The Mail-Journal, Volume 23, Number 11, Milford, Kosciusko County, 12 March 1986 — Page 8

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THE MAIL-JOURNAL—Wed., March 12, IMS

Sports

Warriors tough in defeat — Warsaw prevails in title game

By DAVE STRAUB Sports Editor Too much size. Too much talent. Too much depth. Too much tradition. This was a task Wawasee faced in last Saturday’s sectional basketball title game against fifth-ranked Warsaw. And the Warriors faced it well, but not well enough as the Tigers prevailed, 62-51 to claim their fourth straight Triton Sectional crown. Warsaw <2O-3) was able to shake away from a vigorous Wawasee effort, courtesy of 6-7 junior center Rick Fox, who was outstanding. Despite a feisty defense that keyed on his every move, Fox scored 30 points and

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collected 14 rebounds. Guard Mike Henn added 13 more to spark the Tigers, who will play Westview (21-3) Friday night at the Elkhart Regional. The other contest will feature Northern Lakes Conference champ Concord (18-5) and La Ville (18-6). “We didn’t create many turnovers, we played hard, we played well and I was pleased with the effort,” said Wawasee Coach John Wysong, whose Warriors ended the season 9-13. “We have nothing to be ashamed of. We did an incredible job in front of a large, one-sided crowd, which was a good experience for our players.” The Warriors raced to an early 8-2 lead, thanks to jumpers by

Jon Evans, Tim Mangas and a pair of 15-footers from Bill Hutchinson. Wawasee continued its fine play to establish a 15-11 edge when the first quarter had ended. Then Warsaw found its poise and took control during the next eight minutes. Fox sank two free throws to give the Tigers a 17-15 lead at the 6:06 mark. From there, Warsaw steadily increased its margin to nine points by halftime. A 35-foot bank shot by Darren Miller at the buzzer made it 33-24. “Overall, we held our composure pretty well,” said Tiger Coach Al Rhodes. “Wawasee set good screens and executed their motion offense very well. But we took advantage of some of the things Wawasee thought they could give up.” The Warriors obviously gave up height. According to Wysong, this was one of the contributing factors to Wawasee’s cold shooting (20-54). Yet, the coach was pleased to note that the Warriors played good defense. “Though he (Fox) scored 30 points, I thought we guarded him well,” added Wysong. “They just kept ramming it into Fox. We played a switching man-to-man defense and other players had to help out on Fox. You can’t guard him with one man. What makes him so good is that he has so much mental and physical control.” Though the Warriors did not match up with the Tigers physically, they held their own on the boards, grabbing 33 rebounds. Warsaw had 38. Wawasee also managed to cut into Warsaw’s lead with a 7-2 spurt early in the fourth quarter which made it 45-41. But Fox tallied eight straight points and the Warriors could get no closer than 10. Mangas led Wawasee with 16 points. Hutchinson and Kistler each added 12. “Hutchinson had a fine all around game and Kistler gave us some scoring,” said Wysong. “Coach Wysong did a good job of preparing his team,” Rhodes remarked, noting that he expected a battle from the Warriors. “Most of the Wawasee players will never play basketball after high school, but the attitude’s instilled by Wysong’s program will benefit them for the rest of their lives.” Rip Triton, 67-31 The Warriors overcame a slow start in Friday’s opening-round game against the Triton Trojans

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HERE I GO — Brant Bair (33) and Sean O’Connor (arms outstretched) of Warsaw try to stop Wawasee’s Bill Hutchinson from penetrating closer to the basket. The Tigers stopped Wawasee’s season with a 62-51 victory Saturday, claiming the Triton Sectional title and advancing to the Elkhart Regional, which begins Friday. (Photo by Dave Straub)

