Vol. 2, No. 58

Sheridan, Noblesville, Cicero, Arcadia, Atlanta, Carmel, Fishers, Westfield

Saturday, March 21, 2015 Sunny today, mostly clear tonight.TODAY’S WEATHER

HIGH: 58 LOW: 31

By FRED SWIFTIn a Cleveland speech this week President Obama

appeared to strongly support the ideaof mandatory voting for all eligibleAmericans.

The president has come up withsome bad ideas, and a few good ones,but this is really a bad one. He saysmandatory voting would be"transformative" and that's for sure.But, do we want to be transformedinto a nation where  millions morefolks are voting who do not know theissues?

All the office-seeker would need to do is promise morewithout explaining how the promises are to be paid for.There's enough of this going on now.

The percentage of Americans who vote is poor. We seethat right here in Hamilton County. Some don't vote be-cause of apathy, but most non-voters do not know thecandidates or the issues. It's just as well these folks don'tvote.

At election time, the mass media urges everyone tovote. But, this is not wise if those voting do not know whatthey are doing in the voting booth.

Obama's suggestion of mandatory voting  implies thatfailing to vote would be against the law. That in itself

would be transformative alright, but not wise. We shouldkeep the right to vote or not vote as we wish.

Mandatory voting would take action by Congress, andprobably a Constitutional amendment. It's hard to imagineCongress taking that action. But, if the media climbed onboard  it's hard to  tell. Public opinion is often swayed bywhat appears to be a popular idea constantly encouraged bythe media.

There's no doubt that it's a real shame that more peopledo not want to be informed and vote. But, it would surelybe better to encourage an informed electorate before forc-ing everyone to vote.

Better to inform the electorate than have mandatory voting

On or after Wednesday, March 25,crews will begin tree clearing activitiesfor the 96th Street and Cumberland Roadroundabout project.

Expect lane restrictions and shortterm stoppages between the hours of 9a.m. and 2 p.m. The clearing is expectedto last three to four days.

Restrictions,stoppages at 96thand Cumberland

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Noblesville Elementary Music Fest

The Promise Road Elementary School choir was one of five Noblesville elementary music groups that performed at theNoblesville Elementary Music Fest Choir Expo, which took place Thursday at Noble Crossing Elementary. The Promise RoadElementary choir is directed by Emily Drabyn. More pictures appear on Page 5.

The Sheridan Chamber of Commerceannounced yester-day that CatharineHeller has acceptedthe position of apart time OfficeManager for theChamber.

Catharine is re-tired from an exten-sive career in thefields of officemanagement, ad-ministration, and

customer service.  Catherine lives in Sheri-dan and is excited to be involved in the dayto day administration of the SheridanChamber of Commerce.

Catharine will be in the Chamber officetwo or three times per week.   To visit theSheridan Chamber of Commerce office,please call ahead at 317.758.1311 to set upan appointment.    You may also visit theChamber’s websiteat www.sheridanchamber.org.

  The organization’s monthly luncheonwill be conducted on March 26 at 12 noonat the Sheridan Public Library with guestspeaker Brad Henke.

Heller is newoffice managerat SheridanChamber

HellerBy RICHIE HALLThe Barrington of Carmel's

first ever 24-hour memorialwalk had a goal of covering 300miles and raising $5,000 for thesenior living community.

It more than exceeded thoseexpectations.

Over $15,000 was raisedand nearly 130 people com-bined to walk 430 miles at theevent, which began at 2:30 p.m.Thursday and finished at 2:30p.m. Friday. Half of the moneyraised with go towardAlzheimer’s research, and the

other half will be distributed toother local charities.

Troy Cannaday, the Bar-rington's executive director,came up with the idea while outon a run himself.

"I was actually running, try-ing to figure out what we coulddo to remember those residentswe had that died," said Canna-day. "As a culture we have asuccessful aging focus, andkind of put the two together andsaid 'Let's remember our

Barrington’s memorial walk exceeds goals

Reporter photo by Richie Hall

Residents, staff members, family and friends took part inthe Barrington of Carmel’s first-ever memorial walk Thursdayand Friday. Pictured (left to right) are Jamie Cannaday(holding Benjamin Brooks), Ashlynne Cannaday, EvelynZellers and Maryellen Keen.

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Glory ye in his holy name: let the heart of them rejoice that seekthe LORD.

