Thursday June 30 2016Sheridan Noblesville Cicero Arcadia Atlanta Carmel Fishers Westfield

Vol 3 No 128 Mostly sunny today Partly cloudytonight with a 30 percent chance ofshowers and thunderstorms after 2 am

TODAYrsquoS WEATHER

HIGH 80 LOW 62

The Noblesville Common Council hasapproved the preliminary resolution desig-nating an economic revitalization area forAmerican Feeding Systems 15425 Endeav-or Drive Noblesville

American Feeding Systems designs andbuilds high quality vibratory feeders tosolve manufacturing problems The customautomation fabrication and machine manu-facturer builds parts for handling and trans-ferring equipment for companies within thedefense medical and advanced manufactur-ing industries

American Feeding Systems was found-ed by Larry Boram William Crask andRobert Camp in 1982 Camp is now the soleowner of the business and pursuing expan-sion American Feeding Systems plans tobuild a new 16000 square-foot building for

its corporate offices along with a space forlight manufacturing American FeedingSystems has 20 employees and plans to hirefive new people within the next five yearsTotal capital investment for this project is$16 million

As part of the resolution the commoncouncil has approved the location as aneconomic revitalization area eligible for a5-year declining real property tax phase-infor a total savings of $133494

June 28 was the preliminary resolutionwhich is the introduction to an economicdevelopment project and lays out the initialrequest for approval with council Becausethe ldquofirst lookrdquo resolution was passed apublic hearing and confirmatory resolutionwill be held at the next council meetingon July 12

Noblesville Common Council approves preliminaryresolution for American Feeding Systems

Map provided by the City of Noblesville

The Noblesville Common Council has approved the preliminary resolutiondesignating an economic revitalization area for American Feeding Systems Thearea is located at 15425 Endeavor Drive near the intersection of CumberlandRoad and Cumberland Pointe Boulevard

The inaugural Revn Rods amp Heart-land Music Tour presented by ChevroletPerformance is a six-day six-city tour of the coolest cars hottest ridesand brightest stars of classic countrymusic Kicking off in Nashville Tennon July 17 the tour meanders throughthe heartland for six consecutive daysfeaturing a car show each day - com-plete with hundreds of high-dollar per-formance vehicles vendors food andmore - and a different country musicconcert each night

The Indiana State Fairgrounds willhost the Tourrsquos finale on Friday July 22featuring a car show from noon to 6pm and a concert at 6 pm hosted byJames Otto and headlined by John Mi-chael Montgomery

Car owners can join the tour in anycity and follow fellow car and countrymusic enthusiasts to the final destinationin Indianapolis Ind Those who travelfrom the start to the finish ofthe tour will be part of an exclusive clubcalled the ldquoRevn Nation

James Otto the soulful-voiced coun-try singer famous for the gigantic 2008hit ldquoI Just Got Started Lovinrsquo Yourdquo willtravel to each stop of the Revrsquon Rods ampHeartland Music Tour as the eventrsquosGrand Marshal in a 1966 Chevy C-10classic truck that he fully restored afterit was given to him by his grandfatherOtto will open each nightly concert ex-

State Fairgroundsto host RevrsquonRods amp HeartlandMusic Tour

BlueSky Co-owners Todd Irwin left and Eric Warne unveil the design for the new BlueSky headquarters at Wednesdayrsquosgroundbreaking located one block west of the new Federal Hill District at the intersection of Westfield Road and John Street

Photo courtesy the City of Noblesville

BlueSky Technology Partners breaks groundnear Noblesvillersquos downtown Federal Hill District

BlueSky Technology Partners (BlueSky) along withNoblesville Mayor John Ditslear and city officials broke ground ontheir new headquarters on June 29 The new four-story 42000 sqft facility is located one block west of the new Federal Hill Districtat the intersection of Westfield Road and John Street

Ten years ago BlueSky made Noblesville their home and iscommitted to spurring Noblesville economic growth Due tosignificant growth BlueSky owners Todd Irwin and Eric Warne

met with city officials to strategize the location of building a newheadquarters within the blossoming Downtown Noblesvillecommunity

ldquoStaying local and supporting local businesses played a keyrole in our decision to stay in Noblesvillerdquo stated Warne ldquoThe cityhas been good to us and for us and we look forward to playing a

News2

cept in Bean Blossom Ind where he willheadline with his band

The inaugural Revrsquon Rods amp HeartlandMusic Tour presented by Chevrolet Perfor-mance will take place at the Indiana StateFairgrounds located at 1202 E 38th St inIndianapolis

The car show is free to spectatorsfrom noon to 6 pm Nightly concerts takethe stage at 6 pm Concert tickets are avail-able at RevnTourcom and onsite Specialtyvehicle owners can register a car truck ormotorcycle online for $250 (full tour) or$35 (one day only) Concert tickets areincluded with entry

For more information visitRevnTourcom or call 423-468-5121 Fanscan follow the Revrsquon Tour on Facebook andTwitter (RevnTV) and join the conversa-tion using REVNTV

