Banner Graphic, Volume 10, Number 139, Greencastle, Putnam County, 15 February 1980 — Page 6
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Mundy keeps mind on game not fans Liz Mundy is getting a double treat during this her junior season in the Greencastle girls basketball program. First she played on the undefeated junior varsity team, then coach Kathy Pieper selected her to the tournament team. ‘Tm glad I did play B-team this year instead of being halfway. because I got more experience and more playing time and it will probably help me in the future." Mundy said. DESPITE BEING on the JV squad all season. Mundy feels comfortable playing with the varsity squad. “Most of the IH'ople I play with on my own time are on the varsity anyway." Mundy said The 5-10. junior forward-center, has not played in a tournament game yet. but says she is in them mentally "When I’m on the bench I get so involved in the game. When I’m out on the court I don’t hear the crowd yelling or anything, when I’m on the bench I don’t even hear them yelling And you would think you would because you’re right there, but I’m so involved in the game, just so I know what’s going on,” Mundv explained Before joining the varsity, Liz averaged five points and five rebounds per game for the JV. She also passed out nine assists and came up with nine steals. BESIDES PLAYING basketball. Liz played on the volleyball squad this fall and is in 4-H crafts and foods and is a 4-H recreation leader. She also is a member of the Greencastle Pep Club. G-Cluband Fellowship of Christian Athlete's. Along with playing a lot of summer basketball. Liz plavs softball. The 16-vear-old is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Don Mundy. 632 E. Washington St.. Greencastle.
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Pierce at best as forward reserve Stephani Pierce is right at home this year on the Greencastle girls varsity basketball team. She’s coming off the bench and playing forward at the same time, filling the needs of the Tiger Cub basketball team. “I know what to expect,” Pierce said explaining why she likes the reserve role better than a starting. “Like, I’ll come in for D’ Anne ( Brown) or Nancy (Johnson), so I know by watching them play their man, then when I go in I’ll know how to play them. I like for them to get started and let me see how they work it out, then I’ll go in and do as well as I can.” Pierce said. LAST YEAR STEPHANI played guard and according to coach Kathy Pieper this helped her passing and shooting, but the 5-8 senior feels more comfortable on the frontline. “I like playing forward better because of rebounding and defense, that’s why I like. As a guard. I don’t like to handle the ball and I’m not a shooter.” Pierce said. Stephani is a little modest about her shooting. According to coach Pieper she is a good shooter, but because she doesn’t shoot too often, her percentage goes down when she does miss. Pierce averages close to three points per game and shoots a deceiving 30 per cent from the floor. However, she averages 4.8 rebounds per game, has 42 assists to her credit and has stolen the ball 24 times this year. STEPHANI. AT 17 (and three quarters) years old is the senior class treasurer, a member of the Pep Club, Latin Club, Science Club and played summer softball in the Indianapolis league Stephani is the daughter of Mrs. Barbara Pierce. 612 Maple Ave. Greencastle.
Big Ten musical chairs continue
By The Associated Press Ohio State and Purdue have lost their lone, loose holds on the Big Ten basketball lead and now cling to the position in a four-way tie with Indiana and Minnesota Kevin McHale scored 20 points and Mark Hall sank seven free throws in the final two minutes Thursday night as Minnesota shocked No. 9-ranked Ohio State 74-70 to help create the logjam at the top In other conference games, last-place Northwestern stunned Purdue 57-54, Michigan beat Illinois 78-76, Indiana stopped lowa 66-55 and Wisconsin ran over Michigan State 80-66. Minnesota’s triumph boosted its record to 8-5, the same as
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Nelson specializes in boards, defense If coach Kathy Pieper needs a frontline player that can rebound and play defense Karen Nelson usually gets the call and gets the job done at the same time. During the regional Pieper wanted to rest starting center D’Anne Brown for the night session in the tournament Without hesitation. Pieper went to Nelson and Brazil wasn’t out of the game yet. The coach later explained the Cubs didn’t need an offensive player, but a rebounder and defense player. This puts Karen in the role of a specialist for the Cubs. NELSON’S BEST GAMES this season by her own standards have been the two regular season Cloverdale games and against Terre Haute South. A clue to how well Nelson rebounds is that she gets almost four boards per game as a substitute. Size will be one factor on Greencastle’s side in the semistate and in order to keep that size fresh and moving Nelson will have to spell the starters. ALONG WITH BEING a varsity cheerleader. Karen is the senior class secretary, a member of the Greencastle Pep Club. G-Club, Fellowship of Christian Athletes and Athletic Department secretary and a 4-H member working in foods. The 18-year-old is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Darell Nelson. 6 Wood St.. Greencastle.
