News of the School Spring 2016 Park Tudor School
Sports News Girls Basketball The Lady Panthers are a program on the rise. The girls basketball team wrapped up their season on February 8th, bowing out of the state tournament to Covenant Christian, which went on to win the regional the following weekend. This marked the second straight sectional finals appearance for the Lady Panthers, who finished with an 11-13 record. The Lady Panthers’ 11 wins were the most for a girls basketball team since 2011-2012 and marked the second straight season with increased wins over prior year. Highlighting the Lady Panthers’ sectional run was a 69-66 overtime victory over rival Indianapolis Scecina, avenging a 17-point loss just a month prior. The Panthers improved their average offensive output significantly over 2014-2015 due in large part to the development of juniors TyraRose Nibbs (10.9 PPG), and Abbi Plewes (5 PPG), sophomore Kamryn Sarratt (11.4 PPG), and an added dimension of dynamic point guard play by freshman, Taylee Nibbs (13.5 PPG). Junior Jasmine Stephenson and sophomores Sara Aldridge and Naomi Jackson also made considerable
Taylee Nibbs dribbles down the court.
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contributions. One significant accomplishment by TyraRose Nibbs highlighted a terrific season, when she scored her 500th high school point in the sectional final game on February 8th. The Panthers return all 11 players, and will look to improve yet again next season with some key additions and freshman Davinique Campbell returning from injury. Boys Basketball The Park Tudor boys basketball team entered their final regular season game against Indiana Crossroads Conference opponent Monrovia with a 16-4 win-loss record and an outright sixth consecutive conference championship at stake. The Panthers were riding a 42-game conference win streak dating back to the 2010 season. The defending 2A state champions began the season ranked No.1 in the 3A poll, but slipped to the No. 6 spot after a couple of mid-season losses to Lawrence Central, Franklin Central, and North Central. The Panthers endured a schedule that saw them play 14 consecutive road games over a two month period - due to participation in a number of tournaments resulting in the loss of several home games. Only two se-
Jaren Jackson Jr. in action.
niors dotted the roster, Sterling Satterfield, and Richard Wilson III. Thus, the Panthers will return an experienced and veteran ball club next year. Park Tudor was led in scoring by Jaren Jackson Jr., (15.7 PPG), Kobe Webster, (14.8 PPG), and Isaiah Rice, (10.9 PPG). Jackson topped the team in rebounding (7.7 RPG) – while Rice and Webster were leading in assists (3.5 APG) Park Tudor opened up 3A state tournament sectional play at Beech Grove against ICC rival Cardinal Ritter. Swimming The Park Tudor girls faced nine schools in individual meets for the 2016 school year and ended the season with a team record of 6-3. The Lady Panthers set a school record for winning the ICC Championship meet at Beech Grove for the 4th year in a row. The girls improved their sectional finish from 6th place in 2015 to a 5th place finish in 2016. The girl-squad gained ten new swimmers this year as well as two honorable, Indy-Star Athlete of the Week awards, Veeanna Edwards and Clare Chandler. The squad also had two Invitationals with more than 10 schools at each, where Vee Edwards was the event winning champion for the 50 & 100 freestyle events. In-