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THURSDAY, MARCH 20, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 27, 2014 2012
THE DEARBORN COUNTY REGISTER
HARDWOOD MEMORIES
BRUCE MCLEASTER/The Register
Bateman Gym floor sections that contained all 12 letters in the name “Lawrenceburg,” measuring nearly 4 X 4 feet each, sold out at Sunday's Tiger Pride/LHS Athletic Department fund-raiser. March 31 is the date set for ground-breaking of the $11.5 million structural improvement program that will replace the 50-year old facility.
Half-century old Bateman Gym floor now history BY JIM BUCHBERGER Sports Editor LAWRENCEBURG – Fifty years of Lawrenceburg athletic history was sectioned into small pieces and sold – for anywhere from $15 to an estimated $6,250 – last weekend. George (Bud) Bateman Gym, home of the Tigers since 1964, is scheduled to be razed shortly as part of an $11.5 million structural improvement program. So the old hardwood floor was sawed up and sold, or auctioned, as part of a quick-thinking fund-raiser by the Tiger Pride booster organization and LHS Athletic Department. “We were very pleased with the turnout, and we think Tiger Pride will be, too” said athletics director Joe Vogelgesang, who threw open the gym doors to Tiger fans, alumni or those with flooring projects in mind Sunday from 4-6:30 p.m. No cash estimate of the take is available so far, but Vogelgesang estimated that roughly
half the 10,000-plus square feet of hardwood was sawed into pieces ranging from 12 X 12-inch ($15 each) to 24 X 24-inch ($50) squares. “We took some pieces to storage, but almost half of the floor – the part under the visitors' bleachers – is still in place,” Vogelgesang noted. “We had to leave that part so the work crews could get back in there this week and removed the old asbestos pipes from the ceiling. “We'll have to wait and see what's left undamaged after they're done. But we could be having more gym floor sales in the future, maybe on a once-a-month basis, or something.” Lawrenceburg's athletics director said that pre-orders accounted for about 140 of the one-square foot floor sections. Another 30-35 pieces of 18 X 18-inch squares were presold, along with perhaps 25 of the two-foot squares. “ A couple people ordered 3 X 3-foot sections,” Vogelgesang added. Expected to be a popular seller, and they were, the painted block letters spelling “Lawrenceburg” at the east end of the gym floor were solid individually by silent auction Sunday. Minimum bid was $100, while some select letters went for as much as $300. Surprisingly, it wasn't the letter “L” that drew the top
auction price, but the letter “B.” The letter “A” reportedly sold for around $200. “Those were big sections with the letters on them, close to 4 X 4 feet,” Vogelgesang noted. “But all of them sold.” An unconfirmed rumor said that one welloiled Tiger fan may have missed out on purchasing each of the four letters that would have spelled “B-E-E-R” for his home bar. One area business proved to be a major contributor to the Lawrenceburg boosters and athletic department fund-raiser, purchasing roughly 500 square feet of the old Bateman Gym flooring. Vogelgesang said that, when it became apparent last summer that the 1964 gym addition had a crumbling foundation that called for a major reconstruction project, he and head football coach Ryan Knigga proposed the idea of selling off the hardwood floor. “We knew the project was going to take off soon, and this was always a thought,” he said. Cincinnati Floor Company, which installed the original gym floor in 1964, was consulted to see is sawing up sections would be feasible. “They came in two times,” Vogelgesang said. “At first, we didn't think it was going to work because we thought the floor had been anchored into the concrete (subfloor). But they found that it was basically a floating wood floor, laid nine inches on center and nailed to 2 X 4s. We were able to cut pieces
SD's Ariel Biggs qualified 5th in HSR girls high jump Staff Report
MARION, Ind. - South Dearborn junior Ariel Biggs is qualified fifth in women's high jump for this Saturday's Brooks/Indiana Association of Track and Cross Country Coaches/Brooks Hoosier State Relays. Biggs' winning height of 5'4-1/4” inches at the Eastern Indiana Athletic Conference Indoor Invitational March 8 qualified her among the top 50 large-school jumpers in the state eligible to compete in the preseason indoor state meet at Indiana Wesleyan University's Troyer Fieldhouse. Lady Knights teammate Tara West, a senior, is qualified 28th in women's pole vault with her height of nine feet from last weekend's Patriot Invitational qualifier at DePauw University. East Central track and field has earned 10 large-school qualifying spots in 10 events,
including five in individual events for Saturday's high school indoor track and field state meet. Senior sprinter Kelli Cartuyvelles is EC's top seed, qualifying 17th in women's 60-meter dash, with a time of 8.01 seconds, in last week's DePauw meet. Men's pole vaulters Andy Carbaugh, a senior, and Doug Rosemeyer, a sophomore, are tied for 31st seed, both with heights of 12 feet. Lady Trojan senior Becca Ginn is qualified 39th in women's 60-meter hurdles with her time of 10.16 seconds from the DePauw meet. EC senior Zach Knueven is the 47th seed (7.26 seconds) in men's 60-meter dash coming out of last weekend's Patriot Invitational. Lawrenceburg junior Zach Steuer, the Tigers' lone Hoosier State Relays qualifier, is the 40th seed in men's smallschool division 60-meter dash in a time of 7.48 seconds
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and keep everything basically intact.” Tiger Pride annually provides $9,000$10,000 to cover the athletic department's awards costs and the purchase of fuel for team buses traveling to road contests. Sunday's receipts should go a long way toward funding those two major expenses in the future. Meanwhile, ground-breaking ceremony for Lawrenceburg's 21st century version of Bateman Gym, a.k.a. “The Bud”, is scheduled for Monday, March 31, at 2 p.m. The project is expected to take from 14 to 16 months.
