Vol. 2, No. 116Friday, June 19, 2015 Cloudy today, with continued chances ofshowers and thunderstorms.

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Sheridan, Noblesville, Cicero, Arcadia, Atlanta, Carmel, Fishers, Westfield HIGH: 77 LOW: 67

By FRED SWIFTIt's time we get some visible signs of action on the host

of plans for Noblesville public im-provements.

Noblesville is a growing city withthe potential for a bright future. It hasa good administration under MayorJohn Ditslear.  It's fine to have an-nouncements of new businesses mov-ing to town and to cut ribbons on newstores opening. But, the public sectorneeds to get on with projectsto  accommodate   the needs

of citizens, both the present population as well as the newpeople coming.

City government needs to get on with a host of long-announced plans for improving the traffic flow, parking,recreational opportunities, neighborhood revitalization,and new uses for vacated lands.

Some may point to progress already made, and  therehas been progress over recent years, but the city and sur-rounding area is growing so rapidly that almost continuousaction is required to keep ahead of the needs.

Two very expensive projects being talked about for toolong involve upgrading Ind. 37 from Noblesville to I-69with overpasses or roundabouts instead of traffic lights,

and a new White River bridge to alleviate congestionthrough town.

Money and cooperation with other governmental unitsis needed for these and other projects.

Thinking  'outside the box' can achieve this. If the stateof Indiana is asked to abandon 37 and grant the city orcounty money to improve it as the state did with Carmel'sKeystone, and if the county and Fishers governments joinin financially along with federal funds it can be done.Similarly, if county and city government cooperate on anew White River bridge, it can be done. But, formal agree-ments are needed to get the ball rolling.

Noblesville needs to take action in improvement plans

Carmel High School Alumni Association elects board members

The Carmel High SchoolAlumni Association,meeting Saturday night,elected board membersfor the upcoming year.Left to right they are JoSmith, Ed Wiseman,president; Cathie Reamer,Ted Genders, NatalieCotton, treasurer; TrudyWeaver, secretary; KathyVenable, vice president. Itwas the group's 123rdannual banquet.

Photo provided

By RICHIE HALLFor the past couple months,

patrons to the Hamilton EastPublic Library have been enjoy-ing some new looks.

The library launched an up-dated Web site on April 13, andthat was part of a general re-branding. Hamilton East, whichhas physical branches in No-blesville and Fishers in additionto its online presence, now usesthe tag line "Ideas live here."

It helps, of course, if ideascan be a little organized andeasy to follow. Cheryl Jurgens,HEPL's Community RelationsManager, said that the library'sold Web site "was functional,"but at the same time "was a littlebit cumbersome in finding andgetting that information to thepeople who needed it."

Hamilton East's new Website is a little more streamlined,with the number of pages re-duced from 100 to around 50. Inaddition, Jurgens said the new

site uses “responsive design,”which means it adapts to what-ever device one is using, be it aphone, laptop or PC.

"The one we have is ex-tremely easy to navigate and it'sreally organized so that you cankind of get to the information allkinds of ways," said Jurgens.You can check it out for your-self at http://hepl.lib.in.us/

The new Web site was putinto motion after Hamilton Eastwent through what Jurgenscalled "an extensive strategicplan last year." One of thethings the library wanted was anew Web site, which Jurgenssaid is essentially HEPL's thirdbranch.

So through the strategic planand a survey on the Web site,HEPL and its partner companywas able to figure it out.

"Obviously we want it sothat everybody could use it, butthere's some real specific groups

New Web site part of HEPL’s “refreshed” image

Reporter photo by Richie Hall

Whether it’s at Noblesville (pictured here), Fishers or online, the Hamilton East Public Library isshowing its patrons a brand new look. HEPL has a new Web site and a new slogan, “Ideas live here.”

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Downtown parking, talked and studied foryears, is going to require a parking garage suchas those found in other cities with populationssimilar to Noblesville. Again, creative planningis needed. Why not a non-profit parking corpo-ration which bonds to build the structure andretires the indebtedness with funds from rentersof street level stores or offices?

