Banner Graphic, Volume 22, Number 109, Greencastle, Putnam County, 10 January 1992 — Page 7

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South girls win first

The South Putnam High School girls basketball team snapped a 10-game losing streak Thursday night with a 48-15 victory over the Eminence Eels. The Eagles used a full-court press in the second quarter and cut their turnovers to 16 for the game while recording their first victory of the year. “We put two halves together,” South coach Alan Rains said. “It was a good game for the girls.” South led 7-4 going into the second quarter. The Eagles outscored the Eels 18-3 in the quarter, netting layups off turnovers caused by their pressing defense. Tara Goodpaster and Hollie Duhammcl led South’s scoring with 10 points each. Duhammcl also pulled down 11 rebounds

DePauw women come home with 4-5 record

The DePauw women’s basketball team returns to the Lilly Center Saturday for the first time in over a month, as the Tigers host Taylor University’s Trojans in a 1 p.m. game. The Tigers return horn with a 4-5 record following Wednesday’s impressive 59-44 Hoosier Conference for Women win at Hanover. Carla Weaver scored 24 for the Tigers, as she connected on 10-of-ll shots from the field. Jen Sigman grabbed seven boards for the Tigers. The win was the Tigers’ second straight after last weekend’s third place finish at the Midway Classic at the University of Chicago. The Tigers fell to a strong Ad-

South Putnam swimmers win second straight meet

South Putnam won its second straight high school boys swimming meet on the final event. The 400-freestyle relay team of Gerrit Thompson, Neil Johnson, Trent Boswell and Aaron Phillips won the 400freestyle relay in 4:07.70 to give South Putnam an 89-81 victory over the visiting Southmont Mounties Thursday night. Phillips came from behind on the anclior lap of the 400-relay to even South’s record at 3-3 for the season. Phillips started the final 50-yards of the relay about three yards behind and by less than the length of his hand, according to coach Joe Condon. South won with superior depth. Southmont won event of the 12 events. ‘They don’t have as many swimmers this year and we outdepthed them. We took a lot of thirds, fourths and fifths and that was enough to get us over the hump,” Condon said.

Eminence beats North EMINENCE The North seven points, Billy Malicoat had Putnam seventh grade slipped to three and Jerod Unger scored 3-6 Thursday with a 35-12 loss two. to Eminence. North Putnam travels to Mark Havens led North with Fountain Central on Tuesday. Putnam County Sports Friday West Central Conference High School Basketball: West Vigo at Greencastle Edgewood at North Putnam Rockville at South Putnam Indianapolis Ritter at Monrovia Hendicks County Tournament at Danville 6:30 p.m., Brownsburg boys vs. Cascade 8:15 p.m., Tri-West boys vs. Plainfield. Saturday Rockford at DePauw, 3 p.m., basketball. Taylor women at DePauw, 1 p.m., basketball. South Putnam at Monrovia Invitational, 8 a.m., wrestling. Cloverdale at South Vermillion Invitational, 9 a.m., wrestling. West Central Conference High School Basketball: Owen Valley at Greencastle Eminence at Cloverdale Martinsville at Edgewood Hulman Center Doubleheader in Terre Haute 7 p.m., North Putnam vs. Riverton Parke at Hulman Center. 8:30 p.m., South Putnam vs. South Vermillion. Hendricks County Tourney at Danville 6:30 p.m., Girls Championship game. 8:15 p.m., Boys Championship game.

for the Eagles. Guards Gretchen Blaydes and Carrie Roush combined for 14 assists. Blaydes had eight assists and Roush six. South will host Riverton Parke on Tuesday. Thursday at South Putnam Eminence 4 7 H IS South Putnam 7 25 33 41 Eminence St. John 2 3-11 57. Monk 0 1-2 41, Cooper 1 0-4 5 2, Russell 0 0-14 0, Grsve# 1 1-5 5 3. Benge 0 2-212, Stierwalt 0 0-10 0. Totals FG 4. FT 7-26, PF 25, TP 15. South Putnam Roush 0 0-0 3 0, Goodpaster 3 4-8 3 10, Chadd 2 0-0 5 4, H. Duhamme) 3 4-12 4 10, Leonard 3 3-6 3 9, Blaydes 10-13 2, Hunteman 4 0-1 2 8, A. Duhammcl 1 1-3 3 3, Pelleman 1 0-0 2 2, Nelson 0 0-0 10. Totals FG 18, FT 12-31, PF 29. TP 48. 3-Pt. Field Goals: None. Rebounding: South Putnam 38 (H. Duhammcl 11). Turnovers: South Putnam 16. Junior Varsity Game: No game played.

