\ Merrillville Supt.: Dr. Mark Sperling Principal: Michael Krutz A.D.: Janis Qualizza Asst. A.D.: Amy Beckham Nickname: Pirates School colors: EST Purple and White Conference: Duneland Girls BB coach: Amy Govert Indiana High School Athletic Association Class 4-A Girls Basketball Regional Hosted by Penn High School Saturday, Feb. 22 Game 1: Penn (22-1) vs. Merrillville (16-6), 10:30 a.m. EST Game 2: Gary West Side (17-3) vs. Northridge (18-4), 12:30 p.m. Championship: Winner Game 1 vs. Winner Game 2, 8:30 p.m. Penn Supt.: Dr. Jerry Thacker Principal: Steven Hope A.D.: Ben Karasiak Asst. A.D.: Bridget Williams Nickname: Kingsmen School colors: Black and Gold Conference: Northern Indiana Girls BB coach: Kristi Kaniewski Ulrich Regional notes The winner of the Penn Regional will play the winner of the Kokomo Regional on Saturday, March 1, in the northern semistate. The Class 4-A northern semistate will either be at Warsaw High School or Crown Point High School. The northern semistate champion will play the southern semistate champion on Saturday, March 8, for the Class 4-A state championship. The IHSAA girls basketball state championships will be held at the Hulman Center on the campus of Indiana State University, Terre Haute. The Class 4-A state championship game is scheduled for 8:15 p.m. EST. Gary West (2005), Merrillville (2010) and Penn (2011) each have a state runner-up finish. Gary West Side Supt.: Dr. Cheryl Pruitt Principal: Terrance Little A.D.: Vanessa Nichols A.D.: Milton Patch Nickname: Cougars School colors: Blue and Orange Conference: Northwestern Girls BB coach: Rodney Fisher Penn vs. Merrillville Penn defeated Merrillville, 70-63, on Feb. 3. Penn also defeated Northridge, 41-26, on Dec. 12. Penn coach Kristi Kaniewski Ulrich is 105-13 in five seasons at Penn. Penn has five regional championships, the last in 2012. Merrillville has won seven of its last eight games. The Pirates upset No. 6 LaPorte, 56-49, to repeat as the Hobart sectional champion. Merrillville coach Amy Govert is 161-44 in nine seasons. She led Merrillville to the state championship game in 2010. Merrillville has one regional championship (2010). Northridge Supt.: Jane Allen Principal: Gerald Rasler A.D.: Dave Harms Asst. A.D.: Anne Griffith Nickname: Raiders Colors: Kelly Green and Gold Conference: Northern Lakes Girls BB coach: Doug Springer Gary West Side vs. Northridge Gary West Side upset No. 9 Lake Central for the sectional title. Coach Rodney Fisher is 479-124 in 30 seasons at West Side, and 598-181 in 37 seasons overall.... Fisher led Gary West to the state championship game in 2005. Gary West has three regional championships, the last in 2005. Northridge is seeking its first regional championship. Doug Springer is 105-51 in seven seasons at Northridge, and 157-69 in 10 seasons overall. The Raiders won their first sectional title on Saturday. The Raiders won the Northern Lakes Conference crown.
