The Mail-Journal, Volume 22, Number 11, Milford, Kosciusko County, 13 March 1985 — Page 10

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Sports

Warriors a surprise

By CHRIS CAULEY Sports Editor The Wawasee Warriors of 1984-85 were not expected to duplicate their predecessors’ 15-win season, nor were they even expected to win 14. But despite having only one starter returning from a year ago, this bunch of over-achievers did indeed win 14 games, losing 8. Their season did not end until March 2 when they lost to defending state champion Warsaw in the finals of the Triton Sectional “I’m a pretty optimistic person. and I thought we might’ve ‘ gotten 13 in the regular season," Coach John Wysong admitted a few days after the loss. “That’s what we did, but I must admit that after Mishawaka I wasn’t even close to that figure." The coach was referring to the third game of the season when the Warriors squandered a big lead in the second half and wound up on the short end of a 62-51 score. “Some of our people looked like they were afraid to go out and play,’’ Wysong said. “It was very disheartening to me to see people, with a 10-point lead in the second half, somehow feel they were losing." But Wawasee bounced back from that defeat and a few others. Included among their 14 wins were upsets of Plymouth and East Noble. "I think they played good basketball,’’ Wysong said. “I think they got as much accomplished as just about any team that’s in this school. It’s just that we have a very difficult sectional. Warsaw’s a very difficult and extremely worthy opponent to go against in a tourney." At 5-2, the Warriors also finished tied with Plymouth and Concord for second place in the Northern Lakes Conference. Lacked A True Center More than inexperience, the team’s biggest obstacle this season was their lack of height. Basketball is a big man’s game, it is said, and Wawasee's biggest player was 6-2. Six of the 10 players on the varsity were listed /r V' " Vl7/ a A ‘ i - J , RM r ■ „. .* • JOHN JONES

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as being under six feet. What the Warriors really had was a threeguard. two forward offense. “We had to play kind of a slowdown type game, a deliberate game," Wysong noted. “I really would prefer not to. I’d like to board and run and shoot, but we just don’t have a lot of size’ inside that would enable us to do that. “So we had to play really tough defense. We felt we had to man-to-man to put as much pressure on the ball as possible, and we felt we had to block out as well as possible. “By and large, we did that,” Wysong concluded. “We outI rebounded our opponents by a i pretty good margin.” The Warriors out-rebounded I the opposition this season -by [ 611-504 and also fared well in ’ other statistical categories. They had less turnovers than the opl position, 259 to 291, they out-shot their opponents from the floor. 47 t percent to 45 percent, and they t averaged 60 points to their opponents’ 51 points. A good old-fashioned work ethic was one factor that enabled the Warriors to do well against taller opponents. “Not only would they be willing > to work, but they enjoyed works ing hard,” Wysong said. Koble Was Top Scorer Os course, it didn’t hurt the t Warriors having the lOth-leading ) scorer in the state. Brooks Koble, I on their side. “Koble, needless to say, was sometimes asked to deliver us from evil," Wysong quipped. The senior guard-forward scored 560 points, a new oneseason record at Wawasee, for an average of 25.5 per game. Remarkably, he was the only Wawasee player to average double figures in the scoring column this season. -HI * I t Rp JOHN HAPNER

He’d averaged "only” 14 points as a junior, but his big season did not come as any surprise to Coach John Wysong, who is one of his biggest backers. “He’ll get a lot better if he gets in against the right kind of competition (in college),” the coach said. “He could emerge as the best guard in this area. He’ll need to increase his strength and work on his outside shooting. If he does that, he can be a great player. Period.” Thus far, the college most interested in acquiring Koble’s services is Olivet-Nazarene in Illinois. * “But I really think he could play at a lot of different places." Wysong said, “if they have the foresight to see what he could develop into. He’s quick. He’s very, very quick. I wouldn’t trade him for anybody. I think that much of him.” Others contributed, too Wysong also thinks highly of the rest of his players. “We had good talent,” he said, “the kind that doesn’t show up dramatically in statistics. We really think (John) Hapner was tremendous. Leading rebounder. Unanimously won our defense award in a team vote. Didn’t make mistakes and just played a very good floor game.” Hapner, a six-foot senior called upon to play in the post, averaged 6 points per game this season and was the Warriors’ leading rebounder with 144. Nearly half that total, 67 to be exact, came at the offensive end. “Then Seth Swihart,’\Wysong continued. “Handling the ball, not turning the ball over. Being asked to hit free throws in key situations in a number of games. Playing excellent defense.” Swihart, the Warriors’ 5-9 senior point guard, scored an average of 9.7 points per game, second on the team to Koble. He also led the team in assists with 54, and he was second to Koble in steals with 32. Another senior, John Jones, sometimes started and sometimes didn’t — he was prone to get in foul trouble when he started — hauled down 104 rebounds, third-best on the team. He averaged just 3 points per SETH SWIHART

