The Mail-Journal, Volume 20, Number 35, Milford, Kosciusko County, 14 September 1983 — Page 8
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THE MAIL-JOURNAL - Wed., September 14,1983
Sports
In time for Bremen Friday...
Dickerson hopes to patch-up Warriors' sore spot
, By GARY LEWIS When the football season began, there were many areas of concerns for head coach Myron Dickerson and his staff. But of all the different facets of the game, the one thing Dickerson and Company felt fairly comfortable in was the Warriors’ defense. Even though several veterans were gone from the ’B2 squad, it was the feeling in pre-season that the defense had the personnel to play some good football. After four games in ’B3, however, the glaring sore spot for the Warriors has been defense. “I really did think defense would be our mainstay this year,” said Dickerson. ”1 can’t recall giving up this many points in four games, and giving up the number of TD passes we have.” The numbers — 74 points and 9 touchdown passes — speak for themselves. It’s time for a change. “We’ve just had to make some personnel changes ... I’m not one bit happy with our performance.” the coach said. In looking for a bright spot in last week’s 28-10 loss. Warrior fans must dwell on the many missed opportunities Wawasee had to score. Yes, it is bad to be within the opponent’s 30-yard-line four times without scoring. And having to settle for a schoolrecord 42-yard field goal, as good as a kick it was, is also not good. But the important thing for this young offensive squad (a rookie quarterback, a rookie linemen, and a first-time running back), is that it was able to move the football. “The disturbing thing about the offense is the fumbles and turnovers. With a rookie quarterback, you have to expect interceptions, but we moved the ball. We only lack consistency and that is what happens with a young team.” the fourth-year coach explained. "I was surprised we were in the game as long as we were. As young as we are, and as inexperienced . . ~” the Warriors were doing okay, Dickerson said. Wawasee suffered through eight turnovers, five fumbles and three interceptions, last week. Big Switch With a young and inexperienced squad like this year’s team, changes are difficult to make. All the coaches can do is to do some switching, which is exactly what Bremen will b.e seeing this Friday. The entire defensive secondary will be revamped in the hope that the changes will in-
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CULVER MILITARY ACADEMY continued to frustrate our panel of expert pickers, by beating up Concord 18-0. The upset over the host Minutemen gave all four fearless forecasters a blemish. For last week’s guest picker it was particularly distressing since his alma mater and former employer, Wawasee, lost to Goshen 28-10. Dave Baumgartner now has the unique distinction of having the worse week of all guest predictors thus far, finishing with a 4-2 mark. M-J reporters Doug Walker, Gary Lewis and sports specialist Derk Kuhn all finished with fine 5-1 marks. Last week’s results were: Memorial 17, Warsaw 0; Goshen 28, Wawasee 10; CMA 18, Concord 0; Plymouth 21, Laville6; Valley 23, Whitko 7; and North Wood 18, Rochester 13. —o— THIS WEEK’S SELECTIONS were hotly divided among our four predictors. The Warsaw-NorthWood clash at the Panther Bowl looks to be one of several deciding games, as does the Goshen-Marian match-up. Always divided among our fearless forecasters are Wawasee’s clashes, and this week is no exception. Derk Kuhn, who is vacationing in Florida this week, visited the Georgia Tech-Alabama game over the week end and wired his selections to us. He and M-J reporter Doug Walker pick the home team, North Wood, to prevail in the mis-match of different classed schools. This week’s slate is as follows: Concord at Rochester, Goshen at Marian, Danville at CMA, Plymouth at Columbia City, Warsaw at North Wood, Valley at Manchester, Wawasee at Bremen. The guest forecaster for this week is Syracuse realtor Ernie Rogers. Rogers, a lifetime Lakeland resident and Warrior fan, picked Wawasee to win at Bremen this week. The pass-happy Lions, who didn’t need to pass in last week’s 28-0 thumping over Culver Community, will come out throwing after viewing Wawasee’s poor pass coverage on the game films. “I think the Warriors are improving,” commented Rogers. A few adjustments made by coach Myron Dickerson this week may just pay off, he said. Rogers also went away from the norm by picking the visiting Redskins over Marian. The Knights dropped a 17-0 decision against Jimtown in a showdown of top-rated teams and Rogers figures they may be pressing when Goshen arrives Friday. Walker, being the loner as he usually is, continues his admiration for Ken Mirer and Goshen, picking the Redskins over the Knights and North Wood over Warsaw. As usual, he has picked the Warriors to lose again. GyEST (.842) — Rogers will go with Concord, Goshen, CMA, Plymouth, Warsaw, Valley, and Wawasee. LEWIS (.842) — After watching his percentage drop, the Crawfordsville native plans to go spotless this week with these picks: Concord, Marian, CMA, Plymouth, Warsaw, Valley, and Bremen. KUHN (.842) — Enjoying the sunshine in Florida, Kuhn called these picks in from his seashore condo: Concord, Marian, CMA, Plymouth, North Wood, Valley and Wawasee. WALKER (.736) — Improving all the time, the controversial Walker hopes to continue the trend with these selections: Concord, Goshen, CMA, Plymouth, North Wood, Valley, and Bremen.
