The Mail-Journal, Volume 28, Number 32, Milford, Kosciusko County, 20 September 1989 — Page 8
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THE MAIL-JOURNAL — Wed., September 20, 1989
Sports
Gridders drop a nailbiter
By MITCHELL STINSON Sports Writer
With fireworks being set off after every North Wood Panther score, it sounded like the Fourth of July during the first first half of the Wawasee Warriors' game at Nappanee last Friday. By the second half, it was more like Good Friday. There were no more explosions, no more smoke and no more charred remains of fireworks containers falling to the football field. The noise was now coming from fired-up Wawasee fans, who had seen their team come back from a 21-0 deficit and make a game of it. The comeback trail fell short in the game's final minute as the Warriors failed to cash in on a two-point conversion attempt that would have tied the game The Panthers. escaped with a 21-19 victory but the Warriors looked impressive in defeat ’What I tried to emphasize to them after the game was only a good football team could do what we did in the second half, because North Wood is a good football
** **’ *' SMOKING — Wawasee Warriors Tons Hostetter <no 35> and Scott Carlin wait for the kickoff while white smoke fills the air above the North Wood High School football field last Friday. The smoke was caused by fireworks, which Panther enthusiasts set oil after every XorthWood score. The Panthers won an exciting 21-19 decision over the Warriors. < Photo by Mitchell Stinson >
Wawasee Swim Club to start winter season
Practice for the 1989 winter season for the Wawasee Swim Club will begin October 2 at the Wawasee High School pool with competition beginning October 28. The season will extend through March 9. The purpose of the Wawasee Swim Club is to promote age group swimming in the Wawasee area. The club also provides the opportunity for participation in competitive swimming that will foster skillful swimming, good fellowship and team and'association loyalty. The club also strives for a finer appreciation of swim ming for its own sake and not just for winning. It also promotes sportsmanship to a high degree on the part of spectators as well as swimmers and officials. The coaches for the 1989 winter season are Roger Karns, Karen Weaver and Teri Davis. The coaches are anticipating a large turnout, including many new or first time swimmers. The club will practice in two groups during the season. Group I will consist of all new swimmers and all swimmers agfe eight and under. Group II will be all swimmers age nine and older Once practice begins, swimmers may be switched from group to group
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team. " said Warriors' coach Myron Dickerson. ' You've got to give them credit for coming back and you’ve got to give our kids credit for hanging on." said North Wood coach Jim Andrews. , The Panthers could do no wrong for most of the first half. Their offense was overwhelming, passing and running through the Warrior defense at will. Meanwhile. the Warrior offense was having no luck moving the ball. Jody Lengacher's 14-yard touchdown run. and the ensuing extra point kick, gave North Wood a 21-0 lead at 6:25 of the second quarter It looked like the rout was on. But somebody forgot to tell the Warriors about the impending slaughter Wawasee’s offense finally got rolling in the waning minutes of the first half, moving into the end zone with 1:02 left Buster Clevenger culminated the drive with a one-yard touchdown run and Randy Cesco added the extra point kick to make it 21-7. Wawasee Rules Second Half That drive was a sign of things to come, as the Warriors came
depending on ability and group * size Practice for Group 1 members will be held Monday through Thursday from 5:45 p.m. to 6:45 pm. while Group II swimmers will practice Monday through Thursday 6:45-8:15 pm A Friday practice, which is optional. will be held for all club swimmers from 5:30 p.m. to 7 pm The club will have meets against other clubs, as well as invitationals that the swimmers may choose to participate in. The club's first meet. Saturday. Oct 28. is against a South Bend club at Wawasee The cost for the entire winter season is SBB per swimmer, which is due by October 28 Os this fee. $23. is for the Swimmer's United States Swimming dues. The remainder is for the operation of the Swim Club If three or more children from the same family wish to swim, special rates are available Also a monthly pay ment plan can be set up for swim club members Persons interested in joining the swim club should attend the appropriate practice session on October 2. Anyone with further questions may contact Rick Mathew at 856-2054 for more information
