Vol. 2, No. 220 Friday, November 13, 2015 Mostly sunny today, mostly clear tonight. TODAY’S WEATHER HIGH: 45 LOW: 28 Sheridan, Noblesville, Cicero, Arcadia, Atlanta, Carmel, Fishers, Westfield By FRED SWIFT The Noblesville Cultural Arts Commission appears headed for merger with the Nickel Plate Arts District in a move that will likely keep popular Cultural Arts pro- grams alive for the community. The organization has been financially troubled in the past year or two and in danger of going out of business. Nickel Plate Arts, on the other hand, receives generous grants from the Hamilton County Visitor and Convention Commission which gets its revenue from the countywide Inn- keepers Tax. Nickel Plate is the organization working to develop cultural arts opportunities along the route of the former Nickel Plate Railroad from Fishers and Noblesville north to Tipton. The rail line contributed greatly to Hamilton County's development in 19th and 20th centuries. Currently Nickel Plate owns and operates the historic Judge Stone House at 8th and Maple Ave., the Stevenson House next door, and has plans to renovate its newest acquisition, the Kincaid House at Fishers. The Cultural Arts Commission has a long history in Noblesville, offering such annual programs as Shakespeare in Park, Art on the Square, a band concert and Law Day. But, financing these and other operational costs has be- come more than the volunteer organization can handle, according to John Davis, treasurer of the group. The merger of the two cultural organizations is not final. The deal has been approved by the Cultural Arts board of directors, but must still be approved by the Nickel Plate board which is in the process of "looking closely" at the merger plans, according to Aili McGill, director of Nickel Plate Arts. The agreement, if approved, will guarantee continua- tion of the current Cultural Arts Commission programs for at least two years, and beyond assuming there is continued public support of the programs. The Judge Stone House, centerpiece of the Nickel Plate District along 8th Street, is one of the oldest remaining homes in the city. It was built prior to the Civil War by the county judge for whom it is named, and is now open to the public every Wednesday to Saturday. The district hopes to develop other sites along the rail route in Cicero, Arcadia and Atlanta as well as the historic Kincaid House at Fishers. A hiking and biking trail is also planned by County Parks essentially following the 165 year old Nickel Plate line from Noblesville to Atlanta. Merger will keep Arts programs going in Noblesville On Tuesday, Nov. 10, Chief of Police Kevin Jowitt and Mayor John Ditslear swore-in the three newest members of the Noblesville Police Department. Officers Whitney Coffin, Corey McGriff and Keelie Eads took the oath in the Council Cham- bers of City Hall in front of members of the officer’s family, friends, police department members and city employees. The swearing-in ceremony cul- minates an applicant selection process which dates back to No- vember of 2014. On November 6, the three police recruits successfully graduated from the 206th Ses- sion of the Indiana Law En- forcement Academy, where they spent the past 15 weeks in Plainfield receiving training in a variety of areas to include crim- inal and traffic law, firearms, emergency vehicle operations, human behavior, physical tac- tics and EMS awareness to name just a few. Several of the officers were recipients of awards that were presented during the graduation ceremony. McGriff graduated with honors and Coffin received special recognition for achiev- ing the third highest overall ac- ademic score for the class and she also served as an assist squad leader. The officers will now return to the police department to com- plete approximately two weeks of in-service training prior to entering the Field Training and Evaluation Program where they will spend another 16 weeks. During this period, the officers will be assigned to several dif- ferent Field Training Officers who will evaluate the perfor- mance of the new officers as they learn to apply their training from the academy to the day-to- day functions of being a police officer. At the completion of the Field Training and Evaluation Program, the officers will then be certified to work by them- selves in a solo-capacity role and will be assigned to a shift within the Patrol Division. When all is said and done, the officers will have accumu- lated more than 39 weeks or 1,560 hours of training prior to being released to work as a po- lice officer for the City of No- blesville. Three newest officers sworn in to Noblesville Police Department From left: Noblesville Police Chief Kevin Jowitt, Officers Whitney Coffin, Keelie Eads and Corey McGriff and Assistant Police Chief Scott Kirby. Officers Coffin, Eads and McGriff were sworn in as the three newest members of the NPD on Tuesday. Photo courtesy the City of Noblesville Noblesville Lions Club honors veterans The Noblesville Lions Club hosted its annual Veterans Appreciation Day Wednesday evening at the Jim Dandy Restaurant on Conner Street. Several veterans from all branches (above)s of the armed forces spoke and shared their thoughts on serving our country. Pictured at left is Everett Latham, a World War II veteran. More pictures appear on Page 2. Reporter photo by Richie Hall
By FRED SWIFTThe Noblesville Cultural Arts Commission appears
headed for merger with the NickelPlate Arts District in a move that willlikely keep popular Cultural Arts pro-grams alive for the community. Theorganization has been financiallytroubled in the past year or two and indanger of going out of business.
