trick-or-treat hours and safety tips - constant...
TRANSCRIPT
Friday October 28 2016Sheridan Noblesville Cicero Arcadia Atlanta Carmel Fishers Westfield
Vol 3 No 214Sunny today mostly clear tonight
TODAYrsquoS WEATHER
HIGH 64 LOW 55
The Noblesville Police Departmentwould like to remind residents that theofficial designated hours for Trick-or-Treatthis year in the City of Noblesville will befrom 530 pm to 830 pm on MondayOct 31 Officers from the Noblesville PoliceDepartment will be paying particularattention to motorists who are not obeyingtraffic laws in and around residential areaswhere children will be expected to bewalking We would urge all motorist toexercise due care as children sometimesmake sudden or unexpected movementssuch as darting between parked vehicles andcrossing streets in locations that are notproperly marked illuminated or designatedfor pedestrian crossing
The NPD would also like to remindcitizens to observe a few safety tips that willhelp to make this an enjoyable evening forall
Parents Make sure an adult or older responsibleyouth will be supervising the outing foryounger children Instruct your children to travel only infamiliar areas and along an establishedroute Teach your children to stop only athouses or apartment buildings that arewell-lit and never enter a strangerrsquos home Tell your youngsters not to eat any treatuntil they return home Establish a return time Review all the appropriate trick-or-treatsafety precautions includingpedestriantraffic safety rules Remind children to walk on sidewalksnot in the street If no sidewalk isavailable have children walk on the leftside of the road facing traffic
Remind children to walk do not run Becareful crossing yards and lawns whereunseen objects or uneven terrain canpresent tripping hazards
Costumes and Face Design Only fire-retardant materials should beused for costumes Costumes should not be so long that theyare a tripping hazard (Falls are the leadingcause of unintentional injuries onHalloween) If children are allowed out after darkoutfits should be made with light coloredmaterials Strips of reflective tape shouldbe used to make children more visible Avoid masks that may obstruct a childrsquosvision Use facial paint instead
Motorists Watch for children darting out frombetween parked cars
Watch for children walking onroadways medians and curbs Enter and exit driveways and alleyscarefully Travel at a reduced speed (10-15 mphbelow the posted speed limit) especiallyin residential areas where it is obvious thatchildren will be walking
Residents Leave your exterior lights on near yourfront door if you are participating inhanding out candy Parentschildren willuse this as a means to identify yourwillingness to participate Secure any pets (outside and inside) thatmay become startled because of thecostumes noise or overall increase inactivities on that evening
Trick-or-Treat hours and safety tips
The Noblesville Fire Department hasconducted an on-scene investigation andconcluded their investigation into anexplosion that destroyed a Noblesvillehome
Fire investigators have determinedthe cause of the explosion that destroyedthe estimated $300000 home on October23 was due to an accidental natural gasleak at the furnace
The home was under constructionand unoccupied at the time of theexplosion Neighbors reported theexplosion was so strong that it shooktheir homes
Fire Departmentconfirms explosionwas due to gas leak
Noblesville employees ldquoGo Purplerdquo forPrevail Domestic Violence Awareness
Noblesville City employeesare ldquoGoing Purplerdquo tosupport Prevail andDomestic Violence Aware-ness month during OctoberPrevail a not-for-profitorganization serving Hamil-ton County educates andengages the community toprevent crime and abusewhile helping restore thelives of those who havebeen affectedAccording to the NationalCouncil Against DomesticViolence there are 10million abuse victims everyyear in the United Statesand 85 percent of them arewomen On average threewomen are murdered dailyin this country by either ahusband or intimate partner
Photos provided
The Hamilton County Traffic SafetyPartnership will conduct a sobrietycheckpoint beginning tonight and lastingthrough the early hours of Saturday
At a sobriety checkpoint lawenforcement officers evaluate drivers forsigns of alcohol or drug impairment at aspecified point along the roadway oftendepending upon the support of localproperty owners for the use of appropriateland Checkpoint sites are selected basedupon analysis of available crash andimpaired driving arrest data and aconsideration of officer safety
Vehicles are stopped in a specificsequence such as every other vehicleevery third vehicle every fourth vehicle orby stopping three four or five cars insuccession and allowing other traffic toproceed while checking the stoppedvehicles The planned sequence in whichvehicles are stopped depends on thenumber of officers available to staff the
Sobrietycheckpoint takesplace tonight
News2
Correction The Hamilton County Reporter incorrectly listed the date for HamiltonCounty Parksrsquo dedication of the restoration and re-creation of three historicbridges used to build a bridge to link Koteewi Park with White RiverCampground
The correct date for the dedication and festival is November 10th
Detailed information can be obtained by calling (317)770-4400 or byvisiting myhamiltoncountyparkscom
Make sure that children have a clear pathto and from your front door Decorationsor other Halloween displays cansometimes impede or present a trippinghazard for unsuspecting children
Additional Considerations Carrying flashlights will help childrensee and be seen more clearly When in doubt about a specific treat thatyour child has brought home simplythrow it away It is not worth the risk
Contact the Noblesville PoliceDepartment immediately if you suspectthat your childrsquos candytreat has beencompromised in any way
It is our hope that these few tips will helpeveryone to have a safe and enjoyableevening If you should have any additionalquestions or concerns please feel free tocontact Lt Bruce Barnes at the NoblesvillePolice Department at 776-6340 ext 1261
TRICK-OR-TREAT From Page 1
checkpoint traffic congestion and othersafety concerns
Upon making contact with the driverthe officer advises them that theyve beenstopped at an HCTSP sobriety checkpointand asks for the drivers license and thevehicles registration If in the course ofthe contact the officer detects that alcoholmay be involved and that the driver maybe impaired or if some other issue arisesthen the vehicle is directed into a pull-offarea for further investigation Furtherinvestigation may involve theStandardized Field Sobriety Tests (SFSTs)
On the other hand if all looks rightduring the initial contact the driver isoften on his or her way in less than twominutes
Officers staffing the sobrietycheckpoints work on an overtime basispaid by grant funds from the NationalHighway Traffic Safety Administrationthrough the Indiana Governorrsquos Councilon Impaired and Dangerous Driving
The Hamilton County Traffic SafetyPartnership (HCTSP) is a consortium oflaw enforcement agencies in HamiltonCounty working to increase the usage ofseatbelts to combat aggressive drivingand to decrease impaired driving with theoverall goal of creating a safer HamiltonCounty The HCTSP is comprised of theHamilton County Sheriffrsquos DepartmentFishers Police Department Carmel PoliceDepartment Noblesville PoliceDepartment Westfield Police Department
and Cicero Police Department with theassistance of the Indiana State Police
Impaired driving is one of our nationrsquosmost frequently committed violent crimesJust in Indiana in 2014 alcohol-relatedtraffic crashes killed 101 peopleaccounting for approximately thirteenpercent of all fatal crashes and injuredanother 1880 people
About 750 people are convicted of animpaired driving offense annually inHamilton County alone and nearly 100 ofthose are repeat offenders In 2015 inHamilton County for example the Statefiled 732 cases of operating whileintoxicated Of these 106 drivers had priorconvictions for operating while intoxicatedwithin the last five years
To combat this crime the HamiltonCounty Traffic Safety Partnership will besetting up sobriety checkpoints aroundHamilton County to aggressively deterdetect and arrest those drivers who makethe decision to drive impaired Sobrietycheckpoints have proven successful inboth raising awareness of impaired drivingand reducing the likelihood of a persondriving after they have been drinking
Sobriety checkpoints are legal in 39states including Indiana and the Districtof Columbia In 1990 the US SupremeCourt ruled that if conducted properlysobriety checkpoints do not constitute anillegal search and seizure In the 2002 caseof State v Gerschoffer the IndianaSupreme Court found that sobrietycheckpoints are constitutional when
conducted properly Members of theHamilton County Prosecuting AttorneyrsquosOffice work with the Partnership to ensurethat each checkpoint meets constitutionalrequirements
Should you have any questionsregarding these sobriety checkpointsplease contact Chief Deputy ProsecutingAttorney Andre Miksha at 317-776-8595
CHECKPOINT From Page 1
3News
The Barrington of Carmel 1335 SGuilford Road will be hosting a VeteransDay for the approximately 50 veterans wholive in the community at 3 pm MondayNov 7
The Veterans Day celebration willinclude a veteran procession posting of thecolors by Carmel VFW 10003 a roll callof veterans and the sharing of stories by tworesidents who recently participated inHonor Flight a nonprofit organization thatprovides free transportation for veterans tovisit memorials in Washington DC and isdedicated to recognizing the service andsacrifices of all current and former militaryservice members During the roll callThe Barringtonrsquos veteran residents will becalled by name to stand and tell eventattendees their military rank where theyserved and also their service dates
Additionally The Barrington residentand veteran Judy Doeppers will recite thePledge of Allegiance resident KarenReeve whose husband is a veteran willperform the National Anthem andReverend Jack King will do thebenediction Representatives from the localVFW will speak briefly and there will bea presentation about The Indiana StateSoldiers and Sailors Monument and howveterans at The Barrington can help supportthe monument by purchasing a paving brick
Vic Bruchan who is a Korean Warveteran and chairman of the residentcouncil organized the event along with theother council members As a Morse Codeinstructor in the Army he has a uniqueperspective to share
The Barrington to honor itsveterans in Nov 7 ceremony
The students of Primrose SchoolNoblesville 15707 North Point Blvd willcelebrate Election Day at 11 amWednesday by casting their own votes fortheir schoolrsquos presidential Primrose Friendmascot as well as which presidential snackthey will enjoy later in the day
Noblesville Deputy Mayor Steve Cookewill serve as a poll worker and guest reader
Election Day at Primrose School ofNoblesville is a way to help studentsunderstand the importance of civicinvolvement and citizenship Children areintroduced to these responsibilities throughactivities and projects that help thembecome aware of their community of friendsin their classroom and their neighborhood
The event features community leadersas guest readers and assistants at thePrimrose Polling Place where theyrsquoll helphand out ballots check voter ID cards andpass out ldquoI Votedrdquo stickers
Riverview Health will host a healthy cooking for the holidays event from 6 to 8pm on Thursday Nov 17
Join our registered dietitian and professionally trained chef as they prepare holidayfavorites with a healthy twist Learn how to prepare healthier versions of your favoritedishes without sacrificing taste We will serve each item prepared and end the eveningwith a QampA session Attendees will receive a copy of each recipe and cooking tips
The event will take place at Riverview Health in the Krieg DeVault ConferenceRoom located in the lower level of the Womenrsquos Pavilion The program is free butregistration is required by November 10 Register at rivervieworgclasses orcall 3177767999
Riverview Health to host a healthycooking for the holidays event
Hamilton County ReporterHamilton Countyrsquos
Hometown Newspaper
Election Dayat Primrose isWednesday
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
These twelve Jesus sent forth and commanded them saying Gonot into the way of the Gentiles and into any city of the Samaritansenter ye not
- Matthew 105
50 Years AgoNews Tomorrow night (Saturday Oct 29) in Noblesville witches willfly own on their broom sticks goblins will leave their dark glensbeautiful princesses fairies and Mother Goose characters will step fromthe pages of story books horrifying creatures will descend from outerspace tramps will leave their hobo jungles animals of all kinds willcome from the forests of the world-- and all will assemble at memorialfieldSports Itrsquos the final game of the season but everything is wrapped upin one battle tonight when Sheridanrsquos Blackhawks host the Huskies ofHamilton Heights in what should be one whale of a football battleAd Foxrsquos Den 10 pounds of ground beef $1995
Christy W Warren
July 10 1952 - October 26 2016
Obituaries4
Christy W Warren 64 Noblesville passed away on Wednesday October 26 2016at Riverview Hospital in Noblesville following an extended illness
She was born on July 10 1952 in Anderson Indiana to Wilmerand Consula (King) Cunningham
Christy graduated from Pendleton Heights High SchoolShe was a member of the Noblesville American Legion Auxilary
and the Noblesville V F W and many other veterans organizationsChristy is survived by her husband Micheal Warren two children
Alan (Hope) Buzan of Anderson and Carletta Tipton of Noblesvillenine grandchildren Brandon Beasley April-Dawn Mercedes BuzanBrittany-Ann Kirsten Buzan Kalab-Bryce Fitzjarrald Buzan Alan-
Michael Exavier Buzan (Sico) Harliee-Makiya Saige Buzan Amber Marie Tipton BrittonAngelica Nichole Netherton Faircloth and Krystal Nichole Whitson three great-grandchildren Brayden Brantley and Kaylee four brother Roy (Diane) Osborn Wendell(Diana) Cunningham Rex (Debbie) Ball and Roger (Stacy) Ball and three sisters Anna(Gary) Britton Judy Ball and Carol Ball
She was preceded in death by her parents one brother Clayton (Bubba) CunninghamA funeral service will be held at 200 pm on Saturday October 29 2016 at Scott E
Hersberger Funeral Home 1010 Main North Street Lapel Indiana with Pastor GaryBritton officiating
Visitation will be from 1200 noon to 200 pm Saturday October 29 2016 at ScottE Hersberger Funeral Home
Memorial contributions may be made to any veterans organizationOnline condolences wwwhersbergerfuneralhomecom
Mary L Ward
March 24 1933 - October 26 2016
Mary L Ward 83 of Fishers went to be with Jesus on Wednesday October 26 2016at home She was born on March 24 1933 to Alfredo A and Irma ARigoni in Asiago Italy
Mary had been an operator for Illinois Bell Telephone Companyand was a member of Holy Spirit Parish at Geist Catholic ChurchThrough her Catholic faith she was involved with the youth and alsoserved in many other areas and enjoyed helping others She loved heranimals and enjoyed gardening and working in her yard She was verydevoted to her faith and was very proud of her family especially hergrandchildren
She is survived by her children John (Mary) Ward Jr Bruce(Vicki) Ward Lori (Steve) Dixon and Janet (John) Kappel 15
grandchildren 20 great-grandchildren and several nieces amp nephewsIn addition to her parents she was preceded in death by a brother amp sister-in-law
Albert and Agnes RigoniA Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 1100 am on Saturday October 29 2016 at
Holy Spirit Parish at Geist Catholic Church 10350 Glaser Way in Fishers with RevPatrick Click officiating Visitation will be from 500 pm to 800 pm on Friday October28 2016 at Randall amp Roberts Fishers Mortuary 12010 Allisonville Road in FishersEntombment will be at Oaklawn Memorial Gardens in Indianapolis
Memorial contributions may be made to St Vincent Hospice 8402 Harcourt RoadSuite 210 Indianapolis IN 46260
Condolences wwwrandallrobertscom
Patrick Yancy Perryman
June 11 1965 - October 25 2016
Patrick Yancy Perryman 51 of Anderson passed away on Tuesday October 25 2016at Community Hospital in Anderson He was born on June 11 1965to William and Judith (Howell) Perryman in Longview Texas
Patrick lived for a short while in Oregon when his dads job tookthe family there After that another job transfer brought the family toIndianapolis where he and his brothers loved the Indy 500 The restof Pats school years were spent in Noblesville graduating fromNoblesville High School in 1983 He also attended Ball StateUniversity Pat enjoyed boating waterskiing fishing and auctions
In addition to his parents Bill amp Judy he is survived by hisdaughters Kendra and Kenzi brothers Mason and Michael lifepartner Felicia Weber and her daughter Lauren for whom he filled
the role of dad as wellA memorial visitation will be held from 200 pm to 400 pm on Sunday October 30
2016 at Randall amp Roberts Fishers Mortuary 12010 Allisonville Road in Fishers with acelebration of Patricks life to follow from 430 to 630 pm at Claude amp Annies 9251 East141st Street in Fishers
Condolences wwwrandallrobertscom
An additional obituaryappears on Page 5
Obituary 5Tamika lsquoMikarsquo (Hampton) Dowdell
March 27 1973 - October 25 2016
Tamika Mika (Hampton) Dowdell 43 of Noblesville passed away on TuesdayOctober 25 2016 at IU Health Methodist Hospital in Indianapolis Shewas born on March 27 1973 to Larry and Gerry (Mitchell) Hamptonin Indianapolis Indiana
Tamika was a Quality Systems Document Control Administratorfor Thermo Fisher Scientific She was a 1991 graduate of NoblesvilleHigh School where she was a member of the basketball team and wasa member of Bethel AME Church in Noblesville She loved to readand to help others - her door was always open for everyone Sheenjoyed dancing cooking casinos cookouts with her family andwatching TV She was known by many as Momma Mika
In addition to her parents she is survived by her husband Thomas Dowdell sonsLeroy Tyler Bibbs Brenden Bibbs and Darius Dowdell stepchildren Thomas Jr JMelTiffany and Danielle grandmother Eula Mitchell siblings Travis (Heather) Hamptonand Tyanne (Marcus) Clancy 11 grandchildren several aunts uncles nieces amp nephewsShe will be dearly missed by all who loved her
She was preceded in death by her aunt Yvonne Scott and grandparents Robert ampAlice Hampton and Ralph Mitchell
Services will be held at 1200 pm on Saturday October 29 2016 at Bethel AMEChurch 17777 Little Chicago Road in Noblesville with visitation beginning at 1030 amRev Mallory H Tarrance will officiate
Memorial contributions may be made to Bethel AME Church 17777 Little ChicagoRoad Noblesville IN 46062
Condolences wwwrandallrobertscom
Hamilton County ReporterHamilton Countyrsquos Hometown
Newspaper
News6
Autumn is upon us The changingseason brings shorter days beautiful fallcolors and cooler temperatures Autumnalso means that the leaves are falling off thetrees Rain and wind can carry these leavesto storm drain grates The leavesaccumulate on the storm water grates or theleaves travel further and into the stormsewer system and into the open ditches Ineither case this accumulation of leaves andother debris can impede or block the flowof storm water resulting in localizedflooding of yards and roadways Pondingwater in the roadways can lead to unsafedriving conditions and ponding water in
rear and side yards is a nuisance and canlead to property damage
We can all do our part to keep stormwater flowing into the drains If you see astorm grate or roadside ditch that is cloggedand can clear it without placing yourself indanger please remove the leaves Watchthe weather forecast and remove the leavesbefore rain is forecasted to fall
If a roadway grate or side ditch isclogged use a rake to help you reach theleaves without entering the street Please donot place yourself in danger when removingthe leaves
Leaves can be collected and placed inlarge paper landscape waste bags mulched
into your lawn with a mulching lawnmower or other equipment or compostedon-site If you choose to compost theleaves please confirm with yourhomeowners association and yourcommunity that composting on-site isallowed and identify any regulations forcomposting activity
Some communities offer leaf removalservice Please confirm with yourcommunity that a leaf removal service isprovided the requirements to participateand the schedule for this service Unlessyour community requires the leaves to bestockpiled along the curb in the roadway it
is best to place leaves within the tree lawnarea and not in the roadway itself
Hamilton County The White RiverAlliance and Clear ChoicesClean Waterhave partnered in the development of theStorm Drain Stewards program Thisprogram allows volunteers to take a servicepledge and adopt a storm grate TheseStorm Drain Stewards pledge to keep thatstorm grate clean of leaves trash and debrisand to report any polluters
Please consider adopting a storm drainin your neighborhood Learn more abouthow you can make a difference atwwwClearChoicesCleanWaterorgserviceadopt-a-stormdrain
Mayor Scott Fadness and othercommunity stakeholders including artistRachel Johnson unveiled the first in a seriesof three public art installations on The Edgeparking garage today The artworkuntitled Pursuing Innovation will welcomeresidents and visitors to the Nickel Plate
District and pays homage to the thrivingentrepreneurial culture of the city
ldquoAt the entrance to the Nickel PlateDistrict the artwork welcomes visitors andresidents to the heart of downtown Fishersand celebrates what makes our communityso specialrdquo said Mayor Scott Fadness ldquoWe
are a vibrant city with big ideas and theinnovation-driven culture to turn those ideasinto reality This art installation captures thatspirit and culture and puts it on display forthe world I couldnrsquot be more excited tounveil this public art todayrdquo
In a series of seven large bannersthe Pursuing Innovation installation featureslocal Fishersrsquo entrepreneurs and highlightsthe thriving culture of innovation foundthroughout the community The silhouetteson the banners explore the idea ofentrepreneurship and what it means to calloneself and entrepreneur and features actualpeople in the community including localbusiness leaders teachers in the HSE SchoolSystem students and Launch Fishersfounder John Wechsler
ldquoAfter living in Fishers the last fouryears and having the opportunity to speakwith many entrepreneurs in the communityI have met an amazing diversity of peoplepursuing innovation in their chosen fieldsrdquosaid Rachel Johnson Pursuing Innovationartist ldquoAll of these unique individuals havebroadened the image that comes to my mindof what an entrepreneur looks like Thiswork is a celebration of all of thoseindividuals in our communityrdquo
The first in a series of three artinstallations the panels are 23 feet tall and10 feet wide and can be visible from thebridge over I-69 Pursuing Innovation willremain on display through the first of 2017The project was made possible through apartnership between the City of Fishers andFishers Urban Development
Citizens can help to keep drains open
Fishers unveils public art installation in the Nickel Plate District
Hamilton County ReporterHamilton Countyrsquos
Hometown Newspaper
News 7
By MARY SUE ROWLANDNovember is for Elections Taxes and Thanks
If you donrsquot believe it look at thecalendarmiddot November 8 - National State andLocal electionsmiddot November 10 - Property Taxes areduemiddot November 24 ndash Thanksgiving Cele-bration
Maybe the third date is acelebration of the first two InHamilton County there is early votingin Carmel Fishers and Noblesville
The lines are long (about a 30 minute wait at times) and sofar over 11000 good citizens have taken advantage of earlyvoting In Noblesville early voting is held at the JudicialCenter downtown Noblesville In Fishers the location isthe City Hall on Municipal Drive and Carmel voting takesplace at the Public Library 55 4th Ave SE check times Inaddition over 4000 absentee ballots have been sent in tobe counted This election may set a record for the mostnumber of voters in a National Election That would be agood thing
Just two days after the election the property tax bill isdue November 10th First things first finding the bill couldbe the greatest challenge With only one bill sent for theentire yearly tax cycle it is hard to remember just wherethe important document was last stored If you have movedforget ithellipjust go to the Treasurerrsquos office at the HamiltonCounty Court house Noblesville and get a new copy
Elections and paying taxes have a connection You see theelected officials set the taxes based on a long list ofcalculations that few can understand except the electedofficials Be sure to check the bottom of the page of yourtax bill for deductions If it shows all zerorsquos then a meetingwith the Auditor is in order or an appeal can be filled at theCounty Court House Noblesville (based on certaindeadlines) The bill also shows the assessed value and taxsummary for the property Property taxes areconstitutionally capped at 1 of property value for owner-occupied homes The bill also breaks down how the taxescollected are distributed along with the tax rate for eachtaxing authority There is a tax for weed liens and unsafebuildings just in case Anyway taxes are due November10th
For the last important date on the calendarThanksgiving is to appreciate and give thanks for this greatcountry and also that the election is over We must givethanks that the taxes are paid up until May ButThanksgiving the day and the meal must have a tried andtrue Persimmon Pudding treat The following isldquoGuaranteed the Best Pudding everrdquo
Hint ndash buy the pulp and donrsquot try to strain thePersimmons yourself It is just too hard
Also know that the kids will not eat the pudding it is anacquired taste Make them Vanilla Pudding and they willas happy as the adults in the crowd who hasnrsquot had thepudding since Grandma made it
Persimmon Pudding like Grandma madeuuml Start with a 15 qt baking dish buttered ndash set asideuuml In a mixing bowl add the followingfrac12 cup melted butter ndash (1 stick)
1 frac12 cup white granulated sugar2 eggs beaten welluuml Beat together the melted butter with the sugar addthe eggs and mix well1 teaspoon baking soda2 cups Persimmon Pulpuuml Stir soda into the Persimmon Pulp1 cup half and half milk1 cup buttermilkuuml Add the persimmon Pulp and all the milk into thesugar mixture1 frac12 cup flour - sifted2 teaspoons baking powderuuml Mix together flour and baking powder add to themixing bowl then stir in the two kinds of milk to the pulpmixture using a whisk Add the flour before all the liquidis poured into the mixture
Bake 350 degrees for 1 hour ndash Let cool cut into squaresand serve with homemade whipping cregraveme
Hints An oblong 12 x 8 inch glass baking dish worksbest for baking the pudding For glass the heat should bereduced to 325 degrees Test the center of the pudding witha tooth pick Continue to bakeuntil the edges start to curland the center test comes out clean Refrigerate left overpudding if there is any The pudding can be made a dayahead Actually it tastes better when made ahead
middot Pudding pulp can be purchased at Gatewood VegetableFarm 9555 East 206th St Noblesville Take State Road19 N toward Cicero turn right onto 206th StreetGatewoodrsquos Farm is between SR 19 and CumberlandRoad on 206th Street phone 317-773-1214
Happy Thanksgiving
Three important dates in November
Contact the Hamilton County ReporterHamiltonconorthreporter hotmailcom or call 317-408-5548
8
Sports 9
By RICHIE HALLReporter Sports EditorOf all the Class 6A sectional semi-final
football games being played tonight oneof the biggest clashes will be Carmel atHamilton Southeastern
The two teams will kick off their gameat 7 pm at Reynolds Royals StadiumThey met back in the first week of theregular season where HSE defeated theGreyhounds 27-21
Since then both teams have navigatedtheir ways through tough schedules buthave each managed to come out with awinning record at the end of the regularseason Southeastern is 6-3 while Carmelis 5-4
The Royals dropped their final twogames of the season falling to WaubonsieValley (Ill) 35-14 and to HoosierCrossroads Conference championBrownsburg 35-24 While its not fun tohave back-to-back losses Southeasterncoach Scott May is hopeful that the setbackhas made his team better and hungrier towin saying that sometimes that wake-upcall is good for a team in the big picture
Senior Adam Mullett has been solid asthe Royals quarterback this season In hisnine games Mullett has completed 159 of290 passes including 16 touchdowns andgained 2320 yards over the air Senior MattKlink has caught the most receptions with46 for 558 yards and a touchdown whilesenior Max Brooks has the most receivingTDs with seven and the most receptionsyards with 588 Brooks has 33 catchesoverall
On the ground junior Jackson Sweeneyhas carried the ball 139 times for 793 yardsincluding seven touchdowns Senior AlecJessop has been the defensive leader with116 total tackles - 70 solo and 46 assistsJunior Johnny May has 102 tackles with64 solo and 38 assists
Jake McDonald has also had a goodyear as the Carmel quarterback McDonaldis 118 of 179 in passing with 1578 yardsand 24 touchdowns Jalen Walker has 12of those touchdown catches overallWalker has 43 receptions totaling 555yards Ethan Merriweather is next in linewith 30 catches - eight of them TDs - for449 yards
Jerome Halsell has been a strongpresence on the ground with 132 rushesfor 778 yards and six touchdowns
Turn to Page 10 to see probable startinglineups
Carmelrsquos Jerome Halsell hasrushed for 778 yards and sixtouchdowns this season
Kent GrahamFile photo
lsquoHounds-Royals re-match takes place at HSE
Sports10
Southeastern Probable LineupsOffense DefenseQB Adam Mullett Sr 195 W Johnny May Jr 215TB Jackson Sweeney Jr 160 T Crae Kunkleman So 270HB Nick Mutchner Jr 195 N Max Burris Sr 240WR Max Brooks Sr 190 T Madison Norris Jr 200WR Carter Lohman Jr 190 S Logan Holland Sr 215TE Matt Klink Sr 215 CB Austin Holzum Sr 170T Zach Mutchner Sr 210 CB Trey Poore Sr 166G Joe Myren Sr 250 ILB Alec Jessop Sr 200C Sam Garvin Sr 275 ILB Zach Randall Sr 210G Caleb Rutan Sr 300 SS Brock Burns Sr 195T Brian Dechow Sr 230 FS Anthony Eggers So 165
Carmel Probable LineupsOffense DefenseQB Jake McDonald Jr 175 DE Britt Beery Sr 262WR Ethan Merriweather Sr 172 N Logan Burgess Sr 205WR Jalen Walker Sr 165 DE Kylan Cole Sr 264TE Kurt Rafdal Sr 235 OLB John Hokanson Jr 185TB Jerome Halsell Sr 190 OLB Beau Robbins So 230G Jakob Ford Sr 264 OLB Joey Schmidt So 205C Trevor Scott Sr 273 ILB Justin Fleck Sr 187T Mark Sickford Sr 257 ILB Jack Van Remortel Jr 222G Justin Williams Sr 288 CB Jacob Abrams Sr 190T Grant Barker Sr 222 CB Austin Newland Sr 180FB Bryce Sharp Sr 190 S Sean Blackburn Sr 175
In an unprecedented agreement StVincent Sports Performance (SVSP) willopen a new branch in Jonathan ByrdsFieldhouse making it the first sports facilitylocally to offer on-site sports performanceservices to all athletes and the generalpublic SVSP is part of Ascension thenations largest non-profit health system inthe US and the worlds largest Catholichealth system
The new 4000-square-foot SVSPlocation which will be directly connectedto Jonathan Byrds Fieldhouse at GrandPark will offer on-site access to the sameSVSP strength and conditioning coachesathletic trainers and dietitians who workwith Olympians and professional athletes
All athletes competing and training atJonathan Byrds Fieldhouse will be providedreal-time athletic injury healthcare fromSVSP athletic trainers Additional athletictraining services can be purchased fornominal fees
Our goal is to help every athleteperform to their maximum potential and ourgroundbreaking partnership withJonathan Byrds Fieldhouse will expand thenumber of athletes we are able to trainSVSP Executive Director Ralph Reiff saidWe also believe all parents coaches andorganizers should have the peace of mindthat elite-level athletic trainers are on siteevery day to take care of any athletic injuriesthat occur
The addition of SVSP solidifiesJonathan Byrds Fieldhouse as one of thepremier sports facilities in the country Thestate-of-the-art 88000-square-foot facilityfeatures eight basketballvolleyball courtsand hosts numerous elite-level events eachyear
We are taking the concept of athletesafety training and development at a localsports facility to the next level and I dontknow any other sports facility in the UnitedStates that is doing something like thisJonathan Byrds Fieldhouse CEO Andy Cardsaid We want to be the best and we wantto be different Partnering with SVSP allowsus to do that
