Thursday October 13 2016Sheridan Noblesville Cicero Arcadia Atlanta Carmel Fishers Westfield

Vol 3 No 203Cloudy this morning then gradualclearing Mostly clear tonight

TODAYrsquoS WEATHER

HIGH 60 LOW 41

Old Picket FenceWhere every item tells a story

Antiques and moreVintage and Primitive Items

Exclusive Noblesville distributor of Blue Bell Farms soy candles amp wax melts

Bob Brehmer Bi-Centennial PotteryIndiana Stained Glass

Tuesday - Friday 10 am - 5 pm Saturday 10 am - 6 pm Sunday 1 pm - 4 pm 894 Logan Street Noblesville 317-774-1800

Claire Lane the Hamilton County Soil andWater Conservation District (HCSWCD) UrbanConservationist won the 2016 Individual of theYear award from the Indiana Urban Forest Council(IUFC) during the annual IUFC Conference onOctober 12 held at the Indianapolis Zoo The IUFCAwards honor individuals projects organizationsand Tree Stewards whose work enhances theenvironmental health of Indianarsquos cities and townsthrough urban forestry

Outstanding efforts in urban forestry whetherpublic or private are eligible to be recognized in

the competition Lane won recognition thanks toher organization and leadership of the HCSWCDrsquosannual Native Tree Sale

The IUFC Awards Program is supported in partby the US Forest Service through a partnershipwith the Indiana Department of Natural ResourcesCommunity and Urban Forestry Program

ldquoWersquore so pleased to see Claire receive thisrecognition for her hard workrdquo said Ginger DavisHamilton County SWCD Administrator ldquoHerefforts have truly helped Hamilton County expandits urban forest canopyrdquo

Urban Forest Council Award

Photo provided

Claire Lane won the 2016 Individual of the Year award from the Indiana Urban Forest CouncilLane is the Hamilton County Soil and Water Conservation Districtrsquos Urban Conservationist

The Westfield Chamber of Commercethrough their new program Chamber Innovationhas partnered with Westfield High School topromote innovation internshipsentrepreneurship and much more Thispartnership will work with the high schoolstudents to become career ready ldquoWith thispartnership we now have the opportunity toprovide more tools for our students to grow andexpand on innovation and a career path they mightbe interested in pursuingrdquo said Jack RussellPresident of the Westfield Chamber of Commerce

This partnership will give both businesses andthe high school the ability to continue the visionof a positive business and school communityMatthew Putman Career amp Technical EducationContent Area Director stated that ldquoThe newpartnership provides added capability for studentsto work more closely with local businesses andgain experience in possible future careersrdquo Thepartnership will connect high school studentsinterested in pursuing a variety of careersopportunities to connect intern a grow theirknowledge of being career ready

Chamber Innovation to help students become career ready

PutmanRussell

Step back into the Roaringlsquo20s and join your friends andneighbors at the Miller-PaloozaCasino Soiree on Saturdayevening Oct 29 at Purgatory GolfClub 12160 E 216th StreetNoblesville

Try your luck at the tablesenjoy music dancing horsdrsquooeuvres and a cash bar browsethe silent auction and buy ticketsfor a chance to win a fabulousraffle prize Twenties-style attireis encouraged Business casualdress also is appropriate

The fall installment ofHamilton County property taxesis due as of ThursdayNovember 10 2016

If you have misplaced yourbilling you can visit the countywebsite httpwww2hamiltoncountyingovPropertyReportsindexaspx to print a bill and seethe outstanding balance Wecan also print a bill upon receiptof your payment in the office

Here are the followingpayment options

You can pay by OnlineEcheck for a $1 convenience

A new feature can been seen on select downtown Noblesvillestreet banners thanks to a partnership between Noblesville MainStreet and Noblesville Preservation Alliance Just in time for theBicentennial Celebration the two nonprofit groups havecommissioned 20 banners featuring images of historic commercialbuildings

ldquoNoblesville Preservation Alliance is excited to financiallysupport the development and installation of the new banners forthe light poles in downtown Noblesvillerdquo said Nancy Hebelpresident of NPA ldquoAs an organization it is our mission topreserve and promote Noblesvillersquos historic architecture and thisproject certainly meets that criteria We applaud the idea and lookforward to seeing the banners soonrdquo

The concept originated from Esther Lakes of Smithrsquos JewelersldquoThe business district of downtown Noblesville has managed

to be a healthy and vital area while incorporating and maintainingthe charm of its historical buildingsrdquo said Lakes ldquoThe bannersshowing past businesses located in buildings that look the sametoday as they did one hundred years ago will add interest to ourhistoric square and promote community pride I am thrilled thecity was receptive to the idea and thank Main Street forspearheading the projectrdquo

Many of the images featured are from a collection maintainedby local realtor and author Kurt Meyer as well as some localbusinesses The banners will be featured periodically betweenevents throughout the year

Banners feature historic buildings

Reporter photo by Perry Williams

Fall propertytaxes dueNov 10

Miller-PaloozaCasino Soireeis Oct 29

News2

fee or by credit card for a 25 percentconvenience fee

In the office from 8 am to 430 pmMonday through Friday Offices will beclosed on Tuesday Nov 8

At the following banks (only at localHamilton County Branches) BMO HarrisCitizens State Bank Farmerrsquos Fifth ThirdFirst Farmers First Merchants MerchantsBank of Indiana and Star Financial

By Mail to the Hamilton CountyTreasurer 33 N 9th St Suite 112Noblesville IN 46060 Please be aware thatthe payment must be US postmarked on orbefore Nov 10 2016

TAXESFrom Page 1

Miller-Palooza Casino Soiree issponsored by the Noblesville SchoolsEducation Foundation a nonprofitorganization that raises funds to benefitNoblesvilles teachers and students Ticketsare $75 per person and may be ordered by

bull Contacting Sharon Trisler NSEFExecutive Director at (317) 653-0795 or byemail at sharon_trislernoblk12inus

bull Visiting the Foundations webpage atthe following addressnoblesvilleschoolsorgfoundation Ticketsmay be ordered online and paidvia PayPal at that site

bull Contacting a member of the NSEFBoard of DirectorsAll attendees must be at least 21 years old

