The Mail-Journal, Volume 20, Number 47, Milford, Kosciusko County, 7 December 1983 — Page 9

Sports

Face Warsaw on Friday —

Warriors spill Memorial for fifth straight win

By TOM CHARLES and MARK WEINSTEIN Sports Writers In a battle of conflicting styles of play, the Wawasee Warriors downed Elkhart Memorial 64-55 on Saturday night for their fifth consecutive win. The disciplined Warriors got the best of Larry Bilger’s run-and-gun Crimson Chargers by setting a slow pace and working for the good shots. “It was an epitome of a game for us,” said coach John Wysong. “We had our backs to the wall at one point, but we really controlled the game.” Wawasee showed good patience throughout the contest, working the ball swiftly and precisely against Memorial’s 1-3-1 zone defense. Brooks Koble, who ended the night with 19 points, hit Wawasee’s first seven points on a variety of drives and jumpers. The Warriors, who didn’t really run a patterned offense, had success working the ball inside to Vitaniemi and Rhoades. However, Vito appeared tense on his shots and hit the front of the iron on several occassions. Aside from good positioning to get the ball on offense, Vitaniemi performed with intensity under the boards. The 6’3” senior hauled in 13 caroms against some high-leaping opposition. Thanks to his work, and the inside play of Rhoades and Swartz, the

Lady Warriors trounce Elkhart Central

By TOM CHARLES Sports Writer Wawasee’s 44-30 win over Elkhart Central on Monday night was a perfect example of “winning ugly.” But it was a victory all the same, and it raised the Lady Warriors to 6-0 on the year. Central came out in a 2-3 zone defense which forced the Lady Warriors out of their familiar running game. Unable to penetrate the zone, Wawasee settled for perimeter passing which did not generate much “We played strictly marTtoman in our first four games,” said Central coach Todi Velkoff. “But in our last two games (Mishawaka and Wawasee) we have used a zone. If we are going to win, it will be because of defense.” That defense kept Wawasee off the scoreboard until Sandy Payne’s two free throws with 3:41 gone made the score 2-0. Anita Swope added a field goal a few seconds later, the first in eight Wawasee attempts, and Central never got the lead. After compiling a 10-2 lead at the end of the first stanza, the Lady Warriors could not pull away in the second quarter. Lack of penetration and some fumbled passes enabled Central to stay

Sports comment — Calling the shots

TICKETS TO THE WARRIORS-WARSAW GAME on Friday night may be purchased in advance at the Wawasee High School athletic office, according to Sally Baker, WHS athletic secretary. Tickets will be offered for sale on Thursday and Friday from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. The advance sale price for student tickets is $1.50, while adult advance sales are priced at $2. All tickets will be $2 at the door. BITS AND PIECES: Corky Farmer, who had to be helped off the floor before the Rochester game, is currently in a cast due to a dislocated kneecap. According to Dale Brannock, Farmer hurt the knee against Fairfield and reinjured it prior to the Rochester game. She will be in the cast until December 21. Her return to the team is uncertain, pending the results of her physical therapy. Kim Zurcher is over his bout with the flu and will be back in uniform when the Warriors face Warsaw on Friday night. Dee Stump is rewriting some Wawasee girls’ basketball history this winter. Currently she needs only six assists to break the career record of 92 held by Kathi Replogle. In addition, she is 10th on the career scoring list with 271 points and fifth on the career steals list. THE TRAVESTY OF THE WEEK is presented to Tennessee-Chattanooga which piled on the points in a 104-49 romp over Tennessee Wesleyan. ' GUEST PICKER MIKE MICHAEL failed to demonstrate any keen canine instincts when it came to sports predictions. The furry forecaster came through on only 4 of 7 picks; the worst mark of the week. Meanwhile, Mike’s master, Rich Rhodes, produced the week’s best results by going 6 for 7. Last week’s results were: Memorial 65, Plymouth 48; Penn 60, North Wood 46; Warsaw 76, Huntington 66; Wawasee 57, Concord 30; Wawasee 44, Central 30; Warsaw 64, Tippe Valley 41; Goshen 69, Fairfield 37.

Chargers were held in check on the offensive boards most of the first half. In the second half, Wawasee was torrid from the field. Their patience frustrated Memorial and enabled them to break down the zone for some easy buckets. The Warriors missed only two field goals, both of them blocked, in the entire second half as they sped out to a 19-point lead in the fourth quarter. That lead almost evaporated late in the game. Memorial, with nothing to lose, began an onslaught of long jumpers near the five minute mark. In two minutes the Chargers were within five and looked poised to take the lead. But the ball-handling of Koble, Swihart and Atwood put an end to any comeback bid. Forced to foul in hopes of staying close, Memorial sent Wawasee to the charity stripe 19 times in the fourth stanza and the Warriors made good on 11 attempts. “I’m just proud of the players,” said Wysong. “They just kept giving it. I was especially pleased with Seth’s (Swihart) play. He proved that he can handle the ball well and that he is a good guard.” Swihart shared scoring honors with Koble, also netting 19 points. He sank seven of eight free throws in the fourth quarter to help ice the win. Wysong also cited Jeff Atwood’s contribution to the win.

within striking distance. Wawasee went into the dressing room at halftime with an 18-10 edge. * “I told them at halftime that we had no penetration, we were too tentative and that we were gonna have to move the ball,” said coach Dale Brannock. “The kids really looked tentative out there.” Judging from the opening portion of the third quarter, Brannock’s halftime message must have found its way into the hearts of his players. Stump, Payne and Swope began to pop from outside instead of passing up shots. Wawasee pulled out to a 10-point edge at the beginning of the quarter. Central, behind Kim Shroff, refused to roll over. Several times Shroff hit baseline jumpers to keep her team close. Along with Latrice Sturgess, Shroff led the Lady Blazers to within six at the end of the third. However, midway through the fourth stanza, with his team on top by six, Brannock changed his defense and shut down Shroff. He switched to a box-and-one with Swope shadowing Shroff’s every move. The ploy worked. Shroff failed to score the rest of the way and Wawasee pulled away to win by 14.

This week’s slate is as follows: In boys’ action, it’s Wawasee at Warsaw and Triton at Wawasee. In girls’ action, it’s Manchester at Wawasee and North Wood at Wawasee. In the college ranks, our predictors will try to name the winners of Notre Dame at Northwestern, Wooster at Grace, lowa at Louisville and Saint Francis at Goshen. The guest picker this week is M-J employee Joann Boyer. Joann, a Syracuse resident, works with Rich Rhodes in the darkroom. She claims that she is a “non-sports person,” but adds that her husband is quite interested in athletics. Well, Joann, we’ll see if any of that has rubbed off in six years of marriage. Charles (.729) — Charles picks the Warriors?and Lady Warriors in all of their contests. In college action he goes with ND, Grace, lowa and St. Francis. Kuhn (.708) — Would there ever be any doubt as to Derk’s prediction in a Warsaw-Wawasee clash? Like Charles, the sports-mad Kuhn goes with Wawasee in all four of its contests. He also picks Northwestern, Wooster, lowa and Goshen. Rhodes (.563) — “I’m going with the Warriors over Warsaw because Derk Kuhn is originally from Warsaw,” asserted Rhodes. Whatever that remark means, Rhodes is the third on the panel to go with Wawasee in all four games. Other winners: ND, Grace, Louisville and Goshen. Weinstein (.667) — “John Wysong’s squad has made a believer out of me,” exclaimed Weinstein. “Wawasee will cage Warsaw in the Tiger Den.” His other picks: Wawasee over Triton, Manchester, Wawasee over North Wood, ND, Grace, lowa and St. Francis. Guest (.605) — Citing the fact that her husband teaches in Warsaw, Boyer picks the Tigers over the Warriors. In the rest of their games, however, Boyer tabs Wawasee to win. The Fairfield grad also goes with ND, Wooster, Louisville and St. Francis.

Atwood had the unenviable duty of guarding Memorial’s Ernie Jones the entire evening. However, he turned in another solid all-around performance. “Atwood has to do a lot of things,” Wysong noted, “and they often aren’t noticed by the fans.” “The pygmies really rose to the occassion,”Wysong concluded. “It was a big W for Wawasee. What’s Ahead A talented Warsaw team awaits the Warriors in their second conference duel of the year on Friday night in the Warsaw gym. Coach Al Rhodes has what many consider one of the finer teams in this part of the state. The Tigers, 3-1 on the year, are led by a pair of high-scoring performers in Marty Lehmann and Jeff Grose. Lehmann, a 6’7” senior, has been on a scoring rampage since the seaon began. Twice he has been over 30 points and currently holds a 25.7 average. Grose, a 6’l” junior, is showing no signs of letting down from his outstanding sophomore campaign. He sports a 20.2 average while directing play in the Warsaw backcourt. The Tigers opened the year with a loss to South Bend LaSalle. Since that time they have run off wins over Concord, Manchester and Goshen to bring their NLC record to 2-0. Wysong is well aware of the Tigers’ talent, but plans to con-

Shroff ended the night with 18 points. Latrice Sturgess, with 10 points, and Minnie Carr, with 2 points, were the only other Central scorers. Stump, who hit all three shots in the fourth quarter, shared Wawasee scoring honors with Payne. They both had 12. Christy Speicher chipped in with eight points and Marcia Sorensen added nine rebounds. Payne chalked up eight assists and Stump added four. Swope, the leading scorer to date, took only five shots from the field and finished with six points. As a team, the Lady Warriors shot 46 per cent from the floor on 19 of 41 attempts. They compiled 16 turnovers and pulled down 23 rebounds. “If I look at the statistics, it doesn’t look as though we played so bad,” noted Brannock. “We didn’t set the world on fire, but you can’t expect teenagers to be that consistent. We are simply going to have some games like that.” Junior Varsity The JV tuned up for its week end tournament with a 37-27 win over the Lady Blazers. Lori Galloway had 10 points to lead the team. Ann Vitaniemi and Shelley Brumbaugh each pumped in six points in the win which raised the team’s record to 4-1.

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CROSS THOSE FINGERS — These Wawasee cheerleaders had crossed fingers in the hope that Seth Swihart would make his free throws in the fourth quarter of the game against Memorial. Swihart, who did make the shots, had 19 points in the Warriors* win. Cheerleaders pictured from left are Christi Rockenbaugh, Suellen Free, Donna Rich, Shelley Cripe, Liz Waltz and Jami Gooding. (Photo by Tom Charles)

centrate on his own attack. “This will be the best team we’ve faced yet,” he said. “They are well organized. But we’re gonna work on our things in practice. If you are a competitor, you want to play these guys. That’s what it’s all about.” Warsaw is far from a two-

Barb Brouwer’s team returns to action on Saturday when it plays at Bremen in the opening game of a JV tournament. Wawasee faces Bremen at 9 a m. and Concord faces North Wood at 10:30 a.m. The losers return at 1 p.m. for the consolation. The championship is slated for 2:30 p.m. Next Week Wawasee will face a stern test when Manchester visits tomorrow (Thursday) night. The Squires, who were rated 20th in the pre-season poll, are 4-2 and have hit the century mark already this year. “They run a structured attack,” said Brannock. “They operate a sideline break and like to go inside to the post.” Manchester gets a big offensive lift from the trio of Barb Orput, Amy Williams and Michelle Wise. Orput hit 34 points in a 102-24 romp over Marion Bennett early in the year. North Wood is the second game on tap for next week. The Panthers, who visit Wawasee on Monday night, will be the fourth NLC opponent this year. Coach Steve Neff has five regulars back from a 9-12 squad of a year ago. Senior Cindi Schwartz and junior Ronda Klotz are two of the top performers. Top ten games Lynn Henning, a reporter for the Detroit News, conducted a survey among football historians at each Big Ten school to determine the Top Ten football games ever played by conference schools. Indiana’s 27-21 loss to Michigan in 1979, in which Anthony Carter caught a 45-yard touchdown pass from John Wangler with no time remaining on the clock, was listed as the best game in Big Ten history. Purdue’s 16-14 win over the Wolverines in 1976 was ranked fifth. Michigan had been ranked number one in the country, but lost when Bob Wood’s 37- yard field goal sailed wide with 14 seconds remaining. Indiana’s 38-36 win over Brigham Young in the 1979 Holiday Bowl was ranked sixth, and Purdue’s 15-14 win over Notre Dame in 1981, when Scott Campbell completed a touchdown pass to Steve Bryant and followed with a two-point conversion pass to Bryant was ninth. Lopsided score Georgia Tech defeated Cumberland University 222-0 on Oct. 7, 1916, in college football’s highest scoring game. Tech scored 32 touchdowns, 30 extra points and 63 points in one quarter. All of those marks stand as records. Top tea ms The Green Bay Packers hold the record for the most number of NFL titles with 11. Those titles cover a span of years from 1929 to 1967. The Pittsburgh Steelers, owners of four Super Bowl titles, hold the record for the wins in that post-season classic.

player club. Rob Randels and Tracy Furnivall have turned in fine performances in the past week and add depth in the lineup. Randels is scoring at a 13.0 clip. Following Warsaw, the Warriors must turn around and face Triton on Saturday night at home. The Trojans, 1-3 thus far,

Boys Cons. Total Warsaw 2-0 2-1 Wawasee 1-0 5-0 Bremen 0-0 3-2 North Wood 0-0 1-1 Plymouth 0-0 1-2 Rochester 0-0 1-3 Goshen 0-1 0-3 Concord 0-2 0-3 Last week’s results* Warsaw 92 Goshen 44 Wawasee 57 Concord 30 LaVille 57 Bremen 53 Penn 60 North Wood 46 Mishawaka 67 Plymouth 50 Gaines of the week Bremen at Concord Fairfield at Goshen Wawasee at Warsaw Plymouth at Triton North Wood at Tippe Valley

*Results listed are only for games of the week.

First win, second place for swimmers last week

By MARK WEINSTEIN Sports Writer Wawasee High School’s swim team captured its first win of the year, but more impressively, finished second in the Goshen Relays during action last week. The Warriors rolled past East Noble Thursday, Dec. 1, 113-59, and then vaulted from last place into the second slot in the Goshen Relays, Saturday. “I was very pleased with the character of our team at the Goshen Relays, more so than our performance,” said head coach Tim Caldwell. “We came from last place to finish second, and that showed a lot of character on our part.” Leading the Wawasee resurgence in the relays were the 200 butterfly team, 400 breaststroke team, along with individual efforts from Jon Shoemaker and Phil Zachary. “The breastroke relay team and backstroke team both did a good job at Goshen,” said

' tB IT V Jr JUr" Jm v y Jl CALDWELL ENJOYS ‘LAUGHER* —Wawasee’s Head Swim coach Tim Caldwell enjoyed what he saw during the Warriors* 113-55 drowning of East Noble, Thursday, Dec. 1. (Photo by Mark Weinstein)

are led by 6’3” Curt Anders who notched 20 points in his team’s win over La Ville last week end.

Aside from Anders, the Trojans have Gary Flener and Gary Neff to provide some offensive punch. They are looking to help Triton improve from its 4-17 record of a year ago. The Trojans are coached by Ned Wicker.

Around The NLC

Girls Cons. Total Wawasee 3-0 6-0 Warsaw 2-1 3-2 Bremen 1-1 6-1 North Wood 1-1 4-1 Goshen 0-0 5-1 Rochester 0-1 2-2 Plymouth 0-1 2-3 Concord O-2 4-3 Last week’s results* Wawasee 73 Concord 54 Bremen 51 North Wood 43 S.B. Clay 64 Goshen 52 Warsaw 38 Bremen 31 North Wood 52 Plymouth 51 Gaines of the week North Wood at Wawasee Bremen at Concord Plymouth at Warsaw Rochester at Warsaw Northridge at Goshen

Caldwell. “But we also had good performances from Jon Shoemaker! he finished second in the 50 freestyle), and Phil Zachary, who finished first in diving. It was good to see our swimmers come back in the meet and finish where we did.” It was the 400 breaststroke team of Brent Atwood, Bob Galloway, Brad Overmyer and Todd Smith that gave the Warriors their first top spot in the relays. Galloway, soon after raced Warsaw’s Kyle Hoskins evenly, before finishing second in the 100 butterfly behind the Tiger. Wawasee’s Zachary continued to shine off the diving board, as the senior captured first place again. Capping off the come-from-behind finish, Wawasee’s 200 butterfly relay team of Bret Hite, Galloway, Overmyer and Jon Morgan took the relay event in 1:46.6. With the relay teams first place finish, the Warriors were

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WALKING ON AIR — Wawasee’s Kyle Swartz and his Memorial opponent stand out above the crowd as they go for a jump ball in Saturday's contest. Swartz came off the bench in relief to contribute five points and three rebounds in the 64-55 win. The Warriors face 2-1 Warsaw Friday night on the Tigers’ home court. (Photo by Tom Charles)

4 JV wrestlers win

Four members of the Wawasee junior varsity wrestling team grabbed titles at an eight-school JV wrestling tournament at Whitko on Saturday. Duane Turner scored pins in his first two matches and won a decision in the final contest to emerge as the champion at 105 pounds. Jack McDaniel pinned his first opponent, decisioned his second foe and won the final match 7-2 to claim top honors at 132 pounds. Lance Lantz recorded pins in

able to jump past Warsaw in the overall standings, and finish respectfully in second. The Warriors opened the week with an easy 113-59 whitewashing of East Noble. In the dual meet, Wawasee captured eight first place finishes to easily defeat the Knights. Wawasee jumped out to a 12-2 lead after the first event, and the Warriors never looked back. “I wasn’t surprised with the win at all,” said head swim coach Tim Caldwell. “Going into the meet I thought this would be a pretty easy one because they usually are not a strong team*

Athlete of the week

Records are made to be broken, and Wawasee’s Anita Swope, is doing everything in her power to smash some old marks. For this, along with her outstanding play lately, Swope has earned the MailJournal “Athlete of the Week” award. Swope has been a leader on the court from her forward position, while pacing the Warriors to a 6-0 start. Entering this week’s games with Manchester and North Wood, Swope holds a 14.2 scoring average and 4.1 rebound per game figure. Her scoring mark brings her within one point of breaking the all-time record for points per game average in a season. Junior Varisty coach Barb Brouwer holds the mark with a 15.0 scoring effort set in the 1974-75 season. In her last three games, Swope has averaged 14.3 points a game, and seems to be improving each game. As the season progresses, Swope has come close in rewriting the record books. She just missed breaking the individual scoring record for a single-game. In the Rochester contest, Swope scored 22 points, despite a cold spell in

his last two matches on the way to the 155 pound title. Steve Sturgill, wrestling in the heavyweight division, pinned both of his opponents to win his division. No team scores were totaled in the meet which included wrestlers from Wawasee, Whitko. Oak Hill, Northfield, Churubusco. DeKalb, New Haven and Tipton. Wawasee Summary Here is a complete rundown of Wawasee’s participation in the meet. 105 — Duane Turner: Pinned Conrad (Oak Hill) in 4:03, pinned Kothe (Churubusco) in 1:17 and dec. Schroder (Tipton) 4-3. 112 — Albert Stricklin: Placed third by winning two matches and losing one. 126 — Chris Yoder: Did not place. Won one and lost two. 132 — Jack McDaniel: Pinned Johnson (New Haven) in 1:48, dec. Hurrell (Northfield) 9-5 and dec. Allman (Churubusco) 7-2. 138 — Rich Troup: Did not place. 155 — Lance Lantz: Dec. Hartman (DeKalb) 7-2, pinned Snavely (Churubusco) in 2:06 and pinned Brock (New Haven) in 4:26. 166 — Ned Hunsberger: Placed second by winning two and losing one. 177 — Don Kauffman: Placed fourth by winning one and losing two. Hwt. — Steve Sturgill: Pinned Krieger (Churubusco) in 1:27 and pinned Jones (Tipton) in 3:44.

IV I ANITA SWOPE the fourth quarter. Her effort fell four points short of the feat of 26 points, set in 1974-75 by Brouwer. On the year, Swope has improved her shooting from the perimeter. After a very slow start that witnessed a 2-11 effort in her first two games, Swope has come on strong, shooting 26 of 60 from the field for 43.3 per cent. A heady player, Swope’ mental attitude and concentration on the court has allowed her to gain the success she’s enjoying.

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