The Mail-Journal, Volume 27, Number 29, Milford, Kosciusko County, 31 August 1988 — Page 9

Sports

Lady swimmers

By SCOTT DAVIDSON Staff Writer

SYRACUSE - “This is the most pleasant team that I’ve had the chance to work with and I believe that they’re ready to take on the challenges of this season,” stated Tim Caldwell, Wawasee Girls’ Swim Coach, about the upcoming season for the Lady Warriors. The swim team, 10-4 a year ago, return eight letterwinners from last year’s squad that finished second in the Northern Lakes Conference. “We’re down on the number of swimmers that we have this year but many of the other schools in our area are facing the same situation,” commented Caldwell. He added that of the 15 members of this season’s team only one is a freshman. The Lady Warriors, who lost last year’s Most Valuable Swimmer and team high point performer Cindy Guimond to

* ■ 1 HF * I i | VICTORY VOLLEY — Kari Timm knocks one over the net late in the Wawasee Warriors game against Central Noble Monday while Kristin Robbins watches on. The Warriors won 15-7,16-14.

Tough loss drops spikers to 1 -5

| By MITCHELL STINSON Staff Writer

The Wawasee Warriors girls’ volleyball team followed a hardfought victory with a tough 14-16, 12-15 loss at Manchester Tuesday, dropping their record to 1-5. “They weren’t dominant but they were vbry consistent” Coach Jill Yoder said of the Manchester squad. Kriss Eisenhower had 9 service points for Wawasee. Diane Karst had 12 spikes and 2 kills, and Angela Kissler had 42 sets. In junior varsity action the

Miller leads 'experts' after first week

I By SCOTT DAVIDSON Staff Writer

Homer Miller jumped out to the early lead as The Mail-Journal’s own panel of sports prediction experts began gazing into their crystal balls with last week’s first set of picks. Miller fashioned a perfect 6-0 mark with his calls last week. Following behind Miller is Mark Huffman who finished 4-2 after last week’s contests. Derk Kuhn hit the .500 mark with his picks last week, as did your’s truly, who this week will definitely redeem himself by using the pick ‘em without thinking method of predicting. This week’s schedule includes Wawasee’s home opener against Northridge as well as Warsaw at Plymouth; Jimtown at Concord; Fairfield at Fremont, and Bremen at Goshen. Also on this week’s prediction slate is the Chicago Bears season and home

graduation, will not have a lineup that is etched in stone, according to Caldwell. “Because of our smaller numbers this season we will be moving people around some and working to score points in the events where we can,” added Caldwell. Caldwell stated that he feels that if the team can stay healthy this season they will field 15 competitive swimmers and divers who will be able to cover all of the events. He added that sophomore Lori Boles and junior Sherry Payne, who comprised half of the Lady Warriors relay team that finished 19th at the State Meet last year, are two of this season’s more experienced performers. Caldwell, in his fifth season as head coach of the women’s team at Wawasee, said that after just three weeks of practices it was a little too early in the season to set goals for the year. He did add, however, that the members of the team had discussed what they are hoping to accomplish by the conclusion of the 1988 season. The team, accor-

Warriors came out on the short end of 12-15, 4-15 decision to Manchester. The Freshman team lost their match 10-15,11-15. Yoder is pleased with the varsity team’s progress despite its less than spectacular record. They won their first match iA dramatic fashion Monday, holding off a furious Central Noble comeback to win in straight sets, 15-7,16-14. The Wawasee spikers won the first set easily and were at match point at 14-8 before Central Noble began climbing back into the match, tying the score 14-14. But one serve into the net and two points later the Warriors came away with the win.

opener against Miami. Here are this week’s predictions (or in some cases guesses). SCOTT DAVIDSON — Wawasee, Plymouth, Concord, Fairfield, Goshen, Miami. MARK HUFFMAN — Wawasee, Plymouth, Jimtown, Fairfield, Goshen, Miami. DERK KUHN — Wawasee, Warsaw, Jimtown, Fairfield, Goshen, Chicago. HOMER MILLER - Northridge, Plymouth, Concord, Fairfield, Goshen, Miami MITCH STINSON — Wawasee, Plymouth, Concord, Fremont, Goshen, Chicago.

