The Independent-News, Volume 122, Number 19, Walkerton, St. Joseph County, 19 September 1996 — Page 7

SPORTS NEWS

La Ville Tops Falcons, 35-15 In NSC Battle Josh Williams and Ed Pontius each caught four passes each for the John Glenn Falcons on Friday night when they battled with the LaVille Lancers. The final score for the night was 35-15 in favor of the Lancers. Pontius had 46 yards on four passes while Williams had 45 yards on four passes. Each scored touchdowns for Glenn with the passes coming from Brian Snell, Glenn’s quarterback. Williams scored first for the Falcons in the second quarter on a 21 yard pass with the extra point being kicked by Alex Strang. Pontius scored on a 28 yard pass from Snell in the fourth quarter. The two extra points were scored by a Brandon Groves run. LaVille showed their strength in the second quarter when they scored a big 21 points. They also had seven points in the first and another seven in the third for their 35 points. Neil Rush had 64 yards receiving and caught two TD’s while Bob Larkin had 58 yards receiving, caught a TD pass and ran for a five yard score to put the Lancer record at 1-2 overall and 1-1 in conference action. Nate Bragg had 55 yards receiving. Laville’s quarterback, Brenton Fish, threw all three TD passes. Glenn is now 0-3 and will face Triton at 7:30 p.m., on Friday evening, Sept. 20, on the Glenn field. SCORE BY QUARTERS LaVille 7 21 7 0 35 Glenn 0 7 0 8 15 JG VOLLEYBALL The John Glenn varsity volleyball team struggled through a tough week going 1-4. Glenn never got on track when they played South Bend St. Joe as they were defeated 15-10, 15-11. Beth Honaker had five kills, Holly Legge four kills and Lindsay O’Connor added seven assists while Danielle Ludwig led defensively with eight digs. Thursday the Falcons pushed a tough North Judson squad before falling 158, 17-15. Beth Honaker and Holly Legge combined for eight kills, Kristin Miller had six assists while Legge also added three blocks and Suzanne Drews along with Beth Honaker led in serving. The Falcons traveled to Bourbon last Saturday to compete in the Triton Invitational. A slow start hurt Glenn’s chances as

they dropped to previously 7-1 Wawasee 15-9, 7-15, 1512 in the morning opener. The girls regrouped and overcame 14 service errors to outlast conference foe LaVille 9-15, 15-10, 15-13. The Falcons closed the day by losing to eventual tournament champion Argos 15-11, 15-5. Glenn’s offensive attack for the day was led by Beth Honaker’s 20 kills, Holly Legge’s 15 kills, Heidi Wasteney’s 14 kills and Lindsay O’Connor’s 33 assists. Defensively Suzanne Drews had 27 digs, Heidi Wasteney 23 digs and Beth Honaker contributed 25 blocks. The Falcons record now stands at 4-8. UREY DEFEATS KNOX 14-6 KNOX REDSKINS The Urey Falcons won both the 7th and Bth grade games in their first ever meeting with the Knox Redskins. In both games a dominant offense combined with a stingy defense to lead the Falcons to victory. UREY 14-KNOX 6 The Redskins scored quickly on a fake punt early in the first quarter in an otherwise evenly matched first half that saw the Falcons make many costly mistakes. Pumped up by some tough defensive play by linebackers Jeremy McCoige and Greg Engel, and some good play at the corners by reserve cornerbacks Frank Andert and Jeremiah Whitmer, the Falcons stopped everything that the Redskins attempted. In the third quarter, the Urey line of McCoige, Dan Ramsey, Kyle O’Dell, Nolan Garrett, Don Walls, Bob Egger and Derek Daube began to assert themselves, capping off a long drive with a Chris Keck run t 6 knot the score at six. In the fourth quarter the Falcons took the lead on a