Nickel Plate Arts, on the otherhand, receives generous grants fromthe Hamilton County Visitor andConvention Commission which getsits revenue from the countywide Inn-
keepers Tax.Nickel Plate is the organization working to develop
cultural arts opportunities along the route of the former
Nickel Plate Railroad from Fishers and Noblesville northto Tipton. The rail line contributed greatly to HamiltonCounty's development in 19th and 20th centuries.
Currently Nickel Plate owns and operates the historicJudge Stone House at 8th and Maple Ave., the StevensonHouse next door, and has plans to renovate its newestacquisition, the Kincaid House at Fishers.
The Cultural Arts Commission has a long history inNoblesville, offering such annual programs as Shakespearein Park, Art on the Square, a band concert and Law Day.But, financing these and other operational costs has be-come more than the volunteer organization can handle,according to John Davis, treasurer of the group.
The merger of the two cultural organizations is notfinal. The deal has been approved by the Cultural Artsboard of directors, but must still be approved by the NickelPlate board which is in the process of "looking closely" at
the merger plans, according to Aili McGill, director ofNickel Plate Arts.
The agreement, if approved, will guarantee continua-tion of the current Cultural Arts Commission programs forat least two years, and beyond assuming there iscontinued public support of the programs.
The Judge Stone House, centerpiece of the Nickel PlateDistrict along 8th Street, is one of the oldest remaininghomes in the city. It was built prior to the Civil War by thecounty judge for whom it is named, and is now open to thepublic every Wednesday to Saturday.
The district hopes to develop other sites along the railroute in Cicero, Arcadia and Atlanta as well as the historicKincaid House at Fishers. A hiking and biking trail is alsoplanned by County Parks essentially following the 165year old Nickel Plate line from Noblesville to Atlanta.
Merger will keep Arts programs going in Noblesville
On Tuesday, Nov. 10, Chiefof Police Kevin Jowitt andMayor John Ditslear swore-inthe three newest members of theNoblesville Police Department.Officers Whitney Coffin, CoreyMcGriff and Keelie Eads tookthe oath in the Council Cham-bers of City Hall in front ofmembers of the officer’s family,friends, police departmentmembers and city employees.The swearing-in ceremony cul-minates an applicant selectionprocess which dates back to No-vember of 2014.
On November 6, the threepolice recruits successfullygraduated from the 206th Ses-sion of the Indiana Law En-forcement Academy, wherethey spent the past 15 weeks inPlainfield receiving training in avariety of areas to include crim-inal and traffic law, firearms,emergency vehicle operations,human behavior, physical tac-tics and EMS awareness toname just a few.
Several of the officers wererecipients of awards that werepresented during the graduationceremony. McGriff graduatedwith honors and Coffin received
special recognition for achiev-ing the third highest overall ac-ademic score for the class andshe also served as an assistsquad leader.
The officers will now returnto the police department to com-plete approximately two weeksof in-service training prior toentering the Field Training andEvaluation Program where theywill spend another 16 weeks.During this period, the officerswill be assigned to several dif-ferent Field Training Officerswho will evaluate the perfor-mance of the new officers asthey learn to apply their trainingfrom the academy to the day-to-day functions of being a policeofficer. At the completion of theField Training and EvaluationProgram, the officers will thenbe certified to work by them-selves in a solo-capacity roleand will be assigned to a shiftwithin the Patrol Division.