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ding to Caldwell, is shooting for a winning season and a conference finish to match or better last season’s. Also, five individual team members have set a goal of qualifying for the state meet at the end of the 1988 campaign. Caldwell, who will be assisted by Rex Rymers this season, said that many of the girls on this year’s team did stay in good shape during the summer by swimming and diving for Wawasee’s summer club team. That team finished with an undefeated record and a summer conference championship. Three NLC opponents will present the toughest challenges for the Lady Warriors, according to Caldwell. North Wood, Warsaw, and defending NLC champion Concord will all present strong squads. North Wood has a large number of swimmers on its team; Warsaw has two of the best swimmers in the area, and Concord will be out to defend its’ conference championship of a year

Warriors coach Jill Yoder said her team did well to turn the momentum around after the big comeback. “I thought they had a lot of poise to come back from 14-14,” she said. The Warriors had tough luck in their first four games and Yoder was hoping that this game would help turn them around. “They didn’t have a lot of confidence coming in here,” she said, adding, “Hopefully this game will help them.” Yoder thought that her team’s serving game and passing were instrumental to the victory. Suzanne Parr had 17 service points and teammate Kristin Robbins had 7. “They were more consistent tonight than they have been,” Yoder said after the game. In junior varsity action the Warriors emerged victorious with a 16-14, 15-11 victory over Central Noble. “I can’t ask anymore from them than what they’ve given,” she said. “From our first game on we’ve improved 100 percent.” The Warriors will host Bremen Thursday in a conference matchup followed by a home match with West Noble on Saturday. “That would be a nice one to get under our belt,” Yoder said of the Bremen contest.

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ago, Caldwell said of the teams to beat in the NLC this season. This year’s Lady Warriors squad consists of five seniors, five juniors, four sophomores, and one freshman. Senior members of the team and their main events are: Sirena Bartow (sprints), Jennifer Titus (backstroke), Danyi Heckaman (breaststroke), Danielle Scholten (freestyle), and Kirsten Blunck (diving). Junior team members are: Tonya Perzanowski (freestyle), Chris Ridings (distance), Payne (sprints), Shawna Miller (backstroke) and Julie Gunn (diving). Sophomore team members are: Boles (butterfly), Moni Lange (distance), Krista Guimond (breaststroke) and Dawn Firestone (diving). The lone freshman on this

Wawasee Warriors 1988 Girls' Swim Team Schedule Sept. 6 Penn 6:30 Sept. 8 East Noble 6:30 Sept. 10 LaPorte Inv. 10:00 Sept. 10 Elkhart Inv. 9:00 Sept. 13 Memorial 6:30 Sept. 15 Goshen 6:30 Sept. 19 Tippecanoe Valley 6:30 Sept. 20 Bremen 6:30 Sept. 22 Manchester 6:30 Sept. 27 North Wood 6:30 Oct. 1 Goshen Relays 10:00 Oct. 4 Warsaw 6:30 Oct. 6 Concord 6:30 Oct. 8 LaPorte Inv. 9:00 Oct. 11 Plymouth 6:30 Oct. 18 CGA 6:00 Oct. 20 Huntington 6:30 Oct. 25 St. Joe 6:30 Nov. 3 NLC 5:00 Nov. 5 NLC TBA Nov. 5 NLC 9:00 Nov. 10 IHSAASect. (V) TBA Nov. 12 IHSAASect. (V) TBA Nov. 12 IHSAA Sect. Diving TBA Bold Face: Home Games Coach: Tim Caldwell Assistant: Rex Rymers

Carey sets record as runners coast to win

(By MITCHELL STINSON Staff Writer

Jeff Carey set a course record of 17 minutes, 3 seconds to lead the Wawasee Warriors to a 21-36 victory over West Noble Thursday in the Warriors’ opening meet of the high school cross country season. Carey blazed through the 3.1 mile Wawasee course, 13 seconds ahead of teammate Jason Douglas, who came in second. Cross Country coach Jerry Minton wasn’t ecstatic with the team’s performance, but he was satisfied. “For it being too early for a meet, we ran pretty well,” he said, adding, “Carey and Douglas ran extremely well.” Carey, a 17-year-old senior, heads a tough Wawasee squad that hasn’t lost anybody to graduation from last year’s 11-2 team. The Warriors’ chief competition will come from Plymouth, last year’s conference champion. Plymouth was ranked third In the state in a recent poll. Rob Eyer was the highest finisher for West Noble, taking third place with a time of 17:43. Other Wawasee top 10 finishers were: 4th - Steve Eastman, 18:25; 6th - Eric Mock, 18:44; Bth-Cuong Reed, 18:59; and 9th - Eric Streby, 19:00.

