Nappanee Advance-News, Volume 128, Number 49, Nappanee, Elkhart County, 8 December 2005 — Page 6

• Advance News • Thursday, December 8, 2005

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lightfoot outscores Trojans 33-26 in win

By Anthony Godson Editor If no one besides No. 5 had scored a single point for the Panthers in their season-opener, North Wood would have had a pretty close game against the Triton Trojans, winning 33-26. As it was, other Panthers did help senior Ryne Lightfoot, as North Wood bulldozed the Trojans 67-26 to go 1-0 on the season. "First games are always interesting games," North Wood coach Dan Gunn said. "We hadn't had a whole lot of time with everybody, but the second half was definitely a whole lot better than the first half." After going into halftime up 25-14, the Panthers came out and outscored Triton 42-12 in the second, resulting in the lopsided score. "We picked up the defense," Gunn said about the second half turn around. "There were some unusual kinds of calls that put us in a hole, but we got to play a lot of people that way. So that was a good thing." North Wood is likely going to go as far as Lightfoot can take them, and in the season opener, that was a good thing. In the first 3:23 of the game, Lightfoot scored eight straight points, before Triton got on the board following a bucket by fake Everett. Lightfoot then went on to score North Wood's next five points, en route to outscoring Triton 13-5 in the opening period. After scoring all of North-

Warsaw boys and girls down North Wood’s swimming teams

By Anthony Godson Editor Records are meant to be broken, and on Dec. 1, Warsaw's Nate Taylor broke two North Wood High School pool records. During his team's 138-42 win over the North Wood Panthers, Taylor set pool records in the 201) Freestyle (1:46.22) and the 100 Breaststroke (59.55). "It's nice to see though," North Wood coach Scott Whetstone said about Taylor's times. "It's nice to see someone go that fast, because it gives the kids someone to look to, and see • that it can be done. They're a good team, with a good coach." Along with, the boys, the girls team also suffered a loss to their first Northern Lakes Conference opponent, losing 130-46. The two teams may have suffered big losses to an impressive team, but Whetstone has stressed improvement from his team this season, and that goal was accomplished. "We had improvements, and with young,kids, that's what you look forward to each meet," he said. "They're going to improve." Among the steadfast swimmers for Whetstone are junior Asha Holsopple on the girls side, and sophomore Todd Byrket on the boys side. In the two meets she's competed in, Holsopple has placed first in each of the four individual events she's participated in. On Nov. 17 against Rochester, she placed first in the 200 Freestyle and the 100 Butterfly, and against Warsaw she took first place in the 50 Freestyle (28.24) and the 100 Freestyle (1:01.71). Through three meets, Byrket has been undefeated in the 50

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Sophomore Leslie Eisenbeiss comes up for air during the butterfly portion of the 200 individual medley against Warsaw.

Wood's first quarter points, the all-everything Lightfoot got some help from his friends in the second. Junior Nate Brown chipped in five and senior Brock Armington also scored a 2-point bucket to go along with Lightfoot's five second quarter points, giving North Wood an 11-point lead at the half. Up 25-14 going into the third, North Wood used a 9-0 run to open the third quarter to take a 34-14 lead with 5:58 remaining. Triton connected , on only one field goal in the third, scoring only three points in the quarter, compared to North Wood's 24. With 26 points going into the fourth quarter, Lightfoot scored another five points in the first 23 seconds of the fourth quarter, the last three coming off a steal, which turned into three-point play following a Triton foul on the lay-up. "He played a physical game," Gunn said about his talented senior. "He had some really good, strong moves inside. I thought we did a good job of getting him the ball at the right time." Lightfoot's last points came with 6:19 remaining, and gave North Wood a 57-19. Shortly there-after, Gunn pulled him, giving him 33 points on the night. The first-half was all Lightfoot, who scored 18 of his team's 25 points, with only Armington and Brown getting into the scoring column alongside him. In the third quarter, six Panthers

