Rachael Franko, a 2011 graduate of Winamac high school, is in the process of trying out for the Indianapolis Colts cheerleading squad. Known best in the Kankakee Valley for her dominance on the volleyball court and on the track, Rachael has spent the last two years as a member of the cheerleading team at Purdue University. During her athletic career at Winamac, Franko was a part of three sectional championship volleyball teams and led the Lady Warriors to a regional championship in 2010, she was also a two time state finalist in long jump in both 2010 and 2011. You can help Rachael become a part of the Colts cheerleaders by voting for her at www.coltscheer.com (look for Rachael F. on the right side). Best of luck to Winamac graduate Rachael Franko on her quest to become an Indianapolis Colts cheerleader!
John Glenn Names New Head Football Coach
John Glenn football has a new head coach. The hiring of Dave Sharpe to replace coach Justin Bogunia, who resigned at the end of last season, was approved by the John Glenn school board earlier this week. Sharpe (the son of coaching legend Bill Sharpe), played his high school football career as an offensive lineman at Jimtown high school where he was a part of two state championships. After graduating from Purdue University, Sharpe returned to Jimtown where he was an assistant coach for eight years. Coach Sharpe has been a part of three state championship football teams as both a coach and a player. Congratulations and welcome to Dave Sharpe, the new head football coach of the John Glenn Falcons!
Matt Hurford Wins State Title
Culver Community high school senior wrestler Matt Hurford completed his undefeated season with a state championship. Hurford (47-0) defeated Jonah Zorniger (27-5) of Avon 15-7 in the first round of the tournament, he then went on to defeat Katrell Moss (34-8) of Warren Central 7-2 in the quarterfinals. In the semifinal round, Matt defeated Brian Wagner (41-6) of New Palestine 3-0 to advance to the finals where he defeated Jake Masengale (40-3) of Perry Meridian 9-4. Matt’s state championship is the second for Culver wrestling in the last three years, joining 2011 graduate Jeremiah Harvey. He also joins an elite group of state champions in the Kankakee Valley: Chris Kasten (Winamac Wrestling ’04 and ’05), Shane Crawford (Winamac Track ’07), Oregon-Davis (Boys and Girls Basketball ’07), Jeremiah Harvey (Culver Wrestling ’11). Congratulations to Matt Hurford of Culver Community high school, this year’s 182lb state champion!
Oregon-Davis Repeats
The Oregon-Davis Lady Bobcats have won their second consecutive sectional championship and their sixth in the last seven years. After graduating one senior off of last year’s 21-5 team, expectations were high for the Lady Cats, and they did not disappoint! O-D rolled through their own sectional defeating Westville in the first game 83-18. They then went on to defeat Argos 75-42 before defeating Triton for the third time this season 76-38. Oregon-Davis (21-3) will be taking on Morgan Township (14-10) in the first game of the Caston regional this Saturday.
West Central Wins Third Consecutive Championship
The West Central Lady Trojans have won their third straight sectional championship! After graduating five seniors from last year’s team, including their top three scorers, and playing under new head coach Brad Odom, very few believed the Trojans could pull off another championship run. The Lady Trojans believed and have won 8 of their last 9 games.
The Championship run began with a 37-17 win over Pioneer in the first round of the North White sectional. The Trojans then went on to defeat Tri-County 39-19 in the semifinals before defeating Caston in the championship game 40-29. West Central (14-9) will be taking on #1 ranked Fort Wayne Canterbury (21-3) in the second game of the Caston regional on Saturday.
