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Photo provided Carmel Clay Parks and Recreation Director Michael Klitzing (left) and Leon Younger representing the American Retired Sheriff’s Academy for Parks and Recreation Administration (right) recently presented Mayor Jim Brainard () and the Carmel City Council with the Gold Medal Award for Excellence in Parks and Recreation Management to deputy killed in hang in council chambers at City Hall. The Parks Department received the award late last year. accident in Fishers The REPORTER On Tuesday, Fishers police investigated a fatal motor vehicle crash on Southeastern Help solve historical mystery in Sheridan Parkway near Isle of Man Boulevard that resulted in the death of a retired Hamilton The poem that follows was found on the back of County Sheriff's deputy. the painting seen of Potter’s Bridge seen at left. Reports indicate the crash occurred Old Bridges shortly before 5 p.m. According to acci- How they stand like silent sentinels of an era that is past, dent investigators, evidence at the scene, These old bridges still defying scorching sun and winter’s blast. and witness statements, an ATV operated Just a few are left to reverence times and tides while in its flight by James Fetters, 76, Fishers, attempted to Oh time and pause for just a moment cross Southeastern Parkway and was struck They are now our beacon light. by a Dodge Ram pickup truck. Now they speak with tongues immortal of their builders who are dead Fetters was transported to an area hos- Just a pioneer left with us while the rest have gone ahead. pital by paramedics from the Fishers De- There is still a sacred feeling as I view the Bridge once more partment of Fire and Emergency Services, Bringing memories of the sturdy pioneers in days of yore. Old Bridge, you were ever faithful. but died due to his injuries. You have bridged both tide and time The pickup truck was operated by Terry And these years have made you finer, like they do old friends and wine. Wright, 47, Greenfield. Wright was treated Those old slabs on which you’re standing at the scene for minor injuries. Safely guard the builder’s name, Fetters, a lifelong Fishers area resident, But their epitaphs are dimmed some by the onslaught of the rain. retired from the Hamilton County Sheriff's As I walk beneath the shadow of that sturdy old beech tree Department in 2007 after serving nearly 28 Art provided There’s a kind of revered feeling, a sort of charm comes over me. years. The Sheridan Historical Society is looking for the public’s help in identifying Oft I’ve sat and fished in childhood while the quiet waters flow an “M. E. Clark” listed on the back of this painting of Potter’s Bridge. Now in torrents are returning memories of the long ago. Oft you’ve sheltered weary traveler, oft you’ve housed a robin’s nest. The REPORTER were together, MEC probably refers to State Health Dept. The Sheridan Historical Society has M. E. Clark, but that is not certain. The You have always been a landmark, many years you’ve stood the test. lots of items of historical significance, big question is who was M. E. Clark? Now your drooping face speaks wisdom changes classroom And your roof is sagging some. and most of them have interesting stories The Historical Society wonders if some- Your splintered boards bid enter to the moonlight and the sun. associated with them. Occasionally, how- one in the community or the surround- But within your walls you’re guarding as it was a treasure chest quarantine, contact ever, a donation is received, and the His- ing area might have that information. If Names that once were old time sweethearts torical Society is not sure of the creator/ you know or have an idea, please stop Yours and mine among the rest. tracing protocols author, its significance, or the story- be by the museum any Tuesday or Friday Just below you stands a new one, cold unfriendly seems to be. WISH-TV | wishtv.com hind it. Here is one of those conundrums: afternoon between 1 and 4 p.m. or call It doesn’t house the robin’s red breast State health officials on Wednesday -an And it holds no charm for me. A few months back, Society pres- (317) 758-5054 so this mystery can be nounced changes to classroom quarantine ident Ron Stone was given a painting solved. You can also click here to send So Old Bridge as you’re leaving memories heritage for me Now my sincere benediction; let me breathe once more on thee. protocols that will go into effect on Mon- of Noblesville’s Potter’s Bridge, and a message. day. The announce- Compliments of M. E. Clark on the backside of the framed painting The Historical Society thanks you in ment was made during was a poem about covered bridges. The advance for any help you can provide. Gov. Eric Holcomb’s poem says it is “Compliments of M. E. Everyone is also invited to come to the always ready to hear your story about any con- weekly virtual press Clark” and in the lower right corner of new museum for a visit, which is located nections you have to the Sheridan community. If conference. the painting are the initials “MEC.” at 315 S. Main St., in the heart of down- you do decide to visit, please mask up and main- Indiana State De- Because the poem and the painting town Sheridan. The Historical Society is tain social distancing. partment of Health Commissioner Dr. Kristina Box said, ef- fective Monday, ISDH Carmel church to celebrate teens with