The Mail-Journal, Volume 27, Number 8, Milford, Kosciusko County, 6 April 1988 — Page 8

THE MAIL-JOURNAL — Wed., April 6,1988

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Sports

Vandiepenbos, Schwartz *arry Warriors

Perfection was the norm Tuesday in Wawasee’s home baseball opener. At least through most of the game. Wawasee took advantage of the perfect weather and Mike Vandiepenbos’ excellent pitching to defeat West Noble, 11-1, in both teams’ season openers. The weather, which set the tone for the contest between neighboring rivals, couldn’t have been better. For most of the game, neither could the pitching. Vandiepenbos kept the Warriors in the game by not allowing a Charger to reach base until the fifth inning. The hard-throwing senior struck out eight of the 12 outs to demonstrate his overpowering stuff. “He (Vandiepenbos) pitched a great game,” insisted Wawasee head coach Neal Frantz. “And the defense played well. We made the plays we had to make.” Vandiepenbos’ perfect game was spoiled when he struck Jeff Richendollar in the side with a breaking ball pitch. One error and two outs later, Lambert Beckner singled — the only hit for

Homestead buries Wawasee

SYRACUSE — Wawasee’s boys’ track home opener was less than auspicious. The Warriors, obviously feeling the effect of several teammates taking an early spring break, dropped a 107-20 decision to Homestead last Thursday. The loss drops the Warriors’ season mark to 0-1. Wawasee has competed in two relay meets this season but neither figure in the teams overall record. With the absence of several key Warriors, the hosts took one individual championship — pole vault. Scott Rozow cleared 12-0 to defeat a pair of Homestead challengers.

f \ iWy A ■Mb, rs \ lAlif I 11 READY TO FLY — Wawasee’s Shawn Kahle takes a jump in the long jump last week against Homestead. Kahle failed to place in the event. (Photo by Mark Weinstein)

Ensinger, Mitchell:

Former Warriors star at collegiate level

VINCENNES — Steve Ensinger, a freshman at Vincennes University, recently completed his first year at the junior college. Ensinger finished with 22 points. The former Wawasee product had his best showing of the season at the Illinois Area Swimming and Diving championships at Wheaton College. He was 12th in the 200-yard individual medley, 16th in the 100-yard breaststroke and 16th in the 200-yard breaststroke.

the Chargers — to bring in the first run of the contest. The run looked like it might hold up as West Noble’s Les Ramer held the Warriors’ offensive attack at bay. The crafty right hander didn’t allow his first hit until the sixth. But the hit was a big one, a two-base hit by Chris Schwartz. “After Schwartz got the hit their shoulders seemed to drop,” added Frantz. *“I think they realized it would be tough to get the runs back the way Mike (Vandiepenbos) was pitching.” Like Vandiepenbos in the fifth, a hit batter led to Ramer’s troubles. Chris Conkling opened the inning by taking a hard fastball on the left leg. He moved to third when Ramer threw wild to first, trying to pick off the Warriors’ speedster. Consecutive walks to Matt Koble and Vandiepenbos set the stage for Schwartz, who stroked the bases-clearing double to right center field. Ramer settled down to record two infield outs, before Wawasee exploded. The Warriors pushed

Although Wawasee failed to win another event, it did place several individuals in the top three positions. Don Deter finished second in the 100 meter high hurdles and third in the 300 meter hurdles. Teammate Dan McCulloch was third in the 100 and 200 meters. Others finishing strong in running events were Steve Eastman, a second place finisher in the 1600 meters and Andy Eberly, third in the 400 meters., The Warriors, besides Rozow’s winning flight, placed in four of the five field events. The only event the Warriors failed to place was the shot put.

