The Mail-Journal, Volume 23, Number 17, Milford, Kosciusko County, 23 April 1986 — Page 10
THE MAIL-JOURNAL — Wed., April 23,1986
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Sports
Warriors lose dual meet to Warsaw; take fourth place at Angola Relays
Warsaw showed why it had the best track team in the Northern Lakes Conference by beating Wawasee Tuesday at Syracuse, 79.5-47.5. The Tigers displayed strength in every area as they broke open a 49-46 score with three events left on the ledger, outscoring the hosts at a 20-1 clip. “I’d have to say Warsaw is in the driver’s seat,” said Wawasee Coach Jerry Minton: “They just beat Plymouth and they have some of the best sprinters in the conference.’’ The Warriors dropped to 1-3 in dual meets, but the Wawasee coaches were pleased with many of the performances. “Our times are really starting to come down, especially with the bad weather we’ve had,” said assistant coach Ted Mahnensmith. Steve Galegor was a double winner, claiming the high and low hurdle events. Others firsts were earned by Steve Sturgill in the discus and Gary,Stuckman in the long jump. 7 Fourth At Angola Wawasee took fourth place at the Angola Relays last Saturday. Yet, official team scores were not available. Other teams par-
Zurcher's development sparks great recruiting story
By DAVE STRAUB Sports Editor < When Kim Zurcher signed a scholarship to play at the University of Minnesota last Friday, it marked the completion of a great basketball recruiting story. First of all, Kim was a good high school player at Wawasee. Nothing spectacular. Just a solid performer who was fundamentally sound, could handle the ball and shoot well. His statistics were above average, but not as impressive as your typical “blue chipper.” So, Kim signed to play at Lindsey Wilson Junior College in Kentucky for Coach Roger Schnepp, who played high school basketball under Kim’s father, Vem Zurcher He sparked Lindsey Wilson to a 19-10 record while topping the club in assists. Kim was also Lindsey Wilson’s second
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ticipating were Carroll (first place), Leo, Prairie Heights, Woodlan, Angola and Mount Pelier, (Mho. Top performers for the Warriors included Scott McDowell, second in the shot put with a 48-foot, 9-inch toss; Todd McCulloch, second in the pole vault with a 12-foot effort; Galegor, third in the high hurdles with a 17.3; Sturgill, third in the discus with a 132-foot, 8-inch toss as well as a fifth in the shot put; Matt Dick, fifth in the high hurdles; Mike Meek, sixth in the 100-meter dash and Stuckman, sixth in the long jump. Wawasee posted four second place relay teams. Tim Mangas, Troy Boyer, Dan McCulloch and Meek were second in the 800-meter relay, timing 1:38.2; Troy Minton, Jeremy Corson, Carl Rouch and price Pounds claimed second in the 3200-meter relay, clocking 8:44; Scott McDowell, D. McCulloch, Meek and Galegor did the same in the 400-meter relay, timing 45.9; and Mangas, Basil Bonner, Corson and Boyer took second in the 1600-meter relay with a 3:36 effort.
