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By LARRY LANNAN www.LarryInFishers.com The City of Fishers is still in talks with the owners of 70 acres of land on Geist Lake to purchase the property and establish a city park, the first public space on Geist Lake. The Fishers Redevelopment Commission approved an amendment to the economic development plan of that area and okayed a bond issue as steps toward acquiring the land and establishing the park. City Controller Oscar Guti- errez told the commission the city is asking for $12 million of authority for property tax backed bonds. The controller also said he does not expect to actually utilize the entire bond authority, saying the actual pur- chase price is more likely to end up at between $9 million and $9.5 million. The city has made a clear declaration that if an agree- ment to purchase the property from the current owners is un- successful, the mayor is pre- pared to condemn the property and acquire it under the laws of imminent domain. State law provides a specific procedure to determine the fair market value The REPORTER Pre-K pilot program expands Delaware, Grant, Howard and Madi- son counties are now eligible to participate in On My Way Pre-K, an early education pilot program established in 2014, accord- ing to State Rep. Tony Cook (R-Cicero). Cook supported a bill during the 2017 legislative session expanding Indiana’s pre-K pilot program from five counties to 20. This new law will provide high-qual- ity early education to more low-income four-year-olds. Local providers can be- gin enrolling children in the On My Way Pre-K program for the 2018-2019 school year. “As a former educator, I have seen the benefits of high-quality early childhood education, and I support this responsible expansion of the pilot program,” Cook said. “By opening the program up to these counties, some at-risk children will have the opportunity to attend a high-quality preschool, have higher wage-earning po- tential and will be more likely to graduate from high school.” According to Cook, the program cur- rently serves nearly 2,300 students in five counties. Under this measure, 15 addition- al, primarily rural counties were added. The 2017 Early Learning Advisory Coun- cil annual report estimates about 6,700 four-year-olds could be served in these new counties. The other counties added to the On My Way Pre-K program are Bartholomew, DeKalb, Elkhart, Floyd, Harrison, Kos- ciusko, Marshall, Monroe, St. Joseph, Tippecanoe and Vigo. To find out more about Indiana’s early education programs and to learn about el- igibility requirements, visit www.in.gov/ fssa and click on Early Learning/Child Care. Increasing student course options Gov. Eric Holcomb recently ceremo- nially signed a law authored by State Rep. Tony Cook (R-Cicero) providing students with increased access to specialty class- es and business or trade certification pro- grams. Cook said this new law will help bal- ance the educational playing field for stu- dents by allowing them to take courses at a different school or through an online pro- gram not offered, while remaining enrolled in their current school. “This new policy will help all students across Indiana, regardless of where they are enrolled,” Cook said. “Some schools may lack the necessary resources to pro- vide specialty classes or certification trade programs in high-demand areas. Students and their families will now have the option to customize their education courses that will lead them on the path to their career.” According to Cook, the Indiana Depart- ment of Education can establish the Course Access Program while overseeing courses and course providers. Students will be able to enroll in an approved class with certain vetting from their school corporation. This law goes into effect July 1. To learn more, visit iga.in.gov. State Rep. Tony Cook (R-Cicero) represents House District 32, which includes all of Tipton County and portions of Hamilton, Madison, Delaware, Howard and Grant counties. Saturday, June 10, 2017 Sheridan, Noblesville, Cicero, Arcadia, Atlanta, Carmel, Fishers, Westfield Hamilton County’s Hometown Newspaper www.ReadTheReporter.com Facebook.com/HamiltonCountyReporter Hamilton County Reporter LIKE & FOLLOW US! Today: Sunny. Tonight: Clear. TODAY’S WEATHER HIGH: 88 LOW: 65 Cook supporng educaon from pre-K on Photo provided Gov. Eric Holcomb (seated, center) at the Statehouse ceremonially signs into law a measure authored by State Rep. Tony Cook (seated, left) providing students with increased access to specialty classes and business or trade certification programs not provided at certain schools. Cook and Holcomb were joined by State Sen. Dennis Kruse (R-Auburn) (seated, right) and, standing from left to right, State Rep. Bob Behning (R-Indianapolis), State Sen. Erin Houchin (R-Salem) and State Rep. Sheila Klinker (D-Lafayette). See Geist . . . Page 2 Fishers moves forward on proposed Geist Park Carmel High School to get new principal Noblesville parking results coming soon The REPORTER The content of Noblesville's most recent and long-awaited downtown parking study will be public soon. The Parking Task Force will soon put its stamp of approval on a report which was prepared by professional consultants hired by the city last year. The study, the fourth or fifth in the past dozen years, is ex- pected to make short term and long-term suggestions for more parking including a municipal parking garage which would likely required city and county joint cooperation. The REPORTER A new principal for Carmel High School will be announced at the June 12 meeting of the Carmel Clay School Board, according to the school administration office. John Williams retired earlier this month after serving 14 years as principal during which time CHS became the state's largest high school and achieved numerous awards for its successful academic and ath- letic programs. Williams

