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FishersAM 1st FRIDAY, DECEMBER 23, 2005 R5 THE INDIANAPOLIS STAR WWW.INDYSTAR.COM NEWS IN BRIEF Statewide honor comes as surprise to kicker and click on "Program Calendar." With the new calendar, library users can register for programs, ask for notification of upcoming programs, receive e-mail reminders and track programs and classes for which they're registered. News and information of general interest will be published in the News in brief column. Submit information by e-mail to fishersamindystar.com (please put News in brief in the subject field); by fax to (317) 570-4490; or mail to The Indianapolis Star, North Bureau, 13095 Publishers Drive, Fishers, IN 46038. Include a contact name and phone number. Basketball clinics offered Billy Keller Basketball Clinics will be offered at two Hamilton County locations next week.

Clinics will be from 8 to 11:30 a.m Tuesday and Wednesday at the Fishers YMCA, 9012 E. 126th and from 8 to 11:30 a.m Thursday and Friday at the Boys Girls Club of Noblesville Community Center, 150 N. 17th St. Boys and girls in Grades 1 to 8 can learn basketball fundamentals and have drills, games and shooting competitions with Keller, a former Indiana Pacer. Awards will be given for each grade group.

Each participant will receive a T-shirt and a ticket for the Jan. 13 Indiana Pacers vs. Washington game. Cost is $70, with a $5 discount for YMCA and Boys Girls Club of Noblesville members. For information and registration, call (317) 776-2255.

Library events online Patrons of Hamilton County East Public Library have a new interactive calendar of events on the library's Web site: visit www.hepl.lib.in.usservices.html hp LA off an IOVANNI $4-0 off aim $6 off anii Expires Dec. 24, 2005. Previous By Kristen Leigh Porter kristen.leigh.porter(3indystar.com Hamilton Southeastern senior Chris Summers said he had no inkling he'd be The Indianapolis Star's Mr. Football Position Award winner at kicker for 2005. "First of all, I didn't know they did that," Summers, 17, said of the individual position awards.

"I came downstairs Sunday morning, and my mom was like, 'Come look through the "It's an amazing honor considering how many schools are out there and with the five different classes. I feel so honored." A statewide vote of football coaches and media determined the recipients. This season, Summers converted 42-of-44 extra points for the Class 5A state runner-up Royals and made 14 field goals, including a long of 52 yards. He also had 35 touchbacks on kick-offs. Summers doesn't know what his future might hold.

Unlike players in skill positions, kickers and punters often have to wait for the few scholarships allotted to the position to trickle down. Summers has no offers but is considering Ball State, Pennsylvania University, Purdue and Western Michigan. The football signing period runs from Feb. 1 to April 1. "I'm sure it's going to be a wait-and-see kind of thing," Summers said.

"Everybody is telling me I've done all I can, (and) I just have to wait. A lot of schools want me to walk-on. It's just the nature of what I do." Academics also are a priority for Summers, who also received the Indiana High School Athletic Association's Phil N. Eskew Mental Attitude Award for 5A. He has an 11.18 grade-point average on a 12-point scale, ranks 44th in his senior class of 708 students and wants to study engineering.

"I'm going to college to get an education. I'm not going to be some football star," he said. "It will be great if I get to play football, but I'm being realistic." For now, Summers is keeping up with his conditioning and weightlifting. Cold weather has forced him to kick indoors, in the school's auxiliary gym or at Roundtripper Sports Academy in "Your store and selection are just terrific. The name Giovanni Jewelers will be shared with many; not only as a wonderful business and great place to shop, but also as beautiful people that connect with their community.

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He is the son of Clay and Diane Summers. His sister, Hay-ley, 13, attends Hamilton Southeastern Junior High. Call Star reporter Kristen Leigh Porter at (317) 444-2611. PASSING FANCY: Brittany Hays (left) from Team 402 The Blizzards throws the ball past a Team 401 The Fever opponent. MM PPPH Mi ki ON SALE NOW! CORIAN SELECT SERIES COLORS itc 1 LJ A Thousand Fabrics Leathers- Hundreds of Styles! JOE VITTI The Star WAY TO GO! Grant Hays, coach of Team 402 The Blizzards, congratulated players after their 18-16 victory Saturday.

NORWLIC FACTORY Home Fashions Gallery AUTHORIZED END OF ONE YEAR BEGINNING OF ANOTHER through (traffic), how to break presses and defenses." "We're a successful program, from a wins and losses standpoint and from the level that our individual players reach," her father said. "And we're successful from the number of kids that play travel." For example, the fifth grade has four separate travel teams. "That's unheard of," said King, who coaches a fifth- and a sixth-grade team. "Most leagues have one, maybe two teams not four." The league has been successful not only in teaching girls the fundamentals of basketball but also in instilling a desire to play the game at all skill levels. "We do have some girls who've never played before," Hays said.

"I have two young ladies that are trying basketball for the first time, and that's exciting, a new experience. It's fun and great for the girls. It's fun to see them smile." League Youth basketball club caters to girls of all skill levels. From Rl gymnasiums for evening practices during the week and for Saturday games. "This allows us to offer a great league right here in our community," said Todd King, a past president of the league and current board member.

"This partnership is one of the keys to our success. Our goal for the in-house league is to introduce the girls to basketball and create a love for the game." The basketball club also fields 14 separate travel teams, which consist of 135 girls in third through eighth grades. "It's fun," said King's daughter, Mallory, who plays on one of the sixth-grade travel teams. "I get to be with all of my friends. (We learn) how to pass and dribble ji V.

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