The northern semistate sectionals:
Sect. 1 at
Host ECC gets the favorable draw as the 17-3 Cardinals face 8-9
Sect. 2 at
The opener between the host Bulldogs (11-8) and Chesterton (13-5) should be interesting, but the favorite, 19-2
In
a sectional void of much power, once again the team with the best
record sees an easy path to the regionals. South Bend Adams (15-4) is
one of only two teams here with a winning record. Adams drew the bye
and 8-11
The clear-cut favorites will face off on the first night here as 11-6
An extremely competitive five-team field sees the host Tigers with the luck of the draw.
That
sigh of relief you hear is coming from Fort Wayne South. The Archers
(16-2) not only drew a bye but will see a weak Fort Wayne Northrop
(2-15) team in their semifinal game. The other favorite here, 16-3 Fort
Wayne North, must win two games to reach the final, starting with an
opener against 3-16 Huntington North. 7-12 Fort Wayne Snider and 8-10
Four-time
defending sectional champ Muncie Central is looking good. The Bearcats,
state runners-up each of the last two seasons to Lawrence North, are
another bye recipient with 8-10 Greenfield-Central awaiting them in a
Friday game. The opener is 6-13 host Muncie South against 9-9 Anderson
Highland, while 13-6
gets a test from East Chicago Central but moves on, defeating Penn in
the regional final. In the other north regional, Fort Wayne South
disposes of DeKalb and Muncie Central defeats
The southern semistate sectionals:
Sect. 9 at Noblesville
Hamilton
Southeastern may not be the favorite but looks at a good draw here. The
Royals (11-8) face their newly reborn rival, Fishers (1-17), in the
lone Tuesday game, with the winner to get 4-16
for a berth in the final. Meanwhile, three deserving sectional winners
sit in the other half of the bracket. 17-2 Noblesville hosts 11-7
Indianapolis Broad Ripple, with the showdown between 13-4 North Central
(
The
battle of Lawrence Township starts things off, but there is no doubt
the third meeting between Indianapolis schools Cathedral and Arlington
will be a big one. Lawrence North (12-6) drew Lawrence Central (9-8)
for Tuesday, with the winner getting 9-9 Indianapolis Tech. The other
half of the bracket will be a bruiser. 20-3 Cathedral and 15-5
Sectional 9 isnâ??t the hardest 4A to predict, then Sectional 10 is.
Lawrence North has home court and a spot in the finals in my
predictions. In my crystal ball, LN gets past LC, then Tech. Cathedral
beats
Basketball fans on the south side of
while the Flashes (18-2) open with 9-10 Perry Meridian, with those
winners meeting. Tuesday sees last yearâ??s sectional winner, Franklin
(9-9), host Decatur Central (8-13), with the winner getting 8-10
Indianapolis
Northwest and Pike, the two favorites, will face each other in this
sectionalâ??s bye matchup. 16-4 Pike â??? winners of seven sectional titles
in the nine seasons of class basketball â??? won its earlier matchup over
15-4 Northwest, 70-63 in overtime, on Feb. 3. Tuesdayâ??s schedule is
13-7 Brownsburg versus 7-11 Zionsville and 10-8
The under-the-radar team here is
in the opener, with 9-9 Mooresville and 7-14 Terre Haute South also on
Tuesday. Getting the bye game were 13-8 Terre Haute North and 13-7
Northview.
and Terre Haute South are first-round winners, with the Quakers of
Plainfield playing into the finals. Iâ??m tempted to pick Northview but
canâ??t do it, instead thinking Terre Haute North will not only beat the Knights but also
Each game here features a contender. 13-5
East opens against the 8-11 host Golden Bears, with the battle of the
Bloomingtons (15-4 South vs. 10-8 North) also on Tuesday. After those
winners play, 14-4 East Central takes on 5-13 Columbus North in the
other semi.
East and Bloomington South meet in the second round, and Iâ??ll give the
nod to South in that game. East Central dispatches of Columbus North
before being bounced by Bloomington South.
Proof
of a true blind draw, the only two teams with losing records meet in
the bye game. Early week action should be good with 12-7 Bedford
North-Lawrence and 12-6 Seymour playing the opener and 16-2
This five-teamer opens with 9-11 Evansville Harrison versus 6-12 Evansville North. That winner gets
North Central, Warren Central, Franklin Central, and Pike representing,
itâ??s a tough one to call. Iâ??ll take Warren Central to fell North
Central and Franklin Central over Pike. Franklin Central is headed to
the semistate. In the other regional, Bloomington South beats Terre
Haute North and Evansville Reitz gets the better of
Semistate:
The northern semistate sectionals:
Sect. 17 at
This is another sectional that sees its top three contenders evenly spread throughout the bracket. 13-8
The host Panthers appear to be the class of the five-team field. Roosevelt (12-5) drew 8-10
in the opener, with 5-14 Andrean awaiting that winner. 9-8 Gary Wirt
and 5-15 Gary Wallace will play for the other sectional final berth.