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By LARRY LANNANwww.LarryInFishers.com

The City of Fishers is still in talks with the owners of 70 acres of land on Geist Lake to purchase

the property and establish a city park, the first public space on Geist Lake. The Fishers

Redevelopment Commission approved an amendment to the economic development plan of that area and okayed a bond issue as steps toward acquiring the land and establishing the park.

City Controller Oscar Guti-errez told the commission the city is asking for $12 million of authority for property tax backed bonds. The controller also said he does not expect to actually utilize the entire bond authority, saying the actual pur-

chase price is more likely to end up at between $9 million and $9.5 million.

The city has made a clear declaration that if an agree-ment to purchase the property from the current owners is un-successful, the mayor is pre-pared to condemn the property and acquire it under the laws of imminent domain. State law provides a specific procedure to determine the fair market value

The REPORTERPre-K pilot program expands

Delaware, Grant, Howard and Madi-son counties are now eligible to participate in On My Way Pre-K, an early education pilot program established in 2014, accord-ing to State Rep. Tony Cook (R-Cicero).

Cook supported a bill during the 2017 legislative session expanding Indiana’s pre-K pilot program from five counties to 20. This new law will provide high-qual-ity early education to more low-income four-year-olds. Local providers can be-gin enrolling children in the On My Way Pre-K program for the 2018-2019 school year.

“As a former educator, I have seen the benefits of high-quality early childhood education, and I support this responsible expansion of the pilot program,” Cook said. “By opening the program up to these counties, some at-risk children will have the opportunity to attend a high-quality preschool, have higher wage-earning po-tential and will be more likely to graduate from high school.”

According to Cook, the program cur-rently serves nearly 2,300 students in five counties. Under this measure, 15 addition-al, primarily rural counties were added. The 2017 Early Learning Advisory Coun-cil annual report estimates about 6,700 four-year-olds could be served in these new counties.

The other counties added to the On My Way Pre-K program are Bartholomew, DeKalb, Elkhart, Floyd, Harrison, Kos-ciusko, Marshall, Monroe, St. Joseph, Tippecanoe and Vigo.

To find out more about Indiana’s early education programs and to learn about el-igibility requirements, visit www.in.gov/fssa and click on Early Learning/Child Care.

Increasing studentcourse options

Gov. Eric Holcomb recently ceremo-nially signed a law authored by State Rep. Tony Cook (R-Cicero) providing students with increased access to specialty class-es and business or trade certification pro-grams.

Cook said this new law will help bal-ance the educational playing field for stu-dents by allowing them to take courses at

a different school or through an online pro-gram not offered, while remaining enrolled in their current school.

“This new policy will help all students across Indiana, regardless of where they are enrolled,” Cook said. “Some schools may lack the necessary resources to pro-vide specialty classes or certification trade programs in high-demand areas. Students and their families will now have the option to customize their education courses that will lead them on the path to their career.”

According to Cook, the Indiana Depart-ment of Education can establish the Course Access Program while overseeing courses and course providers. Students will be able to enroll in an approved class with certain vetting from their school corporation.

This law goes into effect July 1. To learn more, visit iga.in.gov.

