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CONGRATULATIONS FROM COACH — Wawasee High School girls’ varsity basketball coach Dale Brannock, on right with back to camera, congratulates his team after the> won the sectional title at Warsaw last Saturday.

ML- \ / I J^hs * ’ 'fp # \ V/ •’ | ®4 l fM JR r KHHHHHKHHHMHHHHL - r - (JAME BALL — Co-captains Myra Ruch and Lee Schacht are shown receiving the game ball following the girls’basketball sectional last Friday. Uawasee defeated Marsaw 40-23 in the afternoon and Tippecanoe Valles 67-35 during the championship game to win the title.

. s ■ • ■ *7v 11 ■M y J I Kl l >1 rl Ki I ■ IB K W : 1 a a V-1 B Sx «fr u A 4 B w ■ ■ ■■ DOWN COME THE NETS — One as the thrills of winning a toarwamewt championship is getting tocat down the nets as a meTnentoof the game. Above Myra Ruch, team co-captain. is shown on the tedder as it is held by Maude Packer. Tona Sellers andC’arol Walker.

Team members from left are Dawn Young. Cheryl Walker. Marcia Sorensen. Maude Packer. Myra Ruch. Carol Walker. Grace Stichter. Tona Sellers and Lee Schacht. In back with faces hidden are Karyl Charlton. Christy Speicher and Dee Stump.

Bbl wi' HjihCi !■ \ W ■ PEP RALLY — The girls were welcomed back to Wawasee following the sectional championship Saturday night. Above with trophy, game ball and net are Myra Ruch and Lee Schacht The girls are the only seniors on the team and are cocaptains.

|iij MOVING DOWN THE FLOOR — Senior cxaptain Lee Schacht is shown as she moved down the floor during the Tippecanoe Valley-Wawasee game Saturday night. The Ladv Warriors defeated the VBdngs 67-35 to win the tournament championship. (Photo hy Sharon Stuckmaa>

LEE SCHACHT — Senior cocaptain Lee Schacht is shown as she takes her turn at cutting down the basketball net following the girls victory over Tippecanoe Valley. The team will meet Culver Military Academy girls on Saturday in the regional tournament to be held in Warsaw. (AH photos by Sharon Stackman)

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2if .■ ji — /i I ■ g■B ■ I P ****^' w gk' A’'- - WHO GOT THE BALL? — There is no way rs teltag hy leaking at thia photo who got the basketball, however, as Warrior fans well know by now it really doesn't matter since the Lady Warriors defeated the host Tigers to-23 last Saturday morning during the sectional Warriors shown in dark untforms are Maude Packer, 44; Carol Walker, 34: Grace Stkhter, 14; and Lee Schacht, 24. (Photo by Dave Stick ter)

Sports

Wawosee 67 — Tippe Valley 35 Lady Warriors headed for Regional Saturday

By SHARON STUCKMAN For the second year in a row the girls’ basketball team from Wawasee holds the sectional title. In the championship game at Warsaw Saturday night they defeated the girls from Tippecanoe Valley 67-35. The first half was an indication of the super teamwork exhibited throughout the contest by Wawasee. When the buzzer sounded to end the first half. 11 of the 12 girls on the Warrior line-up had scored one field goal. By the end of the game all the girls on the Wawasee roster had scored, including freshman Christy Speicher. Wawasee took a quick lead, and at the end of the first period was ahead 13-4. Halftime foimd the Warriors leading 29-10. The Viking girls scored only eight points in the third quarter, but warmed up in the final period to hit for 17 points. As it has been throughout the season, defense was the key to Wawasee's success. The Warriors out rebounded the Vikings 44-36. Leading rebounder for Wawasee was Junior Maude Packer with nine. Packer also scored nine points. Second in rebounds was senior co-captain Lee Schacht. Tona Sellers, a junior, led Wawasee scoring with 10 points. Packer was second followed by Dawn Young, a sophomore, who had seven points. WHS4O-Warsaw23 Wawasee advanced to the finals by defeating Warsaw girls 40-23 in the morning game. The Warrior girls got off to a slow start in the game with the Tigers. According to Coach Dale Brannock Wawasee’s girls did not play as well as they should have in that game. At the end of the first period of play Wawasee trailed the Tigers 7-3. The problem for the Lady Warriors in the first period seemed to be their inability to hit their shots from the field. Wawasee. however, outscored Warsaw 15-4 in the second quarter to take an 18-11 halftime lead. In the third quarter Wawasee took over the game and the Tigers were unable to come back? after Wawasee scored 14 unanswered points. Leading scorer for Wawasee against Warsaw was also Tona Sellers with 10. Maude Packer led rebounding with 13. The Warriors pulled down 48 rebounds to 35 by the Tigers In regional action, at Warsaw. Saturday, Wawasee will face

