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Curl selected to fill vacant council seat A Hamilton CountyRepublican caucusselected former SheridanPolice Chief Bill Curl tofill the at-large SheridanTown Council seatvacated earlier this yearby Jeremy Sommerville. Sommerville, elected in

2014, resigned his council seat after a job

change required he move from Sheridan.Curl will serve the remaining three years ofSommerville’s term. In an interview with the Hamilton CountyReporter Curl stated, “I’m looking forwardto working with the council for thebetterment of Sheridan.” Curl said his toppriorities would be improving Sheridanstreets, attracting new business to Sheridanand responsible spending of town funds.

ISP Trooper Perrine promoted Indiana State PoliceSuperintendent DouglasG. Carter has announcedthe promotion of SeniorTrooper John  Perrinetothe rank of Sergeant toserve as the PublicInformation Officer forthe Indianapolis District. Perrine  is a native of

Sheridan and a 2000 graduate of SheridanHigh School. After high school he attendedIndiana State University until being chosento attend the 63rd  Indiana State PoliceRecruit Academy in November of 2002.Upon his academy graduation in 2003 hewas assigned to the Lowell Post to patrolnorthern Lake County. Perrine  transferredto the Pendleton District in 2005 and workedHamilton County. In 2010 Hamilton County

was absorbed by the Indianapolis District,where Perrine was most recently assigned. During his career  Perrine  has been afirearms and tactics instructor, a fieldtraining officer, a member of the TacticalIntervention Platoon and an Indiana SafeSchool Specialist. He is also the leadinstructor in the Indianapolis District for thedepartment’s Unarmed Response to ActiveShooter Events program. Sgt. Perrine’s new duties will include thecoordination of public education programsand to serve as the Department’s newsmedia liaison on public safety, crimeprevention and law enforcement publicinterest issues.  He will also be available topresent public safety and informationalprograms to community and serviceorganizations. Sergeant  Perrine  resides in HamiltonCounty with his wife and two children.

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Nearly 100 northern Hamilton County residents filled the Arcadia Town Hall onTuesday evening hoping to get answers regarding the future of their fire and paramedicservices. What those residents left with was not what they had hoped for. The meeting conducted by the Jackson Fire Territory Board provided area residentsand opportunity to ask questions about the upcoming dissolution of the Jackson FireTerritory. The dissolution will leave residents of incorporated Arcadia and Atlantawithout fire protection and paramedic services. On February 10th the Jackson Township Board of Trustees voted 3-0 to withdrawfrom the fire territory. Because Jackson Township serves as the providing unit for thefire territory, and funds approximately 85% of the fire territory’s budget, the territorywill no longer exists beginning July 1. Jackson Township officials have said they will fund a township fire department thatwill service unincorporated Jackson Township. Arcadia Town Council member Maurice St. Louis said, “The towns of Arcadia andAtlanta were surprised when we received a letter from the township regarding theirdecision.” Atlanta Clerk Treasurer Robyn Cook said, “We feel like we have been betrayed andthat this decision was made behind our backs.” Several area residents voiced their concerns that Jackson Township officials made thedecision without discussing it with the towns of Arcadia and Atlanta. Jackson Township Trustee Chris Miller said the township’s decision to pull out wasmade after a financial review was performed. "We see that in the future we are goingto lose money, said Miller. An Arcadia area resident in attendance asked Miller to produce documentation of thefinancial analysis. Miller stated, “I wasn’t prepared to do that this evening.” The sameresident chastised Miller by stating, “You knew we would all be here, but you camewithout the numbers.” St. Louis said the Arcadia Town Council has met in executive session to discuss optionsfor providing Arcadia residents with fire and paramedic services. St. Louis said nodecision has been made as of yet. Atlanta Town Board member John Phifer stated that he believes the township’s decisionto pullout was partially based on a conflict between him and Township Trustee ChrisMiller. Miller stated, “I don’t think so.” Phifer stated Atlanta has not made a decision regarding future fire services for residents. Miller emphasized at the meeting the township would be more than willing to workwith both towns to form an agreement to provide fire and paramedic services for theirresidents. Also in attendance at last night’s meeting was Hamilton County Commissioner MarkHeirbrandt. Heirbrandt spoke publically stating, “I want to know what I can do helpand get this issue worked out.”

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Republican caucus to appointmentBelden’s replacement

By FRED SWIFT The unfortunate passingof County CouncilmanJim Belden  onSunday  means anothercaucus of the Republicanprecinct organization tofill the vacancy  on thecouncil where Belden

served for 23 years. It will be the secondcountywide caucus since January. Since Belden served as a council member-at-large, all county committeemen willbe  qualified to vote. The caucus will becalled within 30 days. The person chosenwill serve the remainder of this year. The county GOP just held a highlycompetitive caucus January 30 to elect a

new county chairman following theresignation of former chairman PeteEmigh.  (Pete Peterson won in a contestedvote. This week the GOP state committeeappointed a special committee toinvestigate.) Belden's seat is up in this year's election.He had filed for re-election along with fiveothers including incumbents Brad Beaverand Rick McKinney. Candidates seeking tojoin the council are Bill Dennis, George Kehland Jeff Hern. On Tuesday, Dr. James Dillon said hewould be interested in filling out theremainder of Belden's term. Dillon, a retiredheart specialist, originally from Noblesville,has lived many years in Carmel where heSee Council Seat... Page 4

Arcadia and Atlanta residents receive few answers...

Fire Protection

Sheridan Schools awardedBest Place to Work again Sheridan  Community Schools has beennamed by the Indiana Chamber ofCommerce in the top 100 Best Places toWork in Indiana for 2016.  This is the secondconsecutive year SCS has been selected forthis honor. Dr. Dave Mundy stated that thisrecognition is very well deserved and speaksto intense work ethic and dedication thattheSheridan  Community Schools staff hasfor their students and community.  “It’s ahuge honor and it represents the culture

throughout  Sheridan  Community Schoolsthat it is truly the best place to work andlearn.” The Indiana program includes fourcategories based on company size: smallhave between 15 and 74 U.S. employees,medium have between 75 and 249 U.S.employees, large have between 250 and 999U.S. employees and major have 1,000 or

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Chinese students learn at Riverview

Riverview  Health hosted four Chinesemedical students during a three-weekmedical exchange program. The students rotated with and shadowedfour doctors at  Riverview  Health: Dr.Jeffrey Ginther, Dr. Andrew Koon, Dr.Bruce Schilt and Dr. Peter Schilt.

“The students really have fun and enjoylearning about the technology here andseeing medicine around the world in adifferent way,” said Dr. Ginther, orthopedicsurgeon with Riverview  Health Physicians.“This also gives us the opportunity to

Dr. Jeffrey Ginther (left) along with Kristen Schwab, PA, (right) uses an X-rayexamination as a learning opportunity for Susan Cheong (middle).

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Obituaries2Paul V. Wright Jr.