will no longer require Box quarantine or contact tracing if students and teachers remain at least three feet apart special needs in drive-thru prom event and wear a mask at all times while in the By ANGELI KAKADE Church in Carmel says registrations are ter bottles and other fun items. classroom. WISH-TV | wishtv.com down by almost 70 percent for the local Then, on Feb. 10, the church will hold These quarantine changes do not apply event. a drive-thru event where pre-registered to exposures that happen during lunch, ath- A Carmel church is hoping to keep the “It’s been hard getting families excit- guests can pick up their bags in prepa- letics, band, or other school settings. dancing alive as it prepares for its annual ed about a virtual event because it doesn’t ration for prom night. Polster says the Box said some schools had only been Night to Shine prom for teens with spe- sound as fun,” said Polster. drive-thru will have a red carpet, dancing able to separate students by three to four cial needs during the pandemic. It’s part But the church is looking to change in cars, and music. feet, but the data show the reduced spac- of the national Night to Shine hosted by that through several additional events “We will still see the joy on their fac- ing has not resulted in increased cases. Box the Tim Tebow Foundation, and while the leading up to the big night on Feb. 12. On es,” said volunteer Heidi Stan. also cited the ongoing burden a 14-day pandemic hasn’t canceled it, prom will be Wednesday, the church held a Goody Bag For anyone looking to attend or vol- quarantine has had on schools, students virtual this year. packing party for volunteers to pack gift unteer at any of the events, visit north- Mandy Polster with Northview bags with items like tiaras, bracelets, wa- viewchurch.us/nighttoshine. See Protocols . . . Page 2 2 News & Letters to the Editor

Carmel firefighters handing The Reporter’s policy on Letters to the Editor Letters to the Editor should be 400 words or less. Letters out free masks at Whole Foods over the word limit may be cut at the editor's discretion. The REPORTER face masks while supplies the front foyer of the north proper distance from oth- All letters are subject to editing for style, mechanics and The Carmel Fire De- last. The type of masks be- entrance. ers as they approach the grammar. Letters containing language or content that is of- partment has scheduled ing distributed are similar During the event, rep- booth. fensive, or that the editor feels is inappropriate, will not be another COVID-19 in- to what you would find in resentatives from CFD will The goal of this booth published. A maximum of two (2) letters will be published formation booth to hand a doctor’s office waiting wear masks and keep to is to provide the commu- by any individual in any calendar month. This includes re- out information on virus room. physical distancing guide- nity with COVID-19 infor- sponses to previously published letters. Readers are encour- prevention and safety and CFD will be at Whole lines to avoid possible mation, including handouts aged to post responses and comments regarding individual answer questions from the Foods, 14598 Clay Ter- spread of the virus. The showing the City of Carm- letters on our website, ReadTheReporter.com. There is public. Firefighters will race Blvd., Carmel, from event is open to the pub- el and Carmel Fire Depart- no limit on the number or length for online responses. offer free bottles of hand 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. today. The lic and visitors should also ment “Best Practices” for sanitizer and disposable booth will be set up inside wear masks and maintain dealing with the virus. Letter to the Editor Letter to the Editor Sheridan reader does Westfield reader thanks Rep. Cook not agree with push to for his work on solar net metering increase cigarette tax Dear Editor: Dear Editor: that fair market rate. However, under just energy freedom. They also pow- Several years ago, The Alliance for a Healthier It may be a surprise to some, but current Indiana law net metering in er more than 3,000 jobs across our Indiana was looking for revenue to support Indiana Indiana is poised to lead the Mid- Indiana is set to expire for new solar state each year. If there are fewer highway funds. Now this group is looking for “need- west in the transition to clean en- customers in 2022. installations here, those jobs will go ed state funds lost due to the pandemic.” ergy as wind and solar become the Luckily my representative, Rep. elsewhere. They say raising the smoking tax will “dis- most cost-effective, reliable resourc- Tony Cook, has introduced a bill that Schools around the state are al- courage unhealthy behaviors and make Indiana a es. But that transition can’t happen would help. HB 1394 would extend ready seeing economic, education, healthier place for families and businesses to pros- without homeowners, businesses, net metering for new solar owners and environmental benefits from - in per.” The average tax on cigarettes is $1.88 and schools and local government as part until 2024. Critically, in a year when vesting in solar. Rep. Cook’s bill just the Alliance is asking for $2. Research shows the of the solution. budgets are stretched thin by the pan- makes sure more schools will be able younger smokers (18 to 24) did slow down in pur- Since 2004, Indiana has had a