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Lawrence Central High School
Lawrence Central High School (LCHS) is a public high school with more than 2,300 students, in northeast Marion County, Indiana. Overview It was established in 1940 and is one of two high schools in the Metropolitan School District of Lawrence Township. Athletics LC athletic teams have enjoyed success, including recent state titles in baseball and both men's and Women's Track and Field. Past success in Conference Indiana has been enjoyed by the football team, with several championships in the early 2000s as well as a 5A State Runner-up finish in 2010. LC's football team went on to become the 2012 5A state champions. The Men's Track and Field team won state championships in 1998 and 2005. The Baseball team won a state championship in 2004. The LC gymnastics team won its first team state title in 2007. LC has also enjoyed titles of sectional, regional and state level in individual wrestling, women's cross country, and men's and women's track champions. As of 2013, Lawrence Centra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Indianapolis, Indiana
Indianapolis (), colloquially known as Indy, is the state capital and most populous city of the U.S. state of Indiana and the seat of Marion County. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the consolidated population of Indianapolis and Marion County was 977,203 in 2020. The "balance" population, which excludes semi-autonomous municipalities in Marion County, was 887,642. It is the 15th most populous city in the U.S., the third-most populous city in the Midwest, after Chicago and Columbus, Ohio, and the fourth-most populous state capital after Phoenix, Arizona, Austin, Texas, and Columbus. The Indianapolis metropolitan area is the 33rd most populous metropolitan statistical area in the U.S., with 2,111,040 residents. Its combined statistical area ranks 28th, with a population of 2,431,361. Indianapolis covers , making it the 18th largest city by land area in the U.S. Indigenous peoples inhabited the area dating to as early as 10,000 BC. In 1818, the Lenape relinquishe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Frank Levinson
Frank H. Levinson is an American entrepreneur and investor. Levinson is best known for being co-founder (with Jerry S. Rawls) of Finisar Corporation. Levinson holds a BS in physics from Butler University, and a PhD in astronomy from the University of Virginia The University of Virginia (UVA) is a Public university#United States, public research university in Charlottesville, Virginia. Founded in 1819 by Thomas Jefferson, the university is ranked among the top academic institutions in the United S .... Levinson is currently the managing director of the early stage fund and incubator Small World Group, and a partner at the venture capital fund Phoenix Venture Partners. References External links"Frank H Levinson" ''Forbes''"Frank H Levinson" ''Forbes Profile''"Frank H Levinson" ''Stanford University's Entrepreneurship Corner'' Living people Year of birth missing (living people) Place of birth missing (living people) University of Virginia alumni {{Improve c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sarah Jo Pender
Sarah Jo Pender (born May 29, 1979) is an American woman convicted along with her former boyfriend, Richard Edward Hull, of murdering their roommates, Andrew Cataldi and Tricia Nordman, on October 24, 2000, in Indiana. She has claimed ever since that she is victim of a wrongful conviction. She came to national attention in August 2008 after she escaped from the Rockville Correctional Facility and was featured on ''America's Most Wanted''. She was recaptured by police in December at a house in Chicago. Crime In 1997, Sarah Jo Pender graduated from Lawrence Central High School. She went on to attend Purdue University, but dropped out. She worked as a secretary at Carl E. Most and Sons.US district Court – Southern District of Indiana, Case 1:07-cv-00464-DFH-TAB, Document 12-11, Page 8. Richard Hull, her boyfriend, worked as a bouncer at a bar. He had a criminal history that included six misdemeanors and two felony convictions for auto theft and residential entry. Andrew Cataldi, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Norm Sloan
Norman Leslie Sloan Jr. (June 25, 1926 – December 9, 2003) was an American college basketball player and coach. Sloan was a native of Indiana and played college basketball and football at North Carolina State University. He began a long career as a basketball coach months after graduating from college in 1951, and he was the men's basketball head coach at Presbyterian College, The Citadel, North Carolina State University, and two stints as at the University of Florida. Over a career that spanned 38 seasons, Sloan was named conference coach of the year five times and won the 1974 national championship at North Carolina State, his alma mater. He was nicknamed "Stormin' Norman" due to his combative nature with the media, his players, and school administrators, and his collegiate coaching career ended in controversy when Florida's basketball program was under investigation in 1989, though Sloan claimed that he was treated unfairly. Early years Sloan was born in Anderson, Indiana in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Derrick Ransom
Derrick Wayne Ransom, Jr. (born September 13, 1976) is a former professional American football player who played defensive tackle for seven seasons for the Kansas City Chiefs, the Arizona Cardinals, and the Jacksonville Jaguars The Jacksonville Jaguars are a professional American football team based in Jacksonville, Florida. The Jaguars compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member club of the American Football Conference (AFC) South division. The team play .... He was drafted in the sixth round of the 1998 NFL Draft. References 1976 births Living people Players of American football from Indianapolis American football defensive tackles Cincinnati Bearcats football players Kansas City Chiefs players Arizona Cardinals players Jacksonville Jaguars players {{defensive-lineman-1970s-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Memphis Grizzlies
The Memphis Grizzlies (referred to locally as the Grizz) are an American professional basketball team based in Memphis, Tennessee. The Grizzlies compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the league's Western Conference Southwest Division. The Grizzlies play their home games at FedExForum. The Grizzlies are currently the only team in the major professional North American sports leagues based in the city of Memphis, and the only professional basketball team in the state of Tennessee. The team was originally established as the Vancouver Grizzlies in the city of Vancouver, Canada, an expansion team that joined the NBA for the . After the 2000–01 season concluded, the Grizzlies left Vancouver and moved to Memphis. Franchise history 1995–2001: Vancouver Grizzlies The Vancouver Grizzlies were a Canadian professional basketball team based in Vancouver, British Columbia. They were part of the Midwest Division of the Western Conference of the Nationa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jake LaRavia
