○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○ Watch the Webcast! The 99th Annual IHSAA Boys Basketball State Finals Live Webcast -- Action from all four state presented by Indiana Farm Bureau Insurance championship games will be webcast in live Saturday, March 28, 2009 video and audio and Conseco Fieldhouse (18,345), Indianapolis, Ind. available to anyone, anywhere at www.IHSAASports.org. Session I Class A at 10:30 am ET Indiana Cable Network Triton (24-2) vs. Jac-Cen-Del (24-2) Class 2A (begins approximately 40 minutes following conclusion of previous game) Play-by-Play: Rob Blackman (A, 2A) Play-by-Play: Jerry Baker (3A, 4A) ○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○ Fort Wayne Bishop Luers (22-4) vs. Brownstown Central (20-6) Analyst: John Laskowski (All games) Please note, according to Comcast Cable, channels “692/ Session II 81” and “9/81”are digital channels and a digital converter Class 3A at 6 pm ET box is needed in order to view the event. Rochester (23-3) vs. Princeton (28-0) System City Ch. Comcast Anderson 3 Class 4A (begins approximately 40 minutes following conclusion of previous game) Comcast Bedford 21 Fort Wayne Snider (25-1) vs. Bloomington South (25-0) Comcast Bloomington 21 Avenue Broadband Brazil 2 Comcast Columbus/Seymour/ North Vernon 692/81 Comcast Connersville/Rushville 692/81 TICKETS: Single Session $15.00 | All Day $25.00. Comcast Crawfordsville 692/81 Reserved tickets can be purchased at the participating schools the week of the Insight Evansville 2 state finals. Contact those schools for ticket distribution hours. Any remaining WOW Evansville 9 Comcast Fort Wayne 692/81 tickets will be available game day at the Conseco Fieldhouse ticket office. Comcast Frankfort 692/81 Comcast Chicago Gary 74 PUBLIC ENTRANCE: The public may enter from Pennsylvania Street or Delaware Comcast Greencastle 21 Comcast Greenfield 21 Street into a common lobby on the north side of Conseco Fieldhouse. Ticket office Comcast Greenwood 21 windows are located there. Comcast Chicago Hammond 4 Comcast Hartford City / Portland 3 Insight Henderson, Ky. 2 GATES OPEN: Conseco Fieldhouse will open Comcast Huntington 9/81 its gates to fans beginning one hour prior to Bright House Indianapolis 2 Comcast Indianapolis 692/81 the start of each session -- 9:30 am ET and 5 pm Insight Jasper 2 ET. The venue will be cleared between the MediaCom Kendallville 70 Class 2A and 3A games. MediaCom Knox 7 8 Comcast Kokomo 16 Comcast Lafayette 16 DRIVING DIRECTIONS & PARKING: Visit www.consecofieldhouse.com Comcast Chicago LaPorte 114 Comcast-SusCom Lawrenceburg 692/81 Comcast Lebanon 18 TELEVISION: All four state championship games will be carried live statewide on Comcast Logansport/Peru/ cable television via the Indiana Cable Network which consists of Comcast, Bright Wabash 692/81 Bright House Marion 9 House Networks and Insight cable systems. A list of channels and markets are Comcast Martinsville 21 listed to the left. Avenue Broadband Martinsville 97 Comcast Chicago Michigan City 115 Avenue Broadband Mitchell 16 WEBCAST: All four state championship games will be webcast in live audio and Comcast Monticello 692/81 video and available around the globe at www.ihsaasports.org. Comcast Muncie 692/81 Insight New Albany 98 Comcast New Castle 3 RADIO: The IHSAA/Methodist Sports Medicine Championship Radio Network will Comcast Niles, Mich. 110 broadcast all four games to affiliates statewide. Markets and frequencies are listed Comcast Noblesville 18 on the next page. A complete listing will be posted to www.ihsaa.org this week. Comcast Chicago Portage 114 Insight Princeton 2 Insight-TV Cable Rensselaer 78 SOUVENIR PROGRAMS: Complimentary copies of the souvenir program may be Comcast Richmond 64 Comcast-SusCom Shelbyville 692/81 obtained at each entrance gate to Conseco Fieldhouse. Comcast South Bend/Elkhart 111 Comcast St. Joseph 110 Comcast Chicago Valparaiso 114 Avenue Broadband Vincennes 24 Comcast Warsaw 111 Insight-TV Cable Winamac 78 The IHSAA. Pure Spirit. Pure Sport. ○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○ IHSAA / Methodist Sports Medicine Media Information Championship Radio Network MEDIA HOSTS: IHSAA Sports Information Director Jason Wille, Communications Director Chris Kaufman, Assistant Mike Wilson and Kristy Catt will be on hand to assist in your coverage of this year’s state finals. CREDENTIALS: The deadline for requests is Thursday, March 26, 4 pm ET. Credentials will not be granted after that time. For media outlets intending to cover Play-by-Play: Mark Jaynes the boys basketball state finals, please apply for credentials by e-mailing or faxing Color Analyst: Bob Lovell (A, 2A) your request on company letterhead (with name of individual applying) to IHSAA Color Analyst: Dan Dakich (3A, 4A) Sports Information Director Jason