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Photos providedNo one was injured in a Friday morning Fishers house fire on East 116th Street. The fire appears to have been caused by old ashes from a fireplace.

The REPORTERFishers firefighters bat-

tled a house fire around 11:30 a.m. Friday as well as cold temperatures.

Fortunately, a family of three was not injured when the occupant noticed a fire on the front porch.

Early indications of the cause are from old ash-es from the fireplace that were placed in a non-metal container, which the home-owner believed to be cool.

The damage is signifi-cant, but the exact cost of the loss is unknown at this time.

The fire, which was in the 10800 block of East 116th Street, caused the

street to be closed for over two hours.

The house sits back over a thousand feet from the street and firefighters used over 1,500 feet of hose to connect to the hy-drants for water supply.

Firefighters remind homeowners with fireplac-es to place ashes in a met-al container and that ashes can remain hot for numer-ous days. Wet liberally with water and keep away from structures.

Assisting agencies in-cluded Fishers Police De-partment, Hamilton Coun-ty Sheriff Department, Carmel Fire Department and Fishers Fire Corps.

None injured in Friday Fishers fire

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Riverview implements flu restrictions

The REPORTERIndiana hospitals are taking precau-

tions to prevent the spread of the flu virus among patients, staff and visitors as the state sees a surge in influenza cases.

Hospitals from South Bend to Evans-ville have imposed restrictions that include barring visitors other than immediate fam-ily or other significant persons.

Locally, Riverview Health is taking added precautions to protect its patients, families, staff members and community from unnecessary exposure to influenza. On Friday, Dec. 29, Riverview Health implemented these temporary visitation restrictions:

• No visitors with influenza-like ill-ness, fever or cough.

• No visitors under the age of 16, un-less special arrangements are made.

• No visitors except immediate family, partner or significant other.

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Survey results are in, Noblesville Parking Task Force moves forward

The REPORTERParking in downtown

Noblesville has been the focus of numerous studies conducted by city officials over the past several years, and until now, not much information has been made public.

Noblesville began taking a serious look at downtown parking in 2015 when Mayor John Ditslear appointed a Parking Task Force. The Task Force is chaired by Bob Dubois, President of the Noblesville Chamber of Commerce.

Dubois’s group, a panel

of residents and downtown merchants, was challenged with determining if a park-ing problem exits, and if so, recommendations to correct the problem.

One of the first actions taken by the Task Force was to survey residents and downtown business own-ers. The survey primarily addressed the two-hour free parking limit, overall parking capacity, wayfind-ing parking signage and a downtown parking garage.

The Task Force’s sur-vey focused on an area identified as Wayne Street

south to Division Street and 16th Street west to White River.

Of those responding to the survey, 80 percent (356) did not live in the focus area. Fifty-eight of those responses came from people who do not live in Noblesville.

The study sought to answer the decades-long question of whether No-blesville truly has a parking problem or not. “Regard-less of the answer, the city’s administration believes that Photo provided

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Officials from River-view Health stated, “As we work to provide a safe en-vironment for our patients and staff, we apologize for any inconvenience this visitation restriction may cause. We will continue to monitor conditions and remove the restrictions as soon as it is safe to do so.”

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says Indiana was among 23 states with “widespread” flu activity.

WISH TV, the Report-er’s news gather partner, reported State health offi-cials consider Indiana to have entered flu season once complaints of flu-like illnesses account for at least two percent of visits to hospitals and doctors’ of-fices. Indiana didn’t hit that two percent baseline during its last flu season until ear-ly February, but data from state health officials show the state reached that level in mid-December.

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The REPORTERConner Prairie will un-

veil a new permanent in-door exhibit called Make-smith Workshop at 10 a.m. on Thursday, Jan. 11.

The 600-square-foot experience inside the mu-seum’s Welcome Center will help teach daily visi-

tors how to work with tex-tiles, metal, wood, pottery and more. People will learn new, historic trade-related skills that they can apply to their lives today and dis-cover new tools and how they’re used as they join the growing and popular maker movement.

Conner Prairie to add indoor feature

Bill would give undocumented immigrants in-state tuition,

require them to apply for citizenshipBy DAVID WILLIAMSwishtv.com

State Sen. David Niez-godski, a Democrat from South Bend, estimates 11,000 undocumented im-migrant students live in In-diana.

He said hundreds of them want to go to college, and he wants to help them do just that, offering them in-state tuition rates, with some strings attached.

Niezgodski believes roughly 800 undocumented immigrants ages 18 to 24 in Indiana would like to go to college.

“The vast majority of those, when they graduate high school, why should they be denied the right? That is exactly what we’re doing. We’re denying the right,” said Niezgodski.

We were with him Thursday morning when Niezgodski filed a new bill that would allow in-state tuition for non-citizens liv-ing in Indiana.

“They are attending our schools. They are going from kindergarten through 12th grade. My bill does say you only need to grad-uate, have a GED or attend school for 12 months,” Niezgodski said.

Then he said the stu-dents would sign an affi-davit stating that as soon as they were able, they would apply for legal citizenship.

“We want that tal-ent pool. We want that to include all immigrants. I was an immigrant,” Niezgodski explained.

“I think the hardest thing I see frequently is people who are brought here as kids and it wasn’t their choice,” Clare Cora-do, an immigration attorney for the Indiana Immigration Law Group, explained.

“They’ve grown up here and very much feel like Hoosiers. They get to the point where they’re 18 and feel like their future gets cut off. They can still pay cash for their college

expenses. They can’t bor-row money, they can’t get loans,” Corado continued.

Corado explained how she thinks such a bill would be received in Indi-ana: “I think the majority of Hoosiers would support this measure.”

Don Bauder, vice president of the Hamilton County Grassroots Con-servatives, staunchly dis-agrees: “Indiana giving tax breaks to Indiana citizens to go to Indiana schools makes sense.”

Bauder said he feels like the current law should stay in place.

“We want them (un-documented immigrants) to apply for citizenship. I don’t necessarily have a problem with them being part of this country. What I have a problem with is them getting in-state tuition and citizenship ahead of someone in Indiana who’s been waiting for 12 years. That doesn’t make sense to me,” Bauder explained.

“There should be an organi-zation that would help them become citizens and help them pay for college. That person should not be me, the taxpayer,” Bauder said.

“I don’t look at it as a fight. I look at it as ap-proaching fellow legisla-tors. There are legislators, I believe, on both sides of the political aisle, Dem-ocrats and Republicans, that believe and know this is the right thing to do,” Corado said.

State Sen. Dennis Kruse, who chairs the com-mittee that would hear the proposal, had this to say on Thursday: “As chair of the Senate Committee on Education and Career De-velopment, I am in the pre-liminary stages of review-ing the bills assigned to the committee. I have not had the opportunity to review the bill that was filed today by State Sen. Niezgodski, but, like with all bills, I will give it careful consideration as session gets underway.”

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19.27% 85

80.73% 356

Q1 The Parking Task Force study area isfocused within the boundaries of Wayne

Street to the north, 16th Street to the east,the White River to the west, and Division

Street to the south. Do you live within thestudy area?

Answered: 441 Skipped: 3

Total 441

Yes

No

0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100%

Answer Choices Responses

Yes

No

1 / 18

Noblesville Parking Task Force 2015 SurveyMonkey

12.05% 44

72.05% 263

15.89% 58

Q2 If No, where do you reside?

Answered: 365 Skipped: 79

Total 365

Downtownoutside the...

In anotherarea of...

I am not aNoblesville...

0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100%

Answer Choices Responses

Downtown outside the study area

In another area of Noblesville

I am not a Noblesville resident

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Noblesville Parking Task Force 2015 SurveyMonkey

6.87% 9

93.13% 122

Q3 Do you hold a $30 annual residentparking pass?

Answered: 131 Skipped: 313

Total 131

Yes

No

0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100%

Answer Choices Responses

Yes

No

3 / 18

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52.94% 45

47.06% 40

Q4 Does the restriction of one residentparking pass per household meet your

needs?

Answered: 85 Skipped: 359

Total 85

Yes

No

0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100%

Answer Choices Responses

Yes

No

4 / 18

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73.21% 82

26.79% 30

Q5 Do you have access to park in the rearor to the side of your residence?

Answered: 112 Skipped: 332

Total 112

Yes

No

0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100%

Answer Choices Responses

Yes

No

5 / 18

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64.61% 272

35.39% 149

Q6 Do you support the 2-hour free parkinglimit?

Answered: 421 Skipped: 23

Total 421

Yes

No

0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100%

Answer Choices Responses

Yes

No

6 / 18

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34.29% 144

65.71% 276

Q8 Has the 2-hour parking limit ever causedyou to avoid visiting downtown?

