The Mail-Journal, Volume 21, Number 39, Milford, Kosciusko County, 10 October 1984 — Page 8

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THE MAIL-JOURNAL —Wed., October 10,1084

Sports

Mistakes sink Warriors at EN

By TOM CHARLES Sports Editor The stage may have been a little different and some of the props weren’t quite the same, but the Wawasee Warriors acted out a familiar script on Friday night. ' And when the curtain fell, the East Noble Knights had a 10-7 win on their home field. As has been the case in many contests over the past two seasons, the Warriors shut down their opponents only to beat themselves with turnovers and lack of intensity. “You hate to say anything that would take anything away t from East Noble, but I think that people who have watched us play this year would have to say that we did not hit with the intensity we have before,” said Wawasee coach Myron Dickerson. “East Noble is just too good of a team to beat without that intensity." It didn’t take long for the Knights to take some steam out of the Warriors’ sails. On the first play of Wawasee’s second possession, Ric Riemke picked off a Brad Traviolia pass and scampered 42 yards to put the Knights in excellent field position. The East Noble offense picked up on that momentum and staged an eight-play drive that culminated in Kelly Kovets’ 22-ya rd touchdown run with 6:03 left in period one. Bob Gamble’s extra point made it 7-0. Stopped Short The Warriors had. a chance to tie the game early in the second period, but a tough stand by the Knights kept them out of the end zone.

Ik. T jWMr jk \ IBk tk *'J£iMiHM*i ° \ X TOUGH YARDAGE — Wawasee running back Steve Yoder slices through the East Noble defense for several of his 93 yards in Friday's contest. Despite Yoder’s efforts, the Warriors dropped a 10-7 verdict. (Photo by Tom Charles)

Sports shorts Diet Pepsi Challenge set for Saturday at New Paris The Diet Pepsi Challenge will be held at the New Paris Speedway on Saturday. Rain forced cancellation of the event last weekend. More than 70 cars are expected to compete in the three feature races which make up this event. Top contenders include late model drivers Denny Nyari, Doug Hanna and Bob Blount; road runner drivers Sonny Thompson, Joe Smith and Moose Miller; and coyote drivers Jim Brown, Chuck Goss and Scott Binkley. A bike race for children ages 13 and under, a powder puff race and a mechanic’s race are also scheduled for Saturday. Practice begins at 3 pm., time trials start at 6:30 p.m. and racing gets underway at 8 p.m. Milford and Syracuse spikers split verdicts in recent action The Milford and Syracuse volleyball teams split two decisions in action on Monday, Oct. 8 The Milford A-team swept two straight games, 15-9 and 16-14. Chris Warmoth as the top server, Rhonda Stookey and Donna Miller led in hits and Shanna Bushong was the top spiker. Heidi Huffman and Mary Haffner led the Syracuse effort. 1 The Syracuse B-team rebounded with a 15-8,4-15,15-10 win. Vicki Caskey and Angie Kistler led the Yellow Jackets in scoring. Shawna Miller and Sara Williams led Milford. Garner breaks three hours in Bank One Marathon Syracuse resident and summer parks maintenance supervisor Jim Gamer broke the three hour barrier in the fourth annual Bank One Marathon in Columbus, Ohio, on Sunday. Garner, who noted that the weather conditions were near perfect for the race, covered the 26 miles, 385 yards in 2:58:50. He finished in the top eight percent of the estimated 4,000 runners. Gamer’s wife, Denise, and daughters Angie and Leslie accompanied him to Columbus. He is a Cromwell school teacher. DNR imposes boss limit at six area lakes All largemouth bass under 14 inches long must be released by fishermen according to a new Department of Natural Resources regulation which went into effect on Sept. 29. The size limit is in effect at Simonton Lake (Elkhart County), Big and Little Chapman lakes (Koscuisko County), Sylvan Lake (Noble County), and Round and Cedar lakes (Whitley County). The new regulation is part of a DNR study to find ways to improve bass fishing. *