October 22, 1948 - January 23, 2016Paul V. Wright Jr., age 67, of Sheridan passed away on January 23,

2016 in Noblesville, Indiana.He was born on October 22, 1948 to the late Paul V. Sr. and Agnes

(Williams) Wright in Indianapolis, Indiana. Paul is a graduate from theLawrence Central High School class of 1966. Paul served honorablyin the United States Army.   He earned his Bachelor’s Degree inElectronics and later obtained a Broker License. Paul was a VietnamVeteran where he was awarded the Bronze Star and became a Purple

Heart Recipient. He retired as an Appraiser for the Indiana Department of Transportation.Paul, a loving husband, father, grandfather, and man of God, was a member of theSheridan First Baptist Church and the American Legion Post 67 in Sheridan, IN. He wasan avid reader, loved history and spent a lot of time with his family and friends, whomwill greatly miss him.

Paul and his wife Janet (Wymer) of 42 years were married on December 21, 1973 inEagletown, Indiana. They had two children Steve (Wendy) and Rodney K. (Angela K.)Callahan. Paul was also a proud grandfather of seven, Tyler (Allison), Sara, Joseph andCallie Callahan, Whitney, Taylor and Evan Savage. He was also blessed with a great-grandchild, Aurora Savage.

A celebration of Paul’s life was held on Saturday, February 20, 2016 at the SheridanFirst Baptist Church.   Family and friends were invited to gather prior to the time ofservices. Pastor Alan Schoeff officiatied. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made toSheridan First Baptist Church, 205 E. Third Street,  Sheridan, Indiana 46069.

Online condolences may be made to fishsrfunerals.com.

Daniel J. Dunbar

September 25, 1939 - February 20, 2016

Daniel J. Dunbar, 76, of Castleton, succumbed to a hard foughtbattle with health issues Saturday Feb. 20, 2016. He was born Septem-ber 25, 1939 to Daniel and JoAnna (Yates) Dunbar in Indianapolis.

Dan attended Howe High School and Purdue University; and thenattended the Indianapolis Police Academy, in 1966, with one of his bestfriends, Mike Moore. Dan had protected the Northeast Side of Indysince the early 1960’s. He was the Brendonwood Marshal; ownedNortheast Security; and later became the Castleton Marshal until 1993

when the town disbanded. Dan is well known by students and faculty at Lawrence NorthHigh School, where he had coached diving and provided security since the school openedin 1976. He was a constant figure at athletic events standing beside his longtime friend,Barry Norman.

Dan was with his loving wife, Judy, who has been by his side for 55 years; and is alsosurvived by his children, David, Donna (Wilson), Dennis and Doreen (Donarski/Loyal);grandchildren, Hollie, Missy, Carter, Bailey, Daniel, Dustin, Daniel and Derek; and sixgreat-grandchildren.

Services will be held at 2:00 pm on Tuesday, February 23, 2016 at Randal and RobertsFishers Mortuary, 12010 Allisonville Road in Fishers, with visitation beginning at 11:00am prior to the service. Chaplain Rusty Kennedy will officiate. Burial will be at OaklawnMemorial Gardens in Indianapolis.

In lieu of flowers, an account for his wife, Judy, has been set up at the Forum CreditUnion, 11313 USA Parkway, Fishers, IN 46037.

Condolences: www.randallroberts.com

Mary E. (Bland) Dickerson

January 30, 1927 - February 19, 2016Mary E. (Bland) Dickerson, 89, Frankfort, formerly a Lapel resident, passed away

Friday, February 19, 2016, at Clinton Health & Rehab in Frankfort following an extendedillness.

She was born on January 30, 1927, in Batesville, Indiana to Theodore and Lorena(Renner) Bland.

She graduated from Noblesville High School in 1945.Mary retired after 35 years in 1985 from the former Fort Benjamin Harrison Army

Finance Center in Indianapolis.She was a member of the Trinity United Methodist Church in Lapel. She was a loyal

supporter of VFW.She is survived by two nieces, Denise (Cherry) Bray of Frankfort and Sherry (Bland)

Greene of Pfafftown, NC; one nephew,Howard Greene of Pfafftown, NC.

She was preceded in death by her par-ents; her husband, Arthur Eugene Dicker-son; a sister, Thelma Cherry; a brother,Raymond Bland; a niece, Davita Cherry anda nephew, Stephen Bland.

Graveside services were held Monday,February 22, 2016, at Brookside Cemeteryin Lapel with Pastor Dewey Miller officiat-ing.  Burial followed in Brookside Ceme-tery, Lapel.

Memorial contributions may be made toAmerican Cancer Society.Onlinecondolences:  www.hersbergerfuneralhome.com

Coy D. Robinson

May 7, 1926 - February 18, 2016Coy D. Robinson,  89, of Noblesville, passed away on Thursday,

February 18, 2016 at Harbour Manor Care Center in Noblesville. He wasborn on May 7, 1926 to Willy and Rhoda (Robison) Robinson in Murray,Arkansas.

Coy was a businessman having owned Robinson Brothers Poultryand Robinson Brothers Philips 66 Service Station in Noblesville, the BigC Restaurant in Arcadia, and Willow Lake Fishing Pond in Sheridan. Hehad also been an independent timber buyer for many years; was a 32

Degree Mason of the Scottish Rite; and a member of the Murat Shriners, and NoblesvilleJaycees, where he served as President. He loved bowling, fishing & hunting trips,laughing, playing the mandolin and country music.

Coy is survived by his daughter, Donna (Terry) Maddox of Wilder, KY; son, David(Hattie Retherford) Robinson of Crown Point, IN; three grandchildren, Candice(Laurence) Toepfer of Cedar Lake, IN, Marcus Robinson of Spencer, IN and MitchellRobinson of Crown Point, IN; brother, L.B. (Joyce) Robinson of Argos, IN; and manynieces, nephews and friends.

In addition to his parents, Coy was preceded in death by his wife of 64 years, Bertha(Fulton) Robinson; four brothers, Raymond, Roy, Homer and Remmel; and a sister, Ruth.

Services will be held at 1:00 pm on Thursday, February 25, 2016 at Randall & RobertsFuneral Home, 1150 Logan Street Noblesville with visitation beginning at 11:00 prior tothe service. Burial will be at Crownland Cemetery in Noblesville.

Condolences: www.randallroberts.com

Terri Annette Griffey Troxell

February 9, 1968 - February 15, 2016Terri Annette Griffey Troxell,  48, of Pendleton, passed away on

Monday, February 15, 2016 at her home. She was born on February 9,1968 to Carl and Thelma (Smith) Griffey in Fairfax, Virginia.

Terri was a member of AMVETS Ladies Auxiliary of Pendleton,and formerly worked as an accountant. She was a free spirit and ajokester with a great sense of humor, and was a very loving mother.

Terri is survived by her daughter, Sarah Byerly; son, Robert Byerly;siblings, Tina Marie Lows, Howard Dresselhaus, Joey Johnson, Joe

Griffey, and Vickie Dennison; and granddaughter, Aubrey Walker.In addition to her parents, Terri was preceded in death by her brothers, Johnny

Johnson and Dennis Dresselhaus; and half-sister, Brenda Griffey.A Memorial Service was held on Friday, February 19, 2016 at Randall & Roberts

Funeral Homes in Noblesville. Condolences: www.randallroberts.com

more U.S. employees. Businesses with out-of-state parent companies must have at least15 full-time Indiana employees to participate. The companies selected embrace the ideathat a positive work culture that includesrespect, communication, opportunity andbeing part of a team not only makes it a placein which employees want to work but alsofuels the success of the company. Final rankings of the honorees will beannounced May 5th.