Answered: 420 Skipped: 24

Total 420

Yes

No

0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100%

Answer Choices Responses

Yes

No

8 / 18

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Q9 What do you see as the top three issuesregarding parking in the study area? (with 1

indicating your top priority)

Answered: 400 Skipped: 44

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276

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48.98%

192

16.58%

65

10.71%

42

3.57%

14

2.04%

8

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5

392

5.54

3.08%

12

10.54%

41

35.22%

137

30.85%

120

12.85%

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4.88%

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389

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6

6.74%

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10.10%

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34.46%

133

29.53%

114

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24

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24

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ParkingCapacity...

2-Hour Limit

Wayfinding/Signage

Cost of Permits

Handicap Access

Enforcement

Other

0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Total Score

Parking Capacity (ability to find a space when and

where I want it)

2-Hour Limit

Wayfinding/Signage

Cost of Permits

Handicap Access

Enforcement

Other

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90.25% 361

9.75% 39

Q10 Do you believe there is a need foradditional parking in the downtown area?

Answered: 400 Skipped: 44

Total 400

Yes

No

0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100%

Answer Choices Responses

Yes

No

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34.42% 127

68.56% 253

5.69% 21

36.31% 134

51.76% 191

36.31% 134

6.23% 23

Q11 If yes, what types?

Answered: 369 Skipped: 75

Total Respondents: 369

Public StreetParking

Public ParkingLots

PrivateParking Lots

DowntownEmployee...

Parking Garage

CourthouseDedicated...

Other (pleasespecify)

0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100%

Answer Choices Responses

Public Street Parking

Public Parking Lots

Private Parking Lots

Downtown Employee Parking

Parking Garage

Courthouse Dedicated Parking

Other (please specify)

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69.35% 276

30.65% 122

Q12 Would you support a parking garage inthe downtown area?

Answered: 398 Skipped: 46

Total 398

Yes

No

0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100%

Answer Choices Responses

Yes

No

12 / 18

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45.30% 164

62.43% 226

12.43% 45

18.78% 68

15.75% 57

Q13 If a parking garage was built, howwould you prefer to see it funded?

Answered: 362 Skipped: 82

Total Respondents: 362

Parking PermitFees

Hourly Fees

My Real EstateTaxes

Tax IncrementFinancing Funds

Other (pleasespecify)

0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100%

Answer Choices Responses

Parking Permit Fees

Hourly Fees

My Real Estate Taxes

Tax Increment Financing Funds

Other (please specify)

13 / 18

Noblesville Parking Task Force 2015 SurveyMonkey

63.05% 256

36.95% 150

Q14 Do you utilize 2-hour free parkingspaces on a regular basis?

Answered: 406 Skipped: 38

Total 406

Yes

No

0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100%

Answer Choices Responses

Yes

No

14 / 18

Noblesville Parking Task Force 2015 SurveyMonkey

27.72% 112

72.28% 292

Q15 Do you use the $0.25 hourly parkinglots, or meters, on a regular basis?

Answered: 404 Skipped: 40

Total 404

Yes

No

0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100%

Answer Choices Responses

Yes

No

15 / 18

Noblesville Parking Task Force 2015 SurveyMonkey

3.80% 14

16.30% 60

79.89% 294

Q16 Is the $0.25 hourly parking fee?

Answered: 368 Skipped: 76

Total 368

Too High

Too Low

Just Right

0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100%

Answer Choices Responses

Too High

Too Low

Just Right

16 / 18

Noblesville Parking Task Force 2015 SurveyMonkey

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parking within the downtown area can and should be improved for us to achieve the Mayor’s vision of more residential and commercial development that comple-ments and adds to the vibrancy of our his-toric square,” stated Noblesville Deputy Mayor Steve Cooke.

As a part of the Task Force’s work in 2015, Dubois submitted a report to Dit-slear that recommended four short term solutions:

1.) Revise the Parking Ordinance 72 to increase the time restriction limit of all current two-hour parking within the parking study area (the White River to the west, Wayne Street to the north, Division Street to the south and 16th Street to the east) to three hours.

2.) Revise Ordinance subsection 72.85-72.86 to allow non-residential park-ing permits purchased by businesses to be transferrable for a one-time processing fee of $20.

3.) Revise Parking Ordinance 72.90 to reduce the annual fee for permits in the underutilized Lot 6 on South 8th Street to $150 from the current fee of $300.

4.) Improve Wayfinding and Parking Identification – where possible utilize the universally identified capital block letter ‘P’ in the universal blue color – update street pole banners to reflect this method of identification. Identify additional meth-ods and opportunities to inform the public as to the locations of public parking.

Noblesville acted on three of the four

recommendations. The city did not revise the two-hour free parking. Cooke com-mented about revising the parking limit, “We simply needed more concrete data to work from.”

In 2016 and into 2017, the Task Force began the next phase which included re-viewing enhanced use of meter technol-ogy and their locations, short term park-ing spaces and opportunities for adding surface parking capacity, best practices in shared parking management, Coun-ty government expansion impacts and a city-county parking garage.

Noblesville confirmed discussions with county officials regarding the con-struction of a city-county parking garage; however, Hamilton County Commission-

er Steve Dillinger doesn’t feel Noblesville has a parking problem. “I can drive around the courthouse square anytime during the day and find open spots.” Dillinger fol-lowed his statement with, “Whatever problems Noblesville has, county gov-ernment is at the root of all evil. Surveys I’ve seen suggest that 70 to 80 percent of people coming to downtown Noblesville do so for government business.”

Cooke said, “The next step is for the city and Task Force to come together again in 2018, formalize our recommen-dations based on the study and bring them to the public for consideration. The park-ing study provided relevant data to inform the Task Force and guide the city’s action items and next steps.

Area of focus /Place of residence

Residential parking 2-hour parking

Downtown parking

25¢ hourly parking

Parking garage

19.27% 85

80.73% 356

Q1 The Parking Task Force study area isfocused within the boundaries of Wayne

Street to the north, 16th Street to the east,the White River to the west, and Division

Street to the south. Do you live within thestudy area?

Answered: 441 Skipped: 3

Total 441

Yes

No

0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100%

Answer Choices Responses

Yes

No

1 / 18

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Meeting NoticesThe Westfield-Washington Advisory Plan Commission (APC) will

meet at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, Jan. 2, 2018, in the Assembly Room of West-field City Hall, 130 Penn St., Westfield, IN 46074.

The REPORTERJoin the Madison Coun-

ty Emergency Management Agency and the Indianap-olis Office of the National Weather Service from 7 to 9 p.m. on Tuesday, March 6, 2018, to learn about severe weather and tornado recog-nition. The event will take place at Hoosier Park, 4500 Dan Patch Circle, Anderson, IN 46013. (Please enter at the Green Awning.)

With the 47th year of this specialized training, Mr. Michael D. Ryan – Meteo-rologist, NWS, Indianapo-lis, will provide a very visu-al and informative learning opportunity to help those in the field properly identify dangerous cloud appearanc-es and weather conditions. He will relate what is ob-served to what is displayed on weather radars.

Additionally, the Coun-

ty warning procedures and communications protocols for the observer network will be reviewed. Severe weather safety tips will be provided.

This year’s presenters include:

• Michael D. Ryan – Meteorologist, NWS, Indi-anapolis

• Dale Bales – Director of Warning, MCEMA

• Steve Riley – Director of Communications, MCE-MA

Everyone interested in severe weather recognition is invited to attend. This training is free and open to all public safety, private business and the general public. Young people grade school age and up have found this presentation to be informative and in some cases have receive extra credit at school.

StormNet (SkyWarn) training coming in March

INDOT ready for weekend snowThe REPORTER

The Greenfield District will have over 100 plow trucks in operation this weekend for snow-fight-ing activities. The Indiana Department of Transpor-tation (INDOT) reminds motorists to be cautious while traveling.

The National Weather Service is predicting ap-proximately two to four inches of snow through Saturday around the Greenfield District, which

includes Hamilton County. 179 trucks will be available as maintenance crews con-tinue to monitor the weath-er through the weekend.

Current pavement tem-peratures are between 14 and 20 degrees Fahrenheit. Expected hazards are slick roads and reduced visibili-ty in heavy snowfall.Know before you go

Learn about current and forecasted weather, as well as roadway con-ditions before driving.

Plan ahead. INDOT offers many resources at winter.indot.in.gov to help drivers be prepared.Keep a safe distance

Make sure your ve-hicle is following a safe distance to stop. Do not tailgate, especially around snow plows.

