The Mail-Journal, Volume 28, Number 52, Milford, Kosciusko County, 7 February 1990 — Page 9
Sports
Wawasee Lady Warriors split at sectional
I By MITCHELL STINSON Sports Writer The Warsaw Sectional provided the best of times and the worst of times for the Wawasee Lady Warriors basketball team. It was the best of times when Wawasee’s squad upset Triton, 47-40, in first-round action last Thursday. It was the worst of times when it dropped an 81-31 decision to top ranked Warsaw in the title game Saturday. Warsaw’s 20-0 Lady Tigers dominated every phase of the game, en route to their fourth straight sectional title. Sam Snyder, a 6-foot-2 center, led the Warsaw scoring attack with 17
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BATTLE ON THE BOARDS — Lady Warrior Paige Price looks to put up a shot after pulling down an offensive rebound in the Warsaw Sectional championship game last Saturday. The Warsaw Lady Tigers won the sectional with an 81-31 victory over Wawasee. (Photo by Mitchell Stinson)
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Thursday Night Ladies Golden Razor 57t0 30to Miller's Heating 57 31 Kidd's 53 to 34 to Lake City Bank II 52t0 35t0 Louie's Bar & Grill 51to 36t0 Culp's Welding 50 38 Alley Cats 49 39 Wawasee Bowl 48 40 Ace Hardware 47 41 Sandi's Clip & Curl 45 43 Liberty Homes 44 44 InnoPak 43t0 44t0 Town & Country 41 47 Beacon 37 51 Big Wheel 37 51 Lake City Bank I 29 59 -The Honey Bees 27 to 60 to Lane Technicians 24 64 High team game: Town & Country — 1035 High team series: Inno Pak — 2947 500 series: H. Taylor 543, J. Wortinger 510, S. Frieberg 559, C. Nolan 549, C. Boyd 522, D. Walton 552, J. Kausal 533, F. Jones 502 450 series: K. Knisley 480, T. Taylor 495, N. Spurling 494, N. Shields 482, K. Dean 452, B. < Deßolt 489, L. Bobeck 497, A. Luyben 481, D. Dean 46§ Vr H. Stuff 467, T. Rantz 450, S. Flanagan 493, B. Gross 483, K. Pauwels 499, E. Slabaugh 499 200 games: S. Frieberg 224, C. Boyd 202, B. Deßolt 201, D. Dean 210 160 games: L. Hawn 171, T. Lindzy 164, K. Knisley 186, T. Taylor 182, 183, N. Spurling 163, 170, 161, H. Taylor 182, 179, 182, J. Wor finger 170, 166, 174, N. Shields 187, S. Frieberg 198, K. Dean 177, K. Meade 161, C. Nolan 177, 187, 185, C. Boyd 160, 160, C. Miller 161, D. Walton 160, 199, 193, L. Bobeck 191, B. Swihart 164, P. Mansfield 167, A. Luyben 165, S. Mitchell 169, H. Stuff 165, 162, J. Kausal 178, 198, R. Hite 181, T. Rantz 170, F. Jones 176, 181, S. Flanagan 172, 169, D. Skevington 166, B. Gross 189, L. Yoder 185, K. Pauwels J 86,161, E. Slabaugh 178,172 Splits: Jean Knisley 5-8-10, 5-6, Pat Mansfield 5-10, 3 10, Lilly Hawn 5-7, Teri Lindzy 3-10, Kathryn Knisley 4-5, Yvonne Coburn 3-10, Teresa Taylor 5-10, Nellie Spurt Ing 5-7, Sherry Frieberg 3-10, Mary Green 5-6-10, Barb Deßolt 3-10, Damie Knisley 3-10, Charlotte Boyd 3 10, Norma Galloway 3-10, Betty Parker 3-10, Pat Summerlot 3-10, Betty Swihart 3-10, Ruth Hite 5 10, Debi Skevington 4 5, Karen White 5-7 Friday Night Mixed National Products 29 8 Bud's Body Shop 17 11 Martin's Feeds 16 12 SroufeMfg. 