The Mail-Journal, Volume 20, Number 38, Milford, Kosciusko County, 5 October 1983 — Page 8
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THE MAIL-JOURNAL - Wed., October 5,1883
Sports
East Noble next for Wawasee — Rockie defense blanks Warriors
By TOM CHARLES The Plymouth Rockies roughed up Wawasee’s Warriors both on the scoreboard and on the field as they rolled up a 21-0 win last Friday at Plymouth. “This was by far the most physical pounding we’ve had all year,” said coach Myron Dickerson, who saw his squad slip to 3-4 overall. “We have four injured players who are doubtful for Friday's game.” The Rockies dominated the game with a tough defense which has not allowed more than two touchdowns in any game this season. Wawasee was held to a mere 113 total yards. “We were not playing well on offense,” commented Dickerson. “We were just not consistent. 1 think you can attribute part of that to experience.” The Warriors have scored only seven points in the last 13 quarters. One bright spot for the offense was the sharp reduction in turnovers from a week ago. A Ron Schwartz fumble in the second quarter was the only miscue; a great improvement from eight made by team members against Concord. But Plymouth was nearly as flawless with the pigskin. They rolled up 300 yards in total offense behind the backfield duo of Scott Smith and Doug Skiles, while recording only two turnovers. Both backs repeatedly hit the middle of the Warrior defense for good yardage. “Plymouth took it right up the gut,” noted Dickerson. “Our linebackers were getting cut down and they just overpowered us between the tackles.” Plymouth’s first score of the night came early in the second quarter. The Rockies set up on the Warrior 15 yard line after a good punt return by Dave England. Two plays later. Matt Starr found Darren Stevens on a slant pattern and the Rockies had six. Bill Gaines added the extra point. For the second consecutive week, Wawasee was victimized by a score late in the first half. Charlie Pinkerton took a handoff from Starr and scampered eight yards with 58 seconds remaining before the intermission. After a quiet third quarter, the Warriors looked as though they might break their scoreless spell. Kevin Tracey fell on a Plymouth fumble near the Rockie 30 midway through the final stanza. The offense took over and marched to the seven before a fourth down pass to Kris Cox fell incomplete. That was the closest the Warriors came. Plymouth followed that incompletion with a game-clinching 93 yard drive which culminated in a Skiles plunge with 13 seconds remaining. Plymouth coach Bill Nixon defended his decision to go for the touchdown when his team had the ball and a 14 point lead with less than a minute to play “If the opportunity to score is there and you don’t take it, the kids lose confidence in you,” he said. “I was not very happy with our execution.” he continued. “In the second half I didn't think we did much at all.” The win raised Plymouth’s record to 5-2 overall, but they are out of contention for a post-season tournament birth. East Noble East Noble will be a tough homecoming foe for the Warriors. The Knights are riding a three game winning streak behind a defense that has allowed only one touchdown all season. The Knights are 5-2 overall. “We have played some good defensive teams,” noted Dickerson, “but they will be the best we have faced. They are big on the line and have some good linebackers.” “On offense their tackles are awesome.” he continued. “They also have one of the best backs in the area — sophomore
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The Lady Warriors volleyball team notched two more wins in the past week to raise its season record to 12-1. The most recent win was a 15-3, 15-12 thumping of Elkhart Central on Monday night. Sandy Payne lead the team in serving with a 15-15 performance. Anita Swope was a perfect 59-59 in setting with 13 winners. Christy Speicher, 10-11, and Penny Hoover, 9-11, led the team in sinking. Last Thursday the Lady War-
riors downed Plymouth in an im-. portant NLC match. The 15-10, 15-3 win improved Wawasee’s NLC mark to 5-0 and put them in front of the title race. Anita Swope had another perfect night setting the ball. Dawn Young was 10-10 in serving and also recorded three aces. Tammy Welborn was 11-12 in serving with a total of eight points. Christy Speicher led the spikers with eight kills in a 13-15 performance. The Junior Varsity has upped its record to 8-6 with two wins and
