The Mail-Journal, Volume 27, Number 22, Milford, Kosciusko County, 13 July 1988 — Page 8

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THE MAIL-JOURNAL — Wed., July 13,1988

Sports

Wawasee football awaits new coaches

SYRACUSE - Football at Wawasee High School will take on a nfew look this season with the departure of the Warriors’ coaching staff. Only head coach Myron Dickerson will return from the former staff. Gone from last year’s coaching staff are Jim Jones, now head coach at Fairfield; Joe Trimboli, assistant principal at a Mishawaka school; and Kim Lobsiger, assistant football coach at Warsaw. Lobsiger submitted his teaching/coaching resignation to the Wawasee School Board but it’s contingent upon formal notice of hiring from Warsaw Community Schools. Warsaw will conduct its mon-

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Frantz resigns basketball post

SYRACUSE — Neal Frantz has resigned his boys’ basketball coaching position to devote more time to the Warriors’ baseball program, teaching responsibilities and family. The announcement was made by Wawasee principal Ned Speicher and confirmed by Frantz. Last year Frantz served as the boys’ junior varsity basketball coach and head baseball coach. It was his first year at the helm of the baseball program. In making the move, Frantz

Land-O-Lakes Jr. Bowling Association Chicken BBQ And Bake Sale Price: % Chicken — $3 Date: Saturday, July 16, 1988 Time: 11:00 A.M. To 4:00 P.M. Location: Wawasee Bowl Parking Lot,, State Road 13 South,Syracuse

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thly school board meeting Tuesday, July 18, and is expected to approve Lobsiger’s appointment. Moving into the Wawasee system will be one familiar name — Dickerson — with, a younger body. Tom Dickerson, son of the Warriors’ head coach, will coach defensive backs this season. He performed the same role last year, for Fort Wayne Wayne when the Generals advanced to the semistate. Wayne knocked off Goshen in the playoffs. Troy Akers is another newcomer to Waxyasee. He previously coached at Churubusco, serving three years as defensive coordinator. Akers

discussed the change with Wawasee officials and head basketball coach Gary Goshert. Wawasee is expected to fill the basketball coaching vacancy in the near future. ■E\\ \ V' Z z |gk ' .Jill NEAL FRANTZ

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No-hitter highlights Syracuse win

NORTH WEBSTER - Syracuse raised its record to 4-2 last week with a pair of victories over North Webster. Kevin Pletcher and Joey

Corvette show at New Paris Speedway

NEW PARIS - The UMRA Midgets join the outlaw super late models, late models, and street stocks at New Paris Speedway this Saturday night along with a Corvette Show. Drivers from California, lowa, Kentucky and Indiana will compete in the open wheel midget racers, and a new track record will be established. The Corvette show is open to all Corvette owners to display their cars and there will be trophies awarded for Best In Show. In the outlaw class Clete Caywood of South Bend holds the points lead with Fred Reed of Niles, Mi. in second and Fort Wayne’s Larry Zent in third. Zent has been clocked in practice as 12:20 which means a new track record if he can duplicate that time during time trials. Doug Hanna of Goshen and John Oliver of Pierceton lead the late moael and street stock points respectively. Swiharf wins bronze at state games INDIANAPOLIS — Christina Swihart, 12, Syracuse, earned a bronze medal in last weekend’s White River State Park Games in Indianapolis. She competed in bowling. Three Warriors win medals SYRACUSE — Three Wawasee Community School athletes earned medals in the White River Games’ track competition last weekend. Krissy Eisenhour and Lisa Mikel, two of the Warriors’ top track runners last season, picked up a bronze and silver medal, respectively. Eisenhour’s bronze medal was in the 300 hurdles, while Mikel’s silver award came , in the 200. The other medal went to Mikel’s brother, Ryan. The youngster earned a silver medal in the 800.

SATURDAY • OUTLAW SUPER LATE MODELS • SPORTSMEN • STREET STOCKS T.T.6P.M. RACING 8 P.M. NEW PARIS SPEEDWAY NEW PARIS, IN

evening by the Wawasee school board. Scott DeHart, a Mishawaka Marian High School graduate, joins the Wawasee program after coaching the past two years at Delta High School. His primary role will be with Wawasee’s offensive line. * Phil Jensen, a Penn High School and Butler University graduate, will coach receivers and the scout offensive and defensive units for the Warriors. This will be his first coaching assign-

WHS swimmers to report August 8

SYRACUSE — Wawasee High School girls’ swim team will begin practice for the upcoming, season Monday, Aug. 8, at 9 p.m. at the high school. Practice will end at 12-noon.

Salizar hurled the Syracuse AllStars to the first win with a 19-strikeout, no-hit effort. The visiting Yellow Jackets scored once in the opening inning and

Gates open at 2, with time trials at 6, and racing at 8 p.m.

Athletes wanted

SYRACUSE - Any sixth,, seventh and eighth grade student from North Webster, Milford or Syracuse interested in competing in junior high track should contact Jim Garner (453-3524) or Jim Mills (457-4014).

Golf News

PARMORE A Flight Gross — Ist Betty Shannon, 2nd Rhonda Hershberger, 3rd Bernice Miller. Net — Ist Mary Lou Lambert, 2nd Sandy Coy, 3rd Suzy Knepp. B Flight Gross — Ist Ginny Lamley, 2nd Kathy Beer, 3rd Gini Hassler. Net — Ist Lynne Hamman, 2nd Joan Stump, 3rd Stella Heckaman. C Flight Gross — Ist Ellie Ogle, 2nd Vera Martin, 3rd Diana Stump. Net — Ist Opal Leonard, 2nd Ruth Banta, 3rd Kathleen Devine. D Flight Gross — Ist Faye Jones, 2nd

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ment since his graduate assistant position at Butler. Anchoring the young staff will be the veteran Dickerson. “I am very enthusiastic about the new coaches,” added the head coach. “There will be some readjustment time, but other than that, things should go rather smoothly.” Wawasee opened its conditioning program’’ last week with anticipation for the upcoming season.

