
Lawrence Central

Ruben Garrido
11
Midfield
Elkhart Central

Keagen Harkenrider
9
Midfield
Homestead

Nick Schauff
11
Defense
Mt. Vernon (Fortville)

Kevin Berglund
11
Midfield
Chesterton

Sean McGrath
11
Midfield
Pike

Zac Holaday
11
Forward
Brownsburg

Justin Fox
12
Midfield
Avon

Justin Holmes
11
Goalkeeper
Elkhart Central

Jesse Ramer
9
Midfield
Bethany Christian

Eric Myers
12
Forward
Mt. Vernon (Fortville)

Alex Siefert
12
Midfield
Batesville

Jorge Ramirez
12
Midfield
Elkhart Central

Ben Hartman
12
Defense
Lawrence Central

Alex Navarette
12
Midfield
Lafayette Jefferson

Jake Freisinger
12
Forward
Lake Central

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Photo Diary: Soccer Showcase (including Concord caption corrections)

Posted on 30 July 2006 by alexanderscot.

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Boys 2005-06 Indiana All-American swimmers

Posted on 29 July 2006 by alexanderscot.

Becoming an All-American swimmer is not easy. In recent years, the
NISCA had awarded the All-American designation to the top 100 public
school swimmers/divers in each of the 13 events and the top 30 private
school swimmers/divers in each of the events. This year, the NISCA
awarded All-American designation to the top 130 swimmers in each event,
ignoring whether the swimmer was from a public or private school and
choosing not to adjust the number to account for the increasing
popularity of the sport.

Keeping in mind that there are over 250,000
high school swimmers, the percent of swimmers who earn an All-American
Award is very small. So how many of this yearâ??s All-Americans do you think came from Indiana?

There are 50 states plus the District of Columbia. If you guess
that there are about the same number of All-Americans in each state,
you would estimate 2-3 per event in Indiana. It turns out that two
states did not have swimming this year, but that really would not
affect your guess. If you based your guess on state population, since
Indiana has just over 2% of the national population, you also would
estimate 2-3 per event. But swimming is relatively popular in Indiana.
About 3.5% of Indiana high school students participate on a swim team.
Given the popularity here in Indiana, you might actually guess a little
higher than the numbers above, maybe 4-5 swimmers per event.

Perhaps you are not surprised to learn that the swimmers in Indiana
earned far more than that number of All-Americans Awards. Overall,
Indiana was ranked 6th among states in the total number of All-American
awards.

The Hoosier boys earned 189 All American Awards. The only
states earning more are substantially larger in population (CA â??? 335,
PA â??? 249, TX – 237, MI â??? 211, and IL â??? 194).

Below is a list of the All-American performances for Indiana High School swimmers:

 

 

Expected Number of
All Americans

 Actual
Number ofAll Americans

INDIVIDUAL

 

 

200 Free

2-5

6

200 IM

2-5

13

50 Free

2-5

8

Diving

2-5

4

100 Fly

2-5

9

100 Free

2-5

8

500 Free

2-5

6

100 Back

2-5

9

100 ******

2-5

14

Total individual

18-45

77

 

 

 

RELAYS (4 per team)

 

 

200 Medley Relay

8-20

52

200 Free Relay

8-20

28

400 Free Relay

8-20

32

Total on Relays

24-60

112

 

 

 

Total

42-63

189

 

The
schools and names are an impressive list of Indiana athletes. 
Most impressive were the 200 IM and 100 Breastroke, two events in which
about 10% of All-Americans in these events were in Indiana.  Since
only the top 8 make it back to finals at the state meet, the winner of
the consolation heat in Indiana was fast enough to win many state meets!

There
were 44 young men from Indiana who earned individual All American
Awards. Most earned two individual awards. As you can see in the table
below, the schools who finished well at the high school state swim meet
had many of these swimmers.

School

Finish

Name

Grade

School

Events

1st

Michael Christy

11

North Central

200 IM, 100 back

1st

Riley Boulden

12

North Central

200 IM, 100 ******

1st

Peter Jameson

12

North Central

200 free, 100 fly, 100 free, 50 free, 100 back

1st

Drew Sease

12

North Central

200 free, 500 free, 100 fly, 100 free

2nd

Zach Johnson

10

Homestead

100 fly,

2nd

Robert Dent

12

Homestead

100 ******,

2nd

Andrew Hoffman

12

Homestead

200 free, 500 free

2nd

David Piercy

12

Homestead

diving,

3rd

Bill Bass

9

Chesterton

200 Free, 500 free

3rd

Albert Miller

10

Chesterton

100 back,

3rd

Gage Barry

12

Chesterton

50 free, 100 free

4th

Austin Mudd

10

Hamilton Southeastern

100 fly, 100 back

4th

Spencer Osborne

11

Hamilton Southeastern

100 back, 100 free

4th

Derek Paul

10

Hamilton Southeastern

100 ******,

5th

Andrew Kaminski

10

Munster

100 ******,

5th

Joseph Raycroft

11

Munster

200 IM, 100 back

5th

Bryan Chovanec

12

Munster

50 free,

6th

Christopher Pfaff

11

South Bend Riley

100 back, 50 free

6th

Timothy Blue

12

South Bend Riley

200 IM, 100 fly, 100 free

7th

Brenden Butler

11

Yorktown

200 IM, 500 free

8th

Jonathan Jensen

12

Terre Haute North Vigo

200 IM, 100 fly

9th

Mark Rushlow

9

Northridge

100 fly,

10th

James Page

10

Crown Point

diving,

10th

Chris Morin

12

Crown Point

100 fly, 50 free

 

Bryson Chiu

12

Carmel

200 IM, 100 back

 

Samuel Trahin

9

Carroll

500 free,

 

Aaron Opell

12

Castle

200 IM, 100 ******

 

Paul Brogan

12

Center Grove

100 ******, 200 IM

 

Chris Oleksiak

12

Center Grove

500 free,

 

Tyler Lemert

11

Concordia Lutheran

200 IM, 100 ******, 50 free

 

Cameron Hobson

10

Crawfordsville

200 IM, 100 ******

 

Jeremy Kline

12

Crawfordsville

50 free,

 

James McLaughlin

12

Culver Academies

100 ******,

 

Sam Pelkey

12

Delta

100 ******, 200 IM

 

Caleb Dunnichay

12

Elwood Community

diving,

 

Andrew Bretscher

12

Greencastle

50 free, 100 free

 

Patrick Augustyn

11

Highland

100 fly,

 

Chris Johnson

9

Lake Central

100 ******,

 

Andrew Elliott

10

Penn

200 Free, 100 back

 

Aaron Koger

12

Richmond

100 ******,

 

Nate Taylor

12

Warsaw Community

200 IM, 100 ******

 

Jordan Rantz

12

Wawasee

100 ******,

 

Ben Wachtel

10

Westfield

100 free,

 

Alex Ismail

11

Zionsville Community

200 Free,


There were a lot of seniors in this group â??? more than half. But
21 of these swimmers were not seniors and will likely return this next
year. The power of these returning swimmers is found in Hamilton
Southeastern, Chesterton, and Munster. (Other schools have only one
returning.) From this perspective, the battle for state could likely be
the clash among these three schools.

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