The REPORTERHamilton County Com-

missioner Mark Heirbrandt joined other local elected officials from the Midwest last week in Washington, D.C. The group met with Vice President Mike Pence and other representatives of federal agencies through the offices of the Nation-al Association of Counties (NACo).

During the Regional State Leadership Forum, there were two key goals of the trip. First, to collaborate and network with federal, state and local experts. Sec-ond, discuss infrastructure,

rural development, disas-ter recovery, resilience and energy development to un-

derstand where the most pressing challenges are. The efforts were geared toward

streamlining efficiencies. “I was able to talk

through the lengthy and complicated federal fund-ing application process. We need to bring more federal funding to Hamilton Coun-ty, that can help assist the needs that we have … spe-cifically infrastructure,” said Heirbrandt.

Heirbrandt and the group had the opportunity to tour the White House and meet with Vice Pres-ident Pence. Heirbrandt was one of the few chosen to be interviewed on the White House lawn with local media.

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Reporter photo by Stu ClampittOn Friday night at the Ritz Charles in Carmel, Sheryl Clifford was named this year’s Hamilton County Republican Woman of the Year. She was very excited to pause for this shot for The Reporter’s camera. This was the 38th Indiana Federation of Republican Women’s annual Tribute to Women banquet. Keep reading The Reporter for information on September’s National Federation of Republican Women’s convention in Indianapolis. See more photos on Page 4 and at ReadTheReporter.com.

Congrats to Hamilton County’s2019 GOP Woman of the Year

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greatest motiva-tional phrase ever spoken are two simple words ... company's com-ing!

It was Thurs-day night when Chuck arrived home from choir practice about 9:00. He walked into the screened-in porch and told me he had been talking to his son, Scott.

"Scott and Jesse will be here this weekend." Jesse is Chuck's grandson. They live in New York City.

I was absolutely thrilled they were coming for Chuck's birthday party on Sunday.

Then I went into panic mode. It's what I do when I find out people will be com-ing to our house.

Now understand, I love having people over to our

house. I enjoy en-tertaining. I just tend to go over the top when doing so.

I enjoy spruc-ing up the house, planning meals and all the fun things about en-tertaining. I think I get that from my

mother.My mother would always

have something sweet and delectable baked just in case we had unexpected company. People used to do that when I was a kid, especially on Sun-day afternoons.

There would be a pot of coffee on the stove along with some sweets. You never came to my mother's home and not have something to eat. You never left hungry.

Friday afternoon I put the bed clothes, as my mother

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Mr. Heirbrandt goes to Washington

New law provides more mental health resources to schoolsThe REPORTER

Indiana schools can now access more mental health programs on behalf of stu-dents after Gov. Eric Holcomb signed legisla-tion sponsored by State Rep. Tony Cook (R-Cicero) into law.

A c c o r d i n g to Cook, the law creates a process for schools to communicate with a stu-dent’s guardian if teachers or administrators notice aberrant or abnormal be-havior. With the guardians’

consent, the school and family can develop a plan to help the child receive men-tal health services.

“This proce-dure models a natural referral process schools already use when communicating issues to parents,” Cook said. “We want to make sure we are connect-ing these students

to the right services in order for them to get the help they need and stay on track with

Cook

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The REPORTERBob DuBois, Noblesville Chamber of

Commerce President and CEO, and Janet Gafkjen, Executive Director of Partnership for a Healthy Hamilton County (PHHC), have successfully completed the Associa-tion of Chamber of Commerce Executives (ACCE) national professional development program designed to boost innovative com-munity health initiatives.

Professionals selected for ACCE’s year-long Healthy Communities program partici-pated in a design thinking lab in Alexandria,

Va., which helped to develop and implement a plan to tackle a spe-cific community health challenge. DuBois and Gafkjen chose to in-vest their time to help launch Workforce Em-ployee Assistance Pro-gram and establish the Chamber Healthy No-blesville Alliance in partnership with PHHC Community Based Health Coalition initia-

tives. Curriculum was designed to help partic-ipants demonstrate the leadership role their chamber of commerce can play in strengthen-ing quality of life and supporting equitable prosperity. Each par-ticipant worked with a local community

partner throughout the program.PHHC is confident that emphasizing

health can transform communities. Accord-ing to Gafkjen, “Building a culture of health means everyone should have a fair opportu-nity to be as healthy as possible, regardless of where we live or the circumstances we were born into. The choices we make de-pend on the opportunities we have – things like access to healthy foods, or education on health resources, or living in safe and affordable housing, or access to affordable healthcare services. PHHC enlists the help DuBois Gafkjen

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Noblesville Chamber, PHHC working on community health initiatives

Carmel schools cutting out plastic cutleryCounty to receive life-size replicasof nation’s founding documents

The REPORTERThe Declaration of Inde-

pendence, Bill of Rights and Constitution will be perma-nently installed in Hamilton County through a partnership with educational non-profit Foundation Forward. The Charters of Freedom will be installed at Federal Hill Commons in downtown No-blesville next month.

“We are excited to have life-sized replicas of the three documents instrumen-tal to America’s founding and philosophy prominent-ly displayed in downtown Noblesville – to honor our history and teach future generations,” said Nobles-ville Mayor John Ditslear. “Charters of Freedom will provide our community with another visually-strik-ing, patriotic tribute in our downtown to complement the Hamilton County War Memorial on the square and

military monuments at Riv-erside and Crownland cem-eteries.”

The Founding Docu-ments will be dedicated at 7 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 28 at Federal Hill Commons in Noblesville. The ceremony will be held prior to the free concert by Separate Ways, a Journey tribute band.

Hamilton County will be the 26th Charters of Freedom installation gifted by Foundation Forward to

local communities across the country, and only the third to be illuminated. Foundation Forward was created by Vance and Mary Jo Patterson of Morganton, N.C. in 2013 following a visit to the National Ar-chives in Washington, D.C.

“Seeing something our founding fathers had actual-ly penned, and then their sig-natures – Thomas Jefferson,

Photo providedThe Charters of Freedom display in Yancey County, N.C.

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A new initiative at Car-mel Clay Schools is trying to teach kids about wasting plastic, and it’s starting in the cafeteria.

At the start of the school year, food service staff switched out plastic forks and spoons for metal ones at Clay Middle School, West Clay Elementary and College Wood Elementary Schools. Adults today may remem-ber using metal silverware at lunch, but for the last 10 years, students have grown up without the silver spoon.

Jennifer McFarland, director of food and nutri-tion services, says the dis-trict switched to plastic for lunch-line efficiency and to cut the labor expense of cleaning and sorting cutlery. She says districts across the country made a similar switch, including adding disposable trays and cups, resulting in a lot of

more garbage af-ter lunch.

“Unfortunate-ly in this genera-tion growing up with tons of plas-tic, there’s tons of waste as well,” said Todd Crosby, principal at Clay Middle School.

