The Mail-Journal, Volume 23, Number 57, Milford, Kosciusko County, 28 January 1987 — Page 9

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Warriors improve in Westview loss

I By MARK WEINSTEIN Sports Editor SYRACUSE —The story was different, but the result was the same. Wawasee, playing its second game in as many nights, played Westview, 11-2, evenly throughout the first>three periods, but the visitors, pulled away in the final stanza to post a 74-63 non-conference victory at Wawasee. The night before, the Warriors looked like they had never played before. Because of the poor showing, the Warriors took a 57-33 shellacking from the Redskins. But what a difference 24 hours made. “We came around tonight,” insisted Wawasee head coach Gary Goshert. “Our intensity level was much better. If we can continue with that intensity, we’ll be much smoother next week.’’ After a sluggish first period, which saw Wawasee trailing by five, 11-6; the host Warriors stayed close the rest of the way. Both teams scored 17 points in the second period, giving the visiting Warriors a 28-22 halftime lead. [What kept the Wawasee in the game was its defense. The Warriors played aggressively — sometimes too aggressive, though — and created a lot of problems for Westview. James Braggs was a key player for Wawasee. Coming off the bench for Nathan Rhoades

Whitko At Wawasee

Game Time —6:15 p.m. (junior varsity). Radio Coverage — WRSW-FM, 107.3, Warsaw Season Records — Wawasee stumbles into this contest with Whitko with a three-game losing streak and a 10-4 season record. Meanwhile, the Wildcats have won six straight games and hold a 10-2 mark. Whitko Keys — Whitko may be the most talented basketball team Wawasee has faced this season. The Wildcats, shooting 51% from the field, have the ability to'mix an aggressive Inside game with deadly perimeter shooting. /Mark Kline, a 6-0 senior, leads the Wildcats' offense. Averaging 19.1 points a game, Kline scores the majority of his points within 15 feet. Jamie Vandersaul, another 6-0 senior. Is Whltko's top outside shooter. He averages 12 points a game while shooting close to 66% from the field. Meanwhile Jim Julllerat averages 11 points a contest.

Wawasee off to winning season

SYRACUSE — Wawasee’s girls gymnastics team continued its winning ways Tuesday evening by side-stepping Warsaw, 89.3-87.6. The victory improved Wawasee’s record to 3-0 on the season. Angie Kistler proved to be Wawasee’s leader in this meet. She finished third in the vault with a 8.45 score, third on bars, and third in all-around. On the bars, Kistler was a distant third with her 7.05 score. Warsaw’s Patty Zeasenay won the event with a 8.10 tally. Katrina Curtis placed second with a 7.75 score. Zeasenay also won the beam event, scoring 7.9. Sherry Daniels placed second with a 7.55 score, and Curtis rounded out the top three places with a 7.40 score— The floor routine went to Curtis — with a 8.8 score. Tressa Littleton and Julie Schmahl placed second and third for the Warriors. Littleton scored 8.15, while Schmahl finished with 7.95. Curtis claimed the all-around competition with a 33.0 score. Zeasenay joined her Warsaw teammate with a second place effort, while Wawasee’s Kistler placed third. “I was pleased with our effort,” said Wawasee coach Tracey Sumpter. “Our depth was the difference.’’ In junior varsity competition, Warsaw claimed a 59.45-58.6 victory over the Warriors. Wawasee’s Sherry Daniels won the vault with a 7.4 score. Kristi Hartman of Warsaw captured the bars competition, while Schmahl won the beam event for the Warriors, and Sabi Vale won the floor routine. Warriors win two SYRACUSE — Wawasee opened its girls gymnastics season Saturday, Jan. 24, on a winning note as the Warriors defeated West Noble and North Wood in a triangular meet here. Angie Kistler took all-around honors for the Warriors, while Nicole Iwankowitsch won the bars competition in both meets. Kistler added victories in the beam, while Tressa Littleton won the floor routine in both meets.