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cerned, 8-5 in the Big Ten is like 11-12 in any other league. “People around the country look at our league and say it’s mediocre,” Dutcher said referring to conference records. “If the NCAA doesn’t take at least four teams out of this league for the tournament, it’ll be an injustice. We just kick the stuffing out of each other in the Big Ten, but there’s not 48 better teams in this country than the top four in our league.” Although Northwestern has a grip on the Big Ten cellar, senior forward Mike Campbell scored 21 points, including a free throw with 13 seconds left, to pace the Wildcats in their win over 15th-ranked Purdue, which had gone into the game tied
with Ohio State for the Big Ten lead. Northwestern is now 3-1.0 in the conference and 8-14 overall. Purdue is 15-6 overall. In its move against against 20th-ranked lowa, Indiana was paced by senior Butch Carter, who hit three key baskets in the closing minutes, and freshman Isiah Thomas, who added five free throws in the rally. Indiana was bouyed by the return of All-Conference forward Mike Woodson. lowa, which had a three-game winning streak broken, fell to 7-6 and 16-6. In the game at Wisconsin, the Badgers held MSU’s Jay Vin cent, the conference’s No. 2, to 15 points.
Southport's quickness doesn't bother Pieper and Tiger Cubs
By STEVE FIELDS Banner-Graphic Sports Editor Greencastle goes after the brass ring Saturday afternoon at 12:30 p.m. in the Ben Davis IHSAA Girls Basketball semistate against the second ranked Southport Cardinals. The first game of the tournament begins at 11 a m , matching Knightstown and North Central. The winners play in t ho 8:15 p m. championship game and the ‘winner’ advances to the final four at Market Square Arena MUCH TO DO has been made about Southport’s quickness against Greencastle’s superior size. True, going into Saturday’s contest the Tiger Cubs are going to have about an inch in every starling position, but coach Kathv Pieper doesn’t see it as height against quickness. “To some extent We intend to use our height in the center, but we know they won’t let us go there all of the time,” Pieper said. “We’re going to have to shoot over the top some and I feel we can.” As far as Greencastle having seen quickness like Southport’s Pieper says: “I don’t figure anybody can be too much quicker than Brazil’s two guar ds.” SOUTHPORT PLAYS a run and gun and have fun offense with three good outside shooters, guards Amy Metheny and Linda Mallender and forward Misty Hitt le. Mallender seems to make the Cardinals tick, hitting 18.7 points per game while, Metheny scores al 16.6 and Hittle 8.3 an outing Lisa Callahan at 5-8 and Laura Kreiger at 5-7 round out the Southport lineup. With Southport’s lofty number two ranking and Greencastle being an unranked team, the Cardinals are the favorite. According to Southport coach Marilyn Ramsey this is something the five seniors on this squad are used to. Ramsey explained the girls have been
Top ranked Warsaw hasn't met any competition on trail yet
By STEVE HERMAN AP Sports Writer Know why Warsaw is unbeaten. ranked Not and a strong contender for its third state girls’ basketball championship? Well, a big reason is reflected in its average winning margin The Tigers have outscored their 21 victims this season by an average of better than 31 points a game And take away the two closest games, four points each, Warsaw’s winning margin jumps to 34 points a game. The Tigers are one of just two unbeaten teams going into Saturday’s semistate round of the sth Indiana High School Athletic Association girls’ state tourney. But only one of them can advance to next week’s state finals. Warsaw plays unranked Fort Wayne Luers (18-2) in one firstround game at the Fort Wayne semistate on Saturdavwhile No. 19 South Bend LaSalle (17-1) plays the other unbeaten team, No. 17 Marion (22-0). Saturday night’s semistate championship game could match up the two unbeatens. should both survive the afternoon shootout. Warsaw, state winner in 1976 and 1978. has two starters who played on the 1978 title team— Claudia Kreicker, a 6-foot-1 center who averages 16.9 points, and Pam Shively, a 5-3 guard with a 12.5 average. Luers is led by senior guard Nancy Rehm with a 17.2 average. Marion’s Giants, whose average winning margin has been 19.5 points a game, are led by the trio of Drew Barnes. Trena Keys and Judy Burns, each with a 14 point average. LaSalle, which has outscored its foes by 16.6 points a game, is paced by