\ No. Name Pos. Ht. Grade 10 Alexus Shirrells G 5-5 Fr. 11 Jasmine Wright G 5-2 Fr. 12 Kristin McGee G 5-8 Soph. 14 Shaquita Dillard G 5-1 Senior 15 Victoria Gaines F 6-1 Junior 20 Jaz Talley G/F 5-8 Junior 21 Myranda Harris F 5-8 Senior 22 Audrianna Downs G 5-5 Senior 23 Riana Todd F 5-10 Senior 24 Niesha Jones G 5-5 Senior 25 Tadja Outlar F 5-8 Senior 30 Kiarra Thompson G/F 5-8 Fr. 32 Erika McClinton F 5-8 Soph. 40 Ashaila Jackson F 5-10 Soph. 42 Kelsey Harvey G/F 5-6 Soph. Miracle Akins G 5-5 Soph. Makayla Pearson F 5-7 Fr. Chelsea Jackson-Ga G 5-5 Fr. Head coach: Amy Govert IHSAA GIRLS BASKETBALL MERRILLVILLE TOURNAMENT HISTORY SECTIONAL TITLES (7): 1976, 1978, 1981, 1989, 2010, 2013, 2014. REGIONAL TITLES (1): 2010. SEMISTATE TITLES (1): 2010. STATE RUNNER-UP (1): 2010. 2013-2014 results (16-6) Nov. 16 Andrean W 54-33 Nov. 22 at South Bend St. Joseph L 46-64 Nov. 23 Fort Wayne Northrop W 66-50 Nov. 23 at Fort Wayne Snider W 75-58 Nov. 27 at Valparaiso W 57-28 Dec. 6 at Lake Central L 57-66 Dec. 7 Elkhart Memorial W 85-66 Dec. 13 LaPorte L 45-48 Dec. 20 Michigan City W 73-41 Dec. 21 at Lowell W 72-58 Dec. 27 Portage W 45-34 Dec. 27 Lake Central L 50-52 Jan. 10 Chesterton W 70-43 Jan. 11 South Bend Washington L 94-97 (ot) Jan. 18 at Crown Point W 64-56 Jan. 22 Hobart W 70-34 Jan. 25 Portage W 47-28 Feb. 1 Northridge 12:30 pm Feb. 3 at Penn L 63-70 Feb. 6 at Kankakee Valley W 59-49 Sectional Feb. 12 Valparaiso W 64-41 Feb. 14 Chesterton W 64-47 Feb. 15 LaPorte W 56-49 Regional Feb. 22 vs. Penn 10:30 a.m. Duneland Athletic Conference Conf. Overall Off. Ave. Def. Ave Margin Streak LaPorte 7-0 20-3 68.8 40.4 28.4 Lost 1 Lake Central 6-1 19-3 59.9 43.4 16.5 Lost 1 Merrillville 5-2 16-6 62.5 50.5 12.0 Won 4 Crown Point 4-3 13-8 52.4 43.7 8.7 Lost 1 Chesterton 2-5 11-11 51.4 47.7 3.6 Lost 1 Portage 2-5 10-11 40.5 40.5 0.0 Lost 2 Valparaiso 2-5 9-11 42.5 50.7-8.3 Lost 2 Michigan City 0-7 4-17 47.7 66.2-18.5 Lost 11
No. Name Pos. Ht. Grade 10 Kaitlyn Marenyi G 5-8 Soph. 12 Lindsy Kline G 5-5 Fr. 14 Lauren Ellenberger G 5-4 Junior 20 Maya Solomon F 5-7 Senior 22 Jess Alexander G/F 5-9 Senior 24 Caroline Buhr F 6-1 Senior 30 Casey Morton G 5-10 Junior 32 Claire Carlton G/F 5-9 Soph. 34 Camryn Buhr G/F 6-0 Soph. 40 Lindsay Chrise F 6-3 Soph. 42 Jazmyne Geist F 5-11 Fr. 44 Kamra Solomon G 5-5 Soph. 50 Kelsie Knapp F 5-7 Soph. 52 Casey Moore F 5-9 Fr. 54 Sarah Parcell F 5-5 Jr. Corrine Operacz G 5-5 Soph. Head coach: Kristi Kaniewski Ulrich IHSAA GIRLS BASKETBALL PENN TOURNAMENT HISTORY SECTIONAL TITLES (15): 1976, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1995, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2002, 2003, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014. REGIONAL TITLES (5): 1989, 1991, 1999, 2011, 2012. SEMISTATE TITLES (1): 2011. STATE RUNNER-UP (1): 2011. 