Money raised will help fund teachergrants for enrichment activities within theclassrooms of the Noblesville Schoolsdistrict and to provide scholarships forgraduating seniors planning to pursue adegree in education and teachers who areseeking an advanced degree in education

SOIREEFrom Page 1

The Carmel Police Department is looking for a missing adultwoman

At 6 pm Tuesday the department took a missing personreport on Dana Ellen Collins 37 a white female Collins is 5rsquo 6rdquotall and weighs approximately 125 pounds with red hair and greeneyes Collins was last seen on the morning of Tuesday at herresidence on Lark Drive in Carmel Collins may have left herresidence on foot or left with a male companion with a first nameof Chris

Police are asking that if anyone has information on DanaECollins or her new male friend Chris to contact the Carmel Police DepartmentInvestigations Division at 317-571-2511 or Crime Stoppers of Central Indiana 317-262-8477 (TIPS)

Carmel Police looking for missing woman

Little ones are embracing the bigbicentennial excitement happening thisweek The Primrose School of Noblesvillelocated at 15707 North Point Blvd inNoblesville will share this monumentalexperience with its pint sized Hoosierstudents this Thursday and Friday

ldquoConnecting exciting and current eventshappening in our community is importantto our curriculumrdquo said Jackie BellPrimrose School of Noblesville Owner ampOperator ldquoOur precious little students areour community and national leaders of thefuturemdashcreating an appreciation for bigmoments like this are important to us ldquo

Teachers and students will participatein Bicentennial-themed activities this todayand Friday The school will showcase funfacts about Indiana throughout the schoolinside student rooms and the hallways OnThursday each child at Primrose School ofNoblesville will participate in a mini torchrelay during their morning recess times(between 945 and 1130 am)

ldquoOur mini torch relay will be happeningat the same time the Bicentennial TorchRelay will be traveling through HamiltonCounty ldquo said Bell ldquoOur students will beparticipating in this exciting time andsharing the experience with their familiesaround the dinner tablerdquo

The Primrose School of Noblesvillewill complete the week with an Indiana-themed dress up day many dressing likefamous Hoosiers and representing statecolors No activity in a preschool iscomplete without snack time A menu ofIndiana original food items will be servedup for lunch and snacks

Primrose students join Bicentennial celebration

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317-773-2769

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Westfield IN 46074

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As they went out behold they brought to him a dumb manpossessed with a devil

- Matthew 932

50 Years AgoNews Hamilton County property taxes were slashed approximately$18000000 yesterday and additional reductions are expected before theIndiana State Board of Tax Commissioners completes its certificationSports Jack Butler and Billy Shepherd are clipping off the seconds at arecord pace which means one whale of a battle is shaping up betweenCarmel and Noblesville next Tuesday afternoon when six area schoolsmeet at Noblesville Forest Park for the annual Hamilton County crosscountry meetAd Clancyrsquos Hamburgers 15 cents a burger

Vince A Hofmeister

October 30 1990 - October 10 2016

Vince A Hofmeister 25 of Westfield IN passed away October 10 2016 He wasborn on October 30 1990 in Indianapolis IN Vince was a 2009graduate of Cathedral High School and Indiana University He wasemployed with Medley Visually and Initiative More importantlyVince loved to spend time with his family

Vince was preceded in death by his maternal grandmother MarcyBuzzelli and uncle Joey Gillum

Survivors include his father James Ramsay mother Lisa MarieHofmeister brother Joshua Hofmeister and sister Lindsay Hofmeister

grandfather Jim Buzzelli grandparents Gary and Giannina Hofmeister uncles and auntsRay and Jessica Buzzelli Karen and Brian Barnes Emily Russell Carter and KathyHofmeister cousins Lucy Barnes Maddie and Caroline Buzzelli Joey Lucia JackieGino Jessica Joshua Michael Mia Gillum Lauren Chase Tristan and Lily Hofmeister

Family and friends will gather on Friday October 14 2016 at 10 am in Our Lady ofMount Carmel Catholic Church where the Celebration of Life Mass will be conductedat 12 noon

Donations in memory of Vince can be given to the OrsquoConnor House PO Box 1061Carmel IN 46032

Arrangements Bussell Family Funerals Westfield-Carmel

An event like this only happens every200 years - so dont miss CarmelsCelebration today at Center Green asMayor Jim Brainard helps welcome theBicentennial Torch as it comes up theMonon Trail and stops in Carmel for abrief celebration

This special Bicentennial Torch Relaywill be a two-hour event with communitybooths activities for all ages live musicfood and refreshments as we observe andcelebrate the passing of the torch fromone bearer to the next

Listen to the music of the IndianaWind Symphony and the youngmusicians from the Carmel School ofRock sign the official scroll at the CarmelClay Historical Society Booth takeselfies as a special historic cardboard

cut-out enjoy refreshments from Matt theMiller and check out other communitybooths and activities

This kind of event only comesaround every 200 years said Mayor JimBrainard We feel it is quite historic andwe are honored to be one of theCelebration Stations in Hamilton County

Carmels Celebration Station beginsat 330 pm The torch will be making itsway up the Monon Trail with ananticipated arrival shortly after 4 pm atwhich time a brief ceremony will takeplace The torch will then make its waynorth toward Westfield while Carmelsevent will continue and conclude at 530pm

The event is free and open to all ages

Carmel welcomes BicentennialTorch at Center Green today The Noblesville Parks Department is seeking feedback from the public via an online

survey about its recreation divisionldquoWe are looking to create new programming or change existing programming to tailor

to the needs and wants of the publicrdquo Noblesville Assistant Parks Director MikeHoffmeister said ldquoWe also are looking for honest feedback on how we perform and areaswe can improve uponrdquo