Highly ranked
will play the sectional on its home floor, but the Pilgrims/Rockies
could have hoped for a slightly easier road to the championship. Coach
Jack Edisonâ??s team (17-2) starts with 10-9 Knox, with that winner
slated to face the winner of the New Prairie (2-16)-South
This sectional should be on target for a meeting of the â??Ws,â? Western and
team (15-5) got the better draw, looking at 8-11 Benton Central in the
bye matchup. Earlier in the week, 16-3 Western opens with 10-10
Wawasee, NorthWood, and
will likely vie for the championship here. NorthWood hosts, but Wawasee
is the bye beneficiary. 13-4 NorthWood stares at 5-14 West Noble to
start the action, while 14-6
Will
it be the freshman phenom, senior leadership, or surprise story that
takes this sectional? DeShaun Thomas has arrived as the man at Fort
Wayne Luers, and the Knights appear to be the best of one half of this
bracket. 11-6 Luers faces 4-14 Bellmont in the opening round, with the
winner to play the survivor of 2-16
and 8-11 Leo. On the other side are the experienced (15-3 Fort Wayne
Dwenger) and the underachievers (9-9 Fort Wayne Concordia Lutheran).
Last yearâ??s 3A state runner-up,
appears to have distanced itself from everyone else here. The 15-3
Patriots first meet 7-12 Delta, and the winner gets either 5-14
Blackford or 10-8 Tipton. On the other side are 5-15 Elwood and 9-10
Mississinewa. If
vs. NorthWood â?¦ A one-point, overtime win for NorthWood in their
December conference clash, I canâ??t go against coach Jack Edison and
The
field here looks pretty even, and four or five of the teams could have
a shot at the trophy. Opening games are 7-13 Crawfordsville versus 10-8
Brebeuf and 8-9 Western Boone against 2-16 Southmont. Advancing with
the bye into the semis are 10-8
Here
is another sectional with a lot of talent but probably not as much
balance. 17-1 Roncalli got the bye and a date with 7-12 Whiteland,
making the Rebels the favorites. 12-5 Beech Grove and 14-6 Indianapolis
Chatard and 6-12
Defending state champion
The best game may be in Fridayâ??s semifinals.
Once again, the best team gets the bye. Edgewood (17-0) takes on
Perhaps one of the best-kept secrets in 3A,
is favored in its home sectional. The 16-3 Cubs will play Tuesday
against 8-10 Silver Creek, with a likely second-round game against
either 12-7 Corydon or 3-17
Mayâ??s take: Corydon and Madison win,
Sect. 31 at
The folks at Vincennes Lincoln are plenty pleased with this draw. The
(13-8) donâ??t play until the Friday semis against 7-11 Jasper.
Meanwhile, host Washington (16-3) will have to play the extra game to
get to the finals. The Hatchets open against 10-10 Gibson Southern, a
team that beat them earlier, while 6-13 Pike Central and 5-15
Mayâ??s take: Pike Central wins the first game,
Sect. 32 at Boonville
Bosse, Memorial, and Mater Dei â??? those are the
favorites in 3A, and they all play here. Bosse (15-4) drew 3-16
Heritage Hills while 10-8 Mater Dei starts with the 4-15 host Pioneers.
While Memorial got the bye, Kyle Kuric and crew also got the toughest
first game. The Tigers (12-6) drew
The northern
semistate sectionals:
Sect. 33 at Wheeler
Home court and a bye make Wheeler the big favorite here. The 14-4 Bearcats
await the winner between 9-10 Boone Grove and 7-10 Hanover Central. Meanwhile,
the survivor of 8-11 Hammond Noll and 5-13
advances straight to the championship game.
Wheeler while Hammond Noll beats
This loaded sectional
has contenders in every branch of the bracket. 13-7
at 15-3 Glenn in the very first game. 16-3 Jimtown looks at 3-15 LaVille as a
possible sacrificial lamb in the other first-rounder. Meanwhile, 14-5 Westview
gets the best possible draw, with the bye and a meeting with 1-16
stab at how things will shake out: Glenn beats the host Falcons, Jimtown
cruises past LaVille, and Glenn outslugs Jimtown in a bruisefest. Westview gets
an easy win over
but Glenn is the winner here.
The opener may
well determine the championship. Thatâ??s where 13-4
takes on 13-5
3-14 Winamac, with 7-12 North Judson and 0-17
playing for the other championship game spot.
followed by North Judson to win the sectional.
The two best teams
will find each other outside Crawfordsville. Thatâ??s because 15-4 host
in the bye game. Tuesday contests will see 9-10 Fountain Central versus 2-16
Delphi and 5-13
against 8-11 Seeger.
will enjoy early round wins, with
emerging from their meeting. Clinton Central beats out
Montgomery
Central wins the trophy.
Eastside enters as
the favorite, with
also in the mix. 11-7
gets the best draw with a bye and matchup with 3-15 host Garrett. 14-5 Eastside
opens against 2-15 Central Noble, with 11-7
looking at 2-16 Churubusco in its first-round game.
opening-round wins, and Eastside takes their semifinal.
Harding is looking
for its third straight state finals appearance but will likely have to face
Bluffton before escaping here. Harding (15-3) drew one of the Tuesday games and
will play 10-9 Heritage, with that winner facing the winner between 9-8
Bluffton drew the bye against 8-9 Woodlan.
with Harding cruising from there. The
Hawks will take out
their way to a deep tournament run.
The sectional is Cassâ??
for the taking. The 14-4 Kings didnâ??t draw the short route but look good enough
to get the job done, anyway. The opening game will feature 8-10 Wabash and 11-6
Southwood and 4-14
meet on Friday for the right to play in the final.
game, with Cass winning. Southwood gets to the championship game, but the title
goes to Cass.
