On her second attempt, Rachael’s jump was measured at 17 feet 2 1/4 inches, breaking the old record of 16 feet 9 inches. On her final attempt, Rachael landed at 17 feet 5 inches, once again breaking the meet record, but also breaking her school record in the process.
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Quentin Barnhardt’s 1st Place Throw
Quentin’s throw of 49 feet 8 1/2 inches earned him 1st place in shot put at the Bi-County track meet.
Baseball, Basketball, Softball, and Volleyball Sectional Realignments
Sectional 18
Andrean
Calumet
Hanover Central
Kankakee Valley
Knox
Rensselaer
Sectional 19
Culver Academy
Glenn
Jimtown
Mishawaka
New Prairie
Plymouth
S.B. St. Joseph’s
Sectional 34
Boone Grove
Hebron
North Judson
North Newton
Rochester
Winamac
Sectional 49
21st Century Chart.‐Gary
Campagna Academy
Covenant Chr. (DeMotte)
Gary Lighthouse
Kouts
Lacrosse
Morgan Township
Washington Township
Sectional 50
Caston
North White
Pioneer
South Newton
Tri‐County
West Central
Sectional 51
Argos
Culver Community
Marquette Catholic
Oregon‐Davis
South Central
Triton
Westville
New Football Sectional Alignments
Here are the new sectional alignments for our area football teams for 2011-12 and 2012-13:
Sectional 17
Calumet
Culver Academies
Gary Wallace
Glenn
Hammond Gavit
Knox
Mishawaka Marian
South Bend St. Joseph’s
Sectional 26
Bremen
Cass
Fairfield
Manchester
North Judson
Prairie Heights
Rochester
Wabash
Sectional 33
Culver Community
Hammond Noll
South Central
South Newton
Tri‐County
West Central
Whiting
Winamac
WKVI All-Area Girls Basketball Teams
Here is the list of our first ever WKVI All-Area Girls Basketball teams. We chose ten players from our nine area schools to comprise a 1st and a 2nd team. The decisions were based off of statistics, team success, and overall importance to the individual’s team.
1st Team:
Patrice McBee 6’3 Sr. Forward (Culver)
Gwen Zehner 6’1 Sr. Forward (Culver)
Stephanie Balon 5’10 Sr. Guard (South Central)
Marissa Hamilton 5’7 Jr. Guard (West Central)
Sarah Redweik 5’6 Jr. Guard (Winamac)
2nd Team:
Ali Zehner 5’5 Sr. Guard (Culver)
Brittany Tetzloff 5’7 Sr. Guard (Knox)
Jordann Frasure 5’6 So. Guard (North Judson)
Jesse Averone 5’7 Fr. Guard (Oregon-Davis)
Justine Kruger 5’7 Jr. Guard (West Central)
Congratulations to these 10 individuals on outstanding seasons!
North Judson Wins 20th Sectional Championship
The North Judson Blue Jays are Sectional Champions once again! On Tuesday the Jays defeated Hebron (13-8) in the first round 82-63, then on Friday they were victorious once again defeating Culver (14-8) 42-35, before defeating Winamac (12-11) in the championship game 64-53. Winston Yergler led the Jays in the championship with a season high 23 points as North Judson won their 20th Sectional Championship in boys basketball.
Sectional Champion Blue Jays
- Dustin Knapp
The North Judson Blue Jays won the school’s 20th Sectional Championship in boys’ basketball. The Jays defeated Hebron, Culver, and Winamac to move on to Regional competition.
Stephanie Balon Signs with Purdue Calumet
South Central senior basketball member Stephanie Balon has chosen to attend Purdue Calumet to continue her basketball career. Balon was the leading scorer for the Satellites this season and will look to continue her successful career at the collegiate level.
Elkhart Semi-State
Culver Student Section. 
- Team Breakdown
The greatest season in Culver Community High School history came to an end at the Elkhart Semi-State losing to Fort Wayne Bishop Luers 47-43. The Lady Cavs went punch for punch with the Lady Knights, but couldn’t get over the hump as their season came to an end with a record of 25-2.
Knox Senior Night
Knox celebrated senior night Friday, February 25th. In all there were 35 athletes, cheerleaders, and band members honored.
Culver’s Season Comes To An End
The Culver Lady Cavaliers (25-2) gave a great effort in their Semi-State game against Fort Wayne Bishop Luers (23-4). Ali Zehner hit three big 3-pointers, as she has all post-season long, to keep the Cavs in the game early on. Patrice McBee and Gwen Zehner provided a great post presence, despite foul trouble to help Culver to a halftime lead. Nicole Carnegie and Whitney Sanders were solid in their ball handling, while Kayla Shaffer gave quality minutes off the bench.
In the end, free throw shooting and foul issues were the final factor as the Cavs were defeated by Luers 47-43. Patrice had a game-high 17 rebounds, and Ali knocked down multiple 3-pointers to keep the Cavaliers in the game. No tears were shed until head coach Tony Scheub let them fly in his post-game locker room speech, where he let the girls know exactly where his emotions were. One thing is for sure, the Culver Lady Cavaliers will be remembered forever, not only in school history, but in the eyes of the Kankakee Valley for years to come.