When all is said and done,the officers will have accumu-lated more than 39 weeks or1,560 hours of training prior tobeing released to work as a po-lice officer for the City of No-blesville.
Three newest officers sworn in to Noblesville Police Department
From left: Noblesville Police Chief Kevin Jowitt, Officers Whitney Coffin, Keelie Eads and Corey McGriffand Assistant Police Chief Scott Kirby. Officers Coffin, Eads and McGriff were sworn in as the threenewest members of the NPD on Tuesday.
Photo courtesy the City of Noblesville
Noblesville Lions Club honors veterans
The Noblesville Lions Club hosted its annual Veterans Appreciation DayWednesday evening at the Jim Dandy Restaurant on Conner Street. Severalveterans from all branches (above)s of the armed forces spoke and shared theirthoughts on serving our country.
Pictured at left is Everett Latham, a World War II veteran.
Noblesville Lions Club Veterans Day AppreciationReporter photos by Richie Hall
Lynn Epperson, HamiltonCounty’s Veteran ServicesOfficer, is introduced byState RepresentativeKathy Kreag Richardson.Epperson served as anAirman in the UnitedStates Air Force and washonored as part of theNoblesville Lions ClubVeterans DayAppreciation, which tookplace Wednesday at theNoblesville Jim Dandyrestaurant.
Sam Watson, left,served in the Navyfrom 1966-69.Pictured at right isSteve Shaw, whoserved as a Captain inthe U.S. Army. Manyveterans receivedhonors from the LionsClub and shared theirpersonal experiencesabout their service inthe military.
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For every creature of God is good, and nothing to be refused, if itbe received with thanksgiving:
- 1 Timothy 4:4
50 Years AgoNovember 13, 1965
NEWS: Hamilton County auditor John Randall refused to print a court orderfrom Judge Edward New for a retraction of an advertisement in the Ledger.SPORTS: New coach Ken Blade prepares Fishers for the upcoming basket-ball season.BEST DEAL: Diamonds for Christmas on sale at Smith's in downtown No-blesville.
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Florence “Pat” BroshearsOctober 17, 1939 - November 11, 2015
Florence "Pat" Broshears, 76, of Noblesville, passed away on Wednesday, November11, 2015 at her home. She was born on October 17, 1939 toCharles and Florence (Selders) Irwin in Indianapolis, Indi-ana. Pat was retired, and a member of Job's Daughters,Millersville.
She is survived by her son, Michael (Kelly) Broshears;daughter, Michelle Deal; sister, Mary Ann Gray; brother,Robert L. Irwin; and five grandchildren, Kerry & ChristianBroshears, Anna Zinn, and Hannah & Jack Deal.
In addition to her parents, Pat was preceded in death in1997 by her husband, Kerry Lee Broshears; and brother,Charles S. Irwin.
Services will be held at 2:00 pm on Monday, November16, 2015, at Randall & Roberts Funeral Center, 1685 West-
field Road, in Noblesville, with visitation from 11:00 am to the time of service. Burial willbe at Crownland Cemetery in Noblesville.
Memorial contributions may be made to American Heart Association, RegionalOffice, 6500 Technology Drive, Suite 100, Indianapolis, IN 46278.
Condolences: www.randallroberts.com.
Larry W. EvansDecember 4, 1951 - November 11, 2015
Larry W. Evans, 63, of Fishers, passed away on Wednesday, November 11, 2015 atSelect Specialty Hospital in Indianapolis. He was born onDecember 4, 1951 to Floyd W. and Shirley J. (Elder) EvansJr in Indianapolis, Indiana. His father preceded him in deathin 2001.
Larry retired from the Fishers Police Department after23 years of service. He had also been a Hamilton Countydeputy coroner for 16 years and had worked for the CarmelPolice Department for 12 years. He was a SAL member ofthe Fishers American Legion and the Iron Pigs MotorcycleClub. Larry enjoyed golf, baseball (especially the NY Yan-kees) and the Green Bay Packers. He was an avid photogra-pher, and had taken many photos for the Fisher FreedomFestivals.
