The Mail-Journal, Volume 22, Number 41, Milford, Kosciusko County, 9 October 1985 — Page 8

THE MAIL-JOURNAL — Wed., October 9,1985

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GOING TO STATE — Pictured are members of the Lady Warriors’ golf team that will be going to the state finals. \ Pictured in front, left to right, are Angie Kirkdorfer, Leslie Reilly, Michelle Katsanis, Kriss Gregory and Barb Butler. In the back are Coach Rudy Cesco, Barb Hostetter, Beckie Welty, Jennifer Jorczak and Heidi Musser.

Golfers to state

Wawasee Golf Coach Rudy Cesco said he hoped to bring home some good news after the LaPorte Regional last Saturday. This post*season tourney featured four tough squads, of which three were ranked in the state’s top 20. Cesco was uncertain, but the Lady Warriors came through with a* third place finish, qualifying them for the state finals in Muncie this coming Saturday at 9 a.m. It is the first time a Wawasee girls’ golf team ad-

Wawasee sweeps Whitko

The Wawasee boys’ cross country team upped its record to 10-3 with an impressive 18-45 win over Whitko at home Monday night.

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vanced to state in the school’s history. “The weather was terrible,” said Cesco. “And the girls had a bad front nine but they just hung in there and came through. ” Wawasee finished with 403 strokes, putting it in a third place tie with Michigan City Elston. But the Lady Warriors got the nod when Jennifer Jorczak’s 109 was two strokes better than Elston’s fifth player score. Valparaiso won the title with a 377 while Michigan City Rogers

The Lady Warriors also won, 25-30, pushing their record to 3-7. Jeff Carey took the honors with

a first place time of 17:52. Troy Minton finished second with an 18:03 while Jeremy Corson placed fourth (18:24). Rodney Coy clocked 18:30 for a fifth place showing. Others were Steve Eastman, sixth; Troy Boyer, seventh; Andy Miller, eighth; Rich Karst, ninth; and Brian Jones placed 10th. Patty Routson won the girls’

Milford spikes win two

The Milford Junior High volleyball teams split games with Nappanee last Wednesday at Nappanee. The “A” team won in three games, 11-15, 15-12 and 15-11. Sara Wilkinson had a/great outing with 20 serves and 14 bumps. Other leaders in bumps were Krissy Eisenhour (26), Sonya Anderson (18) and Julie Fulp (15). The “B” team was defeated by Nappanee, 2-15 and 8-15. Emily Meyers was the leading server with seven while Erika Minor had 11 bumps. The “A” team has a 1-1 record while the “B” squad is 0-2. The

shot 401. Heidi Musser paced Wawasee with a 95. Leslie Reilly shot a 100 while Beckie Welty finished with 101 strokes. “Heidi had a good day, all things considered,” said Cesco. “But we’re just going to go down state arid do the best we can. There’s no pressure on us. ” The finals will be played at the Elks Golf Club in Muncie, where the Lady Warriors will join the 14 other top teams in Indiana.

race with a time of 18:41. Becca Stiver took third in 20:10. Marcie Coy finished sixth in 21:11.

Wawasee competed at the Manchester Invitational last Saturday. The Warriors placed 11th in the boys’ closed meet with 314 points. The Lady Warriors took 12th in a 14-team field in the girls’ closed meet. Yet, Routson took an overall ninth place, timing 16:09 for the course.

next home game is Oct. 7, at 4:30 p.m. against Fairfield. Monday night, Milford’s “B” team beat Fairfield 15-6 and 15-9. Leading in serves were Kendra Douglas with 11, Erika Miner with nine and Emily Meyers with eight. Meyers also led in bumps with 12 while Lisa Mikel had nine. The “A” team followed with a 15-8 and 16-14 win over the visitors. Sara Wilkinson nailed 19 serves, including six aces. Sonya Anderson hit 10 serves with five aces. Krissy Eisenhour paced Milford in passing with 12. Jen Melendez and Anderson followed Avith eight each.

Meads recovering

The following is an excerpt from a letter received Sept. 25 by Wawasee School officials from Samuel Meads, father of Terry. Terry suffered severe and multiple injuries resulting from a car accident last winter. At that time, he was a freshman basketball coach at Wawasee High School and a teacher at Syracuse Junior High. “I am writing to let you know how much we deeply appreciate the information you sent us. We were not aware of the things concerning his insurance, and this comes in helpfully at this time. Had Terry not been covered under a good policy as he has, we would have been devastated by the expenses incurred since his accident. We are so very gratefifl for the way the school district has cooperated with us right from the start. Then too, the support by the teachers and students at Syracuse Junior High School has been overwhelming. We hope you will convey our personal thanks to all the Administrative Staff for all the assistance they have rendered. We are happy to report that Terry is making remarkable progress and is doing much better than even we dared hope for. He has been released from the hospital physical therapy and is now working at a physical fitness center on strengthening his legs and arms. His goal is to be back in Indiana by the first of next year and he says he intends on going back to teaching. We deeply admire his determination. I do not see any reason why he should not be able to be back in his normal duties in a short while. He had had difficulty with his shortterm memory but that too is im proving greatly. Though we would not have chosen this path we have traveled for the last eight months, yet we are so very grateful for the many answers to prayer and the living miracle we see in Terry’s recovery.’ He recognizes he is a fortunate young man to be alive.”