Pay attentionAvoid all distractions

and focus only on the task of driving safely. Be defen-sive and alert for those who

are not driving safely.Stay informed

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Learn about highway work zones and other traffic alerts at indot.car-sprogram.org, 1-800-261-ROAD (7623) or 511 from a mobile phone.

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TODAY’S BIBLE READINGAnd if he shall neglect to hear them, tell it unto the church: but if he neglect to hear the church, let him be unto thee as an heathen man and a publican. Verily I say unto you, Whatsoever ye shall bind on earth shall be bound in heaven: and whatsoever ye shall loose on earth shall be loosed in heaven.

Matthew 18:17-18 (KJV)

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Resources Teacher Insti-tute is a multi-day pro-fessional development workshop. Teachers from across the state come to Morgan-Monroe State Forest to see firsthand how forestry works in Indiana. Sessions include tours of

public and private forest lands, forest industry facil-ities and forestry research in Indiana.

The goal of the in-stitute is to provide In-diana teachers with knowledge, skills and tools to effectively teach their students about for-est ecology and forest

management practices. The Institute runs June

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For an application, please contact Donna Rogler, Indiana Project Learning Tree Coordinator at drogler@dnr.IN.gov or (317) 234-5143.

Forestry workshop for teachers starts in June

StatePointWhile most New Year’s

resolutions are well-in-tentioned, sometimes they look better on paper than in practice, actually doing more harm than good. Here are five so-called “healthy” resolutions worth giv-ing up in 2018, as well as better solutions.

Resolution 1: I’m going to take up permanent resi-dence in the gym. Working out is an important piece of the weight loss puzzle, but moderation is key. Studies suggest that too much exer-cise can lead to a number of issues like hormonal imbal-ance, fatigue, insomnia and even depression. Many peo-ple also report experiencing a drastic increase in appetite after extreme bouts of phys-ical activity, which can lead to overeating and negate the weight-related benefits. Plus, if you exercise so in-tensely that you’re injured or sore for days, it will be difficult to sustain this oth-erwise healthy habit.

Resolution 2: I’m saying goodbye to fats completely.

Fatty foods have gotten a bad rap. The reality is there are good fats and bad fats. In humans, fat helps support normal growth and devel-opment, provides energy, allows for proper cellular function, provides protec-tive cushioning for organs, and helps with absorption of certain vitamins. Bad fats are found in foods like meat, butter, lard, cream and trans fats (found in baked goods, fried foods and margarine) and can increase the risk of cardiovascular disease. Aim to replace these with good fats, which are associated with a decreased risk of chronic disease. Good fats include plant-based oils like olive and canola, avocados, nuts, seeds, and dairy, since these also offer the nutrition your body needs.

Resolution 3: I’m go-ing to skip breakfast to cut calories. According to The Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, if you’re skip-ping breakfast, you’re doing something wrong. Research shows breakfast helps sup-port brain function, energy

and mood. And research suggests that people who eat breakfast consume fewer calories throughout the day, weigh less and have fewer risk factors for heart disease.

Resolution 4: I’ll just crash diet to lose the weight. Crash diets don’t work and many people who do them end up just gaining the weight back.

Find a weight loss plan that’s convenient and lets you know with confidence that you are losing weight the healthy way.

Resolution 5: I’m going to stop snacking. Snacks can account for more than a quarter of one’s daily calories. But if you munch on nutrient-dense foods (high in vitamins, minerals and fiber and low in calo-ries), you’re more likely to maintain a healthy weight, according to the “National Health and Nutrition Ex-amination Survey.”

In the new year, ditch extreme diets and exercise schemes. You’ll find more success with sustainable health and wellness habits.

Five ‘healthy’ New Year’sresolutions worth giving up

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SEMI-FINAL GAMENoblesville 69, New

Palestine 60Noblesville FG FT TP PFMallory Johnson 6-12 6-6 20 2Olivia Morales 0-1 0-0 0 3Maddie Knight 5-8 1-2 12 4Madison Whetro 0-6 3-4 3 2Abby Haley 0-2 0-2 0 4Emily Kiser 6-10 5-9 18 0Sarah Etchison 4-6 0-0 12 1Kailyn Ely 0-1 4-6 4 1Anna Kiser 0-1 0-0 0 1Totals 21-47 19-29 69 18Score by QuartersNew Palestine 19 10 10 21 - 60Noblesville 20 12 17 20 - 69Noblesville 3-point shooting (8-19) Etchison4-6, Johnson 2-4, Knight 1-4, E. Kiser 1-2,Whetro 0-3.Noblesville rebounds (31) E. Kiser 13, Knight5, Whetro 2, Ely 2, Johnson 1, Morales 1,Haley 1, Etchison 1, A. Kiser 1, team 4.

CHAMPIONSHIPNoblesville 58,Greensburg 53

Noblesville FG FT TP PFMallory Johnson 1-4 6-6 9 2Olivia Morales 0-0 0-0 0 0Maddie Knight 4-6 2-3 10 0Madison Whetro 4-11 1-2 10 1Abby Haley 1-2 0-0 2 2Emily Kiser 7-16 1-1 15 1Sarah Etchison 3-7 0-0 8 0Kailyn Ely 0-1 0-0 0 0Anna Kiser 2-4 0-0 4 1Totals 22-51 10-12 58 7Score by QuartersGreensburg 19 6 13 15 - 53Noblesville 12 17 13 16 - 58Noblesville 3-point shooting (4-13) Etchison2-5, Whetro 1-5, Johnson 1-2, Haley 0-1.Noblesville rebounds (30) E. Kiser 17, Knight7, A. Kiser 2, Johnson 1, Haley 1, Etchison 1,team 1.

By CRAIG ADKINSIt didn't start out pretty, but the host

Millers were able to bounce back from anearly first quarter hole to defeat anextremely tough, physical second-rankedGreensburg squad to win the NoblesvilleHoliday Tournament on Friday night at TheMill, 58-53.

Bailey Meyer nailed a 3-pointer fromthe left wing to get the Pirates on the boardfirst at 3-0, but a pass from Maddie Knightto Emily Kiser got the Millers' first two.

Greensburg would go on an 8-2 run,highlighted by Ashlynn Meyer and AliyahEvans treys, to take an 11-4 lead, forcingNoblesville head coach Donna Buckley callher first timeout with 3:47 left in the first.

Following the timeout, sophomore sparkSarah Etchison sank a 3-point bomb fromthe right to bring it to 11-7 and a pair ofMallory Johnson free throws made it atwo-point game, 11-9.

The Pirates used two straight 3s by KyraWhitaker and Aliyah Evans to pump gettheir largest lead of the game to 17-9, butback came the Millers again with an Etchi-son swish from downtown. Reghan Daytossed in a six-footer at the buzzer for a19-12 Greensburg lead at the end of the first.

Etchison drilled a 14-foot jumper to startthe second and Emily Kiser got fouled,converting the old-fashioned three-pointplay, cutting the gap to two at 19-17, butMicha Morrison found a way through thelane to get Greensburg back up by four,21-17.

With the game tied at 21-21, the Millersgot two huge baskets from sophomore AnnaKiser that tied it at 23 and 25 before theelder Kiser, Emily would score two straightfield goals to give the Millers a 29-25halftime lead, which they would not give upthe rest of the night.

Greensburg didn't give up the fightthroughout, but only got within two on threedifferent stints during the remainder of thegame.

The Millers would lead 42-38 after threeperiods, but they knew the Pirates wouldmake this a physical battle until the end.

It seems to be a trend lately for theMillers that the junior tandem of MalloryJohnson and Maddie Knight come up big inthe second half and that's exactly what

happened against Greensburg and that hadhelp from fellow junior Madison Whetro.The three juniors would combine for 23 orNoblesville's 29 second half points, includ-ing 10 from Knight.

“Those juniors played well for us allday. They did so many good things. Malloryand Maddie are kids who've played threeyears of varsity basketball and like I said,we expect a lot from them and they'veanswered that,” said Noblesville head coachDonna Buckley on the junior trio thatstepped up to a big challenge versus Greens-burg and early Friday against New Palestine.

Mallory Johnson's three from the right

side was simply the dagger that the Piratescouldn't handle in the final minutes thatgave the Millers a 53-46 lead and leftGreensburg forcing things from that point.

Noblesville would earn its final fivepoints at the foul line and a last-ditch effortthree by Kyra Whitaker would make for thefinal score of 58-53, giving the Millers thetitle Holiday Tournament Champions.

“They ended up just making a few moreplays than we do in key moments and yougotta give 'em credit for that,” Greensburghead coach Jason Simpson tipping his hatto Noblesville in a hard-fought champion-ship game.