He is survived by his wife, Connie Evans; mother,Shirley J. Evans; children, Carla (Brian) Alspach, Ryan Evans, Rob (Jessica) Evans,Cameron (Katherine) Evans, Misty (Andy) Kuhn, and Stephany Bradshaw; sister, Penny(Rick) Owens; brother, Douglas (Cathy) Evans; 13 grandchildren; one great-grandchild;one niece; and two nephews.
There will be a visitation on Saturday, November 14, 2015 from 1:00 pm to 4:00 pmand 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm, with a memorial service at 8:00 pm at Randall & Roberts FishersMortuary, 12010 Allisonville Road in Fishers. A Celebration of Life service will be heldat 1:00 pm on Sunday, November 15, 2015 also at the funeral home. Chaplain GaryStump will officiate.
Memorial contributions may be made to American Lung Association of Indiana, 115W Washington Street, Suite 1180, Indianapolis, IN 46204; or, The Pulmonary FibrosisFoundation, 230 E Ohio St, #304, Chicago, IL 60611.
Condolences: www.randallroberts.com.
Beginning around 9 p.m. tomorrow,Nov. 13, crews plan to shift the eastboundI-465 to US 31 off-ramp to new pave-ment, located just north of the currentramp. The current access will remain withtraffic exiting eastbound I-465 to north-bound or southbound US 31 sharing the
ramp (one right-turning lane and one left-turning lane).
Once the new flyover ramp opens(expected in the coming weeks), trafficexiting eastbound I-465 to northboundUS 31 will have a separate, designatedoff-ramp.
Eastbound I-465 to US31 ramp shift tonight
Next year marks the 12th anniversary ofthe City of Carmel's financial support forthe local arts community with specialSupport The Arts grants from the city'sbudget. Since 2004, more than $8 millionhas been approved for local community artsprograms.The City is now taking applications for the2016 Arts Grants. Last year, $698,050 wasapproved for grants to more than a dozenlocal arts organizations. Next year, another$700,000 has been budgeted by the CityCouncil for the grants that will be proposedby the Mayor. All grants must be approvedby the City Council.
"We view the support of our artsorganizations as a strong economicdevelopment tool for the City of Carmel.Since the creation of the Arts & DesignDistrict in Carmel, we have had more than
350,000 visits each year and that numbergrows as more merchants locate in thedistrict and additional public events areadded, bringing millions of dollars to ourlocal economy, real revenue that isexceeding expectations and will far surpassthe city's investment in redevelopment,"said Mayor Jim Brainard.
The world-class performing arts center,The Palladium, with a diverse variety ofmusical and entertainment performances,helps draw visitors from all over theMidwest and beyond. Many also come forevents at The Tarkington and The StudioTheater, the three venues that comprise theCenter for the Performing Arts. Carmel isalso home a vibrant Arts & Design Districtwith art galleries, the Indiana Design
Carmel marks 12 years of artsgrants with 2016 call-out�
Carmel Clay Schools Green Teams, City of Carmel Utilities, Tech Recyclers andWhite's Ace Hardware are working together to offer a Holiday Light Recycling Drive.Starting Nov. 27 and running through Jan. 4, the ability to recycle used Holiday lights willbe offered at White's Ace Hardware at 731 S. Range Line Road. The Carmel Clay SchoolsGreen Teams will be offering recycling at the individual schools from Nov. 30 throughDec. 11.
Recycling inoperable or inefficient holiday lights keeps those items out of landfillswhich reduces the long term carbon impact on our environment. Additionally EnergyStarrated LED lights uses 75 percent less energy compared to conventional lights. They alsohave the following advantages:
* Safer: LEDs are much cooler than incandescent lights, reducing the risk ofcombustion or burnt fingers.
* Sturdier: LEDs are made with epoxy lenses, not glass and are much more resistantto breakage.
* Longer Lasting: The LED lights lasts 25 times longer than conventional holidaylights.
* Easier to install: Up to 25 strings of LEDs can be connected end-to end withoutoverloading a wall socket.
(Source: www.energy.gov)Consider upgrading to LED lights this holiday season. You will be helping the
environment and saving in energy costs. And don't forget to recycle your old strings oflights. For more information about the Holiday light recycling program please call317-571-2673.
