The Mail-Journal, Volume 17, Number 8, Milford, Kosciusko County, 12 March 1980 — Page 8

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THE MAIL-JOURNAL —Wed., March 12,1980

Sports

Warsaw wins sectional crown, Wawasee stopped by Valley

Coach Jim Miller’s Warsaw Tigers won the sectional tournament at Triton Saturday night and will meet Elkhart Memorial this coming Saturday in the regional tournament. The Tigers, going into the tournament as the Northern Lakes Conference champions, were the favored team. They defeated Tippecanoe Valley on Friday and took the championship game Saturday by defeating Rochester 82-64 L Warsaw meets Memorial at 11 a.m. in Elkhart’s Northside gym. Undefeated Argos will meet North Manchester in the second game. Both Warsaw and Memorial have 19-4 records going into the regional. Memorial, however, defeated the Tigers in Elkhart TOSS in December. Manchester, winner of the Columbia City sectional, has a 16-6 record and defeated previously unbeaten Whitko in the semi-finals of that i tournament. Warriors stopped by Valley Wednesday Last Wednesday the Wawasee Warriors met the Tippecanoe Valley Vikings in the opening game of the Triton sectional and were stopped cold as the Vikings won the victory 44-39 in a deliberately played bailgame. Wawasee had defeated the Vikings during the regular season’s play 54-52 and a close game was predicted by seasoned basketball fans. Tippecanoe Valley was the first to find the net as the Vikings went on top 2-0 after a minute’s play. A short time later Bart Bowser found the opening in the basket and hit two quick ones. Bowser had a hot first quarter and dominated play as he was perfect in four t'rfes from 20 feet out. Wawasee threw up a Might zone defense that neutralized the Vikings underneath. Wawasee was on top 14-10 at the end of the first quarter. Bowser continued to find his mark in the second quarter to keep the Warriors in the game. With 1:32 remaining in the half Valley tied it for the first time at 20-20. Valley went ahead with 59 seconds remaining, however, Jeff Long stole the ball and Bowser tied the game at 22 prior to the end of the half to send the teams into the dressing room in a deadlock. The Warriors were only able to score seven points in the third quarter as they lost the range while Valley hit for 12. This was the deciding factof in the game as both teams hit for 10 points in the final stanza. r. Even though the Warriors were giving 100 per cent, they were outrebounded 36-17. The Warriors had 14 turn overs while the Vikings turned the ball over nine times. Wawasee hit 40 per cent (17 out of 42) while Tippecanoe Valley hit 33 per cent (18 out of 55). Tippecanoe’s Tilden took scoring honors for the night with 18. Bowser was close behind with 17. No other Warriors were in double figures. Utter was the only

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SPECIAL OLYMPICS RUNNERS-UP — The boys of the Syracuse Elementary special education class were the runners up in the Special Olympics basketball championship played Saturday, March X, at Notre Dame University in South Bend. The Syracuse students went up against North Manchester who captured the crown. Pictured in the front row are Donald Koithahna, Dessen Rink, Shawn Leonard, Harold Cole and Ronald Koithahna. In the back row are Kenny Murphy, Todd Gilbum, Pat Miller, Robbie Ginn, Todd Leamon, Steve Rookestool and Danny McCulloch. The Special Olympics regional swim championship will be Wednesday, March 26, at Wawasee High School.

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TWO FOR WAWASEE — The Wawasee Warriors were stopped last Wednesday night in their attempts to capture the sectional crown by the Tippecanoe Valley Vikings by the score of 44-39. Above, Jeff Long sends the ball to the basket for two points as Viking Jeff Murphy. 11. watches. (Photo Courtesy Akron Mentone News by Vei n Hucks). other Viking in double figures as wawasee he scored 10. Long 211 2-2 2 Box scores follow: ’ TIPPECANOE VALLEY (44) Bowser 817 1-1 1 FG FT PF stichfer 26 00 0 Tilden 719 44 ’ Meade 3-4 0-0 0 Utter 411 22 4 Butt 0 0 0 0 1 Coplen b 3 23 2 Troup 0-0 0 0 0 Kindig 211 02 ’ Brannock 1-2 0 0 0 Murphy b 3 00 0 Schrock 0 0 0-0 0 Dorsey 3 7 00 1 Totals 17-42 5-6 » Holloway 01 0 0 0 Score By Quarters Totals 18-55 8-11 » Wawasee 14 8 7 Includes one team rebound Tippecanoe Valley 10 12 12

