The Mail-Journal, Volume 28, Number 41, Milford, Kosciusko County, 22 November 1989 — Page 8

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THE MAIL-JOURNAL — Wed., November 22,1989

Sports

Warriors open season 1-1 after a pair of close contests

| By SCOTT DAVIDSON Sports Writer With both teams looking at times like they wanted to keep the ball out of the baskets, the Wawasee boys' basketball team slipped to 1-1 on the young season after a hard-fought, 38-35, loss at Fairfield last night i Tuesday ). Marked by very good defense from both teams and very ineffective offense at both ends of the floor, at times, the contest seesawed from the beginning, with the biggest lead of the game being a five-point advantage for the Falcons in the final quarter “We played very effective on defense but we were as bad as we were good on defense, at our offensive end of the court," stated coach Gary Goshert after the defeat. The Warriors were not helped by the fact that starting senior forward Chris Conkling was sidelined due to an ankle injury suffered in practice on Saturday. Conkling’s status is day-to-day right now. with the 6-foot-3 senior currently on crutches. After grabbing the initial lead on a basket by guard Matt Haab. Wawasee fell behind 7-6 at the end of the first quarter and 14-13 at halftime as both teams struggled to find some scoring punch The host Falcons kept in front in the first half behind the 12:point effort of Galen Mast. “Mast (Galen) kept us in it in the first half and I thought that we won it in the second half with defense and rebounding." said Fairfield

I Er - £ ~ t I ® I HfIHH» j WARRIOR BRAINTRUST — Gary Goshert, Wawasee boys’ basketball head coach, surveys the action during the second half of the Warriors' loss at F airfield last night (Tuesday). Wawasee fell to 1-1 on the season as the host Falcons posted a 38-35 win. Seated on the Warrior bench behind Goshert are. from left, Kem Zolman, junior varsity coach, and freshman coach Chuck Evans. (Photo by Scott Davidson) 1 “Holidize” \ vi\ \\ our Bath I At villa^e | | ft Plumbing ft & Heating You must see - our Christmas accessories. You’ll be amazed what we can do to create a festive feel for your bath and kitchen. Holiday Soap Dishes & Tumblers Towels In Holiday Colors Giftables See Us For Shower Curtains, Towels, Towel Bars And Accessories To Match Any Decor El®’BE) I 457-4349 | | [| P.O. Box 321, Syracuse, IN lj(Mon -Fn. 8-5, Sat. 9-12 "Don't W# License No. 101482 Apologite-Modemiie"

coach Steve Wiktorowski after his team won its season opener The Warriors grabbed a brief 19-16 lead late in the third quarter before guard Brent Miller hit for eight points in the final 2‘ 2 minutes, including a threepointer at the buzzer, to give the Falcons a 24-23 lead at the stop. After taking the lead back, at 25-24 on a field goal by Jason Mickley to start the fourth quarter. Wawasee fell behind again and was never able to get over the hump to catch the Falcons. The Warriors, trailing 38-35 after two free throws by Miller, had two last chance efforts to tie the game but shots by Tim Lilly and Chad Hoffert didn’t find their mark and the hosts had the close win “You have to give Fairfield credit because they worked hard and took some things away from us. but our turnovers in the fourth quarter really hurt us." remarked Goshert. The Warriors turned the ball over eight times in the game's final eight minutes “I give Wawasee a lot of credit because they came in here and played us tough without Conkling and that’s what I expected," commented Wiktorowski. “I thought that this was a team win for us and it was important for pur young kids to get the win to give them some confidence early in the season." added the Fairfield mentor The Warriors were paced by Lilly, who totaled 11 points in the second half. “Tim asserted himself in the second half and that's all it takes." said Goshert ot his senior forward Senior Randy Cesco came off the bench in a

key role to score eight points, including four clutch free throws in the final quarter to keep it close. Wawasee hit on 12-of-33 (36 percent ) from the field last night and 11-12 (92 percent) from the line while the host Falcons hit 11-26 (38 percent), including five threepointers, and 11-13 (85 percent) from the charity stripe. In the turnover department, the Warriors committed 14 while the Falcons had 18. Fairfield got a game-high 15 point effort from Mast while teammate Miller had 12. After starting the season 1-1 on the road, the Warriors will open the home portion of the schedule on Friday when the Mishawaka Cavemen come calling at Warrior Gym. “I know that

