The Mail-Journal, Volume 20, Number 51, Milford, Kosciusko County, 4 January 1984 — Page 8

THE MAIL-JOURNAL - Wed., January 4,1984

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Sports

Roll to easy 64-22 win— Wawasee thumps Central Noble

- By TOM CHARLES Sports Editor There is not much one can say about Wawasee’s 64-22 pounding of Central Noble last night at Wolf Lake. The score tells the story. The Lady Warriors were never threatened by their hosts, who managed only two points in the entire first stanza. Sophomore forward Lori Galloway, who found herself in the starting lineup for the first time this season, got Wawasee out of the starting gate with an short jumper. Wawasee went on to score the first 15 points and led 20-2 at the end of the first quarter “It was a gcod night to experiment,” said coach Dale Brannock. "We tried a few new things out there.” But it =was a bit of the old shooting magic that put the nails in Central Noble's coffin. The Lady Warriors, were able to work the ball easily around the Cougars’ 2 : l-2 zone defense resulting in good shot selection. As a team, Wawasee shot nearly 49 percent from the floor Christy Speicher provided Wawasee with an impressive performance under the boards.

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CAUGHT IN A CROWD — Central Noble’s Lori Courtney found herself boxed in by a group of Lady Warriors in last night s contest at Wolf Lake. Wawasee had no trouble with the Cougars, winning the game 61-22. W aw asee defenders in the picture are Christy Speicher. Marcia Sorensen and Dee Stump. (Photo by Tom Charles*

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• YOUR SCHOOL IS WHAT?” Longview Christian Academy, Longview, Texas, has added its name to the list of institutions and countries which cite off-the-court conflicts as reasons for banning on-the-court competition. The Baptist institution recently cancelled a basketball game with Cistercian Prepatory School when it was \ discovered that it was a Catholic institution Longview coach Stan Kiefer noted that his school’s philosophy is to play only other Baptist schools Needless to say, that action runs away with this week’s Travesty of the Week award. IT WON’T BE WARM, but there should be plenty of action at the third annual "snowball” tournament sponsored by the Syracuse Eagles. The double-elimination event is slated for January 28 and 29 at Syracuse's Vega Field. Last year's tournament, which should have been dubbed “mudball” due to the warm temperaturjes, was won by Pinky's Union 76 station from Warsaw. Eagles Club President Burl Warren Jr. expects that team to be back in defense of its crown. “We’ve played when it’s been 10 below," said Warren. “The first year there was so much snow that you could harldy find the (orange) balls when they sank in.” j Along with the softball tournament, the Eagles will sponsor a steak fry on Jap. 28 at the club. The proceeds from both events will be donated to the club’s Jimmy Durante Fund which is designed to help handicapped children. There is still time to enter the 12-team event. The entry fee is SBO and interested persons should contact Toby Cross at 457-4913. THE LADY WARRIORS last week made their first appearance this year in the AP’s poll of the state's top 20 girls* basketball teams. The Lady Warriors, currently 11-1, tied for the number 19 spot with 5-0 Bedford North Lawrence, (he defending state champions. LAST WEEK'S RESULTS WERE: Notre Dame 19, Boston College 18; UCLA 45, Illinois 9; Miami 31, Nebraska 30; Georgia 10, Texas 9; Auburn 9, Michigan 7; Florida 12, lowa 7.

Showing good agility and determination, Speicher hit eight of 11 field goals on the way to a teamhigh 16 points. She also hauled in 7 rebounds. While Speicher was busy inside, Sandy Payne had another fine performance in the backcourt. The speedy guard was on the giving and receiving ends of several fast breaks as she racked up 16 points and four assists. Although Speicher and Payne were the only two players in double figures, the remaining players turned in solid performances. Galloway and Marcia Sorensen were both dominant inside against the shorter Central Noble squad Sorensen was three for eight from the floor and pulled down a team-high 11 rebounds. Galloway added six points and seven rebounds in her starting role. Despite the one-sided score, Wawasee was able to maintain a consistent level of intensity throughout the contest. Even with Brannock’s frequent substitutions, the Lady Warriors didn't lose their tempo Central Noble, on the other hand, was timid from the opening