Wrestlers over power Whiteman

Once again the combination of the Milford and Syracuse Junior High wrestling teams put together a winning effort to over power Goshen Whiteman Junior High by the score of 81 to 36. The young Warriors started the match with three pins and kept the Redskins on their backs for most of the evening. The following wrestlers won by pin: Jeff Carden, Steve Yoder, Barry Taylor, Cling Carden, Mike Hernandez, Tony Black-

burn, Raymond Pena, Ron Turner and Jim Cramsie. Winners by decisions were: Kevin Cramsie, Benji Reed, Ron Martin, Dick Doll and Dave Melendez. This victory gives the combined team a record of two wins and no losses. Both victories were over NLC rivals Warsaw and Goshen. With results like this if theses young men continue wrestling Wawasee wrestling fans will have a great deal to look forward to in the future.

FAMILY LIFE MORE FUN SKI TOGETHER Going downhill together is an experience that a growing number of families find uplifting! The Equitable Family Ski Challenge, in its fourth season, has become America’s fastest-growing amateur competition. ■«* bn SUIT*® 1 £ U.S. Alpine Ski Team's head men's coach, Harald Schoenhaar, gives advice to a young competitor before the Equitable amateur ski race. Two-person teams comprising any combination of family members (mother, father, brother, sister) compete as teams-against-time on a giant slalom course. A handicapping system compensates for age differences and ski course conditions. The races are scheduled for 50 ski areas across the U.S., starting in midDecember. Scores are tallied in mid-February, and 350 winning teams progress to one of four regional race-offs. Regional winners — 32 family teams —will get all-expense-paid trips to the National Finals in Snowbird, Utah, March 29 to April 1. Contact your local ski area for further information. Bev Spry to head Boosters The Wawasee Booster Club, Inc., in the Wawasee High School library at 7 p.m. on Monday, March 10. New officers for the coming year are as follows: President — Bev Spry Vice president — Deb Kuh Treasurer — Sally Wise Secretary — Barb DeWitt Board members include the following people: Phil Metcalf, Karilyn Metcalf, Bobby Laughlin, Pat Speicher, Twila Coz, Jeanette Keim, Judy Yeager, D. G. (Bud) Seely, Jerry Wright, Jerry Curry and Judy Mock. The next meeting is scheduled for Tuesday evening, April 15 at 7 p.m. - Instead of taking out French doors, create the illusion of more space in a room by covering glass panes with mirror foil.

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HAPPY WARRIORIETTES — The optional team of the Wawasee Warriorettes was happy Thursday night, March 6, as the girls were named the Indiana High School Athletic Association’s gymnastics sectional champions. The girls won the meet with a total score of 97.95, the best score in the team’s history. Runner-up was South Bend Adams with a score of 85.00; while Concord placed third with 70.90; Elkhart Central was fourth with 47.65 points and Elkhart Memorial was fifth with 20.45 points. o Shown are Henry Smith, Wawasee High School principal; Kim Conrad, assistant coach; Sandy Kortenber; Tracy Rinker; Heather Beer: Boody Brewer: Jill Haab: and Marcia Carpenter, coach. The Warriors will be competing in the regional meet, Friday, March 14,‘at Portage.

