Nappanee Advance-News, Volume 133, Number 51, Nappanee, Elkhart County, 22 December 2011 — Page 9

Winner takes home SI,OOO in merchandise from Martin Hardware

NAPPANEE—The fall season just got a little more golden for Martin Hardware and customer Rodney Stump. Dec 9 Rodney Stump was chosen as the winner of the Martin Hardware SIOOO Stopping Giveaway. Stump was selected at random from more than 2,000 entries. “I was so excited when I got the call," Stump said. "I had entered only one time using the form found in Martin Hardware's Fall Merchandise bode. I decided to get a tiller, water softener, dehydrator, and a few other tilings. Martin Hardware has always been my store of choice." Dennis Martin, owner, said that Martin Hardware is delighted to provide one of its customers with the oppor-

North Wood earns Ist win North Wood earned its first win of the season with a 48-28 rout of Fairfield at home Saturday. The Panthers were led by Braxton Miller's 16 points, while Will Stueve and Jonathan Wilkinson chipped in 12 and 11 points, respectively in the win. North Wood rallied back from a 16-13 first quarter deficit with an 11-2 second quarter to take control of the game with a 24-18 halftime advantage en route to the win, which brings die team to 1-2 on the season. • NORTHWOOD 48, FAIRFIELD 28 At Nappanee Score by quarters North Wood: 13 24 33 48 Fairfield: 16 18 23 28 FAIRFIELD (28): Alex Miller 9. Chandler Kauffman 8, AJ Mast 7, Jared Laßue 4, Dillon Lockwood 0, John Stack 0, Erik Parcell 0, Austin Christner 0, Marcus Rodes 0. Zac Kropf 0. TOTALS: 10 6-9 28. NORTHWOOD (48): Braxton Miller 16, Will Stueve 12, Jonathan Wilkinson 11, Tommy Klein 6, Tanner Farmwald 2, Zach Zurcher 1, Nick Graber 0, Ryan Getter 0, Derek Yoder 0, Kyle McCoy 0. Spencer Culp 0. TOTALS: 18 5-848. 3-point goals: North Wood 7 (Miller 4, Wilkinson. Klein 2), Fairfield 2 (Kauffman. Mast). Total fouls (fouled out): North Wood 13 (none), Fairfield 13 (none). Records: North Wood 1-2. Fairfield 2-3. GIRLS BASKETBALL North Wood takes Ist loss North Wood lost a 55-47 contest at Penn last Tuesday. Jordyn Frantz led all scorers with 20 points, while Morgan Olson had nine for North Wood, which slid to 2-1 with its first defeat of the season. • PENN 55, NORTHWOOD 47 At Mishawaka Score by quarters North Wood: if 22 31 47 Penn: 6 26 36 55 NORTHWOOD (47): DeYahnna Styles 0, Jordyn Frantz 20, Hillary Lechlitner 7. Savanna Bley 8. Tis Alexander 3. Morgan Olson 9. TOTALS: 20 4-15 47. PENN (55): Ihylor Lutz 6, Jen Mater 4, Maya Solomon 0, Jessi Alexander 2. Caroline Buhr 7, Alex Morton t 6, Olivia Carlton 10. Tori Milliner 10. TOTALS: 23 7-9 55. 3-point goals: North Wood 3 (Frantz 2. Lechlitner), Penn 2 (Morton, Carlton). Total fouls (fouled out): North Wood 14 (none), Penn 12 (none). 2 *• 7 ~