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Ada Dare (Bales) Smyth

May 9, 1926 - February 12, 2016Ada Dare (Bales) Smyth, 89, of Noblesville, Indiana, passed away

Friday, February 12, 2016. Ada was born on May 9, 1926 to the lateHowell Edgar and Etta Jane Dean Bales in Rose Hill, VA.

She worked 30 years for Firestone Industrial Products, and was amember of Radiant Chapter Order of the Eastern Star, and the Nobles-ville First United Methodist Church.

In addition to her parents, Ada was preceded in death by herhusband, Edgar M. Smyth; sister, Hallene (Ben) Kelly; and brotherL.S. Bales.

She is survived by two daughters, Jacquline K. (Gary) Weimer of South Vienna, OHand Jane Linville of Noblesville; one brother, Eugene (Jeanette) Bales of Chattanooga,TN; sister, Betty Ruth Jones (Roscoe) of Vinton, VA; sister-in-law Jewell Bales of RoseHill, VA; four grandchildren, Kelly (Harold) Dillon, Erin (Steven) Curley, Kristal Millerand Kari Weimer; nine great-grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews.

Services were held on Friday, February 19, 2016 at Randall & Roberts Funeral Homein Noblesville, with visitation prior to the service. Rev. Dick Judson officiated. AnEastern Star memorial was presented prior to the service. Burial was at Oaklawn Ceme-tery in Indianapolis. Condolences: www.randallroberts.com

Norman G. Wolfe

November 29, 1929 - February 16, 2016Norman G. Wolfe,  86, of Noblesville, passed away on Tuesday,

February 16, 2016 at Wellbrooke of Westfield, after a brief illness. Hewas born on November 29, 1929 to Harvey and Ruth (Winders) Wolfein New Albany, Indiana. Norman retired as a research chemist in thefield of paints and coatings and held multiple patents. In his spare time,he enjoyed fishing, woodworking and his grandchildren.

Norman is survived by his two sons, Jack (Dorothy) Wolfe ofNoblesville and Gordon (Jill) Wolfe of Racine, WI; grandchildren, Chris (Nicolle) Wolfeof Tampa, FL, Adam (fiancé Lindsay Bell) Wolfe of Fishers, IN, Nicholas (Betsy) Wolfe,David (Amy) Wolfe and Andrew (Bethany) Wolfe all of Racine, WI; and great-grandchil-dren, Claire, Jameson, Luke, Eleanor, Foster, Ramona, Asher, Ellia and Isen.

In addition to his parents, Norman was preceded in death by his wife, Beverly whopassed away in 2006.

Services were held on Friday, February 19, 2016 at Randall & Roberts Funeral Centerin Noblesville with visitation prior to the service. Burial was at Kraft-Graceland MemorialPark in New Albany, IN.Condolences: www.randallroberts.com

Betty L. Bell

September 13, 1928 - February 17, 2016Betty L. Bell, 87, of Muncie, passed away in the early morning of

Wednesday, February 17, 2016 at IU Health Ball Memorial Hospitalin Muncie. She was born on September 13, 1928 to John F. and Louie(Davisson) Horner in Randolph County, Indiana.

Betty was a 1946 graduate of Modoc High School and was amember of Fellowship Baptist Church in Muncie. She had been aphotography proofer for LifeTouch Portraits in Muncie, and also forAMK in Phoenix, AZ where she and her husband, Dillard, had livedfor 20 years, before returning to Muncie in 1994; but her first love wasbeing a homemaker and spending time with her family. She enjoyed

sewing, cross-stitching, cooking and baking, and was known for making the world's bestapple butter.

Betty is survived by her husband of 62 years, Dillard L. Bell of Muncie; daughters,Brenda (Bob) Upchurch of Muncie and Con-nie Workman of Blountsville; son, Lynn(Debbie) Bell of Janesville, WI; her sister,Mary Virginia Hubbard of Mission, KS;grandchildren, Deanne Brown, Jared Up-church, Donald (Angel) Workman, ChrisWorkman and Rosetta (Steve) Molden; sev-en great-grandchildren; and several nieces &nephews.

In addition to her parents, Betty waspreceded in death by three brothers, onesister, and a son-in-law, Donald Workman.

Services were held on Monday, February22, 2016  at Fellowship Baptist Church,Muncie, Indiana, with Pastor Andy Phippsof Liberty Baptist Church officiating. Visita-tion was Sunday, February 21, 2016 at Fel-lowship Baptist Church. Burial was at ElmRidge Memorial Park in Muncie, Indiana.

Condolences: www.randallroberts.com

connect with and teach the youngergeneration.” Dr. Ginther and three other physiciansgraciously opened up their homes to thestudents during their time here. Susan Cheong, one of the medical studentsDr. Ginther and his wife hosted at theirhome, mentioned her experience has beengreat and was impressed with the culturaldiversity she has come across.

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Obituaries & News4Brian Christopher Hughes

October 2, 1978 - February 18, 2016Brian Christopher Hughes,  37, of Westfield, passed away on

Thursday, February 18, 2016 at St. Vincent Heart Center in Indianap-olis. He was born on October 2, 1978 in Terre Haute, Indiana. Brianwas a computer consultant for Allegient Computer Consulting, andhad been in the IT industry for 14 years. He had attended IU Bloom-ington and was a big IU and Colts fan.

He is survived by his wife, Melanie Hughes whom he married onSeptember 22, 2001; his two children, Jordan Hughes and AubreeHughes; his mother, Linda Berry; his father, William Berry; in-laws,

Fred & Janna Messmer and Kerry & Martha Hochgesang; grandfather, Lenard Francis;step-brother, Brian Berry; and brothers & sisters-in law, Ky Lynn Brown Groover, BradMessmer, and Justin & Hillori Wanninger.

Brian was preceded in death by his grandmother, Dorothy 'Dot' Francis.A Mass of Christian Burial was held on Monday, February 22, 2016 at Our Lady of

Mount Carmel Catholic Church in Carmel with visitation prior to the service. Rev. DavidHuemmer officiated. Private graveside services will be held at a later date at HullCemetery in Terre Haute, IN.

Memorial contributions may be made to American Heart Association, Greater Mid-west Affiliate, Memorials and Tributes Lockbox, 3816 Paysphere Circle, Chicago, IL60674; or Child's Play Charity at: http://childsplaycharity.org/donate.

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Marion L. Klingler Sr.

August 4, 1945 - February 19, 2016Marion L. Klingler Sr., 70, of Noblesville, passed away on the morning of Friday,

February 19, 2016 at his home. He was born on August 4, 1945 to George and Hazel(Shirley) Klingler in Lebanon, Indiana.