A group of parents and dis-trict staff known as the Carmel Green Team pro-posed a change back to metal cut-lery at the start of this school year.

“It’s almost like we are go-ing back [in] time but at the same time we’re doing it smarter,” said Crosby. “Part of this whole initiative is to educate our kids. It’s fine to put silverware in a cafeteria, but [you must] explain why.”

At Clay Middle School alone, last year kids threw out 150,000 individual forks

and spoons. That was initially a $2,500 purchase, according to Mc-Farland. She says the switch to sil-ver to go green will save some green as well.

“We did not have to add any la-bor. It’ll be a cost savings,” she said, explaining that the students do the silverware sorting at the end of the meal, and the in-vestment in metal cutlery is benefi-cial long-term.

“If they leave middle school with the concept of how to recycle and reuse, then hopefully they’re expanding that out into the greater community of Carmel and to the State of Indiana and to the na-tion,” said Crosby.

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of people working in every field and profession who want to use their influence to advance a culture of health where every resident has a fair opportunity to live a long healthy life.”

The Noblesville Cham-ber of Commerce is com-mitted to making physical and mental health a priority in Noblesville. “A healthy community leads to a healthy workforce,” said DuBois. “That is good for business and good for families.”

As Noblesville Schools has focused on increase mental health initiatives, the Noblesville Chamber

is seeking more communi-ty partnerships, including with the upcoming mayoral administration. “We know health outcomes are deter-mined by many factors be-yond simply good health-care facilities and good medical staff,” said DuBois. “Now, empowered by data, nationally recognized best practices, and a commit-ment to creating a culture of health, we have a road map to a healthier Noblesville.”

Leaders graduating from the 2019 Healthy Commu-nities program represent chambers of commerce in Arizona, California, Flori-

da, Indiana, Montana, New Jersey, New York, Texas and Wisconsin. The program is made possible with support from the Robert Wood John-son Foundation.

About the Noblesville Chamber of Commerce

The mission of the No-blesville Chamber of Com-merce, through the unity and efforts of its membership, is to foster and achieve a healthy economic climate for all citizens of the No-blesville area. Visit the Chamber’s offices inside the Hamilton East Public Library at 1 Library Pla-za, Noblesville, online at

noblesvillechamber.com, or call (317) 773-0086.About Partnership For A Healthy Hamilton County

Partnership For A Healthy Hamilton County is a collaboration of people and organizations, including hospitals and human ser-vice agencies, community leaders, business owners and schools, whose goal is to improve and maintain the health of all county res-idents through program de-velopment and outcomes measurement. Find PHHC online at hamiltoncoun-typhhc.com, or call (317) 548-8695.

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John Adams, Benjamin Franklin, Rutledge and the others – I got goose bumps. And, when I moved over and saw the first page of The Constitution and the words, ‘We The People,’ I actually got a lump in my throat,” Vance recalled.

The Pattersons now work to share the emotion-al experience of seeing the

Charters of Freedom with others. Foundation For-ward’s mission is to install the nation’s founding doc-uments in easily accessible local locations across the country.

Legacy Pavers, which will be installed around the Charters of Freedom, are available for purchase in honor of loved ones, active

duty military or veterans, first responders, families or organizations. The set-tings provide a magnificent, permanent centerpiece in communities to remember the country’s history. One hundred percent of these funds will be used to defray costs in Hamilton Coun-ty so Foundation Forward can continue to reach more

communities. Click here for more in-

formation. About Foundation

Forward, Inc.Foundation Forward,

Inc. is a 501(c)(3) educa-tional nonprofit which re-ceives no government fund-ing. For more information, visit chartersoffreedom.com or call (828) 522-1400.

their academics.” Cook said the new law

also opens up an opportuni-ty for schools to seek mon-ey to pay for those mental health services from the Se-cured School Safety Grant Program Fund. To date, Cook said the fund provid-

ed more than $53 million in grant money to enhance school safety.

“This new law furthers Indiana’s commitment to protecting all citizens from harm, especially our stu-dents in school,” Cook said. “Mental health is a key

component for a student’s wellbeing. Our hope is that we can take a proactive ap-proach to safety issues by equipping schools with the resources they need to han-dle students facing a mental health issue.”

For more information

about the new law, visit iga.in.gov.

State Rep. Tony Cook (R-Cicero) represents House District 32, which includes all of Tipton Coun-ty and portions of Hamilton, Madison, Delaware, How-ard and Grant counties.

would say, into the washer and I headed to Gatewood's Market.

Scott and Jesse live in New York City. I thought they might enjoy some Hoosier corn on the cob, juicy, from the garden, fresh tomatoes and a diamond watermelon.

I was a few minutes late to work on Saturday as I wanted to pick up some fresh flowers from the Noblesville Farmer's Market.

I will have my one pot meal for Sunday dinner. Ken-tucky Wonder green beans with chunks of potatoes with sliced smoked sausage. Of course, cornbread, made in a cast iron skillet, will be served as well.

No one is served a dinner at my house without a sweet ending. Sunday it will be raz-zleberry pie with ice cream.

I want my guests to feel comfortable and welcome. While I may fuss around and look a bit frazzled, I am lov-ing every minute. I hope my

company knows how much I enjoy having them.

There will be close to 90 people at Stoney Creek Golf course on Sunday evening to celebrate Chuck's birthday. I call it his home away from home. I often joke that he married me because I lived closer to the golf course than he did.

No, I'm not baking the birthday cake. (Sam is ... Sam's Club.)

I can't wait to celebrate Chuck and have company for a few days.

I have our nest feathered, bedclothes back on the beds, goodies baked and Chuck has the yard looking like we have landscapers. Let the fun begin!

How old will my hus-band be? Well let's just say that Chuck will now have an easier time shooting his age on the golf course.

Let the good times roll! The Leonard bed and break-fast is ready for guests!

Jackson, a sixth grader at Clay Middle School, an-swered immediately when asked why his school made the switch.

“Probably to save the turtles from eating all the plastic,” he said over his lunch.

The switch to spoons has created a stir on social media as well.

“It’s been a good dinner conversation,” said Mc-

Farland. “Kids are coming home saying, ‘Guess what, we have real forks and real spoons!’ So they’re getting their parents involved in the conversation.”

McFarland expects more schools to follow suit beginning January 2020, particularly elementary and middle schools. She hopes to have the initiative dis-trict-wide in the next year or two.

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SubmittedIt was late last year

when the Sheridan Water Utility was purchased by the Indiana American Wa-ter Company, a subsidiary of the larger American Wa-ter Company, the nation's largest investor-owned water and wastewater ser-vices company. At the Aug. 20 meeting, Sheridan Ro-tary’s special guest was Ryan Smith, the Senior Operations Superintendent for Indiana American Wa-ter Company. Smith is in charge of the Sheridan wa-ter utility and as luck would have, he is also a Nobles-ville Rotarian.