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DATphoto North Wood’s Morgan Olson attempts a swish Dec. 15 in the game versus Jimtown’s Jimmies. The game result was 64-20 Jimtown. BOYS SWIMMING North Wood drops meet North Wood suffered its second Northern Lakes Conference loss of die week with a 105-69 loss at Concord Saturday. Aaron Troxel grabbed three wins for die team in the 100 freestyle, 100 backstroke and as a member of the team's winning 200 relay squad, along with Derreck Stahly, Riley Smith and Justen Hochstetler. • CONCORD 105, NORTHWOOD 69 At Dunlap 200 nwtfley relay: 1 . North Wood (Derreck Stahly, Aaron Troxel, Riley Smith, Jurten Hochstetler) 1:55.02, Z Concord 1:55.50; 200 freestyle: 1. Hochstetler (N) 2:10.89,2. Zach Wright (C) 2:12.01; 200 individual medley: 1. Andrew Hinds (Q 2: 19.72,2. Ethan Dias (C) 2:34.33; 50 freestyle: 1. Trent Chamness (C) 25.21, Z Hochstetler (N) 26.02; diving: I. Mac DeSbone (C) 146.90; 2. Cody Matteson (Q 111.00; 100 butterfly: 1. Connor Hoffman (Q 1:02.02, 2. Smith (N) 1.-0761; 100 fieestyle: 1. Troxel (N) 51.41, 2. Chamness (C) 57.85; 500 freestyle: 1. Luke VanderVliet (C) 5:39.72, 2. Stahly (N) 5:48.73; 200 freestyle relay: I. Concord (Wright, Leas, Schrock, Lehman) 1:48.36, Z North Wood 261.73; 100 backstroke: 1. Hoffman (C) 1:04.17, 2. Stahly (N) 164.66; 100 breaststroke: 1. Troxel (N) 169.75, Z (finds (Q 1:11.12; 400 fieestyle rein: 1. Concord (Hoffman, Alex Mark, VanderVliet, Wright) 3:57.20, Z North Wood 4:20.03. North Wood loss at Ptymouth North Wood loft a 11545 decision hi a Northern Lakes

