The Mail-Journal, Volume 27, Number 31, Milford, Kosciusko County, 14 September 1988 — Page 8

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THE MAIL-JOURNAL — Wed., September 14,1988

Sports

Senior Minuteman rockets past Warriors

£ By MARK HUFFMAN Staff Writer While a skyjumper brought the ball onto the field at Concord High School last Friday night, 5-9 tailback Dave Morris skyrocketed it back out to the tune of 240 yards in a 14-3 win over Wawasee. The skyjumper was part of a Concord Homecoming celebration, and Morris made sure that those alumni making a trek back to the Elkhart school didn’t leave *

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GOING DOWN? — Juniors Fred Garza (56) and Tim Lilly (86) attempt to sandwich a Concord runner behind the line of scrimmage during action Friday night. (Photo by Mark Huffman)

Night golf in Milford

Drivers traveling past Big Boulder Golf Coufse'lakt'Friday night were astonished to see what appeared to be meteors flying through the air. They were, of course seeing the glow-in-the-dark golf balls used by the 34 golfers in Big Boulder’s Nite Lite Tournament. The format was a two-person scramble, won by Scott Hayes and Edwina Hayes. Bane Elliot and Bat Masterson took second place and Rocky Hayes and John Hayes finished third. Edwina Hayes also took Closest-to-the-Pin honors. A light fog was unable to dampen the visibility or enthusiasm of the participants, who gathered in the clubhouse at the end of the evening for the drawing for a number of door prizes. Big Boulder Belles The play of the day in Big Boulder Belles action last Wednesday, Sept. 7, was “strokes to the green — fairway shots only.” Winners were: Evelyn Om, first; Marilyn Bray and Maxine Johnson, second (tie), and Beatrice Rapp, third.

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BOULDER SCRAMBLE WINNERS — Pictured in the first row are the winners of the 4-Man Scramble held at Big Boulder Golf Couirse on Saturday, Sept. 10. From left are: Curly Lambright, Rick Mathews, Doug Vannette, and Gary Lambright. Hie foursome tied with Scott Hayes, Tim Weegand, Bill Erb, and Rocky Hayes with an 11-under-par 51, with the contest being decided oirflie second hole of sudden death play. \ Pictured in the back row after the exciting day of competition are S. Hayes, Weegand, Erb, and R. Hayes, 2nd place; and Ron Holdeman, Jim Baker, Rick Hawks, and Mike Overfelt, 3rd place. Rick Hawks also win the longest drive competition, while Duane Yoder took closest-to-the-pin. The next event at the Milford Course which to open to the public, to the Father/Son Scramble, to be held on Saturday, Sept. 24.

disappointed. “He's a good back but we contributed to a lot of his success,” Dickerson said, perhaps taking dibs on the ball. The 175-pound senior turned in his first big gainer of the evening with a 68 yard sprint around the left end for six points; classmate Steve Harder added the extra point for a 7-0 Concord lead. “Our defensive ends got caught inside and Morris was able to work to the outside/’ Dickerson said, adding, “Meanwhile, our defensive backs didn’t have any rotation and Morris just sprinted by— at best, the young man should’ve

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BOULDER SENIOR GOLFERS END YEAR — Pictured with Don Hoffman, center, president of the Big Boulder Senior Men’s League, are Dave Moore, left and K. White, right. The two are wearing the league champions jackets presented to them at the end-of-the-year banquet held at the Milford Community Building on Wednesday, Sept. 7. Moore was the overall low gross winner,and White won overall low net. More than 80 people were in attendance at this catered affair, and wives were presented with carnations at the end of the evening. Following a humourous address by league member Ferd Krueckeberg, prizes were distributed to all members. Dave Moore was elected 1989 league president, with George Gardner assistant. For further information about next season’s league, eall 658-4927, or 457-3615. . f

had 15 to 17 yard gains.” Instead, Morris added a 49 yard gain to give the Minutemen a 14-0 lead in the second quarter to help account for 204 first half yards. The Warriors ended the scoring by putting three points of their own on the board, courtesy of solid kicker Randy Cesco who booted a 25-yarder with 3:53 left in the half. Cesco’s kick came after a 42 yard drive was halted by the Minutemen at their own nine yard line. The Warrior defense tightened up in the second half, but the offense had some trouble holding

