Nappanee Advance-News, Volume 129, Number 9, Nappanee, Elkhart County, 2 March 2006 — Page 7

North Wood basketball, 7th to 12th grades

Basketball VARSITY • NORTHWOOD 63, WHITKO 44 At South Whitley (2/24) Score by Quarters N-Wood 12 21 17 13 —63 Whitko 8 10 12 14 —44 NW: Zac Lechlitner 26-612; Brock Armington 1 0-0 2; Ryne Lightfoot 6 45 17; Kelly Adams 2 0-0 4; Zach Troyer 3 2-3 8; Kent Schaffer 2 1-3 5; Ben Bemiller 2 0-0 5; Paul Schmucker 1 0-0 2; Nate Brown 3 2-2 8. TOTALS: 22 15-19 63. 3-point field goals: NW 4 (Lechlitner 2, Bemiller, Lightfoot). Team Fouls: 14. Record: 16-4. BTH GRADE A Team • NORTHWOOD 35, JOHN YOUNG 25 At Mishawaka (2/21) Stats: Jacki Hershberger 2 pts, 1 reb; Lindsey Steffen 13 pts, 3 rebs; Courtney Frantz 8 pts, 6 rebs; Kelcie Lehman 10 pts, 6 rebs; Taylor Armington 2 pts; Ali Lechlitner 1 reb. Records: NW 8-1; JY 5-3. • NORTHWOOD 40, CONCORD 16 At Wakarusa (2/23) Stats: Jacki Hershberger 2 pts;*Delanie Bussard 6 pts, 1 reb; Melissa Ramer 2 pts, 2 rebs; Lindsey Steffen 8 pts, 2 rebs; Courtney Frantz 7 pts, 3 rebs; Chelsea Stutzman 1 reb; Kelcie Lehman 13 pts, 5 rebs; Taylor Armington 2 pts, 1 reb; Ali Lechlitner 2 rebs. Record: 9-1. B Team • NORTHWOOD 33, JOHN 26 At Wakarusa (2/21) Stats: Beth Brewer 2 pts, 4 rebs; Taylor Gamer 8 pts, 3 steals; Jen Miller 9 pts, 5 rebs; Whitney Roe 8 pts, 4 steals; Amanda McFerren 4 pts, 7 rebs; Kaylin Beckwith 2 pts, 3 rebs. • NORTHWOOD 33, CONCORD 12 At Dunlap (2/23) Stats: Beth Brewer 6 pts; Taylor Gamer 4 pts, 6 steals; Amanda McFerren 17 pts; Ashley Holdeman 4 pts, 7 rebs; Kaylin Beckwith 2 pts. 7TH GRADE A Team • NORTHWOOD 54, JOHN YOUNG 30 At Mishawaka (2/21)

Swimming meet takes competition to another level

By Anthony Godson Editor For those of you who may have missed it, this weekend's state finals swim meet was quite the spectacle. Now when someone says that "something is quite the spectacle," he or she is usually being sarcastic, but in this case sarcasm is not needed. Swimmers from all over the State of Indiana convened on the I.U. Natatorium on Friday and Saturday, competing to see who was the best. This was my first swimming state finals, and to be honest I was pretty excited to be covering the event. While in high school, I could have carried less about what the swim team was doing. Even in Bremen, where my friend was doing pretty well as a swimmer, the only time that I saw the pool was during gym class and when I was a little bitty child learning to swim. It didn’t matter to me, because basketball did. Now that's not to say basketball isn't still more important to me, because it is, but swimming is quickly gaining favor. During this season, I've tried to cover North Wood sports kind of equally, even though I know that' not really possible. There are many more basketball games, and basketball games do draw more fans to them, so they receive more coverage. While attending wrestling and swimming events, I began to enjoy them just as much. Even though teams compete in wrestling and swimming, let's not get it twisted they're individual sports. When North Central was repeatedly taking first place in their respective swimming events at state, teammates were happy for each other, but I must also think the individual was happy for himself. I would be. I've discovered that I totally respect the swimming community, because I can think of no other sport in which the competitor must repeatedly train. Wrestling may require the same discipline, but no more. These guys train tirelessly, and receive almost no recognition for their achievements. While the newspapers may ignore them, those inside the swimming community have nothing but respect for each other.

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DAT FILE PHOTO North Wood senior Zac Lechlitner dribbles up the court against Wawasee in a game earlier this season. Stats: Kami Stutzman 2 pts, 4 rebs; Mackenzie Campbell 6 pts, 2 rebs; Steph Robinson 1 pt, 1 reb: Kaci Heeter 14 pts, 5 rebs: Allison Schrock 10 pts. 5 rebs; Morgan Yoder 15 pts. 4 rebs; Taylor Olson 6 pts. 4 rebs. Record: 7-2. • NORTHWOOD 35, CONCORD 13 At Wakarusa (2/23) Stats: Kami Stutzman 4 pts. 1 reb; Taryn Johnson 1 reb; Madeline Spitaels 8 pts. 1 reb: Mackenzie Campbell 1 reb: Kaci Heeter 14 pts. 7 rebs: Allison Schrock 2 pts; Morgan Yoder 4 pts. 2 rebs; Taylor Olson 3 pts. 6 rebs. Record: 8-2. B Team • JOHN YOUNG 28, NORTHWOOD 20 At Wakarusa (2/21)

