The Mail-Journal, Volume 26, Number 35, Milford, Kosciusko County, 14 October 1987 — Page 8

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THE MAIL-JOURNAL — Wed., October 14,1987

Sports

Warriors stop Harding, 20-7, in homecoming clash

i By MARK WEINSTEIN Sports Editor , SYRACUSE - Wawasee played a homecoming football game like it was intended to be played — victoriously. The Warriors used two Chris Conkling touchdown runs and a Brad Richards 23-yard interception return to upend Fort Wayne Harding, 20-7, Friday. The win was Wawasee’s third consecutive and played before an enthusiastic homecoming crowd. At halftime of Wawasee’s win Stephanie Berkey was crowned Wawasee’s homecoming queen. Mike Meek was named homecoming king during the festive activities. Several former homecoming king’s and queen’s returned to Syracuse for a special halftime program honoring Wawasee’s 20th homecoming. The game, like the homecoming activities, turned out to be special at its conclusion. “This was a football game that we should have won,’’ insisted Wawasee’s Myron Dickerson after the victory. “But we had too many mental mistakes.’.’ After both teams traded touchdowns in the first half, Wawasee’s defense dominated the final two quarters. The Warriors’ offense struggled in the first half, however, mustered enough offense in the second half to score two touchdowns. Wawasw inoved deep into Harding territory twice in the first half, failing to score both times. The latter attempt ended on a missed 32-yard field goal attempt. “I’m happy with the win, happy to be 4-3 after our start, but I’m

Concord tightens reign in NLt girls' swimming

DUNLAP — Two Concord swimmers won a pair of swim events as the host Minutemen defeated Wawasee, 103-63, in a Northern Lakes Conference girls’ swim meet. Kristi Stauffer won the 200-yard individual medley and 100 butterfly for Concord, while Kelly Barrett pulled off wins in the 200 and 500 freestyle events. The Warriors could recover from Concord’s depth and experience. Wawasee won three individual events in the important NLC contest. Sherry Payne, recovering from an illness earlier in the week, won the 50 freestyle with a : 27.11 time. Danielle Iwankowitsch took the 100-yard backstroke for the Warriors in 1:10.85, while Cyndi Guimond won the 100-yard breaststroke in 1:15.68.

Cross-country successful at Wawasee

What many sports observers feel is a boring sport will probably turn out to be Wawasee High School’s most successful this school year. The athletic event doesn’t get much attention, but why should it, cross country is not glamorous. Wawasee’s boys’ and girls’ cross country teams have been outstanding this season. The Warrior boys’ squad finished second in the Northern Lakes Conference, the girls’, sixth. What makes this sport exciting is that everyone makes the team. There are no cuts, no roster moves during the season. A runner competes against himself, always looking to improve. This has been the case this season at Wawasee. The Warriors have improved all season. Because of the improvement, and quality runners in the lower grades, Wawasee’s cross country program should be strong for several years to come. The Warriors lose very little from this season’s boys’ team. Their top four runners, Jason Douglas, Jeff Carey, Steve Eastman and Eric Mock all return for another season. The girls' squad returns the majority of its runners, including its ace — Jennifer Titus. Another mainstay in Wawasee’s running program is Minton, a tough competitor, yet, a coach that keeps today’s growing problems with high school students in perspective. Minton is a teacher of the basics — cross country and life, in general. He’s able to show through cross country that life has its ups and downs — just like in a race. Often times people want to quit, but he encourages his runners to stick it out. » If his runners quit, they lose. The principle carries over into every phase of life. To participate in cross country

disappointed the way we played offensively,” added Dickerson. “We lost our poise and our line let them run all over us near the goal line. If we play like that against a good ballclub, we’ll lose.’’ The Warriors turned their sloppy offensive play around in the final twd quarters. Wawasee opened the third period with its most impressive drive of the evening. Moving from its own 30. Wawasee marched 70-yards in 10 plays for the

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SHORT GAIN — Fort Wayne Harding found running on Wawasee’s defense very difficult Friday evening as the Warriors whipped the Hawks, 20-7, before a large homecoming turnout. Harding's Joe Haralson, pictured above, gets stopped for little gain by Jay Koontz (64) and Dan O’Haver (50). Gary Stuckman (51) moves in on the play. (Photo by Kendall Galegor)

