Last night Snider placed second with 88.75 points behind Carroll at 105.25. Some outstanding results from football players at Sectionals:

• Tied for 1st in the 100: Derrick Carlisle with an 11.06
• 4th place in the 100: Tyrell Swain with an 11.28
• 3rd place in the 200: John Nelson with a 22.89
• 6th place in the 400: Andreas Gomez-Espino with a 51.69
• 10th place in the 400: Donavin O’Day with a 53.61
• 4th place in the 300 hurdles: Nic Reese with a 40.92
• 12th place in the 300 hurdles: Antonio Vickery with a 44.57
• 2nd place in the 4×100 relay with a 42.27: Tyrell Swain, John Nelson, and Derrick Carlisle
• 2nd place in the 4×400 relay with a 3:23 Nic Reese Antonio Vickery
• 4th place in the high jump: Devontay Reese with a 5’10.50″ jump
• 8th place in the high jump: Quinton Daniels with a 5’08.50″ jump
• 3rd place in the long jump: Devontay Reese with a 21’01.00″ jump
• 10th place in the long jump: Quinton Daniels with a 18’07.00″ jump
• 17th place in the shot put: Evan Roberts with a 37’07.25″
• 16th place in the discus throw: Christopher Whalen with a 110’10.00″
• 19th place in the discus throw: Evan Roberts with a 92’11.00″

Links:

Harper leads Carroll to first-ever sectional title from Brett Hess of the Fort Wayne News-Sentinel

BOYS SECTIONAL TRACK MEET AT NORTH SIDE from WANE

"When you reach the end of your rope, tie a knot in it and hang on." - Thomas Jefferson

Three months to the second of this post going live the Fort Wayne Snider Panthers will be kicking off another championship football season against the Fort Wayne Bishop Luers Knights. Go Panthers! Beat Knights!

Phelps struck out nine in Snider's "smoking" of Concordia.

Addison Dellinger blasted the ball around Concordia's defense Tuesday night

Bryson Olden bosses centerfield for the Panthers

Alec Reuille backs up starting catcher Austen Roberson

The Snider baseball Panthers wrapped up their SAC schedule on Tuesday with a 18-1 drubbing of neighborhood rivals the Concordia Lutheran High School Cadets. Along with results from the rest of the season, the win gave Snider the SAC championship.

Snider football players on the baseball roster:

• Addison Dellinger
• Bryson Olden
• Brandon Phelps
• Austen Roberson
• Alec Reuille
• Norman Smith

Phelps and Dellinger had outstanding stat lines, from the Journal Gazette:

Brandon Phelps: batting – three hits, two runs and 2 RBI; pitching – one earned run and nine strike outs

Addison Dellinger: two hits, three RBI and a run scored.

Links:

Panthers pour it on to clinch SAC title from Steve Warden of the Fort Wayne Journal Gazette

Snider lineup video from Steve Warden of the Fort Wayne Journal Gazette

Snider Skelton video from Steve Warden of the Fort Wayne Journal Gazette

Snider double play video from Steve Warden of the Fort Wayne Journal Gazette

The Vikings have a new coach, Trent Fine, after 8 seasons with Rief Gilg

Huntington North football has a new leader, Trent Fine. From WANE:

On Monday night the school board approved Trent Fine as the new head football coach at Huntington North high school.

Fine comes to Huntington North from Monroe Central. He went 3-16 with the Golden Bears.

Fine will fill the shoes of Rief Gilg. This past November Gilg stepped down after eight years as the head football coach at Huntington North. Gilg stepped down to spend more time with his family, including his young son.

In eight seasons under Gilg the Vikings went 51-32. That includes a 5-5 mark this past fall that saw HNHS go 5-2 in NCC play.

Gilg remains at the school as the Dean of Students

Link:

Coach Mike One Year After the Biggest Loser from Indiana’s News Center

D. Reese leaping for the Panthers - Samuel Hoffman | The Journal Gazette

Snider Boys Track won their third straight SAC championship Friday night thanks in part to some outstanding performances from some football team members. The Panthers finished with 134.5 points and won going away. Notable results from Snider football players:

100-meter dash: Derrick Carlisle, 11.10, 2nd place; Tyrell Swain, 11.11, 3rd place (0.02 seconds separated 1-3 place)

200-meter dash: John Nelson, 22.63, 4th place

400-meter dash: Andreas Gomez-Espino, 52.36, 5th place

110-meter high hurdles: Antonio Vickery, 15.98, 5th place

300-meter low hurdles: Antonio Vickery, 39.97, 2nd place; Nick Reese, 40.29 3rd place

4×100-meter relay: 2nd place, 42.48 the all football relay team of 1) Reggie Blackmon 2) John Nelson 3) Derrick Carlisle and 4) Tyrell Swain

4×400-meter relay: 2nd place, 3:24.06 including football players Nick Reese and Andreas Gomez-Espino

High Jump: Devontay Reese, 3rd place, 6’2″; Reggie Blackmon, 4th place, 5’10″

Pole Vault: Tiberious McGhee, 6th place, 10’0″

Long Jump: Devontay Reese, 2nd place, 21’4.25″; Quinton Daniels, 5th place, 21’0″

