Top Stories of the Year
December 30, 2017
Indiana loses two Hall of Famers
INDIANA BASEBALL 'DINOSAUR' JIM REINEBOLD PASSES AT 87
Reinebold was one of the first inducted into the first Hall of Fame class of Indiana High School Baseball Coaches Association in 1979, an organization he helped found in 1971.
That makes sense because No. 4 was an original.
Generally credited with starting the tradition of presenting a “dinosaur” T-shirt to 20-year veterans of the IHSBCA, Reinebold did not shy away from the prehistoric description when it was attached to him.
A “dinosaur” in Reinebold’s gleaming eyes meant “you’ve been around a long time.”
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BASEBALL TRAILBLAZER KEN SCHREIBER OF LAPORTE DIES AT 83
The folks of LaPorte, Indiana and beyond got a chance to say “thank you” in the summer of 2016 when a sign was placed at the corner of 10th and I streets.
Ken Schreiber Way salutes the trailblazing baseball coach lived on that four-block stretch of street while building the baseball showplace — which became known as Schreiber Field — in front of it.
From 1960 until stepping down early during the 1998 season, Schreiber won 1,010 games and lost just 217 and gained the respect of thousands — not only in Indiana — but around the baseball world.
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Four State Champions Crowned
CATHEDRAL BECOMES THE 4TH UNDEFEATED STATE CHAMPION BEHIND UHLAND'S EXTRA INNINGS HOMER
Cathedral’s Evan Uhland entered Saturday’s IHSAA Class 4A championship game at Victory Field hitting a buck-sixty for the year with one run batted in.
The junior left fielder proved to be the man of the hour for the Indianapolis school with a three-hit spree, including a home run that spelled the difference in Cathedral’s 4-3 win over Penn (27-7) in extra innings.
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SOUTH BEND ST. JOSEPH EARNS FIRST STATE TITLE
Strong pitching and offensive production from the lower part of the order helped South Bend St. Joseph take its first state baseball championship.
Making its first state title game appearance against Jasper (making its ninth along with its 16th trip to the State Finals), the Indians prevailed 4-0 in the IHSAA Class 3A state final Saturday, June 17 at Victory Field.
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CARDINAL RITTER RAIDERS RIP RAIDERS OF WAPAHANI FOR 2A CHAMPIONSHIP
The Cardinal Ritter Raiders defeated the Wapahani Raiders 10-4 in the IHSAA Class 2A championship game at Victory Field Fridaynight.
Cardinal Ritter (28-3), playing for all the marbles in baseball for the first time in school history, backed a complete-game performance by senior right-hander Blake Malatestinic with a 10-hit attack and some flashy fielding by senior shortstop Alex Vela.
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SECOND TRIP IS A STATE CHAMPIONSHIP CHARM FOR LANESVILLE
Lanesville kept knocking on the door.
Finally, the Eagles beat the door down.
Scoring all its runs in the top of the fifth inning, Lanesville beat Rossville 5-1 Saturday, June 17 at Victory Field in the IHSAA Class 1A state championship baseball game.
It’s the first state title for the Eagles, which lost 4-0 to Daleville in the 2016 1A title game.
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Greenfield Central Star, Drey Jameson, Earns 2017 POY
2017 INDIANA PLAYER OF THE YEAR: GREENFIELD CENTRAL RHP/OF DREY JAMESON
The 2017 season featured many stellar individual performances across the Hoosier State, with many worthy of being named player of the year. However, one player for us in particular, stood out above the rest; Greenfield Central's Drey Jameson.
A legitimate two-way prospect, Jameson's overall athleticism stands out in all facets of the game. The 6-foot, 160 pound Ball State signee went 6-1 this season including throwing two no-hitters with 112 Ks and a 0.65 ERA. Offensively, he was equally impressive hitting over .400 with 22 RBI, 9 2B, 7 HR and swiping 10 bases.
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Former Cathedral Ace Makes Major League Debut
CATHEDRAL ALUM DILLON PETERS DEBUTS WITH MARLINS
One day after his 25th birthday, Indianapolis native Dillon Peters made his major league debut with the Miami Marlins. The left-hander tossed seven scoreless innings against Philadelphia at Marlins Park on September 1, striking out eight while doling out three hits and three walks. He left with a 1-0 lead, but the Phillies went on to win 2-1 with a pair of ninth-inning runs off Miami reliever Brad Ziegler.
Peters, who grew up in Fishers, Ind., was Cathedral High School’s starting pitcher in the 2010 and 2011 IHSAA Class 4A state championship games.
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Team Indiana Shows off Loaded Roster
TEAM INDIANA SHINES AT THE INAUGURAL PBR FALL CHAMPIONSHIPS
Behind the top three hitters in its lineup and strong pitching, Team Indiana cruised to a 5-2 victory over the Iowa Sticks Friday night, highlighting the first day of action at the PBR Fall Championship. 2B Jared Poland (Cathedral HS, IN), SS Riley Bertram (Zionsville HS, IN) and OF Nick Schnell(Roncalli HS, IN) combined to go 7-for-8 with five runs scored and four RBIs. Poland got things started by smoking a triple over the left fielder’s head, using a short, simple swing and direct path. Bertram followed with a single to drive in Poland and open the scoring. Team Indiana tacked on three more runs in the third after Poland led off with a hard single to left field. He stole second before Bertram blooped a ball into right field for a double that drove in Poland. Schnell then squared a ball up for an RBI triple to deep left-center field and came into score on a sacrifice fly by 1B Jack Van Remortel (Carmel HS, IN). In the fifth, Poland went the other way, squaring up a double to right field. Bertram collected his third RBI of the night with a hard single to left.
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Penn's Dikos reaches Milestone
PENN WINS SECTIONAL, GIVES DIKOS 700TH CAREER VICTORY
A sectional title and a milestone.
That’s what Penn celebrated Monday, May 29.
The No. 10-ranked Kingsmen beat Elkhart Central 16-3 in six innings to win the Class 4A Elkhart Sectional and give 30th-year head coach his 700th career victory.
In winning the 21st sectional in program history and earning a spot in the four-team LaPorte Regional on Saturday, June 3, Penn (24-6) collected 11 hits, drew 10 walks and were hit by two pitches against the Blue Blazers (17-12).
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