At the Kakakee Valley Sectional on Tuesday evening our area had nineteen individuals and relay teams advance to the Chesterton Regional. Winamac finished 2nd as a team, scoring 89 points, North Judson was 6th with 44, Oregon-Davis came in 9th with 24.5, West Central was 10th with 21, and Knox finished in 12th with 6.5 points.
Here are the pairings for the 27th annual IHSAA Softball State Tournament…
1A
49 @ Whiting
LaCrosse vs. Kouts
50 @ Caston
West Central vs. South Newton
51 @ Triton
South Central vs. Argos
2A
34 @ Boone Grove
NJSP vs. Boone Grove; Culver vs. Winamac
3A
18 @ Griffith
Knox vs. Griffith
19 @ South Bend St. Joe
John Glenn vs. Plymouth
Best of luck to all eight of our area softball teams in this year’s post-season!
The Winamac Lady Warriors emerged victorious over MWC rival West Central on Friday 15-6. The Lady Trojans jumped out to a 6-1 lead in the 3rd inning before the Warriors got their bats going en route to a big conference win. Rachael Tetzloff jump started Winamac by hitting a 2-run homer in the bottom of the third inning to cut the Trojans lead to three. Bethany Brogdon got the win for Winamac.
The North Judson San-Pierre Blue Jays played host to Starke County rival Oregon-Davis on Thursday. The Jays emerged victorious over the Bobcats 21-3, behind 20 team hits. Brenner Cruce got the win for North Judson, going four innings, striking out eight batters, and giving up just one hit. Oregon-Davis scored all three of their runs in the third inning.
On a beautiful spring day in May, LaCrosse hosted South Central in a PCC softball matchup. The Lady Satellites emerged victorious over the Lady Tigers 14-0. Jessica Sturdy came away with the win for SC, giving up just one run in the complete game victory. The Satellites proved to be too much along the base path, stealing multiple bases throughout the game. The Tigers, meanwhile, showed that they are growing as they were able to hold their own late in the game. It was a battle of experience versus inexperience, and as it usually does, the experience prevailed.
The Bi-County Track Meet took place Friday, April 29th at North Judson-San Pierre High School. Winamac took 1st place as a team for both the boys and the girls, Knox placed 2nd in the boys competition, North Judson came in 3rd, West Central was 4th and Oregon-Davis came in 5th. For the girls, North Judson placed 2nd, Oregon-Davis was 3rd, West Central came in 4th, and Knox finished in 5th. Congratulations to all of the athletes and coaches of these five schools on a very exciting evening!
1st: Chance Blankenship, 2nd: Jake Smidler, 3rd: Nevin Miller, 4th: Erik Beckman, 5th: Wes Derflinger
1st: Micha Sabec, 2nd: Alisha Tanner, 3rd: Megan Block, 4th: Amber Fletcher, 5th: Micheala Williams, 6th: Courtney Scott
1st: Jake Minnick, 2nd: Chance Blankenship, 3rd: Brody Tunis, 4th: Spencer Holliday, 5th: Austin Heise, 6th: Alec Tucker
1st: Rachael Franko, 2nd: Marissa Hamilton, 3rd: Emily Paulsen, 4th: Cameron Croyle, 5th: Katie Schwenk, 6th: Hannah Folkers.
Here you can see Marissa clearing 5 feet 4 inches to tie the Bi-County high jump record. Listen closely at the end you can hear Marissa asking what she did wrong, she wasn’t aware that she did not knock the bar off until her next attempt.
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.
Quentin’s throw of 49 feet 8 1/2 inches earned him 1st place in shot put at the Bi-County track meet.
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
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
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!
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.
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.
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.
