Eastern Kentucky University Encompass The Athlete Kentucky High School Athletic Association 4-1-1987 The Athlete, April 1987 Kentucky High School Athletic Association Follow this and additional works at: http://encompass.eku.edu/athlete Recommended Citation Kentucky High School Athletic Association, "The Athlete, April 1987" (1987). The Athlete. Book 322. http://encompass.eku.edu/athlete/322 This Article is brought to you for free and open access by the Kentucky High School Athletic Association at Encompass. It has been accepted for inclusion in The Athlete by an authorized administrator of Encompass. For more information, please contact [email protected]. Official Publication of The Kentucky High School Athletic Association Member ol National Federation ot State High School Associalio The K.H.S.A.A. Salutes the winners of the Academic Showcase The second annual Sweet 16 Academic Showcase, was held in Lexington, Kentucky, in conjunction with the Sweet 1 6 Boys' Basketball Tournament. Three hundred and fifty students from 95 high schools competed in final competitions on the Transylvania University campus Wednesday, March 25 through Friday. March 27, 1987. A total of S78,100 in scholarships and prizes was awarded. Results of the 12 competitions are as follows: Speech 1st Place Highlands High School Joshua Boyd 2nd Place Model Laboratory School — Danielle Langenbruch 3rd Place Barren County High School — Stacey Johnson Computer Competition 1st Place Bowling Green High School Team Members C Alex Duncan, Stephen Dillingham, Stephen Kuebler. Mark Bitterhng 2nd Place Jackson High School learn Members Steven Jones. Stephen Deaton, Bill Brown, Jeffrey Morrison 3rd Place Apollo High School Team Members Robert Pettil Mark Ciaig. David Carper, Tom Allison Journalism - Feature Writing 1s1 Place Atherton High School — Lauia Pattillo 2nd Place Louisville Male High School Nancy Robinson 3rd Place Daviess County High School - Deanna Johnson Journalism - Advertising 1st Place Raceland High School Team Members Amy Conley Christopher Porter 2nd Place Ballard High School Team Members Taraneh Shafii. Jennifer Gonnella 3rd Place Knott County High School Team Members Bridgette Thornsberry. Sandra Adams English - Essay Writing 1st Place Henry Clay High School Sara Adams 2nd Place: Bowling Green High School - Stephen Kuebler 3rd Place Eastern High School - Kristin King English • Creative Writing 1st Place Model Laboratory School — Peggy Lin 2nd Place Johns Creek High School - Rebecca Ward 3rd Place Elkhorn City High School — Jody Bingham Music • Vocal 1st Place Dupont Manual Magnet High School — Alexander Redden 2nd Place Lloyd Memorial High School - Nathan Piatt 3rd Place Calloway County High School — Amanda Sims Two-Deimensional Art 1st Place Atherton High School - Megan Maher 2nd Place Ohio County High School - Schelley Weedman 3rd Place Boone County High School — Lisa Merida Three-Dimensional Art 1st Place Mason County High School — Jackie McCarty 2nd Place Dupont Manual High School — Christopher Wilkey 3rd Place Newport Central High School — Joan Enzweiler Mathematics 1st Place Lincoln County High School Team Members Kevin Bandura, Brian Durham, Leann Toombs, Jon Cooley 2nd Place Tates Creek High School Team Members: Cory Grabenbauer, Jeanie Krause, Erik Ward. Meredith Dooley 3rd Place Seneca High School Team Members John Kuchenbrod, Shagufta Bidiwala, Shaad Bidiwala Music • Instrumental 1st Place Atherton High School — Sara Riggs 2nd Place Tates Creek High School — Naomi Marlin 3rd Place Ballard High School — Alice Huang All academicians were recognized at center court in Rupp Arena during the basketball tournament. This event has proven that in Kentucky, education and athletics compliment and benefit each other. The Kentucky High School Athlete Official Publication of the Kentucky High School Athletic Association VOL. XLIX NO. 9 APRIL, 1987 $5.00 PER YEAR President Turner advised the Board that he had contacted the basketball schools in Region IX to MINUTES determine their support of a proposed realignment in that OF THE region. The proposal called for moving Dixie Heights High School from the 33rd District to the 34th District and to BOARD MEETING move Covington Holmes High School from District 34 to March 19. 1987 District 35. Following a discussion of the proposed changes and comments from representatives in that region, Chester Turner made a motion that the above proposal be approved. Ken Tippett seconded the motion The Board of Control of the Kentucky High School and it passed unanimously Athletic Association met at Western Kentucky University, A lengthy discussion ensued regarding safety Bowling Green, Kentucky on Thursday, March 19, 1987, guidelines to be followed by cheerleaders. Several Board The meeting was called to order at 8:00 am by President members expressed their concern for cheerleader safety Chester Turner with all the Board members, and agreed that KAPOS is doing a good job Due to the fact Commissioner Tom Mills, Executive Assistant Billy V that cheerleaders are