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Welcome to this Special Thanks To Our Host
championship event

For more than 100 years, the IHSAA has enjoyed
being a part of the journey to adulthood for thousands
of young Hoosiers. Knowing that the student-athletes
we meet today will be the leaders of tomorrow, we are
grateful for the opportunity to help them as they learn Center Grove High School
valuable life lessons through athletics.
www.centergrove.k12.in.us
Currently in Indiana, over 160,000 students from 410 State Finals Personnel
different IHSAA member schools participate in high
school athletics. From our perspective, participation in Tournament Administrator
athletics is an integral part of the educational process. Bobby Cox, IHSAA Assistant Commissioner
At the IHSAA we believe Tournament Director - Jon Zwitt, Center Grove A.D.
that the athletic arena is an Assistant Tournament Directors
extension of the classroom. Bill Kuntz, Dave Fleming
The national organization Announcer - Steve Nontell
for high school athletics, the Head Table Scorer - Mike Croft
National Federation of State Computer Charts - Kim Barrett, Linda Robinson
High School Associations First Round (10:00 a.m. EST)
(NFHS) has used the slogan, Mat 1 - Timer: Jeff Sedam; Scorer: Joyce Keyser
“Athletics, the other half of Mat 2 - Timer: Jeff McClane; Scorer: Jay Wise
education.” We believe that Mat 3 - Timer: Vince Meunier; Scorer: Mike Meunier
Mat 4 - Timer: Lucinda Bernard; Scorer: Jennifer Abbott
is a very accurate adage.
There are many things to be Semi-Final Round (approximately 12:00 noon EST)
Mat 1 - Timer: Jeff Sedam; Scorer: Joyce Keyser
learned through athletics that may not be a part of the Asst. Scorer: Jeff McClane
regular classroom setting including lessons such as, Mat 2 - Timer: Vince Meunier; Scorer: Mike Meunier
self-discipline, the value of teamwork, the importance Asst. Scorer: Jennifer Abbott
of dedication and commitment. Each of these can Final Round (approximately 2:30 p.m. EST)
have a dramatic impact on today’s youth as they Mat 1 - Timer: Lucinda Bernard; Scorer: Jay Wise
prepare to become the leaders of tomorrow. Whether Asst. Scorer: Joyce Keyser
it’s their ability to deal with success or overcome great Athletic Training Staff
adversity, the important lessons learned will last a Methodist Sports Medicine - The Orthopedic Specialists
lifetime. Each experience helps shape who one is and State Finals Officials
who they will become.
1. James Russell - Avon
2. Tom Clark - Fishers
For an organization such as ours, integrity is of primary 3. Kevin Huelsman - Jasper
importance. An uncompromising adherence to the 4. Jeffery Colburn - Granger
principles of fair play and impartiality form the core of 5. Martin Schloesser - LaPorte
our value system. 6. Michael Golando - Valparaiso
7. Roger Griffith - Goshen
8. Dan McCartney - Avilla
We hope you are looking forward to the 2008-09
school year with the same anticipation and enthusiasm Supervisor of Officials: Jon Hammond - Plainfield
as the IHSAA staff and Board of Directors. Program Credits
Publisher Blake Ress, Commissioner
Pure, wholesome, amateur, educational, inexpensive,
local high school athletics has always been the objec- Editor Chris Kaufman, Communications Director
Editorial Assistance Kristy Catt, Sports Admin. Intern
tive. It is what we mean when we say…Pure Spirit. Printing Sport Graphics, Indianapolis
Pure Sport! Photography Visual Sports Network
Cover Design three-sixty group, Indianapolis
Cordially,
IHSAA
P.O. Box 40650
Blake Ress Indianapolis, IN 46240-0650
IHSAA Commissioner (317) 846-6601 • www.ihsaa.org
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