The Mail-Journal, Volume 21, Number 35, Milford, Kosciusko County, 12 September 1984 — Page 8

THE MAIL-JOURNAL —Wed., September 12,1984

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Sports

Lose to Goshen

Warriors silenced in second half

By TOM CHARLES Sports Editor

What starts well doesn't always end well. The Wawasee Warriors learned that lesson the hard way in a tough 14-6 football loss at Goshen U»st Friday night. The loss dropped Wawasee to 1-2 on the season and 0-1 in Cluster AAA-20. Goshen climbed to 2-1 overall and 2-0 in the cluster with the win. Coach Myron Dickerson’s Warriors got on the scoreboard first against the heavily-favored Redskins when Brad Traviolia found Kevin Tracey in the right corner of the end zone with just :31 left in the first half But the Warriors' 6-0 lead didn't hold up for long in the second half. The Redskins, playing like a new football team, charged out of the locker room and put together an impressive 14-play. 63-yard drive which was capped by quarterback Trent Lambright s one-yard touchdown scamper “We were much better in the second half, noted Goshen coach Ken Mirer, who recorded his 100th career coaching victory with the win “I think that we came out of the locker room with a better mental attitude in the second half The Warriors also looked like a different team in the final two quarters, but it wasn't the sort of transformation that brought a smile to the faces of Wawasee fans Wawasee managed only 49 yards in total offense the second half. 40 of those in the air.

Warriors trip West Noble

By MARK WEINSTEIN Sports Writer

Wawasee’s volleyball team ran its record to 3-1 as it defeated West Noble 14 12, 15-1. Tuesday, Sept 11, at Wawasee The night before. Wawasee played perhaps its finest volleyball of the season in a 15-4. 15-6 victory over Westview •> Wawasee started slowly against West Noble, falling behind early in the first game But the Warriors kept their composure and caught up with the Chargers before the final buzzer Then, in the final game of the night. Wawasee put a strong offe’nse and sealed the Charger’s with a tight defense to overpower its visitors 15-1 ■ - We were slow starting, but the crowd got into the game and that seemed to pump us up. said Wawasee head coach Barb Brouwer “'West Noble played at our level of volleyball the first game, but we had three hitters that did a good job and they couldn't stay with us " The trio of Sandy Payne. ShellyHarris and Christy Speicher provided most of the offense for Wawasee But senior Anita Swope also figured heavily in the

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SUPREME EFFORT—Christy Speicher goes up for a block in recent action at Wawasee High School. The outstanding Speicher* has been the main offensive force for the Warriors this season. She had five kills against Plymouth, although Wawasee dropped the match. (Photo by Tom Charles)

“We played good football for three quarters,/ said Dickerson. "We got tired towards the end of the game with so many guys going both ways — that’s when our blocking started to break down. But I thought we mix.ed it up well enough when we got the blocking." The Warriors were also hurt by two key turnovers deep in the fourth quarter The second turnover, a fumbled handoff deep in Wawasee territory, led to the game’s winning touchdown The Redskins recovered the ball at the Wawasee 17 with just over four minutes left in the game. Two plays later, Lambright hit Matt Jerlecki with a touchdown pass The ’Skins added a two-point conversion for the final margin. “We escaped the bullet one time," said Dickerson in reference to the first turnover. "But we couldn’t dodge it the second time." The Warriors were able to march the ball down to the Goshen 26 late in the contest. But Traviolia was tackled behind the line of scrimmage on fourth down and the Redskins ran out the clock for the win. First Half The Warriors were impressive in the first half, mixing up their ground and passing attack and keeping the Redskins off balance Traviolia completed four of six attempts in the half for 63 yards. Tracey had three of those receptions for 33 yards. “\Ve did what we had to do to move the ball," Dickerson said.

scoring column Payne. Harris and Speicher combined for 40 of 46 spikes On the evening and 26 winners. Speicher was the loading hitter with 18 of 18 spikes and eight kills while Payne was eight of 13 with five winners. She also was 12 of 12 in serving. Harris was nine of 13 with three kills Setting the three Warriors was Swope After two lackluster performances. Swope came through with 50 of 52 set performance with 13 winners In two preliminary matches, the freshmen team dropped a 11-15, 4-15 verdjet to West Noble while the Wawasee junior varsityripped the Chargers 15-10. 15-0. Another Win Against Westview. Speicher led the way with nine of 10 spikes, including seven kills Harris added four kills from her six of six spiking performance, Wawasee’s hitters were benefited from some outstanding serves by Greta Hilker and Payne to go aloftg with sets from Swope Hilker finished the evening with a 11 of 11 figure in serves while Payne was nine of nine. Swope added 20 of 20 in sets, including 12 which went for winners