The survey includes 10 questions ndash ranging from experience park amenitiesofferingsand usage The survey which is online at wwwnoblesvilleparksorg will be availablethrough Friday Nov 4 Additional printed-out surveys are available at Forest Park Innand The Lodge at Forest Park offices

Noblesville Parks Departmentseeks public feedback

Hamilton County Reporter

Hamilton Countyrsquos Hometown Newspaper

News4

Noblesville East Middle School Drama Club students will transport audiences to ldquoAWhole New Worldrdquo with their presentation of Aladdin Jr on Nov 11 12 and 13 at IvyTechrsquos Noblesville Campus auditorium 300 N 17th Street

Show times are 7 pm Friday Nov 11 and Saturday Nov 12 and at 2 pm SundayNov 13

Tickets are $5 for adults and $3 for students Advance reserved seats can be purchasedthrough drama club director Jordan Rattenbury by emailing her at this addressJordan_Rattenburynoblk12inus Tickets will also be available at the door

NEMS Drama Club topresent Aladdin Jr

As leaves begin to turn and fall from trees the Noblesville Street Department wantsto remind residents that mobile basketball goals are not permitted on sidewalksdriveway approaches greenspace or the street at this time

The large street department vehicles have issues navigating around these structuresand contact with them (ie a net hitting the antenna or side-view mirror) can causedamage to the vehicles and recreational equipment

According to City of Noblesville Ordinance 36-08-12 on permanentencroachments ldquoBasketball goals and other recreational equipment must be removedfrom and may not overhang the right-of-way in any manner from Oct 1 through April30 in order to avoid damage to city vehicles that must work in the right-of-way foramong other things the removal of snow leaves branches and debrisrdquo

The city allows mobile basketball goals and other mobile recreational equipmentto be permitted without an encroachment from May 1 through Sept 30 each calendaryear Basketball goals also are permitted year-round if properly placed one foot behindthe sidewalk or city right-of-way

Street Department officials will first issue warnings for prohibited equipment If aviolation is not addressed a ticket and appearance in Noblesville City Court may occurIssuing fines or confiscating goals is not the desire of the city unless a nuisance occurs

For more information or questions contact the street department at (317) 776-6348or nsdnoblesvilleinus

Mobile basketball goals notallowed in right of way

Indiana Members Credit Union (IMCU)Central Indianarsquos largest credit union iscelebrating the grand opening of its newestbranch in Carmel The Old MeridianBranch located at 12725 Old Meridian Stis IMCUrsquos 25th location in Central Indiana

Events for the Grand OpeningCelebration include

middot A ribbon cutting ceremony for themedia and business community at 9 amThursday Oct 20

middot Grand opening celebration for thepublic on Friday and Saturday Oct 21 and22 including refreshments door prizesgiveaways and a Grand Prize of $500

middot Special appearance by Indiana PacersMascot Boomer and the Indiana Pacers FanVan from 4 to 5 pm Friday Oct 21

middot Special appearance by Indy ElevenMascot Zeke from 11 am to noon Satur-day Oct 22 and a live remote by B1057from 1030 am to 1230 pm SaturdayOct 22

This full service technology focusedbranch includes Interactive Teller Machinesboth inside the lobby and in drive up lanesBranch hours are 8 am to 4 pm Mondaythrough Thursday 9 am to 6 pm Fridayand 9 am to 1 pm Saturday Drive thruhours are 8 am to 5 pm Monday throughThursday 8 am to 6 pm Friday and 9 amto 1 pm Saturday This branch also servesas a north side operation center for IMCUwith auto and mortgage loan officers as wellas Business Services Investment Servicesand Auto Advisor personnel and offersconference space free to local communityorganizations

ldquoWe are excited to offer the modernconveniences of a technology-focused

location to our membership and thecommunityrdquo said Ron Collier president andCEO of IMCU ldquoOur new Carmel locationwill offer the lending expertise of Carmelnatives Stephanie Roesner who will serveas branch manager and Paul Hensel whowill serve as relationship managerrdquoStephanie (Stevie) Roesner the OldMeridian Branch Manager stated ldquoIabsolutely love this community and myposition as branch manager because I trulyenjoy helping people with their financialneeds Our goal is to provide excellentcustomer service to our members and for ourmembers to feel welcome the moment theywalk through our doorsrdquo

IMCU celebrates opening ofOld Meridian Street location

Photo provided

Indiana Members Credit Union is celebrating the grand opening of its newest locationat 12725 Old Meridian St in Carmel

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Wedding BirthAnnouncement

Anniversary

Share It With TheCommunity

Contact the HamiltonCounty Reporter

Hamiltonconorth reporterhotmailcom

or call317-408-5548

Sports 5

By RICHIE HALLReporter Sports EditorIn the three tournament games the Guerin

Catholic girls soccer teamhas played so far the GoldenEagles have played - andbeaten - a ranked team

Guerin took on No 2-ranked Avon in Wednesdaysfirst semi-final at the Class2A regional at Carmel andcame away with a 1-0victory The win moved theGolden Eagles intoSaturdays championshipwhere they will play at noonagainst No 4 Brebeuf Jesuitthe defending 2A state

champion The Braves defeated North Central 4-0in Wednesdays second semi-final

The Golden Eagles got their goal with 1203remaining in the first half Elle Vuotto kicked asharp shot into the net with Kelsie Smith makingthe assist

All year Elles really been flirting with beinga big moment player for us said GC coachJonathan McClure Shes so poised on the ballShes one of our more creative and confidentplayers on the ball with or without pressure withor without space Shes seen enough repetitions upto this part of the season and she has enoughconfidence to go ahead and step in and take herlook and she did on that one and was good for thegame winner again

Guerin Catholics defense played wellespecially in the second half when the Orioles wereaggressively trying to tie the game The GoldenEagles were playing with a brand-new goalkeeperfreshman Sarah Stagge who came in after starterChandler Edwards suffered a season-ending injury

Stagge played tremendously in such animportant game including two big saves - one with27 minutes left and the other with 13 minutes leftAvon also had one shot that nearly went in late inthe game but it hit the crossbar and went out ofdanger