Guimond also finished second in the 200 individual medley with Stef Berkey placing thi rd Other Warriors finishing high included Dawn Firestone's second place in diving Iwankowitsch took second in the 100-yard butterfly while Debbie Bickel was third. Payne added a second place effort in the 100 freestyle, dropping a close decision to Concord's Shawn McDowell. McDowell won the race in 1:00.63. The win improved Concord's chances for a Northern Lakes Conference title The Minutemen stand 7-1 overall and 3-0 in the conference. Wawasee dropped to 7-3 overall, 3-2 in conference action. SUMMARY 200 YARD MEDLEY RELAY -1. Con cord (Ann Delio, Jenni Horoky, Shawn McDowell, Kristi Stauffer), 2, Wawasee; 3, Concord Time 2 05 69

long distances can be painful, but at Wawasee, it seems to be worth it. □ Grace College will celebrate homecoming Saturday when the Lancers host Purdue-Calumet in a non-conference soccer game at Miller Field. The contest begins at 2:30p.m. In other homecoming activities, Grace golf coach Richard Dilling is hostiqg a fourman scramble at Warsaw’s Rozella Ford Golf Course. The tournament is open to Grace Alumni and family members Mark My Words MARK HBk WEINSTEIN TST" | F Finally, the Lancers tips-off their basketball season with the annual Grace-Alumni contest. Former Lancers expected to play in the contest include Wawasee assistant coach Neal Frantz and North Webster native Worth Packer. □ One of the greatest professional bowlers will hold a clinic at Warsaw’s Gilliam Lanes, Sunday, Oct. 18, beginning at 9 am. Anthony will bowl several warm-up games at the Warsaw lanes, then be the guest speaker at a luncheon at Warsaw’s Holiday Inn at 12-noon.

game-winning touchdown. A 17-yard pass from Conkling to Brett Harter ignited the War riors’ offense. Meek added an 18-yard run on an option play, setting up Conkling's one-yard plunge into the end zone On Meek’s 18-yard scamper around left end Conkling made the play work. The sophomore quarterback moved around the end, felt pressure from Harding's defense, and pitched the ball to Meek just before being hit.

200 YARD FREESTYLE 1. Kelly Bar rest (C). 2, Shawn McDowell (C); 3; Lori Boles (W) Time 211 96 200 YARD INDIVIDUAL MEDLEY -1. Kristi Stauffer (C), 2, Cyndi Guimond (W), 3, Steff Berkey ( W). Time 2 29 15 50 YARD FREESTYLE 1 Sherry Payne (W); .2, Beth Simon (C), 3. Chris Wert (C) Time 27 11 bIVING -1, Chris Wert (C). 2, Dawn Firestone (W). 3, Jenni Horoky (C) Points 213 50 100 YARD BUTTERFLY 1, Kristi Stauf fer (C), 2. Danielle Iwankowitsch (W), 3, Debbie Bickel (W) Time 1 08 37 100 YARD FREESTYLE 1, Shawn McDowell (C), 2, Sherry Payne (W); 3, Serena Bartow (W) Time 1 00 63 500 YARD FREESTYLE I, Kelly Bar rest (C); 2. Lori Boles (W), 3, Suzanne Elkin (C). Time 6 00 43 100 YARD BACKSTROKE 1, Danielle Iwankowitsch (W); 2, Joy Hart (C)<3, Liz Mason (C) Time 1:10 85 100. YARD BREASTSTROKE -1, Cyndi Guimond (W), 2, Ann Delio (C); 3, Steff Berkey (W) Time 1 15 68 400 YARD FREESTYLE RELAY 1, Concord (Kelly Barrett, Suzanne Elkin, Jen ni Horoky, Beth Simon). 2, Wawasee; 3, Con cord Time 4 19 68 FINAL SCORE Concord 103, Wawasee69

Following the luncheon, Anthony will return to the bowling alleys for further bowling and answering questions. □ Vincennes University's womens' bowling team placed third in last weekend's Indiana University Classic in Bloomington. Vincennes averaged 171 pins overall and had a 182 average in the tournament, Freshman Heidi Browerled the Lady Blazers in the first block with a 546 series and 192 high game. In the second block, Brower rolled a 484 series and 181 high game. In Brower's final block, the former Warrior rolled a 520 series, including a 187 high game. □ Games on tap for this week include Wawasee at Goshen (score), Warsaw at Concord, Northridge at Bremen, Plymouth at North Wood, Indiana at Minnesota, Ohio State at Purdue, New Orleans at Chicago, Indianapolis at Pittsburgh MARK HUFFMAN (.729) — Goshen (17-10), Concord, Bremen, Plymouth, Indiana, Ohio State, Chicago, Indianapolis DERK KUHN (.646) — Goshen (14-13), Concord, Bremen, Indiana, Ohio State, Chicago, Indianapolis MARK WEINSTEIN (.625) — Goshen (27-6), Warsaw, Bremen, North Wood, Indiana, Ohio State, Chicago, Pittsburgh DALE TOBIAS (.604) — Goshen (24-6), Warsaw, Bremen, North Wood, Indiana, Ohio State, Chicago, Pittsburgh HOMER MILLER (.583) — Goshen (27-14). Warsaw, Bremen, North Wood, Indiana, Ohio State, Chicago, Indianapolis