demic, the bill also offers new flexi- to follow their lead. chasing cigarettes, but it did not deter the lower mechanism called net metering that bility to schools and local units of We need to extend net metering income smokers. For the latter group, this may be requires utility companies to credit government seeking to reduce their this year to make sure homeowners their only source of relaxation. Hoosiers a fair market rate value for costs with solar energy. This provi- and businesses have an economic rea- Raising taxes on cigarettes may deter young any solar energy they generate and sion, commonly called “meter aggre- son to go solar – and to keep Indiana smokers or someone who is not addicted to smok- return to the grid. Thousands of Hoo- gation,” will allow these tax-support- competitive in the Midwest. I urge all ing, but it will not stop a person who has smoked siers have gone solar because they ed entities to apply their net metering Hamilton County legislators to sup- for years. People smoke for many reasons, one being know they’ll be fairly compensated. credits to multiple electric meters, port HB 1394 and urge Speaker Todd to reduce stress. And today we have a lot of stress Right now, all of the surrounding thus making it easier to make a fiscal- Huston to give the bill a hearing. everywhere – just look at the damaged economy be- states have policies in place that re- ly responsible solar investment. Jodi Becker cause of the “pandemic.” It’s enough to make you quire utilities to pay solar customers Solar panels allow for more than Westfield smoke or drink away your stress. I do not support a tax on cigarettes. Tax the un- healthy sugary drinks. Letters to the Editor do not reflect the opinions of The Reporter, its publisher or its staff. Mari Briggs You can submit your own Letter to the Editor by email to [email protected]. 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(R-Fla.), Inhofe (R-Ok- Young (R-Ind.), along portant than ever that we rule proposed $100 million or Under the REINS Act, la.), Moran (R-Kan.), with Senators Rand Paul pass this legislation,” Sen. by the Executive greater each year; once major rules are draft- Rounds (R-S.D.), Cramer (R-Ky.) and 23 other co- Young said. “Congress Branch before it “a major increase ed, they must then be affir- (R-N.D.), Blunt (R-Mo.), sponsors, reintroduced the must play a role in approv- can be enforced, in costs or pric- matively approved by both Ernst (R-Iowa), Sulli- Regulations from the Ex- ing major federal rules as opposed to es” for American chambers of Congress and van (R-Ark.), Blackburn ecutive in Need of Scrutiny and regulations to ensure the status quo, consumers, gov- then signed by the Presi- (R-Tenn.), Toomey (R- (REINS) Act to increase Americans’ best interests where regula- ernment agen- dent, satisfying the bicam- Pa.), Sasse (R-Neb.), Lee accountability and trans- are being considered by tions ultimately cies, regions, or eralism and presentment (R-Utah), Cassidy (R-La.), parency in the federal reg- elected officials who can take effect unless Young industries; or requirements of the Con- Marshall (R-Kan.), Braun ulatory process. be held accountable, not Congress specifically dis- “significant adverse - ef stitution. Currently, regula- (R-Ind.), Cruz (R-Texas), “We have made sig- just unelected bureaucrats approves. fects” on the economy. tions ultimately take effect Johnson (R-Wis.), Risch nificant progress reining in Washington.” Reiterating current fed- By passing the REINS unless Congress specifical- (R-Idaho), Crapo (R-Ida- in costly, job-killing reg- The REINS Act would eral law, the bill defines a Act, the American people ly disapproves. ho), and Hyde-Smith ulations since I first intro- create a check on federal “major” rule as one that the – through their elected of- Cosponsors include (R-Miss.). duced the REINS Act in bureaucrats by requiring Office of Management and ficials – will have the final Senators Grassley (R-Io- Click here to read the the House eight years ago, that Congress affirmative- Budget determines may say on whether or not such wa), Portman (R-Ohio), full text of the bill. 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The tained below freezing tem- causes a loss of electrical Indiana Department of In- peratures. power disabling your fur- surance reminds you to re- Ways to protect nace for an extended peri- view your insurance poli- od of time, you will want cies and provides you with your home to prevent water pipes tips to protect your home Prune trees and clear from bursting. Take time during the winter months. gutters. Look at the trees now to learn how to shut What you around your property and off the water service to cut back branches or stems your home. Once shutoff is need to know that are dead, dying, dis- complete, open a faucet at Maintaining your prop- eased, or broken. Clearing the lowest level inside the erty before snow, ice and the debris from your gut- house to allow for water to freezing temperatures ar- ters will help prevent ice drain from the pipes. rive is key to reducing dams by allowing melt- More information your risk of damage from water to drain freely. Use winter weather. a safe and secure ladder Your homeowners or Snow and ice. There is when removing leaves and renter's policy can protect the old saying, “Too much debris from gutters or con- you against common win- of anything is a bad thing.” tact a professional to ter damage, so check your Too much snow and ice you. policy before winter storms are no exception. As snow Insulate and ventilate. arrive. Review your home- and ice buildup on tree Evaluate the insulation and owners insurance coverage limbs during a storm, they ventilation (roof or soffit to be sure certain perils of can snap off and fall on vents) in your attic, keep- winter weather damage are the home or power lines. ing the warm air in your covered by your policy. Heavy snow and ice can home and out of your at- About the Indiana also cause unseen struc- tic. 