- Psalm 105:3

50 Years AgoMarch 20, 1965

News: Noblesville police captured suspect in bank robbery.Sports: Freshman sprinter Bob McLean made his debut as Carmel prepares for its trackand field season.Deal of the Day: John Forsythe starring in he movie "Kitten With A Whip" at the Diana.

Gleasel S. HarrisFebruary 10, 1915 - March 19, 2015

Obituaries

Gleasel S. Harris age 100, of Sheridan; passed away on March 19, 2015 in Nobles-ville, He born on February 10, 1915 to the late Bernie and Nellie (Martin) Harris inSheridan, Indiana. Gleasel was a 50 plus year member of Sheridan Fidelity Lodge 309.He first worked for Fear and Campbell Poultry Co. as a manager, a buyer for Pickett’spoultry, Gleasel was also a Fireman, Police Officer and then Street Department Commis-sioner for the Town of Sheridan retiring at 75 years of age.

Gleasel was an avid coon hunter known throughout the mid-west for his skills in dogtraining and hunting. He shared his knowledge on hunting with many friends threw outthe years. Known for his generosity and kindness he will be sadly missed by the commu-nity, his friends and especially his family a daughter Gloria (Joe) Bilby, son Bud Harris.Five grandchildren Curt (Diane) Bilby, Shawn (Kelly) Harris, Scott (Mandy) Harris,Steve Bilby and Traci (Richard) Lorenze, Gleasel is a proud great-grandfather to nine anda great great-grandfather to four. Preceding him in death his wife Vivian Ethel (Lee) in2003, siblings Mildred Gray, Velva Watts, Emmagene Day and Elza Ray Harris. Funeralservices will be held on Wednesday March 25 at 11:00 am at Fisher Family FuneralServices located at 508 E. 6th St. Sheridan, where friends and family are invited togetherfrom 3-8 pm on Tuesday March 24, 2015. The Rev. VJ Stover and Rev. Russ Wilson willbe officiating. Burial will be held at Crownview Cemetery. In lieu of flowers donationsmay be made to Sheridan Public Library 103 W. 1st St. Sheridan, IN 46069 or Biddle ParkFund 506 South Main St. Sheridan, IN 46069. Online condolences may be made tofisherfunerals.com. Fisher Family Funeral Services have been entrusted with Gleasel’sarrangements.

Jack BeaverMarch 7, 1936 - March 15, 2015

Jack Beaver, 79, of Noblesville, passed away on Sunday, March 15, 2015 at Commu-nity Hospital North in Indianapolis. He was born on March7, 1936 to Merrell and Mary (Sewell) Beaver in Noblesville,Indiana.

Jack proudly served his country as a Staff Sergeant in theUnited States Air Force, and worked as a pipefitter at Fires-tone Industrial Products for 16 years. He was a member ofthe National Rifle Association, was an avid fisherman, andloved the river. Most of all, Jack cared for his family.

He is survived by his wife of 45 years, Maxine Beaver;daughter, Connie Hayes; son, John Crowell; son, Joe Beaver;son, Bob Crowell; daughter, Annette Pelham; son, PhillipBeaver; son, Pete Beaver; 15 grandchildren; and 15 great-grandchildren.

In addition to his parents, Jack was preceded in death byhis brother, Phil Beaver.

Per Jack's request, there will be no services.Memorial contributions may be made to the American Cancer Society, 5635 W 96th

Street, Suite 100, Indianapolis, IN 46278.Condolences: www.randallroberts.com.

Ralph E. GinderMay 21, 1933 - March 18, 2015

Ralph E. Ginder , 81, of Pendleton, passed away on Wednesday, March 18, 2015. Hewas born on May 21, 1933 to John and Rachel(Stottlemeyer) Ginder in Hamilton County, Indiana.

Ralph proudly served his country in the United StatesArmy. He retired from Delco-Remy in Anderson in 1988after 32 years of service, and was a member of WhetstoneChristian Church in Anderson. Ralph enjoyed fishing, gar-dening and NCAA basketball, and loved spoiling his grand-children and great-grandchildren. He also holds across-country record at Fishers High School.

Ralph was the devoted husband of his wife of 57 years,Alberta (Beck) Ginder. He is also survived by his children,Kathy (Jeff) Hoppes, John Ginder, and Tammy (Brad) For-rer; grandchildren, Jason (Jennifer) Berry, Danielle (Mike)Willock, Ashley (Kris) Gustin, Johnny Ginder, and Baylee

Lawther (fiancé, Brian Robertson); great-grandchildren, Jace & Hallie Kate Berry, Tuck-er, Ragan & Porter Willock, Braden & Brinley Gustin, and Reese Robertson; as well asseveral nieces, nephews, sisters-in-law, extended family & friends.

