The Mail-Journal, Volume 27, Number 28, Milford, Kosciusko County, 24 August 1988 — Page 8

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THE MAIL-JOURNAL—Wed., August 24,1988

Sports

Warriors impressive in Goshen Jamboree

GOSHEN — Wawasee’s varsity Warriors experienced several v firsts in Friday evening’s Goshen Jamboree. It was the first time for Wawasee’s offensive line to play against varsity competition. It was the first time Wawasee’s coaching staff roamed the sidelines as one unit. And it was the first time, in a long time, that Wawasee’s gridiron squad dominated its op* ponents. The Warriors capitalized on several breaks in its first quarter of action en route to an impressive 14-0 shutout of Northern Lakes Conference foe Concord. In the Warriors’ second quarter, they shutout Class A secondranked Jimtown. “We played better than what we anticipated, especially after Wednesday’s parents night,” said an optimistic Myron Dickerson. “But, there’s still some

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Wawasee girls seek improvement

SYRACUSE — Wawasee girls’ cross country coaches Jerry Minton and Dave Stookey will look for improvement when the girls’ season opens Thursday with West Noble. The Warriors finished with a 3-6 mark last year and should add more victories this year. Depth could be a key ingredient when the season concludes in October. The Warriors have five seniors, four juniors, two sophomores and four freshman to produce a winning team. Both sophomores, Lori Gargett and Staci Freel, are returning letterwinners. “I think this team will improve as the season progresses because it has a very good attitude and has good work ethics,” said Minton, head coach of both Wawasee cross country teams. “We should

Bass can find way home

Fishermen who catch a bass on one side of a lake and release it on the other side, may disorient the fish. However, biologists say most bass, if given enough time, can find their way home. In a Florida study, three largemouth bass were caught and released into a canal 1.6 miles from home. Tiny electronic transmitters were implanted in each fish to track their movements. Within three days, each bass returned home. Another bass taken 2.3 miles to an area with weeds that “looked” like home, returned in 27 days. In a nearby lake, when two bass were moved 2.2 and 2.8 miles, they returned in four and seven days.

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SCOTT CARLIN aspects of the game we need to work on.” The Warrior’s first quarter in 1988 highlighted some of the mistakes in Wawasee’s attack.

be more competitive at the end of the year.” In the beginning, Minton will search for a successor to last year’s leading runner, Jennifer Titus. The senior opted to swim this season, leaving the Warriors without their best runner and leader. “We haven’t found anyone yet, but I think someone will step to the forefront,” added Minton. “It’s just a matter of time.” It’s also just a matter of time when the Warriors win the sectional. Minton and Stookey hope this is the year. “One of our goals this year is to get out of the sectional,” confessed Minton. “By doing this, we will have made a major accomplishment.” Sheila Melendez, Susan Rum-

But when two bass were taken 1.9 and 2.9 miles from home, and released on the opposite side of a lake, they appeared disoriented. They moved along the shore more than the other bass and took 52 to 69 days to return home.

“We’ve seen the same homing ability in northeast Indiana bass,” says Dr. Frank Paladino,

Warsaw sinks Warriors' NLC title hopes

SYRACUSE — Angie Manuel and LaDawn Howett each shot 50 leading Warsaw to the Northern Lakes Conference girls’ golf championship Thursday, Aug. 17. The Tigers won the match with a 201 team total. Wawasee finished second at 221, with Goshen scoring 233 and Northridge, 287. Barb Butler paced the Warriors’ effort with a 53, one stroke better than Michelle Katsanis and Teresa West. Darcey Smith finished at 60, while Audra Bouse carded a 73. Tara Smith shot a 54 for Warsaw, while Rachael Heaton finished at 55 and Ginnette Dunwell closed at Sty-' North Wood’s Gina Yoder was low medalist in the conference match, finishing at 42. In other golf action, Wawasee picked up its first win Monday, Aug. 22, with a 215-233 triumph at Manchester. The victory moves

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CHRIS CONKLING The biggest problem came in the exchange between Judd Storey at center and Chris Conkling at quarterback. Nevertheless, the talented, but

pie, Jill Corson, Stacey Lent and Anne Pohl, returning after a oneyear absence, are key seniors for the Warriors. The experience from the five could be the difference from a mediocre season and exceptional campaign. The junior class offers several up-and-coming runners. Jennifer Melendez, Kimberlee Carmichael, Julie Bender and Sara Wilkinson comprise the talented list of juniors. Meafiwhile, Tami Tom, Tiffany Titus, Melanie Hobbs, and Hope Jarbow — all freshman — could make an impact this season. The Warriors, after their season-opener, travel to Warsaw Tuesday, Sept. 6, for a triangular meet with Bremen and the Tigers. Wawasee lists just two home meets on its 1988 schedule.

