Banner Graphic, Volume 19, Number 297, Greencastle, Putnam County, 23 August 1989 — Page 8

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THE BANNERGRAPHIC August 23,1989

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Ward leads Greencastle to first volleyball victory

NEW MARKET Natalie Ward picked up her high school volleyball career where it left off last year hammering the ball. Ward was 18 of 19 serving and 8 of 10 hitting Tuesday night to lead the Greencastle High School volleyball team to a 15-5, 15-8 season opening victory at Southmont. The Tiger Cubs play their first home match Thursday against 20th ranked Terre Haute South. The junior varsity match begins at 6:30 p.m. and the varsity match will follow. Ward’s play ignited the Tiger Cubs. “Natalie was 18 for 19 (serving) and her serves were not, ‘get it over the net and let them play,’” Arthur said. “She was drilling them. She had a nice game.” As for the Tiger Cubs’ play in the opening game, “We had the first-game jitters,” the coach said. “We played okay for the first game.” Shortly after the game started Greencastle hitter Terri Lancaste went down with an ankle injury. Lancaster did not return, but could be available for Thursday’s match. Greencastle was 32 of 36 hitting (spiking over the net). Kim Archer was an impressive 9-for--9 hitting with two kills and a total of four unretumed hits. Ward was 8-for-10 hitting with one kill and two unreturned. In her brief play, Lancaster was 4-of-4 hitting with two kills and a total of four unretumed hits. Kim Irwin and Randi Weaver were combined 20 of 22 setting. Those numbers impressed coach Arthur since the team was just

North starts volleyball season with WCC victory

LIZTON Overcoming some first-match jitters, the North Putnam girls volleyball team got off to a 1-0 start with a 15-5, 15-5 West Central Conference victory at TYi-West. The Cougars travel to Turkey Run for a 6:30 p.m. non-con-ference match Thursday. North’s first home match is Aug. 29 against Eminence. Coach Ron Price was glad to get the opening match over and win it “We struggled at times. It was a typical first game,” Price said. “I would certainly rather win than lose and we’re glad to come away with the win.” Susan Games and Bonnie Godwin accounted for most of North’s net game. Games had eight kills to lead the Cougar attack with Godwin picking up 10 assists as setter. North was 31 of 33 hitting ”>th 14 kills for the match and

South to host 10-team, WCC freshman jamboree

All 10 West Central Conference high school football programs will have teams in the South Putnam Freshman Football Jamboree. The first of the 10, nineminute quarters will begin at 1 p.m. Admission is sl. Edgewood and Danville play the opening quarter and North Putnam and Cascade play the second quarter. Cloverdale and Tri-West play in quarter three and Greencastle meets Monrovia

Putnam County Sports WEDNESDAY Greencastle Youth Football League sign-up, 6-8 p.m., at VFW Post. Rockville at Greencastle, 4:30 p.m., tennis. Greencastle Men’s Softball League at Robe-Ann Park: 6 p.m., Rokicki’s vs. Lonestar; 7 p.m., Grencastle Manufacturing vs. Roy Clark’s; 8 p.m., Video Heaven vs. Dixie Chopper; 9 p.m., M&R vs. Lonestar. THURSDAY Terre Haute South at Greencastle, 6:30 p.m., volleyball. North Putnam at Turkey Run, 6:30 p.m., volleybally.

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NATALIE WARD Serves up 15 points

47 of 80 passing the ball. Weaver was perfect in 11 sets and Irwas a 9 of 11. “I wasn’t terribly disappointed with our passes,” coach Arthur said, explaining that Southmont was spiking deep. “Our goal is obviously to improve our passing. Fifty-nine percent is not (good) enough. Kim and Randi did their job. They did what they had to do.” Greencastle served 88 percent (45-51) for the match. “Almost everybody missed one serve and when everybody misses one serve it brings the (team) percentage down,” Arthur said. Ward led the Cubs’ service scoring with 15 points, Weaver had five, Irwin four, Archer three and Lancaster, Crista Alex and Melanie Marley each served one point. Greencastle’s junior varsity also got off to a good start, defeating Southmont 15-8,15-6.

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SUSAN GAMES Leads net attack

40 of 48 serving. “We didn’t serve well at all,” Price said. North’s JV squad did not start as well, falling 15-7, 15-8 to TriWest

in quarter four. South Putnam and Owen Valley play in the fifth quarter. In the sixth quarter, Edgewood and Cascade square off. North Putnam and Danville are set for the seventh quarter and Cloverdale and Owen Valley the eight. Greencastle and Tri-West play in the ninth quarter and South Putnam and Monrovia close the jamboree in the 10th quarter.

