The Mail-Journal, Volume 7, Number 17, Milford, Kosciusko County, 27 May 1970 — Page 11

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MOST VAI.VABLE PLAYERS — Eight Wawasee high school athletes named most valuable players in various school sports at , the all-sports banquet last Wednesday night at the WHS school gv m are shown here with athletic director Eldon I mmel oh the left and ABC sportscaster Chris Schenkel who was guest speaker on the riyht In the front row from left, are Gary Firestone, golf; Steve Zurcher. basketball. Kent Wilson, wrestling; and Ron Graber,

Schenkel Gives Athletic Banquet Class, Makes It Sparkle

Wawasee high school sports, their parents and fans — to the tune of over 500 persons had the rare privilege of hearing Chris Schenkel, one of the foremost sportscasters of the world at the second annual WHS all sports banquet last Wednesday night A dinner and recognition night was held in the school s large

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WAWASEE PREP SUMMER SPORTS CAMPS Golf Basketball JOHNNIE LoPENZINA JOHNNY DEE, Notre Dame Coach June 28 to July 11 August 2 to August 22 Boys 10-16 Years Boy* 12-15 years Football All-Sports Camp WAI-1 Y MOORE, Notre Dame Coach June 28 to July 11 July 12 to July 25 Two Age Groups Indiana boys 10-15 years Boys 10 to 12 years Out-of-state boys 12-17 years Boys 13 to 16 years

Tutoring available in English skills, Reading, and Mathematics For further information write or call: Wawasee Preparatory School Summer Sports Camp Route No. 1, Syracuse, Indiana 46567 Phone: 219-457-3033

gym. m a program sponsored by the Milford. North Webster and Syracuse Lions clubs, with North Webster luon Gene Berghorn acting as master of ceremonies Following the talk by Schenkel. a total of 180 athle’-'s in nine different sports wer recognized with presentations being made in baseball, cross country and junior varsity basketball, by

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tennis. Back row from left. Rex Hunziker, football; Jay Longenecker. track;-Bruce Cumings, cross country; and Dave Berghorn, swimming. The three seated were honored with “W” blankets for earning at least six major letters in high school careers, three in their *' senior year.

Mike Kurtz; freshman football by Tony Clouse; varsity football and tennis by Don Storey; freshman basketball and track by Jerry Minton; varsity basketball by Vernon Zurcher; swimming by- Doug Quine; wrestling byTerry Frank; and golf by Jack Marlette. Recognition of WHS cheerleaders was made by-

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Marsha Carpenter and Connie McGowan. Varsity cheerleaders include Marcia Peffley, SherryButler Teresa Beer. BeckyBrown, Debbie Wolferman and Susie Smith A complete list of outstanding athletes in the nine sports and three who won “W“ blankets appears in another column in this issue. Honor Schenkel As a wind-up to a brilliant program. Merle Smith, member of the Syracuse Lions club, presented Mr. Schenkel with an honorary membership to the Syracuse Lions club, several Indian arrowheads and a large map of the Lakeland area marking out original Indian trails. Mr Schenkel said he has part Indian ancestory and i$ a Student

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of Indian lore and Indian history. He said he remembers an Indian proverb that states one should walk a mile before speaking ill of another. The speaker recently purchased a Tippecanoe Lake home from Mr. and Mrs. Lou Neiwerth and will be spending considerable time in the Lakeland area. The Schenkels are parents of three children who will be attending school in the Lakeland school corporation. Schenk el. world famous as an ABC sportscaster, is a native of Bippus, Indiana, south of Huntington. where he said he left at age 16. He said. “When 1 was a kid at Bippus. all we had to do was wash our car down at the DX station." He later attended Purdue university at West Lafayette. He said, “It took me 27 years to get my letter from Purdue." He recognized many friends in his Wednesday night audience, one being Purdue acquaintance Ashley Hawk. A number of people had friends known by Mr. Schenk el in the Bippus area. He said you can always tell a Hoosier in the city. “In ten minutes they know everyone’s name in the group, and moments later they are telling everyone about the merits of the Hoosier state.” Cost of TV Chris was ABC’s moderator of the Mexico City Olympics in 1968. The live coverage of this glamoured event cost $3.5 million and took over 400 men on the working force. Schenkel told that the 1972 production costs of the Olympics will cost sl9 million. Why are the costs so high? It starts with the investment in equipment. To work golf and football events, up to four trailer units each loaded with $4 million worth of equipment are needed to telecast the action. Football is a prime program battled for by all networks. To sponsor college football on a Saturday afternoon will cost advertisers $58,000 per minute. The pro football rate goes up to $72,000 per minute for the Sunday shows and for the 14 special Monday night pro games coming up this fall, the rate is $82,000 per 60 seconds. He called the WHS gym a better place to work in than Madison Square Garden in New York City. “Here," he said, “you can see everyone and the building is well lighted. In the Garden I’m about a block away from the arena.” He did a splendid job of fielding questions from his audience. He invited anyone to “put me on the spot." He told of some of his "bloopers" over live TV, to the delight of his audience. He said he would be posting a 12 handicap at Tippecanoe Country club. Mr. Schenkers remarks were informed, and he showed an ease gained by many years before a national television microphone and camera. He told sports. “A successful sport doesn’t substitute a wishbone for a backbone." He had great praise for Wawasee high school, its athletic

