Ted Throckmorton of Jeffersonville, who has been behind the microphone for hundreds of high school basketball games in southern Indiana during the past five decades, has been named the 2000-01 recipient of the IHSAA Distinguished Media Service Award for District 5. He will be honored Friday (Jan. 12) in pre-game ceremonies at the Jeffersonville-Floyd Central boys basketball game at Johnson Arena in Jeffersonville.

A native of Jeffersonville and a 1946 graduate of Jeffersonville High School, Throckmorton has served as the color analyst on WAVG Radio and its predecessor, WXVW Radio, of Jeffersonville for 38 consecutive seasons. For the first 34 seasons, he teamed with Charlie Jenkins, also a recipient of the IHSAA Distinguished Media Service Award. For the past four seasons, Throckmorton has been paired with Gil Daugherty.

Throckmorton’s colorful and insightful commentary has been a staple for high school basketball fans in the Jeffersonville area. He has been on the scene for five Jeffersonville treks to the IHSAA Boys Basketball State Finals, highlighted by the 1993 team’s state championship march. Over the years, Throckmorton and WXVW/WAVG have been constants at the IHSAA Boys Basketball State Finals regardless of whether a local team was involved.

Professionally, Throckmorton has been a successful Jeffersonville businessman and community leader since his graduation from Indiana University and after serving in the military during the Korean War. He retired in 1999 as owner of Clark County Beverage after 41 years of service. He also has been involved as a key volunteer the past 47 years with the Crusade for Children, a community fundraising telethon on WHAS-TV of Louisville that benefits handicapped children in the greater Louisville area.

Throckmorton and his wife, Alveda, celebrated their 50^th wedding anniversary in December. They are the parents of two children and the grandparents of two children.

This is the 17th year the IHSAA has recognized an outstanding member of the Indiana media from each of the five IHSAA legislative districts for excellence in the coverage of high school sports. Throckmorton is the third honoree for 2000-01, joining Jerry Baker of the IHSAA Network and Paul Beitler of the Bluffton News-Banner. The final two honorees for 2000-01 will be announced in coming weeks.

Previous award recipients from District 5 were:

Don Bernhardt, Evansville Courier, 1984-85

Rex Kirts, Bloomington Herald-Times, 1985-86

Bob Simmers, WITZ Radio, Jasper, 1986-87

H. O. (Whitey) Jones, Corydon Democrat, 1987-88

Charlie Jenkins, WXVW Radio, Jeffersonville, 1988-89

Arv Koontz, Seymour Tribune, 1989-90

Joe Smith, WBWB Radio, Bloomington, 1990-91

Larry Goffinet, Perry County News, 1991-92

Dave Hunter, WAOV Radio, Vincennes, 1992-93

Norman Hall, WBNL Radio, Boonville, 1993-94

John Harrell, Bloomington Herald-Times, 1994-95

Dave Dedrick, WUME/WSEZ Radio, Paoli, 1995-96

Bob Bridge, Bedford Times-Mail, 1996-97

Mike Blake, WFIE-TV, Evansville, 1997-98

Larry Schweizer, WBNL, Boonville, 1998-99

Pete Swanson, Princeton Daily Clarion, 1999-00

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Jill Bair, a junior at Rochester, scored 21 points Jan. 5 in an 82-52 victory over Whitko and reached the 1,000-point mark for her career.

Bill Bowen, boys basketball coach at Hamilton Heights, celebrated his 100^th coaching victory Dec. 28 as the Huskies defeated Frankton 62-47. Bowen is in his 10^th season at Hamilton Heights.

Tyler Clevenger, a junior at Winchester Community, reached the 1,000-point level for his career Dec. 19 with 32 points in a 69-47 triumph over Franklin County. He is the sixth player in school history to score 1,000 points. The list is topped by his brother, Derrick Clevenger (1995-99), at 1,517 points.

Seth Colclasure, a junior at Bellmont, surpassed the 1,000-point mark for his career Dec. 22 as the Braves defeated Adams Central 67-53. He had 29 points in the game.

Jamie Grogg, a senior at Huntington North, hit the 200^th three-point goal of her career Dec. 28 against South Bend Washington. She had six three-pointers in the game.

Brandi Hollingsworth, a senior at Carmel, broke the school records for three-pointers (10) and points (40) in a game Jan. 6 as the Greyhounds defeated Frankton 85-59. The 10 three-pointers is a state high this season and ranks third on the state’s all-time list as reported to the IHSAA. She also holds Carmel’s season and career records for three-point goals.

Chastity Hunt, a junior at Rising Sun, set a school record Jan. 6 with eight three-point goals in 12 attempts as the Pacers defeated Rising Sun 54-51.

Jim Matthews, boys basketball coach at New Washington, celebrated his 400^th career victory Jan. 5 as the Mustangs defeated Borden 62-43 and moved to 11-1 this season. Matthews, who also serves as athletic director at the school, is a New Washington graduate. He is in his 25^th consecutive year at the school, and also has coached at Randolph Southern, Triton Central and Fremont.

Brandon McKnight, a senior at South Bend LaSalle, reached the 1,000-point mark for his career Jan. 5 with 26 points in a 69-58 triumph over South Bend Adams.

Chad Miller, a senior at Hauser, passed the 1,000-point mark for his career Dec. 22 with a 32-point effort against Indianapolis Lutheran in a 95-92 overtime loss. He left the game with 1,031 career points.

Jessica Ramey, a senior at West Noble, became the school’s career scoring leader in girls basketball Jan. 3 against Whitko in a 65-56 loss. Ramey scored 30 points in the game to push her career total to 1,095. The former record was 1,072 by Jill Beers. Ramey also holds school records for points in a game, points in a season and three-pointers in a game.

Al Rhodes, boys basketball coach at Warsaw, celebrated his 375^th career victory Dec. 23 as the Tigers defeated Northridge 60-39 to win the inaugural North Lakes Conference tournament title at Warsaw. Rhodes left the game with a 375-125 career record in 21 seasons, all at Warsaw.

Maria Rickards, a senior at New Albany, became the fourth girl in school history to score 1,000 career points. She reached the plateau Jan. 4 with 27 points against Madison in a 71-55 victory.

Julie Shirley, a senior at Lafayette Jefferson, scored her 1,000^th career point Jan. 6 in a 68-31 triumph over Chesterton. Shirley scored 20 of her game-high 22 points in the first half.

Kelly Springer, a senior at Leo, scored her 1,000^th career point Dec. 27 as the Lions fell to Center Grove 79-64. Springer scored 24 points in the game. Springer set a school record Jan. 5 with eight three-point goals in 10 attempts against Woodlan.

Russell Trudeau, a junior at Lafayette Central Catholic, reached the 1,000-point plateau for his career Dec. 29 with 27 points in a 77-64 triumph over Jennings County in the Super Hoops New Year Classic at Noblesville.

Amy Wisser, a senior at Marion, reached the 1,000-point mark for her career Jan. 3 with a game-high 23 points as the Giants defeated Fort Wayne South Side 61-35. Wisser became the fourth girl in school history to score 1,000 points.