The Mail-Journal, Volume 17, Number 43, Milford, Kosciusko County, 12 November 1980 — Page 9

Sports

A 1 ■. * «y '* * * * I ** I .■'■’■ f t fS-'" ''! -'-' -1 4® ATHLETIC SECRETARY — Serving as secretary in the athletic office at Wawasee High School is Sally Baker. Sally has a variety of responsibilities and is very helpful to the members of the athletic staff at the school.

All sophomores on JV squad

ky DEB FOX This the Wawasee Warrior jinior varsity basketball team is al sophomores and Gary Baker, jinior varsity coach, stated tts season will be testing. He has <fie player, Ron Spinner, six feet,seven inches, who will be playinghis first year of organized baskettpll and Baker will be findingbut what kind of potential SpinneJ has. On tie junior varsity squad there are several players who can net participate because of injuries or ineligibility. Some of those dayers are Rick Pena, who was hjured during the football seasoi and has not been released by th< doctor; Ross Dahlstrom, also iljured during football; and Steve Williams, a* starter last year hr the JV moved out of the area. Baler stated there are no stand outs his year on the junior varsitz and remarked they don’t have o count on one particular player to make their points. He did singh out Jeff Thorne who Baker feds will be a competitor.

Wrestling team improved

By DEB FOX This/ear’s wrestling team has tremedously improved over last year’s beginning team. Richard Welbcn, wrestling coach for Wawsee, stated the success of the tarn remains to be seen. It will .11 depend on the character the tarn takes, senior leadership and the opponents. Another

/ STUDY REVEALS Z RECORD NUMBER 1 f < OF BOWLERS By Bob Johnson A recent surviy for the National Bowling Council proves something we’ve suspected foraloag time-the number of people bowling today is unprecedented. Last year, 72 MILLION people went bowling. That number represents a growth of 13 percent slice 1977 and a 39 percent growth over the last ten years. The survey was prepared for the Council by Market Facts, Incorporated, Chicago, one o''the largest research groups in the country. The study »ot only confirms the fact that more people are bowling now than ever before, bat also reveals that the average bowler today doesn’t fit those old stereotypes aiy more. Today, the median adult age of the average bowler is 31, as compared to the median adult age of the average American, which is 41 years old. / But not »nly is he younger than the average American, he also has a higher median anrual income ($19,685), than the national median annual income ($17,75(5). Topping that off, the average bowler is more likely to have graduated from high school and attended college (83 percent), than the average American (68 percent), |' • , BOWLNG BRIEFS: The 1980 season marks the first year in the history of the PBA fiat all the finals of every national tournament will be televised. ABCTV’s 16 ►eek winter tour, combined with the Entertainment and Sports Programminj Network made up the lions share of the broadcast, with a one time assist from NBC-TV at the Showboat PBA Doubles Classic. Interest in bowling runs strong across America. Over 200,000 entries have been revived to date for the Tom Seaver Family Bowling Funstakes, reports the Naional Bowling Council. Ads were seen in People, Family Circle, and /’arenrr/rnagazines, and regional editions of Time, Newsweek, and Sports Illustrated. , Wh< will be the 1980 Bowler of the Year? Writers are already giving thoughts to the# ballots. Will Mark Roth repeat for the fourth consecutive year, despite his serpnd place stand in the current PBA money winnings? Berty Morris of Stockton, California, always under consideration for Woman Bowlfr of the Year, boosted her lead in the WIBC championship tournament five fear average list with a strong performance last spring. Her total is 205.40. Lori* Nichols holds on to the 10 year record with 190.6.

As far as goals Baker stated he hopes to make the varsity squad members work as hard as possible to better their own season and to improve the JV record of 12-6 from last year. Baker noted he is not sure if the team will be able to match that record or not. He is, however, hopeful. Some of the strengths on the junior varsity squad is that the team is very competitive which Baker added will carry them through on close games and he will have a running, fast break and press team, when possible, to compromise on their size. Baker remarked a lot of quickness offsets height, since the only person on the team over six foot is Spinner. Tough teams for the junior varsity will be the conference schools, who according to Baker are always strong. The junior varsity opens their season with the varsity in a match with Carroll on Saturday, Nov. 15 and the first home game will be 'against Fairfield on Tuesday, Nov. 18.