Indianapolis-Purdue University in Fort Wayne. z Paladino, in cooperation with Department of Natural Resources (DNR) biologists, has also used electronic transmitters to track bass movements at two small Noble County lakes. “At Skinner Lake in 1986, two bass returned home immediately when we released them a few

the Warriors’ record to 1-2 for the season.

Katsanis paved the way for Wawasee with a 51. Barb Butler finished two-strokes back at 53, while Teresa West shot a 55. Darcey Smith finished play at 56 and Jennifer Corn had a 67. Earlier in the week, Wawasee placed fourth in the Kokomo Invitational. Northwestern took team honors in class A with a 394 total. Taylor was second at 414, with Shenandoah scoring 427 and Wawasee, 435. Kokomo won the class AA title with a 353 score. Butler finished play with a 101 total for the Warriors. Katsanis fired a 106, West shot a 110 and Smith and Com tied with a 118 round. The Warriors return to action Wednesday afternoon against Columbia City. It will be the Warriors’ first home match of the season.

young squad overcame the deficiencies to pound the Minutemen. A balanced offensive attack keyed Wawasee’s first victory of the season. The Warriors moved the pigskin effectively throughout the first session and finally punched the ball into the end zone when Conkling teamed with Mike Page on a majorleaguecatch. With the ball resting on the Minutemen 12, Conkling faded back to pass and connected with file sprawled-out Page in the right comer of the end zone. No part of Page’s 6-1, 175-pound frame touched the ground at the point of the catch. Randy Cesco added the point after touchdown conversion, giving the Warriors a 7-0 lead. Wawasee padded its lead moments later. After a Concord turnover, its third in the period, Conkling

Wawasee Warriors 1988 Girls' Cross Country Schedule Aug. 25 West Noble 4 :30 Sept. 6 Warsaw & Bremen (Warsaw) 5:00 Sept. BE. Noble &Lakld. (Lakld.) 4:30 Sept. 10 Northrup Inv. 10:00 Sept. 13 N’Wood & N’rdge (N’rdge) 5:00 Sept. 17 West Noble Inv. 9:30 Sept. 20 Plymouth & Concord 5:00 Sept. 22 Columbia City 4:30 Sept. 24 CMAInv. 9:45 Sept. 27 Goshen 5:00 Oct. 1 Manchester Inv. 9:30 Oct. 3 Whitko 4:30 Oct. 8 NLC 11:00 Oct. 13 Gdshenlnv. 5:00 Oct. 15 IHSAASect. 11:00 Oct. 22 Sect. & Reg. 11:00 Bold Face — Home Coach: Jerry Minton

hundred yards away,” says Paladino. “This spring, we took a 16-inch bass from a large channel on the east side of Cree Lake and let it go off the access site on the west side, about a half mile away. The fish moved around a lot but returned to the mouth of the channel within 15 da vs.” The ability of bass to find their way home should be good news to bass tournament fishermen who like to hold bass in live-wells and then release the fish at a weigh-in site at the end of the day. “However, there are still a lot of questions about tournamentreleased bass,” says Jed Pearson, DNR fisheries biologist. “In some tournaments, bass are caught in one lake, boated to anomer lake, and released. Nontournament bass fishermen do

Wallace Memorial Saturday

NEW PARIS - The Joe Wallace Meinorial will take place Saturday night, August 27, at the New Paris Speedway with the outlaw super late models running a big 50 lap feature paying SI,OOO to win! Also scheduled are the late models and street stocks. Joe Wallace, from Fort Wayne, In., was one of the most popular drivers to have raced in this area. Wallace suffered a cardiac arrest under going surgery on injuries occurring at New Paris Speedway in 1981.

directed his team towards paydirt. Hard running by Garrett Ponciroli proved to be the key aspect in the drive. The senior standout capped the Warriors’ final drive with a five-yard burst around the left side seconds before the end of the period. Cesco added the PAT to complete the scoring. Against Jimtown, Wawasee failed to score but played strong defense. Twice the Jimmies had the ball in fourth-and-one situations but failed to pick up the first down.

