The 19-8 Lawrence North Wildcats take on the 26-1 Warsaw Tigers in the 2025 IHSAA Girls Basketball 4A State Championship at Gainbridge Fieldhouse. Hosted by Paulina Arana, Mitchell Weixler, and Cooper Sanders. Play-by-play provided by Josh Melby, color commentary provided by Gavin Snyder.
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2025 IHSAA 4A Girls Basketball State Championship
March 18, 2025
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Josh Melby, Beats Manager
Josh Melby is a national award-winning on air personality for The Greyhound Media Network. As a senior in his third year of radio, he has taken on the role of Beats Manager here at the station. However, Melby dedicates most of his time in radio to his sports broadcasts. Throughout the years he has broadcasted nearly every sport from football, to basketball, even to softball and so on. He not only broadcasts Carmel Highschool sports, but talks about professional sports on his live show, At The Buzzer. At The Buzzer has been around since 2022, and features Josh Melby, JT Moore, Hudson Kirsh, and Josh Ott. Now Melby has done additional work with CHTV. As a matter of fact Melby was awarded the best Television Pregame Show in the nation alongside Dashaun Barnes, for their Football Pregame Show vs. Warren Central in his junior year. Apart from his time spent in media, you can catch Melby serving in CHS Student Government, or playing rec sports with his buddies!
Gavin Snyder, Beats Manager
Gavin Snyder is going to be a senior in his 4th year with WHJE, and is one of the Beats Managers alongside Will Engledow. They are both looking forward to interviewing students and faculty from around the school, and members of the Carmel community! Alongside being a member of the Varsity Football broadcast crew, Gavin has two sports live shows: The Starting 5 and The Sideline Cast. Outside of the studio, Gavin is a cellist in the Philharmonic Orchestra and loves to spend time in the outdoors with his friends and family.
Paulina Arana, Events Manager
Paulina Arana, a current senior, has done a lot during her last 3 years involved in this radio program. Her most highlighted achievement was her previous show, Mood Swings, winning a national title for Best Morning Show and a state title for Best Radio Show. Hosted along her co-host Olivia Grimes, Mood Swings consisted of having different moods each week in which the girls played songs that went along with that mood. They also shared some stories that correlated with the mood and advice from their own experiences. Mood Swings was also a major contributor to the Rileython Fundraiser that the station hosts raising money for Riley Children’s Hospital. She also brought her culture into the station by hosting a show all in Spanish in honor of Hispanic Heritage month alongside current senior, Leanna Romero, and some of the members from the Latinex Student Alliance club at CHS. This show called En Vivo won runner up for a national award for Best Foreign Language Program. Additionally, Arana has recently gotten the position of events manager and will be coordinating all of the major events as she heads into her senior year alongside senior Hudson Kirsh. She will be navigating what the future holds as her previous co-host, Olivia Grimes, has graduated and the time of Mood Swings has come to an end. Stay tuned to see what this talented radio host does next within the station!
Cooper Sanders, Sports Manager
Cooper Sanders is a senior in his 4th year of radio and has been appointed as sports manager for this school year! Cooper has a variety of different things in radio that keeps him busy, but his absolute favorite thing is broadcasting varsity sports with his co-managers, such as Carmel football and basketball or even swimming. Another thing that he enjoys is his weekly live shows, The Starting 5 and The Sideline Cast, where he talks about all things sports. Although he accomplished his main goal in becoming sports manager, he still has big expectations for himself as he is looking to win a national and state award this year. Throughout the year, Cooper plans on passing on his knowledge to the juniors and sophomores so that the station is in the best sport possible when he leaves. Outside of radio, you can catch him being a Carmel dads club coach and player in the fall, and supporting the Colts and Pacers.
Mitchell Weixler will be a senior and third-year staff member for the 2024-25 school year. He has been in the sports department for his entire duration on staff. He has broadcasted dozens of games, including Varsity boys and girls soccer, lacrosse, basketball, baseball, and softball. He has received award nominations for the Indiana Association of School Broadcasters. He has appeared on various live shows, including Turn It Up Sports, as well as co-hosting The Hound Pound with Tegan Duke during the Carmel Greyhounds football season.