The Mail-Journal, Volume 23, Number 18, Milford, Kosciusko County, 30 April 1986 — Page 8

THE MAIL-JOURNAL—Wed., April», 1986

Sports

Snap losing streak — Warriors snatch 8- 7 win

ByDAVESTRAUB Sports Editor Dawn 7-2 in the sixth inning of Tuesday night’s game against Northfield, the Wawasee baseball team decided to stop its early season skid in clutch fashion. That dectsiontsmay turn the Warriors into consistent winners. What followed was an 8-7 victory, winch snapped a three-game losing streak and upped Wawasee’s overall record to 4-6. ft took two home runs by Chris Yoder, including a crucial threerun blast in the sixth; another home run by Scott Robinson, a two-run shot that tied the contest; a game-winning RBI double by Todd Roberts; and brilliant relief pitching by Dave Kistler. “ft was nice for us to come back and get a win,” said Coach Scott Siler. “We had two or three other games where we came back and had a chance to win it, but came up a little short. This was a nice change. ” Six Runs In The Sixth After one out, it started with

SHEn "■ ■ ' ' ' iri - Z _ i. g ’** ■' * • TO FIRST — Warrior Dave Kistler hustles to first base after making contact. (Photo by Dave Straub)

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two walks. Yoder followed with bis three-run banner. Then Scott Baker reached on an emr. One out later, Robinson evened the contest with his two-run shot. Bill Hutchinson walked and stole second base. Roberts drove him in with a double to complete the assault. Parker (1-1) pitched for the victory, but Kistler hurled the last inning and two thirds for the - save. He pitched Wawasee out of several tough jams when the hosts threatened to regain the lead. Northfield tallied two runs in the first, three in the second and two in the third to build a 7-lad-vantage. The Warriors’ first run came on Yoder’s solo homer in the third. Yoder batted in four runs for the game. Robinson collected three hits and two RBI. In all, Wawasee had nine hits and committed four errors. Northfield got just four hits. Lose Two To Manchester Close Loss Against Concord Wawasee dropped a doubleheader against Man-

chester at home last Saturday, losing 5-4 and 9-2. In the first game, the Warriors staged a three-run rally in the bottom of the seventh, but they needed four to tie. With two outs and Wawasee runners at first and third base, the Warriors tried a balk steal as Kistler started for home plate after Hutchinson attempted to steal second base. Hutchinson was caught in a run-down and the game ended. Kent Enyeart (0-2) took the loss on the mound, striking out five batters in a complete game effort. Baker sparked Wawasee’s offense with two hits. / Manchester easily took the second contest. 9-2. Nate Rhoades 4.0-1) lost the decision. Hutchinson arid Parker had RBI singles and Robinson added two hits. Monday, the Warriors lost a home game against Northern Lakes Conference rival Concord, 5-3. The setback dropped Wawasee’s league mark to 1-2. The Minutemen tallied a pair of runs in the fourth and fifth innings to build a 5-1 lead after chalking up one run in the first

Stephen White trains at country cluiu

Mr. and Mrs. Steve White and daughter Michelle. North Webster, recently returned from Lake City, Fla... where they visited with their son and brother Stephen. White is attending Lake City Community College where he is majoring in golf course management. operations, and landscaping. He has been assigned to 12 weeks of on the job training at Stonebridge Country Club at Boco Raton, Fla Stonebridge is the home of the Mazda Open. Earlier this spring. White was crowned the 1986 Homecoming King of Lake City Community College. This is the second time in his life to be crowned as king. In 1971 he was crowned Cutie King of the Mermaid Festival. He is planning to be home for a three-week visit with his family and friends ip August.

Jr. [tiigh golfers bedt Central Noble

The Wawasee Junior High golf team won its first match of the season by beating Central Noble, 251-320. Joel Reynolds led the way with 44 strokes. David Schmahl and Randy Cesco each shot a 49. Russell Anderson added a 52 and Tony Hostetter completed the nine-hole course in 57 strokes.

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frame. The Warriors scored in the third and added two in the seventh. Roberts (2-2) took the loss. Beat Rochester Kistler ’ s RBI single in the top of the seventh inning broke a 6-6 tie at Rochester and gave Wawasee its third win of the season, and its first in NLC play last Wednesday. Hutchinson pushed the Warriors to a 3-0 lead with a three-run homer in the first inning. Wawasee tacked on two mere in the second to make it 5-1. The Zebras tied it in the third, tallying a pair of runs in the second and third innings and then grabbed a 6-5 edge in the bottom of the sixth. Yoder paced the Warriors with three hits, including a double. Roberts pitched for the win.