Anyone interested in competing -this season, swimmer or diver, should have their physical examination completed and insurance form filled out. Insurance forms are available in the high school office.

three times in the second, all without a hit, to claim the win. In the other contest, Syracuse overcame two Erik Conkling three-run homers to defeat the North Webster, 11-6. Both teams plated three runs in the opening inning, North Webster’s on Conkling’s first three-run blast. Syracuse’s runs came after the first two batters reached base and Pletcher, Tad Denton and Pat Tracey hit consecutive singles. Syracuse added a pair of runs in the third to pull away from North Webster. Th Yellow Jackets continue action this week when they host Pierceton Wednesday evening. They will return to the Milford tournament Sunday by playing Mentone. The winner from the game faces Milford in the title game at 5 p.m.

Lois Shearer, 3rd Bette Dawson. Net — Ist Patti Snook, 2nd Fern Fervida, 3rd Julia Berger. Low Putts — Rosie Lantz. Closest to pin on 1 — Ginny Lamley. Closest to pin on 7 — Bernice Miller. Longest drive on 6 — Rhonda Hershberger. < MAXWELTON Maxwelton’s ladies golf league competed in it’s weekly action Wednesday with the play of the day being Flag Day. Winners in 18-hole competition were June Auer, first;. Shirley Quinn, second; and Rosemary

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I’VE GOT IT — Wawasee head football coach Myron Dickerson tosses the football to John Noble during drills at the Wawasee Football Camp. Other campers look on with interest. (Photo by Mark Weinstein)

GN P growth rate up The economy expanded at a 4.5-percent annual rate from October through December, the fastest pace in almost two years. The government reported the rapid expansion in the fourth quarter occurred without a pickup in inflation.

Lantz, third. In nine-hole action, June Lantz took top honors, while Betty Slabaugh finished second. SOUTH SHORE At South Shore, in the Tuesday morning ladies league, Karen Swanson captured low gross in nine-hole action, while Donna Bevington was the low gross winner in 18-hole competition. Nine-hole winners included Ann Harter, low net; and Jo Waltz and Ginny DeWitt, low putts. Peg Bowland placed second in low gross honors in 18-hole action, while Teresa Gunden took low net honors and Kare;n Caudill had low putts.

■• w 1 V v Km le> 5 *W cS A* M U Kdßi&jh'' MAKES DONATION — Robert Br'own, left, member of the board of directors of the Kosciusko County United Way, is making a donation of a $2,500 grant to Jack Beer, president of Milford Little League. The grant was used to purchase new lights and a pitching machine at the Milford ball diamond. Beer states that there are 300 kids participating in all ball leagues this year, the largest number ever. There are seven full time umpires, 23 teams, and five kids announcing the games and five kids keeping 4 statistics. (Photo by Linda Musselman)

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Back in my playing days I was considered a fastball hitter. Don Drysdale of the Dodgers once complimented me by saying that “trying to sneak a fastball past Hank Aaron is like trying to sneak the sun past a rooster.” I liked that reputation and did all I could to further it. But now that I no longer have to climb into the batter’s box, I’ll let you in on a secret. I always thought I was more of a breaking ball hitter. Fastballs bothered me sometimes, especially if the fastball moved. But I always believed I could hit most anybody’s breaking ball. So it suited me fine that the “book” on me kept by other teams would steer them away from the fastball. Not that I didn’t see many fastballs in my career. Pitchers with an outstanding fastball are going to throw it to all hitters, regardless of their reputation. It’s hard to pick out one pitcher who had the best fastball. But I guess I would put Bob Gibson of. the St. Louis Cardinals at the top. of the list. There’s no question? that lefthander Sandy Koufax threw as hard or harder than Gibson. But being a right-handed hitter looking at the ball from the other side, I would have to give the nod to Gibson. Another guy you can put in there is Tom Seasft His speed was right up there with the best. We are talking about guys now who could still throw fastballs over ninety miles an hour in the eighth and

ninth innings. All three of them had very good control. Koufax had a good breaking ball. Gibson didn’t have the breaking ball but he had a moving fastball and that is just as effective. There is more to a fastball than just velocity. Don’t ask me to explain the physics of it, but fastballs can be classified as “heavy” of “light.” Nolan Ryan, for example, has a little more speed than Tom Seaver but he throws a “lighter” fastball. Seaver threw a “heavy” ball. When you hit his fastball, it hurt you. A hitter can feel the difference. Hitting a “heavy” fastball is just like hitting a piece of lead. Juan Marichal was another pitcher who threw a very “heavy” ball. It also makes a difference in how far the ball will carry if you hit it. If you can hit a “light” fastball and get it airborne, it’s much more likely to carry out of the park for a home .tun than a ‘.‘heavy” ball. Os course, this doesn’t make any difference if you strike out. So I’m not taking anything away from Nolan Ryan, baseball’s strikeout king. He’s gifted with a great arm and is very tough to hit. Thinking about his speed, which can get into the high nineties, it’s just as well he doesn’t throw a “heavy” fastball. He might kill somebody. Hh'mAaron is the top home run hitter of all time with 755 hornets. A member of baseball’s Hall of Fame, Hank is vice president of the Atlanta Braves.