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[email protected] April 2018 S THE BEACON BEACON PORTS SCENE By By Jack Chris Zoller Nobbe beaconsports @live.com [email protected] Parris 3-Time Champion, Hall Sixth in State Finals The IHSAA Wrestling State Finals were on February 16 and 17. Four wrestlers from area schools competed with two earning a place on the po- dium. Lawrenceburg’s Mason By his third con- Parris earned Maxine secutive state championship Klump with yet another impressive Community tournament run of four pins to Correspondent win the 220 weight class. A Friday night victory over Jake Sisk of Pike Central and [email protected] Saturday quarterfinal win over Central Noble’s Levi Leffers set up a semi-final against un- defeated Ryan Hammond of Whiteland. It ended with yet another fall in only 3:53. The championship match paired Parris against Bran- don Streck. Parris, (the #1 nationally-ranked wrestler at his weight class) kept a capac- ity crowd that typically thins gradually throughout the finals, in their seats until his match. He did not disappoint. He began the match very aggres- sively and appeared to be seek- ing to set a quickest pin record for a championship match. Once that time transpired in the match, Parris methodically took care of the Merrillville se- nior by fall in 3:08 to claim his third IHSAA wrestling title. Despite not getting the quickest pin record, Parris did manage to set a new record for most falls in a state finals. His pin in the finals gave him 11 for his career in the state fi- nals and surpassed the record of 10 set by Ray Frankowski of Hammond (1936-1938), an 80-year-old record. Parris, a University of Mich- igan wrestling recruit, finished the season 47-0 and his career at 206-1. Upon the conclusion of his match and a congratula- tory hug with his father and assistant coach Mark Parris, he proceeded to enjoy the mo- ment further with a celebratory lateral drop of Lawrenceburg Head Coach Mark Kirchgas- sner on the state finals mat. South Dearborn freshman Bryer Hall had an impressive state finals also. Hall began Mason Parris, pictured with parents Mark and Shay Parris, receives the Ward E. Brown Mental Attitude Award at the conclusion of the IHSAA Wrestling State Finals. (photo by Chris Nobbe) Friday night with a decision over Kyle Lawson of Bell- mont. In Saturday’s quarterfi- nals, Hall took a loss to return- ing state champ Cayden Rooks of Columbus East to drop into the consolation bracket. Hall next wrestled Brycen Denny of Monrovia and, in his exciting style, found a funky spadle finish to record a fall and advance. Hall lost to Elkhart Memorial senior Christian Mejia to place sixth and finish his season at 48-4. Franklin County advanced a pair to the state finals. Stevie Browning (152) lost on Friday night to Crown Point senior Noah Lamore who ended up third. Browning finished his senior season with a record of 35-6. Fellow senior and Uni- versity of Indianapolis football recruit Michael Bohman (195) also concluded his high school wrestling career on Friday night with a loss to eventual- state champion Lucas Davi- son of Chesterton. Bohman finished the season at 44-6. Parris Receives Mental Attitude Award 1582 Harrison Brookville Rd. West Harrison, IN 47060 Office: 812-637-3222 Cell: 513-600-0260 [email protected] Mason Parris’ wrestling career, and athletic prowess for that matter, is no secret to sports fans in Southeastern Indiana. Parris has excelled in all three of his high school sports endeavors and has par- ticipated in the state finals in Page 1B Third and eighth grade South Dearborn basketball teams captured the Jefferson County Basketball Tournament title respectively. Pictured are third-grade players Carson Davidson, Carson Vinson, Ryker Morris, Jackson Johnson, Cayden David- son, Cameron Cheek, Wyatt Adams, Drake Lee, James Hughes, and Mason Lane (not pictured). Coaches were Mark Morris, Jim Hughes, Brad Adams and Eddie Davidson. Eighth-grade players include Corbin McHenry, Eli Hoffman, Reese Willough- by, Austin Bedel, Lane Cutter, David Harp, Logan Ross, Drew Probst, and Landon Marksberry. Coaches were Billy Hoffman and Shane McHenry. (photo by Joanna Hughes) each of them. He participated in the state finals in football and track as a junior (with a chance to return in track yet this spring) and has been in the state finals in wrestling all four years of high school. What may be lost on some in all of this is the type of young man he is around these sports, in the community, and in the classroom. Parris is near the top of his class academically and acts as a wonderful role model for younger children whenever he is approached. Kids from various schools will ask him to sign a program or shirt, and he kindly obliges. Parris has a few words and gives the child that wonderful moment to cherish. He shares a great smile, perhaps a pic- ture, and acts gregariously. Because of his accolades in the classroom and on the mat, Parris was recently awarded the Ward E. Brown Mental Attitude Award at the conclu- sion of the IHSAA Wrestling State Finals. This award is a $1,000 scholarship to the school in the name of the re- cipient. Parris was nominated for this award by his coach, Mark Kirchgassner, and his principal, Bill Snyder. Milan’s Gomez Competes in Swimming State Finals The IHSAA Swimming Sectional was held on Feb. 15-17. Milan junior Fernando Gomez was sectional cham- pion by winning the 100- yard breaststroke in a time of 59.64, nearly 1.5 seconds faster than the runner-up. Gomez is Milan’s first swimming sectional champion and swimming state qualifier. He currently holds four indi- CD SPECIAL 1 Year CD 1.45% APY* 2 Year CD 1.60% APY* Milan’s Fernando Gomez before com- petition at the IHSAA Swimming State Finals at the IUPUI Natatorium. (photo by Steve Stock) vidual school records and is a part of three relay records. Gomez, undefeated in the event throughout the regular s eason, qualified for the IH- SAA Swimming State Finals held on February 23-24. In the preliminaries on Friday night, Gomez swam a 58.94 and placed 22nd out of 32 which narrowly failed to make the top 16 for the Saturday final. Several other competitors finished in the top 3 of an event at the sectional finals on Saturday but failed to qualify for the state meet. Brandon Loveless’s East Central Trojans had two relays place well. The 200-yard med- ley relay of Jacob Weber, Alex Ketcham, Jackson Ketcham, and Ethen Witte finished sec- ond. The 400-yard freestyle relay of Ketcham, Ketcham, Weber, and Matthew Bading- haus finished third. 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