She was fantastic absolutely did a brilliant jobin goal for us said McClure of Stagge Made thesaves we needed her to make and everybody infront of her did their job

MILLERS MOVE ONUp at the Class 2A Logansport regional No

17-ranked Noblesville breezed into thechampionship match by defeating McCutcheon3-0

The Millers scored all three of their goals in thefirst half Maddie Rauch scored the first one in theseventh minute of the game with Taylor Crowescoring three minutes later

Crowe stepped up again nailing a penalty kickattempt with 450 left in the first half MackenzieKincaid made a big save with two minutesremaining to preserve the shutout The Millers thenused their always-strong defense to take care ofbusiness in the second half

Noblesville will play Marion in the Saturdaychampionship which starts at 2 pm The Giantsbeat Yorktown 2-0 to advance to the final

GC scores another upset Millers win easily

Taylor CroweNoblesville

Reporter photo by Kirk Green

Guerin Catholicrsquos Elle Vuotto scored the goal for the Golden Eagles and that was all they needed for a 1-0 semi-finalvictory over No 2-ranked Avon Wednesday at the Class 2A Carmel regional Guerin will play No 4 Brebeuf JesuitSaturday for the regional championship

Sports 5

By RICHIE HALLReporter Sports EditorIn the three tournament games the Guerin

Catholic girls soccer teamhas played so far the GoldenEagles have played - andbeaten - a ranked team

Guerin took on No 2-ranked Avon in Wednesdaysfirst semi-final at the Class2A regional at Carmel andcame away with a 1-0victory The win moved theGolden Eagles intoSaturdays championshipwhere they will play at noonagainst No 4 Brebeuf Jesuitthe defending 2A state

champion The Braves defeated North Central 4-0in Wednesdays second semi-final

The Golden Eagles got their goal with 1203remaining in the first half Elle Vuotto kicked asharp shot into the net with Kelsie Smith makingthe assist

All year Elles really been flirting with beinga big moment player for us said GC coachJonathan McClure Shes so poised on the ballShes one of our more creative and confidentplayers on the ball with or without pressure withor without space Shes seen enough repetitions upto this part of the season and she has enoughconfidence to go ahead and step in and take herlook and she did on that one and was good for thegame winner again

Guerin Catholics defense played wellespecially in the second half when the Orioles wereaggressively trying to tie the game The GoldenEagles were playing with a brand-new goalkeeperfreshman Sarah Stagge who came in after starterChandler Edwards suffered a season-ending injury

Stagge played tremendously in such animportant game including two big saves - one with27 minutes left and the other with 13 minutes leftAvon also had one shot that nearly went in late inthe game but it hit the crossbar and went out ofdanger

She was fantastic absolutely did a brilliant jobin goal for us said McClure of Stagge Made thesaves we needed her to make and everybody infront of her did their job

MILLERS MOVE ONUp at the Class 2A Logansport regional No

17-ranked Noblesville breezed into thechampionship match by defeating McCutcheon3-0

The Millers scored all three of their goals in thefirst half Maddie Rauch scored the first one in theseventh minute of the game with Taylor Crowescoring three minutes later

Crowe stepped up again nailing a penalty kickattempt with 450 left in the first half MackenzieKincaid made a big save with two minutesremaining to preserve the shutout The Millers thenused their always-strong defense to take care ofbusiness in the second half

Noblesville will play Marion in the Saturdaychampionship which starts at 2 pm The Giantsbeat Yorktown 2-0 to advance to the final

GC scores another upset Millers win easily

Taylor CroweNoblesville

Reporter photo by Kirk Green

Guerin Catholicrsquos Elle Vuotto scored the goal for the Golden Eagles and that was all they needed for a 1-0 semi-finalvictory over No 2-ranked Avon Wednesday at the Class 2A Carmel regional Guerin will play No 4 Brebeuf JesuitSaturday for the regional championship

Sports6

GIRLS REGIONAL PAIRINGSAt LogansportMarion 2 Yorktown 017-Noblesville 3 McCutcheon 0Championship Marion (14-5) vs Noblesville (7-6-2)

2 pm

At GoshenSouth Bend St Joseph 1 Goshen 01-Penn 7 18-Warsaw 1Championship South Bend St Joseph (7-4-2) vs Penn

(18-0-1) 2 pm

At East Noble13-Fort Wayne Carroll 2 Norwell 0DeKalb 1 Concordia Lutheran 0 (PK 4-2)Championship Fort Wayne Carroll (12-4-2) vs DeKalb

(16-1-1) 2 pm

At ValparaisoHighland 3 Crown Point 2 (5-4 PK)10-Munster 2 16-Valparaiso 0Championship Highland (12-4-3) vs Munster (16-3-1)

7 pm

At East CentralFloyd Central 2 Richmond 020-Columbus North 2 Batesville 1 (3-1 PK)Championship Floyd Central (17-2-1) vs Columbus

North (12-2-4) 6 pm

At CarmelGuerin Catholic 1 2-Avon 04-Brebeuf Jesuit 4 North Central 0Championship Guerin Catholic (8-7-1) vs Brebeuf

Jesuit (19-1-1) noon

At ShelbyvilleFranklin Central 2 19-Center Grove 1Greenfield-Central 2 Roncalli 1Championship Franklin Central (11-4-2) vs Greenfield-

Central (10-4-2) 5 pm

At Jasper5-Evansville Memorial 3 Bloomington South 112-Terre Haute North 2 HM-Evansville North 1 (2-0 PK)Championship Evansville Memorial (18-3) vs Terre

Haute North (17-2-1) 2 pm

BOYSNOTE Regional semi-finals are tonight at the

following sites Times are 5 pm and 7 pm unlessotherwise noted

At MerrillvilleCrown Point (9-6-2) vs 16-Chesterton (12-3-2)20-Munster (12-3-2) vs 2-Lake Central (15-1-1)

