随着2023日历年接近尾声, it is a reminder there was an abundance of excellence to look back on over the last 12 months.
Area high school athletes competed on the state and national stage, cut down nets and collected plenty of individual milestones and dramatic victories along the way. For the second straight year, a team reaching the girls basketball state finals tops our top-10 list.
Enjoy our look back at the top area high school stories of 2023:
1. 占主导地位的狗
由新星引发, an experienced Lapel girls basketball team finally realized the potential that had been there during previous seasons. 新生拉尼亚·威尔斯也加入了, 高年级学生Kerith Renihan, Deannaya Haseman and Jaylee Hubble won the school’s first Madison County championship since 2008 in January before winning the first sectional since 2007 on the way to the state finals.
After falling in the county finals three times in four years, the Bulldogs knocked off defending champion Pendleton Heights in the county championship game.
拉佩尔在本赛季赢得了22场胜利, 包括对瓦帕哈尼的险胜, Alexandria and Winchester in the sectional and a dramatic victory over Eastbrook — and food poisoning — in the regional championship game.
2. 领先的自由人
Pendleton Heights senior libero Ramsey Gary displayed her defensive talents on the national stage after being selected for the Under Armour High School Volleyball All-American Match in Orlando.
In a game loaded with national stars — including Indiana Miss Volleyball Chloe Chicoine from McCutcheon — Gary played well with 11 digs, 4次助攻和90分的接发球.成功率9%. Gary went on to have an outstanding freshman season at Indiana University.
3. 钻石皇后
有戏剧天赋的, the Arabians were the top headliners in another exciting area softball postseason. 在谢尔比·梅塞尔的强力投球背后, PH got a go-head three-run homer from Katelin Goodwin to upend New Palestine in the sectional final before Bo Shelton’s improbable grand slam walk-off winner gave the Arabians a second straight regional title.
Sydney Clark delivered a walk-off single to put PH into the semistate championship game, 在对阵世界排名第一的隆卡利的比赛中，梦想破灭了吗.
在其他地方, Lapel won its third softball sectional title with a rout of Wapahani and met three-time sectional champion Madison-Grant in the regional. The Argylls defeated the Bulldogs and returned to semistate for the second straight year.
4. 郡王
Behind 24 points from Ahmere Carson and 20 points from Ja’Quan Ingram, 安德森 won its second straight boys basketball Madison County championship, 翻领上方79-60. It was the record eighth county title for the Indians, who repeated for the first time since 2014.
5. 穆勒的怪物
在一周的比赛中以58比5领先对手, Lapel won its second straight Nick Muller Madison County Baseball Championship. It was just the third time a school had repeated as Muller champs, and the Bulldogs were led by tournament most valuable player Owen Imel.
6. 弹簧履带减震器
It was a night of upsets as Madison-Grant (boys) and Frankton (girls) stunned Pendleton Heights by winning Madison County track-and-field championships. The Argylls were led by boys John McCord winner Tanner Brooks while Frankton’s Sydney Duncan went on to a podium finish at the state finals in the shot put.
7. 教练大新闻
A pair of area basketball coaching greats were on the move in 2023, one coming and one going. Frankton girls coach Stephan Hamaker stepped down after two stints totaling 12 years, 214次胜利，两次半决赛冠军. 与此同时, Joe Buck returned to the sideline for Pendleton Heights after last leading the Arabians in 2005-06. Buck won six sectional titles during his previous stint with PH.
8. 2月决赛
February saw a pair of Arabians juniors compete on the state finals stage. Jacob Simpson placed 20th in both the 100-yard backstroke and 100-yard butterfly at the state swim finals while Jack Todd finished his wrestling season in the first round of the state finals at 145 pounds with a record of 32-4.
9. 净收益
It was a championship season on area tennis courts in 2023 as both the Alexandria girls and Frankton boys repeated with sectional titles. The Tigers won their fourth straight girls title in the spring while the Eagles won their second straight in the fall. Madison-Grant won its first boys Madison County championship, and Shenandoah’s Christian Dyer and Cooper Allen took a doubles sectional title on their way to the regional finals.
10. 四个得分手
四名区域球员到达了1,这是历年的1000点里程碑, including a pair of underclassmen and a pair of sisters.
PH大四学生Whitney Warfel是第一个, reaching the milestone in January against Noblesville and was followed by Carson, 谁在二月对费舍尔做了同样的事. 沃菲尔的妹妹, Kaycie, and Alexandria’s Jacklynn Hosier topped the milestone days apart in November, 他们的大三赛季才打了几场比赛.
荣誉奖
• Liberty Christian repeats boys basketball sectional title
•PH横扫县高尔夫冠军
• Daleville and M-G repeat volleyball sectional titles
• Ava Jarrell, Cameron Smith and Hunter Smith advance to state cross country finals
•埃尔伍德赢得了自2020年以来的第一场足球比赛
•PH连续第六年获得县排球冠军
• Jarrell, Cameron Smith and Zoe Allen join Duncan at state track finals
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