16 .12 Pizza Hut 15 13 Tranter Graphics 15 13 Bitner Eggs 14 14 Syracuse Rubber Prod. 11 17 The 4 Quacks 10 18 Milford Party Pack 6 22 High team game & series: Martin's Feeds — 694,2012 600 series: T. Cravens6o), L. Simon 616 500 series: S. Swinehart 551, I. Kalisik 535, S. Kalisik 516, B. Hamilton 531, K. Sol Ina 511, W. Green 505, C. Nolan 537, L. Sawyer 505, S. Parker 524 200 games: T. Cravens 223, S. Swinehart 204, I Kalisik 223, B. Hamilton 209, G Hamilton 214, C. Nolan 2U5, u. UoaczZix 160 games: S. Coy 173, I. Kalisik 172, B. Hamilton 166, K. Solina 188, 175, C. Nolan 194, S. Obacz 163, B Smith 167 Splits: P. Blosser 3-10, T. Cravens 5-7, A. Coy 3 10, I. Kalisik 2 75, M. Smith 56, 3 10, A. Epert 4-5-7, C. Fink 36 7 10, W. Green 2-5-7, 3-10, L. Simon 3-10. 9-10, S. Parker 5-6, B. Smith 5-7, S. Sawyer 9-10
points. But it was senior Angie Johnson who set the pace for the game, scoring 14 points, handling the ball and playing tenacious defense. Wawasee coach jfti Hite had a lot to be pleased about, despite the lopsided loss. His girls opened some eyes with their victory over Triton and they played Warsaw a lot tougher than they did during the Northern Lakes Conference season. Back on January 4, Wawasee dropped an 88-13 decision to the Lady Tigers at Warsaw. It was 46-0 before the Lady Warriors even scored in that game. They looked a lot better last Saturday, however. Wawasee even had an early 5-4 lead after
Every Other Saturday Night Are We Having Fun Yet 29 11 #1 Stop Bait 8. Tackle 28 12 We Don't Care 25 15 Luan's Custom Sewing 24 16 Pick A-Name 23 17 Nunya's 23 17 Brew Crew 21 19 Over The Hill 20 20 Stamars 18 22 CK's 15 25 Clutter's Ye Olde Pub 15 25 WAC 15 25 Bombers 14 26 The Z's 14 26 High team game & series: Are We Having Fun Yet —716, 2016 500 series: Jo. Wortinger 579, S. Frieberg 502, C. Arthur 510, E. Knight 554, M. Lam bright 501, P. Mock 522, M. Greenfield 519, J. Null 546, D. Sprague 503, R. Stahley 500 450 series: Ja. Wortinger 485, K. Dean 477 200 games: Jo. Wortinger 201, S. Frieberg 200, E. Knight 255 160 games: Ja. Wortinger 180, 175, M. Lambright 168, 183, K. Dean 190, J. Hawkins 193, S. Johnson 166, C. Stahley 163, R. Burkett 161, N. Swope 166 Sunday Nite Mixed Cruisers 64 28 Gutter Dusters 58 34 Augsburgers N.W. 57 1 /a 34V 2 Millers Heating 53 39 Buckeroo's 53 39 Clutters Ye Olde Pub 44t0 47t0 Creative Touch #1 43 49 Kale Island Bait 39 53 Cocineros 38 54 Spare Underwear 34 to 57t0 Creative Touch #2 34t0 57t0 Married With Children 33 59 High team game and series: Millers Heating —656 1918 500 series: L. Swope 519, W. Bucher 533, K. Brower 517, K. Pauwels 559, S. Satler 513 450 series: L. Brower 494, J. Miller 465, V. Guy 452 200games: K. Pauwels2os 160 games: F. Tucker 163, L. Replogle 166, N. Swope 162, L. Brower 191, J. Miller 172, K. Pauwels 163, 191, V. Guy 180 Splits: Gladys Schmucher 5-8 10, Freida Tucker 2-4 9, Charlie Miller 3-10, Kathy Weisser 2-7, Kenny Brower 3 10, Bill Pauwels 6-7-10, Rich Ogburn 3-10,5-7 Monday Night Early Birds Go Go Girls 59 25 LSD. 54t0 29V2 Candy Girls 51 33 Dameons Nightmare 49 to 34t0 Strlkettes 46t0 37t0 Louie's Pin Getters 46 38 Cocinero's 45t0 38to Sunshiners 45 39 Bowling Bags 44t0 39t0 Walker Reworks 43 41 Swingin Grandmas 41 43 Flexsteel #3 41 43 Walker Pipers 40 44 Flexsteel #2 39 45 Fuzz Busters 33 51 Lucky Strikers 32 52 BBS's 31 53 Rosettes 25t0 58to Walker Rejects 21 63 MX) series- fc Paternoster 546.4 520, S. McKee 510, K. Dean 534, M. Smith 526 450 series: D. Swain 456, J. Wallace 450, J. Slabaugh 453, L. Dorsett 484, D. Dunlap 499, T Weeden 477, A Likens 465, C. Shrlner 490, C. Swihart 456, L. Dunfee 495, M. Bartman 466, S. Klenke 472, F. Tucker 472 200games: N. Briggs 200, S. McKee 223, K Dean 210 160 games. D. Swain 179, V. Haney 163,