crease coverage and create turnovers. “Warrior” Tony Blackburn will switch from the crucial monstor spot to free safety while regular Jeff Moore will play the short half. Mike Hernandez, Wawasee’s star wrestler out for football for the first time since junior high, will play the deep halfback position. Junior Brad Mitchell, who has been playing defensive end, will be moved to monstor back. Sharing duties with Mitchell at the monstor position will probably be Dave Melendez. Melendez has started as the deep halfback in all four games this season. Taking Mitchell’s defensive end spot will be Kris Cox. The Blackburn switch looks to be a bold move by Dickerson since the senior leader has done an outstanding job as the key player on defense. “Tony will play like a centerfielder out there. We needed more of a ball hawk at the positon,” Dickerson said. Blackburn will probably be going for the interception several times this Friday at Bremen. The Lions usually throw up to 20 times a game, although last week they didn’t need to in pounding Culver Community 28-0. Outsized: Again "They (Bremen) will probably be the most physical team we have played so far,” said Dickerson. The Lions will feature four-to-five players over 200-pounds. The NLC match-up between the Warriors and the Lions was a thriller last season. Bremen came out on top when, with :16 left in the game, a desperate throw into the end zone worked to put the Lions on top, 14-12. Coach Don Bunge, saying his team is always “outclassed and outcoached" in NLC clashes, will have junior quarterback Ken Phillips throwing the football. John Gingrich, a senior, will be the top receiver for the Lions. Injuries According to Dickerson, the Warriors will be fairly healthy on a whole with the exception of Todd Yeager. Yeager, who has been battling a knee injury all season, re-injured his knee during phyisical education classes last week ;and had to have an operation. He is not expected to return this season. Goshen Summary Goshen’s Byron Holden threw three touchdown passes, completing 12 of 21 passes for 178 yards, dropping the Warriors to 0-1 in the the Class AAA, Cluster 20.
Holden fired a 22-yard scoring strike to Brian Doss in the first period, but the Warriors found reason for hope when Tony Blackburn blocked the extrapoint attempt. With the score 6-0, the Warriors came back in the second period on a razzle-dazzle Kris Cox reverse-pass to Jeff Carden who cradled the ball in while standing alone in the end zone. The pass covered 31 yards. Cox kicked the extra-point and the Warriors led 7-6. The Redskins came right back in the same period when Goshen intercepted a Brad Traviolia pass and had the ball at midfield. With time ticking away, the Redskins went into the shotgun offense and drove 55 yards on four passes for the score. Holden connected with Doss for the final seven yards with :33 remaining, making the score 12-7 Goshen. The Redskins went to the airways again and Tracy Treadway, who caught several passes in the
September 24 to be Hunting, Fishing Day
Representative Thames Mauzy has proclaimed Saturday, Sept. 24, as Hunting and Fishing Day in District 18 to recognize the many contributions local sportsmen have made to conservation and wildlife management. In signing the Hunting and Fishing Day proclamation, Rep. Mauzy urges all citizens to attend local Hunting and Fishing Day events in District 18, saying, “At a National Hunting and Fishing Day program, people can learn about conservation and how they can join with sportsmen to ensure the wise use and management of Tippy sailors announce winners The Lake Tippecanoe Sailing club held its two-day Labor Day Regatta on Lake Tippecanoe on September 3 and 4. The winds on Saturday were very light, so only two races were held, but on Sunday, very good winds allowed the completion of four races. Trophy winners in the Hobie 16-foot class were Jason and Ken Davidson of Leesburg (first), Stevie and Steve Black of South Bend (second). Will Shroyer and Tom Mitler of Mishawaka (third), J.B. Van Meter and Bruce Maish of Leesburg (fourth) and Fred and George Buckingham of Goshen (fifth). In the open class. Bill Allen of Leesburg came in first in a Hobie 14-foot craft. Ross Stevens of Huntington came in second, followed by Marvin Lee of Anderson, John Budy of Anderson (wtih Dave Tuillen as crew), and David and Susan Betz of Warsaw. In the Super Porpoise class, Steve Hart of Kokomo was first, Jim