Light recycling starts Nov. 27 Center, shops and restaurants, where major events are staged throughout the year,including monthly gallery walks, classic car shows and the popular International ArtsFestival.
All this helps attract families and visitors to the city, and helps local businesses. Astudy by the Americans for the Arts shows that the typical arts event attendee spendsclose to $30 per person, per event, in addition to the cost of admission. "With the varietyof shows at The Palladium and the Center for the Performing Arts, our local businessesare reaping the benefits. Based solely on the tickets sold last season, that additionalspending is close to $3.5 million at local merchants and service providers," said MayorBrainard.
Local arts groups are encouraged to apply. The deadline for the initial round ofapplications is Dec. 1, 2015. You can find a copy of the 2016 Arts Grant Application onthe City of Carmel website at http://www.carmel.in.gov/ArtsGrants.
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Carmel SeasonResults (10-2)
Aug. 21 Hamilton Southeastern W 28-7Aug. 29 Cincinnati LaSalle L 28-35Sept. 4 Center Grove L 21-24Sept. 11 at Pike W 38-33Sept. 18 Lawrence North 34-14Sept. 25 North Central W 51-0Oct. 2 at Ben Davis W 35-21Oct. 9 Warren Central W 30-20Oct. 16 at Lawrence Central W 35-26SectionalOct. 23 Noblesville W 45–29Oct. 30 Fishers W 28-7RegionalNov. 6 at Homestead W 41-7
Penn SeasonResults (11-1)
Aug. 21 at Valparaiso W 34-0Aug. 28 Merrillville W 31-12Sept. 4 at Birmingham Rice (Mich.) W 29-7Sept. 11 Orchard Lake St. Mary’s (Mich.) L21-24Sept. 19 South Bend Adams W 28-7Sept. 25 at South Bend St. Joseph W 50-13Oct. 2 at South Bend Clay W 55-0Oct. 9 Elkhart Central W 56-0Oct. 16 at Mishawaka W 41-34SectionalOct. 23 La Porte W 49-21Oct. 30 at Chesterton W 49-14RegionalNov. 6 at Merrillville W 56-38
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By DON JELLISONReporter EditorDown through the years a trip to the
state finals, or even winning the state, hasrun through two of Indiana’s most storiedfootball programs, Carmel and Penn.
That will happen again tonight as first-year varsity coach John Hebert will take his10-2, No. 2 ranked Greyhounds into theSouth Bend area to face Penn’s 11-1, No. 3rated Kingsmen.
Eight times since 1987 Carmel andPenn have faced each other in the chase fora title, once in the regional, five times in thesemi-state, and twice in the finals.
In semi-state play, Carmel and Pennhave met each of the last two years, Carmelwinning 14-13 last season and 28-13 theyear before. Many of the games have beennail-biters. That’s wasn’t the case in 2011when the Greyhounds took a big 54-0 cake-walk from Penn.
Penn’s only loss this season came in thefourth game when the Kingsmen dropped a24-21 thriller to Orachard Lake St. Mary’sout of Michigan. No Indiana team has comeclose to a Penn machine which is averaging41.6 point a game on offense and giving up14.2 points an outing.
Carmel’s only losses came in the secondand third games of the year, losing to Cin-cinnati LaSalle out of Ohio 35-28 and toNo. 1 ranked Center Grove, 24-21, here inIndiana. The loss to Center Grove causedCarmel to finish second in the powerfulMIC conference. The Greyhounds are aver-aging 34.5 points a game and giving up 18.6points a contest.
“Penn is a great football team onceagain,” said Hebert. “Their offensive line isenormous and well coached.”
Carmel’s 14-13 win over Penn last yearis still fresh in the mind of Hebert, who atthat time was an assistant under KevinWright.
“Camden Bohn, their quarterback, istheir best player and the biggest concern forour defense,” Hebert said. “He can run verywell. He had 130 yards on 17 carries againstus last year.
“Defensively they are very disciplinedand physical.
“We must establish the ability to controlthe football and at least neutralize theirspecial teams, which are excellent,” Hebertadded.
The Greyhounds have shown their tal-ents in running and or pass the pigskin.