SVSP which has locations on thenorthwest side of Indianapolis and at ClayTerrace in Carmel is also set to openanother location next year at the new StVincent Center adjacent to Bankers LifeFieldhouse
SVSP to open branchat Jonathan ByrdrsquosFieldhouse
Brian ReddickFile photoHamilton SoutheasternrsquosJackson Sweeney has gained
793 yards in 139 carriesincluding seven touchdowns
Sports 11
The Carmel girls cross country team willbe running all over the LaVern GibsonChampionship Cross Country Course inTerre Haute Saturday when the IHSAA statefinals take place
The Greyhounds also could very well berunning all over the record book Carmelwill be going for a seventh consecutive statechampionship which would add to itsalready record streak In addition SarahLeinheiser will look to become only thesixth girl to win a second individual statetitle adding to the blue ribbon she won lastseason
The Hounds rumbled to a perfect scoreat the Shelbyville semi-state last Saturdaywinning that event with 15 points the lowestscore possible Carmel swept the top fivewith Leinheiser leading the way in a time of17192 All five of those Greyhoundrunners finished their race under 1750
This will be the 36th edition of the girlscross country state finals and Carmel hasappeared in every one of them the onlyschool to do so The Greyhounds have won17 state titles and finished as runners-upeight additional times
Five of the six schools that qualified outof the Shelbyville semi-state are fromHamilton County Westfield will becompeting in its 15th state finals theShamrocks are four-time state championswith wins in 1998 2005 2006 and 2007Noblesville will run at the state meet for theninth time The Millers best state finish isthird place in 2006
Fishers is competing in its fourth statefinals Guerin Catholic is a newcomer theGolden Eagles qualified for state by takingsixth at Shelbyville HamiltonSoutheasterns Lulu Black and SabrinaBippus will be competing as individuals
Black finished sixth at semi-state with a timeof 17564 one of seven girls to break the18-minute mark
Heres a list of competing teams fromeach semi-state
BROWN COUNTYBloomington North 74 Bloomington
South 92 Columbus North 106 FloydCentral 115 Seymour 168 Evansville Reitz205
NEW HAVENFort Wayne Carroll 48 Homestead 63
Penn 135 Northridge 173 PendletonHeights 175 East Noble 203
NEW PRAIRIEValparaiso 112 Lowell 124 Warsaw
130 West Lafayette 133 La Porte 157 LakeCentral 195
SHELBYVILLECarmel 15 Fishers 96 Noblesville 100
Zionsville 112 Westfield 146 GuerinCatholic 173
In the boys meet look for anothershowdown between HamiltonSoutheasterns Gabe Fendel and OldenburgAcademys Curtis Eckstein
The Oldenburg senior won theindividual race at Shelbyville with a time of14344 while Fendel placed second in atime of 14463 Those two runners were farand away the fastest the third-place timewas Cathedrals Cole Hocker who clockedin at 15209
The Royals are one of three teamscompeting at the meet Carmel and Fishersare the others The Greyhounds won theShelbyville semi-state with HSE the runner-up and the Tigers placing third
Carmels boys are looking to defend theirstate title and add to their state-leadingoverall total of 14 This will be theGreyhounds 43rd appearance at state -Carmel hasnt missed a state meet since1975 Only Bloomington South has morestate appearances with 45 but it did notqualify this year
Southeastern will be running at state forthe 12th time the Royals finished asrunners-up back in 2011 Fishers will bemaking its sixth appearance at state all sincethe school re-opened in 2006 The Tigersmade it to state in that very first year andthen won the state championship in 2007
Four individuals will be competing atstate Guerin Catholics Quinn GallagherNoblesvilles Levi Neuzerling andWestfields Aaron Bennett and NicholasLeahy
Heres a list of state qualifying teamsBROWN COUNTYTerre Haute South 78 Tell City 87
Columbus North 127 Jennings County 173Bloomington North 178 Barr-Reeve 191
NEW HAVENFort Wayne Carroll 40 Penn 104
Westview 115 Concordia Lutheran 119Fort Wayne Northrop 120 PendletonHeights 164
NEW PRAIRIELowell 84 West Lafayette 111 Crown
Point 151 Valparaiso 160 Portage 174Chesterton 188
SHELBYVILLECarmel 53 Hamilton Southeastern 77
Fishers 95 Brebeuf Jesuit 139 Avon 167Zionsville 182
Reporter photo by Kent Graham
Hamilton Southeasternrsquos Sabrina Bippus (290) Guerin Catholicrsquos PaigeSchemanske (272) and Westfieldrsquos Gabby Dilick (511) will all be runningat this Saturdayrsquos IHSAA state cross country meet at the LaVern GibsonChampionship Cross Country Course in Terre Haute Bippus is one oftwo HSE individuals competing while Schemanske and Dilick are runningas part of their teams
County will be well-represented at state meet
Eastern ConferenceSoutheast W L PCT GBMiami 1 0 100 -Charlotte 1 0 100 -Atlanta 1 0 100 -Washington 0 1 000 10Orlando 0 1 000 10East W L PCT GBToronto 1 0 100 -Boston 1 1 500 05Brooklyn 0 1 000 10New York 0 1 000 10Philadelphia 0 1 000 10Central W L PCT GBCleveland 1 0 100 -Indiana 1 0 100 -Chicago 1 0 100 -Milwaukee 0 1 000 10Detroit 0 1 000 10
Western ConferenceSouthwest W L PCT GBSan Antonio 2 0 100 -Memphis 1 0 100 05New Orleans 0 1 000 15Dallas 0 1 000 15Houston 0 1 000 15Pacific W L PCT GBLA Clippers 1 0 100 -LA Lakers 1 0 100 -Sacramento 1 1 500 05Golden State 0 1 000 10Phoenix 0 1 000 10Northwest W L PCT GBDenver 1 0 100 -Oklahoma City 1 0 100 -Portland 1 1 500 05Minnesota 0 1 000 10Utah 0 1 000 10
NBA standingsThursdayrsquos scores
Atlanta 114 Washington 99Chicago 105 Boston 99
San Antonio 102 Sacramento 94LA Clippers 114 Portland 106
IHSAA Commissioner Bobby Cox announced todaythat Steve Helmich former presidentof Cathedral High School has beennamed the first president of the newIHSAA Foundation
In his role as chief administratorHelmich will oversee the day-to-dayoperations of the Foundation includ-ing the development and fundraisingefforts to support its programs and thedistribution of scholarships andgrants He will begin his duties onNov 14
Helmich joins the Associationfollowing a 16-year career as presi-
dent of Cathedral High School where he oversaw one of thelargest Catholic private independent high schools in theMidwest Included in his many responsibilities was servingas chief fundraiser for the institution where his effortsresulted in nearly $3 million annually for the Cathedral Fundand oversight of four highly-successful capital campaignsduring his tenure He is currently affiliated with three boardsof directors ndash the Center for Leadership Development OneAmerica Fund and the Damar Foundation ndash and previouslythe Indiana Non-Public Education Association
Prior to Cathedral Helmich served as president of theCommunity Education Coalition in Columbus Indiana aswell as presidentCEO of the Columbus Area Chamber ofCommerce He also worked as presidentCEO of theRichmond-Wayne County Chamber of Commerce andExecutive Director of the Richmond Family YMCA
The IHSAA Foundation is very fortunate to obtain theexpertise and excellence of Steve Helmichrdquo said Cox ldquoThecombination of all his professional experiences provides arobust portfolio by which our Foundation will grow andprosper I greatly look forward to working with Steve as wecollectively labor to build a dynamic organization benefitingIHSAA member schools and Hoosier student athletes
A graduate of Indiana University Helmich earned BigTen All-Academic honors in football as he obtained a BSdegree in education and a MS degree in secondary educa-tion and went on to spend 12 years as a classroom teacherand athletic coach at Noblesville West Lafayette Rich-mond and Columbus North high schools
ldquoI am honored for this great opportunity to lead theIHSAA Foundationrdquo said Helmich ldquoIndiana high schoolathletics helped shape my life from my formative yearsthrough my adult life and I look forward to building thisFoundation which will have a profound impact on the lives
of the young men and women who will participate in highschool athletics in our staterdquo
The IHSAA Foundation was created and formed by theExecutive Committee in June 2015 to operate exclusivelyfor the charitable benefits of IHSAA member schools andtheir student-athletes As funding becomes available theIHSAA Foundation will award college scholarships tostudent-athletes in their pursuit of post-secondary educationIt also will support IHSAA member schools through a grantprogram designed to help fund special projects
The Foundation is overseen by a Board of Directorswhich include J Terry Clapacs Vice President Emeritusof Indiana University Dr Phil N Eskew Jr retiredDirector of Physician and Patient Relations at St VincentHospital and current professor at the IU School of MedicineJames T Morris Vice President of Pacers Sports amp Enter-tainment Blake Ress Commissioner Emeritus of theIndiana High School Athletic Association Inc PatrickShoulders partner in the Evansville law firm of ZiemerStayman Weitzel Shoulders LLP Milton O ThompsonAttorney Indianapolis law firm of Bleeke Dillon Crandalland Jennifer K Wilfong Vice President and ExecutiveCoach at Merrill Lynch and Bobby Cox IHSAA Commis-sioner Eskew serves as chairman of the group
Steve Helmich named IHSAA Foundation President
Helmich
Sports12
News2
Correction The Hamilton County Reporter incorrectly listed the date for HamiltonCounty Parksrsquo dedication of the restoration and re-creation of three historicbridges used to build a bridge to link Koteewi Park with White RiverCampground
The correct date for the dedication and festival is November 10th
Detailed information can be obtained by calling (317)770-4400 or byvisiting myhamiltoncountyparkscom
Make sure that children have a clear pathto and from your front door Decorationsor other Halloween displays cansometimes impede or present a trippinghazard for unsuspecting children
Additional Considerations Carrying flashlights will help childrensee and be seen more clearly When in doubt about a specific treat thatyour child has brought home simplythrow it away It is not worth the risk
Contact the Noblesville PoliceDepartment immediately if you suspectthat your childrsquos candytreat has beencompromised in any way
It is our hope that these few tips will helpeveryone to have a safe and enjoyableevening If you should have any additionalquestions or concerns please feel free tocontact Lt Bruce Barnes at the NoblesvillePolice Department at 776-6340 ext 1261
TRICK-OR-TREAT From Page 1
checkpoint traffic congestion and othersafety concerns
Upon making contact with the driverthe officer advises them that theyve beenstopped at an HCTSP sobriety checkpointand asks for the drivers license and thevehicles registration If in the course ofthe contact the officer detects that alcoholmay be involved and that the driver maybe impaired or if some other issue arisesthen the vehicle is directed into a pull-offarea for further investigation Furtherinvestigation may involve theStandardized Field Sobriety Tests (SFSTs)
On the other hand if all looks rightduring the initial contact the driver isoften on his or her way in less than twominutes
Officers staffing the sobrietycheckpoints work on an overtime basispaid by grant funds from the NationalHighway Traffic Safety Administrationthrough the Indiana Governorrsquos Councilon Impaired and Dangerous Driving
The Hamilton County Traffic SafetyPartnership (HCTSP) is a consortium oflaw enforcement agencies in HamiltonCounty working to increase the usage ofseatbelts to combat aggressive drivingand to decrease impaired driving with theoverall goal of creating a safer HamiltonCounty The HCTSP is comprised of theHamilton County Sheriffrsquos DepartmentFishers Police Department Carmel PoliceDepartment Noblesville PoliceDepartment Westfield Police Department
and Cicero Police Department with theassistance of the Indiana State Police
Impaired driving is one of our nationrsquosmost frequently committed violent crimesJust in Indiana in 2014 alcohol-relatedtraffic crashes killed 101 peopleaccounting for approximately thirteenpercent of all fatal crashes and injuredanother 1880 people
About 750 people are convicted of animpaired driving offense annually inHamilton County alone and nearly 100 ofthose are repeat offenders In 2015 inHamilton County for example the Statefiled 732 cases of operating whileintoxicated Of these 106 drivers had priorconvictions for operating while intoxicatedwithin the last five years
To combat this crime the HamiltonCounty Traffic Safety Partnership will besetting up sobriety checkpoints aroundHamilton County to aggressively deterdetect and arrest those drivers who makethe decision to drive impaired Sobrietycheckpoints have proven successful inboth raising awareness of impaired drivingand reducing the likelihood of a persondriving after they have been drinking
Sobriety checkpoints are legal in 39states including Indiana and the Districtof Columbia In 1990 the US SupremeCourt ruled that if conducted properlysobriety checkpoints do not constitute anillegal search and seizure In the 2002 caseof State v Gerschoffer the IndianaSupreme Court found that sobrietycheckpoints are constitutional when
conducted properly Members of theHamilton County Prosecuting AttorneyrsquosOffice work with the Partnership to ensurethat each checkpoint meets constitutionalrequirements
Should you have any questionsregarding these sobriety checkpointsplease contact Chief Deputy ProsecutingAttorney Andre Miksha at 317-776-8595
CHECKPOINT From Page 1
3News
The Barrington of Carmel 1335 SGuilford Road will be hosting a VeteransDay for the approximately 50 veterans wholive in the community at 3 pm MondayNov 7
The Veterans Day celebration willinclude a veteran procession posting of thecolors by Carmel VFW 10003 a roll callof veterans and the sharing of stories by tworesidents who recently participated inHonor Flight a nonprofit organization thatprovides free transportation for veterans tovisit memorials in Washington DC and isdedicated to recognizing the service andsacrifices of all current and former militaryservice members During the roll callThe Barringtonrsquos veteran residents will becalled by name to stand and tell eventattendees their military rank where theyserved and also their service dates
Additionally The Barrington residentand veteran Judy Doeppers will recite thePledge of Allegiance resident KarenReeve whose husband is a veteran willperform the National Anthem andReverend Jack King will do thebenediction Representatives from the localVFW will speak briefly and there will bea presentation about The Indiana StateSoldiers and Sailors Monument and howveterans at The Barrington can help supportthe monument by purchasing a paving brick
Vic Bruchan who is a Korean Warveteran and chairman of the residentcouncil organized the event along with theother council members As a Morse Codeinstructor in the Army he has a uniqueperspective to share
The Barrington to honor itsveterans in Nov 7 ceremony
The students of Primrose SchoolNoblesville 15707 North Point Blvd willcelebrate Election Day at 11 amWednesday by casting their own votes fortheir schoolrsquos presidential Primrose Friendmascot as well as which presidential snackthey will enjoy later in the day
Noblesville Deputy Mayor Steve Cookewill serve as a poll worker and guest reader
Election Day at Primrose School ofNoblesville is a way to help studentsunderstand the importance of civicinvolvement and citizenship Children areintroduced to these responsibilities throughactivities and projects that help thembecome aware of their community of friendsin their classroom and their neighborhood
The event features community leadersas guest readers and assistants at thePrimrose Polling Place where theyrsquoll helphand out ballots check voter ID cards andpass out ldquoI Votedrdquo stickers
Riverview Health will host a healthy cooking for the holidays event from 6 to 8pm on Thursday Nov 17
Join our registered dietitian and professionally trained chef as they prepare holidayfavorites with a healthy twist Learn how to prepare healthier versions of your favoritedishes without sacrificing taste We will serve each item prepared and end the eveningwith a QampA session Attendees will receive a copy of each recipe and cooking tips
The event will take place at Riverview Health in the Krieg DeVault ConferenceRoom located in the lower level of the Womenrsquos Pavilion The program is free butregistration is required by November 10 Register at rivervieworgclasses orcall 3177767999
Riverview Health to host a healthycooking for the holidays event
Hamilton County ReporterHamilton Countyrsquos
Hometown Newspaper
Election Dayat Primrose isWednesday
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
These twelve Jesus sent forth and commanded them saying Gonot into the way of the Gentiles and into any city of the Samaritansenter ye not
- Matthew 105
50 Years AgoNews Tomorrow night (Saturday Oct 29) in Noblesville witches willfly own on their broom sticks goblins will leave their dark glensbeautiful princesses fairies and Mother Goose characters will step fromthe pages of story books horrifying creatures will descend from outerspace tramps will leave their hobo jungles animals of all kinds willcome from the forests of the world-- and all will assemble at memorialfieldSports Itrsquos the final game of the season but everything is wrapped upin one battle tonight when Sheridanrsquos Blackhawks host the Huskies ofHamilton Heights in what should be one whale of a football battleAd Foxrsquos Den 10 pounds of ground beef $1995
Christy W Warren
July 10 1952 - October 26 2016
Obituaries4
Christy W Warren 64 Noblesville passed away on Wednesday October 26 2016at Riverview Hospital in Noblesville following an extended illness
She was born on July 10 1952 in Anderson Indiana to Wilmerand Consula (King) Cunningham
Christy graduated from Pendleton Heights High SchoolShe was a member of the Noblesville American Legion Auxilary
and the Noblesville V F W and many other veterans organizationsChristy is survived by her husband Micheal Warren two children
Alan (Hope) Buzan of Anderson and Carletta Tipton of Noblesvillenine grandchildren Brandon Beasley April-Dawn Mercedes BuzanBrittany-Ann Kirsten Buzan Kalab-Bryce Fitzjarrald Buzan Alan-
Michael Exavier Buzan (Sico) Harliee-Makiya Saige Buzan Amber Marie Tipton BrittonAngelica Nichole Netherton Faircloth and Krystal Nichole Whitson three great-grandchildren Brayden Brantley and Kaylee four brother Roy (Diane) Osborn Wendell(Diana) Cunningham Rex (Debbie) Ball and Roger (Stacy) Ball and three sisters Anna(Gary) Britton Judy Ball and Carol Ball
She was preceded in death by her parents one brother Clayton (Bubba) CunninghamA funeral service will be held at 200 pm on Saturday October 29 2016 at Scott E
Hersberger Funeral Home 1010 Main North Street Lapel Indiana with Pastor GaryBritton officiating
Visitation will be from 1200 noon to 200 pm Saturday October 29 2016 at ScottE Hersberger Funeral Home
Memorial contributions may be made to any veterans organizationOnline condolences wwwhersbergerfuneralhomecom
Mary L Ward
March 24 1933 - October 26 2016
Mary L Ward 83 of Fishers went to be with Jesus on Wednesday October 26 2016at home She was born on March 24 1933 to Alfredo A and Irma ARigoni in Asiago Italy
Mary had been an operator for Illinois Bell Telephone Companyand was a member of Holy Spirit Parish at Geist Catholic ChurchThrough her Catholic faith she was involved with the youth and alsoserved in many other areas and enjoyed helping others She loved heranimals and enjoyed gardening and working in her yard She was verydevoted to her faith and was very proud of her family especially hergrandchildren
She is survived by her children John (Mary) Ward Jr Bruce(Vicki) Ward Lori (Steve) Dixon and Janet (John) Kappel 15
grandchildren 20 great-grandchildren and several nieces amp nephewsIn addition to her parents she was preceded in death by a brother amp sister-in-law
Albert and Agnes RigoniA Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 1100 am on Saturday October 29 2016 at
Holy Spirit Parish at Geist Catholic Church 10350 Glaser Way in Fishers with RevPatrick Click officiating Visitation will be from 500 pm to 800 pm on Friday October28 2016 at Randall amp Roberts Fishers Mortuary 12010 Allisonville Road in FishersEntombment will be at Oaklawn Memorial Gardens in Indianapolis
Memorial contributions may be made to St Vincent Hospice 8402 Harcourt RoadSuite 210 Indianapolis IN 46260
Condolences wwwrandallrobertscom
Patrick Yancy Perryman
June 11 1965 - October 25 2016
Patrick Yancy Perryman 51 of Anderson passed away on Tuesday October 25 2016at Community Hospital in Anderson He was born on June 11 1965to William and Judith (Howell) Perryman in Longview Texas
Patrick lived for a short while in Oregon when his dads job tookthe family there After that another job transfer brought the family toIndianapolis where he and his brothers loved the Indy 500 The restof Pats school years were spent in Noblesville graduating fromNoblesville High School in 1983 He also attended Ball StateUniversity Pat enjoyed boating waterskiing fishing and auctions
In addition to his parents Bill amp Judy he is survived by hisdaughters Kendra and Kenzi brothers Mason and Michael lifepartner Felicia Weber and her daughter Lauren for whom he filled
the role of dad as wellA memorial visitation will be held from 200 pm to 400 pm on Sunday October 30
2016 at Randall amp Roberts Fishers Mortuary 12010 Allisonville Road in Fishers with acelebration of Patricks life to follow from 430 to 630 pm at Claude amp Annies 9251 East141st Street in Fishers
Condolences wwwrandallrobertscom
An additional obituaryappears on Page 5
Obituary 5Tamika lsquoMikarsquo (Hampton) Dowdell
March 27 1973 - October 25 2016
Tamika Mika (Hampton) Dowdell 43 of Noblesville passed away on TuesdayOctober 25 2016 at IU Health Methodist Hospital in Indianapolis Shewas born on March 27 1973 to Larry and Gerry (Mitchell) Hamptonin Indianapolis Indiana
Tamika was a Quality Systems Document Control Administratorfor Thermo Fisher Scientific She was a 1991 graduate of NoblesvilleHigh School where she was a member of the basketball team and wasa member of Bethel AME Church in Noblesville She loved to readand to help others - her door was always open for everyone Sheenjoyed dancing cooking casinos cookouts with her family andwatching TV She was known by many as Momma Mika
In addition to her parents she is survived by her husband Thomas Dowdell sonsLeroy Tyler Bibbs Brenden Bibbs and Darius Dowdell stepchildren Thomas Jr JMelTiffany and Danielle grandmother Eula Mitchell siblings Travis (Heather) Hamptonand Tyanne (Marcus) Clancy 11 grandchildren several aunts uncles nieces amp nephewsShe will be dearly missed by all who loved her
She was preceded in death by her aunt Yvonne Scott and grandparents Robert ampAlice Hampton and Ralph Mitchell
Services will be held at 1200 pm on Saturday October 29 2016 at Bethel AMEChurch 17777 Little Chicago Road in Noblesville with visitation beginning at 1030 amRev Mallory H Tarrance will officiate
Memorial contributions may be made to Bethel AME Church 17777 Little ChicagoRoad Noblesville IN 46062
Condolences wwwrandallrobertscom
Hamilton County ReporterHamilton Countyrsquos Hometown
Newspaper
News6
Autumn is upon us The changingseason brings shorter days beautiful fallcolors and cooler temperatures Autumnalso means that the leaves are falling off thetrees Rain and wind can carry these leavesto storm drain grates The leavesaccumulate on the storm water grates or theleaves travel further and into the stormsewer system and into the open ditches Ineither case this accumulation of leaves andother debris can impede or block the flowof storm water resulting in localizedflooding of yards and roadways Pondingwater in the roadways can lead to unsafedriving conditions and ponding water in
rear and side yards is a nuisance and canlead to property damage
We can all do our part to keep stormwater flowing into the drains If you see astorm grate or roadside ditch that is cloggedand can clear it without placing yourself indanger please remove the leaves Watchthe weather forecast and remove the leavesbefore rain is forecasted to fall
If a roadway grate or side ditch isclogged use a rake to help you reach theleaves without entering the street Please donot place yourself in danger when removingthe leaves
Leaves can be collected and placed inlarge paper landscape waste bags mulched
into your lawn with a mulching lawnmower or other equipment or compostedon-site If you choose to compost theleaves please confirm with yourhomeowners association and yourcommunity that composting on-site isallowed and identify any regulations forcomposting activity
Some communities offer leaf removalservice Please confirm with yourcommunity that a leaf removal service isprovided the requirements to participateand the schedule for this service Unlessyour community requires the leaves to bestockpiled along the curb in the roadway it
is best to place leaves within the tree lawnarea and not in the roadway itself
Hamilton County The White RiverAlliance and Clear ChoicesClean Waterhave partnered in the development of theStorm Drain Stewards program Thisprogram allows volunteers to take a servicepledge and adopt a storm grate TheseStorm Drain Stewards pledge to keep thatstorm grate clean of leaves trash and debrisand to report any polluters
Please consider adopting a storm drainin your neighborhood Learn more abouthow you can make a difference atwwwClearChoicesCleanWaterorgserviceadopt-a-stormdrain
Mayor Scott Fadness and othercommunity stakeholders including artistRachel Johnson unveiled the first in a seriesof three public art installations on The Edgeparking garage today The artworkuntitled Pursuing Innovation will welcomeresidents and visitors to the Nickel Plate
District and pays homage to the thrivingentrepreneurial culture of the city
ldquoAt the entrance to the Nickel PlateDistrict the artwork welcomes visitors andresidents to the heart of downtown Fishersand celebrates what makes our communityso specialrdquo said Mayor Scott Fadness ldquoWe
are a vibrant city with big ideas and theinnovation-driven culture to turn those ideasinto reality This art installation captures thatspirit and culture and puts it on display forthe world I couldnrsquot be more excited tounveil this public art todayrdquo
In a series of seven large bannersthe Pursuing Innovation installation featureslocal Fishersrsquo entrepreneurs and highlightsthe thriving culture of innovation foundthroughout the community The silhouetteson the banners explore the idea ofentrepreneurship and what it means to calloneself and entrepreneur and features actualpeople in the community including localbusiness leaders teachers in the HSE SchoolSystem students and Launch Fishersfounder John Wechsler
ldquoAfter living in Fishers the last fouryears and having the opportunity to speakwith many entrepreneurs in the communityI have met an amazing diversity of peoplepursuing innovation in their chosen fieldsrdquosaid Rachel Johnson Pursuing Innovationartist ldquoAll of these unique individuals havebroadened the image that comes to my mindof what an entrepreneur looks like Thiswork is a celebration of all of thoseindividuals in our communityrdquo
The first in a series of three artinstallations the panels are 23 feet tall and10 feet wide and can be visible from thebridge over I-69 Pursuing Innovation willremain on display through the first of 2017The project was made possible through apartnership between the City of Fishers andFishers Urban Development
Citizens can help to keep drains open
Fishers unveils public art installation in the Nickel Plate District
Hamilton County ReporterHamilton Countyrsquos
Hometown Newspaper
News 7
By MARY SUE ROWLANDNovember is for Elections Taxes and Thanks
If you donrsquot believe it look at thecalendarmiddot November 8 - National State andLocal electionsmiddot November 10 - Property Taxes areduemiddot November 24 ndash Thanksgiving Cele-bration
Maybe the third date is acelebration of the first two InHamilton County there is early votingin Carmel Fishers and Noblesville
The lines are long (about a 30 minute wait at times) and sofar over 11000 good citizens have taken advantage of earlyvoting In Noblesville early voting is held at the JudicialCenter downtown Noblesville In Fishers the location isthe City Hall on Municipal Drive and Carmel voting takesplace at the Public Library 55 4th Ave SE check times Inaddition over 4000 absentee ballots have been sent in tobe counted This election may set a record for the mostnumber of voters in a National Election That would be agood thing
Just two days after the election the property tax bill isdue November 10th First things first finding the bill couldbe the greatest challenge With only one bill sent for theentire yearly tax cycle it is hard to remember just wherethe important document was last stored If you have movedforget ithellipjust go to the Treasurerrsquos office at the HamiltonCounty Court house Noblesville and get a new copy
Elections and paying taxes have a connection You see theelected officials set the taxes based on a long list ofcalculations that few can understand except the electedofficials Be sure to check the bottom of the page of yourtax bill for deductions If it shows all zerorsquos then a meetingwith the Auditor is in order or an appeal can be filled at theCounty Court House Noblesville (based on certaindeadlines) The bill also shows the assessed value and taxsummary for the property Property taxes areconstitutionally capped at 1 of property value for owner-occupied homes The bill also breaks down how the taxescollected are distributed along with the tax rate for eachtaxing authority There is a tax for weed liens and unsafebuildings just in case Anyway taxes are due November10th
For the last important date on the calendarThanksgiving is to appreciate and give thanks for this greatcountry and also that the election is over We must givethanks that the taxes are paid up until May ButThanksgiving the day and the meal must have a tried andtrue Persimmon Pudding treat The following isldquoGuaranteed the Best Pudding everrdquo
Hint ndash buy the pulp and donrsquot try to strain thePersimmons yourself It is just too hard
Also know that the kids will not eat the pudding it is anacquired taste Make them Vanilla Pudding and they willas happy as the adults in the crowd who hasnrsquot had thepudding since Grandma made it
Persimmon Pudding like Grandma madeuuml Start with a 15 qt baking dish buttered ndash set asideuuml In a mixing bowl add the followingfrac12 cup melted butter ndash (1 stick)
1 frac12 cup white granulated sugar2 eggs beaten welluuml Beat together the melted butter with the sugar addthe eggs and mix well1 teaspoon baking soda2 cups Persimmon Pulpuuml Stir soda into the Persimmon Pulp1 cup half and half milk1 cup buttermilkuuml Add the persimmon Pulp and all the milk into thesugar mixture1 frac12 cup flour - sifted2 teaspoons baking powderuuml Mix together flour and baking powder add to themixing bowl then stir in the two kinds of milk to the pulpmixture using a whisk Add the flour before all the liquidis poured into the mixture
Bake 350 degrees for 1 hour ndash Let cool cut into squaresand serve with homemade whipping cregraveme
Hints An oblong 12 x 8 inch glass baking dish worksbest for baking the pudding For glass the heat should bereduced to 325 degrees Test the center of the pudding witha tooth pick Continue to bakeuntil the edges start to curland the center test comes out clean Refrigerate left overpudding if there is any The pudding can be made a dayahead Actually it tastes better when made ahead
middot Pudding pulp can be purchased at Gatewood VegetableFarm 9555 East 206th St Noblesville Take State Road19 N toward Cicero turn right onto 206th StreetGatewoodrsquos Farm is between SR 19 and CumberlandRoad on 206th Street phone 317-773-1214
Happy Thanksgiving
Three important dates in November
Contact the Hamilton County ReporterHamiltonconorthreporter hotmailcom or call 317-408-5548
8
Sports 9
By RICHIE HALLReporter Sports EditorOf all the Class 6A sectional semi-final
football games being played tonight oneof the biggest clashes will be Carmel atHamilton Southeastern
The two teams will kick off their gameat 7 pm at Reynolds Royals StadiumThey met back in the first week of theregular season where HSE defeated theGreyhounds 27-21
Since then both teams have navigatedtheir ways through tough schedules buthave each managed to come out with awinning record at the end of the regularseason Southeastern is 6-3 while Carmelis 5-4
