The Mail-Journal, Volume 23, Number 39, Milford, Kosciusko County, 24 September 1986 — Page 8
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THE MAIL-JOURNAL — Wed., September 24, 1986
Sports
WHS 8 — North Wood 0
Warriors climb to top after victory
:— | ■ By MARK HUFFMAN Sports Writer Defensive schemes reminiscent of the Steel Curtain of Pittsburgh and Killer Bees of Miami were brought to the high school level Friday, Sept. 19, as the Black Crunch of North Wood was
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scored upon for the first time this season while the Wawasee defense continued its domination of the Northern Lakes Conference. The last time the Warriors beat the Panthers was the same year the Steel Curtain was forging its name with a Super Bowl victory (1976) and while most Warrior seniors were still playing touch
football on the elementary school playground around that time, a rivalry was being formed. Going into the game ranked number two and six, respectfully. Wawasee and North Wood showed a full house at Warrior field why the Associated Press tabbed it “the game of the week,” with Wawasee getting on the board first, and last, after Sean Anderson reeled in a 21-yard pass from Chris Cotton with 4:56 left ip the third quarter A faked point-after kick resulted in an additional two points after back-up quarterback Chris Yoder left the holder position and threw a strike to Mike Meek in the end zone for an 8-0 “baseball” score, instilling some belief in the minds of those who felt the Warriors shouldn't have represented the conference at the dome lasLyear “I think we proved that we belonged there, k an elated Coach Myron Dickerson said after hard fought victory. The Warriors also brought the school its first number one rating in its history, with the AP placing the 3A school above all others this week. North Wood dropped to number nine: however. Coach Dickerson realizes he hasn't seen the last of the Panthers, j’ff we want to win the sectional we ll have to play them again. ' he stated. In the meantime the Warriors will savor their fourth victory < ail conference games > of the season Against no losses, with Nor thWood dropping to 3-1 overall and into a four way tie 2-1) for second in the NLC McDowell Proves Worth Defensive lineman Scot McDowell proved his worth on offense, with 99 yards on 15 carries, although he appropriately made his biggest run from the defensive side of the field, forcing .Nor thWood runningback Phil Wilson to fumble at his own 45-yard line, gathering it in and lumbering 27 yards to the North Wood 18 before being brought down from behind The Warriors showed their number four ranked 1 in the NLC passing attack on the next play with Anderson collecting 18 of the Warriors 50 passing yards from Cotton for the score. The Warrior quarterback completed six of 12 on the night, with one interception. Coach Dickerson showed his confidence in the stringent defense on its first offensive possession of the game when he gambled on a fourth and four situation at the Wawasee 38. and while the attempt failed, the War rior bulwark didn't' let it s coach
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OLTEINIIMi THE OFFENSE —Coach Myron Dtekeroon maps out a play for quarterback Chris C otton during second half action Friday night, Sept. L!>. Coach Dickersons strategy. coupled with a stingy detente, helped down the North Wood Panthen before a vocal home crowd. (Photo by Dale Tobtati
down, forcing the Panthers to punt after they failed to push the ball into the end zone. The Panthers were to get four other opportunities in Wawasee territory, but failed to get beyond the 20-yard line, with the Warrior defense recovering three of four fumbles and cornerback Nate Rhoades intercepting two of Doug Odiome’s 25 passes on the night. The North Wood quarterback did manage to find a receiver on 12 of those passes for 75 yards; however, the Warrior rush was limited to a scant 22 yards. “We worked all week to put different defensive plays on the field and keep them (North Wood guessing, ” Coach Dickerson said, adding, “Jim Andrews never puts anything but a quality football team on the field and we knew we'd have to be ready . ” Those changes often caused Odiome to run for cover, with the Warrior defense causing havoc in the Panther backfield. “He was backing up the whole game — it's tough to throw in that kind of a situation.” Coach Andrews lamented. The North Wood defense also flexed its muscles, with defensive back Jeff Langacher gathering in Cotton's sole interception at the North Wood 21-yard line to gain possession after a 55 yard run byq McDowell. Four plays later the Panthers were found punting the bail again. The Wa-Nee school’s biggest opportunity came early in the fourth quarter, with the Panther offense finding itself inside its own 30-yard line with a first down, but the chance was nixed after two failed running plays and an incomplete pass under a strong rush at the nine-minute mark. Offense Applauded Kicker Bruce -Jackson had an opportunity to get the Warriors on the board in the first half with a 35-yard field goal, but the attempt was wide to the right, nullifying 34 and five yard runs by Rhoades and Meek, respectively that set up the play Coach Dickerson applauded the offensive unit's efforts, noting that a Hb-yard drive in the fourth quarter that ate seven minutes off the clock may have “preserv ed the win” for the Warriors. North Wood managed to stop Wawasee short of the goal line with an 8-yard sack by. Brian Ramer with one minute remaining. but the Warrior defense shined again, with Rhoades gaining his second interception as Odiorne attempted to cover the
Wawasee tennis team stopped by Warsaw
The Wawasee varsity tennis team had a tough day at Warsaw Monday night as Warsaw swept their match 5 to 0. This sent Wawasee’s season record to five wins and nine loses. In singles Eric Sharp, Wawasee, was bested by Darrin Conley, 6-2, 6-4; Wawasee’s Bob Bartlett lost to Ken Crabb, 6-1, 6-1, and Bob Strombeck was defeated by Warsaw’s Doug Lemon, 6-.1,6-0.