Boys Scoring Leaders
Boys Scoring Leaders (Season): through 2/12/13 (10ppg)
Riley Charlesworth (LaCrosse): 19.9ppg (16 games)
Trent Elliott (Culver): 19.7ppg (18 games)
Zach Shidler (Winamac): 17.5ppg (17 games)
Bryce Guse (LaCrosse): 14.1ppg (15 games)
Blake Hurford (OD): 12.3ppg (16 games)
Dalton Bailey (NJSP): 12.2ppg (17 games)
Adam Clindaniel (SC): 11.8ppg (16 games)
Jake Strong (Glenn): 10.9ppg (18 games)
Dylan Short (Knox): 10.7ppg (17 games)
Drew McKay (WC): 10.3ppg (11 games)
Zach Johnston (OD): 10.1ppg (17 games)
Boys Individual Scoring (Career): Minimum 300 points
Zach Shidler-Winamac (Sr): 829
Riley Charlesworth (Sr)-LaCrosse: 806
Trent Elliott-Culver (Jr): 806
Colton Hill-Knox (Sr): 590
Collin Stevens-Culver (Sr): 576
Micah Budzinski-Culver (Sr): 498
Jake Strong-John Glenn (So): 420
Adam Clindaniel-South Central (Sr): 416
Dylan Short-Knox (Sr): 403
Sam Culver-LaCrosse (Sr): 374
Blake Hurford-Culver (So): 350
Bryce Guse-LaCrosse (Jr): 339
*As reported to etpearl.com
Girls Scoring Leaders
Girls Scoring Leaders (Season): through 2/9/13 (10ppg)
Ashley Campbell (OD): 19.9ppg (24 games)
Stephanie Shorter (Winamac): 16.9ppg (15 games)
Kayla Shaffer (Culver): 16.1ppg (22 games)
Jordann Frasure (NJSP): 14.8ppg (21 games)
Jesse Averone (OD): 13.5ppg (24 games)
Jessica Schramm (Winamac): 13.5ppg (22 games)
Alisha McIntosh (OD): 12.7ppg (24 games)
Jill Rosenbaum (SC): 12.5ppg (20 games)
Haley Collings (OD): 12.3ppg (24 games)
Riley Popplewell (SC): 11.9ppg (20 games)
Kaitlin Zachary (Knox): 11.0ppg (22 games)
Gabbie Sievers (LaCrosse): 10.8ppg (22 games)
Kyler Columbia (Glenn): 10.6ppg (21 games)
Kayla Zimmerman (NJSP): 10.6ppg (20 games)
Loren Vukovits (Glenn): 10.3ppg (20 games)
Nikki Frasure (Knox): 10.1ppg (22 games)
Girls Scoring Leaders (Career): Minimum 300 points
Ashley Campbell-OD (Jr): 1,311
Jordann Frasure-NJSP (Sr): 989
Jesse Averone-OD (Jr): 960
Alisha McIntosh-OD (Jr): 794
Kayla Shaffer-Culver (Jr): 756
Jill Rosenbaum-South Central (Jr): 754
Stephanie Shorter-Winamac (Jr): 717
Jessica Schramm-Winamac (Sr): 664
Kaitlin Zachary-Knox (Sr): 553
Gabbie Sievers-LaCrosse (Sr): 490
Haley Collings-OD (Jr): 481
Taylor Guse-LaCrosse (Sr): 458
Kyler Columbia-Glenn (So): 451
Haley Frasure-NJSP (Sr): 450
Kayla Zimmerman-NJSP (Sr): 448
Tatum Schultz-Culver (So): 390
Katie Dreessen-Glenn (Sr): 386
Bethany Brogdon-Winamac (Jr): 341
Alivia Kruger-West Central (Jr): 337
Mickella Hardy-Culver (So): 325
Carah Ochs-Glenn (Sr): 319
Nikki Frasure-Knox (Sr): 304
Loren Vukovits-Glenn (So): 302
*As reported to etpearl.com
Boys Basketball Coaching Leaders
Boys Basketball Coaching Leaders: (Through 1/29/13)
Dan Warkentien-South Central (16 years): 262-121 .684
Travis Hannah-John Glenn (13 years): 153-152 .502
Bryan Heimlich-West Central (9 years): 114-100 .533
Kyle Elliott-Culver (5 years): 50-51 .495
Kyle Johnson-Winamac (3 years): 31-26 .563
Phil Shabi-NJSP (2 years): 20-15 .571
Matt Crawford-OD (2 years): 6-30 .166
Scot Spoljaric-LaCrosse (2 years): 4-28 .125
Chris McGowen-Knox (1 year): 2-12 .142
Girls Basketball Coaching Leaders
Girls Basketball Coaching Leaders: (Through 1/29/13)
Terry Minix-OD (20 years): 286-143 .667
Dan Huizenga-Knox (11 years): 129-117 .524
Gina Hierlmeier-Culver (7 years): 105-51 .673
Brad Odom-West Central (8 years): 85-85 .500
Rick Budka-South Central (5 years): 45-57 .441