For 25 years, Marion worked as a machinist with Indiana Gear Works, and with othercompanies after that time. Marion proudly serviced his country in the Indiana NationalGuard. He was a member of Elizaville Baptist Church, and more recently NoblesvilleFirst Church of the Nazarene. Marion loved to work on lawn mowers, enjoyed gardening,loved poodles, and preferred to be outdoors rather than indoors. Most of all, he put hisfamily first and loved them dearly.

Marion is survived by his loving wife of 45 years, Marilyn L. Klingler; son, Lee (Lori)Klingler; step-daughter, Lois J. (Larry) Bonebright; sisters, Gladys (Al) Siddel andShirley Klingler; five grandchildren, Larry Calvin (Vicki) Bonebright, Lindsey MarieBonebright (fiancé Jeff Needler), Jacob Levi Klingler, Jonathan Thomas Klingler, andJosiah William Klingler; six great-grandchildren; and several nieces & nephews.

In addition to his parents, Marion was preceded in death by his brother, DavidKlingler, as well as an infant brother.

Services were held on  Monday, February 22, 2016  at Randall & Roberts FuneralHome, Noblesville, with visitation prior to the time of service. Pastor Shad Hill of DeerCreek Community Church officiated. Burial was at Crownland Cemetery in Noblesville,Indiana. Condolences: www.randallroberts.com

served on the Clay Township Board. Interested in emergency medical services, he said hewants to support a public safety training center for Hamilton County that was proposedlast year. In situations like this a candidate on the primary ballot is sometimes chosen althoughthat is not required. So, Hern, Kehl or Dennis could file to fill the vacancy, but any countyRepublican resident would be eligible to run to fill the last ten months of Belden's term. Thus far Dr. Dillon is the only one to step forward wanting to complete the unexpiredterm. On some issues the council has been split 4-3 with Belden usually being one of thethree. Belden supported the proposed training center. Belden was 77 when he died early Sunday at his home in Carmel. He had been a teacherand successful football coach at Westfield, Noblesville and finally Carmel before retiringin 1996. He is survived by wife, Beverly, and two adult children. There will be no funeral service at this time.  A memorial service will be held at  3p.m. February 27 at the IVY Tech Gym in Noblesville.

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If this weekend's unseasonably warmweather had you thinking about spring, theBoys and Girls Club of Noblesville wouldlike you to start thinking about SpringBreak. Registration is now open for the club’sspring break programs. The Club offers twounique programs for youth to participate induring the break. The attendees must be amember of the Club to take part in eitherprogram and both begin March 28 and runthrough April 8. Camp Crosser is a fun and adventurousprogram designed to provide children ages6-12 with high energy, fun and educationalexperiences. Youth will participate in ageappropriate activities including zip lines,canoeing, fishing, archery, arts & crafts,environmental education, hiking, camp firecooking, a low ropes course, gaga pit andteam building activities. Weekly themes will guarantee that no onewill be bored. The first week, "Around TheWorld," features cooking, native games andnative arts and crafts, while the secondweek, "Adventure Week," consists ofcontests, obstacle courses, teamed activitiesand nature education. Camp Crosser costs $100 per week. Spotsare limited, so those interested are advised

to register now. Scholarships are availablefor those who are eligible. The Club’s day program, located at 1448Conner Street, provides themed weekswhich will consist of special events, contest,guest speakers, activities and much morerelating to that theme. Participants will haveaccess to our computer lab, library, gym,games room, art room and snack bar. Each week will feature a theme. "Up, Upand Away," will see club members exploreouter space with field trips, guest speakers,contests and space education. In "Under theSea," club members will dive into the deepblue. Field trips, guest speakers, contestsand marine education are on the agenda. Hours of operation for spring break are7:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday through Friday.Between 11 a.m. and 3 p.m. is free with aClub membership and there is a $9 chargefor the morning session (7:30 a.m. to 11a.m.) and a $9 charge for the afternoonsession (3 p.m. to 6 p.m). However, reducedrates are available for those eligible. During spring break, the Teen Center willbe open noon to 6 p.m. Monday throughFriday. There is no extra charge for teenmembers. A variety of programs, field tripsand volunteer and leadership opportunitieswill be offered.

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State Road 38 to close this summer Contractors for the Indiana Department ofTransportation plan to temporarily closeState Road 38 this summer to replace adrainage culvert under the highway. The culvert is located under State Road 38between State Road 32 and Hague Road andchannels floodwater from Cicero Creek. The new structure will measure 6.5 feet tallby 20 feet wide and 30 feet long. Calumet Civil Contractors plans to closethe highway at the work site for up to 10days beginning sometime after

Independence Day.  A specific closure datewill be announced after preliminary workto relocate utilities is finished. During the closure of State Road 38, asigned detour will direct highway trafficaround construction via State Road 32 andUS 31.  Local motorists are encouraged toplan ahead and seek their best alternate route. Calumet was awarded the contract becauseits bid of $324,990 was the lowest of sevenbids submitted for the project.

Sheriff investigates Mallery Rd. robbery The Hamilton County Sheriff’s Office isinvestigating a home invasion robbery thatoccurred on Saturday just east ofNoblesville. Deputies responded to the 18900 block ofMallery Road shortly after 9 p.m. on thereport of a residential burglary in progress.A perimeter was set and K-9 officersattempted a track but the suspect fled priorto the arrival of deputies. The homeowner stated she returned froman evening church service and entered herresidence when she was confronted by amale in her bedroom who then began to hit

her. When the victim fought back, thesuspect attempted to strangle her and shebelieved she lost consciousness. After thevictim awoke, the suspect was gone. Thevictim was taken to the hospital where shewas treated and released a short time later.A few small items including electronics andcash were taken during the incident. Investigators have limited information onthe suspect who the victim could onlydescribe as wearing a thick coat and blackmask. This is the only such case reported inHamilton County and is believed to be anisolated incident at this time.

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By JANET HART LEONARD I was asked on Thursday, after working ten hours, "what is your cellularaccount password?" The lady at the phone store waited patiently as Irambled through the ones I had used before. I was tired. I did not evenremember having one. I just wanted a new phone to replace the one thathad a frozen screen. Oh no, not until I remembered my password fromfifteen years ago. That morning I unlocked my computer at work with my new passwordfor it. I have to change it every year. I clocked in online with myemployee number and department code and the last four of my social

security number. Thankfully those have never changed. I then entered my employee identification and password to get into my customer base tobe able to work and gather the information to be able to sell a car. To check our inventory I have another ID code that requires that I change the passwordevery three months. It can never be one I have used before. I try to check my bank account everyday. I have a password to check it on my phone. To get into my car I have a 5 number code. My iPad has a passcode. If I cannot remember my password there are always questions. What was my first school?1st Ward or First Ward? What street did I live on as a child? Twelfth or 12th? What wasthe name of my first pet? Was it Tiger the cat or Pebbles the dog? It's just too confusing.Try again. Try again. Oops. You have tried and failed too many times so contact customerservice. "You have reached the customer service department. Press one for English. Press twofor Spanish. Press one if you know which department you need. Press two for the companydirectory. Press three if you have an account. Press four if you would like to open anaccount. Press five if you need to pay your bill. Press zero if you are confused." (Ok so Imade that one up) I still have a couple of accounts where I have not changed my name to Leonard so I haveto remember who I am. Janet Kay Baker or Janet Hart Leonard. Why haven't I changedmy name on all my accounts? I can't remember my password. About my new phone? It arrived, by mail, less than fifteen hours after I figured out mypassword. How did that happen??? It must have liked my password.