Multi-use trails for walking or biking are sopopular today that the city needs to get on withfurther development of a network of trails now.The so-call Midland Trail has been consideredfor years. Federal money has been secured. It'stime to see action. Other recreational opportuni-ties, such as developing park land already pur-chased, need to proceed.

A year ago the city administration saw aneed to revitalize the southwest part of the oldcity. Public input was sought and received. It's

time to announce what is going to happen.Beyond the Southwest section there is the long-abandoned Firestone site and now the FarmBureau Co-op site where imaginative thinkingis needed for redevelopment.

Noblesville has long prided itself on havinga historic central core. To maintain and improvethe appeal of the old city the Historic Preserva-tion Commission needs to be re-activated andallowed to go to work. Making use of the river-front could fit nicely with an overall plan for amore attractive and welcoming appearance.

The Ditslear administration has been char-acterized as "cautious" and that's OK, but thetime comes for revealing a timetable for action.The election is over and city leadership has anew four-year window of opportunity. It shouldmake the most of it and the citizens shouldknow what is coming and when.

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New Dairy Queen opens in Noblesville

Noblesville now has anotherplace for “Hot Eats, CoolTreats” as Dairy Queen willopen a new location at 5625Pebble Village Lane. The res-taurant is open 10:30 a.m. to10:30 p.m. daily and will re-main open year-round. MayorJohn Ditslear and members ofthe Noblesville Chamber ofCommerce held a ribbon cuttingon Tuesday. The new DQopened Thursday.

ABOVE: Noblesville MayorJohn Ditslear cuts the ribbon forthe new Dairy Queen at 5625Pebble Village Lane.

RIGHT: The new location hashired 62 employees and manyNoblesville High Schoolstudents.

Photo courtesy City of Noblesville

LIBRARY From Page 1that kind of surfaced and we wanted tomake sure that we really addressedwhat people needed," said Jurgens.

The Web site change has been well-received by the community. "It's beenreally resoundingly positive," said Jur-gens.

Hamilton East's new Web site ispart of a rebranding that includes itsnew slogan, the aforementioned "Ideaslive here." During the week that the newslogan debuted, HEPL tweaked itslightly to say "Community lives here,"inviting people to participate in differ-ent activities.

"Our goal that whole week was thatanyone who used our online presence orcame into one of our libraries was

aware that we had made a change," saidJurgens.

Jurgens said that HEPL feels"refreshed and renewed" and wantedthe library's image to reflect those feel-ings. She acknowledges that librariesare different than they were in the past,but also believes that they will alwaysbe around.

"We're constantly looking at waysto stay fresh and innovative and interac-tive," said Jurgens. "A big part of it is,we want to become a real partner in thecommunity. So we work with a lot ofoutside groups and they work with us,and we have public meeting rooms theycan use."

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Because I will publish the name of the LORD: ascribe ye greatnessunto our God.

- Deuteronomy 32:3

Obituary

Harold Edward Cornett, Sr.June 29, 1941 - June 15, 2015

Harold Edward Cornett, Sr., 73, Hartford City, passed away Monday, June 15, 2015,at Ball Memorial Hospital in Muncie following an extended illness.

He was born on June 29, 1941, in Owen Mills, Maryland to John and Nellie (South)Cornett.

Harold had been employed as a painter by Kite, Inc. in Indianapolis.He is survived by two grandchildren, Christopher Cornett and Brittney Salyers; one

great-granddaughter; three brothers, John, Brian, and Charlie Cornett; three nephewsDavid, Jason, and Wesley Cornett; and several great-nieces and great-nephews includingAmanda Catron and Jeremy Cornett.

He was preceded in death by his parents; and one son, Edward Cornett.A funeral service will be held at 2:00 pm Saturday, June 20, 2015, at Scott E.

Hersberger Funeral Home in Lapel.  Burial will follow in Perkinsville Cemetery, Ander-son.

Visitation will be from 1:00 pm to 2:00 pm Saturday, June 20, 2015, at Scott E.Hersberger Funeral Home, 1010 North Main Street, Lapel.

