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Throughout her career at Salem High School, Maggie Gibson found a love for soccer and is now one of 18 newcomers to continue her career at Baldwin Wallace (BW) University in Berea, Ohio.
Head Women's Soccer Coach Jim Wojtkun, who enters his eighth season at BW, returns 17 letterwinners, two All-Ohio Athletic Conference players and six Academic All-OAC selections from last year's OAC tournament qualifying team that posted an overall record of 8-8-4 and a 4-4-1 record in conference play.
Click Here to view the entire 2024 women's soccer roster.
The Yellow Jackets open the 2024 season on the road against Geneva (Pa.) College on Saturday, August 31st at 3 p.m. on Reeves Field. BW will host Kalamazoo (Mich.) College on Sunday, September 8th at 1 p.m. for the 2024 home opener.
Baldwin Wallace University, founded in 1845, was one of the first colleges to admit students without regard to race or gender. An independent, coeducational university of 3,500 students, BW offers coursework in the liberal arts tradition in more than 75 academic areas. Located in Berea, 12 miles from downtown Cleveland, BW offers students the cultural, educational and business advantages of a major metropolitan area.
Yesterday, the IHSAA Executive Committee approved the sectional assignments in baseball and softball for the next two school years. Listed below are the baseball sectional assignments.
The Executive Committee accepted the recommendations of the realignment committee which determined the sectional groups for the 2024-25 and 2025-26 school years.
The committee of 12 individuals met last spring to determine the four class sports including baseball and softball consisting of school administrators representing each IHSAA district and class were constructed to realign the sports.
Host sites for the next two years will be determined by athletic administrators in each sectional this fall and forwarded to the IHSAA for state tournament planning.
IHSAA Baseball Sectional Assignments
for 2024-25, 2025-26
Class 4A
1. (5): Crown Point, Hammond Central, Hammond Morton, Lake Central, Munster
2. (5): Chesterton, Hobart, Merrillville, Portage, Valparaiso
3. (6): LaPorte, Michigan City, Mishawaka, Penn, South Bend Adams, South Bend Riley
4. (5): Concord, Elkhart, Goshen, Northridge, Warsaw Community
5. (4): Carroll (Fort Wayne), Fort Wayne North Side, Fort Wayne Northrop, Fort Wayne Snider
6. (4): Fort Wayne South Side, Fort Wayne Wayne, Homestead, Huntington North
7. (4): Harrison (West Lafayette), Kokomo, Lafayette Jefferson, McCutcheon
8. (6): Carmel, Fishers, Hamilton Southeastern, Noblesville, Westfield, Zionsville
9. (6): Anderson, Greenfield-Central, Mt. Vernon (Fortville), Muncie Central, Pendleton Heights, Richmond
10. (5): Indianapolis Arsenal Technical, Lawrence Central, Lawrence North, North Central (Indianapolis), Warren Central
11. (5): Avon, Ben Davis, Brownsburg, Pike, Plainfield
12. (6): Center Grove, Decatur Central, Franklin Central, Mooresville, Perry Meridian, Southport
13. (5): Bloomington North, Bloomington South, Martinsville, Terre Haute North Vigo, Terre Haute South Vigo
14. (5): Columbus East, Columbus North, East Central, Franklin Community, Whiteland Community
15. (6): Bedford North Lawrence, Floyd Central, Jeffersonville, New Albany, Seymour, Silver Creek
16. (4): Castle, Evansville F.J. Reitz, Evansville Harrison, Evansville North
Class 3A
17. (6): Calumet, East Chicago Central, Gary West Side, Griffith, Hammond Bishop Noll, Highland
18. (6): Andrean, Hanover Central, Illiana Christian, Kankakee Valley, Lowell, River Forest
19. (7): Culver Academies, Glenn, Mishawaka Marian, New Prairie, Plymouth, South Bend Saint Joseph, South Bend Washington
20. (6): Columbia City, Fairfield, NorthWood, Tippecanoe Valley, Wawasee, West Noble
21. (7): Angola, DeKalb, East Noble, Fort Wayne Bishop Dwenger, Fort Wayne Concordia Lutheran, Garrett, Leo
22. (6): Bellmont, Heritage, Marion, Mississinewa, New Haven, Norwell
23. (7): Logansport, Maconaquah, Northwestern, Peru, Twin Lakes, West Lafayette, Western
24. (6): Connersville, Delta, Hamilton Heights, Jay County, New Castle, Yorktown
25. (7): Brebeuf Jesuit Preparatory, Crawfordsville, Danville Community, Frankfort, Guerin Catholic, Lebanon, Tri-West Hendricks
