Indiana State | Archive | January, 2007

Pendleton Heigts keeps focus heading into conference title showdown with Yorktown

Posted on 31 January 2007 by alexanderscot.

By Richard Torres
www.heraldbulletin.com


PENDLETON â?? The temptation was there on Tuesday, but instead of looking ahead toward this weekendâ??s showdown against the Yorktown Tigers to decide conference domination, the Pendleton Heights basketball team kept its focus.


Momentarily diffusing its Hoosier Heritage Conference championship thoughts on Tuesday night, Class 3A Pendleton Heights cruised past visiting Class 2A Guerin Catholic 52-30 to win its third straight.


â??Itâ??s definitely a thought,â? Pendleton Heightsâ?? first-year coach Brian Hahn remarked on his programâ??s upcoming opportunity to capture the HHC title outright on Friday. â??But the fact is we came into this to play Guerin (Catholic) and win against Guerin. We wanted to maintain our focus, and we wanted to play well.â?


The No. 17 Arabians did both before letting down their guard slightly.


Jay Hubble and Sean Collins each scored a game-high 16 points, and senior Kody Lemond added eight assists as Pendleton Heights improved its record to 12-4.


The Arabians jumped out to a 20-9 halftime lead despite shooting just 30 percent from the field through the first 16 minutes, but picked up the pace in the second as Guerin Catholic (6-10) switched from zone to man-to-man defense.


â??In the first half, we were a little sluggish and a little tentative,â? said Hahn, whose team stands undefeated in HHC play this season at 6-0. â??We knew they would struggle to handle our quickness in the man, and we just missed some open shots against their zone in the first half. In the second half, we played well.â?


The Arabians worked the perimeter to bury 5-of-8 three-point attempts in the second half and, taking advantage of the Golden Eaglesâ?? man-to-man pressure, found openings off dribble penetration to finish the game shooting 43 percent from the field. Scoring 27 points from beyond the arc, Pendleton Heights shot 40 percent from three-point range.


Ryan Nowicki led the Golden Eagles with 10 points, while David Mazanowski added six.


Pendleton Heightsâ?? pressure defense helped provide 19 points off turnovers as Guerin Catholic lost possession 22 times. Hubble and Isaac Gardner each logged four steals as the Arabians scored 20 points in the fourth quarter to complete the wire-to-wire victory.


â??It was hard to stay focused,â? Lemond admitted as the Arabians anxiously await the arrival of visiting HHC rival Tigers on Friday night for an 8 p.m. tip. â??Friday is the biggest game of the season so far, so itâ??s tough to focus on a game like this, but Guerin is a good basketball team. We knew we had to come out focused to win.â?


Pendleton Heights and Yorktown are tied for first in the conference, with the Arabiansâ?? last HHC title coming in 2004-05. The Tigers are 11-4 on the season and a perfect 5-0 in conference play.


Last year, the Arabians finished fifth overall in the HHC and were runner-ups in 2003-04.


â??It would be special because this is a team nobody expected to be here,â? said Lemond, who was a freshman the last time Pendleton Heights won the title under former coach Joe Buck. â??Nobody expected us to be 6-0 with a chance to win the conference outright. It would be huge especially with a first-year coach. Hahn is a great coach. Heâ??s done a great job.â?

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Psych times listed for Homestead Sectional

Posted on 31 January 2007 by alexanderscot.

Courtesy of Homestead coach
Chad Englehart, here is the psych sheet for the Feb. 3 Homestead Sectional that gets under way at 1
p.m. ET. Competing teams are Adams Central, Bellmont, Blackford,
Bluffton, fourth-ranked Homestead, Huntington North, Jay
County, Marion,
Norwell, Oak Hill, and South Adams.
 
Event 1 Girls 200 Yard Medley Relay
Meet Record: 1:49.02 2006 Homestead 1:53.11 HSST
Name Yr School Seed Time
   1    HMSTD                                                
1:50.34  HSST
        1)
Heather Moore 12           2) Emily Haifley
11
        3)
McKenzie Bagan 10         4) Emily Keefer
10
        5)
Kristen Kinzer 10             6) Alexis
Klefeker 11
        7)
Kristen Witham 11           8) Jorie
Kosmala 10
   2    NORWL                                               
1:58.99
        1)
Alicia Bigelow 11              2) Kelly
Brewer 09
        3)
Paige Brink 11                 4) Kayla
Sweet 11
        5)
Lindsey Stronczek 10      6) Nikki Rehling
11
        7)
Alison Painter 11             8) Sara
Nahrwold 10
   3    BELLM                                                 
2:03.82
        1)
Jamie Basham 10             2) Kristen
Hake 11
        3)
Tarryn Hake 09                4) Mercedes
Kaehr 09
        5)
Chelsea Kuhnle 12          6) Danielle
Lefler 12
        7)
Johanna Schmidt 12        8) Lauren
McConnell 11
   4    HUNTN                                                
2:04.50
        1)
Jordan Bartrom 11           2) Molly Brown
11
        3) Amy
Marion 11                 4) Nikki
Milligan 11
        5)
Mariah Patrick 09             6) Tyffany
Patrick 12
        7)
Megan Ruschhaupt 11     8) Typhanie
Shockome 10
   5    OAKH                                                  
2:06.42
        1)
Chelsea Ankenbruck 10   2) Kaylee Baxter
11
        3)
Bekah Brown 12              4) Becca
Compton 10
        5)
Valerie Hobbs 10             6) Meghan
Tinkel 09
        7)
Chelsea Thompson 09     8) Kaity Puffer 09
   6    BLUFF                                                 
2:08.11
        1)
Susanna Bates 09           2) Lindsey Beer
09
        3)
Kelsey Crowe 11             4) Jacquelyn
Garcia 10
        5)
Taryn McCormick 10         6) Kattie
Mettler 09
        7)
Kandice Spera 11            8) Maggie
Smith 12
   7    ADAMC                                                
2:08.48
        1) Cami
Vanderhart 12        2) Jamie Steiner 12
        3)
Katie Myers 11                 4) Meghan
Marbach 11
        5)
Kristin Everett 11             6) Olivia
Dynes 09
        7)
Kierstin Davis 10              8) Kristen
Barker 10
   8    MARIO                                                
2:09.98
        1) Ali
Smith 09                      2) Katie
Moore 12
        3)
Molly Kuczora 10              4) Maddie
Kuczora 10
        5) Kate
Kocher 12                6) Jillian
Gustaveson 10
        7) Mica
Artis 11                    8) Stefanie
Campos 09
   9    SOADM                                               
2:10.78
        1)
Sherri All 10                     2)
Jalisa Balsiger 10
        3)
Courtney Hewitt 12         4) Deserae
Kirchhofer 10
        5) Megan
Myers 10              6) Lauren Rich 09
        7)
Jansen Yoder 09              8) Channing
Yoder 12
10    JAYCO                                                 
2:19.76
        1)
April Acker 10                   2)
Christa Castillo 10
        3)
Maddie Fennig 10            4) Ashley Horn
12
        5)
Lauren Murrell 10            6) Kelci Reed
10
        7)
Caitlin Ruchgy 09             8) Ivy
Simons 10
11    BLACK                                                 
2:42.48
        1)
Whitney Bothast 09         2) Kristin
Hines 11
        3) Toni
McManus 11             4) Kyla Sanders 10
        5)
Christine Sills 12              6) Tammy
Sutton 11
        7)
Jennifer Wallace 12         8) Sydney
Willmann 09
 
