The Greentown Grapevine – 2005-07, 12:07

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Celebrating Our 12th Year!
Volume 12, Issue 7 July 2005
Lady Comets Win
Second State Championship
IHSAA Selects ‘
Breanna Howell
. for Mental
Attitude Award
by Jerry Haines
Eastern High School re-ceived
an added honor after
winning the 2A State
Championship game at Ben
Davis High School as Breanna
Howell was recognized for
both her on and off field
excellence. Breanna was
selected the IHSAA Mental
Attitude winner for Class 2A
Softball based on her academic
standing of 5’ in her class and
her community activity
participation. Her outstanding
softball skills were also onc of
the criteria.
Eastern received a $ 1000
scholarship from Farm Bureau
Insurance to . be put in their
scholarship find in Breanna’s
Front row: Kelsey Myers, Molly Haines, Breanna Howell, Cassie Harvey, Cayleigh Harvey, Tracie Lamb, Alicia Welcher, Samantna uenaIo
Middle row: Kayla Lanning, Sara Horner, Kristin Peters, Shenna Stout, Ericka Schrnid, Kasey Kernp, Tristan Dykes, Anna Maddox,
Courtney Lawson, Manager Back row: Lisa Smith, Asst. Principal; Brad Wilson, Athletic Director; Ron Matas, Principal; Joe Briesch, Asst. Coach
Jerry Haines, Coach; Ron Sibray, JV Coach; Laci Honeas, Asst. Coach; Dr. Stephen Healy, Superintendent; Keith Richie, Asst. Principal
~ Photo by Rachel Jenkins name.
by Jerry Haines
The 2005 Lady Comets
Softball Team started the season
with team T- shirts designed by
the senior players. The shirts
highlighted the theme
“ U n fin is hed i n
reference to their disappointing
5- 3 10“ inning loss to Eastside
in the 2004 State Regional final
game after going to the state
finals in 2003. Now they are
wearing State Championship T-shirts
stat in g “ Fin ish ed
B us in e s s ” t h e i r
outstanding- seven game post
season run to win the 2005
Class 2A Softball State
Championship defeating
Frankton 4- 2 in the final game.
The # 1 ranked Lady Comets
ended a fantastic 31- 3 season
with the win. They were led by
seniors Breanna Howell,
Cayleigh and Cassie Harvey
and Tracie Lamb who
completed their softball playing
days at Eastern High School.
Breanna gave up only 3 earned
runs in the seven games of the
tournament and the hitting was
led by Cassie Harvey batting
B us i ne ss”
aft e r
.393 and Tracie Lamb at .310.
Other‘ team members were
Ericka Schmjd, Kasey Kemp,
Alicia Welcher, Kelsey Myers,
Molly Haines, Kristin Peters,
Kayla Lanning, Shenna Stout,
Samantha Denato, Anna
Maddox, Sara Horner and
Tristan Dykes,
Eastern survived a tough
Sectional at home winning
games zgainst Oak Hill 3- 0,
Taylor 1- 0 and Madison Grant
8- 1. The opening game against
Oak Hill was a difficult win
highlighted by a pitching no
hitter from Howell who also led
the team at the plate going 3 for
4. Taylor gave the Comets all
they wanted before losing on a
run scored by Molly Haines
courtesy running for Howell
after a one out’ double by
Breanna in the third inning.
Mnllv was driven in hv a Cassie
and a. bases loaded double from
Cassie Harvey down the left
field ljne. This inning provided
all the runs the Lady Comets
would need for the Sectional
Championship win.
The Regional required
boarding Carol Wimmer’s bus
the following Saturday for a fire
truck escort and fan caravan out
of town and a 2 hour bus ride to
Garrett. We watched Lewis
Cass defeat Eastside in the first
game then took the field against
Heritage. We were hoping for a
relatively easy game as Howell
and the Harvey’s were
recovering from a virus, but it
wasn’t to happen. It was a long
and hot I3 innings before we
survived 1- 0 on a Ericka
Schmid single to right field that
scored Cayleigh Harvey who
Cont’d on page 3
“ F I i p p i n g the Switch ” C u I m i nation
of Fountain Dedication
’ . Photo by Fred Jenkins
After the crowd assisted in a count down from 10 to 1, Martha
, ou Zirkle turned the “ official” switch to start the water flowing
n the new fountain in front of City Hall. The ceremony was held
. une 1 1. Jolene Rule, chairman of the fountain committee, joins
n showing appreciation to Martha L ~ uw, h o was selected by the
iommittee to do the honors.
More photos from the dedication festivities on page 10.