Kristine Gibson tossed in a threepoint basket. “Coach Hite has got to be pleased with the way they played,” said Warsaw coach Will Wienhorst. “(From) when we played them on January 4, they’ve improved an awful lot.” “Overall, I’d have to say the kids played hard and played well against a team that was so much taller than they were,” Hite added. After a sluggish start, the Lady Tigers used their size and speed to build a 24-8 lead at the end of the first quarter. They continued to roll in the second quarter and enjoyed a 51-18 halftime advantage. For all practical purposes, the game was over by the half. But Wawasee’s squad kept scrapping throughout the contest. Seniors Kriss Eisenhour and Kristine Gibson led the Lady Warriors with nine points each. Getting to the sectional title game was a good experience for Wawasee’s hoopsters. But Hite emphasizes that the girls weren’t just there for the experience of it. “It wasn’t just a thing of being glad to be there,” Hite said. “They wanted to win it. They came towin,” But it was the Lady Tigers who came away with the win and it will be the Lady Tigers who advance to Saturday’s Warsaw Regional. In addition to Warsaw, the field will include teams from Columbia City, Prairie Heights and Culver Academy. Victory Over Triton The Lady Warriors knew they would have their hands full in their matchup against Triton. The Lady Trojans featured a fine freshman point guard by the name of Justina Reichert, along with big front line players like Sharon Patterson (5-foot-ll), Katrina Klotz (5-9) and Terri Bates (5-10). To make matters worse, Wawasee lost the services of standout guard Lisa Mikel at 5:11 of the first quarter when she went down with an ankle injury. The Lady Warriors could have folded their tents right then, but they battled tooth-and-nail and controlled the game’s tempo, en route to the victory. It took a team effort to compensate for the loss of Mikel, and
163, D. Cook 161, L. Paternoster 162, 160, 164, J. Salter 163, S. Bucher 163, J. Slabaugh 161, 170, L. Dorsett 188, D. Dunlap 169, 167, 163, L. Roose 177, 170, 173, T. Weeden 163, 165, A. Likens 169, 166, R. Burkett 177, L. Spurling 165, C. Shriner 178, 167, K. Dean 163, 161, M. Smith 194, 173, D. McDaniel 181, D. Richards 164, C. Swihart 161, L. Dunfee 169, 171, M. Bartman 161, S. Klenke 188, F. Tucker 178, P. Manley 170 Splits: L. Hostetler 3 10, F. Tucker 7-8, P. Gordon 5-10, L. Dunfee 5-7, S. McKee 3 10, R. Burkett 2 6 10, T. Weeden 3-10, 3 10, L. Spurl ing 3 9 10, J. Salter 5 7, 3 10, J. Slabaugh 5 7 9 County Miller Heating 14 2 Rinkers 12 4 INCO 11 5 Tux Shop 11 5 Bison Trailers 11 5 Pilcher's Shoes 10 6 Thwaits Realty 8 8 American Legion 7 9 Syracuse Trans. Corp. 7 9 Parker Hybrids 6 10 Sea Nymph 6 10 Syracuse Tire 4 12 Wawasee Service Center 4 12 High team game & series: Thwaits Realty — 973, 2711 500 series: B. Knisley 538, D Obacz 509, G. Dean 567, J. Lovellette 