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Last Year’s State Finals in Review

FORT WAYNE CANTERBURY REPEATS AS CLASS A CHAMPIONS
AFTER PENALTY KICK SHOOTOUT

Junior Joel Groninger nailed the game winner to deliver a and the 6-5 winning margin.
repeat state championship to Fort Wayne Canterbury in the
Class A title match at Carroll Stadium in Indianapolis. It was a record-extending seventh state crown for Canter-
bury (12-7-4) and 33rd year head coach Greg Mauch, the
Played under a continuous steady rain, Canterbury and most for any coach in state history. The Cavaliers were
Covenant Christian of Indianapolis battled through 94 making a state record 12th appearance in the boys finals
minutes of scoreless play in a rematch of last year’s cham- and are now 7-2 in state championship matches.
pionship also won by the Cavaliers. The two teams then
connected on each of their first five penalty kicks of the first It was the third state runner-up finish for Covenant Christian
round. In the next session of kicks - sudden victory - the (13-9) since 2012. The Warriors were coached by second
Covenant player’s first attempt sailed over the top of net year leader David Pfeifer.
setting up Groninger’s victorious goal on the next attempt

Heinz Pedolzky as State’s Top Official

Each year, the Indiana High School Athletic referee, officiating NIRSA National Championship
Association honors an outstanding official in each Games, USSF Regional referee, and numerous other
sport during the State Final Tournament. tournaments. Pedolzky has also worked more than 15
IHSAA Sectional Soccer tournaments as well as more
The recipient of the 2019-20 IHSAA Outstanding Soc- than 15 Regional crews and has been a part of seven
cer Official in the state of Indiana is Mr. (7) Semi State crews, and five (5) State
Heinz A. Pedolzky of Floyds Knobs. crews. We have been fortunate to gain
Mr. Pedolzky was selected for this honor such a qualified, dedicated official to our
by a committee representing the 24 of- Indiana ranks!
ficials Associations in Indiana.
We have more than 7,000 officials Heinz has been a licensed soccer official
licensed by the IHSAA. These officials in Indiana for more than 25 years. In
work tirelessly to provide safe, addition to his South Central Official Asso-
competitive environments for over ciation responsibilities, Heinz has been in-
160,000 student athletes. strumental in the recruitment, mentoring,
and training of IHSAA soccer officials. His dedication
Heinz went through his youth educational years in and loyalty to his sport, our student athletes, his fellow
Germany. Since moving to Indiana, he has given officials, and the IHSAA have been exceptional.
his time and talent as a former National college
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