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Water offering “Bill” Shelton Simpson passed away Yet, before the twins were born or had done on February 2, 2021 due to complica- anything good or bad—in order that God’s tions from dementia at the age of 84. grants for water Bill was born on October 20, 1936 in purpose in election might stand: not by works Nancy, Ky. but by him who calls—she was told, “The older In 1955 he moved to Indianap- will serve the younger.” Just as it is written: supply projects olis, where he met and married the “Jacob I loved, but Esau I hated.” What then love of his life, Judith Ann Hunt. Bill The REPORTER • Be completed between shall we say? Is God unjust? Not at all! For he and Judith were married for 64 years says to Moses, “I will have mercy on whom I Indiana American Water May 1, 2021 and Nov. 30, and had two daughters, Ann E. Cly- is now accepting applica- 2021; mer and Lisa M. Millikan; four grandchildren; and four have mercy, and I will have compassion on tions for its 2021 Environ- • Be a new or innovative great-grandchildren. whom I have compassion.” It does not, therefore, mental Grant Program. program for the community, In 1974 Bill moved his family to Noblesville. He made depend on human desire or effort, but on God’s “Indiana American Wa- or serve as a significant ex- a name for himself doing what he loved – building quality mercy. For Scripture says to Pharaoh: “I raised ter’s commitment to pro- pansion to an existing pro- custom homes. One of his greatest joys was working in you up for this very purpose, that I might display viding our customers with gram; his workshop, creating new items, and repairing or rede- clean, safe, reliable water • Be carried out by a for- signing old ones. He was truly brilliant. Bill was liked and my power in you and that my name might be service also means that we mal or informal partnership loved by so many. He will be greatly missed by family, proclaimed in all the earth.” Therefore God has share a commitment to pro- between two or more orga- friends, and his special cat, Buddy-Noodle. mercy on whom he wants to have mercy, and he tecting our environment,” nizations; Bill will be resting at Crown Hill Cemetery. Due to hardens whom he wants to harden. said Indiana American Wa- • Provide evidence of COVID, there will be no visitation. The Simpson family has Romans 9:10-18 (NIV) ter President Matt Prine. sustainability (continued ex- entrusted Randall & Roberts Funeral Home with Bill’s care. “Everyone is responsible for istence after the grant mon- Memorial contributions may be made to Humane So- protecting our nation’s wa- ies are utilized); and ciety for Hamilton County, 1721 Pleasant St., Suite B, No- ter supply, and this program • Be located within one blesville, IN 46060 or Dementia Society of America, P.O. encourages municipalities, of Indiana American Wa- Box 600, Doylestown, PA 18901, dementiasociety.org. schools, environmental or- ter's service areas across the Condolences: randallroberts.com ganizations and civic groups state. 1621 E. Greyhound Pass to apply for a grant that will Projects will be judged Meeting Notices Carmel, IN 46032 benefit their watersheds and based on criteria that in- (317) 587-2001 clude clarity of project The Cicero Redevelopment Commission will meet at 6:45 p.m. on the communities we serve Tuesday, March 16, 2021 at the Red Bridge Community Building, 697 W. across the state.” goals and projected impact, Donna www.bussellfamilyfunerals.com Jackson St., Cicero. The 2020 Town of Cicero Redevelopment Commis- Bussell Indiana American Wa- strength of collaboration sion Annual Report will be presented at this meeting. ter’s Environmental Grant with other community and/ or municipal organizations, The Cicero Town Council will The Noblesville Economic Program offers funds for in- hold an executive session at 6:15 Development Council Committee Public Notice novative, community-based and evidence that the proj- p.m. on Thursday, Feb. 11, 2021, will meet at 9:15 a.m. on Friday, NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING - CONFIRMATORY RESOLUTION environmental projects that ect will provide sustainable at the Red Bridge Community Feb. 12, 2021, in room A213 at ESTABLISHING ECONOMIC REVITALIZATION AREA improve, restore or protect environmental results after Building, 697 W. Jackson St., Noblesville City Hall, 16 S. 10th The City of Fishers, Hamilton County, Indiana (“City”), hereby provides Cicero, according to IC 5-14- St., Noblesville. Anyone wishing NOTICE that the City’s Common Council (“Council”), at its January 19, the watersheds, surface wa- Indiana American Water's 1.5-6.1(b)(2) (B) Initiation of lit- to listen to the meeting may call 2021, meeting, approved Resolution No. R011921C - Declaratory Resolution ter and/or