The Mail-Journal, Volume 23, Number 16, Milford, Kosciusko County, 16 April 1986 — Page 8
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THE MAIL-JOURNAL —Wed., April 18,1986
Sports
Offers best mix
Traviofa signs with Northwestern
Wawasee High School senior Brad Traviolia ended all speculation Monday afternoon by signing a national letter of intent to accept a scholarship at Northwestern University, assuring at least four more years of competitive wrestling. The 155-pound state wrestling champion decided on the Big 10 school after visiting the Evanston, 111. campus last month. “I feel it’s the best place to get that ‘student-athlete’ mix, while it’s also close to home,” Traviolia said, noting that Mark Whitehead, a former Warsaw High School wrestler and friend of his, was also on the team. Northwestern Coach Tom Jarman, who is in his seventh year at the helm, was also pleased with Traviolia’s decision. “He fits well \ into the scheme of things, he’s tall — enabling him to move up a (weight) class, and is a fierce competitor,” he said, adding, “We (coaching staff) became sold on him when we saw the way he wrestled when he was down — he’s a fighter, which is something you can’t coach.” One doesn’t have to tell Rich Welborn, who has built Wawasee s wrestling program to include two state champions (Traviolia and Lance Lantz) this year, about the versatile athlete’s abilities. Taking an active part in the recruiting process, Welborn asked his four-year veteran to
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NEXT STOP NORTHWESTERN! — Parents Hal (left) and Francie (right) Traviolia flank son Brad as he signs a national letter of intent to accept a “full-ride” scholarship to wrestle at Northwestern University, Evanston, 111., as his former mentor, Wawasee High School Coach Rich Welborn, looks on. Traviolia will take a 111-4 career record to the Big 10 school, which was ranked 19th in the nation this past season. The Wawasee senior attracted several coaches after winning the state wrestling title during the season and taking home a title in his weight class from the Central Nationals at the University of Wisconsin, Madison, in March.
concentrate on the state championships before entertaining ideas of where to continue his career, and the tactic worked as
Traviolia brought home a 42-0 record to enhance his chances of being recruited. “The secret with Brad is that he just hates to lose,” noted Welborn, who warned other Division One schools that balked at invitations to look at him, “If you don’t take him you’re going to Football team starts fond raiser The Wawasee High School football team will be heading its fund raiser by selling tickets for four rounds of golf. Up to four people can play per ticket. Those who purchase the tickets can play a round each at Maxwelton, South Shore and Big Boulder. The fourth round may be played at any of these sites. Tickets go on sale Wednesday. Anyone interested may contact Head Coach Myron Dickerson at Wawasee. Tickets may also be purchased from any Wawasee footballplayer. The golf tickets can be used any time of the summer, except weekends and holidays. Biggest fish The biggest fresh water fish ever recorded as having been caught with a rod and reel was a 468-pound sturgeon caught in California in 1983. "CUSTOM BACKHOE SERVICE" • Fill Dirt • Grovel nr also aunr... • Gutwein Seed Corn & Beans • Bailey Seed Corn • Agro-Soy Seed Beans Bucher Farms CR3OOE SSS-9532 West Side Os Dewart Lake — 658-9305
have to wrestle against him. ” Despite taking a 111-4 career record with him to the midwestern campus, Traviolia refuses to take anything for granted. “It’s just like starting over, I’ll be the freshman again — having to learn the ropes all over.” W w 5 -r 1 ■ ■I ' I sL . SETFOR SOFTBALL—Christy Speicher, a 1985 graduate of Wawasee High School, is currently on the Tri-State University softball team. She will be playing the infield. Christy is the daughter Pat and Laurel Speicher of Milford. Milford Invito sot for June 7 The MVP Volleyball Team will be sponsoring the second annual Milford Invitational Volleyball tournament, which will start at 8 a m. on June 7. It will be held on the grounds of Milford Junior High School. Those who are interested may register between now and May 15. Proceeds from the tourney will go towards the Milford elementary and junior high athletic fund. In addition, trophies will be awarded to first place teams in the men’s, women’s and mixed divisions. For more information, contact Natalie Stump (during the day) at 658-9220 or Kay Amsden at 658-9570 (during the evening).
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SET FOR THE RACE — Pictured are some of the key people who are participating in Saturday’s Big Boulder Dash Sesquicentennial Race. In front, from left to right, are Caroline Weiss and Jerod Smith. Both will be running in the race.
Big Boulder Dash coming Saturday; kicks off Milford's sesquicentennial
ByDAVESTRAUB Sports Editor If you want to run in the Big Boulder Dash, you’ll have to sign up now. The next one won’t be held until 2136. “It happens every 150 years,” said Elaine Weiss, race director.
Girl's tennis team wins first match
EMMA — The Wawasee girls’ tennis team may not have started the season with good weather, but it doesn’t matter when you win. The Lady Warrior varsity and junior varsity teams beat Westview by convincing 5-0 scores Tuesday. Ulrike Assman led the varsity with with a 6-4, 6-0 win in first singles. At second singles, Lisa Noble claimed her match impressively, 6-0,6-0. Shawn Anderson won in straight sets at third singles. Wawasee’s first doubles team of Heather Keiper and Christie Weaver claimed a 6-4, 6-1 win. Marci Wright and Jennifer Morgan were victorious in second doubles, 6-2,6-3. JV singles winners were Kay Stackhouse and Lora Hollar. Northern Pike caught The Northern Pike are biting on Lake Tippecanoe. Just ask Jerry Carr, who resides in Bell Rohr Park. He caught a 12-pound, 40-inch Northern Pike last Sunday. He used live bait, which was an eight-inch shiner minnoe.
