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Published February 22, 2012 | Sheridan Soccer Registration Set
There is a walk-up Soccer Registration Wednesday, Feb. 22, at the Elementary (Gym entrance) 6-7:30 p.m.
Final Walk-up registration will be Saturday, March 3, at the Sheridan Library from 10 a.m. until noon.
You can also sign up on line anytime @ www.sheridanyouthsports.com .
Chapman Signs To Attend Indiana State
Girls cross-country standout Sydney Chapman signed this week to attend Indiana State.
— Hamilton County Sports Daily
GAME ON! HSE, NC Meet In Sectional 8 Opener
Published February 20, 2012 | The season will end early for one of the two highest ranked basketball teams in Class 4A, when Sectional 8 tips off at the Mill in Noblesville on Feb. 28.
Top-ranked Hamilton Southeastern (19-2) and No. 2 North Central (18-4) were matched up right off the bat in Sunday’s blind draw pairings.
Sectional Tournament Pairings on SCOREBOARD.
North Central, the preseason No. 1, has been perched at the top of the rankings twice this season, as has Southeastern. Both the Panthers and Royals arguably are the most experienced teams in the field.
Hamilton Southeastern, which has won 13 straight games and two of the past three sectionals, and North Central, which won state two years ago and lost to eventual state champion Bloomington South in last year’s Southport Semistate, will be meeting for the third time this season.
North Central defeated visiting HSE 81-76 on Dec. 17, and the Royals smacked the Panthers 89-80 in the championship game of the City Securities Hall of Fame Classic at New Castle 13 days later.
So Game On!
Hamilton Southeastern is the defending champion at Noblesville in what is the state’s toughest big-school sectional this season, and most seasons for that matter. It’s also a sectional that could not be more wide open.
Sectional Swimming: 20th Title In Row For HSE
Published February 19, 2012 | With only a couple of events remaining and the outcome not in doubt, Hamilton Southeastern swimming coach Andy Pedersen was asked, “Does winning ever get old.’’
HSE coach Andy Pedersen (right) and high school principal Matt Kegley share a laugh toward the end of the boys sectional.
He leaned back, folded his arms and chuckled, “What do you think?’’ His Royals not only won the Southeastern Sectional boys swimming and diving championship, it marked the 20thconsecutive year for his team to hoist the trophy high in the air.
Hamilton Southeastern sophomores Cody Coldron (right), the champion, and third-place finisher Seth Winslow qualified for Tuesday's Diving Regional at Fishers High School. Competition starts at 6 p.m./HC Sports Daily photos: Mark Morrow.
“I went through the other side of it last year when Fishers snapped our 15thstraight girls sectional champion winning streak. I like this feeling much, much better,’’ Pedersen said with a big smilie. Southeastern totaled 537 points to runner-up Fishers’ 381. At Noblesville, top-ranked Carmel won its fifth straight sectional. The Greyhounds compiled 514.5 points to runner-up Noblesville’s 391 and third-place Westfield’s 377.5 The Royals’ depth showed, but they also won all three relays, and got wins from Ricky Kelley (100 fly), Jackson Russell (200 IM) and sophomore Cody Coldron (diving). Fishers had two double winners in juniors Chris Cutter (500 free and 100 back) and Davis Arick (50 and 100 free).
| BOYS STATE SWIMMING
Feb. 24: Prelims, 6 p.m. Feb. 25: Diving prelims and semis, 9 a.m.; Consolations & Finals (all events), 1 p.m. Site: IU Natatorium. |
At Noblesville, Carmel’s Roma Sarapin (50 free and 100 fly) and Westfield’s Nathan Hopkins (200 free and 500 relay) each won two individual events. The Greyhounds also won all three relays. Continue reading
Girls Basketball Regionals: Hamilton Heights, University Eliminated In First-Round Games
Published February 19, 2012 | Hamilton County Sports Daily
University High School seniors Hannah Meinen (33) and Grace Harsha (22) use aggressive defense to try and force a turnover/HC Sports Daily photos; Jeff Engel.
Junior Morgan Wood dribbles around a Southwestern (Shelby) defender.
The Indiana high school girls state basketball tournament trail came to an abrupt halt for Hamilton County schools Hamilton Heights and University in first-round regional games on Saturday.
Class 3A No. 6 Hamilton Heights got into foul trouble and was ousted by No. 7 Fort Wayne Concordia 67-44 at the Bellmont Regional, and University was held to 10 points below its season average in a 48-20 thumping by the host Lady Spartans in the Southeastern (Shelby) Regional.
The Lady Huskies, who produced the most season victories in Hamilton Heights girls basketball history this season, finished with a 21-5 record. The Lady Trailblazers ended play with a 7-15 won-loss record.
| REGIONAL CHAMPS
(of interest) Class 4A at Kokomo NORTH CENTRAL Class 3A at Bellmont FORT WAYNE CONCORDIA Class 3A at Lebanon MT. VERNON Class A at SW Shelby SOUTHWESTERN (Shelby) |
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Published February 17, 2012 | Boys Basketball Pairings Show Sunday At 3 p.m.
