The Mail-Journal, Volume 10, Number 4, Milford, Kosciusko County, 21 February 1973 — Page 42

Hoosier Hysteria - - - it's great

Hoosier Hysteria . . . it’s great! Hoosier Hysteria is truly great. Can you imagine Indiana without basketball? We can’t! And, as the 1973 Triton high school sectional draws nearer we pause tb salute the six high school teams who will participate in the 63d annual tournament — Akron, Mentone, Rochester, Triton, Warsaw and Wawasee. This special sectional supplement is our fourth such publication. It is a joint publication of The Akron-Mentone news and The Mail-Journal and is inserted into both of these papers as well as being distributed in the participating schools. None of this could have been done without the cooperation received again this year from the participating schools, their principals and coaches. They have done an outstanding job in supplying facts and figures which are necessary

Consolidations change sectional tournaments

Sectional tournaments in the state of Indiana have changed considerably over the past several years. While there have been minor changes in rules and regulations there have been much larger changes in the tournaments . themselves. Changes in the number of days it takes to play a tournament! Changes in the facilities it takes to handle a tournament! And, changes in the number of schools participating in each tournament. While school gyms have increased in size over the years so have the number of persons who attend sectional tournaments. One large reason for the increased attendance is the available transportation which several years ago was unheard of as many families only had one car and others had none at all. In by-gone days even the cost of gasoline would have made attending a sectional tournament an impossibility. “Hoosier Hysteria,” as the sport is often referred to has not lost any of its popularity over the past several decades. In fact, if anything, it has grown even more popular. 1973 vs 1949 Our staff members dug back into the files and did some comparing of the tournament played in Warsaw in 1949 and the (me to be played in Triton this year. Back in 1949 a total of 16 teams played 15 games before a champion emerged. This year six teams will participate in the Triton sectional with only five games being played.

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for the features in this supplement. This paper features scoring run downs, season records, rosters, stories, pictures of the participating teams and their cheerleaders, some old photos of teams of days gone by and an indication of the tremendous support for all of the squads through the advertising provided by business and industry of the area. We hope you will enjoy reading about your favorite team and that you will support them throughout the tourney. Let us have your comments on this supplement. Write to The Mail-Journal, box 188, Milford, Ind. 46542; The MailJournal, box 8, Syracuse, Ind. 46567; The Akron-Mentone News, box 277, Akron, Ind. 46910; or The AkronMentone News, box 427, Mentone, Ind. 46539.

Teams of 1949: Etna Green, Claypool, Beaver Dam, Larwill, Burkey, Sidney, Syracuse, Atwood, Silver Lake, Leesburg, Milford, North Webster, Pierceton, Mentone, Columbia City and Warsaw. Teams of 1973: Akron, Mentone, Rochester, Triton, Warsaw and Wawasee. At first glance it would seem only Warsaw and Mentone remain from the original 16 teams. This is true in one sense but in another sense it is not since consolidations have changed names of representative schools. Akron and Mentone both represent the Tippecanoe Valley School Corporation. They too will one day become one consolidated high school. Presently the former Beaver Dam and Burket schools have been absorbed into the Akron or Mentone schools. Rochester has replaced Columbia City who is now a sectional host. Larwill, Sidney and Pierceton have joined with South Whitley to form the Whitko Community School Corporation and will play in the Columbia City sectional. Triton, host of the 1973 sectional, is located in Bourbon and is a consolidation of Bourbon, Tippecanoe and Etna Green. Claypool, Larwill, Atwood, Silver Lake and Leesburg have all joined with Warsaw to form the Warsaw Community School Corporation. Milford, North Webster and Syracuse have become Wawasee high school and are part of the

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Lakeland Community School Corporation. Consolidations have resulted in bigger gyms and are allowing for the additional people who want to attend the games. Seldom is a tournament game played that is not before a capacity crowd. The change in tournament policies and the way the games are played have also allowed schools like Triton to host sectionals. In 1949 when Warsaw served as sectional host, games were played on Wednesday night, Thursday night, Friday morning, afternoon and night and Saturday afternoon and night. The city or town that served as host had to have the facilities to feed and entertain basketball fans between sessions. Today any school with gym facilities that meet specifications of the Indiana High School Athletic Association can apply for the tourney. Since only night games are played there is no need for restaurants which can feed thousands of hungry fans. No one knows who will win the 1973 sectional tournament but for those who are interested Syracuse won the 1949 sectional by defeating Atwood 44-41, Sidney 53 to 37, Beaver Dam 63-32 and Warsaw 57-53 in an overtime.

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YEA, RA, WARRIORS — The Wawasee high school cheerleaders are shown above as they cheer for their Warrior team. The girls are always on hand to lead the cheers for the green and gold.

Prayer of an athlete’s mother

Oh, Lord, Forgive me for thinking every > shot should go in. Teach me that half of them would be great. Grant me patience when he doesn’t get that rebound. You and I know he was fouled. Oh, yes and please help those referees, Lord. They need help badly. Why didn’t you give them eyes to the side and in the back, Lord? They never see my little Star get hit. And couldn’t you make them be for our side sometimes, Lord? They never are. But most of all Lord, I pray for that coach. Can’t he see what great talent my child has? If only he could get it out of him. I know you have a special reward for

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those bench warmers but you and I know that mine shouldn’t be there. Help him to see it too. Will you please help that newspaper man to count? I know my boy always makes more points than they count. Now that I’ve prayed for my child, his coach, the referees and newspapers, let me add a little are for myself. For the sins of Pride, Jealousy, Anger and Self-righteousness — Oh Lord forgive me. And when my Star is discovered help me to act surprised — not boastful or arrogant and most of all don’t let me say, I knew it all along. Anonymous