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Culver Girls Academy. The CGA girls defeated Rochester 43-34 to take the sectional crown at Rochester. The first game scheduled for 11 a.m. will match number tworanked Columbia City against West Noble sectional winner. East Noble. Wawasee and CGA will play in the second game, immediately following the Columbia City-East Noble game. The final game will beatß:lsp.m. According to Warrior Coach Dale Brannock. Wawasee has the ability to win the regional. He said one of the problems the girls have is that they don’t completely believe in themselves. The coach said “We have wiped out a lot of bugaboos and one of those we have finally conquered is the orange and black. ’’ Senior team member Myra Ruch said the team thanks all the fans for cheering them on and hopes they will continue to support the girls in the regional, where they hope to bring the title home for the first time in Wawasee history. Wawasee-TVH WAWASEE FG FT PF K. Charlton 10 0 M. Packer 4 1 4 M. Ruch 2 2 3 L. Schacht 12 2 T. Sellers 3 4 2 M. Sorensen 2 12

Comment On Sports

BASEBALL • * * * By Pete Fritchle WASHINGTON, D. C. - With the Superbowl history, basebail enters the sports world, with spring training to begin for pitchers in two weeks! George Steinbrenner has asked his players to report earlier than can be required under baseball agreements. A number of players on other teams will do the same. The Yankee owner thinks his players did less than their best in the World Series. And many baseball writers feel the Dodgers weren’t really all that good-but that the Yankees were even worse, in the Series. Pitchers have traditionally reported to training camps about February 20. Steinberenner wants more players to report in February. It must be voluntary. All players report March 1. Spring exhibition games

C. Speicher 1 3 0 G. Stichter ■ 3 0 5 D. Stump 2 11 Ca. Walker 1 2 4 Ch. Walker ’ 12 1 D. Young 3 11 TIPPECANOE VALLEY T. Cooper 3 2 4 V. Mattix 2 4 3 S. Harrell f 2 0 4 L. Tilden 4 5 4 C. Clampitt 0 0 1 F. Harrell 0 2 2 Wawasee-Warsaw WAWASEE ’ FG FT PF Ca. Walker 3,0 4 Schacht 300 Packer 203 Stichter 1 0 1 Ruch 2 11 Ch. Walker 2 11 Stump 0 0 1 Sellers 5 0 0 Sorensen 000 Young , 0 0 0 Charlton 1 0 0 Speicher 0 0 0 WARSAW Horn 4 4 3 Hoskins 0 0 3 Rhoades 000 Harmon 3 0 2 Hoffer 12 0 Manns 0 0 0 Evans 0 0 1 Shultz 0 1 0 Joyner 001 Miller 0 0 0 Ryman 0 0 0 Mort 0 0 0

begin the first week in March, and the season the first week in April. Players who participate in training games with inadquate loosening up can damage muscles; it happened many times. And since clubs pick up motel and food bills for players, an early Florida. California or Arizona sun break is often welcome-for both players and families who travel with them. Wallace chooses Purdue over Irish Ray Wallace, an All-State running back from North Central. Indianapolis, has chosen Purdue University over Notre Dame because he had a gut feeling. Wallace gained more than 1,600 yards last season. He is also a three-yeas starter in basketball and was contacted by more than 120 colleges.

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