While Wawasee’s defense was limiting Fort Wayne Harding s offense to six plays in the period, the offense mounted another scoring threat. John Frasure recovered a Tom Walker fumble two-yards shy of • midfield and the Warriors proceeded to move 52 yards for the score. Two Conkling-to-Kenny Wright pass completions set up the quarterback's second score of the game After a Harding personal foul

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CHASING PILGRIMS — Wawasee’s Jeff Carey, Jason Douglas. Steve Eastman and an unidentified North Wood runner cAase a Plymouth harrier during the Northern Lakes Conference meet at Goshen’s Ox Bow Park. Plymouth won the team title, Wawasee finished second. (Photo by Mark Weinstein)

Wawasee swimmers breeze past Plymouth

SYRACUSE — Wawasee did to Plymouth Tuesday evening what Concord did to the Warriors earlier in the year — dominate a Northern Lakes Conference girls’ swim meet The Warriors started slowly but coasted at the end in their lopsided 102.5-69.5 victory The Warriors, 8-3 overall and 4-2 in the NLC, took nine first places in the easy win. Three Wawasee swimmers garnered a pair of individual victories. Sherry Payne captured the 50 freestyle and 100 freestyle, while Cindy Guimond won the 200 individual medley and 100 breaststroke Danielle Iwankowitsch was victorious in the 100 butterfly and 100 backstroke. Guimond and Iwankowitsch were also a part of Wawasee’s winning 200 medley relay. The

gave the Warriors a first down at the Hawks' 39, Conkling moved the offense to Harding's 23. The drive was enhanced on the final play of the third period —a 19-yard Wright pass reception. Conkling then found Wright open for a 16-yards on the first play of the final quarter giving Wawasee a first down at the four. The Warriors had little trouble punching the ball into the end zone from there. “We feel our passing game has come a long way,” admitted Dickerson. “We now feel we can pass whenever we want to. " The Warriors mounted another scoring threat moments later. With the ball at the Hawks' 28. a third down Conklinf pass fell incomplete in end zone. Wawasee’s fourth-and-three run was stopped short of the sticks and Harding took possession of the football. Wawasee broke on top first, scoring on Richards’ 23-yard in terception return with 6:04 left in the first quarter Bruce Jackson's extra point kick gave the Warriors a 7-0 lead in the first quarter. The Hawks wasted little time to come back, scoring on their next possession, actually, next play After receiving the ball at its own 25, Harding netted the majority of its offensive output <75 yards) on its first down scoring play. Haralson broke several tackles, slashed into Wawasee’s secondary, en route to the 75-yard run. Chris Turpchincff tacked on the extra point to deadlock the score. Statistically, Wawasee limited Harding to 109 total offensive yards The Hawks totaled 71 yards rushing, despite Haralson's 75-yard TD run

Warriors finished in 2:05.9 for the victory. Payne’s 50 freestyle victory was a personal best She finished in 26.8, two seconds better than Plymouth’s Kim Thomas. The sophomore swimmer later finish ed the 100 freestyle in 1:01.2 to edge Sirena Bartow for top honors. Guimond’s 2:32.3 easily won the 200 individual medley. The Wawasee senior added an in dividual victory in the 100-yard breaststroke with her 1:15.0 clocking. Iwankowitsch closed out Wawasee’s double winners with a 1:07.9 time in the 100 butterfly She added a victory in the 100 backstroke with her 1:11.5 time Julie Gunn was the only other Warrior to win an individual vic tory. The sophomore diver led the Warriors to a sweep in the com