The Royals dropped their final twogames of the season falling to WaubonsieValley (Ill) 35-14 and to HoosierCrossroads Conference championBrownsburg 35-24 While its not fun tohave back-to-back losses Southeasterncoach Scott May is hopeful that the setbackhas made his team better and hungrier towin saying that sometimes that wake-upcall is good for a team in the big picture
Senior Adam Mullett has been solid asthe Royals quarterback this season In hisnine games Mullett has completed 159 of290 passes including 16 touchdowns andgained 2320 yards over the air Senior MattKlink has caught the most receptions with46 for 558 yards and a touchdown whilesenior Max Brooks has the most receivingTDs with seven and the most receptionsyards with 588 Brooks has 33 catchesoverall
On the ground junior Jackson Sweeneyhas carried the ball 139 times for 793 yardsincluding seven touchdowns Senior AlecJessop has been the defensive leader with116 total tackles - 70 solo and 46 assistsJunior Johnny May has 102 tackles with64 solo and 38 assists
Jake McDonald has also had a goodyear as the Carmel quarterback McDonaldis 118 of 179 in passing with 1578 yardsand 24 touchdowns Jalen Walker has 12of those touchdown catches overallWalker has 43 receptions totaling 555yards Ethan Merriweather is next in linewith 30 catches - eight of them TDs - for449 yards
Jerome Halsell has been a strongpresence on the ground with 132 rushesfor 778 yards and six touchdowns
Turn to Page 10 to see probable startinglineups
Carmelrsquos Jerome Halsell hasrushed for 778 yards and sixtouchdowns this season
Kent GrahamFile photo
lsquoHounds-Royals re-match takes place at HSE
Sports10
Southeastern Probable LineupsOffense DefenseQB Adam Mullett Sr 195 W Johnny May Jr 215TB Jackson Sweeney Jr 160 T Crae Kunkleman So 270HB Nick Mutchner Jr 195 N Max Burris Sr 240WR Max Brooks Sr 190 T Madison Norris Jr 200WR Carter Lohman Jr 190 S Logan Holland Sr 215TE Matt Klink Sr 215 CB Austin Holzum Sr 170T Zach Mutchner Sr 210 CB Trey Poore Sr 166G Joe Myren Sr 250 ILB Alec Jessop Sr 200C Sam Garvin Sr 275 ILB Zach Randall Sr 210G Caleb Rutan Sr 300 SS Brock Burns Sr 195T Brian Dechow Sr 230 FS Anthony Eggers So 165
Carmel Probable LineupsOffense DefenseQB Jake McDonald Jr 175 DE Britt Beery Sr 262WR Ethan Merriweather Sr 172 N Logan Burgess Sr 205WR Jalen Walker Sr 165 DE Kylan Cole Sr 264TE Kurt Rafdal Sr 235 OLB John Hokanson Jr 185TB Jerome Halsell Sr 190 OLB Beau Robbins So 230G Jakob Ford Sr 264 OLB Joey Schmidt So 205C Trevor Scott Sr 273 ILB Justin Fleck Sr 187T Mark Sickford Sr 257 ILB Jack Van Remortel Jr 222G Justin Williams Sr 288 CB Jacob Abrams Sr 190T Grant Barker Sr 222 CB Austin Newland Sr 180FB Bryce Sharp Sr 190 S Sean Blackburn Sr 175
In an unprecedented agreement StVincent Sports Performance (SVSP) willopen a new branch in Jonathan ByrdsFieldhouse making it the first sports facilitylocally to offer on-site sports performanceservices to all athletes and the generalpublic SVSP is part of Ascension thenations largest non-profit health system inthe US and the worlds largest Catholichealth system
The new 4000-square-foot SVSPlocation which will be directly connectedto Jonathan Byrds Fieldhouse at GrandPark will offer on-site access to the sameSVSP strength and conditioning coachesathletic trainers and dietitians who workwith Olympians and professional athletes
All athletes competing and training atJonathan Byrds Fieldhouse will be providedreal-time athletic injury healthcare fromSVSP athletic trainers Additional athletictraining services can be purchased fornominal fees
Our goal is to help every athleteperform to their maximum potential and ourgroundbreaking partnership withJonathan Byrds Fieldhouse will expand thenumber of athletes we are able to trainSVSP Executive Director Ralph Reiff saidWe also believe all parents coaches andorganizers should have the peace of mindthat elite-level athletic trainers are on siteevery day to take care of any athletic injuriesthat occur
The addition of SVSP solidifiesJonathan Byrds Fieldhouse as one of thepremier sports facilities in the country Thestate-of-the-art 88000-square-foot facilityfeatures eight basketballvolleyball courtsand hosts numerous elite-level events eachyear
We are taking the concept of athletesafety training and development at a localsports facility to the next level and I dontknow any other sports facility in the UnitedStates that is doing something like thisJonathan Byrds Fieldhouse CEO Andy Cardsaid We want to be the best and we wantto be different Partnering with SVSP allowsus to do that
SVSP which has locations on thenorthwest side of Indianapolis and at ClayTerrace in Carmel is also set to openanother location next year at the new StVincent Center adjacent to Bankers LifeFieldhouse
SVSP to open branchat Jonathan ByrdrsquosFieldhouse
Brian ReddickFile photoHamilton SoutheasternrsquosJackson Sweeney has gained
793 yards in 139 carriesincluding seven touchdowns
Sports 11
The Carmel girls cross country team willbe running all over the LaVern GibsonChampionship Cross Country Course inTerre Haute Saturday when the IHSAA statefinals take place
The Greyhounds also could very well berunning all over the record book Carmelwill be going for a seventh consecutive statechampionship which would add to itsalready record streak In addition SarahLeinheiser will look to become only thesixth girl to win a second individual statetitle adding to the blue ribbon she won lastseason
The Hounds rumbled to a perfect scoreat the Shelbyville semi-state last Saturdaywinning that event with 15 points the lowestscore possible Carmel swept the top fivewith Leinheiser leading the way in a time of17192 All five of those Greyhoundrunners finished their race under 1750
This will be the 36th edition of the girlscross country state finals and Carmel hasappeared in every one of them the onlyschool to do so The Greyhounds have won17 state titles and finished as runners-upeight additional times
Five of the six schools that qualified outof the Shelbyville semi-state are fromHamilton County Westfield will becompeting in its 15th state finals theShamrocks are four-time state championswith wins in 1998 2005 2006 and 2007Noblesville will run at the state meet for theninth time The Millers best state finish isthird place in 2006
Fishers is competing in its fourth statefinals Guerin Catholic is a newcomer theGolden Eagles qualified for state by takingsixth at Shelbyville HamiltonSoutheasterns Lulu Black and SabrinaBippus will be competing as individuals
Black finished sixth at semi-state with a timeof 17564 one of seven girls to break the18-minute mark
Heres a list of competing teams fromeach semi-state
BROWN COUNTYBloomington North 74 Bloomington
South 92 Columbus North 106 FloydCentral 115 Seymour 168 Evansville Reitz205
NEW HAVENFort Wayne Carroll 48 Homestead 63
Penn 135 Northridge 173 PendletonHeights 175 East Noble 203
NEW PRAIRIEValparaiso 112 Lowell 124 Warsaw
130 West Lafayette 133 La Porte 157 LakeCentral 195
SHELBYVILLECarmel 15 Fishers 96 Noblesville 100
Zionsville 112 Westfield 146 GuerinCatholic 173
In the boys meet look for anothershowdown between HamiltonSoutheasterns Gabe Fendel and OldenburgAcademys Curtis Eckstein
The Oldenburg senior won theindividual race at Shelbyville with a time of14344 while Fendel placed second in atime of 14463 Those two runners were farand away the fastest the third-place timewas Cathedrals Cole Hocker who clockedin at 15209
The Royals are one of three teamscompeting at the meet Carmel and Fishersare the others The Greyhounds won theShelbyville semi-state with HSE the runner-up and the Tigers placing third
Carmels boys are looking to defend theirstate title and add to their state-leadingoverall total of 14 This will be theGreyhounds 43rd appearance at state -Carmel hasnt missed a state meet since1975 Only Bloomington South has morestate appearances with 45 but it did notqualify this year
Southeastern will be running at state forthe 12th time the Royals finished asrunners-up back in 2011 Fishers will bemaking its sixth appearance at state all sincethe school re-opened in 2006 The Tigersmade it to state in that very first year andthen won the state championship in 2007
Four individuals will be competing atstate Guerin Catholics Quinn GallagherNoblesvilles Levi Neuzerling andWestfields Aaron Bennett and NicholasLeahy
Heres a list of state qualifying teamsBROWN COUNTYTerre Haute South 78 Tell City 87
Columbus North 127 Jennings County 173Bloomington North 178 Barr-Reeve 191
NEW HAVENFort Wayne Carroll 40 Penn 104
Westview 115 Concordia Lutheran 119Fort Wayne Northrop 120 PendletonHeights 164
NEW PRAIRIELowell 84 West Lafayette 111 Crown
Point 151 Valparaiso 160 Portage 174Chesterton 188
SHELBYVILLECarmel 53 Hamilton Southeastern 77
Fishers 95 Brebeuf Jesuit 139 Avon 167Zionsville 182
Reporter photo by Kent Graham
Hamilton Southeasternrsquos Sabrina Bippus (290) Guerin Catholicrsquos PaigeSchemanske (272) and Westfieldrsquos Gabby Dilick (511) will all be runningat this Saturdayrsquos IHSAA state cross country meet at the LaVern GibsonChampionship Cross Country Course in Terre Haute Bippus is one oftwo HSE individuals competing while Schemanske and Dilick are runningas part of their teams
County will be well-represented at state meet
Eastern ConferenceSoutheast W L PCT GBMiami 1 0 100 -Charlotte 1 0 100 -Atlanta 1 0 100 -Washington 0 1 000 10Orlando 0 1 000 10East W L PCT GBToronto 1 0 100 -Boston 1 1 500 05Brooklyn 0 1 000 10New York 0 1 000 10Philadelphia 0 1 000 10Central W L PCT GBCleveland 1 0 100 -Indiana 1 0 100 -Chicago 1 0 100 -Milwaukee 0 1 000 10Detroit 0 1 000 10
Western ConferenceSouthwest W L PCT GBSan Antonio 2 0 100 -Memphis 1 0 100 05New Orleans 0 1 000 15Dallas 0 1 000 15Houston 0 1 000 15Pacific W L PCT GBLA Clippers 1 0 100 -LA Lakers 1 0 100 -Sacramento 1 1 500 05Golden State 0 1 000 10Phoenix 0 1 000 10Northwest W L PCT GBDenver 1 0 100 -Oklahoma City 1 0 100 -Portland 1 1 500 05Minnesota 0 1 000 10Utah 0 1 000 10
NBA standingsThursdayrsquos scores
Atlanta 114 Washington 99Chicago 105 Boston 99
San Antonio 102 Sacramento 94LA Clippers 114 Portland 106
IHSAA Commissioner Bobby Cox announced todaythat Steve Helmich former presidentof Cathedral High School has beennamed the first president of the newIHSAA Foundation
In his role as chief administratorHelmich will oversee the day-to-dayoperations of the Foundation includ-ing the development and fundraisingefforts to support its programs and thedistribution of scholarships andgrants He will begin his duties onNov 14
Helmich joins the Associationfollowing a 16-year career as presi-
dent of Cathedral High School where he oversaw one of thelargest Catholic private independent high schools in theMidwest Included in his many responsibilities was servingas chief fundraiser for the institution where his effortsresulted in nearly $3 million annually for the Cathedral Fundand oversight of four highly-successful capital campaignsduring his tenure He is currently affiliated with three boardsof directors ndash the Center for Leadership Development OneAmerica Fund and the Damar Foundation ndash and previouslythe Indiana Non-Public Education Association
Prior to Cathedral Helmich served as president of theCommunity Education Coalition in Columbus Indiana aswell as presidentCEO of the Columbus Area Chamber ofCommerce He also worked as presidentCEO of theRichmond-Wayne County Chamber of Commerce andExecutive Director of the Richmond Family YMCA
The IHSAA Foundation is very fortunate to obtain theexpertise and excellence of Steve Helmichrdquo said Cox ldquoThecombination of all his professional experiences provides arobust portfolio by which our Foundation will grow andprosper I greatly look forward to working with Steve as wecollectively labor to build a dynamic organization benefitingIHSAA member schools and Hoosier student athletes
A graduate of Indiana University Helmich earned BigTen All-Academic honors in football as he obtained a BSdegree in education and a MS degree in secondary educa-tion and went on to spend 12 years as a classroom teacherand athletic coach at Noblesville West Lafayette Rich-mond and Columbus North high schools
ldquoI am honored for this great opportunity to lead theIHSAA Foundationrdquo said Helmich ldquoIndiana high schoolathletics helped shape my life from my formative yearsthrough my adult life and I look forward to building thisFoundation which will have a profound impact on the lives
of the young men and women who will participate in highschool athletics in our staterdquo
The IHSAA Foundation was created and formed by theExecutive Committee in June 2015 to operate exclusivelyfor the charitable benefits of IHSAA member schools andtheir student-athletes As funding becomes available theIHSAA Foundation will award college scholarships tostudent-athletes in their pursuit of post-secondary educationIt also will support IHSAA member schools through a grantprogram designed to help fund special projects
The Foundation is overseen by a Board of Directorswhich include J Terry Clapacs Vice President Emeritusof Indiana University Dr Phil N Eskew Jr retiredDirector of Physician and Patient Relations at St VincentHospital and current professor at the IU School of MedicineJames T Morris Vice President of Pacers Sports amp Enter-tainment Blake Ress Commissioner Emeritus of theIndiana High School Athletic Association Inc PatrickShoulders partner in the Evansville law firm of ZiemerStayman Weitzel Shoulders LLP Milton O ThompsonAttorney Indianapolis law firm of Bleeke Dillon Crandalland Jennifer K Wilfong Vice President and ExecutiveCoach at Merrill Lynch and Bobby Cox IHSAA Commis-sioner Eskew serves as chairman of the group
Steve Helmich named IHSAA Foundation President
Helmich
Sports12
3News
The Barrington of Carmel 1335 SGuilford Road will be hosting a VeteransDay for the approximately 50 veterans wholive in the community at 3 pm MondayNov 7
The Veterans Day celebration willinclude a veteran procession posting of thecolors by Carmel VFW 10003 a roll callof veterans and the sharing of stories by tworesidents who recently participated inHonor Flight a nonprofit organization thatprovides free transportation for veterans tovisit memorials in Washington DC and isdedicated to recognizing the service andsacrifices of all current and former militaryservice members During the roll callThe Barringtonrsquos veteran residents will becalled by name to stand and tell eventattendees their military rank where theyserved and also their service dates
Additionally The Barrington residentand veteran Judy Doeppers will recite thePledge of Allegiance resident KarenReeve whose husband is a veteran willperform the National Anthem andReverend Jack King will do thebenediction Representatives from the localVFW will speak briefly and there will bea presentation about The Indiana StateSoldiers and Sailors Monument and howveterans at The Barrington can help supportthe monument by purchasing a paving brick
Vic Bruchan who is a Korean Warveteran and chairman of the residentcouncil organized the event along with theother council members As a Morse Codeinstructor in the Army he has a uniqueperspective to share
The Barrington to honor itsveterans in Nov 7 ceremony
The students of Primrose SchoolNoblesville 15707 North Point Blvd willcelebrate Election Day at 11 amWednesday by casting their own votes fortheir schoolrsquos presidential Primrose Friendmascot as well as which presidential snackthey will enjoy later in the day
Noblesville Deputy Mayor Steve Cookewill serve as a poll worker and guest reader
Election Day at Primrose School ofNoblesville is a way to help studentsunderstand the importance of civicinvolvement and citizenship Children areintroduced to these responsibilities throughactivities and projects that help thembecome aware of their community of friendsin their classroom and their neighborhood
The event features community leadersas guest readers and assistants at thePrimrose Polling Place where theyrsquoll helphand out ballots check voter ID cards andpass out ldquoI Votedrdquo stickers
Riverview Health will host a healthy cooking for the holidays event from 6 to 8pm on Thursday Nov 17
Join our registered dietitian and professionally trained chef as they prepare holidayfavorites with a healthy twist Learn how to prepare healthier versions of your favoritedishes without sacrificing taste We will serve each item prepared and end the eveningwith a QampA session Attendees will receive a copy of each recipe and cooking tips
The event will take place at Riverview Health in the Krieg DeVault ConferenceRoom located in the lower level of the Womenrsquos Pavilion The program is free butregistration is required by November 10 Register at rivervieworgclasses orcall 3177767999
Riverview Health to host a healthycooking for the holidays event
Hamilton County ReporterHamilton Countyrsquos
Hometown Newspaper
Election Dayat Primrose isWednesday
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
These twelve Jesus sent forth and commanded them saying Gonot into the way of the Gentiles and into any city of the Samaritansenter ye not
- Matthew 105
50 Years AgoNews Tomorrow night (Saturday Oct 29) in Noblesville witches willfly own on their broom sticks goblins will leave their dark glensbeautiful princesses fairies and Mother Goose characters will step fromthe pages of story books horrifying creatures will descend from outerspace tramps will leave their hobo jungles animals of all kinds willcome from the forests of the world-- and all will assemble at memorialfieldSports Itrsquos the final game of the season but everything is wrapped upin one battle tonight when Sheridanrsquos Blackhawks host the Huskies ofHamilton Heights in what should be one whale of a football battleAd Foxrsquos Den 10 pounds of ground beef $1995
Christy W Warren
July 10 1952 - October 26 2016
Obituaries4
Christy W Warren 64 Noblesville passed away on Wednesday October 26 2016at Riverview Hospital in Noblesville following an extended illness
She was born on July 10 1952 in Anderson Indiana to Wilmerand Consula (King) Cunningham
Christy graduated from Pendleton Heights High SchoolShe was a member of the Noblesville American Legion Auxilary
and the Noblesville V F W and many other veterans organizationsChristy is survived by her husband Micheal Warren two children
Alan (Hope) Buzan of Anderson and Carletta Tipton of Noblesvillenine grandchildren Brandon Beasley April-Dawn Mercedes BuzanBrittany-Ann Kirsten Buzan Kalab-Bryce Fitzjarrald Buzan Alan-
Michael Exavier Buzan (Sico) Harliee-Makiya Saige Buzan Amber Marie Tipton BrittonAngelica Nichole Netherton Faircloth and Krystal Nichole Whitson three great-grandchildren Brayden Brantley and Kaylee four brother Roy (Diane) Osborn Wendell(Diana) Cunningham Rex (Debbie) Ball and Roger (Stacy) Ball and three sisters Anna(Gary) Britton Judy Ball and Carol Ball
She was preceded in death by her parents one brother Clayton (Bubba) CunninghamA funeral service will be held at 200 pm on Saturday October 29 2016 at Scott E
Hersberger Funeral Home 1010 Main North Street Lapel Indiana with Pastor GaryBritton officiating
Visitation will be from 1200 noon to 200 pm Saturday October 29 2016 at ScottE Hersberger Funeral Home
Memorial contributions may be made to any veterans organizationOnline condolences wwwhersbergerfuneralhomecom
Mary L Ward
March 24 1933 - October 26 2016
Mary L Ward 83 of Fishers went to be with Jesus on Wednesday October 26 2016at home She was born on March 24 1933 to Alfredo A and Irma ARigoni in Asiago Italy
Mary had been an operator for Illinois Bell Telephone Companyand was a member of Holy Spirit Parish at Geist Catholic ChurchThrough her Catholic faith she was involved with the youth and alsoserved in many other areas and enjoyed helping others She loved heranimals and enjoyed gardening and working in her yard She was verydevoted to her faith and was very proud of her family especially hergrandchildren
She is survived by her children John (Mary) Ward Jr Bruce(Vicki) Ward Lori (Steve) Dixon and Janet (John) Kappel 15
grandchildren 20 great-grandchildren and several nieces amp nephewsIn addition to her parents she was preceded in death by a brother amp sister-in-law
Albert and Agnes RigoniA Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 1100 am on Saturday October 29 2016 at
Holy Spirit Parish at Geist Catholic Church 10350 Glaser Way in Fishers with RevPatrick Click officiating Visitation will be from 500 pm to 800 pm on Friday October28 2016 at Randall amp Roberts Fishers Mortuary 12010 Allisonville Road in FishersEntombment will be at Oaklawn Memorial Gardens in Indianapolis
Memorial contributions may be made to St Vincent Hospice 8402 Harcourt RoadSuite 210 Indianapolis IN 46260
Condolences wwwrandallrobertscom
Patrick Yancy Perryman
June 11 1965 - October 25 2016
Patrick Yancy Perryman 51 of Anderson passed away on Tuesday October 25 2016at Community Hospital in Anderson He was born on June 11 1965to William and Judith (Howell) Perryman in Longview Texas
Patrick lived for a short while in Oregon when his dads job tookthe family there After that another job transfer brought the family toIndianapolis where he and his brothers loved the Indy 500 The restof Pats school years were spent in Noblesville graduating fromNoblesville High School in 1983 He also attended Ball StateUniversity Pat enjoyed boating waterskiing fishing and auctions
In addition to his parents Bill amp Judy he is survived by hisdaughters Kendra and Kenzi brothers Mason and Michael lifepartner Felicia Weber and her daughter Lauren for whom he filled
the role of dad as wellA memorial visitation will be held from 200 pm to 400 pm on Sunday October 30
2016 at Randall amp Roberts Fishers Mortuary 12010 Allisonville Road in Fishers with acelebration of Patricks life to follow from 430 to 630 pm at Claude amp Annies 9251 East141st Street in Fishers
Condolences wwwrandallrobertscom
An additional obituaryappears on Page 5
Obituary 5Tamika lsquoMikarsquo (Hampton) Dowdell
March 27 1973 - October 25 2016
Tamika Mika (Hampton) Dowdell 43 of Noblesville passed away on TuesdayOctober 25 2016 at IU Health Methodist Hospital in Indianapolis Shewas born on March 27 1973 to Larry and Gerry (Mitchell) Hamptonin Indianapolis Indiana
Tamika was a Quality Systems Document Control Administratorfor Thermo Fisher Scientific She was a 1991 graduate of NoblesvilleHigh School where she was a member of the basketball team and wasa member of Bethel AME Church in Noblesville She loved to readand to help others - her door was always open for everyone Sheenjoyed dancing cooking casinos cookouts with her family andwatching TV She was known by many as Momma Mika
In addition to her parents she is survived by her husband Thomas Dowdell sonsLeroy Tyler Bibbs Brenden Bibbs and Darius Dowdell stepchildren Thomas Jr JMelTiffany and Danielle grandmother Eula Mitchell siblings Travis (Heather) Hamptonand Tyanne (Marcus) Clancy 11 grandchildren several aunts uncles nieces amp nephewsShe will be dearly missed by all who loved her
She was preceded in death by her aunt Yvonne Scott and grandparents Robert ampAlice Hampton and Ralph Mitchell
Services will be held at 1200 pm on Saturday October 29 2016 at Bethel AMEChurch 17777 Little Chicago Road in Noblesville with visitation beginning at 1030 amRev Mallory H Tarrance will officiate
Memorial contributions may be made to Bethel AME Church 17777 Little ChicagoRoad Noblesville IN 46062
Condolences wwwrandallrobertscom
Hamilton County ReporterHamilton Countyrsquos Hometown
Newspaper
News6
Autumn is upon us The changingseason brings shorter days beautiful fallcolors and cooler temperatures Autumnalso means that the leaves are falling off thetrees Rain and wind can carry these leavesto storm drain grates The leavesaccumulate on the storm water grates or theleaves travel further and into the stormsewer system and into the open ditches Ineither case this accumulation of leaves andother debris can impede or block the flowof storm water resulting in localizedflooding of yards and roadways Pondingwater in the roadways can lead to unsafedriving conditions and ponding water in
rear and side yards is a nuisance and canlead to property damage
We can all do our part to keep stormwater flowing into the drains If you see astorm grate or roadside ditch that is cloggedand can clear it without placing yourself indanger please remove the leaves Watchthe weather forecast and remove the leavesbefore rain is forecasted to fall
If a roadway grate or side ditch isclogged use a rake to help you reach theleaves without entering the street Please donot place yourself in danger when removingthe leaves
Leaves can be collected and placed inlarge paper landscape waste bags mulched
into your lawn with a mulching lawnmower or other equipment or compostedon-site If you choose to compost theleaves please confirm with yourhomeowners association and yourcommunity that composting on-site isallowed and identify any regulations forcomposting activity
Some communities offer leaf removalservice Please confirm with yourcommunity that a leaf removal service isprovided the requirements to participateand the schedule for this service Unlessyour community requires the leaves to bestockpiled along the curb in the roadway it
is best to place leaves within the tree lawnarea and not in the roadway itself
Hamilton County The White RiverAlliance and Clear ChoicesClean Waterhave partnered in the development of theStorm Drain Stewards program Thisprogram allows volunteers to take a servicepledge and adopt a storm grate TheseStorm Drain Stewards pledge to keep thatstorm grate clean of leaves trash and debrisand to report any polluters
Please consider adopting a storm drainin your neighborhood Learn more abouthow you can make a difference atwwwClearChoicesCleanWaterorgserviceadopt-a-stormdrain
Mayor Scott Fadness and othercommunity stakeholders including artistRachel Johnson unveiled the first in a seriesof three public art installations on The Edgeparking garage today The artworkuntitled Pursuing Innovation will welcomeresidents and visitors to the Nickel Plate
District and pays homage to the thrivingentrepreneurial culture of the city
ldquoAt the entrance to the Nickel PlateDistrict the artwork welcomes visitors andresidents to the heart of downtown Fishersand celebrates what makes our communityso specialrdquo said Mayor Scott Fadness ldquoWe
are a vibrant city with big ideas and theinnovation-driven culture to turn those ideasinto reality This art installation captures thatspirit and culture and puts it on display forthe world I couldnrsquot be more excited tounveil this public art todayrdquo
In a series of seven large bannersthe Pursuing Innovation installation featureslocal Fishersrsquo entrepreneurs and highlightsthe thriving culture of innovation foundthroughout the community The silhouetteson the banners explore the idea ofentrepreneurship and what it means to calloneself and entrepreneur and features actualpeople in the community including localbusiness leaders teachers in the HSE SchoolSystem students and Launch Fishersfounder John Wechsler
ldquoAfter living in Fishers the last fouryears and having the opportunity to speakwith many entrepreneurs in the communityI have met an amazing diversity of peoplepursuing innovation in their chosen fieldsrdquosaid Rachel Johnson Pursuing Innovationartist ldquoAll of these unique individuals havebroadened the image that comes to my mindof what an entrepreneur looks like Thiswork is a celebration of all of thoseindividuals in our communityrdquo
The first in a series of three artinstallations the panels are 23 feet tall and10 feet wide and can be visible from thebridge over I-69 Pursuing Innovation willremain on display through the first of 2017The project was made possible through apartnership between the City of Fishers andFishers Urban Development
Citizens can help to keep drains open
Fishers unveils public art installation in the Nickel Plate District
Hamilton County ReporterHamilton Countyrsquos
Hometown Newspaper
News 7
By MARY SUE ROWLANDNovember is for Elections Taxes and Thanks
If you donrsquot believe it look at thecalendarmiddot November 8 - National State andLocal electionsmiddot November 10 - Property Taxes areduemiddot November 24 ndash Thanksgiving Cele-bration
Maybe the third date is acelebration of the first two InHamilton County there is early votingin Carmel Fishers and Noblesville
The lines are long (about a 30 minute wait at times) and sofar over 11000 good citizens have taken advantage of earlyvoting In Noblesville early voting is held at the JudicialCenter downtown Noblesville In Fishers the location isthe City Hall on Municipal Drive and Carmel voting takesplace at the Public Library 55 4th Ave SE check times Inaddition over 4000 absentee ballots have been sent in tobe counted This election may set a record for the mostnumber of voters in a National Election That would be agood thing
Just two days after the election the property tax bill isdue November 10th First things first finding the bill couldbe the greatest challenge With only one bill sent for theentire yearly tax cycle it is hard to remember just wherethe important document was last stored If you have movedforget ithellipjust go to the Treasurerrsquos office at the HamiltonCounty Court house Noblesville and get a new copy
Elections and paying taxes have a connection You see theelected officials set the taxes based on a long list ofcalculations that few can understand except the electedofficials Be sure to check the bottom of the page of yourtax bill for deductions If it shows all zerorsquos then a meetingwith the Auditor is in order or an appeal can be filled at theCounty Court House Noblesville (based on certaindeadlines) The bill also shows the assessed value and taxsummary for the property Property taxes areconstitutionally capped at 1 of property value for owner-occupied homes The bill also breaks down how the taxescollected are distributed along with the tax rate for eachtaxing authority There is a tax for weed liens and unsafebuildings just in case Anyway taxes are due November10th
For the last important date on the calendarThanksgiving is to appreciate and give thanks for this greatcountry and also that the election is over We must givethanks that the taxes are paid up until May ButThanksgiving the day and the meal must have a tried andtrue Persimmon Pudding treat The following isldquoGuaranteed the Best Pudding everrdquo
Hint ndash buy the pulp and donrsquot try to strain thePersimmons yourself It is just too hard
Also know that the kids will not eat the pudding it is anacquired taste Make them Vanilla Pudding and they willas happy as the adults in the crowd who hasnrsquot had thepudding since Grandma made it
Persimmon Pudding like Grandma madeuuml Start with a 15 qt baking dish buttered ndash set asideuuml In a mixing bowl add the followingfrac12 cup melted butter ndash (1 stick)
1 frac12 cup white granulated sugar2 eggs beaten welluuml Beat together the melted butter with the sugar addthe eggs and mix well1 teaspoon baking soda2 cups Persimmon Pulpuuml Stir soda into the Persimmon Pulp1 cup half and half milk1 cup buttermilkuuml Add the persimmon Pulp and all the milk into thesugar mixture1 frac12 cup flour - sifted2 teaspoons baking powderuuml Mix together flour and baking powder add to themixing bowl then stir in the two kinds of milk to the pulpmixture using a whisk Add the flour before all the liquidis poured into the mixture
Bake 350 degrees for 1 hour ndash Let cool cut into squaresand serve with homemade whipping cregraveme
Hints An oblong 12 x 8 inch glass baking dish worksbest for baking the pudding For glass the heat should bereduced to 325 degrees Test the center of the pudding witha tooth pick Continue to bakeuntil the edges start to curland the center test comes out clean Refrigerate left overpudding if there is any The pudding can be made a dayahead Actually it tastes better when made ahead
middot Pudding pulp can be purchased at Gatewood VegetableFarm 9555 East 206th St Noblesville Take State Road19 N toward Cicero turn right onto 206th StreetGatewoodrsquos Farm is between SR 19 and CumberlandRoad on 206th Street phone 317-773-1214
Happy Thanksgiving
Three important dates in November
Contact the Hamilton County ReporterHamiltonconorthreporter hotmailcom or call 317-408-5548
8
Sports 9
By RICHIE HALLReporter Sports EditorOf all the Class 6A sectional semi-final
football games being played tonight oneof the biggest clashes will be Carmel atHamilton Southeastern
The two teams will kick off their gameat 7 pm at Reynolds Royals StadiumThey met back in the first week of theregular season where HSE defeated theGreyhounds 27-21
Since then both teams have navigatedtheir ways through tough schedules buthave each managed to come out with awinning record at the end of the regularseason Southeastern is 6-3 while Carmelis 5-4
