The Mail-Journal, Volume 22, Number 42, Milford, Kosciusko County, 16 October 1985 — Page 8
THE MAIL-JOURNAL — Wed., October 16,1985
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Sports
Warriors blank Northridge
By DAVE STRAUB Sports Editor
The Wawasee football team is getting its act together at the right time. This was evident at Northridge last Friday night when the Warriors ripped the Raiders, 24-0. The victory pushes Wawasee’s record to 3-4 and revealed a wealth of positives for a club that couldn’t buy a win at mid-season. Such positives included: •Quarterback Brad Traviolia’s 234-yard passing performance, in which he completed 16 of 27 attempts. Though three aerials were intercepted, it was one of Traviolia’s best outings of the season since the yardage total was a career high for the 6-2 senior. • The Warrior defense posted its first shutout of the season, yielding just 67 total yards to the Raiders. Wawasee also forced two safeties - one in the second quarter when a snap soared over Northridge Punter Roger Miller, who downed the ball in the end zone and another in third quarter when Eric Jones sacked Quarterback Brian Checkley behind the goaf line. Steve Galegor blocked an 18-yard field goal attempt by John Sherk after the Raiders used 16 plays to reach the Wawasee 2 early in the contest. • Wawasee forced three turnovers - all being interceptions. Traviolia, Travis Reiff and Troy Reiff had one each. Two of those set up Warrior touchdowns in the second half. • A healthy, balanced running attack that collected 126 yards. Ron Gerber rushed for 59 yards in five carries, including a one-yard touchdown plunge early in the fourth quarter that gave the Warriors a 17-0 lead. Rob McKibben added a seven-yard run late in the first half for the game’s initial score. And back-up quarterback Galegor tallied on an 11-yard option run for Wawasee’s last score. Finally, Sophomore Mike Meek contributed 39 yards in 10 carries. • The offense racked up 18 firsF downs and netted 360 total yards. • The Warriors seem to be playing with more confidence as they aim to close the regular season in winning fashion against rival Goshen at home Friday
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night. Then, Wawasee will host Norwell the following week in sectional playoff action. “We’re still a much better team than we showed tonight,” said Head Coach Myron Dickerson. “There were a few situations where we didn’t have poise. ” Northridge, on the other hand, lost its poise. Managing only seven first downs, the Raiders (2-5) took their third straight shutout loss. “Offensively, we’re just not making that big play at the key time to make the difference between winning and losing,” explained Northridge Mentor John Weaver. “We usually have no problems moving the ball.” That was true for the first quarter as the Raiders marched 58 yards on their initial possession. Senior running back Mike Lambright gained much of those yards. But, Wawasee’s defense stiffened near the goal line and
FIELD DEBATE — Wawasee Head Coach Myron Dickerson expresses his feelings to officials about a call early in Friday’s contest at Northridge. (Photo by Dave Straub)
Junior Warrior results
The Wawasee Junior High School Warriors ended their season in perfect fashion with a 15-47 home course win over Central Noble. Jason Douglas set a course record with an outstanding 10:13 showing while taking first place. Cuong Reed (10:16), Eric Mock
Northridge was faced with a fourth and two situation. Weaver sent in the field goal unit. “We’ve
NIC Standings School NIC AH North Wood 5-1 6-1 Plymouth 4-2 5-2 Concord 4-2 4-3 Warsaw 4-2 4-3 -3 3-4 Goshen 2-4 3-4 Wawasee 2-4 3-4 Bremen 0-6 0-7 Friday's Results Plymouth 22, Goshen 3 North Wood 43. Warsaw 0 Concord 30, Rochester 0 Wawasee 24, Northridge 0 LaVille 21, Bremen 0 Next Friday's Games Goshen at Plymouth Plymouth at Northwood Warsaw at Concord Rochester at Bremen
(10:50), Chad Jones (10:59) and Chad Hoffert (11:03) finished second, third, fourth and fifth, respectively. A new five-man record was also established (53:21), which broke a mark set earlier this season (53:24). Tiffany Titus was the first girl to complete the course, clocking 13:16.
had so much trouble scoring inside the 20-yard line, I thought the best thing to do was to try an kick a field and get some points on the board so our kids knew what it felt like to be ahead in a game,” he reasoned. “Mentally, we were not in the game at first,” said Dickerson. “But the defense was good and the secondary coverage is getting
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SURROUNDED — Mike Meek tries to shake a Northridge defender while more Raiders arrive in case he does during Friday’s game. Wawasee won easily, 24-0. (Photo by Dave Straub)
Wawasee loses first meet
Though they lost their first dual meet of the season, the Wawasee girls’ swim team performed well against Concord last Thursday at Dunlap. The Lady Warriors lost, 93-79. Wawasee posted two individual winners as Jeanine Gunn won one-meter diving with a score of 237 while Pam Foyle won the 200-yard freestyle in 2:08. As for the other events, the Lady Warriors showed their team strength with a host of second and third place finishes. However, Concord decided the close meet with a 1, 2 and 3 finish in the 100-yard breastroke. Otherwise, Coach Tim Caldwell was pleased with the outing. Wawasee hosted Plymouth last night and will again be at home for a splash against Culver Military next Tuesday.
much better. We’re also getting pressure on the quarterback.” The offense, though potent with Traviolia’s passing arm, still needs work. “I wasn’t happy with our run blocking,” added Dickerson. “And we didn’t control the line of scrimmage until the fourth quarter. Until then, Northridge did a good job defending the run and forced us to go to the air.”
