State Representative Todd Huston represents Fishers in the Indiana House of Representatives. He assumes the role of Ways and Means Committee co-chair this session…that’s where all the money bills are considered, and this is a budget year for state lawmakers.
I spoke with Representative Huston about a number of issues, including education and teacher pay, economic development incentives, possible hate crimes legislation and much more. Here is my podcast talk with Todd Huston
Hamilton County Reporter
Fishers dropped two games at the East Central Holiday Tournament on
Saturday, giving the Tigers a fourth-place finish.
In the semi-finals, Fishers lost to eventual champion Dixie Heights (Ky.)
60-49. The score was tied at 29-29 after three quarters, but Dixie Heights poured
in 31 points in the fourth.
Three Tigers players finished in double figures: Katie Burton scored 16 points, Audra Emmerson had 13, including three 3-pointers, and Tamia Perryman added 10.
Perryman pulled seven rebounds, while Lydia Stullken blocked three shots.
Fishers fell to Seymour in the third-place game 56-52. The Tigers led 26-22 at
halftime and 45-34 after three quarters, but the Owls took over by outscoring Fishers
22-7 in the fourth.
Burton scored 21 points, with Perryman and Stullken both collecting five rebounds.
Stullken and Cierra Tolbert each had two blocks.
Fishers is 11-6 and plays at North Central next Saturday
Hamilton County Reporter
The Fishers boys basketball team won the Lebanon Tournament Saturday.
The Tigers defeated Kokomo 65-57 in the semi-finals, then beat Perry Meridian
54-44 in the championship. Terry Hicks and Jeffrey Simmons were named to the All
Tournament Team.
The Tigers are 9-3 and will play at Pike Friday.
by
Richie Hall
Sports Editor
Hamilton County Reporter
The color blue – Royal blue – is often associated with ice. But a hot flame can also be blue.
The Hamilton Southeastern girls basketball team wore its Royal blue when facing the host of the North Central Classic on Saturday afternoon, and played on both sides of the temperature spectrum. Class 4A No. 2 Southeastern started off the game with a super-hot shooting performance, then was cool in the midst of a comeback by the 4A No. 5 Panthers in the second half.
The result was a victory for Southeastern over North Central, by the score of 55-44. It was the first time HSE had beat the Panthers since Feb. 10, 2007.
“It just feels really great,” said Southeastern senior Amaya Hamilton. “This is one of the biggest wins I’ve ever had at HSE personally, and it’s just really exciting to win as a team and I’m really proud of everyone doing their jobs.”
The Royals were hotter than the sun in the first four minutes of the game, nailing five straight 3-pointers to take a 15-1 lead.
Malea Jackson had the first basket, followed by Sydney Parrish. A free throw from NC’s
Jasmine McWilliams interrupted the run, but after that, Hamilton, Parrish and Jackson
each made one triple, firing up the HSE crowd and themselves.
“I thought our kids’ movement on offense initially against their zone and against their man-to-man defense was as good as we’ve had all year, which led to some easy opportunities for us,” said Royals coach Chris Huppenthal. “When you get easy opportunities, you hope to make some more than we miss, and we made quite a
few more than we missed.”
Parrish hit one more 3 at the end of the first quarter, and that gave the Royals a 20-7
lead. A quick 6-0 run but HSE ahead 26-9, with Jackson making a layin, Tayah Irvin
hitting a pair of free throws, and Parrish scoring on a layin.
Those six points would be the only scores for the Royals in the second period, as North Central began a 17-0 run that stretched well into the third quarter. The Panthers poured in 10 of those points in the second period, starting with 3-pointers from Rikki Harris and McWilliams.
Southeastern led 26-19 at halftime, then North Central finished the run with seven
unanswered points to tie the game at 26-26.
Harris and Meg Newman both hit lay-ins, then McWilliams tied the game with a 3.
Parrish expected to see a comeback from the Panthers.
“They’re an amazing team,” said Parrish. “What can you expect? You expect them to.
A 15-1 lead, that doesn’t happen against North Central. You know they’re going to
come back. So we expected it and we were ready. We knew it was coming.”
Despite the Panthers’ comeback, the Royals never allowed them to take the lead
in the game. Irvin scored on a putback to end the run and put HSE ahead 28-26.
Freshman Ramiah Elliott tied the game again with a layin, but Parrish answered
back with four straight points (a 3-pointer and a free throw).
Newman and Elliott both made baskets to tie the game once more at 32-32, but Southeastern used an 8-0 run to get out of trouble, and would hold the lead for the
remainder of the game. Jackie Maulucci drained a 3, Molly Walton scored on a lay-in,
then Hamilton hit another 3. Southeastern finished the game with nine 3-pointers.
Huppenthal credited the character of his team for holding firm after North Central
made its run.
“When they got that close, that’s when leaders got to take over, and I thought our
leadership really started to show,” said Huppenthal. “Amaya Hamilton was a presence inside. Tayah Irvin, defensively, ramped it up. Sydney Parrish did what she
does. Malea Jackson, she hit some big shots today. You kind of lean on your leaders. I
think their character showed through a lot today in that third and fourth quarter.”
A basket by Hamilton put Southeastern up 44-35 at the beginning of the fourth quarter. Harris made two back-to-back layins to get NC within five, but that would be as close as the Panthers would get. The Royals scored the last six points of the game, all from free throws by Parrish, who went 6-of-8 from the line in the game’s final 36 seconds.
“We usually, in the past, have had trouble coming back from deficits or when the other team makes runs,” said Hamilton. “But this time we just stuck together as a team and we did what we needed to do and didn’t get frustrated or nervous,” she said.
Parrish finished the game with 25 points, including four 3-pointers. Jackson added 11 and Hamilton 10; both seniors made two 3-pointers.