Jacob Glen LaRavia (born November 3, 2001) is an American professional basketball player for the Memphis Grizzlies of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for the Indiana State Sycamores and the Wake Forest Demon Deacons. After leading his high school team, Lawrence Central, to its first sectional title since 2012, LaRavia played two seasons of college basketball at Indiana State. With the Sycamores, he was named to the MVC All-Freshman and All-Newcomer teams as a freshman and was named to the Second-team All-MVC in his sophomore season. For his junior season, LaRavia transferred to Wake Forest and was named to the Second-team All-ACC. He was drafted 19th overall in the 2022 NBA draft by the Minnesota Timberwolves before later being traded to the Grizzlies. Early life and high school career LaRavia is the son of Jeff and Becky LaRavia. His family moved from Pasadena, California to Indianapolis when LaRavia was five years old. LaRavia played bas ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Houston Texans
The Houston Texans are a professional American football team based in Houston. The Texans compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member club of the American Football Conference (AFC) AFC South, South division, and play their home games at NRG Stadium. The Texans were founded in 1999, and were owned by Bob McNair until his death in 2018; following McNair's death, the majority ownership of the team went to his wife, Janice McNair, Janice. The team replaced the city's previous NFL franchise, the History of the Houston Oilers, Houston Oilers, who played from 1960 to 1996 before moving to Nashville and eventually becoming the Tennessee Titans. The Texans began play as an expansion team in , making them the youngest franchise currently competing in the NFL. While the Texans mainly struggled in the 2000s, their fortunes would take a turn for the better in the 2010s when they first found success in the 2011 Houston Texans season, 2011 season, winning their first division ch ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gerrid Doaks
Gerrid Doaks (born June 9, 1998) is an American football running back for the Houston Texans of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Cincinnati. College career Doaks played at the University of Cincinnati from 2017 to 2020. He was the starter for the Bearcats for his senior year in 2020. He would rush for 673 yards and had 14 total receptions for 202 yards over the 9 game, COVID-19 shortened season. His senior performance earned him first-team all-AAC honors. Statistics Professional career Miami Dolphins Doaks was drafted by the Miami Dolphins in the seventh round, 244th overall, of the 2021 NFL Draft. He signed his four-year rookie contract on May 13, 2021. Doaks was cut by the Dolphins on August 31 during final roster cuts and re-signed with the practice squad the next day. He signed a reserve/future contract with the Dolphins on January 14, 2022. On August 29, 2022, Doaks was waived by the Dolphins. Houston Texans On September 7, 2022, Doaks ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kind Butler III
Kind Butler III (born April 8, 1989) is an American track and field athlete who competes in the 400 meters. In 2014, along with teammates David Verburg, Kyle Clemons, and Calvin Smith Jr., he helped set a new world record in the 4x400 meter relay at the IAAF World Indoor Championships in Athletics in Sopot, Poland. Running Career High School Butler attended Lawrence Central High School. He primarily played baseball and football in high school only joining the track team with three weeks left in his senior year. He would break the school Long Jump record and clear 6'8 in the high jump. Butler jumped 21'11'½ to finish 5th in the Long Jump at the 2007 IHSAA State track meet. College Butler went to Kentucky State University where he won the SIAC title in the high jump and broke school records in the long jump, high jump and 200m. After his freshman year he transferred to Indiana University Indiana University (IU) is a system of public universities in the U.S. state of Ind ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Derrick Harris
Sidney Derrick Harris is a former professional American football player who played running back for four seasons for the St. Louis Rams and San Diego Chargers. He was drafted in the sixth round of the 1996 NFL Draft. Harris had two Reception (American football), receiving touchdowns for the 1998 St. Louis Rams season, 1998 St. Louis Rams; he had twelve of his career thirteen NFL catches in 1998. His other and final NFL touchdown came when he returned a blocked Punt (gridiron football), punt at New England Patriots, New England on October 14, 2001, giving San Diego a 26–16 lead. (New England came back, tying the game in the final minute and then winning in Overtime (sports), overtime. The game-winning 46 yard Field goal (football), field goal was the first of three overtime game winners for Adam Vinatieri during the 2001 regular season and playoffs. With the win, New England climbed to 2–3, barely avoiding a 1–4 start. The game marked the first come from behind win in To ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kyle Guy
Kyle Joseph Guy (born August 11, 1997) is an American professional basketball player for the Joventut Badalona of the Liga ACB. He played college basketball for the Virginia Cavaliers as a shooting guard for three years and was named the NCAA Tournament Most Outstanding Player during his junior season before declaring for the draft. In high school, he was Indiana Mr. Basketball and a McDonald's All-American. Early years Guy attended Lawrence Central High School in Indianapolis, Indiana. He was a varsity letter-winner all four years at Lawrence Central. On January 18, 2016, Guy was named a McDonald's All-American. After averaging 23.5 points, 5.6 rebounds and 3.7 assists during his senior season, Guy was selected as Indiana's Mr. Basketball. On October 20, 2014, Guy committed to playing college basketball at Virginia, selecting the Cavaliers over offers from schools such as California, Xavier, and Indiana. College career On November 22, 2016, in his fourth career college g ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