In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his step-mother, Hilda S.Ginder; sisters, Ellen Bannon, Roseanna Ward, Alyce Tharp; and brothers, Fred, Joe, andRoy.

Graveside Services will be held at 11:00 am on Monday, March 23, 2015, at OaklawnMemorial Gardens, 9700 Allisonville Road, in Indianapolis. Visitation will be Sunday,March 22, 2015 from 2:00 pm to 5:00 pm at Randall & Roberts Funeral Home, 1150Logan Street, Noblesville.

Memorial contributions may be made to Pendleton Fire & Ambulance, 100 S. Broad-way Street, Pendleton, IN 46064.

Condolences: www.randallroberts.com.

John “Vic” DuckworthMay 10, 1932 - March 18, 2015

John "Vic" Duckworth, 82, of Westfield, passed away on Wednesday, March 18, 2015at his home. He was born on May 10, 1932 to Lonzo andRuth (Rayer) Duckworth in Newton, Illinois.

Vic made his career serving in the United States Army,and was a member of the Carmel VFW. He enjoyed readingand working puzzle books. Vic was once interviewed by agroup doing a school project, and the taped interview is onfile in the Library of Congress.

He is survived by his daughters, Linda Duckworth andMary (Tony) Minnich; son, Robert Duckworth; sister, ClaraLou Rogers; brothers, Robert Duckworth and Elmer Duck-worth; four grandchildren; and 11 great-grandchildren.

In addition to his parents, Vic was preceded in death byhis wife, Setsuko Duckworth; daughter, Victoria Duck-worth; sisters, Florence Mallott, Dorothy Howe and Betty

Durrough; sister-in-law, Jeanne Duckworth; and brother-in-law, Clarence Rogers.Services will be held at 12:00 pm on Tuesday, March 24, 2015, at Randall & Roberts

Funeral Center, 1685 Westfield Road, in Noblesville, with visitation from 10:00 am to thetime of service. Entombment will be in Lincoln Memory Gardens in Whitestown.

Memorial contributions may be made to Carmel VFW Post 10003, 12863 N MeridianSt, Carmel, IN 46032.

Condolences: www.randallroberts.com.

NOTICE OF EXECUTIVE SESSION

Pursuant to IC 5-14-1.5-6.1 (b) (10) (b) (c) The Town Council for theTown of Atlanta will hold an executive session meeting Tuesday, March24th at 6:00 p.m. in the Town Hall, 105 E. Main Street. The purpose ofthe meeting is to consider the appointment of a public official.

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friends, let's do a walk, and also use this asa kick off to the Barrington Foundation,'which is to help us support other charitiesand other agencies in the community ofours that focus on senior services."

The walking track was marked offaround the campus with cones, and 30 lapsmade 1 mile. They kept count of their laps,and therefore distance, by adding colorfulbeads to simple-made ringlets. In addition,there were treadmills near the track, whereparticipants could also keep track of theirmileage.

On Thursday evening, Cannaday wason the treadmill, while residents, staffmembers, family and friends were out pac-ing the track. At around 7:45 p.m., Canna-day said that over $10,000 had been raised,and the walkers had likely crossed the 100-mile point.

Anyone interested in making a donationto support The Barrington’s efforts, wheth-er walking or not, can make a check out toThe Barrington Foundation. The Barringtonof Carmel is located at 116th Street andGuilford Road, and can be reached at 317-810-1822.

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Jean Umemura was one of the walkers participating in the Barrington’s memorialwalk Thursday evening.

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Noblesville Elementary Music Fest

The Noble CrossingElementary Orffestraplays during theNoblesville ElementaryMusic Fest Thursdayevening. The Orffestrais under the directionof CourtneyHollenbeck.

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The North Elementary Handchimeschoir gives a performance under thedirection of Janene Krent.

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The White RiverElementary VocalFive performs,under thedirection of KaylaShoemaker.

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The Hazel DellOrff Ensembleperforms, underthe direction ofAnna Moody.

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By RICHIE HALLReporter Sports EditorThere will be some new faces on the

Westfield softball team this season, fromthe coaches to the players.

These new Shamrocks may be young,but have plenty of experience already.Combine that with some senior leadership,and there's reason for Westfield to be opti-mistic about its 2015 campaign.

