HancockCountySports.com is proud to announce that it is partnering with iHigh to stream our broadcasts and provide news about the four Hancock County high schools.
The first broadcast on iHigh will be Saturday's boys basketball regional game between New Palestine and Castle. All of the HancockCountySports.com spring sports broadcasts will be streamed via iHigh, as well.
Our iHigh page: http://www.ihigh.com/hancockcountysports will also include all of the news that had previously been on this blog. For the past year, HancockCountySports.com has used two different
vendors -- one to stream broadcasts and another to post news via our
blog, so all news
"This new partnership with iHigh significantly increases our ability for our customers to access and hear live broadcasts of their favorite team's games," HancockCountySports.com owner/announcer Andrew Smith said. "The archiving is longer-term. Our goal is to make it as easy as possible for our listeners to access the high-quality broadcasts that they have come to know and love."
It also allows for longer-term archiving of broadcasts -- HancockCountySports.com's current vendor archived broadcasts for only 3-5 days, while iHigh will archive them for a much longer period of time. Fans will also be able to access the broadcasts and HancockCountySports.com's news about their respective schools through both the HancockCountySports.com site and their respective school's iHigh site, increasing visibility.
"This is a big step forward for us," Smith said. "The mission of HancockCountySports.com is to serve our community's four high schools with high-quality broadcasts and coverage. This allows us many more avenues to reach our four schools' fans and, in turn, our community."
For the time being, live broadcasts will also be streamed on the www.justin.tv/hancockcountysports site, so users with iPhone/iPads (with the requisite apps) or Android phones can continue to access the broadcasts.
HancockCountySports.com will produce more than 50 broadcasts of football, boys basketball, girls basketball, volleyball, boys soccer, baseball and softball this season. Our staff includes broadcasters Andrew Smith, Chris Lambert, Mike Jackson, Keith Meyers and Greg Elkins.
Wednesday, March 7, 2012
NP regional tickets on sale
New Palestine High School has pre-sale tickets to Saturday's Class 4A
Shelbyville boys basketball regional on sale through 3 p.m. Friday in the NPHS
athletic office.
Tickets are $9 and are good for both sessions.
The Dragons will face Castle in the noon semifinal. The regional
championship game will be played at 8 p.m.
Shelbyville regional
10 a.m.: Bloomington South (13-9) vs. Jeffersonville (20-3)
Noon: New Palestine (17-6) vs. Castle (18-4)
8 p.m.: Championship
All New Palestine games will be broadcast by HancockCountySports.com
Shelbyville regional
10 a.m.: Bloomington South (13-9) vs. Jeffersonville (20-3)
Noon: New Palestine (17-6) vs. Castle (18-4)
8 p.m.: Championship
All New Palestine games will be broadcast by HancockCountySports.com
Monday, March 5, 2012
Dragons advance to gymnastics regional
The New Palestine gymnastics team finished third in the New Palestine
gymnastics sectional Saturday, and advances as a team to Friday's regional at
Lafayette Jeff.
The Dragons scored 105.975 to nose out Noblesville by four tenths of a
point to advance. Roncalli (108.225) and Franklin Central (105.025) finished
first and second.
Junior Kenzi Hoffman led the Dragons, finishing with a 35.2 all-around
score, placing fourth in the all-around competition. Junior Whitney Weileman
(32.925) was 11th in the all-around.
Hoffman was fourth on vault (9.5), fifth on the floor exercise (8.775),
seventh on balance beam (8.425) and ninth on uneven bars (8.5).
Weileman was third on uneven bars (9.225) and tied for eighth on vault
(9.15).
Shelly Huesman was seventh (8.6) on bars. On balance beam, Jessica Marshall
placed 10th (8.2).
The regional will begin at 6:30 p.m. Friday at Lafayette Jeff. The State
Finals are March 17 at Worthen Arena at Ball State University.
Saturday, March 3, 2012
Dragons win sectional, Royals fall in close title game
New Palestine took a lead going into the fourth quarter and then began to pull away. Led by Michael Morris and Josh Penley, the Dragons won their second sectional championship in three years, beating the Franklin Central Flashes 58-51.
The Dragons (17-6) move on to face the Castle Knights (18-4) in next Saturday's Shelbyville regional. New Palestine will play in the noon semifinal, which we will broadcast at HancockCountySports.com.The teams who will play in the first semifinal are yet to be determined -- the title games between Columbus North and Bloomington South, as well as Bedford North Lawrence and Jeffersonville -- will be contested Monday.
