The Mail-Journal, Volume 21, Number 44, Milford, Kosciusko County, 14 November 1984 — Page 8

THE MAIL-JOURNAL — Wed., November 14,1984

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Sports

Swimmers fourth in sectional —

Gunn is Warriors' lone representative in state meet

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ly u ANITA SWOPE First Team

Spikers named to NLC teams

Three Wawasee High School volleyball players were honored on the All-Northern Lakes Conference teams for their efforts in 1984 Seniors Anita Swope and Christy Speicher were selected to the 10-member first team Both were unanimous selections Senior Sandy Payne was voted to the second team Joining Swope and Speicher on the first team were Renee Rupnow, Deb Brownsberger and Lori Wesolek of Concord, Goshen's »Marcy Bixler, Bremen’s Katie’ DeSantis, Cindy Sells of Rochester, Angie Hunter of Plymouth and Ronda Klotz of North Wood. Others named to the second team included Tina Sharkey and Laura Hejl of Concord, Kami Gessinger and Shanna Hand of North Wood, Lynn Wright .and

RAH s i J Eli F 7 « jW'iFa 2001! 2FFfw» Wj? -5 ft W X / I fJA \. » \ / 1 5 M- a 3 vs ? F\ ”■ 1 jr* sto*- t'j- la IKm r. rui EIGHTH GRADE TROJAN CAGERS — Pictured above are the members of the Milford eighth grade basketbail team. Pictured in the front row are Coach Russ Mikel, Amado Roa, Ryan Smith, Alex Akmio, and Richard Fifer. In she second row are manager Brent Grimm, Chris Schwartz, Danny Wuthrich. Melvin Lehman. Rod Mast, Joe Henderson, and Terry Templin. (Mail Journal Photo)

CHRISTY SPEICHER First Team

Melissa Sand of Warsaw, Dana Geist of Plymouth and Karen Oberly and Kim Hickman of Bremen. Receiving honorable mention status were Goshen’s Sue Sorg, ; Mindy Shelburne and Mona Najib of Rochester, Beth Feldman of Bremen and Terrie Klotz of North Wood. Good Stats All three Wawasee players tallied impressive statistics in the Lady Warriors' 16-4 season. Swope was successful on 88 per- > cent of her serves, 96 percent of her passes and 94 percent of her sets She was the team’s setter for the past two years and Coach Barb Brouwer called her “the best setter I’ve seen play all yean” Speicher, the team's most consistent offensive player and most valuable player in 1984, made good on 98 percent of her serves,

By MARK WEINSTEIN Sports Writer For the majority of Wawasee’s girls’ swim team, the season is over. They must now work hard during the off-season in anticipation of what could be a very promising 1985 season. But the swimming season is not over for one Warrior — Jeanine Gunn. The junior diver qualified for this weekend’s state meet at the Indiana-Purdue University Natatorium in Indianapolis with fine aperformance at the Elkhart Sectional. Although it was not her best performance of the season, it was very close. She consistently hit her dives and kept constant pressure on the front runners. This is the second consecutive year that Gunn has earned a berth in the finals. Last year she finished near the middle of the field, but Caldwell feels she could move up considerably this time around. “She performed really well at Elkhart,” said Caldwell about his most consistent diver. “She has worked hard all season, and it is fitting for her to make it to the state.” Team Standings In the team standings, host Central captured the sectional championship with a convincing 330* 2 points. Northern Lakes Conference foes, Goshen and Concord placed second and third while the Warriors finished fifth. Pam Foyle and Gunn paced the Wawasee effort. Foyle finished fourth in the 200-yard freestyle event and fifth in the 500-yard freestyle. Meanwhile, Gunn was the fourth best diver in the sectional. Kris Neff also turned in another outstanding performance for the Warriors. By placing fourth in the breaststroke, Neff was able to perform up to Caldwell’s expecml ' Zri SANDY PAYNE Second Team

92 percent of her passes, 35 percent of her spikes and 36 percent of her blocks. Payne was one of the team’s top back-row players in addition to being a fine hitter. She was named the team’s best defensive player. This is the second consecutive year that Speicher and Swope have been named to the first team. Payne was also a second team selection last year. The Lady Warriors finished 4-3 in the NLC and tied for third with North Wood and Rochester. Concord and Bremen shared the title' with 5-2 records, Plymouth was 3-4, Goshen was 2-5 and Warsaw was 1-6. Plymouth fared the best of any team in post-season play. The Pilgrims advanced all the way to the state finals before losing the championship match in two games.