26. (6): Herron, Indianapolis Bishop Chatard, Indianapolis Cathedral, Indianapolis Crispus Attucks, Indianapolis Shortridge, Purdue Polytechnic – Downtown
27. (6): Cascade, Edgewood, Indianapolis George Washington Community, Northview, Owen Valley, Speedway
28. (7): Beech Grove, Greenwood Community, Indian Creek, New Palestine, Roncalli, Rushville Consolidated, Shelbyville
29. (6): Batesville, Franklin County, Greensburg, Jennings County, Lawrenceburg, South Dearborn
30. (5): Charlestown, Corydon Central, Madison Consolidated, North Harrison, Scottsburg
31. (6): Gibson Southern, Jasper, Princeton Community, Southridge, Vincennes Lincoln, Washington
32. (6): Boonville, Evansville Bosse, Evansville Central, Evansville Reitz Memorial, Heritage Hills, Mt. Vernon
Class 2A
33. (6): 21st Century Charter - Gary, Boone Grove, Hebron, Lake Station Edison, Wheeler, Whiting
34. (6): Bremen, Career Academy, Jimtown, Knox, LaVille, Winamac Community
35. (6): Central Noble, Churubusco, Eastside, Lakeland, Prairie Heights, Westview
36. (6): Adams Central, Bluffton, Fort Wayne Bishop Luers, South Adams, Whitko, Woodlan
37. (7): Benton Central, Delphi Community, Lafayette Central Catholic, North Montgomery, Rensselaer Central, Seeger, Western Boone
38. (6): Eastern (Greentown), Lewis Cass, Manchester, Oak Hill, Rochester Community, Wabash
39. (6): Elwood Community, Frankton, Lapel, Sheridan, Taylor, Tipton
40. (6): Alexandria Monroe, Blackford, Eastbrook, Madison-Grant, Muncie Burris, Wapahani
41. (6): Greencastle, North Putnam, Parke Heritage, South Putnam, South Vermillion, Southmont
42. (6): Covenant Christian, Indianapolis Cardinal Ritter, Monrovia, Park Tudor, Riverside, University
43. (6): Christel House, Eastern Hancock, Heritage Christian, Indianapolis Scecina Memorial, Irvington Preparatory Academy, Triton Central
44. (6): Centerville, Hagerstown, Northeastern, Shenandoah, Union County, Winchester Community
45. (6): Austin, Brown County, Brownstown Central, South Ripley, Southwestern (Hanover), Switzerland County
46. (7): Clarksville, Crawford County, Eastern (Pekin), Mitchell, Paoli, Providence, Salem
47. (7): Barr-Reeve, Eastern Greene, Linton-Stockton, North Knox, South Knox, Sullivan, West Vigo
48. (7): Evansville Mater Dei, Forest Park, North Posey, Perry Central, Pike Central, South Spencer, Tell City
Class 1A
49. (8): Bowman Leadership Academy, Hammond Academy of Science and Technology, Kouts, Marquette Catholic, Morgan Township, Tri-Township, Washington Township, Westville
50. (8): Caston, DeMotte Christian, North Newton, North White, Pioneer, South Newton, Tri-County, West Central
51. (7): Argos, Culver Community, Elkhart Christian Academy, North Judson-San Pierre, Oregon-Davis, South Central (Union Mills), Triton
52. (6): Bethany Christian, Fort Wayne Blackhawk Christian, Fort Wayne Canterbury, Fremont, Hamilton, Lakewood Park Christian
53. (6): Attica, Covington, Faith Christian, Fountain Central, North Vermillion, Riverton Parke
54. (7): Bethesda Christian, Carroll (Flora), Clinton Central, Clinton Prairie, Frontier, Rossville, Traders Point Christian
55. (8): Cowan, Daleville, North Miami, Northfield, Southern Wells, Southwood, Tri-Central, Wes-Del
56. (6): Blue River Valley, Cambridge City Lincoln, Monroe Central, Randolph Southern, Seton Catholic, Union City
57. (5): Anderson Preparatory Academy, Indiana School for the Deaf, Liberty Christian, Purdue Polytechnic – Broad Ripple, Tindley
58. (5): Eminence, Greenwood Christian Academy, Indianapolis Lutheran, Indianapolis Metropolitan, Providence Cristo Rey
59. (8): Edinburgh, Knightstown, Morristown, North Decatur, South Decatur, Southwestern (Shelbyville), Tri, Waldron
60. (8): Crothersville, Hauser, Jac-Cen-Del, Milan, Oldenburg Academy, Rising Sun, Shawe Memorial, Trinity Lutheran
61. (7): Bloomfield, Clay City, Cloverdale, Dugger Union, North Central (Farmersburg), Shakamak, White River Valley
62. (5): Loogootee, North Daviess, Orleans, Shoals, Vincennes Rivet
63. (8): Borden, Christian Academy of Indiana, Henryville, Lanesville, New Washington, Rock Creek Academy, South Central (Elizabeth), West Washington
64. (6): Cannelton, Evansville Christian, Northeast Dubois, Springs Valley, Tecumseh, Wood Memorial
Yesterday, the IHSAA Executive Committee approved the sectional assignments in baseball and softball for the next two school years. Listed below are the softball sectional assignments.
