The Mail-Journal, Volume 22, Number 7, Milford, Kosciusko County, 13 February 1985 — Page 9
Sports
Galloway nets career-high — :
Lady Warriors repeat as regional champs!
By MARK WEINSTEIN Sports Editor The only surprise in Wawasee’s 54-47 Warsaw girls’ regional championship victory over Columbia’City was the way it was accomplished. If you would have asked Columbia City’s Wayne Kreiger who he felt his team needed to contain in order for his Lady Eagles team to defeat third-ranked Wawasee, he would have said Anita Swope. Os course, that was prior to the contest. After the game, well, he had a totally different story. Lori Galloway scored a careerhigh 21 points and grabbed 11 rebounds to lead the Lady Warriors past Columbia City in the finals of the Warsaw Regional last weekend.
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VICTORY DANCE — Wawasee’s Dale Brannock, Amy Bucher and Becca Stiver begin celebrating Wawasee’s second straight Warsaw girls’ regional championship seconds before the final buzzer. (Photo bv Mark Weinstein)
Warriors finish second in NLC swim meet
By MARK WEINSTEIN Sports Editor During the regular season, Warsaw and Wawasee tied for the conference championship with identical 6-0-1 records. But the the Tigers proved that they are the true champions by capturing the Northern Lakes swim meet last weekend. The Tigers dethroned perennial conference champ, Goshen, by scoring 266 points. Tim Caldwell’s Warriors finished a respectable second with 213 points, followed by Goshen’s 212. Rounding out the finishers. Concord placed fourth with 170 1 2 points, followed by Plymouth’s 118, North Wood’s 93, Rochester’s 63 points and Bremen’s 33 tallies. "I thought the guys swam pretty well,” said Caldwell. “We were going into the meet optimistic about winning the conference, but Warsaw was better than us." Without a doubt, Warsaw had the most champions crowned after the meet In all, the Tigers earned seven first place finishes compared to Goshen's three first place finishes and a single champ for Concord. Wawasee was shutout in the meet. Nevertheless, Wawasee enjoyed some decent times. Dallas McDiffit, according to Caldwell, swam outstanding while Jon Shoemaker, Wawasee’s legitimate state qualifier, swam well, despite being sick three days prior to the meet.
The victory over Columbia City vaults Wawasee. 20-1, into the Fort Wayne Semi State next weekend against Kokomo. 18-5. The Lady Wildkats captured the Huntington Regional with a 59-42 victory over Manchester. At Warsaw, the game between Wawasee and City was close throughout. The Lady Warriors enjoyed a 13-12 lead after the first period, but pulled away in the second. Ironically, the second quarter spurt by the Lady Warriors was put together without the services of Sandy Payne. The senior guard was whistled for three fouls before the first period had ended. Nevertheless, the Lady Warriors kept moving forwards — mostly on the scoring of Galloway.
"I'd have to say that McDiffit was our top swimmer, although he did not win the most points,” said Caldwell. "He swam three great races, and that is encouraging." For Shoemaker, well, the senior was hampered by the flu throughout the week. Still, he enjoyed a pair of second place finishes, along with assisting in another runners-up position. In the 100-yard butterfly, Shoemaker went against Warsaw’s Tom Doyle. It was an exciting race all the way to the finish. But at the end, Doyle’s 55.41 edged Shoemaker’s by 55.65. LSrter in the meet, Shoemaker wen Pup against another Tiger, Frank Vaccaro. As was the case in Shoemaker’s previous race, he was edged out at the wire. Vaccaro touched the tape in a time of 1:00.12 while Shoemaker finished in 1:00.22. "Jon had a good day, considering what he has gone through,” said Caldwell. "Still, I think he has a legitimate shot at qualifying for state. He just has to get healthy again.” Despite not having any conference champions, and just three second place finishers, Wawasee faired well at the end because of their depth. The 200 medley relay team consisting of Darin Keim, Nils Haugland, Shoemaker, and McDiffit placed second in the event with a time of 1:47.97. Goshen's* relay team won the event in a time of 1:47.08.