• '"'i BLOCKED PATH — Chris Conkling looks for a teammate while handling the ball during the Warriors 52-50 win at Columbia City last Friday. Conkling, who knocked in 10 points in the victory, is being guarded by Clay McCullough of the Eagles. Conkling, a senior forward for Wawasee. missed the team's 38-35 defeat at Fairfield last night (Tuesday) due to an ankle injury suffered in practice. (Photo by Scott Davidson)

Lady hoopsters

LBy MITCHELL STINSON Sports Writer The Wawasee Lady Warriors opened the 1989-90 girls' basketball season with the thrill of victory and the agony of defeat. They started it off with a 51-44 road win over the Fairfield LadyFalcons last Saturday, followed by 42-36 loss at Fort Wayne South Side on Monday After suffering through a campaign last season. Lady Warriors coach Jim Hite is pleased with this year's team so far. The girls are enthusiastic about the prospect of putting in a solid team effort this time around. ■They're hustling much more than they did last year and they're playing aggressive defense," Hite said. Senior forward Kriss Eisenhour scored 16 points in the Lady Warriors’ victory over Fairfield She was complemented by teammate Lisa Mikel, who scored 14 points from the guard position. Mikel led the way as Wawasee's pressing defense played havoc with the Lady Falcons ball handlers. “With the aggressive defense, she was stealing the ball and taking it down on layups quite often," Hite said The Lady Warriors jumped out to a 15-4 lead in the contest but Fairfield battled back to make it 25-25 at the end of the first half. Wawasee took control in the third quarter and kept the lead near the seven-point mark for the rest of the contest. In their loss to the South Side I.ady Archers, Wawasee's girls came through with some lastminutejieroics to make the game close. Trailing 36 19 at the end of the third quarter, the Lady Warriors turned on the defensive

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Mishawaka has good experience and good size and hopefully we’ll learn from the Fairfield game and be able to execute better on offense on Friday," said Goshert. Action begins with the tip-off of the JV contest at 6:15 p.m. JV Wins, 37-33 After falling behind early in the contest, the Wawasee junior varsity squad took command in the fourth quarter and held op for a 37-33 win over Fairfield to go to 2-0 on the season last night (Tuesday). "It was a total team effort for us again and both of our close wins can be credited to our defensive play," said JV coach Kem Zolman. The JV squad has received some very positive contributions

pressure and turned off the Lady Archer offense. Wawasee's squad outscored their opponents 17-6 in the final stanza, but it wasn't quite enough. Coach Hite said his team would have stood a better chance of win ning if they had performed better at the charity stripe. The Lady Warriors converted 1 Los-24 from the line. “If we would have hit our free throws, we would have been in good shape for that game." Hite said. But even in defeat, the Lady Warriors still had a lot to be proud of. They showed that their pressing defense could keep them in a game, even when things seemed hopeless. Sara Wilkinson led Wawasee’s offense with a nine-point effort. Local hoop fans will get a chance to see the new version of the Lady Warriors on Tuesday, Nov 28, when the team plays its home opener against the Fort Wayne Elmhurst Lady Trojans Hite thinks the new, improved Lady Warriors could give the crowd something to cheer about. “I hope we have a lot of people there because they're playing well this year," he said. In junior varsity action, the

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from a pair of freshmen thus far, as Kyle Newcomer led the team with a game-high 12 points last night. The 6-1 Newcomer has now paced the JV squad in the scoring column in their first two wins. Junior Joel Hadley and Geoff Coburn each added eight points for the winners while sophomore Aaron Sincroft scored six in a key effort off the bench. “Our bench has played well and I've been pleasantly surprised with our defense but we have to work on our offense that has been sputtering," added Zolman. Defeat Columbia City 52-50 Allowing an opponent one opportunity to tie or win the game at the buzzer is tough enough, but the Warriors had to overcome two chances for Columbia City

Lady Warriors dropped a couple of close decisions in the past week They opened with a heartbreaking .31-30 loss to Fairfield. It appeared that Abbie Johnson had sent the game into overtime when she hit a couple free throws, with one second left in the game. But the second charity shot was nullified when Johnson was-tail-ed for stepping over the free throw line Angela Leamon almost gave the Lady Warriors a miraculous victory when she stole the ensuing inbound play and put the ball in the hoop. Unfortunately, her shot didn't quite beat the final buzzer and the basket was disallowed Tameche Shock and April Bouse led Wawasee in the final statistics, with six points each. The Lady Warriors went 0-2 for the season when they lost a 21-14 decision to Fort Wayne South Side. The low scoring affair featured lots of missed oppor tunities by both squads. But South Side's girls hit their free throws down the stretch to earn the victory. Heather Perzanowski scored six points to lead the Wawasee attack.

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before posting a 52-50 win over the Eagles in the season opener for both squads last Friday evening at Columbia City. “It was tough all the way and I was very pleased with our aggressiveness and the fact that we didn’t back off the entire game,” said Goshert after the win. The Warriors had to overcome the host Eagles and a problem with the clock that gave the hosts an extra chance to tie or win the game. With just four seconds remaining and the Warriors owning a 52-50 lead, Mickley missed a free throw and as the Eagles were attempting to get the ball down the court for a desperation attempt the clock went blank. After the officials huddled with both coaches for several minutes, the clock was put back at :04 and Columbia City was given the ball out of bounds in the backcourt. The Wawasee defense held on, however, as a last ditch shot at the buzzer fell way short and the Warriors had the hard-fought victory. “I was very pleased with our defensive intensity and our mixture on offense was basically good. Now we have to work on the silly fouls and the turnovers in order to improve as a basketball team," said Goshert. The Warriors jumped out to a 6-0 lead early and kept in front of the Eagles at each of the quarter stops (17-12, 27-23 at halftime and 39-36) before the hosts knotted the game at 44-44 with about four minutes left in the contest. From there, it was nip-and-tuck as the final outcome was not decided until Mickley gave the Warriors the 52-50 advantage with a pair of free throws with just 56 seconds left in the game. Although both of the offenses struggled throughout the contest, due to a combination of good defense, turnovers and fouls, the Warriors received a balanced scoring attack as Conkling netted 12. Mickley had 11. Haab scored 10, starting center Dennis Garland had six and Lilly added five. Wawasee hit the boards strong, posting a 30-22 advantage on the glass. Lilly led the way with 13 caroms while Garland hauled down five. The Warriors committed a total of 21 turnovers while hitting 18-48 from the field (38 percent) and 15-21 (71 percent) from the free throw line. The Eagles were led by Van Reed, who popped in a game-high 15 points, while teammate Rick Boner scored 11. Chad Johnson had 10 and Chad Fahl contributed eight. Fairfield connected on just 1,3-40 (33 percent) from the floor

Freshman cage squad defeats Columbia City in season opener

I By SCOTT DAVIDSON Staff Writer “Overall, I was pleased with our play because everyone on the team contributed and we came away with a win to start the season," commented Chuck Evans, Wawasee boys’ freshman basketball coach, after seeing his squad post a 46-39 victory over Columbia City at Wawasee Monday. The freshman Warriors fell behind, 9-8, at the end of the first quarter of action and 24-19 at halftime before coming alive in the second half to post the seven point win. “We were kind of robotic in the first half and just stood around, but we became more aggressive in the third quarter and took them out of their

