Banner Graphic, Volume 11, Number 103, Greencastle, Putnam County, 2 January 1981 — Page 8

The Putnam County Banner Graphic, December 31,1980

It was year of success for Putnam County teams

>' By STEVE FIELDS Banner-Graphic Sports Editor Athletics in Putnam County during 1980 have been great on ■forth the high school and college levels. All four of the high and DePauw University enjoyed tremendous success. £ Vacation during Christmas week gave me the opportunity to K reflect upon how lucky I’ve been as a writer and photographer to ► have covered it all. Regardless what team or individual in any * sport, it’s covered by the Banner-Graphic. Here are the top 10 k sports stories in Putnam County for 1980. NO. 1- North Putnam becomes the first Putnam County football team to make the IHSAA playoffs. The Cougars finished the ►Yegular season with a 9-1 record, winning the West Central Conference for the second consecutive year with an 8-0 mark. The lost to Sheridan in the sectional round of the playoffs, ♦and the Blackhawks went on to become class A state champions. *The Cougars trailed only 7-0 at half, the toughest half of football met en route to the title. *; Glenn Logan was named to both the AP and UPI all-state footp>all teams at defensive end and was selected as a kicker on the *\AP team. The Cougars placed seven players at the all-West Central Conference team, as Logan was joined by Hank Lawson, Todd Heckel, Perry Mason, Randy Collier, Kevin Mannix and Chet Clodfelter. NO. 2- Greencastle girls basketball team advances to Ben Davis-IHSAA Semi-State. The Tiger Cubs finished the year 19-2, losing to eventual state champion Southport 68-52 in the opening session of the semi-state. Susan Lezotte and Allison Leer were selected to the all-tourney team by the Indianapolis Star. Greencastle earned the berth defeating Sullivan 49-42 in the Greencastle regional title game and avenging a regular season loss to Brazil 51-46. The Tiger Cubs defeated Cloverdale 60-41 in the Eminence sectional title game and ousted arch-rival Mooresville 47-45 in the opening challenge of the state tournament. Lezotte was later named Putnam County senior player of the year and was invited to tryout for the Indiana High School All-Star team. NO. 3 - DePauw University’s football team compiles a 7-2-1 record. Led by three-time MVP and all-time DePauw receiver Jay True, the Tigers had their first winning. season since 1974. DePauw opened the record-setting year with three straight road victories, also a DePauw record.

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All totaled, DePauw set or tied 23 records. True finished his four-year varsity career owning every DePauw receiving record. His final two catches brought DePauw from a 22-14 deficit to a 22-22 tie with Wabash in the Monon Bell game. Cocaptains True and Joe Johnson were named to the Sport Information Directors Academic All-American team. Quarterback Rob Doyle and linebacker Bob Torkelson were voted captains for the 1981 season. NO. 4 -- Tim Werner recovers from January open-heart surgery to begin practice and the season with the DePauw University baseball team in March. Werner, MVP of the 1979 NCAA tournament team, hit .304, with four home runs and 24 RBIs during his senior season as leftfielder for the 18-12 squad. NO. 5 -- South Putnam High School girls basketball team wins first Putnam County Tournament title. The Eagles defeated Greencastle 38-33 behind Darla Ellis’ 17-point performance. South Putnam led at every stop while ending Greencastle’s domination of the tourney. NO. 6 ~ North Putnam boys basketball team wins second straight Putnam County Tournament on last-second, mid-court shot by Craig O’Hair 51-50. It was a typical North PutnamGreencastle basketball game, as only one-point separated the two at each stop. Forward Glenn Logan led the Cougars with 18 points and O’Hair had 12. Guard Brent Atwell led Greencastle