Clean, potable water is a subject dear to the hearts of the world’s Rotarians. Over the years, Rotary has spent millions of dollars drilling water wells in var-ious third world locations so that people can have clean drinking water. Ryan told the group that Indiana American knows just how important water is to daily life. It’s somehow involved in everything thing we do, everything we use. When you need it, you expect it to be there – and you ex-pect it to be clean and safe. That’s what Indiana Amer-ican’s skilled teams of ex-perts care about most, and focus on every day. Smith emphasized that Indiana American’s customers are

its number one priority, and the company is proud to deliver clean, safe, reliable and affordable water and wastewater services.

Smith noted that in In-diana the company serves about 1.3 million people through multiple local wa-ter utilities, many of them in small communities like Sheridan. The company wants to ensure your wa-ter is of the highest qual-ity by strictly following regulations that are set by local authorities as well as federal standards set by the United States Environ-mental Protection Agency. Water is an integral part of life, and Indiana American Water takes great pride in taking care of it. His talk also touched on the history of Indiana American and the processes that are in-volved in providing pure, clean water to their cus-tomers which now include Sheridan residents.

As coincidence would have it, the Sheridan Club’s District 6560 Assistant Governor this year is Dave Carter who is retired from Indiana American and a good friend of Smith’s. Ryan and Dave traded en-tertaining quips during the meeting regarding Indiana American Water and what a great organization it is to work for. Thanks, fellas, for being our special guests.

About Sheridan Rotary Club

The Sheridan Rotary Club meets formally on the first and third Tuesday eve-

nings each month for a meal and a guest speaker or oth-er interesting program. The meetings take place at 6:15 p.m. and are held in the Com-

munity Room of the Sheridan Public Library. If you are interested in learning more about Rotary in general and Sheridan Rotary in particular,

please call Steve Martin at (765) 513-7457 or Fred Stur-devant at (317) 249-0606 and they will make arrangements for you to attend a meeting.

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The REPORTERGiGi’s Playhouse Indi-

anapolis, a local Down syn-drome achievement center, will host its fifth annual 3.21 Mile Run on Saturday, Sept. 7 at Forest Park in Nobles-ville. The event supports the continued growth of GiGi’s Indianapolis location and the 400 participants who have Down syndrome and families that benefit from its free therapeutic, education-al, wellness and career pro-grams.

This year’s fundraising goal is $55,000, money that is vital to helping GiGi’s achieve its mission.

“Down syndrome is not a disease and there is no cure,” Executive Director Denisse Jensen says. “It’s not going away. It’s the largest chro-mosomal disability in our country and yet, it’s the least funded. This run is critical in helping us expand our pro-grams and help more chil-dren with Down syndrome no matter their skill level or their family’s ability to pay.”

The 3.21 Run is also de-signed to educate and inspire Central Indiana residents to embrace children and adults with Down syndrome – kids like 11-year-old Anna from Noblesville, who was born with a heart defect that has required three open heart surgeries.

Anna Skomp is a busy

little girl. When she’s not dancing, you’ll find her playing soccer, cheering, and running track at Special Olympics. A fifth grader in Noblesville Schools, Anna is a social butterfly who loves going to school and being with her friends.

The Skomp family found GiGi’s back when it was founded in 2015. Anna has benefitted from the Play-house in many ways, but most recently through its bike riding classes.

“Anna loves GiGi’s and so do I,” Anna’s mom Deb-bie beams. “GiGi’s is such a great place to connect with other families and see that you’re not alone. We’ve made some life-long friend-ships through GiGi’s that have provided tremendous support and resources.”

The 3.21 Run kicks off with open registration at 2 p.m., along with live music, a kids’ carnival and a Silly Safaris show. The Kids Dash

for Down syndrome starts promptly at 4 p.m., immedi-ately followed with the 3.21 Mile Run and a 1 Mile Inspi-rational Walk.

To register a team, learn more about the event, vol-unteer or become a sponsor, click here. Registration is $20 up until July 1, $25 be-tween July 1 and Aug. 1, and $35 after Aug. 1 through race day. Kids 12 and under can register for $15. All regis-tered attendees will receive a shirt and medal.

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Reporter photos by Stu Clampitt(Above left) Woman of the Year Sheryl Clifford, husband Bill, State Representative Donna Schaibley, HCFRW Member Chris Miller and husband Rusty smile for The Reporter’s camera just before the presentation began Friday night. (Above right) Kent and Karen Abernathy (left) talk current events and politics with the Millers and Woman of the Year Sheryl Clifford.

Reporter photo by Stu Clampitt(From left) Indiana State Auditor Tera Klutz, U.S. Senator Todd Young, Lt. Governor Suzanne Crouch, HCFRW Woman of the Year Sheryl Clifford, Indiana First Lady Janet Holcomb, Indiana Federation of Republican Women President Suzanne Heinzmann and Indiana State Treasurer Kelly Mitchell stand together for media photos complete with everything except the red carpet.

Reporter photo by Stu ClampittAs always, Hamilton County had a strong presence at the 38th annual Tribute to Women banquet. Friends, family and community leaders turned out to support Sheryl Clifford as the Hamilton County Republican Woman of the Year, and State Senator Victoria Spartz as the honoree for the 5th Congressional District. (From left) Jason Spartz, Chris Miller, Bill Clifford, Sheryl Clifford, Tina Mangos, Donna Schaibley, Rusty Miller, Suzanne Heinzmann, Tera Klutz, Kim Good, Adrienne Rogers, Victoria Spartz, Landon Kellogg, Tiffany Pascoe, Gerlinde Spartz and Emily Pearson.

Reporter photo by Stu ClampittEach county with a GOP Women’s organization had items available in the silent auction Friday night.

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Written by Joe DiPietro Directed by Doug Davis & Jan McGill

Auditions for Over the River and Through the Woods by Joe DiPietro will be held from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. on Mon-day, Sept. 9 and Tuesday, Sept. 10 in the lower level of Westfield Playhouse, 1836 W. State Road 32, Westfield.

This will be the last Christmas show at the old Playhouse location. Show dates are Nov. 15 and16, Nov. 22 to 24, and Nov. 29 to Dec. 1.

Be a part of Westfield Playhouse’s history and be in this Christmas show di-rected by Encore award-winning director Doug Davis and his talented assistant di-rector, Jan McGill.

SynopsisAll of the family has left Hoboken,

New Jersey, except for Nick and his two sets of grandparents. When Nick is

offered a job out West, his grandparents put a plan in motion to keep him near. One of Joe DiPietro’s funniest, well-writ-ten comedies.

Characters• Nick: Stage age 30 to 40s• Frank: Maternal grandfather, stage

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State Troopers finish strongat Connecticut SWAT challenge

The REPORTERA cadre of Indiana State

Police (ISP) Special Weap-ons and Tactics (SWAT) Troopers recently returned from West Hartford, Conn., where they participated in the 15th annual three-day Connecticut SWAT Chal-lenge (CSC), held Aug. 13 to 15. This was the fourth time ISP SWAT has repre-sented Indiana in this partic-ular competition, and over-all one of their strongest performances yet, taking a fifth place overall finish out of 31 teams competing.