The Royals dropped their final twogames of the season falling to WaubonsieValley (Ill) 35-14 and to HoosierCrossroads Conference championBrownsburg 35-24 While its not fun tohave back-to-back losses Southeasterncoach Scott May is hopeful that the setbackhas made his team better and hungrier towin saying that sometimes that wake-upcall is good for a team in the big picture
Senior Adam Mullett has been solid asthe Royals quarterback this season In hisnine games Mullett has completed 159 of290 passes including 16 touchdowns andgained 2320 yards over the air Senior MattKlink has caught the most receptions with46 for 558 yards and a touchdown whilesenior Max Brooks has the most receivingTDs with seven and the most receptionsyards with 588 Brooks has 33 catchesoverall
On the ground junior Jackson Sweeneyhas carried the ball 139 times for 793 yardsincluding seven touchdowns Senior AlecJessop has been the defensive leader with116 total tackles - 70 solo and 46 assistsJunior Johnny May has 102 tackles with64 solo and 38 assists
Jake McDonald has also had a goodyear as the Carmel quarterback McDonaldis 118 of 179 in passing with 1578 yardsand 24 touchdowns Jalen Walker has 12of those touchdown catches overallWalker has 43 receptions totaling 555yards Ethan Merriweather is next in linewith 30 catches - eight of them TDs - for449 yards
Jerome Halsell has been a strongpresence on the ground with 132 rushesfor 778 yards and six touchdowns
Turn to Page 10 to see probable startinglineups
Carmelrsquos Jerome Halsell hasrushed for 778 yards and sixtouchdowns this season
Kent GrahamFile photo
lsquoHounds-Royals re-match takes place at HSE
Sports10
Southeastern Probable LineupsOffense DefenseQB Adam Mullett Sr 195 W Johnny May Jr 215TB Jackson Sweeney Jr 160 T Crae Kunkleman So 270HB Nick Mutchner Jr 195 N Max Burris Sr 240WR Max Brooks Sr 190 T Madison Norris Jr 200WR Carter Lohman Jr 190 S Logan Holland Sr 215TE Matt Klink Sr 215 CB Austin Holzum Sr 170T Zach Mutchner Sr 210 CB Trey Poore Sr 166G Joe Myren Sr 250 ILB Alec Jessop Sr 200C Sam Garvin Sr 275 ILB Zach Randall Sr 210G Caleb Rutan Sr 300 SS Brock Burns Sr 195T Brian Dechow Sr 230 FS Anthony Eggers So 165
Carmel Probable LineupsOffense DefenseQB Jake McDonald Jr 175 DE Britt Beery Sr 262WR Ethan Merriweather Sr 172 N Logan Burgess Sr 205WR Jalen Walker Sr 165 DE Kylan Cole Sr 264TE Kurt Rafdal Sr 235 OLB John Hokanson Jr 185TB Jerome Halsell Sr 190 OLB Beau Robbins So 230G Jakob Ford Sr 264 OLB Joey Schmidt So 205C Trevor Scott Sr 273 ILB Justin Fleck Sr 187T Mark Sickford Sr 257 ILB Jack Van Remortel Jr 222G Justin Williams Sr 288 CB Jacob Abrams Sr 190T Grant Barker Sr 222 CB Austin Newland Sr 180FB Bryce Sharp Sr 190 S Sean Blackburn Sr 175
In an unprecedented agreement StVincent Sports Performance (SVSP) willopen a new branch in Jonathan ByrdsFieldhouse making it the first sports facilitylocally to offer on-site sports performanceservices to all athletes and the generalpublic SVSP is part of Ascension thenations largest non-profit health system inthe US and the worlds largest Catholichealth system
The new 4000-square-foot SVSPlocation which will be directly connectedto Jonathan Byrds Fieldhouse at GrandPark will offer on-site access to the sameSVSP strength and conditioning coachesathletic trainers and dietitians who workwith Olympians and professional athletes
All athletes competing and training atJonathan Byrds Fieldhouse will be providedreal-time athletic injury healthcare fromSVSP athletic trainers Additional athletictraining services can be purchased fornominal fees
Our goal is to help every athleteperform to their maximum potential and ourgroundbreaking partnership withJonathan Byrds Fieldhouse will expand thenumber of athletes we are able to trainSVSP Executive Director Ralph Reiff saidWe also believe all parents coaches andorganizers should have the peace of mindthat elite-level athletic trainers are on siteevery day to take care of any athletic injuriesthat occur
The addition of SVSP solidifiesJonathan Byrds Fieldhouse as one of thepremier sports facilities in the country Thestate-of-the-art 88000-square-foot facilityfeatures eight basketballvolleyball courtsand hosts numerous elite-level events eachyear
We are taking the concept of athletesafety training and development at a localsports facility to the next level and I dontknow any other sports facility in the UnitedStates that is doing something like thisJonathan Byrds Fieldhouse CEO Andy Cardsaid We want to be the best and we wantto be different Partnering with SVSP allowsus to do that
SVSP which has locations on thenorthwest side of Indianapolis and at ClayTerrace in Carmel is also set to openanother location next year at the new StVincent Center adjacent to Bankers LifeFieldhouse
SVSP to open branchat Jonathan ByrdrsquosFieldhouse
Brian ReddickFile photoHamilton SoutheasternrsquosJackson Sweeney has gained
793 yards in 139 carriesincluding seven touchdowns
Sports 11
The Carmel girls cross country team willbe running all over the LaVern GibsonChampionship Cross Country Course inTerre Haute Saturday when the IHSAA statefinals take place
The Greyhounds also could very well berunning all over the record book Carmelwill be going for a seventh consecutive statechampionship which would add to itsalready record streak In addition SarahLeinheiser will look to become only thesixth girl to win a second individual statetitle adding to the blue ribbon she won lastseason
The Hounds rumbled to a perfect scoreat the Shelbyville semi-state last Saturdaywinning that event with 15 points the lowestscore possible Carmel swept the top fivewith Leinheiser leading the way in a time of17192 All five of those Greyhoundrunners finished their race under 1750
This will be the 36th edition of the girlscross country state finals and Carmel hasappeared in every one of them the onlyschool to do so The Greyhounds have won17 state titles and finished as runners-upeight additional times
Five of the six schools that qualified outof the Shelbyville semi-state are fromHamilton County Westfield will becompeting in its 15th state finals theShamrocks are four-time state championswith wins in 1998 2005 2006 and 2007Noblesville will run at the state meet for theninth time The Millers best state finish isthird place in 2006
Fishers is competing in its fourth statefinals Guerin Catholic is a newcomer theGolden Eagles qualified for state by takingsixth at Shelbyville HamiltonSoutheasterns Lulu Black and SabrinaBippus will be competing as individuals
Black finished sixth at semi-state with a timeof 17564 one of seven girls to break the18-minute mark
Heres a list of competing teams fromeach semi-state
BROWN COUNTYBloomington North 74 Bloomington
South 92 Columbus North 106 FloydCentral 115 Seymour 168 Evansville Reitz205
NEW HAVENFort Wayne Carroll 48 Homestead 63
Penn 135 Northridge 173 PendletonHeights 175 East Noble 203
NEW PRAIRIEValparaiso 112 Lowell 124 Warsaw
130 West Lafayette 133 La Porte 157 LakeCentral 195
SHELBYVILLECarmel 15 Fishers 96 Noblesville 100
Zionsville 112 Westfield 146 GuerinCatholic 173
In the boys meet look for anothershowdown between HamiltonSoutheasterns Gabe Fendel and OldenburgAcademys Curtis Eckstein
The Oldenburg senior won theindividual race at Shelbyville with a time of14344 while Fendel placed second in atime of 14463 Those two runners were farand away the fastest the third-place timewas Cathedrals Cole Hocker who clockedin at 15209
The Royals are one of three teamscompeting at the meet Carmel and Fishersare the others The Greyhounds won theShelbyville semi-state with HSE the runner-up and the Tigers placing third
Carmels boys are looking to defend theirstate title and add to their state-leadingoverall total of 14 This will be theGreyhounds 43rd appearance at state -Carmel hasnt missed a state meet since1975 Only Bloomington South has morestate appearances with 45 but it did notqualify this year
Southeastern will be running at state forthe 12th time the Royals finished asrunners-up back in 2011 Fishers will bemaking its sixth appearance at state all sincethe school re-opened in 2006 The Tigersmade it to state in that very first year andthen won the state championship in 2007
Four individuals will be competing atstate Guerin Catholics Quinn GallagherNoblesvilles Levi Neuzerling andWestfields Aaron Bennett and NicholasLeahy
Heres a list of state qualifying teamsBROWN COUNTYTerre Haute South 78 Tell City 87
Columbus North 127 Jennings County 173Bloomington North 178 Barr-Reeve 191
NEW HAVENFort Wayne Carroll 40 Penn 104
Westview 115 Concordia Lutheran 119Fort Wayne Northrop 120 PendletonHeights 164
NEW PRAIRIELowell 84 West Lafayette 111 Crown
Point 151 Valparaiso 160 Portage 174Chesterton 188
SHELBYVILLECarmel 53 Hamilton Southeastern 77
Fishers 95 Brebeuf Jesuit 139 Avon 167Zionsville 182
Reporter photo by Kent Graham
Hamilton Southeasternrsquos Sabrina Bippus (290) Guerin Catholicrsquos PaigeSchemanske (272) and Westfieldrsquos Gabby Dilick (511) will all be runningat this Saturdayrsquos IHSAA state cross country meet at the LaVern GibsonChampionship Cross Country Course in Terre Haute Bippus is one oftwo HSE individuals competing while Schemanske and Dilick are runningas part of their teams
County will be well-represented at state meet
Eastern ConferenceSoutheast W L PCT GBMiami 1 0 100 -Charlotte 1 0 100 -Atlanta 1 0 100 -Washington 0 1 000 10Orlando 0 1 000 10East W L PCT GBToronto 1 0 100 -Boston 1 1 500 05Brooklyn 0 1 000 10New York 0 1 000 10Philadelphia 0 1 000 10Central W L PCT GBCleveland 1 0 100 -Indiana 1 0 100 -Chicago 1 0 100 -Milwaukee 0 1 000 10Detroit 0 1 000 10
Western ConferenceSouthwest W L PCT GBSan Antonio 2 0 100 -Memphis 1 0 100 05New Orleans 0 1 000 15Dallas 0 1 000 15Houston 0 1 000 15Pacific W L PCT GBLA Clippers 1 0 100 -LA Lakers 1 0 100 -Sacramento 1 1 500 05Golden State 0 1 000 10Phoenix 0 1 000 10Northwest W L PCT GBDenver 1 0 100 -Oklahoma City 1 0 100 -Portland 1 1 500 05Minnesota 0 1 000 10Utah 0 1 000 10
NBA standingsThursdayrsquos scores
Atlanta 114 Washington 99Chicago 105 Boston 99
San Antonio 102 Sacramento 94LA Clippers 114 Portland 106
IHSAA Commissioner Bobby Cox announced todaythat Steve Helmich former presidentof Cathedral High School has beennamed the first president of the newIHSAA Foundation
In his role as chief administratorHelmich will oversee the day-to-dayoperations of the Foundation includ-ing the development and fundraisingefforts to support its programs and thedistribution of scholarships andgrants He will begin his duties onNov 14
Helmich joins the Associationfollowing a 16-year career as presi-
dent of Cathedral High School where he oversaw one of thelargest Catholic private independent high schools in theMidwest Included in his many responsibilities was servingas chief fundraiser for the institution where his effortsresulted in nearly $3 million annually for the Cathedral Fundand oversight of four highly-successful capital campaignsduring his tenure He is currently affiliated with three boardsof directors ndash the Center for Leadership Development OneAmerica Fund and the Damar Foundation ndash and previouslythe Indiana Non-Public Education Association
Prior to Cathedral Helmich served as president of theCommunity Education Coalition in Columbus Indiana aswell as presidentCEO of the Columbus Area Chamber ofCommerce He also worked as presidentCEO of theRichmond-Wayne County Chamber of Commerce andExecutive Director of the Richmond Family YMCA
The IHSAA Foundation is very fortunate to obtain theexpertise and excellence of Steve Helmichrdquo said Cox ldquoThecombination of all his professional experiences provides arobust portfolio by which our Foundation will grow andprosper I greatly look forward to working with Steve as wecollectively labor to build a dynamic organization benefitingIHSAA member schools and Hoosier student athletes
A graduate of Indiana University Helmich earned BigTen All-Academic honors in football as he obtained a BSdegree in education and a MS degree in secondary educa-tion and went on to spend 12 years as a classroom teacherand athletic coach at Noblesville West Lafayette Rich-mond and Columbus North high schools
ldquoI am honored for this great opportunity to lead theIHSAA Foundationrdquo said Helmich ldquoIndiana high schoolathletics helped shape my life from my formative yearsthrough my adult life and I look forward to building thisFoundation which will have a profound impact on the lives
of the young men and women who will participate in highschool athletics in our staterdquo
The IHSAA Foundation was created and formed by theExecutive Committee in June 2015 to operate exclusivelyfor the charitable benefits of IHSAA member schools andtheir student-athletes As funding becomes available theIHSAA Foundation will award college scholarships tostudent-athletes in their pursuit of post-secondary educationIt also will support IHSAA member schools through a grantprogram designed to help fund special projects
The Foundation is overseen by a Board of Directorswhich include J Terry Clapacs Vice President Emeritusof Indiana University Dr Phil N Eskew Jr retiredDirector of Physician and Patient Relations at St VincentHospital and current professor at the IU School of MedicineJames T Morris Vice President of Pacers Sports amp Enter-tainment Blake Ress Commissioner Emeritus of theIndiana High School Athletic Association Inc PatrickShoulders partner in the Evansville law firm of ZiemerStayman Weitzel Shoulders LLP Milton O ThompsonAttorney Indianapolis law firm of Bleeke Dillon Crandalland Jennifer K Wilfong Vice President and ExecutiveCoach at Merrill Lynch and Bobby Cox IHSAA Commis-sioner Eskew serves as chairman of the group
Steve Helmich named IHSAA Foundation President
Helmich
Sports12
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
These twelve Jesus sent forth and commanded them saying Gonot into the way of the Gentiles and into any city of the Samaritansenter ye not
- Matthew 105
50 Years AgoNews Tomorrow night (Saturday Oct 29) in Noblesville witches willfly own on their broom sticks goblins will leave their dark glensbeautiful princesses fairies and Mother Goose characters will step fromthe pages of story books horrifying creatures will descend from outerspace tramps will leave their hobo jungles animals of all kinds willcome from the forests of the world-- and all will assemble at memorialfieldSports Itrsquos the final game of the season but everything is wrapped upin one battle tonight when Sheridanrsquos Blackhawks host the Huskies ofHamilton Heights in what should be one whale of a football battleAd Foxrsquos Den 10 pounds of ground beef $1995
Christy W Warren
July 10 1952 - October 26 2016
Obituaries4
Christy W Warren 64 Noblesville passed away on Wednesday October 26 2016at Riverview Hospital in Noblesville following an extended illness
She was born on July 10 1952 in Anderson Indiana to Wilmerand Consula (King) Cunningham
Christy graduated from Pendleton Heights High SchoolShe was a member of the Noblesville American Legion Auxilary
and the Noblesville V F W and many other veterans organizationsChristy is survived by her husband Micheal Warren two children
Alan (Hope) Buzan of Anderson and Carletta Tipton of Noblesvillenine grandchildren Brandon Beasley April-Dawn Mercedes BuzanBrittany-Ann Kirsten Buzan Kalab-Bryce Fitzjarrald Buzan Alan-
Michael Exavier Buzan (Sico) Harliee-Makiya Saige Buzan Amber Marie Tipton BrittonAngelica Nichole Netherton Faircloth and Krystal Nichole Whitson three great-grandchildren Brayden Brantley and Kaylee four brother Roy (Diane) Osborn Wendell(Diana) Cunningham Rex (Debbie) Ball and Roger (Stacy) Ball and three sisters Anna(Gary) Britton Judy Ball and Carol Ball
She was preceded in death by her parents one brother Clayton (Bubba) CunninghamA funeral service will be held at 200 pm on Saturday October 29 2016 at Scott E
Hersberger Funeral Home 1010 Main North Street Lapel Indiana with Pastor GaryBritton officiating
Visitation will be from 1200 noon to 200 pm Saturday October 29 2016 at ScottE Hersberger Funeral Home
Memorial contributions may be made to any veterans organizationOnline condolences wwwhersbergerfuneralhomecom
Mary L Ward
March 24 1933 - October 26 2016
Mary L Ward 83 of Fishers went to be with Jesus on Wednesday October 26 2016at home She was born on March 24 1933 to Alfredo A and Irma ARigoni in Asiago Italy
Mary had been an operator for Illinois Bell Telephone Companyand was a member of Holy Spirit Parish at Geist Catholic ChurchThrough her Catholic faith she was involved with the youth and alsoserved in many other areas and enjoyed helping others She loved heranimals and enjoyed gardening and working in her yard She was verydevoted to her faith and was very proud of her family especially hergrandchildren
She is survived by her children John (Mary) Ward Jr Bruce(Vicki) Ward Lori (Steve) Dixon and Janet (John) Kappel 15
grandchildren 20 great-grandchildren and several nieces amp nephewsIn addition to her parents she was preceded in death by a brother amp sister-in-law
Albert and Agnes RigoniA Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 1100 am on Saturday October 29 2016 at
Holy Spirit Parish at Geist Catholic Church 10350 Glaser Way in Fishers with RevPatrick Click officiating Visitation will be from 500 pm to 800 pm on Friday October28 2016 at Randall amp Roberts Fishers Mortuary 12010 Allisonville Road in FishersEntombment will be at Oaklawn Memorial Gardens in Indianapolis
Memorial contributions may be made to St Vincent Hospice 8402 Harcourt RoadSuite 210 Indianapolis IN 46260
Condolences wwwrandallrobertscom
Patrick Yancy Perryman
June 11 1965 - October 25 2016
Patrick Yancy Perryman 51 of Anderson passed away on Tuesday October 25 2016at Community Hospital in Anderson He was born on June 11 1965to William and Judith (Howell) Perryman in Longview Texas
Patrick lived for a short while in Oregon when his dads job tookthe family there After that another job transfer brought the family toIndianapolis where he and his brothers loved the Indy 500 The restof Pats school years were spent in Noblesville graduating fromNoblesville High School in 1983 He also attended Ball StateUniversity Pat enjoyed boating waterskiing fishing and auctions
In addition to his parents Bill amp Judy he is survived by hisdaughters Kendra and Kenzi brothers Mason and Michael lifepartner Felicia Weber and her daughter Lauren for whom he filled
the role of dad as wellA memorial visitation will be held from 200 pm to 400 pm on Sunday October 30
2016 at Randall amp Roberts Fishers Mortuary 12010 Allisonville Road in Fishers with acelebration of Patricks life to follow from 430 to 630 pm at Claude amp Annies 9251 East141st Street in Fishers
Condolences wwwrandallrobertscom
An additional obituaryappears on Page 5
Obituary 5Tamika lsquoMikarsquo (Hampton) Dowdell
March 27 1973 - October 25 2016
Tamika Mika (Hampton) Dowdell 43 of Noblesville passed away on TuesdayOctober 25 2016 at IU Health Methodist Hospital in Indianapolis Shewas born on March 27 1973 to Larry and Gerry (Mitchell) Hamptonin Indianapolis Indiana
Tamika was a Quality Systems Document Control Administratorfor Thermo Fisher Scientific She was a 1991 graduate of NoblesvilleHigh School where she was a member of the basketball team and wasa member of Bethel AME Church in Noblesville She loved to readand to help others - her door was always open for everyone Sheenjoyed dancing cooking casinos cookouts with her family andwatching TV She was known by many as Momma Mika
In addition to her parents she is survived by her husband Thomas Dowdell sonsLeroy Tyler Bibbs Brenden Bibbs and Darius Dowdell stepchildren Thomas Jr JMelTiffany and Danielle grandmother Eula Mitchell siblings Travis (Heather) Hamptonand Tyanne (Marcus) Clancy 11 grandchildren several aunts uncles nieces amp nephewsShe will be dearly missed by all who loved her
She was preceded in death by her aunt Yvonne Scott and grandparents Robert ampAlice Hampton and Ralph Mitchell
Services will be held at 1200 pm on Saturday October 29 2016 at Bethel AMEChurch 17777 Little Chicago Road in Noblesville with visitation beginning at 1030 amRev Mallory H Tarrance will officiate
Memorial contributions may be made to Bethel AME Church 17777 Little ChicagoRoad Noblesville IN 46062
Condolences wwwrandallrobertscom
Hamilton County ReporterHamilton Countyrsquos Hometown
Newspaper
News6
Autumn is upon us The changingseason brings shorter days beautiful fallcolors and cooler temperatures Autumnalso means that the leaves are falling off thetrees Rain and wind can carry these leavesto storm drain grates The leavesaccumulate on the storm water grates or theleaves travel further and into the stormsewer system and into the open ditches Ineither case this accumulation of leaves andother debris can impede or block the flowof storm water resulting in localizedflooding of yards and roadways Pondingwater in the roadways can lead to unsafedriving conditions and ponding water in
rear and side yards is a nuisance and canlead to property damage
We can all do our part to keep stormwater flowing into the drains If you see astorm grate or roadside ditch that is cloggedand can clear it without placing yourself indanger please remove the leaves Watchthe weather forecast and remove the leavesbefore rain is forecasted to fall
If a roadway grate or side ditch isclogged use a rake to help you reach theleaves without entering the street Please donot place yourself in danger when removingthe leaves
Leaves can be collected and placed inlarge paper landscape waste bags mulched
into your lawn with a mulching lawnmower or other equipment or compostedon-site If you choose to compost theleaves please confirm with yourhomeowners association and yourcommunity that composting on-site isallowed and identify any regulations forcomposting activity
Some communities offer leaf removalservice Please confirm with yourcommunity that a leaf removal service isprovided the requirements to participateand the schedule for this service Unlessyour community requires the leaves to bestockpiled along the curb in the roadway it
is best to place leaves within the tree lawnarea and not in the roadway itself
Hamilton County The White RiverAlliance and Clear ChoicesClean Waterhave partnered in the development of theStorm Drain Stewards program Thisprogram allows volunteers to take a servicepledge and adopt a storm grate TheseStorm Drain Stewards pledge to keep thatstorm grate clean of leaves trash and debrisand to report any polluters
Please consider adopting a storm drainin your neighborhood Learn more abouthow you can make a difference atwwwClearChoicesCleanWaterorgserviceadopt-a-stormdrain
Mayor Scott Fadness and othercommunity stakeholders including artistRachel Johnson unveiled the first in a seriesof three public art installations on The Edgeparking garage today The artworkuntitled Pursuing Innovation will welcomeresidents and visitors to the Nickel Plate
District and pays homage to the thrivingentrepreneurial culture of the city
ldquoAt the entrance to the Nickel PlateDistrict the artwork welcomes visitors andresidents to the heart of downtown Fishersand celebrates what makes our communityso specialrdquo said Mayor Scott Fadness ldquoWe
are a vibrant city with big ideas and theinnovation-driven culture to turn those ideasinto reality This art installation captures thatspirit and culture and puts it on display forthe world I couldnrsquot be more excited tounveil this public art todayrdquo
In a series of seven large bannersthe Pursuing Innovation installation featureslocal Fishersrsquo entrepreneurs and highlightsthe thriving culture of innovation foundthroughout the community The silhouetteson the banners explore the idea ofentrepreneurship and what it means to calloneself and entrepreneur and features actualpeople in the community including localbusiness leaders teachers in the HSE SchoolSystem students and Launch Fishersfounder John Wechsler
ldquoAfter living in Fishers the last fouryears and having the opportunity to speakwith many entrepreneurs in the communityI have met an amazing diversity of peoplepursuing innovation in their chosen fieldsrdquosaid Rachel Johnson Pursuing Innovationartist ldquoAll of these unique individuals havebroadened the image that comes to my mindof what an entrepreneur looks like Thiswork is a celebration of all of thoseindividuals in our communityrdquo
The first in a series of three artinstallations the panels are 23 feet tall and10 feet wide and can be visible from thebridge over I-69 Pursuing Innovation willremain on display through the first of 2017The project was made possible through apartnership between the City of Fishers andFishers Urban Development
Citizens can help to keep drains open
Fishers unveils public art installation in the Nickel Plate District
Hamilton County ReporterHamilton Countyrsquos
Hometown Newspaper
News 7
By MARY SUE ROWLANDNovember is for Elections Taxes and Thanks
If you donrsquot believe it look at thecalendarmiddot November 8 - National State andLocal electionsmiddot November 10 - Property Taxes areduemiddot November 24 ndash Thanksgiving Cele-bration
Maybe the third date is acelebration of the first two InHamilton County there is early votingin Carmel Fishers and Noblesville
The lines are long (about a 30 minute wait at times) and sofar over 11000 good citizens have taken advantage of earlyvoting In Noblesville early voting is held at the JudicialCenter downtown Noblesville In Fishers the location isthe City Hall on Municipal Drive and Carmel voting takesplace at the Public Library 55 4th Ave SE check times Inaddition over 4000 absentee ballots have been sent in tobe counted This election may set a record for the mostnumber of voters in a National Election That would be agood thing
Just two days after the election the property tax bill isdue November 10th First things first finding the bill couldbe the greatest challenge With only one bill sent for theentire yearly tax cycle it is hard to remember just wherethe important document was last stored If you have movedforget ithellipjust go to the Treasurerrsquos office at the HamiltonCounty Court house Noblesville and get a new copy
Elections and paying taxes have a connection You see theelected officials set the taxes based on a long list ofcalculations that few can understand except the electedofficials Be sure to check the bottom of the page of yourtax bill for deductions If it shows all zerorsquos then a meetingwith the Auditor is in order or an appeal can be filled at theCounty Court House Noblesville (based on certaindeadlines) The bill also shows the assessed value and taxsummary for the property Property taxes areconstitutionally capped at 1 of property value for owner-occupied homes The bill also breaks down how the taxescollected are distributed along with the tax rate for eachtaxing authority There is a tax for weed liens and unsafebuildings just in case Anyway taxes are due November10th
For the last important date on the calendarThanksgiving is to appreciate and give thanks for this greatcountry and also that the election is over We must givethanks that the taxes are paid up until May ButThanksgiving the day and the meal must have a tried andtrue Persimmon Pudding treat The following isldquoGuaranteed the Best Pudding everrdquo
Hint ndash buy the pulp and donrsquot try to strain thePersimmons yourself It is just too hard
Also know that the kids will not eat the pudding it is anacquired taste Make them Vanilla Pudding and they willas happy as the adults in the crowd who hasnrsquot had thepudding since Grandma made it
Persimmon Pudding like Grandma madeuuml Start with a 15 qt baking dish buttered ndash set asideuuml In a mixing bowl add the followingfrac12 cup melted butter ndash (1 stick)
1 frac12 cup white granulated sugar2 eggs beaten welluuml Beat together the melted butter with the sugar addthe eggs and mix well1 teaspoon baking soda2 cups Persimmon Pulpuuml Stir soda into the Persimmon Pulp1 cup half and half milk1 cup buttermilkuuml Add the persimmon Pulp and all the milk into thesugar mixture1 frac12 cup flour - sifted2 teaspoons baking powderuuml Mix together flour and baking powder add to themixing bowl then stir in the two kinds of milk to the pulpmixture using a whisk Add the flour before all the liquidis poured into the mixture
Bake 350 degrees for 1 hour ndash Let cool cut into squaresand serve with homemade whipping cregraveme
Hints An oblong 12 x 8 inch glass baking dish worksbest for baking the pudding For glass the heat should bereduced to 325 degrees Test the center of the pudding witha tooth pick Continue to bakeuntil the edges start to curland the center test comes out clean Refrigerate left overpudding if there is any The pudding can be made a dayahead Actually it tastes better when made ahead
middot Pudding pulp can be purchased at Gatewood VegetableFarm 9555 East 206th St Noblesville Take State Road19 N toward Cicero turn right onto 206th StreetGatewoodrsquos Farm is between SR 19 and CumberlandRoad on 206th Street phone 317-773-1214
Happy Thanksgiving
Three important dates in November
Contact the Hamilton County ReporterHamiltonconorthreporter hotmailcom or call 317-408-5548
8
Sports 9
By RICHIE HALLReporter Sports EditorOf all the Class 6A sectional semi-final
football games being played tonight oneof the biggest clashes will be Carmel atHamilton Southeastern
The two teams will kick off their gameat 7 pm at Reynolds Royals StadiumThey met back in the first week of theregular season where HSE defeated theGreyhounds 27-21
Since then both teams have navigatedtheir ways through tough schedules buthave each managed to come out with awinning record at the end of the regularseason Southeastern is 6-3 while Carmelis 5-4
The Royals dropped their final twogames of the season falling to WaubonsieValley (Ill) 35-14 and to HoosierCrossroads Conference championBrownsburg 35-24 While its not fun tohave back-to-back losses Southeasterncoach Scott May is hopeful that the setbackhas made his team better and hungrier towin saying that sometimes that wake-upcall is good for a team in the big picture
Senior Adam Mullett has been solid asthe Royals quarterback this season In hisnine games Mullett has completed 159 of290 passes including 16 touchdowns andgained 2320 yards over the air Senior MattKlink has caught the most receptions with46 for 558 yards and a touchdown whilesenior Max Brooks has the most receivingTDs with seven and the most receptionsyards with 588 Brooks has 33 catchesoverall
On the ground junior Jackson Sweeneyhas carried the ball 139 times for 793 yardsincluding seven touchdowns Senior AlecJessop has been the defensive leader with116 total tackles - 70 solo and 46 assistsJunior Johnny May has 102 tackles with64 solo and 38 assists
Jake McDonald has also had a goodyear as the Carmel quarterback McDonaldis 118 of 179 in passing with 1578 yardsand 24 touchdowns Jalen Walker has 12of those touchdown catches overallWalker has 43 receptions totaling 555yards Ethan Merriweather is next in linewith 30 catches - eight of them TDs - for449 yards
Jerome Halsell has been a strongpresence on the ground with 132 rushesfor 778 yards and six touchdowns
Turn to Page 10 to see probable startinglineups
Carmelrsquos Jerome Halsell hasrushed for 778 yards and sixtouchdowns this season
Kent GrahamFile photo
lsquoHounds-Royals re-match takes place at HSE
Sports10
Southeastern Probable LineupsOffense DefenseQB Adam Mullett Sr 195 W Johnny May Jr 215TB Jackson Sweeney Jr 160 T Crae Kunkleman So 270HB Nick Mutchner Jr 195 N Max Burris Sr 240WR Max Brooks Sr 190 T Madison Norris Jr 200WR Carter Lohman Jr 190 S Logan Holland Sr 215TE Matt Klink Sr 215 CB Austin Holzum Sr 170T Zach Mutchner Sr 210 CB Trey Poore Sr 166G Joe Myren Sr 250 ILB Alec Jessop Sr 200C Sam Garvin Sr 275 ILB Zach Randall Sr 210G Caleb Rutan Sr 300 SS Brock Burns Sr 195T Brian Dechow Sr 230 FS Anthony Eggers So 165
Carmel Probable LineupsOffense DefenseQB Jake McDonald Jr 175 DE Britt Beery Sr 262WR Ethan Merriweather Sr 172 N Logan Burgess Sr 205WR Jalen Walker Sr 165 DE Kylan Cole Sr 264TE Kurt Rafdal Sr 235 OLB John Hokanson Jr 185TB Jerome Halsell Sr 190 OLB Beau Robbins So 230G Jakob Ford Sr 264 OLB Joey Schmidt So 205C Trevor Scott Sr 273 ILB Justin Fleck Sr 187T Mark Sickford Sr 257 ILB Jack Van Remortel Jr 222G Justin Williams Sr 288 CB Jacob Abrams Sr 190T Grant Barker Sr 222 CB Austin Newland Sr 180FB Bryce Sharp Sr 190 S Sean Blackburn Sr 175
In an unprecedented agreement StVincent Sports Performance (SVSP) willopen a new branch in Jonathan ByrdsFieldhouse making it the first sports facilitylocally to offer on-site sports performanceservices to all athletes and the generalpublic SVSP is part of Ascension thenations largest non-profit health system inthe US and the worlds largest Catholichealth system