Wille ([email protected] or 317-575-4244). E-mail requests MUST originate from a recognized business account; e-mails from Sidelines: Chris May personal accounts (ie: yahoo.com, aol.com, etc.) will not be accepted. Approved requests will be available for pickup inside the media entrance on game day. The stations below will carry one or Credentials will not be mailed. Also, because this event requires media seating more of the five state championship assignments, please indicate in your request which game(s) you will be attending. games. A detailed list will be posted to MEDIA PARKING: There is no designated parking area for media for this event ihsaa.org this week. though there are numerous parking options within a short distance of Conseco Fieldhouse. For a map, visit www.consecofieldhouse.com/parking.asp Batesville WRBI 103.9 FM Bedford WBIW 1340 AM MEDIA WILL-CALL/ENTRANCE: To gain admittance, the 2008-09 IHSAA Boys Bedford WPHZ 102.5 FM ○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○ Basketball State Finals Media Credential is required. The entrance is on the Berne WZBD 92.7 FM southeast side of Conseco Fieldhouse adjacent to Delaware Street. The door is marked for Media and Employees and is located at the opposite end of the building Bicknell WUZR 105.7 FM from the public entrance. Please allow a few extra minutes to pass through Boonville WBNL 1540 AM security. Chesterton WDSO 88.3 FM Columbia City WJHS 91.5 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 work area contains wireless internet access as well as complimentary phones that Elkhart WCMR 1270 AM will accept credit card and 800 calls. Soft drinks and snacks will be available. Elkhart WCMR 105.3 FM Ferdinand WQKZ 98.5 FM BROADCAST PHONE LINES: Electronic media requiring phone line installation Fort Wayne WCYT 91.3 FM should contact Matt Smith at Associated Sports Productions for an order form as Greencastle WREB 94.3 FM soon as possible. Smith may be reached at 317-633-1456 or via e-mail at [email protected]. Hammond WJOB 1230 AM Indianapolis WFNI 1070 AM RESULTS & STATISTICS: Live stats for each game will be available on the IHSAA Jasper WITZ 104.7 FM website. Stats and box scores will be distributed at the end of each quarter on Linton WQTY 93.3 FM press row as well as in the media work room. Logansport WLHM 102.3 FM LOCKER ROOM ACCESS: No one except tournament workers and team coaches Loogootee WRZR 94.5 FM and participants will have access to the inner hallways where locker rooms are Lowell WTMK 88.5 FM located. Madison WORX 96.7 FM Madison WXGO 1270 AM NO CHILDREN, PLEASE: With the exception of high school students representing Michigan City WEFM 95.9 FM their school’s newspaper, yearbook, radio or television station, and who have a team participating, no young people or children will be issued media credentials or Mount Vernon WRCY 1590 AM be allowed in the working media area. Mount Vernon WYFX 106.7 FM New Castle WMDH 1550 AM LIVE TELEVISION CUT-INS: Spot news reports showing live game action is Petersburg WBTO 102.3 FM 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 POST-GAME GUIDELINES Rensselaer WLQI 97.7 FM With the exception of the IHSAA’s Radio, Television, Internet and Photography Richmond WHON 930 AM partners, all media members are asked to remain off the playing floor and behind Richmond WK BV 1490 AM the ropes during the post-game awards ceremonies. Rochester WROI 92.1 FM The post-game ceremonies order will be as follows: Rockville WAXI 104.9 FM Mental Attitude Award presentation Santa Claus WAXL 103.3 FM Runner-Up medals and trophy presentation Seymour WZZB 1390 AM Championship medals and trophy presentation Seymour WXKU 92.7 FM Team Photographs by Visual Sports Network Shelbyville WSVX 1520 AM Following the Class A, 2A and 3A awards ceremonies, coaches and selected players Sullivan WNDI 1550 AM will be escorted to the Media Interview Room for a formal press conference which Sullivan WNDI 95.3 FM is located on playing floor level just off the media entrance elevator. We ask your Terre Haute WBOW 1300 AM assistance to use the press conference as the appropriate time to conduct Terre Haute WSDX 1130 AM interviews. The runner-up team coach and selected players will go first followed by Vincennes WAOV 1450 AM the championship team coach and players. Vincennes WZDM 92.1 FM Because of newspaper deadline issues at the end of the 4A contest, no press Warsaw WRSW 107.3 FM conference will be scheduled and news media will be allowed to conduct interviews Warsaw WRSW 1480 AM on and around the floor after the awards ceremonies. For those working on Washington WAMW 107.9 FM deadline, the IHSAA will distribute “quick quotes” in the media work room taken Winchester WZZY 98.3 FM from the IHSAA Television and Radio Network interviews as soon as possible after the game.