Event 2 Girls 200 Yard Freestyle
Meet Record: 1:54.52 2005 Paige Brink 1:56.16            HSST
Name Yr School Seed Time
   1    Kendra Kinzer           12  HMSTD         1:55.81  HSST
   2    Paige Brink              
11  NORWL        1:57.82
   3    Amy Gutwein           
11  HMSTD         1:58.73
   4    Sarah Noel               
10  HMSTD         2:01.19
   5    Molly Brown             
11  HUNTN         2:03.00
   6    Jessica Howard         11  HMSTD         2:05.76  Alt
   7    Jessica Sharp            10  SOADM         2:08.96
   8    Mercedes Kaehr        09  BELLM          2:10.95
   9    Sarah Brown            
10  OAKH           2:13.83
10    Typhanie Shockome  10  HUNTN         2:17.00
11    Allison Beitler            09  SOADM         2:18.55
12    Kirsten Wurster        10  SOADM         2:19.73
13    Lindsey Stronczek    10  NORWL        2:20.21
14    Ashley Horn             
12  JAYCO          2:21.28
15    Brittani Hess             12  BELLM          2:24.77
16    Jenifer Scott              12  BLUFF          2:25.17
17    Bethany Maven         11  SOADM         2:25.23  Alt
18    Kandice Spera          11  BLUFF          2:26.19
19    Maddie Fennig          10  JAYCO          2:28.51
20    Kendra Moser          
12  BLUFF          2:29.16
21    Allison Everett          11  MARIO          2:29.79
22    Shelbi Barger            11  ADAMC         2:31.09
23    Caitlin Ruchgy           09  JAYCO          2:31.45
24    Kayla Mughmaw       11  OAKH           2:31.90
25    Rachel Lichtie            09  ADAMC         2:32.11
26    Stacey Gaskill           10  BELLM          2:32.50  Alt
27    Kayla Pilkington        09  BELLM          2:34.40
28    Amanda Thacker       11  HUNTN         2:35.00
29    Morgan Imel            
09  NORWL        2:35.77
30    Tori Middlesworth     09  OAKH           2:36.88
31    Rachel Osterholt       10  JAYCO          2:38.75  Alt
32    Taya Ashley             
10  ADAMC         2:40.71
33    Kayla Balser             
09  OAKH           2:41.72  Alt
34    Tammy Sutton         
11  BLACK          2:44.64
35    Ashli Burgener          09  MARIO          2:58.39
36    Kristin Coryea           10  MARIO          3:17.39
37    Jessica Runkel          09  NORWL                NT  Alt
38    Kyleigh Combs          10  ADAMC                 NT  Alt
 
Event 3 Girls 200 Yard IM
Meet Record: 2:06.16 2006 Jessica Skiba 2:11.14 HSST
Name Yr School Seed Time
   1    Jessica Skiba            12  HMSTD         2:10.03  HSST
   2    Kristen Witham         11  HMSTD         2:10.79  HSST
   3    McKenzie Bagan       10  HMSTD         2:12.00
   4    Jorie Kosmala           10  HMSTD         2:19.74  Alt
   5    Alison Painter           11  NORWL        2:28.24
   6    Susanna Bates         09  BLUFF          2:29.62
   7    Kaylee Baxter           11  OAKH           2:30.74
   8    Mariah Patrick           09  HUNTN         2:32.00
   9    Molly Kuczora            10  MARIO          2:32.39
10    Channing Yoder        12  SOADM         2:35.32
11    Kayla Sweet            
11  NORWL        2:35.42
12    Lauren McConnell     11  BELLM          2:35.93
13    Megan Ruschhaupt   11  HUNTN         2:36.00
14    Briann Saxman         10  JAYCO          2:36.83
15    Jalisa Balsiger           10  SOADM         2:41.29
16    Kelsey Crowe          
11  BLUFF          2:41.29
17    Sherri All                  
10  SOADM         2:42.41
18    Kristen Hake            
11  BELLM          2:43.14
19    Kaity Puffer              
09  OAKH           2:44.35
20    Alyssa Sharp            
09  SOADM         2:47.76  Alt
21    Kattie Mettler            09  BLUFF          2:50.17
22    Ali Smith                   
09  MARIO          2:52.46
23    Lauren Murrell          10  JAYCO          2:53.42
24    Kyli Schisler               10  BELLM          2:53.57
25    Kelci Reed                
10  JAYCO          2:55.79
26    Kristen Barker           10  ADAMC         3:02.02
27    Briana Louth            
12  JAYCO          3:03.71  Alt
28    Kristin Hines             11  BLACK          3:04.25
29    Abby Grose              
10  BELLM          3:06.54  Alt
30    Caylie Abbett            10  HUNTN         3:15.00
31    Deedra Farber          11  ADAMC         3:20.51
32    Keri Breauchy           10  ADAMC         3:28.26
33    Emilee Green           
12  ADAMC                 NT  Alt
 