Holiday Tourney Champs, Bi-County Champs, Conference Champs, Sectional Champs, and Regional Champs, no other basketball team at Culver can boast of such a record. The 2011 Culver Lady Cavaliers will forever be set in our minds as a great championship team, and have set a new standard for ALL future Cavaliers in every sport. Congratulations to the Culver Lady Cavalier basketball team on their historic season!
Jeremiah Harvey Wins Heavyweight State Title
Culver Community senior wrestler Jeremiah Harvey completed the greatest individual season in school history by winning the State Championship at 285lbs. Jeremiah began the post season by placing 3rd at the Plymouth Sectional. His dominance of the post season began the following week at the Rochester Regional placing 1st overall, he then went on to win the Merrillville Semi-State before advancing to the State Finals. Jeremiah won his first round match against Huntington North’s Andrew Mason, pinning him in :24. The rest of the tournament would not be as easy. Jeremiah pinned Tyler Melby of Westfield in 6:44, then defeated Bellmont’s #1 ranked undefeated Daniel Meyer 3-2 in overtime, before beating Plymouth’s Damon Howe for the third time this season 3-1 in overtime to take the State Title. Jeremiah ended his historic wrestling season with an overall record of 45-4. Congratulations to Jeremiah Harvey of Culver Community High School on bringing home the Kankakee Valley area’s 6th State Title!
Cody Strange State Qualifying Wrestler
John Glenn 160lb senior wrestler Cody Strange qualified for the State Finals this year. His season came to an end in the first round, losing by decision to Tyler Rickenbaugh of Heritage Hills. It was a great year for Cody who advanced out of the sectional for the first time in his career, placing 3rd at LaPorte. He then went on to place 3rd at the LaPorte Regional before placing 3rd at the Merrillville Semi-State and advancing to the state finals. Cody ended his wrestling season with an overall record of 39-9. Congratulations to Cody Strange of John Glenn on an outstanding season!
Sectional Champion West Central
West Central Students 
- Cortney Feuquay
The West Central Lady Trojans won their 4th sectional championship in the last 6 years by defeating DeMotte Covenant Christian, Pioneer, and Tri-County at the West Central Sectional. The Trojans’ season came to an end in the first round of the Caston Regional when they lost to Bowman Academy 49-41. Their 18-5 final record as well as the Sectional Championship quieted West Central’s critiques who were anticipating a down year. Congratulations to the Sectional Champion West Central Lady Trojans on an outstanding season!
Regional Champion Culver
Gwen in her practice gear 
- Nicole Carnegie
The Culver Lady Cavaliers won their first Sectional Championship since 2002. They followed up their Sectional Championship by winning the school’s first ever basketball Regional, defeating Wheeler and Fairfield. Culver will be taking their 25-1 record to the Elkhart Semi-State where they will take on Bishop Luers (22-2).
South Central Football Players Going to Marian University
Ricky Rigsby, Luke Kitchell, and Greg Girard pose with Marian University head coach Ted Karras and South Central head coach Jeff Karras shortly after signing their letters of intent with Marian Universty.
Gabi Minix Playing for Marquette
Former Oregon-Davis star Gabi Minix is currently a freshman at Marquette University. Gabi has been averaging about 20 minutes per game for the Golden Eagles. In these pictures you can see Gabi taking on the Louisville Cardinals in Big East play. Gabi will be looked to over the next few years as the face of Marquette Women’s Basketball.
Sidney Bailey Signs with IPFW
South Central senior golfer Sidney Bailey poses with Athletic Director Chad Haschel as well as her sister Lauren and father Scott, after signing her letter of intent to continue her golf career at IPFW.
Knox Volleyball Regional Champions
Kierstynn Combs 
The Knox volleyball team won the school’s first ever Regional Championship. The Lady Redskins began by winning the Kankakee Valley Sectional, defeating Griffith 3-0, K.V. 3-1, and Andrean 3-0. They then went on to win the Knox Regional by defeating Hammond Gavit 3-0, before losing to Yorktown 3-0 at the Plymouth Semi-State. Knox ended their season with an overall record of 33-5 including a perfect 7-0 in the Northern State Conference. Congratulations to the Knox Lady Redskin volleyball team on an incredible year!
Two Area Wrestlers Advance To State
The Kankakee Valley will be well represented at this weekend’s state wrestling finals. John Glenn senior Cody Strange (39-8) and Culver senior Jeremiah Harvey (41-4) advanced out of the Merrillville semi-state last Saturday. Cody defeated Davon Alwine of South Bend Clay 4-2 in the consolation round to take 3rd place in the 160lb weight class. Meanwhile, Jeremiah continued his dominance of the 285lb weight class by defeating Damon Howe of Plymouth 8-4 to take 1st place.
Cody will be taking on Heritage Hills senior Tyler Rickenbaugh (47-4) in the first round at state, while Jeremiah will take on Huntington North junior Andrew Mason (37-9).
Be sure to tune-in to Thursday Night Sports talk this week, as well as the Saturday Sportsline, to hear from both of these state finalists. Best of luck to Cody Strange and Jeremiah Harvey this weekend at STATE!!!