The pairings for the 102nd boys basketball state tournament will be announced at 3 p.m. on Sunday.
They will be televised on WTTV-4, and a live Webcast will streamlined on www.ihsaatv.org .
Boys Basketball Hype Night Feb. 20 At HSE
Everyone is welcome to hang out with the Hamilton SE boys basketball team at Hype Night, on Monday, Feb. 20 from 6:30-8:30 p.m. in the Main Gym. See players in shooting contests, a performance by the Pacers’ Boomer, win autographed items, and more.
Admission is $1 per person and one canned food item per family to go to the Fall Creek Township Trustee Food Pantry.
Southeastern Announces College Signings
• Senior Brooke Morgan will continue her cross country and track and field career at Central Michigan University in Mount Pleasant, Mich. Brooke is a 2-time IHSAA State qualifier. She was the individual Hamilton County Champion in 2010 and individual Hoosier Crossroads Conference Champion in 2011. In track, Brooke was an IHSAA Sectional and Regional champion in 2010 in the 3200 meter run. She was also All State in the 3200 in 2010. In 2011, Brooke and 3 teammates were All-State in the 4 x 800 meter relay.
• Senior lineman Nestor Porres will attend Butler University. Nestor earned two varsity letters in football. In 2011, he was All-Hoosier Crossroads Conference – Honorable Mention and an Indiana Football Coaches Association Academic All-State selection.
• Senior Sean Clancy has announced his intent to continue his football career at Indiana State in Terre Haute. Sean has two varsity letters in football, and also competes in varsity rugby as well.
Heights’ Chapman To Run XC At Indiana State
Sydney Chapman, who has committed to Indiana State University to compete in cross country, plans to sign on Feb. 22.
— Hamilton County Sports Daily
Carmel, HSE Lead Boys Sectional Swim Prelims
Published February 17, 2012 | Defending champions Carmel and Hamilton Southeastern led the boys sectional swimming preliminaries at Noblesville and HSE, respectively, on Thursday night.
Carmel, the defending state champion, and Hamilton SE qualified 27 swims for Saturday’s finals, scheduled to begin at 1 p.m. Diving is first up at 9 a.m.
Noblesville and Westfield also showed their strength by qualifying 26 and 25 swims, respectively.
Over at Southeastern, Fishers, which had top seeds in eight events, followed the Royals by qualifying 20 swims for Saturday.
Fishers had two lead the way in two individual events. Davis Arick was tops in the 50-yard and 100-free events, and Chris Cutter was the top seed in the 50-freestyle and 100-yard backstroke.
Also, Anderson senior Kyle Johnson topped two events — 200 free and 100 butterfly.
Carmel and Westfield also produced two double seeds. Roma Sarapin was tops in both the 50 free and 100-yard butterfly, and Westfield’s Peter Koss led the field in the 100 free and the 200 IM.
The Greyhounds’ Zech Banks, whose 56.57 time is No. 1 in the state, turned in a 58.71 clocking in the 100-yard breaststroke.
Results on Scoreboard
Young Lady Huskies Hope Journey Continues
Published February 16, 2012 | 
2011-12 Sectional basketball champion Hamilton Heights Lady Huskies/HC Sports Daily photos: Shawn Barney.
When you consider what the Hamilton Heights girls basketball team has already accomplished in 2011-12 season, can things get any better?
Well, how about a regional championship to go along with the school’s second sectional title and first since the 2002-03 seasons.
“We felt good about going into the sectional. We’ve got a shot . . . but we knew the regional would be loaded,’’ first-year Heights coach Tod Windlan said.
Loaded? You bet. All four Class 3A teams are ranked.
Starters (from left): Brianna Marshall, Kiley Walters, Haley Cook, Dakota Weatherford, Caitlin Matchett.
Norwell is No. 1, NorthWood No. 2, and Fort Wayne Concordia No. 7.
The No. 6 Lady Huskies (21-4), who set a school record for season victories, meet Concordia in the second game Saturday in the Bellmont Regional. Norwell and NorthWood are both 21-3.
Windlan chuckles when he talks about the reaction some people had when he told them he was taking the Hamilton Heights job. “Yeah, a few pretty much thought I was crazy,’’ he said. “I knew about the success of the program, and that the cupboard was not bare.
“I think if anything we’ve surprised lots people locally . . . but not me. I saw how well they played and played together in the summertime, and the kids really adapted to our philosophy.’’
Millers Upend Bears For 5th Straight Victory
Published February 15, 2012 | Hamilton County Sports Daily
Junior Jordan Goodman led Noblesville with 23 points/HC Sports Daily file photo.
Host Noblesville continued its strong play of late by defeating 4A No. 15 Lawrence Central 75-67 at the Mill on Tuesday night.
The Millers (12-7) will ride a five-game winning streak into Friday’s Hoosier Crossroads Conference game at Fishers.
