Banner Graphic, Volume 15, Number 156, Greencastle, Putnam County, 1 March 1985 — Page 6

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The Putnam County Banner-Graphic, March 1,1985

13th-ranked Owen Valley vs. Rockville at 6:30 p.m.

Cubs to challenge defending champion Eagles

By STEVE FIELDS Banner-Graphic Sports Editor Friday night should be the biggest night of the Greencastle-IHSAA basketball sectional and maybe the closest to capacity crowd McAnally Center has experienced in recent years. It should be even bigger than Saturday night’s 7:30 p.m. championshipgame. Owen Valley brings an 18-2 record and No. 13 ranking into its Greencastle sectional debut against 5-20 Rockville at 6:30 p.m. But that won’t be the big drawing card for the 5,230 seat McAnally Center. FOR IN THE SECOND game 17-4 Greencastle challenges 9-13 defending sectional champion South Putnam at 8 p.m. Doors open at 5:30 p.m. and those attending should have consideration for residence in the McAnally Center area and avoid blocking driveways. The third meeting between Greencastle and South Putnam was set up Wednesday night in the opening round of sectional play. The Tiger Cubs scored a 73-43 victory over North Putnam and the Eagles beat Cloverdale 46-42 with four free throws in the final minute of play.

Burt gives Butler win over Irish INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - When Notre Dame’s coach said Butler guard Mike Burt did very well, it was no exaggeration. Burt, a 6-foot-l senior averaging just under seven points a game, scored 20 Thursday night as the Bulldogs beat the Irish 70-69 in overtime. Burt hit two free throws with seven seconds left to provide the winning margin. Burt was perfect in eight free throw attempts and had eight of his points in the overtime. “This is the No.l win in my coaching career,” Butler Coach Joe Sexson said. “Both teams went after the ballgame, and it was really a great college basketball game.” Sexson said the Bulldogs were a little in awe of the Irish in the first half. The two teams hadn’t met in 10 years. Notre Dame, now 17-8, led 35-27 at the half. Then the Bulldogs outscored the visitors 11-2 in the first five minutes of the second half. “We were no longer in awe when we came out in the second half,” Sexson said. “The key was we were able to cut into their lead very early.” Phelps said, “Butler played very well to win the ballgame. We committed too many fouls, and they made the free-throws. We worked hard but Kenny Barlow just had a bad gamfe tonight. Barlow, Notre Dame’s leading scorer and rebounder, finished with 17 points, hitting 7 of 16 from the field. “In the second half, we got aggressive and intense,” Sexson said. When we got the lead, I really didn’t want to go to a zone because we tend to get lethargic. But they were hurting us inside, and we had to try something. Butler, winner of seven straight and now 18-8, went ahead 38-37 on a jumper by Tony Gallahar with 14:48 left. From then on, the lead switched and neither side could go on top by more than three points. Burt hit two free throws to tie the score 58-58 with just 23 seconds left in regulation. Notre Dame held the ball, but a lastsecond shot by David Rivers, who had 21 points for the game, wouldn’t go in. NOTRE DAME (69) Barlow 7-16 3-4 17, Royal 5-6 5-6 15, Kempton 2-6 1-2 5, Rivers 6-11 9-10 21, Hicks 2-7 4-4 8, Spencer 0-0 0-0 0, Duff OO 0-0 0. Price 0-2 1-2 1, Dolan 1-1 0-0 2. Totals: 23-49 23-28 69. BUTLER (70) Tucker 7-181-2 15, Gallahar 5-8 4-514, Haseley 2-3 3-4 7, Fitzgerald 5-14 2-2 12, Burt 6-8 8-8 20, Beam 00 OO 0, Gilbreth 0-0 0-0 0, Mackey O 1 00 0, Harper 1-1 00 2. Totals: 26-5218-2170. Halftime—Notre Dame 35, Butler 27 Fouled out—Hicks, Tucker Rebounds— Notre Dame 28 (Hicks 8) Butler 24 (Tucker, Gallahar 5). Assists—Notre Dame 8 (Rivers 5), Butler 14 (Fitzgerald 6). Total fouls—Notre Dame 18, Butler 20. A—13,222.