The new 4000-square-foot SVSPlocation which will be directly connectedto Jonathan Byrds Fieldhouse at GrandPark will offer on-site access to the sameSVSP strength and conditioning coachesathletic trainers and dietitians who workwith Olympians and professional athletes
All athletes competing and training atJonathan Byrds Fieldhouse will be providedreal-time athletic injury healthcare fromSVSP athletic trainers Additional athletictraining services can be purchased fornominal fees
Our goal is to help every athleteperform to their maximum potential and ourgroundbreaking partnership withJonathan Byrds Fieldhouse will expand thenumber of athletes we are able to trainSVSP Executive Director Ralph Reiff saidWe also believe all parents coaches andorganizers should have the peace of mindthat elite-level athletic trainers are on siteevery day to take care of any athletic injuriesthat occur
The addition of SVSP solidifiesJonathan Byrds Fieldhouse as one of thepremier sports facilities in the country Thestate-of-the-art 88000-square-foot facilityfeatures eight basketballvolleyball courtsand hosts numerous elite-level events eachyear
We are taking the concept of athletesafety training and development at a localsports facility to the next level and I dontknow any other sports facility in the UnitedStates that is doing something like thisJonathan Byrds Fieldhouse CEO Andy Cardsaid We want to be the best and we wantto be different Partnering with SVSP allowsus to do that
SVSP which has locations on thenorthwest side of Indianapolis and at ClayTerrace in Carmel is also set to openanother location next year at the new StVincent Center adjacent to Bankers LifeFieldhouse
SVSP to open branchat Jonathan ByrdrsquosFieldhouse
Brian ReddickFile photoHamilton SoutheasternrsquosJackson Sweeney has gained
793 yards in 139 carriesincluding seven touchdowns
Sports 11
The Carmel girls cross country team willbe running all over the LaVern GibsonChampionship Cross Country Course inTerre Haute Saturday when the IHSAA statefinals take place
The Greyhounds also could very well berunning all over the record book Carmelwill be going for a seventh consecutive statechampionship which would add to itsalready record streak In addition SarahLeinheiser will look to become only thesixth girl to win a second individual statetitle adding to the blue ribbon she won lastseason
The Hounds rumbled to a perfect scoreat the Shelbyville semi-state last Saturdaywinning that event with 15 points the lowestscore possible Carmel swept the top fivewith Leinheiser leading the way in a time of17192 All five of those Greyhoundrunners finished their race under 1750
This will be the 36th edition of the girlscross country state finals and Carmel hasappeared in every one of them the onlyschool to do so The Greyhounds have won17 state titles and finished as runners-upeight additional times
Five of the six schools that qualified outof the Shelbyville semi-state are fromHamilton County Westfield will becompeting in its 15th state finals theShamrocks are four-time state championswith wins in 1998 2005 2006 and 2007Noblesville will run at the state meet for theninth time The Millers best state finish isthird place in 2006
Fishers is competing in its fourth statefinals Guerin Catholic is a newcomer theGolden Eagles qualified for state by takingsixth at Shelbyville HamiltonSoutheasterns Lulu Black and SabrinaBippus will be competing as individuals
Black finished sixth at semi-state with a timeof 17564 one of seven girls to break the18-minute mark
Heres a list of competing teams fromeach semi-state
BROWN COUNTYBloomington North 74 Bloomington
South 92 Columbus North 106 FloydCentral 115 Seymour 168 Evansville Reitz205
NEW HAVENFort Wayne Carroll 48 Homestead 63
Penn 135 Northridge 173 PendletonHeights 175 East Noble 203
NEW PRAIRIEValparaiso 112 Lowell 124 Warsaw
130 West Lafayette 133 La Porte 157 LakeCentral 195
SHELBYVILLECarmel 15 Fishers 96 Noblesville 100
Zionsville 112 Westfield 146 GuerinCatholic 173
In the boys meet look for anothershowdown between HamiltonSoutheasterns Gabe Fendel and OldenburgAcademys Curtis Eckstein
The Oldenburg senior won theindividual race at Shelbyville with a time of14344 while Fendel placed second in atime of 14463 Those two runners were farand away the fastest the third-place timewas Cathedrals Cole Hocker who clockedin at 15209
The Royals are one of three teamscompeting at the meet Carmel and Fishersare the others The Greyhounds won theShelbyville semi-state with HSE the runner-up and the Tigers placing third
Carmels boys are looking to defend theirstate title and add to their state-leadingoverall total of 14 This will be theGreyhounds 43rd appearance at state -Carmel hasnt missed a state meet since1975 Only Bloomington South has morestate appearances with 45 but it did notqualify this year
Southeastern will be running at state forthe 12th time the Royals finished asrunners-up back in 2011 Fishers will bemaking its sixth appearance at state all sincethe school re-opened in 2006 The Tigersmade it to state in that very first year andthen won the state championship in 2007
Four individuals will be competing atstate Guerin Catholics Quinn GallagherNoblesvilles Levi Neuzerling andWestfields Aaron Bennett and NicholasLeahy
Heres a list of state qualifying teamsBROWN COUNTYTerre Haute South 78 Tell City 87
Columbus North 127 Jennings County 173Bloomington North 178 Barr-Reeve 191
NEW HAVENFort Wayne Carroll 40 Penn 104
Westview 115 Concordia Lutheran 119Fort Wayne Northrop 120 PendletonHeights 164
NEW PRAIRIELowell 84 West Lafayette 111 Crown
Point 151 Valparaiso 160 Portage 174Chesterton 188
SHELBYVILLECarmel 53 Hamilton Southeastern 77
Fishers 95 Brebeuf Jesuit 139 Avon 167Zionsville 182
Reporter photo by Kent Graham
Hamilton Southeasternrsquos Sabrina Bippus (290) Guerin Catholicrsquos PaigeSchemanske (272) and Westfieldrsquos Gabby Dilick (511) will all be runningat this Saturdayrsquos IHSAA state cross country meet at the LaVern GibsonChampionship Cross Country Course in Terre Haute Bippus is one oftwo HSE individuals competing while Schemanske and Dilick are runningas part of their teams
County will be well-represented at state meet
Eastern ConferenceSoutheast W L PCT GBMiami 1 0 100 -Charlotte 1 0 100 -Atlanta 1 0 100 -Washington 0 1 000 10Orlando 0 1 000 10East W L PCT GBToronto 1 0 100 -Boston 1 1 500 05Brooklyn 0 1 000 10New York 0 1 000 10Philadelphia 0 1 000 10Central W L PCT GBCleveland 1 0 100 -Indiana 1 0 100 -Chicago 1 0 100 -Milwaukee 0 1 000 10Detroit 0 1 000 10
Western ConferenceSouthwest W L PCT GBSan Antonio 2 0 100 -Memphis 1 0 100 05New Orleans 0 1 000 15Dallas 0 1 000 15Houston 0 1 000 15Pacific W L PCT GBLA Clippers 1 0 100 -LA Lakers 1 0 100 -Sacramento 1 1 500 05Golden State 0 1 000 10Phoenix 0 1 000 10Northwest W L PCT GBDenver 1 0 100 -Oklahoma City 1 0 100 -Portland 1 1 500 05Minnesota 0 1 000 10Utah 0 1 000 10
NBA standingsThursdayrsquos scores
Atlanta 114 Washington 99Chicago 105 Boston 99
San Antonio 102 Sacramento 94LA Clippers 114 Portland 106
IHSAA Commissioner Bobby Cox announced todaythat Steve Helmich former presidentof Cathedral High School has beennamed the first president of the newIHSAA Foundation
In his role as chief administratorHelmich will oversee the day-to-dayoperations of the Foundation includ-ing the development and fundraisingefforts to support its programs and thedistribution of scholarships andgrants He will begin his duties onNov 14
Helmich joins the Associationfollowing a 16-year career as presi-
dent of Cathedral High School where he oversaw one of thelargest Catholic private independent high schools in theMidwest Included in his many responsibilities was servingas chief fundraiser for the institution where his effortsresulted in nearly $3 million annually for the Cathedral Fundand oversight of four highly-successful capital campaignsduring his tenure He is currently affiliated with three boardsof directors ndash the Center for Leadership Development OneAmerica Fund and the Damar Foundation ndash and previouslythe Indiana Non-Public Education Association
Prior to Cathedral Helmich served as president of theCommunity Education Coalition in Columbus Indiana aswell as presidentCEO of the Columbus Area Chamber ofCommerce He also worked as presidentCEO of theRichmond-Wayne County Chamber of Commerce andExecutive Director of the Richmond Family YMCA
The IHSAA Foundation is very fortunate to obtain theexpertise and excellence of Steve Helmichrdquo said Cox ldquoThecombination of all his professional experiences provides arobust portfolio by which our Foundation will grow andprosper I greatly look forward to working with Steve as wecollectively labor to build a dynamic organization benefitingIHSAA member schools and Hoosier student athletes
A graduate of Indiana University Helmich earned BigTen All-Academic honors in football as he obtained a BSdegree in education and a MS degree in secondary educa-tion and went on to spend 12 years as a classroom teacherand athletic coach at Noblesville West Lafayette Rich-mond and Columbus North high schools
ldquoI am honored for this great opportunity to lead theIHSAA Foundationrdquo said Helmich ldquoIndiana high schoolathletics helped shape my life from my formative yearsthrough my adult life and I look forward to building thisFoundation which will have a profound impact on the lives
of the young men and women who will participate in highschool athletics in our staterdquo
The IHSAA Foundation was created and formed by theExecutive Committee in June 2015 to operate exclusivelyfor the charitable benefits of IHSAA member schools andtheir student-athletes As funding becomes available theIHSAA Foundation will award college scholarships tostudent-athletes in their pursuit of post-secondary educationIt also will support IHSAA member schools through a grantprogram designed to help fund special projects
The Foundation is overseen by a Board of Directorswhich include J Terry Clapacs Vice President Emeritusof Indiana University Dr Phil N Eskew Jr retiredDirector of Physician and Patient Relations at St VincentHospital and current professor at the IU School of MedicineJames T Morris Vice President of Pacers Sports amp Enter-tainment Blake Ress Commissioner Emeritus of theIndiana High School Athletic Association Inc PatrickShoulders partner in the Evansville law firm of ZiemerStayman Weitzel Shoulders LLP Milton O ThompsonAttorney Indianapolis law firm of Bleeke Dillon Crandalland Jennifer K Wilfong Vice President and ExecutiveCoach at Merrill Lynch and Bobby Cox IHSAA Commis-sioner Eskew serves as chairman of the group
Steve Helmich named IHSAA Foundation President
Helmich
Sports12
Obituary 5Tamika lsquoMikarsquo (Hampton) Dowdell
March 27 1973 - October 25 2016
Tamika Mika (Hampton) Dowdell 43 of Noblesville passed away on TuesdayOctober 25 2016 at IU Health Methodist Hospital in Indianapolis Shewas born on March 27 1973 to Larry and Gerry (Mitchell) Hamptonin Indianapolis Indiana
Tamika was a Quality Systems Document Control Administratorfor Thermo Fisher Scientific She was a 1991 graduate of NoblesvilleHigh School where she was a member of the basketball team and wasa member of Bethel AME Church in Noblesville She loved to readand to help others - her door was always open for everyone Sheenjoyed dancing cooking casinos cookouts with her family andwatching TV She was known by many as Momma Mika
In addition to her parents she is survived by her husband Thomas Dowdell sonsLeroy Tyler Bibbs Brenden Bibbs and Darius Dowdell stepchildren Thomas Jr JMelTiffany and Danielle grandmother Eula Mitchell siblings Travis (Heather) Hamptonand Tyanne (Marcus) Clancy 11 grandchildren several aunts uncles nieces amp nephewsShe will be dearly missed by all who loved her
She was preceded in death by her aunt Yvonne Scott and grandparents Robert ampAlice Hampton and Ralph Mitchell
Services will be held at 1200 pm on Saturday October 29 2016 at Bethel AMEChurch 17777 Little Chicago Road in Noblesville with visitation beginning at 1030 amRev Mallory H Tarrance will officiate
Memorial contributions may be made to Bethel AME Church 17777 Little ChicagoRoad Noblesville IN 46062
Condolences wwwrandallrobertscom
Hamilton County ReporterHamilton Countyrsquos Hometown
Newspaper
News6
Autumn is upon us The changingseason brings shorter days beautiful fallcolors and cooler temperatures Autumnalso means that the leaves are falling off thetrees Rain and wind can carry these leavesto storm drain grates The leavesaccumulate on the storm water grates or theleaves travel further and into the stormsewer system and into the open ditches Ineither case this accumulation of leaves andother debris can impede or block the flowof storm water resulting in localizedflooding of yards and roadways Pondingwater in the roadways can lead to unsafedriving conditions and ponding water in
rear and side yards is a nuisance and canlead to property damage
We can all do our part to keep stormwater flowing into the drains If you see astorm grate or roadside ditch that is cloggedand can clear it without placing yourself indanger please remove the leaves Watchthe weather forecast and remove the leavesbefore rain is forecasted to fall
If a roadway grate or side ditch isclogged use a rake to help you reach theleaves without entering the street Please donot place yourself in danger when removingthe leaves
Leaves can be collected and placed inlarge paper landscape waste bags mulched
into your lawn with a mulching lawnmower or other equipment or compostedon-site If you choose to compost theleaves please confirm with yourhomeowners association and yourcommunity that composting on-site isallowed and identify any regulations forcomposting activity
Some communities offer leaf removalservice Please confirm with yourcommunity that a leaf removal service isprovided the requirements to participateand the schedule for this service Unlessyour community requires the leaves to bestockpiled along the curb in the roadway it
is best to place leaves within the tree lawnarea and not in the roadway itself
Hamilton County The White RiverAlliance and Clear ChoicesClean Waterhave partnered in the development of theStorm Drain Stewards program Thisprogram allows volunteers to take a servicepledge and adopt a storm grate TheseStorm Drain Stewards pledge to keep thatstorm grate clean of leaves trash and debrisand to report any polluters
Please consider adopting a storm drainin your neighborhood Learn more abouthow you can make a difference atwwwClearChoicesCleanWaterorgserviceadopt-a-stormdrain
Mayor Scott Fadness and othercommunity stakeholders including artistRachel Johnson unveiled the first in a seriesof three public art installations on The Edgeparking garage today The artworkuntitled Pursuing Innovation will welcomeresidents and visitors to the Nickel Plate
District and pays homage to the thrivingentrepreneurial culture of the city
ldquoAt the entrance to the Nickel PlateDistrict the artwork welcomes visitors andresidents to the heart of downtown Fishersand celebrates what makes our communityso specialrdquo said Mayor Scott Fadness ldquoWe
are a vibrant city with big ideas and theinnovation-driven culture to turn those ideasinto reality This art installation captures thatspirit and culture and puts it on display forthe world I couldnrsquot be more excited tounveil this public art todayrdquo
In a series of seven large bannersthe Pursuing Innovation installation featureslocal Fishersrsquo entrepreneurs and highlightsthe thriving culture of innovation foundthroughout the community The silhouetteson the banners explore the idea ofentrepreneurship and what it means to calloneself and entrepreneur and features actualpeople in the community including localbusiness leaders teachers in the HSE SchoolSystem students and Launch Fishersfounder John Wechsler
ldquoAfter living in Fishers the last fouryears and having the opportunity to speakwith many entrepreneurs in the communityI have met an amazing diversity of peoplepursuing innovation in their chosen fieldsrdquosaid Rachel Johnson Pursuing Innovationartist ldquoAll of these unique individuals havebroadened the image that comes to my mindof what an entrepreneur looks like Thiswork is a celebration of all of thoseindividuals in our communityrdquo
The first in a series of three artinstallations the panels are 23 feet tall and10 feet wide and can be visible from thebridge over I-69 Pursuing Innovation willremain on display through the first of 2017The project was made possible through apartnership between the City of Fishers andFishers Urban Development
Citizens can help to keep drains open
Fishers unveils public art installation in the Nickel Plate District
Hamilton County ReporterHamilton Countyrsquos
Hometown Newspaper
News 7
By MARY SUE ROWLANDNovember is for Elections Taxes and Thanks
If you donrsquot believe it look at thecalendarmiddot November 8 - National State andLocal electionsmiddot November 10 - Property Taxes areduemiddot November 24 ndash Thanksgiving Cele-bration
Maybe the third date is acelebration of the first two InHamilton County there is early votingin Carmel Fishers and Noblesville
The lines are long (about a 30 minute wait at times) and sofar over 11000 good citizens have taken advantage of earlyvoting In Noblesville early voting is held at the JudicialCenter downtown Noblesville In Fishers the location isthe City Hall on Municipal Drive and Carmel voting takesplace at the Public Library 55 4th Ave SE check times Inaddition over 4000 absentee ballots have been sent in tobe counted This election may set a record for the mostnumber of voters in a National Election That would be agood thing
Just two days after the election the property tax bill isdue November 10th First things first finding the bill couldbe the greatest challenge With only one bill sent for theentire yearly tax cycle it is hard to remember just wherethe important document was last stored If you have movedforget ithellipjust go to the Treasurerrsquos office at the HamiltonCounty Court house Noblesville and get a new copy
Elections and paying taxes have a connection You see theelected officials set the taxes based on a long list ofcalculations that few can understand except the electedofficials Be sure to check the bottom of the page of yourtax bill for deductions If it shows all zerorsquos then a meetingwith the Auditor is in order or an appeal can be filled at theCounty Court House Noblesville (based on certaindeadlines) The bill also shows the assessed value and taxsummary for the property Property taxes areconstitutionally capped at 1 of property value for owner-occupied homes The bill also breaks down how the taxescollected are distributed along with the tax rate for eachtaxing authority There is a tax for weed liens and unsafebuildings just in case Anyway taxes are due November10th
For the last important date on the calendarThanksgiving is to appreciate and give thanks for this greatcountry and also that the election is over We must givethanks that the taxes are paid up until May ButThanksgiving the day and the meal must have a tried andtrue Persimmon Pudding treat The following isldquoGuaranteed the Best Pudding everrdquo
Hint ndash buy the pulp and donrsquot try to strain thePersimmons yourself It is just too hard
Also know that the kids will not eat the pudding it is anacquired taste Make them Vanilla Pudding and they willas happy as the adults in the crowd who hasnrsquot had thepudding since Grandma made it
Persimmon Pudding like Grandma madeuuml Start with a 15 qt baking dish buttered ndash set asideuuml In a mixing bowl add the followingfrac12 cup melted butter ndash (1 stick)
1 frac12 cup white granulated sugar2 eggs beaten welluuml Beat together the melted butter with the sugar addthe eggs and mix well1 teaspoon baking soda2 cups Persimmon Pulpuuml Stir soda into the Persimmon Pulp1 cup half and half milk1 cup buttermilkuuml Add the persimmon Pulp and all the milk into thesugar mixture1 frac12 cup flour - sifted2 teaspoons baking powderuuml Mix together flour and baking powder add to themixing bowl then stir in the two kinds of milk to the pulpmixture using a whisk Add the flour before all the liquidis poured into the mixture
Bake 350 degrees for 1 hour ndash Let cool cut into squaresand serve with homemade whipping cregraveme
Hints An oblong 12 x 8 inch glass baking dish worksbest for baking the pudding For glass the heat should bereduced to 325 degrees Test the center of the pudding witha tooth pick Continue to bakeuntil the edges start to curland the center test comes out clean Refrigerate left overpudding if there is any The pudding can be made a dayahead Actually it tastes better when made ahead
middot Pudding pulp can be purchased at Gatewood VegetableFarm 9555 East 206th St Noblesville Take State Road19 N toward Cicero turn right onto 206th StreetGatewoodrsquos Farm is between SR 19 and CumberlandRoad on 206th Street phone 317-773-1214
Happy Thanksgiving
Three important dates in November
Contact the Hamilton County ReporterHamiltonconorthreporter hotmailcom or call 317-408-5548
8
Sports 9
By RICHIE HALLReporter Sports EditorOf all the Class 6A sectional semi-final
football games being played tonight oneof the biggest clashes will be Carmel atHamilton Southeastern
The two teams will kick off their gameat 7 pm at Reynolds Royals StadiumThey met back in the first week of theregular season where HSE defeated theGreyhounds 27-21
Since then both teams have navigatedtheir ways through tough schedules buthave each managed to come out with awinning record at the end of the regularseason Southeastern is 6-3 while Carmelis 5-4
The Royals dropped their final twogames of the season falling to WaubonsieValley (Ill) 35-14 and to HoosierCrossroads Conference championBrownsburg 35-24 While its not fun tohave back-to-back losses Southeasterncoach Scott May is hopeful that the setbackhas made his team better and hungrier towin saying that sometimes that wake-upcall is good for a team in the big picture
Senior Adam Mullett has been solid asthe Royals quarterback this season In hisnine games Mullett has completed 159 of290 passes including 16 touchdowns andgained 2320 yards over the air Senior MattKlink has caught the most receptions with46 for 558 yards and a touchdown whilesenior Max Brooks has the most receivingTDs with seven and the most receptionsyards with 588 Brooks has 33 catchesoverall
On the ground junior Jackson Sweeneyhas carried the ball 139 times for 793 yardsincluding seven touchdowns Senior AlecJessop has been the defensive leader with116 total tackles - 70 solo and 46 assistsJunior Johnny May has 102 tackles with64 solo and 38 assists
Jake McDonald has also had a goodyear as the Carmel quarterback McDonaldis 118 of 179 in passing with 1578 yardsand 24 touchdowns Jalen Walker has 12of those touchdown catches overallWalker has 43 receptions totaling 555yards Ethan Merriweather is next in linewith 30 catches - eight of them TDs - for449 yards
Jerome Halsell has been a strongpresence on the ground with 132 rushesfor 778 yards and six touchdowns
Turn to Page 10 to see probable startinglineups
Carmelrsquos Jerome Halsell hasrushed for 778 yards and sixtouchdowns this season
Kent GrahamFile photo
lsquoHounds-Royals re-match takes place at HSE
Sports10
Southeastern Probable LineupsOffense DefenseQB Adam Mullett Sr 195 W Johnny May Jr 215TB Jackson Sweeney Jr 160 T Crae Kunkleman So 270HB Nick Mutchner Jr 195 N Max Burris Sr 240WR Max Brooks Sr 190 T Madison Norris Jr 200WR Carter Lohman Jr 190 S Logan Holland Sr 215TE Matt Klink Sr 215 CB Austin Holzum Sr 170T Zach Mutchner Sr 210 CB Trey Poore Sr 166G Joe Myren Sr 250 ILB Alec Jessop Sr 200C Sam Garvin Sr 275 ILB Zach Randall Sr 210G Caleb Rutan Sr 300 SS Brock Burns Sr 195T Brian Dechow Sr 230 FS Anthony Eggers So 165
Carmel Probable LineupsOffense DefenseQB Jake McDonald Jr 175 DE Britt Beery Sr 262WR Ethan Merriweather Sr 172 N Logan Burgess Sr 205WR Jalen Walker Sr 165 DE Kylan Cole Sr 264TE Kurt Rafdal Sr 235 OLB John Hokanson Jr 185TB Jerome Halsell Sr 190 OLB Beau Robbins So 230G Jakob Ford Sr 264 OLB Joey Schmidt So 205C Trevor Scott Sr 273 ILB Justin Fleck Sr 187T Mark Sickford Sr 257 ILB Jack Van Remortel Jr 222G Justin Williams Sr 288 CB Jacob Abrams Sr 190T Grant Barker Sr 222 CB Austin Newland Sr 180FB Bryce Sharp Sr 190 S Sean Blackburn Sr 175
In an unprecedented agreement StVincent Sports Performance (SVSP) willopen a new branch in Jonathan ByrdsFieldhouse making it the first sports facilitylocally to offer on-site sports performanceservices to all athletes and the generalpublic SVSP is part of Ascension thenations largest non-profit health system inthe US and the worlds largest Catholichealth system
The new 4000-square-foot SVSPlocation which will be directly connectedto Jonathan Byrds Fieldhouse at GrandPark will offer on-site access to the sameSVSP strength and conditioning coachesathletic trainers and dietitians who workwith Olympians and professional athletes
All athletes competing and training atJonathan Byrds Fieldhouse will be providedreal-time athletic injury healthcare fromSVSP athletic trainers Additional athletictraining services can be purchased fornominal fees
Our goal is to help every athleteperform to their maximum potential and ourgroundbreaking partnership withJonathan Byrds Fieldhouse will expand thenumber of athletes we are able to trainSVSP Executive Director Ralph Reiff saidWe also believe all parents coaches andorganizers should have the peace of mindthat elite-level athletic trainers are on siteevery day to take care of any athletic injuriesthat occur
The addition of SVSP solidifiesJonathan Byrds Fieldhouse as one of thepremier sports facilities in the country Thestate-of-the-art 88000-square-foot facilityfeatures eight basketballvolleyball courtsand hosts numerous elite-level events eachyear
We are taking the concept of athletesafety training and development at a localsports facility to the next level and I dontknow any other sports facility in the UnitedStates that is doing something like thisJonathan Byrds Fieldhouse CEO Andy Cardsaid We want to be the best and we wantto be different Partnering with SVSP allowsus to do that
SVSP which has locations on thenorthwest side of Indianapolis and at ClayTerrace in Carmel is also set to openanother location next year at the new StVincent Center adjacent to Bankers LifeFieldhouse
SVSP to open branchat Jonathan ByrdrsquosFieldhouse
Brian ReddickFile photoHamilton SoutheasternrsquosJackson Sweeney has gained
793 yards in 139 carriesincluding seven touchdowns
Sports 11
The Carmel girls cross country team willbe running all over the LaVern GibsonChampionship Cross Country Course inTerre Haute Saturday when the IHSAA statefinals take place
The Greyhounds also could very well berunning all over the record book Carmelwill be going for a seventh consecutive statechampionship which would add to itsalready record streak In addition SarahLeinheiser will look to become only thesixth girl to win a second individual statetitle adding to the blue ribbon she won lastseason
The Hounds rumbled to a perfect scoreat the Shelbyville semi-state last Saturdaywinning that event with 15 points the lowestscore possible Carmel swept the top fivewith Leinheiser leading the way in a time of17192 All five of those Greyhoundrunners finished their race under 1750
This will be the 36th edition of the girlscross country state finals and Carmel hasappeared in every one of them the onlyschool to do so The Greyhounds have won17 state titles and finished as runners-upeight additional times
Five of the six schools that qualified outof the Shelbyville semi-state are fromHamilton County Westfield will becompeting in its 15th state finals theShamrocks are four-time state championswith wins in 1998 2005 2006 and 2007Noblesville will run at the state meet for theninth time The Millers best state finish isthird place in 2006
Fishers is competing in its fourth statefinals Guerin Catholic is a newcomer theGolden Eagles qualified for state by takingsixth at Shelbyville HamiltonSoutheasterns Lulu Black and SabrinaBippus will be competing as individuals
Black finished sixth at semi-state with a timeof 17564 one of seven girls to break the18-minute mark
Heres a list of competing teams fromeach semi-state
BROWN COUNTYBloomington North 74 Bloomington
South 92 Columbus North 106 FloydCentral 115 Seymour 168 Evansville Reitz205
NEW HAVENFort Wayne Carroll 48 Homestead 63
Penn 135 Northridge 173 PendletonHeights 175 East Noble 203
NEW PRAIRIEValparaiso 112 Lowell 124 Warsaw
130 West Lafayette 133 La Porte 157 LakeCentral 195
SHELBYVILLECarmel 15 Fishers 96 Noblesville 100
Zionsville 112 Westfield 146 GuerinCatholic 173
In the boys meet look for anothershowdown between HamiltonSoutheasterns Gabe Fendel and OldenburgAcademys Curtis Eckstein
The Oldenburg senior won theindividual race at Shelbyville with a time of14344 while Fendel placed second in atime of 14463 Those two runners were farand away the fastest the third-place timewas Cathedrals Cole Hocker who clockedin at 15209
The Royals are one of three teamscompeting at the meet Carmel and Fishersare the others The Greyhounds won theShelbyville semi-state with HSE the runner-up and the Tigers placing third
Carmels boys are looking to defend theirstate title and add to their state-leadingoverall total of 14 This will be theGreyhounds 43rd appearance at state -Carmel hasnt missed a state meet since1975 Only Bloomington South has morestate appearances with 45 but it did notqualify this year
Southeastern will be running at state forthe 12th time the Royals finished asrunners-up back in 2011 Fishers will bemaking its sixth appearance at state all sincethe school re-opened in 2006 The Tigersmade it to state in that very first year andthen won the state championship in 2007
Four individuals will be competing atstate Guerin Catholics Quinn GallagherNoblesvilles Levi Neuzerling andWestfields Aaron Bennett and NicholasLeahy
Heres a list of state qualifying teamsBROWN COUNTYTerre Haute South 78 Tell City 87
Columbus North 127 Jennings County 173Bloomington North 178 Barr-Reeve 191
NEW HAVENFort Wayne Carroll 40 Penn 104
Westview 115 Concordia Lutheran 119Fort Wayne Northrop 120 PendletonHeights 164
NEW PRAIRIELowell 84 West Lafayette 111 Crown
Point 151 Valparaiso 160 Portage 174Chesterton 188
SHELBYVILLECarmel 53 Hamilton Southeastern 77
Fishers 95 Brebeuf Jesuit 139 Avon 167Zionsville 182
Reporter photo by Kent Graham
Hamilton Southeasternrsquos Sabrina Bippus (290) Guerin Catholicrsquos PaigeSchemanske (272) and Westfieldrsquos Gabby Dilick (511) will all be runningat this Saturdayrsquos IHSAA state cross country meet at the LaVern GibsonChampionship Cross Country Course in Terre Haute Bippus is one oftwo HSE individuals competing while Schemanske and Dilick are runningas part of their teams
County will be well-represented at state meet
Eastern ConferenceSoutheast W L PCT GBMiami 1 0 100 -Charlotte 1 0 100 -Atlanta 1 0 100 -Washington 0 1 000 10Orlando 0 1 000 10East W L PCT GBToronto 1 0 100 -Boston 1 1 500 05Brooklyn 0 1 000 10New York 0 1 000 10Philadelphia 0 1 000 10Central W L PCT GBCleveland 1 0 100 -Indiana 1 0 100 -Chicago 1 0 100 -Milwaukee 0 1 000 10Detroit 0 1 000 10
Western ConferenceSouthwest W L PCT GBSan Antonio 2 0 100 -Memphis 1 0 100 05New Orleans 0 1 000 15Dallas 0 1 000 15Houston 0 1 000 15Pacific W L PCT GBLA Clippers 1 0 100 -LA Lakers 1 0 100 -Sacramento 1 1 500 05Golden State 0 1 000 10Phoenix 0 1 000 10Northwest W L PCT GBDenver 1 0 100 -Oklahoma City 1 0 100 -Portland 1 1 500 05Minnesota 0 1 000 10Utah 0 1 000 10
NBA standingsThursdayrsquos scores
Atlanta 114 Washington 99Chicago 105 Boston 99
San Antonio 102 Sacramento 94LA Clippers 114 Portland 106
IHSAA Commissioner Bobby Cox announced todaythat Steve Helmich former presidentof Cathedral High School has beennamed the first president of the newIHSAA Foundation
In his role as chief administratorHelmich will oversee the day-to-dayoperations of the Foundation includ-ing the development and fundraisingefforts to support its programs and thedistribution of scholarships andgrants He will begin his duties onNov 14
Helmich joins the Associationfollowing a 16-year career as presi-
dent of Cathedral High School where he oversaw one of thelargest Catholic private independent high schools in theMidwest Included in his many responsibilities was servingas chief fundraiser for the institution where his effortsresulted in nearly $3 million annually for the Cathedral Fundand oversight of four highly-successful capital campaignsduring his tenure He is currently affiliated with three boardsof directors ndash the Center for Leadership Development OneAmerica Fund and the Damar Foundation ndash and previouslythe Indiana Non-Public Education Association