Vincennes, in the competition, finished third among the nine team field \ Ensinger is majoring in law en-; forcement at Vincennes. At West Point, Cadet Brad Mitchell is competing on the junior varsity Lacrosse team. Mitchell is a starter in a defensive role and plays on the specialty teams. * West Point opened the season with a 7-6 overtime win over Hudson Valley, the third-ranked team last year, i

seven more runs across the plate in the inning before the game was called due to the 10-run rule. West Noble’s wildness was the key to the Warriors’ sixth inning uprising. Only four hits caromed off the bats of the Warriors —two bleeders — but the hosts capitalized on eight walks and three wild pitches. Doug Wilkinson and Steve Jones relieved Ramer with two outs in the fifth but neither could punch out the War Aprs. , Schwartz was the hitting star for' Wawasee, recording his three-run double in the sixth. He added a walk to his credit and scored twice. Chad Jones picked up a pair of RBIs with a line single to right. Vandiepenbos added an RBI single in the sixth as did Geoff Coburn. Vandiepenbos, in going the distance, struck out nine West Noble batters and walked just one. The Warriors return to action Monday, April 11, at East Noble. Wawasee’s next home contest will be the following day against Fairfield.

Tim Edwards finished second in the high jump moments after John Karesh leaped to a third place in the long jump. Rob Rhodes was the final Warrior placing in the meet, finishing third in the discus. Wawasee looks to improve on its showing Thursday, April 14, when it hosts Northern Lakes Conference foe Warsaw. BIG LOSS 100 METER HIGH HURDLES - 1, Lindenberg (H); 2, Don Deter (W); 3, Swihart (H). Time: 15.6 100 METERS -1, Taylor (H); 2. Rowanski (H); 3, Dan McCulloch (W). Time: 10.8 1600 METERS — l, Defoverst (H); 2, Steve Eastman (W); 3, Aberham (H).Time: 4:45 400 METER RELAY - 1, Homestead. Time: 46.2 400 METERS —l, Hanppan (H); 2, Willan (H); 3, Andy Eberly (W). Time: 55.0 300 METER HURDLES -1, Lindenberg (H);, 2, Trevind (H). Time: 2:05 * . ’ : & 200 METERS — l, Rowanski (H); 2, Foster (H); 3, Dan McCulloch (W). Time: 23.3 3200 METERS — l, Forest (H); 2, Schwartz (H); 3, Moore (H). Time: 10:29 1600 METER RELAY - 1, Homestead. Time: 3:43 FIELD EVENTS HIGH JUMP - 1, Taylor (H); 2. Tim Edwards (W); 3, Foster (H). Height: 6-0 LONG JUMP - 1, Willan (H); 2, Gerig (H); 3, John Karesh (W). Distance: 19-1 SHOT PUT — l, Majenski (H); 2, Hart (H); 3, Goodman (H). Distance: 47-10 POLE VAULT — l, Scott Rozow (W); 2, Reinking (H); 3, Witte (H). Height: 12-0 DISCUS — l, Hart (H); 2, Charars (H); Rob Rhodes (W). Distnace: 151-0

Local players await Big Ten

WARSAW — Several area basketball players will get their chance to play a cast of Big Ten basketball players Wednesday, April 13, on the Warsaw Community High School basketball court at 8 p.m. The local squad, presently, has 13 players on its roster, including three coaches. Pete Smith, head basketball coach at Manchester will team with WCHS assistant coaches Hal Gunter and Doug Ogle in the game. Smith played high school ball in Rochester, then played four year at Bethel College. Gunter played high school basketball at Claypool and later at Manchester College. Ogie played high school basketball at Clinton Central before attending Purdue University./ The most recent college players include three from the NAIA District 21 champion Grace Lancers. Ben Teske, a 6-8 forward, is the tallest player on the local teams roster. He averaged 16 points a game this season and MARTY LEHMANN

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ON THE MOVE — Chris Conkling attempts to steal second base as West Noble’s Les Ramer delivers the ball to the plate. Conkling was

All-NLC hoop team —

Atwood, Dick, Harter gain honor

WARSAW — Ten players received unanimous selections to the All-Northern Lakes Conference boys’ basketball team. The team was selected and released last week. Three Kosciusko County