rian team, 82-67, in the opening game. Carrie Magee led the Tigers with 16 points, followed by Weaver with 14 and Debbie Hackworthy with 11. Freshman Dana Abplanalp grabbed nine rebounds. In the consolation game, the Tigers came from behind for a 66-64 win over Califomia-Red-lands. After trailing 43-34 at halftime, the Tigers roared back to outscore their opponents by a 32-21 score in the second half. Weaver paced four doublefigure scorers with 19 points, while Magee added 18. Sigman totaled 13 and Hackworthy 11. Magee and Weaver were named to the all-tournament team.

Phillips was also a double winner for South Putnam. He won the 50-freestyle in 24.82 seconds and the 100-freestyle in 57.59 seconds. Chad Evens won the diving to account for South’s other individual first place. South Putnam travels to North Montgomery on Monday. Thursday at South Putnam South Putnam 89, Southmont 81 200-medley relay South Putnam; South Putnam. 200-freestyle gles, S; Avery, S. 200- IM Gerrit Thompson, SP. < 50-freestyle Trent B jswell, SP; Feather, S. Diving 100-butterfly Asbury, SP, Dan Coffin, SP. 100-freestyle Reeves, S; Feather, S. 500-freestyle Thompson, SP, Neil Johnson, SR 200-freestyle relay South Putnam; South Putnam. 100-backstroke Grimes, SP, Chad Evens, SP. 100-breaststroke Kerry Miles, SP, lan Stewart, SP. 400-freestyle relay nam (Gerrit Thompson, Neil Johnson, Trent Boswell, Aaron Phillips); Southmont; South Putnam.

DePauw offensive in victory

By STEVE FIELDS Banner-Graphic Sports Editor By nature, the DePauw Tigers are a collection of selfless, teamoriented basketball players. They look for open teammates rather shots. Coach Royce Waltman has been trying to change that. He wants the Tigers looking for their shots. They did Thursday night and it led to a 77-50 victory over the PurdueCalumet Lakers and a big night for center Moose Hecko. HECKO SCORED 25 points and grabbed 11 rebounds while leading the 8-3 Tigers by the NAIA Division I Lakers. The 6-5 Hecko hit 11-of-18 shots from the floor and 3-of-5 free throws in 33 minutes. “The biggest thing, we got Hecko in deep with some room to operate. We haven’t done that all year,” coach Waltman said. “We’ve been so sloppy in our cutting that we’re always on top of each other. Tonight we made some crisp cuts and suddenly there was a feeder with a great deal of space between himself and Hecko and we got it in deep several time.” TODD SEIFFERLEIN scored 15 points, hitting 2-of-3 from threepoint range, as the Tigers came out looking for their shot. “We come off (screens) looking pass first and then the man is not up into us and the feed becomes hard and then the shot becomes hard as an afterthought,” coach Waltman explained. “We’d like the shot to be the first thought and then make the feed when it’s there. We’ve gotten better at that but we still need to get better.” Purdue-Calumet’s Lakers tried to sag back inside against to open the game, but Seifferlein opened DePauw’s scoring, and an 11-0 run, with a three-pointer. End of sagging defense. ON THE NEXT possession Hecko’s hook shot, missing the last three or four games, reappeared to put DePauw ahead 5-2. “(Eric) Bruksch is all over me about that. He says, ‘Moose use your hook,”’ Hecko said. “I think the first four shots I shot were hook shots. That’s a good shot if you’re and undersized center because you’re out away from the defense and it’s really hard to block. So you can credit Bruksch for that.” Bruksch’s other contribution, the one he makes every game, trig-