What’s your password Leaving for lunchBy SHERIDAN HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT WEITZEL Are you aware how much the food we put into our bodies affects us?It determines our behavior, our ability to focus, and our shape and size,not to mention the links foods have to diseases. It is time to stopsugar-coating it and take a stand for the lack of nutrition and choice inour school lunches. Therefore, students should be allowed to leaveschool to get their food. Everyone knows what certain foods do to them. For example, artificialcolors and preservatives give me a raging headache. Ninety percent of

the meals served at our school are preheated, therefore, ninety percent of the meals arefull of preservatives. Without having the ability to leave, I am left with two options: Ieither consume the food which will affect my ability to learn, or I have to bring a lunchbox which isn’t capable of holding anything but pre-packaged foods. There are so manyproblems that would be fixed by leaving school to get your lunch. If you had thisopportunity and took advantage of it, it would improve your health, behavior, energy, andfocus, which would in turn lead to better grades. Why do schools not allow us to leave? I think they have two main reasons. One happensto be: “We are afraid kids won’t come back.” Kids get a certain amount of absences beforethey lose credit for a class and have to go to court which puts them and their parents indanger with the law. So why don’t our schools handle it the same way they do everythingelse and the same way this country handles everything else? Which is, you have the choiceto do whatever you want, but if you choose to do the wrong thing, there will beconsequences. Their second reason is “students driving is a liability problem for the school.” I am oneto be ok with and accept the rules, but I feel too many times rules are put into place toforbid activities authority don’t want, and then the same rules are abandoned for a causethe authority does want. I don’t think students leaving for lunch is a school liability, butif they say it is, they should be more consistent with it. For example, I am surpassinglyconfused on how students driving to lunch is a huge liability, but students driving to theelementary every day for multiple programs schools isn’t a huge liability. Schools are okwith students driving over to the elementary. At some schools, kids who attend a careeror technical class, like at J. Everett Light Career Center, might have to drive up to 45minutes. So is it really sounding like a liability issue or a perhaps something else? In conclusion, getting out for their lunch will benefit students in so many ways. Ourschool should give us a regular timed lunch and give us the ability to get our own food.If someone’s not back on time, he is tardy, and if he doesn’t show up, he is late. Let thestudents be a little more independent and learn responsibility. Kids know what they canand cannot eat, and giving them the choice to eat something fresher and less pre-packagedwould benefit their health in so many ways.

Hamilton County has a longhistory of growth

By MARY SUE ROWLAND Pieces of history in Hamilton County have today, given way to the fastestgrowing country in the state, where more people and families move thanall of the other counties combined. Also remember in the 1800’s, it wasthe northern part of the county that was very successful and growing.The first Hamilton County Agricultural Fair was held in Cicero in 1860.The Hamilton County Agricultural Society was organized in 1837 butdid not become active until 1856. Mary Green in 1837 was named postmistress of the first Westfield Post Office at its official opening. That was

the same year that William Conner and his family moved into Noblesville on 8th Streetnear downtown and the railroad tracks. Sheridan was home to the Kercheval Homesteadin 1842. In 1912, the Hamilton County Hospital Board appointed to establish and maintaina county hospital. The biggest flood in history as White River overflows. Fire destroyeddowntown Sheridan, Cicero elevator burned and fire destroyed many businesses indowntown Carmel. The Noblesville City Council ordered citizens arrested who let chickens, ducks and horsesrun at large in 1917. An explosion damages the Indiana Condensed Milk Company inSheridan in the same year. It was 1924, when the first two traffic signals were installed inNoblesville. The same year the Noblesville Firemen bought their first radio forentertainment during the long hours working at the station. A nine hole golf course wasopened at Forest Park in 1927. Forest Park held the first kite flying contest sponsored byM. Haas & Sons along with the first top spinning contest sponsored by M & M Shoes in1928. There was ice skating both day and night at the Noblesville Bathing Pool due tothe installation of “twelve large lights.” The Carmel flowing well was opened in 1929 andcontinues to flow today. The 1930 census lists 4,805 citizens in Noblesville and the Countycensus listed 23,444 citizens. Firestone offered prizes to the best growers of VictoryGardens in 1944 and the number of graduates from high schools: Jackson Central 56,Sheridan 53, Carmel 28, Westfield 23 and Noblesville 56. In 1961, the worst blizzardsince 1913 hits the county standing many sectional attendees in Carmel. It was 1975, witha population increase of 19 percent since 1970 census, Hamilton County was declared,“the fastest growing county in the state.” From cabins to stately homes, from dirt roadsto brick to paved streets, interurban trains, oil and gas discoveries, swimming pools, golfand hospitals things grew and needs were met from 1783 to 1978. Many floods, wars,fires, towns built and industry changed during those almost 200 years. Everything neededto be done and everything was done. This was the foundation for the “fastest growingcounty in the state.” Not to say there is still much to be done especially in the northernpart of the county that often seems forgotten. With outstanding communities, continuinginnovation and development in Hamilton County, a helping hand to the northern townsseems long overdue. Now Atlanta finds itself without any emergency services. That is avery serious situation and Atlanta surely needs a helping hand from its more successful“sisters” to the south and the County government. Let’s see who will step up to help? Dates and events taken from the “Remembrances” book written by John Foland, producedby Rowland Printing, watercolor drawings by Floyd Hopper and illustrated by BruceNeckar in 1976 containing stories about Hamilton County history.

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By RICHIE HALLReporter Sports EditorA historic occasion plus a huge come-

back equals a Noblesville boys basketballSenior Night that won't be forgotten any-time soon.

The Millers found themselves downbig in the second quarter, but resolutelyworked their way back to a 60-53 victoryover Avon Friday in a Hoosier CrossroadsConference game at The Mill. The victoryfinished Noblesville's league play with a4-2 record, good for third place in the con-ference.

At the beginning of the game, the spot-light was on senior John Kiser. He wasonly 15 points away from reaching the1000-point mark, and the Miller fans werefilled with anticipation for Kiser to getthere. One fan kept a dry-erase board thatdetailed how many points Kiser had left togo.

Kiser scored the first basket of thegame, but the Millers wouldn't score againfor the remainder of the first quarter. TheOrioles, meanwhile, zipped their way to a14-2 first quarter lead. They continuedtheir run into the second period, eventuallytaking a 20-4 lead with 5:19 left in thesecond period.

"Well, give Avon credit, first of all,"said Noblesville coach Brian McCauley."We weren't as prepared, and that's myfault. We didn't have the right positionagainst their press."

Finally, at that point, Noblesville gotitself going. The Millers followed a time-out with their first run of the game, scoringsix unanswered points. Grant Bullard madea layin, and Kiser drained four foul shots.Noblesville closed the half with another6-0 run, with Kiser scoring four of thosepoints. That put the Millers within 25-20,and Kiser at 999 career points.

