NEW LEVEL NEWS
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COVERING LOCAL SPORTS RESULTS WHERE ARE THEY NOW AND MIDDLE SCHOOL RESULTS |
No. 2-ranked Penn’s season came to an end at the Class 4-A Michigan City Semi-state as the Kingsmen were defeated by Kokomo, 58-57, on Saturday, March 18, 2023. Markus Burton led the Kingsmen with 27 points, and Joey Garwood scored 16 points. Penn finishes the season with a 28-2 record. PENN 57: Joey Garwood 16, Markus Burton 27, Joe Smith 2, Josh Gatete 5, Dylan Derda 4, Trey Miller 2, Dominic Bonner 1, Mookie Ward 0. Kokomo 58: Reis Beard 5, Zavion Bellamy 8, Patrick Hardimon 8, Karson Rogers 2, Deundre Kirby 0, Shayne Spear 10, Flory Bidunga 25. PENN 17 9 17 14 – 57 Kokomo 15 14 17 12 – 58 Three-pointers: PENN (Garwood 4, Burton 1), Kokomo 5 (Hardimon 2, Spear 2, Beard 1) |
No. 2-ranked Penn scored a Boys Basketball Program record 108 points as the Kingsmen blasted past No. 3-ranked Hammond Central, 108-70 in Class 4-A Michigan City Semi-state action on Saturday, March 18, 2023. Penn (28-1) advances to the Semi-state Championship Game to take on No. 5 Kokomo (23-4) at 8:30 p.m. ET, Saturday, March 18, 2023. Kokomo advanced by defeating Fort Wayne Wayne. Hammond Central is finished at 26-2, and Fort Wayne Wayne’s season ended with a 21-5 record. Penn’s previous high for most points scored in a game was when the Kingsmen raced past New Prairie, 104-33, in high school action on Tuesday, Dec. 7, 2021. Penn tied a record for most points scored in a Semi-state game, matching Michigan City Rogers’ output in a 108-82 victory against Concord in 1986. Mr. Basketball Candidate Markus Burton scored 30 points and dished out five assists. Joey Garwood contributed 25 points. Mookie Ward scored 13 points, Joe Smith 11, Maverick Brown eight and Dylan Fey 6. Penn hit 65 percent of its field-goal attempts, including a sizzling 21-of-29 in the second half (72 percent). The Kingsmen were 11-of-19 three-point shooting. PENN 108: Joey Garwood 25, Markus Burton 30, Joe Smith 11, Josh Gatete 4, Dylan Derda 2, Trey Miller 4, Dominic Bonner 5, Ethan Good 0, Mookie Ward 13, Nolan McCullough 0, Maverick Brown 8, Dylan Fey 6. Hammond Central 70: Carlos Alvarez 0, Jordan Woods 22, Lebron Hill 0, Matt King 17, Marcus Browder 6, Danny Garza 4, Davion Doty 4, Amauri Moore 2, Kenneth Grant 5, Jordan Cunningham 2, Vynce Overshown 8. PENN 25 26 30 27 – 108 Hammond Central 21 14 18 17 – 70 Three-pointers: PENN 11 (Joey Garwood 5, Markus Burton 4, Joe Smith 2); Hammond Central 5 (Overshown 2, Woods 1, King 1, Grant 1). |
CONCORD ATHLETIC HALL OF FAME CLASS OF 2023
Chris Castro (Soccer – Class of 1995) Four total varsity letters Boys Soccer – Four years, four letters 2 Year Captain 2 Year NLC Champion 2 Year Sectional Champion 3 time All Conference 3 time All Region Team 2 time All State After High School has and is still playing professionally, most recently in Puerto Rico. Coaching: Assistant Coach with FC Indiana, Assistant Coach with Haiti Women’s National Team, Assistant Coach with Puerto Rico Women’s National Team
Kelsie Eldridge Childers (Volleyball, Basketball, Softball – Class of 2006) Ten total varsity letters Concord Kiwanis Athlete of the Year as a junior and senior Volleyball – Four years, two letters Part of teams that went a combined 49-9 (12-2 NLC) during her two years on varsity All Conference as a senior Team Captain / Serving Award winner as a senior South Bend Tribune Sports Fest East All-Star Team as a senior Basketball – Four years, four letters All Conference Honorable Mention as a junior and senior Honorary Captain as a junior and senior Mental Attitude Award winner as a senior Best Free Throw Percentage as a junior Member of East-West All Star Team as a senior Softball – Four years, four letters NLC Champions as a sophomore All Conference as a junior and senior Honorary Captain as a sophomore and senior Defensive Award as a junior and senior North All-Star Team member Went to Ball State University. Waived scholarship offers to concentrate on degree of speech pathology
Bryan Kelly (Football, Basketball – Class of 2001) Five total varsity letters Concord High School Athlete of the Year as senior Concord Kiwanis Athlete of the Year as a senior Football – Four years, three letters Member of State Runner-Up Team as a sophomore All Conference as a senior IFCA Class 4A All State Team (TE) as a junior and senior Academic All State as a senior Moose Krause Scholarship winner as a senior Elkhart Truth All Star Team as a senior WHME TV-46 Athlete of the Week as a senior WFRN Radio Mental Attitude Award as a senior Kiwanis Athlete of the Month Team Mental Attitude Award winner as a senior Two year starter at tight end. Also played defensive end. Basketball – Four years, two letters 189 varsity points Best Field Goal Percentage as a junior Honorary Captain as a senior WFRN Radio Mental Attitude Award winner as a senior (first to win both football and basketball) College- Eastern Illinois 1 year, Injury ended career
Ian Nelson (Football, Basketball, Baseball – Class of 2001) Five total varsity letters Football- Four years, three letters Member of State Runner-Up Team as a sophomore All Conference as a senior IFCA Class 4A All State Team (QB) as a senior AP and Bloomington Herald Times All State Honorable Mention as a senior Academic All State as a senior Moose Krause Scholarship winner as a senior WTRC Student Athlete Award winner Team Captain as a senior Offense MVP as a senior Two year starter at quarterback. Also player linebacker and punter. Stats: · Punter: 34 yard average · · Defense: 34 Tackles; two interceptions · · Offense: Passing - 144 for 272; 1886 yards; 18 touchdowns. · Basketball – Four years, two letters Mental Attitude Award as a senior Baseball – One year College: Butler University- 4 years Football
Patsy Redmond Overmyer (Coach / Administrator / Aquatics Director 1980 – 2023) Girls Swim Head Coach 1980-1992 Record of 134-40. (.770) NLC Champs in six of her twelve seasons; second place four times. Boys Swim Head Coach 1979-1987 Record of 70-38 (.644) Finished in top half of conference in each of her eight seasons. Served as aquatics director for two different stints; most recently 2009-2021 Has served as Assistant Aquatics Director 2021 through present Served as GSA Director
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Girls JV LaCrosse Northridge 11 Elkhart 0 |