leading scorer. His next stop was Texas. Schnepp took a head coaching job at Kilgore Junior College and recruited Kim to go with him. The 6-2 guard developed into an outstanding player, averaging 19.1 points, 5.2 rebounds, 5.1 assists and 2.0 steals a game this past season. Kim received greater attention after scoring 28 points against San Jacinto Junior College, the national champion that produced former St John’s star, Walter Berry. Then came praises, offers and visits to various campuses. Schools like Old Dominion, Seton Hall and Stephen Austin wanted Kim’s signature. “He had offers from many more schools,” said Vern. “But those were the ones he was most interested in besides Minnesota. ”
The Warriors also posted third and fourth place efforts. The distance medley relay team of Minton, D. McCulloch, Rich Karst and Rouch claimed third; Minton, Skip Winnebald, Pounds and Jeff Carey took third in the special distance relay; and Corson, Meek, D. McCulloch and Galegor took fourth in the sprint medley relay. Split Thursday's Meet The Warriors hosted Goshen and Bremen last’ Thursday. Wawasee tallied 69 points while Bremen had only seven. Goshen beat both teams with 83 points. First place performances were turned in by McDowell in the shot put with a 47-foot, 3-inch toss; Sturgill in the discus with a 128-foot, 2-inch toss; Rouch in the 1600-meters with a time of 4:37.9; Galegor in the low hurdles with a time of 41.1; and Roueh in the 800-meters with a time of 2:05.4. Results from the Warsaw meet follow. Warsaw 79.5 Wawasee 47.5 HIGH HURDLES —l. Galegor (W); IXB. 2.. Dick (W). X Winnebald (W). IW-METER DASH —l. Little-
Great Opportunity “With all the hard Work Kim put in, all he wanted was an opportunity,’’ said Vern. “He thought Minnesota offered the best of what he wanted. ’ ’ “Kim made the right decision,” said Wawasee Coach John Wysong. “More opportunities should come to him from a bigger school and Minnesota puts him in a great job market, especially since Kim is majoring in business administration. ’ ’ Vern. an accomplished basketball coach at Adams Central and Wawasee, gives much credit to Wysong for guiding Kim through the recruiting process and helping him develop as a player. “John deserves a lot of credit in ths,” he said. “John always kept • in touch with Kim from the time he started playing in Kentucky. We didn’t know where this would lead to but John told Kim to stick
john (WAR); 11.8. 2. Shipley (WAR). X Meek (W). 1600-METER RUN —l. Rhodes (WAR); 4:32.8. 2. Rouch (W). X Weiler (WAR). 400-METER DASH —l. Farington (WAR); 50. X X Mangas (W). X Boyer (W). HIGH JUMP —l. Dobbins (WAR); 6’ 1." X Fox (WAR). X Walker (W). 3200-METER RUN —l. Weiler (WAR); 10:07.4. 2. Rhodes (WAR).X Carey (W). LOW HURDLES —l. Galegor (W); 40.9. X Waikel (WAR). X Flory (WAR). 200-METER DASH — i. Farington (WAR); 2XI. 2. Littlejohn (WAR). X Shipley (WAR). 1600-METER RELAY —l. Warsaw; 3:34.2. Wawasee. POLE VAULT —l. Seitz (WAR); 12’ X” 2. T. McCulloch (WAR).X Robinson (WAR). DISCUS —l. Sturgill (W); 134’ 1.” 2. Rhodes (W). X Smith (WAR). LONG JUMP —l. Stuckman (W); 20* X” X Karesh (W). X Dobbins (WAR). SHOT PUT —l. Hester (WAR); 50’ X’’ 2. Sturgill (W). X McDowell (W).
with it because Kim needed to mature physically to improve his game.” . When Kim developed into a bonafide college guard, WySong wasn’t surprised because he knew the skills were there. “When I first saw Kim play at Kentucky. I felt his skills and court sense enabled him to have much success,” he said. “When I watched films of him playing at Kilgore, it was like watching many of the same skills, only now they were coupled with much
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Golfers lose to Memorial
The Wawasee beys’ golf team lost its first dual meet of the season to Elkhart Memorial last Wednesday at the South Shore golf course. The Warriors finished four strokes behind the visitors, 163-159. Darin Atwood paced Wawasee with a 36. Derek Smith followed with 40 strokes while Dave O’Neal and Doug Nigbor each
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GOOD DRIVE — Darin Atwood eyes his tee-off shot at the first hole. He finished the nine-hole course in 39 strokes, but Wawasee lost to Elkhart Memorial at South Shore last Wednesday. 159-163. (Photo by Dave Straub)
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FINAL STRETCH — Spinning out of the turn. Carl Rouch poises himself for a strong finish in the 1600-meter (one mile) race. He took first with a time of 4:37.9. (Photo by Dave Straub)
more athletic ability and mental aggressiveness. Kim is now two inches taller and is 20 pounds heavier than he was in high school” Wysong mentioned that the addition of the three-point shot to college basketball will only help Kim. “He can shoot very well from 20 to 23 feet,” said the Warrior mentor “Another key for him is that he can feed the post players from anywhere and he has a quick first step. ” Kim shot a respectable 49 per-
shot 42. John Nemeth finished the nine-hole course with a 43. Matt Lough led Memorial with 36 strokes. The Warriors will compete at the Lafayette Invitational this Saturday at 9 am. On Monday, they will host South Bend Riley at 4 p.m. Tuesday, Wawasee will face Warsaw and Goshen at 4 p.m., also a home meet.
