It's a big day for HSSTM, releasing the digital copy of the March issue and announcing the addition of six new advertisers this month. For those of you keeping score at home, this issue makes No. 12. In other words, we're pleased to have officially made it for a full calendar year. Hold onto you seats, this is just the start of a long and adventurous journey.

On these blogs over the past couple of weeks, there have been several people commenting about the situation with Class 4A Sectional 10 and why it's so loaded. Well, we didn't want to spoil it, but we feature this sectional on our new cover and you can read more about it coming from our fine feature writer, Mike Beas, starting on p. 36. I'll be out at Sectional 10's semifinals on Friday with hords of new magazines, so be on the lookout if you're in the packed house at Warren Central's gym. Cathedral takes on Lawrence North in the 6 p.m. game with North Central vs. Broad Ripple following in the nightcap.

On our homepage this week, we've got a by-the-numbers preview of the girls hoops state finals this Saturday. We also have an extended version of "Coaches' Corner" with area boys hoops coaches, along with a list of the local girls who made Hoosier Basketball Magazine's top 100 seniors.

Onto the more timely news, coming from area boys hoops sectionals that have been heating up the hardwood last evening and the night before. Indianapolis Washington notched its first sectional victory since 1995 last evening with a mini-upset of host Triton Central, 59-40. It's good to see the Continentals back on the map, and they'll play Heritage Christian in the semifinals of Class 2A Sectional 43.

In other notable games, Franklin notched a slight upset last evening against Whiteland in 4A Sectional 11. It was a rubber match for the two teams this season, who had split two previous regular season matchups. Franklin will now play Franklin Central in the semis on Friday at Perry Meridian, with the other semifinal pitting host Perry against Southport. Should be a great night on the near-Southside.

A couple other in-county rivals will be playing sectional battles in the semis tomorrow. Pendleton Heights will be taking on Madison County rival Anderson in the New Castle Sectional, while Hamilton County foes Carmel and Hamilton SE square off in the Greyhounds gym. The other Carmel Sectional semifinal also sees county foes when Fishers takes on Noblesville.

In 3A Sectional 26 that we have been keeping an eye on, Chatard got an impressive 15-point win against Howe on Tueday and now will face host Beech Grove in tomorrow's semis. If you've got nothing to do tomorrow night, that would be a top destination to consider. Northwest takes on Brebeuf in the other semifinal.

If you're going to a game, keep an eye out for copies of the new March issue. I'm trying to get a stack down to the Shelbyville Sectional championship on Saturday night, as well as Beech Grove and hopefully a few others. And this is a fair question: are the sectional semis and championships more appealing than the state championships now? Attendance might say so.