Designed and hosted by the West Hartford Police Department since its incep-tion in 2005, the CSC is a grueling three-day event, where law enforcement and military SWAT teams from around the nation come together to participate in both team and individual head to head competitive events, tactical training seminars, and other activi-ties designed to enhance the leadership and professional

development of our tactical teams nationwide.

As noted on the CSC website, “The intrinsic val-ue of SWAT Challenges can be measured on a variety of levels. Tactics, move-ment techniques, equipment trends, professional con-tacts, inter-agency famil-iarization, fitness levels and shooting proficiency are just a few of the areas that can be positively impacted by a SWAT Challenge.”

The competitive events in these challenges are gen-erally designed to replicate real world tactical situations, such as hostage rescues, tactical medical rescues, or high-risk warrant service scenarios. Teams apply their knowledge, experience, and physical abilities to accom-plish each event's objectives safely and successfully in the fastest ranked times.

As explained by Ser-geant Jim Stanley, ISP North SWAT Team Leader, “These SWAT Challenges can never truly recreate the

real-world dangers or phys-ical and emotional stresses that SWAT operators face on the job each and every day. What you can create is a highly competitive fast paced environment that most SWAT operators thrive well in, where the team suc-cess requires each member to perform with 110 percent effort or better. When brag-ging rights are on the table, the self-imposed physical and mental stress can of-ten be just as taxing as real world stressors, because failure is never an option.”

The Indiana State Police Special Operations Division has three full-time SWAT Teams that provide tactical support for all federal, state, and local law enforcement agencies in their respective geographical areas across Indiana (North, Central and South). ISP SWAT teams are always readily available and capable of assisting any requesting law enforcement agency with resolving sit-uational emergencies or

high-risk situations where a coordinated tactical team effort, or tactical assets are necessary. This year’s ISP CSC Challenge team was

comprised of nine SWAT Troopers, handpicked from these teams based on spe-cific strengths and areas of expertise.

For a full review and comprehensive descrip-tion of the 2019 CSC and team standings, please visit ctswatchallenge.com.

The REPORTERKeep Fishers DPW safe

With all the road con-struction happening right now, remember to slow down and drive carefully around road workers. Click here to see the Fishers DPW crew talk about worker safety.

Interstate 69The Indiana Department

of Transportation continues work on multiple projects to improve pavement condi-tions and repair winter dam-age on Indianapolis area interstates.

Until 6 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 25, there will intermit-tent lane closures (two lanes at a time) on I-69 north-bound from 75th Street to 82nd Street.

Entrance ramps from Allisonville Road to I-465 south will be closed until 6 a.m. Monday, Aug. 26.

For more information and closures outside of Fish-ers, click here. Please direct any questions to INDOT at indot@indot.IN.gov.

113th StreetHamilton County High-

way Department will be starting resurfacing work on 113th Street from Flor-ida Road to Southeastern Parkway on Monday, Aug. 26. Lane restrictions will be in place while this work is being completed.

Allisonville Road Please be advised that

the asphalt paths along Al-lisonville Road are still lo-cated within an active con-struction zone. Please be careful when using these paths.

136th Street & Cyntheanne Road

The new roundabout is open to traffic. This area is still a construction zone with a 30 mph speed limit. Please drive with caution as the final items are being addressed throughout the project.

126th StreetAll lanes of 126th Street

at Parkside Drive are open to traffic along with the new access to Reynolds Drive. This area is still a construc-tion zone with 30 mph speed limit. Please drive with cau-tion as the final items are being addressed throughout the project.

106th Street & Mollenkopf Road

Watch for delays and lane restrictions near 106th Street and Mollenkopf Road for work related to intersection improvements.

96th StreetUtility relocation is be-

ginning on 96th Street as part of the road widening project, resulting in period-ic lane restrictions over the coming months. For more information about the 96th Street road widening proj-ect, view the Fact Sheet.

State Road 37In June, Fishers Mayor

Scott Fadness announced the kickoff of the new market-ing campaign to support the State Road 37 Improvement Project. 37 Thrives with its tagline “Support the Drive” will keep the community informed, updated and con-nected to local businesses along the corridor. Watch the announcement at facebook.com/37thrives. Learn more about the campaign here.

Fishers road construction updates

Who was the first woman to serve jury duty in Indiana?

The REPORTERThis week in Indiana’s

history …1871 – Theodore Dreiser

was born in Terre Haute. He graduated from high school in Warsaw and attended In-diana University. As a jour-nalist, he interviewed many notables of the era, includ-ing Andrew Carnegie and Thomas Edison. As a nov-elist, he wrote of the chang-ing social order in America. He is best known for the best-sellers Sister Carrie and An American Tragedy.

1904 – Hoosiers by the thousands made their way to the St. Louis World's Fair for "Indiana Week." The In-dianapolis News "Newsboy Band" led the local dele-gation onto the grounds, followed by Governor Win-field Durbin and other state officials. The Big Four Rail-road ran eight trains a day to the event. A round-trip ticket was $9.

1920 – Mary Bostwick of Indianapolis became the first woman in Indiana to serve on jury duty. She was also a newspaper reporter who pursued adventure of

all kinds. She took part in balloon races and flew with barnstorming pilots. With 500 winner Howdy Wilcox at the wheel, she was the first woman to ride around the track at the Indianap-olis Motor Speedway (at 110 mph).

1939 – The Wizard of Oz premiered across the nation. Thousands of Hoo-siers saw the movie for the first time at such theaters as Loew's in Indianapolis, the Tivoli in Richmond, the Sipe in Kokomo, the Rivoli in Muncie, and the Logan in Logansport. It played at the Colfax in South Bend, where Wyman's Depart-ment Store advertised an exact copy of Dorothy's dress for $1.98. The ad said, "You can look like a movie star yourself!"

1955 – Two people were killed and dozens injured in a terrific explosion and fire at the Standard Oil Refinery in Whiting. The blast, felt up to 100 miles away, set 40 acres on fire and destroyed 67 storage tanks. Tons of debris went into the air and hundreds of area homes were damaged. Train cars and railroad tracks melted in the fire that burned for eight days.

2009 – Space Shuttle Discovery lifted off from Cape Canaveral. Among the crew was pilot Kevin A. Ford from Montpelier, Ind. A graduate of Blackford High School in Hartford City and the University of Notre Dame, he served many roles at NASA, including that of commander of the Interna-tional Space Station.

