Wildcat Nation, If you thought last week was good, this past weekend just put it to shame! Our student-athletes did an AMAZING job! We are so incredibly proud of them! Let s get to it, the Lawrence North athletics weekly update for the week of February 18, 2019: Lawrence North Athletics Community Partner of the Week: Northside Grill Great place for adults for wings, pizza, and drinks! Stop in at 7526 N. Shadeland Avenue or call (317) 585-8980 for carryout. Thanks to Northside for providing dinner for the state championship bound LN girls basketball team this week!
LN Student-Athletes of the Week LN Girls Basketball Team and LN Boys Swimming & Diving Team The girls basketball team continued to Get that Bread and won the IHSAA Semi-State Championship on Saturday, beating the Castle Knights, 50-40! They are headed to Bankers Life Fieldhouse! This will be the program s first ever State Finals appearance! The boys swimming & diving team won the IHSAA Sectional Championship on Saturday, becoming the only LN swim team to have an undefeated dual meet season, win the Marion County Championship and the IHSAA Sectional Championship in the same year! The team will have 8 events represented at State! Both teams have one of the highest team GPAs in the athletic department; the girls basketball team has a GPA of 3.7 while the boys swim team has a team GPA of 3.8! Great job, Wildcats!
Cheerleading: The LN cheerleaders had yet another very busy week! The team split squads to cover the semi-state girls basketball game, cheer camp, and boys basketball game. Check out these pictures of our LN cheerleaders helping out the Future Wildcats as the perform together at the LN vs Howe boys basketball game! Great job, girls! Pictures by Alanna Ampil.
Boys Basketball: The Wildcats (14-6, 4-3 MIC) picked up two wins over the weekend. On Friday night, the Cats clawed and scratched all night long in a comeback win over MIC rival Pike, 73-70. Jared Hankins had himself a game! The future Indiana State guard lit it up with 31 points, and then followed that up with 21 points against Fort Wayne South on Saturday, leading the team to a 71-59 win. Shamar Avance had 16 and Tony Perkins 14. Senior Night is this Tuesday against the Howe Hornets. The Wildcats will recognize seniors Jared Hankins and David Perkins. Coach Keefer hosted a viewing party for the team as the IHSAA Sectional 10 draw was announced on Sunday. Lawrence North will play the Cathedral Irish in the second game on Tuesday, February 26 th.
Girls Basketball: They did it again, they got that bread! Coach Giffin and his Wildcats beat Castle 50-40 in the Jeffersonville Semi-State on Saturday to punch their ticket to the State Championship game! The Cats had a balanced scoring attack led by Jayla Smith with 12 points, Katie Davidson, 11 points and 7 rebounds, Kristian Young, 11 points and 6 rebounds, Lauren Gunn, 8 points and 6 rebounds, and Maddie Howe, 6 points and 3 rebounds. This will be the first IHSAA State Finals appearance in school history. Smith, Davidson, Young, Gunn, Howe, Kalyn Ervin, Montasia McAllister, Kaitlin Fasbender, Aniyjha Graves, Atiana Smith, Shamaria Walker, Justis Odom, and Aerial Miller make up the team that got there first! Lawrence North (22-6) will play Hamilton Southeastern (26-1) for the 4A State Championship at Bankers Life Fieldhouse on Saturday, February 23 rd at 8:15pm!! See below for important ticket information State Finals Ticket Information Tickets will be sold in the Lawrence North Athletic Office starting on Tuesday, February 19 th starting at 9:30am and then during normal school hours through Friday, February 22 nd at 9:00am. Tickets will also be available during the LN vs Howe boys basketball game on Tuesday evening. Tickets are $15.00 and are good for the evening session games only, which includes the 3A State Championship game. All seats are reserved for the state finals. No ticket is required if a child is 24 months of age or less. All other must have a ticket. The cost of the ticket is nonrefundable and lost tickets will not be replaced. The state finals games will be shown live on the IHSAA Champions Network at www.ihsaatv.org and on Fox Sports Indiana. No tickets will be sold in the LN athletic office after 9:00am on Friday, February 22 or until all tickets are sold (if earlier). Single session tickets may be available at the Bankers Life Fieldhouse box office, if available, starting at 9:00am on Friday, February 22. *Please do not call and ask the Athletic Department to hold seats for you. Tickets will be sold on a first come, first serve basis. No credit cards are accepted. Cash or check written to Lawrence North Athletics. Visit @lnwildcats for updated information.