covered by K.H.S.A.A. catastrophic Wise, Assistant Commissioners Brigid L DeVries and insurance, it was suggested that guidelines be included in Louis Stout and Sports Information Director Julian the Constitution and By-Laws and be published in the Tackett present, Mr, Lloyd Redman was present Handbook Mr Mills agreed to submit recommended representing the State Department of Education Mr guidelines to the Board during the next meeting Chandler gave the invocation Commissioner Mills distributed material for the National President Turner called on Mrs. Mary Wathen, who Federation Annual Meeting to be held in Denver from June represented her son Steve, a student at Henry Clay High 29 through July 3, 1987 School. Steve had transferred from Lexington Catholic The Video Committee presented the following proposal High School and had participated in tennis The for the Board's consideration Commissioner had ruled this student ineligible to participate in athletics for a period of thirty-six school weeks under By-Law 5 Following Mrs Wathen's K.H.S.A.A. VIDEOTAPING REGULATION presentation, Grant Talbott made a motion that the Commissioner's ruling be overturned in this case. Sam I. MEDIA Chandler seconded the motion. The motion carried At all levels of competition, including district, regional, unanimously. sectional, and state competition in K.H.S.A.A. sponsored Commissioner Mills then presented a written appeal tournaments and meets, managers are encouraged to from Sydney W Mitchell on behalf of her son, James P. make allowances for members of the television media to Hamilton, Jr. He had also transferred from Lexington tape the contests at no charge to the media outlet, as long Catholic High School to Henry Clay High School and had as the taping is for the sole purpose of newscast highlights participated in tennis at the former school The Cable companies and other outlets desiring to tape the for Commissioner had ruled James ineligible to participate in contest delayed re-broadcast must receive the athletics for thirty-six school weeks. Grant Talbott moved, permission of the event manager, and the manager has the seconded by Tom Buchanan, that the Commissioner's right to set and collect any fee which he or she may deem ruling be overturned and declare James P. Hamilton, Jr. appropriate as an offset to any perceived lost ticket revenue. all for rights eligible immediately to participate in athletics at Henry At the state level, negotiations to a Clay High School. The motion carried unanimously delayed broadcast, as well as any live telecast, shall be Charlie Wilson moved seconded by Sam Chandler, that initiated with the Association Sports Information Director, the minutes of the January 17, 1987, meeting of the Board and must be approved by the Commissioner of the be approved. The motion carried unanimously. KH.S.AA All telecasts and cablecasts at levels of Charlie Wilson moved, seconded by Charles Miller, that K H.S.A.A. competition other than the state final all bills of the Association for the period beginning competition, shall be governed by the local manager. January 1 and ending February 28, 1987. be approved. The motion carried unanimously II. PARTICIPATING TEAMS Commissioner Mills announced the results of the recent At the discretion of the event manager, and if space is election for new Board of Control members. Representing available, participating teams in K.H.S.A.A. events shall be Section 2, Supt. Huston DeHaven, Breckinridge County allowed space, for the purpose of recording the game. If Schools was elected having received 15 votes. Robie space is deemed to be available, the tournament manager of Harper received 1 1 votes, and Frank List received 7 votes. has the right to designate a specific area for the purpose In Section 5. Assistant Supt Bill Case. Bourbon County taping, and allow taping only in that area If space is Schools received a total of 29 votes while his opponent deemed to be not available, and the management is taping Mack Wallace of Augusta Schools received 10 votes. the events for the purpose of re-sale or archives, the Executive Assistant Wise reported that $413,057. in management shall provide each participating team with a ticket sales had been received through this date for the copy of the tape of each game in which they participate, at Boys State Basketball Tournament Advanced ticket sales no charge. It shall be solely the determination of the event for the Girls State Basketball Tournament had netted manager as to space availability The manager of all state S10, 048. —both figures being ahead of last year's receipts at this time. Minutes Of The Board Meeting Continued on Page Two PAGE TWO THE KENTUCKY HIGH SCHOOL ATHLETE FOR APRIL, 1987 APRIL, 1987 VOL. XLIX, NO. 9 Tom Buchanan made a motion, seconded by Ken Tippett, that the K.H.S.A.A. Videotaping Regulation be Published monthly, except June and July, by the Kentucky accepted as presented by the Committee. The motion High School Athletic Association, Office of Publication, passed unanimously.