Nappanee Advance-News, Volume 133, Number 20, Nappanee, Elkhart County, 17 October 2013 — Page 7

Rockies advance through North Wood

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Photo by James Costello North Wood's Connor Miller follows the ball up the field while Plymouth's Jacob Hildebrand pursues him during a Warsaw Sectional game last week.

By James Costello Pilot News Group Sports Editor WARSAW On Monday, Plymouth's Rockies earned a reprisal over an NLC foe. At Wednesday's Warsaw Sectional semifinal, they backed up a win. Cesar Aguilar notched two goals for Plymouth, and the Rockies defense combined for the blank sheet in a 2-0 win over conferencerival North Wood. Plymouth advanced to get another crack at host Warsaw at the tournament championship Saturday following the Tigers' come-from-behind 4-3 win over Culver Military Academy earlier Wednesday evening. Plymouth ultimately lost the final, 7-0 "We beat North Wood the first time, and it's hard to be able to beat a team twice in a row," said Plymouth boys soccer coach Josh Martin. "My hat's off to them because they played a terrific game they defended better, they put a ton more pressure on our net than they did in the first game. They brought a real A game against us tonight. Thankfully, we rose to the challenge, too." Aguilar scored both Plymouth goals after notch-

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throwing two and three players at her intermittently in the two teams' second meeting, she barely got a whiff at a goal at Thursday. "We didn't have as much firepower this time," said DeWitt. "The last game their keeper took out Allie Wright and broke her collarbone, so there went our second leading scorer. We lost Kaydon Fosler to a code of conduct violation, so she was out and she played most every minute in the middle, and of course Kirstin Riise has been out and she was our center defender. When you gut die middle of your team like that, it makes it difficult to be able to play the way that you would want to." The two teams were locked in a scoreless tie through nearly the full first half Thursday, but after several near-misses and big saves by beleaguered Rockies sophomore goalie Katie Berg, the Panthers finally broke through when Kaitlyn Heckaman won a 50-50 ball off a hopper just outside of die Plymouth box and got in behind the defense for a near-post score with just five seconds remaining in die first half. Trailing by a goal in the second half, Plymouth pushed up after the break. But with the stout North Wood defense offering few offensive opportunities, the Panthers countered their way to three more secondhalf scores and the win. "We had to change a little bit of our strategy and go a littie more offensively, and

ing another two with an assist in the Rockies' 3-1 quarterfinal win over Wawasee Monday night. He put Plymouth on the scoreboard with a penalty kick in the 22nd minute after Blake Milliser was fouled in the North Wood box, and he gave his team some insurance in the 65th minute when he back-kicked a Gonzalo Figueroa pass into the corner of the North Wood net in a highlight reel-worthy play that all but put Plymouth out of reach. The game was nip-tuck most of the way with Plymouth registering just two more shots on goal than the Panthers. But it was those two shots that wound up making the difference. After Aguiliar's first-half goal in the two teams' first meeting a week ago, Dennyz Barahona tied it up in the 42nd minute before Clay Marshall's game-winner on an Aguilar assist in the 62nd minute, and Dennyz and Brandon Barahona both looked dangerous again Wednesday night. Plymouth advanced to play defending semistate champion Warsaw in the title game Saturday. The two teams were locked in a scoreless stalemate at halftime in their first meeting back on Aug. 29 which Warsaw eventually won 3-0 and

not be as worried you know if you can't score a goal, you can't win," DeWitt explained. "That was what we were trying to do in the second half, and that's why (Val Ostrowski) got loose and was able to score a couple times." North Wood striker Ostrowski scored her team's insurance goal a littie over six minutes into the second period with a hard drive into the far upper 90 on a 1 v 1 situation. The North Wood all-time leading scorer who also tied her program's record for single-game scores with five earlier this season scored again from in close with 22:22 remaining in the game to give the Panthers plenty of breathing room. "I'm impressed with her overall body of Work," said Ummel of Ostrowski. "She set the career scoring record this year for our school She's at maybe 81 now after Tonight. She's at 34 in the season, which is second in the state right now. She's been phenomenal all year; she's been dangerous every time she's touched the ball. Plymouth did an excellent job of trying to keep one, two, three bodies around her aS much as possible, but she fought through that and found an opening, and it was nice to see her find the back of the net a couple times." Kiersten Lehman got free and dribbled one in the far comer of the Plymouth net in the 61st minute to sink the Rockies' hopes of a come-

