The Mail-Journal, Volume 22, Number 19, Milford, Kosciusko County, 8 May 1985 — Page 8
THE MAIL-JOURNAL — Wed., May 8,1985
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Sports
Comeback helps Warriors gain twinbill split at Concordia
By CHRIS CAULEY The Wawasee Warriors have been'down quite a lot this 1985 baseball season, but they evidenced Saturday that they are never out. Trailing 6-0 four innings into the first game of Saturday’s doubleheader at Fort Wayne Concordia, the Warriors rallied to win, 8-7. They didn’t pull out a win in the second game, but they did fight back from a 10-1 deficit to close to within four runs before losing eventually, 15-9. Highlighting the first game comeback was a grand slam home run in the fifth inning by sophomore second baseman Chris Yoder, who also homered in the nightcap. The Warriors added a fifth run in the same inning on a daring steal of home by senior Dave Kistler. Kistler’s steal of home made the score 6-5, and the same player ripped a two-out, two-run double in the sixth to give Wawasee an 8-7 lead. Senior lefthander Rob Jewson made the lead stand up by holding the Cadets scoreless in the last two frames. Jewson, now 2-2, pitched four innings in all. entering the game in relief of Kent Enyeart. Sophomore Bob Bortz went 4-for-4 with a single, two doubles and a home run to help Concordia salvage a split of the doubleheader in game two. Bortz’s home run was a two-run shot that highlighted an 8-run second inning. Wawasee closed the gap to 10-6 with the help of Yoder’s solo home run and a long twd-run homer by Bill Hutchinson, but Concordia answered with five runs in the fifth and sixth innings to wrap it up. Warriors Now 6-14 The twinbill split left Wawasee with a record of 6-14 while Concordia went to 7-11. “I’m happy we got a split,”
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Warrior Coach Scott Siler said. “The way things have been going for us, it seems like we haven’t been getting any breaks at all. Other teams seem to be making diving plays on us all the time, and today we finally made some things happen. Yoder hit that grand slam, got us back in the bailgame quick, then we just took it from there. “That was an amazing comeback,” Siler added. “The kids are battling. They’re really staying in there, despite the losses we’ve had.” Wildness and his own throwing error cost the Warriors’ sophomore starting pitcher, Kent Enyeart, in the opener. Pitching on two days rest and unable to get used to Concordia’s flat pitching mound, Enyeart walked six batters and hit another in his three innings. He also made a throwing error that led to two unearned runs. Jewson entered in the fourth after the first two batters had walked and doubled. Bob Bortz greeted the Wawasee southpaw with a two-run single, but he allowed only three hits and one run the rest of the way. Glenn Berggoetz, Concordia’s senior lefthander, had given the'' Warriors only two hits in the first four innings, but the Warriors rattled his pitches all over the ballpark in the fifth. Singles by Jewson and Billy Signorelli and a walk to Erik Sharp loaded the bases for Wawasee in the fifth, and Chris Yoder followed with his grand slam homer. It came on the first pitch, a fastball, and barely cleared the fence in left-center, some 335 feet from home plate. Yoder’s hit was aided by a wind that blew hard to Centerfield during both games. He said he didn’t think at first the poke would carry over the fence. “No way,” he said. “I thought it was going right to him (the left fielder).” “He has been struggling this
week,” Siler said of Yoder. “He’s been hitting it, but he’s been hitting it right at people. It’s good to see him get a couple hits today.” Swipe Os Home The next batter in the fifth inning, Dave Kistler, followed with a double, took third on a groundout to shortstop, then stole home with Tracy Ryman at the plate. The Concordia catcher had the ball in time to tag Kistler out, but dropped it and couldn’t find the handle trying to pick it back up. Kistler was told to steal home by Siler in the third base coach’s box. “The third baseman was playing off and back quite a ways,” Siler noted, “and the pitcher was not looking at the runner at all. He was just getting the sign and going.” Kistler’s run cut the Concordia lead to 6-5 and the Warriors completed their comeback with a three-run sixth. Erik Sharp led off the inning with a walk and scored all the way from first when 'tydd Roberts’ hit-and-run single to right eluded the Concordia rightfielder for a two-base error. Billy Signorelli walked and, one out later, Kistler doubled to left