The scoring threat started when Jeff Roberts tipped a Carl Hayes pass and Todd Yeager picked it off at the Wawasee 44. The offense then moved 51 yards in nine plays for a third-and-two situation at the East Noble five. Running back Steve Yoder got the call on third down but failed to dent the Knights’ defensive front. Roberts tried the same thing on fourth down and got the same result. “I’m not sure that being stopped there took away our momentum,” Dickerson said. “We did come back and move the ball well in the second half. But that was the kind of play we needed and didn’t get.” Gamble added a 27-yard field goal with less than 10 seconds left in the half for a 10-0 East Noble margin. -Trav Gallop Traviolia got the Warriors within striking distance on a nifty 38-yard run in the fourth quarter. The junior quarterback dropped back to pass on the play —a second and 10 — found his receivers covered and dodged the entire East Noble defense on his way to paydirt. Brad Mitchell tacked on the extra point and Wawasee was within three with 9:27 left. Steve.Galegor gave the Warriors a chance to move ahead when he picked off a Hayes pass at his own 26 and returned it to the 34. The drive stalled after six plays, however, and Steve Sturgill was forced to punt. Defensive Woes Despite the fact that the Warriors held East Noble to 10 points, Dickerson was not pleased with the fact that Wawasee allowed

the Knights to control the ball. “I was disappointed with the way they ran the ball on us,” Dickerson said. “That is what hurt us more than anything, I believe. When they got the ball, they used up a lot of the clock and got two or three first downs.” East Noble’s ability to move the ball combined with their fine punting game to keep the Warriors in a hole most bf the night. When they tried to move through the air, their passing attack let them down. Traviolia, the NLC’s top percentage passer going into the contest, was hurried most of the night and finished with eight completions in 24 attempts and four interceptions. Kevin Tracey caught seven passes for 75 yards but faced tight coverage most of the night. “I thought that Tracey did a fine job for as tight as they had him covered,” Dickerson said. “They were putting two and sometimes three guys on him and he still caught his passes.” Bright Spots Running back Steve Yoder has his best night of the year with 93 yards. “It was good to see Steve have a night like that,” Dickerson said. "He’s getting back into form.” Dickerson was also pleased with the way his team rebounded in the second half to close the gap. “I think you have to give our kids credit for scoring in the second half and holding them scoreless,” he said. “They are a mature team —a well-coached team — and I think our kids did a nice job. But the main concern heading into Friday’s homecoming clash

Runners finish season

The Lakeland Junior H ‘■’h cross-country team put the touches on a perfect season with an impressive 15-49 win over Central Noble on Thursday. Oct. 4. The win left coach Dave Stookey's squad with a 9-0 overall record for the year. The harriers v re 7-0 in dual meets and 2-0 in invitationals. As was the case for most of the year. Jeff Carey was the top Lakeland runner. He set a new school record of 10:18 and was the overall winner. Brian Jones (10:36), Jason Douglas (10:39), Cuong Reed (10:50), Rod Coy (11:10) and Chad Jones (11:20) led a Lakeland sweep of the next five spots. “It might have been a little

issi FW i V ■ V MILFORD ’A’ SQUAD — Pictured above are the member* of the Milford “A” voHeyball team. In front are coach Carolyn Baker, manager Amy Jodry, Tina Clouse, Saby Vale, Ellia Hernandez, manager Erika Miner and manager Cindy Poort. , to the second row are Donna Miller, Dawn Speicher, Leticia Zuniga, Melanie Klotz, capUin Cindy LeCount and Chris Warmoth, In the back row are Rhonda Stookey, captain Jenny Baumgartner, Bobbi Stockey, Shanna Bushong and Lisa Olds.

with Culver Military is how to sustain some intensity and offense. With that in mind, Dickerson is planning to look at a few changes in this week’s practices. “We’ll go back to using Roberts more sporadically as a running > back and give him more time to concentrate on defense. That

Culver Military Eagles The Eagles bring a talented offensive attack to Syracuse their 35-16 win over Concord and their 42-6 win over LaLumiere indicate. . ./ The main hub of that offensive attack is 6-2 senior quarterback John Augustein. The talented signal-caller is a potent threat on the ground as well as in the air. ''“He is an outstanding athlete and he likes to run the football,” noted WHS mentor Myron Dickerson. “He ran for four touchdowns on Saturday and he runs the ball as well as the pitch people on the option.” As much as the Eagles like to run the option, however, Dickerson would not be surprised to see them vary their attack. “I’m sure that after they scouted us they are going to try to bring the power right at us,” he said. “They do run out of an I formation as well.” Augustin s two main targets when he goes to the air are a pair of senibrs — 6-2 Jeff VonDran and 6-4 Eric Deery. “They are both-experienced players and they like to fake the guard dump and then hit them on the long pattern,” Dickerson said. Warrior Injuries — The Warriors are basically injury free at this point with the exception of Ron Gerber who is listed as questionable for Friday’s contest TIME/LOCATION: 7:30 p.m., Wawasee SERIES RECORD: Tied at 4-4 LAST YEAR: 12-9, Culver Military WAWASEE LAST WEEK: Lost to East Noble, 10-7 CULVER MILITARY LAST WEEK: Beat LaLumiere, 42-6 SEASON RECORDS: Culver Military (3-2), Wawasee (3-4)