The Tigers are 6-1 in the conference, while the Millers are tied for third at 5-3 with Westfield and Avon.
| BASKETBALL ROUNDUP
>>>Burtron triggers Westfield win . . . Northwestern gets past Huskies Click on continue reading |
The Millers enjoyed a big shooting night, making 25-of-41 shots for a red-hot 60.9 percent.
But in the end, Noblesville had to overcome a superb effort by Jeremy Howell, who led the Bears with 33 points and 13 rebounds.
Jordan Goodman led the way with 23 points while making 8-of-11 shots, including 3-of-6 from behind the arc.
Goodman also had 3 steals and 2 rebounds.
Sam Philpott had 19 points, 8 rebounds and 2 assists.
Daniel Purvlicis had 13 points, 3 rebounds and 1 block, while Neal Dotson added 8 points, 5 assists and 4 steals for the Millers.
Valentine’s Day Games Sweeten The Mix
Published February 13, 2012 | Carmel basketball coach Scott Heady just shook his head, smiled, and let out a slight chuckle when asked about playing a basketball game on Valentine’s Day.
“All I know is we’re playing for the conference championship that night. That’s all I’m thinking about right now . . . we’ve got to take care of the conference,’’ Heady said after his Class 4A No. 3 Greyhounds lost by two points last Thursday at top-ranked Hamilton Southeastern.
So, in other words, that means Cupid’s arrow will have to wait as Heady’s wife and a few other coaches’ wives will have to put any Valentine’s Day celebration on hold.
Six Hamilton County teams will be playing on Tuesday night.
Carmel (14-3) can win the Metropolitan Interscholastic Conference outright with a win at Warren Central (13-6), which has one loss in the conference.
The Greyhounds are unbeaten in the MIC.
After Tuesday’s encounter, the Hounds on Friday play host to MIC foe Terre Haute, which has three conference losses.
Another big game will be at Pike, where Hamilton Southeastern clearly has a Bull’s-Eye on its back. The Royals can only hope the Red Devils don’t have a different kind of arrow in mind for them.
Southeastern (17-2), seeking its 13th straight victory, can match the school’s longest winning streak. The Royals won 13 consecutive regular-season games in the 2002-03 season.
Pike, which has been ranked most of the season, owns a 12-5 record.
Other games Tuesday find Heritage Christian at University; Lawrence Central is at Noblesville; Northwestern visits Hamilton Heights in Mid-Indiana Conference play; and Westfield treks to New Palestine.
Click on continue reading for this week’s full boys schedule.
Girls Sectionals: Hamilton Heights, University Advance To Regionals; Westfield’s Season Ends
Published February 12, 2012 | Hamilton County Sports Daily
Junior Jenn Anderson is in obvious pain after leaving the game and needing an ice pack applied to her right knee. She fell with about 5 minutes left and did not return. She finished with 15 points and 5 rebounds in the 60-50 loss to North Central.
Hamilton Heights and University will play on, while Westfield’s hopes of a second sectional crown in three seasons were dashed in the Indiana high school girls basketball tournament on Saturday night.
Westfield coach Shane Sumpter tries to rally his troops during a timeout/HC Sports Daily photos: Shawn Barney.
North Central (19-5), the team that eliminated top-ranked and unbeaten Hamilton Southeastern, handed Westfield (14-9) a 60-50 loss in Class 4A Sectional 8 at Carmel.
The Lady Panthers advance to the Kokomo Regional, where they meet Logansport champion McCutcheon in the second game at noon.
Class 3A No. 6 Hamilton Heights (21-4) upended Delta 56-40 in Sectional 24 at Yorktown, as the Lady Huskies won the school’s first sectional since the 2002-03 season, and its second in school history.
Terese Wade (5) and North Central's Rachael Gregory dive for the loose ball.
And it undoubtedly was especially sweet for first-year Heights coach Tod Windlan, who was the varsity basketball coach at Delta in the 2009-10 season.
Class A University, under second-year head coach Stacey Summitt Mann, won the private Carmel school’s first sectional since the 2009-10 season and the school’s third since it opened in the 2003-04 season.
The Lady Trailblazers (7-14) pulled out a 32-20 victory over Indpls. Tindley in Sectional 58 at Bethesda Christian. They also defeated Tindley by six points in the regular season.
| BASKETBALL ROUNDUP
Feb. 18 Regionals >>>University vs. host Southwestern (Shelby), 10 a.m. >>>Hamilton Heights vs. For Wayne Concordia at Bellmont, noon.
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Hamilton Heights now advances to the Bellmont Regional on Saturday, Feb. 18, and University competes at Southwestern (Shelby).
Hamilton Heights meets Fort Wayne Concordia (17-5), the winner at Garrett, in the second game. NorthWood and Norwell play at 10 a.m.
University plays the first game, taking on Morristown Sectional winner Southwestern (Shelby), which is 14-8, at 10 a.m. That’s followed by Clay City and Jac-Cen-Del .
Regional championship games tip off at 8 p.m.
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