Nappanee Advance-News, Volume 110, Number 48, Nappanee, Elkhart County, 29 November 1989 — Page 9

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North Wood’s freshman Panthers made it three straight with a thrilling overtime win over LaVille Monday night at home. Brad Schrock, shown in action for Coach Doug Gerber’s frosh, nailed two free throws in overtime action to put his team out front for good. North Wood takes its 3-1 record on the road to Wawasee Thursday, November 30, with tipoff set for 6:30p.m. (AN photo by Sheri Bradway)

Memorial is victim #2

Elkhart Memorial became victim number two of both the JV and varsity girls’ basketball teams, as the younger Panthers set the November 21 pace with a 31-28 win, followed by a 58-43 varsity victory. In the JV contest, Annisa Blosscr led the scoring with 14 points for the Panthers, who netted their second straight win against no losses in the young season. In the varsity game, Angela Swanson exploded for 19 points to pace the Panthers, while Heather Smith was also in double figures with 13. Sharon Brotherton led the Memorial attack with 13 points. North Wood led at the first stop 15-9, and held a 31-23 lead at the half. It was 44-33 at the third break, and the Panthers coasted to their second straight win of the season. North Wood hit 23-66 from the field, and added 10-13 from the line, while their visitors netted 18-54 and 7-20. The Panthers held a slight

Frosh open with wins over Clay, Warsaw

North Wood’s freshman girls’ basketball team has opened its season with victories over South Bend Clay, 45-18, and Warsaw, 24-19. In the November 16 win over Clay, the Panthers were led by Missy Bemiller, with 14 points, eight rebounds, five steals and two assists, Bulldogs win Nappanec Middle School’s seventh grade basketball team opened its season at Bremen, winning the contest 28-18. In spite of the fact that the Lions were playing their fourth game of the season, the Bulldog defense and rebounding proved to be too much for them to handle. Nappance was ahead the entire game, with quarter scores reading 4-0, 12-4, 18-8 and 28-18. All 15 members of the Bulldog team saw action.

Scoring for Nappanec: Man Dermott 8, Thomas Duncan 6, Nathan Drudge 4, Carlos Benavides, Josh Yoder, Andy Grimm, Chris Yoder, and Charlie Zercher, each two.

Brad Baker led in rebounding with eight, and Thomas Duncan added five.

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28-27 rebounding edge, and went 2- from ihrce-point range, with Smith and Swanson each nailing one. Memorial committed 18 turnovers in the contest, while falling to 1 -1 on the season. The Panthers were guilty of 13 turnovers. Swanson and Jen Wcidcnhaft led in rebounding with seven and six respectively, while Smith and Swanson had four assists each to pace the Panthers in that department. North Wood will travel to Bremen on Thursday, November 30, for a 6:15p.m. contest, and returns to the Panther Pit on Saturday, December 2, to face Bethany Christian, with tipoff scheduled for 1:30p.m. PANTHER TOTALS: Heather Smith 6-0-3-13, Nicki Nctlrour 3- Eva Klopfenstein 1-2-3-4, Angela Swanson 6-6-4-19, Jen Weidenhaft 5-0-3-10, Stacy Cleveland 0-2-1-2, Amy Plctcher 2-0-2-4, Susan Higginbotham 0-0-0-0.

and by Stcph Real, with 14 points, eight rebounds and seven steals. Nicki Hcckaman chipped in eight rebounds and Kcri Hiatt two assists for North Wood. The November 20 win over the

Tigers was spearheaded by Nicki Heckaman and Missy Bemiller, with eight and seven points respectively. Heckaman also hauled down 13 rebounds, Bemiller had seven steals, and Heckaman contributed four steals. The frosh will host Tippecanoe Valley at 6:30p.m. Thursday, November 30, and Elkhart Central at 6:30p.m. Monday, December 4. Most Valuable Kevin Mitchell, 27, last week joined Willie Mays and Willie McCovey as the only San Francisco Giants ever to win the National League Most Valu- . able Player Award. Mitchell led the majors in ’B9 with 47 home runs and 125 RBIs, while hitting a career high .291 to lead the Giants to their first pennant since 1962.

Panther frosh win two

North Wood’s freshman Panther boys’ basketball team bounced back after a season-opening loss to win two straight, taking South Bend Clay on November 20, 36-26, and dumping Plymouth 34-25 the following evening. The frosh broke from the blocks quickly against Clay, with Brad Schrock scoring a layup off the opening tip. North Wood scored numerous times after coming up with steals and converting quickly downcourt. Schrock and Chip Bradway split the Panthers’ 16 first-quarter points evenly, and finished with 10 and 11 points respectively. Neil Richmond and Cory Troycr Sons set bowling tourney The Sons of the American Legion are planning a bowling tournament at Gold Crown Lanes, Saturday, December 9. The tourney is open to all squadrons in Northern Indiana, with a new twist added this year. A dance will take place at the American Legion Post, W. Lincoln, 8-1 lp.m. The dance will be open to the public, with Dan Rice providing D.J. service for his “Juke Box.” There will be no charge to bowlers staying for the dance. However, there will be a $1 per person charge for the public (please note correction in dance charge—it was incorrectly stated as $4 in a recent article).