Event 4 Girls 50 Yard Freestyle
Meet Record:23.85 2006 Kelly Johnson 24.74    HSST
Name Yr School Seed Time
   1    Emily Keefer             
10  HMSTD            24.95
   2    Valerie Hobbs           10  OAKH              25.36
   3    Alexis Klefeker          11  HMSTD            25.46
   4    Kristen Kinzer           10  HMSTD            25.59
   5    Bekah Brown           
12  OAKH              25.90
   6    Kelly Brewer            
09  NORWL           26.08
   7    Nikki Rehling             11  NORWL           26.56
   8    Tyffany Patrick          12  HUNTN            26.80
   9    Amy Marion               11  HUNTN            26.90
10    Nikki Milligan             11  HUNTN            26.90
11    Jamie Steiner            12  ADAMC            27.10
12    Emily Aeschliman      11  HMSTD            27.11  Alt
13    Chelsea Ankenbruck 10  OAKH              27.67
14    Michelle Landfair       09  JAYCO             27.74
15    Kate Kocher             
12  MARIO             27.74
16    Jansen Yoder           
09  SOADM            27.86
17    Jamie Basham          
10  BELLM             27.91
18    Jacquelyn Garcia       10  BLUFF              27.91
19    Maggie Smith           
12  BLUFF              28.17
20    Tina Gingrasso          12  JAYCO             28.57
21    Megan Myers           
10  SOADM            28.68
22    Johanna Schmidt      12  BELLM             28.79
23    Sophia Schmitz         12  BELLM             28.83
24    Lindsey Beer            
09  BLUFF              29.18
25    Danielle Lefler           12  BELLM             29.37  Alt
26    Christa Castillo         10  JAYCO             29.76
27    Shannon Muselman  11  SOADM            30.12
28    Courtney Hewitt       12  SOADM            30.26  Alt
29    Morgan Imel            
09  NORWL           30.71
30    Mica Artis                 
11  MARIO             30.73
31    Katie Myers              
11  ADAMC            31.20
32    April Acker                
10  JAYCO             31.29  Alt
33    Jamie Myers             
10  ADAMC            31.52
34    Grace Gorman          
09  MARIO             31.70
35    Hilary Wickes            09  OAKH              31.96  Alt
36    Katie Moore             
12  MARIO             32.85
37    Toni McManus          
11  BLACK             33.88
38    Brittany Ickes           11  BLACK             40.11
39    Natalie Grote            10  NORWL                NT  Alt
40    Emilee Green           
12  ADAMC                 NT  Alt
41    Chelsea Wunderlich  10  ADAMC                 NT  Alt
 
Event 5 Girls 1 mtr Diving
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Concordia clobbered by Homestead

Posted on 31 January 2007 by alexanderscot.

Team Rankings


         1.  Homestead                                                130


         2.  Concordia Lutheran High School                46


 


Event 2  Boys 200 Yard Medley Relay


        Team                           Relay                 Finals Time


    1  HOM                                 A                          1:41.30


        1) BIEHL, ZACH SO          2) RADALIA, ETHAN JR


        3) LILL, ADAM SR              4) TITCOMB, ROBERT SR


    2  CON                                 A                          1:42.04


        1) HARTMAN, DAN 12       2) LEMERT, TYLER 12


        3) HOFFMAN, LUKE 11      4) BROWN, COLIN 11


    3  HOM                                 B                          1:43.68


        1) VEENSTRA, TIM JR        2) DAFFORN, RYAN SR


        3) KAPLANSKY, BEN JR      4) FREBEL, KYLE JR


    4  HOM                                 C                        x2:01.44


        1) GODFREY, DAN SO       2) O’SHAUGHNESSY, CONN


        3) SMITH, PATRICK FR      4) STEINBACHER, JOHN FR


 


Event 4  Boys 200 Yard Freestyle


        Name                         Yr                                School       Finals Time


    1  JOHNSON, ZACH        JR  HOM                     1:49.04


    2  RONDOT, PETER        SO  HOM                     1:51.90


    3  GRAHAM, BRIAN         JR  HOM                     1:55.37


    4  O’SHAUGHNESSY, MA SR  HOM                   x1:56.20


    5  TAIVALKOSKI, GREG  SO  HOM                   x2:00.65


    6  HOPPUS, RYAN           JR  HOM                   x2:02.41


    7  HOFFMAN, LUKE        11  CON                     2:06.65


    8  RITTENHOUSE, AARON JR HOM                   x2:18.35


 


Event 6  Boys 200 Yard IM


        Name                         Yr                                School       Finals Time


    1  RADALIA, ETHAN        JR  HOM                     2:04.21


    2  BROWN, COLIN         11  CON                     2:17.35


    3  SMITH, PATRICK        FR  HOM                     2:22.18


    4  KOELPER, NATE         09  CON                     2:42.26


 


Event 8  Boys 50 Yard Freestyle


        Name                         Yr                                School       Finals Time


    1  LEMERT, TYLER          12  CON                        21.88


    2  HARTMAN, DAN          12  CON                        22.67


    3  JONES, NICK             SO  HOM                        23.01


    4  FREBEL, KYLE             JR  HOM                        23.09


    5  EVANS, THOMAS        SR  HOM                        23.54


    6  BIEHL, ZACH             SO  HOM                      x23.63


    7  KAPLANSKY, BEN        JR  HOM                      x24.45


    8  O’SHAUGHNESSY, CO FR  HOM                      x26.06


    9  SMITH, ERIC              11  CON                        27.17


  10  HEASLEY, SAM           FR  HOM                      x27.39


  11  STEINBACHER, JOHN FR  HOM                      x27.51


 


Event 10  Boys 1 mtr Diving


        Name                         Yr                                School       Finals Score


    1  HANSBARGER, KURT  SR  HOM                      304.40


    2  FREBEL, KYLE             JR  HOM                      229.55


    3  JONES, ALEX              FR  HOM                      192.60


    4  FRANK, MIKE             11  CON                      148.75


 


Event 12  Boys 100 Yard Butterfly


        Name                         Yr                                School       Finals Time


    1  LILL, ADAM                SR  HOM                        55.46


    2  KAPLANSKY, BEN        JR  HOM                        57.56


    3  VEENSTRA, TIM          JR  HOM                        58.39


    4  BROWN, COLIN         11  CON                     1:00.85


    5  HOPPUS, RYAN           JR  HOM                   x1:01.05


    6  TAIVALKOSKI, GREG  SO  HOM                   x1:03.56


    7  GODFREY, DAN          SO  HOM                   x1:07.60


 


Event 14  Boys 100 Yard Freestyle


        Name                         Yr                                School       Finals Time


    1  JOHNSON, ZACH        JR  HOM                        49.22


    2  TITCOMB, ROBERT     SR  HOM                        49.62


    3  JONES, NICK             SO  HOM                        50.69


    4  GRAHAM, BRIAN         JR  HOM                      x53.53


    5  HEASLEY, SAM           FR  HOM                   x1:00.39


    6  SMITH, ERIC              11  CON                     1:01.21


    7  WESTRICK, EVAN      11  CON                     1:05.85


 


