Triton Team Enjoy Most Successful Year In School History
July 28, 2016 at 4:25 p.m.
BOURBON -ÊFolks around the Triton High School area have a lot to be proud of this season. Seven sectional championships. Four Northern State Conference Championships. Several trips to the state championships.
"We've definitely had a good year," said Triton athletic director Mike Byron. "In fact, in most schools eyes, this would be a pretty successful year. Seven sectional championships and four conference championships, that's a great year."
The Trojans started the year off with a strong run through the fall sports season.
The boys cross country team won the sectional, placed third in the regional and sent one runner, Nate Gephart, to the state finals.
Then the volleyball team captured a sectional title as well as the NSC title.
The success continued into the winter sports season.
The girls basketball team won the sectional, regional, semistate and state championships for the second year in a row. The Trojans also earned the Northern State Conference title.
The the boys basketball team captured both the sectional and NSC titles, and the wrestling team team had four individual sectional champions.
And the good vibes didn't stop this spring.
The boys track team won the sectional and then got four individual athletes through the regional to the state finals. Then Matt Anders becamse Triton's first medalist in school history by placing fifth in 400 meter dash at the state finals.
The girls track team advanced several athletes to the regional, and Rachel Speicher took a trip to Indianapolis for the state finals in the high jump.
The girls tennis team won the sectional and competed in the regional as well.
And now the baseball team is looking to end the year on a high note with a win at the state finals. The Trojans came from behind in the sectional to earn a trip to the regional. The Triton squad picked up two wins in the regional to move on to today's state finals.
But Triton's dynasty may not last long. The Trojans move up from Class A to Class 2A next year, meaning bigger schools and more competition.
"Of the schools we play in conference, five of those schools are in our sectional as well," said Byron. "So we will look to do well in conference and then hopefully do the same in the sectional. It should be competitive."
And like other high schools, Triton faces rebuilding after talented seniors graduate.
"We are losing a lot of good quality seniors," said Byron. "Eight players from girls basketball, six from baseball.
"But we also have some young teams. The tennis team is young, they were all underclassmen this season. An cross country should be very strong. Coach Kreft is looking to go to state with everybody back after placing ninth in the semistate. They should have a very strong year."
Tiger Golfers Finish Fourth At State Finals
By Dale Hubler, Times-Union Sports Writer
FRANKLIN - They may have been a little disapointed at the moment, but when the members of Warsaw's boys golf team looks back at the 2001 season they can be proud of what they did.
Warsaw, made up of five juniors, finished fourth in Thursday's final round of the state finals at Legends of Indiana in Franklin, shooting a two-day score of 603.
"We played as good as we possibly could play," Tiger coach Bob Turner said. "The kids played their hearts out. They may be a little disapointed now, but in 10 minutes they'll be happy about what they did."
Mishawaka Marian, which Turner tabbed the favorite despite its 310 in the regional, won the team title after shooting a 36-hole score of 589. Marian's two-day total breaks the record of 599 set by Noblesville in 1998 at Prestwick Country Club.
"Marian, they're a tough team," Turner said. "When you have kids that can shoot like that you deserve to be the state champion. We were within a stroke of them two times this year. We've got everyone back for next year. Hopefully we can start all over again."
Zionsville took second with a 598, followed by Bloomington South (602), Warsaw (603) and Richmond (606).
With the top nine teams, as well as those within 20 strokes of the leader advaning from Wednesday's first round, 16 of 21 competing teams advanced. Marian led after the first day with a 294. Culver Military, which finished third in the Warsaw Sectional at Rozella Ford, was third after the first day with a 299. The Eagles wound up ninth with a 620. Evansville North, the defending state champion, finished sixth with a 607.
"We finished ahead of some pretty good schools," Turner said. "These five kids have just done a great job this year."
Adam Johson (72-77) and Aaron Turner (75-74) led Warsaw with two-day scores of 149, followed by David Slater (77-75) at 152, Matt Osbeck (77-79) at 156 and Greg Clay (81-76) at 157.
For the winning Mishawaka Marian team, Cole Isban (69-74) and Daniel Klauer (70-73) finished with 143s, while David Lindley finished at (77-71) 148, Daniel Fitzpatrick (78-77) at 155 and Stephen Cashore (80-78) at 158.
Competing individually, recent Tippecanoe Valley graduate Andy Martin finished with a two-day total of 148, six strokes off the leader. Martin, whose Vikings competed in last year's team competition, shot 71 on Wednesday and 77 on Thursday.
LaPorte's Steven Lowe won the individual state championship with a 36-hole score of 142. The recent graduate shot 69 in the first round and 73 in the second. Lowe won a playoff over Lake Central's Jason Buffone to pick up the medalist honors. Buffone shot 70 on Wednesday and 72 on Thursday.