Challenges await Wawasee tennis team

SYRACUSE — Two key holes must be filled for Wawasee to move up in the Northern Lakes Conference tennis standings this year. Head coach Roger Brady understands this fact and accepts the challenge. He hopes his players do too. Gone from last year’s 8-6 team, best in modem school history, are the top two singles players. Filling these positions with experienced players will be a difficult task. But Brady figures his opening day lineup is set, with the exception of the final player on the second doubles team. The Warriors open Thursday, Aug. 25, against West Noble and Brady may take until that day to put etch his lineup in stone. Sophomore Jason Hollar is expected to get the call in the number one singles position. Hollar has made steady strides of improvement this past year, particularly because of his active summer schedule. He was a member of the Wawasee summer circuit that played contests with many regular season opponents. The competition worked in Hollar’s favor. Mike Leedy, the only senior in

the same. We don’t know whether bass can find their way home under these conditions, especially after the stress of all the handling.” Pearson says the sooner a bass is released and the closer it is released to where it was caught, the better chances are the bass will not be disturbed or disoriented. According to Pearson, the DNR has for years encouraged bass tournament anglers to release their fish as soon as possible. “Some tournament fishermen in Indiana are now working toward developing an instant release system,” says Pearson. “That’s great. It should cut down some of the bass handling and displacement problems.

Top contenders include Larry Zent and Roger Terlosky of Fort Wayne, Clete Caywood of South Bend, and Fred Reed of Mies, Mi. Caywood tops the outlaw prints race, Doug Hanna of Goshen is top man in the late models and John Oliver of Pierceton is front runner in the street stocks. Gates open at 2, practice at 4, time trials at 8, and racing at 8 p.m.

Statistically, the Warriors gained 59 yards on the ground and another 75 through the air. Ponciroli was the workhorse in the running department with 39 yards in five carries. Mike Foy added 13 yards in seven attempts. “Ponciroli and Foy did a good job running the football,” added Dickerson. “But they also blocked well for the quarterback. We will need this type of blocking in order to give the quarterback time to throw the football.” Conkling, despite completing

the top seven positions, will play in the number two position for the Warriors. Junior Kermit Kropf will fill the final singles slot and could push Leedy throughout the season. In doubles competition, two sophomores are expected to fill the top doubles position. Jerry Smith and Chris Shidler will take the slot, according to Brady. The coach mentioned that Smith made tremendous improvement during the Wawasee summer program and has a bright future in the sport. Mason* Robbins, another sophomore, will play with an undetermined player in the final doubles position. Adam Wilson, a late returnee to school, could fill a vacancy in the Warriors’ lineup once he meets the necessary requirements for competition. “I hope we will be able to maintain the progress we made last year, or even move up in the conference,” admitted Brady about his expectations for the season. “The conference will be very tough but we are starting to build, hopefully that will continue.” Momentum will be a big factor with this young Wawasee team. Brady points to the seasonopener with West Noble as a very big match. “We haven’t lost to them since I’ve been here, but this year they

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TOP RUNNERS RETURN — Wawasee’s girls’ cross country team will depend on its six returning letterwinners. Standing, from left, are Susan Rumple, Stacey Lent, Staci Freel, Lori Gargett, Sheila Melendez, and Kimberlee Carmichael. (Photo by Mark Weinstein)

Former Warrior takes SMU job

Wawasee High School graduates continue to move up the ladder in different fields of occupation. Last week another Warrior landed a very prestigious coaching position in the college ranks. Dave Wollman, a 1975 Wawasee graduate, was named head men’s track coach at Southern Methodist University, Dallas, Texas. He formerly coached at Stanford University.