Online condolences:  www.hersbergerfuneralhome.com

PUBLIC AUCTION( I will sell the following for Gleasel Harris and others located at the Tippecanoe Co.Fairgrounds Home Ec. Building, 1400 Teal Road. Teal Road is 25 South.)

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Playability is essential to any thrivingcommunity, and the City of Fishes is nodifferent. In Fishers, Mayor Fadness and histeam recognize the importance of playabili-ty, and under the Mayor’s direction, FishersParks & Recreation works year-round toensure residents have diverse opportunitiesfor play regardless of their age or abilitylevel.

“We are honored to have been named a2015 Playful City USA community,” statedMayor Scott Fadness. “Aside from thephysical and mental health advantages,playability is crucial to the success of ourfuture. Our long-term sustainability is de-pendent on having a strong sense of com-munity offering residents opportunities tocreate traditions right here in Fishers.”

Fishers Parks & Recreation staff workdiligently to identify recreation needs in ourcommunity. This Saturday, June 20, thedepartment invites residents of all ages toRoy G. Holland Memorial Park for Mon-

soon Madness. This particular event prom-ises waterlogged fun from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.and is free for residents to attend. Outsideof events, the department is also committedto bringing diverse amenities to Fishers.

“Recently Roy G. Holland MemorialPark was renovated with a new playgroundand splash pad, construction is underway atour new destination park, Flat Fork CreekPark, and pickleball courts are being in-stalled at Cyntheanne  Park,” stated FishersParks & Recreation director, Tony Elliot.“Fishers Parks & Recreation is committedto providing residents with unique opportu-nities for play year-round.”

Connect with Fishers Parks & Recre-ation on Facebook and Twitter to be thefirst to know about upcoming events andhappenings. Don’t forget to snap a pictureand share it with us, we love to see howresidents find creative ways to play righthere in Fishers.

Fishers receives 2015 PlayfulCity USA designation

By RICHIE HALLThere was music, food and fun at the

big building that is the new home of LaunchFishers Thursday evening.

And why not? The three-year-old entitythat's designed to help entrepreneurs startand grow their businesses has much to cel-ebrate. For one thing, the building that'slocated at 12175 Visionary Way will be thenew home of an organization that hashelped several businesses get off the groundand into offices of their own.

One could call Launch Fishers manythings - an incubator, an accelerator. "I liketo use the term 'launchpad'," said JohnWechsler, the man who created the organi-zation. "So we're a launch place for high-potential, high-impact and innovative com-panies."

Launch Fishers hosted an Entrepreneur-ship Week Celebration Thursday at its newbuilding. There were 700 registered guests,including Fishers Mayor Scott Fadness, andGerry Dick of Inside Indiana Business. Thespeakers included Tommy Richardson, theChief Technology Officer of Teradata Mar-keting Applications.

"It's really a dusty boots tour," saidWechsler. "It's a celebration of entrepre-neurship week and dusty boots tour. "

Wechsler himself is an entrepreneur,and he said the function of Launch Fishersis to give his fellow entrepreneurs a place"to do their thing."

"If you think about it, a real challengefor an entrepreneur today that's working outof their home or spare bedroom is whenthey get to hiring another employee or two,

where do they go to do that?" saidWechesler. "If they're a growth company,it's particularly challenging because theirneeds change very rapidly over time."

So, these entrepreneurs are welcome tocome to Launch Fishers and have their ownspace. It might be just one or two people ata desk at first, then they can move up to asmall office, growing as their companygrows.

"And then at a certain point, the objec-tive is that they grow big enough that theymove out into their own space and take anoffice in our community and grow theirbusiness right here," said Wechsler.

There's already been success stories as-sociated with Launch Fishers. One of thebiggest is Bluebridge Digital, a mobile appscompany that has grown from one man -Chief Executive Officer Santiago Jaramillo- who Wechler said was the first person to"swipe a card" to join Launch Fishers.

"He's now out, he has 9,000 square feetof his own space," said Wechsler. "He has30 employees and has several million dol-lars of investment capital to grow that busi-ness."

