Indiana High School Athletic Association, Inc. 9150 North Meridian Street, Box 40650, Indianapolis, Indiana 46240-0650 Phone: 317-846-6601 Fax: 317-575-4244 Website: www.ihsaa.org Blake Ress, Commissioner _______________________________________________________________________________________________________ Indiana Cable Network The 32nd Annual IHSAA Girls Basketball State Finals Announcing Teams All Four Games Saturday, March 3, 2007 Jerry Baker, play-by-play Session I Jane Schott, color analyst Class A at 10:30 am ET John Michael Vincent, sideline reporter Oregon-Davis (24-3) vs. Oakland City Wood Memorial (19-8). Class 2A (begins approximately 40 minutes following conclusion of previous game) System City Ch. Jimtown (24-2) vs. Heritage Christian (25-3). Insight Anderson 3 Insight Bedford 21 Insight Bloomington 21 Session II Comcast Columbus/Seymour/ Class 3A at 6 pm ET North Vernon 14 Wawasee (22-3) vs. Brebeuf Jesuit (22-6). Comcast Connersville 15 Class 4A (begins approximately 40 minutes following conclusion of previous game) Comcast Crawfordsville 9 Insight Evansville 2 South Bend Washington (27-1) vs. Columbus East (24-2). Insight-Sigecom Evansville 9 Comcast Fort Wayne 9 Comcast Frankfort 9 WHERE: Conseco Fieldhouse, Indianapolis, IN, USA; Capacity: 18,345; Comcast Chicago Gary 74 www.consecofieldhouse.com Insight Greenfield 18 Insight Greenwood 21 This is the seventh year the IHSAA Girls Comcast Chicago Hammond 4 Basketball State Finals have been played in this Insight Hartford City/Portland 69 venue. Comcast Chicago Hebron/DeMotte 27 Insight Henderson, Ky. 2 TICKETS: Single Session $10.00 | All Day $18.00. Comcast Huntington 9 Bright House Networks Indianapolis 2 Reserved tickets can be purchased at the Comcast Indianapolis 14/96 participating schools the week of the state finals. Insight Jasper 2 Contact those schools for ticket distribution MediaCom Kendallville 70 hours. Any remaining tickets will be available MediaCom Knox 78 game day at the Conseco Fieldhouse ticket Insight Kokomo 16 Insight Lafayette 16 office. Comcast Chicago Lake County 27 Comcast Chicago LaPorte 76 PUBLIC ENTRANCE: The public may enter from Comcast SusCom Lawrenceburg 14 Pennsylvania Street or Delaware Street into a common lobby on the north side of Insight Lebanon 18 Conseco Fieldhouse. Ticket office windows are located there. Comcast Logansport/Peru/Wabash 9 Bright House Networks Marion 9 Insight Martinsville 21 GATES OPEN: Conseco Fieldhouse will open its gates to fans beginning one hour Comcast Chicago Merrillville 27 prior to the start of each session -- 9:30 am ET and 5 pm ET. The venue will be Comcast Chicago Michigan City 76 cleared between the Class 2A and 3A games. Comcast Monticello 9 Comcast Muncie 5 Insight New Albany 98 PARKING: Visit www.consecofieldhouse.com/parking.asp. Insight New Castle 3 Comcast Niles, Mich. 20 TELEVISION: All four state championship games will be carried live statewide on Insight Noblesville 18 cable via the Indiana Cable Network which consists of Comcast, Bright House Comcast Chicago Portage 27 Networks and Insight cable systems. A list of channels and markets are listed to the Insight Princeton 2 Insight-TV Cable Rensselaer 78 left. Insight Richmond 64 Comcast Rushville 14 RADIO: The IHSAA Championship Radio Network will be broadcasting all four games Insight SusCom Shelbyville 43 to stations statewide. Markets and frequencies are listed on the next page. A Comcast South Bend/Elkhart 74 complete listing will be posted to the IHSAA website later this week. Comcast St. Joseph/Benton Harbor 74 Comcast Chicago Valparaiso 23 Comcast Warsaw 74 SOUVENIR PROGRAMS: $3.00 per copy, available at the event on game day. $5.00 by Insight-TV Cable Winamac 78 mail. To pay by Visa or MasterCard, contact the IHSAA at 317-846-6601 (M-F, 8-4 pm ET). LODGING IN INDY: For those interested in making hotel reservations in Indianapolis during the state finals, visit www.indy.org or call 1-800-556-INDY during the week. IHSAA -- Celebrating More Than 100 Years of Pure Sport! MEDIA INFORMATION IHSAA Championship Radio Network MEDIA HOSTS: IHSAA Sports Information Director Jason Wille, Communications Director Chris Kaufman, Assistant Mike Wilson and Don Kaczorowski will be on hand Announcing Teams to assist in your coverage of this year’s state finals. Class A, 2A Mark Jaynes, play-by-play CREDENTIALS: For media outlets intending to cover the state finals, please fax a Rick Marshall, color analyst credential request on company letterhead to IHSAA Sports Information Director Jason Jake Query, sideline reporter Wille at 317-575-4244. Please include the names of the working individuals Class 3A, 4A representing your outlet. The deadline for requests is 4 pm ET on Wednesday, Feb. Vince Welch, play-by-play 28. No credentials will be granted after that time. Approved requests will