To put it mildly, the college bowl games were a series of upsets or near-upsets. Nobody who spent Monday in front of the TV could complain of a lack of excitement (with the exception of Tom Charles who watched as five of his six picks bit the dust) Hats off to Nebraska coach Dr. Tom Osborne who decided to go for the twopomt conversion in the final seconds against Miami The Huskers didn't win. but I'm sure they scored some points with fans on that decision. ' It's back to basketball for the first week in January This week's slate is as follows: Plymouth at Wawasee, Bremen at Goshen. Rochester at North Wood. Penn at Plymouth. Fairfield at Concord, Wisconsin at Purdue, Indiana at Ohio State and Notre Dame at Washington. Charles (.650) — For the first time in many weeks, Charles has fallen out of the top spot. Unless he gets some quick help, he could be out of the top for good. Winners: Wawasee, Bremen, North Wood, Plymouth, Concord, Purdue, Indiana and Washington. f Kuhn (.660) — Derk is now “sitting pretty" as he has moved .10 percentage points ahead of Charles. He was helped along last week by predicting a few upsets, this week, however, he seems to be putting his money on the favorites. Winners: Wawasee, Bremen, Rochester, Plymouth, Fairfield, Purdue. Indiana and Washington. Rhodes (.610) — Something must be brewing at the Rhodes homestead west of Milford. Rich is on a roll, and for the first time this winter looks poised to make a run at Kuhn and Charles. Winners: Wawasee, Bremen, North Wood, Concord, Purdue, Indiana and Weinstein (.538) — Mark is looking to rescue his sagging percentage with the following picks: Wawasee, Bremen, Rochester, Plymouth, Fairfield, Purdue, Ohio State and Notre Dame.

tipoff. The Cougars shot only seven times in the first quarter and had a ten-minute spell from the end of the second quarter to the beginning of the fourth quarter in which they did not score a point. Darla Parker, a 5’11” letterwinner from last year’s 16-8 team, led the hosts with eight points and four rebounds. However, she had no help inside from her teammates. Freshmen The junior varsity had the night off last evening and Jim Hite’s freshmen squad did battle in the opening contest. It was a happy night for the freshmen as they rallied in the second half to record a 27-^win. Traci Ostendorf hit all six of her points in the third quarter to rally the team from a 9-8 halftime deficit to a 20-12 lead at the end of the third quarter. Kristine Lange led the team with nine points. Heidi Brower chipped in with eight points. The junior varsity will return to action on Saturday when the Lady Warriors host Westview at 1:00 p.m. > Looking Ahead Westview will visit Wawasee’s

home court on Saturday afternoon. Brannock expects a physical contest from the visitors who may be out to avenge a lopsided loss last year. Donna Christner is the leading returnee for coach Jim Marks. The 5’7” senior averaged 10 points and 12 rebounds during her junior campaign. Along with Christner, Marks has some returning experience in the form of Charlene Schrock, Lisa Skaggs and Leann Skaggs. Following Westview, the Lady Warriors will face a tough Northern Lakes Conference battle with Goshen at Wawasee on Monday night. The Redskins are currently 8-3 overall and 1-0 in the conference. “They are a good ball club,” said Brannock. “(Lori) Wheeler is probably their best player.” Wheeler, a senior guard, is the quarterback of Goshen’s offense which features a good inside game. Marcy Bixler and Becky Leatherman have been carrying the scoring load for Dori Keiser’s team so far this season. Wawasee will be out to even the score after dropping a four-point decision to Goshen last season. The Lady Warriors will take a 4-0 conference record into the contest. Price frozen The price support for flue-cured tobacco, the major tobacco used in manufacture of cigarettes, will be frozen at 1982 levels through the 1984 crop at least, the Agriculture Department said recently.