onto the ball, with two dropped passes negating what would’ve provided key scoring threats. “We threw the ball pretty well at times, but dropped a lot of balls that should’ve been caught. There were also some instances where we didn’t get the short yardage that we needed on runs for first downs,” the coach remarked. Mike Foy, who gained 43 yards last week and 148 the week before, was held to 19 yards rushing, while senior fullback Garrett Ponciroli had 15. Junior quarterback Chris Conkling managed to connect on nine of 29 passes for 131 yards, with Junior Tim Lally gaining 27 yards on four of those aerial plays. Return specialist Scott Carlin, who almost translated a kick-off return into a touchdown, injured his back late in the contest and

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UP FOR GRABS — Junior tightend Chad Cotton has some trouble grabbing the ball as Concord defensive back Steve Gressel (33) and another defender closes in during second half action last Friday. The Warriors only managed to hang on to nine of junior quarterback Chris Conkling’s 29 passes, falling to the Minutemen 14-3. (Photo by Mark .»t w. . ■;»<<■»> >»<»>■ >r

Netters beaten by Plymouth

I By SCOTT DAVIDSON Staff Writer “We had a chance to win but we just couldn’t pull it off,” remarked Wawasee Boys’ Tennis Coach Roger Brady after watching his team drop to 4-6 on the year with a 1-4 loss to visiting Plymouth last night. The lone victory for the Warriors came at the number one doubles position, as Jerry Smith and Adam Wilson defeated Craig Powell and Jeff Magee, 6-3, 5-7, 7-5. Sophomore Jason Hollar, Wawasee’s number one singles player lost 2-6, 3-6 to Wade Jones last night, while number two player Kermit Kropf was beaten, 2-6,1-6, by Plymouth’s Son Coo. Number three Wawasee singles player Mike Leedy dropped a three set match to Hai Coo by scores of 6-7 (7-2), 6-3. 6-7 (7-2). The Warriors’ numft&R two doubles combination of Chris Shidler and Julian Ostertag also lost a three set match by scores of 1-6, 6-4, 2-6, to Bret Sharkneyand Andy Beam. \ “I felt good that we stayed close in this match,” stated Brady. He added that the team was performing without the services of doubles player Mason Robbins, who missed the match due to an illness. In previous matches, the Warriors defeated Jimtown, 4-0, last Wednesday, Sept. 7, in a make-up .match. Hollar, Kropf and Leedy all won at singles, while Smith and Robbins captured the Milford wins opener The Milford Trojans opened their middle school football season with an 18-0 shutout of North Webster yesterday at the Wawasee High School football field. Matt Beer, Shane Deter and Bill Kitchen all scored touchdowns for the winners. Coach Dave Matz said the offensive line and the defense were two big keys to the victory. The secondary allowed only one pass to be completed by North Webster. Milford will put its 1-0 mark on the line Tuesday, Sept. 20., in South Bend, when they go up against Stanley Clark, while North Webster hosts Pierceton at Wawasee High School that same afternoon.

was taken tp Elkhart Hospital for an examination. The 5-7 junior sprinted half the field and had one man to beat, but out-ran two of his defenders and allowed the lone man to catch him by the heels. “If he would’ve cut in (from the side line) he would’ve had the man beat, but he looked at the film and he now knows that he has to use his defender? better,” Dickerson stated. Wawasee will try to get back on the winning track Friday night, with a home game against North Wood. Kick-off is stated for 7:30 p.m. Scoring Summary First quarter: Concord — Dave Morris 68 yard run (Steve Harder kick). Second quarter: Concord — Morris 49 yard run (Harder kick). WHS — Randy Cesco 25 yard field goal.

number one doubles match. The number two doubles match was called a tie due to darkness. Wawasee dropped a conference match last Thursday, Sept. 8, to Warsaw, 1-4. Shidler and Wilson, at number two doubles, were the only victors for the Warriors. Wawasee travels to Bremen tomorrow to face a squad that will be tough to beat, according to Brady. He noted that Bremen has already defeated Concord this year, a team that defeated Wawasee by a score of 4-1. Wawasee will participate in the LaVille Invitational Saturday, Sept. 17, with Fairfield and Northridge. Brady commented that Fairfield is probably off to its best start ever, at 9-1, while Northridge is also an extremely good team. He added that Wawasee defeated both schools in last year’s invitational, but this year’s results will depend a lot on the luck of the draw. Next Monday,' Sept. 19, the Warriors return home to entertain North Wood in a match that Brady said he is confident that the team can win. The Warriors travel to Northridge a week from today (Sept. 21) to face a tough Raider team.