On the ground, Carmel will try to battleBohn with three Greyhounds. Tobias Wat-
kins is the ground leader with 1,069 yardsin 203 carries. Quarterback Michael Vik-trup has carried 97 times for 693 yards andStephen Watts with 79 trips for 439 yards.Watkins has rushed for 13 touchdowns;Viktrup for 10 and Watts for 4.
Through the air, Viktrup is 125-of-195for 1,911 yards, 21 touchdowns and onlysix interceptions. Jalen Walker has caught45 of those passes for 697 yards and 9
touchdowns and Ethan Merriweather 31 for551 yards and 4 TDS.
Tonight at Penn
Carmel Probable LineupsOffense DefenseQB, Michael Viktrup, Sr., 205 DL, Britt Beery, Jr., 237TB, Tobias Watkins Sr., 178 N, Sam Hipple, Sr., 217HB, Tonny Vittrito, Sr., 215 DL, Rodney Haywood, Sr. 233WR, Ethan Merriweather, Jr., 175 OLB, Noah Burks, Sr., 230WR, Jalen Walker, Jr., 170 OLB, Justus Schumann, Sr., 195WR, Marcus Perkins Sr., 160 ILB, Cameron Hunt, Sr., 212LT, Mark Stickford, Jr., 215 ILB, Jack Van Remortel, So., 213LG, Justin Williams, Jr., 280 CB, Nick Mazza, Sr., 183C, James Stewart, Sr., 230 CB, Nathan Ebikwo, Sr., 180RG, DeShawn Williams, Sr., 270 SAF, Jake Leitch, Sr., 180RT, Simon Pachciarz, Sr., 260 SAF, Alex Akins, Sr., 180
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Carmel quarterback Michael Viktrup (12) has carried 97 times for 693 yards and 10 touchdowns this season for the Greyhounds.Viktrup has also thrown for 1911 yards and 21 touchdowns. Also pictured is Tobias Watkins, who has rushed for 1,069 yardsin 203 carries, scoring 13 touchdowns.
WHMB-TV 40 will broadcasttonight’s Carmel-Penn semi-state game,as part of a high school footballdoubleheader.
TV-40 will show the Greyhounds-Kingsmen game starting at 8 p.m. Thatgame will be followed a broadcast of thea showdown between Class 5A No. 1 NewPalestine and Zionsville, at 11 p.m.
CLASS 6A SEMISTATESCarmel [10-2] at Penn [11-1]Avon [10-2] at Center Grove [12-0]
CLASS 5A REGIONALSMishawaka [8-3] at Fort Wayne Snider [10-1]Westfield [7-4] at Kokomo [11-0]Zionsville [5-6] at New Palestine [11-0]Bloomington South [11-0] at Castle [7-4]
CLASS 4A REGIONALSSouth Bend St. Joseph [7-5] at Lowell [12-0]Fort Wayne Dwenger [11-1] at Plymouth [10-2]
Delta [9-3] at Indianapolis Roncalli [8-4]Evansville Harrison [10-2] at East Central [10-2]
CLASS 3A REGIONALSMishawaka Marian [9-3] at Culver Academy [7-5]West Lafayette [11-1] at Bellmont [10-2]Batesville [11-1] at Indianapolis Chatard [8-3]Brownstown Central [10-2] at Gibson Southern[12-0]
CLASS 2A REGIONALSWhiting [11-1] at Bremen [7-5]Winchester [10-2] at Woodlan [12-0]
Indianapolis Howe [9-3] at Indianapolis Scecina[7-5]Evansville Mater Dei [12-0] at Monrovia [11-1]
CLASS 1A REGIONALSPioneer [12-0] at Lafayette Central Catholic [12-0]Northfield [7-5] at Adams Central [11-1]Indianapolis Lutheran [8-4] at North Vermillion[11-1]Linton-Stockton [11-1] at West Washington [11-0]
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Tonight’s high school football pairings
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Carmel’s Jalen Walker (3) has caught 45 passes for 697 yards and nine touchdowns. Also pictured for the Greyhounds is Sam Hipple.