At Fort Wayne CarrollFort Wayne Northrop (14-2-3) vs Norwell (8-7-1) 6 pm

15-West Noble (19-1) vs HM-Homestead (12-5-2) 730pm

At South Bend Adams5-Penn (16-0-2) vs Plymouth (14-3)17-Concord (14-3-1) vs South Bend St Joseph (12-5)

At KokomoMarion (14-1) vs 10-Hamilton Southeastern (14-2-4)Delta (8-7-2) vs 1-Harrison (17-0-1)

At Mount VernonFranklin Central (10-8) vs 13-Center Grove (11-3-3)Perry Meridian (9-3-1) vs Greenfield-Central (13-2-1)

At North Central8-Carmel (11-2-5) vs 4-North Central (15-1-3)Pike (9-7-1) vs 3-Avon (15-1-3)

At Columbus NorthHM-Columbus North (13-5-1) vs Floyd Central (10-3-4)

6 pmRichmond (5-9-3) vs East Central (13-1-1) 8 pm

At Jasper9-Evansville Memorial (14-4-1) vs 6-Bloomington South

(18-1) 6 pmTerre Haute North (10-7-1) vs Evansville North (7-10-1)

8 pm

Class 2A soccer regional pairings

Reporter photo by Kirk Green

Guerin Catholic celebrates after its victory over Avon Wednesday at the Carmel girlssoccer regional

Sports 7

Noblesville Probable LineupsOffense DefenseLT Ben Collins Sr 278 T Dalton Davis So 250LG Alex Holtz Sr 190 N Josh Garcia Sr 264C Drew Hartmann Sr 250 T Scott Berghoff Sr 230RG Daric Gordon Sr 220 LB Will Schultze Sr 200RT Seth Pope Jr 243 LB Marcus Emmert Sr 166TE Nolan Ginther Sr 186 LB Eddie Dziennik Sr 180QB Grant Gremel So 170 C McGwire Plumer Sr 170RB Chandler Hurst Sr 165 C Wyatt Blades So 170FB Andrew Scheib Sr 210 FS Harris Camp Sr 163WR Jackson Thurman Sr 167 WS Zac Tuinei So 185WR Ben Gruver Sr 182 DB Ben Gruver Sr 182

By RICHIE HALLReporter Sports EditorWhen Noblesville welcomes Avon to

Hare Chevrolet Field on Friday it will beplaying a team in a similar position

Both the Millers and the Orioles are 4-4so whoever wins will clinch a winningregular season Both teams are 3-2 in theHoosier Crossroads Conference sowhoever wins will finish league play tiedfor second

And both teams are capable of the bigupset Avon is the only HCC team to beatHamilton Southeastern (31-28 in Week 3)which is No 5 in the Class 6A coaches pollthis week The Orioles also have wins overPlainfield Fishers and Zionsville

Noblesville of course is coming off ahuge upset last week The Millers camefrom 21-0 down in the fourth quarter to stunpreviously undefeated and 6A No 6-rankedBrownsburg 22-21

Avon is a football team that is startingto play their best football of the seasonsaid Noblesville coach Jason SimmonsThey are very solid up front on both sidesof the ball Their offensive line isfundamentally sound and they finish playswell They are physical in the run game andprotect the passer well

The Orioles passer is junior CameronMisner The quarterback has thrown for1244 yards and 16 touchdowns this seasonJunior Luke Shayotovich is Avons topreceiver with 33 catches and 10 touchdowns

Their QB Cameron Misner is accurateand puts the ball into tight windows saidSimmons They have one of the best playersin the state of Indiana Bryant Fitzgeraldthat is a difference maker in all three phasesof the game Between Fitzgerald and(Sampson) James their running game willbe a challenge to slow down

Fitzgerald a senior has been a force thisseason He has carried the ball 76 times for552 yards and five touchdowns James asophomore has 443 yards in 103 carriesand has scored seven touchdowns

Simmons is impressed with the Oriolesdefense as well

Defensively their defensive line is ledby two seniors Gunnar Larson and CJ HuntThese two get off the ball well and areextremely disruptive Fitzgerald and (Ian)Pendleton are playmakers on the back end

Junior quarterback Ryan Barnes whosat out last week as a precautionarymeasure is leading the Millers in rushing(757 yards in 128 carries six touchdowns)and in passing (849 yards and eighttouchdowns) Jackson Thurman has 30receptions for Noblesville both he andNolan Ginther have caught four touchdownpasses

Gremel was 20-for-33 last week againstthe Bulldogs throwing for 245 yards andtwo touchdowns

This is a great challenge for ourfootball team and program this week saidSimmons They are extremely wellcoached and they play hard We need toembrace the work it takes to stack gooddays on top of each other and work to getbetter this week

Millers will take on Orioles

Kent GrahamFile photo

Noblesvillersquos Zac Tuinei is one of the probable defensive starters for the Millers in their gamewith Avon this week at Hare Chevrolet Field

Sports 7

Noblesville Probable LineupsOffense DefenseLT Ben Collins Sr 278 T Dalton Davis So 250LG Alex Holtz Sr 190 N Josh Garcia Sr 264C Drew Hartmann Sr 250 T Scott Berghoff Sr 230RG Daric Gordon Sr 220 LB Will Schultze Sr 200RT Seth Pope Jr 243 LB Marcus Emmert Sr 166TE Nolan Ginther Sr 186 LB Eddie Dziennik Sr 180QB Grant Gremel So 170 C McGwire Plumer Sr 170RB Chandler Hurst Sr 165 C Wyatt Blades So 170FB Andrew Scheib Sr 210 FS Harris Camp Sr 163WR Jackson Thurman Sr 167 WS Zac Tuinei So 185WR Ben Gruver Sr 182 DB Ben Gruver Sr 182

By RICHIE HALLReporter Sports EditorWhen Noblesville welcomes Avon to

Hare Chevrolet Field on Friday it will beplaying a team in a similar position

Both the Millers and the Orioles are 4-4so whoever wins will clinch a winningregular season Both teams are 3-2 in theHoosier Crossroads Conference sowhoever wins will finish league play tiedfor second

