Hoosier Hysteria comes alive Wednesday, Nov. 23, as the boys basketball team opens another season with hopes of regaining the magic of the past.
The traditional Thanksgiving-eve season opener against the Union County Patriots will tip off at 6:30 (JV) at the Spartan Bowl. The Spartans hold a 26-year and 35 game-winning streak against the Patriots heading into this season. The last time the Spartans were defeated by Union County was in the 1979-80 season, when the Patriots posted a 69-67 win. Connersville then turned the tables on the Patriots as they defeated them in the sectional first game, winning 49-45.
This season, head coach Rodney Klein is looking for leadership. "Anytime you lose a groups of seniors that play significant minutes, they are hard to replace," Klein said. "We have a lot of players that recieved minutes on the varsity that are returning and some will move up from the junior varsity that will help also."
Klein says the schedule this year will have differant obstacles and challanges including teams that will be ranked in their particular class and this year's sectional field will be loaded.
"We always start the season with lots of goals but I think the main goal for us will be to improve every week and to be playing the best basketball by tournament time."
Emotions run high when the beginning of the season is just around the corner. "The most common emotion(s), I would say would have to be excitement and pain," junior Chris Malone said.
Malone considers himself a physical player and adefensive contributor rather than a scorer. "I would like to be the most physical player on the team, shoot 60% from the field and 70% from the foul line," he added.
The team this year will have to do without the main players that graduated from CHS last year including, Matt Holbrook, the 90th leading scorer in the state last season.
The season the Spartans will be lead by two top scorers in the state from a year ago, Chris Bloom and Matt Howard. Howard also contributed 11.8 rebounds per game, which was good for 8th in the state.
Coach Klein is in his 7th year as head coach of the Spartans. Klein has compiled a 61-67 record since taking the job from Howard Renner after the 1999 season.
Tuesday, October 17, 2006
CHS student Chris Turley passes away (November 11, 2005)
Chris Turley, 18, died at 2:30 p.m. on Tuesday at Methodist Hospital in Indianapolis. The cause of death was unknown, however an autopsy is scheduled to be performed.
Turley was born July 11, 1987. He is the son of Mike Turley and Lisa Lore and brother of Devin and Brock Turley. He was a member of the WTTC Machine Trades program.
All services will be held at Urban Winkler Funeral Home. Visitations will be tonight from 4 to 8 p.m. The funeral services are at 2:00 p.m Saturday.
Turley was born July 11, 1987. He is the son of Mike Turley and Lisa Lore and brother of Devin and Brock Turley. He was a member of the WTTC Machine Trades program.
All services will be held at Urban Winkler Funeral Home. Visitations will be tonight from 4 to 8 p.m. The funeral services are at 2:00 p.m Saturday.
Wise Center namesake dies at 91 (October 7, 2005)
Not many people can say that they are four-time Oscar award winner, Robert E. Wise is one of the few who is. The Connersville graduate died September 14 in Los Angeles.
Wise, born in Winchester and a 1932 graduate of CHS, is responsible for many of the finest films captured. Before stepping into the role of director, Wise served as editor on such films such as The Hunchback of Notre Dame, Citizen Kane and the Magnificent Ambersons. Wise easily moved from genre to genre.
In a career that lasted an unbelievable six and a half decades, Wise mastered nearly every genre such as horror, science fiction, drama, musical and many others.
"I'd rather do my own thing, which has been to choose projects that take me into differant kinds of genres," Wise once told the Associated Press. "I don't have a favorite kind of film to make. I just look for the best material I can."
Because his style has never followed an identifiable pattern, he was not limited to any particular genre. Indeed, it is surprising for some filmgoers to discover that he has was the guiding creative force not only behind monster hits such as The Sound of Music and Star Trek-The Motion Picture. But regardless of the genre in which he worked, Wise's films were distinguished byt the craftsmanship he brought to each of his exlorations into the mysteries of the human condition.
Unlike many directors today, who leap from accepted screenplay to the canvas-backed chair, Wise learned his craft from the ground up. In fact, Wise belongs to the last generation of directors who were trained under the old Hollywood studio system.
As a young kid, Wise would always go at one of the three movie houses in Connersville. "One simmer I won some kind of a contest and got a free pass to all the movies the whole summer and I was in heaven," Wise told Harry Kreisler of Institute of International Studies in 1998.
In addition to the four Oscar awards Wise recieved, he was also honored with of of the most prestigous awards for filmmakers, the "Irving F. Thalberg Memorial Award" in 1996.
Wise, born in Winchester and a 1932 graduate of CHS, is responsible for many of the finest films captured. Before stepping into the role of director, Wise served as editor on such films such as The Hunchback of Notre Dame, Citizen Kane and the Magnificent Ambersons. Wise easily moved from genre to genre.
In a career that lasted an unbelievable six and a half decades, Wise mastered nearly every genre such as horror, science fiction, drama, musical and many others.
"I'd rather do my own thing, which has been to choose projects that take me into differant kinds of genres," Wise once told the Associated Press. "I don't have a favorite kind of film to make. I just look for the best material I can."
Because his style has never followed an identifiable pattern, he was not limited to any particular genre. Indeed, it is surprising for some filmgoers to discover that he has was the guiding creative force not only behind monster hits such as The Sound of Music and Star Trek-The Motion Picture. But regardless of the genre in which he worked, Wise's films were distinguished byt the craftsmanship he brought to each of his exlorations into the mysteries of the human condition.