groundwater sup- funding ends. Establishing Certain Real Property (8766 East 96th Street) As An Economic igation or litigation that is either (469) 998-6201 and enter con- Revitalization Area and Authorizing Abatement (“ERA”). Pursuant to Ind. Code plies through partnerships. Applications must be pending or has been threatened ference ID 100 022 817# when §§ 6-1.1-12.1-2.5 and 5-3-1 et. seq., the City hereby provides notice that on postmarked by March 31, specifically in writing. prompted. February 15, 2021, at 7:00 p.m., during its duly noticed and regularly scheduled Last year, Indiana American meeting, the Council will hold a hearing on the ERA designation and will receive Water funded five watershed 2021 and mailed to Indi- and hear all remonstrances and objections from interested persons. Following the hearing, the Council will consider whether to adopt a confirmatory resolution to projects across the state. In ana American Water, 153 establish the ERA and grant a tax abatement to ScanDigital, Inc., and ScanCafe 2021, the company will be N. Emerson Ave., Green- Indiana Holdings, LLC, (jointly, “Memory Ventures”). A depiction of the PUBLIC NOTICE DEADLINE affected area is available and can be inspected in the Office of the Hamilton awarding several grants for wood, IN 46143, ATTN: Joe County Assessor. Please note the following: a combined total of approxi- Loughmiller. Award recipi- SEATING AT CITY HALL IS LIMITED TO COMPLY WITH LOCAL AND STATE GUIDELINES REGARDING COVID-19. MEMBERS OF mately $10,000. ents will be notified by April THE PUBLIC ARE ENCOURAGED TO VIEW THE MEETING VIA LIVE To qualify, proposed 30, 2021. STREAM AND SUBMIT COMMENTS TO THE BOARD VIA FORM 5 p.m. Friday SUBMITTAL. projects must: Additional Information THE PUBLIC MAY STREAM THE MEETING BY GOING TO: • Address a source wa- and application require- before publication date http://tinyurl.com/FishersCityHall MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC MAY SUBMIT COMMENTS BY GOING TO: ter or watershed protection ments can be obtained on- https://townoffishers.formstack.com/forms/public_meeting_comment_form need in the community; line at this link. 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Girls basketball sectionals Huskies sail past Winchester By RICHIE HALL fore the Falcons’ Gena Moore made two NEW CASTLE - Any basketball free throws at the 3:03 mark. During the coach will tell you that it’s difficult to Huskies’ run, Runner and Osswald both beat a team twice in one season. scored five points, including another tri- That was the assignment for the ple for each player. Winchester cut into Hamilton Heights girls on Wednesday, Heights’ lead during the last three min- as the Huskies opened play at Class 3A utes of the period, but the Huskies still Sectional 24 at New Castle by taking on held a 36-22 lead at halftime. Winchester. The 3A No. 7 Huskies easily The Falcons challenged the Huskies beat the Falcons 63-37 on Jan. 2, but fig- in the third quarter, but Heights was able ured they would be in for a battle in the to get a big basket whenever it seemed sectional re-match. like Winchester was getting a little too But a big run to open the second close. A 6-0 Falcons run was halted quarter took Heights from a single-dig- when Moran scored on a putback. Later, it lead to a 20-plus point advantage, and Winchester got within 43-33, but Runner the Huskies cruised to a 64-42 victo- scored five straight points (a 3 and a lay- ry. Thus, Heights advanced to Friday’s in) to end that. semi-finals, where it will play New “We want to be great in our role,” said Castle in the 7:30 p.m. second semi-fi- Cherry. “And the cool thing about our nal game. The first semi-final tips off at locker room is, nobody cares who scores. 6 p.m. and will see Jay County face off Nobody cares who gets the credit. We’re against Yorktown. just all about winning and whatever that “We knew it was going to be a chal- takes. Our girls have bought into being lenge,” said Huskies coach Keegan Cher- great in their role and we know that Jil- ry. “It’s hard to beat a team twice, espe- lian, Camryn and MyKayla is who we cially a quality team like Winchester. So need to play through. That gives us the we knew it was going to be a battle.” best chance to win. Now when the others Heights was up for the battle, taking have opportunities to make plays, then an 18-10 lead after the first quarter. The make them. But we need to be smart Huskies had their long-range shooting and recognize our primary options and working early, as both Jillian Osswald then make them pay if they don’t want to and Camryn Runner hit two 3-pointers guard the others.” in that period. Osswald added another The Huskies led 50-35 after three basket to give her eight points during the quarters. Heights finished the game quarter. Sydney Runyan and MyKayla strong, making an 8-1 run in the fi- Moran both scored two points as well. nal three minutes. Ella Hickok started In the second quarter, Heights stayed the stretch with two free throws, then hot. The Huskies outscored Winchester Osswald got the last six points, with 14-0 during the first five minutes,- be See Huskies . . . Page 7

Reporter photos by Kent Graham ABOVE: Hamilton Heights' Jillian Osswald scored 27 points, including four 3-pointers, for the Huskies during their 64-42 victory over Winchester Wednesday in the opening round of the New Castle sectional.

