The Mail-Journal, Volume 19, Number 41, Milford, Kosciusko County, 27 October 1982 — Page 9

Sports

*•' .* * i W\ ;s I - W&t i L» 'i\ \ Tu \ \7l I mt' TIUD9I r I i w«t i I-H nh ts feW > ft ■ IsHLE 3LaU4>?. '*■ I ■ JI ' V '•' J? THE CHAMPS AGAIN — Wawasee’s girls' cross-country team goal of ma lung it to the state meet came one step closer to reality last week end when they captured the Elkhart Central sectional. Back row, coach Jerry Minton. Sonya Melendez, Carla Clouse, Dee Stump, Amy Clouse. Becca Stiver. Front row, Karyl Charlton. Grace Stichter. Carol Walker, Sheila Kleinrichert, Cheryl Walker. (Photo by Elaine Stichter> ■ jysJ 1“ 3CJ i?g,-411. Ml tW/ < - iT-liHl • »ntliflfi IJI SEVENTH GRADE TEAM — Shown above are members of the Syracuse Junior High seventh grade volleyball team. Kneeling in front are Lai Reed, Lisa Rensberger. Julie Emmert. Angie Kirkdorfer. Stef Berkey and Jenny Hoene. Standing in back are Lara Tracy. Jennifer Gunn. Angie Koher. Kris Neff. Barb Foyle. Darci Ringler and Coach Mary Kitson. (Photo b% Deb Fox»

Bowling league's costume winners The Tuesday Night Ladies Bowling League ,at Syracuse chose winners in a Halloween costume contest The winners are as follows Connie Jones, Dracula, most unique costume; Pat Snyder. Count Dracula's bride, most unusual; Pam Blosser with green hair, funniest; Patty Green, sailor girl, prettiest; Sherry Keim, Big Bird, most original, and Charlene Egolf, Sesame Street Count, ugliest.

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Volleyball squad loses in finals of sectional

Wawasee's girls’ volleyball team advanced to the final game of the volleyball sectional at Northridge Saturday. Oct. 23. then fell to the Raider girls, of Northridge, 7-15 and 13-15 This victory made the third sectional championship for the Northridge girls, whose record stands at 12-5. Wawasee s final record is 12-7 Northridge advanced to the

finals by defeating North Wood in the first round 15-5. 12-14, 15-3. and in the semi finals defeated Goshen 15-7,12-15,15-12 Wawasee defeated Fairfield 15-6.16-14 in the second round, after drawing a first-round bye. to advance to the finals In the finals Wawasee scored the first three points of the first game and the first two points of the second game, but the

Bowl-a-thon scheduled

. Wawasee Bowling Lanes will host a Bowl-a-Thon for the American Lung Association of North Central Indiana on October 30 and November 6. Members of the Youth Bowling Association will participate, by seeking sponsors to pledge contributions for each pin they bowl on October 30 The Notre Dame Hockey Team is offering some special prizes to top pledge collectors Bowlers who collect SSO or more in pledge money will receive a free pass to a Notre Dame Hockey game, and those bowlers who collect SIOO or more will have lunch with Lefty Smith, head hockey coach, and four team captains The bowler who wins the four county wide bowl-a-thon will be honorary stick boy (or girl) for a hockey game. Additional prizes include patches for all participants and T-shirts for those raising $25 or more. All proceeds will benefit the American Lung Association’s programs aimed at fighting lung diseases in North Central Indiana.

momentum seemed to be in favor of the Raiders In the first game, after taking off to a 34) lead, Wawasee then saw Northridge score nine straight points. In the second game the Warrior girls got the first two points, but then Northridge scored 13 consecutive points. Even with this gap the Warrior girls showed their spirit in the final game, to come back within

If you would like to sponsor a bowler contact your American Lung Association, 319 South Main Street, South Bend

