The Mail-Journal, Volume 27, Number 14, Milford, Kosciusko County, 18 May 1988 — Page 8

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THE MAIL-JOURNAL — Wed., May 18,1988

Sports

Warriors seventh —

Memorial wins Warsaw Sectional

WARSAW — Elkhart Memorial used six first place finishes Tuesday evening to breeze past Warsaw and Elkhart Central in sectional competition at Warsaw Community High School. The Chargers scored 104 points to outdistance Warsaw and Central, both with 76 points. Three other Northern Lakes Conference teams placed in the top ten, led by the Goshen Redskins. Goshen tallied 30 points for fifth place, while Northridge nipped Wawasee for sixth with 22 points. The Warriors scored 21 for seventh. Although the Warriors finished near the top of the field, only one performer — Lisa Mikel — advanced into next weekends regional meet at Fort Wayne Northrop. Mikel, only a freshman, placed second in the 100- and 200-meter dashes. The top four runners in each event advance to regionals. In the 100, Mikel and Elkhart Memorial’s Cynthia Pratcher

r• ■ ' r ‘ I * A M,.. . x Bl FINAL STRETCH — Wawasee’s Jennifer Titus stretches prior to running the 3,200 run in Tuesday’s sectional meet at Warsaw. Titus failed to place in the top six positions in the race. (Photo by Mark Weinstein)

Whitko is 10th victim

SYRACUSE — Another one bites the dust. Wawasee raised its girls’ tennis record to 10-4 Tuesday afternoon with an impressive 5-0 victory over Whitko. The Warriors dominated the match, including junior varsity play. Wawasee’s JV squad also improved to 10-4 with a 7-0 shutout of the Wildcats. In varsity play, Nicole Neff anchored the lopsided win. The number one singles player whip-

Tigers win, Warriors sixth at Uebele

LAPORTE — Warsaw Community High School defended its top-ranked boys’ golf honor Saturday with an impressive twostroke victory over Valparaiso in the 52nd Uebele Golf Invitational. The number-one ranked Tigers battled sixth-rated Valparaiso from beginning to end,jwith the score being close the entire way. Warsaw prevailed with a 309-311 victory, its 15th this season. The Tigers were joined by two Northern Lakes Conference teams in the top six. Northridge placed third with a 317 round, while Wawasee was sixth at 328. Kokomo was fourth at 324, followed by Michigan City Elston, 328; Wawasee, 328; South Bend Adams, 329; LaPorte, 329; South Bend Riley, 330; South Bend St. Joe, 330; Michigan City Rogers, 330; and Mishawaka, 333. Other area teams competing were Penn, 16th at 352; Elkhart Central, 18th, 359; Goshen, 21st, 370; and La Ville, 24th, 384. Warsaw’s Tom Beno enjoyed the best day of all golfers competing. The tiger star took individual medalist honors with 74, edging Northridge’s Randy Eash in a six-hole playoff. Depth proved to be the difference in the Tigers’ win. Three of Warsaw’s four golfers broke, 80. Beno fired an impressive 74, while Matt Johnson added a 75 and Beau Bricker fired a 79 Ty Woodruff scored the highest for Warsaw with an 81. Wawasee’s unmnked Warriors performed well ‘ on the tough course but could finish no higher than fifth. Leading the Warriors’ charge was Doug Nigbor with a 77. No

hooked up in a classic race. The pair were side-by-side throughout much of the race until Pratcher pulled out a two-tenths-of-a-second victory over the Warrior. Pratcher finished in 13.1, Mikel, 13.3. The 200-meter dash between the two was riot as close. Pratcher won the race with a 25.9 time while Mikel finished in 27.0 for second. The Wawasee standout edged Elkhart Central’s Angie Andrews, who finished in 27.1 and third place. Krissy Eisenhour finished fifth in the 300-meter low hurdles with a 49.2 time but failed to advance from the Warsaw Sectional. Amy Parr was a sixth-place finisher in the discus, throwing the sphere 97-10. Steff Jamiel jumped 5-2 in the high jump but finished a'disappointing fifth. She tied Hamilton’s Sloan Haughey, who placed fourth, but Jamiel had more misses than Haughey. Meanwhile, it was a banner day

ped Anita Howard, 6-2, 6-2, in the opening match. Marci Wright followed suit in her match with Jackie King. Wright controlled the court in winning 6-0, 6-1. Heather Keiper closed singles competition with a 6-0,6-0 triumph over Kelly Stone. 1 The Warriors didn’t let up in f doubles play. Wawasee’s number one doubles unit — Lora Hollar and Kim Carmichael — breezed past Amber Rohifing and Angie Eberly, 6-2, 6-3. Erin Watson and Deb Polise turned back Chris

other Warrior was able to crack the 80 barrier. Derek Smith fired an 82, while Darin Atwood finished at 84 and Dave O’Neal shot an 85. Wawasee will host Goshen and North Wood in the final home match of the season at South Shore Thursday. The Warriors will compete in the Northern Lakes Conference match Saturday, May 21, in Huntington before competing in sectional action. •

Wawasee falls again.