Comment on sports

WASHINGTON D C. - Toronto Manager Bobby Cox is a hot candidate for American League Manager of the year. To nail down the flag in the east division of the league, Toronto had to beat out world champion Detroit, New York, Boston and Baltimore. Bobby Cox took all on, the teams he to beat, and beat all. Last year the Blue Jays, under his lead almost did that. Had it not been for the Tigers’ phenominal start, they might have made it in 1984, though in the big showdown series late last year the Tigers won it, in Toronto. The comparable series this year came in New York -a four game set in mid-September with the challenging Yankees, who had won 10 straight when the Jays hit town. Billy Martin had his team ready. The Jays got the jitters in game one and blew it. But after that, they cooly took the last three in the Yankee home den. That might have been the decisive series of the year. The Jays went into the Big Apple 2 1/2 games ahead, slipped to 1 1/2 the first night, and left town ahead 41C2.

Netters finish with loss

The Wawasee boys’ tennis team finished its season Monday night by losing to Jimtown, 3-2 in sectional play at Elkhart Memorial. Warrior winners included Mark McClean at first singles as well as Bill Hutchinson and Jeff Dunithan at first doubles. McClean beat Kevin Kreienbrink 6- 6-2 while Hutchinson and Dunithan downed Kurt Heuermann Brian Ottaul 6-3, 7-6 and 7Wawasee lost an earlier match to Elkhart Memorial to end its regular season record at 3-13. Beaten 4-1, the Warriors’ lone win came at first doubles when Hutchinson and Dunithan defeated Pat Marques and Bryan Stamper 6-2 and 7-5.

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ANOTHER WIN — Working on her form while swimming in a heated breastroke race, Wawasee’s Kari Huey concentrates on a strong finish at last night’s meet against Warsaw. The Lady Warriors won easily, 100-71. (Photo by Dave Straub)

More wins for swimmers

Add two more wins for the Wawasee girls’ swim team. Now 7-0-1, Tim Caldwell’s team is looking forward to a big meet at Concord tomorrow night. “That will be the big meet for us,” said Caldwell after the Lady Warriors whipped Warsaw last night, 100-71. “They’re (Concord) tough and we’re looking towards Thursday.” In all, Wawasee claimed seven firsts in its win over the Lady Tigers. Pam Foyle swam to victory in the 100 and 200-yard freestyle events. Julie McDaniel captured first in the 500-yard free, clocking 5:57.52. Other winners were Jeanine Gunn in onemeter diving (240.75), Danielle Iwankowitsch in the 100-yard backstroke (1:10.14) and members of the 200-yard medley relay as well as those of the 400-yard freestyle relay. The Lady Warriors also had a

Spilman races in national triathlon

Donn Spilman of Goshen has been featured in ‘the PAPER” several times over the summer for his accomplishments as a triathjete. He is being recognized once again for not only another victory, but for the highest achievement in his athletic career. On Sunday, Sept. 29, Spilman competed in the USTS National Triathlon Championship in Hilton Head, S.C. — the first professional race of his career. Hoping only to gain valuable knowledge from the experience, Spilman surprised even himself as he finished 25th out of 1,300 entrants — many of whom did not complete the course. Spilman competed in a race where 23 of the top 25 world pros had entered and 90 of the men were ranked as professionals, Spilman, himself, being one of the latter. The first place winner in this national triathlon was Scott Molina or the “terminator” as he is called in the business. The California triathlete is ranked among the top 25 professionals in the world. He finished with an unofficial time of 1:57.40. Spilman, several minutes behind him, finished at 2:05.24 — a time worthy of recognition for his first national competition. Entering into an international distance triathlon, Spilman could look forward to 25 miles on bike, a

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successful weekend, tying Goshen for team honors at the Goshen Relays last Saturday. Wawasee scored 82 points to share first, while Penn, Concord, Warsaw and North Wood rounded out the six-team field. Gunn and Julie Schmahl were winners in the diving events while Charlene Fisher, Foyle, Jennifer Titus and Iwankowitsch won the 200-yard backstroke relay. The 200-yard butterfly relay team of McDaniel, Stacie Boles, Kristi Rowe and Titus also claimed first. Last Thursday, the Lady Warriors soundly beat Rochester, 109-62. Individual winners included McDaniel in the 50-yard freestyle (28.4),F0y1e in the 100-yard freestyle (1:00.4) and Boles in the 500-yard freestyle (6:22.1). Wawasee won both relays: the 200-yard medley and the 400-yard freestyle.

