The Mail-Journal, Volume 21, Number 15, Milford, Kosciusko County, 25 April 1984 — Page 8

THE MAIL-JOURNAL — Wed., April 25,1984

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:$ By TOM CHARLES >:• Sports Editor Don’t be surprised if you :$ happen by the Wawasee High School athletic fields some :$ Sunday afternoon and see a group of young men running around in helmets, pads and gloves carrying what look like undersized butterfly nets. They are the latest devotees to ■<: an old American sport — :•? lacrosse. Although lacrosse is not well known outside of the East x Coast, where it has been a >:• popular sport for nearly a cenx tury, its roots stretch far back in American history. ;X The game was ‘discovered’ J:-: by early explorers of the ;$ North American continent who found the Indians playing several versions of the sport. French explorers gave the X; game its name due to the fact x that the sticks bore a x resemblance to the crossier •X da crosse) used by bishops in religious ceremonies. The Indian version of the & game featured playing fields :$ that ranged from 500 yards to

i » ><' - • ’dSiSfik. - F 5< > i ~ ■ 4fe> y i Jr ■ '♦ 2Lj" vM>" Vr -J --■■ .Z.;’T •'■'>■■- /* **. - A A •.** - , X HOT PURSUIT — Duane Turner looks for a teammate as Brad :•: Mitchell prepares to lower the boom during a recent practice of the <: Wawasee Lacrosse Club. Started largely through the efforts of v Brad Mitchell. Thorpe Mitchell and Tony Vermillion, the club has •:• between 25 and 30 members. Practices are held twice a week and the club is attempting to schedule a game for later this spring. $ (Photo bv Tom Charles)

Large turnout for ISWA meet

The Wawasee Wrestling Club hosted a successful Indiana State Wrestling Association tournament on Saturday at Wawasee High School Nearly 250 wrestlers from around the state competed in the day-long event Several local wrestlers fared well in the tournament. Nine members of the Wawasee Club captured firsts, three took seconds, seven scored thirds, one was fourth and one was fifth. Two club members. Brad Travioiia and Jeff Dunithan, won trophies as the outstanding individuals in their divisions. Travioiia was tops in the Elite Division and Dunithan won the honor for the Advanced Division. Here is a complete rundown of

W 1 a| />*. \ J u.,,, gß^‘ ’ >JBBI FIRM HOLD — These wrestlers were among the nearly 25* who participated in the Wawasee Wrestling Club's invitational tournament at Wawasee High School on Saturday, April 21. Nine local wrestlers won their divisional weight classes in the meet.

several miles in length, games which lasted an entire day and teams consisting of between 100 and 1,000 players. Needless to say, the game has been scaled down in through the years. However, lacrosse is a very demanding sport with players in constant motion much the same as in soccer. Modern lacrosse is played on a field similar in size to a football field. There are two goals, each of which is six feet high by six feet wide. Teams consist of a goalie plus nine field players. The game is played with a solid rubber ball, slightly smaller than a baseball. Players advance the ball by using their sticks (see picture that accompanies this story). The object is to get the ball in the other team’s goal. The rules of the game are somewhat similar to ice hockey. Players may substitute on the run and must spend time in the penalty box for fouls. As in hockey, checking is allowed if a player has possession of the ball or is near the ball.

how' local wrestlers finished in the tournament Bantam 55 — Aaron Kryder. sth 65 — Tony Ganshorn. 3rd U.L. — Joey Salazar. Ist Midget 60 — Brian Baker, did not place 65 — Chris Ganshorn. 3rd 70 — Andy Kryder. 4th so — Eric Losee. Ist 85 — David Antu, Ist Junior 80 — Brent Baker. 3rd 90 — Mike Yoder. 3rd 108 — Jason Marrow. 3rd Intermediate 80 — Brad Gerstner. 3rd 95 — Tom Mangas. 2nd 133 — Josh Lantz, 3rd 148 — Garrett Ponciroli, Ist