“I thought that we took it to them in the first half and that we controlled the game early." In addition to his fine offensive play, Traviolia picked off two of Lambright’s passes from his secondary position. He, along with the Warriors other secondary players, effectively shut down Goshen's passing game. Lambright was 5-11 for 49 yards in the first half. But the Warriors had trouble defending the rush in both halves. Mirer utilized Lambright’s running skill to the fullest, calling the option play frequently the entire night, lambright finished with 74 yards in 17 carries. "We knew that he could run the ball well,” said Dickerson. "But I was a little disappointed with our back side pursuit. We were giving Lambright the angle to cut back on us all the time. You have to have good support to defend against that type of run." The Redskins ran up 120 yards on the ground in the second half —a fact that Dickerson credits partly to fatigue. "We weren't getting good pursuit because our players were getting tied up with their blocks,” he said. "Ideally, you should hit the blocker and then pursue. But when fatigue sets in, a lot of things go wrong. " Tracey finished the night with five receptions. Jeff Roberts had two. including one fine diving catch that kept the touchdown drive alive. Ron Gerber added one catch for 12 yards.

“We looked like a new team?’ said Wawasee head coach Barb Brouwer. “People were moving and getting the\ shots that we hadn't been getting in our previous In one of those matches, Wawasee didn't do anything right as Plymouth ripped the Warriors 15-4, 15-6. The loss could even have a more severe impact on the Warriors, for it may have wiped out a shot at the Northern Lakes Conference championship. “The Plymouth loss definitely could cost us the conference championship,’’ said Brouwer. “Now we have to rely on someone else to knock off Plymouth. But that is possible.” Brouwer feels that any one of threje teams could upend Plymouth. The fifth-year coach forsees Goshen, Concord or even North Wood defeating the Pilgrims. “We have a lot of teams in this conference that are pretty well even." said Brouwer. “And the way some of the teams are playing. I wouldn’t be surprised if Plymouth gets beat. But that is the only way we will win the conference." It was a bad night all around for Wawasee against the Pilgrims. The Warriors’ freshmen, 0-1, dropped 'the closest match of the evening, losing 13-15, 9-15 while the junior varsity. 1-1, suffered a 4-15, 14-16 defeat. • For the varsity, nothing went according to plan. On offense the Warrior's were off with their passes, sets and hits. Statistics prove that point. Anita Swope, one of the best setters in the conference and the quarterback on the team, was 44-48 in setting, well below her 69 of 70 sets in the initial match of the year. In addition. Christy Speicher, the most consistent hitter on the Warriors’ squad, was just 13 of 13 in spikes and had five kills. Against South Bend LaSalle, Speicher was 24 od 28 in spikes with 12 kills. Shelly Harris continued to show the decline in productivity from the first match as she nailed just eight of eight spikes with three kills. A week ago, she netted 13 of 14 spikes and took home 12 kills. Despite the lopsided loss, a couple of bright spots helped the Warrior’s digest the defeat. Particularly, the serving of Greta Hilker, eight of eight, and an improved defensive effort were noted by Brouwer. Although the problem of covering the off-speed shot remained, there was no doubt that Wawasee improved its defense on that particular shot. Still, it wasn’t up to Brouwer’s satisfaction. “We did play a little better on defense, especially covering the off-speed shots,” said Brouwer. “But we still have to keep working in this area.” Wawasee must now prepare for Goshen’s visit to Syracuse on Thursday, Sept 13. A loss to the Redskins could eliminate any conference championship for the Warriors. The same could be said for Goshen.

Bremen Lions Last year, Wawasee emerged with a hard fought 7-6 win at Bremen. This year, the Warrior offense has been struggling and it may well turn out to be a battle of the defenses once again. This will be the fourth straight NLC clash for the Warriors. Directing the offensive attack is 6-4 senior quarterback Ken Phillips, who threw for close to 1,300 yards in his junior season. Joining him in the backfield are 5-9A160-pound Don Coblentz and 5-10, 180-pound Rob Coffel. Coblentz leads the conference in scoring with 36 points. Coffel has scored 20 points and ranks fourth. The big holes for the Lions this year are in the receiving corps. Lost to graduation were the services of John Gingerich, Ken McKenzie and Greg Adams — three of the top receivers in the NLC. If the Lions have one major concern, it is that they, like the Warriors, use several players on both offense and defense. This may even up the contest and prevent fatigue from playing a major factor in the outcome. “They have a couple of 270-pound tackles and have pretty good size overall,” said Wawasee coach Myron Dickerson. “They have a good passing attack, but against Culver they kept the ball on the ground and took it to them. So, we have to be prepared to stop the ground game." Warrior Injuries — Steve Yoder is still hobbled by an injured ankle, his playing time is likely to be limited.. .Brent Atwood and Ray Skelton are back practicing with the team. . Drew Rosenberry is suiting up but will not see action. . .Brad Traviolia is fighting a bad back and his playing time on Friday will depend on how he progresses through the week.