who had three fouls in the first eight minutes, Braggs ignited the Warriors’ defense through the first three quarters. But Westview broke the game open in the final quarter, outscoring Wawasee 35-28 in the last eight minutes to claim the win. Forced to foul in the waning minutes, Wawasee put Westview in position to win, or lose the game at the foul line. The visiting Warriors were up to the challenge — sinking 21-of-23 free throws in the fourth quarter — to secure the win. In the final half, Wawasee had several opportunities to tie, or take the lead. But, everytime the opportunity presented itself, the Warriors failed to capitalize on the break. Finally, Westview took the game away from Wawasee midway through the final period, “We played pretty good defense — while we were in the game,” added Goshert. “We just fell short at the end.” Brad Oesch and Daron Yoder proved to be fatal tor the Warriors in the last eight minutes. Westview dished the ball inside to the duo, and the two made Wawasee pay. Oesch netted 13 of his 24 points in the final period. Yoder, just as deadly, canned 11 of his 17 points in the last eight minutes. Still, Wawasee had some chances down the stretch to climb back into the game. Tim Mangas, who scored a game-high 33 points, sank 16 points in the closing minutes, 10 from the

Julllerat, though, Is hobbled with a hairline fracture on his shooting wrist. But that shouldn't hinder his scoring. During a game last week, Julllerat shot 70% from the field while scoring 16 points — even with a cast on his shooting wrist. Even though the Wildcats have great perimeter shooters, perhaps the strongest part to Whltko's game Is Its defense. Whitko plays solid man-to-man defense, and It rebounds very well. Another strength to Whltko's game Is its free throw shooting efficiency. The Wildcats, as a team, shoot 72% from the charity stripe. Dave Irwin and Chad Christman are connecting from the stripe at better than 80%. Kline Is a 72% shooter from the foul line.—,—, — Wawasee Keys — If Wawasee hopes to defeat Whitko Friday evening, It must play under control, and wlthjn its means. Tim Mangas, although forced to take more of the offensive burden with

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OVER THE TOP — Wawasee’s Sabi Vale begins her vault dismount during Wawasee’s meet with Warsaw Tuesday evening. The Warriors won the varsity meet, but dropped the JV meet.

charity stripe. But the Warriors needed more offensive firepower, and a stem defense if they wanted to get back into the game. Not even four longrange field goals from Matt Dick could save the Warriors. Dick finished the game with eight points. “Every player is important to us,” said Goshert about the role of his reserves. “I thought Matt (sophomore guard Matt Dick) and James (senior guard James Braggs) played well. Matt can shoot the ball.” Besides Mangas’ 33 points, only Mike Eastman reached doubledigits for Wawasee. The senior forward netted 11 points in the losing cause. The Warriors return to the hardwood Friday evening when they host Whitko in a nonconference affair. Wawasee will travel to East Noble Saturday. WESTVIEW (74) - Oesch 7 10 4, D. Christner 2 0 4, D. Troyer 8 7 4, D. Yoder 5 72, Christner 00 3, J. Christner 0 10, Mast 0 0 2, Stacey 0 0 0, R. Yoder 052. Totals 223021. WAWASEE (63) — Rhoades 1 0 5, Eastman 4 3 2, Atwood 1 0 1, Mangas 8 17 2, Harter 1 0 2, Rensberger 0 0 5, Frasure, 1 0 4, Braggs 114, Dick 4 02, Bonner 0 0 1. Totals 21 21 28. Score By Quarters Westview 11 17 11 35—74 Wawasee 6 17 12 28—63 Officials — John Lozier and Russ Teall. Junior Varsity Wawasee 53, Westview 35

the injury to Fred Steffen, must take good shots. There's no room for forced attempts against the Wildcats. Mangas' surrounding cast must help pick up the offensive slack, and play solid defense. At Goshen, the Warriors played their worst basketball of the season. The Warriors can not play that same style and expect to defeat the 10-2 Wildcats. Nathan Rhoades, Darrin Atwood, and maybe Matt Dick may be the key offensive players for Wawasee. All three have the ability to score — and a lot of points. Brian Rensberger and Mike Eastman, along with the other reserves need to take their shots, but primarily, concentrate on defense and rebounds. It will be Interesting to see how Gary Goshert confronts this contest. On paper, the Wildcats have more talent. But when has a game been played on paper?