Galloway, who entered postseason competition with a seven point-per game norm, scored Wawasee’s first 15 points, and 17 out of 21 to lead the Lady Warriors. Anita Swope and Sandy Payne finished with 10 points each while Christy Speicher was held to six and Michelle Harter scored but five. “Lori was in the right position at the right time." said Wawasee coach Dale Brannock. “But at the same time I’ve got to credit our other people for getting the ball to her." “We were keying on Swope defensively," said kreiger. “We felt we could do that and still board with Wawasee. But, obviously we didn’t keep them off at the end." » With Payne on the bench with three fouls, and Columbia City hawking Swope. Galloway’s performance was essential. It proved to be the difference in the contest. Still, during the same time period that Galloway was dominating for Wawasee, Jodi Wood was doing the same for Columbia City. She canned 10 of City's first 12 points, en route to a 25 point performance, to keep the visitors close. Nevertheless, it appeared to only be a matter of time before Wawasee took charge of the contest. Even with Payne on the pines, the Lady Warriors were passing with great efficiency, and playing exceptional defense. Wawasee’s defensive gem was evident by the box score following the contest. The Lady Warriors held Columbia City’s leading scorer, Heidi Lawrence to six points and Kim Eiler, its second best scorer, to seven. , And with its defense playing hard, Wawasee began to move ahead. Warriors On Roll A nine-point spurt at the outset of the second quarter proved to be pivotal in the game. Although Columbia City was able to catch up, somewhat, the Lady Eagles’ stamina was drenched throughout the final quarter. During the final period. Wawasee looked to score inside, or from the foul line. The Lady Warriors used the clock to their advantage as City desparetly fought back. Final Burst With Wawasee leading by as many as 10 points, Columbia City put together one final effort to win the game early in the final period. A Wood basket cut Wawasee’s lead to 43-41, but that is as close as the Lady Eagles could come. Besides Wawasee’s strength, the Lady Warriors received a break when
Haugland provided Wawasee with its lone third place finish. He accomplished this feat in the 100-yard breaststroke. In the event, Haugland barely missed a second place finish, narrowly losing to Plymouth’s Roger Haack. Haack finished with a 1:08.36 time while Haugland completed his race in 1:08.70. Another Warrior turning in a fine race was McDiffit. McDiffit turned in the respectable swim in the 50-yard freestyle, finishing fourth, just behind Vaccaro. In the 100-yard freestyle, McDiffit and Steve Rozow performed well, despite not scoring any points. Rozow placed fifth, clocking in at 53.51. Meanwhile, McDiffit was sixth in the same event, finishing in a time of 55.57. Goshen’s Shawn Bardwell won the event in a time of 50.11. Other Wawasee swimmers performing well were Brent Atwood, fifth in the 500-yard freestyle; Keim, sixth in the 100-yard backstroke; Brad Smith, sixth in the 100-yard butterfly; and Rob Jewson, seventh in the 200-yard freestyle. "As I said before, I was pleased with our effort,” said Caldwell. "We qualified more swimmers for the finals than any other team, and the kids did their best.”
The Warriors now must regroup, and try to prepare for this weeks sectional meet. “We have geared for the the sectional meet all year, now it is time to perform," said Caldwell. “I just hope Shoemaker gets his strength back, and the rest of the swimmers have their best days this week.”
City’s Lawrence fouled out of the game with nearly six minutes remaining. Once the senior leader went to the bench, Columbia City could not recover. “When you lose a player like Lawrence, it has to hurt," said Kreiger. “Still, I am proud of the way the girls played. We played with Wawasee, and that’s something not too many teams can say.’’
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SERIOUS BUSINESS — Brad Traviolia, left, and Lance Lantz, right, have a little fun during Tuesday’s practice session at the high school. Although they are having fun now, their efforts will become more serious as they wrestle for individual state wrestling titles on Saturday, Feb. 16. t Traviolia, 37-0, will begin his quest for a state title against Brad Abell, 23-5, of Southridge High School. Lantz, 30-3-1, will face Mark Hill, 25-2, of Knox. (Photo by Mark Weinstein)
“We got another good team effort from everyone,” said Brannock. “I was really pleased with the way our girls stayed in there and battled.” All-Warsaw Regional Michelle Harter Wawasee Lori Galloway Wawasee
because it blends with sky light instead of contrasting. Then, there is one other factor ... cost. The last time 1 checked the cost of luminous dye was around SIOO a pound and would considerably increase the cost of worms. So until experiments really prove a luminous worm catches more fish we’ll just stax with the old standby colors that have been catching fish year after year. BRER TOM’S CLOSING TIP: Why should black be effective at night, beyond the fact that it offers a silhouette? Well, we think fish feed more by hearing then by sight at night, so the sounds a lure make are far more important than its color.
