This was a news conference with Scott Fadness weather.  The mayor is known to have grown-up on a North Dakota farm and almost never dons a winter coat in any weather.

When the Indy Ignite professional women’s volleyball team (the first in Indiana) announced formally Wednesday they will play their home games in the new Fishers Events Center, the temperature was 29 degrees, with a wind of 25-30 miles an hour.  I cannot remember when I have been that cold.

The news conference was held near the entrance of the under-construction Events Center,  slated for a November opening this year.  The wind was cold and there were times speakers had trouble getting their words out in the conditions.

But the aim of the event was to announce the third professional sports tenant for the Fishers Events Center, the Indy Ignite women’s volleyball squad.  They join the Indy Fuel hockey and Fishers Freight indoor football teams calling the new center home.  The three teams will keep the center busy more than 100 times each year.

Joining Mayor Fadness on the speaker’s platform were Pro Volleyball Federation CEO Jen Spicher, Indy Ignite Co-Owner Jim Schumacher, Former Husker Volleyball Player Kenzie Knuckles, and Indy Ignite General Manager Mary Kay Huse.  Also in attendance was the HSE High School girls’ volleyball squad, consecutive state champs and undefeated in their last season.

All I can say is this….it’s a good thing women’s volleyball is played indoors!