The Mail-Journal, Volume 26, Number 12, Milford, Kosciusko County, 6 May 1987 — Page 8

THE MAIL-JOURNAL — Wed., May 6,1987

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Sports

Jamiel's triple leads Warriors

ROCHESTER - Wawasee’s girls’ track team, paced by three Steph Jamiel first places, topped North Wood and Rochester in a three-way Northern ' Lakes Conference meet here Thursday. The Warriors won the event with 69 points, 12 better than Northwood’s 57. Rochester finished third with 22 points. Jamiel, continued to highlight another Warrior victory. In her three individual victories, Jamiel tied her school record high jump (5-4), then proceeded to win the 100 hurdles and 800. Jamiel’s 5-4 high jump was the second time in less than a week that she reached that height.

Wawasee walks past Prairie Heights

SYRACUSE — Michelle Coy pitched five strong innings Tuesday afternoon and the Warriors benefited from 11 Prairie Heights walks in rolling past the Panthers 18-1 in high school girls’ softball at Vega Field. With the win, Wawasee raises ( its season mark to 4-3. It is the ■--'first time in school history that the Warriors have been above the

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Tigers explode, rip Warriors

WARSAW — Warsaw scored six times in the second inning Monday evening en route to an easy 8-1 victory over Wawasee. The win moves the Tigers within one game of the Warriors in the Northern Lakes Conference. Wawasee stands 3-4 in the.NLC while the Tigers raise their conference mark to 2-5. Kevin Parker started and took the loss for Wawasee. The Warrior hurler went just 1 '/ 3 innings and gave up six runs, but only three earned. Nathan Rhoades

Winning has different meaning in game of life

In athletics, winning is the name of the game. The same can he said in life. But the meanings are different. Athletic competition is fleeting. Life is forever. » » In baseball, only one team at the end of the season is THE winner. The same is true in most every other sport. But that is not the same in life. Fortunately, by the Grace of God, all humans can be winners. We were given that chance through Easter — Christ’s death, burial, and resurrection. However, not everyone will be on the winning side. It is up to us, as individuals what side we will fight on. Hopefully, Brett Traviolia is on the winning side today. These thoughts have helped me focus on the tragic loss of Traviolia By now, many, if not all people in the Lakeland area have heard about Traviolia s car accident that claimed his life Without a doubt, all Wawasee High Schoolstunts have. Asc matter of fact, the morning after

Meanwhile, Jamiel’s teammate, Anne Pohl took two first places for the Warriors. Pohl wop the 100 and 200 dashes. Amy Barton took one first and a second in .the competition. The freshman was victorious in the 300 hurdles, then placed second — to Jamiel — in the 100 hurdles. Julie Gunn’s two second places, in the high jump and long jump aided the Warrior cause. Shelly Landis also captured a pair of seconds for Wawasee.. Landis was second in the 400 and 100. Wawasee’s next scheduled action is slated for Thursday, May 7, with DeKalb and Columbia City.

.500 mark. Rhonda Siookey paced the Warrior attack with a triple. However, Wawasee’s main offensive weapon was Prairie Heights’ wildness. The Warriors scored five runs in the first inning, all without a base hit. The Warriors added a pair runs in the third, three in the fourth, and put the game away with eight

relieved Parker and surrendered one run the rest of the way. “We didn't play well at all,” said Wawasee’s Scott Siler. “I was very upset with the team after the game.” In the critical conference game, Wawasee was held to three hits by Jamie Phillips. The Tiger •hurler walked one batter while striking out 10. Phillips was in control of the contest from the beginning. Chris Yoder accounted for Wawasee’s lone run. He singled in the fourth and later scored.

the accident, students and faculty at WHS were in mourning. The'youngest son of Hal and Francie Traviolia' was a—verypopular student/athlete at Wawasee. The number’of students and faculty members at the Syracuse school that are mourning his death proves that point. On The Mark MARK B* ■ weinstein n 4 n > . Jr But that doesn’t take away the sting of death. It will take time. Just like it took time for Wawasee football fans, coaches, and players to geL over_ their disappointing state finals loss two years ago in Indianapolis.