cent from the field for Kilgore and nailed 72 percent of his free throws. “Actually, he is a better shooter than that,” said Vern. “Kim played a lot of minutes and often, teams had different players key on him, so Kim had to work hard for his points. Fatigue was a factor in his shooting. ” Most significant to Kim’s improvement was Wysong’s strong belief in man-to-man defense. “John taught Kim how to play tough man-to-man defense,” Vern reasoned. “That helped him develop his one-on-one skills and you have to learn that if you want to play college basketball at this level.” No Lose Situation > Choosing a school is tough, especially when a host of good ones want your services. “Recruiting these days is furious,” said Vern. “I don’t know how a voung kid can handle it.” Kim handled it well. But he had help from Vern and Wysong. “I tried to relate to Kim with what I’ve been through as a player and what I would look for in a college,” said Wysong, who played college ball at Tri-State University. “I told him to look for some key things a school has to offer, such as being close to home, quality of the school, the style of play of the team and the prospect of playing time. Minnesota had all of those.” “Actually, all the schools Kim looked at would have been good,” said Vern. “He couldn’t have gone wrong with any them.” “It’s a no lose situation,” added Wysong. Kim carried a 3.6 grade point average and will easily get his two-year degree. Then itlf on to Minneapolis, where he will be challenged by the Golden Gophers’ new head coach, Clem Haskins. Connections Helped “Kim happened to be at the right place at the right time,” said Vern. How true. When Jim Dutcher, former head coach at Minnesota, resided following an alleged rape scandal involving three players, a chain of events followed. After the season ended, Minnesota officials made it clear that they wanted a new basketball coach. Interim Coach Jimmy Williams, who finished the season, did a decent job with a short-handed squad, but a clean slate was desired. Haskins, who rebuilt Western Kentucky’s program and lead the Hilltoppers to the NCAA tournament, was hired shortly after the season ended. Schnepp was an assistant to Haskins at Western Kentucky and passed Kim’s name to the new Minnesota mentor. What resulted was a good connection. “It greatly pleases me to see a former player receive a Big Ten scholarship in such an incredibly competitive sport as basketball,” said Wysong. “Coach Haskins has been highly successful and is a tough disciplinarian. 1 feel Minnesota basketball will greatly develop under his leadership. ” And Kim will continue to develop. After all, the opportunities are there. “He can take great pride in the work and study he has put into the game in order to capitalize on these opportunities,” said Wysong. “Kim had a dream, even as a little kid, of getting an opportunity to play in a big-time league,” added Vern. “Now he has that opportunity.”