Jeff Wagner-Winamac (3 years): 46-20 .696
Kyle Amor-John Glenn (2 years): 19-21 .475
Debbie Bolen-NJSP (1 year): 12-7 .631
Brian McMahan-LaCrosse (4 years): 12-46 .206
Boys Scoring Leaders
Boys Scoring Leaders (Season): through 1/29/13 (10ppg)
Riley Charlesworth (LaCrosse): 20.7ppg (12 games)
Trent Elliott (Culver): 20.3ppg (15 games)
Zach Shidler (Winamac): 18.0ppg (12 games)
Bryce Guse (LaCrosse): 13.1ppg (11 games)
Dalton Bailey (NJSP): 12.6ppg (14 games)
Blake Hurford (OD): 12.2ppg (14 games)
Adam Clindaniel (SC): 11.4ppg (13 games)
Dylan Short (Knox): 10.8ppg (14 games)
Zach Johnston (OD): 10.6ppg (15 games)
Jake Strong (Glenn): 10.5ppg (14 games)
Drew McKay (WC): 10.3ppg (11 games)
Boys Individual Scoring (Career): Minimum 300 points
Trent Elliott-Culver (Jr): 755
Zach Shidler-Winamac (Sr): 746
Riley Charlesworth (Sr)-LaCrosse: 736
Colton Hill-Knox (Sr): 572
Collin Stevens-Culver (Sr): 543
Micah Budzinski-Culver (Sr): 482
Adam Clindaniel-South Central (Sr): 375
Sam Culver-LaCrosse (Sr): 374
Dylan Short-Knox (Sr): 373
Jake Strong-John Glenn (So): 370
Blake Hurford-Culver (So): 324
*As reported to etpearl.com
Girls Scoring Leaders
Girls Scoring Leaders (Season): through 1/29/13 (10ppg)
Ashley Campbell (OD): 19.5ppg (21 games)
Stephanie Shorter (Winamac): 17.1ppg (13 games)
Kayla Shaffer (Culver): 16.2ppg (19 games)
Jordann Frasure (NJSP): 15.6ppg (19 games)
Jesse Averone (OD): 14.5ppg (21 games)
Jessica Schramm (Winamac): 13.1ppg (18 games)
Alisha McIntosh (OD): 12.7ppg (21 games)
Riley Popplewell (SC): 12.1ppg (19 games)
Jill Rosenbaum (SC): 12.0ppg (19 games)
Haley Collings (OD): 11.6ppg (21 games)
Kyler Columbia (Glenn): 10.6ppg (19 games)
Gabbie Sievers (LaCrosse): 10.6ppg (18 games)
Kaitlin Zachary (Knox): 10.6ppg (20 games)
Kayla Zimmerman (NJSP): 10.6ppg (18 games)
Nikki Frasure (Knox): 10.5ppg (20 games)
Girls Scoring Leaders (Career): Minimum 300 points
Ashley Campbell-OD (Jr): 1,243
Jordann Frasure-NJSP (Sr): 978
Jesse Averone-OD (Jr): 940
Alisha McIntosh-OD (Jr): 755
Jill Rosenbaum-South Central (Jr): 731
Kayla Shaffer-Culver (Jr): 709
Stephanie Shorter-Winamac (Jr): 686
Jessica Schramm-Winamac (Sr): 624
Kaitlin Zachary-Knox (Sr): 523
Gabbie Sievers-LaCrosse (Sr): 442
Haley Frasure-NJSP (Sr): 434
Taylor Guse-LaCrosse (Sr): 431
Haley Collings-OD (Jr): 430
Kyler Columbia-Glenn (So): 429
Kayla Zimmerman-NJSP (Sr): 426
Katie Dreessen-Glenn (Sr): 370
Tatum Schultz-Culver (So): 351
Bethany Brogdon (Jr): 317
Mickella Hardy-Culver (So): 312
Carah Ochs-Glenn (Sr): 312
Alivia Kruger-West Central (Jr): 308
*As reported to etpearl.com
Knox Inducts 5 New Members to Hall of Fame
WKVI sports announcers Harold and Nathan Welter greeted four of the five inductees into the Knox High School Hall of Fame Saturday night at Weinberg Gym in Knox. The two sportscasters were part of a contingent that met in the Redskin Room before the induction ceremonies. John Kustrin, Jeremy Crittendon, Nichol Mann Altman and Larry Dust were present. Only Oris Fine, of Bradenton, Florida was unable to be attend the event. He was represented by his Scott and Ralph from Michigan City.
The Master of Ceremonies for the event was Indiana University Health Starke Hospital Community Relations Director Ted Hayes. Presenting plaques to the inductees was Knox School Superintendent A.J. Gappa.
