January 31, 2012 - Speedway High School

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Monday 1/30/12
No Events
Tuesday 1/31/12
Boys Swimming vs Decatur Central / Chatard (H) 5:30
Girls Basketball vs International (H) 7:00 - Varsity Only
Wednesday 2/1/12
No Events
This Week in sports
Thursday 2/2/12
Freshman Boys Basketball - County Tourney vs Brebeuf (H) 6:00
Girls Swimming @ Ben Davis (Sectional)
Girls Basketball vs University (A) 6:00
Friday 2/3/12
Boys Basketball vs Covenant Christian (A) 6:00
Saturday 2/4/12
Wrestling @ Perry Meridian (Regionals)
Girls Swimming @ Ben Davis (Sectionals)
Freshman Boys Basketball - County Tourney @ Southport (TBA)
january 31, 2011
In this issue:
Page
This Week in Sports 1
Team Recaps 2 & 3
IHSAA Tip of the Week 4
Department Staff 5
Announcements 5

Team recaps
Boys Basketball: The boys’ basketball team traveled to Cascade last Friday. After a very hotly contested
first half which saw the Plugs trail by two, the second half turned out differently as Speedway gave up twelve
offensive rebounds and were outscored from the free throw line by fourteen in falling by a score of 78-58.
Justin Brent led the Plugs with fifteen points and snatched seven rebounds. Senior Dorian Outlaw threw in
twelve points, followed by Austin Anglea with nine points, five rebounds, three assists, and three steals, and
Anthony Jones chipped in nine points. A fine defensive effort by Casey Anderson held Cascade’s leading
scorer to only two field goals, but it was not enough. The Plugs will be on the road this Friday versus
Covenant Christian.
Girls Basketball: The girls basketball team took on the Cascade Cadets this past Saturday at Morris Pollard
gymnasium. Cascade jumped out to an early lead but the Plugs battled back. Down only 3 after the first
quarter, the ladies went back and forth, trading baskets and playing no defense. At the half Speedway trailed
by 11. The third quarter saw Speedway cut the deficit to 6 but no closer. Ultimately the size of Cascade wore
down the Sparkplugs as they fell 81-66 to Cascade. The Plugs were led by senior JoJo Daghe with 22 points,
while junior Bailey Smith added 19. Junior Tiffani Adkins cleaned the glass with 11 rebounds. The Sparkplugs
will see Cascade again in the first round of sectionals.
Wrestling: This past weekend the wrestling team placed 8th out of 13 teams at the Indianapolis
Washington sectional. The following individuals placed for the Sparkplugs: 6th place finish goes to Nick
Smith, 5th place finish goes to Carl Dilworth. Placing 4th and advancing to next weeks Regional
competition at Perry Meridian High: 113 lb Cole Craney, 126 lb Robby Sears, and 145 lb Kevin Lonzo.
Placing 3rd for the Sparkplugs Heavyweight Jared Schall. Congratulations Wrestlers!!