This sectional
sees a number of possibilities with a balanced draw leading to attractive
later-round matchups. The favorite, Northwestern (17-2), will play 5-13
Eastbrook in the opener and is likely to advance to a semifinal against the
winner between 13-6
and 3-15 Eastern (Greentown). Rivals Madison-Grant (10-7) and Oak Hill (11-7)
drew each other in the bye.
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STATE FINALS: A round-by-round review of the team tournament (this just in: Mater Dei is "pretty gosh-dang good'!)
Posted on 26 February 2007 by alexanderscot.
â??? I went out on the proverbial limb last week in predicting some upsets
at this past weekendâ??s team wrestling state finals. And while Perry
Meridian getting bounced by Bellmont in the opening round certainly
qualified, perennial powerhouse
opened a lot of eyes at the individual semistate by tying Perry
Meridian with six individual state finals qualifiers, but the Fighting
Irish â??? flush with nine state-ranked wrestlers â??? crowned four champions
at
Memorial, which boasts five ranked wrestlers, advanced three to the
state finals. But two of them lost in the opening round, with 14th-ranked
junior Steve Stahl the only second-day participant (he finished fifth
at 145 pounds). Stahl figures to win Saturday, along with second-ranked
215-pound senior J.J. Miller.
however, the matchups are either neutral or favor Cathedral, whose only
losses came early in the season to then-No. 9 Warren Central (36-25)
and No. 2 Mishawaka (more on that later). The two teams do have one
early season common foe,
if you could call a five-point deficit with only four matches to go
â??comfortable.â? But the Irish did fight through with victories from four
ranked wrestlers in those four final matches to advance.
rout written all over it. The 11-time state champion Wildcats advanced
11 wrestlers to last weekendâ??s individual finals (six of whom garnered
top-eight finishes) and boast nine ranked wrestlers, while unranked
Avon counters with, um, zero and zero.
fault the Orioles for fighting their way through to their second team
finals appearance in three years (they were runners-up to Lawrence
North in 2005), but there is every reason to think they might get
blanked here. No Avon wrestler posted a top-four finish at the
individual semistate at Roberts Stadium in
feasted on a postseason slate that included no ranked foes en route to
Center Grove. But while the Orioles slipped past Center Grove (30-28),
(31-24), and Bloomington South (28-21), Mater Dei was rolling over
Gibson Southern (80-0), Evansville Reitz (55-6), and Floyd Central
(59-9).
Dei turned in an almost-perfect performance, and I was almost perfect
in predicting a shutout. Only a 3-2 loss in overtime at heavyweight
kept this from being a shutout, with the Wildcats putting up seven
pins, a technical fall, and three major decisions.
leads the state with 11 ranked wrestlers, four of whom brought home
top-seven finishes at last weekâ??s individual finals (including
undefeated heavyweight state champ No. 2-ranked junior Chico Adams).
The Falcons have a nice blend of youth and experience, and they
certainly can lean on last yearâ??s experience at the team finals (see
Championship below) as motivation this time around.
meanwhile, are YOUNG. Of Bellmontâ??s seven ranked wrestlers, six are
underclassmen â??? and all six of its individual state finals qualifiers a
week ago were either sophomores or juniors. We very possibly could be
talking about a Bellmont team title in 2008.
still 2007, and Perry Meridian will be out for blood following a
relatively disappointing last two weekends as well as last yearâ??s
heartbreaking early elimination by Mater Dei. The two schools do have a
pair of common opponents. Bellmont downed
50-16 in November and Bloomington South 46-27 in January, while the
Falcons posted 52-9 and 57-9 victories, respectively, right around
Christmastime.
Perry Meridian will be salivating at a possible semifinals/finals slate
of No. 2 Mishawaka and No. 1 Mater Dei, but the Falcons will NOT be
looking past No. 8 here.
Bellmont 28-10 after the 119-pound weight class, but Bellmont came
rolling back with a pair of pins and two decisions to tie the match at
28. Amazingly, the sixth level of criteria lifted the Braves to the
upset.
collapse of catastrophic proportions for Perry. Breaking away from a
10-all tie with victories by three of its four state placewinners (a
6-2 win by heavyweight champion junior Chico Adams followed by pins
from 103 freshman Jacob Tonte and 112 junior Jimmy Schoettle), the
Falcons jacked the lead to 18 when third-ranked junior Brian Vest
blanked No. 6 Derek Nelson 4-zip at 119.
sophomore Jacob Tassef nailed a takedown and two near-fall points to
start the match at 130, Bellmont senior Jeff Heller reversed him and
got the quick stick â??? IN 31 SECONDS.
junior Doug Linthicum upset No. 18 junior Nathan Clem 7-3 at 135, the
match score was suddenly 28-25. It would come down to a ranked battle
at 140 between No. 25 junior John Leonard of Perry Meridian and No. 23
Bellmont senior Alex Hackman.
three-point near falls to lead by a commanding 8-2 after one period.
The lead grew to 9-2 in the second when Leonard escaped â?¦ and then the
impossible happened.
Hackman. Two near-fall points, Hackman. A penalty point for stalling to
Hackman, making it 9-7, Leonard, heading into the third period. All he
had to do was avoid getting put on his back for an extended period of
time â?¦
Hackmanâ??s three near-fall points gave him the lead at 10-9, and he led
on to come all the way back from that 9-2 deficit and draw Bellmont
into a tie at 28. Enter Mr. Criteria, a dude so confusing that weâ??re
not even going to try to explain him.