On The Mark

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tion, Wollman coached two years at Concord High School before becoming a graduate assistant at Pyrdue University. From Purdue, Wollman went to Stanford. Wollman has held track and field camps, including one at Wawasee High School. He is married to the former Shelly Cart of Millersburg.

just four-of-17 passes, had several attempts dropped. Chad Cotton proved to be the Warriors’ premier receiver, catching Conkling passes for 51 yards. Page added the 12-yard TD reception and Tim Lilly caught one pass for 12 yards. Defensively, Scott Carlin, Page and Lilly each intercepted a Concord pass. Carlin added a fumble recovery against Jimtown. Other positive notes from the jamboree included Cesco’s ability to handle the kicking duties.

are very good,” said Brady, a former West Noble coach. “That will be one of our biggest matches of the season. If we can get by them, we have a good shot at a winning season.” Following the opener, the Warriors host Whitko and Central Noble before visiting Concord in the Northern Lakes Conference opener. Wawasee will later host Goshen, Warsaw and Plymouth in pivotal conference matches.

Wawasee Warriors 1988 Tennis Schedule Aug. 25 West Noble (V&JV) 4:30 Aug. 30 Whitko(V&JV) 4:30 Aug. 31 C.NobIe(V&JV) 4:30 Sept. 1 Concord (V&JV) 4:30 Sept. 3 Wawasee Inv. (V) ' 9:00 Sept. 6 Goshen(V&JV) y 4:30 Sept. 8 Warsaw (V&JV) 4:30 Sept. 13 Plymouth (V&JV) * 4:45 Sept. 15 Bremen(V&JV) 4:30 Sept. 17 LaViDe Inv. (V) 9:00 Sept. 19 North Wood (V&JV) 4:30 Sept. 21 Northridge(V&JV) 4:30 Sept. 23 NLC(V) 5:00 Sept. 24 NLC(V) 9:00 Sept. 27 Manchester(V&JV) 4:30 Sept. 30 IHSAASect. (V) TBA Bold Face—Home Coach: Roger Brady

Wawasee High School cheerleading sponsor Janie Leach recently suffered an injury that would fall in the “strange and wacky” category. The Wawasee teacher was recently shopping at an area grocery store when one bottle of a six-pack (seltzer water) slipped out of her hand, crashing to the floor. The bottle exploded on contact with the floor and the spraying glass sliced Leach’s achilles tendon. After collapsing to the floor, Leach eventually was taken to a neighboring hospital where surgery repaired the damage. Her ankle and lower part of her 1 right leg is in a cast. / Compounding the problem is Leach’s anticipation of another child. The new member of the Leach family is expected to arrive in October. □ Football season is upon us again. So is the annual panel of experts, looking towards another successful season of predicting high school, college and professional sports. We’ll see what happens. The first week includes six high school football games,

He averaged 38 yards in punting and tacked on two extra points. “The kicking was very positive, we just hope we stay consistent,” said Dickerson. “Our punt coverage broke down and hopefully we can correct this problem.” Wawasee opens the conference schedule Friday evening at Bremen. It will be the final conference game against the Lions, who will depart from the NLC after this season. Kickoff is slated for 7:30 p.m.

Brady believes Plymouth is the favorite to win the Northern Lakes Conference. He added that Warsaw and Concord could challenge the Pilgrims with Goshen, North Wood and Northridge all improved. The Warriors placed sixth in the NLC last season and a duplicate season, or notch above, according to Brady would be a productive season for Wawasee.

highlighted by Wawasee’s Northern Lakes Conference opener at Bremen. Other games on the card are Goshen at Northridge, Concord at North Wood, Kokomo at Warsaw, Plymouth at La Ville, and Fairfield at Garrett. Incidentally, two former Wawasee assistant coaches represent two of the teams in this card. Jim Jones is the new head coach at Fairfield and Kim Lobsiger, an assistant under Myron Dickerson with the Warriors is an assistant with Warsaw. Enough is enough, lets get to the games at hand. SCOTT DAVIDSON — Goshen, Concord, Wawasee, Warsaw, La Ville, Fairfield. MARK HUFFMAN — Goshen, North Wood. Wawasee, Kokomo, La Ville, Garrett. DERK KUHN — Goshen, North Wood, Bremen, Warsaw, Plymouth, Garrett. ■i ■ •■ ■ . HOMER MILLER — Goshen, North Wood, Wawasee, Kokomo, Plymouth, Fairfield. MARK WEINSTEIN - Goshen, North Wood, Wawasee, Kokomo, Plymouth, Garrett.