Propose state wide athletic competition

A proposal to introduce a new state-wide athletic competition for Indiana was given initial approval by the White River Park Development Commission during its October 13 meeting. The draft outlining White River Park State Games, submitted by the Indiana Sports Corporation, proposes nine sport competitions which could be conducted as early as July 1983. The athletic event would be the first major state-wide activity spawned by the White River State Park project. The Indiana Sports Corporation and the Indiana Governor’s Council on Physical Fitness and Sports Medicine are proposing

CC squads eye state meet

Boys 4th Coach Jerry Minton’s boys cross-country squad surprised a field of runners at the Elkhart Centra] Regional this week end when the Wawasee team finished fourth overall, nosing out NLC rival Goshen and favored Prarie Heights. DeKalb High School won the meet with 31, Elkhart Memorial finished second and NLC foe Bremen a surprising third, 16 points ahead of the Warriors 130 point total. Kevin Blade led the way for the harriers with a 17:18 time and right behind him was Mike Hernandez at 17:23, Scott Badskey, Fred Cone, Mike Ballinger, Brian Poppenfoose and Heiko Eckerline followed for WHS. At press time, Minton did not receive any official word on the overall placing of his runners. “We got a terrible start. At the end of 400 meters we were way behind,” said Minton. The starting spots are done by blind draw and the Wawasee crew got a poor place to start the race from. “We beat Prarie Heights. That’s the team we had to beat.” The team’s goal to make it to the state may have caught a snag unless the harriers make an unexpected turnaround in their times. The Fort Wayne semi-state meet at Schoeff Park next Saturday will feature four of the top ten ranked teams in the state. Number two ranked Northrup, number three Dekalb, number four Norwell and number nine ranked Carrol will all be represented in the meet. “Our goal is to run well, see how many people we can beat,’’ said Minton. Last year, the Warriors finished eighth and Minton hopes the team will be able to beat that mark this time around. Basketball dates determined for 'B2 Coach John Wysong s boys basketball squad will open the 1982-83 season on the road against Fort Wayne Carrol November 19. The first home game for the Warriors is November 23 against Fairfield. Season tickets for the basketball season are still available at the athletic office at the high school.

Syracuse Bth volleyball squad close out with win

The Syracuse Junior High girls’ eighth grade team finished its volleyball season 1-5 on October 18 when they downed a very tough serving North Webster team, 15-11 and 15-4. In the first game Syracuse fell behind 6-9 but came back with Heidi Musser serving six consecutive points. But when the

one point. Strong serving by Anita Swope and Tona Sellers narrowed the Raider lead to 1413. Northridge won on a serve point. Christy Speicher led Wawasee spiking and passing efforts, with nine spikes and 15 passes. Tona Sellers had six spikes for the Warriors and 25 sets Tammy Welborn had 11 passes and seven serving points, while Anita Swope had 18 sets. The Warrior girls will lose three girls to graduation this year, Tona Sellers. Maude Packer and Sylvia Morris. Junior co-captain. Dawn Young, has been out for approximately half of the season with a leg injury.

co-sponsorship of the games. The 1983 event schedule suggests nine sports which could be readied for immediate participation — athletics, basketball, boxing, cycling, diving, gymnastics, softball, swimming and tennis. Expansion to other events, including sporting activities and recreational games for all levels of age, ability and disability, would be considered as the state games concept evolves. The commission requested suggestions for the steering committee and asked that the proposal and the projected $250,008 budget be further detailed. A detailed proposal will be presented during the November 17 meeting.