Lacrosse came to Wawasee through the initiative of WHS senior Brad Mitchell and his father, Thorpe. Thorpe was an $: All-Midwest goalie at Ohio :< Wesleyan during his college career. “Brad is interested in atten- g ding an eastern school,” noted the elder Mitchell. “If he is go- % ing to have a chance to play x lacrosse there, he has to get some experience.” $: The two pursued their idea with one of the Midwest’s top x lacrosse coaches, Notre £ Dame’s Rich O’Leary. He put the Mitchells in contact with yet another lacrosse expert, John Galispault, a member of the Board of Directors of the U.S. Lacrosse Hall of Fame. The Mitchells drove to Col- >•: umbus, Ohio one weekend to visit with Galispault. As it x turned out, the visit was well worth their time and expense. :•< “John arranged for the >: Brine Sporting Goods Company to send us 25 complete sets of lacrosse equipment,” noted Mr. Mitchell. “That’s about $5,000 worth of gear!” Under the arrangement with Brine, Wawasee’s club can use the equipmer r or one season. If, at the end us that time they decide to drop the sport, the gear can be returned free of charge. Should they continue playing, they can purchase it at a discounted X price. Although such a generous deal may seem unusual for a fledgling program such as Wawasee’s, Thorpe has found x many people anxious to foster the sport’s development. $ “Everyone who I’ve come into contact with has been $ very helpful, especially Coach O'Leary” he noted. So. with Brine’s v elp, the club became a reality. At the x present time, the club is head- X ed up by Brad, Thorpe and WHS teacher Tony Vermillion, the faculty sponsor. Practices are held twice a week, with a total of 25 $ students involved. :’ ; : “We spend a lot of our prac- £ tice time scrimmaging,” said Mr. Mitchell. “The kids really seem to enjoy playing.” x In addition to scrimmages, O’Leary has given one skills clinic and plans to give x another in a few weeks. The club is also planning to attend a Notre Dame varsity game ;< later this spring. O’Leary is x also in the process of schedul- x ing the club to play an exhibition match with Culver Military Academy. The club will practice through the month of May. x Students who are interested in playing should contact Brad :$ Mitchell. X;

Advanced 105.5 — Terry Schrock, 2nd 112 — Jeff Dunithan, Ist 121 — Jeff Welborn, Ist 171.5 — Lance Lantz, Ist Elite 143 — Brad Travioiia, Ist Senior 156.5 — Gary Gerencser, Ist 198 — Joe Salazar. 2nd There are two ISWA meets scheduled for this weekend. One tournament will be held at Warren Central High School, Indianapolis. The second tourney is slated for Tipton High School. Tipton. The ISWA state meet will be held on May 5 in Indianapolis. Fifteen local wrestlers have qualified for that meet.

Goodspeed breaks high hurdle record

By TOM CHARLES Sports Editor Mike Goodspeed turned in the quickest 110-meter high hurdle time in Wawasee history Tuesday night as the Warriors split a conference triangular meet with North Wood and Rochester. Goodspeed zipped through the hurdles in 15.05 seconds, eclipsing the old mark of 15.2 set by Jeff Long in 1982. But this could only be the first in a series of new school marks for the junior runner. “Mike ran very well on Tuesday,” noted Wawasee head coach Jerry Minton. “But I think that, if the weather is good, he has a good chance at running under 15 seconds on Friday (at Warsaw).” Goodspeed’s record performance was one of six first-place finishes for Wawasee on the night. Those blue ribbons helped the Warriors to tally 53 points. North Wood won the meet with 65 points and Rochester brought up the rear with 41 points. Although the team has been hampered by poor weather conditions, Tuesday’s meet contained some signs that times are beginning to improve. Sprinter Scott Johnson pulled off wins in both the ,100 and 200-meter dashes with his best times of the spring. He took the 100 in 11.5 and returned later to win the 200 in 23.9. Steve Sturgill heaved the shot 45-9 to record first place in that event. He also finished third in the discuss with a toss of 118-9. The Warriors, behind Brad LeCount, dominated the pole vault. LeCount vaulted 11-6 to lead a green and gold sweep of the event. Dick Doll placed second. Mike Ballinger, who was coming off a fine performance at the Goshen Relays, took the top spot in the 3,200 meters. He battled Rochester’s top runner for most of the race before pulling away in the final lap to win with a time of 10:15.3. Jerry Auer picked up a second in the 1,600-meter run and returned later to capture third in the 800

Plymouth halts Lady Warriors' track streak

By TOM CHARLES Sports Editor It took a psyched-up Plymouth team to do it, but the Lady Warriors’ track winning streak came to a halt Monday night at Wawasee after 37 consecutive dual meet wins. The Lady Warriors won half of the events but were hurt by Plymouth’s depth. The Pilgrims won six events and placed second in seven on their way to recording a 604-48% win. “They were really motivated to win,” noted Wawasee head coach Barb Brouwer. “I thought we looked a little flat.” Despite the fact that the loss ended the winning streak and dropped the team’s record to 3-1-1 on the year, Brouwer thinks it might have a positive influence on her athletes. “For a long time we didn’t think that anyone could beat us,” she commented. “But we found out that they can. Perhaps that will make us work a little harder.” Important Race One of the most exciting and critical races in the meet was the 400-meter relay. The heat was deadlocked for the first three legs, with Plymouth barely edging out a win in the final 25 meters. In that race, the Lady Warrior team of Jill Patty, Sandy Payne, Tammy Welborn and Jeanine Gunn record a seasonbest time of 53.2 seconds. “They just barely won that relay,” noted Brouwer. “We also ended up losing the 1,600-meter relay. If we could have won those, it would have made a 20-point difference in the meet." Christy Speicher and Payne were two Wawasee bright spots in the cloudy, cool afternoon. Speicher recorded a personal best toss of 34-7% on her way to first place in the shot put. Payne continued to be impressive in the hurdles, winning both the 100 and 300 lows. Carla Clouse had little trouble in winning the 1,600 meters. Her time of 5:53 was 13 seconds better than her nearest competitor. Gunn and Patty provided the remaining Wawasee wins. Patty leaped 16-0 to win the long jump, her best event. Gunn, who finished second in the long jump, cleared 5-0 to win the high jump