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GOP thanks supporters for hard work

Reporter photos by Stu Clampitt5th Congressional District Committee Chair Judy Buck, Hamilton County GOP Chair Laura Campbell and State Senator Victoria Spartz held an appreciation reception at the Chatham Hills Clubhouse, Westfield, Saturday afternoon. The event was a thank you for precinct committeemen and vice-committeemen, grassroots volunteers, and supporters of the Republican Party. (Above, from left) State Treasurer Kelly Mitchell, Indiana Federation of Republican Women Vice President Monica Kozlowski, State Sen. Spartz and Hamilton County Superior Court No. 4 Judge Rick Campbell. Right, from left) Jennifer Templeton, Rosa Selvey, Jessica Piper, Emily Pearson and Kim Good.

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TODAY’S BIBLE READINGWhen Jesus therefore perceived that they would come and take him by force, to make him a king, he departed again into a mountain himself alone. And when even was now come, his disciples went down unto the sea, And entered into a ship, and went over the sea toward Capernaum. And it was now dark, and Jesus was not come to them. And the sea arose by reason of a great wind that blew. So when they had rowed about five and twenty or thirty furlongs, they see Jesus walking on the sea, and drawing nigh unto the ship: and they were afraid. But he saith unto them, It is I; be not afraid. Then they willingly received him into the ship: and immediately the ship was at the land whither they went.

John 6:15-21 (KJV)

Lawrence John Kilday September 15, 1939 – August 22, 2019

Lawrence John Kilday, 79, Noblesville, passed away on Thursday, August 22, 2019 at home with his family. He was born on Sep-tember 15, 1939 to John and Virginia (Garber) Kilday in Polo, Ill.

Lawrence was a 1957 graduate of Polo High School in Polo, Ill. He proudly served in the United States Army. Lawrence worked as a plant manager for 45 years for Martin Mari-etta. He was a member of Our Lady of Grace Catholic Church and the Amer-ican Legion in Noblesville. Lawrence enjoyed cooking and was an avid reader. He had a fantastic sense of hu-mor and he loved his granddaughters.

He is survived by his wife, Evelyn Kilday; brother, James Michael Kilday; sisters, Margaret Broderick and Ellen (John) Finrock; daughters, Kelly (Bruce) Wilcoxen and Colleen (Stephen) Carroll; and grandchildren, Lindsey and Megan Wilcoxen and Catherine and Amanda Carroll.

In addition to his parents, Lawrence was preceded in death by his infant brother, Michael James Kilday.

A prayer service will be held at 4 p.m., and visitation will be from 4 to 7 p.m. on Thursday, August 29, 2019 at Randall & Roberts Funeral Home, 1685 Westfield Road, Noblesville. Burial will take place at a later date.

Memorial contri-butions may be made to Disabled American Veterans, PO Box 508, Greenwood, IN 46142.

ArrangementsCalling: 4 to 7 p.m., Aug. 29Location: Randall & Roberts Funeral HomeCondolences: randallroberts.com

DNR holding two fly-fishing workshops in September

The REPORTERThe DNR is offering

two chances for you to learn to fly fish with two Septem-ber workshops, both led by DNR fisheries biologists.

The first event will be from 9 a.m. to noon on Sept. 7 at Fort Harrison State Park in Indianapolis. The second event will be from 1 to 4 p.m. on Sept. 27 at Salomon Farm Park in Fort Wayne.

Learn to Fly Fish work-shops are designed to teach beginners the skills need-ed to fly fish on their own.

Participants will learn about fly-fishing tackle and fish-ing techniques. Attendees will then gain hands-on in-struction and practice cast-ing a fly rod. Finally, partic-ipants will use their newly acquired skills and knowl-edge to go fly fishing with provided equipment.

Participants must be 16 years old or older, and par-ticipants under age 18 must be accompanied by a regis-tered and related adult. Par-ticipants age 18 and older must have a fishing license,

which must be purchased in advance online at on.IN.gov/inhuntfish or a local retailer. A daily license is available for $9.

The workshops are free, but advance registration is required. Fort Harrison par-ticipants will be required to pay the state park gate fee of $7 per car for in-state ve-hicles or $9 for out-of-state vehicles, or $2 for pedestri-ans and cyclists.

Registration for the In-dianapolis event ends at midnight on Sept. 5. Reg-

istration for the Fort Wayne event ends at midnight on Sept. 25. To register, see the Indiana DNR educa-tion events page at wildlife.IN.gov/7548.htm, click on the desired event, and then click the red register icon in the upper right hand corner of the page.

Registration can also be completed by emailing the event coordinators: Corey DeBoom in Indianapolis, cdeboom@dnr.IN.gov , or Matthew Linn in Fort Wayne, mlinn@dnr.IN.gov.

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8 Sports

The Noblesville girls cross country team won the Plainfield Relays Saturday.

Each relay consisted of two runners. The Millers scored 18 points and also had the top relay team: Madison King and Brooke Lahee finished first in a time of 34:53. Bella Sharples-Gordon and Paige Hazelrigg teamed for a fifth-place finish.

Westfield was the team runner-up by scoring 26 points and three pairs in the top 10: Sydney Clifford and Sophie Por-ter were seventh, Sarah Coates and So-phia Brown took ninth and Abby Clark and Sydney Klinglesmith were 10th.

AT PLAINFIELDTeam scores: Noblesville 18, West-field 26, Brownsburg 46, Cathedral 51, Pike 52, Avon 53, Plainfield 67, Whiteland 73.Race winners: Madison King/Brooke Lahee (N) 34:53.Other Noblesville runners: 5. Bel-la Sharples-Gordon/Paige Hazelrigg 36:25, 12. Sophie Reichard/Sophie Stahl 37:05, 13. Anna Hazelrigg/Mya McGavic 37:17, 24. Taylor Gossard/Ashley Newcome 38:55.Westfield runners: 7. Sydney Clif-ford/Sophie Porter 36:39, 9. Sarah Coates/Sophia Brown 36:42, 10. Abby Clark/Sydney Klinglesmith 36:47, 17. Robyn Schemel/Kyla Cur-tis 37:52, 21. Julia Gabennesch/Sa-mantha Taylor 38:20.

Noblesville’s boys team ran at the Huntington North Invitational on Satur-day, placing third.

Travis Hickner was the individual runner-up for the Millers, with Cole Kim-mel taking fifth.

Noblesville won the junior varsi-ty meet by scoring 28 points. Kolby Mazmeriski led the Millers by placing third in 17:46. Alex Hipkiss took fourth with 17:49. Also finishing in the top 10 were Billy Gregory (sixth, 17:53), Alex Cole (seventh, 17:57), Landon Swift (eighth, 18:00) and Tyler McGovern (10th, 18:03).

AT HUNTINGTON NORTHTeam scores: Concordia Lutheran 53, Homestead 88, Noblesville 97, West Noble 109, Columbia City 141, Wabash 167, Fort Wayne Carroll 171, East Noble 228, Bishop Dwenger 243, Northridge 258, Cardinal Ritter 291, Huntington North 310, Leo 316, DeKalb 359, Norwell 424, Fort Wayne Northrop 435, Fort Wayne South Side 508.Race winner: Reece Gibson (CL) 15:38.6.