factor, added Welborn, on the team record outlook, is if they can avoid injuries. Last year the team’s record was 2-8 and Wawasee svas second in the sectional and third in the regional competition. Already this year, one veteran wrestler, Kevin Walker, has a broken ankle received October 23 during practice. Walker received

Freshmen basketball new for WHS girls

By DEB FOX There’s something new at Wawasee High School in girls’ sports —a girls’ freshman basketball team. Coach Dale Brannock recently received approval for the new team and the coach will be Jim Hite. Assisting Brannock with the junior varisty team is Barb Brouwer. Brannock stated the freshmen players are a good looking crop of athletes. “That’s the reason why we expanded to the third team.’’ He remarked that some of the freshmen will be playing on the JV squad and some with the varsity before the year is over. Last year the record for the varsity was 1-14. Brannock commented that he is very determined it will not be that way again. He is very optimistic but has his reservations about how the season will go, he added he does not know what to expect from the other schools. Also new this year, is the girls will be playing 16 games instead of 15. Brannock will be coachiqfethe girls for the first time, btjhe added he is no stranger to the sport. He taught and coached six years before leaving Wawasee and then for the last three years he was assistant varsity coach at Penn High School. He has spent 17 years coaching basketball on the boys level and this is his first year with girls. “It’s extremely interesting. I’ve never had a more eager group to learn in my life,” he explained. “They want to be good athletes and when we opened practice October 15,1 saw a great deal of improvement.” Brannock remarked he believes the girls are extremely interested in this learning experience. Thus far in the practice time the girls have responded to Brannock. He commented the girls are working very hard and are looking for a much better

a first in the .Northern Lakes Conference, sectional and regional competition last year, as well as third place in the Wawasee Invitational and second in the Goshen Invitational. Welborn speculates that Walker will be able to wrestle in the Wawasee Invitational, December 13. All other team members are in good health. Returning letter winners, along with Walker, who is a senior, are Oscar Hernandez and Jim Salazar, both seniors; Gary Gerencser, Jeff Glon and John Stuckman, all juniors; and Joel Bales, a sophomore. Those returning with wrestling experience are Allen Sherman, Todd Brunner, Chris Beezley, Ben Black, Ken Turner, Juan Roa Kevin Spry, Ken Long, Bob Greene and Scott Coffin. Last year Hernandez placed second in the sectional, third in Northern Lakes Conference and fifth at the Goshen Invitational. Salazar placed third in the sectional. Gerencser placed first in the sectional, second in the NLC, third at Wawasee’s Invitational, fourth at regional and fourth at Goshen Invitational. Glon placed second at the Goshen Invitational, third in the sectional and fourth in the NLC. Stuckman and Bales both placed third in the sectional. Challenges for varsity and junior varsity will be held November 15 and 17, prior to the opening match against Plymouth on November 20. So far Welborn knows there will be no one in the 185 pound weight class on the varsity squad. Last year that spot was covered by Pat Morganthaler, who did not go out for the sport this year. However, Welborn remarked there will be competitors in the lower weight classes. He said the team lacks experience and depth in the upper weight divisions. “Because we have some wrestlers back, we will have experience in the upper weight classes, but we’re still a young and small team.” With the lighter weight of the team, Welborn remarked, it will make the team stronger in the middle weight classes. The wrestlers are enthusiastic, have a good attitude and workmanship, which according to Welborn is greatly improved over one year ago. In commenting on the loss of Terry Rinker and Arnold Garza, Welborn said they will be hard to replace. Both Rinker and Garza were semi-state qualifiers but lost two of the matches. Welborn

season than last year. With the season coming on soon, he remarked it’s beginning too soon for his liking. He would like to have the game another four weeks away, but “that’s the way lam.” During September a conditioning program was held where the girls worked on running and weight training. Brannock stated by the time they started practice in October they were running three miles a night. The tough teams will be Warsaw, North Wood, Rochester, Goshen and Bremen and other Northern Lakes Conference teams. Returning Letter Winners Brannock has five out of six players from last year returning. Girls who are returning from last year’s varisty squad are: Lonnie Black, a senior; Dinah Stieglitz, senior: Kathy Davis, senior;