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THROUGH TRAFFIC — Sophomore running back Mike Meek gains some of his 39 yards during last Friday's game against Nor* thridge. Lance Lantz (87) looks to aid Meek with a block. (Photo by Dave Straub)
Golfers surprise foes take 6th at state
Rudy Cesco was hoping Wawasee could break into the top 10. He got his wish because the Lady Warriors came through with a surprising, but welcome sixth place finish at the Indiana High School Girls Golf State Finals at Muncie last Saturday. Wawasee tied Evansville Harrison with 367 strokes. Indianapolis North Central won the title with 354. “We’re happy with what we did,” said Cesco. “Things went really well and all the girls performed so well. I said at the start of the season that we should have a pretty good golf team, and we proved that.” Beckie Welty had a career day, shooting an 81 for the 18-hole course. Heidi Musser followed with an 89 while Leslie Reilly fired a 91. Barb Hostetter and Jennifer Jorczak shot 106 and 112, respectively. “The first three scores we turned in after the front nine scared and surprised a
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As stated before, the passing game was successful. Traviolia wisely used five talented receivers, with three getting equal results. Lance Lantz caught five balls for 79 yards; Jeff Taylor caught four for 54 and kicked two extra points while Ben Beer snared four for 42. “They’re all equally good,” said Traviolia when asked of his favorite target.
lot of people,” said Cesco. “All the girls had such good outings.” Other team scores included second place Marion (356), Columbus North (357), Noblesville (361), Lafayette Jeff (364), Anderson (374), Michigan City Rogers (375), Valparaiso (378), Bedford-North Lawrence (378), Franklin and Kokomo (380), Greensburg (381) and Greenfield (384). What especially pleased Cesco was that Wawasee finished ahead of Valparaiso and MC Rogers, two teams that recently beat the Lady Warriors in regional play at LaPorte. Wawasee was also ranked 20th and managed to shock the experts with a strong top 10 showing. “We really had a good season,” added Cesco, looking back on a perfect 10-0 dual meet record as well. “I don’t know if this is going to happen again for us. So, we’re enjoying what we just did.”
Diving: Gunn is a natural
By DAVESTRAUB Sports Editor Diving comes easy to Jeanine Gunn. Since sixth grade, it was evident that she had a knack for it. But, this talent wasn’t discovered by accident. Nor does Jeanine take it for granted. “My junior high gymnastics coach at Syracuse (Nancy Amos) actually got me interested,” Jeanine recalled. “She’s the one who wanted me to try it. I was a little scared at first.” Perhaps, though the transition was smooth since Jeanine credits her gymnastic abilities for some of the success she’s had. Now, she is looking to be one of Indiana’s top 16 qualifiers as well as to continue diving at the college level. Certainly a tough goal to reach, but Jeanine consistently shows what it takes to excel. She placed second in the Northern Lakes Conference meet last year as well as taking fourth in the sectional. She has qualified for state meet the last two years and recently set a pool record for Wawasee one-meter diving, scoring 251.5 points against Bremen in September. Jeanine is also team captain. “I remember when I used to get so nervous before each dive,” she said. “It took me a while to adjust, but now that I’ve worked on becoming a better diver, I really enjoy what I’m doing.”
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Jeanine enjoys doing many things. Now working on her 10th varsity letter, she competes in gymnastics and track. Jeanine won the high jump in the NLC meet last year as well as winning the long jump in sectional competition. “I always try to do my best, no matter what I do,” she said. “I try to listen to what my coaches have to say. I trust their judgments as much as anything else because I want to improve on what I do. I always like to think that I can do better. I guess I’m a perfectionist.”
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Jeanine often displays her persistence with action. This past summer, she attended a diving clinic at Michigan State University. She praises MSU Coach John Narcy for much of her development. “He has helped me a lot, ” Jeanine said. “He has taught me five new dives and I gained more knowledge about what I’m doing.” As a result, Wawasee’s top diver has enjoyed a sparkling season, winning one-meter events in every dual meet. Jeanine has also captured second place at the Elkhart Central Diving Invitational as well as finishing third out of 40 competitors at the LaPorte Invitational. And that success carries over to other teammates since the Lady Warriors boast a 7-1-1 swimming mark. “We’re all having a great time,” she said. “We’ve been working really hard together and everyone is pushing themselves to go as far as they can - even to state.” No doubt, Jeanine is a team player. “Though I’ve competed in sports that are very much based on the individual, the team has always been important to me,” she explained. “I enjoy being a part of the team.” That can be said for sports, period. The oldest of three girls (Jennifer 16, Julie 13), Jeanine’s zest for athletics comes from her dad, Robert. “He’s the assistant principal at West Noble High School and he’s always been involved in the athletic department there,” she said. “I guess I get it from him and I’m glad because I love sports. It’s always been a big part of my life.” , A host of non-athletic activities are a big part of her life as well. Jeanine is a member of the national honor society, secretary of the student council, charter president of the Fellowship of Christian Athletes and ranks 10th out of a class of 265 with a 3.65 grade point average. She was also a homecoming court finalist this year. As for college, Jeanine is open to many possibilities. With an athletic scholarship as her goal, Jeanine insists she will attend the school with the best package - meaning a good swimming program with a diving coach and strong academics. She is considering careers in either business management or coaching. “I’m happy I got into diving,” Jeanine reasoned. “I’m really not the most brave person and when I have the choice to try something new, I have to gradually work my way into it. It worked out pretty well for me and now, I just enjoy what I’m doing.” Whether it be swimming, water skiing or sailing on Lake Wawasee, enjoyment is always a by-product for Jeanine. The same can be said for her teammates when she nails a perfect dive, i
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