The Shamrocks' new head coach is DanRunge. He is joined by assistant CourtneySwain, a 2004 graduate of Zionsville and astar athlete for the Eagles. Amy Klink is thejunior varsity coach.

Westfield's senior class includes threethat are committed to continuing their ca-reers in college. Kristin London, an IUPUIrecruit, will rotate between shortstop, thirdbase and pitching duties. Savannah Young

is headed to Jackson College; she will playthird base and second base. Shelby Jellisonhas committed to Aurora University, andwill also play second base along with some

outfield duties.Kaytee Murphy is

the fourth senior, withAlexis HartmanWestfield's lone ju-nior. Both played var-sity games lastseason. After that, itwill be a youngShamrock team.

"We will have asolid mix offreshman/sophomores that will be forced

into play at the varsity level," said Runge."They compete in travel ball, and bringexcellent experience with them. The key isfor them to play maturely on the field,above their age. They will have to slow thegame down and trust their instincts. I will

be relying heavily on our four seniors forleadership."

Some of thosesophomores are fa-miliar names: GraceBeam, Cassidy Fer-rer, Lexey Falls andRobbie Harris allplayed varsity gameslast season.

"Our lineup willbe flexible and multi-ple players can playmultiple positions ef-fectively," saidRunge. "We will havea couple freshmanthat will get time inthe circle, and theyare going to have besmart out there, andhopefully we haveprepared them wellenough to be success-ful. As you know,softball is heavily de-pendent on the suc-cess in the circle."

The Shamrockshave a busy openingweek, playing theirfirst three games onthe road. Westfieldplays at Monrovia onMonday, Crawfords-ville on Tuesday andTaylor on Thursdaybefore finally hostingPike on Friday.

"We want to com-pete in every game,play smart, and re-duce mistakes," said

Runge. "The team that makes the leastamount of mistakes has the greatest oppor-tunity to be successful. Most games willcome down a timely 2 out hit. I hope theplayers finish the season better than whatthey started. That is my goal.

"We want the players to be prideful inWestfield Softball, and try to turn the cor-ner.  How that transitions into wins andlosses, I am not sure. If we can get a fewwins under our belt - success breeds confi-dence.  I would like to see the communitycome out support these players. They haveworked very hard, and softball is the great-est sport to watch."

Westfield rosterVarsitySeniors: Shelby Jellison, Kristin London,Kaytee Murphy, Savanna Young.Junior: Alexis Hartman.Sophomores: Grace Beam, Lexey Falls,Cassidy Ferrer, Robbie Harris, Claire Haff-ley.Freshmen: Regan Nickel, Madison Seig-worth, Ashley Swartout, Dory Thompson.Junior VarsityJuniors: Sara Dodd, Serena Ficek.Sophomores: Mikayla Delaney, Claire Haff-ley, Robbie Harris, Hannah McClure.Freshmen: Tori Frew, Abby Hartman, KatieHawkins, Corrine Molter, Daniela Peregri-na, Kelsey Powers, Emily Ray.

Westfield scheduleMarch23: at Monrovia, 5 p.m.24: at Crawfordsville, 6:30 p.m.26: at Taylor, 5 p.m.27: Pike, 5 p.m.31: Tipton, 5 p.m.April1: at Western, 5 p.m.14: Noblesville, 6 p.m.15: Greenfield-Central, 5:30 p.m.17: at Heritage Christian, 5:30 p.m.18: at Lawrence Central Invite, 10 a.m.21: at Hamilton Southeastern, 6 p.m.23: at Hamilton Heights, 5 p.m.24: Lebanon, 5 p.m.25: Terre Haute South (DH), 11 a.m.27: at Sheridan, 5 p.m.28: Brownsburg, 6 p.m.30: Speedway, 5:30 p.m.May4: Lawrence North, 5 p.m.5: at Avon, 6 p.m.7: at Zionsville, 6 p.m.8: Mount Vernon, 5:30 p.m.11: Cathedral, 5 p.m.12: Fishers, 6 p.m.16: at Southmont (DH), 10 a.m.19: at Lafayette Jeff, 6 p.m.21: McCutcheon, 5:30 p.m.

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The Indiana Basketball Hall of Famewelcomes their 54th class of inductees andhonors other Indiana boys high school bas-ketball legends on Wednesday in ceremo-nies to be held at Primo Banquet Hall inIndianapolis.

Highlighting the evening’s ceremony,14 men and one team will be inducted intothe Hall, recognized with the highest honorbestowed in Indiana high school basketball.