TOURFrom Page 1

part in propelling the cityrsquos growth andopportunitiesrdquo

Assisting BlueSky with the project islocal architectural firm AmericanStructurepoint + Interiors Group andcontracting firm Meyer Najem toconceptualize and execute the new 42000-square-foot headquarters with the top threelevels used for collaborative office use Themain level at grade is intended for a restau-rant tenant space and outdoor dining Anoutdoor terrace off their common break-room area on the fourth floor providesBlueSky with scenic views of historicdowntown Noblesville and the new FederalHills Commons area

ldquoWe are excited to see BlueSkyrsquoscontinued success and growthrdquo said MayorDitslear ldquoTheir new headquarters is thefirst major development since the FederalHill Commons project began Ourpartnership will spur economicdevelopment and extend downtownNoblesville to the west side of the WhiteRiverrdquo

When designing the building BlueSkyofficials said it was important to listen totheir employeesrsquo vision of their new officespace

ldquoAt BlueSky our people matterrdquo saidIrwin ldquoWe care passionately about our

work culture and wanted to be sure ourvision resonated with our employeesrsquovision American Structurepoint led acollaborative visioning session thatprovided great feedback from 25 of ouremployees and based on that session thearchitects were able to program and designa building that promotes our companyculture and brandrdquo

The project is expected to be completedby the summer of 2017

From Page 1BLUESKY

ABOVE BlueSky Director of Marketing Matt Rogers welcomes guest as he servesas emcee for the ceremonyABOVE RIGHT Before breaking ground Mayor John Ditslear welcomes theinternational headquarters building to Noblesville with Deputy Mayor Steve Cookeand BlueSky Co-owners Todd Irwin and Eric WarneBELOW From left Noblesville Common Council members Roy Johnson ChrisJensen President Greg OrsquoConnor and Megan Wiles break ground on the newBlueSky headquarters in the Federal Hill District

Photos courtesy the City of Noblesville

3Obituaries

Hamilton CountyReporter

Contact InformationPhone

317-408-5548

EmailHamiltonconorthreporterhotmailcom

Publisher Jeff JellisonHamiltonconorthreporterhotmailcom

317-408-5548

Editor Don JellisonHoosiermabaaolcom

317-773-2769

Sports Editor Richie HallRhall1977gmailcomTwitter Richie_Hall

Web Addresswwwhc-reportercom

Mailing AddressPO Box190

Westfield IN 46074

Subscripton InformationPrint Edition

3 months $186 months $341 Year $68

Daily Email Edition6 months $251 Year $50

Beware of false prophets which come to you in sheeps clothingbut inwardly they are ravening wolves

- Matthew 715

50 Years AgoNews The Carmel Town Board Clay Township Advisory Board andofficials of the American Suburban Utilities met Sunday afternoon to seeka settlement of a dispute over the right to construct sewers in ClayTownship American Suburban has petitioned the Indiana Public ServiceCommission to allow construction of sanitary sewers in the townshipThey have been opposed in their bid however by the town of Carmelwhich passed an ordinance creating a Sanitary Board The town plans toconstruct a sewage system if the PSCI does not grant the franchise toAmerican SuburbanSports A record field is braced at the starting line for perhaps the hottestNoblesville city golf tournament in history as 94 golfers have been pairedin five different flights for the cityrsquos biggest link outing of the seasonAd Blann Hardware Latex Inside Paint $395

Karen Louise Grzeskowiak

December 7 1954 - June 29 2016

Karen Louise Grzeskowiak 61 of Noblesville passed away on Wednesday June 292016 at Riverview Health in Noblesville She was born onDecember 7 1954 to Louis and Lorraine (Jedlicka) Havensin Chicago Illinois Karen enjoyed gardening and was aMaster Gardener

She is survived by her husband Art Grzeskowiak chil-dren Eric Louis (Stacey) Grzeskowiak and Kelly Kristen(Jason) Hopping two grandchildren Samuel amp Miller Hop-ping and brother Kevin Havens Her parents precede her indeath

Services will be held at 200 pm on Saturday July 22016 at Randall amp Roberts Funeral Center 1685 WestfieldRoad in Noblesville with visitation beginning at 1200noon Rev Stanley R Sutton will officiate Burial will be atCrownland Cemetery in Noblesville

Memorial contributions may be made to Juvenile Diabe-tes Research Foundation 10401 N Meridian Street Suite

150 Indianapolis IN 46290Condolences wwwrandallrobertscom

Kenny VanDeventer

October 1 1937 - June 28 2016

Kenny VanDeventer 78 of Noblesville and formerly of Westphalia passed away onTuesday June 28 2016 at Sunrise on Old Meridian in Carmel with his family at his sideIt has been a long hard journey for him but at last he has found peace He was born onOctober 1 1937 in Bloomfield the third son of Wayne and Fern (Helms) VanDeventer

Ken retired in 1991 after 33 years with the WestinghouseABB Corp in BloomingtonHe is survived by his wife of 57 years Carole (Due) VanDeventer daughters Jami Grayof Westfield and Vicki Randall of Carmel three grandsons Dylan Randall Carson Grayand Brandon Gray granddaughter Annabelle Walters and brothers Leon amp Ray ofBloomfield and Lonnie of Marion

In addition to his parents Ken was preceded in death by his brother Dewey VanDe-venter

A graveside service will be held at 100 pm on Friday July 1 2016 at Salem UnitedChurch of Christ Cemetery 13135 N Salem Westphalia IN with Pastor Bryan Taylorofficiating

In lieu of flowers memorial contributions may be made to the Lewy Body DementiaAssoc Inc 912 Killian Hill Road SW Lilburn GA 30047 or your local AlzheimersAssociation

