Tonight the Railroaders got beat by a better team. Not because Jimtown has a tradition, not because we had to play on the road. We simply got beat by a team that had better players than we do. That's not a mean comment. We have a great team. Our record and our accomplishments this year are nothing to be ashamed of. Our conference had 4 of it's 7 schools in sectional championship games tonight. 2 of the 4 are sectional champions. We were one of the best teams in that conference and the area. But our great players, our great coaches, our great team, got beat by their great team. Simple enough. You don't get to a sectional championship game, you don't get a 9-3 record unless you have a great team. We are only the fourth team in Garrett History to win at least 9 games. We set all sorts of records because we had a great team.
I am proud of our kids, our parents, our coaches, and our community for making this a great year for the Garrett Athletic Department. We were so much fun to watch. We got great crowd support from our fans and we displayed a lot of pride and character all season long.
Don't hang your heads and toil in gloom because of getting beat. We gave our best and we lost. Nuf said!
Thank You seniors for all your hard work over these last four years. We could not ask for a better group of young men.
Showing posts with label ihsaa sectional. Show all posts
Showing posts with label ihsaa sectional. Show all posts
Friday, November 4, 2011
Monday, October 31, 2011
Sectional Championship Tickets + Directions!
The Garrett Athletic Department will be pre-selling tickets for Fridays Championship Sectional Football game at Jimtown. Tickets are available until Noon on Friday for the price of $6.
The Athletic Department is also organizing a fan bus to the game. Students can purchase fan bus tickets for $2 + $6 sectional ticket. All tickets must be purchased before Noon on Friday.
Directions:
Take Hwy 6 west out of Kendallville to Nappanee. In Nappanee turn North on Hwy 19 and travel approximately 12.5 miles to County Road 26. Turn left (west) on CR 26 and travel approximately .6 miles to CR 22 which is the first right. Travel 1.1 miles on CR 22 to County Road 3. Turn Right on CR 3, this will take you to the High School.
The Athletic Department is also organizing a fan bus to the game. Students can purchase fan bus tickets for $2 + $6 sectional ticket. All tickets must be purchased before Noon on Friday.
Directions:
Take Hwy 6 west out of Kendallville to Nappanee. In Nappanee turn North on Hwy 19 and travel approximately 12.5 miles to County Road 26. Turn left (west) on CR 26 and travel approximately .6 miles to CR 22 which is the first right. Travel 1.1 miles on CR 22 to County Road 3. Turn Right on CR 3, this will take you to the High School.
Monday, October 17, 2011
Football Sectional Directions and Game Information
The Garrett Football team opens Sectional play this Friday Night at 7:30 p.m. at Tippecanoe Valley High School. Tippy Valley is located on Hwy 19 between Warsaw and Rochester, Indiana.
The trip will take about 1 1/2 hours. Generally, the best way to get there is by going to South Whitley, Indiana by taking Hwy 205 out of Garrett to South Whitley. When you get to South Whitley you need to turn West on Hwy 14. You will stay on Hwy. 14 for about 20.5 miles. When Hwy. 14 turns south toward Akron, Indiana you keep going straight onto a county road (100). You will take this road until you reach Hwy. 19. At Hwy. 19 you need to turn North. This will take you right to the High School. (2.7 miles)
The High School will be located on the West side of the road.
Sectional Tickets are $6. There are NO PRE SALE Tickets.
By clicking the link below you can get the MAPQUEST directions with a map. If you don't know how to do this you can come to the High School Athletic Office to get a copy of the directions.
We are also offering a
FAN BUS for High School and Middle School Students.
The cost for the Fan bus is $2. All Students interested in riding the FAN BUS must go to the Athletic Department Office to sign up and pay your $2.
Directions to Tippecan0e Valley High School
The trip will take about 1 1/2 hours. Generally, the best way to get there is by going to South Whitley, Indiana by taking Hwy 205 out of Garrett to South Whitley. When you get to South Whitley you need to turn West on Hwy 14. You will stay on Hwy. 14 for about 20.5 miles. When Hwy. 14 turns south toward Akron, Indiana you keep going straight onto a county road (100). You will take this road until you reach Hwy. 19. At Hwy. 19 you need to turn North. This will take you right to the High School. (2.7 miles)
The High School will be located on the West side of the road.