2013-2014 results (22-1) Nov. 16 Fort Wayne South W 51-44 Nov. 22 at Mishawaka W 45-35 Nov. 23 at Lake Central W 39-27 Nov. 26 South Bend Adams W 69-31 Dec. 3 NorthWood W 41-33 Dec. 6 at Mishawaka Marian W 50-17 Dec. 12 Northridge W 41-26 Dec. 19 South Bend Clay W 83-7 Dec. 21 Valparaiso W 65-34 Dec. 26 Oregon-Davis L 52-61 Dec. 27 East Chicago Central W 74-22 Dec. 28 New Prairie W 76-16 Jan. 9 South Bend St. Joseph W 42-37 Jan. 11 at Lakeshore (Mich.) W 74-42 Jan. 16 at South Bend Washington W 74-63 Jan. 22 at Warsaw W 63-36 Jan. 30 Elkhart Central W 68-13 Feb. 3 Merrillville W 70-63 Feb. 4 at South Bend Riley W 68-17 Feb. 5 at Elkhart Memorial ppd. Feb. 8 LaPorte W 46-40 Sectional Feb. 11 South Bend Riley W 76-7 Feb. 14 South Bend Adams W 65-25 Feb. 15 Mishawaka W 49-37 Regional Feb. 22 Merrillville 10:30 a.m. Northern Indiana Conference Conf. Overall Off. Ave. Def. Ave. Margin Streak Penn 8-0 22-1 60.0 31.9 28.2 Won 13 Mishawaka 7-1 20-4 62.0 45.5 16.5 Lost 1 South Bend Adams 6-2 15-7 55.9 45.8 10.0 Lost 1 South Bend Washington 5-3 13-6 66.2 50.8 15.4 Lost 1 South Bend St. Joseph 4-4 16-4 58.9 41.2 17.8 Won 5 Mishawaka Marian 3-5 11-9 45.6 45.2 0.4 Lost 2 South Bend Riley 1-7 5-13 32.2 57.3-25.1 Lost 1 Elkhart Central 1-7 2-18 29.2 51.8-22.7 Lost 1 South Bend Clay 1-7 1-18 29.4 65.1-35.7 Lost 2
No. Name Pos. Ht. Grade 10 Amari Ferguson G 5 5 Junior 11 Dana Evans G 5 5 Fr. 12 Tyeisha Hunter G 5 6 Soph. 13 Deja Joshua G 5 8 Senior 14 Janae Elkins G 5 8 Senior 15 Reunshnik Washington F 5 7 Senior 20 Jerrica Neal G 5 9 Soph. 21 Dejah Jones F 5 9 Senior 22 Mylesha Crisler F 5 10 Junior 24 Ashley Danzy G 5 8 Junior 25 Lexus Fox G 5 7 Junior 30 Jae Llynn Parker C 5 11 Fr. 31 Layona Curtis G 5 6 Senior 32 Tinon Hunter C 5 10 Junior Head coach: Rodney Fisher IHSAA GIRLS BASKETBALL GARY WEST SIDE TOURNAMENT HISTORY SECTIONAL TITLES (16): 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2008, 2009, 2014. REGIONAL TITLES (3): 1991, 1993, 2005 SEMISTATE TITLES (1): 2005. STATE RUNNER-UP (1): 2005. 2013-2014 results (17-3) Nov. 26 Hammond W 63-16 Nov. 27 at South Bend Washington L 57-65 Dec. 3 Andrean W 68-24 Dec. 4 Hammond Noll W 65-58 Dec. 7 Indianapolis Tech W 45-41 Dec. 17 at Hammond Morton W 69-22 Dec. 18 Munster W 65-41 Dec. 21 at Fort Wayne Canterbury L 69-80 Jan. 1 Logansport W 52-51 Jan. 14 Lowell W 76-54 Jan. 15 at Lake Central L 60-68 Jan. 17 at South Bend Clay W 87-32 Jan. 20 at East Chicago Central W 72-68 Jan. 23 Hobart W 53-26 Jan. 25 at Elkhart Memorial ppd. Jan. 29 Michigan City W 87-38 Jan. 30 Gary Wallace ppd. Jan. 31 at Culver Academy W 70-32 Feb. 6 at Chesterton W 75-53 Sectional Feb. 12 Munster W 85-47 Feb. 14 Lake Central W 60-56 Feb. 15 at Lowell W 66-30 Regional Feb. 22 Northridge 12:30 a.m. Northwestern Conference Conf. Overall Off. Ave. Def. Ave. Margin Streak Gary Wallace 1-0 9-8 37.3 38.0-0.7 Lost 1 Gary West 0-0 17-3 67.2 45.1 22.1 Won 9 Gary Roosevelt 0-1 3-10 34.1 56.2-22.1 Lost 5