Prior to Cathedral Helmich served as president of theCommunity Education Coalition in Columbus Indiana aswell as presidentCEO of the Columbus Area Chamber ofCommerce He also worked as presidentCEO of theRichmond-Wayne County Chamber of Commerce andExecutive Director of the Richmond Family YMCA
The IHSAA Foundation is very fortunate to obtain theexpertise and excellence of Steve Helmichrdquo said Cox ldquoThecombination of all his professional experiences provides arobust portfolio by which our Foundation will grow andprosper I greatly look forward to working with Steve as wecollectively labor to build a dynamic organization benefitingIHSAA member schools and Hoosier student athletes
A graduate of Indiana University Helmich earned BigTen All-Academic honors in football as he obtained a BSdegree in education and a MS degree in secondary educa-tion and went on to spend 12 years as a classroom teacherand athletic coach at Noblesville West Lafayette Rich-mond and Columbus North high schools
ldquoI am honored for this great opportunity to lead theIHSAA Foundationrdquo said Helmich ldquoIndiana high schoolathletics helped shape my life from my formative yearsthrough my adult life and I look forward to building thisFoundation which will have a profound impact on the lives
of the young men and women who will participate in highschool athletics in our staterdquo
The IHSAA Foundation was created and formed by theExecutive Committee in June 2015 to operate exclusivelyfor the charitable benefits of IHSAA member schools andtheir student-athletes As funding becomes available theIHSAA Foundation will award college scholarships tostudent-athletes in their pursuit of post-secondary educationIt also will support IHSAA member schools through a grantprogram designed to help fund special projects
The Foundation is overseen by a Board of Directorswhich include J Terry Clapacs Vice President Emeritusof Indiana University Dr Phil N Eskew Jr retiredDirector of Physician and Patient Relations at St VincentHospital and current professor at the IU School of MedicineJames T Morris Vice President of Pacers Sports amp Enter-tainment Blake Ress Commissioner Emeritus of theIndiana High School Athletic Association Inc PatrickShoulders partner in the Evansville law firm of ZiemerStayman Weitzel Shoulders LLP Milton O ThompsonAttorney Indianapolis law firm of Bleeke Dillon Crandalland Jennifer K Wilfong Vice President and ExecutiveCoach at Merrill Lynch and Bobby Cox IHSAA Commis-sioner Eskew serves as chairman of the group
Steve Helmich named IHSAA Foundation President
Helmich
Sports12
News6
Autumn is upon us The changingseason brings shorter days beautiful fallcolors and cooler temperatures Autumnalso means that the leaves are falling off thetrees Rain and wind can carry these leavesto storm drain grates The leavesaccumulate on the storm water grates or theleaves travel further and into the stormsewer system and into the open ditches Ineither case this accumulation of leaves andother debris can impede or block the flowof storm water resulting in localizedflooding of yards and roadways Pondingwater in the roadways can lead to unsafedriving conditions and ponding water in
rear and side yards is a nuisance and canlead to property damage
We can all do our part to keep stormwater flowing into the drains If you see astorm grate or roadside ditch that is cloggedand can clear it without placing yourself indanger please remove the leaves Watchthe weather forecast and remove the leavesbefore rain is forecasted to fall
If a roadway grate or side ditch isclogged use a rake to help you reach theleaves without entering the street Please donot place yourself in danger when removingthe leaves
Leaves can be collected and placed inlarge paper landscape waste bags mulched
into your lawn with a mulching lawnmower or other equipment or compostedon-site If you choose to compost theleaves please confirm with yourhomeowners association and yourcommunity that composting on-site isallowed and identify any regulations forcomposting activity
Some communities offer leaf removalservice Please confirm with yourcommunity that a leaf removal service isprovided the requirements to participateand the schedule for this service Unlessyour community requires the leaves to bestockpiled along the curb in the roadway it
is best to place leaves within the tree lawnarea and not in the roadway itself
Hamilton County The White RiverAlliance and Clear ChoicesClean Waterhave partnered in the development of theStorm Drain Stewards program Thisprogram allows volunteers to take a servicepledge and adopt a storm grate TheseStorm Drain Stewards pledge to keep thatstorm grate clean of leaves trash and debrisand to report any polluters
Please consider adopting a storm drainin your neighborhood Learn more abouthow you can make a difference atwwwClearChoicesCleanWaterorgserviceadopt-a-stormdrain
Mayor Scott Fadness and othercommunity stakeholders including artistRachel Johnson unveiled the first in a seriesof three public art installations on The Edgeparking garage today The artworkuntitled Pursuing Innovation will welcomeresidents and visitors to the Nickel Plate
District and pays homage to the thrivingentrepreneurial culture of the city
ldquoAt the entrance to the Nickel PlateDistrict the artwork welcomes visitors andresidents to the heart of downtown Fishersand celebrates what makes our communityso specialrdquo said Mayor Scott Fadness ldquoWe
are a vibrant city with big ideas and theinnovation-driven culture to turn those ideasinto reality This art installation captures thatspirit and culture and puts it on display forthe world I couldnrsquot be more excited tounveil this public art todayrdquo
In a series of seven large bannersthe Pursuing Innovation installation featureslocal Fishersrsquo entrepreneurs and highlightsthe thriving culture of innovation foundthroughout the community The silhouetteson the banners explore the idea ofentrepreneurship and what it means to calloneself and entrepreneur and features actualpeople in the community including localbusiness leaders teachers in the HSE SchoolSystem students and Launch Fishersfounder John Wechsler
ldquoAfter living in Fishers the last fouryears and having the opportunity to speakwith many entrepreneurs in the communityI have met an amazing diversity of peoplepursuing innovation in their chosen fieldsrdquosaid Rachel Johnson Pursuing Innovationartist ldquoAll of these unique individuals havebroadened the image that comes to my mindof what an entrepreneur looks like Thiswork is a celebration of all of thoseindividuals in our communityrdquo
The first in a series of three artinstallations the panels are 23 feet tall and10 feet wide and can be visible from thebridge over I-69 Pursuing Innovation willremain on display through the first of 2017The project was made possible through apartnership between the City of Fishers andFishers Urban Development
Citizens can help to keep drains open
Fishers unveils public art installation in the Nickel Plate District
Hamilton County ReporterHamilton Countyrsquos
Hometown Newspaper
News 7
By MARY SUE ROWLANDNovember is for Elections Taxes and Thanks
If you donrsquot believe it look at thecalendarmiddot November 8 - National State andLocal electionsmiddot November 10 - Property Taxes areduemiddot November 24 ndash Thanksgiving Cele-bration
Maybe the third date is acelebration of the first two InHamilton County there is early votingin Carmel Fishers and Noblesville
The lines are long (about a 30 minute wait at times) and sofar over 11000 good citizens have taken advantage of earlyvoting In Noblesville early voting is held at the JudicialCenter downtown Noblesville In Fishers the location isthe City Hall on Municipal Drive and Carmel voting takesplace at the Public Library 55 4th Ave SE check times Inaddition over 4000 absentee ballots have been sent in tobe counted This election may set a record for the mostnumber of voters in a National Election That would be agood thing
Just two days after the election the property tax bill isdue November 10th First things first finding the bill couldbe the greatest challenge With only one bill sent for theentire yearly tax cycle it is hard to remember just wherethe important document was last stored If you have movedforget ithellipjust go to the Treasurerrsquos office at the HamiltonCounty Court house Noblesville and get a new copy
Elections and paying taxes have a connection You see theelected officials set the taxes based on a long list ofcalculations that few can understand except the electedofficials Be sure to check the bottom of the page of yourtax bill for deductions If it shows all zerorsquos then a meetingwith the Auditor is in order or an appeal can be filled at theCounty Court House Noblesville (based on certaindeadlines) The bill also shows the assessed value and taxsummary for the property Property taxes areconstitutionally capped at 1 of property value for owner-occupied homes The bill also breaks down how the taxescollected are distributed along with the tax rate for eachtaxing authority There is a tax for weed liens and unsafebuildings just in case Anyway taxes are due November10th
For the last important date on the calendarThanksgiving is to appreciate and give thanks for this greatcountry and also that the election is over We must givethanks that the taxes are paid up until May ButThanksgiving the day and the meal must have a tried andtrue Persimmon Pudding treat The following isldquoGuaranteed the Best Pudding everrdquo
Hint ndash buy the pulp and donrsquot try to strain thePersimmons yourself It is just too hard
Also know that the kids will not eat the pudding it is anacquired taste Make them Vanilla Pudding and they willas happy as the adults in the crowd who hasnrsquot had thepudding since Grandma made it
Persimmon Pudding like Grandma madeuuml Start with a 15 qt baking dish buttered ndash set asideuuml In a mixing bowl add the followingfrac12 cup melted butter ndash (1 stick)
1 frac12 cup white granulated sugar2 eggs beaten welluuml Beat together the melted butter with the sugar addthe eggs and mix well1 teaspoon baking soda2 cups Persimmon Pulpuuml Stir soda into the Persimmon Pulp1 cup half and half milk1 cup buttermilkuuml Add the persimmon Pulp and all the milk into thesugar mixture1 frac12 cup flour - sifted2 teaspoons baking powderuuml Mix together flour and baking powder add to themixing bowl then stir in the two kinds of milk to the pulpmixture using a whisk Add the flour before all the liquidis poured into the mixture
Bake 350 degrees for 1 hour ndash Let cool cut into squaresand serve with homemade whipping cregraveme
Hints An oblong 12 x 8 inch glass baking dish worksbest for baking the pudding For glass the heat should bereduced to 325 degrees Test the center of the pudding witha tooth pick Continue to bakeuntil the edges start to curland the center test comes out clean Refrigerate left overpudding if there is any The pudding can be made a dayahead Actually it tastes better when made ahead
middot Pudding pulp can be purchased at Gatewood VegetableFarm 9555 East 206th St Noblesville Take State Road19 N toward Cicero turn right onto 206th StreetGatewoodrsquos Farm is between SR 19 and CumberlandRoad on 206th Street phone 317-773-1214
Happy Thanksgiving
Three important dates in November
Contact the Hamilton County ReporterHamiltonconorthreporter hotmailcom or call 317-408-5548
8
Sports 9
By RICHIE HALLReporter Sports EditorOf all the Class 6A sectional semi-final
football games being played tonight oneof the biggest clashes will be Carmel atHamilton Southeastern
The two teams will kick off their gameat 7 pm at Reynolds Royals StadiumThey met back in the first week of theregular season where HSE defeated theGreyhounds 27-21
Since then both teams have navigatedtheir ways through tough schedules buthave each managed to come out with awinning record at the end of the regularseason Southeastern is 6-3 while Carmelis 5-4
The Royals dropped their final twogames of the season falling to WaubonsieValley (Ill) 35-14 and to HoosierCrossroads Conference championBrownsburg 35-24 While its not fun tohave back-to-back losses Southeasterncoach Scott May is hopeful that the setbackhas made his team better and hungrier towin saying that sometimes that wake-upcall is good for a team in the big picture
Senior Adam Mullett has been solid asthe Royals quarterback this season In hisnine games Mullett has completed 159 of290 passes including 16 touchdowns andgained 2320 yards over the air Senior MattKlink has caught the most receptions with46 for 558 yards and a touchdown whilesenior Max Brooks has the most receivingTDs with seven and the most receptionsyards with 588 Brooks has 33 catchesoverall
On the ground junior Jackson Sweeneyhas carried the ball 139 times for 793 yardsincluding seven touchdowns Senior AlecJessop has been the defensive leader with116 total tackles - 70 solo and 46 assistsJunior Johnny May has 102 tackles with64 solo and 38 assists
Jake McDonald has also had a goodyear as the Carmel quarterback McDonaldis 118 of 179 in passing with 1578 yardsand 24 touchdowns Jalen Walker has 12of those touchdown catches overallWalker has 43 receptions totaling 555yards Ethan Merriweather is next in linewith 30 catches - eight of them TDs - for449 yards
Jerome Halsell has been a strongpresence on the ground with 132 rushesfor 778 yards and six touchdowns
Turn to Page 10 to see probable startinglineups
Carmelrsquos Jerome Halsell hasrushed for 778 yards and sixtouchdowns this season
Kent GrahamFile photo
lsquoHounds-Royals re-match takes place at HSE
Sports10
Southeastern Probable LineupsOffense DefenseQB Adam Mullett Sr 195 W Johnny May Jr 215TB Jackson Sweeney Jr 160 T Crae Kunkleman So 270HB Nick Mutchner Jr 195 N Max Burris Sr 240WR Max Brooks Sr 190 T Madison Norris Jr 200WR Carter Lohman Jr 190 S Logan Holland Sr 215TE Matt Klink Sr 215 CB Austin Holzum Sr 170T Zach Mutchner Sr 210 CB Trey Poore Sr 166G Joe Myren Sr 250 ILB Alec Jessop Sr 200C Sam Garvin Sr 275 ILB Zach Randall Sr 210G Caleb Rutan Sr 300 SS Brock Burns Sr 195T Brian Dechow Sr 230 FS Anthony Eggers So 165
Carmel Probable LineupsOffense DefenseQB Jake McDonald Jr 175 DE Britt Beery Sr 262WR Ethan Merriweather Sr 172 N Logan Burgess Sr 205WR Jalen Walker Sr 165 DE Kylan Cole Sr 264TE Kurt Rafdal Sr 235 OLB John Hokanson Jr 185TB Jerome Halsell Sr 190 OLB Beau Robbins So 230G Jakob Ford Sr 264 OLB Joey Schmidt So 205C Trevor Scott Sr 273 ILB Justin Fleck Sr 187T Mark Sickford Sr 257 ILB Jack Van Remortel Jr 222G Justin Williams Sr 288 CB Jacob Abrams Sr 190T Grant Barker Sr 222 CB Austin Newland Sr 180FB Bryce Sharp Sr 190 S Sean Blackburn Sr 175
In an unprecedented agreement StVincent Sports Performance (SVSP) willopen a new branch in Jonathan ByrdsFieldhouse making it the first sports facilitylocally to offer on-site sports performanceservices to all athletes and the generalpublic SVSP is part of Ascension thenations largest non-profit health system inthe US and the worlds largest Catholichealth system
The new 4000-square-foot SVSPlocation which will be directly connectedto Jonathan Byrds Fieldhouse at GrandPark will offer on-site access to the sameSVSP strength and conditioning coachesathletic trainers and dietitians who workwith Olympians and professional athletes
All athletes competing and training atJonathan Byrds Fieldhouse will be providedreal-time athletic injury healthcare fromSVSP athletic trainers Additional athletictraining services can be purchased fornominal fees
Our goal is to help every athleteperform to their maximum potential and ourgroundbreaking partnership withJonathan Byrds Fieldhouse will expand thenumber of athletes we are able to trainSVSP Executive Director Ralph Reiff saidWe also believe all parents coaches andorganizers should have the peace of mindthat elite-level athletic trainers are on siteevery day to take care of any athletic injuriesthat occur
The addition of SVSP solidifiesJonathan Byrds Fieldhouse as one of thepremier sports facilities in the country Thestate-of-the-art 88000-square-foot facilityfeatures eight basketballvolleyball courtsand hosts numerous elite-level events eachyear
We are taking the concept of athletesafety training and development at a localsports facility to the next level and I dontknow any other sports facility in the UnitedStates that is doing something like thisJonathan Byrds Fieldhouse CEO Andy Cardsaid We want to be the best and we wantto be different Partnering with SVSP allowsus to do that
SVSP which has locations on thenorthwest side of Indianapolis and at ClayTerrace in Carmel is also set to openanother location next year at the new StVincent Center adjacent to Bankers LifeFieldhouse
SVSP to open branchat Jonathan ByrdrsquosFieldhouse
Brian ReddickFile photoHamilton SoutheasternrsquosJackson Sweeney has gained
793 yards in 139 carriesincluding seven touchdowns
Sports 11
The Carmel girls cross country team willbe running all over the LaVern GibsonChampionship Cross Country Course inTerre Haute Saturday when the IHSAA statefinals take place
The Greyhounds also could very well berunning all over the record book Carmelwill be going for a seventh consecutive statechampionship which would add to itsalready record streak In addition SarahLeinheiser will look to become only thesixth girl to win a second individual statetitle adding to the blue ribbon she won lastseason
The Hounds rumbled to a perfect scoreat the Shelbyville semi-state last Saturdaywinning that event with 15 points the lowestscore possible Carmel swept the top fivewith Leinheiser leading the way in a time of17192 All five of those Greyhoundrunners finished their race under 1750
This will be the 36th edition of the girlscross country state finals and Carmel hasappeared in every one of them the onlyschool to do so The Greyhounds have won17 state titles and finished as runners-upeight additional times
Five of the six schools that qualified outof the Shelbyville semi-state are fromHamilton County Westfield will becompeting in its 15th state finals theShamrocks are four-time state championswith wins in 1998 2005 2006 and 2007Noblesville will run at the state meet for theninth time The Millers best state finish isthird place in 2006
Fishers is competing in its fourth statefinals Guerin Catholic is a newcomer theGolden Eagles qualified for state by takingsixth at Shelbyville HamiltonSoutheasterns Lulu Black and SabrinaBippus will be competing as individuals
Black finished sixth at semi-state with a timeof 17564 one of seven girls to break the18-minute mark
Heres a list of competing teams fromeach semi-state
BROWN COUNTYBloomington North 74 Bloomington
South 92 Columbus North 106 FloydCentral 115 Seymour 168 Evansville Reitz205
NEW HAVENFort Wayne Carroll 48 Homestead 63
Penn 135 Northridge 173 PendletonHeights 175 East Noble 203
NEW PRAIRIEValparaiso 112 Lowell 124 Warsaw
130 West Lafayette 133 La Porte 157 LakeCentral 195
SHELBYVILLECarmel 15 Fishers 96 Noblesville 100
Zionsville 112 Westfield 146 GuerinCatholic 173
In the boys meet look for anothershowdown between HamiltonSoutheasterns Gabe Fendel and OldenburgAcademys Curtis Eckstein
The Oldenburg senior won theindividual race at Shelbyville with a time of14344 while Fendel placed second in atime of 14463 Those two runners were farand away the fastest the third-place timewas Cathedrals Cole Hocker who clockedin at 15209
The Royals are one of three teamscompeting at the meet Carmel and Fishersare the others The Greyhounds won theShelbyville semi-state with HSE the runner-up and the Tigers placing third
Carmels boys are looking to defend theirstate title and add to their state-leadingoverall total of 14 This will be theGreyhounds 43rd appearance at state -Carmel hasnt missed a state meet since1975 Only Bloomington South has morestate appearances with 45 but it did notqualify this year
Southeastern will be running at state forthe 12th time the Royals finished asrunners-up back in 2011 Fishers will bemaking its sixth appearance at state all sincethe school re-opened in 2006 The Tigersmade it to state in that very first year andthen won the state championship in 2007
Four individuals will be competing atstate Guerin Catholics Quinn GallagherNoblesvilles Levi Neuzerling andWestfields Aaron Bennett and NicholasLeahy
Heres a list of state qualifying teamsBROWN COUNTYTerre Haute South 78 Tell City 87
Columbus North 127 Jennings County 173Bloomington North 178 Barr-Reeve 191
NEW HAVENFort Wayne Carroll 40 Penn 104
Westview 115 Concordia Lutheran 119Fort Wayne Northrop 120 PendletonHeights 164
NEW PRAIRIELowell 84 West Lafayette 111 Crown
Point 151 Valparaiso 160 Portage 174Chesterton 188
SHELBYVILLECarmel 53 Hamilton Southeastern 77
Fishers 95 Brebeuf Jesuit 139 Avon 167Zionsville 182
Reporter photo by Kent Graham
Hamilton Southeasternrsquos Sabrina Bippus (290) Guerin Catholicrsquos PaigeSchemanske (272) and Westfieldrsquos Gabby Dilick (511) will all be runningat this Saturdayrsquos IHSAA state cross country meet at the LaVern GibsonChampionship Cross Country Course in Terre Haute Bippus is one oftwo HSE individuals competing while Schemanske and Dilick are runningas part of their teams
County will be well-represented at state meet
Eastern ConferenceSoutheast W L PCT GBMiami 1 0 100 -Charlotte 1 0 100 -Atlanta 1 0 100 -Washington 0 1 000 10Orlando 0 1 000 10East W L PCT GBToronto 1 0 100 -Boston 1 1 500 05Brooklyn 0 1 000 10New York 0 1 000 10Philadelphia 0 1 000 10Central W L PCT GBCleveland 1 0 100 -Indiana 1 0 100 -Chicago 1 0 100 -Milwaukee 0 1 000 10Detroit 0 1 000 10
Western ConferenceSouthwest W L PCT GBSan Antonio 2 0 100 -Memphis 1 0 100 05New Orleans 0 1 000 15Dallas 0 1 000 15Houston 0 1 000 15Pacific W L PCT GBLA Clippers 1 0 100 -LA Lakers 1 0 100 -Sacramento 1 1 500 05Golden State 0 1 000 10Phoenix 0 1 000 10Northwest W L PCT GBDenver 1 0 100 -Oklahoma City 1 0 100 -Portland 1 1 500 05Minnesota 0 1 000 10Utah 0 1 000 10
NBA standingsThursdayrsquos scores
Atlanta 114 Washington 99Chicago 105 Boston 99
San Antonio 102 Sacramento 94LA Clippers 114 Portland 106
IHSAA Commissioner Bobby Cox announced todaythat Steve Helmich former presidentof Cathedral High School has beennamed the first president of the newIHSAA Foundation
In his role as chief administratorHelmich will oversee the day-to-dayoperations of the Foundation includ-ing the development and fundraisingefforts to support its programs and thedistribution of scholarships andgrants He will begin his duties onNov 14
Helmich joins the Associationfollowing a 16-year career as presi-
dent of Cathedral High School where he oversaw one of thelargest Catholic private independent high schools in theMidwest Included in his many responsibilities was servingas chief fundraiser for the institution where his effortsresulted in nearly $3 million annually for the Cathedral Fundand oversight of four highly-successful capital campaignsduring his tenure He is currently affiliated with three boardsof directors ndash the Center for Leadership Development OneAmerica Fund and the Damar Foundation ndash and previouslythe Indiana Non-Public Education Association
Prior to Cathedral Helmich served as president of theCommunity Education Coalition in Columbus Indiana aswell as presidentCEO of the Columbus Area Chamber ofCommerce He also worked as presidentCEO of theRichmond-Wayne County Chamber of Commerce andExecutive Director of the Richmond Family YMCA
The IHSAA Foundation is very fortunate to obtain theexpertise and excellence of Steve Helmichrdquo said Cox ldquoThecombination of all his professional experiences provides arobust portfolio by which our Foundation will grow andprosper I greatly look forward to working with Steve as wecollectively labor to build a dynamic organization benefitingIHSAA member schools and Hoosier student athletes
A graduate of Indiana University Helmich earned BigTen All-Academic honors in football as he obtained a BSdegree in education and a MS degree in secondary educa-tion and went on to spend 12 years as a classroom teacherand athletic coach at Noblesville West Lafayette Rich-mond and Columbus North high schools
ldquoI am honored for this great opportunity to lead theIHSAA Foundationrdquo said Helmich ldquoIndiana high schoolathletics helped shape my life from my formative yearsthrough my adult life and I look forward to building thisFoundation which will have a profound impact on the lives
of the young men and women who will participate in highschool athletics in our staterdquo
The IHSAA Foundation was created and formed by theExecutive Committee in June 2015 to operate exclusivelyfor the charitable benefits of IHSAA member schools andtheir student-athletes As funding becomes available theIHSAA Foundation will award college scholarships tostudent-athletes in their pursuit of post-secondary educationIt also will support IHSAA member schools through a grantprogram designed to help fund special projects
The Foundation is overseen by a Board of Directorswhich include J Terry Clapacs Vice President Emeritusof Indiana University Dr Phil N Eskew Jr retiredDirector of Physician and Patient Relations at St VincentHospital and current professor at the IU School of MedicineJames T Morris Vice President of Pacers Sports amp Enter-tainment Blake Ress Commissioner Emeritus of theIndiana High School Athletic Association Inc PatrickShoulders partner in the Evansville law firm of ZiemerStayman Weitzel Shoulders LLP Milton O ThompsonAttorney Indianapolis law firm of Bleeke Dillon Crandalland Jennifer K Wilfong Vice President and ExecutiveCoach at Merrill Lynch and Bobby Cox IHSAA Commis-sioner Eskew serves as chairman of the group
Steve Helmich named IHSAA Foundation President
Helmich
Sports12
News 7
By MARY SUE ROWLANDNovember is for Elections Taxes and Thanks
If you donrsquot believe it look at thecalendarmiddot November 8 - National State andLocal electionsmiddot November 10 - Property Taxes areduemiddot November 24 ndash Thanksgiving Cele-bration
Maybe the third date is acelebration of the first two InHamilton County there is early votingin Carmel Fishers and Noblesville
The lines are long (about a 30 minute wait at times) and sofar over 11000 good citizens have taken advantage of earlyvoting In Noblesville early voting is held at the JudicialCenter downtown Noblesville In Fishers the location isthe City Hall on Municipal Drive and Carmel voting takesplace at the Public Library 55 4th Ave SE check times Inaddition over 4000 absentee ballots have been sent in tobe counted This election may set a record for the mostnumber of voters in a National Election That would be agood thing
Just two days after the election the property tax bill isdue November 10th First things first finding the bill couldbe the greatest challenge With only one bill sent for theentire yearly tax cycle it is hard to remember just wherethe important document was last stored If you have movedforget ithellipjust go to the Treasurerrsquos office at the HamiltonCounty Court house Noblesville and get a new copy
Elections and paying taxes have a connection You see theelected officials set the taxes based on a long list ofcalculations that few can understand except the electedofficials Be sure to check the bottom of the page of yourtax bill for deductions If it shows all zerorsquos then a meetingwith the Auditor is in order or an appeal can be filled at theCounty Court House Noblesville (based on certaindeadlines) The bill also shows the assessed value and taxsummary for the property Property taxes areconstitutionally capped at 1 of property value for owner-occupied homes The bill also breaks down how the taxescollected are distributed along with the tax rate for eachtaxing authority There is a tax for weed liens and unsafebuildings just in case Anyway taxes are due November10th
For the last important date on the calendarThanksgiving is to appreciate and give thanks for this greatcountry and also that the election is over We must givethanks that the taxes are paid up until May ButThanksgiving the day and the meal must have a tried andtrue Persimmon Pudding treat The following isldquoGuaranteed the Best Pudding everrdquo
Hint ndash buy the pulp and donrsquot try to strain thePersimmons yourself It is just too hard
Also know that the kids will not eat the pudding it is anacquired taste Make them Vanilla Pudding and they willas happy as the adults in the crowd who hasnrsquot had thepudding since Grandma made it
Persimmon Pudding like Grandma madeuuml Start with a 15 qt baking dish buttered ndash set asideuuml In a mixing bowl add the followingfrac12 cup melted butter ndash (1 stick)
1 frac12 cup white granulated sugar2 eggs beaten welluuml Beat together the melted butter with the sugar addthe eggs and mix well1 teaspoon baking soda2 cups Persimmon Pulpuuml Stir soda into the Persimmon Pulp1 cup half and half milk1 cup buttermilkuuml Add the persimmon Pulp and all the milk into thesugar mixture1 frac12 cup flour - sifted2 teaspoons baking powderuuml Mix together flour and baking powder add to themixing bowl then stir in the two kinds of milk to the pulpmixture using a whisk Add the flour before all the liquidis poured into the mixture
Bake 350 degrees for 1 hour ndash Let cool cut into squaresand serve with homemade whipping cregraveme
Hints An oblong 12 x 8 inch glass baking dish worksbest for baking the pudding For glass the heat should bereduced to 325 degrees Test the center of the pudding witha tooth pick Continue to bakeuntil the edges start to curland the center test comes out clean Refrigerate left overpudding if there is any The pudding can be made a dayahead Actually it tastes better when made ahead
middot Pudding pulp can be purchased at Gatewood VegetableFarm 9555 East 206th St Noblesville Take State Road19 N toward Cicero turn right onto 206th StreetGatewoodrsquos Farm is between SR 19 and CumberlandRoad on 206th Street phone 317-773-1214
Happy Thanksgiving
Three important dates in November
Contact the Hamilton County ReporterHamiltonconorthreporter hotmailcom or call 317-408-5548
8
Sports 9
By RICHIE HALLReporter Sports EditorOf all the Class 6A sectional semi-final
football games being played tonight oneof the biggest clashes will be Carmel atHamilton Southeastern
The two teams will kick off their gameat 7 pm at Reynolds Royals StadiumThey met back in the first week of theregular season where HSE defeated theGreyhounds 27-21
Since then both teams have navigatedtheir ways through tough schedules buthave each managed to come out with awinning record at the end of the regularseason Southeastern is 6-3 while Carmelis 5-4
The Royals dropped their final twogames of the season falling to WaubonsieValley (Ill) 35-14 and to HoosierCrossroads Conference championBrownsburg 35-24 While its not fun tohave back-to-back losses Southeasterncoach Scott May is hopeful that the setbackhas made his team better and hungrier towin saying that sometimes that wake-upcall is good for a team in the big picture
Senior Adam Mullett has been solid asthe Royals quarterback this season In hisnine games Mullett has completed 159 of290 passes including 16 touchdowns andgained 2320 yards over the air Senior MattKlink has caught the most receptions with46 for 558 yards and a touchdown whilesenior Max Brooks has the most receivingTDs with seven and the most receptionsyards with 588 Brooks has 33 catchesoverall
On the ground junior Jackson Sweeneyhas carried the ball 139 times for 793 yardsincluding seven touchdowns Senior AlecJessop has been the defensive leader with116 total tackles - 70 solo and 46 assistsJunior Johnny May has 102 tackles with64 solo and 38 assists
Jake McDonald has also had a goodyear as the Carmel quarterback McDonaldis 118 of 179 in passing with 1578 yardsand 24 touchdowns Jalen Walker has 12of those touchdown catches overallWalker has 43 receptions totaling 555yards Ethan Merriweather is next in linewith 30 catches - eight of them TDs - for449 yards
Jerome Halsell has been a strongpresence on the ground with 132 rushesfor 778 yards and six touchdowns
Turn to Page 10 to see probable startinglineups
Carmelrsquos Jerome Halsell hasrushed for 778 yards and sixtouchdowns this season
Kent GrahamFile photo
lsquoHounds-Royals re-match takes place at HSE
Sports10
Southeastern Probable LineupsOffense DefenseQB Adam Mullett Sr 195 W Johnny May Jr 215TB Jackson Sweeney Jr 160 T Crae Kunkleman So 270HB Nick Mutchner Jr 195 N Max Burris Sr 240WR Max Brooks Sr 190 T Madison Norris Jr 200WR Carter Lohman Jr 190 S Logan Holland Sr 215TE Matt Klink Sr 215 CB Austin Holzum Sr 170T Zach Mutchner Sr 210 CB Trey Poore Sr 166G Joe Myren Sr 250 ILB Alec Jessop Sr 200C Sam Garvin Sr 275 ILB Zach Randall Sr 210G Caleb Rutan Sr 300 SS Brock Burns Sr 195T Brian Dechow Sr 230 FS Anthony Eggers So 165