SYRACUSE — Wawasee dropped its 12th straight girls’ softball game Tuesday evening as it watched as its 2-0 second-inning lead vanish as Columbia City rallied for a 14-4 victory at Vega Field. The game was played on the new softball diamond at the softball complex. Evelyn Stricklin brought in Wawasee’s first run with her first inning single. Amy Barton scored after being hit by a Gina Slusser pitch. The Warriors scored their second run on four straight walks in the second. But the visiting Eagles plated three runs in the third and put the game away with a six-run fourth. Wawasee could manage just single runs in the third and fifth innings against Slusser. Jennifer Brumbaugh paced Wawasee’s offensive attack with a pair of singles. Cari Glassburn went O-for-1 at the plate but walked three times. In junior varsity action, Columbia City erupted for 16-sixth inning runs to whip the Warriors, 34-18. Pitching proved to be the

for Warsaw’s Angie Johnson. The Tiger took two events — shot put and 800-meter run — to move into regional competition. The 800-meter race was the best contest on the chilly evening. Johnson and Angola’s Lisa Berry ran together for the majority of the race, never more than one stride separating the two in the final lan. At the end, Johnson’s lunge at the tape proved to be the difference. Johnson finished in 2:18.46 with Berry at 2:18.49. In the shot put, Johnson had little competition. She won with a 38-5 ‘ 2 throw, three feet farther than Tracy Derbyshire of Angola. Still, Johnson could not propel the Tigers past Elkhart Memorial. The Crimson Chargers had too much firepower for the rest of the field, winning their third straight sectional title. Johnson was the lone Tiger to win an event. Andrea Halpin added a pair of second places, 100-meter hurdles and 300-meter low hurdles, while Krista Ross was second in the 3,200 run and the Tigers’ 1,600 relay finished in the runner-up position. Girls' Track And Field Sectional May 17,1988 At Warsaw Community High School , TEAM SCORES Elkhart Memorial 104 Warsaw 76 Elkhart Central 76 Angola 30 Goshen 28 Northridge 22 Wawasee 21 Lakeland 13 Central Noble 12 Hamilton 12 East Noble 11 Concord 10 Fremont 10 Prairie Heights 6 Westview 2 North Wood 1 West Noble 0 Jimtown 0 Fairfield 0 Bethany Christian 0 Discus — Ist, Valerie Strong (F), 115'5"; 2nd, Mona Mitchell (EM); 3rd, Susan Selman (A); 4th, Kari Morris

Hawk and Ann Earnhart, 6-2,6-1, to complete the skunk. The Warriors’ junior varsity was just as impressive. Louise Madsen defeated Kim Mundy, 8-1, before Susan Hapner and Christa Sincroft both took 8-3 victories. Sharon Gerenser claimed the final singles victory with an 8-1 victory over Dawn Moon. Susan Parr and Susan Rumple defeated Rachel Craig and Sonja Jenkins, 8-5, at the JV’s top doubles level. Sara Moerchen and

Wawasee Sixth Warsaw 309, Valparaiso 311, Northridge 317, Kokomo 324, MC Elston 328, Wawasee 328, South Bend Adams 329, LaPorte 329, South Bend Riley 330, South Bend St. Joe 330, MC Rogers 330, Mishawaka 333, MC Marquette 338’, South Bend Clay 339, Munster 348, Penn 352, Lake Central 358, Elkhart Central 359, Crown Point 350, Highland 360, Goshen 370, Andrean 371, Portage 382, LaVille 384, Hobart 433. Warsaw (309) — Beno 36-38-74, Johnson 39-36-75, Woodruff 40-41-81; Bricker 37-42-79. Wawasee (328) — Nigbor 38-39-77, Smith 42-40-82, Atwood 44-40-84, O'Neal 44-41-85.

