The Mail-Journal, Volume 14, Number 52, Milford, Kosciusko County, 18 January 1978 — Page 8

THE MAIL-JOURNAL — Wed., January 18, ,1978

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Sports

Warriors upset rated Vikings

By MARK STIFFLER The Wawasee Warriors picked up probably their most impressive win of the year when they handed the 15th rated Tippecanoe Valley Vikings a 7069 setback at Wawasee Saturday night. Phil Stichter, who has led Wawasee scorers several times since being inserted in the starting line-up, got Wawasee in front 2-0 with a jumper with :20 gone. The next four minutes belonged almost entirely to the visiting Vikings. They roared to a 10-4 lead before Stichter finally got Wawasee on the board again with a pair of free throws. Wawasee hung close and managed to cut the gap to 12-10 with 2:00 left in the opening period. Tippecanoe Valley held a 20-17 lead at the end of the quarter. The Vikings kept hitting shots

Warriors romp over Northridge

By MARK STIFFLER The Wawasee Warriors got back on the winning track when they romped over the Northridge Raiders Friday night 62-50. Wawasee had some hot shooting early in the game to grab an early lead over the Raiders. Wawasee jumped out to a 6-2 lead but Northridge soon caught up at eight. With 2:20 left in the first quarter Phil Stichter hit a jumper to tie the game at 10. About a minute later Ken Patton gave Wawasee a 12-10 lead. The score was 14-12 Wawasee after one period.

Freshmen play seesaw contests

Wawasee’s freshman basketball teams won one game last week and dropped three in contests. Rochester was the victor in a pair of games. The A squad of Wawasee was defeated 55 to 47, with Rochester leading the scoring during the last three quarters. Scoring by quarters was 8-10, Wawasee; then 23-19, 35-31 and 55-47 in Rochester’s favor. Leading the scoring for Wawasee was Scott Ousley with 13 points. Ousley also emerged the leading rebounder, with eight

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of the long variety as they increased their lead to 46-38 at the end of the half. Stichter had 17 points by the half for the Warriors. In the first two minutes of the third period the visitors reached their biggest lead at 50-38 Wawasee kept chipping away at the lead as Stichter kept scoring and Bryan Smith got hot. Tippecanoe Valley maintained enough hot shooting to hold a 6054 lead after three quarters. Kent Trobaugh got Wawasee very close in the first minute of the fourth quarter. He connected on a shot to cut the deficit to 61-60 with 7:15 to play. Tippy Valley got a little breathing room at 6360 but Worth Packer, who was badly shaken up in the game, came right back for Wawasee to cut the gap to 63-62. Mark Lantz, who was sick and didn’t play Friday night, connected for the

Stichter gave Wawasee a 16-12 lead early in the second quarter. The Warriors held a four point lead until Northridge drew within 22-20 with 5:00 left in the half. The Warriors held their biggest lead so Wawasee got a 10 point lead early in the third quarter despite several turnovers. They took advantage of a cold-shooting Northridge team to increase their lead. Stichter hit a threepoint play for Wawasee with 4:14 left in the quarter to give Wawasee a 37-26 lead. From there the Warriors padded their

rebounds. Rochester’s B squad also bested the Warriors, after beginning the first quarter with the score tied at two all. Wawasee lead the second quarter with 17-12, fell 26-21 to Rochester and ended the contest behind 41 to 36. Tim Rhodes, with 12 points, was the team’s leading scorer for Wawasee. Leading the rebounding category was Chris Bomman with six. Seesaw With Whitko Wawasee’s freshmen faired better against Whitko last Thursday night, splitting the games at one each. The A squad for Wawasee fell behind after taking the first quarter 8-7. Whitko emerged 1217 and 18-26 before chalking up a