Sectional Tickets are $6. There are NO PRE SALE Tickets.
By clicking the link below you can get the MAPQUEST directions with a map. If you don't know how to do this you can come to the High School Athletic Office to get a copy of the directions.
We are also offering a
FAN BUS for High School and Middle School Students.
The cost for the Fan bus is $2. All Students interested in riding the FAN BUS must go to the Athletic Department Office to sign up and pay your $2.
Directions to Tippecan0e Valley High School
Monday, September 26, 2011
IHSAA Soccer Sectional Pairings
Ok, Here we go. The first Sectional Pairings for the 2011-2012 School Year.
The Girls Soccer Sectional will be played at Garrett High School. We have been fortunate to host the Boys Soccer Sectional over the last several years. But, now we get to Host the Girls Tournament.
The first game will be played next Tuesday Night, October 4th at 5pm. - Lakewood Park Girls will play West Noble. The second game on Tuesday will be the Host Lady Railroaders vs Central Noble. That game will begin at 7pm. The winner of these two games will play Thursday, October 6th at 5pm. The second game on Thursday will be the by game between Lakeland and Westview at 7pm. The championship game will be played on Saturday, October 8th at 7pm.
The Boys Soccer Sectional will be played at Hamilton High School. The first game will be the host Marines and Eastside on Monday, October 3rd, TBA. Then Your ACAC Champions will take on Lakewood Park in the first game on Wednesday, October 5th, TBA. The second game on Wednesday will be between the Winner of Game #1 and Central Noble. The Championship game is scheduled for October 8th, TBA.
GHS will also host the Regional Boys Soccer tournament which was drawn as listed below:
Thursday, October 13th
Game #1 -- Winner at Westview Sectional vs Winner at Canterbury Sectional -- 5pm
Game #2 - Winner at South Adams Sectional vs Winner at Hamilton Sectional -- 7pm
Saturday, October 15h
Championship Game - Winner Game #1 vs Winner Game #2 -- 7pm
The Girls Soccer Sectional will be played at Garrett High School. We have been fortunate to host the Boys Soccer Sectional over the last several years. But, now we get to Host the Girls Tournament.
The first game will be played next Tuesday Night, October 4th at 5pm. - Lakewood Park Girls will play West Noble. The second game on Tuesday will be the Host Lady Railroaders vs Central Noble. That game will begin at 7pm. The winner of these two games will play Thursday, October 6th at 5pm. The second game on Thursday will be the by game between Lakeland and Westview at 7pm. The championship game will be played on Saturday, October 8th at 7pm.
The Boys Soccer Sectional will be played at Hamilton High School. The first game will be the host Marines and Eastside on Monday, October 3rd, TBA. Then Your ACAC Champions will take on Lakewood Park in the first game on Wednesday, October 5th, TBA. The second game on Wednesday will be between the Winner of Game #1 and Central Noble. The Championship game is scheduled for October 8th, TBA.
GHS will also host the Regional Boys Soccer tournament which was drawn as listed below:
Thursday, October 13th
Game #1 -- Winner at Westview Sectional vs Winner at Canterbury Sectional -- 5pm
Game #2 - Winner at South Adams Sectional vs Winner at Hamilton Sectional -- 7pm
Saturday, October 15h
Championship Game - Winner Game #1 vs Winner Game #2 -- 7pm
Thursday, June 2, 2011
Good Luck Golfers! + State Track Meets
Tomorrow is the Golf Sectional at Noble Hawk. The Railroader Golf team will tee-off between 9:40 and 10:15am tomorrow morning. Bennett Rieke, Karsten Cooper, Cameron Stockdale, Noah Getts, and Jacob Stafford will work to bring home a sectional trophy and/or qualify for the Golf Regional as a team. This team has had a great season winning it's first ACAC Conference Team title and defeating some quality teams throughout the season. The Top 3 teams and the top 3 individuals not on a qualifying team will transfer to the regional tournament in Fort Wayne, next week. Bennett Rieke has qualified each of the last 2 years and his leadership will give our team another great boost to qualify as a team. We are in the hunt and can not be counted out for a victory if we golf well.