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Photo by James Costello North Wood’s Derreck Stahly swims the 500 freestyle Conference meet at Plymouth last Tuesday. Aaron Troxel won the 50 freestyle and the 100 backstroke in the Panthers' only two wins at the meet. • PLYMOUTH 113, NORTHWOOD 65 At Plymouth 200 medley relay: 1. Plymouth (Tom Serf, Brandon Bras here, Ben Shorn, Elliot Eads) 1:54.0,2. North Wood 1:54.25; 200 freestyle: 1. Justen Hochstetler (N) 2:10.62, 2. Jake Snyder (N) 2:13.96; 200 Individual Medley: 1. Serf (P) 2:27.69, 2. Brashere (P) 2:35.04; 50 freestyle: 1. Aaron Troxel (N) 23.87, 2. Eads (P) 24.74; Diving: 1. Sage Slater (P) 177.7, 2. Brady Ruffing (P) 123.5; 100 butterfly: 1. Riley Smith (NW) 1:08.1, 2. Shorn (P) 1:08.84; 100 freestyle: 1. Eads (P) 56.45, 2. Hochstetler (N) 56.89; 500 freestyle: I. Jared Hill (P) 5:50.44, 2. Derreck Stahly (NW) 5:53.34; 200 freestyle relay: 1. Plymouth (Jordan Wendel. Shorn, Blake Milliser, Hill) 1:46.56, 2. Plymouth 1:51.86; 100 backstroke: 1. Stahly (N) 1:04.92,2. Serf(P) 1:05.47; 100 breast stroke: 1. Troxel (N) 1:08.86, 2. Brashere (P) 1:15.27; 400 freestyle relay; 1. Plymouth (Eads, Blake Milliser. Shorn, Hill) 3:49.54,2. North Wood 3:50.07. GIRLS SWIMMING Grove leads Lady Panthers Brittani Grove won the 100 freestyle and the backstroke as North Wood dropped its second Northern Lakes Conference meet of the week 122-59 Saturday. Apart fitim CroVfcs' two viJbnes, the Lady Panthers finished no higher than second »the meet. • CONCORD 122, NORTHWOOD 59 At Dunlap 200 medley relay: I. Concord (Laura Housman, Melissa Kidulas, Mia Leas, Avery Smith) 2:05.54.2. North Wood 2:07.90; 200 freestyle: 1. Sarah Lehman (C) 2:07.40, 2. Rachel Enright (N) 2:13.97; 200 individual medley: 1. Smith (C) 2:29.02, 2. Emily Hoffman (N) 2:33.52; 50 freestyle: I. Kenzie Wright (C) 26.15, 2. Enright (N) 27.93: diving: 1. Rachel O'Connell (C) 165.60, 2. Cassie Leas (C) 128.05; 100 butterfly: 1. M. Leas (C) 1:05.22, 2. Hoffman (N) 1:07.72; 100 freestyle:-1. Brittani Grove (N) 55.52, 2. Ashley Schrock (C) 57.31; 500 freestyle: I. Allie Herkenroder C() 6:11.75,2. Cassidy Shaum (C) 7:53.51; 200 freestyle relay: 1. Concord (Wright. Leas, Schrock, Lehman) 1:48.36, 2. North Wood 2:01.73; 100 backstroke: I. Grove (N) 1:04.31, 2. Housman (C) 1:08.20; 100 breaststroke: 1. Diana Astakhov (C) 1:22.22, 2. Kidulas (C) 1:25.82; 400 freestyle relay: 1. Concord (Smith, M. Lias, Schrock, Lehman) 3:54.67, 2. North Wood 4:07.84. North Wood wins at Plymouth North Wood claimed a 97-63 victory over host Plymouth on the road last Tuesday. The Lady Panthers won nine of 12 events en route to the win. Brittani Grove and Rachel Enright each finished with four wins at the meet. • NORTHWOOD 97, PLYMOUTH 63 At Plymouth 200 medley relay: 1. North Wood (Brittani Grove, Karlie Kratzchmar, Emily Hoffman, Rachel Enright) 2:11.1, 2. Plymouth 2:17.73; 200 freestyle: 1. Enright (N) 2:15.21, 2. Megan Senter (P) 2:20.05; 200 Individual Medley: 1. Hoffman (N) 2:37.21, 2. Lauren Page (P) 2:42.35; 50 freestyle; 1. Grove (N) 25.64, 2. Layne Holloway (P) 29.65; [Jiving: 1. Melissa Berger (N) 219.1, 2. Alayna Holmquesi (P) 179.4; 100 butterfly: 1. Hoffman (N) 1:13.19, 2. Lexi Fetters (P) 1:21.9; 100 freestyle: I. Grove (N) 55.88, 2. Natalie Hostetler (N) 1:11.59; 500 freestyle: I. Senter (P) 6:21.52, 2. Jamie Mcßride (N) 6:26.38; 200 freestyle relay: 1. Plymouth (Holloway, Sidney Listenberger. Page, Katclyn Brown) 2:01.29, 2. North Wood 2:08.01; 100 backstroke: 1. Enright (N) 1:11.7, 2. Page (P) 1:16.62; 100 breast stroke: I. Brown (P) 1:23.7, 2. Destiny Hossler (N) 1:26.71; 400 freestyle relay: I. North Wood (Enright, Hoffman, Kratzchmar, Grove)4:lo.2l, 2. Plymouth 4:26.63 WRESTLING North Wood wins Wabash County Invite North Wood went a perfect 5-0 at the Wabash County Invitational Saturday. Jason Nolte, Ben Rethlake and Zach Telschow all went 5-0 individually for the Panthers at the invite, while Zac Wilson, Nick Christofeno, Derek Weldy, A.J. Carter and Dan Guevara were all 4-1 on the day. • WABASH COUNTY INVITATIONAL At Wabash North Wood results Match scores: North Wood 48, Southwood 30, North Wood 39, Bremen 36; North Wood 58, Wabash 12; North Wood 38, Northfield 38 (Bth criteria gives North Wood victory); North Wood 45, Manchester 27. Individual results 113: Tevin Pruitt, 2-3; 120: Josh Chupp, 3-2; 126: Nick Christofeno, 4-1; 132: 1. Jason Nolle, Ben Rethlake, 5-0,170 Scott Kern, 2-3; 182: 1. Zach Telschow, 5-0 195: AJ. Carter, 4-1; 220 Corbin Johnson, 1-3; 285: Dan Guevara, 4-1. North Wood competes at Lapel Jason Nolte and A.J. Carter went 5-0 at 132 and 195, while Cald) Reeve went 3-0 at 138 as North Wood competed at the Lapel Wrestling Invitational Saturday. Josh Chupp and Nick Christofeno were 4-1 at 120 and 126, respectively, while Zac Wilson finished 4-1 at 145, and Zach Telschow was 4-1 at 182 pounds for the Panthers. LAPEL INVITATIONAL At Lapel North Wood results 106: 3. Lucas Hnehawler, 3-2; 113: 3. Tevin Pruitt, 3-2; 120: 2. Josh Chupp, 4-1; 126: 2. Nick Ouistofeno, 4-1; 132: I. Jason Nolte, 5-0; 138: 1. Caleb Reeve, 3-0, 145:1 Zac Wilson, 4-1; 152: 3. Derek Weldy, 3-2; 170: Scott Kent, 0-5; 182: 2. Zach Telschow, 4-1; 195: 1. AJ. Carter, 5-0, 220: Alex Carder, 1-4; 285:3. Dan Guevara, 3-2. GRADE 8 BASKETBALL North Wood falls to Edgewood Die North Wood eighth grade basketball team lost to Warsaw Edgewood by the score of 44-40. Dakiyron Fox