By DON JELLISONReporter EditorWith one of its stars, last year’s Hamil-
ton County scoring leader Brittany Welch,sitting on the bench asecond consecutivegame and with anoth-er, Audrey Reed,playing through asecond game whileguarding a brokennose with a mask,Sheridan’s Black-hawks Tuesday eve-ning in HobbsMemorial Gym easilyunloaded on an out-manned Faith Chris-tian School team,63-18.
The win evenedSheridan’s record at1-1 going into a Sat-urday evening Hoo-sier Heartland contestat Eastern.
Coach Jeff Guen-ther said Welch willplay in that game andthat he isn’t certainwhen Reed will play
with the difficult-to-see-through noseguard.
In a scrimmage before Sheridan’s firstgame with Speedway, the two players
bumped into each other, causing the inju-ries.
“Reed is having a hard time seeingthrough the mask,” Guenther said.
Even so the 6-foot Reed scored 21points in the game last evening.
“She’s coming along,” Guenther said.At the same time other Lady Black-
hawks may be gaining more experience andconfidence.
“I said this is a young team which willhave to grow up. It’s a brand new group ofplayers,” Guenther added.
But, without doubt, a different look of abasketball team once Welch and Reed arehealthy and playing together
Eight different Lady Blackhawksscored last evening.
There was never any question aboutwho would win the game. Sheridan led13-2 after one quarter, 28-6 at halftime, and44-12 after three periods.
Reed found herself on the hardwoodseveral times in the game, which causedGuenther to question the referees.
“Sometimes when you’re bigger andbetter, officials don’t make all the calls,” hesaid.
Sheridan shot only eight free throws.The Blackhawks were 25-of-45 from
the field, and that included a 6-of-14 nightfrom 3-point range.
Reed retired from the game with her 21points and still 5:16 left to play. Sheridanled 54-14 at that time.
Two teammates joined Reed in doublefigures. Faith DeVaney, a 6-0 senior for-ward, notched 14 points and senior forwardNixon Williams added 12 points.
The opening of the conference seasonand Welch’s return to the court on Saturdayat Eastern will signal a big night for theBlackhawks, even though the Comets haveopened with three straight losses, falling toWestern 65-51, Lewis Cass 55-36 and East-brook 70-36.
There wasn’t a junior varsity game lastevening. Faith Christian doesn’t have ajunior varsity team.
Carmel suffered its first loss of theseason Tuesday, dropping an overtimecontest to Roncalli 54-49.
It was an early battle of two rankedteams in Class4A, with theGreyhounds ratedsixth and the Reb-els ninth. Carmeltrailed 16-11 afterthe first quarter,but slowlyworked its wayback, cuttingRoncalli's lead to26-23 at halftime,then jumpingahead 41-38 afterthree quarters.
The 'Houndsled 45-42 withthree minutes left,but the Rebelstied it up by theend of regulation,then outscoredCarmel 9-4 in theextra period.
"We got afive-point leadwith the ball withthree minutes togo in the game,four minutes to goin the game," saidGreyhoundscoach Tod Wind-lan. "In the lasttwo minutes ofthe game, wemissed three con-secutive freethrows and thenwe finally hit two
in the overtime, when Blake (Smith) hittwo to tie it."
"We shot the ball poorly from the3-point line," said Windlan. "We were 1of 11."
Olivia Christy scored 19 points tolead Carmel, pouring in 15 in the firsthalf. Celene Funke and Amy Dilk bothadded 10 points.
The Greyhounds, now 2-1 for theseason, host Cathedral Saturday after-noon.
Western ConferenceNorthwest W L PCT. GBOklahoma City 5 3 .625 -Utah 4 4 .500 1.0Minnesota 4 4 .500 1.0Denver 4 4 .500 1.0Portland 4 5 .444 1.5Pacific W L PCT. GBGolden State 10 0 1.00 -L.A. Clippers 5 3 .625 4.5Phoenix 4 4 .429 5.0Sacramento 2 7 .222 7.5L.A. Lakers 1 7 .125 8.0Southwest W L PCT. GBSan Antonio 6 2 .750 -Dallas 4 4 .500 2.0Houston 4 4 .500 2.0Memphis 3 6 .333 3.5New Orleans 1 7 .125 5.0
NBA standingsThursday’s scoresMiami 92, Utah 91
Golden State 129, Minnesota 116Phoenix 118, L.A. Clippers 104
Friday’s gamesMinnesota at Indiana, 7 p.m.