with a hot second half. Wawasee poured in 48 points in the final 16 minutes to claim an easy 67-31 win over the sectional hosts. Mangas led the Warrior attack with 17 points. Hutchinson added 16 more and Kistler enjoyed an excellent floor game, dishing out 11 assists. Evans grabbed a game-high 10 rebounds. “We usually don’t get to exploit a team like we did tonight,” said Wysong. “We finally relaxed after the first quarter and played well after that.” The Warriors held a 7-6 edge when the first period ended. By the half, it was 19-8. Then it became a romp when Wawasee canned 20 of 29 shots in the second half. Mark Clauss led Triton with 10 points. Three Warriors Get Tourney Honors Mangas and Hutchinson were named to the sectional’s first team while Kistler was slated on the second squad. Others selected on the first team were Fox (Warsaw), Henn (Warsaw) and Chris Zolman (Tippecanoe Valley). Joining Kistler on the second team were Ed Pfeiffe* (Rochester), Chad Bibler (Tippecanoe Valley), Sean O’Connor (Warsaw) and Mike Lynch (Warsaw). Triton Sectional Results Wednesday’s Score Rochester 58 Tippe Valley 57 Friday’s Scores Wawasee 67 Triton 31 Warsaw 87 Rochester 45 Saturday’s Score Warsaw 62 Wawasee 51 WARSAW — Henn 4-5-13, Bair 1-0-2, Sands 2-0-4, Fox 13-4-30, O’Connor 0-0-0, Lynch 1-3-5, Miller 1-1-3, Rhoades 0-1-1. Wilson 1-0-2, Pachecho 0-2-2, Woodruff 0-0-0, Anderson 0-0-0. Totals: 23-16-62. WAWASEE — Mangas 7-2-16. Kistler 4-4-12, Evans 4-0-8, Hutchinson 4-4-12, Steffen 1-0-2, Beer 0-0-0, Rhoades 0-0-0, Atwood 0-1-1, Taylor 0-0-0, Reiff 0-0-0. Totals: 20-11-51. Wawasee 67 Triton 31 WAWASEE — Mangas 7-3-17, Kistler 3-0-6, Evans 2-1-5, Hutchinson 6-4-16, Beer 0-4-4, Rhoades 1-0-2, Steffen 3-1-7, Atwood 2-0-4, Taylor 2-0-4, Reiff 1-0-2. Totals: 27-13-67. TRITON — Minor 0-2-2, Shively 1-2-4, Heisler 2-0-4, Clauss 5-0-10, Watkins 1-0-2, Huffman 0-0-0, Williamson 2-0-4, Callighan 0-1-1, Hess 0-0-0, Lemler 2-0-4, Metheny 0-0-0, Scott 0-0-0. Totals: 13-5-31.

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SECTIONAL CHAMPS — Pictured are the 1985-86 Warsaw boys* basketball team, winners of this year’s Triton Sectional. In front, from left to right, are cheerleaders Michelle Haines, Karen Furman, Debbie Lipply. Monica Henry, Amy Creighton and Robyn Brandt. In the second row are Principal Richard Kline, Assistant Principal Darrell Boling, Assistant Coach Pete Smith, Head Coach Al Rhodes and his children, Brant Bair, Rod Wilson, Darren Miller, Mike

Club gears up for lacrosse season

What was once a game American Indians used to prepare for warfare is now a budding sport. And it’s taking root at Wawasee High School. In fact, lacrosse is gradually becoming a popular spring pastime. Formed three years ago, the Wawasee Lacrosse Club is plunging into another season, and taking giant steps in the process. “Were trying to put Indiana lacrosse on the map,” said Thorpe Mitchell, who coaches the club. “And we’re making progress each year. This season, we hope to play 10 games.” That’s quite a leap from last spring since Wawasee and Culver Military staged the first high school lacrosse contest in Indiana. Now, the two schools will meet again in the near future as well as playing other organizations.

Freestyle wrestling tournament scheduled

The Wawasee Wrestling Club will be hosting a freestyle invitational tournament on Saturday, March 15. Weigh-ins will start at 7 a m. and matches will begin at 9 a.m. Competition will be held at Wawasee High School. An entry fee is required for participation as well as an ISWA card, which is issued to registered ISWA wrestlers. ISWA registration is mandatory. Kryders wins state in 50-free Andy Kryder, 10, took home a state championship in the 50-yard freestyle this past weekend in the State Junior Olympics meet, held at the University of Notre Dame. His winning time was 28.06. Kryder was also second in the 200 individual medley, 100 and 200 free as well as third in the 100 backstroke. Other Wawasee Swim Club members placing were Thaddeus Dußois, 12,12th in the 50 free and Danielle Laub also qualified for the state meet. Kryder, Bryan Finlinson, Aaron Kryder and Scott Metcalf qualified for two relays, taking 19th in the 200 free and 20th in the 200 medley. The girls’ 10 and under team of Laub, Stacy Neterer, Brandee Carlson and Mandy Smith placed 20th in the 200 medley.

