{"id":34641,"date":"2026-03-01T12:09:50","date_gmt":"2026-03-01T17:09:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wzbd.com\/?p=34641"},"modified":"2026-03-01T12:34:21","modified_gmt":"2026-03-01T17:34:21","slug":"heims-game-plan-bellmonts-youth-take-down-1-for-ihsaa-state-title","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wzbd.com\/index.php\/2026\/03\/01\/heims-game-plan-bellmonts-youth-take-down-1-for-ihsaa-state-title\/","title":{"rendered":"Heim&#8217;s game plan, Bellmont&#8217;s youth take down #1 for IHSAA State Title"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>RANDY HISNER<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>WZBD.com<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>INDIANAPOLIS &#8211; Youth triumphed over experience Saturday at Gainbridge Fieldhouse.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Playing five sophomores and two juniors&nbsp;almost exclusively, the Bellmont Braves defeated a senior-laden and top-ranked&nbsp;Roncalli&nbsp;Royals squad, 55-46, to win the school\u2019s first IHSAA girls\u2019&nbsp;state&nbsp;basketball title.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-audio\"><audio controls src=\"https:\/\/wzbd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/28febOniKbullseye.mp3\"><\/audio><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>Oni Krueckeberg nails a three for Bellmont in the first half. <\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.saunderstheaters.com\/van-wert-cinema\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"233\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wzbd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Feb28th2026.jpg?resize=640%2C233&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-34480\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wzbd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Feb28th2026.jpg?resize=1024%2C373&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wzbd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Feb28th2026.jpg?resize=300%2C109&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wzbd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Feb28th2026.jpg?resize=768%2C280&amp;ssl=1 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They wore down the Royals in the final period, outscoring them 21-12 to break a 34-34 third-quarter tie.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-audio\"><audio controls src=\"https:\/\/wzbd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/28febFrenchMoney.mp3\"><\/audio><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>Lanie French drains a three early in the third quarter for the Braves. <\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Four Braves reached double figures, led by Oni Krueckeberg and Ashley Bleke with 13. Mary Bleke scored 12 to go along with a game-high 12 rebounds, and Lanie French had 11. Point guard Kate Kitson added six. 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The Royals\u2019 Reagan Turk hit a free throw, but Ashley Bleke made a perfect lob pass from the wing to her sister on the left block, and Mary&nbsp;powered it in&nbsp;to give the Braves&nbsp;a&nbsp;43-39 lead.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Twice the Royals closed to within two points, the last time at 45-43 with 4:27 to go. 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Krueckeberg added to their confidence when she drove hard across the lane and was fouled&nbsp;with&nbsp;1:41&nbsp;to go.&nbsp;She made both free throws to put the Braves up 50-43.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Mary Bleke added a layup on a press breaker (assisted again by her sister) and two free throws to expand the lead to double digits at 54-44 with 28 seconds left.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In the final seconds, Roncalli\u2019s Carly Feldman made a layup, and Kitson sank a free throw to finish the scoring.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"829\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wzbd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Priority-Roofing-1.jpg?resize=640%2C829&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-32806\" style=\"width:398px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wzbd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Priority-Roofing-1-scaled.jpg?resize=791%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 791w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wzbd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Priority-Roofing-1-scaled.jpg?resize=232%2C300&amp;ssl=1 232w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wzbd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Priority-Roofing-1-scaled.jpg?resize=768%2C994&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wzbd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Priority-Roofing-1-scaled.jpg?resize=1187%2C1536&amp;ssl=1 1187w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wzbd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Priority-Roofing-1-scaled.jpg?resize=1583%2C2048&amp;ssl=1 1583w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wzbd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Priority-Roofing-1-scaled.jpg?w=1978&amp;ssl=1 1978w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wzbd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Priority-Roofing-1-scaled.jpg?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wzbd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Priority-Roofing-1-scaled.jpg?w=1920&amp;ssl=1 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cLook, I\u2019d be lying if I told you I thought we\u2019d be sitting here right now,\u201d said ecstatic Braves coach Andy Heim. \u201cIt\u2019s, you know, these girls had high dreams. They had high dreams last year, put it down on a card to say we\u2019re gonna win a state championship with my friends, and they accomplished it.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The key to the win, Heim thought, was defense. \u201cThirty-two minutes of just intense defense,\u201d he said. \u201cYou saw it in that fourth quarter where Roncalli got a bit tired.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-audio\"><audio controls src=\"https:\/\/wzbd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/28febMaryBandCoachHeim.mp3\"><\/audio><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>Mary Bleke talks about following her sisters, while coach Heim discusses how the team prepared to play in the giant arena that is Gainbridge Fieldhouse. <\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>He credited defensive ace Krueckeberg with making Leffler work hard for her points.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cEvery game, she gets the toughest girl to defend,\u201d he said. \u201cShe\u2019s so fast and and her hands are nonstop.\u201d&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.jrubletrucks.net\/\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"493\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wzbd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/J.Ruble-Logo.jpg?resize=640%2C493&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-14848\" style=\"width:522px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wzbd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/J.Ruble-Logo-scaled.jpg?resize=1024%2C788&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wzbd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/J.Ruble-Logo-scaled.jpg?resize=300%2C231&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wzbd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/J.Ruble-Logo-scaled.jpg?resize=768%2C591&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wzbd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/J.Ruble-Logo-scaled.jpg?resize=1536%2C1183&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wzbd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/J.Ruble-Logo-scaled.jpg?resize=2048%2C1577&amp;ssl=1 2048w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wzbd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/J.Ruble-Logo-scaled.jpg?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wzbd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/J.Ruble-Logo-scaled.jpg?w=1920&amp;ssl=1 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Leffler fell down hard late in the game and went to the bench for a break. 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Mary and Ashley Bleke started it with layups, French and Ashley added threes, and Krueckeberg capped it with a steal and layup on the Braves\u2019 full court press.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-audio\"><audio controls src=\"https:\/\/wzbd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/28febRexWithKateKitson.mp3\"><\/audio><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>Rex Brewer talks with Kate Kitson about the relationship between the BHS soccer team and the basketball team&#8217;s success. <\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/p\/SodaHouseLLC-61576192965450\/\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"471\" height=\"508\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wzbd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/SodaHouse_FullColor_Logosmallname.jpg?resize=471%2C508&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-30701\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wzbd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/SodaHouse_FullColor_Logosmallname.jpg?w=471&amp;ssl=1 471w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wzbd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/SodaHouse_FullColor_Logosmallname.jpg?resize=278%2C300&amp;ssl=1 278w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 471px) 100vw, 471px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>New storefront open in Decatur!<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Kitson\u2019s three with a minute left helped the Braves finish the quarter with an 18-8 lead.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Royals came back to take the second quarter, 13-7, to close the gap to 25-21 at the half. 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Ashley Bleke\u2019s free throw tied it with just three-tenths of a second on the clock.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-audio\"><audio controls src=\"https:\/\/wzbd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/28febHeimPraisesTeam.mp3\"><\/audio><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>Andy Heim praises his team and talks about the week that built up to Saturday&#8217;s championship game. <\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The game was remarkably clean, the Braves committing just four turnovers, the Royals six.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Braves made 10-of-28 twos (36%), 7-of-20 threes (35%), and 14-of-18 free throws (78%). The Royals were 11-of-31 on twos (35%), 4-of-12 on threes (33%), and 12-of-18 on free throws (67%).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Converset, daughter of Matt and Jennifer Converset of Decatur, has a 4.24 GPA, earned Academic All-State honors in soccer, and was a finalist for the Adams County Lilly Scholarship. 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