Anita Swope Wawasee Sandy Payne Wawasee Christy Speicher Wawasee Kim Eiler CC Jodi Wood CC Heidi Lawrence CC Nancy Townsend Caston Look To Semi State Now, Wawasee, 20-1, looks towards semi state action in Fort Wayne. And if things go right, a Northern Lakes Conference final is not out of the question. Bremen advanced to the Fort Wayne Semi State with a 36-30 victory over Concord. With two NLC teams in the sweet sixteen, it marks the first time since 1977 that two NLC teams have advanced to this level. Rochester and Plymouth were the last two teams to advance to this level. New in Syracuse Syracuse Elementary School is introducing a new competative basketball program for 3rd grade boys and 4th and sth grade boys and girls. The program has been designed for those interested in developing their skills to compete on a higher level. Practices began on February 4 for the 3rd and 4th graders and begin today (Wednesday) for the sth graders. Each participant must have physical education Clothing and be committed to ail of the practices. The following is a practice schedule for the month of February giving dates and times for each grade level. All participants should be picked up promptly at 5 p.m.: The third grade boys will meet every Monday and Tuesday in February from 3:30-5 p.m. The fourth grade boys and girls will meet Monday, Tuesday and Wednesdays, 3:30-5 p.m. The fifth grade boys and girls meet every Wednesday, Thursday and Friday beginning today and including March 1, 3:30-5 p.m.
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CONGRATULATIONS TO DALE BRANNOCK and his Wawasee Lady Warriors basketball team. In convincing style, the Lady Warriors had little difficulty beating Columbia City for the second staright year in the Warsaw Regional championship. Best wishes in this weekend’s Fort Wayne Semi State., SPEAKING OF CHAMPIONS, BRAD TRAVIOLIA AND LANCE LANTZ deserve a pat on the back for their semi state championships. Traviolia enters this weekend’s state championship with a 37-0 record while Lantz goes to the state finals with a 30-3-1 mark. Traviolia Ayjll be making his second straight appearance at the state finals (although he was injured last year and could not wrestle). Lantz, on the other hand, will be competing in his first state championship. Congratulations wrestlers on a fine season. Bill Knowles joins our panel this week as the guest picker. Knowles, who presently serves as Milford’s Street and Water Superintendent, was a basketball and baseball star at Shipshewanna High School in his glory years. In his later years, Knowles turned to officiating both sports, but retired from this position in 1981 when he moved from Topeka to Milford. ROUNDBALL ROUNDUP Last week’s winners in high school basketball were Wawasee, Peru, Concord, Warsaw and Plymouth. Winners at the college level included Indiana, Michigan (2x), Purdue and Grace. College games on tap for this week include Ohio State at Indiana, Northwestern at Purdue, (7)Michigan at lowa, and Bethel at Grace. In high school action, Wawasee plays at Elkhart Central, Warsaw is at Mishawaka, North Wood at Bremen, Goshen at Rochester, and Plymouth at TVHS. AFTER 15 MONTHS AT THE MAILJOURNAL, the time has come for this reporter to bid farewell to the Wawasee area. Friday, Feb. 22, marks my last day on the job and brings to an end what has been a pleasant association with the Lakeland Community School Corporation. Although I am leaving this area and moving to my hometown, Fremont, Ohio, I’ll always hold fond memories of Wawasee High School. It has been a real treat to watch WHS athletes perform throughout my stay. Perhaps most of all, however, I will miss the friends I have made through my work. To all the coaches at Wawasee High School, Dr. Howard Hull, Sally Baker, and Hal Traviolia, I would like to say a big "THANK YOU” for the many ways in which you made my job easier.
Wed., February 13,1985 — THE MAIL-JOURNAL
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Best wishes and God Bless everyone at Wawasee High School and M-J.
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With two weeks to go, Weinstein is in control of his own destiny. Six games separate the leader and his closest competitor and Weinstein is looking to increase his lead with the following winners: Wawasee, Westview, Warsaw, North Wood, Goshen. Plymouth, Indiana, Purdue, lowa, and Grace. Derk Kuhn, after moving into a tie for second place, is banking on Wawasee. Westview, Warsaw, North Wood, Goshen, Plymouth, Indiana, Purdue. Michigan and Grace to move him up in the standings. Knowles is looking to gain some ground on Weinstein by picking a pair of upsets. First, he picks a win for Elkhart Central over Wawasee and Bethel over Grace. Other winners include Westview, Warsaw, North Wood., Goshen, Plymouth, Indiana, Purdue and lowa. Jo Sturgis slipped last week, but is planning on staying the same distance behind Kuhn with these picks. Sturgis predicts wins for Wawasee, Westview, Warsaw, North Wood, Goshen, Plymouth, Indiana, Purdue, Michigan, and Grace. Rhodes went 5-5 last week, but the darkroom expert feels he can make a comeback with the following picks. Rhodes’ winners include Elkhart Central (in the upset special over Wawasee), Wawasee, Warsaw, North Wood, Goshen, Plymouth, Indiana, Purdue, lowa and Bethel.
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