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GIRLS GOLF SEASON BEGINS FRIDAY
The 2004 IHSAA Girls Golf Season will officially begin on
Friday, July 30, with the opening day of practice. The first contest date is Monday, August 2.
The 32nd Annual IHSAA Girls Golf Tournament is
scheduled to get underway
Hamilton Southeastern is the defending team champion,
turning in scores of 336-333—669 to defeat runner-up Fort Wayne Bishop Dwenger (341-341—682) in 2003. Medalist honors last year belonged to
freshman Emily Johnson of
BOYS TENNIS CAMPAIGN TAKES TO COURTS MONDAY
The chase for the 2004 IHSAA boys’ team and individual
crowns will begin on Monday, August 2, the date for the official first
practice. The first contest date is
Monday, August 16.
The 38th Annual IHSAA Tennis Team State Finals
is scheduled to begin on September 30 with the opening round of sectional
competition. Regional play is slated for
October 5-6, with the state finals on October 16. The singles-doubles state champs will be
decided on
The Carmel Greyhounds defeated
CROSS COUNTRY PRACTICE STARTS MONDAY
Practice will get underway statewide next Monday, August 2,
for the boys and girls cross country teams as they prepare for the opening day
of competition, August 16.
The 24th Annual Girls Cross Country and the 59th
Annual Boys Cross Country Tournament state finals are logged in for October
30. Sectional competition takes the
starter’s gun on October 12, followed by the regionals
on October 16 and the semi-states on October 23.
This year, due to a conflict with an
Columbus North won the boys’ title in 2003, with the Bull
Dog’s Christian Wagner showing the way in a time of 15:37.4.
SOCCER ALSO KICKS OFF ON MONDAY
The 2004 IHSAA boys and girls soccer seasons will face
their opening practice sessions on Monday, August 2, with state titles up for
grab on October 30. The tournaments will
begin on October 11 for the girls and October 12 for the boys. The regionals go on
October 19 (girls) and 20 (boys), with semi-state play for both on October 23.
AUGUST 2 START DATE FOR VOLLEYBALL
Monday, August 2, will also signal the beginning of the
2004 volleyball campaign as practice begins all across the state.
The 33rd state tourney will commence on October
21, with the regional round on October 30 and the grand finale on November 6.
Looking to defend their 2003 titles: Morristown (A); Muncie Burris (2A); Brebeuf Jesuit (3A); and Indianapolis Cathedral (4A)
AND FINALLY….A LITTLE FOOTBALL, IF YOU PLEASE
A lot of players and coaches will be wishing and hoping for
some cooler weather conditions come
The 32nd state tourney kicks off October 22,
with three weeks of sectional action, followed by regional play on November 12,
semi-state competition on November 19 and the state finals on November 26-27.
Those who captured titles in 2003 include: Indianapolis Cardinal Ritter (A); Tri-West
Hendricks (2A); Indianapolis Bishop Chatard (3A); Roncalli (4A); and Warren Central (5A).
FOOTBALL SCHEDULES ON-LINE
Schedules for the 2004 IHSAA
football campaign are now available on the IHSAA website and will be updated
throughout the season, courtesy of John Harrell’s Indiana High
School Football website.
FACEMASK
RULES TO BE IMPLEMENTED IN HIGH SCHOOL SOFTBALL
The National Federation of
State High School Associations (NFHS) Softball Rules Committee approved a
facemask/guard standard at its annual meeting June 6-7 in
Rule
To read the entire NFHS
release, go to http://www.ihsaa.org/g-softball/06FacemaskRule.htm.
IHSAA
OVERTIME
Kent Dunning is the new assistant principal and
athletic director at
Joshua Kendrick
takes over as boys basketball coach at
Brownsburg. Peg Gordon is the new assistant athletic director.
Jason Young has been approved as boys basketball coach at
At
Bob Howe will be return as the
David Cupp moves to
Decatur Central as girls head basketball coach.
Former Indiana All-Star Sara Strahm joins him as an assistant coach.
Noblesville has named Butch Robbins as girls tennis coach and Jennifer Johnson as volleyball coach.