Among individuals to be inducted are1941 Indiana Mr. Basketball John Bass(deceased), along with four Indiana All-Stars: Harold “Buster” Briley (1960, Madi-son), Danny Brown (1973, Jennings Coun-ty), Rick Goins (1976, Rushville), andMarv Pruett (1959, Springs Valley).

Roger Schroder was a member of the1954 Milan state champion squad and Har-ry Flournoy (Gary Emerson 1962) cap-tained the 1966 NCAA champion TexasWestern Miners, while Bill Depp(Edinburgh 1957), Vic Molodet (East Chi-cago Washington 1952), and Dean Weirich(Northridge 1972) followed up outstandinghigh school careers with college all-confer-ence and/or All-American honors.

Dan Sparks (Bloomington 1963) en-joyed success as a player at Vincennes Uni-versity and Weber State and in the ABAbefore becoming Indiana’s all-time win-ningest college coach in his 33-year stint atVincennes University.

Jerry Lewis (Reelsville 1958) will beinducted after graduating as Reelsville’sall-time leading scorer, earning nationalNAIA records at Indiana Central College,and winning 354 games as an Indiana highschool coach, most notably at Norwell HighSchool.

The 1985 Marion Giants team will beinducted on the 30th anniversary year oftheir 29-0 undefeated state championshipteam. The 1985 Giants were the 6th unde-feated state champion team in the history ofthe Indiana boys basketball state tourna-ment and become the 8th boys team induct-ed in the Indiana Basketball Hall of Fame.

The recipient of this year’s CentennialAward to recognize contributions to Indi-ana high school basketball from 100 ormore years ago is Herman “Suz” Sayger(Culver 1914) who is inducted posthumous-ly. Sayger scored 113 points in one gameversus Winamac in 1913, which remains a

state single-game record. In later life, hebecame a coach, publisher and promoter,hosting an exhibition game in 1932 thatmay have been the first in history to incor-porate a three-point field goal.

Indiana Pacers 2015 Silver MedalAward recipient Jimmy Dimitroff(Indianapolis Washington 1948) is notedfor officiating over 7,000 games in his ca-reer, including five state finals, the annualIndiana-Kentucky All-Star games, the Hallof Fame Classic, as well as numerous col-lege conference games.

Three men – Don Koester of CrownPoint, Don Nester of Indianapolis and thelate Danny Jacobs of Ellettsville – will berecognized with the Center Circle OfficialsAward.

18 men will be recognized as membersof the 2015 Silver Anniversary Team –acknowledging their spot as one of the top

senior basketball players in Indiana 25years ago.

The 1965 Indianapolis Washingtonteam will be recognized for the 50th anni-versary of their state championship, the1990 Bedford North Lawrence team will behonored on the 25th anniversary of theirstate championship and the 1915 Thorn-town Keewasakees will be remembered 100years after their state championship win.

Seats remain for the event, which willdraw a crowd of over 1,100. Cost for theevent, including a 6:00 PM dinner, is $50for adults. Reservations may be made bycalling (765) 529-1891.

A reception – open to the public andfree of charge – will take place at the Hallof Fame museum in New Castle between11:00 AM (ET) and 1:00 PM on March 25.

2015 InducteesJohn Bass (Greenwood, 1941)Harold “Buster” Briley (Madison, 1960)Danny Brown (Jennings County, 1973)Bill Depp (Edinburgh, 1957)Harry Flornouy (Gary Emerson 1962)Rick Goins (Rushville 1976)Jerry Lewis (Reelsville 1958)Vic Molodet (East Chicago Washington1952)Marv Pruett (Springs Valley 1959)Roger Schroder (Milan 1954)Dan Sparks (Bloomington 1963)Dean Weirich (Northridge 1972)Team induction1985 Marion Giants state champions2015 Indiana Pacers Silver MedalAwardJimmy Dimitroff (Indianapolis Washington1948)2015 Centennial AwardHerman “Suz” Sayger (Culver 1914)2015 Silver Anniversary TeamDamon Bailey (Bedford North Lawrence)Linc Darner (Anderson Highland)Jeff Doyle (Loogootee)