Greensburg (13-3) played a great pair ofgames Friday at Noblesville that will onlyhelp the remainder of their season. AliyahEvans led the Pirates with a team-high 14,while Kyra Whitaker joined her in double-figures.

Noblesville (9-7) has now won five ofits last six games. Their scoring was high-lighted by a 15-point, 17-rebound, seven-assist and four-block night from EmilyKiser. Just another night at the office for theIndiana All-Star candidate. She was joinedin double-digit scoring by Knight (10) andMadison Whetro (10), while Johnson nettednine and Etchison pitched in another greatnight off the bench with eight.

Emily Kiser was voted Most Outstand-ing Player of the tournament, while Johnsonalso made the all-tournament team. (Fullall-tournament team listed below Consola-tion summary)

New Palestine rebounds with Conso-lation game win over Southport

The New Palestine Dragons didn't haveit easy, but they were able to take third placein the Noblesville Holiday Tournament witha 59-52 Consolation game win over South-port.

Southport led 16-12 after one, but a big19-10 second quarter gave New Pal a fivepoint edge at halftime, 31-26.

They extended their lead in the third tofourteen points, outscoring the Cardinals17-8.

Southport didn't give up in their pursuitof a win on Friday, but fell short, despitetaking the fourth quarter 18-11, droppingthe Consolation game to the speedy Drag-ons, 59-52.

New Palestine (11-3) was led by LeadSeib's game-high 18 and Megan Jolly's 17.Jolly earned herself a spot on the all-tourna-ment team.

Southport (3-12) plays much better thantheir record. The Cardinals had a balancedeffort in their second game of the day, ledby Andrea Vidaurre's team-high 14, alongwith two 10-point scorers in Ashley Raisorand Tiana Wright, who also made theall-tournament team.

Turn to Page 9 to read about the semi-final games.

Millers fend off 3A No. 2 Greensburg towin Noblesville Holiday Tournament

Photo provided

The Noblesville girls basketball team won its own Holiday Tournament on Friday. The Millers defeated New Palestine 69-60in the semi-finals and Class 3A No. 2 Greensburg 58-53 in the championship.

NOBLESVILLE HOLIDAYTOURNAMENT ALL-TOURNAMENT TEAM

Emily Kiser – Noblesville (MostOutstanding Player) – 33 points, 30rebounds, 17 assists, five blockedshotsMallory Johnson – Noblesville – 29pointsKyra Whitaker – Greensburg – 31pointsAliyah Evans – Greensburg – 27pointsMegan Jolly – New Palestine – 20pointsTiana Wright – Southport – 28 points

Honorable MentionSarah Etchison – Noblesville – 20pointsMaddie Knight – Noblesville – 22pointsBailey Meyer – Greensburg – 19pointsLeah Seib – New Palestine – 27 pointsEmma Grable – New Palestine – 22pointsAndrea Vidaurre – Southport – 20pointsLexie Green – Southport – 20 points

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By RICHIE HALLReporter Sports EditorCarmel loves to win championships of

any sort, so if a Greyhound team is in thefinal of an event, there's never a question ofmotivation.

But just in case...When the Carmel girls basketball team

went to the Hall of Fame Museum Thursdaybefore practicing for their games at theRaymond James Hall of Fame Classic, theplayers noticed the balls from previousClassics.

"Girls, have you seen a ball that's gotCarmel winning?" asked coach Tod Wind-lan. The girls looked around. "No. They gotbeat here, and they got beat here..."

"Exactly," said Windlan.So much for a question of motivation.

The Class 4A No. 2 Greyhounds finallybroke through at the Hall of Fame Classic,defeating Martinsville 68-55 in the semi-finals and Zionsville 75-51 in the champion-ship of the prestigious annual event thattakes place at the New Castle Fieldhouse.

"We wanted to win it," said Windlanafter the championship game finished. "Wewanted to win it for the community and wewanted to win it for our seniors. You onlyget to play in this once every four years. Wewon't be back for a while, so we want to takecare of business while we were here and wedid."

"It's awesome," said Carmel senior TomiTaiwo. "We're just trying to leave our markon this season and this is a great way to startout."

The Greyhounds battled with the Eaglesin the championship for a little over aquarter, and were in fact down 24-23 earlyin the second. That changed quickly, though,as Carmel went on an 11-2 run to get ahead34-26.

Mackenzie Wood started the run with alayin, then Taiwo hit a 3-pointer.

"Amy (Dilk) found her," said Windlan."She had seven assists tonight and that wasa huge assist for us to get her. And then wegot a turnover. (The lead) jumped up to 10pretty quick on them."

Jasmine McWilliams helped out with atraditional three-point play. Reagan Hunegot a steal that was sent to Taiwo for an easylayin.

Soon it was halftime, and Carmel led41-31 at that point. McWilliams ended thehalf with two free throws, which was thestart of an 8-0 run that carried the 'Houndsto a 47-31 lead. McWilliams made four freethrows - she was 6-for-6 in that run - andTaiwo finished things off with a basket.

From that point on, Carmel slowlyextended its lead. Zionsville got to within53-45 late in the third, but Taiwo pushed itback up to 56-45 by making a 3 with secondsleft in the period. Maddi Sears opened thefourth quarter with a jumper, then Hune hita 3-pointer.

Taiwo finished the game with 22 points,while Dilk added 10 points. Dilk handed outseven assists for the game and made fivesteals, with Taiwo getting five steals as well.McWilliams led the rebounding with eight,followed by Blake Smith and Taiwo withfive boards each.

"Coach has always drilled in us, 'Dowhat you do, don't try to do what otherpeople do. Just do what your role is,'" saidTaiwo. "And everyone has really found their

role, found their place on this team."Taiwo was named as the tournament's

Most Valuable Player, with Dilk alsomaking the All-Tournament Team.

"I thought she got overlooked last yearon the Junior All-Star Team," said Windlanof Taiwo. "She's a tremendous player. Youdon't go to the Big Ten and play at a schoollike Iowa and be a good high school player.You got to be a great high school player andshe is."

In the morning semi-final game, Carmelled the Artesians 21-17 after the first quarterand 35-27 at halftime. The Greyhounds thenoutscored Martinsville 19-11 in the fourthperiod to clinch their place in the final.

Taiwo drained five 3-pointers on herway to 27 points, with Dilk scoring 18 andMcWilliams earning a double-double of 14points and 12 rebounds. Dilk also had sixsteals and four assists, with Taiwo blockingtwo shots.

SEMI-FINAL GAMECarmel 68,

Martinsville 55Carmel FG FT TP PFBlake Smith 1-3 2-2 4 2Jasmine McWilliams 6-7 2-2 14 0Amy Dilk 5-15 5-6 18 1Tomi Taiwo 7-12 8-8 27 0Reagan Hune 1-3 0-0 2 2Mackenzie Wood 0-0 0-0 0 1Maddi Sears 0-1 0-0 0 1Molly Gillig 1-2 0-0 3 1Vanessa Mullins 0-0 0-0 0 0Sophie Bair 0-0 0-0 0 0Molly Kracht 0-0 0-0 0 0Totals 21-43 17-18 68 8Score by QuartersMartinsville 17 10 17 11 - 55

Carmel 21 14 14 19 - 68Carmel 3-point shooting (9-18) Taiwo 5-8, Dilk3-6, Gillig 1-2, Hune 0-1, Sears 0-1.Carmel rebounds (26) McWilliams 12, Smith 4,Hune 3, Dilk 2, Gillig 2, Taiwo 1, Sears 1, team1.

CHAMPIONSHIPCarmel 75,

Zionsville 51Carmel FG FT TP PFBlake Smith 1-3 0-1 2 3Jasmine McWilliams 1-6 7-7 9 1Amy Dilk 5-14 0-0 10 2Tomi Taiwo 7-13 6-6 22 0Reagan Hune 4-10 0-0 9 2Maddi Sears 2-3 0-0 5 0Mackenzie Wood 3-4 1-5 7 0Macy Berglund 3-5 2-2 8 2Molly Gillig 1-2 0-0 3 2Vanessa Mullins 0-2 0-0 0 2Sophie Bair 0-0 0-0 0 1Tally Seitz 0-0 0-0 0 0Molly Kracht 0-0 0-0 0 0Totals 27-62 16-21 75 15Score by QuartersCarmel 18 23 15 19 - 75Zionsville 20 11 14 6 - 51Carmel 3-point shooting (5-17) Taiwo 2-6, Hune1-3, Gillig 1-2, Sears 1-2, Dilk 0-3, Mullins 0-1.Carmel rebounds (33) McWilliams 8, Smith 5,Taiwo 5, Dilk 4, Hune 3, Wood 3, Berglund 2,Mullins 1, Bair 1, Sears 1.