to knock in the tying and winning runs. More Long Ball The Warriors’ youthful pitching continued to take its lumps in the second game of the twinbill. Sophomore righty Kevin Parker was knocked out in the second after surrendering two doubles, four singles and seven runs, and reliever Erik Sharp was greeted by Bob Bortz’s tworun homer. Another sophomore righthander, Nathan Rhoades, took the mound for Wawasee in the third inning and shut down the Cadets for the next two innings before three errors led to three runs in the fifth. The Warriors, meanwhile, scored a run in the second on singles by Bill Hutchinson and Scott Baker and a balk. Cadet starting pitcher Mark McCrory, however, could not stay around long enough to gain credit for the win even though he
Syracuse track teams win Pierceton relays
The seventh and eighth grade boys’ and girls’ track teams at Syracuse were combined into one unit on Saturday, and the mix proved to be a successful one as Syracuse won the Pierceton Relays. First place Syracuse had 95 points, South Whitley was runnerup with 92, North Webster was third with 88, Columbia Township fourth with 46, and Akron finished fifth with 18 points. Syracuse had five relay teams finish first in the relay meet, and three of the five winning teams set new meet records. • The Distance 4 Medley Relay team of Brian Jones, Darcy Smith, Jennifer Titus and David Huffenberger set a new meet record with a time of 13:13. The old record was 13:21. • The Middle Distance Relay team of Brian Jones, Anne Pohl, Chuck Losee and Jennifer Titus set a new meet record with their time of 5:55. The old record was 6:03. • The 1600 meter relay team of Darcy Smith, David Huffenberger, Angela Kistler and Danny McCulloch set a new meet record with a time of 4:18. The old record was 4:20. • Also taking first place ribbons, though not setting new meet records, were the 400 Relay team of Danny McCulloch, Anne Pohl, Chuck Losee and Jennifer Simms and the Discus Relay team of Shadow Newcomer,
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had a 10-1 lead after two innings. McCrory gave up two hard-hit balls in a row in the third inning, one a home run and one an out — but the out hurt McCrory a lot more than the homer. Chris Yoder hit the home run, a solo shot to left field, his fourth of the season. Rob Jewson made the out that cost McCrory, bouncing a line drive off McCrory’s pitching elbow and forcing him to leave the game after he tossed Jewson out. A double by Tracy Ryman and singles by Rhoades and Signorelli helped the Warriors score three more runs in the fourth, and the Warriors closed the gap to 10-6 in the fifth on a double by Kistler and a long home run to center field by junior Bill Hutchinson. The blast carried about 370 feet. Singles by Jewson and Signorelli, a double by Rhoades and a triple by Kistler led to three more Warrior runs in the sixth inning. Altogether, the Warriors pounded out 23 hits in the two games. “I wish we could save some of those and use ’em Monday,” joked Scott Siler. GAME ONE Wawasee AB R H RBI Chris Yoder,2b 4 12 4 Dave Kistler,ss 4 12 2 Bill Hutchinson,3b 4 0 0 0 Tracy Ryman,dh 3 0 2 0 Kent Enyeart.p 0 0 0 0 Ben Beer.rf 10 10 Scott Baker,c 3 0 0 0 Rob Jewson, lb,p 4 110 Erik Sharp,lf 2 2 0 0 Kevin Parker,rf 10 0 0 Todd Roberts,lb 2 110 Billy Signorelli,cf 2 2 10 Totals 30 8 10 6 Concordia AB R H RBI Mark McCrory,ss 4 0 2 3 David Nash,2b 4 10 0 Glenn Berggoetz,p,lb 4 2 10 Bob Bortz,c 4 0 1 2 Todd Tucker,lb,cf,p 3 10 0 Randy Patterson, If 4 12 1 Dana Martin,pr 0 0 0 0 Jon Leininger,rf 2 0 0 0 Bob Dettmer.p 0 0 0 0 Tim Klage.ph 10 0 0 Jeff Simpson,cf.rf 3 2 2 0
Melissa Naugler, Garrett Ponciroli and Jay Koontz. Syracuse has a meet Thursday with Wakarusa. Big Boulder Belles opens season May 1 The Big Boulder Belles opened the season on Wednesday, May 1, with a breakfast and business meeting. Suzie Knepp, president, was in charge of the meeting where rules, regulations and awards were explained to the new members. After the business meeting, the members adjourned to the golf course with the following awards being given: ’ Low gross — Suzie Knepp Low net — Tie, Leatrice Rapp and Evelyn Orn Low putt — Evelyn Orn Any golfers interested in joining the league, which is at 9 a.m. on Wednesdays, should call Suzie Knepp at 831-3220 or the club house, 658-4927. The league started May 1 and lasts until September 25. A player must attend 10 league days to compete for end-of-seaspn awards. A scramble is usually held once a month for cotfples. The public is invited to participate in these. Dates for the scrambles will be announced later. .’
