Carroll's team shines

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A night after blistering Kentucky by 54 points in Louisville, the Indiana boys all-stars claimed an 84-77 victory Saturday at Bankers Life Fieldhouse in Indianapolis.In the girls game, Bridget Perry had 23 points and seven rebounds to leadSaturday

State meet still on Bellmont star's mind

Alexis Harvey and the Bellmont girls track team finished in third place two weeks ago at the girls state track meet in Bloomington without winning an event and being one of the smaller schools.Saturday

3A state notebook

Norwell senior first baseman Tailur Szarenski was at the 2006 Class 3A state title game in which Jasper beat the Knights 13-12 at Victory Field.Norwell reversed that score and style of game in a 2-1 win over the Wildcats on Friday.Friday

Carroll won't be able to go head-to-head in a team dual format after winning its own wrestling sectional Saturday, but it might be able to see how it fares against some of the other top teams in the state after all.

The IHSAA did away with the decade-and-a-half team tournament, so the Chargers won't advance as a team.

But with 14 individuals making it to next week's Carroll Regional, the Chargers could qualify for the Indiana Wrestling Coaches Association's unofficial class state tournament next season, which is supposed to take the place of the dual team state tourney.

"It is a little disappointing," Carroll coach Scott Raypole said. "You would like to see how you could stack up against the other teams. We definitely want our shot.

"Looking forward, qualifying all 14 guys for regionals maybe we can pick up enough points for next year's coaches' team state. That's what we put in their head. We are not just wrestling for individual sectionals or team sectionals, but also for next year's team and guys who are coming back next year."