At the state meet, swimmers tend to sit beside those they competed with during the regular season. North Wood sophomore Todd Byrket sat in the vicinity of his Elkhart Memorial counterpart, while Bremen sophomore Jon Hueni sat beside his South Bend Riley rivals. When an NLC swimmer is competing, you can see Elkhart Memorial and Concord coaches cheering them along. You don't see that too often. The state meet was totally different from any other meet of the season. The stage was grander, and stakes were higher. It was the ultimate testoserone-fest. Guys were competing to see who was the best at what he did best. He'd jump off the block, and the first to win was the best. Prior to the finals meet, the eight competitors were marched out in front of the crowd and other swimmers as music played. They walked out as gladiators, ready to show what they were made of. While the competitive nature was high, I didn't see anything close to the guys being unsportsmanlike. As the top eight finishers took their spot on the podium, each swimmer congratulated the others, respecting one another, while also thinking they may be better on a given day. The atmosphere around the event was like no other, with pretty much all first timers feeling the jitters. In my story, I covered Byrket and Hueni, as they are two local boys, with some things in common. Both are sophomores, both were at the state finals for the first time, both competed in two events, both performed below expectations and both will be back with the hopes of state championships in the coming years. Neither competitor was drastically disappointed with his performance, as he knows, his time will come. In competing for a state championship, the young swimmers learned that it's not just the other swimmers he was competing

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Advance News • Thursday, March 2, 2006

Stats: Breann Hall 2 pts; Mattie Mikel 3 pts; Kim Minnich 15 pts. Coach’s Note: Good job ladies! • NORTHWOOD 22, CONCORD 14 At Dunlap (2/23) Stats: Chelsea Fox 2 pts; Lindsey Roe 1 pt; Lauren Couse 2 pts: Kelbi Taylor 6 pts; Mattie Mikel 2 pts; Kim Minnich 9 pts. Records: NW 4-2, Concord 0-6. Wrestling VARSITY • JOHN YOUNG 82, NORTHWOOD 17 At Wakarusa (2/21) Winners: 80 - Corbin Robinson, decision: 95 - Tyler Wesley, major decision; 120 - Jordan Neverman. decision; 160 - Zach Deery. decision. Record: 0-2. • CONCORD 62, NORTHWOOD 50 At Dunlap (2/23) Winners: 75 - Alex Bennett, major decision; 80 - Corbin Robinson, fall; 90 - Jesse Laughlin, fall; 120 - Zach Rhymer, major decision; 135 - Cesar Salinas, fall; 152 - Maliq Taylor, fall; 160 - Zach Deery. fall; 189 - Brent Ramer, fall; HWT - Kyle Mishler. fall. Record: 0-3. • FREMONT INVITATIONAL At Fremont (2/25) First Place Winners: Jordan Thompson: Jesse Laughlin; Chase Anglemeyer; Andrew Hahn: Dominic Weldy: Zach Rhymer; Dalton Knight; Jordan Neverman. Second Place Winners: Joe Rohrer: Tyler Rollins; Bobby DelaFuente; Chase Chanley; Tyler Rhoades; Zach Deery; Evan Chanley; Alex Parker; Eddie Williams; Ryan O'Grady. Third Place Winners: Roman Ortiz-Prather: Corbin Robinson; Spencer Weaver; Dan Rohrer; Harley Juarez; Justin Boyer; Kyler Mishler. JUNIOR VARSITY • JOHN YOUNG 72, NORTHWOOD 47 At Wakarusa (2/21) Winners: 75 - Roman Prather.- forfeit; 80 - Tyler Hochstetler, forfeit; 85 - Jordan Thompson, fall: 115 - Coy Brown, decision; 135 - Chris Hazell, major decision; 140 - Martin Flowers, decision; 145 - Tyler Rhoades, fall; 152 - Devin Reagan, fall: HWT - Eddie Williams, forfeit. • NORTHWOOD 38, CONCORD 36 At Dunlap (2/23) Winners: 105 - Tyler Rollins, decision; 115 - Coy Brown, fall; 120 - Harley Juarez, decision: 135 - Justin Boyer, fall; 140 - Tyler Rhoades, decision; 145 - Josh Fisher, decision; 152 - Devin Reagan, fall. Record: 2-1.

-against. He was competing against the thoughts in his head, telling him how big of an event this was. Now, after being at the finals once, the guys have seen and conquered that voice. Now all he has to master is his jump off the block, stroke, turns and streamlines, then he can stake his claim as the best in the state. Until that time, the guys will train in summer programs. Byrket will train tirelessly for that 48 seconds he swims the 100 freestyle or the 21 seconds he swims in the 50. Many years of work may be needed for a 21-second swim, but if it's a successful one, that 21 seconds will be remembered forever.

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