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RONNIE’S RAMBLINGS
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Vol 02 Issue 46 06_13_2016 PUBLISHED BY Wilson Photography
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Cover photo: The avon softball team hoist their 2016 Class 4A state Championship Trophy.
WHAT TO EXPECT
In this issue...
Ronnie’s Ramblings
Four
Softball
Six
Letters of Intent
Twenty-four
Baseball
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RONNIE’S RAMBLINGS Vol 02 Issue 46 06_13_2016
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his will be the last issue of Ronnie’s Ramblings, as it has existed for the last two years. With the exception of Boys Golf, all 2016 spring post-season tournaments have concluded. The team/individual outcomes of the golf regional will determine whether or not there is another small photo issue of boys-golfonly. (See note on page 31.) My high school sports action publishing career is rapidly come to an end. I will continue to cover an occasional event as a stringer for other publications and I will continue to publish a blog of sorts. Concerning the “blog” - One of the many things I enjoyed about what I have done publishing for the past 20 years is having a platform from which to pontificate. What has been and still
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is a pleasant surprise to me, is there are quite few people who enjoy what I write. Since I enjoy it and others derive a convoluted sense of pleasure from it, I will continue to
write my column. It will continue to be called Ronnie’s Ramblings. (When I started Ramblings I determined the name because I ramble from subject to subject in this column, much
like I did in Deliberate Divarica- sives will continue to ramble; I commonly used and frequently tion in Sports & More, I ramble will keep the name, but lose the raised a question as to what it all over Hendricks County covering events and my coverage of events schedule tended to ramble; sometimes two or three events an evening other times maybe one. Thus I thought Ronnie’s Ramblings was appropriate.) The subjects of my future mis-
photo content. I may occasionally include a photo of something I have taken that I feel is worth sharing. It may or may not be high school sports relevant. (I considered renaming this publication Deliberate Divarication - from Sports & More - but the word divarication is not
meant and how to pronounce it.) I will keep it simple. The revised Ramblings will is available by subscription, Facebook and Twitter, just as it is now. To the parents of the high school student/athletes I have photographed, thank you for letting me be a part of your children’s high school career. To those same student/athletes, thank you for confirming to me there are still some incredibly responsible, dedicated, hardworking, disciplined and assuredly successful future adults. To the coaches, school administrators and especially to the tremendous hospitality coordinators and suppliers, thank you. You frequently made the tournaments more enjoyable and saved me the drudgery of preparing a meal or two, better than I could, for myself Fin.
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Softball State Championship Photos by Ronnie Wilson
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Avon’s Sydnie Foster began the bottom of the 7th inning rally bunting safely to first...
...sister Hayley singles and Avon has runners on 1st and 2nd with no outs...
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...after advancing to 3rd on a wild pitch, Sydnie Foster slides safely under the attempted tag on a fielders choice to tie the score 3-3, sister Hayley advanced to third on the play...
...with one out in the bottom of the 7th, the score tied, Hannah Eiler smacks a base hit RBI scoring Hayley Foster for the game ending go ahead run.
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After Hannah Eiler’s game ending RBI single the Avon team w
wildly celebrates their first ever Softball State Championship.
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Avon pitcher Hayley Foster executes a spin ritual prior to starting another inning in state championship action.
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Avon’s Halle Morgan makes a catch for an out of a pop fly foul in state championship action.
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Avon’s Pagie Eichelberger completes the double play from (inset) Monica Carter wh
ho caught a hard line drive and made the throw to first in state championship action.
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Avon’s Kamrie Foster makes a catch for an out as her sister Sydnie is in position to back-up, if needed;
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Avon’s Monica Carter smiles for the camera after going horizontal to make the catch of a low hard line drive.
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Avon’s Mackenzi Nyland positions herself to make the catch for an out in state championship play.
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Avon’s Halle Morgan looks to her coach to get the pitch signal in state championship action.
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Avon’s Kamrie Foster makes a catch for an out in left field during state championship action.
Avon’s Monica Carter smacks a two RBI base hit in state championship action.
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The Avon softball team enjoys their state tournament champ
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pionship. (Note final score on scoreboard in upper left corner.)
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LOI Photos by Avon High School Athletic Department
Avon High School’s Alex Ayler signs a letter of intent to study Accounting and play baseball at Anderson University. Pictured are (front, from left) Carol Ayler, Alex, Tim Ayler, (back, from left)Eric Ayler and Head Coach Troy Drosche.