And both teams are capable of the bigupset Avon is the only HCC team to beatHamilton Southeastern (31-28 in Week 3)which is No 5 in the Class 6A coaches pollthis week The Orioles also have wins overPlainfield Fishers and Zionsville

Noblesville of course is coming off ahuge upset last week The Millers camefrom 21-0 down in the fourth quarter to stunpreviously undefeated and 6A No 6-rankedBrownsburg 22-21

Avon is a football team that is startingto play their best football of the seasonsaid Noblesville coach Jason SimmonsThey are very solid up front on both sidesof the ball Their offensive line isfundamentally sound and they finish playswell They are physical in the run game andprotect the passer well

The Orioles passer is junior CameronMisner The quarterback has thrown for1244 yards and 16 touchdowns this seasonJunior Luke Shayotovich is Avons topreceiver with 33 catches and 10 touchdowns

Their QB Cameron Misner is accurateand puts the ball into tight windows saidSimmons They have one of the best playersin the state of Indiana Bryant Fitzgeraldthat is a difference maker in all three phasesof the game Between Fitzgerald and(Sampson) James their running game willbe a challenge to slow down

Fitzgerald a senior has been a force thisseason He has carried the ball 76 times for552 yards and five touchdowns James asophomore has 443 yards in 103 carriesand has scored seven touchdowns

Simmons is impressed with the Oriolesdefense as well

Defensively their defensive line is ledby two seniors Gunnar Larson and CJ HuntThese two get off the ball well and areextremely disruptive Fitzgerald and (Ian)Pendleton are playmakers on the back end

Junior quarterback Ryan Barnes whosat out last week as a precautionarymeasure is leading the Millers in rushing(757 yards in 128 carries six touchdowns)and in passing (849 yards and eighttouchdowns) Jackson Thurman has 30receptions for Noblesville both he andNolan Ginther have caught four touchdownpasses

Gremel was 20-for-33 last week againstthe Bulldogs throwing for 245 yards andtwo touchdowns

This is a great challenge for ourfootball team and program this week saidSimmons They are extremely wellcoached and they play hard We need toembrace the work it takes to stack gooddays on top of each other and work to getbetter this week

Millers will take on Orioles

Kent GrahamFile photo

Noblesvillersquos Zac Tuinei is one of the probable defensive starters for the Millers in their gamewith Avon this week at Hare Chevrolet Field

Sports8

By RICHIE HALLReporter Sports EditorEver since it joined the Hoosier Heartland Conference back in 2011 the Sheridan

football team has finished no worse than second in the leagueThe Blackhawks won the conference title in 2011 and 2012 then were runners-up

in 2013-14-15 Sheridan is guaranteed at least a second-place finish this season butthe Blackhawks want to win Theyll get that chance when they travel to Carroll Fridayto play in the winner take-all conference championship game

The Comets won the West Division of the HHC while Sheridan won the leaguesEast Division The two teams did meet in an earlier game (which did not count in theconference standings) with Carroll winning 13-0

We played them pretty good said Sheridan coach Bud Wright The coach saidhis Blackhawks gave Carroll two big plays and it scored both times

We were inside the 10(-yard line) twice and couldnt score said WrightThe Comets are undefeated for the season at 8-0 After edging Tri-County 44-42

in its first game Carroll has since beaten Delphi Tri-Central Clinton Prairie FrontierNorth White and Northwestern in addition to the Hawks

Theyre an undefeated team said Wright Theyre playing with confidence Theyplay with a high rate of speed They throw the ball a lot They got a good quarterbackand hes throwing for a lot of yards

The Comets quarterback is junior Trey Filburn who has thrown for 1551 yardsand 15 touchdowns Junior Devon Anderson has 29 catches including six TDs whilesenior Brandt McClain has 13 receptions five of them for touchdowns

Our challenge is we got to stop the pass said Wright The coach also noted thatif Filburns receivers are covered he will run - Filburn has scored 11 rushingtouchdowns this season

Hes an excellent runner said WrightIn terms of yardage Carrolls leading rusher is senior Dylan Spesard who has

compiled 402 yards and eight touchdowns this yearSheridans leading rusher is Joe Callahan a junior who has logged 1476 yards and

15 touchdowns this season Sophomore quarterback Drake Delph has passed for 441yards and eight touchdowns Gunnar Williams leads the receptions count with 15

Sheridan Probable LineupsOffense DefenseQB Drake Delph So 148 ILB Kenny Burnell Sr 182RB Kyle Harwood Sr 250 ILB Jesse Kolb So 180RB Gunnar Williams Jr 165 OLB Cole Cummings Jr 145FB Joe Callahan Jr 165 OLB Kyle Harwood Sr 250WR Brody Perry Jr 163 E Hunter Pflugh Jr 230TE Rhett Williams So 200 E Alex Gipson Sr 252C Karl Whaley So 260 N Avery Bundy Sr 280T Ian Pence So 270 SAF Joe Callahan Jr 165T Tanner Swindle Jr 258 SAF Brody Perry Jr 163G Avery Bundy Sr 280 C Gunnar Williams Jr 165G Chris Starks Fr 238 C Caine Spencer So 135

Sheridan vs Carroll

Brian ReddickFile photo

Sheridanrsquos Gunnar Williams has 15 receptions for theBlackhawks this season

The Westfield volleyball team upsetClass 4A No 9 Lawrence North onWednesday winning 25-16 26-24 26-24on the Shamrocks Senior Night

Westfield was led by Abigail Huser with20 kills three aces and Lienne Miller with13 digs and 25 blocks Natalie Ravenell had25 blocks Caroline Sinicki had 37 assists

The Shamrocks junior varsity won 25-12 25-22 Gracie Weber had 10 kills for theRocks Raigan Stanifer had 15 digs andKinsey McAfee had 21 setting assists

Sheridan lost a hard-fought battle toTri-West on Wednesday 25-14 25-8 25-19

Senior Hunter Birsfield had three killsand one block Maddie Christie had a gamehigh of five kills five aces and one blockLauren Railer had two kills from the backrow along with 10 digs Rachel Adams andRachel Hunt had one kill each Maddie Zolahad eight assists