Condolences wwwrandallrobertscom

Larry David Wilson

April 13 1938 - June 28 2016

Larry David Wilson 78 of Carmel died peacefully at his home on Tuesday June 282016 He was born on April 13 1938 to Opal and Alah(Smith) Wilson in Bedford Indiana

Larry joined the United States Naval Reserves in 1955and was honorably discharged in 1963 He graduated fromArsenal Tech High School in 1956 and married SandraKay Hammack on August 24 1974 in Carmel Larry beganworking for Firestone in 1962 and worked for the companyfor 46 years He was dedicated to the company and theFirestone brand which showed in his hobbies Larry hadmany interests including classic cars woodworking at-tending the Indianapolis 500 Excel spreadsheets garagesales antiquing and many more

He is survived by his wife Sandra children ThomasWilson Lorena (Daryl) Stewart Laura Stokes and Mat-

thew Stokes siblings Jim and John Beeler grandchildren Shawn Erin ChristopherPatrick Dan Madeline and Sylvia and great-grandchildren Jacob Jaicee Westin andPeyton

In addition to his parents Larry was preceded in death by his daughter TheresaWilson and son Dennis Wilson

Services will be held at 100 pm on Wednesday July 6 2016 at Randall amp RobertsFuneral Center 1685 Westfield Road in Noblesville with visitation from 1100 am to thetime of service Rev David Layman will officiate

Memorial contributions may be made to American Cancer Society 5635 W 96thStreet Suite 100 Indianapolis IN 46278 or Autism Society of Indiana 3951 N MeridianStreet Suite 220 Indianapolis IN 46208

Condolences wwwrandallrobertscom

An additional obituary appearson Page 4

3Obituaries

Hamilton CountyReporter

Contact InformationPhone

317-408-5548

EmailHamiltonconorthreporterhotmailcom

Publisher Jeff JellisonHamiltonconorthreporterhotmailcom

317-408-5548

Editor Don JellisonHoosiermabaaolcom

317-773-2769

Sports Editor Richie HallRhall1977gmailcomTwitter Richie_Hall

Web Addresswwwhc-reportercom

Mailing AddressPO Box190

Westfield IN 46074

Subscripton InformationPrint Edition

3 months $186 months $341 Year $68

Daily Email Edition6 months $251 Year $50

Beware of false prophets which come to you in sheeps clothingbut inwardly they are ravening wolves

- Matthew 715

50 Years AgoNews The Carmel Town Board Clay Township Advisory Board andofficials of the American Suburban Utilities met Sunday afternoon to seeka settlement of a dispute over the right to construct sewers in ClayTownship American Suburban has petitioned the Indiana Public ServiceCommission to allow construction of sanitary sewers in the townshipThey have been opposed in their bid however by the town of Carmelwhich passed an ordinance creating a Sanitary Board The town plans toconstruct a sewage system if the PSCI does not grant the franchise toAmerican SuburbanSports A record field is braced at the starting line for perhaps the hottestNoblesville city golf tournament in history as 94 golfers have been pairedin five different flights for the cityrsquos biggest link outing of the seasonAd Blann Hardware Latex Inside Paint $395

Karen Louise Grzeskowiak

December 7 1954 - June 29 2016

Karen Louise Grzeskowiak 61 of Noblesville passed away on Wednesday June 292016 at Riverview Health in Noblesville She was born onDecember 7 1954 to Louis and Lorraine (Jedlicka) Havensin Chicago Illinois Karen enjoyed gardening and was aMaster Gardener

She is survived by her husband Art Grzeskowiak chil-dren Eric Louis (Stacey) Grzeskowiak and Kelly Kristen(Jason) Hopping two grandchildren Samuel amp Miller Hop-ping and brother Kevin Havens Her parents precede her indeath

Services will be held at 200 pm on Saturday July 22016 at Randall amp Roberts Funeral Center 1685 WestfieldRoad in Noblesville with visitation beginning at 1200noon Rev Stanley R Sutton will officiate Burial will be atCrownland Cemetery in Noblesville

Memorial contributions may be made to Juvenile Diabe-tes Research Foundation 10401 N Meridian Street Suite

150 Indianapolis IN 46290Condolences wwwrandallrobertscom

Kenny VanDeventer

October 1 1937 - June 28 2016

Kenny VanDeventer 78 of Noblesville and formerly of Westphalia passed away onTuesday June 28 2016 at Sunrise on Old Meridian in Carmel with his family at his sideIt has been a long hard journey for him but at last he has found peace He was born onOctober 1 1937 in Bloomfield the third son of Wayne and Fern (Helms) VanDeventer

Ken retired in 1991 after 33 years with the WestinghouseABB Corp in BloomingtonHe is survived by his wife of 57 years Carole (Due) VanDeventer daughters Jami Grayof Westfield and Vicki Randall of Carmel three grandsons Dylan Randall Carson Grayand Brandon Gray granddaughter Annabelle Walters and brothers Leon amp Ray ofBloomfield and Lonnie of Marion

In addition to his parents Ken was preceded in death by his brother Dewey VanDe-venter

A graveside service will be held at 100 pm on Friday July 1 2016 at Salem UnitedChurch of Christ Cemetery 13135 N Salem Westphalia IN with Pastor Bryan Taylorofficiating

In lieu of flowers memorial contributions may be made to the Lewy Body DementiaAssoc Inc 912 Killian Hill Road SW Lilburn GA 30047 or your local AlzheimersAssociation