Noblesville runners: 2. Travis Hick-ner 15:40.6, 5. Cole Kimmel 15:49.4, 22. Andrew Anderson 16:51.4, 31. Andrew Knight 17:01.9, 41. Joel Mumaw 17:20.4, 46. Asher Propst 17:29.1, 49. Jack Taylor 17:30.9.

Guerin Catholic hosted its own invita-tional on Saturday.

The Golden Eagles boys finished in second place with 42 points, landing three runners in the top 10. Austin Calla-han finished fourth, Holden King placed seventh and Matt Fletcher was eighth.

Guerin Catholic’s girls team placed third. Bridget Gallgher was third indi-vidually, with Raegan Bohbrink placing 10th.

AT GUERIN CATHOLICGIRLS MEETTeam scores: Bishop Chatard 27, Brebeuf Jesuit 43, Guerin Catholic 68, Roncalli 99, Heritage Christian 155.Race winner: Madeline Keller (BJ) 18:19.97.Guerin Catholic top seven run-ners: 3. Bridget Gallagher 19:02.25, 10. Raegan Bohbrink 20:53.81, 15. Sophia Woods 21:47.41, 19. Joelle Klavon 22:06.15, 21. Nicole Pow-ers 22:24.10, 22. Kinley Callahan 22:29.54, 26. Madison Scheidler 22:34.66.BOYS MEETTeam scores: Brebeuf Jesuit 20, Guerin Catholic 42, Roncalli 85, Bish-op Chatard 110, Heritage Christian 144, Covenant Christian 152.Race winner: Jack Kovach (BJ) 16:00.30.Guerin Catholic top seven runners: 4. Austin Callahan 16:46.81, 7. Hold-

en King 17:00.79, 8. Matt Fletcher 17:07.46, 11. Aaron Banks 17:10.71, 12. Nicholas Schramm 17:15.77, 21. Dominic Stein 17:52.21, 24. Gavin Morrow 18:04.20.

Carmel and Fishers competed in the Zionsville Invitational, a 4K race that took place Saturday at Northview Church in Carmel.

The Tigers won the boys meet, scor-ing 71 points. Will Clark took eighth in-dividually, with Jaylen Castillo placing ninth. The Greyhounds were sixth as a team with 150 points; William Anderson led Carmel by taking 13th.

The Greyhound girls were runners-up in that division, scoring 53 points to Zi-onsville’s 41. Brooke Waldal took third and Jasmine Klopstad was fifth. The Fishers girls were a close third with 54 points and got three runners in the top 10. Hannah Sale was second, Vera Schafer fifth and Elizabeth Barrett ninth.

AT NORTHVIEW CHURCHBOYS MEETTeam scores: Fishers 71, Colum-bus North 88, Bloomington South 99, Brownsburg 109, North Central 139, Carmel 150, Zionsville 155, Center Grove 190, Terre Haute North 227, Northview 247, West Lafayette 327, Lebanon 395, Rushville 422, New Palestine 422, Herron 447, Arsenal Tech 497, Columbus East 505.Race winner: Alex Frey (NC) 12:27.6.Fishers top seven runners: 8. Will Clark 12:56.6, 9. Jaylen Castillo 12:57.7, 11. Drew Smith 13:01.6, 17. Matthew Leppert 13:10.9, 26. Tate Meaux 13:22.0, 29. Max McCollum 13:22.6, 31. Jonathon Roth 13:24.4.

Noblesville girls win Plainfield RelaysCross country

Photo providedThe Noblesville girls cross country team won the Plainfield Relays on Saturday. The Millers scored 18 points as a team, and the duo of Madison King and Brooke Lahee finished first individually.

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In an all-county boys soccer show-down, Hamilton Southeastern beat Carm-el 3-0 in a Saturday afternoon game at the Royals’ field.

The Class 3A No. 5 Royals got their first goal when Kam Greenwald passed to Harsahil Gandham, who then got past two defenders. Gandham sent the ball to Isa Sayeed, who scored. Gandham later got his own goal off an assist by Parker Gopsill.

With that, Southeastern led 2-0 at halftime. Sam Kay scored the third goal, with Ryan Mikels providing the assist.

Meanwhile, the Royals’ defense, led by goalkeeper Jacob Kane, Jonah Barnes and Kay got its second shutout of the sea-son.

Westfield’s girls team got a bounce-back victory at Plainfield on Saturday, by the score of 3-2.

Lauren Macdonald scored two goals for the Shamrocks, with Amiah Sprung-er getting the other goal. Sydney Payne made eight saves. Madison Niehaus to-taled 15 completed passes in the midfield.

Westfield plays Northwestern on

Monday.

Fishers’ girls team beat Franklin Cen-tral 4-0 on Saturday, improving to 2-0 in Hoosier Crossroads Conference play.

Aubry Robinson scored an early goal, then Ellen Stump added two goals for the Tigers. Sami Bird scored the fourth goal.

“The game featured a total team effort both offensively and defensively limiting the Flashes opportunities,” said Fishers coach Ben Beasley.

Noblesville’s girls team sailed past

West Lafayette 7-0 in a Saturday after-noon game.

The Class 3A No. 3 Millers are 2-0 for the season and play their HCC opener Wednesday at Avon.

Hamilton Southeastern’s girls, ranked No. 2 in 3A, played three games this weekend at the South Bend St. Joseph’s Invitational.

On Friday night, the Royals swept past Warsaw 11-1. Ashley Wilson scored

WISH-TV staff reportsCalling it “the hardest decision of my

life,” Colts quarterback Andrew Luck said Saturday night he is retiring as he continues to deal with an ankle injury.

He made the announcement in an impromptu, 25-minute news conference after the Colts lost a preseason game to the Chicago Bears 27-17 at Lucas Oil Stadium.

“I’m in pain, I’m still in pain,” Luck said. “It’s a myriad of issues — calf strain, posterior ankle impingement, high ankle sprain. Part of my journey going forward will be figuring out how to feel better.”

Team owner Jim Irsay said that “part of our heart is broken tonight.”

Adam Schefter of ESPN first reported the quarterback’s retirement in a Saturday night tweet during the game against Chi-cago where Luck was on the sidelines.

The 6-feet-4 quarterback from Stan-ford last practiced with the team July 28 at training camp in Westfield. The Colts already had said his lower leg injury probably would keep Luck out of the en-tire preseason.

Luck was initially diagnosed with a strained calf in March and did not partici-pate in any of the team’s offseason work-outs. When training camp opened, he was limited to individual drills and sev-en-on-seven but no full team drills. But when the pain persisted, Luck returned to rehab and was only permitted to run the starting offense in walkthroughs.

“I feel quite exhausted. … I feel tired and not just in a physical sense,” Luck said Saturday.

He said he started having the conver-sation about retiring a couple of weeks ago when no progress was being made on his ankle injury.

Luck said he had planned to tell his teammates after the game about his deci-sion, followed by a 3 p.m. Sunday news conference. The Colts locker room was closed to the media after the game.