Guest 'expert' joins panel

9 ■ I By SCOTT DAVIDSON Staff Writer The Mail-Journal staff/sports writer Mark Huffman, along with The Papers Incorporated employee Homer Miller improved their season pick ‘em records to 12-6 and 14-4, respectively, by registering 5-1 marks with their calls of last week’s games. 1 Both Huffman and Miller were denied perfect weeks by virtue of Wawasee’s tough 14-3 loss to Concord. Staff member Mitch Stinson and your’s truly recorded 4-2 marks with last week’s attempts, while Derk Kuhn recorded his third consecutive 3-3 mark. Overall, Stinson is 10-2, Kuhn is at 9-9 and I’m at a not so impressive 11-7.

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‘WHO’S MAN WAS THAT?’ — Wawasee Assistant Coach Scott DeHart lends some of his defensive expertise to tackles Judd Storey (72) and Craig Streby during Friday night’s game at Concord. However, the Warrior lost this battle at the scrimmage line, as Concord parlayed key blocking into a 14-3 win. (Photo by Mark Huffman)

Redskins alone at top, Warriors attempt to rebound

I By MARK HUFFMAN Staff Writer The powerful Goshen Redskins stand alone at the top of the Northern Lakes Conference after riding the arm of senior quarterback Rick Mirer to a 41-7 win over North Wood last week. They will now make the trip down US 33 to Concord, where the Minutemen hope they can repeat last Friday’s running game and cut down the fourth-ranked Redskins’ aerial attack. Meanwhile, the Warriors will

Prognosis good after surgery of football standout

Wawasee High School Senior Mike Page was released from IU Medical Center, Indianapolis, yesterday (Tuesday) after recovering from surgery for the removal of a benign tumor. The Senior linebacker for the Warrior football team entered the hospital last week after a tennis ball-sized tumor developed near the cavity between his eyes. The Syracuse resident had had simitar problems over the past few years, according to Myron

Spikers ready fpr home after tough road trip

The Wawasee Volleyball team is ready to return home, in fact, it may be running home after a though three game road swing culminated with a 2-15, 12-15 loss Monday night at Westview High School. The Warriors saw their record fall to 3-9, although the Warriors also saw their record improve to 4-5. However, the later Warriors were Westview’s, who used timely hitting to down their nemesis from Syracuse. Kriss Eisenhower led the Warriors with three spikes and two kills, while the lone senior, Jennifer Bnmibaugh, provided the young4eam with 15 sets.

The junior varsity also lost, 2-15,12-15, to Westview. In action last Saturday, Sept. 10, the spikers fell to Warsaw, 1-15, 3-15, with the Tigers providing a potent attack, led by sophomore Dana Creighton who had eight kills. The rest of the Warsaw team combined for seven other kills. For the War-

This week we welcome a new wrinkle to our “experts” weekly predictions. Beginning this week, we will feature a guest prediction “expert” every week. Jumping into thei murky waters of sports pro-f gnosticating as our guest this week is Mail-Journal staff writer Glen Long. Long, a 3Va year veteran of the editorial department at the Papers Incorporated, is a Warsaw resident and an excellent sailor (that’s as long as he keeps his boat in the tub)! Just kidding Glen! Glen is really a great guy and a lot of fun to work around, just ask him and I’m sure he’ll agree! Well, enough of the jibberish, let’s see what kind of games we have to “guess” at this week. This week’s card of prediction games features Wawasee hosting North Wood

attempt to rebound against North Wood, as they return to friendlier confines at Wawasee Field at 7:30 p.m. Friday. North Wood may also feel more al home after last week’s drubbing, having yielded 398 net yards to the Redskins. However, defense will still be the key, and the Panthers hope their 161 yards through the air is a sign of things to come. “They’re (North Wood an expertly coached team and will be very organized. They aren’t going to do anything different then they’ve been doing — they’ll just