Joe Bradburn has been
selected for the boys basketball coaching position at DeKalb, replacing Cliff
Hawkins, who departed for Center Grove.
Mark Zeigler takes over as girls
basketball coach at Madison-Grant. He
replaces Jeff Small, who resigned
after four seasons.
Matt English has resigned as boys
basketball coach at Seeger. Ned
Wicker has been named as his replacement.
Chesterton has selected T.R. Harlan as its new volleyball coach.
Stephen S.
“Mo” Moriarty, longtime wrestling
coach at Lafayette Jefferson, passed away early in July. He taught for 32 years in the Lafayette
School Corporation, before retiring in 2000.
Traci
Terrell has resigned as boys and
girls golf coach at
Denise Selm is the new
head volleyball coach at
Joe Smith has announced his resignation as Pioneer boys basketball coach.
After 12 years as the boys and girls swimming coach at
Jason
Delaney, who guided Waldron to a 27-0
record and the 2004 Class A boys basketball
championship, has accepted the head coaching position at
Terry Schraub is the
new athletic director at
Doug Gerber has resigned as baseball coach at NorthWood.
Wes-Del has hired Brian
Strong to replace Mickey Hosier
as its boys basketball coach. Hosier moves to Lakeview Christian.
Jon Haas has been named girls basketball coach at
Fort Wayne Bishop Luers has
hired James Blackmon as its boys basketball coach.
He replaces Tony Gary, who
resigned in March.
Mike Gasaway takes
over the boys head basketball coaching slot at Crawfordsville, after four years
at
Former IHSAA
Brian Murphy
is the new baseball coach at Warren Central, succeeding Tom Riensche, who resigned after seven
seasons.
Indianapolis Manual has
selected Jeff Hanni
as its new athletic director, stepping in for John Tremain.
Abby Willis
has accepted the head softball coaching job at
Hamilton Southeastern has
named Cale
Hoover as its wrestling coach.
Randolph Southern girls
basketball coach Rich Clark will
also assume the athletic director’s duties at the school. He replaces Shane Osting, who remains with the Rebels
as boys basketball coach and assistant AD.
Jason Urban
has resigned after three years as Tipton’s athletic director to become the
Assistant Principal there. Taking over
as AD for the Blue Devils will be Kory Fernung, who has been the athletic director at
Former Muncie Central boys basketball coach Bill
Harrell died Friday, July 23, when he apparently drowned in a
Other new AD’s
for 2004-05 school year: David Stafford at Bethesda Christian; Peg Gordon at Brownsburg (asst.); Rick Flutka at Griffith; Jim Howell at Lapel; Mickey Golembeski at Providence; Chris Rodal at Richmond; John Emmons at Springs Valley; Matt Hensley at Alexandria; Jeff Bell at Clay City; David Preheim at
Concord; Bob Shank at Fort Wayne
Northrop; Phil Abernathy at
Frankton; Michael Ford at
Indianapolis Bishop Chatard; John Rigney at Indian Creek; Jeff Stratman
at Oldenburg Academy; Jason Bass at
Southwestern (Shelbybille); Ron Probst at Speedway; Brent Miller at Western Boone; and Mark Preston at Zionsville.
IHSAA LOOKING
AHEAD
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Saturday, July 30 |
1st practice, Girls Golf |
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Monday, August 2 |
1st contest, Girls Golf |
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Monday, August 2 |
1st practice, Boys &
Girls Cross Country |
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Monday, August 2 |
1st practice, Football
(non-contact) |
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Monday, August 2 |
1st practice, Boys &
Girls Soccer |
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Monday, August 2 |
1st practice, Boys Tennis |
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Monday, August 2 |
1st practice, Volleyball |
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Wednesday, August 4 |
1st practice, Football
(contact) |
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Monday, August 16 |
1st contest, Boys &
Girls Cross Country |
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Monday, August 16 |
1st contest, Boys &
Girls Soccer |
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Monday, August 16 |
1st contest, Boys Tennis |
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Monday, August 16 |
1st contest, Volleyball |
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Friday, August 20 |
1st contest, Football |
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