The Mail-Journal, Volume 28, Number 3, Milford, Kosciusko County, 1 March 1989 — Page 9

Sports

Wawasee edged by Bremen, finishes regular season 8-12

I By SCOTT DAVIDSON Sports Writer

If a close, down to the wire contest is a good character builder for a team heading into their sectional, then the Wawasee Warriors should be well prepared for the “second season” after suffering a 63-61 loss to visiting Bremen in their regular season finale last Friday. “You have to give Bremen a lot of credit because they hung in there and Stayed patient,” remarked Warrior head coach Gary Goshert after seeing his squad conclude the regular season at 8-12. The Warriors suffered six of their 12 setbacks during the year by a combined total of 13 points. A strong start by the Warriors on Friday evening put them in control early as junior forward Chris Conkling popped in 10 points (on five field goals) to stake the hosts to a 17-10 lead after the first quarter of action. “They were outhustling us to the loose balls early and beating us to the post to get the shots and I had to get on our players a little bit to get them going,” stated Bremen boss Larry Lael who called a timeout late in the first quarter to try and regroup his squad. After two free throws and a basket by Wawasee's Pete Bonner opened the Warriors lead to 21-10 early in the second quarter, the visiting Lions began to roar as a 21-11 run enabled them to knot the score at 32-32 at halftime. “We were a lot more aggressive in the second quarter and it showed in the score,” stated Lael. Bremen’s Tim Lawmaster was the catalyst for the Lions comeback in the second quarter as he poured in 12 of his 16 first half points from his forward position but it was the 11 turnovers by Wawasee that really helped the Lions more than, anything. "We let them right back in the game with our lack of poise, patience and execution in the second quarter. We not only lost our momentum with our turnovers but we also gave them opportunities in transition that let them make up the deficit,” stated Goshert. The third quarter of Friday’s

Bowling

La nd-O-Lakes Coxys Gun Shop 28 12 Kurlys Keglers 26 14 Pro Shop 26 14 Luckys Tavern 26 14 American Bldgs. 25 15 M.M.I. 23'2 16'2 Maxwelton 22'2 17'2 Cocineros , 22 18 Sea Nymph 22. 18 Wawasee Bowl 21 19 Reads Racing 21 19 Bur,ger Dairy ■ 20 20 State Bank 18 22 Docs Hardware 18 22 Ligonier Elks 16 24 Biddles 15 25 KOfC 15 25 Werker Bros. Const. 12 28 Buds Bar • 12 28 Tern Industries 11 29 High team game & series: Coxys Gun Shop — 1118-2071 600 series: H. Galloway 606, R Hyde 613, G. Lowe 628, P Flanagan 613, G. Lambright 612 500 series; S. Galloway 501, R Zehner 527, J. Schrecengost 569, K Butt 520, C.C. Walton 503, W. Alderter 517, D Barhydt 571, R Mathew 565, E. Scott 587. S. Zawadzke 533, T Ervin 504, M. Sparks 571, M Zellinger 505, M. Durham 534, M. Clevenger 584, R Hoover 541, D Dean 516, D Hoogenboom 586, B Knisley 539, K. Knisley 541, S Richmond 532, W. Schwalm 538, T. Ryman 517, L. Ryman 569, J. Wortinger 595, J. Sheets 523, D Pater noster 515, D. Obacz 528, B. Obacz 553, T. Cravens 560, G. Gerard 504, S. Nicolai 596, J Blackport 519, M Allberry 530, G Stone 506, R. Stahley 527 200 games: H. Galloway 224, S. Galloway 210, J. Schrecengost 213, R Hyde 213, 213, T Murdock 209, D. Barhydt 205, G Lambright 203, <£ls, R. Mathew 243, E Scott 247, S Zawadzke 202, T Ervin 210, M Sparks 209, M. Clevenger 208, 225, R Hoover 208, P Flanagan 202, 221, D Hoogenboom 236, S Richmond 202, W Schwalm 202, L Ryman 245, J Wortinger 264, G Lowe 224, 213, D Meyer 203, D. Paternoster 210, B Obacz 203, 204, T Cravens 215, S Nicolai 209 Splits: J. Wortinger 3 10, 3 10, J Maher 3 10, C Carey 5-6 10, K Knisley 3 10, T Ed warps 9 10, C. Werker 5-6, L. Longenbaugh 3 10, R. Carter 3-7 10, J Halsey 6 7 10, G . Stone 3 10, G. Whitacre 8 10 Thur. Night Ladies Louie's Bar & Grill 61 39 Miller's Heating 60*2 39'2 Kidd's 59'2 40'2 Golden Razor 59'2 40' 2 Liberty Homes 59 41 Wawasee Bowl 58 42 1 Culp's Welding 58 42 Town & Country 53'2 46' 2 Inno Pak 51 49 Ace Hardware 5i 49 Thornburg's 49 51 Beacon 48 52 Lake City Bank 11 44 56Sandi's Clip 81 Curl 41 55 Dana Pioneer Club '42*2 57'2 Lake City Bank I ’. 35 65 Pilcher's 35 65 Miller's Merry Manor 30'2 65'2 High team game Wawasee Bowl — 1040 High team series Ace Hardware — 2945 500 series: K. Knisley 527, C Nolan 525. T Taylor 507, K. Pauwelssl3. R Gerrity 407, J Kausal 515 450 series: P. Summerlot 471, L Hawn 482, A Miller 474, C. Simpson 473, F Jones 493. S Mitchell 484. B Grotf 473, C Boyd 497. C Solina 474, J Wortinger 479, N Anderson 497, C Becher 455, P Pollock 460, S Pachynski 450. A Luyben 468. N Spurling 473, Y Coburn 482, H Taylor 495. J. Reed 460, J Miller 474, V Bennett 462, R Hite 460

HkJv' WVcValmu ■ “it m aMMMft' W FAST PACED OFFENSE — Wawasee senior Pete Bonner hurries the ball up the court last Friday while being closed in on by Bremen’s Tim Lawmaster (left). Bonner scored eight points, hauled down six rebounds, dished out four assists and tallied two steals as the Warriors closed out their regular season with a 63-61 loss to the visiting Bremen squad. (Photo by Scott Davidson)

contest was close throughout as the Warriors grabbed their largest lead of the period at 42-36 on a basket by center Rob Huey midway through the quarter. After Huey was whistled for his third foul with 3:40 left, reserve Jeff Boyer made his presence felt right away by throwing in three field goals to help the Warriors to a 50-47 advantage with one quarter remaining. A 3-point bomb by Wawasee’s Matt Koble and a Huey field goal increased the Warriors lead to 55-47 to start the fourth quarter before a 10-2 run enabled the Lions to tie the game at 57-57 before Goshert took a timeout with 3:06 left in the game. After four Bremen free throws gave them a 61-58 lead with 1:04 left in the game, Wawasee’s Matt Dick connected on a 3-pointer to knot the score at 61-61. After working the clock down to :37 seconds, Bremen took a timeout. The visiting Lions then

200 games. K. Knisley 200, F. Jones 205, N Anderson 201, K. Pauwels 211, R Gerrity 203 160 games: B. Swihart 182, P. Summerlot 184, L Hawn 162, 168, A. Miller 160, C. Simp son 175, K. Knisley 168, F. Jones 168, S. Mit chell 172, D. Gose 162, B Grotf 166, C Boyd 165, 163, 169, K. Creps 166, C. Nolan 164, 172, 189, C Solina 189. N. Shields 172, J Wor finger 198, N. Anderson 168, S. Delagrange 171, C Becher 160, P. Pollock 179, A Luyben 169, 164, S. Thwaits 169, M. Whitehead 185, T. Taylor 163, 194, N. Spurling 175, Y. Coburn 161, 197, H. Taylor 180, 162, J. Reed 175, J. Miller 163, 183, G. Byrd 171, B. Miller 184, V. Bennett 162, J Kausal 168, 187, 160, R Hite 160, N Reeve 176 Splits: T. Taylor 2 7, 4 10, B. Parker 3 10, K Knisley 2-7, K. Cree 3 10, J. Fawley 5 6, B Hamman 5 8 10, J. Bockman 5 6 10, S. Street 5 6, C. Miller 3 10, C. Nolan 2 7, C. Boyd 5 6, M. Patterson 6 5 10, M. Whitehead 9 10, S. Delagrange 4 5 7, J. Reed 9 10 Friday Mixed Milford Party Pack 23'2 B'2 Martin's Feeds 21'2 10'2 Bitner's Eggs 21 11 National Products 20 12 Syracuse Rubber 20 12 Bud's Body Shop 18'2 13'2 Dangles 17 15 Fashion Farm 16 16 Gutter Dusters 15 17 Premier Plastics - 15 17 Smith Farms 13 19 TGIF 12 20 Baby Boomers IO'? 21'2 High team game & series: Martin's Feeds 744 2064 500 series: B Carrol 530, A. Coy 507, T Cravens 597, J Gerard 598, K. Solina 561, G Hamilton 557, D Hamilton 511, L Sawyer 526, C. Nolan 507 450 series I. Kalisik 466, B Allberry 453, L Hall 462, P Blosser 496, S. Coy 460,'8 Hamilton 475, S Sawyer 476 200 games L Simon 200, A. Coy 206, T Cravens 242, J. Gerard 212, 228, K Solina 209, G Hamilton 202, S Sawyer 203 160 games: I Kalisik 178, 164, R Carrol - 160. B Allberry 179, L Hall 183, P Blosser 182, S. Coy 172, B Hamilton 189, 161, K Solina 164, 188, C Nolan 182, 187 Splits M Green 5 6 10, 6 7 10, Si Smith 3 10, Jr Bitner 3 10, W Green 3 10, P. Smith 3 10. S. Kalisik 3 10, I Kalisik 45, B Howell 5 10. B Hamilton 25 7, K Solina 4 10, G Hamilton 5 6 10 , Juniors Bruiser Bowlers 56'2^27'/ 2 The Smart Elix 47'2 36'2 Strikers 47 37 Strikers *1 44 4 0 SOLs 431 ’ 40 ' 2 Club 35 49 Alley Cats . - 33'2. 50’2 Pins With Fall 29 55 High team game & series Club — 763 2095 ‘ 375 series D Fidler 393,C Swihart39l,M Walton 405, A Young 380 325 series A Steel 360. B Zartman 372, R Larkin 331. P J Weisser 346. D Stahley 335. • J Brickey 329 G Ritter 327 150 games D Lambright 150, D Fidler 151, M Walton 163, G Ritter 154 100 games A Steel 147, 129, K Darrah 127. J Luley 105. N 105. 102, W Gordon 100, 104, C Weaver 101. J Stewart 119, 100, J Goshert 100. B Zartman 129, 139, 104, R Larkin 109 130 S Laughlin 110. T Foote 127 D Lambright 106 127.. D Fidler 115. 127. C Swihart 121. 131. 139. B Richardson 114. 123. P J Weisser 102, 124 120, D Stahley 102. 124, 109. T McFarren 109. 101. M Walton 104. 138, A Young 149. 141. J Brickey 103. 130, J i Galloway 105,

worked another 23 seconds off the clock before calling another timeout with 14 ticks left in the game. After inbounding the ball, Bremen looked to their “big" man. 6’4” center Jon Feldman, who was fouled as he attempted to get a shot off with just four seconds left. After a Wawasee timeout, Feldman stepped calmly to the line and nailed both charity tosses to give the Lions a 63-61 lead. Wawasee had one last gasp attempt but the Warriors inbounds pass was intercepted and Bremen had its 15th victory of the season. “We kept our composure late in the game and we were able to get to the free throw line where we’ve been able to win some close games this season. This was our last game in the NLC (Bremen will play in the Northern States Conference next season) and the kids were ready for it and it was a big win because Wawasee has an excellent team," said Lael.

Bantam PinWizzards 52'? 31'2 Bowling Cubs 49'2 34'2 Leopards 49'2 34’2 Gummi Bears 45’? 38'2 Pirates 42 42 Little Rollers 38 42 Astro's 33 51 Whimpies 27 57 High team game: Pirates — 346 High team series: Little Rollers — 951 200 series A Pettey 245, M. Swihart 214 150 series: B. Kuhl 175, J. Pletcher 155, Arlen B. 151, A Wiggs 188, A. Dean 169, W Vanlaningham 176, N. Kelly 188 60 series R Henry 147, K Hall 99, J Schisler 148, C Knisley 82 100 games: A Pettey 104 50 games: R Henry 84, B. Kuhl 92, J. Piet cher 58, 53, Arlen B. 58, A Rettey 80, 61, A Wiggs 55, 72, 61, A Dean 55, 66, J. Schisler 51, M. Swihart 65, 83, 66, W Vanlaningham 57, 80. N. 35 games: R Henry 43, B Kuhl 40, 43, J Pletcher 44, Arlen B. 49, 44, K. Hall 46, A Dean 48, J Schisler 49, 48, C. Knisley 36, 36, W Vanlaningham 39 Majors Revenge of the Misfits 60 24 Bowling Bunch 53 31 It's Amazing 50 34 SF. Revenge 40 44 ZRI 35 49 Foxx 32 52 High team game & series: Revenge of the Misfits — 853 2396 500 series. A Wright 524, M Walton 533, T. Caudill 502, G Coburn 530 450 series: C. Brower 458 200 games: M. Walton 210. T Caudill 204 150 games: A. Wright 195, 190. M. Walton 160. 163, .T Huffer 158, 150. A Rensberger 157. C. Brower 156, 154, T. Caudill 151, L. Murray 156, G Coburn 199, 169, 162 Splits J. Simpson 3 10 Preps King Pins 59’2 24’2 Mad Dogs 56'2 27'2 Hoosiers 50 34 Ind. Hoosiers 47'2 36'2 Thunder Bowlers 46'1 37'2 Studs 39'i 44'2 Pick A Name 38 46 Strikers 37'2 46'2 Cruisers 35 49 Hot Shot'. 16 68 High team game & series: Thunder Bowlers 703, 1988 400 series R. Schwalm 426 350 series C. Kelly 374, A Robinson 377. K Galloway 389 D Eppert 394, A Knisley 366, S Richey 354 300 series R Blosser 302. S Cannon 300, M Vent 307; B SchislerVs. J Lewis 328 225 series K Dean M 6, B Deam-231. R Goad 289, C Burnworth 285, J Foltz 239, E • Pinkerton 241, P Summerlot 258, B Bales 236, J Glon 264, J Galloway 247. B Bartman 23?, C Wagner 248 100 games: R Goad 101, 101, C. Kelly 137. LlO, 127, A Robinson 109. 139, 129 K Galloway 100, 14$. 146. C Burnworth 100. R Blosser 102. 113. D Eppert 108. 157. 129 S Cannon 114. M Vent 307. P Summerlot 100. B Schisler 106. 121. A Knisley 116, 124. 126. R Schwatm 156. 130. 140. S Richey 132, 138, J Lewis 118. 108A102 70 games K Dean 95. B Dean 92. 71 R Goad 87. C Burnworth 86. 99, R Blosser 87. S Cannon 94, 92 J Foltz 75, 99 B Losee 85, M Vent 96 90. E Pinkerton 87 89. P Sum merlot 75, 83. B Bales 90 77, J Glon 82. 96. 86. B Schisler 91. J Galloway 81.'73, 93, M Hunt 97. B Bartman 73. 77, 82,*S Richey 84. C Wagner 85 87, 76

From a statistical standpoint last Friday, the Warriors hit 25-41 (61%) from the field and 8-12 (67%) from the free throw line while Bremen connected on 25-47 (53%) and 12-13 (92%). Wawasee outrebounded the Lions 20-12 with Pete Bonner grabbing six to lead the team while Huey added four caroms. The downfall for the Warriors was reflected in the turnover department where the hosts committed a total of 23 miscues to just seven for Bremen. Huey and Dick led the Warriors with 12 points each while Conkling also reached double figures scoring 11. Matt Koble, Bonner and feoyer each chipped in with eight pibnts in the Warriors balanced offensive attack. ForUfexnen, Lawmaster paced the Lions with 20 points while Feldman and Casey Miller contributed 10 points each.

Monday Night Early Birds B.D.S. 69 31 GOGO Girls 68 32 Swingin Grandmas 68 32 LSD 67 33 Sunshiners 63 l- 2 36'2 Cocineros 62' 2 37'2 Louie's Pin Getters 59'2 4O'-2 Lucky Strikes 58 42 Flexsteel #3 54' 2 45'2 Strikettes 51 49 Bowling Bags 45'2 54'2 Gutter Grabbers 45 55 Fuzz Busters 44 56 Walker Pipers 43'Z? 56'2 Walker Reworks 40'2 59'2 Flexsteel *2 40'■■» 59'2 Flexsteel #1 39 61 D R V's 36'2 63'2 Rosettes 30'2 69'2 Walker Rejects 15 85 High team game & series: Sunshiners — 491 1398 500 series: N Swope 503, L. Dunfee 501 450 series: N. Savala 460, M. Curry 469, J Slabaugh 489, C.C. Swihart 455, D. Sherwood . 489, P Blosser 456, J. Stricklin 477 160 games: A Reynolds 172, K Goldenberg 166, C. Stoliker 169, A. Aaron 161, E D. Wogoman 166, N Savala 180, L. Roose 180, M. Curry 178, L Hostetter 169, S. Bucher 163, N. Swope 188, 168, J. Slabaugh 194, 160, R Galloway 170, L. Dunfee 166, 182, D Sher wood 164, 180. K Dean 179, P. Blosser 183, J. Stricklin 170, 163 Splits: L Dawson 27, 3 10, A. Reynolds 9 10, D. Bowler 3 10, M. Curry 3-10, B Swuhart 3 10, J. Silva 5 10, L. Morris 5.6, J. Slabaugh 27, D Richards 3 7 10, L. Pater noster 5-7, B Todd 3 10, K. Marker 45, D Sherwood 3 10 County Pilcher’s Shoes 26 10 Foy's Boat Service 22 14 Wawasee Service Center 22 14 Better Way Products 21 15 Miller's Heating 20 16 Parker's Hybrids 20 16 Tux Shop 19 17 American Legion 19 17 Blue Fin 16’-2 19' 2 Thwaits Realty 16 20 Flex Steel 15 21 Sea Nymph 14'2 21'2 Brower's Sales & Service 13'2 22'? Kurlys Keglers 7'2 28'2 High team game & series: Pilcher's Shoes - 994 2781 700 series B Knisley 718 600 series M Hawk ins 631, J Moore 604 500 series D Harper 503, T Harper 546, G Newcomer 503, R Solina 553, S Weaver 516 B Thwaits 540. J Thwaits 565. D Wuthrich 504. M. Koher 521. B Ross 523, E Harting 511 B Stevins 5'14, J Hendrickson 513. T Smith 542, C. Garner 542, L Longinbaugh 513, G. Hawkins 579, T. White 576. H Hochstetler 556, C Wogoman 511, S Butt 513 I Senders 540, K. Brower 538, C. Eby 557, M Zellinger 572, K Knisley 595, D Blosser 536 t G Lowe 508 200 games D Harper 200, T Harper 200 J Thwaits 226, B Knisley 275, 205, 238, T Smith 210, M Hawkins 246, G. Hawkins 222 T White 203, H Hochstetler 207, I Senders 210, K Brower 213. C Eby 200, M Zellinger 205. J Moore7sß, K Knisley 218. D Blosser 206 Sunday Mixed \ Card Sharks 66 34 Bowman Dist 64'? 35’ Kale Island 63'j 36'

"I just hope we learned to be patient on offense because our poor execution and impatience on the offensive end resulted in turnovers that cost us our momen-

Gymnastics team is geared up for sectional

By MITCHELL STINSON Sports Writer

If Monday night’s meet was any indication, the Wawasee High School gymnastics team is peaking just in time for sectionals on Saturday. The Warriors closed out the regular season in grand fashion, raising their record to 9-3 with a 100.25-83.00 victory over DeKalb. It was the highest team score ever recorded in Tracy Sumpter’s four-year stint as Wawasee’s gymnastics coach. “This is great,” Sumpter said. "They needed this for sectional.” Wawasee’s score was inflated by a solid team effort, with several gymnasts recording their highest scores of the season. Even the dreaded balance beam was a strong point for the Warriors as three of their girls had scores in excess of 8.0. “If we can score eights on beam, you know our team score is going to be high,” Sumpter said. Wawasee junior Angela Kistler placed first on the beam with an 8.55 and DeKalb’s Angie Bishop came in second with an 8.40. Anne Pohl and Britani Stoller, of the Warriors, tied for third with each notching a score of 8.10. The other three events were clean sweeps for Wawasee's gymnasts. Karen Butt sizzled through her floor exercise routine en route to an impressive firstplace score of 8.85. Britani Stoller took second with an 8.70 and Darcey Smith scored an 8.65 to come away with third place. Anne Pohl and Angela Kistler also topped the 8.0 mark in the event. --

Englands 59 41 Skidmore 58 42 L&T 56'2 43'2 Lucky Fours 54'2 45'2 Cruisers 53'2 46'2 Yoders 52'? 47'2 Creative Touch i*2 50 50 Creatiye Touch »1 46'.? 53'2 Laketronics ■ 40'.? 59' 2 It Happens 39 61 Greenfield Fighters 39 61 M & M 34 66 ARS 32 68 High team game: Kale Island — 653 High team series: Englands — 1872 600 series: B. Knisley 644 S Flanagan 536, J. Byrd 559, R Ogburn 548, K Byrketso7 450 series: S. Schmucker 456, F. Tucker 470, K. Pauwels 483, G. Byrd4sl 200 games: S. Flanagan 212, B Knisley 243, 225 160 games: S. Schmucker'3Wl, 165, S. Flanagan 173, F. Tucker 183, S. Bucher 164, K. Pauwels 171, 177, G Byrd 173, K Byrket 172, 176, J Wood 162 Splits: Dough Weisser 5-7, 3-10, Michelle Federow 5 10, 5 7, Bill Pauwels 3 10, Pam Manley 6-7 10, Toby Cross 2-5-7, Freida Tucker 56, Earl Schmucker 3 10, Kathy Dean 5 6, Faye Howell 2 7, William Green field 2 7, Chuck Coburn 3 10 Tuesday Afternoon Cotton & Cotton o 28 8 LaPetite 25 11 Mastercraft 23 13 Paul's U Lock It 20 16 Wa Chester Equip. 18'2 17'2 Teghtmeyer 18 18 State Bank - 17' 2 18'? Carters PEH 15'2 22'2 .Lil's Anchor Bar 10'2 25'2 High team game and series: LaPetite — 843 2371 500 series: B Swihart 502 450 series: B. Steenport 454, E. Slabaugh 463, S. Wolterman 489, J. Maher 464, J Kausal 482, B. Kline 454, M. Rensberger 491, 5 Koser492 160 games S. Sawyer 177, E. Slabaugh 172, S. Wolterman 170, 165, S Reuss 160, J. Davis 175, J. Kausal 168, J Maher 162, 168, B. Kline 162, J Gray 177, S Quinn 168. B. Slabaugh 165, M Rensberger 165, 168, S. Koser 190. L Crow 166, B. Swihart 166. 172, 164, M Willard 169, M Parbison 191, F Ervin 168 Splits: S. Sawyer 3 6 7 10, 3 10, I. Kalisik 6 7. A Pressel 3 10, J Davis 4 5, J Gray 5 10. S. Quinn 4 7, B Swihart 7 6 10, B. Smith 6 7, S Koser 4 5 Honor Scores From Last Week: L. Brower 183. I Kalisik 167, 187, J Maher 189. B Swihart 173, 193, 1. Ervin 193 Tuesday Nite Ladies The3DeLites 55'2 4L2 Chumps 53'2 42*2 Grannies & the Kid 44 % Go Getters 48'2 47'2 Wau Beez 43 53 Penny's Change 35'2 60'2 High team game Go Getters — 507 High team series The 3 Delites — 1389 450 series; J Hostetler 469, M. Wiggs 462, C Byrd 490. D Levellette 482 TOOgames C Byrd 219 160 games J- Hostetler 166, 164 M Wiggs 168. 161. M Halsey 165, D Lovellette 160. 188 T Stewart 163. E Wogoman 164. F Carpenter 160 Splits J West 58 10. C Byrd 6 7 10. D Kitson 5 7, S Gilbert 5 7

turn,” emphasized Goshert after the loss to Bremen. The Warriors now must prepare for the “second season” as they will play on Friday even-

Pohl took first in the vaulting competition with a 7.95 while Kistler finished just .05 of a point behind, in a two-way tie for second. Barb Signorelli tied with Kistler to make it a Wawasee sweep. The uneven bars was another strong event for Wawasee as four Warriors finished with scores in excess of 8.0. Angela Kistler scored an 8.75 to take first and Karen Butt was second with an 8.45. Britani Stoller finished third with an 8.35 and Barb Signorelli scored a 8.20 en route to a fourthplace finish. Angela Kistler was tops in the all-around with a combined total of 33.60. Wawasee's Nikki Marsh scored 28.25 in the junior varsity ranks and finished in a tie for second with DeKalb's Shelby Davidson. Signorelli was chosen as Wawasee's gymnast of the meet. The Warriors' JV team also put in a fine performance Monday. Its score of 85.00 was higher than DeKalb's varsity score. DeKalb’s JV could only muster a 56.70. Nikki Marsh placed first in JV uneven bars competition while Signorelli stepped down from the varsity ranks to record first place finishes in the balance beam and the floor exercise. Darcey Smith was first in the vault.

JV squad drops close one to Bremen, ends season 9-11

By SCOTT DAVIDSON Sports Writer

"This game really typified our entire season because we were close a lot of times this year and just didn't get the win,” remarked Kem Zolman, Wawasee boys' junior varsity basketball coach, after seeing his squad drop a 42-39 regular season finale to Bremen last Friday. The JV squad, which finished the season with a 9-11 mark, started off quick against the Lionsjumping out to a 15-10 lead after the first quarter of action as Keith Hardy tossed in nine points for the Warriors. The second period of play on Friday started with the visiting Bremen squad scoring the first six points of the quarter to grab a 16-15 advantage. The Warrior offense struggled throughout the second quarter as the hosts totaled just three points in six minutes of play and consequently found themselves trailing Bremen 24-18 at halftime. The JV Warrior squad came out cold on the offensive end in Friday’s third quarter and was outscored 11-8 during the session to fall behind 35-26 at the end of the third quarter. A 4-0 run by the host Wawasee team enabled them to cut the Bremen lead to 35-30 with just under three m'inutes to play in the contest. After the Lions took a 39-33 lead with about a minute and a half left in the final quarter, the Warriors were able to draw within three points at 40-37 with 41 seconds left but that was as close as they could get. Hardy paced the Warrior attack with 18 points while teammate Jason Mickley chipped in with eight points. The W'awasee squad received a fine effort from its bench against Bremen as Randy Cesco (eight). Chad Hoffert (two) and freshman Thanh Tran (three), making his first JV'Appearance, combined for 13 points "We played pretty well for a quarter or so like we did in a lot of our games this season but our lack of concentration and consistency really hurt us," stated Zolman. After beginning the 1988-89 campaign with losses to Fort Wayne Carroll. Fairfield and Concord, the Warrior JV squad won four in a row and six of its next seven (the only defeat coming at Mishawaka) to stand at 6-4 after the first half of the season. "We got off to a slow start but then we made a change in our starting line-up and something just turned us around .and we played well for about a month," stated Zolman. The Warriors started off the se-