Warriors’ downfall as Columbia City scored most of its sixthinning runs on walks. The Warriors will close out their home season Friday afternoon against Whitko. Warriors stop LaVille LEESBURG — Wawasee’s boys’ golf team had little trouble posting another victory Monday as it breezed to a 13-stroke victory over Penn and LaVille at the Tippecanoe Country Club. Wawasee shot a 163 to easily turn back Penn’s 176 and LaVille’s 196 scores. Leading the charge for the Warriors was Dave O’Neal who fired a 38. Doug Nigbor was two shots back at 40, while Derek Smith shot a 42, Darin Atwood, 43, and Joel Reynolds, 44. The lone excitement for LaVille was Todd Whiteman’s hole-in-one on the eighth hole. The LaVille player aced the par-three, 144-yard hole, before finishing witha43.

(N); sth, Jennie Marks (WV); 6th, Amy Parr (WAW), 97'10" High Jump — Ist, Kimi Grotrain (N), 5'4"; 2nd, Laurie Naus (H); 3rd, Cathy Rettig (L); 4th, Sloan Haughey (H); sth, Steffani Jamiel (WAW), 5'2"; 6th, Melissa May (L), Long Jump — Ist, Pat Jackson (EM), 17’114"; 2nd, Shenlse Kyle (EM)' 3rd, Shelly Pritt (N); 4th, Laura Brown (EN); sth, Jodie Clark (G); 6th, Stacey Lee (C) Shot Put — Ist, Angie Johnson (WAR), 38'5Vi"; 2nd, Tracy Derbyshire (A); 3rd, Zepphora Deal (EM) 4th, Shelly Wilfong; sth, Mona Mitchell (EM); 6th, Karla Kammerer (EN) 100 Meter Hurdles — Ist, Kim Smith (EM), 15.0; 2nd, Andrea Halpin (WAR); 3rd, Kim Wilkins (EM); 4th, Katie Minzey (EC); sth, Stacey Lee (C); 6th, Jackie Crager (A) 1600 Meter Run — Ist, Anne Esteves (EC), 5:23; 2nd, Julie DeGroff (EC); 3rd, Jackie Wray (G); 4th, Kim Crain (EM); sth, Elizabeth Irvine (WAR); 6th, Renita Graber (NW) 400 Meter Dash — Ist, Marilyn Smith (EC), 58.4; 2nd, Carmen Macon (EC); 3rd, Cathy Rettig (L); 4th, Teresa Smith (WAR); sth, Teresa Griffy (C); 6th, Anne Long (C) 300 Meter Low Hurdles — Ist, Kim Smith (EM), 45.6*; 2nd, Andrea Halpin (WAR); 3rd, Cathy Harden (CN); 4th, Cami Helman (EM); sth, Krissy Eisenhour (WAW), 49.2; 6th, Jodie Clark (G) 800 Meter Run — Ist, Angie Johnson (WAR), 2:18.46; 2nd, Lisa Berry (A); 3rd, Kendra Morgan (EC); 4th, Julie DeGroff (EC); sth, Deann Graham (EM); 6th, Jeri Slabaugh (G) 100 Meter Dash — Ist, Cynthia Pratcher (EM), 13.1; 2nd, Lisa Mikel (WAW), 13.3; 3rd, Michelle Booher (PH); 4th, Kim Harrison (WAR); sth, Stacy Martin (EN); 6th, Michelle Hartzler (N) 400 Meter Relay — Ist, Elkhart Memorial (S. Kyle, S. Brotherton, K. Smith, C. Pratcher), 50.1; 2nd, Warsaw; 3rd, Angola: 4th, Central Noble; sth, East Noble; 6th, Goshen 200 Meter Dash — Ist, Cynthia Pratcher (EM), 25.9; 2nd, Lisa Mikel (WAW), 27.0; 3rd, Angie Andrews (EC); 4th, Pat Jackson (EM); sth, Kim Harrison (WAR); 66th, Keri Vanderreyden (G) 3200 Meter Run — Ist, Anne Esteves (EC), 11:58.6; 2nd, Krista Ross (WAR); 3rd, Jackie Wray (G); 4th, Elizabeth Irvine (WAR); sth, Dawn Bowers (E N); 6th, Lori Mi I ler (N) 1600 Meter Relay — Ist, Elkhart Central (M. Smith, K. Morgan, A. Andrews, C. Macon), 4:04.7; 2nd, Warsaw; 3rd, Goshen; 4th, Concord; sth, Central Noble; 6fh, Angola ‘Denotes New Sectional Record