RIGHT: MyKayla Moran played tough for Hamilton Heights in the post against Winchester, scoring five points. Sports 7 'Hawks beat CC, move back above .500 Sheridan climbed back over the .500 play and 7-6 overall. Sheridan hosts mark for the season on Wednesday, beat- Frankfort on Tuesday. ing old rival Clinton Central 66-52 in a Hoosier Heartland Conference game at SHERIDAN 66, Larry Hobbs Gym. CLINTON CENTRAL 52 It was a close game for the first three Sheridan FG FT TP PF quarters. The Bulldogs led 15-13 after Corbin Murray 5-11 3-4 13 3 the first quarter and were still in front 31- Kyle Eden 7-13 4-6 19 0 30 at halftime. The Blackhawks pushed Cayden Hunter 4-5 2-2 14 2 Keenan Warren 4-4 0-2 8 4 ahead by the end of the third period to Ethan Moistner 3-7 2-3 8 4 lead 44-42, then blasted through the Evan Grinstead 0-0 0-0 0 1 fourth, outscoring Clinton Central 22-10. Cole Watts 0-1 4-4 4 4 Three players reached double figures Totals 23-41 15-21 66 18 for Sheridan. Kyle Eden scored 19 points, Score by Quarters Cayden Hunter chipped in 14 points, in- Clinton Central 15 16 11 10 - 52 cluding four 3-pointers, and Corbin Mur- Sheridan 13 17 14 22 - 66 Sheridan 3-point shooting (5-14) Hunter ray contributed 13 points. Ethan Moist- 4-5, Eden 1-4, Murray 0-2, Moistner 0-2, ner led the rebounds with nine and Eden Watts 0-1). dished out five assists. Sheridan rebounds (21) Moistner 9, Murray The ‘Hawks are 2-2 in conference 4, Hunter 3, Eden 2, Warren 2, Watts 1. GC holds off Lebanon Guerin Catholic held off Lebanon GUERIN CATHOLIC 41, 41-38 in a Wednesday game at the Ea- LEBANON 38 gles Nest. Guerin Catholic FG FT TP PF The Golden Eagles got off to a fan- Kaleb Edwards 4-9 6-9 15 1 Joseph Bobilya 2-8 2-3 7 0 tastic defensive start, leading the Tigers Will Grissom 1-5 0-0 2 0 9-2 after one quarter. Guerin Catho- Jack Cherry 0-1 2-5 2 0 lic led 19-14 at halftime, then jumped Matthew Gillis 2-5 0-0 4 1 ahead 24-14 early in the third period. Matthew Etchison 1-2 0-0 3 2 Lebanon cut into that advantage slight- Garrett Kreiner 1-4 1-2 4 1 Elijah Edwards 1-1 1-2 4 4 ly by the end of the third, but GC was Jack Parenteau 0-0 0-0 0 1 still up 27-21, then held onto its lead Spencer Wilt 0-0 0-0 0 0 during the fourth. Totals 12-35 12-21 41 10 Kaleb Edwards scored 15 points for Score by Quarters the Golden Eagles, with Joseph Bobi- Lebanon 2 12 7 17 - 38 Guerin Catholic 9 10 8 14 - 41 lya adding seven points. Matthew Gillis Guerin Catholic 3-point shooting (5-12) Reporter photo by Kirk Green collected six rebounds and Jack Cherry Bobilya 1-4, K. Edwards 1-2, Etchison 1-2, Guerin Catholic's Joseph Bobilya scored seven points for the Golden pulled four rebounds. E. Edwards 1-1, Kreiner 1-1, Grissom 0-1. Eagles during their win over Lebanon on Wednesday. Guerin Catholic is 12-2 and plays a Guerin Catholic rebounds (27) Gillis 6, Circle City Conference game at Heri- Cherry 4, K. Edwards 3, Bobilya 3, Gris- tage Christian tonight. som 3, E. Edwards 2, Kreiner 2, Etchison 1, Parenteau 1, team 2. Wednesday high school HUSKIES from Page 6 basketball scores another 3-pointer and a 3-of-4 effort from the free-throw line. Courtesy John Harrell's website Newton 47 HAMILTON HEIGHTS 64, www.johnharrell.net Eastside Osswald finished the game with 27 WINCHESTER 42 Adams Central 63, Fort Wayne Canterbury points, including four 3-pointers, while Heights FG FT TP PF GIRLS GAMES 15 Runner drained five 3s on her way to 21 Ella Hickok 2 3-4 7 2 CLASS 4A Eastside 52, South Adams 35 points. Jillian Osswald 8 7-8 27 1 Merrillville North Knox Heights is 16-1 for the season, but Camryn Runner 8 0-0 21 5 Merrillville 56, Hammond Morton 14 North Knox 40, Paoli 35 Sydney Runyan 1 0-0 2 2 Cherry believes his team is the underdog. Gary West 58, East Chicago