From the IHSAA
Indiana High School Athletic Association Commissioner Blake Ress announced June 22 that the IHSAA has an agreement in principle approving Fort Wayne as the host site of the 2010 IHSAA Girls Basketball State Finals.
The agreement is for one year and calls for the Allen County War Memorial Coliseum to host the 35th Annual IHSAA Girls Basketball State Finals (its four state championship games) on Saturday, March 6, 2010.
“The proposal submitted by the Fort Wayne business community to host our girls basketball state finals in 2010 was simply too attractive to pass over,” said Ress. “Even though this decision may create some additional travel for some schools, I think the reception they will receive in Fort Wayne will outweigh those issues.
“We are excited about hosting this event in Fort Wayne.”
Randy Brown, executive vice president and general manager of the Allen County War Memorial Coliseum, said the community is delighted at the prospect of hosting the girls state finals.
“Memorial Coliseum is an outstanding venue to host this great event, and I’m confident our community will fully embrace this opportunity to make it a great experience for the teams and fans of high school basketball,” Brown said.
In addition to Fort Wayne, the IHSAA received bids from Ball State University in Muncie and Indiana University in Bloomington.
Neither Indianapolis venue used in recent years – Conseco Fieldhouse, which hosted the girls state finals from 2001-2008, nor Lucas Oil Stadium, which hosted in 2009 – was available for use on next year’s date.
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