Freestyle and the 100 Butterfly, taking both against Warsaw with a time of 22.74 in the 50 Freestyle and 56.01 in the 100 Butterfly. Byrket has been swimming the 100 Butterfly this season, while Whetstone waits for senior Kyle Hochstetler and' sophomore Jason Casteel to, become ready to swim. The two, along with senior Brent Hollar and sophomores Nathan Sellers and Nate Yoder, were part of the North Wood state championship football team, which had its season run into the winter season. "We're waiting for the football players to get back this week, so it will be helpful to get them back in shape and get going," Whetstone said. While the football players have been out, Byrket has been swimming in the 100 Butterfly, as opposed to the 100 Freestyle, which he place third in at the Concord Sectional Finals last season as a freshman. Regardless, Byrket is undefeated this season. "He's been doing really well this year, so we'll keep him going," Whetstone said about Byrket. Along with Byrket, Whetstone was also impressed with the performance of junior Jarron Lincoln, and his sophomores. "We had nice strong performances from the sophomores," Whetstone said. "Jarron, a junior, had a nice breaststroke. So we keep improving." Lincoln's second place finish in the 100 breaststroke came in a time of 1:15.75, but Taylor's record-setting time of 59.55 overshadowed his performance a bit. For his freshmen-heavy girls team, Whetstone is continually

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DAT FILE PHOTO Ryne Lightfoot scored 33 points in his first game as a senior.

got into the scoring game, with senior Zac Lechlitner accounting for eight of his nine points in the quarter. By the end of the game, 10 of the 11 players that got into the game scored, allowing Gunn an opportunity to see what his bench can do. "I really thought that some of the players who had not played

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ADVANCE NEWS PHOTOS/ANTHONY GADSON Junior Asha Holsopple prepares to take the plunge.

looking for improvement. "We had some freshmen who stepped up, and have been swimming better times," he said about the meet. "You can't complain about that. That's what 1 tell them to do, and that's what I'm looking for them to do—to swim better times, each time." BOYS • WARSAW 138, NORTHWOOD 42 At North Wood Pool Records in Bold 200 Medley Relay: I. Warsaw 1:49.20; 2. Warsaw 1:54.22; 3. Warsaw 2:00.16. 200 Free: 1. Nate Taylor (W) 1:46.22; 2. Alex VanDuyane 2:01.57; 3. Michael Suhany 2:07.49; 4. Daniel Hendry (NW) 2:14.69; 5. Jarron Lincoln (NW) 2:26.33. 200 IM: 1. Kyle Marose (W) 2:09.80; 2. Seth Smoker (W) 2:13.08; 3. Brian Ihallemer (W) 2:18.11; 4. Seth Emerick (NW) 2:46.79. 50 Free: 1. Todd Byrket (NW) 22.74; 2. Ryan Marose (W) 24.57; 3. Daniel Lowrance (W) 24.70; 4. Keato Petro (W) 25.25; 5. Kenny Beachy (NW) 27.58. Meter Dive: I. Adam Wishart (W) 224.80; 2. Nate Wilson (W) 198.10; 3. James Woolley (NW) 171.60; 4. Jordan O/.born (NW) 171.(X); 5. Kyle Downs (W) 137.20. - 100 Butterfly: 1. Todd Byrket (NW) 56.01; 2. Kyle Marose (W) 57.47; 3. Seth Smoker (W) 58.11; 4. Joe Cesaretti(W) 1:03.12. 100 Free: 1. Alex Van Duyne (W) 54.95; 2. Max Revere (W) 56.99; 3. Robert Phillips (W) 1:02.98; 4. Seth Emerick (NW) 1:05.05 ; 5. Scott Anglemeyer (NW) 1:05.63. 500 Free: I. Michael Suhnay (W) 5:42.33; 2. Daniel Hendry (NW) 5:57.76; 3. Trent McClintock (W)

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varsity basketball before, did a pretty good job," the coach said. "So I know we're going to get better. We have some to work to do." North Wood will now travel to Westview on Dec. 8, before their home-opener against the Fairfield Falcons on Dec. 10 at 6:15 p.m. • NORTHWOOD 67, TRITON 26