"When we started slow like that, I justkind of tried to take over, go to the bucketa little bit more and try to get to the freethrow line and get fouls called on the otherteam," said Kiser.

Noblesville continued to chip away atAvon's lead in the third quarter, with MaxFlinchum draining an early 3-pointer. Hewould spark another 6-0 run with the Mill-ers down 34-27, rolling a basket in. RyanOgden helped out with a layin.

Kiser was soon fouled and sent to theline, and his first free throw finally got himto 1000, to the delight of the crowd. Anannouncement was made, and Kiser ac-cepted the congratulations of his team-mates. Then it was back to the line - therewas still a game to win. His second freethrow got the Millers to within 34-33.

"Coming out, I wasn't really pressing toput up a shot or anything to try to get the1000th point," said Kiser. "I was definitelylooking for a shot here or there." In otherwords, Kiser was just going to let it happenwhen it happened.

"Better for the team that way," saidKiser.

Flinchum soon drained a 3-pointer toget Noblesville on top for the first timesince the start of the game, 36-35. Avonresponded with a 3, but a layin from Ogdentied things up at 38-38, and that's where thescore would be at the third-quarter buzzer.

"Really proud of our guys for keepingtheir composure, keeping their poise, " saidMcCauley. "We made the appropriate ad-justment and switched a couple positionson their press, on our press-breaker, andthat opened things up. And from there, weoutscored them every quarter."

After several minutes of back-and-forth, Noblesville took the lead for goodwhen McGwire Plumer made a layin. Thatwould be the start of a 9-0 run that took theMillers from being down 45-44 to up 53-45. Corby Mertens gave Noblesville someserious momentum when he scored off asteal while being fouled, then made thefree throw for the 3-point play. Kiser andPlumer both made two foul shots to get theMillers up eight with 1:03 left. Noblesvilleclosed out the game from there.

"Obviously John Kiser was very asser-tive," said McCauley. "I liked how weattacked the basket."

Kiser scored 22 points for the game,including a 10-of-10 effort from the freethrow line. The senior also grabbed sevenrebounds. Mertens added 12, and Plumerhit two 3-pointers.

On Tuesday, Noblesville hosted Law-rence Central at The Mill; the Bears areNo. 6 in the 4A media poll and No. 7 in theone-class coaches poll.

A third straight win over a ranked teamwas not to be, however, as LC defeated theMillers 64-49. Noblesville hung in thereduring the fourth quarter, cutting the Bears'lead to 55-49 with under two minutes togo. But Lawrence Central ended the gameon a 9-0 run.

The Bears never trailed, although No-blesville always stayed within striking dis-tance. An early 7-2 LC lead was broughtdown to 7-6 thanks to four points fromOgden. In the second quarter, the Bears led20-10 before the Millers scored seven un-answered points. Kiser scored five of them,with Brandon Barthel making a layin inbetween.

Lawrence Central led 24-19 at half-time, then steadily increased its lead to42-32 after three quarters, then got up 51-36 during the fourth period. Noblesvillewent on another 7-0 run following a time-out; that run was ignited by a 3-pointerfrom Mertens. The junior followed that upwith a jumper, then Kiser's layin cut LC'slead to 51-43.

The Bears pushed their lead back up to55-45 with 2:28 left, after which Barthelscored on a putback, then Kiser hit a jump-er to get Noblesville to 55-49. LawrenceCentral answered that with its nine unan-swered points.

Kiser finished the game with 23 points,while Barthel pulled five rebounds. TheMillers were perfect from the free throwline, successfully making all 13 of theirattempts.

Noblesville wraps up its regular seasonnext Friday with a trip to Lebanon.

Millers fall to LC, come back to beat AvonKiser reaches 1000 points...

The Noblesville boys basketball sec-tional will start off with a bang.

The IHSAA released the sectional pair-ings Sunday afternoon, and the first gameto be played at Class 4A Sectional 8 at TheMill will be a huge re-match between West-field and Fishers. The two teams played abarn-burner on Feb. 4 won by the Sham-rocks 59-58.

The Westfield-Tigers re-match will bethe only game on Tuesday of the seven-team sectional. On Wednesday, the firstgame will feature Hamilton Southeasternand Anderson. The Royals defeated the

Indians 69-61 on Jan. 16. In the secondsemi-final, the host Millers will take onCarmel; the two teams played back on Dec.5, with the Greyhounds won 49-45.

Guerin Catholic, last year's 3A statechampion, is playing in 4A this year due tothe IHSAA success factor. The Golden Ea-gles got the bye and will play the winner ofWestfield and Fishers in the first Fridaysemi-final. Wednesday's winners will playthe second semi-final.

Hamilton Heights will compete in 3ASectional 24 at Marion. The Huskies drewa bye in the six-team sectional, and will

play Friday's first semi-final game betweenthe host Giants and Blackford. Those twoteams will face off Tuesday in the section-al's first game, with Yorktown and Delta tofollow. Tipton drew the other bye and willplay the second semi-final game, taking onthe Yorktown-Delta winner.

Sheridan will play in 2A Sectional 40 atLapel. The Blackhawks will face Wapahaniin the second first-round game on Tuesday;that contest follows a game between thehost Bulldogs and Muncie Burris.

The Lapel-Burris winner will take onFrankton in Friday's first semi-final, with

Monroe Central playing the Sheridan-Wap-ahani winner in the second semi-final.

University plays in 1A Sectional 58 atBethesda Christian, a seven-team sectional.The Trailblazers will take on Internationalin Wednesday's second game; that will fol-low a game between Metropolitan andTindley.

Indiana Math & Science will play Indi-ana School for the Deaf in Tuesday's sec-tional opener. The winner of that gameplays the host Patriots, who drew the bye.

IHSAA releases boys basketball sectional pairingsMany re-matches at The Mill...

ABOVE: Noblesville’s John Kiserreached the 1000-point mark duringthe Millers’ comeback win over AvonFriday.RIGHT: Ryan Ogden scored six points.

Reporter photos by Kent Graham

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By DON JELLISONReporter EditorDown 16-4 at the end of the first quarter,

Hamilton Heights kept battling and theHuskies pulled out a 46-45 upset overTipton Saturday evening in thechampionship game of the HoosierConference Tourney at Twin Lakes.

Hunter Crist, playing only his secondgame since missing eight contests becauseof a wrist injury, hit two free throws with notime remaining to give Heights a greatcomeback victory.

Tipton came into the game with only oneloss and the Blue Devils on Jan. 29 atHeights had defeated the Huskies 43-36.Crist did not play in that game.

Against the Blue Devils last evening,Crist scored 23 points and canned 13-of-13free throws.

“Hunter played really well,” saidHeights coach Chad Ballenger. “We’ve beenplaying him off the ball to protect the injurya little.

“I thought we came out a little scared,”Ballenger talked about the Huskies’ slowstart. “We had a good walk through earlierin the day and I thought we were ready. But,we came out and played a little timid. Tiptoncame right at us, jumping to an 11-1 lead.”

All of that changed in the second quarter.The Huskies outscored the Blue Devils 16-5and pulled to with one point, 31-30, athalftime.