Central 24 South Knox 41, Eastern Greene 30 MyKayla Moran 2 1-2 5 3 Forest Park After all, Jay County is 18-3 and York- Hadleigh Cherry 1 0-0 2 2 CLASS 3A Forest Park 47, North Posey 30 town is 15-5, and one of those teams will Kaylee Rhoton 0 0-0 0 0 South Bend St. Joseph Perry Central 49, Tell City 22 be in the final. Cassidy Felger 0 0-0 0 0 South Bend St. Joseph 83, South Bend “I’m excited about this first one,” said Alayna Baber 0 0-0 0 0 Clay 27 CLASS 1A Cherry. “I’m excited about being able to Morgan Ottinger 0 0-0 0 0 Mishawaka Marian 79, Jimtown 7 Bloomfield Cassidy Schakel 0 0-0 0 0 Norwell White River Valley 66, Bloomington Light- prepare for Friday, and if we’re fortunate Emma Linville 0 0-0 0 0 enough to win on Friday, I’ll be excited to Heritage 56, Mississinewa 42 house 33 Totals 22 11-14 64 15 Norwell 49, Fort Wayne Luers 34 Waldron prepare for whoever it is we play on Sat- Score by Quarters New Castle Southwestern (Shelbyville) 52, Waldron 50 urday. And being in that underdog role, Winchester 10 12 13 7 - 42 Hamilton Heights 64, Winchester 42 Rising Sun 61, Hauser 49 that’s where we thrive and that’s where Heights 18 18 14 14 - 64 New Castle 58, Muncie Burris 45 we’ll be. We’ll be underdogs.” Heights 3-pointers (9) Runner 5, Osswald 4. Tri-West BOYS GAMES Tri-West 61, Greencastle 35 Bellmont 38, East Noble 36 Danville 80, Crawfordsville 24 Bluffton 63, Eastbrook 55 Edgewood Brebeuf Jesuit 67, Indianapolis Tech 54 Brownstown Central 62, Owen Valley 38 Calumet 83, Whiting 45 Edgewood 47, Northview 36 Columbus North 82, South Decatur 50 Rushville Evansville Bosse 82, Owensboro Catholic Greensburg 70, Franklin County 55 (Ky.) 80, 3OT Rushville 78, South Dearborn 28 Guerin Catholic 41, Lebanon 38 Madison Indianapolis Herron 92, Providence Cristo Silver Creek 60, Charlestown 41 Rey 57 Madison 50, North Harrison 46 Monroe Central 104, Union (Modoc) 16 Perry Meridian 47, Southport 37 CLASS 2A Plainfield 79, Martinsville 49 North Judson Sheridan 66, Clinton Central 52 North Judson 51, Winamac 24 Westview 60, West Noble 56, OT South Central (Union Mills) 67, North 8 Sports

Wednesday's games L.A. Clippers 121, Cleveland 99 San Antonio 111, Minnesota 108 Philadelphia 118, Charlotte 111 Washington 103, Miami 100 New Orleans 123, Phoenix 101 Milwaukee 130, Indiana 110 New York 107, Chicago 103 Sacramento 116, Boston 111 NBA standings Dallas 122, Atlanta 116 Oklahoma City 104, Houston 87 Eastern Conference Western Conference Atlantic W L PCT. GB Northwest W L PCT. GB Philadelphia 16 6 .727 - Utah 16 5 .762 - Brooklyn 14 9 .609 2.5 Denver 12 8 .600 3.5 Boston 11 8 .579 3.5 Portland 11 9 .550 4.5 New York 10 13 .435 6.5 Oklahoma City 9 11 .450 6.5 Toronto 9 12 .429 6.5 Minnesota 5 16 .238 11.0 Central W L PCT. GB Pacific W L PCT. GB Milwaukee 13 8 .619 - L.A. Clippers 17 6 .739 - Indiana 12 10 .545 1.5 L.A. Lakers 16 6 .727 0.5 Cleveland 10 12 .455 3.5 Phoenix 11 9 .550 4.5 Chicago 8 12 .400 4.5 Golden State 11 10 .524 5.0 Detroit 5 16 .238 8.0 Sacramento 9 11 .450 6.0 Southeast W L PCT. GB Southwest W L PCT. GB Atlanta 10 11 .476 - Memphis 9 7 .563 - Charlotte 10 12 .455 0.5 San Antonio 12 10 .545 - Orlando 8 14 .364 2.5 Houston 10 10 .500 1.0 Miami 7 14 .333 3.0 Dallas 9 13 .409 3.0 Washington 5 13 .278 3.5 New Orleans 8 12 .400 3.0 Hamilton County Reporter Boys Tennis Players of the Year Jones McNamar and Srisanth Malpeddi, Carmel

The Hamilton County Reporter has named the Carmel No. 1 doubles team of se- nior Jones McNamar and junior Srisanth Malpeddi as its 2020 Boys Tennis Players of the Year. The duo (pictured with their coaches Bryan Han- an and Josh Farley) led the Greyhounds to another team state championship, then won the state doubles tournament, finishing with a record of 28-1 for the season.