Murray of Leesburg was second, and John Hayes of Leesburg was third. Following the regatta on Sunday (which was the final sailing event of the 1983 season), the Sailing Club skippers and families held their annual potluck dinner at the home of George and Marty Buckingham. Following the dinner, the awards were presented and the annual business meeting held. In addition to the awards to the winning skippers in the Labor Day regatta, summer series awards were made to eligible skippers (those having sailed a sufficient number of times during the season). Recipients of these awards were as follows: Junior Division — Jason Davidson, first; Stevie Black, second; J.B. Van Meter, third; Fred Buckingham, fourth; Matt Hamer, fifth and Bart Shroyer, sixth Hobie 16-fopt Division — Jason Davidson, first; J.B. Van Meter, second; Howard Johnson, third; Stevie Black, fourth; Fred Buckingham, fifth; Bart Shroyer, sixth; Mike Hearn, seventh and Dave Hamer, eighth Open Class Division — Ross Stevens, first; John Bundy, second; Matt Hamer, third; Mick Case, fourth and Neal Anglin, fifth Super Porpoise Division — Steve Hart, first; Jim Murray, second; Phil J ung, third and John Hayes, fourth The Jack Thompson Memorial Trophy was presented to Steve Hart of Kokomo as the most improved skipper of the year. New officers elected for the 1984 season were Al Hayes of Leesburg, Commodore; Phil Jung Vice-Commodore; Norma Hayes, secretary; and Mary Murray, treasurer. Jim and Mary Murray will comprise the trophy committee.
scoring drive, scored on another Holden pass. Holden finished the night by completing 13-of-22 for 176 yards. The Redskins had 186 yards rushing, while Wawasee, despite looking good at times, hovered around 95 yards in both rushing and passing. The Redskins’ finally caught some of the Warriors’ first half bad luck on the very first play of the second half. Melendez jarred the ball loose from Doss and Kevin Tracey recovered the ball at Goshen’s 19-yard-line. A nifty Traviolia run was nullified when the Warriors were penalized for clipping. Instead of a first-and-goal situation at the five-yard-line, Kris Cox had to be called upon to kick a schoolrecord 42-yard field goal to make the score 14-10, Goshen. Another scoring drive was nullified when Ron Schwartz fumbled, and the Redskins’ quickly put the game away with two more touchdown passes.
our wildlife 1 * and natural resources.” There will be special programs and activities at Tri-County Fish and Wildlife Area on September 24. Activities include archery, muzzle-loading, trap shooting, films, retriever display, spot shoot and activities for kids. Free admission will be from 10 a m. until 4 p.m. Lunch will be available. Participating groups will include: Turkey Creek Conservation club, Hoss Hills Bow Club and Indiana Wildlife Federation. For additional information on these programs please contact Tri-County Fish and Wildlife, r 2 box 522, Syracuse, phone 834-4461.
* ,a< *’ es Golf BIG BOULDER BELLES League scores for Wednesday, Sept. 7, for the Big Boulder Belles were as follows:, Low gross — Donna Beer, first and Suzy Knepp, second Low net — Leatrice Rapp, first and Maxine Johnson and Suzy Knepp, tie for second Low putts — Barbara Schultz and Donna kßeer, tie for first and Maxine Johnson, Evelyn Orn and Suzy Knepp, tie for second September 24 sign up day for junior bowlers Land O Lakes Junior Bowling Association has set September 24, between 10 a m. and noon, for sign up time for any youth interested in bowling in the Young American Bowling alliance (formerly the Junior Bowling organization) at Syracuse this year. For those unable to attend sign up day, permission slips may be picked up at the bowling alley. Officers of the junior bowling association are as follows: President — Dennis Blosser Vice president — Nancy Anderson Secretary — Suzi Pachynski For further information, contact President Blosser at 856-4788 or Secretary Pachynski at 457-4131. Packer returns to college, hardwood 1978 Wawasee graduate Worth Packer, <a 6-4 brother of Lady star player Maude Packer, recently announced his intention to return to organized basketball and pursue a degree at Winona Lake’s Grace College. Packer sat out of college after graduating from Wawasee but has kept his playing touch by participating in the Plymouth Basketball League and was named to the all-star team last year along with former Lancer Rich Rhoades. He plans to study business at Grace.