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during a dual Northern Lakes Conference meet at Plymouth last Tuesday. had another strong inside game with 11 points and nine rebounds. Braxton Linville added 7 points. Chad Sellers on two fourth quarter threes totaled 6 and JaLynn Borkholder also had 6. Clayton Sheets had 4 points and Tanner Cleveland, David Eshelman, and Ryan Knepper all scored 2. North Wood defeats Northridge North Wood's eighth grade basketball team won its tenth game of the season with a 45-30 victory over the Raiders! of Northridge. Dakiyron Fox had a double - double with 15 points and 10 rebounds. Braxton Linville had a great (all around) game with 15 points, six assists, and three rebounds. JaLynn Borkholder had a solid night with 8 points and eight rebounds. David Eshelman hit a three for his points and Tanner Cleveland and Clayton Sheets each scored 2. The win improves the Panthers record to 10-3. Northridge comes out on top £ North Wood's eighth grade boys basketball B team! lost to Northridge in overtime 32-26. Leading scorers foiS North Wood were Nathan Schmitt with 7 and Asa Tobias? with 6. *» . jj North Wood 8 clinches Big 11 North Wood's eighth grade basketball team defeated! Penn Discovery 42-35 Thursday night to win the Big 11? Conference. The Panthers worked together to defeat tho; previously unbeaten Archers. Braxton Linville led the wajj with 18 points and five assists. JaLynn Borkholder workec£ inside for 7 points and 11 rebounds. David knocked down two three-pointers for his 6 points whilqj Tanner Cleveland had 5 points, five assists, and fouC rebounds while holding Discovery's leading scorer to 5 points. Dakiyron Fox had 4 points and 10 rebounds an<£ Clayton Sheets scored 2. The Panthers record is 11-3 ancC will next play Northridge. 2 ■ North Wood Bth ends season 2 a The North Wood eighth grade boys basketball team losg to Northridge in the Big 11 Tourney 46-42 to end the sea* son. Braxton Linville kept the Panthers close scoring points. David Eshelman added 5, Dakiyron Fox 4, and} Tanner Cleveland and Clayton Sheets each had 2. FotC pulled down seven rebounds; JaLynn Borkholder six, an<£ Cleveland four. The team finishes the season with a 11-C record and were the Big 11 Conference champions. 2 GRADE 7 BASKETBALL North Wood victorious over Edgewood ; North Wood's seventh grade basketball team beat competitor Edgewood 33-25. Drew Minnich shot in 10 points with Nick Newcomer following with 8 and Trey Bilinski with 5. Minnich made six rebounds and Vincent Miranda made as many assists. ; I North Wood on top again North Wood's seventh grade basketball team came out on top again against Northridge with a final score of 32-22! Trey Bilinksi made 12 points while Vincent Miranda sunli 10. Miranda made five assists and as many steals. I North Wood 7th defeats Discovery North Wood's seventh grade basketball team defeated Discover 35-25. Vincent Miranda made 15, Nick Newcomer 9, and Drew Minnich 8. Drew Minnich handled five rebounds and Miranda made seven assists and four steals. ■ ■ North Wood wins over Concord The North Wood seventh grade boys basketball team wort over Concord's team 43-32. Leading scorers for NW were! Nick Newcomer with 15, Luke Zurcher with 9 and Trey Bilinski with 7. Newcomen also made 10 rebounds. Vincent Miranda made nine assists and Drew Minnich made three steals. j North Wood earns another Win The seventh grade Panthers won another game, thifi time versus Northridge, 44-31. Vincent Miranda scores 17 points and teammates Drew Minnich and Trey Bilinksi each brought in 10. Minnich made seven rebounds and Miranda! made six assists. . ! I » Schmucker comes out on top Schmucker Middle School, Mishawaka, broke the North Wood boys seventh grade basketball team winning streak 33-30. Panthers They Bilinski and Vincent Miranda led in scoring for North Wood with 12 and 6 points repectively! Drew Minnich helped out with eight rebounds; Mirandi also worked the court with four assists and five steals. Thd team's record is 18-1.

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