534, C. Swihart 547, M. Zellinger 528, K. Knisley 520, M. Clevenger 538, R. Solina 501, B. Slabaugh 536, A. Boles 506, S. Weaver 591, J. Thwaits 543, G. Lowe 580, R. Hostetter 531, R. Stahley 537, L. Thwaits 520, G. Newcomer 588, J. Jones 533, G. Price 515, C. Summerlot 554, D. Taylor 534, F. DeLafuente 541, I. Senders 558, S. Gordin 524, D. Bunnell 516, L. Welty 551 200 games: R. Williams 206, B. Knisley 203, D. Obacz 217, G. Dean 214, J. Lovellette 210, C. Swihart 203, B. Slabaugh 201, A. Boles 221, S. Weaver 210, 202, J. Thwaits 200, 208, G. Lowe 232, R. Stahley 212, G. Newcomer 222, C. Summerlot 226, F. DeLafuente 217, I. Senders 227 Splits: Mike Clevenger 3 7, Chuck Swihart 6-7, Ken Knisley 4 10, Richard Bunnell 3 10 Tuesday Afternoon Ladies Paul's U Lock It 17 7 Cotton & Cotton 16 8 C.J.'s Restaurant 16 8 Teghtmeyer 15 9 Wa Chester 15 9 Noble Romans 11 to 12to Ameritrust 11 13 LaPetite 9 15 Mastercraft Bto 15to High team game & series: GJ's Restaurant — 788, 2300 500 series: J. Maher 555, B. Swihart 536, R. Gerrity 538, S. Koser 537, MJ. Myers 551 450 series: M. Rensberger 454, M. Willard 481, C. Young 452, C. Shaum 491, M. Vanik 456 200 games: B. Swihart 201, MJ. Myers 233 160 games: J. Maher 167, 195, 193, B Swihart 190, M. Rensberger 163, R. Gerrity 183, 163, 192, M. Willard 165, 178, M. Harbison 171, B. Smith 178, C. Shaum 164, 176, J. Gray 172, S. Koser 171, 167, 199, J. Rudasics 162, L. Jaggers 170, MJ. Myers 368, M. Vanik 176, B. Slabaugh 176, J. Hays 175, J. Stoelting 176, Splits: Linda Brower 3-6-9, 2-7, Bev bmirn 5 10, 4-5 7, Joan Gray 3 10, 27. M Rensberger 3-7-10, J. Davis 3-10, M. Willard 3 8, M J Myers 6-7 10, B Slabaugh 5 6 10, J. Hays 4-5, M. Prescott 5 6 Tuesday Nite Ladies Grannies 81 The Kid 48 36 The3DeLltes 47t0 36t0 Go Getters 38to 45t0
Hite utilized his bench throughout the contest. Kristine Gibson, Kerri Speicher and Sara Wilkinson helped pick up the slack in the ball handling department. “I have a lot of confidence in everybody I put in there,” Hite said. Wilkinson, a senior, led the Wawasee scoring effort, with her driving baskets and long-range bombs. She scored a game-high 12 points, with six of those coming on three-point shots. Seniors Kriss Eisenhour and Kristine Gibson helped the cause with eight and six points, respectively. Lori Stiver, Paige Price and Lori Gargett all contributed to the well-balanced offensive attack with five points apiece. Reichert scored 11 points to lead the Triton offense. She was complemented by Patterson, who chipped in with 10 points. Wawasee’s hustling zone defense negated the big size advantage of the Trojans. The Lady Warrior defenders didn’t let their opponents have easy shots and they didn’t let them crash the offensive boards, either. “We knew where they were coming,” Hite said.“We anticipated, and beat them to the spot and they had to go around us.” Triton came into the sectional with a record of 9-9, while Wawasee had a 3-15 mark. The disparity in records certainly didn’t show on the court, as the two teams seemed evenly matched. Early game jitters were evident on the offensive end for both teams. With about 2>£ minutes left in the first quarter, Wawasee had a lead (2-1) that looked more like a baseball score. The pace picked up, however, and Wawasee jumped out to a 12-6 lead at 5:17 of the second quarter. Wilkinson led the Lady Warrior spurt, scoring eight points on two three-point bombs and a driving jumper. Wawasee increased its lead to 17-10 when Price knocked down a free throw at the 2:23 mark of the quarter. But Justina Reichert led a Triton comeback in the waning moments of the half that pulled 1 ' < the Lady Trojans to within one (19-18). Triton scored the first six joints of the second half to take a