Condolences wwwrandallrobertscom

Larry David Wilson

April 13 1938 - June 28 2016

Larry David Wilson 78 of Carmel died peacefully at his home on Tuesday June 282016 He was born on April 13 1938 to Opal and Alah(Smith) Wilson in Bedford Indiana

Larry joined the United States Naval Reserves in 1955and was honorably discharged in 1963 He graduated fromArsenal Tech High School in 1956 and married SandraKay Hammack on August 24 1974 in Carmel Larry beganworking for Firestone in 1962 and worked for the companyfor 46 years He was dedicated to the company and theFirestone brand which showed in his hobbies Larry hadmany interests including classic cars woodworking at-tending the Indianapolis 500 Excel spreadsheets garagesales antiquing and many more

He is survived by his wife Sandra children ThomasWilson Lorena (Daryl) Stewart Laura Stokes and Mat-

thew Stokes siblings Jim and John Beeler grandchildren Shawn Erin ChristopherPatrick Dan Madeline and Sylvia and great-grandchildren Jacob Jaicee Westin andPeyton

In addition to his parents Larry was preceded in death by his daughter TheresaWilson and son Dennis Wilson

Services will be held at 100 pm on Wednesday July 6 2016 at Randall amp RobertsFuneral Center 1685 Westfield Road in Noblesville with visitation from 1100 am to thetime of service Rev David Layman will officiate

Memorial contributions may be made to American Cancer Society 5635 W 96thStreet Suite 100 Indianapolis IN 46278 or Autism Society of Indiana 3951 N MeridianStreet Suite 220 Indianapolis IN 46208

Condolences wwwrandallrobertscom

An additional obituary appearson Page 4

4 Obituary and NewsRolland R ldquoWhiteyrdquo Guenin

June 27 2016

After a valiant struggle with cancer Rolland R Whitey Guenin age 83 diedpeacefully at home surrounded by his loving family onMonday June 27 2016

Whitey was born in South Bend to Celesta and RollandGuenin He attended St Joan of Arc Cathedral and TechHigh Schools and was a veteran the Korean War Heworked for many years at Cyclone Fence and also was amanager of the Coliseum at the State Fair Grounds

Whitey was a driven professional with a passion for icehockey He played hockey for the Indianapolis WarriorsHis love of hockey led him to open the Carmel Ice Skadiumin 1974 where he served as an ownermanagercoach until2002 when he retired He was active in youth hockey andinstilled in many youths a love for the sport He will beremembered as an inspiration to all that knew him InNovember of 2013 ldquoWhiteys Pondrdquo a new outdoor skatingrink named in honor of Whitey was opened in Laurel MD

by a former associate from the SkadiumWhitey is survived by his brother Gene and sister-in-law Dee Guenin three nephews

Pat Paul and Darrell Guenin his niece Beth Bergman and many other family membersHe is preceded in death by his parents his sister Betty Kocher and beloved dog Bud

Visitation will be from 500 pm to 800 pm on Friday July 1 2016 at Randall ampRoberts Fishers Mortuary 12010 Allisonville Road in Fishers A Memorial Mass willbe held at 1000 am on Saturday July 2 2016 at St Louis de Montfort Catholic Church11441 Hague Road in Fishers with visitation 1 hour prior to the service Interment willfollow at Our Lady of Peace Cemetery 9001 Haverstick Rd Indianapolis with a recep-tion at St Louis De Montfort to follow interment all are welcome

In lieu of flowers please send a donation to The Catholic Youth Organization 580E Stevens St Indianapolis IN 46203 on online athttpsappetapestrycomonlineformsCYOdonatehtml

Condolences wwwrandallrobertscom

The Music amp All That Jazz series comes back to the courthouse square for thethird of six shows this Friday July 1

This performance features Trevor Mather and the NHS Jazz Combo Mather is arecent graduate of Noblesville High School and brings with him some talented NHSalumnus and students to share a mix of swing bebop ballad Latin and even a fewfunk tunes for the crowd

ldquoThis year our focus has been to engage students in several aspects of thiscommunity concert seriesrdquo said Chris Owens executive director of Noblesville MainStreet ldquoAlong with performance opportunities at the Farmers Market I think ourlocal students are getting greater exposure for their talentsrdquo

Noblesville Main Street invites our community to the beautiful historic court-house square for fun evenings this summer The series is made possible by thegenerous support of Gaylor Electric and Greg OrsquoConnor and family All performanc-es are from 7 to 9 pm and are weather-dependent

Music amp All That Jazzcontinues Friday

The Farmers Bank is pleased to an-nounce that MatthewA Wyman joined thebank last month as aPersonal Trust Offi-cer Matt has 10years of experience inthe financial servicesindustry He hasserved in leadershiproles at both large andmid-sized banks atCharles Schwab as atrust and estates spe-cialist and his most

recent position was a Branch Manager atKey Bank in the Indianapolis Area

Matt graduated from Center Grove HighSchool in Greenwood and received a Bach-elor of Science degree in Business Admin-istration at Indiana University

Matt resides in Noblesville with hiswife of eight years Alexis They have oneson Rex and two daughters Lyla and

Claire In his spare time Matt enjoysspending time with family hunting fishingand attending sporting events The Wy-mans attend Harbor Shores ChristianChurch in Cicero

The Farmers Bank hires Matthew AWyman as Personal Trust Officer

Wyman

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News 5

A Hamilton County Sheriffrsquos deputy was injured in a multiple vehicle crash inNoblesville on Tuesday