Melendez leads grapplers to ninth at Mishawaka

Mike Hernandez took top honors in the 138-pound class to lead Wawasee’s wrestlers to a ninth-place finish in the Mishawaka Invitational last Tuesday and Wednesday. Coach Rich Welborn’s Warriors totaled 97 points in the twoday affair which featured wrestlers from 19 schools. Calumet won the team title with 1874 points. The Warriors finished 14 points shy of Elkhart Memorial and two points short of Mishawaka. Finalists Three grapplers made it into the finals of their respective divisions. In addition to Hernandez, Brad Traviola and Dave Melendez had a shot at first-place finishes. Hernandez had to go into overtime to win his crown. The scrappy 138 pounder managed to secure the title with an 8-3 verdict over Elkhart Memorial’s Jody

Boys ° Cons. Total Warsaw 4-0 9-2 Concord 2-2 2-7 Wawasee 1-1 7-1 Bremen 1-1 5-3 Plymouth 0-1 4-5 North Wood 0-1 3-4 Rochester 0-1 1-7 Goshen 0-1 1-7 Games of the week Rochester at North Wood Bremen at Goshen Plymouth at Wawasee Columbia City at Warsaw Fairfield at Concord

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HOPING FOR A TUG ON THE LINE — Daryl Henderson, Nappannee, braved the cold weather , last week to do some ice fishing on Wabee Lake. Although he had two lines dangling in the frigid water. So far this winter fishermen have been catching mostly bluegills at the north end of Wabee. At the time of this photograph, Henderson had hooked five bluegills. According to reports from area fishermen, crappies have been caught at both Syracuse and Winona lakes. (Photo by Tom Charles)

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ON THE ARM — Wawasee’s Chris Troup is whacked on the arm by Central Noble’s Rhonda Klopfenstein during fourth-quarter action in last night's game. Troup came off the bench to score five points, while Klopfenstein notched six points for the Cougars. Watching the play are Central Noble’s Lisa Courtney and (sitting) Kim Kline. (Photo by Tom Charles)

Stahl. The match was tied 9-9 at the end of regulation. Along the road to the finale, Hernandez scored three wins; one shutout, a 7-2 decision and a pin. Traviola dropped a tough 5-3 decision to Hobart’s Dave Yager in the finals of the 132-pound class. On the way. to his championship bout, Traviola outpointed three of his opponents by a total of 41-13 and pinned his fourth opponent in 4:58. Melendez fell four points short of conquering Fort Wayne South’s Elbert Starks in the finals at 126 pounds. Starks emerged from that match with a 15-11 win. In the early rounds, Melendez ' registered pins in 1:03 and :35 well as two wins by decision. Other Results _ 'Steve Sturgill, Wawasee’s entrant in the 185-pound class, was the only other Warrior to place in the top six. Sturgill recorded a personal-record of 5-2 over the

Around The NLC

Girls Cons. Total Wawasee 4-0 11-1 Warsaw 3-1 9-2 Bremen , 2-1 8-3 Goshen 1-0 8-3 North Wood 1-2 5-3 Rochester 0-2 4-0 Concord 0-3 6-5 Plymouth 0-3 3-7 Games of the week’ B reman at Goshen Concord at Rochester Goshen at Wawasee North Wood at Elkhart Central LaPorte at Plymouth .

two days of wrestling to take fifth place in his weight class. He edged out Mishawaka’s Jon Mohak 4-3 to take the fifth spot. The remaining Warriors did not fare as well as their teammates in the talent-laden field. Albert Stricklin, Jeff Welborn, Jason Keim, Lance Lantz and Rob DeSomer were the only remaining Wawasee wrestlers who won matches. DeSomer was 2-2 in the 119-pound class. Two other area wrestlers, Warsaw’s Billy Ford and Mark Whitehead were champions of their weight classes. Ford was The winner at 119, while Whitehead took top honors at 185. * The wrestlers are back in action on Saturday when they head to the East Noble Invitational. The meet begins at 8:00 a m.

Swimmers grab seven firsts on way to class B crown at Cass Relays

If' Wawasee swimmers had their way, perhaps they would like to swim at Lewis Cass High School more often. For the second consecutive year, the Warriors captured the B Division at the Cass Relays with 286 points and seven first places. Western Boone finished second behind Wawasee with 235, while Cass placed third with 207 points, followed by South Adams’ 169 and Eastern’s 148 points. Wawasee’s Bob Galloway and Jon Shoemaker paced the Warriors’ effort with two first place finishes apiece, while influencing a third.