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the Tigers looked vulnerable again in the early game Wednesday, falling behind 3-0 to Culver Military at the half before rallying with four goals in the final 21 minutes for the victory and a championship berth opposite Plymouth. • CLASS2A WARSAW SECTIONAL At Warsaw PLYMOUTH 2, NORTHWOOD 0 First half P - Cesar Aguilar (PK), 22nd minute Second half: P - Cesar Aguilar (Gonzalo Figueroa, 65th minute Shots on Goal: Plymouth 12, Northwood 10 Saves: Plymouth (Sam Stone) 10, Northwood 10 Record: Plymouth 6-10-2 WARSAW 4, CULVER ACADEMY 3 First half (. C Nicholas Bissonnette unassisted, 17th minute C Leonardo Rodriguez unassisted, 33rd minute Second half C Dominic Puzevic, PK, 53rd minute i W Brad O'Cock, unassisted, 59th minute W Stephen Kolbe unassisted, 64th minute W Sam Allbritten from Manuel Rodriguez, 75th minute W Allbritten, unassisted, 78th minute Records: Warsaw 11-2-5, Culver Academy 8-7-2

back with the home team's shots coming few and far between. Madilyn Eberle made three saves in goal for North Wood in the blank sheet, while Berg notched nine saves in a gutsy performance battling through a hip injury in the net for Plymouth. j The Rockies close out the season at 10-8 and will bid goodbye to just two seniors, but they're two key seniors in Hersick and defender Elizabeth Huerta. "I've been here three years with Elizabeth Huerta and Courtney Hersick. They've been there through the good times and the bad times," said DeWitt. "You hate to lose good, quality people. Courtney is just an outstanding player and an outstanding individual. Elizabeth plays with everything she's got whenever she's in there, and you can't ask for more than that. Courtney is just a leader in everything that she does. She's always looking out for all the girls and taking care of the team, and that's one thing that I'll miss more than anything. "I think we'll start working tomorrow on next season," added the Lady Rockies boss. North Wood's squad sets a school record in wins with 13 with Thursday's victory. The team will take on Warsaw for title championship Saturday at 7 p.m. at Kindt Field. "I like file way we played, I like what I saw from the team," said Ummel. "I like

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File photo/Dale Tobias North Wood's offensive line protects quarterback Will Kirkwood during a football game earlier this year. the third quarter. The rest of the game was a defensive struggle, with North Wood punting once and turning the ball over on yet another interception, and Warsaw giving up the pigskin twice on downs, the last with just 1:05 left in the game, too late for a Panther rally. North Wood finished with just 106 yards on the ground, led by 54 from Kirkwood and 35 from Edwards. Through the air, Kirkwood completed 10 of 22 passes for 150 yards and a TD. Bear led the Panther receiving corps with four catches for 66 yards including a score. The Black Crunch defense was paced by nine tackles from linebacker Derek Weldy and eight each from Scott Kern and Jeremiah Hilty, with Hilty's tally including a sack. Warsaw piled up a whopping 286 yards c>n the ground, most of it by McClone who carried 29 times for his 195 yards and two TDs. Head was an efficient 5 of 7 through the air for 70 yards and two scores. The Tiger defense was led by Gabe Fumivall with seven tackles and Schaefer with six stops. North Wood (4-4, 2-4 NLC) returns home for the final regular-reason contest on October 18th against Plymouth, and will honor the 13 Panthers seniors in a pre-game ceremony. Warsaw (6-2, 5-1, NLC) travels to Concord (6-2, 5-1 NLC) in a winner-take-all battle for the conference championship. • WARSAW 28, NORTHWOOD 7 At Fisher Field, Warsaw North Wood: 0 0 7 0 Warsaw: 14 77 0 —2B W - Tristan McClone 5 run (Caleb Klusman kick) W - McClone 4 run (Klusman kick) W - Seth Fouts 6 pass from Austin Head (Klusman kick) NW - Travis Bear 20 pass from Will Kirkwood (Connor Miller kick) W - Tanner Balazs 25 pass from Head (Miller kick) North Wood Warsaw Yards Rushing 106 286 Yards Passing 150 70 Passing (Comp/Att/Int) 10-22-3 5-7-0 Penalties (No./Yds.) 3-20 3-30 Fumbles (No./Lost) 1-1 0-0 Punts (No./Avg.) 3-36 1-28 Rushing - North Wood (Kirkwood 11-54; Edwards 9-35; Cleveland 6-19; Miranda 2-|-2]); Warsaw (McClone 29-195, 2 TD; Taylor 10-35; Head 3-[-s]; Balazs 8-37; Armey 2-2; Wood 5“18* Packard 1-4) Passing - North Wood (Kirkwood 10-22-3, 150 yds., TD); Warsaw (Head 5-7-0, 70 yds., 2 TD) Receiving - North Wood (Bear 4-66, TD; Sellers 2-23; Miranda 1-34; Hunsberger 1-17; Sauceda 1-8; Edwards 1-2); Warsaw (Balazs 2-38; TD; McCammack 2-26; Fouts 1-6, TD)