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RETURN TO FORM — Wawasee Warrior running back Scott Carlin picks up big yardage as Northwood’s Jody Lengacher 1 no. 31) draws a bead on him last Friday. It was Carlin’s 19X9 debut and he came through with shining colors, gaining 75 yards on 12 carries. Howe'er, the \\ arriors lost. 21-19, at the Panther Bowl in Nappanee. 1 Photo by Mitchell Stinson)
back to dominate the second half. A technical adjustment in the defense, along with some enthusiastic play, allowed the Warriors to shut down the North Wood offense Good defense led to a Wawasee score early in the third quarter as defensive back David Schmahl intercepted a pass and returned it to the North Wood four-yard line. Four plays later. Clevenger was given the ball on a fourth-and-inches play and made his second score of the game. The extra point failed and Wawasee trailed 21-13. Both teams mounted drives deep into enemy territory during the rest of the quarter but interceptions killed the drives. The stage was set for a dramatic finish in the fourth quarter when the Warriors took possession at their own 41-yard. line with 2:37 left in the game Quarterback Chris Conkling threw three incompletions before connecting with Tim Lilly on a 25-yard pass play to the North Wood 34-yard line. After another pass play brought the Warriors to the 27-yard line, running back Scott Carlin took over. The senior speedster culminated the drive with a 18-yard run, followed by a nine- ya r d touchdown run with 54 seconds left in the game That made the score 21-19 and the Warriors needed a two-point conversion to earn the tie. But Chad Cotton just missed on a gallant attempt for a one-hand catch of a high Conkling pass. The Panthers secured the victory by recovering the ensuing onsides kick Conkling completed 20-of-42 passes for 167 yards in the game Tim Lilly was his primary receiver, compiling 66 yards on eight catches Coming back from a leg injury. Scott Carlin had a tine season debut, accumulating 75 yards on 12 carries With the loss, the Warriors dropped to 1-2 in the Northern Lakes Conference and 2-2 overall The Panthers improved to 3-1 Looking Forward To Future Friday's loss had a lot of positive points for the Warriors and they are looking forward to the rest of the season With Carlin back in the offense, the Warriors have added a new dimension to their rushing and kick return games. Wawasee's gridders return to action Friday in a home game against the Plymouth Rockies
Jr. High sports results
The Milford football squad opened its 1989 season last week with a 14-0 loss to North Webster The team was led on defense by the play of Craig Whetten. Neil Harris and Robbie Smith The Milford eighth grade girls' volleyball team dropped its open ing match of the season to North Webster. 14-16. 13-15. Crista Dippon. Heather Leßlanc and Caroline Weiss led the team in serving, with Dippon and Denise Replogle leading the team in hitting Yesenia Cruz led the Milford squad in spikes while teammate Julie Nageira led in sets. The Milford seventh grade girls' volleyball squad defeated North Webster in its season opener, 15-11, 3-15, 15-4. Brandy Levernier led Milford with seven serves, The Wawasee Junior High boys’ cross country team opened
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Plymouth's squad is 0-2. in the NLC It will be a special night for the Warriors, with Parent's Night ceremonies being conducted Coach Dickerson said this year's group of parents is the most sup-portive-he's ever had the pleasure to work with He hopes the team can repay that support with a victory. "The parents deserve it and I'm sure the kids are going to want to perform for them. Dickerson said JV Team Loses 24-6 The junior varsity Warriors dropped to 0-4 on the season w ith a 24-6 loss to the Panthers at Syracuse last Saturday Junior
Sportsview
By MITCHELL STINSON Sports Writer
