The Independent-News, Volume 104, Number 33, Walkerton, St. Joseph County, 18 January 1979 — Page 1

THE INDEPENDENT-NEWS

VOLUME 104; NUMBER 33

Hustle And Muscle Spark Shamrocks Win The North Liberty Shamrocks used their muscle and their hustle and took advantage of a lot of John Glenn mistakes to take a 73-60 victory from arch rival Glenn Friday night. The Shamrocks never trailed and only on a few occasions when they proved to be their own worst enemy with turnovers and very spotty play themselves, did they allow the Falcons to really get in the game. The win was the second against seven losses for the Shamrocks while the Falcons record slipped to 1-10 in this Northern State Conference game. The Shamrocks are 2-2 in conference play while Glenn slipped to 1-3 in NSC action. The Shamrocks really dominated things from the start. With Bruce Griffey and Gene Davis leading the way and very able assist under the boards from Mark Vanderhagen and Jeff Martin and the good floor play of John Gouker, all five were involved in blowing to a fast 12-2 lead after about three and a half minutes. Not only did they control the rebounding completely, but they used some very good outlet passing for easy fastbreak baskets and also when they didn’t have a fast break or advantage, used some very good inside passing to get the easy shot. With the exception of a few baskets by Davis from the sides and baseline, it was all six footers and less for the host Shamrocks. Davis started the scoring with a lay-in and then followed this with a 10 footer. Griffey worked his way free to get under for a bunny before Craig Ochs scored Glenn’s first two points on the front end of a fast break. Davis hit another lay-in moving right down the lane for an easy one and first it was a steal by the full court pressing defense and a solo effort for Vanderhagen and then he scored again, getting a short shot from the right baseline for the 12-2 lead. The Shamrocks then went “dry” for a little while as they started making some mistakes themselves, twice getting called for traveling on lay-in shots that would have been good. Bob Muncie hit from 12 foot to start a short Glenn spurt which found Tom Moore putting a rare rebound back up and in for the Falcons. Muncie then hit a lay-in to trim the lead to 12-8 before Griffey ended a near two-and a-half minute dry spell for the Shamrocks taking a good Gouker pass for a lay-in. Martin followed with a corner shot, one of the few from the floor the Shamrocks were to get in the game, and another fast break with a long pass to Griffey gave the senior redhead another easy basket. A 14 footer by Ochs cut the lead to 18-10 before one of the very controversial plays of any game occured. Glenn recovered a missed Shamrock shot and was moving downcourt with plenty of time for a shot without being rushed in an effort to trim the lead to six before the quarter ended But low and behold, an itchy trigger finger at the bench fired the gun with some five seconds left on the dock, just shortly before Muncie dropped in a 11 footer. The basket was disallowed as the referee blew his whistle as the gun shounded, stopping play. The Falcons did get the ball to inbounds, but didn't get a good shot off and trailed 18-10 after one. (continued on back page)

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North Liberty B-Team In The Bi-County Finals Ihe North Liberty B-Team used the foul line to great advantage as they converted a total of 17 out of 26 free throws to make the difference in a 33-30 win over a New Prairie team that was trying to unseat the defending Bi-County BTeam champs in second round action. After a very poor first half in which they only converted one basket and six free throws and trailed the Cougars, the Shamrocks rallied to come back finally catching the Cougars in the last period to win the squeaker 33-30. The win earned the Shamrocks the right to defend their 1978 title Saturday afternoon starting at 5:15. preceding the girls and boys varsity finals at LaVille High School. The opponents will be the winners of the Culver-Argos game also play Tuesday night at Bremen High School. Scoring was very slow as play was a little on the conservative side early in the game. The Cougars moved to a 6-4 lead after one period as Dave Hartsough had a basket and two free shots for the Shamrocks while Rehlander had two baskets and Smith one for the Cougars. However, the second period found the Cougars pulling away as they got moving better and held the Shamrocks scoreless from the floor, having only Hartsough and Steven Snyder scoring two free throws each. By halftime, with Rehlander getting seven more and Smith four more points, it was 17-8 with only two boys scoring for each school. The second half found coach Mike Alspaugh's boys coming out with more intensity on offense and the Shamrocks started to dominate the action. Add to this the personal fouls were piling up on the Cougars while the Shamrocks were not getting into any kind of foul problems, and this factor was the turning point of the game. Jeff Donathen hit three baskets with Dave Dudzinski adding two field goals and a free throw while Hartsough picked up three more points as the Shamrocks totaled 14 points to get back in the game. New Prairie still led 25-22 after three as they picked up four baskets but the momentum had changed and the second half charge of the Sham rocks was not to be denied. A lot of fouling resulted in the final quarter ... a lot that is in the Shamrocks favor. No fewer than 17 attempts were tried, four of which were missed that could have resulted in second attempts as the Shamrocks added this to a single field goal to move in front to stay. They were holding the Cougars to a pair of baskets and one free throw in four attempts to wrap up the 33-30 victors. Dan Stevens, scoreless in the first three periods, went to the line nine times himself, hitting five of his attempts to pace the final quarter scoring drive. Hartsough ended the game with 10 points as he scored in every period Donathen added eight, all coming in the second half as did Dud/inski’s seven. The Cougars two main point getters were Rehlander, with a game high 13. and Smith, who ended with 10. Box Score North l iberty fg ft ft* P Donathen 3222 Dudzinski 3 1 3 2 Hartsough 2 6 2

