Tournament Season Reaching Hype Status
The second season is here for girls basketball, wrestling and swimming all around the state.
Sectional basketball tournaments in four classes involving 397 teams in Indiana will start Tuesday and culminate on Feb. 25 at Banker’s Life Fieldhouse in Indianapolis for the IHSAA Girls Basketball State Finals. Locally, the girls basketball sectional draws that took place Sunday, Jan. 22 developed the road map for teams looking for its share of the glory. The IHSAA has a universal ticket policy in place for the tournament, which is $6 per session or $10 for all games of the sectional. School all-sport passes will not be accepted for admission to any tournament.
Girls swimming sectionals crank up across the state, with 20 sectionals hosting 239 teams. Each champion individual within the 11 swimming events will automatically qualify for the IHSAA Girls Swimming Finals on Feb. 10-11 at IUPUI in Indianapolis. The top four divers from the sectional round advances to the diving regionals on Tuesday, Feb. 7. Tickets are $6 per person for one day or $10 per person for both days.
Wrestling’s state tournament begins this Saturday at sites across the state. The top four individuals in each of the 14 weight classes from 32 different sectionals advance to the regional round next Saturday, Feb. 4. Tickets are $6 per person.
Doors will open generally 45 minutes to an hour before the start of each night’s contests.
Here is a breakdown of the various tournaments in the area involving our coverage teams.
Girls Basketball
Class 4-A
At Goshen
Tuesday, Jan. 31
Game 1: 7 p.m.: Goshen vs. Penn
Wednesday, Feb. 1
Game 2: 6 p.m.: Concord vs. Northridge; Game 3: 7:30 p.m.: Warsaw vs. Elkhart Memorial
Friday, Feb. 3
Game 4: 6 p.m.: Elkhart Central vs. Game 1 winner; Game 5: 7:30 p.m.: Game 2 winner vs. Game 3 winner
Saturday, Feb. 4
Game 6: 7:30 p.m.: Championship
Class 3-A
At West Noble
Tuesday, Jan. 31
Game 1: 6 p.m.: West Noble vs. Lakeland; Game 2: 7:30 p.m.: NorthWood vs. Wawasee
Friday, Feb. 3
Game 3: 6 p.m.: Fairfield vs. Game 1 winner; Game 4: 7:30 p.m.: Tippecanoe Valley vs. Game 2 winner
Saturday, Feb. 4
Game 5: 7:30 p.m.: Championship
Class 2-A
At Central Noble
Tuesday, Jan. 31
Game 1: 7 p.m.: Fremont vs. Whitko
Wednesday, Feb. 1
Game 2: 6 p.m.: Prairie Heights vs. Central Noble; Game 3: 7:30 p.m.: Westview vs. Bremen
Friday, Feb. 3
Game 4: 6 p.m.: LaVille vs. Game 1 winner; Game 5: 7:30 p.m.: Game 2 winner vs. Game 3 winner
Saturday, Feb. 4
Game 6: 7 p.m.: Championship
Class 1-A
At Culver
Tuesday, Jan. 31
Game 1: 6:30 p.m.: South Central vs. South Bend Career Academy
Wednesday, Feb. 1
Game 2: 6:30 p.m.: North Miami vs. Culver; Game 3: 8 p.m.: Argos vs. Triton
Friday, Feb. 3
Game 4: 6:30 p.m.: LaCrosse vs. Game 1 winner; Game 5: 8 p.m.: Game 2 winner vs. Game 3 winner
Saturday, Feb. 4
Game 6: 7:30 p.m.: Championship
Class 1-A
At Fort Wayne Blackhawk Christian
Tuesday, Jan. 31
Game 1: 6 p.m.: Lakeland Christian Academy vs. Bethany Christian; Game 2: 7:30 p.m.: Elkhart Christian Academy vs. Hamilton
Friday, Feb. 3
Game 3: 6 p.m.: Lakewood Park Christian vs. Game 1 winner; Game 4: 7:30 p.m.: Fort Wayne Blackhawk Christian vs. Game 2 winner
Saturday, Feb. 4
Game 5: 7:30 p.m.: Championship
Girls Swimming
Prelims – Thursday, Feb. 2 at 5:30 p.m.; Finals Saturday, Feb. 4 at 1 p.m.
At Northridge
Teams from Angola, Concord, DeKalb, East Noble, Elkhart Memorial, Fremont, Goshen, Northridge, NorthWood, Wawasee and Westview
At Warsaw
Teams from Cass, Columbia City, Culver Academy, Huntington North, Logansport, Manchester, North Miami, Oregon-Davis, Pioneer, Plymouth, Rochester, Tippecanoe Valley, Wabash and Warsaw
Wrestling
Saturday, Jan. 28
At Plymouth, 9 a.m.
Teams from Bremen, Caston, CMA, Culver, Plymouth, Rochester, Tippecanoe Valley, Triton, Warsaw and Wawasee
At Elkhart Memorial, 9 a.m.
Teams from Concord, Elkhart Central, Elkhart Memorial, Fairfield, Goshen, Jimtown, Northridge, NorthWood
At Fort Wayne Carroll, 8 a.m.
Teams from Fort Wayne Carroll, Churubusco, Columbia City, Eastside, Garrett, Fort Wayne Dwenger, Fort Wayne Concordia, Fort Wayne North, Fort Wayne Northrop and Whitko