Launch Fishers welcomes all entrepre-neurs - "anyone in the entrepreneurial eco-system," as its Web site puts it.Memberships are $150 for a dedicatedworkplace - your very own desk and chair -and $500 for an individual entrepreneur,which allows for print/fax/copy and scanfacilities, plus various meeting and workspaces.

For more information about LaunchFishers, visit launchfishers.com

Launch Fishers on the move, hostsEntrepreneurship Week Celebration

Reporter photo by Richie Hall

Launch Fishers hosted an Entrepreneurship Week Celebration Thursday at thebuilding that will be its new home, 12175 Visionary Way.

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The accounting firms of Ossege Combs & Mann, Ltd.(Cincinnati, OH) and Blue & Co., LLC (Carmel, IN) haveannounced their merger, effective July 1, 2015. The com-bined firm will operate as Blue & Co., LLC and willwelcome the Cincinnati location to its list of offices acrossOhio, Indiana, Kentucky, and Texas.

Ossege Combs & Mann partners, Greg Ossege, MikeCombs, Stephen Mann, and John Brater, will becomeDirectors (partners) in Blue & Co. bringing the total num-ber of directors to 42. The combined staff will total 340professionals in 10 offices across 4 states. Stephen Mann,CPA/ABV will be the Director in Charge of the Cincinnatilocation.

“We are looking forward to bringing the deep industryand technical expertise of both Ossege Combs & Mann andBlue & Co. together to offer our clients an expanded skillset and geographical reach while maintaining the friendly,client-first culture of both firms,” said Brad Shaw, CPA,Managing Director of Blue & Co. “The expertise andreputation of both firms complement each other and makeus a stronger and more competitive organization. Blue hasseen tremendous growth over the last 45 years and thiscombination will provide us with additional growth oppor-tunities while maintaining the same local responsivenesswhich our clients have enjoyed from the start.”

Greg Ossege, CPA, Managing Partner of OssegeCombs & Mann, Ltd. said, “We built our firm on threemain attributes, being knowledgeable, approachable andresponsive. As a firm we have been quick to recognizewhen we need to change, what the change should be, andwe have acted swiftly to implement those changes. Werecognized the changing dynamic in the marketplace andknew we needed to change by expanding our firm. Westrategically sought out a way to expand our firm so we

could provide the specialized industry expertise companiesand their owners are seeking. In doing so we looked for apartner that would complement our specialized industryexpertise in a culture that allowed us to continue to be us.We found the perfect fit with Blue.”

“We are excited to take on the role of growing Blue’spresence in the Greater Cincinnati market. Growth as afirm has been a requirement for us as we feel an obligationto keep our employees engaged with the ability to growprofessionally as fast as they desire. It is this firm-widefocus on growth and professional development which hasenabled us to attract and retain some of the best talent in thearea. The merger with Blue will enhance this for ourcurrent and future employees. I am personally excited toget to work with

Brad Shaw and the entire team at Blue as we build thepremier CPA firm in this area,” said Stephen Mann,CPA/ABV, Director in Charge of Blue Cincinnati.

About Ossege Combs & Mann, Ltd.The firm of Ossege Combs & Mann, Ltd. was estab-

lished in Cincinnati in 1991 and has since grown to 15employees. Since its inception, it has seen significantgrowth and has expanded its services to meet the growingaccounting and business needs of its clients. The Firmcontinues to demonstrate its breadth of knowledge andexperience with which to serve its clients in the healthcare,construction, manufacturing, technology startup, employeebenefit plan, financial institutions and construction andagriculture equipment dealership industries.

In addition to its accounting expertise, Ossege Combs& Mann provides many additional services including soft-ware consulting, succession planning, business consulting,internal audit, field exams, and litigation support and busi-ness valuation.

The Firm’s clients include small businesses ranging insize from $100,000 to $90,000,000 in annual revenue andfrom zero to 250 employees. Ossege Combs & Mann offersits clients valuable business insights and a personalizedexperience to help them reach their full potential.

About Blue & Co., LLCBlue & Co., LLC is a large independent accounting and

advisory firm employing more than 325 people across theorganization’s offices in Indiana, Ohio, Kentucky, andTexas. Blue’s public accounting expertise includes thepractice areas of assurance, tax compliance and consulting,healthcare consulting, benefit plan services, valuation andlitigation support, and business services and consulting. Itsindustry specializations include healthcare, construction,not-for-profit, manufacturing and distribution, and agri-business.