Photos courtesy of Avon high School Athletic Department Avon’s Antoin Clifton signs to play basketball with IU Kokomo. Pictured (left to right) Back row- Avon Asst. Coach Luke Meredith, Evan Lowden, IU Kokomo Coach Thompson, Avon Head Coach Jason Young Seated- Antoin Clifton
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Avon’s Andy Greathouse, will be majoring in engineering and walking-on in track at the University of Southern Indiana. Front row: Hunter Greathouse, Jason Greathouse, Andy Greathouse, Meachele Greathouse Back row: Zach Toothman, Caleb Bailey (AHS coaches).
Photos courtesy of Avon high School Athletic Department
Avon’s Ryan Lingle signs to play Tennis and study Finance and Economics at Olivet Nazarene University Front row: Kyle Lingle, Scott Lingle, Ryan Lingle, Linda Lingle, Macy Lingle Avon Head Coach Robert Mize, Avon Assistant Coach Jeff Berg, Olivet Coach Chris Tudor
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Avon’s Connor McCanless, who will be walking on at the University of Indianapolis for track & field and major in nursing. Front row: Ira Wolff, Marian Wolff, Connor McCanless, Brad McCanless, Cameron McCanless Back row: Zach Toothman, Tony Newbern (AHS coaches)
Photos courtesy of Avon high School Athletic Department Avon’s Shawn Moore Jr. signs a Letter of Intent to play basketball for Spring Hill College (Mobile, AL). Pictured: Shawn’s parents Stacey and Shawn Moore Sr. and AHS Coach Jason Young.
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Avon’s Tony Newbern, who is receiving an athletic scholarship in track & field at Southern Illinois UniversityCarbondale. He plans to major in Pre-Law.. Pictured - First row: Lauren Newbern, Debra Newbern, Tony
Newbern (Jr.), Tony Newbern (Sr.) Back row: Zach Toothman, Caleb Bailey. Photos courtesy of Avon high School Athletic Department
Avon’s Alec Scheerer, will major in Exercise Science at the University of Indianapolis and run cross country/track & field. Front row is Jim Scheerer, Alec Scheerer, and Holli Scheerer. Back row is Zach Toothman and Caleb Bailey (AHS coaches).
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Avon’s Darnell and Dontrell Tolliver, will both attend Indiana University East to major in Exercise Science and run track & field. Front row: Darnell Tolliver, Dontrell Tolliver Back row: Jesse Hicks, Zach Toothman, Sam Penrod (AHS coaches)
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Sean Hughes, who’s walking on at the University of Southern Indiana to major in Accounting. First row: Yoko Hughes, Sean Hughes, Wayne Hughes, Sandra Hughes Back row: Zach Toothman, Caleb Bailey (AHS coaches)
baseball Regional Photos by Ronnie Wilson
Avon’s Jack Hart fields the ball in front of 2nd base and steps on the bag to complete the force out of the runner coming from first...
...releases the ball to first to complete the double play in regional action versus Pendleton Heights.
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Avon’s Luke Shayotovich makes a throw to first for an out versus Pendleton Heights in regional action.
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Champion and advances to the regional. Luke Kelly finished with a 74. Cascade - Finished 5th. Cadet Jackson Franchville cardSoftball ed a 74. Garrett Complement State Championship recorded a 78. Franchville and Avon - Class 4A State Champi- Complement both advance to ons, defeated Penn, 4-3. Haylie the regional as individuals. Foster was the winning pitcher, Complement advanced to the tossing a complete game, alstate finals as an individual. lowing five hits and two earned Danville - Finished 9th. runs. Plainfield - Finished 3rd Golf - Boys and advances to the regional. Jacob Brejcha was the MedalSectional Avon - Finished 4th. Cam- ist, carding a 73. eron Klein tallied an 80 and Tri-West - Finished 7th. advances to the regional as an individual. Regional Brownsburg - Sectional The top three (30 )teams
County Results
advance to the state finals and the top five individual players not associated with an advancing team, advance to the state finals. State finals are June 14 & 15 at Prairie View Golf Club, Carmel Indiana.
Brownsburg 4th.
- Finished
Cascade
- Garrett Compliment advances to the state finals as an individual, tying for 2nd, with a 68.
Plainfield - Finished 10th.
Baseball Avon
Regional
- Lost to Pendleton Heights, 8-3.
Publisher’s Note Cascade’s Garrett Complement advanced to the state finals, there will be an updated version of this issue published either this Wednesday or Thursday with coverage of Complement at the state finals, weather permitting.
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PUBLISHED BY Wilson Photography
RONNIE’S RAMBLINGS Vol 02 Issue 46 06_13_2016
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