The Lady Blackhawks host IndianaSchool of the Deaf tonight with SeniorNight festivities starting at 545 pm

lsquoRocks beat No 9Lawrence North

Sports 9

By RICHIE HALLReporter Sports EditorIts been an up-and-down season for the

Carmel football teamThe Greyhounds are hoping to finish the

regular season on an up note when they hostLawrence Central Friday night Carmel is4-4 so a victory would give it a winningregular season

The Hounds are coming off a tough lossto Warren Central The Warriors are rankedNo 1 in Class 6A but Carmel had a lead onWarren before it came back in the fourthquarter

At the start of the fourth quarter we hada 23-19 lead over Warren Central saidCarmel coach John Hebert Webegrudgingly allowed a touchdown then lostan onside kick which led to another scoreOn the next offensive series we threw aninterception and were unable to stop themfrom scoring again In that span of eventswe need improve our ability to fight

momentum and prevent such a largereversal

Overall we made significant progresstoward our offensive and defensivedevelopment Sophomore outsidelinebacker Joey Schmidt had ten solotackles Jacob Abrams had two blockedkicks and Jerome Halsell rushed for hisfourth consecutive 100 yard game JuniorConnor Coghlan kicked three field goalswhich brought his season total to 10-10

This Friday the Greyhounds will takeon a Lawrence Central team that is 5-3 TheBears have beaten McCutcheon BishopChatard Lawrence North Pike and NorthCentral while losing to Warren CentralCenter Grove and Ben Davis last week33-13

Junior Donyell Meredith II handles thequarterback duties for LC he has thrown for1384 yards and 16 touchdowns on a 137-of-218 clip Senior Daveon Bell has 56 of thosecatches with 11 for touchdowns

On the ground junior John Childs III isthe leading rusher for the Bears with 94

carries for 395 yards Sophomore LashonBright has five rushing TDs

We are 4-4 3-3 in the MIC so thisFridays game with Lawrence Central is anopportunity to put a positive stamp on theregular season said Hebert We will honorthe class of 2017 during our Senior Night

festivities Lawrence Central is verytalented and well coached They are veryexplosive on offense and aggressive ondefense We will need to be able to controlthe line of scrimmage and play very solidspecial teams to be in a position to win onFriday

Greyhounds host LC FridayCarmel Probable Lineups

Offense DefenseQB Jake McDonald Jr 175 DE Britt Beery Sr 262WR Ethan Merriweather Sr 172 N Logan Burgess Sr 205WR Jalen Walker Sr 165 DE Kylan Cole Sr 264TE Kurt Rafdal Sr 235 OLB John Hokanson Jr 185TB Jerome Halsell Sr 190 OLB Beau Robbins So 230G Jakob Ford Sr 264 OLB Joey Schmidt So 205C Trevor Scott Sr 273 ILB Justin Fleck Sr 187T Mark Sickford Sr 257 ILB Jack Van Remortel Jr 222G Justin Williams Sr 288 CB Jacob Abrams Sr 190T Grant Barker Sr 222 CB Austin Newland Sr 180FB Bryce Sharp Sr 190 S Sean Blackburn Sr 175

By RICHIE HALLReporter Sports EditorOne game for a Hoosier Crossroads

Conference championshipThats what it all comes down to Friday

night at Reynolds Royals Stadium TheHamilton Southeastern football team willhost Brownsburg with the winner gettingthe HCC title

Royals coach Scott May noted thatcircumstances like this dont happen like thisvery much but we are excited to be in theplace we are with a chance to repeat as HCCChampions

The Bulldogs were undefeated goinginto last week but were stunned byNoblesville The Millers made a comebackfrom 21-0 down in the fourth quarter to win22-21

Before that Brownsburg had won itsfirst seven games of the season TheBulldogs got wins over Bloomington SouthLawrence North Franklin CommunityAvon Fishers Westfield and Zionsville

Brownsburg is a team a lot like us saidMay The coach said the Bulldogs havefound ways to win close gamesthroughout the season Both teams are 4-1in conference play

Brownsburgs quarterback is seniorHunter Johnson who has racked up 1611yards and tossed 18 touchdowns this seasonSophomore Bryce Kirtz has the most catches(36) and touchdown receptions (six) on theteam while senior Eli Johnson has caughtfour TDs May said that both those receiversare good wideouts that the Royals will needto keep in front of them all night

Senior Carson Gill has the most rushingyards for the Bulldogs with 667 yards and152 carries He has scored two touchdownsthis season Johnson himself has run forthree TDs May said that Brownsburg hasdone a better job this year of running thefootball and making you defend that part ofthe game

Adam Mullett has been solid as HSEssenior quarterback this season with 2122yards and 15 touchdowns Senior Matt Klink

has 43 catches with senior Max Brooksgrabbing seven receptions for touchdownsJunior Jackson Sweeney has 625 yardsrushing in 114 carries with five TDs on theground

Southeastern Probable LineupsOffense DefenseQB Adam Mullett Sr 195 W Johnny May Jr 215TB Jackson Sweeney Jr 160 T Sam Garvin Sr 275HB Nick Mutchner Jr 195 N Max Burris Sr 240WR Max Brooks Sr 190 T Madison Norris Jr 200WR Logan Beegle Sr 170 S Logan Holland Sr 215TE Matt Klink Sr 215 C Will Darligton Sr 155T Zach Mutchner Sr 210 C Trey Poore Sr 166G Joe Myren Sr 250 ILB Alec Jessop Sr 200C Sam Garvin Sr 275 ILB Zach Randall Sr 210G Caleb Rutan Sr 300 SS Brock Burns Sr 195T Brian Dechow Sr 230 FS Austin Holzum Sr 170

HSE hosts Bulldogs for HCC title

Kent GrahamFile photo

Hamilton Southeasternrsquos Austin Holzum is a probable defensive starter for the Royals in thisweekrsquos Hoosier Crossroads Conference-deciding game with Brownsburg

