Jess Bailey’s obit was in
my home town newspaper. He was 95. Before mentioning his wife of 73 years, or
his children and grandchildren, or his church membership, where he was a
trustee, or his profession as a heavy equipment operator, or his military
service in WWII, the obit noted, “He played on a sectional winning basketball
team.” [1]
That’s how we see
basketball in Indiana.
JRMcF
1] This was in the days of
the “Hickory” of the movie “Hoosiers,” when there was only one class, and a
tiny school like Milan, on which “Hickory” was based, had a chance at a state
championship. It wasn’t very likely, though, so the sectional championship, the
first of the four levels--followed by regional, semi-state, and state—was
basically an ultimate championship for a small school.
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