Elliot Hatcher (Indpls. Cardinal Ritter)Noah Haynes (Frontier)Mark Hisle (Terre Haute North)Jamar Johnson (Concord)Marcus Johnson (Pike)Chris Lowery (Evansville Harrison)Eric Montross (Lawrence North)William Moore, Jr. (Southport)Juda Parks (East Chicago Central)Jon Ross (Northfield)Joe Ross (Northfield)Jeermal Sylvester (South Bend Riley)Travis Trice (Princeton)Matt Waddell (Tipton)Ryan Yoder (Westview)2015 Center Circle Officials AwardDon Koester, Crown PointDon Nester, IndianapolisDanny Jacobs, EllettsvilleTeam recognitions1915 Thorntown Kiawaskees state cham-pions1965 Indianapolis Washington Continen-tals state champions1990 Bedford North Lawrence Stars statechampions

Indiana Basketball Hall of Famewelcomes 54th class Wednesday

Notre Dame women easilywin NCAA tourney opener

The Notre Dame women's basketballteam easily won its opening-round game atthe NCAA Tournament Friday evening.

The Irish, the top seed in the OklahomaCity regional, cruised past 16th seed Mon-tana 77-43 at ND's Purcell Pavilion. TayaRemier, a sophomore from HamiltonSoutheastern, was all over the stat line forNotre Dame. In addition to scoring ninepoints, Reimer also had three assists, three

blocked shots and two rebounds. Reimerwas 4-of-5 from the field, and made herlone free throw attempt.

Jewell Loyd led the Irish scoring with18 points.

Next up for Notre Dame is ninth-seededDePaul, which beat eighth seed Minnesota79-72 in first round action. The Irish willhost DePaul at 9 p.m. Sunday; the gamewill be telecast on ESPN.

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Sixteen teams will battle for the chanceto play for a state championship this Satur-day as the 105th Annual IHSAA Boys Bas-ketball

State Tournament rolls on to the semi-state round. Each of the four sites will hosta doubleheader.

Scores from each game will be posted tothe IHSAA Web site as they become avail-able on Saturday.

Boys Basketball Semi-StatesDate: Saturday, March 21, 2015.Admission: $8.Home Team: The winners of the odd-num-bered regionals will be the designatedhome teams.Official Basketball: The Wilson EvolutionWide Channel (B0516), the official ball of

the IHSAA state tournament, will be pro-vided for use at each host site.

Lafayette JeffersonClass A | Liberty Christian (25-3) vs. Mar-quette Catholic (23-6) | 1 pm ET / 12 pm CTClass 2A | Frankton (25-2) vs. HammondBishop Noll (13-13) | Approx. 3 pm ET/2pm CTHuntington NorthClass 3A | Fort Wayne Bishop Dwenger(14-13) vs. Griffith (18-10) | 4 pm ET/3 pmCTClass 4A | Homestead (27-2) vs. SouthBend Riley (12-14) | Approx. 6 pm ET / 5pm CTSeymourClass A | Barr-Reeve (25-2) vs. Clay City(24-4) | 1 pm ET/12 pm CT

Class 4A | Evansville Reitz (28-1) vs. Rich-mond (26-3) | Approx. 3 pm ET/2 pm CTSouthportClass 2A | Linton-Stockton (22-6) vs. ParkTudor (24-2) | 4 pm ETClass 3A | Vincennes Lincoln (21-6) vs.Guerin Catholic (20-8) | Approx. 6 pm ET

Boys Basketball State FinalsDate: Saturday, March 28, 2015.Site: Bankers Life Fieldhouse, 125 S. Penn-sylvania Street, Indianapolis.

Admission: $15.00 per session.All-session tickets (all four games) may beordered in advance through the IHSAAhere. Reserved single session tickets may bepurchased at the participating schools theweek of the state finals. Contact participat-

ing schools for ticket distribution hours.Anyremaining tickets will be available gameday at the ticket office at Bankers LifeFieldhouse.

Gates Open: Bankers Life Fieldhouse willopen its gates to fans beginning one hourprior to the start of each session - 9:30 amET and again at 5 pm ET. The venue will becleared between the Class 2A and 3A games.Home Team: The winners of the southsemi-states will be the designated hometeams.

Official Basketball: The Wilson EvolutionWide Channel (B0516), the official ball ofthe IHSAA state tournament, will be used.

Television: All four state championshipgames will air live on Fox Sports Indiana.Webstream: For viewers outside of the FoxSports Indiana coverage area, a live streamwill be available at IHSAAtv.org. For thosewithin the FSI coverage area, the streamwill be available only on delayed basis fol-lowing the conclusion of the telecast.

Radio: Each game will be broadcast onaffiliates of the IHSAA Champions Net-work.