After that, it was a nip-and-tuck battlebetween the two long-time rivals.

Tipton still led, 41-39, at the end of thethird quarter.

Heights led once on a free throw, butthen Tipton tied the game at 39-39. TheHuskies played from behind the last 2 ½minutes of the game.

Tipton turned the ball over with 25seconds left. Heights got the ball out ofbounds with 3.3 seconds remaining.

“The kids did a great job of running theplay,” said Ballenger. “We got the ball toCrist and Tipton fouled him.

“I’m so happy for these kids, the waythey’ve hung in there and battled back andhow they have gotten better.”

Crist finished with 23 points and SterlingWeatherford also was in double figures with13.

“Weatherford had a big game,”Ballenger said.

Weatherford also led the Huskies inrebounds, collecting 6 of the Huskies’ 15boards.

The conference champion Huskies noware 15-8 on the year. They’ve won four oftheir last five games and six of their lasteight.

Heights will end its regular season onFeb. 26, hosting New Castle.

The Huskies moved into thechampionship game by beating Twin Lakesin the Friday semi-finals. The Huskies werebeaten 69-61 at Heights by the Indians onJan. 9, but got their revenge, and then some,by beating the Indians on their court.

“Great game; just a great game,”Ballenger proclaimed. “It was an

unbelievable game. Our defense wasunbelievable.”

After battling to a 15-15 first quarterdeadlock, the Huskies held Twin Lakes to 3points in the second quarter and led 29-18entering halftime. A 20-14 run in the thirdperiod finished off the Indians.

“We got into our press and forced an uptempo game,” Ballenger said. “The first timewe played them Holmes hit us for 29 points.Tonight we held him to 14. It was a greatteam performance.”

Crist, who had missed eight games witha wrist injury, returned to the lineup andscored 19 points. He was 4-of-5 from 3-point range. Ballenger said those numbersdidn’t surprise him.

“Hunter has been shooting good inpractice,” said the Heights coach. “He gaveus another body out there tonight.”

Another body is what the Huskiesneeded when Sterling Weatherford got intofoul trouble and was held to 9 points.

Junior Caymn Lutz, who came on strongduring Crist’s absence, led the Huskies inscoring with 21 points, hitting 8-of-12 shotsfrom the field.

Heights’ defense, led by Lutz, TylerWiltermood, Crist and Weatherford, was theteam’s best of the season.

“We held them to 3 points in the secondquarter and that came on a 3-point shot atthe buzzer,” said Ballenger.

Wiltermood, the 6-3 sophomore, ledHamilton Heights in rebounding with 7.Max Wahl, who scored 7 points, andWeatherford each collected 3. Wahl alsopassed out 5 assists and Austin Sauerteighad 3. Lutz led in steals with 4 and Wahlhad 3.

Outscoring their opponents by 19 pointsin the final period, Guerin Catholic's boysbasketball team earned a 71-65 SeniorNight victory over Pendleton Heights in aloud and proud Eagles Nest Friday night.

Pendleton Heights came out smoking,making six out of seven 3-point shots in thefirst quarter. Christian Daniels nailed a 3-point basket off a screen play to cut PHHS'lead to 20-13 at the quarter break. For thecontest the Arabians made 16 out of 31from behind the arc.

Coach Pete Smith's Golden Eaglesmade a nice second quarter comeback.Cameron Lindley's third 3-point field goalof the half gave Guerin Catholic a rare lead,34-33, at halftime. However the Arabianswere nearly unstoppable on offense in thethird quarter. They scored the first fourpoints in the half to take a 37-34 lead.Overall PHHS connected on 9 out of 12field goals as they held their largest lead ofthe contest 57-44 heading into the fourthquarter. But what a fourth quarter, if you'rea Golden Eagles fan.

Chipping away, the Golden Eagles (12-11) fought and fought, getting into the bo-nus situation and to the free throw line earlyin period. Drives by Christian Munson didthe damage. The 3-year starter nailed 8 outof 8 free throws in the period and 12-12 forthe contest.

Trailing 65-61, Lindley pulled up anddrained a 22-footer in transition to cut thelead to one point. Guerin Catholic thenapplied full court pressure, and Pendletoncommitted a turnover. On their next posses-sion off a set play, sophomore Jack Hansenfound himself wide open on a reversal passat the top of the key. He drained a 20-footerto give the Golden Eagles their first lead ofthe half 67-65. GC ended the game on a17-3 run, as Matthew Godfrey and Munsonmade four consecutive free throws afterdefensive stands and gave the Golden Ea-gles a perfect 16-16 at the line on the eve-ning.

"Super effort by our guys," said Smith."We bogged down on offense for the finalfour minutes of the third quarter, but webounced back and really executed the finaleight minutes." "Defensively, we tried anumber of different defenses, and finallythe half court traps and some full courtpressure maybe bothered them a bit," Smithsaid. "It was one of our best comebacks inour basketball history tonight."

Munson tied his career high, scoring 35points to go with 5 rebounds. Lindley fin-ished with a season high 15 points anddished out five assists. Hansen added 11points off the bench, as Smith started allfive seniors on their Senior Night.

A week ago  Friday Franklin Centraloutscored Smith's boys 27-2 in the fourth

quarter but amazingly they regrouped towin in overtime.  Friday night they amaz-ingly outscored a red-hot Arabian team

27-8 in the fourth quarter to win their sev-enth straight game. They'll end the regularseason Tuesday night at Anderson.

Charlie Warner was hotter than afirecracker as hisWestfield team roaredinto Frankton lastevening and cameaway with a 63-44victory.

Warner hit 9-of-12shots and ledWestfield’s scoringwith 26 points.

The final outcomewas never in doubt.Westfield jumped to a17-6 first quarter lead

and led 29-14 at halftime.

Warner was one of three Shamrocksscoring in double figures for Coach ShaneSumpter’s team. Ian Kristensen notched 12points and Robbie Lynch added 10.

Westfield hit 61 percent of its shots,going an overall 25-of-41 from the field. TheShamrocks were 4-of-11 from 3-point range,with Warner connecting on 4-of-6. And, theShamrocks were 9-of-9 at the charity line.

It was a great team win for Westfield asthe Shamrocks dished out 21 assists, led byJonah Welch with 7.

Westfield not only had a game high inassists but also a season game high ondeflections with 11.

Ten Shamrocks made an appearance inthe game, another season high.

In the rebounding department,Kristensen led with 5 boards and KyleNicole, Lynch and Welch each collected 4.

Westfield pulled off a 48-42 upset overa 14-5 New Castle team in the Trojans’fieldhouse Friday evening and as a result theShamrocks have given themselves a shot ata 50-50 regular season.

Westfield now is 10-11 with a Feb. 23home game with tough Mt. Vernon stillremaining on the schedule.

Westfield has won two straight andseven of its last 10 games.

Facing a two-point deficit heading intothe fourth quarter, the Shamrocks took thelead early on and never looked back.

This was the seventh road opponentWestfield has defeated this season, thebiggest total since 2005.

Coach Shane Sumpter’s team outscoredNew Castle 17-9 in the fourth quarter.

Kyle Nicole scored five points and hadseven assists with zero turnovers.