meters with a time of 2:09.6. The split left Wawasee with a 4-3 overall,record, 2-2 in the Northern Lakes Conference. Goshen Relays Wawasee placed eighth overall in Class B at the Goshen Relays last Saturday. That was a big jump from the 20th-place finish last season. Mike Ballinger and Brad LeCount led the way for the Warriors with third and second-place finishes respectively. Ballinger started out strong in his heat of the 1,600-meter run.

tMU. w ** < - HANGING ON — Wawasee’s Brad LeCount got plenty of bend out of his pole during this effort in the Goshen Relays. Battling windy and cool conditions, LeCount managed to finish second in Class B with a height of 12-10. Norwell’s Tracy Roth also cleared 12-10 and was declared the winner by virtue of fewer misses. (Photo by Tom Charles)

for the third meet this season. Bremen And Concord Last Thursday, the Lady Warriors entertained Bremen and Concord in a Northern Lakes Conference triangular meet. The Lady Lions and Wawasee tied for first with 64 points and Concord finished a distant third with nine points. Payne, Patty and Marcia Sorensen were the only winners for Wawasee. Payne won the 100-meter lows in 16.2 and the 300-meter lows in 49.7. Patty took

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Jonesville canoe race in tenth year The 10th annual Jonesville Frontier Canoe Races are expected to draw nearly 200 draw paddlers from around the Great Lakes on May 19 and 20. This is one of the wildest canoe races in southern Michigan, traversing the St. Joe River from Baw Beese Lake to Jonesville. The course contains nine portages over logs, footbridges, water pipes and two mill dams. Racers will be divided into five classes; Men’s Junior Aluminum, Mixed Couples Aluminum, Men’s Senior Aluminum, Women’s Aluminum and Cruising. The first three classes will v&‘ e on Saturday, with the fin .» two competing on Sunday. Sixty trophies will be awarded. All contestants will receive shoulder patches. The races are sponsored by the Jonesville Volunteer Fire Department. Entry forms and rules may be obtained by writing to the department at Box 175, Jonesville, Mich., 49250. Hoosier hooks new fishing record Record fish rarely weigh less than a pound, but a Seymour man has established himself in the record books with a catch weighing only 3% ounces. Harold Otte is the state record bolder for the newest category on the Indiana

faded somewhat in the middle laps and came on strong at the end to finish in 4:42.3. LeCount had to battle a stiff wind in the pole vault, but managed to clear 12-10 for second place. The winner, Norwell’s Tracey Roth, also cleared 12-10 but was declared the winner on the basis of fewer misses. A stroke of bad luck prevented Mike Goodspeed from placing higher than third in the high hurdles. Coming over the first hurdle, Goodspeed was hit in the chest by LaVille’s Ernie Hall.

the long jump with an impressive leap of 16-114 Sorensen won the shot put with a toss of 32-8. Carla Clouse, Patty, Amy Clouse, Patty Routson and Speicher each recorded secondplace finishes. Looking Ahead The next week holds four meets for Wawasee, which like many area teams has found it hard to get in shape due to the unseasonal weather. Wednesday night Wawasee plays host to Whitko in a dual meet. The following night, the team travels to Goshen for a

record fish list, the flier. The flier is a small member of the sunfish family found in streams in southern Indiana. The fish resembles a crappie and rarely weighs more than four ounces. Otte’s fish measured seven inches in length and was caught in the stream below Starve Hollow Lake in Jackson County. Larry Lehman, Department of Natural Resources fisheries biologist, positively identified the fish. IPS figures travel to Indy Life-size wax figures of 1977 “King of Sports” A.J. Foyt, 1980 “King of Sports” Mark Herrmann and 1982 “King of Sports” Fuzzy Zoeller will be on display in the Palace of Sports booth at the Home Video and Photo Show to be held in the Exposition Building at the Indiana State Fairgrounds, Indianapolis, May 2-6. The wax figures are part of the permanent display of 26 wax figures of sports personalities in the International Palace of Sports Hall of Fame Wax Museum, North Webster. Numerous other items from the museum will also be on display. The museum is open to the public from Memorial Day through Labor Day. Museum hours are Friday and Saturday, Noon to 10:00 p.m. and Sunday, Noon to 5:00 p.m. Groups may tour the museum at any time during the year if arrangements are made in advance.