Barb Butler turned back Roka Hiticki and Jennifer Hodges, 8-2, and Michelle Wagoner and Teresa Musselman defeated Shantel Patrick and Kim Mundy, 8-5. The Warriors will compete in the Elkhart Sectional Friday afternoon against Central. JV Wawasee 7, Whitko 0 Louise Madsen, def., Kim Mundy, 8-1 Susan Hapner, def., Shantel Patrick, 8-3 Christa Sincroft, def., Jackie Enyeart, 8-3 Sharon Gerenser, def.. Dawn Moon, 8-1 Susan Parr/Susan Kumpie, def., Rachel Craig/Sonya Jenkins, 8-5 Susan Moerchen/Barb Butler, def., Roka Hiticki/Jennifer Hodges, 8-2 Michele Wagoner/Teresa Musselman, def., Shantel Patrick/Kim Mundy, 8-5 Wawasee 5, Whitko 0 Nicole Neff, def., Anita Howard, 6-2, 6-2 Marci Wright, def., Jackie King, 6-0, 6-1 Heather Keiper, def., Kelly Stone; 6-0,6-0 Lora Hollar/Klm Carmichael, def., Amber Rohifing/Angie Eberly, 6-2,6-3 Erin Watson/Deb Polise, def., Chris Hawk/Ann Earnhart, 6-7.6-1

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Hamilton sweeps Warriors Saturday

HAMILTON — Wawasee continued to stumble in its second girls’ softball season as Hamilton recorded a doubleheader sweep over the Warriors, 28-21 and 9-6 Saturday. The double-dip loss dropped Wawasee’s record to 3-13 overall. The Warriors pounded out 16 hits in the first game but 11 errors led to their downfall. The visitors outhit Hamilton in the nightcap, only to drop the heartbreaker. In the opener, Wawasee exploded for 14 runs, its largest output in a single inning in school history. But the double-digit production proved fruitless as Hamilton rallied in the middle innings. The productive inning started when Jennifer Brumbaugh opened the game with a line single to left. The Wawasee catcher stole second and third before scoring on Cari Glassburn’s RBI single. Shelly Bushong added a pair of RBI singles in the inning, her only hits in the game. In all, the Warriors collected eight hits in the scoring bonanza, highlighted by Amy Barton’s bases-clearing triple. The hosts closed Wawasee’s lead to 14-6 after three-run innings in the first and second. The Warriors plated a single run in the fourth, but Hamilton countered with 11. Hamilton’s rally netted the lead for the first time in the game and Wawasee could not catch up. The hosts added five runs in the fifth and six runs in the six to close the door on the Warriors. Still, Wawasee battled to its final out. The Warriors pushed two runs across the plate in the fifth, added three in the sixth, closing the lead to 28-20. But Wawasee could muster just one run in the

Raiders edge Wawasee, 6-0

SYRACUSE - Northridge scored twice in the second inning Monday and the runs proved to be enough as the Raiders shutout Wawasee, 6-0, in a Northern Lakes Conference baseball game. Wawasee played well against the Raiders but just couldn’t generate any offense. The Warriors collected three hits in the

seventh as it dropped the slugfest. Brumbaugh and Glassburn paced the Warriors’ offensive onslaught with three hits apiece. Glassburn collected four RBI in the contest. Brumbaugh had two. Lai Reed, collected a pair of hits and three RBI in the contest, as did Jillene Schmidt. Donna Miller took the pitching loss for Wawasee. In the nightcap, Hamilton scored six times in the opening inning, erasing a 3-0 deficit, and went on to trip the Warriors 9-6. Wawasee added a single run in the third, but the host squad

’ allMpfel H HRBII SPEICHER RECEIVES FIRST HERSHEY AWARD — Christina L. Speicher, daughter of Pat and Laurel Speicher of Milford, Indiana, is the first recipient of the General Lewis B. Hershey Scholarship at Tri-State University, Angola, Indiana. Speicher, a junior majoring in elementary education at Tri-State, was presented with the award by Judge Daniel F. Foley, President, and Colonel Frank R. Kossa, Treasurer, of the United States Unit of Army, Navy, and Air Force Veterans in Canada, and Gene Wilson, Membership Chairman, American Legion of Indiana. The presentation was made at the General Hershey Museum on the TriState campus. Speicher, a graduate of Wawasee High School, Indiana, is a Tri-State honor student and actively involved on the Tri-State campus as co-captain of the women’s volleyball team, member of the women’s softball team, and as a student Resident Assistant.