Established in 1970 and headquartered in Carmel, IN,Blue & Co. has been ranked in the top 100 U.S. publicaccounting and consulting firms for more than 15 yearsaccording to both INSIDE Public Accounting and Ac-counting Today magazines. In addition, the firm has beennamed to the prestigious Best of the Best Firms list fromINSIDE Public Accounting Magazine and is consistentlynamed as one of the Best Places to Work in Indiana, Ohio,and Kentucky. Blue is a member of the AICPA Divisionfor CPA Firms, Employee Benefit Plan Audit QualityCenter, Governmental Audit Quality Center, and Centerfor Audit Quality as well as the Center for Nonprofit Ex-cellence.

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IHSAA boys state golf finals

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Westfield’s Timmy Hildebrand (third from right) and his mother Kathleen participate in an interview on Indiana Sports Radio Network following the IHSAA boys golf statefinals Wednesday at Prairie View Golf Course in Carmel. Hildebrand was part of the state championship Shamrocks team. Also pictured are IndianaSRN’s Shawn Crull(left) and sports director Keith Meyers.

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PUBLIC NOTICEThe Atlanta Plan Commission will meet June 23rd at 6 p.m. in the townhall to discuss general business.

ABOVE: Westfieldfreshman AndrewLewis finished twoover par for theIHSAA boys golf

state finals.

ABOVE RIGHT:Hamilton

Southeastern’sAlex Bullingtoncarded a one-under 71 in thesecond round of

state.

RIGHT:Noblesville’s NoahLodin was one ofthree sophomores

on the youngMiller team thatplayed at state.

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First TeamKelsey Cahlamer Southeastern SeniorKiersten Carlson Carmel FreshmanMaria del Mar Davila Southeastern SeniorMolly Fletchall Carmel SeniorSamantha Galloway Carmel JuniorAshley Jonathan Guerin Catholic JuniorKrissy Kokjohn Fishers SeniorJessica Lorenz Fishers SeniorEmma Love Carmel JuniorAnnika Mabe Westfield SeniorLaura Moore Westfield SeniorTory Ochs Southeastern Junior

Lauryn Padgett Carmel JuniorAshley Spirrison Southeastern FreshmanArie Sprout Westfield SeniorMary Voigt Carmel JuniorKorinne Wolfmeyer Fishers SeniorZoe Woods Carmel Sophomore

Honorable MentionJayna Armstrong Noblesville FreshmanKhushboo Chougule Southeastern JuniorEmma Clary Westfield FreshmanJenna Diebold Guerin Catholic SeniorSarah Sipe Heights Junior

Hamilton County ReporterAll-County Girls Tennis Team

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Hamilton County ReporterGirls Tennis Players of the Year

Emma Love and Lauryn Padgett, Carmel

The Carmel girls tennisteam has producedsome great doublesteams over the years,and juniors Emma Loveand Lauryn Padgettcontinued that traditionthis season. Love (left)and Padgett are thisyear’s choice for theHamilton CountyReporter’s Girls TennisPlayers of the Year. Theduo finished 20-0 forthe season, leading theGreyhounds to a thirdconsecutive team statechampionship. Loveand Padgett followedthat up by winning theIHSAA’s doublestournament. It’s thesecond year in a rowLove has received thisaward; she won withMolly Fletchall lastyear.

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Two defending state champions as wellas two others who fell short a year ago leadthe way into this weekend’s 49th AnnualIHSAA Baseball State Finals at beautifulVictory Field in Indianapolis.

The Class 3A state championship gamewill lead off the weekend on Friday night at7:30 pm ET with the Class A, 2A and 4Agames contested at 1 pm ET, 4 pm ET and7 pm ET, respectively, on Saturday. Allfour games will be played at the home ofthe Indianapolis Indians, the Triple-A affil-iate of the Pittsburgh Pirates.