State Rep. Tony Cook (R-Cicero) represents House District 32, which includes all of Tipton County and portions of Hamilton, Madison, Delaware, Howard and Grant counties.

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Cook supporting education from pre-K on

Photo providedGov. Eric Holcomb (seated, center) at the Statehouse ceremonially signs into law a measure authored by State Rep. Tony Cook (seated, left) providing students with increased access to specialty classes and business or trade certification programs not provided at certain schools. Cook and Holcomb were joined by State Sen. Dennis Kruse (R-Auburn) (seated, right) and, standing from left to right, State Rep. Bob Behning (R-Indianapolis), State Sen. Erin Houchin (R-Salem) and State Rep. Sheila Klinker (D-Lafayette).

See Geist . . . Page 2

Fishers moves forward on proposed Geist Park

Carmel High School to get new principal

Noblesville parking results coming soonThe REPORTER

The content of Noblesville's most recent and long-awaited downtown parking study will be public soon.

The Parking Task Force will soon put its stamp of approval on a report which was prepared by professional consultants hired by

the city last year. The study, the fourth or fifth

in the past dozen years, is ex-pected to make short term and long-term suggestions for more parking including a municipal parking garage which would likely required city and county joint cooperation.

The REPORTERA new principal for Carmel High School will be

announced at the June 12 meeting of the Carmel Clay School Board, according to the school administration office. John Williams retired earlier this month after serving 14 years as principal during which time CHS became the state's largest high school and achieved numerous awards for its successful academic and ath-letic programs. Williams

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TODAY’S BIBLE VERSEAnd some fell among thorns; and the thorns sprung up, and choked them:

Matthew 13:7

The REPORTERWhether you like to run or

walk, join LIDS for its second annual Mad Hatter 5K benefit-ting the LIDS Foundation. In-terested participants can regis-ter at www.GetMeRegistered.com by searching “LIDS Foundation Mad Hatter 5K.” Registration is $35, and in-cludes the walk/run, a shirt, medal and hat pin. Noble Order Brewery will also be pro-viding beer samples to participants shortly after the race concludes.

For those who can’t partake in the race day-of, join the fun by signing up for our virtual option at www.131eventproduc-tions.com. Participants can register for $25, do the walk/run on their own schedule and then post results online. LIDS will also

ship a commemorative race bib, t-shirt, medal and hat pin to participants for free.

As the charitable organization of re-tailer LIDS Sports Group, the LIDS Foun-dation works to engage young people to become active in sports-related activities that promote healthy lifestyles as well as leadership and growth opportunities. It ac-complishes its mission primarily through offering resources – in the manner of time, expertise, funds or materials – to nonprof-it organizations with goals and values that align with those of the LIDS Foundation.

Flip your LIDSWhen: 8 a.m. June 17Where: LIDS Sports Group, 10555 LIDS Way, Zionsville, IN 46077Cost: $35 on site, $25 to run/walk on your own

Flip your LIDS for Mad Hatter 5k

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of the property, which, if condemned, would be the city’s purchase price.

In another matter before the commis-sion, Tax Increment Finance (TIF) bonds and changes to the development plan were approved for The Yard culinary project, to be constructed near the new

IKEA location. The Yard items will now go the Fishers Plan Commission, then the Fishers City Council, before returning to the Redevelopment Commission for final approval. Construction could begin this fall or the spring of 2018, depending on how the approval process moves along.

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Photos providedPrairie Lakes Health Campus, 9730 Prairie Lakes Blvd. East, Noblesville, has a program they call “Live the Dream.” Residents get the opportunity to try something they have always wanted and recently two people chose to go rock climbing. (TOP LEFT) Robert Ireland, 83, always wanted to try rock climbing. With everything going on in my life the opportunity never came up. Ireland was like a spider on the wall, going from one rock to the next. After his climb, Ireland said, “I had the best time ever and will not forget this moment ever. My son will not even believe what I just did!” (TOP RIGHT) Marguerite Schnautz, 100, had never gone rock climbing. Schnautz likes to try different things while she still can. She said, “This was amazing. At my age, I never thought I could attempt to try.” Thanks to Climb Time of Indy, Ocean (ABOVE) for helping to make these dreams come true!