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game. But, Wysong said, “I thought Jones helped us a great deal. His statistics don’t tell the story. It would really pep us up when he’d go up high for a rebound or to block a shot.” Other players also contributed. Guard Dave Kistler averaged 4 points and was the first juhior that Wysong has ever named as one of the team captains. Junior Bill Hutchinson, like Jones a move-in from Rushville, averaged 3 points, as did junior John Evans. Sophomore Tim Mangas was the team’s thirdleading scorer with an average of 7.2. “We felt that what we had this year more than other years was maybe a real, solid bench,” Wysong said. “Mangas and Kistler and Hutchinson and Evans were all used a lot and they fulfilled their roles very, very well.” In Mangas, Kistler, Evans and Hutchinson, Wysong and the Warriors will have twice as much experience coming back next fall as they did in the fall of ’B4. Os course, they will also not have the profilic scoring that Brooks Koble provided. “We look better now for next year than we did last year at this time,” Wysong said. “I’ll tell you this. With the kind of group we’ve got coming back, I don’t think any coach could be ashamed to say that’s his team on the floor.” I A- » Mk* A. I* . ■ 'A- -■ > k *1 ». Rte- *>•» • - ■wl * * f VTaM wn •R ■ ■ '•Sir • * Jl BROOKS KOBLE

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WAWASEE SWIM CLUB — The Wawasee Swim Club recently held its annual post-season awards meeting. Swimmers were presented with medals and officers were elected fbr next year. The club hadj72 members this season. Those who received medals are in the picture. In the front row, from left to right, are Clarissa Dußois, Daniele Laub, Andy Kryder, Tony Ganshorn and Scott Metcalf. The

Swimmers compete in Junior Olympics

The- top. level A-State Swim Meet, or Junior Olympics,, was held Friday and Saturday, March 8-9, at Columbus. Two members of the Wawasee Swim Club participated in the AState Meet, Lori Boles and Andy Kryder. Lori swam the 11-12 Girls’ 200 Individual Medley and placed 32nd in the large field with a time of 2:36.00. Andy swam the 10-and-under boys’ 50 Backstroke and placed 23rd in 37.32. He also was ninth in the 100 Back (1:20.21) and 10th in the Free (1:07.12). The local swim club recently held its winter season awards meeting after an open swim for club members and their families. All participating club members received a club patch if they were first year members and a star patch if they were continuing

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members of the club. Medals were presented for high points, season to a boy and girl in each age group: 8-under girl — Daniel Laub; 8- boy — Tony Ganshorn; 9- girl — Jenny Koher; 9-10 boy — Andy Kryder; 11-12 girl — Lori Boles; 11-12 boy — Thaddeus Dußois; 13-over girl — Jennifer Titus ; 13-over boy — Eric Hood. The coaches, Sue Ganshorn and Dan Caudret, awarded Coaches’ Award medals to the most improved club swimmers. Recipients of the award were: 8-under girl — Clarissa Dußois; J 8- boy — Scott Metcalf; 9- girl — Brandee Carlson; 9-10 boy — Eric Schaekel; 11-12 girl — Tiffany Titus; 11-12 boy — Scott Berkey; 13-over girl — Shawna Miller;

middle row, from left, has Brandee Carlson, Tiffany Titus, Scott Berkey, Thaddeus Dußois, Eric Schaekel and Jenny Koher. In the back row, left to right, are Coach Sue Ganshorn, Shawna Miller, Jennifer Titus, Lorie Boles, Matt Fryback and Eric Hood. (Mail-Journal photo)

13-over boy — Matt Fryback. Nineteen members participated earlier in the C-level State Meet. Those Wawasee swimmers included Clarissa Dußois, Scott Metcalf, Eric Schaekel, Jenny Koher, Tiffany Titus, Amy Rehling, Tony Ganshorn, Erin Titus, Gretchen Naugler, Eric Swartzendruber, Brian Grothaus, Brad Koser, Chris Ganshorn, Tiffany Titus, Melissa Naugler, Jennifer Titus, Eric Hood, Chandra Matthews and Scott Berkey. Swimming at the B-level State meet were Andy Kryder, Scott

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Berkey, Thaddeus Dußois and Lori Boles. The club also elected officers for the 1985-86 season: President — Chuck Koser; Vice-President — Al Boles; Treasurer — Trenna Titus; Meet Director — Marge Kryder; Secretary — Sandy Laub. The Wawasee Swim Club had 72 members this season from Milford, North Webster and Syracuse. The summer swim season will begin on June 1. For information about the club, contact Chuck Koser at 457-4106.