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Welcome to this

            Championship Event


         Since 1903, the Indiana High School Athletic Asso-
         ciation has promoted the values of education based
         athletics and was the primary reason for its formation
                             over 100 years ago.
                             It has been an honor    Special Thanks To Our Host
                             for our Association to   Terre Haute North Vigo High School
                             partner with member      3434 Maple Ave. • Terre Haute, IN 47804
                             schools in the promo-          Stacy Mason, Principal
                             tion of these ideals.     812-462-4312 • www.vigoschools.org
                             The importance of this
                             mission is more critical   State Finals Personnel
                             today than ever in our   Tournament Administrator
                             history.               Phil Gardner, Assistant Commissioner
                             Currently in our state,
                             over 160,000 students   Assistant Tournament Administrator
                             from 408 different IH-  Tracy Dardis, Administrative Assistant
                             SAA member schools
                             choose to participate   Tournament Director
         in interscholastic athletics.  These fortunate students   Ron Clinkenbeard, Terre Haute North A.D.
         absorb a variety of life lessons as they develop from   Assistant Tournament Director
         adolescents to mature young adults.  The opportunity   Kris Painter, Terre Haute North Assistant A.D.
         to learn self-discipline, teamwork, sacrifice, loyalty
         and commitment are attributes that have come to be   Starter
         known as “the other half of education.”  The mastery   Larry Maxwell
         of these characteristics retains dramatic impact as   Assistant Starters
         these young people assume leadership roles in our   John Yantiss, Curt Parrish
         society.
                                                    Athletic Training Staff
         A former high school principal once shared with each   Methodist Sports Medicine Center -
         of his incoming freshman classes that “you will only   The Orthopedic Specialists
         take away from high school what you leave behind.”
         The students that perform before you today are   Program Credits
         leaving their absolute best behind for generations of
         admirers to recall.                        Publisher:  Bobby Cox, Commissioner
                                                    Editor: Chris Kaufman, Communications Director
         On behalf of the IHSAA Staff and Board of Direc-  Asst. Editor: Toni Polizzi, Communications Asst.
         tors, we welcome you to today’s events.   Education
         based athletics which are pure, wholesome, and in-  Editorial Assistance:
         expensive reflecting local flavor and enthusiasm has     Travis King, Sports Administration Intern
         always been the objective.  It is what we mean when
         we say….. Pure Spirit, Pure Sport, Pure Indiana!  Printing: Sport Graphics, Indianapolis
                                                    Photography: Visual Sports Network
         Cordially,                                 Cover Design: three-sixty group, Indianapolis


                                                                IHSAA
                                                             P.O. Box 40650
         Bobby Cox                                      Indianapolis, IN 46240-0650
         IHSAA Commissioner
                                                     For state tournament results and latest Indiana high
                                                     school sports information, visit the IHSAA website at
                                                         www.ihsaa.org


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