Deputies responded to the area of State Road 37 and Pleasant Street shortly before630 pm on the report of a crash involving four vehicles

According to the crash report Sgt Ryan Horine of the Sheriffrsquos Office was on dutydriving a marked patrol car northbound on SR 37 approaching Pleasant Street Alsonorthbound on SR 37 was a gray Honda ULX driven by Li Xiaohong age 46 of CarmelInvestigators believe the Hondarsquos driver made a late decision to change lanes as sheapproached Pleasant Street As the Honda slowed or stopped in the travel lane to changelanes the Sheriffrsquos Office car collided with the rear of the Honda pushing it into two othervehicles a silver Saturn driven by Violeta Watt of Pendleton and a gray Chevrolet drivenby Lulu Laubecher of McCordsville

Horine was taken by ambulance to Riverview Hospital with leg and ankle injuriesNone of the drivers or passengers in the other vehicles was reported injured

In accordance with Hamilton County policy requiring an employee involved in avehicle crash that causes injury or requires a vehicle to be towed toxicology tests wereperformed and results are pending Investigators do not believe there were any signs ofimpairment

County Sheriffrsquos deputyinjured in Tuesday crash

Contact us

hamiltonconorthreporterhotmailcom

Grand Park will host five major eventsthis upcoming Fourth of July weekend

Four major tournament events will kickoff the weekend Two of the events will behosted by Bullpen Tournaments the Ama-teur Baseball Championships (ABC) andthe Freedom Classic which will collective-ly showcase 81 of the nationrsquos elite baseballteams The ABCs which starts on June30th and carry over the next two followingweekends was specifically designed tobenefit the players parents coaches col-lege recruiters and scouts The FreedomClassic will occur during July 1st-July 2ndand will continue for the following twoweekends

Today the PGF Firecracker Classictournament will begin and is expected tobring over 98 of the nationrsquos elite softballteams to play in six showcase games a fewbeing played at the Monon Trail Elementa-ry fields in single elimination format fortop three teams in each pool Also June30th will mark the start of Game Day USANationals baseball tournament which fea-

tures 36 top-tier teams playing in a bracketpool format that includes playoffs Thirteenstates are represented among the 200 plusteams

Visit wwwbullpentournamentscom tolearn more information about these tourna-ments

To cap off the weekend Grand Parkwill host Westfield Rocks the 4th for thevery first time This Fourth of JulyWestfieldrsquos largest annual event will in-clude the biggest firework display inIndianarsquos 11-county metropolitan area Thisevent will feature a Headliner Car ShowKids Area live entertainment a brand newArchery Area and Frankrsquos Franks Hot DogEating Competition Fireworks will beginat 10 pm

Visit httpwwwenjoywestfieldeventscomwestfield-rocks-the-4th-1 for moreinformation

Grand Park hosts fivemajor events this weekend

Car enthusiasts and the public are invit-ed to the Indiana State Police Museumrsquosfirst ldquoCruisin with the Copsrdquo event thiscoming Friday July 1st from 5 to 8 pmThe state police museum is located at 8660East 21st Street on the east side of India-napolis Best of all therersquos no registrationfee and the event is FREE for the public justcoming out to look at cool cars and visit theISP Museum

All eras and styles of cars trucks andmotorcycles are welcome and the first 50vehicles will receive a dash plaque

ISP Museum staff will be hosting fami-ly activities a new car exhibit inside themuseum as well as music and a food truckto satisfy your hunger And along with thecool cars and all to see in the museumthere will be state police officers to visitwith as well

So this Friday stop by the ISP Museumand enjoy an evening with the Indiana StatePolice

Cruisin withthe Cops

The 2016 Trooper Bartram Poker RunMemorial Ride is set for Saturday July 9 atthe American Legion Post 9091 E 126thSt in Fishers

Registration for the event takes placefrom 10 am to noon with the run begin-ning at Southside Harley Davidson 4930Southport Crossing Place in IndianapolisThe ride concludes by 4 pm at the FishersAmerican Legion

Everyone is welcome to participatea motorcycle is not necessary to participatein the poker run or the auctions

The Trooper Bartram Memorial Fundprovides underprivileged children an op-portunity to ldquoshop with a coprdquo at Christmastime This foundation has brightened theChristmas for thousands of childrenthroughout the years All money raisedgoes directly into the foundation and willsupport a child in need this Christmas

The event features interactive policedisplays motorcycles cars and lots of funall while raising money for a very worthycause

Trooper BartramPoker Run is July 9

6 Sports

By DON JELLISONReporter EditorChad Ballenger has been around the

block a time or two asa high school basket-ball coach

Ballenger knowsBallenger knows

itrsquos next to impossi-ble replacing a Hunt-er Crist He led theHuskies in scoringlast season averag-ing 198 points agame

ldquoYou donrsquot re-place a Hunter Crist

with just one playerrdquo said Ballenger flatin the middle of the summer basketballseason

But donrsquot shed any tears for Ballengerand the Huskies Hamilton Heights willreturn nearly all of the players from lastseasonrsquos team

ldquoThis could be a real good grouprdquo saidthe coach

Ballenger makes his projection becauseof numbers

ldquoWersquove had real good number thissummerrdquo said the coach ldquoAbout 36 kidsin allrdquo