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“The Greencastle-South Putnam basketball game would be a good ball game if you weren’t playing for anything,” Greencastle coach Doug Miller said. “It’s just been everytime we’ve played South in recent years it’s been for a title.” SO VERY TRUE, as the last two Putnam County Classic championship games have been between the two teams. Greencastle won the West Central Conference title last year with a win at South Putnam, then was knocked out of the league race this year by a homecourt loss to the Eagles. And of course, South pulled what some considered an upset in the sectional semifinal game last year and went on to capture the Terre Haute regional berth. “It’s just going to be whoever plays the best ball game,” Miller said of the winner. Obviously this is going to be an emotional game, both on and off the court. Last year’s sectional semifinal game was a one-pointer, this year’s regular-season contest was decided by two points. “YOU CAN ONLY play on emotion so long. At times it can help you, at times it can hinder you,” South Putnam coach Bill Merkel said. “You hope when you play

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with your heart it’s at the proper time and when you play with your head it’s at the proper time.” Troy Greenlee and Brian Meek are South’s big guns in this battle. Greenlee, only a sophomore, averages 16.2 points per game and Meek 13.6, but both are capable of much bigger nights. The 6-0 Greenlee, who hit two of the four free throws in the last minute Wednesday night, scored just 14 points against Cloverdale, but 22 against Greencastle during the regular season.

to the Irish and forward Ken Barlow (44) in the second-half, finishing with 15 points, five rebounds and two assists in the Bulldogs 70-69 victory at Hinkle Fieldhouse. (Ban-ner-Graphic photo by Steve Fields).

Pro baseball in trouble?

NEW YORK (AP) Lee MacPhail, baseball’s chief labor negotiator, can remember a time not long ago when club owners wouldn’t even have considered opening their books to the players’ union. “I was saying to somebody the other day that four or five years ago you wouldn’t have found one club willing to do that,” MacPhail says. “Today, there is near unanimity.” That “near unanimity” appears to be a sign that times have changed in baseball. Owners today are convinced the game is in such severe financial trouble that they are willing to plead poverty in their contract talks with players. In order to plead poverty, however, the owners must prove it. And the only way they can do that is by showing the union their financial reports. “I don’t see any problems,” Boston Red Sox executive vice president and general manager Haywood Sullivan said. “If that’s

Meek, just a junior, was held to six points by Cloverdale, but netted 14 against Greencastle the last time around. Mike Cooper leads a very balanced Greencastle attack. The 6-1 senior all-state candidate averages 21.8 points per game and got 20 against North Putnam Wednesday, along with eight rebounds. But Cooper’s backcourt mate David Rushing averages 13.3 points per game, forward Jay Hopkins 12.5, forward David Smith 10 and center David Murphey 6.8 points per game.

DePauw's goal to stop Wittenberg's shooters

By STEVE FIELDS Banner-Graphic Sports Editor Reporting Wednesday’s practice was much better than, the first two, DePauw University coach Mike Steele and the Tigers left Thursday afternoon for Springfield, Ohio, where they play No. 1 ranked host Wittenberg University Friday night in the Great Lakes Regional. DePauw University’s effort in its second straight NCAA Division 111 basketball tournament can be heard live on the campus radio station, WGRE (91.5 on the dial) beginning at 8:50 p.m. Friday night. Saturday’s broadcast time will depend upon Friday night’s outcome. AFTER TWO DISAPPOINTING practices, coach Steele said the Tigers were “a lot more intense and I think the guys are closer to being ready.” They had better be prepared because 253 Wittenberg will throw a very balanced attack against them in the 9 p.m. contest. "We’re going to have to stop their shooters. Anything other than that I don’t think they're anything special,” senior cocaptain Craig McAtee said. Not only does this regional feature the No. 1 ranked team in the final Division 111 coaches poll and No. 16 ranked DePauw, but also No. 3 ranked Hope College and No. 7 ranked Otterbein. Hope, 21-3, and Otterbein, 22-8, play in the 7 p.m. opener Friday night. “GOING IN NO. 16 it seems we should be kind of optimistic, but there are three other teams ahead of us. I guess we’re kind of like an underdog,” McAtee said. “But I’ve been an underdog all my life.” Yes, the 6-7 senior has overcome knee injury after knee injury and has played four seasons for DePauw, a 76-30 record during that time. Along with McAtee there are no less than eight regulars on this year’s DePauw team that contributed to last year’s effort that ended with third-place in the NCAA Division 111 tournament and a school record 25-5 mark. PHIL WENDEL, Tim Vieke, Scott Lewis, Neal Ogle, David Galle, Joe Vanderkolk, Brent Ehrman and McAtee all contributed to that finish and have tournament experience. “I believe it’s something you just can’t get use to,” McAtee said of the second NCAA tournament berth. But Steele isn’t counting on having much of an edge, knowing that Wittenberg has been in all but two of the Division 111 tournaments. “I’m sure it can’t hurt you, because I’m sure they have kids with tournament experience. Sometimes I think it’s

what it takes to get things straightened out, the owners might as well go ahead and doit.” MacPhail, who became head of baseball’s Player Relations Committee in 1984 after 10 years as American League president, said Thursday that he couldn’t be specific about team finances “before we talk to the union about it.” However, MacPhail said, “just the fact that clubs are willing to do this" should show that there are economic problems. He said financial disclosure is “not a very pleasant task for the clubs. ” The owners made their decision to open the books on Wednesday, calling for a break in contract talks until the economic issue can be solved. “I’m not exactly sure how we’re going to do this, but I think whatever way we decide will be time consuming, complicated and there will be problems with it,” MacPhail said.