Down Northridge — Harriers win, prepare for sectional

By TOM CHARLES Sports Editor J Wawasee’s boys’ cross-couniry team swept the top five places en route to an easy 15-48 win over the Northridge Raiders on Tuesday night at Wawasee. The win raised Wawasee’s overall record to 11-3 heading into Saturday’s sectional meet at East Noble. The girls’ team did not run last night and finished their dual meet season with a 5-3 mark. Mike Ballinger led the Wawasee sweep with his first place time of 17:18. Following him in the top five were Carl Rouch (17:38), Brian Popenfoose

closer near the top, but a couple of our runners took a wrong tum in the woods and dropped back,” said Stookey. Other Lakeland finishers were Chad Hoffert (11:31), Jennifer Titus (12:23), Stuart Ough (13:00), Matt Hoffert (13:19), Kendra Douglas (13:50), Julie Fulp (14:23) and Susan Harman (14:40). According to Stookey, most of those times were season bests for the runners. “We were pretty sure that we would beat them handily,” Stookey said. “It’s been a great season and I sort of hate to see it come to an end.” Stookey plans to step down from his coaching duties now that the season is complete.

should spare him a bit,” Dickerson said. “That should help us defensively.” “We are also going to look at a change in our down linemen because we have to get more penetration out of that area,” he added. “We have to get them in the game more.”

(17:57), Troy Minton (18:06) and Jeremy Corson (18:14). The second five .consisted of Hershberger (N) in 18:34, Steve Hapner 18:40, Troy Boyer 18:45, Roberts (N) 18:49 and Todd Boggs 18:54. “We pretty much knew that this would be an easy meet,” said coach Jerry Minton. “It was basically a practice meet for us.” Sectional The practice didn’t hurt the team n view of the fact that it begins post-season action on Saturday. Last year, the harriers were fifth in the sectional, but Minton looks for improvement this time around. “We should finish higher than we did last year,” said Minton. “East Noble, DeKalb, Angola and Prairie Heights are tough, but we should be right up there. If we run super well, we have a shot at the top spot.” The Warriors are healthy overall, with only a few minor shin splint problems affecting some of the runners. “We have been holding back a little bit,” Minton said, “and the guys have been coming along well.” The sectional course is familiar tothe team and Minton says that it’s a good course to run. “The kids seem to like it,” he noted. “It is a senic course and it’s not real hilly.” The Warriors must finish in the top five teams in order to advance to the regional at Ox Bow Park in Dunlap. NLCMeet Both the boys and girls ran well at Thursday’s NLC meet. The

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| By MARK WEINSTEIN $• Sports Writer The Detroit Tigers last ap- £ peared in the World Series in 1968. The San Diego Padres £ made their first-ever ap:j: pearance last night in the fall £ classic. Because of the £ absence of these teams in post . season play, the 1984 World Series promises to be very £ interesting. :£ Historians will love this £ series because regardless of who wins, history will be £ made. Either Sparky Anderson and Dick Williams will £ become the first manager to win a World Championship in both leagues. £: Sparky won the coveted <: prize with the Cincinnatißeds £ while Williams was the skipper of the World Champion £ Oakland Athletics in 1972. £ Ironically, it was the ’72 A’s £ who bumped the Tigers out of £ the playoffs. £ Byway of comparison, the £ Tigers won 104 during the season and captured the American League title by eliminating Kansas City in three straight games. San Diego had all it could handle jj: with the Chicago Cubs, The Padres prevailed in five games. Here’s how they match up: £ First base: San Diego may have the finest clutch player in the game today. He can £ field, hit and motivate his team. Detroit has a pair of • £ quality players with Darrell Evans and Dave Bergman. Evans can hit the long ball, Bergman is a defensive x specialist. X Edge: Garvey :£ Second base: Alan Wiggins, a converted outfielder, is an outstanding offensive player but is lacking on defense. Lou