It also boasts THREE undefeated state champions in the Cavemenâ??s
second-ranked sophomore Josh Harper (112) and No. 1 senior Ian Hinton
(189) â??? both two-time winners â??? as well as
appears to have the better depth (barely), witnessed by seven
individual state finalists (six of whom earned top-five finishes)
compared with five and four for the Pirates. And of their six common
opponents, the two schoolsâ?? outcome in a four-day span against powerful
escaped here largely on a pair of upsets by unranked juniors over
fourth-place state finishers, the first coming at 152 as Caleb Norville
decisioned No. 11 senior Kyle Morris 7-2 and the second a 4-1 win at
171 as Brandon Straub shocked second-raked Joe Wing.
Irish faced a best-of-the best regular-season schedule against about 10
ranked teams, while Mater Dei had to go outside
feature a lineup with eight seniors, five juniors, and just one
sophomore, while Cathedral counters with six seniors but only two
juniors â??? the rest are either sophomores (four) or freshmen (two). More apples, more oranges? Definitely.
youngâ??uns are good youngâ??uns. And with a seemingly even lineup of stars
â??? six top-eight individual state finals finishers for Mater Dei, five
top-six finishers for Cathedral â??? it appears that the Irish could
possibly take up to eight of 14 semifinal head-to-head bouts. It
all depends on how much juice Cathedral has after battling Elkhart
Memorial, because that factor should not apply in the least to Mater
Deiâ??s fray with
can get over the psychological juggernaut attached to ELEVEN â?¦ STATE â?¦
TITLES â?¦ then they have the talent to pull the upset. For some
unexplainable reason (could it be those five first-round losses at
Conseco?), there appears to be an ever-so-slight ***** in Mater Deiâ??s
armor.
ruh-rohspect: Never bet against a champion. Especially one thatâ??s won
11 state titles and brings a boatload of fans three hours north and has
its own cheer section.
Cathedral gets for my having picked them. Upon arrival at Center Grove,
it took me the entire heavyweight match to figure out how to read the
main scoreboard. (Thatâ??s what happens when 40-year-olds donâ??t get their
Saturday coffee!) When senior Andrew Hemmerleinâ??s 4-3 overtime decision
gave the Irish a tie with Mater Dei at 10, I headed upstairs to join
the webcast crew of Dave Grenoble and Nick Antey.
seated, Cathedral got decked. Junior Cody Mollâ??s pin at 3:39 of
Cathedral freshman Sammy Oskins (oh how the Irish could have used state
runner-up frosh Brandon Wright in this one) started a three-match run
by the Wildcats that went fall, decision, fall and made it 25-10. No.
16 sophomore Calvin Sullivanâ??s 16-5 major decision over Zeke Zenthoefer
stopped the bleeding momentarily for the Irish.
schools spent the entire season tucked in behind Mater Dei at Nos. 2
and 3, with Mishawaka leapfrogging Perry Meridian in the second
coachesâ?? poll and staying there ever since. Now the Cavemen get the
chance to prove that slight superiority.
earlier, the Falcons led everyone with 11 ranked wrestlers at seasonâ??s
end. But only two of them managed to finish among the top six in the
state last weekend, while Mishawaka had a half dozen in the top five.
starting 14 are seniors, but this is a program that knows how to come
up big (a state title in 1991, a runner-up finish in 2000, eight
straight team finals appearances). And Perry Meridian, which has been
the bridesmaid twice (2002, 2004) in addition to six team finals
appearances in the last eight years, also starts only three seniors. So
thatâ??s a wash.
lucked out here as the Cavemen got to face a Bellmont squad that had
nowhere to go but down following its unbelievable comeback spanking of
Perry Meridian. Despite two-time state champ Josh Harperâ??s first loss â???
EVER â??? by a 4-0 score at 119 to sixth-ranked Derek Nelson,
successful seeding! Unlike last year, when top-ranked Mater Dei faced
its two toughest opponents (sliding past No. 2 Perry Meridian, 25-23,
in the opener before disposing of fourth-ranked
31-25, in the semifinals) before rolling over Bellmont 39-15 in the
finals, the 2007 team finals could see No. 1 vs. No. 2 in the
championship.
Instead we get No. 1 upsetter vs. No. 2, and a dandy it should be. Both
teams should be completely pooped after two go-rounds against tough
competition, so it may come down to the intangibles. Like, say, success
in previous team state finals competitions versus just the experience
of getting there.
behind its pair of two-time individual state champions leading the way
with a combined two-year record of 136-0, celebrates its second-ever
team state championship with a tight victory â?¦ film at 11.
about Goebel, he will practically fall over himself (inside joke)
talking a bout what a superb human being Mater Dei coach Mike Goebel is.
the state championship match â??? AND was moving up a weight class from
152 to 160 â??? against a kid who had just finished fifth in the
individual state finals a week earlier?
â??One-sixty killed us. You canâ??t tell me we wouldnâ??t beat them nine of
out 10 or all 10 if we wrestled again. That was a tough loss.â?
upset sent the sizable Mater Dei contingent into hysteria and signaled
a pattern for the rest of the match: Mater Dei would do whatever it
took to defend its team title.