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73-yard distance to the goalpost with a pass on the first play from scrimmage. Running out the clock, all that was left for Wawasee was the celebration. The game marked the first time since 1982 (39 games ago) that North Wood had been shut out. The Panthers had dominated teams 60-0 in its first three games, while the Warriors have now outscored their opponents 66-7. Wawasee collected 12 of 16 first place votes and 292 of 320 rating points by sportswriters to gain the number one spot in the polls, which was vacated by Indianapolis Cathedral (a loser to Indianapolis Ben Davis). “It’s good for the kids, they deserve the recognition, but we re going to have to maintain the position with tough play. ” Coach Dickerson said of the lofty status given the Warriors this week. Plymouth will attempt to knock Wawasee from the top spot Friday. Sept. 26, at 7:30 p.m.. with the visiting Warriors going in with noticeable bruises from the North Wood game. “We re going to have to go at it' like we've been doing” Coach Dickerson said, noting that injuries to four starters may limit the Warriors on defense. Linebackers Troy Reiff and Scott Robinson are questionable for Friday, with Robinson suffering from a cracked radius in his arm as a result of the North Wood game, and Reiff recuperating from a severe separated shoulder Defensive end Eric Jones is also suffering from bruises, while lineman Tim Carter has a sprained ankle. The offense will also feel the impact of injuries, with Meek afflicted with a hip pointer injury “Fifty per cent of them won t play Friday, while the other fifty per cent may be out for a few weeks, ” a concerned Coach Dickerson said of the five injured players. Plymouth, which Coach Dickerson labels as a “big play”. team, is 2-2 (1-2 in the NLC) entering the contest. They haven't sustained scoring drives in their last three games, but they've come up with the big plays off of kick-offs, passing plays, and punt returns, the coach said, emphasizing the importance of a healthy defense Wawasee went through a light practice Monday before going “full force” Tuesday afternoon, in an attempt to improve their league-leading record to 5-6.
Results for the Warrior team were equally disappointing in doubles play as Warsaw completed the sweep. Brent Bair and ■Josh Grill, Warsaw, won over Chuck Gray and Shannon Angle, 6-0, 6-2, and Doug and Dustin Stampler, of Warsaw, beat Mike Leedy and David Keener, 6-0,6-L The next Wawasee match will be at Plymouth this evening, September 24.