Dickerson, head football coach. Dickerson visited Page in the hospital Monday, Sept. 12, and noted, “He looked good and (the prognosis),!? very positive.” Described as “one of our best defensive linebackers,” by Dickerson, Page will return to classes next week and could be back in uniform as early as two weeks. “He’s a great enjoys football so much, he should be back playing with us in three weeks,” the coach confirmed.

riors, Sonya Anderson had four spikes and Angela Kistler contributed five digs. Warsaw had jumped to an early lead in the first game, while the Warriors looked to turn it around in the second contest, scoring the first two points, before Warsaw rebounded to net 11 of the next 12 points. The junior varsity fared no better, falling to Warsaw 7-15,13-15. Plymouth started the Warriors discouraging road trip, beating them 15-1, 15-3 on their home court. Despite 15 “good passes” from Wendy Mills and four spikes by Sonya Anderson, Wawasee failed to string together a potent attack. In the junior varsity contest Nicole Neff led the Warriors with 14 passes and two kills in a losing (2-15,6-15) cause. The spikers will will attempt to get back on the winning track Thursday, Sept. 15, when they host Goshen, before going back on the road next Tuesday, Sept. 20, to face Whitko.

v \ v qf in a conference battle. In other high school action, Goshen is at Concord, Northridge travels to Warsaw and Bremen is at Plymouth. Also on this week’s docket is my alma mater, Ball State hosting the U niv/er si t y of Massachusetts, and the Indianapolis Colts (still looking for that first win of the year) paying a visit to the Cleveland Browns in a Monday night matchup.

do it better,” Wawasee Coach Myron Dickerson predicted. He also expects the Panthers to try to pound it through the linebacker crew, with a running attack varying with inside and outside slants. North Wood, who edged Concord 6-3 in an earlier contest this year, will pose the same type of defense as the Minutemen, while mixing their offensive sets. “We showed our players our game film with Concord Monday night and feel confident that our secondary will ‘stick and tackle’ against North Wood — something we didn’t do at Concord,” Dickerson said, noting that the defensive backs had trouble rotating on plays last week. The defensive line is also expected to learn from last Friday’s mistakes, playing a better contained game. ‘‘Sometimes players fail to understand that, until the football crosses the line of scrimmage, they’re responsiWM<F their, area - 4 that’s the basics of a good solid defense and we expect our line to remember that,” the coach added. Wawasee enters the contest without the services of senior tackle Jason Miller, who suffered a neck injury last week, and standout linebacker Mike Page, who is recovering from surgery to remove a tumor. Junior running back and defensive back Scott Carlin had a back injury last week, but practiced yesterday . and is expected to play, while senior Mike Foy will play despite a fractured hand. “Mike will wrap the hand and play if he can — he loves the game,” Dickerson noted. In, other action Friday night, Warsaw is still looking for its first win and will host the Northridge % Raiders, who shut out Plymouth last week for their first win of the young season. Meanwhile, Plymouth will attempt to gain its second win as it hosts a Bremen squad that is fresh from its 31-6 pounding of the cellar-dwelling Tigers. NLC Standings School NLC All Goshen 3-0 3-0 Wawasee 2-1 2-1 Concord 1-1 2-1 North Wood 1-1 2-1 Plymouth 1-1 2-1 Bremen 1-2 1-2 Northridge 1-2 1-2 Warsaw 0-2 0-3 Friday's Games Northwood ot Wawasee Goshen at Concord Northridge at Warsaw Bremen at Plymouth

Here are this week’s “shots in the dark”: GLEN LONG — Wawasee, Goshen, Northridge, Plymouth, Ball State; Cleveland. SCOTT DAVIDSON — Wawasee, Goshen, Northridge, Bremen, Ball State, Indianapolis. MARK HUFFMAN — WSWasee, Goshen, Warsaw, Bremen, Ball State, Indianapolis. DERK KUHN Wawasee, Goshen, Northridge, Bremen, Ball State, Cleveland. HOMER MILLER — Wawasee, Goshen, Northridge, Bremen, Ball State, Indianapolis. MITCH STINSON - Wawasee,. Goshen, Northridge, Plymouth, Ball State, Indianapolis. '