Nappanee Advance-News, Volume 121, Number 8, Nappanee, Elkhart County, 25 February 1998 — Page 8

Nappanee Advance News Wednesday, February 25, 1998

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HER SHARE—Panther junior Amy Zercher cuts her share of the net following Saturday's sectional championship win at Wawasee. The Panthers host their own regional this Saturday at the Pit, meeting NLC rival Plymouth for the chance to advance to semi-state. In two sectional outings, Zercher totaled 35 points for Coach Steve Neff's varsity Panthers. She also grabbed a team-high eight rebounds in the championship game Saturday. See related story for detals. (AN photo by Ron Keiser)

Sectional tickets on sale

Tickets for the boys’ basketball sectional, to be hosted by North Wood High School, will be on sale to Panther fans, as follows: Wednesday, February 25. 9a.m.4p.m.—NorthWood High School students. k Thursday, February 26, 56:30p.m.—A1l Sport ticket holders, who will be allowed to purchase the same number of tickets they had during the regular season. Since seating is limited, a drawing was held to determine the order in which All Sport ticket holders could purchase sectional tickets. The order is printed in this

Close with victories

North Wood’s girls' varsity basketball team closed out its regular season with a convincing 62-19 victory over outclassed Jimtown, moving the Panthers to an outstanding 19-1 mark for the season, and a perfect 6-0 in Northern Lakes Conference. Four Panthers found double figPark department seeks summer slowpitch teams The Nappanee Parks and Recreation Department has openings in the summer men’s slowpitch softball leagues. For additional information about the leagues, contact the park department at 219-773-2112, between Ba.m.-5p.m., Monday through Friday. Lincoln spoils Panther debut The North Wood Middle School wrestling team fell to Lincoln in its first outing of the season. February 18, at Wakarusa. The Panthers came out on the short end of the 75-31 score. Winning by fall for the Panthers: Bret Beehler, Darin Dodson, Dustin Croy and Chad Strange. Troy Cox won by major decision and Chad Davis won a hard-fought match. Brandon Bickel and Mike Hertsel won exhibition matches. The meet was Lincoln’s 11th of the season. Travel league sets tryouts The Nappanee Travel League tryouts will are scheduled for March 7-14-21 and 28, at the North Wood High School Activities Center. All interested players who will be between the ages of 10-12 before June 1, 1998, should plan to attend. To be considered for the team, a player must attend two of the four practices. Players should come to tryouts prepared to go outside. Questions may be directed to 219-773-3233, 219-773-4245 or 219-773-7047.

week ; s issue of The Nappanee Advance-News. Copies are also available in the NWHS athletic office. Tickets are priced at $7 for the full sectional, and S 4 per single session. It is anticipated that there will not be tickets available at the door, however, interested persons may call the high school athletic office after 9a.m., Monday, March 2, to inquire about tickets that may have been returned from other schools. North Wood (13-5) and Angola (10-8) have drawn the tournament bye, and will meet in the first game

ures in scoring for the non-confer-ence outing, with Natalie Will nailing 17, Lori Dawn Klotz 14, Amy Zercher 13 and Tiff Glingle 10. Rounding out the offense were Heidi Collins with six and Kasey Chamberlin two. North Wood held a 12-6 firstquarter edge, and moved to 33-10 at halftime. By the end of three it was 48-16, and the Panthers glided to the 43-point margin of victory. North Wood’s JV also proved to be too much for the Jims, topping their visitors 34-15. Andee Morris led the Panther charge with seven, while Erin Newcomer added six, and Jessica Speed, Billi Howard and Cori Neff each four. Sports this week... THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 26 NWMS girls’ basketball, “A” team, Fairfield, here, 4:30p.m. NWMS wrestling, at Fairfield, 4:30p.m. NWHS boys’ varsity and JV basketball, at Penn, 6:15p.m. Co-Ed Volleyball League, matches at 6:30p.m. and 7:30p.m., NWHS Activities Center. FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 27 Boys’ state swimming finals, lUPUI, 6p.m. Finals continue Saturday, February 28. SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 28 NWMS wrestling, at Fremont Invitational, 9a.m. NWMS girls’ basketball, “B” team tournament, here, Ba.m. Girls’ basketball regional, at North Wood High School. MONDAY, MARCH 2 NWMS girls’ basketball, seventh “A” and “B” at Heritage, 4:30p.m. NWMS girls’ basketball, eighth “A” and “B” Heritage, here, 4:30p.m. TUESDAY, MARCH 3 NWMS girls’ basketball, “A” team at Beiger, 4:30p.m. NWMS girls’ basketball, “B” team, Concord, here, 4:30p.m. NWMS wrestling, at Concord, 4:30p.m. Boys’ varsity sectional tournament, at North Wood, 6p.m. Tournament continues March 6, 6p.m. and March 7, 7:30p.m. Co-Ed Volleyball League, matches at 6:30p.m., 7:30p.m. and 8:30p.m., NWHS Activities Center.