Charlie Warner led Westfield’s scoringwith 12 points and Robbie Lynch added 11.Ian Kristensen was just shy of a double-double with nine points and eight rebounds.

Westfield collected 23 rebounds, led byKristensen with eight and Lynch and Warnerwith five each.

The Hamilton Heights boys basketball team won the Hoosier Conference championship with a Saturday night upset of Tipton,46-45. Hunter Crist made two free throws with no time left to secure the win.

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Huskies win Hoosier Conference championshipCrist is back, plays the hero...

Golden Eagles win on Senior NightWith big fourth quarter...

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Guerin Catholic’s boys basketball team celebrated its Senior Night Friday at TheEagles Nest with an exciting win over Pendleton Heights. Pictured: Rhett Helt,Cameron Lindley, Calen Cunningham, Christian Daniels, Christian Munson, managerNathan Bohn.

‘Rocks get two huge victoriesBeating Frankton and New Castle...

Warner

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The Noblesville gymnastics team competed at a four-team meetwith Franklin Central, New Palestine and Lapel Thursday at theGymnastics Company in Indianapolis.

The Millers, dealing with injuries and illness, scored 88.55. EllieVanBuskirk had the highest all-around score of the night with a29.825; that included a career-high of 8.075 on the balance beam,

Ellie and her sister Ronnie VanBuskirk tied for best place of thenight, as Ellie's beam score gave her fifth place, and Ronnie was fifthon the vault, with Noblesville's high score of the night at 8.575. EllieVanBuskirk also had a season high on the vault with an 8.275.

"I was very proud  of  all of our girls' vaults this evening," saidMiller coach Jody Ramey. "They continue to produce strong scoringvaults even despite the ongoing battle of injuries and illness."

Ellie has season highs for MillersGymnastics

E. VanBuskirk

Sheridan outscored Western Boone 32-25 in the second half but couldn’t erase a 22-11first half by the Stars as the Blackhawks lost a 47-43 decisionSaturday evening in Hobbs Memorial Gym at Sheridan.

Western Boone spurted to a 10-6 first quarter lead and then ledSheridan 22-11 entering halftime.

The loss snapped a two-game Sheridan win string.Jake Chesney scored 14 points and Patrick Weitzel added 10 to

lead Sheridan’s scoring.Chesney also led his team with 8 rebounds and Weitzel and Jack

Waitt each pulled 6. Waitt also scored 7 points.Coach Chris Schrank’s team, which hadn’t played in 8 days, fell

to 8-14 on the year.Sheridan still has 2 regular season games remaining, both on the

road. The Blackhawks will play Feb. 23 at Bethesda Christian andthen on Feb. 26 at Frankton.

Sheridan falls to StarsBlackhawks’ comeback too late...

Chesney

Westfield and Noblesville both had a handful of qualifiers for the IHSAA boysswimming state meet after their performances at last week’s Carmel sectional.

Westfield had three state qualifiers by beating the state cut time in their respectiveevents. Christopher Kenney qualified in the 100 freestyle with a time of 47.43, this afterqualifying with Ethan Moe, Alex Hand and Thomas Kenney on the medley relay(1:37.85) and Thomas Kenney, Hand and Cody Fenimore on the 200 free relay (1:27.52).

In addition, the 400 free relay team of Thomas Kenney, Christopher Kenney, NicholasBrauer and Moe received a callback in the 400 free relay (3:17.20), which means it wasfast enough to fill a field of 32 in that event.

Noblesville's medley relay team of Jacob Seyfried, Justin Ogle, Evan Diamente andIsaac Johnston qualified for state by beating the cut time, in 1:37.52. Justin Ogle receiveda callback in the breaststroke, swimming in 58.34.

In diving, Westfield's Jordan Loeser placed second (413.75 points) and Ben Higginswas fourth (330.00), getting both through to the Hamilton Southeastern regional onTuesday. Noblesville's Kerry Broshears placed third (390.60), also qualifying him for theregional.

Hamilton Heights' best finish was in diving, with Tyler Rickman placing fifth(309.55). Guerin Catholic had two relays place ninth: The medley team of ParkerSchassberger, Keegan Kirkwood, Connor Maroney and Hugh Ross (2:04.46) and the 200free relay team of Maroney, Ross, Schassberger and Logan Bedford (1:40.63).

Photo by Bret Richardson

Noblesville swim coach Rich Wolfred congratulates Isaac Johnston after the Millerswimmer finished second in the 50 freestyle at the Carmel sectional finals Saturday.

Shamrocks, Millersadvance swims to state

By RICHIE HALLReporter Sports EditorWestfield's Evan Eldred finished third at 138 pounds at the IHSAA state wrestling

meet, which took place this past weekend at Bankers Life Fieldhouse.Eldred, the third-ranked wrestler at 138 according to the MyHouse Individual Rank-

ings, had already started his tournament out with a bang Friday night, beating JenningsCounty freshman (and No. 19 ranked) Brooks Wathen by fall in just 50 seconds. Eldredcontinued to roll in the quarter-finals, where he took care of No. 14, Prairie Heights juniorRiley Rasler in a 4-1 decision. That brought him to Brownsburg's Brayton Lee, asophomore who is ranked No. 1 in the state. It was a battle, with Lee winning 4-2 andhanding Eldred just his second loss of the year.

Still, Eldred ended his career a winner, getting a pin over Crown Point senior DaylanSchurg, ranked ninth. Eldred got the fall right at the halfway point of the match, at threeminutes.

"It feels good to be able to end my season on a win," said Eldred, who is headed toIndiana University this fall and finishing his senior year at 42-2. "No one from Westfieldhas ever been able to get an odd number at state, so it was nice to finish my day with awin and end my senior year with a solid win."

At 145 pounds, Hamilton Heights junior Clayton Cowan dropped a 9-2 decision toPortage sophomore Kasper McIntosh. Cowan's season ended at 39-9.

At 285 pounds, Westfield junior Austin Dollens was pinned by Columbus East seniorSean Galligar with 55 seconds left in the third period. Dollens finished his season at 25-14.

Eldred places third atwrestling state finals

Reporter photo by Kent Graham

Westfield’s Evan Eldred finished third at 138 pounds, including a pin in the third-placematch. Eldred compiled a 42-2 record in his senior season.

The Noblesville freshman boys basketball team won the HCC Championship Satur-day.

The Millers beat Westfield in the semi-finals Saturday morning by a score of 39-19.  Noblesville used a big first quarter to secure the win.  The leading scorer for theMillers was Xavier Hines with 12 points.

In the championship game, Noblesville played a strong second half defensively to beatFishers by a score of 37-29.  Xavier Hines scored 10 points while Luke Shannon and ZackJohnson each had 9.

Noblesville opened tourney play Thursday with a win over Brownsburg 39-35. TheMillers were led by Zack Johnson with 13 points.

The Millers finished the season with a 15-7 record.

Noblesville freshmen win HCC tourney

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The Noblesville freshman boys basketball team won the HCC Tourney, defeatingBrownsburg on Thursday, then Westfield in the semi-finals and Fishers in thechampionship on Saturday.