Chumps 34 50 High team game & series: The 3 DeLites — 500, 1398 500 series: M. Wiggs 502, D. Lovelletteso9 160 games: M. Wiggs 193, D. Lovellette 184,174 Splits: S. Gilbert 3 10, M. Wiggs 4 5, D. Lovellette 5 7, D. Kitson4 5 Milford Business Pro Shop 17 7 Commodore 17 7 Gropp's Isto Bto State Farm 14 10 Jerry's Carpet & Furn. 11 13 Todd Realty 10to ■ 13to Dana Wto 13to UAW 9to 14to InnoPak 9 15 SAL 6 18 High team game & series: Pro Shop —922, 2646 600 series: F. Starbuck 615, J. Jones6l3 500 series: D. Carpenter 555, J. Simpson 554, B. Perez 554, G. Price 542, S. Zawadzke 541, J. Smeltzers3o, R. Caudill 528, R. Lindzy 526, H. Hostetler 519, C. Farr 512, A. Eppert 511, R. Reber 507, M. Hancock 506, C. Sum merlot 503, T. Smith 501, D. Keener 506 200 games: J. Jones 242, 202, F. Starbuck 232, 215, J. Simpson 219, C. Summerlot 210, R. Caudill 203, J. Smeltzer 204, D. Keener 203 Milford Business Tuesday Night Pro Shop 20 8 Commodore 19 9 Gropp's 18to 9to State Farm Ins. 16 12 UAW 13to 14to InnoPak 12 16 Jerry's Carpet & Furn. 12 16 Todd Realty lito 16to Dana 11 to 16to SAL v ' 6 22 High team game 8. series: Pro Shop —917, 2748 600 series: C. Summerlot 619 500 series: J.iShoudel 595, D. Weisser 594, H. Hostetler 575, R. Davis 562, R. Lieemen 573, T. Smith 548, M. Hancock 546, D. Carpenter 542, A. Eppert 541, J. Smeltzer 534, B. Ross 528, G. Price 520, D. Arthur 519, B. Hutchinson 518, B. Perez 518, R. Caudill 5)6, M. Farmer 515, D. Ferguson 514, B. Bur thay 512, E. Scott 512, B. Kehr 507, G. Co quillard 111 505, A. Schroeder 500 200 games: D. Weisser 258, A. Eppert 234, S. Zawadzke 222, J. Shoudel 220, C. Sum merlot 218, 207, B. Ross 210, D. Ferguson 205, H. Hostetler 205, T. Smith 202, J. Jones 200 La nd-O- Lakes Dangles 20 4 Liner Bros. Const. 19 5 Kurley's Keglers 17 7 Dana ' 17 7 American Bldgs. 15 9 Ligonier Elks 14 10 Werker Bros. Const. 13 11 Cocinero's 13 11 Ameritrust 12 12 Wawasee Bowl 10 14 Biddles 9 15 Bud's Bar 8 16 R.C.Pier 7 17 Read's Racing 7 17 Doc's Hardware 6 18 KOfC 5 19 • • • - • Ino 3199 600 series: M. Durham 615, C.L. Walton 608 500 series: R. Mathew 515, L. Ryman 535, M. Yoder 509, M. Zellinger 556, P. Flanagan 526, B. Obacz 589, T. Cravens 531, G. Gerard 526, L. LeCount 519, T. Ervin 505, M. Wappes 524, B. Anderson 500, R. Dewait 559. K L Knisley 538, D. Hoogenboom 531, B. Knisley
