IHSAA spring state finals venues to change
The Indiana High School Athletic Association’s track & field and softball state finals will be contested at different venues this June.
The boys, girls and unified track & field state finals had been planned for June 4-5 at Indiana University’s Robert C. Haugh Track and Field Complex in Bloomington while the softball state finals had been scheduled for June 11-12 at Purdue University’s Bittinger Stadium in West Lafayette.
Commissioner Paul Neidig received word this week from administrators at both universities that neither will be able to host the IHSAA events with spectators this year.
The IHSAA understands and respects both universities’ decision and will begin looking for alternative host sites immediately. The Association looks forward to returning to those venues in the future.
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Wrestlers shine at underclass state tourney
Several Greenfield-Central and Eastern Hancock wrestlers participated in the 5th Annual Indiana Frosh-Soph State Wrestling Championships last month at Southport High School.
Eastern Hancock had two boys place in Cameron Volz (seventh at 113 pounds) and Brayden Tincher (seventh at 170). Kylie Smith-Foster (101) placed fourth for Greenfield-Central.
Volz concluded the tournament with a record of 6-2 in his Frosh-Soph weight-class division. Tincher went 4-2 in the Frosh-Soph PM division. Smith-Foster posted a 1-2 record in the Frosh-Soph Girls division of her weight class.
The tournament was held for all freshmen and sophomores who didn’t place in the IHSAA state finals. The event’s field included wrestlers who competed at the varsity, junior varsity and freshmen levels during the high school season.
Greenfield-Central’s Cohen Hager (1-2, 132 pounds), Isaiah Holden (2-2, 138) and Clay Guenin (3-2, 152) each scored victories during the two-day tournament conducted on Feb. 27-28.
Eastern Hancock’s Logan Gilman (106 pounds) and Greenfield-Central’s Nate Miller (113), Gavin Phillips (120), Kannon Zuber (120), Cody Bryant (160), Silas Frye (160), Drew Maroska (195) and Braden Flener (285) also competed.
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Sectional performers earn IBCA weekly honors
There were a number of big performances during boys basketball sectional week, and the three players chosen as Week-18 IBCA/Franciscan Health Players of the Week helped lead their respective schools to a Sectional title.
Gary Thea Bowman senior Koron Davis, Lafayette Jefferson senior Brooks Barnhizer, and Heritage Hills senior Blake Sisley were the winners for Mar. 1-6 in the recognition program coordinated by the Indiana Basketball Coaches Association.
Davis was the honoree in District-1. Barnhizer was the recipient for a third time this year in District-2. Sisley was the winner in District-3.