Carmel girls break through with Hall of Fame victory

Reporter photo by Richie Hall

The Carmel girls basketball team won the school’s first-ever Raymond James Hall of Fame Classic Friday at the New CastleFieldhouse. The Greyhounds beat Martinsville in the semi-finals and Zionsville in the championship.

Reporter photo by Kirk Green

Carmel’s Tomi Taiwo was named the Most Valuable Player of the Hall of Fame Classic.

For the first time since 2009 the GuerinCatholic boys basketball team broke thecentury mark in their opening round victoryof the McDonald's Holiday Hoops Classicat Vincennes Lincoln High School.Shooting 60 percent, the Golden Eagles beatNorth Knox 103-38 Friday night in AliceArena.

Guerin Catholic actually trailed 4-0 tostart the contest, However back to back3-point field goals by Kian Sills and JackHansen got GC the lead, and they werenever challenged after that. A nine point leadafter the first quarter ballooned to a 43-17halftime advantage as Guerin Catholic made16-of-32 field goal attempts. But they evenimproved on that percentage after halftime,connecting on 23-of-33 field goals (69.6percent). With the easy win the GoldenEagles (5-4) advance to this morning'stournament semi-final against an undefeatedUniversity squad.

Drew Thieme notched career-highs of17 points (including a perfect 8-8 from thefield) and a game-high 9 rebounds. Alsofinishing in double-figures were Hansenwith 25, Zach Munson with 15, junior RocRicker with 13, and sophomore BernieMcGuinness with 12. Clay Hepp dished out

a game-high 6 assists and helped the teamto a season-low 6 turnovers for the game.

On Dec. 1, 2009, the Golden Eagles'team defeated Elwood 100-29 and went onto win the school's first-ever sectionalchampionship. The most points GC has everscored was in a 105-51 victory at OldenburgAcademy on January 26, 2008. Both yearsGC was a 2A school.

Last year Guerin Catholic metUniversity in the third place game of theeight-school tournament, winning a 71-64overtime battle. This season the winnerbetween the two Hamilton County teamswill advance to the championship contest

at 8:30 p.m.  tonight against the winner ofthe Indpls. Howe-Vincennes Lincoln semi-final.

Meanwhile, the Class 1A No. 4-rankedTrailblazers took care of Eastern Greene71-35 to advance to at 10:30 a.m. date withGuerin Catholic.

University scored the first eight pointsof the game and led 18-7 after the firstquarter. Eastern got within eight at onepoint, but a buzzer-beater by David Howardgave UHS a 28-18 halftime lead.

The 'Blazers then overwhelmed Easternin the third period, making a 20-0 run duringa 5:20 period. Josh Watson scored eightpoints in the quarter.

"After a week off I was happy how wecame out to play," said University coachBrandon Lafferman. "Eastern Greenecontrolled the pace in the first half. I waspleased with how we increased the tempo inthe second half. Our bench played well andgave us good minutes."

Howard finished the game with 22points, while Watson scored 10. MaxGreenamoyer added nine points, whileQuinn Steiner, Ethan Sickels, FosterFlamion and Eric Major each scored six.

Sam Mervis (four) and Zack Hodgin (two)rounded out the UHS scoring.

Score by QuartersEastern Greene 7 11 7 10 - 35University 18 10 26 17 - 71

Guerin Catholic 103,North Knox 38

Guerin FG FT TP PFKian Sills 2-6 1-2 6 1Bernie McGuinness 5-8 0-0 12 1Clay Hepp 0-1 0-0 0 0Zach Munson 6-11 2-2 15 2Jack Hansen 9-14 5-6 25 2Drew Thieme 8-8 1-3 17 0Luke Godfrey 2-4 1-1 5 1Josh Osborn 2-4 3-4 8 4Roc Ricker 5-8 1-1 13 1Kameron Osswald 0-0 2-2 2 0Totals 39-64 16-21 103 12Score by QuartersNorth Knox 7 10 11 10 - 38Guerin Catholic 16 27 25 35 - 103Guerin Catholic 3-point shooting (9-24) Hansen2-6, Ricker 2-5, McGuinness 2-4, Sills 1-3,Munson 1-2, Osborn 1-2, Hepp 0-1, Godfrey 0-1.Guerin Catholic rebounds (37) Thieme 9,McGuinness 4, Munson 4, Hansen 4, Sills 3,Hepp 3, Ricker 2, Godfrey 2, Osswald 1, Osborn1, team 4.

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Drew ThiemeGuerin Catholic

Max GreenamoyerUniversity

Golden Eagles, ‘Blazers to meet in semi-finals

Sheridan's boys dropped a 62-49 gameto Lapel Friday atHobbs MemorialHall.

The Bulldogs led17-14 after the firstquarter, then tookcontrol in the secondperiod, outscoring theBlackhawks 12-4 tolead 29-18 athalftime.

Ange Gnamkeyled Sheridan with 19points, followed by

Caleb Duke's 14 points. Gnamkey also hadfour rebounds, with Drake Delph alsograbbing four rebounds.

The 'Hawks are 5-3 for the season andplay at Tri-Central next Friday, Jan. 5 in aHoosier Heartland Conference game.

Lapel 62, Sheridan 49Sheridan FG FT TP PFAustin Hunter 0-6 0-0 0 0Jack Waitt 3-6 0-0 7 2Drake Delph 1-4 0-1 3 4Caleb Duke 5-10 2-3 14 1Ange Gnamkey 7-14 5-9 19 3Nick Burnell 1-3 0-0 2 2Sean Weitzel 1-2 1-1 3 0Tanner Swindle 0-2 0-0 0 1Jesse Kolb 0-0 1-2 1 2Totals 18-47 9-16 49 15Score by QuartersLapel 17 12 17 16 - 62Sheridan 14 4 16 15 - 49Sheridan 3-point shooting (4-15) Duke 2-4,Waitt 1-3, Delph 1-2, Hunter 0-4, Gnamkey 0-1,Swindle 0-1.Sheridan rebounds (18) Delph 4, Gnamkey 4,Burnell 3, Waitt 2, Hunter 1, Duke 1, Weitzel 1,Swindle 1, Kolb 1.

Delph

Blackhawk boys fall to Lapel

The Fishers girls basketball teamadvanced to the semi-finals of theSouthwestern Rumbleon the River Friday,beating Salem 55-49in a quarter-finalgame.

The Tigers led 12-10 after the firstquarter before Salempulled ahead 26-25 athalftime. The Lionsthen were up 40-36after three periods, but

Fishers outscored them 19-9 in the fourth toget the win.

Skylar Fulton scored 14 points for theTigers. Tamia Perryman had a soliddefensive game with eight rebounds and twoblocked shots. Kenedi London pulled fiverebounds.

Fishers will play North Harrison at 11:45a.m. today in the second semi-final, this after

Columbus East and Charlestown play thefirst semi-final at 10 a.m. The third-placegame is set for 3:15 p.m., with thechampionship at 5 p.m.

Fishers 55, Salem 49Fishers FG FT TP PFBriana McGee 0-0 0-0 0 3Toni Grace 2-5 0-0 4 0Skylar Fulton 5-9 2-2 14 1Ali Gerka 3-8 1-2 9 2Tamia Perryman 3-10 2-4 8 3Katie Burton 1-2 0-0 2 1Kenedi London 3-11 2-4 8 2Lydia Stullken 2-4 0-0 4 3Casey Walker 3-5 0-0 6 1Cierra Tolbert 0-2 0-0 0 0Totals 22-56 7-12 55 16Score by QuartersFishers 12 13 11 19 - 55Salem 10 16 14 9 - 49Fishers 3-point shooting (4-13) Fulton 2-6,Gerka 2-5, Grace 0-1, Burton 0-1.Fishers rebounds (28) Perryman 8, London 5,Stullken 4, McGee 2, Fulton 2, Burton 2, Walker2, Grace 1, Gerka 1, Tolbert 1.

Perryman

Tiger girls advance to semi-finals at Rumble on the River

Noblesville outlasts New Palestine, four Millers reachdouble-figures

By CRAIG ADKINSNoblesville knew it would have its hands full in their

first game with a very talented New Palestine in the 2017Noblesville Holiday Tournament on Friday at The Mill.

The Millers were able to pull away late from theDragons with a 69-60 home court win to reach thechampionship game.

It was a back-and-forth affair throughout, which wasexpected with the two evenly matched teams, so it wasn'tclear who would come out on top and advance.

