Wildcat Nation, Here is the Lawrence North athletics weekly update for the week of May 15, 2017. Lawrence North Athletics Community Partner of the Week Papa John s Pizza Get 40% Off Your Order Discount Code LawNorth40 The MIC conference has partnered with Papa John s for the May of MIC Miracles. Order Papa John s pizza online or through your mobile device throughout the month of May and use discount code LawNorth40. You will receive 40% off your order and Papa John s will donate 10% of every dollar spent to the May of MIC Miracles campaign to benefit Adoptions of Indiana and Happy Hollow Children s Camp. You get great pizza at a discount and you help out two great charities! Check out the story on WTHR here: https://www.wthr.com/article/micnetwork-papa-johns-start-may-of-mic-miracles All the MIC schools are competing against each other, so let s make May Pizza Month at LN! Help us spread the word to your students and families!
Lawrence North Student-Athletes of the Week Jack Griman, Golf Meredith Rudich, Softball This week we are proud to recognize junior golfer Jack Griman and senior softball player Meredith Rudich. Griman led the golf team last week with a scoring average of 41 over 4 matches, including a season and career low of 36 in the win against Ben Davis. He also carries a 3.984 GPA. Rudich helped the softball team to 4 wins, including a big win over MIC and township rival LC to push their MIC record to 5-1. She went 11-19 over 6 games for a batting average of.579. She ranks 5 th in her class with a GPA of 4.684. Great job Jack and Meredith, you show what it means to be a student-athlete at Lawrence North!
Baseball: The Wildcats (14-10, 7-5 MIC) beat Southport in the Marion County tournament 5-1 in 8 innings behind excellent pitching by Dylan Scheid to advance to the semifinals. Unfortunately, the Cats lost a heartbreaker to Brebeuf, 2-1, ending their Marion County run. The team also split a pair of MIC game with LC. The Bears won the first game, 4-2, while the Wildcats won the second game, 5-1, as Sam Paddock picked up his 5 th pitching win of the season. Max Wills is leading the team in hitting with a.436 batting average. Garrett Burhenn has a 5-2 record on the mound with an ERA of 1.853. He is also batting.329. Sophomore Maalik Houston is coming along on the mound, posting a 1.377 ERA so far this season. The Wildcats will finish the MIC season with two games against Center Grove, and then a non-league game against Lapel on Saturday. Pictures by LN sports photographer Jared Rigdon.
Golf: Lawrence North hosted Heritage Christian in what could be a sectional preview. The Eagles edged the Wildcats, 173-179. Jack Griman and Drew Conrad were low men for LN, both shooting a 43. The Wildcats played against Ritter at Eagle Creek the following day, losing 163-191. Griman was low man again for the Cats, shooting a 41. On Wednesday, the Cats played their best golf of the week, getting a solid MIC win over Ben Davis, 172-185. Jack Griman was low man again, this time shooting a season and personal best score of 36! The Cats closed out the week with a loss to Roncalli, 158-185. Griman led the team once again, shooting a 44. His four match average this week came in at 41. Great week, Jack! The golfers will be playing in the MIC championships this week at Praire View, and then three matches against North central, Mt. Vernon, and Park Tudor.
Softball: The Wildcats (11-10, 5-1 MIC) went 4-2 this week, losing to Brownsburg (8-4) and Mt. Vernon (11-7) and getting great wins over LC (7-6), 20 th ranked Zionsville (4-2), and sweeping Western Boone on Saturday (4-3 & 10-9). In the WB games, the Cats came back in both games to take the win. In the first game, down 3-0, the Cats fought back to tie it and then got a walk-off home run by Taylor Erschen to win, 4-3. In the second WB game, the team was down 9-2 in the 6 th. They came back to tie it 9-9, and then won it in extra innings, 10-9. These kids never quit! Leading the way at the plate this week were Erschen (.400, 4 HR), Raniah Rogers (.474, 2 HR), Maddie Howe (.500), and Meredith Rudich (.579). Erschen and Leah Richards have been a great 1-2 punch on the mound. The Cats will play for a share of the MIC championship against #3 Center Grove on Tuesday, and then finish the regular season against Guerin Catholic, Franklin Central, and Greenfield-Central. Great job, Cats!! Keep it up! Pictures courtesy of Victory Views.
Tennis: The tennis team lost to eventual champion North Central in the first round of the Marion County tournament, but came back to beat Lawrence Central at home 5-0. The team will play Ben Davis on Monday to finish the regular season before hosting the IHSAA sectional later this week. The Cats will open up sectional play on Thursday against Warren Central. Should they win, they would play for the sectional championship on Friday. Good luck, ladies! Finish the season strong! Pictures by LN sports photographer Jared Rigdon.
Boys/Girls Track & Field: The track teams participated in the Marion County championships last week. The boys team had a fantastic meet, finishing as the Marion County runner-up ahead of three state ranked teams. Wildcats who claimed Marion County titles included DeAngelo Mason in the 200m dash, Kyle Harris in the 1600m run, Taylor Majors in the shot put, and Nathan Stone in the pole vault. Others placing in the top 5 included Mason in the 100m dash (4 th ), Nick Petroy in the 1600m run (5 th ), Harris in the 800m run (2 nd ), Tony Reeves in the pole vault (3 rd ), Derrin McCulley in the high jump (5 th ), Josh Mays in the discus (5 th ), the 4 x 400m relay (4 th ) and the 4 x 800m relay (4 th ). The girls team finished in 7 th behind several ranked teams. Placing in the top five included Grace Dean in the 800m run (4 th ), Dean in the 1600m run (3 rd ), Carolyn Bakx in the pole vault (4 th ), Princess Carter in the discus (4 th ), the 4 x 400m relay (3 rd ) and the 4 x 800m relay (4 th ). The teams will be preparing to defend their IHSAA sectional championships later this week. The girls will be in Pendleton on Tuesday and the boys will be at Mt. Vernon on Thursday. Go Cats!
Unified Track & Field: Our unified track team hosted Lawrence Central at Fall Creek Valley. There were many outstanding performances turned in and a great time was had by all. A big thanks to athletic director Mr. Phelps at FCV for helping us host this event while our stadium is under construction. The Wildcats will be in action against Fishers this week and then will prepare for sectionals on May 25 th and 26 th. Great job, Cats!
Six More Wildcats to Play in College The LN athletic department celebrated the commitment of six more Wildcat student-athletes last Friday who will continue their athletic careers in college. Not only have these young men and women had great success in the athletic arena, but they have an average GPA of 3.621, showing that they also get it done in the classroom. Great job, Wildcats! We are very proud of all of you! Princess Carter, Track & Field, Ball State University Lily Goldstein, Volleyball, Indiana University Kokomo Aireana Grimes, Soccer, Oakland City University Jordan Holder, Football, Tiffin University Jazzy Kitt, Swimming, University of Indianapolis Will Majercak, Cross Country, University of Dayton
New Stadium Making Progress The construction workers have been busy this week, as the supports for the new stadium are now being installed. We are on schedule to open the new Ed Martin Automotive Dwaine Bell Stadium on Friday, August 18 th against Brownsburg, which will be the WHMB TV-40 Game of the Week! The MIC Network covers all the games and posts scores from MIC conference games. Go to www.themicnetwork.in to keep up with the latest action and follow us on social media @micnetworkin.
You can find up-to-date scheduling and information for all sports at www.lnwildcats.com. Have a great week, and GOOO CATS!! Mike Penrose 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