the way that we worked together, and if we come out and play like that, we'll give Warsaw a good game." • PLYMOUTH SECTIONAL Semifinals • NORTHWOOD 4, PLYMOUTH 0 First half Kaitlyn Heckaman, 40th minute Second half _ Nappanee Legate Notice of Filing of Petition for Dissolution On August 7, 2013, Rosa Delgado filed a Petition for Dissolution (cause number 20D06-1308-DR-585). Rosa Delgado is requesting that her marriage to Dario Delgado be dissolved. After 60 days and a final hearing, the divorce will be final. Dario Delgado is advised to contact Elkhart Superior Court 6 to inform them of his current address using the above-listed cause number or may contact Rosa Delgado’s attorney. Rosa Delgado is represented by Rose Rivera at Center for Legal Justice, 121 S. 3rd Street, Elkhart, IN. 46516. (574) 295-6149 ext. 240. October 3,10,17,201 i AN4772 hspaxlp Notice of Filing of Petition for Dissolution On August 7, 2013, Rosa Delgado filed a Petition for Dissolution (cause number 20D06-1308-DR-585). Rosa Delgado is requesting that her marriage to Dario Delgado be dissolved. After 60 days and a final hearing, the divorce will be final. Dario Delgado is advised to contact Elkhart Superior Court 6 to inform them of his current address using the above-listed cause number or may contact Rosa Delgado's attorney. Rosa Delgado is represented by Rose Rivera at Center for Legal Justice, 121 S. 3rd Street, Elkhart, IN. 46516. (574) 295-6149 ext. 240. October 17,24^1, 2013 PNS473 hapaxlp

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Val Ostrowski, 47th minute Ostrowski, 58th minute Kiersten Lehman, 61st minute Shots on goal: North Wood 14, Plymouth 3; Saves: North Wood 3 (Madilyn Eberle), Plymouth 9 (Katie Berg); Comers: North Wood 6, Plymouth 1 Records: North Wood 13-3-1, Plymouth 10-8 WARSAW 5, WAWASEE 0 m Nappanee Legate STATE OF INDIANA COUNTY OF ELKHART IN THE ELKHART CIRCUIT COURT 2013 TERM CAUSE NO. 20C01 -1310-ES-00060 IN RE. THE ESTATE OF , MAX E. RAMER NOTICE OF ADMINISTRATION Notice is hereby given that on the 9th day of October, 2013, Gary Dean Ramer was appointed Personal Representatives of the Estate of Max E. Ramer, deceased, who died on May 7,2013. All persons having claims against this estate, whether or not now due, must file the claim in the office of the Clerk of this Court withia. three (3) months from the date of the first publication of this notice, or within nine (9) months after the decedent's death, whichever is earlier, or the claims will be forever barred. Dated at Goshen, Indiana, this 9th day of October, 2013. Wendy Hudson Clerk, Elkhart Circuit Court Loren r. Stoat #363-20 KINDIG & SLOAT, PC Attorney for the Estate P.O. Box 31 102 Heritage Parkway . Nappanee, Indiana 46550-0031 (574) 773-7996 October 17,24,2013 AN5721 hspaxip

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First half Elizabeth Van Wormer, 10th minute Danielle Hutcherson, 15th minute Elizabeth Van Wormer, 40th minute Second half Hutcherson, 49th minute Van Wormer, 57th minute Shots on goal: Warsaw 10, m Nappanee Legals STATE OF INDIANA COUNTY OF ELKHART IN THE ELKHART CIRCUIT COURT 2013 TERM CAUSE NO. 20C01 -1310-ES-00059 IN RE: THE ESTATE OF THOMAS C. PETERSEN NOTICE OF ADMINISTRATION Notice is hereby given that on the 9th day of October, 2013, Kristine A. Best was appointed Personal Representative of the Estate of Thomas C. Petersen, deceased, who died on August 25,2013. All persons having claims against this estate, whether or not now due, must file the claim in the office of the Clerk of this Court within three (3) months from the date of the first publication of this notice, or within nine (9) months after the decedent's death, whichever is earlier, or the claims will be forever barred. Dated at Goshen, Indiana, this 9th day of October, 2013. Wendy Hudson Clerk, Elkhart Circuit Court Brian L. Hoffer #8025-20 KINDIG & SLOAT, PC Attorney for the Estate P.O. Box 31 102 Heritage Parkway i Nappanee, Indiana 46550-0031 (574) 773-7996 Octobbf 17,24,2013 AN5722 hspaxip