contest and never seriously threatened. Northridge put the game away with a three-run third inning. The big blow in the contest was Roger Knepp’s two-run homer in the third. Jamie Elswig added a solo blast in the third to seal the win. Wawasee was paced by Fred Crouch, who opened the game with a double. It was the War-

sectional. Mikel finished second, losing to Elkhart Memorial’s Cynthia Pratcher, far right. (Photo by Mark Weinstein)

countered with its final three runs in the fourth. A two-run fifthinning rally by the Warriors sliced Hamilton’s lead to 9-6 but Wawasee couldn’t dent the plate again. Barton paced the Warriors’ offensive attack with three hits and one RBI. Stacey Lent singled and doubled for Wawasee and collected two RBI. Barton handled the mound duties for Wawasee and picked up the lost. She went the distance in scattering five hits. At Hamilton Wawasee 1400 123 I—21 —2 l 1611 Hamilton 330 1156 x-28 13 3

riors’ lone extra base hit in the contest. Rodney Coy and Dan O’Haver each singled for the Warriors. In other varsity action this past week, Fort Wayne North scored six times in the third inning Saturday to defeat the Warriors, 10-5. Matt Koble and Crouch led the Warriors’ seven-hit attack with a pair of singles each. At Goshen on Thursday, the Redskins had a 4-0 lead after four innings, then held on to trim Wawasee, 5-4.

Plymouth buries Warriors

PLYMOUTH — Wawasee’s Amy Barton limited Plymouth to three hits Monday, but the host Pilgrims scored 22 runs in their 22-2 rout of Wawasee. The loss dropped Wawasee’s mark to 3-13 overall and 0-6 in the Northern Lakes Conference. Plymouth improved its slate to 4-12 and 2-4 in the NLC. It took Plymouth little time to score all the runs it needed to win in the first. The first three Pilgrims reached base on walks to set the stage. After a pair of errors — on one play — brought in two runs, Plymouth used three more walks and another error to plate the final three runs. The Pilgrims increased their margin in the second with a pair of runs. Amy Rudd reached base on an error with one out and she scored on Bobi Weston’s double.

Miller, Reed (4), Barton (4) and Brumbaugh; Sanxter, Jones (6) and DeWire. WP — Sanxter. LP — Miller. 2b — Brumbaugh (W), Hurraw (H), Jones (2) (H), Sanxter (H), Kelly (H). 3b — Barton (W), Graber (H), Wolfe (H). HR - None. Hits — Brumbaugh 3 (W), Barton (W), Glassburn 3 (W), Lent (W), Bushong 2 (W), Redeffer (W), Miller (W), Kauffman 2 (W); Eberly (H), Graber (H), Keslar 2 (H), Hurraw (H), Beard (H), Wolfe (H), Sanxter (H), Jones 2(H), Strickler (H), Keely (H). Game 2 Wawasee 301 020 0 — 6 8 5 Hamilton 600 300 x — » 5 3 Barton and Brumbaugh; Jones and DeWire. WP — Jones. LP — Barton. 2b — Barton (W), Glassburn (W), Lent (W), Wolfe (H), 3b - Stricklin (W). HR - None. Hits — Brumbaugh (W), Barton 3 (W), Glassburn, Stricklin 2 (W), Lent (2), Swift (H), Wolfe (H), Strickler (H), Merhllng (H), Lorsh(H).

Wawasee scored three times in the fifth inning to close the Redskins’ lead to one, 4-3. But the hosts scored what turned out to be the game-winner in its fifth. The Warriors closed within 5-4 in the six on a O’Haver double and RBI single by Coy, but could get no closer. Mike VanDiepenbos went the distance for Wawasee and suffered the tough loss. Wawasee will travel to Bremen Wednesday and Elkhart Memorial Saturday.

Tracy Davis reached base on an error and Rudd scored when the Warriors* outfield committed another error on the play. After Plymouth tallied once in the fourth, Wawasee countered with its only runs of the game. Barton walked opening the inning and later stole second. After Cari Glassburn and Stacey Lent walked to fill the sacks with Warriors, Barton scored on Shelly Bushong’s bounce out to shortstop. Jillene Schmidt brought in the Warriors’ final run with a sharp single up the middle. The game was finally called in the fifth inning because of the 10-runrule. Wawasee’s next action will be Friday afternoon against Whitko. It will be the Warriors’ final home game of the season.