Boys Coaching Leaders
Boys Basketball Coaching Leaders: (Through 1/19/13)
Dan Warkentien-South Central (16 years): 262-119 .688
Travis Hannah-John Glenn (13 years): 151-152 .498
Bryan Heimlich-West Central (9 years): 114-98 .538
Kyle Elliott-Culver (5 years): 49-50 .494
Kyle Johnson-Winamac (3 years): 30-26 .535
Phil Shabi-NJSP (2 years): 20-13 .606
Matt Crawford-OD (2 years): 5-29 .147
Scot Spoljaric-LaCrosse (2 years): 3-28 .096
Chris McGowen-Knox (1 year): 2-10 .166
Girls Coaching Leaders
Girls Basketball Coaching Leaders: (Through 1/19/13)
Terry Minix-OD (20 years): 284-143 .665
Dan Huizenga-Knox (11 years): 128-116 .525
Gina Hierlmeier-Culver (7 years): 104-49 .680
Brad Odom-West Central (8 years): 83-84 .497
Rick Budka-South Central (5 years): 44-54 .448
Jeff Wagner-Winamac (3 years): 43-19 .693
Kyle Amor-John Glenn (2 years): 17-21 .447
Debbie Bolen-NJSP (1 year): 11-6 .647
Brian McMahan-LaCrosse (4 years): 10-45 .181
Boys Scoring Leaders
Boys Scoring Leaders (Season): through 1/19/13 (10ppg)
Trent Elliott (Culver): 21.3ppg (13 games)
Riley Charlesworth (LaCrosse): 20.1ppg (11 games)
Zach Shidler (Winamac): 17.3ppg (11 games)
Dalton Bailey (NJSP): 13.4ppg (12 games)
Bryce Guse (LaCrosse): 13.2ppg (10 games)
Blake Hurford (OD): 11.9ppg (12 games)
Dylan Short (Knox): 11.1ppg (12 games)
Jake Strong (Glenn): 10.6ppg (12 games)
Adam Clindaniel (SC): 10.4ppg (11 games)
Drew McKay (WC): 10.3ppg (11 games)
Zach Johnston (OD): 10.1ppg (13 games)
Boys Individual Scoring (Career): Minimum 300 points
Trent Elliott-Culver (Jr): 727
Zach Shidler-Winamac (Sr): 721
Riley Charlesworth (Sr)-LaCrosse: 709
Colton Hill-Knox (Sr): 567
Collin Stevens-Culver (Sr): 526
Micah Budzinski-Culver (Sr): 464
Sam Culver-LaCrosse (Sr): 374
Dylan Short-Knox (Sr): 355
Jake Strong-John Glenn (So): 351
Adam Clindaniel-South Central (Sr): 341
*As reported to etpearl.com
Girls Scoring Leaders
Girls Scoring Leaders (Season): through 1/19/13 (10ppg)
Ashley Campbell (OD): 19.6ppg (19 games)
Stephanie Shorter (Winamac): 17.1ppg (13 games)
Kayla Shaffer (Culver): 16.4ppg (16 games)
Jordann Frasure (NJSP): 15.1ppg (17 games)
Jesse Averone (OD): 15.0ppg (19 games)
Jessica Schramm (Winamac): 12.8ppg (15 games)
Alisha McIntosh (OD): 12.6ppg (19 games)
Jill Rosenbaum (SC): 12.6ppg (15 games)
Riley Popplewell (SC): 11.8ppg (15 games)
Haley Collings (OD): 11.1ppg (19 games)
Kayla Zimmerman (NJSP): 11.1ppg (16 games)
Kyler Columbia (Glenn): 11.0ppg (16 games)
Nikki Frasure (Knox): 10.5ppg (18 games)
Girls Scoring Leaders (Career): Minimum 300 points
Ashley Campbell-OD (Jr): 1,205
Jordann Frasure-NJSP (Sr): 938
Jesse Averone-OD (Jr): 921
Alisha McIntosh-OD (Jr): 727
Jill Rosenbaum-South Central (Jr): 692
Stephanie Shorter-Winamac (Jr): 686
Kayla Shaffer-Culver (Jr): 664
Jessica Schramm-Winamac (Sr): 559
Kaitlin Zachary-Knox (Sr): 487
Taylor Guse-LaCrosse (Sr): 414
Kayla Zimmerman-NJSP (Sr): 413
Haley Frasure-NJSP (Sr): 412
Kyler Columbia-Glenn (So): 404
Haley Collings-OD (Jr): 396
Gabbie Sievers-LaCrosse (Sr): 388
Katie Dreessen-Glenn (Sr): 352
Tatum Schultz-Culver (So): 323
