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By Jerry Curry, Staff Writer
The Salem Speedway, powered by the Hoosier Lottery, was blessed with great weather for the May 5 races. It did not lack for yellow flags and accidents.
During practice driver Mike Sharp spun in turn 3 and collected Marcus Elliot and last year's GAS champion Heath Helton. It ended the day for all three.
The day started peacefully as Track Chaplain Rob Lee gave the invocation, and then the National Anthem was played.
There were 32 Crown Vics on the small track for the first event. A yellow flag in the 25-lapper was throw on lap 22. This led to a shootout with Zack Cecil taking the checkered flag. Second was Jacob Robertson, and in third spot Nick Payne.
The Legend car was next on the same track and the caution flags began, so many in fact the race was cut to 18 laps instead of 25.
Xavier King prevailed and finished first. Right behind him in second was Sam Johnson. Charging through the pack after a spin for third place was Clayton Bohanon.
Then the fast action started on the big ½ mile 33-degree banked track with the growing number of the Salem Super Cars division. Twelve very fast cars took 25 circuits around the track.
Joe Cooksey led the way with a challenge from Brian Rose, winner of the last race. Rose was second and Todd Kempf third.
The next race was the Crown Vics on the big track with 33 Crown Vics taking to the track.
Ronnie Basham led the whole way but was heavily challenged on a last lap by then second place Dillion Kaelin. On the back stretch Kaelin actually got ahead of Basham, but taking the low side Bashan came back to lead and win the 75-lap race.
Basham was disqualified at a previous race because the computer port that was not blocked by a plastic tie. The tie keeps anyone from plugging in a high-performance enhancing devices.
The last race was the powerful Great American stocks (GAS) on the banks for 75 laps of action. The early leader was Brian Bayer, who built a good lead before the yellow flew because of debris on turn 1 at lap 19. He was reeled end on the restart but still lead.
On lap 22 Conner Popple, the fastest qualifier, and Wayne Edwards collied, ending their day.
On lap 46 Bayer was hit by David Bayens in the second-place car. Bayens took the lead and held it to the end of the 75-lap event. On his bumper and challenging him was veteran driver Chuck Barnes Sr. His son, who had a very fast car came from the back after making a pit stop under the yellow, finished third.
Yellow flag laps do not count.
The next race will be June 8 for the King of the High Banks. The Midwest Modifieds, Vore’s Compact Tour, and a CRA/GAS series Street Stock challenge will be featured at the next event at the speedway.
The Braves dominated the scoreboard for all four quarters.
However, Salem's Junior Varsity team got off to a slow start in the first quarter, but rallied every quarter thereafter to post a win of 65 to Borden's 60.
Friday, Feb., 23, was Senior Night for Salem.
Indiana anglers are invited to participate in the 2024 Midwest Walleye Challenge, a virtual fishing tournament that offers the opportunity to win prizes and contribute to fisheries management while providing Indiana Department of Natural Resources (DNR) fisheries biologists with valuable data on the state’s walleye, sauger, and saugeye populations.
The tournament begins March 30 and ends June 30. Only catches of walleye, sauger, and saugeye will count in the tournament.
The Midwest Walleye Challenge was piloted in Iowa during the past two years. This year it will be offered across the Midwest as part of a larger fisheries research project funded by the Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies.
There is both a free and a $25 paid option to enter the tournament, with biweekly cash prizes available for paid participants and noncash prizes available for free entrants. All participants will have a chance to win a grand prize at the end of the tournament.
Anglers will be able to submit catches and their time on the water for multiple categories, including a “Tough Luck” category for those who log fishing trips but don’t catch anything, a “Most Waterbodies Fished” category for those who log trips from multiple rivers, lakes, and streams, and a standard “Longest Fish” category, in addition to random prize drawings for everyone who takes part.
Participants will use the free mobile app, MyCatch, to submit photos of their catch on a measuring device so length and species can be determined. Once the photo is reviewed, and the catch is confirmed, it will appear on a live leaderboard so anglers can see their current ranking in the tournament.
Those interested in participating can view the rules and register for the tournament by visiting AnglersAtlas.com/event/769 or by using the MyCatch app.
For more information, visit on.IN.gov/walleye.
With the final week of the regular season on boys basketball coming up, the IHSAA released it’s sectional pairings on Sunday night, February 17 as all three county teams will begin this postseason on the road.
Salem will play in the Class 3A Sectional 30 at Scottsburg, Eastern will play the Class 2A Sectional 46 at Southwestern (Hanover) and West Washington will play the Class A Sectional 61 at Borden.
The Lions (3-18) will begin sectional play on Tuesday night, Feb. 27 against Silver Creek (12-8 in the game. North Harrison (2-18) will play Scottsburg (17-5) in the first game on Wednesday night, Feb. 28 and Charlestown (11-9) will tangle with Corydon Central (10-12) in the second game. Madison (6-15) drew the bye and will play the winner of the Salem-Silver Creek game on Friday, March 1.
The championship game is slated for Saturday night, March 2.
The Lions were 0-4 this year against sectional opponents as they were defeated by Scottsburg (82-31), North Harrison (68-56), Silver Creek (79-44) and Corydon Central (54-34). Scottsburg are the returning sectional champions from last year.
The Musketeers (10-11) will begin their trek in the sectional on Tuesday night in the first game against Providence (16-3). Clarksville (8-12) will play the host team Southwestern (Hanover) (19-3) in the first game on Wednesday night and Henryville (7-13) will play Brownstown Central (19-4) in the second game that night. Austin (7-14) drew the bye and will play the Eastern-Silver Creek winner in the first game on Friday night.
The sectional finals is set for Saturday night and Brownstown Central and the defending sectional champs from last year.
The Musketeers went 2-2 this year against sectional opponents. They lost to Clarksville (56-36) and Brownstown Central (77-38), but defeated Austin (71-55) and Henryville (75-55).
The Senators (7-12) will play Christian Academy of Indiana (18-4) in the first game on Tuesday night, while Lanesville (3-16) will play South Central (14-5) in the second game. Rock Creek Academy (10-10) drew the first bye and will play the West Washington-CAI winner in the first game on Friday night and Borden (14-8) drew the second bye and will play the winner of the Lanesville-South Central game in the second game on Friday night. The two winners from Friday night will play in the finals on Saturday night.
Rock Creek Academy is the reigning sectional champs from last year.
The Senators were 3-3 against sectional opponents this year as they defeated Lanesville (57-40, 54-27) and Christian Academy (57-56 in overtime). They were defeated by Borden (48-38, 44-34) and South Central (66-55).
Class 3A Sectional 30 at Scottsburg
Tuesday
G1: Salem vs. Silver Creek
Wednesday
G2: North Harrison vs. Scottsburg
G3: Charlestown vs. Corydon Central
Friday
G4: Madison vs. Winner of G1
G5: Winner of G2 vs. Winner of G3
Saturday
Championship: Winner of G4 vs. Winner of G5
Class 2A Sectional 46 at Southwestern (Hanover)
Tuesday
G1: Eastern vs. Providence
Wednesday
G2: Clarksville vs. Southwestern (Hanover)
G3: Henryville vs. Brownstown Central
Friday
G4: Austin vs. Winner of G1
G5: Winner of G2 vs. Winner of G3
Saturday
Championship: Winner of G4 vs. Winner of G5
Class A Sectional 61 at Borden
Tuesday
G1: Christian Academy vs. West Washington
G2: Lanesville vs. South Central
Friday
G3: Rock Creek vs. Winner of G1
G4: Borden vs. Winner of G2
Saturday
Championship: Winner of G3 vs. Winner of G4
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