Ben Fleming registered one of Mater Deiâ??s trademark late-in-the-period
takedowns with 8.4 seconds left in the opening period. That was enough
to lift him to a 3-1 victory over
defending state champion senior Ian Hinton needed a big victory at 189
to get the Cavemen back in it. But his fifth-ranked foe (and
fourth-place winner at state), junior Jake Schneider, did a solid job
of avoiding getting on his back, and Hintonâ??s 11-4 decision drew
Mishawaka only three points closer at 9-3.
junior Dave Balentine scored the first takedown at 215, but Mater Dei
senior Zach Goebelâ??s high-risk, high-reward style frustrated him the
entire six minutes as Goebel held on for a 7-4 decision to make it
12-3, MD.
junior Randy Morin, another fourth-place finisher at state. Morinâ??s 6-1
decision again brought the Cavemen within six, 12-6.
freshman Paul Beck. This seesaw battle featured three ties and three
lead changes, with Beck scoring a controversial, barely in-bounds
reversal just 17 seconds ahead of the buzzer to send it into OT at 7-7.
in either the one-minute OT session or the first 30-second tiebreaker,
but Moll was down to start the second tiebreaker. With both diminutive
wrestlers exhausted, Moll was able to get an escape with just :04 on
the clock to make it 15-6, Wildcats.
two-time defending state champ, second-ranked Josh Harper, in a rematch
of the 112 individual quarterfinal won 2-0 by Harper. Once again Herron
was unable to score, but he continued the trend of not getting into big
trouble. Harperâ??s 4-0 decision once more brought
greatest respect for Hinton and Harper, and we were able to keep them
to a decision,â? said coach Goebel. â??So that was certainly important.
third-ranked senior Nick Wiesjahn and Mater Dei No. 10 junior Alex
Weinzapfel. This defensive struggle saw an escape apiece at the end of
regulation, and again no points were scored in OT.
position to start the first tiebreaker, Wiesjahn was awarded a penalty
point when Weinzapfel was whistled for his third caution, and he
escaped quickly just four seconds later to take a 3-1 lead. After
riding Weinzapfel out in the second tiebreak session,
noted that, for the fourth time in the match, Mater Dei had dropped a
match it was supposed to lose â??? but by the smallest of margins. Fans
unaware of the impending sleet outside sensed that
time in the finals, it would come down to one of Mater Deiâ??s unranked
warriors to step up LARGE. Nursing that three-point lead, 125-pound
sophomore Zeke Zenthoefer â??? he of the 15 losses, tied for most on the
team â??? sent the Wildcats crowd into delirium with a pin of Mishawaka
junior Anthony Lewis at 3:24.
too many falls and lost too many swing matches,â? said a clearly upset
Snyder. â??Iâ??m sick of finishing second and third. Iâ??m sick of losing and
I donâ??t buy into that silver lining ****.â?
ranked wrestlers and a former third-place state finals finisher on deck
for the Wildcats, the fat lady showed her affinity for Canadian rock
when she began singing Rush as the scoreboard flashed 21-12.
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cut it to nine at 24-15, however, when No. 20 sophomore Steven Sandefer
broke a 3-3 tie with a second-period takedown and held off junior Drew
Lappe, 5-3, at 135. Lappe took third in the 2006 state finals at 130
but has been hindered all year with a sprained ankle, and his game
effort was appreciated by the Wildcat throng.
140 drew the Cavemen within a half dozen for the last time at 24-18
when sophomore Joey Smith got Mishawakaâ??s first â??? and only â??? near-fall
points of the night when he reversed 11th-ranked senior Andy Siebert and picked up a pair of back points in the second period, then held on for a 7-5 decision.
meant was that Mater Dei would bring out its highly ranked senior duo
of fourth-ranked Nick Dewig and No. 3 Chris DeWitt to seal the deal.
Dewig â??? the state runner-up at 145 â??? got the job done with a 13-5 major
decision over Mishawaka 23rd-ranked junior Brandon Mersich, scoring a takedown with two seconds left in the first period to take a commanding 6-2 lead.
seventh-place finisher at Conseco, then roared back from a 4-2 deficit
after two periods at 145 with a reversal, takedown, and three back
points to win 9-5.
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Warren preps for indoor national championships
Posted on 26 February 2007 by alexanderscot.
Five athletes from the 2006 Warren Central Boys State Champion Track Team will compete at the 2007 National Scholastic Indoor Track & Field Championships in
Deâ??Sean Turner – Senior
In last yearâ??s NSIC 4xMile Relay Deâ??Sean Turner took the baton and stayed right with the leaders until prevailing over the last 100 meters. Turnerâ??s anchor mile was 4:14.7 (= 4:13.41)â?¦Turner went on to run 4:18 in the open mile the next day. Deâ??Sean had a great double at the IHSAA State Finals running 1:52.76 in the 4×800 and 4:08.78 in the 1600. Turner competed in the US Junior Championships last summer. This past fall Deâ??Sean captured the IHSAA state individual title in XC leading the nationally ranked Warriors to their 2nd straight title. He followed this up with a second appearance in the Foot Locker Nationals in
Devin Pipkin – Senior
Last year Devin Pipkin proved he is among the best in the
He ran strong (:06.92) in the Semis to easily make National Title Race. In the Finals, he was out strong and took 3rd with a time of :06.83 which is one of the top 5 in the
Dâ??Juan
Narrowly missing the finals, Dâ??Juan Richardson showed the country that he is one of the best to come by finishing 9th place overall in the hurdles.