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A LAKELAND MAP FOR CHRIS — ABS sportscaster Chris Schenkel. who has an avid interist in Indian lore and history, was presented a map of the Lakeland area show ing original Indian trails in this area, by Merle Smith, following his talk at the WHS all-sports banquet last Wednesday night.

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SIGNS AUTOGRAPHS — All-sports banquet speaker Chris Schenkel was the one to talk to after his talk to WHS athletes, parents and fans, as his enthusiastic listeners, young and old alike, swarmed around him for autographs.

department, and told his young listeners they should be proud of their fine school. He called Indiana a "super state, with the best looking girls.” He called Gary West the “most complete basketball player" and had words of praise for heavyweight boxer Cassius Clay as a boxer, calling him “a super athlete” but said he would not comment further on his person. Schenkel stayed around long after the program had been

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concluded to sign autographs for athletes, students and parents, and was a pleasant subject for local news photographers and shutterbugs. SENIOR CITIZENS TO MEET THURSDAY The Turkey Creek Senior Citizens will meet in the Syracuse fire station for a carry-in dinnermeeting Thursday evening at 6:30.

NUMBER 17

Top Athletes In Sports At Wawasee High Top athletes nine sports at Wawasee high school during the past year were recognized at the all-sports banquet last Wednesday night at which worldfamous ABC sportscaster Chris Schenkel was the principal speaker. Aside from that, three athletes received “W" blanket awards for receiving six major awards, three of which were earned in the senior year. The awards were as follows: FOOTBALL - MVP, Rex Hunziker; most improved. Glenn Davis; outstanding back. Roger Korenstra; outstanding lineman, Kent Wilson. . CROSS COUNTRY - MVP. Bruce Cumings; most improved, Phil Gunden; outstanding underclassman. Bruce Cumings. BASKETBALL - MVP. Steve Zurcher; most rebounds. Dave Elliott; free throw percentage. Steve Zurcher; field goal percentage, Mark Thomas. WRESTLING - MVP, Kent Wilson; quickest pin, Dave Baumgartner; most improved. Charles (“Chip ”) Dye; coaches award, Alan Butt. SWIMMING — MVP. Dave Berghorn; inspirational swimmer. Dallas Ummel; best diver. Larrv Koontz. TRACK - MVP. Jay Longenecker; high point. Jay Longenecker; 2d high point. Steve Zurcher; outstanding achievement. Keith Reider. GOLF — MVP, GaryFirestone; low medalist. GaryFirestone; most improved. Dallas Ummel. TENNIS — MVP, Ron Graber; most improved, Joel Burkholder. BASEBALL - MyP, Andy Hartley; batting champ. AndyHartley; pitching trophy. GaryFirestone; RBI leader, Donn Mav. “W” BLANKETS — Gary Firestone, Kent Wilson and Steve Zurcher. LCSCToGet Money From State State school superintendent Richard D. Wells has requested state auditor Trudy Etherton to make an early distribution of $1.9 million to school corporations faced with the need to borrowmoney for lack of the usual May property tax revenues. The Lakeland Community School Corporation and the Warsaw School Corporation are included in those named. Normally, the funds are not distributed until about June 30. Lakeland should receive $29,477 while Warsaw will receive $70,426.