Darrel Gudeman, the final Lancer member, averaged nearly 10 points a contest and was one of Grace’s top rebounders. Marty Lehmann recently completed four years at Ohio University. While at Warsaw, Lehmann, scored 1,004 points and finished his senior season with a 19.4 scoring average. Manchester’s Doug Underwood just ended a four-year stay at Rose-Hulman. In his final season in high school, Underwood averaged 16.5 points a game for the Squires. Other local players participating in the classic contest include Scott Long, a member of the Tigers’ 1984 state championship team, Gordy Clemens, Phil Wendell and Jaqk Carpenter. Long average 4.2 points a game for the state champs before moving to Bethel College. Clemens, meanwhile, played on Warsaw’s first regional championship team. He averaged 17.1 points a game his senior season, then went on to play at Bowling Green State University and Franklin College. Clemens was an NAIA All American and District 21 Player of the Year his final two seasons with the Grizzlies. Wendell played for the 1982 state champion Plymouth Pilgrims. In the championship season he was awarded the Arthur L. Trester mental attitude award. Carpenter is one of Triton s alltime best basketball players. He averaged 23.4 points a game for the Trojans his senior season playing four years at Bethel. Tickets for the contest may be purchased at Champs Sporting Goods, Warsaw, and Reneker Sporting Goods, Warsaw. Cost is $6, with a few $lO reserved seats still available.

residents gained unanimous selections to the honor team. Warsaw’s Ty Woodruff and Brandon Creighton were selected as was Wawasee’s Darin Atwood. Woodruff, the Tigers’ lone starting senior, averaged 14.3 points a game to lead Warsaw. The guard shot 46% from the field and 74% from the charity stripe in conference competition. His best scoring output — 23 points — came in the Tigers’ NLC clash with North Wood Creighton, a 6-5 center, averaged 11.7 points a contest in conference games and 13.7 overall. The talented junior netted 5.3 rebounds a contest and shot 61.9% from the floor and 69% from the foul line. The final county member, Atwood, was the Warriors’ most consistent threat in 1988. In the conference, Atwood’s best performance was against Northridge where he scored 11 points while shooting 63% from the field. Atwood sank 70% of his charity tosses, in conference play, and 81%, overall. The senior also led the Warriors in assists, 3.3,per game. Other unanimous selections included Joe Bennett (Bremen); Shawn Kemp (Concord); Jamar Johnson (Concord); Mike Essig (Goshen); Gary Zimmerman (Northridge); Robby Prenkert (North Wood and Brent Osswald (Plymouth). Goshen’s Thad Holden and Concord’s Steve Larkin joined the first unit but were not unanimous selections. Osswald was the conference’s leading scorer with a 26.7 norm. He scored 20 points or more in all his conference games, except against Wawasee. He added two games over 30 points, including the 35-point explosion at WarsawNorthridge’s Zimmerman followed Osswald in scoring with a 23.9 mark. Others with high scoring averages include Kemp, 18.9; Essig, 14.1; Johnson, 14.0;

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Bennett, 13.3; and Holden, 12.6. Nine other players received honorable mention to the conference team. Wawasee’s Matt Dick and Brett Harter led the contingent along with Warsaw’s Jeff Anderson. ÜBr s jßf B DARIN ATWOOD MATT DICK Dick nearly averaged 10 points a contest in conference play while Harter was one point lower than the junior. Anderson finished with a 10.0 scoring average and shot 60% from the field. Others selected as honorable mention members were Tim Lawmaster (Bremen); Mike Baer (Northridge); Dan Welz (Goshen); Brent Reinhardt (North Wood Neil Hunter (Plymouth); and Greg Surber (Plymouth).

Concord won the league title for the second consecutive season with a perfect 7-0 mark. The Minutemen finished at 28-1 and second in the state. Plymouth finished second in conference play with a 5-2 ledger, while Goshen was third at 4-3. Wawasee and Warsaw tied for fourth with 3-4 marks and Bremen, North Wood and Northridge shared the sixth position with 2-5 records. First Team * Joe Bennett, Bremen * Shawn Kemp, Concord * Jamar Johnson, Concord Steve Larkin, Concord * Mike Essig, Goshen Thad Holden, Goshen, * Gary Zimmerman, Northridge * Robby Prenkert, North Wood >? /■ BRETT HARTER * Brent Osswald, Plymouth * Ty Woodruff, Warsaw * Brandon Creighton, Warsaw * Darin Atwood, Wawasee * Unanimous selection Honorable Mention Tim Lawrence, Bremen Dan Welz, Goshen Mike Baer, Northridge Brent Reinhardt, North Wood Neil Hunter, Plymouth Greg Surber, Plymouth Jeff Anderson, Warsaw Matt Dick, Wawasee Brett Harter, Wawasee