#IHSAA Boys/Girls State Tournament

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Anywhere to follow along online live?

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Anywhere to follow along online live?

All I could find is this site, maybe something is listed?

http://www.ihsaa.org/Media/IHSAAChampionsRadioNetwork/tabid/1547/Default.aspx

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Anywhere to follow along online live?

Streams - Homestead/Carroll & McCutchen/Carmel

 

Streams - Central Catholic/N.Vermillion & Seton Catholic/Liberty Christian

 

Streams - Southport Regional

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Streams

Streams -

Streams - Southport Regional

Thanks CC!!

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Boys Semi all set for next Saturday.

 

Class A

21st Century-Gary (20-6) vs. Liberty Christian (24-4) @ 1 pm ET (Huntington North)

Bloomfield (25-3) vs. West Washington (20-8) @ 4 pm ET (Seymour)

 

Class 2A

Indianapolis Howe (22-7) vs. Providence (19-7) @ 1 pm ET (Richmond)

Fort Wayne Canterbury (16-10) vs. Lapel (24-4) @ 3 pm ET (Huntington North)

 

Class 3A

Griffith (25-3) vs. Marion (21-7) @ 4 pm ET (Lafayette Jefferson)

Tri-West Hendricks (22-6) vs. Evansville Bosse (18-10) @ 6 pm ET (Seymour)

 

Class 4A 

Southport (22-6) vs. New Albany (25-1) @ 3 pm ET (Richmond)

Warsaw (25-1) vs. McCutcheon (27-3) @ 6 pm ET (Lafayette Jefferson)

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From what I heard, there was a lot of controversy in the Oak Hill - Lapel game.

 

A couple of blantant blown calls at the end that officials chose to overlook.  The Oak Hill fans in Grant County are still raging over this one.

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Awesome! New Albany vs Southport in Richmond. Will have watch this one.

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Marion vs Griffith cancelled today as Griffith team bus flipped over on I65. Everything I have seen advised everyone was ok. Keep the team in your thoughts.

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https://twitter.com/b_grubl/status/711249814424461312

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Just read something else on Twitter some Griffith players are suffering from injuries and are being transported to hospital.

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No further info on injuries other than what BlueDevil noted

 

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http://indy.st/1MtY6xH

Story from Indy star with player injuries

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Looking at the picture of that bus just makes me sick. I cant imagine this accident not having fatalities. I pray for the players and their families.

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Praying for all involved.

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Looking at the picture of that bus just makes me sick. I cant imagine this accident not having fatalities. I pray for the players and their families.

 

I have seen absolutely no mention of any fatalities in any account I've read thus far.  Several people have been transported to hospitals and one tweet mentioned 2 were double digit scorers for Griffith.  IHSAA plans to announce sometime on Sunday what kind of contingency plan will be put in place for the postponed game.

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Thank God there were no serious injuries or fatalities.  Also, thanks to those bystanders who stopped to assist.   

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From the Lafayette Journal-Courier:

 

An assistant coach on the Griffith boys basketball team was airlifted to the University of Chicago Hospital following a rollover bus accident Saturday afternoon near DeMotte.

David Garrett, a freshman boys basketball coach, was originally taken to Riverside Medical Center before being airlifted to the University of Chicago Hospital, according to an email from Griffith Public Schools Superintendent Pete Morikis.

"Sadly, several of our players and coaches were injured in the accident," Morikis said.

Everyone on the bus was taken to one of three local hospitals in Merrillville, Rensselaer or Kankakee, Illinois.

“Our hearts are heavy today,” Morikis said. “What began with excitement – as the fulfillment of a dream to play in the semi-state tournament – has ended tragically. We are praying today for the members of our Griffith school family, who have been injured.

“I would like to thank the good samaritan who stopped on his way to a funeral in Wisconsin to check on the condition of our team. Mark Kadowaki is a surgeon who was headed in the opposite direction and took the time to stop and help.”

The Class 4A semistate game between McCutcheon and Warsaw at Lafayette Jeff's Crawley Center has been postponed until 7:30 p.m. The 3A game between Griffith and Marion, scheduled to begin at 3 p.m., has been postponed until further notice.

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A more sobering picture of the bus.

 

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From the Northwest Indiana Times:

 

DEMOTTE — The bus carrying the Griffith High School boys basketball team to Saturday's semistate game against Marion at Lafayette Jefferson rolled over on Interstate 65 this afternoon.

The bus was carrying 26 members of the Panther boys basketball team and their coaches, with the rollover occurring near the 230 mile marker by DeMotte. The cause of the crash has yet to be determined.

Everyone traveling on the bus was taken to one of three nearby hospitals — Methodist Hospital Southlake Campus in Merrillvllle, Franciscan Health in Rensselaer and Riverside Medical Center in Kankakee. Freshman boys basketball coach David Garrett was originally taken to Riverside, but was later airlifted to University of Chicago Hospital.