Ryan gets 5,000 th K in loss

ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) only Nolan Ryan’s teams were always as good as Nolan Ryan. Ryan got what he came for Tuesday night, his 5,000 th strikeout, but took something else home, too another tough-luck loss. IN A GAME that summed up almost an entire career, once again Ryan’s accomplishments were tarnished by his club’s lack of achievement. He struck out 13 and allowed just five hits, but his Texas Rangers fell to the Oakland Athletics 2-0. “I’m very disappointed we lost,” Ryan said. “I once saw Steve Carlton strike out 19 batters and lose 2-1.” Ryan long ago left Carlton and everyone else behind in the strikeout race. Ryan fanned Rickey Henderson on a 96 mph fastball in the fifth inning for the magic marker and finished the night with 5,007. CARLTON IS runnerup with 4,136 and Bert Blyleven ranks second among active pitchers with 3,536. “I’m relieved it’s over, but I wanted us to win the game,” Ryan said. Rangers manager Bobby Valentine said it more strongly. “I don’t know how proud he was of us, being so flat,” Valentine said. “I don’t have much sweetness from

Colts in need of linemen ANDERSON, Ind. (AP) Offensive lineman Kevin Call understands Eric Dickerson’s help wanted ad. His mind wants to answer it but the body isn’t ready. Dickerson, the seventh most productive rusher in NFL history, misses Call and holdout Ben Utt from the right side of the Indianapolis Colts’ offensive line. “THE OFFENSIVE LINE is hurting bad,” Dickerson, who gained a club-record 1,659 yards in claiming a fourth league rushing title last year, said Tuesday. “The left side is pretty good, but the right side is aiming bad (with their blocks).” Utt, who started at right guard every game last season, is unsigned. Call, who was expected to start next to Utt, had arthroscopic surgery on his right knee Aug. 7 and was wearing a brace and walking with a crutch Tuesday. Call, who worked hard in the offseason after missing half of last year with a strained arch tendon, anticipated he would recover from the surgery in time to play in the Sept 10 season-opener with San Frarv icrn HOWEVER, COACH Ron Meyer said Tuesday he was uncertain if Call would meet that timetable. “They drained it last Thursday. We wanted to get some mobility back in it. They drained it and it filled back up in three hours. The concern now is it’s not going to get any better until I can get some movement in it and right now I don’t have any,” said the 6-foot-7, 308-pound Call, who had started every non-strike game since 1986 until Chicago’s William Perry stepped on his foot in last year’s second game. “They’ve put me on different medicine and put the brace on so that I don’t move the knee. Maybe, I was trying to do too much with it too quickly,” Call said. “Now they’re going to look at it again Friday and if the swelling is still there, then he’s going to drain it. “BUT, THE PROBLEM with sticking another needle in there is infection, which they don’t want,” he said. “It’s very depressing,” said Call, well aware that problems with injuries and the holdout of nowdeparted Ron Soft played a key role in last year’s 1-5 start that cost the Colts a second consecutive trip to the playoffs. “The only thing I can look forward to now is that the swelling go down and I can get mobility back, so I can get on a bike and start running, get in the swimming pool,” he said. CALL HAD arthroscopic surgery on his left knee in 1985. “There’s pain,” he said, noting that he did not feel pain after the previous surgery. “This is not normal. I’m having trouble sleeping at night. You just try and find the right position and not move.”

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it.” A crowd of 42,869, the secondlargest ever at Arlington Stadium, made it special. The fans, including Commissioner Bart Giamatti and Rangers owner George Bush, son of the president, showered Ryan with standing ovations. AND WHEN HE finally struck out Henderson, the tribute lasted a full minute. Rookie catcher Chad Kreuter ran the ball out to Ryan and his teammates on the field met at the mound. As per Ryan’s request, the game was not stopped. He doffed his cap

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Bryan Murray uses his head on this ball during Greencastle High School soccer practice. Murray and the rest of the Greencastle’s newly founded soccer program will have to use their heads this season with a schedule of seven road

Northwestern improving

CHICAGO (AP) Slowly but surely, Northwestern’s Wildcats under Coach Francis Peay are showing improvement in the Big Ten football standings. Contrary to common belief, Northwestern has not finished in the Big Ten basement since 1985, or the year before Peay took over as head coach. LAST YEAR, THE Wildcats were 2-5-1 in the Big Ten and tied Ohio State for seventh place. The previous two years they were 2-6. “This year we would like to climb to the middle of the conference ladder,” said Peay, who thinks his team can achieve that goal despite the loss of tailback Byron Sanders, the brother of Heisman Trophy winner Barry Sanders, and quarterback Greg Bradshaw. Bob Christian, who had a better rushing average than Sanders, will move into the regular tailback position and Tim O’Brien figures to be the starting quarterback, having beaten out Kip Kelly and Kevin Krebs. “KELLY READS DEFENSES well and Krebs has the strongest arm,” said Peay, “but Tim O’Brien is one of the team’s toughest competitors.” O’Brien, who completed 12 of 15 passes for 204 yards and three touchdowns last year, will throw to a number of outstanding receivers. Richard Buchanan was Northwestern’s top receiver last year with 41 catches and 514 yards and has the speed and hands to be a deep threat. Randy McClellan,

and then resumed pitching. “If I’m voted into the Hall of Fame, it will be one of my highlights,” Ryan said of the milestone. “But I liked the way the fans honored me tonight.” WHILE THE CROWD was still cheering, Carney Lansford singled and scored when center fielder Cecil Espy dropped Jose Canseco’s fly ball for a two-base error. Ryan ended the inning by striking out Ron Hassey and Dave Henderson for the second time each, and got another ovation and handshakes in the dugout while the scoreboard showed his career highlights. Even Henderson watched a replay of his strikeout as he trotted to left field. “It’s an honor to be the 5,000 th,” the usually cocky Henderson said. “As (Rangers coach) Davey Lopes says, ‘lf he ain’t struck you out, you ain’t nobody.’ ” RYAN’S STRIKEOUT LIST now includes 1,066 different players. He has fanned 17 Hall of Famers, 43 Most Valuable Players with the addition of Canseco, six father-son combinations and 11 sets of brothers. Later in the evening, a taped message from President Bush was shown, congratulating Ryan on his “amazing accomplishment” By then, however, Bob Welch was pitching a pretty good game

matches, including Saturday’s jamboree at Edgewood High School. The Tiger Cubs’ first regular-season contest is 6:30 p.m., Sept. 12 at West Vigo. (Banner-Graphic photo by Steve Fields)

Steve Rosholt, Pat New and Christian make up the rest of the receiving corps. HOW CAN PEAY keep so many receivers happy? “Remember, this is Northwestern,” said Peay. “We recruit for character.” Peay hopes the character of this team will mold behind a young offensive line that is “bigger, stronger and more physical than any we’ve had. “We want to establish the running game so that we can throw the football for quick scoring

Valvano expected to quit

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) Jim Valvano will likely resign his position as athletic director at North Carolina State University, according to outgoing Chancellor Bruce Poulton. Another official says there is sentiment to have Valvano removed as the school’s basketball coach, as well. Some members of the University of North Carolina Board of Governors favor removing Valvano from his coaching position even if he resigns as athletic director, Robert “Roddy” Jones, chairman of the board, said Tuesday. Valvano’s fate may be decided Friday, when C.D. Spangler Jr., president of the UNC system, presents the

for Oakland. Welch, 14-7, gave up five hits and struck out a seasonhigh nine in eight innings and Dennis Eckersley finished for his 26th save. “I thought the situation was great for me. All the focus was on him,” Welch said. “I was the leastnoticed person in the ballpark.” OAKLAND MANAGER Tony La Russa saw both starters. “In no way was there a losing pitcher in this game,” La Russa said. “But I can’t feel sorry for Nolan because he did everything he could to beat us.” Ryan, 14-8, struck out 10 batters for the 13th time this season and the 194th of his career. He leads the majors with 232 and surpassed the team record of 225 set by Ferguson Jenkins in 1974. Ryan pitched his fifth complete game in 25 starts. It was the first time he has lost a complete game since July 1,1985. AT LEAST HE made history his way. “If somebody had asked me before the game how I wanted to get 5,000, I would have said, ‘Swinging, on a fastball,’ ” Ryan said. His first strikeout came on Sept. 11, 1966, against Atlanta pitcher Pat Jarvis as a 19-year-old with the New York Mets and he’s still doing it

capability,” Peay said. The offensive line is built around center Kurt Mingo, guard Brian Tichy, tackle Darrell Vest and tight end Bob Griswold. All are returning starters. PEAY TAKES THE adage that “defense wins in the Big Ten” a step farther with a view that “defense wins everywhere.” He is well aware that Northwestern led the Big Ten in pass defense last year only because opponents chose to make yardage the easier way by running.

results of an investigation into the Wolfpack basketball program and makes recommendations. Jones said board members were waiting to see whether Spangler removes Valvano from both jobs or only requires that he step down as athletics director. “I think a lot of them will raise that question if it doesn’t come up,” Jones said. He declined to speculate about what Spangler might recommend or about whether the board would vote to remove Valvano from both jobs. Valvano did not return telephone calls Tuesday and declined to talk with reporters at his office.