Wawasee drops NIC opener to Goshen
ByDAVESTRAUB What happens so often in baseball victimized the Wawasee Warriors Tuesday. Just a pitch and a hit away from victory, the hosts had to settle for a 5-4 loss against Goshen “It seems like every game we have with Goshen is close,)” said Wawasee Coach Scott Silerl“The kids (from both teams/ know each other well and they battle it out every time.” Siler wanted to win this battle, and when Wawasee had the top of its order batting in the seventh inning, it looked as though he would. * Kevin Parker walked and later advanced to second base on a wild pitch. Scott Baker followed with a sharp single to left field, but Parker had to held at third base. Faced with runners at the corners and one out, Goshen Pitcher Todd Iwema fanned Dave Kistler. Next came Bill Hutchinson, who wacked a sinking line drive to Shortstop Kevin Doss. Doss got his glove on the ball, dropped it, then quickly recovered to tag second base With his glove for a spectacular force play to end the game. “What it came down to is that Goshen made the plays it had to make,” said Siler. “Kistler is too good of a hitter to make a squeeze (bunt) play with in that situation, so I figured to let him hit. And their shortstop makes a good play to end the game on our next hitter. But we were in a position to win the game against a team I picked to win the conference. I think Goshen has a good club.” Two Homers In The Third Down 2-0, the Warriors (2-3) put on a power display in the third inning. With one out, Chris Yoder smacked a two-run homer over the left field fence to tie the score. This came after Kent Enyeart started the inning with an infield hit. Scott Baker followed with a solo shot, which cleared the leftcenter field mark. Wawasee was
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FOLLOW THROUGH — Kevin Parker fires a pitch during Tuesday’s home baseball game against Goshen. The Warriors lost their Northern Lakes Conference opener, 5-4. (Photo by Dave Straub)
Canoe races scheduled in Southern Michigan
JONESVILLE, MICH. - The wildest, most rugged and competitive canoe races in southern Michigan will be held on May 17 and 18 on the St. Joe River, from Hillsdale to Jonesville. There are Nine portages over logs, footbridges, water pipes and Mill Pond Dams. Five classes compete for 60 trophies: Junior men aluminum, mixed couples aluminum and senior men aluminum will race on Saturday. Women aluminum will race on Sunday. These frontier races award more trophies per class than any other canoe event in the country. Trophies are awarded to the crews of the first three finishers in each class for Hillsdale County residents and the same applies to the first three finishers for the out-of-county residents. A total of 12 trophies will be awarded in each class. Shoulder patches will be given to all contestants. The races are sponsored by the Jonesville Volunteer Fire Department and the entry forms and rules and regulations may be obtained by phoning 517-849-9037 or by writing to 411 Evans St., Jonesville, Mich., 49250. In addition to the canoe races, the Jonesville Lions Chib will sponsor a Tom Sawyer raft race for boys and girte who are under.
up, 3-2, but not for long. \ Redskins Rally It began with a bloop hit by Kevin Wilfong. Then Dennis Wilcox got hit by a pitch from Parker, putting two Goshen runners on base. One out later, Andy VanArsdale belted a three-run homer over the left-center field mark for the game-wining hit. “Kevin pitched a real good game.” said Siler. “If only he could have had that home run pitch back. But we’ll have to continue playing hard. 1 think a team can lose three, possibly four games and still with the (Northern Lakes) conference. ” The Warriors narrowed the margin in the sixth when Todd Roberts doubled in Ben Beer, who pinch ran for Scott Robinson. Robinson had reached on an infield hit earlier in the inning. In all, Wawasee collected eight hits, with three coming from Baker and two from Robinson. The Redskins got six hits off Parker Split With Northridge Lose To Columbia City The Warriors were silenced by Steve Coleman’s one-hit pitching in the first game of Saturday’s doubleheader at Northridge. The host Raiders won, 4-1. Enyeart took the loss on the mound. The second contest was completely different as Wawasee pounded out 13 total hits to claim a 12-10 victory. Robinson had three hits, including a home run. Hutchinson and Erik Sharp each added two hits. Sharp pitched for the win. Last Friday, the Warriors made seven errors and lost a road game to Columbia City, 9-4. The host Eagles tallied four runs in the fourth and three more in the fifth to put it out of reach. Roberts,.who started, was tagged with the loss for Wawasee. The Warriors will take on NLC foe Rochester Wednesday for a 5 p.m. road game. Friday, they will host Bremen at 4:30 p.m. Wawasee will also host Manchester on Saturday (noon) and Concord on Tuesday (4:30 p.m).
the age of 13. They will start Saturday at noon, entry forms, as well as rules and regulations may be obtained by writing Jack Baker, 223 East 'Chicago St., Jonesville Mich., 49250. There will also be a chicken barbecue at the Jonesville Fire House. Sports Quiz 1. Who won the NCAA basketball championship in 1977? 2. Name the manager of the San Diego Padres? 3. Who was named the AP’s college coach of the year? 4. Who was the AP’s college basketbaL player of the year? 5. Who won the Tournament of Players championship? ANSWERS TO SPORTS QUIZ s.uqof IS JO » JO XIISJOAIUQ uonns Mppa t soiogaAois g 'SJOU -j»M anonhraN i