Event 16  Boys 500 Yard Freestyle


        Name                         Yr                                School       Finals Time


    1  DAFFORN, RYAN         SR  HOM                     4:51.26


    2  RONDOT, PETER        SO  HOM                     4:52.79


    3  HOFFMAN, LUKE        11  CON                     5:31.18


 


Event 18  Boys 200 Yard Freestyle Relay


        Team                           Relay                 Finals Time


    1  HOM                                 A                          1:32.40


        1) JONES, NICK SO          2) GRAHAM, BRIAN JR


        3) JOHNSON, ZACH JR      4) RONDOT, PETER SO


    2  CON                                 A                          1:33.80


        1) LEMERT, TYLER 12       2) BROWN, COLIN 11


        3) HOFFMAN, LUKE 11      4) HARTMAN, DAN 12


    3  HOM                                 B                          1:41.78


        1) TAIVALKOSKI, GREG SO           2) HOPPUS, RYAN JR


        3) O’SHAUGHNESSY, MACK           4) HEASLEY, SAM FR


 


Event 20  Boys 100 Yard Backstroke


        Name                         Yr                                School       Finals Time


    1  BIEHL, ZACH             SO  HOM                        54.17


    2  RITTENHOUSE, AARON JR HOM                        57.20


    3  HARTMAN, DAN          12  CON                        58.69


    4  VEENSTRA, TIM          JR  HOM                        59.60


    5  LILL, ADAM                SR  HOM                      x59.81


    6  TITCOMB, ROBERT     SR  HOM                   x1:02.68


    7  GODFREY, DAN          SO  HOM                   x1:04.47


    8  STEINBACHER, JOHN FR  HOM                   x1:15.81


 


Event 22  Boys 100 Yard Breaststroke


        Name                         Yr                                School       Finals Time


    1  LEMERT, TYLER          12  CON                        58.58


    2  DAFFORN, RYAN         SR  HOM                     1:02.92


    3  RADALIA, ETHAN        JR  HOM                     1:03.16


    4  EVANS, THOMAS        SR  HOM                     1:04.59


    5  SMITH, PATRICK        FR  HOM                   x1:10.19


    6  O’SHAUGHNESSY, MA SR  HOM                   x1:11.94


    7  O’SHAUGHNESSY, CO FR  HOM                   x1:12.48


    8  KOELPER, NATE         09  CON                     1:19.69


    9  WESTRICK, EVAN      11  CON                     1:25.77


 


Event 24  Boys 400 Yard Freestyle Relay


        Team                           Relay        &

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2A No. 6 Cass dumps 2A No. 11 host Clinton Central, 54-39

Posted on 31 January 2007 by alexanderscot.


By Jim Hunt
Contributing Writer








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Clinton Central Bulldogs Jordan Tucker (left) puts defensive pressure on Chase Simmons of Lewis Cass.  Jordan Tucker lead Clinton Central in scoring with 17 points.
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MICHIGANTOWN â??? Confidence. Cass had it coming into the Kings’ Jan. 27 matchup of two top Class 2A teams with host Clinton Central.


Physicality. All four quarters provided hard play with minimal disruption from the striped shirts.


Flat. Clinton Central ultimately went flat in the fourth quarter with 0-of-5 shooting.


Dust â??? or, in this case, snow. When it had settled, sixth-ranked Cass topped No. 11 Clinton Central, 54-39.


Cass (12-2) raced out to a quick 11-3 lead behind 3-point shooting, but the Bulldogs (10-4) managed to come back 16-14 after one quarter. Clinton Central led 30-26 at the half.









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Taylor Bowser (left) of Lewis Cass shoots over Mitchell Crenshaw of Clinton Central.  Taylor Bowser had a double-double for the evening with 21 points and 12 rebounds.
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Cass took back the lead at 31-30, then slowly pulled away in the third period on solid shooting and a great defensive effort that elicited numerous Clinton Central turnovers.


The fourth quarter saw the Bulldogs frustrated by poor shooting and even more turnovers.


Tyler Bowser led Cass with 21 points and 12 rebounds. Clinton Central’s usually explosive Jordan Tucker, meanwhile, was held to just 17 points.


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No. 4 Chesterton uses strong start to top No. 3 Valparaiso

Posted on 31 January 2007 by alexanderscot.

By Jim Peters
nwitimes.com

CHESTERTON â??? Being a freshman, Chesterton’s Megan Erminger isn’t all that familiar with the whole Valparaiso rivalry thing.

“Ana (Weaver) told me they’d never beaten them her whole career,” Erminger said. “It’s a big thing for her and Ashley (Virden).”

The two Trojan seniors, along with fourth-year coach Kathy Wilburn, enjoyed their first victory over the Vikings Jan. 30 as fourth-ranked Chesterton topped No. 3 Valpo, 111.125-110.025.

“We’re a young team, so they don’t really about Chesterton and Valparaiso,” Wilburn said. “We still had some mistakes, but we’re fortunate enough to have kids pull up, not get down and work through it. I think our depth helped out.”








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Chesterton’s Callie Kuehl smiles during her floor routine.
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Chesterton had the Olympic rotation — vault, bars, beam and floor — and took advantage to claim a 1.1 lead with Valpo on bars, its comparatively weakest event.

“We hit well and I think they just fed off that,” Wilburn said. “Right from the beginning, they showed they had business to do.”

The lead held up throughout the meet, with the Vikings’ beam score against the Trojans’ floors closing the margin in the final set.

“That was a very positive note,” Valpo coach Lorie Cook said. “I was pretty pleased how we competed. Overall, I thought we had a solid meet, not outstanding, and obviously we needed to be outstanding. Chesterton proved to fit the bill.”

The Trojans were powered by freshmen Megan Erminger and Kelley Freeman, Erminger won bars (9.55), beam (9.55) and all-around (37.5) with personal bests, while Freeman placed top three in all four events to take second all-around (37.225).

“I thought there would be a little more pressure but everybody on the team did really well and that took the pressure off,” Erminger said. “Kathy told me she was going to find a bars routine that fits me and I think she did.”

Bailey Huddleston won vault (9.5), hitting a layout Tsukahara.

Chesterton topped its 28 on vault with a 28.05 on beam to solidify the outcome.

Katelyn Skinner won floor (9.45) and was top four in all four events and all-around for Valpo, which posted a season best.