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CAUGHT — Wawasee’s James Braggs gets caught for a blocking foul during the second half of the Warriors' 74-63 loss to West view. Braggs scored three points, but was whistled for four fouls in the game. , ■? 3 ',<(l Brett Harter looks to Wawasee’s bench for instructions after the infraction. (Photo by Mark Weinstein)

Lancer defense stops Bethel

WINONA LAKE - Defense will win conference championships. Tuesday evening Grace College took a giant step towards its sixth straight Mid-Central Conference men’s basketball title with a 76-56 pasting of the Bethel Pilots. With the victory, Grace improves its season record to 14-5, and 3-0 in the MCC. Meanwhile, Bethel falls to 15-4 overall, and 2-3 in the conference. “We played pretty good defense and we shot well,” said Grace head coach Jim Kessler after the victory. “We did the things we wanted to do. I am pleased with our performance tonight.” And there’s a lot Kessler should be happy about. Besides the lopsided victory, the Lancers held Bethel to its lowest score of the season. Entering the contest, Bethel averaged 92.8 points a game. Also, the Pilots entered this critical conference clash shooting 56% from the field. They were held to 30% by the Lancers. This contest was never in doubt after the first seven minutes. The Lancers raced to a 17-9 advantage with 13:17 remaining in the first half, then, increased their margin to 28-15 five minutes

Smith, Schmahl fuel Wawasee win

SYRACUSE — Wawasee’s boys swim team upped its record to 9-1 overall and 2-0 in the Northern Lakes Conference Monday with a lopsided victory over Plymouth. Wawasee, in posting the victory, won every individual event. Plymouth’s highest finish was third. Brad Smith and Steve Schmahl fueled th£ easy triumph by winning a pair of first place swims each. Smith won the 200 individual medley with a 2:09.40 clocking, then came back in the 100 butterfly to win the event with F a 56.48 time. Schmahl won the 200 freestyle event with a 2:01.82 time. He also added the 500-yard freestyle victory with a 5:33.88 effort. Other Wawasee winners included Steve Rozow, 50 freestyle; Dave Keener, diving; Mark Rich, 100 freestyle; Paul Morel, 100 backstroke; and Scott Rozow, 100-yard breaststroke. Both relay teams — medley and 400 freestyle — easily won their event. , __

later. However, the Pilots battled back in the waning minutes of the first half and pulled within 13, 41-29. But that was as close as the Mishawaka school would come to the Lancers in this contest. In the second half, the Lancers methodically increased their margin. Good ball movement, and solid defense keyed the Lancers’ effort. Paul Zeltwanger was the key for the Lancers. The junior guard from Mishawaka shut down the Pilots’ leading scorer, Jerome Calderone. Calderone was scoreless in the first 20 minutes, and finished with a season-low five points. Meanwhile, Zeltwanger was canning three-point field goals with consistency. In scoring 10 points, Zeltwanger drilled two straight three-pointers for Grace. But it was Zeltwanger’s driving layup over two Bethel defenders that sealed Grace’s win. The junior, driving the length of the court, split two Pilot defenders and scored. His bucket gave the Lancers a 60-40 cushion with 12:55 remaining. Grace’s largest lead, 70-45, came with 4:15 left in the game. “I am very pleased with our

Morel, Scott Rozow. Matt Fryback, and Brian Neff won the initial relay with a 1:46.05 time. The Warriors’ second team, consisting of Derin Keim, David Ridings, Glen Guimond, and Steve Ensinger placed second. The 400 freestyle relay team closed out the meet with a twosecond win over Wawasee’s second unit. “We swam well,’’ said Wawasee’s Tim Caldwell. “But

Kozon trips Dana, 67-65

SYRACUSE - Jack Reer Scored 20 points to lead Kozon past Dana, 67-65, in Wawasee adult basketball league action. The victory improves Kozon’s record to 5-4, while Dana slips to 4-4. Dan Kryscio led Dana with 29 points. In other action, Jeff Brady scored 23 points to lead Shipshape past Pilchers, 74-63. Shipshape improves its mark to 7-2, while Pilchers drop to 5-4 on the camnaien.