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with 17, and backcourt mate Troy Fields had 14. NO. 7 -- John Fallis is named head football coach at Greencastle High School. Fallis became Greencastle’s first new coach in 10 years, filling a void created by the resignation of Gary Cassells. Fallis came to Greencastle from Jennings County High School. His first Tiger Cub team was 3-7 with only six seniors. NO. 8 - Troy Bryan of North Putnam High School plays in the North-South High School Football All-Star game in Bloomington. Bryan started at outside linebacker for the South squad, which lost to the North. Bryan was Putnam County’s third player ever to make the game and the first ever from North Putnam. Bryan played for Taylor University this fall until an injury sidelined him. NO. 9 -- Greg Notestine throws no-hit shutout for the DePauw University baseball team against Purdue. Notestine, a fresh-

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man from Lafayette at the time, threw seven innings of hitless baseball. With his father, a dean on the Purdue University faculty, watching, Greg did not strike out a batter and walked only three, while being backed by an air-tight defense. DePauw and Notestine got their only run in the fourth inning on a Ted Rutan single and back-to-back singles by Bill Radostits and eventual team MVP Tim Meyer. NO. 10 - Construction begins on Lilly Physical Education and Recreation Center at DePauw University. After formal ground breaking in November of 1979, the actual building of the new center was started behind the Math and Science Center on ground located between South College and South Indiana Streets. The $6.2 million edifice will contain the Ray “Gaumey” Neal Fieldhouse, named after long-time DePauw football coach and athletic director. DePauw’s undefeated, untied and unscored upon team of 1933 donated $1 million as a memorial to their coach. The fieldhouse will seat approximately 3,200 people when completed.

Georgia has nothing but national title at stake with Irish

By JOHN NELSON AP Sports Writer Georgia can claim its first national collegiate football championship on New Year’s Day in the Sugar Bowl, but there will be two groups of especially interested onlookers when the Bulldogs take the field against Notre Dame in New Orleans. The Bulldogs carry an 11-0 record and the No.l national ranking into their 2 p.m. EST (ABC) meeting with the Fighting Irish in the Louisiana Superdome. If they win, it’s tough luck until next year for N 0.2 Florida State and N 0.3 Pittsburgh. If Georgia loses, well ... it’s up to the pollsters. “There’s no question this is the biggest game I’ve been involved in.” says Vince Dooley, Georgia football coach for 17 years. Pittsburgh, 11-1, already has made a successful postseason appearance, clobbering 12thranked South Carolina 37-9 Monday in the Gator Bowl. Florida State puts its 10-1 record on the line at 8 p.m. New Year’s Night (NBC) against fourth-ranked Oklahoma, 9-2, in the Orange Bowl at Miami. Pittsburgh’s chances hinge on losses by both Georgia and Florida State, since the Panthers lost a 36-22 decision to Florida State during the regular season. The Rose Bowl, the grandaddv of all bowls, will have no influence on the national championship. It pits Big Ten cham-

pion Michigan, ranked Noi with a 9-2 record, against 16thranked Washington, 9-2. the Pa. cific 10 Conference champion. Kickoff is 5 p.m. (NBC). The fourth New Year’s Day bowl sends N 0.9 Alabama. 9-2, against sixth-ranked Baylor, 101, in the Cotton Bowl at Dallas for a 2:10p.m. kickoff (CBS). At 8 p.m tonight (Mizlou), it’s 13th-ranked North Carolina, 10-1, against unranked Texas. 74, in the Bluebonnet Bowl at Houston. The Bluebonnet Bowl is Texas’ last chance this year to salvage some respect. The Longhorns started off 5-0 this season and were ranked No 2 before losing four of their last six games. Michigan is a one-touchiown favorite to break a long Rose Bowl jinx. Coach Bo Schembechler has lost all five of h|s trips to Pasadena, including a 27-20 upset by Washington in 1978. the only time the two teams have met in the Rose Bowl. “I’m looking forward to ouf first win in the Rose Bowl.'*; Schembechler said. “Mentally, we’ll be ready, and we’re not believing that ‘favorite’ stuff .” ' Michigan’s forte is and Washington Coach Don James knows the Huskies will have to strike hard and quickly to win. “No one could imagine a bet* ter defense that Michigan showed in their last 18 quarters." said James, who will try to counter with the arm of quarterback Tom Flick J