Each game will be televised live on FoxSports Indiana and streamed atIHSAAtv.org. Greg Rakestraw, MarkJaynes and Jeremiah Johnson will serve asthe broadcast team for Friday night. JerryBaker, Bob Lamey and Johnson will be onthe air for all three of Saturday’s contests.

The prime time game on Friday nightpits two of the state’s tradition-rich andpowerful programs in top-ranked Jasper(30-1) and third-ranked defending statechampion Andrean (29-6). The two schoolshave combined for nine state champion-

ships with two of the state’s winningestcoaches leading the

way in Jasper’s Terry Gobert andAndrean’s Dave Pishkur. The Class A finalis a rematch of last year’s thriller as eighth-ranked defending champ Shakamak (21-6)will get another challenge from second-ranked Rockville (27-6) in search of theschool’s first state crown in any sport.

In Class 2A, top-ranked South Spencer(24-2) will go head-to-head against third-ranked Lafayette Central Catholic (29-5).South Spencer continues to show it’s one ofthe state’s best and will be looking to col-

lect its fourth state crown since 2007.Lafayette Central Catholic, meanwhile, willbe gunning for

a record-tying eighth baseball title andfirst in 2A after dominating the Class Astate tournament in recent years.

After falling a step short of the 4A titlea year ago, Terre Haute North (21-11) hasnavigated its way back for another shot atthe bigschool crown where they’ll facePenn (28-6-1) which returns to VictoryField 14 years after its last state champion-ship. Check IHSAA.org and @IHSAA1 onTwitter throughout the weekend for updates.

State FinalsVictory Field, 501 W. Maryland Street,

IndianapolisDates: Friday, June 19 and Saturday,

June 20, 2015.Admission: $9 each day.Home Team: The winner of the north-

ern semi-state is the designated home team.Television: All four state championship

games will air live on Fox Sports Indiana.Also, South Bend's WHME Channel 46will carry the 4A game to viewers in theMichiana area.

Webstream: For viewers outside of theFox Sports Indiana coverage area, a livestream will be available at IHSAAtv.org.For those within the FSI coverage area, thestream will be available only on delayedbasis following the conclusion of the tele-cast.

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Here’s a list of the All-Hoosier CrossroadsConference baseball and softball teams for 2015:

BASEBALLTEAM STANDINGSPLACE SCHOOL RECORD1st Westfield 14-42nd Noblesville 11-72nd Zionsville 11-74th Brownsburg 9-95th Hamilton Southeastern 8-106th Avon 6-127th Fishers 4-14

ALL-CONFERENCE TEAMNAME SCHOOL GRADEMatt Moore Avon 11Brayton Nyland Avon 12Jacson McGowan Brownsburg 12Anthony Travelsted Brownsburg 12Joe Michel Fishers 12Matt Gorski Hamilton Southeastern 11Aaron McGee Hamilton Southeastern 12Cory Conway Noblesville 11Connor Christman Noblesville 11Travis Gillian Noblesville 10

Chris Ayers Westfield 12Jacob Robinson Westfield 12Bailey Partlow Westfield 12Ryan Pepiot Westfield 11Jack Pilcher Zionsville 11Nick Prather Zionsville 11Grant Sloan Zionsville 12HONORABLE MENTIONAvon: Nick Handlon (12); Brownsburg: Owen Gilbert (12),Caleb Sampen (11); Fishers: Luke Duermit (10); HamiltonSoutheastern: Andrew Bohm (11), J.B. Washburn (11);Noblesville; Bryce Masterson (10), Dax McLochlin (12);Westfield: Milo Beam (11), Harrison Freed (11); Zionsville:R.J. Wagner (11), Kellan Elsbury (12).