Numbers allowed Hamilton Heights toenter two varsity teams in the Super HoopsTourney at Marion this summer The Hus-kies faced the likes of Twin Lakes MarionPenn Valparaiso and Carmel

Heights is playing without CaymnLutz out for summer with an injury Heaveraged 106 points a game last season

A couple of players with size whoplayed junior varsity last season 6-4Drayden Thomas and 6-5 Caleb Bean bothjuniors-to-be have been playing well

ldquoAustin Sauerteig coming back for hissenior year is doing a good job of scor-ingrdquo Ballenger continued ldquoAlso back isour point guard Max Wahl

Sauerteig averaged 56 points a gameand Wahl 54 last season

ldquoWersquove had lots of open gyms andworkouts this summerrdquo said Ballenger

Hamilton Heights will close out sum-mer play by hosting Delta and playing atKnightstown

Lots of Huskies at Heights

Sauerteig

Max Wahl a senior-to-be at Hamilton Heights averaged 54 points per game last season as the Huskiesrsquo point guard

Brian ReddickFile photo

Hamilton County ReporterHamilton Countyrsquos

Hometown Newspaper

Sports 7

A handful of Hamilton County basketball players and coaches will be participating inthe 14th annual IBCAIHSAA Underclass Showcase

The showcase events have been set for July 12 and July 13 at Ben Davis High Schoolin Indianapolis

Staged by the Indiana Basketball Coaches Association with support from the IndianaHigh School Athletic Association the Underclass Showcase events are designed to giveexposure to approximately 200 of the top basketball prospects (about 100 boys and about100 girls) from across the state to colleges across the state and nation

The 2016 Girlsrsquo Showcase will be on Tuesday July 12 Activity will begin at 2pm and will last until about 8 pm Five county girls basketball players are scheduled tobe there Amy Dilk Carmel Kayla Kirtley Hamilton Heights Emily Kiser NoblesvilleAudrey Reed Sheridan and Blake Smith Carmel

The 2016 Boysrsquo Showcase will be on Wednesday July 13 Action will begin at 3pm and last until about 9 pm Four county players are set to attend Sterling BrownCarmel Max Flinchum Noblesville Matthew Godfrey Guerin Catholic and BrennanSchofield of Hamilton Southeastern In addition four county coaches will be on thecoaching staff Pete Smith Guerin Catholic Brian Satterfield HSE Chad BallengerHeights and Tommy Mascari a Guerin assistant

The showcase events are NCAA certified for 2016 That means college coaches fromall levels (NCAA Division I NCAA Division II NCAA Division III NAIA and NJCAA)may attend to evaluate the participants

The showcase events are open to the public Admission is $5 per person per dayIBCA-member coaches will be admitted at no charge by showing their IBCA membershipcard

Amy DilkCarmel

Kayla KirtleyHeights

Emily KiserNoblesville

Audrey ReedSheridan

Blake SmithCarmel

Sterling BrownCarmel

Max FlinchumNoblesville

Matthew GodfreyGuerin

Brennan SchofieldHSE

Pete SmithGuerin boys coach

Brian SatterfieldHSE boys coach

Chad BallengerHeights boys coach

Participants set for IBCAIHSAAUnderclass Showcase events

Champions were crowned at the 2016US Youth Soccer Region II (Midwest)Championships at Grand Park in Westfield

Winners in the Under-13 through Under-19 Boys and Girls matches earned aRegional title and a berth to the 2016 USYouth Soccer National Championshipsheld July 26-31 at the Toyota Soccer Centerin Frisco Texas

Two defending champions ndash Under-14Girls PSG Gators 02 Orange (MI) andUnder-16 Girls Pink Panthers Elite (MO) ndashattained a second consecutive Regional titleand will get another shot at the NationalChampionships PSG Gators will also lookto defend their 2015 National Championshiptitle

Of the 14 total champions Illinois YouthSoccer had four teams Ohio South andWisconsin were each represented by threechampion teams Ohio North had two andNebraska as well as Missouri each had oneteam

Highlights from the finals matchesUnder-13 Girls Cincinnati UnitedPremier Gold (OH-S) 3-0 Chicago FireJuniors South Premier (IL)

Cincinnati United Premier Gold (OH-S)secured a Regional title with three goalsagainst Chicago Fire Juniors South Premier(IL) With all of the goals taking place in thefirst half Lauren Donavan earned the firstin the fourth minute while KailynDudukovich contributed two of her ownOut of five total games for Cincinnati UnitedPremier the team posted 15 goals and didnot allow any goals

Under-14 Girls PSG MI Gators 02Orange (MI) 1-0 Waza FC East 02 Black(MI)

PSG MI Gators 02 Orange (MI) snuckaway with one early goal against Waza FCEast 02 Black (MI) to become back-to-backRegion II Champions The goal came in thesixth minute of the match from Taylor

Stanley In five games PSG totaled 11 goalsand only allowed one into their own net

Under-15 Girls Midwest United FC01 Royal (MI) 2-1 Campton United Navy(IL)

Midwest United FC 01 Royal (MI) cameback from a one-goal deficit againstCampton United Navy (IL) to win thematch 2-1 Saydie Holland gave CamptonUnited the early lead as she scored in theseventh minute of the match The equalizercame from Midwest Unitedrsquos CampbellGeorge in the second half as she dribbledthrough the Campton United defense andslotted the ball into the net A goal fromCassidy Pettinger then put Midwest Unitedahead and ultimately earned the team aRegional title