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Rankings: The thought process behind – and this week's unveiling of – Chris May's "Twine Top 15s'

Posted on 31 January 2007 by alexanderscot.

By Chris May

Boys Basketball Coordinator
 
Iâ??ll warn you that
you are about to read a self-congratulatory, slightly arrogant commentary on
why I began these rankings and why they should matter to you.
 
I started my own set
of personal rankings because I felt the average high school basketball fan
should be informed of what was really
going on across Indiana.
After growing tired of seeing The Associated Press release ridiculous rankings
that at some times included teams below .500, and generally seeing teams
receiving votes just because their local AP voter was giving them â??homerâ??
votes, I thought there should be a set of rankings that was as unbiased as
possible.
 
I thus set forth to
provide that set of rankings and feel qualified to do so. I am in no way the
omnipotent, all-knowing, high school basketball â??expertâ? or journalist, but I do
feel that seeing nearly 50 high school games already this season stretching
from schools in Evansville and Perry County to Valparaiso, Plymouth, and Fort
Wayne makes me one of the most well-traveled fans who follow â??Hoosier Hysteria.â?
 
Now, an explanation
of the other ranking systems in place.
 
I have absolutely no
problem with the Indiana High School Basketball Coaches Association rankings,
but I do feel that fans should see teams ranked according to their class to
give them the best idea of how they stack up against teams they may play in the
state tournament.
 
Jeff Sagarinâ??s rankings
provide a great way of comparing teams against each other statistically. But,
just like the BCS doesnâ??t use computers to solely select college football
teams, using only Sagarinâ??s computer analysis doesnâ??t allow for those
â??intangiblesâ? such as the quality of a backcourt or a teamâ??s depth or their
penchant for foul trouble. Sagarinâ??s power ratings rely only on strength of
schedule and results, so one teamâ??s strong front court versus anotherâ??s lack of
height isnâ??t considered by Sagarin â??? just who theyâ??ve played and how they
faired.
 
Other websites and
organizations also put out their rankings, which I also have no problem with. However,
whether it is a compilation of votes from their viewers or otherwise, I find it
hard to believe that they have seen as many teams and as geographically diverse
a group of schools as I have. And while those voting members may cover various
areas of the state, they have not ventured outside of their respective area,
whereas the Hoosier Authority â??Indianaâ??s Gameâ?
schedule allows me to easily compare teams from southwestern Indiana
with those in northeastern Indiana.
 
Finally, I try to
portray in my rankings the most accurate listing of the top teams. That sounds
like exactly what a poll should be, but let me explain. If Team A is the No. 1
team in Week 4 but loses a game, the AP will almost assuredly drop that team
out of the top spot in the next poll. I, on the other hand, will not drop a
team just because it lost.
 
Whether missing a
player, just playing downright horribly for a night, or not hitting a basket, even
the best teams have bad nights and, typically, endure a loss or two along the
season. My rankings, then, are aimed to display the best teams over the course
of a season and who would win in a given game, not the best teams of
last week.
 
Case in point:
Barr-Reeve suffered two losses in the span of eight days earlier this season,
but because of the teams they lost to, the closeness of the losses, and the
knowledge of their talent, I did not remove them from the No. 1 spot in Class A.
 
Futhermore, Lafayette
Central Catholic could go 10-10 with the Knightsâ?? 3A- and 4A-heavy schedule yet
still would be better than 95 percent of the other 1As in the state â??? even with
more losses than, say, half of the 1A schools. I have no rooting interest for
or against LCC but apparently the AP does, as evidenced by its continued
lowball ranking for the Knights. Meanwhile, schools like Bethany Christian (6-8)
get votes. Huh?
 
The bottom line is
that the best team in the state is the best team in the state, period. Just
because a top team in Southern Indiana lost and another top team in northern Indiana won last week does not make the Southern
Indiana team worse.
 
You may now put down
your Rosetta stone. With those explanations behind us, here are my rankings as
of Jan. 31:
 
Class 4A
1. Muncie Central (13-2)
2. Franklin Central (16-1)
3. Valparaiso
(15-2)
4. Indianapolis
Cathedral (17-1)
5. East Chicago
Central (14-2)
6. North Central (Indianapolis)
(10-3)
7. Pike (11-4)
8. Evansville Reitz
(13-3)
9. New Albany
(13-1)
10. Bloomington South (12-3)
The next five: Indianapolis Arlington (12-5), Warren Central (12-3), Marion (12-2), Munster
(14-3), Fort Wayne South (13-2)
 
Class 3A
1. New Castle (16-1)
2. Edgewood (14-0)
3. Plymouth
(13-1)
4. Batesville (13-1)
5. Roncalli (14-1)
6. Evansville
Bosse (11-4)
7. Connersville
(10-3)
8. Wawasee (10-3)
9. Washington
(11-3)
10. Western (12-3)
The next five: Vincennes Lincoln (10-6), Jay
County (11-3), Madison
(13-3), Owen Valley (12-4), Fort Wayne Dwenger (11-2)
 
Class 2A
1. Forest Park (14-1)
2. Harding (12-2)
3. Jimtown (14-1)
4. Cass (12-2)
5. Northwestern (12-2)
6. North Montgomery (12-3)
7. Tri-West Hendricks (11-4)
8. Westview (11-3)
9. Glenn (12-3)
10. Shenandoah (12-3)
The next five: Clinton Central (10-4), Eastside (11-4), Providence
(11-3), Taylor (10-4), Centerville (11-3)
 
Class A
1. Barr-Reeve
(12-2)
2. Lafayette
Central Catholic (10-3)
3. Hauser (12-2)
4. Orleans
(12-2)
5. Oregon-Davis (16-1)
6. Lanesville (13-3)
7. Blue River Valley
(13-3)
8. Tri-County (14-0)
9. Westville (12-2)
10. Bethesda Christian (13-3)
The next five: Tecumseh (12-3), Jac-Cen-Del (11-2), Wes-Del (10-4), Lapel
(11-4), Loogootee (10-5)
 
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Homestead hammers Concordia

Posted on 31 January 2007 by alexanderscot.