Wawasee gir/s run past Plymouth; Up mark to 4-0

Three weeks without competition can hinder the sharpness of any team. The Wawasee girls' track team can make that argument. Since opening the season with an 87-22 romp over Westview, the Lady Warriorshad a home meet cancelled due to rain and a lot of dead space in between. Rather than complain,/ Wawasee is content since it beat Concord and Bremen in a double dual last Thursday, and whipped Plymouth at home Monday night, 63-46. The three wins upped the Lady Warriors’ record to 4-0 going into Wednesday 's home meet against Whitko, which starts at 5 p.m. Against Concord and Bremen, Wawasee collected 60 points. Bremen had 54 and host Concord finished with 26. The Lady Warriors claimed seven firsts, and were led by three double winners: Steph Jamiel in the 100-meter hurdles (.17.4) and the 400-meter dash (l:fß.T>; Jennifer Titus in the 1600-meter run (5:58) and 800-meter run (2:34.5); and Jeanine Gunn, who claimed the high jump (5” 1”) and the long jump 116’3"). Michelle Harter won first in the shot put with a 36-foot, 9-inch toss. Monday, Wawasee claimed six firsts to earn an easy win over Plymouth. Gunn won the long jump with a 16-foot effort; Belinda Whitridge won the 100-meter dash in 13.9; Jamiel won the 400-meter dash in 1:04; Harter won the shot put with a 34-foot, 6-inch toss; Jamiel claimed the high jump with a 5-foot, 3-inch leap; and the 1600-meter relay team of Shelly Landis, Becca Stiver, Jerlyn Sponseller and Jamiel won in 4:38.73. Wawasee’s junior varsity also won, 41-17. Winners included Bobi Stookey in the 100-meter hurdles; Irma Cruz in the long jump , Anne Pohl in the 100-meter dash; Michelle Kalsanis in the

Spring tourney hosted by Moxwehon dub

The Maxwelton Golf Club hosted its annual Spring Blowout last Saturday In all, 33 teams competed and enjoyed the perfect weather. The format consisted of four-man teams made up of members and their guests ° with scoring done on two-best balls net. The winning team shot a 26 under par and consisted of Rod Miller and his guests Bob McAndrew, Larry Klotz and Bruce Grimm. The team of Craig Gregory, Tim Wyatt, Tom Wyatt and Brad Wyatt took second place with a 24 under par.

BACK IN TIME — Following a pick-off throw by Pitcher Nathan Rhoades, a Manchester runner barely avoids a sweep tag by Chris Cotton. Wawasee couldn't avoid a doubleheader sweep by their visitors last Saturday, losing 54 and 9-2. (Photo by Dave Straub)

400-meter dash; and Rhonda Stookey in the shot put. Complete results from the Plymouth meet follow. Wawasee 63 Plymouth 46 LONG JUMP —l. Gunn (W>-. 16.' X Whitridge (W). X Holland (P>, . 100-METER HURDLES — I. .Kodlec (iP>; 18:±X X Mitchell /f (W).X Jamiel (W). 196-METER DASH —l, Whitridge (W); IX9B. 2. Fuentes 4P).XCorle(P>. 1600-METER RUN —l, Day 4P>; 5:5X8. XThus (W). X Stiver *W>, 400-METER RELAY —l. Plymouth; 54.48. 400-METER DASH —l. Jamiel

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GUNN WINS LONG JUMP — Wawasee’s Jeanine Gunn displays her winning form in the long jump in Monday's home meet against Plymouth. She jumped 16-feet for top honors. (Photo by Dave Straub)

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KEEPING VP — JeaaHer Titas (right) tries to keep pace with Plymouth's Leah Hollaed ie theta S-meter race.

(W); 1:04.7. X Landis (W). X Kowalski < P). / DISCUS— I. Law 4P>; 110'3/' 2. Harter (W).3. R. Stookey. ( SHOT PUT -1. Harter 34' 6.” X R. Sturgill (W). X Demien (P). 300-METER HURDLES —l. Plothow (Pl; 51.77.2. Stiver (Wh X Kodtec(P>. 800-METER RUN —l. Holland (P>; 2:48.38. X titus (W). X Lfea Holland (P). 200-METER DASH —l. Fuentes (P); 28.80. 2. Whitridge (W).X Gantz <P>. 1600-METER RELAY —l. Wawasee; 4:38.73. HIGH JUMP — I. Jamiel (W); 5' X" X Gunn (W>. X Atkins (P>.