“And we re keeping our fingers crossed for good weather on Saturday.” Actually, there will be two races: One covering 6.2 miles while the other is one mile. Participants in the one mile race can either walk or run. Both will start at 9 a.m. on Saturday. “the 6.2 mile course is a pretty
Doubles winners were Angie Graff/Angie Koher, Amanda Anderson/Kim Newcomer and Jodi Weaver/Deb Polise. The Lady Warriors will travel to Central Noble for a 4:30 p.m. match Wednesday. Thursday, they will take on Lakeland for a road date. Following a 4:15 p.m. away match with Fairfield Monday, Wawasee will host Goshen at the same time Tuesday. Tri-State will host camp ANGOLA — The 24th annual Hoosier Basketball Camp and Girls’ Hoosier Sports Camp will begin June 8 and end August 1. The camps will be held at TriState University. The camp will be directed by Ward H. Smith, Indiana’s 1978-79 basketball coach of the year. The camp includes top name college coaches such as Bill Frieder (Michigan), Eldon Miller (Northern Iowa), Gene Keady (Purdue), Danny Nee (Ohio) and Bobby Nichols (Toledo). Headliners for the girls’ camp include Tara Van Der Veer (Ohio State), Karen Langeland (Michigan State) and Buddy Vandewege (Michigan). Information and applications can be obtained by writing Ward H. Smith, Director, Boys or Girls Hoosier Sports Camp, P.O. Box 335, Angola, Ind., 46708. Coaching and counseling positions are also available. Write, or call (219) 833-3579 for details and brochures. Stops growing On any given day, one out of every 10 hairs on your head has stopped growing. te ma*—urn ■ i
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In back are Mindy Smith, also running in the race; Elaine Weiss, race director; Vera Schell, official race starter and a candidate for mayor of Milford; and Tony Clouse, member of the race committee.
standard distance for most races,” said Weiss. “As of now, we have 103 runners signed up. Many more will come in on race day.” The race will officially kick-off Milford’s sesquicentennial celebration. Vera Schell, Milford mayoral candidate, will start the race. Both races will start on Main Street, near the Big Boulder Golf Course. The 6.2 mile course will continue through town and will wind through parts of rural Milford before finishing at the Big Boulder clubhouse. The onemile course involves one trip around the golf course. Awards will be given to the top three finishers by age group in the 6.2 mile race. Age groups for women are 14 and under, 15-19, 20-29,30-39,40-49 and 50 and over. Age groups for men are 14 and under, 15-19, 20-24, 25-29, 30-34, 35-39,40-44,45-49 and 50 and over. Awards will also be given the first male and female runners to complete the 6.2 mile stretch. Overall first place awards will
Hart named honorary referee of Goshen Relays
Charles “Bud” Hart, of Goshen, was recently named as the 44th honorary referee of the annual Goshen Relays, a prestigious track and field invitational, by Goshen High School Athletic Director Herb Resler. Over 1,000 athletes from around the state will participate in the relays Saturday, April 26, with field events starting at 9:30 a.m. Trials will begin at 10 a.m. and the finals will start at 12:30 p.m. Hart, a business education teacher at Goshen for 33 years until his retirement in 1984, has been a mainstay in GHS athletics since the late 1940’5. For 17 years, Hart ran the scoreboard at all varsity and junior varsity football games, never missing a varsity game during that time. He also was the basketball and track announcer for three and five years, respectively. Hart served as tike relay’s secretary in the earlier years but has since served as an official In addition to teaching in the Goshen school system. Hart serv-
be given for the one mile race. Much Interest Weiss noted that many of the entries are coming from Fort Wayne, South Bend, Elkhart, southern Michigan and even Kentucky. “I’m sure some of those people plan to spend the weekend with their friends, who live in the area,” she said. v Also entering the race is a three-generation family. Marion and Carmen Acton, along with their grandchildren Mindy and Jerod Smith, will run the onemile course. Joining them is Del, son to Marion and Carmen. As for organizing the race, Weiss gives much credit to the committee, which includes Ron Baumgartner, Tony Clouse, Joe Dervin, Dan Schwab and Rich Rhodes. “They’ve done all the hard work,” she said. About 30 volunteer workers will be on call Saturday. There will also be refreshments for runners, which include fruit and canned pop. Each participant will receive a T-shirt before the race.
ed as the business department chairman for nine years arid was in the active reserves for seven years prior to enlisting in the army during World War 11. He was a captain from 1939-46. From 1955-74, Hart was an instructor during the summer months for the army reserves at Fort Still and at Fort Leavenworth. Following his stint with the army, the Butler, native received his bachelor’s degree in business from Goshen College in 1960. Hart received his master’s degree from Ball State University in school administration six years later. He is a 1937 Concord Township (of DeKalb County) High School graduate. 'wf-a
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