At Rochester Team Scores — Wawasee 69, North Wood 57, Rochester 22. High Jump — Jamiel (W), 5-4; Julie Gunn (W); Boyer (W); Truex (NW) Long Jump — Morran (NW), 14-8; Julie Gunn (W); Reckern (NW); Kistler (W). Shot Put — Cutchin (NW), 34> 2 ; Hand (NW); Luhnow (R); Eisenhour (W). Discus — Luhnow (R), 97-7; Spurgeon (NW); Rock (R); Barton (W). 100 Hurdles — Jamiel (W). 15.6; Barton (W); Rose (NW); Metzger (NW). 100 — Pohl (W), 13.2; Landis (W); Morran (NW); Heckaman (NW). 1600 —Graber (NW), 5:57.0; Krom (R); Coy

in the fifth. Prairie Height’s scored its lone run in the second. The game was called after five innings because of the lopsided score. “We played pretty well,” said Wawasee head coach Mark Timpe following the win. “Os course, they helpechus out with all those walks. ” j In a game*earlier in the week,

Chris Cotton doubled for the Warriors. In the junior varsity game, Warsaw scored two times in its half of the fifth inning to 7-5 victory over the Warriors Chris Conkling took the loss for Wawasee, despite throwing a fine game. The fueshman walked five and struck out two in his work on the mound. Chris Schwartz collected two hits for Wawasee, including a solo homer. Rodney Coy and Adam Wilson each belted doubles for the Warriors.

Time heals all wounds Travioliq will always be remembered as an athlete that gave his besj in the heat of com petition. He wasn’t a quitter, which was evident in his final wrestling season at Wawasee. The media, all season, focused on Jeff Welborn, an outstanding performer for the Warriors. It was common, since Welborn was undefeated through sectionals. 4 But Traviolia finished with the highest. Wawasee honor —a second place in the IHSAA state finals in Indianapolis. But now, all we have are memories of Traviolia. Death is a part of life, just like losing a baseball game is part of athletics. □ Three Wawasee High School gymnasts were named to Indiana’s Academic All-State gymnastics team. Listed on the squad were Shelly Daniels, Tressa Littleton, and Julie Schmahl. The three Warriors were also inducted into Wawasee High School’s Academic Hail of Fame:

(W); Keloneva (W). 400 Relay — North Wood (Heckaman, Randolph, Reaker, Jackson), 54.7; Wawasee. 400 — Morran (NW), 1:03.0; Landis (W);_ Eisenhour (W); Miller ( NW). 300 Hurdles — Barton (W), 51.2; Sponseller (W); Sayger (R); Metzger (NW). 800 — Jamiel (W), 2:35.0; Randolph (NW); Graber (NW-)X Krom (R). 200— Pohl (W), 28.4; Jackson (NW); Wiggin (R); Miller (NW). 3200 — Shallry (R) 13.18.0; Graber (NW); Thorson ( W); Gregory (W). 1600 Relay — Wawasee (Jamiel, Barton, Landis, Eisenhour), 4:23.5; North Wood. JV — Wawasee 60, North Wood 27, Rochester 21.

Wawasee used Bobi Stookey’s four for four plate performance to defeat North Wood 9-7. The Warriors out hit the Panthers 13-5 in the game involving two Northern Lakes Conference teams. Rhonda Stookey tripled for the Warriors in the contest. Wawasee’s next action is scheduled for Thursday with Northridge. Warrior JV's trim Plymouth .......JUZIZ *~ led off the game for Wawasee with a solo home run Friday and the Wawasee Warriors JV’s went on to defeat Plymouth 7-5. Rodney Coy pitched six innings for the Warriors and collected the win. Adam Wilson pitched the final inning and gained his first save of the season. Wilson struck out the side in Plymouth's final at bat. Fred Crouch collected two hits in the victory, including a double. No other Warrior had two hits in the game.