Girls Ist Several members of the Wawasee High School girls’ cross-country squad saved the best for last as the harriers walked away with the Elkhart Central sectional Saturday, ran in conjunction with the boys regional meet. Grace Stichter, out for crosscountry for the first time in her high school career, led the way in personal bests finishing with a 11:12 mark. Sonia Melendez finished second to Stichter followed by Carla Clouse, Dee Stump, Sheila Kleinrichert, Carol Walker and Amy Clouse. “We’re coming along really good, even better than last year.’i said Minton. All season long. Minton has been saying the club won’t “peak” until the big meets. And if last week end is any indication, the girls may just find themselves in the running for the state crown. Wawasee finished with 17 points, beating Goshen’s 41 and Elkhart Central’s 92 to take top honors. In this week's meet, it will be a two-team race between Wawasee and Northrup. “Timewise, we’re about the same,” said Minton. Stichter finished second overall in the meet, and will probably be chasing first-place’ finisher Connie Everage of Prarie Heights again this Saturday. “I think she'll be right in the thick of it,” said Minton. Sonia Melendez, Dee Stump and Amy Clouse all turned in their personal best times at the sectional meet. Another individual to watch wifi be Northrup's Christie Walker. Walker. Everage and Stichter should battle for the top runner honors in Saturday’s meet. Both Stichter and Walker will be contributing to team scores while Everage will be representing herself at the meet. In an individual note, last year’s meet record set by Wawasee runner Stacy Wall, now at Indiana State University, was broken by Everage who finished with a 10:50 mark. The girls’ entry into the state meet comes after the Regional meet next week at Fort Wayne. The Indiana high school girls’ program does not offer a semistate meet so a top four finish for Wawasee will put them in the running for a state crown.

score was 12-9 the team lost the serve and faced low, hard serving Jama Roose and Kelly Mitchell. Combined they served nine of the Trojans 11 points. But the Yellow Jackets' teamwork proved itself against the serves. The winning point was served by Heidi Musser. Early in the second game the Trojans were leading 4-3, until Syracuse’s Jennifer Tuttle served 10 points in a row. Sherry Daniels and Tressa Littleton bumped back everything they could, losing the serve at 13-4. Once again the Yellow Jackets came up against Roose and proved themselves and got the serve back. Heidi Musser served the last two points to demolish North Webster 15-4. Season Wrap-up Syracuse started the season against Fairfield on September 27 and faced West Noble, Wakarusa. Milford. Pierceton and North Webster. Although the team lost to five of the six teams, only one team dominated Syracuse, Wakarusa. Wakarusa trampled over the Yellow Jackets 15-0 and 15-1. One of the best comeback matches of the season came against rival Milford. The Yellow Jackets dropped the first match 3-15, but came back to win tag in game two 154). Great serving came from Barb Hostetter, Michelle Federow and Jennifer Tuttle. Heidi Musser again scored the winning points. Following the final game the Yellow Jackets' coach, Mary Kitson, said the team has improved from last season. She said she was proud of the team, no matter what the record was. Sttchter, Packer all-state mention Don’t look now, but coach Dale Brannock’s Wawasee girls basketball team may have some pressure on them before the season even starts. The latest issue of Hoosier Basketball Magazine, expected on the newsstands in November, has ranked Wawasee number 21 in their top 40 poll. Also, Grace Stichter and Maude Packer are included in the magazine’s honorable mention all-state list. Brannock’s team will open the season November 15 at Bethany Christian.

Wed., October 27,1982 —THE MAIL-JOURNAL

7 jSgy (( y p w I - B f STICHTER SPRINT — Wawasee’s Grace Stichter finished second overall, and first for the girls team last week end at the girls crosscountry sectional. The girls’ sectional was ran in conjunction with the boys’ regional meet at Elkhart Central. (Photo by Elaine Stichter) KBU NUMBER ONE — Kevin Blade finished first for the boys’ crosscountry team during the Regional at Elkhart Central. The Warriors finished fourth in the Regional meet, and coach Jerry Minton hopes his squad can keep things going at the semi-state meet at Fort Wayne Saturday. (Photoby ElaineStichter) Sports Calendar Week Os October 27 Thru Nov. 3 WEDNESDAY ■’ Wawasee football 7:30 p.m., at North Wood TUESDAY Wawasee girls’ swim ,/ 5 p.m., NLC meet, swim preliminaries at Concord SATURDAY ’ Wawasee girls' swim 9 am., NLC meet, diving preliminaries at Concord Wawasee girls’ cross country regional 11a.m., at Fort Wayne Boys’ cross country semi-state 11:15 a.m., at Fort Wayne Wawasee girls’ swimming and divtag finals 2 p.m., at Mishawaka Volleyball regional 2 p.m., at Mishawaka

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