Milford gymnasts win

The Milford Junior High girls’ gymnastics team defeated West Noble this past Monday, 91.1 to 89.3. Placing for Milford in the beginning level were Kendra Douglas: second on bars and beam, and third on floor exercise; Kriss Eisenhour: first in floor and vault and fourth on bars; Jennifer Melendez: third on vault; Kerri Speicher: second

Next Sunday, Wawasee will host an intramural team from the University of Notre Dame at 3 p.m. It will be held at the practice field, adjacent to the baseball facility. In addition, Wawasee hopes to play a high school team from Detroit later in the spring. What is lacrosse? A booming collegiate-level sport in the eastern United States, lacrosse is a rough mixture of hockey and soccer. Goals are scored, yet lacrosse is played on an open field, much like football and requires speed, agility, quickness, endurance and stick-handling skills. A ball is also used and can be advanced only by the sticks, which have tightly netted baskets. There are 10 players per team on the field. Most of all, lacrosse employs an aggressive physical nature. Checking is a big part of the

Weight divisions include bantam (bom 1978 and after), midgit (1976-77), junior (1974-75), intermediate (1972-73), advanced (1970-71), elite (1968-69) and seniors (18 years and older). Medals will be awarded to those placing first through third. Ribbons will be awarded to those placing fourth through sixth. Olympic freestyle rules will govern competition. Further questions can be answered by Chuck Cotton, tournament director, at 269-2533. In other wrestling-related news, the Lakeland Youth Center will be holding a wrestling clinic from March 18 to April 29. Wrestlers fPom kindergartem to junior high ages compete at Wawasee High School every Tuesday at 6p.m. Meanwhile, two Wawasee grapplers continued their winning ways, even after an excellent season. Indiana State Champion Brad Traviolia (155) and Jeff Welborn recently won their respective weight classes in the Elite State Freestyle tournament at Indianapolis. Welborn took first in the 143-pound class in the elite division .which featured 66 wrestlers. Traviolia won the 163-pound class in the junior world division. As a result, both will join the Indiana State Freestyle wrestling team and will compete at the Junior Olympics Central Regional at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.

on floor; Trisha Mikel: third on floor and Becky Haab placed fourth on the beam. Placing in the intermediate level were Heather Allen: first on vault, second on floor, third on bars and fourth on the beam; Lisa Mikel: second on vault and bars, third on the beam and first (tie with Jenny Lotter and Brit Stoller) on the floor; Stoller: second on vault, first on bars, first on beam and the floor; Lotter: second on beam and first on the floor. In addition, Bobby Haab and Betsy Wolferman took third and fourth on the floor, respectively. Last Wednesday, Milford split with Syracuse, winning the intermediate meet, 84.1 to 70.6 and losing the beginning meet, 88.1 to 84.1. Winners in the beginning level were Melendez in vaulting (8.1) and Speicher in the balance beam (7.4) Syracuse winners were Nikki Marsh in the uneven bars (8.5) and Janelie Jennings in the floor exercise (8.2). Marsh also won the all-around. At the intermediate level, Stoller was a triple winner, claiming the uneven bars (6.5), balance beam (7.8) and the allaround. Mikel (Lisa) won the floor exercise (8.5). Karen Butt claimed the vault for Syracuse with a 7.3 showing.

Henn, Dan Pachecho, Ty Woodruff. Paul Wiley and assistant coaches Tony Sumpter and Hal Gunter. In the third row are Athletic Director Dave Fulkerson, Manager Scott Puckett, Jeff Anderson. Brian Rhoades, Sean O’Connor, Rick Fox, Mike Lynch, Assistant Coach Dennis Van Duyne, Dan Sands and managers Joe Fretz, John Lee and Steve Kordesh.

game, like hockey. So participants wear masks and pad their knees, arms and elbows much like a football player would. And the scores are much higher than your average outdoor soccer or ice hockey contest. “It’s really an exciting sport that can become popular in the

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Swim club members qualify for state meet

Eight members of the Wawasee Swim Club qualified and participated in the B-level state meet Feb. 28 through March 2 at Valparaiso. Those placing in the final round were: Danielle Laub, 10 and under girls, third in the 200-yard 1.M., fifth in the 50-yard fly, second in the 100-yaid back and third in the 50-yard back; Brandee Carlson, 10 and under girls, fifth in the 200-yard I.M. and 6th in the 50-yard free; Thaddeus Dußois, 11-12 boys, fifth in the 100-yard free and 6th in the 50-yard breast and Scott Berkey, 13-14 boys, fifth in the 100-yard breast.

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spring,” said Mitchell. “At the high school or college level, the spring often lacks a sport that generates such excitement. You have football in the fall and basketball in the winter. But in the spring, there’s no sport that really generates that much fan enthusiasm.”

In addition, new club records were set by Laub in the 100-yard back (1:22.86) and 50-yard back (38.62); Dußois in the 100-yard free (1:03.73) and Berkey in the 100-yard breast (1:17.49). Notre Dame will host the Alevel state meet on March 7-9. Individuals making the cut were Laub, Dußois and Andy Kryder. Two relay teams will also compete. The 10 and under girls’ relay team is comprised of Carlson, Laub, Stacy Neterer and Mandy Smith. The 10 and under boys’ team is Andy and Aaron Kryder, Brian Finlinson and Scott Metcalf.