be Jan Conner, color analyst available for pickup inside the media entrance on game day. Please have Jake Query, sideline reporter identification available. Credentials will not be mailed. The stations below will carry one or more of MEDIA PARKING: There is no designated parking area for media for this event though the four state championship games. there are numerous parking options within a short distance of Conseco Fieldhouse. Market Station Frequency For a map, visit www.consecofieldhouse.com/parking.asp Anderson WHBU 1240 AM Attica WFWR 91.5 FM MEDIA ENTRANCE: To gain admittance, the 2006-07 IHSAA Girls Basketball State Bedford WBIW 1340 AM Finals Media Media Credential is required. The entrance is on the southeast side of Bedford WQRJ 102.5 FM Conseco Fieldhouse adjacent to Delaware Street. The door is marked for Media and Berne WZBD 92.7 FM Employees and is located at the opposite end of the building from the public Boonville WBNL 1540 AM entrance. Please allow a few extra minutes to pass through security. Brazil WSDX 1130 AM Chesterton WDSO 88.3 FM MEDIA WORKROOM: As in previous years, the media workroom at Conseco Corydon WOCC 1550 AM Fieldhouse will be open all day and be available to working media members. The Elkhart WFRN 1270 AM work area contains wireless internet access as well as complimentary phones that Ferdinand WQKZ 98.5 FM will accept credit card and 800 calls. Soft drinks and snacks will be available. Fort Wayne WLYV 1450 AM Greencastle WREB 94.3 FM SEATING: Except where designated phone lines are marked for specific media Jasper WITZ 104.7 FM outlets, an open seating policy is used on the west side of Conseco Fieldhouse. Jeffersonville WAVG 1450 AM Kendallville WAWK 1140 AM RESULTS & STATISTICS: Both will be posted to the IHSAA website as soon as Logansport WLHM 102.3 FM possible after the game. Stats and box scores will be distributed at the end of each Loogootee WRZR 94.5 FM quarter on press row as well as in the media work room. Madison WORX 96.7 FM Madison WXGO 1270 AM LOCKER ROOM ACCESS: No one except tournament workers and team coaches and Marengo WBRO 89.9 FM participants will have access to the inner hallways where locker rooms are located. Merrillville WWCA 1270 AM Michigan City WEFM 95.9 FM NO CHILDREN, PLEASE: With the exception of high school students representing Michigan City WIMS 1420 AM their school’s newspaper, yearbook, radio or television station, and who have a team Mitchell WQRJ 102.5 FM participating, no young people or children will be issued media credentials or be Mount Vernon WRCY 1590 AM allowed in the working media area. Mount Vernon WYFX 106.7 FM Muncie WXFN 1340 AM LIVE TELEVISION CUT-INS: Spot news reports showing live game action are New Castle WMDH 1550 AM prohibited. Stand-up reports for newscasts are permitted from inside the building Plymouth WTCA 1050 AM provided that no live action is shown. Portland WPGW 1440 AM Richmond WHON 930 AM POST-GAME GUIDELINES Rochester WROI 92.1 FM With the exception of the IHSAA’s Championship Radio and Television networks, its Rockville WAXI 104.9 FM official photographer (Visual Sports Network), all media members are asked to Rushville WKWH 94.3 FM remain off the playing floor and behind the ropes during the post-game awards Santa Claus WAXL 103.3 FM ceremonies. Seymour WXKU 92.7 FM Seymour WZZB 1390 AM The post-game ceremonies order will be as follows: Shelbyville WKWH 1520 AM Mental Attitude Award presentation South Bend WSBT 960 AM Runner-Up medals and trophy presentation Sullivan WNDI 1550 AM Championship medals and trophy presentation Sullivan WNDI 95.3 FM Team Photographs by Visual Sports Network Syracuse WAWC 103.5 FM Terre Haute WBOW 1300 AM Following the Class A, 2A and 3A awards ceremonies, coaches and selected Vincennes WAOV 1450 AM players will be escorted to the Media Interview Room for a formal press conference Vincennes WFML 96.7 FM which is located on playing floor level just off the media entrance elevator. We ask Wabash WKUZ 95.9 FM your assistance to use the press conference as the appropriate time to conduct Warsaw WRSW 107.3 FM interviews. The runner-up team coach and selected players will go first followed by Washington WAMW 1580 AM the championship team coach and players. Because of newspaper deadline issues at the end of the 4A contest, no press conference will be scheduled and news media will be allowed to conduct interviews on and around the floor after the awards ceremonies. For those working on deadline, the IHSAA will distribute “quick quotes” in the media work room taken from the IHSAA Television and Radio Network interviews as soon as possible after the game. IHSAA -- Celebrating More Than 100 Years of Pure Sport! THE LAW OF AVERAGES – Below are the top 25 teams in the state and their averages for scoring, points against and average margin of victory.