performance, said Bethel’s mentor, Homer Drew. “I’m not pleased that we lost, but that we played as hard as we could. We just didn’t execute like we should have.” „ According to Drew, one reason why the Pilots played so poorly was six of the players had the flu. Still, Drew praised Grace’s effort. “They have a very nice ball club,” insisted Drew. “They have experience and a lot of talent. This will be a learning experience for us.” Bethel has two seniors on its roster. Then, five of the remaining toplayers are freshmen. Grace, in claiming its third MCC victory, enjoyed a balanced offensive attack. Joe Graham led the Lancers with 21 points, while Ben Teske added 12. Worth Packer and Zeltwanger both chipped in 10 for Grace. Former Concord standout Tylor Coley scored seven points for Grace, while Seth Swihart chipped in two. Joe Zarazee led the Pilots offensive attack with 19 points. Jody Martinez added 14 in a losing effort. The Lancers next MCC action is scheduled for Saturday evening at Mario*.

we are not worried about wins right now, we just trying to stay sharp for some important meets coming up.” Wawasee’s most important meet of the season is Tuesday when the Warriors host Warsaw, for what could decide the Northern Lakes Conference championship. Both teams, Warsaw and Wawasee, are unbeaten in conference competition.

Keith Cripe led Pilchers’ attack with 16 points. Al Schlagenhuf’s 18 points led Voyagers past Syracuse Rubber 61-33. Voyager, with the win, improves its mark to 2-7, while Syracuse Rubber drops to 0-9. Steve Sharp led the losers with 11 points. In the final contest, North American Wire Dye claimed a forfeit victory over Flex Steel. North American runs its record to 8-1, while Flex Steel drops to . '■ —-.'