Never too old to live the dream at Prairie Lakes

The REPORTERThousands of guests are expected at the

fifth annual Curiosity Fair at Conner Prai-rie this weekend. The event, sponsored by Kroger and Dow AgroSciences, is focused on science, technology, engineering and math exploration through interactive activ-ities, presentations and hands-on demon-strations.

The weekend fair is free for museum members and with paid admission to the museum. Admission is $17 for adults, $16 for seniors ages 65 and older and $12 for youth ages 2 to 12.

Free shows throughout the day:• Tony Hoard, a semi-finalist on the

popular “America’s Got Talent” TV show, and his high-flying, acrobatic canines will perform multiple shows both days.

• Scientists with Eli Lilly will perform colorful chemical demonstrations and ex-plosive experiments during their “Chemis-try is a Blast” shows.

• Professor Steve’s “Science Big Top” demonstrates forces of nature.

Inside the SportsZone: Guests can in-teract with the Indianapolis Colts, Indiana Pacers, Indi-anapolis In-dians, Indi-ana Fuel and Indy Eleven profession-al sports teams and experience the beauty and grace of rhythmic gymnastics.

For a complete lineup of activ-ities throughout the weekend, visit http://bit.ly/2qWzM6r.

Spanning nearly 1,000 wooded acres in cen-tral Indiana, Conner Prairie welcomes nearly 400,000 visitors of all ages annually. As Indiana’s first Smithsonian Institute affiliate, Conner Prai-rie offers various outdoor, historically themed destinations and indoor experiential learning spaces that combine history and art with science, technology, engineering and math to offer an au-thentic look into history that shapes society today.

Conner Prairie Curiosity Fair begins today

Curious about going?

WHAT: Fifth annual Curiosity FairWHEN: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, June 10 and Sunday, June 11WHERE: Conner Prairie, 13400 Allisonville Road, Fishers

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The REPORTERClosing costs are a crucial as-

pect of buying a home, and in its third annual study financial technology company SmartAsset shows where they are lowest.

The study measures closing costs as a percentage of median home value at the county level and Hamilton County was among those with the lowest closing costs in Indiana.

At only 1.3 percent, Hamilton County has the lowest cost as a percentage of home value in Indi-ana. Hamilton County also has the highest average home value of any

county listed in the top 10.For a look at how the top coun-

ties in Indiana shook out, check out the table above.

Additional information on

the study, including the full methodology, results, and inter-active map can be found here: https://smartasset.com/mort-gage/closing-costs#Indiana

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LEGAL NOTICE-AMENDEDBOARD OF ZONING APPEALS

The Hamilton County Board of Zoning Appeals North District will meet on Wednesday, June 28, 2017 at 7:00 p.m. in the Hamilton County Council/Commissioners’ Courtroom located in the Hamilton County Government and Judicial building at One Hamilton County Square, Noblesville, Indiana in order to hear the following petition:

DOCKET NO. NBZA-S.U.-0005-06-2017A Special Use Amend. concerning Article 15-A-Sec. 4 of the

Hamilton County Zoning Ordinance No. 3-19-90, as amended, in order to:

construct a stand-alone horse barn 60.0 ft X 132 ft to replace previously Board approved attached building. Barn will have 16 stalls and a riding arena for a total of 66 stalls and 88 horses for commercial horse stables.

Project Address: 25123 Six Points Rd., SheridanParcel no.: 01-01-27-00-00-009.000 Zone District: A-2Legal Description: May be examined at the office of the Hamilton

County Plan Commission.The petition may be examined at the office of the Hamilton

County Plan Commission, One Hamilton County Square, Suite 306, Noblesville, Indiana. Please call (317) 776-8490 should you have any questions.

Interested parties may offer an oral opinion at the Hearing or may file written comments concerning the matter to be heard prior to or at the Hearing.

The Hearing may be continued from time to time as may be found necessary.