Covering the Wawasee High School sports scene can wear a reporter down by the end of the school year. When added to a regular eight-hour work day at The Mail-Journal, those extra evening hours take their toll During the 1988-89 school year, there were many times when I would get home late after some sporting event, barely staying awake long enough to eat dinner Scott Davidson, the other half of our two-person, sports staff, told me of similar experiences Os course, we don't attend every game of evejy sport But we try to go to all the boys basketball and football games, as well as to most home games of other sports As the time came for school to let out for the year, the summer loomed on the horizon like a sane tuary for us It would be a time to alternate between recovery and recreation But a funny thing happened on the way to recovery As the sum mer dragged on. I remembered that I liked covering high school sports better than anything else Sure, there was more leisure time, but something was missing when it came time to go to work in the morning arid sta'rl writing To a true sports aficionado, summer sports are kind of like the droplets in the Chinese water torture Enough to catch your in terest but not enough to quench
its season with a win over Fail field and a loss to Concord in a triangular meet. The squad total" ed 46 points while Concord had 24 and Fairfield finished with 56 Jeremiah Bowler finished 10th for Wawasee while Jason Price finished 37th The team dropped to 1-2 on the season w’ith a loss to Ply mouth as Bow ler f inished 13th and Price was 40th The girl.-.' junior high cross country squad began its season with a win over Fairfield. 23 32. before losing a close meet to Plymouth. 29 26. to even its record at 1-1* Beth Cockburn finished seventh against. Fair field and 16th in the Plymouth meet while Annie Endicott was 10th and 11th. at Fairfield and Plymouth, respectively. Amberly Hobbs finished sixth for the squad in the Plymouth meet while teammate Kara Singrey was 15th
< antu notched the only score for Wawasee with a four yard Touchdown run in the fourth quarter. Jacob Miller was solid on defense with two quarterback sacks. Freshmen Drop To 0-3 I'he freshman Warriors lost their second straight game by a one touchdown margin last Thursday, dropping a 13-6 decision to the Concord Minutemen at Syracuse. Wawasee's gridders took a 6-0 lead in the first quarter when Scott Jones scored on a 40-yard pass play. Warriors Chris Peterson and Kyle Newcomer were singled out by coach Herb Hofer for their solid all around play on offense and defense
your thirst. Scott and 1 can't focus our energies toward sports as much in June. July and August. We find that our writing is diverted toward more varied subject matters. all of which are deserving of our attention But they're not sports. Former Supreme Court Justice Earl Warren once said. "I always turn to the,sports page first they record people's accomplishments; the front page, nothing but man's failure." (if course, there are some stories of accomplishments on the front page, but 1 still think Earl was on to something there Not that the front page isn't a great place to have your story: Nothing provides better exposure for a reporter than the front page, but it's not sports. There are probably plenty of people in the newspaper business who would argue Warren's claim Some of those same people are substantiating the belief, however Pete Rose's accomplishments on the field were heralded in the nation's sports pages for more than two decades. But it took his recent failures off the field, i.e. gambling, to make him regular front page news, Negative aspects make their way to the sports page now and then but, for the most part, spor - ting events are a celebration That goes dor lie for high school sports Win or lose, a school athlete can take pride in the fact that he represents an elite few every time he puts on that uniform The sports page doesn't tell you about the people who didn't make the team Maybe that information would be better suited in other parts of the paper. Like the obituary section It may be tiring at times, but there are worse things for a sports fan like me to do than attend high school sports. Plenty of people attend who have no obligation to be there. After a hard day's work or a hard day of school, they attend these events of their ow n free w ill And why not” It’s fun for us older folks to watch young athletes and remember when we used to be that fit It's fun for both kids and adults to get out and socialize too. All in all; it's not a bad trade for The Mail-Journal sports reporters You lose out on some leisure time, but it’s time well spent Welcome back Wawasee sports Underwater missile test GAPE CANAVERAL, Fla The crew of a nuclear submarine launched the Navy's deadly new Trident 2 missile on its first successful underwater test, and the captain of a nearby Soviet spy 'ship radioed greetings.