The Warriors, meanwhile, gained 279 yards. Conkling contributed 163 through the air and Meek paced the running attack with 109 yards on the ground. Mike Page anchored Wawasee’s stubborn defense, totalling eight tackles in the game Gary Stuckman added seven stops, while Garrett Ponciroli played a solid game on both sides of the line. Wawasee closes the regular season Friday against NLC league leading Goshen. The Redskins are unbeaten in six conference games, while the Warriors stand 3-3 in the NLC. f We know they’ll (Goshen) move she football against us, they’re a very good passing team," said Dickerson while thinking ahead to Friday’s game. We need to move the football against them. If we don’t, it will be a long night." W>w HHS Net yards gained 279 109 By rushing u* 71 By Passing 143 33 First Downs 18 5 By rushing 9 j By passing 7 j By penalties 2 1 Passes attempted 22 12 Passes completed 12 3 Passes intercepted 0 1 Puntjiverage... . 27 5 38 Yards penalized 75 34 Fumhles lost , j 1. Score By Quarters Wawasee 7 0 7 6 — 20 Harding 7 0 0 0— 7 Scoring W Brad Richards 23 interception return (Randy Cesco kick) H Joe Ha; 1 .75 runs (Chris Turp ■ chinoff kick) W Chris Conklin 1 run (Cesco kick) W Chris Conklin 1 run (kick failed) OFFICIALS Tom Walsh, Fort Wayne, back judge; Jerry Radtke, South Bend, field fudge Ron Hosinski, Lakeville, head linesman. Art Hallett, umpire, Fort Wayne. Ron Lizzi, referee. Granger

petition, tqrning a close meet into a rout. Wawasee’s 400 freestyle relay closed the evening with a 4:20.4 swim and a victory. Bartow, Chris Ridings, Payne and Lori Boles turned in the exceptional effort in the final event. Other Warriors placing high included Lori Boles, a secondsn the 200 freestyle and 500 freestyle, Bartow in the 100 freestyle and Dawn Firestone in diving. Stef Berkey placed third in the 100 breaststroke and 100 butterfly The Warriors take one week off before hosting Culver Military Tuesday, Oct. 20, at 6 p.m. Swim Results Wawasee 102.5, Plymouth 69.5 200 Medley Relay Ist — Wawasee, 2:05.97

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LOOKING AHEAD — Jennifer Titus looks to close the gap on Warsaw's Stephanie Irvine at the Northern Lakes Conference cross country meet Saturday. Tituafinished ninth while Irvine finished second. (Photo by Mark Weinstein)

Wawasee second in NLC

GOSHEN — There were little surprises in Saturday’s Northern Lakes Conference cross country meet at Ox Bow Park. Both winners — Plymouth and Warsaw — were expected Jo win the conference titles. Plymouth captured the boys’ race, scoring 30 points in the easy win. Wawasee placed four run ners under the 17-minute mark and finished second. North Wood completed the top three finishers with 72 points. Depth was the difference between Plymouth and Wawasee. The Pilgrims placed four runners in the top eight, five in the top 12 to outdistance the Warriors. Wawasee had four runners in the top 10. Jason Douglas paced the Warriors’ effort with a 16:33 time, good for fourth place. Jeff Carey finished fifth with his 16:35 time and Steve Eastman was ninth ar 16:47. Eric Mock concluded the top 10 runners with a 16:50 time and 10th place effort. Plymouth, however, used the best runner in the conference to win the event. Pete Bieghler defeated teammate Glenn Weidner by 18 seconds to capture the top spot. Bieghler finished in 15:51. North Wood's Doug Berger finished third withan 16:32 time. For Wawasee coach Jerry Minton, the conference meet went according to expectations. Plymouth and Wawasee have been the best two teams this season, which is exactly the way the conference standings showed. Three Warriors earned a spot on the all-conference squad with their performances Saturday. Douglas, Carey and Eastman were named to the conference squad, while four Pilgrims joined the unit. Another bright spot for Wawasee included four Warriors finishing under 17 minutes. Minton hopes a fifth Wawasee runner will join the group by sectional action. Derick Heckaman finished 24th in the meet with an 17:35 time, while Chad Jones was 27th at 17:53. Cuong Reed ended the event in 29th place, running in 17:59.