Warrior girls sweep Chargers in straight sets

SYRACUSE — Wawasee climbed within one game of the .500 mark in girls high school tennis Monday evening with a 5-0 victory over West Noble. The Warriors, in claiming the easy victory, changed their lineup. Head coach Cindy Peterson moved Marci Wright4/to the top singles position, while moving Christi Weaver from the top singles spot to the first double's position. The change worked. Wright bested Anne Heckner in straight sets, 6-1, 6-1, as did the rest of the Warrior squad. Heather Keiper, also moving up in singles play, turned back Wendy Wigert 6-2, 6-0, and Lora Hollar closed singles play with a

Warriors winless in NLC

SYRACUSE - Rochester kept Wawasee’s girls tennis team winless in the Northern Lakes Conference Thursday night with a 4-1 victory over the Warriors. \ Wawasee’s lone point came at the number two singles. Marci Wright defeated Debbie Delßosario, 6-1, 6-1. However, after Wright’s win, the Warriors were swept. The loss drops Wawasee’s record to 3-5 and 0-4 in the NLC.

,Criteria for the state honor include class rank, SAT scores, grade point average, being a member on the varsity for two “years, andqualtty of competitionAt the high school level, 104 girls competed in varsity gymnastics with the top 11 — academically — selected to the team : □ Some athletic events are tailormade for enjoyment, and only enjoyment. But not too many of them. To me, the only athletic event filled with pure enjoyment, though, is golf. The often times frustrating sport is slow and allows its participants the enjoyment of the outdoors. Still, don’t get me wrong, other sports ate enjoyable. But, none of them move along at the' participant’s pace like golf. Tha t “is why t started playing the sport five years ago.. I have a lot to learii about the game, but like anything, it is a long process tot firo, it has-

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6-0, 6-2, triumph over Dee Dee Becker. In doubles competition, Weaver and Kim Carmichael had little trouble with Lynette Conrad and Jody Ertel. The Warriors' duo dominateds winning 6-1, 6-2. Rounding out the Warriors’ lopsided win was Jennifer Morgan and Lisa Noble’s play in the final doubles slot. The pair sidelined West Noble’s Jeni Inory and Becky Chavez 6-1, 6-0. “I think we are coming around,” insisted Peterson. "We played very well against West Noble.” The Warriors' next action is scheduled for Saturday, May 9, in the Angola Invitational.

, At Syracuse Rochester 4, Wawasee 1 Singles — Lora Louderback (R) d. Christi Weaver, 6-3, 6-4; “Marci Wright (W) d. Debbie Delßosario, 6-1, 6-1; Lisa Carr (W) d. Heather Keiper, 6-3, 6-4. Doubles — Shannon McLocklin’Andrea Qelcher (R d. Jennifer Morgan-Lofa, 6-0, 6-1; Kristy Jones, Nancy Balcher < R) d. Lisa Noble-Kimberly Carmichael, 6-1,6-6. JV — Rochester 2, Wawasee 1.

been longer than I wanted. But that hasn't stopped me from participating. Several weeks ago I ventured out onto an area golf course — Parmore in New Paris — to get my game in shape. However, at that time, when the temperatures, was closer to winter than spring, my game showed no signs of improving. Thankfully, the weather and my golf game has changed since then. Now don’t get me wrong, I am not a very good golfer. My score, like for many others, depends on the golf course. Sometimes it even depends on how lucky I am. At Parmore, I generally shoot between six and nine over par Not bad for someone who just started golfing after college graduation. Meanwhile, at Big Boulder, I generally finish between eight and 12 strokes over par Obviously I play better at Parmore, but I should. It is a much smaller course.