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chipped in seven and six points, all of which came in the second half. Schrock led in rebounding with six, while Bradway and Troyer added four each. The Panthers used a balanced scoring attack against Plymouth, to build an eight-point lead of 10-2, with four different players scoring in the first quarter. North Wood then held off a taller

Earns NLC honors

North Wood senior Stacey Cripe has earned an at-large selection on the Northern Lakes Conference all-conference swim team, according to an announcement made last week. She is the lone member of the Panther girls’ swim team to earn conference honors on a team dominated by Wawasee with seven picks. Concord swimmers earned five places on the team, and Warsaw four, with Plymouth earning one place. Joining Cripe on the at-large level were one swimmer each from Concord and Plymouth. Roger Karnes, former Panther swim coach, was named NLC Coach of the Year. Concord won the round robin competition with a 5-0 mark, and earned 15 all-sports trophy points, as did Wawasee, with the Warriors winning the championship meet with 272

North Wood Panther swimmers are ready for the new season, with the first five meets scheduled on the road. The Panthers open their home portion of the season Saturday, December 9, when they host their own invitational. Front, from left, Jeff McGowen, Rod Bontrager and Pete Billey. Second row, Jason Miller, Mark Cripe, Steve Purcell and Kelly Culp. Back, Coach Bill Spilman, Mike Williams, Seth Rouch, Scott Smith and Scott Bowers. Missing from the photo are team members Jon Landis and Glenn Shipley. (AN photo by Sheri Bradway)

Opening their season this Friday night, with a Panther Pit contest against conference foe North ridge, are Panther varsity basketballers, front, from left, Monte Hartman, Ted Doty, Derrick Guard and Jason Hahn. Second row, Nathan Wiggins, Todd Wolfe, Sean Mahon, Randy Crip© and LaMarr Lakins. Third row, Coach Kern Bough, Atley Martin, Andy Katon, Craig Bush, Eric Dudzinski and Tony Mast. (AN photo by Sheri Bradway)

Pilgrim squad, never allowing the lead to shrink lower than five points. Ben Metz scored eight points, Bradway seven and Neil Richmond six. Schrock grabbed five rebounds and handed out five assists in the contest. The Panthers play at Wawasee November 30, at Jimtown December 5, and host Bremen December 7. Tipoff times are 6:30p.m.

points. North Wood finished fourth in round robin competition, and fifth in the championship meet, earning nine points toward the all-sports trophy.

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Basketball « schedule •’ changes North Wood High School Athletic Director Dick Camp? bell has announced the following changes regarding the North Wood boys’ basketball schedule. Originally, the varsity and JV teams were scheduled to play Penn there on Friday, December 1, and Northridge High School at home on Saturday, December 2. •: - In order to accomodate Penn High School, and permit the football players who will be playing in the Class 5A state championship game against Carmel this Saturday to get in their mandatory five practices, North Wood and Northridge have agreed to make an adjustment in their schedules by switching dates. North Wood will open the season by playing Northridge AT HOME on Friday, December 1, with the JV game start-' ing at 6:15p.m. The Panthers will then travel TO PENN on Saturday night, December 2 r with the JV tipoff scheduled for 6:15. Varsity games will follow. North Wood basketball fans ( and season ticket holders should make note of this change 1 in the schedule. Anyone who still wishes to i purchase season tickets for Panther basketball is encouraged to purchase them now, in the high school athletic director’s office. There are still many good seats available, and the outlook is very promising for Panther basketball and its fans, according to Campbell.

Spaghetti supper rescheduled The Tri Kappa Sorority has announced a change in date for its spaghetti supper, originally scheduled for Saturday, December 2. The supper will be served 5-7p.m., FRIDAY, DECEMBER 1, prior to the NorthWood-Northridge basketball game. Please note change of date, and plan to attend! Game time changed... North Wood High School has announced the following time change for this Saturday’s girls’ basketball game with Bethany Christian. Tipoff is scheduled for Ip.m., instead of the previously announced 1:30p.m. In addition, the varsity contest will be played first, followed by the JV game. Sports clips... All-Area Coaches from 40 area high schools selected the South Bend Tribune’s All-Area teams for all classes last week. Named to Class 3A from North Wood High School: Bob Metzger,' tackle; Jay Crain, quarterback; Jody Lengacher, running back; Nathan Wiggins, wide receiver and punter; Rod Brad* way, place kicker; Anthony Taylor, linebacker, and Jason Hahn, specialist. NLC honors The schools comprising the Northern Lakes Conference have announced the presentation of the NLC Outstanding Service Award to Clifford Murray, Concord High School. Murray has served Concord High School for 32 years, in a variety of capacities, including: coach for three different sports, instructor, vice-principal and principal. He will be honored prior to the varsity tipoff of the Elkhart Central at Concord basketball game Friday, December 2. Murray wfir receive a plaque and lifetime pass to any NLC contest. $9 million contact Baseball salaries cracked another historic barrier last week, when Kirby Puckett am) the Minnesota Twins agreed ta a $9 million, three-yea#, contract Puckett, a 28-year-oitd; center fielder who won the American League batting title I this season, batted .339, with; nine home runs and 85 RBIs.: