The Mail-Journal, Volume 28, Number 3, Milford, Kosciusko County, 1 March 1989 — Page 8

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THE MAIL-JOURNAL —Wed., March 1,1989

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Swimmers splash and dive to 13th place finish in state finals

By SCOTT DAVIDSON Sports Writer

“The guys just did a super job and it was a fine end to a great season for the team,” remarked Tim Caldwell, Wawasee boys' swim coach, after the Warriors completed their 1988-89 season with a 13th place finish at the state swimming and diving finals held in Indianapolis on Friday and Saturday. In the finals competition held on Saturday, senior David Keener registered the highest finish of the meet for Wawasee as he compiled a school record total DAVID KEEN F R * f* of 455.15 points to finish second in the state in the one-meter diving event. 'David's score was quite

Stookey, Eisenhour named to girls' all-conference team

The Wawasee Lady Warriors basketball team didn't have a lot to celebrate about during the 1988-89 season but there were a few bright spots that emerged in the 1-18 campaign. Bobi Stookey and Kriss Eisenhour provided enough Wawasee highlights to receive honorable mentions in the recent naming of the Northern Lakes Conference allconference team. At 5'9”., Stookey handled the center position for the Lady Warriors and led the team in scoring and rebounds. The powerful Wawasee senior muscled her way to 8.8 points per game and pulled down close to seven rebounds per game. Eisenhour was a versatile player w’ho. at s'B”. had the size to battle on the boards and the quickness to drive to the hoop. The 16-year-old junior was good for 5.5 points and about 5*2 rebounds per game Eisenhour will be a cornerstone for coach Jim Hite to build on for next season. The all-conference first team was dominated by the Warsaw Lady Tigers, with five representatives. and the North Wood Lady Panthers, with four Bremen, Concord, Goshen and Plymouth each landed a single entry on the team In addition to Wawasee's entries, the honorable mention squad had two representatives from Bremen, two from Goshen, two from Northridge and one apiece from Plymouth and Concord Will Wienhorst received coach-of-the-year honors for guiding his Lady Tigers to an outstanding season Warsaw's lady c. ,ers were ranked No. 1 in the state for much of the season and compiled a 22-0 record before being upset in regional action by the Columbia City Lady Eagles All-Conference Team Following is the all-conference team: Susan Moren (Bremen), April Hackworth (Concord). Angel Hershberger ( Goshen >. Kristi Dyck (North Wood Deena Jones (North Wood Jo Miller (North Wood Heather Smith (North Wood Jeanne Karcher (Plymouth), Dana Creighton (Warsaw), Ginnette Dunwell (Warsaw), Angie Johnson (Warsaw), Liza Reed (Warsaw;, Nicole Ryman (Warsaw).

DNR offers special turkey hunt

Hunting season for wild turkey will be April 26-May 10, and Department of Natural Resources officials, remind hunters that special turkey hunts will once again be offered The hunts will be held at Atterbury Fish and Wildlife Area. Jefferson Proving Ground and Pigeon River Fish and Wildlife Area. In addition to special hunts, turkey hunting is permitted in all or part of 39 Indiana counties Applications for the hunts are included with the purchase of each turkey license. Licenses, which are available to Indiana residents only, may be purchased

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an accomplishment especially with the tough judging that takes place at the state level with div-ing."-stated Caldwell. "David dove very, very well and it's almost unheard of to set a school record at the state finals like he did on Saturday because of the judging." emphasized Rex Rymers, Wawasee's diving coach. Wawasee senior Matt Fryback. who was making his third trip to Indy for the state finals, captured a sixth place finish in the finals of the 100 yd. butterfly with a time of 52.83 on Saturday. Fryback also turned in a school record performance in the finals Os the 200 yd. individual medley with a time of 2:01.77 as he captured a 15th place. The Warriors also received a 15th place finish on Saturday from senior Dave Neterer. who compiled a total of 335.4 points in the one-meter diving finals. “Dave dove consistently at the state finals just like he did throughout the entire season and he did a very good job.” commented Rymers. Rvmers commented that he

DYN AMIC DIO — Bobi Stookey lets one fly for the Lady Warriors while teammate Kriss Eisenhour battles for position. Both ladx cagers were recently named to the Northern Lakes Conference all-conference team as honorable mentions. 1 Photo by Mitchell Stinson>

Honorable Mention Receiving' honorable mention were Kriss Eisenhour (Wawasee). Bobi Stookey (Wawasee), Diana Miller Bremen), Crystal Nichols (Bremen), Amy Trout (Concord), Crystal Hershberger (Goshen). Gina Smith (Goshen). Stacie Dempsey (Northridge). Nfcki Marner (Northridge), Tori

at designated DNR properties as well as from DNR's Division of Fish and Wildlife office in Indianapolis. A license is needed as is a game bird habitat stamp, available from many local license vendors. Deadline to receive applications for the special turkey hunts is March 20. A random drawing will be held to select hunters participating in the special hunts. Atterbury will hold four, twoday hunts, with 20 to 25 hunters drawn for each hunt. Jefferson Proving Ground will hold two, four-day hunts for 20 to 30 par-

was very proud of the Warriors diving duo of Daves (Keener and Neterer) "Both of the guys just did a great job throughout the season and their performances' on Saturday at the state finals KT > ' .MATT Bte FRYBACK was just a great way to finish the season and their careers.” concluded Rymers In other individual events at the state meet, junior Scott Berkey finished 16th in the finals of the 500 yd. freestyle with a time of 4.57.88. The Warriors also received a 23rd place effort from senior Skip Winnebald in the 50 yd. freestyle event. “The state finals this year was a very fast meet with three state records and

Wagoner 1 Plymouth l Final NLC Standings Ist-Warsaw (7-0), 2ndNorth Wood <6-1 >. tie for thirdBrertien <4-3i. Goshen (4-3). xnd •Plymouth 4-3), ■<2 ; s). 7th-Northridge (l-6r. StFC* Wawasee (0-7 • Coach of the Year Will Wienhorst ■ Warsaw;.

ticipants in each hunt Hunters must apply with a buddy at JPG, and at least one buddy must be 18 years or older Pigeon River offers three, five-day hunts Atotal of 15 hunters will be drawn for each hunt Hunt dates vary at each area Successful turkey hunters are reminded that they must check their turkey at an official turkeycheck station A list of stations is included with the purchase Os a turkey license For more information on the 1989 wild turkey .season, sportsmen should contact the Division of Fish and Wildlife. 607 State Office Building, Indianapolis, Ind 46204. (317) 232-4080 Solution To wjwp the dandelion scourge --plant concrete in your back yard — The Country Editor

two national records being set and it’s one of the top high school meets in the country,” stated Caldwell. He added that the meet is so competitive that Winnebald's effort in the 50 freestyle event was just nine-tenths of a second behind the swim that won the state championship in the event. The Warriors two relay teams also turned in fine efforts at the

Ponciroli, Mangas named to NLC all-conference team

Garrett Ponciroli and Tom Mangas have been'named to the Northern Lakes Conference allconference wrestling team. Ponciroli was honored for his outstanding performance in the 189-pound class while Mangas represented the 140-pound division. Ponciroli compiled a 37-3 season record and finished fifth at state competition in Indianapolis on February 18. The 18-year-oid senior won two mat ches on the Market Square Arena floor and showed he had as much ability as any 189-pounder in the state. His lone loss came in a slim 2-1 decision to the eventual state champion. Mangas, also an 18-year-old senior, concluded the season with a 25-6 record. He finished second in his division at the Fort Wayne regional before bowing out in the first round of the Goshen semistate. The NLC champion Warsaw Tjgers landed six grapplers on the all-conference team. Tigers coach Dave Baumgartner, a former Milford resident, was named NLC Wrestling Coach of the Year for his efforts in guiding the team to a fourth-place finish at state competition. The Plymouth Pilgrims and Concord Minutemen each placed two wrestlers on the team while the Goshen Redskins had a single entry. All-Conference Team 103-pound - Bob Taylor ( Warsaw); 112-pound - Mike Davis (Warsaw); 119-pound - Mike Cole (Plymouth); 125-pound - Troy Lutes (Warsaw); 130-pound - Dan

Warriors gearing up for sectional

By SCOTT DAVIDSON Sports Writer

With “Hoosier Hysteria’’ already underway at some of the 64 sectional sites throughout the state (the tournament action began on Monday evening), the Wawasee Warriors will begin their quest for the right to play at Market Square Arena in Indianapolis on March 25 in the state's final four when they play at 8 p m on Friday at Triton against the winner of tonight’s Tippecanoe Valley-Rochester contest Wawasee, which received a bye in the sectional draw, was defeated by both Tippecanoe Valley and Rochester during the regular season and head coach Gary Goshert remarked that he has no preference as to who the Warriors will square off against on Friday. “It doesn’t matter to me who we play on Friday and I don’t think that it matters to our players because both of the teams beat us earlier in the season and it would be nice to have a chance to play both of them again to avenge those losses,” said Goshert. “I’m happy that we don’t have to play tonight and that we get a couple of extra days of preparation time,” commented Goshert about receiving the bye in the tournament pairings He added that he feels that his team will be prepared for Friday night’s-con-test and ready to play. Goshert said that tonight’s opening game of the Triton Sectional between the Vikings of Tippecanoe Valley and the Zebras of Rochester should be a good game. “I wouldn’t try to pick a winner of tonight's game because anything can happen once you get to sectional time,” insisted Goshert The Tippecanoe Valley squad defeated Rochester 98-84

finals as the 400 yd. freestyle relay team of Berkey, Fryback, Brian Neff and Scott Rozow captured a 13th place finish with a time of 3:18.43 while the 200 yd. medley relay foursome of Aaron Dial, Eric Hood, Rozow, and Winnebald registered a 21st place performance. “I think that all of the guys just did a heck of a job and I think that

Moon (Warsaw); 135-pound Lowell Davis (Goshen); 140-pouq,d - Tom Mangas (Wawasee); 145-pound - Derrik Dodson (Plymouth); 152-pound - Aaron Bruce (Warsaw); 160-pound - Eric Johnson (Warsaw); 171-pound - Todd Fruchey (Concord); 189-pound - Garrett Ponciroli (Wawasee); Heavyweight - Jason Franklin (Concord).

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STALKING — Garrett Ponciroli stalked his way to a 37-3 record and a fifth-place finish at state competition during the 1988-89 wrestling season. The Wawasee senior was given another honor recently when he was named to the NLC all-conference wrestling team as its top grappler at 189 pounds.

during their regular season meeting on Jan. 20. The Warriors dropped a 89-79 decision at Rochester on Feb. 3 as the Zebras "scoring machine”, 6"1” senior guard Steve Ruckman, poured in 37 points. Ruckman, who has been among the leading scorers in the state throughout the season, heads into sectional action tonight averaging right around 30 points-per-game. “If we face Rochester on Friday, we'll have to hang on to Ruckman and try to control him while also keeping their other players from hurting us with their offense." stated Goshert who watched as four Rochester players other than Ruckman scored in double figures during the team’s regular season contest. Wawasee suffered a tough 68-66 overtime loss at Tippecanoe Valley on Feb. 11 as Viking guard Scott Smith drove the length of the court for the winning lay-up as time expired. Dion Anglin paced the Vikings versus Wawasee with 21 points while teammatesSteve Dunnuck, Craven Lynn and Pete Terpstra chipped in with 14, 12 and nine points respectively. “If we have to play Tippe Valley on Friday, we’ll have to limit their opportunities by keeping them off the offensive boards and we’ll have to contest their 3-point shooters (Anglin and Terpstra),” emphasized Goshert. In order to be successful on Friday evening, Goshert said that his squad will have-to play with patience and keep their turnovers down on the offensive end of the court. “The biggest kev on Friday will be how well we play on the defensive end of the floor because that’s been our most inconsistent area throughout the season,” concluded Goshert Friends: People who dislike the same people

we proved again that we have one of the top swim programs in the state with regards to the size of our school after we hung in there with all of those bigger schools at the state finals,” said Caldwell who watched his team compile 43 points, the most in the school’s history. The individual team title at the state finals was captured by Anderson who totaled 181 points to outdistance runner-up

At Large All-Conference Nate Conley (Warsaw) and Jim Hoke (Goshen). Coach of the Year Dave Baumgartner (Warsaw) Final NLC Standings Ist-Warsaw (7-0), 2ndPlymouth (6-1), 3rd-Goshen (5-2), 4th-Wawasee (4-3), sth-Concord (3-4), 6th-Northridge (2-5), 7thNorth Wood (1-6), Bth-Bremen (0-7).

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Bloomington South (160) and third place finisher Kokomo (155). Caldwell commented that, overall he was very pleased with a season that saw his squad go 12-2 in dual meets and finish third in both the conference and the sectional meets. “We had a great season and I think that the kids really worked hard and held up

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SQUEEZE. PLAY — Tom Mangas recently earned NLC allconference honors in the 140-pound weight class. The Wawasee senior chalked up a 25-6 record w ith strong performances like the one shown here in a Jan. 12 meet against Plymouth. (Photo by Mitchell Stinson)

wdll because I really was hard on them during practices this season,” stated Caldwell. “This year’s team went farther on lessStalent than some other teams nafVe and that’s a credit to the guys because they were aware of that our program has established over the years and they did exactly what it took to make them successful this season," concluded Caldwell.