Petitioner’s Name: Cheryl & William E. WendlingDate: May 18, 2017

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Public Notice

Meeting Notices

There will be a Westfield Redevelopment Com-mission (RDC) Meeting on Tuesday June 13, 2017 at 2 p.m. in the Westfield City Hall- Assembly Room, 130 Penn Street, Westfield, IN 46074.

Pursuant to IC 5-14-1.5-5 (a) The Hamilton Coun-ty Personnel Committee will meet at 10:00 a.m. on Tuesday, June 13, 2017 at One Hamilton County Square, Noblesville, Indiana (Conference Room 1A). The purpose of this meeting is for discussion of Personnel issues.

/s/ Robin M. Mills,Hamilton County Auditor

High home value, low closing costs in Hamilton County

Avg. Median Closing Costs as ClosingRank County Closing Costs Home Value % of Home Value Costs Index1 Hamilton $2,836 $222,900 1.3% 89.652 Boone $2,684 $187,600 1.4% 86.753 Porter $2,628 $165,500 1.6% 83.874 Hendricks $2,620 $162,400 1.6% 83.405 Brown $2,620 $162,300 1.6% 83.396 Lagrange $2,620 $162,200 1.6% 83.377 Monroe $2,615 $160,400 1.6% 83.098 Dearborn $2,612 $159,100 1.6% 82.899 Floyd $2,605 $156,300 1.7% 82.4310 Hancock $2,605 $156,300 1.7% 82.43

StatePointAllergy symptoms can lead to

a major disruption in quality of life. And unfortunately, they affect a lot of people. Nearly 60 million Americans suffer from allergic rhinitis (also commonly known as hay fever), according to the Amer-ican College of Allergy Asthma and Immunology.

Luckily, many allergy suffer-ers are interested in learning more about what causes their allergies and how they can manage them. In fact, 70 percent of allergy suffer-ers say they wish they had a bet-ter understanding of the science behind their allergies, according

to a recent survey of over 1,000 allergy sufferers in the US, which was sponsored by Sanofi Consum-er Healthcare and conducted on-line using Toluna’s QuickSurveys methodology.

With that in mind, Sanofi is sharing some helpful information and tips for allergy sufferers to keep in mind this season.

• Know Your Triggers: Deter-mine what allergens or “triggers” cause your symptoms, whether it’s pollen, pet dander, etc. While you may already have some idea of what triggers your symptoms, an allergist can give you a com-prehensive check-up for a proper

Top tips for allergy managementdiagnosis.

• Avoid Exposure: If pollen is one of your triggers, check the pollen count be-fore planning that picnic. If it’s your furry friend giving you grief, spend some time vacuuming your rugs and furniture. Once you know your triggers, take steps to avoid or minimize them whenever possible.

• Learn the Science behind Your Symp-toms: When an allergy sufferer comes into contact with certain allergens, their body produces a variety of chemical responses that cause those symptoms that can make them feel miserable. According to the re-cent survey of allergy sufferers, more than half of them said histamine is the only chemical response to allergens that they are familiar with, but there are actually several — including leukotrienes, cyto-kines, prostaglandins and eosinophils. To relieve allergy symptoms, it’s important to stop these chemical reactions from taking place.

• Visit the Allergy Aisle: Several pre-scription strength treatment options are available over-the-counter for the relief of allergy symptoms. For example, Nasacort is a scent- and alcohol-free nasal spray that provides 24-hour relief of nasal allergy symptoms like sneezing, itchy runny nose and congestion for adults and children two years of age and older. It does this by stop-ping the body’s chemical responses to al-lergens and reducing inflammation in the nasal passages. To learn more and down-load a coupon, visit Nasacort.com.

This season, be proactive about your allergies. Educate yourself about your triggers and make sure you have an effec-tive treatment on hand to provide symp-tom relief.

LOCAL NEWS?LOCAL SPORTS?We’ve got you covered.

Hamilton County Reporter

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Ronald “Ron” Lewis Scott June 7, 2017

Ronald “Ron” Lewis Scott was born the middle of three boys to Harriett Bray Scott and Troy Wallace Scott in Indianapolis.