SOFTBALLTEAM STANDINGSPLACE SCHOOL RECORD1st Avon 6-02nd Hamilton Southeastern 5-13rd Noblesville 4-24th Brownsburg 2-44th Fishers 2-46th Westfield 1-56th Zionsville 1-5

ALL-CONFERENCE TEAMNAME SCHOOL GRADERachel Black Avon 12Haylie Foster Avon 10Kamrie Foster Avon 10Sydnie Foster Avon 10Taylor Astell Brownsburg 11Lucy Paczkowski Brownsburg 12Alyssa Chavez Fishers 10Gabbi Schnaiter Fishers 11Maggie Armstrong Hamilton Southeastern 12Savanna Copeland Hamilton Southeastern 10Madi Maloof Hamilton Southeastern 12Aly Compton Noblesville 12Maddie Moore Noblesville 10Zoe Schafer Noblesville 12Kristin London Westfield 12Madison Seigworth Westfield 9Emily Bruin Zionsville 11Payton Longest Zionsville 11HONORABLE MENTIONAvon: Mionica Carter (11), Paige Eichelberger (10);Brownsburg: Jessica Doctor (10), Taylor Mendenhall(11); Fishers: Abby Mozingo (12), Briona Rance (9);Hamilton Southeastern: Shelby Mager (12), AshleyRohr (12); Noblesville: Brooke Herron (10), CassieNeal (12); Westfield: Ashley Swartout (9); Zionsville:Annie Bruggenschmidt (11).

HCC announces All-Conference baseball, softball teams

Marian University hosts North vs.South All-Star Tennis Cup

Marian University was the host of theNorth vs. South HighSchool All-Star Ten-nis Cup matches Sun-day, June 14. Twentyfour graduating se-niors competed in this17th annual event, or-ganized by the Indi-ana Coaches of GirlsSports Associationunder co-chairs Sha-ron Rosenburgh andDebby Burton.

 After two roundsof play, the North built a 25-14 lead, andeventually won a 36-20 victory. Coachingthe North were Julie Hawkins (W. Lafay-ette Harrison) and Bruce Fleming(Mississinewa).

 The victorious North squad was led bythree-time state singles finalist Leah Barnes(FW Canterbury) and included Jenna Lan-dis (Concord), Teaghan Dishman & KaylinGibson (Delta), Kayla Bailey & DanaReynaga (Lake Station), Sasha Glickfield(Marion), Abbi Fleming & Mason Stanley(Mississinewa), Haley Harrell & LibbiePortteus (Plymouth), and Amanjot Kaur(W. Laf. Harrison).

 Barnes, Kaur, Gibson, Dishman, Flem-ing, Stanley, and Portteus all went unde-feated in their three matches to lead theNorth’s conquest.

The South All Stars were Audrie Hillis& Maddie Jones (Avon), Susie Wintern-heimer (Bishop Chatard), Meg Shishman(Bloomington South), Audrey Vincent &Caitlyn Martin (Evansville Memorial),Ashlyn Smith (Franklin), Haley Decker &

Taylor Kiesel (Gibson Southern), MollyLaughlin (Mt. Vernon), Hannah McKissick(Northeastern) and Sarah Wilder(Oldenburg Academy). Guerin Catholic'sKevin Gill was one of the South coaches.

Coaches in attendance voted for DistrictCoaches of the Year. Honorees were Dis-trict 1 - Julie Hawkins (W. Laf. Harrison),District 2 - Bill Mountford (SB. St.Joseph’s), District 3 - Dan McNally(Bishop Chatard), District 4 - Tim Cleland(Delta), and District 5 - Kyle DeBord(Gibson Southern). From these, McNallywas chosen as 2015 Indiana State Coach ofthe Year.

Of the 24 contestants, it was noted that18 were also honored as 1st team, 2nd team,or Honorable Mention All State by the Indi-ana HS Tennis Coaches Assn.

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The U.S. Soccer DevelopmentAcademy is returning to Grand Parkthis Friday, June 19th to hold the Acad-emy U-13/14 Showcase and the Acad-emy U-15/16 and U-17/18 Playoffsand Showcases. This year’s event willfeature over 200 teams from 25 statesand approximately 400 college coachesthroughout the week-long event.

“The U.S. Soccer DevelopmentAcademy is excited to return to GrandPark for our National Playoffs andShowcase this summer,” said JaredMicklos, Development Academy Di-rector. “Grand Park provides our play-ers and coaches with the opportunity toperform in a premier environment thatis ideal for  world-classplayer development."