Unlike many directors today, who leap from accepted screenplay to the canvas-backed chair, Wise learned his craft from the ground up. In fact, Wise belongs to the last generation of directors who were trained under the old Hollywood studio system.
As a young kid, Wise would always go at one of the three movie houses in Connersville. "One simmer I won some kind of a contest and got a free pass to all the movies the whole summer and I was in heaven," Wise told Harry Kreisler of Institute of International Studies in 1998.
In addition to the four Oscar awards Wise recieved, he was also honored with of of the most prestigous awards for filmmakers, the "Irving F. Thalberg Memorial Award" in 1996.
Spartan season comes to a screeching halt (March 17, 2006)
The Spartan boys basketball team's season was anything but disappointing.
The team was able to capture the first ever Olympic Athletic Conference championship by going undefeated (3-0) in conference play during the regular season.
"After winning the OAC title, it really helped boost everyone's confidence," junior forward Chris Malone said. "The whole night was a dream come true."
"It was our big goal this to start the season, [to be OAC champions]," head coach Rodney Klein said. "For us to achieve one of our goals was a major boost to the team."
The team's favorite part of winning the title was all of the post game activities.
"We all loves cutting the nets down, taking pictures and jst the fact of being champions," Malone said.
The Spartans compiled an 18-2 regular season record along with claiming the schools first title, only losing to New Castle and Pendalton Heights by a slim margin of just eleven points between both games. The marked only the third time in school history that a team has gone a whole season with only two loses, dating back to the 1980-81 edition and the 1982-83 state championship club. Hall of Famer Basil Mawbey coached both teams.
This year's Spartan squad was ranked in the top 10 in Class 3A for most of the season.
The team never lost its concentration with all of the successthat they encountered during the season.
"We just talked about the only game that matters, and that's the next one," Klein said.
The state tournament didn't go as well as the they expected it to go. In the first round of the sectional play, the Spartans defeated the Franklin County Wildcats by the score of 65-52.
They then were defeated by the number three ranked Batesville Bulldogs with the score of 45-41, ending all their hopes of winning a state championship.
Junior Ryan Henderson went down with a severe knee injury during the game at Hagerstown, sidelining him for the rest of the regular season. Henderson was able to return to playing action just in time for the sectional. Henderson was the team's third leading scorer with 9.5 points per game average.
"Anytime you lose one of your players, no matter who it is, it will effect you in some way," Klein said. "We don't like to see anyone go out, but when someone goes out we pick the pieces up and we go on."
Senior forward Ryan Mullins also missed several games to start the season due to a leg injury that which he sustained in the final football game.
Junior center Matt Howard led the team in scoring and rebounding with 19.4 points per game average and a 10.8 rebounds per game average. Howard also chipped in 4.3 blocks per game.
Howard was able to claim 7th on the CHS all-time scoring list during the final game of the season.
Either way you look at it the boys basketball season finished with everything that it began with, a lot of hype and excitement, even if full season expectations were not met.
The team was able to capture the first ever Olympic Athletic Conference championship by going undefeated (3-0) in conference play during the regular season.
"After winning the OAC title, it really helped boost everyone's confidence," junior forward Chris Malone said. "The whole night was a dream come true."
"It was our big goal this to start the season, [to be OAC champions]," head coach Rodney Klein said. "For us to achieve one of our goals was a major boost to the team."
The team's favorite part of winning the title was all of the post game activities.
"We all loves cutting the nets down, taking pictures and jst the fact of being champions," Malone said.
The Spartans compiled an 18-2 regular season record along with claiming the schools first title, only losing to New Castle and Pendalton Heights by a slim margin of just eleven points between both games. The marked only the third time in school history that a team has gone a whole season with only two loses, dating back to the 1980-81 edition and the 1982-83 state championship club. Hall of Famer Basil Mawbey coached both teams.
This year's Spartan squad was ranked in the top 10 in Class 3A for most of the season.
The team never lost its concentration with all of the successthat they encountered during the season.
"We just talked about the only game that matters, and that's the next one," Klein said.
The state tournament didn't go as well as the they expected it to go. In the first round of the sectional play, the Spartans defeated the Franklin County Wildcats by the score of 65-52.
They then were defeated by the number three ranked Batesville Bulldogs with the score of 45-41, ending all their hopes of winning a state championship.
Junior Ryan Henderson went down with a severe knee injury during the game at Hagerstown, sidelining him for the rest of the regular season. Henderson was able to return to playing action just in time for the sectional. Henderson was the team's third leading scorer with 9.5 points per game average.
"Anytime you lose one of your players, no matter who it is, it will effect you in some way," Klein said. "We don't like to see anyone go out, but when someone goes out we pick the pieces up and we go on."
Senior forward Ryan Mullins also missed several games to start the season due to a leg injury that which he sustained in the final football game.
Junior center Matt Howard led the team in scoring and rebounding with 19.4 points per game average and a 10.8 rebounds per game average. Howard also chipped in 4.3 blocks per game.
Howard was able to claim 7th on the CHS all-time scoring list during the final game of the season.
Either way you look at it the boys basketball season finished with everything that it began with, a lot of hype and excitement, even if full season expectations were not met.
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