10K run, and a one- mile swim in the Atlantic Ocean. Spilman kept his average time of 36 minutes for the 10K run, which was slightly slower than some of the pros, but not considerably. It was the swim that added the unwanted minutes to his time. Whereas many of the competitors have had much training in the ocean, especially those on the west coast in California, Spilman had never swam in the ocean and was unprepared for the five to six foot waves. Normally, Spilman could swim a mile in approximately 19 minutes, but this time it took him nearly 27 minutes to complete. Several of the other competitors never did complete this portion and had to be pulled out. It was Spilman’s strong biking ability which pulled him back into good standing. He completed the 25 miles in just under 58 minutes. The finishing times were all extremely close. The 15th place winner finished only two minutes ahead of Spilman with a time of 2:03. Had Spilman been able to cut his time that much shorter, he would have been eligible for a portion of the $30,000 in prize money that was given away.

Welty is on par

By DAVE STRAUB Sports Editor Beckie Welty realizes that her excellent golf game can even be better. Trouble is, how much better can it get? Not only has Beckie played on four Northern Lakes Conference title teams at Wawasee, she has been low medalist the last three years, most valuable player the last two and has recently qualified for her second regional - an honor Beckie now shares since the Lady Warriors advanced as a unit. Pretty good credentials for a high school senior. Beckie is aiming higher, though. She wants to be a professional golfer someday. And to capture this goal, her excellent game would have to improve - giving Beckie reason to feel she can top past honors. “I’ve been golfing since I was five,” she said. “I live across the road from South Shore (Golf Course) and my parents got me interested in playing.”

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That keen interest developed into an advantage since Beckie has been Wawasee’s number one golfer dating back to her freshman year. She knows this is an enviable position, so Beckie’s motivation hinges on lofty expectations. “Before the season started, I wanted to break the course record (39) for nine holes,” she said. “I was also hoping to be sectional champ. Then I wanted to qualify for regionals and state, too. And I think I can do it.”

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And the Lady Warriors did it. Beckie paced Wawasee with an outstanding 82-stroke performance as the Lady Warriors convincingly won this year’s sectional. Though she recently had an a sub par outing this past Saturday, her 101 was good enough to help Wawasee qualify for the state finals the first time in school history. The Lady Warriors finished third dut of a tough nineteam field and had an overall score of 403 despite terrible weather. Teammates Heidi Musser and Leslie Reilly paced Wawasee with 95 and 100 strokes, respectively. As for her personal goals, Beckie at least came close. Her lowest nine-hole score was 40 while the recent 82-stroke outing highlighted a steady season. There were obstacles, though. Beckie injured her back over three weeks ago and is still trying to catch up with her game. “Back injuries are most common among golfers,” she said. “It happens from lifting and carrying your clubs or the way you swing. But I was very lucky that my injury wasn’t serious. I was worried for a little while, though.” Beckie missed about 10 days. Rest was necessary during that time. However, she returned for post-season play as well as the tail end of the dual meet schedule, where Wawasee breezed to a 10-0 record. Her next challenge will be the state meet this coming Saturday at Muncie, which includes Indiana’s top 15 squads. Beckie will be ready. “Golf relaxes me,” she said. “You can play your own game and it always requires a lot of concentration.” And Beckie will have to concentrate on many things this year. She hopes to earn a golf scholarship - preferably to a southern school. But Beckie is presently looking at Purdue University and wants to take up veterinary science. Still, her primary goal is to become a professional golfer. “I should practice every day to excel,” Beckie explained. “I think I can be a pro and I give a few lessons. Besides, I always want to do better and I will always try to do better.” The strongest part of Beckie’s game is her long shots. She can drive the ball up to 250 yards and frequently uses her 3-wood. Beckie feels most comfortable with par five holes. She likes other sports as well. Since Beckie lives on Lake Wawasee, she loves to swim and waterski. Other favorites include basketball and snow skiing. Beckie also does her homework. She has a 3.2 grade point average. Obviously, Beckie is always up to par.

Victory for North Webster

The North Webster Junior High School football team whipped South Whitley last Tuesday, 44-0. Hie victory pushes Webster’s record to 3-2. Scott Carlin led the offense by scoring four touchdowns. He also rushed for 135 yards. Others sewing touchdowns were Justin DeSomer, Chad Cotton and

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Buster Clevenger - who caught a 32-yard pass from Quarterback Chris Conkling. Cotton, a linebacker as well as the second string quarterback, led the defense with 12 tackles. Tim Lilly posted nine takedowns as Webster notched its second shutout of the season. Webster will play its«next game Tuesday, Oct. 15, at Central Noble.