Carmel Probable LineupsOffense DefenseQB Jake McDonald Jr 175 DE Britt Beery Sr 262WR Ethan Merriweather Sr 172 N Logan Burgess Sr 205WR Jalen Walker Sr 165 DE Kylan Cole Sr 264TE Kurt Rafdal Sr 235 OLB John Hokanson Jr 185TB Jerome Halsell Sr 190 OLB Beau Robbins So 230G Jakob Ford Sr 264 OLB Joey Schmidt So 205C Trevor Scott Sr 273 ILB Justin Fleck Sr 187T Mark Sickford Sr 257 ILB Jack Van Remortel Jr 222G Justin Williams Sr 288 CB Jacob Abrams Sr 190T Grant Barker Sr 222 CB Austin Newland Sr 180FB Bryce Sharp Sr 190 S Sean Blackburn Sr 175
In an unprecedented agreement StVincent Sports Performance (SVSP) willopen a new branch in Jonathan ByrdsFieldhouse making it the first sports facilitylocally to offer on-site sports performanceservices to all athletes and the generalpublic SVSP is part of Ascension thenations largest non-profit health system inthe US and the worlds largest Catholichealth system
The new 4000-square-foot SVSPlocation which will be directly connectedto Jonathan Byrds Fieldhouse at GrandPark will offer on-site access to the sameSVSP strength and conditioning coachesathletic trainers and dietitians who workwith Olympians and professional athletes
All athletes competing and training atJonathan Byrds Fieldhouse will be providedreal-time athletic injury healthcare fromSVSP athletic trainers Additional athletictraining services can be purchased fornominal fees
Our goal is to help every athleteperform to their maximum potential and ourgroundbreaking partnership withJonathan Byrds Fieldhouse will expand thenumber of athletes we are able to trainSVSP Executive Director Ralph Reiff saidWe also believe all parents coaches andorganizers should have the peace of mindthat elite-level athletic trainers are on siteevery day to take care of any athletic injuriesthat occur
The addition of SVSP solidifiesJonathan Byrds Fieldhouse as one of thepremier sports facilities in the country Thestate-of-the-art 88000-square-foot facilityfeatures eight basketballvolleyball courtsand hosts numerous elite-level events eachyear
We are taking the concept of athletesafety training and development at a localsports facility to the next level and I dontknow any other sports facility in the UnitedStates that is doing something like thisJonathan Byrds Fieldhouse CEO Andy Cardsaid We want to be the best and we wantto be different Partnering with SVSP allowsus to do that
SVSP which has locations on thenorthwest side of Indianapolis and at ClayTerrace in Carmel is also set to openanother location next year at the new StVincent Center adjacent to Bankers LifeFieldhouse
SVSP to open branchat Jonathan ByrdrsquosFieldhouse
Brian ReddickFile photoHamilton SoutheasternrsquosJackson Sweeney has gained
793 yards in 139 carriesincluding seven touchdowns
Sports 11
The Carmel girls cross country team willbe running all over the LaVern GibsonChampionship Cross Country Course inTerre Haute Saturday when the IHSAA statefinals take place
The Greyhounds also could very well berunning all over the record book Carmelwill be going for a seventh consecutive statechampionship which would add to itsalready record streak In addition SarahLeinheiser will look to become only thesixth girl to win a second individual statetitle adding to the blue ribbon she won lastseason
The Hounds rumbled to a perfect scoreat the Shelbyville semi-state last Saturdaywinning that event with 15 points the lowestscore possible Carmel swept the top fivewith Leinheiser leading the way in a time of17192 All five of those Greyhoundrunners finished their race under 1750
This will be the 36th edition of the girlscross country state finals and Carmel hasappeared in every one of them the onlyschool to do so The Greyhounds have won17 state titles and finished as runners-upeight additional times
Five of the six schools that qualified outof the Shelbyville semi-state are fromHamilton County Westfield will becompeting in its 15th state finals theShamrocks are four-time state championswith wins in 1998 2005 2006 and 2007Noblesville will run at the state meet for theninth time The Millers best state finish isthird place in 2006
Fishers is competing in its fourth statefinals Guerin Catholic is a newcomer theGolden Eagles qualified for state by takingsixth at Shelbyville HamiltonSoutheasterns Lulu Black and SabrinaBippus will be competing as individuals
Black finished sixth at semi-state with a timeof 17564 one of seven girls to break the18-minute mark
Heres a list of competing teams fromeach semi-state
BROWN COUNTYBloomington North 74 Bloomington
South 92 Columbus North 106 FloydCentral 115 Seymour 168 Evansville Reitz205
NEW HAVENFort Wayne Carroll 48 Homestead 63
Penn 135 Northridge 173 PendletonHeights 175 East Noble 203
NEW PRAIRIEValparaiso 112 Lowell 124 Warsaw
130 West Lafayette 133 La Porte 157 LakeCentral 195
SHELBYVILLECarmel 15 Fishers 96 Noblesville 100
Zionsville 112 Westfield 146 GuerinCatholic 173
In the boys meet look for anothershowdown between HamiltonSoutheasterns Gabe Fendel and OldenburgAcademys Curtis Eckstein
The Oldenburg senior won theindividual race at Shelbyville with a time of14344 while Fendel placed second in atime of 14463 Those two runners were farand away the fastest the third-place timewas Cathedrals Cole Hocker who clockedin at 15209
The Royals are one of three teamscompeting at the meet Carmel and Fishersare the others The Greyhounds won theShelbyville semi-state with HSE the runner-up and the Tigers placing third
Carmels boys are looking to defend theirstate title and add to their state-leadingoverall total of 14 This will be theGreyhounds 43rd appearance at state -Carmel hasnt missed a state meet since1975 Only Bloomington South has morestate appearances with 45 but it did notqualify this year
Southeastern will be running at state forthe 12th time the Royals finished asrunners-up back in 2011 Fishers will bemaking its sixth appearance at state all sincethe school re-opened in 2006 The Tigersmade it to state in that very first year andthen won the state championship in 2007
Four individuals will be competing atstate Guerin Catholics Quinn GallagherNoblesvilles Levi Neuzerling andWestfields Aaron Bennett and NicholasLeahy
Heres a list of state qualifying teamsBROWN COUNTYTerre Haute South 78 Tell City 87
Columbus North 127 Jennings County 173Bloomington North 178 Barr-Reeve 191
NEW HAVENFort Wayne Carroll 40 Penn 104
Westview 115 Concordia Lutheran 119Fort Wayne Northrop 120 PendletonHeights 164
NEW PRAIRIELowell 84 West Lafayette 111 Crown
Point 151 Valparaiso 160 Portage 174Chesterton 188
SHELBYVILLECarmel 53 Hamilton Southeastern 77
Fishers 95 Brebeuf Jesuit 139 Avon 167Zionsville 182
Reporter photo by Kent Graham
Hamilton Southeasternrsquos Sabrina Bippus (290) Guerin Catholicrsquos PaigeSchemanske (272) and Westfieldrsquos Gabby Dilick (511) will all be runningat this Saturdayrsquos IHSAA state cross country meet at the LaVern GibsonChampionship Cross Country Course in Terre Haute Bippus is one oftwo HSE individuals competing while Schemanske and Dilick are runningas part of their teams
County will be well-represented at state meet
Eastern ConferenceSoutheast W L PCT GBMiami 1 0 100 -Charlotte 1 0 100 -Atlanta 1 0 100 -Washington 0 1 000 10Orlando 0 1 000 10East W L PCT GBToronto 1 0 100 -Boston 1 1 500 05Brooklyn 0 1 000 10New York 0 1 000 10Philadelphia 0 1 000 10Central W L PCT GBCleveland 1 0 100 -Indiana 1 0 100 -Chicago 1 0 100 -Milwaukee 0 1 000 10Detroit 0 1 000 10
Western ConferenceSouthwest W L PCT GBSan Antonio 2 0 100 -Memphis 1 0 100 05New Orleans 0 1 000 15Dallas 0 1 000 15Houston 0 1 000 15Pacific W L PCT GBLA Clippers 1 0 100 -LA Lakers 1 0 100 -Sacramento 1 1 500 05Golden State 0 1 000 10Phoenix 0 1 000 10Northwest W L PCT GBDenver 1 0 100 -Oklahoma City 1 0 100 -Portland 1 1 500 05Minnesota 0 1 000 10Utah 0 1 000 10
NBA standingsThursdayrsquos scores
Atlanta 114 Washington 99Chicago 105 Boston 99
San Antonio 102 Sacramento 94LA Clippers 114 Portland 106
IHSAA Commissioner Bobby Cox announced todaythat Steve Helmich former presidentof Cathedral High School has beennamed the first president of the newIHSAA Foundation
In his role as chief administratorHelmich will oversee the day-to-dayoperations of the Foundation includ-ing the development and fundraisingefforts to support its programs and thedistribution of scholarships andgrants He will begin his duties onNov 14
Helmich joins the Associationfollowing a 16-year career as presi-
dent of Cathedral High School where he oversaw one of thelargest Catholic private independent high schools in theMidwest Included in his many responsibilities was servingas chief fundraiser for the institution where his effortsresulted in nearly $3 million annually for the Cathedral Fundand oversight of four highly-successful capital campaignsduring his tenure He is currently affiliated with three boardsof directors ndash the Center for Leadership Development OneAmerica Fund and the Damar Foundation ndash and previouslythe Indiana Non-Public Education Association
Prior to Cathedral Helmich served as president of theCommunity Education Coalition in Columbus Indiana aswell as presidentCEO of the Columbus Area Chamber ofCommerce He also worked as presidentCEO of theRichmond-Wayne County Chamber of Commerce andExecutive Director of the Richmond Family YMCA
The IHSAA Foundation is very fortunate to obtain theexpertise and excellence of Steve Helmichrdquo said Cox ldquoThecombination of all his professional experiences provides arobust portfolio by which our Foundation will grow andprosper I greatly look forward to working with Steve as wecollectively labor to build a dynamic organization benefitingIHSAA member schools and Hoosier student athletes
A graduate of Indiana University Helmich earned BigTen All-Academic honors in football as he obtained a BSdegree in education and a MS degree in secondary educa-tion and went on to spend 12 years as a classroom teacherand athletic coach at Noblesville West Lafayette Rich-mond and Columbus North high schools
ldquoI am honored for this great opportunity to lead theIHSAA Foundationrdquo said Helmich ldquoIndiana high schoolathletics helped shape my life from my formative yearsthrough my adult life and I look forward to building thisFoundation which will have a profound impact on the lives
of the young men and women who will participate in highschool athletics in our staterdquo
The IHSAA Foundation was created and formed by theExecutive Committee in June 2015 to operate exclusivelyfor the charitable benefits of IHSAA member schools andtheir student-athletes As funding becomes available theIHSAA Foundation will award college scholarships tostudent-athletes in their pursuit of post-secondary educationIt also will support IHSAA member schools through a grantprogram designed to help fund special projects
The Foundation is overseen by a Board of Directorswhich include J Terry Clapacs Vice President Emeritusof Indiana University Dr Phil N Eskew Jr retiredDirector of Physician and Patient Relations at St VincentHospital and current professor at the IU School of MedicineJames T Morris Vice President of Pacers Sports amp Enter-tainment Blake Ress Commissioner Emeritus of theIndiana High School Athletic Association Inc PatrickShoulders partner in the Evansville law firm of ZiemerStayman Weitzel Shoulders LLP Milton O ThompsonAttorney Indianapolis law firm of Bleeke Dillon Crandalland Jennifer K Wilfong Vice President and ExecutiveCoach at Merrill Lynch and Bobby Cox IHSAA Commis-sioner Eskew serves as chairman of the group
Steve Helmich named IHSAA Foundation President
Helmich
Sports12
8
Sports 9
By RICHIE HALLReporter Sports EditorOf all the Class 6A sectional semi-final
football games being played tonight oneof the biggest clashes will be Carmel atHamilton Southeastern
The two teams will kick off their gameat 7 pm at Reynolds Royals StadiumThey met back in the first week of theregular season where HSE defeated theGreyhounds 27-21
Since then both teams have navigatedtheir ways through tough schedules buthave each managed to come out with awinning record at the end of the regularseason Southeastern is 6-3 while Carmelis 5-4
The Royals dropped their final twogames of the season falling to WaubonsieValley (Ill) 35-14 and to HoosierCrossroads Conference championBrownsburg 35-24 While its not fun tohave back-to-back losses Southeasterncoach Scott May is hopeful that the setbackhas made his team better and hungrier towin saying that sometimes that wake-upcall is good for a team in the big picture
Senior Adam Mullett has been solid asthe Royals quarterback this season In hisnine games Mullett has completed 159 of290 passes including 16 touchdowns andgained 2320 yards over the air Senior MattKlink has caught the most receptions with46 for 558 yards and a touchdown whilesenior Max Brooks has the most receivingTDs with seven and the most receptionsyards with 588 Brooks has 33 catchesoverall
On the ground junior Jackson Sweeneyhas carried the ball 139 times for 793 yardsincluding seven touchdowns Senior AlecJessop has been the defensive leader with116 total tackles - 70 solo and 46 assistsJunior Johnny May has 102 tackles with64 solo and 38 assists
Jake McDonald has also had a goodyear as the Carmel quarterback McDonaldis 118 of 179 in passing with 1578 yardsand 24 touchdowns Jalen Walker has 12of those touchdown catches overallWalker has 43 receptions totaling 555yards Ethan Merriweather is next in linewith 30 catches - eight of them TDs - for449 yards
Jerome Halsell has been a strongpresence on the ground with 132 rushesfor 778 yards and six touchdowns
Turn to Page 10 to see probable startinglineups
Carmelrsquos Jerome Halsell hasrushed for 778 yards and sixtouchdowns this season
Kent GrahamFile photo
lsquoHounds-Royals re-match takes place at HSE
Sports10
Southeastern Probable LineupsOffense DefenseQB Adam Mullett Sr 195 W Johnny May Jr 215TB Jackson Sweeney Jr 160 T Crae Kunkleman So 270HB Nick Mutchner Jr 195 N Max Burris Sr 240WR Max Brooks Sr 190 T Madison Norris Jr 200WR Carter Lohman Jr 190 S Logan Holland Sr 215TE Matt Klink Sr 215 CB Austin Holzum Sr 170T Zach Mutchner Sr 210 CB Trey Poore Sr 166G Joe Myren Sr 250 ILB Alec Jessop Sr 200C Sam Garvin Sr 275 ILB Zach Randall Sr 210G Caleb Rutan Sr 300 SS Brock Burns Sr 195T Brian Dechow Sr 230 FS Anthony Eggers So 165
Carmel Probable LineupsOffense DefenseQB Jake McDonald Jr 175 DE Britt Beery Sr 262WR Ethan Merriweather Sr 172 N Logan Burgess Sr 205WR Jalen Walker Sr 165 DE Kylan Cole Sr 264TE Kurt Rafdal Sr 235 OLB John Hokanson Jr 185TB Jerome Halsell Sr 190 OLB Beau Robbins So 230G Jakob Ford Sr 264 OLB Joey Schmidt So 205C Trevor Scott Sr 273 ILB Justin Fleck Sr 187T Mark Sickford Sr 257 ILB Jack Van Remortel Jr 222G Justin Williams Sr 288 CB Jacob Abrams Sr 190T Grant Barker Sr 222 CB Austin Newland Sr 180FB Bryce Sharp Sr 190 S Sean Blackburn Sr 175
In an unprecedented agreement StVincent Sports Performance (SVSP) willopen a new branch in Jonathan ByrdsFieldhouse making it the first sports facilitylocally to offer on-site sports performanceservices to all athletes and the generalpublic SVSP is part of Ascension thenations largest non-profit health system inthe US and the worlds largest Catholichealth system
The new 4000-square-foot SVSPlocation which will be directly connectedto Jonathan Byrds Fieldhouse at GrandPark will offer on-site access to the sameSVSP strength and conditioning coachesathletic trainers and dietitians who workwith Olympians and professional athletes
All athletes competing and training atJonathan Byrds Fieldhouse will be providedreal-time athletic injury healthcare fromSVSP athletic trainers Additional athletictraining services can be purchased fornominal fees
Our goal is to help every athleteperform to their maximum potential and ourgroundbreaking partnership withJonathan Byrds Fieldhouse will expand thenumber of athletes we are able to trainSVSP Executive Director Ralph Reiff saidWe also believe all parents coaches andorganizers should have the peace of mindthat elite-level athletic trainers are on siteevery day to take care of any athletic injuriesthat occur
The addition of SVSP solidifiesJonathan Byrds Fieldhouse as one of thepremier sports facilities in the country Thestate-of-the-art 88000-square-foot facilityfeatures eight basketballvolleyball courtsand hosts numerous elite-level events eachyear
We are taking the concept of athletesafety training and development at a localsports facility to the next level and I dontknow any other sports facility in the UnitedStates that is doing something like thisJonathan Byrds Fieldhouse CEO Andy Cardsaid We want to be the best and we wantto be different Partnering with SVSP allowsus to do that
SVSP which has locations on thenorthwest side of Indianapolis and at ClayTerrace in Carmel is also set to openanother location next year at the new StVincent Center adjacent to Bankers LifeFieldhouse
SVSP to open branchat Jonathan ByrdrsquosFieldhouse
Brian ReddickFile photoHamilton SoutheasternrsquosJackson Sweeney has gained
793 yards in 139 carriesincluding seven touchdowns
Sports 11
The Carmel girls cross country team willbe running all over the LaVern GibsonChampionship Cross Country Course inTerre Haute Saturday when the IHSAA statefinals take place
The Greyhounds also could very well berunning all over the record book Carmelwill be going for a seventh consecutive statechampionship which would add to itsalready record streak In addition SarahLeinheiser will look to become only thesixth girl to win a second individual statetitle adding to the blue ribbon she won lastseason
The Hounds rumbled to a perfect scoreat the Shelbyville semi-state last Saturdaywinning that event with 15 points the lowestscore possible Carmel swept the top fivewith Leinheiser leading the way in a time of17192 All five of those Greyhoundrunners finished their race under 1750
This will be the 36th edition of the girlscross country state finals and Carmel hasappeared in every one of them the onlyschool to do so The Greyhounds have won17 state titles and finished as runners-upeight additional times
Five of the six schools that qualified outof the Shelbyville semi-state are fromHamilton County Westfield will becompeting in its 15th state finals theShamrocks are four-time state championswith wins in 1998 2005 2006 and 2007Noblesville will run at the state meet for theninth time The Millers best state finish isthird place in 2006
Fishers is competing in its fourth statefinals Guerin Catholic is a newcomer theGolden Eagles qualified for state by takingsixth at Shelbyville HamiltonSoutheasterns Lulu Black and SabrinaBippus will be competing as individuals
Black finished sixth at semi-state with a timeof 17564 one of seven girls to break the18-minute mark
Heres a list of competing teams fromeach semi-state
BROWN COUNTYBloomington North 74 Bloomington
South 92 Columbus North 106 FloydCentral 115 Seymour 168 Evansville Reitz205
NEW HAVENFort Wayne Carroll 48 Homestead 63
Penn 135 Northridge 173 PendletonHeights 175 East Noble 203
NEW PRAIRIEValparaiso 112 Lowell 124 Warsaw
130 West Lafayette 133 La Porte 157 LakeCentral 195
SHELBYVILLECarmel 15 Fishers 96 Noblesville 100
Zionsville 112 Westfield 146 GuerinCatholic 173
In the boys meet look for anothershowdown between HamiltonSoutheasterns Gabe Fendel and OldenburgAcademys Curtis Eckstein
The Oldenburg senior won theindividual race at Shelbyville with a time of14344 while Fendel placed second in atime of 14463 Those two runners were farand away the fastest the third-place timewas Cathedrals Cole Hocker who clockedin at 15209
The Royals are one of three teamscompeting at the meet Carmel and Fishersare the others The Greyhounds won theShelbyville semi-state with HSE the runner-up and the Tigers placing third
Carmels boys are looking to defend theirstate title and add to their state-leadingoverall total of 14 This will be theGreyhounds 43rd appearance at state -Carmel hasnt missed a state meet since1975 Only Bloomington South has morestate appearances with 45 but it did notqualify this year
Southeastern will be running at state forthe 12th time the Royals finished asrunners-up back in 2011 Fishers will bemaking its sixth appearance at state all sincethe school re-opened in 2006 The Tigersmade it to state in that very first year andthen won the state championship in 2007
Four individuals will be competing atstate Guerin Catholics Quinn GallagherNoblesvilles Levi Neuzerling andWestfields Aaron Bennett and NicholasLeahy
Heres a list of state qualifying teamsBROWN COUNTYTerre Haute South 78 Tell City 87
Columbus North 127 Jennings County 173Bloomington North 178 Barr-Reeve 191
NEW HAVENFort Wayne Carroll 40 Penn 104
Westview 115 Concordia Lutheran 119Fort Wayne Northrop 120 PendletonHeights 164
NEW PRAIRIELowell 84 West Lafayette 111 Crown
Point 151 Valparaiso 160 Portage 174Chesterton 188
SHELBYVILLECarmel 53 Hamilton Southeastern 77
Fishers 95 Brebeuf Jesuit 139 Avon 167Zionsville 182
Reporter photo by Kent Graham
Hamilton Southeasternrsquos Sabrina Bippus (290) Guerin Catholicrsquos PaigeSchemanske (272) and Westfieldrsquos Gabby Dilick (511) will all be runningat this Saturdayrsquos IHSAA state cross country meet at the LaVern GibsonChampionship Cross Country Course in Terre Haute Bippus is one oftwo HSE individuals competing while Schemanske and Dilick are runningas part of their teams
County will be well-represented at state meet
Eastern ConferenceSoutheast W L PCT GBMiami 1 0 100 -Charlotte 1 0 100 -Atlanta 1 0 100 -Washington 0 1 000 10Orlando 0 1 000 10East W L PCT GBToronto 1 0 100 -Boston 1 1 500 05Brooklyn 0 1 000 10New York 0 1 000 10Philadelphia 0 1 000 10Central W L PCT GBCleveland 1 0 100 -Indiana 1 0 100 -Chicago 1 0 100 -Milwaukee 0 1 000 10Detroit 0 1 000 10
Western ConferenceSouthwest W L PCT GBSan Antonio 2 0 100 -Memphis 1 0 100 05New Orleans 0 1 000 15Dallas 0 1 000 15Houston 0 1 000 15Pacific W L PCT GBLA Clippers 1 0 100 -LA Lakers 1 0 100 -Sacramento 1 1 500 05Golden State 0 1 000 10Phoenix 0 1 000 10Northwest W L PCT GBDenver 1 0 100 -Oklahoma City 1 0 100 -Portland 1 1 500 05Minnesota 0 1 000 10Utah 0 1 000 10
NBA standingsThursdayrsquos scores
Atlanta 114 Washington 99Chicago 105 Boston 99
San Antonio 102 Sacramento 94LA Clippers 114 Portland 106
IHSAA Commissioner Bobby Cox announced todaythat Steve Helmich former presidentof Cathedral High School has beennamed the first president of the newIHSAA Foundation
In his role as chief administratorHelmich will oversee the day-to-dayoperations of the Foundation includ-ing the development and fundraisingefforts to support its programs and thedistribution of scholarships andgrants He will begin his duties onNov 14
Helmich joins the Associationfollowing a 16-year career as presi-
dent of Cathedral High School where he oversaw one of thelargest Catholic private independent high schools in theMidwest Included in his many responsibilities was servingas chief fundraiser for the institution where his effortsresulted in nearly $3 million annually for the Cathedral Fundand oversight of four highly-successful capital campaignsduring his tenure He is currently affiliated with three boardsof directors ndash the Center for Leadership Development OneAmerica Fund and the Damar Foundation ndash and previouslythe Indiana Non-Public Education Association
Prior to Cathedral Helmich served as president of theCommunity Education Coalition in Columbus Indiana aswell as presidentCEO of the Columbus Area Chamber ofCommerce He also worked as presidentCEO of theRichmond-Wayne County Chamber of Commerce andExecutive Director of the Richmond Family YMCA
The IHSAA Foundation is very fortunate to obtain theexpertise and excellence of Steve Helmichrdquo said Cox ldquoThecombination of all his professional experiences provides arobust portfolio by which our Foundation will grow andprosper I greatly look forward to working with Steve as wecollectively labor to build a dynamic organization benefitingIHSAA member schools and Hoosier student athletes
A graduate of Indiana University Helmich earned BigTen All-Academic honors in football as he obtained a BSdegree in education and a MS degree in secondary educa-tion and went on to spend 12 years as a classroom teacherand athletic coach at Noblesville West Lafayette Rich-mond and Columbus North high schools
ldquoI am honored for this great opportunity to lead theIHSAA Foundationrdquo said Helmich ldquoIndiana high schoolathletics helped shape my life from my formative yearsthrough my adult life and I look forward to building thisFoundation which will have a profound impact on the lives
of the young men and women who will participate in highschool athletics in our staterdquo
The IHSAA Foundation was created and formed by theExecutive Committee in June 2015 to operate exclusivelyfor the charitable benefits of IHSAA member schools andtheir student-athletes As funding becomes available theIHSAA Foundation will award college scholarships tostudent-athletes in their pursuit of post-secondary educationIt also will support IHSAA member schools through a grantprogram designed to help fund special projects
The Foundation is overseen by a Board of Directorswhich include J Terry Clapacs Vice President Emeritusof Indiana University Dr Phil N Eskew Jr retiredDirector of Physician and Patient Relations at St VincentHospital and current professor at the IU School of MedicineJames T Morris Vice President of Pacers Sports amp Enter-tainment Blake Ress Commissioner Emeritus of theIndiana High School Athletic Association Inc PatrickShoulders partner in the Evansville law firm of ZiemerStayman Weitzel Shoulders LLP Milton O ThompsonAttorney Indianapolis law firm of Bleeke Dillon Crandalland Jennifer K Wilfong Vice President and ExecutiveCoach at Merrill Lynch and Bobby Cox IHSAA Commis-sioner Eskew serves as chairman of the group
Steve Helmich named IHSAA Foundation President
Helmich
Sports12
Sports 9
By RICHIE HALLReporter Sports EditorOf all the Class 6A sectional semi-final
football games being played tonight oneof the biggest clashes will be Carmel atHamilton Southeastern
The two teams will kick off their gameat 7 pm at Reynolds Royals StadiumThey met back in the first week of theregular season where HSE defeated theGreyhounds 27-21
Since then both teams have navigatedtheir ways through tough schedules buthave each managed to come out with awinning record at the end of the regularseason Southeastern is 6-3 while Carmelis 5-4
The Royals dropped their final twogames of the season falling to WaubonsieValley (Ill) 35-14 and to HoosierCrossroads Conference championBrownsburg 35-24 While its not fun tohave back-to-back losses Southeasterncoach Scott May is hopeful that the setbackhas made his team better and hungrier towin saying that sometimes that wake-upcall is good for a team in the big picture
Senior Adam Mullett has been solid asthe Royals quarterback this season In hisnine games Mullett has completed 159 of290 passes including 16 touchdowns andgained 2320 yards over the air Senior MattKlink has caught the most receptions with46 for 558 yards and a touchdown whilesenior Max Brooks has the most receivingTDs with seven and the most receptionsyards with 588 Brooks has 33 catchesoverall
On the ground junior Jackson Sweeneyhas carried the ball 139 times for 793 yardsincluding seven touchdowns Senior AlecJessop has been the defensive leader with116 total tackles - 70 solo and 46 assistsJunior Johnny May has 102 tackles with64 solo and 38 assists
Jake McDonald has also had a goodyear as the Carmel quarterback McDonaldis 118 of 179 in passing with 1578 yardsand 24 touchdowns Jalen Walker has 12of those touchdown catches overallWalker has 43 receptions totaling 555yards Ethan Merriweather is next in linewith 30 catches - eight of them TDs - for449 yards
Jerome Halsell has been a strongpresence on the ground with 132 rushesfor 778 yards and six touchdowns
Turn to Page 10 to see probable startinglineups
Carmelrsquos Jerome Halsell hasrushed for 778 yards and sixtouchdowns this season
Kent GrahamFile photo
lsquoHounds-Royals re-match takes place at HSE
Sports10
Southeastern Probable LineupsOffense DefenseQB Adam Mullett Sr 195 W Johnny May Jr 215TB Jackson Sweeney Jr 160 T Crae Kunkleman So 270HB Nick Mutchner Jr 195 N Max Burris Sr 240WR Max Brooks Sr 190 T Madison Norris Jr 200WR Carter Lohman Jr 190 S Logan Holland Sr 215TE Matt Klink Sr 215 CB Austin Holzum Sr 170T Zach Mutchner Sr 210 CB Trey Poore Sr 166G Joe Myren Sr 250 ILB Alec Jessop Sr 200C Sam Garvin Sr 275 ILB Zach Randall Sr 210G Caleb Rutan Sr 300 SS Brock Burns Sr 195T Brian Dechow Sr 230 FS Anthony Eggers So 165
Carmel Probable LineupsOffense DefenseQB Jake McDonald Jr 175 DE Britt Beery Sr 262WR Ethan Merriweather Sr 172 N Logan Burgess Sr 205WR Jalen Walker Sr 165 DE Kylan Cole Sr 264TE Kurt Rafdal Sr 235 OLB John Hokanson Jr 185TB Jerome Halsell Sr 190 OLB Beau Robbins So 230G Jakob Ford Sr 264 OLB Joey Schmidt So 205C Trevor Scott Sr 273 ILB Justin Fleck Sr 187T Mark Sickford Sr 257 ILB Jack Van Remortel Jr 222G Justin Williams Sr 288 CB Jacob Abrams Sr 190T Grant Barker Sr 222 CB Austin Newland Sr 180FB Bryce Sharp Sr 190 S Sean Blackburn Sr 175
In an unprecedented agreement StVincent Sports Performance (SVSP) willopen a new branch in Jonathan ByrdsFieldhouse making it the first sports facilitylocally to offer on-site sports performanceservices to all athletes and the generalpublic SVSP is part of Ascension thenations largest non-profit health system inthe US and the worlds largest Catholichealth system
The new 4000-square-foot SVSPlocation which will be directly connectedto Jonathan Byrds Fieldhouse at GrandPark will offer on-site access to the sameSVSP strength and conditioning coachesathletic trainers and dietitians who workwith Olympians and professional athletes
All athletes competing and training atJonathan Byrds Fieldhouse will be providedreal-time athletic injury healthcare fromSVSP athletic trainers Additional athletictraining services can be purchased fornominal fees
Our goal is to help every athleteperform to their maximum potential and ourgroundbreaking partnership withJonathan Byrds Fieldhouse will expand thenumber of athletes we are able to trainSVSP Executive Director Ralph Reiff saidWe also believe all parents coaches andorganizers should have the peace of mindthat elite-level athletic trainers are on siteevery day to take care of any athletic injuriesthat occur
The addition of SVSP solidifiesJonathan Byrds Fieldhouse as one of thepremier sports facilities in the country Thestate-of-the-art 88000-square-foot facilityfeatures eight basketballvolleyball courtsand hosts numerous elite-level events eachyear
We are taking the concept of athletesafety training and development at a localsports facility to the next level and I dontknow any other sports facility in the UnitedStates that is doing something like thisJonathan Byrds Fieldhouse CEO Andy Cardsaid We want to be the best and we wantto be different Partnering with SVSP allowsus to do that
SVSP which has locations on thenorthwest side of Indianapolis and at ClayTerrace in Carmel is also set to openanother location next year at the new StVincent Center adjacent to Bankers LifeFieldhouse
SVSP to open branchat Jonathan ByrdrsquosFieldhouse
Brian ReddickFile photoHamilton SoutheasternrsquosJackson Sweeney has gained
793 yards in 139 carriesincluding seven touchdowns
Sports 11
The Carmel girls cross country team willbe running all over the LaVern GibsonChampionship Cross Country Course inTerre Haute Saturday when the IHSAA statefinals take place
The Greyhounds also could very well berunning all over the record book Carmelwill be going for a seventh consecutive statechampionship which would add to itsalready record streak In addition SarahLeinheiser will look to become only thesixth girl to win a second individual statetitle adding to the blue ribbon she won lastseason
The Hounds rumbled to a perfect scoreat the Shelbyville semi-state last Saturdaywinning that event with 15 points the lowestscore possible Carmel swept the top fivewith Leinheiser leading the way in a time of17192 All five of those Greyhoundrunners finished their race under 1750
This will be the 36th edition of the girlscross country state finals and Carmel hasappeared in every one of them the onlyschool to do so The Greyhounds have won17 state titles and finished as runners-upeight additional times
Five of the six schools that qualified outof the Shelbyville semi-state are fromHamilton County Westfield will becompeting in its 15th state finals theShamrocks are four-time state championswith wins in 1998 2005 2006 and 2007Noblesville will run at the state meet for theninth time The Millers best state finish isthird place in 2006
