This Saturday, November 7, the Carmel Lacrosse Team is hosting a CARWASH at the Marathon station located on the corner of Rangeline and 116th Street! When you purchase an automated carwash from Marathon, most of the proceeds will go to help support our team. The players will be on hand to dry your cars and give them that extra sparkle. Even if you don’t desire a carwash, as a courtesy we will wash your windows as you fill your tanks (tips are accepted

So, please come out and see us this Saturday between 10:00 AM and 3:00 PM and help support the Carmel Lacrosse Team!

A longtime soccer player and starting goalkeeper, MacDougall began punting and kicking for the football team last year as a junior. After a successful first season — he led the Hoosier Crossroads Conference in punting at 39 yards per attempt — he decided to come back for his senior year.
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“Soccer has always been my main passion, but football grew on me,” MacDougall said. “I tried football because I had some friends on the team, and they needed a kicker. Now, I really enjoy being out there and understanding the game.”

Both teams have reaped the benefits of his participation.

MacDougall’s solid play in net and 1.3 goals-against average helped the soccer team enter this week at 11-1-2. The seventh-ranked Shamrocks are scheduled to finish the regular season at Hamilton Heights at 7 p.m. today before their showdown with No. 4 Carmel in the Fishers Sectional semifinals Oct. 10.

On the football field, MacDougall is averaging 40.6 yards on 27 punts, while going 1-for-4 on field goal attempts with a 47-yarder in an upset win at Avon in Week 2. Coach Bo Belden also said MacDougall reaches the end zone on 80 to 85 percent of his kickoffs.

Westfield (2-4) hosts McCutcheon (2-4) at 7 p.m. Friday.

“I think he realized he could be a valuable part of what we’re doing,” Belden said. “He likes being out there with us and the guys like having him around.”

MacDougall joins the football team for special teams practice once or twice a week before heading to soccer. He practices with the soccer team daily.

“Soccer is my No. 1 priority, and coach Belden has been very accommodating in that regard,” MacDougall said. “If there’s ever a conflict with games or practices, both coaches know I’ll be at soccer.”

Throw school into the mix, and it’s a pretty time-consuming fall for MacDougall, who credits his parents, Robert and Jennifer, and aunt Susan Gath, for keeping him on track.

“From the coaches, to my family and friends, I have a lot of support around me,” MacDougall said. “At first, it was a little overwhelming, but I’ve gotten used to it over the past two years.”

Soccer coach Myron Vaughn hasn’t noticed a decline in MacDougall’s talent.

“When he’s on the soccer field, his focus is always where it needs to be,” Vaughn said. “I never had an issue with him joining the football team. I saw it as an opportunity for a young man to do something he enjoyed and further his athletic ability.”

With his senior seasons winding down, MacDougall has begun to weigh options for the future. His preference is to play college soccer — his top choices are Indiana University and IUPUI — but he wouldn’t rule out playing football if a scholarship offer was available.

“At this point, I’m leaving the door open,” MacDougall said.

But the state’s hottest player, also from Carmel, is Bradley’s Chris Cutshaw.
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The senior forward ranks fifth in the nation with six goals in five games. He has led the Braves to a 4-0-1 record for their best start since 2002.

To recap last weekend:

Evansville edged Bradley on goal differential to win the Grand Prairie Classic at Peoria, Ill. The all-tournament team included Evansville’s Robby Lynch (Carmel) and Tyler Kincaid (Avon), Xavier’s Jake Vollmer (Westfield) and Cutshaw. Evansville also features All-Valley forward Mike Luttrull (Avon) and Akron transfer Aaron Henkle (Carmel).

Rich Balchan (Carmel) was the defensive MVP as Indiana won the Mike Berticelli Tournament at South Bend, beating New Mexico 3-2 and Seattle 2-0. The No. 8 Hoosiers (2-1-1) play Friday at top-ranked Akron (4-0).

Butler won the Gamecock Classic, beating host South Carolina 1-0 and Presbyterian 3-1. German forward Boris Gatzky was offensive MVP for Butler, and Matt Hedges (Carmel) was one of four Bulldogs on the all-tournament team. Butler (4-0) is one of 12 unbeaten, untied teams in the nation.

Balchan, Lynch, Hedges, Henkle, Butler’s Troy Blewitt, IU’s Tyler McCarroll and IU basketball player Daniel Moore were on the 23-0 Carmel team that won the 2006 state championship. Carmel’s goalkeeper was Zach Carr of Stevens Tech (N.J.), which is ranked 10th in NCAA Division III. Stevens Tech reached the 2008 national championship game, and Carr was seventh in the nation with a 0.46 goals-against average.
By David Woods

http://www.indystar.com/article/20090916/SPORTS/909160345/1287/SPORTS/Carmel+soccer+players+help+IU++Butler++Evansville

You can win two free tickets to the One Act for Friday, September 25th by entering our drawing. Simply send us an email to: info@MyGoTo-HamiltonCountyIN.com and in the subject line just write – One Act Tickets. The drawing will take place at noon on Wednesday, September 23rd, the winner will be notified by email and the tickets will be held in their name at the door.

Updated: Monday, 10 Aug 2009, 9:56 PM EDT
Published : Monday, 10 Aug 2009, 9:55 PM EDT

INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) – The high school football season kicks off next week. Monday, the Indianapolis Colts held a press conference to announce they will play host to the Horseshoe Classic at Lucas Oil Stadium coming up on September 5.

The classic will showcase some the area’s best high school football talent. The teams taking part in the Labor Day weekend event include Zionsville, Noblesville, Cathedral, Columbus North, Bloomington North, Pike and Southport. St. Xavier out of Ohio is also participating.

There are four games in all and two of those games will air on MyINDY-TV .

The Colts are excited for the big day.

“It’s exciting to have this inaugural classic on September the 5th because next year we plan on having several games here in the stadium. These folks…represent some of the finest talent in the state of Indiana and the state of Ohio. Our goal is to eventually bring in teams from outside of Indiana,” said Colts Senior Vice President of Sales Director Tom Zupancic.

Below is a list of the games:

Horseshoe Classic: Saturday, Sept 5th

Game 1: Zionsville vs. Noblesville, 11:00 a.m.

Game 2: Cathedral vs. St. Xavier (Ohio) at 1:45 p.m. (MyINDY-TV)

Game 3: Columbus North vs. Bloomington North at 4:30 p.m. (MyINDY-TV)

Game 4: Pike vs. Southport 7:15 p.m.