The Colts selected the 29-year-old quarterback as the first overall pick in the first round of the 2012 NFL Draft. He scored 171 touchdowns in his career, ac-cording to the team’s website, and leaves the Colts with a 57-37 win-loss record, according to football databases.

The news spread quickly among fans at Lucas Oil Stadium. Luck said in the news conference he was hurt by the boo-

ing fans as he walked off the field during the preseason game.

In a separate news conference after the preseason game, Colts General Man-ager Chris Ballard said, “For those peo-ple that booed tonight, it’s an emotional time and I understand that. … This man had done a lot for Indianapolis and the Indianapolis Colts.”

In his support of the city, Luck host-ed an NFL Play 60 event with India-napolis Public School students, served as a co-spokesperson for the “COLT-STRONG, LIBRARYSTRONG” cam-paign for the Indianapolis Public Library and visited Riley Hospital for Children at IU Health to spread cheer during the holidays.

Coach Frank Reich said. “There’s a saying in football that everyone knows and everybody lives by, it’s next man up

and even though this situation is unique, no one is exempt.”

Luck also noted in the news confer-ence he’d been in pain and rehabilitation for four years.

In September 2015, he sprained his shoulder and sat out two games after a Week 3 game against the Tennessee Ti-tans.

In November 2015, a couple of days after a win over the Denver Broncos, the Colts announced Luck had abdominal injuries that later were determined to be a lacerated kidney plus multiple muscle pulls. He didn’t return for the rest of the season.

In the 2016 season, Luck sat out one game in November due to a concussion.

In January 2017, Luck had shoulder surgery. He didn’t return to the field until Aug. 9, 2018, for a preseason game and

Sept. 9 for a regular season game.He played his last game for the Colts

in the AFC Divisional Playoffs on Jan. 12. His last NFL game was the Pro Bowl on Jan. 27.

Luck said he has faith in the next quarterback who will lead the Colts to their first regular season game on Sept. 8 against the Los Angeles Chargers.

“Jacoby Brissett is an awesome dude … bright and sharp,” Luck said. Last year, he said, he was “very jealous and resentful of this fun, happy dude who was in my spot. I could not have been more wrong (about Brissett). I cannot wait to support him and see him lead this team.”

Ballard said he’s excited to watch Brissett play.

“We’re not going to ask Jacoby Bris-sett to be Andrew Luck.”

Colts quarterback Andrew Luck retires

Kent Graham/File photo Indianapolis Colts quarterback Andrew Luck announced his retirement from football Saturday night. Luck, shown here during last month's Colts Training Camp at Grand Park, has suffered several injuries over the years and said it was a "myriad of issues" that led to his decision to retire.

SoccerSoutheastern boys win showdown with Carmel

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FRIDAY FOOTBALL BOXSCOREWESTFIELD 55, HARRISON 28

Score by QuartersHarrison 14 7 7 0 - 28Westfield 28 0 21 6 - 55

Team Stats HHS WHSFirst Downs 20 21Rushes-Yards n/a 33-274Yards Passing n/a 314Comp-Att-Int-TD n/a 10-13-0-3Fumbles-Lost 2-2 1-1Penalties-Yards 5-14 4-21Punts-Average n/a 2-34.5

Westfield ScoringFirst QuarterMason Piening 56-yard pass from Cam-

den Simons (Eduardo Beltran kick)

Simons 1-yard run (Beltran kick)Piening 37-yard pass from Simons (Bel-tran kick)Reid Schepers 67-yard pass from Si-mons (Beltran kick)Third QuarterEli Patchett 10-yard run (Beltran kick)Patchett 15-yard run (Beltran kick)Simons 85-yard run (Beltran kick)Fourth QuarterMicah Hauser 3-yard run (kick failed)

Westfield individual statsRushing: Simons 10-108, Patchett 12-101, Hauser 7-39, Jack Pfeiffer 4-26.Passing: Simons 10-13-314.Receiving: Piening 4-168, Dane Wheel-er 3-51, Schepers 2-73, Hauser 1-22.

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Major League Baseball standings

American LeagueEast W L PCT. GBN.Y. Yankees 84 47 .641 -Tampa Bay 76 55 .580 8.0Boston 70 61 .534 14.0Toronto 53 79 .402 31.5Baltimore 42 88 .323 41.5Central W L PCT. GBMinnesota 78 51 .605 -Cleveland 76 54 .585 2.5Chi. White Sox 59 70 .457 19.0Kansas City 45 85 .346 33.5 Detroit 39 88 .307 38.0West W L PCT. GBHouston 84 47 .641 -Oakland 74 54 .578 8.5Texas 64 67 .489 20.0L.A. Angels 63 69 .477 21.5Seattle 55 75 .423 28.5

National LeagueEast W L PCT. GBAtlanta 79 52 .603 -Washington 72 57 .558 6.0Philadelphia 67 61 .523 10.5N.Y. Mets 67 62 .519 11.0Miami 46 82 .359 31.5Central W L PCT. GBSt. Louis 70 58 .547 -Chi. Cubs 69 60 .535 1.5Milwaukee 67 62 .519 3.5Cincinnati 60 68 .469 10.0Pittsburgh 54 75 .419 16.5West W L PCT. GBL.A. Dodgers 86 45 .656 -San Francisco 64 65 .496 21.0Arizona 64 66 .492 21.5San Diego 59 69 .461 25.5Colorado 58 72 .446 27.5

Saturday scoresWashington 7, Chicago Cubs 2L.A. Dodgers 2, N.Y. Yankees 1

Philadelphia 9, Miami 3Baltimore 7, Tampa Bay 1Pittsburgh 14, Cincinnati 0Cleveland 4, Kansas City 2Houston 5, L.A. Angels 2

Atlanta 9, N.Y. Mets 5Minnesota 8, Detroit 5

Texas 4, Chicago White Sox 0Milwaukee 4, Arizona 0St. Louis 6, Colorado 0Boston 5, San Diego 4

San Francisco 10, Oakland 5Toronto 7, Seattle 5

Eastern ConferenceTeam W L PCT. GBx-Connecticut 20 8 0.714 -x-Washington 20 8 0.714 -x-Chicago 17 11 0.607 3.0Indiana 9 19 0.321 11.0New York 9 19 0.321 11.0Atlanta 6 22 0.214 14.0x - Clinched playoff berth

Western ConferenceTeam W L PCT. GBx-Las Vegas 19 10 0.655 -x-Los Angeles 17 10 0.630 1.0Seattle 15 13 0.536 3.5Minnesota 14 15 0.483 5.0Phoenix 13 14 0.481 5.0Dallas 9 19 0.321 9.5

WNBA standings No games on Saturday

The Westfield girls golf team won the Roncalli Invitational, which took place Saturday at Smock Golf Club.

The Shamrocks won with a team score of 317. Jocelyn Bruch led Westfield with a 77, followed by Sophie McGinnis with a 79.