TIME/LOCATION: 7:30 p.m., Wawasee SERIES RECORD: 8-6, Wawasee LAST YEAR: 7-6, Wawasee WAWASEE LAST WEEK: Lost to Goshen, 14-6 BREMEN LAST WEEK: Beat Culver, 32-16 SEASON RECORDS: Bremen (2-1), Wawasee (1-2)

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Junior bowlers begin league play The Bantam, Prep and Junior leagues of the Land O’Lakes Junior Bowlers Association will begin play on Saturday, Sept. 15. Bowling is scheduled to begin a 9 a.m. at Wawasee Bowl. Bowlers should be at the lanes by 8 a m. in order to organize teams. Members are asked to remember the bowling fees and are reminded that everyone must pay an additional amount for sanction fees on September 15. Due to the fact that adult leaders are attending coaching school, the majors will start their season on Sunday, Sept. 23. Members should be at the lanes by 12:30 p.m. and bowling will begin at 1 p.m. Bowling and sanction fees are due on this date. Further information may be obtained from President Denny Blosser, Cromwell, or Secretary Suzie Pachynski, Syracuse. • . Third annual Papakeechie Road Run this Sat. The .third annual Papakeechie Road Run will be held this Saturday, Sept. 15,

Swimmers use dppfh to down Memorial

By MARK WEINSTEIN Sports Writer

The Wawasee girls’ swim team used its depth to prove that a team effort will defeat an individual performance in a 93-79 win over Elkhart Memorial on Tuesday. Sept. 11. “This was a very good win for us, I am really happy,” said Wawasee head coach Tim Caldwell. “All of our swimmers played an important role for us. We had no last places and that makes a big difference.” Wawasee jumped out to a quick lead by taking two of the top three positions in the opening 200 medley relay. Kris Neff, Danielle Iwankowitsch, Charlene Fisher and Julie McDaniel brought home the top prize. Memorial finished second in the event while another Wawasee team placed third. Memorial went ahead of the Warriors, briefly, as it captured first places in the 200 intermediate medley and 50-yard freestyle. But Wawasee didn’t stay down very long. Kristi Rowe provided the Warriors with her best showing of the year by winning the 100-yard butterfly. Her 1:13.3 clocking

beginning at 9 a m. The race will start in the area near Lake Wawasee’s marina and old fish hatchery. The Road Run features two races —a one-mile fun run and a 10-kilometer road race. Both races will begin at 9 a.m. Trophies will be awarded to the overall male and female winners in the fun run and to category winners in the 10-kilometer run. Pre-registration cost for the race is $5 and race-day registration is $6. All runners will receive a T-shirt. Proceeds from the run will be donated to the Papakeechie Lake Association. More information may be obtained by calling 856-2678. Racing continues at New Paris Racing will return to the New Paris Speedway on Saturday, Sept. 15, with Performance Technology Night. Practice is scheduled to begin at 3 p.m., with time trials at 6:30 p.m. and racing at 8 p.m. The rain date is Sunday, Sept. 16, with time trials at 1 p.m. and racing at 2 p.m. Other races on the schedule for this fall are the Season Championships on Saturday, Sept. 22/ Accurate Business Night on Saturday, Sept. 29, the Pepsi Challenge of Champions on Saturday, Oct. 6, and

brought smiles to Caldwell. “Kristi had a super time,” praised Caldwell of his young swimmer. “To be quite honest, I was expecting her to place third, but she had a great effort and came out of lane number one to win.” From that point, Wawasee used its veterans to secure the victory. Pam Foyle’s 6:01.1 winning time in the 500-yard freestyle helped the hosts pull away from Memorial. But it was Iwankowitsch’s second place showing in the 100-yard backstroke and Neffs triumph in the 100-yard breastroke that secured the victory. In the breastroke, Neff’s 1:16.2 time easily defeated Memorial’s Michelle Simmons and Wawasee’s Steph Berkey. Berkey also finished second in the 50-yard freestyle event. Other Wawasee swimmers faring well in the meet were Foyle, McDaniel and Jeanine Gunn. Foyle, besides her first in the 500 free, captured a Second in the 200-yard freestyle McDaniel , who was part of the winning 200 medley relay, finished third in the 100-yard butterfly and Gunn was runnerup in diving. Her 219 score was bested by Jenny Her-

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A LITTLE TOO LATE — Wawasee’s Steve Gafegor (8) and Brad Mitchell (12) arrive too late to prevent Goshen’s Trent Lambright from snehking into the end zone during Friday’s contest. Lambright and the Redskins emerged with a 14-6 Cluster AAA-20 win. (Photo by Dave Weaver)