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successful through their entire career and there is pressure on her as a coach after they were beaten last year in the state tournament. According to coach Pieper. varying defenses might be the answer to stopping Southport. Pieper explained the Tiger Cubs will open in a zone defense, as Franklin Central did against the Cardinals ain the regional championship. According to scout Doug Rose. Franklin Central used it effectively for three quarters, but during the final period Southport found the range. “WE HAVE A number of defenses we feel competent with.” Pieper said, pointing that a switch from man-to-man. to diamond and two, or diamond and one. to a straight zone is one of Greencastle’s options. When a team gets this far down the road, nerves become a
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5-11 Debbv Walker with a 22point average. A rematch of last year’s semistate championship game could be in the works at Indianapolis Ben Davis, where the second-ranked Southport Cardinals (21-2) play unrated Greencastle (19-1). and North Central’s sixth-ranked Panthers (18-2) meet unranked Knightstown (15-3) in the firstround games. Southport will be in semistate for the third straight year, and a year ago. North Central beat the Cardinals in the title game. The Panthers this year are led by 6-foot center Elza Purvlicis, who scored 21 points and pulled down 15 rebounds in last week’s regional championship game. Knightstown. somewhat smaller than North Central, is led by Teresa Phelps, a 5-8 center with a 17-point average, and sophomore Jennifer Wilfong with a 13-point average. Greencastle should have a slight height advantage over Southport, however, with a starting lineup averaging just over 5-8. The only ranked team still in contention at the Bedford-North
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big factor. “We talked a little bit about it. I think we’re going to be excited and nervoius, bul not to where we can’t come out and play our game. Having come through two close games, I think the girls have learned to play with their nerves and control their emotions.” Pieper said. The Tiger Cub coach also brought out that Southport has not actually played too many close games this season. Southport had little trouble in the regional, beating Brownsburg 71-48, then topping Franklin Central 42-28. The last close game, within 10 points, that Southport has played was in the sectional final against Ben Davis, where the Cards won 6962. Greencastle has played a lot of tight basketball games during the state tournament and during the second half of
Lawrence semistate is N 0.9 Columbus East, but upset-minded Boonville can’t be counted out. Boonville, which opens against 19-2 Paoli, has the poorest record of any of the 16 semistate teams around the state with its 15-6 mark. But the Pioneers engineered a couple of big upsets last week, dumping N 0.3 Jasper 43-41 and No.lß Evansville Basse 59-56 in two overtimes. Boonville is led by Becky Winsett, who averages 14 points and scored 23 in the title game against Bosse, and Mona Callis.
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Doug Greenlee Of Fillmore will be shooting for the 11year old state championship Sunday at Market Square Arena in the Optimists Club Tri-Star Basketball contest. Greenlee won local competition, then last Saturday scored 153 points, finishing in a tie for first place, earning a state finals berth. (Banner-Graphic photo by Steve Fields).
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the season, and coach Pieper feels this is going to work to the Cub advantage THERE HAVE been parties and all kinds of extra activities this week for the Tiger Cubs. This can sometimes hurt a team's tournament game preparation, but coach Pieper feels it has helped. “I don’t think it’s hurt, if anything they feel more people are behind them.” Pieper said. Pieper said the squad is physically tired, but part of that was due td hard practices through the early going of the week. The Cubs backed off their workout a little on Thursday and Friday they were to practice on the Ben Davis floor. According to Pieper the Tiger Cubs were going to do a lot of shooting, from the floor, free throw line and layups, to learn the rims a little bit along with some light fullcourt scrimmage
who carries a 12.5 average. Paoli is led by two 1.000-point career scorers Mindy Jackson and Terry Sprinkle. Columbus East, meanwhile, will put its 19-2 mark against 201 Loogootee in the first semistate game at Bedford East is led by Maria Stack and Lisa Ritzline. while Loogootee. in the semistate for the first time, is led by Diane Kiefner. who scored 22 points in the regional championship over Vincennes.