Girls take four contests from Goshen teams

North Wood Middle School’s girls’ basketball teams completed a clean sweep of Goshen, February 17, with the Panthers taking all four games played by seventh and eighth grade teams. Eighth “A” won 40-21, moving to 5-3 on the season, while dropping Goshen to 1-5. Katie Chamberlin led the Panthers with 18 points, while Allison Taylor was also in double figures with 10. Ashley Egging and Lee Ann Davidhizar each scored four and Kristin Speed and Sam Schefer each two. Eighth “B” slipped by Goshen 18-17, moving to 2-3. Marla Stickel scored six points for the winners, with Jen Miller and Erin Graber each adding four and Jen

Frosh close out season with NLC tourney

Plymouth erased the North Wood freshman boys’ basketball team’s hopes of a Northern Lakes Conference Tournament crown with a 46-39 first-round win February 14. Sean Clem led the Panthers with 16 points and a team-high four rebounds, while, Mike Blosser added nine, Willy Will six points and three assists and Justin Titus four rebounds. In the consolation round the Panthers slipped by Goshen, 2623, closing out their season at 13-

Friday, March 6 at 6p.m. Lakeland (5-13) and Wawasee (4-14) will open tournament action Tuesday, March 3 at 6p.m., with West Noble (5-13) and Northridge (16-3) meeting in the second Tuesday night game at 7:30. The winners of those games will clash in Friday’s second contest at 7:30. Winners return Saturday, March 7, 7:30p.m., to compete for the sectional title.

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FIRST PLACE—Over the past weekend, the MidContinent Conference held its NCAA conference meet at the Natatorium at Indianapolis. Valparaiso University, participated in the three-day event, with the girls' team finishing third and the boys' team placing fourth. Erin (Nikki) Tobias, pictured, finished first for Valpo in the 200 freestyle, second in the 50 and 100 freestyle events. She also swam on three relay teams, earning two seconds and a third. In winning the 200, Valpo's sophomore, Tobias, set a new school record time of 1:55.15. The girls' team is coached by Dan Carl. Tobias is a 1996 graduate of North Wood High School, and the daughter of Dale and Dee Tobias, Nappanee. (Photo provided)

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Hall and Denise Weldy two each. The seventh grade “A” team moved to an impressive 8-0 mark with a 27-23 win. Carlea Howard had nine points and eight rebounds to pace the Panthers, while Leah Harman added five points and a game-high 15 rebounds. Leslie Yeager added six points and Mary Egging four. Seventh “B” completed the sweep with a 24-7 victory. The Panthers, led by Renee Jensen with six points, moved to 4-1 on the young season. Karla Yoder scored five for North Wood, while Chelsey Bowers added four, Roxanne Faulkner three and Stephanie Hershberger, Corinne Shields and Jessica Bums, each two.

7. Jeff Baumgartner, Mike Blosser, Willy Will and Justin Miller each scored four points for the winners, while Baumgartner also grabbed five rebounds and Blosser recorded four steals. Dart league lists results The following standings have been announced for the Torch Lounge Mixed Doubles dart league, for play as of February 16. Randy Green and Paula Hand 79, Rex Kowalcyk and Cathy Baer 57, Elmer Yoder and Sis 55, Mike Brown and Kay Stacy 55, Jon and Lori Anderson 51, Randy and Kathy Richmond 51, Bob Whitsel and Brenda 49, Roger Richmond and Mary Frasure 40, Les Howard and Boots Miller 34, David Hostetler and Connie Hall 29. Hat Tricks and Nine Marks by Rex Kowalcyk.

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SIGNS LETTER-OF INTENT—Jamie Gill, a member of the North Wood girls' basketball sectional tournament championship team, recently signed a letter of intent to play college volleyball at Grace, Warsaw. Jamie is pictured in sectional action Saturday at Wawasee. Gill, daughter of Stan and Linda Gill, Nappanee, has been a standout performer for the Panther "Red Slam." Her scholarship will cover $5,000 of the approximate $15,000 yearly tuition at Grace. Panther Coach Peggy Bough stated, ‘Gill was a great leader on the floor. Her dedication to the sport has gotten her where she is. Grace is an excellent choice for her, one that should give her a good opportunity to play." Jamie is a three-year letter winner with the volleyball team, which captured three sectional and a regional title in her three season, and finished those seasons with an impressive 7723 mark. She has been named Ail-Conference and AllSectional twice and earned MVP and Outstanding Offense awards at NWHS. She also earned honorable mention Academic All-State recognition. She plans to major in elementary education at Grace, stating, I love being around kids. They're a lot of fun and it's a great chance to be a role model. Coaching could also be in the future for me."

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