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OVER THE RUSH — Brad Traviolia fires a pass over the Redskin rush during Wawasee’s cluster battle with Goshen on Friday night. Traviolia connected with Kevin Tracey on a nine-yard scoring pass for the Warriors' lone score of the contest. (Photo by Dave Weaver)

a Demolition Derby on Sunday, Oct. 7. Denny Nyari is currently the leading driver in the Super Late Model class. Joe Smith is at the top in the Road Runner class and Jim Brown leads the Coyotes. Local anglers in Red Man event Two area anglers are among the 190 fishermen who have registered for the sixth and final Hoosier Division bass fishing tournament ors the Red Man Trail Larry Coplen, Syracuse, and Bob Lloyd, Milford, will take part in the event which is to be held on Sunday, Sept. 16, on Patoka Lake near Jasper. Ind. Anglers will be competing for nearly $7,500 in prize money. The winner will take home an estimated $2,500. LTSC finishes sailing season The Lake Tippecanoe Sailing Club finished its season with its annual Labor Day Regatta on Saturday and Sunday, Sept. 1 and 2. Winnners were Bill Allen (Open Class), Steve Hart (Super Porpoise Class) and Ken and Jason Davidson (Hobie 16’ Class).

shberger's 235.8. Wawasee, 2-0, now faces its toughest meet of the year Thursday, Sept. 13, at Goshen. Elkhart Memorial drops to 0-1 on the season. “Goshen is simply awesome,” said Caldwell of his next opponent. “But we will go there to have some good times and good races.” After the conference meet at Goshen, Wawasee gets somewhat of a break as it hosts Tippecanoe Valley Monday, Sept. 17, and

WAWASEE WINNER - Wawasee’s Julie McDaniel performs the butterfly In the Bn medley relay during action against Elkhart Memorial. The relay team won the event in a time of 2:10.9. (Photo by Mark Weinstein)

The season officially concluded with a potluck dinner and meeting at the home of Al and Norma Hayes. Summer Series Awards were presented to Bill Allen (first place in the Open Class), Mick Case (second place in the Open Class), Steve Hart (first place in the Super Porpoise Class) and Phil Jung (second place in the Super Porpoise Class). In the Hobie 16’ Class, Jason Davidson was first and Stevie Black was second. The Jack Thompson Memorial Trophy, which is given to the skipper who improves the most over the year, was presented to Stevie Black. Wawasee grads on gridiron at Manchester Former Wawasee High School gridders Don Roulo and Mike Patty are among 12 Northern Lakes Conference alumni who are playing for the Manchester Spartans this fall. Roulo. son of Virginia Roulo. Box 196 North Webster, is in his sophomore year at Manchester. He is a business education major and is an offensive lineman on the team. Patty, son of Bill and Nancy Patty, r 5 Syracuse, is a sophomore accounting major He was an All-NLC selection in high school and fills an of-

travels to Bremen the following day for a meet with the Lions. Winning Results Wawasee 93 Memorial 79 200 medley relay — Wawasee (Neff, Iwankowitsch. Fisher and McDaniel) 2:10.9; EM; W 200 intermediate medley — Barnes, EM, 2:25.6; McCasand, M. Neff. W 50 freestyle — Crane, EM, 29.0, Berkey. W; Clark, EM Diving — Hershberger, EM, 235.8; Gunn, W; Wilkins, EM

fensive line spot for the Spartans. Other former NLC players on the squad include Kurt Cooper (Ply), Jerry Bentele (War), Travis Walls (War), Mark McKrill (War), David Berg (War), Bart Curtis (NWood), John Caine (Ply), Matt Starr (Ply), Scott Smith (Ply) and Skip Smeltzer (NWood). The Spartans host Earlham this Saturday, Sept. 15, at 1:30 p.m. Simpson playing with Denver's finest players Mark Simpson s dream of playing professional basketball continues to remain bright. The former Wawasee High School performer has been invited back to the veteran’s camp, which begins October 1. But before camp opens, the North Webster native must go through some rehabilitation work on his . knee with Denver’s trainer. Simpson injured the knee during his col- * lege days at Catawba College, and has since required surgery to repair the damage. After the camp ends, Nuggets head coach Doug Moe will make the final cuts. Simpson is the only player remaining from Denver’s NBA college draft with a chance to make the club.

100 butterfly — Rowe, W, 1:13.3: Crane, EM; McDaniel, W 100 freestyle — Gaydos, EM, 2:10.5; Simmons, EM; Baumgartner, W 500 freestyle Foyle. W, 6:01.1: McCasand, EM; S. Eldridge. W 100 backstroke — Barnes, EM, 1:06.2; Iwankowitsch, W; Fisher, W 100 breastroke — Neff, W. 1:16.2; Simmons, EM; Berkey, W 200 freestyle — Gaydos, EM, 2:10.5; Foyle, W; Boles, W