Will Groves to Jeff Aldrich pass and Keck ran for the extra points for the victory. A late Redskin drive was stopped short by the Falcon defense that included key tackles by Garrett and Marc Stump. Ryan Sheaks turned in another fine performance at tailback and safety. Urey’s 7th grade record is now 2-0. UREY 34-KNOX 6 In the nightcap, the Falcons overpowered the Redskins 34-6. Urey scored quickly and often in the first half, leading by a score of 22-0 after the first period. Fullback Jason Coffman opened up the scoring and scored a two-point conversion. Next, tailback Chris Adkins broke into the end zone and Phil Cronefollowed with the conversion. Ross Holland then found a big hole in the Redskin line and following the blocks of the Urey linemen, rambled in for Urey’s third score in the opening period. Crone later scored on a quarterback sneak to complete the scoring in the opening half. In the final period, Adkins, following some impressive blocks by his backfield partner Coffman, scored his second touchdown. Throughout the contest, the Urey line of Alan Holland, Kacey Whitmer, Tom Bolze, Jason Fraschetti, Jason Kaiser, Mike Tomlin and Jamie Burger punished their Knox counterparts. The game ended on a Mike Beasley interception of a Redskin pass. Urey’s Bth grade record now stands at 1-1. JV FOOTBALL TEAM DEMOLISH LAVILLE, 41-6 Monday night, the John Glenn junior varisty football team demolished LaVille, 41-6. Defensively, Adam Allsop, Andy King and Ben Ennis had quarterback sacks. Harry Ganser and Craig Stedman each had two interceptions, Mike Miser had one interception and two blocked passes. Ennis also recovered a fumble. Offensively, Brian Gensinger and Josh Setser ran for touchdowns. Harry Ganser had over 100 yards receiving while Eric Bajer caught a touchdown pass. Craig Stedman threw for one touchdown and ran for

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three touchdowns in the blowout. Finally, Alex Strang kicked five P.A.T.’s. The JV is now 2-1 and plans to “walk the walk’’ at Triton this Saturday. Monday Night Ladies Sept. 9, 1996 Shady Lanes 3 1 Success Realty 3 1 Mouse’s Shop 2 2 Ross Engineering 2 2 Reflections 1 3 Jan’s Crafts 1 3 High team series: Shady Lanes 2541, Mouse’s Barber Shop 2531, Ross Engineering & Machine, Inc. 2517. High team game: Reflections by Karen 895, Mouse’s Barber Shop 887, Shady Lanes 881. High individual series: Mickey Tuttle 435, Madge Whickcar 426, Martha Fosler 419. High individual game: Madge Whickcar 178, Candy Collins 160, Mickey Tuttle 154. SERVICE NOTES Army Pvt. Preston K. McNeal has begun basic infantry training at Fort Benning, Columbus, GA. During the training, he will receive instruction in drill and ceremonies, map reading, tactics, military customs and courtesies and first aid. He will develop basic combat skills and experience using various weapons available to the infantry soldier. McNeal is the son of Sandra E. McNeal of 30430 Osborne Road, North Liberty. Army Pvt. Justin M. DeCrow has entered basic military training at Fort Jackson, Columbia, SC. During the eight-weeks of training, the soldiers will study the Army mission and will receive instruction in drill and ceremonies, weapons, map reading, tactics, military courtesy, military justice, first aid, Army history and traditions and special training in human relations. DeCrow is the son of Dan J. DeCrow of 555 W. Berry Ave., Englewood,

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Colorado and Rhonda Thompson, 15179 W. 9th, Plymouth. He is a 1996 graduate of Plymouth High School and is married to Mari Kay, the daughter of Roy Sickman, of Plymouth. Total Eclipse Os The Moon Visible In Ind. Sept. 26th A total eclipse of the moon will occur on the evening of Thursday, Sept. 26, and will be visible to residents of Indiana and the eastern half of the United States, if weather permits, according to Howard Brooks, DePauw University professor of physics and astronomy. A lunar eclipse happens when the moon passes into the Earth’s shadow, or umbra, that extends into space on the night side of the Earth. The moon will begin to enter the darker shadow cast by the Earth at 8:12 p.m. EST, Brooks said. The total eclipse, during which the moon is completely within the Earth’s shadow, will begin at 9:19 p.m. and end at 10:29 p.m. EST. The moon will leave the umbra at 11:36 p.m. During the total eclipse, the moon will not disappear but will grow darker and may appear reddish or purplish in color, Professor Brooks explained. Brooks also said that Indiana residents should be able to view the lunar eclipse from their backyards, but they will get a clearer look if they move away from brightly lit areas. An interesting sidelight of the astronomical event will be the close proximity of the planet Saturn to the moon during the eclipse, Brooks said. Saturn will be located about three-degrees to the south of the moon, or a distance of about six lunar diameters. Everything is funny as long as it is happening to somebody else. Send A Happy Ad Historians say the ancient Sumerians created the first parks during the 2300’s BC.

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