SOUTH HANDLED Greencastle’s balance during the season. Cooper got 27, but no other Cub reached double figures against the Eagle defensive tactics. In that game coach Merkel said he directed South’s defense at the other four players instead of trying a special matchup against Cooper, which he had attempted in the past. “The people other than Greenlee and Meek concern me,” Miller said of South. “They don’t have the balanced scoring we have, but they have different people who have contributed on different nights.” David Varvel and Mark Sutherlin hurt Greencastle the last time around. The sixfoot Varvel hit the 15-fcoter the sagging Cub defense gave for nine points and did so again in Wednesday’s win over Cloverdale for eight points. Sutherlin hit the perimeter shots Greencastle gave up the last time for eight points, but did not have a good game against Cloverdale. “THEY’RE IN A similar situation we’re in. I don’t think you can put all your eggs in one basket and try to stop one kid,” Merkel said. “I think the ball game is going to

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Victory might be the objective Friday night, but graduation from DePauw University is still the longterm goal for members of the Tiger basketball team. Rita Strange (left) made sure forward David Galle took a few books along to study between Friday and Saturday sessions of the

overplayed. Each year is a new year. I hope it (experience) helps us though,” Steele said. The two Friday night winners play Saturday night at 9 p.m. for the Great Lakes Regional championship and a berth in the quarterfinals against the Midwest Regional winner. The two losing teams Friday play each other at 7 p.m. Saturday

Kissinger and Lewis going for record 22nd victory

ROMEOVILLE, 111. -Former Greencastle High School women’s basketball coach Kathy Piper Kissinger will be trying to lead Lewis College to a school single-season record for victories and a second consecutive trip to the NCAA Division II tournament Saturday. Lewis College enters its season finale with a 21-6 record and in sole possession of first place in the Great Lakes Valley Conference (GLVC). If the Lady Flyers can win their sixth straight contest Saturday against St. Joseph (Rensselaer, Ind.) they will have the school record for most wins in a season. KISSINGER, WHO COACHED Greencastle to back to back Eminen-ce-IHSAA girls basketball sectional

come down to the bench again. In that case South might have the edge - at least in numbers. While Miller has used six players pretty exclusively through 18 games before moving Doug Hedrick up to fulltime varsity play the last two regularseason contests, Merkel has used 10 players every game since before Christmas. While Merkel has picked a starting lineup from Meek, Greenlee, Varvel, Sutherlin, Todd Branson and Greg Phillips most of the year, he has not hesitated to use Kevin Hutcheson, Wes Evans, Brian Pickens or Stacey Chadd. BOTH TEAMS ARE entering the game with the “one game at a time” approach, obviously, because one loss and you’re out of the 75th annual state tournament. But in an effort to take some of the emotional build up out of each game, Merkel has used an approach seen by fans from Cloverdale’s program in the past. “We’re taking it the same this year as we did last. It’s just one more step to get to the championship game. It just so happens it happens to be Greencastle we’re playing,” Merkel explained.

Great Lakes Regional. Strange and a few other well-wishing fans bid the team farewell and good luck Thursday afternoon when they departed for Springfield, Ohio. (Banner-Graphic photo by Steve Fields).

night in a consolation game. ACCORDING TO THE NCAA Tournament pairings this year, the winner of the Great Lakes Regional travels to the winner of the Midwest Regional. That regional features 22-4 host North Park College and 17-6 Monmouth, as well as defending champion, 19-7 WisconsinWhitewater and 20-5 North Central.

titles in 1981 and 1982, guided the Lady Flyers to three straight victories last week. Lewis defeated its crosstownrival the College of St. Francis 69-61, despite the absence of All-American and leading scorer Julie Fruendt. The Lady Flyers rallied from an eightpoint halftime hole to beat ISUEvansville 67-64, as Fruendt returned to action with a 22-point, 11-rebound performance. The icing on the cake though came in an 87-67 rout of Kentucky Wesleyan where five players reached double figures. Over the last three seasons under Kissinger, the daughter-in-law of Mr. and Mrs. Paul Kissinger of Greencastle, Lewis College has compiled a 58-24 record and with a win Saturday two GLVC titles.