Team Rankings


         1.  Homestead                                                130


         2.  Concordia Lutheran High School                46


 


Event 2  Boys 200 Yard Medley Relay


        Team                           Relay                 Finals Time


    1  HOM                                 A                          1:41.30


        1) BIEHL, ZACH SO          2) RADALIA, ETHAN JR


        3) LILL, ADAM SR              4) TITCOMB, ROBERT SR


    2  CON                                 A                          1:42.04


        1) HARTMAN, DAN 12       2) LEMERT, TYLER 12


        3) HOFFMAN, LUKE 11      4) BROWN, COLIN 11


    3  HOM                                 B                          1:43.68


        1) VEENSTRA, TIM JR        2) DAFFORN, RYAN SR


        3) KAPLANSKY, BEN JR      4) FREBEL, KYLE JR


    4  HOM                                 C                        x2:01.44


        1) GODFREY, DAN SO       2) O’SHAUGHNESSY, CONN


        3) SMITH, PATRICK FR      4) STEINBACHER, JOHN FR


 


Event 4  Boys 200 Yard Freestyle


        Name                         Yr                                School       Finals Time


    1  JOHNSON, ZACH        JR  HOM                     1:49.04


    2  RONDOT, PETER        SO  HOM                     1:51.90


    3  GRAHAM, BRIAN         JR  HOM                     1:55.37


    4  O’SHAUGHNESSY, MA SR  HOM                   x1:56.20


    5  TAIVALKOSKI, GREG  SO  HOM                   x2:00.65


    6  HOPPUS, RYAN           JR  HOM                   x2:02.41


    7  HOFFMAN, LUKE        11  CON                     2:06.65


    8  RITTENHOUSE, AARON JR HOM                   x2:18.35


 


Event 6  Boys 200 Yard IM


        Name                         Yr                                School       Finals Time


    1  RADALIA, ETHAN        JR  HOM                     2:04.21


    2  BROWN, COLIN         11  CON                     2:17.35


    3  SMITH, PATRICK        FR  HOM                     2:22.18


    4  KOELPER, NATE         09  CON                     2:42.26


 


Event 8  Boys 50 Yard Freestyle


        Name                         Yr                                School       Finals Time


    1  LEMERT, TYLER          12  CON                        21.88


    2  HARTMAN, DAN          12  CON                        22.67


    3  JONES, NICK             SO  HOM                        23.01


    4  FREBEL, KYLE             JR  HOM                        23.09


    5  EVANS, THOMAS        SR  HOM                        23.54


    6  BIEHL, ZACH             SO  HOM                      x23.63


    7  KAPLANSKY, BEN        JR  HOM                      x24.45


    8  O’SHAUGHNESSY, CO FR  HOM                      x26.06


    9  SMITH, ERIC              11  CON                        27.17


  10  HEASLEY, SAM           FR  HOM                      x27.39


  11  STEINBACHER, JOHN FR  HOM                      x27.51


 


Event 10  Boys 1 mtr Diving


        Name                         Yr                                School       Finals Score


    1  HANSBARGER, KURT  SR  HOM                      304.40


    2  FREBEL, KYLE             JR  HOM                      229.55


    3  JONES, ALEX              FR  HOM                      192.60


    4  FRANK, MIKE             11  CON                      148.75


 


Event 12  Boys 100 Yard Butterfly


        Name                         Yr                                School       Finals Time


    1  LILL, ADAM                SR  HOM                        55.46


    2  KAPLANSKY, BEN        JR  HOM                        57.56


    3  VEENSTRA, TIM          JR  HOM                        58.39


    4  BROWN, COLIN         11  CON                     1:00.85


    5  HOPPUS, RYAN           JR  HOM                   x1:01.05


    6  TAIVALKOSKI, GREG  SO  HOM                   x1:03.56


    7  GODFREY, DAN          SO  HOM                   x1:07.60


 


Event 14  Boys 100 Yard Freestyle


        Name                         Yr                                School       Finals Time


    1  JOHNSON, ZACH        JR  HOM                        49.22


    2  TITCOMB, ROBERT     SR  HOM                        49.62


    3  JONES, NICK             SO  HOM                        50.69


    4  GRAHAM, BRIAN         JR  HOM                      x53.53


    5  HEASLEY, SAM           FR  HOM                   x1:00.39


    6  SMITH, ERIC              11  CON                     1:01.21


    7  WESTRICK, EVAN      11  CON                     1:05.85


 


Event 16  Boys 500 Yard Freestyle


        Name                         Yr                                School       Finals Time


    1  DAFFORN, RYAN         SR  HOM                     4:51.26


    2  RONDOT, PETER        SO  HOM                     4:52.79


    3  HOFFMAN, LUKE        11  CON                     5:31.18


 


Event 18  Boys 200 Yard Freestyle Relay


        Team                           Relay                 Finals Time


    1  HOM                                 A                          1:32.40


        1) JONES, NICK SO          2) GRAHAM, BRIAN JR


        3) JOHNSON, ZACH JR      4) RONDOT, PETER SO


    2  CON                                 A                          1:33.80


        1) LEMERT, TYLER 12       2) BROWN, COLIN 11


        3) HOFFMAN, LUKE 11      4) HARTMAN, DAN 12


    3  HOM                                 B                          1:41.78


        1) TAIVALKOSKI, GREG SO           2) HOPPUS, RYAN JR


        3) O’SHAUGHNESSY, MACK           4) HEASLEY, SAM FR


 


Event 20  Boys 100 Yard Backstroke


        Name                         Yr                                School       Finals Time


    1  BIEHL, ZACH             SO  HOM                        54.17


    2  RITTENHOUSE, AARON JR HOM                        57.20


    3  HARTMAN, DAN          12  CON                        58.69


    4  VEENSTRA, TIM          JR  HOM                        59.60


    5  LILL, ADAM                SR  HOM                      x59.81


    6  TITCOMB, ROBERT     SR  HOM                   x1:02.68


    7  GODFREY, DAN          SO  HOM                   x1:04.47


    8  STEINBACHER, JOHN FR  HOM                   x1:15.81


 


Event 22  Boys 100 Yard Breaststroke


        Name                         Yr                                School       Finals Time


    1  LEMERT, TYLER          12  CON                        58.58


    2  DAFFORN, RYAN         SR  HOM                     1:02.92


    3  RADALIA, ETHAN        JR  HOM                     1:03.16


    4  EVANS, THOMAS        SR  HOM                     1:04.59


    5  SMITH, PATRICK        FR  HOM                   x1:10.19


    6  O’SHAUGHNESSY, MA SR  HOM                   x1:11.94


    7  O’SHAUGHNESSY, CO FR  HOM                   x1:12.48


    8  KOELPER, NATE         09  CON                     1:19.69


    9  WESTRICK, EVAN      11  CON                     1:25.77


 


Event 24  Boys 400 Yard Freestyle Relay


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Winter sports postseason kickin’ into gear

Posted on 31 January 2007 by alexanderscot.