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year’s squad is Sara Kline (backstroke). The Lady Warriors begin their season next Tuesday with a nonconference home meet against Penn. Caldwell commented that he isn’t sure how strong Penn will be this season because their program fluctuates a lot from year to year depending on how many of their swimmers choose to compete for the Michiana Marlins, a very successful club team, instead of the Kingswomen. He added, however, that he does believe that many of the girls at Penn may compete there this season, making them a strong opponent to open the season against. “I think that we’re ready for the challenge of this season, even though some of the girls may not realize yet how big of a challenge it could be,” Caldwell concluded.

West Noble didn’t field a girls’ team so the Wawasee women had to cool their heels for this one. Minton said they would be inexperienced but he expects them to perform well as the season progresses. “They should do very well, probably at mid-season or the end of the season,” he said. “It will take them a while to get going.” Wawasee will travel t<f Warsaw on Tuesday to participate in a three-way meet with Warsaw and Bremen. “Warsaw will be a better team than last year, while Bremen will be a decent team,” the coach said. Minton thinks his team will perform better in the upcoming meet. “By then we’ll be running,” he said. “We’ll be better.” Ist - Carey, 17:03; 2nd - Douglas, 17:16; 3rd - Eyer (WN), 17JM3; 4th - Eastman, 18:25; sth - Phrry (WN), 18:34; 6th-E. Mock, 18:44; 7th - Denton (WN), 18:46; Bth - Reed, 18:59; 9th - Streby, 19:00; 10th - Bontrager (WN), 19:05; 11th - Dunham (WN), 19:18; 12th - Hoffert, 19:27; 13th - Eyer (WN), 19:44; 14th - Jones, 19:49; 15th - Johnson, 20:48; 16thWheat, 21:26; 17th - Edwards, 21:39; 18th - Sponseller, 22:02; 19th - Harrington, 22:08; and 20th -J. Mock, 22:28.

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Linksters place in middle of pack

The Wawasee girls’ golf team finished in the middle of the pack in a three-way meet at Maxwelton Golf Course yesterday afternoon, losing out to a powerful East Noble team. The Knights outdistanced all competitors with a 196 score, while Wawasee and Dekalb followed with 225 and 268, respectively. Barb Butler had the best Warrior score, tying for third place with a 52. East Noble’s Jarren Filcher was in a class by herself, taking the meet’s top spot with a 43. Timpe was complimentary of the 6-0 East Noble squad, saying that they should be a powerful force in the state. “If they’re not rated they soon will be,” he said. As for the Warriors, Timpe said it just wasn’t their day out there. “They just didn’t have a good night,” he said. “I’m sure the scores will get better.” Wawasee had its best effort of the season last Wednesday, when they also came away with a se-

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cond place finish in a three-way qaeet at Maxwelton. Columbia City came out on top with a four-person total of 199 over nine holes. Wawasee followed with a 212 and Northridge was last at 255. Coach Timpe was pleased with the effort despite not coming out on top. “It’s the lowest 9-hole total that we’ve scored this year,” he said. “We knew Columbia City would be tough.” Cathy Shively of Columbia City led all golfers with a low score of 46. Wawasee’s Teresa West finished just one stroke out of the top spot at 47, while Butler was also in the hunt with a 48. Shively started out with doublebogeys on the first two holes but then settled down to finish with six bogeys and one par. Butler held a one-stroke lead after five holes, but a triple-bogey on the sixth hole opened the door for Shively and West to move into a first-place tie with respective scores of 32.

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Shively and West played stroke-for-stroke, dead even until Shively notched a bogey 5 on the last hole and edged out her Wawasee competitor, who camelin with a double-bogey. Other Wawasee finishers included Michelle Katsanis, who came in with a 54, and Darcey Smith, 63. The Warriors now sport a 3-4 season record. They are scheduled to meet West Noble on Wednesday and Warsaw next Tuesday. Wawasee: Butler - 52, West - 55, Katsanis - 57, Smith - 61. East Noble: Filcher - 43, Hill - 50, Allen - 51, Baldwin 52. Dekalb: Detrick -- 63, Buff - 65, Kelleher - 69, Southern - 71, Derrow - 71. O Wawasee: Katsanis - 54, Butler - 48, West - 47, Smith - 63. Columbia City: Plew - 51, More - 51, Shively - 46, Hallead - 51. Northridge: Whitington - 59, Nusbaum - 67, Marner - 62, Kozlowski - 67.

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