five point lead, and it was Wawasee’s turn to come from behind. Eisenhour’s 14-foot tur- ' naround jumper gave Wawasee a 30-29 lead at 2:11 of the third quarter, but Triton came back to grab a 34-32 lead at the end of the stanza. It was a nip-and-tuck battle through most of the fourth quarter before Gibson and Eisenhour combined to give the Lady Warriors some breathing room. Gibson nailed a threepointer to give Wawasee a 40-36 lead with 4:16 left. Triton’s Sharon Patterson made it 40-38 on a rebound basket, but Gibson countered by dribbling the length of the floor and canning a 10-foot bank shot. Then the 5-foot-8 Eisenhour took over, scoring on a baseline post move and adding a free throw, to make the score 45-38 with just 1:57 left. The game was in the bag at that point and it was just a matter of time before the underdog Lady Warriors would savor the sweet victory. Throughout the season, coach Hite claimed he had a much better team than last year’s 1-18 squad. The team’s victory total didn’t increase by a lot, but Hite said his girls were a more competitive team this time around. He won’t get any argument from the Triton Lady Trojans, a team that was better than Wawasee on paper, but not between the end lines. Wrestling club/ registration Registration for the Wawasee Wrestling Club will be from 6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 12, in the Wawasee High School wrestling room. The club will meet on Tuesdays and will teach freestyle wrestling to any students above the first grade level. The registration fee includes a T-shirt. Quick bloomers The bright flowers of the prickly pear cactus bloom for only one day.
564, G. Knisley 518, T. Griffith 514, W. Young 578, D. Johnson 586, G. Smith 573, T. Smith 515, C. Garner 530, D. Smith 557, G. Lowe 544 200 games: L. Ryman 207, M. Zellinger 213, M. Durham 205, 220, P. Flanagan 213, B. Obacz 211, C.L. Walton 247, B. Knisley 209, W. Young 229, D. Johnson 219, G. Smith 210, S. Strickler 210, D. Smith 203, G. Lowe 212 Splits: M. Simon 6 7, L. Ryman 3 10, T. List 3 10, T. Ervin 3 10, C. Walton 4-9, K. Knisley 3 10, D. Smith 4 6 7-10, J. Sheets 3 10, C. Garner 2 7, W. Young 3 10
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HONORED BY STATE — Wawasee High School senior Jason Douglas received the highest honor of his illustrious cross country career a couple of weeks ago. He was named to the first team of the Harrier 1989 All-State Cross Country Team, for schools in the double A division. The AA category consists of Indiana high schools with 500 to 1,200 students. Runners were selected for the team through a poll of Indiana coaches. Douglas made the team as a special honorable mention .last year, and as an honorable mention choice the year before. (Photo by Mitchell Stinson)
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SCORING DRIVE — Sara Wilkinson lets a close range jump shot fly during Warsaw Girls’ Basketball Sectional action last Thursday. Wilkinson scored a game-high 12 points to lead Wawasee to a 47-40 victory over Triton. Waiting for the rebound, from left, are: Kristine Gibson, Justina Reichert, Sharon Patterson, Jackie Huffman and Paige Price. (Photo by Mitchell Stinson)
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DERBY DANDIES — These four cub scouts were winners in the North Webster Pinewood Derby on Monday, Jan. 15. Seventy-seven boys showed up at the North Webster School gymnasium to participate in the event, sponsored by the North Webster Cub Scouts. Pictured, from left, are: Corey Hardin (first place), Justin Bell (second place), Brian Mast (third place) and Eli Shock (best design).
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