We also want to wish luck to Todd Frickey who runs at the State Meet tomorrow at around 5pm. Jordyn Knott will compete in the Girls State Meet on Saturday. Both have great chances to bring home some hardware. Good Luck!
We also want to wish luck to Todd Frickey who runs at the State Meet tomorrow at around 5pm. Jordyn Knott will compete in the Girls State Meet on Saturday. Both have great chances to bring home some hardware. Good Luck!
Tuesday, May 31, 2011
Baseball Season Ends
Well, I don't have a lot of good news. The Railroader Baseball team battled to the end but they were off their game and the Blazers were on tonight. The first 4 innings were very well played and both pitchers didn't give up a run. Then Eastside found their bats and Garrett didn't. No Bats, with too many errors, too many walks and you end up with a 12-2 score.
As with the softball team, it's not how we wanted to end the season but we can be proud the Baseball team fought to the sectional finals with a lot of class. I am proud of our Coaches. I am proud of our players, and I am proud of our Fans. We are doing great things. Sometimes I look at the other teams and wonder why they act the way they do. Eastside won, but they do not hold a candle to the program we have at Garrett. Thanks Railroaders!
As with the softball team, it's not how we wanted to end the season but we can be proud the Baseball team fought to the sectional finals with a lot of class. I am proud of our Coaches. I am proud of our players, and I am proud of our Fans. We are doing great things. Sometimes I look at the other teams and wonder why they act the way they do. Eastside won, but they do not hold a candle to the program we have at Garrett. Thanks Railroaders!
Sunday, May 29, 2011
Softball season ends and Baseball season continues!
The girls softball team season ended yesterday as they were defeated in the sectional championship game at Denny Feagler Softball field. The lady railroaders were defeated by a hard hitting Prairie Heights team. The Garrett girls hit the ball hard, but most of the time they hit it straight to one of the fielders. PH hit the gaps and had a monster home run late in the game to seal the championship. We say farewell to our seniors Kelly Singleton, Jessica LaTurner, and Kortney Holliday. Thanks Ladies for great Softball careers. We will miss you!
The Boys Baseball team matched the girls by defeating Central Noble to make the Sectional Championship 4-3. This was another exciting game where the Railroaders held on to a close game. Once Again Andrew Johnson made a great play from Right Field. His diving catch in Right field saved a run and the Central Noble base runner was called out at second because he thought the ball was dropped.
The Railroader Baseball program has not won a sectional championship since 1973 and this team is one win away. The game will be played Tuesday Night at the Railroader Baseball field. The first pitch will be 6pm. Everyone needs to come out and cheer on the team. The cost for the single game admission is $5. GOOD LUCK RAILROADERS!
The Boys Baseball team matched the girls by defeating Central Noble to make the Sectional Championship 4-3. This was another exciting game where the Railroaders held on to a close game. Once Again Andrew Johnson made a great play from Right Field. His diving catch in Right field saved a run and the Central Noble base runner was called out at second because he thought the ball was dropped.
The Railroader Baseball program has not won a sectional championship since 1973 and this team is one win away. The game will be played Tuesday Night at the Railroader Baseball field. The first pitch will be 6pm. Everyone needs to come out and cheer on the team. The cost for the single game admission is $5. GOOD LUCK RAILROADERS!
Thursday, May 26, 2011
Let's try this again!
Here are the schedules for the Baseball and Softball Sectional Tournaments at Garrett
Softball
Friday - 5pm - Eastside vs Prairie Heights
- 7pm - Fremont vs Garrett
Saturday - Championship game - 11am
Baseball
Friday - 5pm - Central Noble vs Fremont
- 7:30pm - Prairie Heights vs Garrett
Saturday - 10:00am - Churubusco vs Eastside
- 12:30pm - Winner game #1 vs Winner game #2
Tuesday - Championship game - 6pm
Someone needs to pray for good weather. My prayers aren't working! I have no idea what happens if this schedule gets changed.