In childhood, he enjoyed scaring his mom with snakes found in their back yard on Crittenden Avenue. Snakes later gave way to birds, as he became an expert caretaker of the thousands of birds who visited his backyard. Ron was a wrestler at Broad Ripple High, and attended Ball State before graduating from IUPUI. He met the love of his life, Marsha, on a blind date. They were soon married and established roots in Carmel.

Ron was employed with Ameritech for more than 20 years where he excelled in advertising sales. Ron was a hard-working, caring man who was a gifted handyman. He was a thoughtful, patient and loving man

who brought joy and laughter to his treasured family. Ron left this earth on June 7 at the age of 73 after unexpected complications from lung sur-

gery. Remaining to keep his memory alive are wife, Marsha (nee Coapstick); children, Nicole Hebert (John), Holly Blessing (Brian) and Ryan Scott (Amanda Distler); grandchildren, Ella, Josie and Jack Hebert, and Hayden and Eli Scott; father, Wally; brothers Troy (Susie) and David (Jody); as well as many other dear family members and close friends. He was preceded in death by his mother Harriett.

Services will be private. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made in his honor

to the National Audubon Society or the American Lung Association.

Condolences: www.randallroberts.com

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HamiLton County

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Phone317-408-5548

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ArrangementsService: PrivateMemorial donations: National Audubon Society or the American Lung AssociationCondolences: www.randallroberts.com

Joanne Matz June 5, 2017

Joanne Matz, 71, of Noblesville, passed away on Monday, June 5, 2017 at Riverwalk Village in Noblesville.

Joanne was a member of Colonial Hills Baptist Church. The family would like to thank the staff at Riverwalk Village for their compassionate care.

She is survived by her sister, Nancy; and two nephews, Jim and Steve.Services will be held at Noon on Monday, June 12, 2017 at Randall & Roberts Fishers

Mortuary, 12010 Allisonville Road in Fishers, with visitation from 11 am to the time of service. Burial will follow at Hutton Cemetery in Zionsville, In-diana.

Memorial contributions may be made to Co-lonial Hills Baptist Church, 8140 Union Chapel Road, Indianapolis, IN 46240.

ArrangementsCalling: 11 a.m. to 12 p.m. June 12Service: 12 p.m. June 12Location: Randall & Roberts Fishers MortuaryCondolences: www.randallroberts.com

You can read obituaries online at

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First TeamKirstie Brooks Fishers JuniorAlyssa Chavez Fishers SeniorKarly Combs Carmel SeniorTaylor Ewing Heights JuniorBrooke Herron Noblesville SeniorStormy Kotzelnick Carmel FreshmanAlexis Macha Southeastern SeniorSarah Miller Guerin Catholic SeniorMaddie Moore Noblesville SeniorKirsten Powers Westfield Junior

Julia Ranney Carmel SeniorLibby Ratliff Southeastern SophomoreJordan Rager Southeastern SophomoreAudrey Reed Sheridan JuniorAbby Taylor Southeastern SophomoreDory Thompson Westfield JuniorCassie Vargas Sheridan Junior

Honorable MentionLucy Bodem University SophomoreBre Bouse Sheridan Freshman

Megan Collins Guerin Catholic SeniorCassidy Ferrer Westfield SeniorKristi Gordon Fishers JuniorJessica Kaurich Heights JuniorAshton Kiehl Southeastern SeniorLauren Railer Sheridan JuniorBriona Rance Fishers JuniorClaire Schildmeier Heights SeniorGrace Smith Noblesville JuniorBri Tragesser Noblesville SeniorAva Walker Carmel Senior

Hamilton County Reporter Softball Player of the YearAlexis Macha, Hamilton Southeastern

Softball All-County Team

Kirk Green/File photo

Alexis Macha is this year’schoice for the Hamilton

County Reporter SoftballPlayer of the Year.

Macha finished the yearwith a 10-6 record, and anearned-run average of 2.52with 128 strikeouts. Machaalso was the backbone of agreat post-season run by theRoyals, leading her team tothe semi-state championship

game. In the post-seasonalone, Macha tallied 52

strikeouts.