Session IClass A State Championship Game | Win-ner of North Semi-State vs. Winner ofSouth Semi-State | 10:30 am ETClass 2A State Championship Game | Win-ner of North Semi-State vs. Winner ofSouth Semi-State | Approx. 12:45 pm ETSession IIClass 3A State Championship Game | Win-ner of North Semi-State vs. Winner ofSouth Semi-State | 6 pm ETClass 4A State Championship Game | Win-ner of North Semi-State vs. Winner ofSouth Semi-State | Approx. 8:15 pm ET

NotablesLooking for First Semi-State Title (6 of16)4A: Homestead.3A: Fort Wayne Bishop Dwenger, Griffith.2A: Frankton.A: Clay City, Liberty ChristianLooking to Break Semi-State Champion-ship Drought (Five or More Years)70: South Bend Riley (1945).64: Evansville Reitz (1951).31: Vincennes Lincoln (1984).23: Richmond (1992).Most Consecutive Semi-State Champi-onships4 by Ben Davis (1993-96).Top 10 All-Time Semi-State Champion-ship Leaders14: Marion.13: Muncie Central.12: Lafayette Jefferson.11: Anderson.8: East Chicago Washington, Kokomo,New Albany.6: Elkhart Central, Evansville Bosse, GaryRoosevelt, Jeffersonville, Washington.2014 State Champions Still Alive (2)2A: Park Tudor.A: Marquette Catholic.2014 State Finalist Still Alive (3)2A: Park Tudor.A: Barr-Reeve, Marquette Catholic.First-Time Regional Champions4A: None.3A: Griffith.2A: Frankton.A: None.Regional Championship Drought Break-ers (Five or more years)47: Evansville Reitz (1968).23: Richmond (1992).18: Vincennes Lincoln (1997).7: South Bend Riley (2008).Repeat Regional Champions (8 of 16)4A: Homestead.3A: Fort Wayne Bishop Dwenger, GuerinCatholic.2A: Park Tudor.A: Barr-Reeve, Clay City, Liberty Chris-tian, Marquette Catholic.

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Guerin Catholic 59

Lebanon 45

West Vigo 53

Tri-West 62

Silver Creek 36

Greensburg 57

Vincennes 64

South Bend St. Joseph’s 66

Andrean 54

Twin Lakes 52

Griffith 64

Bishop Dwenger 58

Hamilton Heights 53

NorthWood 39

Class 3A tournament bracketsRegionals Semi-state State Finals

Bankers Life FieldhouseMarch 28

Kankakee ValleyMarch 14

BlackfordMarch 14Columbia City 33

Evansville Memorial 56

GreencastleMarch 14

WashingtonMarch 14

Huntington NorthMarch 21

SouthportMarch 21

Guerin Catholic 52

Tri-West 46

Vincennes 45

Bishop Dwenger 43

NorthWood 40

Bishop Dwenger (14-13)

Griffith 62

Griffith (18-3)

Evansville Memorial 44

South Bend St. Joseph’s 50

Guerin Catholic (20-8)

Vincennes (21-6)

In the second of three head-to-headmeetings between the two teams this sea-son, the Indy Fuel were defeated by theSouth Carolina Stingrays on Friday atNorth Charleston Coliseum in Charleston,South Carolina by a final score of 4-0. Withthe loss, the Fuel fell to 25-28-4-5 overallthis season and with 59 points, remain alonein sixth place in the ECHL’s North Divisionstandings, just one point shy of playoffposition. With the victory, the Stingrays’ECHL-record 20th consecutive win, SouthCarolina goaltender Jeff Jakaitis recordedhis fourth-consecutive shutout, an ECHLrecord, and pushed his all-time league-re-cord shutout streak to 319 minutes and 32seconds.

The Stingrays got out to a quick start onFriday, as a Wayne Simpson transitionscore at 6:22 made it 1-0 South Carolinabefore an opportunistic Brett Cameron tallypushed the ‘Rays lead to 2-0 at 11:05 withPatrick Gaul and Caleb Herbert registeringassists on the play. South Carolina extended

their lead to 3-0 with the second period’slone goal, a Tim Spencer tally less than oneminute into middle frame action. Cameronadded a second score at 5:36 of the third tocap the Stingrays’ scoring at 4-0. Mac Car-ruth took the loss in net for the Fuel despite18 saves as Jakaitis claimed his 11th straightwin, tied for the second-longest such streakin ECHL history, and his 22nd career shut-out, three shy of the all-time league record.

