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Thursday, March 24, 2022
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[Thanks to John Robert Coy for this summary of the ABA Midwest Tounament and to the Indiana Lyons for the compilation of photos of Lyons fans] ABA MIDWEST REGION TOURNAMENT (Florissant, Missouri) What an opening game for YOUR Indiana Lyons in the American Basketball Association Tournament on Friday evening March 18, 2022! The Lyons played the Missouri Capitals, who had defeated them pretty handily in the regular season. This game was a completely different story. The bottom line: Indiana Lyons 125 and Missouri Capitals 97. The score is not a good indication of how dominant the Lyons were. They had all the momentum and the Capitals looked like they were stunned from the start. Lyons Center Alex Brown (AB) was the absolute most ferocious that I have ever seen him! He was a terror. AB’s stat line: 32 points, 14 rebounds, 3 blocks, 1 assist. He was tearing the rim down with dunk after dunk. He was a oneman gang. Lyons player Tee Williams played exceptionally well having: 21 points, 6 rebounds, 7 assists and one steal. Scootee Walker finished with 17 points, 7 rebounds, 4 assists and 2 steals. The entire Lyons Team were tenacious on defense! The team’s energy level was through the roof. Coach Jamarr Keglar and Owner Tyrone Brown certainly had the Lyons well prepared! GAME 2 SATURDAY NIGHT MARCH 19th, 2022 Your Indiana Lyons played the Clarksville (Tennessee) Phoenix in their quest to reach the Championship game. These two teams are incredibly evenly matched. They have split the four games they played this year. Last night, the Lyons got off to a slow start and were behind by double digits at the end of the first quarter. The Lyons had dug themselves a pretty good-sized hole. The Lyons fought hard and by halftime had climbed back into the game only trailing by 3 points. The 1st quarter belonged to Clarksville and the 2nd quarter to the Lyons. Clarksville came out firing in the third quarter and before the Lyons knew what had happened, they were down double digits for the second time. There were some pretty restless fans, including this writer. Clarksville controlled the 3rd quarter but still weren’t too far ahead that the Lyons couldn’t rally. Fortunately, with energy, fortitude and determination, the Lyons played an inspired final quarter and roared back! The Lyons are truly a never say die group of young men. This writer has firsthand seen the team up by 30-some odd points and down by the same, and regardless they never quit!
This game did see-saw back and forth with several lead changes in the 2nd half. In the end, the Lyons maintained their composure and slowly pulled away in the last few minutes winning 98 to 87. The game was much closer, and a lot tougher, than the score would indicate. Lyons Gerald Cambell (Cam), Alex Brown (AB), Mike Pugh and Kendric Lee ALL had “double-doubles” (double figures in points and rebounds) to lead the charge, but it was the entire team, everyone, who contributed to this win. The hustle and effort was off the charts all game long even in the rough stretches. The Clarksville Phoenix are a very good team. The gave it their all, but this time the Lyons came out on top! The Lyons are on their way to the Midwest Region Championship game to be played Sunday afternoon March 20, 2022 beginning at 4 P.M. Indiana time. TITLE GAME! The championship game for the Midwest Region title on Sunday afternoon March 20, 2022 was an exciting game! The Lyons were up against the number 1 ranked tournament team—the Music City Jazz, from Nashville, Tennessee. The Lyons had defeated the Music City Jazz twice in the regular season, including a game in February. That last game was won on a last second shot by the Lyons! Unfortunately, the Music City Jazz returned the heartbreaker to the Lyons. This championship game was fiercely contested and neither team could pull away. Both had leads of around 10 points, but the momentum kept changing back and forth. In the last seconds, the Lyons were down one point, had the ball, had a great opportunity, but the ball bounced off the rim, several Lyons leaped for an attempted tip-in, but it was just not to be. Both teams played hard and it was a highly entertaining game. Congratulations to the Music City Jazz! THANK YOU to thank Tyrone and Debra Brown for providing our community with such a fun and competitive team to cheer on. Thank you to each and every team member, coaching staff, announcers, volunteers, everyone, anyone, who helped to put the Lyons games on. Thank you to all the wonderful sponsors, who without them, the Lyons wouldn’t be as successful as they are! Thank you to everyone who has attended, cheered, and supported our Lyons! If you aren’t a fan, you should be! This is fun stuff you are missing. Indiana is basketball! Looking forward to next season and this exciting American Basketball Association team, YOUR Indiana Lyons fighting it out with other ABA teams. See you in the Lyons Den this Fall.
helps pet owners with pet food, unexpected pet medical expenses, dog or cat spay/neuter surgery expense and provides other pet resources. These and other programs are described below. Limiting staff to one part-time person, we are open by appointment only. This allows us to spend more on our programs and be more flexible to those needing services. Contact us via e-mail info@hendrickshumane.org or call 317-745-3338 to leave a message. PET FOOD PANTRY - Hendricks County residents needing pet food should call the Humane Society (317745-3338) to leave a message clearly stating their name, phone #, type and number of pets and any special needs. Requests for pet food called in by Monday are filled on Wednesday for porch pick up between 1pm-6 pm. Exceptions can be made as well as deliveries in specific cases. We want to be sure pets have food. PET OWNER ASSISTANCE – Assistance is available for residents in need of financial help when medical expenses or other care needs that may arise for their pets. ADOPTIONS – Adoptable cats and kittens can be viewed on the website and adoption applications can be completed on the website. Only pre-approved adopters may schedule a meet & greet with one of our kittens or cats. All kittens and adult cats are in foster care only. Foster care benefits the health and well-being of the felines. We do not have dogs available for adoption and encourage those looking to adopt a dog to visit Facebook pages of Creekside Animal Rescue, Hendricks County Animal Shelter, and other Rescues for dogs needing homes. HUMANE EDUCATION - Free programs are available for groups from pre-school through adult about humane care of animals. SPAY/NEUTER - Financial assistance is available to Hendricks County residents whose pets need to be spayed or neutered. Periodically we offer discount vouchers, visit the website. We pay 100% for Pet Food Pantry participants to have their pets spayed or neutered. We pay 100% for all community (owned) cats to be spayed or neutered. COMMUNITY CATS - TNR (Trap, Neuter/Spay, Return) of community (free roaming) cats is the humane way to end the cycle of unwanted, at-risk litters. Help requests can be submitted on the website to ask for assistance with trapping, to borrow humane traps, or for rescuing kittens. Since this program began in 2017, over 1,000 cats have been trapped, neutered, returned. And safe, loving homes have been found for over 450 kittens rescued from a difficult life. CHIP & CLIP CLINIC (nail trims and microchip implant) – Generally held the second Sunday of the month is by appointment only. Please call 317-745-3338 well in advance to schedule an appointment for nail trims, nail caps for cats, microchips or if you have questions. Visit the website www.hendrickshumane.org or contact us via email (info@hendrickshumane.org) or phone (317-745-3338). Someone will get back to you as soon as possible. As a reminder, the Humane Society does not operate the Hendricks County Animal Shelter and Animal Control located at 250 E. Campus Blvd, Danville. Reports of suspected animal abuse or endangerment should always be directed to Hendricks County Animal Shelter & Control 317-745-9250. Emergency animal surrender needs should be directed to Hendricks County Animal Shelter & Control. ______________________________________________ Dogs never talk about themselves but listen to you while you talk about yourself, and keep up an appearance of being interested in the conversation. Jerome K. Jerome
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