The accident slowed Goodspeed, who had to settle for third and a time of 15.7. “I thought we ran a little tired at Goshen,” noted Minton. “We’ve had a lot of meets close together because of the bad weather. But I thought that Goodspeed, LeCount, Auer and Ballinger did pretty well.” Other Meets In other action from the past week, the Warriors split with Goshen and Bremen, and downed

ft ) v IJBWW J 7 l n? THIRD PLACE — Wawasee’s Mike Ballinger, a junior distance runner, turned in a strong finish to place third is his heat of the 1.600 meters at the Goshen Relays. Ballinger’s time of 4:42.3 left him 1.3 seconds out of setond place. (Photo by Tom Charles)

triangular with Goshen and North Wood. Those two meets are followed by the Knightette Relays at East Noble on Saturday and a triangular meet at Warsaw on Tuesday. Plymouth Results 100-Meter Hurdles — Payne (W). Keel (P), Macy (P). 16.2 100 Meters — Geist (P), Fuentes (P), Patty (W). 13.3 1,600 Meters — C. Clouse (W), Holland (P), Stiver (W). 5:53.0 400 Meters — Corle (P), Keel <P), Lange (W)‘ 1:05.7 400-Meter Relay — Plymouth. 52.9

Coaching changes at Tippe Valley Tippecanoe Valley High School’s football program is now without a head football coach, and possibly two other - assistants. Phil See, who replaced Charlie Smith as head coach for the Vikings last season claimed he was “burned out” and was looking for other employment. Meanwhile, the departure of assistant coaches Jon Parker and Rudy Glingle may follow soon. Glingle, a Grace College graduate, and Parker have been coaching at Valley since its inception. In additition, girls head basketball coach Bill Leniger also announced his resignation after four years at the helm. His teams compiled a 40-33 record. Benefit run set for Warsaw Warsaw’s annual 10,000-meter Run for Multiple Sclerosis will be held May 19 at 10 a.m. at the Koscuisko County Fairgrounds. Runners can preregister for $6 or register on race day for $9. Registration forms may be obtained at the Athletic Annex in Warsaw. There will be nine categories for male runners and five for female runners, with first and second place trophies awarded in each of

Whitko and Columbia City. “All these meets have really been good practice for us,” commented Minton, who added that he expects to see times start dropping later this week. “We are a bit better at this point that I thought we would be, but we have been running tired.” The Warriors are gearing up for their annual Warrior Relays next Monday, April 30, at Wawasee. The seven-team event will begin at 6 p.m.

300-Meter Hurdles — Payne (W). Macy (P).Swihart (W).49.6 800 Meters — Powell (P), Kleinrichert (W), Routson (W). 2:27.5 200 Meters — Geist (P), Fuentes (P), Whitridge (W). 27.9 1.600-Meter Relay — Plymouth. High Jump — Gunn (W), Cruz (W), Kleinrichert (W), Nifora (P). 5-0 Long Jump — Patty (W), Gunn (W), Cruz (W). 16-0 Shot Put — Speicher (W), Sorensen (W), Macy (P). 34-74 Discus — Macy (P), Kiel (P), Law (P). 114-10

the categories. Trophies will also be presented to the top male and female finishers. The first 200 people to register will receive a painter’s cap. A wheelchair race and fun run will also be held. The Lakeside Kiwanis of Warsaw is sponsoring this event. Proceeds will donted to the Multiple Sclerosis Society. Feldman named to all-star team Triton’s Lorea Feldman was has been named to the 13-member Indiana girls’ basketball all-star team which will face a squad of Kentucky all-stars in the annual twogame series. The six-foot senior standout, who averaged 28.2 points during the 1983-84 season, is the first player from Triton to receive such an honor. She carries the highest scoring average on the all-star squad. Mishawaka’s Sharon Versyp was named “Miss Basketball” and will lead the Hoosier stars in the June 16 and June 23 contests. She averaged 23.0 points this season. Rounding out the team are Nancy Cowan (Crown Point), Janna Bragg (Eastbrook), Teri Staker (Col. North), Judy Phillips (Brebeuf), Noelle Young (Rushville), Dawn Davenport (Eastbrook), Leila Crossley (DeKalb), Michelle Melzoni (Wabash), Marilyn Reckelhoff (Southridge), Stephanie Blake (Warren Central) and Shari Moore (Merrillville).