Ric Riemke.” Riemke rushed for 222 yards on 32 carries in last week’s 29-7 thumping of Carroll. Last year the Knights bested the Warriors by the score of 9-6 What It Takes The main challenge facing Dickerson is how to generate some consistent offense. Once again his team will be up against the prospect of moving the ball around or through a big defensive line. Consequently, Dickerson expects that the Warriors will go to the air more in an attempt to compile some yardage. The success of that plan, however, depends on whether or not the Warriors can avoid the kind of interceptions that plagued them in the Concord game. “We have to generate some enthusiasm,” said Dickerson, “and I hope that will get some offense rolling.” “We have a good running game and good backs if we can just give them some room,” he continued. “Our offensive line has not been holding blocks. We need to work on that this week. ” Dickerson is unsure as to how much contact his players will get in practice this week due to the number of injured players. Tony Blackburn, Tony Troup, Tim Fraser, Steve Gallegor and Jeff Roberts are all nursing injuries. “We have the ability to play hard-nosed ball,” Dickerson concluded. “We have to reach inside ourselves and 1 believe we have the character to do just that.” Statistics WHS PHS Net Yardage n 3 300 rushing 83 215 Passing 30 85 First Downs 5 jg Punt Average 37 37 Turnovers j 2 Passes Attempted 14 7 Passes Completed 5 4 Scoring P — Stevens 17-yard pass from Starr (Gaines kick) P — Pinkerton eight-yard run (Gaines kick) P — Skiles one-yard run (Gaines kick) ■ 1. CALLING THE SHOTS — Assistant coach Rob Hanson signs instructions to the defensive unit during the 21-0 loss at Plymouth. The Warrior defense picked off one pass and recovered one fumble during the contest. (Photo by Tom Charles)
two losses in the past week. The squad defeated Elkhart Central 15-5, 15-7, downed North Wood 14-4, 7-15, 144, lost to Warsaw 6-15, 154, 10-12 and lost to Plymouth 10-13, 15-7, 3-15. The win over North Wood and the loss to Warsaw came in the Wawasee JV Invitational which was held at WHS over the week end. Warsaw won the event, WHS was second, North Wood third and Concord fourth. The team is back in action tomorrow in a 5:45 p.m. match at Goshen.
Second place for WHS tennis
The Wawasee boys’ tennis team completed the season last week end in record-setting fashion with a second place finish in the sectional. The Warriors dropped Monday's sectional final to Elkhart Central by the score of 5-0. Central is 19-2 on the year and ranked ninth in the state. Coach Scott Siler said his team played well despite the one-sided score. “We knew going into the match that Central had a good team.” he said. “But we were ready for the match and we played them tough. Our players got a lot of compliments from those watching the match.’’ John Brito cappped an excellent sectional with the Warriors' closest match of the day. Brito extended Central’s John Mulgrew (17-2 on the year) to three sets before bowing 5-7, 5-3, 4-6. “Brito played the match of his life,” noted Siler. “This was the best he played all year. It’s too bad he couldn’t get the win.” This is the best sectional finish ever for a Wawasee boys’ tennis team. Previous to this week end, Wawasee had won only one match in 10 years of sectional Play In addition, the final record of 10-10 ties this year’s team with the 1977 netters for the most wins in a season. “We finally showed what kind of team we can be,” said Siler. “We got the monkey off our back about beating other Northern Lakes Conference teams.” It was revenge on NLC opponents that propelled the Warriors into the sectional finale. Both Goshen and Concord fell victim to the Warriors who were out to settle some debts from earlier losses. Wawasee advanced through the tournament with 3-2 wins over Goshen, LaVille and Concord before losing to Central. . The three wins came on the strength of clutch wins by the senior members of Siler’s team. The number one doubles team of Brian Henson and Ron Daniels provided the key win in the Goshen match. Their 7-5, 2-6, 6-3 victory proved to be the differnce as the Warriors avenged an earlier 4-1 loss. On Saturday morning it was Brito’s turn to provide the
Sports Calendar Week Os October 5 To October 12 THURSDAY Milford Junior High Football 6:30 pm. at Jimtown . < , NLC Cross Country Meet at Plymouth 4:30 p.m., Girls > 5:00 p.m., Boys wT5:30 p.m., Junior Varsity JhKiL V iwH Wawasee Volleyball - 5:45 p.m., at Goshen 00* Wawasee Girls* Swimming \ L J 6:00 p.m., at Concord Jf't’ Wawasee Powder Puff Football \ 6:00 p.m., Freshmen vs Sophomores * 7:00 p.m., Juniors vs Seniors 9:00 p.m.. Championship Freshman Football 6:30 p.m., at East Noble FR| DAY Varsity Football — Homecoming 7:30 p.m. at home vs East Noble MONDAY " Milford Junior High Volleyball T n 3:45 p.m., at Syracuse UwAb 1 North Webster Junior High Volleyball 4:30 p.m., at home vs Fairfield Junior Varsity Football 6:30 p.m., at East Noble , £ TUESDAY ~ North Webster Junior High Football // 4:30 p.m., at Central Noble // Wawasee Boys’ Cross Country v. V J 4:30 p.m., at Northridge \ Wawasee Volleyball 5:45 p.m., at home vs Bethany Wawasee Girls* Swimming 6:30 p.m., at home vs Plymouth