JEANINE GUNN State Qualifier tations while dropping her time slightly. “I was pleased with everyone's performance,” said Caldwell after the meet. “I would have liked to have seen more qualify for the state meet, but that's how things go sometimes.” Although Gunn was the lone Warrior to advance to the final meet of the year, another Warrior will be at the special meet. Caldwell Honor Caldwell will serve two functions at the meet in Indianapolis. Not only will he be there to give Gunn some encouragement, but he will also be representing the coaches from the Elkhart Sectional. He was named "Coach of the Year” at the sectional meet“I was very much surprised by the honor,” said a nearly speechless Caldwell. “I never dreamed about such an award, it is quite an honor.”

Warriors, Lady Warriors poised for openers

By TOM CHARLES Sports Editor As far as John Wysong amd Dale Brannock are concerned, history would be welcome to repeat itself this weekend. Both Wawasee head coaches will guide their basketball teams iqto opening contests against teams they defeated during the 1983-84 Season The Warriors

| | 1 —— -WTX Ta’ MM B ¥-< ■r -J zjtn m 1 • ,-H|f r.<4 ■Ctv" 1 "' ■ * fiWu- B ■■ fl t - fl 1 FALL SPORTS AWARDS — Syracuse Junior High held its fall sports program last Friday, Nov. 9. to honor all participants in fall sports. Standing in the front row are Miss Dunno, volleyball coach; Heidi Huffman, volleyball most valuable player award recipient; Dan McCulloch, football most valuable player award recipient; and Mr. Meads, football coach. (Photo by Jo Sturgis) ■ _ B a\- Is IHi T bm! * flhlO b*? * Jjfl 1 £* Vfl > F E fl T » ) JI * b ■' i W I • n * MILFORD SEVENTH GRADE TEAM — Pictured above are the members of the Milford seventh grade basketball team. In the front row are manager Harvey Cantu, Chad Berkeypile, Jeremy Beer, Clay Brooks, Jason Brooks and manager Jeremy Swartz. In the second row are Coach Larry Speicher, Adam Wilson, Cliff Wolf, David Rosenberry, Doug Stump and Brian Wuthrich. (Mail Journal Photo)

A special honor indeed, and quite fitting for the rookie coach. Caldwell took over a team that hovered near the .500 mark, at best, last season. In one year’s time, he has turned the Lady Warriors swim program into a very competitive program. The team finished with a final record of 9-5-1. Swimming Results 200-Yard Medley Relay — Elkhart Central, 1:52.72 (sectional record); Concord, 1:57.58; Warsaw, 2:03.60; Goshen, 2:07.08; East Noble, 2:08.74; Wawasee, 2:08.94 200-Yard Freestyle — Ann Brennan (EC) 1:59.23; Sue Borneman (EC) 2:07.80; Jill Crussmeyer (C) 2:08.47; Pam Foyle (WHS) 2:11.0: Paige Bobeck (G) 2:11.93; Angie Cripe (G) 2:12.58 200-Yard Individual Medley — Shelly Bardwell (G) 2:24.02; Margaret Shrock (G) 2:24.83; Shawn McDowell (C) 2:25.16; Jenni Davy (EC) 2:25.49; Ana Shildmyer (EC) 2:25.61; Danita Mayhew (WCHS) 2:26.84 50-Yard Freestyle — Jill Dusthimer (EC) 24.89; Leena Leppala (G) 25.32; Kim Barnes (EM) 25.41; Julie Gaydos (EM) 26.05; Abby Lelle (NW) 26.20; Toni May (EC) 26.29 One Meter Diving — Jenny Pletcher (EC) 418.050; Connie Minzey (EC) 415.800; Jenny Hershberger (EM) 415.650; Jeanine Gunn (WHS) 384.450; Shelly Mick (G) and Andrea Richmond (EC) 384.250 100-Yard Butterfly — Tracy Warrick (EC) 59.98 (sectional record); Jenny Turnock (EC) 1:00.55; Lynette Hart(C) 1:04.66; Danita Mayhew (WCHS) 1:08.76; Kate McAleer (EC) 1:08.90; Krista Hull (EN) 1:10.39 100-Yard Freestyle — Kim Barnes (EM) 54.27; Leena Lappala (G) 56.38; Shelly Bardwell (G) 56.98; Jill Welter (C) 57.13;

open Friday at Carroll and the Lady Warriors tip off on Saturday afternoon at Fairfield? Wysong and his crew posted a 79-65 win over the Chargers and one of the key figures in that romp was Brooks Koble. The sharp-shooting guard netted 23 points in the win and will be counted on to provide Wawasee with scoring punch and leadership in the upcoming campaign.