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Still, perhaps my best round of golf this season, and for that matter, in my life, was two w'eeks ago at Bristol’s Oak Hills What a beautiful course!! Never have I played at a course w ithjA many hills and such beauJv. warm Saturday afternoon helped me realize just how majestic God is. He created this was sjmply breathtaking. Anyway, on such a course, where you need to drive the ball a great distance, I normally do very poor. That was not the case this day. I Instead, I experienced several outstanding shots. I was able to drive the ball, consistently, with distance and accuracy. I even parred a hole. My game took another step in the right direction Saturday morning when my brother-in-law. Dr. Terry Waggoner from the Goshen Chiropractic Center, and I opened up the course at Big Boulder Although the course in Milford is much shorter than at Oak Hill,

I still used my woods successfully. As a matter of fact, I had better drives than Dr. Waggoner, which is very rare. I concluded my nine holes rr strokes over par. Just like any other golfer, IF I hadn’t done some stupid, things, my score would have dropped six strokes. I still beat the good doctor, though. Golfing has become my number one recreational sport. It has proved to be a great way to relax and enjoy the outdoors. I believe a' lot others think the same way I do — concerning golf. It has become very popular in the states, and probably for the same reasons. I would encourage you to patronize’ your favorite golf facility and enjoy the challenges of the course, and enjoy the out-, doors □ ’ , Grace College's womens softball team geared up for the NAIA District 21 tournament Saturday afternoon with its Alumni softball game at Winona Lake.

Lancers open NAIA play WINONA LAKE - Grace College and Manchester College square off in the opening round of the NAIA District 21 women’s softball playoffs in Indianapolis Friday. The Lancers, 16-9 and the fourth seeded team in the doubleelimination tournament, battle 17-18 Manchester at noon on the Indiana-Purdue at Indianapolis softball complex. Other prst round contests Friday afternoon include top seed IUPUI battling No. 8 Huntington and No. 2 Franklin playing No. 7 Hanover at 10 a.m. St. Mary’s, No. 3, plays No. 6 Tri-State at noon. Games will be played all day Friday and Saturday, leading to a 3 p.m. championship contest Saturday. IUPUI, currently* ranked fourth in the latest NAIA national poll, is the defending district champion. Warriors win SYRACUSE — John Nemeth’s season-best 35 sparked Wawasee’s golf squad past Manchester, 149-156, Thursday at South Shore. Nemeth was one of four Wawasee golfers under 40 as the Warriors raised their dual record to 3-0. Others breaking the 40 mark were Derek Smith (37), Doug Nigbor (38), and Dave O’Neal (39). Darin Atwood finished with a 41. p") nared the Squires’ effort with a 37. At Syracuse Wawasee 149, Manchester 156 Wawasee (149) — John Nemeth 35, Derek Smith 37, Darin Atwood 41. Doug Nigbor 38, Dave O’Neal 39. Manchester (156) — Pat Brandenberg 37, Andy Wible 40, Tim Spang 41, Steve Straiger 38, Chuck Goodrich 48.

Ten former Lancers took the field against the second-rated team in Indiana in the exhibition game. The present Lancers, coached by Phil Dick, escaped with a 6-5, nine-inning win. Area players on the Alumni squad included Lisa Wilcoxson, Winona Lake; Jolie Eckhardt. Warsaw; JoAnn Franco. Leesburg; Theresa Waggoner. Goshen; Cheryl Weinstein. Goshen; and Jeanine Zeltwanger, Mishawaka. □ Wawasee’s girls' softball team may be the surprise team in the area. Last year Warsaw was the surprise team, eventually winning the sectional title. This year it may be the Warriors' turn. Wawasee. presently with a 3-3 record, have won two straight games. With its momentum, it should be an interesting game Thursday. May 14, when coach Bryon Weinstein's Warsaw Tigers come to Syracuse. I’m not making any predictions on this game, but it could be a long day for big brother.