Links:

No surprises at SAC track meet from Brett Hess of the Fort Wayne News Sentinel

SAC track champs find hidden points from Greg Jones of the Fort Wayne Journal Gazette

Snider steps up after losing Lewis from Greg Jones of the Fort Wayne Journal Gazette

SAC Track Meet video from the Fort Wayne Journal Gazette

SAC Track Meet gallery from the Fort Wayne Journal Gazette

SAC High School Track @ Northrop from Gary Hale of fwdailynews.com

Rod Woodson Hometown Hall of Famer Plaque to be displayed at Snider High School - Photo Credit: Steve Linsenmayer

Rod Woodson mingles with Snider football players - Photo Credit: Steve Linsenmayer

Snider High School Pep Band welcomes Rod Woodson - Photo Credit: Steve Linsenmayer

"Wave the flag for Snider High School, her colors black and gold..." - Photo Credit: Steve Linsenmayer

"Life is a series of choices and relationships; every choice has a consequence and every relationship has an impact." - Photo Credit: Steve Linsenmayer

The 2012 Fort Wayne R. Nelson Snider High School Varsity awaits Rod Woodson - Photo Credit: Steve Linsenmayer

NFL Agent Eugene Parker (and Fort Wayne resident) introduces his client Rod Woodson - Photo Credit: Steve Linsenmayer

Rod Woodson and Eugene Parker reveal Snider's Hometown Hall of Fame Plaque - Photo Credit: Steve Linsenmayer

“Hopefully you can walk past this plaque and realize you can be a Hall of Famer at whatever you do. When times get hard, it’s time to work. Don’t start crying and want to quit. Don’t be a quitter. ‘I can’t’ should not be in your vocabulary.” - Photo Credit: Steve Linsenmayer

“They’re not just honoring me. To me, the celebration is going to be over at Snider High School. They’re honoring Snider, because Snider was a portion of my career growing up that really developed me as a player and as a human being.” - Photo Credit: Steve Linsenmayer

“I know a lot of you guys at your age are like, ‘I hate Fort Wayne, I want to get out of here.’ But remember what you learned here when you leave, because it’s a foundation you can build upon for your whole life.” - Photo Credit: Steve Linsenmayer

Get your group together and register today!

The Snider Football Program invites you to join us at Riverbend Golf Course on June 9th for our annual fundraiser.  Shotgun start at 1 P.M. Enjoy the company of your old teammates, coaches, and neighbors and support the 2012 team.  $240 per four-person team. View and print the registration form by clicking this link.

Looking for a foursome? Check the 2012 Golf Outing Fundraiser event page on facebook to link up with other Panther alums. Don’t forget to head to the Fort Wayne Snider Football Facebook page and start connecting to other former Panthers.  While you’re there “like us” and refer us to other program alums.

Don’t forget to follow us on twitter as well: Follow @SniderFB

Visit the Golf Outing page for a participant registration form and contact information regarding both alumni hole sponsorships and corporate hole sponsorships.

Rod Woodson with Athletic Director Russ Isaacs and Head Coach Kurt Tippman

Rod Woodson: Snider's Pro Football Hall of Famer

Rod Woodson with Snider Principal Deborah Watson

At the Hometown Hall of Famer ceremony held at Snider for former Panther Rod Woodson, a plaque honoring Woodson, Fort Wayne, and Snider was presented to be displayed at Snider High School celebrating each. Woodson’s high school All-American, collegiate All-American, and professional Hall of Fame career began right here in Fort Wayne. At the ceremony, Woodson exhorted the students present:

“Hopefully you can walk past this plaque and realize you can be a Hall of Famer at whatever you do. When times get hard, it’s time to work. Don’t start crying and want to quit. Don’t be a quitter. ‘I can’t’ should not be in your vocabulary.”

“I know a lot of you guys at your age are like, ‘I hate Fort Wayne, I want to get out of here.’ But remember what you learned here when you leave, because it’s a foundation you can build upon for your whole life.”

Special thanks go out the Pro Football Hall of Fame, Allstate, Snider High School, Snider HS Athletic Department, and of course, thank you Rod Woodson for the opportunity to let Fort Wayne and Snider shine.

Links:

Back home, Woodson credits city with success from the Fort Wayne Journal Gazette

Woodson returns to inspire Snider students from the Fort Wayne News Sentinel

Rod Woodson returns to Snider HS photo gallery from the Fort Wayne Journal Gazette

Rod Woodson at Hometown Hall Of Famer Ceremony: video at the ceremony from WANE

Woodson Honored as Hometown Hall of Famer: video from Indiana’s News Center

The Woodson take: video from after the ceremony from the Fort Wayne Journal Gazette

Woodson glad to share honor with his home from the Fort Wayne Journal Gazette

Former Purdue football great cherishes rare leisure time from the Lafayette Journal and Courier

Rod Woodson to be Honored as Hometown Hall of Famer from Indiana’s News Center

Hometown Hall of Famers™ Program from the Pro Football Hall of Fame

Woodson honored in hometown from the Pro Football Hall of Fame