"Our hearts are heavy today," Superintendent Peter Morikis said in a news release. "What began with excitement — as the fulfillment of a dream to play in the semistate tournament — has ended tragically. We are praying today for the members of our Griffith school family, who have been injured."

Mark Kadowaki, a surgeon from North Carolina, arrived on the scene shortly after the accident and helped attend to the injured.

"When I arrived, the bus was upside down," said Kadowaki, who was on his way to a funeral in Wisconsin. "There were still some people trapped in the bus."

Added Kadowaki, "One gentleman had to be extracted from the bus by the emergency crew. Everyone else was able to come out of the bus under their own power or with assistance."

Evelyn Morrison, spokeswoman for Methodist Hospitals, said four people who were injured in the bus crash were taken to the Southlake campus in Merrillville.

 

 

Two patients were 18 years old, one was 8 years old and the other was a 28-year-old person. Morrison said all four were in stable condition as of Saturday afternoon.

Another person from the crash was supposed to have been taken to Methodist Hospital Northlake campus in Gary, but the person never arrived, Morrison said. It was unclear which other hospital the person was taken to instead.

Kadowaki described a sense of shock from players and family on the scene, but that emergency crews remained calm and diligent.

"The emergency professionals came from several jurisdictions," Kadowaki said. "They were very competent and very professional."

Added Morikis, "I would like to thank the good Samaritan who stopped on his way to a funeral in Wisconsin to check on the condition of our team. Mark Kadowaki is a surgeon who was headed in the opposite direction and took the time to stop and help.”

The game against Marion has been postponed. Jason Wille of the IHSAA said they will discuss the situation with Griffith administrators Sunday about a possible makeup date and time.

IHSAA Commissioner Bobby Cox is present at Jasper County Hospital.

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Indianapolis Star:

Driver who spilled drink caused rollover of high school bus on way to game The driver sideswiped a school bus carrying the Griffith boys basketball team to a semistate game in Lafayette shortly after noon Saturday, Indiana State Police said.

(Photo: Jonathan Miano, The Times/AP)

A driver spilled a drink on herself and then sideswiped a school bus, causing it to roll over Saturday while it was carrying an Indiana high school basketball team to a game, Indiana State Police said.

All 27 passengers aboard the bus — 21 students and six adults — were taken to area hospitals, State Police said, but none of their injuries were life-threatening.

An assistant coach on the Griffith High School boys basketball team was airlifted to a Chicago hospital, following the crash Saturday afternoon near DeMotte.

David Garrett, a freshman boys basketball coach, was originally taken to Riverside Medical Center before being airlifted to the University of Chicago Hospital, according to an email from Griffith Public Schools Superintendent Pete Morikis.

"Sadly, several of our players and coaches were injured in the accident," Morikis said.

The accident occurred at about 12:10 p.m. near DeMotte on I-65, when Dominique T. Small, 23, of Terre Haute, lost the lid on her drink and spilled it on herself while driving a 2001 Kia southbound in the left lane.

"She attempted to grab the drink, losing control of her vehicle and causing her to side swipe a Griffith School bus that was travelling in the right lane," according to a news release from the State Police. "The school bus after being hit went off the roadway to the west and rolled over."

The bus was carrying the Griffith High School boys basketball team and staff to a state semistate game Saturday against Marion in Lafayette.

Everyone on the bus was taken to one of three local hospitals in Merrillville, Rensselaer or Kankakee, Ill.

People on the scene of a school bus accident attend to the injured after the bus carrying Griffith High boys basketball team overturned in Demotte, Ind., Saturday, March 19, 2016. The bus rolled over on Interstate 65 on the way to Saturday's semifinal game against Marion at Lafayette Jefferson. (Photo: Jonathan Miano, The Times/AP)

“Our hearts are heavy today,” Morikis said. “What began with excitement — as the fulfillment of a dream to play in the semi-state tournament — has ended tragically. We are praying today for the members of our Griffith school family, who have been injured.

“I would like to thank the good Samaritan who stopped on his way to a funeral in Wisconsin to check on the condition of our team. Mark Kadowaki is a surgeon who was headed in the opposite direction and took the time to stop and help.”

Kadowaki told the Northwest Times that one person had to be extracted via emergency crew while the rest came off the bus without assistance. Kadowaki said he was en route to Wisconsin when he passed by the crash scene.

Griffith High School Athletic Director Stacy Adams said everyone on the bus was receiving medical attention “for preventive measures.”

The Indiana High School Athletic Association says on its Twitter account that the game has been postponed. Officials say they’ll talk with Griffith High School administrators Sunday about a possible makeup date.

Per the Indiana High School Athletic Association: "The IHSAA will confer with Griffith HS administrators tomorrow about a possible makeup date & will communicate that when a decision is made."

The other semistate scheduled at Lafayette Jeff between McCutcheon and Warsaw in Class 4A has been postponed until 7:30 p.m.