The Mail-Journal, Volume 15, Number 5, Milford, Kosciusko County, 22 February 1978 — Page 22

bi «■ IB ' * f H I “ 1 1 I .. . \' WELCOME TO TRITON — Triton High School Principal Howard Liggett is shown at the doors of his school, ready to welcome everyone to the 1978 sectional tournament. This is the fourth straight year that Triton has served as sectional host. Triton’s gym seats 3,470 persons and is an excellent facility for a sectional tournament. The gym is located on the east edge of Bourbon with the school serving both the junior and senior high school students. Students residing in Bourbon, Etna Green and Tippecanoe attend school there. Schools participating in the 1978 sectional tournament at Triton include Tippecanoe Valley, Triton, Rochester, Warsaw and Wawasee.

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

It takes more than coaches and players

The game of basketball takes more than a head basketball coach and 10 varsity basketball players to put a team on the floor and make it click. It takes: THE ATHLETIC DIRECTOR AND PRINCIPAL — whose activities include scheduling games, coordinating sports at the various high schools, checking to see that players are not over age and have achieved high enough grades to be eligible to play in the sectional. Many of the small details that take place behind the scenes of basketball are handled through the athletic director or principal of the various schools. THE ASSISTANT COACHES — who keep track of fouls, time outs remaining, opposing team substitutions during a game,

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 one for myself. For the sins of Pride, Jealousy, Anger and Selfrighteousness — 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

watching individual team players and checking to see they are carrying out their responsibility of the floor. If any of the assistant coaches spots anything in the game that needs to be checked he immediately reports to the head coach whose responsibility it is to make the final decision and correct the problems that arise. MANAGERS — who are responsible for seeing the team’s uniforms and other basketball equipment is ready for use when it’s needed. They are very busy young men and must see to it that this equipment and the uniforms are packed when the team is traveling and get things ready when the team is playing at home or practicing. The manager is usually the

Tournament 'on' at Triton

Triton High School principal Howard Liggett stated Tuesday night present plans would call for a “go ahead” of the Triton Sectional. Liggett’s comment was made in a telephone conversation following the announcement by Indiana High School Athletic Association commissioner Ward Brown earlier in the evening. Brown stated the executive committee of the IHSAA had been in an all-day session, trying to decide what to do because of the energy crisis. In a seven-point plan, Ward stated the state finals had been

16 regional hosts named

Regional pairings for the Indiana High School basketball tourney have been named as follows: ANDERSON — Winners at Anderson, Blackford, Carmel, Kokomo. COLUMBUS — Winners at Columbus, Greenwood, Martinsville, Shelbyville. CONNERSVILLE — Winners

Who won the sectional

Following is a list of sectional tournament winners from 1921 thru 1977:

Year Champs 1921 Syracuse 1922 Atwood 1923 Warsaw 1924 Warsaw 1925 Milford 1926 Syracuse 1927 Syracuse 1928 Pierceton 1929 Milford 1930 Milford 1931 Mentone 1932 Etna Green 1933 Beaver Dam 1934 Beaver Dam 1935 Mentone 1936 Warsaw 1937 Warsaw 1939 Mentone 1940 Mentone 1941 Pierceton 1942 Warsaw 1943 Warsaw 1944 Warsaw 1945 Syracuse 1946 Milford 1947 Silver Lake 1948 Milford

first to arrive at the scene of a basketball game and the last to leave. TRAINERS — are students who usually work under adult supervision. They are responsible for taping players before games and treating injuries that may occur during a game or practice. They must have their first aid supplies on hand and ready whenever the team meets to play or practice. They also assist with accident reports and keep records on injuries. At least one trainer must be present at every practice. CHEERLEADERS — . Thf cheerleaders and their sponsor are on hand at every game to lead the students and fans in yelling for their team and

re-scheduled for April 15. The semi-state will be played on April 8, the regionals on April 1. Commenting on the sectionals, he stated they would be played on March 4 or the central school principal and he would study the situation one week at a time if delayed because of the energy cut back. Should the sectionals all be played on March 4, the regionals, semi-states and state finals will be moved back to their original dates. Other points in the seven-point plan included the fact postponed season games could be played after sectional play if necessary.

at Batesville, Connersville, East Central, Greensburg. ELKHART — Winners at Columbia City, Elkhart, Plymouth, Triton. EVANSVILLE — Winners at Boonville, Evansville, Princeton, Vincennes. FORT WAYNE — Winners at DeKalb, East Noble, Fort Wayne I, Fort Wayne 11.

1949 Syracuse 1950 Columbia City 1951 Warsaw 1952 Warsaw 1953 North Webster 1954 Mentone 1955 Warsaw 1956 Warsaw 1957 Pierceton 1958 Etna Green 1959 Columbia City 1960 Columbia City 1961 Columbia City • 1962 Mentone 1963 Columbia City 1964 Columbia City 1965 Warsaw 1966 Warsaw 1967 Warsaw 1968 Akron 1969 Warsaw 1970 Warsaw 1971 Rochester 1972 Rochester 1973 Warsaw 1974 Akron 1975 Rochester 1976 Warsaw 1977 Wawasee 1978 ?

creating school spirit. These young ladies have a big and important job as they must keep the crowd under control and keep the spirits of the team high. Many basketball games are won with the help of good cheerleaders who keep the crowd backing their team the entire year. Basketball team members who feel their fans are behind them respond to yells and often play a better game because of the interest shown in their game. FANS — Every team needs fans to back them and give them support. The support the advertisers have shown every team in this special issue {roves that they all will have plenty of support as they meet in Warsaw next week.

First Time On TV For the first time in the history of the tournament the draw for the 399 schools participating in the tournament was held on television. It took five of the executive board members some 38 minutes to complete their job. The 1977 tournament champions, Wawasee, will open the Triton sectional as they meet Warsaw at 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday, March 1. Host Triton will go against Tippecanoe Valley at 7 p.m. Friday and Rochester will meet the winner of the Wawasee - Warsaw game at 8:30 on Friday night. The championship game is set for 8:15 on Saturday night.

FRANKFORT — Winners at Brownsburg, Frankfort, Lebanon, North Montgomery. GARY — Winners at Calumet, East Chicago, Gary, Hammond. INDIANAPOLIS — Winners at Ben Davis, Franklin Central, Indianapolis, Southport. LAFAYETTE — Winners at Benton Central, Fountain Central, Kankakee Valley, Lafayette. MARION — Winners at Huntington, Logansport, Marion South Adams. NEW CASTLE — Winners at Jay County, Muncie, New Castle, Richmond. SEYMOUR — Winners at Floyd Central, Jeffersonville, Madison, Seymour. SOUTH BEND — Winners at Michigan City, North Judson, South Bend, Valparaiso. TERRE HAUTE — Winners at Greencastle, Switz City, Terre Haute North, Terre Haute South. WASHINGTON — Winners at Bedford-North Lawrence, Paoli, Southridge, Washington. A salute to the sectional (An Editorial) The special issue is dedicated to the five high school basketball teams who will participate in the Indiana High School Athletic Association sectional tournament set to be held at Triton High School in March. Over 10,000 copies have been printed for insertion into The Mail-Journal and The Akron-Mentone News, and in the Triton, Rochester, Tippecanoe Valley, Warsaw and Wawasee High Schools. None of this would have been possible without the cooperation we have received from the high schools involved. Their principals and coaches have done an outstanding job in supplying facts and figures. In many cases, working around the energy problem was no easy chore! The edition features photos of* all the teams, coaches and cheerleaders. We hope you will enjoy reading about your favorite team and that you will support them at the tourney.