Freshmen have potential

By DEB FOX “They have the potential to be a good team,” remarked freshman basketball coach Richard Knapp. Last year the WHS freshmen finished the season with a 12-6 record and he stated “I’d like to improve it, it’s difficult before the season to judge a freshman group.” Knapp stated that with every good team the players have to work together and if the kids have a talent and ability to work together, they will be fine, but he has a team who have never played together as one team. As for standouts, Knapp stated the only times he has had a good look at the kids were last year and during the summer conditioning camp at Wawasee. “I have several at each position who are possible standouts. As for height Knapp feels they are about

added with the experience of Walker and Getencser and some individuals—will come through with some points, which were lost with the three seniors who graduated in 1980. Tough teams will definitely be Concord and Bremen, who were strong last year and who are having most of their wrestlers returning. Freshman Team There are 11 freshmen mi this year’s team and Welborn expected a few more, since the freshmen class is one of the two larger classes in the school system. Welborn will be assisted this year by Dave Baumgartner who replaced Doug Hutsell, who went to Warsaw Community Schools. Baumgartner was in charge of the wrestling program at Syracuse Junior High one year ago. The junior varsity and varsity will open at home, November 20, against Plymouth.

Caldwell not sure of depth

By DEB FOX Tim Caldwell, Wawasee’s boys’ swimming coach, stated he had the individuals needed to win some swimming events but he’s not sure about the team depth. He said the question will be whether or not the opponents have team depth. “Man to man, we’re okay, its the third and fourth places that decides who wins and I don’t know if we will.’’ Returning letter winners on the swim team will be Marshal Boyer, junior freestyler; John Grotz, junior backstroker; Greg Day, sophomore diver; Kent Butcher, junior individual medalist; Troy Webb, senior sprinter; Mark Crum, senior butterflyer; Tony Boyer, sophomore freestyler and distance swimmer; Andy Wysong, sophomore freestyler and distance swimmer; and Tim Crum, sophomore individual medalist. Those swimmers returning who did not letter were Sean Shanahan, sophomore butterflyer who is injured; Bobby Mansfield, sophomore breaststr ok er; Bill Dixon, sophomore butterflyer; and Tim Cox, junior diver. Graduating off the team were John Pifer and Greg Carpenter, first and second point getters; Kevin Templeton, conference and sectional champion in diving; and Carl “Buddy” Bice. One of the standout swimmers

Myra Ruch, junior; Grace Stichter, sophomore. Others include Lee Schacht, junior. Maude Packer; Tona Sellers; and Cheryl and Carol Walker, and Karyl Charlton. Black led the team last year with 12.8 points a game and was an all-conference forward. She is a three-year letter winner. Stieglitz, a center, is the team’s leading rebounder and was second in the team for allconference. She averaged seven points per game and will probably be a starting center. Stieglitz is a two-year letter winner. Davis, on the girls’ swim team, will not be eligible to play fdr the first two games of the season. Ruch, lead the team in assists last year with an average of 5.5 points per game. She is a two year letter winner. Stichter averaged 4.9 points per game last year.

the same size overall as last year’s team, but he stated that as freshmen, height doesn’t have to do with the game as much as development. Conference teams will be the toughest for the freshmen Warriors along with Whitko and North Wood. Knapp added that Warsaw always has a good team and will be tough. The freshmen open the season against Columbia City Monday, Nov. 17, at Wawasee. This early in the season Knapp stated the boys’ attitude is generally good and they have a winning attitude and are willing to work towards a winning season. This is Knapp’s second season in coaching freshmen basketball. He was a junior varsity college coach in Minnesota prior to the 1978-79 school year.

s I I ***** I '*• I?■’I I ' ▼ - ■U WF' ■7 ■ Ab jESKj i Ab ri I Zs-4'- )| Mb Sr IS9SI « ATHLETIC DIRECTOR — Playing an important roll in the athletic program at Wawasee High School is Carl Meditch, athletic director. He is shown above during one of the many telephone calls he has during the course of a working day.