In an accommodating setup to max-imize the experience for Academyplayers and clubs, this year’s event willjointly be held from June 19-26. Thisnew format was developed from feed-back received from Academy clubs toeliminate the gap that existed after theU-13/14 Showcase, which ended oneweek earlier than the older-age Play-offs and Showcases in 2014.

The U-15/16 and U-17/18 Acade-my Championships will be held at theU.S. Soccer’s National Training Centerin Carson, California, on July 16 and18.

The U-13/14 Showcase games willbe held June 19-22 with June 21 as therest day.

The U-15/16 and U-17/18 Playoffstake place on June 23, 24 and 26. TheShowcase games for the older-agegroups will be played over four daysfrom June 22-25, with half of the teamsresting on June 23 and the other halfresting on June 24. The Showcasegames are for U-15/16 teams that donot qualify for the Playoffs. If both theU15/16 and U-17/18 teams do notqualify for the Playoffs, the club willbring one combined team of (U-15/16/17/18) players. Clubs selecting amixed-aged team will submit a rosterto the Academy office before the eventto ensure competition against similar-aged teams.June Academy Postseason Scheduleat Grand Park:Friday, June 19: 44 U-13/14 Show-case gamesSaturday, June 20: 44 U-13/14 Show-case gamesSunday, June 21: Rest Day: Program-ming and meetings for Coaches andTechnical Directors; travel day forU-15/16 and U-17/18 Playoff teams(if needed)Monday, June 22: 44 U-13/14 Show-case games (a.m. game times); 23 old-er-aged Showcase games (p.m. gametimes); training day for U-15/16 andU-17/18 Playoff teamsTuesday, June 23: 16 U-17/18 Playoffgames; 16 U-15/16 Playoff games; 10older-aged Showcase gamesWednesday, June 24: 16 U-17/18Playoff games; 16 U-15/16 Playoffgames; 13 older-aged ShowcasegamesThursday, June 25: 23 older-agedShowcase gamesFriday, June 26: 16 U-17/18 Playoffgames; 16 U-15/16 Playoff games

Over 200 Teams atGrand Park for USSoccer DevelopmentAcademy

American LeagueEast W L PCT. GBTampa Bay 38 30 .559 -N.Y. Yankees 36 30 .545 1.0Toronto 36 32 .529 2.0Baltimore 34 32 .515 3.0Boston 29 39 .426 9.0Central W L PCT. GBKansas City 38 25 .603 -Minnesota 36 30 .545 3.5Detroit 34 32 .515 5.5Cleveland 31 34 .477 8.0Chi. White Sox 28 37 .431 11.0West W L PCT. GBHouston 40 28 .588 -Texas 36 31 .537 3.5L.A. Angels 34 33 .507 5.5Seattle 30 37 .448 9.5Oakland 29 40 .420 11.5

National LeagueEast W L PCT. GBN.Y. Mets 36 32 .529 -Washington 34 33 .507 1.5Atlanta 32 35 .478 3.5Miami 29 39 .426 7.0Philadelphia 23 45 .338 13.0Central W L PCT. GBSt. Louis 43 23 .652 -Pittsburgh 39 27 .591 4.0Chi. Cubs 35 29 .547 7.0Cincinnati 30 35 .462 12.5Milwaukee 24 44 .353 20.0West W L PCT. GBL.A. Dodgers 38 29 .567 -San Francisco 36 32 .529 2.5Arizona 32 34 .485 5.5San Diego 33 36 .478 6.0Colorado 28 38 .424 9.5

Thursday’s scoresPhiladelphia 2, Baltimore 1Minnesota 2, St. Louis 1Houston 8, Colorado 4San Diego 3, Oakland 1L.A. Angels 7, Arizona 1N.Y. Yankees 9, Miami 4Tampa Bay 5, Washington 3

Toronto 7, N.Y. Mets 1Boston 5, Atlanta 2Cleveland 4, Chi. Cubs 3Kansas City 3, Milwaukee 2Pittsburgh 3, Chi. White Sox 2San Francisco 7, Seattle 0L.A. Dodgers 1, Texas 0Detroit at Cincinnati, postponed

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