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and 19-25 (76 percent) from the charity stripe. The Eagles committed a total of 18 turnovers. JV Squad Wins Thriller The junior varsity contest went down to the buzzer in overtime as freshman Jake Lambert of Wawasee nailed a three-pointer

. i I Mr ■- ■xT ■■ ■ W ?***■■■ ' -i. •• ■■ " •* * " WAITING FOR THE BALL — Wawasee senior Tim Lilly looks for the ball during action from the Warriors' 52-50 win at Columbia City. Lilly received the ball enough to score five points in the victory while the senior added a team-high 11 points in the squad's 38-35 loss at Fairfield last night (Tuesday). The Warriors, now 1-1 on the season, will open the home season on Friday when they host Mishawaka. (Photo by Scott Davidson)

offense,” said Evans. The Warriors outscored the Eagles 11-3 in the third period to grab a 30-27 lead as the hosts switched defenses and limited the Eagles to just six shots in the quarter. “Although we have a lot of room for improvement, it was good to finally play a game and have a chance to see the areas that we need to work on," said first-year coach Evans. “I was pleased with our guard play, but we need to rebound better, which I think we’ll do, and we also need to shoot the ball better," added Evans. For the contest, the Warriors hit on 19-of-49 shots (39 percent) from the field and 8-16 (50 percent) from the free throw line while committing 24 turnovers. “I expected the turnovers since it was our opener, but we also forced them into 25 turnovers and we came up with 14 steals,” commented Evans. The Warriors were paced by Matt Wilkinson, who popped in 13 points, while teammate Mike Garland also reached double figures, with 10 points. Spencer

Sturonjac and Sylvan remain unbeaten in adult hoop league

Action during the fourth week of play in the Wawasee Adult Basketball League Monday saw teams from Sturonjac, Wawasee Boat Company, Dana and Sylvan all come away with victories. Sturonjac posted a 76-66 win over Buhrt Builders, with Darrell Gudeman leading winners with a game-high 30 points. Matt Koble paced Buhrt Builders with 21 points. Wawasee Boat Company beat Kozon, 76-67, as Craig Cripe knocked in a game-high 24 points for the victors while Norm VanLaningham netted 17 points to lead Kozon. The game-high 27 point perfor-

from the top of the key to give tne Warriors a thrilling 34-32 win. Lambert, who scored five points in the final six seconds of the contest, finished with nine points while classmate Newcomer paced the squad with a game-high 13 points. Cobum added six points for the victors.

Long chipped in with eight points while Brian Kaufman (six), Mike Ferverda and Chris Crow (four each) rounded out the scoring for the squad. Ferverda hauled down 10 rebounds to lead the team while Crow and Garland each had six. Win B-Game 28-14 The freshman B team also handed the visiting Eagles a loss, posting a 28-14 win behind the 14-point effort of Chad Dippon. The two-quarter contest saw the hosts connect on 13-of-22 from the field (59 percent) and 2-3 (67 percent) from the charity stripe. In addition to Dippon’s team-high total, Ferverda and Mike McClintic each scored six and Josh Galloway added two points. The freshman eagers will get their first test on the road next Monday, with a 6:30 p.m. contest scheduled at Manchester. The squad will then return to the Warrior Gym at 6:30 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 30, to entertain conference foe North Wood. "We have some areas to work on now but it feels good to get the first game of the season over with and to post the win,” concluded Evans.

mance of Dan Kryscio led Dana to a 108-64 rout of Augsburgers. Al Schlagenhaus poured in 25 points in a losing effort. Doug Thwaits knocked in a-game-high 35 points to lead Sylvan to a narrow, 82-77, win over Pilcher's Shoes. Brian Kistler paced the way for Pilcher's, with a team-high total of 23 points. After three weeks of play, Sturonjac and Sylvan are 4-0, while Wawasee Boat Company and Dana are each 3-1. Pilcher’s Shoes and Kozon now stand at 1-3 while Buhrt Builders and Augsburgers are still looking for that first win (0-4).,