Greyhounds singles, doubles advance in individual tourneyBy RICHIE HALLReporter Sports EditorCarmel continued its quest for the girls tennis

Triple Crown on Friday, easily winning both singlesand doubles matches at the quarter-final round of theIHSAA individual tournament at Park Tudor.

In singles play, the Greyhounds' Lauren Lemondsbeat Mooresville's Morgan Fitzpatrick 6-2, 6-0 in abattle of undefeated juniors. Lemonds is now 31-0 forthe year and will play Fort Wayne Canterbury soph-omore Kyra Foster in this morning's semi-finals.

Meanwhile, Carmel's junior doubles team of JuliaMiller and Grace Marchese defeated ChristianAcademy of Indiana seniors, the undefeated team ofDanielle Summitt and Lauren Winchell, 6-0, 6-3 in

their quarter-final match. Next up for the Greyhoundteam is another all-junior squad from Center Grove:Isabella Schoolcraft and Center Grove, who areunbeaten at 21-0. Miller and Marchese are 9-0.

"Overall, I think our girls played really well fortheir first match at Park Tudor, because it's a littledifferent to play here," said Carmel coach Spencer

Reporter photo by Richie Hall

Carmel’s doubles team of Julia Miller (left) andGrace Marchese easily won their quarter-finalmatch at the IHSAA individual tournament Friday.

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The Noblesville United Soccer Clubannounced Keaton Minick and NatalieWatson as the winners of the annual StevenSizemore Mental Attitude Award earlier thismonth.

Steven Sizemore was a longtimeparticipant at NUSC. He played with NUSCfrom U5 up through Travel, Into high schoolat NHS and beyond. He was popular foralways having a great attitude and consistenthard work and dedication. Those who playedbeside him were better for it because hewould encourage good sportsmanship aswell as a drive to improve. He had a truepassion for the game.

Steven left this world too soon at the ageof 20. in his honor, with the help of hisfamily, we created this award to be giveneach spring season to one male and one

female player in U15+ who display the samequalities that Steven possessed. The awardwill help the Sizemore family keep hismemory alive.

Keaton Minick was nominated for hiswillingness not only to play any position inany game, but also for stepping in to helpcoach his younger sister's teams for severalseasons.

He displays a phenomenal attitude anda great passion for the game. This was notednot only by his coaches and fellowteammates but also by those not part ofNUSC who had the pleasure of watchinghim play. Minick is graduating fromNoblesville High School and will beattending Indiana State University in the Fallto study Education. It is his ultimate goal towork with children with special needs.

Natalie Watson was nominated for herpassion and dedication to the game ofsoccer. She has played at NUSC since firstor second grade. She chose as well to giveback to the club by helping to coach youngerage groups for several seasons. She hasalways been an aggressive competitor, butmaintained a smile and positive attitudetowards her teammates as well as heropponents. She became a referee and hasbeen giving back to NUSC in that manneras well. Watson is graduating fromNoblesville High School. She will beattending Anderson University in the fall todouble major in Psychology and YouthLeadership Development and minor inSocial Work. Watson loves volunteering andworking with children.

Both Minick and Watson have createdand fostered friendships on our pitch thatwill last a lifetime because of the passionand attitude they possess. They both arehonored to received this award and want tothank all those who helped them along theway.

Also nominated were:Tyler McLaughlin for his dedication and

stellar attitude.Will Bennett for his encouraging words

and sense of humor to help pull the teamtogether.

Cheyenne Chase for her passion for thegame, fair play and inspiration to otherplayers because of her attitude.

Devin Kaslenschmidt for his integrityand sportsmanship as well as his dedicationto NUSC.

NUSC announces winners of the Steven Sizemore Mental Attitude Award

Keaton Minick and Natalie Watson are the winners of the annual Steven SizemoreMental Attitude Award, which was presented by the Noblesville United Soccer Club.Pictured: Matt and Lynn Minick (parents of Keaton),  Keaton Minick, Natalie Watson,Ken and Kim Watson (parents of Natalie).