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ing at 8 p.m. in a semifinal contest of the Triton Sectional. Wawasee, which received a bye in the sectional draw, will face the winner of tonight’s Tip-

Sectional on Saturday The Warriors will be trying to defend their sectional title when gymnastics action kicks off at 10

Globetrotters to appear in Ft. Wayne March 7

When the Harlem Globetrotters arrive in Fort Wayne on Tuesday, March 7, to face their longtime rivals, the Washington Generals, America’s world-famous “Magicians of Basketball” will field their strongest, most exciting lineup ever. The Globetrotters will face the Generals in a 7:30 p.m. contest in the Allen County War Memorial Coliseum. Coached by Russell Ellington, the stars of the 1989 Trotters include the astonishing and hilarious 6’ 9” “Clown Prince of Basketball,” James “Twiggy” Sanders; incredible trick dribbler Tyrone Brown; three-point terror Clyde “The Glide” Austin; seven-foot rebounding expert Dedrick Refigee; the marvelous and madcap Matthew Jackson; ferocious defensemen Kelvin Hildreth and Clyde Sinclair; dynamic dunkmaster J. B. “Downtown’.’ Brown; smoother operator Sterling Forbes; and talented court magician Quentin

cond half of their season with a 54-43 loss to an undefeated Northridge club on Jan. 13 and then saw their record go to .500 at 6-6 with a tough 40-35 triple-overtime loss at Goshen on. Jan. 20. After defeating Westview 47-44 at home on Jan. 21, the JV eagers lost to Whitko and East Noble to stand at 7-8 on the year with five games remaining. A two game winning streak (a 41-40 victory at Rochester and a 47-39 win at home over North Wood) put the squad back over the .500 mark at 9-8 before losses at Tippecanoe Valley (50-41), at Elkhart Central (41-39) and at home to Bremen last Friday concluded the squad's season with a 9-11 record. "I felt that we were so close to being a good team but our lack ®f concentration and consistency hurt us throughout the year. It

1 ’ B'" ||||l Wii?fl I < Bl Iml 1 f 1881 \ ■ SMOOTH FOLLOW THROUGH — Sophomore Keith Hardy of Wawasee shows off his shooting form after letting fly with a jump shot during action from the junior varsity contest versus Bremen last Friday. Hardy, being defended above by Andy Stillson of Bremen, poured in a game-high 18 points in a losing effort as the Warriors dropped a 42-39 decision to the visiting Lions to conclude the season with a 9-11 mark. (Photoby Scott Davidson)

pecanoe Valley-Rochester game. The Warriors dropped a 89-79 contest at Rochester on Feb. 2 and a 68-66 overtime game at Tippecanoe Valley on Feb. 11

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Jackson. Currently savoring a winning streak that exceeds 6,300 consecutive games, the Harlem Globetrotters will face a strong, revitalized Generals team. According to Generals Coach Red Klotz, it's his best team ever. “We are determined tb beat the ' Harlem Globetrotters once and for all and bring their streak to a screeching halt.” Globetrotters Coach Ellington welcomes the newly invigorated opposition. “I can assure our fans, and Mr. Klotz, that this year’s Globetrotters team is the finest in history. No matter what he has up his sleeve for us in Fort Wayne, the Harleni Globetrotters will be ready." I Tickets for the March 7 game are available at the Coliseum Box Office. A limited number of “Golden Circle” seats- are available. For more information, call the box office at 483-1111.

seemed like we would play well for part of the game but then we would let up at the most important part of our games and that cost us,” commented Zolman. Despite the team’s losing record, Zolman said that he saw a lot of improvements from the team during the season. “We had a pretty balanced team althoi gh we didn’t have an overpowering offense and the kids did a good job with the roles that they had on the team,” said Zolman. “We’re hoping that this year’s junior varsity players have their consistency come out next year and what they need to realize is that their hard work and play on the defensive end is what will determine their success on the basketball court in the future,” insisted Zolman.

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