200 Freestyle Ist — Lora Elliot, Plymouth, 2:16.35; 2nd — Lori Boles, Wawasee; 3rd — Sierena Bartow, Wawasee 200 Individual Medley Ist — Cindy Guimond, Wawasee, 2:32.39 ; 2nd — Paige Davis, Plymouth; 3rd — Julie Sherwood, Plymouth 50 Freestyle Ist — Sherry Payne, Wawasee. 26.82; 2nd — Kim Thomas. Plymouth; 3rd — Dawn Firestone, Wawasee 1 Meter Diving Ist — Julie Gunn, Wawasee; 2nd — Dawn Firestone, Wawasee; 3rd — Shelle Boyer, WawaseC 100 Butterfly Ist — Danielle Iwankowikch, Wawasee, 1:07.98 ; 2nd — Gina

In the girls’ competition, depth was the issue as Warsaw bested Goshen. Wawasee finished sixth, scoring 141 points compared to the Tigers' 30. North Wood's Renita Graber won the individual title with her 15:57 time. Wawasee’s top runner, Jennifer Titus, placed ninth in the competition at 16:48. Lori Gargett finished in the 25th position for the Warriors. She had an 18:05 clocking. Other Warriors finishing the race were Jill Bause (34th, 18:28), Kimberly Carmichael (35th, 18:28), Stacy Lent (39th, 18:53), Susan Rumple (46th, 19: 18), Julie Bender (46th, 20:11), Heather Thorson (51st, 20:24), Sara Wilkerson (52nd, 20:28), Sharon Gerenser (57th, 21:01) and Jill Corson (58th, 21:14). The conference meet also featured a junior varsity race. Wawasee’s Rodney Coy finished in sixth position with an 18:27 time. Teammate David Neterer was eighth at 18:34. Wawasee returns to Goshen Thursday afternoon for competition in the Goshen Invitational. Girls' Results Warww 30, Goshen M, North Wood 103, Plymouth 109. Concord IM. Wawasee Ml, Northridge IM, Bremen 174 Renita Graber (NW). 15:57; Stephanie Irvine (War) 15 59: Krista Ross (War) 10:00; Elizabeth Irvine (War) 16:19; Jacqueline Wray (G) 16:20, Michelle Randolph (NW) 16:25; Jennie Shumaker (B) 16:29; Michelle HamannJP) 16:27. Jennifer Titus (Waw) 16 48. Tanya Fields (War) 17:01; Leigh Woodward (War) 17:06; Lori Miller (NR) 17:10; Teresa Sims (NW) 17:11; Kristal Hall (C) 17:24; Jodie Clark (G) 17:28; Beth Mackey (War) 17:29. Celise Frank (P) 17 33. Julie Cobbs (War) 17:35; Beth Nidef fer (C) 17:51; Tonya Rassi (G) 17:55; Heather Miller (NR) 17:59; Jeri Slabaugh (G) 18:03; Carla Esch (G) 18:04; Lori Gargett (Waw) 18:05. Boys' Results Plymouth 30. Wawasee 52, North Wood n, Bremen 106. Concord 138, Goshen 1«, Warsaw 111, Northridge nt. Pete Beighler (P) 15,51; Glenn Weidner (P) 16:09; Doug Berger (NW) 16:32; Jason Douglas (Waw) 16:33; Jeff Carey (Waw) 16:35; Curt Cisco (NW) 16 35; Troy Amor (P) 16:37; John Oliver (P) 16:44; Steve Eastman (Waw) 16:47; Eric Mock (Waw) 16 50; Matt Stiver (B) .17:02; Chris Show (P) 17:10; Phil Steele (B) 17:10; Bruce Burdner (P) 1716; Ron Lengerich (C) 17:17; Kent Wenger (NW) 17:22; Larry Boener (P) 17 23; Scott Bethel (G) 17:25; Doug Her shberger (G) 17:29; Darren Hubarett (NR) 17 30; Kevin D'Arcy (C) 17:39, Brian Jones (WW) 17:42; Matt Miller (NW) 17:42.

Becker, Plymouth; 3rd — Stef Berkey, Wawasee 100 Freestyle Ist — Sherry Payne, Wawasee, 1:01.21; 2nd — Sirena Bartow Wawasee; 3rd - Kim Thomas, Plymouth 500 Freestyle Ist — Lora Elliot, Plymouth, 6:01.36; 2nd — Lori Boles Wawasee; 3rd - Jeanne Karcher. Plymouth 100 Backstroke Ist — Danielle Iwankowikch, Wawasee, 1:11.54; 2nd -r- Gina Becker, Plymouth; 3rd — Paige Davis, Plymouth 100 Breaststroke Ist — Cindy Guimond, Wawasee, 1:15.01; 2nd — Chrisey Wrubie, Plymouth; 3rd — Stef Berkey, Wawasee 400 Freestyle Relay Ist — Wawasee, 4:20.41