Ondraius Richardson – Senior
Senior All American,
Brad Ellington – Senior
Senior Academic All American, Ellington was recently recognized by the NFL as one of the
Warrior NSIC Line Up
Devin Pipkin â??? 60 Meter Dash
Dâ??Juan
Deâ?? Sean Turner â??? Mile
Ondraius Richardson â??? Mile
Sprint Medley Relay (2, 2, 4, 8)
Devin Pipkin – 200
Dâ??Juan
Brad Ellington â???400
Deâ??Sean Turner â??? 800
Ondraius Richardson (Alternate)
Meet info at www.nsictf.org
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Photo Showcase: 4A No. 3 Franklin Central defeats Bedford North Lawrence, 66-46
Posted on 26 February 2007 by alexanderscot.
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Richmond, Purdue, LA Rams football great Lamar Lundy dies
Posted on 26 February 2007 by alexanderscot.
The sports world remembers Lamar Lundy as a fearsome defensive lineman for the Los Angeles Rams.
But
his hometown of Richmond, his teammates and his friends from around the country
remember him more as a gentle giant, an athlete of formidable strength
who was blessed with humility and a great sense of humor.
They remember him as a man of character and faith who battled each of his life-threatening illnesses with an unbending focus.
They remember him as a man who gracefully broke down barriers:
Lundy was the first black player to receive a football scholarship to
Purdue.
“He was a tremendous performer and a better person,” said former Rams teammate Merlin Olsen. “He’s been such a great fighter.”
Lundy died at 3:10 a.m. Feb. 24 while surrounded by family at Reid Hospital.
He was 71.
“He’s my biggest hero,” said son Marty Lundy of Richmond, who was there.
It
was time, he said, for the suffering to end for his father. “He’s been
dealing with this for more than half his life,” Marty Lundy said. “I
got to see him hit the tape. I feel good about seeing him get his
reward.”
Lamar Lundy died peacefully, his son said.
“From
Monday to Wednesday, he was in and out of consciousness, but, he still
held his personality,” Marty Lundy said. “On Thursday, he went to
sleep.”
Lamar Lundy leaves three other adult children.
Marty Lundy said the funeral is planned for 11 a.m. March 3 at Second Baptist Church in Richmond.
A viewing is planned from 2-7 p.m. Friday at Community Family Funeral Home, which is in charge of arrangements.
Lundy had tackled his ailments as aggressively as he had opposing quarterbacks.
“The idea of giving up was repugnant to him,” Olsen said on Saturday from his home in Utah.
Olsen visited Lundy in December and the two former members of the Rams’ Fearsome Foursome talked on the phone recently.
“He’s
been such a great fighter. But, I did have a sense that he had kind of
accepted the fact it was maybe time to go,” Olsen said.
Lundy
battled diabetes, Graves disease and myasthenia gravis earlier in his
life, then cancer and heart failure in the last decade.
“He
fought them and was able to overcome them. He had great heart and
spirit, but it came to the point he couldn’t go on any more,” said Tom
Milligan of Richmond, a close friend from high school and college in
the 1950s.
“He’s resting comfortably and permanently now.”
Lundy
said in December that he was ready for whatever happened to him, that
he didn’t worry about waking up in the morning because of his faith in
Christ.
“You learn you can’t resist,” he said. “The things that are coming are coming.”
He spoke with a good-natured humor toward a nurse despite obvious pain when he was moved. He often drifted off to sleep.
Lundy
knew death was a distinct possibility as his ailments compounded and he
became bedridden at Oakridge Rehabilitation & Specialty Care Center
in Richmond.
“Some things you know are going to happen. It goes
with having various diseases,” he said. “You don’t actually accept it.
But, sometimes the best is to meet it head on.”
He always did that with determination.
Marty Lundy said his father focused on reaching age 70. “He would set a goal and nothing could stop him,” Marty Lundy said.
During
a quiet moment earlier in the week, he said, “I bent over and told him,
‘Go ahead and retire. You’ve got all the pieces in place.’
“He lifted his head up and said, ‘I never retire. Just tell them I’m in overtime.'”
Lundy started playing with the Rams in 1957.
The Fearsome Foursome of Lundy, Olsen, Rosey Grier and Deacon Jones first played together in 1963.
Lundy received the least notoriety, something that’s unfortunate, Olsen said.
“He really was the stabilizing force, Mr. Consistency,” Olsen said. “He was an incredibly important part of that equation.”
Lundy never let the others forget that he was there first — in a humorous way. He could get them all laughing.
The players got together for signings through the years, the last time in Kansas City about a year ago.
“Each
of those reunions would take about 30 seconds to fall back into the
same warm banter, the sense of enjoyment we had in each other as people
rather than performers,” Olsen said.
“We really cared about each other. Everyone was able to park their own egos. We’d get together and enjoy each other.”
Marty
Lundy said his father had a gift as an unselfish communicator. “He had
a skill or talent to make everyone in the room feel they were most
special to him,” Marty Lundy said. “He wouldn’t let you concentrate on
him. He never made you feel sorry for him.”
Lundy leaves a
vibrant legacy in the world of sports and in Richmond, the hometown he
returned to in 1987 after living most of his adult life near Los
Angeles.
The 6-foot-7, 250-pound Lundy was considered one of the
best all-around athletes ever in Indiana and a prototype for today’s
fast and strong defensive ends.
He helped lead Richmond High School to unbeaten football seasons in 1952 and 1953 and to the final four in basketball in 1953.
He has been inducted in both sports to the Indiana basketball and football hall of fames.
Former
NFL player Paul Flatley of Richmond says he believes Lundy is one of
the best all-around athletes ever around the country.
“I don’t
know of another person who was the most valuable in basketball and
football at any college. That’s how good the guy was, so versatile,”
Flatley said Saturday morning.
