Nappanee Advance-News, Volume 133, Number 20, Nappanee, Elkhart County, 10 October 2013 — Page 6

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Photo by Dale Tobias Nappanee Mayor Larry Thompson wishes North Wood golfers Heidi Morganthlaer, Linnzie Ridiner and Summer Stillson luck before the Lady Panthers' first round at the IHSAA State Finals in Franklin last Friday. Lady Panthers seniors cap off careers in style at state By James Costello Pilot News Group Sports Editor NAPPANEE Coaches often say a team is only as good as its seniors. The reason for this is two-fold. For one thing, seniors are often the most experienced athletes on a roster, and are therefore leaders on the playing field, court or course. And secondly, they usually play a key role in guiding younger players to meet their coaches' and programs' expectations. North Wood's girls golf team finished up its season with a first-ever trip to the IHSAA State Finals at the Legends in Franklin last weekend, where the team placed 15th with a 736 score over two rounds. A big part of the reason for the Lady Panthers' big finish was its seniors, Heidi Morganthaler and Kayla Stankovich, says head coach Adam Yoder. "These two seniors are a perfect pair because of what they given to the program in their own way," said the North Wood golf coach via email. "Kayla Stankovich had never even played golf when she came to us as a freshman. Her freshman year, she was number 13 on a team of 13 girls. But each year she got a little better and a little better and over the last two years, she's been a fixture in our varsity linew*. parred tlw hardest hole on the Middle 9 at trie Legends on Friday in her final round. She's been great leader for our younger girls, and her example is one that should be an inspiration to future players who want to start playing golf when they get to high school. She proved it can be done. "Heidi, on the other hand, has been the program's backbone the last couple of years. Her level of consistency, her leadership abilities (both vocally and by example) and her drive to be as good as she can have all been huge reasons why we've done what we've done over the past few years." Morganthaler put in her team's top finish one final time See Style, Page A 7

SCOREBOARD

GIRLS SOCCER LADY PANTHERS TRUMP LIONS North Wood did all of its scoring in the first half, and the Lady Panthers shut out Bremen 3-0 in Nappanee over the weekend. Inger Yoder scored in the eighth minute, and Val Ostrowski tacked on goals in the 17th and 38th minute. Lexi Pate recorded two saves in goal for the Lady Lions, who were outshot 5-1 and fell to 10-6 on the year. Madi Eberle was credited with the shutout in goal for North Wood, which improved to 12-3-1. • NORTHWOOD 3, BREMEN 0 At Nappanee FIRST HALF N N Val Ostrowski (Allyson Jenkins) 17th minute N Ostrowski 38th minute Shots: Bremen 1, North Wood 5; Saves (goalkeeper): Bremen 2 (Lexi

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File photo by Dale Tobias North Wood quarterback Will Kitkwood throws a pass to Tanner Cleveland during a football game earlier this season.

By Steve Sutler Correspondent l ELKHART Luke Edwards rushed for 127 yards and a touchdown and Tanner Cleveland added 91 yards and two scores as the North Wood Panthers used a punishing ground attack to roll over the Elkhart Memorial Crimson Chargers, ,SO-l!!> in Northern Lakes Conference (NLC) action. The victory improved the Panthers ig 4-3, the season (2-3 NLC) and marked the first road win for North Wood in 2013. The Panthers got things off on the right foot from the very beginning when Travis Bear returned the opening kickoff 53 yards to the Charger 40-yard line. Eight plays later, quarterback Will Kirkwood bulled into the end zone from two yards out and the Panthers led 7-0 after Connor Miller's PAT kick. After an exchange of punts, Memorial got a break when Nathan Troutman picked off a Kirkwood pass