Softball
Friday - 5pm - Eastside vs Prairie Heights
- 7pm - Fremont vs Garrett
Saturday - Championship game - 11am
Baseball
Friday - 5pm - Central Noble vs Fremont
- 7:30pm - Prairie Heights vs Garrett
Saturday - 10:00am - Churubusco vs Eastside
- 12:30pm - Winner game #1 vs Winner game #2
Tuesday - Championship game - 6pm
Someone needs to pray for good weather. My prayers aren't working! I have no idea what happens if this schedule gets changed.
Wednesday, May 25, 2011
Lost the Battle - We will win the WAR!
The GHS Athletic Department has declared war on the weather. We have had an absolutely terrible Spring Athletic Season due to Mother Nature. But, we will not be defeated!
Even with the Eastside Tarp on the Softball field, we could not play due to the non-stop rain and storms. I went out to the field to check the field between storms and the field was ready to play. The water was draining off the tarp and in to the drains that line the infield fence. The prediction of rain tomorrow will make it tough, once again, to play, but we will keep or fingers crossed. Eventually, we will be able to play.
The schedule for tomorrow is the semi-final softball games beginning at 5pm (Eastside vs Prairie Heights) and the bye game to follow (Fremont vs Garrett). The championship game has been moved to Friday at 7pm.
Baseball Sectional begins tomorrow at Garrett also. We don't have a tarp for the Baseball field, but it drains well and we have a great grounds crew that will try to get the field ready.
WE WILL NOT BE DEFEATED!
Even with the Eastside Tarp on the Softball field, we could not play due to the non-stop rain and storms. I went out to the field to check the field between storms and the field was ready to play. The water was draining off the tarp and in to the drains that line the infield fence. The prediction of rain tomorrow will make it tough, once again, to play, but we will keep or fingers crossed. Eventually, we will be able to play.
The schedule for tomorrow is the semi-final softball games beginning at 5pm (Eastside vs Prairie Heights) and the bye game to follow (Fremont vs Garrett). The championship game has been moved to Friday at 7pm.
Baseball Sectional begins tomorrow at Garrett also. We don't have a tarp for the Baseball field, but it drains well and we have a great grounds crew that will try to get the field ready.
WE WILL NOT BE DEFEATED!
Tuesday, May 24, 2011
Jordyn Knott going to State and Softball Teamwork
For the 2nd year in a row, Jordyn Knott qualified for the State Track and Field meet in Bloomington. Last year it was High Jump and this year it is in Long Jump. Jordyn and 6 other girls from the Northrup Regional jumped the state qualifying distance to earn the trip to the State meet. JOrdyn finished 5th with a jump of 17' 8 3/4". Jordyn came close in the High Jump finishing 6th. She ended her season with a jump of 5'2 1/2".
We are so proud of Jordyn and the leadership she has shown this year on the track team. She may have set a school record for the most points scored in a season. (I'm not sure we keep that stat, but we should!) Good Luck Jordyn!
ALSO, while Jordyn and the girls track team were competing at Regionals, GHS was hosting the "delayed" first round of the softball sectional. Last night's games were played tonight in near perfect conditions. That is amazing because it rained buckets at Northrup! Eastside and Prairie Heights won their games to advance to tomorrow night. The Lady Railroaders will take on Fremont in the second game of the evening.
Even though the girls were not playing tonight our GHS Softball team set a great example for all the other teams to follow. They were there and helped get the field ready for tomorrows "weather". Coach Bishop arranged to borrow the infield tarp from Eastside and the GHS Softball team stayed after the last game to put it on the field. WE ARE PROTECTED FROM THE ONSLAUGHT OF STORMS PREDICTED TOMORROW! You girls are awesome and I can't thank you enough for helping tonight!
I can't say enough about Coach Bishop, Coach Andrews, and John Bennett for working their "butts" off to get the field ready today and working tonight on OVERTIME to prepare the field for tomorrow. I also love the donation by Aaron Willard. Aaron is the AD at Eastside and also the softball coach. You couldn't meet a nicer person and someone who is AD for the right reason. He loves kids and would do anything for you. We talk about Character Counts at GHS and Aaron Willard is a prime example of excellent character.
Now with the 100% chance of rain tomorrow we are ready for anything!
We are so proud of Jordyn and the leadership she has shown this year on the track team. She may have set a school record for the most points scored in a season. (I'm not sure we keep that stat, but we should!) Good Luck Jordyn!