Warriors gear up for tough weekend

By MARK WEINSTEIN Sports Writer After a three week layoff from basketball action, Wawasee’s Warriors entertain a doubleheader weekend schedule of activity as they host Plymouth, Friday, Jan. 6, before traveling to West Noble the following evening. The Pilgrims, 4-5 overall and 0-1 in the Northern Lakes Conference, possess a . deliberate style of offense, although look at times to speed up the tempo. “They are a very deliberate team,” said Wawasee’s head coach John Wysong. “But they are constantly looking to burn you. It will be a real challenge for us.” Plymouth, despite its youth, seems to be improving all the time. “I think the whole team, potentially might be better than last year when they all develop,” said Wysong about the improving Pilgrims. “Their guards are young and inexperienced, but getting better all the time, and to the point now that they are very good.” Yet, the backbone of the Pilgrims stems from the all around play of Jamie Johnson and Matt Stair. Both, according to Wysong are multi-dimensional players and could cause serious problems for the Warriors. “They are a class team, and have been the class program in the area,” praised Wysong of the Pilgrims. “Their kids are willing to work hard, and together with

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Galloway splashed his way to victory in the 200 intermediate relay in 2:07.7. and captured first place in the 100 yard breastroke with a 1:06.2 clocking. Jon Shoemaker’s :23.8 showing in the 50-yard freestyle and :52.4 in the 100-yard freestyle enabled the junior to provide the Warriors a cushion as they built their commanding lead. Galloway and Shoemaker both figured in another Wawasee first place finish. Competing in the 400 freestyle relay with Brad Overmyer and Brett Hite, Shoemaker and Galloway helped the Warriors to a 3:31.6 finish. t The Warriors’ medley relay team of Benj Reed, Todd Smith, Jon Morgan, and Steve Schmahl opened the meet impressively as they finished with a 3:31.6 first place finish. Along with the seven first place

Athlete of the week

Jon Shoemaker, who finished first in the 50-yard and 100-yard freestyle events at the Lewis Cass Relays has been awarded The MailJournal’s “Athlete of the Week”. Shoemaker has been a consistent performer for coach Tim Caldwell’s squad throughout the year. Along with capturing two top spots in the recent meet, * he also aided in another Wawasee first place finish. Swimming third on the 400 freestyle relay team, Shoemaker pulled away from his opponents in providing the Warriors’with a larger lead in the event.

Jack Edison, they form a very nice group.” Wawasee’s mental toughness will be checked the following evening when the Warriors travel to face West Noble. The Chargers, who sported 10-13 record a year ago, return their entire front line, which makes Wysong cringe at their size. Heading the front line are 6’o” senior Rod Lung who averaged almost 13 points a game last season, 6’6” senior Larry Somerset (9.7 ppg), and 6’l” junior Mike Kendall (9.3 ppg). “I was impressed with the way they developed last year, and their front line is very good,” informed Wysong. “This game will be a check on our mental toughness to see what we can do; We have this road game, it’s the game after Plymouth, it’s over there, and we don’t have much time to get ready.” With the lengthly layoff, it should be interesting to see how the Warriors harjdle the action with two impressive ball clubs. “We don’t seem too bad at this point,” said Wysong concerning his team’s practices during Christmas vacation. Despite the lack of action, Wysong is confident his team will continue to play inspired ball during the January’s stretch run. “Usually we play some of our best ball during January,” said Wysong. “We just need to work at what we can do, control our own destiny and not beat ourselves.”

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spots, Wawasee also gained several second place positions. Wawasee’s Overmyer placed second in the 200-yard freestyle event with a 1:59.3, and second in the 100-yard freestyle with a :52.8 time. Todd Smith concluded Wawasee’s second place finishes as he had a 2:21.9 finish in the 200 intermediate relay. The Warriors’ usually dependable divers, Phil Zachary and Gary Miller, took a dive downwards as they finished third in the meet. Zachary finished with a 211.9 score, while Miller netted 189.8 points in the event. Wawasee, 3-3, will jump back into the water tomorrow evening as it faces Tippecanoe Valley in a rescheduled meet at the Warriors’ pool.

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