As a wide receiver for the Minnesota Vikings, Flatley played twice a season against Lundy in the early 1960s.
Flatley
always was impressed by Lundy’s humble and non-flamboyant personality
— and the fact that he was active within the community after returning
to Richmond in 1987.
Lundy came back to be closer to family and friends.
He and Flatley became close friends in recent years.
“He
was not a braggart. He never talked about himself or anything he
accomplished,” Flatley said. “He was just himself. He wasn’t just some
Fearsome Foursome guy.”
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Duneland Tourney: No. 3 Chesterton downs No. 4 Valpo, ninth-ranked Crown Point for title
Posted on 26 February 2007 by alexanderscot.
Gary Post-Tribune
CHESTERTON â??? It was a big day Feb. 24 for third-ranked Chesterton
at the Duneland Athletic
Conference Tournament. The Trojans won
their first DAC championship since back-to-back wins in 2002-03 and had two
athletes take the top two individual all-around scores.
Chesterton took an early lead in the meet and held on to
it, in spite of a strong performance by No. 4 Valparaiso, which challenged them for the top
spot throughout the day. Chesterton managed to withstand the Vikingsâ?? challenge
to win the title by 1.875 points, 111.875a to 111.00.
Coming in third place was ninth-ranked Crown
Point (106.475), followed by No. 12 Merrillville
(104.9), No. 15 LaPorte (103.5), and 14th-ranked Portage (101.55). Michigan
City placed seventh with 100.425 points, while Lake Central
(91.775) took eighth.
â??It was a lot of fun,â? said Chesterton coach Kathy
Wilburn. â??These kids did really well. They practiced together as a team and, as
far as placement goes, I don’t think they know where we were all day because
they were so focused.â?
The Trojans came into the meet without one of their top
all-around gymnasts, freshman Megan Erminger, who did not compete due to
illness. The decision to not have her compete was made by Wilburn on Friday
night.
â??We missed having her out there today, but the team really
stepped up,â? Wilburn said. â??I know she wishes she could have competed today,
but I know that she is also just as proud of these girls today as I am.â?
Leading the Trojans was freshman Kelley Freeman, who was
second in the vault, second in uneven bars, second in balance beam, first in
floor exercise, and first for in the all-around. Chesterton’s Juliana Weaver took
third in floor and tied for second in all-around with Crown Point’s Trisha Eberly.
Taking first in the vault was Chesterton’s Bailey
Huddelston, while teammate Callie Kuehl won the uneven bars. In the balance
beam, Valparaiso’s
Emily Holman came out on top.
â??It was just fun being with the team and cheering everyone
on,â? said Freeman. â??I didn’t feel any pressure (with Erminger out). I just feel
bad that she’s not competing today.
â??I just concentrated on everything I had to do and just
stayed warmed up.â?
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STATE FINALS: An event-by-event boys swimming recap
Posted on 25 February 2007 by alexanderscot.
Contributing Writer
INDIANAPOLIS â??? In the opening event of
the 70th Annual IHSAA Boys Swimming & Diving State Finals Feb. 24 at the IU
Natatorium, Hamilton Southeastern out-touched Chesterton (junior Adam
Thieling, junior Albert Miller, freshman Kyle Whitaker, and senior Thomas Darnell) by .13
seconds.
The victory by the Royals’ foursome of senior Jason Beverl, junior Derek
Paul, junior Cameron Owen, and freshman Nathan Kinney in the 200-yard medley gave Southeastern the lead, and HSE never
trailed en route to the school’s first boys swimming state
championship. Congratulations to coach Andy Pedersen and the swimmers of HSE!
Ben
Wachtel, a junior for Westfield, easily won the 200 freestyle, with Spencer Osborn, a senior from
Hamilton Southeastern, second and Zionsville senior Alex Ismail third.
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Christy and
Whitaker in the highly anticipated 200 IM. Photo by Darrell Butler |
Everyone
was looking forward to the matchup between North Central (Indianapolis)
senior Michael Christy and Whitaker, Chesterton’s ninth-grade
sensation, in the 200 individual medley. Christy was the returning
champion in this
event, but Whitaker had beaten him earlier this year at the Homestead
Invitational.
But this was the state finals, not some early eason showdown. Christy took a
substantial lead in the backstroke, but Whitaker came from behind in the
freestyle to win by .14 seconds.
A freshman winning an event
at a boys state championship is very rare, especially against a standout returning
champion like Christy.
East Central junior Kyle House won the 50
free, with senior Chris Pfaff from South Bend Riley second and Wheeler junior Victor Sikorski third.
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Yorktown junior Kurt Barttrum
shows off his winning form. Photo by Darrell Butler |
Yorktown junior Kurt
Barttrum won the 1-meter diving competition. The victory was the Tigers’ first-ever diving
champion, and their coaches are very excited about the level
the program has achieved in just a few years. Junior Jimmy Page of
Crown Point took second with Plainfield sophomore Tyler Clingerman third.
Whitaker got his second win of the meet in the 100 butterfly. Senior Patrick
Augustyn of Highland was second with Riley’s Pfaff third.
Wachtel then got his second win of
the day in the 100 free. The event looked almost like a repeat of the
200 free, with Osborn second and Ismail third!
North
Central sophomore Ed Minturn took the lead early in the 500 freestyle, then held
off fellow sophomore Sam Trahin of Carroll (Fort Wayne) for the victory. Northridge senior Keven Troyer was third.