Pate), North Wood 1 (Madi Eberle); Comers: Bremen 0, North Wood 5. Records: Bremen 10-6, North Wood 12-3-1. OSTROWKSI LEADS NORTHWOOD Val Ostrowski recorded a hat trick with goals in the 15th, 22nd and 25th minutes, and North Wood beat Wawasee 4-0 in a girls soccer match at home Oct. 3. The game was postponed in the 28th minute and Wawasee decided to forfeit the result. The Lady Panthers moved to 11-3-1 with a 3-3-1 Northern Lakes Conference record with the win. • NORTHWOOD 4, WAWASEE 0 1 ( At Nappanee First half NW - Megan Reed (Ariana Eshelman), 4th minute NW - Val Ostrowski (Regan Beck), 15th minute NW - Ostrowski (Beck), 22nd minute NW - Ostrowski (Allyson Jenkins), 25th minute Shots on goal: NW 9, W 0

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near midfield and returned it all the way to the Panther 13-yard line before being dragged down by Kirkwood himself. On fourth and nine, quarterback Troutman found Chris Kale for a 15-yard TD pass and the Chargers took their only lead of the night when David Doyle picked up a botched PAT snap and ran it in for two points, making it 8-7 Memorial early in the second period 1 . > ,J ii'jij j jt, i The Charger lead lasted all of one 'play dfbn the first from scrimmage after the ensuing kickoff, Edwards blasted up the middle and took the pigskin 66 yards to the house, putting North Wood back in front at 14-8. After the Black Crunch defense forced a three-and-out, Trent Sauceda returned the punt 32 yards into Memorial territory at the 47. Unfortunately, the Panthers could not capitalize on the big return, turning the ball over on downs at the Memorial 16 but just three plays later, Derek Weldy picked off an errant

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Troutman pass at the Charger 24-yard line. With 2:16 left in the half, it took North Wood just four plays to reach the end zone, with Cleveland taking it the last six yards for the score. The PAT was no good, but North Wood took a 20-8 lead to the locker room. Following the halftime break, the Panthers forced a Charger punt on the opening series, then put together a 10-play drive that culminated with a 28-yard field goal by Miller to push the North Wood lead to 23-8. The next Memorial drive also ended badly for the hosts when Panther safety Dominic Miranda picked off a Troutman pass and returned it 10 yards to the North Wood 30. The Panthers needed just eight plays to find the end zone again, driving 70 yards, all of it on the legs of Cleveland and Kirkwood, until Cleveland bolted in from the three to make it 30-8 just a minute and a half into the fourth quarter. See Back, Page A 7

Saves: NW 0 (Madi Eberle), W 5 (Samantha Valle) Comers: NW 2, W 0 Records: NW 11-3-1 (3-3-1 in NLC), W 0-15 (0-7 in NLC) JV GIRLS SOCCER NORTHWOOD PLACES 2ND AT JV NLCS North Wood's JV girls soccer team finished second behind Warsaw with a 3-1 penalty kick loss to the Tigers in the championship game of the JV Northern Lakes Conference Tournament on Oct. 5. Mackayla Schmucker scored North Wood's lone goal of the championship as the Panthers finished in a 1-1 tie at the end of regulation with Warsaw. She also scored her team's only PK in overtime. North Wood advanced in another penalty kick shootout versus Concord earlier in the tournament. Bailie Lehman kicked the Panthers' only PK in that contest as North Wood advanced following a 0-0 stalemate at the end of regulation.

• NLC JV TOURNAMENT RESULTS At Warsaw Championship Game Warsaw 1, North Wood 1 ( (Warsaw wins 3-1 on penalty kicks) Goals: NW - Mackayla Schmucker t Penalty Kicks: NW - Schmucker Ist Round Games North Wood 0, Concord 0 (North Wood advances 1-0 on penalty kicks) Penalty Kicks: NW - Bailie Lehman JV PANTHERS FALL AT CONCORD North Wood's JV girls soccer team fell 2-0 to host Concord in an NLC game on the road in Dunlap Sept. 13. Justyce Warren and Alana Brubaker scored Concord's two goals as North Wood slid to 1-3 in the NLC. See Scoreboard, Page A 7

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