Parrish also collected nine rebounds, with Maulucci grabbing seven and Irvin pulling down five. Maulucci handed out five assists.
Harris led the Panthers with 18 points, while McWilliams scored nine.
The Royals are 16-1 and will play at Warren Central Thursday.
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Another year is upon us and the Fishers Arts Council has already laid-out plans for the artwork to be on display during 2019 at City Hall. 12 exhibits in all are to be displayed by artists from Fishers and the surrounding area, including a Senior Showcase in April. Each exhibit will feature a free evening reception during which the public has the opportunity to interact with the artists. This season looks to expand the viewing hours, as well.
The twelve exhibits feature print making, photography, calligraphy, fine art to abstract art. While some months focus on a particular theme such as “A Youthful Perspective of Black History: America,” “Trails & Rails,” “Scenes of Indiana” and “Winter Wonderland,” many of the exhibits are designed to showcase the artist without the limitations of a particular theme. FAC hopes this expands opportunities for artists to showcase their work without requiring them to adhere to a particular theme. The goal of FAC is always to expand opportunities for the artist to share their work with the Fishers community. We believe this format promotes that goal.
Here is a more detailed look at the plans for 2019, as provided by the Fishers Arts Council:
Continue reading Art Will Once Again Grace Fishers City Hall In 2019
Hamilton County Reporter
New Year’s Day is Tuesday and as we watch 2018 draw to a close, Hamilton County’s Hometown Newspaper invites you to take a look back at the stories which helped shape our year. We have looked at the most viewed posts on our website, ReadTheReporter.com, and on our Facebook page, Facebook.com/HamiltonCountyReporter, to determine which articles got the most interest from you, our readers.
Here are Hamilton County’s top stories for 2018:
By
Fred Swift
Hamilton County Reporter
(NOTE: This is a commentary written by Fred Swift of the Hamilton County Reporter. The views expressed are those of Fred Swift and do not necessarily reflect the views of LarryInFishers.com. This opinion piece is posted here as part of a partnership between the Reporter and LarryInFishers.com)
As we head toward a new year what can we, in Hamilton County, look for in our community life? There will be both challenges and hopefully progress for our large and diverse county.
We can expect continued, unrelenting growth and development. The county’s local leaders have so far done an admirable job of keeping pace with the demands of citizens for good public safety services, schools, public libraries, medical facilities and recreational opportunities.
One area that continues to present challenges is the moving of traffic on our increasingly busy highways. The new year will hopefully see work underway on rebuilding State Road 37 into a freeway-style route, and Noblesville’s Pleasant Street bypass of the congested downtown business district. These projects will help immeasurably to easy traffic problems in central Hamilton County.
Other projects such as 146th Street reconstruction west to Michigan Road, reconstruction of 276th Street between State Road 19 and U.S. 31, a new flyover ramp accessing 146th to southbound Keystone Parkway, and the ever increasing number of roundabouts will also aid in better traffic flow.
Unresolved, and now seemingly dormant, is interest in public transportation sometimes called mass transit. Two years ago the topic was widely discussed, but not widely demanded. When and if this issue returns to the scene is uncertain.
Beyond meeting highway and transportation needs, the county will continue to face the critical challenge of drug addiction and individual drug overdoses. This scourge shows up at our hospitals and takes an increasing number of lives each year. Perhaps recently passed legislation and new ideas suggested by a new sheriff will help to curb or slow what has been called an epidemic, but often playing out “under the radar.” But, it is more likely that the problem will remain with us next year and needs top priority efforts of police, courts, schools and health organizations to keep from further infecting our local population.
The year 2019 will also see elections in our cities and towns where voters will choose municipal officials to lead local governments into a new decade. A new city administration is certain in Noblesville and could be in the future for other communities as a result of the May primary and November general election.
Challenging times await the cities of Noblesville, Carmel, Fishers and Westfield and even the smaller towns. There are questions of economic development and expanding expensive municipal services. How new or re-elected leaders deal with such issues remains to be seen.
In all these matters, financial resources along with innovative thinking are key. The county is very fortunate to have more resources than most areas of the state or even the nation. Our leaders must continue to put these assets to work to overcome challenges and realize potential rewards.
Hamilton County Reporter
Fishers opened play at the Lebanon Tournament with an overtime victory
against Gary 21st Century, by the score of 88-86.
The Tigers led 19-15 after the first quarter, but the Cougars came back tie it at
38-38 by halftime.
Regulation ended in a 77-77 tie, but Fishers outscored 21st Century 11-9 in the
extra period.
Five Tigers landed in double figures.
Freshman Jeffrey Simmons scored 23 points, while Willie Jackson had a phenomenal 16-of-16 free throw shooting performance on his way to 21 points. Jackson was 8-of-8 from the line in overtime.
Josiah Matthews added 14 points, Alex Szilagyi scored 13 and Terry Hicks contributed 10 points.
Fishers is 7-3 and will play Kokomo in the semi-finals of the tournament at 10 a.m.
today.
Hamilton County Reporter
Hamilton Southeastern won its second game at the West Kentucky Hoops Classic
on Friday, edging out The Webb School (Tenn.) 83-82.
It was a back-and-forth game, with the Class 4A No. 8 Royals leading 23-18 after
the first quarter. Webb came back to go up 42-40 at halftime, but Southeastern poured
in 27 third-quarter points to lead 67-63, then held on in the fourth quarter.
Noah Smith scored 22 points, with Chris Grubbs adding 21, including a 9-of11 effort from the free throw line. Vinny Buccilla and Landon Morris each added 12 points.
Grubbs and Mabor Majak both collected nine rebounds, with Morris and
Bradley Beemon both grabbing five.
Morris had four blocked shots, while Smith made four steals.
The Royals are 8-2 and host Lawrence
Central on Friday.