Congratulations to the Mildred Ball Award Winner: (2020 was postponed so this winner is being honored in 2021) 2020 IBCA Mildred Ball Award IBCA/MILDRED BALL AWARD Mildred Morgan Ball served as an IHSAA assistant commissioner from 1977 through 1997, responsible for the licensing and training of contest officials. In addition, she worked with the National…

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Congratulations to the Roy Gardner Award Winner: 2020 Winner being honored in 2021 IBCA officiating award winners IBCA/ROY GARDNER AWARD Roy Gardner was a basketball official who was a math teacher for 34 years at Batesville High School. He coached basketball at Westland, Rising Sun and Batesville as well as track, baseball and golf at…

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Virgil Sweet Service Awards (Honoring 2020 winners in 2021) FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Pat McKee, 317-403-1665 March 31, 2020 IBCA Director of Special Projects Three writers to receive 2020 ‘Sweet’ awards from IBCA Peters, Carmin and Engelhardt honored by coaches’ group for contributions to basketball Three sports journalists with significant ties to Indiana high school…

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Congratulations to the 2020-2021 Bob King Award winners as Boys’ Coaches of the Year. FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Pat McKee, 317-403-1665 March 31, 2020 IBCA Director of Special Projects Six boys coaches honored by IBCA for 2020-21 season District 1 Chris Johnson, Homestead Chris Johnson of Homestead is a recipient of District 1 Coach of…

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Congratulations to the 2020-2021 Bob King Award winners as Girls’ Coaches of the Year. District 1 Mark Redding, Carroll (Fort Wayne) Mark Redding of Carroll (Fort Wayne) is an IBCA District 1 Coach of the Year after leading the Chargers to a 25-3 season that included championships of the Summit Athletic Conference, the DeKalb Sectional…

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Pat McKee, 317-403-1665 April 1, 2021 IBCA Director of Special Projects Four to receive special awards from the Indiana Basketball Coaches Association Bradley, Smiley, Higdon and Abdullah to be honored for contributions to basketball programs over the years Four Indiana high school coaches will receive special awards from the Indiana Basketball…

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Girls All State Senior and Underclass IBCA/Franciscan Health girls all-state honors set Top senior, underclass players receive ‘Supreme 15’ accolades for 2020-21 season FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Pat McKee, 317-403-1665 March 2, 2021 IBCA Director of Special Projects Fifteen seniors and 15 underclass girls basketball players have earned IBCA/Franciscan Health “Supreme 15” All-State honors for…

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Boys All State Senior and Underclass IBCA/Franciscan Health boys all-state honors set Top senior, underclass players receive ‘Supreme 15’ accolades for 2019-20 Top senior, underclass players receive ‘Supreme 15’ accolades for 2020-21 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Pat McKee, 317-403-1665 March 24, 2021 IBCA Director of Special Projects Fifteen seniors and 15 underclass boys basketball players…

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