ALSO, while Jordyn and the girls track team were competing at Regionals, GHS was hosting the "delayed" first round of the softball sectional. Last night's games were played tonight in near perfect conditions. That is amazing because it rained buckets at Northrup! Eastside and Prairie Heights won their games to advance to tomorrow night. The Lady Railroaders will take on Fremont in the second game of the evening.
Even though the girls were not playing tonight our GHS Softball team set a great example for all the other teams to follow. They were there and helped get the field ready for tomorrows "weather". Coach Bishop arranged to borrow the infield tarp from Eastside and the GHS Softball team stayed after the last game to put it on the field. WE ARE PROTECTED FROM THE ONSLAUGHT OF STORMS PREDICTED TOMORROW! You girls are awesome and I can't thank you enough for helping tonight!
I can't say enough about Coach Bishop, Coach Andrews, and John Bennett for working their "butts" off to get the field ready today and working tonight on OVERTIME to prepare the field for tomorrow. I also love the donation by Aaron Willard. Aaron is the AD at Eastside and also the softball coach. You couldn't meet a nicer person and someone who is AD for the right reason. He loves kids and would do anything for you. We talk about Character Counts at GHS and Aaron Willard is a prime example of excellent character.
Now with the 100% chance of rain tomorrow we are ready for anything!
Monday, May 23, 2011
Softball Sectional Postponement!
We tried! But, the efforts of our grounds crew were wasted on a couple of heavy rain cells and the field was just too wet to host the first round of the Softball Sectional at Denny Feagler field. The entire schedule will be moved back one day. Tomorrows schedule is: Churubusco vs Eastside at 5pm followed by the Central Noble Prairie Heights game. Wednesday the winner of these two games will play at 5pm and Fremont vs Garrett will follow. The Championship game will then be played on Thursday.
PRAY FOR THE RAIN TO STOP!
PRAY FOR THE RAIN TO STOP!
Monday, October 11, 2010
Volleyball Sectional Announcement!
The IHSAA Sectional draw for Volleyball was held this morning in Indianapolis. Below are the results! Garrett is hosting the sectional on October 21st and 23rd.
Game #1 Churubusco vs Prairie Heights -- Thursday, Oct. 21st @6pm
Game #2 Central Noble vs Fremont -- Thursday, Oct. 21st @approx. 7:30pm
Game #3 Winner Game #1 vs Winner Game #2 -- Saturday, Oct. 23rd @ 11am
Game #4 Garrett vs Eastside -- Saturday, Oct. 23rd @ approx. 12:30pm
Game #5 Championship Game -- Winner Game #3 vs Winner Game #4 @7pm
Just like the Football Sectional. We have been blessed with a great draw. We have to beat a feisty Eastside team. But having the Bye Game is a great advantage in the tournament. Their is not anyone in this sectional we can't beat. (When we are playing well!) Good Luck Ladies in the tournament!
Game #1 Churubusco vs Prairie Heights -- Thursday, Oct. 21st @6pm
Game #2 Central Noble vs Fremont -- Thursday, Oct. 21st @approx. 7:30pm
Game #3 Winner Game #1 vs Winner Game #2 -- Saturday, Oct. 23rd @ 11am
Game #4 Garrett vs Eastside -- Saturday, Oct. 23rd @ approx. 12:30pm
Game #5 Championship Game -- Winner Game #3 vs Winner Game #4 @7pm
Just like the Football Sectional. We have been blessed with a great draw. We have to beat a feisty Eastside team. But having the Bye Game is a great advantage in the tournament. Their is not anyone in this sectional we can't beat. (When we are playing well!) Good Luck Ladies in the tournament!
Sunday, October 10, 2010
Football Sectional Draw
Ok, Here it is!
Garrett will host Central Noble in the first round of the IHSAA Sectional on October 22nd. Garrett will travel to either Prairie Heights or Eastside for the 2nd round game on October 29th. Then Garrett would host the championship game UNLESS Whitko wins the upper bracket. Then the sectional championship game would be played at Whitko. The Upper Bracket has the Whitko Wildcats traveling to Bremen and Woodlan traveling to Fairfield in the first round.