6:20.77; 4. Jack Long (W) 6:24.68. 200 Free Relay: 1. Warsaw 1:37.31; 2. Warsaw 1:47.24; 3. N-Wood (Kenny Beachy, James Woolley, Scott Anglemeyer, Seth Emerick) 1:52.67. 100 Back: 1. Ryan Marose (W) 1:02.88; 2. Keato Petro (W) 1:07.44; 3. Joe Cesaretti (W) 1:10.04; 4. Kenny Beachy (NW) 1:36.45. 100 Breast: 1. Nate Taylor (W) 59.55; 2. Jarron ■ Lincoln (NW) 1:15.75; 3. Cory Hensley (W) 1:18.58; 4. Scott Anglemeyer (NW) 1:19.83; 5. Daniel Richcreek (W) 1:20.26. 400 Free Relay: 1. Warsaw 3:40.56; 2. Warsaw 4:00.71; 3. N-Wood (Daniel Hendry, Seth Emerick, Jarron Lincoln, Todd Byrket) 4:00.95. Record: 1-2. GIRLS • WARSAW 130, NORTHWOOD 46 200 Medley Relay: I. Warsaw 2:03.07; 2. N-Wood (Jessa Keiser. Leslie Eisenbeiss, Asha Holsopple, Tiffany Lehman) 2:17.29; 3. Warsaw 2:17.70. 200 Free: 1. Bethany Bayne (W) 2:12.18; 2. Stephanie Suhany (W) 2:33.57; 3. Katy Cutshaw (W) 2:38.70; 4. Shantel Gamer (NW) .2:45.19; 5. Savannah Smith (NW) 2:57.81. 200 IM: 1. Jayln Haughee (W) 2:35.40; 2. Leslie Eisenbeiss (NW) 2:44.10; 3. Ashley Farrar (W) 2:47.75; 4. Melissa Dick (W) 2:55.06; 5. Elysia Smith (NW) 3:09.82. 50 Free: 1. Asha Holsopple (NW) 28.24; 2. Lindsey Munsch (W) 28.39; 3. Allison Finch (W) 29.53; 4. Tiffany Lehman (NW) 29.55; 5. Emily Clem (NW) 31.25. Meter Dive: 1. Tara Stayer (W) 178.10; 2. Kirsten Fatchett (W) 135.25; Tossha Deßosse (W)

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DAT FILE PHOTO Junior Zach Troyer had 2 points in North Wood’s win.

At Bourbon Score by Quarters N-Wood 13 12 24 18 —76 Triton 5 9 3 9 —26 NW: Brock Armington 2 0-1 4; Zac Lechlitner 2 4-5 9; Ryne Lightfoot 14 3-3 33; Kelly Adafns 2 0-0 4; Neil Trinkley 1 0-0 2; Zach Troyer-1 0-0 2; Kent Schaffer 1 0-0 2; Ben Bemiller 1 0-1 2; Kyle Yoder 2 0-04; Nate Brown 2 1-2 5. TOTALS: 28 812 67/ , ‘

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Top: The 400 free relay team of (l-r) Todd Byrket, Daniel Hendry, Seth Emerick and Jarron Lincoln. Below: Senior James Woolley dives in during the 200 free relay.

103.95. 100 Butterfly: 1. Alexis Hollar (W) 1:10.25; 2. Katy Taylor (W) 1:10.57; 3. fcayla Durcholz (W) 1:12.71: 4. Leslie Eisenbeiss (NW) 1:14.43: 5. Tiffany Lehman (NW) 1:47.78. 100 Free: 1. Asha Holsopple (NW) 1:01.71; 2. Elysia Smith (NW) 1:12.53; 3. Cassie Hilty (NW) 1:19.63. 500 Free: I. Karli Slater (W) 6:00.73; 2. Melissa Dick (W) 1:01.44; 3. Samantha Pierog (W) 6:43.91; 4. Shantel Garner (NW) 7:41.29; 5. Savannah Smith (MW) 7:48.65. 200 Free Relay: I. Warsaw 1:52.19; 2. Warsaw 2:02.58; 3. Warsaw

Triton; A.J. Harrison 0 1-2 1; Anthony Faucett I 0-0 2; Bruce Grimm 4 1-2 9; T.J. Carpenter 2 0-0 4; Lane, Davis 2 1-2 5; Chad Kauffman 01-21; Jake Everett 1 1-2 3; Troy Mclntyre 0 1-4 1. TOTALS: 10 6-14 26. 3-point field goals: NW 3 (Lightfoot 2. Lechlitner). Triton 0. Turnovers: NW 12, Triton 18. Team Fouls: NW 18. Triton 16. Records: N-Wood 1-0. Triton 1-2.

2:04.1k 100 Back: 1. Tracy Thallemer (W) 1:12.11; 2. Allison Finch (W) 1:14.07; 3. Stacy Keogh (W) 1:18.74; 4. Jessa Keiser (NW) 1:22.15; 5. Janelle Islas (NW) 1:44.42. 100 Breast: 1. Nichole Kuhn (W) 1:21.44; 2. Bethany Bayne (W) 1:25.47; 3. Brittney Wadkins (W) 1:31.31:4. Kathleen Gessinger (NW) 1:37.42; 5. Michelle Pippenger (NW) 1:43.79. 400 Free Relay: 1. Warsaw 4:07.67; 2. Warsaw 4:13.83; 3. Warsaw 4:30.07. Record: 1-2.