will be Troy Webb. Caldwell stated he can swim any freestyle events plus backstroke events and be a conference and state contender in the 100-yard freestyle. “He’s swimming better this year than he has before,” remarked Caldwell. Another standout swimmer would be Andy Wysong, who placed eighth in the sectional as a freshman in the 500 yard freestyle event. Last year Wysong had every freshman freestyle record and should be up there again. This year he will be swimming the 200 and 500 yard freestyle and butterfly events. Caldwell stated he will be their number one man “a real point getter.” After these two swimmers, the coach stated it would be unfair to pick anyone else. “There’s a group of kids who went to summer camps and are up and coming.” Those students who attended those camps have improved over the summer and Caldwell will have two real strong relay teams which will count in dual meets. In 1979-80 the boys’ record was 7-7 and four of the team losses came in the last event. “We weren’t that far from being 11-3, but we just weren’t there.” This will be Caldwell’s third year as swimming coach. Tough teams this year for the Warriors will be Goshen and Caldwell stated there is no

Brannock stated he is expecting an awful lot of help from the sophomore class this year which includes Packer who is a six foot, one inch center. Last year she was the leading rebounder on the junior varisty team The junior varsity had a record of 10-6 last year. The varsity and junior varsity squads will open their season on November 15 against Fairfield, at Fairfield. The first home game will be November 20, against Concord. The freshmen’s schedule has not been set up at the time of publication deadline. Basketball season opens on Saturday Wawasee High School’s basketball season will open on Saturday at Carroll High School as the Warriors meet the Chargers. The junior varsity game will be at 6:30 p.m. with the varsity game at 8 p.m. Gates will open at 6 p.m. All tickets at the door are $2. ■ Students wishing to ride the fan bus should purchase tickets at the athletic office of the high school or at the junior high schools on Friday for $1 to assure a seat on the bus. The buses will leave on the following schedule: Milford —5:15 p.m. Syracuse — 5:30 p.m. North Webster — 5:45 p.m. At Home Tuesday The Warriors will open at home on Tuesday, Nov. 18, against a visiting Fairfield Falcon team. All JV games will begin at 6:15 p.m. this year. The varsity will play at 8 p.m. Doors will open at 5:45 p.m. A pre-sale of student tickets will be held between 8 a.m. and 3 p.m. in the athletic office for sl. All tickets at the door will be $2. Shuttle buses will leave the Milford and North Webster Junior High Schools at 6 p.m. Students should pay the driver 50 cents upon boarding the bus.

question about it. “By far they have the depth and quality in depth. Goshen never rebuilds, they just reload.” After Goshen other teams will be Belmont. Caldwell stated four of the toughest meets will be at home where the fans come and the games which he feels the team will shine will be away games. Improvements over last year will be a strong freshman class who matured by the end of the season. Last year Caldwell recalls one or two of the swimmers had no experience at all and the freshmen outscored any other class on the team. He added this year all sophomores are back and the fans will be seeing mature swimmers along with good distance swimmers. “We should be strong in relays and sprints.” He expects the team to be weak in the butterfly and strong in the freestyle, backstroke and relay events. The goal which he has set includes setting both relay records and all records in freestyle and backstroke. Warriors will open their season on November 13 against Huntington North, who haven’t been defeated by the Warriors for a long time. According to Caldwell this match isn’t fair but it will be a good meet. Last year Huntington North defeated Wawasee with a score of 103-69 and two years ago Wawasee won nine out of 11 events, but Huntington North won the event.

Wed., November 12,1980 —THE MAIL-JOURNAL

EPA grant funds Waubee Lake study

Two Ball State University biologists have received a federal grant to fund a study of Waubee Lake near Milford and Lake of the Woods near Bremen in Marshall County. Biology Professors Byron Tork and Herbert Senft have received a United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) grant totaling $116,500. About $54,000 will be used for a study of Waubee Lake. The remainder will be used for a study of Lake of the Woods. Both lakes' beaches could be better utilized if their water quality were improved. Last year, an EPA study of 417 Indiana lakes listed Waubee Lake 60 on a scale of one to 75 with one representing the cleanest lakes and 75 representing the most polluted.

CONSUMER MER Why Are Products Packaged Differently?