•&*, „• jK-W' W MAKING THE RETURN — Chris Shidler, the number-three singles player for Wawasee, follows through after returning a forehand shot during his 6-3, 6-0 victory over Justin Evers at North Wood on Monday afternoon. Shidler helped the Warriors post a 4-1 victory over the host Panthers to raise their season record to 9-3. The Warriors will compete in the NLC Meet on Friday and Saturday at Plymouth. (Photo by Scott Davidson)
Tennis squad 9-3 on season, preparing for NLC meet
I By SCOTT DAVIDSON Sports Writer
" The season has gone pretty much as I expected it would and the question now is can we finish it out the way that we want to and are capable of.” >said Roger Brady. Wawasee boys' tennis coach, after watching the squad move to 9-3 <2-3 in the NLC) on the season with a 4-1 win at North Wood Monday afternoon Jason Hollar, playing numberone singles, posted a 6-3, 6-0 win over North Wood's Jamie Prenkero in the conference match while teammate Mason Robbins dropped a 0-6. 4-6 match at the number-two singles spot to Jason Evers. Wawasee's Chris Shidler recorded a 6-3. 6-0 win over Justin Evers in numberthree singles action. Both of the Warrior doubles teams were winners as Adam Wilson and Kermit Kropf combined at the number-one spot for a 6-1, 6-1 win over Lamarr Lakins and Sean Martin while JerrySmith and Jerry Hutchinson took the number-two match. 6-3. 6-2, over Pete Billy and Jason Miller. The Wawasee junior varsitysquad lost its match to North Wood. although Brian Scott and Derek Sparks registered victories in singles play for the Warriors. Wawasee hosts Plymouth today' (Wednesday-1 in a key conference match-up that begins at 4:30 p.m. "This is our most important match to date because it will determine if we finish in
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fourth or fifth place in the regular season conference standings and one of our goals for the season was to finish in fourth," said Brady. "Plymouth is a team very similar to ours and the match will come down to who wants it the most for the higher finish," the coach added. The Warriors will participate in the NLC Meet on Friday (5 p.m.) and Saturday <9 am.) at Plymouth. "We’ll have one position seeded (the number-one doubles team of Wilson and Kropf) and possible more depending on how we finish the confer en c e seas onagainst Plymouth." commented Brady. The draw for the conference competition will be held tomorrow (Thursday), with the opening round on Friday afternoon and the conclusion of the event on Saturday morning. The squad will conclude its regular season next Tuesday with a 4:30 p.m. match at Manchester before participating in the Elkhart Sectional. September 29-30, at either Elkhart Memorial or Elkhart Central High Schopl depending on the draw. First In Laville Invitational Four Warrior netters took first place Saturday in the LaVille Invitational to propel the team to a first place effort in the four-team field Hollar and Shidler captured the top efforts in singles play while the doubles duos of Wilson and Kropf and Smith and Hutchinson also came away as winners. Robbins. competing in singles play, recorded a third place finish at
La Ville. In the championship round. Hollar posted a 6-0, 6-0 win over Shannon Workman of LaVille while Shidler was a 4-6, 7-5. 6-4 winner over Fairfield's Carl MHler. Wilson and Kropf registered a 7-6 (7-4), 6-1 win over Glenn Yoder and Brent Miller of Fairfield while teammates Smith and Hutchinson took a 6-1,6-3 decision over Northridge's team of Roger Plaster and Ryan Morehouse. The Warriors totaled 47 points to win the invitational, with Fairfield (24). LaVille (20) and Northridge (9) rounding out the team standings. Defeat Bremen 3-2 The Warriors raised their season mark to 8-3 with a 3-2 win over visiting Bremen last Thursday, Sept. 14. Hollar won, 7-5. 6-0. over Brandon Flory while Robbins dropped a 6-4, 6-7 (5-7), 6-7 (4-7) match to Todd Jones and Shidler suffered a 5-7. 3-6 loss to Casey Mann. The Wawasee doubles teams came up with victories against the Lions as Wilson and Kropf defeated Ben Holden and Trent Newcomb. 7-5. 6-3, and Smith and Hutchinson posted a 6-2, 6-0 win over the Bremen team of Joel Humphries and Matt Reed Sub fleet criticized MOSCOW — Soviet nuclear submarines are poorly built and the navy is covering up the problems, Capt. Ilya B. Kolton, who served aboard Soviet submarines for 30 years, said after recent sub accidents.