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WHAT TO WATCH FOR

Crossroads of America College Showcase Returns in April

Indiana Fire Junior’s Crossroads of American College Showcase will return to Grand Park with its women’s showcase April 12 -14, and the men’s showcase April 26 -28. Awarded the 2018 Champions of Economic Impact in Sports Tourism by Sports Destination Management, the event will bring in more than 5,000 athletes and 35,000 spectators to Hamilton County with economic impact of more than $30 million.

103rd Running of the Indy 500

Thirty-three drivers, 200 laps, 500 miles, and one bottle of cold milk. The Greatest Spectacle in Racing will take place Sunday, May 26, culminating in one of the most festive weekends in sports. Whether you are attending Carb Day, Legends Day, the Race or all three, reserve your hotel now and check out all the fun ways to celebrate in Hamilton County. #Indy500 #Iwannagofast

NOTABLE NUMBERS

51%: percentage of registered runners in the 2018 Carmel Marathon that live outside of Indiana, marking the first time out-of-state runners outnumber in-state runners in the marathon. Click here to register for the 9th Annual Carmel Marathon March 30.

33: number of consecutive years the Carmel girls’ swim team has won the state title. Netting 413 points, the team was so dominant that the runner-up (167.5 points) and third-place (165 points) totals, when combined, still didn’t beat Carmel’s score. #math

7: years in a row Indianapolis International Airport has ranked #1 as the Best Airport in North America as part of Airport Council International’s 2018 Airport Service Quality Awards. This is the eighth time overall that IND has taken the top spot among airports serving between five and 15 million passenger per year.

70%: percentage of kids who quit sports by age 13. The reason given: because it’s not fun anymore. Heartbraking as that sounds, Julianna W. Miner of The Washington Post speculates that, “It’s a consequence of a number of cultural, economic and systemic issues that result in our kids turning away from organized sports at a time when they could benefit from them the most.”

IN CASE YOU MISSED

HSE Girl’s Basketball Wins First State Title

Hamilton Southeastern Girl’s basketball team defeated Lawrence North 55-44 to capture the program’s first basketball state title. HSE’s Sydney Parish finished with 30 points & 10 rebounds and the team set two class 4A state championship records (highest free throw percentage: .938 & highest combined free throw percentage: .800) as the Royals finished the season at 27-1. Congrats on a wonderful season!

Phil Shelby inducted into Noblesville High School Athletic Hall of Fame

Longtime wrestling coach Phil Selby was inducted into Noblesville’s Athletic Hall of Fame during the basketball game against Perry Meridian. Shelby started the wrestling program at Noblesville in 1962 and amassed a record of 202-73, including 78 individual sectional championships and nine IHSAA sectional team championships.

“Always make a total effort, even when the odds are against you.”

- Arnold Palmer