Emma Grable started off with 13 first quarter points toget New Pal off on the right foot. But after the score wastied 7-7, sophomore reserve Sarah Etchison came off thebench to drain three 3-pointers that helped get the Millersa 20-19 lead at the end of one.

Noblesville got started right away in the second withan Emily Kiser pair of free throws, two driving layups byjunior Mallory Johnson and trey number four from Etchi-son that would put the host Millers up 32-29 at half.

“I do think that foul trouble did contribute, but I alsothink that we do have a relatively deep team and that's whatI said to the girls. Whoever's in the game, there's a levelof expectation and that is to perform at the level that wepractice and these are the things we do and don't do. AndI think we made two or three mental mistakes and it justspiraled and have have to clean that up,” said NewPalestine head coach Sarah Gizzi on her team's overall playagainst Noblesville.

The Millers pushed their lead to ten points with the trioof Kiser, Johnson and Maddie Knight in the third combin-ing for all 17 points for a 49-39 advantage.

“We had a nice third quarter lead, stretched it out to10. I thought they played physical and our kids responded,”said Noblesville head coach Donna Buckley on her team'scontinuous aggressive play that help the Millers eventuallypull out the victory.

The fourth quarter had three more lead changes, butthe Millers would take the lead for good on an Emily Kiser

layup with 3:27 left. They would extend the lead again toten on a pair of Kailyn Ely free throws, but Kiser sank apair from the charity stripe that would be the final scoreof 69-60.

“I think we had four straight possessions with turn-overs, just silly turnovers,” said Buckley on the Millersearly fourth quarter miscues.

“We cleaned it up on both ends of the floor and wereable to take control of the game again and it's a ton of creditto our kids,” said Buckley on her team responding at theright times to win.

New Palestine (10-3) was led in scoring by EmmaGrable's team-high 16, followed by Emily Newcomb's 14off the bench, including nine in the fourth. Tatum Biddleadded 10, with Leah Seib's eight and Haley Harrison eight.

Noblesville was led by Mallory Johnson's career-high20 points. Emily Kiser notched a triple-double with 18points, 13 rebounds and 10 assists, while Sarah Etchisonnetted a career-high 12 points on four 3's and MaddieKnight pitched in with 12.3A No. 2 Greensburg edges by Southport in OT

In tournaments like this, records go out the windowand you take a look at the players on the floor and thestrength of schedule. That's exactly how to describe theeffort of the Southport Cardinals.

They gave the best effort that was asked of them byhead coach Adam Morelock, but wound up on the shortend of a 58-56 overtime loss to one of the top teams in thestate.

Greensburg had a 15-9 lead through one quarter, but itwasn't easy, as Southport cut their deficit from 15-5midway through down to six, thanks to Tiana Wright andSavannah Edington scoring the final two baskets of theperiod.

“We played about as hard as we can. Effort is not reallyan option, but I think we did the things we needed to do tohave an opportunity to beat a top-ranked team in the stateof Indiana,” said Southport head coach Adam Morelockon his team's overall effort that came up short in overtime.

Greensburg still couldn't get any distance in the second,pushing the lead to eight on two different occasions, but

the feisty Cardinals fought back and trailed at halftime just27-23.

The Pirates extended their lead to 10 at 37-27 on ajumper from Aliyah Evans, but that only made Southportfight back harder. Greensburg hung onto a slim 38-33 leadafter three and it would only get tighter from that point on.

Edington converted two straight buckets and Wrightnailed two free throws and with 5:54 left in the fourth,Southport took their first lead. There would be two moreties and three additional lead changes in the final sixminutes of regulation before the extra frame.

Southport had one chance to send it to OT and theycouldn't have set it up any better.

Lexis Green received the inbound from the oppositeend, drove across half court and found guard AndreaVidaurre deep on the left wing. Vidaurre launched a longthree and sank the trey from 25-feet, sending Game 2 toovertime.

Three more ties would knot the game down to the finalpossession where Greensburg would win it. Kyla Whitakerreceived the inbound from half court and drove the lane,scooping up a shot that would go in at the buzzer, givingthe Pirates a 58-56 overtime win, sending them to thechampionship against Noblesville.

“The reason that we come up to things like this, isbecause you don't see overall speed of the game, thatdoesn't mean athleticism or anything, but the speed of thegame up here around Indianapolis, compared to our littlepocket of the state, is different,” said Greensburg headcoach Jason Simpson on the Southport and the overall levelof competition in Central Indiana.

“Having watched them on film and seeing them live,their record isn't indicative of the type of team they are,”said Simpson, crediting the effort of the Cardinals againsthis Pirates.

Southport (3-11) was led in scoring by Tiana Wright'steam-high 18 and was joined in double-figures by Savan-nah Edington (14) and Lexis Green (11).

Greensburg (13-2) also got three in double-digitscoring with Kyra Whitaker's game-high 21 points, alongwith Bailey Meyer (15) and Aliyah Evans (13).

Millers and Greensburg notch wins, reach championship

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The Sheridan girls basketball teamdefended its TriT o u r n a m e n tchampionship onFriday.

The Blackhawksheld off a fourth-quarter comeback bythe host Titans in thechampionship game,eventually winning40-38. Sheridan led9-7 after the firstquarter and 25-17 athalftime.

Audrey Reed led the 'Hawks with 18points, while Jillian O'Flaherty scored 14,including four 3-pointers. Nixon Williamsgrabbed six rebounds.

In the semi-finals, Sheridan took care ofDaleville 41-26. The Blackhawks held a22-9 advantage at halftime. Reed scored 24points.

Williams had seven rebounds, with Reedcollecting six and Allie Delph getting five.Williams made six steals and Reed had foursteals.

Sheridan is now 12-4 for the season andhosts Tipton on Thursday.

SEMI-FINAL GAMESheridan 41,Daleville 26

Sheridan FG FT TP PFJillian O'Flaherty 1-3 0-0 3 0Nixon Williams 1-9 0-0 2 2Allie Delph 1-6 0-0 2 1Lillian Barker 1-2 0-0 2 0Izzy Mangin 1-3 0-0 3 0Heather Barker 2-8 1-4 5 3Emma Tomaszewski 0-1 0-0 0 2Audrey Reed 9-17 6-10 24 3Totals 16-49 7-14 41 11Score by QuartersDaleville 2 7 7 10 - 26Sheridan 7 15 7 12 - 41Sheridan 3-point shooting (2-11) O'Flaherty 1-3,Mangin 1-1, Reed 0-3, Delph 0-2, Williams 0-1, L.Barker 0-1.Sheridan rebounds (21) Williams 7, Reed 6, Delph5, H. Barker 2, Tomaszewski 1.

CHAMPIONSHIPSheridan 40, Tri 38

Sheridan FG FT TP PFJillian O'Flaherty 5-6 0-0 14 1Nixon Williams 2-8 0-0 5 2Allie Delph 1-2 0-3 2 0Lillian Barker 0-2 0-0 0 0Heather Barker 0-6 1-2 1 3Audrey Reed 4-10 8-12 18 3Totals 12-34 9-17 40 9Score by QuartersTri 7 10 9 12 - 38Sheridan 9 16 9 6 - 40Sheridan 3-point shooting (7-12) O'Flaherty 4-5,Reed 2-3, Williams 1-3, H. Barker 0-1.Sheridan rebounds (17) Williams 6, Reed 4, Delph3, L. Barker 3. O'Flaherty 1.

O’Flaherty

Blackhawk girls defendTri Tournament title

The Hamilton Heights girls basketballteam finished fifth atthe East CentralTournament onFriday, beatingRichmond 56-34 inthe fifth-place game.

The Class 3ANo. 10 Huskiestrailed 6-3 after thefirst quarter, butdominated the nextthree. Heights led20-14 at halftime,then finished the

game by outscoring the Red Devils 16-6 inthe fourth period.

Four Huskies reached double figures:Ana Collar led with 12 points, BayleighRunner added 11 , and Kayla Kirtley andPayton Dissett both scored 10. Collar alsograbbed 13 rebounds for a double-double,

along with making five steals. Kirtley hadtwo blocked shots.

Heights is now 8-6 for the season andreturn to the Husky Dome on Thursday toplay Lewis Cass in a Hoosier Conferencegame.