The Executive Committee accepted the recommendations of the realignment committee which determined the sectional groups for the 2024-25 and 2025-26 school years.
The committee of 12 individuals met last spring to determine the four class sports including baseball and softball consisting of school administrators representing each IHSAA district and class were constructed to realign the sports.
Host sites for the next two years will be determined by athletic administrators in each sectional this fall and forwarded to the IHSAA for state tournament planning.
IHSAA Softball Sectional Assignments
for 2024-25, 2025-26
Class 4A
1. (5): Crown Point, Hammond Central, Hammond Morton, Lake Central, Munster
2. (5): Chesterton, Hobart, Merrillville, Portage, Valparaiso
3. (7): LaPorte, Michigan City, Mishawaka, New Prairie, Penn, South Bend Adams, South Bend Riley
4. (5): Concord, Elkhart, Goshen, Northridge, Warsaw Community
5. (4): Carroll (Fort Wayne), Fort Wayne North Side, Fort Wayne Northrop, Fort Wayne Snider
6. (4): Fort Wayne South Side, Fort Wayne Wayne, Homestead, Huntington North
7. (4): Harrison (West Lafayette), Kokomo, Lafayette Jefferson, McCutcheon
8. (6): Carmel, Fishers, Hamilton Southeastern, Noblesville, Westfield, Zionsville
9. (6): Anderson, Greenfield-Central, Mt. Vernon (Fortville), Muncie Central, Pendleton Heights, Richmond
10. (5): Indianapolis Arsenal Technical, Lawrence Central, Lawrence North, North Central (Indianapolis), Warren Central
11. (6): Avon, Ben Davis, Brownsburg, Pike, Plainfield, Tri-West Hendricks
12. (6): Center Grove, Decatur Central, Franklin Central, Mooresville, Perry Meridian, Southport
13. (5): Bloomington North, Bloomington South, Martinsville, Terre Haute North Vigo, Terre Haute South Vigo
14. (5): Columbus East, Columbus North, East Central, Franklin Community, Whiteland Community
15. (5): Bedford North Lawrence, Floyd Central, Jeffersonville, New Albany, Seymour
16. (4): Castle, Evansville F.J. Reitz, Evansville Harrison, Evansville North
Class 3A
17. (6): Calumet, East Chicago Central, Gary West Side, Griffith, Hammond Bishop Noll, Highland
18. (5): Hanover Central, Illiana Christian, Kankakee Valley, Lowell, River Forest
19. (6): Culver Academies, Glenn, Mishawaka Marian, Plymouth, South Bend Saint Joseph, South Bend Washington
20. (6): Columbia City, Fairfield, NorthWood, Tippecanoe Valley, Wawasee, West Noble
21. (7): Angola, DeKalb, East Noble, Fort Wayne Bishop Dwenger, Fort Wayne Concordia Lutheran, Garrett, Leo
22. (6): Bellmont, Heritage, Marion, Mississinewa, New Haven, Norwell
23. (7): Logansport, Maconaquah, Northwestern, Peru, Twin Lakes, West Lafayette, Western
24. (6): Connersville, Delta, Hamilton Heights, Jay County, New Castle, Yorktown
25. (6): Brebeuf Jesuit Preparatory, Crawfordsville, Danville Community, Frankfort, Guerin Catholic, Lebanon
26. (6): Herron, Indianapolis Bishop Chatard, Indianapolis Cathedral, Indianapolis Crispus Attucks, Indianapolis Shortridge, Purdue Polytechnic - Downtown
27. (6): Cascade, Edgewood, Indianapolis George Washington Community, Northview, Owen Valley, Speedway
28. (7): BeechGrove, Greenwood Community, Indian Creek, New Palestine, Roncalli, Rushville Consolidated, Shelbyville
29. (6): Batesville, Franklin County, Greensburg, Jennings County, Lawrenceburg, South Dearborn
30. (6): Charlestown, Corydon Central, Madison Consolidated, North Harrison, Scottsburg, Silver Creek
31. (6): Gibson Southern, Jasper, Princeton Community, Southridge, Vincennes Lincoln, Washington
32. (7): Boonville, Evansville Bosse, Evansville Central, Evansville Reitz Memorial, Heritage Hills, Mt. Vernon, North Posey
Class 2A
33. (6): Andrean, Boone Grove, Hebron, Lake Station Edison, Wheeler, Whiting
34. (6): Bremen, Career Academy, Jimtown, Knox, LaVille, Winamac Community
35. (6): Central Noble, Churubusco, Eastside, Lakeland, Prairie Heights, Westview
36. (6): Adams Central, Bluffton, Fort Wayne Bishop Luers, South Adams, Whitko, Woodlan