Wed., January 28,1987 — THE MAIL-JOURNAL

Scoreboard

/ College Basketball « BIG TEN CONFERENCE Men's Standings Conference All Games W-L Pct. W-L Pct. Indiana 6-1 Ml 152 .882 lowa 6-1 .857 < 18-1 .947 Purdue 6-1 .857 15-2 .882 Illinois 5-2 .714 , 14-4 .778 Michigan 4-3 .571 13-6 .684 Ohio State 4-3 .571 13-6 .684 Michigan State 2-5 .286 7-10* .412 Minnesota 2-5 .286 9-8 .529 Northwestern 1-7 .125 6-12 .333 Wisconsin ~ 0-8 .000 10-11 Monday's Game ■ Northwestern 67, Michigan State 65 Wednesday's Games (Fort Wayne time) ■ Illinois at Indiana, 8 p.m. Thursday's Games ■ lowa at Michigan State, 8 p.m. ■ Minnesota at Michigan, 8 p.m. , ■ Purdue at Ohio State, 8 p.m. Saturday's Games ■lowaatMichigan, Ip4n. ... ■. l;jl / ■ ■ Purdue at Indiana, 4 p.m. ■ Minnesota at Michigan State, 4 p.m. i ■ Wisconsin at Northwestern, 7 p.m. ■ Coloradoat Illinois, 8 p.m. Monday, Feb. 2 ■ Illinois at Ohio State, 7 p.m. MID-AMERICAN CONFERENCE Men's Standings Conference All Games W-L Pct. W-L Pct. Central Michigan 5-2 .714 11-6 .647 Kent State 5-3 .625 11-6 Ball State 4-3 .571 8-9 .471 Bowling Green 4-3 .571 8-9 .471 Western Michigan k 4-3 .571 7-9 43a Miami (Ohio) 3-4 .429 9-8 Ohio 3-4 .429 9-8 .529 Toledo 2-5 .286 8-10 .444 Eastern Michigan —2*s .286 6-11 .353 Wednesday's Games ’ (Fort Wayne times) ■ Eastern Michigan at Miami, 7:30p.m. ■ Toledo at Ball State, 7:30p.m. ■ Bowling Green at Western Michigan, 7:45p.m. ■ Central Michigan at Ohio, 8 p.m. Saturday's Games ■ Central Michigan at Bowling Green, 8 p.m. ■ Western Michigan at Toledo, 8 p.m. ■ Ball Stateat Kent State, 7:30p.m. ■ Ohio at Eastern Michigan, 8 p.m. National Basketball Association EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division W L Pct. GB Boston Celtics 31 11 .738 — Philadelphia 76ers 24 18 .571 7 Washington Bullets 21 20 .512 9*l New York Knicks 13 29 .310 18 New Jersey Nets 11 29 .275 19 Central Division Atlanta Hawks 27 14 .659 — Detroit Pistons 26 14 .650*4 Milwaukee Bucks 26 18 .591 2*i Chicago Bulls 21 19 .525 5W Indiana Pacers 201 22 .476 ?•» Cleveland Cavaliers 16 26 .381 Ills WESTERN CONFERENCE Midwest Division Dallas Mavericks —T7 —~ 26 15 .634 — Utah Jazz 23 17 .575 2<-> Houston Rockets 22 19 .537 4 Denver Nuggets 19 24 .442 8 Sacramento Kings 13 ■< 27 .325 12*» San Antonio Spurs 12 29 .293 14 Pacific Division Los Angeles Lakers 32 9 .780 — Portland Trail Blazers 26 17 .605 7 Seattle Supersonics 22 19 .535 10 Golden State Warriors 23 20 .535 10 Phoenix Suns 18 25 • .419 15 Los Angeles Clippers 5 36 .122 27 Monday's Games Seattle 108, Utah 95 Phoenix 120, Detroit 118, OT Milwaukee 114, LA Clippers 94 Portland 145, Denver 141, OT Tuesday's Games Atlanta 114, Indiana 98 Philadelphia 108, New York 103 Washington 118, Dallas 113 Boston 105, Chicago 97 Utah at Houston, incomplete Detroit at San Antonio, incomplete Portland at LA Lakers, incomplete Milwaukee at Golden State, Incomplete New Jersey at Sacramento, Incomplete Wednesday's Games (Fort Wayne times) Chicago at Boston. 7:30 p.m. Cleveland at Philadelphia, 7:30p.m. Golden Stateat Phoenix, 9:30 p.m. New Jersey at LA Clippers, 10:30 p.m. . . LA Lakers at Seattle; 10:30 p.m. National Hockey League PRINCE OF WALES CONFERENCE Patrick Division W L T GF GA Pts Philadelphia Flyers 32 13 4 206 136 68 New York Islanders 24 21 4 175 187 52 Washington Capitals 20 24 7 164 189 47 New York Rangers ’l9 22 8 198 198 46 Pittsburgh Penguins 19 22 8 181 174 46 New Jersey Generals 20 25 5 183 228 45 Adams Division Montreal Canadiens 25 21 7 178 167 49 Hartford Whalers 25 18 6 161 158 56 Boston Bruins 25 19 5 180 153 55 Quebec Nordlques 18 25 ' 7 162 194 34 Buffalo Sabres 14 29 6 162 194 34 CLARENCE CAMPBELL CONFERENCE 7 Norris Division W L T GF GA Pta Minnesota North Stars 22 21 5 188 177 49 Detroit Red Wings 20 21 8 155 169 48 Toronto Maple Leafs 19 25 5 170 180 43 St. Louis Blues 17 22 8 164 185 42 Chicago Blackhawks 17 86 7 175 204 .» 41 Smythe Division Edmonton Oilers 33 14 2 231 MB 60 Winnipeg Jets 27 18 4 175 M 0 58 Calgary Flames 27 22 1200 197 55 Los Angeles Kings 21 22 6 206 204 48 Vancouver Canucks 15 29 5 162 197 35 Monday's Games Boston 6, Buffalo 2 N.Y. Rangers 6, New Jersey 3 Calgary 6, Toronto 5, OT Montreal 3, Chicago 2 1 wxMiy > tMmr* Pittsburgh 7, Washington 5 Hartford at Quebec, Incomplete Winnipeg at N.Y. Islanders, Incomplete Montreal at St. Louis, incomplete Edmonton at Vancouver, Incomplete (Fort Wayne times) Philadelphia at Buffalo, 7:35p.m. Winnipeg at N.Y. Rangers, 7:35p.m. Washington at Detroit, 7:33 p.m. Toronto at Chicago, 8:35 p.m. Vancouver at Edmonton. 9:35 p.m. Mow J wcsoy Los AnQotos»

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