Heights 56,Richmond 34

Heights FG FT TP PFAna Collar 5-9 2-6 12 2Bayleigh Runner 3-5 3-5 11 2Kayla Kirtley 3-7 3-5 10 3Lexi Branham 1-6 2-3 5 3Lauryn Wiley 4-5 0-0 8 3Payton Dissett 4-8 0-0 10 2Totals 20-40 10-19 56 15Score by QuartersHeights 3 17 20 16 - 56Richmond 6 8 14 6 - 34Heights 3-point shooting (6-15) Runner 2-4,Dissett 2-3, Kirtley 1-4, Branham 1-4.Heights rebounds (30) Collar 13, Kirtley 6,Runner 3, Branham 3, Wiley 3, Dissett 2.

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Huskies girls place fifth atEast Central Tournament

The Hamilton Southeastern wrestlingteam finished as runner-up at the teamportion of the North Montgomery HolidayDuals tournament on Friday.

In pool action, the Royals defeated WestVigo 58-13, Elwood 51-27 and New Haven48-15. Southeastern then beat NorthMontgomery 34-30 in the semi-finals beforefalling to Warren Central 31-20 in thechampionship match.

Noblesville also competed in thetournament, placing 14th. The Millersdropped pool meets to North Central 48-22,Western 39-32 and Heritage Hills 38-36.Noblesville beat Columbus North 45-33 ina placement bout, then lost to HuntingtonNorth 53-24.

Both the Millers and the Royals will beback at North Montgomery this morning forthe individual portion of the Holiday Duals.

Complete results for both teams nowfollow.

FIRST ROUNDSoutheastern 58, West

Vigo 13106: Jacob Simone def. Burress by fall, 1:23113: Sam Crousore def. Holder by fall, 1:56120: Jaob Lemieux lost to Otte 10-1126: Reece Luhmann def. Rohrbach 11-8132: Jesse Wagner lost to Collins by fall, 3:15138: Blake Forbes def. Sholar 4-0145: Jackson Williams def. Smith by fall, 1:58152: Ronan Hinder def. Rubbinacci 17-5160: Ethan Blake def. Sollars by fall, 1:24170: Ranvir Sandhu def. Stroud by fall, 4:57182: Konnor Haehl lost to Denny 13-6195: Andrew Irick def. McVey by fall, 3:49220: Crae Kunkelman def. Elkins by fall, n/a285: Nathan Shuey def. Vinardi by fall, n/a

North Central 48,Noblesville 22

106: Tim Alexander won by forfeit113: Joey Kitko lost to Peters 4-3120: Austin Elie lost to Bryant by fall, 1:51126: Dalton Huffman def. Galbraith 13-4132: Justin Sparks def. Shaw by fall, 4:03138: Gary Kitko def. Harrington 7-4145: Uriah Whetzel lost to Reh 13-3152: Dewayne Simpson lost to Torrence by fall,1:01160: Karson Hartwell lost to Ford by fall, 3:34170: Zack Knoll lost to Hauke by fall, 5:49182: Anthony Giorgiou lost to Moore by technicalfall, 16-1195: Blake Killion lost to Williams by fall, 2:10220: Andrew Koontz lost to Garner by fall, 2:00285: Sam Wertz def. Brown 3-1

SECOND ROUNDSoutheastern 51,

Elwood 27113: Sam Crousore won by forfeit120: Jacob Lemieux won by forfeit126: Reece Luhmann def. Dobb by fall, 1:01132: Jesse Wagner lost to Hinchman by fall, 1:05138: Blake Forbes won by forfeit145: Jackson Williams lost to Parish by fall, 5:59152: Ronan Hine def. Jordan 7-6, overtime160: Ethan Blake def. Head by fall, 1:50170: Ranvir Sandhu def. by fall, 4:18182: Konnor Haehl lost to Morgan by fall, 4:15195: Andrew Irick won by forfeit220: Crae Kunkelman lost to Cornwell 5-1285: Nathan Shuey lost to Stone by fall, 3:55106: Jacob Simone def. Wilkey by fall, 1:44

Western 39,Noblesville 32

285: Sam Wertz lost to Eubank 3-1106: Tim Alexander def. Martin by fall, 4:38113: Joey Kitko by forfeit120: Nathan Ritz def. Smith by fall, 5:16126: Dalton Huffman def. Ciscell 11-4132: Justin Sparks def. Cottingham 11-10138: Gary Kitko def. Goudy 9-2145: Uriah Whetzel lost to Lechner by fall, 0:39152: Dewayne Simpson lost to Shepherd by fall,4:21160: Karson Hartwell lost to Padgett by fall, 0:50170: Zack Knoll def. Cory by fall, 1:47182: Anthony Giorgiou lost to Scott by fall, 0:30195: Blake Killion lost to Lushin by fall, 0:55220: Andrew Koontz lost to Erb by fall, 2:30

THIRD ROUNDSoutheastern 48, New

Haven 15106: Jacob Simone def. Myers by fall, 1:11113: Sam Crousore def. Mason by fall, 0:31120: Jacob Lemieux lost to Rondot 4-2126: Reece Luhmann def. M. Johnson by technicalfall, 18-3132: Jesse Wagner lost to Chacon by fall, 0:58138: Blake Forbes def. Junk by fall, 0:58145: Jackson Williams lost to Lee 6-4, overtime152: Ronan Hiner def. Bender 4-2160: Ethan Blake def. Zimmerman 12-4170: Ranvir Sandhu def. Barrand 8-2182: Konnor Haehl lost to J. Johnson by fall, 1:40195: Andrew Irick lost to Savieo 3-1, overtime220: Aaron Frazeur def. Clark by fall, 1:05285: Robert Smith def. Salinas by fall, 2:43

Heritage Hills 38,Noblesville 36

120: Austin Elie lost to Heeke by technical fall,15-0

126: Dalton Huffman def. Bell by fall, 2:42132: Double forfeit138: Justin Sparks def. Hexamer by fall, 2:25145: Gary Kitko lost to Ayer by fall, 1:27152: Uriah Whetzel lost to Lamar by fall, 1:23160: Dewayen Simpson def. Payne by fall, 0:27170: Zack Knoll def. Green by fall, 3:00182: Anthony Giorgiou won by forfeit195: Blake Killion lost to Havener by fall, 5:19220: Andrew Koontz lost to Keller by fall, 1:15285: Sam Wertz lost to Rea 5-2106: Tim Alexander lost to Scott by fall, 4:00113: Joey Kitko won by forfeit

ROUND FOURSoutheastern 34,

North Montgomery 30113: Sam Crousore lost to Moseley by fall, 3:48120: Jacob Lemieux def. Chastain by fall, 1:51126: Reece Luhmann lost to Johnson 4-2132: Eddy Perez lost to Warren by fall, 4:56138: Blake Forbes def. Abney 4-2145: Jackson Williams def. Gable by fall, 5:06152: Ronan Hiner def. Newlin 14-2160: Ethan Blake def. Groves 8-3170: Ranvir Sandhu lost to Wray 7-2182: Konnor Haehl lost to McCloud by fall, 2:37195: Andrew Irick def. Knowling 5-2220: Crae Kunkelman def. Webster 3-1285: Nathan Shuey lost to Adams by fall, 4:36106: Jacob Simone def. Hall by fall, 1:17

Noblesville 45,Columbus North 33

126: Dalton Huffman won by forfeit132: Justin Sparks won by forfeit138: Gary Kitko won by forfeit145: Uriah Whetzel def. Anderson by fall, 3:55152: Dewayne Simpson lost to Lofton 12-10160: Noblesville forfeited170: Zack Knoll lost to Kleinhenz by fall, 1:42182: Anthony Giorgiou won by forfeit195: Blake Killion lost to T. Wells by fall, 1:09220: Andrew Koontz lost to R. Wells by fall, 3:05285: Sam Wertz def. Dooley by fall, 2:35106: Tim Alexander lost to Smith by fall, 1:56113: Joey Kitko def. Williams 13-7120: Austin Elie def. Clark by fall, 1:01

13TH-PLACE MATCHHuntington North 53,

Noblesville 24120: Austin Elie lost to Lewis 11-5126: Dalton Huffman lost to Hall 8-2132: Justin Sparks lost to Haught by fall, 0:40138: Gary Kitko def. Mi. Kline by fall, 1:04145: Uriah Whetzel lost to Ma. Kline by fall, 3:27152: Dewayne Simpson lost to McVoy by fall, 0:50160: Zack Knoll won by forfeit170: Zack Knoll def. Bryce by fall, 0:32182: Anthony Giorgiou lost to MacAleese by fall,5:55

195: Blake Killion lost to Agnew by fall, 0:24220: Andrew Koontz lost to Graft by fall, 1:43285: Sam Wertz def. Smith by fall, 2:35106: Tim Alexander lost to Teusch by fall, 3:12113: Joey Kitko lost to Kuhl by technical fall, 16-0

CHAMPIONSHIPWarren Central 31,Southeastern 20

120: Jacob Lemieux lost to Stewart 9-3126: Reece Luhmann def. Beatty 10-8, overtime132: Eddy Perez lost to Caldwell 6-0138: Blake Forbes lost to Coleman 10-0145: Jackson Williams lost to Graves by fall, 1:42152: Ronan Hine def. Scott 6-2160: Ethan Blake lost to Acevedo 9-7, overtime170: Ranvir Sandhu lost to Taylor 7-2182: Konnor Haehl def. Dycus 4-2195: Andrew Irick def. Bishop 8-1220: Crae Kunkleman def. Mitchell by fall, 2:00285: Nathan Shuey lost to Pullins 5-2, overtime106: Jacob Simone def. Pierson 9-3113: Sam Crousore lost to Ross by fall, 1:21

‘ROCKS FOURTH AT MOORESVILLEWestfield finished fourth at the

Mooresville Holiday Classic on Thursday.The Shamrock scored 169 points and had

two individual runners-up: Carson Eldred at113 pounds and Ryan Mahoney at 182pounds.