Gymnasts win sectional title

Text And Photos By DEB FOX Wawasee’s Warriorette gymnastics team won the girls’ gymnastics sectional championship. The team .won the crown Thursday evening, March 6, following the final two events. The team won with a score of 97.95, the best score the team has ever received. The sectional championship title was previously held by South Bend Adams. Leading the Warriorette team were Tracy Rinker and Heather Beer. Rinker received firsts in floor exercises, balance beam and bars, losing first place in the vault to her teammate Heather Beer. Beer received seconds in two events and one third. Both Warriorettes were the top two winners in the all around competition. Also participating for the Warriorettes on the optional team were Sandra Kortenber, in the floor exercises and Jill Haab on the balance beam. Both received fourth place honors. Competing for the Warrioretts on Thursday evening in the intermediate competition were Tonda Davis, Kimberly Spitler, Bethanie Walker, Kina Hamman and Naomi Garza. On floor exercises Davis received a score of 5.5; Spitler, a score of 5.60; and Walker, a score of 6.15. On the balance beam Hamman had a score of 5.35; Walker, 5.30; and Garza, 5.10. , Other Competitors With Rinker and Beer walking off with first and second places in the all around events, third place was awarded to Sherry Bolden, South Bend Adams, who received a total score of 30.95. Tracy Grubb, Elkhart Central, received fourth place with a score of 30.05. Bolden also received second place in the optional floor exercise behind Rinker with a score of 8.35. Other winners in the optional floor exercise were. Beer, third; Kortenber, fourth; Henson enters guilty plea Robert Allen Henson, 23, r 1 Milford, entered a guilty plea, Thursday, March 6, in Kosciusko Superior Court. Williapi Howard Smith, 23, r 1 Claypool, who is charged with the burglaries and theft at the Leesburg Mill and Arco Gas Station, received a continuation of his case in circuit court. Smith’s case was continued and will be consulting with his courtappointed counsel. He is charged with two counts of burglary and two counts of theft after he and two accomplices broke into the Leesburg businesses in January. Henson allegedly committed 12 burglaries in the Milford and Syracuse areas during 1978. He was sent to the Indiana Department of Mental Health for treatment as a drug abuser, early in 1979. He failed to complete the program and was returned to the county to face the burglary charges. He is charged with a class,C felony after he allegedly broke into the Country Corner Gift Shop, Wawasee Village, Syracuse, on October 19, 1978. Judge Robert Burner set Henson’s sentencing for 9:30 a.m. on Thursday, March 27. “A little amateur painting in water-color shows the innocent and quite mind." Robert Louis Stevenson

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ALL-AROUND WINNERS — Wawasee High School was the host of the 1980 gymnastics sectional, Monday, March 3 and Thursday, March 6. Schools participating in the sectional were Wawasee, South Bend Adams. Concord, Elkhart Central, Jimtown, Plymouth, Elkhart Memorial, Tippecanoe Valley, John Glenn and North Wood. The top four winners in the all around compettion are shown. From left they are, Tracy Grubb, Elkhart Central, fourth place with a score of 30.05: Sherry Bolden, South Bend Adams, third place with a score of 30.95; Heather Beer, Wawasee, second place with a score of 31.70; and Tracy Rinker, first place with a score of 36.10.

Karen Lutz, Concord, fifth place; and Erica Wurzberger, South Bend Adams and Kelly Cook, Plymouth, tied for sixth place. In the optional balance beam placings, behind Rinker and Beer were Sherry Polden, South Bend Adams, third; Haab, fourth;

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DOMINATE EVENTS — Tracy Rinker, left and Heather Beer, right, dominated the Indiana High School Athletic Association girls’ gymnastics sectional held Monday, March 3 and Thursday, Marsh 6, at Wawasee High School. Both girls perform on the optional gymnastic team for Wawasee and will accompany the team to the gymnastics regional, Friday, March 14, at Portage. Rinker, a senior, received first places on the floor exercises with a score of 9.30 and a score of 9.05 for the balance beam, on Thursday evening. Earlier that week she received a second in vaulting with a score of 8.65 and a first on the bars with a score of 9.1. In all around competition she had a total of 36.10 points giving her first place. Beer received third place on the floor exercises with a score of 8.25 and on the balance beam she received a second with a score of 8.05. On Monday night she received a first with a score of 8.7 on vault and second on the bars with a score of 6.7. Her total score in the all around competition was 31.70.

Roxanne Scarbrougn, South Bend Adams, fifth; and Kelly Cook, Plymouth, sixth. Team Standings Winning second place in the optional team standings was last year’s champion. South Bend Adams, with a score of 85.00. Concord was third with 70.90

points: Elkhart Central, fourth .with 47.65; and Elkhart ' .Memorial, fifth with 20.45 points. The Warriorettes will be traveling to Portage where they will be competing in the regional competition, Friday, March 14, at 7 p.m. Portage High School is located on SR 6 west.