BASKETBALL

* The basketball Rocks captured just the third regional crown in school history by knocking off Ballard 59-58. The Rocks came out sizzling from the start as junior Daniel Ramser knocked down back-to-back-to-back three-pointers to jump on the Bruins 9-2. After a back-and-forth first half, the Rocks entered the second half down one and held the usually high-scoring Bruins to just 24 second-half points.

Trey Ivory, Michael Stafford, Jax Levitch and Gabe Schmitt all hit big shots for the Rocks as Ray Spalding, Christian Thieneman and Craig Owens owned the boards and out-toughed the Bruins all the way down to the last possession to earn the victory and a trip to Rupp Arena as the 7th Region champions.  Ivory said, “We played really well against Ballard, and we were fortunate enough to come out with a win. There’s no playing this week.  We need to get ready for Owensboro.”

* In the regional semifinals Trinity knocked off the Manual Crimsons 62-45. The Shamrocks owned the boards, out-rebounding Manual by 16, in large part due to Owens, who had 15 rebounds.  A blistering fourth quarter highlighted by numerous Spalding dunks helped the Rocks advance to the regional finals for the third consecutive year.  Spalding had a career night with 29 points, 11 rebounds and three blocks, while Ramser added nine points.  The Rocks defense was once again stout as they held Manual to their lowest point total of the year and just 33 percent shooting.

* The Rocks defeated rival St. Xavier in front a packed house at Bellarmine University 51-40 in what was one of the Rocks’ best outings of the season.  Despite the Tigers’ best efforts to keep attacking Trinity on offense, the defense once again prevailed by locking down St. X and out-rebounding them by 17.  Owens and Spalding owned the boards for the Rocks, with Owens grabbing seven boards and Spalding adding 13 rebounds and seven blocks.

Ivory was six of eight from the line as he and Spalding were the leading scorers with 13 apiece.  Levitch hit three big three-pointers to continue pushing out the Shamrock lead all game.  The Rocks also benefitted from the tough defense of Thieneman as he provided a spark off the bench. 

POWERLIFTING

The powerlifting Rocks competed in their first meet of the season at the State Push Pull Championships at North Bullitt High School. Several Rocks placed in their divisions with even more setting personal records. Ben Voss is the state champion in the 165-pound class in the JV division.

David Dirr placed second in his JV division; Connor Book and Jacob Mitcham both came in third place in their divisions; and Harrison Lantz picked up a fourth place in his JV weight class.  Garrett Morris and Brent Durham both placed fourth in their varsity classes.

* Recently, two more records fell in the weight room. Noah Scannell set a new school record for the clean with a lift of 270 in the 185 weight class. Michael Chan set a new school record for the 135 weight class in dips with 58 reps.

ICE HOCKEY

The hockey team’s season came to a close after a tough loss in the state finals to Oldham County 3-0. Senior Taylor Burdorf and junior Ryan Gustafson were selected to the All-State Team by coaches from the league, and senior Jake Kulas was selected to the All-State Second Team.

VOLLEYBALL

The volleyball Rocks defeated Carmel High School as Zach Rosenbaum, Daniel McCarthy and Jake Savage led the way for the Rocks. The Rocks won 25-21, 21-25, 25-15 and 25-17. Trinity also defeated Chesterton High School 25-21, 25-23, 21-15 and 25-21.

INTRAMURAL BOWLING LEAGUE

The Shamrock Bowling League finished its spring 2014 season. There was a tie for first place. Team 1, consisting of sophomores Adam Ballinger, Elijah Donohue and Ken Lucas, and Team 3, consisting of seniors Connor King, Matt Thomas, Ara Kazemi and Conor Minogue, each had 14 wins and 7 losses.

The high-game actual trophy was taken by Lucas, who bowled a 255. The high-series actual trophy went to Minogue, who bowled a 440 for two games. Thomas took the high-game with handicap trophy by rolling a 255, and junior Sergei Hess grabbed the high-series with handicap trophy by rolling a 424.

The Most Improved bowler this fall was Ballinger, who improved his average by 17 pins. The No-Tap tournament was won by Minogue, who bowled a 468 for two games. The second-place finisher in the No-Tap competition was Ballinger, who bowled rolled a 451 for two games. These two bowlers won certificates for free games at Ten Pin Lanes.

Dr. Tom Zehnder of Trinity High School and Ralph and Branden of Ten Pin Lanes would like to thank “all of the fine young men who participated in Intramural Bowling this spring season.” The next fall season will begin Sept. 5.

CROSS COUNTRY

Trinity teacher and head cross country coach Chad Waggoner has been selected to attend the 2014 Gatorade Partnership Summit, which will be held Apr. 10-11 in Chicago.