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Team recaps
Swimming & Diving: On Tuesday, the team traveled to Lebanon for a dual meet. The girls score was
Lebanon 138 to Speedway's 48. The boys score was Lebanon 96, Speedway 89. On Saturday, the swim team
traveled to Beech Grove for their annual invite. Out of 6 teams, the boys came out in fourth, the girls in
third. In the combined team score, the team placed third. Honorable mentions are listed below:
Lebanon
Jake Petercheff - best time in 200 Free and 100 Breast
Sami Barry - best time in the 100 Free
Jake Neidlinger - 1st place in the 100 Fly
Haiden Vongpraseuth - best time in the 500 Free
Chris Johnson, Sam Lyon, Conner Tiffany, James Runge - 1st place in the 200 Free Relay
Patrick Tiffany - 1st place in the 100 Back
Jake Neidlinger, Sam Lyon, Patrick Tiffany, James Runge - 1st place in the 400 Free Relay
Beech Grove Invitational
Patrick Tiffany, Jake Petercheff, Jake Neidlinger, James Runge - 2nd place in 200 Free Relay
Jake Neidlinger - best time and 4th place in 200 Free, 1st place in 100 Fly
Patrick Tiffany - 4th place in 200 IM and 5th in the 100 Back
Sam Lyon - 4th in 50 Free
James Runge - 3rd place in the 100 Free
Sam Rusler - 4th in 500 Free
Chris Johnson, Sam Lyon, Conner Tiffany, James Runge - 2nd place in 200 Free Relay and best time this
season (.07 seconds off record)
Lauren Forbes - 4th place in 100 Back
Jake Petercheff - 2nd in the 100 Breast
Jake Neidlinger, Sam Lyon, Patrick Tiffany, James Runge - 2nd place in the 400 Free Relay and best time
this season
For the swimmers of the week, the coaching staff has selected Sami Barry and Molly Doehrmann for the
girls and Sam Lyon and Logan Austin for the boys. Sami broke her best for the 100 Free on both Tuesday
and Saturday. Molly broke her best time in the 100 Breast at Beech Grove. Sam Lyon, who has just
recovered from a knee surgery in December, is consistently getting fast times in his sprints and splits for
relays. He got his best 50 Free split on Saturday. Logan Austin, has been dropping time in his 100 Back and
is improving in other areas consistently. He was put into the 200 IM for Saturday and did very well! He was
up for challenging himself in something new.
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IHsaa tip of the week
"Promoting education-based athletics in Indiana"
If your sport was taken away from you today because of an injury or being cut
from a team, would you still be a quality person that your family and school would
be proud of? Would you still try to excel in the classroom?
Hopefully your answer would be a big "YES!"
Don't let a sport determine who you are as a person. Let that be determined by
your morals, behavior, work ethic and attitude. Remember, in almost all cases,
sports will be a short term experience. However, a good education will benefit
you for a lifetime.
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Athletic
Department
Staff
Athletic Administration
Athletic Director
Brian Avery
Asst. Athletic Director
Scott Stevens
Coaching Staff
Baseball
Marcus McCormick
Basketball Men
Charles Bennett
Basketball Women
Jordan Dever
Cheerleading
Sharon Rysdam
Cross Country
Charles Bennett
Football
Denny Pelley
Golf Men
Denny Pelley
Golf Women
Joe Proctor
Soccer Men
Pedro Anderson
Soccer Women
Hannah Newcomer
Softball
Derek Doehrmann
Swimming
Shelby Beeler
Tennis Men
Matt Riley
Tennis Women
Matt Riley
Track & Field
Steve Wray
Volleyball
Sadie Dizney
Wrestling
Damon Hummel
Congrats Regional Wrestling
Qualifiers
Kevin Lonzo, Robby Sears,
Cole Craney, Jared Schalls
Congrats Cheerleaders
On Sunday the SHS Cheerleaders won their
division and placed 2nd overall at the NFL
Experience Cheer Competition!!!
2nd Annual Booster Bash
The 2nd Annual Booster Bash will be held on Saturday, February 25th from
8PM—12AM at the American Legion Post 500. Last year, this event raised
$10,000 that went directly back to Speedway Athletics. The night if filled with
fun, music, food, and auctions. If interested in purchasing a ticket for $25,
please contact a Booster Board member or visit the concession stand at any
home athletic event. We are also looking for auction donations. If you, or
anyone you know, could donate a item, gift card, etc...please contact a Booster
Board member!!!
Booster Club Membership
Please consider becoming a booster club member. Membership forms can be
printed from the SHS Athletic Webpage. Click here for the athletics homepage.
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Announcements
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sstevens@speedway.k12.in.us *please include newsletter in Re: line*
Newsletters will be emailed every Tuesday!!!
Speedway High School
Athletic Department
5357 West 25th Street
Speedway, IN 46224
317-486-4841
Brian Avery (bavery@speedway.k12.in.us)
Scott Stevens (sstevens@speedway.k12.in.us)
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