The
200 free relay was an exciting, close
race with five teams swimming 1:26s, but in the end it was South Bend
Riley’s foursome of senior Zachary Stockman, senior Daniel
Lucero-Dixon, Pfaff, and sophomore Eric Blue that came out on top.
Hamilton Southeastern was second, with North Central third, Chesterton
fourth, and Homestead fifth.
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Fort Wayne Concordia Lutheran senior Tyler Lemert wins
the 100 breaststroke. Photo by Darrell Butler |
Christy
finally got his state title by dominating the 100 backstroke, beating
Crawfordsville junior Cameron Hobson by two seconds. Munster senior Joe
Raycroft was third.
On
Friday night, Tyler Lemert of Fort Wayne Concordia Lutheran set a new state
record in the 100 ******. There’s an old saying in swimming: Prelims
are for setting records, finals are for winning.
And that’s exactly what
Lemert did, with a time very close to the record he set Friday. Sophomore Chris
Johnson of Lake Central was second, with HSE’s Paul third.
The
final event, the 400 free relay, found the young Whitaker getting in on
his thrid state championship. The Trojan foursome of Whitaker, Miller,
Thieling, and sophomore Bill
Bass downed Hamilton Southeastern by over a half second, with North
Central third.
Meet results
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feedback? Share your thoughts in our Boys Swimming forum.
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Wrestling team state finals LIVE Saturday on HoosierAuthority.com!
Posted on 25 February 2007 by alexanderscot.
held Feb. 24 at Center Grove High School and, just like with the
previous weekendâ??s individual championships, your Indiana high school
sports authority was on hand to broadcast the event LIVE!
Dave Grenoble & Nick Antey called the day-long before
hightailing it out of there to battle a championship-caliber bout with
sleet. To listen to the archived team finals broadcast, simply click on
the IHSAA Webcasts/Prep Sports Weekly link on our Home page, then
locate and click on the link to the 12th Annual IHSAA Team State
Wrestling Championships under Recent Archives.
Only on HoosierAuthority.com!!!
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Boys swimming state finals pay-per-view VIDEO, plus IHSAA championship apparel!
Posted on 25 February 2007 by alexanderscot.
high school sports authority was on hand, broadcasting the finals live
â??? and that not only included our usual audio presentation but a live
video pay-per-view webcast as well (cost $8).
Southeastern junior Lindsay Rogers, a three-time state champion and
two-time runner-up, were poolside with HoosierAuthority.com.
Talor even got to see her freshman brother, Kyle, win THREE state titles for the Trojans!
listen to our archived broadcasts, simply click on the IHSAA
Webcasts/Prep Sports Weekly link on our Home page, then locate and
click on the link to 70th Annual IHSAA Boys Swimming & Diving State Championships under Recent Archives.
Only on HoosierAuthority.com!!!
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Rankings: "Twine Top 15s' undergo only subtle tweaks in conjunction with release of postseason pairings
Posted on 25 February 2007 by alexanderscot.
of big jumps, but there are a few teams slipping multiple spots in Boys
Basketball Coordinator
Top 15sâ? for this week. The top two teams in each class remain unchanged from
last weekâ??s edition, with subtle adjustments beyond that.
Central (
is down one spot to fourth after a loss to previously No. 15 Center Grove. Franklin
Central swaps spots with North Central, Center Grove moves closer to the top
ten, and Noblesville makes its first appearance after improving to 17-2.
3A are unchanged, with Fort Wayne Dwenger moving up from 10th to seventh.
The big mover in 2A, meanwhile, is
down three spots to eighth.
an early season favorite, Barr-Reeve, fall two spots to fifth after a loss while
Bethesda Christian gets bumped up a couple of positions.
Mr. Mayâ??s rankings are the ones to follow? Chris points out that the Associated
Press gave votes to
(7-10) in last weekâ??s polls. Can someone explain?
Top 15s as of Feb. 19:
1.
2.
Central (17-2)
3. Franklin Central (18-2)
4. North Central (
(13-4)
5.
Cathedral (20-3)
6. Pike (16-4)
7.
Central (17-3)
8.
Reitz (18-3)
9.
(15-3)
10. Warren Central (14-5)
The next five: Bloomington South (15-4),
Albany
(16-2), Noblesville (17-2)
1.
2.
3. Roncalli (17-1)
4.
(17-2)
5.
(16-3)
6.
(14-3)
7.
Dwenger (15-3)
8. Batesville (15-3)
9.
Bosse (15-4)
10. Western (16-3)
The next five:
(14-6), Wawasee (14-4),
(16-3), Vincennes Lincoln (13-8)
1. Harding (15-3)
2.
(18-1)
3. Northwestern (16-2)
4. Jimtown (16-3)
5. Cass (14-4)
6. Glenn (15-3)
7.
(15-3)
8.
9. Tri-West Hendricks (14-5)
10. Shenandoah (14-3)
The next five:
(14-5), Clinton Central (12-5),
(13-7),
(13-4)
1.
(13-4)
2. Hauser (17-2)
3.
(17-2)
4. Oregon-Davis (18-1)
5. Barr-Reeve (15-3)
6.
Christian (17-4)
7.
(15-4)
8. Lanesville (18-3)
9. Westville (16-2)
10. Jac-Cen-Del (15-3)
The next five: Tri-County (18-1), Lapel (13-5), Fort Wayne Blackhawk Christian (10-7),
Triton (11-6), Tecumseh (15-5)
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