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SUDDEN SLUGGER — Wawasee sophomore Chris Yoder (No. 9) walks happily back to the dugout after belting a grand slam home run in the fifth inning of the Warriors’ 8-7 win over Concordia on Saturday. The Warriors trailed by 6-0 until Yoder ignited the comeback with his
Troy Scheumann,3b 10 0 1 Totals » 7 8 7 Wawasee 000 053 0 — 8 10 2 Concordia 022 210 0 -7 8 1 LOB — Wawasee 5, Concordia 10. 2B — Yoder (W), Kistler (W), Ryman (W), McCrory (C) 2, Berggoetz (C). 3B — Simpson (C). HR - Yoder (W) 3rd. DP - Wawasee 1. HBP — Leininger (by Enyeart). SAC — Baker (W). SB - Kistler (W), Signorelli (W), Berggoetz (C), Tucker (C), Simpson (C). IP H R ER BB SO Enyeart 3 4 6 4 6 1 Jewson (W. 2-2 4 4 1113
Trackmen plunder Raiders
The Wawasee boys’ track team competed in two meets this past week, the Concord Relays on Friday night and a duel meet with Northridge on Monday. The Warriors, with 53 points, finished third in the very competitive Concord Relays. Plymouth won Class A with 92 points. Second-place Goshen had 83 points. “Everybody ran well,” Coach Jerry Minton reported. “We went 3:28.9 in the 1600 Relay, which is nine-tenths off the school record, a super race, and we had three guys have PR’s in the 3200 Relay (Troy Minton, Steve Hapner, Mike Ballinger). Both the 3200 and 1600 relay teams finished third in Class A. The Warriors got second places in the Distance Medley Relay and the Intermediate Relay, and the Freshman Medley Relay team garnered a third place. Fourth place Wawasee finishes came in
Wawasee lacrosse team to host Ohio school
The Wawasee Lacrosse Club will host its second game of the spring this Saturday, May 11. Visiting Wawasee will be Upper Arlington, a Columbus, Ohio suburb. The game will start at noon and there will be no admission charge. The game will either be played on the Wawasee varsity football field or on the practice football field, so spectators may wish to bring blankets or lawn chairs in case it is the practice football field. The Wawasee team played this past Saturday, May 4 at New Trier High School in Winnetka, 111., a suburb of Chicago. New Trier, a school with an enrollment of about 3,000 students, has had a lacrosse pro-
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the Sprint Relay, the Hurdles Relay and Discus. With fifth or sixth place finishes, the Warriors also scored in the 800 relay, high jump, pole vault, shot put and long jump. Beat Northridge The Warriors scored eight firsts in beating visiting Northridge on Monday night, 72-55. The Warriors won the 1600 Relay and seven individual events, all by different members of the team. Price Pounds recorded his first win of the year in high jump with a leap of 5-8; Steve Sturgill won the shot put with a heave of 45-9 feet; Mike Goodspeed won the 100 meter high hurdles in a time of 15.8 seconds; Carl Rouch captured the 1600 run in 4:41.8; John Hapner took the 400 dash in 53.7 seconds; Steve Galegor the 300 meter low hurdles in 41.1 seconds; and Mike Ballinger won the 3200 meters.
gram for some 20 years. They sent their junior varsity team against Wawasee and beat the Warriors, 10-4. New Trier outscored Wawasee in the first half, 4-2, and outscored Wawasee in the second half, 6-2. Brad Mitchell scored three goals for Wawasee, all unassisted, and Anthony Clark scored a fourth goal, also unassisted. “New Trier was very pleased to host us, and they’re looking forward to future games next year,” Wawasee Coach Thorpe Mitchell reported. He added that the Wawasee team seemed to lack the “intensity” that the team had in its first game of the season Culver Military Academy.
belt over the fence in left-center. Yoder also homered in the second game. Identifiable Wawasee players, from left, are Terry Ryman, Todd Roberts, Billy Signorelli, Yoder, Dave Kistler and, at far right in catcher’s gear, Scott Baker.