Under-16 Girls FCKC Pink PanthersElite (MO) 2-0 CUP Gold 9900 (OH-S)

FCKC Pink Panthers Elite (MO) earnedtwo goals in each half against CUP Gold9900 (OH-S) to take home their secondconsecutive Regional Championship Whileboth teams battled in an even match FCKCPink Panthersrsquo Kassidy Newsom earned agoal in the 12th minute In the second halfCUP Gold gained more offensive chancesthrough free kicks and corner kicks forcingFCKC Pink Panthers to stay on defenseHowever Newsom secured the win andnetted her second goal of the game in the80th minute

Under-17 Girls LSC EGA Maroon9899 (NE) 3-1 FC United (IL)

LSC EGA Maroon 9899 (NE) went ona comeback rally against FC United (IL) towin the match 3-1 in double overtime FCUnited took a 1-0 lead when Natalie Laserscored in the first half LSC EGA showeddetermination to attain the equalizer as theyconstantly pressured FC Unitedrsquos defenseFC United held on but in the 87th minute

Champions crowned at the 2016 USYouth Soccer Region II Championships

Only 008 seconds separated Carmelgraduate Amy Bilquist from Rio on Tues-day

Bilquist an eight-time state championfor the Greyhounds was one of severalswimmers with Carmel ties that has beencompeting in the US Olympic Trialswhich are taking place this week in OmahaNeb Bilquist swam in the 100 backstrokeand came oh-so-close to securing a spot forthe 2016 Summer Games which start inAugust in Rio de Janeiro Brazil

Bilquist finished the preliminary roundin the 100 back in second place with a timeof 5967 moving her on to the Tuesdaysemi-finals The top eight advance from thesemis to the finals and Bilquist easily madeit through winning her semi-final heat andplacing third overall with a 5985

That sent Bilquist to the Tuesday finaland she swam a personal best 5937 anoutstanding time - but not enough The toptwo finishers in each event make it on to theOlympic team and Bilquist was third plac-ing behind Olivia Smoligas 5902 andKathleen Bakers 5929

Bilquist just completed her freshmanyear at the University of California whereshe helped Cal to a third-place finish at theNCAA Championships at Georgia TechUniversity in March Bilquist was part of

the national champion 200 freestyle relaywhich won that race in a new Georgia Techpool record of 12680 She also swam onCals third-place 800 freestyle relay team(65518) and its 10th place 400 medleyrelay (33036)

Individually Bilquist placed fourth inthe 100 backstroke (5101) and fifth in the200 back (15088) She also finished tiedfor 26th in the 50 free preliminaries (2239)

Herersquos a list of other swimmers withHamilton County ties that have so far com-peted at the Olympic Trials

SUNDAYVeronica Burchill Carmel 100 butter-

fly 29th 10017Sammie Burchill Carmel 400 IM

27th 45055MONDAYClaire Adams Carmel 100 back 46th

10246Sammie Burchill Carmel 100 back

85th 10358Lacey Locke Carmel 100 back 114th

10411Natalie Mudd Southeastern 100 back

151st 10532

Bret RichardsonFile photo

Carmel graduate Amy Bilquist shown here at the 2015 IHSAA state meet finishedthird in the 100 backstroke in the Olympic Trials on Tuesday

Bilquist comes closeat Olympic Trials

8 Sports

American LeagueEast W L PCT GBBaltimore 47 30 610 -Boston 42 36 538 55Toronto 43 37 538 55NY Yankees 38 39 494 90Tampa Bay 33 44 429 140Central W L PCT GBCleveland 47 30 610 -Kansas City 41 36 532 60Detroit 40 38 513 75Chi White Sox 39 39 500 85Minnesota 25 52 325 220West W L PCT GBTexas 51 28 646 -Houston 42 37 532 90Seattle 39 39 500 115Oakland 35 43 449 155LA Angels 32 47 405 190

National LeagueEast W L PCT GBWashington 47 32 595 -Miami 41 37 526 55NY Mets 40 37 519 60Philadelphia 35 45 438 125Atlanta 26 52 333 205Central W L PCT GBChi Cubs 51 26 662 -St Louis 40 37 519 110Pittsburgh 38 41 481 140Milwaukee 35 42 455 160Cincinnati 29 50 367 230West W L PCT GBSan Francisco 49 31 613 -LA Dodgers 43 37 538 60Colorado 37 41 474 110Arizona 36 45 444 135San Diego 33 46 418 155

MLB standingsWednesdayrsquos scoresTampa Bay 4 Boston 0Chi Cubs 9 Cincinnati 2

Detroit 10 Miami 3Toronto 5 Colorado 3

Houston 10 LA Angels 4Baltimore 12 San Diego 6

Philadelphia 9 Arizona 8 10 innings

Washington 4 NY Mets 2NY Yankees 9 Texas 7

Cleveland 3 Atlanta 0Milwaukee 7 LA Dodgers 0

Chi White Sox 9 Minnesota 6Kansas City 3 St Louis 2 12 innings

Oakland 7 San Francisco 1Pittsburgh 8 Seattle 1

a diagonal ball was played toward the goaland put on the ground for LSC EGArsquosBrenna Ochoa to slide onto and redirecttoward the goal As the game went intoovertime Hannah Davis from LSC EGA gota touch on the ball near the goal and kept itlow on the ground for a 2-1 lead In thesecond overtime period Davis sealed thecomeback victory with another goal