Syracuse youth gets S SOO award, 5 others receive merit scholarships

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Warriors to once again narrow the gap to one at 67-66. The Warriors took their first lead .. since the opening minutes with 2:15 to go. Trobaugh put Wawasee up 69-67 with a charity shot with :20 left. Tippecanoe Valley refused to give up and tied the game at 69. Smith was fouled for the Warriors as he attempted to shoot. He missed the first free throw but connected on the second one for the 70-69 lead. The Vikings tjjrew the ball away and Worth Packer was fouled with :02 left. He missed the one-and-one free throw and a last second Valley desperation shot missed. Wawasee won 70-69. Phil Stichter led Wawasee with 24 points. Byran Smith added 18. The Warriors, now 7-5, host Goshen Friday night and travel to Manchester for a Saturday night contest.

lead by another two points to come away with a commanding 45-32 lead after three stanzas. Wawasee used a four-comer offense part of the fourth quarter to run some time off the clock. They still managed 17 points in the period. The Warriors held as much as a 20 point bulge at one time before Northridge cut the lead. The final score was 62-50 Wawasee. Phil Stichter led all scorers with 23 points. Bryan Smith added 13, Worth Packer 12 and Ken Patton 11. The Warriors were hot all night long as they hit 65 per cent of the shots.

32-41 win. John Locke lead the scoring, while the leading rebounders, with four each, were Tim Butt and Max Grady. The B squad etched out a win over Whitko 31-29. Wawasee began their lead 9-6 in the first quarter and maintained it throughout, 13-12, 21-17 and the final 31-29. John Wiggs lead the scoring with 11 points. Wiggs and Bornman were the leading rebounders. The contests bring the A squad record to 3-6, while the B squad is 2-5. “We. are progressing,” said coach George Vitaniemi. The Warriors will play in a four-way tourney January 21, with West Noble, Northridge and Whitko.

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« VO ■j * 11 " - , * > '* I ’ i ’W 1 ****■ . * ■■■■■Vl * v IB Iwh ft -I x i ■ C s - * Al fc • ’-JtSS THE FINAL MINUTES — In the exciting final minutes of play last Saturday action was fast. Above Phil Stichter, 21, goes up for a basket and is greeted by three Tippecanoe Valley players. Stichter was high point man for the evening as he hit for 24 points, 17 in the first half of the game.

North Webster preps for Sled-A-Thon

North Webster is a busy place as the Lakeland Snowmobile Club is preparing to host its first annual Sled-A-Thon, to be held this Saturday and Sunday, Jan. 21 and 22, in North Webster. The Indiana Snowmobile Association is sponsoring the Sled-A-Thon with all proceeds from the event going to the American Heart Association. Snowmobilers from all over Indiana will check their mileages at “Heart-A-Thon Points” all over the state and then continue on to North Webster. Along with the Sled-A-Thon, a winter carnival is scheduled by the Lakeland Club with numerous activities planned. Some of these activities include: a safari and treasure hunt, several poker runs, a giant porch light safari around Webster Lake, snowmobile games, the state association’s Indiana oval races, plus a celebrity snowmobile race. Also to be held is a Snow Ball when first Snow Queen will be crowned. Each snowmobile club in Indiana will pick a girl to represent them in the contest. Tracy Adair, 19, daughter of Dick Adairs, Lake Webster Yellow Banks, will represent the Lakeland Club. The winner will be determined by the girl raising the most money for the heart fund. Larry Bishop, of the state association, is overall chairman of the Sled-A-Thon. Chairmen from the Lakeland Club overseeing the winter carnival are Richard Mitchell, Greg Long and Steve Beavers. The North Webster School will be the starting point for activities Basketball was invented in 1891 by James A. Naismith, a physical education instructor. His icKea was to nail two boxes to the gymnasium balcony. But, only half bushel baskets were available, according to The World Book Encyclopedia, thus the name basketball.