THURSDAY, JANUARY 18, 1979

J.G. Adult Ed Classes To Begin January 22 The second semester adult education classes at John Glenn High School will start on Monday, January 22. at 7:00 p.m. The following classes will be offered. On Monday night a combination of typing, office machines and accounting class in room 115. An English class will meet on Tuesday night in room 109 and a government class will meet on Thursday night in room 105. All of the above classes are credit classes and each class must have a minimum of ten students enrolled. The fee is $8.50. Any questions concerning the above classes should be directed to Alvin C. Boise. Adult Education Director at John Glenn, phone 5863195. Local Teams Await Tourney First Round The North Liberty Shamrocks will meet New Prairie in first round action of the 14th annual Bi-County Tourney in varsity action tonight (Wednesday) at 8:00 p.m. This game will follow the LaVille and Culver Community opener. The John Glenn Falcons and Culver Military Academy will meet in the opener on Thursday night with action scheduled to start at 6:30 p.m. at the LaVille High School gym. The Argos and Bremen teams make up the other lower bracket competition. Semi-finals are to be held on Friday night with Wednesday's winners meeting at 7:00 p.m. and Thursday’s winners clashing in the second game, approximately 8:30. Saturday is an action-packed night with three championships to be decided. First, at 5:15. comes the B Team Championship. At 6:30, it will be the girls turn on the varsity level. Then at 8:30, the climax comes as the boys varsity finals will be held, bringing to an end another year of good clean competition between schools of St. Joseph and Marshall Counties. Tickets w ill go on sale at the door all four nights 45 minutes prior to game time. A session ticket is $2.00 for everyone. NOTICE North Liberty High School students will be having final exams Wednesday and Thursday. January 24 and 25 from 8:15 a m to 12:05 p.m. each day. No school in the afternoon or on Friday, January 26. Lunch will not be served Wednesday or Thursday. Brandt 0122 Stevens 0 5 10 2 Snyder 0220 Pinkowski 0 0 0 0 Griffey 0 0 0 0 TOTALS 8 17 26 10 New Prairie Rehlander 6 12 3 Gilpin 0 0 0 5 Smith 5 0 2 3 Curless 2 12 5 Davis 0 0 0 3 Colglazier 0 0 0 1 Nickerson 0 0 0 1 Williamson 10 0 1 TOTALS 14 2 6 22 Score By Quartern New Prairie b 17 25 30 North Liberty 4 8 22 33

To Hold Annual Fine Arts Show This Sunday On Sunday, January 21. John Glenn will be holding its first annual fine arts show . The John Glenn swing choir will be performing a number from the musical “The Wiz”, “Jump. Shout. Boogie", and “Songbird". The girls ensemble will sing "Killing Me Softly ". The John Glenn jazz band will also be performing several numbers including one with the swing choir. The concert will begin at 2:00 p.m. in the John Glenn High School auditorium, and directly following at 3:00 o’clock will be an art show displaying close to 100 of the art department’s best works. These will have been judged Saturday by a former commercial artist of Chicago now at Koontz Lake, Nora Wilson. The show will last until 4:30 with special performances by members of the jazz band, and refreshments will be served. P-L-J- SCHOOL BOARD NEWS The Polk Lincoln-Johnson School Board met in regular session on Tuesday. January 16. The superintendent. Harold R. Muncie, an nounced to the board that the new side and back curtains for the stage at the high school have been installed and that delivery of the new school bus is expected approximately the middle of February. A school calendar for the 1979-80 school years was adopted by the board. The faculty will report on Thursday, August 23 and the students for a half day on August 24. The Christmas vacation will be Wednesday. December 19 and school will resume on Thursday. January 3. Spring vacation will he March 24 through 28 and graduation is set for Sunday. May 18 with school ending on May 28. A board of finance was organized with Earl L. Smith elected president and Joseph D. Bottorff. secretary . The board proposed a plan to establish a cumulative building fund for the next five years. The present rate payable yet in 1979 is 25 cents per SIOO assess valuation. • Ihe proposed plan, which would be ■ payable starting in 1980 and con tinuing for five years through 1984, is SI.OO for each SIOO assess valu ation. Advertising to establish this fund and the new rate will appear in the papers next week and a public hearing will be held at the next regular board meeting on Tuesday. February 6. Ihe board also authorized the superintendent to advertise for three loans totaling $200,000 to be ’ used for corporation expenses prior ’ to receiving the spring and fall tax ) distributions Bids will be opened ) at the February 6 meeting ) Ihe board accepted an achieveI ment test certificate for Mrs Vita Yesberger I Thev also accepted the resigna * lion of Robert Motsinger. a social i studies teacher and coach at Urey Middle School. Applications arc now being accepted at the superin tendent’s office for this vacated position Ihe applicant must have an interest in coaching football and basketball at the middle school rhey also appointed Sue Keiser as the girls gymnastic coach at the high school She is a graduate ot

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Glenn Girls To Seek Third Title Saturday Night The John Glenn girls basketball team won their way into the finals of the Bi-County Tournament to be plaed at LaVille High School Saturday night prior to the varsity boys finals. The Lady Falcons are the only winner of the title in the first two years the competition has been held and will be defending their title against the winner of the Marshall County division, either Bremen or Culver Community High I School. The Glenn girls topped I New Prairie by a 60-44 score Tuesday night at the Glenn High School to earn their way into the championship game. After a relatively slow first quarter for the Glenn girls in w hich New Prairie took a 12-8 lead, they got rolling for a big 21 points second quarter to take a lead they never relinquished. Tammy Tuttle scored six of Glenn's first quarter points and continued with six more in the second period to pace the attack Teresa Kemp added the ’ other two first quarter points and chipped in with four free shots in the second period as six girls shared the second quarter points to take the lead. In the second half, it was again good balance that paced the attack as five girls split the third quarter's six baskets with Barb Mann getting two buckets as they stretched their lead to a 41 33 advantage after three. They then wrapped it up for good with another outburst, getting 19 big points going down to the wire for the win. Tuttle ended with 20 points on nine baskets and two free throws while Kemp added 14 for the other double figure total In all, eight girls shared the Falconettes points. New Praine was paced by Stickler and Sebasty with 13 each while Spear added 12 for all but six of their team's total. Box Score John Glenn fg ft fu p Kemp 4663 Mann 3 1 2 5 Fiona n 4 0 15 Farrar 2 0 0 5 Tuttle 9 2 2 0 Miller 0 0 0 0 Segraves 1001 Pavey 0120 Stull 0 0 0 0 Peacock 2000 Aitken 0 0 0 0 TOTALS 25 10 13 19 New Prairie Sebasty 4 5 6 3 Gadacz 0 4 4 2 Spear 6 0 0 2 Cavin 0 0 13 Stickler 6 17 4 Zelasko 0 0 0 2 Moore 0 2 2 0 Chy ton 0 0 2 0 TOTALS 16 12 22 P Score By Quarters New Prairie 12 24 33 44 John Glenn 8 29 41 ex) Pls mouth High School and attend ed Manchester College. Alvin Boise, director of guidance. presented a survev of the and 19'8 graduating classes. It was noted that <0 per cent of the two classes have entered a college or are attending some technical or . trade school. It was also disclosed that only 2 3 per cent of these graduates are unemployed. "Happiness is activity" Aristotle