Hamilton Heights had two place-winners: Alex Naylor took fifth at 220 andCooper Mansfield was seventh at 138.Guerin Catholic’s Korbin Lane took fourthat 152 pounds.

Team scores: Yorktown 223.5, Brownsburg 220,Castle 208, Westfield 169, Edgewood 165,Mooresville 154.5, Jennings County 137.5,Monrovia 125.5, Plainfield 125, Greenwood 124,Delta 121, Martinsville 111.5, Seymour 96, TerreHaute South 93, Homestead 91, BloomingtonNorth 85, Evansville Central 64.5, Franklin Central63, Scecina 60.5, Hamilton Heights 60, Tri 54,Northview 50.5, Terre Haute North 47, GuerinCatholic 37.5.County Top 8 finishes106 pounds: 7. Dylan Driver (W)113 pounds: 2. Carson Eldred (W)120 pounds: 6. Brady Drlik (W)126 pounds: 5. Luke Brogan (W)132 pounds: 7. Milo Merkel (W)138 pounds: 3. Noah Robinson (W), 7. CooperMansfield (HH)145 pounds: 8. Jake Rokop (W)152 pounds: 4. Korbin Lane (GC), 7. Kyle Saez(W)182 pounds: 2. Ryan Mahoney (W)220 pounds: 5. Alex Naylor (HH)

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The Hamilton Southeastern swim teams split a dual meet with Bloomington South onFriday.

The Royal girls rebounded from a tough first half of the meet to defeat BloomingtonSouth 98-88. Halli Siwik won diving, Kayleigh Witt won the 500 freestyle, Abby Harterwon the backstroke, and the Royals won the 200 free relay.

In the boys meet, Southeastern battled hard but had a tough final few swims, losing tohost Bloomington South 97-89.  DJ Rogers won the 50 free, Nathan Barr won diving, andConnor Harrison won the 100 butterfly.

The Royals will compete again at Bloomington South in their College EventsInvite this morning.

HSE swimming splits with Bloomington South

Eastern ConferenceAtlantic W L PCT. GBBoston 29 10 .744 -Toronto 24 10 .706 2.5New York 17 18 .486 10.0Philadelphia 15 19 .441 11.5Brooklyn 13 22 .371 14.0Central W L PCT. GBCleveland 24 11 .686 -Milwaukee 19 15 .559 4.5Detroit 19 15 .559 4.5Indiana 19 17 .528 5.5Chicago 13 22 .371 11.0Southeast W L PCT. GBWashington 20 16 .556 -Miami 18 17 .514 1.5Charlotte 13 22 .371 6.5Orlando 12 24 .333 8.0Atlanta 9 26 .257 10.5

Western ConferenceNorthwest W L PCT. GBMinnesota 22 14 .611 -Oklahoma City 20 16 .556 2.0Denver 19 16 .543 2.5Portland 18 16 .529 3.0Utah 15 21 .417 7.0Pacific W L PCT. GBGolden State 28 8 .778 -L.A. Clippers 15 19 .441 12.0Phoenix 14 23 .378 14.5Sacramento 12 23 .343 15.5L.A. Lakers 11 23 .324 16.0Southwest W L PCT. GBHouston 25 9 .735 -San Antonio 25 11 .694 1.0New Orleans 18 17 .514 7.5Dallas 12 25 .324 14.5Memphis 11 24 .314 14.5

NBA standingsFriday’s scores

Washington 121, Houston 103Toronto 111, Atlanta 98Brooklyn 111, Miami 87

Chicago 119, Indiana 107

Dallas 128, New Orleans 120Milwaukee 97, Oklahoma City 95

Phoenix 111, Sacramento 101Charlotte 111, Golden State 100

L.A. Clippers 121, L.A. Lakers 106

By WHEAT HOTCHKISSCourtesy nba.com/pacersThe Indiana Pacers handled the Chicago

Bulls in each of their first two meetingsearlier this season, but there were two majorchanges on Friday night in the third gamebetween the two Central Division foes.

Victor Oladipo did not play for Indiana.And Nikola Mirotić did play for Chicago.

Those two facts made all the differenceas the Bulls (13-22) rolled to a 119-107 winover the Pacers (19-17) at the United Center.

Oladipo, the Pacers' leading scorer at24.9 points per game and the hero of a Dec.6 win over Chicago, missed his secondstraight game due to soreness in his rightknee.

Mirotić, who missed the Bulls' first twogames against Indiana while recoveringfrom facial fractures suffered in a practicescuffle with teammate Bobby Portis, scored28 points and went 8-for-15 from 3-pointrange in Friday's victory. After starting theseason 3-20, Chicago has been a completelydifferent team since Mirotić returned to thelineup, winning 10 of its last 12 games.

The Bulls went 18-for-39 from three onFriday night, outscoring Indiana by 33points from beyond the arc.

"You've got to get up on the guys,"Pacers head coach Nate McMillan said afterthe game. "We knew that this teamimproving over the last few weeks...they'vebeen shooting the three extremely well. Wejust did not challenge their threes."

The Bulls, winners of nine of their last11, got off to a strong start on Friday. Anearly 19-6 run gave Chicago a 21-12 lead.Mirotić  checked in shortly thereafter anddrained 3-pointers on three consecutivepossessions to close the first quarter, givingthe Bulls a 37-27 advantage after theopening 12 minutes.

Mirotić  stayed  hot  to  start  the  secondquarter, reeling off eight more points, andthe Bulls extended their lead to as many as18 points in the frame. But the Pacers closedthe half with a 6-0 run to chip away at thedeficit heading into halftime, making it64-52 at the break.

The Pacers were able to get within singledigits on several occasions in the third

quarter. Darren Collison was feeling it in theframe, scoring 12 points in the frame on5-of-6 shooting (2-of-3 from 3-point range)to key Indiana's offensive attack.

But the Bulls got 13 points in the quarterfrom rookie forward Lauri Markkanen andwere able to keep the Pacers at arm's length,taking an 86-77 lead into the fourth.

Domantas Sabonis' dunk on the openingpossession of the fourth quarter made it aseven-point game, but the Bulls' benchdominated the next couple minutes. Mirotićknocked down three more 3-pointers duringa 15-3 Chicago run that pushed the lead to19 points.

The Blue & Gold had one last charge inthem, reeling off an 11-3 run to trim thedeficit to 11 with 4:49 to play, prompting atimeout from Bulls head coach FredHoiberg. The Bulls stopped the bleedingafter the stoppage and never allowed thePacers back within single digits the rest ofthe way

Collison led Indiana with 30 points,going 12-for-15 from the field and 4-for-5from beyond the arc and dished out six

assists in the loss. Lance Stephenson —starting in Oladipo's place at shooting guard— added 18 points and nine rebounds, whileSabonis added 14 points and nine boards offthe bench.

While Mirotić provided the spark off thebench, Markkanen was just as good forChicago, scoring a career-high 32 points on11-of-17 shooting (5-of-9 from 3-pointrange). Jerian Grant added 11 points, sevenrebounds, and 12 assists for the Bulls.

Indiana has now dropped three straightgames and six of their last nine contests.

"We've lost that sense of urgency,"McMillan said. "We're giving up bigquarters. Defensively, teams are reallycoming out and just jumping on us...rightnow we're not defending well at all."

It won't get any easier as long as Oladiporemains out of the lineup.

The 6-4 guard is considered doubtful forSunday's 5 p.m. game against the MinnesotaTimberwolves at Bankers Life Fieldhouse.He will be reevaluated early next week.

With no Oladipo, Pacers fall to Chicago

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