The Mail-Journal, Volume 22, Number 36, Milford, Kosciusko County, 4 September 1985 — Page 9

Sports

Volleyball opens season tomorrow vs Plymouth

By DAVE STRAUB Sports Editor

Success has always been a by-product of the Wawasee volleyball team. In order for it to continue this year, the Lady Warriors need more court time, something that comes with experience. Coach Barb Brouwer-Smith will be counting on seven returning players, though none were bonafide starters from last year’s 16-4 team that won the Northridge Sectional. “We just need more court time,” said Brouwer-Smith. “But we’re gonna be strong, and I feel we’ll be at our best in the second half of the season.” Wawasees’ line-up includes three senior hitters: Amy Bucher, Michelle Harter and Lori Galloway. In addition, Traci Ostendorf and Belinda Whitridge will be the setters. “They’re the quarterbacks of the team,” said Brouwer-Smith. “That will be a hard position for us to replace since Anita Swope was our only setter for the last two seasons.” Brouwer-Smith then commented on the strengths of her players. “Galloway is a good front row hitter,” she said. “She can also hit well from the middle or outside.” Bucher: “She’s a good server and probably our most consistent player,” said Brouwer-Smith. Harter: “She’s a good allaround hitter and probably our best blocker on the team.” Therefore, Brouwer-Smith evaluated her team of 12 girls. “We should finish in the top half of our conference,” she reasoned, knowing the Lady Warriors took third in the Northern Lakes Conference last year. “You want to be optimistic, but you also have to be realistic. So, I told the girls that I didn’t care if we started slow at the beginning, just as long as we finish strong in the end,

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SOCCER ORGANIZERS — Pictured are organizers for the Lakeland Youth Center soccer program. From Left to right are Don Tatman, Jill Stanley and Bob Williams. The program will start on Sept. 7 at 10 a.m. at Vega Field in Syracuse, where teams will be picked and the basics of soccer will be taught. However, the program still needs a few more coaches and encourages more participants to sign up. Contact the Youth Center for further details. ,

Tennis team drops two

Coach Scott Siler’s Warriors began the 1985 tennis season with two losses. Last Thursday, Wawasee dropped a 4-1 match to West Noble and lost a heartbreaker to Whitko last night, 3-2. In Thursday’s defeat, Erik Sharp was the only winner as he beat Kris Wogoman, 4-6, 6-3, 6-3. However, the junior varsity posted a 5-1 victory. Singles winners included Matt Borden, Doug Wolferman, Mike Leedy and Jason Slabaugh. Wolferman and Borden were also doulbes winners. Last night, Wawasee claimed two of the three singles matches. Bill Hutchinson beat Don Gilfin 6-1, 6-3 in second singles while Erik Sharp downed Al Gilfin 6-2, 6-3 in third singles. However, the Warriors dropped two long and hard-fought doubles matches. The junior varsity won again, Pencil eraser The first pencil with an attached eraser was patented in Philadelphia in 1858. Pets help A pet can be a powerful force in the life of an elderly person living alone, medical experts agree. Studies show that pet and stroking it eases' stress, lowers blood pressure. 7 Refrigerator The refrigerator was invented in 1803 by Thomas Moore of Baltimore, Md. It consisted of two boxes, one inside the other, separated by insulating materia)

which is what really counts.” Wawasee opens its season tomorrow against a talented Plymouth squad at home. Next Tuesday, the Warriors take on South Bend Lasalle.

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though, as Borden claimed a win in singles play. Wolferman and Leedy were vicotrious in their doubles match against Whitko. The Warriors will be busy as they play Central Noble tonight. Tomorrow, they take on Rochester. Then Saturday, the Warriors will host .the Wawasee Invitational, starting at 9 a.m.

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MAYBE THIS YEAR, TOO — In recent years, Wawasee volleyball teams have been very successful. The Lady Warriors were hit hard by graduation, however, Coach Barb Brouwer-Smith thinks the 1985 team can win its share “with more court time.” (A Mail-Journal Photo)

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SOUTH SHORE LADIES SEASON WINNERS — South Shore ladies handicap tournament winners for 1985 are shown with South Shore golf pro Dan O’Neal. From the left, they are Jan Maher, 18-hole B flight winner; Joan Gray, 18-hole A flight winner; O’Neal; Gloria Stoffel, runner-up in A flight and new president; Ann Harter, 9-hole winner; Mil Letter, out-going president; Lee Wake, 18-hole C flight winner.

South Shore season ending scramble The South Shore Golf Course ladies final scramble (mixed 9-18 holers) was held on Tuesday with the following teams emerging as winners: First place team-Joan Gray, Jan Maher, Olive Locke and Beulah Mitchell. Second place team-Mary Ann O’Neal, LavOnne Garr, Annie Harter and Ven Endsley. Third place team-Esther Stahly, Janette Keim, Lee Wake, Nellie Alspaugh and Ginny DeWitt. [The following new lady officers were elected for next year: President, Gloria Stoffel; vice president, Ethel Hughes; secretaryCtreasurer, Joan Gray.

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Just for funAy Dave Straub

It’s hard to believe that summmer is over. The vacationers have left. And many boats have been taken out of the lakes for winter storage until this crazy (but fun) ritual begins again in May... Meanwhile, another ritual has started. It’s called school. That means books and classes and seeing friends more often. That also means sports. Now, the fall athletic season is in full swing on all levels, especially high school. It’s refreshing, too. Refreshing that 14 to 18-year-olds can turn in quality performances under pressure. Refreshing that there is an alternative to watching overpaid professional athletes gripe about being “abused.” Refreshing that these kids participate for the right reason: fun, what else? And sports are supposed to fun. Think about it. It’s recreation that gives the troublemaker something to do. It’s motivation that gives the underachiever the push he needs. It’s also a continuing lesson for everyone who participates. People learn from sports. The benchwarmer, for instance, may not be the star. Yet, he is still trying, still important. What he doesn’t get in playing time he gains in patience. He

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may have to work harder than the others to get just as far, but he is less inclined to lose what he eventually wins since he knows how much it took to make that line-up.

The starter doesn’t go untouched, either. Just when he is on a hot streak, the next two to three outings are nightmares. He starts to perform poorly. He also starts to worry. No doubt, he’s in a slump. Why? He certainly tries to avoid failure, but learns that it is an inevitable part of sports, as in life. It’s a test to see how well a kid can bounce back. That is character - something that can only be acquired through tenacity. Therfore, sports benefits the whole person. It calls for decision and responsibility. It also guides the person to a level of maturity and understanding of things that sometimes can’t be controlled. Pretty deep stuff for something that is supposed to fun, right? But it’s true, because we all find failure in things we like to do, but we persist. We know our efforts will pay off someday. Same with sports. The athlete conditions himself in sweat and pain, sacrificing his spare time because to him, it’s worth it. He likes to do it. After all, it’s ‘ ‘just for fun. ”

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• A heavy globe, perhaps the heaviest revolving globe in the world, is the 27-foot sphere behind the Coleman Map Building in Wellesley, Massachusetts, built in 1956. The sphere weighs in at 24 tons! • The heaviest animal in the world is the blue whale. One 90-foot blue whale caught in 1947 weighed in at 209 tons!

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