No. 11 Hamilton Southeastern captured the 2009 Hoosier Crossroads Conference Tournament by the smallest of margins May 9 at Lafayette Jefferson, defeating 12th-ranked Zionsville by one team point based on the Royals’ clutch third-place finish at No. 2 doubles.
Despite winning but one individual crown, HSE’s 46 team points were just enough to slip past Zionsville. The Eagles boasted individual championships at No. 3 singles and No. 2 doubles, but HSE answered by making the finals in four of the meet’s five events, including all three singles matches.
Westfield (No. 2 singles) and Avon (No. 1 singles) were the meet’s other title winners.
“They played like champions today!” said Hamilton Southeastern coach David Willingham. “They battled a strong Zionsville team in a close semifinals before avenging their only loss of the season by defeating Noblesville in the finals to finish first.
“They seemed to be on a mission today, and I have to give a lot of the credit to (assistant) coach (Becky) Ragsdale and the way she helped to inspire them during the finals.”
Senior Devon Strand and junior Lina Goens won the lone championship for the Royals at No. 1 doubles. But it was the clutch third-place performance by the No. 2 doubles tandem of Stephanie Iden and Elise Hanusheck that clinched the team victory.
“I was most proud of the way Elise and Stephanie came back after their tough loss in the semis,” Willingham said. “It is always hard to come right back out on the court after a loss and play. They did a fantastic job!”
Carol Hsu (No. 1 singles), Kristie Hsu (No. 2 singles), and Shelly Tang (No. 3 singles), along with Strand and Goens, earned All-HCC honors for HSE, which will face its biggest challenge of the season May 13 in hosting third-ranked Carmel on “Senior Night.”
Team scores 1. #11 Hamilton Southeastern 46 2. #12 Zionsville 45 3. Brownsburg 34 4. Harrison (West Lafayette) 31 5. Westfield 30 6. Noblesville 29 7. Avon 28 8. Fishers 15 9. Lafayette Jefferson 13 10. McCutcheon 9
The Fishers Varsity Baseball Team (8-10, 3-7) completed
their first sweep in Tiger Baseball history by defeating Lafayette Harrison 9-0
behind the 4-hit pitching performance of Ben Taylor.Taylor finished the complete game shutout
with 7 strikeouts and teamed with teammate Zach Foley to hold the Raiders
scoreless for the series.
The Tigers were hitless through the first five innings
tonight before exploding with 6 runs on 7 hits in the 6th
inning.In the 6th, the
Tigers first six batters notched a hit concluding with Zac Malone’s 3-run
homerun, his first of the year.Colin
Brooke contributed an RBI double prior to Malone’s homerun, and Tyler Harrell
connected on a 2 RBI single.Tyler
Hoberty finished 2-2 on the night.
The Fishers Varsity Baseball Team (7-10 / 2-7) played an
outstanding game defeating Lafayette Harrison 4 to 0 behind a 3 hit pitching
performance by Zach Foley.
The scored stayed tied through 4 innings and then the Tigers
broke loose with 3 runs in the bottom of the 5th. Harrell started
the inning off with a double, Banitt followed with a single to right then
Malone single to score Harrell making it a 1 to 0lead. Murray then stepped to the plate a
delivered a double to deep left center to score 2 runs giving the Tigers a 3 to
0 lead. The Tigers added another run in the 6th with a single by
Clark and scored on a force out.
Sometimes
respect can reach enormously high levels. That is apparently the case when it
comes to the Avon softball team. One week ago, the Orioles stood undefeated and
were ranked #1 in the state in 4A. In the last week, Avon lost two games. Nonetheless,
they are still top rated in this week’s statewide poll. Meanwhile, pity poor
Noblesville. The Millers have lost once on the season and can manage only the
3* spot in the poll.
They are two
of four HCC teams on the list this week. Harrison is 13th and
Hamilton Southeastern enters the fray at 18th. Here is a look at the
complete poll in all classes.
CLASS 4A
1. Avon (5) 130 14-2
2. Center Grove 117 16-2
3. Carmel (1) 113 15-2
4. Homestead (3) 110 15-0
5. Lake Central 83 18-4
6. Castle 82 15-2
7. East Central 73 14-1
8. Noblesville 62 13-1
9. Greenfield-Central 61 15-1
10. Columbus North 47 12-1
10. Crown Point 47 13-2
10. LaPorte 47 13-3
13. Harrison (West Lafayette) 39
14. Mishawaka 19
15. Anderson Highland 11
15. Penn 11
15. Terre Haute South 11
18. Hamilton Southeastern 8
19. South Bend Adams 7
20. Lowell 1
20. Terre Haute North 1
CLASS 3A
1. New Palestine (8) 134 15-0
2. Boonville (1) 126 15-2
3. Edgewood 106 10-0
4. Mishawaka Marian 105 14-2
5. Heritage Hills 95 11-2
6. Jasper 82 13-2
7. Gibson Southern 81 13-1
8. Blackford 69 11-3
9. Roncalli 66 11-0
10. Andrean 64 13-4
11. Mississinewa 48
12. Twin Lakes 23
13. Columbia City 20
14. Corydon 17
15. Benton Central 14
16. Bellmont 13
17. North Harrison 10
18. Crawfordsville 5
19. Mt. Vernon (Fortville) 2
CLASS 2A
1. Indianapolis Scecina (8) 134 13-1
2. Jimtown 123 13-1
3. Fairfield (1) 115 13-2
4. Boone Grove 110 13-3
5. Delphi 84 12-3
6. Clarksville 74 12-5
6. Speedway 74 12-3
8. South Adams 52 11-3
8. South Putnam 52 10-0
10. Hanover Central 50 8-3
10. North Posey 50 12-3
12. Wheeler 30
13. South Knox 29
14. Manchester 22
15. Madison-Grant 20
16. Frankton 16
17. Eastside 14
18. Eastern (Pekin) 10
19. Hammond Noll 6
19. Cass 6
21. Cambridge City Lincoln 2
22. Oak Hill 1
22. Union County 1
CLASS A
1. Tecumseh (2) 136 11-4
2. Lakewood Park Christian (1) n/a 11-1
3. Riverton Parke (4) 126 11-0
4. Henryville (1) 117 15-3
5. Indianapolis Lutheran (1) 104 8-3
6. Whiting (1) 97 8-3
7. Rockville 84 8-1
8. North Central (Farmersburg) 83 8-1
9. Cowan 81 10-3
10. Frontier 61 10-6
11. Lanesville 50
12. Clay City 31
13. North Daviess 27
14. Pioneer 25
15. Lafayette Central Catholic 24
16. Loogootee 20
17. Westville 7
18. Clinton Prairie 1
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