Cross Country team heads into NLC meet
The Wawasee Cross Country squad heads into the conference meet Thursday afternoon needing an outstanding team performance to come away with part or all of the Northern Lakes Conference title. The Warriors currently rank third in the NLC, trailing Warsaw and Goshen. On Tuesday afternoon, the Warrior boys’ squad dropped a meet to Whitko, 25-30. Wawasee’s Jerry Auer won individual honors with a time of 17:13. Dick Doll placed fifth with
heroics. In the LaVille match, he rallied from a 5-2 second set deficit to take the number two doubles duel 6-3, 7-5. Mark Walker got his chance to come through in the clutch on Saturday afternoon against Concord His 6-2, 7-5 win at number one singles accounted for Wawasee’s winning margin. Concord defeated Wawasee 3-2 in NLC round robin play. The string of 3-2 wins was a pleasant change from the rest of the season in which the Warriors lost most of the close ones. Going into the sectional the team was three for eight in 3-2 matches. Despite the 7-9 record going in, Siler felt his team would be competitive. “I wasn’t really suprised by the sectional wins,” Siler said. “I would have been disappointed if we had lost those matches.” “We finally peaked toward the end of the season,” he continued. “We played well the last weeks with the exception of Manchester” “This win gave us some respectability. I think it will give a lot of confidence to the returning players.” Registration set for fowl hunting Registration for the special waterfowl hunts at Stillwater Marsh, North Fork Resting Area and South Fork Marshes on Lake Monroe, near Bloomington, is October 1-28, accordign to Jim Ridenour, director of the Department of Natural Resources. The public drawing will be held at 2 pm. on October 29 at the Lake Monroe Visitor’s Center. Hunters may register daily between 8 a m. and 4 p.m. at the center located on SR 446 east of Bloomington. Applications will not be accepted on October 10 because of the Columbus Day holiday. No mail-in applications will be accepted. Applicants must possess a valid 1983 hunting license and state and federal migratory bird stamps. Only one application will be allowed for each hunt, and individuals cannot register for other hunters.
a 17:41 finish, while Brian Popenfoose was sixth at 17:52. Other Warriors to place in the meet were Scott Badksey (eighth), Carl Rousch (10th) and Troy Minton (11th). The Whitko girls’ team failed to sport a full squad, so the Lady Warriors were not able to compete in Tuesday’s meet. On Saturday, the boys’ team finished second in the varsity closed division of the Manchester Cross Country Invitational. Norwell won the event with 33, followed by the Warriors with 81 and Culver with 121. Wawasee’s Jerry Auer was fifth at 16:32. Other Warrior places included Mike Ballinger (12th in 16:55), Brian Popenfoose (15th in 17:06). Dick Doll (24th in 17:16), Scott Badskey (25th in 17:17), Troy Minton (38th in 17:45) and Carl Rousch (43rd in 17:52). In the 23-team freshmansophomore meet, Andy Miller placed 36th out of 143 runners in 18:03; Troy Boyer was 43rd in 18:19, and Phil Charters was 102nd in 19:42. In the 26-team girls’ field, Wawasee placed seventh. McElston, ranked first in the state, won the girls’ meet with 66, followed by Norwell with 122, Columbia City with 127, New Prairie with 213, Fort Wayne Snider with 225, Homestead with 250, Wawasee with 259 and Goshen with 275. Top Lady Warrior finishers in the 252-runner field included Carla Clouse (12th in 11:43), Sheila Kleinrichert (19th in 11:55), Patty Rotsen (66th in 12:42), Amy Clouse (76th in 12:52) and Becca Stiver (86th in 12:59). Wawasee cross country coach Jerry Minton received perhaps the biggest honor of what has been a very successful coaching career last week, when he was named Indiana Coach of the 1982 season for girls’ cross country. Minton said the honor, given to him by the Indiana Coaches of Girls’ Sports Association, came as a complete surprise. “1 was even surprised to get the district award,” Minton said. “Getting the state award was a real surprise. ” Minton’s name will now go into competition at a Midwest Regional level, which would then be followed by a national competition. A graduate of Lancaster School in Huntington County, Manchester College and Ball State University, Minton has coached Webster man in collision A North Webster man and a La Fontaine man were involved in a two-car collision, three miles east of North Webster last Wednesday. Charles E. Williams, 69, r 1 North Webster, was driving his auto on an EMS lane road when he collided with an automobile driven by Ervin Garrison, 66, La Fontaine.