Richie Hall/File photo Hamilton County Reporter All-County Boys Tennis Team 2020 Name School Year Andrew Leonard Fishers Junior Brett Barnes Westfield Junior Srisanth Malpeddi Carmel Junior Noah Bushong Noblesville Junior Quentin Markle Westfield Senior Aiden De Witt Hamilton Southeastern Junior Jake Martin Hamilton Heights Senior Ethan Eckhart Carmel Senior Jones McNamar Carmel Senior Christian Emigh Westfield Senior Eli Mercer Carmel Junior Broc Fletcher Carmel Junior Cole Metzger Guerin Catholic Senior Max Fuller Guerin Catholic Freshman Andrew Orme Hamilton Southeastern Senior Ty Harrington Guerin Catholic Junior Josh Russell Hamilton Heights Senior Jack Jentz Carmel Sophomore Paul Schneider Hamilton Southeastern Sophomore Corbin King Carmel Senior Nate Simkins Fishers Junior Reese Knoderer Fishers Sophomore Andrew Spirrison Hamilton Southeastern Junior Michael Krukover Noblesville Junior Ben Wolfgang Hamilton Heights Junior Pacers overwhelmed by Bucks By WHEAT HOTCHKISS Doug McDermott said after the loss. "It's "But I thought we showed glimpses of it saw the floor over the final 12 minutes. Courtesy nba.com/pacers something that we've got to clean up. there, I did. We had a stretch there of six had 15 points and One night after the Pacers led wire- Just because we played the night before stops in a row in the second quarter, then eight rebounds for Indiana, while Mc- to-wire in an impressive win over the doesn't give us an excuse to lay an egg." didn't quite finish the half. I thought we Dermott added 13 points and seven Grizzlies, the tables were turned on The rested Bucks jumped out in front were going to keep coming, I thought we boards off the bench. Wednesday night in Milwaukee. early on Wednesday, racing out to a 21- were going to crack into it there." scored 12 points and tal- Giannis Antetokounmpo had a tri- 10 lead behind a hot start from beyond The Pacers trailed 76-61 after Sabo- lied 11, while T.J. McConnell dished out ple-double, seven Bucks scored in dou- the 3-point arc. Sabonis scored seven nis' hook shot with 8:26 remaining in the a season-high 12 assists. ble figures, and Milwaukee (13-8) never points in the opening frame, but Milwau- third quarter before all five Bucks start- Anteotkounmpo finished with a trailed in a 130-110 win over Indiana kee took a 29-21 lead into the second ers scored during a subsequent 12-0 run team-high 21 points for Milwaukee, go- (12-10). quarter. to extend their lead to 27. ing 7-for-8 from both the field and the The Bucks, who were off on Tuesday Antetokounmpo and the Bucks blew Sabonis did his best to carry Indiana's line, grabbing 14 rebounds, while the Pacers arrived late in Milwau- the game open in the ensuing frame. The offense in the third quarter, scoring 15 and dishing out 10 assists. kee after an 8:00 game in Indianapolis, two-time MVP had nine points and three points in the frame on 7-of-9 shooting. Bryn Forbes added 20 points off the led by as many as 23 points in the first assists in the first half of the second quar- But Milwaukee simply had too much bench while going 4-for-6 from 3-point half and pushed the margin as high as 40 ter and Milwaukee used a 20-5 run to firepower for Sabonis to keep up. range and Portis had 18 points and nine points before the final buzzer. open up a 57-35 lead with 5:32 remain- Antetokounmpo secured a triple-dou- rebounds. Donte DiVincenzo (16 points, Domantas Sabonis was the one ing before halftime. ble when he dished to Bobby Portis for 4-of-8 3-point shooting), Khris Middle- bright spot for Indiana in the loss. One The Bucks extended their lead to 23 a corner three that capped another 10-0 ton (12 points, five rebounds, and four night after matching his career high with points before the Blue & Gold mounted 32 points, Sabonis set a new mark on a small charge, as Sabonis scored seven Milwaukee run and gave the hosts a assists), Jrue Holiday (11 points, seven Wednesday, tallying 33 points in 31 min- points during a 10-1 Indiana run. None- commanding 106-70 lead with 49.5 rebounds, three assists, and three steals), utes against Milwaukee. The All-Star theless, the hosts took a 68-51 lead into seconds remaining in the third quarter. and Brook Lopez (11 points and six re- forward went 14-for-25 from the field the intermission after going 12-for-26 A McDermott layup made it a 34-point bounds) all reached double figures for and 3-for-5 from 3-point range while from 3-point range over the first two game entering the fourth quarter. Milwaukee. also tallying 12 points and six assists de- quarters. With the outcome already decided, The Pacers will return home for their spite sitting out the entire fourth quarter. "Defensively we weren't as active both coaches emptied their benches in next two games. Indiana is set to host "We just didn't come out with enough right there coming out of the gates," the final frame, as Justin Holiday was New Orleans on Friday night and then urgency on both ends," Pacers forward Pacers head coach Nate Bjorkgren said. the only starter from either team that Utah on Sunday afternoon.