Looking at supermarket shelves with their eyedazzling array of bottles and cans in various sizes, designs and materials, may prompt the question: Isn’t all this unnecessarily costly and wasteful? Wouldn't it be better to use one size container for all products, and less wasteful to use one kind of material instead of using paper, metal, glass and plastic? First, of course, there is no one material, one size or one container design that is best for every pr >duct just as there is no one shoe size or style that fits every foot and every purpose. Not everyone’s needs are the same. Size of family and how often the product will be used make a difference. For individuals living alone, or using small quantities of a product, a small size is the most economical. For large families, buying in large containers makes more sense —it is less expensive per unit. What the public wants, in the end, determines what manufacturers supply. Soft drinks, for example, are packaged in various sizes and types of containers because people’s needs and activities vary as much as their preference. For picnics or boating, metal cans are generally preferred because they chill faster, take up less space and won’t break. Homebodies may prefer beverages in glass. On the other hand, the new twoliter size plastic, bottle has been an instant success pot only because the larger size is less costly per ounce, but because these larger plastic bottles are lighter and easier to handle than comparablysized glass bottles. Some materials are better suited for certain products. A no-drip top may be best or an easy-grip handle, or a metal pouring spout or a bottle that squeezes out the product. Practically all liquid bleach is in plastic bottjes today because shoppers prefer the ease of handling and the fact that they won’t shatter if dropped. That’s also why most people buy liquid kitchen cleansers and bathroom products in plastic bottles. PT The most important function of packaging is protection — in transit, in storage, in use. From jhe time the product leaves the production line months may elapse before it is consumed. Dye-containing shampoos in glass or plastic bottles are additionally packaged in paperboard cartons to prevent light from damaging the hair dyes until they reach the consumers. Does a shopper pay more for products because there are different kinds of containers? On balance, same size containers serving the same purpose tend to be

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Waubee Lake residents became alarmed and conducted a series of tests which showed a high degree of coliform pollution in certain parts of the lake. Coliform is a bacteria that comes from the digestive tract of warm blood animals. However, the tests were not conclusive. Tork and Senft met with members of the Waubee Lake Property Owners Association in July and explained ways of improving the lake’s water quality. They recommended that a study be conducted. The EPA grant will cover most of the cost. The Ball State biologists’ EPA funded study will involve much more stringent testing of Waubee Lake which will pinpoint the source of the pollution.

comparable in price. If one kind of container were to cost considerably more to produce than an equallyacceptable type, it would increase the cost of the product on the supermarket shelf and the. product most likely would stay there. Can packaging conserve energy and reduce waste? Take a can of frozen concentrated orange juice as an example. A fresh orange squeezed at home is 40 percent juice. The other 60 f percent is pulp and peels that end up in the garbage. Frozen concentrate processors, by contrast, turn the pulp and peels into fertilizer and cattle feed. And for every truckload of frozen concentrated juice you would have to ship seven truckloads of fresh oranges to get the same amount of juice. WHO KNOWS? 1. When is Armistice (Veterans) Day? 2. Who said: “The very , thing we have to fear is fear itself’? 3. When is Sadie Hawkins Day? 4. When was the first metal airship completed? 5. What two seas does the Suez canal connect? 6. Who was President before Herbert C. Hoover became President in 1929? 7. What religion is symbolized by the crescent and the star? 8. What is“ Adam’s ale”? 9. Boston’s Great Fire occurred on what day in 1872? 10. Name the flower representing November.

jßrJtchen THE SHOCKING FACTS The sho&k of your life could occur in your kitchen unless you’re aware of safety practices. To avoid a jolt when working in the kitchen, heed these hints from the Consumer Information Department of Corning Glass - Works. ** 1. Don’t use electric appliances while standing in water, touching plumbing fixtures or any other metal objects, figfl n Replace or repair frayed electrical cords. Exposed wiring can cause shocks and burns. 2. Keep all electrical equipment away from the sink where extra cord length may dangle into a water-filled sink. 3. Don’t overload outlets. Always unplug appliances when they are not in use and when they are being cleaned. Likewise, when an appliance has a detachable cord, unplug it at the wall outlet first. 4. Cover unused taps on extension cords by wrapping them tightly with electrical tape. Use snap-in plastic covers on unused wall or baseboard outlets. 7 5. Never throw water on a fire involving electricity, such as a grease fire in an electric fry pan. Instead, pull the plug first, then, use a Class C fire extinguisher (for electrical fires) or a dry chemical extinguisher. Water travels through electricity and could cause dangerous shocks. 6. Have the wiring in your kitchen checked by a quali-

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