Sports Comment — Side Lines THE COMPETITION IN SIDE LINES’ weekly “pick-em” contest grew more intense last week, and set the stage for a dogfight during the final weeks of the high school football season. M-J newcomer Tom Charles and veteran journalist Doug Walker again set the predicting pace with marks of 4-1 last week (both mistakingly called for a Goshen win over Concord), while rapidly declining sports statistician Derk Kuhn and guest picker Hal Travioiia each sported 3-2 marks. Kuhn and Trav tnpped up by predicting Wawasee to upset Plymouth, and Goshen to top Concord. Last week's results were: Plymouth 21. Wawasee 0; Mishawaka 48, Warsaw 12; Tippe Valley 13, North Wood 7; Concord 23, Goshen 0; and Culver Military 38. Culver Community 6. \ This week's slate is made up of area contests: Dak Hill at Tippe Valley, Plymouth at North Wood, Warsaw at Concord, East Noble at Wawasee. Goshen at Jimtown and Culver Military at LaLumiere. This week ’s guest picker is Dale Brannock, best known as the head coach of Wawasee’s highly successful girls’ basketball program, but also affiliated with football in his role as public address announcer. CHARLES ( .900) — Ineligible to win the total number of correct wins honors due to his late start. Charles still has aspirations of finishing the year with the best percentage. This week he goes with Tippe Valley, Plymouth, Concord. East Noble. Jimtown and Culver Military. KUHN ( .777) — The leader in total correct games and percentage the entire season. Kuhn has now fallen behind Charles in the latter category, and his once-sizeable lead in the former over Walker has dropped to one game. This week the longtime Wawasee Warrior booster raises some eyebrows by predicting East Noble to win the Warriors’ Homecoming game, and also goes with Oak Hill. Plymouth. Concord. East Noble. Jimtown and Culver Military WALKER (.75»> — The highly competitive Walker is red-hot with nine correct picks in his last ten games, and this week chooses to go with Oak Hill. Plymouth. Concord, East Noble. Jimtown and Culver Military. GUEST (.777) — “Voice of the Warriors” Brannock predicts wins for Oak Hill. Plymouth, Concord. Wawasee. Goshen and Culver Military
cross country and track for 21 years. His 1982 girls' track team finished seventh in the state meet and two girls from the squad. Grace Stichter and Sonia Melendez, were selected to the all
Swim club to hold try-outs October 8
The Wawasee Swim Club will hold tryouts and sign-ups for the winter season at the Wawasee High School pool on Saturday. Oct. 8, from 9 to 11 a m. A parents meeting is scheduled for 9 a.m. to explain the club goals as well as other pertinent information. Dennis Spearman will coach the swimmers with assistance from Sue Ganshorn Practices will be held on Mondays and Thursdays from 6 to 7:30 p.m. and on Saturday from 9 to 10:30 a.m.
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state team. Minton had been a nominee for “Coach of the Year” by the Indiana Association of Track and Cross Country coaches in 1981 and 1982.
Tim Caldwell will continue in a coaching position with the club. He will be working with the more advanced and experienced swimmers to expand on development and technique. The advanced swimmers will have additional practices on Wednesday from 5:30 to 7 p.m. and on Saturday from 7:30 to 9 am. Those who are unable to attend on October 8 should contact Chuck or Sue Koser, 457-4106. for information regarding registration