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JV Warriors lose overtime bout with Valley By MARK STIFFLER The Wawasee JV basketball team had a lead against the Tippecanoe Valley Vikings Saturday night but bowed to the visitors 58-56 in overtime. The Vikings jumped to a 4-0 lead but Bart Bowser came right back for Wawasee and connected on a lay-up. Mark Wagoner drew the Warriors ahead on a shot with 3:30 left in the first period. The lead changed hands several times and Wawasee was clinging to a 13-11 lead after the buzzer. After the Tippecanoe Valley tied the contest early in the second quarter the Warriors took over. They outscored the Vikings 15-3 the rest of the quarter for a huge 28-16 halftime lead. In the third quarter it was the Valley’s turn to spurt. In the first four minutes of the quarter the visitors outscored Wawasee 12-2 to close the gap to 30-28. They took the lead a minute later and held a 36-35 lead after three periods. After the Vikings jumped to a 45-39 lead the Warriors caught on fire and rallied for a 45-45 tie. Neither team had a lead of more than two points and regulation time ended in a 51-51 tie. Wawasee took its only lead of the overtime early in it on a Matt Strombeck free throw. Tippy Valley came back for a 54-52 lead and the Warriors had to play catch up the rest of the way. Wawasee drew to within 56-55 with :37 left on a Bowser free throw. Wagoner hit a free throw with : 14 left to cut the Valley lead to 58-56 and that’s just how the game ended. Bart Bowser led Wawasee with 14 points and Mark Sumpter added 12. The Warriors will host Goshen Friday night. (Pmvsical Fitness is a <SR-QWiN& INTEREST AMONG, who SPENT about 12 BIUIOM POLLAKS ON EQUIPMENT -THIS '■/EAR. VET, IT is ESTIMATED THAT the AVERAGE AMERICAN ONLV AffOUT „ 70 MINUTES A WEEK ON EXERCISE.'

Varsity girls win two, set new school records

By KELLI PRICE Wawasee turned in two consecutive wins in girls basketball last week. The first was against Elkhart Central, there, and the second over Goshen, at home. On Thursday, Jan. 12, Wawasee’s varsity overtook Elkhart Central 49-44. Scoring by quarters was Wawasee 15 to Central’s 10 in the first period; Wawasee 17, Central 12 in the second quarter; Wawasee 21 to Central’s nine in the third; and Wawasee captured the game in the fourth with six to Central’s 13. Senior, Teresa Carpenter led the team with 16 points and 12 rebounds. Lorene Spearman, senior, also pulled down 12 rebounds for the Warriorettes. Wawasee’s junior varsity also outscored their Elkhart Central opponents. WHS defeated Central 32-22. The first quarter ended in a 9-9 tie; the second period totaled two for Wawasee and 10 for Central; Wawasee made 15 to Central’s one in the third period; and Wawasee’s six over Central’s two ended the game. The JV Warriorettes played “super defense” according to Coach Tony Clouse. Sophomores Susan Schacht and Belinda Boyer each scored six points to lead their team to victory. Defeat Goshen The WHS varsity defeated Goshen on Saturday for their second win of the season and two new school records. A total score of 71 broke a record and outscored Goshen’s 58. The first quarter ended with the Warriorettes leading 17 to 11; in the second period Wawasee scored 21 to Goshen’s 20; the third period contained Wawasee’s 16 and Goshen’s 18; and in the last quarter Wawasee made 17 and Goshen scored 18. Bea Carvajal, senior, scored 17 points and had nine assists (school record). Senior Lorene Spearman tied with Carvajal to lead the team in scoring, 17, points. Senior Teresa Carpenter pulled down the most rebounds for WHS with 14. Against Goshen, the JV team A

ended with bad luck. Goshen beat Wawasee 28 to 27. WHS trailed five to six in the first quarter, pulled ahead at the half by scoring 10 to Goshen’s four; Wawasee made eight to Goshen’s six in the third period; and Goshen’s 12 in the fourth period over the Warriorettes four won the game for them. Wawasee’s 1 defense was poor in the second half and they failed to shoot enough shots in the fourth period. The Warriorettes close attempt at victory was led by freshman Cindy Hoover with eight points. The varsity record is now 2-5 and the junior varsity holds a 4-5 record.

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