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Show posts MenuQuote"Junior swingman E. Victor Nickerson, who sat out this past season after transferring from Charlotte, was off crutches on Wednesday following hip surgery, but is scheduled to undergo surgery on his other hip in three weeks. The Crusaders are hoping he gets cleared to return to the court in August."I don't know about the rest of you, but I believed that Nickerson could have been the X factor going into this season. If healthy, I think he could be a big contributor to the success of this years squad. Have I missed any announcements or information regarding E. Victor's status?
QuoteFigure Eight Brewing
We love Valpo! We love the people that live here and make it a great place to live! This week we are introducing our new beer called Crusader Ale. Served for this week only in our brewpub and at these great Valparaiso institutions starting Friday!
Also at the Valpo Brewfest which we will be rocking on Saturday! Its going to be a great week folks!
Quote2011-12 Class 3A State Finals Recap
March 3, 2012
Clutch Scoring Fuels Concordia past Mt. Vernon in Class 3A
The Fort Wayne Concordia Lutheran Cadets won their second Class 3A girls basketball state championship in three years with a 42-39 victory over Mt. Vernon.
Lauren Marinko made sure of it.
Marinko scored the final eight points for the seventh-ranked Cadets in a tight game that featured 18 ties and lead changes. Six of her points came at the free throw line. Marinko collected the other two on a slashing drive down the lane that gave Concordia the lead for good at 38-36 with 33 seconds remaining.
At the two-minute mark, Mt. Vernon's Jessica Brown hit a 12-footer to knot the game at 34-all. It set up a frenetic ending, but the No. 2-ranked Marauders couldn't prevent Marinko's clutch scoring.
Coach Dave Miller's Cadets won their final nine games and finished 21-5. In 2010, their only other state finals appearance, the Cadets defeated Rushville.
Marinko led Concordia with 17 points. Courtney Smith added nine points and had a team-high seven rebounds.
Coach Julie Shelton's Mt. Vernon team was playing in its first state title game in 35 years. Also, the Marauders are the only Hancock County team to advance to the finals. They concluded with a 23-6 record after outscoring opponents by a margin of 20.5 points before the championship game.
Brown led the Marauders with 17 points. Erica Moore added nine. Anna Olson had a game-high eight rebounds.
Concordia's Lauren Marinko named Roy Mental Attitude Award Winner
Following the game, members of the IHSAA Executive Committee named Lauren Marinko of Fort Wayne's Concordia Lutheran High School as the winner of the Patricia L. Roy Mental Attitude Award in Class 3A Girls Basketball.
The award is presented annually to a senior participant in each classification who was nominated by her principal and coach and has demonstrated excellence in mental attitude, scholarship, leadership and athletic ability.
Marinko maintains a 4.06 GPA while challenging herself through a strong academic program. She is a two year member of the National Honor Society and has received several top scholar awards through her school.
She's a three-year member of the school's advanced chorus, has served as team captain of the basketball team the last two years and also has participated on the tennis team in her three previous years.
The daughter of Paul and Renee Marinko of Fort Wayne, Lauren will continue her education at Valparaiso University by pursuing a degree in International Business.
Indiana Farm Bureau Insurance, the IHSAA's corporate partner, will present a $1,000 scholarship to Concordia Lutheran High School in the name of Marinko.
The award is named in honor of the former IHSAA assistant commissioner Patricia L. Roy, who oversaw the girls basketball state tournament from its inception in 1976 until her retirement in 1999.
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Fort Wayne Concordia Coach David Miller
"These kids compete. They have tremendous heart and I just love them for that. It starts with the seniors and just trickles down to everyone else. What a legacy they've left behind. They just battled so hard today. I thought our backside help and post defense was pretty good today holding them to where we did."
On Mt. Vernon
"They are so physical and strong and the guards are quick. It didn't appear that we could match up with them on paper. We talked to the kids about the team that's more aggressive is going to win this game, the team that has the most composure and plays with the most energy and intensity is going to win this game."
On winning second state title
"Concordia has great kids, great scholar-athletes and I think that's pretty evident when you watch them play. They are intelligent kids, they play well together. They are quality people and you can be pretty successful with that."
Concordia's Lauren Marinko
On picking up her fourth foul
"Honestly while I was playing, I'd forgot that I had four fouls and I was able to get in a rhythm."
Quote from: valpotx on September 12, 2011, 05:45:57 PMI have to say that I am really disappointed in whomever is in charge of President Heckler's speaking engagements. The University has completely ignored the city and Lutheran community primarily responsible for the existence of the university as a Lutheran institution. What a difference 10 or 11 years have made. The birth place of the Lutheran University Association was honored at the 75th anniversary in this mannner...
President Heckler is actually down here this Friday in Dallas to speak about the Master Plan. I look forward to hearing from him personally, though I am not sure how many VU alumni are down here. I will be just as interested to find that out as in hearing from him.
QuoteVALPARAISO-Because of the Fort Wayne community's significant role in the formation and history of Valparaiso University as a Lutheran school for the past 75 years, VU's president will preach at the 8:45 a.m. Oct. 8 service at St. Paul's Lutheran Church. A luncheon for area Valpo alumni and friends will take place that afternoon....only to be completely snubbed by president Heckler and the university since he took office. I normally organize an alumni gathering to watch the IPFW game when it is here in Fort Wayne, President Harre almost always attended, It will be interesting to see if President Heckler will make the trip.
As part of Valparaiso University's two-year celebration of its 75th anniversary as a Lutheran institution, President Dr. Alan Harre will speak at the morning service at St. Paul's, 1126 Barr St., Fort Wayne. The special service also will recognize the Lutheran University Association, the body that finalized the purchase of VU in the fall of that same year.
Many of the early figures in the sale and organization of the new Lutheran school were from Fort Wayne including Dr. Jacob Miller, pastor of St. Paul's Lutheran Church, and his son the Rev. Paul Miller, co-pastor of St. Paul's; Dr. Herman Duemling, W. Charles Dickmeyer, Charles Scheimann, the Rev. John Baur, Professor H.D. Mensing and Martin Luecke.
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