The game was close throughout before NP pulled away down the stretch to win its third sectional title in four years and second straight. The sectional championship is the seventh in New Palestine school history. The Dragons' first two class-era titles -- in 2009 and 2011 -- came in 3A. Now, as the second-smallest school in 4A, the Dragons won a sectional title their first year out.
Junior Michael Morris continued his strong tournament play, scoring 20 points on 7-of-11 shooting and grabbing six rebounds. Josh Penley had 18 points, hitting 5-of-9 from the floor and 8-of-12 from the line. He had six boards and three assists. Reid Clark had a six-point, eight-rebound night. Brandon Collins had seven points. Solomon Haynes added five boards from the guard spot.
The Dragons trailed 25-21 at halftime, but outscored FC 15-9 in the third quarter to take a two-point lead going into the final eight minutes, and began to pull away in the latter half of the fourth quarter. The Dragons' victory was their second over the Flashes this season, having also beaten FC 64-63 on Dec. 17.
At Hagerstown, Eastern Hancock fell to Union County 53-45, as UC went on a 20-4 run in the last six and a half minutes to take the lead and pull away. The Royals, who were playing without leading scorer Victor Vincz, had a lead for much of the night before falling to the Patriots in the fourth. EH finishes the year 12-11. Union County is now 21-2.
The Dragons (17-6) move on to face the Castle Knights (18-4) in next Saturday's Shelbyville regional. New Palestine will play in the noon semifinal, which we will broadcast at HancockCountySports.com.The teams who will play in the first semifinal are yet to be determined -- the title games between Columbus North and Bloomington South, as well as Bedford North Lawrence and Jeffersonville -- will be contested Monday.
The game was close throughout before NP pulled away down the stretch to win its third sectional title in four years and second straight. The sectional championship is the seventh in New Palestine school history. The Dragons' first two class-era titles -- in 2009 and 2011 -- came in 3A. Now, as the second-smallest school in 4A, the Dragons won a sectional title their first year out.
Junior Michael Morris continued his strong tournament play, scoring 20 points on 7-of-11 shooting and grabbing six rebounds. Josh Penley had 18 points, hitting 5-of-9 from the floor and 8-of-12 from the line. He had six boards and three assists. Reid Clark had a six-point, eight-rebound night. Brandon Collins had seven points. Solomon Haynes added five boards from the guard spot.
The Dragons trailed 25-21 at halftime, but outscored FC 15-9 in the third quarter to take a two-point lead going into the final eight minutes, and began to pull away in the latter half of the fourth quarter. The Dragons' victory was their second over the Flashes this season, having also beaten FC 64-63 on Dec. 17.
At Hagerstown, Eastern Hancock fell to Union County 53-45, as UC went on a 20-4 run in the last six and a half minutes to take the lead and pull away. The Royals, who were playing without leading scorer Victor Vincz, had a lead for much of the night before falling to the Patriots in the fourth. EH finishes the year 12-11. Union County is now 21-2.
Marauders fall in thriller
Mt. Vernon's dream season fell a minute short tonight, as Fort Wayne Concordia hit 67 percent of its shots in the second half and pulled out a 42-39 victory over the Marauders in the Class 3A State Finals tonight at the Hulman Center in Terre Haute.
Jessica Brown scored 17 points -- and factored into all of MV's points in the fourth quarter, scoring nine and dishing two to Anna Olson for a late layup -- but Concordia had an answer for virtually every one, seizing the lead early in the fourth quarter and then keeping the Marauders far enough at arm's length to take the title.
Senior Lauren Marinko scored 17 points for Concordia, and she scored all of the key baskets down the stretch for the Cadets, who won their second title in three years -- beating an HHC team each time. In 2010, Concordia knocked off Rushville in the 3A final.
MV's run ends with a 23-6 record and the first State Finals appearance for the program since 1977. But like that first team 35 years ago, the Marauders took the runner-up trophy.
MV led 30-29 on a Brown jumper early in the fourth, but Concordia's Lauren Marinko -- who scored 15 of her team-high 17 points in the second half -- gave the Cadets the lead back with a layup in traffic, launching a 5-0 run that made it a 34-30 game. Brown scored on a drive on a third-chance rebound and after forcing two straight turnovers, she hit a fast-break jumper from 15 feet to tie the game at 34 with 2:01 remaining. Marinko and Brown each traded two free throws in the next two possessions.