37. (7): Benton Central, Delphi Community, North Montgomery, Rensselaer Central, Rossville, Seeger, Western Boone
38. (6): Eastern (Greentown), Lewis Cass, Manchester, Oak Hill, Rochester Community, Wabash
39. (6): Elwood Community, Frankton, Lapel, Sheridan, Taylor, Tipton
40. (5): Alexandria Monroe, Blackford, Eastbrook, Madison-Grant, Wapahani
41. (6): Greencastle, North Putnam, Parke Heritage, South Putnam, South Vermillion, Southmont
42. (6): Covenant Christian (Indpls), Indianapolis Cardinal Ritter, Monrovia, Park Tudor, Riverside, University
43. (6): Christel House, Eastern Hancock, Heritage Christian, Indianapolis Scecina Memorial, Irvington Preparatory Academy, Triton Central
44. (6): Centerville, Hagerstown, Northeastern, Shenandoah, Union County, Winchester Community
45. (6): Austin, Brown County, Brownstown Central, South Ripley, Southwestern (Hanover), Switzerland County
46. (7): Clarksville, Crawford County, Eastern (Pekin), Mitchell, Paoli, Providence, Salem
47. (6): EasternGreene, Linton-Stockton, North Knox, South Knox, Sullivan, West Vigo
48. (7): Evansville Mater Dei, Forest Park, Perry Central, Pike Central, South Spencer, Tecumseh, Tell City
Class 1A
49. (7): Hammond Academy of Science and Technology, Kouts, Marquette Catholic, Morgan Township, Tri-Township, Washington Township, Westville
50. (8): Caston, DeMotte Christian, North Newton, North White, Pioneer, South Newton, Tri-County, West Central
51. (7): Argos, Culver Community, Elkhart Christian Academy, North Judson-San Pierre, Oregon-Davis, South Central (Union Mills), Triton
52. (6): Bethany Christian, Fort Wayne Blackhawk Christian, Fort Wayne Canterbury, Fremont, Hamilton, Lakewood Park Christian
53. (7): Attica, Covington, Faith Christian, Fountain Central, Lafayette Central Catholic, North Vermillion, Riverton Parke
54. (6): Bethesda Christian, Carroll (Flora), Clinton Central, Clinton Prairie, Frontier, Traders Point Christian
55. (8): Cowan, Daleville, North Miami, Northfield, Southern Wells, Southwood, Tri-Central, Wes-Del
56. (5): Cambridge City Lincoln, Monroe Central, Randolph Southern, Union (Modoc), Union City
57. (3): Indiana School for the Deaf, Liberty Christian, Tindley
58. (4): Eminence, Greenwood Christian Academy, Indianapolis Lutheran, Providence Cristo Rey
59. (8): Edinburgh, Knightstown, Morristown, North Decatur, South Decatur, Southwestern (Shelbyville), Tri, Waldron
60. (8): Crothersville, Hauser, Jac-Cen-Del, Milan, Oldenburg Academy, Rising Sun, Shawe Memorial, Trinity Lutheran
61. (7): Bloomfield, Clay City, Cloverdale, Dugger Union, North Central (Farmersburg), Shakamak, White River Valley
62. (5): Barr-Reeve, Loogootee, North Daviess, Orleans, Shoals
63. (8): Borden, Christian Academy of Indiana, Henryville, Lanesville, New Washington, Rock Creek Academy, South Central (Elizabeth), West Washington
64. (4): Cannelton, Northeast Dubois, Springs Valley, Wood Memorial
Friday night's Lions vs. Harrison County game was opened up by a ribbon cutting to start off the Salem Lions Football season on their new turf football field.
The Washington County Special Olympics athletes were chosen for the honor. The season opener at Salem High School on Aug. 23 featured Travis Spicer cutting the ribbon to open the school’s state-of-the-art football field.
Doyle Adams captured the excitement of the evening's events in the following photos:
Those who enjoyed being part of the ribbon-cutting were (from left) Brandon Cornwell, Rodney Brough, Travis Spicer, Brent Minton and Adam Mull.
Special Olympian Travis Spicer was especially excited to wield the enormous scissors for the ceremony.
This year's Salem High School football team was the first ever to compete on the new artificial turf field.
Fans arrived early to choose a great spot to view the festivities.
No Salem football game would be complete without a performance from the Lions band.
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