*As reported to etpearl.com
Boys Basketball Coaching Leaders
Boys Basketball Coaching Leaders: (Through 1/14/13)
Dan Warkentien-South Central (16 years): 262-118 .689
Travis Hannah-John Glenn (13 years): 148-152 .493
Bryan Heimlich-West Central (9 years): 114-97 .540
Kyle Elliott-Culver (5 years): 48-49 .494
Kyle Johnson-Winamac (3 years): 30-25 .545
Phil Shabi-NJSP (2 years): 19-12 .612
Matt Crawford-OD (2 years): 5-27 .156
Scot Spoljaric-LaCrosse (2 years): 3-27 .100
Chris McGowen-Knox (1 year): 2-9 .181
Girls Basketball Coaching Leaders
Girls Basketball Coaching Leaders: (Through 1/14/13)
Terry Minix-OD (20 years): 281-143 .663
Dan Huizenga-Knox (11 years): 126-116 .521
Gina Hierlmeier-Culver (7 years): 103-48 .682
Brad Odom-West Central (8 years): 82-84 .494
Rick Budka-South Central (5 years): 44-54 .448
Jeff Wagner-Winamac (3 years): 42-18 .700
Kyle Amor-John Glenn (2 years): 16-20 .444
Debbie Bolen-NJSP (1 year): 10-4 .714
Brian McMahan-LaCrosse (4 years): 10-45 .181
Boys Scoring Leaders
Boys Scoring Leaders (Season): through 1/14/13 (10ppg)
Trent Elliott (Culver): 21.1ppg (11 games)
Riley Charlesworth (LaCrosse): 20.6ppg (10 games)
Zach Shidler (Winamac): 17.3ppg (10 games)
Bryce Guse (LaCrosse): 13.2ppg (10 games)
Dalton Bailey (NJSP): 12.1ppg (10 games)
Adam Clindaniel (SC): 11.5ppg (10 games)
Dylan Short (Knox): 11.5ppg (11 games)
Blake Hurford (OD): 11.4ppg (10 games)
Drew McKay (WC): 10.3ppg (11 games)
Jake Strong (Glenn): 10.3ppg (9 games)
Boys Individual Scoring (Career): Minimum 300 points
Zach Shidler-Winamac (Sr): 703
Riley Charlesworth (Sr)-LaCrosse: 693
Trent Elliott (Jr)-Culver: 683
Colton Hill-Knox (Sr): 562
Collin Stevens-Culver (Sr): 502
Micah Budzinski-Culver (Sr): 442
Sam Culver-LaCrosse (Sr): 374
Dylan Short-Knox (Sr): 348
Adam Clindaniel-South Central (Sr): 341
Jake Strong-John Glenn (So): 316
*As reported to etpearl.com
Girls Scoring Leaders
Girls Scoring Leaders (Season): through 1/14/13 (10ppg)
Ashley Campbell (OD): 19.6ppg (16 games)
Stephanie Shorter (Winamac): 17.1ppg (13 games)
Jesse Averone (OD): 15.7ppg (16 games)
Jordann Frasure (NJSP): 15.7ppg (14 games)
Kayla Shaffer (Culver): 15.2ppg (14 games)
Jill Rosenbaum (SC): 12.6ppg (15 games)
Jessica Schramm (Winamac): 12.6ppg (13 games)
Alisha McIntosh (OD): 12.2ppg (16 games)
Riley Popplewell (SC): 11.8ppg (15 games)
Kyler Columbia (Glenn): 11.4ppg (15 games)
Nikki Frasure (Knox): 10.9ppg (16 games)
Kayla Zimmerman (NJSP): 10.8ppg (13 games)
Girls Scoring Leaders (Career): Minimum 300 points
Ashley Campbell-OD (Jr): 1,147
Jordann Frasure-NJSP (Sr): 901
Jesse Averone-OD (Jr): 887
Jill Rosenbaum-South Central (Jr): 692
Stephanie Shorter-Winamac (Jr): 686
Alisha McIntosh-OD (Jr): 683
Kayla Shaffer-Culver (Jr): 615
Jessica Schramm-Winamac (Sr): 531
Kaitlin Zachary-Knox (Sr): 459
Taylor Guse-LaCrosse (Sr): 414
Haley Frasure-NJSP (Sr): 406
Kyler Columbia-Glenn (So): 398
Kayla Zimmerman-NJSP (Sr): 376
Gabbie Sievers-LaCrosse (Sr): 388
Katie Dreessen-Glenn (Sr): 342
Haley Collings-OD (Jr): 341
Tatum Schultz-Culver (So): 307
*As reported to etpearl.com