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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 410 different     Ashley Ernstberger, Administrative Assistant
                        IHSAA member
                        schools choose to par-  Tournament Director
     ticipate in interscholastic athletics.  These fortunate   Kris Painter, Terre Haute North A.D.
     students absorb a variety of life lessons as they   Assistant Tournament Director
     develop from adolescents to mature young adults.    Steve Thompson, Terre Haute North Assistant A.D.
     The opportunity to learn self-discipline, teamwork,   Lindsay Wilhoyte, Terre Haute North Assistant A.D.
     sacrifice, loyalty and commitment are attributes that
     have come to be known as “the other half of educa-  Starter
     tion.”  The mastery of these characteristics retains   Daniel Cummins
     dramatic impact as these young people assume
     leadership roles in our society.          Assistant Starters
                                               John Yantiss, Michael Alspaugh
     A former high school principal once shared with each   Athletic Training Staff
     of his incoming freshman classes that “you will only   Methodist Sports Medicine Center -
     take away from high school what you leave behind.”     The Orthopedic Specialists
     The students that perform before you today are
     leaving their absolute best behind for generations of   Program Credits
     admirers to recall.
                                               Publisher:  Bobby Cox, Commissioner
     On behalf of the IHSAA Staff and Board of Direc-  Editor: Rob Kimes, Communications Assistant
     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   Kylee Crane, Sports Administration Intern
     always been the objective.  It is what we mean when   Printing: Sport Graphics, Indianapolis
     we say….. Pure Spirit, Pure Sport, Pure Indiana!
                                               Photography: Bill McAdow, Champions Illustrated
     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

                           IHSAA - Pure Spirit.  Pure Sport.  Pure INDIANA!
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