IHSAA BOYS GOLF STATE CHAMPIONSHIP
Final Round
Legends of Indiana, Franklin
June 14
Team scores - Mishawaka Marian 294-295 589, Zionsville 295-303 598, Bloomington South 301-301 602, Warsaw 301-302 603, Richmond 305-301 606, Evansville North 306-301 607, Indianpolis Cathedral 304-3-7 611, LaPorte 302-316 618, Culver Military Academy 299-321 620, Lafayette Jefferson 313-308 621, Carmel 312-310 622, Kokomo 313-316 629, Seymour 313-317, Yorktown 309-321 630, Andrean 309-322 631, Owen Valley 313-331 644
Individual leaders - Steven Lowe (LaPorte) 69-73 142, Jason Buffone (Lake Central) 72-70 142, Robert Davidge (CMA) 68-75 143, Cole Isban (Mish. Marian) 69-74 143, Daniel Klauer (Mish. Marian) 70-73 143, J.K. Kleach (Columbus North) 74-71 145, David Kelvin (Zionsville) 75-70 145, Dan Mattingly (Indpls. Cathedral) 70-75 145, Matt Caradelli (SB St. Joe) 71-75 146, John Hughes (Yorktown) 73-73 146, Jeff Overton (Evans. North) 72-74 146, Jordan Tabereaux (Bloomington South) 73-73 146, A.J. Walton (Richmond) 73-73 146, Sean Phillips (Columbus North) 72-75 147, Tad Sacheck (Zionsville) 70-77 147, Aaron Walters (Bloomington South) 76-72 148, David Lindley (Mish. Marian) 77-71 148, Andy Martin (Tipp. Valley) 71-77 148, James Sacheck (Zionsville) 73-75 148, Eric Sechrist (Indpls. Cathedral) 76-72 148, Jim Baustic (Andrean) 72-77 149, Adam Johnson (Warsaw) 72-77 149, Dusty Jovanovich (South Vermillion) 72-77 149, Aaron Turner (Warsaw) 75-74 149, Tyler Bale (Carmel) 74-76 150, Heath Peters (Garrett) 74-76 150
Warsaw scores - Adam Johnson 72-77 149, Aaron Turner 75-74 149, Greg Clay 81-76 157, Matt Osbeck 77-79 156, David Slater 77-75 152
Local individuals - Andy Martin (Tipp. Valley) 71-77 148 [[In-content Ad]]
BOURBON -ÊFolks around the Triton High School area have a lot to be proud of this season. Seven sectional championships. Four Northern State Conference Championships. Several trips to the state championships.
"We've definitely had a good year," said Triton athletic director Mike Byron. "In fact, in most schools eyes, this would be a pretty successful year. Seven sectional championships and four conference championships, that's a great year."
The Trojans started the year off with a strong run through the fall sports season.
The boys cross country team won the sectional, placed third in the regional and sent one runner, Nate Gephart, to the state finals.
Then the volleyball team captured a sectional title as well as the NSC title.
The success continued into the winter sports season.
The girls basketball team won the sectional, regional, semistate and state championships for the second year in a row. The Trojans also earned the Northern State Conference title.
The the boys basketball team captured both the sectional and NSC titles, and the wrestling team team had four individual sectional champions.
And the good vibes didn't stop this spring.
The boys track team won the sectional and then got four individual athletes through the regional to the state finals. Then Matt Anders becamse Triton's first medalist in school history by placing fifth in 400 meter dash at the state finals.
The girls track team advanced several athletes to the regional, and Rachel Speicher took a trip to Indianapolis for the state finals in the high jump.
The girls tennis team won the sectional and competed in the regional as well.
And now the baseball team is looking to end the year on a high note with a win at the state finals. The Trojans came from behind in the sectional to earn a trip to the regional. The Triton squad picked up two wins in the regional to move on to today's state finals.
But Triton's dynasty may not last long. The Trojans move up from Class A to Class 2A next year, meaning bigger schools and more competition.
"Of the schools we play in conference, five of those schools are in our sectional as well," said Byron. "So we will look to do well in conference and then hopefully do the same in the sectional. It should be competitive."
And like other high schools, Triton faces rebuilding after talented seniors graduate.
"We are losing a lot of good quality seniors," said Byron. "Eight players from girls basketball, six from baseball.
"But we also have some young teams. The tennis team is young, they were all underclassmen this season. An cross country should be very strong. Coach Kreft is looking to go to state with everybody back after placing ninth in the semistate. They should have a very strong year."
Tiger Golfers Finish Fourth At State Finals
By Dale Hubler, Times-Union Sports Writer
FRANKLIN - They may have been a little disapointed at the moment, but when the members of Warsaw's boys golf team looks back at the 2001 season they can be proud of what they did.