The formula for hosting games in the Sectional Tournament is complicated. The bottom of the bracket will host the game in the first round. In the second round, the team without a home game in the first round will host the game. If both teams did not host or If both teams did host the first round game, then it goes to the bottom bracket. In the Championship game the bottom of the bracket will host UNLESS the team in the upper bracket has hosted fewer or no games in the tournament than the bottom of the bracket. Now that is clear as MUD!
Scenarios:
Second Round -- Garrett @ Prairie Heights, or Garrett @ Eastside
Championship Game -- Whitko @ Garrett (If Whitko face Fairfield in Round 2)
Garrett @ Whitko (If Whitko faces Woodlan in Round 2)
Bremen @ Garrett (All scenarios @Garrett)
Fairfield @ Garrett (All scenarios @Garrett)
Looks like a pretty good draw for Garrett. 3 out 4 championship scenarios would be played at Garrett,
Garrett will host Central Noble in the first round of the IHSAA Sectional on October 22nd. Garrett will travel to either Prairie Heights or Eastside for the 2nd round game on October 29th. Then Garrett would host the championship game UNLESS Whitko wins the upper bracket. Then the sectional championship game would be played at Whitko. The Upper Bracket has the Whitko Wildcats traveling to Bremen and Woodlan traveling to Fairfield in the first round.
The formula for hosting games in the Sectional Tournament is complicated. The bottom of the bracket will host the game in the first round. In the second round, the team without a home game in the first round will host the game. If both teams did not host or If both teams did host the first round game, then it goes to the bottom bracket. In the Championship game the bottom of the bracket will host UNLESS the team in the upper bracket has hosted fewer or no games in the tournament than the bottom of the bracket. Now that is clear as MUD!
Scenarios:
Second Round -- Garrett @ Prairie Heights, or Garrett @ Eastside
Championship Game -- Whitko @ Garrett (If Whitko face Fairfield in Round 2)
Garrett @ Whitko (If Whitko faces Woodlan in Round 2)
Bremen @ Garrett (All scenarios @Garrett)
Fairfield @ Garrett (All scenarios @Garrett)
Looks like a pretty good draw for Garrett. 3 out 4 championship scenarios would be played at Garrett,
Thursday, October 7, 2010
Can argue with great effort!
Tonight the Boys Soccer team ended their 2010 season with a very intense 1-0 loss to the undefeated Lakewood Park Christian team. The lone goal was scored after 48 minutes of scoreless soccer. It was scored by the newly crowned Indiana Career Soccer Goal Leader, Austin Altimus. Congrats on a great career Austin. Garrett's own Karsten Cooper held Austin scoreless for those 48 minutes with the help of some great goalkeeping and defense by the Railroader team. I could not be more proud of a Garrett team. This team showed a lot of class and played with guts and heart all night long. Austin was forced to earn his goal from a good team. I got so many compliments about how our kids played and the class they showed after Austin scored his record setting goal. Coach Klopfenstein, Coach Cordes and Coach Degitz did a great job with this young team this fall.
While I was at the "Pitch" with the Boys Soccer team, the Lady Railroader Volleyball team played the semifinal match of the ACAC Volleyball Tournament. The VB team won the first game by a score of 25-20. They battled the Lady Lions but lost the second game of the best of 3 by a score of 25-23. So, the final match would determine who made it to the championship game. Coach Richardson team cam up short and lost 25-20. Principal Matt Smith said we battled all night and were in attack mode from the first point to the last. We have one more tournament this weekend at Whitko, two games next week and then we will be ready for IHSAA Tournament Play. I can't wait to see how far we can go! Good Luck Coach and all the Lady Railroader VB team.
While I was at the "Pitch" with the Boys Soccer team, the Lady Railroader Volleyball team played the semifinal match of the ACAC Volleyball Tournament. The VB team won the first game by a score of 25-20. They battled the Lady Lions but lost the second game of the best of 3 by a score of 25-23. So, the final match would determine who made it to the championship game. Coach Richardson team cam up short and lost 25-20. Principal Matt Smith said we battled all night and were in attack mode from the first point to the last. We have one more tournament this weekend at Whitko, two games next week and then we will be ready for IHSAA Tournament Play. I can't wait to see how far we can go! Good Luck Coach and all the Lady Railroader VB team.
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