Boys Swimming & Diving: The Wildcats did something this year that no other team in school history has accomplished; the team won the Marion County championship, completed an undefeated dual meet season, and won the IHSAA Sectional Championship in the same season! Lawrence North won the 11 team sectional, outpacing runner-up Franklin Central and third place North Central 419-341-340. The team was on fire all day! The Cats set 4 LN school records, won 6 events, and qualified 8 events to state! Bennett Vail had a day to remember, as both of his state qualifying wins (200 free, 500 free) were in LN school record time, and he was on two other relays that qualified for state, one in another school record time! Jasper Suiter set a new school record in the 50 free, a 16-year old record previously held by A.J. Smith (Class of 2003) who was at the meet cheering on the Wildcats with his son. A.J. was also on the previous school record 200 free relay team, and he saw that record go down by Jasper Suiter, Joe Grese, Jacob Penrose, and Bennett Vail who not only broke a 16-year old LN school record, but also set a pool and sectional record as well! The Wildcats broke North Central s 14-year sectional winning streak, and Head Coach Joel Elber was voted the Sectional Coach of the Year! Wow, what a day! Advancing to the IHSAA State Championships on Friday (6:00pm) and Saturday (1:00pm) at the IU Natatorium include: 200 Medley Relay: Nick Hamersly, Jasper Suiter, Tyler Birkla, and Joe Grese Sectional champions 1:37.96 200 Freestyle: Bennett Vail - Sectional champion & new LN school record! 1:42.73 50 Freestyle: Jasper Suiter State qualifying time and new LN school record! :21.02 Diving: Brayden Laycoax Sectional champion! 435.60 500 Freestyle: Bennett Vail Sectional champion & new LN school record! 4:42.70 200 Freestyle Relay: Jasper Suiter, Joe Grese, Jacob Penrose, Bennett Vail Sectional champions & new LN school record, pool record, and sectional record! 1:26.60 100 Breaststroke: Jasper Suiter Sectional champion! :59.36 400 Freestyle Relay: Bennett Vail, Jacob Penrose, Tyler Birkla, Nick Hamersly At large state qualifying time! 3:14.88
IHSAA State Meet Information: http://www.ihsaa.org/dnn/sports/boys/swimming/statetour nament/tabid/2202/default.aspx#38392457-state-finals
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Spring Sports Tryout Information It may be cold outside, but spring sports will heat up soon! If you are interested in trying out for a spring sport, please contact the coach for details. Teams are currently conducting pre-season workouts. First official tryout dates and contact information is listed below. As always, an IHSAA physical must be submitted to the athletic office prior to any workout, open gym, practice or competition. Online Emergency Medical Forms must also be completed. Go to www.lnwildcats.com for more information. Boys Sports: Baseball: Head Coach Richard Winzenread richardwinzenread@msdlt.k12.in.us March 11 Golf: Head Coach Tom Ferry thomasferry@msdlt.k12.in.us March 11 Track & Field: Head Coach Patrick Mallory patmallory@msdlt.k12.in.us February 11 Girls Sports: Softball: Head Coach Matt Marino MatthewMarino@proassurance.com March 4 Tennis: Assistant Coach Brad Cangany johncangany@msdlt.k12.in.us March 11 Track & Field: Head Coach Hillary Church hillarychurch@msdlt.k12.in.us February 11
You can find up-to-date scheduling information for all sports at www.lnwildcats.com. GO CATS!! Mike Penrose, CAA Athletic Director Lawrence North High School 7802 Hague Road Indianapolis, IN 46256 (317) 964-7713 office (317) 964-7708 fax Achieving Excellence~Building Character~Serving Others For more info on LN athletics: LN Wildcats: http://lnwildcats.com/ MIC Conference: www.micathletics.org Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/lnwildcats Facebook: Lawrence North Athletics