Last
weekend’s wrestling sectionals signaled the official start of the
Winter sports postseason, and by now you know there’s no better place
to stay on top of all the action than at HoosierAuthority.com. We are
coming off our biggest readership day in three months, and there’s no reason to think things are gonna slow down before the boys basketball state finals March 24.
 


To
that end, we’ve got ALL your wrestling sectional results, a dozen
sectional stories from around the state, and we’ve just posted the
complete team regional results (we’ll
be working on getting you individual results from those 48 matches as
well). Check out Managing Editor E. Shawn Aylsworth’s story on
third-ranked Perry Meridian’s dominance at the Beech Grove Regional by clicking here.


And don’t even
get us started on “Indiana’s Game” and its Dr. Frankenstein, Chris May.
Our Boys Basketball Coordinator just got him a brand-new laptop, and
dude is DANGEROUS! Wait till you see where the Fan Wagon is headed as â??The Hysteria Tourâ? wraps up in February …

So stay tuned to your favorite high school sports spot in the entire free world: HoosierAuthority.com!
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HSE caps perfect dual season

Posted on 31 January 2007 by alexanderscot.

Team Scores


1 Hamilton Southeastern 128


2 Zionsville 57


 


#1 Boys 200 Yard Medley Relay


Team Relay Finals Time


1 HAMSE A 1:38.98


Beyerl, Jason E 18 Paul, Derek S 17


Mudd, Austin T 17 Kinney, Nathan J 15


2 ZIONS A 1:46.09


Ismail, Alex 17 Ross, Steve 15


Connolly, Ryan 17 Curtis, Austin 18


3 HAMSE B 1:46.44


Peitz, Geoff W 16 Roberson, Ross A 15


Myers, Chris L 16 Orlowski, Anthony P 17


4 ZIONS B 1:50.76


Link, Terry 16 Hicks, Robert 16


Brewer, Blake 16 Scott, Ben 18


5 HAMSE C 1:54.17


Osborne, Marshall C 14 Essington, Seth H 15


Heineke IV, Max E 16 Iden, Garret S 18


6 ZIONS C 1:55.46


Nierste, Vincent 16 Sanders, Matt 17


Sanders, Donovan 14 Blagsvedt, Nathan 17


— HAMSE D X2:02.53


Chin, Chris C 15 Grogan, Bill


Meadows, Patrick P 17 Diebold, Carter J 17


— ZIONS D X2:03.40


Wimmer, Thomas Blagsvedt, Corey 17


Einterz, Seth 18 Hall, Jared


 


#2 Boys 200 Yard Free


Name Age Team Finals Time


1 Osborne, Spencer J 18 HAMSE 1:47.45


2 Kruse, Matt S 16 HAMSE 1:47.62


3 Grogan, Jimmy M 17 HAMSE 1:51.84


4 Mattson, Chris ZIONS 1:52.05


5 Hall, Ben 18 ZIONS 1:57.85


6 Blagsvedt, Nathan 17 ZIONS 2:02.89


— Carr, Ryan B 17 HAMSE X2:04.58


— Nierste, Vincent 16 ZIONS X2:13.02


 


#3 Boys 200 Yard IM


Name Age Team Finals Time


1 Peitz, Geoff W 16 HAMSE 2:00.75


2 Connolly, Ryan 17 ZIONS 2:01.06


3 Paul, Derek S 17 HAMSE 2:02.47


4 Myers, Chris L 16 HAMSE 2:13.22


5 Sanders, Donovan 14 ZIONS 2:14.76


— Osborne, Marshall C 14 HAMSE X2:16.34


— Wimmer, Thomas ZIONS X2:27.01


— Blagsvedt, Corey 17 ZIONS X2:29.78


 


#4 Boys 50 Yard Free


Name Age Team Finals Time


1 Kinney, Nathan J 15 HAMSE 22.67


2 Owen, Cameron D 17 HAMSE 23.08


3 Beyerl, Jason E 18 HAMSE 23.74


4 Scott, Ben 18 ZIONS 23.86


5 Sickle, Ryan 16 ZIONS 24.57


6 Curtis, Austin 18 ZIONS 25.06


— Iden, Garret S 18 HAMSE X25.61


— Einterz, Seth 18 ZIONS X26.81


 


#5 Boys 1 mtr Diving


Name Age Team Finals Score


1 Frechin, Joey 14 ZIONS 170.05


2 Park, Chris S 16 HAMSE 140.70


3 Fields, Alex HAMSE 119.50


4 Isley, Alex 15 ZIONS 93.30


 


#6 Boys 100 Yard Fly


Name Age Team Finals Time


1 Mudd, Austin T 17 HAMSE 53.35


2 Owen, Cameron D 17 HAMSE 55.74


3 Connolly, Ryan 17 ZIONS 56.51


4 Myers, Chris L 16 HAMSE 58.20


5 Brewer, Blake 16 ZIONS 59.14


6 Link, Terry 16 ZIONS 1:05.65


— Carr, Ryan B 17 HAMSE X1:00.44


— Langfield, Sam ZIONS X1:14.10


 


#7 Boys 100 Yard Free


Name Age Team Finals Time


1 Ismail, Alex 17 ZIONS 48.24


2 Osborne, Spencer J 18 HAMSE 48.39


3 Kinney, Nathan J 15 HAMSE 50.17


4 Grogan, Jimmy M 17 HAMSE 52.13


5 Sickle, Ryan 16 ZIONS 52.57


6 Curtis, Austin 18 ZIONS 53.14


— Orlowski, Anthony P 17 HAMSE X55.30


— Einterz, Seth 18 ZIONS X59.96


 


#8 Boys 500 Yard Free


Name Age Team Finals Time


1 Kruse, Matt S 16 HAMSE 4:50.68


2 Mattson, Chris ZIONS 4:59.04


3 Roberson, Ross A 15 HAMSE 5:01.05


4 Hall, Ben 18 ZIONS 5:13.56


5 Blagsvedt, Nathan 17 ZIONS 5:22.84


6 Heineke IV, Max E 16 HAMSE 5:23.04


— Hall, Jared ZIONS X5:56.54


 