"We had a really nice day as a team,” said Shamrocks coach Trevor Neu. “The girls battled the wind well today and played smart golf. We still have some

things we can continue to improve but it is really good to see consistent scores from the players."

Carmel finished second at the invita-tional with a 319. The Greyhounds were led by Katie Kuc, who carded a 73 to fin-ish third individually.

Guerin Catholic scored a 397. Angel-ica Pfefferkorn was the Golden Eagles’ leader with a 77.

Team scores: Westfield 317, Car-mel 319, Zionsville 319, Center Grove 328, Columbus North 328, Franklin Community 332, Plainfield 364, Bish-op Chatard 392, Guerin Catholic 397, Southport 398, Martinsville 404, Ron-calli 417, Terre Haute South 420, Terre Haute North 431, Covenant Christian 494, Cardinal Ritter 502, Ben Davis 507.

Medalist: Nathaly Munnicha (Co-lumbus North) 72, won in playoff.

Westfield scores: Jocelyn Bruch 36-41=77, Sophie McGinnis 42-37=79, Al-lie Hildebrand 40-40=80, Natalie Shupe 41-40=81, Grace Snyder 43-48=91.

Carmel scores: Katie Kuc 37-36=73, Ava Hedrick 42-38=80, Elizabeth Hed-rick 40-42=82, Ava Nguyen 43-41=84, Sydney Longstreth 43-43=86.

Guerin Catholic scores: Angelica Pfefferkorn 41-36=77, Audrey Kunce 56-42=98, Jenny Zerla 53-55=108, Jenna Rust 56-58=114.

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four goals for Southeastern, with Izzie Wallace and Molly Harris both getting two. Lydia Self, Ashlynn Freeman and Madleine Bellaver each scored one.

The Royals picked up two more wins on Saturday, first beating 3A No. 4 Home-stead 5-1. Bellaver scored in the first half, then Southeastern poured in four more goals in the second half, from Harris, Bel-laver, Wallace and Layla Brown.

The Royals finished with a 3-0 win over 3A No. 11 Chesterton Saturday af-ternoon. Wallace, Brown and Wilson all scored.

Southeastern is now 4-0 for the sea-son. During the tournament, Royals coach Greg Davidson picked up his 300th victory.

University’s girls, ranked No. 8 in 1A, battled 3A Pendleton Heights to a 0-0 tie on Saturday morning.

“The University defense led by Meg-gie Tanona and Lilly Fair shut down Pendleton as University had the majority of scoring opportunities,” said Trailblaz-ers coach Chris Morrison. “It was bad luck that nothing found the back of the

net. New comers Maddie Sears and Sierra Hinds had strong games and will contin-ue to be an important part of the team. Al-though we did not score, we saw progress on the offensive side and know it is only a matter of time until everything clicks.”

Hamilton Heights’ girls gave 1A No. 1 Lafayette Central Catholic a battle at the Lebanon Invitational on Saturday be-fore falling 2-1.

The Huskies controlled much of the first half, but the Knights took advantage of one of their counterattacks, and scored

with under two minutes left in the half. Heights got the equalizer less than two minutes into the second half, with Jenna Peterson scoring from 12 yards out. Cait-lin Hartwick got the assist. But Central Catholic scored soon after and held the lead from there.

The Huskies are 2-1 and play Monday at Sheridan.

Westfield’s junior varsity boys team beat Pike 1-0 Saturday morning.

Everett Fife scored the Shamrocks’ goal, with Yahir Lopez making the assist.

Carmel top seven runners: 13. William Ander-son 13:07.7, 23. Austin Throckmorton 13:19.88, 30. Samuel Hooton 13:23.3, 42. Kurt Stephens 13:38.3, 47. Caleb Leinheiser 13:40.8, 49. TK Shi-shikura 13:41.6, 64. Charlie Leedke 13:49.4.GIRLS MEETTeam scores: Zionsville 41, Carmel 53, Fishers 54, North Central 151, Bloomington South 156, West Lafayette 158, Northview 160, New Palestine 189, Center Grove 229, Lebanon 304, Columbus East 314, Terre Haute North 322, Rushville 393, Herron 430.Race winner: Katelyn Wasson (Z) 14:29.7.Carmel top seven runners: 3. Brooke Waldal 15:03.2, 8. Jasmine Klopstad 15:21.6, 13. Jamie Klavon 15:32.3, 14. Brooklyn Edwards 15:32.3, 15. Alivia Romaniuk 15:33.0, 21. Roni Ledezma 15:49.5, 46. Madalyn Sailors 16:36.6.Fishers top seven runners: 2. Hannah Sale 14:56.2, 5. Vera Schafer 15:10.6, 9. Elizabeth Bar-rett 15:21.9, 18. Emma Gillespie 15:42.0, 20. Abby Carter 15:48.1, 39. Megan Mybeck 16:19.8, 53. Brynn Urban 16:45.0.

Hamilton Heights’ Maria Mitchell won the girls individual race at the Meister Family Memorial Run, which took place on Saturday.

Mitchell clocked in at 18:57.8, and also helped the Huskies to a second-place team finish. Heights scored 81 points to Mount Vernon’s 39.

The Huskies boys placed third with 143 points. Price Knowles finished 14th to lead Heights.

AT MONROE CENTRALBOYS RACETeam scores: Mount Vernon 35, New Haven 61, Hamilton Heights 143, Anderson 160, Liberty Christian 177, Monroe Central 184, Blackford 209, Eastern Hancock 218, Cowan 278, Muncie Bur-ris 281, Southern Wells 281, Adams Central 316, Union County 321, Winchester 330, Randolph Southern 345, Knightstown 385, Blue River Valley

442, Union (Modoc) 454.Race winner: Luis Saldana (NH) 16:50.1.Heights top seven runners: 14. Price Knowles 18:16.8, 24. Preston Miller 18:36.1, 32. Clay Forrer 19:19.4, 38. Landon Hurley 19:28.1, 43. Landon Steele 19:37.1, 46. Evan Williamson 19:46.4, 54. Drew Monnin 20:00.1.GIRLS RACETeam scores: Mount Vernon 39, Hamilton Heights 81, New Haven 121, Adams Central 145, Cowan

157, Blackford 181, Union County 189, Monroe Central 214, Anderson 215, Southern Wells 219, Blue River Valley 232, Winchester 241.Race winner: Maria Mitchell (HH) 18:57.8.Other Heights top seven runners: 12. Chloe Henderson 22:36.3, 16. Madison Dotlich 23:04.8, 29. Morgan Guthrie 23:59.5, 32. Victoria Lopez 24:08.7, 72. Isis Dillman 27:39.4, 73. Marissa Ken-nedy 27:41.2.

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Reporter photo by Kent GrahamNoblesville's Travis Hickner (center) and Cole Kimmel (far right) race in the lead pack after the 3K mark during the Huntington North Invitational on Saturday.