Todd Roberts,lb 10 0 0 Billy Signorelli,cf 4 12 1 Totals 35 9 13 8 Concordia AB R H RBI Mark McCrory,p 3 3 0 0 Bob Dettmer.p 0 0 0 0 Troy Scheumann.ss 0 0 0 0 David Nash,2b 3 2 11 Jeff Hamrick,2b 10 0 0 Glenn Berggoetz,lb 5 2 2 1 Bob Bortz,cf 4 14 4 Todd Tucker,ss.p 3 0 12 John Bagley,lf 5 110 Dana Martin,rf 3 2 2 1 Tim Klage,3b 4 12 2 John Reincke.c 4 3 2 1 Totals 35 15 15 12
The Warriors also took second place in nine events, including three personal records. Steve Sturgill’s heave of 138-4 feet was a personal record in discus, Troy Minton’s 4:47.3 was.his best in the 1600, and Steve Hapner ran a 2:08 in the 800 to establish a new PR. Wawasee returns to the track this Thursday night for the Northern Lakes Conference meet at Warsaw. Field event competition will get underway at 5:30 p.m. Monday, May 6 J Wawasee 72, Northridge ST HIGH JUMP — I.Price Pounds (W) 5 8, 2. Ross (N) 5-8, 3.Rich Karst (W) 56. 4,An dreas Kolb (W) 5 4. DISCUS — I.Troyer (N) 142 1,2. Steve Sturgill (W) 138 4,3. Jay Rhodes (W) 128 3. LONG JUMP — I.Baughman (N) 20 4V 4 , 2.Gary Stuckman (W) 19 714, 3.Troy Boyer (W) 18 6\i. POLE VAULT — I.Steele (N) 12, 2.Todd McCulloch (W) 12, 3.Lance Ough (W) 10 SHOT PUT — I.Steve Sturgill (W) 45 9, 2.Troyer (N) 45, 3.Scot McDowell (W) 43 1. 100 HURDLES —l. Mike Goodspeed (W) 15.8, 2.Steve Galegor (W) 17.9, 3.Ludwig (N) 19.4. 100 DASH — I.Baughman (IM) 11.4, 2.Troyer (N) 12.2, 3.Cripe ( N) 12.2. 1600 RUN —l. Carl Rouch (W) 4:41.8, 2.Troy Minton (W) 4:47.3, 3.Roberts (N) 5:10.6. 400 RELAY — I.Northridge 46.4, 2.Wawasee 46.7. 400 DASH —l. John Hapner (W) 53.7, 2.Tim Mangas (W) 53.8, 3.Roberts (N) 54.2.
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Wawasee 011 223 0 — 9 13 4 Concordia 280 032 x — 15 15 3 LOB — Wawasee 6, Concordia 9. 2B — Ryman (W), Rhoades (W), Berg goetz (C), Bortz (C) 2, Reincke (C). 3B — Kistler (W). HR — Yoder (W), Hutchinson (W), Bortz (C). s>B — McCrory (C), Berg goetz (C), Martin (C) 2, Klage (C). IP H R ER BB SO Parker (L,O 1) I v a 6 7 6 11 • Sharp % 4 3 1 0 0 Rhoades 3 3 3 0 4 3 Jewson 1 2 2 2 2 1 McCrory 2% 4 2 2 0 3 Dettmer(W) 2 5 4 2 0 1 Tucker 2'l 4 3 0 11 WP — Jewson (W). Balk — McCrory (C).
300 HURDLES — I.Steve Galegor (W) 41.1, 2.Mike Goodspeed (W) 41.6, 3.Ludwig (N 143.5. 800 RUN — I.Roberts (N) 2:06.9, 2.Steve Hapner (W) 2:08, 3,Troy Minton (W) 2:10.9. 200 DASH — I.Baughman (N) 24.3, 2.Straw (N) 25.1, 3.Troy Boyer (W) 25.4. 3200 RUN —l. Mike Ballinger (W) 10:20.9, 2.Malloy (N) 4:31. 3.Andy Miller (W) 11:14.8. 1600 RELAY — I.Wawasee 3:37.2 (Tim Mangas, Steve Galegor, Brian Popenfoose, John Hapner), 2-Northridge 3:45.2. Wrestlers compete at state tourney Members of the Wawasee Wrestling Club participated in an I.S.W.A. State Tournament on Saturday, May 4. For the local club, Joey Salazar finished fourth at 85 pounds in the Midget Division; David Antu was fourth at 100 pounds in the Junior Division; Mitch Price was fifth at 112 pounds in the Advanced Division; and Brett Traviolia was third at 130 pounds in the Advanced Division. Also competing for the Wawasee club was Josh Lantz. Some of the Wawasee wrestlers will compete this Saturday in a qualifying tournament for the USA Juniors tournament.