#9 Boys 200 Yard Free Relay


Team Relay Finals Time


1 HAMSE A 1:31.57


Owen, Cameron D 17 Paul, Derek S 17


Beyerl, Jason E 18 Osborne, Spencer J 18


2 ZIONS A 1:33.97


Ismail, Alex 17 Sickle, Ryan 16


Mattson, Chris Connolly, Ryan 17


3 HAMSE B 1:36.58


Grogan, Jimmy M 17 Myers, Chris L 16


Orlowski, Anthony P 17 Kruse, Matt S 16


4 ZIONS B 1:39.57


Hicks, Robert 16 Sanders, Donovan 14


Hall, Ben 18 Scott, Ben 18


5 HAMSE C 1:42.11


Iden, Garret S 18 Diebold, Carter J 17


Carr, Ryan B 17 Grogan, Bill


6 ZIONS C 1:44.70


Einterz, Seth 18 Ross, Steve 15


Sanders, Matt 17 Wimmer, Thomas


— HAMSE D X1:35.44


Chin, Chris C 15 Meadows, Patrick P 17


Park, Chris S 16 Heineke IV, Max E 16


— ZIONS D X2:05.74


Knabel, Michael 16 Langfield, Ben 14


Teagardin, Jordan Haverson, Chase


 


#10 Boys 100 Yard Back


Name Age Team Finals Time


1 Mudd, Austin T 17 HAMSE 53.93


2 Peitz, Geoff W 16 HAMSE 55.20


3 Ismail, Alex 17 ZIONS 56.94


4 Beyerl, Jason E 18 HAMSE 59.21


5 Brewer, Blake 16 ZIONS 1:02.70


6 Link, Terry 16 ZIONS 1:04.98


— Osborne, Marshall C 14 HAMSE X1:01.70


— Nierste, Vincent 16 ZIONS X1:05.47


 


#11 Boys 100 Yard ******


Name Age Team Finals Time


1 Paul, Derek S 17 HAMSE 1:03.54


2 Ross, Steve 15 ZIONS 1:06.30


3 Roberson, Ross A 15 HAMSE 1:08.34


4 Hicks, Robert 16 ZIONS 1:08.46


5 Essington, Seth H 15 HAMSE 1:08.97


6 Sanders, Matt 17 ZIONS 1:09.30


— Blagsvedt, Corey 17 ZIONS X1:17.00


 


#12 Boys 400 Yard Free Relay


Team Relay Finals Time


1 HAMSE A 3:20.82


Owen, Cameron D 17 Kinney, Nathan J 15


Mudd, Austin T 17 Osborne, Spencer J 18


2 HAMSE B 3:29.80


Grogan, Jimmy M 17 Kruse, Matt S 16


Peitz, Geoff W 16 Roberson, Ross A 15


3 ZIONS A 3:34.43


Sickle, Ryan 16 Hall, Ben 18


Curtis, Austin 18 Mattson, Chris


4 ZIONS B 3:41.06


Sanders, Donovan 14 Blagsvedt, Nathan 17


Brewer, Blake 16 Scott, Ben 18


5 HAMSE C 3:43.67


Diebold, Carter J 17 Iden, Garret S 18


Meadows, Patrick P 17 Osborne, Marshall C 14


6 ZIONS C 3:54.57


Nierste, Vincent 16 Knabel, Michael 16


Link, Terry 16 Wimmer, Thomas


— HAMSE D X3:59.78


Carr, Ryan B 17 Essington, Seth H 15


Grogan, Bill Heineke IV, Max E 16


— ZIONS D X4:33.06


Langfield, Sam Teagardin, Jordan


Haverson, Chase Hall, Jared

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Crash claims life of former Terre Haute South golfer Travis Smith

Posted on 31 January 2007 by alexanderscot.

By David Hughes

www.tribstar.com

Travis
Smith, a former All-State golfer at Terre Haute South and a
freshman member of the Ball State University menâ??s golf team, was
killed in a two-vehicle accident Jan. 27 in Muncie.

He was 19.

Muncie
police told the Star Press newspaper that the accident, which appeared
to have been head-on, involved a two-door Toyota Camry Solara coupe and
a Chrysler Pacifica mid-sized sport utility vehicle on Riverside
Avenue, west of Reserve Street, at about 7 p.m.

The Star Pressâ??
story, which appeared on its Web site, said Smith was a passenger in
the car with two other Ball State students â?? Ethan Whaley of Fowler and
Todd Lamkin of Huntingburg. Both of them were injured but not
seriously, the Muncie newspaper reported.

Neither of those names appeared on the Ball State golf roster on the universityâ??s Web site.

Police
told the Star Press that alcohol appeared to be a factor in the crash,
although information on which driver may have been drinking was not
immediately available.

â??We are deeply saddened by the tragic
news of the death of Travis Smith,� Ball State Athletics Director Tom
Collins said in an e-mail to the Tribune-Star late Saturday night. â??Our
thoughts and prayers are with his family and the members of our Ball
State golf program during this difficult time.�

A 2006 South
graduate, Smith tied for fourth in the IHSAA boys golf state finals at
the Legends of Indiana Course in Franklin last June, leading the Braves
to a second-place finish.

The son of Jimmy and Tami Smith, he
also had a ninth-place finish in the 2004 state finals. He was a state
finalist four times in his high school career.

Smithâ??s golf coach at South was Chris Cassell.

â??There
will never be a high school golfer that good in Terre Haute,� said a
stunned Cassell, who knew Smith as a friend more than as a golfer.

â??He
was in my wedding [in July 2005]. When I was in high school at South
[in the 1990s], I knew his parents and I remember taking him to Dairy
Queen when he was in second grade.

â??The main thing Iâ??ll remember
about him is how he treated everybody the same. He never let on that he
was a good golfer. He treated the last guy on the team the same way he
would have treated Tiger Woods.�

Smith also played guard on the
boys basketball team during part of his time at South. On Jan. 26,
2005, he sank two free throws with 12 seconds remaining to give the
Braves a 37-36 lead that held up in a victory over Terre Haute North
inside Hulman Center.

At Ball State, Smith tied for 15th in his
first collegiate tournament last September. He majored in business and
accounting, according to the universityâ??s Web site, which said Smith
â??set every school record in golf at Terre Haute South.â?

Survivors include his parents and his sister, Courtney.

The Wednesday morning Mass of Christian Burial for
Smith has been moved to St. Benedict Church, 111 South 9th Street, in
downtown Terre Haute according to DeBaun Funeral Home. The Mass is
still scheduled to begin at 10 a.m. It was moved because St. Benedicit
Church has a larger seating capacity.

So
what do you think? Share your thoughts in our Boys Golf forum.

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