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Sports 9

By RICHIE HALLReporter Sports EditorIts been an up-and-down season for the

Carmel football teamThe Greyhounds are hoping to finish the

regular season on an up note when they hostLawrence Central Friday night Carmel is4-4 so a victory would give it a winningregular season

The Hounds are coming off a tough lossto Warren Central The Warriors are rankedNo 1 in Class 6A but Carmel had a lead onWarren before it came back in the fourthquarter

At the start of the fourth quarter we hada 23-19 lead over Warren Central saidCarmel coach John Hebert Webegrudgingly allowed a touchdown then lostan onside kick which led to another scoreOn the next offensive series we threw aninterception and were unable to stop themfrom scoring again In that span of eventswe need improve our ability to fight

momentum and prevent such a largereversal

Overall we made significant progresstoward our offensive and defensivedevelopment Sophomore outsidelinebacker Joey Schmidt had ten solotackles Jacob Abrams had two blockedkicks and Jerome Halsell rushed for hisfourth consecutive 100 yard game JuniorConnor Coghlan kicked three field goalswhich brought his season total to 10-10

This Friday the Greyhounds will takeon a Lawrence Central team that is 5-3 TheBears have beaten McCutcheon BishopChatard Lawrence North Pike and NorthCentral while losing to Warren CentralCenter Grove and Ben Davis last week33-13

Junior Donyell Meredith II handles thequarterback duties for LC he has thrown for1384 yards and 16 touchdowns on a 137-of-218 clip Senior Daveon Bell has 56 of thosecatches with 11 for touchdowns

On the ground junior John Childs III isthe leading rusher for the Bears with 94

carries for 395 yards Sophomore LashonBright has five rushing TDs

We are 4-4 3-3 in the MIC so thisFridays game with Lawrence Central is anopportunity to put a positive stamp on theregular season said Hebert We will honorthe class of 2017 during our Senior Night

festivities Lawrence Central is verytalented and well coached They are veryexplosive on offense and aggressive ondefense We will need to be able to controlthe line of scrimmage and play very solidspecial teams to be in a position to win onFriday

Greyhounds host LC FridayCarmel Probable Lineups

Offense DefenseQB Jake McDonald Jr 175 DE Britt Beery Sr 262WR Ethan Merriweather Sr 172 N Logan Burgess Sr 205WR Jalen Walker Sr 165 DE Kylan Cole Sr 264TE Kurt Rafdal Sr 235 OLB John Hokanson Jr 185TB Jerome Halsell Sr 190 OLB Beau Robbins So 230G Jakob Ford Sr 264 OLB Joey Schmidt So 205C Trevor Scott Sr 273 ILB Justin Fleck Sr 187T Mark Sickford Sr 257 ILB Jack Van Remortel Jr 222G Justin Williams Sr 288 CB Jacob Abrams Sr 190T Grant Barker Sr 222 CB Austin Newland Sr 180FB Bryce Sharp Sr 190 S Sean Blackburn Sr 175

By RICHIE HALLReporter Sports EditorOne game for a Hoosier Crossroads

Conference championshipThats what it all comes down to Friday

night at Reynolds Royals Stadium TheHamilton Southeastern football team willhost Brownsburg with the winner gettingthe HCC title

Royals coach Scott May noted thatcircumstances like this dont happen like thisvery much but we are excited to be in theplace we are with a chance to repeat as HCCChampions

The Bulldogs were undefeated goinginto last week but were stunned byNoblesville The Millers made a comebackfrom 21-0 down in the fourth quarter to win22-21

Before that Brownsburg had won itsfirst seven games of the season TheBulldogs got wins over Bloomington SouthLawrence North Franklin CommunityAvon Fishers Westfield and Zionsville

Brownsburg is a team a lot like us saidMay The coach said the Bulldogs havefound ways to win close gamesthroughout the season Both teams are 4-1in conference play

Brownsburgs quarterback is seniorHunter Johnson who has racked up 1611yards and tossed 18 touchdowns this seasonSophomore Bryce Kirtz has the most catches(36) and touchdown receptions (six) on theteam while senior Eli Johnson has caughtfour TDs May said that both those receiversare good wideouts that the Royals will needto keep in front of them all night

Senior Carson Gill has the most rushingyards for the Bulldogs with 667 yards and152 carries He has scored two touchdownsthis season Johnson himself has run forthree TDs May said that Brownsburg hasdone a better job this year of running thefootball and making you defend that part ofthe game

Adam Mullett has been solid as HSEssenior quarterback this season with 2122yards and 15 touchdowns Senior Matt Klink

has 43 catches with senior Max Brooksgrabbing seven receptions for touchdownsJunior Jackson Sweeney has 625 yardsrushing in 114 carries with five TDs on theground

Southeastern Probable LineupsOffense DefenseQB Adam Mullett Sr 195 W Johnny May Jr 215TB Jackson Sweeney Jr 160 T Sam Garvin Sr 275HB Nick Mutchner Jr 195 N Max Burris Sr 240WR Max Brooks Sr 190 T Madison Norris Jr 200WR Logan Beegle Sr 170 S Logan Holland Sr 215TE Matt Klink Sr 215 C Will Darligton Sr 155T Zach Mutchner Sr 210 C Trey Poore Sr 166G Joe Myren Sr 250 ILB Alec Jessop Sr 200C Sam Garvin Sr 275 ILB Zach Randall Sr 210G Caleb Rutan Sr 300 SS Brock Burns Sr 195T Brian Dechow Sr 230 FS Austin Holzum Sr 170

HSE hosts Bulldogs for HCC title

Kent GrahamFile photo

Hamilton Southeasternrsquos Austin Holzum is a probable defensive starter for the Royals in thisweekrsquos Hoosier Crossroads Conference-deciding game with Brownsburg

Do You Have ACommunity

Announcement

Wedding BirthAnnouncement

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Share It With TheCommunity

Contact the HamiltonCounty Reporter

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or call317-408-5548