Finally, with 35 seconds left and after two timeouts on the possession, Marinko scored on a drive to give the Cadets a two-point lead. Brown was fouled going to the hoop on the ensuing possession, but split the two free throws, putting MV in must-foul mode. Marinko hit four free throws -- sandwiched in-between an Olson layup -- and Courtney Smith deflected Brown's 3-point shot at the buzzer that would've tied the game to seal it for Concordia.
MV took an early lead and maintained it for much of the first half, with Rachel Houck hitting a big 3-pointer in the final minute of the half to give MV a 16-12 edge going into the break, but Concordia started the third quarter with a 7-0 run -- and hit 9-of-11 shots in the quarter -- to take the lead going into the final eight minutes.
Brown had 17 points, three steals and two assists for the Marauders. Erica Moore added nine points and four rebounds. Olson had six points and eight rebounds.
Marinko had 17 for Concordia. Breanne Smith came off the bench and hit two big 3-pointers in the third quarter to help the Cadets take the lead. She finished with eight points on 3-of-3 shooting. Courtney Smith had nine points.
Marinko also was awarded the Patricia Roy Mental Attitude Award.
The game was the final one for Brown, Olson, Makenzi Reasor and Kelsie Owens, who won three county titles, two HHC championships, two sectionals, a regional and a semistate title during their four years -- one of the most decorated classes in county basketball history.
“We had a great year," MV coach Julie Shelton said. "It wasn’t the way we wanted to end it. We battled but we just couldn’t finish. Both teams played very hard. There was great defense. Both teams made runs back and forth but there were never any big leads either way. I thought at the beginning of the third quarter when they hit those three three’s that broke our back a little bit.”
Jessica Brown scored 17 points -- and factored into all of MV's points in the fourth quarter, scoring nine and dishing two to Anna Olson for a late layup -- but Concordia had an answer for virtually every one, seizing the lead early in the fourth quarter and then keeping the Marauders far enough at arm's length to take the title.
Senior Lauren Marinko scored 17 points for Concordia, and she scored all of the key baskets down the stretch for the Cadets, who won their second title in three years -- beating an HHC team each time. In 2010, Concordia knocked off Rushville in the 3A final.
MV's run ends with a 23-6 record and the first State Finals appearance for the program since 1977. But like that first team 35 years ago, the Marauders took the runner-up trophy.
MV led 30-29 on a Brown jumper early in the fourth, but Concordia's Lauren Marinko -- who scored 15 of her team-high 17 points in the second half -- gave the Cadets the lead back with a layup in traffic, launching a 5-0 run that made it a 34-30 game. Brown scored on a drive on a third-chance rebound and after forcing two straight turnovers, she hit a fast-break jumper from 15 feet to tie the game at 34 with 2:01 remaining. Marinko and Brown each traded two free throws in the next two possessions.
Finally, with 35 seconds left and after two timeouts on the possession, Marinko scored on a drive to give the Cadets a two-point lead. Brown was fouled going to the hoop on the ensuing possession, but split the two free throws, putting MV in must-foul mode. Marinko hit four free throws -- sandwiched in-between an Olson layup -- and Courtney Smith deflected Brown's 3-point shot at the buzzer that would've tied the game to seal it for Concordia.
MV took an early lead and maintained it for much of the first half, with Rachel Houck hitting a big 3-pointer in the final minute of the half to give MV a 16-12 edge going into the break, but Concordia started the third quarter with a 7-0 run -- and hit 9-of-11 shots in the quarter -- to take the lead going into the final eight minutes.
Brown had 17 points, three steals and two assists for the Marauders. Erica Moore added nine points and four rebounds. Olson had six points and eight rebounds.
Marinko had 17 for Concordia. Breanne Smith came off the bench and hit two big 3-pointers in the third quarter to help the Cadets take the lead. She finished with eight points on 3-of-3 shooting. Courtney Smith had nine points.
Marinko also was awarded the Patricia Roy Mental Attitude Award.
The game was the final one for Brown, Olson, Makenzi Reasor and Kelsie Owens, who won three county titles, two HHC championships, two sectionals, a regional and a semistate title during their four years -- one of the most decorated classes in county basketball history.
“We had a great year," MV coach Julie Shelton said. "It wasn’t the way we wanted to end it. We battled but we just couldn’t finish. Both teams played very hard. There was great defense. Both teams made runs back and forth but there were never any big leads either way. I thought at the beginning of the third quarter when they hit those three three’s that broke our back a little bit.”