Fishers is competing in its fourth statefinals Guerin Catholic is a newcomer theGolden Eagles qualified for state by takingsixth at Shelbyville HamiltonSoutheasterns Lulu Black and SabrinaBippus will be competing as individuals
Black finished sixth at semi-state with a timeof 17564 one of seven girls to break the18-minute mark
Heres a list of competing teams fromeach semi-state
BROWN COUNTYBloomington North 74 Bloomington
South 92 Columbus North 106 FloydCentral 115 Seymour 168 Evansville Reitz205
NEW HAVENFort Wayne Carroll 48 Homestead 63
Penn 135 Northridge 173 PendletonHeights 175 East Noble 203
NEW PRAIRIEValparaiso 112 Lowell 124 Warsaw
130 West Lafayette 133 La Porte 157 LakeCentral 195
SHELBYVILLECarmel 15 Fishers 96 Noblesville 100
Zionsville 112 Westfield 146 GuerinCatholic 173
In the boys meet look for anothershowdown between HamiltonSoutheasterns Gabe Fendel and OldenburgAcademys Curtis Eckstein
The Oldenburg senior won theindividual race at Shelbyville with a time of14344 while Fendel placed second in atime of 14463 Those two runners were farand away the fastest the third-place timewas Cathedrals Cole Hocker who clockedin at 15209
The Royals are one of three teamscompeting at the meet Carmel and Fishersare the others The Greyhounds won theShelbyville semi-state with HSE the runner-up and the Tigers placing third
Carmels boys are looking to defend theirstate title and add to their state-leadingoverall total of 14 This will be theGreyhounds 43rd appearance at state -Carmel hasnt missed a state meet since1975 Only Bloomington South has morestate appearances with 45 but it did notqualify this year
Southeastern will be running at state forthe 12th time the Royals finished asrunners-up back in 2011 Fishers will bemaking its sixth appearance at state all sincethe school re-opened in 2006 The Tigersmade it to state in that very first year andthen won the state championship in 2007
Four individuals will be competing atstate Guerin Catholics Quinn GallagherNoblesvilles Levi Neuzerling andWestfields Aaron Bennett and NicholasLeahy
Heres a list of state qualifying teamsBROWN COUNTYTerre Haute South 78 Tell City 87
Columbus North 127 Jennings County 173Bloomington North 178 Barr-Reeve 191
NEW HAVENFort Wayne Carroll 40 Penn 104
Westview 115 Concordia Lutheran 119Fort Wayne Northrop 120 PendletonHeights 164
NEW PRAIRIELowell 84 West Lafayette 111 Crown
Point 151 Valparaiso 160 Portage 174Chesterton 188
SHELBYVILLECarmel 53 Hamilton Southeastern 77
Fishers 95 Brebeuf Jesuit 139 Avon 167Zionsville 182
Reporter photo by Kent Graham
Hamilton Southeasternrsquos Sabrina Bippus (290) Guerin Catholicrsquos PaigeSchemanske (272) and Westfieldrsquos Gabby Dilick (511) will all be runningat this Saturdayrsquos IHSAA state cross country meet at the LaVern GibsonChampionship Cross Country Course in Terre Haute Bippus is one oftwo HSE individuals competing while Schemanske and Dilick are runningas part of their teams
County will be well-represented at state meet
Eastern ConferenceSoutheast W L PCT GBMiami 1 0 100 -Charlotte 1 0 100 -Atlanta 1 0 100 -Washington 0 1 000 10Orlando 0 1 000 10East W L PCT GBToronto 1 0 100 -Boston 1 1 500 05Brooklyn 0 1 000 10New York 0 1 000 10Philadelphia 0 1 000 10Central W L PCT GBCleveland 1 0 100 -Indiana 1 0 100 -Chicago 1 0 100 -Milwaukee 0 1 000 10Detroit 0 1 000 10
Western ConferenceSouthwest W L PCT GBSan Antonio 2 0 100 -Memphis 1 0 100 05New Orleans 0 1 000 15Dallas 0 1 000 15Houston 0 1 000 15Pacific W L PCT GBLA Clippers 1 0 100 -LA Lakers 1 0 100 -Sacramento 1 1 500 05Golden State 0 1 000 10Phoenix 0 1 000 10Northwest W L PCT GBDenver 1 0 100 -Oklahoma City 1 0 100 -Portland 1 1 500 05Minnesota 0 1 000 10Utah 0 1 000 10
NBA standingsThursdayrsquos scores
Atlanta 114 Washington 99Chicago 105 Boston 99
San Antonio 102 Sacramento 94LA Clippers 114 Portland 106
IHSAA Commissioner Bobby Cox announced todaythat Steve Helmich former presidentof Cathedral High School has beennamed the first president of the newIHSAA Foundation
In his role as chief administratorHelmich will oversee the day-to-dayoperations of the Foundation includ-ing the development and fundraisingefforts to support its programs and thedistribution of scholarships andgrants He will begin his duties onNov 14
Helmich joins the Associationfollowing a 16-year career as presi-
dent of Cathedral High School where he oversaw one of thelargest Catholic private independent high schools in theMidwest Included in his many responsibilities was servingas chief fundraiser for the institution where his effortsresulted in nearly $3 million annually for the Cathedral Fundand oversight of four highly-successful capital campaignsduring his tenure He is currently affiliated with three boardsof directors ndash the Center for Leadership Development OneAmerica Fund and the Damar Foundation ndash and previouslythe Indiana Non-Public Education Association
Prior to Cathedral Helmich served as president of theCommunity Education Coalition in Columbus Indiana aswell as presidentCEO of the Columbus Area Chamber ofCommerce He also worked as presidentCEO of theRichmond-Wayne County Chamber of Commerce andExecutive Director of the Richmond Family YMCA
The IHSAA Foundation is very fortunate to obtain theexpertise and excellence of Steve Helmichrdquo said Cox ldquoThecombination of all his professional experiences provides arobust portfolio by which our Foundation will grow andprosper I greatly look forward to working with Steve as wecollectively labor to build a dynamic organization benefitingIHSAA member schools and Hoosier student athletes
A graduate of Indiana University Helmich earned BigTen All-Academic honors in football as he obtained a BSdegree in education and a MS degree in secondary educa-tion and went on to spend 12 years as a classroom teacherand athletic coach at Noblesville West Lafayette Rich-mond and Columbus North high schools
ldquoI am honored for this great opportunity to lead theIHSAA Foundationrdquo said Helmich ldquoIndiana high schoolathletics helped shape my life from my formative yearsthrough my adult life and I look forward to building thisFoundation which will have a profound impact on the lives
of the young men and women who will participate in highschool athletics in our staterdquo
The IHSAA Foundation was created and formed by theExecutive Committee in June 2015 to operate exclusivelyfor the charitable benefits of IHSAA member schools andtheir student-athletes As funding becomes available theIHSAA Foundation will award college scholarships tostudent-athletes in their pursuit of post-secondary educationIt also will support IHSAA member schools through a grantprogram designed to help fund special projects
The Foundation is overseen by a Board of Directorswhich include J Terry Clapacs Vice President Emeritusof Indiana University Dr Phil N Eskew Jr retiredDirector of Physician and Patient Relations at St VincentHospital and current professor at the IU School of MedicineJames T Morris Vice President of Pacers Sports amp Enter-tainment Blake Ress Commissioner Emeritus of theIndiana High School Athletic Association Inc PatrickShoulders partner in the Evansville law firm of ZiemerStayman Weitzel Shoulders LLP Milton O ThompsonAttorney Indianapolis law firm of Bleeke Dillon Crandalland Jennifer K Wilfong Vice President and ExecutiveCoach at Merrill Lynch and Bobby Cox IHSAA Commis-sioner Eskew serves as chairman of the group
Steve Helmich named IHSAA Foundation President
Helmich
Sports12
Sports10
Southeastern Probable LineupsOffense DefenseQB Adam Mullett Sr 195 W Johnny May Jr 215TB Jackson Sweeney Jr 160 T Crae Kunkleman So 270HB Nick Mutchner Jr 195 N Max Burris Sr 240WR Max Brooks Sr 190 T Madison Norris Jr 200WR Carter Lohman Jr 190 S Logan Holland Sr 215TE Matt Klink Sr 215 CB Austin Holzum Sr 170T Zach Mutchner Sr 210 CB Trey Poore Sr 166G Joe Myren Sr 250 ILB Alec Jessop Sr 200C Sam Garvin Sr 275 ILB Zach Randall Sr 210G Caleb Rutan Sr 300 SS Brock Burns Sr 195T Brian Dechow Sr 230 FS Anthony Eggers So 165
Carmel Probable LineupsOffense DefenseQB Jake McDonald Jr 175 DE Britt Beery Sr 262WR Ethan Merriweather Sr 172 N Logan Burgess Sr 205WR Jalen Walker Sr 165 DE Kylan Cole Sr 264TE Kurt Rafdal Sr 235 OLB John Hokanson Jr 185TB Jerome Halsell Sr 190 OLB Beau Robbins So 230G Jakob Ford Sr 264 OLB Joey Schmidt So 205C Trevor Scott Sr 273 ILB Justin Fleck Sr 187T Mark Sickford Sr 257 ILB Jack Van Remortel Jr 222G Justin Williams Sr 288 CB Jacob Abrams Sr 190T Grant Barker Sr 222 CB Austin Newland Sr 180FB Bryce Sharp Sr 190 S Sean Blackburn Sr 175
In an unprecedented agreement StVincent Sports Performance (SVSP) willopen a new branch in Jonathan ByrdsFieldhouse making it the first sports facilitylocally to offer on-site sports performanceservices to all athletes and the generalpublic SVSP is part of Ascension thenations largest non-profit health system inthe US and the worlds largest Catholichealth system
The new 4000-square-foot SVSPlocation which will be directly connectedto Jonathan Byrds Fieldhouse at GrandPark will offer on-site access to the sameSVSP strength and conditioning coachesathletic trainers and dietitians who workwith Olympians and professional athletes
All athletes competing and training atJonathan Byrds Fieldhouse will be providedreal-time athletic injury healthcare fromSVSP athletic trainers Additional athletictraining services can be purchased fornominal fees
Our goal is to help every athleteperform to their maximum potential and ourgroundbreaking partnership withJonathan Byrds Fieldhouse will expand thenumber of athletes we are able to trainSVSP Executive Director Ralph Reiff saidWe also believe all parents coaches andorganizers should have the peace of mindthat elite-level athletic trainers are on siteevery day to take care of any athletic injuriesthat occur
The addition of SVSP solidifiesJonathan Byrds Fieldhouse as one of thepremier sports facilities in the country Thestate-of-the-art 88000-square-foot facilityfeatures eight basketballvolleyball courtsand hosts numerous elite-level events eachyear
We are taking the concept of athletesafety training and development at a localsports facility to the next level and I dontknow any other sports facility in the UnitedStates that is doing something like thisJonathan Byrds Fieldhouse CEO Andy Cardsaid We want to be the best and we wantto be different Partnering with SVSP allowsus to do that
SVSP which has locations on thenorthwest side of Indianapolis and at ClayTerrace in Carmel is also set to openanother location next year at the new StVincent Center adjacent to Bankers LifeFieldhouse
SVSP to open branchat Jonathan ByrdrsquosFieldhouse
Brian ReddickFile photoHamilton SoutheasternrsquosJackson Sweeney has gained
793 yards in 139 carriesincluding seven touchdowns
Sports 11
The Carmel girls cross country team willbe running all over the LaVern GibsonChampionship Cross Country Course inTerre Haute Saturday when the IHSAA statefinals take place
The Greyhounds also could very well berunning all over the record book Carmelwill be going for a seventh consecutive statechampionship which would add to itsalready record streak In addition SarahLeinheiser will look to become only thesixth girl to win a second individual statetitle adding to the blue ribbon she won lastseason
The Hounds rumbled to a perfect scoreat the Shelbyville semi-state last Saturdaywinning that event with 15 points the lowestscore possible Carmel swept the top fivewith Leinheiser leading the way in a time of17192 All five of those Greyhoundrunners finished their race under 1750
This will be the 36th edition of the girlscross country state finals and Carmel hasappeared in every one of them the onlyschool to do so The Greyhounds have won17 state titles and finished as runners-upeight additional times
Five of the six schools that qualified outof the Shelbyville semi-state are fromHamilton County Westfield will becompeting in its 15th state finals theShamrocks are four-time state championswith wins in 1998 2005 2006 and 2007Noblesville will run at the state meet for theninth time The Millers best state finish isthird place in 2006
Fishers is competing in its fourth statefinals Guerin Catholic is a newcomer theGolden Eagles qualified for state by takingsixth at Shelbyville HamiltonSoutheasterns Lulu Black and SabrinaBippus will be competing as individuals
Black finished sixth at semi-state with a timeof 17564 one of seven girls to break the18-minute mark
Heres a list of competing teams fromeach semi-state
BROWN COUNTYBloomington North 74 Bloomington
South 92 Columbus North 106 FloydCentral 115 Seymour 168 Evansville Reitz205
NEW HAVENFort Wayne Carroll 48 Homestead 63
Penn 135 Northridge 173 PendletonHeights 175 East Noble 203
NEW PRAIRIEValparaiso 112 Lowell 124 Warsaw
130 West Lafayette 133 La Porte 157 LakeCentral 195
SHELBYVILLECarmel 15 Fishers 96 Noblesville 100
Zionsville 112 Westfield 146 GuerinCatholic 173
In the boys meet look for anothershowdown between HamiltonSoutheasterns Gabe Fendel and OldenburgAcademys Curtis Eckstein
The Oldenburg senior won theindividual race at Shelbyville with a time of14344 while Fendel placed second in atime of 14463 Those two runners were farand away the fastest the third-place timewas Cathedrals Cole Hocker who clockedin at 15209
The Royals are one of three teamscompeting at the meet Carmel and Fishersare the others The Greyhounds won theShelbyville semi-state with HSE the runner-up and the Tigers placing third
Carmels boys are looking to defend theirstate title and add to their state-leadingoverall total of 14 This will be theGreyhounds 43rd appearance at state -Carmel hasnt missed a state meet since1975 Only Bloomington South has morestate appearances with 45 but it did notqualify this year
Southeastern will be running at state forthe 12th time the Royals finished asrunners-up back in 2011 Fishers will bemaking its sixth appearance at state all sincethe school re-opened in 2006 The Tigersmade it to state in that very first year andthen won the state championship in 2007
Four individuals will be competing atstate Guerin Catholics Quinn GallagherNoblesvilles Levi Neuzerling andWestfields Aaron Bennett and NicholasLeahy
Heres a list of state qualifying teamsBROWN COUNTYTerre Haute South 78 Tell City 87
Columbus North 127 Jennings County 173Bloomington North 178 Barr-Reeve 191
NEW HAVENFort Wayne Carroll 40 Penn 104
Westview 115 Concordia Lutheran 119Fort Wayne Northrop 120 PendletonHeights 164
NEW PRAIRIELowell 84 West Lafayette 111 Crown
Point 151 Valparaiso 160 Portage 174Chesterton 188
SHELBYVILLECarmel 53 Hamilton Southeastern 77
Fishers 95 Brebeuf Jesuit 139 Avon 167Zionsville 182
Reporter photo by Kent Graham
Hamilton Southeasternrsquos Sabrina Bippus (290) Guerin Catholicrsquos PaigeSchemanske (272) and Westfieldrsquos Gabby Dilick (511) will all be runningat this Saturdayrsquos IHSAA state cross country meet at the LaVern GibsonChampionship Cross Country Course in Terre Haute Bippus is one oftwo HSE individuals competing while Schemanske and Dilick are runningas part of their teams
County will be well-represented at state meet
Eastern ConferenceSoutheast W L PCT GBMiami 1 0 100 -Charlotte 1 0 100 -Atlanta 1 0 100 -Washington 0 1 000 10Orlando 0 1 000 10East W L PCT GBToronto 1 0 100 -Boston 1 1 500 05Brooklyn 0 1 000 10New York 0 1 000 10Philadelphia 0 1 000 10Central W L PCT GBCleveland 1 0 100 -Indiana 1 0 100 -Chicago 1 0 100 -Milwaukee 0 1 000 10Detroit 0 1 000 10
Western ConferenceSouthwest W L PCT GBSan Antonio 2 0 100 -Memphis 1 0 100 05New Orleans 0 1 000 15Dallas 0 1 000 15Houston 0 1 000 15Pacific W L PCT GBLA Clippers 1 0 100 -LA Lakers 1 0 100 -Sacramento 1 1 500 05Golden State 0 1 000 10Phoenix 0 1 000 10Northwest W L PCT GBDenver 1 0 100 -Oklahoma City 1 0 100 -Portland 1 1 500 05Minnesota 0 1 000 10Utah 0 1 000 10
NBA standingsThursdayrsquos scores
Atlanta 114 Washington 99Chicago 105 Boston 99
San Antonio 102 Sacramento 94LA Clippers 114 Portland 106
IHSAA Commissioner Bobby Cox announced todaythat Steve Helmich former presidentof Cathedral High School has beennamed the first president of the newIHSAA Foundation
In his role as chief administratorHelmich will oversee the day-to-dayoperations of the Foundation includ-ing the development and fundraisingefforts to support its programs and thedistribution of scholarships andgrants He will begin his duties onNov 14
Helmich joins the Associationfollowing a 16-year career as presi-
dent of Cathedral High School where he oversaw one of thelargest Catholic private independent high schools in theMidwest Included in his many responsibilities was servingas chief fundraiser for the institution where his effortsresulted in nearly $3 million annually for the Cathedral Fundand oversight of four highly-successful capital campaignsduring his tenure He is currently affiliated with three boardsof directors ndash the Center for Leadership Development OneAmerica Fund and the Damar Foundation ndash and previouslythe Indiana Non-Public Education Association
Prior to Cathedral Helmich served as president of theCommunity Education Coalition in Columbus Indiana aswell as presidentCEO of the Columbus Area Chamber ofCommerce He also worked as presidentCEO of theRichmond-Wayne County Chamber of Commerce andExecutive Director of the Richmond Family YMCA
The IHSAA Foundation is very fortunate to obtain theexpertise and excellence of Steve Helmichrdquo said Cox ldquoThecombination of all his professional experiences provides arobust portfolio by which our Foundation will grow andprosper I greatly look forward to working with Steve as wecollectively labor to build a dynamic organization benefitingIHSAA member schools and Hoosier student athletes
A graduate of Indiana University Helmich earned BigTen All-Academic honors in football as he obtained a BSdegree in education and a MS degree in secondary educa-tion and went on to spend 12 years as a classroom teacherand athletic coach at Noblesville West Lafayette Rich-mond and Columbus North high schools
ldquoI am honored for this great opportunity to lead theIHSAA Foundationrdquo said Helmich ldquoIndiana high schoolathletics helped shape my life from my formative yearsthrough my adult life and I look forward to building thisFoundation which will have a profound impact on the lives
of the young men and women who will participate in highschool athletics in our staterdquo
The IHSAA Foundation was created and formed by theExecutive Committee in June 2015 to operate exclusivelyfor the charitable benefits of IHSAA member schools andtheir student-athletes As funding becomes available theIHSAA Foundation will award college scholarships tostudent-athletes in their pursuit of post-secondary educationIt also will support IHSAA member schools through a grantprogram designed to help fund special projects
The Foundation is overseen by a Board of Directorswhich include J Terry Clapacs Vice President Emeritusof Indiana University Dr Phil N Eskew Jr retiredDirector of Physician and Patient Relations at St VincentHospital and current professor at the IU School of MedicineJames T Morris Vice President of Pacers Sports amp Enter-tainment Blake Ress Commissioner Emeritus of theIndiana High School Athletic Association Inc PatrickShoulders partner in the Evansville law firm of ZiemerStayman Weitzel Shoulders LLP Milton O ThompsonAttorney Indianapolis law firm of Bleeke Dillon Crandalland Jennifer K Wilfong Vice President and ExecutiveCoach at Merrill Lynch and Bobby Cox IHSAA Commis-sioner Eskew serves as chairman of the group
Steve Helmich named IHSAA Foundation President
Helmich
Sports12
Sports 11
The Carmel girls cross country team willbe running all over the LaVern GibsonChampionship Cross Country Course inTerre Haute Saturday when the IHSAA statefinals take place
The Greyhounds also could very well berunning all over the record book Carmelwill be going for a seventh consecutive statechampionship which would add to itsalready record streak In addition SarahLeinheiser will look to become only thesixth girl to win a second individual statetitle adding to the blue ribbon she won lastseason
The Hounds rumbled to a perfect scoreat the Shelbyville semi-state last Saturdaywinning that event with 15 points the lowestscore possible Carmel swept the top fivewith Leinheiser leading the way in a time of17192 All five of those Greyhoundrunners finished their race under 1750
This will be the 36th edition of the girlscross country state finals and Carmel hasappeared in every one of them the onlyschool to do so The Greyhounds have won17 state titles and finished as runners-upeight additional times
Five of the six schools that qualified outof the Shelbyville semi-state are fromHamilton County Westfield will becompeting in its 15th state finals theShamrocks are four-time state championswith wins in 1998 2005 2006 and 2007Noblesville will run at the state meet for theninth time The Millers best state finish isthird place in 2006
Fishers is competing in its fourth statefinals Guerin Catholic is a newcomer theGolden Eagles qualified for state by takingsixth at Shelbyville HamiltonSoutheasterns Lulu Black and SabrinaBippus will be competing as individuals
Black finished sixth at semi-state with a timeof 17564 one of seven girls to break the18-minute mark
Heres a list of competing teams fromeach semi-state
BROWN COUNTYBloomington North 74 Bloomington
South 92 Columbus North 106 FloydCentral 115 Seymour 168 Evansville Reitz205
NEW HAVENFort Wayne Carroll 48 Homestead 63
Penn 135 Northridge 173 PendletonHeights 175 East Noble 203
NEW PRAIRIEValparaiso 112 Lowell 124 Warsaw
130 West Lafayette 133 La Porte 157 LakeCentral 195
SHELBYVILLECarmel 15 Fishers 96 Noblesville 100
Zionsville 112 Westfield 146 GuerinCatholic 173
In the boys meet look for anothershowdown between HamiltonSoutheasterns Gabe Fendel and OldenburgAcademys Curtis Eckstein
The Oldenburg senior won theindividual race at Shelbyville with a time of14344 while Fendel placed second in atime of 14463 Those two runners were farand away the fastest the third-place timewas Cathedrals Cole Hocker who clockedin at 15209
The Royals are one of three teamscompeting at the meet Carmel and Fishersare the others The Greyhounds won theShelbyville semi-state with HSE the runner-up and the Tigers placing third
Carmels boys are looking to defend theirstate title and add to their state-leadingoverall total of 14 This will be theGreyhounds 43rd appearance at state -Carmel hasnt missed a state meet since1975 Only Bloomington South has morestate appearances with 45 but it did notqualify this year
Southeastern will be running at state forthe 12th time the Royals finished asrunners-up back in 2011 Fishers will bemaking its sixth appearance at state all sincethe school re-opened in 2006 The Tigersmade it to state in that very first year andthen won the state championship in 2007
Four individuals will be competing atstate Guerin Catholics Quinn GallagherNoblesvilles Levi Neuzerling andWestfields Aaron Bennett and NicholasLeahy
Heres a list of state qualifying teamsBROWN COUNTYTerre Haute South 78 Tell City 87
Columbus North 127 Jennings County 173Bloomington North 178 Barr-Reeve 191
NEW HAVENFort Wayne Carroll 40 Penn 104
Westview 115 Concordia Lutheran 119Fort Wayne Northrop 120 PendletonHeights 164
NEW PRAIRIELowell 84 West Lafayette 111 Crown
Point 151 Valparaiso 160 Portage 174Chesterton 188
SHELBYVILLECarmel 53 Hamilton Southeastern 77
Fishers 95 Brebeuf Jesuit 139 Avon 167Zionsville 182
Reporter photo by Kent Graham
Hamilton Southeasternrsquos Sabrina Bippus (290) Guerin Catholicrsquos PaigeSchemanske (272) and Westfieldrsquos Gabby Dilick (511) will all be runningat this Saturdayrsquos IHSAA state cross country meet at the LaVern GibsonChampionship Cross Country Course in Terre Haute Bippus is one oftwo HSE individuals competing while Schemanske and Dilick are runningas part of their teams
County will be well-represented at state meet
Eastern ConferenceSoutheast W L PCT GBMiami 1 0 100 -Charlotte 1 0 100 -Atlanta 1 0 100 -Washington 0 1 000 10Orlando 0 1 000 10East W L PCT GBToronto 1 0 100 -Boston 1 1 500 05Brooklyn 0 1 000 10New York 0 1 000 10Philadelphia 0 1 000 10Central W L PCT GBCleveland 1 0 100 -Indiana 1 0 100 -Chicago 1 0 100 -Milwaukee 0 1 000 10Detroit 0 1 000 10
Western ConferenceSouthwest W L PCT GBSan Antonio 2 0 100 -Memphis 1 0 100 05New Orleans 0 1 000 15Dallas 0 1 000 15Houston 0 1 000 15Pacific W L PCT GBLA Clippers 1 0 100 -LA Lakers 1 0 100 -Sacramento 1 1 500 05Golden State 0 1 000 10Phoenix 0 1 000 10Northwest W L PCT GBDenver 1 0 100 -Oklahoma City 1 0 100 -Portland 1 1 500 05Minnesota 0 1 000 10Utah 0 1 000 10
NBA standingsThursdayrsquos scores
Atlanta 114 Washington 99Chicago 105 Boston 99
San Antonio 102 Sacramento 94LA Clippers 114 Portland 106
IHSAA Commissioner Bobby Cox announced todaythat Steve Helmich former presidentof Cathedral High School has beennamed the first president of the newIHSAA Foundation
In his role as chief administratorHelmich will oversee the day-to-dayoperations of the Foundation includ-ing the development and fundraisingefforts to support its programs and thedistribution of scholarships andgrants He will begin his duties onNov 14
Helmich joins the Associationfollowing a 16-year career as presi-
dent of Cathedral High School where he oversaw one of thelargest Catholic private independent high schools in theMidwest Included in his many responsibilities was servingas chief fundraiser for the institution where his effortsresulted in nearly $3 million annually for the Cathedral Fundand oversight of four highly-successful capital campaignsduring his tenure He is currently affiliated with three boardsof directors ndash the Center for Leadership Development OneAmerica Fund and the Damar Foundation ndash and previouslythe Indiana Non-Public Education Association
Prior to Cathedral Helmich served as president of theCommunity Education Coalition in Columbus Indiana aswell as presidentCEO of the Columbus Area Chamber ofCommerce He also worked as presidentCEO of theRichmond-Wayne County Chamber of Commerce andExecutive Director of the Richmond Family YMCA
The IHSAA Foundation is very fortunate to obtain theexpertise and excellence of Steve Helmichrdquo said Cox ldquoThecombination of all his professional experiences provides arobust portfolio by which our Foundation will grow andprosper I greatly look forward to working with Steve as wecollectively labor to build a dynamic organization benefitingIHSAA member schools and Hoosier student athletes
A graduate of Indiana University Helmich earned BigTen All-Academic honors in football as he obtained a BSdegree in education and a MS degree in secondary educa-tion and went on to spend 12 years as a classroom teacherand athletic coach at Noblesville West Lafayette Rich-mond and Columbus North high schools
ldquoI am honored for this great opportunity to lead theIHSAA Foundationrdquo said Helmich ldquoIndiana high schoolathletics helped shape my life from my formative yearsthrough my adult life and I look forward to building thisFoundation which will have a profound impact on the lives
of the young men and women who will participate in highschool athletics in our staterdquo
The IHSAA Foundation was created and formed by theExecutive Committee in June 2015 to operate exclusivelyfor the charitable benefits of IHSAA member schools andtheir student-athletes As funding becomes available theIHSAA Foundation will award college scholarships tostudent-athletes in their pursuit of post-secondary educationIt also will support IHSAA member schools through a grantprogram designed to help fund special projects
The Foundation is overseen by a Board of Directorswhich include J Terry Clapacs Vice President Emeritusof Indiana University Dr Phil N Eskew Jr retiredDirector of Physician and Patient Relations at St VincentHospital and current professor at the IU School of MedicineJames T Morris Vice President of Pacers Sports amp Enter-tainment Blake Ress Commissioner Emeritus of theIndiana High School Athletic Association Inc PatrickShoulders partner in the Evansville law firm of ZiemerStayman Weitzel Shoulders LLP Milton O ThompsonAttorney Indianapolis law firm of Bleeke Dillon Crandalland Jennifer K Wilfong Vice President and ExecutiveCoach at Merrill Lynch and Bobby Cox IHSAA Commis-sioner Eskew serves as chairman of the group
Steve Helmich named IHSAA Foundation President
Helmich
Sports12
Eastern ConferenceSoutheast W L PCT GBMiami 1 0 100 -Charlotte 1 0 100 -Atlanta 1 0 100 -Washington 0 1 000 10Orlando 0 1 000 10East W L PCT GBToronto 1 0 100 -Boston 1 1 500 05Brooklyn 0 1 000 10New York 0 1 000 10Philadelphia 0 1 000 10Central W L PCT GBCleveland 1 0 100 -Indiana 1 0 100 -Chicago 1 0 100 -Milwaukee 0 1 000 10Detroit 0 1 000 10
Western ConferenceSouthwest W L PCT GBSan Antonio 2 0 100 -Memphis 1 0 100 05New Orleans 0 1 000 15Dallas 0 1 000 15Houston 0 1 000 15Pacific W L PCT GBLA Clippers 1 0 100 -LA Lakers 1 0 100 -Sacramento 1 1 500 05Golden State 0 1 000 10Phoenix 0 1 000 10Northwest W L PCT GBDenver 1 0 100 -Oklahoma City 1 0 100 -Portland 1 1 500 05Minnesota 0 1 000 10Utah 0 1 000 10
NBA standingsThursdayrsquos scores
Atlanta 114 Washington 99Chicago 105 Boston 99
San Antonio 102 Sacramento 94LA Clippers 114 Portland 106
IHSAA Commissioner Bobby Cox announced todaythat Steve Helmich former presidentof Cathedral High School has beennamed the first president of the newIHSAA Foundation
In his role as chief administratorHelmich will oversee the day-to-dayoperations of the Foundation includ-ing the development and fundraisingefforts to support its programs and thedistribution of scholarships andgrants He will begin his duties onNov 14
Helmich joins the Associationfollowing a 16-year career as presi-
dent of Cathedral High School where he oversaw one of thelargest Catholic private independent high schools in theMidwest Included in his many responsibilities was servingas chief fundraiser for the institution where his effortsresulted in nearly $3 million annually for the Cathedral Fundand oversight of four highly-successful capital campaignsduring his tenure He is currently affiliated with three boardsof directors ndash the Center for Leadership Development OneAmerica Fund and the Damar Foundation ndash and previouslythe Indiana Non-Public Education Association
Prior to Cathedral Helmich served as president of theCommunity Education Coalition in Columbus Indiana aswell as presidentCEO of the Columbus Area Chamber ofCommerce He also worked as presidentCEO of theRichmond-Wayne County Chamber of Commerce andExecutive Director of the Richmond Family YMCA
The IHSAA Foundation is very fortunate to obtain theexpertise and excellence of Steve Helmichrdquo said Cox ldquoThecombination of all his professional experiences provides arobust portfolio by which our Foundation will grow andprosper I greatly look forward to working with Steve as wecollectively labor to build a dynamic organization benefitingIHSAA member schools and Hoosier student athletes
A graduate of Indiana University Helmich earned BigTen All-Academic honors in football as he obtained a BSdegree in education and a MS degree in secondary educa-tion and went on to spend 12 years as a classroom teacherand athletic coach at Noblesville West Lafayette Rich-mond and Columbus North high schools
ldquoI am honored for this great opportunity to lead theIHSAA Foundationrdquo said Helmich ldquoIndiana high schoolathletics helped shape my life from my formative yearsthrough my adult life and I look forward to building thisFoundation which will have a profound impact on the lives
of the young men and women who will participate in highschool athletics in our staterdquo
The IHSAA Foundation was created and formed by theExecutive Committee in June 2015 to operate exclusivelyfor the charitable benefits of IHSAA member schools andtheir student-athletes As funding becomes available theIHSAA Foundation will award college scholarships tostudent-athletes in their pursuit of post-secondary educationIt also will support IHSAA member schools through a grantprogram designed to help fund special projects
The Foundation is overseen by a Board of Directorswhich include J Terry Clapacs Vice President Emeritusof Indiana University Dr Phil N Eskew Jr retiredDirector of Physician and Patient Relations at St VincentHospital and current professor at the IU School of MedicineJames T Morris Vice President of Pacers Sports amp Enter-tainment Blake Ress Commissioner Emeritus of theIndiana High School Athletic Association Inc PatrickShoulders partner in the Evansville law firm of ZiemerStayman Weitzel Shoulders LLP Milton O ThompsonAttorney Indianapolis law firm of Bleeke Dillon Crandalland Jennifer K Wilfong Vice President and ExecutiveCoach at Merrill Lynch and Bobby Cox IHSAA Commis-sioner Eskew serves as chairman of the group
Steve Helmich named IHSAA Foundation President
Helmich
Sports12