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Natalie Watson and Keaton Minick are pictured with Bonnie Sizemore, StevenSizemore’s mother.

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Fields. "We haven't played on these courtsthis season. They executed well, serves weregood, returns were great, excited for tomor-row."

The semi-finals begin at Park Tudor at10 a.m. In the other matches, Castle juniorMadison Devillez plays Evansville Memo-rial senior Makenzie Myers in singles, whileFort Wayne Carroll sophomores Mia Toscosand Lauren VanWyngarden take on theSouth Bend St. Joseph team of senior TalleCorrigan and freshman Kayla Graham in thedoubles.

The championship matches are set for 2p.m.

GREYHOUNDSFrom Page 6

American LeagueEast W L PCT. GBN.Y. Yankees 35 23 .603 -Boston 33 27 .550 3.0Baltimore 31 28 .525 4.5Tampa Bay 32 31 .508 5.5Toronto 29 32 .475 7.5Central W L PCT. GBMinnesota 31 26 .544 -Cleveland 30 28 .517 1.5Detroit 29 31 .483 3.5Kansas City 26 34 .433 6.5Chi. White Sox 25 34 .424 7.0West W L PCT. GBHouston 43 19 .694 -L.A. Angels 32 32 .500 12.0Seattle 31 31 .500 12.0Texas 28 32 .467 14.0Oakland 26 34 .433 16.0

National LeagueEast W L PCT. GBWashington 38 22 .633 -Atlanta 27 32 .458 10.5Miami 27 33 .450 11.0N.Y. Mets 25 33 .431 12.0Philadelphia 21 38 .356 16.5Central W L PCT. GBMilwaukee 33 29 .532 -Chi. Cubs 30 30 .500 2.0Cincinnati 29 31 .483 3.0St. Louis 27 32 .458 4.5Pittsburgh 26 35 .426 6.5West W L PCT. GBColorado 40 23 .635 -L.A. Dodgers 37 25 .597 2.5Arizona 37 26 .587 3.0San Francisco 25 38 .397 15.0San Diego 24 38 .387 15.5

MLB standingsFriday’s scores

Colorado 5, Chicago Cubs 3Texas 5, Washington 2Miami 12, Pittsburgh 7

Cleveland 7, Chicago White Sox 3Boston 5, Detroit 3

Tampa Bay 13, Oakland 4N.Y. Yankees 8, Baltimore 2

Atlanta 3, N.Y. Mets 2L.A. Angels 9, Houston 4St. Louis 3, Philadelphia 2

Milwaukee 8, Arizona 6L.A. Dodgers 7, Cincinnati 2San Diego 6, Kansas City 3

Seattle 4, Toronto 2Minnesota 4, San Francisco 0

The IHSAA has announced tee times forthe first round of the boys golf state finals,which takes place Tuesday at Prairie ViewGolf Club in Carmel.

Fishers and Westfield are pairedtogether, and will start from the 10th teebetween 8:18 and 8:54 a.m. Soon after,Carmel will begin its round from the firsttee, between 9:12 and 9:48 a.m.

Noblesville follows on the first tee,starting between 9:57 and 10:33 a.m.Hamilton Southeastern's Drew Alexanderwill start his round from the 10th tee at 10:15a.m.

REGIONAL SCORESLafayette Jeff (Battle Ground):

Carmel 296, Zionsville 298, Westfield 301.Warsaw (Stonehenge): Bishop

Dwenger 298, Homestead 304, Fort WayneCarroll 312.

Muncie Central (The Players Club):Noblesville 288, Cathedral 311, Fishers 315.

Washington (Country Oaks):Evansville North 292, Park Tudor 303,Castle 310.

Providence (Champions Pointe):Center Grove 278, Columbus North 290,Bedford North Lawrence 301.

IHSAA announces state golf tee times

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Due to a scoring error, the Noblesville Unified Track and Field team has been movedup to a third-place finish at the IHSAA state finals.

The IHSAA posted the revised results on Friday. The Millers now have 89 team points,behind only Merrillville’s 98 and Harrison’s 94.

Noblesville moved up to third place atUnified Track and Field state meet