Friday, March 2, 2012
Dragons, Royals both rally tonight
Tonight has to be one of the most memorable nights of sectional hoops in local history, as both New Palestine and Eastern Hancock registered improbable come-from-behind wins to advance to the sectional finals.
New Palestine 61, Whiteland 60: The Dragons had to rally from deficits of 10-0 early and 46-34 late in the third quarter, but did with a huge fourth-quarter run. NP finished with an 8-1 run that allowed them to pull ahead. Trailing 59-53, Josh Penley hit a baseline jumper, then Solomon Haynes forced a steal and fed Justin Ikerd for an open 3-pointer to cut the deficit to one. After Whiteland's Kyle Alford split two free throws, Michael Morris hit a 17-footer from the left wing to tie the game at 60-60 with 25 seconds left.
Whiteland was trying to hold for the last shot, but Haynes stripped the Warriors at midcourt again. He had a breakaway layup, but was fouled from behind with 6.7 seconds left. An intentional foul was called, giving Haynes two free throws and the Dragons the ball. He hit one. NP missed the front end of a one-and-bonus with 3.7 left and Whiteland had an open look from the corner at the horn to win, but Luke Dougherty's shot fell short, allowing the Dragons to pull away with the victory.
Morris scored 16 points -- 14 in the second half -- to lead the Dragons in scoring. Ikerd and Penley each scored 12 -- with Ikerd hitting four of the Dragons' five 3-pointers. Reid Clark hit five shots -- most from outside -- to score 10 points. Brandon Collins added seven first-half points and Haynes scored his four points in the fourth quarter, also adding a key 3-point play midway through the period that launched the Dragons' rally from a double-digit deficit.
Whiteland was led by DeJuan Davis' 17 points and 16 from leading scorer Taylor Robards.
The Dragons advance to face either Franklin Central or Center Grove in the 7:30 p.m. Saturday championship game at CG. FC leads CG 33-16 at halftime.
A full archive of the game can be found here!
Eastern Hancock 71, Cambridge City Lincoln 64: The Royals scored 16 points in the OT session and rallied from a late five-point deficit in an improbable way. Playing without leading scorer Victor Vincz due to an injury, the Royals also had two starters foul out in the fourth quarter. EH trailed 27-18 at halftime and 55-50 in the closing seconds. But Garrett Hancock was fouled on a 3-pointer and in the ensuing melee, a CCL player was called for a technical foul. Hancock hit all five free throws to tie the game up. EH missed a shot that would've sent the game to OT, but pulled away in the extra session.
Hancock had 22 points for EH. CCL senior Zac Rea led all scorers with 34 points.
EH is now 12-10, and will face either Centerville or Union County in Saturday's sectional final at Hagerstown.
Also Saturday: Listen to the 3A girls basketball State Finals: Mt. Vernon vs. Fort Wayne Concordia. Live broadcast begins at 5:30 p.m. from the Hulman Center at HancockCountySports.com!
New Palestine 61, Whiteland 60: The Dragons had to rally from deficits of 10-0 early and 46-34 late in the third quarter, but did with a huge fourth-quarter run. NP finished with an 8-1 run that allowed them to pull ahead. Trailing 59-53, Josh Penley hit a baseline jumper, then Solomon Haynes forced a steal and fed Justin Ikerd for an open 3-pointer to cut the deficit to one. After Whiteland's Kyle Alford split two free throws, Michael Morris hit a 17-footer from the left wing to tie the game at 60-60 with 25 seconds left.
Whiteland was trying to hold for the last shot, but Haynes stripped the Warriors at midcourt again. He had a breakaway layup, but was fouled from behind with 6.7 seconds left. An intentional foul was called, giving Haynes two free throws and the Dragons the ball. He hit one. NP missed the front end of a one-and-bonus with 3.7 left and Whiteland had an open look from the corner at the horn to win, but Luke Dougherty's shot fell short, allowing the Dragons to pull away with the victory.
Morris scored 16 points -- 14 in the second half -- to lead the Dragons in scoring. Ikerd and Penley each scored 12 -- with Ikerd hitting four of the Dragons' five 3-pointers. Reid Clark hit five shots -- most from outside -- to score 10 points. Brandon Collins added seven first-half points and Haynes scored his four points in the fourth quarter, also adding a key 3-point play midway through the period that launched the Dragons' rally from a double-digit deficit.
