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INDIANAPOLISÂ â No one has to tell Jason Wille how remarkable the Crown Point girls basketball program used to be. The IHSAA sports information director, who is also a 1986 Crown Point grad, witnessed the Bulldogs dominance firsthand. They had some great players and great personalities, and the community just fell in love with them, Wille said. The crowd support was incredible. I remember at the state finals those years, Crown Point had 2,000 to 3,000 people in their quarter of Market Square Arena (in Indianapolis). It was a big red cheering block. Wille was a freshman when the Bulldogs made their first state final appearance in 1983, a sophomore when Crown Point went 26-0 to capture its first state title in 1984 and a junior when the Bulldogs became the first girls basketball team in IHSAA history to win back-to-back state crowns in 1985. ....