Julie Gaydos (EM) 58.17; Sue Harris (G) 58.75 > 500-Yard Freestyle — Tracy Warrick (EC) 5:12.55; Ann Brennan (EC) 5:16.15; Margaret Schrock (G) 5:30.84; Ana Shildmyer (EC) 5:39.39; Pam Foyle (WHS) 5:41.59; Jill Crussemeyer (C) 5:48.45 100-Yard Backstroke — Lynette Hart (C) 1:05.49; Teri Clark (WCHS) 1:06.64; Sue Borneman (EC) 1:07.82; Susan Harris (G) 1:08.04; Cindy Igney (EN) 1:08.36; Julie Hertzler (G) 1:09.22 100-Yard Breaststroke — Jenni Davy (EC) 1:10.81 (sectional record); Renee Robertson (C) 1:11.66; Karen Zehender (EC) 1:15.75; Kris Neff (WHS) 1:15.86; Michelle Simmons (EM) 1:18.80; Julie Keidaish (G) 1:25.56 400-Yard Freestyle Relay — Goshen 3:46.99; ECentral 3:47.80; Concord 3:50.68; EMemorial 4:01.63; Wawasee 4:07.92; North Wood 4:14.27 Final Standings 1. ECentral — 330.5 2. Goshen — 231.5 3. Concord — 173 4. EMemorial — 127 5. Wawasee — 105 6. Warsaw — 76 7. East Noble — 69 8. North Wood — 48 9. Bremen — 20 10. TVHS - 11 Abbreviations: Elkhart Central (EC); Goshen (G); Concord (C); Elkhart Memorial (EM); Wawasee (WHS); Warsaw (WCHS); East Noble (EN); North Wood (NW); Bremen (B); Tippecanoe Valley (TVHS)

Brannock and his charges dumped the Falcons by a lopsided 74-3 f count last year" at Wawasee. Four players were in double figures, with Christy Speicher’s 18 points leading the way. Speicher, like Koble, will be a central figure in her team’s success. Different Stories Wysong and Brannock are confronted with different situations

\ S 1 Bn Mr STRETCH — Wawasee girls swim coach Tim Caldwell tries to assist one of his swimmers at the recent Elkhart Sectional. Caldwell was voted as the “Coach of the Year” from the sectional. (Photo by Mark Weinstein)

as they head into the new season. Brannock enjoys the return of nind letterwinners off last year’s 21-2 team that made a trip to the Fort Wayne Semistate. Wysong, on the other hand, must build his squad around three returnees from last year’s 15-6 team. Rebuilding, however, is nothing new for Wysong and the fourth-year coach is concerned about creating strong, solid fundamentals in his players. “What we have to do is work as a team and learn what good basketball really is,” Wysong sard. “That is our goal, to learn what good basketball is.” In addition to Koble, Wysong will count on seniors Seth Swihart, John Jones and John Hapner and junior Dave Kistler to carry much of the Warriors’ fortunes this year. Sophomore

Sports Calendar Week Os November 14 To November 21 THURSDAY North Webster Jr. High Boys’ Basketball 6:00 p.m , at North Manchester Syracuse Jr. High Boys’ Basketball 6:00 p.m., at home vs Pierceton J Wawasee Boys’ Swimming fl 6:30 p.m . at Huntington North J Wawasee Freshmen Boys’ Basketball 6:30 p.m . at home vs Northridge *’■ 2j FRIDAY Jr Warriors Varsity and JV Basketball 6:30 p.m., at Carroll zrpjj SATURDAY Lady Warriors Varsity and JV Basketball 1:00 p.m., at Fairfield Wawasee Wrestling Jfjj, ’ 9:00 a m. at LaPorte Invitational Wawasee Boys’ Swimming <*/ 2:00 p.m., at Culver Military Relays ’ MONDAY Milford Jr. High Boys’ Basketball 4:30 p.m., at Bremen North Webster Jr. High Boys’ Basketball 4:30 p.m., at home vs West Noble Wawasee Boys’ Swimming 6:30 p.m., at home vs LaPorte Wawasee Freshmen Boys’ Basketball 6:30 p.m., at Columbia City TUESDAY North Webster Girls’ Basketball V—--4:30 p.m., at Etna Troy Syracuse Jr. High Boys’ Basketball 6:00 p.m., at home vs Central Noble Warrior Varsity and JV Basketball 6:15 p.m., at home vs Fairfield _

Tim Mangas is also expected to see a lot of playing time. While the Warriors may be able to sneak up on some people due to their lack of experience, the Lady Warriors will be a prime target for most of the teams they face. They are currently ranked fourth in the state and should draw plenty of attention. “You don’t win games by being ranked,” cautioned Brannock. “The only way you win is to go out and get the job done. I’m not going to approach this season any differently than I have the other four (at Wawasee).” Guards Anita Swope and Sandy Payne will join Speicher and Michelle Harter as four sure starters for the team. Seniors Sheila Kleinrichert and Karla Stichter are also expected to see plenty of action.