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ELUDING P ANTHERS — Junior Mike Meek (48) dodges an entourage of Panther defenders to set up a 35-yard field goal attempt for the Warriors in the first half of Friday night’s. Sept, 19. game. Kicker Bruce Jackson failed to capitalize on the play, kicking wide to the right, but the Warriors rebounded in the third quarter for an 8-0 victory, with Meek gathering in an twopoint aerial from Chris Yoder on a faked point-after attempt. (Photo by Dale Tobias)
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COTTON CONNECTS — Senior workhorse Scot McDowell (41) finds himself on the receiving end of a (.'hris Cotton pass early in Friday night’s, Sept. 19. 8-0 win against North Wood. McDowell rushed for 99 of the Warriors 150 yardsand provided a spark ofi defense. < Photo by Dale Tobias) -
Speicher on Tri State U's volleyball team
Wawasee High School graduate Christy Speicher is a sophomore member of -t-fre Tri State L'mver sity. Angola, volleyball team that is experiencing one of its most successful starts. Speicher, the daughter of Mr and Mrs. Pat Speicher. Milford, is an elementary education ma jor and plays outside hitter for the team. Tri State opened its schedule with a 5-L record and runner-up status at the Siena Heights volleyball tournament September EJin .Adrian, Mich. The lady Trojans swept through their first three matches without losing a game, with wins over Adrian (College (17-15, Lo-It), Spring Arbor College ( 17-15. L5-o>, and Aquinas i L 5-10. L 5-8». They finally lost their first, game against. Siena Heights, in the second game, but came back Soccer scores for youth center teams The Lakeland Youth Center, a United Way Agency, held its second set of soccer games for the fall league on Saturday, Sept 20. The games are played on Vega Field by the Syracuse School. In division B. the 10 and under age group. First National Bank gained a 5-0 victory over Teghtmeyer Ace; Campbells IGA beat out Fish-N-Fun, 4-1; and it was Chalet Realty over Cotton and Cotton Insurance. 14). In division A. the L 0 and over age group,. Kinro beat out The Mail-Journal. 4-0; Counting House Bank and Ki warns Club of Lakeland tied. 2-2; and Lake City Bank and Bill s Michiana Moped tied, 04). The games will be played every Saturday morning from September 13 through November I.
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to win the third and deciding game for a 15-5. 14-16. 15-5 match score In the championship game, the Trojans faced a rematch with Adrian College, and like the first match the contest started with two close opening games before Adrian took the final over a tired
Wawasee goffers have 9-1 record
The Wawasee lady golfers have continued to build an .impressive record of wins and now have a record of 9-1. The team defeated Huntington North 209 to 215 last Wednesday at Norwood Golf Course in Huntington as Barb Hostetter took scoring honors with a 47. She was followed by teammates Heidi Musser with 49, Teresa West with 56. xMichelle Katsanis. who shot 57 and Jennifer Jorczak with 61. The Wawasee team had defeated Goshen and LaVille in a double golf meet the previous afternoon at Maplecrest Country Club in Goshen. Wawasee finished at 195. LaVille at 227 and Goshen shot 232. At the LaPorte Invitational last Saturday Wawasee placed third behind Michigan City Rogers and LaPorte. Following Wawasee were Munster. Michigan City Elston, Portage. Chesterton. Valparaiso and Lowell Heidi Musser took second in individual scoring by shooting 91 behind Michigan City Rogers Kathy Richter, who was top with an 87 Barb Hostetter shot a9B for fifth place and other Wawasee scores were Jennifer Jorczak with 109. Michelle Katsanis with LlB and Barb Butler with 122.
Tri-State squad. 13-15. 15-9. 15-5. “We wel-e so tired in the finals, we just ran out of gas. But. overall. I was pleasantly surpns ed and pleased with our performance. Coach Dick Powers said, adding. “Christy added to our overall team effort with some very good play from the Outside position.
The girls' golf season will come to a close with the IHSAA Sectional meet at South Shore Golf Course on Saturday. Tennis WASHINGTON. DC. - The difference between victory and defeat, in the recent U.S. Open was quite often the killer instinct. In the cast* of Boris Becker, Wimbledon champion, playing Miloslav Mecir. Becker had lapses at critical points which do not happen to players on fire with the killer instinct On the female side. Stefi Grat could have won against Martina Navratilova had she possessed that same killer instinct. But the Germans, both very young, didn't put it away. Graf led 8-7 in the final set playoff, and it was her serve and failed to put it away! One ace would have won it for her. one point. With the advantage of serve, the youngster couldn't do it So fir the first '’time the history of the U.S Ope/, four players from the same foreign country played the- finals all from Czechoslovakia Incredible' That a little country of 15 million could so dominate a tournament which western players dominated for so long is a shocking commentary on the decline of U.S. fortunes in this game. The Czechs. Swedes and Germans, seem to have most of the upcoming stars in tennis, but maybe Tim Wilkison will continue to improve, along with some of ouT other younger players