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THROWS TO FIRST — Second baseman Mark McLean throws to first after fielding a ground ball in last Saturday’s doubleheader against Manchester. (Photo by Dave Straub)

Boys split at Concord; take seventh in Relays

DUNLAP - The Wawasee toys’ track team split a double dual meet at Concord, scoring 52 total points. Concord won the meet with 90.5 points. Rochester, finished 15.5. Tour of our people were out because they were sick," said Warrior Coach Jerry Minton. Dan McCulloch, Todd McCulloch, Gary Stockman and Cart Rouch were not able to perform Wawasee (3-4) did manage three firsts. They were: Steve Galegor in the 300-meter low hurdles (41.7)•; Scott McDowell in the shot put (52’ 3“); and the 400-meter relay team of Mike Meek, Basil Bonner, Tim Mangas and Ttoy Boyer (46.0) Seventh At Goshen Relays The Warriors placed seventh out of 25 teams in the Class B bracket at the Goshen Relays last Saturday. Wawasee performed well in what is termed as one of the best track meets in the Midwest. Goshen took first in Class B while Roosevelt High from Gary claimed first in the Class A Bracket. The Warriors racked up 46 points overall, taking a host of second places. Such efforts included a 45.9 in the sprint relay (Mangas, D McCulloch, Meek and Boyer). Other seconds were taken by the 800-meter relay team of Bonner, D. McCulloch, Meek and Boyer; the sprint medley relay team of Meek, Mangas, D. McCulloch and Galegor; the 1600-meter relay team of Mangas, Jeremy Corson, Troy Minton and Bonner; and a fourth place was taken by the 32W-meter relay team of Corson, Pnce Pounds, Minton and Jeff Boyer. “We ran pretty well and our times were competitive,” said Minton. “In fact, in all of those events we finished second, we came just a second and a half away from taking first in all of them. That’s the time difference with all of those events added together.” Individually, Steve Sturgill

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CLEARS IT — Wawasee's Scott Roaow sails over the bar ia goad shape. He teak third place ia the pole vaalt last Tharsday against Colam tea City. (Photo by DaveStraab)

took fourth in the shot put with a 49-foot effort Galegor placed third in the 300-meter low hurdles, clocking 41.6. Blow Past Columbia City Last Thursday, Wawasee scored an easy 107-20 triumph at home The Warriors won all 15 events. Double winners included Ga legor in the hurdles and D. McCulloch in the 110 and 200-meter sprint events. Results from the Concord/ Rochester meet follow. Concord 96.5 W awasee 52 Rochester 15.5 100-METER HIGH HURDLES —l, O'Connor iC>; 16»- 2. ( Galegor (W). X Skwarcon (Ch IW-METER DASH —l, Herschop (C>: 11.8. X Meek (W). X McDowell 4W>. 1604FMETER RUN —l. Chadwick (O-, 4:4X 2. Minton (W). X Reuguth (C>. 400-METER RELAY —l. Wawasee: 46.0.2. Rochester. 400-METER DASH —l, Robertson (C): 5X2. X D-Arey (O.X Thoma (C). 306-METER LOW HURDLES —l. Galegor (W). 41.7.2. O‘Conner (C>. X Deuschie (C>, 800-METER RUN —l. Dempsey tCh 2:02. 2. Chadwick (€>. X Minton (W>. 200-METER DASH —i, Herschop (O; 2XX 2. Meek (W), X Bonner (W). 3200-METER RUN —l. Hyatt (R); 10:25, 2. Nixon (C).X Carey (W). 160dMETER. RELAY —l. Concord; 3:36. X Wawasee. HIGH JUMP— 1. Miller (Ch 5* IV X Walker (R>. X Clemens 40. LONG JUMP —l. Herschop 40: 20.' 2. Robertson 40. X Deuschie 40. SHOT PUT —l. McDowell <Wh 52’ 3.“ 2. Sturgill (W>. X Garland (O. DISCUS —l. Deul 40; 146' 7.” X Sturgill (W). 3. Rhodes (W>. POLE VAULT —l. Schafer (Rh IX‘ 2. Deuschie 40. X Deuschie 40. JV Score: Wawasee TO Concord 54 Rochester 16.