Whiteland was led by DeJuan Davis' 17 points and 16 from leading scorer Taylor Robards.
The Dragons advance to face either Franklin Central or Center Grove in the 7:30 p.m. Saturday championship game at CG. FC leads CG 33-16 at halftime.
A full archive of the game can be found here!
Eastern Hancock 71, Cambridge City Lincoln 64: The Royals scored 16 points in the OT session and rallied from a late five-point deficit in an improbable way. Playing without leading scorer Victor Vincz due to an injury, the Royals also had two starters foul out in the fourth quarter. EH trailed 27-18 at halftime and 55-50 in the closing seconds. But Garrett Hancock was fouled on a 3-pointer and in the ensuing melee, a CCL player was called for a technical foul. Hancock hit all five free throws to tie the game up. EH missed a shot that would've sent the game to OT, but pulled away in the extra session.
Hancock had 22 points for EH. CCL senior Zac Rea led all scorers with 34 points.
EH is now 12-10, and will face either Centerville or Union County in Saturday's sectional final at Hagerstown.
Also Saturday: Listen to the 3A girls basketball State Finals: Mt. Vernon vs. Fort Wayne Concordia. Live broadcast begins at 5:30 p.m. from the Hulman Center at HancockCountySports.com!
Thursday, March 1, 2012
Huge weekend of hoops!
We have a HUGE weekend of hoops in Hancock County, and therefore, at HancockCountySports.com!
Friday night, the New Palestine Dragons and Eastern Hancock Royals will both be in action, and both be playing at 6 p.m.
The Dragons (15-6) will face Whiteland (10-10) in the first semifinal of the 4A Center Grove sectional, which you can listen to live at HancockCountySports.com. The winner will face either Center Grove or Franklin Central in Saturday night's championship game. The game is a rematch of the Dragons' 88-81 loss to the Warriors on Jan. 21, in which New Palestine's Michael Morris (23), Josh Penley (20) and Brandon Collins (18) all had strong scoring games.
Meanwhile, the Eastern Hancock Royals (11-10) meet the Cambridge City Lincoln Golden Eagles (10-10) in the semifinals of the 2A Hagerstown sectional. EH advanced with a 69-51 victory over Hagerstown in the first round. CCL drew a first-round bye and is playing its first game in the tourney, and has dropped three straight to Centerville, Greenfield-Central and Winchester at the end of the season. The game matches two big scorers, as Victor Vincz is the county's leading scorer, having poured in 23 vs. Hagerstown, and Zac Rea of CCL is capable of putting up big offensive numbers. We will have continuous updates during our broadcast of Whiteland-NP.
On Saturday, the second-ranked Mt. Vernon Marauders (25-2) meet the seventh-ranked Fort Wayne Concordia Cadets for the Class 3A state championship in girls basketball. Our pregame show will begin at 5:15 p.m. at HancockCountySports.com!
Friday night, the New Palestine Dragons and Eastern Hancock Royals will both be in action, and both be playing at 6 p.m.
The Dragons (15-6) will face Whiteland (10-10) in the first semifinal of the 4A Center Grove sectional, which you can listen to live at HancockCountySports.com. The winner will face either Center Grove or Franklin Central in Saturday night's championship game. The game is a rematch of the Dragons' 88-81 loss to the Warriors on Jan. 21, in which New Palestine's Michael Morris (23), Josh Penley (20) and Brandon Collins (18) all had strong scoring games.
Meanwhile, the Eastern Hancock Royals (11-10) meet the Cambridge City Lincoln Golden Eagles (10-10) in the semifinals of the 2A Hagerstown sectional. EH advanced with a 69-51 victory over Hagerstown in the first round. CCL drew a first-round bye and is playing its first game in the tourney, and has dropped three straight to Centerville, Greenfield-Central and Winchester at the end of the season. The game matches two big scorers, as Victor Vincz is the county's leading scorer, having poured in 23 vs. Hagerstown, and Zac Rea of CCL is capable of putting up big offensive numbers. We will have continuous updates during our broadcast of Whiteland-NP.
On Saturday, the second-ranked Mt. Vernon Marauders (25-2) meet the seventh-ranked Fort Wayne Concordia Cadets for the Class 3A state championship in girls basketball. Our pregame show will begin at 5:15 p.m. at HancockCountySports.com!
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