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Outstanding Students of the Month Chosen for their commitment to community and to others. We thank you!
Megan Neuendorf
South Dearborn is proud to award Megan Neuendorf as our Student of the Month! Megan has been serving us and her community since her freshman year. Megan is the daughter of Karen and Bob Neuendorf of Aurora and sister to Jacob and Travis, both students at SDHS. Megan is a member of the National Honor Society and has helped with the Lion’s Club’s Breakfast with Santa for the past two years. She is also a S.T.A.R.S. Mentor, the upper class students who help our freshmen with their transition to high school. Megan has done this for the past two years, making a positive difference in her freshman’s lives at South Dearborn High School. Megan is an active member of St. John Lutheran Church in Aurora. There she uses her musical talents to enhance the services by sharing her gift as a violinist. She also has done Christmas Caroling and helps with the cleanup of communion on a regular basis. Her time and talents are appreciated there. Megan will be attending Purdue University to study Electrical Engineering. She has been a stellar student and has worked hard to earn herself a spot in the top 5% of her class. Good Luck to Megan as she pursues her dreams by becoming a Boilermaker! Thank you Megan for all you have done to make Dearborn County a better place and thanks for your commitment to South Dearborn High School the past four years. LAWRENCEBURG » DILLSBORO VERSAILLES » RISING SUN BATESVILLE » VEVAY
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from the EIAC Indoor meet. Five East Central relays also are HSR large school qualifiers, led by the men's 4 X 400-meter team, seeded 31st (3:40.81). EC men's 4 X 800-meter relay (8:46.51) and women's 4 X 200-meter relay (1:52.87) both are 32nd-place seeds. Trojan women's 4 X 800meter relay is qualified 39th (4:25.30), while the men's 4 X 200-meter crew is the 44thplace qualifier (1:36.81). Competition in the Hoosier State Relays small school division, determined by A, 2A and 3A football classifications, starts at 8 a.m. Saturday at Troyer Fieldhouse. Large school division (classes 4A-6A in football) competition begins at 2 p.m. Saturday.
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Longtime Voice of the Tigers, Lawrenceburg basketball and football public address announcer Matt Albright, carries off his sections of the Bateman Gym floor during the Tiger Pride/LHS Athletic Department sale last Sunday.
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Abby Rinck
It is a privilege to have Abby Rinck represent South Dearborn as this month’s Student of the Month. Abby is the daughter of Michelle and Daniel Rinck and sister of Sylvia, Max, Delaney and Annie of Aurora. Abby has shared her talents with and served her community for the past four years in a plethora of ways. You may recognize Abby by her voice. She has been a member of the Opening Knight Show Choir for the past four years. She has also sung the National Anthem at parades, before sporting events, and at so many other numerous places we have lost count. She has earned the awards of Outstanding Female Vocalist, and Grand Champion Show Choir Member to name a few. Abby is most proud of her support for special needs individuals. Abby has volunteered for the Special Olympics by coaching Volleyball and Basketball. She has also been a unified member on the team for Soccer and Volleyball. Her commitment doesn’t stop there. She has helped organize and participated in the Polar Bear Plunge from 2008 to 2014. This event helps to raise money that supports the Special Olympics. Abby is in the top 5% of her class and will be majoring in Chemistry and Performing Arts. She is still deciding which college she will be attending with it being narrowed down to Hanover College or Manchester University. We would like to wish Abby the best of luck as she prepares for her life beyond high school. We appreciate all she has done for our school and community!
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