\ No. Name Pos. Ht. Grade 10 Kelly Miller 5 11 Soph. 12 Brianne O Dell 5 6 Senior 14 Morgan Miller 5 11 Senior 20 Brennah Tadeo 5 6 Junior 22 Baleigh Carithers 5 8 Soph. 24 Ellie Lengacher 5 9 Soph. 30 Mikaela Zook 5 8 Senior 32 Taylor Miller 5 6 Junior 34 Molly Bontrager 5 8 Senior 40 Destinee Boutwell 6 0 Soph. 42 Jordan Yoder 5 6 Junior 44 Kelsey Brickner 5 11 Fr. 50 Keianna Yoder 5 6 Junior 52 Marci Miller 5 10 Fr. Head coach: Doug Springer IHSAA GIRLS BASKETBALL NORTHRIDGE TOURNAMENT HISTORY SECTIONAL TITLES (1): 2014 2013-2014 results (18-4) Nov. 14 West Noble W 63-31 Nov. 22 Knox W 51-41 Nov. 26 at Jimtown W 62-23 Nov. 27 at Elkhart Central W 46-21 Dec. 3 Westview W 54-38 Dec. 7 Fort Wayne Snider W 53-46 Dec. 12 at Penn L 26-41 Dec. 14 at Concord W 52-10 Dec. 21 Goshen W 50-32 Dec. 27 Andrean W 51-38 Dec. 27 Columbia City W 62-32 Dec. 28 NorthWood L 36-40 Jan. 4 Fort Wayne South L 51-57 ( 2 OT) Jan. 11 at Warsaw L 28-30 Jan. 14 DeKalb W 53-39 Jan. 18 NorthWood W 41-23 Jan. 30 Plymouth W 52-40 Feb. 1 at Elkhart Memorial W 48-38 Feb. 1 at Merrillville ppd. Feb. 4 Fairfield W 53-25 Feb. 7 at Wawasee W 46-20 Sectional Feb. 14 Warsaw W 42-41 Feb. 15 Goshen W 53-37 Regional Feb. 22 Gary West 12:30 p.m. Northern Lakes Conference Conf. Overall Off. Ave. Def. Ave. Margin Streak Northridge 6-1 18-4 48.8 33.8 15.0 Won 8 NorthWood 5-2 19-5 54.8 36.6 18.2 Won 4 Plymouth 5-2 14-7 45.5 40.0 5.5 Lost 1 Warsaw 5-2 10-10 41.8 40.2 1.7 Lost 1 Goshen 2-5 11-11 43.5 44.1-0.5 Lost 1 Concord 2-5 8-13 33.7 46.6-12.9 Lost 1 Elkhart Memorial 2-5 6-11 47.3 50.4-3.1 Lost 1 Wawasee 1-6 2-17 35.6 48.1-12.4 Lost 11
ICGSA Class 4-A rankings IBCA rankings 1. Lawrence North (23-1) vs. Anderson (19-4) Saturday 2. Bedford North Lawrence (23-1) vs. Castle (12-8) Saturday 3. Columbus North (22-2) vs. Franklin Central (17-4) Saturday 4. Penn (22-1) vs. Merrillville (16-6) Saturday 4. Homestead (23-1) vs. Fishers (20-4) Saturday 6. LaPorte (20-3) 7. Center Grove (16-4) 8. Mooresville (19-3) vs. Pike (18-8) Saturday 9. Indianapolis Roncalli (19-5) 10. Lake Central (19-3) 11. Logansport (22-2) vs. Carroll (Fort Wayne) (10-12) Saturday 12. Mishawaka (20-4) 13. Merrillville (16-6) at Penn (22-1) Saturday 14. Fishers (20-4) vs. Homestead (23-1) Saturday 15. Noblesville (16-5) 15. Franklin Central (17-4) at Columbus North (22-2) Saturday 1. Lawrence North (23-1) vs. Anderson (19-4) Saturday 2. Bedford North Lawrence (23-1) vs. Castle (12-8) Saturday 3. Columbus North (22-2) vs. Franklin Central (17-4) Saturday 4. Homestead (23-1) vs. Fishers (20-4) Saturday 5. Evansville Mater Dei (23-1) vs. Rushville (19-4) Saturday 6. Penn (22-1) vs. Merrillville (16-6) Saturday 7. Heritage Christian (23-1) vs. Monrovia (12-12) Saturday 8. Indianapolis Roncalli (19-5) 9. LaPorte (20-3) 10. Center Grove (16-4) 11. Mooresville (19-3) vs. Pike (18-8) Saturday 12. Lake Central (19-3) 13. Princeton (21-1) 14. Logansport (22-2) vs. Carroll (Fort Wayne) (10-12) Saturday 15. Oregon-Davis (19-2) vs. Morgan Twp. (15-6) Saturday 16. Bloomington South (17-6) 17. Westfield (17-4) 18. Pike (18-8) vs. Mooresville (19-3) Saturday 19. Franklin Central (17-4) at Columbus North (22-2) Saturday 20. Mishawaka (20-4)