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Cardinals make the most of two-a-days
Southport’s Junior quarterback Treavor Gebhart orchestrates a running play during practice. Photo by Kevin Kane
Practicing football twice a day in the August heat isn’t the way most high school students would choose to spend their final week of summer vacation, but the players and coaches of the Southport High School football team didn’t mind.
The Cardinals finished the 2008 season with a 9-2 overall record and a Conference Indiana championship. Last year’s success, combined with the team’s sudden turnaround after a 1-9 finish in 2007, put heightened expectations on the upcoming 2009 campaign. After losing several starters — including eight on offense — duplicating or exceeding last season’s achievements won’t be an easy feat. Head coach Bill Peebles said the team’s making strides, but with much work to be done, he and his players didn’t mind spending all of last week on the practice field.
“We’re trying to get back to where we were last year,” Peebles said. “But we have a long way ahead of us.”
Peebles said he expects the Cardinals to be undersized and physically disadvantaged in most games, as they were last year. However, he added that, with so many new faces in the starting lineup, the overall speed of the team may not be what it was a year ago, so the 2009 Cardinals will simply have to be more efficient.
Southport American wins the District 7 Championship
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Southport American beat Southport National 12-10 to win the District 7 Championship. They advance to play District 6 in the Section Tournament. Pictured are (backrow, left to right), coach Elvis Turkovich, coach Robert Ottolino, manager Tim Messenger, (middle, left to right) Haley Messenger, Abby Hickson, Paige Sheean, Brooklyn Skinner, Rachael Barnhorst (front, left to right) Cameron Johnson, Abby Curtis, Alice Ottolino, Lindsay Freije, Cassidy Turkovich, Caroline Chappel and Macy Arnett. Also on the team, but not pictured, is Carly Stevens.
Indianapolis holds on for 9-5 win over Pawtucket
PAWTUCKET, R.I. — Every Indianapolis Indians batter collected at least one hit led by a 3-for-5 effort by second baseman Shelby Ford, while starting pitcher Ian Snell held the PawSox to just one unearned run in 6.1 innings as the Tribe defeated the Pawtucket Red Sox 9-5 Thursday night at McCoy Stadium.
With the win the Indians improve to 42-49 on the season and 21-26 on the road, while the Red Sox fall to 43-45 overall and 21-22 at home with the loss. With the victory Indianapolis takes a 3-2 season series edge over the PawSox, while the loss is Pawtucket’s sixth in-a-row and ninth in their last 10 games. Read the rest of this entry »
Mud Hens and Tribe split doubleheader
TOLEDO, Ohio — The Indianapolis Indians and Toledo Mud Hens split Saturday night’s doubleheader as the Tribe used two longballs and a four-run fifth to win game one 7-3, while Toledo starter Scot Drucker allowed just two runs to give the Mud Hens the 7-2 victory in the nightcap at Fifth Third Field.
With the split the Indians move to 41-48 on the season and 20-25 on the road, while the Mud Hens move to 40-48 overall and 21-22 at home with the win. The twin bill split keeps the season series at 7-6 in favor of Indianapolis with the two teams set to finish their current four-game series tomorrow. Read the rest of this entry »
Columbus shuts down Indianapolis
COLUMBUS, Ohio — In his Triple-A debut, starting pitcher Hector Rondon struck out eight and held the Tribe hitless for six innings as the Columbus Clippers held off a late inning rally and went on to defeat the Indianapolis Indians 2-1 on Wednesday evening at Huntington Park.
With the loss the Indians fall to 40-45 on the season and 19-22 on the road, while the Clippers improve to 37-49 overall and 18-23 at home with the win. The victory for Columbus also gives them the 5-4 season series edge of Indianapolis and evens the series at 3-3 in games in played at Huntington Park this season. Read the rest of this entry »
Irish triumphant again
The 15U Irish continued their tournament winning streak by winning the Indiana Open July 4th weekend tournament. The tournament included some of the best teams from Ohio, Indiana and Kentucky. The Irish players are predominately from local Southside high schools. This week they will participate in the National Wood Bat Tournament. Team members include (front, left to right) Johnny Hobson, Jason Simpkins, Jordan Reeser, Zach Rohn, Alec Shull, Connor Morris, (back, left to right) Dave Rohn, Kevin Meyer, Jacob Barnes, Chase Steinbrunner, Zach Barkdull, Nick Wright, Joe Ardizzone and Tony Ardizzone.
Irish travel to Omaha
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The 15U Indiana Irish baseball team recently traveled to Omaha, Neb to compete in the National 15U Tournament. The Irish placed 3rd in this prestigious tournament and also attended the College World Series while in Omaha. Upon their return they captured the Indiana Summer Slam Championship in the 15-16 division.Members include (front, left to right) Johnny Hobson, Joe Ardizzone, Alec Shull, Connor Morris, Zach Rohn (back) Dave Rohn, Jason Simpkins, Kevin Meyer, Jacob Barnes, Nick Wright, Zach Barkdull, Chase Steinbrunner and Tony Ardizzone.
Lutheran senior to play in Adidas All Star game
Brandi Lawson, student at Lutheran High School of Indianapolis, will play in the 2009 Adidas Futures All Star game in Boulder, Colo., on June 30. - Photo Submitted
Brandi Lawson, a senior at Lutheran High School of Indianapolis, has been nominated to play in the 2009 Adidas Futures All Star game. This game will be played in Boulder, Colo., on Tuesday, June 30, at 7 p.m. Lawson will be playing on a team of 2010 graduates from 11 different states. Last year this event had over 1,500 spectators and more than 150 college coaches in attendance. This event will kick off a week-long College Exposure program and is the largest exposure event of the summer. Players from all over the U.S. will compete with more than 300 college coaches in attendance.
Lawson plays on the Lutheran High School Lady Saints softball team, which was the IHSAA Class A state runner-up this year.
UIndy boys’ basketball camp starts July 13
The University of Indianapolis men’s basketball program will conduct a summer day camp July 13-17 for boys entering grades 2 through 9.
The daily sessions will run from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. for four days, wrapping up by noon the fifth day with a tournament and awards ceremony.
Under the guidance of UIndy coaches and players, campers will work individually and in groups on skills that include ball handling, passing, shooting, defense, footwork and positional work. Other activities will include informative talks and contests for prizes.
The cost is $175, which includes daily lunch and a commemorative T-shirt. Discounts are available for families with multiple campers.
The UIndy Greyhounds are led by Head Coach Stan Gouard, a two-time NCAA Division II Player of the Year who helped take the University of Southern Indiana to its first national championship in 1995.
For registration forms and information, call 788-3439.
Southside Redbirds complete busy week
The Southside Redbirds, an 18-and-under baseball team made up of boys from the south side of Indianapolis, completed a busy week competing in the Indiana University Invitational Tournament in Bloomington and a double header on Sunday against Zionsville. Highlights of the week include three home runs by Daniel Barr (Southport) against the Missouri Yankees and the Terre Haute Hawkeyes and Jarad Holmes (Beech Grove) throwing a one hit, 13 strike out, complete game against the Zionsville Eagles.