Next up for the Fuel, it’s a Saturdayclash with the Greenville Road Warriorswith the opening faceoff set for 7:00 pm atBon Secours Wellness Arena in Greenville,South Carolina. Full coverage of Saturday’sgame begins with the “Jose Cuervo Pre-game Show” at 6:45 pm over the air onCBS Sports 1430 WXNT-AM, online atwww.cbssports1430.com and on smart-phones everywhere via the free “TuneIn”Radio app with Fuel broadcaster TonyBrown providing the play-by-play.

Stingrays, Jakaitis extend historicstreaks with 4-0 win over Fuel

Eastern ConferenceEast W L PCT. GBToronto 41 28 .594 -Boston 30 38 .441 10.5Brooklyn 28 39 .418 12.0Philadelphia 17 52 .246 24.0New York 14 55 .203 27.0Central W L PCT. GBCleveland 45 26 .634 -Chicago 42 28 .600 2.5Milwaukee 34 35 .493 10.0Indiana 30 38 .441 13.5Detroit 24 44 .353 19.5Southeast W L PCT. GBAtlanta 53 16 .768 -Washington 40 29 .580 13.0Miami 32 36 .471 20.5Charlotte 29 38 .433 23.0Orlando 22 49 .310 32.0

Western ConferenceNorthwest W L PCT. GBPortland 44 23 .657 -Oklahoma City 39 30 .565 6.0Utah 31 37 .456 13.5Denver 26 44 .371 19.5Minnesota 15 53 .221 29.5Pacific W L PCT. GBGolden State 55 13 .809 -L.A. Clippers 45 25 .643 11.0Phoenix 36 33 .522 19.5Sacramento 23 45 .338 32.0L.A. Lakers 17 50 .254 37.5Southwest W L PCT. GBMemphis 48 21 .696 -Houston 46 22 .676 1.5San Antonio 43 25 .632 4.5Dallas 44 26 .629 4.5New Orleans 37 32 .536 11.0

NBA standingsFriday’s scoresOrlando 111, Portland 104Philadelphia 97, New York 81Brooklyn 129, Milwaukee 128Cleveland 95, Indiana 92Miami 108, Denver 91Chicago 108, Toronto 92

Oklahoma City 123, Atlanta 115Memphis 112, Dallas 101San Antonio 101, Boston 89Sacramento 101, Charlotte 91Golden State 112, New Orleans 96L.A. Clippers 113, Washington 99

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By WHEAT HOTCHKISSCourtesy nba.com/pacersThe Pacers (30-38) battled hard on Fri-

day night in Cleveland, but LeBron Jamesand the Cavaliers (45-26) held on for a95-92 victory. Indiana has now droppedfour straight games after winning sevenstraight earlier this month.

With the win, the Cavaliers clinched aplayoff berth. They have now won 15straight games within the friendly confinesof Quicken Loans Arena.

The Blue & Gold gave it their all in awild fourth quarter that featured four tiesand eight lead changes. The Pacers repeat-edly surged in front, but each time Jamesseemed to make a play on the other end.The four-time MVP scored 11 straightpoints for Cleveland down the stretch.

"I liked the way we played," Pacershead coach Frank Vogel said after the loss."I liked the way we guarded, I liked the waywe shared the basketball, I liked our com-petitive spirit. We just got undone by agreat performance by the best player in thegame."

After James' layup broke an 89-89 tie,C.J. Miles buried a 3-pointer from the rightwing to give the Pacers a 92-91 lead with2:22 to play. But James responded with aone-handed floater on the ensuing posses-sion to put the Cavs back in front.

The Pacers had three possessions in thefinal two minutes and had six shots thatcould have given them the lead, but couldn'tget any of them to fall.

After James missed a long 3-pointer atthe end of the shot clock, Cavaliers guardIman Shumpert corralled the offensive re-bound and found teammate J.R. Smith, whowas fouled with one second left. Smith hitboth free throws to extend the Cavs' lead tothree points.

After a timeout, C.J. Miles got off along 3-pointer before the buzzer, but itcame up well short.

"We were so close," Pacers forwardLuis Scola said after the game. "This wasgoing to be a great win for us. But it’sencouraging. If we play this way, we’regoing to win a lot of games and we’re goingto be in the playoffs."

George Hill scored 14 of his team-high24 points in the third quarter. The Pacers'point guard made 9-of-15 shots on thenight, including 4-of-8 from 3-point range.

Pacers fall toCavaliers