Utah at Orlando, 7 p.m.Atlanta at Boston, 7:30 p.m.
Cleveland at New York, 7:30 p.m.New Orleans at Toronto, 7:30 p.m.
Charlotte at Chicago, 8 p.m.Portland at Memphis, 8 p.m.
Philadelphia at Oklahoma City, 8 p.m.L.A. Lakers at Dallas, 8:30 p.m.
Houston at Denver, 9 p.m.Brooklyn at Sacramento, 10 p.m.
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The Noblesville East Middle School eighth-grade boys basketball team fell to FallCreek 36-34 on Thursday.
Kolby Bullard led the East Millers with 17 points, with Zack Markovich adding 10points. Jordan Gandis scored four and Jeffery Hemmelgarn chipped in three.
Bullard and Hemmelgarn both had three rebounds. Gadis handed out three assists,with Markovich and Kody Leach both dishing out two, and Bullard and Alex Daunmaking one. Bullard also had one blocked shot.
The Hamilton Heights eighth-grade boys basketball team started their season 1-0 withwins over Heritage Christian on Thursday.
The Huskies "A" team won 49-20. Isaac Wilson led all scorers with 14, GusEtchison added 13, Austin Goodpaster 8, Noah Linville added 6 and Elijah Wallace 5.
The "B" team won 36-20. Keegan Rednour scored 10, Drew Pennington 7, andMarcus Shaffer 6.
Middle school basketball results
Guerin Catholic tennis star Ashley Jonathan will sign a formal letter of intent to playat Bellarmine University in Louisville at 10:30 a.m. Sunday at Five Seasons Tennis Club,1300 E. 96th St in Indianapolis.
Jonathan has played for the Golden Eagles at No. 1 or No. 2 singles all four years.
GC’s Jonathan to sign with Bellarmine
Indy Eleven & Keep Indianapolis Beautiful (KIB) are partnering to celebrate aseason full of Indy Eleven goals this Saturday, November 14. Indy Eleven staff andsupporters will join KIB volunteers in planting 36 1-2” caliper trees at Eagle CreekPark, located at 7400 W. 56th Street, this Saturday morning starting at 9:00 a.m. ET.
Establishing a new tradition and solidifying the Eleven’s roots in Indianapolis,Indy Eleven along with the Brickyard Battalion and Slaughterhouse-19 supportersgroups will help KIB plant a tree for each goal scored by the “Boys in Blue” duringthe recently-finished NASL season. Approximately 100 trees will be planted atSaturday’s project, 36 of which will be marked with Indy-Eleven-blue ties to com-memorate the club’s haul of goals in 2015.
Indy Eleven fans of all ages are encouraged to help both the club and the citySaturday morning by volunteering your group or family at the Keep IndianapolisBeautiful website. No experience is necessary and there is no need to bring anything– KIB provides all tools, gloves, and other equipment. Please wear close toed shoesand weather appropriate clothing. The event will go on rain or shine.
Parking will be available across the street and just east of Eagle Creek Park’s southentrance off of Reed Road. To allow time for registration, please arrive a little early.
Indy Eleven goals equal 36Eagle Creek Park trees
Hockey history is on its way to IndianaFarmers Coliseum. Hockey's Holy Grail,the Stanley Cup, along with an entourage ofincredible hockey memorabilia will takecenter stage at tonight's Hockey Night inIndy, as the Fuel take on the Alaska Aces.Game time is 7:35 p.m. In addition to thegreatest trophy in all of sports, ESPN ana-lyst and hockey icon Barry Melrose will bein the house, along with the Hockey Hall of
Fame and a vast array of NHL trophies andhistorical hockey artifacts.
Tonight's once-in-a-lifetime event is on-ly part of the fun at Indiana Farmers Colise-um this weekend, as the Fuel will also playtheir Guns-N-Hoses game on Saturday, inrecognition of local police officers and fire-fighters. Specialty uniforms and a post-game jersey auction highlights Saturday'sfestivities, and will cap a memorable week-end for Indiana hockey fans.