Under-18 Girls Ambassadors FC(OH-N) 2-0 OFC 9798 Elite (NE)

Ambassadors FC (OH-N) earned aRegional title with two goals against OFC9798 Elite (NE) After a scoreless first halfSarah Krause put the ball in the back of thenet at the beginning of the second periodAlexandra Wright then added a second goalin the 75th minute Ambassadors FC totaled15 goals in the preliminary matches aloneand only allowed two goals

Under-19 Girls Red Stars (IL) 3-0CUP Gold (OH-S)

Red Stars (IL) posted a 3-0 win overCUP Gold (OH-S) in the championshipgame Meredith Tunney put Red Stars aheadin the 33rd minute and three minutes laterLucy Edwards converted a goal for a 2-0lead before halftime Jenna Szczesny madethe score complete with her goal in the 55thminute

Under-13 Boys Michigan Wolves 03(MI) 1-0 CUP Gold (OH-S)

One goal from Michigan Wolves 03(MI) was all the team needed to win againstCUP Gold (OH-S) and earn a Regional titleIn the fifth minute of the match ChristianCole was on the other end of a corner kickand headed the ball into the goal MichiganWolves 03 defended their goal and took the1-0 win

Under-14 Boys Raiders City (IL)4-1 Sporting J B Marine (MO)

Raiders City (IL) produced a 4-1 winagainst the defending Region II championsSporting J B Marine (MO) 30 minutes intothe first half Eduardo Melgoza put RaidersCity on the board for the only goal of thehalf Daniel Favela earned Raiders City a2-0 lead but Sporting JBrsquos Aaron Boulchgave the team a boost to get back into thematch with a goal Three minutes laterAngelo Oquendo increased Raiders Cityrsquosto 3-1 Six minutes after that Favela addedhis second goal of the match keepingSporting J B out of reach from catching up

Under-15 Boys CFA Raiders (IL) 6-0Toledo Celtics Black (OH-N)

CFA Raiders (IL) took the victoryagainst Toledo Celtics Black (OH-N) afterplacing six goals in the back of the net Itonly took two minutes for CFA Raiders to

get going in the match as Fernando Barraganscored Christian Crespo added a secondwhen he dribbled the ball into the top rightcorner of the 18-yard box and shot the ballacross the goal to the left side of the goalJosiah Ash earned the third goal in the 49thminute and Evangelo Spartiaris finished offthe game with three goals of his own

Under-16 Boys OP Green (OH-S) 1-0Milwaukee Bavarians (WI)

After a scoreless first half OP Green(OH-S) netted one goal to claim the winagainst Milwaukee Bavarians (WI) As along cross was sent into the 18-yard boxChris Dowling went up for the header anddirected the ball to the upper left corner ofthe goal OP Green continued to look for asecond goal while Milwaukee Bavarianssearched for one of their own but the scoreremained at 1-0 for an OP Green victory

Under-17 Boys Challenger Crew JrsGold 98 (OH-N) 4-3 (PK) Chicago FireJuniors (IL)

In a back-and-forth battle the matchbetween Challenger Crew Jrs Gold 98 (OH-N) and Chicago Fire Juniors (IL) went intodouble overtime and consequently penaltykicks eventually leading to a ChallengerCrew 4-3 win After passing the ball throughdefenders to get down the sidelineChallenger Crew drew the Chicago Fire

goalkeeper in and laid the ball off forStephen Milhoan to finish Chicago Fireretaliated with a goal before halftime as adiagonal free kick flew in for MatthewBahena to sneak in and get a head on theball Jacob Perakis earned a 2-1 lead forChicago Fire in the second half but Milhoantied up the game ten minutes later A goalfrom Challenger Crewrsquos Justin Libertowskiput the team ahead in the 78th minute andjust when the they thought they were in theclear Chicago Firersquos Peter Becht scored inthe 87th minute taking the game intoovertime After two scoreless overtimeperiods the teams went to penalty kicks andChallenger Crew won the shootout 4-2 foran overall match victory

Under-18 Boys OP Green (OH-S) 5-0OGFC 97 Elite (OH-S)In a matchup between two teams from thesame state OP Green (OH-S) claimed a 5-0win over OGFC 97 Elite (OH-S) AtonioRomanelli scored the only goal of the firsthalf In the second half OP Green kept theball rolling as Brady Whittekind ColeHeilman Brennon Davis and Jack Hollandeach contributed a goal

Under-19 Boys Chicago Celtic (IL)3-2 Kansas Rush Academy Blue 9697(KS)

A close finish between Chicago Celtic(IL) and the 2015 Region II championsKansas Rush Academy Blue 9697 (KS)resulted in a 3-2 win for Chicago CelticElias Leyvarsquos goal in the 13th minute gaveChicago Celtic the lead but Kansas RushrsquosJordan Evans quickly evened out the matchseven minutes later Tony Mok from KansasRush converted a goal to take the lead butit was Chicago Celticrsquos Leyva and WilliamCohen who each netted a goal to steal thelead right back

SOCCER From Page 7

Joe Young Southeastern 100 back101st 5719

Emma Nordin Carmel 400 free 87th42203

TUESDAYEmma Nordin Carmel 200 free 48th

20218WEDNESDAYVeronica Burchill Carmel 200 free

70th 21724

BILQUISTFrom Page 7