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YELLOW JACKETS FOOTBALL - Members of the 1983 Syracuse football team are: Row 1: Jason Lentz. Scott Gardner. Bobby Bartman. Bruce Routson, Denny Blosser, Matt Fryback, Rodney . Coy, Jason Hart. Brian Tallon. Dave Keener and Brian Arnold. Row 2: Shawn Jones. Vince Koser. Derek Smith. Brian Neff. Pat Tranter, Roger Galloway. DeWayne Boyer, Dan O'Haver. Jon Hare, Mike Clodfelter. Brad Gerstner.
Volleyball team wins four straight
Coach Barb Brouwer’s Wawasee Volleyball squad won its fourth straight match Tuesday night, defeating West Noble easily, 15-1 and 15-4 Tammy Welborn was 18-for-18 in serves for 16 points, while Sandy Payne provided the squad with excellent defense and hustle, according to coach Brouwer. Other Lady Warriors with major contributions included Anita Swope, with .34 sets; Christy Speicher, who was 11-for-14 in spikes with seven winners; Penny Hoover, who was 8-for-12 in spikes with four winners, and Dawn Young, who was 6-for-6 in spikes. In junior varsity action, Wawasee fell to West Noble in three games, 15-8, 13-15 and 11-15. The Wawasee freshman squad defeated West Noble, 15-2 and 15On Monday night, the Lady Warriors hosted Westview, and the varsity came away with a 17-15, 15-2 victory. Anita Swope was 18-for-19 in serving and had 48 sets; Christy Speicher was 13-for-15 in spikes and had one kill; Penny Hoover was 11-for-15 in spikes and had nine kills, and Marcia Sorensen was 8-for-8 in spikes with 5 kills. The junior varsity squad also defeated Westview, 15-5 and 16The squads hosted Warsaw on Saturday afternoon, and the varsity won in two games, 15-8 and 15-10.
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Penny Hoover was 12-for-12 in serving, while Christy Speicher was 11 -for-13 in spiking with three kills and Sandy Payne was 8-for-8 in spikes with three kills. Anita Swope led in setting. The junior varsity fell to W’arsaw 9-15 and 5-15, while the freshmen also lost in two games. 12- and 12-15. Wawasee traveled to Rochester on Thursday, where the varsity won in three games. 15-8. 13-15 and 15-7. Tammy Welborn was 14-for-14 in spikes, while Dawn Young was 13- Spiking leaders were Christy Speicher, who was 27-for-33 with 10 kills; Penny Hoover, who was 15-for-23 with two kills, and Marcia Sorensen; who was 10-for-15 with three kills Anita Swope had a total of 97 sets, probably a school record. The junior varsity downed Swim meeting stated Boys’ swimming coach Tim Caldwell has announced that an organizational meeting for all boys’ interested in participating on the swim team is scheduled for 7 p.m., October 7, in room 101 at the high school. All boys interested in being on the swim team this year who are not presently involved in a fall sport should attend the meeting with a parent. Caldwell stressed that the meeting is only for those boys not involved in a fall sport.
Rozow, Darin Atwood. Bob McClure. Tim Keim. Mark Rich. Chris Jordon. Third row. coach Keith Bullman. Derek Bowen. Skip Winnebald. Jamison Stevens. Pari Schacht. Brad Richards. Brent Harter. Dan Warren, coach Jay Smith.
Row 3: coach Mike Hall, coach Tim Kroh. manager Jay Nicodemus. Mike Cannon, Mike VanDiepenbos. Mike Minnick. Chuck Losee. Steve Briggs. Jan Koontz. Rob Huey. Dan Stockman. Bruce Jackson. Row 4: Judd Storey. Josh Lantz. Jeff Shields. Jeff Galloway. Todd Leanton. Brian Rensberger.
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