girls finished second to Warsaw and the boys finished third behind Warsaw and Plymouth. “I thought we ran well and Rouch ran the best race he’s run all year,” Minton said. “Sheila (Kleinrichert) did not have her best day, but the girls did a good job.” The top five boys were Rouch. Ballinger, Popenfoose, Corson and Minton. Rouch had a time of 17:11. Marcie Coy led the girls and was followed by Becca Stiver, Kleinrichert, Amy Clouse and Sherrie Mock. The girls travel to Goshen on Thursday night for an 18-team in- „ vitational meet beginning at 5:30 p.m. Webster gridders win final game The North Webster Junior High football team finished its season with an 8-6 win over Central Noble on a foggy Tuesday night at Wawasee. Jason Kramer had 100 yards rushing and scored Webster’s lone touchdown on a 65-yard run in the first period. Scott Carlin carried the ball for the two-point conversion. Mike Foy, Scott Rozow and Andy Kneller led the defense with 11 tackles each. Foy added three quarterback sacks. The team ended the year with a 3-3 mark.

MILFORD B’ TEAM — Pictured above are the member* of this year’s Milford “B” volleyball team. In the front row are coach Carolyn Baker, Evelyn Stricklin and Annette Wilson. In the second row are Sara Wilkinson, Bobbie Moilette, Krissy Eisenhour, Shawna Miller and m C m N«to,. KruUo RdM... S-y. A— —»«• »■—e™""

Whitaker on the other hand is a steady offensive player and a Gold Glove winner. Edge: Whitaker Shortstop: Garry Templeton is a very aggressive shortstop with good range. He can come up with some key hits, but for the most * part, his bat is silent. ‘Alan Trammell is equal in the field. He perhaps has the most accurate arm for a shortstop in the game today. He batted well over .300 for the second straight year. Edge:, Trammell Third base: Greg Nettles’ mother could play and she still would have the edge over Detroit’s four third sackers. Nettles has been there before and should help the Padres this year. Marty Castillo, Tom Brookins, Howard Johnson and Darrell Evans are capable players, but not like Nettles. Edge: Nettles Left field: Carmello Martinez is a promising player for the Padres. He can hit the ball a ton but is slow and his arm is suspect. Detroit’s Larry Herndon has been a steady player for Detroit as has Ruppert Jones. Edge: Herndon and Jones Center field: Bobby Brown has been around for many years, but has never made much of a name for himself. He assumed the position when ( Kevin Mcßeynolds was lost/ for the season with a brokefi hand against the Cribs. Detroit’s Chet Lemon/is an outstanding defensive player with a live £>at. There’s no doubt who gets the edge here. Edge: Lemon Right field: Tony Gwynn was the National League’s batting champion this year, but he struggled in the

'al ON THE MOVE — Wawasee’s Carl Rouch leads a Northridge runner during Tuesday night’s cross-country meet at Wawasee. Rouch finished second overall as the Warriors posted a 15-48 win. Troy Minton is pictured in the background. (Photo by Tom Charles)

playoffs. He has great speed £ and can make things happen. £ Detroit’s Kirk Gibson enjoyed :•:• a fine season in which saw he £ hit over .280, drove in over 90 x runs and hit 27 home runs. £ Gibson has also turned into a fine defensive player. Edge: Tossup £ Catching: San Diego’s Terry Kennedy is an outstan- £ ding offensive and defensive £ player for the Padres. He £ keeps the ball in front of him while on defensive, and offen- £ sively, can hit the ball for $ power and average. Mean- £ while, Detroit’s Lance Parrish is a moose behind the plate. £ He is a gold glove award win- £ ner and hits with authority. He knows how to handle his pit- £ chers and can cut down the £ fastest of runners, even Alan £ Wiggins and Tony Gwynn. _ £ Edge: Parrish £ Pitching: San Diego has a £ good variety of right- and left- £ handed pitchers. Ed Whitson proved to be the most suecessful against the Cubs, but £ Dave Dravecky, Eric Show, Craig Lefferts and Rich £ Gossage are impressive hurlers. Detroit will go with £ Jack Morris, 19-11, Dan Petry, 18-8, Milt Wilcox, 17-8, and £ perhaps Juan Berenguer, 11-10, in the starting rotation. When spelling relief, Sparky Anderson calls on Aurelio £ Lopez and Willie Hernandez. Edge: Detroit , Designated Hitter: San £ L Diego will go with Champ Summers and Kurt Bevacqua £ while Detroit has Barbara £ Garbey and Johnny Grubb as their DH batters. Summers £ batted in the low ,100 s and Bevacqua was just over .200. £ Garbey was a steady player for Sparky Anderson With a £ .280 average. Grubb had some £ key hits while batting around .280. £ Edge: Detroit £