Warsaw, made up of five juniors, finished fourth in Thursday's final round of the state finals at Legends of Indiana in Franklin, shooting a two-day score of 603.
"We played as good as we possibly could play," Tiger coach Bob Turner said. "The kids played their hearts out. They may be a little disapointed now, but in 10 minutes they'll be happy about what they did."
Mishawaka Marian, which Turner tabbed the favorite despite its 310 in the regional, won the team title after shooting a 36-hole score of 589. Marian's two-day total breaks the record of 599 set by Noblesville in 1998 at Prestwick Country Club.
"Marian, they're a tough team," Turner said. "When you have kids that can shoot like that you deserve to be the state champion. We were within a stroke of them two times this year. We've got everyone back for next year. Hopefully we can start all over again."
Zionsville took second with a 598, followed by Bloomington South (602), Warsaw (603) and Richmond (606).
With the top nine teams, as well as those within 20 strokes of the leader advaning from Wednesday's first round, 16 of 21 competing teams advanced. Marian led after the first day with a 294. Culver Military, which finished third in the Warsaw Sectional at Rozella Ford, was third after the first day with a 299. The Eagles wound up ninth with a 620. Evansville North, the defending state champion, finished sixth with a 607.
"We finished ahead of some pretty good schools," Turner said. "These five kids have just done a great job this year."
Adam Johson (72-77) and Aaron Turner (75-74) led Warsaw with two-day scores of 149, followed by David Slater (77-75) at 152, Matt Osbeck (77-79) at 156 and Greg Clay (81-76) at 157.
For the winning Mishawaka Marian team, Cole Isban (69-74) and Daniel Klauer (70-73) finished with 143s, while David Lindley finished at (77-71) 148, Daniel Fitzpatrick (78-77) at 155 and Stephen Cashore (80-78) at 158.
Competing individually, recent Tippecanoe Valley graduate Andy Martin finished with a two-day total of 148, six strokes off the leader. Martin, whose Vikings competed in last year's team competition, shot 71 on Wednesday and 77 on Thursday.
LaPorte's Steven Lowe won the individual state championship with a 36-hole score of 142. The recent graduate shot 69 in the first round and 73 in the second. Lowe won a playoff over Lake Central's Jason Buffone to pick up the medalist honors. Buffone shot 70 on Wednesday and 72 on Thursday.
IHSAA BOYS GOLF STATE CHAMPIONSHIP
Final Round
Legends of Indiana, Franklin
June 14
Team scores - Mishawaka Marian 294-295 589, Zionsville 295-303 598, Bloomington South 301-301 602, Warsaw 301-302 603, Richmond 305-301 606, Evansville North 306-301 607, Indianpolis Cathedral 304-3-7 611, LaPorte 302-316 618, Culver Military Academy 299-321 620, Lafayette Jefferson 313-308 621, Carmel 312-310 622, Kokomo 313-316 629, Seymour 313-317, Yorktown 309-321 630, Andrean 309-322 631, Owen Valley 313-331 644
Individual leaders - Steven Lowe (LaPorte) 69-73 142, Jason Buffone (Lake Central) 72-70 142, Robert Davidge (CMA) 68-75 143, Cole Isban (Mish. Marian) 69-74 143, Daniel Klauer (Mish. Marian) 70-73 143, J.K. Kleach (Columbus North) 74-71 145, David Kelvin (Zionsville) 75-70 145, Dan Mattingly (Indpls. Cathedral) 70-75 145, Matt Caradelli (SB St. Joe) 71-75 146, John Hughes (Yorktown) 73-73 146, Jeff Overton (Evans. North) 72-74 146, Jordan Tabereaux (Bloomington South) 73-73 146, A.J. Walton (Richmond) 73-73 146, Sean Phillips (Columbus North) 72-75 147, Tad Sacheck (Zionsville) 70-77 147, Aaron Walters (Bloomington South) 76-72 148, David Lindley (Mish. Marian) 77-71 148, Andy Martin (Tipp. Valley) 71-77 148, James Sacheck (Zionsville) 73-75 148, Eric Sechrist (Indpls. Cathedral) 76-72 148, Jim Baustic (Andrean) 72-77 149, Adam Johnson (Warsaw) 72-77 149, Dusty Jovanovich (South Vermillion) 72-77 149, Aaron Turner (Warsaw) 75-74 149, Tyler Bale (Carmel) 74-76 150, Heath Peters (Garrett) 74-76 150
Warsaw scores - Adam Johnson 72-77 149, Aaron Turner 75-74 149, Greg Clay 81-76 157, Matt Osbeck 77-79 156, David Slater 77-75 152
Local individuals - Andy Martin (Tipp. Valley) 71-77 148 [[In-content Ad]]