Nappanee Advance-News, Volume 121, Number 4, Nappanee, Elkhart County, 28 January 1998 — Page 9

‘Swish’ earns crown; Zercher named MVP

The North Wood girls’ varsity basketball team moved to an impressive 14-1 mark by taking top honors in its own invitational tournament, held Saturday, January 24, in the Panther Pit. The Panthers opened the tournament with an 82-50 win over Whitko, and took the title round over Prairie Heights, 70-41. Against Whitko, the “Black Swish” jumped out to a 19-11 firstquarter advantage, extended the lead to 37-24 at halftime, and surged ahead 66-38 by the end of the third period of play. Top scoring honors went to Amy Zercher, with a season-high total of 27. Natalie Will and Lori Dawn Klotz were also in double figures, with 19 and 12 respectively. Rounding out the offensive effort were Jamie Gill with eight, Angie Callander six, Heidi Collins and Tiff Glingle with four each and Joanna Bove with two. Whitko was led by Starkweather with 17 and Rowland with 10. In the second contest, Prairie Heights took out Triton 61-51, with Chris Scott leading the Trojans, while Sarah Gordon and

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INVITATIONAL CHAMPS—The North Wood girls' basketball team earned top honors in its own invitational held Saturday at the Panther Pit. North Wood topped Whitko 82-50 and Prairie Heights 70-41 for the title. See related story for details. Front, from left. Manager Katie Sonner, Manager Jessica Hochstetler, Lori Dawn Klotz, Jamie Gill, Heidi

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Brandy Myers led Heights with 36 and 12 respectively. Whitko followed with a consolation round victory over Triton, 48-33, with Rowland dumping in 26 more and Starkweather adding 17. Triton was led by Megan Sarber with 10. In the title matchup, the Panthers led at all stops, 19-3, 3214, 47-26 and the final 29-point advantage. North Wood had three players in double figures, with Amy Zercher, Lori Dawn Klotz and Angie Callander scoring 15, 10 and 10 respectively. Also scoring were Heidi Collins with nine, Jamie Gill eight, Natalie Will seven, Joanna Bove six, Tiff Glingle four and Annie Zell one. Heights was led by Gordon and Dailey with 13 each. At tournament’s end, Triton stood at 5-10 on the season, while Whitko is 7-7 and Prairie Heights 12-5. For the day, Zercher was named Most Valuable Player, with 42 points, 15 rebounds, nine steals and nine assists. Will added 26 points, nine rebounds, nine steals

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and 14 assists, Lori Dawn Klotz was good for 22 points, four rebounds, four steals and five assists, Angie Callander totaled 16 points, five rebounds, two steals and five assists, Jamie Gill had 16 points, six rebounds, two steals and two assists, Heidi Collins had 13 points, two rebounds, one steal and one assist, Tis Glingle offered eight points, four rebounds, eight

Collins, Tiffany Glingle and Manager Pam Hyde. Back, Coach Ron Howard, Coach Phil Leclitner, Annie Zell, Manager Aaron Wolfe, Mandi Huff, Joanna Bove, Amy Zercher, Angie Callander, Natalie Will, Manager Sarah Stouder, Coach John Yeager, Head Coach Steve Neff and Manager Mandi Gerber. (AN photo by Ron Keiser)

Arizona Diamondbacks coming to Coveleski

The South Bend Silver Hawks announced last week that they will play host to their major league affiliate, the Arizona Diamondbacks, at Coveleski Stadium, Monday, June 29. The exhibition game will begin at 6p.m. This first-time event at Coveleski Stadium will also feature a pre-game autograph session and homerun-hitting contest. Diamondback players Matt Williams, Jay Bell and Travis Lee will participate in the homerun-hit-

steals and a team-high 15 assists, and Joanna Bove added eight points, four rebounds, two steals and two assists. While the Swish was winning its own tournament, the junior varsity girls were finishing second at the Wawasee Invitational, topping Columbia City and falling to Penn in the title round.

ting contest, with more names abided at a later date. “This will be the biggest event ' ever at Coveleski Stadium,” said vice-president and general manager, Erik Haag. “It provides a great opportunity for our fans to get a first-hand look at our major league affiliate. When we affiliated with the Diamondbacks, they stressed their commitment to their minor league affiliates and their communities. The exhibition game is just one of many ways in which the Diamondbacks have re-empha-sized that commitment.” Tickets will go on sale to the public Friday, January 30, at the Silver Hawks Second Annual Fan Fest, to be held at the Great Hall in Century Center. Fan Fest will run from 6-9p.m. Tickets foF the exhibition game will be priced at $9 for box seats, $7 for reserved seats, and $5 for lawn seats. For more ticket information, contact the Silver Hawks tickpt office, 219-235-9988.

Warnken competes at Ft. Wayne Julia Warnken, an eighth grade student at North Wood Middle School, competed in the January 23-25 Ft. Wayne Swim Invitational, as a member of the Racer X team of South Bend. Julia finished first in the 200 individual medley at 2:08,92, 200 breast at 2:27.73, 100 breast at 1:08.53, 200 butterfly at 2:11.27 and 100 fly at 59.22, and fourth in the 400IM at 4:33.58.

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Nappanee Advance News Wednesday, January 28, 1998

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MOST VALUABLE—Amy Zercher received the Most Valuable Player trophy from North Wood High School Athletic Director Todd Sheets, following the championship game in Saturday's North Wood Invitational. Zercher, a member of Coach Steve Neff's 14-1 varsity girls' basketball team, totaled 42 points, 15 rebounds, nine steals and nine assists in the contest, with the Panthers taking the title by topping Whitko and Prairie Heights. See related article for details. (AN photo by Ron Keiser)

Frosh compete in conference action

Northern Lakes Conference basketball action found the freshman boys’ basketball team splitting last week, falling to Warsaw 59-39 on Monday, January 19, and topping Concord 38-35 January 22. The frosh stand 10-5 headed into this week’s competition. Against Warsaw, the Panthers were led by Mike Blosser with 11 points, three assists and four steals, while Sean Clem and Jeff Baumgartner each added nine points, and Baumgartner added a team-high six rebounds. Justin Titus was also good for five rebounds and Willy Will had five assists. In the Concord win, Justin

Miller and Mike Blosser were both in double figures, with 14 and 12 points respectively, with Blosser dishing out four assists and Justin Titus hauling down four rebounds. Tickets 501d... Tickets for the boys’ varsity basketball game at Plymouth, Friday, January 30, will go on sale Thursday, January 29, 9a.m.4p.m., and during the girls’ basketball game Thursday night, in the North Wood High School Athletic Office. Tickets may also be purchased on Friday, 9a.m.-3p.m.

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