Cubs beat Cougars with fastbreak

When Greencastle rallied to within five points of 12-1 Own Valley on Tuesday, it told the Tiger Cubs something about what they are capable of doing. To North Putnam’s Cougars, that discovery may have been the worst thing that could have happened. GREENCASTLES TIGER Cubs kicked their running game into high geer for a 78-43 West Central Conference victory over the Cougars Thursday at McAnally Center. The victory raised Greencastle’s overall record 8-2 and conference record to 4-1. “The girls found out down at Owen Valley where our level of play needs to be. We pretty much kept it at that level last night,” Greencastle coach Glen Hile said. Playing its first game since the Putnam County Tourney final, also against Greencastle, North Putnam dropped to 2-8 overall and 1-4 in conference play. GREENCASTLE outscored North 23-8 in the second quarter with guards Amber Asher and Tina Regnier accounting for 14 of those points on layups off fastbreaks. “We played really hard half-court man-to-man defense and the girl girls, Jamie (Sibbitt) and Laura (Ledbetter) got the ball out for the break,” coach Hile said. Sibbitt had 15 rebounds and Ledbetter 10 in the contest. “I don’t know if it’s a concentrated effort or if it’s just the fact Jamie and Laura are just starting to look (down court). We’ve definitely got our eyes open,” Hile said.

Yankees trade Sax to White Sox for Perez

NEW YORK (AP) The New York Yankees traded five-time AllStar second baseman Steve Sax to the Chicago White Sox today for right-hander Melido Perez and two minor league pitchers. The Yankees, who also got Robert Wickman and Domingo Jean, sent an undisclosed amount of cash to the White Sox. The trade

DePauw Tigers Thursday at DePauw DePauw Tigers 77, Purdue-Calumet Lakers 58 Lakers FG-FGA FT-FT APF R TP Franklin 1-8 1-2 12 3 Wilcox 0-4 2-2 3 1 2 Muntori 3-6 2-2 5 1 8 Mamis 6-15 5-5 3 3 19 Liddle 1-2 2-2 4 3 4 Huseman 2-6 0-0 0 3 5 Fifla 0-1 0-0 14 0 Popoaki 0-1 0-0 5 6 0 Simmoni 3-7 1-2 3 8 7 Dancy 1-2 0-0 112 Team 0-8 8 0 0 3 0 Total* 17-52 13-15 26 35 58 Tiger* FG-FGA FT-FTA PF R TP Ferrell 2-6 0-12 15 Hecko 11-18 3-5 2 11 25 Thompson 3-7 4-5 0 11 10 Bruksch 3-5 1-13 3 7 Seifferlein 4-9 5-6 2 6 15 Daniel 1-1 1-2 10 3 Watson 1-3 0-1 0 2 2 Johnson 0-3 1-2 4 1 1 Danielson 1-3 2-2 0 2 4 Noard 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 Burgher 0-1 2-4 10 2 Phelp* 1-2 0-0 0 0 3 Team 8-8 8-8 8 1 8 Totals 27-58 19-29 18 38 77 Halftime score: DePauw 44, Purdue-Calumet 23. 3-Point FG: Purdue-Calumet 3-12 (Matis 2-5, Huseman 1-3, Fills 0-1, Franklin 0-1, Simmons 02), DePauw 4-13 (Seifferlein 2-3, Ferrell 1-5, Phelps 1-1, Burgher 0-1, Watson 0-1, Danielson 01, Johnson 0-1). Turnovers: Purdue-Calumet 23, DePauw 17. Assists: Purdue-Calumet 8 (Franklin 2, Poposki 2), DePauw 18 (Ferrell 4, Bruksch 4, Hecko 3, Thompson 3). Steals: Purdue-Calumet 7 (liddle 3), DePauw 9 (Bruksch 6). Junior Varsity Game DePauw Alumni 105, DePauw Junior Varsity 49 Alumni Steve Rutherford 18, Tim Frey 15, Tim Vieke 14, David Hathaway 14, Brett Crist 14, Jim Sandgren 12, Troy Greenlee 10, Randy Biederstedt 4, Kevin Lera 2, Tee Powell 2. DePauw JV Vaughan 10, Mann 8, Newson 8, Harvey 6, Brafford 4, Gerogc 3, Huse 3, Kirby 3, Sauced* 3, Giesen 1. gered DePauw into 20-6 lead with 13:31 to play in the first half. The pesky Bruksch stole the ball five times in the first half and the Tigers converted most into points. “HE DID A good job. He disrupted them a good bit,” Waltman noted. By getting the ball inside on offense and forcing the Lakers into 14 turnovers in the first half, DePauw built a 44-23 halftime lead while shooting 60.7 percent (17-28) from the floor. Normally a dependent upon its defense, DePauw attacked PurdueCalumet’s defense all night. Hecko credited the adjustments Waltman made in the motion offense for the improved movement. “HE PUT IN a pattern for us to start now, where we start screening earlier,” Hecko said. “And we’re working at coming off downscreens at different angles and catching it and squaring up ready to shoot because nobody was doing that. Now everytime we

North hit just 9-of-28 shots (32 percent) from the floor in the first half, which helped feed Greencastle’s fastbreak. The Tiger Cubs shot 53 percent (20-38) from the floor in the half and a seasonbest 49 percent (34-70) for the game. “IT HELPS WHEN were shooting layups,” coach Hile noted. Ledbetter, the state’s 13th leading scorer, paced Greencastle’s scoring with 27 points. Asher netted 16 for Greencastle, Tina Regnier a career-high 15 and Sibbitt had 14. Cary Parker continued to lead North’s scoring. The senior guard was the only Cougar in double figures, netting 15 points on six field goals and three-of-four free throw shooting. The Greencastle junior varsity improved its record to 9-1 with a 27-10 victory over North Putnam. Thursday at Greencastle North Putnam 11 19 34 43 Greencastle 19 42 58 78 North Putnam Phipps 2 0-014, Long 4 0-0 2 8, DeVylder 0 00 5 0, Oliver 3 0-0 3 6, ftiker 6 3-4 3 15, Elliott 4 1-2 0 9, Jackson 0 1-2 0 1, Boiler 0 0-0 0 0, Carmichael 00-10 0, Scobee 0 0-0 1 0. Touls FG 19, FT 5-9, PF 15, TP 43. Greencastle Ledbetter 12 3-3 1 27, Ti. Regnier 6 3-4 1 15, Sibbitt 54-8 2 14, Emberton 1 0-0 4 2, Asher 8 0-1 2 16, Billman 0 0-0 2 0, Gacsko 1 04)2 2, Ta. Regnier 0 0-0 1 0, Detro 1 0-0 0 2. Touls FG 34, FT 10-16, PF 16, TP 78. 3-PL Field Goals; None. Rebounding: North Putnam 21, Greencastle 48 (Sibbitt 15, Ledbetter 10). Turnover: North Putnam 24, Greencastle 17. Junior Varsity Score: Greencastle 27, North Putnam 10.

unites the 25-year-old Perez with his older brother Pascual. SAX, WHO WILL be 32 on Jan. 29, was the only Yankees regular to bat over .300 last season. The 1982 National League Rookie of the Year for the Los Angeles Dodgers, Sax was called “one of the finest offensive second basemen in the game” by White Sox general

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Moose Hecko powers up two points for DePauw, as the Pur-due-Calumet defender arrives flies by behind him. Hecko scored 25 points and grabbed come off the downscreen we’re ready to shoot. So if a defender is sagging off, like they have been the last couple of games, we’re going to bury it.” The Tigers maintained a 17-to-20 point lead through the second half. DePauw’s largest lead was 72-44 with 2:43 to play when Zach Phelp an open Zach Phelp hit a three-

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Laura Ledbetter (44) shoots over three North Putnam defenders for two of her 27 points in Greencastle’s victory

manager Ron Schueler. Sax, signed by the Yankees as a free agent Nov. 23, 1988, is a .286 career hitter in more than 10 years as a major leaguer. YANKEES GENERAL manager Gene Michael praised the 31-year-old Sax, who hit .304 with a career-high 10 homers, 56 RBIs and 31 stolen bases last season, but

January 10,1992 THE BANNERGRAPHIC

11 rebounds in DePauw’s 7750 victory Thursday night at the Lilly Center. (BannerGraphic photo by Gary Goodman) pointer and Mike Daniel dropped in a free throw. DePauw plays at home again on Saturday, hosting Rockford at 3 p.m. ******* TIGER TALES The DePauw Alumni defeated the DePauw Junior varsity 105-49 Thursday night.

over North Putnam Thursday. Greencastle is now 8-2 on the year. (Banner-Graphic photo by Gary Goodman)

said the club needed to fortify its pitching staff. Melido Perez, working mostly out of the bullpen for the first time, was 8-7 with one save and a 3.12 earned run average for the White Sox last year. He is 45-46 over four seasons with a career ERA of 4.26. WICKMAN, 22, was 5-1 with a 2.05 ERA at Class A Sarasota •

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